Sunset Park to Host Free Old Movies Nights This Summer
A Middletown group led by Greg Harris and Carlotta Forman with Shelley Price plans Friday night screenings at Sunset Park starting at sundown. Hopalong Cassidy and the Border Rangers and Fiddlers Three will lead the first program, with talk on Jesus Christ for visiting children.
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Hopalong Cassidy
Border Rangers
Sunset Park
Three Stooges
Greg
Sono) Harris
Carlotta Forman
Middletown
Shelley
Price
Centerville
Bible Institutes
Jesus Christ
Harris
Gideon Road
Driver Killed in Lebanon Crash on Kings Island Drive
Cincinnati man John E. Williams, 60, died when his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve on Kings Island Drive at 12:55 p.m. It struck two ditches and was pronounced dead at the scene. Body sent to Shorten Funeral Home in Mason, troopers reported.
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Lebanon
Cincinnati
Kings Island Drive
John E. Williams
Mason
Edgewood adjusts hours to make up day after Beverly Hills fire
Edgewood School District will not open tomorrow but will make up an extra day by extending hours in the final days of school. All six Edgewood schools will have full days Monday and Tuesday with shortened afternoons Wednesday through Friday. Wayne Elementary and Edgewood High School were affected by the Beverly Hills fire that killed six faculty and staff. Wayne School will reopen and must make up a day to meet the 180 day minimum, risking potential loss of state funds without a waiver.
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Edgewood
Kenneth Hackler
Beverly Hills
Wayne Elementary School
John Burley
Wayne
Hackler
Woman burns from bed fire at Freedom Court apartment
Connie Teeters, 23, suffered first and second degree burns to both legs when a mattress fire started on the second floor of the Herbert Duff residence at 4684 Freedom Court in West Portsmouth. She was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. Firefighters were on scene about an hour. damage estimated at 300 dollars to the apartment and 300 to its contents.
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West Portsmouth
Ohio
Freedom Court
Connie Teeters
Herbert Duff
Middletown
Urns stolen at Woodside Cemetery in overnight theft
Antique cast iron urns on seven graves at Woodside Cemetery were stolen overnight after a padlock was sawed from an exit gate. Each urn weighed about 125 pounds and had their bases, dirt, and flowers removed before being carried away.
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Woodside Cemetery
Robert McMullen
McMullen
Bill Erb
Consumer Protection Act education drive led by Ohio AG
Ohio Attorney General William J Brown cochairs a national consumer protection campaign. He plans nationwide educational efforts to build support for a federal consumer protection agency and to win over Ohio congressmen, noting 12 Republicans oppose the bill while six Republicans and five Democrats support it. Rep. Charles Whalen of Dayton is named as a Republican favorable to the bill.
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Columbus
Ohio
William J Brown
Cochairman
National Committee For the Consumer Protection Act
Congress
Brown
Charles Whalen
Dayton
Whalen
Middletown Man Cleared in Felonious Assault Case
Daniel Woodward of 1818 Logan Ave was found innocent by a Butler County jury after a short deliberation. He had faced felonious assault charges for a May 6 last year shooting outside Glen's Cafe in Mayfield, against Dwight Pitts of 500 Regent Drive. Trial before Judge Arthur J. Fiehrer confirmed the acquittal.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Daniel Woodward
Logan Ave
Dwight Pitts
Regent Drive
Glen
Mayfield
Butler County Common Pleas
Arthur J. Fiehrer
Butler
Edward 8. Robb Jr
Robb
Motor Vehicle
Reiff
Arthur Reiff
Schirmer
Donald Schirmer
Robb Calls Commissioner's Fund Takeover Irresponsible
Hamilton County official Robb criticizes a proposed shift of funds as dangerous and irresponsible. The debate centers on reallocating county resources and potential impacts on county offices and services. Robb urges elected leaders to reconsider the plan amid concerns over governance and fiscal stability.
Ohio District Lutheran Convention Opens in Cincinnati
Four Middletown area residents attend the Ohio District Convention of the American Lutheran Church in Cincinnati. St. Peter in Trenton is represented by Rev. Roy Langset and Harry Keith. Bethlehem by Rev. Paul Bergdall and Dick Mehl. The event at the Convention Center includes 295 churches from six states.
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Middletown Area
Ohio
American Lutheran Church
Cincinnati
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Trenton
Roy Langset
Harry Keith
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Paul Bergdall
Dick Mehl
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Indiana
Train at I-75 rest area turns out to be circus ride truck
A Monroe dispatcher sent a wrecker for a train at the southbound I-75 rest area near Monroe. There were no railroad tracks, and the vehicle was a nonfunctional circus ride train loaded on a truck.
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Monroe
Highway Patrol Post 8
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W. C. Fields
Abbott and Costello
Edgewood High School
Ona Mayfield
Wayne School
County Board
D. Russel Lee
Butler County
Montgomery Ward
Central Avenue
Breiel Boulevard
Marshall Road
Wendt
Descrip
Area Lutherans
Commission
Appeal In Common Pleas
John Holcomb
Holcomb
Leslie Spillane
Ohio Attorney General's Office
Herb Pfeiffer’s
Central Ave
Kemper
Herb Pfeiffer
Shop Elite
Midway Plaza
Springboro
Bridge
Crawford Street
South
Brezel Blvd
S. University
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