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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1969
Page
2
Norwalk police investigate an apartment break in at 75 Norwood Ave where three cameras a gold watch valued at 200 dollars and two coin banks with about 15 dollars were stolen. A purse theft included 9 dollars and a checkbook. Police suspect juveniles. entry came by cutting a screen to a back door.
Cash buyers read the Norwalk Reflector Wand Ads daily seeking used furniture. The ad promises fast cash by turning your furniture into money and urges readers to call for details.
Vandals broke glass at Wakeman Elementary School Friday night with rocks thrown through doors and an office window. Police Chief Lyle Miller found the damage during a routine patrol at 10 25 p m. No damage estimate available as the investigation continues.
Kenneth E. Gifford, 69, of Greenwich, charged with failure to yield after a collision at Boughtonville Road and Old State Road. Clark Washburn, 72, of Willard, eastbound, claimed the Gifford vehicle crossed his path. The Gifford car spun and ended southbound. A stolen bicycle was later recovered in a yard. Charles E. Brown reported a sister’s tandem stolen from 113 W Washington St. The bike valued at 103 dollars. Bernard Leitz found the bike in his yard at 141 N. West St. The Browns were notified. Marvin E. Kovach, 20, of Collins, reported damage to his car while parked at the Horseshoe Bar on Milan Avenue between 7 p.m. Friday and 2:30 a.m. The damage was to the right front fender after leaving the bar. A truck driver backed into a parking meter in front of the Colonial Hotel, bending the post. Julius M. King, 37, Cleveland, driving Kraft Foods Inc. truck, reported the accident at 1:50 p.m.
A preliminary $19 200 estimate for a sanitary sewer line along North Railroad Street to the village limit was filed with the Board of Public Affairs. A smaller line to the railroad tracks carries a $17 300 estimate. In Bakersfield California UPI reports a dozen girls picketed North High School over dress code noting cold weather and seeking change. A council transfer request seeks $550 from inactive water funds to the new meter fund and $200 from inactive sewer funds to general operating funds.
Local events fill the week from Sunday to Saturday with church services, council and club meetings, school activities, and community dinners. Notable items include Rotary, VFW, Knights of Columbus, and Grange meetings, plus school district and library activities across New London, Monroeville, Groton, Norwalk, and North Fairfield venues.
Lack of volunteers for the chorus jeopardizes the Shoestring Players production Saturday Night at the Red Garter. Producers Jane Koehn and Shirley Knoll warned that without a strong turnout of new singers over 16 by Monday night the November show could be cancelled. Rehearsal is set for Monday at 7 30 in the St Paul Episcopal Church Choir Room.
In Lower Heswall England the Whyte family faces mispronunciations and mistaken identity as neighbors share similar white bungalows. To end mix ups a 14 inch sign reading Y not is placed on a door near their home.
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