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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1979
Page
11
Mrs. Mary Plato age 83 of 247 Ninth St. dies Sunday at Elyria Home after a prolonged illness. Survived by six daughters and three sons, plus two sisters and numerous grandchildren. Funeral services and burial planned at St. Mary’s Cemetery after wake and church rites. Local obituaries also note deaths of John J. Slivka and several others with funeral details and requested memorials.
Death notices list George A Davis age 7 at 108 Hast Are Survived by daughters Julie Reed Agnes Critell Las Line Elizabeth Verhoff and sons William and Thomas Visitation Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM at Laubenthal Funeral Home Funeral Tuesday 9 AM at the funeral home and 9 30 AM at St Mary Church Burial at St Mary Cemetery Nagel Mary Ann age 51 of 2975 Nagel Rd Avon Survived by husband Melvin daughter Linda Orient and son Melvin Visitation today 2 104 and 7 to 9 PM at Burmeister County Line Funeral Home Avon Funeral Mass Tuesday at 10 AM Holy Trinity Church Avon Burial Westhaven Memory Garden Rahotina Frank J of Marathon Fla farmer of Lorain Visitation Monday 2 4 109 PM at Emil Dovala Funeral Home Lorain Funeral services Tuesday 9 20 4 at the funeral home and 1A AM at St Count Method/Roman Catholic Church Rural burial Calvary Cemetery
Federal officials are compiling a list of hand held hair dryers containing asbestos from manufacturers and retailers. Conair, GE, Gillette, Korvette, Montgomery Ward, North American Philips, J C Penney, Schick, Sears, Sunbeam, Hamilton Beach, and Clarol report various models with or without asbestos and actions taken. GE and Conair halted production, others halted sales or replaced components. toll free numbers provided for consumer questions.
Elsie Westlake of 45 Wendy Lane died Sunday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a stroke. She belonged to Eastern Star Chapter 125 and Lowell United Church of Christ. Survived by husband Leland H and two sisters Mrs Joseph Russ Carrollton and Mrs Elizabeth Berrying Canton. Arnold Funeral Home Canton to host viewing Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. Services at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial in Westlawn Cemetery Canton.
Elyria Catholic High School will hold its regular open house Tuesday from 7 30 to 9 p m. Report cards will be distributed to parents and Principal Sister Mary Michael will be available for questions.
The Chronicle Telegram corrects a report asserting Vic and Teds at 694 Dover Center Rd Westlake is co owned by Robert and Paul Hartranft. The bar is owned only by Robert Hartranft.
Amherst man Robert Patterson, 24, of Middle Ridge Road, remained in fair condition at Amherst Hospital after his vehicle left South Amherst Pyle Road Sunday evening. He lost control near Russia Road, struck a four foot embankment, and knocked over a utility pole, a concrete culvert, and a traffic sign.
Avon Lake patrolmen found two intoxicated men in a running parked car beside a vacant vehicle. A loaded gun was under the front seat. One man faced a concealed weapon and physical control charge, withheld name pending arraignment. the other was not charged. A Berea man, Cletus Reed Jr., was later arrested for failure to control a motor vehicle.
North Olmsted City Council holds a special session to decide how the 1979 federal Community Development Block Grant of 117,400 will be spent. Officials expect to break ground on a new senior citizen center beside Community Cabin in North Olmsted Park, with an estimated project cost of 265,000.
Cleveland reports detail the five week sequence ending Aug 8 in which 79 year old Sadie Bronner moved from Cooper Nursing Home to New London Hospital for surgery, suffered gangrene, had a leg amputated, and died. Welfare officials fault post hospital care, miscommunications, and paperwork.
A three year contract between the Lorain County Painting Contractors Association and Local 240 sets pay packages totaling 3.60 per hour in wages or benefits over the period. Residential pay rises from 9.34 to 12.90, commercial from 9.70 to 13.25, and industrial from 11.35 to 14.95. Union members will decide salary versus benefits split with health welfare and pension asks noted. Mediator George Buckingham assisted after a month of talks. Officials hope the agreement prevents Local 240 from transferring to Cleveland District 6 after last week’s vote.
Mark Montelone a senior at Elyria Catholic High School was mistakenly listed as a student at Elyria High School in last Tuesday's Chronicle Telegram. Montelone son of J L Montelone 130 Harwood St earned a Walsh College scholarship to study science.
The Elyria NAACP chapter meets at 7 30 p m at the Service Center 10 West River Road to launch the spring membership drive discuss voter registration and review candidate night plans. The public is invited.
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