Butler County Fair Opens With Attendance Near 14 Thousand
The 121st Butler County Fair opened at the fairgrounds with about 13 700 paid entrants Sunday and weather trimming turnout by about 700 from last year. Grange displays dominated judging with Collinsville Grange taking first place and a new Pomona booth featured along with a Junior Grange booth. Beverly Blakley, 17, Collinsville, was named 1971 junior fair queen. 4H clubs from Middletown and surrounding areas posted ribbons and new designations replaced the old first through third places. An aspirational display titled The Kid a dune buggy by Don Moore of Ross High School drew attention as other exhibits were judged today. The fair runs through Friday night.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Walter Taylor
Collinsville Grange
Monroe Grange
Fairfield Grange
Hanover Grange
Elk Creek Grange
Pomona Grange
Collinsville
Beverly Blakley
Gene R
Beverly
Talawanda High School
Oxford
Junior Fair Board
Talawanda
Future Farmers of America
Middletown
Madison Lew and Sews
Madison Township Proeschel
Pinners
Trenton Busy Bakers
Busy Bakers
Leona S. Markel
Scome Economics
Don Moore
Ross High School
The
Kid
Moore
Teachers' pay boosts still frozen in Middletown limbo
Supt. Robert K. Johnson seeks Ohio Department of Education clarification as OSBA outlines Cost of Living Council rules. Pay increases for contracts effective before August 15 would be paid, while those after would not during the freeze. Cafeteria and lab price changes also face freeze implications.
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Middletown
Robert K. Johnson
Ohio State Department of Education
CLC
Johnson
State Board
Division of Finance
Ohio State Board of Education
OSBA
Ohio
Fire causes $7,000 loss at Steel Terminals warehouse
Investigation by fire inspectors underway after a morning blaze at Steel Terminals warehouse 3700 Tytus Ave. Damage listed at 5000 to the building and 2000 to contents. Supervisor Robert Curtis noted the cause was under study. A second fire in a laundry basket at Parkway Motel 2425 N Verity Parkway destroyed linen.
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Steel Terminals
Tytus Ave
Robert Curtis
Parkway Motel
N. Verity Parkway
Middletown Soldier Dies Of Gun Wound
Pvt. Gary E. McIntire, 22, of Middletown, died at Ft. Campbell Kentucky after a fellow trainee’s rifle discharged during a guard break. Pvt. Phillip Blizzard of Suffolk is detained as investigation continues. McIntire, a 1971 Middletown High School graduate, leaves a family including parents Robert and Dorothy Gambill and several siblings. Funeral arrangements remain incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Middletonian
Ft. Campbell
Gary E. McIintire
Highland St
Army
McIntire
Phillip Blizzard
Suffolk
Blizzard
Pvt. McIntire
Robert McIntire
Dorothy Gambill
Houston
Tex
Middletown High School
Catherine McIntire
Middletown
Pamela
Douglas
Sharon Merriman
Jill Shepherd
Michael Merriman
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Merlin Pope Jr Accepts Yale Fellowship in Psychology
Merlin G. Pope Jr son of Merlin and Mrs Pope of 1008 S Main St and a 1960 Middletown High School graduate has accepted a full Yale University fellowship to pursue graduate work in comparative psychology. He earned a master’s degree at Akron University after serving in the U S Army and hopes to earn a Ph D at Yale. He and his wife with an 11 year old daughter live in Akron where she works in public schools.
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Merlin G. Pope Jr
Merlin Pope
S. Main St
Middletown High School
Yale University
Pope
U.S. Army
Akron University
Yale
Akron Public Schools
Dayton man held on two counts
Jimmy Mathers a 33 year old Dayton resident was jailed on charges of driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance. He was also held for failure to pay a $63 city debt from a previous conviction. Police stopped him on Main Street at 2 a.m. after which he dropped a packet containing marijuana.
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Jimmy Mathers
Dayton
Mathers
Main Street
New Pastor Named for St Mary Franklin
Msgr. Edward F Connaughton of Dayton area parochial schools is named pastor of St Mary Church in Franklin. He will replace Rev. Paul P Galliger who retires Sept 1 after serving since 1958. Galliger, a Xenia native ordained in 1933, previously served as assistant chaplain at Sts Peter and Paul Norwood.
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Edward F. Connaughton
Dayton Area
St. Mary Church
Franklin
Msgr
Connaughton
Paul P. Galliger
St. Mary
Loretto
Dayton
Father Galliger
Xenia
Sts. Peter and Pauls
Norwood
Youth, 18, to be charged in Benson's Grocery burglary
An 18 year old youth faces burglary charges this afternoon after detectives questioned two boys and a girl about an early morning break in at Benson's Grocery on Jacoby Avenue. About 200 dollars in wine beer cigarettes and groceries were recovered. Randolph Hamilton 38 of Baltimore Street and three companions reportedly forced a wooden panel to enter the store and were arrested at 2 08 a.m.
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Benson’s Grocery
Jacoby Ave
Delbert Barker
Randolph Hamilton
Baltimore St
Taft School Break-In Claims Window Damage
Lawrence Aldridge assistant principal reports Taft School suffered a weekend break-in after three windows were damaged Entry gained and an inventory will determine extent of loss as of today
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TAFT
Lawrence Aldridge
Visitor Finds Gun Near Dick’s Creek Bridge
A California man visiting Middletown area reported finding a .22 caliber revolver lying on the creek bank under the old Ohio 4 bridge south of Middletown about 3 p.m. yesterday. Ira Wright Martin of Los Altos turned the weapon over to Patrolman Gary Anderson.
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California
Butler County
Dick’s Creek
Ohio 4
Middletown
Ira Wright Martin
Los Altos
Ito
Gary Anderson
Middletown water rate case seeks injunction against increase
The Middletown Area Developers Association files for a Butler County Common Pleas Court injunction to stop the Sept 1 water rate hike approved as an emergency. The suit targets Robert Moschell and city officials, arguing due process was not followed and out-of-city users face higher charges.
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Middletown Area Developers Association
Middletown
H. T. Derivan
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Robert Moschell
Public Utilities
T Township
Lemon Township
Butler County
Nixon
Man Shot in Left Leg After Café Meeting
Richard Wills, 20, of 2404 Elmo Place, was shot in the left leg by a woman's irate husband after meeting the woman at a cafe. Wills, hospitalized in Middletown, could not recall names or addresses and said the couple’s home location and the woman's name were unclear. Police report he arrived at Mid Middletown Hospital by private car and may sign warrants if memory returns.
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Richard Wills
Elmo Place
Middletown Hospital
Wills
Butler
Seven Members Win Awards in Aero Meet at Smith Park
Seven members of the Middletown Aero-Modelers Club were recognized at contests held at Smith Park yesterday. Tom Bradley won first in the scale contest, Jim Mills took second, Dave Lambert led hand launch gliders, with Charles Smith second and Roger Whitman third. Semi scale winners were Bill Byrum first, Bradley second, and Robin Ulrich third.
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Middletown
Wallet theft report in West Chester hotel
Thomas Moening, 24, told Butler County police his wallet containing 150 dollars was taken from his room at the Avis Motor Inn on Cincinnati-Dayton Road in West Chester. Patrolman James Parsons took the theft report during the weekend.
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Hamilton
Lima
Butler County
Avis Motor Inn
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
West Chester
Ptl
James Parsons
Thomas Moening
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Sheckler
U.S
Gary McIntire
Merlin Pope Jr
Franklin St. Mary’s
Dale Hessel
Hessel
Derivan
Beckwith
Genith
Tv's & Stereos
E. State ST
Trenton
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