Weather Man Tops Show at Jaycee Independence Day
A 10000 crowd in Barnitz Stadium watched music and fireworks on July 4 as the weatherman stole the show with a brisk wind. Jaycees led by John Weber and Rowan Crawford hosted a civic program with Legion band SPEBSQSA singers and an invocation by Rev. Louis Walter.
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Jaycee
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Barnitz Stadium
Usic
John Weber
The
Jaycees
Rowan Crawford
American Legion Band
Earl Mendenhall
Spebsqsa
Sam Feinstein
Louis Walter
Drowning Victim Identified as 71-Year-Old John Treadway
The body of John Treadway 71 of West Middletown was recovered from the Great Miami River about 8 a.m. by firefighters and police near the West Middletown Bridge. Treadway resided with his son and daughter-in-law on Franklin Trenton Road and leaves four daughters and two sons. Funeral services at Riggs Funeral Home were incomplete.
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John Treadway
West Middletown
Miami
Middletown
West Middletown Bridge
Treadway
Fire Department
Riggs Funeral Home
Wallace Treadway
Franklin-Trenton
Nancy Henderson
Waynesville
Lois Turner
Phoenix
Ariz
Mary Larkin
Anna Austenmore
Dayton
Wallace
Russell
Lucia Treadway
New York
Methodist Church
Circus and Sewage on Middletown Commission Docket
Middletown City Commission met to discuss a letter from State sanitary chief F H Waring on sewage dumped into the Great Miami River and new penalties under upcoming state law. The panel also weighed an application by the Lions to sponsor a circus here and noted progress on airport improvements listed by the CAA for Middletown among 138 locations.
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H. W. Starick
F. H. Waring
Middletown
Great
Miami
Waring
Lion’s Ub
Associated Press
CAA
Quiet Fourth Yields Stray Dog Bite and Gas Theft
In Middletown the quiet Fourth featured two incidents. Tom O Flynn was bitten on the right hand by a stray dog inside his home at 1028 Kunz Ave while trying to evict it from a “legal” Barnitz Field celebration. Garrett Phillips of 2303 Wilbraham Rd reported gasoline stolen from his car in the 500 block of Fourteenth Ave. Police logged two fireworks complaints on Taylor St. and Maple St. with no injuries or damage found.
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Middletown
Barnitz Field
Tom O’flynn
Kunz Ave
Garrett Phillips
Wilbraham Rd
Statue in temple honors cats and dogs that supply instrument parts
Japanese instrument makers of the native sami sen banjo have dedicated a bronze statue at a famed Buddhist temple to the cats and dogs whose bodies serve as strings and drumheads for the instrument.
Valley Escapes Predicted Rain
Weather summary notes cool and cloudy conditions with rain showers in parts of the region. Middletown and Miami Valley enjoyed a mostly pleasant day with a high of 91 and a overnight drop to 60, while today’s forecast calls for a high near 76 and a low around 60 with increasing clouds and possible evening showers.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
Little Shoe Found After Barnitz Field Fireworks
Detectives John Fitzgerald and Sam Moore found a four and one half inch black patent leather sandal style baby shoe with a cut out toe after the Barnitz Field fireworks show last night. The shoe appears almost new and unused. The owner is likely seeking the lost item.
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Barnitz Field
John Fitzgerald
Sam Moore
City worker retrieves found stroller in alley
Eddie Cole of the Street Department pushed a baby stroller to headquarters after discovering it in North Wall Alley. The owner arrived later to claim the stroller.
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Eddie Cole
Street Department
North Wall Alley
Police report multiple lost youths found safe
Police said several youngsters labeled as lost were located and returned unharmed. One set of parents received a lecture.
Weekday Movie Schedule At Paramount Strand Colontal
At The Movies listings show Paramount with Texas Rangers screenings at 1 40, 3 15, 4 55, 6 35, 8 15 and 9 55 p m Strand presenting Ma And Pa Kettle Back On The Farm at 1 15, 4 05, 7 05 and 10 14 p m Lullaby Of Broadway at 2 35 5 30 and 8 30 p m Friday offers Experimental Alcatraz at 2 55 5 25 8 00 and 10 30 p m and Hills Of Oklahoma at 1 45 4 15 6 50 and 9 20 p m Colontal shows Valentino at 1 15 3 20 5 15 7 30 and 9 45 p m.
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Texas Rangers
Oklahoma
Colontal
Valentino
Oakley Arrests Hit Eight This Year in Drunk Complaints
Police records show Oakley has been arrested eight times this year on drunkenness complaints.
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Oakley
Obituary for Lewis P. Stahley 79 Middletown resident
Lewis P. Stahley 79 of 1804 Oberon Dr died 5 30 p m Wednesday after a month long illness. A native of the city he was a retired carpenter and Middletown Eagles member. Surviving are three daughters Bertha and Alta Steele and Anna Douglas. four sons Walter Albert Charles Phillip. one sister Emma Stahley. 28 grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services 10 a m Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Dr Caudill officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call 7 10 p m today and 2 5 and 7 10 p m Friday.
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Lewis P. Stahley
Oberon
Stahley
Middletown
West Middletown
Albert
Charles
Maytown
Phillip
Lebanon
Emma Stahley
McCoy- Leffler
R., Cc. Caudill
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Hamilton Tax Yield Lusty Noted In Early Reports
Real estate tax collection in Hamilton shows a lusty start as Middletown branch mails bills Monday and early payments total 171990.01. Receipts at Hamilton reach 30161.54 on Friday and 16447.12 on Saturday with only first half-year bills mailed and full-year payers urged to double their payment before the July deadline.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Carl Wedekind
Wedekind
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Hunter
Mrs Anna Hunter 64 of 345 North Main St. died Monday at Middletown hospital after a two month illness. Friends may call after 5 p.m. today at home, then at Union Baptist Church for lying in state and services at 2 p.m. conducted by Revs R L Robinson and S C Smith. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Riggs Funeral Home in charge.
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Anna Hunter
North Main St
Union Baptist Church
R. L. Robinson
Mrs Anna Washington Dies at 59 After Heart Attack
Mrs. Anna Washington 59 of 715 Eighteenth Ave died early today at 2 40 a m reportedly from a heart attack at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Maxberry Funeral Home.
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Anna Washington
Eighteenth Ave
Maxberry Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Howard Assum MORROW
Funeral services for Mrs. Howard Assum 2 will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Vail Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Meredith officiating. Burial will be in Morrow Cemetery. She died unexpectedly and is survived by her daughter Marjorie at home and by Mrs. Eunice Hopkins of Morrow. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Morrow
Howard Assum
Vail
Robert Meredith
Assum
Marjorie
Eunice Hopkins
Plan Buffet Supper For Middletown Secretaries Club
Middletown chapter of the National Secretaries will hold a buffet supper at 6 30 tonight at Holiday House. The event invites members to attend and socialize while dining.
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Middletown
The
Nationa
Holiday House
Bee eyes hold 6000 lenses per compound eye
A bee uses compound eyes with about 6000 lenses in each eye, while humans rely on a single-lens eye. The fact highlights the difference in visual anatomy between bees and humans.
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JKG
Journal
Bill Veith
Jack L. Cook
Florence St
Barnits Stadium
Glenn Oakley
South Ave
Miami River
Queer Memorial
Hollywood
Paramount
Lakeside Inn
Tytus
Philco
Vradelis
Doell Mann
Joyce
Central Ave
Sportsmen’s Club
WPFB
Middletown Sportsmen's Club
Michael
Mrs. Howard Assum
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