James A Price, 86, Lorain community leader, dies
James A. Price of 936 Ave Lorain dies at St Joseph Hospital after nursing home stay. He founded the Price Insurance Agency in 1918 and held multiple posts including past president of the Lorain Deanery Holy Name Society and Lorain Insurance Association. Survived by wife Oliva two daughters and a son twelve grandchildren and three greats. Funeral services at Reidy Scanlan Funeral Home and St Mary Church with Knights of Columbus rites.
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A. Price
Ave
Lorain
Cousoo
The
Price Insurance Agency
St. Joseph Hospital
Avon Oaks
Cincinnati
Price
St. Mary Church
Holy Name Society
Oliva
Theobald
John
Robert
Mary) Warner
Loren
Clare) Hargett
Fred
Regina) Buse
Lyndhurst
Reidy-Scanlan
Knights of Columbus
Fourth Degree
John Kline
Calvary Cemetery
Obituaries for Atsberger and McVey Residents
Two local obituaries note the deaths of Ford F. Atsberger 76 of North Ridgeville and Seward Bud McVey 79 of Elyria. Atsberger a World War I veteran carpenter and union member survived by wife Irma two sons six grandchildren and three great grandchildren with services at Bogner Funeral Home and burial in Rest Haven Memory Gardens. McVey a former New York Central Railroad freight agent died in Veterans Hospital Cleveland leaving multiple children stepchildren and many grandchildren with services at St Mary Church and a wake at Laubenthal Funeral Home.
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Carl McGuire
West 90Th St
Cleveland
Breoksville Veterans Hospital
McGuire
Ford Motor Co
Brookpark
Bertha
Jesse
Bert
James
Grafton
Harry
Piqua
Charles
Russell D. Fulton
Greever Funeral Home
Tazewell
Ford F. Atsberger
Lorain Rd
North Ridgeville
Fairview General Hospital
Atsberger
Fairview Park
United Carpenters Union
Irma
Johnson
Robert
Jack
Avon
D.C
Dorothy) Gibson
Lorain
Bogner
Harold Wiley Freer
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Rest Haven Memory Gardens
Seward
Bud) McVey
Oberlin Ra
St. Mary Church
St. Mary Cemetery
McVey
New York Central Railroad
Veterans Hospital
Lima
John
LaDina) Flanagan
Elyria
Brotherhood of
Gerald
Elma) Miller
Troy
Thomas McVey
California
Melvin Davis
Bartlesville
Okla
Ned Davis
Visalia
Calif
Dwayne Davis
Gary Davis
Navy
Esther McVey
Norrow
Laubenthal
Spadafore services set Friday for multiple Lorain County figures
Funeral services are planned Friday for John E. Spadafore 50 of Rt 303 LaGrange at Sacred Heart Oberlin with burial at Woodlawn. Roy A. 78 of Wellington will have services at Norton Funeral Home with burial at East Pittsfield. Spadafore was a vocational counselor with Lorain County Welfare and former Lorain County Airport manager, WWII veteran with Bronze Star and Purple Heart. Friends may visit Fulton Funeral Home Grafton today after 3 p.m. and tomorrow.
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John E. Spadafore
Rt. 303
LaGrange
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Oberlin
Michael B. Ivanka
Woodlawn Cemetery
Roy A
SH Courtland St
Wellington
Gladys
Chalmer
Norton Funeral Home
East Pittsfield
Spadafore
Lorain County
Card of Thanks messages from Brock families
The families of Virginia Lay and Clifford A. Kotnik express sincere thanks for comfort sympathy flowers and kindnesses during illness and death. The Brubaker family thanks friends neighbors and relatives for support for Steven Eric Brubaker and notes a special service by Pastor Wil Bean.
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Boo Ee Wee
Ritter
Virginia
Clifford A. Kotnik
Steven Eric Brubaker
Wil- Bean
Westlake Jewelry Heist report claims $2500 stolen
Westlake police investigate a burglary at Ivan Hofmann home 26368 Westwood Rd Friday. Loot includes $300 cash multiple silver dollars coin sets a gold charm bracelet worth 150 a gold pin 250 two gold necklaces totaling 550 and a 50 peso mounting. Entry gained by rear garage door.
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Westlake
Ivan Hofmann
Westwood Rd
Woman Injured in Domestic Quarrel in Lorain
Mrs. Joanne Jones reported being struck with a hammer during a domestic quarrel. The woman was in fair condition at Lorain Community Hospital. No charges were filed.
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Lorain Community Hospital
Joanne Jones
Lowell Ave
Lorain County
Man Ordered to Undergo Psychiatric Exam in Gilligan Threat
William J. Kurtas, 56, of Philadelphia, was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation by Judge Eugene J. Sawicki after he allegedly threatened to kill Governor John J. Gilligan. Kurtas was found walking in Bratenahl after his car broke down on May 7 and told a patrolman he aimed to present a plan to the governor in Columbus and would blow his head off if not accepted. Bond set at $50,000. case continued to May 25.
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Cleveland
John J. Gilligan
Cuyahoga County
Sawicki
Kurtas
Lorain boy severely injured by shotput during practice
A 14-year-old Lorain youth named David Parsons was struck in the head by a shot put during track practice at Longfellow Junior High School. He was hospitalized at St Joseph with a fractured skull and placed in the intensive care unit.
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Lorain
Longfellow
David Parsons
Allen Parsons
Kentucky Ave
St Joseph Hospital
Lorain City
Mrs G L Smith 88 dies after long illness
Mrs Josephine Priscilla Smith 88 a lifelong Elyria Township resident died at 8 25 p.m. in her daughter’s home following a long illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Donald Jackson and eight grandchildren. services at Bittner DeCario Funeral Home and St Mary Church. Burial in St Mary Cemetery.
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Josephine Priscilla Smith
Elysia Area
Clifford
Marjorie) Smith
Butternut Ridge
Smith
Carlisle Township
St. Mary Church
The
Altar and Rosary Society
Legion of Mary
George L
Donald
June) Jackson
Elyria
Amelia Roling
Bittner-DeCario
Funeral Home
St. Mary Cemetery
Nude man charged after assault and rape incidents
Police arrested Nickolas Bojko 24 of 813 West 14th Street after reports of rape and multiple assaults at residences on West 17th and West 18th. Bojko was found in an alley near West 18th Street and West 19th Street and is in St. Joseph Hospital psychiatric ward. A 32 year old woman is in fair condition with injuries from the assault and rape. Two other women reported intrusions by a nude man who fled when husbands confronted him.
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Loraln
Nickolas Bojko
W. 14Th St
W. 17Th
W. 18Th
Bojko
18Th Street
West 19Th Street
St. Joseph Hospital
West River Road widening funded for 1973 completion
City council finance committee recommended releasing 17000 dollars to finish engineering and construction plans for the West River Road widening from the Rt 57 bypass to Griswold Road. GOP leaders rank it high among capital improvements. action heads to May 2 council meeting.
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West River Road
Rt. 57
Griswold Road
John V. Bara
Olmsted Falls man jailed for traffic death of 5-year-old
Bobby Gene Halstead 31 of 7913 Sterns Rd Olmsted Falls was sentenced by Lorain County Common Pleas Judge John D. Pincura to six months in the county jail after pleading guilty February 5 to vehicular homicide second degree in the July 28 collision that killed 5-year-old Robert W Gechter son of Robert R and Eileen Gechter 14294 Plum Creek Columbia Station. Halstead had fled the scene and was sought by sheriff deputies and the FBI before turning himself in January 26. Time served in jail credited toward the sentence.
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Bobby Gene Halstead
Sterns Rd
Olmsted Falls
Lorain County Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Halstead
Robert W. Gechter
Robert R
Eileen Gechter
Plum Creek
Columbia Station
Sheriff's Department
FBI
Cleveland
Pineura
Ridgeville eyes third school bond vote in September
North Ridgeville may hold a special September election to place a $1.5 million school bond before voters for a third time. The plan funds a new elementary school on Jaycox Avon Belden Road and an addition to Lear North Elementary. The board must file by June for September or by July for November, with Supt. Beitler citing narrow May and November defeats and a $496.50 publicity bill.
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North Ridgeville
Jaycox-Avon Belden Road
Lear North
Roger T. Beitler
R. Daniel Taylor
Beitler
Police Probe Bay Man Death
Bay Village police are investigating the apparent suicide of 61 year old Mathias Gruber found dead in his bedroom from a gunshot wound. A .38 caliber pistol lay beside him as the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office awaits the police report before releasing details.
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Bay Village
Mathias Gruber
Cuyahoga County
Manpower Revenue Sharing Framework Outlined By Labor Dept
Washington The Department of Labor outlined for the first time how manpower revenue sharing will operate in fiscal 1974 under MDTA and EOA. About 7 percent of the $1.3 billion request will go to states and localities, with governors receiving separate funds for coordination and planning.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
William H. Kolberg
MDTA
EOA
Station Attendant Clubbed In Attempted Gas Robbery
Ronald M. Hahn, 29, attendant at Bonded Oil in Elyria, was struck with a pipe during an attempted robbery at 12:40 a.m. Two men demanded money but fled when a customer arrived. no money was taken, but about six dollars worth of gasoline and a quart of oil were recorded as missing. Detectives investigate.
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Ronald M. Hahn
Hahn
Eivica
Lorain County Forms Detective Association
Avon Lake Police Sgt Fran cis Girard announced the Lorain County Detective Association creation. The 25 members include sheriff, county police, State Highway Patrol, FBI, coroner, and MEG. Officers are Girard president, Lt James Young vice president, Tom George MEG Director secretary treasurer. The group aims to share information, improve interdepartmental relations, and enhance information flow with monthly meetings at rotating locations.
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Avon Lake
Francis Girard
Lorain County Detective Association
Sheriff's Department
State Highway Patrol
FBI
Coroner's Office
Metropolitan Enforcement Group
MEG
Girard
James Young
Amherst Police Department
Tom
Gas firm seeks Lorain rate hike with council meeting
Columbia Gas of Ohio requests higher natural gas rates and a negotiated settlement with Lorain council. The current rates last set in 1970 and the ordinance ends in August. Local manager Paul E. Fackler says the amount will be released after council notification. The utilities committee will also review a request from Ohio Edison at tonight’s meeting.
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Lorain
Columbia Gas
Ohio
Paul E. Fackler
Fackler
Council
Utilities Committee
Utilities
Ohio Edison Company
Elyria man reports theft of jewelry over weekend
Eddie L. Taylor of 455 Concord Ave reported nearly £1400 worth of jewelry stolen from his master bedroom over the weekend. A silver dollar necklace a moth er s ring and a birthstone ring with diamonds were missing with no signs of forced entry. Police noted no guests were entertained.
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Elyria
Eddie L. Taylor
Concord Ave
Mothe
Taylor
Wiley Pleads Innocent in Lorain First Degree Murder
Charles Wiley, 37, pleads innocent in Lorain Municipal Court to first degree murder in the shooting death of Harold Tucker, 46, who lived at 493 W. 14th St. Wiley is jailed on 100000 bail awaiting a May 24 preliminary hearing. The men shared the home, Tucker had seven children, Wiley four.
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Lorain
Charles Wiley
Smaker
Harold Tucker
Wiley
Lorain County
Tucker
14Th St
Webster Crossing Closed for 3 Days for Repairs
The Webster Road crossing of the Penn Central Big Four division was closed today and will remain shut through Thursday for repairs, announced County Commissioner Clerk Thomas St. Marie.
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Webster Road
Penn-Central
Thomas St. Marie
Local Birth Announcements Include Jones Benkoq Moore Bodnar Beury Quimper
A seta on Monday reports a son born to Mr and Mrs Robert Jones of 325 Ninth Street. Saturday births include a son for Mr and Mrs Mark Benkoq of 127 Woodhill Drive Amherst and a daughter for Mr and Mrs Richard Moore of Reeves Avenue. Additional births: a son to Mr and Mrs Randolph Bodnar of 1817 St Nantucket Drive. a son to Mr and Mrs Tad Beury of 2788 Stoney Ridge Red Avan. and a son to Robert Quimper of 4995 Elmwood Drive Sheffield Lake.
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Robert Jones
Ninth St
Mark Benkoq
Woodhill
Amherst
Randolph Bodnar
St. Nantucket
Tad Beury
Stoney Ridge Red Avan
Robert Quimper
Elmwood Dr
Sheffield Lake
Series of two car crashes and incidents across Elyria and area
Police and fire log records multiple two car accidents with minor injuries reported on West Avenue Telegraph Road Rt 2 Rt 83 and other roads near Elyria Grafton Amherst Sheffield Belden and Pyle South Amherst Road. One theft of a dishwasher was reported and a car fire at 217 Columbus St was extinguished.
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Cleveland Street
Abbe Road
Michigan Ave
Keith Rubin
Columbus St
Elyria
West Avenue
Telegraph Road
Rt. 2
Rt 33
Elyria Two
Ohio State Patrol
Rt. 83
Rt 37
Grafton Two
State Patrol
Lake and
Woodland Avenues
Belden
Washington Avenue
Harrison Street
Lawson's
North Ridge Road
Sheffield
Sheriff's Department
Rt. 38
Amherst
Pyle South
Amherst Road
Middle Ridge Road
Amherst Twn
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George Mull
George
Herman
Esther) Norton
Pittsfield
Airs
Ray
Lois) Longbrake
Frank
Richard
Ernest
Percy
Louie Mohrman
Ford
Ikmes
Jacob J
Dorothea R
J. Bradford James
Sally
Curtis-Scheuffler
Mosher
Kotnik
Mrs
Charles Brubaker_ Jr
Memoriam
Sharon Butler
Margaret Rietenbach
Betty Heath
Brietenbach
Sondaen
Chronicle-Telegram
Pirat Sead
Baer
Trin
Miss Lane
Curtis-Scheuffler Funeral Rome, Inc
Greater
Ermest W. Schowter
Gilligan
G. L. Smith
Rose Kuchenrither
Carl Diedrick
Adelbert
City Council
West River
Olmsted
Ridgeville Eyes
Helen
Employment Service
Penn
Kolberg
Elyrian
Webster Crossing
Elyria Memorial
Lorain St. Joseph
Richard Moore
Reeves Ave
Gulf Road
Poplar Street
Caurenthal Funeral Home
Washington Ave
Newspapre Frihne
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