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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1970
Page
6
Obituaries list Alton Sprankle and David Taylor among area deaths with details on ages, residences, survivors, and funeral arrangements in Lodi, Elyria, Lorain, Amherst, and Columbus. Services span Sunday through Friday with burials at Huntington and St Mary Cemeteries and multiple churches, funeral homes, and prior visitations.
The families express sincere thanks for sympathy, flowers, and kindness during illness and death. Thanks go to friends, neighbors, relatives, Farm Bureau, the Ladies Fire Auxiliary of Erhart, Bauer Funeral Home, Rev. Piatkowski, Father Rath, doctors and nurses at Elyria Memorial Hospital, Reichlin Funeral Home, Sudro Curtis Funeral Home, and donors of flowers and food.
In Memoriam recalling Leonard H Rhoads who died August 27. A loving note from sister Mildred honors his memory with wishes of reunion beyond this life and enduring happiness.
A son is born to Mr and Mrs Robert FORTHOFER of 36223 Center Ridge Road North Ridgeville. A daughter is born to Mr and Mrs John HAYES of 318 Ohio Street.
A 59 year old man, Fernando Arce Franqui, was stabbed in the arm on his front porch at 1552 East 30th Street in Lorain at 5 40 p m. A male suspect with a nickname produced a knife after repeated warnings. Franqui was treated at St Joseph Hospital and released.
Police charged Donald and Mary Lou Dietz after neighbors reported hearing four year old Felix scream. Officers found the child tied to a porch post with ropes around his neck and at least one rope burn but he was unharmed.
Lorain fire severely damages the National Gypsum Co plant at 1901 Henderson Dr with $60 000 in building damage and $40 000 in contents after an oil spill ignited by heat. Firefighters responded promptly to the blaze.
A series of birth notices lists new sons and daughters for families in Lorain and Vermilion. Names include Smith at 2609 East 40th Street, Lehrky RD 2 Mason Road, Hryszyczenko 399312 Broadway, Allen 1521 Nevada Avenue, Bryan 1222 Seventh Street, Sowders 9160 Leavitt Road, Elyna, Vilevac Jr. 2001 West 38th Street, and DudziaK 2040 St. The notices document newborns and parental addresses in the region.
A birth notice from Driver Road Berlin Heights announces the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Samuel Lakin. The address 2349 East 37th Street Lorain is noted in the record, with references to Frank Smith.
The schedule lists a 6 30 p.m. mayor s milking contest and a 7 00 p.m. junior fair night program followed by fireworks. Local events celebrate agriculture and community with family friendly activities.
Gates open at 8:00 a.m. with events throughout the day. Junior Fair Steer Judging and Show run in the morning, followed by Harness Racing and Pony Racing at 1:00 p.m. The afternoon includes the Junior Fair Steer Sale at 2:00 p.m. and a Tractor Pulling Contest at 6:30 p.m.
Gates open at midnight. Open class judging begins at 4:00 a.m. A horse pulling contest runs at 10:00 a.m. The machinery car and livestock parade starts at 1:00 p.m. The International Lorain Sing Out Group performs at 3:00 p.m. and Pat Boone headlines a 7:00 p.m. show followed by a second Pat Boone performance at 9:00 p.m.
The program lists a 9:00 a.m. church service, 11:00 a.m. draft horse hitches, 11:00 a.m. Central Ohio Saddle Horse Association show, and a 7:30 p.m. demolition derby. Local attendees may plan around these activities.
The Elvira Area Chamber of Commerce urges members to return reservations by Sept 8 for the first Open Line Forum. The Sept 14 noon buffet at YWCA Holly Hall is open to nonmembers. Lorain County Commissioners Keron Pur cura and Ritenauer will participate in the event. The Oct Open Line Forum 15 will feature Elyria Mayor Leonard P Rerchlin and others, with details to follow. The Congressional Outing will be opened to all members, with expected attendance by lawmakers including Rep Mosher, Sen Corts, and Rep Pease.
Probate Judge Harold Ewing will attend the Ohio Judicial Conference in Columbus on September 10. He serves as immediate past chairman and an officer of the conference but will not preside. Judge Eugene McNeil of Van Wert is this year’s conference chairman.
Marine Cpl. Charles E. Putman age 20 was wounded August 20 on a combat patrol near Quang Nam Province Vietnam suffering multiple fragmentation wounds to the abdomen. He is attached to the Second Battalion Third Platoon Seventh Marines. He was treated in DaNang and at the U S Naval Hospital in Yokosuka Japan.
The Elyria plant of Lear Siegler Inc Industrial Fluid Products Division is sold to Dana Corp of Toledo and will shut by November 16. About 50 employees face job losses as equipment is removed while Abbey division remains unaffected. Purchase price not disclosed.
In Grand Rapids Michigan Jerry Schipper, 18, faced attempted murder charges after police found poison in his father’s beer and in their home. His parents posted a 2500 bond and took him home while awaiting commitment to the Coldwater State Home.
Russ Hudak a Amherst Marion L. Steele High School teacher and former head football coach and athletic director has spent 29 years teaching in Lorain county with prior posts at Eaton and Brookside High Schools. The note also mentions a letter from Mrs. Norman Miller replying to a past column about a death and blood donors.
Mrs John Vargo of 154 Dilworth Street will mark her 62nd birthday anniversary tomorrow Her daughter Margaret Underwood of 269 Hamilton Avenue reports her mother is glad she is now eligible for Social Security Mr Vargo has emphysema and is unable to work Seventeen handicapped children and teens from Lorain County spent two weeks at Camp Pittenger near Tiffin this summer They were recipients of camperships from local service groups Lorain Kiwanis Club sponsored 10 campers Other clubs and funds contributed partial camperships including Downtown Elyria Kiwanis East Elyria Avon Lake Avon Veterans of Foreign Wars St Marys Avon. The two weeks featured boating swimming archery crafts cookouts and hayrides with college-age counselors The Easter Seal Van provided by Lorain County Society for Crippled Children and Adults transported the children to and from camp.
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