Evel Knievel toys slump hits Ideal Toy profits
UPI reports Evel Knievel based toys cause an expected 1.6 million loss for Ideal Toy Corp in the third quarter amid negative publicity and a criminal case. Executives note the line drew 18 percent of last year’s 124.8 million in sales and warn they may drop Knievel products in February as they review future lines.
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New York
UPI
Celebrity Toys
Evel Knievel
Ideal Toy Corp
Knievel
Ideal
Joseph Winkler
Hollis
N.Y
Winkler
Martin Abrams
Mega International, Inc
Cher
Abrams
Mego
Farrah
Kenner Products Co
Kenner
General Mills
Mattel Inc
Kotter
Barbie
Joel Rubinstein
Hawthorne
Calif
Obituaries and a Broadway feature highlight local notices
Obituaries report Martha P. Silcox 85 of Willard and Herschel Keister 58 of Ashland with details on survivors, services, and burial. Also noted are William J. McKinney 69 of New London and Cynthia Onrubia a teen performer in A Chorus Line with a photo caption.
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Cynthia Onrubia
Shubert Theater
New York
UPI
Hospitals List Admissions and Discharges Across Several Towns
A Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital ward update lists admissions including Evelyn Riner Monroeville Bessie Oates Norwalk William Sommers Norwalk Michelle Brant Norwalk Marshall Cline Wakeman Adam Ganz New London and Rufus Brown Wakeman. Discharges include Louise Shane Milan Edward DeMuth Norwalk Gladys Wilson Norwalk John Youngless Norwalk Daniel Schaffer Norwalk Robert Price Norwalk Pamela Uhler and daughter Monroville Hubert Snyder New London Frances Andel Wellington Estella Ellis Huron Kenneth Bricker New London Evelyn Gross Norwalk Annette Prater Norwalk Douglas Bores Norwalk Ronald Stang Jr Monroeville Brenda Perry and daughter Norwalk Carolyn Schaffer Bellevue Arlene Ott Monroeville Verna Pflieger Norwalk Edith Fell Norwalk Dorothy Harp Norwalk Debra Sandvick Norwalk.
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Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Evelyn Riner
Monroeville
Bessie Oates
Norwalk
William Sommers
Michelle Brant
Marshall Cline
Wakeman
Adam Ganz
New London
Rufus Brown
Louise Shane
Milan
Edward DeMuth
Gladys Wilson
John Youngless
Daniel Schaffer
Robert Price
Pamela Uhler
Hubert Snyder
Frances Andel
Wellington
Estella Ellis
Huron
Kenneth Bricker
Evelyn Gross
Annette Prater
Douglas Bores
Ronald Stang
Brenda Perry
Carolyn Schaffer
Bellevue
Arlene Ott
Verna Pflieger
Edith Fell
Last babysitter course session and zoning meeting updates
The final babysitter training session by the Cooperative Extension Service runs 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at 180 Milan Ave. The Norwalk Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday was canceled for lack of business. Salvation Army kettles receive help from five area groups this season with scheduled date details for the American Legion Boy Scout Troop 234 Troop 215 Kiwanis Club Lions Club on December 23.
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Cooperative Extension Service
Milan Ave
Norwalk
Salvation Army
American Legion
Boy Scout Troop
Boy Scout
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Several Custody and Property Dispositions in Ohio Cases
Common Pleas lists multiple divorce custody grants and surname restorations. Dozens of civil actions show cases dismissed or settled with settlements, reconciliations, or judgments, including property transfers and agency actions across Willard New London and Monroeville areas.
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Michelle M. Bowers
Larry L Bowers
Joyce A. McCoy
Carl J. McCoy
Judith A. Mehling
E. Main St
Gregory E. Mehling
Baker St
Gott
Evelyn L. Byrd
K. R
DeRussey Road
New London
Charles Byrd
RK R
Linda Nelson
Spring St
Willard
James Nelson
Ashland County
Ashland
Karen Kristine Urie
Ohio
New Haven
David Merle Urie
Dora Jean Slone
Murray Road
Brennan Stone
Marietta Adams
West Ave
Tommy N. Adams
Tractor Certification Course At EHOVE Opens Jan 4
Free program for boys and girls ages 14 to 16 to earn tractor certification starts January 4 at EHOVE with 11 weekly Wednesday sessions from 7 to 9 pm in D Building. Run by EHOVE agricultural staff with 4-H Agents, it includes written and driving exams upon completion. Thirteen year olds may enroll but cannot be certified until age 14. Contact Carlos Tucker at 180 Milan Avenue Norwalk for details.
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EHOVE
Ehove Agricultural
Huron
Erie
Carlos Tucker
Milan Avenue
Norwalk
First Church of Christ Sells to New Hope All Faith
The First Church of Christ on Benedict Avenue and Hickory Street is being sold to New Hope All Faith Church. The Rev Roger George says the move is due to space and the transfer awaits legal work. services currently held on West Seminary Street will continue as plans finalize, with relocation possible after about 60 days post sale.
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First Church of Christ
New Hope All Faith Church
Church of Christ
Roger George
Benedict Avenue
Hickory Street
West Seminary Street
George
Norwalk native P. J. Garcia celebrates 92nd birthday
The Rev. P. J. Garcia, famed for marrying many couples in the county and for 39 years teaching at Norwalk High, turned 92. He lives at 15 Newton St with wife Esther, who baked a southern pound cake. Once a Cuba native, he visited Fisher-Titus Hospital daily for 17 years and moved to Norwalk in the 1920s, later named to Norwalk’s Hall of Great Americans in 1970.
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New London
William J. McKinney
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Berea
Huron County
Hug Construction Co
Norwalk
McKinney
Helen
Roger Marilyn Farrer
Mogadore
Erwin Murphy
Youngstown
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Andrew J. Blasko
Grove Street
Eastman Funeral Home
P. J. Garcia
Mr. Garcia
Newton St
Esther
Garcia
Cuba
Norwalk High School
Garcias
City Hall
Grain prices on Friday December 10 1977
Local prices show wheat at 2.34, corn 1.98, oats 1.50, and soybeans 5.69. Market activity notes trend and pricing for the commodity section.
Bellevue Woman Appointed Huron County Christmas Seal Coordinator
Mrs. Herman Weibel of Bellevue has been named Huron County coordinator for the South Shore Christmas Seal Association. A noted public speaker and author, she previously served on the Bellevue Board of Education and promoted elementary physical education. She chairs regional committees, leads local civic groups, and fronts the Bellevue Cherry Festival.
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Herman Weibel
Bellevue
Huron County
South Shore
Weibel
Bellevue Board of Education
Bellevue Physicians
Church Women United
North Central
Bellevue High School
Bellevue Friends of the Library
Firelands
Friends of the Library
Redmen
COMPLETE FAMILY Hair Grooming et His N Her Hair Styling Salon
Hill Road Berlin Heights contact details Judy Putnotky Swet Donna Missig Wilhelm Barbara Osborne Personal services Tailoring Alterations Fittings Repairs Pregnant distress call Heartbeat of Sandusky Willard Ohio Hillside Acre Rest Home lost found gold wedding band reward call numbers job offer typing 80 wpm shorthand preferred send to Box 746 Reflector Norwalk
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Hill Road
Berlin Heights
Judy Putnotky
Swet
Donna Missig
Wilhelm
Barbara Osborne
Heartbeat of
Sandusky
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Roz Liston
Martha P. Silcox
Willard Area Hospital
Danville
Silecox
Silcox
R.C
Dorothy) Lowe
Mt. Clair
William C
M. D. Silcox
Callie Linney
Danville, Ky
William
Fink- Lindsey
Edward Brandt
Trinity Lutheran Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Herschel Keister
Samaritan Hospital
General Motors Corp
Mansfield
Grace Brethren Church of
Keister
Margaret J. Shonkwiler Keister
Janet Barnthouse
Thomas E. Keister
Lyle DuBois
Heys
Bruce Foss
Ashland County Memorial Park
Funeral Home
Charlie’s Garage Inc
West End of Bypass
Common Pleas
Victoria Wilhelm
Kenneth Wilhelm
Maxfield
Darlene Burras
Neil F. Burras
Catherine A. Battle
Wikel Road
John C. Battle
Barrows Road
Sandra Giblin
Court Road
Collins
Thomas Giblin
Birmingham
Pens
Thayer
William H. Hannas
Mildred L. Hannas
Bouseau Avenue
Elizabeth Ellen Clark
KR. RR
North Fairfield
Jack A. Clark
Melissa L. Taylor
Helena
Richard E. Taylor, Jr
Lauren J. Kamm
R. R
Gail D. Kamm
Peter E. Roche
Fair Road
Barbara L. Roche
Buddy G. Samples
Jean H. Samples
Douglas A. Laux
Corwin Sr
Nancy M. Laux
Key Drive East
William Otis Slate
Foster St
Katie Ann Slate
Linda M. Hill
Norwood Ave
Apt
William A. Hill
Hershiser
Carolyn A. Dieffenderfer
Olive St
Roy A. Dieffenderfer
Gale R. Bursley
Paul D. Bursley
R. RK
State of Ohio
Arthur Jude White
Kenneth Ray Rex, Jr
Howard Manlet
Charles Lacy
Crawford County
Merit Hyde
Craig J. Hollingsworth
Frances M. Stratso
Nicholas A. Stratso, Sr
Penny D. Braden
Ronald E
Braden
Christine W
Roy M. Sherrill
Naomi L
Cummings
Richard M. DeWalt
Bruce Kessler
Lillian Kessler
Edna E. Carnicom
Clyde
Michael A. Potanko
Pittsburg
Interstate Motor Freight System
Toledo
Sears, Roebuck 'S Co
Columbus
Russell Boles
Wakeman Bank Co
Ronald Engelhart
Alan M. Knott
Georgie R. Bauer
Catharine Stratton
Marlene Viar
Leon Perkins
Kenneth J. Bauer
Columbia National Life Insurance Co
Lula F. Nicholes
Roland EB. Portner
Charles A. Estep
Stewart Griggs
Thomas J. Smith
Matthew D. Gerber
Howard Green
Bonnie Green
Gordon Holden
Charles Cummings
Ralph and
Judith Smith
Clarence
Marlene Signs
Charles Bentley
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Cheryl Murr
Debra Paramore Et al
Donna Rae McPeek
Bender Loudon Motor Freight
Paul D
Winans
Jimmie L Winans
Peter H, Clark
Glenn O, Clark
Glenn O
Pauline C. Clark
West
James Keane, Jr
James Keane
Seminary Road
Leon B. Stane
Savings and Loan Banking Co
Holman Jewelers
Dennis A. Miller
Michael R. Fegen
Marion Randolph
Richard Hahler
N. Pleasant St
Elizabeth Hahler
West Pine Lake Road
North Lima
Home Savings & Loan Co
Swan J T
Hartzler Mortgage Co
Raymond
Federal National Mortgage Asso
William Sawders
Leonard G. Horan
Farmers State Bank Et
Robert L. Dean
Vicky Thomas
Old State Rad. S. Norwalk, O
Scyler White
Hillside Acre Rest Home
Howard St
Prospect
Local Growing Corporation
Robert E. James
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