Volunteers Harvest Corn To Aid Monroe Neighbor
In Monroe area a 72 year old farmer and his widow daughter in law received help from 30 volunteers including Monroe Police and Fire Association members. They harvested 44 acres on Edward C Frentzer’s Greentree Road farm, beginning at 8 30 am and finishing by 5 pm. Local officials organized the drive with diesel donated by Scoby Ratliff. The younger Frentzel, 44, died Sept 2 en route to Middletown Hospital leaving no one to harvest the crop. A roast beef meal followed at the Monroe Fire House prepared by volunteer wives and served by the fire auxiliary.
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Edward M. Frentzel
Middletown Hospital
Fire Auxiliary
Monroe
Doty
Lee
Miami University Homecoming Crowds Hit Record Level
Miami University celebrated homecoming with a record turnout of 16 922 surpassing a 14 900 capacity at Miami Field for the Miami versus Bowling Green game. Traffic clogged Oxford streets, alumni events overflowed the University Center, and Bee Gees 21 18 win drew suspense alongside the decorations prizes earned by two groups from Alpha Epsilon Phi Alpha Chi Omega and Delta Tau Delta.
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Miami Field
Miami
Sorority and Fraternity Awards Parade Results
Sorority parade floats awarded Alps Epsilon Pi and Alpha Chi Omega first place, Sigma Kappa and Delta Delta third, while Delta Gamma and Sigma Sigma Sigma took third. Fraternity house decorations led by Delta Tau Delta first, Delta Upsilon second, Sigma Pi Epsilon third. Men’s residence halls saw Stanton Hall first, Symmes Hall second, McBride Hall third, and women’s halls topped by Reid Hall, Oxford College second, Richard Hall third. Uptown businesses awards go to Young Villagers Shop first, Zwick’s Store second, University Shop third.
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Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Chi Omega
Delta Tau Delta
Miami Indians
Redskins
Stanton Hall
Reid
the Falcons Trust
Epsilon Pi
Sigma Kappa
Delta Delta
Delta Gamma
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Delta Upsilon
Sigma Pn Epsilon
Symmes Hall
McBride Hall
Reid Hall
Oxford Colege
Richard Hall
Zwick’s
University Shop
Scouters Take Weekend Trip to Lexington Camping
Eight scouts and four scout ers from Boy Scout Troop 9 Ex cello traveled to Lexington Kentucky for a weekend camping trip and returned yesterday. Scoutmaster Chuck Nixon led a hike on Saturday. The group included Rodney Hamilton George Garrtson Jerry Blevins Barry Dietz Lynn Harte Mike McGuire Steve Helton and David Goodlet. Adult scouters were William Garitson William Helton and Harold Radenhimer.
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Excello
Lexington
Chuck Nixon
Rodney Hamilton
George Garrtson
Jerry Blevins
Barry Dietz
Lynn Harte
Mike McGuire
Steve Helton
David Goodlet
William Garitson
William Helton
Harold Radenhimer
Armco reorganizes Middletown plant departments
Armco Steel Corp shifts the formed products department from the Steel Division to the Metal Products Division at the Middletown fabricating plant. Welded pipe and tubing units join Middletown Works to align production and sales under one division, aiming for better scheduling and efficiency. Logan T. Johnston cites closer ties between production and markets and potential new product opportunities.
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Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Metal
Logan T. Johnston
Armco
Middletown Works
Steel
Johnston
Gravel Pit Nears Carlisle Drowning Scar
A 4-year-old, Robert Stidham Jr., nearly drowned after falling into a gravel pit in Carlisle. Firemen from Franklin said the child was pulled from the pit by his father and given mouth to mouth resuscitation before being taken to a family doctor.
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Carlisle
Franklin
Robert Stidham, Jr
Central Ave
Pinafore Set for MHS by School Cast and Crew
Middletown High School music department presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s HMS Pinafore in the MHS auditorium this Friday at 8 p.m. Tickets are 75 cents. advance and reserved seats available via cast, crew, or the high school office. Key cast includes Walter Crenshaw as Sir Joseph Porter and Carol Burdsall as Josephine. The opera follows shipboard plots, social rank, and mistaken identities aboard the English vessel.
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Middletown High School
Helen Weinberger
James Butch
MHS
Walter Crenshaw
Sir Joseph Porter
Chick Lane
Captain Corcoran
Emmett Rothe
Ralph Rackstraw
Andy Granger
Dick Deadeye
Marty Hensler
Boatswain
Larry Pergram
Carpenter
Carol Burdsall
Josephine
Paula Noblet
Cousin Hebe
Debbie Starkey
Little Buttercup
Vandals Keep Deputies Busy During Halloween Weekend
Butler County sheriff deputies answered 24 complaints and investigated 12 auto crashes over Halloween weekend. Vandalism included trash dumped on a porch, mailboxes removed and property damaged. Pete Glover, 20, of Oxford State Road, reported being forced off a curve on Jacksonburg Road. his truck overturned spilling 75 bushels of corn and causing minor injuries.
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Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Pete Glover
Oxford State Road
Jacksonburg
St. Clair Township
Glover
Sorg Paper Co. and Local 112 Reach Two-Year Contract
Negotiators for Sorg Paper Co and United Papermakers Local 112 AFL-CIO announce a two-year agreement effective today for about 400 employees. The wage package includes a seven cent raise now and another seven cent raise on November 1, 1965, plus fringe benefits totaling equal to one cent per hour, for a total of 15 cents an hour. Company representatives C H Eisenmenger D A Driscoll and R W Krebs spoke for management, while Robert Swigeart Arnold Hampton Herb Downs Art Glover Taylor Howard Cecil Majors Lester Wallace and Noah Wise spoke for the union.
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Sorg Paper Co
United Papermakers and Paperworkers
Afl-Cio
Sorg
Union
Robert Swigeart
Sorg Employes
Arnold Hampton
Herb Downs
Art Glover
Taylor Howard
Cecil Majors
Lester Wallace
Noah Wise
City Commissioners Set Agenda With Six Ordinances
Tonight six ordinances head the city agenda at an eight o clock meeting. Zone changes for annexed areas near Armco Steel Corp and 1718 Tytus Avenue are on the docket along with vacating Jackson Lane between Lefferson and Oxford State Roads. Proposals include an industrial zoning plan, creating housing and rehabilitation inspector post, a 3.3 acre sewage plant property sale to the state, and a land trade with Sorg Paper Co to install a railroad siding at Hook Field Industrial Park.
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Jackson Lane
Lefferson Road
Oxford State Road
Armco Steel Corp
Tytus Avenue
C. W. Thomson Co
Sorg Paper Co
Hook Field
Farmers urged to vote for Sen Young in Ohio race
Oxford Ohio AP report says Joseph W Fichter chairman of the Ohio Farmers Union urges farmers to support Sen Stephen M Young at the polls Tuesday. He cites Young s perfect voting record on farm legislation to aid farm families economically.
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Oxford, Ohio
Ohio
Stephen M. Young
Joseph W. Fichter
Ohio Farmers Union
Fichter
Young
GOP Control In Butler On The Line
Butler County faces a tight vote as Democrats hope to win control of the courthouse. Republicans Ross Snyder and William Stitsinger defend two commission seats while Sheriff James Hixon seeks re election against Bearl Joyce. Democratic Gordon Augspurger bids to topple an incumbent. other races include John Connaughton Jr and Arthur F. Reiff challenging state representatives Barry Levey and Walter Powell. Polls open 6 30 a m to 6 30 p m with 83465 registered voters.
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Butler County
County Commission
Sheriff's Office
Ross H. Snyder
William Stitsinger
Gordon Augspurger
Jack W. Thomas
James Hixon
Paul Pell
Bearl Joyce
Barry Levey
Middletown
Walter Powell
Hamilton
John Connaughton Jr
Arthur F. Reiff
Morrow man commits suicide in jail
Lawrence Frye, 44, of 105 Penders Ave, Morrow, hanged himself with a belt in Morrow jail. Coroner Ralph W. Young estimated death around 5 p.m. Frye, a World War II veteran, had mental health treatment and was held on a disorderly conduct charge. He is survived by his wife, six daughters, and extended family. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Morrow Nazarene Church with burial in Morrow Cemetery.
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Warren County
Extra Chuckle If Youre Calm Amidst the Chaos
A reflective note urges staying calm as others lose their heads. It hints at misgivings about understanding the situation and seeks to coax composure and restraint.
Parachutist Hurt In Jump Near Fairfield
A 40 year old Cincinnati man Wayne Harris was injured Sunday in a parachute jump near 4211 Mulhauser Road Fairfield. He landed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital with back and ankle injuries after apparently cutting loose his chute to avoid a building. Both chutes opened and lines fouled. accident occurred at 3 12 pm. he was transported by Fairfield Life Squad.
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Hamilton
Cincinnati
Mercy Hospital
Wayne Harris
Mulhauser Road
Fairfield
Harris
Fairfield Life Squad
Trucker Dies in Norwalk Crash After Slipping Sleep
Donald G. Poole, 39, of Chester, Washington, was crushed when his tractor trailer overturned on U S 250 south of Norwalk Ohio early today. Police say Poole apparently fell asleep at the wheel.
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Norwalk
Ohio
Donald G. Poole
Chester
U.S 250
Here
Poole
Woodruff Urges Middletown School Bond Vote
Joseph F. Woodruff chairman of Investment for Youth Committee asks Middletown Ohio voters to back a school bond to fund education for about 14 000 students in the Middletown City School District. He frames the vote as giving children a chance to learn grow and help others.
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You
Middletown City
Joseph F. Woodruff
Investment For Youth Committee
Central Avenue
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Alvin Bennett
David Fulmer
Mark Neu
Franklin White
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Larry Bake
Don Garver
James Price
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Alice Frazee
George Cobb
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Dorothy Witeshue
Mary Neu
Joanne Thompson
Frentzel Farm
Brauer
Oxford
Miami University
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POL. Adv
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D. A. Driscoll
R. W. Krebs
Butler
Garret Boone
Frederick K. Randolph
Richard J. Wessel
Joseph T. Kiep
Clarence C. Brackney
Earl R. Hogan
Esther R. Benzing
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James Sherman Maddox
Jesse H. Pochard
William R. Hendrickson
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