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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1969
Page
6
County figures show corn and soybean values around 6.48 million dollars. Prolonged wet soil halts planting and risks a 10 percent yield drop if delays persist past May. Estimated potential loss nears 600 thousand dollars, about 400 dollars per farm, amid soggy fields and stalled fieldwork.
David Ross of Western Reserve FFA is named president of the Huron County Junior Fair Board at a courthouse meeting. Steven Zimmerman is elected vice president and Marcia Dalton secretary. Assistant superintendents named for divisions include Barbara Kramer and others. Next work meeting scheduled before the fair opening. Ken and Kevin Dalton join Holstein-Friesian junior membership as nearly 13,800 youths participate nationally.
Ten contestants from Norwalk and nearby areas earned honors at the annual all-pony show sponsored by the Huron County Pony Breeders Association at the fairgrounds Sunday. Winners included Sharon Geer on Shay's Cindy in the mares 46 to 54 inches pleasure class and in open trail performance, with Berlin Heights entries Tammy Suhanic on Princess and David Blackann on Pal among other category victors. Entrants extended to Cincinnati, with 125 halter and 96 preferment entries. A novice showmanship class drew strong interest from youngsters. part of the proceeds benefit Christie Lane School.
Livestock sale details for Bucyrus consignors show hogs 22.75 to 25 for butcher weights up to 221, sows 17 to 20.50, boars 16.60 to 17.50, feeders 227. cattle overall 50 to 75 cents lower with steers 28.25 to 34.20, heifers 26 to 32.30, cows 18.50 to 23.30, bulls down to 21.50, calves 24 to 44, sheep and lambs one dollar fifty lower with spring lambs 29.50 to 31.85. Slaughter sheep 59.30.
Milan events include church services at Milan Friends Church and a dinner at Edison Park plus an Edison School awards night and a Melon Festival banquet at Town Hall. Memorial Day parades and dinners occur in Milan and Monroeville with various civic groups hosting meetings and junior events. Greenwich lists South Central Day at Cedar Point, High School honors, and local club activities while Wakeman and nearby townships schedule meetings and social gatherings.
Seven hog cholera cases arise in Ohio from a Tennessee dealer shipment. The Ohio Director John Stackhouse bans arrivals from Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee without proper licenses and health certificates. Shipping pigs into Ohio now requires a special Division of Animal Industry permit and existing permits are invalid. Government indemnity funds cover condemned stock under the Hog Cholera Eradication Program.
Short classified notice invites buyers to purchase sporting goods. Includes a phone contact 662 4241 for quick responses. Timely, terse offer suitable for a local newspaper brief.
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