Armco Founders Day honors global service despite weather
Armco Workers worldwide mark Founders Day with charity projects delaying only by soggy spring conditions. D E Reichelderfer says the observance continues since 1944, stressing Armco's pledge to improve lives through community work in Middletown and 20 countries. Gordon Hughes noted ongoing teamwork as key to the plant’s operations and global spirit.
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Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Fresh Air Camp
Doty House
Otterbein Home
Middletown
Carlisle
Gordon FE. Hughes
Hobart Hopper Dies. longtime veteran group chaplain
Hobart Hopper, active in multiple veterans groups and known as "Everybody's Chaplain," died of natural causes at the Sorg Mansion in Middletown. He was 49, a WWII Navy veteran, and formerly worked for Armco Steel. Surviving relatives include two sisters and two brothers. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Riggs Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery.
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Hobart Hopper
Sorg Mansion
S. Main St
Garret J. Boone
Atlantic
Pacific
Paul Cowgill
Middletown
Kenneth Payne
el Paso
Tex
Donald
James
Air Force
McGuire Afb, N.J
Services for Effie Thorpe Held at Grand Avenue Church
Services for Mrs. Effie Thorpe, 73, of 225% Charles Street, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Grand Avenue Church. The Rev. Henry Howard will officiate. Burial will follow at a local cemetery.
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Effie Thorpe
Charles St
Grand Avenue Church
God
Henry Howard
Speed reading course offered in Middletown at YMCA
A 21 hour speed reading course opens to anyone over 13 promising over 1000 words per minute and at least 15 percent rise in comprehension after seven weeks. Orientation lectures are free with details on entrance requirements and schedule at the YMCA.
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Middletown
Germantown Man James Gebhart Dies of Cancer
James L. Gebhart 45 of Germantown Rt 2 died of cancer at Middletown Hospital at 10 am Friday. A plate maker for United Color Press Dayton he was WWII veteran and Farmersville Masonic Lodge member. Survived by wife Martha, son Roger and daughter Crystal at home, his mother Ruth Nossett and grandmother Ada Gebhart of Germantown Rt 2. Services 10:30 am Monday at John Arpp Funeral Home Rev Clair Kohr officiating. Burial Germantown Cemetery. No visitation. Memorials to Cancer Fund suggested.
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John L. Sullivan
Oberon Drive
Middletown Hospital
Lebanon Life Squad
Mr. Sullivan
Plumbers & Pipefitters
Lebanon
Middletown
Marine Corps
Democratic Club
Eagles Lodge
William
Kathryn
Sherry
Brian
Shawna
Charles Hald
Donald Murphy
Dwight Pearce
Helen Craycraft
Melvin Eaton
Winford Turner
Terry Sullivan
Call
Paul Franssen
South Carolina
Holy Trinity Church
Woodside Cemetery
Wilson-Schramm Memorial
Clark St
Germantown
James L. Gebhart
Police Briefs Highlight Local Theft Incidents
A camera, 10 or 12 records, a model car, and coins totaling 83 dollars were stolen from Don DeBoard at 4314 Vannesti Avenue. A storage room at Hi Fy Service Station 816 Verity Parkway was entered and 277.50 dollars in motor oil taken, reported by Jack Meckert of Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don DeBoard
Vannesti Ave
Verity Parkway
Jack Meckert
Dayton
Robbery Report At 2100 Block Wayne Avenue
Larry Longman of 4800 Roosevelt Blvd. reports a thief took a tape player and tape cartridges from his car in the 2100 block of Wayne Avenue.
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Larry Longman
Roosevelt Blvd
Wayne Avenue
Notoriety Not Earned for Local Driver Ella Orr
The Journal faced criticism over coverage of 83 year old Ella J. Orr who backed into another car on Oxford Street. A three year license revoke followed a traffic court ruling though she had no prior injury accidents and had already given up driving.
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The
Journal
Ella J
Josephine) Orr
Orr
Pts
Don Wallace
New Hill Department Store Faces Early Pilfering Incidents
The Hill Department Store at 2535 S Breiel Blvd reports its first shoplifting cases before opening. Richard Neal, 22, of 48 N Broad St, pleaded guilty to stealing sunglasses worth 3.68 and about 50 cents in change. Judge J T Lamb fined him 200 dollars and 8 dollars costs on each petit larceny count. charges filed by security chief Thomas Scott.
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Hill Department
S. Breiel Blvd
Richard Neal
N. Broad St
J. T. Lamb
Municipal Court
Neal
Thomas Scott
Hills Security
Miami University Navy flier dies in Vietnam crash
Navy Lt Clemie McKinney 26 of Cleveland becomes Miami University 13th Vietnam casualty. Lost when his F4 Phantom from carrier Kitty Hawk was shot down over Vietnam in Feb 1972. Survived by widow Erna Kamara of San Diego, three children, and parents Mr and Mrs Lee McKinney. He earned a B S in applied science, led Alpha Phi Alpha, and joined through the ROTC program.
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Oxford — Navy
Clemie McKinney
Miami University
Cleveland
Miami
Vietnam
McKinney
Erna Kamara
San Diego
Sierra Leone
Lee Andrew McKinney
Alpha Phi Alpha
Middletown Opens Summer School Enrollment Two Weeks This Spring
Middletown summer school starts in June with elementary sessions June 19 to July 28 and secondary June 19 to August 4. Registration runs April 24 to May 5 with a $20 resident or $40 non resident fee and a minimum class size of 12. Courses include summer basketball theater and psychology, with principals Webb and Thomas overseeing offerings.
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Middletown
Webb
Lincoln
Wildwood
Wilson
Thomas Webb
Mayfield
Breiel Boulevard
Middletown High School
George Thomas
Fire at Middletown Shop and Plaza Causes Minor Damage
Fire reported at 6 19 p m at Middletown Shop Ping Plaza. Car owned by Mrs Laura Owens 208 Burton Road had under hood backfire. Damage listed as 0 dollars. No injuries reported.
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Middletown Shopping Plaza
Laura Owens
Burton Road
Junder-Hood
Two Winners Crowned In McKinley Pageant
At McKinley Middle School auditorium a full house saw Shelley Gates named Miss McKinley 1972 as first winner. Second place Brenda Roberts and honorable mention Marva Davis rounded out the main awards while Vanessa Guy earned Little Mrs McKinley with Alicia Tatum and Yolanda Rogers receiving runner up and honorable mention.
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McKinley Middle School
Shelley Gates
Marvin Armstrong
14Th Ave
Miss Gates
Brenda Roberts
Marva Davis
Darlena Johnson
Kim Moore
McKinley
Vanessa Guy
Marcus Guy
Bond set at 810000 in assault case
Miamsburg municipal court set 810000 bond for James R. Estes 20 of 64 South Main Street held on assault and robbery charges. A preliminary hearing for Douglas J. Taggart 21 of 8586 South Union Road was continued until May 3. he is free on his own recognizance. Estes is jailed in Dayton. Both were arrested by GermanTown police chief Earl Smith and Miamisburg officers in a $12 robbery case involving Charles Rider.
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Rex Weaver
James R. Estes
S. Main St
Montgomery County
Douglas J. Taggart
S. Union Road
Taggart
Estes
Dayton
Earl Smith
Miamisburg
Smith
Charles Rider
Miami
Hamilton Man Draws Pen Term
Timothy Gerlach of 123 Webster Ave Hamilton pleaded guilty to breaking and entering an uninhabited dwelling. He was sentenced to an indeterminate term in the Ohio Penitentiary by Butler County Common Pleas Judge Robert L Marrs after a jury was dismissed. He also faces a probation violation hearing Monday in connection with the March 4 burglary at 114 Gordon Ave. Jewelry found at his residence tied to the theft.
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Hamilton
Mansfield Reformatory
Ohio
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Timothy Gerlach
Webster Ave
Gerlach
Lois Diesbach
Gordon Ave
Diesbach
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Reicheldorfer
D.E. Reichelderfer
George M.) Verity
Dletown
Hughes
Caracas
Venezuela
Puerto la Cruz
Armco Spirit
Middletown Works
Jim Townsley
Ralph McKenzie
Armco Independent Federation
Hopper
YMCA
Wilbraham Road
Ohio American Legion
John E. Duffy
the Legion
Father Duffy
Greenland
Cootie Club
VFW
District 4
Hoppers
National i Cottie
Circus Fans Association of America
Legion Causes
William Denham
Riggs Funeral
Curtis Lee
Woodside
Riggs
Thorpe
Hobart
DODDS
Verity Pkvy
Charles
Bob) Steller
Mer
Monthru
ATCO
Navy
National Guard
Patrick Kessler National Guard
Dale Cox
Co. D
W.E. Davis
Alicia Tatum
Yolanda Rogers
Patricia Stewart
Miss McKinley
Bonnie Mairston
Little Miss McKinley
Miamisburg — Municipal
Wilhelmina Prior
Roosevelt
Manteen Gates
Middletown High
Mary Rider
W.ide
Ketering Memorial
Thomas Sligh
United Theolog'ea
John
Chamberlain
Miamilnto Mudtics
German University Town
Ferris
Democrat
Butler County
Hamilton Board of Education
John Breisford
Robert B. Dell
John C. Dillon
Mattie Johnson
Frances McComas
Julius Mcintosh
Mary Williams
Richard A. Wilmer
David Green
Comm
Pol. Ady
Waive
Nover
Azor’s
Society For the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop
America
Sauir
Barber Shop
Jackson Lane
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