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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1963
Page
9
Anthropologist Dr. Margaret Mead urged against teen parenthood during a Oberlin College talk part of a conference on educated women. She blamed societal pressures for hurried marriages and motherhood and urged longer planning before childbearing, noting a small shift away from rapid early marriage.
Prominent Elyria banker R Jay Fitch of 358 Columbia Ave has accepted the treasurer role for the October 24 testimonial dinner honoring U S Representative Charles A Mosher. The Firelands High School event supports Republican campaigns with Sen Thruston Horton as principal speaker and aims to raise funds at local, state, and national levels. Fitch, longtime president of Elks Elva Savings and Trust, credits Mosher’s service and prior civic work, noting a career path from clerk to bank president while active in Salvation Army, United Fund, and Rotary.
Mayor Charles Y Neeson reports a proposed Elyria armory on South Recreation Field could materialize in about five years after talks with Assistant Adjutant General Heber Alinton Ohio Army National Guard. He expects funding by 1965 though two other Ohio armory projects likely take priority. City council to renew land lease and seek annexation for the site as planned.
The Garden Page returns with a focus on house plants as fall emphasis grows. Mrs Walker of Tucson Arizona, an authority with over 100 plants, grows many in her home and shares methods from seed and castings to propagation and care.
Elyria Memorial Hospital reports Rose Wendell, 40, of Willow Park Road, in poor condition after her maternity jacket ignited from front stove burners while she prepared supper. Husband William Wendell said she leaned over the gas stove and the jacket caught fire. She is expectant with her seventh child in about two months. County voter rolls show Lorain County registration at 83,649, up 9,736 from 1958. Lorain 28,255. Elyria 18,670. Avon Lake 4,343. Amherst 3,487. North Ridgeville 2,?00. Sheffield Lake 2,896. Oberlin 2,792. Avon 2,416.
Mrs Wendell, a mother of six, was alone with her children when acetate and cuticle clothing caught fire. She screamed and ran to the backyard as neighbors Mary Leu and Samus W Mandoles tried to smother the flames. Hospital authorities reported some third-degree burns.
Gerald R. Deichler, 26, of RR 333, was fined $20 and costs after being found guilty of failure to stop within an assured clear distance in a collision with an Ohio Highway Patrol cruiser on Sept. 26 near Lake and Main streets. He admitted drinking earlier but claimed he did not see the cruiser in time. The patrol car sustained heavy damage, and Deichler’s vehicle was demolished. Columbus Day closings noted for Lorain County offices.
Fire destroyed an uninhabited house at 98 West Capel Rd yesterday around 10 am. Exton Gremen reported the blaze started in a storage room off a first floor bedroom. the roof collapsed and walls burned. Only two rooms damaged, most belongings saved. the family had recently moved to a new address at 1010 West Capella.
Four Sheffield Lake School District board members publicly refute claims from Robert W Knudsen calling for defeat of a 575000 bond issue. They defend efforts for a new junior high and high school plan across Brookside and Forestlawn with an appeal to voters to support the upcoming election.
Lorainite sergeant Amy Stail defected to East Berlin and faces court martial on forgery adultery and disobeying orders. Willard Valentinis from Lorain Ohio crossed to East Berlin September 24 after being listed AWOL from Sith Signal Battalion in Mannheim. He lived with his wife Grace and four children in Mannheim Army housing.
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