Amherst Grace Wickens 88 dies after two months illness
Grace Wickens of 145 Orchard Hill Dr died at 4 a.m. in Lorain Community Hospital after a two month illness. She was born in Indian Fields New York and moved here 72 years ago. Survived by son William G. Wickens and two grandsons. services at Walter A. Frey Funeral Home, burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Burial Monday.
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Grace Wickens
Orchard Hill
Lorain
New York
Wickens
Indian Fields
N. Y
Ann
Frank Huyck
First Methodist Church
Women's Society of Christian Service of the Church
William A. Wickens
William G. Wickens
Robert G. Wickens
Wilmore
William E. Wickens
Walter A. Frey
Paul R. Bulliett
Lorain First Methodist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Milica Simic
East 34Th St
St. Joseph Hospital
Nada
Danka
Biljana
Mirjana Petrovic
Yugoslavia
Emil Dovala
St. George Church
Radovan Milkovich
Buria
New London
Elmer Glaser
Ford Sales
Johnson St
Mr. Glaser
Cleveland
Ohio Motors of
Ruling on Medina man's death due soon
Medina County Coroner says the rural Medina man Raymond Schultz 66 died after an apparent accidental gun discharge while repairing a rifle found near his body. Schultz a former Henry Furnace Foundry employee and lifelong St Francis Xavier parish member died at Medina Community Hospital. Funeral services are planned at Bauer Funeral Home Valley City with a rosary tonight and burial in St Francis Church Cemetery.
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Medina
Medina County
Andrew Karson
Karson
Raymond Schultz
Speith Rd
Medina Community Hospital
Schultz
Henry Furnace
Bowman Feed and Grain Mill
Medina Farmers Exchange
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Bauer Funeral Home
Valley City
Funeral
St. Francis Church
Church
Oberlin rec center may open tonight
Oberlin officials say the newly appointed Recreation Commission is moving fast to open the recreation center at 80 South Main Street tonight. Activities for junior and senior high students will be supervised temporarily by Al Wellington and Russell Jones, a junior student.
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Oberlin
Recreation Commission
South Main St
Richard F. Seaman
al Wellington
Russell Jones
Tavern license suspended for three weeks
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control suspended Benny's Inc. of 4900 West Erie Ave for liquor violations including off premises removal of intoxicating liquor and Sunday consumption. The three week suspension covers Oct 1967 and ends Nov 1. The center had been closed since summer and recreation director resigned Sept 1. Seaman and four others quit the Recreation Commission. council reappointed Seaman and Mrs Smith. New members Joe Harris Beverly Moffet Samuel Leonard. Seaman and Mrs Smith attended a meeting and plan to elect a cochairman.
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Lorain
Ohio
Oberlin College
Richard Williams
Seaman
Recreation Commission
City Council
Robert Smith
Joe Harris
Beverly Moffet
Samuel B. Leonard
Card of Thanks for Kevin Looper
The family thanks friends neighbors and relatives for their sympathy after the bereavement. They express special gratitude to blood donors Rev Booak and donors of floral offerings for their sincere condolences.
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Kevin Looper
Booak
In Memoriam for Cc Newcomb Husband
Poignant obituary note honoring Cc Newcomb, beloved husband, with lines about missing him. It laments his loss, recalls his voice and smile, and the enduring love of his spouse. The message conveys grief, memory, and devotion across a short verse.
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Cc. Newcomb
Area births at Elyria Memorial report three newborns
Elyria Memorial notes three area birth announcements: a son to Mr and Mrs Carl Keefer of North Ridgeville at 8037 Avon Belden Road, a daughter to Mr and Mrs Donald Kirkwood of North Ridgeville at 540 Hillard Road, and a son to Mr and Mrs Harry Husk of Vermilion at 88 Aurora Drive.
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Carl Keefer
Avon Belden Rd
North Ridgeville
Donald Kirkwood
Hilliard Rd
Harry Husk
Aurora Dr
Vermilion
Benson’s Newborn Son at 526 West College
Oberlin Allen Benson is born to Mr. and Mrs. David Benson of 526 West College Street on Wednesday. The brief birth notice records the family name and address for local newspaper readers.
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Oberlin Allen
David Benson
West College St
Community Births Report From Lorain Area
A series of birth notices lists newborns for families in Lorain and nearby towns. Timoth Kozlowski at 88 Gary Ave is named, along with a son to the Neiding family at 3795 Edgewater Dr Vermilion. Dane Moyer at 2833 Meister Road, Avon Lake, and a son to the Cecil family at 238 Parkview Dr Avon Lake. Also Frank Hitchens at 3815 Clifton Ave and William Penrod at 4206 Columbo Lane are noted.
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Timothy Kozlowski
Gary Ave
Jerry Neiding
Edgewater Dr
Dane Moyer
Meister
Tory
Richard Cecil
Parkview Dr
Avon Lake
William Penrod
Columbo Lane
Frank Hitchens
Clifton Ave
Vermilion Resident Marvin Gore Noted at Amherst Hospital
Vermilion resident Marvin Gore of 290 Mornington Road was admitted to Amherst Hospital on Thursday for unspecified medical care. The report lists his address and the facility but provides no further details on diagnosis or treatment.
Amherst youth fined after multiple traffic charges
Amherst youth Earl W. Haws 20 RD 3 Claus Rd. Amherst pleaded guilty in municipal court to four charges. Judge David R. Goldthorpe fined him 250 and sentenced him to 10 days in county jail for driving with a revoked license. He also paid 50 on reckless operation going through a stop sign and fleeing a police officer. Officers said three warning shots were fired before Haws stopped after a chase through Cooper Foster Park Oak Point Roads and Middle Ridge areas.
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Oberlin
Amherst
David R. Goldthorpe
Earl W. Haws
Haws
Claus Rd
David Speiker
Hawa
Middle Ridge
Baumhart
Cooper-Foster Park
Oak Point
Speiker
Rt. 2
Lorain hospital dance to raise funds with theme
The St Joseph Hospital annual dance at St Peter's Hall 2501 Oberlin Rd features the Ron Zehel Quartet. Sponsored by Practical Nurse Alumnae and Hospital Bowling League, proceeds benefit St Teneph Hospital Nursing School. Tickets from hospital personnel. Event runs from 9 pm to early morning.
National forecast streamlines rain and temp shifts
The forecast calls for rain and showers tonight from the Northern Rockies to the North and central Pacific coast with a few showers in Florida. Elsewhere fair to partly cloudy skies prevail. Colder weather is expected in the lower Lakes and Tennessee valley and from the upper Plains to the Northern Rockies. Today should bring mostly sunny mild conditions with highs in the 60s, tonight fair and a bit warmer with lows in the 40s, and tomorrow fair and warmer.
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Rockies
Pacific Coast
Florida
Lower Lakes
Tennessee
Upper Plains
Lake Erie Forecast Winds Ease Tonight
Lake Erie is expected to see winds from the south to southwest at 14 to 20 knots tonight with fair conditions.
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Lake Erie
Fair
Five Day Forecast Warm Days Cool Nights Then Rain
Temperatures will average near normal through Wednesday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 40s. Tomorrow looks warm with mild days and cool nights for the rest of the period. Showers by week’s end total a quarter to a half inch.
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Toyi
City Improvement Group Nominates Brian George W Brian
Brian George W Brian division manager at Columbia Gas of Ohio was elected president of the Greater Elyria Improvement Corp at the organizational meeting. The nonprofit charter was approved by Ohio Secretary of State Ted W Brown and 40 percent of trustees are city officials. The group seeks city designation as an agent to issue bonds for local development with aims to advance Elyria and surrounding area. Other officers include Edward A Robinson Randall R Schunk Edwin Haywood and Richard Laux.
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George W. Brian
Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Greater Elyria
Communi Improvement Corporation
Ohio
Ted W. Brown
Elyria
Edward A. Robinson
Deat Large
Edwin G. Haywood
Atty
Richard Laux
Randall R. Schunk
LCCC names levy promotion heads for 1.25 mill vote
Lorain County Community College announces district and area chairs for the 1.25 mill levy promotion. Elyria leaders include Robert D. Choate and Judge John D. Pincura with area captains in Amherst Avon Lake Clearview Columbia Station Keystone Midview Oberlin Sheffield Lake and Lorain. A speakers bureau is active and a votes wagon will tour county communities to gain support.
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Lorain County Community College
Elyria
Board of Trustees
Robert D. Choate
Herbert Tellman
Lorain
John D. Pincura
Citzens
Amherst
George Kallos
Albert Balanek
Avon Lake
Allen Pentz
Clearview
Lois Simo
Columbia Station
Wiliam Forsythe
Keystone
Delis Huddleston
Midview
Robert G. Thomas
Oberlin
Thomas Jenkins
Sheffield Lake
Milan Sebo
Max J. Lerner
Lorainite's Probation After Malicious Entry Sentence
Melvin D. Irvin, 18, of 2928 West Erie Ave Lorain, was ordered released from a one to two year Mansfield Reformatory term and placed on five years probation for malicious entry at Food Fair Lorain on December 17. Judge John D. Pincura cited a new law allowing commuting sentences with suitable circumstances.
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Melvin D. Irvin
Erie Ave
Lorain
Mansfield Reformatory
Lorain County Common Pleas
John D. Pincura
Irvin
Pincura
Ruben Garcia
East 33Rd St
Probation Department
Mey R
Lorain Thief Steals Guns Wigs and Cash
Macy Keathley reports a theft at an East 34th Street home stealing a shotgun and automatic pistol valued at 160, two wigs worth 200 and 50 in cash. Entry appeared through a back door with a key. A suspect name was provided and investigators are looking into the case.
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Lorain
East 34Th Street
Macy Keathley
East 24Th
Keathley
Spaniel’s bark saves four Hebron children
A water spaniel woke the Huckle children in Hebron, Ohio, prompting Jimmy 16 to carry his siblings to safety and call Buckeye Lake Rescue Unit. An open window helped prevent Jimmy from fainting. oxygen was given but all four children were not hospitalized.
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Hebron
Donald Huckleby
Columbus
Bobbie
Jimmy
Buckeye Lake
Erie County Court filings dip by forty in first nine months
Erie County Common Pleas Court filings fell to 616 in the first nine months of 1968 from 646 in 1967. The nine month report by Clerk John T. Auble shows breakdowns of 198 civil 296 domestic relations 88 criminal and 34 support cases and related court actions including 700 summonses 151 subpoenas 18 orders of sale 200 motions 32 executions 239 writs. Alimony and support checks totaled 501 600 on 12 456 issued versus 436 109 in 1967.
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Sandusky
Erie County Common Pleas Court
John T. Auble
Erie County Clerk of Courts
Lima State Hospital
Ohio State Penitentiary
Ohio State Reformatory
Erie County
Bridge victim files 500000 lawsuit in U S District Court
Margaret May Cantrell of Gallipolis Ferry West Virginia filed a 500000 damage suit in federal court as widow and administratrix of Aaron Cantrell after the Silver Bridge collapse on December 15. Defendants include the federal government Ohio U S Steel and J E Greiner Co. West Virginia was not named. The bridge linked Kanauga Ohio and Point Pleasant West Virginia, with forty six deaths recorded.
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Columbus
UPD
U. S. District Court
Margaret May Cantrell
Gallipolis Ferry
W. Va
Aaron Cantrell
State of Ohio
U. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
J. E
Deer Killed by Car on Route 113 Near Amherst
A deer was struck and killed by a car on Route 113 about one mile west of Route 58 near Amherst at 5:15 AM today. Jeanette Howard, 46, of RD 1 Russia Road, reported the incident as she traveled east. Damage to the vehicle’s grill and hood was estimated at $90 and the deer’s body was reported given to the driver by game wardens.
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Amherst
Rt. 113
Rt. 58
Jeanette Howard
RD 1
Russia Road
Elyria Man Fined 250 For DUI Case
Liroyd C. Pugh 33 of 107 Woot River St was fined 250 and costs by Elyria Municipal Judge Frank Wilcox after pleading guilty to driving while under the influence. He received three days in county jail and an ix month license suspension. Pugh appeared without counsel.
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Elyria
Frank Wilcox
Liroyd C. Pugh
Woot River St
Pugh
Armed Robbery at Bauer's Carry Out Nets $300
Two men robbed Bauer's Carry Out at 815 Lake Ave last night just after 9 pm fleeing with $300 after forcing Grace and Fred Bauer and two customers to the floor. A black .22 revolver and a .38 semi auto were used as they exited through a side door and headed east across the railroad tracks.
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Bauer
Lake Ave
Grace
Fred Bauer
Adams Street
Helfrich Family Ties and Military Siblings Featured in Local Notes
The article traces the Helfrich family across Phoenix Tempe and South Bend with former spouses and seven grandchildren. It cites Susan Helfrich now DeBenedetto, Barbara Helfrich Kiebl in Tempe, and sister Gertrude Matthews in Phoenix. It also notes retired sheriff Ed Mathews’ widow and relatives in Los Angeles and Gary Indiana. It closes with Hollywood news that Norman Jewison will produce and direct Fiddler on the Roof for Mirisch.
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Goldwater
Phoenix
Jeff Kiebl
The
Phoenix Gazette
Tempe
Helfrich
Gertrkde Parsch Mathews
Ed Mathews
Lorain Couty
Internal Revenue Service Department
Gary
Ind
Eddie
Arizona
Phoenix Manor
Hollywood
UPD
Norman Jewison
Mirisch Production Company
Grafton Woman Fair After Rt 82 Crash
A Grafton woman, 31, was listed in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a 2:09 a.m. crash on Route 82 near the Big Four tracks. Alice McAndrew, of Eaton Boulevard, suffered injuries to the left forearm knee and face when her car hit the rear of a westbound truck crossing the tracks. Wayne Myatt, 45, of Kennerville North Carolina, refused treatment for a minor injury. She was cited for following too closely and an unsafe vehicle.
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Wayne Myatt
Kennerville
N.C
French Creek sewer plan costs cited for project
Engineers estimate the $7 million project may be reduced as cost recalculations follow Sheffield Lake’s withdrawal from the council. About $73,000 is needed for planning the sewer lines and roughly $220,000 for designing the treatment plant, with fees at 4 to 5 percent of total cost.
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American Society of Civil Engineers
Engineers
Sheffield Lake
F.D. Young
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