Death of George A Gibson 62 Lorain resident
George Arthur Gibson 62, longtime Lorain resident, died Sunday at his home 339 Broadway after a weeklong illness. Born in Oliver Pennsylvania, he lived in Nemacolin and worked at Terminal Ready-Mix Lorain, Fruehauf Trailer Co, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Ohio Liquor Store. Survived by two sons Charles Nyack and James Tucson, two grandchildren, a brother Donald Uniontown, and two sisters Carrie Dean Albright and Gertrude Burd Connellsville. Friends visit today 6 to 9 pm at John R. Devin Funeral Home Lorain. funeral tomorrow at 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Arthur Gibson
Lorain
Broadway
Oliver
Nemacolin
Gibson
Terminal Ready-Mix
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fruehauf Trailer Co
Ohio Liquor Store
Charles
Nyack
James
Tucson
Ariz
Donald
Uniontown
Wilbert Carrie
Albright
W. Va
Harry
Gertrude Burd
Connellsville
John R. Devin
Clevelander held for grand jury on auto theft
A Cleveland man, Jerry Wolford of 1407 West 85th Street, was ordered held for Lorain County Grand Jury in Elyria Municipal Court on an auto theft charge stemming from a November 15 theft on Harrison Street. Wolford is jailed in Lorain County Jail with bond set at 5000.
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Cleveland
Lorain County
Grand Jury
Elyria
Jerry Wolford
West 85Th St
Harrison Street
Wolford
Card of Thanks for Father Wesockr
Family thanks neighbors friends and relatives for kindness during the illness and death of their beloved father Special thanks to the staff of Tres sies Nursing Home and to the pallbearers de Carle Funeral Home Mr and Mrs Fred Singer Dr Ar Singer and grandchildren
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Tressies
Wesockr
Palhearers
Bittner
de Carle Funeral Home
Fred Singer
Ar Singer
Elyria board approves staff changes with new hires
The Elyria Board of Education approved resignations for teachers Karen Wolff and Ronald Stoerker while classifying Joe Brown’s exit as a breach of contract. The district seeks to lift Brown’s certificate for the 1972-73 year and Frances Jones takes a health leave. New personnel include several teachers, substitutes, tutors, and instructional aides with specified credentials and salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria Board of Education
Karen Wolff
Ronald Stoerker
Joe Brown
Thomas L. Showalter
State Department of Education
Frances Jones
Ice-skating Lessons Start at North Park Next Week
North Park begins sessions for children and adults at Elycia's North Park rink under Charles R. Hoagland. Children's program runs two 45 minute weekly blocks across three weeks with two daily class options and skate supply for those without skates. Adults take Tuesday and Thursday 8 to 9 pm with standard admission. no registration fee. Figure skating Thursday 7 to 8 pm with Barbra Lescher and Andy Wassle.
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Elycia
North Park
Parks and Recreation
Charles R. Hoagland
Tom Roka
Joyce Keyes
Barbara Lescher
Andy Wassle
Parks and Recreation Office
Prospect St
Births in Lorain Area Highlight Three New Daughters
Amherst reports a daughter to Mr and Mrs Nicholas Biris 904 Oberlin Ave Lorain. The Ortiz couple at 513 W 20th St Lorain welcome a daughter. Mr and Mrs William Conyers of 180 College Park Dr celebrate a daughter with Herbert Godley at 134 Frne St and Dennis Perkins at 2082 Furnace St adding a newborn.
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Amherst
Nicholas Biris
Oberlin Ave
Lorain
Louis Ortiz
W. 20Th St
William Conyers
College Park Dr
Herbert Godley
Frrne St Ason
Dennis Perkins
Furnace St
Obituary and notices from Elyria area memorials
Elyria Memorial Monday lists Harold TROCKLEY 41557 Rosewood Dr Richard RALEY 379 Washington Circle Oberlin Alfred ORTIZ 2361 Fastfund St St Joseph Saturday lists Asonto Mr and Mrs Kenneth MESKE 2441 6th St Asonto Mr and Mrs James LEE 3566 Edgewater Vermilion Asonto Mr and Mrs Kenneth BURICH 5414 Frances Dr Marvin STARBUCK 782 Green Forest Dr Amherst
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Harold Trockley
Rosewood Dt
Richard Raley
Washington Circle
Oberlin
Alfred Ortiz
Fast
St.Joseph
Asonto
Kenneth Meske
Ason
James Lee
Edgewater
Vermilion
Kenneth Burich
Frances
Marvin Starbuck
Green Forest
Amherst
Koehring Co move nearing completion in Chattanooga
Koehring Co announced the Lorain Division transfers to Chattanooga Tennessee should finish by Friday with about 600 workers remaining at Lorain down from 1000 earlier this year. The total assembly move is planned for year end. Lorain will still fabricate large weldments for Chattanooga and seek work from other Koehring divisions. The 250000 square foot Chattanooga plant was purchased from LockheedGeorgia in January.
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Lorain
Koehring Co
Chattanooga
Tenn
Thomas J. Callahan
Iting
Callahan
Ndves
Koehring
Lockheed-Georg,a Co
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lawsuit filed over $30,000 traffic injuries in Lorain County
In Lorain County Common Pleas Court a $30,000 damage suit was filed yesterday for injuries from a collision on Center Road Avan Jan 10. Plaintiff Avan Lake seeks $25,000 against James C. Farthofer. her husband Joseph asks $5,000 for damages due to his wife’s injuries.
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Lorain County
Common Peas Court
Io Jenestk
Avan Lake
James C. Farthofer
Detroit Rd
Avan
Joseph
Porthofer
Jencsik
Lorain deputy earns police school degree with 3.5 average
Lorain County Sheriff’s deputy Sgt. Dennis Moskal added a diploma from the University of Louisville Southern Police Institute to his record. He completed the 12 week term with a 3.5 average, earning 12 semester hours to apply at Lorain County Community College. He served in Vietnam and earlier trained at NYPD disposal school and joined the bomb squad. He has served since 1968 and lives with his wife Paulette in Lorain.
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Lorain County
University of Louisville
Southern Police
Dennis Moskal
Lorain
County Community College
Southern Police Institute
Louisville
Ken
Moskal
Sheriff’s Department
U. S. Marine Corp
Vietnam
26Th Marines
New York City
Paulette
Lorain Telephone Co asks council to visit its offices
Lorain's consumer protection committee invited Lorain Telephone Co to present records at a future hearing. Company president James Hageman said the firm welcomes scrutiny and proposed council members visit its offices instead of transporting thousands of pages. Subpoena threats were noted by committee members.
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Lorain Telephone Co
Council
Lorain
Lorain Telephone Company
Donnie Barden
D-3
Barden
James C. Hageman
Hageman
Tor
Robert Trinter
Keys to 17 Vehicles Stolen From Payne's Auto Sales
Burglaries at Randy Payne Auto Sales 519 Cleveland St Elyria led to the theft of keys to 17 vehicles. Owner Randy Payne told police all the locks must be changed, with losses estimated around 400 dollars. Break-in occurred between 4 pm yesterday and 8:15 am today. entry through a basement window. No other items reported disturbed.
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Randy Payne
Elyria
Mattress Fire Endangers Dog at 525 Bell Ave
Firefighters responded to a 1030 PM mattress fire in Bert Trill's apartment at 525 Bell Ave. A dog overdosed on smoke, received oxygen, and was taken to veterinarian W. G. Laufman where brain damage is reported. Damages limited to furniture. owner's name not released.
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Elyria
Bell Ave
W. G. Laufman
Bert Trill
Cag
Burglary at Hayes Avenue Strips Home of Goods
Elyria police report a theft at 120 Hayes Ave. Intruders took a washer dryer refrigerator rocking chair bed chests dresser desk lawn mower and goldfish valued about 600. No forced entry noted. Occupant Gladys Jaram linked to a Colorado Springs address. report filed by John Stanfield 8055 Maddock Rd North Ridgeville.
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Elyria
Hayes Ave
Gladys Jaram
Colorado Springs
John Stanfield
Maddock Ra
North Ridgeville
Amherst approves unanimous pay hikes for police and fire
Amherst council adopted retroactive pay raises for police and fire personnel with an added September 1973 increase. The ordinance also creates eight paid holidays and a merit review system managed by the mayor, while excluding appointed officials from the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amherst
Patricia Myers
Accountants to Hear IRS Agent Nickolas Boubaresco
The Lake Erie Central Chapter of the National Association of Accountants hosts IRS agent Nickolas Boubaresco for tonight’s 6 pm meeting at McGarven’s Nautical Restaurant Vermilion. Boubaresco, with 22 years at the IRS, will discuss tax changes.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Lake Erie Central
National Association of Accountants
Nickolas Boubaresso
Western Reserve University
McGarven
Vermilon
Joubaresso
Local Residents Listed With Addresses and Names
A dense OCR of a community directory lists numerous individuals and households with street addresses across multiple blocks. Names include Jub Watters, Jannece Blanton, Maria McLemore, David Padilla, Brenda Schacht, and Christopher Yarsa among many others, each linked to respective street addresses. The fragment appears to compile residents in a neighborhood, capturing full or partial spellings, initials, and various street lines.
Low bids accepted for Homewood School learning center
Lorain school board approved bids totaling 80,268 for an 80 thousand dollar learning center addition at Homewood School. Jasani Construction of Cleveland received the general contract bid 39,880, Zoellner Co of Sandusky won plumbing and heating 18,685, and C. M. Doane Electric Co Inc of Lorain won the electrical bid 11,373. The remaining 10,190 funds cover equipment.
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Lorain
Homewood
Board of Education
Jasani
Cleve
Land
Zoellner Co
Sandusky
C. M. Doane Electric Co Inc
Yale lights tour seeks buses and drivers for seniors
Lorain County Welfare Department seeks volunteers to provide transportation for a Christmas light tour on December 19 at 6 30 p m. Only two drivers have volunteered and just one bus is available. Mrs Cheryl Osborne notes last year’s providers have not yet replied and urges volunteers to contact Gerard Pring or Cheryl Osborne to help transport more than 130 seniors on the 1 5 hour tour of city lighting displays.
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Lorain County
Motorist guilty in traffic case
A motorist was found guilty in Elyria Municipal Court of driving while intoxicated. Roger L. Lepocrat pleaded no contest, fined 250 dollars plus costs, and sentenced to three days in jail with a one month license suspension and one day jail credit by Municipal Judge James P. Horn.
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Elyria
Roger L. Lepocrat
Lepocrat
James P. Horn
Deputy coroners to be retained in Lorain County
Dr. William E Kishman said he will retain the current staff of deputy coroners when he becomes Lorain County coroner January 1. Kishman, a Republican elected November 7, will succeed Democrat Dr. Paul J Kopsch who did not seek re-election. He met with the staff and asked them to remain.
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William E Kishman
Lorain County
Kishman
Paul J Kopsch
Tickets Added for Lorain County Issues Conference
An additional 50 reservations will be available for the Lorain County State Issues Conference to be held Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 30 p.m. at St Andrews Episcopal Church Elyria. Sponsored by United Community Services of Lorain County and the Ohio Citizens Council for Health and Welfare Issues. Sessions cover criminal justice pollution mental health regionalization and public welfare with over 100 citizens expected. Registration begins at 9 a.m.
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Lorain County
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
Elyria
Third Street
Middle Avenue
United Community Services of
The
Ohio Citizens
Council For Health and Welfare
Wellington suffers water line breaks cut service to 40 homes
About 40 homes in the northeast section of Wellington lost water from 1 a.m. to morning due to two breaks on North Main Street and Lincoln Street. Utilities Superintendent John Rohr said crews have been working since 2 a.m. and expected full restoration by this morning.
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Wellington
North Main Street
Lincoln Street
Lincoln
Barker Street
John Rohr
Rohr
Gilligan to speak at Elyria Democrat dinner
Gov. John J. Gilligan will speak at the Elyria Democratic Central Committee dinner to honor 60 party workers. The 6:30 event at the Elyria Recreation Center features a red white and blue theme with decorations by the Democratic Women’s Club committee and music by the Suburbanites.
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Gilligan
Elyria
John J. Gilligan
Elyria Democrat Central Committee
Elyria Recreation Center
Prospect St
Leonard P. Reichlin
Also Mentioned on This Page
George A. Gibson
W. C. Gardner
William C. Gardner
Gardner
Electro Magnetic Co
Gardner-Johnston Hardware Co
North Ridgeville Board of Education
Robert Mover
North Olmsted
Roberts
Kay Alexander
Avon
Helenalan Ravde
Betty Lau Hoberts
Lopez
Justina
Jose
Jose Ricky
Zenon
Mes
Juan
Gloria) Lopez
Virgie Arna
Esie
Feneral
Sam
I of Sacred Heart
Robert Ward
Calvary Cameron
Patrick F O Shaughnessy
St Ma Church
Bernice 0' Donnell
Ed O'Donnel
Alfred O'Donnell
Bernie O Donnell
Bob O'Donnel
Roy Pinel
John Kelleher
Famers Name, Inc
Greater Elyria and
Embelmers
Barvey C. Curtis
Presidant
Exwest
W. Scheuffier
Fice
Presadent
Board
Nancy Russell
Baldwin-Wallace College
Berlin Heights
Avon Lake
Marguerite White
Bowling Green University
Gary M. Pastorello
Kent State University
Alan F. Stues
Lorrie Atwater
Joseph Kostrab
Kathleen Smith
Louis Sues
Gregory Dziama
Amelia Buta
Annie Chadwick
Robert Heaver
William Laviiha
Lois Lees
George White
Elaine Beller
Helen S. Cahill
Rose Cooper
Lois Downing
Miriam Billiott
Meriel Gaulinan
Rosalie Hol
Allie Boggs
Mabel Enderby
Janet Farmer
Terry Fields
Velma LaMasters
Linda Majorca
Denise Marino
Sharon Martin
Clara Meng
Dorothy Mericle
Beverly Mylechraine
Donna Owens
Hansa Patel
Daisy
Elva M. Gayton
Marianne I. Cdvardy
Eleanor Vargo
Ruth Maurer
Elyria Memorial
Sgt
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Payne
William A. Babcock
BRAC
Sewer
Walter
Jub Watters
So Suu de Hart
Stith Culler
EH Los
Mes Marti
St. Merit
Jannece Blanton
Tom
Billy Buyler
Brody
Wyte
Herbert Giorgory
Akhd Perestage
DE. Stedield Lake
Ditties Krause
Elsie Lodier
Ambort Tenge
David Vlazewiat
Garal Walcarsky
Avifotin
Aye Sucall
Fig Gate Wuttowicz
Heaven Rest
St. Joseph
Calvin Robhowsre
Jose Mak Tings
Hubert
AVA Lake Richiard Wade
Dewith St
Kell Waluron
Eric Awe
Christopher Yarsa
New Learning Center
Yale Lights Tour
John Sheehan
Elyria Democratic Women’s Club
Howard Dean
Millie Amelson
Bart James
Florence Given
Concett Wellborn
Tim Plas
Meyer Goldberg
Cow, Jor Gilligan
Apamty Dedic Anid Mernloe, Tete Tale Ny
Laurenthal
Washington Ave
Qlyria
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