St Clair Springs Plowing Match Set for Aug 14
The 1957 plowing contest in Preble County will be held August 14 at St. Clair Springs near Eaton along Route 732. The event was announced today by local organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Preble County
St. Clair Springs
George Wallington
Wadlington
Wadilington
Carl Wogeman
Carlton Eikenberry
Wilbur Christman
James Guckian
Raymond Poos
Tom Haynes
Trenton Man Announces Candidacy for School Board
William J Saunders Jr 27 files to run for Trenton Local School District Board of Education. A native of the Middletown area he moved to Trenton and works at Armco Steel. He is active in Scouts and church youth programs and holds degrees from Miami University and Purdue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
William J. Saunders Jr
Cranewood Dr
Saunders
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
First Presbyterian Church
Middletown High School
Presbytery
National Youth Assembly
Miami University
Purdue University
Farm Fires Costly On Ohio Farms In 1955
State fire marshal Marshall Emmett Brush Jr. reported 2 333 farm fires last year with an average loss of 4145 dollars totaling nearly 10 billion in property. He urged Farm Safety Week emphasis on prevention noting lightning strikes on buildings without protective rods and faulty heating and drying systems as major causes.
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Ohio
Marshall Emmett Brush Jr
Brush
Garden club school and community notices from Germantown
Mrs. Raymond Dean attended an elementary judging school in Xenia led by Prof Victor Hi Ries of Ohio State University. Family and local social news include visits, birthdays, vacations, birth of a daughter to Ronald and wife at St Elizabeth Dayton, and various gatherings with neighbors and relatives.
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Bruce Barnett
Barnett
Bruce
Farmers
Warren County Fair
John Mowbray
Germantown
Raymond Dean
Ohio Association of Garden Clubs
Xenia
Victor Hi Ries
Ohio State University
Earl Sliver
T.E.F.M. Club
Louise Kratzer
O. E. Barnhart
Sonny Emrick
Celina
Ronald Fox
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Greenbush Ladies Aid Picnic and Church Visits
The Greenbush Ladies Aid plans a July 31 picnic at Ft. St. Clair. Rev. Waynick and Betty Freeman visited the Eckhardts, with a church reception for the minister tonight. They will stay with Mr and Mrs. Frank Schwarizaiarber. Also noted are visits by Ida Whipp Virginia Stoltz and families at Ray Hall and callers at Freda Wette's including Raleigh Birchfield and others.
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Greenbush
Ladies Aid of the Greenbush Church
Ft. St. Clair
Waynick
Betty Freeman
Clarence Eckhardt
Betty
Freeman
Frank Schwarizaiarber
Ray Hall
Ida Whipp
Virginia Stoltz
Betty Hopkins
Freda Wette
Raleigh Birchfield
George Downing
Kelly Adams
Winfred Adams
Lebanon Woman Enrolled in Rutgers Field Biology Institute
Helen L. Lamb of Lebanon Ohio is enrolled in a six week Institute of Field Biology at Rutgers University. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation the program trains high school teachers in management conservation applied ecology and field biology through field trips and lab courses in bioecology and vertebrate zoology.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Helen L. Lamb
E. Orchard Ave
Lebanon
Ohio
Rutgers University
Miss Lamb
University of Kentucky
Lebanon High School
National Science Foundation
Village approves trash collection fee on water bills
South Lebanon villagers will be charged for trash and garbage collection via water bills for residents with water service and separately billed others. The council passed an ordinance to levy the fee, with details on implementation and billing. Various local social notes follow, including community events and visits by residents.
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South Lebanon
Lawyers Open Meet In London As Warren Praises Mayflower Compact
In Westminster Hall London 3000 American lawyers attend the American Bar Association meeting begun by Chief Justice Earl Warren. Warren calls the Mayflower Compact the core of American creed while Herbert Brownell Jr. urges an international law system to bind nations in voluntary pacts and a world tribunal for disputes.
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London
American Bar Assn
Earl Warren
Westminister Hall
England
Bar Association
New York
U S
America
U.S
Herbert Brownell Jr
Brownell
Crippled Retired Railroader Kills Landlady Then Shoots Self
In Muncie Indiana a 90 year old retired railroader Arthur S Kean, feared who would care for him, shot 75 year old Nancy Quirk in her rocking chair, wounded her daughter in law Irene Quirk 57, then killed himself. The daughter in law was reported in serious condition at Bail Memorial Hospital.
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Muncie
Ind
Arthur S. Kean
Nancy Quirk
Irene Quirk
Kean
Bail Memorial Hospital
No Pop Stand For 4-H Club
The Preble County Junior Leadership Club will not operate a soft drink stand at the county plowing contest next month. Miss Doris Leppe, an International Farm Youth Exchange student, spoke about her India visit with slides at the club meeting. The next meeting is set for August 1 at the fairgrounds.
4 H Boys Judging Saturday in Butler County
Butler County 4 H electrical projects will be judged Saturday with clubs including Ross Fairfield Wayne and St Clair. Final elimination contest set for August 3 at Fairfield School. First aid and demonstrations follow, with public demonstrations toward a Standard Club.
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Hamilton
Butler
Don Burk
Ross Electrical Club
Fairfield Electrical Club
Carl Guckenberger
Martin Clawson
Wayne Electrical Club
St. Clair Electrical Club
Fairfield
Burk
Union First Aid
St. Clair First Aid
Wayne
Ross
Fairfield School
Camp Campbell Gard
Somerville Man Found Guilty Of DWI In Hit-Skip Case
Rollie Lee Gibbs, 45, of Somerville, was convicted of driving while intoxicated after a July 9 hit-skip in the 200 block of Curtis Street. A fleeing-the-scene charge was adjourned. Gibbs received $200 fine and costs, one year driving rights suspension, and a three day jail term.
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Somerville
J. T. Lamb
Lamb
Rollie Lee Gibbs
Somerville i Rt. 1
Gibbs
Curtis Street
Jet Zooms Into Dayton Hustler Bomber Flies to Wright-Patterson
A B58 Hustler jet bomber made a first flight from Fort Worth to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base traveling 775 miles in 1 hour 17 minutes at speeds well above sound. Pilot B. A. Erickson from Fort Worth flew the test mission to support take-off tests and speed indications.
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Dayton
Ohio
Fort Worth
Tex
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Air Force
Wright-Patterson
B. A. Erickson
Con
Webb Elam Kinraid Kin don't align headline tone
Mrs Della Webb of Middletown and Mrs Ollie Elam attended a funeral for Vernon Kinca id in Hamilton last Tuesday. Mrs Russell Elam and Mrs Ollie Elam spent a day in Middletown with Mrs Martha Kincaid.
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RED Lion
Della Webb
Middletown
Ollie Elam
Vernon Kincaid
Hamilton
Russell Elam
Martha Kincaid
Luncheon Guests Converse in Springboro and Dayton Visits
Mrs. Nellie Hensel hosted a Friday luncheon for Mrs. Harry Wagner and Mrs. Clarence Ponticus of Miamisburg. She also called on Mrs. Elizabeth Stance at a Dayton rest home and on Mrs. Jesse Bower at Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton.
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Nellie Hensel
Harry Wagner
Clarence Ponticus
Miamisburg
Nell Hensel
Elizabeth Stance
Dayton
Jesse Bower
Good Samaritar Hospital
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Arthur Fink
Pittsburgh
James Ingham
George Emley
Robert Reason
Charles Kuch
South Plum Street
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Howard Hill
John
Miller
Centerville
James Foland
Wilmington
Mark Brombaugh
Burlin Brombaugh
Camp Kern
Barbara Moses
Elkhart
Paul Firestone
Boston
Ross Firestone
Joe Carver
Clayton Garver
Frederick Emrick
Charleston
W. Va
Christian Service Guild
EUB Church
John Dzietch
Johnny
Ralph Bell
Paul
Jeffry Moyer
Scott
L. R. Rickerson
Mount Victory
Coe
FIZ 4 ‘Stones Ay
Keystone 10
Keystone
Shop Getz
Mii Ts Ae
Nee Ane
Borie
Institute
New Jersey
South
W.S.C.S
Ruth Todd
Samuel Allen
Pike Street
Cub Scouts
Bonnie Tincher
Diana Lynn
First
Church of God
Janice Norman
Nancy Combs
St. Louis
Lawrence Heitman
Hartwell
Dale Burnside
Richard Heitman
Mason
Elton Heitman
Morrow Road
Robert Whitaker
Clayton Doughman
Robert Collier
Bobby Warren
Miami
Fla
Pollyann Lepley
Eunice Johnson
Richmond
Clarence Hogan
Beattyville
Johnson
Agnes Bailey
Tom
Melampy
Julius McIntosh
Dewitt Boyd
Ic Sale
S. Clinton St
Kresge
Central Ave
Springboro
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