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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1974
Page
6
A brief Elyria Chronicle Telegram item dated Monday January 28 1974 appears in this fragment. It notes local people and happenings with concise newspaper style, preserving period tone and regional focus.
Willie Edd Martin Jr 23 a recreation supervisor at Jefferson School and hospital maintenance worker died Saturday at Cleveland Clinic after transfer from Elyria Memorial He lived his life in Elyria attended local schools and belonged to Mt Zion Baptist Church He survived by his mother stepfather five sisters and four brothers Friends may visit tomorrow 7 to 9 p m and Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m. James J Wayte 55 of Lorain WWII Army veteran died at St Joseph Hospital after a heart attack He once managed two filling stations and worked as a mechanic Born in Filbert Pa he lived in Lorain since 1955 Discharged as staff sergeant in 1946 He survived by a sister and two brothers Funeral arrangements under Emil Dovala Funeral Home Lorain include memorial services Wednesday and burial at Elmwood Cemetery with AmVets Post 47 assisting.
Mrs Elizabeth Olah aged 92 formerly of 1688 E 30th St Lorain visitation Monday at Emil Dovala Funeral Home Lorain from 2109 PM and a memorial service at 730 PM Funeral services 1 PM Tuesday at the Hungarian Reformed Church with burial at Elmwood Cemetery Burtalin Elmwood Cemetery
Multiple funeral and visitation details listed for Joseph Fape Helen Fritz Julia Easterwood Trukovich and others. Services set at Bogner Elyria Carter Mt Zion Pilgrim United Church Brookdale Cemetery and St Peters. obituaries note births marriages and affiliations with local churches. Burial plans and times provided along with family survivors and funeral home involvement.
Mrs Joseph Louise Raccio 82 of Lorain former resident of the area dies. Survived by son four daughters Yolanda Hobrowski Angeline Petraskey Mary Zalenski Helen Petraskey and brother Louis Revale. Friends may call Dombrowski Funeral Home Lorain today 7 to 9 PM and Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. Services Tuesday 8:30 AM at the funeral home and 9 AM at St Peter Church. Burial at Calvary Cemetery.
A list of birth notices: a son to Paul and Mrs Wolford at 521 Cornell Ave. a son to Charles and Mrs Pinkerton at 828 South Logan. a daughter to Jeffrey and Mrs Hixon at 5880 Wallace Blvd North Ridgeville. a birth for Gary Handrosh on Foster Rd Litchfield. a son to Robert and Mrs Hudson at 508% West River St. a son to Marshall Morton at 355 Louisiana Ave. Michael Lacko at RD 1 Whitehead Rd LaGrange. James Stanley at 5640 Wallace Blvd North Ridgeville.
In West Bend Iowa the Grotto of the Redemption is claimed as the world’s largest grotto. Built by Rev Matthias Doberstein over 42 years, it incorporates materials from all states and many foreign countries including stone from the South Pole and a 100 pound amethyst.
Atlanta based report notes Dr. Geoffrey H. Bourne supported the theory that high doses of vitamin C can prevent colds or lessen symptoms. He cited studies including Navajo children at Steamboat and Canadian soldiers in the Arctic, where daily 500 to 1000 mg doses reduced illness days and shortened symptoms.
Ohio EPA warns car owners that removing emission control devices can worsen gas mileage and cause engine damage. Ira L. Whitman says design changes to engines are not reversible and tampering risks damage. Despite laws, few skilled mechanics can safely remove systems. guidance includes 55 mph speed limit, inflated tires, and radial tires to save fuel.
Lorain Democrat Michael Hritska announced his candidacy for Lorain County Auditor. He plans to file petitions next Monday at the Lorain County Board of Elections. Hritska, 33, corporate manager of financial controls for Foseco Inc., Berea, teaches accounting at Lorain County Community College and resides at 4304 Edgewood Drive with his wife Rosemary and two daughters Tammy and Larissa.
Robert W. Fields 20 of HIS W. 2nd St. pleaded no contest to possession of marijuana and assault and battery after a family disturbance. Police found marijuana in the car. he received a 40 day sentence on the assault charge with jail term suspended, a $25 fine, and a six month jail sentence on the marijuana charge with $300 jail sentence withheld and a $500 fine.
Two individuals in Lorain County Common Pleas Court admitted guilt to welfare fraud. Santos Feliciano, of Lorain, received $1,160 fraudulently from May 1972 to November 1972 and was placed on three years probation with restitution. Marie Bradley, of Lorain, obtained $1,131 from Sept 1972 to Nov 1973 and received a suspended $1,000 fine and six months jail, suspended on restitution through welfare arrangements.
Elyria police charged 19 year old Richard England of 5940 Jaycox Rd with petty larceny in an attempted siphon of gasoline from College Heights Baptist Church buses at 980 Abbe Rd early today. A partially filled two gallon can was found nearby. A second suspect fled prior to police arrival.
A 71 year old Lorain woman, Anna Drabik of 1516 West 28th Street, was seriously injured crossing Broadway near 32nd Street at 10 05 p.m. Saturday when struck by Judy Ann De Nicola, 24, of 3940 Broadway. Drabik suffered fractures to the hip, left leg, right wrist and pelvis and remained hospitalized at St Joseph. The driver said she did not see the woman until after the collision. witnesses said Drabik darted into the path of the car. No charges filed.
The first of five monthly community rap sessions begins Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Elyria Neighborhood Center. Lavenia DelMar of Nord Centers will speak on community problems. Future sessions will be on the fourth Thursday monthly through May with more speakers announced.
The Candlefish earned its name from Alaskan Indians who dried the fish and used it as a lamp. A wick was fashioned from rush pith or a strip of inner bark from a cypress tree, allowing the fish to burn as a light source.
The Mothers' March Against Birth Defects in Lorain County is extended to February 4. Lorain County chairman Yvonne Sanker cites 3,800 volunteers locally and 60,000 in Northeast Ohio. The nine-county goal is 125,000 dollars for research, patient services, and education. Contributions may be mailed to Lorain County Savings and Trust, 230 East Broad St, Elyria.
Gerald Sauer, 19, of Pilw River St, was indicted for maiming his 2 year old stepson Craig Houser by scalding him in a hot water shower. He pleaded guilty December 10 to assault likely to produce great bodily harm and was sentenced to indeterminate one to five years in Mansfield Reformatory by Lorain County Common Pleas Court Judge LeKay F. Kelly. The sentence followed a probation report after Sauer’s arrest by Elyria police on August 15 following a complaint by the child’s mother Linda and Sauer’s mother in law.
A bomb threat phoned to St Peter School halted classes this morning. Students were moved to another building while police and fire personnel searched the site. No explosion found. The incident follows a string of threats in the city, one earlier leading to a juvenile court referral for a 14 year old girl.
Two juveniles were arrested by police after an attempted burglary at Longwell's Market 212 Kansas Ave. Officers responded at 3:54 a.m. and found a 13-year-old inside and a 16-year-old hiding under a car on Town Avenue. They were taken to the county detention home.
A small fire at Longfellow School on Maine and D streets was reported yesterday morning. Firefighters arrived at 9:31 a.m. to find smoke filling the school and the blaze confined to an attached storage garage housing a tractor and lawnmower. Officials say vandals smoking caused the fire, with light damage to a few items in the garage.
A %-year-old Lorain woman Connie Kell of 400 W 21st St was arrested on a secret grand jury indictment charging fraudulently obtaining 1060 in poor relief. She faces arraignment in Lorain County Common Pleas Court Thursday for benefits obtained from August 1 to November 30 last year amid 12 secret indictments from the grand jury session.
Rep. Charles A. Mosher of Wisconsin is elected vice chairman of the Office of Technology Assessment OTA a new staff arm of Congress created in 1972 to aid committees with technology research and development Emilio Q Daddario chairs the OTA board with six Senators and six Representatives and a ten member science advisory panel including Dr Frederick M Robbins dean Case Western Reserve University
Sheriff deputies report several two car accidents on Rt 30 at Rt 20 in Carlisle and on East and Marseilles avenues with no injuries. Break-ins include Susan S rinak residence 400 Hand St and Gary Williams residence 180 Colleges Park. Clothing items and electronics reported missing in several incidents. Firefighters respond to false alarm at Riverview Plaza and taillight issue on 1000 W River St.
Elyria detectives hold a 47 year old Elyrian in connection with the pistol shooting of two men early yesterday at Players Lounge 130 Woodford Ave Both victims William Wheatley 30 of Cleveland and Harry Hill 30 of Blake Street were treated and released Wheatley wounded in the shoulder Hill in the upper left arm Police say the shooting followed an attempt to break up a disturbance involving five men A six shot 32 20 caliber pistol with three live rounds was confiscated
A historical note reports that an oyster releases several million eggs at once but only a small fraction endure. The fact highlights the scale of reproduction and high mortality in early life stages of marine life.
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