Weather May Kill Peach Crop in North Central Ohio
Growers fear a ruined peach season as mild winter followed by a deep freeze damages buds and blossoms. Industry figures Carlton Steinbauer and Ralph Walcher report zero to 18 below temperatures likely finished many peach trees, while cherries apples and plums remain hardier. If peaches fail, local farms face severe economic hardship and possible shift back to general farming.
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Ohio
Ralph Walcher
North
Fairfield
Carl Steinbauer
Steinbauer
Clyde
Steinbauers
Heifers Saved In Barn Blaze
A barn fire on Old State Road at Donald Stein’s farm spared six heifer calves while about 30 chickens died from smoke. Firefighters controlled the blaze after a possible short in a water heater, and Calves were led to safety by Stein. Memorial Lake Park brush fires were also battled as precaution.
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Old State Road
Donald Stein
Memorial Lake Park
Elmer McGuckin
Huron Plant to Close Methanol Operations at DuPont
Wilmington Delaware reports DuPont plans to end methanol production at the Huron Ohio plant by mid year. Facilities will be dismantled and 25 jobs eliminated with severance pay and job-placement help offered to workers. Most eligible for deferred pension rights.
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Wilmington
Del
DuPont Company
Huron, Ohio
Meyers Elected President Of St Paul Parish FCU
Frank E. Meyers of Woodward Drive was elected president of the St. Paul Parish Federal Credit Union succeeding Robert Wise who led the union for 17 years. The credit union, with assets over 650000, paid 4 1 4 percent dividends in the second half of 1971. Also elected were Gilbert Weisenberger as vice president Violet Egle as secretary treasurer Harry Gulley as chairman of the credit committee and Mrs Frank Meyers as manager and assistant treasurer. Directors named include Robert Wise Edward G Reichert Lilian Distel Joseph Stein James A Adelman Frank Prytas and James Hertenstein.
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Frank E. Meyers
Woodward Dr
St. Paul Parish
Federal Credit Union
Gilbert Weisenberger
Violet Egle
Harry Gulley
Frank Meyers
Credit Union
Robert Wise
Edward G. Reichert
Lilian Distel
Joseph Stein
James A. Adelman
Frank Prytas
James Hertenstein
Safety Meetings Planned for OSHA Compliance
Safety meetings announced by Mark Weaver of the Red Cross Firelands Chapter to help industries meet the 1970 OSHA standards. Norfolk area meeting at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital on Feb 3 at 1 p.m. and Sandusky Erie County meeting at Ohio State National Guard Armory on Feb 9 at 1 p.m.
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Mark Weaver
Firelands Chapter
American Red Cross
Bureau of Mines
Norwalk
Huron County
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Sandusky
Erie County
Ohio State National Guard
Woodlawn
Engineers Will Hear Speaker on Atoms for Energy
Bruce Wilson, director of youth activities for Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co., will speak on Atoms for Energy at a Sandusky chapter American Society for Metals dinner. The talk ties to the 1972 theme Pollution and Its Cure. An open session will follow, likely discussing CET and Toledo Edison’s joint Davis Besse reactor near Port Clinton. Wilson produces the weekly Cleveland TV program Academic Challenge.
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Bruce Wilson
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Atoms For Energy
Sandusky
American Society For Metals
CET
Toledo Edison
Davis Besse
Port Clinton
Wilson
Cleveland
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Chere
Milan
Raymond Boose
F.J. Boose & Sons
Walcher
Boose
UPI
Tyrone Howard
John Fitzpatrick
Santa Claus
Fitzpatrick
Howard
Stein
Daniel Berrigan
Danbury, Conn
Berrigan
Philip Berrigan
Harrisburg
Listerine
VISA
Contac
H Orry
George Bruenler
Edward Prack
William Leaser
K&h Drug
Walgreen Agency
Norwalk, Ohio
Perch
Royal Buffet
Benedict Ave
Huron
DuPont
U.S
Nantucket
Coe
Union
Meyers
The
the Credit
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