Middletown Bicentennial group seeks funds for July Fourth events
The Middletown Bicentennial Coordinating Committee asks 164 local business and industry leaders for support and funds for a large Fourth of July program. Plans include a 5:30 p.m. parade from Sunset Park to Smith Park, a 7:30 p.m. cornerstone ceremony, and a 9:30 p.m. fireworks show.
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Middletown
Frank Neal
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Sunset Park
Smith Park
Hamilton man hurt in crash at University and McCurry
A Hamilton man Edward Staarman 7 48 was injured when his car hit a northbound vehicle driven by Jane Kuzma 18 of 704 First St Trenton at 1 50 p m yesterday on S University Boulevard and McCurry Avenue Staarman ran a red light and was charged with failure to yield Kuzma not injured Damage to Staarman’s car about 1200 Kuzma car about 500 and Middletown Hospital treated Staarman
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Hamilton
S. University Boulevard
McCurry Avenue
Edward Staarman
Middletown Hospital
Staarman
McCurry
University
Jane Kuzma
First St. Trenton
Kuzma Auto
Disjointed Local Medical and Fire Notes
Medical calls report Margaret Collins 35 at 1524 Lafayette Ave and Mary Wilson 4 at Vannes Ave being treated or taken to hospital. Fire crew extinguished a couch fire at 2906 Jefferson Road and noted a campfire used for roasting marshmallows. Rosemary Chappell 29 at 713 Waite St was treated and released after transport by private car.
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Lafayette Ave
Margaret Collins
Melvin Lane
Franklin
Ill
Yankee Road
Vannes Ave
Mary Wilson
Jefferson Road
Waite St
Rosemary Chappell
Burglaries Reported Across City During Weekend
Police logged multiple break ins over the weekend including a Grand Avenue home where an electric typewriter a calculator a radio an AM FM tape unit and a diamond ring were stolen from Mildred Keller. Other incidents involved vandals at Yankee Pool and Curtis Street Drug Treatment Center with damaged windows, a missing change from Cassano’s machine, and items stolen from Wilson Elementary School Big Brothers office and remodeling site at 305 Garfield Street including tools and 300 postage stamps.
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Grand Avenue
Mildred Keller
Yankee Pool
Curtis Street
Cassano’s
Jackson Lane
Wilson Elementary
Highview Road
Big Brothers
YMCA
Garfield St
Fred Hilton
Crawford St
Republicans re elect officers in Butler County
In Hamilton last night the Butler County GOP re elected officers with John Moser named for a 17th year as chairman of the Executive Committee and Ralph Pagano re elected as Central Committee chairman. The slate includes 130 precinct committeemen and women guiding policy and campaign support.
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Butler County
Hamilton
John Moser
GOP
Ralph Pagano
Pagano
Edna Fath
Richard Michael
John Reese
Monroe
Randall Moorhead
Middletown
Roger Gillespie
Charles Jones
Michael Bullock
Fairfield
Clarence Rogers
Darrell Barger
Local students earn degrees from Capital University
Two Middletown residents receive Capital University Columbus degrees. James E. Stork III, class of 1987, Lesley Lane earns a bachelor of music and Martha E. Bergdall of 214 Broad Street graduates cum laude with a bachelor of arts.
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Middletown
Capital University
Columbus
James E. Stork
Lesley Lane
Martha E. Bergdall
Broad St
Park Board approves two new pools plan in Middletown
The Middletown Park Board unanimously approves a plan to renovate Sunset Pool and construct two new pools. The new facilities would be located near Barnitz Field and Middletown High, expanding city swimming options.
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Middletown Park Board
Sunset Pool
Barnitz Field
Middletown High
Yankee
Douglas
City Parks and Recreation, Public Services
Gartner, Burdick & Bauer- Nilsen
Smith Park
Mac Sangster
Park Board
Cecil Runyan
Sangster
John Paschal
Arks
Paschal
Children’s Home Leaves United Way Support
The Children’s Home of Butler County will withdraw from Middletown and Hamilton United Ways effective January 1 1977. It receives 13 000 from Middletown Area United Way and 15 000 from Hamilton United Way but asks 60 000, a demand the funds limited budgets cannot meet. The home serves emotionally disturbed children and argues county commissioners should fund welfare type services.
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Children’s Home
Butler County
United Ways
Middletown
Hamilton
Ohio
Two United Ways
Bruce M Johnson Jr
Children's Home
Middletown Area
United Way
Children's Home Board
Charles Roesch
Hamilton United Way
Gordon Hughes
Children
Auto dealer lots hit in weekend thefts
Thieves stole AM FM STEREO tape units from two auto dealer lots over the weekend. A $250 unit vanished from a Broad Street lot belonging to Heber Jones, while a $230 unit was taken from a Curry Ford car on Tytus Avenue, causing $18 damage to the dashboard. Four wheel covers worth $200 were removed from a car on the lot, and a Citizens band radio plus a camera were taken from Kenneth Grove's car at 2905 Grand Ave rear of his home early.
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Broad Street
Heber Jones
Curry Ford
Tytus Avenue
Citizens Band
Kenneth Grove
Grand Ave
Middletown to Use Revenue Sharing for City Expenses
Middletown will allocate its $588,052 six month revenue sharing for operating costs as Congress considers an extension of the program. Finance Director Robert F. Ritter notes past shifts from capital to operations and outlines planned uses including police and fire pensions, police and fire operations, street repairs, and small contributions to Job Opportunity Inc and Family Service Bureau.
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Middletown
Robert F. Ritter
Congress
Job Opportunity, Inc
Family Service Bureau
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Ritter
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Filson
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