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Newspaper
Norwalk Reflector
Location
Norwalk, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1975
Page
3
Norwalk Park Commission heard receipts at the city pool climbed to 6150 this summer up from under 5000 in 1974 with 3354 at the gate and 2796 from season passes. The group discussed adding teams to the women’s volleyball league and using school facilities to host games to ease arena demand.
Richard L. Speer, a Port Clinton lawyer and Norwalk native, was named bankruptcy judge for the northern district of Ohio. A 1969 Ohio Northern University Law School graduate, he previously served as assistant Ohio attorney general from 1967 to 1969 and will continue living in Port Clinton with several Norwalk relatives.
Short notice classified line inviting readers to place ads to buy sell or rent a house. Provides contact phone 668 3771 and implies availability of housing listings.
Effie M. Willareal Willard 51 of Willard died at Willard Area Hospital after a long illness. Born in West Virginia she had lived in Willard 25 years and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Survived by husband Raymond two sisters and two brothers. Visitation after 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. services 1 p.m. Monday at Secor Funeral Home. Reverend Richard Bower to officiate. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
On Thursday September 4 1975 local prices listed Wheat 3.72 Corn 2.65 with new 2.50 Soybeans 5.33 with new 5.23 and Oats 1.32 reflecting market quotes for the day.
Five Norwalk men were charged Thursday with failure to pay 1974 city income taxes and were to appear in Norwalk Mayor's Court. Names include Robert Hipp John Austin Kenneth G. Jameson Theodore McKenzie and Paul Rosenberger. A sixth man William R. Rieter was held briefly after missing Mayor's Court and agreed to appear.
The 1975 United Fund goal is 91 000, up from 86 000, though last year’s drive raised under 70 000, about 80 percent of its target. Oct 6 to 31 is the collection period with Clark Hunter and Roger Wilkinson leading publicity. Wilkinson notes new youth involvement and new approaches to the drive.
Two radios were stolen on Harris Street in Norwalk with losses of about 90 and 200 dollars. Philip Van Meter reported an eight band radio taken from his patio. Daniel Gregg said a ten band radio was taken from 182 Harris St and seen loaded into a car. A motorcycle tied to Donald Norris’s son was recovered on Harris Street after being left at 6 Elm St for license reasons.
The Knights of Columbus state horseshoe pitching tournament will be held at the Erie County Fairgrounds in Monroeville this Saturday and Sunday. Chairman Jerome B. Gravenhorst of Strecker Road oversees contestants from across the state.
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