Woman Struck by Car Dies Near Huron
Pearle Schilens, 38, of Berlin Heights RD 1, died at Memorial Hospital, Sandusky, at 4 30 a m Sunday from injuries suffered when she was struck by an eastbound car on Route 6 two miles east of Huron. Police said the driver, Donald Poncar, 20, of Cleveland, was not held. She leaves husband Harold and five children, plus parents and siblings. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 p m at Hinman Funeral Home with burial in Riverside Cemetery.
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Berlin Heights
Pearle Schilens
Memorial Hospital
Sandusky
Huron
State Highway Patrol
Alvin Caste
Vermilion
Lace
Kentucky
Jay
Albert
Bellevue
Ralph Roscoe
Dollie Watts
Huntington
W. Va
Hinman Funeral Home
St. Buna
Riverside Cemetery
Estel Payne
Paris Singing Students Detained Over Hat Donation
Four Oberlin College students and a 91 participant foreign language group spent hours in a Paris police station after passing a hat for money while singing in front of cafes. One Cleveland student, Gilbert Moses II, later identified, and others Ed Freeman, Debbie Wright, Carol Munday, and leader Gilbert Low, a Rhodes Scholar from Summit New Jersey, with Oxford ties, were involved. The incident followed a folk song performance including When I Was a Little Baby Sitter.
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Oberlin College
Paris
Cleveland
Gilbert Moses II
East 59Th St
Europe
Ed Freeman
Belmont
Mass
Debbie Wright
Syracuse
N. Y
Carol Munday
Tuskegee
Ala
Summit, N. J
Gilbert Low
Oxford University
Vermilion-On-The-Lake council meeting canceled
The Vermilion-On-The-Lake village announces no council meeting tonight and reschedules for next Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the village fire hall. Attendance details and local notices may follow.
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Vermilion ON the Lake
Vermilion-On-The-Lake
Fire Hall
Father and Son Reunite After War Separation in Lorain
Georg Schneider reunites with his father George Schneider at Cleveland Hopkins Airport after 18 years apart caused by the Communist regime. Born in Marpod Transylvania, Georg endured POW captivity, misdirected reunions, and a delayed U.S. arrival before joining his family in Lorain, where he plans to pursue continued therapy and settle at 1622 New Jersey Ave.
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Georg Schneider
Lorain
George Schneider
Cleveland Hopkins
Marpod
Translyvania
Germany
George
Schneider
Georg
Italy
West Germany
The
Red Cross
Kilm Air Lines
New York
Travelers
Cleveland
U.S
Reruin
New Jersery Ave
Vermilion Charter Days ends with record parade
Vermilion ends its 125th birthday Charter Days with an estimated 20 000 visitors and a 60 unit parade, the largest in town history. Parade drew Cleveland Grays and five nearby communities. Parade Marshal noted many handsome floats.
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Vermilion
Maurice Litman
Litman
Cleveland Grays
Birmingham
Perkins
Black River
Sheffield
Wakeman
County toll calls drop as officials cut long distance
County commissioners reported a roughly ten percent reduction in toll charges after early notices urged department heads to cut long distance calls whenever possible. They noted monthly savings of 150 to 200 dollars and plan to add one or two more direct lines to Lorain. Community groups and parade units highlighted Vermilion’s 125th birthday events including antique car judging and a street dance with a dancing machine.
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Lorain
Garden Club
Golden Age Club
Junior Women’s League
Junior Civic Club
Vermilion Squires
Rotary
Business and Professional Women's Club
Sirenettes
Lions
Rural Club
American Legion
VFW
DAV
Lorain County Shrine Club
Vermilion High School
Charter
A. D. Baumhart
Charles
Louis Rauh Jr
James Love
Sandusky
S. B. Jeffery
Vermilion
Ford
Gypsy Fiddle Inn Inferno Ravages Lorain Landmark
A Labor Day dawn blaze gut the Gypsy Fiddle Inn at 4205 West Erie Ave Lorain causing an estimated 40000 loss. Firefighters battled two hours with low water pressure and multiple hydrants as nine responders were treated for minor injuries. The building owned by Olympio Gianini and leased to Paul Saubak was already a site of a prior blaze within the year and the kitchen is suspected as the start point.
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West Erie Ave
Lorain
Fire Department
Pueblo
Lake Road
Eneht
St. Joseph Hospital
Olympio Gianini
Paul Saubak
South Lorain Cigar
Driver who hampered firemen held
LORAIN A 28 year old Sheffield Lake man has been charged with refusal to obey a police officer directing traffic during the Gypsy Fiddle Inn fire Sunday. Tommy Bandagski of 762 West Shore Blvd reportedly entered the access road against orders and drove over a newly laid fire hose, then parked to block a pumper truck engaged in laying hose.
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Lorain
Sheffield Lake
Tommy Bandagski
West Shore Blvd
Amherst Moves Again to Annex Amherst Township Area
County Commissioner Clerk Edward Gawlik reported a petition seeks to annex 3 220 acres in the northeast Amherst Township to the city. The area lies between Route 254 and the Turnpike from Dewey Road east to the township line, excluding Debra Drive area. Petitions await the November 6 vote on unincorporated Amherst Township annexation. if approved, the current petition may be dropped. A second petition, filed Aug 15 by Pat Hemrick, seeks annexation of the western township area and is also held pending election results.
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Amherst Township
Amherst
Edward Gawiik
Rt. 254
Dewey Rd
Debra Dr
Earl Hellinger
Gawlik
Amherst City
Pat Hemrick
Vandalism Probed in Multiple Weekend Incidents
Deputies investigated three vandalism reports from the weekend across Route 37 Griswold Road and surrounding areas. Seven car windows of five people were cracked by pellets or BBs between 8 30 and 9 39 p m Sunday. Signs at Bill's Radio and TV were torn and a porch post toppled at Ray Martin residence in Grafton. Hoof prints and broken reins were found near the post.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Turnpike Lanes
Rt. 37
Griswold Rd
Bill
Rt. 10
Durkee Rd
Ray Martin
Grafton Astern
Grafton
Theology of work theme of area Labor Day Mass
Msgr. Francis W. Carney of St. John College spoke on The Catholic Theology of Work at the Lorain Deanery Labor Day Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Church. He argued work should reflect God’s image, serve others, and avoid the idol of work, urging rest on Sundays and offering daily labor to God. The event featured Bishop Whealon, Aux iliary Bishop, and parish participation with an outdoor altar and blessing of tools.
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Msgr
Francis W. Carney
St. John College
Lorain Deanery
St. Vincent de Paul Church
Adam
God
Carney
Msgr. Carney
John F. Wheaton
Whealon
St. Joseph the Worker
Vincent O'Dea
St. Peter
Lorain
John J. Hayes
St. Mary Church
Elyria
Knights of St. John
Knights of Columbus
John F. Whealon
Diocese of
Cleveland
Lorain County
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Elyria, Ohio
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Reuters News Service
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U. S
Debarix
David Reutener
Old Lake Rd
Daniel McNutt
Paul Linna
Ronald Stephanchick
Henry Peirce
Bruno Rositano
Stanley Yourkvitch
Thomas Bickle
Jean Billancini
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