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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1972
Page
2
Cleveland police suspend officials after 19 inmates escaped. Fourteen remain at large as investigators probe how the men cut through gym bars and vanished during a lengthy recreation period.
Readable notices list funeral plans for Ivorian Floyd Kuszynski 70 of Lorain with services at Reidy Scanlan Funeral Home and St Anthony Church. Also details for Orval Harner 64 of New London who died at home and for William Griffith 68 of Hummelstown with services set. each entry lists survivors and burial or memorial plans.
Raymond E. Meese 58 of 431 Beebe Ave died at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 12:30 a.m. Surviving wife Joyce A. two sons Donald E. and Steven a daughter Claudia K. Wilson five grandchildren a brother and two sisters. Service arrangements are incomplete. Emily M. Bott 71 of 345 High St died in Elyria Memorial Hospital after a three day illness. Surviving two daughters Dorothy Kara sevic and Marian Kovacs two sisters and two brothers. Burial planned at Butternut Ridge Cemetery with funeral home services forthcoming.
Boy Scout troop 204 sponsors a spaghetti dinner at the Community Cabin in City Park tomorrow. Dinner starts at 9:30 p.m. and runs until 7:30 p.m. About 400 people are expected.
Multiple notices detail the deaths of Mrs. Melva Adams at 83 in La Grange and others in Lorain Elyria and area. Included are family ties, church affiliations, prior occupations, funeral arrangements, and burial plans with serving funeral homes and cemeteries. The list cites names such as Mrs. Belle Gotliffe and Miss Rose E Ellis along with relatives and survivors.
Mrs Ruth M Bridgeland 85 of 227 Princeton Ave died last night after a year long illness. She served 15 years on the Elyria Health Board and held several civic memberships. Surviving: husband Joseph L daughter Betty Lehmann two grandchildren two great grandchildren sister Florida brother California. Services Monday 11 a.m. Cremation. Also death notices for Theodore 70 of 41404 Oberlin Rd wife Jeanette and Fred Maddock with details. Jesse E or 04 of 1605 W 11th St with services Monday 10:30 a.m. Burial Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
In grateful appreciation the family of Mrs Fern Barns thanks friends and relatives for kindness during her illness and death. Special thanks to the Elms Convalescent Home nursing staff in Wellington Ohio and to Dr Hartman The Reverends Rulon Clark and Erwin and Norton Funeral Home Wellington Russell Funeral Home Middlefield. Mrs Eleanor Annals Mrs Ella Jennings Mrs Alberta Snyder.
Westlake police report two men forced entry into Mrs. Anna Hansen’s home on 3137 Columbia Rd. They tied her up and ripped out phone lines before ransacking the house. The raid yielded $15, a portable color television, and a few inexpensive costume jewelry pieces. Both assailants wore stocking caps and carried silver handguns.
A series of birth notices lists new sons and daughters for families across the area. Names include Tollett, Houghland, Blubaugh, Guye ska, Watson, Gonzalez, Reynolds, Hook, Hoffman with addresses in Warren Avenue North Ridgeville Broad Street Abbe Road Hollywood Avenue Sheffield Lake Fourth Street Kentucky Avenue.
Lorain Councilman Dennis Kuzeta will not face a conflict of interest while working as a law clerk for the Lorain County Prosecutor's Office this summer. Prosecutor Joseph Grunda confirmed no conflict after requesting an AG opinion. Kuzeta says he represents no one and is not an assistant prosecutor. Kuzeta teaches at Lorain High School and is finishing law school at Cleveland Marshall.
Lorain County deputies report a burglar with a taste for pastry entered the Sally Ann Bakery on Elyria Ave. He sampled three cakes, rejected them, and stole two other cakes after breaking a window with a rock. No suspects named in this morning report.
The Datebook lists a Rod and Gun Club meeting at 9 a.m. at the Rochester fire house on Fox Drive.
A week long seminar at LCCC in the College Center student lounge will feature clergy, educators and students discussing religious consciousness, Jewish tradition, atheism and faith. Talks run daily at 12 15 with a final panel by three LCCC students and a slide presentation on the Dead Sea Scrolls by Dr Trevor Baldwin Wallace College.
Industrialist William P. Lear unveiled a steam powered bus of the future in Reno with Del Hood at the wheel. An auto version is planned and production could begin after securing $35 million funding. The bus aims for low pollution and 55 mph top speed, with full power in about 90 seconds.
Elyria youth 17 was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital for a knife wound to the neck after a struggle with three men on Lowell Street at 11 15 p m. He described a knife at his neck and said an unidentified motorist stopped to help. Five stitches were used and he was released.
Fire at Noah Mills residence on Rowell Road caused 8 000 to 10 000 dollars damage to a two story wood frame house. Bricks from the chimney separated and sparked on the partitioning. No injuries. Reported at 2 am, crews worked four hours with Wellington assisting. Two bedrooms gutted, roof completely burned off. Mills was home alone.
Two people sustained minor injuries in a two vehicle crash at West River Street and Lodi Street last night. Sheila L. Dongarra 17 and Geraldine Harris 36 were treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital and released after the 6:45 p.m. crash. Dongarra was northbound on West River Street when her car struck a westbound vehicle driven by John N. Dries 36. Dongarra was cited for failure to observe a traffic signal.
Three men received probation after pleas of guilty before Judge Paul J. Mikus. Two burglars from the Meyer Goldberg Market case in North Ridgeville were placed on probation. Thomas J. Petavage and Ronald A. Helms. Robert L. Risner, indicted for hashish and marijuana, also got probation. Tr aymond Gabel was referred for a pre sentence report after pleading guilty to carrying a concealed weapon.
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