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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1969
Page
3
Greenwich Village Council gave first reading to an ordinance raising salaries for the fire chief from 250 to 300 annually and for the assistant fire chief 50 to 100. Park and utility superintendents also set to rise along with the assistant utility superintendent and clerk of public affairs.
Obituaries report Winnafred Coger of Norwalk died at 79 after hospitalization in Fulton Ohio. Dave M. McConnell of New London died at 63 from an apparent heart attack, with funeral arrangements in New London and burial in Wadsworth. Richard F. Williams of Bellevue died at 48 at Tiffin Hospital, with services in Bellevue and burial in Attica Venice Cemetery. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, grandchildren, and siblings, with service details and locations listed.
Otis L. Smith of Sandusky was fined $10 and ordered to pay $10 in costs after a Norwalk Mayor's Court ruling for failure to yield the right of way. The charge was filed by Mrs. Robert Janotta of Monroeville. Other dispositions included Howard Cramer of Wakeman with a $17 bond forfeiture for speeding and Herbert M. Griffith of Route 61 with a $22 bond.
Norwalk Kiwanis Club marks its 50th anniversary with a June 14 banquet at Ells Country Club. Paul Tucker chairs the event as the club reactivates its Junior Kiwanis program with two high school students attending weekly meetings. Reverend Richard Wormbrand’s prison torture story was shown at a club meeting.
William Meek of 44 Stoutenburg Drive resumes ownership of Meek's Pastry Shop at 15 S Linwood after 27 years away. Herman Lorcher Jr ran the shop during the hiatus. Operations are being centralized in the downtown store and the Schild's IGA location is closed.
Pleasant Howard Foreman 35 Cline St was elected president of the combined League and Pleasant Street Schools Parent Teacher Organization for the 1969 70 school year. Other officers elected include Mrs Richard Shaffer vice president Mrs James Stewart secretary and Donald Schrauf treasurer.
A minor crash occurred on State Route 113 at the Route 60 intersection Thursday evening. Helen Phillips, 40, of Berlin Heights, driving a westbound tractor-trailer, could not stop when the car ahead slowed for a left turn onto Route 60.
This Is Music is the spring vocal festival presented tonight by fifth and sixth grade students from Bronson Maplehurst and Pleasant Schools. The concert starts at 8 p.m. in the Norwalk High School Auditorium with a 222 voice choir performing an opening medley and The Battle Hymn of the Republic as the final number. Ten elementary trumpet players join in the finale as other instrumental students contribute to various songs. Miss Muriel Sizer directs and Mrs James Irons accompanies.
The Erie County Underwater Recovery Team led by Ray Zahniser of Sandusky and Sergeant Denver Houser of the Huron Police Department showcased gear used in rescuing drowning victims.
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