Middletown student tours state fair with stars and queens
Greg Siewny, a Middletown High School graduate and Ohio State University pre med sophomore, served as a Junior Fair Board member at the 1975 1976 Ohio State Fair. He escorted stars and beauty queens around Columbus and the fair, dined with Mae Davis and Red Skelton, and helped arrange a TV spot with Danny Beard. He plans to run the junior board next year and was elected president for 1977. He recalled Kojak star Telly Savalas as friendly and down to earth.
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Greg Siewny
Middletown High School
Siewny
Mac Davis
Fifth Dimension
the Osmonds
Red Skelton
Lynn Anderson
Pat Boone
K.C. and the
Sunshine Band
Johnny Cash
Steway
Columbus
Ohio State University
Boy Scouts, Farm Bureau
J.A. Steway
Telly Savalas
Kojak
Mae Davis
Fairgrounds
Danny Beard
Junior Achievement
Beard
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown Area Notices
Multiple obituary notices from Middletown and surrounding towns report deaths of Elizabeth Bell 92 Fred Chapman 56 Arthur W Moore 78 George Cole 75 Lucile King 71 J Everett Pence 70. Ages, residences, survivors, and funeral arrangements including dates times and locations at local funeral homes are listed.
Dalton Trumbo Dies at Hollywood Home
Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo who faced blacklist prison during the 1940s and 1950s died at his Hollywood home from heart failure at age 70. He had won an Oscar 25 years late for The Brave One written under an assumed name. Police advise motorists to check for passing cars and cyclists before opening car doors.
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Dalton Trumbo
Hollywood
Trumbo
Station manager robbed at downtown bank
Imperial service station manager William North 48 of Catalina Mobile Home Park was robbed at Barnitz Bank while making a deposit. The robber fled with a green canvas bag containing 750.98. North heard a demand to drop the bag and did not see the thief who knew his deposit routine.
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Imperial Service Station
S. Main St
Barnitz Bank
William North
Catalina Mobile Home Park
Escapees From Lebanon Correctional Inmates Caught In Springfield
Two inmates from Lebanon Correctional Institution were captured in Springfield after attempting to steal a car in a church parking lot. Gregory Fisher, 23, of Hamilton, and Delmar Clyde Cook, 20, Clark County, face driving without owners permission and escape charges. Fisher is serving 4 to 25 years for aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery and grand theft. Cook 2 to 5 years for breaking and entering and six forgery counts.
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Lebanon
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Springfield
Gregory Fisher
Hamilton
Delmar Clyde Cook
Clark County
Dallman
Fisher
Cook
Motorcyclist Hit in Eye by Object on Ohio 4
Franklin man John Tudor 22 was struck in the right eye by a thrown object while riding south on Ohio 4 near Butter Street at 12 45 p m yesterday. A glass salt shaker was found on the east shoulder and police believe a white van northbound on Ohio 4 tossed the item. Tudor was in fair condition at Kettering Memorial Hospital. The case remains under investigation.
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Germantown
Franklin
Ohio 4
Butter Street
John Tudor
Sixth St
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Donald Exline
Tudor
Exline
Fields Family Reunion Set for Hamilton Park Next Sunday
Descendants of the Fields family of Mason Creek Kentucky will hold a reunion at Thompson Park in Hamilton at 2 p.m. next Sunday. Everyone is invited and asked to bring food and drinks for their group. For details call 895-9408 or 894-5298.
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Fields
Mason Creek
Thompson Park
Hamilton
Gracious Living Furniture
Gracious Livings
Riley Griffiths
Bill Enz
Franklin school board to vote on roof bid authorization
The Franklin school board will consider authorizing bids for Pennyroyal Elementary and Franklin High School roof repairs at 8 pm in the high school Little Theater. Superintendent Shelby Middleton said the move precedes a November four tenths mill bond issue to fund the work and begin repairs quickly after voting.
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Franklin
Pennyroyal
Franklin High
Franklin School Board
Shelby Middleton
Evening school signup begins at Middletown High School
Registration is under way for classes in the Adult Evening School with classes starting Sept. 21. Each course costs $15 plus books. Registration daily 8 11:30 a.m. and 1 4 p.m. Evening sessions run Tuesday and Thursday 6 10 p.m. Diploma and vocational courses offered if 12 sign up. confirmation by phone.
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Middletown High School
Health board hears call to curb city decay and boost renewal
A letter to Health Commissioner Paul Asmussen from Robinson cites cluttered alleys uncut weeds and disrepair as urban decay. He urges police fire public works and building inspection officials to join board of health meetings to coordinate a renewal effort while discussing swine flu clinics canal cleanups and fluoridation plans.
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Paul Asmussen
Robinson
Board of Health
Law
Tilmon Ellison
Middletown YMCA to Host Bridge-O-Rama Event
For the 10th year the Middletown Area YMCA will host a Bridge-O Rama for ladies and married couples starting September 22. Cost is 8 dollars per person or 16 dollars per couple, no Y membership required. About a quarter of proceeds go to prizes, the rest to the Y Scholarship Fund. Two sessions per month run October through April, excluding December.
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Middletown Area
YMCA
Window Shot At Residence on Dalewood Drive
Eula Rose of 6978 Dalewood Drive reported to the Butler County sheriff that someone fired a shot at the front window of her house Sunday afternoon. No injuries were reported and no suspect information was immediately available.
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Eula Rose
Dalewood Drive
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Round Town Adverts Highlight Local Stores and Deals
A collage of local promotions spans SENNETS BOOKSTORE educational aids and Ms. Shop fashion jogs, Cambridge Inn dining specials, Merle Norman cosmetics offers, Irene’s Salon styling, Margaret’s Wallpaper shop, Gracious Living furniture displays, Armbruster Florist fall blooms, and Scotts lawn products. Prices and promotions are noted for fall sales and seasonal upkeep.
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Armbruster Florist
Scotts
Armbrusters
Grand Ave
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Junior Fair Board
Stairway To Stars
Red
Skelton
Stewny
Elisabeth Bell
Elizabeth Bell
Garden Manor
Woodlawn Avenue
Bell
Raymond
John
Middletown
Norma Sauter
Myrtle Reiner
Deerfield Beach
Fla
Edward
Joseph R. Baker
Lewis H. Thompson
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Peasttown
Fred Chapman
Kensington Street
Batesville
Ark
Sandra Back
Fred Jr
California
James
Tampa, Fla
Arthur Sizemore
Connersville
Ind
Neil Majors
Lillie
Arthur Moore
Arthur W. Moore
Elmo Place
Shippensburg
Mr. Moore
U.S. Postal Service
First Baptist Church
American Legion
Moore
Mark
Thomas
William A
Alan David
Washington, D.C
Thelma
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
G. Walter Weber
Woodside Cemetery
George Cole
Oswald Funeral Home
J.T. McHendry
Miami Valley Memory Gardens
Lucile King
Kings Mills
Gloria K. Lamb
Cincinnati
Christ Hospital
J. Everett Pence
Fairview Ave
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Armco Steel Corp
Pence
Ida
Clinton
Angenette Carpenter
Margaret Rogers
Kettering
Florine Montgomery
Centerville
Dorothy Goodwin
Jannett Bold
New York
John Lawson
Oswald
North
Main Street
LCI
William Dallman
Dodds Monuments
Verity
14Th Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
A & A Carpet Cleaning CO
Springboro Pike
Miami Valley
Aan
Converse
Russell Nicoll
Russ
Call Middletown
Manchester Road
Fenwick High School
Sennets
Rhodes of California
C.E. Greathouse
Ms. Shop
Cambridge Inn
Merle Norman
Irenes Salon OF Beauty
Connie
Margaret
Central
Lloyds
Bob Mitchell
Nils Anderson
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