Franklin Cub Derby winner Virgil Powell tops 93 scouts
Virgil Powell of Pack 3 in Franklin won the Pinewood Derby final for 1967 beating 92 other cub scouts across 22 packs at First Methodist Church. Chris Schueller of Pack 1 placed second and Ricky Jones of Pack 2 came in third as 735 Cubs competed in pack derbies.
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Virgil Powell
Franklin
First Methodist Church
Camp Hook
Mound Builders’ Area Council
Chris Schueller
Ricky Jones
Elk Patrol
Chautauqua
Hornet
Monroe
West Middletown
Red Devil
Raven
Middletown
Mason
Zoning Map Briefing and Hearing Scheduled in Middletown
Middletown residents will review a proposed zoning map and ordinance tonight and attend a Planning Commission hearing tomorrow. Staff from the Department of Community Development will host a 7:30 p.m. briefing tonight in the City Building second floor courtroom, followed by a 7:30 p.m. public hearing tomorrow in the City Building auditorium.
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Middletown
Planning Commission
Department of Community Development
R Paul Christiansen
City Building
Plans Set For Prom At Monroe
A three hour Ohio River Cruise aboard the Johnston Party boat Chaperon on May 13 will highlight Lemon Moore Highs post junior senior prom festivities. The cruise will begin immediately with dance music and refreshments provided. Parents of junior class members finalized plans for the post prom activities.
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High
Virgil Perry
Rotary Carl Smith
Richard Miltenberger
Harding Jones
William and
Betty Owens
Joe Petrocy
Glen Zecher
W. E. Davis
Lemon-Monroe
Troop 83 Holds Court for Court of Honor
Boy Scout Troop 83 held a Court of Honor at Pleasant RK EUB Church yesterday in war service. Dennis Hopkins Steve Orth and Mark Whiteman Orth earned advancement awards with Orth also named individual winner of a recent inter patrol rally. Flaming Arrow Patrol earned second in the junior division at Klondike Derby held Saturday at Camp Hook. Other awardees include Randy Woodruff Steve Belec Jackie Bush Tom Pratt and Jimmy Williams.
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Boy Scout Troop 83
Pleasant
Charles H Day Completes Training for Modern Woodmen
District representative Charles H Day of Modern Woodmen of America returned from Rock Island Illinois where he completed a two part home office basic training course February 6 to 10.
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Charles H. Day
Modern Woodmen of America Insurance
Rock Island
Swede John Ericsson Designs the Monitor
The Monitor described as the cheese box on a raft was designed by Swedish engineer John Ericsson who later became an American citizen.
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John Ericsson
Commission To Check Breiel Bids
City Commissioners meet at 8 p m to receive bid tabulations for the Breiel Boulevard extension from Central Avenue to Rosedale Road Armie Construction Co is the apparent low bidder at about 3 percent above the engineering estimate The project will connect Middletown Campus of Miami University with Oniol 122.
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Breiel
Central Avenue
Rosedale Road
Armie! Construction Co
Middletown
Miami University
Oniol 122
Firemen to Aid Heart Fund in One Day Drive
Off duty Middletown firefighters in uniform will canvas downtown merchants tomorrow for Heart Association Fund Drive contributions. Chief Charles A. Hansel will lead seven two man teams beginning at 9:30 am from Central Avenue east to Sutphin Street and local shopping centers. Doctors lawyers and realtors will not be contacted in this targeted effort.
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Heart Association
Middletown
Charles A. Hansel
Central Avenue
Sutphin Street
Eansel
Lukens Votes Against Debt Ceiling Increase
Rep. Donald E. Lukens and 16 Ohio GOP colleagues opposed the latest debt ceiling hike. The measure raised the limit by 6 billion to 336 billion and passed the House 215 to 199.
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Washington
Donald E
Buz
Lukens
Ohio
Theft Reported In Butler County Garage Break
William Heaton of 1906 Oxford State Road reported to the Butler County sheriff that a thief entered his garage Saturday or weekend and stole a tacho meter valued at 35 dollars.
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William Heaton
Oxford State Road
Butler County
Sheriff's Deputies
Butler Misses Death By Only 300 Feet
One person was killed and two injured in a one car crash on U S 27 about 300 feet southeast of the Butler County line in Hamilton County. Ronald C. Stockoff 28 of Cleves died at the scene. Judy Henschen 22 of Cincinnati suffered head injuries and was in critical condition. Norman Neeley 22 of Ross the driver had multiple leg and arm injuries. all were removed to Mercy Hospital. The car left the right side of the road struck guardrail and trees near Venice bridge over the Great Miami River.
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Henschen
Neeley
Mercy Hospital
Morgan Township
Life Squad
Dental Program In Second Week In Middletown Schools
The fifth annual dental health program for second graders in Middletown elementary schools and Doty House continues this week. R actor & Gamble Co provides 1 400 dental health kits free of charge. Lois Lewis coordinates. Dr. Stephen F Gallagher assists. Kits include toothbrushes toothpaste posters and materials on diet and tooth care along with letters to parents. Sixty teachers participate in the promotion.
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Middletown
Doty House
Roctor & Gamble Co
Lois Lewis
Stephen F. Gallagher
Shooting and chase follow two car crash near Germantown
A Dayton man, Lester Drake of Dayton, is in fair condition with a bullet wound to the left thigh after a shooting following a three car crash on Rt 4 near Germantown. John Collinsworth and Thomas were involved. Thomas is hospitalized with head injuries and faces charges for driving left of center. Florence Baker, also a passenger, was injured.
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Dayton
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Rt. 4
Germantown
Lester Drake
Drake
John Collinsworth
Girard Ave
Thomas
17Th Ave
Collinsworth
Inlinsworth
Oumper Jack
Florence Baker
Thaw in Catholic Greek ties marked by city breakfast
A Greek Orthodox priest at the St John Holy Name Society breakfast declared the ice between Rome and Constantinople broken. The event followed a historic Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras meeting, described as walking toward unity after a thousand-year schism. The address linked past tensions to present ecumenical steps.
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Paul VI
Athenagoras
St. John’s Holy Name Society
Steve Prodroner
Mides
Holy Trinity
Indianapo
Witte
Father Prodromides
Rome
Tilton Named Finacial Drive Chairman for Butler County Crippled Children
A. R. Tilton Butler County auditor and longtime society director becomes general chairman of the 1967 financial drive for the Butler County Society for Crippled Children and Adults. The drive begins Wednesday with mailings and door to door solicitation. The society will keep 100 percent of donations locally and adds hospital transportation and loaner beds for orthopedic patients. Colin Gardner of Gardner Division Diamond National Corp. is honorary drive chairman.
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A. R. Tilton
Butler County
Butler County Society For
Dewey Maddox
Tilton
Xavier University
Crippled Children’s
Colin Gardner
Gardner
Diamond National Corp
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Franklin Cub Derby
Charles Knepshield
Middletown Area
CUBS
Pinewood
McConaughy
Troop 83
Marge
First National Bank OF Middletown — Mimber F.d.1.c
Commission
U.S
Butler
Hamilton
Acci
Xance
Jenelers
Geitz
Central Ave
Dial
Chase
Holy Name Breakfast
By Fred Sennet
Constantinople
Bulgaria
Prodromides
William F. G. Norton
Crawford
S. Brezel Blvd
E. State
Trenton
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