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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1965
Page
13
Reported events describe a fugitive ex-con near Hamburgers, with threats to resist capture. A couple, Mrs Kissier and Arnold, aided by another pair, allegedly confronted the intruder in a Hamburg residence cellar. The man shouted he would not be taken alive as authorities pursued him.
In Columbus a youth sustained eye injury during a tavern scuffle following a football game. Police say three men, Robert Booze aged 20 of Euclid and Frank Alward aged 24 of Berea, denied involvement and were detained after the incident.
A Cleveland Call and Post leader will attend a dinner honoring H. Primus in Selma Alabama at 6 30 pm. William C Welker Ohio Department of Industrial Relations director will address attendees as a longtime Republican power. Primus makes his first bid for public office. Walker graduate of Wilberforce University previously chaired local Republican events.
38 year old Ebinger named assistant in Lorain Pollution Control Department to help in the city anti pollution agency created earlier under federal grant. He will work with Robert Carney on air pollution testing and related duties. He previously ran Ebinger Coal and Construction Co and has education from Lorain and Elyria institutions. He took the post last week.
The 25th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Dickson was observed Sunday with an open house at Grange Hall on Ki Street from 2 to 5 pm.
Obituaries report several deaths with details on survivors and services. Wladecki of Poland died after months of illness. survived by wife, four sons, three daughters, and others with services at St Joseph & Club. Norwalk obituary notes Helen Hellsche aged 51, died after two years illness. survived by husband Theodore and children. formerly with Northern Ohio Telephone Co and member of Christian Missionary Alliance Church. services scheduled.
Divorces awarded involving Myrtle Harvant of Cleveland and Edith Proctor of Milan are noted. Funeral arrangements list Charlotte J Taylor and Hinman Funeral Home for services with interment details yet to be finalized. Nearby communities Walter Keensky and Barbara McKissick are mentioned with associated addresses and burial plans.
The clippings weave boxing history from Patterson Moore to Marciano and Floyd Patterson era notes, then shift to Lorain County figures. It mentions Jim Curran of the Bean Hole, local Kiwanis rosters, and a colorful anecdote about a council member’s car crash and a playful bet about kissing a girl.
The Lorain St Joseph area column records births and discharges with numerous names and addresses. Entries include a daughter to Mr and Mrs Jachym, a son to Mr and Mrs Green, and multiple recoveries and dismissals from Mrs Burns to Mrs Reed, detailing caregivers and locations across Lorain, Grafton, North Ridgeville, and Sheffield Lake.
A fragmentary community ad lists residents and addresses across Wakeman Norwalk Parma Heights New London Shiloh and Rochester. Names include Harry Evans Jr Deloris Lundy Paul Kerry Price Blanca Rivera Mareta Sterrett Dottie Varney Brenda Young and others with various street addresses and route numbers.
A car struck the rear of a parked vehicle injuring two teens. Thomas Fesmond, 16, and Thomas Baum, 16, were treated at Lorain St Joseph Hospital with a possible concussion and facial cuts. Baum, driving north on Warwick Dr, collided with Thomas E Kelly’s parked car.
Lorain detectives traveled to New York to question a man about the murder of his former roommate, a case from last month. Officers indicated enough evidence to charge the suspect, while the victim was found gagged and restrained with rope in an execution-like position.
Avon Lake hosts a homecoming weekend with a football game against Fairview tonight at the stadium and an Evening in Paris themed dance from 7:45 to 9:00 in the high school cafeteria. Ron and his orchestra provide music along with Oberlin Allen. Birth notices list new sons and daughters for several local families across Avon Lake and surrounding areas.
A batch of birth notices lists new sons and daughters for multiple couples including Harley Leisure in New London and Ronald Srosz in Monroeville. Other names tied to Norwalk area residences include August Martin, Bernard Roth, Onie Russell, Bertha Gregory, Herman Schwobell, and Phil Eckler among many.
The Avon Junior Women's Club sponsors a masquerade dance at Knights of Columbus Hall Moore Road from 9 pm to 1 am with Rhythm Knights providing music. Awards for best costumes, optional attire, proceeds support the Avon Student Loan Fund.
A 23 year old Eaton Township man Gary Kershner of 1417 Cooley Road is listed in fair condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital after a Wednesday evening fall from a horse near his home. Deputies say he was initially in critical condition.
A fire at 34801 Chestnut Ridge Rd in North Ridgeville displaced a family of nine. Stephanie Sigsworth discovered the blaze about 1 15 a m. extensive damage to the front of the house and upstairs led to an hour long effort by the North Ridgeville Fire Department to evacuate occupants. No injuries reported. The family was staying temporarily at the Ohio Manor Motel.
An 18-year-old Lorain man Allen Johnson waived preliminary hearing and was bound to the grand jury on a felony rape charge involving an 11-year-old girl. Bond was set at 32000 by Municipal Judge John J Kelena after his arraignment. The alleged assault occurred after a Sept 24 football game in a secluded South Lorain area with two other youths nearby.
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