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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1968
Page
5
The student council of Franklin Junior High School will sponsor a candy sale from March 22 to 31 to raise funds for a school gift. Past council activities include aiding the PTA seventh grade orientation and supporting school events. Dances, magazine drives and other fund raisers have been held in the last two years.
A WKYC on duty look at KY request lines shows Bonnie and Clyde by Georgie Fame and Beatles sides Lady Madonna and The Inner Lights top the list. Three pages of recordings exist with write‑ins for missing titles. Outside the East Sixth Street studios, two stone eagles wear love beads, marking KY’s hippest moment as Mills Brothers regain chart traction with Cab Driver.
Wellington High School senior Kay Anderson 17 was chosen Sweetheart of the DeMolay Sweetheart Ball at Town Hall. She represented Wellington Chapter DeMolay in the district contest at Lorain. Kay’s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Giles Anderson of 309 Courtland St. An escort was provided by a police officer for the event attended by about 60 people with music by Elyria’s Young Generation.
Gary Bainbridge reports on Lou Kirby of WIXY Cleveland, dubbed the teen king in Lorain County. Kirby, ex-New Orleans deejay with The U.S. Male, writes for Go magazine and drives teen culture, competing with KY’s Chuck Dunaway while drawing crowds to local gigs and special events.
The Chronicle Telegram lists area teens top twenty songs featuring classics such as Simon and Garfunkel Jimi Hendrix and the Monkees. Included are 1960s hits like Dock of the Bay Scarborough Fair and Sunshine of Your Love alongside newer tunes.
Nostalgic fourteenth Berlin tune album Trying Berlin Revisited leads next week's free record offer produced by Ben Bagley. Singers Richard Chamberlain Dorothy Loudon Blossom Dearie and Bobby Short perform. Submit entry by mail or CT lobby box by Monday morning. Winning names from this week announced.
Elyria High School junior Tom Haywood, 18, earns teen of the week honors. He serves on the student council executive committee and co-chairs recreation for the Elyria Youth Council. Tom participates in the senior class play, bowling league, and DeMolay, where he is past master councilor. His twin Tim is now master councilor, and the brothers helped organize a DeMolay bowling league with a local team finishing second statewide last summer. He is son of Thomas and (Mrs.) Haywood of 114 Stanford Ave, with sisters Diana and Peggy. He attends St. Paul United Church of Christ and plays church basketball. Next year he plans to study business administration at Hiram Scott College in Nebraska.
Elyria public schools music supervisor Daniel Spriggs says music career openings crave qualified applicants due to TV radio and recording industry growth. He notes rising demand for musicians singers and composers, particularly string players, and urges teens to study instruments and perform.
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