Foster named interim Butler County Engineer
Hamilton Ohio Foster named interim Butler County engineer as Stanley Perin resigns Aug. 1. Foster, chief deputy, will serve while Perin departs after about ten years in the role. Ezra Herd named summer youth program counselor at 280 biweekly. no meetings next week for county conference in Salt Lake City Utah.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Stanley Perin
Wiliam Foster
Neer. Perin
Foster
Ezra Herd
Young St
Middletown
Commission
Salt Lake City
Utah
Berkeley band to perform Bicentennial Spirit of America
The University of California marching band from Berkeley will present its Bicentennial Spirit of America show at a free Middletown High School gym concert Monday July 26. The 115 member group travels a 10 000 mile tour with 23 stops including Washington DC on July 4.
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University of California Marching Band
Berkeley
Spirit of America
Middletown High
Middletown Area
Middletown
United States
Washington, D.C
Don Alstaetter
Cal Band
Germantown Gas Leak Contained at Former Laundromat
Firemen and police shut off natural gas leaks at 15 E Center St after workers left several lines open. Fire Chief Richard Zechar called it a near disaster and credited responders with preventing catastrophe.
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Germantown
E. Center St
Richard Zechar
Zechar
Gas leak prompts control of Glenmore Drive area
Central Avenue area near Glenmore Drive will close Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for water line work. Gas filled the laundromat and nearby buildings before a citizen alarmed an officer. The street remained blocked until gas was shut off and ventilation finished. Economy Builders of Miamisburg removed appliances. Police seek responsible parties for the incident. Building owner is Turner Patterson of Germantown.
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Central Avenue
Glenmore Drive
Zechar
Economy Builders
Miamisburg
Exline
Turner Patterson
Germantown
Multiple Deaths Reported in Ohio Area Obituaries
Several deaths are announced across Middletown Franklin Germantown Mason and Hamilton. Mrs Rachel Colwell 68 of 118 N Sutphin St died at Middletown Hospital after illness since April. Samuel Brixner Jr 51 of 124 E Fifth St died at home of apparent heart attack. Louella L Grice 86 of 203 S Main St died after extended illness. Frank W Hendrickson 46 of 201 E Circle Dr died Friday at Christ Hospital after extended illness. Mrs Salina E Klenk 94 of 6521 Okeana Drewburg Rd listed in Hamilton notices. Rose Elizabeth Pater 81 of Fairfield Mass died with Christian Burial 10 am tomorrow. Cecil J Pierce 74 of 1044 Clinton Ave services Wednesday. Burial and visitation details given for each.
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Rachel Colwell
N. Sutphin St
Middletown Hospital
Franklin
Samuel Brixner Jr
E. Fifth St
Germantown
Louella L. Grice
S. Main St
Mason
Frank W. Hendrickson
E. Circle Drive
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Hendrickson
General Electric
Evendale
Joan
Constance
Michele
Frank Jr
Ruth Hendrickson
Bernice Coleman
Hamilton
Roy
Paul
James Hendrickson
Homer Hendrickson
Miamisburg
Harry Hendrickson
Maineville
Shorten Funeral Home
Ralph Uthoo
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mason United Methodist Church
Salina E. Klenk
Okeana
Drewburg
Charles C. Y
Rose Elizabeth Pater
Fairfield
St. Joseph Church
Avance- Cahill-Wenning
Cecil J. Pierce
Clinton Ave
Webb
Toxic chlorine gas hospitalizes 115 firefighters in barn fire
Authorities say 115 firefighters were treated for chlorine gas exposure after a barn fire near the Ashtabula Trumbull county line. Five were admitted to a Greenville Pennsylvania hospital. Two were in satisfactory and three in fair condition. Many were released after treatment. Firefighters from 11 Trumbull County communities, two from Ashtabula County, and one from Pennsylvania helped extinguish the blaze late Sunday night.
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Warren, Ohio
Warren-area
Astabula- Trumbull
Greenville
Trumbull County
Ashtabula
Pennsylvania
Two Bandits Rob Monroe Sunoco Station at Knife Point
Monroe police report two bandits forced two attendants at Freeman's Sunoco at 1 75 and Ohio 63 to open the cash drawer. About $997.80 was taken in an early morning robbery. No injuries were reported.
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Monroe
Freeman's
Sunoco
Ohio
Arson Suspected in Madison Township House Fire
A partly constructed brick house in Madison Township near Trenton Franklin Road south of Michael Road was destroyed by fire around 12:40 a.m. Firefighters from Poasttown and Miltonville stations battled the blaze for over two hours. The state fire marshal investigated. Builder Carmel Mathis, former Armco Employees Independent Federation president, had earlier reported lumber thefts at the site.
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Madison Township
Carmel Mathis
Trenton-Franklin Road
Michael Road
Poasttown
Miltonville
Mathis
Armco Employes Independent Federation
Early federal land offices opened in Ohio towns
Federal public land offices began operating in 1801 in Steubenville Marietta Chillicothe and Cincinnati Ohio. Tracts as small as 160 acres could be purchased at two dollars per acre with payments due at a rate of one quarter each year.
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Ohio
Steubenville
Marietta
Chillicothe
Cincinnati
Methodist Pastor George Oerke Named Pleasant Ridge Leader
The Rev. George Oerke is appointed pastor of Pleasant Ridge United Methodist Church succeeding Rev. Walter Hensley. He has served in Kettering Columbus Leipsic Farmersville Orwell Portage and as campus minister at Ohio University and Colorado Northern University. He is a Kansas native and Army Air Corps veteran with interests in retirement planning gerontology and elderly programs. He holds nursing home administrator credentials and serves on the Area Four Aging advisory council. He recently completed gerontology and career tech education study at Bowling Green State University and holds degrees from Oklahoma State Garrett Theological Seminary. He and his wife Barbara have two daughters Judy and Lisa.
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George Oerke
Pleasant Ridge United
Ten Girls Named to Buckeye Girls State Posts
Ten area girls were elected or appointed to positions at Buckeye Girls State held last week at Capital University Columbus. Recipients include Tami Agee Elizabeth Beatty Betsy Balger Joy Dickerson Leigh Anne Given Mary Beth Greenwell Ellen Moore Robin Rathbun Donna Taylor and Vicki Wilson in roles such as city school board state board of education state senator and state representative.
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Buckeye
American Legion
Capital University
Columbus
Tami Agee
Mary Etta
Elizabeth Beatty
Timrick Place
Monroe
Betsy Balger
Central Ave
State Auditor's Office
Joy Dickerson
Cranewood Drive
Trenton
Federalist Party
Miller County
Picasso heiress loses bid to oust estate executor in Grasse
In Grasse France a French civil court rejected Marina Picasso granddaughter of Pablo Picasso a demand to replace the executor of the painter s billion dollar estate Attorney for Picasso s widow Jacqueline said Marina was using delaying tactics and blackmail against other heirs The court ruling preserves the current executor s control of the estate
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Grasse, France
Pablo Picasso
Marina
Oland Dumas
Picasso
Jacqueline
Grasse
Land Not Taxed Exempt Real Estate In Butler County
Exempt real estate totals 149 million dollars in Butler County about 18 percent of all real estate Taxable real estate totals 840 million Boards of education and churches are the largest tax exempt owners School boards own 31.8 million in real estate and churches 23.9 million Other owners include municipalities 16.7 million privately owned charitable organizations 12.8 million county 5.5 million townships 4.5 million state 4.1 million U S government 1 million graveyards 903000 and parks districts 285000 In 1975 Butler County taxpayers paid 384000 to the Miami Conservancy District for flood control Of that 384000 304000 came from special assessments against properties in the flood plain and 84000 from all property owners In Hamilton taxpayers paid 23 cents per 1000 of taxable property while Middletown and the rest of the county paid 3 cents For questions write Box 125 Hamilton 45012.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Ray Motley
Butler County Taxpayers Association
Boards of Education
State of Ohio
U.S
Motley
Miami Conservancy District
Great Miami River
Middletown
Franklin offers free trash and brush pickup
Franklin resumes free trash and brush collection through Aug 20 after a spring cleanup. Call the City Building to schedule and place items in the front yard or curb area. Limit is half a truckload per household. Kitchen waste and lawn clippings not included. After Aug 20 pickups occur only during planned fall and spring weeks with dates to come.
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Franklin
Planne
Carlisle Peewee Cheer Clinic Opens For Girls
Carlisle invites girls from age six through sixth grade to a Peewee cheer clinic led by varsity cheerleaders. Contact Dana Zinck or Missy Nemkc by Friday. sessions run next Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at Carlisle Senior High. Cost is 5 dollars for the week or 1 dollar per day. shorts and athletic shoes required.
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Carlisle
Dana Zinck
Missy Nemckc
Carlisle Senior High School
Franklin man becomes ranger at Philmont Scout Ranch
William S. Brown of Franklin has assumed ranger duties at Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron New Mexico. A 1976 Franklin High School graduate and Eagle Scout, he is one of one hundred selected to lead 13 day pack hikes in the Rocky Mountains and currently serves with Nachenum Lodge and Troop 18.
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William S. Brown
Joe F. Brown
Thomas Drive
Franklin
Philmont
Cimarron
M. Brown
Rocky Mountains
Philmont Rangers
Franklin High School
Brown
Franklin Presbyterian Church
Order of the Arrow
Nachenum Lodge
Mound Builders Council
Explorer Presidents Association
Hessians lured by land offer during Continental Congress
The Continental Congress enticed 5,000 Hessian troops from the British Army using a grant of 50 acres of land.
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Continental Congress
Seniors to be urged to book yearbook portraits soon
Round town notes senior picture season with Tobias Studios showcasing samples and pricing. Juniors and families are urged to book appointments for yearbook photos while local shops advertise anniversary deals, summer goods, home and office furnishings, pet care, swimwear, macrame classes, porch furniture, and leather coats for the season.
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Reao Lampre
Tobias Studios
Mac Tobias
Tobias
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Berkeley Marching Band
Cal
Potter Stewart
US Supreme Court
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Glenmore
Mrs. Colwell
Breathitt County
Betty Hapner
Janet Boone
Donna Krause
Bernard Gumm
Boyd Gumm
Robert Colwell
Clayton Calhoun
Blaine
Hiram Calhoun
Indiana
Dell Back
Irvine
Marie Barrett
Jackson
Martha Kiser
Ella Elkins
Guilford
Ind
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Samuel Brixner
Brixner
Perry Printing Co
Caesars Creek
Dayton
Dora
Jonathan
Cynthi Ann
Eaton Funeral Home
Walter
Germantown Cemetery
Arthur R. Tingley
John A. Arpp
Frank Hendrickson
Converse
Russell Nicoll
Russ
Manchester Road
Fenwick High School
Ares
Drs. Schwab & Handel
Methodist
George Derke
Pleasant Ridge
Franklin Man
Dodds Monuments
Verity
14Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
SPM
Office Outfitters
Mr. Cook
Four Seasons Hallmark
Porcellane D'arte
Ewalds Pet Shop
Sayene
Allsports
Navy
McAlpin's
P.K
Middle Town
Filson's
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