Legion Marks Death of Four Chaplains
American Legion Post 218 observed Religious Emphasis Week with a "Service to God and Country" honoring four chaplains aboard the Dorchester who gave their life jackets to others during the 1943 North Atlantic disaster. The ceremony in Philadelphia featured post commander Earnest M. Rains and chaplain Rev. E. P. Howerton, urging renewed prayer Bible reading family devotions and church attendance.
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American Legion Post 218
the Legion
U. S. Dorchester
North Atlantic
Philadelphia
Earnest M. Rains
E. P. Howerton
Legion
City Commission
Youth Shot In Hamilton Is Fair In Hospital
A 17 year old, Millard Smith Jr., is listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital after being wounded by another teen, John W Barefield, in a Wallace Street card game dispute. Barefield, 16, reportedly returned with a shotgun. Smith, who also had a shotgun, hid behind a door as the shot was fired.
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Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Millard Smith Jr
Wallace Sr
Barefield
Ohio winner named in Voice of Democracy contest
Robert Heydorn, 17, of Cuyahoga Falls wins the Ohio Voice of Democracy speech contest. He receives a $1,000 scholarship from the Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars after defeating three other finalists on Sunday in Columbus.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Robert Heydorn
Cuyahoga Falls
Summit County
Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars
Heydorn
Record crowd visits JA Trade Fair in Midtown
A crowd exceeding 1000 people attended the Junior Achievement Trade Fair on Saturday, the highlight of JA Week. 17 booths showcased Achievers products with Busy Bee Cee's (Black Clawson) taking first, Gardner Enterprisers (Diamond National) second, and Aeronca Sky-Rockets (Aeronca Manufacturing) third. awards presented by local retailers led by Ted Lazaro. A display will stay at Mid-Town Center through the week.
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Busy Bee Cee
Black Clawson
Gardner Enterprisers
Diamond National
Aeronca Sky-Rockets
Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation
Ted Lazaro
More Candidates In May Primary
Hamilton The latest ad dition of petitions filed by two candidates with the Butler County Board of Elections Saturday increases the total to ten filed for the May 5 primary election. Augspurger seeks the Democratic nomination for county commissioner and Gabbard seeks the Republican nomination for sheriff. Bearel Joyce filed for sheriff as a Democrat. Other filings include engineers clerk of courts county commissioner treasurer and prosecuting attorney races with deadlines Wednesday.
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Hamilton
Butler County Board of Elections
H. Augspurger
Hamilton Middletown Road
Burton P. Gabbard
Parkamo Ave
Augspurger
Gabbard
Jesse Pochard
Joseph T. Kiep
John W
Jack) Thomas
Joseph J. LoBuono
Ross H. Snyder
Mark G. Wendel
Darrell Collins
New Miami
Richard Wesser
Attorne
CORE Plans Action On Rights Bill
Louis Cox of the local Congress on Racial Equality group will speak at COREs weekly meeting at Bailey Funeral Home 1601 Baltimore Ave at 7 p m. The gathering will discuss and draft community support telegrams for the civil rights bill then on the Houses floor. Cox will depart tonight for Washington to lobby local congressmen and back the bills fate, staying until it passes or is defeated.
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Louis Cox
Congress On Racial Equality
CORE
Bailey
Baltimore Ave
House of Representatives
Washington
Cox
Ohio
Commission To Act On Industries Real Estate Deals Tonight
City Commission to finalize real estate transactions with two prospective industries at the eight o clock meeting. Ordinances cover sale of about four acres in Hook Field Industrial Park to Permiteco Inc Dayton manufacturer of specialized parts. A second tract at the airport west end may be leased to T W Smith Aircraft Inc, now at the closing Blue Ash airport. An ordinance also accepts an end of runway identification system from Armco Steel Corp and Champion Paper Co at the airport.
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Hook Field
Permiteco, Inc
Dayton
T W Smith Aircraft, Inc
Blue Ash
Armco Steel Corp
Champion Paper Co
Break-in at Baltimore Grocery and Apartment Burglary
Cigarettes gum and candy valued at 6.57 were stolen in a Baltimore Street 1318 burglary between 11 and 11:30 p.m. after the night lock was opened. Detectives also investigated a break-in at Lowell Padgett’s apartment 598 S Main St where a coat valued at 30 was taken through a forced rear door.
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Baltimore
Baltimore St
Lowell Padgett
S. Main St
Middletown Hospital Treated Infant Timothy Gilbert
Tot Treated at Middletown Hospital after falling ill at home on Crawford Street. Emergency squad administered oxygen as the 10 month old Timothy Gilbert experienced breathing difficulties yesterday evening at 9:02 p.m.
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Timothy Gilbert
Crawford St
Middletown Hospital
Major Demolition Starts In Urban Renewal Area
Equipment moved into action today in the first major demolition project in the Garfield urban renewal area. SAS Equipment Co. started plugging sewers in the four block area to be razed, with 9 days given to demolish 127 buildings. The work centers on Walnut and Sycamore streets between York and McCurry avenues, under the supervision of Barry Cholak, assistant director of urban renewal. The project, part of a 17 block redevelopment, will clear a four block zone then be resold for light industry. Total project cost is 8 million with 75 percent funded by the federal Housing and Home Financing Agency. city share about 700 thousand. City has purchased 209 of 263 properties and has options on about 20 more. July 1965 target for complete clearance.
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Garfield
SAS Equipment Co
Irvington
N. J
Walnut and
Sycamore Streets
York and
McCurry Avenues
Cholak
Millett Urges Global Citizenship and Democracy's Social Justice
Miami University President John D. Millett told midyear graduates that concern for others is vital to American democracy. He warned that withdrawal would cede influence to Communism, arguing democracy must pursue social justice both at home and abroad and that citizens must be global in outlook.
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Oxford
Miami University
John D. Millett
Miami
Middletown Group Attends Cancer Society Training
A Middletown delegation attended an American Cancer Society volunteer training meeting at the Neil House in Columbus. Dr. Robert J. Samp of the University of Wisconsin spoke to about 400 volunteers, urging better health education through direct personal outreach to improve cancer care. Attendees from Middleton included Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Weber Sheley, and Mrs. Richard M. Wilson.
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Middletown
American Cancer Society
Neil House
Columbus
Feaured
Robert J. Samp
University of Wisconsin
Samp
Middletonians
Bruce Thomas
Weber Sheley
Richard M. Wilson
Car Demolished Near Springboro In Route 741 Crash
An area resident injured when a vehicle carrying Ronald Finfrock and Archie Tipton left Rt 741 went off the road struck a utility pole and a tree. Finfrock suffered a broken right ankle and possible shoulder injury and was taken to Middletown Hospital. Tipton was cited for reckless operation.
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Ronald Finfrock
Franklin Rt. 1
Archie Tipton
Dayton
Fintfrock
Middletown
Eaton Ambulance
Tipton
Sign Short Starts Fire At Palm Grill
A short in an electrical sign blamed for a fire at the Palm Grill, 915 Eight Ave, at 12 46 am. Damage estimated at 500 dollars. Grill owned by Joseph Beckman and Paul Hunter. Firefighters also tackled rubbish fires at 117 Doty St at 11 48 pm and at 2022 Spencer Lar at 1 23 pm, with no damage reported.
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Palm Grill
Eight Ave
Joseph Beckman
Paul Hunter
Doty St
Spencer
Full Time Student Completes Degree at Middletown Center
Kay Suzanne Clark, 108 Crawford Street, among Miami University graduates, was one of the early full time evening program enrollees at the Middletown Academic Center. She began in 1959 and completed nearly two thirds of requirements there while living on the Oxford campus this past semester.
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Miami University
Miami
Middletown
Kay Suzanne Clark
Crawford St
Middletown Center
Center
Oxford
Miami honors 167 graduates at winter ceremony
Millett delivered the commencement address as 167 degree recipients were named, including 123 bachelors and 44 masters. Magna cum laude honors went to David Herndon, John Kemper, and Margaret Hostetler Postlewaite. cum laude to Stephen Meyers, Marjorie Nicholson, Susanna Downey Meddock, and Judith Spiegel. The president spoke on social justice and liberty amid Toynbee's view that the United States lags in the world revolution.
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Millett
David John Herndon
Dayton Wilbur Wright High School
Nen
Tarkio
Missouri
Miami
Armld J. Toynbee
United States
Cromwell to Speak at Rotary Club Meeting
Middletown school superintendent Howard Cromwell will show a film and discuss the schools at the Rotary Club luncheon tomorrow at noon. The event will be held at the Manchester Motor Inn.
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Howard Cromwell
Middletown
Rotary Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Boy Runs Into Street Hit By Car
Eddie Lovelace a three year old boy was treated at Middletown Hospital for a head injury after running into the street in front of his Baltimore Street home at 4 55 p m. He was struck by a car driven by Lacy L McKenzie 9 Lafayette Ave according to witnesses. Police reported other accidents on Central Avenue including cars driven by Joseph E Sowul Cleveland and Samuel L Stethem 6079 Howe Road. Sowuls wife Marie 47 complained of neck pain while Stethem was cited for insufficient brakes. Total damage 200 dollars. James W Laren 4204 Lisa Lane and Bruce Allan Finley 207 Gunkel St Germantown on Central Avenue at 3 30 p m Finley cited for failure to stop at a stop sign. Total damage 1 dollar.
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Eddie Lovelace
Edward Lovelace
Baltimore St
Middletown Hospital
Lacy L. McKenzie
Lafayette Ave
Joseph E. Sowul
Cleveland
Samuel L. Stethem
Howe Road
Central Avenue
Sowul
Marie
Stethem
James W. Laren
Lisa Lane
Bruce Allan Finley
Gunkel St
Germantown
Finley
Miami University Middletown campus plans face delay but proceed
Miami University Middletown campus at Armco Park was not approved by the board of trustees on Saturday though no delay to the program is expected. A Middletown civic committee led by Logan Johnston had approved plans a week earlier, which will be studied by the board’s building committee before possible action at the March meeting. The campus is slated to open in the fall term of 1965 with an administration building funded by Armco Girls and a classroom building for about 1,500 students. There is a possibility of a science building for a two-year technology school and a library funded by Middletown donors. The funds for 8,000 books have already been contributed by the Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce.
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Miami University
Armco Park
Miami
Middletown
Logan Johnston
Armco
Civic
Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce
Youths Attend Pre-Legislative Conference at Cincinnati
Twenty eight members of Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y clubs from Middletown Franklin and Monroe joined Ray Wertz and other adults at the University of Cincinnati for a district pre legislative conference. A total of 211 southwest Ohio youths took part in the workshop focused session on drafting bills and parliamentary procedure as a lead up to the YMCA Model Legislature set for April 24 to 26 at the State Capitol in Columbus.
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Middletown
Franklin
Monroe
University of Cincinnati
Ray Wertz
Southwest Ohio
YMCA
State Capitol
Columbus
Doty House Film Set At Civitan Club Meeting
Hugh Butler administrator of Doty House will present the institution’s new film A Day at Doty House at the Civitan Club meeting tomorrow noon at Manchester Motor Inn Emmitt Perkins serves as program chairman.
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Hugh Butler
Doty House
Civitan Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Emmitt Perkins
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