Committee to Save Children gains backing in Hamilton
Butler County commissioners backed the Committee to Save the Children formed to shield youths from drugs crime and depravity. Lou Henderson leads the group and two events are planned a Bike-a-thon at Booker T. Washington Center and a three day Save the Children festival to fund playground upgrades day care improvements and Christmas activities.
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Hamilton
The
Committee To Save
Butler County
Lou Henderson
Donald Schirmer
Oe Lement
Help Save the Children
Booker T. Washington Community Center
S. Front St
Middletown
Save the Children
Four City Wrecks Leave Seven Injured
Seven people were hurt in four city crashes yesterday. At 4:30 pm a two car collision at 4th Avenue and Curtis Street injured John Denstaedt and two companions. Rexford Harp, 22, was charged with failure to yield at a stop sign. A 3:10 pm collision on S Main Street left Kim Lattimore facing charges for failure to yield on a left turn. James Leis was injured when his motorcycle was struck by a backing car on Nelbar Street. At 10:20 pm Gregory Metzcar clipped a tree after his car left the road on Woodlawn Avenue. All victims were treated and released.
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4Th Avenue
Curtis Street
Rexford Harp
Yankee Road
Curtis
John Denstaedt
Fairfield
Denstaedt
Carmel Denstaedt
Mary Denstaedt
Harp
Errietta Harp
Yankee
Kim Lattimore
Ninth Ave
Edward Reardon
Ross St
S Main Street
Lattimore
Reardon
James Leis
Hinkle Road
Nelbar Street
Gregory Metzcar
Stadia Drive
Franklin
Woodlawn Avenue
Jail fire burns prisoner in Butler County
Carl Chalfant, 19, in Mercy Hospital in fair condition after setting fire to wall padding in his jail cell at the Butler County jail. A neighboring inmate alerted staff, and Cep Richard Herzog helped pull him from the cell. Herzog was treated and released for smoke inhalation. Chalfant was jailed on a petty theft charge for allegedly stealing boots. The fire occurred yesterday.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Mercy Hospital
Carl Chalfant
Cep
Richard Herzog
Mercy
Drivers fined for careless driving by Municipal Court
Four motorists pleaded guilty to careless driving before Municipal Court Judge J. T. Lamb. Marvin Lark and Louis Foster of Dayton, both 38, were fined 50 dollars each after reducing drag racing charges. Lark paid 10 dollars for no motorcycle endorsement. Foster 25 dollars for muffler violation. Robert B. Kinsel II of Miamisburg and Barry Willoughby of 1905 Brentwood St each paid 50 dollars for careless driving. Kinsel paid 10 dollars for no license. George Ingram Jr. of 1610 Sheridan Ave was fined 50 dollars for unsafe backing in a June 12 accident at Pershing Ave and Yankee Rd. Donald L. Milton of 128 Curtis St was fined 50 dollars for excessive noise.
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Marvin Lark
Louis Foster
Dayton
Lark
Foster
Robert B. Kinsel II
Miamisburg
Barry Willoughby
Brentwood St
Willoughby
Kinsel
George Ingram Jr
Sheridan Ave
Pershing Avenue
Yankee Road
Donald L. Milton
Curtis St
Springboro park board seeks council OK for 35250 budget
The Springboro village Parks and Recreation Board approved a 1978 budget request of 35250 to equip and maintain the community parks. The proposal, up 15250 from 1977, funds parking lot paving fencing equipment payroll consultants and land acquisitions.
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Springboro Park Board
Council OK
Springboro
Village Parks and Recreation Board
City Records Seven Bike Accidents This Summer
Middletown reports seven bicycle crashes this year including the death of a 12 year old. Police Chief Russell Dwyer urges shared responsibility and adherence to traffic laws. Officers will issue cyclist citations to improve safety during the summer peak.
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Russell L. Dwyer
Middletown
Dwyer
Butler sheriff frames bike safety seminars in July August
Butler County Sheriff plans a series of bike safety inspections and seminars this summer. Sgt. James Patrick will lead tests on lights brakes and alignment at Somerville School and Darrtown Hall with help from a US Department of Safety representative. Participants receive safety booklets and a chance to enter a bike rodeo with prizes. Serial numbers and owner data will be recorded to aid theft investigations.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Sheriff's Rtment
Somerville School
Darrtown Hall
James Patrick
Sheriff's
Rtment
Patrick
Robert Walton
Walton
Middletown
Peasttown
Oneida
Area Deaths and Funerals Report
Obituaries list Henry Bolen 88 of Crescent Blvd died after an extended illness. Survivors include wife Lide and children Willie Ernest Earl Pearl Halsey. services at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Also Thomas Burney 72 of Jackson Lane died at Middletown Hospital. longtime Armco official with 43 years service. mass at Holy Trinity Church and burial Woodside Cemetery. Franklin deaths include Charles Butler 64 and Buddy Marcel Click 61 with funeral details. Additional notices: Louise Halsey, Martha Kesling, Luther Whitt Sr., and several others with services and burial plans noted.
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Henry Bolen
Crescent Blvd
Mr. Bolen
Camargo
Breathitt County
Lide
Willie
Ernest
Middletown
Earl
Miamisburg
Pearl Halsey
Fairborn
McCoy. Leffler
Edward Bates
Woodside Cemetery
Thomas B. Burney
Jackson Lane
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Burney
Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Armco Veterans Club
Ruth Gough
Franklin
Holy Trinity Church
Albert Schetter
Wilson-Schramm
Buddy Marcel Click
Iglehart St
Mr. Click
McCoy- Leffler
Funeral
Louise C. Halsey
Canfield
Ohio
Sleighbell
Austintown
Mary Lou Henning
Walter Boone Gardner
Florida
Webb Funeral Home
Hamilton
Greenwood Cemetery
Germantown
Martha Jane Kesling
Hillcrest Drive
Kesling
J. C. Penney
John
Susan Petitjean
Toledo
Stephen
Virginia Wilson
Luther Herbert Whitt Sr
Grover City
Calif
Whitt
Arroyo Grande
Yale
Carlisle Lions Club
Dayton Coin Club
Reflectors Set for 159 Hazardous Ohio Road Sites
Ohio Highway officials will install 159 small road reflectors across southwestern Ohio. William Brayshaw of ODOT announces 50 foot spaced reflectors to guide drivers through narrow lanes curves and one lane bridges with ramps included. Routes listed include Ohio 73 Ohio 122 I 75 and Ohio 4 along with nearby intersections. Contracts awarded and state wide total around 29 000 reflectors planned to reduce accidents and aid night visibility.
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Ohio
William Brayshaw
District 8
Ohio Department of Transportation
Brayshaw
U.S. 127
Trenton
Middletown
Jacksonburg
Ohio 747
Ohio 63
Ohio 4
Miami Oxford campus semester cost correction
The Oxford campus will charge $1,315.50 per semester for tuition room and board plus a $45.50 annual health fee. The Journal had reported $1,365 per semester previously. The board approved the change last week, a $20 rise from last year. Hamilton and Middletown campus costs rise by $17.50 to $445.
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Oxford
Miami University
the Journal
University Board of Trustees
Hamilton
Middletown
Miami
Teens Referred After Shoplifting Attempt at Rinks
Two girls aged 16 and 17 were referred to juvenile officers after allegedly trying to steal 115 dollars worth of clothes from Rinks last night. In a separate incident, three men were arrested in a Corky’s Marathon parking lot for siphoning gas from a car and a van. Louis Barnette 19 and a 17 year old, both from Clay City Kentucky, face petty theft charges while Roy Mann 28 of Orlando Florida is charged with complicity. AM FM tape units were taken from cars of Brenda Tilton Susan Short and Jeff Gilbert each at their homes or in public. Gilbert also missing two speakers a car battery and gasoline.
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Rink
Corky
Louis Barnette
Clay City
Roy Mann
Orlando
Fla
Brenda Tilton
Jackson Lane
Susan Short
Jeff Gilbert
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Committee To
Pot O
J. T. Lamb
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkwy
14Th Aveross
Woodside
Cemen
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Jim Slatton
Phoenix
Grand Junction
Colo
Butler
Thomas Burney
Charles Butler
Charles L. Butler
S. Main
American Metal Products
Cincinnati
Rose Gri
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Eaton Funeral Home
Louise Halsey
Martha Kesling
Sol Back
Frank Back
Brough
Luther Whitt
Sunset Funeral Chapel
Arroyo Grande Cemetery
Sophia Biggs
Harmon Ave
Colligan
Louise Mettler
Winston Drive
Klaus-Weigel
Gastion French
Hamilton-Mason Road
Brown- Dawson
Joseph W. Creswell Jr
S. Seventh St
Webb
Herb Pfeiffer’s
Central Ave
Kemper
Herb Pfeiffer
Vin Age
Neil Stretcher
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