Longtime Lorain Steel Foreman Walter Gow 101 Dies
Walter C Gow 101 a resident of Bokeelia Florida and former U S Steel millwright foreman died Friday at Lorain Community Hospital after a short illness He retired in 1952 after 34 years with U S Steel He lived in Florida in winters and in Lorain County summers with his two sons Services for others and notices follow including Irene Dumsky and Raymond Sheldon obituaries and a police report on theft at Admiral King High School.
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Walter C. Gow
Bokeelia
Fla
Lorain Community Hospital
Lorain
Lorain County
Florida
Gow
U.S. Steel
Admiral King High School
Lorain County women win Delta Sigma Theta scholarships
Three Lorain County women receive college scholarships from the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority chapter of Lorain-Elyria. Sirena Corn of Elyria, Tisha Robinson of Lorain, and Glennetta Merchant of Oberlin are slated to attend Fisk University, Bowling Green State University, and Hampton University respectively.
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Lorain County
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Lorain-Elyria
Sirena Corn
Collier Corn
Elyria
Tisha Robinson
Ann Robinson
Lorain
Glennetta Merchant
Route 57 bridge work halves traffic on Black River bridges
Lorain County will reduce Route 57 bridges over the Black River to one lane in each direction starting Tuesday to allow replacement of damaged guard rails. Work by Elyria Fence and Implement is daytime only and expected to take one to two days. Gladys M. (Banks) Glady s M. (nee Banks) 85 of Sheffield Lake is survived by her son Donald W. Friends may call at Burmeister Avon Lake Funeral Home Saturday morning with services at 10:30 AM. burial in Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River.
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Irene Dumsky
Dzieniszewski
Elyria
Reichlin-Roberts
Holy Cross Catholic Church
Norman Gajdzinski
St. Mary Cemetery
Wanda Sbaginska
Poland
Joseph
Frank
Dumsky
Gow
Robert
Charles S
South Amherst
Kermith
Myrtle) Figley
Bokeelia
Harriet
Nee Rensimer
Hempel
Amherst
Robert A. Happel
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Lorain
William L. Chapman
Olmsted Falls
Southwest General
Laura Sue Kennedy
Louisville
Bonnie Hardebeck
Willoughby
Sharon Conn
Berea
Katherine Maynor
Avon Lake
Baker Funeral Home
David O’toole
Sunset Memorial Park
North Olmsted
American Heart Association
Black River
West River Road
Lorain County
Larry McGlinchy
McGlinchy
Gladys M
Nee Banks
Sheffield Lake
Donald W
Burmeister
Avon Lake Funeral Home
Bunawide
Lakewood Park
Rocky Ver
Elyria Woman Seriously Injured In Route 57 Crash
Pamela Freeman 35 of 234 Foster Ave was critically hurt when her car rear ended a stopped Euclid Fish Co truck on Route 57 near Taylor Street. She became trapped, was freed by fire and rescue, and listed in critical condition with head injuries. Truck driver James C. Reed, 47, was not charged.
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Elyria
Pamela Freeman
Foster Ave
Taylor Street
Euclid Fish Co
Mentor
Elyria Fire Department
Elyria Auto Service
Freeman
Elyria Memorial Hospital
James C. Reed
Cleveland
Ohio probe into Shrine temple fundraising by attorney general
Ohio Attorney General investigates Shrine temples fund-raising practices across the state for misrepresentation and registration gaps. The probe follows a Orlando Sentinel exposure on temple finances, noting four of six temples remain unregistered and circus events may be key fund-raisers. The Aladdin and Zenobia temples are registered, Tadmor Syrian Al Koray and Antioch未. The state requires registration for groups raising over 500 annually and annual financial disclosures.
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Orlando
Fla
Ohio
Orlando Sentinel
Rick Ross
Ross
Charles Settle
Cincinnati
IRS
Ken LeBay
Zenobia Temple
Toledo
the Sentinel
Florida
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Texas
Shriners Hospitals For Crippled Children
Tadmor
Cleveland
Antioch Temple
Dayton
Aladdin
Columbus
Rhodes plan offers free college for staying in Ohio
Ohio gubernatorial candidate James Rhodes unveils a multi million dollar higher education plan promising free college tuition to the state's top high school graduates who agree to remain in Ohio. The proposal frames a state funded effort to attract and retain talent within the state.
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Rhodes
Columbus
Ohio
James Rhodes
Napkins Promote Elyria History At Local Meetings
The Elyria Biographical and Historical Commission released cocktail napkins featuring the Old City Hall on Court Street funded by Lorain County Bank and Elyria Savings and Trust National Bank. Napkins are available for club meetings and events. call Robert Frederick at 365 6423. County Prosecutor Greg White drew praise for mediating a Fire Chief George Brack dispute in Elyria Township. White and assistant John Keressi helped resolve charges and counter charges amid an emotional meeting. White earned an ovation and quipped about leaving. Also referenced is an Ohio State University study on brain drain and Rhodes Taft Plan for Higher Education proposing scholarships and cost-sharing changes with an approximate first-year cost of at least $20 million.
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Elyria
Greg White
Dale Carnegie
White
George Brack
John Keressi
Brack
Ohio State University
Rhodes
Robert Taft II
Taft
LaGrange Engine and Antique Car Show Set for Sept 20 21
The 16th annual LaGrange Engine and Antique Car Show runs September 20 and 21 at LaGrange Lions Park off Route 303. Features include classic cars from the U S and Canada, tractors, steam engines, farm equipment, old radios, a flea market, arts and crafts, and demonstrations of gas and steam powered gear. The Wellington Indian Motorcycle Club offers a riding demonstration and the LaGrange Auxiliary Police will fingerprint children for free. The Lorain Golden Present Chordsmen barbershop chorus performs September 20 at 7 30 p m. Hours are 8 a m to 9 p m on Sept 20 and 10 a m to 6 p m on Sept 21 admission 1 per person with free admission for children under 12.
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Lagrange
Canada
LaGrange Lions Park
Wellington Indian Motorcycle Club
LaGrange Auxiliary Police
Lorain Goldren Present Chordsmen
River board sets special meeting in Homerville
The Black River School Board will hold a special meeting at 11 a.m. Monday in the primary school cafeteria at 8964 Spencer Rd to accept resignations and review employment applications. The article also notes corporate and educational funding ideas and a push to move Ohio’s presidential primary to March 1988.
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Homerville
Black River
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William Sheldon
Wellington
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Norton Funeral Home
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C-T
Pan
Oscar Woods
The
Red Cross
Gervase Sherry
Woods
Janine Exner
Ohio Attorney General Probe Shrine Temple Fundraising
John Wark
Gary Marx
Shrine
Tadmor Temple
Canton
Temple
Scott Stephens
Ohio Scholars
B. River Board
Phillips
Phillips Petroleum
United States
Aronoff
Senate
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Grafton
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