Elyria Chronicle Talk of Harman Beach and local politics
The column discusses Harmon Beach founder Sherman Harman and his wife Leona living in Elyria, notes Harman Beach history, and mentions Lorain County Sheriff Vernon Smith seeking a fourth term with a women voter outreach. It also covers Elks social plans, prep sports practice notes, and a football forecast for Elyria Panthers vs St Mary Irish with a predicted 20 to 7 score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon Peach
Lorain
Leona
Elyria
West Third St
Lorain County
Vernon M. Smith
Smith
Ida
Card of Thanks for support during bereavement
A heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for their support after a recent bereavement. Special thanks go to Charles Groth and the helpers who offered kindness and sympathy during the difficult time.
In Memoriam for Larry Mc Eine Deased
In memory of Larry Mc Eine who passed away three years ago on November 1. Family members express love and sorrow with a final line of remembrance and a young child named Phillip Rettes bach is mentioned amid the unsteady text.
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Larry Mc Eine
Ded
Kathy
Bill
Phillip Rettesbach
Clerk of Milan Township Elizabeth Van Offeren Dead
Elizabeth J. Van Offeren 62 of East Milan died at Providence Hospital after a six month illness. She served as Milan Township clerk for 20 years and chaired the Berlin Milan Library board. Survived by husband John a son Terry and two daughters Joan and Mari Beth, with brothers Charles and Robert Goodsite. Funeral arrangements set at Rawle Funeral Home and St Anthony Church burial in parish cemetery. Memorials to St Anthony Church Berlin Milan Library or Cancer Fund.
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Milan
Elizabeth J. van Offeren
Rt. 113
East Milan
Providence Hospital
Sandusky
van Offeren
Milan Township
Berlin-Milan
St. Anthony Church
Altar and Rosary Society
John
Terry
Joan
Mari Beth
Charles
Robert
Cancer Fund
Lorain Deaths and Funeral Notices Chronicle
Lorain area obituaries report Nick Mihalyo 90 of Eagle Ave died at St. Joseph Hospital after months of illness. Surviving four sons and three daughters, funeral services planned at J. J. Glovna and Son Funeral Chapel. Other notices include Lucille Miller 54 of Gore-Orman and Albert Welch 79 of East 2nd Street with services upcoming. William Swartz 71 of Wellington. Hector Perez 24 of Lorain. Anna Carwell 71 of Midde Ridge Road. Burial plans pending for multiple homes and counties.
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Nick Mihalyo
Lorain
Eagle Ave
St. Joseph Hospital
Czechoslovakia
Lorain Works
Steel Corp
Mihalyo
St. Nicholas
Andrew
Trenton
N.J
Joseph
Levittown
Edward
Richard
Ukiah
Calif
Mary Rosa
A. L
Ann) Sipes
J. J. Glovna and Son
Wakeman
Lucille G. Miller
Camden Township
Gerber
Joseph Fritz
Calvary Baptist Church
Oberlin
Clarksfield Methodist Cemetery
Miller
Gore-Orman
Allen Memorial Hospital
Barretts Chapel
Camden Garden Club
Nicklas
Maxine) Oak
Berea
Gary
Rolland
Bob Jones University
Greenville
D.C
Dean Morgan
Wellington
Maynard
William M. Swartz
Warren General Hospital
Warren
Thomas Gregory
Lake Milton
Lorain County Highway Department
Swartz
First Congregational Church
Sullivan
Swarts
West Salem
Clara
Gregory
Thomas Pifer
Walter Coen
Harold Siron
South Amherst
Robert
Donald
Merritt Fye
Grace Williams
Rochester
John
Elmer Paul Parks
Canton
James Wiliam Parks
Ravenna
Benjamin Wesley Carwell
Betty Jean Bolinger
Alice Faye Fisher
Elyna
Se Bates Doce
Greenlies
Parsons W. Va
Funeral
Parsons Cemetery
Garland Funeral Home
Amherst
Western Reserve Pageant Names Two Contestants
Two Wakeman and Norwalk youths are named as finalists in the Western Reserve pageant. Contestants are Miss Holzhauser of Wakeman RD 1 and Miss Welsenberger of Norwalk RD 2, daughters of their respective families.
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Left
Dwight Holzhauser
Wakeman
Sue Welsenberger
Cletus Welsenberger
Norwalk
Students vote on college levy and district races
About one third of Lorain County Community College students participated in a student election sponsored by the Student Council on World Affairs. Seventy three voted for the 1.25 mill levy, sixteen opposed, while Issue 9 for Lorain Metropolitan Park District also received votes.
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Lorain County
Local elections show mixed results in district races
In the 13th district Congress race no representative chosen. In the 75th state house district Donald J. Pease defeated incumbent. Local offices split with Democrats and Republicans winning clerk, recorder, treasurer, engineer, coroner and common pleas judge seats. City income tax proposal failed 310 to 264 with separate tally 374 to 160 on homestead exemption.
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Congress
Donald J. Pease
Pee
Schriver
HL Homestead
Jooseph Bartha
Robert Fritz
James Myers
Births at Elyria Memorial Teasday
A son to Mr and Mrs Larry Yost 98 Filmore A daughter to Mr and Mrs Richard Krupiar RD 2 Ubertin A son to Mr and Mrs Rog Allman 1062 Cleveland St Grafton A son to Mr and Mrs Richard Ashworth 172 Geveland St Aom to Mr and Mrs James L Bohanon 160 Bath St
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Larry Yost
Filmore
Richard Krupar
Ubertin
Rog
Allman
Clevelam &J
Grafton
Richard Ashworth
Geveland St
Aom
James L. Bohanon
Bath St
Traffic Death Watch 1968 Updates in Lorain County
A running Traffic Death Watch reports 66 fatalities in Lorain County from 1968 to date. The tally tracks incidents and prompts safety reminders as annual totals rise.
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Lorain County
Woman in critical condition after two car crash
An 82 year old woman, Mrs Cora Ross of 199 West College Street, was listed in critical condition at Allen Memorial Hospital after a two car crash yesterday. Henry Harris, 68, of 197 Spring Street, was driving the other vehicle. police say Ross pulled into East College Street from Pleasant Street at 4 45 p.m. and Harris’ car struck her left side. Harris was not injured. his car stopped 144 feet from the impact. Both cars were heavily damaged.
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Oberlin
Allen Memorial Hospital
Cora Ross
West College St
Henry Harris
Spring St
Ross
Pleasant Street
East College Street
Harris
Youth pleads innocent to vandalism charge
Carroll E. Lewis age 19 of 45 Grove St. faces vandalism charges with a preliminary hearing not yet set. His $2,000 bond was set by Judge Herbert ceented. Mike Gerten of Ridge Road remains jailed in Erie County on $2,000 bond awaiting posting. Vandalism caused hundreds of dollars in damage at North Milan, Scott and McMillan cemeteries where headstones and urns were overturned.
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Carroll E. Lewis
Grove St
Lewis
Herbert
Milan
Scott
McMillan
Gerten
Eric
Frederick Heads Red Cross Board in Elyria
Frederick was named chairman of the Red Cross board with vice chairman R W Johnson and secretary John Pavie and treasurer. The organization aided a family after a mountain slide near their Montana trip prompted volunteers to assist. A new class of 12 officers includes Joan Orwig and others from Elyria and Lorain.
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R.W. Johnson
Elyria
John Pavie
Lorain
Frederick
Henly
Montana
THE
RED Cross
Joan Orwig
Tony Horan
George Lane
Amherst
Milan Rendk
Elyna
Glen Fairfield
Clyde Jackson
Loram
John Babel
Ted O'Dell
Jefferey Palin
Numbers suspect arrested on Second Street
Thaddeus Arnold, 48, of 118 Second St, was charged with possession of articles for scheme of chance after detectives stopped him near East 28th Street and Vine Avenue. Officers had watched him days after a tip, finding two numbers books and envelopes with money on his person and in his car.
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Lorain
Thaddeus Arnold
Second St
Arnold
East 28Th Street
Vine Avenue
Sia
OSBA Positions on Collective Negotiations for Public Employees
OSBA advocates exclusive recognition of a single negotiating agent for all employees and a mandatory term of recognition from one to three years. It favors cooperative negotiations, public fact finding with advisory nonbinding recommendations, and strengthens penalties against strikes while urging proper funding and staffing for the administering agency.
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OSBA
Boards of Education
Lorain County planners raise per capita membership fee
Lorain County Regional Planning Commission members will pay 18 cents per capita next year, up from 10 cents, to yield 30 559 in fees from 13 communities. Nine communities approved the increase. four await action along with Lorain and Wellington. Elyria and others see higher contributions as listed, based on 1960 census. Speakers at Oberlin outlined Port of Lorain plans with Col Neff Doane Roth outlining the panel.
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Lorain County
Lorain
Wellington
Elyria
Grafton
South Amherst
Oberlin
Sheffield
North Ridgeville
Vermilion
Regional Planning Commission
County General Fund
Com Alse
Comaunities
Col. R. Wilson Neff
Lorain Port
Deaths and Births Notices From St Joseph Area
John Landgraf born Thursday at 5000 O'Neil Bird. A son to Mr and Mrs Em mit Reynolds residing at 2944 Fuken Road.
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John Landgraf
Neil Bird
Emmit Reynolds
Driver Avoids Dog. Wrecks Car Into Tree
An 18 year old Elyria youth Michael Fenik swerved to miss a dog and drove off Pearl Avenue 500 feet south of East 43rd Street. His car wedged between a tree and a utility pole. He was treated in the St. Joseph County emergency room with cuts on face back and arm requiring two stitches.
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Sheffield
Elyria
St. Josce Rain County
Fenik
Pearl Avenue
East 43Rd Street
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