Reverend Skeel to retire after long Eastminster pastorate
Eastminster Presbyterian Church pastor Roland A Skeel retires effective July 31 after 42 years in ministry. He began there in 1952 and will end with a final sermon June 25 followed by a 1:30 to 3 p.m. social hour. He previously led Forestdale and Independence churches and served as supply minister at Pleasant Plain. He and his wife Magda, with four children and four grandchildren, plan retirement in Anderson Township.
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Roland. A. Skeel
Astor
Eastminsterresbyterian
Erie Ave
Madisonville
Skeel
Union Theological Seminary
Forestdale Presbyterian Church
Cleveland
Independence Presbyterian Church
Independence
Ohio
First Federated Church
Cincinnati
McKindry Methodist-Sixth Presbyterian
Pleasant Plain Presbyterian Church
Eastminster
Magda
Johns Hopkins University
Anderson Township
Mariemont Considers Fire Cadet Training Program
Mariemont Village Council received a proposal from Chief George Rabe to establish a fire cadet training corps for youths aged 16 to 18. If approved, about six cadets would train with regular firefighters, assist at incidents, and work in the fire station under parental consent. Cadets could apply to join the department at age 19.
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Mariemont Village
George Rabe
Charles Straley
Council
Health and Safety Committee
Rabe
Tom Littleton
Indian Hill
Mack
Milford
Owners to Sell Property Along Columbia Parkway
A group of homeowners along Columbia Parkway between Tusculum and Beechmont Avenue indicated willingness to sell after a public hearing on four parkway upgrade ordinances, contrasting with prior strong opposition to widening plans.
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Columbia Parkway
Tusculum
Beechmont Ave
Parkway
Complex swap eyed for Little Miami strip park plan
Cincinnati Park Board advances an ordinance to convey Little Miami Strip park back to Kroger heirs who would donate to the Nature Conservancy District. The plan seeks state and federal grants to place land under private ownership for eventual transfer to the State Department of Natural Resources, with reversion to the park board if it fails.
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Case Park Board
Roger Heirs
Nature Conservancy District
Ford Foundation
Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund
Conservancy District
State Department of Natural Resources
Cincinnati Park Board
Little Miami
Little
Mariemont Board Sets Special Meeting on School Finances
The Mariemont Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 8 p.m. on Tuesday June 27 in the high school to review 1972 73 cost reduction measures and discuss reasons for reduced funding. Citizens are invited to ask questions and hear administration input. Officers from the Citizens School Committee will attend to explore parental involvement.
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Mariemont Board of Education
Board of Education
Citizens School Committee
Public hearing on rezoning St Paul Lutheran Church property
Cincinnati City Council schedules a public hearing at 2 p.m. on Thursday July 6 to consider an ordinance to rezone 5515 Madison Rd from R-0 to R-5 for elderly apartment construction, requested by the church and approved by the planning commission. The Bulletin also notes an emergency ordinance approving highway improvements on Madison Rd and inquiries into the Norwood dump and Duck Creek sewer issues.
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Cincinnati
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Madison Rd
State Aghway Department
Oaklawn Dr
Eastwood Circle
Council
Intergovernmental Affairs
Norwood
U.S. 50
Wooster Pike
Duck Creek
City Planning Commission
Paxton Rd
Hyde Park Art Show Accepting Entries for Oct 1
Applications open for the annual Hyde Park Art Show to be held on the square October 1. Forms are available from Hyde Park Square merchants and mailed to former entrants. Greater Cincinnati artists may enter with awards across classifications. Sponsored by Hyde Park Business Club.
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Hyde Park
Square
Hyde Park Square
Greater Cincinnati
Hyde Park Business Club
Fairfax appoints police lieutenant and adds parking steps
Fairfax Village Council named Danny Chilton as police lieutenant to supervise night operations joining Chief Paul Ferrara in command. The department now has six officers plus the two leaders. Mayor Cribbet and Fire Chief Kuehner may designate streets for parking restrictions to aid emergency vehicles. Attendance at the dedication of the new village building was strong as offices move in.
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Fairfax
Danny Chilton
Paul Ferrara
Chilton
Ferrara
Ronald Cribbet
Ken Kuehner
Virmorgan L. Zieglar
Hyde Park Business Club elects Sumner president and officers
Joseph Sumner was elected president of the Hyde Park Business Club with William Ferrara as vice president and Thelma Crawford re-elected secretary treasurer. New directors include Wayne Coons, Ferrara, Joseph Latimer, and Sumner. terms run through May 1973. Sumner urged city cooperation on parking and traffic around the Square and discussed funding pilot studies of neighborhood business districts amid expressway development.
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Oakley Chamber
Marie Dunning
Jerome Carle
Oakley
Fifth-Third Bank
Alma Parsons
Naomi Frye
Rose Roche
Dunning
Frank Webb
James McKenna
Harvey Vielhauer
Vincent Schirmer
James Ferguson
Charles Kelsch
Robert Stayton
Saybrook Tavern
Sumner
William L. Ferrara
Thelma S. Crawford
Hyde Park Savings and Loan
Wayne Coons
First National Bank
Ferrara
Joseph T. Latimer
David Bowen
Michael G. Burroughs
Hyde Park Savings and Loan Co
Vicki Chisholm
Flower Fair
Edwards
Observatory Rds
Revere
Sai
Business Club
Urban Development Committee
City Council
Hyde Park Business Club
Joseph Sumner
Thelma 8. Crawford
William Ferrara
John Huschart
Elden Good
Joseph Latimer
Paul D. Cain, Sr
Editor Bob Wiebold Celebrates 25 Years At Eastern Hills Journal
Tribute to Bob Wiebold marking his quarter century at the Eastern Hills Journal. The piece notes his rise from associate editor to editor, his role in major community projects like the Madisonville Sesquicentennial and Oakley centennial, and his respected, kind persona. It also recalls his long tenure, friendships, and bachelor life at home with brother, dog Laddie Norwood, and his enduring dedication to local news.
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Jean Turner
Bob Wiebold
Eastern Hills Journal
Bob
Charlotte Shockley
Norwood Enterprise
Journal
Madisonville
CSNI
Ess
Dog
Laddie Norwood
Pal
Dabba
July Third Program at Ault Park Fireworks Night
Ault Park hosts a July third eve event with Smittie's Band performing at 7 30 p m in the park pavilion. A fireworks display follows as the Declaration read by Wallace McDougald and Michael Vilarde. Soloists include Madeline Krohn and Kathy Johnson. Free and open to the public. attendees should bring chairs.
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Ault Park Pavilion
Smittie
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Oakley Playground
Playground Mothers Club
Rev. Skeel
Roland Skeel
Mariemont
Kateri Maureen
St. Joseph Orphanage
Alcoa
Edalbert
Oakley Chamber of Commerce
Kings Island
Sam Shuller
Shuller Shoes
Hyde Park Plaza
Zoe Thornton
Carl Thornton
Thornton
Good Samaritan Hospital
University of Cincinnati
John A. Ruthven
Miami University
Hermitage Museum
Leningrad
Robert C. Guerity
Eastern Hills Camera Co
Cauchalian
Eastern Hills
Kiwanis Club of
Alexander Trott
Bellecrest Ave
Bogen
Kroger Hills
Little Miami Park
Amy Avenue
Hillside
Terrace Park
Cin
B.H. Kroger
Mariemont Meeting
Ault Park
Gimnnecoe
Linwood RD
Mt. Lookout
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