Willard Sued Over Reservoir Leak Floods Farmland
Willard residents Carl E. Funk and wife sue the city of Willard for 10000000 claiming the new reservoir on Ohio 61 has flooded ten acres of their 55 acre Greenfield Township property. They allege improper construction and ongoing seepage that renders land unusable. The suit seeks a jury trial with attorney Martin L. Hanna.
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Willard
Common Pleas Court
Carl E. Funk
Greenfield Township
Ohio 61
Funks
Harold Kelly
Jones and Henry Engineers, Ltd
Toledo
Martin L. Hanna
Norwalk Lions Celebrate 25th Anniversary Night
The Norwalk Lions marked 25 years with about a hundred members and guests at Sandusky Holiday Inn. Ralph E. Blaney of Old Fort praised the club for eye care work while noting fundraising challenges and recalling past member service. Past presidents attended. current president Clifton Cross led the event.
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Norwalk
Holiday Inn
Sandusky
Columbus
Dog Patchers
Ralph E. Blaney
Old Fort
Ohio
Lions
Norwalk Club
Blaney
Lion
Johnny
Davenport
Absentee Ballots Issued for New London Special Election
Voter registration closed for the June 21 New London special election. Absentees went to 16 voters as the New London Local School District seeks a three mill operating levy on the ballot. If approved, the levy would start with the 1971 tax year.
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New London
New London Circus Set at Recreation Park
The Recreation Park board of trustees sponsors a circus at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the park track with a downtown parade at 6 p.m. Led by chairman Lowell Hileman, the event features music, animal acts, horses, bears, monkeys, elephants, clowns and trapeze performers. The big top seats 1,500. advance tickets available from council members, park board members, or Bob's News Centre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Recreation Park Board of Trustees
Lowell Hileman
Bob’s News Centre
Pickup and Station Wagon Crash Injures Three in Bronson Township
Three people were treated for injuries after a collision between a pickup truck and a station wagon on Old State Road in Bronson Township. Bernard Rice and Thelma Rice, along with Dorothy Darling, were treated and released from Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital. Hartley and Bernice Tilton complained of injuries, with other Hartley passengers uninjured. The report also notes additional accidents and a drunken driving charge, concluding with a church talk by John Ashley Woodhouse at Norwalk Alliance Church.
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Old State Road
Bronson Township
Bernard J. Rice
North Fairfield
Earl R. Hartley
Greenwich
Hartley
Rice
State Highway Patrol
Thelma M. Rice
Dorothy D. Darling
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Bernice E. Tilton
Mary E. Hartley
Brian K. Hartley
Steven E. Hartley
Verona E. Murray
Evelyn S. Stever
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Butler Road
Clarksfield Township
Sherman R. Stever
Charles F. Smiley
Collins
Burglary Report At Northside Home On State Street
Joan G. Ibarra of 43 State St. reported a Sunday evening break in at her northside residence. Intruders removed the screen door from its hinges and entered the home between 5 30 and 9 30 p.m. They scattered clothes throughout the house.
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Joan G. Ibarra
State St
Escapees Returned to Mansfield Reformatory
One escapee was captured on Route 6 near Cedar Point road while two others were caught by Lorain County authorities in Vermilion Sunday afternoon. All three were returned to Mansfield Reformatory to be held in a maximum security area.
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Cedar Point Road
Lorain County
Vermilion
Mansfield Reformatory
New London Man Killed When Tractor Flips in Field
David M. Bilton, 29, of New London, died after the tractor he drove flipped onto him while cutting pulpwood on the John Draves farm. He was riding with another man present. He leaves a widow Annette and four children. Funeral at Eastman Funeral Home Tuesday at 2 p.m. with burial in Ashland Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call today and evening.
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New London
David M. Bilton
Bilton
John Draves
Huron County Sheriff's Office
Norman Snyder
Norwalk
Western Reserve High School
Eastman Funeral Home
Floyd Gaugler
First Methodist Church
Ashland Memorial Park Cemetery
Funeral
New London Boy 7 Is Hit By Car
Jesse DiMango a New London boy 7 was struck near his home Saturday and received a broken leg. Police say he ran in front of a westbound car driven by Lois Hardy Martin 17 of Fitchville. An eye witness called the crash unavoidable and no charges were filed.
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New London
Jesse DiMango
Matthew DiMango
Norman Snyder
Young DiMango
Lois Hardy Martin
Fitchville
Martin
East Main Street
Snyder
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Lloyd Gray
Jeromesville
Norwalk Lions
Ray Balderson
New London Circus
Stever
Smiley
Evelyn Stever
Emerald W. Sabourin
Mansfield
Richland County
Berlin Hicks
Nova
Greenwich-Olivesburg
Emerald Sabourin
Hicks
Jessie
Jimmy
Jeffery
William P. Barron
S. Linwood Ave
Ohio 60
Clarksfield
James P. Walsh, Jr
Akron
Barron’s
Emmitt Carroll
Milan
Betty E. Odell
Main St
John Ashley Woodhouse
St. Petersburg
Florida
Norwalk Alliance
Norwalk House
Youn Shym
Annette
David, Jr
April
Deanna
Kristen
Floyd Bilton
Hartland
Richard
Howard
Pamela) Wax
Delbert
Bonnie) Brennen
Brighton
Arthur Bilton
Chrysler
Carl
Benedict
Elks Country Club
Royal Buffet
Penneys Last Minute
Penn-Prest
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