Lois Jean Lacy gets black puppy amid birthday surprise
One year old Lois Jean Lacy, given only months to live from a rare cancer, received a black puppy and a TV party yesterday. WHIO personalities Uncle Orrie and Nosey the Clown led a celebration with cake, ice cream, and a life sized poodle that waves and plays a tune. Relatives visited as well as four sisters and brothers, plus gifts and cards totaling many items. Lois will return to Miami Valley Hospital soon. doctors say no cure exists and prognosis is three months.
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Lois Jean Lacy
WHIO
Uncle Orrie
Nosey the Clown
Lois Jean
Gem City
New York
Lois
Journal
George
Steven
John
Martin
Joyce
Opal Wells
Ralph Sparks
James
Ricky Sparks
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Holy Week Deadline Set For Church Programs
Middletown churches plan special Holy Week and Easter programs and must mail outlines to The Journal by Thursday noon. A roundup of pre Easter activities will be carried in Sunday's Journal.
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Middletown
Civil Defense Meeting Set For Thursday
Middletown plans a 3 30 p m civil defense meeting at the City Manager’s office to coordinate with Butler County Civil Defense. City officials expect church, school, safety council, Red Cross, Salvation Army, hospital, industrial council and utility representatives plus WPFB to attend.
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City Commission
Middletown
Butler County Civil Defense Corps
Thompson
Middletown Safety Council
the Red Cross
Salvation Army
Middletown Hospital
Industrial Council
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Cincinnati Gas & Smowntola Minsemhewsénee
Ammunition and Guns Found On Victim After Accident
A Buffalo man who died after being struck by a car near Monroe Saturday was found carrying a .38 and a .22 caliber revolver along with nine rounds of ammunition. Dr. Garret Boone, Butler County coroner, said authorities are investigating the incident. The victim, Russell E. F. Carothers, about 55, died at Middletown Hospital from injuries after walking into a southbound car on U.S. 2.
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N. Y
Monroe
Garret Boone
Butler County
Russell Ef, Carothers
Middletown
U.S. 2
Irving Maywether
Irving May Wethers
Irvin Mayweather
Sinclair denounced not guilty in first degree murder case
Robert Sinclair, 31, pleaded innocent to first degree murder in the shooting death of Irving Mayweather in an apartment. He was held for grand jury action without bond after waiving a preliminary hearing. Police will question him again as detectives analyze bullets from the victims.
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J. T. Lamb
Robert Sinclair
S. Clinton St
Sinclair
Douglas Barrett
Lamb
Marshal At Camden Quits His Post
Camden special report says Police Marshal Ethan Hall resigned after claiming lack of cooperation from Mayor Charlies Hoover and the village council. Hall cited a losing battle after being put on probation following a road incident with farmer Lewis Withrow. Mayor Hoover named municipal clerk Jack Woosley acting chief pending a new hire.
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Camden
Ethan Hall
Charlies Hoover
Hall
Lewis Withrow
Ethan
Withrow
Hoover
Jack Woosley
Eisenhower signals cautious stance on summit and Berlin
Eisenhower hinted at possibilities for a summit, without committing, while predicting Western disillusionment after any failed talks. He rejected a separate peace with East Germany and warned against permanent division, insisting on negotiations for eventual unification. He stressed defending rights in Berlin and recalling sacrifices for free people.
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Eisenhower
Berlin
Central Europe
Papers Cause Fire Near Winona Drive and Jewell Avenue
Papers burning in a yard at 1819 Winona Dr started a grass fire while a torch tipped over on the street at 3900 Jewell Ave yesterday. Firefighters reported no damage.
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Winona Dr
Jewell Ave
Middletown Schools dismiss Friday for basketball trip
Public schools in the Middletown system will be dismissed at 1 30 p m Friday September to allow students to attend the state basketball tournament in Columbus. Howard Cromwell announced the half day noting state law requires a set number of school hours and recent disruptions due to weather and illness reduced instructional time.
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Middletown
Howard Cromwell
Columbus
Cromwell
Germantown Up Pays For New Fire Chief and Staff
Germantown reorganizes its fire department with Richard Zecker named Fire Chief at 150 dollars annually up from 100. Robert Rettich becomes assistant chief after Paul Bohn resigns, and Robert Conrad is hired as secretary at 735 dollars yearly. Firemen attend 26 meetings yearly at two dollars per meeting and five dollars per fire call. George Smith, age 100, is named lifetime honorary fireman with roots in the town’s first fire department.
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Germantown
Council
Richard Zecker
Robert Rettich
Paul Bohn
Robert Conrad
George Smith
City dispatchers paid $1 an hour under new plan
Three persons operating the police and fire dispatch service at the municipal building are paid $1 per hour. Police Chief Walter Rockey leads the dispatchers. Council also set a plan for residents to pay water and sewer bills at the city building, with hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. A gas rate hike ordinance received first reading.
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Walter Rockey
Two Cars Collide At Yankee and Jefferson Roads
Early today two cars crashed at Yankee and Jefferson Roads causing $73 in damage and minor injuries. Dominic Esposito, 24, Middletown Rt. 3, was cited for failure to yield after John H. Duncan, 37, Foster Rt. 1, allegedly turned left into Duncan’s vehicle. Duncan faced Municipal Court. Dorothy Esposito, Middletown Rt. 3, drove a northbound station wagon that struck the other car after losing control on snowy pavement. A separate city crash on Broad Street and Central Avenue involved Martha Kirksey and Kenny Polley with $15 damage.
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Yankee and
Jefferson Roads
Dominic Esposito
Middletown Rt. 3
John H. Duncan
Foster Rt. 1
Duncan
Yankee Road
Jefferson Road
Dorothy Esposito
Middletown
Martha
Kirksey
Heffner Ave
Kenny Polley
E. State St
Trenton
Broad Street
Central Avenue
Police Briefs Thefts Reported In Several Local Incidents
Thefts reported to police include money in an envelope for the Faster seal drive taken from Mrs. Edward Short's mailbox at 1238 Lafayette Ave. Three hubcaps stolen from Jerry Shores at 20 N. Sutphin St. A battery taken from Robert Evans at 1600 Ferrer St. Trenton while parked on Smith Avenue. Dairy Bar at 714 Yankee Rd broken into, about 25 stolen from three coin machines after a rear door was broken. Pil Earl Smith investigated.
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Edward Short
Lafayette Ave
Jerry Shores
N. Sutphin St
Robert Evans
Ferrer St
Trenton
Smith Avenue
Yankee Rd
Pil Earl Smith
City approves emergency half percent income tax
Franklin Special Council votes 3 to 1 to enact an emergency city income tax of one half of one percent effective April 1. Officials expect $10,000 to $50,000 yearly, with full cooperation hoped from Middletown industries. Some residents oppose taxation without direct referendum and urge a public vote.
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Counell
Earl Barnhart
Middletown
John Heintz
Surprise Saint Patrick’s Day legend linked to Custis grave
The piece recalls George Washington Parke Custis in Arlington National Cemetery beloved of Irish cause, a Protestant of English descent who wore green on St Patrick’s Day. It notes his 1841 vow that an Irish heart would later place a shamrock on his grave and say God bless him.
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George Washington Parke Custis
Arlington National Ceetery
Custis
America
Arlington
St. Patrick's Day
Tax Nixed By Council At Hamilton
A motion to enact a one per cent city income tax to take effect April 1 failed in last night’s Hamilton City Council caucus by a tie vote. Councilmen Mick Kirsch and Mayor Beckett supported the measure while Wilson Beazley Grant and absent Bartels opposed or were unavailable. Wilson urged waiting for the financial committee’s next month report before acting.
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Sigk
Ohio Municipal League
Income Tax Committee
Charles F. Moore
Smith
Hamilton
iCity Council
Herbert Mick
Bernard Kirsch
Mick, Kirsch
Edward Beckett
Arthur Wilson
W. Tyson Beazley
Fred Grant
Robert Bartels
Wilson
Crash victim dies in Columbus after three car crash
Jack L. Nutter, 2, of Columbus died Monday night at University Hospital from injuries suffered in a three car crash Sunday night.
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Columbus, Ohio
Jack L. Nutter
Columbus
University Hospital
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