Drainage Problems Raise Picnic Site Costs at Sebald Park
Madison Township officials report higher than expected costs to develop the W. W. Sebald Park picnic areas. Park planner Robert Metz cites drainage issues and reduced county help as key factors. total project cost now exceeds the original 152000 federal grant.
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Fire damages Middletown VFW Post 3809 building
Franklin fire crews report a Sunday morning blaze at the Middletown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3809 headquarters at 5049 Central Ave. Cause appears to be a cigarette in a wastepaper basket. Damage covers the bar, cooler, ceiling and floor. the building was unoccupied.
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Middletown
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Central Ave
Franklin
Klondike Derby Draws 600 Scouts In Snow at Camp Hook
Nearly 600 Boy Scouts from 45 troops in the Mound Builders Area Council competed in the Klondike Derby at Camp Hook. Winning regular division patrols included Apache Troop 29 Middletown and Bear Troop 29 Clydesdale Troop 55 Chautauqua. senior division victors were Senior Troop 57 Lebanon and Hawk Troop 39 Ridgeville. Original sledges honors went to Flying Eagle 122 Maineville, Eagle 29 Middletown, Raccoon 21 Middletown, Flaming Arrow 93 Middletown. Joe Thomas served as general chairman with council-wide scouters assisting.
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Camp Hook
Mound Builders Area Council
Middletown
Franklin
Chautauqua
Lebanon
Ridgeville
Maineville
Joe Thomas
Two Stolen Cars Recovered by Lemon Township Police
At 3:45 a.m. a 1956 model car owned by Robert Derrough was found parked at Oneka Avenue and Ottawa Street after being stolen last night. A 1963 model car owned by Ray Roberts was found stripped on Manitee Street after being stolen from Sheffield Street on Saturday morning.
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Lemon Township
Robert Derrough
Blair St
Oneka Avenue
Ottawa Street
Ray Roberts
Miamisburg
Sheffield Street
Manitee Street
Boy Loses Boots in Robbery After Hitchhike
A 15 year old boy hitchhiking to West Middletown was robbed at knife point by three men who took his boots jacket wristwatch two stereo tapes and 1 50 in cash. The incident occurred near Ohio 4 and Pinta Avenue after the trio picked him up in Middletown. Police also investigate a Friday break in at Cecil Osborne home on Oxford State Road where a bathroom window was broken and a book of personal checks stolen. Hamilton police will question two runaway girls picked up earlier.
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West Middletown
Lemon Township
Middletown
Ohio 4
Pinta Avenue
Cecil Osborne
Oxford State Road
Hamilton
Parochial Schools Win Big at Fenwick Science Fair
Fenwick High School hosted a science fair drawing nearly 400 attendees. Senior high winners included Doug Dix on praying mantis, Mike Mahoney and Larry Obermeier on cryogenic suspension, and Terry Conti and Tom Stugmeyer on astronomy.
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Fenwick High School
Doug Dix
Mike Mahoney
Larry Obermeier
Terry Conti
Tom Stugmeyer
Chris Carberry
Dave Hampel
Bill McMahon
Tim
Franklin Board to Fill Seat on Special Meeting
Franklin will hold a 7 30 p m special meeting at the high school to name a new board member to replace Dr John Shorts who resigned February 2. Shorts had heart trouble and had been inactive about three months. The decision follows the January appointment of Thomas Byrne to fill Larry Andersons seat.
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Franklin
Franklin Board of Education
John Shorts
Sharts
Thomas Byrne
Larry Anderson
Fire Calls Log With Several Medical Alerts In City
At 3 02 p m yesterday a fire at 609 Elsmere St. involved Mrs. Mary Ward aged 4 ill. emergency squad aided. Later at 5 39 p m 413 Cribbs St Herm an Moultrie 47 ill aided by squad. 10 05 p m 3301 Ohio Ave Percy McQuinn 68 ill taken to Mid dletown Hospital by ambulance in fair today condition. 10 23 p m 15 Franklin St Mrs Cora Riddle 80 ill taken to hospital by ambulance with fair today condition. 11 04 p m 1602 Columbia Ave Mrs Eileen Hotarick 48 ill aided by squad.
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Elsmere St
Mary Ward
Cribbs
Herman Moultrie
Ohio Ave
Percy McQuinn
Middletown Hospital
Franklin St
Cora Riddle
Cars Totaled But Drivers Escape Harm
In Monroe yesterday two cars collided at the Monroe Shopping Plaza drainage ditch. David W. Miller of Winston Lane indicated he signaled turning into the plaza, while Robbin H. Tinch of Carson Road claimed Miller did not signal. No injuries were reported and neither driver was cited.
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David W. Miller
Winston Lane
Miller
Robbin H. Tinch
Carson Road
Vocalists Musicians Win Superior Ratings in District Contest
District 12 solo and ensemble contest honors Middletown City School District students with numerous I ratings. Freshman and middle school vocal groups include Boys Octet and Girls Triple Trios, with soloists Mike McClellan and others. Instrumental winners feature Barb Gelwick, Bonnie Blackmore, and several piano, clarinet, violin, cello, trumpet, and string bass players across multiple middle schools.
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Middletown City
John Bergdall
Darrell Brown
Russell Sexton
Bob Thomas
Ken Surgenor
David Franklin
James Reynolds
James Blount
Mike McClellan
Maroon
Linda Perdue
Vickie Pappas
Sabrina McCart
Linda Linkous
Kathy Dell
Tasha Goode
Maria Kavouras
Brenda Taulbee
Debbie Reynolds
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Cindy Combs
Aledra Cornele
Barbara Finney
Leslie Boni
Martha Crawford
Debbie Wieneke
Donna Sherman
Druann Fitz
Beth Wilkerson
Barb Gelwick
Bonnie Blackmore
Michael Clements
Brenda O'Brien
Frances Lewis
Amber Barker
Amanda Middle School
Paul Mann
Roosevelt Middle School
David McIntosh
Manchester Middle School
Ruth Pinkham
Martha McClellen
Joni Miller
Pam Stanton
Susan Beach
Melinda Neal
Tami ‘Combs
Kim Kemplin
Becky Dennis
Todd Monroe
Scott Harris
Cathy Nardiello
George M. Verity Middle School
Kim Stauder
Doug Baird
Tom Buchanan
Kidnap and Robbery Strike at Local Grocery Market
An 18-year-old grocery employee was kidnapped and robbed in the Barnitz Bank downtown parking lot by a masked suspect. The robber fled in the employee’s car, a 1971 model, recovered later on West Central Avenue. Detectives pursue a small red car with a Hamilton plate as officers search for a white male under 20 wearing a ski mask.
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Martin Scott
Dillman
Scott
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Thomas Road
Brown's Run
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Hamilton
Police seek lawmakers aid to halt LEAA fund misuse
Hamilton and Middletown police chiefs join MVPA in urging state legislators to audit LEAA funds they say have been diverted to drug rehabilitation projects. They cite '$14,000 salaries' and claim only 49,000 in grants reached local departments while others receive large sums. Sen. Lukens may attend MVPA meeting as tensions rise over 20 million Ohio allocation.
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Monroe
Michael Lawhorn
Monroe Police
Miami Valley Police Association
McNally
Ohio
Donald E. Lukens
R-Mid
MVPA
Hamilton
Middletown
Armitage Honored By Pythians At 100th Chapter Anniversary
Arthur G. Armitage a timer at the Armco spiral pipe plant received the Knight of the Year award during Lafayette Chapter 37’s 100th anniversary celebration. Ohio Pythians officials and local figures attended the dinner hosted by the Jacksonburg United Methodist Church with city leaders and lodge officers present.
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Nelbar St
Knights of Pythias Lafayette
Armitage
Armco
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Lodge
Ohio
Grand Lodge
Maurice Cole
Cleveland
Frank Woodward
Circleville
Vincent Duncan
Alpha
Donald Treadway
Grand Inner Guard
Jacksonburg United Methodist Church
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