Volunteers Aid Fisher-Titus After Friday Storm
Administrator William Slabodnick explains how Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital relies on emergency generators and dry ice for medicines after a severe storm. Four patients evacuated, eleven released to nursing homes, and a shelter set up in the auditorium as the town faces power and water shortages.
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William Slabodnick
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Slabodnick
Mansfield General Hospital
National Guard
Norwalk
Toledo
Carol Starkey
Starkey Nursing Home
Main St
North Fairfield
Twin Maples Nursing Home
James Canterbury
WLKR
Norwalk Flood Strikes Valley Beach Park and Reservoir
A powerful July storm floods Norwalk causing the Lower Reservoir to collapse. Rescue crews evacuate residents from Benedict Avenue as water floods basements and streets. National Guardsmen secure the area while power and water fail citywide and emergency supplies rush in.
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Valley Beach Park
Norwalk
Berner
Norwalk Creek
Donald Davis
Water and Light Department
Davis
Benedict Avenue
Benedict
Linwood Avenue
Harold Finch
Dale Berner
Ohio
Norwalk Flood of 1913 Echoes in Modern Scene
An image recalls the Easter Sunday flood of March 23 1913 in Norwalk when Norwalk Creek overflowed and the lower reservoir risked breach. The Benedict bridge dates to 1913 era, built for 2800 dollars, and locals recall decades of severe floods and bridge washouts.
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Norwalk
Norwalk Creek
Linwood
Lawson’s
Frey
Carl’s
Lieber’s
Harold’s
West Main St
Benedict
Thor Chandler
North Fairfield
Wakeman
Jail prisoners freed by Sheriff Borgia in Huron County
Sheriff John Borgia released 14 inmates from the Huron County jail with approval from Common Pleas Court Judge Robert J. Vetter. Prisoners are released on their own recognizance and must return later to complete sentences amid rising flood conditions and regional prisoner transfers.
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John Borgia
Huron County
Borgia
The
Reflector
Common Pleas Court
Robert J. Vetter
Summit County
Buckinghams Lose Power Water and Valuables in Flood
The Buckinghams report outages of electricity telephone water and bottled gas after floodwaters rose. A 50 gallon gas tank and items valued at about 300 dollars disappeared from the first floor while a steel barn flooding carried power and woodworking tools and a motorcycle worth thousands.
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Schaeffer
Buckinghams
Power outage halves viewing at Norwalk theater
About 350 people watched a Gone with the Wind revival at Norwalk Theater on East Main Street when a power failure at 10:06 p.m. Friday left the cavernous hall dark. Ushers patrolled aisles with flashlights as floodwaters rose in the basement and staff kept patrons in place during a tornado watch. The theater emptied by 12:45 a.m. with cars and rides arranged postoutage.
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Norwalk Theater
E. Main St
Parrish
Red Cross Sets Up Disaster Headquarters At Junior High
Norwalk Red Cross opens disaster headquarters at Norwalk Junior High to serve storm victims with water food clothing and shelter. Generators from Akron Findlay and Sandusky supply power while 50 cots and meals support workers civil defense and National Guard members. Local volunteers and donations sustain ongoing relief and a helicopter survey will assess damage and needs.
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Red Cross
Red Cross Disaster
Norwalk
James M. Hile
Huron County Red Cross Disaster Committee
Hile
Red Cross National
Akron
Findlay
Sandusky
A. H. Kimmel
National Guard
Civil Defense Auxiliary
Milan
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Wakeman
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Harold B. Woodward
Urban L. Banker
Albion V. Gotaas
George Bruehler
Harry Nofziger
Charles Flory
Paul C. Bailey
Frederic Reynolds
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FT Hospital
Edith Barnes
Gaumont Nursing Home
Mother Nature
Mike Rang
Woodlawn Cemetery
Don Ware
Old State Road
Davis and Ware
Lower Benedict Avenue
Donald Hohler
Finch
Adjutant General’s Office
Rhode
Kermit Patchen
Collins
al Caprara
George F. Linn
Norwalk Reflector Herald
Thomas Buckingham
Schaeffer Road
Bellevue
Willard
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