Fire destroys Fitchville rental leaving expectant parents homeless
Mr and Mrs Gordon Horn of Fitchville lost their home and all belongings in an early morning fire near U S 250. The property owned by Arnold Amburgy was insured for 8000 dollars. The couple, who are days from childbirth, found shelter with the neighboring Holmes family as volunteers battled a separate blaze at New London.
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Fitchville
Gordon Horn
U.S. 250
Arnold Amburgy
al Walters
Amburgy
Larry Holmes
Bill Cook
South Main Street
New London
Sabotage blamed for Savannah power outages during strike
In Savannah Georgia power outages blamed on sabotage by strikers left over 36 000 people without heat or light in 18 degree weather. Twelve thousand homes were affected with 7 000 later revised. Delta flight diverted as emergency power restored to land. Savannah Electric and Power Co blamed three pole sabotage tied to Local 1208 wage dispute.
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Savannah
UPS
Travis Field
The
Savannah Electric and Power Co. At
H.L. Baker
Savannah, Electric and Power
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Baker
James M. Deloach
Marlowe
Pineora
Truck Tips On 250 Man Hurt
A Tiffin truck driver Dalton C. Heck Jr. 24 was treated and released after his semi rollover on U S 250 near Fitchville. He sustained scalp abrasions and cheek lacerations. The crash was caused by the load shifting as the tractor and trailer turned over.
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Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
U.S. 250
Fitchville
Dalton C. Heck, Jr
State Highway Patrol
Heck
Timothy L. Hohman
Berlin Heights
State Patrol
Conrad Gaubatz, Jr
Greenwich
Daniel L. Distel
New London
Fairfield
Jeffrey D. Knoll
North Fairfield
Bruce
Scott
Congressmen urge MLK Jr. birthday holiday by mayors
U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes and about two dozen lawmakers asked more than 65 mayors to back designating January 15, MLK Jr. birthday, as a local holiday with commemorations planned next Thursday in Ohio cities Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dayton and Toledo.
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Ohio
U.S
Martin Luther King Jr
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Toledo
County Moves To Destroy Diner Near Wakeman
The Huron County Board of Health seeks court authority to demolish an abandoned diner between Wakeman and Townsend due to its nuisance condition including a flooded basement. The plan calls for the Townsend Fire Department to burn the building if approved. Owners from Fort Wayne and Lima were ordered to appear at the October meeting but did not attend. The board re-elected Edgar Beiler as president and John E. Wise as vice president.
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Huron County Board of Health
Wakeman
Townsend
Route 20
Townline Road
Bernard Freeman
Townsend Fire Department
Fort Wayne
Lima
Edgar Beiler
Bellevue
John E. Wise
Norwalk
George F. Linn
Clarence
Ellett
Huron County
Ohio
Huron County Department of Health
Linn
Three Norwalk Drivers In Icy Mishaps No Citations
Three Norwalk residents were in separate icy accidents Thursday. James R. Welfle and Harold Lewis were involved near businesses on Woodlawn and Grove, while David K. Andrews collided with Edward E. Rhoad on Corwin. No citations were issued.
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Norwalk
Lewis
Grove
Alfred C. Bignall
West Main
Bignall
David K. Andrews
Park Ave
Corwin
Edward E. Rhoad
Norwood
Rhoad
Andrews
Trailer Home Fire on Seminary Road Destroys Unit
A trailer home owned by John Elber on Seminary Road burned completely after a two hour effort by 23 volunteers in subzero temps. Norwalk firefighters supplied water using a tank truck. The blaze began near the furnace and no cause or damage estimate was given. A report of dynamite in the trailer added danger but was not recovered.
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Norwalk
John Elber
Seminary Road
Robert Koch
Milan
Edwards elected chairman of BPA in New London
I Duane Edwards was chosen chairman of the Board of Public Affairs at the first meeting of the year. The board set 7 p.m. meetings on the first and third Thursdays except January with the next on Jan 22. They discussed snow blades for grounds to keep sidewalks clear and planned to request a salary split for the clerk between the sewage and water departments.
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New London
Duane Edwards
Board of Public Affairs
Water Department
Ashland County Planning Commission
Ashland County
Public Committees Cancel Thursday Meetings Over Power Outage
The Mayor's Committee on Human Relations and the Grassroots Organization canceled Thursday night sessions due to a power outage and subzero weather. James Hertenstein, chairman of Human Relations, said officials asked to call off to conserve power. No rescheduled date listed.
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Committee On Human Relations
James Hertenstein
Ruth Weese
Community Action Commission
Get Dependable Tenants With a NORWALK Classified Ad
Local Norwalk classified ad urges landlords to place a dependable ad to attract stable tenants. Includes guidance on wording, screening, and placement in the Norwalk Reflector to reach reliable renters.
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Norwalk
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Louis Stokes
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