Longtime Lorain educator Robert Faris dies at 83
Robert B. Faris 83 of 2147 East Erie Ave Lorain died after suffering a heart attack at home. A former principal of Whittier School he served 51 years in Lorain public schools retiring 1958. He held several civic posts including Lorain Exchange Club and State Exchange Club presidency. Survived by two sons six grandchildren and siblings. Funeral plans set with services at Walter A Frey Funeral Home and Elmwood Cemetery burial.
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Robert B. Faris
East Erie Ave
Lorain
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mr. Faris
Bellaire
Ohio
Colorado
Whittier School
Faris
Elizabeth Schneider
Mildred James
Elyria
Walter A. Frey
Donald M. Yeakle
St. John’s
Zilpha B. Haney
Sector Ave
Cleveland
Curtis
Anna Elizabeth Frisbey
Trinter Road
Vermilion
Euclid Manor
Earl T. English
Maple Grove Cemetery
Stella Kester Delgreco
Jefferson Ave
North Ridgeville
Holly Terrace
Bolger County
Guiseppie
Delgreco
Adelbert Layton
Omaha
Neb
Carl Kester
San Francisco
Calif
Andeen Kester
Kulin
Claude Kester
Poplar Bluff
Bogner Funeral Home
James A. Shaneyfelt
North Ridgeville Bethel Baptist Church
North Ridge
Clyde W. Basom
Bryenton Rd
Litchfield
Wayne County
Litchfield American Legion
Ruth
Virginia Brennand
Los Angeles
Joyce Zeller
Fairfax
Ralph
Wooster
William
Sarasota
Fla
Earl
Parker Funeral Home
Lodi
East Homer Reform Church
County Road
Homer Township
Francisca Temme
Elyria Ave
Aloys Schwarz
Amherst
Clara Burger
Reichlin-Cooley Funeral Home
St. Joseph Church
Balthasar Koczam
Calvary Cemetery
Avon Lake Infant Dies At Home
Eight week old Christina Killian daughter of Mr and Mrs Mickey Killian 33461 York St Avon Lake died of natural causes yesterday at 1230 pm at her home Lorain County Coroner reports Burmeister Funeral Home Avon Lake in charge of arrangements.
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Christina Killian
Mickey Killian
York St
Avon Lake
Lorain County
Burmeister Funeral Home
Licenses Issued To Residents Of Lorain Avon Lake and Sheffield Lake
MEUee licenses John G Bailey 23 of 1926 Nichols Ave Lorain metal finisher Anna D Pruchn icki 19 of 627 Lakeside Ave Lorain Terry A Fisher 17 of 225 Fay Ave Avon Lake porter and Valerie L Ackerman 17 of 5468 Lake Rd Sheffield Lake Ruben Zambora 20 of 212 28nd St Lorain US Army and Judith Davila 18 of 1822 E 28th St Harold J Bryant 19 of 4009 Clinton Ave Lorain steelworker and Teresa Fleming 16 of 4362 Laurel Rd Lorain
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John G. Bailey
Nichols Ave
Lorain
Anna D. Pruchnicki
Lakeside Ave
Terry A. Fisher
Fay Ave
Avon Lake
Porter
Valerie L. Ackerman
Lake Rd
Sheffield Lake
Ruben Zambora
28Th St
U.S. Army
Judith
Davila
Communities plan festive July 4 across Lorain County
Lorain County communities observe Independence Day with fireworks, music, speeches, and parades. Elyria hosts Cascade Park firework display with The Four of Us and Company led by Irene Sidorowicz. speeches by Kale, Ryba, and Reichlin. match light at 9:45 p.m. Oberlin holds two days of events at Oberlin College skating rink with free recitals and Cascade Singers in Elyria.
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United States
Lorain County
Elyria
Cascade Park
Elyria Jaycees
Four of Us and Company
Irene Sidorowicz
Lorain
Joseph Kale
Jaycee
Jack Ryba
Leonard P. Reichlin
Oberlin
Gremore Dance Studio
Cascade Singers
Oberlin College Skating Rink
Wellington High School
Village Square Park
Lorain County Fairgrounds
Rochester
Elyria youth in Lake Erie boat rescue collapses on shore
A 20 year old Elyria youth attempting to save a pounded boat in Lake Erie collapsed on the Lorain shore after guiding the vessel for about a mile. He towed the boat via ski rope while four friends were ashore. Coast Guard towed the boat to Beaver Park after arriving at the scene.
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Elyria
Lake Erie
Lorain
Tim Williams
Floyd Williams
High St
U.S. Coast Guard
Chester Bryant
West Ave
King Ogle
West 12Th St
Coast Guard
Beaver Park
Lorain County selects Airport Management Inc to operate Russia Road airport
Lorain County Regional Airport Authority awarded a 20 year lease to Airport Management Inc of Vermilion after reviewing six proposals and studying each bidder's finances and operations. The firm will operate the county's $1.2 million Russia Road airport with a 5 cent per gallon air fuel royalty, a minimum $10,000 annual guarantee, and possible extensions.
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Lorain County Regional Airport Authority
Harold A. West
Airport Management Inc
Vermilion
West
Airport Management
James Doyle
Lorain County Aviation Inc
Grafton Rd
Elyria
Stephen J. Meyer
Lorain
Buckeye Air Freight
Buckeye
Cleveland Hopkins International
Melvin Harvey Builders Inc
Paul R. Snow. Lorain
Bodnar Air Services
Farm Tractor Pins 21 Year Old in Water Rescue
James Thompson, 21, of New London escaped serious harm when a farm tractor flipped onto him and sank in pond water on Town Line Road. Firefighters waded through hip deep mud to free him, then he was taken to Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital and treated for an ankle injury.
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New London
James Thompson
RD 1
Thompson
Townline Road
John
al Walters
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Norwalk
E. R. McLoney
John Thompson
High speed chase ends in crash near Black River Bridge
A Wellington police pursuit of a stolen car ended when the vehicle crashed into a wooded area off Route 58 near the Black River Bridge. The driver fled on foot as patrols searched the scene, with Greene later noted not to be the driver. Lorain County Sheriff’s Office investigates. no suspects named.
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Wellington
Rt. 58
Black River Bridge
New Rt. 58
Greene
Lorain County
Boat owner named, crash victim fair in Lake Erie crash
Anthony Rigo of 1107 Leroy St. suffered cuts and bruises after a home-built boat grounded off Century Park. Ralph Heimann of 402 E. Erie Ave. manned Rigo's boat during the incident when a towline broke. Rigo's daughter Darlene, 19, fractured pelvis and is in St Joseph Hospital in fair condition. The crash damaged both vessels and left the 21-foot cabin cruiser wrecked.
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Lorain
Anthony Rigo
Leroy St
Oper- Chronicle
Rigo
Ralph Heimann
E. Erie Ave
Lake Erie
Century Park
Anulive Lay
Darlene
St. Joseph Hospital
Rose
Lorain youth stabbed after gas station dispute
A 17-year-old Lorain youth was treated in good condition at St. Joseph Hospital for chest forearm and hand wounds after a fight with a 44-year-old man near Dick's Drive-In. The man was arrested after witnesses, including a gas station night manager, reported a knife and a threat with a handgun.
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Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
di Virigilio
Hall
Sohio
21St Street
Leavitt Road
Dick's Drive-in
Howard C. Werner
East Lake Rd
Sheffield Lake
Fire hits ship during trial run on Great Lakes
A fire aboard the ore carrier Stuart J. Cort during sea trials in Erie Bay injures one electrician and damages the generator. The $20 million Cort, largest ore carrier on the Great Lakes, is towed to the shipyard. delivery to Bethlehem Steel remains planned for July 15, despite an estimated $10 million damage to the hull.
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ERIE
Stuart J. Cort
Great Lakes
Roger Blough
American Ship Building Co
Lorain
Cort
U.S. Steel Corp
Allan Law
Erie Marine Division
Litton Industries
Tony Bastaph
Hamot
Law
Erie Bay
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Avon Girl Receives Northwestern Graduate Assistantship
Joyce M. Roose daughter of Elmer and Mrs Roose of 3710 Long Rd has won a graduate assistantship toward a Master of Science in advertising at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism. She also earned a Kappa Kappa Gamma graduate fellowship after earning a BSc from Northwestern on June 13.
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AVON
Joyce M. Roose
Elmer Roose
Long Rd
Medill School of Journalism
Northwestern University
Miss Roose
Avon High School
Northwestern
Elyrian acquitted on two counts in armed robbery case
Darnell Spraggins, 25, of Elyria, was acquitted yesterday by a Lorain County jury on two armed robbery counts connected to hold ups at Lawson's Milk Co. and B and B Sparkle Market on March 5. He admitted driving the car but said he did not know co-defendant Jerry Walker, who allegedly wielded a gun. Walker pleaded guilty to the Lawson's store robbery and awaits sentencing. Spraggins was represented by attorney Jack Zagrans.
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Elyria
Court of
Lorain County Common Pleas
Paul J. Mikus
Darnell Spraggins
Barbara
Spraggins
Jerry L. Walker
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Lawson's Milk Co
Lake Ave
Ely- Tia
Walker
Lawson’s
Jack Zagrans
Elyrian bound to jury in Lake Avenue service station burglary
The last of three Elyrians charged with larceny and breaking and entering in a Lake Avenue station burglary has been bound to the Lorain County Grand Jury. George C. Williams 20 pleaded innocent and waived preliminary hearing. bonds set at 2000 and 4000 dollars. Milner and Edwards, both 21, previously bound to the grand jury on identical charges.
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Elyrians
Lake Avenue
Lorain County
Grand Jury
George C. Williams
Vulcan St
Elyria
Frank M. Wilcox
Smith
Sunoco
Lake and Bell Avenues
Turyan M. Milner
Garden St
Joan A. Edwards
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W. Brownage
Viola Brownage
Parmely Ave
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Pinnacle
N.C
Holy Cross Pentecostal Church
Walter
Nora East
Winston-Salem
Huely
Gladys) Walls
Beatrice Best
Martha East
Helen France
Frances Wilson
Betty East
Johnny East
Russell
Harry Lee
Harrisburg
Carter Funeral Home
Mrs
William Temme
Lenore
Sue Gross
Susie) Gross
Avon Belden Rd
Miss Gross
Lake County Memorial Hospital
Painesville
Arnold Wholesale Inc
St. Coleman’s Church
North Ridgeville High School
Leonard Gross
Evonne
Leon
Karl
Ronald
Rose Berry
Sudro-Curtis
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheuffler
Meuee
Grafton
Willow Park
North Olmsted
NASA
Lewis Research Center
Great Northern
Columbia
Spencer
By Doug Kramer
Williams
Kolbe Road
Ming
By Earel Neikirk
By Helen Payne
Tim C. Greene
Rt. 10
Russia Township
Randy di Virigilio
Fred di Virigilio
Didrickson Dr
Elyrian
Fulton
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Washington Ave
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