Railroad's Tax Payment Arrives Right On Time
The first installment of back taxes owed by Penn Central Railroad in Huron County arrived on schedule. A $106,408 payment from Philadelphia was wired to the Huron County Bank and will be placed in an undivided bankruptcy claims fund. Auditors will prorate funds to nine townships and six towns, primarily school districts, as soon as possible amid complex year-by-year calculations.
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Huron County
Penn Central Railroad
John Arthur
Philadelphia
Penn Central
Huron County Bank
Bankuptcy Claims Fund
Arthur
Audrey M. Brothers
Unusual chicken takes center stage at Wakeman bridal shower
A Sunday bridal shower for Karen Cramer and Dale Stewart featured a unique guest, a chicken gifted by Sandy Spencer of Wakeman. The celebrants received many food gifts including several gallons of ketchup and canned goods. The chicken now sits at Karen’s grandmother’s home.
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Karen Cramer
Dale Stewart
the Wakeman
Sandy Spencer
Wakeman
Karen
Ann Spencer
Community calendar items and local events roundup
Short Takes notes cancellation of a hospital auxiliary training class for Saturday. Autographs by Browns players Don Cockroft and Greg Pruitt set for 6 30 to 8 p m at a Halloween party in Sandusky Mall. City Development Commission to discuss a railroad industrial park in Willard. Western Auto grand opening in Whittlesey Ave with prizes and special guests. Seminar on hazardous substances set for Nov 14 16 at Firelands Campus with credits and fees. Christian Business Men breakfast and Seventh Day Adventist Church youth seminar scheduled.
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Don Cockroft
Greg Pruitt
Cleveland Browns
Sandusky Mall
Willard
City Development Commission
Sandusky Ine
Huron
Firelands
Probate Court Estate Values in Huron County
Ohio tax forms filed in Huron County Probate Court show estate values including jointly held property. Notable totals include George J. Conney of Norwalk at 16901 dollars and Edgar O. Heyman of Lyme Township at 225339 dollars.
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Ohio
Huron County
eGeorge J. Conney
Norwalk
Edgar O. Heyman
Lyme Township
Plummeting Jet Threatens University Campus and Junior High
A disabled Air Force A-7D Corsair II crashed into a Tucson street near the University of Arizona and Mansfield Junior High, killing one and injuring six. Pilot Capt. Frederick L. Ashler ejected safely. Witnesses helped two women burned in a car. Leticia Humphrey died, Clarisa Felix was in critical condition. Several others, including children, sustained injuries from debris.
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Tucson
Ariz
UPI
Air Force
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
University of Arizona
Mansfield Junior High
Frederick L. Ashler
Hamburg
Iowa
Scott Weinflash
Ashler
Clarisa Felix
University Hospital
Winter forecast through folklore from Illinois archivist
Mount Carmel Illinois based folklorist James Gillihan catalogs winter signs from old lore. He notes many indicators point to a milder season than the past two, citing goose bone color caterpillar patterns and signs from berries earthworms ants and wildlife as guides to early and late cold periods.
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Mount Carmel
Ill
UPI
James Gillihan
Gillihan
South Dakota
Pierre
Wabash Valley College
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIU
Southern Illinois
Evansville, Ind
Lakeview Center For Arts and Sciences
Peoria
Southeast Arkansas Arts and Sciences Center
Pine Bluff
William H. Over
University of South Dakota
Obituaries Plymouth Ohio and Kentucky deaths on Wednesday
Obituaries report John Gayheart 78 of Plymouth died in a pickup crash and burn with services set at Guinea Church of God. Eliza Harvey 63 formerly of Burlington Michigan died in Milan after illness with multiple survivors and Monday services. Rosa Bailey 78 of Plymouth died at Willard Area Hospital with numerous children and grandchildren and a Sunday burial in Maple Grove Cemetery New Haven.
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Plymouth
John Gayheart
Guinea Church of God
Willard
Carlos Dyer
Floyd County
Kentucky
Gayheart
Gladys Cooley Gayheart
Vaughn
Edward
Mansfield
Forest
Roger
Lowell
Shelby
Harley
Jackie) Hoover
Shiloh
Paul
Buncie) Burdge
Charles
Harriett) Saunders
Kenneth
Georgia
Merta Cook
Berta Link
Mollie Gayheart
Attica
Maudie Martin
Della Martin
Rosie Gayheart
Harry
Myers Funeral
Greenwich
Maple Grove Cemetery
Milan
Eliza Harvey
Burlington
Mich
Moravian Villa
McGoffin County
Harvey
Frank
Norsie Cantrell
Castalia
Kathryn May
Stevensville
Elsie Hopkins
Danville
Rosa A. Bailey
Willard Area Hospital
Gunlock
Bailey
United Baptist Church
Kendall
James
Delmar
Fred
Bert
Woodrow
Polly) Lacy
Chatfield
Ohio
Ray
Pearlie) Mize
Huron
Elva Reed
Bobby
Roberta) Cole
Will
Mary An) Whitaker
Clarence
Leora) Neeley
Silver Lake
Ind
McQuate-Secor
Claude Compton
United Baptist Church of
New Haven
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Linz’s
Kudros
Bellevue
P.B.A
Kenilee
Skownoat ‘Restaurant
Pier Huron
Sandusky Drive-In
Cleveland RD
Ade Me
E. Main ST
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
Wayne Goodsite
Western Auto
Whittlesey Ave
Tom and
Sue VanAman
Chamber of Commerce
Howard Sawyer
Fritz the Clown
Don's Coffee Corner
Ron Scott
Lorain
The
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Elder Newman
Probate
Humphrey
Alice Minder
Erin
Joan
Jill Kinmont
Marilyn Hassett
Timothy Bottoms
Filmways
Larry Peerce
Edward § Feldman
Douglas Day Stewart
Lee Holdridge
Edward 5 Feldman
Universal Picture Technicolor
Towne and Country Theatre
Virginia Walton
Chicago, Il
Blake Fannin
Ann Arbor
Jack Fannin
Denver
Colo
Kubach-Smith Funeral Home
Caudill Funeral Home
Salyersville
Rosa S. Bailey
Starview Drive
West
Tzark Walton League
Peru
W. Sect. Line RD
Monroeville
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