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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1961
Page
6
Al and Lu Steiner showcase a carved ebony all wood Friendship Tree in their 529 Broad Street restaurant dairy shop to mark the sixth anniversary sale. The display features specialties of the business including Isaly dairy products, arranged between walnut paneling sections with direct lighting for emphasis.
Robert K Wilson, 31, of 205 Fullerton Rd., was cited for failure to stop within an assured clear distance after a three car crash on Cleveland St. A passenger, Mary Katz, 42, of 742 Furnace St., reported back pain but did not require hospital care. The incident involved Mike Katz, 44, and Joseph W. Consentino, 9, with damages listed at $150, $385, and undetermined for the Consentino vehicle. A second incident on Second St. involved Officer Set. Paul Brand, 34, and Benny Lupe, 42, with minor damage to the cruiser door and no injuries.
Two survivors remain in St Joseph Hospital after a crash on Garfield Boulevard at Lexington Avenue killed Frank Moody 57, his wife Mary 67, and son James 16. Driver of one car, 47-year-old Joseph Gluvna, is listed in fair condition. passenger Patrick Tropic 18, now satisfactory. Police continued investigation with no witnesses. Funeral services for the Moody family are set for Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. at St Anthony Church, Calvary Cemetery burial.
A three member subcommittee was formed to begin negotiations on a site for the central fire station funded by Ely Estate. Seven of 19 proposed sites remain under consideration with two city owned sites excluded from negotiation and the former city hall site and a parcel of Lodi Street parking lot included. Purchase would align with Parsch Lumber Co. land facing Depot Street for a total area around 53,000 square feet.
Multiple Elyria Lorain area notices report deaths of Theron Goodwin 79 of 141 Adelbert St. and Alice Edmondson 78 of Darrow Rd Vermilion, with funeral arrangements and survivors listed. Other obituaries include Bernice Roddy 44 Lorain, Stephen Luca Sr. 73 Lorain, Helen Wheeler Coombs 21 Oberlin, and Ben Thomas 66 Lorain, with service locations in Elyria Lorain and Vermilion and details on surviving relatives and burial plans.
In loving memory of prank Figler who died on the thirteenth of [month], 195[year]. Our eyes will never again see his dear face on earth. He remains a magic mirror of memory, undimmed by time or death. His loving family.
A note of gratitude from Olive A. Beller thanks friends who offered cheery notes and expressions of goodwill during her convalescence after an injury.
A compilation of birth announcements and referenced residents from Lorain area addresses including North Ridgeville, Elyria, Lorain, LaGrange, Amherst, Wakeman, and Wakeman with multiple bayi and family names. Notable entries include Victor Hoffman, Darryl Balas, Henry Jalowiec, Allan Myers, Conrad Joblinger and others, with various street addresses.
Two children were treated at St. Joseph Hospital after falling from a moving car on Route 254 at Oakwood Avenue. Mrs. Juanita Rea Heath, 25, was driving and asked Debra Mall, 7, to hold David Heath, who fell when the door handle was grabbed. Debra sustained severe back burns and David head bruises and brush burns. both were released after treatment.
A list of names and ages from Lorain and nearby towns shows licenses issued to individuals in various trades including laborers, receptionists, housekeepers, beauticians, and military service. Addresses span South Central Drive, West 23rd Street, Fair Jawn Avenue, Brockley Avenue, and East Drive with residences in Sheffield Lake Avon Vermilion and Amherst.
Ex mayor Louia Mike Nagy of Mares and former Brook Parks figure dies in Southwest Cleveland after a traffic collision in Amherst. Divorce petitions granted include Eleanor Szarek and Casamyr and Lorain couples, while various divorce suits are dismissed. Foreclosure action filed by Citizens Home and Savings Association against Carrie E. Board for 6475 dollars.
A series of birth notices from Sandusky area families lists a son to Mr and Mrs James Tatt Huron Edwin Moehle R D Milan Mr John Gravenhurst and baby RD Monroevale Everett Gleason Timmy McCoy David Bachman Anthony Sanders Amy Brewster all of Huron Albert Spoerr RD Milan Mrs Richard Hine and Mrs Hazel Brant both of Huron Homer Church Berlin Heights John Weimann RD 1 Milan Oberlin Allen.
A long Norwalk birth notice list reports newborns to families in Norwalk Berlin Heights Wakeman Milan Lorain Wellington and Monroeville with parents Mr and Mrs Clark Hahn John Blackwood Jr Frank Linder and others plus multiple relatives and addresses. The entry names many individuals including Mayme Brown Elmo Bush Ella Rowe Grace Skinner Norman Audrush Frances Ringlem Frank Herkend er and more.
A list of births announced for families in Norwalk Berlin Heights and surrounding towns includes a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Schuster R O Berlin Heights Hersha Norwalk twin daughters to Mr and Mrs Henry Osthemer R D 4 Berlin Heights George Sith Mrs Jeanine J Williams Miss Margaret Utley fall of Huron Mrs Kenneth Nutter and baby Mrs Dorothy Mc Pherson and Miss Theresa Myers all of Norwalk Burton Allgood Berlin Heights Mrs Rose McClure Berlin Heights Edward Frost Milan Mrs Victor Hersha Mrs Char lene Tovo all of Norwalk.
The Elyria Kiwanis Club and the Junior Achievement Board host a strawberry festival at the American Legion Post tomorrow from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Proceeds split between the 1961 Junior Achievement program and Kiwanis civic projects. The Chord Clippers barbershop quartet entertain. tickets via Kiwanis or Junior Achievement members. Kinamans Louis Kolopus and Phil Coe lead.
A woman claiming to be Esther Smith of The Chronicle Telegram contacted an Elyria resident. The impersonator asked about neighborhood feelings, neighborliness, and street house counts, and is not connected to the newspaper.
Elyria Municipal Court records list multiple offenses. Defendants include Leo E Henry 19 of West 15th Street found guilty of speeding and disturbing the peace with a car, $5. Charles J Santoro 18 of Hillsdale Court fined $5 for driving on a sidewalk. Pauline G Mecera 29 of Amherst fined $15 for failure to yield. George G Moore 22 of Arlington Virginia fined $20 for passing at an intersection. Mary R Didomenino 36 of Adelbert Street fined $10 for stop sign violation. John L Howell 36 of Kenvil New Jersey fined $25 bond forfeited for speeding. Denton G Kelley 48 of Washington Avenue fined $10 for speeding. Clarence E Weibling 49 of Cooley Road found guilty of passing a railroad crossing and fined $10. Gloria Ann Lach 33 of Broad Street fined $23 for disturbing the peace. Walter R Lach 37 of Broad Street fined $25 for disturbing the peace. Alonzo Harris 25 of Detroit fined $25 for speeding with bond forfeiture. Joseph J Diemling 37 of Linwood Avenue fined $25 for intoxication. The list ends with a garbled entry Rag el nae.
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