English program changes at Middletown and Lemon Monroe
Middletown High School and Lemon Monroe High School will revise their English offerings for the next school year. The current quarter based courses, including topics from black literature to mass media, will be reorganized to combine beneficial elements, aiming to include core American and British literature courses for juniors and seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lemon-Monroe
Board of Education
MHS
Susan Ware
Middletown schools approve calendar amid gas, English shifts
The Middletown Board of Education adopted a new school calendar starting September 4 and ending June 8 with breaks for Christmas and spring. Supt Dalton discussed gas supply plans, fuel oil conversions at several schools, and possible pooling to save costs. The district approved funding requests to add nine teachers for handicapped services, while retirements of three teachers and a cafeteria worker were accepted. English curricula will shift in junior and senior years with a pilot program and elimination of certain quarter courses, plus a Curriculum Council review of the entire program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Dalton
Middletown
Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Dalton
Lemon-Monroe High School
Middletown High School
Virginia Shimek
Sherman
Hattie Holmes
Wilson Elementary
Opal Combs
Amanda
Glendors Fisher
MHS
Ham and bean dinner to aid Mary Haven
A ham and bean dinner sponsored by the Crazy-8s CB club will be held Saturday, April 30, at the Amanda Athletic Club from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Proceeds go to the Mary Haven Children’s Home in Lebanon. Cost is $1.50. The club at 1117 Washington St will also feature a swap table for CB equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CB Club
Amanda Athletic Club
Mary Haven
Lebanon
Washington St
House purchased for girls home in Butler County
Carol Knight director of Alternatives Inc. announces move to a new home at 1000 S Main St near the end of May. The group home, serving Butler County, will expand from seven to ten girls aged 14 to 18 and cost $40,000 for the former private residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Knight
Alternatives Inc
Butler County
Alternatives
Tytus Ave
S. Main St
Miss Knight
S. Main
CG&E hearings begin for rate increase across Ohio towns
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio opened hearings in Cincinnati today on CG&E proposed rate hikes affecting about 82 000 customers in 62 communities including Springboro Trenton Carlisle Monroe Morrow Oxford Jacksonburg Mason Maineville Seven Mile South Lebanon and West Elkton The utility seeks uniform electric rates across its Ohio service territory while remaining areas already granted similar adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Cincinnati
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Middletown
Springboro
Trenton
Carlisle
Monroe
Morrow
Oxford
Jacksonburg
Mason
Maineville
Seven Mile
South Lebanon
West Elkton
Cg&e
Ohio
Cg&e Electric
Car Hits Guardrail On Curve At South Main Street
A car registered to John Wilson smashed into the guardrail at 16th Avenue and South Main Street early this morning, 2:45 a.m. The driver fled. vehicle found abandoned near Cribbs. The crash follows prior accidents that prompted guardrail installation to protect nearby homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
16Th Avenue
S. Main Street
John Wilson
Roosevelt Blvd
S. Main
Cribbs Avenue
Amanda Elementary PTO Elects New Officers
Amanda Elementary School announces new officers for the upcoming school year. Dale Johnson will serve as president, David Hill as president elect, Joyce Krebs as secretary, and Pat Poe as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTO
Amanda Elementary
Dale Johnson
David Hill
Joyce Krebs
Pat Poe
Police Reserve promotes two officers to lieutenants
George Sich Jr. and Robert D. Reed were promoted from sergeants to lieutenants in the local Police Reserve. Both have served as reservists since 1970. Reed formerly worked as a Cincinnati police officer and Sich is employed by Armco Steel while Reed works for Cincinnati Gas & Electric. The reserve, about 20 volunteers, provides 16 hours monthly and has logged 50,268 hours through 1976. The unit operates under Capt. Jim Curry Jr. and Capt. Ron VanArsdale with Ohio Peace Officers Training Council certification and full police powers in uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sich Jr
Robert D. Reed
Reed
Cincinnati
Sich
Armco Steel
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Jim Curry Jr
Hidden Alcoholic program debuts in Butler County at YWCA
The Alcoholism Council of Butler County presents The Hidden Alcoholic on April 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the YWCA Hamilton Third and Dayton streets. Vera Lindbeck of Cincinnati Family Service discusses women alcoholics, danger signals, and treatment. Cost is 4 dollars includes iodine lunch and pamphlet. Reservations by April 18. checks payable to Alcoholism Council, 111 Buckeye St. Hamilton 45011.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YWCA
Third
Dayton Streets
Hamilton
Butler County
Alcoholism Council
Vera Lindbeck
Cincinnati Family Service
Family Service Alcoholism Research Unit
Ohio
Sacramento
Calif
University of Cincinnati
United States
Deaths and funerals in Middletown area
Private services for Paul Albert Hannah 65 will be held at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Middletown tomorrow at 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Jefferson Lodge 90 F and AM will hold services tonight at 7:30. Hannah died after being stricken at home and was dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital. Memorials to American Cancer Society. Also, Leslie Joseph Ogle 90 died at Middletown Hospital yesterday at 7:28 p.m. He lived in Springfield 63 years and retired 1957 as a trainmaster for the Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railroad after 47 years. Survived by wife Mabel, daughter Mrs Leonard Reedy of Middletown, son R. K. of Houston, four grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Graveside services 10 a.m. Saturday at Ferncliffe Cemetery Springfield. No visitation. Mccoy Leffler Funeral Home handling. Anna K Schaffer 84 of Grayson Ky died there this morning while living with son John at 3914 Jewell Ave. Native of Black Fork, lived here eight weeks. Husband Jacob died 1957. Survived by sons Melvin of West Virginia and four daughters Mabel Ratcliff Middletown, Margaret Smith Grayson, Evelyn Haner Livonia Mich, Roseann Bernhardt Garden City Mich, two sisters Susan Adkins and Nora Williams Huntington W Va, 12 grandchildren. Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
McCoy-Leffler
Middletown
Paul Albert Hannah
Lebanon
G. Walter Weber
Jefferson Lodge
F & AM
Hannah
Middletown Hospital
American Cancer Society
Leslie Joseph Ogle
Garden Manor
Ogle
Springfield
Detroit, Toledo and
Ronton
Morse Telegraph Club
St. Andrew Lodge F & AM
Scottish Rite and
Antioch Temple
Dayton
Mabel
Leonard Reedy
R. K
Houston
Tex
Ferncliffe Cemetery
MccCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Anna K. Schaffer
Grayson
John
Jewell Ave
Schaffer
Black Fork
Jacob
Melvin
West Virginia
Mabel Ratcliff
Margaret Smith
Evelyn Haner
Livonia
Mich
Roseann Bernhardt
Garden City
Susan Adkins
Nora Williams
Huntington
W. Va
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Hazel G. Ludwig
American Heart Association
Macy
Aeronca, Inc
Aerie
FOE
Loyal Order of the Moose
Miamisburg
Franklin
Margaret
Jack
James Quigley
Brother Miamisburg
Alger Stickelman
Anglesby
Woodhill
Townsend and others die in region obituary notice spread
Phyllis Gene Townsend 50 of 1209 Short St died yesterday at home after two days of illness. Born in Middletown she worked 10 years at Miami Cabinet Co. Survived by husband Orville Duane Townsend mother Sallie Evers daughter Luanne Lairson brother Hugh Evers sisters Martha Post Mary Linkins grandchild and a sister-in-law of Shirley Forest Thomas who died Tuesday. Calling hours 5 8 p.m. Friday Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday at Wilson Schramm with Rev Robert G. Scully officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Gene Townsend
Short St
Townsend
Middletown
Miami Cabinet Co
Orville Duane Townsend
Sallie Evers
Luanne Lairson
Hugh Evers
Hamilton
Martha Post
Shirley Forest Thomas
Wilson-Schramm
Robert G. Scully
Woodside Cemetery
Gratisman wins $10 thousand instant lottery prize
Edmund Lowe of Gratis won $10,000 on Ohio Instant Lottery after buying five tickets on impulse. He’ll receive about $8,000 after tax, with $2,000 to the IRS, and plans to deposit roughly $5,000 while paying some bills. He is a supervisor at Lebanon Correctional Institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gratisman
Ohio
Gratis
Edmund Lowe
Lowe
Internal Revenue Service
Pate
Peasttown
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Regional Lottery Commission
Tri- County
Mary Kay Drive
Woman Hurt in Two Car Crash at Central and Aberdeen
Dorothy Shaffer and Violet Turner, both drivers with green signals, collided at Central Avenue and Aberdeen Drive at 9 a.m. yesterday. Shaffer, 51, and Turner, 41, sustained non hospital injuries. two luxury cars were moderately damaged. Shaffer’s car hood wiring sparked a small fire quelled by First Presbyterian Church workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Aberdeen Drive
Dorothy Shaffer
Riverview Ave
Aberdeen
Violet Turner
Alamo Road
Central
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Founded in 1867
The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music was established in 1867 by Clara Baur, a German trained musician, at a time when the city sought formal musical training venues. A historic note highlights Baur as its founder and ties the institution to 19th century European musical pedagogy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Clara Baur
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Art Toalston
Bob Detmer
State Farm
State Farm Life Insurance Company
Bloomington
The
Ohio Peace Officers Training Council
Capt
Ron VanArsdale
Hamilton ‘Y
Paul Hannah
Leslie Ogle
Anna Schaffer
Phyllis Townsend
Russell LeRoy
Germantown
Germantown Rt. 2
Kettering Medical Center
Esther
Irene Greer
Lynchburg
Marilyn Garrod
West Carrollton
Charles
Marie Early
Brough
Hazel Ludwig
Hayes B. Macy
Nunnery Drive
Ida Mae Pippert
St. Stephen Church
Zettler
Mildred H. Roesel
Powell's
Klaus-Weigel
Richard W. Morris
Fairfield
Rose Hill Burial Park Chapel
Paul R. Young
Sinaina
Walter Hitte
Lighthouse Chapel
St. Franklin
Kenneth Peyton
Brezel Blvd
Hills Dept
Monthlu
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