RACES ART AND PICNICS Festival by the river
The Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce river corridor committee promotes the First Fabulous Middletown Bicycle Pedestrian Fall Festival Down by the Great Miami River. Activities run noon to 6 pm on Sunday Oct 3 with races, art along the riverfront, and shuttle buses for parking.
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Middletown
Miami River
River Corridor Committee
Middletown Area
Virgil E. Perry
Perry
Carmody
Reinartz Boulevard
Germantown Road
Reinartz
Diamond International Lot
Central Avenue
Political signs rules in Middletown after election day
City planners urge curbside sign limits but not time limits for political signs while warning against placing signs in city right of way sidewalks or on utility poles. Metz notes private property may display signs but officers recommend removing political signs soon after election day November 2.
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Middletown
Robert Metz
The
Journal
Metz
Fire and injury reports across multiple injuries and locations
At 12:07 am Terry Bush aged 27 was admitted to hospital in injuries from an altercation after a 9:21 incident at 138 pm. Earlier at 2:14 pm smoke was investigated in a restroom at Frisch's with no fire found. Nora Beltz aged 68 fell at 1475 W Pekin Road Lebanon and was admitted in fair condition with back pain.
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Terry Bush
Germantown Road
Frisch's
Clinton St
Nora Beltz
W. Pekin Road
Lebanon
Block captains meet at City Building in Police Neighborhood Watch
Tonight's meeting of the block captains in the police department's Neighborhood Watch program will be held in the training room at the City Building located at 1 Civic Center Plaza, not the former police training building as reported yesterday.
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Civic Center Plaza
United Way pledges due in January 1977 drive
Sue Harris, general chairman, explains that pledges made during the November drive become effective in January 1977 and invoicing or payroll deductions begin then. The 1976 goal is 852,506 based on current agency budgets across 16 United Way agencies.
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United Way
Sue Harris
Fire hits Elwood Street vandals plagued home
A garage fire at 718 Elwood St caused by suspected vandals engulfed the wood frame structure shortly after 4:05 a.m. The blaze follows last week tire slashings and other vandalism including torn plants and a damaged clothesline. Estimated loss to the garage and contents is 3500 with minor damage to nearby properties at 720 Elwood St and 719 Charles St. Fire Chief Vic Anvil called the incident suspicious though not yet ruled arson.
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EL. Combs
Elwood St
Combs
Vic Anvil
Richard Bach
Road closure in Monroe for resurfacing Friday
Monroe officials announce road work on Monroe Cincinnati Dayton Road between Garver Road and Ohio 63. Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. one lane will close at 7 a.m. for resurfacing and the second lane will close later. Monroe Village Manager Robert Whitmore provides the notice.
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Monroe
Cincinnati- Dayton
Garver Road
Ohio 63
Robert Whitmore
Vietnamese family bids farewell at Middletown church
A farewell covered dish dinner and reception were held at the First United Presbyterian Church of Le Van Hien and his wife Phi and sister Hoa. The family, sponsored by local churches, came to Middletown last October and will soon join relatives in Columbus. Van Hien cleaned churches and a bank while Phi and Hoa altered garments at a local store.
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First United Presbyterian Church
le van Hien
Phi
Hoa
Middletown
The
Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
Columbus
van Hien
Democrats file challenge to Lukens re election bid
Butler County Democrats announce a lawsuit to challenge State Senator Donald E. Lukens's right to run in November. Luella Schroeder is expected to be the plaintiff with Hamilton lawyer Richard Koehler handling the case in Butler County Common Pleas Court. The suit hinges on Lukens's 1972 campaign expense report and the impact of a 1974 law change.
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Lukens
Butler County
Alican State
Donald E. Lukens
Luella Schroeder
Democratic State Central
Hamilton
Richard Koehler
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Butler County Board of
John Moser
Middletown
Ohio Supreme Court
Senate
General Assembly
Ted Brown
U.S
Walter E. Powell
F. Harrison Green
Oxford
Paul J. Keegan
Fairfield City
James Marsh
Secretary of State
Cleveland
Marsh
Motorcyclist Hurt When Bike Overturns on I 75
A Dayton rider, 31-year-old William J. Sullivan, was reported in fair condition in the intensive care unit at Kettering Medical Center after his motorcycle overturned on the entrance ramp to I 75 at Ohio 122 around 1 10 a.m. He was first taken to Middletown Hospital before transfer to Kettering. State troopers said the bike struck the divider curb as it turned over.
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Dayton
Kettering Medical Center
Ohio
William J. Sullivan
Middletown
Kettering Hospital
Sullivan
Thirkield's Store Extends Lease For Three Years
Thirkield's Department Store at 350 S Main St announces a lease renewal with Franklin National Bank. The three year term covers the main floor second floor and basement as the store plans to expand men and boys departments.
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Franklin Thirkield’s
S. Main St
Franklin National Bank
One-Car Crash injures two on Lefferson Road
Two people injured early today after a car driven by Carolyn Fitzpatrick 18 hit a utility pole and a fire hydrant on Lefferson Road east of Breiel Boulevard. Police say the brakes locked, the car slid, and both occupants sustained visible injuries but no Middletown Hospital treatment was recorded.
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Lefferson Road
Breiel Boulevard
Carolyn Fitzpatrick
Wellington Road
Middletown Hospital
Madison DECA elects new chapter officers
The Madison High School DECA chapter elected Jackie Silas president, Devonia Pelfrey vice president, Julie Faries secretary, and Sheila Newland treasurer for the new school year yesterday.
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Madison High School
Distributive Education Clubs’ of America
Jackie Silas
Devonia Pelfrey
Julie Faries
Sheila Newland
City Credit Union treasurer dies in Middletown
Jacquelin Kolodzik 48 of 3329 Roosevelt Blvd died at Middletown Hospital after a yearlong illness. A Middletown native, she became a clerk in the municipal court in 1954 and treasurer of Middle town City Employes Credit Union in 1967. Survived by husband Otto a son Louis Ray Steele and two grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. Burial pending. Friends may call Friday 3-5 and 7-9.
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Jacquelin Kolodzik
Roosevelt Blvd
Middletown City
Employes Credit Union
Middletown Hospital
Kolodzik
Middletown
Union
Butler County Chapter of
Credit Unions
American Legion
Otto
Louis Ray Steele
Trenton
McCoy-Leffler
Smith
Ford Motor Corp
Detroit
Sandra Lynn Wright
Christine O'Neal
Harrison
Robert
Paul
Weldon
Ralph
Germantown
Donald
West Alexandria
Lewis
Dayton
South Lebanon
Funeral
Ivan Bush
Orchard St
Bush
Karelton Envelope Co
Miamisburg
Edna
Joyce Kidwell
David E
Lola MacMurray
Erlanger
Laura Chryst
Ruby Hellig
Clearwater Beach
Fla
Sherman
de Mossville
Hobart
Aurora
Ind
Minor
John A. Arpp
Roger Green
Germantown Cemetery
Crash caused Wideman death in Florida collision
Mrs. Margaret Mae Wideman aged 85 of Clermont Florida died from injuries after a head on auto collision on September 1. She died September 9 in Clermont. She was the widow of Emerson H. Wideman a retired Armco employee who died in 1966.
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Margaret Mae Wideman
Clermont
Fla
Monday’s Journal
Emerson H. Wideman
Armco
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