Youth Injured In Storm Trapped In Car On West Main
Norwalk teens John Hemenway aged 16 and William Beck aged 17 were hurt as a Friday night storm toppled a tree onto a traffic halted car on West Main Street. Hemenway remained in serious condition at Elyria Memorial Hospital with a neck injury and paralysis. Beck suffered deep head cuts and bruises, released from Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital.
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Norwalk
West Main Street
John Hemenway
Newton St
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Hemenway
William Beck
West Main St
Clifford E. Beck
Basement Wall Collapse Sparks Fire After Storm
At 11 p.m. Friday police responded to 174 Scottwood Ave for a basement wall collapse at the home of R. J. Tanowski. Tanowski moved his family next door, and at 3:50 a.m. smoke was seen in the basement. Norwalk firefighters battled the blaze for over two hours. Fire Chief Kenneth Link cited extensive damage and lightning as the apparent cause.
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R. J. Tanowski
Scottwood Ave
Tanowski
Norwalk
Kenneth Link
Link
Estella Donlavey
Milan
Bond Street
Kubach- Smith
Norwalk Industries hit hard by floods after Friday rain
Norwalk plants suffered flood damage across several firms including Saginaw Hardest Hit Plant. Water-logged facilities, two day payroll losses, and generator fixes marked the impact as other plants faced power and water outages. Don Ebert narrowly escaped rising river water near Elm Street.
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Saginaw Wire Products, Inc
Norwalk Industries
Norman J. Budziszewski
Norwalk
Water Street
Kuhlman
Budziszewski
Cincinnati
Lester Taylor
Taylor
Fanny Farmer Candy Co
James W
Bill) Hogan
Hogan
Route 20
Fanny Farmer
Superior Coach Co
Harry Zadra
Ray Gerken
Gerken
Norwalk Furniture
Boxboard Packaging Co
H.F. Dible
Dible
St. Mary’s Street
St. Mary’s St
Frank Herkender
West Baking Co
Ohio
Michigan
Leo Ryan
Ryan
County reports 62 bridges damaged and 4 washouts after flood
Huron County Highway Department records show 62 bridges damaged and four road washouts from the holiday flood. Some bridges may be repaired with fill and minor work. many remain badly damaged with no completion date. Ridge Road and Old State near Norwalk repaired temporarily.
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Huron County Highway Department
Ridge Road Bridge
Old State
Norwalk
Obituaries and UK Army Turn to Pop Music for Recruits
Obituary notices for Miles M Forgerson Estella Donlavey and Edna Lucille Rees follow with service details and survivors. Separately London reports the British army will use mobile recruitment teams delivering a tape of pop songs mixed with martial music to attract recruits.
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London
UPI
Paper Lost Power As Norwalk Floods Test Local Press
The Norwalk Reflector could not publish after nine inches of rain cut power to the town and delayed printing. Sandusky Register produced today's issue with copied copy and photos as crews worked from field reports. Radio station WLKR and WLKR's staff faced outages, later restored by National Guard generators. Mayor Harold Finch and Water and Light Supt. Donald Davis spoke to TV crews amid the disaster.
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Norwalk
Sandusky
Henry Timman
National Guard
Big Town
Harold Finch
Donald Davis
Officials Link Pond Overflow to Light Plant Break
Officials say Bauer’s Pond overflowed during a heavy rain and discharged onto Norfolk and Western tracks, flooding the area and overloading the lower reservoir. Plant superintendent Donald Davis and chief engineer Donald Ware noted the water usually feeds the upper reservoir but flowed down the tracks, washing away portions of the N and W line.
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Donald Davis
Donald Ware
Bauer
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Ware
Davis
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Mayor Finch
Saginaw
Don Ebert
Norwalk Creek
Elm Street
Municipal Reservoir
Ebert
Sherman
Pontiac
Heyman Road
Norwich
Egypt Road
Miller Road
Peru
Peru West Section
Hettle
Peru Center Road
Peru West
Geiger
Greenfield
Maple Ridge Road
Peru Center
Walnut Road
Townline
Olive Road
Ridgefield
Brown Road
Jacob Road
Townsend
County Line Road
DeRussey Road
Wakeman Townline Road
Wakeman
Lincoln Road
Butler Road
Clarksfield
West Clarksfield
Chenango Road
Wenz Road
Jarvis Road
Cook Road
Exchange Road
Hartland
New Road
Fitchville River Road
New London
Fayette Road
Fitchville
Crescent Road
Milan- Townline
Rome-Greenwich Road
Jennings Road
Greenwich
Plymouth East
Rome-Greenwich
Angling Road
Boughtonville Road
Alpha Road
Ripley
New State Road
U.S. 224
Edwards Road
Greenwich- Milan
Fairfield
Townline Road
North Fairfield
Ee Townline Road
Ridge Road
Bronson
Pern Olena Road
Dublin Road
Hasbrock Road
Old State Road
Peru-Olena Road
Miles M. Forgerson
Monroeville
Miles M Forgerson
North
Fremont
Lake Shore Electric Company
Alta Mayer Forgerson
James Nowkowski
Baton Rouge
William
James
San Francisco
Edna Luccille Rees
Edna Lucille Rees
Milan Ave
Sandusky Memorial Hospital
Stout Institute of
Minomee
Wisc
Huron County
North Central Ohio Teachers Association
Ohio Education Association
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Bellevue
the Daughters of 1812
Leon B. Rees
Joseph
Lenore) Kotys
Cuyahoga Falls
Ray
Penelope) Johnson
Norton
Lenore Harrison
Vermilion
David Peckham
Kubach-Smith Funeral Home
Christian Scientist
Register
WLKR
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