Army plans flood project in Franklin
The Army Corps of Engineers considers flood control work for west Franklin and along Clear Creek with a reconnaissance report completed and a feasibility study authorized. Start dates hinge on the federal fiscal year beginning October, while officials plan a support resolution and discuss related garage sale regulation and city purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Army Corps of Engineers
West Franklin
Clear Creek
Roger Gillespie
U.S
Thomas Kindness
Kindness
Gillespie
Bernard Eichholz
Councilman Quits to Become Franklin Township Trustee
Franklin High School government teacher Herbert D. Swiger, 27, will become Franklin Township trustee replacing Paul Fitzgerald who resigned for health reasons. Swiger’s city council seat will be vacated August 31, with interviews for the vacancy to be arranged for the September 7 meeting. Fitzgerald emphasized cooperation with Carlisle and local municipalities.Swiger is a native of West Liberty Kentucky and a resident of 50 Stanton Court, Franklin, a Carlisle High School and Miami University graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Gansheimer
Paul R. Smith
Gansheimer
Barbara Thornton
Franklin
Herbert D. Swiger
Franklin Township
Franklin High School
Paul Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Swiger
City Council
Dan Moore
William Gansheimer
Moore
Carlisle
Harold Baker
Fourth Street
Great Miami River
Baker
Fourth
Harry Beachler
West Liberty
Stanton Court
Carlisle High School
Miami University
Theft report shift from Armco guard to home
Police briefs note a hat was stolen from an Armco security guard’s car at his home, not at Armco as previously reported. A tape recording device was taken from Dan Longman’s car at his home, and fishing gear valued at about 490 dollars was stolen from William Grays’s car at his home.
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Armco
Dan Longman
N. Sutonin St
William Grays
Bexley Drive
Butler County debates selling old county buildings
County commissioners in Hamilton consider selling the old water and sewer building after relocating to the new administration building. Disputes center on selling or preserving the Brown property adjacent to the jail for parking and on the annex building. Some see funds from sales for courthouse remodeling while others favor retaining space for future growth and parking. A basement space in the new building is being considered for Civil Defense, and bids for road improvements near Oxford Milford Lemon Wayne and Madison townships total over 98 thousand dollars. A Friday Car Wash for muscular dystrophy raises funds at Dietz’s station with a 1.75 admission.
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Hamilton
County Water and Sewer Department
Donald Schirmer
Abe Brown Furniture Co
County Auditor's
Clerk of Courts
Schirmer
Logsdon
Brown
Campbell Drive
Civil Defense
Irene Lewis
Annex
Walter Follmer
Oxford
Milford
Lemon
Wayne
Madison Townships
Police crack down at Miami River Park targets sexual misconduct
An undercover unit that patrolled the Miami River Park on Verity Parkway arrested William Manning and Richard Metcalf on sexual imposition charges after complaints of youths being mistreated. A plainclothes officer was assaulted by two men during the incidents. The crackdown began last week per Lt. Earl Smith.
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Miami River Park
Verity Parkway
William Manning
Greentree Road
Richard Metcalf
Miamisburg
Earl Smith
Explosion mystifies fire chief near South Lebanon
Fire destroyed the Foster Brown home on Shawhan Road east of South Lebanon in the early hours. Fire chief Albert Clark suspects arson but the state fire marshal refused to investigate due to illness. Neighbors recalled a single loud blast and the house, without gas service, had doors and windows blown up to 40 feet away. The Brown family was away on vacation in Tennessee at the time.
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South Lebanon
Foster Brown
Shawhan Road
Albert Clark
South Lebanon Union Township
Clark
Brown
Tennessee
Valley View board approves second 3 mill levy plan
Valley View school board votes unanimously to seek a three mill additional operating levy in the November election. Supt. Lowell Draffen says three mills would sustain programs with fewer cuts and notes he has limited time to study finances. Board members express concern that three mills may or may not be enough.
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Germantown
Valley View
Lowell Draffen
Draffen
Phillip Schaeffer
George Kuhn
Kuhn
Obituaries Miss Details From Newport and Indianapolis Deaths
The Journal omits Marion Gumm of Newport Ky father of Mrs Callie Harris in Jackson Ky obituary. Mrs Harris retired in 1972 after 30 years at Interstate Folding Box Co. Laura Brown of Indianapolis daughter of Michele Rossi died at Middletown Hospital. Rossi formerly lived at 302 Baltimore St and at Barbara Park Convalescent Center last year.
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Marion Gumm
Newport
Callie Harris
Jackson
Journal
Harris
Interstate Folding Box Co
Laura Brown
Indianapolis
Michele
Mike” Rossi
Middletown Hospital
Rossi
Baltimore St
Barbara Park Convalescent Center
Creed T. Pruitt
Nicholasville
W. Home Street
Trenton
Pruitt
Middletown
Martha Hammack
Cord Shelly
Richland
Maude Newly
San Diego
Calif
J R. Baker
Darrell Downing
Butler County Memorial Park
Death notices and school board actions reported in Middletown area
Obituaries note Creed Pruitt of Nicholasville and others from Trenton Harlan and Middletown with survivors and services. Separate items cover local death notices for Lavone Swigart and Ralph Lane and a Middletown school board disciplinary code, staffing changes, and resignations with details on churches, cemeteries, and memorials.
Mrs. Mary J. Smith of Harlan Ky Dead at 81
Mrs. Mary J. Smith 81 of Harlan Kentucky died in the family residence after a long illness. She was the mother of several relatives and was active in local community activities. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital
Smith
Harlan
Rex Pentecostal Church of God
Hubert
Marie Jones
Middletown
Wanda Owens
Franklin
Elsie Reed
Caney, Ky
Sgt
Willis Smith
Joseph R Baker
Howard Sears
Butler County Memorial Park
Mary J. Smith
Harlan, Ky
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Army
Eric von Klinger
Joe Baxter
Jaycee Industrial Park
Herbert Swiger
Butler County
Dietz
Sohio Station
Central Ave
Eve Fillinger
Marvin Havens
S. Sutphin
Betty’s
Fairfield
Ohio
N. University Blvd
Middletown, Ohio
Midd
Eaton Rd
State Rt
West
Seadragon
Northwest Passage
Valley View Board
Michele Rossi
Creed Pruitt
Lavone Swigart
Lavone M. Swigart
Victoria Ave
Middletown Hospita
Leroy
Nancy Gray
Marlene Andres
Robert Nicholson
Arthur Lotz
Charles Ford
Dayton
Joseph R. Baker
Lowell Scheufler
Woodside Cemetery
Doty House
First United Methodist Church
Ralph Lane
Lebanon
Ralph Hunt Lane
Maple Court
Otterbein
Lane
Red Lion
Red Lion Methodist Church
Irene
John
Marion L. French
Belleview
Fla
Anglesby
Gordon Core
Woodhill Cemetery
Frances E. Bueler
Chase Ave
St. Joseph Church
Colligan
Warren C. Mayer
Shuler Ave
St. Veronica Church
Brown-Dawson
Schaeffer
Richard Miletic
Johnston
Linda Gillespie
Centerville
Jeanine Stiver
Paula Salant
Middletown High School
Sally Shaffer
Mary Smith
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkvy
14Th Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
tGgd Funeral Home
Riggs Funeral Home
Monroe
William E. Riggs
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