Boy turns life around after run-ins with the law
A 17 year old Butler County youth talks with reporter Shawnee Culbertson about his troubled past from skipping school to theft and court appearances. He describes his time at the Ohio Youth Commission and his efforts to stay out of trouble with probation supervision, work with his sister and brother in law, and plans to earn a high school equivalency diploma and become a machine operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Shawnee Culbertson
Hamilton
Tme
Ohio Youth Commission
Commission
Columbus
Laundry worker wins lottery big prize in Ohio draw
A 54 year old Columbus laundry worker Alberta Johnson won 135000 dollars in the Pot O Gold game while a masked woman from Stoutsville claimed 52000 dollars in the televised Double Play top prize. Other winners include Gilbert Russell 7700 plus 120000 first prize, James McMillen 26000 second prize, and William McClelland 10000 third prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Alberta Johnson
Columbus
Stoutsville
Gilbert Russell
Avon
James McMillen
Alliance
William McClelland
Cambridge
Deaths and funerals across several towns
Mass of Christian Burial for M Dorothy Gough 77 of 308 Clark St will be 930 am Monday at Holy Trinity Church. Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Miss Gough a Middletown native lived here most of her life and worked in the local tax office and in Washington DC. Surviving brothers Robert J. Gough and Thomas A. Gough. Died at Garden Manor Extended Care Center. Also listed are notices for Louise Kilbane Koons Billy Wayne Arnette Grace M Ballinger Lon Allen Click William Henry Gansheimer Bud Loftice Charles Loftice Elpha Smith Neil Bartel Louise Swope and Charles Scribner with various services dates and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Gough
Clark St
Holy Trinity Church
Albert Schetter
Calvary Cemetery
Wilson-Schramm Memorial
Miss Gough
Middletown
Washington, D.C
Robert J. Gough
Thomas A. Gough
West Palm Beach
Franklin
William Henry Gansheimer
E. Second St
Zartman
Gansheimer
Gertrude
Southern Ohio Electric Co
Columbus
Robert
Gerald
Morrow
Lucille Rose
Worthington
Georgia Rees
Milford Center
Anglesby Funeral Home
Children raise funds with school carnival for center
A group of kids ages 5 to 12 held a carnival at 1600 Park Drive to aid the Middletown Treatment Center for brain injured Frank Capozzi. Co chairs Mike Sora and Frank Capozzi oversaw games, an Easter egg hunt, a bake sale, and refreshments. The event raised 26 dollars for the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
1600 Park Drive
Middletown
Frank Capozzi
Mike Sora
Tony Capozzi
Beverly
Brenda
Brent
Brian
Cary Cunningham
Fred DeBiasi
Mike Duhamel
Greg
Melissa Sora
LeSourdsville Lake to Open With New Features for 1977
LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park debuts its 58th season with a renovated entrance and grand mall, new landscaping, and added critters. The Electric Rainbow ride spins visitors weightlessly while Tombstone Territory expands with an arcade and photo gallery. Admission is $1, rides at one price $5, parking free, open weekends through May 28 29 then daily later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park
Grand Mall
Pierre LeSourd
Rocky Racoon Seven
Tombstone Territory
Old West Town
Ohio 4
Middletown
Traffic and court sessions merged for Good Friday
Jurors and defendants faced combined traffic and criminal court sessions due to the holiday. Jimmie Wells was fined fifty dollars, jailed three days, and had his license suspended six months for fleeing police. other drivers received mixed fines, suspensions, and brief jail terms for offenses including fleeing the scene, driving while intoxicated, driving under suspension, and various misdemeanors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J T. Lamb
Jimmie Wells
Navaho St
Terry VanWinkle
Malvern St
Central Avenue
Clark Street
David Meyers
Columbia Ave
Howard Haven
Young
Drew Merrill
Michael Read
Ernest Powers
Sheridan Ave
Edward Taylor
Minerva
Hill
Butler County reports second heroin death this year
A 31 year old Garfield Street woman died at Mercy Hospital from a heroin overdose after being brought in by Hamilton emergency squads. County coroner Francina Thomas confirmed the death and noted this is the second heroin related fatality in Butler County this year, with the other occurring in the Hamilton area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Street
Butler County
Garret Boone
Francina Thomas
Garfield St
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Shawnee Culbertson Journal
Dodds Monuments
Charles
Bud) Stelle
Mgr
Johnson
Walter
Ohio State University
James
Kilbane
Koons
Louise Koons
Goldman Ave
Louise Kilbane
Fred Arnette
Franklin Fred Arnette
Martz- Paulin Road
Kettering Medical Center
Ile
Arnette
Donald
Dayton
Cathy
West Chester
Paul
Elsmere
Billy Wayne Arnette
Holly Morris
Hazel Richardson
Imogene Staley
Dorothy
Phyllis Jean
Indianapolis
Hallie Combs
Powhatan
Anglesby
Grace Ballinger
Germantown
Grace M. Ballinger
Rt. 1
Grandview Hospital
J. Albert
Florence Schaeffer
Wanda Carpenter
Arbara Blanton
Mildred Wilder
Clara Stamper
Judy Blankenship
Miamisburg
Thelma Simms
Joyce Shepard
Camden
Elmer
Raymond
Herbert
Florida
Pearl Alexander
Gladys Back
Edna van Pine
Richmond
John A. Arpp
Funeral
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Somerville
Lon Allen Click
Jacksonburg Road
Click
Armco Steel Corp
Janet Kay
Bradley
Jackie
David Click
David and Paul
Anna Marie Schweitzer
Elsie Louise Click
Ft. Monmouth
William Gansheimer
Arnold Ettenhofer
Milford Center Cemetery
Charles Loftice
Bud Loftice
Hamilton-Middletown Road
Hamilton Mercy Hospital
Nicolet Industries
Leftice
Trenton Church of the Nazarene
Nola
Mark
Cincinnati
Kathy Teague
Truman Frye
Carlisle
Clifford Frye
Ewell Frye
Rose Hill
Eugene Frye
Cecil Frye
Birchel Frye
Elcomb
Jack Burkes
James Miller Jr
H. Paul McCain
Wingate
N.C
J.T. Thomas
Baltimore
Webb Funeral
William Harold Derryberry
Davidson Funeral
Campbell Family
Butler County Cancer Society
Elpha Smith
Trenton
Johnson Funeral Home
Switzer
W. V
Neil F. Bartel
Hermay Drive
Proeschel-Crawford
Louise Swope
Millville
Oxford Road
Proeschel- Crawford
Charles E. Scribner
Mount Vernon
LeSourdsville Lake
Randy Jones
Nelbar St
Lawrence Coburn
Carolina St
Gerald Jerigan
18Th Ave
Dexter Williams
Winona Drive
Steven Cundiff
N. Highview Road
Cundiff
Catalina Mobile Home Park
Gary Young
Ruby
Cleo Hughes
Leonard Wells
Jefferson Road
Billie Manley
Market St
Springboro
Wayne Spivey
Charles Spivey
Dickey Road
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Don Carpenter
Maple St
Woodside Cemetery
S. Verity Pkwy
Middletown, O
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