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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1968
Page
10
Lorraine residents mourn multiple deaths including Lorraine Glass 60 of 1407 East 29th Street and Alexander E. Kuhn 60 of Lorain. Obituaries list survivors, service times, funeral homes, and burial details across Lorain Sheffield Lake and Medina with churches and cemeteries named.
The Dungan family expresses gratitude for the sympathy cards and kind words after the death of Jeanne Dougherty. They thank Geo Sugro Curtis Rey Elasa and the women of his church for support and the Rebel Rest Home staff for care. They also commend the Sudro Curtis and Barr families for services and mourners who attended.
Wellington police investigate a death after 7 year old child of 185 Rose Saporito DeWolf Street was struck by a tractor trailer driven by Eli A Hochstetler 30 of RD 1. The accident occurred as Mrs Saporito crossed a downtown Wellington street.
Snow flurries in the Lakes region and snow in Utah and Montana are forecast. Rain is indicated for the Southern Intermountain region while most areas should see fair to partly cloudy skies. Colder air moves into the Northern Rockies, Mississippi valley, and Great Lakes.
Considerable cloudiness and cold with snow or snow flurries north tonight. Lows mostly in the 20s. Mostly cloudy and colder with snow flurries Saturday.
Four contacted ADA members in Lorain County weigh in on McCarthy and Johnson. Rendell A. Davis says the group supports McCarthy, citing Vietnam policy. Dr. John Katko praises McCarthy while eyeing a delegate role. The chapter laments inactivity and mostly backs Gilligan in local races.
State patrol reports said Ronald Sperry 20 of RD 2 Grafton was eastbound on Rt 57 at 6:40 p.m. when two horses stood on the road. He swerved to avoid one horse but struck the other, according to the incident summary.
Timothy Soba and Michael Nelson, both 19 from Elyria, were found guilty and fined 25 dollars each after a tiff in Oberlin. The youths told Judge Goldthorpe they came to discuss why they could not get along, leading to a fight and damage to a door glass and a window at the Queue and Cue poolroom on West College Street. Nelson was a student at Lovat County Community College at the time.
Local birth notices list new daughters and sons for families including GARDINER at Fairlawn Avenue JONES at Lodi Street GARCIA at Russell CLARK on Greena YANCEY on 12th Schmachier DRUMMOND at West 14th and HIGGINBOTHAM at West 24th Street names shown with street addresses and brief family references.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Orrie Team at Amherst Hospital. The birth notice lists the family at 1695 West 18th, with related names including Joseph Reichlin, Robert Jensen, and the Vermin address 1025 Foster Park Rd Lorain as part of the community notices.
Elyria health and welfare committee postpones a recommendation on building a city incinerator after discovering errors in an engineering report. Corrected figures will redefine operating costs and needed capacity, with a new meeting to follow. The committee also questions private hauler charges for using city facilities, currently 1.00 per wet ton, as revisions are prepared.
Local Elyria items include Fifth year of the YMCA Men’s Physical Fitness Program led by Harlo McNally with members such as Doc Weingarten and Nyal Yost. First Congregational Church announces Lenten courses for grades 6 7 and 8 starting tomorrow with topics Confronting the Bible Let Us Worship God and The Church its purpose Faith and Hope. A post confirmation class for ninth graders Dilemma and Decisions begins Feb 24. Kiwanis funds a Salvation Army sound projector. Mayflower Guild hosts a March 9 book and record sale call 458 5003 for pickup.
Federal officials deem original design cost too high and delays push construction. The site on East Avenue lies between the Elyria Woman's Club and Fourth Street. Wallace Teare Fischer and Herman will redesign the plan while land sale for public housing proceeds, with Mosser to be contractor and a year for construction expected.
A patrolman on his beat at 2 43 am observed the Eyre Street shop broken into. He found a window smashed and, after a search, nothing appeared to be missing with no one found inside.
Fast acting Perry Fay Co. employees kept a fire at the factory in check yesterday at 6 p.m. Firemen arrived at the 200 Perry Co. plant and found workers fighting the blaze. The fire started around a cutting tool in an automatic machine when friction ignited cutting oil. It was confined to the machine and damaged electrical wires and hydraulic lines.
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority rejects Mayor Reichlin’s request for a 47 foot land strip east of East Avenue to widen Fourth Street to four lanes. Officials will seek a compromise while planning bridge work and federal housing funds for 100 leased units.
The Ohio High School Speech League District 13 tournament opens at 9:00 at Admiral King High School with about 300 competitors from 16 of 29 area high schools. State qualifiers and event details, lunch break at 11:30, resumes at 1:00 and ends by 2:30. trophies donated by Admiral King Boosters and Givner's.
A hammer wielding burglar broke into the Lawson store at 596 Cleveland Door. He forced open a two foot square safe and took $567. The door was found inside the safe. Police turned the case over to the detective bureau.
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