Faulty outlet blamed for Elyria blaze at Sobel home
A malfunctioning floormounted outlet caused a 45000 dollar fire at Harold Sobel’s home on Washington Ave Elyria. Fire spread from a family room to a dining room garage attic while the house was empty. Fire department says rug was reasonably flammable and one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation.
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Whyria
Elyria
Lyle Scott
Harold Sobel
Washington Ave
Hite
Tire Department
Death notices for several Lorain area residents
Lorain area obituaries report the death of Agness Mikulan 74 from a heart attack at St. Joseph Hospital. Surviving husband Steve a son Joseph and daughter Mary Simunovich, plus five grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements and church services at St. Vitus and Calvary Cemetery.
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Steve Mikulan
Lorain
Agnes Mikulan
St. Joseph Hospital
East 38Rd St
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Mikulan
Lorain Works
United States Steel Corp
St. Vitus Church
Croatian Fraternal Union
St. Vitus Lodge
Croatian Catholic Union
Altar Society
Steve
Joseph
George
Mary) Simunovich
Elyria
Katherine Mikulan
John R. Devin
Simon J. Neue
Calvary Cemtery
Plaszaj
Larkmoor S
St. Stanislaus Church
Calvary Cemetery
Card of Thanks for Sympathy in Loss of Ann Marie Boncvelt
We express sincere appreciation to all who offered sympathy during the deepest sorrow from the death of Ann Marie Boncvelt. Special thanks to those whose kindness, flowers, services and offerings of support gave us comfort. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bonevek
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Ann Marie Boncvelt
Strojee
Joe Bonevek
In Memoriam Zoll Balogh Remembrance Verse
In loving memory of Zoll Balogh who passed away July 11 1960. A year ago memories stay near as yesterday. Deep in our hearts you are with us yet. We loved you too much to ever forge. We who love you know how much we lost nine years ago. Just as you were you will always stay loved and remembered every day. Loved and remembered by mother sisters and brothers.
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Zoll Balogh
Area births list from Elyria and nearby towns
A son born to Doyle Wells and wife at 156 Cooley Road Columbia Station. A son to Tom Spanos and wife at 224 Furnace Street. A son to Henry Alexander and wife at 107 West Bridge Street. A son to Harold Fitzpatrick and wife at 189 Sheriff Street. A son to Eddie Conrad and wife at 952 Center Street Grafton. A son to Fred Koons and wife at 425 East Broad Street. A daughter to David Killings and wife at 414 West 13th Street Wellington.
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Doyle Wells
Cooley Rd
Columbia Station
Tom Spanos
Furnace St
Henry Alexander
West Bridge St
Harald Fitzpatrick
Sheriff St
Eddie Conrad
Center
Grafton
Fred Koons
East Broad St
David Killings
West 13Th St
Joseph Maley
Wellington
Local Birth Announcements in Lorain and Amherst Areas
A series of birth notices lists newborn sons for families including Misac Fontanez at 330 West 31st Street, Steve Balog at 37977 Lorie Boulevard Avon, Gerald Katiba at 2201 Mark Drive, and William Francis at 910 Middle Ridge Road Amherst. Other entries mention John Virant at 716 EE Street, Robert Foss of 366 Marseilles, Bienvenido Garcia at 516 East 33rd Street, Ald Morrissetta at 804 South Central Drive, Glen Wilburn at 6390 Dewey Road Amherst, Vern Traxler at 3307 Crehore Street, James Montler in Amherst, Gulas at 4706 Maple View Vermilion, and Samuel Griffith at 910 Sixth Street.
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Steve Balog
Lorie Blvd
Avon
Gerald Katiba
Mark Dr
William Francis
Middle Ridge Rd
Amherst
John Virant
Ee” St
Robert Foss
Marseilles
Flycia
Bien
Maple View
Vermilion
Samuel Griffith
Sixth St
Avon Lake and Lorain Families Welcome Newborn Sons
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Larry Slone of 229 Sunset Road Avon Lake and a son was born to Mr and Mrs Virgil Lafferty of 1724 Nichols Street Lorain both entries noted in local social news with brief birth announcements.
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Larry Slone
Sunset Rd
Avon Lake
Virgil Lafferty
Nichols St
Lorain
Notable Local Obituary and TV Highlights Share Weekend Events
James Hammond of Avon Bake dies aged 107 and his ashes are interred in an urn after cremation. The six children scatter his memorial across the United States. TV features include Who's At The Zoo and Look at the Pachyderms on WRYC-TV, and Never Wave at a WAC on WKYC-TV with Rosalind Russell. Apollo XI live coverage is set for July 16 across NBC CBS ABC at 6 a.m. and 9:32 a.m. ET. Local anecdotes cover Dan Warner’s career and Dan Mulholland family ties to Elyria, plus the murder of Lee Daniels in Indianapolis and related police updates.
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Namimond
United States
Phoreu
Walden Pond
Boston
Wryc-Tv
Cleveland Zoo
Zoo
T He Hyrax
Brenda Simpson
Wkyc-Tv
Helen Mulholland
Elyria Ywca
Chronicle-Telegram
Akron Beacon-Journal
Mulholland
Dan Warner
Lorain
Dan
Janet Kostyo
Jerry
Josephine) Kostyo
Grassic’s
Wayside Inn
Jaret
Midview High
Elyria
Daniels
Indianapolis
Lester Steelman
Harriman
Yeon
Steelman
Oliver Springs
Cove Cemetery
Carrie
Vermilion woman escapes harm when auto hits train
Marilyn Martin, 32, of Thompson Road Vermilion escaped injury after her car struck a Baltimore and Ohio coal train at the Rt 6 crossing beneath the bascule bridge. Conductor Paul Hunsaker said he signaled with a lantern but she ignored the warning light, thinking it a prank. The auto sustained $300 damage.
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Lorain
Ohio
Marilyn Martin
RD 2
Thompson Road
Paul Hunsaker
Wellington Soldier Receives Bronze Star for Depot Fire
Wellington Army Spear Bryan Co Steith awarded the Bronze Star for actions during a depot fire in Saigon. He helped control pumps under rocket attack after transfer from bulk tankers to smaller fire trucks, displaying bravery and duty under extreme conditions.
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Wellington
Spee
Bryan Co Steith
Vietnam
Victor
Unresolved union feud delays foreign ship at Lorain port
The Brazilian freighter M. V. Dalila waited 11 hours in Lorain harbor as tug assistance was blocked by a union dispute. James Carman of Terminal Import-Export says unloading of 1000 tons of castor oil would begin soon, but Longshoremen fought to transfer cargo. Dalila’s owner ordered the ship to continue to Superior, Wisconsin, with a return visit possible next week.
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Lorain
James Carman
Terminal Import-Eixport Co
M. V. Dalila
Carman
Teamster’s Union
Terminal
International Association of Longshoremen
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Col
Wilson Neff
Port Authority
New York
Cleveland
Milo Bailey
Netumar Lines
Rio de Janeiro
T. J. Stevenson & Cox, Co
Superior
Wis
Neff
Lorain Man Stabbed at Restaurant Parking Lot
Vinnon Nazworth, 28, of Lorain, is hospitalized with back stab wounds after an incident in a restaurant parking lot on East Lake Road. Gloria Parker, 40, of Marietta, was arrested for intoxication and disorderly conduct and is being held. Nazworth will not name his attacker or press charges.
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Sheffield
Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Marietta
Lorain County
East Lake Road
Vinnon I
Nazworth
Lake Rd
Gloria Parker
Rt. 4
Sheffield Lake
Naaworth
Petition seeks to add three areas to Rochester
A petition to annex parts of Rochester Township and small portions of Brighton and Huntington townships was filed with Lorain County commissioners. The proposed area totals 10 707 acres in Rochester, 1.5 acres in Brighton, and 2.3 acres in Huntington with 83 of 143 resident freeholders signing. After certification, 20 days will be for withdrawal, then a public hearing will be scheduled.
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Rochester
Rochester Township
Brighton
Huntington
Lorain County
Jack Hodgkin
George P. Verban
Volunteer infantry suit seeks permits for rebuilding cottages
The 103rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry sues Sheffield Lake for permits to rebuild fire damaged cottages on 4.5 acres at 5501 East Lake Rd. Five cottages were damaged by fire. two owners were refused building permits under new city ordinances. The suit seeks a court ruling on the parties rights and cites lost rent and future damage as grounds. Attorney Bruce Alexander represents the 3rd OVI organized in 1966.
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Sheffield Lake
Vollages
103Rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry
OVI
Lorain County
103Rd Company
East Lake Rd
Petitlion
Atty
Bruce Alexander
Arabs kill 4 in Suez raid draws Israeli losses
Egyptian commandos killed four Israeli soldiers and captured another in a UAR raid across the Suez Canal. The Tel Aviv spokesman reported four more Israelis wounded and two tanks damaged in the Posi Tewfic area, marking a rare mid war cross canal raid.
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Anther
United Arab Republic
Suez Canal
Middle East
Teraeli
Tel Aviv
Posi Tewfic
Man shot in Lorain poolroom
A 1 year old man, Robert Barnett, was shot in a East 28th Street poolroom and taken to St Joseph Hospital in good condition. Barnett said a 50 year old woman grocery storeowner fired the shot after an incident over credit for beer.
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Lorain
East 28Th Street
St Joseph Hospital
Robert Barnett
East 28Th St
Barnett
Firm named in $736000 damage suit over football helmet
In Grand Rapids Michigan Franklin E Knight father of Gerard Knight 17 filed a federal suit charging John T Riddell Inc Chicago designed helmets were inferior and All American Co Elyria Ohio failed to return refurbished helmets in safe condition Gerard Knight died September 11 from head injuries after football practice The suit seeks 736000 in damages against both firms.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
UPI
All-American Co
Elyria
Ohio
Franklin EE. Knight
Gerard Knight
Catholic Central High School
Gerard
Knight
John T. Riddell Inc
Chicago
Catholic Central
All-American
Taylor St
Lorain man seeks $101000 in auto crash suit
John W. Stidham of 3744 Palm Ave Lorain filed in Lorain County Common Pleas Court for $101000 alleging injuries from a traffic accident on October 22 1965. The suit names Firestone Tire and Rubber Co Akron and Joe N Rowe Lorain as defendants and says a Firestone truck driven by Rowe collided with his car at East Mist Street near Norfolk Avenue.
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John W. Stidham
Palm Ave
Lorain
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Akron
Joe N. Rowe
Stidham
Rubber Company
Rowe
East Mist St
Norfolk Ave
City calls for storm debris pickup by all city trucks
Safety Service Director James T. Tracey announced residents may place storm damaged furniture and household goods at three lawns tonight for free pickup beginning tomorrow at 7 24 0 an. The city will cover all areas with priority to Lane Street Pinewood Drive Riverdale Court Elizabeth Street Tannery Street Turner Street and the area east of Aube Road.
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Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Tracey
Lane Street
Pinewood Drive
Riverdale Court
Elizabeth Street
Tannery Street
Turner Street
Aube Road
Park chief seeks volunteers for Mill Hollow cleanup
Henry Minert director of the Lorain County Metropolitan Park District called for volunteers to clean up Mill Hollow Bacon Wood Park. Groups should report 8 a.m. Saturday to the area guard at Ver Milion and North Ridge Rds. with adult supervisors and drinking water.
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Mill Hollow-Bacon Wood Park
Henry Minert
Lorain County Metropolitan Park
Area Guard
Vermilion and
North Ridge Rds
Minert
Mill Hallow Bridge
North Ridge Road
Park Board
LCCC fills top jobs with Lorain man hired
Lorain man is selected as a top administrator at Lorain County Community College. The 12 month counseling post pays $10 560 and requires a religion degree from Malone College Canton. Hammond will coordinate with social agencies and churches to reach youth. Other new hires include Barbara Finegan Carmen Masciola L David Mills III Gertrude Montgomery Dorothy Oliver William Topoly and David Schmilkons in various roles with degrees and prior experience detailed.
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Hammond
Malone College
Cantonias
Ford
Max J. Lerner
Barbara M Finegan
North Ridgeville High School
Western Reserve University
Carmen J. Masciola
Wittenberg University
Springfield
L. David Mills III
Bowling Green State University
Gertrude C. Montgomery
Oberlin College
Eastern Michigan University
Dorothy Oliver
State University of Iowa
William R. Topoly
Kentale University
Pfaudler
Sybron Corp
Elyria
David L Schmilkons
University of Michigan
False fire alarms trigger chief warning in Elyria
Elyria Fire Chief Lyle Scott warns that false alarms are a criminal act under city ordinance and can carry up to a $100 fine. After two calls within ten hours, he stresses the risk to firefighters and potential injuries as crews respond to non existent fires at 117 Kenyon Ave and 700 Harvard Ave. He vows prosecution for those who file false alarms.
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Elyria
Lyle Scott
Kenyon Ave
Harvard Ave
Scott
Gun found in Huron River links to Michigan coed murder
The State Police crime lab confirms a .22 caliber semi automatic pistol recovered from the Huron River is the weapon that killed Margaret Phillips, 25, a University of Michigan student. The seven shot Bernardes pistol was located after a three day search, near a bridge on U S 23. Police consider whether the same gun was used in the slayings of Jane Mixer and Alice Kalem.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
State Police Crime Laboratory
Huron River
Margaret Phillips
University of Michigan
Bernardes
Ann Arbor
Plymouth
Mich
Michigan
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John R. Devin Funeral Home
Mary A Plaszaj
Peter B. Biermacher
Indian Hollow Road
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Penn Central
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Catherine Taylor Lehr
Margaret Coon
Alice Malin
Alvena Brown
Memoriam
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Ernest W. Scheinfler
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Amherst Hospital
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Hilliard Roucdl
Bryan C Smith
Volunteer Infantry
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United Press International
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LCCC
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