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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1978
Page
4
Singer Bette Midler, stranded by a severe blizzard that halted Ohio travel, gave an unplanned lounge set at a suburban Cleveland motel. The performer was in town for Front Row Theater engagements, with staff and about 20 to 30 patrons enjoying the impromptu moment as storms raged.
Facing two days of blizzard conditions, area heating firms report record demand. A C T survey shows emergency calls dominate as backlogs grow, with AN E.H. ROBERTS noting 12 technicians working around the clock and more than 20 customers awaiting service. Residents report pilot light failures, power outages, and wind damage, while others are advised by phone to re light pilots and perform minor fixes awaiting repair access.
A roster lists multiple pairs including Robert W Rush Jr 23 service manager and Linda K Bracik 19 sales clerk from Avon Lake. Also named are Richard J Bartunek 21 carpenter and Tammy L Murdock 19 waitress of Avon Lake. Other entries include Mark T Hurlbut 22 police officer and Diane Lee Johnson 21 student from Grafton Lorain, Ernest Rodriguez 50 welder and Elva Padua 19 Lorain, William Dudukovich 33 grinder and Michele J Gray 21 Lorain, and Thomas B Dobbins 23 laborer and Shirley May Poorman 49 Sheffield Lake realtor.
Elyria Memorial reports on January 22 a son born to Mr and Mrs Myron Watchorn of 315 9th Street Lorain. The family welcomes the newborn, details note the residence and birth date in this community notice.
A group of children play at a community center in West Ridge Green Mobile Homes as residents huddle since Thursday morning after an outage affected about 100 homes. Power was restored to about half by morning while Obie Edison worked to reconnect remaining lines.
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