Howard Phillips Wins Johnen Prize Second Time
Howard Phillips, son of Mr and Mrs Howard B Phillips, won first prize in the Louis John Johnen Memorial Scholarship vocal competition held at Zion Lutheran Church. Dianne Stapleton and Jenny Perry tied for second. each readied for future study while Phillips appears in The Fantasticks at Miami University branch in Middletown.
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Louis John Johnen
Howard Phillips
Howard B. Phillips
Rosedale Road
Dianne Stapleton
Jenny Perry
Middletown
Johnen
Middletown Civic Chorus
Phillips
Miami University
Robert Ramsdell
Fantasticks
Dave Finkelman
Frank Simon
Ohio Music Education Association
Miss Perry
Deaths and Funerals Notice of Lucy Ann Miller
Lucy Ann Miller 78 died yesterday at a nursing home in Hamilton after a lengthy Salvation Army career. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday at the SA Citadel with Brigadier Alex Bunton officiating. Burial in Woodside Hamilton Cemetery. She lived in St. Petersburg before moving to Hamilton last November. She was born in Middletown to Jacob and Louise Miller. She trained in New York and served in Ohio, Kentucky, New York, and New Jersey. Survived by two daughters, Naomi and Allena, and several grandchildren. A sister, also a Salvation Army major, died in 1946. Visitation today at Bourbon Heights Nursing Home in Paris, Kentucky.
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Lucy Ann Miller
Lape Army
McCoy-Leffler
Citadel
Ister
Salvation Army
Woodside
Ruth ~R — Massie
Hamilton
St. Petersburg
Fla
Middletown
Jacob and
Louise Miller
New York
Ohio
Kentucky
Ten
Newsey
Bourbon Heights
Paris
Campbell
Nora Campbell
Naomi Jackson
Allena Bailey
Phyllis Puckett
Lexington
Wanda Sexton
George
Darrell l
Alice Campbell
Irvine
Riley Campbell
Charlie Covey
Gracie Conner
Edna Conner
Hinton- Turner
North Middletown
Funeral
Planned Parenthood Seeks Funds in Middletown Drive
Middletown starts a county wide fund drive led by William Harrison and Calvin Verity for Planned Parenthood services. The program runs clinics in Verity Hall with volunteer and paid staff including Mrs. Richard Adams RN and an executive director. Grace James and Miss Laura Day head family planning and education across the county. Sixty percent of referrals come from aides. 1,000 women are served with an estimated 3,000 more in need.
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Middletown
Planned Parenthood
William Harrison
Calvin W. Verity
Hamilton
Oxford
Fairfield
Richard Adams
R.N
Verity Hall
Family Planning
Grace James
Laura Day
Mrs Roberta Willis 27 Dies After Leukemia Illness
Mrs Roberta F Willis age 27 of 8699 Cincinnati Pike Miamisburg died yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after six weeks with leukemia. Survived by husband Roy two sons Roy Jr and Dennis three daughters Jennifer Lora and Ginger mother Mrs Iona Weaver of Franklin two brothers Robert Richardson Carlisle Eddie Weaver Chautauqua and two sisters Mrs Lois Harvey Carlisle and Miss Patty Weaver Franklin. Services Tuesday at Pentecostal Church Roberts Drive Franklin officiated by Revs John Houston and Farrell Ratliff burial Hillgrove Cemetery Miamisburg. Friends call 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow Eaton Funeral Home Franklin.
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Roberta F. Willis
Cincinnati Pike
Miamisburg
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Roy
Roy Jr
Dennis
Jennifer
Lora
Ginger
Iona Weaver
Franklin
Robert Richardson
Carlisle
Eddie Weaver
Chautauqua
Lois Harvey
Middletown Journal Employee Struck by Car
A 52 year old Middletown Journal employee, Harris L Anthony, a janitor, is in serious condition after being struck near his home while crossing at 14th Avenue and Curtis Street. The driver, Paul Jones, reported he did not see Anthony in dark clothing until too late.
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Middletown Journal
Middletown Hospital
Harris L. Anthony
14Th Ave
Journal
14Th Avenue
Curtis Street
Paul Jones
Washington Blvd
Hamilton
Anthony
Jones
Boat Burns in Parking Lot west of Cincinnati
A 25-foot cabin cruiser stored in a Westwood parking lot was destroyed by fire on Saturday. William Moorman, working on the boat with a gasoline can, said the gasoline ignited and set the craft ablaze. Firemen put the total loss at three thousand five hundred dollars.
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Cincinnati
Westwood Section
William Moorman
Moorman
Fess Parker cancels Frontier Worlds theme park near Burlington
Fess Parker announces the cancellation of his $20 million Frontier Worlds amusement park project in Boone County Kentucky. Parker’s firm Fespar had options on about 700 acres and planned Daniel Boone TV episodes at the site. He cites Taft Broadcasting King’s Island near Kings Mills Ohio as the reason for the pullback.
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Covington, Ky
Burlington
Fess Parker
Parker
Fespar
Daniel Boone
Ment
Taft Broadcasting
King’s Island
Kings Mills
Ohio
Cincinnati
Taft Broadcasting Company
Warner Brothers Studios
Burbank
Calif
Boone County
Hanna-Barbera Productions
California
Coney Island
Ohio River
I-71
I-75
Slow Moves May Be Smart Politics
Governor John J. Gilligan delays presenting a full legislative package as he navigates a Republican legislature. Observers say the strategy aims to avoid mistakes, build public support, and position him to blame lawmakers if proposals fail. Some GOP members worry about a bid to outpace the governor with his own ideas.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
109Th General Assembly
U.S. Senate
Gilligan
Statehouse
GOP
Michael DiSalle
DiSalle
Gillgan
House
Mason Farm Fire Probed
A large barn and several outbuildings on a derelict Mason farm were torched last night in what authorities suspect to be arson. A tractor and other implements were destroyed. the house on the property remained unharmed. Fire Chief Dick Fussner said investigators would begin today with a night fire watch conducted. Ownership of the property was not immediately known.
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Mason
Dick Fussner
Mason Fire Department
Tylersville Road
U.S. 42
Fussner
Collision Injures 2 In Middletown City Incident
Two people were hurt in a 1:53 p.m. collision at 1745 Tytus Ave. Woodrow Medley 58 of 6551 Lorraine Drive and Kathy Parker 24 of 7967 Meyers Road were treated for neck injuries at Middletown Hospital. Parker drove a pickup collided with Enoch Caudill 19 of 6820 Roosevelt Blvd. Caudill was charged with failure to maintain an assured clear distance.
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Tytus Ave
Middletown Hospital
Woodrow Medley
Lorraine Drive
Kathy Parker
Meyers Road
ROTC Unit Honors Lukens In Columbus
Ohio State University and its Air Force ROTC unit honored Republican State Sen. Donald E. Lukens at a Saturday luncheon in Columbus. Lukens spoke at the Arnold Air Society Angel Flight Tri Area conclave luncheon held at the Sheraton Columbus Hotel. The society honors outstanding cadets and Angel Flight serves as its female auxiliary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donald E. “Buz
Lukens
Middletown
Ohio State University
Air Force
Arnold Air Society
Sheraton-Columbus
Angel Flight
FASH Seeks Bargaining Sanction for Steel Haulers
Pittsburgh AP report says the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers seeks sanction as bargaining agent for about 2500 truckers across 15 firms. The companies argue drivers are contractors, not employees, complicating union representation. NLRB previously ruled against FASH in a nationwide bid to replace the Teamsters.
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Pittsburgh
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
PASH
William Hill
ASH
Hill
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
FASH
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
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T. Harding Jones
Princeton
America
Nixon
White House
Charles Kolb
Anthony Rudd
Herb Klein
T. E. Jones
Middletown-Hamilton Road
OMEA
Middletown High School
Southwestern Ohio Regional
Miami
Butler County Youth Symphony
Oliver
Elizabeth the Queen
Lady Bright
Hegeman
Tulare
Arts and Sciences Mission
MUM
Vandalia
Perry
Mozart
Brahms
Massenet
Dvorak
Miss Stapleton
Bach
Bohm
Civic Chorus
Stapleton
Frank Campbell
Verity
Journal Employe
Kings’ Island
Mason Farm
Manchester
Gregory
Gregory's Steak House
Germantown RD
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
Wek
Chris C. Spencer
Yankee Rd
Union Sanitang
Park St
2Nd Ave
Central Ave
Studio
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Peasttown
Mobile Home Court
Trenton Shopping Center
Carlisle Shopping Center
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