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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1974
Page
3
George Carter of rural Norwalk reported his stolen 1963 Volkswagen taken from Friendly Corners on Townsend Avenue. Police said the car was pushed over a cliff at Blue Bridge north of Monroeville. it was a total loss.
A barrel of paint chips and lacquer waste burned at Norwalk Furniture Corp in Ohio 18 Sunday afternoon. Security guard Art Baker and two others moved the barrel outside and extinguished the blaze. spontaneous combustion is suspected. A separate incident reports a 45 year old woman arrested for shoplifting at T A Thrif T Mart on Benedict Ave. She was released on recognizance pending charges in Huron County Court.
A 12 year old boy told Norwalk police he was hit and kicked by two boys ages 12 and 13 after finding them smoking in a park caboose. He named bicycles nearby. two boys at a house admitted striking him and said he insulted them. The case was referred to the juvenile officer.
Fisher Titus Hospital records list admissions for Norwalk and surrounding areas including Eric Folk Homer Lawrence Raymond Hersha baby Manuel Felix Richard Schaffer Lorena Wise Shirley Gable Ethel Montgomery Tanja Horner Brian Lewis Joseph Stoll Willia Franklin Pearl Otto and others. Discharges include Frank Polasek Ruth Cleary Pamela Alexander Joan Fry Kathryn Frye Ora Solida James Tyler Don Cleland Ron Carter and Mary Oney among others. Good Samaritan Hospital discharges include Eric Jonseof James Postell baby Carrie Amato Jack Valentine Fred Holmes.
Local market snapshot lists wheat at 3.87 a bushel corn at 3.30 oats at 1.60 and soybeans at 7.27 per bushel with no further context or changes noted. The figures reflect the day’s local price listing for these commodities.
Three men robbed a Greyhound bus near Thousand Oaks on the way to San Francisco. They stole about 1200 dollars in cash, 1200 in travelers checks, and jewelry valued at 600 dollars, while a passenger was assaulted and a possible rape attempt occurred in the bus washroom. The suspects fled in a dark green 1964 Pontiac toward Los Angeles.
Walter Gordon 60 of New Brighton Pa. drowned Friday night while waiting for his wife and grandson to arrive by boat from Cedar Point. Divers recovered his body Saturday at the Columbus Avenue boat docks as police investigate the unexplained death.
Daniel Scanlon, who stirred Huron County during the summer by threatening to picket City Hall over animal shelter funding, has left town with his wife not expecting his return. Earlier he prompted controversy at a Humane Society meet when the group declined to sanction a street dance he planned using the society’s name.
Ohio schools face rising per pupil instructional costs despite declining enrollment. The Syracuse University Research Corp. told the Ohio Education Review Committee that districts cannot cut tenured high salaried staff, leaving only new instructors at risk when layoffs are needed.
Aug. 11 to 17 named Better Water For Norwalk Week by Acting Mayor Douglas Colvin. The proclamation appears in local notices highlighting community health and water conservation efforts.
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