City photo contest deadline nears third annual event
Middletown Camera Club and Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce sponsor the contest. Entries open since Nov 28 cover schools industry and local life. Submissions accepted at Davidson and Beckwith Camera Shops. Judge by the Chamber. contest chairman Jack Ashman. Joe Delaney named new club president. dues five dollars. Meetings meet Wednesdays at 7 45 at the Civic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Camera Club
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce
Charles Terhune
Middletown
Davidson
Beckwith
Jack Ashman
Joe Delaney
Camera Club
Civic Association
Middletown YMCA names Charles Wells youth executive
Charles Robert Wells, 26, of Cuyahoga Falls, appointed youth executive of Middletown YMCA effective January 11. A Kent State sociology graduate, he brings Army service and prior YMCA youth leadership experience. Wells will lead youth activities and programs, with his wife joining Akron this June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Robert Wells
Cuyahoga Falls
Middletown Ymca
Ray Wertz
Waukegan
Wells
Akron
Wet start to 1965 racks up rainfall
Early January 1965 brings 1.69 inches of rain, near the 1.76 inches that fell in all of January 1964. Most rainfall since midnight Thursday happened on New Year’s Day, suggesting a potentially wet year ahead.
Roper To Tell Rotary Of Trip
A. E. Roper retired Middletown High principal will speak at the Rotary Club lunch tomorrow noon at Manchester Motor Inn. He and Mrs. Roper recently returned from a trip abroad and will show color slides of places visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Roper
Middletown High School
Rotary Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Mrs. Roper
Third Man Arrested in Miamisburg Tavern Shooting
Miamisburg Police Chief W. W. Sells announced the arrest of Wesley H. Garrison Jr., 20, of Dayton, as the third suspect in a New Year’s Eve shooting outside a Miamisburg tavern. Victim Ronald L. Fudge, 23, Dayton, died. Grover C. Combs, 26, Clayton, and Jack Coffie, 20, Inglewood, were wounded. Combs remained serious after surgery. Garrison joins Robert Waskom, 20, Dayton, and Eugene W. Culp, 20, West Carrollton, held for homicide investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Miamisburg
W. W. Sells
Eugene W. Culp
West Carrollton
Montgomery County
Ronald L. Fudge
Grover C. Combs
Clayton
Jack Coffie
Inglewood
Combs
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Coffie
VFW Group Attends District Four Meeting
Six representatives from local VFW Post 636 and its auxiliary attended the District Four meeting at the VFW Hall in Batavia yesterday. The local group included Mr. and Mrs. Orman Elam, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hollenbaugh, Russell Knepshield and Mrs. Helen Mack. District Four spans Butler, Hamilton, Warren, Clermont, Highland, and Brown counties.
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District Four
VFW Hall
Batavia
Orman Elam
Chester Hollenbaugh
Russell Knepshield
Helen Mack
Butler
Hamilton
Warren
Clermont
Highland
Brown Counties
Charges Pending In Death In Oxford
Oxford soldiers may face charges after the drowning of James H Mc Laughlin age 39 of College Corner New Year night. Sp 5 Paul Smith drove the car that struck an abutment on Lo cust Street causing Mc Laughlin to fall into a rain swollen ditch. Police say charges and filing timing are under investigation while Smith remains in hospital with a broken ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Paul Smith
Oxford Nike Battery
James Harold McLaughlin
College Corner
Smith
McLaughlin
Locust Street
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
Two Men Involved in Bar Incident Near College Corner
Both men reportedly drank at a College Corner bar before an accident. Smith told Oxford police he could not remember after meeting McLaughlin in the bar. McLaughlin, a Miami University maintenance employee, had services scheduled at 2 p.m. today in Marshall-Smith Funeral Home with burial in College Corner Cemetery. he is survived by his parents a daughter Dandra Sue Croucher of Hamilton and three brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Oxford
McLaughlin
Miamni
Marshall - Smith
College Corner
Dandra Sue Croucher
Hamilton
Accidents Reported: Loss Is $660
Four accidents involving nine cars yesterday caused an estimated $660 damage. Blaine L. Whitt 25 of Miamisburg hit two parked cars on Woodlawn Avenue at 8 am. He was cited for assured clear distance. Chalmer Elam backed into a car driven by Paula Ober in the Country Kitchen lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine L. Whitt
Miamisburg
Woodlawn Ave
Whitt
Woodlawn Avene
Mira Cavolt
Billy Hall
Chalmer Elam
Baltimore St
Paula Ober
Mantown Road
Country Kitchen
Local motorists cited after crash at Manchester Verity
William H. White and Donald R. Stamper were cited for lane change and failure to yield after a collision at Manchester Avenue Verity Parkway. A separate incident on Manchester Road involved David L. Miller and Dennis Vitori with Miller cited for passing in an intersection. damage estimated at 260 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. White
Sutphin St
Donald R. Stamper
Wicoff St
Manchester Avenue
Verity Parkway
David L. Miller
Milton Road
Dennis Vitori
Plymouth St
Miller
Atco Avenue
Manchester Road
City launches campaign for improved housing program
James M. Ross, the new minimum housing inspector working for Commissioner Frank Ludewig, begins a door to door survey in the area bounded by Crawford and Wilson streets and South Avenue to Queer Avenue. He will inform residents of the minimum housing study and gather ownership details as plans progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Ross
Frank Ludewig
Ross
Crawfo d Street
Wilson Street
South Avenue
Department of Community Development
Leity
Ludewig
City Planning Commission
Building Inspection Department
Board of Minimum Housing Appeals
Middletown
Holiday Patrol Reports 28 Area Wrecks Over New Year
State patrolmen of Post 9 investigated 28 area accidents over the 78 hour holiday period starting 6 p.m. Thursday, with 13 property damage or personal injury cases and one fatality. Juanita Malicote, 16, of Waynesville, died on U S 42. Post 9 issued 87 citations and recovered a patient from Dayton State Hospital on I 75 near the Hamilton County line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Juanita Malicote
Waynesville
U. S. 42
Morrow
Post 9
Dayton State Hospital
Hamilton County
Civitan Club to Hear Earle Zuehlke on Russia Trip
Earl Zuehlke an application engineer at Black Clawson Co will address the Civitan Club at Manchester Motor Inn tomorrow at noon on his recent trip to Russia and tour of paper mills Everett Sherron will be program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Zuehlke
Black Clawson Co
Civitan Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Russia
Everett Sherron
Deputy is Promoted to Lieutenant in Hamilton Sheriff
Sheriff James F. Hixon announced the promotion of Sgt. James Powell to lieutenant. Powell will remain patrol supervisor pending new duties and has served with the sheriff's department since January 7, 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
James F. Hixon
James Powell
Powell
Sheriff's Department
Gallaher Drug Co buys Gray Drug Store Middletown
Gallaher Drug Co of Dayton announces purchase of the Gray Drug Store at 541 Breiel Blvd Middletown in the Middletown Shopping Plaza. John H. Young, president of Gallaher, says the store will operate under Gallaher on Friday.
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Gray Drug
Breiel Blvd
Middletown
Gallaher Drug Co
Dayton
John H. Young
Gallaher
Gray
Central Avenue
Man Burned As Furnace Explodes In Home Incident
Vincent Mazzarella of 304 Fulton Lane suffered first degree burns to head and neck Saturday night when his furnace exploded as he attempted to light it. Firemen said he blocked the safety valve opening. repairs urged. Myrtle Rhoades of 219 Yankee Road aided after fainting. no gas fumes found. Fire at 511 Boylston Street caused about 100 dollars damage as furnace short circuited.
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Vincent Mazzarella
Fulton Lane
Mazzarella
Myrtle Rhoades
Yankee Road
Robert Jefferies
Boylston Street
Sea Near Cuba Full Of Refugees
The Coast Guard reports U S ships rescued about 1000 refugees yearly from waters around Cuba. Since 1959 more than 6000 Cubans have been landed on the mainland by Coast Guard vessels from the Florida Keys patrol.
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Washington
The
Coast Guard
U.S
Cuba
Florida Keys
Commission Elects New President
Arthur Reiff was named president of the Butler County Commission. Gordon Augspurger became vice president with Rep. William Stitsinger re-elected. Bearl Joyce succeeds A. R. Maslar as administrative assistant. New appointments included Randell Coning as head of the building department and Francis Rosebud as head of planning. Total annual savings reach 10 400 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Arthur Reiff
Butler County Commission
Gordon Augspurger
Reiff
William Stitsinger
Stitsinger
Bearl Joyce
A. R. Maslar
Augspurger
Mark Houser
Randell Coning
C. C. Brackney
Gentry Cain
St. Clair Township
Hershell McGraw
Middletown
Paul Weinman
Francis Rosebud
C. L. Hardin
Commissioners Office
County commissioners set 1965 general fund at 2 995 539 19
Joyce told the commission the 1965 general fund appropriation will be 2 995 539 19, a rise of 33 663 over last year. Commissioner Stitsinger noted 20 000 surplus carried over. Prior discussion debated using the surplus for courtroom remodeling or a new jail fund, but no action was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce
Stitsinger
Youth Charged By Oxford Police
An 18 year old Middletown youth, Thomas Hugh Bradley, faces attempted breaking and entering charges in Butler County Area 1 Court after Oxford police found him near Buckeye Food Lockers on Spring Street. A glass pane was broken and rear door pins removed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Middletown
Butler County
Thomas Hugh Bradley
Wilbraham Road
Buckeye
Spring Street
Man Ordered To Court On Gun Charges In Oxford
J C Shepherd 35 of Oxford must appear in Butler County Court Area 1 tonight on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a gun. Police said he drew a 45 caliber revolver during questioning Saturday near his home at 220 S Main St. A bullet penetrated a car door during a scuffle over the weapon.
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Oxford
J. C. Saephern
Butler County Court Area
S. Main St
Mian University
Ralph Jones
Robert Schroer
Shepherd
Union County
Ind
Indiana
State Line
College Corner
Lynod Allen
City Commissioners Set 1965 Budget Meeting
City commissioners will convene at 8 p.m. Wednesday to prepare the budget for 1965. The session emphasizes finalizing figures and plans for the upcoming year.
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B. P. Allen
Gene Bock
South Middletown
Association
Howard Cromwell
Charles R. Wells
Roper
Wesley H. Garrison Jr
Robert Waskom
VFW
R. Paul Christiansen
Planning and Development Department
Dixie Heights
Vannest Avenue
Jewell Avenue
Maple Park
Illinois
Texas Avenues
Avalon
Lakeside
Sutphin and
Wicoff Streets
Pennsylvania Railroad
Big Four
Main Street
Eleventh Avenue
Oakland
Woodside Cemetery
Garfield
Meadowlawn
Eighteenth Avenue
Minnesota Street
Plainview
Lafayette Avenue
Ross, Left
Bohman
Civitan
Young and the King Discount Drug Center
Gray's
Cincinnati
Gallaher Company
Western Woods
Commission
Oxford Police
Man
AAA
Butler County Automobile Club
North Verity Parkway
Middletown, Ohio
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