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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1978
Page
2
A poetic rebuttal to Jan Rogosch and young moms laments the quiet of an empty house. The speaker recalls cleaned rooms and echoed laughter, wishing for lively days with children, noting Lois Coon of Norwalk signs the piece and editor’s note cites four grown children and seven grandchildren.
Crossword clues list with many short entries and a few long terms in a vintage puzzle layout. The grid answers reference historical place names and language hints, including Formosa and Chinese port cues, typical of a newspaper puzzle page.
The column discusses apartheid bans in South Africa as described by Donald Woods and critiques Pentagon and military views on blind-vendor priorities and public funding. It questions equal rights in sports led by a judge’s ruling on girls and boys, notes Ohio State University doctors moonlighting, and argues taxpayers fund public facilities should not subsidize private practice.
Dear Abby column excerpt describing a wife trapped in a controlling marriage. The letter from "Stuck in Penna" asks for guidance to escape. Abby advises the reader to seek help from friends or authorities if danger is present and to consider leaving with protection or police aid if needed.
A Norwalk Evening Herald item from 1903 recounts a staged badger fight hoax on West Main Street gone awry. Friends, wagering, and a hidden chamber pot as the “badger” create a comical ruse that backfires, with ripples among locals and a long friendship strained over the prank. Also noted is the 1886 Morehouse brick yard tragedy in Norwalk. Samuel Thorley is injured at work, dies, and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. his daughter warned him that morning.
UPI News Service lists subscription rates by carrier and mail in Huron and Erie counties. Carrier delivery in Norwalk Milan Monroeville Wakeman North Fairfield Greenwich London Willard and rural areas costs 65 cents weekly. Mail rates 35 dollars yearly for Huron and Erie counties and rural zones without carrier service, 43 dollars yearly elsewhere in the United States. Mail subscriptions payable in advance. Second class postage paid at Norwalk Ohio.
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