Germantown Mayor Wins Tight Primary Races
Incumbent Ross J. Winning edges Ralph Moler by three votes in Germantown mayoral primary with 200 to 197 after absentee ballots. Marvin Hall leads Democrats for mayor. Valley View school levy passes 638 to 632. Charter issue approved 4 to 1. bond plans to repair schools expected this summer.
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Dan Ritchey Journal
Germantown
Ross J
Ralph Moler
Valley View
Ward Lindenmuth
Lindenmuth
Council
Monroe grad omitted from high school senior list
David Gayhart was left off the Lemon Monroe High School graduating seniors list submitted to the Journal. Gayhart, serving with the Army at Ft. Carson Colorado, completed schooling last August but will technically graduate at Thursday evening commencement.
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David Gayhart
Lemon-Monroe High School
Gayhart
Army
Ft. Carson
Colo
Warren County voters approve two levies in special election
Warren County voters passed a one mill mental retardation levy and a half mill health levy, both for five years, by comfortable margins despite only 14 percent turnout. The mental retardation measure supported by over 70 percent, funds programs at Hopewell and Green Knoll schools and the Mason center. The health levy, replacing tuberculosis control, funds maternity and child health, venereal disease control, alcoholism treatment, and sanitation.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Board of Mental Retardation
Health Department
Warren County Board of Elections
Thelma Sumner
Board of
Mental Retardation
Mental Retardation Board
Hopewell
Green Knoll
Mason
Benton Wahl
Wahl
James Jordan Installed as Middletown Sertoma President
James Jordan of 608 Dorset Drive was installed last night as president of the Middletown Sertoma Club for the coming year, succeeding Fred Ziegler. Also installed were Fred Finney as president-elect Paul Hess as first vice president Lewis Hill as second vice president Frank Ludewig as secretary Ted Karchner as treasurer and Ralph Gingerich as sergeant at arms. New board members are Gary Morris Robert Ziegler and Martyn Hackney. Installations occurred at a dinner meeting at the Alex Continental Inn in Miamisburg.
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James Jordan
Dorset Drive
Middletown
Sertoma Club
Fred Ziegler
Fred Finney
Paul Hess
Lewis Hill
Frank Ludewig
Ted Karchner
Ralph Gingerich
Gary Morris
Robert Ziegler
Martyn Hackney
Miamisburg
Downtown Franklin weighs new farmers market idea
The downtown improvement committee discussed a planned Franklin farmers market with the Chamber of Commerce to promote downtown shopping possible lot near Riley Boulevard and Sixth Street. Bids for a Great Miami River canoe dock were not yet received and a publicity postcard effort was proposed. Potential nearby grocery options and a festival promotional booth were also considered.
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Eric von Klinger
Franklin
Philip Robison
Franklin Area
Great Miami River
Joe Baxter Jr
William Powell
Kroger's
E. Sixth Street
Kroger’s
Midway
Springboro
Chamber of Commerce
Autopsy Awaited In Death At Johns Road Home
Police await an autopsy to determine Ronald Hackney's cause of death. The 39 year old was found dead in a locked bedroom at 1713 Johns Road where he lived with his parents. A burning charcoal tray was in the room. Services set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at Wilson Schramm Memorial Home with Rev. Monroe Schuster officiating. burial in Woodside Cemetery.
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Ronald Hackney
Hackney
Johns Road
Steve Koster
Hearings Held for Juveniles in Hamilton Court
Five of six youths arrested in a drug raid at 4104 B Jewell Ave were heard in juvenile court in Hamilton on Monday. A 17-year-old pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana and related counts, with a formal hearing set before Judge David Black. The 15-year-old girl was to be returned to the Ohio Youth Commission, and a 16-year-old girl facing possession of marijuana for sale awaits a formal hearing. Yesterday, a 15-year-old and a 17-year-old boy received probation on unruly and marijuana charges, while another 17-year-old's marijuana possession hold continued to June 10. Five adults were also arrested in the raid. more details appear in the Municipal Court report.
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Jewell Ave
Hamilton
David Black
Ohio Youth Commission
Black
Boy in Critical Condition After Montgomery County Crash
Eleven year old Donnie Winkler remains in critical condition at Kettering Medical Center after a two car collision Saturday at Social Row Road and Ohio 48 in Montgomery County.
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Franklin
Donnie Winkler
Kettering Medical Center
Social Row Road
Ohio 48
Montgomery County
Two Area Residents File for Bankruptcy in Dayton Court
In U S District Court Dayton two individuals filed for bankruptcy. Herbert L. Dunn of Middletown lists assets 1350 dollars and debts 6430 dollars. Elaine Hager of Camden lists assets 200 dollars and undetermined debts.
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U.S. District Court
Dayton
Herbert L. Dunn
Middletown
Elaine Hager
Camden
Man selected for pre law seminar
Victor B. MacFarlane of 908 Fifth Ave is one of 40 selected for a six week pre law seminar for minorities at the University of Salt Lake in Salt Lake City. He will enter law school this fall after graduating last year from the University of New Mexico.
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Victor B. MacFarlane
Charma Bess
Fifth Ave
Victor B. MacFarlane Sr
Dayton
University of Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
MacFarlane
University of New Mexico
Seven Hurt In Germantown Road Two Car Crash
Seven people treated at Middletown Hospital after a two car crash on Germantown Road at Carmody Boulevard. Shirley Purkey 16 was charged with failure to yield left. Damages estimated at 2200 dollars.
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Germantown
Middletown Hospital
Germantown Road
Carmody Boulevard
Wanda Lowther
Crains Run Road
Franklin
Miss Purkey
Denison University Grants Degrees to Three Graduates
Three Middletown area residents earned bachelor’s degrees at Denison University in Granville. Charles D. Dell and David M. Hughes both earned history degrees, and Rebecca Peters earned a biology degree with honors.
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Middletown Area
Denison University
Granville
Charles D. Dell
Richard Dell
Jackson Lane
David M. Hughes
Gordon E. Hughes
Hamilton-Lebanon Road
Rebecca Peters
J. Richard Peters
McGee Ave
Obituary Roundup From Middletown Area Deaths and Funeral Notices
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Middletown and Hamilton list Jesse Moore 67, survivors include wife Mary and eight grandchildren, with service details at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home. Other notices recount Dorothy Murray 79, Alina and Desmond, Dr. C E Jurgensen 81, Stella Rauch 88, Jack G Smith 75, and local services at Woodside and other cemeteries. Burial plans and memorial fund suggestions accompany private or public services across multiple local homes and churches.
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C. E. Jurgensen
Middletown
Lake Worth
Fla
Jurgensen
Florida
Chummy
June
Mary Litsch
Englewood
Fila
Earl Smith
Denny Stamper Dies at 75 After Long Armco Career
Denny C. Stamper 75 of 406 Fulton Lane died at 8:25 p.m. yesterday at Middletown Hospital after an extended illness. He retired in 1965 after 42 years with Armco Steel Corp and served in the Navy during World War I. He was a member of American Legion Post 218.
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Jesse Moore
Ottawa St
Middletown Hospital
Livingston
Moore
Armco Steel Corp
Mary
Middletown
Charles Gibson
Darrell Mullins
Carl Peck
Mike Combs
Jim
Cincinnati
Thomas
Georgia
Jesse
Germantown
Joseph
Florida
Raymond
Lucy Moore
Nashville
Tenn
Minnie Moore
Dallas
Tex
Sanford Moore
Louisville
McCoy-Leffler
Wide Cemetery
Denny C. Stamper
Fulton Lane
Mr. Stamper
American Legion Post
Multiple City Fires and a Bicycle Fall Incident
Fire calls at 702 Stanley St caused gas line leak and $200 damage to a 1972 Ray Cole auto. At 708 18th Ave Sondra Young needed hospital treatment after police assisted in restraining her. A fire at 3225 Burbank Ave involved a paper packet with no loss. A 55 gallon oil drum fire occurred at Shirley Curtis residence on Penfield Ave with no damage. A false alarm reported people trapped in a car at 1409 Fairmount Ave. Troy Buchanan cut over eye in a bike fall refused treatment. transported to hospital by Shoemakers. A furnace explosion at 2017 Hill Ave caused no fire or damage, CG&.E notified.
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Stanley St
Ray Cole
18Th Ave
Sondra Young
Burbank Ave
Penfield Ave
Shirley Curtis
Fairmount Ave
Penfield Avenue
Tytus
Illinois Avenues
Troy Buchanan
Jewell St
Middletown Hospital
Kettering
May Receipts Down From 1974, Butler County Ledger
Receipts for May totalled 9603.28, down from 10460.28 in May 1974 per Butler County recorder Jean M. Blazer. Last month also included regular land deeds 12 and 10, mortgages 715, leases and liens 63, financing statements 553, miscellaneous 278, real estate cancellations 524, termination statements 211, and soldier discharges nine. Uranus takes 84 years to orbit the sun.
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Hamilton
Jean M. Blazer
Butler County Recorder
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Rimary
Aepublican
Marvin Hall
Hall
Mack E. Mefford
D. Kent Southard
Monroe Grad
Sertoma
Boy Still Critical
Shirley Purkey
Ethel Ave
Carlisle
Linda Warnock
S. Union Road
Travis Warnock
Stella Lowther
Phyllis Purkey
Sheila Mackey
Terry Shumard
Lowther
Denison
Dorothy Murray
Dorothy Louise Murray
Murray
Howard
Jack
Patricia Graham
Sharonville
John Theiss
Detroit
Bessie Jackson
Wilson- Schramm
Woodside Cemetery
United Temple Building Fund
Ross Ave
Alina
Desmond
Jacksonburg
Imogene Eversole
Geraldine Frye
Pauline Oldfield
Bellefontaine
Keynote
Kay
Upland
Ind
Dorsie
Flora Justice
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Bill Arthur
Stella Rauch
Otterbein
Mildred Turvey
William
Atlanta
Otterbein Home Chapel
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Jack Smith
Jack G. Smith
Clearwater
Eva Rise
Blanchester
The
Moss
Lakeside Chapel
Middletown-Butler County
American Cancer Society
Julia Hesselbrook
Fairfield
Sacred Heart Church
Irvin Wooton
S. Seventh St
Brown- Dawson
Martha Mullin
Dixie Highway
Proeschel
Ronald Dorton
Buckeye St
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Denny Stamper
Middletown Mall Association
One Mall
Ohio
Uranus
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