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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1987
Page
4
Effie H. Smith nee Hollingsworth 95 of Amherst died at home after a year of failing health. She taught 39 years mainly in the Amherst system, was the oldest living Amherst High School graduate from 1910, and earned a Baldwin Wallace teaching certificate.
Lorraine Roy 65 of Elyria obituary notes wife Stella and children among survivors. Joseph A Merante 69 and John B Merante III listed with siblings. services at Reichlin Roberts and Decken funeral homes. Myrna L Parrish 85 of Elyna remembered with daughter and friends calling hours at Dicken Funeral Home. Fern Elyna 90 with daughter Joan Reekie. Curts Scheuffler Funeral Home hosting visitation and services. Charles H Stuart 39 of Pudgeville survived by wife Mary and daughters. services and burial planned in Fields Cemetery. Burial at Redge Hill Memorial Park. Additional notices for Joeph B and related family members listed with multiple call times and lodge services.
Central State University students rushed to pay fees by 5 p.m. Monday as the cashier’s office stayed open late. Officials estimate more than 100 students could be expelled, with about 500 of 2,200 paying debts amid a department crackdown tied to the university’s 1985 debt.
A list of birth notices includes April 8 a daughter born to an unnamed couple in Amherst, April 1 a daughter to Michele and Ariel Butch er in Lorain, and sons born to Cherita Anderson and Dan Rainey, Robert and Janie McKinney, Mr and Mrs Ronald Stanley, and Robert and Brenda Smitley, with residential addresses in Amherst and Lorain.
A week end fire at the 100 year old Norfolk and Western Railroad Station in Lorain caused about 6000 in damage per the fire department. The railroad values the building at 10500 and plans to tear it down. The blaze started on stairs to the second floor, origin unknown and possibly arson. One firefighter suffered a separated shoulder. The station, built by Nickel Plate Railroad, linked Lorain and Cleveland. last passenger service was in 1965. It had been rented to Gel-Pak Market for paper storage.
Landry M. Simmons of 503 Walnut St faces a April 29 preliminary hearing in Elyria Municipal Court on one count of felonious assault after a gun outside Camel's Lounge on Broad Street at 3 a.m. Sunday discharged a bullet that struck a 40 year old woman in the leg. He posted $7,500 bond after a Monday bond hearing before Judge John Howard. The woman was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital.
General Maxwell D Taylor, respected for World War II Korea and Vietnam service, will be buried Thursday in Arlington Cemetery near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. He died Sunday at 85 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis after hospitalization since January. Taylor, a WWII hero, chaired the Joint Chiefs and served as U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam during the buildup. In his memory, Army flags were ordered lowered at all Army installations.
The list of marriage license applications misnamed Edward Thomas Pluto. He has applied to marry Sheila Ann Abbott.
Route 2 bypass around Huron on the Lake Erie shore faces months more delay due to heavy rain. The 6.1 mile detour was to open October 1989 but now targets June 17 1990 for the first segment with final opening October 31 1990 after completion of the remaining section. Traffic through Huron remains heavy in summer as travelers reach Sandusky Bay Lake Erie islands Cedar Point.
Lorain County delays foreclosure on Lakeside Ten in Sheffield Lake for 372215 dollars in unpaid 1984 1985 1986 taxes. Delinquent lists were not published due to an omission. republishing will begin 30 days after 1986 half year tax closure. County officials cite new computer system to prevent repeats.
Lorain Ohio voters will decide on two school levies on May 5. A 6.79 mill five year renewal and a 6.85 mill three year additional levy would raise about 7 million dollars. If rejected the district would borrow from the state loan fund. Even if approved, 2 million must be cut from 1987-88 budget. many cuts may come via attrition.
OBERLIN woman Evelyn Allen faces five counts of grand theft for allegedly stealing and cashing Social Security checks and benefits for children under Lorain County Children Services. The 28 year old pleads innocent. prosecutor says she plans to plead guilty and make restitution. case before Judge Adrian Bedleski. Allen remains on personal bond.
Ohio Attorney General Anthony Celebrezze Jr voices disappointment after an NRC administrative judge approved plans to bury slightly radioactive sludge near the Davis-Besse nuclear plant. He questions location safety adjacent to wildlife preserves in a 100-year flood plain and says he will decide next steps after reviewing the judge’s decision.
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