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THE PIQUA DAILY CALL PHOTO NEGATIVE COLLECTION
1964-2003
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The Piqua Daily Call Photo Negative Collection 1964-2003 is divided into twenty parts and forty series. Each part covers a period of two years and each series covers a period of one year. Each series is subdivided into twelve sub-series containing the negatives for a single month.
PART 8 – CONTAINER LIST Jan 1978 thru Dec 1979 – the negatives in this part are found in Boxes 24 through 30.
SERIES XIII: Jan 1978 thru Dec 1978 – the negatives in this series are found in Box 24, file 1 through Box 27, file 38.
SERIES XIV: Jan 1979 thru Dec 1979 – the negatives in this series are found in Box 27, file 39 through Box 30, file 70
PART 8 – CONTAINER LIST – January 1978 – December 1979
NOTE: the numbers in parentheses are the number of negatives in the envelope. Unless otherwise noted, all negatives in Part 8 are 35mm.
SERIES XIII: 1978
SUB-SERIES XIII A: January 1978
BOX 24
File
1 January 3, 1978
a. SHELL, HELL sign – feature photo (11)
b. Piqua Board of Education – new members being sworn in – James Gover, Fr. William Paran, Victoria Couchois – Clerk-Treasurer, Cornelia Tinkler, William McNeil. William Alexander (5)
2 January 4, 1978
a. New Piqua City Commissioners being sworn in: Robert L. Von Aschen and James E. Henderson (13)
3 January 5, 1978
a. Piqua City Christmas tree removed from the Public Square (20)
b. Piqua Players production of “Four Poster” – Jim Oda and Ann Barfels – performances January 6 and 7. (26)
c. Hartzell Hardwoods Inc. Veneer Division vice president John V. Vollette retires, George W. Hartzell in photo also. (10)
4 January 6, 1978
a. Ohio State Highway Patrolmen ACE Award Recipient (16)
b. Feature of lady and dog (5)
5 January 7, 1978
a. Fletcher area Farmer George Duer has collection of 60 paperweights (69)
b. Two Days- Sharon Sink of Covington wins the weeks Daily Call Recipe contest in the category of casseroles with her Hamburger Pie (7)
6 January 9, 1978
a. Winners of American Junior Bowling Congress tournament at Troy Bowl. Bottom photo, front row: Bret Mason, Curt Wagner, Teri Leeper, and Diane Leeper, back row: Mark Cruse and Tim Plank. Top photo, front row: Jeff Bell and Bruce Walker, middle row: Renee Garrett, Curt Bachman, Kelly Lyman, Kim Lyman, and Lori Lyman, back row: Jeff Widener, Chris Bell, Joe Pemberton, Sondra Bubeck, and Cathy Humphreys. (9)
b. Pictures of signs around Piqua including Gulf sign along East Ash Street as it would appear to a worm. (16)
7 January 10, 1978
a. Feature of snow and the cold weather in Piqua as people try to stay warm with temperatures of minus 6 degrees with a high of five degrees (26)
b. Versailles Flight School (7)
c. I-75 Truck Accident near the CR 25-A Farrington exchange- driver was Gerald Collet, 28 of, Carey, Ohio (12)
8 January 11, 1978
a. Firefighters battle cold temperatures while fighting a fire at the residence of Richard Roe and his family at 3495 SR 41 near Troy Ohio (27)
b. CETA workers clean up debris along the Miami River north of Lockington- Phillip Goings, Mike Richardson and Dave Goings remove the debris (12)
c. Members of the National Guard recruit at Edison State College- ESC student David Cardo listens as Guard civilian recruiter Jesse Young and Spec. 5 William Reardon describe the program (8)
9 January 12, 1978
a. Feature- Piqua resident puts shroud over Christmas tree that was scheduled to be picked up at the corner of Broadway and North Street (7)
b. Feature- car on Caldwell Street completely covered in snow except for the window that was cleared to show the For Sale sign (11)
c. Snow removal personnel remove snow in Piqua- Greg Ford of the Piqua street department removes snow on the Main Street side of the Public Square (10)
d. Lehman Basketball game versus Versailles- Lehman’s Sean Dugan and Dave Wood surround the ball against Versailles’ Brice Schieltz (39)
10 January 14, 1978
a. Piqua vs. West Carrollton basketball- Piqua players Dave Bowers, Jack DeBlase, and Bill Pry, and West Carrollton player John Morrow (61)
b. Newton vs. Mississinawa basketball and homecoming- Newton players were number 20 Mark Fisher, 30 Rich Seidel, and 32 Jeff Coate. Homecoming Queen– Jodi Bailey (40)
c. Two Days- Henrietta Hahn started and teaches a developmental kindergarten class at South Street Elementary School (23)
d. Two Days- Kathy Plank wins weekly Daily call Recipe Contest with entry of drunkard stew (9)
e. Two Days- Bill Donnely of Redi-Temp Inc. produces Hawaiian Heat hand harmers that are sold in Hawaii (19)
11 January 16, 1978
a. Feature photo of birds (10)
b. Lehman vs. Fort Loramie Basketball- Lehman players number 24 Rich Thaman 30 Dave Wood (32)
c. Boy Scouts hold Klondike Derby at Piqua Fish and Game Club- Bill Franz of Troop 32, Sidney demonstrates gear worn to keep warm (61)
12 January 17, 1978
a. Elizabeth “Liz” Yount of Bradford is Miami County’s 1977 Junior Miss and is competing at Mt Vernon in the 17th Ohio Junior Miss Pageant Jan 20- 21 (14)
b. Mote Park snow photos- Robbie Pence, Tony Gutierrez, Joe Gutierrez, Kevin Cromes, and Doug Pence build a fort. Herman Barnett pushes Amy and Shelly
Barnett and Renea Howard down a hill. Sandy and mother Linda Larger sled together (43)
13 January 18, 1978
a. Meals on Wheels aided by West Central Four Wheelers deliver meals in the snow- Jeanne Reed, meals on Wheels supervisor, and Vic Lewis (37)
b. James Brandt of Versailles was named the area’s outstanding Young Farmer (6)
14 January 19, 1978
a. Snow chains help drivers in the snow (18)
b. Snow Photos (14)
c. Coal Truck at power plant (5)
15 January 20, 1978
a. Two Piqua students, Robert “Bob” Perry and Julia “Julie” Jamieson, from DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana, engaging in winter term- Julie observes Debbie Leatherman at Piqua Memorial Hospital and Bob is inventory cards in the accounting office of Hartzell Industries, Inc (29)
b. Ray L. Loffer receives Chamber of Commerce’s 1978 Order of George Award- Robert Hance drapes the award on Ray Loffer as Chamber president Clifford Alexander looks on (4)
c. Randy and Francis Weigel build a snow house out of snow that had imprisoned Herb Weigel’s car at 630 Manier Ave (6)
16 January 21, 1978
a. Maintenance workers for Piqua City Schools shovel near the former Spring Street School (32)
b. People shoveling snow- Paul Faehl cleans snow of his car (25)
c. Two Days- Jullietta Enos wins weekly Piqua Daily Call Recipe Contest with her Grasshopper pie recipe (9)
17 January 23, 1978
a. Around 85 members and sympathizers with the Right to Life organization have a prayer meeting and rally outside of Miami County Safety Building (18)
18 January 24, 1978
a. Feature photos of snow- some cars buried in snow have “help” signs placed on top of the snow (22)
b. Photo of water tower, power plant, and more snow pictures (48)
19 January 25, 1978
a. YWCA offering belly-dancing class- instructor Kathy Baker demonstrates (37)
b. Flesh Public Library 4,500-square –foot addition complete (30)
c. Service Forester James Barlett of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources advises Dave Trey of Troy on planting trees (15)
20 January 26, 1978
a. VFW Post 4874 presents former Piqua Mayor Jack Wilson with a plaque- William Higgins, post commander, presents the award with Americanism chairman H.W. (Doc) Staley in the background (6)
21 January 27, 1978
a. Two Days Recipe Contest Winner- Rose Mae Kerns of Troy with her recipe of “No Fault 100 Percent Whole-wheat Bread” (7)
22 January 28, 1978
a. Two Days- story on Fred Shively of Covington who works as a milkman (17)
b. Piqua vs. Graham boys basketball (16)
c. Snow photos after blizzard- people staying at the Piqua Armory, pictures of snow downtown, snow covering cars, and shoveling snow (52)
23 January 29, 1978
a. Snow photos- National Guard jeep ride, people staying at the Piqua armory, other photos of people and cars in the snow (30)
24 January 30, 1978
a. Snow photos- shoveling snow, snowmobile, Randy Apple skating down High Street (41)
b. snow photos- not developed properly, photos overlapping (3)
c. Warren Nursing Home- 913 Covington Ave is reopened by Merrill and Mildred Warren after two years of repairs (5)
d. Jack Leonard of Fletcher opened a car garage, Jack’s Garage, at 5 N. Main Street (8)
e. Ron Haney of Piqua shovels snow away from fire hydrant (5)
SUB-SERIES XIII B: February 1978
BOX 24
File
25 February 1, 1978
a. Miami East High School snow drift shoveled out (33)
b. Traffic photos on Sunset Drive (5)
c. William Ulbrich, co-owner of Ulbrich’s IGA of S. Wayne Street, reports that a small amount of the 3,500 loaves of bread purchased by the Red Cross that were being handed out in his store remained (18)
d. Two Days- snowed in (10)
26 February 2, 1978
a. James Sink of 8110 Falknor Rd, Covington, tunnels through a snowdrift to reach his woodshed for firewood , Sink sells free-standing wood burning stoves and accessories for fireplaces (42)
27 February 4, 1978
a. Donald Werling, 1705 South St builds 12 foot tall snowman with the help of daughter Julie and neighbors Sandy and Allen Stover- picture features Allen Stover and Julie Werling (20)
b. Graham boys basketball vs, Covington- Graham’s Dick Jenkins next to Covington’s Chris Robertson (17)
c. Newton boys basketball vs Franklin Monroe Jets- Newton’s Mark Fisher stands between Franklin Monroe players Chip Shofstall and Brad Jones (41)
28 February 6, 1978
a. Truck with snowman constructed in the bed (22)
b. Snow covers Woodland Trailer Court Trailer Park north of Piqua – Betty Norris
stands next to her snowed in car (11)
c. Snow photos- Ceramic leopards being transported to furniture store (17)
29 February 8, 1978
a. Snow covers Forest Hill Cemetery (7)
b. Icicles and snow pictures- Main and North Street rooftops (15)
c. Kiwanis Club Pancake Day tickets being sold- chairman Dr. John W. Morris and Rev. Fr. William Paran along with Piqua Mayor James Henderson and Kiwanian Mitchell Pedroff (8)
d. Kids sled near Franz Pond- Fred Hudgins, Bret Nill, John Danworth, Paul Bowman, Mark Smith, Mike Dankworth, and Jeff Dankworth (24)
e. Piqua vs Tipp City Boys Basketball- Tipp City’s Mike Looker, Piqua’s Dave Bowers (22)
f. United Funds Awards- unidentified recipients (9)
g. Unidentified Two Days Recipe Winner (7)
30 February 9, 1978
a. Miami River Corridor Committee - proposed priorities for projects: Terry Wright, Betsy Giffin, Ron Elliot, Dan Becker,Lucia Brave, Kenneth Cunningham. (9)
b. Feature photos: Squirrel in a frozen bird bath; barbed wire fence; “Gary’s Home” sign (25)
c. Houston High School Homecoming royalty (6)
d. Exchange student (7)
e. Flesh Public Library’s new addition (34)
f. Len Woods retirement photos (42)
g. Pistol – revolver (12)
h. Piqua Players rehearsal for Kiss Me Kate – Two Days section (87)
31 February 10, 1978
a. Nicklin Avenue Elementary School gym class (3)
32 February 11, 1978
a. Piqua vs. Tecumseh boys basketball (19)
b. Miami East vs. Graham boys basketball (42)
c. Russia vs. Anna boys basketball (15)
d. Russia Homecoming royalty: Queen Barb Borchers, King Kevin Borchers, crown bearers Jonathon Philpot and Regina O’Reilly (6)
33 February 13, 1978
a. Feature photos – frost on trees (7)
b. Edison State College homecoming royalty: Queen Theresa Foster and King Tim Bensman (7)
c. Three Rivers Conference wrestling tournament (19)
d. Russia vs. Fort Loramie boys basketball (31)
e. Park Avenue Baptist Church Chorus (18)
34 February 14, 1978
a. Feature photos – snow pictures (17)
35 February 15, 1978
a. Feature photos – snow and cold weather (48)
b. Piqua vs. Sidney boys basketball (10)
36 February 17, 1978
a. Gerald Schmidt farm on Lockington-Kirkwood Road (4)
b. Cookie Monster from the Holiday On Ice show visited the children’s ward at Piqua Memorial Hospital (27)
c. Piqua vs. Troy boys basketball (22)
d. Kiddie Kampus, child care center, operated by the Piqua Church of the Nazarene, 400 S. Sunset Drive (28)
37 February 18, 1978
a. Miami East vs. Indian Lake boys basketball (42)
b. Lehman vs. Triad boys basketball (19)
c. Graham vs. Tipp City boys basketball (42)
d. Two Days section recipe winner – Betty Roecker (3)
38 February 20, 1978
a. Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) award to Angela Shroyer, Michael Ayers, Beth Earl – presented by Mrs. David humerickhouse (4)
b. Dettmer Hospital senior citizens Rock-A-Thon: Sam Adams and Harry Laughman (6)
c. Piqua vs. Vandalia Butler boys basketball (40)
d. Bradford vs. Yellow Springs boys basketball (32)
39 February 21, 1978
a. Piqua City Commission meetings to be telecast on Valley Antenna Systems cable access channel (3)
b. Graham vs. Benjamin Logan boys basketball (26)
c. Miami East vs. Versailles girls basketball (26)
d. Volkswagen with an oversized inner tube tied on top (13)
e. Screech Owls (16)
f. Library reading class at South Street Elementary School (11)
40 February 22, 1978
a. Houston vs. Jackson Center boys basketball (17)
b. Feature photos of an automobile accident (25)
41 February 23, 1978
a. Covington vs. Franklin Monroe boys basketball (64)
b. Coal furnace at Miami East Elementary School – Leroy Stegeman (35)
c. Two Days section recipe winner: Deborah Stahl (9)
42 February 24, 1978
a. Miami East Junior High girls basketball team (4)
b. Man restoring and old Oliver tractor (14)
c. Man building an airplane – Richard Brinkman of Troy (44)
d. Former Centennial bowling alley to be taken over by Trojan Manufacturing – Ed Stepleton, Gary Enz, Elmer L Caskey (25)
43 February 25, 1978
a. Piqua vs. Wilmington girls basketball (36)
b. Radio controlled model airplane show at the Piqua East Mall (20)
c. Two Days section – Antique Lamps and other kerosene operated antiques (32)
44 February 27, 1978
a. Covington vs. Yellow Springs boys basketball (17)
b. Snowmobile sled presented to the Piqua Fire Department by the Upper Valley Snowmobile Association – Fire Chief Russell Selby and Mike Streib. (26)
45 February 28, 1978
a. Gravity Guidance machine purchased by the Miami County Rehabilitation Center, 850 S. Main St., Piqua – Jack Slonkosky demonstrating the machine (22)
b. Feature photo – face painted on a fire plug at 501 W. Water St. (4)
c. Ice fisherman – Lawrence Cookingham fishing in Echo Lake (24)
d. Winans candy factory – Max Winan displaying old metal and new plastic chocolate molds (107)
46 February 1978 (no specific date)
a. Ladies playing tennis – negatives from Alex Flesh (6)
b. Duane Bachman refereeing an Edison State College basketball game (19)
c. Piqua vs. Urbana boys basketball (19)
SUB-SERIES XIII C: MARCH 1978
BOX 24
File
47 March 1, 1978
a. Piqua vs. Springfield North girls basketball (17)
b. Feature photo – ice on the river (3)
c. Two Days section recipe winner – Sandra Atkins (6)
48 March 2, 1978
a. Feature photos – Fountain Park (25)
b. Feature photos – Ford pickup truck hauling the bed of a Ford pickup truck (8)
c. Roof collapse at the Fountain Park Hance Pavilion (26)
d. Ice fisherman (12)
49 March 3, 1978
a. Piqua Daily Call building – exterior (11)
b. Piqua 36 Skate Club speed skating team – (back row) Chrystal Neesom, John Hillier, Jack Hall, Bruce Downey (second row) Tammy Chambers, Joe Hillier, Frankie England, Robin Trissel, Becky Stewart, Amy Thurman, (front row) Bruce Thurman, Chris Chalmer, Mike Overla, Mike Trissel, Stacy Clark, Jason Thurman, Kirck Kramer (9)
c. Upper Valley Joint Vocational School photographs (51)
50 March 4, 1978
a. Miami East vs. Dixie boys basketball (79)
b. Farm photos (20)
51 March 7, 1978
a. Feature photos – ice hockey on Echo Lake (13)
b. Feature photos – Mike Kerrigan eating ice cream (6)
c. Feature photos – copy of fire article and photo from Piqua Daily Call, February 3, 1977 (4)
d. Parks Director Jim Collins presenting a proposed swimming pool at Eisenhower (now Pitsenbarger) Park (3)
52 March 8, 1978
a. Mayor James Henderson buys the first ticket to the Y-Teen Friendship Club’s spaghetti dinner from Y-Teen President Cay Bientz and Y-Teen Director Nancy Oerke – part of the YWCA (9)
b. Scene of fatal accident on SR 41 in Troy – automobile struck and killed a jogger (8)
53 March 9, 1978
a. Bennett Junior High School’s production of the play “They Run in Our Family” – Danny Rogers, Linday Whitney, Diana Sullivan, Connie Hedrick (10)
b. Area wrestlers: Bill Jacob (3); Dave Berger (2); Jeff Schlater (2); Scott Bernholt (2); Bob Palus (2); Brian Smith (2); Scott Kimmel (2); Neil Swonger (2)
c. Swirl Beauty Salon’s new owners: Brenda Hill and Diane Brown (12)
d. Piqua Central Winter Sports awards: Dave Bowers , boys basketball; Julie Hemmert, girls basketball; Doug Morris, wrestling (6)
e. Hayner Cultural Center – Japanese printing show (45)
54 March 10, 1978
a. Feature photos – carefully bundled fence wire along Russia-Versailles Road (9)
b. Feature photos – snow piled up around a rural mail box (10)
c. Two Day section recipe winner – Mrs. Reva Benedict (9)
55 March 11, 1978
a. Lehman vs. Mechanicsburg girls basketball (71)
56 March 15, 1978
a. High water photographs in Piqua (34)
57 March 16, 1978
a. Photos of trash left by melting snow (3)
b. Covington winter sports awards assembly – Mike Schmidt, Kelly Knick, Randy Kimmel (9)
c. Piqua Central Parent –Student swap day (39)
58 March 17, 1978
a. Dr. George Upton receives award from the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults – Gloria Hufford, Ruth Hahn, Dr. George Upton, Rev. Charles Zweizig Jr. (7)
59 March 18, 1978
a. Frank Mikolajewski exercising his dog in Fountain Park (16)
b. Two Days section feature on making maple syrup – Byron Kent (14)
c. Two Days section recipe winner – Gertrude McKinney (5)
60 March 20, 1978
a. Girl Scouts demonstrate skills at Piqua East Mall for Girl Scout Week – Loretta Ault, Tina Roller, among others (47)
b. Lehman Winter Sports Awards Banquet awards: Bill Jacob, Patti Crist, Rick Thaman (7)
c. Penrod and Anderson Cabinet Shop signs (24)
61 March 21, 1978
a. Feature photos – buds on trees (8)
b. Photos of an advertisement for Troy Skate Club’s Fantasy On Ice featuring 1978 World Champion Charles Tickner – show to be held April 21 & 22 (4 positive 1 ¼” x 1” prints on film & 11 negatives)
c. Graham High School Winter Sports Banquet awards – Chuck Adams, Cindy Aldridge, David Hart (4)
d. Piqua City Commission telecast (4)
62 March 22, 1978
a. Damaged paper rolls (15)
b. Versailles High School Winter Sports Banquet awards – Dave Berger, Jane Schlater, Devin Wick (4)
c. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) practice at Piqua Fire Department – Polly Rich, John Miller, Don Locker (9)
d. Two Days recipe award winner – Karen Niesley with daughter Kari Niesley (10)
63 March 24, 1978
a. Piqua Police search 635 S. Wayne Street – Robert Taylor, John Hirsch, Donald A. White, Marion Vosler – the house is where the dismembered and decomposed body of Eloise Bowman was discovered (44)
b. Man with umbrella at an Echo Hills golf course sand trap (13)
c. New addition to the Flesh Public Library, 124 W. Greene Street – interior and exterior (39)
d. Piqua Central High School spring sports photos (27)
e. Lehman High School spring sports photos (18)
f. Yoga demonstration photos – Yoga being taught at the YWCA by Pat Wing (57)
65 March 25, 1978
a. The Weekly Call section – Dorothy Heisler decorating eggs (48)
66 March 28, 1978
a. Garden of Gethsemane display at the Piqua Nazarene Church (9)
b. Fletcher Lioness Club chartered – Richard Minnich, Janet Hart (4)
c. Grocery store cooler display – boss page (9)
67 March 29, 1978
a. Luxury farm tractor at Patty Implement Co. in Pleasant Hill (5)
b. Miami East Sports awards – Mike Smart, Cindy Gibson, Jeff Osting (5)
c. Body site at 635 S. Wayne St. (see file 63 above) (20)
d. Daily Call carriers awards presented (11)
68 March 30, 1978
a. Houston High School winter sports banquet awards – Kim Mann, Steve Ware (5)
b. Three M Trophy Company, 9277 N. CR 25-A – Mabel Maples, Vicki Maples (8)
cv. Kar Gard (17)
SUB-SERIES XIII D: APRIL 1978
BOX 24
File
69 April 1, 1978
a. Pauline Alexander hand dipping chocolate (8 – 2 1/8” x 2 1/8”)
b. Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) boxing matches at Hobart Arena in Troy (36)
c. Richard Burch teaching fitness at the YMCA (24)
70 April 2, 1978
a. Photos for a vending machine feature (6)
b. Arby’s hot air balloon and pilot (13)
c. Zimmerman & Pecks store (8)
d. Waco display (8)
71 April 3, 1978
a. Hardin Houston Kindergarten circus (15)
b. Donkey basketball game at Roosevelt Field House to raise money for the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children (32)
c. Mote Relays photos (16)
d. Copy of an old photograph of a grandmother, mother and possibly three daughters (6)
72 April 4, 1978
a. Feature photo – honey bee on crocus blooms (8)
b. Local History Department of the Flesh Public Library is created with the unpacking and shelving of the Jerome Constant Smiley collection of 1400 books – Wally White (39)
73 April 5, 1978
a. Tornado Drill at Piqua Central High School (9)
74 April 7, 1978
a. Paper weights from the collection of John Goldsborough on display at the Flesh Public Library (8)
b. Fire at the home of Rose E. Weaver, 420 Summit St., Piqua (11)
c. Master taxidermist Fred Allen of Tipp City is instructing John Shank’s 4th grade class at Fletcher Elementary School (52)
d. Cincinnati Reds opening day (71)
e. Candy’s Village Salon expanding operations to include men as patrons – Candy Gray is owner – 7605 N. Alcony Rd., Conover, (19)
f. Special Olympics in Piqua (12)
g. Eldora Raceway personnel – Earl Baltes, owner; Rick Ferkel, driver; Jack Hewitt, driver (8)
75 April 8, 1978
a. Cincinnati Bengals vs. area coaches benefit basketball game at Miami East high school (34)
b. Weekend section recipe winner – Shirley Bowman (9)
c. Feature photo – Edmund Stephan painting porch spindles (6)
d. Sewing demonstration: Judy Colbert (17)
e. Jim Landis Hair Studio (46)
f. Russia High School sports awards photos: Mike Simmons, Sandy Cordonnier, Don Groff (4).
76 April 10, 1978
a. Gymnasts at the YMCA (31)
77 April 11, 1978
a. Feature photos – children on the Fountain Park roller slide (13)
b. Edison State College phase II opens (120)
78 April 13, 1978
a. Demming Road construction project (13)
b. Orr Flesh building construction project (14)
c. Frank Lange playing tennis (11)
d. Weekly Call recipe winner: Janet Klosterman (5)
BOX 25
File
1 April 14, 1978
a. Piqua East Mall package sewage plant which also treats sewage from Edison State Community College and Upper Valley JVS and possible the new Piqua High School (7)
2 April 15, 1978
a. Father and son on paper route (17)
3 April 18, 1978
a. Feature photos – abandoned railroad tracks (4)
b. Grandparents day at North Street School (41)
c. City Commission meeting (5)
4 April 19, 1978
a. Piqua City Schools 8th grade students visiting the Piqua Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol – Chief John Musser (10)
b. Miami County Mental Health Association Dinner – Linda Davis, Albert Hanna (6)
c. Financial seminar sponsored by the Piqua Daily Call and the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School – Tyrus Cottey, Barry Brandt (30)
5 April 20, 1978
a. Feature photos – railroad tracks (8)
b. Feature photos – telephone poles (7)
c. Feature photos – Frank Schmidt trying to fly a kite (11)
d. Weekend section recipe winner: Emily Dawson (4)
6 April 21, 1978
a. Troy Skate Club ice show (79)
b. Miami County Park District adds land to Stillwater Prairie Reserve (47)
c. Aerovent flying the French flag in front of its offices (13)
d. Miami County Grange display at the Piqua East Mall (15)
7 April 25, 1978
a. Feature photos – Spring Break – Lora Elliott, Carolyn and Rick Walser, physical therapy department employees at Piqua Memorial Hospital (11)
b. Bradford free pork and bean supper sponsored by the Bradford Pumpkin Shaw – John Bashore and Bob Leady (18)
c. Al McGuire speaks at the Top 100 Awards banquet (39)
d. Piqua Daily Call Carried Kenneth Shaver (19)
e. Weekend section – Piqua Historical Museum – 509 N. Main St. (60)
f. Piqua Hawks Soccer team (51)
8 April 26, 1978
a. Rainey Day photographs (42)
b. Karen Wagner – Casstown Greenhouse (21)
c. Sheriffs Library in the jail (7)
d. Road, trash and trees (8)
9 April 27, 1978
a. Seniors at the Upper Valley JVS Cooperative Education program are honored at a dinner at the Bijou restaurant along with their employers – Tammy Deitsch, Kathy Folck, Dick Gower, Mary Beam, (4)
b. Fire at Mid-Continent Properties warehouse, 1401 Fairfax Ave (21)
c. Your Turn mug shots: Dilly Joe Ray, Darrell Clark, Pat Clark, Beverly Bernardi, Dan Kelley, Tony Klepinger, Steve Root, John Lamb, William Zimmerlin, Adam Weisheit (14)
d. Piqua Players production of “The Sunshine Boys” to be performed May 5, 6, 12, 13 – Dick Hennessey, Carl Ludwig (24)
e. Weekend section recipe winner – Kay Knapp (6)
f. Feature photos – John Malone pushing a Mike Stahl on the swings at Eisenhower Park (9)
10 April 28, 1978
a. Van accident at North Street School (15)
b. Library clown, Mr. Jimmy (Wallace White, library director), performs in the Children’s Department (34)
c. Great Miami River Corridor display at the Flesh Public Library (11)
11 April 1978 – No Specific Date
a. Court House office (13)
SUB-SERIES XIII E: MAY 1978
BOX 25
File
12 May 1, 1978
a. Piqua High School Key Club teeter-tooter marathon raises $200 – Jeff Wilhelm, Paul Voorhis, Craig Schulz (10)
b. Green Leaf Garden Club planting a tree in the mall off the Public Square – Marilyn Hart, Patti Jackson,Barbara Schwab, Nancy Siegel, Mary Gibson,Angie Chalou, Tim Anderson, Gary Hartman, John Chalou, James Collins, Ray Miller (8)
c. Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory van (4) and deteriorating conditions in a Miami County Jail cell (5)
d. Regional Transit Authority (RTA) office (8)
13 May 2, 1978
a. Pleasant Hill Kiwanis Club donates a 3 channel portable radio to the Pleasant Hill police department – Donald Thompson, Police Chief Samuel Roetter (9)
b. Indian Games Day at Johnston Farm (76)
c. Wilder students celebrating Teachers Week, May 1-5 (10)
d. Copy of 1897 photograph of North Main St. looking north from Water St. (8)
14 May 4, 1978
a. Injured animals at Bruckner Nature Center (109)
b. Riverside children at the Dettmer Hospital X-ray lab (27)
15 May 5, 1978
a. Fatal automobile accident on I-75 (27)
b. Piqua Noon Optimist Club invited the entire Piqua Police Department to Lunch in honor of National Respect for the Law Week – eight officers were able to come (14)
c. Daily Call Weekend recipe winner – Robert Deck (14)
d. Rusty Tamplin adjusting a grandfather clock he built in the Piqua High School wood shop class (12)
16 May 6, 1978
a. Covington train wreck – 18 cars of a 96 car train derailed (123)
17 May 9, 1978
a. Feature photo – city worker mowing dandelions on the front lawn of the Municipal Power Plant on S. Main St. (10)
b. Feature photos – sheep and horses (8)
c. Automobile accident on State Route 66 (4)
18 May 10, 1978
a. Grain elevators and railroad cars (18)
b. Piqua Green Leaf Garden Club house tour (43)
c. Graham bus driver – Leonard Kizer (34)
19 May 11, 1978
a. Edison State College student faculty picnic (36)
b. Dettmer Hospital employees learning about the jobs of other employees in a Job Mixing day (37)
c. Piqua High School Alumni Choir – John Goldsborough, Edythe and John Goldsborough, Lynn Wagner, Joan Wagner (7)
d. New Paul Sherry Chevrolet Used Car lot across from the dealership on CR-25A (12 – 2 1/8” x 2 1/8” negatives)
e. Bruckner Nature Center – Bruckner Society of Nature Carvers - wood carvers of birds and animals (40)
f. Weekend section recipe winner – Mrs. A. J. Kaiser (12)
20 May 12, 1978
a. Feature photo of a sign – Dennis Campbell announcing that his wife gave birth to twin boys – 325 W. North St. (9)
b. Feature photos – Lady feeding two small children in strollers (23)
c. Feature photos – family picnic and fun time at Eisenhower Park (24)
d. Edison State outdoor construction project nearing completion (8)
e. Peggy French fondue (22)
21 May 13, 1978
a. U.S.S.R. junior national basketball team playing Miami Valley All Star high school basketball team in Troy (34)
22 May 17, 1978
a. Favorite Hill Elementary School 6th grade students present a “Broadway Revue” to senior citizens and a group from the Dettmer Health Care Center (27)
b. Covington High School Home Economics II class studying child care (32)
c. Feature photos – sign “Lon Mors for Sale” (3)
d. Feature photos – lone U.S. Flag in a field of dandelions at Forest Hill Cemetery (14)
e. Dettmer Health Care Center (23)
f. Hobart Executives greet Kitchen Aid distributors arriving at their first convention at Troy’s Kitchen Aid World Headquarters (20)
23 May 18, 1978
a. Jeff Reeder riding his 5 speed tricycle on city streets (2)
24 May 19, 1978
a. Mail box photos for National Mail Box Week (15)
b. Riverside School Boy Scouts (30)
c. Covington vs. Twin Valley South baseball (11)
d. Meals on Wheels delivery – Mr. and Mrs. Homer Huffman (15)
e. Fran Holthaus receives Pierre the Pelican literature from Miami County Mental Health Association volunteer Mary Sheats (12)
25 May 20, 1978
a. Piqua Noon Optimists Club adopt South Street Elementary School (37)
b. The Weekly Call section – Waco exhibit at Troy-Hayner Cultural Center (18)
c. The Weekly Call section recipe winner – Peggy Layman (8)
26 May 22, 1978
a. Bruckner Nature Center pioneer times – food, music, exhibits (38)
b. Office Times mural (12)
27 May 23, 1978
a. Bruckner Nature Center’s Iddingx House log cabin (8)
28 May 24, 1978
a. Piqua Milling in operation – Ben Pool, Alan Pool (19)
b. Charles (Pete) Vosler and Mike Voskuhl preparing the former site of Spring Street School for landscaping (9)
c. Ladies fashion model at the YWCA (9)
d. Man planting flowers in the Canal Place area off E. Ash St. (10)
e. Lester McMurdy, Bessie Allenbaugh, Margaret Clark, Elva Boyd (5)
29 May 26, 1978
a. Field day at Wertz Stadium for 83 students from individual progress and learning disabilities classes (19)
30 May 27, 1978
a. Feature photo – roots of a tree in the South Street Elementary School yard (4)
b. Versailles Soggy Memorial Frog Jumping Contest – Donley Myer, Jenny Berger (63)
c. Lehman High School graduation (27)
d. High Street Elementary School science fair (45)
e. Miami East Junior High School history project – 8th grade students create a model of Civil War battles and plantations (16)
f. Piqua Central High School girls 440-yard relay team which qualified for state competition – Denise Schultz, Lori Von Aschen, Julie Schnippel, Brenda Baker (5)
31 May 28, 1978
a. Junior Olympics (24)
32 May 31, 1978
a. J.B. Giles Limited opening a new store at 410 N. Main St., Piqua, J.B. Giles was started in 1976 by Alexander Flesh – for business page (16)
33 May 1978 – no specific date
a. Man presenting a check to a man and a woman – no further information (7)
SUB-SERIES XIII F: JUNE 1978
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34 June 1, 1978
a. Moving a house on State Route 718 between Troy and Pleasant Hill (59)
b. High Street Elementary School Olympics involving about 500 children in the 4th – 6th grades from Washington, High Street, North Street and South Street elementary schools (20)
c. Piqua Memorial Day parade and ceremonies (20)
d. Field day at Concord Elementary School, Troy (57)
34 June 1, 1978 Continued
e. Piqua Central High School spring sports awards winners: Janet Mott, Lori Von Aschen, Denise Schultz, Julie Schnippel (11)
35 June 2, 1978
a. YWCA disco dance class – Clancy Burroughs is instructor (68)
b. The Weekly Call section – Museum of the Northwest Territory in Lockington (48)
c. Modern dance class in Troy taught by Liz Stafford (70)
36 June 3, 1978
a. Feature photos – two old barns on Washington Road (9)
b. Feature photos – bicycle stored on balcony of Colonial Terrace Apartments on Covington Avenue (6)
c. Pleasant Hill Fire Department rescue equipment (8)
d. Washington School sixth graders taking samples of water from the Great Miami River – Jill Henderson, Alan Larger, Kevin Richardson (25)
e. Your Turn interview photos – Joy Martz, Scott Breisch, Julian Trevino, Nancy Peterson, Doug Morris, Bob Molitor, Scott Ritter, Doug Davis, Val Hardin Tom Tyler (20)
37 June 5, 1978
a. Drowing of 8 year old Donna Lynn Sherman in the Great Miami River behind Bennett Junior High School (57)
38 June 6, 1978
a. Primary election poll workers – Helen Francis,Jacqueline Cox, Freedia Marsh, Marilyn Jordan (9)
b. Automobile accident at the corner of Ash and Downing Streets (20)
c. Springcreek School class play – Romeo and Juliet (15)
39 June 7, 1978
a. Vote tabulation at the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School computer – election workers: Dur Winfield, Pat Hinde, Penny Dye, Sharon Felter, Gene Shook (15)
b. Pheasant chicks delivered for Miami County 4-H members for projects – chicks picked up at the Extension Service office in the old Troy Courthouse – Harold Weismiller, John Shell (12)
c. Washington Elementary second grade teachers Mary Ann Fickenwirth and Kim Wion take their students on a picnic at Fountain Park (27)
d. McDonalds bus taking children from Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children on a tour of the county (13)
40 June 8, 1978
a. Accident involving two semi-trucks on I-75 (27)
b. Sunset Auto Mart, a Bumper to Bumper franchise opens at 126 Sunset Drive (17)
41 June 9, 1978
a. Sign on window of Mote Park Community Center that was broken as a result of vandalism and stating the cost to repair it (17)
b. Kids Krusade puppet show at Piqua Church of the Nazarine (23)
c. Fort Loramie thanks the voters for the school levy passing – Sandy Olberding, Dorothy Baeckman (10)
d. Approximately 60 Upper Valley Joint Vocational School Future Farmers of America (FFA) members clean up Lake Loramie State Park – Tom Hiegel, Pat Greve, David Billups, Jim Baker (11)
e. Twin high school graduates – Julian and Justin Trevina (8)
42 June 10, 1978
a. Piqua Central High School graduation (44)
b. Drowning of canoeist Rick Ferriell of Troy in the Great Miami River behind the Piqua Power Plant (14)
c. The Weekly Call section – Fulton Farms photos (13)
d. The Weekly Call section recipe winner – Margaret Clark (7)
43 June 12, 1978
a. Troy Strawberry Festival photos (37)
b. Construction of the water tower for the Miami County Health Care Center and Dettmer Hospital (36)
44 June 13, 1978
a. Feature photos – jump rope: Marie Satterwhite, Ronnie Satterwhite, Vera Jones (21)
45 June 14, 1978
a. Piqua City Parks summer programs for children (36)
b. Val Decker Packing Company meat cooler – Bill Peeples (21)
c. Piqua Daily Call carriers preparing to leave for a trip to Cedar Point and Sea World (13)
d. Kurtz Carpet House – West U.S. Route 36, Piqua (31)
e. Tennis practice (32)
f. High wheel bicycle at Johnston’s Farm (27)
46 June 15, 1978
a. Residents of the Baptist Home of Upper Miami Valley (former Leo Flesh mansion on N. Downing) have a picnic lunch on the front veranda (30)
b. Piqua Daily Call carriers returning from their trip to Cedar Point and Sea World – Peggy Elliott, Randy Elliott, Brenda Williams, Chris Wildenhaus, Bill Hayes, Kathy Gilmore, Gary Gilmore, Jamie Kelly, Tony Walter, Teresa Yount, Benny Siegel, Darrin Cascaden, Doug Yohey, Mark Beckley (6)
c. James Wheeler and foster son Arthur Bard (25)
47 June 16, 1978
a. Strawberry Festival queen – Tina Ericksen (8)
b. Slo-pitch softball (15)
48 June 17, 1978
a. Feature photos – ducks at Johnston’s Farm (9)
b. Feature photo – children in the back of a pick-up truck going fishing (2)
c. Feature photo – children swimming at the Fountain Park pool (6)
d. Cincinnati Reds tryout camp at Hardman Field (52)
e. The Weekly Call section – four-wheel drive vehicles at Poverty Knob Farms in Clayton, north of Covington (34)
f. Dettmer Hospital radiation therapy department (15)
49 June 19, 1978
a. Raymond Marker donates land to Versailles Schools (5)
b. Dog nursing from a cat (43)
c. Tennis instruction by Mrs. Alexander (Beryl) Flesh of the Piqua Tennis Association (41)
d. Tri Star baseball contest sponsored by the Noon Optimist Club at Eisenhower Park – Chris Evilsizor (7)
50 June 20, 1978
a. High Street bottle tree – dead ash tree decorated with a variety of bottles by Ruth Bryant (8)
b. Television for inmates to watch at the Miami County Jail (6)
c. Piqua Daily Call carriers leaving on a trip to Florida: John Crosby, Bob Jennings, Greg Wilks (7)
d. Servisoft Water Co. – Charlotte and Kenneth Streib (22)
e. The Weekly Call section feature – Holley Buckenroth painting murals of Star Wars movie characters R2D2 and C3PO on the walls of South Street Elementary School (69)
51 June 22, 1978
a. New big dish antenna for Valley Antenna Systems CATV on Hemm Road – will allow local residents to receive Turner Network Television (TNT) broadcasts from Atlanta (21)
b. Man on a unicycle (7)
c. Half-way house moving (11)
d. The Weekly Call section recipe winner – Marjorie Erwin (10)
52 June 23, 1978
a. Piqua Civic Band concert (34)
b. Tecumseh Woods swim meet (28)
c. Igloo portable ice cooler (8)
53 June 24, 1978
a. Track club to run 24 hour marathon to raise money for the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children – Bob Bowman, Jim Risenbeck, Joe Beasley, Todd Wion, Bruce Gover (8)
54 June 26, 1978
a.$188,000 grant to study the feasibility of utilizing power plant by-products as energy: William Hanselman (consultant), Mayor James Henderson, City Manager H.E. Hastings, William Eskew (consultant) (23)
b. Washington Road resurfacing project (5)
c. Teen alcoholism debate (5)
55 June 28, 1978
a. Water Street reconstruction (14)
b. Cassano’s Pizza on Water Street (5)
c. Diana’s Pizza and Restaurant on South Street (4)
d. Dairy Land on South Street (10)
e. The Hampshire Company (cabinet makers) on SR-66 (23)
f. Racquet ball at the YMCA (15)
56 June 28, 1978
a. Bridal Section - following Robyn Rice and Jack Hemm as they make preparations for a wedding and setting up a home (121) (4 –
2 1/8” x 2 1/8” negatives)
57 June 29, 1978
a. Playground photos at Mote Park (15)
b. Office Times – 100 N. Sunset Dr. (10)
c. Semi-truck blocking traffic in the 100 block of West Ash St. (3)
58 June 30, 1978
a. Playground photos at Fountain Park (21)
b. Civic Band Concert at Fountain Park (20)
c. The Weekly Call - Overfield Tavern (14)
d. Cora Biles – Piqua Schools bus driver (5)
SUB-SERIES XIII G: JULY 1978
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1 July 1978 – Pat Garland and another man on the boardwalk at Bruckner Nature Center
2 July 3, 1978
a. Piqua Track Club prepares for 3rd annual 6-man 24-hour relay for charity: Joe Beasley, Kyle Stevens, Bob Bowman, Jim Riesenbeck, Bruce Gover, Todd Wion.(3)
b. Baseball (13)
c. Farm page photos: getting cattle ready for the Miami County Fair (18)
3 July 5, 1978
a. Piqua 4th of July celebration (87)
b. House moving from the corner to High and Sunset to Jean Drive (22)
c. George Fernandes of Freytag and Freytag Associates inspects the Hance Pavilion to see if repairs are needed (18)
d. Jacoby’s Home Appliances (13)
e. Perfecto Industries, 1721 West High Street (28)
4 July 6, 1978
a. 4-H horse clinic (49)
b. Fatal automobile accident on Troy-Sidney Road – Richard Gene Staton (20)
c. Painter working on the Miami County Fairgrounds (11)
5 July 7, 1978
a. Weekend recipe winner – Betty Kurtz (3)
b. Jacoby’s store front (11)
c. Hardenbrook Ford exterior and painter painting a mural on the exterior north wall (17)
d. Copy photos – taken of historical photos of the downtown (16)
e. Westminster United Presbyterian Church liturgical dancers: Linda Overly, Karen Russell, Noralie McCoy (30)
f. Work continuing at the Miami County Jail (11)
g. Canal boat medal – a two sided coin (16)
6 July 8, 1978
a. Jail construction continues – pumping concrete up onto the 3rd floor (19)
b. Flesh Public Library book sale: Rosalyn Schneider & Cheryl Hepner (11)
7 July 10, 1978
a. Garage sales (18)
b. Feature photo – stringing a power line (9)
8 July 11, 1978
a. Bird house with a flag – Leonard and Hanna Dabus, 401 Riverside Dr. (9)
b. Tracy Brumbaugh – winner of a new bicycle in the Police Auxiliary’s Bike Safety Rodeo (16)
c. Jerry Goedde – Miami County Extension Agent (5)
d. Horse with a mustache – horse named Sparkey – owned by Lisa Quinter of Demming Road (22)
e. Auto accident at Ash and Wayne Streets (5)
f. Clean-up at Cedar Bog (14)
9 July 12, 1978
a. Youth Conservation Corps work project cleaning the hydraulic bank at Fountain Park – Jill Davidson (Troy) and Karen Almora (Lockington) (10)
b. Angie Chalou watering flowers at Riverside Drive and Broadway intersection. (11)
c. Frank Lange in an MGTD Arnolt sedan automobile (49)
d. Feature photo – wheat and a barn (6)
e, Automobile accident in Kroger parking lot – Martin Larch drove a car into a power pole.
10 July 14, 1978
a. Downtown Piqua Days – Harry Oda arranging books at the Old Canal Book Store (12)
b. The National Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima was in Piqua at St. Boniface Catholic Church (8)
c. People in lawn chairs at the Piqua Civic Band concert at Fountain Park (7)
d. Piqua vs. Englewood American Legion baseball (16)
e. Girl Scouts at Rolling Hills Girl Scout Camp in Pleasant Hill – girls from
Covington and Piqua (24)
11 July 15, 1978
a. Grissom’s Super Value Food Market produce section (12)
12 July 17, 1978
a. Roy and Margie Pirtle family show and band performed outdoors in a grassy area beyond the Pirtle’s patio (41)
b. Downtown Piqua Sidewalk Sales Day auction – Jim Oda, Joe Thoma, Bob Bayman, Lou Havenar (30)
c. Flesh Public Library book sale (7)
d. Mrs. Jacklin Powell, 735 Park Ave. – she and her husband, Jack Powell, uncovered old Piqua photos, receipts and newspapers while remodeling their house (4)
e. Mrs. Lawrence Overholt, 212 Harrison St., holding an 18 inch cucumber (13)
f. Sheep in a pasture (4)
13 July 19, 1978
a. Construction of the new Girl Scout lodge and conference center at Rolling Hills Girl Scout Camp near Pleasant Hill (5)
b. Rick Powers – Buck Stove Store and the corner of Wayne and Water Streets (14)
c. Seventh Day Adventist Church on SR 185, Piqua (6)
d. Favorite Hill Baptist Church on South Street, Piqua (7)
e. Piqua National Band remodeling its Sunset branch on the southwest corner of High St. and Sunset Dr., Piqua (9)
f. Memorial drinking fountain on the west end of the Public Square (8)
g. Feature photo – ducks on the Aerovent pond (15)
h. Lockington covered bridge (7)
i. Feature photo – weeds (13)
14 July 20, 1978
a. Children’s International Summer Village – held in Troy (33)
15 July 21, 1978
a. Police Chief James Huffman presented with a plaque from the National Child Safety Council in recognition of the department’s involvement in child safety education locally. Chief Huffman, Robin Stump, Dale K. Stump (2)
b. Piqua American Legion baseball action (15)
16 July 24, 1978
a. Miami County Youth Services Bureau moving from the courthouse in Troy to the old County Home on Troy-Sidney Road – Bill Campbell, Wally Parke (20)
b. Peggy French to teach teens a course in Party Gourmet at the YWCA (25)
c. Vandalism at Favorite Hill Baptist Church on South Street – broken windows (9)
d. Interior of Diana’s Pizza on South Street (9)
e. Trophy for the Piqua City Golf Championship is awarded to Gene Bayman by Tom Mullaly (2)
17 July 25, 1978
a. Weekend Section – Keith Dawson running old style printing shop in Gettysburg, Ohio (28)
b. Graffiti on water tower at the end of Spring Street (4)
c. Exterior of Greene Street United Methodist Church (9)
d. Horses and riders – Doug Pence (14)
18 July 27, 1978
a. Feature photos – Bill Amison from Gourmet Seafood, Inc., Gulf Shores, AL (18)
b. Feature photos – Greene Street United Methodist Church – exterior (5)
c. Feature photo – graffiti on Spring Street water tower (2)
d. Feature photo – Rhode Island vanity license plate “HEY NOW”
e. Interior of the Western Ohio Youth Center (16)
19 July 28, 1978
a. The Norak Aero Klub, a Norwegian civil air patrol group visits Piqua’s Don Gentile Squadron 606 CAP. – Capt. David Millhouse, Piqua CAP and Ashjorn Fesker, Norwegian escort (18)
b. Valley Antenna Systems, Inc. (CATV) turns over and emergency alert system to the city of Piqua – Fire Chief Russell Selby; Lawrence Baker, President and general manager of Valley Antenna Systems; Piqua Mayor James Henderson (9)
c. Steer (5)
d. Steinke Home Improvement (6)
e. Toilet planter – Scott Ault, 9325 N. CR 25A (17)
f. Piqua Youth Softball League action (11)
g. Deputy Clerk of the Miami County Common Pleas Court, Frances Hays Davis, retires after 25 years service (9)
h. Johnston Cemetery sign and grave stones (18)
i. Buckeye Mart – closed and deteriorating (14)
j. Miami County Fairgrounds (21)
20 July 30, 1978
a. Fountain Park pool (5)
21 July 31, 1978
a. Preparations for the 4-H beef barbeque (10)
b. 4-H 1977 livestock buyers billboard – Bonnie Sotzing; Roger Gessner; John
Brinkman (8)
c. Happy Days Camp for special students of Riverside School at Redmen’s Campgrounds – Glen Devers was camp director for the week-long camp (14)
d. 4-H dog show at the fairgrounds (12)
e. Twelve foot paper shark build by cousins Andy Kastner and Kevin Largent (12)
f. Truck – train accident on CR 25-A at the B&O tracks – James W. Dawson, driver of the truck was not injured. (19)
g. Bowman Brothers Used Car Sales in Sidney (11)
h. Landmark grain elevator and Town and Country Center in Sidney (14)
SUB-SERIES XIII H: AUGUST 1978
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22 August 1, 1978
a. Shelby County Fair (20)
c. Piqua City Prosecutor is sworn in (5)
23 August 2, 1978
a. Shelby County Fair photographs (33)
b. Maude and Sidney Plunkett celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary (7)
c. Restoration of the Iddings Log House at the Brukner Nature Center, Troy (41)
d. Harriet Smith’s gas meter (11)
24 August 3, 1978
a. Feature photo – Piqua sign and flowers – Piqua National Bank branch office at Water and College Streets (21)
b. Weekend section recipe winner – Virginia Longendelpher (5)
25 August 4, 1978
a. YMCA swim classes (117)
b. Old Springcreek School House – the E. J. Sylvesters – 7650 Union-Shelby Rd. (11)
26 August 8, 1978
a. Youth baseball (17)
b. Manufacturing steel tubing (14)
27 August 9, 1978
a. Fire at a garage owned by St. Mary Catholic Church – 528 Broadway (5)
b. Opal Couchot, executive director, Piqua YWCA (21)
c. Alice Ann Stewart, program director, Piqua YWCA, with the new YW brochure (11)
d. Piqua Central High School marching band practice (30)
e. Slow pitch softball (8)
f. Upper Valley Joint Vocational School (JVS) exterior (11)
g. Edison State College outdoor lab (8)
28 August 10 1978
a. St. Mary Catholic Church garage fire (7)
b. Miami County Fairgrounds – grand stand, harness horses, parking lot (14)
29 August 11, 1978
a. Mary Hinger looking over flowers in Martha Schumacker’s garden at 1337 Elmwood Circle (21)
b. New store in St. Paris – Country Crafts – Carol Rodin (10)
c. Piqua Daily Call sun visor (8)
d. Salvage crews work to remove railroad cars from a 18 car derailment on the ConRail tracks on the east edge of Covington – the derailment occurred on May 5, 1978 (18)
e. Phyllis Leonard describes the change in the composition of moth balls (18)
f. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints donate books to Flesh Public Library – Ruth Mangum, Thelma Purdue, Wallace White (12)
g. Scots Inn interior (31)
h. Jim Drake’s House built by the Upper Valley JVS (13)
i. Piqua Central High School football practice (17)
j. Lehman High School exterior (2)
k. Piqua Board of Education building at 419 Caldwell (16)
l. Nannie Hill – recipe winner (3)
30 August 12, 1978
a. Former Piqua Finance Director Richard Reed arrested by Sheriff’s Detective Dale Smitley as part of a civil suit against the city (13)
b. Automobile accident on CR 25-A just south of Piqua (15)
c. Piqua East Mall fashion show (83)
31 August 14, 1978
a. Donald E. Dankworth driving a car that his a house on SR 66 just north of Piqua (43)
32 August 15, 1978
a. Miami County Fair photographs by Householder (6 – 2” x 2” neg.)
33 August 16, 1978
a. Grissom’s Super Value grocery barbecue grill (7)
34 August 17, 1978
a. Miami County Fair photographs by Householder (8 – 2” x 2” neg.)
35 August 18, 1978
a. Feature photos for a story on alcoholism (32)
36 August 21, 1978
a. New playground equipment installed at North Street Elementary School (7)
b. Sunflowers returned to Piqua National Bank as part of a contest (35)
c. Hay stacker attachment to a tractor to create hay stacks – Paul and Ron Bair (11)
d. Cub Scout Pack 7 cleaning the Public Square in Piqua (13)
e. Piqua Junior Tennis Tournament at Eisenhower Park [Pitsenbarger Park] (6)
f. Last day of the summer park program at both Mote and Fountain Parks – a day filled with games (9)
g. Mall walk sale at Piqua East Mall (57)
37 August 23, 1978
a. Piqua Firemen Thomas Jenkins, Edward McMaken, Gary Connell (7)
b. YWCA open house sign being hung by Sandy Hemm, Cheryl Neuenschwander, Marge Wallace and Ginny Koon (13)
c. George Voinovich and family stopped in Piqua – Republican candidate for Lt. Governor (4)
d. Denning Shell gasoline station – Sunset Drive and Covington Ave. (8)
e. Ground breaking for the Sidney McDonald’s Restaurant – owner Benny Scott; Sidney Vice Mayor James Humphrey and Sidney Mayor Gary Van Fossen (23)
f. Demonstration for the YWCA s needlepoint class taught by Regina Koon (20)
38 August 26, 1978
a. Police Chief James Huffman and Dale K. Stump finalizing plans for the department’s fourth Child Safety Program (3)
b. Judy Favorite – Weekend Section recipe winner (5)
c. Pete Rose at Sellman’s Furniture Store, Covington, Ohio (24)
39 August 28, 1978
a. 3 inch wood water main installed in 1885 to carry water from a spring near Sunset Dr. and the Railroad Bridge, on display at the Piqua Municipal Water Facilities (12)
b. Miami County Courthouse roof and masonry repair (12)
c. Piqua City Tennis Mixed Doubles Champions Tim Brookhart and Sue Harvey presented the trophy by Rich Hieland – other tennis photos (16)
d. Echo Hills Men’s Club golf championships – George Deavours, Dick Wilcox with caddies Kathy Kohlhorst and Pat Miller (16)
e. Jill Powell – 1 year old daughter of Patricia and David Powell of Tipp City (16)
f. Back to school billboard at the schools in Versailles (9)
40 August 30, 1978
a. South Street Elementary School back to school photos – teachers Mildred Shoop and Shelby Adams directing students to classes (5)
b. Students coming back to school at Upper Valley JVS (10)
c. Fletcher volunteer firemen Clyde Woodward and Dick Gentis put out a small barn fire at 8515 Alcony-Conover Rd. (4)
d. Piqua Police Officer Richard Cron placed 2nd in pole vault and 5th in 200 meter dash at the International Police Olympics in San Diego, CA (10)
e. Weekend Section photos – series on baseball cards and other memorabilia (15)
f. Weekend Section recipe winner – Nancilynn Davis (5)
41 August 31, 1978
a. Sheriff Thurman Adkins and Highway Patrol Trooper John Procuniar (12)
b. Bud Ludwith’s Swing Era Dance Orchestra plays a concert at the Piqua East Mall (21)
c. Fatal single car accident at 509 Glenwood Ave. – Teresa Ann Saul was killed, Vicky S. Saul and Michael J. Barnett were injured (6)
d. Piqua Central High School football team photograph (5 – 2” x 2” neg. & 4 – 35mm neg.)
e. Upper Valley JVS education evaluation program assessing the skills of 65 persons from the Council on Rural Services (36)
SUB-SERIES XIII I: SEPTEMBER 1978
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42 September 1, 1978
a. Louis D. Birman and Virginia Supinger – blood donors (9)
b. Covington vs. Parkway football (49)
c. Bradford vs. Mississinawa Valley football (41)
d. Marion Local vs. Versailles football (18)
e. Piqua Daily Call building exterior (22)
f. Annual Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast/business meeting (12)
43 September 5, 1978
a. Water skiers preparing for the 16th Atomic Open Water Ski Tournament (17)
b. Chicken in a tree (3)
c. Piqua City Tennis Championships photos of matches (33)
d. Piqua City tennis winners: Rich Patten, Frank Lange, Jill Wilson, Sue Harvey, Tim Brookhart, Bob Fess, Mack Harris (8)
44 September 6, 1978
a. Versailles new Christmas decorations (9)
b. Chuck Tyler sworn in as new Piqua City commissioner replacing Ray Hammer (8)
c. Covington Post 80 American Legion Auxiliary donated proceeds from their Sunday night suppers to the Muscular Dystrophy Association: Betty Cohee, Mary Louise landis, Martha Carine, Chris Hartley, Cathy Knapp (6 – 2” x 2” neg.)
d. Piqua Daily Call secretary (5 – 2” x 2” neg.)
45 September 7, 1978
a. Helping Silver Eagles CB Club presented a plaque and plant to Piqua Police Department in memory of Ptl. Norman R. Lindsay: Louis Dunn, Police Chief James Huffman, Roland Sourmail (6)
b. Eddie Shearer Fund started: Dean Smith, Jim Hardman (7)
46 September 8, 1978
a. Book display for World Literacy Day at the Flesh Public Library (2)
b. Ladies out for an evening run in Forest Hill Cemetery: Jackie Honeycutt, Jill Wilson, Mary Ann Menton, Lorie Thoma and Carol Ferree (9)
47 September 9, 1978
a. Piqua vs. Troy football (28)
b. Heritage Vineyards – grapes and wine (16)
c. Doug and Melba Kraemer of Anchorage, Alaska display their scrimshaw work at the Piqua East Mall (9)
48 September 11, 1978
a. Willis Spauge and R. J. Travis, city workers and members of Dayton Public Service Union Local 101, are on strike against the City of Piqua (7)
b. Division heads of the Piqua Area United Way meet to discuss plans: Robert Davis, John Frigge, Richard harris, Brian Phillips, Jerry Zimmerman, Benny Scott (3)
49 September 12, 1978
a. Favorite Hill School cafeteria lunch line (7)
b. Theresa Dickmann, Dale Dickmann, Marilyn Dickmann, Lisa Dickmann (4)
c. Striking city employees at Piqua City Commission meeting – John Counts, local union president (2nd from left); Pete Rakay, union’s attorney (2nd from right) (2)
d. Sassafrass Country Music Productions concert at Mote Park (17)
e. Mrs. Dale Miller – Weekend Section recipe winner (6)
f. C. C. Campbell (4)
g. Mrs. Ivan Divens with a giant sunflower (15)
h. Jack Hill, speaker at the Farm Bureau meeting (6)
50 September 13, 1978
a. Mr. & Mrs. Leo Gunckle (60th) and Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Kerns (40th) celebrating anniversaries (4)
b. Liz Stafford instructs courses at YWCA in movement, rhythm and dance: Lori Grissom, Jill Bourne, Jenny Heckaman, Amy Heckaman (9)
c. Charles Maxon with his hand made model steam engine and model thresher (9)
d. Bill, Jill and tony Poly inspect a large puff ball they found in the woods near their home in Versailles (3)
e. Versailles Future Homemakers of America Chapter Bike-A-Thon: Amy Grogean, Angela Francis, Joyce Poeppelman riding bikes (4)
f. Riverside School and Adult Training Center receives a sewing machine from Miami County Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons and the Singer Co.: Betty Hunt, Marie Stanfield, Barbara Kauffman, Mary Armstrong, Ralph Cusac (7)
g. Piqua Daily Call secretary – not identified (3)
h. Christine Toomey – Pre-Teen beauty contest winner (27)
i. James Oda, Ann Robinaugh, Barbara Reeves viewing microfilm (6)
51 September 14, 1978
a. Meals on Wheels drivers with granddaughters: Mary Lou Havenar and her granddaughter Heather Baker; June Froehle and her granddaughter Nicole Levering (3)
52 September 15, 1978
a. Mike Smith, a legally blind person, operates Edison State Community College snack bar: Mike Smith, Bill Cruikshank (3)
53 September 16, 1978
a. Piqua vs. Fairborn Baker football (20)
b. Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Manning (15)
c. Your turn section photos: Herbert Gephart, Dorothy Hearst, Jerry Warnock, Mrs. Thomas Simon, Mark Frodyma, Esther Mantooth, Kathy Snyder, Patsy Elsas (18)
d. Darrell Birt built house on land under the authority of the Miami Conservancy District in Shelby County (8)
54 September 18, 1978
a. Piqua city limits sign with a funeral wreath on it (4)
55 September 21, 1978
a. Students returning to classes at Edison State Community College (25)
b. Mrs. Nathan Cross of Covington and her grandson, Matt Weldy, with a giant cucumber (18)
c. Michael Teeters, Dorwin Teeters, John Teeters – Teeters Equipment Co. (9)
d. Police capture (7)
56 September 22, 1978
a. Bennett Junior High students caught in the rain (10)
b. Opening of the Upper Valley Inn restaurant at the Upper Valley JVS: Donnia Davis, Don Davis (13)
c. Master chimney sweep Jim Donahue of Troy checking the chimney at Tina and John Nees home at 8800 Looney Rd. (23)
d. Patterning a child (11)
e. Ed Scherer and parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Scherer (4)
f. C. C. Campbell, auctioneer, newspaper advertising (6 – 2” x 2” neg.)
57 September 23, 1978
a. Piqua vs. Trotwood football (58)
b. Piqua Alumni Band (18)
c. Weekend Section recipe winner – Mrs. Robert Reck (2)
58 September 25, 1978
a. Lehman vs. Versailles football (61)
b. Feature photo – cutting alfalfa (19)
c. Feature photo – Wilder cheerleaders (6)
d. Interview (3)
59 September 26, 1978
a. Rosella Fair, 1120 Patricia Lane, and her collection of painted tinware – the collection is displayed at the Flesh Public Library (3)
b. Old farmers gasoline and steam engine tractor show at Poor Farmers Campground near Fletcher (21)
c. The Mustard Seed coffee house in Sidney, a Christian coffee house (4)
60 September 27, 1978
a. Hungarian dancers at the Piqua East Mall (23)
b. Bob Shellhase tamping gravel at the construction site at Hardin Elementary School (6)
c. Vanguard Emergency Radio Club presented a CB base radio and a CB mobile unit to the Piqua board of Education to use on school busses: Oscar Schulz Jr., Georgia Stager, Edgar Stager, Ronald Butt, Richard Pearson (12)
d. World Literacy Day exhibit (14)
e. Copies of post cards of the Miami and Erie Canal (8)
f. Weekend Section recipe winner – Betty Angle, 7250 N. Rakestraw Rd. (5)
61 September 28, 1978
a. City is replacing downtown street lights with new ones (19)
b. Vandalism of the YMCA bus (6 – 2” x 2” neg)
c. Poor Farmer’s gasoline and steam engine tractor show (47)
d. Author of “From Midnight to Daylight” (29)
62 September 29, 1978
a. Covington homecoming queen Sheryl Rapp and her escort Mike Schmidt (6)
b. Covington vs. Springfield Catholic football (24)
c. Stillwater Prairie (29)
d. Piqua vs. Northmont girls volleyball (17)
e. Preparations for Oktober Festtag at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ: Hazel Gayski and Mary Simmons making corn husk dolls (18)
f. Tom Mote, winner of the Chamber of Commerce 5 minute shopping spree at Ulbrich’s IGA (43)
g. Piqua vs. Fairborn Park Hills football (34)
h. Graham vs. Lehman football (10)
63 September 30, 1978
a. Weekend Section – Jack Reed, Piqua City Schools Food Service Coordinator, is inspecting school cafeterias (12)
64 September 1978 – photos not specifically dated and loosely identified
a. Piqua vs. Fairborn Baker football (18)
b. Marion Local football (15)
c. Football – Marion Local ? (6)
d. Trophy with a pig on top (18)
e. Group donating a check – photo taken at Piqua East Mall (4)
f. Portrait of a man – the envelope was labeled “MVA” (10)
65 September 1978 – photos not specifically dated and loosely identified
a. Versailles Police Department – 6 individuals (3)
b. U.S. Senator Howard Metzenbaum – Mobile Office (3)
c. Woman with canning jars (12)
d. Head shot – man with a mustache and glasses (6)
e. Interior of the Piqua Daily Call office (14)
f. Heritage Winery (12)
g. Show at the Piqua East Mall (19)
SUB-SERIES XIII J: OCTOBER 1978
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66 October 2, 1978
a. Check for $1600.00 to the Eddie Shearer Benefit Softball Tournament from the Piqua Youth Baseball Association (9)
b. Football clinic put on by the Piqua 11 Man Football League: Wade Westfall, Bret Nill, Dave Murray, Andy Gastineau, Greg Harms (15)
c. Low dam behind the Piqua Municipal Power Plant (4)
67 October 4, 1978
a. Miami County Veterans Council presented a flag and pole to the Miami County Health Center on C.R. 25-A (9)
b. United Fund campaign tote board on the Public Square: Robert Davis,Ron Fox, Jerry Zimmerman (9)
c. Bill Hoewischer inspects corn in a test plot at the Upper Valley JVS (5)
d. Linda Pearson, 7610 N. Alcony-Conover Rd., with baby snapping turtles (27).
68 October 5, 1978
a. Gloria Riley, teacher, and two Washington Elementary students using nets to scoop algae at Willowbrook pond (8)
b. Fred’s Flowers opened a satellite shop, Fountain Flowers, in the Piqua East Mall (9)
c. Robert Leath in front of his award winning home at 320 E. Main St., Troy (6)
d. Hair dressers giving tips to housewives re-entering the work force – JVS (10)
e. Miami County Waste Transfer Station opens at the site of the old incinerator on C.R. 25-A (13)
f. Officers of the Versailles Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Steve Wilker, Karen Blakely, Don Wick, Michelle Paulus, Bob Paulus (2)
69 October 6, 1978
a. Edison State Community College annual picnic (30)
b. Head of the Piqua City data processing department: Don Weills (3)
c. Alice Michaels preparing a salad (15)
70 October 7, 1978
a. Piqua vs. West Carrolton football (63)
b. Covington vs. Lehman football (18)
c. Graham vs. Versailles football (26)
d. Proceeds from the Piqua East Mall Fountain to be donated to the Eddie Shearer Fund: JimHardman, Dean Smith (17)
e. United Fund Flag carried by the Indian mascots of the Piqua Central H.S. band: Laurel Shaffer, Kim Coyne (10)
71 October 9, 1978
a. C. M. Sims autographing copies of his book, “Reflections,” at the Piqua East Mall (3)
b. Duane Bachman with sketches and a model of the proposed new high school at the Piqua East Mall (5)
c. Rick Callison finishes the Eight-Mile Indian Run sponsored by the Miami County YMCA (15)
72 October 11, 1978
a. Piqua Power plant cogeneration study to begin (20)
b. Sculptress – Leesa Baker – teaching three dimensional art at the YWCA (4)
73 October 12, 1978
a. Gerard Berning, president of Bradford Band Boosters, stands in front of boxes of stored confetti (7)
b. Jennifer Hoefling – picture on Kenner Corp. doll box (15)
c. Piqua Active School Supporters (PASS) opens office as headquarters to work for passage of the bond levy to build a new high school: Wally White, Martin Pollock, Beverly Pratt (14)
d. Bill Edgell and Ron Woodruff open Mindbender disco on the corner of U.S. 36 and S.R. 571 in Bradford (7)
e. Sheriff’s deputy Jeffrey L. McConnell injured in crash of his cruiser (8)
f. Piqua Central vs. Tecumseh soccer: Steve Hill, Jim Jennings (17)
g. Disc jockeys for after game junior high dances at the YWCA , in the month of October: Kirk Kaiser and Chris Cromes, communications students at the Upper Valley JVS (15)
h. Punt-Pass-Kick competition photos (17)
i. Kathleen Wildblood guest speaker at the area Ohio Bureau Farm Women – with her is Barbara Francis (5)
j. Sandra Wight and Paula Koch put together a puzzle (5)
k. Miami East homecoming queen candidates: Susan Millhouse, Susan Burlile, LuAnn Heitzman, Linda Rowe, Susie Copeland (20)
l. Miami County Highway Department building on C.R. 25-A with snow plows mounted on trucks (9)
74 October 13, 1978
a. Covington vs. Versailles football (43)
b. Greene Street Methodist Church Christmas market (13)
c. Dorothy Lewis, 99 year old resident at Hilltop Nursing Home (16)
75 October 14, 1978
a. Linda Cathcart – Piqua Central Homecoming Queen (7)
b. Piqua vs. Vandalia Butler football (8)
c, Weekend Section recipe winner – Norma Knutsen (3)
76 October 16, 1978
a. CROP Walk photos (33)
b. Graham homecoming queen Lisa Zook and her escort Tony Zook (11)
c. Upper Valley JVS Oktoberfest Spirit Day at Fountain Park (54)
d. Graham vs. Indian Lake football (27)
77 October 17, 1978
a. Governor James Rhodes speaking at a $25 per plate breakfast at the Upper Valley JVS sponsored by the Miami County Republican Party (62)
b. Piqua Moose Lodge presents check to Piqua Police Department for use with the Piqua Police Youth Camp: Harold Oda, Dick Wilcox, Norman Wright, Dave Higgins (8)
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1 October 18, 1978
a. Water Street reconstruction work (23)
b. Feature photo – stuffed dog in a van (4)
c. Drug raid and arrest of Dennis Cron of Lena on charge of complicity to trafficking in drugs (11)
d. Show at the Piqua East Mall (18)
2 October 19, 1978
a. Four area businesses receive plaques for their support of the Red Cross blood donor program: Douglas Russell, Hartzell Industries; Ray Loffer, Aerovent Co.; Joseph Smith, French Oil; Odus Treon, Empo Cornell Pump Company (5)
b. Wilder Junior High students downtown promoting the bond issue to build a new high school: Stephanie Rust, Mimi Alexander, Jeni Everly, Betsy Williamson, Jon Snyder (20)
c. Business page photos of new Versailles flower shop, The House of Flowers (8)
3 October 20, 1978
a. Ribbon cutting at Po’ Man’s Café, on the corner of Main and Greene Streets: Anna Satterwhite, Bugs Jones, Secrette Reed (9)
4 October 21, 1978
a. Automobile accident at the intersection of Broadway and North St.: Bambi Davis, Anthony Davis, Michael Cook, Scott L. Halm (12)
b. Miami County Cancer Society is selling lollipops as a fund raiser (12)
c. Piqua vs. Northmont football (46)
d. Graham vs. Covington football (15)
e. Clown make-up for Halloween – Lynn Sliski (34)
f. Piqua Jaycees haunted house located on the second floor of the office building at Water and Main Streets (38)
g. Weekend Section recipe winner – Kaye Peterson (4)
h. Moose 1067 CB Club to assist police on beggars night 15)
i. New Piqua fire truck (7)
j. Piqua East Mall promotion photos(23)
5 October 23, 1978
a. Piqua Fire Department testing fire hydrants – Jeff Meckstroth (6)
b. Rock-a-thon to raise money for UNICEF – Debbie Bolton, a student at Fairlawn with other classmates did the rock-a-thon at Piqua East Mall (12)
c. Miami County Emergency Services fire school (5)
6 October 24, 1978
a. Scarecrow at the home of Larry and Kay Manson, 808 W. Greene St. (8)
b. Dettmer Hospital (9)
7 October 25, 1978
a. Two tractor-trailers involved in an accident on I-75, two miles south of S.R. 55 (11)
b. Painting the steeple at St. Paul’s Church from a crane – Joe Gurski Jr. is the painter (27)
c. Feature photo – pumpkin on a porch roof (4)
d. Weekend Section recipe contest winner – Doris Welbaum (2)
e. Photos of a man in a striped shirt – not identified (12)
8 October 26, 1978
a. The Book Caboose visited Staunton Street School so the students can buy books and the school gets part of the profits: Tammy Kaiser, Lisa Fetter (49)
b. Head Start Program – located at 322 Miami Street: Letha McCord is instructor (7)
c. Pumpkin people in the lawn of Mr. & Mrs. Carl Billenstein, northwest of the community of North Star (11)
d. Piqua Call carrier, Terry Carnes, wins a bicycle in the Daily Call carrier contest (7)
e. Miami County CB’ers present a check donation to the family of Lynn Shively to cover medical expenses: Dan Alspaugh, Kim and Tim Shively, Margie Walters, Betty Freeman(9)
f. Fall photographs for the Weekend Section (56)
g. Erma McPeck – vegetarian cooking (3)
h. Oldsters at a cafeteria (16)
9 October 27, 1978
a. Piqua Kiwanis Halloween Parade (17)
b. Automobile accident at the Lockington Covered Bridge (8)
c. Photos for a Piqua East Mall tab (17)
d. American Business Women’s award to Dean L. Dickson, manager of City Loan and Savings Co. Dickson named “Boss of the Year”: Artha Schwartz, Dickson, Ethel Favorite. (7)
10 October 28, 1978
a. Kant-Wet employees dressed in Halloween costumes: Carolyn Barnett, Cheryl Steinke, Carol Looker, Neva Francis, Shirley Dempsey, Sheilia Miller, Judy Smith, Jan Davis, Sharon Webb (5)
b. Bradford homecoming king and queen: Queen Leisa Frantz and King Duane VanCulin (8)
c. Bradford vs. Twin Valley South football (26)
d. Piqua vs. Sidney football (31)
e. Holthouse Furniture has a steam roller run over a mattress (5)
11 October 30, 1978
a. Fire at Andy’s Garden Center, 522 Ann St., Piqua (91)
b. Piqua Central High School Oktoberfest at the Piqua East Mall (20)
c. World’s largest popcorn ball made by the ladies at Calvary Chapel, corner of Green and Broadway (former Piqua Baptist Church): Cora Queen, Fran Thomas, Edna Ward, Carmelia Gumbert, and Linda Franklin (6)
d. Worm race at Dayton Courthouse Square (101)
12 October 31, 1978
a. Barbara Symonds teaches a primitive dance class at the YWCA(28)
b. Luke and Roberta Hoelscher – Piqua School bond advertisement (12)
SUB-SERIES XIII K: NOVEMBER 1978
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13 November 1, 1978
a. Aftermath of the Andy’s Garden Center fire – David Anderson surveys the damage (20)
b. Ruby’s Beauty Salon – advertising photo – 4 beauticians and a lady in the chair (12)
14 November 2, 1978
a. Piqua vs. Sidney chess match at the Piqua East Mall: Sidney Chess Club members – Jay Matthews, John Snowden, Mike Planck, John Hoening, Bob Caruso, Dick Richards (advisor). Piqua Chess Club members – Rick Newbold, Lonnie Puterbaugh, Jeff Saunders, Rob Alexander, Jack Hill, Charles Tamplin (advisor) (9)
b. Copy of an engagement photo of Mary Welling engaged to Phillip Bodey (9)
c. Dettmer Hospital Halloween party (38)
d. Mayor’s proclamation designating November 19-25 as National Family Week: Morman missionaries Sister Mangum and Sister Deck with mayor James Henderson (18)
15 November 3, 1978
a. Piqua High School athletic facilities (36)
b. Piqua vs. Springfield South volleyball (17)
c. Ohio State Patrol Chevrolet Blazer automobiles (6)
d. Photos of people in the “Your Turn” section: Rose Walker, Lois Huneyman, Don Lewis; Susan Gump, Keith Clark, Norma Jean Meek, Gary Gilmore (15)
16 November 4, 1978
a. Poppy photographs (6)
b. Lehman homecoming photos, Julie Peltier crowned queen (15)
c. Covington vs. Indian Lake football (17)
d. Lehman vs. Springfield Catholic Central football (35)
e. Versailles vs. Miami East football (14)
f. Versailles Homecoming queen – Karen Miller escorted by Mike Baltes (5)
g. Weekend Section recipe winner – Mary Ann Gross (4)
h. Mr. & Mrs. Woody Young (9)
i. Miss Piqua Moose and her court (6)
17 November 6, 1978
a. United Fund board and workers posed in front of the tote board on the Public Square: John Schlater, Larry Cathcart, Gary Enz, Rosie Scott, Ples Gastineau, Lisle Smith, Robert M. Davis (chairman), Benjamin Scott, Greg Lowery, Ralph P. Hutchins, Richard K. Cron, Ronald R. Fox (UF president), Tom Schneider, Dean Dickson and Thomas J. Dickson (7)
b. Skate-a-thon for the benefit of the Arthritis Foundation at Barry’s Skateland, 239 Race Street. (9)
c. Piqua 11 Man Football championship game at Wertz Stadium (36)
d. Winan’s Carriage House candy store (8)
e. Person behind a mound of large hardy mums (22)
f. A treadmill donated to the Center for Brain Damaged Children by the Marathon runners: Bruce Gover, Todd Wion, Jim Riesenbeck, Steven Forsythe (9)
18 November 7, 1978 (Election Day)
a. Bennett Junior High voting in their own elections: Roger Cantrell, Connie Evans, Denise Dotson, Tom Kindell, Darren Blanton (9)
b. Nicklin Avenue School essay contest winners: Michelle Wilson, Bret Ford, Amy Walker, Stephen Clingman (7)
c. Fire at 611 Spring Street (30)
d. Mural being painted on the back of Knobby’s Pipe and Tobacco Shop (18)
e. Homecoming queen – no further information (2)
19 November 8, 1978
a. Family group: Jason, Jared, Nolan, Lance, Margaret and Jordan Archibald (5)
20 November 9, 1978
a. Hall family reunion at Miami County Health Care Center – Dettmer: Stella Hall Willcox, Edith Hall, Edward Hall, Nellie Hall Bender, Sarah Hall Swartz (8)
b. Nicklin Rams, Piqua 11 Man Football champions (15)
c. Tom Strohmenger opens a Tidy-Car franchise, 117 Jean Dr. (17)
d. Disco and dancers at the Mindbender in Bradford (20)
e. Houston High School gymnasium construction (24)
f. Winans Carriage House candy factory (17)
g. School Bond issue victory party (1)
21 November 10, 1978
a. Versailles town hall (9)
b. “Your Turn” mug shots: Shirley Bennett, Carl Coffield (4)
c. Play practice (9)
d. Christmas containers (18)
e. Community development project: the home of Gladys Rike, 302 E. North St. and Thomas and Nina Cotrell, 211 E. North St. (9)
22 November 11, 1978
a. Weekend Section recipe winner: Sandy Hess (4)
23 November 14, 1978
a. Girl Scout dads night (38)
b. Jacoby Service Center: Mel Sweigart (12)
c. Cooking Section recipes (19)
24 November 16, 1978
a. Morning Optimists outstanding youth award: Andy Winans, Merlin Funderburg, Tom Jessup (5)
b. Piqua Memorial Hospital obstetrics department (11)
c. Miami County employees taking CPR training at the courthouse (11)
d. Piqua Central fall sports awards winners: Elaine McClure, Patti Kazer, Shauna Hoes, Margee Hemm, Lori Curl, Chip Fox, Alan Walker, Teri Leeper, Sue Harvey, Terri Chronerberry, Cathy Collins,. Eric Wilcox, Jim White, Rodd Zeller, Steve Huber (6)
e. “Pet Portraits” a new business opened by Charles Householder (8)
f. “Your Turn” section mug shots: Clarence Langston, Ed Fyfe, Rob Warren, Richard Sherwood, Corkie South, Judy Smith (12)
g. Weekend Section recipe winner: Shirley Lawrence (3)
h. Christmas decorations at the Piqua East Mall (6)
25 November 17, 1978
a. Stanley Vemco begins production in the new plant on S.R. 48 in Covington (14)
b. Houston High School basketball pep rally (20)
c. Downtown Christmas decorations: Bob Rike (8)
d. Heidle’s Hardware and Butz Miami County Hardware stores feature photos (57)
e. Photos of an older lady – no further information (14)
f. Tool photos for advertising (17)
g. Scott’s Turkey Farm photographs (18)
26 November 18, 1978
a. Hance Pavilion to be repaired (20)
b. Red Cross life saving award (10)
c. Lehman vs. Coldwater football (29)
d. Piqua vs. Tecumseh football (56)
e. National Guard shooting gallery to be at the Piqua East Mall (13)
f. Piqua Players (30)
27 November 20, 1978
a. Hot air balloon (5)
b. YMCA swim meet (16)
c. Two women with flowers (6)
d. Piqua 11 Man football (14)
e. Lehman fall sports banquet (5)
f. Hanselman’s 50th wedding anniversary celebrated in a 50 year old car (20)
g. Leaves on Piqua city streets (9)
28 November 21, 1978
a. Miami County Junior Miss Lisa Holsinger and runners-up Mary Timco, Susan Kremer, Robin Baker (9)
b. Robert Johnston sworn in as an attorney by Judge William Kessler (17)
c. Scots Inn open house (13)
d. Three physicians assistants: Kevin Taylor, Phil Shue, John Lepisto and patient Kim Borchers (3)
29 November 22, 1978
a. Elmo Hastings, Piqua City Manager (14)
b. Bob Ernst working on the Iddings House log cabin at Bruckner Nature Center (19)
c. S. R. 571 bridge reopens: Steve Sobers, David Bowers (15)
d. Bob Ernst collection of powder horns and lamp (11)
e. Piqua Central High School football awards banquet: Mark Cline, Robin Dunn, Randy Gabriel, Doug Wiles (5)
f. Piqua Police Lt. Charles Purtee demonstrates the newly acquired weather scanner (3)
g. Woman with scrapbooks (6)
h. CPR training: James Jacomet, Margaret Boegel (4)
i. Weekend Section recipe winner: Launa Favorite (6)
j. Winnie the Pooh at Piqua Memorial Hospital (7)
k. Bennett students talk about Thanksgiving: Sue Godfrey, Missy Bausman, Miike Ayers, Randy Hawkins, Terri Jess, Mike Tipps, David Shank, Nancy Crichfield, Kevin Richardson, Kelley Epperson (20)
30 November 23, 1978
a. Thanksgiving at the Jail – special prayer service led by Rev. Fr. Henry F. Albietz and assisted by Rev Fr. William Krumm and his son Mike (5)
31 November 25, 1978
a. “O-H-I-O GO BUCKS! Sign hanging outside the Troy law office of Alfred E. Weisbrod (13)
b. Downtown Christmas parade (63)
c. “Your Turn” mug shots: Nancy Lewis, Max Coate, Nancy Kirby, Danelia Moyer, John Bowers, Sylvia Siler, Kenyon Painter (19)
d. Covington vs. Tipp City boys basketball (42)
e. Lehman vs. New Bremen boys basketball (38)
f. Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper stopping a car (19)
g. Santa at the Piqua East Mall arriving by parachute (36)
32 November 26, 1978
a. Interior of the Piqua Post Office (17)
33 November 27, 1978
a. William Harman receives a blood donor award (7)
b. Piqua Central High School boys basketball teams (4 – 2” x 2” neg.)
c. Santa at the Piqua East Mall (11)
d. Santa in Covington (11)
e. Saw mill feature photos: Howard Jelley (15)
34 November 30, 1978
a. Sign in the window of City Loan and Savings Company announcing the birth of Monica R. Dickson daughter of City Loan manager Dean Dickson and his wife Cathy Dickson (12)
b. Weekend Section recipe winner: Betty Burkholder holding daughter, Lois (6)
c. Troy cemetery potter’s field – photos to accompany an article on indigent burials (16)
d. Four ladies behind a table full of decorations (3)
35 1978 – no specific month or day
a. Machinery being readied for shipment from Hartzell Fan Co. (22)
SUB-SERIES XIII L: DECEMBER 1978
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36 December 1, 1978
a. Interior of the Third Savings and Loan Sunset branch – corner of Sunset Drive and Covington Avenue: Jill Ventura, manager (10)
b. Hospital Chaplaincy Council of Miami County collecting donations from coins tossed into the Piqua East Mall fountain: Rev. Allen Marheine, Virginia Smith (13)
c. Mserchandising students at Upper Valley JVS making pine cone wreaths as a Junior Achievement Christmas project: Lynn Graves, Laurie Acto (9)
37 December 2, 1978
a. Miami East vs. Bethel boys basketball (38)
b. Antique Royal Baking Powder can – formula developed by Jacob Dettmer (20)
c. Piqua-Troy Road automobile truck accident (14)
d. “Your Turn” mug shots: Ron Monroe, Harold Ellis, Thomas Crowe, Robert Goring, Santa, Irene Harshbarger, Rusty Shannon Pauline Drake (18)
e. Upper Valley JVS senior receptionist/clerical students making ceramic ornaments to be given to Riverside School: Peggy Greeley, Beverly Shoffner, Dixie Fritz, Joan Thobe (11)
f. Covington vs. Bradford boys basketball (31)
g. Third Savings and Loan Company Sunset Branch exterior photos – corner of Sunset Drive and Covington Ave. (4)
h. South End Bar in Covington (14)
i. Slide presentation (4)
38 December 4, 1978
a. Stolen property recovered by Miami County Sheriff’s Department: Detective Dale Smitley (10)
b. Santa Claus visiting Piqua businesses – special section (99)
c. Ohio Watercolor Society exhibit at Edison State Community College: Marilyn Phillis, Don Getz, Hal Scroggy, George Crown (20)
d. Versailles High School students making Christmas tree decorations for sale as part of a Junior Achievement project: Judy Knapke, Cindy Swallow, Diane Stephan, Karen Miller (9)
This is the end of the negatives that were marked as taken in December 1978
SERIES XIV: 1979
SUB-SERIES XIV A: January 1979
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39 January 5, 1979
a. Clark Avenue Mini Market replaces the Cardinal Grocery Store at 915 Clark Avenue: Dave Yearsley, manager (9)
40 January 12, 1979
a. Piqua vs. Vandalia Butler boys basketball (8)
b. Houston vs. Russia boys basketball (18)
41 January 16, 1979
a. Creative snow man on corner of Roosevelt and Miami Streets (11)
b. 13-man snow igloo built at 119 N. Wall Street, Covington by Pat and Bill Besecker and Mike and Mark Hagan (16)
42 January 20, 1979
a. Covington vs. Lehman boys basketball (19)
b. Piqua vs. Northmont boys basketball (35)
43 January 27, 1979
a. Covington vs. Versailles boys basketball (32)
b. “Your Turn” mug shots: Chuck Wray, Burtie Hamilton, Alice Pickering, Nadine Schelle, Jack Hole, Jean Colello, Jerry Shoemaker (15)
c. Harvey Beckner works in the basement of his home making false teeth (11)
44 January 30, 1979
a. Gordon J. Ryder, Ohio State U. Cooperative Extension Service, spoke to Miami County farmers attending the county’s Soybean School at Staunton Grange, Troy (10)
b. Sharon Bates, Rotary Exchange student from the Union of South Africa – photographed with mayor James Henderson (6)
c. Snow man photographs taken by Tom Millhouse (19)
d. Rainbow Natural Food store (12)
45 January 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. “Your Turn” mug shots – 6 individuals (13)
b. Mug shots – 3 individuals (5)
c. Students (11)
d. Three students (2)
e. Students painting walls at Bennett Junior High School: Shellie Bubeck, Angie DeBrosse, Jerry Bashore (10)
46 January 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. St. Mary’s R.C. Church – organ removed (13)
b. St. Mary’s R.C. Church – exterior and interior (10)
c. Wedding photos (9)
d. Celestial Seasonings container (5)
e. Beer can collection (15)
47 January 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Covington vs. Graham boys basketball (59)
b. Piqua vs. Miami East boys basketball (45)
c. Adults in a classroom (5)
d. Lady named Stevens with her dog (7)
48 January 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Houston School construction (10)
b. Truck accident – truck laying on its side (10)
c. Old book (4)
d. Snow blower at the courthouse (17)
e. Miami County calendars (6)
f. Piqua vs. Tecumseh boys basketball (45)
49 January 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Stove (6)
b. Border City Savings and Loan Association passbook (5)
c. Frank Patrizio sworn in as Piqua City Manager (3)
d. New equipment for the Piqua Fire Department (5)
e. Piqua East Mall store managers – 2 individuals (24)
f. Radio donated – 2 ladies and a man in the photo (16)
SUB-SERIES XIV B: February 1979
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50 February 1, 1979
a. United Fund Officers for 1979: Thomas Buecker, Ronald Fox, Robert Davis, Elwood Penrod (5)
b. Four vehicle accident on I-75 on Miami River bridge near C. R. 25-A south of Piqua (15)
c. Delbert Conklin – mug shot (3)
d. Ed Elders, owner of Ceil-Flo Inc. a carpet and floor tile shop (5)
51 February 2, 1979
a. Flower arrangement (56)
52 February 3, 1979
a. 6th grade students at Washington Elementary School learning the Korean finger calculation method in a pilot program (18)
b. Weekend Section recipe winner – Ida Emrick (6)
53 February 5, 1979
a. Violet Das – mug shot (8)
54 February 7, 1979
a. House fire – West High Street in Pleasant Hill (25)
b. Snow man (4)
c. Sculptor working with a chainsaw – Stev Mohr of Norristown, PA will be selling his carvings at Piqua East Mall (9)
d. Jeff Bissett, Metropolitan Life Insurance – mug shot (9)
e. Cable TV box and remote controller (3)
f. Steve Baker, president of Valley Antenna Systems – CATV (2)
55 February 8, 1979
a. Robert Graeser, Miami County Alcoholism Program director – mug shot (5)
b. Abraham Thuma – mug shot (7)
56 February 9, 1979
a. Cub Scouts of Den 4, Pack 7 – den mother is Claire Oakes (15)
57 February 10, 1979
a. Weekend Section – Valentine’s Day cards (13)
b. Weekend Section recipe winner – Vernia Jay (5)
58 February 12, 1979
a. Marilyn Netzley – Pettit Realty Co. – mug shot (10)
59 February 14, 1979
a. Wives of Air Force officers stationed in Iran: Mrs. Karen Houck, Mrs. Nancy Hayes and Mrs. Houck’s two children David and Kendra (12)
b. Nicklin Avenue Elementary School students perform in a Reading Is Fun program (12)
c. Queen of Hearts Ruth Mills crowned by fellow employees in the sewing department of Kantwet Division, Questor Corporation (7)
60 February 15, 1979
a. Valentine made by Christina Kellems of Springcreek School – judged the most beautiful (5)
b. Opening of Bo-jo’s Café (formerly Po’ Man’s Café) at the northeast corner of Main and Greene Streets: Mary Leslie (waitress), Cheryl Huber (owner). (4)
c. Clarence Cross, manager at Klopfer’s Super Valu Market in Pleasant Hill (5)
61 February 16, 1979
a. Tom Millhouse acting as birth coach for his wife Debbie at Piqua Memorial Hospital (5)
b. Tom Millhouse, his wife Debbie and his infant daughter, Michelle (21)
c. Thomas Jamieson named “Boss of the Year” by Piqua Area Jaycees’ – presenting the award is Cliff Alexander (5)
d. Fatal school bus accident on Garbry Road: 5 year old Paul Smith was killed, Doris McMillan was the substitute driver on the route. (13)
e. American Cancer Society Division Chairpersons: Regina Koon, Kay Hamilton (3)
f. Gene Bayman – mug shot (11)
62 February 17, 1979
a. Anne Elson to teach an interior design class at the YWCA (6)
b. Sharon Bates, a Rotary Exchange Student from Mossel Bay, Republic of South Africa (2)
c. Russia High School homecoming queen, Ann Barhorst, is crowned (9)
d. Piqua High School senior basketball players playing their last home game: Dave Bowers, Andy Winans, Duke Denman, Gene Collier, Danis Stephens (1)
e. PHS Student Council members sorting valentines for delivery (3)
f. Dean Evans, Piqua High School Print Shop instructor (1)
g. John Wackler, substitute teacher at Piqua High School (2)
h. Weekend Section recipe winner – Alice Lehman (6)
63 February 19, 1979
a. Rock-a-thon at the Baptist Home of Upper Miami Valley by staff and residents to raise money for the American Heart Association (7)
64 February 21, 1979
a. Bennett Junior High students work with a mother and daughter in a patterning exercise at Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children. Mother Ann Hoening and daughter, Sandy Hoening – Bennett students are Melissa Coppock, Karen Nash, Jetta Zorn, Bill Meyer (9)
b. 208 North Downing Street house and antique shop owned by Jon Sturdivant (43)
65 February 22, 1979
a. Clint Gatshall and Richard Crump are ready to help low income and elderly persons with tax returns through the IRS program (VITA) Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (6)
b. Roman Holiday at High Street School 4th grade class of Mrs. Delores Schultz (36)
c. Covington vs. Dayton Christian boys basketball (52)
66 February 23, 1979
a. Fire extinguisher training for school bus drivers at Upper Valley Joint Vocational School [JVS] (2)
b. Farm feature photos about pig farming (16)
c. Photos of Harold Lee Wagner on his retirement as clerk of Miami County Municipal Court – Tom Millhouse (7)
67 February 24, 1979
a. Fog photos at the Eldean Bridge (37)
b. Steve Baker kidnapped and held for ransom by residents of Miami County Health Care Center (Koester Unit of Dettmer Hospital) to raise money for the American Heart Association (19)
c. Donation jars holding money collected at the bean supper sponsored by the Bradford Pumpkin Festival committee. The money goes to the Bradford Rescue Squad – Judy Harrison (4)
68 February 26, 1979
a. Snow photographs (61)
b. Lehman vs. Houston boys basketball (26)
c. Piqua vs. Springfield North boys basketball (38)
69 February 27, 1979
a. Mens room sign on downtown door (16)
70 February 289, 1979
a. Pot holes (9)
b. Covington vs. Ansonia boys basketball (10)
71 February 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Students in a classroom – no further information (6)
b. Students in a coffin and on a stage – possible for the play “Dracula” (15)
c. Students – possibly involved in a JVS skills contest (15)
d. Student artists (8)
e. Students – no further information (13)
f. Students in a gymnasium and a cafeteria – possibly at Houston (16)
g. Piqua High School National Honor Society Induction ceremony in the school cafeteria (18)
72 February 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Versailles vs. Russia boys basketball (15)
b. Office Supply store (10)
c. Weekend Section recipe winner and office shots (19)
d. Lady at a microfilm machine at the Flesh Public Library in Piqua (7)
73 February 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Marker building – NFI (8)
b. Snow on bushes (3)
c. Border City Savings and Loan Association passbook (6)
d. Check donation or award at the Piqua East Mall (6)
e. Snowmobiles (9)
f. Business page – man and woman with office machines (6)
g. YMCA information booth at the Piqua East Mall (4)
h. Man and woman – no further information (3)
74 February 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Mug shots – Lady with dark hair, wearing a dark turtle neck sweater, glasses and a pendant necklace (2)
b. Mug shots – man in a dark suit and a checked tie (11)
c. Mug shots – man in dark suit and solid tie (6)
d. Mug shots – man in dark suit wearing tie with dots (5)
e. Mug shots – Older man in a herringbone jacket, bald with glasses (8)
f. Mug shots – man in lighter colored jacket, striped tie and wearing glasses (7)
g. Mug shots – man wearing a mustache, light colored jacket and striped tie (7)
75 February 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Envelope labeled “Artsy photos” (12)
b. Egg costume (6)
c. Boy and dog (15)
d. Young lady (5 – 2” x 2” negs.)
e. Snow photos (11)
f. Group – 3 men, 2 ladies (5)
76 February 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Wife home from Iran – 2 ladies in photo (5)
b. Dispatcher’s office (14)
c. Snowmen (4)
d. Car, tractor, ducks on a frozen pond , lots of snow (20)
e. Winter scene, dinner bell, house, Montgomery Ward truck on its side (15)
f. Seven person instrumental group (10)
77 February 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Crafts, quilt, lady preparing punch bowl and snacks (8)
b. Automobile accident involving a Volkswagen Beetle car (13)
c. Office (10)
d. School play group (9)
e. Envelope labeled “Police Department Miscellaneous (18)
f. Bruckner Nature Center birds and ducks (14)
78 February 1979 – No specific date and not otherwise identified
a. Weekend Section recipe winner (13)
b.Weekend Section recipe winner (8)
c. Mother and baby (7)
d. Interior construction photos – possible Houston or Hardin Schools (6)
e. Automobile accident involving a sedan and a station wagon (7)
f. Sheriff Thurman Adkins for an article about the sheriff’s department using hypnotism in investigations (5)
g. Two ladies and a quilt, also a man and a woman (19)
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1 March 1, 1979
a. Trailer court dispute at Woodlawn Trailer Court, 10220 North C. R. 25-A, involving trailers owned by John and Shirley Gross and by Sandy Rowe on the one hand and trailer court owners James Shook and David Allison. The dispute is over frozen water lines to the two trailers (9)
2 March 2, 1979
a. Birds in trees that stayed for the winter (7)
b. 199 cases of Girl Scout cookies delivered to Joyce Thornberry, 1200 W. High Street: Emily Phyillaier, Christin Thornberry, Stephanie Phyillaier (12)
3 March 3, 1979
a. Covington vs. Franklin-Monroe boys basketball (37)
b. Lehman vs. Russia boys basketball (43)
c. Waldon “Moon” Spillers of Versailles is restoring a rare P-51A fighter plane he found crashed on the side of a hill in Alaska (43)
d. The Weekly Call section: Marjorie and Roy Pirtie and child (11)
e. The Weekly Call section recipe winner – Betty Wagner (4)
4 March 5, 1979
a. Spring photos – taken in Fountain Park (11)
b. Victoria Hathaway-Sarver – Regional Air Pollution Control Agency specialist for Miami County (6)
c. Wilma Barbee and her granddaughter Jill Barbee with lambs (33)
d. Piqua East Mall donates Mall fountain proceeds to the Girl Scouts (7)
e. Hance Pavilion still in need of repairs (5)
5 March 6, 1979
a. Piqua Daily Call carrier awards: Johnny Crosby, Kenny Shaner, Harry Congdon
(Call circulation manager), Richard Heiland (Call general manager) (20)
6 March 7, 1979
a. Betty Dorsey – elevator operator of the mechanical elevator in the old Miami County Courthouse (14)
7 March 8, 1979
a. Covington vs. Botkins boys basketball (62)
b. Hartzell Veneer plant (8)
c. Winter damage to Water Street pavement (11)
d. Display of dolls at the Flesh Public Library – the dolls belong to Heather Barger,
the 10 year old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Barger: Pat Best – Adult Services Librarian (8)
e. Kite in a tree and power lines (33)
f. Commissioner Joseph Goeta shows letter he received postmarked “Goetzville, Michigan” (6)
8 March 9, 1979
a. Weekly Call section recipe winner: Rita Palsgrove (7)
b. Feature photos: Sally Landenburg and son, Matthew, washing a car (16)
c. Feature photos: Mail box (2)
9 March 10, 1979
a. Piqua Jaycees Special Olympics swim meet ant the YMCA pool – the swimmers were from Riverside School (24)
b. Girls in the Wilder Junior High School Industrial Arts classes: Mindy Headley, Jeffrey Ange (teacher), Melony Carr (51)
c. Nursing instruction: Mrs. Charles (Barbara) Wilks, Rebecca Rice (9)
10 March 12, 1979
a. House fire at the residence of Lowell Tamplin, 520 Adams Street, Piqua (28)
b. Young Americans performance includes local children: Ann Murray (Young Americans cast member), Mindy Wallace, Mark Wallace, Susanna Sorensen, Angel Alexander, Skip Murray, Angie Murray, Brad Cline, Betsy Bell (40)
c. Nancy Bates demonstrates cooking at Piqua High School (20)
11 March 13,1979
a. Troy mayor Frank H. Prouty (4)
12 March 14, 1979
a. Carolyn Stevens in her greenhouse (5)
b. First season ticket to Piqua’s Community Concert Series is sold to Piqua city manager Frank Patrizio by Ruth Koon (11)
c. Meals on Wheels ticket sales: Marilynh DePriest, Lorna Osborne, Peggy Woods (7)
d. Concert series people (5)
e. Book – people (6)
f. Framed 1872 three dimensional map of Piqua presented to the Flesh Public Library by James C. Oda and accepted by Library Director Wally White (10)
g. Fashion show at Scots Inn with female models wearing men’s clothes (25)
13 March 15, 1979
a. Foster parents training session at Church of the Brethren in Troy – Carolyn Stevens, Miami County Children’s Services foster care supervisor and Shirley Petry, case aide are the instructors (7)
b. East India display at the Hayner Cultural Center called Festival of India: Pratima Shah, Hanse Kolhan, Niral Shah and Lila Garg (25)
14 March 16, 1979
a. Feature photo – answering service: Roberta Clayton, Marilyn Helman (1)
b. Champion Foundry (60)
15 March 17, 1979
a. “Your Turn” section mug shots: Bernice Batten, Paul Putnam, Scott Sherwood, Nancy Hess, Terry Rogers, Bob Motter, Faith Marass, Dave Perkins (20)
b. Photographs of Landman’s Mill – the owner, Fred Schwable, hopes to restore the mill to limited production (30)
c. Newly purchased computer and games at the Flesh Public Library: Nancy Spillane, Becky Jackson , Wally White (36)
d. Weekly Call section recipe winner: Janice Shoffner (8)
16 March 18, 1979
a. Springcreek School variety show: Donna Lais, Jackie Honeycutt, Joyce Lyman, Peggy Stump (7)
17 March 19, 1979
a. Feature photos – kite flyers: Pasha Thomas (34)
b. Vietnamese refugee family (22)
c. Troy-Miami County Public Library solar heating system (53)
d. Miami East vs. Milton-Un ion girls basketball tournament photos (72)
18 March 20, 1979
a. Upper Vallley JVS senior television production students win a state award: Kirk Kaiser, Cheryl Borders, Sally Parks (11)
19 March 21, 1979
a. Helen Stump, Miami County Deputy Recorder (6)
b. Piqua Central winter sports awards banquet: Duke Denman, Greg Swofford, Andy Winans, Dave Bowers, Dan McMillan, Pat Brown , Steve Kappeler, Amy Asher, Karen Cotterman (5)
20 March 22, 1979
a. Jane Green presents a display and program of vintage hats to the YWCA membership day luncheon (29)
b. Container Corporation of America, Composite Can Division building exterior (12)
c. Miami East vs. Cincinnati North Bend Taylor girls basketball tournament game (63)
d. Feature photos – spring sports: fishing and golf (15)
e. Piqua answering service: Marilyn Helman and Roberta Clayton (15)
f. Weekly Call section recipe winner: Kaye Peterson (9)
g. Demolition work at Piqua Battery Company – southwest corner of South Main and Wood Streets (14)
21 March 23, 1979
a. Piqua Central baseball team: Coach Jim Hardman and action shots of players (26)
b. Piqua Central boys and girls track practice (29)
22 March 24, 1979
a. “Your Turn” section mug shots: J.H. Bishop, Saturday Amolsch, Connie Middlesetter, Brad Leffel, Leroy Bolden, Carl Manson (15)
b. Cooking class (3)
23 March 26, 1979
a. YMCA Ladies Health Club masseuse, Sarah Hussey (7)
b. YMCA Regional Class III Gymnastics meet (32)
c. Gerlach flower arrangements (45)
d. Championship bowlers: Amie Dougherty, Jeanna Apple, Kelli Morgan, Kelly Lyman, Mitch Dougherty, Tony Morgan, John Apple, Lim Lyman, Billy Jessee, Leslie Anderson, Val Decker, Tammy Evans, Andy Pitjean, Dwayne Anderson, John Humphreys, David Bell, Teri Leeper, Rob Wall, David Wehner, Misty Estep, Barbara Jenkins, Lindsey Hill, Tara McVety, Brett Mason, Julie Newnam (9)
24 March 27, 1979
a. James C. Oda at Olde Canal Book Shop (7)
b. Lehman High School track and baseball practice photos (76)
25 March 28, 1979
a. Cleaning of the Miami County Courthouse and power plant (52)
b. Marilyn Helman learning to prepare pizza at Cassano’s Pizza on Water Street: Marilyn Helman and Joe Williamson (31)
c. Volkswagen and Cadillac which will people prefer with rising gas prices (7)
d. Road side litter (16)
e, Weekly Call section recipe winner: Mary Hutchison (6)
26 March 29, 1979
a. City power plant coal pile (42)
b. Western Ohio Youth Center making candy eggs as a fund raiser: Jewell Herron, food service supervisor (7)
c. Staining glass and building Tiffany lamps: Richard Meyer (14)
d. Marilyn Helman at Piqua Memorial Hospital kitchen (13)
e. Marilyn Helman at Koenitzer Real Estate (15)
27 March 30, 1979
a. Feature photo – windy day (5)
28 March 31, 1979
a. Clowns from the Hamid-Morton Circus visited the pediatrics section of Piqua Memorial Hospital (8)
b. Classroom finances (6)
c. Choir (5)
d. Upper Valley JVS job equity program (19)
29 March 1979 – no specific date
a. Paul Larger receives an award for running (4)
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30 April 2, 1979
a. Flag presentation (9)
b. April Fools jokes and novelty’s (8)
c. “The Way Biblical Research Center” sign (6)
d. Girl Scout counselors: Beverly Puterbaugh, Marilyn Halteman (35)
e. Troy motorcyclist: Roscoe Stager (26)
f. Feature photo – “Beware of Dog” sign (3)
31 April 3, 1979
a. Collapsed roof of a private greenhouse belonging the Jeanne Allison, 621 First St. Collapsed due to the weight of the winter snow (5)
32 April 4, 1979
a. Feature photo – leaves stuck in a chain-link fence (11)
b. The Second Story frame shop, 323 N. Main St.: Pat Johnson (5)
c. State survey crew on C. R. 25A: Jeff Aiken (21)
33 April 5, 1979
a. Opening day at Riverfront Stadium – Cincinnati Reds baseball (58)
b. Piqua Central baseball action (2)
34 April 6, 1979
a. Police Chief James Huffman receives a child safety award from Dale Stump (3)
b. Water on the hallway floor in the Police Department (4)
c, New accounting computer purchased by the Piqua Board of Education because of new state requirements: Victoria Couchois, Clerk Treasurer of the Board of Education sits at the computer (4)
d. Miami County Chapter of the American Cancer Society prepares for the annual daffodil sale fund raiser: Helen Olwine, Eldean Adkins (24)
e. Two car accident at the intersection of Farrington Road and Washington Pike: Michael Lier, Kenneth Meeks, Mary Epperson, Cheryl Meeks (25)
f. French Oil Mill Machinery Company world map (4)
35 April 7, 1979
a. Valley Arts and Crafts Club’s annual arts and crafts show at the Piqua East Mall: Thelma Spillman, Ina Deisenroth (24)
b. Recreational vehicles at Paul Sherry Chevrolet (16)
36 April 9, 1979
a. Piqua High School’s Mote Relays (23)
b. Troy Daily Sunday paper, The Miami Valley Sunday News, is sold from a newspaper box in front of the Piqua Daily Call building (13)
c. Farm feature: new barn built for Arthur Shuman, 4225 McCurdy Rd., Troy (5)
d. Solar energy unit (5)
e. Piqua Civic Band at the Piqua East Mall: Robert “Bob” Hance, conductor (15)
f. People watching television at the Piqua East Mall (31)
37 April 10, 1979
a. Miami County Sheriff Thurman Adkins (7)
b. Piqua vs. Toy baseball (24)
c. Photographs of the interior of Allen-A Company (Atlas Underwear) and of the Allen-A employees at work (48)
d. Lady feeding fish in an aquarium at a store (2)
e. Four girls playing a game at school (4)
f. Photos of trophy winners – two men and a lady (2)
g. Sports award winners – a group of 12 teenagers (1)
38 April 11, 1979
a. Marilyn Helman at Lehman High School (21)
39 April 12, 1979
a. Piqua Paper Box Company interior shots of the production lines (9)
40 April 13, 1979
a. Sculpture in front of the Upper Valley JVS is dedicated – 3,000 pound metal sculpture entitled “Partner” was created by Aka Pereyma of Troy: Russell E. Simmons, superintendent of Hobart School of Welding; Mrs. Aka Pereyma, welding instructor; Dr. Richard Adams, JVS superintendent; Dr. Philip W. Valentine, president of JVS Board of Education. The sculpture symbolizes the partnership between the arts and technical skills. (11)
b. Piqua Fire Department exterior (12)
c. Sheriffs deputy acquitted (6)
41 April 14, 1979
a. Sign – “Coming Soon, Duff’s Smorgasbord” (13)
b. Piqua Masons presented 100-year-old Elmer Hoyle with his 75 years service pin: Wendell Carter, Charles Maurer, Harry Bodey, Elmer Hoyle, Dixon Clement, Chuck Durham (8)
c. Miami East School boosters prepare for Easter egg and bake sale: Cindy Gold, Wade and Diana Wilhelm (21)
d. Residents of Piqua’s Baptist Home of Upper Miami Valley receive communion: Rev. A.K. Wilson, Rev. Wallace Baker served the communion (7)
e. Olde Canal Book Shop photos of an pages of very old books – the Ferrini-French Collection on exhibit and for sale (15)
f. Robert Roemisch using a computer to manage his farm near Fletcher (4)
g. Courthouse retirement (10)
42 April 15, 1979
a. Covington Piqua Daily Call carrier is an Easter basket winner: Lora Sink (11)
43 April 16, 1979
a. Tom Zechman (31)
b. Olde Canal Book Shop advertising photos of ancient manuscript pages – the Ferrini-French Collection on exhibit and for sale (10)
44 April 17, 1979
a. Mike Culver shows how a watt planner is wired to a fuse box (7)
b. Women working (5)
45 April 18, 1979
a. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum’s mobile office parked on the square in Piqua (13)
b. Van-car accident on East Ash Street at Scot Drive (5)
c. Marilyn Helman at Bramco Controls (13)
d. Russia High School senior class play, “Locomotion, Dr. Gorilla and Me” (7)
e. Piqua Central Varsity Girls vs. Fairborn Park Hills softball game (20)
f. Dog club demonstration at Sunset Shopping Center (34)
g. Jupiter Store exterior (9)
46 April 19, 1979
a. Park feature photos (7)
47 April 20, 1979
a. Upper Valley JVS students planting pine seedlings at Willowbrook Land Laboratory and Edison State Community College: Dave Harvey (22)
b. Miami County telephone book (8)
c. Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce, Hance Pavilion donation collection cans (10)
48 April 21, 1979
a. Miami County Common Pleas Court Bailiff Evelyn Finnigan and Clerk of Courts Jan Mottinger demonstrate the method use for selection jurors for petit and grand juries. (7)
b. Arthur Bomhard welcome home sign at 1040 Broadway (9)
c. Marlen E. Reber with a map of Troy (3)
d, Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) boxing at Hobart Arena (66)
e. Cincinnati Reds baseball players (34)
f. Rob Whited on a trampoline (38)
49 April 23, 1979
a. Demonstration of the new Chevrolet Citation at Paul Sherry Chevrolet (19)
b. Indian Hills 4-H Camp Russia workshop for students from around Ohio (28)
c. Scoutarama at the Piqua East Mall (11)
d. Allen-A breaking ground for a new plant (24)
e. Piqua National Bank branch on Sunset and High Streets (12)
50 April 24, 1979
a. Marvin Ditmer farm, 9804 Houston Rd., the oldest brick house in Shelby County, Ohio (20)
b. Betty McGee (wife of Dayton Mayor James H. McGee), Florence Scott and Helen Gilmore view the African Jackson Cemetery in Rossville (13)
c. Twin culvert over Turtle Creek built in 1845 for the Miami and Erie Canal in Shelby County (41)
d. Early & Daniel Company grain elevator – photos for the “Progress” tabloid (11)
e. James C. Oda at Olde Canal Book Shop (11)
f. Miami Industries interior production photographs (29)
g. Repair work proceeding at Hance Pavilion (7)
51 April 25, 1979
a. Site and plaque of the Piqua Nuclear Reactor (41)
b. Marilyn Helman at the Wood and Wayne Streets Laundromat (20)
c. Bennett Junior High 9th grade students reading stories to South Street Elementary School 1st grade students (2)
d. Piqua vs. Graham baseball (19)
e. Wheel chair demonstration at Piqua Central High School: Ann Rigola, Terri Snipes (20)
f. Garden Club planting a tree on Caldwell Ave. (9)
g. Noon Optimist Club presenting a $4500 check to the Piqua Board of Education to buy equipment for the new Piqua High School (4)
52 April 26, 1979
a. Piqua Top 100 third year recipients: Garty Wheeler, Judy Eberly, Douglas Grieve, Lisa Motter, Susan Cromes, Jane Doss, Brad Pollock, Elizabeth Steele, Tom Hiegel, Caroline McColloch, Michael Mengos, Patti Kazer, Shelly Wight, Steven Staton, Andrew Steinhilber, Kim Westfall, James Bollinger, Kate Elsasser, (not pictured) Debbie Henne and David Blevins (3)
b. Piqua Baptist Church daffodil show for the Ohio Association of Garden Clubs: Mrs. Frank Gonterman, Mrs. Bert Luring, Mrs. Albert Heaton, Mrs. Stanley Shafer, Mrs. Charles Evans, Mrs. Thelma Hinkle, Mrs. Calvin Rutan (7)
c. Midwest Burlap and Growers Supply Company building – exterior (5)
53 April 27, 1979
a. Donald Young of Hospice of Dayton at the Miami County cancer seminar (3)
54 April 28, 1979
a. Office fashions modeled at the Upper Valley JVS: Theresa Warren, Marilyn Jacomet, Lynn Wagner, Jane Kastner (5)
b. YMCA swimming pool is open and available for the summer (11)
c. Convergence machine, a light tracking board built by Fred Cruea and Don Copeland (employees of Ohio Bell Telephone Co.) for use at the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children: Don Copeland, Glada Etter, Fred Cruea (6)
d. Edison State Community College art exhibit and violet show (7)
e. Miami County Public Defenders: Robert Lindeman, Michael Baer (12)
f. Clown in the Children’s Department of the Piqua Public Library (34)
g. Piqua Lumber Co. showroom (8)
55 April 29, 1979
a. Virginia Hemmerick, lady in wheel chair, working on Awareness Day at Piqua East Mall (6)
b. Students and a teacher gathered around a table: Robin Storm (5)
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56 May 1, 1979
a. American Association of University Women style show held at the Upper Valley JVS: Clinton Gattshall holding Brad Phillips, Ann McClure, Jan Phillips, Eleanor Gattshall (12)
b. Park photographs (34)
c. Employees of the PK Lumber Company in Covington, Ohio (6)
d. Piqua Historical Museum, interior and exterior (15)
57 May 2, 1979
a. Marion Vosler, city health and sanitation inspector (5)
b. Piqua vs. Sidney dual track meet (18)
58 May 3, 1979
a. Bones unearthed by Clarence Mizer, 3979 Tipp-Cowlesville Rd. – possibly Native American/Indian bones (9)
b. Retired cooks and assistant cooks at Piqua City Schools meet for a reunion at Terry’s Cafeteria: Dorothy Duer, Hazel Hart, Phyllis Wiltheiss (3)
c. Casstown Market feature: Bill and Polly Butler (5)
d. Miami County Board of Realtors Pride Medallion Award given to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gunnerman, 1203 Echo Lake Drive (7)
e. Halfway house in Troy: Guy Kauffman (14)
f. Interior of Midwest Burlap and Growers Supply Co. (6)
g. Questor Juvenile Furniture Co. exterior (12)
h. Buckeye Bearing Company exterior (7)
i. Miami East High School class play practice, “Murder Takes the Stage” (15)
j. Susan J. Clark’s doll at the police department communications room (3)
k. Charles Sharett (10)
l. John Northwood (6)
m. Choir with babies (4)
59 May 7, 1979
a. Holman Sawyer – former Chairman of the Miami County Draft Board (11)
b. Truck accident on East Ash Street west of Manning Street – truck driven by Donald Long hit a power pole (5)
c. Train derails in Troy (6)
d. Noon Optimist Club Law Week award given to Bob Taylor (7)
e. Employees of Butcher Block meat market – 100 N. Sunset Drive (5)
f. Meeting hall under construction at Camp Christian in Houston, OH (9)
g. Kids fishing in the fire department pond on Troy-Piqua Road (21)
h. O.D. Sands receives a distinguished service certificate from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (3)
60 May 9, 1979
a. Erika Dorsey won the Dayton regional spelling bee and will compete in Washington D. C. in June (5)
b. Mike Cox and son Matt adjust an eagle on the front of their house to let the neighbors know that wife Sandi Cox had just given birth to their fourth child, a son, born three weeks past her due date (3)
c. Girl Scouts installing benches along the Great Miami River in Piqua: Marcie and Jeanette Wright and Becky Halteman (5)
d. Feature photos – Martha Cromer and Juanita Woods sitting outside on Canal Place to enjoy the warm weather (10)
e. Piqua vs. Northmont baseball (35)
f. Piqua Runabouts meet at Fountain Park – newly formed group of people interested in walking or running for physical fitness (12)
f. Various sites around Piqua: [1] South St. from site of the old Shade Lumber Yard (2); [2] Parking lot behind Schines Piqua Cinema (3); [3] Used Books Store on the northeast corner of Wood and Wayne Streets (4); [4] Former W.P. Orr mansion (2); Total negatives (11)
g. Junked cars and trucks (8)
h. Border City Savings and Loan Co. baseball cap (11)
i. Ground breaking for the Cron-Cheney-Stocker Funeral Home (7)
j. McDonald’s employees and Staunton Street School children (23)
k. Miami County building inspector: Maynard Mahan (9)
l. Favorite Hill TV building on South Street – exterior (9)
m. Joe Dyson standing in front of his Union 76 service station with a “Pumps Closed” sign (20)
61 May 10, 1979
a. Site preparation work for the new Piqua High School (32)
b. Charlotte Lines training a Labrador Retriever dog to be a Pilot dog (11)
c. Miami County Sheriff in contract negotiations with members of the Fraternal Order of Police (2)
d. McVety garden on Garbry Road in Piqua: Clyde and Olive McVety (34)
e. Leisure Lawn building exterior (6)
f. Marathon runner: Walter Seager, Jr.; Bob Schul (8)
g. Twins Jim Springer and Jim Lewis (5)
h. Farm photos: Jerome Coffee, Carl Elsas, Paris Hutton (24)
62 May 11, 1979
a. Piqua City fire hazards and fire inspector (11)
63 May 14, 1979
a. Retired Fire Chief Russell Selby with a cartoon sketch of himself (1)
b. Indian games day at Johnston Farm (9)
c. Piqua Jaycees Special Olympics held at Wertz Stadium (28)
64 May 15, 1979
a. Phyllis Wiltheiss – head cook at Piqua High School (12)
b. Indian Day games at Johnston Farm (47)
c. City League softball action photos (22)
65 May 16, 1979
a. Marilyn Helman at the recruiter’s office with U.S. Army recruiter Sgt. Gary Hendrix (12)
b. Antique fire equipment on display at the Hayner Cultural Center in Troy: Larry Wray (10)
c. Law Enforcement Appreciation Week at the Piqua East Mall: Police Chief James Huffman; Sheriff’s Deputy Earl Manning; Ohio Highway Patrol Lt. John Demaree (7)
d. James C. Oda at the Old Canal Book Shop (12)
e. Pool tournament at the Miami County Health Care Center (55)
66 May 18, 1979
a. Car driven by John P. Lambert hits the Wilson W. Nutter home on High Street in Covington, Ohio (17)
b. Car fund thermometer for the Mi Casa Orphanage in California: William Hemm, Ceil Hemm, Rev. Fr. Thomas Hemm (6)
c. Ron Schulz dirt track racing cars – Ron’s Mug and Jug is the sponsor (12)
67 May 19, 1979
a. “Your Turn” mug shots: Beverly Radford, Rev. Tom Webb, Sherry Frost, Jean DeLaet, Don Rutter, Tim Lawrence, Sam Edsell (13)
68 May 21, 1979
a. Vandalism done at Nicklin Avenue School and Wilder Junior High School (14)
b. Sheriff’s SWAT Team members demonstrate rescue techniques at the Piqua East Mall water tower (37)
c. Piqua Daily Call carriers resease balloons at Eisenhower Park (18)
d. Pioneer Days demonstrations at Bruckner Nature Center: Judy Ireton, Pat Lawson (37)
e. Piqua Youth Baseball Association parade to open the season (22)
f. Firestone Store at 100 N. Sunset Drive (19)
g. Green LeafGarden Club house tour (21)
h. Miami County Animal Shelter director (6)
i. NAACP proclamation presented to Mayor James Henderson (8)
69 May 22, 1979
a. Sign in a local gas station showing the hours it is open (2)
b. Painted yellow curb in front of the Chick House on Park Avenue (10)
c. High Hopes Farm horse swimming pool – owned by Carol Seaman: Dick Purdin (41)
d. Damaged paper roll (4)
e. Marilyn Helman being a clown at the Piqua East Mall (9)
f. Miami County Auto Club Travel Department (10)
g. Baby’s breath growers (15)
h. Martha Supinger with a poinsettia (3)
70 May 23, 1979
a. Lehman High School Spring Sports banquet: Jane Monnin, Ann Thaman, Laura Carr, Becky Ulbrich, John Barton, John Westerheide, Dave Monnin, Dan Freytag, Tim Gleson, Frank Frantz, Jack Driskell, Steve Hinger. (15)
b. Open house at the B.F. Goodrich plant in Troy (31)
c. Aka Preyma sculpture (14)
71 May 24, 1979
a. Official dedication of Garbry Hall – a nature learning center for Upper Valley Joint Vocational School (52)
b. High School athletes going to the state track meet: Sharon Bates, Brenda Baker, Julie Schnippel, Lori VonAsdchen, Steve Hinger, Tim Gleason, Dave Monnin, Dan Freytag, Frank Frantz, Jack Driskell and Becky Ulbrich (17)
c. Automobile accident at Main and Ash Streets: John Vetter, Antoinette Baugher (11)
d. Piqua Central Spring Sports banquet: Tim Kasler, Jayne Anderson, Fred Hall, Brenda Baker, Julie Schnippel, Sharon Bates, Lori VonAschen, Debbie Thompson, Debbie Hughes, Pamela Holfinger, Mike Harris (6)
e. Oil tanker at a 7-11 Store which was converted from an old Sohio Gasoline Station (8)
f. Staunton and Elizabeth Township school children performing a musical program together (33)
g. Four students sitting at a round table – 3 boys and one girl – no further information (1)
72 May 25, 1979
a. Favorite Hill School maze (4)
73 May 26, 1979
a. Piqua High School senior Kathy Bachman his taken four different languages: 4 years of French, 3 years of Spanish, 3 years of German, 1 year of Latin (9)
74 May 27, 1979
a. Roller skate hockey in the empty Fountain Park wading pool (19)
75 May 28, 1979
a. Volunteer work begins at Hance Pavilion to continue the reconstruction: Kiwanis Club members Hubert McMaken and others (10)
b. Piqua Tennis Association “Gotcha” tournament at Eisenhower Park: Jeff Minton and Kathy Patton (19)
76 May 29, 1979
a. Marilyn Helman sworn in as Municipal Court Bailiff by Jim Garriety (10)
77 May 30, 1979
a. Trojan Window Cleaning Company (8)
78 May 31, 1979
a. Piqua High School construction site (24)
b. High Street School Olympics (37)
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1 June 1, 1979
a. Line at the Miami County Auto Club (AAA) in Piqua on the last day to purchase auto license plates (11)
b. Ducks at the Willowbrook Land Laboratory and interior photos of the lab: Mark Ogle, Cindy Raterman (17)
c. The Sugar Shak in Covington (6)
d. Shiverdecker Hardware in Troy (6)
e. William Fulton examines his strawberry field on S.R. 202 (5)
f. Troy Chamber of Commerce (6)
g. Gary Hornbeck – Taking over his grandfather’s farm on Drake Road at age 18 (3)
2 June 4, 1979
a. Hot air balloon: Tony and Mona Riley (61)
b. Piqua Jaycee’s Junior Champ Track Meet at Wertz Stadium (12)
3 June 5, 1979
a. William Alexander at the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children to deliver proceeds from a golf tournament of $3500: William Alexander; Yvette Miller; Kurt Bornhorst; Sally Schafer; Regina DeCapite (12)
b. Vandalism at Bennett Junior High School (3)
c. World Sporting Goods (19)
d. Friendly Family Restaurant – corner of S.R. 41 and Experimental Farm Road in Troy (30)
4 June 6, 1979
a. Piqua Evening Optimist Club bike hike award: Omar Rhoades; Steve Nicodemus (7)
b. St. Boniface party for Sister Maureen, principal of St. Boniface School who is leaving to be principal of St. Mary’s School in Urbana (8)
c. William “Bill” Favorite roasting a pig for Fire Chief Russell Selby’s retirement party (4)
d. YWCA garden (8)
5 June 7, 1979
a. Automobile accident on I-75 south of the C.R. 25A interchange near Farrington Road (29)
b. North Street Elementary School cookout: Tom Ringer; James Dewey Manuel; James Manuel (51)
c. Miami County trailer inspector – Fred Anderson (6)
d. J & S Little Store in Gettysburg: Shirley and John Hinkle (9)
e. New word processor in the office of McCulloch, Felger, Fite, and Gutman (5)
f. Ground breaking for McDonalds Restaurant in Tipp City: Benjamin Scott; Tim Hansley, Richard Purk, Dave Cook, John Hegman; Avery Shaw; Hugh Ross (21)
6 June 8, 1979
a. Hair & Company Beauty Salon (7)
7 June 9, 1979
a. Bobby Williams and Rex Staley arraigned in Piqua Municipal Court on murder charges (17)
b. Piqua Central High School graduation (49)
8 June 11, 1979
a. Versailles Poultry Days and Miss Chick contest: Dana McKibben, Marlene Stewart; Suzette Tritischuh. (30)
b. YWCA garden dedicated to Mrs. Charles Upton: Mrs. Charles C. Allen (13)
c. Troy Strawberry Festival photographs (86)
d. Stuck truck – car carrier leaving Rogers Olds-Cadillac, 8600 N. C.R. 25A became stuck on a hump on C.R. 25A (9)
e. Western Ohio Van Show at the Miami County Fairgrounds in Troy (16)
9 June 12, 1979
a. Fountain Park Wadding Pool (33)
b. Butz Miami County Hardware advertising testimonial (10)
c. Misspelled sign on Forest Ave. [sign says “Forrest”] (12)
10 June 13, 1979
a. Painting downtown light poles gray instead of green: Bob Hamilton and Charlie Spruance (27)
11 June 14, 1979
a. Driver’s Education simulator trailer parked at Piqua Central High School – drivers training teachers are receiving instruction in the use of the equipment (30)
b. Piqua Mall proceeds sign being put up by the Miami County Well Child Clinic in Troy: Janet Stauber Sholiton, R.N. (8)
c. Four Piqua Daily Call carriers (2)
12 June 15, 1979
a. Golf tournament winners at the Piqua Country Club: Eric Wilcox; Tim Wolfe; Terry Rogers (7)
b. Boys on a swing at Eisenhower Park (22)
c. Log house on Worley, southwest of Tipp City: Robert and Sue Oxley (10)
d. Construction on County Road 25-A (21)
e. A field of daisies (23)
f. Marilyn Helman installing CATV cable (30)
13 June 16, 1979
a. Song writers Nancy and Dennis Livingston (8)
14 June 18, 1979
a. Tri Star Baseball contest sponsored by Piqua Noon Optimists: Craig Weer (12)
b. Cincinnati Reds tryouts at Hardman Field (6)
15 June 19, 1979
a. Summer program at Piqua City’s parks (25)
b. Medalist Allen-A Company building construction (44)
16 June 20, 1979
a. Marilyn Helman working as a floral designer at The Flower Box (30)
b. Police Lt. Tony White putting away his books he used in his classes at the FBI National Academy, Quantico, VA (3)
c. Lori Curl driving Frances Bergdoll (3)
d. Sidney soccer clinic (12)
e. “Go Phillies” sign at Hartzells (10)
f. YMCA swimming pool (19)
g. Special Youth Section – Jill Bayman at the Baptist Home (19)
h. Peggy French with a poster for a Planned Parenthood benefit (18)
i. Upper Valley Roofing and Heating : Millard Carnes; James Henderson (21)
17 June 21, 1979
a. Wind damage in and around Piqua (44)
b. CETA workers at Hance Pavilion (54)
18 June 22, 1979
a. Interior of St. Mary’s Catholic Church (13)
19 June 23, 1979
a. Saturday sketches – deaf students graduate from Piqua Central High School: Julie Black and Janet Mott (6)
20 June 25, 1979
a. Youth Section photos – youth doing yard work – Eric Stengel (18)
b. St. Paul’s volunteer teen helps with Bible School – Missy Bausman (21)
c. Pregnancy and Counseling (5)
21 June 26, 1979
a. Marilyn Helman learning to operate heavy machinery (31)
b. National Guard at training camp (21)
c. Vicki Deitering, youth volunteer at Piqua Memorial Hospital (18)
d. Practice barn fire set at Stillwater Preserve for fire fighters from Bradford, Covington and Ludlow Falls (25)
e. John Liddy (11)
22 June 28, 1979
a. Crew at the city wastewater treatment plant receive three awards: Morris Chambers, Darrell Free, Sonny Langston, Mike Robinson, David Burtner, John Counts, Donald Clayton, George Redinbo, Bill Schlosser, Bill Werst, Larry Gross, Jeff Fogt (4)
b. James Kies – invented a bowling glove for amputees or those with nerve damage (27)
c. James Kies – invented a golfing aid for amputees (10)
23 June 29, 1979
a. Piqua Civic Band concert at Hance Pavilion in Fountain Park: Ruth Thompson, Mary Roberts, Clara Bard, Sue Ann Longenecker, Robert Hance (conductor) (46)
b. Graffiti on the Spring Street water tower – “79 Rules” (10)
c. Nellie Schmidt and son Tim Heck – Heck is recovering from a motorcycle accident (4)
d. Twenty-four hour benefit runners trying to set a national record by covering 259 miles and 614 yards and raise money for the renovation of Hance Pavilion: Bob Bowman, Joe Beasley, Rick Callison, Jim Risenbeck, Todd Wion (17)
e. Troy fire fighter, John Denney, with his scrapbook covering 3 years as a fireman (11)
f. Woman painting a house: Edith Sipe (4)
g. Piqua High School construction site (15)
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24 July 3, 1979
a. Construction workers from the Carpenter Construction Co. remove the top eight feet from the smoke stack at Andy’s Garden Center, 522 Ann St.: Tim Doubledee, Al Kaiser, Gary Beaver (23)
b. Members of Cub Scout Pack 7 of Greene Street United Methodist Church working to clean up Fountain Park for the Fourth of July Celebration (9)
c. Larry Godsey playing tennis at Fountain Park (29)
d. Youngsters in the city parks summer program try out the new one mile course at Mote Park (19)
25 July 5, 1979
a. Mr. and Miss Independence contest at the Piqua 4th of July celebration: Rita Bolen, Jenni Todd, Miss Independence Tara Davon Jenkins, Mr. Independence Shane McGlaughlin – contest was for children ages 3 – 5 and was judged on the basis of costumes (37)
b. Accident involving a semi-trailer hauling pigs to the Val Decker Packing Co. – it broke down on the corner of Roosevelt and Water Streets when the trailer gave way under the weight of the170 hogs it was carrying (7)
c. Piqua 4th of July celebration photos (110)
26 July 7, 1979
a. Jane Salisbury and her daughter Elizabeth Salisbury (7)
27 July 9, 1979
a. Storm sewer and street reconstruction on Caldwell St. between Gill and Camp Streets (11)
b. Fire at the home of Margaret Gross, 218 Brentwood Dr., Piqua (31)
c. Bruce Hogston is the first recipient of the Blue Coat award from the Knights of Columbus – the award is for outstanding service by a fireman or police officer (16)
d. Van owned by Ron Shook, 1617 Washington Ave., marked with a big “X” and the words “Sky Lab Target.” (6)
e. Scott and Fred Kiesewetter with their Hereford calf fair entry (36)
f. Wendy’s prizes donated to Upper Valley JVS Ohio Office Education Association Club: Michael Birt, Calvin Wilder (13)
28 July 10, 1979
a. John Musser – Ohio State Highway Patrol district 5 communications chief (8)
29 July 12, 1979
a. Frisbee players: Brent Ja kson, Tim Stephenson (21)
b. Troy house at 353 Lincoln Ave. – site of Upper Valley Youth Services Bureau’s shelter care facility for status offender girls (runaways and truants) (6)
c. Girl Scout camp (49)
30 July 13, 1979
a. Architectural drawings of the elevations of the new Piqua High School (8)
b. Sky Lab story at Mote Park Ted Gutman and Becky Greenbaum (10)
c. Piqua Central High School cheerleaders in the summer parks program: Amy Jenkins, Diane Birman, Martie Ary (32)
31 July 14, 1979
a. Four baby skunks being raised at the Brukner Nature Center: Bob Carroll, CETA worker at the center holds one of the baby skunks (30)
32 July 16, 1979
a. Workers at Hance Pavilion in Fountain Park (18)
33 July 17, 1979
a. Flesh Public Library used book sale (18)
b. Hartzell Propeller summer trainees: Richard Grimes, David Strempel (trainee), Ricardo Fleury (trainee), James Reedy (4)
c. C. R. 25A construction work (9)
d. Restored antique fire hand pumber in Fletcher: Richard Pearson, Bob Niswonger, Clyde Woodward (8)
e. Charles E. Stevens is the new Piqua City Commissioner replacing Charles Tyler (4)
f. Ernies Prescription Center at the Park Ridge Shopping Center (25)
g. Farmer’s basket of produce – Robert L. Davis, 2873 E. U.S. 36 (8)
h. Railroader – train watcher in Troy: Walley Babcock (7)
i. Miami County Fairgrounds (37)
34 July 18, 1979
a. Explosion damaged the Lockington Covered Bridge (14)
b. Deer crashes into the Piqua East Mall and into Woolworth’s (5)
c. Oakes-Beitman Memorial Library and Museum: Howard Burns (22)
d. Broken Arrow Estates development in Pleasant Hill (17)
e. Champion speed skaters: Kirk Kramer, Brenda Caskey, Joey Hillier (8)
35 July 19, 1979
a. Litter around a lamp stand on the Public Square in Piqua (11)
b. YWCA memorial garden (21)
36 July 20, 1979
a. Dog and rabbit belonging to Gary and Sherry Hartzell of 306 Pinewood Ave. The two animals are friends and play together (33)
b. Rev. Carolyn Welch makes man pastoral calls on her motorcycle – Alcony (4)
c. Scot’s Inn Best Western sign (25)
37 July 23, 1979
a. Fountain Park pioneer crafts day sponsored by Piqua Parks Summer Recreation Program: Julie Lester, recreation counselor (28)
b. Flesh Public Library mini-fest sponsored by the Junior Library Board as part of the Summer Reading Club for junior high students: Kin Twells, Kim Bryand, Jennifer Twells, Joanna Sorenson, Amy Heckman (8)
c. Miami County Well Child Clinic in the Human Services Building at Troy: Raymond Lorenz, Janet Sholiton (pediatric nurse/practitioner), Justin Lorenz (36)
d. Ernies Prescription Center grand opening – 1722 W. High St.: Joseph Thoma III, Julie Hemm, Bernard Rogers, Roni Smith, Peter Gastineau, Ernie Smith, Jerry Easley, Ruth Pauli, Charles Sanders (8)
e. Don Ranson at the St. Boniface Festival (21)
38 July 24, 1979
a. Teen fashion show at the YWCA: Kayleen Bachman, Amy Hinger, Margee Hemm (9)
b. Large old tree down at the Museum of the Old Northwest Territory in Lockington, Ohio (9)
c. Marilyn Helman is a counselor for a day at the day camp for retarded children:
Scooby Willoughby, Marilyn Helman, Dirk Wadsworth (52)
d. Drawing for youth soccer teams by the newly formed Piqua Youth Soccer League: Allen Anderson, Jerry VonAshen, Ray Faul (11)
e. Larry and Sue Hostetter and the new owners of The Carpet House on U.S. 36 west of Piqua (12)
39 July 25, 1979
a. Richard Benkert is veterans counselor: veteran Leonard Gudorf of Troy (4)
b. Summer interns at Hartzell Industries: Edward Armbruster, Robert Wright, Randy Melvin, Howie Scheidt, Harry Leadbetter, Bruce Lampela (13)
c. Marilyn Helman at the Goodwill store (13)
40 July 26, 1979
a. Rainy day photographs (5)
b. Majorette clinic at Mote Park sponsored by the Piqua Parks Summer Recreation Program: Lori VonAschen, Jody Drees (21)
c. Salvation Army day campers leaving for Friendly Ice Cream Company (10)
41 July 27, 1979
a. Feature photo – fence and Queen Anne’s lace (14)
b. 4-H Beef Barbecue at the fairgrounds: Jim and Judy Lauderback and Norma Karnehm (12)
c. Barbara Forbes baby shower for Mall Secretary (21)
d. Jean Drapp, artist, at her studio (36)
e. Area City Managers meeting: Jack Michaels, Larry Huffman, Wayne Barfels, Frank Patrizio (7)
42 July 30, 1979
a. S.R. 66 accident just north of Hardin Road (3)
43 July 31, 1979
a. Barbara Forbes and family: Winnie and Raymond Smith from England, parents of Barbara Forbes (3)
SUB-SERIES XIV H: August 1979
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44 August 1, 1979
a. Part of a Wall Drug Store sign on a Medalist Allen-S building (6)
b. Feature photos – fishermen on Echo Lake: Matthew Carr, Chris Doseck (13)
c. Feature photos – car loaded with insulation (3)
d. Tennis (19)
e. Best Western sign welcoming Bob Hammond to Piqua (14)
45 August 2, 1979
a. Athletes running from Michigan to Kentucky to raise money for Musclear Dystrophy research: Ted Gutman, Doug Hinger, John Schlater, Kevin Kinsella, Steven Hinger (4)
b. Body of Eva Nye of 1200 Nicklin Ave. is recovered from the Great Miami River about 100 yards east of the North Main Street Bridge (27)
c. Delegates to the 14th annual Teenage Institute on Alcohol and other Drugs at Kenyon College: Cindy Harnish, Anita Meyers, Utsey Shelton, Tammy Myers, Donna Taylor (7)
d. Piqua Head Start graduation: Tracey Lynette Jones, Opal Marie Stephens, Slvia Clemens, Paul Bailey, Angel Barker, Tina Bowman, Scott Clemons, Debbie DeCamp, Jason Edge, Sandra Evans, Brenis Flaharty, Jesse Guerra, Tyson Hubbard, Angel Idle, Melissa Jackson, Kelly Kersey, Tony Lee, Scott Lewis, James Meyer, Laurtta McNerlin, Angel Popp, Donny Reedy, DannyRunyon, Danielle Sears, Erica Smith, Starr Stambaugh, Mary Thiebeau, Pashia Thomas, Jeremy Tilton, Peggy Weaver, Danielle Young (16)
e. Paving North Sunset from the city limit to Park Avenue (30)
f. Wertz Stadium light fixtures: Larry Axe (22)
g. Miami County Fairgrounds photos (32)
46 August 3, 1979
a. Miami County Fair dinner (16)
b. County Road sign – Stop Ahead (15)
c. Yuri Willcox, director of instruction for Piqua City Schools (7)
d. Kenneth Everett Jr. cutting sunflowers on his farm at 3345 Snyder Road.(11)
47 August 6, 1979
a. Ground Breaking ceremony for the new Piqua High School: Andy Pratt, William McNeil (64)
b. Rick Ramer – golf champion (9)
c. Gold Bar photo (10)
48 August 7, 1979
a. George and Ruth McMillan at the Dairy Queen on the southeast corner of Ash and Spring Streets (3)
b. Bike hikers on the Cardinal Trail at their first stopover at the Piqua National Guard Armory (31)
c. Cake decorations judged for the fair(7)
d. Aerovent fan presented to the Lockington Fire Department: Dave Hall, Lester Ellis, Jim Argabright (30)
49 August 10, 1979
a. Ribbon cutting at Piqua’s Stop & Go on the northeast corner of Park and Washington Avenues: Joe Williamson, Jim Cox, Charles Sanders, Polly Phipps, Larry Craft, Lisa Taylor, Howard Edwards, Harold Mather (8)
b. Don Locker and fishing gear (25)
50 August 11, 1979
a. Judy Cripe with two very large toadstools (19)
51 August 12, 1979
a. Piqua Central High School football practice (29)
b. Feature – weeds entwined in the fence at North Street School that got painted silver (18)
c. Apoltolic Choir (12)
d. Border City Savings & Loan Co. bottle cap (19)
52 August 15, 1979
a. Piqua Jaycees sponsor a Muscular Dystrophy Monopoly tournament: Steve Koon, Mike VYanucci, Gary Pierson, Joe Mertz (10)
53 August 16, 1979
a. Lehman High School football practice (74)
b. Roy Pirtle singers (23)
54 August 17. 1979
a. American Cancer Society Miami County Chapter volunteer picnic (25)
b. Automobile accident – car hits a power pole (29)
c. Unidentified building – possibly the Miami County Human Services Center on Troy-Sidney Road (1)
55 August 18, 1979
a. Saturday sketch (2)
56 August 20, 1979
a. Farm feature – farm family and a horse (9)
b. Local feature – farmer in a field of plants (4)
57 August 21, 1979
a. Rain feature photo (6)
58 August 23, 1979
a. Wet fields (5)
b. Yendis Furniture Company – business page (6)
59 August 24, 1979
a. New Piqua public school teachers welcomed (12)
b. Caldwell Street residents meeting to complain about inaccurate curb elevations that allows water to stand at the street’s side (21)
c. Jeans on a parking meter (14)
59 August 24, 1979
a. New Piqua public school teachers welcomed (12)
b. Caldwell Street residents meeting to complain about inaccurate curb elevations that allows water to stand at the street’s side (21)
c. Jean shorts on a parking meter at Canal Place (14)
60 August 25, 1979
a. Head photos (Dennings) – females (10)
b. Mall Disco fashion show (32)
c. Four generation photo (2)
d. Cross country runners donate money: Ted Gutman (9)
61 August 27, 1979
a. Steve Petijean, Andy Bolton wash a plant at St. Mary’s School in preparation for the start of the school year (15)
b. Larry Underwood, 811 N. Sunset Dr., is a ham radio operator with the call sign “W8OU” (6)
c. Warren Sheppard, Miami County inspector for the state division of weights and measures inspects the scales at the county transfer station in the presence of Auditor Dale Davis – the scales were condemned for use and must be replaced (4)
d. Wood carver, Dean Pearson of Tipp City (11)
e. Charles Popham is champion of the Muscular Dystrophy monopoly tournament: Jim Meininger, Charles Popham, Randy Collins, Randy Ollis, Gary Pierson (6)
f. Charles Francony paste up worker for Piqua Daily Call (8)
g. Miami County Fair recipe contest winner (6)
h. YWCA aerobic dancer: Jackie Homneycutt (13)
i. Piqua Daily Call contest winner receives an air hockey table: Perry Payne (9)
62 August 28, 1979
a. Chick House sign advertising a “Tenderlion Sandwich” (9)
b. Boys climbing up a brick wall on North Street: Arnold Gambrel, Patrick Engley (4)
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63 September 3, 1979
a. Atomic Open water ski tournament (5)
b. Labor Day pinball tournament at Buckeye Mart to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy: Brian Ashcraft, Greg Easley, Bob Vondenberger (6)
64 September 4, 1979
a. Piqua Tennis Association tournament winners: Toni Hardenbrook, Jill
Wilson, Frank Lange, Kathy Patten, Rich Patten, Elmer Deitering, Bob Fess, Cleo Terry, Dotty Reed, Doug Foster, Mark Malabrigo, Mack Harris (7)
b. Head photo (mug shot) of a lady, not identified (3)
c. McDonald’s check is presented to the Piqua Jaycees (6)
65 September 5, 1979
a. Flag pole raising at the Veterans Memorial section of Highland Cemetery in Covington, Ohio: Bud Homan, Herman “Moose” Osborne, James McMaken, Ralph Weaver, Leonard Minnich, Don Beeman, (14)
66 September 6, 1979
a. Change of presidents at the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce – Tom Hinger passes the gavel to Joe Williamson the incoming president (3)
b. Committee chairmen of the Four Seasons Garden Club in the final stages of planning for their “Come September” flower show: Mrs. Richard koon, Mrs. Thomas Lyman, Mrs. Roy DePriest, Mrs. Thomas Hinger, Mrs. Walter Schumacher, Mrs. Boyd Ulbrich, (7)
c. Beauty parlor operators (4)
d. Lynn Cook removing curlers and blow drying her Peruvian Guinea Pig’s long hair – Cook is starting a 4-H Club strictly for guinea pig owners (10)
e. Children’s singing group at the Covington United Church of Christ – director is Danielle Manning and group members are: Kevin Miller, Scott Williams, Jimmy Shields, Dana Taylor, Shanda Kimmel, Diana Davis, Tanja Banker, Tracy Kimmel, Sarah Musser, Wendy Longendelpher (4)
f. Gymnist working out outdoors: Kim Trost (10)
67 September 7, 1979
a. Proposed new county park – Garbry Big Woods: Commissioner Bud Pritchard, Park District Director Scott Huston, Commissioner Curtis Reynolds (9)
b. Organ dedication set for September 16th at the Evangelical United Methodist Church on the southeast corner of Ash and College Streets: Rev. Ian Bisset, Betty Crotinger, Pauline Drake (7)
c. Ken Taylor leading and instrumental group at the Covington United church of Christ: Barbara Manning, Janell Musser, Kevin Reck, Scott Anderson, Daryl Reck (8)
d. Upper Valley JVS Environmental Occupations students setting up a mini museum at the Garbry Hall Land Laboratory (7)
e. Rossville Historical Society gathering at the Upper Valley JVS (8)
68 September 8, 1979
a. “Your Turn” section mug shots: Harold Beaver, Barbara Martin, Dan Kelley, Larry Wise, Margaret Brown (14)
b. Craig Hallows (3)
c. Drawing at the Especially For You Shop: R. A. Roberts, Phyllis Gregory, Kim Leonard, Betty Rittenhouse (17)
d. Wilder Junior High School Students win the summer reading club award at Flesh Public Library: Linda Overley, Glenn Honeycutt, Julie Watt, Amy Heckaman, Karen Quigley, Val Decker, Lisa Burkett, Jody Overholser (1)
e. Head photos (mug shots) of two ladies and a girl (10)
f. Lady seated at a picnic table (3)
69 September 9, 1979
a. Clowns entertain the residents at the Piqua Manor Nursing Home: Cheryl Meeks, Jody Hoes, Wade Dillard, Charles Wolcott, Margaret Tafel, Emery Leeper, Isabelle Reeder, Josephine Croner, Marie Schlosser, Silvia Hill, Inez Lighthiser, Margaret Fosnight (7)
b. Traffic signal coordination: Richard Donnelly (6)
70 September 10, 1979
a. Piqua vs. Tecumseh football (42)
b. Huge pumpkins and other plants: Charles Mangette of Lena (9)
c. Buck stove store (2)
d. Woman runner and a man in a suit (4)
e. Peak load distribution computer (6)
71 September 11, 1979
a. Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce steak fry at the Lloyd Fry farm on Hardin Road: Jimmie Cox, Em Shear, Cliff Stocker, Jim Koon, Cleo Terry, Joe Thoma III (13)
b. New Bradford fire truck: C. J. Hocker, Barry Brown, Harvey Medlam (8)
c. Grissom’s bulk produce department: Jim Grissom (9)
d. Grandparents day at Staunton Street School (21)
72 September 12, 1979
a. New Houston High School gymnasium nearing completion: Anthony Freriott (9)
b. Junior Olympics winner (6)
c. Sears Roebuck and Company slow pitch softball team (10)
73 September 12, 1979 – special section, Piqua Call First Annual Cookbook, From the
Kitchens of the Miami County Fair’s Best Cooks
a. Thirty individual photographs of cooks and 102 negatives. The following are the names of the cooks as they appeared in the special Cook Book section: Debbie Weills, Marilyn Hoover, Candy Finfrock, Shelah Mendelson, Shary Weldy, Debbie Fisher, Heidi Hubbard, Brenda Wolfe, Susan Butts, Tony Smith, Janell Develbliss, Terri DeRyke, Michelle Pearson, Janice Hamman, Ila Millhouse, Marcella Rose, Kim Arnold, Jill Deeter, Robert & Miriam Davis, Kim Weills, Joy Brown, Shari Wogoman, Sue Hocker, Ann Francis, Sharon Meyer, Diane Litlejohn. Julie Guillozet, Robin Garrett, Cindy Neff, Lauraetta Wlhelm (102)
74 September 13, 1979
a. Upper Valley JVS students working on a farm tractor (7)
b. Piqua High School Band officers promoting a drive for new band uniforms (15)
75 September 14, 1979
a. A rainy street (4)
76 September 15, 1979
a. Covington vs. Bradford football (64)
b. Piqua Central vs. Fairborn Baker football (12)
c. Four Seasons Garden Club Flower Show winners: Mrs. Walter Schumacher, Mrs. John Cordo (6)
d. Bradford High School Band and Covington High School Band performing at halftime of the Covington Bradford football game (34)
e. Saturday sketches – lady pushing a grocery shopping cart (2)
f. Chippewa Indian Richard Ackley dressed as an Indian chief visits Nicklin Avenue School (21)
77 September 17, 1979
a. Major fire in downtown Troy (32)
b. Picture frame for advertising (11)
c. LD [Learning Disabilities] classes at Favorite Hill School: Everlyne King (6)
78 September 18, 1979
a. Litter and trash at Mote Park (9)
b. Home decorating program at the Upper Valley JVS presented by Lois Coleman (15)
79 September 19, 1979
a. Marilyn Helman working for Kevin Kidd as an administrator at Piqua Manor Nursing Home (9)
b. Miami County Sheriff’s Deputies Joyce Dutton and Barbel Adkins discuss child abuse and career opportunities for women in law enforcement at the JVS (21)
c. Ruth Reed working in the Piqua Daily Call office (6)
d. Piqua East Mall band and fashion show (7)
e. Mac Shaffer saw sharpening shop (12)
f. Wreath making (3)
g. Scott Garbry and a fossil (5)
80 September 20, 1979
a. CROP Walk preparations at St. Mary’s School: Todd Hemm, Steve Duckett, Julie Russel, Sue Teach, Rick Graham, Mike Ashcraft, Jon Koon, Angie Dankworth, Janet Swarts, Teresa Hissong, Missy Smith, Nancy Heiner, Julie Bedinghaus (14)
b. Eldon Shepard is Call employee of the week (7)
c. Dick and Sena Alberts (11)
d. Feature photos – sun flower (9)
81 September 21, 1979
a. St. Paris fall festival (28)
b. Piqua Central vs. Trotwood Madison football (42)
c. Covington vs. Miami East football (40)
d. Newton High School Band (8)
82 September 22, 1979
a. United Fund residential division begins its kick-off campaign: Beverly Pratt, Ann Trostel, Rita McMasters, Sue Dougherty, Ann Baker, Benny Scott (9)
b. Automobile accident at Ash and Spring Streets (7)
c. Graham High School homecoming royalty: Queen Layne Current and King Eric Loudenback (5)
d. Graham vs. Springfield Central Catholic football (16)
e. Bruckner Nature Center rehabilitated deer: Gene Foster, Mary Beth Hayes (14)
83 September 23, 1979
a. Piqua Central High School Alumni Bank at rehearsal (69)
84 September 24, 1979
a. Arson fire as a building occupied by Sussman Inc. at 501 Young St. (4)
b. Gina Ross, featured twirler with the Piqua High School Marching Band (6)
c. MHT Annual Report issued (4)
d. St. Paul’s women preparing for an October Festival (14)
e. Bollinger Road truck train accident (39)
f. North Street School international foods day (29)
g. Nicklin Avenue School sixth grade vs. the teachers teachers softball game (16)
85 September 25, 1979
a. Hobart Corporation unveils a new line of dishwashers: C. R. Evans (6)
86 September 26, 1979
a. Fort Loramie School construction (18)
87 September 27, 1979
a. Miami County Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults having a hayride and wiener roast at Poor Farmers Campground near Fletcher: Brian Livesay, Jason Stucke and members of the Fletcher Lions and Lioness (18)
b. Fletcher-Brown Township Emergency Services has a new building in which to house their ambulance (8)
c. Call employee of the week: Dianne Jones (16)
88 September 28, 1979
a. Dayton Art Institute to display Ed and Carol Eisert’s dolls and ornaments (10)
b. Piqua Baptist Church to lay a cornerstone: Rev. Terry McKenzie, Dick Haynes, Roddy Robbins, Lewis Birman, Bill Trockenbrod, Dan Beaver, Louis Sullenberger, Mrs. Floyd (Pat) Wenrick, Charles Black (12)
c. Red Cross awards: Arthur Good, Brian Phillips, Jim Jacomet, Margaret Boegel (6)
d. Piqua Athletic Boosters and members of the Piqua media (Daily Call and WPTW) play volleyball at Washington School (7)
e. Feature photo – the shadow of parking meters (5)
f. Piqua Central vs. Park Hills volleyball (14)
89 September 29, 1979
a. Piqua Central vs. Park Hills football (43)
b. Piqua Central High School Alumni Band performing at halftime (19)
c. Reading group: Tim Winans reads to Gay Zweizig’s fourth grade class (9)
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1 October 6, 1979
a. Estella Yenney with samples of her calligraphy (6)
b. High school football – teams not identified (22)
c. Indian Lake vs. Miami East football (8)
d. Indian Lake homecoming queen (3)
2 October 7, 1979
a. Covington parade (15)
b. Kids pumpkin flowers (12)
c. Children on a play ground (12)
d. Horse show (.10)
e. Silver smith Fred Warfield making a piece of Indian jewelry for his shop (2).
3 October 8, 1979
a. Covington homecoming queen Sherry Holslager (3)
b. Covington vs. Lehman football (14)
4 October 9, 1979
a. Grape stomping at the Piqua East Mall: Lou Havenar and Carl Nichols (TV 2) (22)
b. Village Warehouse gift, book and card store opens in Sidney: Nancy and Steve Roller (7)
c. “Welcome Home Jeff” signs on a house and a band in a park (14)
d. Golfer (13)
5 October 10, 1979
a. Blacksmith Ed Richardson of Anna (18)
b. Car repair equipment – engine analyzer donated to the Upper Valley JVS auto mechanics department in memory of Albert Hess: Dale Paddy, Robert Bricker, Luther Landis, Jack Manning (4)
c. Covington Homecoming candidates: Judi Hitchcock, Alicia Carder, Sherry Holsinger, Barb Wirrig, Julie McMaken (6)
d. J. D. and Wilma Powell with a very large doll collection at their store, “Gingham Gallery” in Covington (14)
e. Marilyn Helman at Piqua Memorial Hospital: Edie Edsall, Laurence Cookingham, Marilyn Helman (4)
f. Piqua Fourth of July Association donated s swing in Fountain Park for parents to use while their children were playing in the park: Raymond Miller, Glenn Rohr, Wilma Voorhis, Bill Trockenbrod, Jim Collins (4)
g. Shopping section – jewelers, clothing, wreath making (9)
h. Children shopping (6)
6 October 11, 1979
a. Bradford Pumpkin Festival royalty: Teresa Derosset, Queen; Rachel Armstrong, Janet Monnier (12)
b. Covington High School featured twirler Terry Eichelberger (14)
c. Piqua High School golf team (14)
d. Floral arrangement (9)
7 October 12, 1979
a. Winners of the Daily Call Spot Luck carrier contest are being served refreshments (12)
b. United Fund campaign opens with the tote board on the square: Jerry immerman, Benny Scott, Dick Harris, Tom Huecker (4)
c. New electronic wheel balancing machine at Barnhart Firestone Store: Merion Cost (3)
d. Sign in Sohio restroom (3)
e. Piqua Central vs. Vandalia Butler football (17)
f. Homecoming King (13)
g. Indian Crafts – silversmith Fred Warfield in Lockington (9)
h. Miami East homecoming queen Susie Rindler (9)
i. Miami East vs. Indian Lake football (5)
8 October 13, 1979
a. Jane Robinson of Tipp City is national flash flag competition champion (16)
9 October 15, 1979
a. Jeweler Jack Zimmerman inspecting a diamond engagement ring (3)
b. Ohio State Highway Patrol physical conditioning program: Will Sturgill, Dan Dickerson (14)
c. Ruth Koon at Sellman’s Furniture Store in Covington (8)
d. Little Mr. & Mrs. Pumpkin – Bradford Pumpkin Festival Little Prince Kevin Murphy, Little Princess Stacey Mills, Ricky Sanders, Jennifer Grise (6)
10 October 16, 1979
a. Connie Clemens, VICA queen at Upper Valley JVS (15)
b. School page photographs (25)
11 October 17, 1979
a. Piqua Daily Call employees (15)
b. Paper chair constructed by three juvenile girls who were inmates in the Miami County Jail (8)
c. Marilyn Helman working as a car hop for a day at The Spot Restaurant (11)
d. Rick Ramer presented the Piqua City Golf Championship trophy by Sports Editor Tim Sanabury (5)
e. Bob Clawson and another man (5)
f. Piqua Central High School homecoming candidates (11)
g. Ohio State Patrol open house (1)
h. Fatal earth mover accident (3)
i. Patricia Fahnestock working on reading with a juvenile girl inmate (4)
j. Stream or creek (5)
k. Copy of an aerial photograph of Piqua (6)
12 October 18, 1979
a. Early and Daniel Company grain elevator employee Rich Pratt checks soybeans being weighed and dumped in preparation for shipping (6)
b. Jaycees Haunted Hall upstairs at the building on the southwest corner of Wayne and Water Streets (20)
c. MU-2 twin-engine aircraft makes a belly landing at Piqua Municipal Airport (10)
d. Piqua vs. Sidney boys soccer game in the first soccer game at Wertz Stadium (25)
e. Marilyn Helman writing grants proposals for a day (7)
f. Piqua Daily Call carriers (6)
g. Chaplaincy council (8)
h. Chicken coop fire (14)
i. School boy patrol (5)
j. Greene Street United Methodist Church Christmas Market preparations (15)
k. Piqua Daily Call employee Rosemary Kauffman (14)
l. Piqua Central Homecoming candidates (6)
m. Salt purchased through the Piqua East Mall (6)
n. Miscellaneous pictures for the picture page (49)
13 October 19, 1979
a. Pickup truck with a camper in the bed hits a power pole on Covington Ave.: Charles Fisher, John D. Bowser (12)
b. Wilder Junior High School cheerleaders try kicking field goals: Karina Silver, Jill Toopes, Penny Jackson, Mike Mohr (10)
c. Versailles vs. Covington football (40)
d. Piqua Daily Call carriers (12)
e. Crop walk posters (4)
f. Young lady standing in front of a corn shock and pumpkins (4)
g. Flesh Public Library (6)
h. Piqua East Mall fountain donations going to the United Fund (5)
i. Practice fire set to train firefighters (13)
j. Students with a “Reading is Fun” (RIF) display (6)
k. Piqua Daily Call employee of the week – a lady (11)
l. Rappelling at Lockington Dam: Mark Long, Russ Evans, Ray Evans (13)
14 October 20, 1979
a. Lehman vs. Miami East football (12)
b. Lehman Homecoming queen and escort: Anne Gutmann, Steve Hinger (9)
c. Piqua Central vs. Northmont football (44)
d. Piqua Central Homecoming parade (1)
15 October 22, 1979
a. Computers in a sixth grade classroom at South Street Elementary School: Kim Kerrigan, Gregg Wynn, Dennis Walker (13)
b. CROP Walk (8)
c. Smoke Signals photos of class play, “Arsenic and Old Lace”: Julie Devers, Kim Wells (13)
d. School activities photos (7)
16 October 23, 1979
a. Scott’s Christian Book Store, 132 S. Main, Sidney – Cindy Scott in photos – Owned by Rex and Cindy Scott of 1204 Leonard St., Piqua (7)
b. Kitchen at Duff’s Smorgasbord at the Piqua East Mall – Willie Smoth, Kathy Snyder, Helen Gilmore (17)
17 October 24, 1979
a. National Businesswomen’s Week feature:
[1] Maxine Doss – Aerovent (3)
[2] Lillian Cornett – Container Corporation (4)
[3] Jean Veal – Container Corporation (3)
[4] Sue Miller talking to Richard Kerns – Container Corporation (2)
b. Lehman High School Cross Country Team and individual photos of Steve Hinger (18)
c. Piqua Central football “Stomp Sidney” button (9)
d. Placement Counselor Deborah Gosselin lectures a Psychology class in the GROW program at Edison State College. (4)
e. Piqua Central production of “Arsenic and Old Lace” – Julie Devers, Greg Taylor, Lori VonAschen, Donovan Widney, Kim Wells, Fred Lee – photo for the Your Weekend Section. (23)
18 October 25, 1979
a. Artsy photo of an old pump in the middle of a field (26)
19 October 26, 1979
a. Marilyn Helman being a Mail Carrier – Bill Rouse & Marilyn Helman (23)
b. Valley Echo Chapter of American Business Women’s Association names Boss of the Year – Mrs. Steven Bryiant; Mrs. Richard Scarbrough Jr. (Boss of the Year); Mrs. Richard Weigman. (2)
c. Covington Chamber of Commerce elects new officers: Norman E. Bentz; Pat Clark; Harold E. Frantz (7)
d. Paving Country Road 25 A, Piqua (20)
20 October 27, 1979
a. Architectural features on the Whitmore Reality Building, 520 N. Main, Piqua (14)
b. Architectural features on the building at 510 N. Wayne St., Piqua (10)
c. “Spooks” from the Jaycee Haunted Hall visit the Piqua-Covington Neighborhood Girl Scouts slumber party at the Piqua YMCA: Cindy Assenheimer, Ruth Fries, Marilyn Halterman, Kermit Fair (14)
d. Lehman vs. Indian Lake football – the last game for Lehman head football coach Bob Heil (67)
e. Piqua Central vs. Sidney football (24)
f. Play School for 3 and 4 year olds held at the Home Economics class of Bennett Junior High School: Rhonda Codekas, Candy Zaborowski, Rita Bailey (12)
g. Bradford purchases the Y-Yard for a park: Wayne A. Curtis, Mayor Gary Godfrey, Roger Canan, James D. Utrecht, Linda Beckstedt, Bill Trydle (5)
h. Joanne Campbell, Piqua Daily Call employee (14)
i. Sunset along the railroad tracks (9)
j. Stephanie Montague, 5th grader at Nicklin Elementary is School Patrol girl of the week (5)
k. Halloween party at Piqua Engineering: Adra Coates, Julie Welty, Paula Shiverdecker, Bonnie Payne, Charlotte Stotler, Mary Horen, Jenie Massie, Audie Carnes, Galen Mullennix, Eldon Horen, Robert Coaes, Tex Tullis (8)
21 October 29, 1979
a. Piqua Kiwanis Club Halloween Costume contest winners: Kami Anderson, Alicia Cota, Kathy Kendig, David Kendig, Michael Kendig, Kathy Gibboney (25)
b. Ohio Teacher of the Year candidates: Pat Zook, 1st grade at Graham North Elementary and Becky Hollingsworth, Accounting teacher at Houston High School (10)
22 October 30, 1979
a. Jack’s Drugs opens a second store at the Piqua East Mall – John Dziech is the owner/manager (6)
b. Governor’s Highway Safety program with crash test dummies: Bob Heck (10)
c. Washington Elementary School P.T.A. County Festival ticket sales winners: Carolyn Maxon, Ami McLandsborough, Diane Francis, Jewell Fuston, Randell Nicks, Aimee Miller, Shelley Thiebeau, Kevin Emerick, Mark Saunders, Zachary Waymer, Gastineau, David Zimpher, Michael Bates, Kathleen Tatum, Hans Tinkler, (13)
d. Fire damages buildings on the corner of Main and Walnut Streets in Troy are demolished (10)
e. YMCA Gymnastics team: Hope Hines, Lee Ann Brown, Lynn Wolfe, Lori Hammons, Pam Conklin,Tia Fisher, Terri Lane, Kathi Stewart, Jodi Snap, Katie Boston, Ange Jones, Keri Hulbert, Shelly Feightner (Asst. Coach), Ann Turner, Tami Oglesbee, Dawn Holly, Stephanie Gray, Lisa Wolfe, Mike Calicoat (Coach) (54)
f. New television sets at Piqua Memorial Hospital (7)
g. Upper Valley J.V.S. Health Care students visit Piqua Memorial pediatrics department: Denise Kisner, Terry Hentrick (patient), Lisa Gehle, Cathy Pour (20)
h. School page photos (17)
23 October 31, 1979
a. Meet the candidates night sponsored by the Real Estate and Housing Association of Piqua, Valley Antenna Systems and Piqua Chamber of Commerce: John Caulfield, Joseph Goetz, Charles Stevens, Charles Tyler, Cleta Tennery, Sam Jackson Jr., William Cruse, James Henderson (16)
24 October 1979 – no specific date
a. Piqua Central High School Homecoming (32)
b. Lady, not identified (3)
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25 November 1, 1979
- Miller Meteor building on Clark Avenue, Piqua – Wayne Corporation-Miller Meteor Division ceases production (8)
- Bill Hoewischer, farm management instructor at Upper Valley J.V.S. (4)
- Reconstruction and paving on the 900 block of Caldwell Street (14)
- Services for the Elderly “friendly visitor” program: Kay Barnhart (volunteer), Minnie Lucas (2)
- Third Savings and Loan Co. – pumpkin seed counting contest (8)
- Flower Box arrangements (31)
- Piqua Daily Call carriers: Daryl Reck, Barb Berger (9)
26 November 3, 1979
a. Miami East vs. Versailles football (21)
b. Piqua Central vs. Miamisburg football (56)
c. Piqua Daily Call school patrol person of the week: Angie May, 5th grader at Favorite Hill Elementary (5)
d. Robert Treon’s new hair piece (10)
27 November 5, 1979
a. Miami County Homemakers Christmas display at the Upper Valley J.V.S.: Maureen Drobot, Mrs. Charles Etherington, Mrs. Roger Miller (34)
b. I 75 automobile – truck accident: Hubert McCall, Curtis Thomas, Marguerite Thomas (20)
c. “Roast” given in honor of William Alexander who is leaving the Piqua Board of Education: Jim Gover, William “Bill” Alexander (14)
d. Piqua Youth Soccer Association post season tournament action (42)
e. Piqua 11 Man Football post season tournament action (28)
f. Retiring Lehman High School head football coach Bob Heil honored at a celebration at the Knights of Columbus hall in Piqua (11)
g. Junior High wire sculptures: Penny Nix, Becky Halteman, Jim Shough (6)
28 November 6, 1979
a. Amy Jenkins voting for the first time at age 18, with her mother Joyce Jenkins (8)
b. Jerry’s Gift Shop moves to 306 Looney Road, Piqua – Geraldine Kopp White is the owner (13)
29 November 7, 1979
a. Piqua Central High School “Smoke Signals” page – photos of PHS sponsored “Oktoberfest” at the Piqua East Mall (50)
b. Piqua Fraternal Order of Eagles 614 present a check to the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Damaged Children: Millie Hale, Bud Hale, Gloria Hufford, Ruth Hahn (6)
c. Mother, girl and baby in McCool’s Country Fair in Covington: Sally McCool, Ruth McCool, Sam McCool. (7)
30 November 8, 1979
a. Dee Roberts and new bowling shoes (14)
31 November 9, 1979
a. 5 generations photo: Michael Smith, Rob Smith, Thelma Sanders, Ruth Ann Smith, Ruth Mers (8)
b. John Caudill and a wood pile (13)
c. Jerry’s Gift Shop grand opening at 306 Looney Road: Wyvona Eichelberger, Shirley Robinson Sandra Jones, Gerry Stump, Robert Hammond, James Grissom, James Cox, Bernard Rogers, Charles Cox, Charles Sanders, Geraldine Kopp White - owner (7)
d. Roger Oldsmobile-Cadillac used car building (15)
32 November 10, 1979
a. Architectural features on 324 W. Ash St. and 528 Caldwell (23)
b. Stouder Hospital nursing award: Janet Denlinger, Judith Laudenslayer, Opal Harding, Donna Brubaker, Pat Wampler, Winnie Knepper, Runa Chapman, Lou Holter (6)
33 November 12, 1979
a. Luminaries at Hank Berger’s house – 613 Caldwell (9)
b. Feathered bird pictures: Bertha Moist (9)
c. Mike Sheely – Piqua Daily Call employee of the month (16)
d. St. Mary Grade School P.T.O making luminary kits (9)
34 November 13, 1979
a. Miniature rooms created by Ruby Bailey (14)
b. Montgomery Ward Sales people recognized for selling record amounts in the store’s July Trainload Sale: Jerry McAfee, Mako Dorsey, Dan Hart (13)
c. Rax Roast Beef building a new store on the site of the Piqua East Mall (6)
d. Piqua Schools students’ displays at the Piqua East Mall: Tracy Treon, Stephanie Treon, Audrey Gillespie, Missi Ferree, Cathy Gerzina (5)
e. Paul Orr of the Orr Toy Company stocking games on shelves (3)
f. Safety Patrol student of the week: Nancy Heiner, 7th grader at St. Marty School (8)
g. Versailles Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month for October: Barbara Berger (39)
h. Graham High School play – Lil’ Abner (6)
i. Liette Realty signs (17)
35 November 14, 1979
a. Piqua Police Chief James Huffman (4)
b. Girl Scout father daughter fun day: Kelly Herrod and Dick Herrod (30)
c. Marilyn Westfall is Piqua Daily Call employee of the week (9)
d. Breast feeding consultation (6)
e. Father, son and gun: James Rose, Charles Rose (5)
f. Sunshine Ceramic Shop (8)
g. Teachers’ in-service training day (5)
36 November 16, 1979
a. Versailles High School Advanced Placement Calculus class: Tom Elsass (teacher), Darren Wick, Beth Coons, Nick Bruns, Steve Kerns (3)
b. Miami Soil and Water District’s annual meeting: Robert Holfinger, Nellie Springer, Neal Springer, Victor Batdorf, Robert Treon – Outstanding Cooperation award winner (2)
c. Pig Farm: Dale and Pat Boyer (13)
d. Hunters (12)
e. Family group: members of the Keih Cline family, Stilwell Rd., Kelly, Joyce, Craig, Scott, Rachella, Keith Cline (11)
f. Edison State Community College Student Senate (2)
37 November 17, 1979
a. Architectural feature of the Samuel Zollinger house, 502 Caldwell St., Piqua and of houses at 600 Calewell and 515 N. Downing (37)
b. School Patrol person of the week: Michele Hawes, 6th grader at Staunton Elementary School (5)
c. High school football playoff game: Covington vs. Tiffin Calvert (81)
d. Country Woodcraft (12)
e. Great Miami River Corridor display (3)
f. Sidney Junior High School students visit the Piqua Daily Call (13)
g. Wreath making demonstration (19)
38 November 19, 1979
a. Bonnyconnellan castle in Sidney, 105 N. Walnut Ave. (24)
b. Santa Claus arrives by parachute at Piqua East Mall and by helicopter and cherry picker bucket truck at Buckeye Mart (52)
c. Miami County Junior Miss Contest : Kathleen Moore (winner), Diane Birman, Mary Beth Freeman, Penny Yount (36)
d. United Fund board with workers gathered in front on the square (9)
e. Christmas Flower arrangements (6)
39 November 20, 1979
a. Piqua Central art students: Teri Leeper, Vicki Havenar, Cindy Walker, Curt South (11)
b. Magic Show (3)
c. P.J.’s Boutique (8)
d. Discover Dayton cookbook: Peggy Woods and soft chef sculpture advertising the Junior League of Dayton’s new cookbook at Old Canal Book Shop (4)
e. PHS “Smoke Signals” photos (9)
40 November 21, 1979
a. Kindergarteners at Springcreek Elementary eating and early Thanksgiving feast (10)
b. Members of Brownie Troop 644 put the final touches on the Girl Scout Christmas Parade float: Karen Crawford, Megan Stephan, Minday Wallace (16)
c. David McPherson, campus minister at U. of Cincinnati, speaking at Edison State on “The Rise of the American Cult” (2)
41 November 22, 1979
a. Favorite Hill Elementary Kindergarten students in Pilgrim and Indian costumes (5)
b. Bradford Elementary School 4th graders sitting down to eat a traditional Thanksgiving meal they helped prepare (6)
c. Versailles photos: City Hall, new look for police cruisers, another building (9)
d. Salvation Army Christmas Kettle campaign begins at Piqua East Mall: Tom Jamieson, Capt. Michael Savage, Dean Smith (3)
e. Piqua Players production of “The Prisoner of Second Avenue: Lynn Younce, Don George (24)
f. Plans for the new Graham High School Track: Mike Ludlow, Ron Schlater (13)
g. Piqua Daily Call carriers (14)
42 November 23, 1979
a. Teacher and students (8)
43 November 24, 1979
a. Covington vs. Mogadore football state tournament (144)
b. Architectural feature: 324 W. Greene St., 520 N. Wayne St., 626 Caldwell (43)
44 November 25, 1979
a. Salvation Army kettle (13)
b. Piqua East Mall fountain donation box to support the Miami County Hospital Chaplaincy Council (3)
c. Ribbon cutting at Jack’s Drugs grand opening: Charles Sanders, John Dziech, Marvin Cornelius, John Walsh (4)
d. Car – train accident (12)
45 November 26, 1979
a. Car in the water at the railroad underpass on Troy-Sidney Road just south of U.S. 36: Randall C. Golden, 606 Beverly Dr., Piqua (18)
46 Nove3mber 27, 1979
a. Happy birthday Susie Hecker, sign on her house (5)
b. Chaplaincy Council and Salvation Army at the Piqua East Mall (6)
c. McDonald’s characters painted as a mural on the walls of Piqua Memorial Hospital pediatrics unit: Rex Roby, Holley Buchenroth, Mary Thompson, Mike Malone (8)
47 November 28, 1979
a. Raggedy Ann and Andy at Andy’s Garden Center: Carol Kies, Joni Fowler, Alata Pullins (4)
b. Sophomores from 14 area high schools tour the Upper Valley J.V.S. (40)
c. PHS “Smoke Signals” photos: Christmas tree; Billie Reser (15)
d. A. J. Kaiser, Ralph Hutchins and Lyle Smith at the Piqua YMCA (9)
e. First deer killed (7)
f. Norman Clark (10)
g. Lay out tables (11)
h. School patrol person of the week (5)
48 November 29, 1979
a. Snowball fight at Schlingman Buick-Pontiac: Dale Davis, Tom Shuff (13)
b. English as a Second Language” class at Upper Valley J.V.S. (12)
c. Upper Valley J.V.S. address 5th & 6th grade students at High Street Elementary during an anti-shoplifting seminar: Juzan Dearth, Karen Bercot, Sherry Wiford, Glenn Fulks (14)
d. Dolls from around the world display at Troy-Hayner Cultural Center (13)
e. Downtown Piqua Christmas tree (10)
f. M. J. Koon & Sons Insurance Agency: Jim Koon, Mary L. Koon, Cathy Bell, Lois Shroyer, Rich Koon (12)
g. Boot for Modern Shore Store advertising (9)
h. Marilyn Netzley (18)
i. Woman and coupons: Marjorie Ross (9)
49 November 30, 1979
a. Piqua Daily Call carriers return from a two-day trip to Indianapolis: Kenneth Earick, Robby Brinkman, Greg Wynn, Fabian Michael, Steve Brinkman, Mike Curtis, Donald Dawson, Ruth Ann Groves, Dave Wehner, Teresa Earick (4)
b. Presbyterian Church’s booth at Piqua East Mall (4)
c. Williams Paint Store (11)
d. School Patrol person of the week (6)
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50 December 1, 1979
a. Bob Long, 1045 W. Peterson Rd. with red fox pelts – he is owner of Miami Valley Fur Co. (12)
b. Houston vs. Russia boys basketball (63)
c. Lehman vs. Fort Loramie boys basketball (21)
d. Home of Connie and Wayne Hawkey, 400 N. Downing St., Piqua (29)
e. Automobile accident at intersection of U.S. 36 and Troy-Sidney Rd.: Joseph Hahnel, 715 Glendale Dr.., Troy; Helen Motter, 1101 Washington Ave., Piqua (18)
f. Piqua Daily Call employee Chris Manson (10)
51 December 3, 1979
a. Site of the new Piqua High School is opened to the public for inspection: William Alexander, Jim Gover, Martin Pollock (27)
b. Play Cast (5)
c. Breaking a Piñata (4)
d. Members of the Junior League of Dayton making food from recipes in their Discovering Dayton cookbook at Old Canal Book Shop (4)
e. Vollette Veneer Company: John Vollette, Tom Alexander (8)
f. Piqua High School wrestling team photo (8)
g. Rogers Oldsmobile Cadillac Used Car building (3)
52 December 4, 1979
a. Piqua Daily Call “Warm Fuzzy’s” (8)
b. Andy’s Garden Center Christmas decorating classes: Mark Casto (6)
c. St. Boniface students prepare food: Jodi Hylton, Mary Cuchot (15)
d. Carroll Koon, Piqua ham radio operator (6)
e. Piqua “Up from the Ashes” architectural feature: 518 Hl J9wh8hg St., 615 N. Downing St., 301 W. Greene St. (40)
f. Piqua Daily Call newspaper vending machine (10)
53 December 5, 1979
a. Sec. of State Anthony Celebrezze Jr. visits Miami County Board of Elections (7)
b. PHS “Smoke Signals” photographs: Coach Dave Zeller; PHS Library (7)
c. Paul Sherry Used Car lot on C.R. 25A (11)
d. Fashion Show (8)
e. St. Boniface school children and teacher decorating a Jesse Tree: Robert Quafisi, Sara Palmer, Ruth McCrary (teacher) (6)
f. Bradford street light decorations (3)
g. Piqua Christmas lights (20)
h. Piqua Central High School play practice: Fred Lee, Rhonda Sorrell, Greg Wheeler in scene from “Dirty Work at the Crossroads” (23)
54 December 6, 1979
a. Pleasant Hill and Newton Township new fire department pumper truck (8)
b. Piqua area man picking up trash along the road as punishment for dumping trash along roads (10)
55 December 7, 1979
a. Piqua man injured when car plunged over a 60 foot wall into Armco Quarries: Harold Crist, 1531 Margene Dr., Piqua (15)
b. Piqua Fire Department receives a new ambulance from Schnell-Westfall American Legion Post 184: American Legion Commander Charles Morris, Mayor James Henderson (10)
c. South Street school students take gifts of Christmas decorations to the Miami County Health Care Center (16)
d. Metal sculpture at Piqua East Mall (5)
e. Gift wrapping (8)
f. Virginia Heitzman making a presentation to Clint Hosher (6)
g. Ladies group preparing Christmas clothes (7)
h. Versailles Christmas lights (14)
56 December 8, 1979
a. Fatal automobile accident at S.R. 185 and S.R. 48 (27)
b. Covington vs. West Milton boys basketball (13)
c. Bradford vs. Newton boys basketball (43)
d. Piqua vs. Tecumseh boys basketball (42)
e. Area Presbyterian churches serving coffee and hot chocolate and cookies to Piqua East Mall shoppers: Rodney Brubaker, Tami Harrison, Rev. William Walhour, Martha and Joe Craine. (4)
f. Furniture store (6)
g. Piqua Daily Call Carrier of the week (5)
h. Piqua Fire Department kicks off ambulance fund drive (10)
57 December 11, 1979
a. Girl Scouts wrapping packages for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program: Marine Recruiters Allen Randall and Michael Shedd, Girl Scout Laura
Redinbo (14)
b. Bradford Girls Holiday Basketball Tournament action: Ansonia, Bradford, Covington, Franklin Monroe, Mississinawa Valley, Tri-Village (13)
c. Decorated school bus: Shirley Pack, Janet Howe (11)
d. Country singer Roy Calhoun performing at Best Western Motel (14)
e. Bruckner Nature Center (6)
f. A man speaking – speaker (6)
g. Lady (4)
58 December 12, 1979
a. Site of the planned Piqua Plaza on U.S. 36 west of Brentwood Ave. (14)
b. Last hearses leave Miller-Meteor Co.: Thomas Kessler, BillBaillie, Beecher Lynne (10)
c. School page: construction progress at the new Piqua High School (4)
d. Daryl Reck, honor carrier for Piqua Daily Call (19)
e. Optimist party at the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults: Jack Slonkosy, Debbie Nicodemus, Byron Schaurer, Connie Middleton, Yvette Miller, Jason Stucke (12)
59 December 13, 1979
a. William Cruse of Knobby’s Shop with 2 very expensive pipes (6)
b. Janice Wolfe, of Houston, is the winner of the “flowers that bloom in the spring” coverlet crocheted by Mary Hughes of Piqua (4)
c. Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults received a $10,000 check from Orr Felt: Jack Slonkosky, Barb Petty, Dimitri Nicholasw, Ruth Hahn, Gloria Hufford, Sandy Hoening (5)
d. Dana Allison with Santa Claus (3)
60 December 14, 1979
a. Salvation Army Christmas “Citadel Toy Shop”: Capt. Michael Savage, June Supinger, Dorothy Carr, Marcella Denman (18)
b. Virginia “Jenny” Dorman, 315 S. Downing St., baking 150 dozen cookies to give away to elderly, friends, church bazaars, workers at Empo-Cornell and Piqua Child Development Center (12)
c. Piqua Jogging Trail laid out by local Boy Scouts headed bgy Vincent Ashcraft an Eagle Scout candidate: Vincent Ashcraft, Ray Miller (22)
d. Local winners of the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ (VFW) Voice of Democracy scriptwriting scholarship program contest: Fred Mercer, Anne Gutmann, Kevin Selover, Christine Baker, William Reardon, Jake Kennedy (7)
e. “Up from the Ashes” – Piqua architecture: 509 N. Wayne St.; Boal Block, 120-132 N. Wayne St.; 124 W. Greene St.; J.C. Penny building, 405 N. Main St. (51)
f. 75 year award from Warren Lodge 24, F&AM to Clinton Campbell: Harry Bodey, William F. Nye, Charles Maurer, Forrest Simon, Clinton Campbell (14)
g. Piqua Daily Call employee, Lila Richards (12)
h. Group playing with toys (3)
i. School patrol person of the week: Angie Shannon, 6th grader at High Street Elementary (5)
j. Chess players (3)
61 December 15, 1979
a. Piqua vs. Fairborn Baker boys basketball (52)
b. Golden Gloves boxing in Troy: Brian deLeon, Calvin McClinton (referee), Steve Ward (28)
c. Piqua vs. Troy wrestling (29)
d. A man, a woman and a Christmas stocking (3)
e. Check presentation (3)
62 December 17, 1979
a. Crash of Channel 7 helicopter in which Norman Niswonger died (35)
b. Mayor James Henderson (10)
c. Graham vs. Mechanicsburg girls basketball (14)
d. Bradford vs. Arcanum girls basketball (14)
e. Girls decorating a door for Christmas (8)
f. Harry Congdon, Piqua Daily Call employee (7)
63 December 20, 1979
a. Ludlow Falls Christmas lights display: Tim Brant (41)
b. Proto Mold Products Inc., Staunton Street – produces molded plastic products: Rick Ramer (7)
c. Covington vs. Bradford boys basketball (14)
d. Santa Claus visits the Piqua Child Development Center: Kara Medley (12)
e. Meals on Wheels (12)
f. Students at Longfellow Elementary School in Sidney hear the story of the “Warm Fuzzy”: Nita Clayton (6)
64 December 21, 1979
a. Automobile accident on Troy-Sidney Road: David Hiser, 820 Race St., Troy (24)
b. Winners of the nutrition drawing in Piqua elementary schools: Wendy Smith, Nikki Fessler, Billy Joe Higgs, Bret Nill, John Quigley, Darin Calvert, Keith Black, Mike Manning (15)
c. Miller Meteor experimental car – attempt to extend the body of small cars to be used as taxis (7)
d. Fourth grade students from Favorite Hill School sing for residents at Piqua Manor nursing home (6)
e. The Rev. Fr. William Paran and Bill Barger toll the St. James Episcopal Church bell 50 times, once for each American hostage in Iran (7)
f. Kitchen Creations cake shop: Arlene Zimmerman, 3485 N. Alcony-Conover Rd. (9)
g. Upper Valley J.V.S. Accounting class party (8)
h. Scouts decorating a Christmas Tree (10)
i. Children singing at the YWCA (28)
j. Dettmer Hospital staff party (12)
k. Rogers Oldsmobile Cadillac used car lot (8)
65 December 22, 1979
a. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – architecture: Superior Underwear Factory, corner of N. Downing and Riverside; Leo Flesh Home, 650 N. Downing; John Spiker home , 628 N. Wayne St. (22)
b. St. Paris Christmas lights (9)
c. Brass band at Piqua East Mall: Greg Trissell, Jim Vetter, Stu Shear, Bruce Anderson, Dave Vosler, John Vetter (8)
d. Santa Claus at Spring Creek School (8)
e. Russia Fire Chief Cyril Paulus (6)
f. Piqua vs. Trotwood boys basketball (48)
g. Graham Invitational wrestling tournament: Piqua, Miami East, Sidney, Graham (26)
h. School patrol person of the week: Tina Pence, 5th grader at South Street school (9)
i. Automobile Accident on I 75 just north of U.S. 36 (21)
j. Evening Optimist Club donates toward reconstruction work at Hance Pavilion: Joe Williamson, Norman Cathcart (7)
k. Piqua Area Chakmber of Commerce holds an open house (6)
l. Mary Ann Renner, Piqua Daily Call employee (11)
m. Longfellow Elementary School, Sidney, 4th grade students display “warm fuzzies”: Dan Wilson is the teacher (12)
n. Marilyn Helman in fireman’s suit and equipment (47)
66 December 24, 1979
a. Miami County Volunteer CBers with Christmas gifts the group is donating: “Santa” Don Guillozet, Ruth Sark, Margie Walters (7)
b. Houston vs. Covington boys basketball (32)
c. Hunter Savings and Loan, Sidney (11)
d. Christmas shoppers (16)
e. Employees children visit Dettmer Hospital (10)
f. Farm implements auction (15)
67 December 26, 1979
a. December carrots: Roy Smitley, 917 Boone St.
68 December 28, 1979
a. Piqua vs. Sidney girls basketball (15)
b. Lehman vs. Troy girls basketball (14)
c. Clarence McMaken with a Christmas cactus (2)
69 December 29, 1979
a. Piqua Memorial nurses home building (15)
b. Junior Miss Kathleen Moore and her mother, Mrs. Edward Moore, 420 S. Plum St. work on a dress for the Ohio Junior Miss Pageant (4)
c. Bethel vs. Newton boys basketball (32)
d. Leo Voisard, Russia furniture maker at age 91 (27)
70 December 31, 1979
a. Covington vs. Bethel boys basketball (30)
b. Bruckner Nature Center volunteer Marjorie Heater and letter of appreciation from school children thanking her for leading them on a nature hike (4)
c. Kathy Hand, Piqua Daily Call employee (17)
d. Fletcher Fire Department (9)