Aeronca Division To Be Sold To Allied Research
Allied Research Associates of Concord Massachusetts agreed in principle to acquire Aeronca Manufacturing Corp Aerospace Division assets. The Baltimore Friendship International Airport plant employs about 190 and spans 70 00 square feet on 28 acres. Allied projects 6.5 million dollars in annual sales and will pay mainly cash plus some Allied Research stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aerospace
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Allied Research Associates, Inc
Concord, Mass
Lawrence Levy
Allied Research
A. G. Handschumacher
Baltimore Friendship International Airport
Aeronca
Balimore
Friendship Airport
Navy Chaplain Lecky Named 1966 Chaplain of the Year
Lt. Cmdr. Hugh F. Lecky Jr. of Newark Ohio, known as the Heli Padre, is chosen Chaplain of the Year for 1966 by the Reserve Officers Association. He has flown over 150 helicopter missions with the Third Marine Amphibious Force in Da Nang Viet Nam and is the first Navy chaplain to receive the Purple Heart for wounds. He will receive the award at a Feb 25 banquet while on leave.
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Washington
Reserve Officers Association of the
United States
Hugh F. Lecky Jr
Newark
Ohio
Third Marine Amphibious Force
da Nang
Viet Nam
Lecky
Navy
Findlay
Oxford
Burton
S. C
Parris Island
Dixie Flyer Ends 81-Year Run Between Evansville and Atlanta
The Dixie Flyer passenger train has ceased operations after 81 years serving Evansville Indiana to Atlanta Georgia. The Louisville and Nashville line cited sustained monetary losses over several years as cause for ending the service once popular with Midwest tourists heading to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta, Ga
Evansville
Ind
Atlanta
Louisville & Nashville
Midwest
Florida
Tests Ordered For Pair In Shooting At Motel
Court ordered medical and psychiatric exams for 17 year old Dayton delinquents Robert James Shealey and Bendolph Bendolph in the Fantasy Farm Motel shooting case. A follow up hearing will decide if they go to the grand jury. Two other Dayton men Gerald Roberts and Cornelius Dillard pleaded guilty to robbery and shooting with intent to kill and were bound over to the grand jury. bond set at 5000 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Dayton
Fantasy Farm
LeSourdsville
Butler County
David Black
Robert James Shealey
Needom Bendolph
Bendolph
Montgomery County
Shealey
Fairfield Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
Black
Grand Jury
William Carl Boehm
Boehm
Debbie LaFayette
J. T. Lamb
Deaths and Funerals William E. McCutcheon 89
William E. McCutcheon 89 of 1334 Fairmont Ave died at 2 p.m. yesterday at Logsdon Rest Home Hamilton after residence in Middletown 65 years. He worked at Armco Steel from 1911-1916 and 1922-1932, retiring. Survived by a step-grandchild. Services 10 a.m. Monday at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home officiated by Father Edward Shine. Burial Woodside Cemetery. No visitations.
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William E. McCutcheon
Fairmont Ave
Logsdon
Hamilton
McCutcheon
Middletown
Pennsylvania
Armco Steel Corp
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Edward Shine
Woodside
Ceme
Obituary: Mrs. Neil Simpson 90 in Hamilton care home
Mrs. Neil Simpson 90 formerly of Middletown died at 3 20 p m yesterday at Sunny Breeze Rest Home Hamilton where she had lived six years She was born in Tate Georgia and had lived in Middletown 10 years before moving to the rest home Her husband Amos died in 1955 Surviving Irene Roberts Middletown two sons Robert Reynolds Bakersfield California Carroll Reynolds St Petersburg Florida seven grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren Graveside services set for 10 30 a m Monday at Woodlawn Cemetery.
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Neil Simpson
Middletown
Sunny Breeze Rest Home
Hamilton
Simpson
Tate
Amos
Irene Roberts
Robert Reynolds
Bakersfield
Calif
Carroll Reynolds
St. Petersburg
Fla
Lebanon man Worley 74 dies after short illness
Dellos Worley of Lebanon Route 1 died early yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after a short illness. He owned Worley Farm Equipment Co for 32 years and held offices in Warren County Grange Lebanon Grange and local Masonic and Eastern Star chapters. Survived by wife Rachel two sons Donald and Joseph four grandchildren. Services at Johnson Funeral Home Monday 2 p.m. Burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Friends May call there tomorrow 3 to 9 p.m. Masonic service tomorrow at 7 p.m.
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Lebanon
Dellos Worley
Lebanon Rt. 1
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Johnson Funeral Home
Requiem Mass Notices For Local Residents
Obituary notices list Cornelius Ernst 65 of Osage Drive and Catherine Powers 85 of Heat on Street with Requiem High Masses at St Stephen St Ann s and St Mary s churches. Walter Tirey Sr 66 of Cleveland Ave to attend 10 30 a m Monday services Webb.
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Cornelius Ernst
Osage Drive
St. Stephen's Church
Henry Kern
Bedford Ave
St. Ann's Church
Catherine Powers
Heaton St
St. Mary’s Church
Walter Tirey Sr
Cleveland Ave
Webb
Two Tons of Soap Ready for Viet Nam Aid
Nearly two tons of soap are prepared for shipment to villages in Viet Nam as Middletown volunteers raise funds and collect donations. Ralph Bertsche, D E Lukens, Bill Howe, Johnny Johnson and Gingerich organized the drive with drop-boxes in area churches. Trucks donated by the Middletown Automobile Dealers Association aid ongoing collection efforts.
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Viet Nam
Middletown
Ralph Bertsche
Lebanon
D. E
Buzz
Lukens
Bill Howe
Johnny Johnson
Gingerich
Middletown Automobile Dealers Association
Lukens and
Gingrich
Charles St
Avon Co
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Ve-Ams Call for Items and Volunteers for Viet Nam Service
The Ve-Ams appeal for canned meat fruit and powdered milk and seek volunteers to help package and type. Donations may be sent to Arthur Sanderson in William Denham or Bill Ballard in Middletown, while volunteers can contact Mrs Sylvia Hayes or Mrs Sanderson. The drive runs under American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans to aid area servicemen in Viet Nam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ve-Ams
Viet Nam
Maun
Lucsuay
Victoras Grocery
Sargeant’s Grocery
Albers
Krogers
Shaddock's
Pence's
Liberal's
Sorrell's
Gillen Crow Pharmacies
Montgomery Ward
Grant's
Central Store
Sears and Consolidated Inc
Arthur Sanderson
American Legion
S. Main St
William Denham
City
Charles Terhune
Middletown
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bus Driver Injured When Truck Strikes School Vehicle
Franklin City School District bus driver Eugene Taylor age 56 was treated at Middletown Hospital in fair to good condition after a truck hit the bus at a railroad crossing on E Sixth Street. The driver Bobby Roseberry, 26, said brake issues contributed to the crash. police cited him for insured clear distance. Bus damage was listed at 400 dollars and truck damage at 100 dollars.
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Franklin
Franklin City
Middletown Hospital
Eugene Taylor
Stadia Drive
Taylor
E. Sixth Street
Anderson Street
Main Street
Bobby Roseberry
Shaker Road
Roseberry
Court Hearing Slated In Voting Machine Suit
A full hearing in open court will decide the county purchase of voting machines. The date may be the week of February 7 or February 21, with Special Judge John H. Houston coordinating prefers dates, as Ralph Osuna leads the taxpayer suit against the county commissioners and the board of elections. Coyle Voting Machine Co. joins as co-defendant by lease approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
John H. Houston
Brown County
Fred B. Cramer
Ralph Osuna
Canastota Drive
Normandy Heights
Harry T. Wilks
Coyle Voting Machine Co
Martin A. Coyle
Board of Elections
County Commissioners
Armco Fire on Jefferson Road Halts No Work at Project 600
Fire at Armco Project 600 on Jefferson Road caused an estimated 1500 dollars in damage to construction equipment. Officials say an oil heater used to warm forms ignited tarpaulins covering the forms and tarred conveyors. Firefighters were on scene about an hour. a worker apparently spilled oil as he refilled the heater. Armco spokesmen say the fire will not delay the project.
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Armco
Jefferson Road
Middletown
Car Hits Truck and Driver Charged in City Accidents
Eight Middletown accidents were investigated with four drivers cited. Floyd Johnson, 31, of 1107 Grove St., charged with driving while intoxicated and under suspension after his car struck a parked truck on 19th Avenue at 4:35 a.m. The impact moved the truck about 30 feet.
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Middletown
Floyd Johnson
Grove St
Johnson Auto
19Th Avenue
Joe Kay
19Th Ave
Kay
William S. Taylor
Goldman Ave
S. Clinton St
Dorothy Mae Hill
Lawn Ave
Kenneth C. Cockerham
Martz Paullin Road
William E. Davis Jr
Webster St
Nelbar Street
Atco Avenue
Missing Cash At Acme Furniture and Rug Co
Homer L Hauselman manager of the Acme Furniture and Rug Co reports about 95 dollars missing from a filing cabinet in the office. He and another employee were in the back of the store for around 40 minutes yesterday afternoon before returning and finding the money gone.
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Homer L. Hauselman
Acme Furniture and Rug Co
Second Avenue
Park Street
Hauselman
A Slight Error in Pay Checks
Philadelphia School District officials hold up pay for about 900 employees due to a computing error that shifted the decimal. The glitch wrote checks for 1500 instead of 150 dollars and was shut off. affected workers will receive their pay early next week, per a district spokesman.
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Philadelphia
Two High Speed Chases End With Auto Theft Charge
Detroit driver Frankie Rembert, 27, led state police on two high speed pursuits on I-75, reaching 110 and 120 mph before stopping at a red light. He was escorted to Butler County jail in Hamilton and charged with auto theft after failing to provide ownership proof of the vehicle.
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Detroit
Mich
Ptl
W. B. Knott
Post 9
Middletown
Cincinnati - Dayton Road
Frankie Rembert
Knott
Cincinnati
Rembert
Monroe
Lockland
Butler County
Hamilton
Missouri to Study Earthquake Zone
Three Washington University scientists will begin a geophysical study of southeast Missouri to map the crustal fault zone where numerous earthquakes have occurred. The southeast Missouri area ranks second to the West Coast in tremor frequency and severity, yet the fault zone’s nature remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis, Mo
Washington University
Southeast Missouri
West Coast
United States
Man Bound To Jury In Death
Franklin man Victor Lee Gilbert 37 was bound to the Butler County grand jury on a manslaughter charge after an accident on Route 63 near Route 4 on January 1 that killed Thomas R. Phillips 23. Judge J T Lamb set bond at 2500. Gilbert pled innocent. Other cases included forgery, DWI, and property destruction sentences.
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Franklin
Butler County Grand Jury
Victor Lee Gilbert
Moyer Drive
J. T. Lamb
Gilbert
Ohio State
Rt. 63
Rt. 4
Thomas R. Phillips
Renee Drive
Phillips
Lamb
Ronald Reed
Dayton
Man Held Over In County Death
Hamilton Indiana man Louis A. Couch of Aurora bound over to Butler County grand jury on a reckless driving charge in the January 15 death of Hamblin Sizemore of Lawrenceburg. Bond set at 1000. Couch alleged to have struck a guardrail on Symmes Road. Sizemore died two hours later at Mercy Hospital from injuries when the door was pierced and pinned by the guardrail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Louis A. Couch
Aurora
Ind
Butler County Grand Jury
Henry J. Bruener
Fairfield Court
Hamblin Sizemore
Lawrenceburg
Couch
Symmes Road
Sizemore
Mercy Hospital
Chuckle To a Teenager Distance Between Phone and Garage
A humorous remark equates a teenager’s walking distance with the gap between a telephone and a garage. The quip hints at the perceived shortness of teen mobility and the era’s everyday setting. The line uses a light, local-tone joke to comment on suburban life and outdated conveniences.
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Industrial Research Laboratories
Flight Refueling Inc
Cantonsville
Baltimore
Edgar Streifthau
William McCutcheon
Tery
Robert P. Nichols
Robert Paul Nichols
Montgomery Ave
Carlisle
Justice & Lakes Funeral Home
McKee
Bond, Ky
Nichols
Franklin - Trenton Road
Anglesby
Side Cemetery
Wilson Memorial Home
Trading Post Bar & Grill
Miami Valley
Anchester Otor Iniddletown
Paul D. Galeese
Mrs
Wood
Great Family
Ice
Royal
Middletown, Ohio
Dayna Fugate
Hayes
Harold W. Reese
Mary Etta St
Ed Portsmouth
Armco Drive
Stephen F. Gallagher, D.D.S
Practice Lim
Central Ave
R. A. Smith
C. W. Boyd
Chiropractic Clinic
Franklin, O
S. Main
Post Office
Missouri
Lucas C. Swift
Brookville
Russell T. Fox
Yankee Road
Roy Haddix
Kiester Road
Bonnie Hayes
Navaho St
Pete Angelini
Taylor Ave
Joe E. Miles
Young St
Franklin Setters
Covington
Robin Dale Brown
Shafer St
Consolidated, Inc
Central
Enter Union Sanitary’s Weekly
Perk St
2Nd Avenue
Central Avenue
West Central Avenue
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
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