City Parks to Open Wednesdays With Expanded Programs
Parks announce Wednesday opening across most neighborhood playgrounds except Sunset Doty Jacot and Springhill due to low attendance and vandalism. The program adds 35 park leaders and 15 Job Opportunity participants with new staff emphasis, training days wrap Tuesday. Special events run July through August, with closures on August 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Bonham
Sunset
Doty
Jacot
Springhill
John Paschal
Parks and Recreation Department
Twe
Bonham
Mary Howard
Barbara Leib
Tom Patterson
Don Robert
Avalon
Michigan
Barnitz
Creekview
Jewell
Lincoln and Whitney Parks
Douglas
Dowling
Goldman
Mayfield
Sherman
Wilson
Flemming
Gardner Miami
South
Wildwood
Students' booze ploy to drive turnout for Athens vote
Ohio University students Gerard Elizabeth Hoyt and Barry Hirsch push a wet-dry petition to put a liquor issue on the November Athens ballot. They say the tactic aims to register voters and boost McGovern support, while business owners warn it could end local liquor licenses and harm nightlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greg Black
Athens Messenger
Athens, Ohio
Ohio University
Gerard Elizabeth Hoyt
Barry Hirsch
Athens
Miss Hoyt
Youngstown
Hirsch
Oceanside
N.Y
Sen
Georges. McGovern
McGovern
Kenney Kerr
Kecke Distributing Co
Kerr
Death of Arthur Eliopoulos: Middletown business leader dies at 46
Arthur Eliopoulos 46 of 4317 Manchester Road died unexpectedly after becoming ill at home and arriving dead at Middletown Hospital. He led Sports Enterprises Inc for over two decades and earlier co owned Sports Bowl J and J Lanes and Spa Health Resort. Survived by wife Anne son George two daughters Renee Nicole mother Georgia and brothers James Peter and sisters Mary Nina Dina. Funeral 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home and 1 p.m. at Sts Constantine Helen Greek Orthodox Church Burial Woodside Cemetery. Viewing 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. tomorrow at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Eliopoulos
Manchester Road
Middletown Hospital
Sports Enterprises, Inc
Eliopoulos
Sports Bowl
J&j
S. Main Street
Spa
Central Avenue
Bundy
Central Ave
Middletown
Miami University
U. S. Navy
Anne
George
Renee
Nicole
Georgia Eliopoulos
James
Peter
Mary Kucer
Nina Gasper
Cincinnati
Dina Kakoliris
Birmingham
Ala
McCoy-Leffler
Sts. Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church
Milton B. Efthimiou
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral
Inmate Walks Away From Lebanon Correctional Institute
A two year old inmate at Lebanon Correctional Institute escaped around 5 30 p m yesterday officials said Chester Kimmel of Van Wert convicted of armed robbery is described as 5 7 tall 135 pounds hazel eyes strawberry hair He wore blue denim trousers and a gray sweat shirt Middletown Lt Earl Smith warned he should be considered dangerous He is the only LCI inmate not accounted for tonight
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon Correctional Institute
Chester Kimmel
van Wert
Earl Smith
Middletown
Kimmel
LCI
Evans Rites Held For Stephen H. Evans At Monroe
Stephen H. Evans 42 of 6200 Bethany Road Mason died Friday night at home after living with his sister Sharon Sparks since his mother’s death. He is survived by two sisters Roxie Propps and Delores Newman and a brother Dave Evans. Services are 2 pm Tuesday at Riggs Funeral Chapel Monroe with Rev. William R. Julian officiating and burial in North Monroe Cemetery. Friends may call from 7 to 9 this evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen H. Evans
Bethany Road
Mason
Sharon Sparks
Roxie Propps
Monroe
Delores Newman
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Dave G. Evans
Ft. Ord
Calif
Riggs Funeral Chapel
William R. Julian
North
Fire At 122 Main St Sends Man To Hospital
A fire at 7 49 p m at 122 Main Street sent Earl Gressie 64 ill to Mid dletown Hospital by ambulance.
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N. Main St
Earl Gressie
Middletown Hospital
1971 US Daily Newspapers Total Count
In 1971 the United States had 1,749 daily newspapers in operation across the country. This reflects the breadth of newspaper publishing during that period and the density of print media serving diverse communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Obituary of Wilbert Stiver
Wilbert Stiver, 75, of 512 Cooper Alley died at 8 15 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Services will be held at the Arpp Funeral Home in Germantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert Stiver
Cooper Alley
Middletown Hospital
Arpp Funeral Home
Germantown
Mrs Dorothy M Wilson dies in Sulphur Springs
Dorothy M McGuire Wilson 57 of Sulphur Springs Texas died at 9 08 am Saturday at Sulphur Springs Hospital after a short illness. She formerly lived at 1620 Taylor Ave Middletown and was a clerk at Gillen Crow Drug Store Yankee Road. Survived by daughters Ruth Haskamp and Jane Carroll, three sisters and five grandchildren. Visitation today and Monday at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Rev Ralph Turner officiating. Burial in Brookside Cemetery West Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy McGuire Wilson
Sulphur Springs
Tex
Sulphur Springs Hospital
Wilson
Taylor Ave
Middletown
Gillen-Crow
Lamark
Yankee Road
Baxter Wilson
Ruth Haskamp
Jane Carroll
Bellflower
Calif
Pearl Murphy
Nell Sprague
Dartha Alexander
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Ralph Turner
Brookside Cemetery
West Chester
Death of Miriam Ranker in Lebanon at 73
Miriam Ranker 73 of 225 S Mechanic St Lebanon died Friday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Former music teacher she is survived by her husband Carl. Services set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon. Friends may call 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Ranker
Lebanon
Miriam L. Ranker
S. Mechanic St
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Ranker
Car
Oswald Funeral Home
Lebanon Cemetery
Funeral
O'Tucks Set Kentucky Pilgrimage From Hamilton
Ohio groups 72 members plan a three day bus tour through Kentucky starting June 23 featuring a luncheon with Governor Wendell Ford. The trip visits Frankfort Cumberland Falls Renfro Valley Salt Peter Cave and a Stephen Foster drama while supporting scholarships restoration and a hall of fame in Butler County.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Kentucky
Wendell Ford
O’tucks
Frankfort
Gov
Ford
Cumberland Falls
Renfro Valley
Salt Peter Cave
Rockcastle County
Stephen Foster
Bardstown
Butler County
City Crash Injures Three on Germantown Road
Three people were hurt and three vehicles damaged in a 5 20 pm crash at 1613 Germantown Road. Wanda Copely 16 treated at Middletown Hospital for neck and other injuries after riding in Stanley Caudill s 1964 pickup. Nancy Greene 41 and Dora Bush 65 declined treatment. Caudill cited for failure to maintain an assured clear distance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown Road
Middletown Hospital
Wanda Copely
Kiester Road
Stanley Caudill
Greenbush Road
Somerville
Nancy Greene
Hoover Court
Germantown
Dora Bush
Lula Bushh
Greene
Caudill
Miss Chick crowned at Poultry Day in Versailles Ohio
Ann Brandewie a FU Loramie High School junior was named Miss Chick for 1972 after beating 25 other finalists during Poultry Day events in Versailles which bills itself as the poultry capital of the Midwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Ohio
Ann Brandewie
FU Loramie High School
Versailles
Midwest
Skier Warning Over Dangers in Miami River
City sanitarian W L Duff warns water skiers and river swimmers amid debris and pollution in the Great Miami River. Signs to deter swimming inside city limits were requested, with police patrols to enforce a $50 fine for bathing without a lifeguard present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Miami River
W.L. Duff
Duff
Miami River
Richard Clark
Helsel
Clark
Miami Conservancy
Pair Arrested While In Jail
Middletown police arrested two men in the Hamilton city jail for investigation. Kenneth Zornes 21 of Lebanon Correctional Institution and Gary Dale Cretors 23 of 1214 Second Ave are held. Zornes is a walkaway from LCI. Cretors is being held as parole violator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hamilton City
Kenneth Zornes
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Gary Dale Cretors
Second Ave
Zornes
LCI
Creters
la Parole
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LeLordsville
Emmanuel Gevas
Towne House
James Sammons
Sammy
Franklin
S. Main ST
Arthur Eliopolous
Art Eliopoulos
WE Two
Ireland
Father
Fourth and River Streets
Dorothy M. Wilson
David Neal
Neal
Blevins
Sheckler
Group
Ray
Featuring
Melampy
Gentral Ave
Big Miami
Union Sanitary
Park St
2Nd Ave
Studio Theater
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Peasttown
Mobile Home Court
Trenton Shopping Center
Carlisle Shopping Center
Walter Johnson
Park
Ben Ligon
Gulf Service
N. Main
Manchester
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