Local News Briefs Include Sheriff Cruiser Bid and School Grads
Bob Meyer Chevrolet was the sole bidder to supply a new cruiser for Huron County Sheriff with delivery in about five weeks and a net cost of 2711.10 after trade in. A .22 handgun was stolen from Bernard Mead’s car parked at 63 Whittlesey Ave. Joel Feyedelem, Kelley’s Island High School’s only graduate this year, will appear on Channel 3 at 7 p.m. Monday. A rural Greenwich man says a babysitter beat his 5-year-old son, with the sitter claiming the boy’s kicks prompted discipline. Rev. Elden Smith will lead a Memorial Day bicycle tour to Canada with 42 children and seven adults, starting at Calvary Baptist Church in Sandusky and taking the Pelee Islander ferry.
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Bob Meyer Chevrolet, Inc
Huron County Sheriff’s Department
Huron County Commissioners
Bernard G. Mead
Mead
Norwalk
Whittlesey Ave
Joel Feyedelem
Michael Feyedelem
Minard Pl
Channel 3
Joel
Kelley’s Island High School
Michael
Elden Smith
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Canada
Roll mishap halts Salvation Army captain’s coin cashing
Salvation Army Captain Stanley Wells tried to cash $100 in coins at a Monroe Street drive in bank. He parked, walked, and bumped a flower planter, scattering coin rolls. He chose to re roll the coins at home rather than wait in a long bank line.
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Salvation Army
Stanley Wells
Wells
Woodlawn Ave
Monroe Street
Weather and life events in Norwalk area June 8 1974
Considerable cloudiness with showers possible today and Sunday. Highs in the lower 80s, lows upper 60s to low 70s. Precipitation 70 percent today, 60 percent tonight and Sunday. Sunrise 5 52 am, sunset 8 59 pm. Marriage license applications list several couples from Norwalk and nearby towns. Births include four area newborns. Deaths note Melissa Claus infant and Mrs Gladys M Gray aged 78 Wakeman.
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Melissa Claus
Mrs. S. Claus
Norwalk
Gladys M. Gray
Wakeman
Summer Jobs Scarce for Teenagers in May Unemployment Rise
May teen age unemployment hit 15.8 percent, up from 13.8 percent in April, with black youths at 33.5 percent versus white teens. Overall May unemployment stood at 5.2 percent. The teen labor force totaled about 8.8 million. 7.4 million worked, 1.39 million were unemployed but seeking work, and 7.2 million were not in the labor force.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Reserve Board
Andrew F. Brimmer
Brimmer
Willard Celebrates Centennial Amid Tornado Recovery
Newsman Doug Adair praised Willard’s rebuilding after last year’s tornado during an industrial luncheon for 175 leaders at Hartenstein's Supper Club. A Channel 3 crew filmed the centennial coverage aired at 6 p.m. The junior parade crowned Barbara Sullivan’s court, with 125 units in today’s centennial parade.
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Willard
Doug Adair
New Disney Screenings Set for Towne and Country Theatre
Nowalk presents two Walt Disney titles, Superdad and Son of Flubber, showing at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. today and Sunday. The screenings take place at Towne and Country Theatre with weekday and weekend showings.
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Towne and Country Theatre
Milan Melon Festival settles dispute with former treasurer
Milan officials announced a settlement with former festival treasurer Harry Leveritt who released 7650 dollars in festival funds. The agreement ends a dispute over election validity and bylaw timing, with funds held as a precaution for labor day weekend and festival costs amid lingering concerns from some parade units.
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Milan
Leveritt
Schlessman
It's Her 103rd Birthday at Orient State Institute
Martha Nelson, who has spent 99 years at the Orient State Institute for the Mentally Retarded, planned a quiet 103rd birthday. Supt. Dr. A A Soforenko said she has received upwards of 2000 pieces of mail in the last 18 months since reports of her lifetime at the facility were published.
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Columbus, Ohio
Nelson
Orient Supt
A.A. Soforenko
Norwalk School Bus Discipline Policy Stressed by Supt
Supt Albion V. Gotaas pledged prompt and decisive action on bus discipline after an incident on Bus No. 3 where students fought with shaving cream spray. He outlined steps including warning letters to parents, possible removal from bus, and firm driver reporting with support from the board.
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Norwalk
Supt Albion
Gotaas
Ruth Reed
Maplehurst School
Robert Kramer
Reed
Maplehurst
Joseph Hurley
Gotans
Board of Education
Kramer
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