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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1968
Page
9
A fire of unknown origin swept through the Universal Joint Auto Wrecking building at 411 Oberlin Rd yesterday, destroying the structure and its contents. Firefighters arrived at 12:35 pm and battled for over four hours. a 400 square foot hole burned in the roof. Loss estimated at 40,000 dollars.
Dr. Marion Fisher says absenteeism in Lorain County schools and industry is higher than normal though Hong Kong flu tests are pending. US Steel Lorain Works reports about 10 percent sick absence. American Standard Elyria near 8 percent. FRUEHAUF Avon Lake shows a rise. Ford Assembly, Fisher Body GM, Bendix Westinghouse closed for holidays with no data. Hospital parking at Elyria Memorial down 50 percent due to visiting restrictions.
Lorain County Community College students organized an evening for 29 Green Acres children with dinner at Harvest House funded by the Midway Mall Merchants Association. They then escorted the kids on a shopping spree at Midway Mall with each child receiving 1550 to spend, followed by a double feature at Midway Cinema.
The bow section of the enormous ore carrier was floated and will stay anchored in the Black River until the 1,000 foot dry dock is ready, likely late next summer. At that time the bow will join with a stern section built on the new dry dock.
Members of Local 780 United Auto Workers at the Fisher Body Elyria plant raised 309 for miner families and 464 for Local 780 families, totaling 773 dollars. Funds support miner families via the Regional Law director in Cleveland, with local picks and distributions by the union.
United Community Services reports pledges of 1,286,019 toward the 1,389,600 1968 goal. The 10 percent rise over 1967 follows a 9 percent increase in pledges, with allocations to 65 human care agencies planned after agency reviews by the 125 member Budget Admissions and Allocations Committee in January.
Lorain journalist Doug Warren reports from Vietnam for The Chronicle Telegram and other papers. His byline features servicemen from the area, drawing favorable reader reactions, including praise from Elyria readers who sought his address to send gifts. Harold R Gould, longtime local figure, ran service stations for Mandard Oil and is noted in the page as an associated local name.
Downes Gould began as a Sohio service station salesman in 1930 and became a manager in 1981. He currently heads the Sohio Service Center at Grove Avenue and East 31st Street, while Lorain Gould and Ruth reside at 319 Stanford Ave. Elyria Gould aids Lorain County Animal Protective League. the passage is an excerpt from the Manchester Guardian Weekly story via Art Hudnutt.
Elyria High School a cappella choir entertained about 900 people at the 36th annual Christmas concert. The 10 member group sang hymns carols and seasonal tunes with harp and piano accompaniment and featured a dramatic Twelve Days of Christmas stage arrangement.
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