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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1968
Page
9
Midview High hosted its first homecoming bed race with six beds and hundreds of spectators in the school parking lot. Photos show beds moved by pushers, riders walking, and the champion bed The Pastel Pussycat entered by Ray Zacharias.
Young graduates may qualify for Red Cross employment serving armed forces in the United States and overseas. Men are sought as assistant field directors at military installations while single women over 21 are hired as recreational workers for military hospitals and field assignments in Vietnam and Korea. For information call Elyria 324 2929 or Lorain 245 6996 or write Lorain County Chapter Red Cross 2929 West River Road North Elyria 44035.
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Leroy F Kelly approved leasing the Nimrod Club restaurant and bar to Evelyn N Hovancsek of Cleveland with a purchase option. The five year lease sets $400 for month one then $600 monthly, plus 75 percent of gross sales over $100,000 annually, with an option to buy at $155,000. Mrs Hovancsek has operated the site as Ponderosa Club since July, as part of Nimrod Club Inc dissolution initiated by John Yates.
A Hawaii tour bus carrying 40 mainland sightseers lost brakes on a winding curve, crashing into a cliff wall. Four people died including driver Jay Malagday of Hilo. 31 others, two seriously, were injured. Most passengers were Californians. rescue teams faced remote, hilly terrain near Kilauea.
Lorain County announces Quarry Road between Whitney and Merriam Roads will close beginning tomorrow for culvert replacement. The road is to reopen Saturday morning per county spokesman.
A 19 year old Wakeman man identified as Lester Casada died after a one car crash Friday in Amherst. He had been in critical condition at Lorain St Joseph Hospital with head injuries and multiple cuts. The wreck occurred on Route 58 near North Ridge Road when the car hit a utility pole. No witnesses were found and police could not determine the cause. Garland Funeral Home in Amherst is handling arrangements.
The Christina yacht, Onassis and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis honeymoon ship, features a jade Buddha collection, El Greco art, marble baths, whale skin stools, a children’s playroom, a hospital stateroom, and a 45 member crew. It costs about $5 million annually to operate and is equipped with a twin engine seaplane and fast launch on deck.
United Press International reports two triple fatality accidents and the death of an Akron youth push Ohio weekend road toll to 27. The figure is nine more than the previous week, per the Highway Patrol survey.
D and E Corp owned by Donald Dunham and Charles Evans was found in contempt after failing to complete a Sherman Road Avon Lake restaurant sale bid. Judge John D Pineura ordered reappraisal and resale of Spanick's House of Champions property, with costs charged to D and E and any resale deficiency to be made up.
Meatcutters Local 427 members in Lorain Ash Tabula and Cuyahoga counties vote tomorrow on a new proposal covering 3200 supermarket employees. A threatened strike ended as workers were ordered to report for work during the contract vote after an all day session with the Cleveland Food Industry Committee failed to reveal terms. A separate note says more than 1 billion board feet of lumber is destroyed by fire each year.
Mary Alice Cau 19 of Oberlin died after a car she rode in slid off a curve on Route 6 miles south of Washington Court House. Cherie Renee Redman 25 of Chillicothe survived with minor injuries. The 1966 model car was demolished and deputies continue accident investigation.
The Chamber of Commerce and Elynia Kiwanis Club sponsor the daytime Halloween Parade on Oct 27 starting 1:30 pm from Lod Street parking lot. Twenty seven schools, two high school bands, Elyria firemen and Shriners clowns will march in three divisions. Prizes include a $25 bond for top participation and cash prizes for best costumes. The parade routes through Lodi Street West Avenue Broad Street East Avenue Second Street ending near the courthouse. Safety rules include nonflammable costumes and well ventilated masks.
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