Belle of LeSourdsville debuts at LeSourdsville Lake 1975 season
LeSourdsville Lake unveils the Belle of LeSourdsville, a one half scale fiberglass replica of the riverboat Chaperon built in 1884 Ohio. Designed by Design Evolution 4 of Lebanon to honor the Bicentennial, construction began last fall with completion in December. The showboat seats 60 passengers, measures 60 feet long, 20 feet high, 12 feet wide, and weighs about 9,000 pounds.
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LeSourdsville
LeSourdsville Lake
Design Evolution 4 Firm
Lebanon
Ohio
May 23 Highlights Through History 1975
On this date in history many events stand out including Germany declaring war on Italy in 1915, the Battle of St Albans in 1455, Kidd's hanging in 1701, South Carolina's statehood in 1788, and the Supreme Court upholding the Social Security Act in 1937. Other notes mention Eichmann’s capture in 1960, a 1971 Turkish earthquake death toll, Bolivia mining clashes a decade later, and 10 000 South Vietnamese attacks in 1975.
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St. Albans
England
William Kidd
London
South Carolina
US Supreme Court
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Argentina
Bingol
Turkey
Bolivia
Cambodia
U.S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
John Knowles
Massachusetts General Hospital
John Hightower
New York
Museum of Modern Art
George Santayana
LeSourdsville Lake Brings Tombstone Territory to Life
LeSourdsville Lake presents Tombstone Territory an authentic Old West town recreating hotels jails and shops. The Dry Gulch Saloon hosts Saturday Sunday music hour with Sagebrush Ken Roberts and the Country Rebels plus live radio shows on WPFB. An estimated half million visitors are expected this season for group outings and civic events.
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Old West
LeSourdsville Lake
Tombstone Territory
Tombstone
Dry Gulch
Ken Roberts
Country Rebels
Dianne Walker
LeSourdsville
WPFB
Diet jelly hidden in a diet plan and homemaker tips
Readers share a low calorie grape jelly recipe using unsweetened juice and tapioca with artificial sweetener. The column also notes Dear Heloise letters about everyday homemaking pains and how the column answers questions when possible.
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Heloise
Middletown Journal
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Associated Press
Germany
Italy
Frontier Town
le Sourdsville Lake
Pittsburgh Paints
Central Avenue
Delco Pizza Products
Lindorph St
Dayton, Ohio
Josee
June Wier
Marion G. McAdams
ARS
Paper Specialty Company
Cincinnati, Ohio
Soft Pretzels Inc
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