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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1970
Page
8
Considerable cloudiness and warmer today with a chance of showers or thundershowers. Highs from the low 70s to the lower 80s. Mostly cloudy and cool tonight with thundershowers ending west in the evening and later tonight in the east portion. Lows in the mid to upper 50s. Partly cloudy and a little cooler tomorrow with highs from the upper 60s to the mid 70s.
Weather update notes southeast winds at 10 to 20 knots with brief higher gusts. Showers and thunderstorms are scattered, bringing brief local intensification in affected areas.
Elyria 22 year old JoAnne Duffy of 513 Walnut St was treated for a head bump and released from Elyria Memorial Hospital after an auto crash at 1 50 a m involving a parked car owned by James Provoznik 1206 West Ave a street sign at West Ave and 12th Street and the porch at 1130 West Ave The incident left 3000 damage to Duffy s car 250 damage to the Provoznik car and 1000 damage to the Taylor porch Duffy was charged with reckless operation by Elyria Police.
The Rev. Ron Fruth spoke in an interview about a statewide project to ship cattle to India. He will address the Wellington Kiwanis Club next Thursday, with an edits issue noted in the Chronicle-Telegram story.
In Memoriam notices recall Earl Shaffstall and Walter Celesta on birthdays and Fathers Day. Messages express love, sorrow, and prayers. Read as tender remembrances from family to cherished fathers and grandfathers.
John K Brestovansky 60 of 2847 Garfield Blvd. Lorain died after a heart attack at home. native New Yorker 43 years in Lorain crane operator at Lorain-Cuyahoga Works, U S Steel. Survived by wife Bernice Szarek four sons a daughter three grand children six brothers. Visitation today 7–9 p m and tomorrow 2–5 and 7–9 p m John R Devin Funeral Home. Burial Calvary Cemetery. Funeral Tuesday 9 a m mass Holy Trinity Church. Rev Joseph Ungarsky officiating.
The Parks and Recreation Department announces baton twirling for girls 7 and older starting tomorrow. Batons lessons cost 2.50 for an eight week twice weekly series. Free square dancing lessons run Fridays from 1 to 3 pm at 1101 Prospect St. Information available at Prospect Street office.
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has become a grandmother as her daughter-in-law Sonia gave birth to a baby boy in New Delhi. The birth occurred on Friday and marks Gandhi’s first grandchild.
Raymond Rutkowski son of Cleveland Municipal Judge Anthony A Rutkowski was convicted of larceny by trick in a court fixing case. Judge John T Patton sentenced him to the penitentiary but allowed bond pending appeal. He was bailiff for his father and part of a trio accused of taking 1500 to influence a robbery trial.
Lorain County Center for Sightless calls for volunteer drivers to escort adults with sight handicaps to bowling at Shoreway Lanes in Sheffield Lake on Tuesday or Wednesday nights. About 15 adults bowled last winter. Shoreway Lanes offers free bowling. Contact Mrs Lempertz at the Lorain County Gentes for Sightless, 330 Third it.
An 11 year old boy and his 9 year old sister on a bicycle were hit by an eastbound car on Bell Avenue. The boy, Vernel Boone, was treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital and released with minor cuts and bruises. The driver was Mary Rose Didomenico, 45, of Adelbert Street. Shirley Boone was not treated. No citation issued.
Barbara Street resident Elizabeth Johnson nine received cuts and possible internal injuries after dashing into the path of an eastbound car on Infirmary Road at 7 56 p m She was treated at the scene and later reported in fair condition Driver Robert L Sarner 34 of Allen Street was involved No citation reported
Police logged multiple break ins at Sohio Gasoline Bulk Plant on Elm Street, Cascade Park dressing room, Sacred Heart Church on Irondale Ave, and an apartment on Georgetown Ave. Items stolen include an office machine, first aid kit, lawn mower, volleyballs, basketballs, and a television stereo. A ten year old Elyria boy was treated after a bicycle fall in Cascade Park.
A Middle Avenue man, Anthony L. Wysor, 66, was treated for minor head injuries at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a two car crash on Hilliard Road at 3:30 PM. Wysor’s eastbound vehicle hit a car driven by Alex R. Baksa, 43, of 584 Hilliard, who was turning into a driveway. Police report cites failure to stop as the cause and notes images were moderate.
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes remains largely unseen by outsiders after losing the Republican Senate primary to Taft Jr. He operates with aides reading statements and avoids TV interviews while still signing administration bills. Aides say he will remain governor for seven months and continues to lead.
A Lorain County feature examines welfare stigma and the Welfare Rights Organization in Lorain, detailing how mothers navigate aid, enforcement, and work programs. It profiles Mollie and Pat, plus casework roles from intake to redetermination, and notes federal and local pressures on ADC caseloads and Fathers Day court actions.
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