Dorrance lifelong Lorain teacher dies at 74
William L. Dorrance 74 longtime Whittier Junior High School teacher in Lorain died yesterday at Lorain Community Hospital after a two day illness. He lived at 2309 Wilson Dr. Lorain and retired in 1952 after 28 years of service. Surviving wife Thelma, two sons David and Scott, seven grandchildren, a brother Ernest. services at Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home with visitation tomorrow and funeral Monday morning.
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William L. Dorrance
Whittier
Lorain
Wilson Dr
Mr. Dorrance
Bergholz
Ohio
Zion Lutheran Church
Lorain County
Thelma
David
Olmsted Falls
Scott
Ernest
Cleveland
Reichlin-Cooley
Albert Dundek
Obituary notices with multiple deaths and services
The notice outlines several obituaries including Dean Bohac Mrs Ann E 27 of 386 Bon Air Ave survived by husband Robert D and others with visitations and funeral details at St Mary Church and burial at St Marys Cemetery Also Nemiah 53 Elyria survived by wife five brothers and two sisters visitation and funeral at New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Eleawood Cemetery and burial details John C 47 Lorain native survived by wife Je Jacqueline four sons and three sisters Wake and funeral details at St Mary Church Calvary Cemetery Lorain
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Ann E
Bon Air Ave
Robert D
Dean H.kisseberth
Tod
St Mary Church
Burlat
St Mary's Cemetery
Nemiah
Barbara St
Elyria
Missouri
Carter
Elyria Funeral Home
New Bethel Primitive Baptist Church
Pttal
Eleawood Cemetery
Vain
John C
Loran
Jequeline
Si Danth
Vi Dombrowski
Ehristian
St. Mary Church
Win Calvary Cemetery
Loral
Derailed tank car leaks flammable hydrogen peroxide
In Toledo area suburb Millbury residents evacuated after a Penn Central tank car derailed and leaked hydrogen peroxide gas. About 15 homes were cleared as the 102 car freight train passed, but no injuries were reported. Workers slowed the leak by cooling the rupture amid subfreezing temperatures.
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Toledo
Millbury
Penn Central
Amtrack
Lake Shore
Chicago
About & A.m
Robber snatches purse in Carlisle Township parking lot
Lorain County deputies report an Elyria woman was robbed of her purse at the A and P Co. store parking lot on Oberlin Road in Carlisle Township yesterday at about 6 30 p m. Mrs John F Cummins 408 State St was approached by a man who grabbed the purse and fled with it. The loss was under 150 dollars according to reports.
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Elyria
A & P Co
Oberlin Road
Carlisle Township
Lorain County
John F. Cummins
State St
Chef Henri Dinner Theatre Delivers Laughter in Relatively Speaking
Avon Lake patrons enjoyed an all you can eat buffet followed by a British comedy at the Chef Henri Dinner Theatre. The four skilled actors, led by Ray Cosma as Greg, deliver rapid humor after a slow start, as misunderstandings drive the second act.
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Avon Lake
Chef Henri
Alan Ayckbourn
ACT REVIEW Comedy of mistaken loves at Avon Lake
Nancy Balls directs a farce where Greg shadows a woman to London suburb parents. Greg arrives at Philip and Sheila's home and asks to marry their daughter, sparking a tangle about lovers. Cosmo and Mrs Schaeffer deliver sharp comic lines as the plot twists and a final mystery lingers through February. Reservations at Areaster, S483 Lake Rd, Avon Lake Shopping Center.
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Nancy Balls
London
Greg
Philip
Dave Sudy
Sheila
Jean Schaeffer
Philip Ginny
Henri
Sady
Cosmo
Mrs. Schaeffer
Mrs Helen M Briggs dies after long illness in Riverside Methodist
Mrs Helen M Briggs of Columbus formerly of 1100 South Prospect Street died yesterday at Riverside Methodist Hospital after a long illness. A retired school teacher she lived in Elyria five years before moving to Columbus five months ago. Born in Russellville Illinois she taught in the Dayton area most of her life. Surviving are daughter Janet Eisenberg Dayton two sons Alan L Columbus Bruce D Daytona Beach seven grandchildren. Husband Donald M Briggs preceded her in death. Bradford and Connelley Funeral Home Dayton set viewing tomorrow 2 to 4 p.m. Services Monday at 10:30 a.m. burial Woodland Cemetery Dayton.
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Manuel Babich
West River St
North
Beach Haven
Beachwood
Ohio
American Ship Building Co
Russia
Samuel
Dorothy) Kay
South Euclid
Babich
Temple B'Nai Abraham
Elizabeth
Kay
Fannie Garey
Delaware
David
Becky) Lichtesten
Fort Myers
Fla
Ida Rothenberg
Cleveland Heights
Harvey
Diane) Wolf
Fort Wayne
Ind
Harry
Phoenix
Ariz
Marion
West Orange
N. J
Solomon
Columbus
Curtis-Scheuffler
Gordon Geller
Agudath Achim
Samuel Kay
Lambert Rd
Metta Nichols
Sayers
Root Rd
North Ridgeville
Ohio Extended Care Center
Lorain
Lorain County
Nichols
Eaton Grange
Pomona Grange
State and
National Granges
North Eaton
Elton
Grafton
Ethel Banks
New London
James Sayers
Wellington
George Sayers
Wakeman
Willard Sayers
Ashland
Myrtle Landfried
Maybelle Walton
Louis
Russell D. Fulton
Robert Austin
North Eaton Church of Christ
Butternut Ridge
Grange
Matilda Blahay
Nee Esser
Fulmer
Blahay
Cleveland
St. Peter Church
Royal Neighbors of America
William J. Esser
St. Petersburg
Hildagard Fisher
Agnes Ellsworth
Helen M. Briggs
South Prospect St
Riverside Methodist Hospital
Briggs
Elyria
Columb
Russellsville
Lll
Dayton
Norton
Janet) Eisenberg
Alan L
Bruce D
Daytona Beach
Donald M. Briggs
Bradford and Connelley
Funeral
Woodland Cemetery
Nova home gutted by early Friday fire
The home of Mr and Mrs Allard Spurlock on Ash land County Road 1181 was destroyed by an afternoon fire. Fire Chief Delmar Rife said the call came at 1 15 pm and aid from Sullivan Township was summoned. The source noted the blaze started in the living room and the house sat three miles west of Nova.
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Nova
Allard Spurlock
Ashland
Delmar Rife
Ruggles-Troy
Sullivan Township
Spurlock
Rt. 224
Rife
Avon Lake theater screens X rated film sparking local dispute
The Boob Tube drew about 200 viewers at the Avon Lake Theater, a parody film criticized by Mayor Richard Hausrod as unfit for youths. Police and local officials reviewed it, with Hausrod noting the officer’s judgment against under-18 viewing. The screening featured explicit sexual escapades filmed with obscured anatomy and sparked community debate over local decency standards.
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Avon Lake
Richard Hausrod
Avon Lake Theater
Hausrod
Roy Linden
Linden
Four area youths injured in single car crash
Four North Olmsted youths were hurt in a early morning single car crash on Barrett Road. Richard Pope and Ronald Hicks, both 17, were listed in serious condition at Southwest General Hospital with head and multiple injuries respectively. Andrew Kinsley, 17, and Kerry Howard were in fair condition. Hicks, driving northbound at about 1 a.m., failed to negotiate a curve, veered off 40 feet, hitting a bridge abutment on a wet road. police continue investigating the crash.
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Olmsted. Twp
Barrett Road
Richard Pope
Brookpark Rd
Ronald Hicks
Barton Rd
North Olmsted
Southwest General Hospital
Middlebury Heights
Pope
Hicks
Andrew Kinsley
Fielding
Kerry Howard
LeBern
Barrett Rd
Elyria man in fair condition after crash
An Elyria resident, Frederick Hill of 239 Marseilles Avenue, was hospitalized in fair condition at Memorial Hospital after his car struck a tree in the 100 block of Marseilles Avenue shortly before 11 last night. Hill was charged with driving under the influence and failure to drive on the right side of the road by the Elyria police. He was northbound when the crash occurred.
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Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Marseilles Avenue
Frederick Hill
Marseilles Ave
Erenea
Aanastat 1. A.m. Yria
Donald of
Anderson
Garden St
Broad Street
West Avenue
Two Elyrians Injured In Vermilion Crash
Two Elyrian residents were hurt at 2:35 a.m. when their car struck the rear of an unoccupied Vermilion police cruiser on Route 6 near Liberty Avenue. Carrie Harrison, 17, driver, and Patricia Linden, 22, passenger, were treated at Lorain Community Hospital. Harrison was charged with failure to stop in an assured clear distance.
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Rt. 6
Liberty Avenue
Vermilion
Carrie
Guadalupe C. Villerreal
Washington, D.C
Miss Harrison
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Villerreal
Boob Tube film review with mixed audience reaction
A critical note on Boob Tube describes a newlywed actress neighbor and a tortured 16 year old, with many characters duplicated in skills. It notes mild humor in parts and contrasts with Around the World in 80 Days. The reviewer suggests paying 2.50 to see it only if curious, otherwise skip.
Local Birth Announcements Plainly List Parents and Addresses
A series of birth notices record new sons born to families across Elyria Lorain and nearby areas. Entries include parents Eugene Heitchler Lawrence Boesel Craig Linden Glenn Te Moran Pounders Hepburn Hook Becker Geist Jacops Aschenbach Parson Cason with home addresses and one dated Jan 16.
Three youths arrested at mall in Elyria
Three youths, Clifton Barber 19 Ronald Mayler 20 and Robert Votava 19, were detained after police watched them test doors at Midway Mall Sears. Barber faced charges for no license reckless operation on private property and open container. Mayler and Votava faced receiving stolen property charges. Two boxes of shotgun shells and three shirts were found in the car.
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Elyria
Sears
Midway Mall
Clifton R. Barber
Wilder Ave
Ronald D. Mayler
Hartford Dr
Robert B. Votava
College Park Dr
Apt. C
Inge's Broadway Hit The Dark at the Top of the Stairs at Cleveland Play House
William Inge presents a 2 1820s family tale of a traveling salesman, his overprotective mother, and insecure children. Kenneth Albers and Evie McElroy lead a cast with humor and heavy family fears, though some overacting and slow intermissions dull the pacing.
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Cleveland
William Inge
Inge
New York
Euclid 77Th Street Theatre
Kenneth Albers
Rubin
Evie McElroy
Lotte
Rubdin
Burglary at Little Brown Jug Elyria Seizes Liquor
Elyria police reported a burglary at Little Brown Jug on Cleveland Street where about 20 liquor cages and a cash register amounting to roughly 1500 dollars were stolen. The intruder hid in the building after closing, with no sign of forced entry. Cash and liquor were taken.
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Little Brown Jug
Cleveland St
Elyria
Joney
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Ruth) Knauper
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Homewood Dr
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Indian Hollow Rd
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