Shocknessy wills home to the governor's mansion in Ohio
James W. Shocknessy a Columbus lawyer and advocate of the Ohio Turnpike left an estate over 322000 dollars. His will bequeaths the Blacklick home valued as an 18th century example to the state for a future governor's mansion and 125000 each to Ohio State University and Notre Dame. He died of cancer at 69 and his 120 day deadline to accept the offer sets the sequence for other beneficiaries and institutions including the Ohio Historical Society Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts Wittenberg University Harvard Wilberforce University and a range of churches and civic groups.
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Columbus
Ohio
James W. Shocknessy
Ohio Turnpike
Franklin County
Blacklick
Ohio State University
Notre Dame
Shocknessy
Ohio Historical Society
Historical Society
Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts
Shacknessy
OSU
Cokes
Regina C. O'Grady
Gracie Cody
Athletic Club
Wittenberg University
Springfield
Harvard College
Wilberforce University
The
Columbus Foundation
Columbus Cancer Clinic
St. Joe Cathedral
Columbus Symphony Orchestra
St. Raphael's Catholic Church
Notice to Contractors Ohio Department of Transportation 1976
State of Ohio invites sealed proposals for improvements on State Route 177 in Hanover Township Butler County. Bids due September 21 1976 at 10 00 AM. Required bid security 5 percent or bond 10 percent. Plans on file with DOT. Director may reject any or all bids. Richard D Jackson Director.
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State of Ohio Department of Transportation
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Department of Transportation
Jartt
Butler County
Hanover Township
Department of Transportation
Richard D. Jackson
Ronald Wayne Wilson
Apt
Middletown
David L. Combs
4Th Ave
Toll of conflict rises in Argentina: police targeted in attacks
Leftist guerrillas blamed for a bus bombing in Rosario that injured police and civilians. A federal police chief was killed in Bahia Blanca and two lawyers found dead as violence spikes in a year of political strife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Rosario
National University of the South
Bahia Blanca
Carlos M. Baldovinos
Baldovinos
Birth notices and hospital dismissals list local families
Statistics announce newborn girls for multiple couples in Lebanon Franklin Trenton Mason and nearby towns. Out of town birth at Kettering Memorial Hospital notes a girl. Dismissals include Elvin Hamilton Clyde Cornett Maude Guess Estill Horton Kinsey Luibel Oshust Pfeiffer Stover and others from Franklin Camden Webster Middletown Eaton and surrounding areas.
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Gary Duff
Bexley Drive
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Douglas Townsend
Trenton
Bay
Hamilton- Hughes Hospital
Hamilton
Elvin Hamilton
Franklin
Clyde Cornett
Camden
Maude Guess
Webster St
Oxford State Road
David Bryant
Yankee Road
Phillip Childers
Charles St
Count Basie Doing Well After Heart Attack
Count Basie is doing very well at Cedars Sinai Medical Center where he is recovering from a recent heart attack. His condition is good and he continues to improve but a hospital spokesman said when he might go home is not known.
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Los Angeles
Count Basie
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Springboro man bound over on marijuana trafficking charge
Dennis W. Harris of 145 West Market Street was bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury on a trafficking in marijuana charge after a August 31 raid by Springboro police and Centerville detectives. Police recovered eight one ounce bags of marijuana and related paraphernalia in the home and vehicle. He is free on bond pending trial.
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Springboro
Warren County
Dennis W. Harris
W. Market St
Centerville
Carl Hirschbach
Harris
Break-in at McKinley Elementary and nearby locations
Weekend break-in left McKinley Elementary School offices ransacked with doors pried and windows broken. About $4 from a pop machine missing, plus two microphones valued at $300 taken from First Christian Church. A set of two rings worth $52 stolen from Charlotte Brunette’s apartment last Thursday.
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McKinley Elementary School
Verity Parkway
Dean of Girls
First Christian Church
First Ave
Charlotte Brunette
Jackson Lane
Teamsters urge King Kwik boycott in Cincinnati
Representatives of Teamsters Local 100 in Cincinnati handed out leaflets at King Kwik stores urging a boycott. The Local 100 strike against Convenience Store Distributing Co. has run 10 weeks with seven weeks of no negotiation. The firm distributes foods to King Kwik in Ohio and Village Pantry and Happy Foods in Indiana and is partly owned by Marsh Supermarkets and the King Kwik Co. Non union workers have been hired to replace striking employees.
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Teamsters Local 100
Cincinnati
King Kwik
Local 100
Convenience Store Distributing Co
Dues Park
Convenience
King
Kwik
Ohio
Village Pantry
Happy Foods
Indiana
Marsh Supermarkets
King Kwik Co
Woman reports rape attempt at Regal 8 Inn
A 32 year old woman told police a man at the Regal 8 Inn on N Verity Parkway tried to rape her last evening. She escaped after the attacker removed her clothes and struck her when she refused. Police know the suspect but had not arrested him.
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Regal 8 Inn
N. Verity Parkway
Middletonians Join Keegan Campaign Staff in Ohio Senate Race
Two Middletown residents join Paul Keegan's campaign for Ohio state senate in the 4th District. Mike Moon becomes press secretary and Linda LeTourneau is office manager. George Riggle of Fairfield township will coordinate Butler County, with Joe Schwartz heading the committee. Ralph Osuna serves as treasurer and Ernie Lawson as campaign manager. Keegan faces incumbent Republican Donald E. Lukens.
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Middletown
Paul Keegan
Ohio
Mike Moon
Armco Steel Corp
Linda LeTourneau
George Riggle
Fairfield Township
Fisher Body
Fairfield
Butler County
Keegan
Ohio Senate
Joe Schwartz
Ralph Osuna
Hamilton
Ernie Lawson
Donald E. Lukens
Evans twins shine in youth baton contests
Lee Ann Evans, 7, won six firsts in a USTA baton twirling event in Indianapolis. Sherri Hill earned one first and placed in three events in Paris Kentucky, competing Saturday. Both competed in eight years and under divisions for ages 7 to 10, with Evans winning multiple advanced categories and Hill claiming Bluegrass Majorette and other top finishes.
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Lee Ann Evans
USTA
Indianapolis
Sherri Hill
Paris
Miss Evans
Miss Hill
Weekend Vehicle Vandalism and DUI Arrest Report
Car owners reported damaged windows at multiple homes including Charles Pierce 117 Curryer Road Sally Halsey 229 Park Street and Sharon Wilson 2033 Lamberton Street. Tires were slashed at Horseshoe Bar rear on S Main Street affecting Brady Moore and Albert Runian. Layton England’s truck also damaged. Brian Webb 42 1724 Flemming Road arrested for driving while intoxicated and fleeing after hitting Larry Schrul 1620 Central Avenue. Schrul’s car suffered $350 damage. A Citizens band radio valued at $353 was stolen from Paul Moon Sr.’s Marion New York truck at Verity Parkway and Access highway.
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Charles Pierce
Curryer Road
Sally Halsey
Park St
Sharon Wilson
Lamberton St
S. Main Street
Brady Moore
Clarendon Ave
Albert Runian
Cincinnati
Layton England
West
Alexandria Road
Brian Webb
Flemming Road
Larry Schrul
Central Ave
Webb
Garfield Street
Schrul
Citizens Band
Paul Moon Sr
Marion
N.Y
Verity Parkway
Access
Man disarmed after pointing revolver at officers
Police disarmed Gregory Carter after he pointed a loaded revolver at them during questioning about a disturbance at Glen's Cafe. Carter was charged with felonious assault, carrying a concealed weapon, discharging firearms and intoxication. Frances Roland was arrested for intoxication and later charged with carrying a concealed weapon. The investigation tied the incident to a shooting at 2902 Plymouth Ave following a cafe argument.
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Gregory Carter
Burbank St
Carter
Steve Daley
Doug Hampton
Daley
Glen’s
Plymouth Ave
Three Slashings Reported With Injuries In Middletown
Three people were slashed in two incidents early yesterday. George Crase and Willa Crase were wounded in a rear car at Steel City Bar on Crawford Street and treated at Middletown Hospital. A third victim, Larry Strickland, was cut during a domestic disturbance on 17th Avenue. Stuart Mack was arrested for intoxication later on 17th Avenue.
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Middletown Hospital
George Crase
Willa Crase
Curtis St
Steel City
Crawford St
Lebanon
17Th Ave
Stuart Mack
S. Verity Parkway
17Th Avenue
Bankruptcy Filed by Earl L. Lamb in Dayton Court
Earl Lee Lamb of Lebanon has filed for bankruptcy in U.S. District Court in Dayton listing assets of 300 dollars and debts of 5995 dollars.
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Earl Lee Lamb
Lebanon
U.S. District Court
Dayton
High rise acreage clarified in elderly housing project
Robert Noel of the Department of Community Development explained the site for a proposed elderly high rise includes more than the former Trinity Church convent. The city previously purchased 1.3 acres for 50000, with nine tenths of adjacent land added to reach about 2.3 acres for sale at 000.
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Hold _ Trinity Church
Robert Noel
Department of Community Development
Journal
Butler Metropolitan Housing Authority
Columbia Avenue
Clark Street
Noel
Multiple Ambulance Calls Reported Across City
Fire and medical responders were called to several incidents from 6:28 am to 7:39 pm today. Residents named include Car Combs 49 admitted with pains, Roy Ashley 55 treated and released for leg pains, Willis Dominech 49 treated after dog bite, James Hall 40 with stomach pain admitted, Shannon Sparks 3 bandaged after stepping on glass, Edward Teater 68 knee pain admitted, Graham Layer 72 breathing difficulties admitted, Mattie Roberts 7 unconscious and in serious condition. False box alarms also recorded at Central Canal and First Canal intersections.
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Central Ave
Columbia Ave
Roy Ashley
Lawn Ave
18Th Ave
Willis Dominech
Lincoln St
N. Clinton Street
Plymouth Ave
Shannon Sparks
S. Main St
James Hall
Central Avenue
Canal Street
First Avenue
A St
Tracy Taylor
Taylor Ave
Edward Teater
Florence St
Graham Layer
Stabbing After Family Argument At Local Plaza
Franklin man James R. Pennington, 35, of 6790 Hill Ave., was stabbed in the Midway Plaza parking lot Saturday at 9 30 p m following a family argument. He was treated at Grandview Hospital Dayton for a three inch wound just under his right rib cage. Police Chief Carl Hirschbach said no knife was found and no charges have been filed.
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Springboro
Franklin
Midway Plaza
James R. Pennington
Hill Ave
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Pennington
Big
Carl Hirschbach
Hirschbach
Pedestrian Injured Walking Into Car On Germantown Road
Henry Tull, 43, of Verity Parkway, was treated at Middletown Hospital after walking into a car driven by 18-year-old Christopher Thieman on Germantown Road near Wilbraham Road. Tull had elbow cuts and three broken ribs. Thieman’s windshield was shattered. Police say Tull was crossing illegally and appeared intoxicated.
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Middletown Hospital
Germantown
Wilbraham Road
Henry Tull
Verity Parkway
Christopher Thieman
Creekview Drive
Thieman
Tull
Parents Without Partners to Meet Tomorrow at 8 PM
The Parents Without Partners group holds its general meeting tomorrow at 8 p.m. at the University Branch of the First National Bank. Speaker is Henry Marksberry from Bethesda North Hospital Cincinnati discussing Will I Be Better the Next Time Around. Call 988-0012 or 988-0931 for details.
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First National Bank
Henry Marksberry
Bethesda North Hospital
Cincinnati
Stereo tapes stolen from car at company picnic
Darrell Hembree of 5584 Howe Road Trenton told Butler County sheriff’s deputies that stereo tapes valued at 45 dollars were stolen from his car Saturday during a company picnic at LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park.
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Hamilton
Darrell Hembree
Howe Road
Trenton
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Hembree
LeSourdsville Lake
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Pacific Ocean
Beppu
Kyushu
Japan
White House
la Plata
Domingo Teruggi
Sergio Karakachoff
Isabel Peron
Bonnie C. Cates
E. Main St
Paul E. Brewer
Spring Ave
Stephen L. Creekbaum
Cranewood Drive
Mark Stephenson
Church St
Mason
Stephen K. Kicos
Park Lane
Bethel Davis
Carl D. Setser
Robert R. Shockey
Roosevelt Ave
Oliver Smith
Young St
David Cobb
Gail Dickey
Keister Road
Jerold Hall
Orchard
Mary Swarcz
Lafayette Ave
William Cretors
Vannest Ave
Jerry R. Frisch
Charles O. Purvis
Robert Zachman
Margaret Connelly
Clifford Fuller
14Th Ave
Luther C. Ikenberry
N. Marshall Road
Willie Stringer
Mark K. Wireman
Lloyd Page
Queen Ave
Middletonians
Freedom Court
Mattie Roberts
Aldrich Road
Mayfield
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