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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1977
Page
6
Deaths include Miss Margaret M. Roling 82 Amherst former Elyria resident a Harvest Publishing Co. proof reader. Elizabeth Rae Thomas Lorain died after birth. Frances M. Erwin Bay Village 62. Mary Gembery and Mary Smith Lorain area obituaries follow. Services and visitations listed for Amherst Lorain Elyria Wellington and Lorain area funeral homes.
Amherst Garden Club holds a plant auction Monday at 7 30 a m at the train depot on Franklin Avenue featuring outdoor varieties. The sale proceeds fund club activities. Delmon Smith Sr 85 of Castalia died after a brief illness in Memorial Hospital Sandusky. He was a retired barber and WWI Army veteran. Survived by wife Effie two sons Delmon Jr and Wilbur two daughters Glenna Banfield and Alice Allen nine grandchildren one great grandchild two half brothers, with a grandson predeceasing him. Funeral at Frey Groff Funeral Home Sontaky viewing tomorrow 12 p m to p m officiated by Rev Shelly Gillam. Burial Castalia.
Brookville AP report states Westbrook Elementary principal Masry Eastridge ordered pupils to remove shirts. He defends the act as nonpersonal saying Fattah Fawcett-Majors is an effective role model and that girls need a hero, amid photos and classroom debate.
A 27 year old Lorain man surrendered to police after a Sunset Boulevard man was shot on Monday afternoon. He faces felonious assault charges and is held in Lorain city jail awaiting formal filing in Lorain Municipal Court. Ronald Johnigan, 31, of 2311 Sunset Blvd was shot in the upper right arm and listed in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital.
A fire in the attic of AMVETS Post 55 Hall at 577 Harris Road in Sheffield Lake caused about 3000 in damages. Six to seven people were downstairs when the blaze started. no injuries were reported. About 1000 worth of trophies and photographs were destroyed. fire officials cited a faulty furnace igniting insulation as the probable cause.
AKRON AP Former county common pleas judge Claude V. D. Exmmons, who served 43 years on the bench, died at Akron City Hospital after a long illness. He won 73. Exmmons became an Akron Municipal in 831. He was first elected to Ube.
New London officials plan rezoning of 136 acres at the reservoir to allow camping boat rentals and related concessions. Village administrator Greg Barnes will seek council approval to request a zoning change from New London Township. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. May 20 in council chambers.
Firefighters responded to 504 Georgetown Ave for a fire sparked by a hot electrical wire and to 23 Williams St for lint ignition in a dryer. A two car collision at Washington Ave and Broad St left no injuries. A boy cyclist and a motorcyclist incident caused minor injuries. Thefts included two helmets from a garage and a wallet from a Salvation Army Store. Numerous car accidents, a furnace malfunction, and a small kitchen fire at Dr. Dennis Kempf’s home were reported, with deputies noting minor injuries in some cases.
Lorain County Recorder Dorothy Essex filed an Ohio Supreme Court appeal yesterday challenging rulings that allowed a local title company to photograph public records. The Land Title Guarantee and Trust Co. won earlier court approvals. Essex argued individuals should pay per copy and companies deserve no special favor. The Supreme Court recently denied a similar appeal in a separate microfilm records duplication case. Donal F. Carek said he would pursue the constitutional question, though none was raised before.
Wellington firefighters battled a grass blaze yesterday afternoon, pumping about 1000 gallons of water as 15 men fought the fire near Gore Orphanage Road. A barn in Beighton area was threatened briefly but no property damage reported. approximately 3 acres burned along the track near the city. No officials from Brighton or Clarksfield were available.
Resurfacing of the eastbound lanes of the Ohio Turnpike east of Gate Il Richfield was expected to be completed by sundown after taking 10 days, aided by good weather. Westbound resurfacing at Gate 11 was to be completed later.
Birth announcements list many families with addresses in Elyria and nearby towns including North Ridgeville Vermilion and Grafton. Names include Donald Mquld John Naven Doug Taylor Larry Daehr Amb Oreille Stone Hilda McNeal Darrell Deverra ux Dallas Evonne Boone Russell Miller Leroy Burgette Danny Smith Effie Gyacirson III Raymond Kershaw Phillip Przychocki Domingos Gutierrez Jr Thomas Smalley and others. A 14 day continuance was granted in a gambling devices case against Eddie Hooged of Eddie's Cigar Store with motion to suppress due by Nagy and prosecution by Szekely.
A 24 year old Sheffield Lake man, Jerry Taylor of 107 Pine Hollow Apartments, suffered a skull fracture in a 10:37 AM fall from a balcony while working at Famous Supply Co., 15 East 20th Street. He was listed in serious condition at St Joseph Hospital. Further details were not available.
Twelve checks ranging from 166 to 2.06 dollars were found stolen yesterday morning from a station wagon on Lorain Boulevard. Joseph J. Nigro of Youngstown reported the breach to Elyria police alleging the checks were payable to Jo-Ann Fabric Managers and kept in one of two briefcases taken along with a calculator and other items.
An unidentified man, about one year old in error text, leaped from a third floor window during interrogation in downtown, plunging three stories into a cement well. He was reported in guarded condition at Grant Hospital after the fall.
The Lorain County Joint Vocational School will run a series of FAA sponsored air safety workshops for flight instructors from Lorain County starting Tuesday at 7 p.m. in lecture room B with sessions every three months. Participation is limited to certified instructors though observers may attend. The program aims to reduce aircraft accidents by improving general aviation skills. Northern Ohio pilots showed the region's lowest accident rate last year according to FAA data.
Ohio Attorney General William J. Brown filed in Common Pleas Court charging General Motors with deceiving the public by placing Chevrolet engines in Oldsmobile cars. He argues the practice goes beyond interchangeable parts and seeks monetary adjustment, engine replacement, vehicle replacement, or refund for buyers.
Goran A Jakobsen of Marathon Oil Co will address the Swanbeck Education Fund third weekly session at Firelands Campus theater Wednesday at 7 38 p.m. The topic Energy and Raw Materials Will There be Anything Left for Future Generations examines world energy supplies and raw materials.
Twenty one credit cards were found in a waste container in a women's restroom at Arby’s Roast Beef Restaurant on Griswold Road. Two men and a woman were seen entering the restroom, then left in a car after which police received a Michigan license plate number and vehicle description. Elyria police investigate.
Elyria youths Gerald L. Parks age 19 of Water Street and Alan D. 5 Oo 1% of Fellow Street face disorderly conduct charges after authorities say 530 to 75 gallons of kerosene spilled from a tank onto Bridge Street. Firefighters pushed kerosene from the street.
The Elyria State Highway Patrol post will disconnect the 5434 number used by Oberlin and Wellington residents and replace it with collect calls on the Elyria exchange line 323 3494 for emergencies. A direct Wellington Oberlin exchange line is being sought for the post.
In Re St Alphonsus Cemetery notice to all persons with relatives buried there. Parish seeks to renovate using head stones and markers in new condition. Families must contact the Parish or Sexton by a 1977 deadline to repair or remove stones or arrange alternatives. Call 668-2005 for arrangements or information.
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