Middletown Man In Millionaire Drawing For Ohio Lottery
A Middletown resident Richard Prichard of 811 Baker Court will join 100 $20 winners and 80 sixth place contestants in the third Ohio Lottery drawing. Prichard learned Jan 12 of eligibility for a chance at 1 million. Other area competitors include Ralph J. Young of Hamilton and Jack W. Taggart of Fairfield.
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Middletown
Richard Prichard
Baker Court
Cleveland
Prichard
Ralph J. Young
Hamilton
Jack W. Taggart
Fairfield
Middletown YMCA Pool Closed for Swim Meet
The Middletown YMCA pool and gym will be closed Saturday morning for a Southwestern Ohio District swim meet that pre empts all classes. A family swim night will be held Saturday from 6 to 9 p m.
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Middletown Ymca
Southwestern Ohio
Park Ranger Force Proposal Shelved In City Plan
Off duty police favored by city officials as a park ranger force proposal appears shelved amid debate. The report cites Park Department discussions led by City Officials and the Journal staff writer.
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Park Ranger Force
C.J. Bosnak Journal
Ranger Force
Armco Park Lake Yields Empty Creels for Officials
Four high level Armco Association officers tested the new Armco Park Lake and reported empty creels. President Terry Cornele vicepresident Willy Milton secretary Paul Steel and lake committee chair Henry Nickel tried fishing on opening day under cold rain and wind. The lake, about 117 acres, had been stocked with bluegill walleye pike and bass prior to the opening.
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Ted Pollard
Armco Association
Armco Park Lake
Terry Cornele
Associa
Tion
Willy Milton
Paul Steel
Henry Nickel
Nickel
Armco Park Lake opens as city debates park security costs
Armco Park Lake starts fishing season with full lake and boat rentals while authorities discuss security funding. Officials note the Shaker Dam is a major earthen structure and consider off duty police or park rangers funded by federal programs to cover Sebald Park for a 33 week season with costs around 43 thousand dollars.
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Dave Schul
Sebald Park
Schul
Randy Harrison
Harrison
Sebald
Butler County Mannpower
Randy Moorhead
Moorhead
Mary Alice
Hamilton escapee sought after armed escape from courthouse
William Andrew Murphy, 949 S. 13th St., who was being returned to the county jail after a 425 year sentence for armed robbery, disarmed a deputy and detective inside Butler County Common Pleas Court and fled, briefly commandeering a woman's car before escaping on foot. Sheriff and deputies chased him. Judge Marrs retrieved a gun and warned Murphy’s brother Harold, who faced a pre sentence investigation for complicity.
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Hamilton
William Andrew Murphy
S. 13Th St
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Harold Carpenter
Murphy
Lowell Bauer
Gary Martin
Henry Masana
Park Avenue
C Streets
Probation Department
William Murphy
Ohio
Court Funds Down as City Sees fines Drop
Middletown Municipal Court receipts fell to 235 443 in the latest year from 254 874 in 1973 as new state bonds rules cut revenue. Judge J T Lamb says revenues are irrelevant since funds go to the city or state. fewer cases and lower bonds reduce income despite rising crime.
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J.T. Lamb
Middletown
Lamb
Rossi
Highway Patrol
Lemon Township
Robert Ritter
Ritter
Taxi owner objects as private bus services loom
Shawnee Lee reports Hamilton William Hill owner of three Middle town taxi firms told Butler County commissioners that private bus services threaten taxi business. He noted 24 hour service gaps for severely handicapped riders and criticized vouchers subsidizing taxi use. Commissioners approved 1975 budget of 6,608,077 dollars and funded a van for the Butler County Council on Aging to transport the elderly.
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Shawnee Lee Journal
Hamilton
William Hill
Middletown
Butler County
Hill
Butler County Council On Aging
New jobless claims rise in week ending March 8
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services shows 663 new claims last week, up from 515, while continuing claims numbered 3,667 for the week ending March 1. New claims near triple March 1974 pace. continuing claims about double last year.
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Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
OBES
Middletown Society hears talk on folk lore influence
Mrs. Irvin Emmons told Middletown Historical Society members last night that a nation's culture is shown in its folk lore. She cited regional legends folk songs and tall tales and noted authors like Irving Cooper and Longfellow used them. She pointed to African folk lore entering the country via enslaved people.
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Irvin Emmons
Middletown
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