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Farmer profits from detour on Avon Belden road
A FERA project blocking a road near Avon Lake leads tenant farmer David Hinton to run a 10 cent detour toll through his land beside a cornfield. Officials found the detour signs lacking but road closure justified. plans to erect signs today. Hinton, who has six children, says detour income helps while his family relies on minimal work elsewhere. The village and county say blocking is within Avon Lake. no reason officials deny tolls. A carrier pigeon cared for in town bears Chicago origin and a message on its left leg.
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Avon-Belden
Walker Road
David Hinton
Hinton
H. T. Chapman
Frank Croose
FERA
Hinton’s
Chapman
CWA
Avon Lake Village