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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 03, 1965

Page

8

Butler County pageant opens three headquarters for Miss title

Filson's Inc 1017 Central Ave is named as a third pageant headquarters joining Wilmurs Inc and The Loft. Hamilton Jaycees urge eligible women 18 to 28 who are high school graduates to enter via official blanks. Finalists compete May 15 at Garfield High School with $500 in schol arships and potentialMiss Ohio and Miss America path.

Filson’s Inc Central Ave Butler County Donald Bowman Hamilton Jaycee Wilmurs Inc Hamilton Loft Oxford Hamilton Jaycees Garfield High School Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co Cincinnati

Butler County Builders See March Permits Push Up Valuations

Randell Coning reports March building permits lift Union Township activity with 23 new homes and a year to date valuation surpassing 1 million dollars. January and February were slow, but March produced 43 permits totaling 837 856 dollars while the year’s overall permits total 1 076 030 dollars. CT 1 Inc led a 92 000 dollar auto agency permit on Route 4 north of Middletown.

Randell Coning Butler County Building and Zoning Union Township CT 1 Inc Rt. 4 Middletown Madison Township

Three Fined After Fight Near Middletown High School

Three men and a juvenile were fined for disorderly conduct after a scuffle witnessed by over 50 people near Middletown High School. Wayne Ellis 18 James Ellis 49 and Thomas McKeller 22 faced $50 fines plus costs. all were arrested following the incident on Girard Avenue and Young Street.

Girard Avenue Young Street J.T. Lamb Wayne Ellis James Erie Sr Thomas McKeller Calumet Ave Middletown High School

TV Racket Broken At Cincinnati

Police broke up a tele vision set repair racket in Cincinnati with help from a hustler who said he was cheated of pay. Paul Catron, president of Advanced TV Service, faced larceny by trick charges after detectives said the company billed owners for large amounts for minor repairs.

Cincinnati Paul Catron Advanced TV Service Trick

Steel Contract Talks Recessed in Pittsburgh

Negotiations for a new basic steel industry contract are in recess this weekend. A 12 member industry United Steelworkers committee met Friday to bargain over wages and other key demands.

Pittsburgh United Steelworkers Committee

Optimist Club Elects New Officers at Manchester Inn

Taylor Whitey Huff owner of a auto sales and service station was elected president of the Noon Optimist Club yesterday at Manchester Motor Inn. He succeeds Bill Hart. John Walker was elected first vice president Dr. Robert Flagel second vice president Adam Christoforo sergeant at arms and Hugh Cook Marvin Shane and the Rev James Simmons as directors.

Taylor “Whitey Huff Grand Ave Manchester Motor Inn John Walker Robert Flagel Adam Christoforo Hugh Cook Marvin Shane James Simmons

Man’s body found in canal ends six week disappearance

The six week search for 56 year old George Hunter ended when his body was retrieved from the hydraulic canal near a Sorg Paper Co railroad bridge in Middletown. Hunter, last seen February 20, was identified by his brother Miles Hunter and died reportedly by non violent causes. Surviving relatives include two sons, two daughters, four brothers, two sisters, and 13 grandchildren. Arrangements are pending at Jordan Memorial Chapel.

Middletown Sorg Paper Co George Hunter N. Main Hunter Magnolia Mosley Sorg Butler County Garret J. Boone Jordan Memorial Chapel Tri County Ambulance Miles Hunter 15Th Ave Mr. Hunter Armco Steel Corp Stathan George Jr Jerome Detroit Kathryn Wiliams Loraine Smith Miles John Philadelphia Rance Albert Dayton Gwendolyn Singleton

Obituary Notice for Mrs Barbara Ann Allen 88

Mrs Barbara Ann Allen 88 mother of James Allen and Leola Clark of Middletown died Thursday in Dayton. Native of Locust Grove Georgia she had lived in Dayton 20 years. Survived by two daughters Gussie Perry Audrey Cauthern and another son Wilmer. a sister and a brother. Services Monday in Locust Grove. Visitation today 1 to 11 pm at Bowman Funeral Home 3223 Hoover Ave.

Barbara Ann Allen James Allen Leola Clark Middletown Dayton Allen Lo‘cust Gove Gussie Perry Audrey Cauthern Cincinnati Wilmer Locust Grove Bowman Funeral Home Hoover Ave

Mrs. Marilyn Snyder Funeral in Vero Beach Florida

Mrs Marilyn Snyder 35 formerly of Middletown and Cincinnati died in Vero Beach Hospital after a two week illness. Funeral services at 4 p m tomorrow in Vero Beach with burial there. She is survived by husband Phillip three children and sister Joanne of Canton Ohio. Her husband’s parents live at 1107 Park Lane Drive.

Vero Beach Fla Marilyn Snyder Middletown Phillip Snyder Vero Beach Hospital Cincinnati Miami University Oxford Joanne Canton Ohio D. P. Snyder Park Lane Drive

Butler County Deaths Reach Four Names

Joseph Pillion, 63, Oxford, dies with private services at residence. Arch Hampton, 92, College Corner, service set for 2 p.m. Monday. Baker obituary fragment noted without details.

Butler County Joseph Pillion Oxford Hampton College Corner

Beds Found By Cellar Grave Wife Held In Murder Case

Mrs Eula Dortch 32 faces a second degree murder charge in Cleveland after police say she shot her 33 year old husband John January 7 with a .25 caliber revolver A body found in the basement was dragged to the cellar and a 6 by 3 foot hole smashed in concrete authorities say she admitted the shooting and attempted to bury the body while in custody on forgery charges.

Cleveland Eula Dortch Dortch John

Kroger Reports Higher First Quarter Sales and Profits

Kroger Co, the nation s third largest supermarket chain, reports sales of 558 270 055 dollars for the three months ended March 20, with net profits of 6 326 591 dollars or 48 cents a share. This compares with 1964 first quarter earnings of 5 225 430 dollars or 39 cents a share on sales of 520 639 884 dollars.

Cincinnati Kroger Co Kroger

Comedy Time Out For Ginger Delights Middletown Cast

Middletown High School presents Time Out For Ginger directed by Jim Butch. A capacity crowd praised the strong cast led by Jim Bare as Father and Ginger played by Nancy Stein. Marty Lewis charms as Tommy while Mark Moore handles football hero. Lizzie the maid Nan Burdsall, Diane Fasany, and Carol Burdsall support. Bouquets to production staff and the pep band under William Stiehl.

Middletown High School Ginger Jim Butch Jim Bare Marty Lewis Tommy Marty Mark Moore Martha Crawford Nancy Stein Carol Burdsall Diane Fasany Badonna van Ostrand Lizzie Maid Norm Nichols Joe Berman William Stiehl

Boys Admit Setting Warehouse Fire in Cincinnati

Two 9 year old boys told firemen they started a straw fire to keep warm, sparking a $100000 blaze in a Dixon Trucking Co. and Express Transport Co. warehouse. Fire Marshal Ralph Stropes said they were turned over to Juvenile Court. No injuries reported.

Cincinnati Ralph Stropes Dixon Trucking Co Express Transport Co

Bone and button found at old grave site

Vandals dug up and then refilled a grave at an old cemetery off Buckley Road north of Oxford. A bone fragment and a button were left behind. The grave is identified as Julia Davis who died July 8, 1847.

Buckley Road Oxford Julia Nathan Julia Davis

Freeman charged with public intoxication after detour to jail

John David Freeman 25 of Covington Kentucky headed toward Kentucky when a Ohio State Patrol officer redirected him to Butler County jail. Freeman was charged with public intoxication after the stop at Post 9.

John David Freeman Covington, Ky Freeman Ohio State Patrol Kentucky Butler County

Quake Shakes Athens Amid Ongoing Seismic Activity

An early morning earthquake struck Athens causing panic but no damage was reported. It followed two earlier tremors in central Greece on Wednesday that killed four people and damaged or destroyed more than 1 100 homes.

Athens Greece

Testing Of Trainees To Begin In Butler County Program

Butler County welfare director Warren L. Harding said 16 applicants were interviewed for the Economic Opportunity Act work training program. Ten will be certified for the first aptitude tests next Thursday at the Ohio State Employment Office. The first classes target mid April with room for up to 300 trainees, including short courses in typing, shorthand, accounting, or welding. A $27 000 administrative budget was approved for desks, chairs and office equipment.

Opportunity Act Butler County Welfare Office Warren L. Harding Harding Ohio State Employment Office N. Second St Butler County Commissioers

Program to raise employability with $397 200 grant

Butler County is one of nine sites to receive a work experience and training grant from the Department of Health Education and Welfare. The overall program funds total 2 283 828 covering federal aid to dependent children and related programs. About 560 participants are expected over the next 12 months.

Department of Health, Education and Welfare Butler County Washington, D. C

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