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Newspaper

The Gazette

Location

Medina, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1972

Page

2

Medina County Hires 18th EEA Employee Parks Director Muha

Medina County has added Muha as its eighteenth EEA funded hire under the Emergency Employment Act. County officials plan to seek an amendment as funding pace slows and several departments need staff.

Medina Barry Muha EEA Medina County Frank Krause Krause Chicago Sanitary Engineer’s Department County Board of Education Brunswick Wadsworth Seville

City departments report 1971 activity and finances

Medina Valley City Brunswick Hills and Hinckley fire losses total 1 141 470 with 27 000 loss. 175 commercial buildings and eight schools inspected. Fire rating improved from eight to six. Rescue squad aided 458 victims including 205 illnesses and 92 home injuries. New rescue vehicle valued at 14 000 forthcoming. Refuse collected 105 577 and 97 637 paid for 43 394 pickups. Planning reviewed 49 preliminary plans and 15 hearings. 44 final plats. Building and zoning issued 280 dwellings and 81 garages. 204 contractors registered. 1 400 building inspections. Police trained with FBI course and LCC class. 236 accidents reported. radar used 41 times. Zoning board handled 21 cases with nine granted.

Medina Valley City Brunswick Hills Hinckley L. C. Sanitation Brunswick Disposal Building and Zoning Department Zoning Board of Appeals Police Department Brunswick Clayton Crook FBI School Washington, D.C Jack Brittain Joseph Patera Lorain County Community College Ola

Ehrman is Named Head Of The York Trustees

York Township Franklin Ehrman was elected chairman for 1972 with Theodore Hoddinott as vice chairman. Leslie Ziegler is the newly elected trustee. Everett Adams was appointed zoning inspector and secretary of the zoning and appeals boards. Stuart Zacharias named road superintendent. Other appointments include Edwin Haring cemetery sexton and superintendent of the town hall and Roger Morlock and William Basinger on the Appeals Board for five years.

York Township Franklin Ehrman Theodore Hoddinott Leslie Ziegler Everett Adams Stuart Zacharias Edwin Haring Roger Morlock William Basinger

Carl Breyley Re-Elected President of Black River Board

Carl Breyley was re elected president of the Black River board of education at the organizational meeting. Fred Herrmann was chosen as vice president and two new members Joseph Halada and Byron Bright took oath. Treva Kirkpatrick received a new four year contract with 7200 dollars annually plus 500 dollar raise.

Spencer Carl Breyley Black River Board of Education Breyley Sears, Roebuck and Company Elyria Fred Herrmann Joseph ‘Bud’ Halada Byron Bright Treva Kirk Ohio School Boards Association American Association of School Administrators

Mujib Freed From House Arrest and Leaves Pakistan

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, leader of East Pakistan’s revolt, was released from house arrest by President Bhutto and departed for London. The move comes after treason charges related to East Pakistan’s independence declaration.

United Press International Mujibur Rahman East Pakistan Bangladesh Pakistan London Mujib Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Islamabad

Grieve Elected President of Spencer Village Council

Kenneth Grieve was chosen president at the Spencer village council organizational meeting held Thursday night.

Spencer Kenneth Grieve Village Council

Deaths: Joseph P. McFarland 78 of Medina and others

Obituaries note the deaths of Joseph P. McFarland 78 of Granger after a Medina hospital stay and Rev. Robert Wennell 59 of Wheeling Ill with services in Medina. Also mentions memorials for William H. Indoe of Omaha and councilman Grieve serving first term with Spencer Oil Co. ties. Funeral details and calling hours listed.

Joseph P. McFarland Medina Road Granger Medina Community Hospital Pennsylvania Akron Firestone Rubber Co Young’s Corners Medina St. Francis Xavier Church William Cutting Cambridge Caroline Robert Jack Wennell Robert Wennell Wheeling St. Theresa Hospital Waukegan Ill Pearl Eastwood S. Broadway Reading Esther Eastwood Donna Adler Atlanta Karen Wennell Hamilton Mich Barbara Syverson Lake Zurich Waite & Son Evangelical Free Church Perry Temple of Columbus Waite & Son Memorial Spring Grove Cemetery William H. Indoe Omaha Allan Blackman

Medina County YMCA opens church basketball league season

The Medina County YMCA announced openings in the YMCA Church Basketball League for this season open to county churches. Games begin Monday evening January 17 at Edwards gym Brunswick with six games per night. Entry deadline is January 10. Participation costs are 25 dollars per team plus 1.50 per player. Registration at the Medina YMCA office in Medina or 124 N Elmwood Ave. No new players after the first game. The league, formed in 1963, aims to provide recreation and physical activity with emphasis on sportsmanship for older boys and men.

Medina County YMCA Ymca Church Edwards Gym South House Center School Brunswick Medina N. Elmwood Ave

St Ambrose Women Schedule Meeting

Brunswick St Ambrose Women's Guild meets Wednesday January 12 at 8 p.m. in the school hall. Miss Lee Marra directs an exercise program. Members are asked to wear shorts or slacks and bring a mat or small rug to exercise on.

Brunswick St. Ambrose Women’s Guild Lee Marra

La Leche League to Host First January Meeting

The La Leche League plans the first of four meetings on January 13 at 8 30 PM in the home of John Wirbickas 1410 Diana Drive. Topic is The Advantages of Breast Feeding to Mother and Baby. All nursing mothers and their babies are invited. For information call Mrs. Joan Janas 237 4504.

Brunswick la Leche League John Wirbickas Diana Drive Joan Janas

Dance Class Begins At Our Lady Of Grace Church

Adult ballroom dancing lessons for beginners and advanced students start Friday January 14 at Our Lady of Grace Church. Tony Longo leads one hour sessions with beginners at 7:30 p.m. and advanced at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $30 per couple for 10 lessons. reservations via Gail Burkhead at 278-3515 after 5:30 p.m.

Hinckley Our Lady of Grace Church Tony Longo Gail Burkhead

Break-In At Lodi Drug Store Yields Amphetamine Theft

Lodi Police report a break-in at Lodi The Media Drug Store on Ainsworth Street Friday. About $20 worth of amphetamines were stolen before dawn, with entry through a north window between 5 and 7 a.m. The clerk Phylis Menssen alerted owner Kyle Baker and police. Chief James Barnette led the investigation.

Lodi Ainsworth Street Phylis Menssen Kyle Baker James Barnette

Spencer Council Files Train Complaints About Crossing

Spencer Village council will file complaints with Norfolk and Western Railway over trains blocking North Main Street crossing and holes in the adjacent highway. Clerk Milford Taylor was instructed to contact the railroad about two problems as residents report blocks up to thirty minutes during morning commutes.

Spencer North Main St Norfolk and Western Railway Milford Taylor

Gasoline barge blast kills two on Ohio River in Parkersburg

A blast aboard a gasoline barge near Parkersburg West Virginia killed first mate Joseph Stephens and his son Charles Stephens and injured 11 others. Fires and flying glass closed streets as mayor declared a curfew and National Guardsmen patrolled to deter looting.

Parkersburg W. Va UPI Ohio River William Nicely Charleston Joseph Jack”’ Stephens Charles Silver Creek Miss Quentin D. Styers Paducah Belpre Ohio Baltimore & Ohio Martin Oil Co Blue Island Ill Baton Rouge

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Muha Sam’ Boyer Charles Canfield Weights and Measures Department Charles Clark Planning Commission Dorothy Thiemeke City Hall Auxiliary Police Department Stephen J. Brown Margaret Davis Ehrman York Trustees General Telephone Co Erhart Fire Department Saigon U.S da Nang Belfast Gerald Woods Northern Ireland Irish Republican Army Shreveport Hubert Humphrey Philadelphia Nixon New Hampshire Grieve Spencer Council St. Francis Church South Main Street Paul Davenport Spencer High School The Spencer Oil Co., Inc Jeannine Breyley Glen Pomeroy Allen Weidrick David Firestone Gene Clifford Clifford Weidrick Adrian Dalgleish Dalgleish Firestone Walter Zeigler Pomeroy Ernest Wolf Zoning Appeals Board Donald Brouse Harold Blake Blake St. Ambrose la Leche Spencer’s Council Steubenville Nicely Arch A. Moore Jr William S. Ritchie Jr Ritchie Styers Orrin P. McPherson III Memphis Tenn Memorial Bridge John Baker Baker
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