New London Homecoming draws record crowd for one day
An estimated 19 000 attended the Monday Homecoming and Labor Day celebration at Recreation Park setting a one day attendance record. Shepherds Heard of Shelby won Battle of the Bands with Jack and the Beanstalks of Mansfield taking second. Dean Ortner staged stunt flying and parachute jumps while the Point Show highlighted horsemanship and spills. Fireworks closed the event from 9 30 to 10 p.m.
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New London
Recreation Park
Glenn Miller
Jack and the
Tractors Excel at NL Trac tor Pull with Big Distances
At the New London Labor Day celebration, fifty five tractors competed across five prize winners in four weight classes. Carroll Eyster of Bellevue won Class A with 191 ft 2 in, while Ray Downing of Vickery took Class C top honors at 250 ft 6 in and Stanley Bitts of Wellington led Class E with 292 ft 5 in.
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New London
Bellevue
Carroll Eyster
Larry Swartzmiller
Republic
David Muell
Wellington
Jerry Garman
Jeromesville
Leo Holmer
Ray Dowing
Vickery
Richard Renders
Lagrange
Robert Sullinger
Elyria
Miss Ternes
Fd Brazee
Duane Keener
Ashland
Jim Bucks
Oberlin
Duane Swank
Berlin Heights Crowns Jennifer Bowser Homecoming Queen
Seventeen year old Jennifer Bowser was crowned 1966 homecoming queen in Berlin Heights. She is a senior and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bowser. Cheryl Gillard was first runner up and won a talent trophy for Little Orphan Annie. The queen and court will preside over Sesquicentennial festivities scheduled for September 23 to 25.
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Berlin Heights
Jennifer Bowser
Mary Vartorella
Paul Bowser
Cheryl Gillard
G.H. Gillard
Sandy Gammie
Alex Gammie
Sue Reising
Gaylord Reising
Patty Ritz
John Ritz
Miss Bowser
Mayely Waite
Vernon Robinson
Norwalk
Herbert Kaiser
Monroeville
Debbie Porter Captures Milan Melon Queen Title
Debbie Porter, 17, was crowned Milan Melon Festival queen at Town Hall. She is a Milan High School senior active in cheerleading NHS Drama Club and choir. First runner up Helen Kaczor. runners up Patty Rockwell Connie Rockwell Becki Bishop.
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Brownette
Milan
Queen’s Court
Helen Kaczor
Edward Kaczor
Patty Rockwell
John Rockwell
Connie Rockwell
Glenn Rockwell
Becki Bishop
Harold Bishop
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