Jury Deliberation Continues in Sizemore Murder Case
In Lebanon the jury in the murder trial of brothers Gary and Dwight Sizemore retired after closing arguments. Testimony included Darnell Duff saying Dwight Sizemore admitted shooting Denzil Hamm during a birthday party. Prosecution and defense rested as Duff testified. both brothers denied involvement and Burns faces additional counts.
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Lebanon
Gary
Ight Sizemore
Darnell Duff
Dwight Sizemore
Denzil Hamm
Whistle Stop Inn
Foster
James Beaton
James Sheets
Miss Duff
Johnny Brewer
Dwight
Gary Sizemore
Sizemores
Joseph Burns
Burns
James Freeman
Freeman
Hamm
Warren County Common
Roosevelt Middle School annual musical Meet Me At The Fair
Roosevelt Middle School presents Meet Me At The Fair at 7 30 pm in the school auditorium tomorrow. The 1904 setting follows a senior class fundraising to attend the St Louis World’s Fair with Dan Gamble as the class president and Deanne Kavouras as his girlfriend. Cast includes Paul Newkirk Tracy Willis Melissa McCarty David Jenkins Cathy Yaste Larry Weidle Kevin Coppock and Debbi Cooper. Tickets at the door for 1. accompanist Mrs Sabo and vocal director Miss Revelos.
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Roosevelt Middle School
Cathy Yaste
Larry Weidle
Kevin Coppock
Debbi Cooper
Oldsmobile
Baby
St. Louis, Louis
Immortal Poland program screens at Middletown Campus
The Middletown Area YMCA travel series presents Immortal Poland tonight at 7 30 p m in Dave Finkelman Auditorium Miami University The film highlights life in Poland today with major industrial centers and scenic regions. Free bus transport from J Ross Hunt Tower at 6 30 p m Senior Citizens Center at 9 City Centre Plaza at 6 40 p m and N Verity High Rise at 6 50 p m Tickets are 2 for adults and 1 for students Tickets for next year’s series go on sale.
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Poland
Middletown Area
YMCA
Dave Finkelman
Middletown
Miami University
Jonathan Hagar
First Church of God
J. Ross Hunt
Senior Citizens Center
City Centre Plaza
N. Verity
Style Show at Middletown High School Cafeteria
A style show titled A Day in May is set for 8 pm at Middletown High School cafeteria. Forty students, both boys and girls, will model fashions created by the students with music by Kim Dennis, Cheryl Earr, and Lana Davis. Geri Hart of WPFB Radio will announce. Admission is free. refreshments provided.
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Middletown High School
Home Economics Department
Parents Involvement Committee
Geri Hart
Wpfb Radio
Kim Dennis
Cheryl Earr
Lana Davis
Joyce Morgan
Norma McVay
Man hurt in crash said fair
Poastitown man injured in a head on crash on Cincinnati Dayton Road Saturday night was in fair condition this morning at Middletown Hospital. William Gross 26 of 6501 Germantown Road was pinned in his car after it collided with one driven by William Brelsford 31 of 204 Charles St. Both men were taken to Middletown by the Lemon Township emergency squad. Gross was in fair condition Brelsford was treated and released. State troopers had few details and Brelsford was charged with driving while intoxicated. The accident occurred south of Jefferson Road about 8 45 p m.
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Cincinnati-Dayton
Middletown Hospital
William Gross
Germantown Road
William C. Brelsford
Charles St
Middletown Stal
Lemon Ownship
Gross
Brelsford
Jefferson Road
Auto Crash Injures Two Men on Elk Creek Road
A one car wreck Saturday at 6 40 p m on Elk Creek Road sent Garrett Carpenter fifty three and passenger Steve Patrick twenty two to Middletown Hospital. Butler County deputies said Carpenter lost control on the wet road and struck a tree near 4994 Elk Creek Road.
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Elk Creek Road
Middletown Hospital
Butler County
Garret Carpenter
East St
Franklin
Carpenter
Steve Patrick
Third St
Middletown Hosital
Girl Scout Council Names New Board Secretary in Middletown
Mrs Suellyn Shupe of 603 Dorset Drive was elected secretary of the board of trustees of the Great Rivers Girl Scout Council at its annual meeting. She has served as member-at-large neighborhood director and resident camp counselor and currently chairs Area VIII. She is a Brownie leader and helps run pre Cana classes in the Middletown area.
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Suellyn Shupe
Dorset Drive
Great Rivers Girl Scout Council
Johnson and Frisby families reunion in Malone May 29
The Johnson and Frisby families of the Malone area will hold a reunion for members, many in the Middletown area. The event is at the old Kelly Johnson home in Malone with a 1 p.m. dinner on May 29. For information contact Walter Johnson in Trenton or Car Johnson in Camden.
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Johnson and Frisby
Malone
Middletown
Kelly Johnson
Walter Johnson
Riverside Drive
Trenton
Car
Johnson
Camden
Hamilton Manning Sentenced in Trenton Break-In Case
Kenneth Manning of Middletown received a six month to five year term at Mansfield Reformatory for the December 20 break in at Hello Peggy's Bar on Oxford State Road in Trenton. A jury convicted him of breaking and entering on April 13 before Judge Arthur J. Fiehrer. The report also lists several obituaries for Hamilton residents with funeral details.
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Hamilton
Kenneth Manning
Joe Lane
Middletown
Mansfield Reformatory
Hello Peggy's Bar
Oxford State Road
Trenton
Buller County Common Pleas
Arthur J. Fiehrer
Manning
Wildwood Fifth Graders Stage Kiss Puppets Show
At Wildwood Elementary School fifth graders under Mrs. Virginia Allen created a Kiss inspired puppet show. Students built glittery black cloth costumes and papier mache heads, with a tiny drum set, stage flares, and cardboard amplifiers. Puppeteers David Hartman, Chad Hudson, Gerald Lakins, Nick Doud organized plays performed for other classes.
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Kiss
Wildwood
Virginia Allen
David Hartman
Chad Hudson
Gerald Lakins
Nick Doud
Two Teens Injured In One Car Crash On Trenton Franklin Rd
Two teens suffered injuries after a one car crash on Trenton Franklin Road yesterday at 5 pm. Charles Perry, 17, of 4302 Lewis Street, was southbound and lost control, hitting a culvert. Perry was taken to Middletown emergency room by Trenton Life Squad. Passenger Brian Powers, 18, of 2008 Brell Drive, was transported by Madison Township Life Squad to hospital and later moved to St Elizabeth Medical Center Dayton in fair condition. Perry remained listed as seriously ill at Middletown Hospital.
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Trenton- Franklin Road
Butler County
Charles Perry
Lewis
Perry
Middletown Eee
Trenton Life Squad
Brian Powers
Brell Drive
Madison Township
Powers
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Dayton
Middletown Hospital
Trenton Fire Inspectors Begin Citywide Checks
Fire Chief Harold Poplin said Trenton firemen started home inspections for fire hazards in the northeast area during May. Inspectors will wear uniforms or red jump suits and carry IDs. The voluntary program is a public service, not compulsory.
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Trenton
Harold Poplin
North Miami Street
East State Street
Poplin
Miami U trustees vote to divest South Africa linked stocks
Miami University votes 6 to 2 to divest from corporations with substantial South Africa business ties, splitting trustees, students, and administrators. The move targets Union Carbide and Warner-Lambert holdings totaling about 170000 dollars, with president Shriver voicing concern over university politics becoming a weapon.
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Miami University
Board of
Phillip R. Shriver
Middletown
Miami
South Africa
Shriver
Camping club hosts family campout at Americana venue
The Embers camping club affiliated with the National Campers and Hikers Association sponsors a public family campout this weekend at Americana, former LeSourdsville Lake, supporting National Family Camping Month. Cost is $5 per unit with hospitality night, door prizes, games, special amusement park rates, and a Sunday church service. Ten families participate. president Earl Manning can be reached at 423-4073 after 5 p.m.
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The
Embers
National Campers and Hikers Association
Americana
LeSourdsville Lake
Doty House
Earl Manning
Manning
Deaths and funerals in Middletown and Carlisle notices
Douglas S Ball 59 of 605 Wilshire Drive died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after a home incident. He was Diamond International sales service manager for 38 years, retired a year ago, and leaves wife Betty a daughter Cindy Gerboth and other relatives. Services Wednesday 11 am Riggs Funeral Home, burial Woodside Cemetery, viewing Tuesday 7 9 pm. Minnie Mabel Thomas 56 of 461 Park Ave died Friday en route to Florida in Forsythe Georgia. Survived by husband Paul (d 1964) five sons six daughters and many relatives. Services Wednesday 2 pm Anglesby Funeral Home, burial Woodhill Cemetery.
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Douglas S. Ball
Wilshire Drive
Middletown Hospital
Ball
Diamond International
First United Methodist Church
American Legion
Betty
Cindy Gerboth
Mentor
Ohio
Emma Ball
Bradenton, Fla
Riggs Funeral Home
Stacy Evans
Woodside Cemetery
Carlisle
Minnie Mabel Thomas
Park Ave
Forsythe
Florida
Thomas
Paul
Ronald William
Franklin
Paul Robert
Middletown
Philip Gene
Herbert Charles
Barstow
Calif
George Michael
Dayton
Mary Branham
Ocala
Fla
Frank Knott
Charles W. Knott
Robert Knott
Lottie Griffen
Helen Garrison
Dorothy Riley
Springboro
Ada Branham
Betty Chasteen
Birdie Chasteen
Berea
Anglesby Funeral Home
Woodhill Cemetery
Petition drives oppose release of William Palmer from Lima State Hospital
Petitions to block the release of William Palmer from Lima State Hospital continue to circulate. Palmer, confined since October 1977 for the 1976 Arlington Arms murder of Lori Palmer, faces a May 12 hospital review amid criticism of his treatment and disagreement from two Butler County psychiatrists. Luther Hale of Hetzler Road organizes city-wide petitions directed to Allen County Common Pleas Court.
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Lima State Hospital
William Palmer
Lori
Arlington Arms Apartments
Luther Hale
Hetzler Road
Common Pleas Court
Allen County
Palmer
Butler County Forensic Center
Five area twirlers win places in contests
Five area baton twirlers earned spots in competitions over the weekend. In Somerset Kentucky, Angie Barker led with a first in advanced solo for 11 to 12, plus thirds in advanced strut and advanced dance twirl. Kelly Hayes swept firsts in advanced solo, strut, and dance twirl for ages 9 to 10. Gina Hayes claimed a third in 8-year-old intermediate strutting. Julie Adams took first in intermediate strut 9 to 10 and won the Intermediate Strut-Off, with seconds in advanced twirling and thirds in advanced dance twirl. The trio also starred in Paragon's Petites, which won the team title. In a separate USTA open, Lee Ann Evans, 9, won first in advanced solo twirling and first in Division 3 advanced baton, with other top finishes. She later won the 3-Baton Division and placed in four more events, plus a pre-state corps contest in Bellbrook. Lee Ann is with Millers Junior Blackhawks, who won team honors.
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Somerset
Angie Barker
Kelly Hayes
Gina Hayes
Julie Adams
Julie
Angie
Kelly
Paragon
Petites
Lee Ann Evans
Lee Ann
Bellbrook
Millers
Ohio Fourth Graders Tested in Statewide Survey at Jefferson
Twenty fourth grade students at Jefferson Elementary were randomly selected from two classes for a statewide math skills survey. They join 3,000 Ohio fourth graders who took a 75 minute test in the past two weeks. Results will guide teaching needs but individual scores will not be reported.
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Jefferson Elementary School
Hermutt Williston
Ohio
Williston
State Department of Education
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Sizemore
Roosevelt
Joseph Sabo
Dolores Revelos
U.S
Union Sanitary
Girl Scout Council
Names
Amanda United Methodist Church
Church Women’s Group
Reunion
Helen Mehas
Salem Park
Mount Washington
Colligan Funeral Home
John B. Smith
Perin Drive
Webb
Rena B. Adams
Warwick Road
Dayton Memorial Park
Mildred M. Meeks
Foster Ave
Colligan
Beth
Kreck
Beacher
Denniston
Sheckler
John Cobl
Campus Committee Against Apartheid
Coble
Union Carbide
Warner- Lambert
Armco Steel
Sai
Douglas Ball
Minnie Thomas
USTA
Converse Monument CO
Manchester Rd
Russell J. Nicols
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