Auction Shows Johnny Jones Legacy in Ohio Auction
In Columbus a weekend sale of Johnny Jones's belongings drew hundreds. A $230 bid bought his scarlet OSU sweater for Smitty, a fraternity brother since 1916, and Mrs. Sarah Smith won a $42.50 bid for Jones’s championship raccoon coat worn at football games. Dozens of items drew attention as friends recall his 30 years with the Columbus Dispatch and 5,000 speeches.
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Rick van Sant
Columbus
UPI
Johnny Jones
Johnny
Ohio
The
Columbus Dispatch
Here
James M. Smith
Smitty
Kendell Bryan
Williamsport
Sarah Smith
OSU
Weekend Ohio crash sends two Norwalk women to hospital
State Highway Patrol reports a three vehicle crash on Ohio 113 east of Berlin Heights left Kitty Thorley and Maria Villareal hospitalized in satisfactory condition. A second collision near Willard injured Gordon Whetstone and involved Emmane Randleman. Authorities investigated both incidents and cited Phipps and Stanfield for traffic violations.
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Sandusky
Norwalk
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Ohio 113
Berlin Heights
State Highway Patrol
Kitty F. Thorley
N. Hester St
Jose M. Villareal
Spring St
Dennis D. Ritchie
Norwalk Driver Knocked Unconscious In West Washington Crash
Norwalk 26 year old David B. Thurston lost control on West Washington Street, slamming into a utility pole. He was listed in fair condition at Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital. Passenger Jay E. Thurston, 17, was treated and released for abrasions and a knocked out tooth. David Thurston faces speeding and driving off the right side charges.
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Gordon G. Whetstone
New London
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Prospect Road
Emmane E. Randleman
State Highway Patrol
Whetstone
Randleman
Kenneth A. McMahan
Norwalk
West Washington Street
David B. Thurston
Spring St
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Jay E. Thurston
David Thurston
Cleveland Livestock Market Report Shows Steady Hogs and Lambs
Cleveland livestock market data shows cattle 25-50 cents lower with prime steers at 33.25 to 33.75 and hogs up about a dollar with 200-220 lb at 21 to 21.50. Calves and sheep listings appear steady with prime lambs at 28 to 31 and ewes at 4 to 10.
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Cleveland
UPI
Dog Bites Arm Of Policeman At Norwood Ave
Norwalk officer Ptl. Michael Ruggles was bitten on the right forearm by a stray dog at 70 Norwood Ave while children held the animal on a rope. He treated the wound at the station and the dog was ordered held in the pound for 10 days.
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Norwalk
Norwood Ave
Ptl
Michael Ruggles
Ruggles
Save Time Money Shop the Want Ads Way
Local newspaper notice urges readers to save time and money by using want ads for quick shopping and services. It highlights convenience, wide selection, and cost efficiency.
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Money Shop
Christie Lane School Groundbreaking Ceremony Details
Architect Thurman J. Peabody introduced Bob Obringer of Studer Obringer Inc and Russ Wilhelm of Wilectric Inc. Norwalk as contractors. Julie Milhouse, winner of the naming contest, explained the Christie Lane name chosen for a school behind the children's home on Christie Avenue. The Rev. Homer Moore gave the invocation and Rev. Harvey Keller delivered the benediction. Attendees toured the Don Simons residence and celebrated Sewell Cameron's 34th wedding anniversary with cold punch and cake. Students from multiple districts participated in the groundbreaking.
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Thurman J. Peabody
Bob Obringer
Studer-Obringer, Inc
New Washington
Russ Wilhelm
Wilectric, Inc
Norwalk
Julie Milhouse
Christie Lane
Christie Avenue
Homer Moore
Collins and
West Hartland United Methodist
Harvey Keller
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Monroeville
Don Simons
South Norwalk Road
Sewell Cameron
Cathy Clark
Victor Saari, Jr
Bellevue
Mary Smith
Harold Fazenbaker
Mike Samples
Dennis Randleman
New London
Mary Newcomer
Mark Mackin
Joan Haehler
Victor Rotruck
Seneca East
Rita Fries
Sarah Vanderpool
South Central
Debra Boose
Western Reserve
Alan Danhoff
Glenn Miller
Willard
Burglars Hit Norwalk VFW Hall on Milan Avenue
Police say a thief broke into the Norwalk VFW hall Friday night via a rear window, stealing more than 400 dollars in items including a camera a Juliette stereo and a portable AM FM radio. Bernard Rock reported the crime and said the last visitor left about 5 am Saturday.
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VFW
Milan Avenue
Bernard J. Rock
N. Pleasant St
Rock
Honeymooners’ marriage license loophole shocks Nebraska
Nebraska seeks an Ohio couple on a honeymoon after discovering their Bellevue license was issued in a different county than the Omaha ceremony. The law at the time barred inter county marriages. a post August 27 change would have allowed it. The couple, unnamed, left on June 12 and are at large.
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Omaha
Neb
UPI
Nebraska
Ohio
Bellevue
Fire Wipes Out Vacation On I-70 Overpass
A mobile home fire near Columbus destroyed a six week family vacation for eight from Bethel Park Pennsylvania. Mr and Mrs J Vincent Sparks and two children escaped through an emergency window. Mrs Sparks and four children were in a car ahead en route to Brown City Michigan for repairs. The family planned to join about 130 other trailers for a six week Canada tour.
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Columbus
UPI
Pittsburgh
J. Vincent Sparks
Bethel Park
Here
Sparks
Brown City
Mich
Canada
Norwalk Mayor's Court Dispositions List
The Norwalk Mayor's Court disposes several cases including Harold Marett 41 Gallup Ave excessive noise with a 17 dollar bond forfeiture Jerry D Hardwick Wakeman peeling tires and 27 dollars bond forfeiture William A Rice Columbus drunk driving 200 dollars fine plus 7 dollars court costs James H Harkness 15 Glover St unsafe vehicle 27 dollars bond forfeiture Norman L Beidelman 89 Ontario St assault and battery 25 dollars fine 7 dollars court costs 15 days jail sentence suspended John H Hite rural Norwalk speeding 32 dollars bond forfeiture Paul Mills Barberton Ohio speeding 27 dollars bond forfeiture Robert M Smith Greenwich improper backing 10 dollars fine 7 dollars court costs Samuel W Lewis 66 Glover St drunk driving 207 dollars bond forfeiture Gerald Schofield Huron assault and battery 50 dollars fine 9 dollars court costs assault 50 dollar fine 9 dollars court costs three days jail number field.
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Norwalk
Harold Marett
Gallup Ave
Jerry D. Hardwick
Wakeman
William A. Rice
Columbus
James H. Harkness
Glover St
Norman L. Beidelman
Ontario St
John H. Hite
Paul Mills
Barberton
Robert M. Smith
Greenwich
Samuel W. Lewis
Thimblettes 4-H Club Demo Highlights Sewing And Food
Thimblettes 4-H Club meeting featured sewing demos by Mindy Palm Jill Knoll Kathy Ratliff Carol Walcher Debbie Gahring and Linda Walcher on Pattern Markings Facing Model Darning and Fabric Choosing. Food demos included The Four Basic Food Groups Baked Custard and A Salad Plate by Barb Baker Sherry Stephens and Tammy Walters.
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Thimblettes 4-H
Mindy Palm
Jill Knoll
Kathy Ratliff
Carol Walcher
Debbie Gahring
Darning
Linda Walcher
Barb Baker
Sherry Stephens
Tammy Walters
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Cliff Chesbrough
Ol’ Johnny
N. Foster Sr
Villareal
Thorley
McMahan
Ridge Road
Pole
Byrd Phipps
U.S. 224
Phipps
William M. Kotasek
Martha A. Stanfield
Willard West Road
Paul R. Seasly
Glenn Sprague
Norwalk High School
Parsons Street
Linda
Jean C. Chapin
Collins
Kroger
Stephen J. Songstock
Gary J. Tien
Benedict Avenue
Tien Auto
Martin J. Tropf
Sterling Heights
Tropf
Star View Drive
Walt Disney Productions
Barefoot Executives
Technicolor
Grizzlies
Terry
RT. 250 North
Mayor’s Court
Gerald Schofield
Huron
R.C. Cola
Ballrich
Dresden Ham
Hamm
East Main & Townsend Ave
RUG Town
FBI
Perkins Ave
Sandusky, Ohio
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