Puritan Costumes Sewn For PROMISES Japan Tour
Doris Baxter and Harriet Halderman fashioned seven authentic looking outfits for PROMISES travel group to Japan. Using history sketches and homemade materials they created Pilgrim and Southern belle garments, Revolutionary War era items, Gay Nineties attire, and a 1920s flapper dress for the July 27 to August 13 trip.
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Sandy Pawelkoski
Doris Baxter
Dixie Highway
Harriet Halderman
Ellen Drive
America
Promises
Japan
First United Methodist Church
Christian Church
U.S
Dave Finkelman
Clement Burton
Burton
Record Heat Sparks City Pool Deluge and Power Strains
Records fall as Yankee and Douglas pools log 1658 and 408 three day totals amid a heat wave. CG&E reports six power outages and record kilowatt usage while pool attendance soars with 4600 swimmers over three days. Morningstar notes six 9 degree days this month and July rainfall stays below average.
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Yankee Pool
Yankee
Douglas Pool
Interstate 75
Morningstar
Cg&e
Mason High Grad Named Warren County Junior Fair Queen
Deborah Hight, daughter of Jack and Mary Hight, won the Warren County Junior Fair Queen title at the Mason fair grandstand over six contestants. She represents county school districts and will compete at the Ohio State Fair Junior Fair Queen contest. runner up was Susan Hodapp.
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Lebanon
Mason
Warren County
Hodapp
Miami University
Liz Self
John R. Self
Girl Scouts
Karen Bordering
Ronald Bordering
Middletown Man Injured In I 75 Crash Near Warren Line
John Hale, 57, of 1602 Eaton Ave., was treated at Kettering Memorial Hospital for minor injuries after his northbound car was struck from behind on Interstate 75 about 22 miles south of the Warren Montgomery county line. Norman Bickel, 31, of California Ky., drove the other car. Hale’s vehicle rolled over twice and ended in the grassy roadside area. The 6:10 a.m. crash is under investigation.
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Middletown
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Warren
Montgomery County
John Hale
Eaton Ave
Norman Bickel
California
Hale
Jet collision near Dayton airport prompts FAA probe
In Dayton Ohio an in flight near miss prompted an FAA probe after a Trans World Airlines hostess was injured when a TWA jet took evasive action to avoid a collision with an American Airlines plane. The incident occurred at 8 37 am northeast of Cox Municipal Airport. Officials said no passengers were hurt.
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Dayton, Ohio
Federal Aviation Administration
Cox Municipal
Trans World Airlines
TWA
American Airlines
Theagency
Dayton
FAA
Jim Friend Resigns From Powell Washington Office
Congressman Walter E Powell announced the resignation of James S Friend an administrative assistant in his Washington DC office The former Journal employee cited desire to spend more time with his wife and children and will leave effective July 31 A Powell spokesman said a replacement will be named later Friend previously served as public relations coordinator for the Middletown school system and has reportedly bought a house in Middletown
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Walter E. Powell
James S. Friend
Washington, D. C
Friend
Powell
Middletown
Fire destroys Germantown wood skid firm on Clark Street
Fire swept the Franklin Wood Products Co buildings on Clark Street in Germantown destroying a brick and a frame structure. Five firefighters received treatment for smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion. Owner Raymond Light of Franklin said the loss estimate was not yet available and the cause was undetermined. Germantown was assisted by Miamisburg and Farmersville fire departments.
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Germantown
Franklin Wood Products
Franklin
Clark Street
Raymond Light
Light
Miamisburg
Farmersvilleire
Hempstead to Build 30 Million Recycling Plant Similar to Franklin
Hempstead New York plans a 30 million solid waste plant with 2 000 ton daily capacity modeled on the Franklin plant. Black Clawson sells the facility designed to burn fiber for electricity while reclaiming metals and glass. Hempstead officials expect 25 percent of material sale receipts and 50 percent of electricity receipts to go to Hempstead, with construction to begin after final agreements in 24 months.
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Hempstead
N. Y
Long Island
Franklin
Black Clawson Co
Bernard Eichholz
Environmental Protection Agency
Franklin-Black Clawson
New York
Eichholz
State subsidies to school districts total $54.8 million in June
Ohio Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson reported June subsidies to state school districts at 54.8 million, up from May by 88,277. Butler County received 1.3 million and Warren County districts 834,600. He noted funds covered teachers retirement and staff retirement programs with no administrative salaries involved.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Butler County
Warren County
Ferguson
Osborne Re-Elected Leader of Job Opportunities Inc
Don Osborne was reelected president of Job Opportunities Inc. at the Civic Association meeting. Richard Leichty was elected vice president, replacing Dave Regan. Marva Sampson remains secretary and Millie Conn is treasurer. The program employs over 200 youths but saw cuts this year due to funding. last summer 230 were employed. Payroll deductions will move from June to March next year to speed start.
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Don Osborne
McGee Ave
Armco Steel Corp
Job Opportunities Inc
Osborne
Richard Leichty
Poinciana Road
Civic Association
Leichty
Dave Regan
Middletown Journal
Marva Sampson
Department of Human Resources
Millie Conn
Middletown Area
Fire Run Report Details Multiple Local Incidents
Firefighters and emergency squads responded yesterday to four calls. At 4 44 p m a fire at 920 Eighth Avenue was treated by EMS. At 8 46 p m Mary Couch 46 of 423 Elsmere Street was taken to Middletown Hospital after a medical condition. At 8 52 p m Roger Conner 12 suffered a severely cut thumb and was transported by ambulance with today’s condition listed as good. Early today at 2 45 a m Margie Yocum 46 at 120 Heinkel Road was assisted by EMS and at 2 45 a m James Back’s home at 15 McKinley Street had kitchen stove fire with 100 dollars smoke damage.
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Shafer Street
C.T
Middletown
Cincinnati Gas and Electric
Elman Court
Howard Avenue
Alameda
Waneta Avenue
Eighth Ave. Ave
Webster St
Mary Couch
Elsmere St
Middletown Hospital
Richmond St
Roger Conner
Heinkel Road
Margie Yocum
McKinley St
James Back
Youth steals clothes in daylight Middletown entries
Police report daylight thefts at two Middletown homes. A youth took five dollars and a pair of slacks from Miss Georgia Manius at 1602 Woodlawn Ave after climbing from a window. A woman tore a screen and broke a door pane to enter Richard Jones’s home at 2600 Flemming Road to take clothing.
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Middletown
Georgia Manius
Woodlawn Ave
Richard Jones
Flemming Road
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Mrs. Baxter
Stickler
Arthur
Mason Girl Is Fair Queen
Donna von Holle
Don von Holle
Farm Bureau
Mary Steiner
Paul Steiner
Grange
Patricia Ann Arnold
William Arnold
Homemakers of America
Jim Friend
D.C
Coca-Cola
RC Cola
DAD’ Root Beer
Shaddock’s Market Central Ave
Black Clawson
Fedders Supply CO
CPSC
ImpUrge
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