Deaths in Elyria area raise questions in infant case
Lorain police probe the death of 2 month old David Smith from a brain hemorrhage after serious injuries including a fractured skull and collar bone. The father, David Cruz, said the child vomited and stopped breathing while the mother was out shopping. The infant died en route to St Joseph Hospital. The investigation continues with detectives to meet with authorities.
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Lorain
David Smith
William Kishman
St. Joseph Hospital
David Cruz
E. Erie Avenue
Catherine Smith
Kishman
Amherst
Josephine Cruz
Charles Smith
Marjori# Smith
Memorial services for Henry MacArthur in Sacramento
Memorial services will be held Saturday for Henry MacArthur, 70, former owner and manager of Capitol News Service and a leader in the fight. Grounded in Sacramento context, the obituary notes his long involvement with the Capitol News Service and his role in civil advocacy.
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Sacramento, Calif
UPL
Henry MacArthur
Capitol News Service
Vermilion man Delbert C. Ainsworth dies at 34
Delbert C. Ainsworth 34 of 447 Woodside Drive Vermilion died yesterday. Survived by wife Gloria Uree, mother Mrs. Cecil Ainsworth, and two sisters. Friends may call Carter Funeral Home Taw today 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral services Tuesday at Ham Funeral Chapel. Burial Elmwood Cemetery. Macarthur, a longtime Northern California reporter and editor who died yesterday, was honored by the California Newspaper Publishers Association with a merit citation shared with Edwin Capps for their defense of public access to government information.
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James
Hardy
Lorain
Lorain Community Hospital
Athens
Ohio
Tarpon Springs
Fla
Joseph R. Hardy
Elsie Williams
Guysville
Kathryn Whitsel
Elyria
Verna Barnhart
Nelsonville
Hazel
Walter A. Frey
Walter L. Weston
Delaware Avenue United Methodist Church
Meadowlawn Memorial Gardens
New Port Richey
Louis M. Rollins
Stewart Road
New London
Cleveland Clinic
Rollins
Huntington Township
Huntington United Church
Ladies Aide Society
Grange and
Knitter's Club
Burt
Black River Board of Education
Donna Mielke
Helmstead
Germany
Barbara Quast
Sullivan
Allen
Russell
Ronald Twining
Huntington
Francis Coe
Norton Funeral Home
Wellington
Duncan F. Dow
Charles Woodward
Valley Vista Nursing Home
Dalles
Ore
Woodward
Christian Temple Church
Evelyn Qostenburg
Earl
Florence) Roberts
Charles
Eda M. Koeppel
Cleveland
Barton Center
Lakewood
Daniels Funeral Home
Detroit Ave
Richard C. Glass
Elyria Home
Lakewood Fork Cemetery
Rocky River
Helen J. Tkach
Nice Ryan
West Erie Ave
Lorain City
St. Joseph Hospital
Tkach
St. Mary Church
Joseph J
Michael Tkach
China Lake
Calif
Robert
Kathleen
H.M
Detroit
Mich
John Ryan
Long Beach
Edward
Mary Alice
O'Donnell
Bob
Patricia) Schaeffer
Donald
Nancy Zaworski
Alex
Dorothy) Tomoff
Westlake
Ruth
S.H.M
Chicago
Martin
Winifred ) Bukowski
Philadelphia
Katherine Rowan
Reidy-Scanlan
John J. Kline
Calvary Cemetery
Delbert C
Woodside
Vermilion
Gloria Uree Aata Beri
Donald Buckhannan
Cecil Ainsworth
Carter
Lo: Taw
Ham
Elmwood Cemetery
Macarthur
California
The
California Newspaper Publisher's Association
Edwin
Capps
Man beaten then reports theft of $670 items
Elyria man Marshall C. Powell, 43, of 151 Taft St., was jumped by four men in the 300 block of Second Street on Saturday night. He was treated for facial cuts and chemical exposure at Elyria Memorial Hospital, then reported theft of stereo equipment, tapes, and four guitars from his home about an hour later.
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Elyria
Marshall C. Powell
Taft St
Second Street
Powell
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria Man Charged With DWI After West River St Incident
An Elyria man Roy G. Townsend aged 34 of 125 Spruce St was charged with driving while under the influence at 2 45 a m after police saw him drive left of center in the 200 block of West River Street.
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Elyria
Roy G. Townsend
Spruce St
West River Street
Repets
Four wounded two held in Lorain shootout
Four persons were wounded and two arrested in a Lorain shooting at 6 14 p m on West 30th Street. Victims Hannah Harvey Willie Stewart and John Stephens were treated and released from St Joseph Hospital. Stephens was disarmed by Patrolman Tom Beres after firing at officers.
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Lorain
John Duffy
Con- E
30Th Street
St. Joseph Hos
Hannah Harvey
E. 30Th St
Willie Stewart
E. 29Th St
John Stephens
W. 17Th St
W. 30Th St
Stephens
E. 90Th Street
Tom Beres
Beres
Miss Stewart
Simms Farms Tops Corn and Soybean Contests at Local Meeting
Simms Farms led the corn and soybeans contests with 168.15 bushels per acre of corn and 55.89 bushels per acre of soybeans. The 26th annual Lo Rain Soil and Water Conservation District meeting was held at Firelands High School Saturday evening. Carl Diedrick placed second in corn with 165.76 bushels per acre. Hickory Grove Farms Inc. and Howard McConnell & Sons were second in soybeans with 50.51 bushels per acre.
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Simms Farms
Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District
Firelands High School
Carl
Donald Simms
Donald
Wayne
Jim
Carl Diedrick
Rt. 301
la Grange
Hickory Grove Farms, Inc
Howard McConnell and Sons of
Wellington
Inmate Ignites Paper At Lorain County Jail
Elyria firemen were summoned to the Lorain County Jail at 302 Middle Ave. at 12:38 a.m. when an inmate on the lower cellblock set two pieces of paper on fire. Smoke was minimal and no damage reported after a 12 minute inspection by fire officials.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Middle Ave
Moose Lodge Burglarized in Elyria Earlier This Month
Elyria police investigated a burglary at the Moose Lodge on 115 E Broad St at 2 15 a m today. It is the third break in at the club within about a month. A pool table and a cigarette machine were damaged and an office was ransacked. Intruders entered through a southeast door. In prior incidents vending machines were pried open.
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Elyria
Moose Lodge
E. Broad St
Three motorists fined in Elyria for drinking and driving
Zelma J. Graham of Grafton pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and carrying a concealed weapon and was fined 350. James F. Chapman of Elyria pleaded no contest and was found guilty of operating intoxicated with a 300 fine, three days in jail, and a 30 day license suspension. Wilby W. Sheldon pleaded no contest to physical control and reckless operation, fined 150 and 50 respectively.
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Elyria
Zelma J. Graham
Elm St
Grafton
Lorain County
James F. Chapman
Harwood St
Wilby W. Sheldon
West Ave
Chapman
Ohio
Sheldon
Rape case ties two suspects to 13 year old victim
Two men are held after a 13 year old girl was raped. The girl escaped Saturday morning and told police her mother’s boyfriend raped her on three prior occasions. Lorain officials continued the probe as prosecutors reviewed the case. A separate 3 car Rt 82 crash involved Haskell Jones 37 of 4728 Fenwick Ave. Jones was charged with DWI after minor injuries in the collision near Columbia United Methodist Church.
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Cleveland
Haskell Jones
Fenwick Ave
Ohio State High
Cb’ers
Lorain
Jones
Rt. 82
Columbia United Methodist Church
Westlake Church Vandalized In Westlake Ohio
The Church of the Advent Episcopal at 3760 Dover Center Rd suffered about 350 dollars in damage from vandals who broke four windows a stereo tower and a table. The church offices were ransacked but pews and sanctuary remained intact. Petty cash totaling about five dollars was stolen from a filing cabinet. Entry occurred between 4 30 p m Friday and 10 a m Saturday. Police are investigating with no suspects in custody.
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Westlake
Church of the Advent Episcopal
Dover Center Rd
Todd Wetzel
Guns stolen in Florence Two
Florence Township report cites theft of 530 dollars worth of guns and stereo equipment from a mobile home. Five firearms include three flintlock replicas and two shotguns along with a powder horn and a stereo system. Entry appeared unauthorized. no signs of forced entry found. investigation ongoing.
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Florence
Phil Gerki
Rt. 60
Erie County Sheriff's Department
Gerki
Sheriff's Department
Multiple Traffic Crashes and incidents Reported Across County
A Sunday roundup lists numerous two and four car accidents with no injuries on Dowd Road Lake Avenue Delaware Avenue Rt 57 Taft Street Twelfth Street Elm Street and other roads. Break-in at 623 Washington Ave Ross Warner home yielded ransacked premises with no theft. Fires and thefts noted at various addresses, including storage locker theft at 525 Georgetown Ave Apt A-18. Police charged a man with criminal damaging after Joker Lounge incident at 270 Midway Blvd. Additional burglaries and thefts reported at 203 Cleveland St and other locations. Minor injuries reported in one Hallover Road incident and sheriff deputy investigations ongoing at Hallover and Royalton Road/Eaton Township Ris 254 and 57.
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Dowd Road
Lake Avenue
Edison School
Ross Warner
Washington Ave
Joker Lounge
Midway Blvd
Rt. 57
Abbe Road
James Marcero
Middle Ave
Gloria Bradley
Georgetown Ave
Apt. A-18
Cleveland Street
Phillip R Cornell
Abbe Rd
Faith D. King
Linda Kinder
Cleveland St
Telegraph Road
Murray Ridge Road
Taft Street
Furnace Street
Ries
East Avenue
Second Street
Fuller Road
Burns Road
Lorain County Community College
Elm Street
Ruth Moss
Seventh St
Lorain County
Hallover Road
Pittsfield Township
Royalton Road
Eaton Township
Ris
Sheffield Township
Local Birth Announcements List Read in Brief
A series of birth notices records newborns for numerous families across Cleveland area addresses. Entries include parents names such as Rays, Balzer, Dooley, Crabeels, Ensign, Bach, Martin, Mitchell, Wallace, Vidovich, and Paller with associated home streets and cities. the list notes a December 3 birth for one infant.
New London Grange Plans New Year's Eve Party
New London Grange announces plans for the New Year’s Eve supper and dance at 7 p.m. on December 31 with a pot luck meal and dancing. Rosella Preslan leads the women’s activities. The Grange also schedules a December 18 Christmas party for children and a December 13 house cleaning day. A donation was given to the New London High School Student Council to aid blood donor refreshments for the bloodmobile visit. Lecturer Martha Sturges framed her talk on Christmas customs and finished with carol singing as youths decorated the tree.
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New London
New London Grange
Rosella Preslan
Grange Hall
Preslan
Elyria High Coach Granted Divorce
Elyria High School football coach and teacher Bill Barton was granted a divorce from his wife by Judge Henry P. Webber in Lorain County Domestic Relations Court. The couple, married June 12, 1948 in Wadsworth, have three children, with custody of the minor child awarded to the mother of 250 Dowd Rd. Barton has worked for the Elyria Board of Education since 1954.
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Bill Barton
Elyria
Glee
Henry P. Webber
Lorain County
Bartons
Wadsworth
Dowd Rd
Barton
Elyria Board of Education
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Candace Y. Kmitt
Joseph Emidt Jr
Britton St
Salem
Lodi Community Hospital
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Medina Community Hospital
Darrell
Hazel Hardin
Litchfield
Joseph Kmitt Sr
Homerville
Nancy Brummett
Unicoi
Tenn
Gilbert Stout
Hampton
Bernard Kwas
Westfield Center
John Kmitt
North Royalton
Parker Funeral Home
Lodi
Paul Hackman
St. Stephen's Mission
West Salem
West Salem Cemetery
Mrs
Lois M. Rollins
Mary L. Dow
Country Club Blvd
North Olmsted
Mandley
Fairview Park
Sunset Marat Park
North Olmste
Cliff Spicer
Coronado Ct
Fort Myers
Spicer
Emil Koeppel
Joseph J. Tkach
Ainsworth
Somtence McLaughlin Green
Memoriam
Robert W. Bruce
Linda
Greater
Eyin and
Tremsed
Harvey G. Cofis
Ernest W. ScreniNer
Elyrian
Dwi
Ely
Helen C. Ely
Ernest G. Metz
Knickerbocker Rd
Sheffield Lake
Washington Avenue
Metz
John Kennedy
By Frank Finegold
Cleveland Man
Citizens Band
G.C. Murphy Co
Ridgeview
Elyria City
Oberlin Rd
Way
Elyria Police
Delaware Avenue
Twelfth Street
North
Sheriff and State Patrol
Elyria Memorial
Thomas Rays
Phillip Ct
Tim Balzer
Pasadena Ave
John Dooley
Neuffer Ct
Charles Crabeels
Warren Ave
Michael Ensign
Ninth St
Lorain St. Joseph
Raymond Bach
Ohio Ave
White
Maple Ave
Jimmy Martin
Erie Ave
Donald Mitchell
Circle Dr. Amherst
Robert L. Wallace
Broadway
Randy Vidovich
Gary Ave
Wayne Paller
Amherst Mobile Home Park
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Work
Reichlin
Ronald Roberts
Mary Reicalin
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Peggy J. Rewcalin
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