Miss Ohio Susan Perkins Faces Miss America Finals
Susan Perkins of Middletown will compete in the Miss America finals in Atlantic City after winning one of three preliminary talent awards. She will perform in the opening dance with 49 contestants as Bert Parks introduces the top 10 finalists. The show airs at 10 p.m. on channels 7 and 9. Perkins earns a $2,000 talent scholarship while the winner receives $15,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Perkins
Middletown
Bert Parks
Miss Perkins
Atlantic City
N.J
Paul Perkins
Shawnray Drive
Brenda
Carlisle split over chief amid charges hearings
Carlisle council remains 3-3 on a motion for the mayor and suspended Police Chief Reichard to resign as hearings into 11 charges continue. Witnesses included Patrolman Ron Cassidy who testified of low morale and alleged favoritism toward officer Brenda Lofland, plus Franklin Prosecutor Steven Runge detailing charge preparation. The next session is scheduled for Monday at the fire station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Melvin Reece
Robert Reichard
Ted Burgess
Henry Hermetz
Kelly Bornd
Clyde Eldridge
Council
Lucille Black
Ptl
Ron Cassidy
Franklin City
Steven Runge
Cassidy
Reichard
Brenda Lofland
David Chicarelli
Chicarelli
Runge
Deaths and Funerals Report From Middletown Area
Obituaries list Ruth Dickerson Alma Emrick Leonard Hansford Esther Kerschbaum Katherine Volrich Reed and others. Services will be in Middletown Germantown Franklin areas with funerals at McCoy Leffler St Augustine Bethel AME Woodside and Woodhill Cemeteries, with burial and memorials to local churches and charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Dickerson
Bradenton
Fla
Middletown
McCoy Leffler
Dickerson
Robert D. Scully
Woodside Cemetery
First United Methodist Church
Salvation Army
Germantown
Alma M. Emrick
N. Cherry
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Donald E Emrick Sr
Linda Reece
Barbara Camrell
Charlotte, N_C
Donald FE. Emrick Jr
Gainesville
David Emrick
Bernadine Rentz
Helen Dabbett
Montgomery County Cancer Society
Roosevelt
Middletown High School
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Bethlehem Women's Organization
Neighborhood Garden Club
Mark
Paul
Potomac
Elsie Kerschbaum
Paul Bergdall
Funeral
Katherine Ann Volrich Reed
Kensington St
Middletown Hospital
Reed
Pia. Benseler
Garden Manor
George Volrich
Memphis
Tenn
Stephen
Nassau
Bahamas
Joseph
Phoenix
Ariz
Christain
St. John’s Church
Woodside
Wilson-Schramm Memorial Home
Four Injured in Two Car Crash on Breiel Boulevard
A two car collision on Breiel Boulevard near Jefferson Road left four teens with minor injuries. J L Beasley 17 of Franklin was cited for failure to yield after turning left into the path of David Evans 17 of Monroe. Evans and four others were treated at Middletown Hospital and later released.
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Breiel Boulevard
Jefferson Road
J. L. Beasley
Village Drive
Franklin
Breiel
David Evans
Courtland Drive
Monroe
Middletown Hospital
Evans
James Sloan
Barbara Court
Marty Velde
Fernwood St
Beasley
Daryl L. Coppock
Franklin Council Set to Vote on Police Ranks and Housing Clause
The Franklin City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday to approve increasing police sergeants from four to five and lieutenants from two to three. They will also discuss an occupancy clause for the housing code requiring inspections when a new occupant moves in.
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Franklin
Council
Two incumbents file for Middletown City Commission
Only two candidates, incumbents Tom Blake and James Saunders, filed for the November 8 City Commission election by the 4 pm deadline. Both submitted petitions with at least 576 valid signatures, having announced intentions to run after reservations about a third term. Blake and Saunders, elected in 1969 and re-elected in 1973, serve as chairman and vice chairman respectively.
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City Commission
Tom Blake
James “Choppy
Saunders
Middletown
Butler County Board of Elections
Blake
Commission
Car hits six parked vehicles in Ohio 73 crash
Dan Gibbs 19 of 611 Clara Drive was cited for reckless operation after his car ran off a curve on Ohio 73 near the east city limits. The vehicle struck six parked cars and the Tap Room sign at a shopping center. Gibbs was treated at Middletown Hospital. His car flipped onto its side after clipping a curb and a van in the line of parked vehicles.
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Trenton
Dan Gibbs
Clara Drive
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Ohio
Gibbs
Middletown Hospital
Madison School Board Approves New Negotiating Agreement
The Madison school board in a special meeting approved a three year negotiating agreement with the Madison Teachers Association, replacing a lapsed contract. A parallel agreement for non teaching staff was also approved. The board accepted the resignation of social studies teacher Henry Hagaman, hired Beth Dixon as replacement, and named Robert Smith girls volleyball coach, Nancy Jackson softball coach, Susan Weisenberger freshman cheerleader sponsor, and Betty Viner part time high school secretary.
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Madison
Madison Teachers Association
Henry Hagaman
Beth Dixon
Miami University
Robert Smith
Nancy Jackson
Susan Weisenberger
Betty Viner
Robbery at Barnitz Bank Breiel Branch Targeted Pizza Hut Manager
Two men were involved in an early morning armed holdup as Pizza Hut manager Greg Holtrup was making a night deposit at Barnitz Bank on Breiel Boulevard. A suspect wearing a stocking cap produced a revolver and demanded the bag, fleeing on foot. A vehicle pulled over nearby contained a man described as matching the thief, later arrested for marijuana possession but released with no further charges.
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Breiel Boulevard
Barnitz Bank
Greg Holtrup
Holtrup
King Kwik
Old Roosevelt Avenue
Wellington Road
Middletown Center Trustees Schedule Tuesday Meeting
The board of trustees of the Middletown Area Mental Health Center will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the center 64 S Main St.
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Middletown Area Mental Health Center
S. Main St
Franklin Fire Destroys Millward Wilmath Home
A one story frame house at 5865 Ethels Ave burned yesterday causing 10000 dollars in fire damage. The uninsured home belonged to the Millward Wilmath family and was attended by Franklin and slunter firemen after 10 20 am. Edith Wilmuth escaped uninjured with her three children and Wilmath was at work. Firefighters Jim Cummings and Jim Swallow suffered minor injuries while battling the blaze. The fire is believed caused by children playing with matches.
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Franklin
Millward Wilmath
Ethels Ave
Slunter
Jim Cummings
Jim Swallow
Middletown Hospital
Edith Wilmuth
Wilmath
Omitted Name Not Included in Armco Trustees List
Bill Colwell's name was omitted yesterday from the Armco Employes Independent Federation candidates running for trustees of the East Works. The missing name was not provided to the Journal with the rest of the candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Colwell
Armco Employes Independent Federation
The
East Works
Journal
Fire calls and hospital admissions in local incidents
Fire crews responded to two separate incidents. At 2:27 a.m. on 1937 Vance Street Otis Underwood, 60, suffered pains and was treated and released at the hospital. Later a tree fire was reported on Yankee Road south of Oxford State Road at 12:51 a.m. and at 9:52 a.m. at 312 Garfield Street Julius Day, 57, was taken to the hospital and admitted in fair condition.
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Vance St
Otis Underwood
Yankee Road
Oxford State Road
Garfield St
Julius Day
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Thelma
Earl of Mlinois
Butler County Memorial Park
Jordan Hall
Esther Kherschbaum
Esther Kerschbaum
Woodlawn Ave
Miss Kerschbaum
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Roberts Drive
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Jackie Lee
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Sandy
Gertie Tussey
Woods Road
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Barbara Park
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Robert Graham
Joel F. Bailey
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Mil Ave
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Franklin Historical Society
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New York City
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Central Ave
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Trenton-Franklin Road
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Our
Lew
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Baltimore & Philadelphia, Middletown
Ntwal Ave
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