Hueston Woods 18-Hole Course Opens Delayed
Miami Valley golfers must wait until mid summer to play the new 18 hole course at Hueston Woods as final appropriation of 138000 funds pro shop and buildings is approved. Maynard Dils says construction will start ASAP and play will begin once facilities are ready. Charles McClellan hired as groundskeeper after 19 years at Potter's Golf Course in Hamilton.
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Miami Valley
Hueston Woods
State Controlling Board
Natural Resources Department
Maynard Dils
Dils
Charles McClellan
Hamilton
Potter's Golf Course
Middletown Senior Competing for 1968 Junior Miss Title
Fifty top high school seniors gather in Mobile Alabama to compete for the 1968 Junior Miss scholarships totaling $48 000. Middletown High School’s Melissa Rohde advances as the state contestant with daily Journal reports from Sue Harris detailing her activities. Visiting contestants were welcomed by Azalea Trail maids at the airport and described the reception as astonishing.
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Mobile
Ala
Middletown
Ohio
Melissa Rohde
Journal
Sue Harris
Rhode
Rohde
Apartments Up Building Here
A brief winter uptick in apartment construction accompanies a slight but surprising spur in single family home building activity. Local builders report stronger demand despite cold weather, with several projects starting this season and more permits in process.
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Hampton
Jewell Avenue
Dixie Heights Park
Youth Cut Carriaged in Fight Rocks Hit Car in Dayton Incident
An 18-year-old Dayton youth was cut with a razor during a confrontation at the Armco Center on Lafayette Avenue, then his car was pelted with rocks and boards by a large group. Police found the group fleeing around 9:45 p.m. as the victim sped away, with two other Dayton youths and a Middletown boy in the car. The clash reportedly stemmed from a pool game.
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Dayton
Michael Bayless
Bayless
Armco
Lafayette Avenue
19Th Avenue
Middletown
Salt mine tragedy claims sixteen of twenty one trapped miners
Bulletin CaLUMET La AP reports a mine fire left sixteen miners dead after sixteen of twenty one workers became victims of the disaster two days into the crisis. The rescued count stands at five with teams searching the 1,200 foot level for any remaining victims.
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Calumet, la
Burglary Wave Eases as Suspects Remain Behind Bars
Butler County reports 40 to 50 suspected burglars in jail after a crackdown following a Feb. 24 meeting with Madison Township residents. Warren County notes a sharp drop in robberies, with 25 to 30 suspects in custody. Three Shelby County, Indiana men stay jailed on 50 500 bonds. Dayton area agencies form a task force as heat shifts to Kentucky and West Virginia.
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Butler
Warren County
Butler County
Cliff Hyde
Madison Township
Byron Kennard
Hyde
Kennard
Shelby County
Ind
Kentucky
West Virginia
Ohio
Man Appears On Stolen Loot Charge
A 30 year old man was to appear before Judge J T Lamb in municipal court on charges of receiving and concealing stolen goods tied to burglaries in Butler and Preble counties. Curtis Spencer of 624 Auburn Street faces potential charges for a Middletown burglary. Police recovered a guitar from his apartment that was taken in a Ross break-in.
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J. T. Lamb
Butler County
Preble County
Curtis Spencer
Auburn St
Middletown
Spencer
Ross
Four Held in Theft and Forgery Case in Middletown
Middletown police held four persons in connection with a burglary at Manpower Inc. on Feb. 21 in which 500 checks were stolen and forged. John E. Watson, 19, faces burglary and four forgery counts, Janet Danner charged with four forgery counts, and two others held with possible aiding and abetting charges. Watson was arrested after attempting to cash a stolen check at the Trenton bank.
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Middletown
John E. Watson
Fifth Ave
Manpower Inc
Janet Danner
Yankee Road
Watson
Trenton
First National Bank
Springboro approves plant repairs and plans annexation
The village sewage treatment plant repairs gain state approval and a licensed operator must be secured within a year. Council approves water line extensions to serve a 650 acre annexed tract and sets a public zoning hearing for March 21. Annexation of a 27 acre tract is authorized pending owner consent and shared costs for plant expansion. A November levy renewal for four years is placed on the ballot and dispatch services will shift to a central office with the ambulance service rollout in April.
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Springboro
State Health Department
Kelsie Singleton
Middletown
Singleton
David Morgan
New Valley
Township Line
Ohio 73
Warren County
Fred Mayne
Dan Fedders
Mayne
Three Mill Village
Steve Ellis
Motorola Communication Corp
Middletown Miami Campus to Run Night Courses in Spring Trimester
The Middletown Campus will offer only late afternoon and evening classes for a seven week spring term from April 24 to June 15. Enrollment rose this year to 2,200 in the first two trimesters, and officials expect a large spring term as the campus remains the sole Miami University center open.
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Middletown
Miami University
James Walters
Walters
Jury hints at Saturday trial in West Alexandria murder case
Everett Leon Record Jr. 39 faces first degree murder charges for the Dec. 7 shotgun killing of Elsie Mae Lindsey in her West Alexandria home. Prosecutors cite missing fingerprints on the weapon and inconclusive paraffin tests, as judges threaten a rare Saturday session to conclude testimony from numerous witnesses.
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Eaton
Common Pleas
Everett Leon Record Jr
West Alexandria
Elsie Mae Lindsey
Preble County
Charles Leinbach
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification
Dayton
Jude
Germantown Weekly Purchased by Local Investors
Germantown resumes publication next Thursday after being sold to George Kuhn Dolores Grunwald and Chester Hinkle of Xenia. Hinkle will publish, the paper’s 92 year run resumes with 1999 paid circulation and plans to expand from four to more pages, still printed on Franklin Chronicle presses.
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Germantown
George Kuhn
Dolores Grunwald
Chester R. Hinkle
Xenia
Hinsle
Hinkle
Nere
Madison Hutchison
Franklin and Otterbein College
Hutchinson
Franklin Chronicle
Otterbein
Craig Gifford
Westerville
Poss
Grass fires keep Butler County firemen busy again
Hamilton area crews from Overpeck Williamsdale Liberty Township and nearby towns battled multiple grass and field fires across Mill Road Princeton Glendale Road and a derelict barn site at 7940 Gilmore Road. Firefighters fought the blazes for hours with recalls to the Schul property as smoldering hay rekindled.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Overpeck
Williamsdale
Farm Bureau
Mill Road
Seven Mile
Liberty Township
Princeton - Glendale Road
Willian Schul
Gilmore Road
Fairfield Township
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Donald Rich
Rich
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Mayfield Elementary School
Bulletin
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Kettering
Union Township
Fairborn
Man
Nadine Kirkpatrick
Roosevelt Wall
Walter L. Follmer Construction Co
Roosevelt Avenue
Old South Avenue
Crawford Street
Armco Steel Corp
Bohman
John M. Kiracofe
Premie County
Fred B
Germantown Weekly
American Automobile Association
N. Verity
AAA
Automobile
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