Middletown Auto Shop Students Win State Honors
Two Middletown High School vocational auto shop students Ellis Johnson and Steve Sehorne won top state honors at the Plymouth trouble shooting contest in Cincinnati. They completed 14 malfunctions in two 8 cylinder cars in 28 minutes 55 seconds. The victory earns a chance to compete nationally in Detroit June 20 22 with potential scholarships up to 4500.
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Middletown High School
Vocational
Plymouth
Treachter Stadium
Cincinnati
Ellis Johnson
Steve Johnson
Grand Ave
Steve Sehorne
Barney Sehorne
Hendrickson Road
Hughes Motor, Inc
Middletown
Ce High Team
Glennis Sexton
Detroit
Johnson and Sehorne
Weith
Motorist Dies in One Car Interstate 71 Crash
Warren County officers identified the victim as Frank Vento Jr. of Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania after a single vehicle crash on Interstate 71 south of Route 48. The 21 year old was alone, apparently asleep, when the car left the road, hit a guardrail and bridge, rolled over, and threw him from the vehicle. Death due to a fractured skull. body sent to Gallimore Funeral Home Mason.
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Rt. 48
Warren County
Frank Vento Jr
Wilkinsburg
Penn
Vento
Ralph Young
Gallimore Funeral Home
Mason
Mason Life Squad
Twirler Wins In Michigan Blossomtime Festival
Regina An Jackson of Franklin won first place in the advanced solo division and Miss Personality of the day at the Blossomtime Twirling Festival in Benton Harbor Michigan, earning a march in the parade. Other local winners include Lu Ann Evans in Tennessee contests and Mrs Shirley Decker in Indiana, with numerous age group placements across multiple teams and divisions.
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Regina An Jackson
Franklin
Benton Harbor
Mich
Holy Trinity School
Old Hickory
Ten
Lu Ann Evans
Shirley Sandusky Decker
Middletown
NTA
Monroe Central School
Muncie
Ind
Pink Panthers
Debbie Freeze
Judy Parrish
Peggy Huening
Nan Bongiani
Sabra Taylor
Karen Wolf
Denise Helton
Gloria Helton
Candy Hester
Three Hospitalized In City Area Auto Accidents
Two auto crashes in Middletown and surrounding area left three people hospitalized and several others cited or charged. Mike Hester, 9, was treated after walking into a car in front of his home. Anna Christian, 56, cited for careless driving after a crash on Verity Parkway. Donald Elam, 27, charged with no operator’s license and failing to yield after a collision on Second Avenue. A fourth incident near Maustown injured a man after his car overturned on Rt 747. charges include speeding for conditions.
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Middletown
Mike Hester
Lylburn Road
Lloyd Chapman
Miamisburg
Anna Christian
Moraine City
Hamilton
Second Avenue
S. Main [Street
Rt. 747
Rt. 4
Maustown
Love
Lebanon Man Hurt In Wreck
FRANKLIN Jackson L. Mc Carty of Lebanon was treated at Middletown Hospital for minor injuries after his car struck a tree on Pine Street north of Park Avenue at 10 15 p m He was cited for careless driving. Earl Love 26 96 Sixth Ave was in good condition this morning police said.
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Franklin — Jackson L. McCarty
Lebanon
Middletown Hospital
Pine Street
Park Avenue
McCarty
Earl Love
Franklin GI Dies In Viet Nam
Sp. 4 Steve Grant Young 21 of Franklin was killed in combat in Viet Nam Friday at 5 30 p m according to the family. He was attached to the First Cavalry Division and had served eight months in country. Born in Middletown he lived in Franklin before enlistment and is survived by his wife and two young sons, his parents, a brother and two sisters. A military funeral is planned with arrangements incomplete.
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Steve Grant Young
Grant Young
Harriet Ave
Franklin
Viet Nam
Young
Gene Bonney
Franklin Junior High
Steve
Bonney
First Cavalry
Middletown
Carol
Quint
Guy
Harriet Avenue
Joseph
Stella Jackson
Linda Adams
Dayton Jobs Halted No Pickets Here
A week of slow building in Dayton and surrounding areas escalated into a shutdown at Armco Steel Corp. Project 600 with no pickets observed due to Kaiser Engineers agreements with building trades unions. Several hundred workers were laid off and about 30,000 construction jobs were at risk, as Lima Local Union 329 members struck across fourteen contractors in a seven-county area.
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Greater Dayton
Armco Steel Corp
Kaiser Engineers
Armco
Kaiser
Dayton
Greater
Lima
Lima Area
Hiring Of Veterans Gets Special Emphasis Week In Ohio
Ohio officials and veterans groups promote Hire a Veteran Week from Sunday to May 21 to boost employment for veterans. Middletown OSES manager P F Johnson notes 187 veterans among 1600 jobless or underemployed, with many skilled professionals in the pool. He explains a referral process where employers choose from qualified veterans, focusing on experience over age in trades like machine shops and construction. In 1965 OSES placed 5,485 disabled veterans in jobs, 60 locally via referrals.
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Ohio
P.F. Johnson
Middletown
Ohio State Employment Service
Johnson
OSES
Questioning Of 2 Men Stated In Burglary Probe
Two Dayton men were to be questioned today by Middletown police in a burglary investigation. They were arrested in the furnace room of Revco Discount Drugs, 1100 Central Ave., at 5:30 p.m. after a caller reported the rear door breach. Earlier, a pop machine was pried open and candy taken at the Colonial Theater, 57 S. Main St., Saturday night. Bruce Peters reported a break in at his home between 5 and 11 p.m. Saturday. loss not determined.
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Dayton
Middletown
Revco Discount Drugs
Central Ave
Colonial Theater
S. Main St
Bruce Peters
Nixon
Windows broken out at Oneida Elementary School
Four front windows at Oneida Elementary School were broken by four high school age rock throwers around 1 a.m. Sunday. Mrs. Kelly Clair reported seeing the youths, and Sgt. Charles Gibson found no suspects on arrival. Principal Carel Cosby estimated about $15 in damages.
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Oneida
Kelly Clair
Yankee Road
Sheriff's Office
Charles Gibson
Poverty Topic Leads Rotary Club Talk in Manchester
Richard Peters of Armco Steel Corp will address the Rotary Club at Manchester Motor Inn tomorrow at noon. He will discuss Poverty in Middletown and What’s Being Done About It.
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Richard Peters
Armco Steel Corp
Rotary Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Middletown
60 Enter Art Show Cash Prizes Awarded
Barbara Mayer of 225 Dick Ave Hamilton received the $30 best of show for a landscape. First prizes of $25 went to Mrs Mayer graphics, Mrs Peg Hursh painting, and Carol Sutherland stoneware Middletown. Second prizes of $10 to Mrs Mayer graphics, Eve Banker Hamilton painting, Helen Lawson Middletown ceramics. Third place $5 to Mrs Mayer graphics, Richard Heil painting, Lillian Sebald ceramics Middletown. Sculpture awards eliminated. eight special jury awards drawn. Eighty area artists submitted 181 works. 93 pieces chosen by jurors Narther and Steven. Show open at Hurwitz House Monday to Sunday hours listed.
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Barbara Mayer
Dick Ave
Hamilton
Harwitz House
Broad
Vanderveer Streets
Mayer
Peg Hursh
Carol Sutherland
Middletown
Eve Banker
Helen Lawson
Richard Heil
Lillian Sebald
Jim Steven
Skyllingstad
Lawson
Beth M. Heil
Steven and
John Narther
The
College of Mt. St. Joseph
Hurwitz House
Steven
Chuckle Customers Learn Rude Waiter Pretense, Management Said
A brief note in the social pages reports customers blaming rude service, while the restaurant management defends staff. The piece highlights a clash over courtesy and service standards without naming individuals or places.
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Dayton Patterson
Nor
Twirler
Michigan
Lori Johnson
Susan Bongiani
Cheryl Longworth
Lori Mathis
Sharon Nickell
Betty Aldridge
Pam Sigman
Cindy Browning
Debbie Wolf
Alice Huening
Super
Debbie Surgenor
Franklin GI
Eaton Funeral Home
SPEC
Young First Cavalry
Carel Cosby
Carousel Cleaners
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