Dear Mr Davies letter recalls Alaska ties and hometown memories
A reader writes about past Alaska connections in Anchorage and Elyna later life, noting the Browne family, Phyllis Browne, and Don Renkel. The writer recalls living in Anchorage twelve years, meeting her husband Bill there, and missing the 1963 earthquake by three months, ending with a nudge to turn to page 16.
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MR. Davies
Chronicle- Telegram
Bonnie Browne
Rick
Florida
Charenve
Phyllis
Browne
Don Renkel
Elyna
Anchorage
Alaska
Bill
Lynda
Scott
Northwest Bypass Bridge Under Construction In Elyria
Workmen build the Bell Avenue Adams Street overpass using girders on temporary scaffolding as part of Elyria’s Northwest Bypass. The 2.59 mile four lane highway costs 3.2 million and will connect JFK Parkway at Rt 57 and Rt 113 at West Ridge Road. Completion is slated for December.
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Bell Avenue
Adams Street
B & O Railroad
Elyria
John F. Kennedy Parkway
Rt. 57
Rt. 113
West Ridge Road
C-T
John Fazio
Three charged after found in closed Elyria store raid
Lorain County deputies found Herman Perkins and two Elyria youths inside the closed Elyria City Discount store at 430 Oberlin Road. They had loaded rifles from locked racks. Perkins faces breaking and entering and grand larceny charges while the youths were sent to juvenile court.
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Doug Kramer
Lorain County
Herman W. Perkins
West 13Th St
Elvira
Elyria
Robert Figler
Walter Thomas
John Plas
Sgt
Louis Jordan
Donald Darmos
Isaac Solomon
Perkins
Family News Brief Collected Tuesday March 31 1970
A compact update from the Family section dated Tuesday March 31 1970 summarizes local notices and social items. Names and specifics are limited by the readable fragments on page 15.
Midview Forum to chart growth of district in Grafton
Midview officials form the Midview Forum to guide district growth and address housing pressures. The group will include township trustees village council members and school board members with plans to add other citizen groups. Aimed at stabilizing water sewer and zoning as growth factors the forum will meet the fourth Monday each month at 8 p.m. at Midview Junior High School.
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Grafton
Midview
Fuller Road
Midview Board of Education
Elyria
Elyria Board of Education
Gordon Hales
Midview Board
Elyria coed 21 jailed in NY on drug charge
A Miami University senior from Elyria is jailed in Niagara Falls after customs search at Rainbow Bridge found hashish and marijuana in her purse. Martha Knispel, 21, faced Niagara Falls City Court on a misdemeanor charge and was held on a cash bond pending tomorrow's appearance.
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Elyria Coed
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Elyria College
U.S
Rainbow Bridge
Martha Ruth Knisper
Sixth St
Elyria
Niagara County
Miss Knispel
Miami University
Oxford
Toronto
Canada
James Grey
Shaker Heights
New York
U S Steel Carrier Lifts Anchor Ending Long Lorain Layup
The Philip R. Clarke and sister ship Irving S. Olds ended Lorain’s longest winter layup after tying up Jan. 14 amid Lake Erie ice. The pair departed for Saulte Ste. Marie as Lorain opened the season with March 24 sailings of John G. Munson and George A. Sloan.
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Lorain
U.S. Steel Corporation
Philip R. Clarke
Saulte Ste. Marie
Clarke
Irving S. Olds
Lake Erie
St. Claire Mich
John G. Munson
George A. Sloan
Lorain 70 Budget Sets New Spending Record
Lorain officials approved an 8 million dollar 1970 appropriations ordinance, the highest ever, driven by 450 thousand for police and fire pay raises and 500 thousand for a wastewater plant. Contingency funds and capital improvements were adjusted after council meetings, with criticism of figures and spending by department heads.
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Loralnac
Mathna
Ujhely
Hospital expansion begins at Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Broadway at 20th Street launches a five year 11.1 million expansion to add 121 beds. The project aims for completion in early 1971.
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Lorain St. Joseph Hospital
Broadway
20Th Street
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Russ Davies
Jordan
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria, Ohio
Midview Forum
Board of Education
Grafton Village
State Board of Education
United States
Grey
U.S. Steel
Lorain ‘70
Joseph Pavlich
Citi
Woodrow W. Mathna
Finance Committeee
Jamies Kokinda
D-6
Kokinda
Antone Ushelii
Ohio Edison
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