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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1971
Page
2
Multiple obituaries filed from Elyria and surrounding towns list deaths of David A. Davis 78 of North Ridgeville Albert J. Fenton 61 of Elyria and several others including Amelia Wigfield Marion Butcher Charles Fahrney and Charlie Burns. The notices provide birthplaces ages burial plans service times and surviving relatives, with church affiliations and funeral homes in North Ridgeville Elyria and Findlay.
North Ridgeville police report a high speed chase through North Ridgeville and Elyria ended when the pursued motorist slammed into a police cruiser and stopped against a flag pole in front of Northwood Junior High School in Elyria. He faces 13 traffic charges.
Fred Kilby 27 of Avon Belden Road faced arraignment in Elyria Municipal Court on 13 traffic counts after a midnight pursuit. He allegedly drove up to 115 mph, ran four red lights, struck a police cruiser, damaged property, and fled law enforcement across Center Ridge Road and into North Ridgeville and Elyria before being arrested at Lorain County Jail.
Obituary notices name Naias Wachholz aged 75 of 2248 Elyria Ave Lorain and Edward Alberta D aged 54 of 82 Avon Belden Rd N Ridgeville. Wachholz survived by wife Gertrude daughters Irene Recznik Lillian Buckley sons Joseph Bruno Alex. services at Reichlin Cooley Funeral Home Lorain with Rosary Sunday 7:30 pm and funeral Monday 9:30 am at home and 10 am at St Joseph Church. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Alberta D survived by husband Edward sons Ronald Karl daughters Joan Remy Mary Ann Fay Noreen seven sisters three brothers. Rosary Sunday 7:30 pm at Bogner Funeral Home N Ridgeville. services Monday 10 am at St Peter Church. burial St Peter Cemetery.
Families express gratitude for sympathy flowers Mass cards and kindness during illnesses and deaths. Special thanks go to doctors nurses and funeral homes, churches and police departments, with acknowledgments to specific individuals and staff in several communities.
Shawn Camera, 13, son of State Rep. J Leeward Camera and spouse, of 1147 Tenth St, remained in critical condition after a weekend incident. Hospital officials said he spent a poor night and showed little improvement as doctors continued treatment.
Vermilion Mayor John Maiden reports the city faces little flood danger as a large ice jam upstream breaks free. Volunteers use a city patrol boat to clear a path on the Vermilion River while the Coast Guard ice-breaker Kaw assists near the river mouth. He expects the jam to release by midday and the ice to pass through with minimal trouble.
Dale Adams resigns from the Lorain County Economic Opportunity Committee amid disputes over Head Start finances and access to grant funds. Adams says transfers from the grantee account and deposits into the grant account were done without her knowledge, prompting audits and blame over financial controls.
Avon Lake report details an auto pedestrian crash on Walker Road at 6:45 p.m. injuring 13 year old Roberta Johnson and leaving her in fair condition at Lorain St Joseph Hospital with head cuts and bruises. Joyce Bennett, 15, witnessed the event as the two walked single file to a store. the car driven by Domenic Todarello, 53, Bay Village, was not charged.
A 52 year old Lorain man, Miguel Torres of 1911 East 31st Street, was stabbed three times in back while fleeing a robber on East 29th Street between Pearl and Oakwood Avenues. He was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in fair condition and said the assailant asked for a dollar. The killer fled after being refused and was aided by a passing motorist.
Two men accused of trying to pass a so called counterfeit twenty found the bill was legitimate after police confirmed with a bank. The note matched a series listed as counterfeit circulating in the area. Both suspects were admonished and released.
Lorain Port Authority chairman Roger Doane invites applicants for the executive secretary role. Interested parties should contact Doane or the authority office for application forms. The search began Feb 9 after the current secretary R Wilson Neff resigned.
Huntington resident H L Wilson president of the Lorain County Association of Township Trustees and Clerks will lead a township delegation to Columbus Tuesday to press legislation enabling townships to share in municipal income tax collections. Collected testimony this week by Wilson Glenn Buswell and Dean Hitchens urged sharing based on residents employed in taxing municipalities. Hitchens, previously misidentified as association president, also hopes to attend.
Danny Bishop, 24, reported a break-in at his Sheffield Township apartment between 10:30 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. yesterday. A $79 record player, a $179 shotgun, a $15 blank starting revolver, a $5 gun cleaning kit and $67 in cash were taken after the door was forced open. No suspects named.
Milan The Milan Rec reation League will hold a public meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesday in town hall to discuss the organization's financial condition. The league supports a summer recreation program in Edison Park for Milan area children but may discontinue it if additional funds cannot be found, a league spokesman said.
Milan PTA officers will discuss the group’s future at the bi monthly meeting set for 8 p.m. in the Milan School cafeteria. A PTA spokesman said the agenda centers on parent participation and the possibility of disbanding the organization.
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