Great Smokeout Drive Aims to Cut Smoking Nationwide
The American Cancer Society launches Target Five with a Great Ohio Smokeout on Wednesday to help smokers quit for a day, starting in Middletown at Verity Hall under David A. Bell. Local leaders Mrs. L Bruce Barnes and others organized posters, clinics, and materials for schools, hospitals, and the YMCA, with Warren County residents able to obtain kits at 127 Broadway in Lebanon.
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Ohio
American Cancer Society
Middletown
Verity Hall
David A. Bell
Ohio Division
The
L. Bruce Barnes
William Schaefer
Lars Larson
Linda Lemkuhl
Middletown Hospital
Fred Cooper
Warren County
Broadway
Lebanon
Chamber plans further study of public education areas
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce outlines a new focus on three education topics: maintenance and utilization of school facilities, financing elementary and secondary schools beyond real estate taxes, and enhancing career counseling. Rowan Crawford notes the effort builds on last year’s Citizens Educational Study and seeks citizen input without promoting a tax levy.
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Middletown Area
Ams
Crawford
Chamber Board
Board of Education
Middletown Teachers Association
Education Advi Council
Ogie's Trio Beats Through Middleton History
In Middletown Diary editor George Crout recounts Ogie's story and the 1920s band that grew with Middleton residents over the years. The piece references a Ralph Oglesby business card with the drawing shown on this page and notes the other side sits on Page 4.
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Ogie
George Crout
Middletown
Ralph Oglesby
Death notices and funeral services for area residents
Deaths reported for George Burkhart in Winchester Ky and Frank Cole in Dayton mark the latest regional passings. Mourning items list survivors, burial, and service details with church and cemetery locations, funeral homes, and visiting hours for family and friends.
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George Burkhart
S. Sutphin St
Winchester
Middletown High School
Stenderlawe Church
Fanny
Connie Ellis
DeLand, Fla
Billie
Florida
Burt Floyd
Sally Daniels
Riggs
Thomas Shockley
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral
Charles Deaton
Angel Family
McKee
Angel Family Cemetery
Big Woods Church
Menifee County
Bryant Cemetery
Eastin-Richey Funeral Home
Mount Sterling
Fire and medical calls flood city records in one day
A rapid-fire log records 14 incidents across Virginia West and surrounding areas. Names ages and addresses appear with chest pains, bleeding, illness, falls, and breathing difficulty. Most patients are admitted to hospital or treated and released.
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Michigan Ave
Virginia West
Roosevelt Blvd
Donald Risner
First Ave
Mary Crispin
Orchard St
Crawford St
Gary Profitt
Yankee Road
Franklin St
Charles Prickett
Armco
Edward Hensley
Fairfield
Austin Barrett
James Burks
Carlisle
Maxine Larsson
Vannest Ave
Michael George
Post Office
Olive Quick
Verity Parkway
Meadow Ave
Cam
Shafer St
Betty Baker
Middletown School Rentals Canceled Over Energy Shortage
Superintendent Samuel Dalton says all private groups using Middletown City School buildings must relocate due to electricity restrictions. Cancellations take effect Monday and will last until the energy issue is resolved as the district seeks a voluntary 25 percent cutback by turning off lights and equipment.
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Middletown City
Samuel Dalton
Middletown
Dalton
Binkley Lane dispute ends as trustees win 15 foot road widening
Springboro officials report a long quarrel over Binkley Lane rights settled. Warren County prosecutor's office states Merle Madaffer withdrew his appeal of a court ruling that favored the township trustees who argued a 15 foot easement on Madaffer’s north side justifies widening the road. Judge William Young had upheld the easement.
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Springboro
Binkley Lane
Clearcreek
Warren County Prosecutor’s Office
Merle Madaffer
Madaffer
Warren County Common Pleas
William Young
Young
Police briefs recount thefts and disturbances across city
Lottery tickets worth 119.50 stolen from King Kwik on First Avenue and Crawford Street. 139 tickets missing. Richard Reed Jr cleaning out his home on Linden Avenue reported a break in with a shotgun shells and hunting knives stolen. John Spencer charged with disorderly conduct after firing rifle rounds at his Winton Street home. Three juveniles detained for truancy near entrance to a building. Vehicle thefts include a tire and rim from a Circle Ginny address and a Citizens band radio from a Main Street car. Snowball vandalism shattered a plate glass window on Highland Street. Congo gas station on North Verity Parkway reported unpaid $5 gas.
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King Kwik
First Avenue
Crawford Street
Ohio Lottery Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edgewood
University of Dayton
Edgewood High
Cougars
Mason
Wendt
Cancer Society Drive
Middletown-Butler County
YMCA
Barnes
Tocn
Freshman High School
Lemon-Monroe High School
Middletown Journal
Oeics
Frank Cole
Dayton
Frank St
Miami Valley Hospital
Lola
Orpha Goins
Hamilton
Edna Ashby
Frankie Wooldridge
Velma Brewer
Germantown
Okla
London Ky
Elijah
Cloyd
Miamisburg
David Nichols
John A. Arpp
C. Marvin Bradds
Gracie Counts
Gracie B. Counts
Whispering Pines
Grandview Hospital
Cecil
Kenneth
Kathy
Vicki Lynn
Ralph
Ben Bentley
Hyden, Ky
Glenna Dobson
Franklin
Jean Meadows
Pensacola
Fla
Carolyn
Phoenix
Routsong Funeral Home
Centerville
Miami Valley Memorial Gardens
Robert Hampton
Lawn Ave
Church of Christ
Mary
Martha Hampton
James Keller
James E. Keller
Edwards St
Fort Hamilton Hughes Hospital
Keller
Roberta
Robert King
Midland Park
N. J
Kenneth Kraft
Roberta Vogt
Decatur
Ala
Lorena Everheart
Fort Wayne
Ind
Nancy Ferris
Brown- Dawson Funeral Home
Arlington Memorial Gardens
Heart Fund
West Side Church of Christ In
Myrtle Simpson
St. Anthony's Hospital
St. Petersburg
Samuel
Marshall
Herman
David Patton
Edgar Patton
Angles Anglesby Fumeral
Springboro Cemetery
Richard Reed Jr
Linden Ave
Winton St
John Spencer
Spencer
Jennifer Handy
Circle Ginny
Glenn
Citizens Band
John Evans
S. Main St
Social Security Administration
Robert Ritter
Highland St
Congo
North
Jug
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