King and Queen Named for VFW Loyalty Day
John Sims and Barbara Lattimore win the Loyalty Day King and Queen contest at VFW Post 405 and Ladies Auxiliary. Both McKinley Junior High students will deliver speeches May 1 at 6 30 p.m. at 1319 Young St. First runners up Natalie Riley and Gail Wright also speak. Twenty eighth grade students participated. Tickets at the door are $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sims
Barbara Lattimore
Hunter Clark Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 405
John
Barbara
Young St
McKinley Junior High
Natalie Riley
Roberta Riley
Lafayette Ave
Gail Wright
Lou David Wright
S. Main St
McKinley
William Shula
Yvonne Hickman
Kathy Lewis
Dorothy Riley
Betty Kremer
Deaths and funerals in Middletown area veterans and residents
Obituary notices report services for George Cox a World War II veteran and local paraplegic, with funeral arrangements at J RK Baker Funeral Home and burial at Woodside Cemetery. Other notices list Robert Wells Arthur Knapp Chester Bowlus Velma Tackett Velma Arnold Mrs Alberta Berglund Clark and various survivors including spouses siblings and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cox
J RK Baker
Rodney Williams
Woodside Cemetery
Fredom
Cox
Veterans Administration Hospital
Cincinnati
Pekin Road
Waynesville
France
3Rd Armored
32Nd Armored Regiment
Middletown
DAV
VFW
Ramona Moore
Eunice Frohm
Jacksonburg
Emma
Georgias
Maude Carpmell
Lexington
McCoy-Leffler
Robert G. Graham
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Robert Croskery
Arthur A. Knapp
Shafer St
Middletown Hospital
Diamond National
Marguerite
Patricia Tucker
Herbert
John
Elizabeth Starks
Gertrude Lawson
Robert G Scully
Myrne Tackett
Gideor
Shead
Tackett
Morgan County
GC. Murphy Co
John Buell Tackett
Emerson Havens
Mount Sterling
Annie Rothwell
Lillian Spencer
Bethel Huffman
Hope, Ark
Uel
Fay Spence
McCoy- Leffler
Everett Crockett
Madison Junior School Talent Show at 7 30 PM
Madison Junior School will stage its annual talent show at 7 30 PM Friday under Darlene Black. Musical numbers and acts will be presented. Admission is $1. Art will be displayed before, during, and after the show. Dan Hann coordinates the art show and refreshments are served by the school newspaper staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Junior School
Darlene Black
Dan Hann
Four Men Inducted Into Middletown Kiwanis Club
Tom Leight presided at the Middletown Downtown Kiwanis Club induction of four new members. Charles Edwards principal of Amanda Elementary School joins, along with Jack Harris Middletown Credit Bureau manager, Capt. Ron Van Arsdale head of the detective section of the Middletown police, and William Burns Armco General Office payroll coordinator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Vial of Life signup needed by Saturday in Middletown
Local program invites all ages to write vital health details on a slip and place it in a labeled vial to be kept in the refrigerator. Signups run at the Middletown Senior Citizens Center City Centre Mart rotunda and Village at the Middletown Shopping Plaza with free sheets and vials available from law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
City Centre Mart
Tod
Senior Citizens Center
City girl heads Explorer group
Shannon King, 103, Middletown High School senior, elected chairman of the Explorer Presidents Association of the Mound Builders Area Council and installed by Sen Barry Goldwater at the ninth annual Explorer Presidents Congress in Washington. She will serve as youth member of the committee and work with Bill Nast of Armco on developing plans and policies. King has led the Dr Leland Lynch veterinary Explorer post, won the Readers Digest Speaking Contest, and held multiple council and regional roles. Other local explorers attended congress, with Caldwell and Wysong receiving American Humanics certificates. In 1977, New York City hosted 1,850,000 overseas visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon King
Sutphin Sr
Middletown High School
Mound Builders Area Council
Barry Goldwater
Washington
Miss King
Wilbur King
Bill Nast
Armco
Leland Lynch
Explorer
Ohio
West Virginia
Council
Richard Lugar
Indiana
Phil Lacefield
Middletown
Judith Eaton
Springboro
Terri Wells
Steve Wysong
Trenton
Paul Caldwell
Caldwell
Wysong
American Humanics Association
Conservation awards go to city students
Middletown elementary projects won the Butler Soil and Water Conservation District competition. Oneida Elementary fourth graders led with Trees in Our Community, mapping yards and aging trees, while Sherman Elementary students highlighted compost benefits. Certificates will be presented by Jim Hofrner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Butler Soil and Water Conservation District
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Oneida Elementary
Sherman Elementary
Oneida
Elizabeth Campbell
Jim Hofrner
Conservation District
David Carter
Madison Township to Seek Costs for 5.4 Mile Road Resurfacing
Trustees agreed to obtain estimates to resurface 5.4 miles Kalbfleish Eck and Hetzler segments due to severe winter damage. Work to include digging, new gravel base and hot mix with resurfacing planned for September. Concerns raised over culvert water intrusion, Strebee Road hazard, and possible guardrail. Opposition voiced to Ohio Senate Bill 82 limiting county government powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Township
Kalbfleish
Eck
Hetzler
Michael
Hinkle
Elmer Dietz
Dietz
Ohio
Senate
Epilepsy Clinic Set at Easter Seal Center
The Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults will hold an epilepsy clinic May 17 from 9 30 a.m. to noon at 1045 Dayton St Hamilton. Patients must be referred by their family physician or the health department. Referrals are obtained at the center and completed by the family physician. For more information call 893 4431.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Era Baptist Church
S. S. Cousin
Woodside Cemetery
Hail-Jordan
Esther
The
Butler County
Easter Seal Society
Dayton St
Hamilton
Health Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Sims
Young St. Barbara
Fred Lattimore
14Th Ave
C.B. Club
Haywood Aldridge
Ruthie Carter
Reeorge Cox
Robert Wells
Charles St
Mr Wells
Menifee County
Chester Bowlus
Chester Alfred Bowlus
Brookridge
West Chester
Cincinnati General Hospital
Bowlus
Motor Freight Co
St. Paul's United Church of Christ
Trenton Lions Club
Velma
Gail
Nelson
Fairfield
Oma Marsh
Roy
Heart Fund
Arthur Knapp
Myrtle Tackett
Velma Arnold
Detroit
Garden City
Luther Arnold
Eleanor Mack
Rosetta McCullough
Alberta Berglund Clark
Church of the Ascension
Good Samaritan Hospital
Clark
Order of Eastern Star
William W
Robin C Nelson
Bowling Green
Robert B
John A. Berglund
Filson
Central Avenue
Highview Center
Madison
Into Kiwanis Club
Clinton Street
Gladys McKee
American Association of Retired Persons
Dave Lamphier
Order of Police Associates
Sheckler
City Girl Heads
Explorer Group
New York City
New York
Shannon
Cincinnati-Dayton Rd
Robert Lehay
Mossman Road
Ray Ristance
West Alexandria Road
Strebee Road
Lebanon
N. Sycamore
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