Franklin Fights New Grass Fire
Franklin firemen battled a large grass fire on Deardoff Road area near Ohio 73 and Peonyroyal Road, aided by Carlisle and Springboro. The blaze, larger than a Friday fire at Ruppert Farm, burned an estimated 20 acres and its cause and damage were under study. The area described as a no mans land faced wet approaches that trapped units, with trucks returning after 16 p.m.
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Howard Harville
Franklin
Carlisle
Springboro
Ohio 73
Peonyroyal Road
Deardoff Road
Interstate 75
Harville
No-Man’s-Land
Three Guilty In DWI Cases At Franklin
Franklin municipal court judge John B. Tracy found three motorists guilty of driving while intoxicated. Dewey Nichols Jr., Alfred Branum, and Richard Shelton were fined 150 dollars plus costs, jailed three days, and suspended from driving 30 days. Additional sentences for tampering with a motor vehicle were ordered for William Stone Jr. and Larry Amburgey, with fines of 25 dollars each. Betty McIntosh and Oakley Davidson received 25 dollar fines for failures to yield and reckless driving respectively. Fifty two speeders paid 1332 dollars in fines and bond forfeitures.
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Franklin
John B. Tracy
Dewey Nichols Jr
Centerville
Alfred Branum
Richard Shelton
Dayton
William Stone Jr
Brice Drive
Larry Amburgey
Harriet Ave
Betty McIntosh
Moyer
Oakley Davidson
Pennyroyal Road
Man Charged In Weapon Case
George E. Hays, 29, of 3213 Illinois Ave., was arrested Friday night on a concealed weapon charge. He posted a $500 bond to appear in municipal court Tuesday morning. Capt. Robert Walton arrested him at Germantown Road and Carmody Boulevard at 9:45 p.m., after recognizing Hays' truck from a report of a man firing a pistol near 1701 Germantown Road. Walton confiscated a .22 caliber pistol found in the truck.
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George E. Hays
Illinois Ave
Hays
Robert Walton
Germantown Road
Carmody Boulevard
Walton
Fire calls report two patients with good condition
At 11 14 a.m. Curtis Street and Reynolds Avenue a fire responded for Sam Beaty 57 of 213 W State St Trenton. Possible reaction to shot received in a doctor office taken to Middletown Hospital by ambulance condition last night good. At 7 4 p.m. Parkway Motel 2425 N Verity Parkway Patricia Boggs 36 of Cincinnati admitted to hospital by ambulance condition good.
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Curtis Street
Reynolds Avenue
Sam Beaty
W. State St
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Parkway
N. Verity Parkway
Patricia Boggs
Cincinnati
State School Board backs tax reforms in Ohio
The Ohio State Board of Education endorsed Gov. Gilligan's tax reform proposals aimed at strengthening school funding. The board urged residents to study local conditions and urged educational groups to organize community conferences on education and tax reform. State Superintendent Martin W. Essex called for new funding methods, saying reliance on property taxes has led to a funding crisis for schools.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Board of Education
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
Martin W. Essex
Immigrant Leaves Estate To U.S.
A French immigrant in Sacramento leaves 171682 in cash stocks and property to the United States. Bertrand Larramendy 83 died a year and a half ago. He was grateful for 60 years in the country and left 1 per relative if the will is contested. Cousins sister and stepbrother did not receive any share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Calif
United States
Bertrand Larramendy
Math Students Win 50 Each in Ohio Contest
Edward Braun of Fenwick High School placed fourth and Richard Hollenbaugh of Middletown High School eleventh as two Middletown students share $50 prizes in the annual high school mathematics contest. More than 4,000 students from about 250 Ohio schools participated, announced by Prof Louis Green of Case Western Reserve University.
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Middletown
Mathematical Association of America
The
Society of Actuaries
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Ohio
Edward Braun
Fenwick High School
Richard Hollenbaugh
Middletown High School
Louis Green
Case Western Reserve University
Butler County Real Estate Tax Deadline Set for Wednesday
Butler County Treasurer Mark G. Wendel reminded residents that the real estate tax payment deadline is Wednesday March 31. A 10 percent penalty applies if taxes are not paid by then. Payments can be mailed or made in person at the Courthouse treasurer's office or the Middletown branch at 1240 Central.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Mark G. Wendel
Wendel
Middletown
Central
Drug crowd hasn't shown up on Fort Lauderdale beaches
Fort Lauderdale faces spring break with booze dominating. Students from across the country descend, beach days blend into long beers, with 50 arrests for disorderly conduct among a 3 000 to 4 500 crowd by midweek. Drug arrests are few and officials expect 20 000 students at Easter peak. Community members describe the scene as quieter than a decade ago while noting limited drug activity.
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Bill Garvey
Associated Press
Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Joe McIntosh
Esti
McIntosh
Mary Lee Workman
University of New Hampshire
Deaths And Funerals Henry C Craft
Henry Clarence Craft aged 70 of 2007 Clayton Ave died at Middletown Hospital after a year of ill health. Retired in 1963 after 28 years with Sorg Paper Co. Survived by wife Nora Ray Craft three sons Elbert Russell and C D Craft a brother and sister and 13 grandchildren. Funeral at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Joseph R Baker & Sons with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow.
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Henry C. Craft
Henry Clarence Craft
Clayton Ave
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Craft
Sorg Paper Co
Nora Ray Craft
Elbert
Los Angeles
Russell
C. D. Craft
Middletown
Willard Craft
Nannie Bolin
Jeffersonville
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Herschel Caudill
Woodside Cemetery
Dugan R. W. Bill Dugan Dies in Denver Heart Attack
R W Dugan 49 formerly of Middletown died of a heart attack at home in Denver Colorado He was a World War II U S Marine veteran He is survived by two daughters and a grandchild in Denver two sisters Florence Hales of Los Angeles and Lucille Hollon of Middletown and a stepbrother Thoms Thress of Rochester Minnesota Services and burial will be in Denver.
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R. W
Bill) Dugan
Denver
Colo
Middletown
U. S
South Pacific
Florence Hales
Los Angeles
Lucille Hollon
Thoms Thress
Rochester
Minn
Mass for Carl F. Foutz at Holy Name Church
Carl Foutz age 66 of 233 S Broad St died yesterday. Mass will be sung at 10 30 am Tuesday at Holy Name Catholic Church Trenton. Burial follows in the soldiers lot Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call 5 to 9 pm tomorrow at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home where wake services will be held.
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Franklin
Elizabeth P. Barker
Osie Hollon
Bryant Ave
Irvine
Elsie Reeves
John Barker
Hamilton
Mary Graff
Eaton Funeral Home
Lewis Funeral Home
West, Irvine Cemetery
Carl F. Foutz
S. ‘Broad St
Holy Name Catholic Church
Trenton
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Jackson Seeks Negro For 1972 Presidential Bid
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson announces plans to form a third party to nominate a black candidate for president in 1972 with backing from prominent black leaders and liberal whites. He notes the group could also seek a black vice presidential candidate at the 1972 Democratic Convention.
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Chicago
Jesse L. Jackson
Martin Luther King ,Jr
Jackson
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Breadpacket
Chicago Sun-Times
Schools To Film Record Any Further Disturbances
Texarkana School Board in an emergency meeting voted to install cameras and tape recorders in the high and junior high schools as a psychological deterrent to further disturbances. Three cameras will be placed in strategic locations and one in each junior high. teachers will monitor cameras and classrooms to document incidents and threats. Previously 141 students were suspended after a racial disturbance at the high school.
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Texarkana, Tex
Texarkana
Want Ad Week Comes to Middletown Journal
The Middletown Journal announces Want Ad Week from April 4 to 11 with a 10 day rate on two and three line ads. The offer runs Sunday through 1 30 p m Saturday and includes free days up to three for ads longer than seven days. Ten daily winners receive two free theater tickets, chosen from the city directory.
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Middletown
Want
Middletown Journal
Nixon aide disputes cardboard man label at Wichita speech
Herbert G. Klein, Nixon's communications chief, rejected William Small's claim that the president has the image of a cardboard man. Klein told the Kansas Press Association that the president is disciplined and close to his family, though having his own style. He urged credibility in media and government, noting students trust campus papers over local dailies.
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Wichita, Kan
Nixon
Herbert G. Klein
William Small
Washington
Columbia Broadcasting System
Wichita State University
Klein
Kansas Press Association
Campus Underground
Red Cross Has Reprints Of Hanoi Letter
The Middletown Area Chapter of the American Red Cross offers Reader’s Digest April issue reprints of the coupon letter to Hanoi. McKnight Kinne, chapter chairman, says over 3,000 chapters nationwide will help distribute these reprints to those requesting them. The coupon allows a 113 word message with space for comments and a signature.
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Hanoi
Reader’s Digest
Middletown Area
American Red Cross
McKnight Kinne
Red Cross
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Ralph
Sheckler
U.S
Andrew Tsiantar
Lewis Heimlich
America
Elizabeth Barker
R. W. Dugan
Carl Foutz
Pauline
Germantown
Pauline M. Harp
Farmersville Pike
Washington Manor
Ward Harp
Harp
Veronca Wysong
Germantown Rt. 2
Arthur
Herbert
Raymond Burden
Mabel Bussard
West Carrollton
John A. Arpp
Cloyd Kress
J. Aubrey Bates
Germantown Cemetery
Nixon No
Cardboard Man’—Klein
Alcoholics Anonymous
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
M.S. Grooms
Brell
Park St
2Nd Ave
Central Ave
Studio Theater
Grand Ave
Gideon Ra
Peasttown
Mobile Home Court
Trenton Shopping Center
Gartisie
Apt
Ben Ligon’s Gulf Main
Manchester
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