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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1963
Page
15
Eyewitness reports describe devastation in Skopje as a 30 second sequence of quakes left tens of thousands homeless. Army and police aid rescue while food and water supplies run low and fear famine and disease grow. A French tourist recounted the moment of collapse near the army club as buildings toppled and rubble filled streets.
Avon woman is reported missing from a motel where her husband says she was in bed until about 1 a.m. The door to the room was locked from inside and the wife was not found in bed or elsewhere in the room. Police and fire units searched the area around Lake Road and the motel but found no trace. The husband suspects she may have left quietly or entered a car in the motel lot. he doubts she carried money beyond a small amount.
Congressman Charles A. Mosher announced Robert P. Leber of Sandusky will attend the U S Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point New York Leber a Sandusky High School graduate is the son of Mr and Mrs Paul E G Leber 306 Meigs Street He will report August 18 This marks the third 13th District student to qualify for entrance this year from Norwalk and Amherst areas nominations based on competitive exam scores across Ohio
The Gaston Howard Family expresses gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and sympathy after the death of Mary Howard wife and mother. They especially acknowledge Dr C K McGarvan for special services.
In loving memory of Richard O. Dougl l killed July 28 1962. A year has passed yet memories stay dear as yesterday. Deep in our hearts you are with us yet. Also memory tributes to William J. Weslow who died July 27, 1958 and Helen Noga who died July 28, 1946. From loving family and descendants.
WELLINGTON David P Sechrst 26 of 467 Bar Ct Akron was treated and released from Southern Lorain County Hospital after suffering scalp and neck injuries. He told Elyria Post the highway patrol that his car moving west on Rt 18 about 6 pm ran off the road two tenths of a mile west of Wellington, spun and stopped on the road’s right side. No charge was listed.
A list of license holders includes Daren L Beam 19 Kipton la borer and Kathleen C Mathes 18 RD 2 Amherst as secretary. Other pairs cover Thomas S Zajkowski 20 of 11230 West 37th St Lorain laborer and Gloria M Williams 19 of 3823 Oakwood Ave Lorain. Robert E Takacs 21 136 Clinton Ave assistant manager and Barbara D Thurman 20 321 North Abbe Rd head cashier. The record also lists Harry L Curry 31 123 Ar kansas Ave Lorain mechanic and Charlotte M Kochheuser 30 310 Florida Ave Lorain cashier. Additional couples include James F Till 22 128 Blake St truck driver with Shirley A Dallas 20 243 Delaware Ave laundry work. Marcus Hullinger 51 341 Ninth St driver salesman and Joyce A Valliety 30 704 Cornell Ave. Joseph A Pietro 33 848 Lovett Pl spray painter and Frances D Besozzi 31 837 West 14th St Lorain. Franklyn S Kelch 28 596 Harmony Dr RD 3 Grafton tool and die maker and Wilma J Warner 24 598 Harmony Dr RD 3 Grafton packer. Thomas W Baxter 36 1006 Broadway Lorain body assembler and Geraldine S Parks 25 202 West 10th St Lorain.
Multiple notices report deaths in Elyria Lorain Berlin Heights Amherst Wakeman and nearby areas. Victoria Zilka of Lorain 561 East 46th St died at St Joseph Hospital age 70 after a long residence in Lorain. Fred J Schafer of Berlin Heights died at home after a five month illness. Dorothy FE Partin of Amherst died at Oberlin Allen Hospital after a two year illness. Juanita E Raver of Wakeman died after 22 days illness. George L Sweet of Elyria died after a one day illness. Alex Koury of Lorain died at Willow Lea Rest Home Oberlin. Helen Carney of Cleveland died at Polyclinic Hospital. Fred Hueg of New London died unexpectedly at home. Payments, church affiliations, and survivors listed where provided. Burial and service details vary by individual.
Lorain County Probate Court approved a 7000 settlement for injuries suffered by Gregory Lee Down, 13, of Lorain, from a traffic accident on October 9, 1961. The payment was made to the boy’s parents, Donald and his wife, and the car involved was owned by Robert McAdams and driven by Conway McAdams.
Elyria will open the Southeast Bypass Monday at noon with a triple ribbon cutting by city, county and state officials. Mayor Charles V. Neeson criticized the Ohio Highway Department for not notifying the city earlier, and invited former mayors and local business groups to attend a luncheon at the Towne Center Inn after the ceremony.
Lorain County deputies investigated a two car collision on Oberlin Rd near the E-77 Inn at 11 13 pm. Burford Freeman 27 suffered facial cuts, Ricky Freeman 5 and Richard Prochazka 20 had head and arm injuries. All released after ER treatment with no arrests.
Courthouse notices list divorce suits including Trene Hritsko of Lorain against Clarence and Dilla Sue Smith of Wellington against Dean Memory Maier. Divorces granted include Russell Reedy of Lorain from Helen, James T McGee of Amherst from Judy, and Steve Cseledi of Lorain from Katherine with Vermilion notation for Jean Ann Hill.
Prices for butter eggs and poultry delivered to retailers in major Ohio cities and southern Indiana. No. 1 quality fryers quoted 1342 to 1512, mostly 1415. Butter wholesale rates steady with mixed grades shown, eggs mixed wholesale prices unchanged to lower, grades A whites and standards listed with numeric scores and percentages.
Antioch to Zion Hospital case centers on John Ksiosek a 11 12 year old farm boy who said he killed his father Felix Ksiosek 43 while he slept after recalling abuse and a drunken night. He told authorities his father struck him at a tavern and insulted his grandfather. The boy was jailed.
Alexander Willis aged 25 from Detroit and James Jackson aged 29 were bound over to the Lorain County Grand Jury by Judge Frank Wilcox after a preliminary hearing in Elyria Municipal Court. Each man had pleaded innocent. bond set at 84,400 each. Deputies found them hiding inside D and S Appliance on Oberlin Road after a tip.
Elyria philanthropies received varied bequests totaling many thousands from the late Will Ely. Key gifts supported recreation, education, health and youth programs including a $1,050 to the Board of Education remedial reading room and numerous others to charitable groups. The estate, valued at roughly $415,700 at death, will be explored further in upcoming installments.
A hospital notes section lists newborns and recent arrivals from families across the region. Names include Dr. and Mrs. William Haussler, Mrs. William Dostall, Mrs. Thomas Hallauer, and many others with street addresses in North Ridgeville, Lorain, Sheffield Lake, Wellington, LaGrange, Grafton, and surrounding towns.
A compilation of birth announcements and memorial discharge notices listing new sons and daughters to multiple families in Lorain County including Grant Street Elyria Devonshire Avenue Sheffield Lake West Fourth Street Avon and surrounding areas. Also noted are memorial discharges for Roberta Huber Dale Hammersmith Bernice Landoll Murray Fitzhugh and Sophia Smith in Norwalk Huron Vernon.
Huron and Norwalk area names appear in a fragmented notice listing Jeremiah Keefe of Sandusky Providence and Mrs. Charles Price of Norwalk among locals.
Sandusky area notices list Barbara Stauder wife of Emanuel Puglisi and baby of Huron, and Mrs Ronald Parks with baby of Berlin Heights.
Oberlin Allen Hospital and Amherst and Lorain area facilities list patient contacts and home addresses including Frank Bristow 431 South Pleasant Drive and Mrs Ernest Novak 280 West Lorain Street at Oberlin Allen and other patients at Amherst Lorain Vermilion and Vermilion addresses such as Mrs Harry Lenhart 802 Jefferson Ave and Mrs Donald Hines 4425 Eastman Drive plus Charles Duffin Hazelwood Vermilion and Steve Herrick RD 2 Elyria with multiple Lorain and Vermilion home locations.
The list includes Vivian Angney RD 3 Wellington Glorene White New London Ethel Clawson RD 3 Wellington Linda King 409 Dickson St Wellington James Feron 165 Jones St Wellington Kelly Griggs RD 3 Wellington Paul Robinson RD 3 Wellington.
A 9 year old boy and his siblings sparked a garage blaze in Avon Lake when they played with twisted paper near a gasoline can. Firefighters found the flames behind John Wedell’s home at 292 Inwood Blvd. Bobby Wedell suffered arm and chest burns and was treated at St Joseph Hospital. Damage to the garage was about $30.
Toledo market data shows cash grain prices with wheat No 2 soft red at 1.78 and No 2 soft white at 1.75, corn No 2 yellow 1.23, oats No 2 white 0.64, and soybeans No 1 yellow 2.61. Prices are given in cents per bushel for New York futures settlement.
An eight man Fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry team from Lorain will compete in the National Rifle and Pistol matches at Camp Perry on August 11 as part of the North-South skirmish. Teams from Ohio units join the Second Kentucky Cavalry and Fourth Kentucky Cavalry in a regional contest with paper targets clay pigeons and balloons, followed by a modern semi automatic weapons challenge. The North includes 10th Volunteer Infantry Springfield Sth Regiment Lorain Lyndhurst First Ohio Light Artillery Cincinnati 44th Ohio Springfield and First Ohio Sharpshooters Columbus.
Lorain County Treasurer J Grant Keys announced that the second half tax bills are being mailed to day and Monday. All of Lorain County's 71 taxing districts should receive bills by Wednesday at the latest, with the closing date for collections set for August 28. A 10 percent penalty will be charged after that date per state law.
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