Gideons Hear German Official at Tri County Dinner
About fifty six Gideons from Akron Wooster Cleveland and Medina County attended the Tri County Gideon Society dinner at Null's Restaurant to hear Wilhelm Denecke executive secretary of the German Gideons recount his path to faith and joining the society. He described a suicide attempt years earlier and his eventual call to be national secretary amid a dramatic series of prayers and confirmations. The Gideon Society is known worldwide for distributing Bibles in hotels and motels.
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Medina
Akron
Wooster
Cleveland
Medina County
Tri-County
Gideon Society
Germany
Wilhelm Denecke
Denecke
United States
Jesus Christ
Gideon
Chippewa Meats In Medina Hit By Break-In
Medina deputies report a burglary at Chippewa Meats on CR 50 after midnight. Entry was gained through a roof door latch. two safes pried, one empty. Over $1300 in cash and $500 in checks taken from the second safe along with seven truck titles and five car titles. Investigation ongoing.
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Medina
Sheriff’s Department
CR 50
Lodi Police Report Highlights February Incidents and Investigations
Lodi police report 14 citations two DWI six speed violations and two stop sign infractions plus 10 warnings in the last two weeks of February. They assisted with a funeral escort three accidents checked eight suspicious cars and logged 3,000 miles. A prowler on Wooster Street was not located and Clarence Davies was found dead in a cistern with death ruled by his own action. Two suspects in a Myers Drug Store break in were returned to Summit County on charges. three suspects in a Hob Nob restaurant burglary faced felony charges in West Virginia case, no charges filed locally. A theft of 196.42 from Gulf Station led to grand jury presentation. A missing juvenile was found and returned to parents. A domestic dispute on Baker Avenue led to prosecutor contact. A coin box and Laundromat break ins are under investigation.
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Lodi
James Barnette
Wooster St
Clarence Davies
Medina County
Snaders Car Wash
Bank Street
Wertman Laundromat
Medina Street
Gaylord Street
Wooster Street
Hts
Sheriff’s Office
Sohio Station
SR 76
Interstate 71
West Virginia
Ackerman to Speak at Medina County Industrial Banquet
Ackerman, vice president of CoDaSci Inc, will headline the Medina County Industrial Safety Council annual banquet at Wedgewood Country Club on April 5 at 7 p.m. The program includes safety awards and a “Ladies Night” dinner at 5.50 per person. Reservations close March 29.
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Don Ackerman
CoDaSci, Inc
Medina County Industrial Safety Council
Wedgewood Country Club
Division of Safety & Hygiene
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Ackerman
Columbus
Dayton University
Franklin University
Columbus Computer Data Sciences
Medina Chamber of Commerce
County Industrial Safety Council
Brunswick Hills Firemen Report February Totals
The Brunswick Hills Fire Department reports nine rescue runs and two fires for February. The squad had three car accidents one sudden illness two industrial accidents one fall one broken arm and one heart attack. Six trips to Medina Community Hospital two to Berea and one to Parma. Fire runs included a barn blaze and a car fire. Promotions: Harry Caudill and John McGraceham from cadet to fireman and William Franck to lieutenant. Anyone interested should visit the fire house Mondays or call Carl Zimmerman at 225-5749.
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Brunswick
Brunswick Hills
Medina Community Hospital
Berea
Parma
Brunswick Hills Department
Harry Caudill
John McGraceham
William Franck
Carl Zimmerman
Levitt backs bill to cut finance charge on small balances
Ohio State Rep Robert E. Levitt sponsors a measure in the House to lower the finance charge on small balances from one dollar a month to fifty cents. He cites excessive 48 percent annualized rates on low balances as unfair while noting carriers incur expenses like bookkeeping and postage. Also, PUCO chief Henry Eckhart announced hearings on Columbia Gas of Ohio and Ohio Valley Gas Co requests to limit new residential gas sales, with hearings set for April 3, 1972, at 10 a.m. in Columbus. Governor Gilligan follows the matter closely.
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Columbus
Robert E. Levitt
North Canton
Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio
Henry W. Eckhart
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
PUCO
Columbia Gas of Ohio
Ohio Valley Gas Company
Gilligan
Columbia Gas
Commission
North High Street
Medina Jaycees Voter Registration Drive Planned
Medina Jaycees with League of Women Voters and Medina High School students spearhead a registration push. They will station at Medina industries on March 24 to remind about the April 3 deadline, weather permitting pushed to March 31. High schoolers will door to door and share current qualification information. League provides background data for the election.
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Medina
Medina Jaycees
League of Women Voters
Medina High School
Jaycees
Medina Industries
League
Northeast Ohio Weather Forecast By UPI
The forecast for northeast Ohio calls for showers and scattered thunderstorms today and tonight with another chance on Tuesday. Partly cloudy and mild Tuesday night and Wednesday followed by shower chances Thursday and Friday. Overnight lows from the low 30s to lower 40s with highs in the 40s to 50s. Flash flood warnings are in effect for the region for a 24 hour period.
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United Press International
Northeast
Ohio
Three Hurt In Accidents Medina Weather-Related and Other Crashes
Medina reports two crashes this weekend with three people injured. Eric Hunt 19 of Akron lost control east of SR 18 and hit a tree. Victoria Chaney 76 and Carl Young 15 were treated and Chaney transferred in satisfactory condition. A second collision at SR 57 and 252 involving Jerry Jones 29 Medina and Harold Leininger 71 left all involved treated and released.
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Medina
Highway Patrol
Eric Hunt
Akron
SR 18
Hunt
Victoria Chaney
Carl Young
Medina Community Hospital
Young
Chaney
Akron General Medical Center
Jerry M. Jones
Harold Leininger
Leininger
Jones
Johnson
Fort Carson
Colo
Robert J. McGrew
Alliance
Cincinnati
Mt. Healthy
Delores Hill
Carmen Hill
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Gideons
Myers Drug Store
Summit County
Gulf Station
Grand Jury
Baker Avenue
Carl Steinbach
Bliss & Laughlin Steel
Hills Firemen
Rep. Levitt
Credyyerr
Brunswick Plaza Shopping
Ron Waldorf
Mgr
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