Postal Retirees Honored for 206 Years of Service
Five recently retired postal workers totaling over 206 years of federal service and an acting postmaster were honored at a Middletown Elk's Temple banquet. Attendees included regional official Charles Hutcheson and Eugene Layer. Mabel Faries retired after 47 years with a near perfect attendance record. Otto McClanahan named acting postmaster of Springboro after 23 years in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Elk's Temple
Middletown
Charles E. Hutcheson
Cincinnati
Eugene R. Layer
Mabel E. Faries
O. Layer
Harry S. Bachelor
Frank Charles Koeppel
Helen Reed
Otto McClanahan
Springboro
Hutcheson
Eugene Layer
Koeppel
Wer
McClanahan
Dobrozsi
Robert Anderson
James Cox
Harold Hannah
Arthur Moore Chester Hollenbaugh
LaVerne Knox
Elza Abraham
Two People Burned In Home Fire Incidents Here
A Central Avenue woman, Anna Dennis, 67, is in fair condition with burns after backing into a gas range. Ernest Powell, 30, of Forrest Avenue, suffered second degree burns when a stove exploded while he cleaned it. Fire damage totaled 3 000 across two homes, with kitchens and contents impacted. Other incidents included a truck fire on Clin ton Avenue and a cooling meal helper at Meadows Restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Middletown Hospital
16Th Avenue
Anna Dennis
Central Ave
Middletown
Ernest Powell
Forrest Ave
Powell
Clinton Avenue
S. Verity Parkway
Walter Cox
Covington Ky
Meadows
Yankee Road
John Armstrong
Ninth Avenue
Middletown Ambulance Service
Butler County Lincoln Day Dinner Set for Feb 14
William E. Rathman named chairman of the Butler County Lincoln Day dinner to be held February 14 at the Manchester Motor Inn with Rep. Gerald R. Ford as principal speaker. Over 1,000 expected. Tickets five dollars from listed committee members across Middletown Hamilton Fairfield Oxford and other areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Rathman
Butler County
Manchester Motor Inn
Jack Moser
Republican Party
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
House
Moser
Rathman
Sam Noblet
Jack Dudley
J. B
Wage Statement Deadline Nearing for Local Employers
Local employers without 1965 Form W-2s to employees are reminded that the wage statement must be furnished to all employees before Monday, January 31. Paul A. Schuster, district director of Internal Revenue in Southern Ohio, issued the reminder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Schuster
Internal Revenue
Ohio
Two Hit By Auto At Tytus And Hawthorne
Two men in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after an auto struck them on Tytus Avenue and Hawthorne Street. Clyde Myers 38 of Poe Street cited for careless operation as Thelma Elam waited to turn into a church parking lot.
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Middletown Hospital
Tytus Avenue
Hawthorne Street
Charles Wilhoit
Minnesota Ave
Donald Martin
Hawthorne Ave
Clyde Myers
Poe St
Myers
Thelma Elam
Lynwood Drive
Carlisle
Church of God
Martin
Wilhoit
Middletown
Lester Lee Slaton
S. River St
Franklin
Wayne G. Granton
Central Ave
Central Avenue
Shafer Street
Claude W. Lee
Second Ave
Jerry W. Orndorf
Charles St
Trenton
Verity Parkway
Second Avenue
Orndorf
Lee Auto
Andrew M. Mittenholzer
Victoria St
Laurel E. Ely
W. Decker Road
Clark Street
Miami University Symphonic Band to Open Year in Benton Hall
The 76 member Miami University Symphonic Band directed by Nicholas A. Poccia performs its first concert of the school year in Benton Hall Friday at 8 p.m. Area members include Judith Mikesell Luther Estridge Martha Lee Jaques Moore Michael Wilson Nathan Thomas and Betty Voorhis. Poccia led the marching band for years and became conductor of the symphonic band after succeeding A. D. Lekvold as director of bands following his illness last June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami University Symphonic Band
Nicholas A. Poccia
Benton Hall
Judith Mikesell
N. Barron St
Eaton
Luther Estridge
Lake Ave
Franklin
Martha Lee Jaques
Alamo Road
Gary Moore
Poccia
A. D. Lekvold
Fire sparks in Lebanon Municipal Building lobby
A minor blaze broke out in the Lebanon Municipal Building auditorium lobby yesterday due to a short circuit in a marquee sign. Fire Chief William Rainey said a box of a marquee sign caused the fire. The incident occurred at 5 p.m. during a motion picture. A fireman and a city policeman extinguished the flames. Damage estimates were not available.
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Lebanon
William Rainey
Auto rolls on snowy I 75 injures two in Ohio
A one car crash on Interstate 75 at Lower Springboro Road Saturday afternoon left Judith W. Gregg 31 of Oxford with scalp lacerations and her daughter Kimberly 7 with contusions to the right eye and an eyelid laceration after the vehicle went out of control struck a guardrail and rolled three times.
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Middletown Hospital
Lower Springboro Road
Judith W. Gregg
Walnut St
Oxford
Kimberly
Snow Removal Effort Details City Operations
City crews fought four inches of weekend snowfall starting 9 30 a m Saturday. They plowed routes three times Saturday night into Sunday noon using 350 tons of rust inhibitor salt and responding to emergencies with a standby truck. State crews used 2560 tons of salt across eight counties as 112 plow crews operated at peak. Preble County saw 2% inches while Clermont reported 714 inches.
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C. A. Boeke
Public Service
Boeke
Division 8
State Highway Department
W. W. Brayshaw
Brayshaw
Preble County
Clermont County
Mayfield Annexation Appeal Reaches Ohio Supreme Court
Opponents of Mayfield's annexation to Middletown lost a bid for a permanent injunction when the First District Court of Appeals denied it. The decision dissolved a prior temporary injunction blocking publication of the ordinance. Mayfield, a 211 acre subdivision, had been approved for annexation by Butler County commissioners last April amid ongoing delays.
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Mayfield
Middletown
Ohio Supreme Court
First District Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Butler County
Gratis Woman Dies Of Injuries In Two Car Crash
A 15 year old Gratis woman died from injuries after a two car crash at Somerville Road and Hamilton Eaton Road near Somerville. She was the seven fatality this year in Butler County. Surviving are two daughters, a widowed mother and siblings. Burial will be at Somerville Cemetery following services at Zimmer man Funeral Home.
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Gratis
Butler County
Somerville Road
Hamilton-Eaton Road
Somerville
Zimmerman
West Alexandria
Somerville Cemetery
Kathryn C. Zimmerman
Hamilton - Eaton Road
Clarence Elbert Willis
N. Ninth St
Hamilton
Great Decisions Group To Start Discussion Meetings On Feb 6
Middletown chapter of the Cincinnati Council on World Affairs launches eight week Great Decisions discussions starting Sunday February 6 with home meetings led by local leaders. Final session features Lloyd Baldwin of WKRC discussing Making Foreign Policy in a Nuclear Age. Participants invited via group leaders with study kits available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Decisions Group
Great Decisions
Charles Ewart
Middletown
Cincinnati Council On World Affairs
Board of Education
Dletown
Lloyd Baldwin
Baldwin
WKRC
Cincinnati
Viet Nam
Israel
Arab World
Europe
U.S
Sub-Saharan Africa
Russia
Khrushchev
Japan
Latin America
Twirler Lu Ann Evans Wins Three Honors in Cleveland
Lu Ann Evans, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs John H Evans of 401 Gideon Road, won three honors at a USTA baton twirling contest in Cleveland on Saturday. She finished first in advanced solo, captured the junior championship, and placed fourth in junior division strutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lu Ann Evans
John H. Evans
Gideon Road
USTA
Cleveland
Boy Hit By Truck Leaves 12-Year-Old in Serious Condition
A Middletown boy aged 12 was in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after a tractor trailer struck him Saturday night at Shefield Street and Burbank Street. Another youth, Donald Napiery, 42, was dismissed after examination. Deputies pursue driver of I Transfer Co. truck. vehicle reportedly climbed the curb and struck two boys waiting to cross.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Sheffield Street
Burbank Street
Mark Duncil
Lamberton
Burbank
Shefeld Street
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Faries
Frank Dobrozsi
James
Middletown Post Office
Carol Cassidy
16Th Ave
Orville Hudson
Superior Ave
N. University Bivd
General Office
Curtis Street
Raymond E. Sherman, Sr
Harold Agee
Jerry Lapham
Francis Carmody
Mary Delp
Reuben Doty
E. L. Hawkins
Brack Little
Peter Mengel
Ross H. Snyder
Segasta Wilson
Edina Fath
John R. Moser
George N. Jonson
Richard Ortoff
Ralph Pagano
Thomas Rentschler
Gladys Stephen
Fairfield
Don Bacon
William Pulley
Arthur Goldner
Seven Mile
Mark Houser
West Chester
Floyd Green
Willard Hanson
Joe Pierson
Fred Jones
Cliff Swan
William F. Smith
Miamisburg
Russell Yeazel
Monroe
Don Scheulin
Jim Pope
Auto Ave ‘Fair
Louis Davis
S. Dixie Highway
Sutphin St
Davis
Robert L. Mull
Jackson St
Grand Ave
James Hembree
Columbus St
Grand Avenue
Hembree
Everett Hensley
Woodlawn Ave
Nicholas Poccia
Snow
Mayfield Annexation
Appeals Court
Tilmon Ellison
Court of Appeals
Hugh Holbrook
Holbrook
Ruby Crume
West St
Mercy Hospital
Garrett J. Boone
James Flowers
Dr. Flowers
Mary Aon Brehany
Hamilton-Trenton Road
Reginald Farrar
James Martindale
Thornhill Lane
Raymond Fening
Wendel Court
Robert Tennant
John Lever
Red Lion Five Points Road
Paul Ruark
Lebanon Road
John Sound
Johnson’s
Charlie Hurst, Inc
N. Main St
Middletown, O
Twirler
Ean
Miami Valley
Anchester Otor Inniddletown, Q
Paul D. Galeese
Briarnut
Blackthorn
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