MOM Elects Gloria Annenberg MOM President
Gloria Annenberg owner of Readmore Book Stores has been elected president of the Merchants of Middletown division of the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce. She succeeds Thomas Campbell as he leaves Middletown. new board members are Herb Hodes and Charles Lashbrook replacing Campbell and Gene O'Sullivan respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Annenberg
Readmore Book Stores
Merchants of Middletown
MOM
Middletown
David Francis
Gough-Lamb Cleaners
Herb Hodes
Elder-Beerman
Campbell
Charles Lashbrook
Ayr-Way
Gene O'Sullivan
Montgomery Ward
City zoning board cannot act due to quorum shortfall
The Board of Zoning Appeals met with no quorum and took no action. Secretary Robert Metz announced a special meeting soon to address three items including Rev. Robert Lafferty's request to convert the former First Church of God annex to a religious bookstore and preschool day care. Other items covered a shopping center advertising sign at 620 N University Blvd and Gordon Lawson's plan to build a patio at 4414 Poppy Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lafferty
Assembly of God Church
Ronald Drive
First Church of God
Crawford Street
N. University Blvd
Gordon Lawson
Poppy Drive
Dayton to House Regional Psychiatric Hospital for Offenders
Dayton selected as site for a new $3.5 million regional psychiatric hospital serving 75 to 100 patients from southwestern Ohio. Construction to start February 1978 with completion by July 1979, pending legislative approval. Do not mix with Lima State Hospital. facility to be built at Dayton Mental Health Center with separate patient groups.
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Columbus, Ohio
Dayton
Timothy B. Moritz
Ohio
Moritz
Star
Columbus
Cleveland
Lima State Hospital
Preble Shawnee OKs 4-mill levy to cover delinquent taxes
Preble Shawnee school board approved a 4 mill operating levy to appear on the November ballot. Supt. Al Kiracofe said the levy would net about 14 000 dollars annually if all taxes were paid, closing a gap caused by high nonpayment rates. The board also hired Carol Miller as high school vocational business teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Preble Shawnee
al Kiracofe
Kiracofe
Preble County
Kiracore
Montgomery County Joint Vocational School
Carol Miller
Lewisburg
Four injury crashes reported in rainstorm around Middletown
State troopers from local Post 9 reported four injury accidents amid six total yesterday afternoon rain events. Lillie Mae Carter aged 59 from 604 Lafayette Ave. and court-identified driver Paul Lucas aged 30 from 204 N First St Trenton were injured in a 2 car crash at Oxford State Road and Yankee Road around 2 45 p m. Jack Snelling aged 30 of 5087 Thomas Road Trenton injured in a second 2 car crash on Howe Road 32 miles west of Middletown at 4 50 p m. The other driver in that crash was Gregory A Howard aged 18 of 4542 Trenton Franklin Road.
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Middletown Hospital
Post 9
Lillie Mae Carter
Lafayette Ave
Oxford State Road
Yankee Road
Paul Lucas
First St
Trenton
Jack Snelling
Thomas Road
Howe Road
Middletown
Gregory A. Howard
Franklin Road
Kings Island Day for PWP Sept 12 tickets offered to public
Kings Island Day on Sept 12 hosted by Parents Without Partners Southern Ohio Regional Council offers reduced tickets at 6.75 each. Middletown chapter serves as host and distributes remaining tickets. Contact Ethelene Pressler chair at 4221690 for more details.
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Kings Island
Parents Without Partners
Southern Ohio Regional Council
Middletown
Ethelene Pressler
State Fair attendance remains lower than last year
Attendance at the Ohio State Fair shows a dip with four days left and about 50,000 fewer visitors than a year earlier. Through Wednesday total attendance was 1,326,969, down from 1,375,082 last year, with 174,857 on Wednesday versus 194,020 a year ago. Officials cite earlier school start dates, while the Ohio Village adds new contests and craftsmen. Labor Day free admission for fairgoers, Red Skelton and Rene Sinard headline tonight, Gov Rhodes to attend the Governor's Cup Trot, harness racing ends Friday, and youth symphony takes over Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Red Skelton
Rene Sinard
Tonight's
Entertainment
Skelton
Man is burned aiding stranded motorist on I-75 near Monroe
Stewart McHugh, 54, was burned while aiding a stranded driver whose overheated car failed on I-75 four miles south of Monroe. He was treated at Bethesda North Hospital and released. The other motorist, unnamed, had recent repair work done on his car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Monroe
Stewart McHugh
Bethesda North Hospital
McHugh
Albert Duvall, Middletown's Spanish-American War veteran
Albert Ellsworth Duvall 96 last surviving Spanish-American War veteran in Middletown died at Barbara Park Convalescent Center. He joined the army spring 1898, served in Havana and Ft Apache, retired in 1945 as shop foreman, lived in Arizona before settling in Middletown. Survived by wife Edna, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Services Saturday 10 am at McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home. burial Woodside Cemetery. Memorials to Doty House or American Cancer Society.
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Albert Ellsworth Duvall
Middletown
Barbara Park
Stanley St
Highland County
Duvall
William McKinley
Cuba
St. Louis
Havana
Maine
Ft. Apache
Ariz
Arizona
Interstate Folding Box Co
Knights of Pythia
Edna
Frank C
Hazel Duvall
Edythe Curtis
Anna Lyons
Cincinnati
Ruth Cleveland
Anniston
Ala
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
G. Walter Weber
Woodside Cemetery
Doty House
American Cancer Society
Grove, Wis
Madeline Miller
Columbus
McCoy-Leffler
Walnut Hills
Louis A. Gable
Ironton
Holzer
Gallipolis
Gable
Maxwell Trucking Co
Margie
Jacqueline Anthony
Melvin Roush
Mindy Roush
Alice Lenharr
Daytona Beach
Fla
Sam Lenharr
Mary Catherine Short
Brammer Funeral Home
Vans and sidewalk sales kick off Franklin festival
Franklin merchants hold three days of Labor Day events featuring a large van show downtown with judging and trophies across divisions. Entrants line up on Main Street at 9 a.m. tomorrow. show runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday with live entertainment by Steve Lake and the Swingmasters and school performances by Franklin High School Show Band.
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Franklin
Main Street
Franklin Business Association
Steve Lake
Swingmasters
Jeff Smith
Lana Davis
Charlie Ross
Franklin High School
Armed robbers strike Tytus Avenue businesses
A bar and a carry-out on Tytus Avenue were robbed in separate incidents. At 1 11 a.m. the Northway Inn on Tytus was held up by a ski masked man with a sawed off shotgun who escaped with 390 dollars. He forced the Barg couple back inside and left with the money after making Barg tap the door. A middle aged man robbed King Kwik Market at 603 p.m. taking about 50 dollars with a small gray gun. The Country Kitchen on Tytus Avenue lost 1043 dollars in three envelopes from the office. A man reported 200 dollars in cash and a 100 dollar radio stolen from his home at 10 p.m. A suspect is in custody for burglary. A handgun valued at 100 dollars was stolen from Dr. Rollins office on Lind Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tytus Avenue
Northway Inn
Tytus
Rodney
Rosemary Barg
Hughes St
Country Kitchen
Keith Bailey
Highland St
Apt. 3
Plug Horse Derby on Labor Day at Butler County Fairgrounds
The 26th annual Plug Horse Derby sponsored by the Sertoma Club of Hamilton will start at 1 p.m. Monday at the Butler County Fairgrounds. Six races plus games prizes and refreshments. sweepstakes with advance sales. Proceeds go to the Butler County Society for Crippled Children and other local charities.
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Hamilton
The
Sertoma Club of
Butler County Fairgrounds
Butler County Society For Crippled Children
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Gloria Annenberg Book Stores
City Board of Zoning Appeals
Board
Robert Metz
Lima Hospital
Highway Patrol
Dayton Hospital
Dayton Mental Health Center
Preble
Betty’s Uniforms and Maternity Shop
Fairfield
University Blvd
James A. Rhodes
Ohio State Fair Youth Symphony
Albert Duvall
Harry Smith
Harry B. Smith
Lowell St
Mr. Smith
Creasey Foods Co
Pauline
Sue Muegel
Mason
Loretta Terlau
Elm
Marilyn Sabo
Germantown
Marilyn J. Sabo
Good Samaritan Hospital
Amvets Post 9
Moose Lodge 73
Eagles Ladies Auxiliary
Mike
Pearl M. Hale
Alfred Hale Jr
Donald C. Hale
Louis Gable
King Kwik Market
David M. Rollins
Lind St
Sonce
Russell Nicols
Converse Monument CO
Manchester Rd
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