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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1974
Page
6
Obituary notices report the passing of Vernon E Baker at 72 from Elyria after a brief illness and Louis Muha a 67 year old crane operator at Lorain Cuyahoga Works U S Steel. Also noted are services for Mrs Fred Louise Kruke and for Emanuel Doddsley ages and Acthuc, with funeral plans in Elyria Lorain and Brookdale Cemetery burials.
Margaret Prybyl aged 63 of Lorain died at St Joseph Hospital after a short illness. Visitation today and tomorrow at Emil Dovala Funeral Home with rosary service and funeral Thursday at Nativity Church. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. William Muha of Lorain died after a long illness. funeral arrangements at Emil Dovala with services at Nativity Church. Burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park.
We thank the doctors and nurses at Elyria Memorial Hospital for care during the illness and death of our sister Rev Ruthie Hovaner. Gratitude to those who offered prayers time and contributions, including Rev Estel Payne and Hey T L. Copleland. Thanks to friends and relatives for thoughtful support.
In loving memory of Agnes Hopper who passed away January 22 1973. A short memorial verse from her husband Gilbert requests rest for a beloved wife. The poem expresses enduring love and absence felt by family.
Former Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis L. Strauss died at his Brandy Station home at 77. A conservative voice in the early Cold War era he pressed for stronger security and hydrogen bomb development. He oversaw security probes that led to Oppenheimer’s career controversy while directing the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
Tickets remain for the Spirit concert tomorrow at 7 30 p m at Elyria High School sponsored by EHS Student Council Also appearing with Spirit will be I Dont Care The group blends jazz country and rock and features Larry Knight Steven Olitzky Scott Shelly and Don Dacus Tickets are on sale at The Search on Middle Avenue the high school and at the door Open to the public.
Lorain traffic will be disrupted as repair work on the East Erie Avenue bascule bridge cuts two of four lanes starting today. Police Chief John Malinovsky said the closure could last days to weeks and urges motorists to use alternative routes or allow extra travel time during rush hours. He criticized the lack of advance warning and sign placement plans. Left turns from Broadway toward the south may be eliminated.
Sheffield-Sheffield Lake Board of Education passed a resolution to place a 1.48 mill bond issue of 650000 on the May primary ballot to add eight classrooms at Brookside High and seven at Sheffield Middle. The 23 year tax would be about 12 dollars yearly for a 20000 home, aiming to keep taxes near 1973 levels. The board hired Squires Sanders and Dempsey as bond counsel and set a Jan 28 work session with the Fire Department on school safety and space use at Tennyson Elementary. They approved liability insurance for board members with Republic Franklin at 20 per member yearly and hired Harold Dean Jr. as an eighth grade teacher at 3451 salary to replace resigning David Hibbard.
The Elyria Civil Service Commission invites applications for class B patrolmen. Starting pay is 8411 in the first probation year and 9750 after one year, plus fringe benefits including a uniform allowance and city hospitalization insurance. Applications are available at the commission office in the Ely Building or city hall. Return completed notarized forms by noon February 16. Examination date to be announced.
Lorain County Advertising Club sets tomorrow meeting at Hilltop House with vice president Lyle Crosby lecturing on using broadcast media and the concept of a living room salesman a TV. A Communications Group demonstration will show two inch video tape production during a cocktails at six dinner at seven program.
The Ohio Board of Psychology formed an investigatory agency to enforce the licensing law for psychologists. Board President Dr. David D. Blyth notes investigations are underway and many practitioners have not complied despite ample notice. About 1,500 have applied since the Dec 1, 1972 effective date.
In Oberlin Municipal Court an Elyria man, Jerry A. Wilson of 264 Courtland St., pleaded no contest to possession of an hallucinogen and was found guilty. He received a $100 fine plus court costs and a suspended 90‑day jail sentence conditioned on securing a job within two weeks and maintaining good behavior for one year.
Lorain officials discussed the proposed 1974 budget in a work session led by clerk treasurer Antone Ujhelyi. About 85 percent of the funds would cover salaries and fringe benefits, with the remainder for fringe items and programs.
A two car collision at Washington Avenue and Harrison Street caused no injuries. At 7 03 p m firefighters responded to 827 Middle Ave for smoke from an oil soaked car motor with no damage. At 8 49 p m a break in at Progressive Plating Corp 125 South Abbe Rd netted blank checks 30 in petty cash and postage stamps.
Lorainite James Cummings, 31, was seriously injured Jan 16 while cleaning a centrifuge at the sewage disposal plant. He remained in fair condition with a broken leg and hand at Lorain Community Hospital. Council members cited a dangerous backup personnel situation and ongoing investigation.
COLUMBUS The Highway Division of the Ohio Department of Transportation will announce cutbacks in highway project construction across the state within a week. Projects in planning stages may be deferred while those already underway continue. The move ties to the energy crisis as gas tax revenue declines. A list of affected projects will be sent to Governor Gilligan’s office for review, with no anticipated layoffs.
Elyria Mayor Leonard P Reichlin and Councilman Beverly J Renner will travel to Akron Friday to discuss a proposed Ohio Edison rate increase with officials from 22 area A cities including Elyria. Options include hiring a consultant, authorizing negotiations with Edison with funding, or taking no action pending PUCO decision. Edison seeks about a 25 percent rate hike raising monthly bills by 2 to 4.50 dollars.
Lorain County Community College invites full and part time students to join a series of mini courses this week covering effective listening grammar review vocabulary improvement appearance improvement use of the college library preparing and taking tests and examinations and preparing bibliographies and footnotes Free tutoring is available in accounting chemistry composition grammar mathematics reading and study skills and shorthand Contact the Developmental Education Office at LCCC for details.
Labor leader George Pashkevich seems set for reappointment to Lorain County Community College Board of Trustees. Appointed in June 1972 to finish the term of the late Morris Mayer, his status hinges on county commissioners action noted by clerk Tom St Marie.
Six volunteers from the Lorain County Unit will join over 500 volunteers from Ohio at the Ohio Division Crusade Training Conference in Columbus Saturday and Sunday. Ora Mae Gibson Rita Bennett Caroline Hawes Estella Goodsite Kathy Hassell and Sherman Tyree attend to map strategy for the 1974 ACS Crusade of Education and Fund-Raising. Dr Charles Hamilton says the gathering is driven by cautious optimism amid the fuel crisis and unknown factors. The event will feature the handover of the Sword of Hope from last year’s chairman Bob Johnson to John Hambrick. Northeast Ohio newscaster serves as chairman for the 1974 crusade.
William H. Long the Lorain Airport owner left most of his $900 000 estate to his friend John J Zakowski a gas station operator A Lorain County Common Pleas jury upheld the will after a contest by relatives The estate includes 120 acres on the West Side sold after his death to Clarkins for 900 000 The judge instructed the jury and the litigation ended The will’s assets will be distributed via Probate Court with estimated taxes about one fourth
Columbia Township trustees moved toward joining the Southwest General Hospital district by passing a resolution of intent and seeking more information from the hospital board. They would gain township representation on the district board and may require a one mill levy for capital improvements, already approved by four nearby communities. A new hospital at Bagley Road in Berea is due to finish by 1975. The board also approved lower speed limits on North Boone Road and discussed tree removal with Ohio Edison, plus a combined meeting with Eaton township on the Rural Water Authority plan set for January 29.
A string of birth notices from area households includes a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Moreau at 1100 Oakwood Drive and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sherrill at 212 East 14th Street. Other newborns listed address families in Lorain, Grafton, North Ridgeville, and nearby towns with names such as Lowell, Warner, Meador, Kapalin, O’Keefe, Hepburn, Teich, Waseleseli, Dalton, Seymore, Lewis, and Polyak.
Harald W. Neal of Wakeman was fined 500 dollars and court costs and given six months in Lorain County Jail in Oberlin Municipal Court for second degree vehicular homicide in the death of 8 year old Charles Brill Jr. who was bicycling on State Route 303 when struck by Neal's vehicle. Five months of the sentence were suspended on parole for three years. Neal may serve weekends in jail for fifteen weeks to complete the sentence.
Wellington resident John Stanfield of Ken Dells Hotel pleaded no contest in Oberlin Municipal Court to petty theft. He was fined 100 dollars and given a suspended 10 day sentence in Lorain County Jail pending one year of good behavior.
Leroy T. Smith of 6779 W Market St Leavittsburg pleaded no contest to intoxication and guilty to carrying a concealed weapon in Oberlin Municipal Court He was fined 50 plus costs for intoxication and 200 plus costs and 30 days in Lorain County Jail for the weapons charge Officials note he was found guilty of intoxication by South Amherst police
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