Trustees Fight Middletown Annexation Plan
Lemon Township officials mounted a petition drive and held a public meeting to oppose a 245 acre annexation into Middletown. Trustee president Stanley Rothman called the move aggressive and warned it would erode the township tax base while highlighting local services and Acreage including Armco Steel Corp land. No formal petition has reached Butler County commissioners yet.
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Lemon Township
Middletown
Middletown Area
Rothman
Germany
Armco Steel Corp
Oneida
Amanda
Mayfield
E. Roosevelt Boulevard
Butler County
DeMolay Deacon Keller Named State Senior Deacon
Richard S. Keller of 4400 Creekview Drive was appointed state senior deacon at the 1977 DeMolay conclave in Akron. He earned Brotherhood and Rookie of the Year awards and will assist as coordinator for next year’s Bowling Green University conclave. Edward W. Buns was elected state senior counselor. Tom Walker and Elmer Landon received the Legion of Honor Award for DeMolay service. Attendees from Middletown included Mike Storck Melvin Barker Jerry Stewart Scott Stamper David Stamper and the Stamper and Keller families.
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Richard S. Keller
Creekview Drive
Akron
Keller
Bowling Green University
Edward W. Buns
Mason
Legion of Honor
Tom Walker
Elmer Landon
Middletown
Mike Storck
Melvin Barker
Jerry Stewart
Scott Stamper
David Stamper
Donald Stamper
Richard Keller
Mrs Sherman Post Haight Dies at 88 in Litchfield
Mrs Sherman Post Haight, noted author and rare book collector, aviation enthusiast, and student of Indian cultures, died Monday at her home in Litchfield, Connecticut. She was 88.
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Litchfield, Conn
Sherman Post Haight
Lee Ann Evans Crowned 1977 Twirling Champion
Lee Ann Evans eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John H Evans of 803 Fourth Ave earned the 1977 grand national twirling champion title in her age division at the United States Twirling Association national solo and corps meet in Denver. She won a gold cup for solo and a silver cup for grand champion three batons, plus two national division medallions and a national medal. Evans is the Middletown area member of Miller's Blackhawks Junior Musical Corp based in Dayton which won first in national corps competition.
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Lee Ann Evans
John H. Evans
Fourth Ave
United States Twirling Association
Denver
Middletown Area
Miller’s Blackhawks
Ruppert murder conviction appealed to Ohio Supreme Court
Butler County Prosecutor John Holcomb filed a notice of appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court challenging the First District Court of Appeals ruling that overturned James A. Ruppert’s 11 count aggravated murder conviction and ordered a new trial. The appellate panel found error in Ruppert’s jury waiver and in advisory instructions, noting the Easter 1975 shootings left Ruppert at Lima State Hospital for the criminally insane.
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Butler County
John Holcomb
Ohio Supreme Court
First District Court of Appeals
James A. Ruppert
Ruppert
Holcomb
Common Pleas Court
Court of Appeals
Fred B. Cramer
Minor Ave
Lima State Hospital
Deaths and Funerals Featured in Local Notices
Charles Willis Sullivan 73 of Garden Manor died there at 11 15 p m yesterday after seven weeks residency in ill health two years born Middletown lived most of life here former Elman Court resident last worked as a salesman for Howe Motor Co survived by three daughters Dawn Sullivan Middletown Marcia Reist Hamilton Michaele Grevey Hamilton a son Barry Middletown nine grandchildren Mass 10 a m Thursday St John s Church burial Rose Hill Cemetery Hamilton callers McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Thursday 9 00 a m to time of mass memorials to St John s Church organ fund Felma P Harmon 76 Vanderveer Ave services 10 a m tomorrow Campbell Edward Dinkel 79 Pleasant Ave Mass 10 a m Thursday St Ann Church Lucy A Linz 77 Trinity Home Dayton formerly Hamilton services 11 a m Thursday Klaus Weigel
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Charles Willis Sullivan
Garden Manor
Sullivan
Middletown
Elman Court
Howe Motor Co
St. John's Church
Dawn Sullivan
Marcia Reist
Michaele
Vatican Judge Dino Cardinal Staff Dies at 71
Dino Cardinal Staff, age 71, renowned canon law expert and head of the Apostolic Seal, the Vatican's top court, died after a long illness. AP reported.
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Dino Cardinal Staff
Apostolic Seal
Vatican
Warren County grand jury indicts nine people
The Warren County grand jury returned indictments against nine persons including Linda Alcorn 29 of Lundy Whitacre Road charged with involuntary manslaughter in the July 1 shooting of her husband James Alcorn. Other indictments include Michael McGuire of Pineville West Virginia for aggravated robbery and Sharon Rudie of Franklin for receiving stolen property. There was one secret indictment.
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Lebanon
Warren County Grand Jury
Morrow
Linda Alcorn
Lundy-Whitacre Road
James
Warren County
Alcorn
Michael McGuire
Pineville
W. Va
McGuire
Hamlin
Sohio
Franklin- Trenton Road
Orville
Buck” Hamlin
Arsonist Convicted and Fined in Swift County Case
Clifford Brent Franklin, 21, of 714 15th Ave, was convicted and sentenced about 15 hours after the offense. He received six months for arson with three months suspended, and weekend jail time. Arrest followed a late night investigation of a garage fire at Danny Peyton’s home, with gasoline odor and burning wicks found nearby. Franklin pleaded no contest, received one year probation and ordered to pay costs. prior grass-fire convictions were noted.
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Clifford Brent Franklin
Butler County
Franklin
Danny Peyton
Main St
S. Main
Carlisle School Registration Dates Announced
Carlisle districts set two registration sessions this month for new students. Kindergartners to sixth graders register Aug 17 18 and 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with birth certificates and proof of immunizations for new entrants. Grades seven to twelve register Aug 22 and 23 from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. with guardians present.
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Carlisle
Fire departments agree on Hinkle Road alarms
Madison Township Fire Chief Dee Harlan says Germantown Fire Chief Richard Zechar will jointly respond to fire calls in the Hinkle Road area after a bridge closing. The affected zone includes 7700 block numbers and the north end of No Man's Road. Repairs are set for 30 to 60 days. Residents may call either department.
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Hinkle
Madison Township
Dee Harlan
Germantown
Richard Zechar
Hinkle Road
No Man's Road
Harlan
Madison
Area Scouts Competing at National Jamboree
Area Scouts take part in the National Scout Jamboree at Morraine State Park Pa with Troop 158 rep Danny Sanger. Doug Bolton and Scott Campbell enter photography and science projects as Anita Bryant Bruce Jenner and Farrah Fawcett Majors entertain, though some reports differ from scout masters.
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Morraine State Park
Doug Bolton
Scott Campbell
Anita Bryant
Bruce Jenner
Farrah Fawcett
Bolton
Louie Andres
Everett Sharron
Jeff Campbell
Lee Dennis
Gratis trustee petition filed in Gratis Township race
John L. Rager 62 of 6098 Ohio 725 E has become the fifth candidate for two Gratis Township trustee seats with polling set for November. Rager a farmer sold Rainbow Farm Service Jan 1 and holds multiple local posts. The filing deadline is tomorrow at 4 p.m. for all township positions.
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Gratis
John L. Rager
Ohio
Gratis Township
Rager
Rainbow Farm Service
Here
Middletown
Trenton
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Preble County
Citizens For Fair Taxation
Preble
Stanley Smith
Cartoonist Ross Lewis of Milwaukee Dies at 74
Ross Lewis, a retired Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist for The Milwaukee Journal, dies. A memorial service is set for Wednesday at Fox Point Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Fox Point Evangelical Lutheran Church
Ross Lewis
Milwaukee Journal
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Bud) Steller
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