Monroe Puts Together Big Sesqui Celebration
Monroe Sesquicentennial Committee lays out a village wide celebration schedule for the 150th birthday. Events run Thursday through Sunday with pageants, parades, industrial tours, a range of performances, church services, a new post office dedication, and a concluding Singout Youth Chorus concert.
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Monroe
Miss Monroe
Manchester Machine
Miami Carey
Singout Youth Chorus of
Dayton
Jailbreakers Face Charges Escaped Three From Preble County Jail
Three inmates escaped by prying a ceiling plate and crawling through a gap to the roof of the Preble County courthouse. Norman Perry of Red Key Indiana suffered head and back injuries after a 600 foot fall onto an outside stairwell. Perry Campbell and Clarence Campbell of Volga West Virginia halted their escape. all three face charges with one in hospital and others awaiting grand jury action.
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Eaton
Preble County
Good Samaritan
Dayton
Norman Perry
Red Key
Ind
Perry Campbell
Clarance
Volga
W. Va
Perry
National
Correction on Sheep Show Champion At Hamilton Event
In Sunday's Journal a caption misidentified the champion ewe. Pam Majors of HamiltonLebanon Road Middletown appeared with the champion South town breeding ewe, but the Hamp shire breeding ewe was shown by Miss Carol Schaeffer of Withrow Road Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Pam Majors
Hamilton-Lebanon Road
Middletown
Southtown
Hampshire
Carol Schaeffer
Withrow Road
Nimrod Lebanon Plant to Produce Canvas Tops for Ward Trailers
Lebanon expands Ward Manufacturing Inc with a new 30-worker plant at 13 N. Cherry St. producing canvas tops for Nimrod camping trailers. Start date Sept 1, aiming at 10 percent of Ward’s canvas needs. Plant manager Charles Thiel notes 150 applications from local area. output shipped to Hamilton main plant. expansion tied to labor availability.
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Lebanon
Ward Manufacturing, Inc
Hamilton
Ward
Charles Thiel
Middletown
Mason
N. Cherry St
W. W. Aleander
Ward's
Vocational School Plan Faces Local Opt Out
Germantown officials quit the huge vocational school project while Valley View borders keep its prospects. Dayton area districts sent final plans for a 48 million facility costing 0.7 mill for construction and 1.3 mills for operation.
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Germantown
Washington Township
Montgomery County
Valley View
George Mourouzis
Dayton County
Valley View Board Seeks 3.9 Mill Renewal Levy
Germantown Valley View school board votes to renew a 3.9 mill operating levy for nine years to support daily school costs. The levy, first set in 1962 at 4.2 mills and reduced after 1965 merger, brings about $80 000 annually for texts libraries utilities salaries and other expenses. The board aims to align renewal dates with other levies so voters aren’t taxed annually. No extra cost to taxpayers is expected.
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Germantown
Valley View
George Mourouzis
Three Butler Teens Join Ohio Teen Aged Institute
Three Butler County teens attend the second annual Ohio Teen aged Institute on Alcohol at Kent State University in Kent through August 30. Participants include Bob Schallip Greg Stover and Tom Wilkerson from Hamilton and Ross. About 70 teens from across the state attend to build teen leadership against alcoholism and underage drinking. The program is run by the Governor's Committee on Teen aged Drinking the Department of Liquor Control the Department of Health the Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers and Kent State University. State Liquor Control Director Donald D. Cook says education is essential and starts with youth.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Ohio Teenaged Institute On Alcohol
Kent State University
Kent
Bob Schallip
Jacksonburg Road
Greg Stover
Fairy Drive
Tom Wilkerson
Central Drive
Ross
Governor’s Committee
Department of Liquor Control
Department of Health
Ohio Congress of Parents and Teachers
State Liquor Control
Donald D. Cook
Ohio
Ham Operator Alerts Firefighters Helps Save Arizona House
An unidentified citizen band radio operator in Hootenanny Hollow tried to alert Prescott firefighters about a fire on Duford Avenue. David Shores of Richmond heard the distress call and alerted the Virginia Highway Patrol, which relayed the message to Arizona authorities. Firefighters arrived in time to save the house.
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Hootenanny Hollow
Ariz
Prescott
Duford Avenue
David Shores
Richmond
Shores
Virginia Highway Patrol
Arizona Highway Patrol
Arizona Patrol
Camden Girl Wins Top Post In JA
Patricia Wiley from Camden Rt. 2 was elected 1968 conference secretary as Ohio Junior Achievers capped a national JA gathering at Indiana University Bloomington. The 1,800 attendees included members from the United States Canada England and other nations. Other officers include Clay Evans of Dayton as vice president and Chris Striefender of Cleveland as president.
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Camden
Ohio
Patricia Wiley
Camden Rt. 2
Indiana University
Bloomington
U.S
Canada
England
Clay Evans
Dayton
Chris Striefender
Cleveland
Columbus
Ann Wheaten
Lebanon Receives 18th Consecutive Pedestrian Safety Citation
The Americn Automobile Association awarded Lebanon its 18th straight pedestrian safety citation for no fatalities. Police chief John Gosling accepted the honor in Cincinnati and urged parents to teach children safe walking habits, noting 18 years and nine months without a pedestrian fatality.
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Lebanon
Americn Automobile Association
John Gosling
Cincinnati
Contract Awarded For Electric Cars By LIRR Bid
The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority announced a $57.3 million contract to the Budd Co of Philadelphia to build 270 high speed electric cars for the Long Island Rail Road. The cars will reach up to 100 miles per hour, though commuter runs will not use such speeds.
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New York
Budd Co
Philadelphia
Long Island Rail Road
Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Authority
Authority
William Rowan
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William Goldschmidt
Harold L. Stafford
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Ins. Agency, Inc
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Central Ave
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