Man Drowns After Boat Capsizes on Great Miami River
Willard Mahan, 44, of 201 Gordon Ave., drowned yesterday evening after becoming entangled in a ski rope from a capsized boat swept over a dam south of Hamilton’s High Main Street bridge. His son, 17, survived as rescuers pulled the pair from the river. Mahan died at Mercy Hospital. The Webb Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Hamilton
Great
Miami River
Willard Mahan
Gordon Ave
Mercy Hospital
High Main Street
Mahan
Summer band concert at Sunset Park tonight
The second summer band concert of the season happens at 7 p.m. in Sunset Park. The junior band will perform Safari Irish Melody That Girl Clownin Around By the Time I get to Phoenix Suite for Young People. The senior band plays Strike Up The Band Romeo and Juliet Elijah Rock Summer of 42 Magnificent Seven Love Story I Got Rhythm Cherish. Director Kem Amburgey notes no concert next Friday but a July 8 outdoor show in Miamisburg.
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Sunset Park
Phoenix
Elijah Rock
Magnificent Seven
Kem. Amburgey
Miamisburg
Armco expands Middletown Works finishing and shipping
Armco Steel Corp announces near completion of multi million dollar expansion at its Middletown Works. A new slitter shear in the south end shipping building will start operation around August first to handle double-width coated steel coils. The project also adds annealing facilities with single-stack furnaces to cut energy use.
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Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Jim Townsley
Townsley
Armco
Middletown Works
Treaty Signed Between Charles V and Henry VIII
The document reports a treaty signed on June 19 1522 by Charles V and Henry VIII agreeing to invade France in May 1524. The two leaders pledge joint action against France and outline terms of military cooperation and future campaigns.
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Charles V
Henry VIII
France
Vandalism in Mayfield Slashes Tires and Property
Vandalism reported in Mayfield slashed numerous tires and damaged a swimming pool on Richard Woodward’s property at 3209 Illinois Ave. Tires were slashed on cars at 1805 1816 1901 1905 Sheffield St and 3301 3314 Burbank Ave. Myrtle Buchanan of 3310 Burbank Ave said pots, furniture, and flowers were disturbed.
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Mayfield
Richard Woodward
Illinois Ave
Sheffield St
Burbank Ave
Myrtle Buchanan
City seeks court to set urban renewal land prices in Middletown
Middletown files two suits in Butler County Common Pleas Court to have a jury set sale prices for urban renewal land on N Broad Street. Appraisals are 35000 and 48000 dollars. City cites HUD rules and notes several similar cases, with settlements often about five percent above original offers.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Alta
Harry Higdon
N. Broad St
Margaret Henson
Val Gentry
N. Broad
Norman Highley
Citizens Savings & Loan Association
Central Ave
Riggs Funeral Home, Inc
Praisal
Kent Little
Department of Urban Housing and Urban Development
Three Men Charged With Theft at Hamilton Foundry
Hamilton police arrested three Middletown men Lewis James Cooper George Thomas Jr and Theodore Million on larceny charges after a stake-out at the Hamilton Foundry. They are held on 2000 bond awaiting Tuesday in Hamilton Municipal Court. The theft involved nickel stored in burlap bags and four inch squares valued as valuable by Chief George V. McNally.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Lewis James Cooper
Yankee Road
George Thomas Jr
18Th Ave
Theodore Million
15Th Ave
George V. McNally
McNally
Deaths and funerals in Ohio region
John Hiram Slanker 78 of 6600 Dickey Road died 3:20 p.m. Thursday at Middletown Hospital. Survived by mother Edna Slanker Dayton sister Bertha Murphy Middletown two daughters Mary Helen Anderson Merritt Island Fla Martha Seaman Cincinnati services Monday 2 p.m. Wilson Schramm Memorial Home burial Woodland Cemetery Dayton memorials to Boy Scouts or First Presbyterian Church. Frances Sharp 59 of 140 10th Ave Chautauqua died of cancer at Grandview Hospital Dayton. Survived by husband Russell brother Edward Gullady Winchester Ky sisters Odella Stansberry Peebles Irene Osborne Waynesville Helen Tracy Xenia services Monday Eaton Funeral Home burial Miami Cemetery Corwin 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Hamilton area deaths Infant son Edward Fletcher Fairfield private services. Dennis Power Sr 87 3900 Bedford Ave services 10 a.m. Saturday. Clement Black 63 105 Cedar Lane services 10 a.m. Saturday.
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John Hiram Slanker
Dickey Road
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Slanker
Dayton
Butler County
Edna Slanker
Bertha Murphy
Middletown
Wilson- Schramm
Robert Lodwick
Franklin
Frances Sharp
10Th Ave
Chautauqua
Grandview Hospital
Russell
Edward Gullady
Winchester
Odella Stansberry
Peebles
Irene Osborne
Waynesville
Helen Tracy
Xenia
Eaton Funeral Home
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Funeral
Hamilton
Edward Fletcher
Fairfield
Zettler
Dennis Power Sr
Bedford Ave
Webb
Clement Black
Cedar Lane
Obituary: Arthur W. Steed 87 Middletown Native
Arthur W. Steed 87 formerly of Middletown died Thursday at East Ridge Village Miami Florida He had lived in Florida since 1946 retirement after 22 years with Armco Steel Corp He supervised Middletown Works maintenance and served as an elder at First Presbyterian Church He aided Boy Scouts earning the Silver Beaver for Camp Hook work Surviving wife Dorothy
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Arthur W. Steed
Middletown
East Ridge Village
Miami
Fla
Steed
Florida
Armco Steel Corp
First Presbyterian Church
Boy Scouts
Camp Hook
Dorothy
Fire Incidents And Medical Calls Rolled Through City
Fire reports at Avalon Park and city offices with smoke from an incinerator roof fire. Six year old Wells treated and released after teeter totter fall while several residents Johnston Cole Feerer were ill and taken to hospital by ambulance or emergency squad.
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Avalon Park
Kim. Wells
Flemming Road
Teeter-Totter
Middletown Hospital
Girard Ave
City Board of Education
Cambridge Inn
S. University Blvd
Florence Johnston
Christel Ave
Jackson Lane
Kenny Cole
Sheffield St
Tytus Ave
Donald E. Feerer
Longfellow St
Oxford Flea Market Aims For Weekend Fun
About 50 dealers from eight states converge on Oxford for a weekend flea market. High Street will close in downtown for the event from 9 am to 9 pm Saturday and noon to 6 pm Sunday. A square dance opens to the public on Main Street near the downtown park area at 8 pm Saturday.
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Oxford
High Street
Main Street
Lumber stolen from residence on 17th Avenue
Joe Kay reported to police the loss of lumber valued at 500 dollars and a lawn mower motor plus two mortar boxes totaling 60 dollars. The total value of stolen items was 560 dollars.
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Joe Kay
17Th Ave
Kay
Saunders Re-elected by Mound Builders Council
William J. Saunders Jr. was reelected president of the Mound Builders Area Council at Camp Hook. C. Dudley Inwood became first vice president and Ivan Crawford of Monroe was elected treasurer. New executive board members include Crawford, R. G. Farrar, Wilbur Fricke, Fred Grauman, Coy Myers and John Watson. The group discussed the upcoming National Jamboree East with 91 Scouts and 10 leaders attending, the Camp Hook inspection, and the Ohio Kings Island golf tournament to be hosted by Jack Nicklaus in October with profits shared by Cincinnati, Dayton, Middletown and Springfield councils. Tickets go on sale mid-July.
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William J. Saunders Jr
McGee Ave
Mound Builders Area Council
Camp Hook
C. Dudley Inwood
W.G. Printz
Ivan Crawford
Monroe
C. Eugene Barber
Crawford
R.G. Farrar
Wilbur Fricke
Fred Grauman
Coy Myers
John Watson
Cincinnati
Dayton
Middletown
Springfield
Jack Nicklaus
Diamond International reports record first 24 weeks sales and income
Diamond International Corp. announces its 24 week year to June 17 earnings and sales hit new highs. Richard J. Walters says record performance prompts a 50 cent quarterly dividend raise to 2 dollars per share, payable Aug. 1 to holders of record July 13.
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Diamond International Corp
Richard J. Walters
New York
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Webb Funeral Home
Grimes
H&h
John Slanker
Arthur Steed
Dillman
University Blvd
Super Sounds
Super Genie
Norris
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkvy
14Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
Monthru
Ham
Sma
Iedia
Hamburger
Gina
Middletown Breiel Blvd
Middletown Plaza
Trenton
E. State Street
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