King and I dazzles Monroe with lively high school staging
An eager Monroe audience packed Lemon Monroe High School Auditorium for The King and I. Roy Miller and Rita Coleman power the lead with strong supporting work from Georgia Neu Jim Smith Amin Saikal Jane Lerch and Robert Bolin. The orchestra and dancers heightened the Siam setting with colorful costumes and scenery. A second performance follows tonight at 8.
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Far East
Siam
King
Anna
Roy Miller
Rita Coleman
Georgia Neu
Jim Smith
Amin Saikal
Jane Lerch
Robert Bolin
Orient
Banks Again Boost Israel Bond Drive In Butler County
Banks in Middletown and area boost Israel Bond Drive for the third straight year. Barnitz Bank and First National Bank each purchased 15000 in Israel Bonds, tallying over 85000 in two-year county total. R S Weatherwax Sr and E W Barker accepted bonds. dinner at Manchester Motors Inn features Joey Adams as guest entertainer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnitz Bank
Portant
First National Bank of Middle- Brew
State of
Israel
Butler County State of Israel
Casper
Phil Zol I. A. Casper
Middletown
Butler County
R. S. Weatherwax Sr
E. W. Barker
First National Bank
Manchester Motors Inn
Joey Adams
Middletown police ticket 44 for 1965 tag violations
In an eight hour period Middletown police issued 44 citations to drivers with expired 1965 Ohio auto tags. Lt. James Combs said the number is normal for the start of tag enforcement. Several arrests followed, including Earl White for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest with Carl White charged for intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
James Combs
Joseph M. Ortiz
N. Main St
Germantown Road
Carmody Boulevard
Edward E. Gilley
Dayton
Verity Parkway
Yankee Road
Earl E. White
Wicoff St
Central Avenue
Grimes Street
Carl
Springboro Woman Injured In Local Car Crash
Franklin police say a Springboro woman, Phyllis Harris, 150 Catalpa Drive, was injured when the car in which she rode as a passenger overturned on E Fourth Street west of Thomas Drive. The vehicle, driven by Sarah Elson, 155 Catalpa Drive, Springboro, allegedly skidded off the road after being forced by a passing car, then ran 197 feet through three yards before overturning and being demolished. Harris was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment. In a separate incident, an unattended truck rolled backward into a house at 127 S River Street around 12:30 p.m. after stalling at a traffic light. the driver fled. No damage estimate given.
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Franklin
Springboro
E. Fourth Street
Thomas Drive
Phyllis Harris
Catalpa Drive
Middletown Hospital
S. River Street
Second Street
Local Youths Show At State Science Day In Columbus
Three Middletown youths two from Eaton and one from Mason traveled to Columbus for the 18th annual State Science Day at the Ohio Expositions Center. Each presented projects earning superior ratings at the April 2 regional fairs in Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Eaton
Mason
Columbus
Ohio Expositions Center
Oxford
Woman Is Sued For 1964 Crash
Four damage suits filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court name Minnie May Edwards of Germantown Rt. 1 as defendant in an auto accident on November 27, 1964 on N. Verity Parkway Middletown. Plaintiffs Mary and Wade Cavanaugh Betty Robinson and Tommy Gentry of Portsmouth seek a total of 25000 in negligence claims.
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Hamilton
N. Verity Parkway
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Mary and Wade Cavanaugh
Betty Robinson
Tommy Gentry
Portsmouth
Minnie May Edwards
Germantown Rt. 1
Shotgun Stolen From South Charleston Car
Ed Buchwiter reports the theft of an over and under shotgun valued at 300 dollars from his car parked at Sports Bowl 1 on S Main Street. He told officers the car was not locked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Buchwiter
South Charleston
S. Main Street
Hamilton records fifth traffic fatality in city this year
Edward Greshel of 1059 Hayes Ave died early today at Mercy Hospital from injuries suffered when struck on Pleasant Ave yesterday at 8 30 p m. The Hamilton death marks the fifth traffic fatality in the city this year and the 19th in Butler County, compared to last year at this time.
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Hamilton
Edward Greshel
Hayes Ave
Mercy Hospital
Pleasant Ave
Butler County
City
Monroe Water Okayed For Greenridge Area
Hamilton Butler County commissioners approve water for a two mile west Greenridge area west of Monroe including Greenridge Meadows and Oak Knoll. 97 potential users face a $548 per lot benefit cost and $107000 total system cost with water purchased from Monroe at 1.75 times village rate after a ten day objection period.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Friday
Monroe
Arthur Reiff
Nelson Clinton
Two Mile
Todhunter Road
Yankee Road
Greenridge Meadows
Oak Knoll
Reiff
Clinton
Texas Eastern Gas Transmission Corp
Police Briefs and Local Notices Summary
Police report Glenn Boyd 47 of Tytus Ave charged with driving while intoxicated after arrest at Panama Ave and Elwood St at 3 20 a.m. Dewey Millins of Hamilton reports a client told him a man tried to collect insurance on Woodlawn Ave earlier in the week. Three tires stolen from a Rebel Inn lot on Yankee Road caused about 50 dollars damage. Sam Mokery reports wallet missing on Yankee Road between Eighth and Ninth Aves containing 16 dollars and papers. Frank R Hubbard 77 of Hill Ave dies at Middletown Hospital after two weeks illness. survived by son John and daughter Dorothy. services Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. military rites planned.
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Walter
Middletown
Ben Cox
Franklin
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Haskel Jenkins
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral
Lebanon
Pearl M Baily
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Emmer
Elmer T
Jane Rodgers
Boulder
Colo
Theodore Gardiner
Indiana
David Gardiner
Massachusetts
Virgil Gardiner
Elmer Johnson
California
Dorothy Shartz
Centerville
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Memorial Home
Glenn Boyd
Tytus Ave
Panama Avenue
Elwood Street
Dewey Millins
National Life and Accident Insurance Co
Hamilton
Woodlawn Avenue
Mullins
Sam Mokery
Baltimore St
Yankee Road
Eighth Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Frank R. Hubbard
Hill Ave
Middletown Hospital
Hubbard
Armco Steel Corp
Sabina
Myrtle
John
Middletown Rt. 1
Dorothy Hubbard
Margaret Baldwin
Seattle
McCoy- Leffler
Edwin Bobbitt
Fire report and injury from fall on Pearl Street
Fire crews respond to false alarm at Askew Street and Yankee Road at 6 01 p m. At 9 40 p m Teresa Ann Flemming age 5 at 2103 Pearl Street injures in a fall and is taken to hospital by private car where she is treated and dismissed.
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Askew Street
Yankee Road
Pearl St
Teresa Ann Flemming
The Wake Left by Passage of Ship
The report explains the wake is the trail of disturbed water behind a vessel as it moves, illustrating how waves spread outward from the ship’s stern and mark its passage through the sea.
Sherman Hurst dies at 79. services set Monday
Sherman Hurst, 79, of 414 Mc Kinley Ave., will lie in state ahead of funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday in Webb.
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Sherman Hurst
McKinley Ave
Webb
Franklin Man Hurt In Crash Near Butler County Line
Abner Johnson, 33, of 542 Martha Drive, Franklin, is hospitalized in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after his car struck an overhead railroad crossing on Dayton-Oxford Road in fog at about 4:45 a.m. He suffered chin and knee lacerations and injuries to the right ankle and shoulder. State highway patrol notes Johnson was alone and the crash remains under investigation near the Butler County line.
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Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Abner Johnson
Martha Drive
State Highway Patrol
Johnson
Dayton - Oxford
Butler County
Middletown Man Attacked Outside W&A Restaurant
A 24-year-old Middletown man sustained head and facial injuries when two unknown assailants attacked him near 3:30 a.m. outside the W&A Restaurant at Eagles Corner. He told officers he had no known reason for the assault.
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Middletown
W&a
Eagles Corner
Two Middletown Accidents Injure Two. Five More Incidents Reported
Police investigated seven crashes yesterday resulting in two minor injuries and three drivers cited. Doris Wazenegger, 37, treated for lacerations after her car hit a guard rail on Jackson Lane while being chased for speeding. Arzella Wilson, 57, treated for wrist and ankle injuries after colliding with a car driven by Hubert Angel on Baltimore Street. Damages totaled over 1300 dollars. other drivers Susan Hughes, Naomi Kruzic, John Zile, and Carl Kessen Jr. involved in separate incidents with injuries not reported.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Doris Wazenegger
Goldman Ave
Arzella Wilson
Michigan Ave
Roosevelt Avenue
Susan Hughes
Winton Sr
Youth Is Given Choice: Jail Term Or Leave State
A series of court actions in an April arrest included fines for gambling liquor violations and assaults. Edward Williams, 39, faced penalties for gambling and liquor without a permit at the Silver Leaf Social Club on Eighth Avenue. Dorothy Murphy, 34, of Franklin-Madison Road, fined for assault and battery and intoxication. Curry Dupee, 61, fined for intoxication and assault and battery. A 19-year-old youth driver fled the scene and was ordered to leave the state or serve a year. Moore, Williams, and Armstrong faced suspensions and fines. several charges were withdrawn or suspended with conditions. Robert Coleman, 46, faced fines and license suspension amid a collision report.
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11Th Ave
Silver Leaf
Eighth Ave
Edward L. Williams
Ninth Ave
Dorothy M. Murphy
Franklin - Madison Road
Curry Dupee
Baltimore St
J. T. Lamb
William Moore
Moore
Isne
Lamb
Ohio
Richard Armstrong
Sheffield St
Armstrong
Halfway Inn
Hamilton - Middletown Road
Middletown
Robert Coleman
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Paul Steigerwald
Lemon - Monroe High School
Kathy Hald
Fenwick
Walter Jones
Paul Bell
Middletown Committee
Fenwick High
James Cimprich
John Cimprich
Wayne-Madison Road
Keith Neu
Edward F. Neu
Shafer St
Roosevelt Junior High
Carolyn Davidson
William Davidson
Poinciana Road
Eaton High
Phil Deacon
Howard Deacon
N. ‘Barron St
Jackson Township High
William
James Duffield
William Duffield
Insurance
Marty Miller
Paul Deger
Vic LeRoy
N. Verity
Tile & Marble CO
Miami Valley
Anchester Otor Inniddletown, Q
Paul D. Galeese
Greenridge
James Baker
Richmond
Mr. Baker
16Th Ave
Lammie Bailey
Lena
Pearl M. Baily
Rebel Inn
Frank Hubbard
Pelley
Congress
Beth the Heart OF America
Pol. Adv
Man
Wazenegger
Wilson
Hubert Angel
Mohawk St
Baltimore Street
Fairmount Avenue
U.S
Morize
Ooo
Yamaha
Buster
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