Annexation Debate Draws South Middletown Residents
A nearly 100 resident meeting at the South Middletown firehouse in Excello debated annexation options for Monroe. Attendees questioned effects on schools and taxes, with leaders from Middletown and Amanda arguing the case for and against joining Monroe versus remaining independent.
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Don Winslow
Monroe
South Middletown
Excello
theAnti
Harry Heaton
Dewey Lindsey
Arnold Hiatt
Missing monkey creates homefront mystery
Mr and Mrs Marion Wetzel of 4 Franklin Trenton Road Middletown found a small brown monkey on their back porch after a wedding. The animal wore a chain collar and scattered corn while they called authorities.
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Marion Wetzel
Franklin-Trenton Road
Middletown
Wyoming Highway Commission to Curb Sign Vandalism
The Wyoming Highway Commission moves to deter sign vandals by installing wire mesh signs to protect road markers after bullets were fired at roadside signs in Torrington.
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Torrington, Wyo
Wyoming Highway Commission
Twirlers Shine at Carlisle High Contest
Six area baton twirlers earned awards at a USTA meet at Carlisle High School. Rhonda Napier first advanced 7 and Barbara Back first advanced 12 led a strong showing, with Donna Marie Armstrong third advanced 10, Lua Ann Evans fourth intermediate, Lu Ann Evans fifth advanced W, Terri Lee Selby second advanced 13 also placing.
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USTA
Carlisle High School
Rhonda Napier
Donna Marie Armstrong
Lu Ann Evans
Barbara Back
Terri Lee Selby
Lua Ann Evans
Training Course In Sales Ready At Middletown High School
A sales training course for first time retail workers will be offered at Middletown High School this week. Two hour sessions run 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday with a $1 fee for the three classes. The course, led by M G McCall and P F Johnson of the Ohio State Employment Service, offers a certificate on completion and job placement help. Enroll by Monday at the OSES office 1207 Vail Ave. in charge of the program is M G McCall.
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Middletown High School
P. F. Johnson
Ohio State Employment Service
Johnson
OSES
Vail Ave
M. G McCall
Firemen Aide Stricken Man in Middletown
Curtis Jones Sr. age 6 at 1718 Columbia Ave was rushed to Middletown Hospital yesterday after falling ill at home around 6 53 p m Emergency squad gave oxygen as Jones had difficulty breathing.
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Curtis Jones Sr
Columbia Ave
Middletown Hospital
Jones
Bishops Win Mid East Regional Soccer Final
Ohio Wesleyan beat Akron 2 to 1 in Jacksonville Illinois to win the Mid East NCAA regional championship.
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Jacksonville, Ill
Ohio Wesleyan
Akron
Car Hits Train Injuring Driver on Yankee Road Crossing
A 45 year old man, Clinton Spicer of 1702 Sheridan Ave, escaped serious injury after his 1955 auto struck a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad engine at Yankee Road crossing. He suffered leg bruises and lacerations from flying glass. The train, with conductor W. H. Summers, had stopped to couple a car. no lights or flagman were present. The vehicle was a total loss. the train sustained minor damage.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Yankee Road Crossing
Middletown Hospital
Clinton Spicer
Sheridan Ave
Spicer
Yankee
J. W. Evans
Hamilton
W. H. Summers
Mollie Oldfield
James Oldfield
Ottawa St
N. Clinton Street
Oldfields
Carl Puckett
Park St
Puckett
Bobby J. Bowling
Granada Ave
Juanita Blevins
Cleveland
First Avenue
Rebecca Phillips
Blevins
Eddie Winburn
Dayton
Arthur Combs
Allen Road
S. Clinton Street
Winburn
Melvin Larison
Liberty Road
Dorsie Kenny
Moore St
Vanderveer Street
Larison
Children Start Fire at Goldman Park
Children deliberately set a fire at Goldman Park yesterday at 12 13 p m, with a prior alarm at 11 00 a m. Firemen also extinguished a grass and shrub blaze on Tytus Avenue at 11 13 p m caused by a cigarette and a trash fire at 1916 Baltimore Street damaging a hedge for 60 dollars.
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Goldman Park
Tytus Avenue
Jess Dennis
Baltimore St
Burner Stolen From Auburn Street Report Filed
John Selby of 1017 Auburn Street reported a theft of a trash burner valued at 3 dollars occurring Friday night. Police urge any witnesses to come forward.
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John Selby
Auburn St
Trenton Crash Trio Narrowly Survive Train Collision
Three Hamilton residents Jesse Scott 47 and Jerry and Donna McDougal escaped serious harm after a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck their car at 60 mph near Rt 73. The car flipped 100 feet, landed on its wheels, and was later treated at Mercy Hospital for cuts and bruises.
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Trenton
Hamilton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Jesse Scott
Jerry
Donna McDougal
Adolph Schramm
Harrisburg
Ohio
Scott
Mercy Hospital
Obituary Notice for Tony Barker 47 of Centerville
Tony Barker 47 died unexpectedly yesterday after a heart attack while being examined at a Centerville doctor's office. He was a yard foreman at Builders Supply Co and died en route to Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Survived by wife Doris a daughter Doris Jane Barker a brother Clyde and five Tesla Nickells plus Mrs Margaret Baker and Mrs Emma Schockey. Funeral arrangements are pending at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home.
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Tony Barker
Wayne-Madison Road
Trenton
Centerville
Builders Supply Co
Barker
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Rose Lumber Co
Excello
Spencer Ray Brown Rites Planned at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home
funeral services for Spencer Ray Brown aged 30 are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. The Rev. Hershell Caudill will officiate. Burial will follow at Wardside Cemetery with visitations Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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McCoy- Leffler
Spencer Ray Brown
Superior Ave
Middletown Hospital
Hershell Caudill
Woodside Cemetery
Polish Refugees Seek Asylum After Bespo beda Cruise Visit
Twenty one Polish passengers leaped from the Soviet cruise liner Pobeda during a sightseeing stop in Istanbul and asked for asylum. They came ashore Friday and did not return to the ship, which sailed Friday night as Istanbul was the only non communist port on the Pobeda itinerary.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Gestation Note on Opos Sums Brief
A short note states that the gestation period for opos sums is about 13 days.
Lady Marines Name New Commander Lt Col Barbara Bishop
Lt Col Barbara Janet Bishop takes over as head of the Women Marines on January 2, one day after Lt General Wallace Green becomes commandant. Bishop has led the directorate since 1959 and will be stationed in Naples, Italy, with duties at the recruit depot in San Diego not detailed.
Parole Granted for Roy Schinagle in Murder Case
The Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission voted 2 to 2 to parole Roy Roger Schinagle on or after December 2. He has served 10 years and 18 days for second degree murder in the fatal beating of his college sweetheart. Governor Rhodes sought temporary suspension amid information access concerns. Commission Chairman J Arthur Shuman stated information was available to the panel.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Roy Roger Schinagle
Schinagle
Cleveland
Schinagie
James A. Rhodes
Commission
J. Arthur Shuman
Springfield
Gift-O-Rama Opens for Preble County Residents
Preble County residents are eligible to win over 2300 in gifts as the Downtown Retail Division launches a three week Gift-O-Rama promo. An unintentional omission left Preble County out of printed rules. entries are free at Downtown Retail Division member stores displaying the window poster.
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Preble County
Young Hunter's Trip Cut Short
David Lynn Johnson, 3, of Otis in Alexandria Louisiana, set out with a toy gun and his dog to hunt rabbits, told his mother he would return, vanished 30 minutes later, and was found two miles from home. no rabbits were bagged. The toy gun proved ineffective in the misadventure.
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Monroe
Middletown
Little
Heaton
Amanda
Alexandria la
David Lynn Johnson
Otis
Edward Johnson
David
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