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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1973
Page
6
Several Norwalk churches welcome New Year with Watch Night programs Monday night with music refreshments and Holy Communion. College students will lead Sunday services and speak at 10 45 a m other events include a gospel film The Rapture and a Student Sunday Service with new members received.
Community notices list New Year Eve dances at Norwalk Knights of Columbus Norwalk Elks Club and Bronson Norwalk Conservation Club with ticket prices and hours. Local businesses close for year-end holidays and reopen Jan 2. Also a dog bite injury at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital.
Local court notes show multiple dispositions. Donald C. Leininger of Willard had driving while intoxicated reduced to reckless driving with a 200 dollar fine plus costs. Rosalie Rakosky of 161 Woodlawn Ave. was found not guilty.
The Ohio Council of Churches logged voting records with state Senator Robert Corts and Representative Ethel Swanbeck. Corts backed most council positions but supported the state lottery and a sex discrimination credit law the council opposed. Swanbeck faced several disagreements over civil rights, ERA ratification, and voting reforms with the council urging yes votes on key measures.
Hollywood profile of Gary Crosby at age 40 describes his struggle with fame and unemployment, his marriage to Barbara for 14 years, and his recovery from alcoholism. It notes his co starring role in Chase, his limited TV work, and his wish to be seen as an individual beyond Bing Crosby’s shadow.
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles will switch to photo driver licenses starting January 2 across 205 deputy registrar offices. First licenses will be verified in Columbus and mailed until July 1974, then field agencies link to the central record bank. Fees stay the same and the photo license aims to curb fraud and aid transactions.
The Norwalk Cinema will transfer ownership from Leonard Jefferson to the Towne and Country Players and close in January for remodeling. The $60,000 purchase occurred in October, with about half raised. The group plans Broadway weekends and G and PG films midweek, while finishing interior work and meeting fire codes.
Farm and city readers learn that world markets may reach two billion bushels by 1985, pressuring growers to expand acreages and improve yields. Topics include nitrogen use, lodging, oil and protein content, disease losses like brown stem rot and charcoal rot, and upcoming meetings at Ohio State University's Mansfield branch and the MHuron Erie County Clinic detailing varieties, tillage, and fertilizer use with seed and equipment displays.
Market totals show 1695 head with Hogs 735 and Cattle 259 plus Sheep and Lambs 683. Hogs were 1.50 lower with feeders 34.50 to 45.75 per cwt. Sows 30 to 37 and Boars 27.50 to 33.25. Steers 41 to 46.60 with others higher. Heifers 39 to 42.90. Cows 28 to 39. Bulls 36 to 44.70. Calves 18 with 60 to 78.50 for best. Wool 41 to 43.90. Feeder Lambs 25 to 37.40. Aged slaughter sheep 8 to 19.90.
A 26-year-old Norwalk man, David R. Bly, was sentenced in Norwalk Mayor's Court to six days in jail and fined $325 plus costs on three traffic counts after a crash on West Main Street near State Street. He faced a fourth charge for taking a car without permission, to be referred for a felony filing. Bly was jailed overnight after treatment for head abrasions at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital.
Norwalk, Monroeville, New London, Willard, Western Reserve, South Central and St. Paul schools list Wednesday Thursday and Friday meals. Items include hamburgers, ravioli, chili, fish sandwiches, beef dishes, soups, vegetables, fruits, desserts, and milk.
Mrs. Leah Flood Christine Chase Hugh Harkness Mrs Charlotte Simons Kimberly Truman Edward Yun admitted to Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital. Discharges include Susan Barnett Sandra Zellner Warren Haise Brian Busby Tara Hall Susan Heckelman Mrs Linda Jewell and son Willard Bessie Bond. Sandusky Memorial Hospital records admission Helen Easler Norwalk with discharges Dorothy Oetzel Barbara Purcell.
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