Y Opening Year With New Swimming Pool
Middletown YMCA marks a new year by pushing an $825,000 building program. The 1967 milestone includes a $725,000 swimming pool and wing completed last year. A $100,000 memorial gift funds the shell, handball courts, and locker rooms with Crystal Tissue Co. and unnamed donors pledging in memory of Z W Ranck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Ymca
Youth Building Fund
The
Civic Association
Howard Cromwell
Crystal Tissue Co
Z. W. Ranck
Crystal Tissue
Cromwell
YMCA
Middletown
Ernest W. Glenesk
National Ymca Bureau of Buildings and Furnishings
Chicago
Midwest
Middletown JA achieves national recognition in 1967
Asco, sponsored by Armco steel, becomes Middletown Junior Achievement first local company in a national competition placing 4th out of 6,302. JA members receive multiple honors including Patricia Wiley named top corporate secretary. Local and state awards, sales records, and a future banquet highlight a milestone year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Asco
Armco Steel Corp
Indiana University
Bob Bolin
Walter Griffith
Teri
Patricia Wiley
Miami University
Jo Ann Caudill
Future Unlimited
Becky Gillespie
Griffith
Miami University 1967 Highlights Across Three Campuses
The Middletown Campus began Dave Finkelman Auditorium and a science technology building while appointing Joseph C. Ayer as student affairs coordinator. Hamilton Campus broke ground on a 3.3 million project including Mosler Hall and Rentschler Library. Oxford Campus switched to quarters and planned multiple new doctoral programs. The university enrolled a record 11,081 on Oxford and added 1,367 and 1,935 students on other campuses. Credit-no-credit courses debuted to help students explore without affecting averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner-Harvey
Dave Finkelman
Middletown
Joseph C. Ayer
Cincinnati Withrow High School
Cincinnati
Ayer
Hamilton
Mosler
Wildng
Rentschler
Itme
Oxford
Miami
University of Parana
Brazil
Canary Islands
Prague
Luxembourg
THE
University
John D. Millett
Hamiton
Norwood
Piqua
Red Cross Ditty Bags Aid Vietnam Servicemen
The Red Cross local chapter ran two major projects this year. It manned a quota of 300 ditty bags for wounded troops and produced 400 denim bags in August. In Vietnam volunteers filled bags with personal care items. A national effort also called for 500 duty bags. the local chapter exceeded this with 517 bags filled by community support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Local Club and School Meetings Listed for Tuesday
Civitan Rotary Sertoma Lions and multiple PTO groups meet at various times and venues including Manchester Motor Inn and school auditoriums. Community groups such as the Butler County Planned Parenthood Clinic board of education and VFW Auxiliary also have evening sessions across Lemon Township, Trenton, and Monroe areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civitan Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Rotary Club
Sertoma Club
Madison Lions Club
Madison High School
Butler County
Planned Parenthood
Civic Association
Board of Education
Wildwood Pto
Oneida Pto
Parks Development To Continue In 1968
The Parks and Recreation Department plans ongoing beautification of city parks and playgrounds including Dowling Park and Old South School grounds. A 15 to 30 acre east end playfield is proposed, with Jacot Park redesigned as a playground site. The Opti-Derby track in Jacot Park will see continued work and a tennis court project with fencing. The 1967 budget was $195,415. the 1968 proposed budget is $192,822.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Parks and Recreation
Cecil Runyan
Park Board
Dowling Park
Old South
Park Department
Jacot Park
Weber W. Sebald
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Logan T. Johnston
Paul Sullivan
Journal
Wrnter
Miam University
Peace Corps
Washington, D.C
Bernard F. Phelps
T. Michael Smithson
Admission and Records
Ditty Bags Project
Advertising Council
International Newspaper Advertising Executives
Sauerkraut
Germantown Rd
Central Ave
Aromed
Trenton
Trenton High School
Sta. Mary's
Rehurch
Shaddock
Us 1800
Germantown
South Main
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