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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1970
Page
6
A large obituary column lists Mrs Eva V Stiffler 73 of North Olmsted, Charles Stipley 76 of North Ridgeville, Sallye Eggleston former Elyria resident, Frank E Woods Sr Elyria, John A Butler Grafton, and others. Details cover birthplaces ages, survivor lists, funeral homes, and burial arrangements across Elyria Lorain County and nearby towns.
A jumble of death notices lists Sy Black age 3, Loraia Markel age 72, Row MW age 44, Frank Jage, and Paul age 73 with their addresses in Lorain, Wellington, Amherst, and nearby areas. Visitation details, funeral times, and burial locations are given for each, including Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Evergreen Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, and St Pauls United Church of Christ.
Obituaries report Peggy Cunningham four years old of Lorain and Marine of North Ridgeville with surviving relatives listed. Funeral services and rosaries are scheduled at Ready Scaglan and St Anthony in Lorain and St Peter in Elyria with burial at Elmwood Cemetery. Community groups attend the combined rosary service.
The Veterans Day holiday delays trash collection in Elyria. Garbage will not be collected tomorrow and the rest of the week will run one day behind with sanitation workers catching up on Saturday, city sanitation superintendent Jack T. Byam reported.
The State Board of Education authorized enlarging the Lorain County Joint Vocational School District to nine members. Three appointed by Lorain County Board of Education join one from Elyria Amherst North Ridgeville Oberlin Sheffield-Sheffield Lake and Werte toe boards of education. The district excludes Lorain City and includes Avon Lake Avon Clearview Amherst Keyspee and Fin lands schools.
A revised downtown Elyria traffic plan proposes a partial car ban in central streets and a pedestrian campus zone. The plan, part of a $55,000 redevelopment project by Es ity Planning Associates, includes a twin span bridge over the Black River, the removal of much of Broad Street, and was to be presented to state highway officials. Mayor Reichlin said councilmen will be consulted before public release. no timetable or cost figures were given.
Ackerman faces calls for resignation as parents question his conduct at Admiral King High School. Supporters defend his tenure. Bakalar, a former administrator and current WLRO news director, vouches for Ackerman's leadership while noting a strong push for change.
Finance report shows Wellington voters repeatedly rejected a school levy from November 1969 to July, totaling five defeats by margins from 4 to 232 votes. Fahler warns of slow tax reform and possible state reapportionment fights while noting a 4.5 mill operating levy renewal was approved, funding about $90,000 yearly.
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. William NAHL at 300 Seventh St. A daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo CRUZ at 1653 E. 32nd. A child listed for Mr. and Mrs. John PICKERING at 35735 Detroit Rd Avon. Earl VESTAL of 26271 Royalton Rd Columbia Station. A son to Mr. and Mrs. Gordon FLANAGAN at 41650 Orchard Ct. Robert FRANKLIN of 200 E. 21st St. Larry RAMSEY of 2920 Jaycox Rd Avon. Robert WHITTEN of 440 Tucker Place Vermilion. A child to Mr. and Mrs. Soln 1360 Broadway. Aito AYTO 2308 Sst Joseph PALAGYI 777 Stark St Sheffield Lake. Elliott LUMPKIN 1426 W. 22nd St. Kenneth POGACHAR 5001 Oberlin Ave. Iluminado MARRERO 2338 E. 5th St. A son to Mr. and Mrs Dennis MICHAELS 2116 W. 14th St. A son to Mr. and Mrs Jew sie JONES 244 E. Ave. Christos KOLLIAS 1901 E. Mth St. A son to Ms. and Mrs. Melvin BUNN 4979 LIBERTY Ave Elyria. William DOMER Quarry Amherst.
Obituary details list Oberlin Allen known as Sever Tay and multiple individuals including Mr and Mrs Sit ney and Mr and Mrs Richerd Michaels with addresses in Clark Crescent North Pleacent and 36 North Pleacent. The notices reference a pendant memorial event on Monday and acknowledgments to families.
The family of the late Mark Conglon expresses sincere thanks for comforting sympathy, flowers, and kindness shown by friends and neighbors after his death. Special thanks go to the funeral home and parish groups that assisted.
Reading room notices indicate the Elyria Public Library will be closed tomorrow for maintenance. No further details are provided in the fragment.
About 20 Southview High School students staged a 20 minute sit-in in the commons this morning alleging unequal treatment by the administration. Six students left at a deadline after a parent statement, while officials said steps would be taken to address concerns and preserve order.
A letter fragment outlines hospital floor assignments including a c tal unit of 3 beds and floors for juries and prisoners. It notes 1,786 staff, 24 hour nurses, an Xray unit, dental department, and emergency setup with guards for dangerous inmates. The writer hints at security restrictions and mentions others’ letters about local concerns.
Probate records list Frank A Fox of Lorain as deceased with an estate appraised at 97024 and including securities. The Great Atlantic and Pacific lines connection appears, with personal property and listed debts and assets. Mrs. Mary is noted in the probate notes with an estate reportedly valued at 5300 and financial receivables totaling 1901.
Avon Lake approves strict rules on sale possession and storage of explosives with penalties up to 6500 fine and six months in jail. A ten dollar permit from the fire chief required for sale or possession. under 18 prohibited. Also council accepts petition for Lake Road area safety work and considers rest room bids and ice rink recreation bond plans.
A Wellington man, William A. Kidd, age unknown, lost two toes when he discharged a 12 gauge shotgun in a friend's car during target practice. Kidd and Leonard A. Bart, 19, of Amherst, were involved near Middle Ridge Road and Rosedale Drive. Kidd was treated at Amherst hospital before transfer to Lorain St. Joseph Hospital in flair condition.
A Sunday fire destroyed a vacant Cleve land Quarries Co. home in South Amherst and is under investigation. Firefighter Roy M. Leigh died of a heart attack during the blaze. Fire Chief Hubert Hevener urged higher fireman heart attack coverage as Leigh’s family lacks current insurance.
A Lorain school board meeting opened with dress code tensions as parents and students pressed for changes. A Harrison High mother urged girls wear slacks, while Southview student council president Louis Palacio urged abolishing the code entirely. The superintendent noted policy alignment across schools and cautioned that allowing parents to set codes would remove need for school policy. The board also hired Diane Herbst for elementary PE and John Meluch for secondary English. The district joined a county unified cafeteria purchasing project.
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