Butler engineer seeks more funds for 1975 projects
Butler County Engineer Stanley Perin urged county commissioners to share federal revenue sharing funds to cover a 1975 construction surge driven by higher labor and equipment costs. He cited rising bids, a defeated bridge levy, and a state bond program that funded five Middletown area projects including bridges and road reconstructions.
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Hamilton
Butler
Stanley Perin
Perin
Middletown
Cincinnati-Dayton
Oxford
Dick’s Creek
Cincinnati- Dayton Road
Jefferson Road
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Miller’s Creek
Shaker Creek
Ohio Department of Transportation
Hawkins Road
Lemon
Liberty
Penn Central Railroad
Salzman Road
Physical therapy talk at HOPE meeting on arthritis rehab
The HOPE volunteer group hosts a 7 30 p m program by Bob Greenwood Middletown Hospital therapist on rehabilitation after surgery. The talk includes films on post total hip replacement therapy. New attendees should arrive 7 7 15 p m and may use hospital front entrance parking.
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Meeting of Hope
Bob Greenwood
Middletown Hospital
Arthritis Foundation
Skylab 3 Astronauts Do Record Seven Hour Space Walk
On December 25, 1973 Skylab 3 astronauts completed a seven hour space walk and directed their cameras toward comet Kohoutek marking a record duration for a EVA.
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Kohoutek
Three Men Arrested on Drug Charges in City Case
Police arrested three men yesterday on drug charges after confiscating marijuana, pills, and paraphernalia. Terry Gibbs, 20, of Bethel, was stopped on Roosevelt Avenue and found with a bag of 82 pills and a large marijuana bag. Donald Thornsburg, 18, and Barry Gross, 22, of 3000 N Verity Parkway, were seized at their apartment with seven bags of marijuana worth about 140 dollars, amphetamines, scales, and related items. All three were to appear in municipal court this morning.
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Terry Gibbs
Bethel
Roosevelt Avenue
Donald Thornsburg
Barry Gross
N. Verity Parkway
Kay Summersby Dies Former Ike Aide at Southampton
Kay Summersby Morgan died of cancer in Southampton Hospital after entering two days earlier. The former driver to General Dwight D. Eisenhower in London during World War II lived on Park Avenue in Manhattan and spent time in Long Island at a cottage. Her life included a wartime rank in the American Women's Army Corps and later memoirs and Broadway costume work.
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Southampton
N.Y
Kay Summersby Morgan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
London
Southampton Hospital
Eisenhower
George C. Marshall
Miss Summersby
Marshall
Harry Truman
Truman
Merle Miller
Harry Vaughan
American Women’s Army Corps
Look Magazine
Wall Street
Reginald H. Morgan
Deaths and funerals noted in Middletown area listings
Obituaries for Ray Johnson 64 of 2608 N Verity Parkway died at Mercy Hospital after an extended illness. Surviving siblings listed. arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. AlsoRev Joseph E Barnes 46 formerly of Middletown died in Logan. survivors include wife and children. services at Long Run United Methodist Church with arrangements at Van Fosson Funeral Home. Mrs Pearl Flanagan 89 died in Florida. services at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home with burial at Hickory Flat Cemetery. sister Irene Swartzel of Trenton noted. George Andrew Mehl 61 of 7140 Millikin Road died after extended illness. retired after 41 years at Armco Steel. survivors include a son Rex and several daughters and siblings. arrangements in progress.
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Ray Johnson
N. Verity Parkway
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Jeanette Chapman
Ruth Bursk
Middletown
Dorothy Gilpin
Springboro
Eugene
William
California
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Joseph E. Barnes
Jacksonville
Ohio
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Logan
Mr. Barnes
Lemon-Monroe High School
Marcia
Alan
Stephen
Ruth
Esther
Joseph A. Barnes
Portsmouth
Erma Portwood
Wheelersburg
Nora Hornsby
Long Run United Methodist Church
Rubyville
van Fosson
Glouster
Wilson-Schramm
Hickory Flat
Flanagan
Florida
Irene Swartzel
Trenton
George Andrew Mehl
Millikin Road
Mehl
Armco Steel Corp
Delores
Rex
Boise
Idaho
Barbara Millson
Texas
Margot Roberts
Tampa
Fla
Louis
Mary Duff
Viola Rentfrow Rites Planned at Simonson Chapel Cemetery
Viola Rentfrow 84 sister of Cora Gingerich of Lebanon died Sunday at Garden Manor Extended Care Center Private services are planned at Simonson Chapel Cemetery near Jacksonburg Arrangements are by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Hamilton Deaths Jennifer Spurlock 12 daughter of Ronald and Mrs Spurlock 420 Wencella Drive dies today at Rose Hill Memorial Park Mrs Sarah Roark 68 Hamilton services 2 pm Wednesday Proeschel Robert Lacey 60 5360 Stillwell Beckett Road services 2 pm Wednesday Marshall Smith
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Viola Rentfrow
Cora Gingerich
Lebanon
Simonson Chapel
Jacksonburg
Rentfrow
Garden Manor
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Hamilton
Jennifer Spurlock
Ronald Spurlock
Wencella Drive
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Sarah Roark
Proeschel
Robert Lacey
Stillwell-Beckett Road
Marshall-Smith
Carlisle Scout Earns Eagle Rank
Carlisle high school sophomore Carl Stahley of 8306 Kaye Drive earned the rank of Eagle Scout. He has served as senior patrol leader assistant senior patrol leader patrol leader and librarian with Troop 44 and attended the 1973 Jamboree at Moraine State Park in Pennsylvania.
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Carlisle
David Brian Stahley
Paul Stahley
Kaye Drive
Carlisle High School
Stahley
Paul Bunyan
Camp
Moraine State Park
Pennsylvania
South End Community Council names officers
The new South End group elected Robert Hill as chairman and Jean Gear as first vice chairman. Coleman Roberts became second vice chairman with Catherine Weathers as recording secretary and Mozelle Gregory as corresponding secretary.
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South End
Robert Hill
Jean Gear
Coleman Roberts
Catherine Weathers
Mozelle Gregory
Henry Crenshaw
Archellus Bell
Reuben Doty
Rosa Lean Lindsey
James Lindsey
Blie
South
Prospect
Douglas
Services for Raleigh Montgomery Held in Franklin
Services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Anglesby Funeral Home Franklin with Rev. Jack Mays officiating. Burial follows in Woodhill Cemetery with graveside military rites. Visitation is Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Montgomery died Sunday at home. Surviving is his mother Mrs Parthine Montgomery of Franklin.
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Raleigh Montgomery
McKinley St
Anglesby
Franklin
Jack Mays
Woodhill Cemetery
Montgomery
Parthine Montgomery
Middletown
Armco Association elects new officers and directors
Terry Cornele of the Hamilton coke plant becomes Armco Association president for the coming year. Willie Milton is elected vice president with other officers including Paul Steele recording secretary and Vic Curtis treasurer. New directors include Mike Takach District 5 Jack Draut District 7 Larry Abner District 8 and others.
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Hamilton Armco Steel Corp
Armco Association
Terry Cornele
Hamilton
Middletown
Ray Coms
Cornele
Brookwood Drive
Trenton
Armco
Willie Milton
Paul Steele
Systems Department
Metal Products
Vic Curtis
Mike Takach
West Processing Finishing
Jack Draut
East
Driver charged after eight-department chase through Ohio streets
David E. Ingram, 33, of 1614 Sheridan Ave., led a half hour pursuit at speeds up to 105 mph on Ohio 73 and 60 to 70 mph on back streets before ditching the car and being caught on Seneca Street. He faces charges of reckless operation DWI eluding and no transfer of tags. The chase drew Lemon Township police and aid from the highway patrol Butler County sheriff and Trenton Monroe Middles towns police.
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Ohio 73
Amanda-Oneida
Lemon Township
David E. Ingram
Sheridan Ave
Seneca Street
Lemon
P.J. McQueen
Ingram
Yankee Road
Highway Patrol
Butler County Sheriff’s Department
Middletown
Trenton
Monroe
Kindness to Offer Speaking Engagements in 8th District
Newly elected U S Rep Thomas N Kindness will be available for speaking engagements during congressional recesses in the 8th District. He plans to be free about 102 days this year and requests contacting Mrs Jean Blazer Rosenberger at his Hamilton office to schedule appearances. Recess windows include Lincoln’s birthday Feb 6 17 Easter Mar 26 Apr 7 Memorial Day May 22 Jun 2 Independence Day Jun 26 Jul 8 Aug recess Aug 1 Sep 3 Yom Kippur Sep 12 17 Columbus Day Oct 9 20 Veterans Day Oct 23 28 and Thanksgiving Nov 20 Dec 1. Christmas and New Year dates will be announced later.
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U.S
Thomas N. Kindness
Kindness
Jean Blazer Rosenberger
Hamilton
Lincoln
Moon Orbit by Apollo 8 Crew Ends Ten Loops
On December 24 1968 Col Frank Bormans Apollo 8 mission completed ten orbits of the Moon with his crewmates. the trio spoke from lunar orbit promising a return to Earth.
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Col
Frank Borman
Moon
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Bud) Steller Mor
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Kay Summersby
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Joseph Barnes
Pearl Flanagan
George Mehl
Viola
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Mc Coy
Mational Nececreo
Morticians
David Stahley
South End Community Council
Raleigh
Larry Abner
Abner
East Works
William Myers
Granville Robinson
Jerry Barker
Frank Long
Lane Sweetheart Chests
Flexsteel
Broyhill
Bassett
La-Z-Boy
Boston
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Zenith
Charlie
Forton
Coomer Furniture CO
Drake Rd
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