Monroe Sewer Extension Plans Near Completion
Monroe plans to extend sanitary sewers east under Interstate 75 to serve Congress Inn area and Chrysler Corp industrial sites. The project could unlock Roscoe Houston’s furniture store and theater restaurant, while Mayor Reed sees Blue Grass Beauty Turf farm land as prime industrial potential and notes the area is hot ground for future development.
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Monroe
Nelson Clinton
Congress Inn
Chrysler Corp
Roscoe Houston
Houston
Council
Gordon Reed
Reed
Ohio Sweet Corn Ready For Harvest
Ohio growers report harvest underway across the state with good quality corn expected. The Ohio Crop Reporting Service pegs the crop at about 92 000 hundredweight as of July 1, about 10 percent above 1969 but 3 percent below 1968, with one fifth of the nation’s late summer crop produced in Ohio. Consumers are advised to buy corn quickly after harvest or refrigerate promptly to preserve sweetness, and hydrocooled corn is preferred by study participants.
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Florida
Bill Brooks
Ohio Cooperative Extension Service
Ohio
Ohio Crop Reporting Service
Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Commission Meeting Canceled for Conference Travel
Warren County commissioners will miss next week’s meeting as they attend the National Association of County Officials annual conference in Atlanta Georgia. Workshops will cover local government problems and solutions as officials trade ideas to improve county governance.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Atlanta
National Association of County
Recorder Seeks Cash To Rebind County Records
Lebanon County Recorder Edna Bowyer asked county commissioners for funds to rebound 29 county record books. She needed 1,115 dollars for the binding but had only 200 dollars available. The commissioners approved the full amount from county funds.
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Recorder
Lebanon
Edna Bowyer
Preble Artists Eligible for Fair Prizes at County Exhibit
Artists compete at the Preble County Fair August 9 to 15 with 75 cent first prizes and 50 cent seconds in each art category. Special prizes totaling 270 dollars plus additional awards are pledged by the Art Association. Entries register July 30 31 or August 1 at the Secretary's Office and works deliver to the Fine Arts Building August 8.
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EATON
Fair Board
Preble County Art Association
Mickey Rooney Cast As New W C Fields On Broadway
New York AP report says Mickey Rooney signed to play the late comedian W C Fields in a new musical titled W C. The production opens on Broadway in the late fall, with producer David Black saying Rooney fits the role after seeing him portray George M Cohan in a summer tour of George M.
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New York
Micke Rooney
W.C. Fields
David Black
W.C
Black
Rooney
George M. Cohan
George M
Dayton Teens Clean Up Miami River Valley Park
Twenty four high school boys are hired by the Miami Valley Conservancy District to clean litter from the Great Miami River area along Ohio 73. They are paid 1.45 dollars per hour with 80 percent funded by the school board and 20 percent by the Conservancy District. The program, running June 22 to August 28, aims to improve appearance, spotlight litter, deter violations, and provide teenage employment without earthwork.
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Miami Valley
Ohio
Great
Miami River
Conservancy District
Middleown Area
Conservancy District Board
Dayton School Board
School
Conservancy Board
Darrell Watt
Max Mitchell
Sidney
School Bus Driver Needed at Preble Shawnee Schools
Preble Shawnee Schools in Camden seek full and part time bus drivers. Applications and medical forms are available at the administrative office. For route information contact Supt. Al Kinacofe.
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Camden
Preble
Supt
al Kinacofe
4 H Club Opens for Youth Aged Nine to Nineteen
Youths from nine to nineteen can join a 4 H Club or enroll in short term projects.
4-H junior leadership program expands to 150000 teens
The program targets older teen members with a focus on leadership. About 150,000 teen volunteers now serve in leadership roles within the 4-H organization.
Steam Engine Antique Show Heads to Glenford Aug 8 9
The fourth annual Steam Engine and Antique Power Show comes to Glenford August 8 and 9 with 50 to 100 steam and gas engines in operation. Sponsors are the Glenford Lions Club and Hocking Valley Antique Power Club of Lancaster. Demonstrations include chair caning weaving and Pennsylvania Dutch cookery. An antique flea market and an old steam saw mill driven by oxen will run on both days. Between 25 and 30 antique automobiles will be displayed. Admission covers a full day of activities excluding food and some games. Glenford lies in Central Ohio about 15 miles southeast of Newark.
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Glenford
Stephen Dugan
Glenford Lions Club
Hocking Valley
Altman-Taylor
Russell
Ohio
Newark
Thornville - Newark
Ohio 204
U. S. 22
Sego
Somerset
Mt. Perry
Rev Roy Swanson to Speak at Kings Mills Baptist Church
Kings Mills awaits Rev Roy Swanson guest speaker Sunday morning at the Kings Mills Baptist Church. He leads a campus church ministry on two college campuses in Oneonta New York as part of the Campus Ambassadors program of the Conservative Baptist Home Mission Society based in Wheaton Indiana. He is a Cornell graduate who helped coach swimming and later founded a Lansing New York church before joining the society in 1968.
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Kings Mills
Roy Swanson
Swanson
Oneonta N. Y
Conservative Baptist Home Mission Society
Wheaton
Main Street Baptist Church
Cornell University
Detroit Bible Institute
Lansing
N. Y
Farm Tour Seats Still Available Across Three Buses
Seats remain for the Western Ohio Progressive Farm Tour slated July 29 30 31 visiting the Toledo Port Authority and several farms in western and northwestern Ohio. For loading points cost and stops contact Southwestern Ohio Cooperative Extension Service offices. Reservations on a first come basis to A J Baxter area extension agent agronomy 317 South Fayette Street Washington Court House 43160.
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Western Ohio
Toledo
4-Hers Learn to Earn in Small Towns Projects
4-Hers in towns under 10,000 learn to earn through livestock projects and recommended practices. The Cooperative Extension Service cites that about 42 percent of national 4-H enrollment comes from these programs focusing on breeding, feeding, management, and marketing.
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