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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1977
Page
11
Multiple obituary notices from Elyria and nearby towns list William S Powell 72 of 625 Bond Sr Elyria who died at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. The list includes Flossie M Conklin James Mathias Aaron Chaney Constance Connie Brock Walter Brock Sr and others with survivor details and burial plans across Middlesboro Wellington and Lorain area cemeteries.
Multiple obituaries detail George Simerick 57 of 007 East St Lorain wife Sophie daughters Carol Jean Steffato and extended family. Services set at Reilly Scanlan Funeral Home, Knights of Columbus service and church rites at St George's Boras. Other obituaries include Charles Ernest 95 Elyria Home resident with Lakewood and Westlake survivors, burial Evergreen Cemetery. Also memorials for Joseph Skowronski 62 Vermilion Ford inspector and Gerald F. McCarthy 65 Lorain engineer with St Jude Church survivors listed. funeral arrangements ongoing at local homes.
An obituary style tribute expresses grief for Samuel V. Fae and thanks consoling friends and aides. It notes expected home support from Spouid Ke Sphurrik and references a funeral service at Elyria Rome and Corts School. The lines mention Rev Dareid Wilem for his consoling words and the bereaved family’s gratitude.
Elyria City Jail reduced Sunday hours due to police manpower limits during the Loyalty Day Parade. Front door sign shows 1 30 to 3 p m closure as only a dispatcher remains inside. Officials aim to have some coverage 2 to 4 p m Sundays to receive visitors. station typically locks 8 a m to 10 p m weekdays with an intercom for calls.
Legislator day will be held from 1 to 4 p m Friday at St Andrew's Episcopal Church with county commissioners state representatives Leonard Camera Scribner Fanver Marie Tansey and State Sen Rona Nabakowski present no speeches are planned officials will meet constituents individually during the three hour event attendees may drop in to discuss state registration and views.
Walter J. Oberpie of Columbia Ad. Olmsted Pails pleaded guilty, fined $500, and jailed 57 days. Robert Hudson of 809 Delaware Ave. pleaded no contest, was fined $20, jailed 8 days, and license suspended six months.
Gerald E. Finnegan 54 of 4635 Linda Lane Lorain a World War I Navy veteran died yesterday at Elyria Memorial Hospital after an eight month illness He worked as a layout inspector at General Motors Fisher Body Division Surviving wife Marie daughter Mary Ann two sons Daniel and Michael his mother Mrs Mary M Finnegan a brother John V Toledo and sister Ardith M Graham Lorain Preceded in death by a sister Visitation is scheduled tomorrow and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m at Curtis Seenffler Funeral Home with services Thursday at 8 p m then Friday at 9 a m in the funeral home and 9 30 a m at St Mary Church James R. Finnegan administrator or for masses
When Vice President John Tyler became president upon William Harrison's death, questions arose about his official signing authority and whether a new election would be held. The era faced undefined procedures for succession and legitimacy of acts.
Lorain Metropolitan Housing Authority inspector Marie Dudukovich, fired for a second time in two years, plans to challenge the dismissal in court citing harassment by housing officials. She alleges unfair treatment, says probation was permanent, and notes prior union activity claims.
UPI reports home repair frauds and similar scams increasing as President Carter's energy conservation drive spurs a new special task force led by Michael Pertschuk to police the sector.
At a public hearing in Cleveland critics from the League of Women Voters and the Izaac Walton League opposed a bill allowing ERDA to study environmental impacts of lake drilling and gauge potential natural gas. they warned of misrepresentation in energy saving products while discussing standards for solar heating and home improvements.
Walter Barney of Louisville began an autograph collection called Autographics about six years ago. The project gathers autographs or replicas from prominent living artists, including Henry Moore Andy Warhol Jacques Lipchitz Alexander Calder and Man Ray. It has been exhibited four times most recently at East Tennessee University's Carroll Resce Museum.
A would be robber held two bank officers hostage for 16 hours in Downey California before surrendering after his mother threatened to harm herself. Albert Powers was identified by police and arrested after midnight as negotiations continued with FBI agents providing food and avoiding a helicopter escape.
Vermilion Mayor Art Crow said the city will sue Lorain in June if about $60,000 in income tax reciprocity payments are not forwarded. Law Directors will be notified. action hinges on Lorain’s usual June disbursement for prior years. Also approved sewer line work for Sailorway middle school, an $8,000 out‑of‑court Douglas Road settlement, wage revisions for summer workers, and a $4,286 purchase of a pickup truck for the street department.
Cleveland police probe the shooting death of Larry Busta 58, a Strongsville businessman who with his three sons ran Busta Sheet Metal. His body was found April 23 on Crayton Avenue Cleveland. his car was later found burned on I 7. Coroner awaits blood test results to determine cause.
Thopedically handicapped students at Maplewood Elementary under Cathy Hagan are selling house and garden plants for Mother's Day to raise money for a field trip. The 11 intermediate level students, ages 9 to 14, have grown the plants all year and are selling first to Maplewood peers. Near $100 has been netted. if sales slow later this week, plants will be offered to other schools.
Charges against Mitchell Orr Ted Adcox and John Kandra tied to an alleged marijuana sale were dropped to protect drug agents involved in the arrest. Prosecutor Granda said he was unaware and that the office would proceed in municipal court. Adcox was shot in the right side by an unidentified agent during the alleged sale. North Ridgeville police are investigating.
In Sandusky the retrial of 29 year old James J. Gornek began with jury selection lasting eight hours. Five men and seven women were impaneled, 11 jurors were dismissed. Gornek faces a February indictment for the shotgun slaying of Vincent Wiencke, 22, at the Phyllis Price residence after a New Year’s Eve quarrel. The first trial ended without a verdict after four and a half hours of deliberations. Wiencke died from a single shotgun blast to the chest. Martha Wiencke testified that Phyllis Price attempted to intervene. Gornek claims self defense as Wiencke approached. The second trial is before Probate Judge James Young.
A 19 year old Lorain man Steve W Wagner pleaded innocent in Oberlin Municipal Court to complicity in the aggravated robbery of Angelina's Pizza in Amherst. He was released on a $1000 bond and a preliminary hearing is set for May 27.
Eddie M. Powell, sentenced to 45 years for the shooting death of Mitchell Robinson on November 3, was denied shock probation by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Adrian M. Belleski. The judge said the seriousness of the murder made him ineligible for any probation, with consideration to come from the Adult Parole Authority. Powell was convicted March 4 for the shooting.
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