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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1972
Page
9
In Raleigh a local shop advertises clothing for the tall and fat. Salesmen Steve Garner and Lou Rosebrook model outsized items including shorts that stretch from 68 to 82 with 48 inch legs and a 120 inch tie. The two men weigh a combined 560 pounds.
The Veterans Administration allocated 8,853,672 dollars in Lorain County in the past year. Major share 6,394,280 dollars for compensation and pensions to veterans disabled in service. readjustment and vocational rehabilitation costs 1,394,722 dollars including GI Bill funds for veterans. Public offices for soldiers relief moved to 2835 Pearl Ave Lorain and 401 Broad St Elyria.
Elyria police report a four car collision on Broad Street injured 19 year old Janet M. Lacko of North Whitehead Road La Grange. Lacko drove west and hit Gilda Kaplan 47 of Overbrook Road, whose car then struck two parked vehicles. Kaplan’s vehicle was pulling from a space. No citations issued.
Ohio Employment Services administrator William E. Garnes blamed staff performance for the drop in placements from 431000 twelve years ago to 192000 in 1970. He cited a computer check showing counselors interviewed an average of 1.5 people daily, plus factors like economic decline private agencies competition and employer attitudes toward OBES referrals.
A Wright Avenue home in Oakwood Village, southeast of Cleveland, was destroyed by a fire that began about 1 30 a.m. and took four hours to extinguish. The Alvin Sims Sr. family of 11 had no injuries. Fire officials attributed the blaze to spilled paint ignited by a coal fired furnace in the basement.
Oberlin College faculty approved two new academic offerings: an on campus East Asian Studies major expanding beyond Chinese and a 10 month overseas program at the University of Haifa in Israel run with the Great Lakes Colleges Association. The Haifa program starts this summer with two months of intensive Hebrew and continues with three university trimesters.
Multiple listings include Tool Coordinator with a ten to twelve thousand dollar pay, management trainee at a financial institution open to relocations, craftsperson with two years industrial sales experience, Avon Lake electrical manufacturer seeking setup operators, and molding press troubleshooter with strong hydraulic and electrical background. Contact numbers in Lorain Ohio area. Equal opportunity employer.
A batch of property transfers recorded in Lorain County shows multiple deeds. Edward J.C. and Walter E. Stoul acquire Lots 41 42 33 34 in Ridgeville Heights North Ridgeville. Jimmie G. and Stella J. Cook acquire Lots 8 9 10 11 12 44 and part of 43 in Block II Ridgeville Heights North Ridgeville. Frank J. and Roberta A. Cloudy transfer to Jimmie G. and Stella J. Cook. Various parcels in North Ridgeville and Elyria areas change hands including Wil-Lou Acres Sub and Northview Allot. and Lakeview Allot. in Black River. Other transfers include Elmwood Allot. properties in Elyria and Oberlin subdivisions Willowbrook Farms.
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