Morrow Dies. Navy Vet L. Morrow Services Held
Lester Q Morrow 52 a Cleveland Quarries employee and WW II Navy veteran died early today at Sandusky Memorial Hospital after being stricken at his Harrison Road home in South Amherst. A Delta Ky native he lived in South Amherst before moving to Birmingham 21 years ago. Surviving are his wife Norma a son John in Birmingham two daughters Wilma Butler Vermilion and Joyce at home a granddaughter five brothers and a sister. The Erie County coroner will rule. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Lester Q. Morrow
Cleveland
South Amherst
Sandusky Memorial Hospital
Harrison Rd
Birmingham
Erie County
Delta
Morrow
U.S. Navy
Norma
John
J. D
Wilma) Butler
Vermilion
Joyce
Tilford
Julia A. Gorneck
Margaret Baxter
Darrow Rd
Austria-Hungary
Gorneck
United States
St. Mary Church
Andrew
Anna) Kowalski
Lorain
Fisher Funeral Home
Grover
Oolitic
Ind
Roy
Henrietta
Huron
Chester
Beulah
Frank
Arnold
Hempel
Amherst
Hickey Funeral Home
Monticello
Family
Wayne County
William E Kish
Lincoln St
Mr. Kish
Alva
Oklo
The
American Ship Building Co
Boiler Makers Union
Vida (Nee Dunn
William M
Spencer
Richard
Ervin R. Reighley
Vermilion Road
Brownhelm Township
Allen Memorial Hospital
Oberlin
Reighley
Sterling Foundry
Wellington
Treva
Paul
Jane) Sweda
North Ridgeville
Charles
Lucia) Jenkins
Sandy Lake
George
Sandra) Finch
Dallas
Tex
Ervina Capacchione
Warminster
Floyd Herahley
San Antonio
Peter Avery
Hollis
Lucille Campbell
Virgie Gibson
Ruth Feakins
Cowling Funeral Home
Clifford Lawrence
East Pittsfield Cemetery
Olmsted Falls
Leslye
Dale II
Ellensburg
Wash
Leslye Sherman
Oxford
Jamie
Cleveland Heights
Dorothy Ashby
Baker Funeral Home
Berea
American Heart Society
In Memoriam Nellie Driver Obituary Note
In Memoriam for Nellie A Driver who died Oct 14 1974. The family expresses longing, loneliness, and faith that she rests with Jesus. Husband William Driver, parents Driver, Grady Driver, and sons Tommy and Alan remember and miss her, awaiting that morning.
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William
Grady
Tommy
Alan
Card of Thanks for William B Gillespie
The family of the late William B Gillespie expresses sincere thanks to friends neighbors and relatives for kindnesses and sympathy during illness and death of their beloved husband father and brother They thank Rev R J Mrs Verona Rucker Auxiliaries of Second Baptist Church Elyria Memorial Hospital Emey Unit Dr Thomas E Williams Brown Funeral Home Sidon-La Lodge No 90 F and AM George Perkins Post 47 American Legion and its Auxiliary Your kindness will not be forgotten May God bless each of you
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William B Gillespie
R J
Verona Rucker
Auxillanes
Second Baptist Church
Emey
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Thomas E Williams
Brown Funeral Home
Sidon- la Lodge
Oberlin approves anti-bias hiring plan
Oberlin boards adopt a Title 9 based plan to prevent discrimination in hiring curriculum and facilities. Acting Superintendent David Kessler says the program will cause few changes and that Oberlin schools have one year to implement an affirmative action program to hire women and minorities in proportion to the community makeup.
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Oberlin
Oberlin Boards of Education
David Kessler
Kessler
No liquor at these bars
A 22 year old Columbus woman was arrested Sunday for attempting to bring a plastic pitcher of wine to an inmate at the Grafton State Prison Farm during visiting hours. Christina Natsios faced a charge of conveying liquor into a reformatory and was to appear in Elyria Municipal Court. An Ohio State Highway Patrolman arrested her after a guard noted she did not place a picnic basket on the check in desk for search, amid reports she regularly supplied liquor to a friend during visits.
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Columbus
Grafton State
Christina Natsios
Elyria
Ohio State Highway
Plane crash near Wadsworth yields no injuries
Medina Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol reports a Cessna 150 with engine failure landed in a cornfield about a mile south of Wadsworth early yesterday. Pilot Jerry Schilling and passenger Earl W. Martin, both uninjured, were identified. Minor damage noted to the aircraft along Eastern Road near Route 57.
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Wadsworth
Medina
Ohio Highway Patrol
Jerry Schilling
Trease Rd
Earl W. Martin
Akron
Eastern Road
Rt. 57
Lorain safety director and officer in critical condition
Lorain Safety Director William Mills and Policeman George Ritenauer are listed in critical condition in St Joseph Hospital's coronary care unit. A hospital spokesman says all CCU patients are listed as critical. Mills, 58, was hospitalized yesterday after a heart attack in July 1972 and may be moved from CCU today. Ritenauer was admitted Sunday and Mills is said to have returned to fulltime work after a prior heart attack.
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Lorain
William Mills
George Ritenauer
St Joseph Hospital
Mills
Ritenauer
Motorcyclist Hospitalized After Westbound Crash Near McDonald’s
North Olmsted man 22 in fair condition at Fairview General Hospital after his motorcycle collided with a car on Lorain Road near the McDonald’s. Jeffrey Schuler of 5832 Park Ridge Dr was westbound when the car driven by Steven Lewis of 4958 Hampton Dr allegedly turned in front of him. Police say the crash is under investigation.
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North Olmsted
Fairview General Hospital
Jeffrey Schuler
Park Ridge Dr
Lorain Road
McDonald's
Schuler
Steven Lewis
Hampton
Break-in and accidents reported in Lorain County area
Police and fire log items show multiple incidents: a break-in at 12912 Hawke Rd Columbia Township with items valued above 150 dollars missing. several two car accidents with no injuries on Re 12 and Oberlin Road, Rt 8 near Ry, and Rt 301 with Butter Nut Ridge Road. a one car crash at Rt 301 and Butter Nut Ridge in Carnisle Township. property thefts including a car stereo, television, four hubcaps, a leather jacket and 110 dollars. a window and screen damaged at Hobert L Landiried’s home. a citizen radio stolen from a car on High Point Blvd. injuries from a fall on East Ave and Broad Street. ongoing burglaries and apartment thefts at multiple addresses.
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Lorain County
Hawke Rd
Columbia Township
Ohio
Oberlin Road
Aroberst
Carlyle Townahip
Patromen
Rt 301
Butternut Ridge Road
Carnisle Township
Hobert L Landiried
Riverside
Citien Band
Sando L Yeo
High Point
Joloutane Bis
Roberta Spitzer
High Poit Blvd
Jefferson School
Foster Avenue
Park Drive
Furnace St
Nowjones
Alvenar Higgins
Bochanan
Diane L Smith
College Park
Apt L-4
Huntington Circle
Log Kendrick
West Av
Grafton man charged in youth's slaying
A 48 year old Grafton Road man John Lovejoy is charged with negligent homicide after a 17 year old Midview High student Richard Ketchem died from a stomach wound two and a half hours after a shooting at Lovejoys home 8 20 p m Sunday night Deputies say the shooting occurred during an argument and Lovejoy said it was accidental as he attempted to close the front door and his gun fired hitting Ketchem who died at Elyria Memorial Hospital The incident prompted deputies to monitor the home for retaliation with no incidents reported
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Grafton Road
John Lovejoy
Grafton Rd
Lorain County
Richard A. Ketchem
Butternut Ridge
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Richard S. Buchanan
Midview High School
Lovejoy
Henry Zieba
Sheriff's
Zieba
Richard Ketchem
Firelands schools adopt new pilot grade card at middle school
Firelands Board of Education approved a one year pilot program replacing the current report card for fifth and sixth graders with a two metric system. teachers will assign letter grades for achievement and a numeric 1 to 4 for effort. the card will be signed by parents and returned. potential extension to seventh and eighth grade discussed.
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Henrietta
Firelands Middle School
Firelands Board of Education
Charles Hoffman
Hoffman
Guard training site eyed near Sandusky
A feasibility study recommends an 8000 acre Ohio National Guard training site at Camp Perry Port Clinton or the NASA Plumbrook station near Sandusky. The plan aims to train 6000 men and cut statewide training costs, with one large site still possible.
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Columbus
Ohio National Guardsmen
Camp Perry
Port Clinton
NASA
Plumbrook
Sandusky
James A Rhodes
Ohio National Guard
James C. Clem
Ohio
Adjutant General's Office
North Ridgeville ditch relocation eyed amid waterline easements
North Ridgeville utilities committee eyed moving a long neglected drainage ditch on Otten Road closer to homes on the north side of Crawford property in exchange for city waterline easements on Case and Otten Roads. Mayor Stuart said council will decide next week after formal appropriation talks. residents blamed debris and long overdue cleaning as pipes may be blocked.
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North Ridgeville
Otten Road
Crawford
Charles H Stuart
Roy West
Case Road
Stuart
St John school raises new flag at Columbes Day observance
St John Lutheran School held a flag ring-raising ceremony on Columbes Day. Karl Huster donated the new flagpole, with sixth graders Diane Trever, Randy Williams, and Mert E. among those pictured.
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St. Joann Lutheran School
Karl Huster
Diane Trever
We Ham Trever
River Ra
Randy Williams
Arther Williams
Mert E
Gerald
Haven
John Kemney
Lorain County hears plan for affirmative action compliance
Lorain County officials heard outlines of an affirmative action plan aiming to comply with federal civil rights rules on minority employment. A formal adoption is slated by Oct 31. Robert Palmer explained goals while stressing the plan does not remove department head hiring rights but provides a staffing guide.
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Lorain County
Robert Palmer
Palmer
Commission
Jeresmo J. Keron
Dominick A. Dellisanti
Charles Waryn
Burglary suspect eludes deputies on North Ridge Road
Elyria police report a burglar tied to three overnight break ins on Elyria north side. A car stolen from John D Walls residence was suspected, chased by Lorain County sheriff deputies on North Ridge Road in Sheffield Township, the driver fled after the cruiser turned, the car rolled into a building. Wallets were taken from LeMasters and Smith homes, with money missing from LeMasters and purse contents totaling 110 dollars. intruder entered through sliding glass doors using a tool, and items were found elsewhere after the incident.
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Elyria
Lorain County Sheriff's Deputies
North Ridge Road
Sheffield Township
Oakwood Avenue
John D. Walls
Huntington Circle
Louis R. LeMasters
Naples Dr
LeMasters
Diane L. Smith
College Park Dr
Apt. L-4
Smith
Births in Elyria area prompt wave of newborns
Elyria Memorial reports numerous new births including a daughter to Ronald and Mrs Webb of 1100 Oakwood Apt 102 C and a son to Anthony Schnur of 836 Fairwood Bird, plus infants to Dennis Cabell Rodney Perrigan Brian Crow Richard Herd a son to Larry Kezmarski and a son to Anton Theodoropoulos with Michael Ioannidis listed at 42772 Dellfield Rd Elyria.
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Ronald Webb
Oakwood Dr
Apt
C. A
Anthony Schnur
Fairwood
Blrd
Dennis Cabell
Jaycox Rd
Von
Brian Crow
E. 31St St
William Glowacki
Sipple Ave
Amherst
Richard Herda
Central Dr
Antono Theodoropoulos
E. 30Th St
Michael Ioannidis
Dellfield Rd
Elyria
Medina Man Died From Bullet Wound Near Clearfield
Frederick D Cornelius 24 of Medina was found dead near Clearfield with a gunshot wound. A gun found beside the badly decomposed body was linked to the Cornelius family summer camp near Mahaffey, where he had planned to meet friends before a July disappearance. Identification remains tentative pending dental records.
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Clearfield
Medina
Pennsylvania
Ronald Amon
Amon
Cornelius
Mahaffey
Smoking blamed in Caro line Street fire
Careless smoking was indicated as a possible cause of a fire that roared through a Caro line Street home yesterday morning. The blaze caused $15000 damage and injured one occupant James McClellan Henry rented the house from Irene Lightner and was treated for smoke inhalation and facial burns. Henry and his brother James Joseph Henry along with Ted Hardulak escaped without further injury. The fire was not considered suspicious by Assistant Fire Chief Floyd S Rumph. Two other residents were not home when the fire began.
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Caroline Street
James McClellan Henry
Caroline St
Irene Lightner
Rosewood Dr
Apt
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Henry
James Joseph Henry
Lodi Sr
Ted Hardulak
Floyds. Rumph
Elyria
Four Injured in Ohio Crash at Rts 58 and 303
Ohio State Highway Patrol is probing an 8 a.m. crash at Routes 58 and 303 in Pittsfield Township. Four people were injured and rushed to Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital. Names were not released. at least two victims were to be hospitalized.
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Pittsfield
Ohio State Highway
Rts
Oberlin Allen Memorial Hospital
Elyria Man Charged With DUI After Collision
An Elyria man, 73, was charged with driving while under the influence after police saw his car strike a sign at West River Street North and Route 57 yesterday at 5 p.m. The driver, Frank Cebula, of 792 W. Sods Rae, faces one count.
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Elyria
Elyria Polie
Weat River Street
Frank Cebula
W. Sods Rae
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Lear Nagie
Hiis
Ruth
Veronica Harrilla
Poman
Bogner
St. Peter Church
Richard Allen
Butternut Rudge Rd
William Ketchem
Tod
Westwood Cemetery
Leidheiser Kar M
Furnace St. Elytia
Kopcso
Alex
East List
St . Lorain
Emil Dovala
Funeral
Resthaven Memory Gardens
William E. Kish
Dale H. Hecker
Union City
Hecker
Texaco
Memoriam
Nellie
Sweetheart
Jesus
Belva Gillespie
the Gillespie Farndy
Curtis Scheuffler
Greater Fyne and Vicinity
Harvey C Carte
Erewst
W. Scheffler
Oberlin Oks
Sheriff
State Patrol
Messey
Elyria Police and Fire Department
East River Street
Fourth Street
George Kaiser
East Ave
East Avenue
Broad Street
Gary
By Mike Benbow
Firelands Schools
By Dave Gibson
Chronicle-Telegram Bureau
N. Ridgeville Ditch
St. John School
Walter A. Godfrey
Nitsky
Elyria Memorial
Lorain St. Joseph
Rodney Perrigan
Elyria Ave
Larry Kezmarski
Indiana Ave
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