Separate Fires Hit Car and House in Middletown
At 1:20 a.m. firefighters found a five room frame house at 3013 Omaha St burning with the roof collapsing. The home, occupied by Lloyd Tate away in Kentucky, was likely started in the basement. Earlier at 12:45 a.m. a 1970 model car at 3209 Rufus St burned. arson is suspected and the state fire marshal was requested to investigate.
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Omaha St
Clester Brewer
South Middletown
Lloyd Tate
Kentucky
Brewer
Robert Moore
Rufus St
600 Youngsters Fish In Exchange Contest
About 600 area youngsters joined the Exchange Club fishing derby. Eddie Powers of 425 Yankee Road earned grand champion with 237 points from eight fish. The largest fish weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces by Dan Tinch of 2924 N Verity Parkway. Winners by age group: Reagan Heming 2812 Tytus Ave in 1–7, Randy Reingar 1338 Woodland Drive in 8–12, Powers in 13–16.
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Eddie Powers
Yankee Road
Powers
Middletown
Dan Tinch
N. Verity Parkway
Reagan Heming
Tytus Ave
Randy Reingar
Woodland Drive
Robbery Victim Dies In Hospital
Cincinnati authorities report Ada Maudsley a 79 year old woman died in Good Samaritan Hospital after a youth grabbed her purse last Thursday leaving her with a broken hip. The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is investigating the death as a result of the robbery incident.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Ada Maudsley
Good Samaritan Hospital
Miss Stapleton Wins Miss Southwestern Ohio Bid at Wilmington
Dianne Stapleton, a Miami University Middletown senior majoring in English and speech, won the Miss Southwestern Ohio title at Wilmington Jaycees pageant after a year of preparation. She sang I Don’t Know How To Love Him in talent and wore custom swimwear and gowns.
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Dianne Stapleton
Southwestern
Ohio
Dianne Cedar Point
Miss Stapleton
Miami University -Middletown
Wilmington
Wilmington Jaycees
Louis John Jonen
John W Hegeman
Tulare
Calif
Stapleton
Nine Judges Tour Conservancy Projects in Miami Valley
The nine judges of the Miami Conservancy District Court will tour conservancy works on Friday. Judge Robert A. Martin of Dayton will preside as luncheon honors are held at the Manchester Motor Inn. The tour, starting after a 10 am court session, includes Germantown Dam, its conduits, and visits to multiple subdistricts and additions, with officials and staff joining the trip.
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Miami Conservancy District Court
Conservancy
Manchester Motor Inn
Robert A. Martin
Dayton
L. Bennett Coy
Con
Servancy
Miami Valley
Conservacy
Montgomery County Courts
Germantown
Manchester
Dick’s Creek
Little Muddy Creek
Coleman Plat
Franklin
Miami Shores
Fred B. Cramer
Butler County Common Pleas Court
William W. Young
Warren County
Lebanon
Scouts Pack Weekend Camp-O-Rama Draws 1,000 Spectators
About 1,000 spectators attended the Boy Scout Camp-O-Rama near Middletown High School. Troops from the Mound Builders' Area Council demonstrated crafts and skills, with relay races, string burning, ladder-lashing, and flag-raising competitions. Troop 24, sponsored by Franklin Rotary Club, is among top finishers with Hawk and Fox patrols earning high marks. Second-place teams included Roadrunner Patrol and Cobra Patrol, as bags of wood and shavings showcased camp skills. Troops camped in jamboree style, sharing uniform meals and exhibits for scouts, cubs, and explorers.
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Middletown High School
Troop 24
Franklin Rotary Club
Hawk Patrol
Fox Patrol
Apache Patrol
Troop 29
Middletown
Clydesdale Patrol
Chautauqua
Golden Eagle
Springboro
Roadrunner
Cobra
Sign reads 100 per cent discounts puzzle shopper
In Louisville a shopper, Mrs J L Dubard, questions a shopping center sign claiming full discounts as she complains her bill never comes to zero dollars. The item highlights consumer skepticism toward discount signs and pricing clarity.
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Louisville, Ky
J. L. Dubard
Continental Can Plant Sells. Air Pollution Plan at Risk
Continental Can's Vanderveer Street plant is sold to Newark Box Board of New Jersey with no job changes. The sale may delay a June 15 deadline to file an air pollution control plan for boiler stack emissions. Manager E. C. Raymond says the new company may handle it differently and coal slag issues cause occasional smoke. The plant is one of three sold by the parent company as it exits the paper board business.
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Continental Can’s
Newark Box Board of
New Jersey
E. C. Raymond
Vanderveer St
Raymond
James C. Hourihane
Continental
Box Company
Hourihane
Sorg Paper Co
Diamond National Corp
Paper Board
Solid Waste Plant Not Ready for Test
City Manager Bernard Eichholz says portions of the system have been tested but welding remains to complete the full system test. A five ton paper run and water flow test are planned later this week, with about a month of testing before full operations. The $2 million project involves the city, other agencies and Black Clawson Co.
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Bernard Eichholz
Black Clawson Co
Two 16-Year-Olds Charged In Trenton Explosion
Two Trenton youths were arrested by police after a homemade bomb exploded in a dugout at Knothole Baseball field on W Home Avenue at 10 30 Friday night. The blast was heard four miles away. They were released to their parents and will face juvenile court on May 26.
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Trenton
W. Home Avenue
Hobart Adams
Butler County
Middletown Walk For Mankind Draws 1300 Participants
About 1300 people took part in a 20 mile walk through Middletown for Project Concern. Roughly 85 percent finished the course, with Dennis Daley and Leonard Gannon first to finish at 11 15 a.m. and Mrs. Francis Bennett last at 6 20 p.m. Funds are expected around $24,000 from the event.
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Paul Garnett
Project Concern
Middletown
Dennis
Daley
Leonard Gannon
Francis Bennett
Eugene Bennett
Miami University - Middletown
Break-In at Hawk's Pharmacy Sparks Police Probe
Lebanon police investigate a burglary at Hawk's Pharmacy on 9 S. Broadway. Thieves took a large quantity of drugs including 3000 capsules of llibrium 100 tablets of demerol and 50 capsules of phenophin. Proceeds support Project Concern and a local drug rehabilitation center. Donations directed to Miami Valley Project Concern Committee via Barnitz Bank or First National Bank of Middletown or by mail.
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Lebanon
Hawk
S. Broadway
Miami Valley Project Concern Committee
Walk For Mankind
Barnitz Bank
First Na
Tional Bank of
Middletown
P.O
Phone Manager Here Gets Springfield Post
Robert P. Stelzer, longtime Ohio Bell Commercial manager, is promoted to district commercial manager at Springfield. He will move June 1 and oversee commercial operations in Middletown Springfield Xenia Piqua and Hillsboro. Stelzer, a Springfield native, has held multiple Ohio Bell roles since 1961 and serves in several local business groups.
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Robert P. Stelzer
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Springfield
Stelzer
Dayton
Middletown
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Exchange Club
Boy Scout Troop
Red Cross
Butler County Civil Defense
Middletown Department of Parks
Tom Norris
King Killin
Randy Morgan
Gina
Sheckler
Taous Kooy
S. Breiel Blvd
Camp-O-Rama
James Turpin
Witjtenberg University
Middletown Area
Merit Cleaners
Bill Harrison
Jones-Grimes- Megee Harrison Insurance ‘Associates
North Main St
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