Mound Builders Area Camporee Draws Record Cast at Mason
Eighth annual fall camporee at Everybody's Farm in Mason drew the largest turnout in area history. Troop 48 of Mason won top camping group honors, with Middletown units 88 and 77 placing third and fourth and Troop 37 of South Lebanon runner up. Events included fire by flint and steel, a first aid contest, and a chariot race. Wally Woods received a statuette from Bill Schiotter for three years of service. The Saturday program featured singing stunts and a film from 1957, plus guided tours of the dairy farm facilities and a visit to WLW radio transmitter.
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Mound Builders’ Area Council
Everybody's Farm, Mason
Mason
Middletown Troops
South Lebanon
Fire By Flint and Steel
Wally Woods
Council
Bill Schiotter
Boro Man Charged In Robbery
J. C. Shepherd, 40, of Springboro, arrested Friday on auto theft and burglary charges, is charged with unarmed robbery in August. Detectives say he stole a wallet containing 220 dollars from Nathan Trent after knocking him unconscious near the 900 Club on August 11. Julius Day, 44, of Middletown, also charged. both men held in Warren County jail awaiting a hearing. A stolen car contained the recovered wallet and other stolen property.
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J. C. Shepherd
Springboro
Shepherd
Nathan Trent
Somerville
Trent
Julius Day
Middletown
Warren County
Fairfield Mayor Fires Police Chief Bowling after 24 years
Fairfield Mayor Fran cis J. Miller fired Samuel W Bowling, chief since Aug. 22, 1957, effective 8 am Oct. 21 for discipline failures and unprofessional conduct. Raymond T. Wolf was named acting chief from Bowling's staff.
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Fairifeld
Samuel W Bowling
Fairfield
Francis J. Miller
Bowling
City of
Miller
Raymond T. Wolf
Two Butler County jail escapees recaptured
Howard Withers 36 of Hamilton and Dewey Alexander 23 of Franklin were captured in Dayton and Franklin after escaping from the Butler County jail on October 8. Alexander was found asleep at his mother's Turner Lane home and taken to Lebanon jail. Withers was found in a Dayton rooming house with a loaded pistol beneath his pillow. Alexander faces breaking and entering charges. Withers pleaded guilty to escape and is bound over on 5000 bond. Two other fugitives remain at large.
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Butler County
Franklin
Dayton
Howard Withers
John St
Hamilton
Dewey Alexander
Turner Lane
Alexander
Withers
Perry St
Warren County
Lebanon
Butler
Perry Streett
Cincinnati
Middletown
Delmar Day Jr
Union St
Trenton
George Brown
Sixth Avenue
County Gets Grant For Water Plan
Hamilton-Butler County commissioners received an 814000 grant from the Housing and Home Finance Agency to fund a new water works system for the Eastern Union Township sewer district. The project costs total 1696000 and include 680 man-months of labor with construction slated to start in 120 days. Commission President Ross Snyder stated they were glad to hear the news.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Housing Home Finance Agency
Union Township
Stephen Young
Sen.Young
Commission
Ross. Snyder
Accidents Here Cause High Loss
Multiple rain related crashes caused extensive damage and minor injuries in Middletown. Jim Lowe Jr. 18 treated at Middletown Hospital after his sports car hit a tree on Aberdeen Drive at 6 56 am. Donald E Stokes 25 not injured when his car slid on wet leaves near 1503 S Main St with 3000 dollars damage. Lowe’s car sustained 3400 dollars damage.
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Jim Lowe Jr
Nelbar Street
Middletown Hospital
Aberdeen Drive
Donald E. Stokes
Reynolds Ave
S. Main St
Stokes
Lowe
Pope Paul VI Meets Bishop Walsh in Private Audience
Vatican City AP reports Pope Paul VI received Bishop Emmet Michael Walsh of Youngstown Ohio in a private audience today. The encounter highlighted church affairs and goodwill between the Holy See and the American episcopate.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Emmet Michael Walsh
Youngstown
Ohio
Amanda furnace lights at Armco Ashland Works in Kentucky
The Amanda blast furnace at Armco Steel Corp. Ashland Works was lit by Lynn Johnston, granddaughter of Armco President Logan T. Johnston, during a two hour ceremony with Gov. Bert Combs and others in attendance. The 234 foot facility can expand to 4920 tons daily and features automated stockhouse weighing iron ore, coke, and limestone before charging.
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Ashland Ky
Amanda
Free World
Armco Steel Corp
Ashland Works
Lynn Johnston
Armco
Logan T. Johnston
Bert T. Combs
Kentucky
Johnston
Arthur G. McKee & Co
Cleveland
United States
Kurt Weis
Arme
Miss Johnston
Bellefone
Ashland
Ohio River
Amanda Furnace
Verity to Head Drive for Industrial Funds
Calvin Verity, board chairman of the First National Bank, to lead a $650 000 industrial development fund drive in Middletown Ohio to boost the economy through expansion of existing plants and attraction of new industry. MADE aims to create about 2500 jobs, with loans supporting expansion and new facilities as part of the Ohio Department of Development program. The campaign follows the Robbie Brooks Co pilot plant opening and leverages local Chamber of Commerce efforts.
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Calvin Verity
First National Bank
MADE
Middletown Area
Verity
Middletown
Ohio
Ohio Department of Development
Department of Development
William Adams Simonds Sr dies at 76 author of Edison bio
William Adams Simonds Sr, 76, Glendale author of a popular Edison biography, died Saturday, 13 days after his wife. He also wrote Henry Ford, Motor Genius, and was born in Central City, Nebraska.
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Glendale
Ariz
William Adams
Simonds Sr
Thomas A. Edison
Simonds
Henry Ford
Motor Genius
Central City
Neb
Overheated Stove Blamed For $2,500 Residence Fire
Firemen reported an overheated left rear burner on an electrical stove at Walter Cobaugh’s home at 2407 Superior Ave caused cabinets to ignite and $2,500 in damages including $1,500 contents and $1,000 building. Additional calls: William Nolan’s sofa fire at 2317 Byron St caused $400 damage and Aeronca Manufacturing motor overheat with no damage.
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Walter Cobaugh
Superior Ave
Cobaugh
William Nolan
Byron St
Aeronca Manufacturing Co
Germantown Road
Car stolen by escapees found in Lancaster garage
Detectives recovered a car reported stolen by three boys from the Boy's Industrial School in Lancaster. The $200 vehicle was found hidden in a garage in the urban renewal area on Sycamore Street. Gary Stacy, 18, of 1309 Woodlawn Ave, was arrested. the other two, aged 17 and 16, remain at large.
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Lancaster
Sycamore Street
Gary Stacy
Woodlawn Ave
Route 73 Bridge to Tie Miami River Near Trenton
A new span across the Great Miami River on Route 73 east of Trenton will be built after July 1 next year with a budget of 1.75 million dollars. The contract for the four lane bridge with a two foot median is planned for fiscal 1965, July 1964 to July 1965.
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Great Miami River
Rt. 73
Trenton
State Highway Department
J. R. Cooke
Division 8
Cooke
Highway Department
Rt. 122
West Middletown
Fenwick Grad Mary Cox Drowned at Jacksonville Beach
Miss Mary Louise Cox 25, Fenwick High School graduate of 1955, daughter of Mr and Mrs George B Cox, drowned at Jacksonville Beach Florida while wading with friends. She never learned to swim. Survived by five brothers and four sisters. Arrangements pending at Schramm Funeral Home.
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Mary Louise Cox
George B. Cox
Oxford State Road
Jacksonville Beach
Fla
Miss Cox
Middletown
Fenwick High School
Readers Service Co
Frances
St. Louis
Gene
Port Arthur
Tex
George Jr
Yuma
Ariz. Larry
New York City
Danny
Navy
Delores Tutt
Los Angeles
Patricia Kline
Oxford
Judy
Stephanie
Schramm Funeral Home
Thieves Loot Jewelry From Ex Queen Faridas Castle
Police report thieves stole jewelry and clothing from ex Queen Farida’s castle on Sunday night while she is visiting her daughters in Switzerland. The crown was left behind in the garden. Farida was King Farouk’s first wife.
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Cairo
Farida
Farouk
Switzerland
Drowning Claims Fort Lauderdale Youth On Camping Trip
David Davis aged 17 of Fort Lauderdale drowned yesterday along with two other youths during a camping trip near his home. Five swimmers were pulled into a whirlpool by an undertow in a dike spillway. Services will be held tomorrow in Fort Lauderdale with arrangements by Fairchild Mortuary.
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David Davis
Paul Davis
Fort Lauderdale Fla
Middletown
Florence Peters
10Th Ave
Fort Lauderdale
Fairchild Mortuary
Middletown at crossroads seeks growth and stability
A local candidate outlines growth plans for Middletown Ohio, aiming to attract new industry while supporting current manufacturers. He envisions Middletown as the hub of southwestern Ohio’s industrial complex and proposes a juvenile parental education program to cut delinquency, pledging accessible, fair service to all citizens.
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Middletown
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WLW
Chautauqua
John David Clem
Central Ave
Richard Smith
Clark St
Clark Street
Clem
Charles Drake
Barbara Drive
Drake
Bernard Allen
Middletown Rt. 2
Edward Thomas Riffe
Claredon Ave
Yankee Road
Allen
A. Kent Chalfin
Kenwood Drive
Bruce C. Lennie
Santa Fe Drive
McKnight
Lennie
D. W. Snider
Main
Rick's TV Service
Rick
Jeannette Ave
TESA
William O. Robertson
Thes
Commonwealth
Fenwick Grad
Kenneth R. Duff
City Commission
Duff
Joseph Peil
Homer Leffler
Hugh Butler
Henry Howard
Robert Ramsdell
E. G. Day
Lecy
Middletown Council For Youth
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