Grandfather to be charged after shooting death of granddaughter
Henry Marcum, 64, is to be charged with second degree murder after allegedly shooting his granddaughter Loretta Mize, 21, at their home in Hamilton. Mize died in Dayton, while Marcum, wounded in the jaw, is hospitalized and described as remorseful. The incident occurred Saturday during an argument. a neighbor found Marcum later with a rifle nearby.
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Hamilton
Henry Marcum
N. D St
Veterans’ Hospital, Dayton
Loretta Mize
Robert L. Marrs
Marcum
Angy
Mize
Marrs
Dayton
Police Cite 6 In Wrecks
Police report seven accidents since late Saturday with three injured slightly and six citations issued. Leroy E. Miller was cited for failing to yield after a collision with Prudence Wilson. Wilson, 16, suffered neck pain and a head bump. Dorothy Miller and her son Timothy were also hurt. Damage totaled 300 to the Miller car and 225 to the Wilson auto.
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Leroy E. Miller
15Th Ave
Prudence Wilson
Stanley St
Stanley
Sherman Ave
Wilson
Dorothy Miller
Timothy
Middletown Hospital
Wilson Auto
Phyllis Manious
Ohio Ave
Lisa Lane
Dix Road
Virginia Manious
Manious
Gary Gable
Lamberton St
Air Show Tickets Go On Sale Here
A giant charity air show is set for April 29 at Hook Field with the Navy Blue Angels and National Air Shows of Columbus. Advance tickets are 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for youths 6 to 15, under 6 free. day-of tickets 1.75 for adults. Jaycees sell now, with Middletown Aviation Club assisting.
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Jaycees
Middletown Aviation Club
War On Skunks Reduces 18 of 20 Squares In County
Health officials report a two day effort against rabid skunks covered four of twenty square miles in Randolph Wayne German and Madison townships with carbon monoxide bombs shovels and rifles. Eight positives found and ten more animals including a dog and cat were brought in for lab study.
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Dayton
U. S Fish and Wildlife Service
Randolph
Madison
John Beck
Fish and Wildlife Service
Dave Peden
County Health Department
Wayne Township
Peden
Franklin Dump to be Discussed by Two Councils
Franklin Council and Carlisle Council meet at 7 30 p m to discuss the Franklin municipal dump at Byerg and Chautauqua Road in Carlisle. Each group will finish its agenda then join for a joint session. Carlisle has long sought to close Franklin’s landfill operation on the village edge.
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Franklin
Franklin Council
Carlisle
Byerg
Chautauqua
Forty Varieties of Vegetables Grown in Rio Grande Valley
The lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas produces forty vegetable varieties in commercial quantities reflecting a diverse regional agriculture.
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Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Whitehouse files new charges against Armco with NLRB
Armco in Cincinnati faces renewed labor-action claims after United Steelworkers suffer defeat to Armco Employees Independent Federation 4211 to 984. Whitehouse says company infringed workers rights while Armco disputes charges, citing bitterness over election results and reaffirming no rights violations.
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al Whitehouse
United Steelworkers Union
Cincinnati
Armco Steel Corp
National Labor Relations Board
Armco
Whitehouse
Steelworkers Union
NLRB
USW
Five Educators Named To Phi Delta Kappa Induction
Five candidates from the Middletown area will be inducted into Phi Delta Kappa at Miami University Center Oxford Thursday night. Dr. Leonard Swift of the University of Cincinnati Teachers College will speak on Experimental Approaches to Developing Critical Thinking in the Classroom. The candidates are E. Martin Eggleston, Joseph F Seamon, Ray Standafer, Desmond Stamper, and William E Berutti.
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Middletown
Phi Delta Kappa
Miami University Center
Oxford
Leonard Swift
University of Cincinnati Teachers’ College
E. Martin Eggleston
Middletown High School
Joseph F .Seamon
Ray Standafer
Spring Hill
Desmond Stamper
Reverend Rufus D Wingert Dies at 79
The Rev Rufus D Wingert a Presbyterian minister for 30 years died Sunday at Deaconess Evangel Hospital in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Rufus D. Wingert
Deaconess Evangelical Hospital
Miami U Expands Off Campus Credit to 30 Hours On Campus
Miami University Senate expands off campus study by allowing 30 credit hours to be earned on the Oxford campus toward a bachelor’s degree with 12 of the final 18 hours required on campus. Centers in Dayton, Hamilton, Middletown, Norwood and Piqua operate evenings and are self supporting. The change increases the share of work completed at centers from 50 percent to 60 percent for degree completion.
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Oxford
Miami University
Miami
Dayton
Hamilton
Middletown
Norwood
Piqua
Miami University Senate
University Senate
Miami University Extension
College of Arts & Science
School of Business Administration
Eastern Lanes Safe Hit Again
A second safecracking at Eastern Lanes in Warren County netted about $2,000 cash on hand plus yesterday’s receipts, totaling roughly $3,400 overall. Mrs. Helen Doughman, owner, says the break-in used the same method as the prior theft, with crowbars, a steel punch, and a sledge hammer to open the safe. a mysterious “special tool” aided access as deputies investigate with sheriff’s staff and FBI agents.
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Coles Road
Old
U.S. 26
Warren County
Helen Doughman
Yankee Road
Eastern Lanes ,Inc
Ralph Lackey
West Middletown
Doughman
Grass Fires Keep Firemen Busy Across City
The fire department fought five grass fires yesterday with one false alarm. Losses totaled $15 in damage to a garage owned by Roy Dees on W Sixth Ave. Other blazes occurred on Elman Drive, Lorg Place, Whisman Drive, and near Goldman Park. Children playing with matches caused several fires. no injuries reported.
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Roy Dees
Sixth Ave
Elman Drive
Lorg Place
Whisman Drive
Pennsylvania Railroad
Goldman Park
Eighth Avenue
Lincoln Street
Civitan Speaker Al Felton to Address Club at Manchester Inn
Al Felton assistant sales manager in Black Clawson Co will speak to the Civitan Club at noon tomorrow at Manchester Motor Inn. He will report on a recent three nation lecture tour to Russia with two Americans and two Brits focusing on pulp and paper manufacturing.
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al Felton
Black Clawson Co
Civitan Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Russia
Fire Burns Out Two-Family Home at Port Union Road
Two families displaced when a two story dwelling at 4169 Port Union Road Fairfield Township burned around noon Saturday. Occupants included Mack Merrill and family and Ted Bailey and wife Geraldine. Fire started near the roof, driven by high winds. loss amount undetermined. Some furniture saved by firemen and neighbors.
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Hamilton
Port Union Road
Fairfield Township
Dren
Ted Bailey
Geraldine
David Downie
G. L. Symonds
Weghem Hills
Waller R. Griess
Cincinnati
Gayhart Captured by FBI in South Carolina
Ballard Gayhart, 40, of Middletown, escaped from Butler County authorities on February 1 at Hughes Hospital and was apprehended at Laurel Bay, South Carolina, by FBI agents. He faces charges of armed robbery and cut with intent to wound.
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Ft. Hamilton Hospital
Veterans’ Hospital
Ballard Gayhart
Middletown
Buler County
Hughes Hospital
Laurel Bay
S. C
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Gayhart
Woman Cited In Minor Wreck In Miamisburg
Lillie Taulbee, 27, of 5475 Arthur St. Miamisburg, was cited for failure to yield right of way after backing into a moving car around 3:50 p.m. yesterday. She backed from a private driveway onto Waneta Avenue, striking Marion Spencer, 35, of 2405 Waneta Ave. No injuries were reported.
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Lillie Taulbee
Arthur St
Miamisburg
Waneta Avenue
Marion Spencer
Waneta Ave
Speakers Named For Salvation Army Series
Evangelistic services at the Salvation Army headquarters continue this week with Weeton Trucker speaking at 8 p m daily. Capt Richard Langford of Hamilton with his band and Trimreieties appear Wednesday, the Rev and Mrs R Holm from Greenhills Friday. Saturday and Sunday are Old Home Weekend featuring Prof Lee Fisher of Asbury College Wilmore Kentucky. Meetings open to the public.
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Salvation Army
Weeton Trucker
Richard Langford
Hamilton
R. Holm
Greenhills
Lee Fisher
Asbury College
Wilmore, Ky
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L. N. Clary Gravel Co
River Street
Journal
Morgan
Emma G. Martin
James H. Hogg
Page Ave
Trenton
Hogg
Martin
Henry Allen
Sycamore St
Sixth Avenue
Roxie Woodrey
Grand Ave
Doty Street
Central Avenue
Earl V. iThesken
V. Snider
William T. Snider
South Main St
Earl J. Hicks
THE
Mayer Meat CO
Randcraft
Central Ave
Eddie Stigler
Triple- B
Burbanks St
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Clifton Hyde
Sacampes
Civitan
Mack V. Merrill
Lillian
FBI
Uty
Funera
Manchester Ave
Middletown, Ohio
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