Merger Creates Northern Ohio Telephone Co Expansion
New York General Telephone and Electronics completes its acquisition of Northern Ohio Telephone. Col William C Henry becomes chairman of the surviving Northern Ohio unit and Robert M Wopat of GT and E succeeds him as president. NORWALK area firm serves 168000 telephones in 68 communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Northern Ohio Telephone Co
New York
Ohio
General Telephone and Electronics Corp
Leslie H. Warner
Gt&e
Northern
Ohio Telephone
Bellevue
Northern Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
William C. Henry
Robert M. Wopat
General Telephone Co
Henry
Wopat
General Telephone Co. of
Northern Ohio Telephone
Talent Show to Open NL Labor Day Celebration
New London hosts a three day Labor Day event at Recreation Park August 31 to September 2 featuring a town talent show by American Legion Post directed by Kenneth Laborier, a fall flower show judged Sunday at 3 PM, and a 4-H horse show by Whistlin-Bit Club at 5:30 PM Sunday.
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New London
Recreation Park
The
American Legion Post
Kenneth Laborier
Laborie
Home
Flower Garden Club
Ralph Stone
John Kelly
Verlin Runkle
Howard Preslan
New London Plan Funds Returned for Re Evaluation
New London’s federal assistance application for a comprehensive plan has been returned for re evaluation and correction of deficiencies. Planners have completed most of year one work including base maps population housing school and demographic data land use and some industrial data. Remaining areas to cover are community facilities transportation land planning regulations and drafting a zoning code fitting the program.
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NEW London
Airport Fund Luncheon Set for Huron County-Norwalk Airport
A lunch fundraiser is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. August 14 at Ellis Country Club to raise about 10 000 for runway lighting. Airport Authority President T L Paffenbarger notes public use and daily landings by local industry and larger planes from northern plants. The airport will be dedicated August 18 with Gov. James Rhodes and state officials attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron County - Norwalk
Ellis Country Club
Airport Authority
T.L. Paffenbarger
Paffenbarger
James Rhodes
Wakeman Girl Runner-Up in Fremont 4-H Safety Talk
Debbie Nestor of the Wakeman Willing Workers 4-H Club earned second place in the Girls Division of the Fremont Area 4-H Safety Talk Contest. Shaun Kibler won the Boys Division with a talk on artificial mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and first place overall. winners advance to the Ohio State Fair and likely the National 4-H Congress. The event featured Ohio Farmers Insurance Group sponsor Art Dannecker Jr who also received the Buckeye Clover Award for company support.
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Debbie Nestor
Wakeman Willing Workers
Fremont Area
Carlos Tucker
Shaun Kibler
Bucyrus
Bill Warner, Jr
Vickery
Rodney Auck
New Washington
Huron County
Mike Elmlinger
Mike
Norwich-Richmond
Art Dannecker, Jr
Ohio
New Norwalk Town Clerk Takes Oath
Charles Jones sworn in as new clerk of the Norwalk Township trustees. Trustees plan Aug 12 trash collection with pickup starting Sunday night. Clarence Ellett attends and is thanked for Willow Brook Beavers 4-H club project. 4-Hers made signs. Lais Road widening approved from Plank to hill top, about 1300 feet, using dirt to fill ditches from tiling.
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Charles Jones
Norwalk Township
Clarence Ellett
Willow Brook Beavers
Lais Road
Plank
Norwalk Soldier Decorated for Valor and Promotion
Edward Doerr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Doerr of Norwalk, promoted to Specialist 5 and awarded the Army Commendation Medal with V for valor. Stationed near Hue, Vietnam, his unit endured a mortar and rocket attack on March 26 at Dok To. Doerr crawled from a trench to collect ammunition from the dead and helped evacuate the wounded. He will return home August 16 after a year in Vietnam.
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Edward Doerr
Elmer Doerr
Garcia Drive
Hue
Vietnam
Doerr
Dok To
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20Th Century: Fox Presents
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Carl
Airport Fund
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Columbia Gas OF
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Ike
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James Haley
Tiffin University
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Blossom Music Center
Tijuana
Ascot Race Track
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