Lawmaker Armbruster faces homework from League of Women Voters
State Rep. David Armbruster, two weeks into his term, faces tough questions from the League of Women Voters on issues from Sunday hunting to tax policy. He defends presenting bills as his duty and notes the volume of bills each session. A Feb. 5 meeting with State Sen. Donald E. Lukens is planned at Mrs. Pat Schaefer’s home and open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Stalker
League of Women Votes
David Armbruster
Armbruster
League
Donald E. Lukens
Pat Schaefer
Berwick Lane
City backs up prospect chief and PAC independence
City Planning Director says Middletown Citizens Community Development Corp does not administer the Prospect Project Area Committee. Lucy Pearson remains PAC chair, but a new chairman may be elected as the group seeks self governance and a separate office. HUD rules require independent committees and city funds for office space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Citizens Community Development Corp
Ninth Ave
Prospect Project Area Committee
R. Paul Christiansen
Lee
Lucy) Pearson
Michigan Ave
Prospect Area Committee
PAC
Prospect Pac
Prospect Area
Christiansen
South Project Area Committee
Eighth Avenue
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Pearson
Prospect
South
Prospect Committee
Robert Noel
Wounding Ruled An Accident In Middletown Shooting
A 32 year old Middletown man Harold Z Stacy was wounded in the right leg by a discharged .38 pistol while handling it at his home on Forrer Street. He and friend David Adams were inside watching TV when they heard noises outside. Stacy said he cocked the gun and it discharged hitting his leg above the knee and he was taken to Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Area
Butler County
Harold Z. Stacy
Forrer St
Excello
Middletown Hospital
Stacy
Gordon Schmidt
David Adams
Roosevelt Ave
Forrer Street
Franklinite Acquitted In Armed Robbery Here
A Butler County jury acquitted 26 year old Franklinite Bobby J Campbell of Middletown on armed robbery charges stemming from a Sept 9 holdup at Daveys Pony Keg. He testified he was at home with his pregnant wife and left about 5 p.m. to buy at a nearby store. He remains jailed on separate burglary charges not yet scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Wilbraham Road
Butler County
Middletown
Robert L. Maars
Franklin
Campbell
Davey
Germantown Road
Bobby J. Campbell
Anne Drive
Bettie
King Kwick
Police Briefs Chain worth 208 dollars stolen from car
Meredith Nelson reports a chain valued at 207.95 was stolen from a parked car while the operator was at the Dutch Tavern Restaurant located at 2716 N Verity Parkway. The incident is recorded as a police brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Verity Parkway
Meredith Nelson
Thomas Road
Burglary Reported At 401 McGuire Ave Home
Mrs. Margaret Commodore reports a burglary at her 401 McGuire Avenue residence with entry through an unlocked back door. The loss includes a $168 stereo set and a $110 suede leather coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Commodore
McGuire Ave
Cancer Society Seeks One Billion Dollar Crusade
In Cincinnati AP report, American Cancer Society President Dr Marvin Pollard urges a one billion dollar fundraising effort in 1971 to conquer cancer. He calls for a new philosophy and belief as the society launches its 1971 Cancer Crusade with about 800 delegates from across the nation and two million volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Americanancer Society
Marvin Pollard
Five-Word Challenge Grows Vocab This Year
A playful note urges readers to add five new words each month. By year end, friends may marvel at the speaker’s expanding vocabulary and confidence.
Governor commutes 1961 Middletown slaying sentence
Gov. James A. Rhodes commuted John R. Moore Jr. from second degree murder to first degree manslaughter on his final acts. Moore, 46, was convicted in 1961 for the fatal shooting of Minnie Ford and wounding another man after a quarrel over the woman. He had been sentenced to life at Ohio Penitentiary and is housed at London Correctional Institution pending parole eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
James A. Rhodes
Middletown
John R. Moore, Jr
Young Sr
Ohio Penitentiary
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Minnie Belle Ford
Grove St
Moore
Ford
Harris
Ohio 4
Kyles Station Road
London Correctional Institution
Rhodes
Butler County Clerk of Courts
Findley Attorneys Seek Ruling on Murder Trial Delay
Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer to rule on motions by James Albert Findley’s lawyers to delay his first degree murder trial. About 75 potential jurors summoned. depositions from Ohio BCI staff requested to aid defense. alibi claims place Findley with Peggy Thall at 7207 Van Kirk St., Cincinnati, at the time of the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
James Albert Findley
Cincinnati
Findley
Cheryl Ann Segal
Roselawn
Gregory Creek
Princeton Road
Here
Miss Segal
iHenry A. Masana
Clem Pater
Lesterday
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation
BCI
London
Masana
Gorman Clark
State Crime Lab
Clark
Peggy Thall
van Kirk St
Retired Broadway Producer Gerald Hanchett Dies
Gerald Jenison Hanchett 71 a retired Broadway theatrical producer died Friday after a long illness. His best known shows included the musical review Sunday Nights at Nine and After These Pleasures starring Shirley Booth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Gerald Jenison Hanchett
Musical Review
Shirley Booth
Quarantine On Hogs Imposed In Clinton County
Clinton County in the East Central region is under a hog quarantine after a new cholera outbreak. County agent Edmond Flatt said about 700 hogs were killed on one farm this week. He noted 6 000 to 7 000 hogs were previously killed in 1970 and that much of the county had been quarantined then but was later lifted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Ohio
Clinton County
Edmond Flatt
Census count elevates Trenton Oxford and Mason to cities
State official Ted Brown announced that the former villages of Trenton Oxford and Mason surpassed 5000 population in the 1970 census, granting city status. Trenton grows to 5278, Oxford to 15868, Mason to 5677, increasing area cities to five in Butler and three in Warren counties. Trenton votes Tuesday on charter government, while Oxford and Mason remain under municipal statutes unless they draft charters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Oxford
Mason
Ted Brown
Butler County
Warren County
Middletown Man Sues City for 312,760 Damage
Rex Banks of 3900 Jewell Ave files in Butler County Common Pleas Court a 312 760.20 suit against Middletown alleging a roadway cave in at 3400 Jewell Ave on Jan 18 1969 caused car damage and neck back and shoulder injuries. He seeks damages for injuries medical costs hospital bills and lost earnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Rex Banks
Jewell Ave
Jewell Avenue
Banks
Autopsy Sought In Death Of Timothy Baughman
An autopsy was ordered to determine the cause of death of Timothy A. Baughman 26 found dead at his Middletown home yesterday after being brought home by companions. Coroner Dr Garret J Boone said results may take time. Burial will be in Franklin. Services Tuesday at Eaton Funeral Home with Rev Edward Bates officiating.
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Timothy A. Baughman
Columbia Ave
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Baughman
Clyde Baughman Jr
Mazie Baughman
Richmond
Middletown
Patty Freeman
Ocean Springs
Miss
Eaton Funeral Home
Franklin
Edward Bates
Cincinnati Man Dies After Garage Accident
Cincinnati man Eugene McCreary 30 died at Bethesda Hospital from injuries suffered Monday in a downtown garage incident. He was pinned between an elevator door and a rolling hoist truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Eugene McCreary
Bethesda Hospital
McCreary
Widow Of Realtor Sawyer Dies In Middletown
Louise M. Sawyer 81 of 6175 S Dixie Highway died at Middletown Hospital after an illness. Widow of B F Sawyer whose realty helped develop Middletown, she leaves three doctor sons, a son heading the family firm, a daughter in California, 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Private services at Joseph R Baker & Sons. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Memorials to Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise M. Sawyer
Dixie Highway
Middletown Hospital
Sawyer
B. F. Sawyer
Middletown
Louise Runolfson
California
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Woodside Cemetery
Mrs Mary Cox Obituary Opens After Five Day Hospital Stay
Mrs Mary Cox 56 wife of Robert Cox of 1901 Winona Drive died today at 5 10 a m at Middletown Hospital after a five day stay Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cox
Robert Cox
Winona Drive
Middletown Hospital
Joseph R. Baker& Sons Funeral Home
William Gillespie 75 Dies in Kettering
William Allen Gillespie, 75, of Kettering, formerly of Midway, died yesterday. He was a longtime resident known for his community work and enjoyed fishing and gardening. Services will be held at a local church with burial in the Maple Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gillespie
William Allen Gillespie
Kettering
Mid
Clothing Union Founder Dies
Joseph Schlossberg, founder of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and long-time general secretary treasurer, died Friday in New York. He also served as a director of the American Civil Liberties Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Schlossberg
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
American Civil Liberties Union
Lear Siegler President John G Brooks Dies at 58
John G. Brooks, 58, board chairman and president of Lear Siegler, Inc., died Friday of a stroke in Detroit while attending a Society of Automotive Engineers convention. Brooks, a Los Angeles resident, had led Lear Siegler since 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
John G. Brooks
Lear Siegler, Inc
California
Society of Automotive Engineers
Brooks
Los Angeles
Mrs Rosa Hayes 86 Dies in Middletown Hospital
Rosa Hayes 86 of 623 Wilson St died at 8 55 am Friday in Middletown Hospital after admission Thursday Survived by sons Willard and Carl daughter Ollie Robinson Opal Larsson two brothers Claude Martin Willie Martin Walton Ky four grandchildren one great grandchild Arrangements incomplete at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Lee Hayes
Wilson St
Middletown Hospital
Willard
Carl
Miami
Fla
Ollie Robinson
Verona
Opal Larsson
Cincinnati
Claude Martin
Middletown
Willie Martin O
Walton, Ky
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Price services set for Ralph D. Price
Ralph D. Price, age 80, of the Manchester Motor Inn formerly of Michigan, will have services at 2 p.m. Monday at the Congregational Church in Ironton, Michigan. Burial follows in Charlevoix, Michigan. A service was held today at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home on Main Street. Mr. Price died Friday at Middletown Hospital.
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Ralph D. Price
Manchester Motor Inn
Michigan
Congregational Church
Ironton
Mich
Charlevoix
Wilson/Schramm
Main St
Price
Middletown Hospital
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Fred Sennet
Journal
Leaguer
Sheckler
City
Laura Williams
Crawford ST
FBI
Cancer Society
BEN Ligon’s
Gulf Main
Manchester
Oswalt
Thetown
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Gillespie
Wrenn Paper Co
Dayton
Patterson
Hilda
Dorothy Astbury
Lily
Marjorie
William
Navy
Ethel Lehmkuh
Mattie Cunningham
Riggs
E. Eugene Frazer
James Wagner
Lebanon Cemetery
Clothing Union
Lear Siegler
Mrs
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