Man Hit by Car Door While Bicycling
Cary B Pummill of 1508 Pennfield Ave was treated at Middletown Hospital after his bicycle struck an open car door at 12 45 p.m. on Woodlawn Ave. He suffered a cut lip and bruises and was taken to hospital by Tri County ambulance. In another crash, Edna Mae Day 87 of 3751 Oxford State Road was cited for failure to yield after her vehicle pulled from a driveway on N Broad St and collided with Vernon Campbell 33 of 1511 Johns Road.
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Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Cary B Pummill
Pennfield Ave
Woodlawn Ave
John FE. Chamberlain
Ave
Pummill
Tri- County Ambulance
Fdna Mae Day
Oxford State Road
N. Broad St
Vernon Campbell
Johns Road
Middletown Area Young Republican Pageant set for July
The Middletown area Young Republican Club plans a beauty pageant and dance at LeSourdsville Lake Star Dust Gardens on July 10. Judges include John Herbert and Frederick Young. Miss Donna Emrick, last year's winner, crowns the new Miss Middletown Area Young Republican. Tickets are $4 per couple. dance music by Don Irwin Orchestra.
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Midddletown Area
Young Republican Club
LeSourdsville Lake
Stardust Gardens
John Herbert
Ohio
Robert A Taft Jr
Frederick Young
Ohio League of Young Republican
Donna Emrick
Middletown Area
Emrick
Miami Beach
Fla
Don Irwin
Bill
Gerry Hart
WPFB
Six Injured in Franklin Collision Tied to City Fire
Six Franklin residents were injured in a head on crash yesterday morning, possibly linked to a $350,000 fire at the First Baptist Church. Names include Milfred and Emery Kidwell, Melissa Gibson, Richard Kidwell, Carel Shaver, and Mike Gebbart. Shaver’s brakes may have failed after heat from the church fire. accident occurred on Franklin Trenton Road west of Franklin at 11 am. Emergency crews freed drivers after 19 minutes of entrapment.
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Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Milfred Kidwell
Twin View Road
Emery Kidwell
Melissa Gibson
Dayton Oxford Road
Ohio State
Miss Shaver
First Baptist
Franklin - Trenton Road
Eaton Ambulance
Fire destroys Franklin First Baptist Church
Firefighters battled a $350000 blaze that destroyed the First Baptist Church in Franklin early Saturday. The church, built in 1803, plans services at Franklin High School auditorium this morning with Rev H S Gessner leading. Fire investigators say the cause may take days to determine.
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Franklin
First Baptist Church
Franklin High School
H. S. Gessner
Gessner
Bob Lackens
Lackens
Franklin School Board
Rodeo clown in Texas mishap linked to 1960 appearance
An Associated Press report says a rodeo clown Ken Bowen Boen fired a live shotgun shell into a Texas crowd wounding 24 people at Gladewater. The same clown reportedly performed here in 1960 at Barnitz Stadium sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police.
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Gladewater
Texas
Barnitz Stadium
Associated Press
Ken Bowen
William Riggs
Riggs Funeral
The
Journal
Ken Boen
Fraternal Order of Police
FOPA
Bowen
Boen
Auto Insurance Hike Apparently Not Coming
Ohio officials report no insurer has filed for a July 1 rate increase. State Insurance Supt William Morris says the traditional adjustment date passes with no pending filings. Industry sources note recent losses and a prior 10 percent hike in July 1981-82 are shaping cautious pricing.
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Columbus
Obi AP Ohinnas
Auy
Ohio
William R. Morris
J Robert Oelberg
Ohio Insurance Information Service, Inc
Oelberg
New York Stock Exchange Billionaire’s Club Grows to 69
The NYSE billionaire’s club rose to a record 69 members last year as firms meeting the $1 billion annual sales threshold joined. Newcomers include Federated, Caterpillar, Dow Chemical, Allied Chemical and Aluminum Co. Former members US Rubber and Armco were removed.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Billonaire
Exchange
Federated Department Stores
Caterpillar Tractor
Dow Chemical
Allied Chemical and Aluminum Co
US. Rubber
Armco
Revi
Wrong Driver in Journal Accident Report
An error in yesterday’s Journal misreported the driver as Henry Arnett of 1915 Scott St. The collision involved Carol Owens of 3803 Manchester Road at the obscured stop at Enoch Drive and Wildwood. Police clarify correct details and relevant stop signage.
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Henry Arnett
Scott St
Carol Owens
Manchester Road
Miss Owen
Enoch Drive
Wildwood
Funeral services for Jacob M Root headfirst in Middletown
Funeral services are set for Jacob M Root, 69, of 8 Oxford State Road at the First EUB Church Tuesday at 2 pm. He was found dead in bed Saturday morning. Visitation is Monday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home. Body will be removed at noon to the church for further visitation until the service. Rev. A M Wilson to officiate. Burial in Middletown Cemeteries.
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Franklin Movie Theater
First Baptist Church
Middletown
Miami Baptist Association
Cincinnati
Ohio Baptist Convention
Grandville
Gessner
Jacob M Root
Oxford State Road
EUB
Root
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
A M. Wilson
Middletown Cempiers
Death Notice John Swatsel M age 31 Germantown
John Swatsel M Swatzee 31 of 31 S N Cherry St Germantown died at Grandview Hospital Dayton at noon Saturday after a two day illness He was a machine operator for Atlas Die Casting Co and a member of Enterprise Baptist Church Middletown Surviving wife Alma Pear son Donald two daughters Linda Carolyn a brother Clarence Dayton two sisters Emma Lake and Evelyn Shock Germantown one grandchild Funeral services 2 p m Tuesday John A Arpp Funeral Home Rev Kelly Ratliff Germantown Cemetery Visitation Monday 5 to 9 p m
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John Swatzee
N. Cherry St
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Atlas Die Casting Co
Enterprise Baptist Church of
Evelyn Shock
John A Arpp
Kelly Ratliff
Germantown Cemetery
City Firemen Respond To Grass Fires In Middletown
Firefighters battled three grass fires in Middletown yesterday. A 1:42 p.m. curb fire near McKinley School on S Verity Parkway was blamed on a cigarette. A 1:13 p.m. trash blaze from an adjacent property spread to grass. no damage occurred. Carlo Pfaff, 20, was treated for breathing difficulty at Middletown Hospital after a 2:35 p.m. incident.
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Middletown
McKinley School
S. Verity Parkway
WPFB
Central Ave
Carlo Pfaff
Manhattan St
Five Middletown Drivers Charged After Yankee Road Drag Race
Ohio State Patrol arrested Ronald Smith Jerry Bowling Vivian Washington John Thompson and Rodney Jones on drag racing charges last night on Yankee Road in Middletown Ohio. Each suspect listed a local address.
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Middletown
Ohio
Yankee Road
Ronald Smith
Minnesota Ave
Jerry J. Bowling
Oxford State Road
Vivian C. Washington
Ninth Ave
John W. Thompson
Rodney T. Jones
Tenth Ave
Townsley Named to Ohio Historical Society Board
Gardner H Townsley longtime editor of the Lebanon Western Star was appointed by Gov Rhodes to a three year term on the Ohio Historical Society board ending February 17 1988 He succeeds Clayton Hatch of Cleveland Townsley a Vincennes Indiana native and Ohio Wesleyan University alum has served in journalism and local history roles and is active in Rotary the Warren County Historical Society and the Ohio Newspaper Association He and his wife Audrey have two sons James and Robert.
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Gardner H. Townsley
Lebanon
Vincennes
Ind
Ohio Wesleyan University
Townsley
Columbus Citizen
Delaware Gazette
Western Star
Rotary
Warren County Historical Society
Ohio Newspaper Association
Lebanon Chamber of Commerce
Organiza On
Audrey Nourse
Portsmouth
James
Armee Steel Corp
Robert
The
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