Middletown 600 Plus Sign Up for Summer School Sessions
More than 600 students have enrolled in Middletown City Schools summer programs. Elementary classes run to July 28, middle and high to August 4. Popular courses include government economics and American history with driver training and basketball clinics. Some classes canceled for lack of interest. refunds available at Middletown High through next week.
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Middletown
Porter
Middletown High School
Wildwood
Lemon-Monroe High School
City festival contest entries deadline near
Residents may submit entries to name the fall city festival. The deadline is Saturday for a chance at a $100 savings bond. Festival runs Sept 22 to 24 with shows exhibits sales rides air show and mock battle. Mail entries to Festival Judging Committee care of Middletown Jaycees P O Box 426 Middletown 45042.
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Middletown Jaycees
P.O
Middletown
Hal Kramer
MU alumni weekend highlights art museum debut and Miss America
Miami University schedules a three day alumni weekend June 16 to 18 featuring an inaugural exhibition in progress at the new art museum near Western College Campus. The Walter Farmer Collections are shown with works by Stanczak Davie Calder and Lichtenstein. Miss America Susan Perkins, a 1976 Miami graduate, will speak at a farewell brunch in the University Center Heritage Room at 11 a.m. Perkins is a former Miss Miami and Miss MAC.
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Oxford
Miami University
New Art Museum
Susan Perkins
Art Museum
Patterson Avenue
Western College
Miami
Walter Farmer
Miss Perkins
Middletown
University Center Heritage Room
Grants to aid elderly under Golden Bridge Project approved
Governor James A. Rhodes announced two grants totaling 75762 for Family Service of Butler County to fund the Golden Bridge Project. The program will employ fifty young people in a community relations effort to visit and assist elderly residents, with local support of 8418 dollars.
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Hamilton
Butler County
James A. Rhodes
East Plains Annexation Faces Contempt Order
Warren County commissioners may be held in contempt for delaying the East Plains subdivision annexation to Middletown. Residents have fought for years after a visiting judge ordered annexation, a ruling overturned, then revived on April 28. The attorney Denise Ivor said no action or formal appeal has been filed and seeks a contempt finding or land release by June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County
East Plains
Middletown
David Ivor
Ivor
Skydiving Team to Open Fenwick Festival Fun
Four Waynesville- Middletown skydivers will open the Fenwick Festival Saturday by landing on the school diamond at 4 p.m. Co chairs Dottie and Dominic Esposito urge parking away from the diamond until landing. Festival runs 4 to 11 Saturday and noon to 11 Sunday with new booths and dinners by local groups.
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Waynesville- Middletown
Fenwick
Manchester Road
Sunset Street
Kenny Mangus
Vance Stone
Elvin Hayes
Herman Hayes
Dottie Esposito
Dominic
Manchester
Esposito
REACT
Larry Blattinger
Milt Acra
Sons of Italy Lodge
Fenwick Roosters
Deaths and funerals span several local residents
Carl F Mehl 87 of 19 Kenwood Drive died at home at 4 am after two years of illness a longtime Armco worker and Bethlehem Lutheran Church member survived by son Robert and daughters Louise Clark and Margaret Reynolds nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Services 10 am Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home burial Woodside Cemetery. Kevin Richard Leigeber 32 son of Earnest and Mrs Leigeber died at Children's Hospital Cincinnati to be buried Germantown Cemetery with services 11 am Friday at Messiah. Lilly Smith Maloney 84 former Middletown resident died in Warren Michigan after three months in that area. Surviving children six daughters and a son with extensive grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services 10 am Saturday at Joseph K Baker Funeral Home. Gordon E Roy 61 of 116 Sixth Ave died at Kettering Memorial Hospital lived as a bus driver for Carlisle public schools survived by wife Bertha Madge son Michael three brothers two sisters and two grandchildren. Mass 10 am Saturday at St Mary Church Franklin. Lester Miller 62 Columbus formerly Middletown died at Grant Hospital with survivors including wife Dorothy two sons Charles and William Lester a daughter Lavonda Gainey and nine grandchildren. Services 2 pm Saturday at Riggs Funeral Home Greenup Kentucky. Edna V Shanefelt 80 Germantown died at St Elizabeth Dayton survived by husband Cletus M son John D Kennon and others. Burial Trissel Cemetery near New Lebanon. Clifton J Pratt 71 former Middletown resident died in Monterey California survived by wife Akika son Jackson Clifton Pratt and daughter Carolyn and siblings. Services in California. Clarence Talbert 82 formerly of 313 S Fourth St died with service at Rose Hill Burial Park Brown Dawson Funeral Home.
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Carl F. Mehl
Kenwood Drive
Butler County
Mehl
Armco
Uni
East Processing
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Robert A
Middletown
Louise Clark
Lebanon
Margaret Reynolds
Pearl E
McCoy-Leffler
Paul Rydall
Woodside
Lilly Smith Maloney
Warren
Mich
Maloney
Lilly Smith
Harlan Park
Church of God
William Maloney
Elyatta Goff
Joy Taylor
Annette Elliott
Edna Chavis
Maxton
N. C
Claudia Shepherd
Ferndale
Faye Barber
St. Clair Shores
Edna Rose
Petersburg, Fla
Pyna Tester
Millard F. Maloney
Joseph Kk. Baker
Robert Graham
Woodside Cemetery
Chautauqua
Gordon E. Roy
Sixth Ave
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Roy
Carlisle Public
Pacific
Bertha Madge
Michael
Louisville
Maurice
Birmingham
Ala
Robert
el Paso
Texas
Mary Williamson
Rochester
Esi
St. Mary Church
Franklin
Robert Saver
Hillgrove
Lester Miller
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Miller
Greenup County
Dorothy
Charles
William Lester
Seattle
Wash
Lavonda Gainey
Ellis
Hitchens
Estill
East Liverpool
Ohio
Riggs Funeral Home
Greenup
Hilton Cemetery
Greenup Rt
Clifton J. Pratt
Marina
Calif
Monterey
Pratt
Akika
Jackson Clifton Pratt
California
Carolyn
Massachusetts
Rose Clark
Pearl Baker
Carl D
North Carolina
Bingamon Named Finneytown Principal Near Cincinnati
Ronald Bingamon, former Carlisle High School principal and West Carrollton assistant principal since 1976, is named principal of Finneytown High School just north of Cincinnati. He will assume duties August 1 after seven years leading Carlisle.
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Carlisle
Ronald Bingamon
Carlisle High School
Finneytown High School
Cincinnati
Bingamon
West Carrollton High School
Rent-A-Kid program set by Young Life
Putter County Recorder Jean M. Blazer has been appointed city government adviser at the 32nd annual Buckeye Girl's State nine day workshop on campus at Capital University in Columbus June 17-25. Wayne Rogers Young Life director urged callers Friday and Saturday to hire children for odd jobs in Middletown area with fees negotiable as Young Life aims to raise about 1200 dollars to send children to camp.
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Putter County
Jean M. Blazer
Ohio American Legion Auxiliary
Buckeye Girl's State
Capital University
Columbus
Young Life Organization
Wayne Rogers
Young Life
City adopts policy on federally funded city jobs
Middletown Civil Service Commission adopts rule excluding about 75 city employees paid with federal grants from Civil Service coverage while preserving salaries and benefits. The decision, taken after Wednesday’s meeting, clarifies that CETA workers remain outside Civil Service. Federally funded non CETA positions will be filled on fitness and merit.
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Middletown
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Roy Bechtel
Commission
Administrative Services Department
Bechtel
Public Service
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Jim Porter
Farmer
Julian Stanczak
Alan Davie
Alexander Calders
Donald Nice
Roy Lichtenstein
Lutesville
Carl Mehl
Kevin Leigeber
Kevin Richard Leigeber
Earnest Leigeber
Izier Road
Children’s Hospital
Germantown
Kevin
Messiah Lutheran Church
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Lilly Maloney
Gordon Roy
Miamisburg
Anglesby
Edna Shanefelt
Edna V. Shanefelt
Cherry St
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Cletus M
John D. Kennon
John A. Arpp
Arthur R. Tingley
Trissel Cemetery
New Lebanon
Clifton Prat
Clarence Talbert
S. Fourth St
Rose Hill Burial Park
Brown- Dawson Funeral Home
First Church
God
N. Breiel Blvd
the Friendly Family Chi
Herschel Caudill
Richard L. Casey
Fresh New
NEW Nature
Anderson (Indiana
First Church of God
Finneytown
Rogers
Jos. R. Baker Jr
Thomas E. Haines
Manchester Avenue
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