Elyria area deaths report multiple residents pass away
Retired tavern operator Peter Yucka of Elyria died at 68 after a brief illness at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Mary, daughter Betty Martin, four grandchildren and a great grandchild. Also listed are Loretta Kelling of Avon, Crespiniano Ruiz of Lorain, Glenda Lynn Taylor of Vermilion, John Sparks of Lehigh Acres, and others with funeral details and burial plans in Lorain Avon Vermilion and Lehigh Acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter John
Yucka
Carol Lane
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Woodford Avenue
Elyria
Czechoslovakia
St. Mary Church
Mary
Charles
Betty) Martin
John
Fay Halden dies former Ma Hardy at 79
Fay Halden 79 former Ma Hardy who appeared in 15 Andy Hardy films from 1938 to 1945 died of cancer over the weekend Funeral services are set for Forest Lawn Glendale She was born Dorothy Hammerton in England and had a 30 year British stage career before moving to Hollywood Ham merton survived by brother David Hammerton in Wales
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
Fay Halden
Ma Hardy
Andy Hardy
Forest Lawn
Glendale
Dorothy Hammerton
England
Britain
Hollywood
Fay Holden
Florence Nightingale
David Clyde
Motion Picture and Television Hospital
David Hammerton
Wales
In Memoriam for Brian F Speidel June 24 1971
In loving memory of Brian Fredrick Speidel who died June 24 1971. His family Bill Mabel Wendy and Billy miss him dearly. We honor his memory and bow to the will that led him away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Fredrick _ Speidel
Bill
Mabel
Wendy
Billy
Experts push 10 year whale killing ban at London talks
In London the International Whaling Commission opened as conservationists and royals urged a decade moratorium on whaling. Prince Philip and Jacques Cousteau backed the ad calling for protection while debate continued on bans and possible additions like the fin whale to the prohibited list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Parley
London
UPI
London Times Today
International Whaling Commission
Britain
Prince Philip
Prince Bernhard
Netherlands
Underwatee Esplocur Dacques Cousteau
Thor Heyerdahl
Koniki
Oslo
IWC
Jefferson Junior High Seeks Adult Volunteer Aides
Jefferson Junior High School invites adults to volunteer in classrooms cafeteria and library. Principal Walter H. Adler says aides will work with teachers and students with flexible hours and a training program coordinated by the Elyria PTA Council. Interested individuals may contact Adler at the school between August 15 and 31 for next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Junior High School
Walter H. Adler
Adler
Two Cleveland women charged with grand larceny
Two Cleveland residents were charged with grand larceny after a shoplifting incident at the 4 C Penney Department Store in Midway Mall. Johnnie Heard, also known as Johnnie Odom, 21, and Carolyn A. Warner, also known as Carolyn Harris, 25, were arrested around 5:30 p.m. and jailed in Lorain County awaiting arraignment in Elyria Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
4.C. Penney Department Store
Midway Mall
Johnnie Heard
Johnnie Odom
Johnnie Carter
Carolyn A. Warner
Carolyn A. Harris
E. Dist St
Lorain County
Elyria Municipal Court
Lorain weighs stricter pornography law
Mayor Joseph Zahoree says Lorain is considering new pornography restrictions after a Supreme Court ruling. He will meet with the morality and decency committee to draft legislation for city council. The panel was created last year amid complaints about material sold locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Supreme Court
Joseph Zahoree
Zahoree
Committee On Morality and Decency
Council
Death of Carl W Swartz Jr in Chippewa Lake
Carl W Swartz Jr 36 of 5723 Chippewa Rd Chippewa Lake died Saturday night at Medina Community Hospital after a months long illness. A native of Athens he moved to Chippewa Lake 14 years ago and worked as a television repairman. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Carl W Swartz Sr a sister Sally Swartz and a brother Jack Swartz all of Chippewa Lake. Visitation is tomorrow 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Wainwright Funeral Home with a Wednesday service at 2 p.m. Rev Earl R Henderson officiating. Burial will be in Brookdale Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Kelling
Forrmerly
Detroit Rd
Avon
Avon Oaks
Kelling
Ben Lupe Chevrolet
Avon Lake
St. Mary Church
Cyril
Rosella Kelling
Reichlin
Funeral Home
St Mary Cemetery
Crespiniano Ruiz
Lorain - Cuyahoga Works
U.S. Steel Corp
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
33Rd St
Mr. Ruiz
Comerio
Puerto Rico
Bayamon
Nodal
Ridge Hill Memorial Park
Carl W. Swartz Jr
Chippewa Rd
Chippewa Lake
Medina Community Hospital
Mr. Swartz
Athens
Corning
Carl W. Swartz Sr
Sally Swartz
Jack Swartz
Wainwright Funeral Home
Earl R. Henderson
Brookdale Cemetery
Local Lorain and nearby residents listed in job pairs
A long list shows multiple pairs of residents from Lorain Wellington Avon Amherst and Grafton with ages from 16 to 30. Each line pairs two people with their ages and street addresses. The occupations include civil engineer secretary nurse car pEnter wait ress and banker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald W. Tkach
East Erie Ave
Lorain
Beverly Ann Signor
Irving Park Blvd
Sheffield Lake
A George C. Campbell
St. Louis
Janet Sue Tellman
Parkview Ave
Clifford V. Cathey
Main St
North Ridgeville
Diana Lyn Phillips
Hamilton St
Thomas M. Stemple
Park Pl
Wellington
Andrea Louis Keefe
South Main St
Karl M. Zilka
W. 43Rd St
Catherine J. Miller
Oakland Park
Columbus
Kenneth A. Waddell
Metcalf
Kathleen Ann Marks
Nagel Rd
Avon
James E. Clawson
Center Rd
Claudia J. Brestow
Wickliffe
Bernard W. Reisz Jr
Reid Ave
Marcia Ann Shuttlesworth
Drugs Stolen From Griste Drug Store
Thieves robbed Griste Drug Store in Wellington stealing $100 cash, about $40 of drugs, and a physician's drug use book. Entry was through an east window. This marks the third drug theft from the store recently, following earlier breaks of about $25 and $100 in drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Griste
Charles Griste
Court approves rural water district plan in Lorain County
A petition filed in Common Pleas Court requests creation of a regional water district involving 14 southern Lorain County townships and the villages of Kipton and Rochester. The Rural Lorain County Water Authority would operate with a four week public hearing and two hearings before final formation. Louis H. Wilson of Wellington would host the offices, with funding via water user agreements and Farmers Home Administration loans. existing water lines are excluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain County
Common Pleas Court
George H. Ferguson
Elyria
Kipton
Rochester
Henrietta
Russia
Carlisle
Eaton
Columbia
Camden
Pittsfield
LaGrange
Grafton
Brighton
Wellington
Penfield
Huntington
Lorain
Louis H. Wilson
Bursley Rd
Wilson
Huntington Township Board of Trustees
ALU
Farmers Home Administration
Ohio corrections chief warns on prison radicals in hearings
Columbus AP Ohio Corrections chief Dr. Bennett J. Cooper told a U.S. House subcommittee that the Ohio Prisoners Labor Union is the only group giving him trouble though he does not regard it as revolutionary. He said the union formed in some state prisons to negotiate issues from food to release timing. The hearing, led by Rep. Richard Tchord, examined prison radical infiltration with others questioning whether the group is radical. ACLU official Leonard Schwartz warned witnesses feared due process rights could be jeopardized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Gambell
Whale Research Unit
Britain
National Institute of Oceanography
Gambell
IWC
Columbus
Ohio
U.S. House
Internal Security
Ohio Prisoners Labor Union
Bennett J. Cooper
U.S
Richard Tchord
D-Mo
Albany
N.Y
Washington D.C
Mendel J. Davis
D-S.c
Cooper
Union
Tennyson Guyer
American Civil Liberties Union
Leonard Schwartz
Armed man robs tavern and targets patrons in two Lorain County incidents
An armed man robbed the Pioneer Lounge at 1509 Grafton Rd of 300 to 400 dollars late Saturday. Two hours later a man with a similar description robbed two Elyria women in the tavern parking lot of their purses. Suspects fled west on Fuller Road after the robberies. witnesses described the robber as male and armed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Pioneer Lounge
Grafton Rd
Elyria
Fuller Road
Lorain County
Elyria Board to study bond issue and levy aims
The Elyria Board of Education will hear Superintendent Showalter's bond issue or levy recommendations after defeating a 12.8 million bond in November and a March special election. A July special meeting may act on the superintendent's recommendations for the November ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Board of Education
Thomas L. Showalter
Jack Banville
East Ave
Barbara J. Smith
Oakwood Dr
Charlene L. Leiby
Sixth St
Peta Ae Reee
Kimber Bryan wins Soap Box Derby in Hamilton
In Hamilton Kimberly Bryan, 14, takes first place ahead of brother Layne, 12, in the sixth heat finals of the Javeee Derby. Kimber earns a $500 savings bond and will represent Hamilton at Akron finals in August while Layne takes third and a $150 bond amid a three-girl field of 46 drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Jerry Bryan
Kimber
Layne
Akron
Ten arrested in Erie County cottage narcotics raid
Erie County officials arrested ten people after a raid on a summer cottage four miles east of Huron following a search warrant by Judge Herbert Eastman. Twenty ounces of marijuana and pills were seized. Two adults Lamont Gundlach and Wayne Williams faced charges of contributing to delinquency. both bonds set at 1000 dollars. Juveniles, ages 16 and 17, were released to parents pending juvenile court action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Erie County
Yesteraye
Herbert Eastman
Erie County Common Pleas Court
Huron
Lamont Gundlach
W. Boalt St
Sandusky
Wayne Williams
Cleveland Rd
Gundlach
Williams
Water Safety Instructor Training Course Offered in Lorain
An American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Training Course will be held at the Lorain Aquatic Center on Tower Boulevard and Falbo Avenue starting July 2, with weekday classes 7 to 10 pm through July 13. Participants must hold a current Senior Lifesaving certificate and be at least 7 years old. no charge. To join, contact the Lorain County Chapter of the American Red Cross at 2929 W. River Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red .Cross
Lorain Aquatic Center
Tower Boulevard
Falbo Avenue
Lorain
Lorain County
The
American Red Cross
W. River Rd
Lorain hires new fireman James McPhie sworn in
Lorain fills a vacancy by Lt George Billings retirement for health reasons. Andrew Korok was sworn in as lieutenant Saturday. McPhie 25 a Lorain native and St Marys High School graduate resides with wife and two children at 1452 First Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
James McPhie
George Billings
Billings
Andrew ‘Orok
McPhie
Births at Elyria Memorial and Lorain Homes
A son born to Mr and Mrs Du waine Bennett 1100 Oakwood Dr A son to Mr and Mrs Joseph Torres 41948 Adelbert St A son to Mr and Mrs Earl Fox 166 Preston Ave A son to Mr and Mrs Michael Miglet 1067 W 38nd St A daughter to Mr and Mrs Joe Davis 3694 Clifton Ave A daughter to Miss DeEtte Froust 1067 Garden St William Stone 322 Roosevelt Ave
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duwaine Bennett
Oakwood Dr
Joseph Torres
Adelbert St
Earl Fox
Preston Ave
Michael Miglets
DeEtta Froust
Garden St
William Stone
Roosevelt Ave
Birth Announcements for Bishops and Whitfields
Two newborn sons reported in Lorain Ohio. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Martin W Bishop of 4220 Brockley Ave Sheffield Lake, and a son to Mr. and Mrs. Hardy Whitfield of 1415 W 17th St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin W. Bishop
Brockley Ave
Sheffield Lake
Hardy Whitfield
17Th St
Elyria Man Shot by Stray Bullet in Early Morning Incident
Elyria resident Mitchell Shumate, 48, of 641 West River Street, was treated at St. Joseph Hospital for a bullet wound to the left leg after an apparent stray shot while he was entering his car in the 2000 block of East 28th Street. He reported hearing two men arguing and could not identify them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Elyria
Mitchell Shumate
W. River St
St. Joseph Hospital
E. 28Th St
Fire destroys Wellington car valued at four thousand
Firefighters battled a blaze that destroyed an auto valued around four thousand dollars owned by Pauline Irish at 134 Mayval Street Wellington. The cause is undetermined per Fire Chief William Weber. A spectator collision with a parked car on Magyar Street led to charges of failure to control his vehicle against Richard Goss, 18, Rt. 1B, Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Pauline Irish
Mayval St
William Weber
Magyar Street
Richard Goss
Rt. 1B
Break-in and vehicle incidents logged in sheriff and state patrol reports
Police and sheriff department logs detail a break-in at Lester N. White's apartment on Oakwood Drive with $20 in valuables stolen and interior damage. Multiple two car accidents across Columbia Carlisle Amherst and surrounding roads report no or minor injuries. A break-in at Dianne E Fields residence yields $75 stolen and a kitchen fire alarm malfunction at Meyer Goldberg Supermarket arouses no fire. A fatal auto strike on Rt 301 near Nickle Plate Diagonal Road is noted with no injuries to the car occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baluk’s Drug Store
E. Royalton Rd
Eaton Twp
Sheriff's’ Department
Tremont Street
West Avenue
Sheriff's Department
Jall Loungé
Rt. 113
Amherst Two
Grafton Road
Carlisle
Middle Avenue
Second Street
Cleveland Street
Snell Road
Columbia
Gore Orphanage
Ohio State
Greenview Drive
Redfern Road
Oberlin Road
Dianne E. Fields
River St
North
Meyer Goldberg
Griswold Rd
Nickle Plate Diagonal Road
Amherst
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Miss Loretta Kelling
Bittner-DeCarlo
Funeral
St. Mary Cemetery
Glenda L. Taylor
Glenda Lynn Taylor
James Taylor
Delamere Rd
Vermillion
David Stanley
Sidney
Perry Taylor
Gulnare
Moale Grove Cemetery
Vermilion
Joseph P. Weldon
Lakeview Baptist Church
Fisher Funeral Home
John F. Sparks
Sunshine Villas
Lehigh Acres
Fla
Florida
Sparks
New York Central Railroad
St. Raphael Church
Holy Name Society
Margaret P
Lee Memorial Cemetery
Memoriam
Dianna Marie
Lstanden
Littlestai
Babe
Don W. Standen
Don, Jr
Dawn
Don Wolfe
Curtis-Scheuffler
Greater Elyria and
Harry C. Cri
Ernest W. Scheffer
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Brazil
Spain
Portugal
South Korea
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Elyria Pta Council
Walter A. Godfrey
Correction
New York
Asia
Europe
America
Elyria Memorial
Lorain St. Joseph
Elyrian
Lester N. White
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