Area students shine at District 12 OMEA music contest
Music students from Middletown Lemon Monroe Trenton and Roosevelt Junior High entered senior high contests at Miami University earning predominantly Superior and Excellent ratings. Piano violin trumpet flute cello and vocal ensembles plus quartets earned top marks with several groups advancing to the Ohio State Finals in Columbus next month.
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Middletown
OMEA
Ohio Music Education Association
Miami University
Lemon- Monroe
Trenton
Roosevelt Junior High School
Middletown High School
Dan Myers
John Harris
Elaine Key
Marlee Jaques
Bob Taylor
Trenton Senior High School
Sally Jo Hopkins
Judy Richards
Vera Stretcher
Hildred Kuna
Janet Markle
Patty Downing
Brenda Spicer
Sherry Montgomery
Dorothy Loman
Jean Nardin
Ann Swisher
Joy Goodman
Columbus
Stu
Obituary of Sam A. Cox 72 of West Middletown
Sam A. Cox 72 of Brown's Run Road West Middletown Rt 1 died 5 25 pm Saturday at Middletown Hospital He retired in 1957 after 35 years as a boiler room fireman with Diamond-Gardner Corp Survived by wife Linda five sons Arnold Earl Ronald Ray Elmo daughter June Cox one sister Lizzie Nicklas two brothers Bill Dorse 11 grandchildren six great grandchildren Funeral services under Wilson Memorial Home are incomplete
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Sam A. Cox
Brown's Run Road
West Middletown
Rt. 1
Middletown Hospital
Cox
Diamond-Gardner Corp
Linda Cox
Arnold
Earl
Ronald
Middletown
Ray
West Middletown Rt. 1
Elmo
Franklin Rt. 2
June Cox
Lizzie Nicklas
Union Road
Bill
Dorse
Jacksonburg
Wilson Memorial Home
Funeral services for William E. Conley held in Hartwell
Funeral services will be held Tuesday for William E. Conley 55 of 71 Hereford St Hartwell Cincinnati brother of John Conley Friends may call at Hodapp Funeral Home 7401 Vine St Carthage after 4 p.m. Monday.
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Wiliam E. Conley
Hereford St
Hartwell
Cincinnati
John Con
Hodapp Funeral
Vine St. Carthage
Death of Louis F Helsinger in Lebanon Ohio
Louis F Helsinger 80 of 17 S Sycamore St Lebanon died Saturday morning at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton He was a retired farmer in poor health for some time He is survived by four sons Arthur and Alvin of Lebanon Rt 2 Raymond of Lebanon and Denz i of Mason two daughters Mrs Marie James of Lebanon and Mrs Alma Middleton of Middletown three brothers Frank Fred Helsinger of Franklin George Helsinger of Union a sister Mrs Hannah Tullis of Middletown 14 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren Funeral services 2 p m Tuesday at Oswald Memorial Home 329 Mulberry St with Rev Donald E White of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Mason officiating Burial in Lebanon Cemetery Friends may call Memorial Home 4 9 p m Monday
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Lfbanon
Louis F. Helsinger
Sycamore St
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Arthur
Alvin
Lebanon
Raymond
Denzi
Mason
Marie James
Alma Middleton
Middletown
Frank
Fred Helsinger
Franklin
George Helsinger
Union
Hannah Tullis
Oswald
Mrs Alta Poppe 88 Dies After Hip Fracture
Mrs Alta Poppe 88 of Morrow died Saturday morning at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton where she had been a patient since fracturing her hip February 2 She lived most of her life in Morrow and later with her son Raleigh of Lebanon Rt 2 Surviving are a sister Wilda Shutts Lebanon and a brother Maurice Murray Hamilton Funeral at Vale Funeral Home Morrow Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev J T McHendry officiating Burial in Morrow Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p.m Monday at the funeral home.
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Morrow
Alta Poppe
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Vicki Fowler Tops 11 year old Class at Miamisburg Twirling
Vicki Fowler won first place in the 11-year-old class and captured the intermediate twirl-off at the US Twirling Association contest held yesterday in Miamisburg. Dessie Harsh placed second in the 12-year-old group with Karla Bryant third and Debbie Hall fourth. Joy Evans took second in the seven year old and under class.
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Vicki Fowler
Congo Crisis Intensifies Near Matadi And Leopoldville
West of Kinshasa fighting erupted in Matadi as Congolese opened fire on a villa used by Canadian U N signalmen. Sudanese troops replied with mortars and the clash spread. U N Congo operation head Rajeshwar Dayal and Foreign Minister Justin Bomboko met to halt anti U N violence as Indonesian forces were sent to restore calm.
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Matadi
U.N
U. N
Leopoldville
Rajeshwar Dayal
Kilona
Dag Hammarskjold
Albert Kiembe
Security Council
Congo
Shooting Victim In Serious Condition After Arrest Attempt
Raymond Pulsey, 33, of 2200 Highland St., remains in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after being shot by a police officer at the Anchor Restaurant on Central Ave. He allegedly pulled a gun when officers tried to search him following an arrest on a bench warrant for failing to appear in court on a drag racing charge.
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Middletown Hospital
Raymond Pulsey
Highland St
Anchor
Central Ave
Pulsey
Police to Hold Monthly Division Staff Meetings
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced monthly Division of Police staff meetings to inform supervisory officers about city policies and to improve coordination and uniformity in orders and procedures. The first session last week covered sergeant duties and the standard uniform officers must wear.
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Joseph Blackmore
Division of Police
Blackmore
Two Injured In Accidents Within City
Two elderly men were injured in city crashes. Chess Ginter 73 suffered a lower lip gash when his car sideswiped a trash truck and rolled over. Charles Williams 25 alighted from his truck to load trash as Ginter tried to pass. Both were cited. Damage totaled 559 dollars. A second crash on Tytus Ave and Auburn St caused about 400 dollars in property loss. Roy Hensley 23 pulled from a lot into Aruth Lee’s path. neither was cited. Harry Bowman 72 failed to yield at a stop sign and collided with Hazel Spade. Townsend 36 was charged with failing to yield in another crash.
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Breier Boulevard
Chess Ginter
Roosevelt Ave
Charles Williams
N. Mai St
Ginter
Williams
Tytus Avenue
Auburn Street
Roy C. Hensley
Short St
Gillespie Insurance Co
Arthur C. Lee
Home Ave
Trenton
Harry R. Bowman
Tytus Ave
Manchester Road
Bowman
Hazel M. Spade
Winona Dr
Explosion Takes Life at Burnham Boiler Plant
ZANESVILLE Ohio AP A Friday explosion at Burnham Boiler Corp radiator plant in Licking View injured nine others among 14 workers amid molten metal draining from a six ton cupola. Basil Greenlaw 63 vice president of the Irvington New York firm and supervisor of plants at Licking View and Lancaster died Saturday. Damage at the plant including a 200 foot wall and roof section was put at over half a million dollars.
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Zanesville, Ohio
Burnham Boiler Corp
Licking View
Basil Greenlaw
Irvington
N. Y
Lancaster
Zanesville
Philadelphia Grand Jury Recommends Legalizing Prostitution
Philadelphia officials react with shock and disbelief after a grand jury recommends legalizing prostitution in the city. Foreman John Hoehn Jr. says legalization could curb rapes and sex crimes, while juror Esther Jacoby proposes a police supervised red light district born from her courtroom observations of over 100 sex cases.
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Philadelphia
Richardson Dilworth
Quaker City
John F. Hoehn
Esther Jacoby
Police Briefs Include Legion Basement Break-in and Thefts
Police report an attempted lock forced on a walk in refrigerator at American Legion Post 218 basement with no shortages found. Dillard Jones of Hamilton reported a stolen $38 billfold at Wade EF Miller Gym. Vandalism included a shattered windshield at $125 by Jack Leuber and four hub caps stolen from Larry Rickard. A B and E occurred at Webb's Used Car lot with no damage details.
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J.B. Strickland
American Legion
Legion
Dillard Jones
Hamilton
Wade EF. Miller
Jack Leuber
Penfield Ave
Rite-Way Cleaners
Logan St
Larry Rickard
Germantown Rt. 1
Webb
N. Verity Parkway
Arrests on reported bad check and public drunkenness
Officers arrested James J. Cox aged 53 of 15 Curtis Street for investigation in connection with a bad check passed at Roderer's Shoe Store on Central Avenue. John Lee Peebles, 39 of 1308 Baltimore Street, charged with hauling trash without a license. Edward F Bush, 38 of 1110th Avenue, charged with drunk and disorderly conduct.
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James J. Cox
Curtis St
Roderer's
Central Ave
John Lee Peebles
Baltimore St
Edward F Bush
Mr and Mrs Clarence House Report Cash Bag Stolen
Mr and Mrs Clarence House of 206 Garfield Street told police a bag containing her billfold with $10 in cash and coins was taken from a chair near a front window. Mrs House heard a noise about 2 30 a m yesterday but thought it was her husband returning from work.
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Clarence House
Garfield St
Local thefts report bike and tools stolen from cars
Py ren Blake of 612 Baltimore St and A. C. Taulbee of 209 Garfield St reported thefts. A chosen bike and tools were taken from Taulbee’s car, and the left wing window was smashed.
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Pyren Blake
Baltimore St
A. C. Taulbee
Garfield St
Head On Crash Near Eaton Is Fatal To Three
A rainslicked head on collision on U.S. 40 near Eaton Ohio killed Gale Bierly 43 of Lewisburg Walter E Crowe 32 of Lewisburg and Dr Wallace J Tripp 71 of Birmingham Michigan. Dr Tripp reportedly tried to pass a truck before the crash.
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Eaton
Ohio
Michigan
Walter E. Crowe
Lewisburg
Bierly
Dayton
Wallace J. Tripp
Birmingham
Mich
Auto Sales In January Reported Off
February new car sales in Butler County were off volume from last February, with 346 units sold versus 634 in 1960 and 550 two years ago. Chevrolet led, Ford slipped, Buick rose to third. Pontiac moved to fourth, Oldsmobile fifth. other brands and totals follow, with new trucks up from January.
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Butler County
Joseph Kiepshaw
Chevrolet
Ford
Buick
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Tempest
Cor Vairs
Falcons
Comet
Rambler
Plymouth
Mercury
Volkswagon
Studebaker
Cadillac
Chrysler
Valiant
Dodge
Renault
Opel
Lincoln
Imperial
DeSoto
Austin Healy
International
GMC
Willys
Pilot Hurt In Accident In Galion Ohio
An Ohio National Guard plane crashed on takeoff from Galion Airport injuring one of two occupants. Capt Orville Piene of Crestline, the pilot, was hospitalized with a sprained back. Lt Robert L Springer of New Washington was the passenger and was not injured. The motor stalled after the craft rose about 65 or 70 feet and the plane was a total loss.
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Galion
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Ohio Highway Patrol
Orville Piene
Rt. 2
Crestline
Robert L. Springer
Rt. 1
New Washington
Armco Man Injured In Middletown Works Accident
James Sherard aged 36 of 1723 Winton Street suffered a fractured right foot Saturday in Armco's Zinc Grip department. He stepped in front of a small electric tractor, was treated at Armco Hospital, then admitted to Middletown Hospital after X rays.
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James Sherard
Witon Street
Armeco
Middletown Works
Sherard
Armco Hospital
Middletown Hospital
Middletonians Seek Permits in Ohio Liquor Review
Two Middletown liquor permit actions are under review by the Ohio Department of Liquor Control in Columbus. Kenneth Lee Swim, 1718 Central Ave., seeks D-1 and D-2 permits. A transfer of ownership of D-1, D-2, D-3 and 4A permits from Statewide Inc. dba Bar 28, Broad St., to Sherlane, Inc., at the same address is requested.
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Middletown
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Columbus
Kenneth Lee Swim
Central Ave
Statewide Inc
Bar
Broad St
Sherlane, Inc
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John R. Stalls
Richard Currin
Joe Newlin
Jack G. Mokry
Janet Sink
Eddie Pieratt
Lucian Hatfield
David Short
Marleen Apple
Beverly Graff
Faye Chanex
Betty Wilson
Sherry Loveless
Linda Hayes
Barbara Leffler
Ann Jones
Mary Jane Combs
M.H.S. Atring
Lemon-Monroe
Linda Price
Bob Young
Linda Shackleford
Sue Coppess
Larry Doebler
Sandy Steele
Sharon Long
Gerry Housh
Diana Diehl
Elaine Wells
Judy Snyder
Joe Oswald
Pat Berry
John Mann
Larry Duff
Jim Buck
Linda Barnett
Judy Goodloe
Angela Cogan
Doris Massey
Mary Ellen Dieterly
Jean Neatherly
Brenda Day
Linda Shackelford
Jenny Lawwill
Janet Breytsprank
Jean Nethery
Penny Duvall
Vernon Metz
Jim Cooper
Dan Post
Benny Fletcher
Ray Cox
Dennie Gilbert
Roy Turner
Tom Hammond
Paula Taylor
Dents
Donald Francis
William Betz
Helen Weinberger
Middleton
Paul Morrow
Bill Stiehl
Paul Bell
Valda Wilkerson
Roosevelt Junor High School
Francis Brelsford
David M. Gerber
Rock Bottom
Maytag
Melampy
Union Sanitary
U.S
Dniong Middletown's Finest Cleaners
2Nd Avenue
Central Avenue
West Central Avenue
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Strand Theater
Willam Conley
Mrs
Cutler County
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Charles Vance
Fairfield Chamber
Calvin Verity
Ohio Chamber
Mel Sirk
Hamilton Chamber
Edward H. Dell
Charles Jones
Walter Powell
Ed N. Cohn
Middletown Chamber
Russell Weatherwax Jr
Roger Turrell
Sutphin Street
Woodlawn Avenue
David C. Schaefer
Ft. Knox
Paul Townsend
Moore St
Townsend
Verity
Woodside Cemetery
Cigee
Ohio-Indiana Line
Gale Bierly
Good Samaritan
Armco
Middletonians
Manchester Ave
U.S.A
Tuffie
S. Main
Wall Street
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