John Bender Jr. remembered as educator and public servant
Elyria mourns John Bender Jr. longtime educator and former State Board of Education member born in Elyria, he served on city council and chaired various community groups. Friends and officials credit his dedication to education and service, with calling hours set at Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home and burial Mass planned at St Jude Church.
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Holly Brinda
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Sheffield
John Hunter
Lorain County
Ted Kale
Statehouse
Board of Education
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John “Jay” Bender III
Jay Bender
U.S
Sherrod Brown
Cleveland
Sherrod
Brown
John Bender Jr
Ohio State Board of Education
Lorain County Community College
Ohio Environmental Council
Avon and Lorain County Historical Society
Elyria Knights of Columbus
Ohio
Democratic Party
Western Reserve Civil War Roundtable
Civil War Trust
The
Civil War Institute
Gettysburg
Sigma Chi Fraternity
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Reichlin Roberts
Cleveland St
St. Jude Church
Poplar St
Cookie
Jay
Jennifer
Lisa
Josh
Chronicle
John Bender
Lorain and Elyria police blotter highlights
Lorain police on February 3 responded to a domestic dispute at 1500 block West 44th Street. A woman surrendered drug paraphernalia claiming it belonged to her husband. The husband argued it belonged to a family member not present and authorities seized the items. Elyria police logs from January 31 to February 1 include a missing $70 from a wallet after a woman let a purported home health aide into a home and a dented hood on a vehicle. Joann Sen, 62, North Ridgeville, was charged with theft after security noted her placing juice and wine into her purse, valued at $13.27.
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44Th St
Elyria
Delaware Ave
Middle Ave
Abbe Road
Joann Sen
North Ridgeville
Elyria’s early phones show a growing network and growing pains
The piece traces Elyria’s telecom history from 1897 with a 100-subscriber magneto system to 525 subscribers by 1899 and a 1905 shift toward modern infrastructure. It highlights era facts like party lines, hand crank magnetophones, and the arrival of dial telephones as adoption lagged among residents and businesses.
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Elyria Telephone Company
Chronicle-Telegram
John Kosto
Buckeye Telephone Museum
Marion
Elyria
Paulette Tomasheski Baglyes
Cleveland
Grafton Road
Campbell
Mrs. Campbell
Chronicle
Telephone Company
Treat Your Phone Kindly Policy Warning
A company warns subscribers not to attach unauthorized devices to telephone lines. Regulations prohibit this practice and the firm may remove attachments and cancel the contract of offenders who persist.
Prohibition Language on Party Lines and Unauthorized Use
A clipping warns subscribers to avoid foul language and impersonation, refrain from unlawful use, and not to listen in on party lines beyond checking if the line is open or busy, reflecting strict conduct rules for telephony.
Be A Good Neighbor on Shared Telephone Lines
A Lorain County historical note recalls early Elyria telephone etiquette and a state law enforcing courtesy on shared lines. It highlights 1919 automatic dial installation, underground cables, and operator life in the 1940s with Nancy Dunkle Horvath among Elyria’s workers.
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Lorain County
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Second Street
Nancy Dunkle Horvath
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