New Fire Truck and Wheat Control Tensions Highlight 1941
The article notes a new state of the art fire truck with a 500 gpm pump and 500 gallon tank, plus 500 feet of high capacity hose. It also covers 1941 federal surplus food stamps in Huron County, detailing blue stamps, relief families, and widespread use. It mentions Roy B. White’s visit to Willard as B&O president, yard spruce up, AAA wheat marketing resistance, and farm unity across Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron County
New Haven Township
Willard
WPA
Roy B. White
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
White
YMCA
Willard plans major upgrades and new projects this year
City officials outline storm water improvements and phase two at the intersection with Ohio DOT, replacing culverts on Main Street and updating water lines on Hillcrest Drive and oe Alley. A 2.8 million Water Pollution Control Plant project starts fall, fire truck replacement looms, and a K-9 unit is being acquired as US 224 widening nears completion. A new 2015 school and Pepperidge Farm tax abatement for a new line are also noted amid funding challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Department of Transportation
Humphress
Willard
Main Street
Hillcrest
Grou
Willard City Hall
Neal Zick Road
Willard Pepperidge Farm
Campbell’s
Pepperidge Farm
Umphress
City of
Thought for the Day on Genius and Original Ideas
A thinker quotes Georg Lichtenberg on genius and originality noting that everyone is a genius at least once a year, and that a real genius emerges through closer collaboration of ideas.
Greenwich Library Donates Include Adult Books and DVDs
Greenwich Library received a mix of donations including adult hardcovers such as Here I Go Again and The Fifth Assassin, juvenile DVDs like Bob the Builder titles, The Last Runaway, The Boring Wire, and Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker. In memory of Martha Paxton, audiobooks on CD Dream More and The Last Outlaws were also given alongside a large list of adult DVDs.
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Greenwich Library
Jen Lancaster
Bob the Builder
Jennifer Chiaverini
Tracy Chevalier
Jeffrey Deaver
Todd Burpo
Martha Paxton
Dolly Parton
Thom Hatch
Strange But True: Aztecs Used Hairless Dogs as Foot Warmers
A quirky note recalls that ancient Aztecs favored a hairless dog breed to warm feet, a practice presented as cultural oddity rather than modern ice. The tidbit ties into Samantha Weaver's light column on curiosities.
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Russia
United States
Craig Shoup
Willard Times-Junction
Keyauna Spearman
Willard Middle School
Georg Lichtenberg
Blossom Centre Plaza
Ena Lattle
Norwalk
Old State
Akron Rd
Peeslige
BioGuard
Mary Shelley
Gilbert
Wonder Boys
Hell
Strange
Samantha Weaver
Willard Inhouse
Libra
Hee
Ton-Library
North Fairfield
St. Rt
Celeryville
Mercy Willard Hospital
Zick Road
Mercy Willard
CBC
Nodiff
Mercy Wiard
Jana Martin
Buurma
Willard Hospital
Seneca East Public Library
N. Main Street
Attica
Mercy Primary Care
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