Spirit of 76 stamp first day covers by Wellington group
Wellington area stamp fans buy first day covers tied to Archibald Willard and The Spirit of 76 painting. Southern Lorain County Historical Society printed 5000 envelopes for Pasadena issue day Jan 1 with Willard image and Spirit of 76 motif. Orders: three covers for 2.50 or one for 1 by sending SASE and check to Spirit of 76 Museum Wellington Ohio 44090. Proceeds fund Spirit of 76 Museum improvements.
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Wellington
U.S. Postal Service
Pasadena
Calif
Archibald M. Willard
Southern
Lorain County Historical Society
Willard
Ohio
E.L. Henes
The
Historical Society
Archibald Willard
Henes
Highrise housing for elderly projects set after federal grants
LMHA officials say two 78 unit elderly highrises will start soon in Elyria at Elm and Chestnut and Lorain near Oakwood Shopping Center on Pearl Avenue. Developer Bob Norris to own. LMHA to manage and gain tenants with a nearly 200 per unit federal subsidy. ownership returns to LMHA for $1 after two years. Groundbreaking to begin after federal clearance, with March 1 deadline.
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Elyria
Lorain
Elm and
Chestnut Streets
Oakwood Shopping Center
Pearl Avenue
Ashley
Bob Norris
Kent
Norris
LMHA
Five Alarm Fire Sweeps Downtown Cleveland Building
A downtown Cleveland blaze erupted about 9 25 PM and quickly reached five alarms. The five story structure housed businesses and apartments as firefighters battled the flames in a dense urban block.
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Cleveland
Non
Red Cross
Becker Denies Conflict Charge In Amherst Trustee Vote
Amherst Township trustee Norman Becker denied conflict of interest charges over his vote to permit a water line for a 614 home development on 60 acres owned by Edward Gargasz. Becker farms the land and argued contracts predated Gargasz’s proposal, calling the charge an attempt to create a monopoly while noting the issue was old business.
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Amherst Twp
Norman Becker
Becker
John Koval
Amherst
Anthony DePaola
South Amherst
Edward Gargasz
Gargasz
Middle Ridge Road
Oberlin Road
DePaola
Lorain
Kay Drive
Middle Ridge
Depaula
Koval
Ohio
Elyria considers mini bus for elderly in funding plan
Elyria City Council discussed adding a mini bus service for seniors to the 1.97 million federal Community Development Block Grant plan. The proposal funds Vulcan Street renewal West River Parkway work and Malcolm Manor land. a public hearing heard from Charles Petro on mobility needs. The package, including adult health loans and home renovations, was sent to the Community Development Committee for review.
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Elyria
Charles Petro
Princeton Ave
Elyria City
Vulcan Street
West River Parkway
Malcolm Manor
Council
East River Parkway
Elyria Woman's Club
Lorain
Wellington Man Killed by Train near Barker Street
62 year old Arthur Turnbull a retired railroad employee from Wellington Trailer Park was struck by a Penn Central train about 6 40 a m 500 feet east of Barker Street His death is under coroner review Police said Turnbull born August 22 1913 in Hannibal Missouri lived in Wellington about four months He is survived by two brothers and two sisters Funeral arrangements are through Norton Funeral Home and Schwartz Funeral Home Hannibal
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Wellington
Penn Central
Barker Street
Arthurp Turnbull
London
Turnbull
Union Pacific Railroad
Pegew
Coupe
Syutees
Hannibal
Norton Funeral Home
Schwartz Funeral
Barrett Elected Elyria School Board President
Barrett will serve as president of the Elyria Board of Education with Lois Ohlemacher as vice president after the organizational meeting. New board members Sue Ely and Robert J. Repas were sworn in, and the board set 1976 meeting dates while discussing compensation, possible changes to the meeting date, and reappointment of Ohlemacher to the Lorain County Joint Vocational School board.
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Benjamin Barrett
Elyria Board of Education
Lois Ohlemacher
Sue Ely
Pasadena Ave
Robert J. Repas
Ohlemacher
Robert
Vassar Ave
Elyria High School
Michigan State University
Spring Valley School
Griswold Rd
Repas
Lorain County
Afl-Cio Federation of Labor
North Central
Ohio Construction and Building Trades Counci
Elyria Board
Elyria
Building inspectors to wear maroon jackets in Lorain
Lorain officials announce city housing inspectors will wear maroon jackets with the city seal and identification cards as they begin federal building code enforcement in about 10 days. Inspectors will check homes for code violations to enhance safety and prevent deterioration that could lead to slum conditions.
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Lorain
City Building Department
England
Building Department
Joseph Zahorec
Zahorec
Tony Rodgers
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Strongsville Union
John Pearce
Teamster
James Trusso
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Strongsville
Strongsville Service Department
Teamsters Local 244
Pearce
Trusso
John
Chronicle- Telegram
Teamsters
Edward “Atawice
George Bremer
Richard Jaenke
George Habeeb
Alfred Koch
Nicholas Sagan
Raymond Garsteck
Cuyahoga County
Gareau
By Gary Clark
Elyria Council
By Evelyn Richards
Chronicle-Telegram
Barrett
Elyria School Board
By Shannon Sewell
Paul Revere
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