Patrolman Wins Award at Banquet in Middleton
Byron Johnson named Patrolman of the Year 1960 after 163 votes. He received a plaque and a $50 savings bond from Martin Thomas at the seventh annual Patrolman of the Year banquet at the Elks Temple. Johnson, Tulsa Oklahoma native and former crusower officer, thanked voters and residents who praised his courteous, impartial and efficient service including helping a stranded motorist. He and his wife live at 1306 Wrenn Court with two daughters. New FOPA and FOP officers were installed at the event with Dale Smith as toastmaster and Elks Socialites serving dinner.
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Johnson
Tulsa
Oxfa
Pea
Wrenn Court
Patty
Brenda Lee
Hershel McGraw
Fopa Lodge Board of
POPA
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge
FOPA
Harry Lang
McGraw
Kenneth Vance
Joseph Slezak
Dave Armbrustier
T. J. Strinke
Abe Salome
Martin Thomas
Charles McFadden
FOP
Earl Smith
Jack Crock
Ralph Trimble
Wilford Palmer
Clarence DeHart
Cay Hall
Delbert Barker
Paul Frisby
Dale Smith
Elks
Boro Theft Remains Unsolved
Lake County authorities charge two men in a Springboro IGA store robbery linked to the Dec. 30 killing of a Dayton manager. Hannibal Wheeler was killed during a Kentucky hold up. his brothers Paul Wheeler and Charles V Wheeler are charged. Investigation ongoing as officers seek suspects.
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Lebanon
Lake County
Springboro Iga
Dayton
Louisa
Warren County
Byron Kennard
Hannibal Wheeler
Ashland
Paul
Charles V. Wheeler
Lexington
Springboro
Homer Preston
IGA
Kentucky
Volunteers Sought In Dimes March
John L. Harkrader campaign director of the 1961 New March of Dimes requests volunteers for the January drive. He urges enlistment to fight crippling birth defects arthritis and polio as part of the National Foundation efforts. Call GA 37601 from 9 am to 5 30 pm to sign up.
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John L. Harkrader
National Foundation
GA 37601
Bill Introduced Aims to Redistribute Ohio’s Third District
Butler County lawmakers Charles Jones and Walter Powell introduce House Bill 92 to redraw Ohio’s districts. The measure could create a Butler County district or join Butler with Warren and Clinton to form a new Twenty Fourth District. The bill moves to House reference committee for review.
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Ohio General Assembly
Butler County
GOP
Charles Jones
Walter Powell
Jones- Powell
Butler
Warren
Clinton
Montgomery
Jones
Powell
House Reference Committee
Elections and Federal Relations Committee
Hamilton
Butler County Could Become Smallest District If Split
If Butler County becomes its own congressional district the county would be the state’s smallest district by population. The change hinges on redistricting plans and how surrounding counties are drawn into larger districts.
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Butler County
Pay Raise Indefinite At Franklin
Franklin board of education approved extra funds to raise teachers pay by 150 dollars across the board starting in September. The increase depends on revising the current salary schedule and may be altered or canceled at any time by the board. An official, who asked not to be named, said the measure is contingent on future revenue and salary scale changes.
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Franklin
Board of Education
Watershed project faces legal snag in Ohio counties
The Dick's Creek Little Muddy Watershed plan in Butler and Warren counties faces legal hurdles over Ohio Ditch Law compatibility. Prosecutor Marrs notes progress possible if federal and state rules align, with a Feb 3 agenda to decide. The $1.77 million flood control effort aims to channel streams and store floodwaters across about 44 000 acres, pending funding and legal clarifications.
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Dick’s Creek
Little Muddy
Butler
Warren County
Dick's Creek
Ohio Soil Conservation Service
Marrs
Ohio
Teas
Dent
Commission
Ross Snyder
Scaffold Fall Injures Man at EUB Church
Norman L. Krietzer suffered a fractured skull and possible rib and collarbone injuries when he fell from a broken scaffold at the EUB church yesterday afternoon. Taken to Middletown Hospital in Baker's ambulance, he is in fair condition today. Three other men were treated for cuts at Middletown Hospital yesterday. Wallace Stone received 12 stitches for a cut on his left hand from a broken window at a church. Charles Brandenberg was given seven stitches on his right hand after cutting it on a tin can at home. Ronald Brown was treated with seven stitches on two fingers after cutting them on a grinding wheel at Aeronea Manufacturing Corp.
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Norman L. Krietzer
Eub
Krietzer
Middletown Hospital
Baker's
Wallace Stone
Middletown Rt. 3
Charles Brandenberg
Arcadia Drive
Ronald Brown
DuBois Road
Franklin
Aeronea Manufacturing Corp
Hawaii Islands and land area
More than 100 islands and rocks form Hawaii with seven inhabited islands. The total land area is 6,407 square miles.
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mid-Pacific
Hawaii
Miami University growth tied to budget and capital plans
Miami University President John D. Millett warned that Ohio General Assembly funding decisions will shape the university system over the next decade. A hold-the-line operating budget would hinder faculty salaries and threaten enrollment growth without new construction funds. He cited a $1 million request for an Academic Center in Dayton and another for a southeastern Butler County campus, plus $600,000 for a steam plant expansion, funded partly by student fees and facility charges.
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Oxford
General Assembly
DiSalle
Miami University
John D. Millett
Millett
Ohio
Dayton
Deger Named General Chairman for RC Drive
Paul R. Deger was appointed general chairman of the 1961 American Red Cross local fund campaign, with a record of prior service as vice chairman last year and retail division chairman in 1959. He is active in Junior Chamber of Commerce work, Civic Committees, and Fenwick High School fund campaigns, living with his wife Ruth and two children at 4517 Eisenhower Place.
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Paul R. Deger
American Red Cross
Don Malcom
Deger
Red Cross
Middletown
Loss High In Blaze At Franklin
Electrical fire in an examining room of optometrist Dr. Paul S. Kennedy caused several thousand dollars in damage at 224 Main Street Franklin. Fire Chief Edgar Farmer said a wire shorted on a table starting the blaze. Smoke was seen by Gerald Miller across the street and a clerk notified firefighters. The office was closed Wednesday.
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Franklin
Paul $. Kennedy
Main St. Frankin
Edgar Farmer
Gerald Miller
Lth St
Farmer
City approves 14 percent pay hike for most staff
City commissioners approve a about 37 000 wage increase for 350 employees effective Jan 12. The 14 percent across the board raise excludes the city manager and commissioners. Hospital costs rise for workers and sick leave may convert to vacation under new rules. A complete salary survey will follow to adjust figures.
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William Cottrell
Fire Causes Minor Damage at Kennedy Residence
A small blaze caused slight smoke and heat damage beyond its origin in the building, with the Kennedy family living upstairs. No further injuries reported.
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Kennedy’s
Named To Help With Policy For 1960s Progress Committee
Twenty local residents were appointed to an advisory group by city commissioners to aid policy making. The committee, dubbed the Progress Committee for the 1960s, includes Stuart Ives, Donald Driscoll, John A. Lawler, and others. Chairman William Denham said the panel will assist the city in formulating plans for continued progress in the coming years.
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N. J. Laler
D. E. Reichelderfer
Jiert Lehmkuhl
Wayne Herman
Lawrence
Ward J. Sebald
Bess
Betty Little
William Denham Azed
Zoning Rule Upheld in Ohio Court Appeal
The First Appellate Court of Ohio denied Vernal Gross an appeal to reverse a city zoning ruling that classified property at the southeast corner of Central Avenue and Marshall Road as R-1 residential. Gross had sought business zoning for the corner.
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First Appellate Court of
Ohio
Vernal Gross
Central Avenue
Marshall Road
Gross
Theft of Two Hubcaps Reported from Bar
Dean Kohlhepp of 4 Stadia Drive Franklin reported yesterday that two hubcaps were stolen from his bar parked on South Main Street.
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Dean Kohlhepp
Stadia Drive
Franklin
S. Main Street
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