Letter railing against tax inequities and farm land valuations
A Medina County reader urges the Gazette to address widening tax inequities. He argues farm land is overvalued at 800 dollars per acre, harming milk and beef farmers and retired farmers. He cites soaring taxes for a retired teacher with 150 acres and questions the sustainability of property taxes on pensions and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Medina Countians
Supreme Court
Gilligan
Treasury Department
Cloverleaf School
Johnson
Morton
Ralph
Simmons Employees Complete Aid Course in Medina
Fifteen Simmons Co. workers completed a First Aid course taught by R A Brown of Hinckley. Certificates were awarded at a dinner at McKee's Restaurant. Included are Ralph Ahnberg Howard Crawford Marvin Hall Richard Hall Ralph Haugsted Ray Herman John Miner Eugene Palinchik Tom Parsons Herbert Peet Douglas Toth Delbert Smith Harold Ware Earl Williams Clayton Zacharias. The piece also includes local tax protest letters and updates on Ronald F. Lacquement joining A H Dudlas Agency and YWCA thank you notes.
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Medina
Simmons Co
R. A. Brown
Hinckley
Ralph Ahnberg
Howard Crawford
Marvin Hall
Richard Hall
Ralph Haugsted
Ray Herman
John Miner
Eugene Palinchik
Tom Parsons
Herbert Peet
Douglas Toth
Delbert Smith
Harold Ware
Earl Williams
Clayton Zacharias
McKee
Veteran seeks help to fund book through his collection
A disabled veteran from Kent Washington appeals to readers for antique valentines, old post cards, and rare calendars to aid his pension and medical care. He plans to write a book about his finds and asks for donations or items readers no longer want. He previously lived in Seattle and signs as Leon Thompson.
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Leon Thompson
Seattle
Chicago St. Kent, Wash
Wrestling Moves From Minor to Major Status Debate
A letter argues high school wrestling is no longer a minor sport citing rapid growth, widespread participation, long season, and state competition. It notes 416 statewide entrants in Columbus and urges readers to advocate officially recognizing St Patrick’s Day as a legal holiday.
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the Gazette
Columbus
Ohio
Make St Patrick's Day A Legal Holiday
A playful letter from Ed Moran and Dave Condon urges proclaiming St Patrick's Day a legal holiday. It references train mail to Washington, undersea tunnels, color schemes for oranges, and moving Cook County Seat to Dublin as a defensive plan. The note includes quirky plans and supporting names and places, set in Medina Ohio.
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Medina
Medina County Gazette
Central Avenue
W. L. Florian
Chicago
Illinois
Richard Dr
Washington
Shannon
Mississippi
County
Cook
Dublin
Chicago Green Sox
Boston Green Sox
Ukrainian Eggs Demonstration At Medina History Society
Mr and Mrs Joseph Gbur of Cleveland will present a Ukrainian egg decorating demonstration for the Medina County Historical Society at 7 30 p m Monday in the Munson House The GBur is a Cleveland school system teacher and a member of the Cleveland Public Library speakers bureau His decorated eggs have been sent to President Kennedy and to European heads of state.
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Medina
Joseph Gbur
Cleveland
Medina County Historical Society
Munson
Gbur
Cleveland Public Library
Kennedy
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Ronald F. Lacquement
A. H. Dudlas Agency
Lacquement
United States Air Force
Luke Air Force Base
Phoenix
Ariz
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Tan Son Nut Air Base
Saigon
Vietnam
Barbara Searles
Robert Searles
Jonathon
Lafayette Road
Ted Galvin Jr
YWCA
Doris Abeling
Fran Daum
Medina County Ywca
Woolworth’s
Rvp
Col
Medina Shopping Center
Court Medina
Muu
Zepel
Hallmark
Easter Ham
Bank Americard
30Th St
Martindale Rd
Boardman Rd
Boardman Shop
TOUL
PML
Citizens and Friends
Ireland
St. Patrick’s Day
Ed Moran
Dave Condon
The
American Red Cross
Pia
HAM
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