Doubting Thomas: Frog Jump Fame and Waters in Medina County
A letter laments a single person’s misattributed frog entry in the International Frog Jumping Jubilee. The author blames poor leaps on dirty northern Medina County water and recounts past attempts, urging better-sourced frogs from Erhart or Seville areas for a four-foot jump next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angel
Calaveras County
California
Art Joreski
Brunswick Hills
Medina County
Jay
Seville
First Class Scout Rank Awarded to Seven Local Cadettes
Seven Western Reserve Council Cadette Scouts earned the first class rank at University of Akron ceremonies. Jane Grunau, Judy Hosky, Cathy Gido, Kim Kanaba, Jeanne Brooks, Susan Hagedorn and Donna Rouse, with leader Mrs. Ruth Hagedorn, completed all four challenge areas and earned additional God and Country Awards. The group plans to travel to Washington, D.C., funded by their own savings of 67 dollars per person earned this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
University of Akron
Western Reserve Council
Jane Grunau
Judy Hosky
Cathy Gido
Kim Kanaba
Jeanne Brooks
Susan Hagedorn
Donna Rouse
Ruth Hagedorn
Jane
Susan
Washington, D.C
Capitol
Granger Historical Society Receives $10,000 Library Grant
Aldrich Underwood former Medina County prosecutor and Akron judge gave Granger Historical Society a 10,000 donation at Highland High School alumni banquet to建立 a community library. He also provided 8,000 books and relics. Helen Thompson donated her home to the society.
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Medina County
Akron
Aldrich Underwood
Granger Historical Society
Granger
Highland High School
Robert Hummel
Underwood
Helen Thompson
al Thoma
Blackbirds Target Ohio Corn Crops In Medina County
The Division of Wildlife Services, United States Interior, offers an Avitrol 200 bait program to reduce damage by red winged blackbirds. Aircraft apply treated corn at one pound per acre in three applications during corn milk stage, at about $3.00 per acre, with filings due by June 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Medina County
Division of Wildlife Services
United States Department of the Interior
Tell Me Why Cells Form the Building Blocks of Life
A basic overview describes that living things are built from cells, ranging from single cells to multicellular organisms like humans. It explains the three main cell parts the membrane cytoplasm and nucleus and how they cooperate to sustain life and govern cell growth.
Riddles and Puzzles Prompt Readers for Entries
A humorous page invites readers to solve riddles and word games. It features a joke about a coat with nine buttons and a prompt to rearrange letters to name three U.S. states. The note asks readers to send jokes to a Jamaica, West Indies address for a chance to win The New Book of Knowledge Yearbook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Book of Knowledge
Norman Frank
Hopewell
P.O. Hanover
Jamaica
W. I
Henegerg's Famous Chicken on Oddfellows Menu
Brunswick Oddfellows plan a Sunday fundraiser serving Henegerg's Famous Broasted Chicken at Oddfellow Hall 590 Pearl Road from 11 30 a m to 5 p m. WHK Good Guys meet Brunswick All Stars at 3 p m that day. Tickets at door cost 2 50 for adults and 1 25 for children under 12.
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Brunswick
Brunswick Oddfellows
Henegerg
Oddfellow Hall
Pearl Road
Good Guys
Brunswick All Stars
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Liverpool Township
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Duane
Andy
Jay Reynolds
Sower District 500
Girl Scouts
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Ponderosa
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Primus
News Tonight Show
David Frost
Dinah
Hollywood Squares
The
Doctors
ABC
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Nick Carter
Marcus Welby, M.D
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CBS
Merv Griffin
City Camera News
Glen Campbell
Hawaii
ABC Akron
Death Valley
Cisco Kid
Ruth
Porter Wagoner
Petticoat Junction
Gilligan's Island
Green Acres
Wild
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Andy Griffith
Lucy
Nixon
Another World
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Somerset
General Hospital
One Life To Live
Big Valley
Love Lucy
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Perry Mason
Captain Kangaroo
Casper
Edge of Night
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Jack la Lanne
Truth Or
Guiding Light
Adventure Road
Love Merv Griffin
Bullwinkle News
Carmen
Jack LaLanne Alvin
Kimba
Space
Huck and Yogi
Magilla Gorilla
Three Stooges Adams
United Artists
Lorain
Kaiser Cleveland
Outer Limits
Newsroom
Medina
Jerry Lewis
Eee Brunswick Plaza
Gene Hackman
Fernando Rey
Roy Scheider
Tony LO Bianco
Th Century-Fox Presents
Nichag
Oddfellows
Academy Awards
WU Hy
James Coburn
Jennifer O’neil
Carey
P.G
Ben
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