Snowstorm Forces Postponement of Local Events
A snowstorm postponed the Mid Miami League Band Festival at Monroe to next Friday and cancelled a spaghetti dinner at New Era Baptist Church. Senator Strom Thurmond could not fly into Dayton for the Vietnam Forum, while Dr. George Kahin and pacifists Howard Zinn and Ronald Young are slated to speak on later dates.
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Monroe
New Era Baptist Church
Strom Thurmond
S. C
Miami University
Dayton
Cox Municipal
Thurmond
David L. Spellerberg
George M. Kahin
Cornell University
Howard Zinn
Ronald Young
Bite Victim Undergoes Rabies Shots After Rat Bite
Mrs. William Burchell of 629 Martha Drive was in Middletown Hospital today for rabies shots after a rat bite on Tuesday night. Officials say the rat was not known to be rabid, but the injections proceed as a precaution.
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Franklin
William Burchell
Martha Drive
Middletown Hospital
VFW Hall Explosion Leaves Three Burn Victims Burned Officials Say Gas Leak Likely Cause
Two former VFW Post 6069 commanders were hospitalized in Middletown after an explosion and fire gutted the VFW Hall at 15 W Silver St. Charles Dakin 45 in serious condition Joseph Girton 61 in fair condition and Orville Drewell 45 treated and released. Firemen faced snow‑blocked access as Mason firefighters aided. Loss pegged at 15000 for the building and 6000 for contents. police suspect a gas leak.
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Lebanon
VFW
Middletown Hospital
Silver St
Charles Dakin
Joseph Girton
Orville Drewell
Silver Street
Mason
William Rainey
Liquor Permit Transfer Requested for Steel City Cafe
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control received an application to transfer the D-5 night club liquor permit from Steel City Restaurant Inc. to Melvin Hatton doing business as Steel City Cafe at 548 Crawford St. The transfer moves the permit to the new operator at the same address.
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Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Steel City
Crawford St
Steel City Restaurant Inc
Melvin Hatton
Steel City Cafe
Franklin man dies after fall on ice during snow cleanup
James W Reese 78 fell while shoveling snow at his home 818 Union Road Franklin and died minutes later. Survived by wife, children, stepchildren, and siblings. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Anglesby Funeral Home with burial in Springboro Cemetery.
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Franklin
Reese
Union Road
Maxwell Paper, Co
Clay County
First Church of God
Middletown
Margaret
John
James E
Florence Golden
Dayton
Frank
Dale Kirby
Edna Allen
Marlene Rose
Dorothy Reese
Robert
Monroe
Mich
Anglesby Funeral Home
Springboro
Mrs Zona Allen 58 Dies After Illness in Phoenix
Mrs Zona Allen aged 58 of Phoenix Arizona formerly of Middletown died at 3 a m yesterday after a three week illness. She was born in Morgan County Kentucky and had moved to Arizona.
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Zona Allen
Phoenix, Ariz
Middletown
LeForce Woman Dies After Long Illness in Trenton
Mrs Jona Margaret LeForce 49 of 404 E Page St Trenton dies of cancer at 450 am at home after five year illness Her husband Alvis died last December Surviving are her father W
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Jona Margaret LeForce
E. Page St
Trenton
Alvis
Slaughter Protests Hit Ohio Hog Market
In Wilmington and Sabina Ohio farmers tied to the NFC and NFO shot and buried about 550 hogs to protest low market prices. The Sabina farm of Richard Rolfe hosted the event amid 12 counties supplying animals. Hog prices at Chicago stood at 20.35 per cwt with farmers demanding 23.
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Wilmington
Ohio
le Roy Jacquemin
Seward Road
Hamilton
Butler’ National Farmers Non
NFO
Raymond Schwegman
Princeton Road
Butler County
Sullivan
Ind
Clinton County
Richard Rolfe
Sabina
NFC
Rolfe
Chicago
Fresh Air Camp Chief Retiring
The Fresh Air Camp announces Miss Ethel Reno’s retirement as director after 12 years of service. Mrs. Ella Hines is named new director, having worked as head counselor under Miss Reno. The staff will feature a nurse, eight counselors and four cooks with dates for this summer not yet set.
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Ethel Reno
Ella Hines
James R. Sexton
The
Civic Association
Sexton
Miss Reno
Edison School
Robber Late After 80 Cent Street Hold Up
Imre Rimoczi, 40, reported being robbed as two men forced into his car and stole $45, while a gunman held him up for 80 cents and was a little late, Seattle police said.
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Seattle
Imre Rimoczi
Rimoczi
Mrs Mae Gibson Services Tomorrow in Hazard Kentucky
Mrs Mae Gibson, aged 70, of 625 South 14th Street, Hazard, Kentucky, is scheduled for services tomorrow.
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Mae Gibson
S. 14Th St
Hazard
Polite Man Takes Purse In McGee’s Market Theft
Mrs. Laura Hughes reported a well dressed man snatched her purse at 3 05 p m in the parking lot of McGee s Super Market at Manchester Road and Vannest Avenue. He grabbed the purse after saying excuse me and pushed her to the ground before fleeing on foot into an alley behind the store.
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Laura Hughes
Vannest Ave
McGee's Super Market
Manchester Road
Vannest Avenue
Assessors Dropped In Hamilton Butler County
Auditor Ray Tilton announced discontinuing the use of assessors to help people file personal property tax returns. Returns may be filed at the treasurer's office in Middletown City Building Annex or at the auditor’s courthouse office. The final day to file without the 5 percent penalty is April 30.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Ray Tilton
Central Ave
Middletown
Tilton
Stolen Cash From Anna Pleska’s Apartment
Mrs. Anna Pleska reports a theft of 51 dollars in bills and 32 dollars in coins from her Clinton Street apartment. The burglar entered using a house key between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. yesterday.
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Anna Pleska
S. Clinton St
Poling Named Head of Middletown Police Detective Bureau
Lt. Edward Poling six decades in Middletown Police has been named head of the detective bureau by Police Chief James Howerton. He replaces Lt. Harold Gray who retires July 12 after long service and unused days.
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Edward Poling
Middletown
Poling
Howerton
Miami Junior Elected To Post
Miss Brenda Redkey of Middletown, a junior English education major at Miami University Oxford, was elected director of the western region of the Ohio Student Association, the student branch of the National Education Association. She will assume duties at the state convention in Columbus next month.
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Brenda Redkey
Middletown
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio Student Association
National Education Association
Redkey
Columbus
Middletown High
Miami
Paul Redkey
Grand Ave
Area Man Released After Questioning In Pig Farm Slaying
A Middletown man questioned by Warren County sheriff's deputies as a material witness in the death of Hamilton mother Janela Haynes was released. Authorities report no new leads and urge residents with information to contact the sheriff or Middletown detectives. Haynes, 29, was found dead last Saturday on an abandoned farm near Blue Ball east of Middletown.
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Lebanon
Warren County Sheriff's
Hamilton
Middletown
Janela Haynes
N. F St
Roy Wallace
Wallace
Bed Fire At Erie Ave Causes Minor Damage
A fire at 2000 Erie Avenue yesterday at 11 40 a m started by a short circuit in a heating pad on a bed. Damage estimated at 100 dollars.
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Erie Ave
Stolen Record Player From Car Belongs to Chester Shortt
A record player valued at $80 was stolen from a car owned by Chester Shortt aged 32 of 1309 Young Street. The theft occurred yesterday between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. while the car was parked in front of his house.
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Chester Shortt
Young St
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Albert
McCoy - Leffler
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
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Catherine G. Huffman
S. Sutphin St
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Basil
John Berry
Holy Trinity Church
Schramm Funeral Home
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Kentucky
Ralph Smith
Alberta Gilbert
Elizabeth McGlynei
Baltimore
Harry Payne
Raleigh Payne
McCoy Leffler
Butler County Memorial Park
Mrs
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Fresh Air Camp
Jones
Harold L. Agee
S. Broad St
Detective Bureau
Gray
Miami Junior
Northside
Camden, Ohio
Evangelist Virgil J. Harmon
Quartets & Trios
C. Hoelle
A. M. Wilson Pastor
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