Suspect sought after school burglaries in Elyria
Police pursue 19 year old Elyria youth linked to two school burglaries. Blood trail from St Jude School led to Cleveland Street home. He fled via rear door and was last seen climbing Ridgelawn Cemetery fence. Mother says two deep arm gashes. Investigated Elyria Catholic High School thefts totaling 25 dollars and a prior major break-in with damage and cash missing.
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Elyria
Maurice C. Flood
Ptt
Michael Firment
St. Jude School
Cleveland St
Pt. Firment
Ridgelawn Cemetery
Flood
Elyria District Catholic High School
Youth seven injured in two road crashes
The State Highway Patrol reported seven injuries in two crashes yesterday. In the worst, 16 year old Steve L. Martin of 58 White Ave New London is in extremely critical condition with a fractured skull and facial injuries after a convertible driven by Robert E. McConnell crossed a bridge, struck a guardrail and rolled on Rt 162 west of Rt 511. McConnell 21 of 3 Fir St New London and David Tackett 14 of Cedar St New London suffered lesser injuries. A second crash at Rt 58 and 254 left four more injured, with Ronald M. Smith 22 Detroit and Judith Cannon 20 Mt Clemens Mich in fair condition at Ambherst Hospital, and Dorothy McDonald 21 Detroit in fair condition at St. Joseph Hospital Lorain. George E. Potts 5 Lorain was treated for head cuts and released. Other minor incidents and two drivers charged with traffic violations were also reported.
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State Highway Patrol
Steve L. Martin
White Ave
New London
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lorain County Hospital
Wellington
Robert E. McConnell
Fir St
David
Ambherst Hospital
Ronald M. Smith
Detroit
Judith Cannon
Mt. Clemens
Mich
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Dorothy McDonald
George E. Potts
Leavitt Rd
Potts
Smith
Rt. 58
Rt. 20
Walter W. Farlick
Fairview Park
Ethel G. Golden
Bell Ave
Elyria
James D. McCoy
R.D. 1
Telegraph Rd
South Amherst
Verlo C. Mettler
State St
Kipton
Rt. 113
Mettler
McCoy
Death of Aloysius Totter ex councilman obituary
Aloysius A Totter 54 former Elyria councilman and Democratic activist died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after six weeks illness. Born in Pittsburgh he moved to Elyria in 1941 to work at Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co. He served one term on city council and was active in UAW CIO Local 971 and UAW Education Council. Survived by wife Catherine two daughters six grandchildren and four brothers. Services set at Reichlin Funeral Home then St Agnes Church with burial in St Mary Cemetery. Rosary to be recited at funeral home.
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Aloysius A. Totter
Foster Ave
Elyria
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Mr. Totter
Pittsburgh
Bendix-Westinghouse Automotive Air Brake Co
St. Agnes Church
Holy Name Society of the Parish
Knights of Columbus
Uaw-Cio
Totter
UAW Education Council
Braddock Two
Catherine
Arthur Sheldon
North Olmsted
Joseph Runch
Santa Maria
Calif
Steve
Andrew
Frank
Joseph
Reichlin
Solem
James Gallagher
St. Mary Cemetery
Holy Name Society
Basinski to serve as missionary volunteer in Latin America
Dorothy Basinski of Cleveland Catholic Diocese volunteers as a Papal Volunteer for Latin America. She departs for Cuernavaca Mexico for training at PAVLA Center before teaching English to grades one through six in Osorno Chile. She is Lorain County’s first entrant into a lay missionary group created by U.S. Catholic bishops.
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Dorothy Basinski
Stanley Basinsk
Grafton Rd
Cleveland Catholic Diocese
Latin America
Papal
Cuernavaca
Mexico
PAVLA
Center of Intercultural Information
Osono
Chile
Miss Basinski
Lorain County
United States
John XX
Edyria
Marian College
Indianapolis
Boy Heroically Rescues Tot From Creek Drowning Near North Whitehead Rd
LAGRANGE an eleven year old boy saved four year old Patty Lupinski from drowning in a shallow five foot water hole formed by a dam. Michael Rodak ran to the scene after hearing shouts and jumped in to pull Patty to safety. Patty is the daughter of Frank and Mrs Lupinski. Rodak is the son of Peter Rodak, all families living near North Whitehead Rd.
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Lupinski
Frank S. Lupinski
William Younglas
Patty
Rodak
Bud Dobbins
North Olmsted
Frank Lupinski
R.D
North Whitehead Rd
West Carlisle
Peter Rodak
Younglas
Area ministers transferred by Methodist Church conference
North-East Ohio Conference at Lakeside announced numerous ministerial appointments. Howard Wiant becomes Norwalk District superintendent replacing A. George Whiteman who moves to Windermere Cleveland. John Williams shifts to Berea Church while Charles Jack relocates near Cincinnati. Robert Opfer heads Berlin Heights with Donald Wayland stepping into Lorain. Edward H. Griffith brings Wellington, Donald Newland moves to Utica, Kenneth Lane Williams to Grafton, Marie R. Tschappat moves to Lake Avenue Ashtabula, C. C. Whetstone goes to Brunswick, and Charles F. Menough to Nova-Ruggles.
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North-East Ohio
Lakeside
Norwalk
Howard Wiant
Boardman Methodist Church
Youngstown
Berea
Charles Jack
Cincinnati
Robert W. Opfer
Lorain First
Lorain
Donald Wayland
Lewis H. Theodore
Berlin Heights
Harold Willman
Wellington
Lake Como
Marie R. Tschappat
Brunswick
Lake Avenue Methodist Church
Ashtaibula
C. C. Whetstone
New Washington
Cleveland man sought after taking two children from Elyria foster home
Cleveland and Elyria police sought Oscar J. Sweeting after he seized two foster children from Charles Farris at 319 Clinton Ave Elyria. Sweeting, with his son Mike, fled to a Cleveland car on Adams St after assaulting Farris and a 14 year old babysitter. Warrants filed for assault and for taking the children. authorities note Sweeting previously took five other Parmadale children.
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Cleveland
Elyria
Oscar J. Sweeting
Charles Farris
Clinton Ave
Farris
Carol Morgan
Sweeting
Mike
Farries
Oscar Jr
Rita
Adams St
Maurice C. Flood
Cleveland Welfare
Parmadale
Parma
Three Cleveland men jailed for Oberlin dairy burglary
Three Cleveland men Patrick J Lanch Bruno Peliegrin and Donald E Tatro were arrested by Elyria police after fleeing Oberlin following a burglary at Parson's Dairy. They dumped the safe on East Bridge Street and fled, later stopped by officers who recovered a pistol paint smeared gloves and other items at the scene.
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Cleveland
Oberlin
Elyna
Parson's
Orchard
Patrick ‘J. Lanch
Bruno J. Peliegrin
Donald E Tatro
Elyma
East Bridge St Pu
John A. Wirth
Law
Cleveland garment firm eyes Lorain expansion
A large Cleveland clothing maker plans a Lorain branch as it expands its men s line and womens wear. The Amalgamated-Clothing Workers Union says it helped the move, with a possible site at 1205 Broadway. Officials expect a formal announcement in 2 3 weeks and machinery could begin arriving in August.
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Amalgamated — Clothing Workers Union of America
Cleveland
Lorain
Cials
Broadway
S. Weitz and Co
William Wallen
Ohio Employment Service
E. C. Merkle
Employment Service
Nine hurt as chain-reaction crash demolishes five cars
Sandusky reports nine persons injured in a chain-reaction wreck that destroyed five vehicles. The incident prompted emergency response and traffic delays, with details pending official statements from authorities.
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Sandusky
Paratrooper injured in Fort Campbell mass air jump
Pvt. Michael M. Frisce, son of Mr and Mrs M J Frisce of Elyria, sustained multiple injuries to the left side back and neck after his parachute failed to open during a mass airborne jump from 1 200 feet at Fort Campbell Kentucky. Another soldier reportedly drifted below him causing the chute to fail to open. X rays were taken and his neck placed in a metal brace. His current total injuries are not yet known.
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Army
Michael M. Frisce
M. J. Frisce
Ohio St
Fort Campbell
Frisce
Frisco
Med. Co
Spt
101St Airborne Div
City workers find gold ring at Cascade Park
City Park Superintendent John P. Machock said a gold ring was found after a busy Sunday at Cascade Park. The owner can claim it by presenting proper identification to Machock at the park.
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Cascade Park
John P. Machock
Machock
Car theft hearings scheduled for Elyria youths
Preliminary hearings set for Wednesday for three Elyria youths charged with auto theft. Walter Pack 19 of 805 Longson Ave Karl Dye 23 of 513 Park Pl and Gerald Scott 18 of 161 Clark St faced $2000 bonds. Pack and Dye were arrested after abandoning a stolen car from Arthur Booth 410 Ninth St.
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Elyria
Walter Pack
Longson Ave
Karl Dye
Park Pl
Gerald Scott
Clark St
Pack
Dye
State Highway Patrol
Arthur Booth
Ninth St
Lodi St
Scott
iGary
Ind
Ohio
Scaffold Collapse Injures Two At National Tube Division
Two men suffered serious injuries when a scaffold collapsed during reconstruction at National Tube Division, U.S. Steel. Price Burdette, 49, and John C. McDermott, 41, both American Bridge Co. employees, tumbled about 20 feet and were in critical or serious condition at St. Joseph Hospital. Burdette underwent emergency surgery, McDermott remained in intensive care with a skull fracture.
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Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
National Tube Division
U.S. Steel
Price Burdette
East River Rd
John C. McDermott
Main Ave
American Bridge Co
Burglarized Glass Firm Loses About $200 Cash
Great Lakes Glass Co. on Q Oberlin Road reported a burglary last night. Thieves pried open a fire proof safe and stole about $200 in cash. no merchandise was taken. Entry was through a broken rear window. Loss and damages total between $500 and $600. Two years ago the firm suffered a burglary with theft of equipment.
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Great Lakes Glass Co
Qoberlin Rd
Stanley Cowan
Cowan
Elyria Boy Survives Open Heart Surgery
Nine year old Doug Missinger, son of Mr and Mrs G R Wissinger of Elyria, underwent open heart surgery last Monday. Dr Earl Kay reported the operation a success and said the boy is recovering.
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Doug Missinger
G. RB. Wissinger
Elyna
Earl Kay
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