Largemouth Bass Mystery and Offseason Outdoor News
Down Wellington, a seven pound 12 ounce largemouth bass sparked talk after a Medina County angler caught it. Officials doubt farm pond escapes explain the size, suggesting a flood-influenced drop. The piece also previews new gear, fishing-lodge openings, and a push to attract tourists to Rice Lake Ontario with summer vacancies and promotions.
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Wellington Way
Medina County
Daniel C. Armbruster
Akron
Fish
Danny
Vermilion fishing outlook improves with steady catches
Vermilion fishing, previously erratic in spring, has shifted to a brighter picture. Rock bass and perch west of Vermilion have become good and steady with medium perch plentiful. Ed Ryser reports nice catfish near shore.
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Vermilion
Ed Ryser
Tiders Expect Better Walleye Prospects This Spring
Ed reports a 100 percent improvement in walleye catches as last Sunday brought better results. With warming weather, tiders expect luck to improve and bass to move into rocky shallows rather than clinging to deeper reefs.
Quiz Points The Best Shotgunner’s Test From 1957
A reader quiz on shotgun shell facts tests knowledge of pellets counts choke influence and patterns. The piece lists five questions with answers: 281 pellets in a 12 gauge shell, rabbit as the favorite game, 70 percent in a 20 inch circle at 40 yards, choke as the greatest influence, and Jack Boardman of Augusta Georgia hitting 102 straight in 1957.
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America
Jack Boardman
Augusta
Horned lizard blood-squirting linked to eye sinuses
Scientists confirm that horned lizards can eject blood from ducts near the eyes when alarmed or excited, as the sinus at the eye corner ruptures.
Sixteen Building Permits Reported in Columbia Township
Inspector Earl Avins reports sixteen building permits issued in Columbia Township during June. Six were for new homes and one for a beauty parlor. Named new-home recipients include Myron A. Woolf Joe A. Madey Leon A. Smith Robert Pope Alfred Podelsky and William Guthrie. Other permits cover additions garages signs and a store signboard with several residents listed. Total value noted as 195.50.
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Columbia
Columbia Township
Earl Avins
Myron A. Woolf
West River Rd
Joe A. MaDey
North Boone Rd
Leon A. Smith
Capel
Robert Pope
Jacquay
Alfred Podelsky
Sprague
William Guthrie
Local Social Notes From Columbus and Vicinity
Spencer Miss Lavina Stroup attended a music teachers convention in Columbus last week. Mr and Mrs Jess Rose and Carol Wolf are parents of a son born June 9. Mr and Mrs Raymond EuPabon and Gary are vacationing in Tennessee. Miss Charlene Moore of Ravena is visiting Miss Linda Shultz. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Shefherd of Wellington were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Jack Sharpe. Donald Root spent the weekend visiting relatives in Pickens West Virginia.
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Lavina Stroup
Columbus
Jess Rose
Carol Wolf
Raymond EuPabn
Gary
Tennessee
Charlene Moore
Ravenna
Linda Shultz
Lloyd Shefherd
Wellington
Jack
Sharpe
Donald Root
Pickens
W. Va
Archery Season Grows with Wide Youth and Adult Participation
Archery enters a busy summer with May 15 start for outdoor target and field shooting. National and state events run July to September across Ohio Michigan Illinois Indiana Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota Missouri with hundreds of entries and thousands of spectators.
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St. Louis
Ohio
Michigan
Linnois
Indiana
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Paris
Cleveland
Grayling
Nautical Notes and Local Yacht Club Happenings
Harold Bruce Lorain fire chief plans a 21 foot Jafco voyage trailer to Cincinnati for a Mississippi River first lap. Carole O'Dell and Billy Clark join 1958 dunkers at Cooper's Boat Basin after a week at Algonac. Lorain Yacht Club hosts steak night but lacks launching facilities. Huron Marine Park demo boat blends boat and trailer home features. Lorain Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla updates leadership and training boat Huraux. Tri-City Yacht Club celebrates with cruises and holds its second annual regatta.
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Harold Bruce
Carlisle Township
Cincinnati
Mississippi River
Carole O'Dell
Billy Clark
Dunkers Club
Cooper's Boat Basin
Algonac
Vermilion
Huron Marine Park
Burt Snyder
Lorain
Minnow Tips for Easter Sport Fishing
Easter notes on live minnows for crappies. Cut tail fins to increase activity and visibility. Avoid head-hooking dark minnows as bass pickerel perch can bite and miss tails.
Fields Church Plans Sunday Services
Fields Methodist Church will hold a communion service at 9 45 and a church school service at 11 on Sunday. The schedule change was announced by Rev. J F Link, the church pastor.
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Fields
Fields Methodist Church
J.F Link
Club grounds show features free family day events
All guest fees waived for the day with swimming horseback riding and other activities at no charge. A special lunch with roast beef and roast duck sandwiches is scheduled. The show marking the club grounds was constructed by Swart Signs Elyria.
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Swart Signs
Elyria
Findley State Park Hosts Thousands in Outdoor Recreation
Findley State Park drew visitors from Lorain Elyria Amherst Oberlin and other communities for fishing picnics and swimming. The piece argues the sportsmen are the park's stepchildren as gate openings and hunting angling areas faced delays and limited access despite multi use plans.
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Ohio
Dircus
Findley State Park
Lorain
Elyria
Amherst
Oberlin
Womey
Ude
Ater
Findley
Jock
Lee
Witt
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Wildlife
Rentiss
Certii
Nature's People the Snapper’s Size and Hunting Habits
The snapper can grow to over three feet and weigh up to 50 pounds. They inhabit quiet ponds and slow streams where they hunt by touch and ambush prey, aided by a swift bite. Many are taken annually for meat and hides, with some fishers capturing them by hand or using lines.
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Hue
Snapping Turtles Feature in Nature’s Meal and Defense
The article describes snapping turtles as both a delicacy and a danger. It notes their flesh suits epicure tastes in soup or fry, and their aggressive nature with strong jaws for protection. It explains incubation by sun and earth, and that hatchlings resemble adults, ready to forage and defend themselves.
Arctic Tern Longest Migration and Other Wildlife Notes
The Arctic Tern has the longest migration route of any bird, with summers in the Arctic and winters in the Antarctic. The deer is the most plentiful large mammal in America. Pheasants have short cupped wings suited for quick takeoffs but not sustained flight. Snapping turtles can be captured by hand if held from above. they struggle briefly but pose little danger. Hawks and owls hunt by perching then swooping on prey, while geckos traverse walls and streets upside down. Turtle eggs are a local delicacy, and woodpeckers feed on forest insects. The horned frog’s “horns” are formed by flexible upper eyelids.
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Parekes Department
Ohio Wildlife Council
Romtauidor
US 5 Fish and Wildlife Serve
Antarctic
Sigeene
Hawklie
Legion Elects New Officers At Wakeman
Wakeman Leland Kenyon was elected commander of the Wakeman American Legion Post at a gathering held last week. Also chosen were William Davis first vice commander Melvin Bass second vice commander William Briley adjutant Robert Brucker service officer LaMaine Phillips chaplain Ind William Davis Jack Gundy and George Parker to the executive committee.
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Wakeman
Leland Kenyon I
Wakeman American Legion
William Davis
Melvin Bass
William Briley
Robert Brucker
Service Afchiear
LaMame Phillips
Ind
Jack Gundy
George Parker
Russians Cheer Soviet Dancers Return Home
Moscow welcomed the Moiseyev Dancers after a triumphant U S tour. Deputy Minister V Kaltanov called their achievements a symbol of socialist success and said the Communist Party and Soviet government deeply support art.
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Moscow
UPTY
Moiseyev
United States
V. Kaltanov
Communist Party
Time Zone Adjustment Rules
Instruction outlines converting a given time from Central Standard Time to other zones adding one hour for Eastern, subtracting one for Mountain, and two hours for Pacific. Daylight saving areas add an extra hour to the adjusted time. Copyright 1958.
The Milk Snake Misnomer Corrected
The Milk Snake earned its name from a debunked belief that it milks cows. In reality it frequents barns to hunt mice, drawn by rodent presence rather than dairy cattle.
Meadowlark Taxonomy and Pronghorn Speed Note
A meadowlark belongs to a family with blackbirds and orioles. The pronghorn antelope is North America’s fastest native animal, its top speed aiding it in escaping predators.
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North America
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