Deaths and major figures noted in California and Ohio region
Elyria area mourns Lucille Howk 38 of Grange California after two year illness. Survived by husband Donovan Richard daughter Carol Smith eight grandchildren brother Lyman Davis sister Lillian Tarn. Service in Escondido with burial in San Marquis. In Hemet Isobel Lennart 55 screenwriter killed in crash. husband John Harding critically injured. In Miami William Griffith Wilson 75 cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous dies of pneumonia. organization now worldwide.
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Lucille Howk
Grange
Calif
Ore
Lillian Tarn
Cincinnati
Alliser Wilson
Escondido
San Marquis
Hemet
Ar Isobel Lennart
John Harding
Miss Lennart
Miami
William Griffith Wilson
Alcoholics Anonymous
Wilson
New York
Put-in-Bay mayor resigns after long service
James A. Poulos, 8 year mayor of Put-In-Bay, resigns after more than three decades of public service on Lake Erie island. He came to the island in 1914 and led the village council 25 years before becoming mayor in 1963. Richard H. Fox will succeed him March 31 as vice mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Put-In-Bay
James A. Poulos
Mmayor
Lake Erie Island
Poulos
Island
Put- In-Bay
Richard H. Fox
Venus 7 lands on Venus relays surface data
The Venus 7 spacecraft landed in operating condition last December and relayed scientific information from the surface for the first time. Tass said the mission began Venus surface experiments, measuring high temperatures and dense atmosphere, while Moon probe Lunokhod 1 conducted parallel observations from the Moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
UPI
Venus
Tass
Russia
Moon
Earth
Fire at Foster Ave tank repair sparks gas ignition
At 42:08 p.m. a hot water tank gas pilot ignited escaping natural gas but caused no damage. The fire began when owner William Gaines tried to repair the tank without shutting off the gas line, according to firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster Ave
William Gaines
Observations on a December chromospheric flare report
Tass described observations of a powerful chromospheric flare beginning on December 10. Russians announced Venus 7 was transmitting as it parachuted through the Venusian atmosphere, while Western scientists’ earlier belief that the apparatus burned up was denied in a delayed analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tass
Mosely Named Administrative Intern for Lorain Schools
Mosely, a P.E. teacher and home counselor at Charleston School, was appointed administrative intern by the Lorain board of education. He will split duties between counseling and administrative intern work as part of the state certificate track to become a principal. Mosely, a California State College education graduate, previously taught sixth grade at Hawthorne and Fairhorne and coached football and basketball. He and his wife Emily have three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Fleming Mosely
Board of Education
Mosely
Clifton Ave
Charleston
California State College
California
Hawthorne
Fairhorne
Emily
Area woman named director of nursing at Bay View Hospital
Bay Village Mrs. Edward A Zeinert of North Ridgeville was named director of nursing at Bay View Hospital by administrator John A Roland. The 1946 City Hospital School of Nursing graduate will supervise 120 nurses at the 126 bed osteopathic general hospital and assume duties Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hospital
Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital
Lakewood
Bay View
Osteopathic General Hospital
Two Saws Stolen From Wellington Garage Break-In
Two chain saws valued at 400 dollars were taken from Ranking's Garage in Wellington after a rear door was broken open. David R. Crawford, an employee, reported the theft to Lorain County Sheriff's deputies, noting the building was entered between Sunday 3 p.m. and Monday 7 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
David R. Crawford
Ranking
Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
Local Births Recorded in Elyria and Surrounding Areas
A series of birth notices lists new sons and daughters to multiple families across Elyria and nearby towns. Recipients include Christopher Corlett at 431 Third St and Ernest Barth at 709 Middle Ave, among others. Names also cover William Huffman, Fair Squire, Willie Warrens, Danny Stephens, Kenneth Henley, and Frank Thomas with their respective addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christopher Corlett
Third St
Ernest Barth
Middle Ave
William Huffman
Cleveland St
Fair Squire
Slife Road
LaGrange
Willie Warrens
North West River St
Danny Stephens
16Th St
Kenneth Henley
Point Drive
North Ridgeville
Frank Thomas
Pasadena Ave
Local birth records list new sons at several Ohio homes
A sequence of newborn notices reports sons born to Mr and Mrs George Pritchett at 2327 Elyria Ave Nelson Gomez at 4016 Seneca and Mr and Mrs Ozie Adkins at 5397 Globe Ave along with listings for COSTELLO Cook Heath Fleming Schmidt born to local families in Vermilion Avon and Kingdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Costello
Parkland
Vermilion
Eddie Cook
Nagle Road
Avon
Roger Fleming
Gary Ave
Donald Heath
N. Ridge Road
Kingdon Schmidt
24Th St
George Pritchett
Elyria Ave
Nelson Gomez
Seneca Ave
Ozie Adkins
Globe Ave
Amherst Homer CHAMBERS Elyria address note
Amherst Homer Chambers and William Thompson are listed with Elyria addresses at 144 West River Road and 116 School Street respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Chambers
West River Rd
Elyria
William Thompson
Stanley couple announce birth of son in Elyria
Oberlin Allen Robert Nestor is a newborn of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stanley of Wakeman. The family residence is 220 Gates Ave Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Nestor
Wakeman
Roy Stanley
Gates Ave
Elytia
Man Sues Discount Store Over Boa Bite in Bedford
Anthony Cipriana filed a 45200 dollar damage suit in Cleveland against Spartan Atlantic Discount Store after a boa constrictor bit him when the clerk urged him to pet the snake. Cipriana said he felt uptight after the snake was removed from its cage and measured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
UPI
Anthony Cipriana
Cipriana
Spartan Atlantic
Bedford
Avon Lake CEI plant promotes five workers in 1940s notes
Russ Davies identifies Ernest F. Carpenter a Elyria High School teacher and his wife Mabel at 245 Robson Road Grafton The piece lists five promotions at the Avon Lake Plant of the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co Kenneth Bond Owen Jones Clarence Skofranik Alfred Sperry Donald Wozniak Jones rises to Foreman from Electrical Mechanic Grade I A Jones graduate of Cleveland John Marshall High joined CEI in 1941 He and his wife Ann have six children Robert Richard Thomas Linda Kenneth and Terry residing on Vermilion Road Vermilion
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avon Lake
Cleveland Electric Iluminating Co
Kenneth Bond
Owen Jones
Clarence Skofranik
Alfred Sperry
Robert
Richard
Thomas
Linda
Kenneth
Terry
Vermilion Road
Vermilon
Anniversary notices highlight long service and relocations
John D. Owen marks 35 years at CET Avon Lake facility with wife Victoria at Lorain address 2110 W. 40th St. Paul S. Dziak observes 25 years with Judy at 455 E. 47th St. Melvin Stephenson also reaches 25 years. Joseph Koach at 169 Beck Road Avon Lake and Robert Muska at 389 Jackson St. Amherst each have 20 years. Prudential appoints Robert C. Schuetz to handle the Easton debt with Mary and three children at 416 Randall Rd. Easton. Prudential HQ at 1380 North Ridge Rd East Sheffield Township. Jake Shafer, Elyria barber, died in Florida in 1969. Paul Strobel thanked for contributions to the Ernie Leedale-Bill Leedale-Jake Shafer-Clay Nixon-Bob Smith chain since 1925. Strobel turns 66 on March 16 and remains active for Bob Smith amid leg troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violet Armeli
Vincent Ave
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Armell
Pennsylvania
First Baptist Church
Sheffield Lake
Francis
Thomas
Louis
Ross
Germany
Arthur James
Tennessee
James
Russ Bowman
Mabel Longstreet
Mary Mack
Velma Hayward
Walter A. Frey
A.R. Wynn
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
John D. Owen
Avon Lake
Owen
Victoria
40Th St
Paul S. Dziak
Judy
47Th St
Melvin Stephenson
Joseph Koach
Beck Road
Robert Muska
Jackson St
Amherst
Prudential Insurance Company of America Debit
Jamin R. Easton Jr
Robert C. Schuetz
Bob
Jeanette
Roosevelt Ave
Easton
Mary
Randall Road
Prudential
North Ridge Road
Sheffield Township
Jake Shafer
Elyria
Florida
Paul Strobel
Ernie Leedale
Bill Leedale
Clay Nixon
Bob Smith
Strobel
Former Lorain chief acquitted in assault case
Alfred G. Nickley 64 retired Lorain fire chief and hobby store owner was acquitted by a Lorain County Common Pleas Court jury after about two hours of deliberation. The case stemmed from a dispute at Nickley s Lorain Hobby Center over merchandise handling and featured a plastic 44 caliber revolver used as evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred G. Nickley
Lorain
Lorain County
Lorain Hobby Center
Wallick
Nickley
Ray L. Miraldi
Robert Nagy
Parma man charged in drug possession after traffic stop
A 21-year-old Parma man, Robert W. Bedevelsky, was charged with possession of marijuana after Elyria police stopped his car on West Broad Street for an auto registration check. A pill box with marijuana was found in the glove compartment. two passengers were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parma
Elyria
Robert W. Bedevelsky
Kenilworth St
West Broad Street
Bedevelsky
Medina girl charged after auto accident marijuana found
A 17 year old Medina girl admitted the package near the Rt. 82 Cayuga Drive scene contained marijuana. Deputy George Lewis reported the incident occurred after an auto accident Sunday in Eaton Township. She was entrusted to her guardian until juvenile court. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medina
Lorain County
George Lewis
Rt. 82
Cayuga Drive
Eaton Township
Lewis
Service station theft foiled after $40 missing
Elyria night attendant John Fillman reports two men entered the Clark Service Station at 1 a.m. asking for directions. While he stepped out to fetch a paper towel, the men returned to the back room and a $40 drawer cash loss was later found. They left east on East Bridge Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria
John Fillman
Clark
H. Bridge St
Fillman
East Bridge Street
Pickets Protest Non-Union Labor at Rivoli Theater Facelift
Pickets from Lorain County Building and Construction Trades Council gathered at 511 Broad St to challenge contractor Robert B. Smith over alleged use of non-union workers for a facelifting job on the Rivoli Theater owned by Spitzer Management. Spitzer declined to comment while building inspectors estimate the alteration cost at 12,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County Building and Construction Trades Council
Rivoli Theater
Broad St
Robert B. Smith
Robert E. Zvosec
Trades Council
Smith
Spitzer
Fire damages home in Henrietta
A fire yesterday at a Vermilion Road home in Henrietta Township caused damage primarily to the kitchen and an adjoining room. Firefighters from Florence Township and South Amherst were dispatched after a neighbor alerted authorities. Raymond Borer was not home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta
Borer
Florence
Knott
Police to Melt 1000 Confiscated Guns in Smelting Ceremony
Kansas City police will destroy more than 1,000 confiscated firearms by melting them in an electric smelting furnace at a steel plant on Thursday. Environmentalists had objected to previous dumping into the Missouri River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Trustees to Present Tax Views in Ohio Reform Hearings
Ohio township clerks and trustees from Lorain County testified before Gov Gilligan’s Citizens Task Force on Tax Reform. They urged township taxing power changes, proposing a township income tax or reciprocity, with hearings running through Thursday and a report due by February 15. Albert Morris granted firearms license for cufflinks shaped like miniature guns amid hijacking warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio State Association of Township Clerks “and Trustees
John J. Gilligan
Citizens Task Force
Lorain
Bedford
England
UPD
Albert Morris
British Overseas Airways Corp
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D. Howk
Bowser
Evelyn
West 33Th St. Lorain
Roger
Marilyn
Georgia Johnson
Katie Hall
Ann Johnson
Kevin
Brown's Funeral Home
Mt Zon Baptist Church
Elmwood
Wooton
Lois Jean
Wheeling Ave
Paul
Linda Sue
Caroline
Bige Turner
Laure Scott
Irene Stevens
Lige_ William
Ruben
Arthur
Norton Funeral Home
Funeral
Huntington Cemetery
Cheryl
Alinneapoli
Minn
Dorothy Battles
Ellis Battles
Barbara
Ella
Renee
Stephane
Tamera
Larry
Prince
Gary Frends
Brown's
Mt Zion Baptist Church
Elmwood Damstery
Lorain Ward
Archwood Ave
Michael
Donald
al Korab
Helen Rieth
Reidy-Scanlan
St Mary Church
Calvary Cemetery
Dudek
Anna
George W. Giar
Montrose Way
Giar
Giar Dry Cleaners
Wellington Eagles
Faith
Mike
Beulah Cutler
Spencer
Lloyd Pomeroy
Albion
Harry Gallatin
Ashtabula
Leo
Rex
Carl
New Mexico
Robert Carlson
Greenwood Cemetery
Baird
May Irene Baird
Brandston Ave
Good Samaritan
Brighton
St. Jude Church
Jack Birmingham
Raymond
Reichlin
St. Mary Cemetery
W.A. Moore
Patricia Ann Moore
Courtland St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Pittsburgh
Mrs
R. D. Harold
Betty L. Harold
Jefferson St
Elytia Memorial Hospital
Elvira
Harold
Tyrone
Lake Avenue
Jon
Pamela) Sears
Elizabeth Kelly
Sudro-Curtis Funeral
John Clausing
Brookdale Cemetery
Roman Klos
Irene Kies
Memoriam
Frank G Estep
Frank
Kay
Suidro-Curtis Funeral Home, Inc
Greater
Byria
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W Scheuttler
Jprihiv
Space Station
Ingeborg Zeinert
Elyria Memorial
St. Joseph
Oberlin Allen
Iit
Beltone
Bestone
Public Square
Room
Ohio
Russ Davies
Ernest F. Carpenter
Elyria High School
Carpenter
Mabel
Robson Road
Grafton
Man
Girl
Robert 8. Stephen
C. Carandang
N. Abbe
Botament
Clark & Pork
Ridge Rd
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