Denim robe marks change for Butler County judge
Judge Fred B Cramer of Butler County Common Pleas wears a blue denim robe with red stitching and a built in gavel loop to signal a move toward modern courtroom attitudes. The design collaboration involved Shillito's University of Cincinnati fashion students and faced challenges from denim weight to robe fullness.
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Butler County Common Pleas Court
Fred B Cramer
Cramer
Shillito’s
Janet Block
Shillito
College of Design, Art and Architecture
University of Cincinnati
Beverly Ferguson
Judge Cramer
Indictment of Warren County posse head sparks case file
Melvin Ray longtime head of Warren County sheriff s mounted posse was indicted by a special grand jury on embezzling 2000 from posse funds He was arrested and released on his own recognizance The posse operates as a police affiliated fund raising group not a department arm The sheriff also fired two jailers Ralph Royal and Steve Salyer over aiding a transfer for Becky Syphers and other jail rule violations Royal Salyer and a matron Jane Theil were connected to a midnight removal of Syphers from her cell The trio faced dismissal via CETA rules and are appealing The case occurs amid broader grand jury investigations and jailhouse transfers to better facilities.
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Lebanon
Melvin Ray
Warren County Sheriff's Mounted Posse
Special Grand Jury
Warren County Sheriff's Department
Ray
Posse
Sheriff's Department
O'Neall Road
Waynesville
Roy Wallace
Ralph Royal
Steve Salyer
Becky Syphers
Warren County Common Pleas Court
William Young
Grand Jury
Wallace
Ohio Bell plans 2.6 million in Middletown during 1977
Ohio Bell announces a 1977 Middletown package to add switching equipment at Monroe and Franklin exchanges to handle more calling circuits. The statewide plan totals 375 million with 47 percent more spending, including new underground conduit, cable routes, and line replacements to improve service and reduce costs.
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Monroe and
Franklin Exchange
Ohio Bell
Middletown
Germantown Pike
Verity Parkway
Winona
Wilbraham
Ann Baines
License Sticker Sale Details for 1977 Cars
Monday starts L through Z sticker sales for 1977 vehicle licenses. A through K must display by midnight tonight. After deadline, A through K can buy via May 31 display deadline. Prices vary by county and vehicle type with cash only payments. Locations and hours listed for Middletown and other area bureaus.
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Butler
Montgomery
Warren
Camden
Preble County
Ohio
Middletown
Motor Vehicles Bureau
First Ave
Monroe
Main Street
Armco Steel Corp Declares Quarterly Dividend
The Armco Steel Corp board declared a 45 cent per share regular quarterly dividend payable June 6 to holders of record May 13. A dividend on preferred shares was also declared, payable June 30 to shareholders of record June 3.
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Armco Steel Corp
Car Hits Porch and Driver Flees in Early Morning Crash
A car struck Sherman Gibson’s porch at 1127 Lafayette Ave causing over 2000 in damage. The driver fled before police arrival around 1 45 am. Blood spots in the car suggest an occupant was injured. The 1976 vehicle left Lafayette, crossed the yard, damaged shrubs and porch corner with bricks denting the siding.
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Sherman Gibson
Lafayette Ave
Lafayette
Gibson
Burglary Loss High at Homes in Local Break-ins
Police report two burglaries with extensive property loss. At 61 Concord Ave a total of about 1440 dollars in items including a turntable television set and watches were stolen after burglars removed a rear window. At 1712 N Breiel Blvd a 400 dollar television and 25 dollars in change were taken.
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Donald Ginn Jr
Concord Ave
Chester Muncie
N. Breiel Blvd
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Judge
Sheckler
Beverly Ferguson Designed Novel
Warren County
Sheriff's Posse
Syphers
Allen Blankenship
Royal
Salyer
Jane Theil
Mrs. Syphers
CETA
Warren County Manpower Office
Theil
al Hylton
County Manpower Office
Franklin
Manchester Avenue
Broad
Main Streets
Main
Central Avenue
Central
West Middletown
Alexandria Road
Michael
Dickey
Ohio 63
Dubois
Martz-Paulin
Trenton
Franklin Roads
Central Ave
George D. Smith
Germantown Rd
Journal Middletown
S. Main SM
Lebanon City
Broadway
Germantown
Sportsman Center
Gratis
Coleman's Market
Marys Jewelry Store
Main St
Verity Clor
Wendt
Philo
London Fog
Crawford
London
Bankamericard
Worthmore Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Acs
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