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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1969
Page
6
A long list of Elyria area deaths includes Mrs. Ethel Marsh Koethe of Lorain born 1907, Urban Koethe husband, and two sons with extensive survivor lists. Also noted are Alex Lugas of Elyria, Diana Lynn Vincent stillborn in Seville, and Mrs. Dorothy Diederick of Elyria with family survivors and church ties. Burial and service details vary by individual and are listed with funeral home arrangements.
Suzann K Matolich 12 of 642 High St died today at 8 20 am in Elyria Memorial Hospital after a three day illness. Born Jan 19 1957 in Elyria she was a Jefferson Junior High student and Washington Avenue Christian Church member. Survivors include her parents two grandmothers and burial at Ridge Hill Memorial Park with services at the Washington Avenue Christian Church.
Gypsy Harr VanCleef 85 of Madison Wisconsin dies after brief illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Paul Yount Madison son Edward Columbus Ohio three grandchildren four great grandchildren. Services at Greenwood Cemetery Wellington Rev E E Turner St Pauls Toledo Norton Funeral Home Wellington in charge. AMHERST Lorain man Delmer Mitchell 29 free on 350 bond after driving under influence and failure to yield in Route 58 Park Avenue crash with no injuries.
The family of Melvin E Pope expresses sincere thanks for comforting sympathy, flowers, and kindness shown by friends, neighbors, and relatives during his illness and death. They are especially grateful to those responsible for the floral pieces.
Isaac C. Chapman Republican candidate for Elyria City Council fifth ward addresses the Margaret E. Barnes Welfare Club which annually awards a college scholarship. Chapman seeks to unseat incumbent Theodore Emerich the Democratic fifth ward councilman. Chapman's address is 1918 Middle Ave. and the club meets at Elyria.
Harold E. Smith 45 of 5939 Edison St. Vermilion, bailiff of Vermilion Municipal Court, died after a heart attack while working on his house boat on East Liberty Ave. He served on the Vermilion Council and on the Original Charter Committee in 1962 and was a former Planning Commission member. He is survived by Lois and two daughters. Fisher Funeral Home set services for 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Glenn E. Coleman.
The General Faculty Council asks instructors to suspend classes or use time to discuss Vietnam war viewpoints on Oct 15, the date set for nationwide protests. President Carr notes no college stance and invites the social and political concerns committee to plan events.
Lorain City Council plans a resolution asking the Lorain School system to run its own bus service in the future. The move comes after the Lorain-Elyria Transit Lines stopped in August, leaving about 500 students eligible under the fair bus bill and roughly 1,000 additional riders without service. The school board opposes operating its own buses, citing a lack of desire to enter the bus business and concerns the city cannot sustain an independent route.
Preliminary reports to the Elyria Community Concert Association board show strong early results for a membership drive. President Mrs. Norman Goldstein announced chairmen Jay Ross Dan Spriggs and Frank Sessions for upcoming concerts. Final drive activity ends this week with all cards due by Friday.
The Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, a liberal voice in American Protestantism, died at 91 in Lawrence Hospital Bronxville after a heart condition. A former preacher at First Presbyterian and Union Theological Seminary figure, he hosted National Vespers from 1927 to 1946 and authored influential works. He faced opposition from fundamentalists over modernist views and doctrinal questions. He is survived by two daughters, a brother, a half sister, two granddaughters and a great granddaughter.
Kellogg, Elyria High School graduate and longtime Eastman Kodak employee, appears in a reminiscence noting his family and a daughter Wendy married in August. The piece also chronicles Lake Ridge Academy history from its 1963 founding to the 1970 graduation corridor and upcoming Parents Dinner, with headmaster W. J. Hemmer slated as speaker.
Oberlin College security officers reported the theft of two wallets totaling $60 from Barnard House dormitory. Tim Wyant and Jack Rowland were asleep and did not hear the entry.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Robert Vincent of Avon Lake at 347 Bellaire Avenue. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs James Jennings of Lorain at 608 West Third Street. Donald Wallace of Lorain, 3944 Reid Avenue, shares in the newborn news. Twin sons were born to Mr and Mrs Albert Simmons of 627 Keys Row.
A two alarm blaze in Elyria caused about 3000 damage to a home at 250 Warren Ave owned by Mrs. Albert Pallas. The fire started when a relative tried to adjust a gas furnace igniting gas from a line. Mrs. Pallas was hospitalized but unharmed.
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes told Izaak Walton League members that Ohio is doing its part to clean Lake Erie and urged Detroit and other polluters and governments to fully participate in the five state and federal program. He said united action, years of work, and substantial funding could largely eliminate the lake's pollution.
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