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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1977
Page
4
A reader praises The Palace Follies at T and C for a super evening of entertainment. The writer urges others to attend, noting affordability and broad appeal for all ages, and contrasts it with TV violence. The Norwalk venue is praised as a quality drive-in alternative and a good dating spot.
A local citizen thanks North Fairfield City Council for rejecting Regional Planning Commission ties. Criticizes the group and Washington for controlling ambulance services and funding, warns of misleading regional guidance, and urges officials to keep money and services local.
The page presents a cryptogram puzzle titled Chesssword by Thomas Joseph with clues and wordplay. It explains the substitution method and shows an example chess puzzle style quotation. The layout includes list items and references to explorers and historical figures, along with a Daily Cryptoquote challenge.
Televaston schedule lists Phantom Of The Opera at 4:00 P.M. on channels 11, 1943 film with Herbert Lom and Heather Sears. Other films include A Boy Named Charlie Brown 8:00 P.M. on channels 8 and 11 and The Love Boat 9:00 P.M. on channels 5, 23, 24. Also Hook Line & Sinker 9:30 P.M. on channel 43 and Class of ’44 at 9:30 P.M. on channel 8. CBS Sports covers NBA Playoffs playoff game in progress. Grandstand airs at 2:00 P.M. Alan King Tennis Classic at Caesars Palace begins 2:00 P.M. with ABC Sports. Major League Baseball games Detroit vs Minnesota and Houston vs Pittsburgh plus Cleveland vs Milwaukee. United States Boxing Championships at 3:30 P.M. Nutty Professor 4:00 P.M. on channel 43. Houston Open Golf semi finals 5:00 P.M. on Woodland Hills CC. Wide World of Sports also listed.
In a Dear Abby exchange a widow laments a mockingbird returning after his wife’s death and fears he will go mad. Abby advises not harming the bird and suggests a scarecrow or other humane solution. A second note jokes about a fictional Frigid Dear in relationships.
A shopper recounts a department store brawl after two salespeople quarrel over who handled the customer. Abby clarifies that an offer of help does not grant exclusive customer rights and the shopper may have the sale written by another associate.
The Norwalk home at 50 West Main Street, built about 1847 by attorney John R. Osborn, links to the Osborn family, Dr. Albert N. Read, and later doctors E J Goodsell and Edward Crecelius. Notable figures include Major Hartwell Osborn, Mrs. Read, and Mrs. Crecelius, with ties to the 55th Ohio Infantry and local institutions.
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