Downtown parking revenue faces shortfall, says city
City Commission heard a parking outlook showing garage income plus a $25,000 merchants aporte totaling $68,419.20 yearly. Interest on $2 million notes will be $106,000 this year, risking operating costs. Additional leases and mall funds may help, but officials warn charges must rise.
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City Commission
Middletown
Ray Fening
Mall Association
G. C. Murphy Co
Merchants Association
Monroe Elementary Fourth Graders Sew Bicentennial Quilt
Sixty six fourth graders at Monroe Elementary completed a large quilt, each sewing a square with a Bicentennial story. Teachers Linda Carpenter Darlene Tyra and Dollie Martin supervised the project as students illustrated presidents inventions the Capitol in Columbus and the first man on the moon. The quilt is on display and may tour a public building in Monroe.
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Linda Carpenter
Carpenter
Darlene Tyra
Dollie Martin
U.S
Columbus
Monroe
Warren disaster group seeks funds
The Warren County Disaster Services Agency executive committee proposed a $19,000 budget through Oct 1 and $25,000 for the following year. Agency director Jerry Fenlon said the county commissioners would be asked to fund through October. From Oct 1, costs would be shared by the county and member subdivisions on a per capita basis at 30 oro per person.
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Warren County Disaster Services Agency
Agence
Jerry Fenlon
Fenlon Sai
Valley View School Board Member Resigns
Valley View board member Mrs. Vicki L. Brooks resigns effective April 30 citing relocation to Lexington Kentucky for her husband’s university job. Brooks who joined the board January 1 was one of five candidates in the last election and will leave a vacancy to be filled between April 30 and May 30.
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Germantown
Vicki L. Brooks
Valley View
University of Kentucky
Lexington
Valley View Schools
Brooks
Donald Shell
James Buehner
Lloyd Daugherty
Robert Rosen
Heart Fund Radiothon Adds Entertainers for Saturday Night
Additional entertainers join the second annual Radiothon for the Heart Fund at the VFW Hall on Central Avenue starting 10 p.m. WPFB broadcasts the event hosted by Gerri Hart with co host Bill Landen. No admission charged pledges accepted by calling 424-5359 or 424-7414.
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Heart Fund
Clifford Justice
Elaine Stephenson
Ghost Riders
Peter Eveland
Delta Queen Fame
Snooky Barton
Andria Mittener
VFW Hall
Central Avenue
WPFB
Gerri Hart
Bill Landen
John Purvis
Butler County
American Heart Association
Man dies at 110 in Houstonountry AP report
Jack English died Wednesday in Houston at age 110. He was married four times and had a long life that began before the Social Security Act of 1935. Family members confirmed the age and noted his longevity.
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Houston
Jack English
Congress
Bicentennial programs highlight ballet and symphony
The Dayton Ballet and Middletown Symphony perform at 8 p.m. in Dave Finkelman Auditorium with a Bicentennial theme. Beethoven Lenore Overture No.3 opens, followed by Schuman New England Triptych choreographed by Jon Rodrigues. Bach Concerto No.2 in E major features violinist Kathleen Barr.
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Middletown
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New England
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Verity named to Ford Ohio election committee
Armco Steel Corp. board Chairman William Verity joins President Ford’s Ohio advisory panel from Ohio’s 23 congressional districts. He was recommended by Rep. Thomas N. Kindness. Louise Morrison Raffa of Molded Fiber & Glass Co. also joined, representing the 11th District. The group will not handle fund raising.
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William Verity
Gerald Ford
Ohio
Verity
Columbus
U.S
Thomas N. Kindness
Ashtabula
Louise Morrison Raffa
Molded Fiber & Glass Co
Firemen credited with saving life
Fire Chief Victor Auvil commends four firemen for reviving Tom Haney after he stopped breathing January 25. Lt Edward Manning and Tom Caudill arrived at 620 Moore St to find Haney in distress, with Danny O Neill and Fred Moore assisting as they administered CPR and ventilation before transporting him to Middletown Hospital where he was listed in fair condition.
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Edward Manning
Tom Caudill
Tom Haney
Moore St
Haney
Danny O'Neil
Fred Moore
Middletown
Anvil
Deaths Chester L. Wellman 61 former Armco worker
Chester L. Wellman 61 of 2017 S Verity Parkway died Tuesday at Christ Hospital Cincinnati after a long illness. Born in Cattletsburg Kentucky he lived in Middletown 27 years and retired from Armco Steel in 1970. He was a World War II veteran and Eagles Lodge 528 member. Survivors include his wife Mary Elizabeth a daughter Bonnie Hatton a son Robert Wellman two brothers and a half brother plus three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services will be in Cattletsburg with Kilgore and Collier Funeral Home handling arrangements. Visitation times were not listed.
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Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
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Cattletsburg
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Eagles Lodge
Mary Elizabeth
Bonnie Hatton
Robert Wellman
Franklin
C. L. Wellman
Phoenix
Ariz
Raymond
Virgil E. Shannon
Atlanta
Kilgore and
Collier Funeral Home
Man charged in thefts from trucks
A foot chase on icy streets led to the arrest of Gary Carder 21 of 1510 Manchester Ave after police observed him take items from two pickup trucks in the Sorg Paper Co. lot on Carmody Boulevard. He was charged with petty theft.
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Gary Carder
Manchester Ave
Webster Street
Trinity Place
Clinton Street
Manchester Avenue
Sorg
Carmody Boulevard
Carder
Brother Geisler Dies at 90 After 60-Year Teaching Career
Brother John George Geisler died Monday in Dayton at age 90. A funeral mass will be held at the University of Dayton where he retired as professor emeritus in 1965. A Baltimore native, he joined the Society of Mary in 1903 and earned a UD science degree in 1918 and a Fribourg licentiate in 1924. His career spanned Dayton Cincinnati Brooklyn Erie Cleveland Sioux City and Puerto Rico.
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Ohio
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University of Dayton
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Baltimore
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University of Fribourg
Switzerland
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Erie
Baby food pioneer Anna Clapp dies at 83
Sarasota obituary notes Anna Louis Alberger Clapp, credited as founder of the early baby food business, died at age 83. She began making homemade baby foods in 1922 before launching her company.
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Sarasota, Fla. (Ap
Anna Louis Alberger Clapp
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