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Joyful lives of Elyria’s disabled neighbors portrayed
A feature profiles Beverly Yanke and fellow residents of Elyria, detailing their polio journeys and ongoing crafts, clubs, and jobs. It highlights Yanke’s handicraft shop, Doris Thompson’s office work and leather crafts, Betty Jane Lovett’s art shop, Rollin Eastman’s music, and Geza Pandy’s print shop and photography, showing resilience, community clubs like Y Echo and Center for the Lightness, and family support at East River Street homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y'Echos
Gera F. Pandy
West River St
Western Automatic Machine Screw Company
Chronicle-Telegram
Geza
Elyria Business College
Western Automatic
Magyar Evangelical and Reformed Church
Doris Thompson
Doris
Carmen Wine Company
East River St
Black River
Elyria Hicy School
Beverly Yanke
Alabama
City Hospital
Gordon Gower
Flash
Eft
Betty Jane Lovett
Carmen Wine Co
Betty
R. M. Lovett
Hus
Eighth St
Geza Pandy
Rollin Eastman