Town of De Graffe recruits doctor then loses him in crash
Dr Gerald R Sprankel moved from Logan to De Graffe to serve as town doctor after banners read This Town Needs A Doctor. He was killed in a two car crash in Hardin County leaving widow Barbara, a registered nurse, as survivor.
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Town
Doctor
DE Graffe
Ohio
Northwest Ohio
Logan
Hardin County
Dr. Gerald
R. Sprankel
Sprankel
Milan
Denison University
Granville
Chicago College of Osteopathy and Surgery
Barbara
Area Deaths and Obituaries From Elyria The Chronicle
Mable B Locke 84 of 403 Kenyon Ave died 12 01 pm at Elyria Memorial Hospital after illness since January. Survived by two daughters Doris Eischen and Mary Ruth Locke. two grandkids. four great-grandkids. Funeral Monday 1 30 pm Sudro Curtis Funeral Home. Burial Ridgelawn Cemetery. Avon Lake Dorothy Barnes 52 of 127 Avon Belden Rd funeral Monday 2 pm Burmeister Avon Lake Funeral Home. Lorain George Finley 73 former Lorain funeral director died at Cleveland Clinic after lengthy illness. Kipton Joseph Brumby 55 of 64 Rosa St died early today after sudden illness. Burial Elmwood Camden Cemetery. Donna Jean Evans seven year old Elyria girl died at Parkview Home Dayton. graveside Monday 2 pm St. Mary Cemetery. John E Willis 39 of 6095 JAYcox Rd died yesterday Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Lena two sons John Jr Mark daughter Lynn. mother Alice. two brothers. Funeral arrangements set tentatively for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable B. Locke
Kenyon Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Oswayo
Washington Avenue Christian Church
Woodworth
John
Doris) Eischen
Mary Ruth Locke
K.N
Elyria
Clarence C
Sudro- Curtis Funeral Home
Maurice Fogle
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Avon Lake
Donald
Dorothy A.) Barnes
Avon- Belden Rd
Burmeister
Robert Cessna
Calvary Baptist Church
Barnes
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Lorain
Bay View Hospital
George C. Finley
East 151St St
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
Finley
Lorain Funeral
Finley Mortuary
Broadway
Cleveland School of Mortuary Science
France
Lorain Funeral Directors Association
Association
Ceil
Ernest
Akron
Otis
East St. Louis
Kipton
Joseph M. Brumby
Rosa St
Camden Township
Camden’ Township
Brown Funeral Home
West American Legion
Ley Methodist Church
Oberlin
LaFord
Lorain County
Beagle Young
Ripton Sportsmans
Elmwood Cemetery
Slyria
Brumby
Ripton
Firelands
Leota
Mervin
Bud
Ralph A
U.S. Navy
Ft. Huenene
Calif
Emma Brumby
Willard Brumby
Wakeman
Lyndon
Arthur
Gerber
Funeral
Camden Cemetery
Donna Jean Evans
St. Mary Cemetery
Robert Evans
Pasadena Ave
Donna Jan
Parkview
Dayton
St. Jude Parish
Linda
Cynthia
James
Tom
Robert
Robert S. Evans
Santa Ana
Mary Gerhart
Reichlin
North Ridgeville
John E Willis
Jaycox Rd
Iront
Burkhardt Construction Co
Avon
Lifetime Cookware Co
Operating Engineers’ Union
Lena
John Jr
Mark
Lynn
Alice Willis
Ironton
Mae Cremeans
Oscar Rogers
Glenn Willis
Chester Willis
Bogner Funeral Home
Card of Thanks for Lester W Lapp
The family thanks neighbors relatives and friends for kindness after the death of husband and father Lester W Lapp. They gratefully acknowledge services by Rev Raph eghvour and Reicha Funeral Home. His loving wife Helen and children Leser Jr and Fanee.
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Lester W Lapp
Rapheghvour
Reicha Funeral
Helen
Leser, Jr
Fanee
Area births and acknowledgments in local notices
A son to Mr and Mrs Frank Zemazek 7261 Maddock Rd North Ridnavilla Aug. A son to Mr and Mrs Paul Bruner 915 East Ave A son to Mr and Mrs William Humphries 1223 Oak View Dr Vermilion The family of the late Wester John and Boreifell express gratitude for sympathy and kindness Special thanks to Mr Newton Father Lang DeCa and pallbearers and to the donors and family members for support during bereavement
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Frank Zemaxek
Maddock Rd
North Ridnavilla
Paul Bruner
East Ave
William Humphries
Oak View
Vermilion
Reueyy
John
Boarifell
Wallace Davis
Newton
Lang
John McAdon
Luther Young
Ihe
Taeni
Deu Tobe
Mire Ferd
Norwalk Fisher-Titus Family Acknowledges Sympathy
Mixed funeral notice text from Norwalk Fisher-Titus honors the family of Luca Barnes Wish and others. It expresses appreciation for comfort and assistance during illness and death, naming local figures and the Narre Funeral Home.
Fire destroys parts warehouse in Cleveland blaze
A fire and series of explosions gut the Nook and O'Neill Co auto parts warehouse in Cleveland on Friday night. Aerosol paint cans and ether fed the flames, causing about $300,000 in damage.
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Cleveland
UPI
Nook and O'Neill Co
Ridgeville girl enters Incarnate Word as Sister Thomas Acquinas
Barbara Jane Vopat a 16 year old North Ridgeville resident is now Sister Thomas Acquinas after receiving the habit Aug 9 at Incarnate Word Academy Parma Heights Ohio. She entered the order three years ago and will study at St Johns College Cleveland this fall. Her family includes sisters Patricia and Margaret and brother John in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Ridgeville
Barbara Jane Vopat
John Vopat
Anrensen Rd
Barbara
Thomas Acquinas
Incarnate Word Academy
Parma Heights
Ohio
St. Peter's School
Nazareth Academy
St John’s College
Cleveland
Patricia
Margaret
John
US Navy
Vopat
Harshaw Chemical
Wopat
Fire destroys auto parts warehouse in Cleveland
Cleveland fire destroys an east side auto parts warehouse owned by Nook and Neill Co. Fire of undetermined origin caused about 300000 in damage. Ninety five firefighters battled the one story brick warehouse with no injuries reported. S. J. Galioto estimated the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Nook and Neill Co
S. J. Galioto
Ohio Weather Forecast Shows Increasing Clouds and Showers
Occasional showers develop across parts of the state with southwest and southern areas seeing the chance of rain. Highs reach 76 to 85. Tonight and Sunday remain mostly cloudy with additional showers and a few thundershowers, lows 56 to 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Rockies
Lower Lakes
Tennessee
Mississippi
New England
Central Plains
Lake Erie forecast shows variable to south winds with storms
The 24 hour forecast ends Sunday 7 am. The first six hours expect variable winds to 10 knots and clear skies. The next six hours bring east winds 11 to 16 knots and clear conditions. The following 12 hours forecast south winds 11 to 16 knots with thunderstorms. Small craft warnings remain down.
Jailhouse Blues and Picketing Grips Small Town
Kelley faces jail over a one man picket line in front of the jail. He demanded a $25 bond for release while his brother sought the same. Mayor Walker, also traffic judge, notes the unusual case as Kelley vows to stay jailed until trial on August 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Lire
Kelley
Walker
Ley
Norwalk Youth Hurt When Pinned by Car
A 21 year old Norwalk youth was injured when a car driven by Thomas A Shaffee 20 left the roadway on Rt 61 in Norwalk. The vehicle skidded and rolled pinning the victim beneath an exhaust causing leg burns. Shaffee was charged with failure to drive on the hand side of the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Fisher Titus
Stoltz
Earl Stoltz
Thomas
A. Shaffee
Shaffee
Thieves Loot Columbia Hills Country Club Pro Shop
Lorain County deputies search for thieves who broke a 12 inch window at the Columbia Hills Country Club pro shop between 9 p.m. Thursday and 4 a.m. Friday and took cash, golf clubs, bags, a radio and about 400 dollars in apparel, totaling over 1300 dollars. Gabe Mitterich, manager, confirms 100 dollars was stolen from the register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Seven Die in Rhodesia Crash Fuel Tanker Collision
Seven persons burned to death and two injured when a gas tanker and two ducks collided head on about seven miles north of Makati in Rhodesia. Rescue workers spent hours recovering bodies from the wrecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Rhodesia
Makati
Here
Man shot in family quarrel in Lorain
A 38 year old man, Ralph Comiey, was wounded with a 16 gauge shotgun during a domestic quarrel with his son in law David McClain after an evening at a South Lorain bar. Comiey was treated at St Joseph Hospital and both men were charged with intoxication. Police continue investigations in Lorain.
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Lorain
Ralph Comiey
Homewood Dr
St. Joseph Hospital
Comiey
David McClain
East 2Éth St
Marianne McClain
South Lorain Bar
McClain
Comley
Jackson
Bar
90Th St
Vine Ave
South Lorain
Hospital notes list patient and address roster
A long list of names and addresses appears under hospital notes. The entries include Lloyd Barton Gore Orphanage Rd Amherst and many others with street addresses across Lorain County including Grafton North Ridgeville and Oberlin.
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Lloyd
L. Barton
Gore Orphanage
Amherst
John Bartter
Chestnut Ridge
Melvin Bechemer
Willow St
Grafton
Ronald Crowell
Leland Heath
LaGrange
Dellie L. Holloway
Sheriff St
Harry T. Jarvis
Pasadena Ave
John Kist
Lorain
North Olmsted
Andrew Koval
Alton Dr
Ronald Leshinski
Frailey Rd
Vermilion
Melvin Licking
Emerson Ct
Plummer B. Logan
Cornell Blvd
North Ridgeville
Michael McLemore
Toledo Ave
Thomas James MC
Edward E. Matthews
Broad Blvd
Michael Mazur
Denver Ave
Arthur Pierce
North Abbe Rd
James Price
15Th St
Lawrence Roberts
North St
Centrilla A Scott
South Pleasant St
Oberlin
Gary A. Stokley
Princeton Ave
Thurston Walsh
South Island Rd
Gregory B. Wilson
Harvard Ave
Jess W Woolard
Park Ave
Mansfield
Amherst hospital admissions and discharges listed
Tuesday admissions include Nadine Shuler Celeste Puskas Leonard Marlow Matthew Shoup Charles Kennedy Victoria Scheffel and others with addresses in Amherst Elyria Vermilion Lorain Lorain County. discharges include Donald Zirkle Mrs Bettler and son Mrs Holloway and daughter Mrs Roth and Edith Schwitzke and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nadine Shuler
Virginia
Celeste Puskas
Broadway
Loram
Leonard Marlow
South Lake St
Amherst
Matthew Shoup
South Leavitt Rd
Charles Kennedy
Frankifort
Elyria
Victoria 'Scheffel
Oakwood
Donald Zirkle
Taylor St
al Bettler
Juniper
Howard Holloway
North Ridge Rd
Lorain
Robert Roth
Marseilles Ave
Edith Schwitzke
Beaver Ct
Davie McArthur
Baumhart Rd
Foster Park Rd
Liquor Case Hearing Set for Vermilion Tavern
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control announced that a Vermilion tavern will be among six permit holders whose liquor violation cases will be heard next week in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Vermilion
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Promotion Controversy Delays Top Lorain Sergeant Pick
In Lorain a ranking dispute kept Bulzomi from permanent sergeant status while Repko, initially lower on the list, gained the permanent promotion. Commissioners voided the list and Repko’s tenure followed, leaving Bulzomi as acting sergeant pending new exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Repko
Bulzomi
Lorainite Held for Jury on Murder Charge
Lorainite Jose Luis Fontanez, 23, of 1636 East 29th Street, and Luis Diaz, 20, of 1744 East 28th Street, face first degree murder charges in the shooting death of 38 year old Odell Jackson. Fontanez waives preliminary hearing and is bound over to the grand jury. Diaz requests a preliminary hearing set for August 25. Both suspects are held without bail in Lorain County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis Diaz
East 28Th St
Edward Conley
Diaz
Lorain County
Break‑in Probe Continues At Crow Lumber Co
Vermilion police investigate a break in at Crow Lumber Co West Liberty Ave. valued at 1940 dollars. Between 7 30 p m Tuesday and 6 24 a m Wednesday several business machines were stolen including three IBM electric typewriters a calculator a check writer a dictaphone and an adding machine. Entry was gained by breaking a large rear window. No money was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermilion
Crow Lumber Co
West Liberty Ave
IBM Electric
Art Crow Jr
Lorain School System Seeks Replacement for Key Vacancy
Lorain schools must fill a single top administrative post by Sept. 1 after the resignation of Chris A. Koppenhafter. Koppenhafer, 44, is leaving to become associate director of Vocational Education for the Cuyahoga County Board of Education. He has led Lorain’s Industrial Arts-Vocational Education unit since 197? and joined Lorain in 1954 as a teacher at Longfellow Junior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Chris A. Koppenhafer
Koppenhafer
Ahoga County
Longfellow Junior High School
Golden Ager Has Her Go In British Burglary Case
In Batley England 79 year old Mrs Lucy Lynne ignored fear and struck a burglar with a roundhouse right hook to the eye after seeing a man creeping into her bedroom. The intruder fled as police urged citizens to “have a go.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batley
England
UPI
Great Britain
Lucy Lynne
Lynne
Elyria Memorial nurses graduate on farewell night
Twenty three nurses graduate at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Gayle Austin Frabotta of LaGrange receives the Marion Daly Award in memory of a former student nurse who served in the X ray department. Ten graduates join Elyria Memorial staff while others seek positions closer to home. Alberta Davis leaves to chair nursing at West Virginia Wesleyan College. Loretta Ford will be assistant nursing director. Zealley notes 15 year student choir directing tenure.
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Tor
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Marion Daly
Cleveland
Zealley
Gayle Austin Frabotta
LaGrange
Elyria Memorial
Ev'ry Mountain
Alberta Davis
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon
W. Va
Loretta E. Ford
Good Samaritan School of Nursing
Zanesville
Richard Linde
First Congregational Church
Jeanne Meng
Emmanuel Lartheran Church
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Gary Reed
The
Mrs. Mable B. Locke
John E. Willis
Titus
Gulbert Garmes
Collins
Sudro-Curtis
Fairfax
Waplan’s Furniture
G38 West Broad — Legal
Ridgeville
Nun
Fulton
Lake Erie
Jal Widloan
Kellar
Columbia Hills
Mitterich
Ieee
James Lewes Monument CO
Amherst Hospital
Sid
Shaw-Walker
AuWerter
Exyria
CY Mmamere
Daubel
Golden Ager
Kaplan
BA Boyce
Washington
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