Theophilus May's 108th Birthday Brings Enduring Cheer
Theophilus May, 610 Highland St., celebrated his 108th birthday amid jokes and stories. Bedfast for two years but mentally sharp, he recalled playing mail routes and cricket in England, rooting for the Reds, and aging with humor as family and friends join in.
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Pete Chappars
Theophilus May
Highland St
England
Butler County
Ohio
U.S
Cincinnati Reds
Ohio State
Highlandtreet
Cleveland
Post Office Department
Cleveland Indians
St. Giles -in-the-Wood
Devonshire
Francis May
Fanny May
Theophilus
America
TV thefts and vandalism dominate mall crime wave
Thieves struck two retail stores and Dewey's Radio and TV Service taking multiple color TV sets valued at thousands. A grocery safe was cracked with $200 cash stolen. Armco Park concession stand damaged with $1,000 in losses. Police log details several ransacked homes and ongoing investigations into three break ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Park
John Paschal
Parks and Recreation
Charles Taylor
Eastline Drive
General Electric
Middletown
Dewey
Charles St
Walter Trimble
Ellen Drive
Baltimore Street
Fairmount Avenue
Hempstead Coal Co
Girard Ave
Thomas Haney
Trafalgar Court
Harry Meyer
Bryant St
Schools To Reopen Monday After Christmas Break
Miami University Middletown Campus resumes after the long holiday recess. Registrations are set for tomorrow, classes start Wednesday, and exams will begin in two to three weeks. The break ends April 3, leaving 86 days until the next term.
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Middletown
Miami University
Hamilton Radio Station Owner Dies
Dick Timpko 61 founder and president of WBFG Detroit and operator of KORU dies of a heart attack at home in Detroit. He led Community Broadcasting station WQMS Hamilton and leaves a widow and two daughters.
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Hamilton
Detroit
Community Broadcasting
WQMS
Ohio
Dick Timpko
WBFG
KORU
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa
Okla
Gateway Edition Coming
The Middletown Journal will publish tomorrow a special 32 page Gateway to the 70s edition focusing on area business and industry. The church directory page appears in today’s paper and the Saturday television page is omitted for this week only.
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Middletown Journal
Settlement Ends Trial in Ford Case Near Canton
Damage suits from a 1964 traffic crash totaling over 400000 were settled in US District Court as jurors deliberated. Ford Motor Co. reached terms with the estates of Dr Hildegun Nowara and her son Christopher of Canton after a three week trial and a private settlement.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Ford Motor Co
Hildegun Nowara
Canton
Christopher
Oxford Woman Named Golden Age Director
Mrs. Betty Jane Knox of 4164 Miami Western Drive Oxford has been named full time director of the Middletown Golden Age Club effective Feb 1. She succeeds Brig. Charles Johnston and the late Mrs. Johnston who resigned last September. Knox previously led Hamilton Senior Citizens since 1966 and led Oxford senior groups for three years, with fund raising experience and leadership conference attendance.
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Betty Jane Knox
Miami Western Drive
Oxford
Middletown
Golden Age Club
Knox
Brig
Charles Johnston
Salvation Army
Johnston
Leo F. Reinartz
Golden Age
Sheriff Realigns His Department in Hamilton
Sheriff-elect Harold J. Carpenter announced a department reorganization effective Monday at 12:01 AM. The plan doubles road patrols, adds 24 hour ambulances, and creates a detective division led by Col. Jerry Taylor with Detectives William Cain and Paul Pell Jr. Also adds Juvenile Aid Bureau led by Deputy Larry Castator.
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Hamilton
Harold J. Carpenter
Carpenter
Jerry Taylor
Col
Taylor
William Cain
Paul Pell Jr
Tom Deaton
Harold May
Larry Castator
Castator
Butler County
Cliff Dye
Oram
Bill) Fisher
Robert Wright
Ray Thomas
Thomas Bagley
John Burns
Hamilton Industrial Salvage
Burns
Butler County Traffic Toll Drops to New Low in Years
Butler County reports its lowest traffic death toll since 1962 with 1968 showing 43 fatalities, compared with 76 in 1967. Officials credit safety progress as no deaths occurred over Christmas and New Year holidays, and the last fatal accident happened December 11. Major totals by city include Hamilton four, Middletown four, and New Miami two, others scattered in Fairfield Oxford Monroe Overpeck Millville and unincorporated areas.
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Butler County
Hamilton
Middletown
New Miami
Fairfield
Oxford
Monroe
Overpeck
Millville
Kennedy Wins Senate Assistant Leader Post
Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts wins the post of assistant Democratic leader as the 91st Congress opens. In the same session Republicans name Hugh Scott as assistant minority leader over Roman L. Hruska after Kennedy defeats Russell B. Long in a Democratic caucus vote 31 to 26.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Senate
Kennedy
Sen
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
White House
Ohio Man Killed in Kentucky Road Collision
Sarkis Andonian, 72, of Garfield Heights Ohio, died after a collision involving two cars a camper trailer and a pickup truck on U S 25 south of London Kentucky authorities said Thursday.
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London, Ky
Sarkis Andonian
Garfield Heights
Ohio
Here
U.S. 25
Armco Reopens Middletown Works After Layoffs
Armco Steel Corp calls back 100 workers from Middletown Works and 5 from Hamilton plant as vacation schedules, sickness absenteeism, and improving business boost operations. Four workers return to the welded pipe plant while 91 rejoin Middletown and four return to other Armco sites.
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Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Don Osborne
Osborne
Httle
Middltown Works
Hamilton
Armco Metal Products Division
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Charles Mills
Charlies
Jeannette Mills
May
Mills
Middletown Hospital
Joseph May
Jessie Mills
Charles
Gordon Mills
Oakridge
Tenn
Betty Finke
Cincinnati
Dorothy Thiersch
Peoria
Ill
Grand Euares
Jeffrey Shamel
Robert Shamel
Tennessee
Wendt
Helen Tombs
Baltimore St
Betty Knox
Gateway
Florence McElfrish
Gerald Taylor
John Dobrozsi Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
Armco
Klondikes
Convenient Shops
S. Brezel Blvd
Crawford
Logan Trenton Shopping Center
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