Area death notices from Oberlin Lorain and Toledo
Obituaries report Harlan Frank Reynolds 78 of Oberlin born 1896 in Greenville Kentucky retired Oberlin College custodian died after a long illness. Wife Dorothy, son Edward, daughters and grandchildren survive. Funeral details at Mount Zion Baptist Church and Cowling Funeral Home. Separate Lorain note for Gladis Nelson 18 found dead with survivors and funeral arrangements. Toledo death of Mary Ann J Perna 34 resident of Elyria and Toledo, services at St. Clements Church with burial Calvary Cemetery.
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Oberlin
Harlan Franklin Reynolds
South Park St
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mr. Reynolds
Greenville
Oberlin College
Willard B. Holmes American Legion Post
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Dorothy
Edward N
Boston
Mass
Georgia Williams
Christine Reeves
Elva Gayton
Milton
Cowling Funeral
Fred Steen
Westwood Cemetery
Lorain
Gladis Nelson
Rt. 113
Florence
Brown Funeral Home
Miss Nelson
Canton Ave
Clearview High School
Morning Star Baptist Church
Darnell
Samuel
Leona Nelson
Willie Nelson
Cleveland
Charles
Los Angeles
Calif
Melvin
James
Joseph
Vivian
Essie Terry
Elyria
Ruth Guyton
Toledo
Miss Perna
Town House Restaurant
St. Clements Roman Catholic Church
Angelo Perna
Vincent
St. Clements Church
Calvary Cemetery
Toloedo
Elyria health dept starts summer rodent control program
The Elyria Health Department opened its summer rodent control in Woodford Avenue Irondale Street and Vulcan Street areas using black balls above ground and baiting sewers where complaints arose. The Ohio Health Department survey backed targeting these zones and the city will extend control if needed.
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Elyria
Gordon X. Bell
Bell
Woodford Avenue
Irondale Street
Vulcan Street
Ohio Health Department
City Health Department
Bell Avenue
High Street
Willow Park Road
Base camp explosion kills Gt soldier in Vietnam
Sgt. Gaylord G. Kerr, 20, of 7584 Maddock Rd in North Ridgeville, died June 3 in a non hostile explosion at a base camp ammunition storage area in Tay Ninh Province. He served a second Vietnam tour, enlisted May 23, 1966, and transferred from Korea in March 1968. Bogner Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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North Ridgeville
Gaylord G. Kerr
Maddock Rd
Vietnam
Defense Department
Kerr
Army
Tay Ninh
Korea
Bogner Funeral Home
Sibelius widow Aino Sibelius dies at 98 in Finland
Aino Sibelius widow of Jean Sibelius dies in Helsinki at age 98. Born 1871, married 1892, she lived at Tousula near Helsinki in the family home named Aiola after her by the composer who praised her essential role in his work.
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Helsinki
UPI
Aino Sibelius
Jean Sibelius
Sibelius
Tousula
Avon School Talks Progress with Teachers Association
Avon reports progress in negotiations between the Board of Education and the Avon Teachers Association. Superintendent Robert Barnhart says the board will consider a masters plus 15 hours salary category as of January 1970, but rejects a 13-step plan due to financial limits. Members to vote on proposals at the September general meeting.
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AVON
Board of Education
Avon Teachers Association
Robert Barnhart
Barnhart
Teachers Association
Card of Thanks for Ethel L. Yost and Anthony Tomasek
The families express gratitude for sympathy and flowers after the deaths of Ethel L. Yost and Anthony Tomasek. Special thanks to Rev. Eugene Fairman and Rev. Jerome Lajack, pallbearers, funeral homes, and the Fritz Lew George and Yost families. Also thanks to the Edward Burrell Brothers and Joseph and Gerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel L. Yost
Eugene Fairman
Fulton Funeral Home
Yost
Jerome Lajack
Fritz
Lew George
Edward Burrell
Joseph
Gerald
Boy in Critical Condition After Heart Surgery
Seven year old James Elias was near death after surgery to remove a splinter of glass from his heart. Authorities say he was punctured when he ran through a glass storm door at his home in a suburban Dayton community. He suffered multiple serious cuts and received a heart massage during a nearly five hour operation at Kettering Memorial Hospital.
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Kettering
UPI
James Elias
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Dayton
Vermilion Board Meeting Postponed to June 18
The Vermilion Board of Education meeting scheduled for tomorrow night has been postponed to June 18. The session will be held in the administration building at 8 p.m.
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Vermilion
Amherst council misses agenda on water tower and street light bids
Only four council members attended the Amherst meeting, blocking two ordinances for a 500000 gallon water tower contract and street light bid advertising from being placed on the agenda. Absent were DePaola Henry and Bruce. The session focused on rezoning Middle Ridge Road and other items pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Anthony DePaola
James Henry
William Bruce
Middle Ridge Road
Kenneth Daugherty
Ohio General Assembly
Daugherty
Lorain
Buckeye Board hears York building concerns from Valley City residents
Eighteen residents addressed the Buckeye School Board in Valley City voicing disapproval of York building conditions. They cited overcrowded classrooms unsanitary conditions and inadequate storage with janitorial staffing issues. The board noted short term help and higher janitor salaries compared to teachers and pledged to seek more staff before the new school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley City
Buckeye
York
William Culp
York-Litchfield Pta
York Music
KS. Baskin Co
Cleveland
Republic Steel
Two Gunmen Rob Motel Night Cash Grab
Elyria police report two men about 25 years old held up the Ameri cana Inn at 910 Lorain Blvd last night. They demanded change, drew revolvers, and took an estimated 125 dollars from a cash drawer while the night manager William Alloway was forced to lie face down. No getaway vehicle was heard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Americana Inn
Lorain Blvd
Elyria
Dennis Thomas
William Alloway
Alloway
Merck First U S Firm Licensed to Produce German Measles Vaccine
Merck Sharp & Dohme of West Point Pennsylvania becomes the first U S company licensed to produce a live attenuated rubella vaccine. The license, announced by the Department of Health Education and Welfare, marks a first step in a large immunization drive to avert a potential epidemic next year.
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Washington
Merck Sharp & Dohme
West Point
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Sanitation Trucks Safety Appeal Urges Parents
Elyria Safety Service Director James T. Tracey urged parents to keep children away from city sanitation trucks during curbside pickups. He noted many kids crowding around trucks as school is out, risking safety and slowing operations while workers check front and back before each move.
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Elyria Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Tracey
Sanitation Department
Partial repeal urged for Elyria traffic map
Elyria City Council safety committee recommended repealing Section 305 of the traffic code which governs the traffic control map. Committee chair Richard P. Seward cites rapid growth annexations and regulation changes as reasons the map is hard to keep up to date. He says removing the map would help the city make traffic cases stick in court by eliminating map placement disputes.
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Elyria
Lice Records Department
Richard P. Seward
D-1
Munici
Pal Court
Seward
Strick
Avon Lake Employee Leader James Dorsey resigns
Avon Lake council accepted the resignation of James Dorsey chairman of the Avon Lake Municipal Employees Association and a technical aide in the engineering department. Dorsey cited dissatisfaction with wage and working condition handling. He will join a private firm and remains at 184 Burton St.
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Avon Lake
James Dorsey
Avon Lake Municipal Employees Association
Dorsey
Chronicle-Telegram
Burton St
Avon Lake expands fire department to 14 with two new hires
Avon Lake council approved the appointment of Charles Bickers and James McMullen to the fire department, raising total personnel to 14. They begin on Monday at 556 dollars monthly, pending civil service certification, as the city moves toward a 56 hour work week though retirements may require two more hires. First step toward employment of a park custodian.
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Avon Lake
Charles Bickers
James McMullen
Civil Service Commission
Council Resolves Civil Service Status for Park Superintendent
Council narrowly approves employment of Tim Flynn as park superintendent after debate on civil service status. City buys 2.97 acres from Erie Shores Girl Scout Council at 3,500 to extend recreation grounds for 75 nearby children. Also approves car for engineering at 2,332 and LeRoy tractor for the recreation department at 985.
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Erie Shores Girl Scout Council
Belle Road
Howard Wakefield
St Gary Dodge
Lorain
LeRoy International Tractor
Shute Equipment Co
EHS graduation honors 739 graduates and speakers
The event featured remarks by Supt Smittle about three keys to happiness a brain to plan a heart to love and hands to work. Principal Miller presented the class while George Reash led the roll. Board members Stevenson Dicken Ohlemacher Johnson Myers attended. The ceremony included band music Pomp and Circumstance Crown Imperial and choral selections Holy Radiant Light and The Lord Bless You and Keep You.
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George B. Smittle
Smittle
Charles R. Miller
George L. Reash
Board of Education
Robert W. Stevenson
Harold Dicken
Robert Ohlemacher
George Johnson Jr
Ben V. Myers
William P. Henline
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Jay Ross
Elgar
Luthold
Walton
Craig Deiterich
Grethcheninoff
Lord
Lutken
Ohio House approves private detectives standards bill
The Ohio House approved 87-5 a bill establishing licensing standards for private detectives and procedures for organ transplant donations. Rep. Keith McNamara called for curbing untrustworthy practitioners, citing concerns over concealed weapons and fraud. The organ donation measure would let mentally sound adults over 18 decide on donations, changing the previous age 21 requirement.
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Keith McNamara
Columbus
Senate
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Chronicle
Harlan F. Reynolds
Mary Ann Perna
Mary Ann J. Perna
Toedo Hospital
Everwood Road
G. E. McHenry
Gilbert E. McHenry
West Erie Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
McHenry
Walter A. Frey
Elyria Kiwanis Club
Harold Bobel
Lorain County Stationers
James L. Dall
Dail Ford Sales
Joseph DeMichael
Salvation Army
David Dunakin
Boy Scouts of America
William Harmon
Land Title Guarantee & Trust
Eugene Hubbard
Northern Savings
Ohio Street
Ohio
St. Clair Street
C. W. Hamilton
First United Methodist Church
Washington Avenue
Chauncey B. Smythe
Youngs
Ralph B
Eleanor
East River St
Tucson
Ariz
Elyrian Young
Sears Roebuck & Co
Broad Street
Ralph
Elyrian
Clyde
Kibbie) McKibben
Arizona
L.A
Len” Williams
Insurance
Kistler Industrial Service
Phoenix
Paul Dayton
C.sa
Holiday House
First National Bank of
Lke
California
San Diego
Baja California
Clarence Allen
California Institute of Technology
Ensenada
Mexico
Sudro-Curtis
Greater Elyria and
Harvey C. Curtis
Ernest W. Scheuffler
Wellington High Graduates
Friend
Mary Greene
Wellington High School
Finance Committee
Howard Patton
Fourth Ward
Utilities Committee
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Marvin Davis
Martha Quinn
Office of Community Development
Lice
U.S
John Moran
Council
Moran
Avon Lake Employe Association
By Leary
Harold Early
Tim Flynn
G. Des Bates
EHS
Mark
Botamer Florist
Clark & Park PI
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