Milan Melons Hit Hard by Cold Wet Weather This Year
Labor Day festival opens Friday as growers report yields about half of last year. Merlyn Miller and Ted Gastier note poor set and oversized melons from cool wet June. Grocers and commission buyers in Cleveland handle most of the crops.
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Judy Morgan
Milan
Reflector
Ted Gastier
Strecker Road
Paul Crecilius
Bryan Road
Crecilius
Stokely-VanCamp
Fremont
Schlessman Seed Co
Miller Farm
Gastier
Augland
Cleveland
James Crecilius
Tractor Pull at Milan Melon Festival
A garden tractor pull is scheduled for Labor Day as part of the Milan Melon Festival. Two weight classes 900 and 1200 pounds for standard garden tractors will award first through third prizes. Entries open at 8 a.m. in front of Taystee Bakery and the pull begins at 9 a.m. on the Square.
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Milan
Taystee Bakery
Seamless Sewers Finish Year With Blue Ribbons
The Seamless Sewers 4 H club held its final Aug 24 meeting. Girls earned blue ribbons for project work and received pins for their first year in the club. Members discussed future projects and lessons learned this year.
Wheat Prices Hover Near Cost in Huron County
Farm and City notes wheat remains a good crop for Huron County due to climate and soil. About 20,000 acres are grown under USDA allotments to protect shares and reduce April field work. Total value runs near $1 million but price per bushel remains the challenge.
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Huron County
United States Department of Agriculture
Wheat varieties and yields dominate Norwalk farm notes
Ohio tests at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center show high yields for Logan and Arthur lines while Monon yields lowest. Varieties like Logan Arthur 71 and Reed offer winter hardiness and straw length. Prices for wheat futures look weak with limited alternate crops. triticale shows mosaic results. Community notices include local league meetings and canning produce ads.
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Ohio
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Arthur
Logan
North Central
North Western Branch
Western Branch
Hettel Wins Ag Award at Ohio State University
Eugene P. Hettel OSU senior in agricultural communications received a $500 Geigy Agricultural Chemicals Co scholarship for outstanding achievement in agricultural journalism. He combines journalism with park administration studies, is in the honors program, and serves as associate editor for natural resources. He belongs to Towers and OSU Park and Outdoor Recreation Association.
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Columbus
Eugene P. Hettel
Ohio State University
Geigy Agricultural Chemicals Co
Hettel
Donald J. Hettel
Norwalk
Ohio State
College of Agriculture and Home Economics
School of Natural Resources
Towers
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ag Student
Natural Resources
OSU Park and Outdoor Recreation Association
Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow
Obituaries for Adkins, Little, Didion, Walton in Ohio area
Mrs Ward Adkins of North Miami Beach Florida died recently. former Norwalk resident with area relatives. Funeral plans pending. Harry F Little 74 of Willard died after a year illness at Hillside Acres Nursing Home. Retired B&O Railroad conductor survived by widow Ruby, many relatives. services set 2 p.m. Monday at Secor Funeral Home. Estelle H Didion 66 of Bellevue died after two year illness. Survived by husband Sylvester and ten sons. funeral 10 a.m. Monday at Bellevue Church. Ralph L Walton 72 of Wakeman died on arrival at Lorain hospital after four year illness. Survived by wife Marian, four daughters, two sons, 16 grandchildren. services 2 p.m. Monday at Gerber Funeral Home with Wakeman Congregational Church minister officiating. Burial at Wakeman Cemetery.
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Ward Adkins Ward
Ward Adkins
North Miami Beach
Fla
Norwalk
Harry Little Willard
Harry F. Little
Willard
Hillside Acres Nursing Home
Philadelphia
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brotherhood of Railroad
Ruby
Ernie Koch
Buffalo
N.Y
Dot Sellick
Vestel
Clara Bargar
Endicott
Fred Lichtwork
Jackson City
Jack Oliver
Paul Burkhalter
Donald Burkhalter
Thomas’ Burkhalter
Virginia
James Burkhalter
Mansfield
Carl Burkhalter
Shelby
Thomas O’brien
Ray Greer
Paul Dahms
LaVern Moore
Plymouth
Lloyd Harris
Sandusky
Secor
James Hubert
Greenwood Cemetery
Estelle Didion
Bellevue
Estelle H. Didion
Joseph
Eleanor Miller Missler
Sylvester Didion
Immaculate Conception Church
D of I
The
Altar Society
Gene
Dorothy) McKenzie
Weldon
Betty Strohm
Tim
Margaret) Walker
Robert
Huron
Donald
James
Richard
Thomas
Ronald
David
Frank
Michael
Gerald
Marywood
Ohio
Charles Manlet
Charles
Richard Missler
Robert Lamantia
Bellevue Catholic Cemetery
Foos Funeral
Wakeman
Ralph L. Walton
Lorain Community Hospital
Lodi
Wakeman- Birmingham
American Ship Building
Lorain
Marian
Donna Hoerig
Birmingham
Carole Jean Hogue
Seminole
Mary Murphy
Portage
Wanda Thomas
Norfolk
Clyde
Vermilion
Kenneth
Findlay
Gerber Funeral Home
Funeral
Peter Nichols
Wakeman Congregational Church
Wakeman Cemetery
Cab Driver Rams Protesters En Route to Convention
A taxi driver headed to the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach allegedly rammed into protesters while three passengers, including Rev. Ernest Pretsch and Mack Fulmer, described the incident. The driver then exited the cab and swung a steel chain at the crowd before police intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlando, Fla
UPI
Ernest P. Pretsch
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Mack Fulmer
Pretsch
Convention Hall
Miami Beach
Fulmer
Hospital admissions and discharges list for several towns
Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital and Sandusky Memorial Hospital record admissions and discharges. Names include Mrs Alice Marcus Norwalk Montclair NJ master Raymond Zickefoose Norwalk and others. Good Samaritan records discharges for Wilbur Reeves Norwalk and Mrs Howard Lindsley Milan.
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Lucy Payne
Norwalk
Rachel Hedrick
Monroeville
Richard Hainline
North Fairfield
Paul Lalond
Sandusky
Sandra Deichler
Berlin Heights
James Smith
Dyan Stoddard
Sandusky Memorial Hospital
Ida Ellis
Wyatt Buchanan
Ronald Stang
Good Samaritan Hospital
Wilbur Reeves
Howard Lindsley
Milan
Scott Weimnan
Rickie Mullins
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Lodermeier’s
Linwood Garage, Inc
John K. Wells
Fanny Farmer Factory
Fanny Farmer Shop
Route 20
Old State Road
Sandy Ridge Fruit Farm
Norwalk Flag
Dave Culver
Christian Day Nursery School
Eugene Sands
Kenilee Lanes
Steven Hoover
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Michael A. Feuerstein
Alfred Feuerstein
Halfway Road
Air Force
Mississippi
Ale Michael A Feuerstein
Keesler Afb
Miss
N.H.S
Whitney Field
Hannie Caulder
Joel Delaney
Ag Award
Ralph Walton
Jennings
Ready MIX, Inc
Guardian
Toro Lawn
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