Spectacular in Sight and Sound Band Display Tonight
Tonight at Barnitz Stadium a two hour program opens at 0 30 with steam calliope music and at 8 00 the Middletown High School Band performs The Star Spangled Banner. Over 800 student musicians from seven area high schools participate in the event sponsored by the Middletown High School Band Associates. Tickets are 1 with free admission for children under six. Participating groups include bands from Middletown Monroe Fenwick Madison Lebanon Miamisburg and Fairfield high schools Explorer Scout 26 and the Middletown High School cheerleaders.
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Barnitz Stadium
Middletown High School
Middletown High School Band Associates
Middletown
Monroe
Fenwick
Madison Lebanon
Miamisburg
Fairfield High Schools
Explorer Scout 26
Woman Found Dead In Bed In Middletown
Mrs. Ann Walker 57 of 4713 Creekview Drive was found with a gunshot wound to the heart about 1 30 pm. The death is listed as apparent self inflicted. A .25 caliber pistol lay beside the bed. The husband Orville discovered her upon returning from California. He was hospitalized with chest pains. Survivors include daughter Mrs. of San Diego and other relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending at Joseph R. Baker & Sons.
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Ann Walker
Creekview Drive
Kenneth
Ci 'Billg
San Diego
Robert Gardner
Middletown
Fay Elmore
Mary Kelly
Wichita
Kan
T C. Hill
East Providence
James Richards
Chicago
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Vandals Target Cars in Local Drives and Homes
Police report multiple incidents including black paint on Rev. James Holman’s car at 622 19th Ave and $25 damage. A theft of $73 from Ray Pummill at the Chase Hotel is noted. Copper flashing worth $200 was stolen from the roof of Middletown East High School. Thelma Moore’s car was vandalized at 1305 Grove St. and Jesse Caudill’s car at 2105 Woodlawn Ave lost floor maps valued at $10.
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James Holman
19Th Ave
Ray Pummill
Chase Hotel
Pummill
New Middletown East High School
Thelma Moore
Grove St
Jesse Caudill
Woodlawn Ave
Stolen 1960 Buick Recovered Near Madison Inn
Geneva Adams of German town owned a 1960 Buick stolen after 10 30 p m while parked at the Madison Inn in West Middletown. The vehicle was recovered early today by Middletown police per deputy Ron Parsley of the sheriff s department.
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Geneva Adams
Germantown
Madison Inn
West Middletown
Middletown
Ron Parsley
Sheriff's Department
Freshmen Face Big Miami Univ Enrollment at Middletown
About 350 of 600 freshmen arrived for the first day as Miami University Middletown anticipates total enrollment near 2,500 including day and evening students. Dr. Eugene Bennett urged independence and active learning while Deborah Smith urged campus ownership. Students noted the simple navigation of two campus buildings.
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Eugene Bennett
Middletown
Miam University
L Campus
Bennett
James Walters
Hamilton
Miami University
Mrs Ora Manning dies in Miamisburg at 61
Mrs Ora Ethel Manning 61 of 5560 Union Road Miamisburg died at Kettering Memorial Hospital after a three day stay. Survived by husband Isaac two sons Glenroy Cincinnati and James Miamisburg two daughters Ennhith Long Miamisburg Ruth Dils West Carrollton three brothers Boyd Taylor Brown Dayton Marvin Brown Berea Ky three sisters Bethel Brock Dayton Elizabeth Ransdellton Ky and Herine Delart Wrigley Ky. Services set for 2 pm Monday at the Pentecostal Church with Rev James Willis. burial Highland Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call Eaton Funeral Home tomorrow 2-5 and 7-9 pm.
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Ora Manning Franklin
Ora Ethel Manning
Union Road
Miamisburg
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Isaac
Glenroy
Cincinnat
James
Ennhith Long
Ruth Dils
West Carrollton
Boyd and
Taylor Brown
Dayton
Marvin Brown
Berea
Bethel Brock
Elizabeth
Ransdellton
Lherine Delart
Wrigley, Ky
Pentecostal Church
James Willis
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Eaton Funeral Home
Break-Ins in Butler County Report Over 300 Dollars Stolen
Loot totaling more than 300 dollars was reported stolen in two Butler County break-ins. Walter Hunt of Middletown said his 21 inch color TV was taken from his home during a two hour absence. A contractor on Stillwell Beckett Road reported tools worth 224.67 dollars missing from a building site. Clell Napier of Hamilton found a rock damaged windshield on a car parked on Reily Millville Road with 125 dollars in damage.
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Butler County
Walter Hunt
Rufus St
Middletown
Sheriff's Department
Stillwell-Beckett Road
Clarence Broshear
Millville-Ross Road
Youth Injured Cited In Crash On Ohio Route 73
A youthful driver was cited by the Ohio State Highway Patrol for excessive speed after a one car crash on Route 73. John D. Peck 19 of Middletown-Eaton Road was westbound when his 1966 Corvair veered out of control after cresting a hill and damaged a fence. He was treated at Memorial Hospital Oxford for leg injuries.
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Ohio State Highway Patrol
John D. Peck
Middletown-Eaton Road
Rt. 73
U. S. 127
Peck
Memorial Hospital
Oxford
Firemen Needed at Trenton Volunteer Fire Dept
The Trenton Volunteer Fire Department seeks additional firefighters. Interested individuals should contact Chief Harold Poplin at 988-6415 for details.
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Trenton
Trenton Volunteer Fire Department
Harold Poplin
Maude Rostron dies at 74 in Union City
Mrs Maude Zellers Rostron 74 of Union City Michigan formerly of Germantown died yesterday at Maple Lawn Services set for 10 30 a m Monday at John Arpp Funeral Home Pastor John Eshbaugh will officiate Burial in Germantown Cemetery Friends may call 7 to 9 p m tomorrow at the funeral home.
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Germantown
Maude Zellers Rostron
Union City
Mich
Maple Lawn
John Arpp
John Eshbaugh
Germantown Cemetery
Mrs Olala Peck Completes Service at Chase Avenue
Mrs Olala Peck aged 45 of 1041 Chase Avenue completed a service noted as complete Zettler.
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Olala Peck
Chase Ave
Zettler
No Union At Crystal At Sixth Rejection Since 1951
Crystal Tissue Co workers voted 131 against the United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union with 91 in favor in a Friday election supervised by the National Labor Relations Board. There were 234 eligible voters. 59 percent opposed the union, continuing a pattern of defeats in 1951 1955 1958 1960 and 1967.
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Crystal Tissue Co
United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union
Afl-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
After 81 Years Bill Nye Exits Piqua Daily Call
Piqua Daily Call veteran William M. Nye known as Bill retires at age 98 after 81 years as a printer. Hired in 1903, he worked full time with 40 hour weeks and helped set type and run presses. Nye lives with his son in Piqua and will celebrate his 99th birthday in December.
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PIQUA
William M. Nye
Bill
Piqua Daily Call
U. S
The
Daily Call
Piqua Area
Nye
William F. Nye
Bessie
Daly Call
Ohio
Middletown Journal
Xenia Gazette
Franklin Chronicle
Piqua Call
Four Injured in Three City Accidents
Four persons including two young pedestrians were treated and dismissed from Middletown Hospital after three accidents yesterday. A 16 year old and an 18 year old were hurt in a two car crash at Central Avenue and Marshall Road around 11 p.m. A 19 year old was cited for failure to yield. A seven year old boy and a seven year old girl were struck by cars on separate occasions on Young Street and Vanderveer Street causing mouth and knee injuries and ankle injuries respectively.
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Middletown Hospital
Michael Johnson
Baltimore St
Mike McCreary
Cincinnati
Central Avenue
Marshall Road
Willie Sanders
McCreary
Sterlin E. Harrison
Woodlawn Ave
Johnson
Sanders
David Stacy
Richard Stacy
Young St
Henry C. Backman
Berwick Lane
Yankee Road
Vanderveer Street
Kimberly Rose
Delbert Rose
Vanderveer St
Gilbert D. Jones
Potter Ave
Trenton
Jail location tug war puzzles Hamilton county plan
Hamilton Butler County debates jail site as a 120 year old facility prompts a three year levy. Attorney Wilks urges courthouse square placement as phase one of a county complex, facing opposition and calls for master planning before any final site decision.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Harry T. Wilks
Wilks
City of
Front Street
William Stitsinger
Butler County Bar Association
Richard J. Wessel
Teen Driver Cited In 3 Car Crash
Three teenagers were involved in a three car chain reaction on S Main Street at 10 15 p m. The Pettit vehicle struck Gates causing Gates to hit Rogers. Pettit 16 Middletown was cited for assured clear distance. Minor injuries reported by two passengers and the three drivers who would seek treatment.
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S. Main Street
Rosemary Rogers
Middletown Rt. 1
Gregory Gates
Somerville Jacksonburg Road
Somerville
John Pettit
N. University Blvd
Scout 13 Receives Eagle Award at Amanda United Methodist Church
Charles A. Nixon Jr., 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nixon of 2571 S. Dixie Hwy., earned the Eagle Scout Award yesterday at Amanda United Methodist Church. A Troop 76 member led by Dick Homsher, he has five years in scouting and belongs to the Order of the Arrow. He attends George M. Verity School and works on the God and Country Award while active in church, school clubs, Pee Wee football, the Knothole Club and YMCA activities.
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Charles A. Nixon Jr
Charles Nixon
S. Dixie Hwy
Amanda United Methodist Church
Dick Homsher
Order of the Arrow
George M. Verity
Amanda Junior High
YMCA
Local Fire Damages Clothing On Floor At Vanderveer
Fire at 417 Vanderveer St. caused $50 damage after a discarded match set clothing on floor alight. At 702 17th Ave. Luther Tatum 69 reported shoulder pains and was taken to Middletown Hospital in serious condition. At 1810 Minnesota St. Stanley Million 58 reported chest pains. At 1002 Girard Ave. Cora Walters 83 had difficulty breathing and was treated and dismissed at Middletown Hospital. Mallie Collinsworth 61 at 1002 Girard Ave fainted and was treated and dismissed at Middletown Hospital.
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Vanderveer St
17Th Ave
Luther Tatum
Middletown Hospital
Minnesota St
Stanley Million
Fairmount Ave
Girard
Girard Ave., Cora Walters
Dayton
Mallie ‘Collinsworth
Boy Suffered Minor Injuries After Swerving For Bus
David Lee Combs, 3, of 819 Fourth Ave Middletown, received minor injuries when his northbound car left Jacksonburg Road and struck a tree about 3 45 pm yesterday. He reportedly swerved to miss a school bus stop on the road half a mile south of Jacksonburg. Cpl Bill Fisher said he would seek treatment from his family physician.
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David Lee Combs
Fourth Ave
Middletown
Jacksonburg
Combs
Bill Fisher
Sheriff's ‘Department
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Union
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Frank A. Schwab
Beck
Talbert
Jerry Lucas
Big Lake
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