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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1971
Page
2
Multiple death notices from Lorain and surrounding areas report Frances Supeck and Katherine Savina dying after illnesses or heart conditions, with extensive survivor lists and upcoming funeral services. Others include John Bates, James Ritchey, Walter Metzger, and Harry Orton, detailing birthplaces, affiliations, and burial plans across local churches, cemeteries, and funeral homes.
A series of birth notices from Lorain area households lists newborns for the RANGEL family at 3710 South Hogan Drive a daughter for the PISEGNA family at 1804 Foster Park Road a daughter for the FADA family at 203 East Darrow Road Vermilion and a son for the MOORE family at 935 West 22nd Street other births include a son for the YUG family at 2838 Cleveland Boulevard a son for the SAEGERT family at 1116 West 19th Street and a child for the LOCKRIDGE family at 218 Tenth Street.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Willie SANDERS of 1341 Hart St Akron. Ronald MILLER of 314 Woodland Ave and Thomas DUBROY of 500 East Ave are listed. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Michael CATHEY of 229 Eighth St.
Death notices list Edmund Shukait of Lorain age 42 with wife Agnes and children, services at Dombrowski and Nativity Church, burial Calvary Cemetery. Also L. Daniel are 41 with family survivors and rosary plans at Zabor Funeral Home Parma, and Howard E. 70 of 555 South Abbe Road with wife Ruth and daughter Marylee, services at Wainwright and Frank W. Simons Funeral Homes, burial Jefferson Memorial.
In loving memory of Gladys M. Erber who died July 31 1967. A loving husband Ermie and family express their deep sorrow and honor her memory with a heartfelt verse about loss and peace. The poem notes her strength and the family's enduring love.
The U S Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a 105,498 grant reservation for South Lorain’s urban renewal area. It funds rent supplements for Southern Heights Apartments a 70 unit complex to be built by Contractors Inc. of Vermilion. Design Communities Inc. also builds 50 units to be purchased by Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority as low income family housing. both firms are subsidiaries of Klingshirn Towner Inc. of Vermilion.
Two youths pleaded guilty to a drug charge in Elyria. Barry A. Wachtler, 18, gave 223 Lake Ave as his address when arrested April 19, later denied by a resident. Wachtler pleaded guilty to possessing a hypodermic syringe for illegal purposes and his case was sent to the adult probation department for a pre sentence report.
Clinton D. Breenbank, 50, of 261 Montrose Way, Wellington, was found in a damaged auto eight hours after a late night crash on Route 162 near Clark Road. He suffered head, arm, body and leg injuries with possible internal damage and was listed in fair condition at Wellington Community Hospital. The accident occurred about 10:30 p.m. and the scene was discovered at 6:45 a.m. by a motorist who reported it to the Lorain County sheriff.
A new plastic packaging firm, Basic Packaging Systems Inc., has bought the former Electric Cord Sets building at 583 Miller Rd Avon Lake. Formed by ex Dow Chemical packaging staff, Dow holds a financial stake. The company will manufacture and lease an automatic bagging machine and fabricate and print tunnel stock for machine installations. President is Robert G Muller. EVP/operations manager Oliver R Titchenal. Licensed for Europe manufacture and distribution. potential licenses elsewhere. Target markets include fertilizer grains seed produce dry pet foods powdered and brown sugar chemical resins and wood products.
The Elyria Chapter of the NAACP will hold its monthly meeting at the Elyria New Center tomorrow. Isaac C. Chapman reports the executive board will meet at 4 p.m. to hear reports from the Minneapolis national convention and discuss the Petress Scholarship Fund progress. The board will also consider speakers for the annual Freedom Fund banquet and shift the regular meeting to the first Sunday each month.
Two Ohio Edison employees were injured at the West Erie and Oberlin avenue power plant. Douglas Seeley, 22, of Wellington, suffered second and third degree burns to the face neck chest and upper limbs and remained in serious condition at St Joseph Hospital. Jerome Urbanic, 20, of Lorain, was treated and released after suffering first degree burns to the face and hands. An Edison spokesman said the accident happened about 9 45 a m when a circuit breaker was pulled and an electric arc burned the men.
Elyria Rotary Club hosts District Gov. Glen Dunbar of Toledo as noon speaker at the YMCA on Tuesday. A member of the Toledo Club, Dunbar has served in the district for ten years and recently attended the Rotary International Convention in Sydney, Australia.
Burglars stole two brass foghorns from the abandoned Lorain lighthouse along with a $150 chain hoist and ripped conduit. Police say the items endangered boaters if the lone harbor fog warning fails and that a boat was likely used to move the items. The FBI joined the investigation due to federal government property involved.
A wife and an accountant filed for election to the Lorain Board of Education in November. Mrs. Robert A. Nagy, Evans Art-Type, and Hall's Pies owner Waite III, both of Lorain, reported burglaries at 5:34 a.m. and 3:14 a.m. respectively, with small cash losses and a slide projector at the former. A separate burglary at Noreen Riley’s home yielded a .22 revolver worth $13. The candidates are new to politics. Waite and his wife have two children, and Nagy is a long-time education employee with Oberlin ties.
Avon Lake and Penfield event notices list a bazaar and carnival at 32929 Lake Rd with a chicken dinner at 12:30 p.m. at Avon Lake St Joseph and a Penfield Hot Stove League family picnic at 1 p.m. Attendees should bring a covered dish or dessert and table service to the Penfield Par gathering.
The House approved a 250 million loan guarantee to Lockheed Aircraft Corp by a 192 to 189 vote. The measure aims to prevent bankruptcy and avoid receivership, with Senate action expected to follow possibly as early as Monday.
Elyria police report Albert Green a 56 year old resident of 1328 West River Street South was stabbed in the chest and treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital at 1:50 a.m. He received 13 stitches and was released. Green was unable to provide details.
Mona Marriott, 70, became possibly the first gypsy honorary Boy Scout after she raised over $2,400 for charity through walks. The Norwich local troop inducted her yesterday in recognition of her fundraising effort.
Oberlin Music Theater presents Camelot in Hall Auditorium from Wednesday to Sunday Aug 8. Due to demand two additional performances were added for Aug 8 with proceeds benefiting the Oberlin Music Theater. Cast includes David Daniels as King Arthur Joleen Fodor as Guenevere William Covington as Lancelot and Jack Eidemann as Mordred.
Nancy Ann Webb, 36, of 9581 West Ridge Rd., was arrested by Lorain County deputies on a secret grand jury indictment charging forgery and embezzlement. The 115 offenses total $11,373 from her employer, attorney John D. Kozich, with forged checks drawn on City Bank Co. from May 20, 1970 to April 10, 1971. bond set at $10,000 pending Aug. 9 arraignment.
North Olmsted officials report bids for the sewer plant tertiary treatment facility came in about 100000 under the city's 687300 estimate. A G Beer Construction Co. bid 557846 for micro strainer equipment while Bay Construction Co. bid a cheaper system. Atlas Electric Co. won the electrical portion at 15730 and start of construction could occur this summer.
Sherman L. Smith 51 of 429 N Center has filed petitions to seek re election in November for village clerk a post he has held for 22 years. lifelong LaGrange resident employed at Harshaw Chemical Co Elyria WWII veteran married with two children Lyle 28 Susan 25 member of LaGrange Methodist Church and LaGrange High School graduate who attended Fenn College.
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