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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1972
Page
11
A bridge problem discusses defensive signals and line of play. West takes five spades and four hearts, unlikely to hold three clubs, suggesting East started with diamonds. The proposed line aims to cash ten high card tricks despite East’s potential defense, with West as dealer showing spades.
Report of duplicate bridge results from Westminster Church Sheffield Lake and Lorain Family Y and other venues. North South pairs led by Mrs. William Cook in West minster event with 139, 119, and 126 scores. East West winners include Mr. and Mrs. William Driscoll and others. Lakeshore and Lorain clubs show multiple top pairs and ties led by Edison Russell Kaiser Menard Kempthorne Johnston Birtingham and Heck Cregar.
Norwalk Huron County Sheriff John Borgia has presented the program Riddle of the Friendly Stranger to about 1 590 elementary school children over the past two weeks. With Deputy Larry Silcox, he has also discussed drugs with about 980 high and junior high students across the county and will visit Shumaker Elementary in Bellevue Thursday morning to talk about stranger precautions.
NORWALK Phyllis Spencer juvenile officer says 92 juvenile cases were handled since year start. Of these 52 involve boys with 10 larceny and 10 property destruction cases. 15 girl cases involve truancy. Deputy Spencer aids local police and schools with Rev. David Lunney as jail chaplain. Washington census notes 1.7 million American families own a second home for vacations.
Norwalk residents will vote next Tuesday on a fire levy to fund firefighting services and on a referendum question linked to the same issue. The levy aims to provide and maintain adequate fire protection and related municipal services for the city.
Norwalk voters will decide on a renewal levy of four tenths of a mill for five years starting 1972 to fund fire protection equipment and volunteers. The referendum also asks to rezone a Gallup Road parcel owned by Tedech, Inc from family residential to a tailor court district after a mobile home park proposal. Norwalk council initially denied the plan May 18, then approved June 7, spurring Eastwood Village residents to gather signatures for a fall ballot.
SPENCER The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio grants a hearing on proposed telephone rate increases by Northern Ohio Telephone Co. The village protests rises from 36.9 to 98.2 percent for home and business users citing lack of direct distance dialing and extended service area. Police report two apples with a razor blade and a pin given to trick or treaters in Hamilton. no injuries. Hearing set for Nov 13 in Columbus between the village and NOTC.
Powers School hosts a student book fair from today through Friday, open daily 1 p.m. to 4 30 p.m. in Room 16. Sponsored by Powers Parents Group with Mrs Marian Lence as chairman, the event offers books across all subjects for students and adults.
Medina sees a three way fight for sheriff as Republican Norman Stuart seeks a third term against independent ex sheriff Steve Helli and Democrat Neil Gray. Helli, Gray and Stuart bring decades in law enforcement, with Helli previously sheriff here and Gray a former highway patrolman. Gray, 32, and his wife Olga live at 7700 Chatham Rd. in Medina.
Robert H. Dreger aged 33 of 35820 Lorain Rd North Ridgeville and Patricia Ann Isaak aged 38 of 5841 Jaycox Rd North Ridgeville are named in a city report as licensees. The report identifies their employer and roles as reporter.
Washington based biologists report that lead shot remaining in water hazards poisons feeding ducks geese and swans. They estimate three to four percent of North American waterfowl die yearly from lead poisoning, amounting to millions of birds.
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