Junior Champ Program Set for Roosevelt Track Meet
About 250 youths from 19 city playgrounds will compete Saturday at Roosevelt Junior High School track. Jaycees and Parks and Recreation sponsor. each playground fields teams in events, relays, and tug of war. Registration at 8:30 a.m., heats at 9, finals at 11. top finishers win ribbons and a watermelon, with the leading playground awarded a champions flag.
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Roosevelt Junior High School
The
Jaycees
Department of Parks and Recreation
Antique Car Show Grows to 350 Entries in Hamilton Parade
Registrations for the Antique and Classic Car Parade in Hamilton are expected to reach 350, the largest in 11 years. Sponsored by the Antique and Classic Car Club of Butler County with the Hamilton Association of Trade and Industry, entries come from seven states plus Canada and Ohio. Vehicles from 1890 to 1942 compete in 70 classes, with fire equipment, motorcycles, farm machinery, trucks, and an airplane among entrants.
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Hamilton
Shooting death probe in Cleveland woman
An East Side man, 38, was questioned by police in the shooting death of Paula Brown, 27, who died from a gunshot wound after being taken to Mount Sinai Hospital Wednesday morning.
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Cleveland (Ap
East Side
Paula Brown
Mount Sinai Hospital
Guilty Plea In Auto Theft Case In Butler County
19 year old James Wiley Preston of Middletown was found guilty in Butler County Common Pleas Court on auto theft. He pled guilty to stealing a car owned by Stanley Fultz on April 22 1965 and was referred for pre sentence investigation before sentencing set for August 9 30 a.m.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Arthur J. Fiehrer
James Wiley Preston
10Th Ave
Stanley Fultz
Oxford State Road
Preston
Gillen & Crow
Drivers unaware of signal at Franklin intersection
At the intersection of Routes 73 and 48 east of Franklin a new traffic light replaced a long standing flasher. Traffic supervisor Larry Lindsay said motorists are not conditioned to it and reported 101 red light violations on Rt 48 last night as Rt 73 drivers previously stopped for the flasher while Rt 48 had right of way.
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Franklin
Larry Lindsay
Department of Highways Division 8
Lindsay
Rt. 73
Rt. 48
New Shop For Women Opens Here Tomorrow
Fads n Fashions, a downtown apparel store for young women, opens at 1124 Central Ave. Morton Litwack of Richmond Ind. invested about 6000 in remodeling the former Schiff Shoe space. The shop splits into a rustic front for fad items and a colonial rear for fashion items aimed at career and older students.
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N’ Fashions
Central Ave
Morton Litwack
Richmond
Ind
Schiff
Litwack
Unearthed bones found near Carlisle in Warren County
Two thigh bones found by Faulkner Gravel workers in Morningstar subdivision near Martz Paullin Road are believed to be old remains. Deputies say the bones likely passed through a rock crusher and were taken to Ft Ancient museum for comparison with local Mound Builder finds. Historians note most mounds are in Warren County with others in Franklin and Springboro.
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Lebanon
Workman
Carlisle
Faulkner Gravel Company
Morningstar Subdivision
Martz-Paullin Road
Warren County
Ft. Ancient Museum
Franklin and
Springboro
Draftee Shot in the Foot While Visiting Uncle on Farm
Franklin man James McGuire, 21, was shot in the left foot with a .22 rifle at his uncle Genis McGuire's Rt 741 farm two miles south of Springboro. Deputies plan to question Genis as McGuire, drafted and to report for duty, says the shooting was accidental during a bird hunting outing.
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Franklin
Middletown Hospital
James McGuire
First St
Warren County
Sherif
Genis McGuire
Rt. 741
Springboro
Byron Kennard
McGuire
MccGuire
Young Republicans To Meet On Monday In Middletown
Middletown area Young Republican Club will hold a general meeting at Eastern Lanes Monday at 8 p m with State Sen Charles Jones as speaker Plans for local participation in the state convention in Cincinnati July 30 and 31 will be discussed Eighteen local members expect to attend the state sessions A club party follows at the Canoe Club on Route 73 tomorrow night
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Middletown Area
Young Republican Club
Charles Jones
Young Republican Clubs
Cincinnati
Route 73
Man Electrocuted In Ohio Well House Repair
John A. Zola, 58, died from an electric shock while fixing an electric pump in a well house at his Columbia Station home in Lorain County. Coroner Paul Kopsch said he was standing on a water covered floor when the incident occurred.
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Lorain, Ohio
John A. Zola
Columbia Station
Lorain County
Paul Kopsch
Zola
Yeggs Net Over $2,500 At Crystal
A Crystal Tissue Co. safe burglary on Verity Parkway south of Middletown netted an estimated 2500 to 3000 in small bills. Burglars tore through a wall to reach two filing cabinets and a radio. tear gas was triggered during prior attempts and an automatic locking device was installed. Deputies noted footprints and said this was the seventh similar burglary in six months. investigation continued.
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Crystal Tissue Co
Verity Parkway
Middletown
George Tyler
Crystal
Tyler
Butler County
Clifton Hyde
Sheriff's Department
Car Door Slams Light Pole After Door Left Open
A 21 year old Lebanon woman was injured slightly when her car hit a light pole after she tried to shut an open door in the Montgomery Ward parking lot on Stevens Avenue at 9 20 p.m. She was treated and released from Middletown Hospital. The car was a total loss. In a separate police report William E Halsey 24 was cited for following too closely after an accident in the 1300 block of Central Avenue at 4 30 p.m. The other drivers were Carl Wardlow 28 and Mary G Albert 516 Moore Street. Total damage listed at 430 dollars.
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Lebanon
Darlene Nation
Lebanon Rt. 3
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Montgomery Ward
Stevens Ave
William E. Halsey
N. Verity Parkway
Central Avenue
Halsey
Carl Wardlow
Camden
Mary G. Albert
Moore St
Poverty Program Director Sought for Butler County
The Community Action Commission of Butler County seeks an executive director for the proposed anti-poverty program pending federal grant approval. The role requires graduate work in social science or related administrative experience, with resumes sent to the commission at 323 N Third St Hamilton.
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Community Action Commission
Butler County
Annnuna Amanét
Cleaou We
N. Third St
Hamilton
Downtown Summer Festival Plans by Middletown Merchants
Downtown Merchants unveil three day festival on July 29 to 31 with street closures on Central Avenue and Broad Street. The event features a Mercury Space Capsule replica, 44 tent booths, an auto show, outdoor living displays, sidewalk sales, and performances by WPFB Al Mann Show and local acts.
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Central Avenue
Main Street
Verity Parkway
Broad Street
First Avenue
Mid-Town Center
Broad
Verity
National Aeronautical Space Administration
Department of Parks and Recreation
Broad and
Central
Walt Lewis
WPFB
al Mann
Middletown Park
Sons
Betty Srouse
Hamilton
Middletown Fine Arts Center
Engine Pioneer Dies in Buffalo at 88
David W. Sowers a pioneer in gasoline engines and parts manufacturing died Wednesday in Buffalo New York at age 88.
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Buffalo
N.Y
David W. Sowers
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Guthrie
Querried
Dorothy Long
Fulton Lane
Man
Yeggs
Jim Guthrie
Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce
Robert White
Mercury
Col
John Glenn
Freemans
Freemens
Moke
Bun Manty
UCT
Sas
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