Ex-Lorain Fire Chief Dale Sheridan dies at 72
Dale Sheridan, 72, of Fort Myers Florida former Lorain Fire Chief, died Monday after a brief illness. He retired Feb. 1 1971 after about 30 years with Lorain Fire Department. He rose from volunteer to chief in 1965 and spoke of emphasizing fire prevention. He served on Florida fire boards after moving south and was survived by his wife Phoebe and a large family. Funeral arrangements in Fort Myers and Lorain pending.
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Dale Sheridan
Fort Myers
Fla
Lorain
Chronicle-Telegram
Sheridan
Florida
Iona-McGregor Fire Protection and Rescue Service District
Sheffield Masonic Lodge
International Association of Firefighters
Leyshon
Phoebe
Jack
Robert
Silver Lake
Ohio
Don
Eilene) Engel
James
Jean) Bartock
Marjorie
Harvey Funeral Home
San Carlos Blvd
Fort Myers, Fla
Condolence Card For Mrs Gilfenbach by Donors
A brief condolence card expresses sincere thanks for the touching expressions of sympathy from Lyon and Watt families and other donors in memory of Mrs. Gilfenbach. The message notes gratitude for the sincere aids and condolences offered during the bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyon
Watt
In Memoriam Ink Roemiey Brother of a Tearful Year
Fragmentary obituary style tribute recalling a brother lost in October with solemn lines about eternal home and the gathering of angels. The text reflects a memorial tone with references to God’s throne and heaven while hinting at family sorrow and remembrance.
Ohio Edison plan may shut Cleveland Quarries over line route
Ohio Edison transmission plans threaten a 126 acre Cleveland Quarries site at Garfield and Baumhart roads forcing potential shutdowns if the 150 foot right of way intersects the quarry derrick. Quarry officials warn the new Quarry will be a major top quality stone source but could be unusable in eight to ten years without operation. At a public hearing about a proposed two circuit 345000 volt line, 19 people testified. The line would connect to the Erie Nuclear Plant at Berlin Heights pending state and federal approvals.
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Oberlin
Ohio Edison
Cleveland Quarries Co
Michael Gavin
Cleveland Quarries
Garfield and
Baumhart Roads
Robert Bechtel
Bechtel
Gavin
Erie
Huron
Lorain
Berlin Hights
Berlin Heights
OPSC
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Oberlin Inn
King Hall
Oberlin College
Edison
Johnson
Carlisle Township
James Rank
Harold Kohn
Environmental Protection Agency
Former South Amherst police chief Witt dies
John H. Witt 77 of 210 B Main St South Amherst died Monday at Lorain Community Hospital after a three year illness. Survivors include his widow Esther 55 years of marriage daughters and grandchildren. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Hempel Funeral Home Amherst with burial at Brownhelm Cemetery Vermilion.
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Kudrin Yirm
Anna Burich
Larain
Martin
Henry Burich
Gilbert Rnedtin
Marion Virant
Eleanor Pupp
Scanlan Funeral Home
Lorain
Funeral Home
St Vitus Church
Calvary Cemetery
Edna B. Schister
South St
Vermilion
Lorain Community Hospital
Vermilion City
Schisler
Birmingham
American Heart Fund
Nellie Turton
St. Joseph Hospital
Steve Prybyl
Amherst
Frances Zielinski
Oshkosh
Wis
Michael
Dombrowski
Nativity Bvm Church
C.R. Pilatowski
Aurelia Plasko
Maple St
South Amherst
Amherst Hospital
Croatia
Yugoslavia
Plasko
St. Vitus Church
Parish Altar Society
Kskj Lodge
Frank
Rudolph Plasko
Steve
Ann) Mehatlie
Rudolph
John R. Devin
Simon Nekic
Altar Society
Fr. Nekic
Artie George Pratt
Cathedral Apartments
Cuyahoga Falls
Wellington Community Hospital
John H. Witt
B. Main St
Eleanor L. Turnage
Foursquare Gospel Church
David Pyles
Kendegh Corner Cemetery
Ohio
Bluestone
First United Congregational Church of
Cleveland
Thew Shovel
Esther
Brill
Howard
Betty) Mitchel
Clarence
Joan) Wolfe
Rita Bahl
Edward
Bertha) van Amburgh
Elyria
Herman Witt
Hempel Funeral Home
Wallace Bryenton
Brownhelm Cemetery
Elyrian Arrested in Convenient Food Mart Robbery
An Elyria man aged 28 was arrested by police on Louisiana Avenue late Monday after a robbery at the Convenient Food Mart on East Avenue in Carlisle Township. He was held for questioning in Lorain County Jail after a resident saw him trying to hide nearby.
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Elyria
Louisiana Avenue
East Ave
Carlisle Township
Lorain County
Lorain man waives preliminary hearing in forgery case
A 23 year old Lorain man Merl T. Shawver waived his preliminary hearing in Municipal Court and was ordered held to the grand jury on three forgery counts. He pleaded innocent to two forgery charges and a third was filed. Police report he forged and cashed checks for 300 and 200 dollars at local banks in September and October. The suspect was arrested October 19 at the Beachcomber Motel after a warrant was served. A separate armed robbery incident near Elyria involved a gun and an undetermined cash amount, with a car pursued and the driver fleeing on Franklin Avenue. Further details were unavailable.
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Lorain
Merl T. Shawver
W. 21St St
Shawver
First Federal Savings and Loan
Oberlin Ave
Lorain National Bank
Rite Nau Beverage Co
Beachcomber
Elyria Ptl
Derwood Cunningham
Franklin Avenue
Auto collision spurs $100,000 common pleas suit
Ruth M. Haupt of 113 N. Durkee Rd Gratton filed against Virginia J. Defields of 355 Princeton Ave a $100000 lawsuit in common pleas court over injuries from a May 31 auto crash at Rt. 57 and East Broad St. The collision involved the two drivers.
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Rt. 57
East Broad St
Common Pleas Court
Ruth M. Haupt
N. Durkee Rd
Gratton
Virginia J. Defields
Princeton Ave
Cara
Watermelon Seed Spitting Championship Held in Pauls Valley
In 1972 the world championship watermelon seed-spitting contest took place in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, attracting participants and spectators to the event.
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Pauls Valley
Oklahoma
Smoke Overcomes Lorain Woman in Fire Rescue
A 65-year-old Lorain woman, Ann Pierson, was rescued from her burning two story home on 1330 F Street around 4:45 a.m. by city firefighters. She is in serious condition at St. Joseph Hospital’s intensive care unit from smoke inhalation. Fire damage totals about 3500 to contents and 3000 to the structure with the blaze starting in a first floor closet and the cause under investigation by the fire prevention bureau. Police noted possible breaking and entering due to an unlocked rear door and a forcible entry sign.
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Lorain
St. Joseph Hospital
Ann Pierson
F’ St
Power loss blamed on substation fire hits three plants
An Ohio Edison transmission line substation fire halted power to Elyria Foundry Luxaire and Stanadyne for about three hours and 12 minutes. A series of explosions damaged two poles at the Redman substation and a 59 000-volt line. An investigation found an insulator damaged before the rain storm, with wet conditions starting the fire. no injuries reported.
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Ohio Edison
James Markle
Redman
Woodford Ave
Elyria Foundry
Luxaire
Stanadyne
Markle
Fire Department
Police and Fire Log Incident Summary
A truck-trainer jackknifed on SFS 113 near Lake Avenue. Norman Hamilton of Olmsted Falls aided after a fall at Spitzer Management Building. Car window damaged at Edwin L. Sand address. Minor injuries in a Midway Mall Boulevard collision. Additional crashes on North Abbe Road and Abbe Road at Fairmood Boulevard with no injuries. Fire aid for Terrance Williams choking incident. Break-in at Deborah Starcher home. Theft of tennis equipment from John Bohannon residence. Purse-snatching from Marilyn Daughtery at Holiday Inn Lounge.
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SFS
Lake Avenue
Norman Hamilton
Olmsted Falls
Spitzer Management
East Bridge St
Edwin L. Sand
Larkmont Drsgate
Dot
Midway Mall Boulevard
Abbe Road
Burns Road
Nots
Fairmood Boulevard
Cleveland Street
Terrance Williams
Fuller Road
Deborah Starcher
Ninth St
Iron & Car
John Bohannon
Rah St
Matter Plow
Cleveland Sea
South Amherst boards rebid school wiring project
South Amherst School Board will re-bid the electrical wiring project after the prior $27,800 bid from Elyria's System's Electrical Contractors proved unaffordable due to inflation. State fire marshal warns closures possible if wiring is delayed. Next bids opened November 27 at 7 30 p.m. Board also to cover about $100 of graduation costs and raised substitute pay from 25 to 32.50 daily to meet county standards.
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South Amherst
Elyria
Lawrence Falfon
Fallon
Cleaning bid deadline set for Lorain post offices
Bids will be accepted until Oct 30 to provide cleaning services at the South Lorain Post Office and the Sheffield Lake Branch for the Nov 4, 1978 cough Sept 21, 1979. The bidder must supply the service. The post office will furnish materials. Additional information may be obtained from the managers.
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Lorain
South Lorain
Sheffield Lake
Cough
Pers
Post Office
Death, births, and notes from Elyria area obituary and birth entries
Elyria Memorial Hospital listings show multiple birth notices with parents and addresses across Elyria and surrounding towns from October 19 to October 22, including a daughter for Lucinda Herron and children born to Glenn, Barnes, Frawley, Strawderman, Grohowski, Longshore, Sprague, Young, Lester, Reer, Esler, Sylvestre, Perine, Burkart, Balest, Zelina, Lewandowski, Medina, Ocasio, Smith, Sokold, and others. The fragment ends with a mention of Boniface VII and Edith Cavell and a World War I execution note.
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Milan
Englis
Prine Beth
Richard M
Dennis L
Reichis
Wadele
Tier
Mrs
Andrew Schister
Michael Turton
Parish
St. Therese Lodge
Mrs. Rudolph Plasko
Gemmill
Davis
Bishop Park
Wickliffe
Temple Baptist
Vickery
Pennsylvania
Air Force
Marine Corps
Véronica
Sandra Davis
Atlanta
Katherine Shemel
Ackerman Service
Leo P. Ackerman
Wheeler Rd
LaGrange
Immaculate Conception Church
Grafton
Nicholas P. Novosel
St. Mary Cemetery
Ackerman
Avon
Dorothy
John
Sandra) Vasbinder
Carol Ackerman
Los Angeles
Calif
Helen Staysniak
North Ridgeville
Russell D. Fulton
Ora Pratt
8. Gilfenbach
Memoriam
Magieboo
Bios Laval & Mimet Prance Parental
Curtis-Scheuffier
Fancal Norwe, Inc
Greater
Eryria
Harvey C. Contis, Ernest W. Schenffier
Debbie Courtright
C-T
Ohio Power Siting Commission
Witt
John T. Turnage
Elyrian
Convenient Food Mart
Elyria Police and Fire Departments
Marilyn Daughtery
West
Holiday Inn Place 76
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Lucinda Herron
David Glenn
West River St
North
Joe Barnes
Gail Dr
Lawrence Frawley
Raleigh Dr
Carrie Strawderman
Raymond Grohowski
Denise
Ronald Longshore
College Park
Robert Sprague
Longford Ave
Mark Young
Pitts Blvd
Stephen Lester
Louisiana Ave
Ed Reer
Schwartz Rd
Ronald Bill
12Th St
Deborah Esler
East 34Th St. Lorain
Salnave Sylvestre
College Park Dr
Glen Perine
Courtland St
Lorain St. Joseph
William Burkart
W. 30Th St
Victor R. Balest
Lucerne Dr
Middleberg Heights
Gregory Zelina
Garfield Blvd
Richard Lewandowski
King Ave
Jessie Medina
Camden Ave
Dennis D. Smith
Westwood Mobile Home
Ramon Ocasio
Dallas Ave
James Smith
Terra Lane
Dash M. Sokol
Pope
Boniface VII
Edith Cavell
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