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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 9 – CONTAINER LIST Jan 1980 thru Dec 1981 – the negatives in this part are found in Boxes 31 through 39.
SERIES XV: Jan 1980 thru Dec 1980 – the negatives in this series are found in Box 31, file 1 through Box 35, file 38.
SERIES XVI: Jan 1981 thru Dec 1981 – the negatives in this series are found in Box 35, file 39 through Box 39, file 50
PART 9 – CONTAINER LIST – January 1980 – December 1981
NOTE: the numbers in parentheses are the number of negatives in the envelope. Unless otherwise noted, all negatives in Part 9 are 35mm.
SERIES XV: 1980
SUB-SERIES XV A: January 1980
BOX 31
File 1 January 1980 photographs – no specific date
a. Karate demonstration (9)
b. Stocker-Cheney-Cron Funeral Home (22)
c. Gail Denning-Peterson, Piqua Daily Call employee (8)
2 January 2, 1980
a. Miami County first baby of 1980: Shawn Gabriel with parents Darrell and Catherine Gambill, 321 Harrison St., Bradford, OH (7)
3 January 4, 1980
a. Broken fire hydrant in Bradford due to an automobile accident (4)
b. Larry O’Conner, owner of the Orr Flesh Building, 400 N. Main St. , Piqua (15)
4 January 5, 1980
a. Reconstruction of the CR 25A bridge at Dettmer Hospital (12)
b. Sidney vs. Graham boys basketball (43)
c. Houston vs. Fort Loramie boys basketball (15)
d. Piqua Masonic Temple, 217 W. High St. (8)
e. Yates Heating and Cooling: Howard Lyman owner (4)
f. First Piqua High School – Piqua Union School – copy photo (8)
g. Snow photos – downtown Piqua (9)
h. Warehouse exterior (5)
5 January 7, 1980
a. Piqua vs. Urbana boys basketball (51)
b. Drivers license and automobile license plate computer terminals recently installed at the deputy registrar’s office at Miami County Auto Club (AAA): Jackie Cox, Donna Freeman (13)
c. Pheasant farm (13)
d. Woman sitting on a couch (3)
e. Dwight Stump, Piqua Daily Call employee (7)
6 January 8, 1980
a. Newly elected Piqua City Commissioners are sworn in and Sam Jackson Jr. is appointed to be Mayor: Mam Jackson Jr., Stephen Klein (law director), Robert VonAschen, Lucy Laug (clerk), Joseph Goetz (vice mayor), Frank Patrizio (city manager), Charles Stevens, Cletus Peltier (11)
b. Sledding at Franz Pond: Jeff Dankworth (12)
c. Artsy craftsy photo of old fence wire and weeds (16)
d. Automobile driven by Allen Perry of Sidney crashed into the home of Francis and Angie Malone, 8727 N. S.R. 66 (14)
7 January 9, 1980
a. YWCA Women’s fitness program with new exercise equipment: Connie Copeland, Betty Copeland, Crystal Maurer (5)
b. Dale Boyer, 5754 Brown Rd., Covington in a bin full of shelled corn (31)
c. Eisenhower Park ice skating rink (14)
d. Pit Stop Auto Repair (for business page) (7)
e. Smiles – mugs of twelve people smiling: Parker Brush, Opal Couchot, James Huffman, George McMillan, Ruth Hahn, Duane Bachman, Margaret Kline, Jerry Easley, Eva Fine, Frank Patrizio, Violet Das, Lisle Smith (110)
8 January 11, 1980
a. Third Saving and Loan Co. calendar, thermometer and humidity indicator (10)
b. Brent Snyder, Piqua Daily Call employee (10)
c. Bridal wear show sponsored by the Senior Intensive Office Education Class at Versailles High School – fashions by Alice’s Bridal Boutique of Versailles: models are Vickie Schmitz, Joyce Miller (30)
d. Cloyd Taylor, manager of the Miami Industries softball team with trophy given to him by the team recognizing his six years as manager and coach (16)
9 January 12, 1980
a. Dental screenings: Dr. Michael Tinkler, DDS; Faith Michael, South St. School 4th grader (10)
b. Covington vs. Miami East boys basketball (7)
c. Piqua vs. Fairborn Park Hills boys basketball (12)
d. Lehman vs. Versailles boys basketball (32)
e. School patrol person of the week: Tonya Miller, 5th grader at Favorite Hill (4)
f. Skit – “Traveling Medicine Show” substance awareness program performed for Piqua school representatives for possible future use in the Piqua schools: Joy Higgins, Jim Higgins, John Bair, Lori Stuinch (12)
10 January 14, 1980
a. Covington vs. Arcanum boys basketball (14)
b. Piqua vs. St. Marys boys basketball (13)
c. School page (4)
11 January 15, 1980
a. Grand opening of Valley Safety Equipment Co.: Lou Havenar, Rob Hammond, Jerry Easley, Charles Sanders, Jim Col, Walter Henne (owner) (8)
b. Lockington Volunteer Fire Department: raising money for a new fire house – design drawing and photo of present cramped space (4)
c. Edison State art Exhibit at the Troy-Hayner Center (15)
12 January 16, 1980
a. Rax Roast Beef moves to new location near Piqua East Mall (16)
b. Fire at Sherwood Products Inc., Covington (26)
c. Piqua Downtown Merchants Association is formed: Chuck Starrett, Jim Hinton, Ralph Martin, Alan Riebe, Charles Householder, Barry Jones (5)
d. Piqua Daily Call newsboy awards (25)
13 January 17, 1980
a. Piquarea United Fund awards: Richard Sword, Thomas Buecker, Elwood Penrod, Ralph Schneider, Benjamin Scott (14)
b. Dart board for the Piqua Daily Call circulation department (13)
14 January 18, 1980
a. Piqua Chamber of Commerce dinner and awards: Dr. Richard Adams, J. Scott Garbry (winner of the Order of George Award), Robert M. Hance Jr. (13)
b. Steve Tisher of Tisher Hair Styling salon (6)
c. Group meeting at the Upper Valley J.V.S. auditorium (2)
15 January 19, 1980
a. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – architecture: North Street School (6)
b. Houston High School Homecoming: Becky Shoemaker (queen), Scott Boegel (king) (17)
c. Houston vs. Fairlawn boys basketball (8)
d. Piqua Daily Call carriers at their party (9)
e. Piqua vs. West Carrollton boys basketball (29)
f. Lehman vs. Graham boys basketball (13)
g. School patron person of the week, Esin Walling, 8th grader at St. Mary School (7)
h. George Garrett installing mobile radio equipment in the new Piqua Fire Department Rescue Squad unit (15)
i. R. E. Link and Associates, silver and gold buyers at Best Western Motel: Richard Link (20)
j. Upper Valley J.V.S. carpentry class: Charles Carnes, Don Boyer, Todd Kaiser, Tony Pleiman (14)
k. School class (10)
16 January 21, 1980
a. Steve Tisher styling hair: Steve Tisher, Jim Russell (6)
b. Cub Scout Klondike at Troy Red Men’s Club: Ralph Green, Tim Spruance, Roger Thomas, Jason Wappelhost (31)
c. Montgomery Ward store (12)
17 January 23, 1980
a. Lehman vs. Tipp City boys basketball (14)
18 January 25, 1980
a. YMCA membership campaign kick off dinner: Jack Neuenschwander, Gene Bayman, Jim Cox (5)
b. Robbie, the Miami County Health Care Center dog: Ruth Baumgardner, Jack McNeil, Wilbur Cox, Raymond Harnish (9)
c. Hardin-Houston Board of Education honors retiring treasurer: Milton Hixon (treasurer), David Stang (board president) (5)
d. Anna M. Christy, Piqua Daily Call employee (11)
e. Snow photos and a Hawaii license plate (22)
f. Copy of the Piqua Daily Call Third Flood Edition, March28, 1913 (1-4”x5”)
g. Damaged paper roll 5)
19 January 26, 1980
a. Piqua . . . up from ashes – architecture: Bennett Junior High, Wilder Junior High (10)
b. Newton High School Homecoming: Kathy Krug, Glee Noll (queen), Colleen Gray, Lisa Cecil, Tracy Clem (15)
c. Piqua vs. Vandalia Butler boys basketball (23)
d. School patrol person of the week, Curtis Gasson, 5th grader at Staunton St. School (8)
e. Chuck Knouff’s underground home near Dawson in Shelby County (13)
f. Lucille Jessup, 1139 Broadway (5)
g. Copies of three past Piqua Daily Call’s: March 24, 1913; February 18, 1959; November 22, 1963 (32)
20 January 28, 1980
a. Wilder vs. Bennett boys junior high basketball and girls cheerleaders (12)
b. Margaret Kline (11)
c. Lehman vs. Covington boys basketball (18)
d. Wilder-Bennett Junior Highs student exchange: Rhonda Codekas, Tammy Smith (15)
e. Rob Hammons boys (37)
f. First Kiwanis Pancake Day ticket sold to Mayor Sam Jackson Jr.: Wally Schumacher, Richard Pearson, Mayor Sam Jackson Jr., David Gordon, Robert Montgomery (5)
g. Piqua vs. Northmont girls basketball (63)
21 January 29, 1980
a. Upper Valley J.V.S. board members tour J.V.S. facilities: Dr. Richard Adams, Robert Schlemmer, Ottis Rasor, Jim Gover, Don Luce, Teba Cain, Nancy Gunter, Larry Wahrer (5)
b. Dayton Power & Light Company safety program videotaped at the J.V.S. with students from Springcreek School: Bob Randall, Robbie Pence, Herb Fuson (40)
c. Molly’s Restaurant on Covington Ave. opens in former Rax Roast Beef building: Mary Ann Apple, Larry Apple (manager), Tammy Helton, Carla Jackson, Diana Lawson (14)
d. Vivian Hole of Riverside Adult Training Center, Brian Osborne, Donald J. Jay are placing cartridge rolls in counting boards made by Mrs. Hole’s husband, Jack in a job for Arc Abrasive Co., Troy (7)
22 January 30, 1980
a. Gasohol self serve pump at Landmark Inc., Troy: Joe Cress (manager) (14)
b. Piqua Jaycees officers: Joe Mertz, Michael Yannucci, Andy Burner, Bill Pummill, Steve Sowry, Dennis Huddleston, Larry Pohlhamus (5)
c. Photographs of a lady (3)
23 January 31, 1980
a. Lehman vs. Newton boys basketball (22)
b. Johanna, Laila and David Menker, children of Ed and Barbara Menker, 832 S, Shiloh Rd., Ludlow Falls, feeding baby goats on their farm (18)
c. Brick home on Echo Lake Drive built by Upper Valley J.V.S. construction trades classes: electricity, masonry, carpentry, air conditioning and heating – first house in a planned 9 house development known as “Upper Valley West.” (12)
d. School patrol person of the week (7)
e. School crest display (6)
f. Apartment buildings: Piqua Village apartment complex, 1343 Covington Ave. (11)
SUB-SERIES XV B: February 1980
File 24 February 1, 1980
a. Students at Community Christian Academy, 400 S. Sunset, Piqua, tour Cassano’s Pizza, 414 W. Water: Joe Williamson (Cassano’s owner), Paula McVay (teacher), Tom Webb (Church of the Nazarine associate) (34)
b. Rick Callison trains for U.S. Olympic Marathon trials – Bob Bowman runs with him (22)
c. Ralph Grant, owner of Modern Shoe Repair, 611 W. High St., Piqua (6)
d. Cold weather photo – lady carrying a shopping bag bundled up (2)
25 February 2, 1980
a. Piqua vs. Northmont boys basketball (15)
b. William Lemmer, Piqua Daily Call employee (14)
c. Russia vs. Fort Loramie boys basketball and homecoming: Pam Hoying (queen), Ken Moorman (king) (36)
26 February 4, 1980
a. Piqua vs. Troy boys basketball (43)
b. Flower arrangements (31)
c. Miami County CAC van (10)
d. Piqua vs. Northmont wrestling (12)
27 February 5, 1980
a. Carroll Whitmer of Covington with a grave warmer he constructed to make digging graves in frozen ground easier (8)
b. School of Christian Living series planners: Dr. Robert Sinks, Craig Vetters, Doug Carey, Debi Fay, Ruth Petersime (8)
c. Girl Scouts with Mayor Sam Jackson Jr. (4)
d. Puppet show at Flesh Public Library(14)
28 February 6, 1980
a. Automobile-truck accident at the corner of Spring St. and Water St. (24)
29 February 7, 1980
a. Susan Agee recipient of the first annual Elta Smith Biles Scholarship to attend the Wright State University School of Nursing: Susan Agee, Virginia Denman, Marjorie Stanton (4)
b. Alisa Hussey, sophomore at Houston High School, demonstrates how to saddle a horse for Houston High speech class students (13)
c. Sheri Lamoreaux, 535South St. was injured when her van turned over on Brown Road (38)
d. Upper Valley J.V.S. senior cosmetology students conducted a day-long seminar entitled “A More Beautiful and Practical You” about skin and hair care: Brenda Wolfe, Tina Emrick (20)
e. St. Boniface community room (14)
f. U.S. Rt. 36 Drive In movie screen being replaced (18)
g. Gene Hill (3)
30 February 8, 1980
a. Piqua Jaycee Boss of the Year honored at banquet: P. M. Gastineau, Tom Jamieson, Mike Yanucci, Mayor Sam Jackson Jr. (13)
b. Piqua Council of Churches Schoool of Christian Living Staff: Fr. William Paran, Jenny Fitzel, Misty Sorensen, Rev. Douglas McVay, Rev. Don Paul Kastner, Jerry Ritzel, Jim Sorensen, Rev. Allen Marheine, Rev. Maurice Clark (4)
c. Piqua High School pep rally in PHS auditorium before the Sidney basketball game (14)
31 February 9, 1980
a. Piqua. . . Up from ashes – architecture: Fort Piqua Hotel (7)
b. Piqua vs. Sidney boys basketball (72)
c. Bob Carothers, Piqua Daily Call employee (6)
d. Ron Ventura and club airplane (8)
e. Copy photo of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. (7)
32 February 11, 1980
a. Motel and hotel signs denoting lodging facilities in Piqua: Fort Piqua Hotel, 116 W. High St.; LK Penny Pincher Inn, 9060 N. C.R. 25A; Best Western Motel, 902 Scot Dr.; Piqua Motel, 8468 N. C.R. 25A (26)
b. Cornelia Tinkler (11)
c. Woolworth/Hartz Mountain Co. hamster race at the Piqua East Mall – Springcreek School hamster named Sandy beat the Hartz Mountain champion hamster named Harry: Gayle Palsgrove, Cathy Hess, Stephanie Hess, Cathy Carr, Angie Staurms (15)
d. Cyrene A.M.E. Church brotherhood award (6)
e. City Manager Frank Patrizio and Power Systems Director Elmo Hastings going over co-generation plans (4)
f. Houston Rescue Services Inc. with their new ambulance: Rob Reed, Barry Wolfe (4)
g. Oratorical contest awards sponsored by Piqua Noon Optimists Club (4)
h. Business name plaques – Gaier, Pratt & Freed Co., L.P.A. Attorneys at Law; Credit Thrift of America (4)
i. Damaged paper rolls (3)
33 February 12, 1980
a. Piqua Furniture Mart new location, 8225 Looney Rd., Piqua (8)
b. Donation to Piqua Fire Department ambulance fund in memory of Jeff Zimmerman: William Alexander, Robert Bowman, Betty Stein, Glenn Honeycutt, Trudy Bruner (9)
c. Ron Pettit of Pettit Realty Co. (14)
d. Damaged Piqua Daily Call paper rolls (11)
34 February 13, 1980
a. Cable television tower being constructed in Bradford on Klinger Road: Gary Godfrey, Larry Baker (13)
b. Phyllis Bayman, operator of Avenue and Alley Antiques, 912 S. Main St., Piqua, surveys damage caused by a chunk of limestone from a blasting site (4)
c. Piqua High School construction site (18)
d. National Vocational Education Week guest speakers at Upper Valley J.V.S.: Ron Fox and Joe Smith (speakers), Beth Chance and Bill Cline (students) (8)
e. Fletcher Chrysler Plymouth employees (10)
f. Students in a reading class (21)
g. Employees at Piqua Social Security office display a friendship quilt they designed and made as a wedding gift for Jane Konicki: Sal Ellinger, Elaine Roberts, Betty Woodard, Gene Gretch, Janet Poling, Barbara Leiter, James Jacomet, Marilyn Peake, Pat Knab, Jessica Curry, Diane Borchers (4)
35 February 14, 1980
a. Clerks in Miami County Probate Court: Dorothy Shanesy, Lois Harshbarger, Sherry Conrad (6)
b. Benny Scott being kidnapped as part of a fund raiser to benefit the American Heart Fund: Paul Jay, Benny Scott, Altha Armstrong, Bertha Downing (16)
c. William Cruse of Knobby’s Shop is holding a stuffed blond-pelted raccoon which will be on display at his tobacco shop (10)
d. Dwight Stump and Harry Congdon – new owners of King’s Way Laundry (laundromat) in Sidney (9)
e. Artsy photos of icicles, snow, trees (26)
36 February 15, 1980
a. Laura Walker wins Girl Scout Valentine contest (8)
b. Snow pictures: Karen Kiss (11)
c. YMCA exceeds its membership campaign goal: Jack Neuenschwander, Gene Bayman (5)
d. Police dog: Ptl. Craig Obenchain and Razzy the dog (7)
e. YMCA gymnastics champions: Keri Hulbert, Jodi Johnson, Shelly Feightner, Kim Crawford (8)
37 February 16, 1980
a. Piqua Power outage (62)
b. Piqua vs. Miamisburg boys basketball (21)
c. Sharon Karns, Piqua Daily Call carrier of the week (38)
d. Houston vs. Jackson Center boys basketball (36)
e. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – Schmidlapp Free School Library, 509-511 N. Main St. (15)
f. School patrol persons of the week: Jill Mayberry, 5th grader at Nicklin School; Karla Brown (10)
38 February 18, 1980
a. Farm for “Living Here is Good” feature (23)
b. Snow rabbit (7)
c. Gail Dennings, Piqua Daily Call employee of the week (4)
d. Pit-Stop auto repair company (2)
e. Piqua vs. Northmont wrestling (15)
f. Wood worker – Raymond Casto (9)
39 February 21, 1980
a. Happy Birthday sign for “Grandpa Fashner” (3)
b. Covington vs. Indian Lake boys basketball (17)
c. Fire at Wooly’s Service Center (18)
d. Piqua Players production of “Music Man” (23)
e. Piqua vs. Lehman girls basketball (29)
40 February 22, 1980
a. Montgomery Ward Foundation makes donation to the reconstruction of Hance Pavilion: Wayne Lafferty, Joe Williamson (14)
b. Miami County Pork Producers and Porkettes annual dinner: Pork Queen Debbie Huelskamp with her court Susan Landis, Toni Shouse, Debbie Hart. Pork Producers officers: Tawni Batdorf, Cindy Wintrow, Mark Davis, Evelyn Rapp, Robert Deeter, Rodney Orth (22)
c. Piqua East Mall Heart Fund jail: Dean Smith, Okie Adkins, Ralph Hines (7)
d. Bennett Junior High and Wilder Junior High student swap day: Robin Finner, Annette Wooley, Linda Acel, Pat hiller, Kris Goodenough, Toni Barnett, Sue Schneider, Pam Grimes (11)
e. Piqua vs. Tecumseh wrestling (8)
f. Cookbook copy photo (5)
41 February 23, 1980
a. Piqua . . . Up from Ashes – Westminster United Presbyterian Church at the corner of Ash and Caldwell streets (13)
b. Postmaster Parker Brush explains the working of the geotherman heating and cooling system in his home on Piqua-Lockington Road (11)
c. Rotary International 75th Anniversary – Piqua Club is 66 years old: Dr. Richard Adams, Larry Baker, Russ Thompson, Delbert Perry, Jack Neuenschwander – Paul Harris Fellows: Ralph Hutchins, Curt Reynolds, G. William Hartzell (16)
d. Rescue Squad donation (3)
e. Newton boys basketball tournament action (28)
f. Lehman vs. Springfield Catholic Central and Sidney vs. Troy boys basketball (58)
g. Groundhog in a tree on Spiker Road (18)
h. Local boxer: Brian Deleon (20)
i. Charles Clark, Piqua Daily Call employee (11)
j. William Alexander with a flag announcing the birth of his grandson (10)
k. Rock band (12)
42 February 24, 1980
a. Kroger donation to the Piqua High School band uniform fund (7)
43 February 25, 1980 – File 1
a. Ice fishing and ice skaters: John DeSue, Linda DeSue,Shannon Murray Tara Keller, Erin Murray, Tony Beckert, Sot Latham, Stan Schlater (38)
b. Jim Gover birthday roast (10)
c. Maple Sugar Weekend at Bruckner Nature Center: Amy McGovern, Robert Heidelberg (21)
d. Projects to raise money for the Miami County Heart Fund at the Piqua East Mall: Jail: Helen Weigel, Police Chief Jim Huffman, Fire Chief Bob Bowman. Kissing Booth: Piqua Manor king Charles Coburn, queen Sylvia Hill, activities director Maura O’Dea and past queen Marie Schlosser (11)
e. Upper Valley J.VS. Skills Olympics: Wally Babcock Jr., Wally Babcock Sr., Glenna Babcock, John Serhman, Dave Rosengarten, Ron Jacoby (8)
f. Ralph Schneider, owner of Mays Oil Inc., 113 S. College St. (5)
44 February 25, 1980 – File 2
a. Mary Meeker, Loretta Morris, Richard Meeker, John Morris showing off souvenirs from the 1980 Winer Olympic Games (6)
b. Lehman vs. Miami East wrestling (11)
c. Covington vs. Tri-Village boys basketball tournament action (8)
d. Emergency Medical Technicians in St. Paris are receiving recertification training: Norman Lockery, Barbara Lockery, Rosie Brumbalough, Sherry Pence, John Atkins (15)
e. 1950’s costumes and sock hop at Washington Elementary School: Aaron Watson, Kim Brown, Kris Shepard, John Worley (12)
f. School patrol person of the week (6)
g. Miami East Junior High boys basketball team photo (5)
45 February 26, 1980
a. Flesh Public Library gets a new microfilm reader-printer: Linda Overley (18)
b. George and Marth Washington with pie certificates (2)
c. Piqua Daily Call Mini Page used in Robbie Webb’s third grade classroom at South Street School (14)
46 February 27, 1980
a. Miami East vs. Shawnee boys basketball tournament action (18)
47 February 28, 1980
a. Miami County trucks are loaded with salt and grits (7)
48 February 29, 1980
a. Nancy Bates, Piqua Daily Call employee (7)
b. Richard Alberts, Lions Club president, presents a check to Jerrell Morgan, PHS band director for the PHS band uniform fund (18)
c. Karate trophy winners: Bob McCoy, Elvin Bishop (15)
SUB-SERIES XV C: March 1980
File 49 March 1, 1980
a. Fort Loramie vs. Fairlawn boys basketball tournament action (40)
b. Piqua wrestling tournament action (11)
c. Piqua vs. Greenville girls basketball (47)
d. School Patrol person of the week: Melody Niswonger, sixth grader at South Street School (6)
e. Kids reading: Tony Feight, Steve Long, 3rd grade High Street School (8)
f. PHS Driver Education car (14)
g. Michael Heckerman in a suit (4)
h. Upper Valley J.V.S. airplane, a Cherokee 140 (8)
i. Bill Koon, new owner of Rocket Cleaners (3)
j. Piqua Furniture Mart grand opening ribbon cutting: Marvin Cornelius, John Walsh, Jerry Easley, Paul Marzluff (owner), Joe Williamson, Jim Cox, Bob Shroyer (store manager), Lou Havenar, Joe Thoma III, Rob Hammond, Charles Sanders (8)
k. Portable rescue tool and man painting at City Building (9)
50 March 3, 1980
a. Students act in “Toothache Mystery”: Kelli Davis, Jeraldine Dankworth, Brian Via, Seth Shoemaker, Doug Kiefer (11)
b. Boy Scouts take over city jobs for a day: Greg Easley, Steve Pelierr, Greg Fashner (4)
c. Rep. William M. McCulloch memorial services: Jackswon E. Betts, Rev. Vance Milligan, Samuel H. Heitzman (10)
d. Piqua vs. Troy boys basketball (37)
e. Houston vs. Botkins boys basketball (8)
f. Lehman vs. Mechanicsburg boys basketball tournament action (17)
51 March 5, 1980
a. Miami East vs. Northeastern boys basketball tournament action (45)
52 March 7, 1980
a. Versailles vs. Northridge boys basketball tournament action (60)
53 March 8, 1980 – Folder 1
a. Piqua vs. Sidney boys basketball tournament action (11)
b. Fort Loramie vs. Anna boys basketball tournament action (10)
c. Fletcher Chrysler Plymouth Dodge dealership (9)
d. City installing new sewer interceptor lines (34)
e. Covington vs. Cedarville boys basketball tournament action (9)
f. Piqua Fire Department’s antique L.C. Cron pumper moved to the Piqua Historical Museum, 509 N. Main St.: Richard Pearson, Don Bertling, Richard Cron, Joe Thoma Jr., Ed Hampshire (6)
g. Piqua City Commission meeting (8)
54 March 8, 1980 – Folder 2
a. Lehman vs. Jackson Center girls basketball tournament action (36)
b. Miami East vs. Anna girls basketball tournament action (6)
c. Covington vs. Arcanum boys basketball tournament action (81)
d. Salvation Army Captain Michael Savage (5)
e. Russia High School gymnasium addition (14)
f. YMCA Special Olympics (18)
g. Piqua Kiwanis Pancake Day: Glen Landis, Dick Pearson, Dave Gordon (10)
h. Kids reading (5)
55 March 9, 1980
a. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – Cottages: 204 East Main Street, 521 Broadway (10)
b. School patrol persons: Dwayne Nash, 6th grader at North Street School and one other (8)
56 March 10, 1980 – Folder 1
a. Cast of the Piqua High School musical “Oklahoma” at Kiwanis Pancake Day (9)
b. Piqua wrestler Steve Kappeler (12)
c. Miami East boys basketball tournament action (42)
d. Model of the new Piqua High School gymnasium: Ed Purk, Mitch Pedroff (11)
e. Versailles boys basketball tournament action (14)
f. Snow photos (24)
g. Roger Mumford, Piqua Daily Call employee (11)
h. Modeling men’s suits at Barclay’s (18)
i. Graham boys basketball tournament action (34)
57 March 10, 1980 – Folder 2
a. Piqua boys basketball tournament action (10)
b. Weight lifting (4)
c. Baby lamb at Flesh Public Library (13)
d. Clarence Morrow at Morrow’s White Villa Market, 1125 Covington Ave. (6)
e. Soft sculpture at Piqua East Mall (2)
f. Girl Scouts cooking: Jennifer Twells, Rosemary Bayman, Julie Ault, Michelle McDermott (3)
g. Upper Valley J.V.S. projects display window (9)
h. Lady at an office desk (5)
i. Kid mug shots (5)
58 March 11, 1980
a. Piqua East Mall Home Show: Jim Bushnell, Brenda Renner (35)
b. Cub Scout Pinewood Derby: Jimmy Nicodemus (7)
c. Optimist Voice of Democracy oratorical awards: Mitch Monnin, Rich Graham Jr., Tom Wilson, James W. Havens, Karen Quigley, Beth Monnin, Karen Hunt, Linda Hunt (12)
d. Aerobic dancer: Kathy Bardo Henne (19)
e. Piqua High School musical “Oklahoma” (12)
f. Piqua Daily Call contest rock (20)
g. Women seated around a table (8)
h. Lehman girls basketball (40)
59 March 12, 1980
a. Piqua High School musical “Oklahoma”: Greg Wheeler, Lori Von Aschen, Andrew Carnes, Ken DeWeese, Donovan Widney, Craig Shultz (25)
b. Upper Valley J.V.S. students win awards in office education: Lori DeWitt (8)
c. Pig raising operation: William Dillon (19)
60 March 13, 1980
a. House fire: 905 Boal Ave. (10)
61 March 14, 1980 – Folder 1
a. Mayor Sam Jackson Jr. issuing a proclamation designating March 14, 1980 as “Oklahoma Day” in honor of the Piqua High School musical production (3)
b. Covington vs. Mechanicsburg boys basketball sectional championship (78)
c. Jogger at Piqua East Mall (5)
d. Piqua Central High School musical “Oklahoma” practice (31)
e. Diamond Emporium (5)
f. Lehman girls basketball tournament action (50)
g. Miami Citizens bank popcorn machine (3)
62 March 14, 1980 – Folder 2
a. Kantwet Company (8)
b. Carpet and Upholstery cleaning company (12)
c. Piqua Memorial Hospital exterior (8)
d. Piqua Poultry Company exterior (8)
e. Bradford Elementary School hat day: Cathy Etter (6)
f. Hemmert residence, interior (7)
g. Fan manufacturing Company (8)
63 March 15, 1980
a. Fort Loramie boys basketball tournament action (45)
b. United Fund awards (6)
c. Construction worker (3)
d. Aerovent donation to the Piqua High School band uniform fund (9)
64 March 16, 1980
a. School Patrol person of the week: Beth Stephan, 8th grade at St. Mary School (5)
b. Jamie Horner, Piqua Daily Call employee (12)
65 March 17, 1980
a. Lehman vs. Portsmouth Clay girls regional basketball championship action (96)
b. Demolition of the High Street hill water tower (30)
c. Mary Jo Morgan directing nursery school at Greene Street United Methodist Church: Mary Jo Morgan, Betsey Tinkler, John Morgan (9)
d. God’s Tabernacle (5)
e. Graham girls basketball tournament action (21)
66 March 18, 1980
a. Pleasant Hill Kiwanis cooking and serving pancakes to residents of the Koester unit and Dettmer Hospital-Miami County health Care Center: Dale Kyser, Lowell Shumaker, Cliff Swaney (21)
b. Carla Lavey, aerobic dancer (21)
c. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month, Bob Jennings (37)
d. Quality Quick Print exterior (7)
e. Piqua Manor nursing home exterior (9)
f. Lockington Covered Bridge (7)
g. Perfecto Company exterior (12)
h. Continental Grain Company in Troy, Ohio, exterior (15)
i. Bramco Company exterior (9)
j. Miami East girls basketball action (26)
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File 1 March 20, 1980
a. Nicklin Avenue Elementary School “Family Feud” skit: Nancy Wiles, Lewis Blackford, Pat Ashburn, Heather Allenbaugh, Deborah Thompson, Rob Hammond (30)
b. Miami County Cancer Society cancer crusade chairpersons: Margie Wallace Dottie Hampshire (12)
c. Piqua Central Winter Sports Awards banquet: Doyle Karr, Dave Selsor, Don Carroll, Greg Swofford, Kelly Treon, Andy Warner, Steve Kappeler, Dan McMillan, Randy Livesay, Janet Smith, Brenda Baker, (6)
d. Miami County Telephone book (5)
e. Photographs of a sunset from Statler Road (22)
f. St. Mary Elementary School students letting balloons go (6)
g. Piqua Furniture Mart, interior and exterior (9)
h. Hampshire Company, cabinet factory interior and exterior (64)
i. Horener – a lady (1)
2 March 21, 1980
a. Fort Loramie vs. Columbus Academy boys basketball tournament action (72)
b. Empo Pump Company, exterior (12)
c. Gerlach Florist flower arrangement photos (73)
d. Covington vs. Cincinnati Summit Country Day boys basketball tournament action (90)
e. Feature photos by Ken Owen including: “Peace” highway billboard sign; a pile of logs; “Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco” sign on the side of a barn (11)
f. Winter Olympics at Bradford Elementary School in place of physical education class: Mat Webster, Jimmy Betts (7)
g. City spelling bee champions: Michael Ayers (winner), Randy Dorsey (runner-up) (11)
h. Ed Bond with his model aircraft (9)
i. Teacher and students dressed in period costumes (11)
3 March 22, 1980
a. New Lehman High School head football coach: John Coley (4)
b. School Patrol person of the week: Tina Reedy, 6th grader at Favorite Hill Elementary (5)
c. St. Boniface students with their large banner, “We Are Family 1855-1980”: Louis Whitlow, Chad Barhorst, Nick Taesler, Katie Koon (8)
d. French Oil Mill Machinery Company exterior (10)
e. Brenda Renner, Piqua Daily Call employee (9)
f. Mug shots of a lady – reported as “Mental Health photo not in paper” (15)
g. Hartzell Propeller plant on Covington Ave. on the west edge of town, exterior (7)
h. Piqua downtown: Fort Piqua Hotel (8); The Bijou restaurant (5); G. C. Murphy Co. 5¢ and 10¢ Store (2); (15 total negatives)
i. Piqua Power Plant control console: Jim McMullin and Sam Shaw monitor gauges during a power outage (12)
j. Lockington Covered Bridge (4)
4 March 23, 1980
a. Piqua Power Plant boiler repair (42)
5 March 24, 1980
a. B. F. Goodrich plant interior (11)
6 March 25, 1980
a. Leisure Lawn building exterior (10)
b. Ground breaking ceremonies for Myojo Foods in Sidney: Takashi Nishiyama (owner), Marge Allen, Herbert Schlater, James Duerk, K.H. Rumzie, Gary Van Fossen (12)
7 March 26, 1980
a. Bennett Junior High School wide poetry contest: Rhonda Wheeler, Erika Dorsey, Angie Shroyer, Robin Fenner, Kim Kerigan, Hugh Little, Matt Huffman, Betty Elswick (5)
b. Smoke Signals – Piqua High School page – Baseball coach Jim Hardman, Lady (4)
c. Farm Feature – Miami County Farm Bureau president Barbara Francis (5)
d. Piqua Daily Call carrier mug shots (59)
e. Jamieson Funeral Home – funeral car (3)
f. Iconics Control Inc. building, Troy – exterior (11)
g. Brown-Bridge Division of Kimberly Clark Corp. building, Troy – exterior (12)
h. Hobart Corp. building, Troy – exterior (9)
i. Two men and two ladies – not identified (13)
8 March 27, 1980
a. Miami Valley Corvette Club making a donation to the Cancer Society (8)
9 March 28, 1980
a. Sixth grade classes from all Piqua Elementary Schools combine for an all-city music program at the Piqua Central High School auditorium – teachers: Virginia Swank, Joe DeCapite, Shirley Cooper, Linda Dobbins, Marilyn Errett, Robert Long, Jerrel Morgan, David Ott (33)
b. Birds at Bruckner Nature Center (12)
c. Brownie Troop 262 at Washington Elementary School preparing Easter baskets for senior citizens and shut-ins who receive Meals on Wheels: Tracey Lyons, Angela Eller, Cora Lord, Susan Halteman, Chelsea Favorite, Sue Kommer, Amy Elliott, April Meyers, Amy Phillips, Gina Utz, Laura Elrod, Carolyn Maxon (15)
d. Progress section cover – The Upper Miami Valley People Places and Products – special section of the Piqua Daily Call (7)
e. Piqua Daily Call mail room inserters: Ruth Dickson, Charlene McMaken, Virginia Mikolajewski, Betty Burnside, Ruth Mutzner, Harriet Hartley, Stella Wright, Doris Hartley, Carolyn Verholtz, Delores Jones, Helen Reineke (9)
f. Wilder Junior High students jumping rope in a “Jump for your Heart” marathon: Michelle Cantrell (11)
10 March 29, 1980
a. Handicapped Parking sign (11)
b. School students preparing lunch: Mark Wintrow, Arnold Gambrel, Debra Seipel, Tim Bass, 4th grade students at Nicklin Elementary (9)
c. Continental Grain Co. – exterior (7)
d. Industry Products Co. – (9)
e. Caryl Durand, 601 W. Greene St. – undergoing dialysis treatments (9)
f. Barn fire – John Shell farm, 8595 Covington-Gettysburg Rd. (15)
11 March 30, 1980
a. School patrol person of the week: Steve Mayberry, 5th grader at Staunton Street Elementary School (5)
b. Leon “Dee” Roberts – feature (5)
12 March 31, 1980
a. Oil Well being drilled along Houston Road a few miles east of Houston: Robert Behrends (8)
b. Michael’s Mowers, 4255 S.R. 66, presented a top performance award by Wheel Horse: Don Michael (owner), Verna Michael (4)
c. Downtown merchants head photos (mug shots) (63)
d. Group (2)
e. Man at desk (4)
13 March 1980 – no specific date
a. Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults (136)
SUB-SERIES XV D: April 1980
File 14 April 1980 – No specific date
a. Tom Jamieson and a funeral care at Jamieson Funeral Home, 333 W. High (5)
b.
15 April 1, 1980
a. Mark Johnston, Certified Public Accountant – opened new office in the Orr-Flesh Building corner of Main and Ash streets (10)
b. Johnston Farm, Piqua Historical area, opens for the season: Vivan Frazier (5)
c. Group taking a mayor to jail (7)
d. Joe Terry, Piqua News Center (8)
e. Farm feature: Don Huelskamp with a machine that removes liquids from solids in manure (11)
f. Miami Mower Inc. garden tractor (8)
g. Piqua High School track practice (3)
h. Houston High School winter sports awards (2)
i. Gary Harper, polio victim and resident of Covington Community Care Center, preparing to enter Wright State University (6)
16 April 2, 1980
a. Head photo of a man with a mustache (5)
b. Dorothy Heiser decorating eggs (5)
c. Children’s theater workshop sponsored by Piqua Players: Lisa Baker, Bill Ball, Jill Bayman, Matther Beckner, Melody Black, Kim Brown, Chris Cantrill, Ann Dvorak, April Flory, Dyanne Freiberg, Gary Greene, Amy Guckian, Pat Guckian, Rhonda Haynes, David Honeycutt, Jenny Layton, Donald Lemon, Sue Little, Lori Lyman, Michelle McDermott, Don Miller, Amy Mitchell, Wendi Ousley, John Quigley, Jodi Shellenberger, Samantha Shoemaker, Craig Smith, Ken Smith, Randy Switzer, Cindy Wise (14)
d. YMCA gymnastics team winners: Tia Fisher, Kim Crawford, Pam Conklin, Kerri Hulbert, Terri Lane, Shelly Feightner, Jodi Johnson, Katie Stewart, Katy Boston, Mike Calicoat (coach) (5)
e. School Patrol person of the week: Mary Young, 7th grader at St. Boniface Elementary (10)
17 April 3, 1980
a. Dettmer Hospital baby, Kristen Marie Shafer, wearing a “Special Delivery” T-shirt and her mother, Nancy Shafer, with Hazel Jackson, president of Dettmer Hospital Auxiliary (16)
b. Duck nesting in underbrush next to a patio on Elmwood Circle (11)
c. Fred Hill operated a ditch digging machine (12)
d. New Mid-County Church of Christ interior and exterior (6)
18 April 4, 1980
a. Winner of the guess the weight of the Piqua Daily Call’s guess the weight of the rock contest: Wayna Assenheimer (10)
19 April 5 to 12, 1980 – Folder 1 – there was a series of 21 envelopes of negatives with no
other markings than “4-5 to 12-80”
a. Man in a suit (4)
b. Man in a furniture store (9)
c. Connie Clark sitting with crutch – recipient of a bone replacement graft (6)
d. Lady (8)
e. Elsie Holly with small hand held electric roto-tiller (2)
f. Ladies in front of a cut-out with the title “Bank” (7)
g. Springcreek Elementary’s “Hillbilly Hoedown” program: Harry Hopkins, Lucinda Montgomery, Terri Petersimes, Clarie Oakes, Bonna Dean Wooley (6)
20 April 5 to 12, 1980 – Folder 2
a. Hawaiian luau at the Baptist Home of Upper Miami: Vera Monroe, Marion Thompson, Sandy Chinn demonstrate the hula (7)
b. 2 ladies with fabric – did not appear in the paper (7)
c. Track practice with a person running hurdles – did not appear in the paper (11)
d. Piqua Mote Relays track meet (9)
e. Grace Drake and Jerri Nichols mounting an exhibit of Indian artifacts at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center (7)
f. Piqua Daily Call carrier awards banquet – speaker, Police Chief James Huffman [photo of 4] Daryl Reck, Barbara Berger, Dianne Jonesw, Marilyn Westfall. [photo of 9] Steve Sink, Steve Hurley, Melissa Penny, Jeff Weigandt, Scott Petty, Doug Bundschuh, Chris Pleiman, Dave Warner, Mike Curtis. [large group photo] Angie Beeman, Daryl Reck, Tom Reed, Bob Jennings, Deron Deal, Jeff Cyphers, Don Didier, Robby Brinkman, Barbara Berger, Rod Hirt, Susan Snyder, Nick Terry, Dale Smith, Philip White, Ron Didier, Steve Brinkman, Ryan Crooks, Scott Snyder, Doug Root, Ken Berger, Steve Daniel (11)
g. Rotary Club #135 – 2 new Paul Harris Fellows named: Robert B. Reed, J. Scott Garbry, also mugs of two men (7)
21 April 5 to 12, 1980 – Folder 3
a. Storm damage as a result of strong winds (14)
b. Barbara Cline’s first grade class preparing a welcome sign to greet visiting author/artist Ed Emberly – Springcreek Elementary (13)
c. Miami County Sheriff Deputies Barbel Adkins and Joyce Dutton demonstrate self defense techniques to 6th graders at Covington Middle School (13)
d. Upper Valley J.V.S. junior horticulture majors in the greenhouse: Mindy McKitrick, Carla Oiler, Nora Kutcher (10)
e. Bette Paulus, Piqua Daily Call employee (12)
f. Three men – award presentation (5)
g. Two people in a store looking at a chocolate fountain (6)
22 April 7, 1980
a. Flower arrangements by Gerlach The Florist, 1501 Washington Ave. (68)
23 April 8, 1980
a. Duff’s Smorgasbord serving lunch to senior citizens under contract with the Community Action Council: Joe Overholser, Ora Routte (7)
b. Remodeling and expansion work on the Piqua National Bank branch at College and Water Streets (7)
c. Piqua High School Band Boosters raising money by selling Coca Cola and hot dogs in front of the Kroger Store: Rhett Brelsford, Doug Foster, Robin Davis, John Swallow, Jim Silvers (15)
d. Harry Congdon awarding as check to Piqua Daily Call rock contest winner Wayna Assenheimer (5)
e. Rabbit with Cub Scouts at the Piqua Church of the Brethren: Dora Lee, Andy Clark, Jeffe Bristol, Eddie Mantooth, Dean Howe, Tina Ungeright, Gerald Shellenberg, Fred Shellenberg, Shanr Sturms (11)
f. Photographs for the Spring Sports section of the Piqua Daily Call (27)
24 April 9, 1980
a. Dorothy Heiser with her decorated egg shells (22)
25 April 11, 1980
a. Woman in a doorway (3)
26 April 12, 1980
a. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Tom Bonne playing a musical calculator (22)
27 April 14, 1980
a. Boy Scouts at Piqua East Mall: Jon Woodman, Greg Newell, Raymond Bond, Dean Stocker, Michael Sullivan, Jeff Monnier (11)
b. Stebelton Law Offices, 28 N. Cherry St., Troy (3)
28 April 15, 1980
a. The Nut Hut (13)
b. Demolition of the old Fletcher Chrysler Plymouth building at 619 N. Main St, (12)
29 April 16, 1980
a. Steve Kappler – Smoke Signals (2)
b. Piqua Daily Call carrier (15)
c. Automobile accident in the 300 block of North Wayne St. (13)
d. Gentlemen’s Bootery – Red Wing Shoes, 327 N. Main St., Piqua (11)
e. Weighing the Piqua Daily Call contest rock done by Duane Eisenhour and Roger Nishwitz at Eisenhour Feed and Grain, Casstown (12)
30 April 17, 1980
a. Miami County Legal Secretaries Association present a regulator clock as part of the courthouse restoration: Roger Massie, John Knoop, Robert Clawson, Barbara Freed, Carolyn Blankenship, Judge William Kessler, Judge James J. Hooper, Kathy Marsh, Linda Bartley, Sharon Hasting, Joyce Sinks, Jane Lindeman, Marge Heck (5)
b. Road Meeting at Troy Holiday Inn: Douglas L. Christian, Bill Baker, Delbert Leistner (5)
31 April 18, 1980
a. Nicklin Elementary School holding classes with students in churches while the heating system is being repaired/replaced (12)
b. Feature photos – springtime (9)
c. Mrs. Betty (Jack) Dziech with her collection of cookbooks (9)
d. Lady choosing a book in a book store (6)
e. Track meet (20)
32 April 19, 1980
a. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – City building, 219 W. Water St. (8)
b. Your Turn photos: Jeanne Zeller, Wanda Hamlin, Debbie Kuhn, Debbie Evans, Mrs. Donald Reed (8)
c. Nancy Bellows McMaken, Piqua Daily Call employee (7)
d. School Patrol person of the week – Andy Gastineau, 6th grader at Washington Elementary School (4)
e. Piqua Chamber of Commerce dinner (3)
f. Piqua Plaza construction site (6)
33 April 21, 1980 – Folder 1
a. Piqua commissioners returning from Scandinavian trip: Mayor Sam Jackson Jr., John Scarbrough, Robert Von Aschen, Joseph Goetz, William Eskew, Charles Stevens (11)
b. Bob Bowman preparing for the Boston Marathon (25)
c. YWCA Healthy Back class: Jan Elsasser, Dr. Jane Salisbury (14)
d. YMCA handball (17)
e. YMCA – Tri Dance aerobics class: Linda Foster, teacher (41)
f. YMCA – weight lifting: Jeff Lauber (8)
g. YMCA – swimming (14)
h. YMCA – basketball (44)
34 April 21, 1980 – Folder 2
a. Scouts assist with Piqua City Spring Clean Up Week: Donna Tilton, Mary Thompson, David Harvey, Shane Sturms, Andy Clark, Gerald Shellenberg (11)
b. Girl Scout sleep-in at Mote Park Community Center: Ginetta Stone, Monica Hughes, Kim Swabb, Angie Young, Terri Preston, Kim Barker (13)
c. Author/artist Ed Emberley with students at Springcreek Elementary School (8)
d. Lehman High School musical practice for their production of “Music Man” (35)
e. South Seas restaurant, 111 S. Main, opens: Shimmy Leo, Frances leo, Tony Kwei Toy, Siu Mui Toy, Chuck Gustin (1)
f. BHA piano and organ demonstration at the Piqua East Mall: Scott Ogelsbee (9)
g. Pioneer Rural Electric Coop building exterior, 344 W. US 36 (3)
h. Piqua High School play practice (6)
i. Ribbon cutting at the new office of McColloch-Baker Northwood and Latham Insurance Group, 1121 W. Water St.: Jerry McColloch, Julie Dembski, Anne McColloch, Harvey Latham, Bill Robinson, Peggy Moorman, Clarice Carpenter, Jim Henestofel, Linda Cecil, Joh Thoma, Jerry Easley, Charles Sanders, Jim Grissom, Peter Gastineau, Chuck Cox, Jim Cox (8)
j. Karate champion (20)
35 April 22, 1980
a. Piqua Daily Call athlete of the month awards to Graham High School wrestlers Jim and Jeff Jordan (15)
b. Damage to boiler at Nicklin School and meeting to discuss possible solutions to Nicklin’s heating problems: Tom Ringer (21)
c. Anhydrous ammonia leak the the Smith Doughlas Fertilizer Co. in Kirkwood (11)
d. New owner of Joe’s Barber Shop on S. Main is Jerry Rindler shown with customer Robert Gilmore (16)
e. Piqua Community Concerts Association chairwomen: Ruth Koon, Ann McClure, Maxine Orr, Patricia Jackson, Nancy Woods, Cheryl Neuenschwander, Pauline Hammon (8)
36 April 23, 1980
a. Rotarian Michael Harding for Blandford, England is hiking across the country [New York to San Francisco] to celebrate Rotary Club’s 75th Anniversary (3)
b. Miami County Parks District photographs: Jeff Liles, Chris McKay, Barbara Huston, Scott Huston (18)
c. Industrial Commission of Ohio Division of Safety and Hygiene presents awards to 17 Piqua area businesses for exceptional on-the-job safety records: Joe Brookhart, Joseph Smith, Bob Benjamin, Ronald E. Trissel, William R. Heft (2)
d. Piqua vs. Northmont baseball (12)
e. “Oldsters” senior citizen man and woman sitting in comfortable chairs (5)
f. Stanley Bowser painting the St. Boniface clock tower (16)
g. Clark Avenue Mini Market, 915 Clark Ave., Piqua: Dave Yearsley, Mgr.; Carole Brewer; Diana Wood; Janice Pitter; Michael Werling (9)
h. Schrubb’s Camera Shop – business page: Paul Schrubb, Jim Schrubb (14)
i. Piqua vs. Lehman softball (11)
37 April 24, 1980
a. Swimmers (11)
b. Students learning about the Stock Market (12)
38 April 25, 1980
a. Piqua Chapter of American Red Cross Grey Ladies at Piqua Memorial Hospital: Martha Hennessey, Betty Householder, Bonnie Coffee (6)
b. Volunteer assisting bed patient at the Baptist Home (7)
c. Kathy Worley conducting a sing-a-long at the Baptist Home (5)
d. Toastmasters club awards dinner: Patty Crowell, Erika Dorsey, Robin Anderson, Valerie Petty, Michelle Perkins, Tracy Kreider, Linda Acel, Pam Kuykendal, Missy Williams, Cynthia Oldham, Shari Raybern, Mark Hall, Annette Woolley, Robin Fenner, Rhonda Codekas (8)
39 April 26, 1980
a. Piqua police auxiliary: James McCoy, Willis Wills Jr. (3)
b. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – Piqua firehouses: Old Fire Station No. 3, 835 Park Ave.; old South End Substation, 120 Garnsey St.; old Jefferson Fire Company station, 221 S. Wayne St.; Piqua fire station, 229 West Water St. (23)
b. School patrol person of the week: Michelle Wilson, sixth grader at Nicklin Ave. Elementary School (4)
c. Joyce Smith, Piqua Daily Call employee (11)
d. Green Leaf Garden Club planting a tree on Nicklin Ave. for Arbor Day: Frank Patrizio, Ann McClure, Betty Thompson, Ray Miller, Jim Collins, Mark Casto, Mary Gibson, Marilyn Hanf (14)
e. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month: Ruth Ann Groves, 514 S. Wayne St.
40 April 27, 1980
a. Lehman High School graduation (13)
41 April 28, 1980
a. McDonald’s restaurant on U.S. 36, McHappy Day fundraiser for Staunton Street School with volunteers learning how to cook McDonald’s way: David Bollinger, Robert Adkins, Robert Netzley, Mary Roberts (10)
b. Girl Scout sleep-in at Piqua East Mall: Penny Fullenkamp, Ann Sloan, Cindy Bauer (12)
c. Civil Air Patrol open house and the dedication of a photo of Capt. Don Gentile presented by his father Patsy Gentile at the new permanent headquarter of the Civil Air Patrol at 353 Young Street (9)
d. South Seas Restaurant: Mr. and Mrs. Shimmy G. Leo (7)
42 April 29, 1980
a. Harry Collins, Edison State Community College and coordinator of Edison’s Ohio Technology Transfer Organization (5)
b. Duck at the Piqua Waste Water Treatment Plant (26)
c. Piqua Central High School art display at the Piqua East Mall (13)
d. Covington vs. Russia dual track meet (3)
e. Covington vs. Lehman softball (8)
43 April 30, 1980
a. Richard Daniels, owner of Daniels’ Pastry Shop, 124 W. High St., Piqua (3)
b. Piqua Fire Department Ambulance Fund reaches its goal: Piqua Fireman John Miller demonstrates the heart monitor in the new rescue squad vehicle: William Brandon (17)
c. Piqua vs. Northmont track meet (18)
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SUB-SERIES XV E: May 1980
File 44 May 1, 1980
a. Swedish official gets a look at Piqua: William Hanselman, Goran Hamne, Cletus Peltier, Frank Patrizio (3)
b. Physicians in-service program at Piqua Memorial Hospital: Dr. Ramen K. Das, Ralph Sorrell (4)
c. Piqua Chamber of Commerce Top 100 Banquet, honoring the top students from Piqua and Lehman High Schools (14)
d. Four and five-year-olds bringing their stuffed pets to Flesh Public Library for a pet judging during the final story time (12)
e. Covington baseball and three track pictures (22)
f. Houses for the garden club tour (41)
g. Check presented to the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Damaged Children and Adults (8)
h. Houston High School concert band members (2)
i. Genie’s Hairstylists, 1514 Covington Ave. (11)
j. Group at Edison State Community College – J. McElhenney (3)
k. Baseball player: Ted Hutson from Miami East, released by the Detroit Tigers organization (4)
45 May 2, 1980
a. North Street School students celebrating May Day by releasing balloons with messages (8)
b. Piqua Noon Optimist Club presents awards to Piqua Policemen: Robert Jordan, Jerry Harvey, Ptl. Michael Locker, Ptl. Robert Bowman, Lt. Donald “Tony” White (4)
c. Piqua Players production of “Private Lives”: Barb Davis, Steve Kleine (28)
d. Sears store sponsoring a car wash and Hot Dog and Pepsi event at the Piqua East Mall to raise money for new Piqua High School band uniforms (5)
e. Linda Parker, Piqua Daily Call employee (10)
f. School patrol person of the week from High Street Elementary (5)
g. Group for Ruth Reed (4)
h. Piqua Chamber of Commerce building, 400 North Wayne St., Piqua (14)
46 May 3, 1980
a. Backers of State Issue 1 to allow municipalities to join in electric cooperatives, met in Terry’s Cafeteria: Dick Siedel, George Crosby, Elmo Hastings, Frank Shuffelton (7)
b. Motorcycle license performance test for driving a motorcycle (8)
c. Edith Meadows retired from the Miami County Auditor’s office (3)
d. Special education students field day at Wertz Stadium (23)
e. Piqua Players – “Hello Dolly” photos from the 1979 production (36)
f. Group raising money at Piqua East Mall to help fight Muscular Dystrophy (4)
g. Mentalist Gene Featherstone of Columbus appeared at Piqua East Mall(3)
47 May 4, 1980
a. Car wash at Piqua East Mall to benefit the Piqua High School music department: Darla Lee, Joanna Sorensen, Mike Tipps, Amy Beckaman (22)
b. Champaign County Girl Scouts “Funday 1980” at Kaiser Lake (15)
c. Sidney Invitational Track Meet (9)
48 May 5, 1980
a. Realtors host political officials at Miami County Realtors Association banquet (6)
49 May 6, 1980
a. Downtown Merchants Association members at the Merle Norman Cosmetics store: Charles Starrett, Jerry Harvey, Em Shear, Janice Purk (store operator) Barry Jones, Jim Hinton, Bill Cummins, Ralph Martin (7)
b. Piqua Community Concert Association dinner: Misty Sorensen, Ruth Koon, Leesa Baker, Kathleen Smith, Dick Miller, Ralph Schneider, John Sheldon (6)
c. Pearson Relays for junior high school track teams at Roosevelt Stadium (6)
d. Robert Crick of Fletcher opens a gun shop at 7280 Sodom-Ballou Road (8)
e. Ministers at a worship service (7)
f. Pony Express Western Shop in St. Paris, Ohio: Phil Baker (10)
g. Graham High School musical (4)
h. Holly Irvin and Shannan Irvin, sisters, setting track records at Covington (3)
50 May 7, 1980
a. Trojan Asphalt’s blacktop making plant in Troy, Ohio (5)
b. Architectural drafting and mechanical drawing students at Piqua High School – Smoke Signals page (3)
c. Linus Grilliot of Miami County Animal Shelter – urging pet owners to neuter their pets to cut down on strays (5)
d. Upper Valley J.V.S. cosmetology students manicuring residents at Piqua Manor: Karen Van Horn, Mrs. Bertha Ellerman (21)
e. Copy of a lithographic print for the Second Story Frame Shop – showing a string quartet (9)
f. Piqua Baptist Church new sanctuary addition, interior and exterior (7)
51 May 8, 1980
a. Lehman High School class touring the Piqua Daily Call (8)
b. House for $1.00 under the federal homestead program: 317 Third St., 422 S. Roosevelt (16)
c. School Industrial Arts competition winners (11)
d. A presentation of chairs and chair styles to be purchased for the new Piqua High School – presented at the Piqua Board of Education: Mitchell Pedroff (4)
52 May 9, 1980
a. Lehman vs. Botkins track meet (10)
b. Piqua Manufacturers’ Association making a second donation to the Piqua Central High School Band Uniform Fund – the two gifts equal $8500: John Scarbrough, David Ott, Rhett Brelsford , Jerry Easley, Jerrell Morgan, Dave Smith (8)
c. Piqua Manufacturer’s Association makes a donation to the continuing ambulance fund: John Scarbrough, Jim Robinson, Bill Favorite (4)
53 May 10, 1980
a. Diane Birman receives and appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY (5)
b. Tri-City African Violet Show at the Piqua East Mall: Mrs. Norman Bradney, Mrs. Ronald Swartz, Mrs. Carl Main (2)
c. Border City Savings and Loan Association staff: Jack Baumann, Jane Hiser, Christie Grissom, Mickey Dill, Marcia Francis, Connie Groves, Bob Dill, Joe Mertz, Cheryl Kong, Mary McKitrick, Stephanie Wilcox, Pete Gastineau, Sherrie, Collett, Peggy Havenar, Keith Fletcher (7)
d. Tom Huffman, 4288 W. Demming Rd., Piqua won a 6 month subscription to Piqua Daily Call for hitting a hole-in-one at Echo Hills Golf Course: Tom Huffman, Robert R. Hammond (10)
e. Dayton Power & Light Co. (DP&L) substation at 108 S. Main St., Piqua (5)
54 May 12, 1980
a. Calvary Chapel Church bus collided with an automobile at the intersection of Ash Street and Broadway (13)
b. Miss Strawberry Contest results: Candolyn Coon, Gina Ross, Queen Debbie Fuller, Lisa Traughber (21)
c. Roast of Elwood Penrod: Jim Gover, Elwood Penrod, Bob Davis, Roy Depriest (15)
d. Piqua High School Key Club conducted a teeter-totter marathon to raise money for the Piqua Ambulance Fund in memory of Jeff Zimmerman: Chuck Califf, Angie Tyler, Chet Vandegrift (6)
e. Three Rivers Conference track meet (30)
55 May 13, 1980
a. Car driven by Rick Shannon, 315 E. Greene St. hit a house at 222 Cleveland Street, home of Vivien Francis (12)
b. Houston High School students participated in “Anything Goes” Day outdoor activities (21)
c. The Hollow pool in disrepair (6)
d. The staff at Dettmer Hospital celebrates National Hospital Week: Joelene Beaver, Esther Lovett, Ray Vice (8)
e. Lab building at the Covington sewage treatment plant: Rich McMaken (9)
f. Tropic Tan indoor tanning studio opens in the Klein-Laden Building on corner of U.S. 36 and Looney Road: Carolyn Laws (18)
g. School page (12)
56 May 14, 1980
a. Wind damage – large tree fell damaging a car owned by Russell Hardin, 434 E. Greene St. (15)
b. Upper Valley J.V.S. carpentry students putting a new roof on Hance Pavilion at Fountain Park (15)
c. Fire safety program at Piqua Manor Nursing Home: John Spruance, Kimberlee Selby, Charles W. Wright (27)
d. Dettmer Hospital Quarter Century Club (25 year) awards: Margaret Ankney, Albert Hanna, Patricia Meyer, Ralph G. Ehlers (7)
e. Safety Town group with a stop light and a big wheel tricycle: Don Jenkins, Joe Mertz, Mike Yannucci, Richard Donnelly, Don Jacobs, Richard Wilcox, Joe Houser (7)
f. Covington Policeman, Ron Haworth, with a sign that reads “Today is Ron’s #34” (7)
g. Weaver Brothers egg processing plant in Versailles, Ohio (22)
57 May 15, 1980
a. Hartzell Propeller: John Chesnut and Robert Long at Piqua Airport (9)
b. Piqua Salvation Army (129)
58 May 17, 1980
a. 1980 graduates of the Piqua Head Start Center: Lorita Bailey, Stacey Barker, Joel Cade, Taushia Carroll, Michael Clark, Monique Clemons, Melissa Cromwell, Joey Curtis, Andre Ester, Bonnie Ganbrel, Danny Graves, Kendra Graves, Lisa Haney, Tina Hembre, Jody Hershey, Virginia Hicks, Shellie Hinkle, Erica Hubbard, Florence Idle, Kristi Jenkins, Tommy Leavells, Jennifer Mays, Kevin Matthews, Lyndsey Maxon, Dawn Meyer, Nakia Michael, Steven Reedy, David Smith, Timmy Svajda, Kelly Swartz, Kina Tabern, Bernie Thiebeau, Jennifer Tufts, Gloria White, Melissa White, Angie Young, Boxanne Young. (22)
b. Piqua Manor Nursing Home residents sending up balloons with their names attached to commemorate National Nursing Home Week (28)
c. Agnes McCann’s large late blooming Christmas cactus, 215 E. High St. (17)
d. Prom decorations at Riverside School and Adult Training Center: Tony Ferrell, Marie Stanfield, Jan Berry, Rosemary Trissell, Maxine Kochersperger, Susan Hunt (8)
e. School patrol person of the week: Doug Mayse, 6th grader at North Street Elementary School (5)
f. Piqua High School tennis sectional action: Rob Shively, Paul Gaston (30)
g. Glencoe Hotel, 200 block N. Wayne, west side, vacant and awaiting demolition (6)
h. Sue Kiefer, manager of AAA World-Wide Travel Agency (8)
59 May 19, 1980
a. Edison State College Open House: Kevin Jackson, Brent Heckerman, Andy Mulder, Bruce Driver (26)
b. Salvation Army rededication ceremonies and Ward Ditmer receives a life membership: Ward Ditmer, Capt. Joseph Pritchard, Curtis Reynolds, Capt. Michael Savage (12)
c. Tawana and Her Country Band: Edith Perando, Jerry Ammon, Dennis Besecker, Gary Timmons, Tawana Ammon (19)
d. Becky Halteman and Cheri Noffsinger earn Girl Scout’s First Class Award presented by Virginia Lauver of Buckeye Trails Girl Scout Council (12)
e. Bruckner Nature Center Pioneer Days (33)
f. Class A Sectional track meet in Troy (41)
g. Forrest Puterbaugh, 95-years old from Bradford, loves to dance (4)
h. Piqua Kiwanis Club presents scholarships to Tim Huffman and Julie Devers: Tim Huffman, Ralph Zimmerlin, Julia Devers, Robert Montgomery (9)
i. Judy McElheny, Piqua Daily Call employee (12)
j. Jamie and Jeff Kelly, Piqua Daily Call carriers of the month (49)
60 May 20, 1980
a. Tom Webb named Chaplain of the Miami County Emergency Services: Robert Bowman, Tom Webb, Fred Hill (9)
b. Chuck Starrett, president of Downtown Merchants Association presents a Mothers’ Day prize to Secreite Reed (12)
c. The Headquarters Unisex Salon ribbon cutting and grand opening, 827 W. North St. : Max Jackson, Anita Jackson (11)
d. Norrell Temporary Services, 123 W. Ash St., grand opening and ribbon cutting: Dick Brownlee (10)
e. Riverside School and Adult Training Center, exterior (9)
61 May 21, 1980
a. Golfers: Tom Lyman, Jim Grissom, Ralph Reeves, Herb Schlater (6)
.b. Automobile accident (5)
62 May 22, 1980
a. Crop duster Robert Roemisch, manager of Triple R Farms, 4477 E. Snyder Road.(13)
b. Feature photo – seeds (9)
c. David McKay, principal at Hardin Elementary School congratulates Jessica Purk for not missing a single day of kindergarten (9)
d. Houston sports awards: Mary Clanciolo, Mary Haselbeck (6)
e. Indianapolis 500 tabloid photographs (63)
f. Freda Barman – Sheriff’s award (12)
g. District AAA track meet (4)
63 May 23, 1980
a. Leonard Hill (5)
b. Business page – Office Systems Services (6)
64 May 24, 1980
a. Roosevelt Fieldhouse constructed with the aid of the Public Works Administration in 1935 (7)
b. School patrol person of the week: Jeff Langston, 6th grader at Favorite Hill Elementary (6)
c. Piqua elementary schools outdoor education at Bruckner Nature Center (31)
d. Upper Valley Joint Vocational School (J.V.S.) Convocation (42)
e. Piqua Christian School graduation (8)
f. Clayton Road farm implement accident (14)
65 May 25, 1980
a. Lady with books (5)
b. Man in dotted shirt wearing glasses (3)
c. Man and woman looking at a magazine (3)
d. Lady in a plaid jacket and turtleneck (3)
e. Lady in long sleeve round neck sweater and cowl neck top (4)
f. Head shots – 3 men, a lady (10)
g. Feature article on social services – Ben J. McElheney (12)
66 May 26, 1980
a. Athlete of the month, Piqua HighSchool’s Lori Von Aschen (11)
67 May 27, 1980
a. Sonya Shefbuch, Piqua Daily Call employee (11)
b. Piqua Memorial Day parade (11)
68 May 28, 1980
a. Friendly Ice Cream Co. and Troy High School students combine to build a record breaking ice cream sundae for the Troy Strawberry Festival (43)
b. Graham South sixth graders at overnight outdoor educational experience at Camp Schwano, Kiser Lake (6)
69 May 29, 1980
a. Kim Pence with her 2 horses and the ribbons she won at the Columbus Fairgrounds (10)
b. Fisherman on Echo Lake (8)
c. Edison State College picnic (9)
d. Piqua Central High School spring sports award winners: Dave Selsor, Curt South, Dianna Stengel, Jayne Anderson, Angie Tyler, Diane Birman, Lori Von Aschen, Jim Jennings, Rick Haber, Gary Wiles, Rob Shively, Doug Holdren, Paul Gaston, Kim McMaken, Denise Schultz (10)
e. Construction work continuing on Piqua Plaza, including the new Kroger Store on West U.S. 36 (15)
f. Carol Devers, Piqua Daily Call employee (13)
g. Miniature dollhouse (3)
70 May 30, 1980
a. Children on the roller slide, swings and jungle gym at Fountain Park: Tom Briggs (25)
b. School patrol person of the week: Karen Wiford, 7th grader at St. Mary Grade School (5)
c. Sign on the Von Aschen home, 806 Park Ave., wishing Lori Von Aschen success at the State Track Meet in Columbus (5)
71 May 31, 1980
a. Tim Shriver campaigning for his uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy (36)
b. Tourist Information Center opens on U.S. 36 just east of Piqua: Linda Overley, Kathy Oda (14)
c. Sister Lucy Jones, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Morman) prepares for jogging with members of the Piqua Ward to commemorate Zion’s Camp Trail Run to Urbana (12)
BOX 33
SUB-SERIES XV F: June 1980
File 1 June 2, 1980
a. High water on Glenwood Ave. (18)
b. Piqua Post 55, Ohio State Highway Patrol building exterior (9)
c. St. Boniface elementary students bid farewell to cook Sue Smitley (3)
d. Elsie, the Borden cow, and her son, Beauregard, visited Piqua at Ulbrich’s IGA (8)
e. Neighborhood planting party in the 900 block of Caldwell St. to spruce up the boulevard – organized by Mark Casto (10)
2 June 3, 1980
a. Precinct workers at Piqua precinct I-A in Staunton Street School: Jane Kolker, Levena Heffner, Marilyn Carey, Mary Wertz, Helen Kruse (5)
b. Water standing in fields (13)
c. Apartment construction at Roosevelt and South Street – Roosevelt Commons (10)
d. House with a welcome home sign: “Welcome Home Dad – Mom – Patty” (6)
3 June 5, 1980
a. Marilyn Mott, winner of the shopping spree at Marsh;s Supermarket in Piqua sponsored by the Piqua Jaycees: Steve Guenther, Marilyn Mott, Bob Heller (57)
b. Piqua News Center in the corner of the Fort Piqua Hotel: Joe Terry (6)
4 June 6, 1980
a. Piqua Junior High School tennis tournament winners: Jody Underwood, Pat Birt, Mike McClure, Matt Huffman (10)
b. Piqua Police Chief James Huffman and Piqua City School Superintendent
Duane Bachman receive National Child Safety Council awards from Dale K. Stump, state coordinator (5)
c. Election photos (15)
d. Painters cleaning and painting the Piqua water tower on Spring Street (9)
e. Strawberry pickers at Fulton Farms (51)
5 June 7, 1980
a. Freda Shaffer, Principal of Favorite Hill Elementary, retiring (7)
b. Fire at Joe Thoma Jewelers, 306 N. Main (5)
c. Nancy Smith, Piqua Daily Call employee (10)
6 June 8, 1980
a. Change of ownership of Subler Transfer Inc.: Kenneth Subler, Frank Cochran (3)
7 June 9, 1980
a. Scenic, Drake Road bridge after the storm (2)
b. Strawberry Festival photos (171)
c. Ribbon cutting to officially open Piqua’s Safety Town at the Piqua Armory: Mike Yanucci, Mayor Sam Jackson Jr., Mary Thompson, Yuri Willcox, John Spruance, Henrietta Hahn, Dick Willcox (5)
d. Freda Shaffer retirement: Donald Woods, Freda Shaffer, Duane Bachman (3)
e. Piqua Jaycees’ Junior Olympics (13)
f. Eric Jones drowned in the Great Miami River in Sidney (29)
g. Piqua Central High School graduation photos (75)
8 June 10, 1980
a. Miami County Rehabilitation Center benefit gold tournament at Piqua Country Club: James P. McMaken, Richard Sword, John Ziklo, George Gibson, Richard Bundschuh (winner), Jim Stammen (winner), Chip Fox, Pete Abrigo, Ray Carr, Scott Cameron, Lloyd Fry (16)
b. Ribbon cutting at American Student Services Center, 603 N. Main St.: Tom and Betty Freshour, David Daugherty, Carol Fleischman, Rob Hammond, Joe Williamson, Alban Goehoel, Urban Goehoel, Charles Sanders (10)
c. Father son business section – Jerrods Mens’ Shop in Siudney (9)
d. Father son business section – McVety Realty (9)
e. Father son business section – Steinke Home Imporvements (13)
f. Flower arrangements by Gerlach Florists (17)
g. Rock group (6)
9 June 11, 1980
a. The first class to move into “Safety Town: Greg Haines (14)
b. The Fountain Park wading pool (21)
10 June 12, 1980
a. Marlo Winery near Newport, Ohio: Alba Strozensky, Margaret Strozensky (13)
b. Tim Sandburg, Piqua Daily Call employee (16)
c. Piqua High School construction site (104)
11 June 13, 1980
a. Friday 13th birthday: Earl William Monroe (22)
b. Fatal auto accident at Loy and Bollinger Roads south of Lena: Kim Kirby (9)
c. Piqua Post 184 vs. Miamisburg American Legion Baseball (12)
12 June 14, 1980
a. Lori Buchanan – Saturday sketch (6)
b. State karate winners: Mark Hemm, Mark Anderson, Elvin Blair (15)
c. Versailles Poultry Days photos (66)
d. Safety Town awards: Mindy Meininger (instructor) Libby Goldberg, Lori Gilmore, Amy Fyffe, Gloria White (10)
e. Father’s Day business page: Buck Stove store; Bob Fess Sohio Station; Howell Construction Co.; M.J. Koon & Son Insurance; Ulbrich’s IGA (69)
13 June 16, 1980
a. Daughters of the American Revolution dedicated a plaque mounted on a stone monument in memory of the Randolph Slaves at the African Jackson Cemetery in Rossville, Springcreek Township, Ohio: Mrs. David Humerickhouse, Helen Dehlia Gilmore, Mrs. Emerson Edge (9)
b. Dayton Power & Light Co. (DP&L) crews install a gas line on Industrial Dr. (7)
c. Versailles Poultry Days parade and Miss Chick contest: Lisa Perin (15)
d. John and Linda DeSue, owners of Sunbrite Cleaners (7)
14 June 17, 1980
a. Swimming mouse (13)
b. Piqua Christian Women’s Club brunch at the YWCA wedding dress show (15)
15 June 18, 1980
a. Roses (23)
b. Industrial league slo-pitch softball, Tri Mark vs. Hammer Graphics (20)
16 June 19, 1980
a. Conjoined twin girls born to Rebecca and Randy Wackler: Valerie and Natalie Wackler are joined at the hip – news conference photos (72)
b. Piqua High School valedictory message and commencement program from 1872 is donated to the Flesh Public Library by Michael Turner – the speech was delivered by his great-grandfather Judge Walter D. Jones at the age of 14: Wally White, Michael Turner (12)
c. Mote Park summer recreation program: Kelly Kersey (12)
d. Group of 32 senior citizens, members of the Golden Buckeye Club, touring the Piqua Daily Call (4)
e. Looney Road construction (25)
17 June 20, 1980
a. American flags displayed on the garage door at 925 Candlewood Blvd. (19)
b. Motorcycle racer Curt Johnson (12))
c. Old painter (4)
d. Piqua Manor central reception desk (7)
18 June 21, 1980
a. Saturday sketch: Tom Anthony Keiser, Ron Edwin Debbrecht (9)
b. Fishing feature photos (75)
c. Piqua Fish and Game Club fishing derby (13)
19 June 23, 1980
a. Johnston Farm house and fireplace cooking demonstration (11)
b. Marla Varney, Piqua Daily Call employee (14)
c. Piqua Country Club – picture of the winners of the Ladies-Men Amateur-Amateur golf tournament: Bill Bartz, Fran Marshall, Richard Bundschuh, Mary Lou Short, Bob Kauffman (11)
20 June 24, 1980
a. Feature photo – fly on screen wire (5)
b. Police training class led by Piqua Police Lt. Philip Potter (5)
c. Lehman senior Steve Hinger is Piqua Daily Call athlete of the month (16)
d. Seventeen members of the Belgian Wood Association visited Hartzell Industries lumber and veneer mills (17)
e. Ron Bailey, Piqua Daily Call employee (13)
21 June 25, 1980
a. Multi-vehicle accident on I 75 south of Piqua (15)
b. Boy Scouts from Miami District attend a day camp at Redman’s Camp Grounds near Troy (75)
c. Fireplace insert is donated to the Brick and Masonry class at Upper Valley J.V.S. by Piqua Noon Optimist Club and Frie Magic Co. (8)
d. Horse with a braided tail: Donna Estey (9)
e. Piqua Athletic Director Ed Purk with a “Rescue Annie” resuscitation doll to be used in CPR instruction (4)
22 June 26, 1980
a. First summer Piqua Civic Band concert at Hance Pavilion in Fountain Park – conductor Robert Hance Jr. (19)
b. Western Ohio Youth Center planting party to improve the landscape (23)
c. Bride and Groom special section featuring the bride, Gail Bernadine Dennings and the groom, James Roger Peterson (40)
23 June 27, 1980
a. Randy and Rebecca Wackler (3)
b. Dennis Campbell, assistant manager of Grissom’s Super Valu Meat Dept. (10)
c. Coach Jim Hardman teaching baseball fundamentals at Fountain Park (11)
d. Police shooting qualifications: Ptl. Jeffrey Marrs, Sgt. Anthony Swarts, Ptl. Harold DeBrosse (32)
24 June 28, 1980
a. Saturday sketch – Piqua Power Plant boiler operator Jean Myer (9)
25 June 30, 1980
a. Piqua Amateur Radio Club preparing for a field day to test the club’s readiness to respond to emergency situations, raising and antenna (28)
b. Drowning on the Stillwater River of Dale Edward Doubledee and Jack Steven Doubledee (72)
c. New Valley Antenna Systems building under construction – cable access television (CATV) (4)
SUB-SERIES XV G: July 1980
File 26 July 1, 1980
a. Demolition of the Glencoe Hotel, 200 Block of North Wayne, west side (25)
b. Wendy’s and J.V.S. students working together to raise money for Special Olympics (17)
c. Ribbon cutting and opening of Mid-West Insurance Agency Inc., 608 W. High St.: Richard Bundschuh (12)
d. Tom Merricle, Grissom’s Super Valu produce manager receives an award: Clayton Tame, Tom Merricle, Jim Grissom (9)
e. New Piqua Area United Fund officers: Jerry L. Zimmerman, J. Richard Harris, C. Richard Sword (3)
f. Piqua Fish & Ice Co. plant in Shawnee – interior (48)
g. Illustration photos for county jail stories (31)
h. Swing bike: Joey Bauman, 204 Brentwood (17)
27 July 2, 1980
a. Reed-Mote-Staley Insurance Inc. staff: Robert Reed, William Reed, Thomas Mote, Steve Staley, Charles Staley (9)
b. Decker’s bacon still on shelves at Ulbrich’s IGA (6)
c. Piqua Post 184 vs. Sidney – American Legion baseball (25)
d. Chris Welsh, pitcher for the Columbus Clippers baseball team (9)
28 July 3, 1980
a. Feature: Garage Sale signs in a garbage can (8)
b. Piqua Memorial Hospital waiting room area is furnished: Rose Loffer, George Martin (4)
c. Ken Owen, Piqua Daily Call employee (13)
d. Little League baseball: Stumps vs. VFW and Elks vs. Ulbrich’s (21)
e. Piqua Motors Inc., 8468 N. C.R. 25A – Volkswagen, AMC, Jeep dealer (6)
f. Saturday sketches – article about Charlie and Suzie Meyer of the Versailles area who adopted three children: pictures of children Jimmy, Carol Ann, and Debbie with their new mother Suzie Meyer (4)
29 July 4, 1980
a. Fourth of July photos (79)
b. Fourth of July fireworks photos (44)
30 July 5, 1980
a. July 4th photos at Fountain Park – Indian dancers (16)
b. Five pound largemouth bass caught by Mrs. Ginger Stone, 546 Lockington Trail, Lockington, OH (15)
c. Winters bank site (5)
31 July 7, 1980
a. Setting and sorting fireworks for the 4th of July fireworks show: Jim Robinson, Tim Robinson, Fire Chief Bob Bowman (12)
b. Contemporary Auto Leasing Co. located at the Piqua East Mall: Linda Weidy (7)
c. Piano Teacher (8)
d. Edison State Community College scholarship award (10)
e. Sewer construction work (8)
f. Women from the Mormon church Sister B. Stevens, Sister C. Heder (5)
g. Girls at The Hair Factory (4)
32 July 8, 1980
a. 4-H fashion show (4)
33 July 9, 1980
a. Flood damage at Stillwater Beach near Bradford: Don Swank (6)
b. Boys picketing the Stop & Go carry-out, 1128-1130 Park Ave., Piqua: Mike Dankworth, Jeff Dankworth, Brad Wright, John Dankworth (3)
c. Covington Fire Department (8)
d. Five men running on a track (3)
e. Mary Gertrude Eaton receives plaque from the Bradford School Board (3)
34 July 10, 1980
a. Flesh Public Library receives $1000 donation from Richard Twelves, owner of the Open Book Store at the Piqua East Mall, and Dean D. Smith, manager of Piqua East Mall. Books donated by Britannica Co. : Wally White, Flesh Library Director (3)
b. Kiwanis donates $1000 to Hance Pavilion fund: Robert Montgomery, Jerry Easley, E. J. Shear (7)
c. Piqua Police patrolman Richard Wilcox retiring (5)
d. Retterbush Injection Molded Fiberglass Corp.: Jim Grissom, Charles Sanders, Don Beckert, Jim Apple, Marvin Cornelius, Don Retterbush, Kerru Easley, Bryan Retterbush, Jim Cox, Lou Havenar(5)
e. Advertising photos of Genie Hair Styling Center (4)
f. Ribbon cutting at Piqua Insurance Center: Johr R. Monroe, Cathryn Cline, Dale Rogers, Vera Jean Monroe (5)
g. Mug shots for Ruth Reed feature, a man and a woman (6)
35 July 11, 1980
a. Your Turn photographs: Lois A. Knaggs, Steve Schelkun, Lynn Peldtier, Gustav Wincent, Marion Free, Jack L. Reed, Steve Frasure, Patty Georgeff (10)
b. Girls softball (13)
c. Six students (5)
d. Mug shots for Ruth Reed feature, a man and a woman (6)
36 July 14, 1980
a. Piqua Battery ground breaking: Ed Brush, Fred Drapp, Mayor Sam
Jackson, Tom Hinger (11)
37 July 16, 1980
a. Aerovent vs. Miami Industries industrial league slo-pitch softball (28)
b. Clopay Corp receives Sears award of excellence: Leo Monnin, Wayne Groff, Dan Hammond (16)
38 July 17, 1980
a. Feature photos – Greenville Falls (11)
b. Captain and Mrs. W. F. Fahrner from the Panama Canal Zone at Piqua Memorial Hospital (5)
c. Marilyn Helman spends a day working at Dyson’s Service Station (18)
d. Youth in the Fountain Parking pool (14)
e. Life-saving class at Fountain Park pool: Melody Platfoot, Brian Zimmerman, Jan Sorerhoff (32)
f. Upper Valley J.V.S. Sex Fairness Workshop: Kathy Stang, Nancy Theis, Steve Gurdon (37)
g. Johnston Farm: Dellas Harder, Dr. Mark McKiernan, Clint Hoshor (3)
h. House photographs for Real Estate advertising section (122)
39 July 18, 1980
a. Larry Huffman feature photos (11)
b. Piqua Memorial Hospital computer terminal (4)
40 July 19, 1980
a. Fletcher Fire Department Antique Fire Muster and Annual Ice Cream Social at Poor Farmers Camp Ground near Fletcher (45)
b. Piqua homestead house drawing: Joseph Goetz, William Eskew (4)
c. Piqua Daily Call Athlete of the month, American Legion pitcher John Blinn (14)
d. Paul Sherry Chevrolet sales man (11)
e. John P. Koester (13)
f. The Hair Factory stylist (14)
41 July 22, 1980
a. Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus assist in raising money for Hance Pavilion: Doug Murray, Dean Smith, Robert Combs, Em Shear (10)
b. Ohio Highway Patrol Trooper Robert Painter receives the Patrol’s Ace Award (7)
c. Youth Conservation Corps workers, Scott Hanschild, John Brandt, Bob Freeman work putting a new roof on Hance Pavilion (5)
d. Two people looking over old medical records (5)
e. Group of people sitting on a couch (13)
42 July 23, 1980
a. Jennifer Deal – CISV exchange student to Finland (4)
b. Piqua’s Happy Squares, square dancers, entertained at Piqua Manor Nursing Home (14)
c. Top prize winners at Echo Hills Ladies Invitational Golf Tournament: Rosie Breen, Wilda Beer, Nancy Wiles, Jacque Miller (12)
d. Marilyn Helman spends a day working at WPTW radio station (12)
e. Covington senior league softball champions sponsored by Sellman’s Furniture: Renee Buckingham, Kathy Jacquemin, Traci Iddings, Elizabeth Mathews, Leanne Byers, Kathy Christian, Leah Smith, Cindy Byers, Kelly Christian, Ginger Miller, Lisa Smith (6)
f. Two men – separate photos (8)
g. Ulbrich’s IGA staff: Mike Killian, William C. Ulbrich, Onnolee Ulbrich, Barbara Ulbrich, Boyd Ulbrich, Becky Ulbrich, Paul Christian, Brad Ulbrich, William Ulbrich III (5)
h. Group of four people (5)
i. John Wallace, new owner of the Dairyland on South Street (8)
43 July 24, 1980
a. Piqua Memorial Hospital Art Auction tickets being prepared for sale: Mrs. Peggie French, Mrs. Jean Burner, Mrs. Rose Loffer (12)
b. Bob’s Rulers vs. Piqua Moose, men’s open league Slo-pitch softball (27)
c. Woman with a rose bush (3)
44 July 25, 1980
a. Hammer Graphics ground breaking for expansion: Ray Hammer, Ray Wagoner, Jerry Easley, Mayor Samuel Jackson Jr., Tom Given, Dale Given (9)
b. Piqua Memorial Hospital – exterior (9)
45 July 26, 1980
a. Fort Piqua Hotel – exterior (6)
b. Em Shear selling pencils to raise money for the renovation of Hance Pavilion (21)
c. Miami East vs. Russia in Acme League baseball (18)
d. 4-H Barbeque: Doug Cron, Ted Davis, Junior Everett, Ben Gustin (24)
e. Algerian students at the Upper Valley J.V.S. for a special 10 week course: Bruce Fouts, Said Chelloug, Charles Miller, Younes Harkou, Dale Hershey, Roger Tremblay (7)
46 July 27, 1980
a. A racing raft is moved to YMCA Camp Wakonda: Jim Barton, Don Apple, Boob Elrod, Dan Hart, Dave Hepner, Jim Cox, H. Scott Miller, Charlie Ryan, Lisle Smith (4)
47 July 28, 1980
a. Fast draw revolver contest at Annie Oakley Days in Greenville (14)
48 July 29, 1980
a. Driftwood Pet Shop opens at 401 S. Main St.: Carol Rueve (5)
b. Bob Schul’s sports complex (6)
c. Pig at the Bob Wintrow farm – photo for the Fair tabloid (10)
d. Tom Millhouse at the police target range (36)
e. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Davis, 60th wedding anniversary (18)
f. Frank Collins cast figurines (19)
49 July 29, 1980
a. Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus purchasing food at Grissom’s IGA: Jim Lewis, Dean Smith, Jim Grissom, Bob Combs, Bill Valentine (8)
b. Fletcher Brothers Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge Inc., 1241 E. Ash St. installed gasoline pumps to sell to the public : Herman Fletcher (5)
c. Elmo, the circus clown at the pediatrics ward of Piqua Memorial Hospital: Heather Redinbo, Jackie Lawson, Jessica Lawson (30)
d. Photographs for the pre-Miami County Fair feature tabloid (42)
50 July 30, 1980
a. Photos of setting up the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros. Circus (86)
b. Weis Memorial Center, 633 N. Wayne St., hosts an open house: Samuel Heitzman, John P. Koester, Mrs. William Weis (12)
c. Clown school at the Piqua East Mall (34)
d. Art exhibit at the Hayner Cultural Center (6)
e. Grandstand concession area at the Miami County Fairgrounds (8)
51 July 31, 1980
a. Circus feature photographs (3)
b. Circus acts (12)
c. Piqua Daily Call carriers at the circus: Penny Payne and Jeff Anderson riding the lead elephant in the parade of elephants (8)
d. Marilyn Helman on a trapeze at the circus (28)
e. Dale Smith preparing his pigeons for the Miami County Fair (10)
f. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month: Mark Beckley (11)
SUB-SERIES XV H: August 1980
File 52 August 1, 1980
a. Walkfest ribbon and medal – 2nd IVV Walkfest, Plaza Hotel 1891, Piqua, Ohio 1980 (8)
b. Piqua Post 184 American Legion baseball team – individual photos (head shots): Jim Hardman, Tubby Wilson, John Hinsch, Mark Barga, Randy Gabriel, Bob Holzafel, Brian Hildebrand, Kevin Bachman, Rocke Deaton, Dave Mellor, Dennis Bradley, Dave Selsor, Kevin ick, Norm Monticue, John Blinn, Mike Sindelar, Mike Day, Ken Mescher, Tim K. Asler, Kent Wise, Dave Arbogast (54)
53 August 3, 1980
a. Miami County Fair flower show (13)
54 August 4, 1980
a. Miami County Fair king and queen contest: Queen Donna Apple, King Alan Knoop (38)
b. New automatic clinical analyzer installed in the laboratory of Piqua Memorial Hospital: Lewis Heiser (4)
55 August 5, 1980
a. Bicycle accident on East U.S. 36 at I 75 (4)
b. City commissioners receive a West Berlin flag from the visiting German soccer team: Gerd Liesegang (coach), Mayor Sam Jackson Jr., Doug Heater (6)
c. Loren Zell takes over the Buick-Pontiac dealership from Schlingman, 119 N. Main St. (7)
d. Automobile accident on Garbry Road: Arthur Penny, Timothy A. Brush (12)
e. Fountain Park photographs: Lee Smith, Denise Dotson, Brandy Rickles, Marilyn Kemp, Denise Coble, (15)
f. Piqua Volleyball Club’ camp: Brenda Tackett, Diana Ford (39)
g. Sheila Harris practicing tennis at Fountain Park (29)
h. Former pupils of Clayton District 6 two-room brick school meet for annual dinner at Piqua National Bank Covington Branch – former teacher Joe Wise, class member Clarence Warner (6)
i. Tent campers (3)
j. Piqua City Schools school bus inspection: OSP Jim Weber, John Williams (9)
k. Photo of the200 block of North Main St. west side including: The Water Main (bar); Paul’s Bar; Pastime Bar; Eatmore Market; Orr Toy and Novelty Co. (1)
l. J. B. Giles, 410 N. Main St., advertising (9)
m. South Street Elementary School playground equipment (31)
56 August 6, 1980
a. Piqua High School and Lehman High School football practice (42)
b. Marilyn Helman – What’s it like selling insurance: Jerry Sowers, Marilyn Helman, Jackie Carnes (6)
c. Piqua vs. Tecumseh football scrimmage (65)
d. Covington football scrimmage (24)
e. Piqua Fire Department building – exterior (8)
f. Damaged grave marker – stone elk (6)
g. Lehman vs. Marion Local football scrimmage (13)
h. Motorcycle racers for Team Ashton: Mike Ashton, Mark Ashton (11)
i. Weis Health Care Center, 633 N. Wayne St.: Tracey Weaver, Karen Cathcart (11)
j. Kroger manager presenting football to the Piqua High School football mom’s club: Mike Meisner, Peggy Brading, Corkie South, John Swallow (11)
57 August 7, 1980
a. Junior Fair entries (9)
58 August 8, 1980
a. Grand opening for Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken: Piqua Mayor Sam Jackson Jr. , Beth Swailes, Jim Cox, Lou Havenar, Marvin Cornelius, Julian McKitrick, Rob Hammond, Phil Smith (10)
b. Damaged newsprint roll (6)
59 August 9, 1980
a. Tom Jenkins, director of the Piqua Summer Parks Program (9)
b. Accident involving the Piqua YMCA bus at the intersection of Washington Rd. and S.R. 41 (5)
c. Piqua American Legion Post 184 baseball team in state tournament action (42)
d. Construction photos of the new Piqua High School (81)
e. National Smile Week at Questor Corp.: Lucy Butts, Sara Pittman, Rosie Arnold, Juanita Hager, Debbie VanDine, Vicki Fisher, Emma Redinbo, Paul Jones, Manuel Morales, Ruth Mills, Kathy Rank, Marilyn Chambers (6)
60 August 10, 1980
a. Karen Deneke film – Bradford Jaycees complete street paving (9)
61 August 12, 1980
a. Piqua National Bank Water Street drive in branch bank (6)
b. Marion Fries auto body shop – businessw page (9)
62 August 14, 1980
a. Red Cross blood donors (17)
63 August 15, 1980
a. Miami County Fair livestock and machinery parade (67)
b. Gerlach Florists flower arrangement (8)
c. Large swarm of gnats in the Candlewood area (18)
d. Piqua Football Boosters pin and ribbons (5)
64 August 1980 – no specific dates
a. Miami County Fair photographs – folder #1 – horses (144)
65 August 1980 – no specific dates
a. Miami County Fair photographs – folder #2 – miscellaneous (135)
66 August 1980 – no specific dates
a. Miami County Fair photographs – folder #3. – miscellaneous (73 – 35 mm neg. and 6 – 60 mm negatives)
67 August 1980 – no specific dates
a. Miami County Fair photographs – folder #4 – miscellaneous (141)
68 August 1980 – no specific dates
a. Miami County Fair photographs – folder #5 – miscellaneous (100)
69 August 1980 – no specific dates
a. Miami County Fair photographs – folder #6 – miscellaneous (50)
BOX 34
File 1 August 16, 1980
a. Saturday sketch section: Bob Clyne, a trap shooter (12)
2 August 19, 1980
a. Sign, “Welcome Home Joe and Dale” – sign by Debbie Layman, 330 S. Wayne St., welcoming home her two sons (1)
b. Piqua Daily Call building, southwest corner of Ash and Spring Streets (13)
c. New Piqua Central High School band uniforms modeled by: Randy Petty, Toni Hardenbrook, Ann Siegel, Lynn Von Aschen (8)
d. Cooking chicken for a chicken eating contest at Duff’s Smorgasbord at the Piqua East Mall (6)
e. Crane loading dewatering screw presses on trucks for shipment from French Oil Mill Machinery Company to North Pacific Paper Corp., Longview, Wash. (5)
f. Waffle House being built in Sidney (8)
g. Girl with a fox (11)
3 August 20, 1980
a. Myrtle Dill of Bradford with her Gloxinia house plant (9)
b. Recipe winners (5)
c. Field and flower display (6)
4. August 21, 1980
a. Piqua High School football scrimmage with St. Mary’s (28)
b. Fire at the old Piqua Firehouse at 835 Park Ave. (5)
c. Kids mowing the lawn at the home of Beatrice Johnson, 1403 Madison Ave.: Brad Bell, Rick Powell, Don Powell (25)
d. Toby and Terry Blair with their collection of cicada shells (5)
5 August 23, 1980
a. Work on Hance Pavilion :Brent Dawson (15)
b. Woman sitting in a chair (5)
c. Donna Burchett with a spring and summer tree decorated (4)
d. Award presented to Eleanor Landis, who has been selling Avon products for 34 years, by Billie Smith (3)
e. Saturday sketch – woodworker, Ralph Hahn Jr. (6)
6 August 25, 1980
a. Duff’s Smorgasbord chicken eating contest: Jack Staudt, John Westfall (51)
b. New Administrator at the Baptist Home: Charlotte Coffey, William Mitchell (7)
c. Recipe winners (9)
d. New Junior High School lockers installed at Bennett Junior High: Harry Ashburn (4)
7 August 26, 1980
a. Fisher’s Big Wheel sign, 1726 W. High St. (formerly Buckeye Mart) (8)
b. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (C.E.T.A.) students graduate from the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School (12)
c. New playground equipment installed at Nicklin Elementary School: Jim Garity, Hal Cain, Scotty Hubbard, Jim Whetstone (5)
8 August 27, 1980
a. Ken Owens back to school pictures: Lisa Rose, Andre McDonald, Todd Brading, Kevin Nickel, Debbie Wagner, Greg Sanders (12)
b. Miami East preseason football photos (36)
c. Lottie Reed with cards congratulating her on her 95th birthday (17)
d. Karen Deneke – ceremony at Stillwater Park (14)
9 August 28, 1980
a. Bradford preseason football photos (15)
b. Lehman preseason football photos (13)
c. Covington preseason football photos (54)
d. Piqua East Mall donated sets of the Encyclopedia Brittanica to Piqua High School, Piqua Memorial Hospital, Upper Valley J.V.S., Edison State Community College, Flesh Public Library: Debbie Burgess, Richard Twells, Kathy Oda, Tim Winans, William Lester, Paulette Jackson, Dean Smith, Ralph Sorrell (13)
e. Versailles preseason football (78)
f. Piqua Jaycees prepare for Monopoly tournament for benefit of Muscular Dystrophy Association: Jack Baumann, David Galbreath,k Kermit Fair, Andre Burner (8)
g. Inspection of Piqua City vehicles by Joe Houser, city mechanic (5)
h. Karate winners: Elvin Blair, Mark Anderson, Jim Harrison (12)
i. Demonstration of the new police night stick: Paul Sullenberger, Pandall Giesseman (3)
j. Athlete of the Month: Tom Asbury, softball open league player for Diana’s Pizza (18)
10 August 29, 1980
a. Piqua High School “Meet the Team Night” (20)
b. Photos for the special section, “From the Kitchens of The Miami County Fair’s Best Cooks” – fair recipe winners (31)
11 August 30, 1980
a. Piqua vs. Troy football (54)
b. Covington vs. Tipp City football (12)
12 August 31, 1980
a. Photos of Jaycees manning the telephones during the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy telethon: Kermit Fair, Tom McMaken, Andre Burner (7)
b. Cover page of the “Kickoff” section published by the Daily Call on August 28, 1980 (8)
c. Covington football preseason team photos (8)
d. Piqua football preseason action and team photos (44)
e. Graham football preseason action and team photos (10)
f. Bradford football preseason team photos (12)
g. Barbara Pence teaching the Piqua City Schools developmental first grade class at High Street Elementary (12)
SUB-SERIES XV I: September 1980
File 13 September 2, 1980
a. Bradford go-cart races (15)
b. Car-bicycle accident in Lockington, Ohio (3)
c. Bijou Restaurant, 311 N. Main St., outdoor seating: Vicki Shedd, Gail Hinkle (10)
d. Willy’s Auto Servidce, 1404 South St. (4)
14 September 3, 1980
a. Site of future Mark A. Knoop baseball complex in Troy (6)
b. Handicapped team photo – copy: Riverside Adult Training Center softball team and coaches (7)
c. Piqua High School fall sports teams and cheerleaders (43)
15 September 4, 1980
a. New Piqua Chamber of Commerce president, Doug Murray, and retiring president, Joe Williamson, with Jerry Easley (7)
b. Fire at home of Samuel Cotterman, 905 Brice Ave. (16)
c. Barbara Reeves with a showcase of letter art at the Flesh Public Library (8)
d. Old Canal Book Store (7)
e. Demolition of historic building at 114 N. Main Street (16)
16 September 8, 1980
a. Senior housing project begun – Sunset Square Apartments 1851 Grant St. (8)
b. Rosewood Grocery on the corner of Kiser Lake Rd. and S.R. 29 in Rosewood: Carol Pence (13)
c. Sharon Webb’s spider web garage door (23)
d. Miami County Golf Tournament at Echo Hill Golf Course: Dan Nimer, Gene Bayman (15)
17 September 9, 1980
a. Jacquelin Beck clothing store opened in Piqua East Mall: Becki Jackson (6)
b. Marilyn Helman tries her hand at motocross racing (31)
c. Ron Schultz, Covington golf coach (14)
d. Grandparents day at Staunton Street Elementary School (6)
18 September 10, 1980
a. Rotary district governor visited the Piqua Rotary Club: Dr. Richard Adams, Glen Brandon, Curt Reynolds, Ted Ristoff (8)
b. Church choir (13)
c. Container Corporation of America – exterior (3)
d. Garage door feature (8)
e. Piqua National Bank College Street Branch – exterior (33)
19 September 12, 1980
a. Teen Institute graduates: Donovan Widney, Beth Earl, Nikki Adams, Rhonda Sorrell (3)
b. Judy McElheny sky diving (23)
c. Piqua vs. Sidney soccer (9)
d. Piqua Chamber of Commerce raffle winner: Ralph Sorrell Jr., Paul Sherry, Pete Gastineau, Lou Havenar (10)
e. Piqua Chamber of Commerce steak fry: Ford Behm, Jim Cox, Dick Hennessey(25)
f. New playground equipment at North Street School: Connie Lind, Mary Ann Jinks, James Manuel, Kay Manson, Patty Zeller, Larry Manson, Vaughn Gates (17)
g. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – Heidle’s Hardware – old store at 118 N. Main (17)
h. Edison State Community College athletic director (7)
i. Lehman cross country meet (9)
j. Upper Valley J.V.S. students repainting the Piqua Athletic Boosters hearse: Chris Sailor, Greg MacCartney, Steve Ott, Greg Hockaday, Dave Alexander (16)
k. Chinese delegation tours French Oil Mill Machinery Company (5)
l. Jaycees decorated house (2)
20 September 13, 1980
a. Wilder Junior High wins Flesh Public Library’s summer reading contest: Dale Palsgrove, Shade White, Kim Cox, Jullie Watt, Angie Shannon, Teresa Shannon, Ralph Sorrell, Julie Fashner, Glenn Honeycutt *Wilder principal) , Linda Overley (FPL Children’s librarian) (3)
b. Genie Hair Stylist, Sunset Shopping Center – staff photo: Carol Hecker, Phyllis Barlage, L.A. Wagner, Kellie Hall, Lois Poling, Vicki Grody, Debby Taylor, Karen McDowell – not in photo are Tina Neves, Connie Clark, Collette LeMaster (11)
c. Plaques given in recognition of the hard work of the Piqua High School band uniform committee in a pregame ceremony at Wertz Stadium: Jerrel Morgan (band director), Diane Hardenbrook, Sue VonAshen, Sue Hecker, Richard Haber, David Smith, Rhett Brelsford, David Ott (5)
d. Resurfacing the tennis courts at Eisenhower Park (now Pittsenbarger Sports Complex): Steve Schmitz (5)
e. Piqua vs. Fairborn football (60)
f. Graham vs. Northeastern football (27)
g. Miami East vs. Bethel football (13)
h. Covington vs. Bradford football (21)
i. Thomas Jordan and daughter, Sally Jordan, are 4th and 5th generation descendants of the founder of Val Decker Packing Co. and work at the plant (4)
j. Upper Valley J.V.S. students survey land for Elks park: Bryan Magoto, Lynn Moniaci, John Hosbrook (17)
k. New Miami County Welfare building – exterior (7)
l. Piqua Area United Fund kickoff banquet: Douglas Russell, Jerry Zimmerman, Ronald Fox, James Hall, Jean Burner (10)
m. Girl Scout, Jennifer Twells, and a senior citizen, Lulu Heisler (7)
21 September 15, 1980
a. Piqua Daily Call Carrier of the Month: Jeffery Cyphers (12)
22 September 16, 1980
a. Men working on a tent for the Lockington Fire Department Jamboree: Robert Preston, Roger Davis (5)
b. New press installed at Quality Quick Print, 531 N. Main St. (12)
23 September 17, 1980
a. First day of nursery school at the Upper Valley J.V.S.: Beverly Mitchell, Tracy Johnson, Debbie Hudson, Jeremy Root (36)
b. Jerrod Smith, age 8, with 3rd place trophy from a motorcycle race in Dayton (14)
24 September 18, 1980
a. Lollis Hotel, corner of Market and Franklin Streets in Troy, being renovated with a $2.1 million HUD grant (13)
b. CROP walk recruiters meeting at the YWCA: Christy Koon, Missy Dankworth, Susan Koon, Sharon Crawford, Cathy Hissong, Glen Phillips, Vanis Phillips (7)
c. Piqua vs. Trotwood Madison girls volleyball (17)
d. Laura Rogers, Carol Phelps, Rick Beck at Tri-County Learning Center (3)
e. Ladies club program with principal Charlie Ryan: Jackie Brinkman (7)
25 September 19, 1980
a. Upper Valley J.V.S. superintendent Dr. Richard Adams presents a certificate of affiliation to Piqua Memorial Hospital Board in appreciation of the hospital providing clinical experience for 21 JVS adult nursing students: Alyce Kasier, Yvonne Boegel, Dr., Richard Adams, William Hartzell, Ralph Sorrell (4)
b. Salvation Army Capt. Michael Savage looking over food supply (4)
c. Meals on Wheels: Francis Martin (8)
d. St. Boniface School Choir preparing for festival (7)
e. The Butcher Block Meat Market, 100 Sunset Ave.: Barb Wheeler, Connie Soto, Ann Davis, Jim Davis (26)
f. Houses for sale photos for the Piqua Area Realtor Review section (60)
g. Upper Valley JVS masonry students constructing a brick sign base in front of Piqua Baptist Church, 1402 W. High St.: Dan Fowler (instructor), Rooger Trotter, Scott Jackson, David Bowman, Scott Frantz, Eric Harris, Tim Holliday, Richard Holmes, Scott Kessler, Aaron Koons, Rick Martz, Dennis Rank, Don Peek, Michael Redman, Charles Thompson, Chris Fisher (16)
h. Covington sewer project construction photos (8)
i. Senior lady with a walker (4)
26 September 20, 1980
a. Piqua Players rehearsing the One Act Play, When God Comes to Breakfast You Don’t Burn the Toast: Pat Jacomet,Gladys Weber, Gordon Yont, Brenda Monnier, Doug Riffll (23)
b. Mark Baird restoring an old steel cabin cruiser for his bosses, Elmer Caskey, Steve Gillian, owners of Trojan Manufacturing at 635 W. Water St. (7)
c. Piqua Alumni Band (27)
d. Piqua vs. Trotwood Madison football (62)
e. Saturday sketches – Jang B. Jalpota, Piqua Power Plant engineer (5)
f. Marilyn Helman feature – “What’s it like at financial services (debt collection) (15)
g. Covington vs Springfield Catholic Central football (18)
h. Lo-Ray Hamburger Shop – feature: Molly Graham, manager (10)
i. Miami East vs. East Clinton football (26)
j. PHS teacher, Wilbur Molitor, and Piqua Schools Director of Instruction, Edward Montgomery, dissected frogs for 4th graders at North Street School (4)
k. Wilder Junior High librarian, Craig Borts, introducing educational TV to Wilder students from Southwestern Ohio Instructional Television Association (6)
l. Lehman vs. Graham football (32)
27 September 22, 1980
a. Lockington Firemen’s Jamboree (18)
b. Pete Mar Abrigo and Heather Curtis – patients at Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Damaged Children and Adults (5)
c. Upper Valley JVS students working on the roof of Hance Pavilion in Fountain Park: Randy Lehman (28)
d. Aftermath of the fire at the Pennsylvania railroad depot (35)
e. William and Caryn Decker – new Shaklee Distributor (3)
28 September 23, 1980
a. Fletcher Lions Club hosted an outing at Poor Farmers Campground for patients of the Miami County Rehabilitation Center: Sandy Hoening, Karen Nash, Kathy Nash (31)
b. New Buick Pontiac sign at the Loren Zell dealership: Ed Hartsey (30)
c. Piqua Council of Churches donates $1000 to Hance Pavilion Fund: Rev. Robert Sinks, Em Shear (3)
d. Piqua vs. Lehman girls volleyball (13)
e. Theresa Copeland processing apples (14)
29 September 24, 1980
a. Piqua vs. Newton soccer (16)
30 September 25, 1980
a. Barn raising at the home of Burb and Eddie Chappie west of Covington: S. R. Schmidt, Jerry Clark, Nat Cross, Ron Clark (12)
b. Jigsaw Puzzle Sale at Piqua News Center, 110 W. High St. (7)
c. Computer catalog system at Sears in Piqua East Mall: Barbara Koeller (3)
31 September 26, 1980
a. Marilyn Helman as a locksmith at Phil’s Lock and Key Shop: Phil Chaffee (11)
b. Renovation of the concrete spillways at the dam on Swift Run north of the Waterworks (26)
c. Saturday sketch – Judy Dilworth and Ailene Krouse prepare for the CROP walk (9)
d. 102 year old lady (13)
e. Joe Thoma Jewelers box for advertising (8)
32 September 27, 1980
a. Bronze Elk at Forest Hill Cemetery repaired and restored by Piqua Steel Co.: Clifford Denlinger, Jerry Keener (19)
b. Dora Lee, 1136 Broadway with the cotton plant she grew (6)
c. Piqua police community service officers, Police Cadets, patrolling city streets in a specially marked cruiser: Thomas Christy, Eric Wilcox (7)
d. Wes Blankenship, a junior at Piqua High School, completed his first solo flight at Sidney Aviation on his 16th birthday (2)
e. Hornets’ nest at the home of Ron and Pat Johnson, 526 N. Wayne St. (8)
f. Piqua vs. Fairborn Baker football (28)
g. Bradford vs. Arcanum football (25)
33 September 29, 1980
a. Pre-judging for the Bradford Pumpkin Show Little Prince and Princess contest and the Queen contest (29)
b. Kentucky Fried Chicken, E. U.S. 36 – across from Piqua East Mall (15)
c. Charles, Travis and Ann Rhyan look over a “Pierre the Pelican” brochure (6)
d. Largest casting to date at Champion Foundry: Bob Barhorst, Bill Hickeyk Harold Lear, Walter Hickey (9)
e. Mail boxes on the square (7)
f. Cover of the3 tabloid “Hers to Keep” (9)
g. School nurse presentation (9)
h. Sunflower field (7)
i. Two girls on a bench in front of a log cabin (16)
34 September 30, 1980
a. Bradford parade promoting the school bond issue (28)
b. Piqua vs. Stebbins soccer (11)
c. Empo Pump: Francis Weigel (22)
d. Diana’s Pizza (10)
35 September 1980 – no specific date
a. Mary Landis daughter (10)
SUB-SERIES XV J: October 1980
File 36 October 1, 1980
a. Piqua Area United Fund drive opens with first figures being posted on the big tote board on the square: Jerry Zimmerman, Melissa Floss, Rick Bornhorst, Todd Hemm, Bart McGraw (9)
b. Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce hosts candidates for Miami County Commission at a dinner meeting at Terry’s Cafeteria: James Welbaum, Charles Rhyan, Richard Graef, Roger Massie (14)
c. Fred McBee in the Piqua Theater (5)
d. Lehman cross country team photo and mug shots – the team is going to the state cross country meet in Columbus: Tony Thaman, Steve Knapke, Mike Meyer, John Cianciolo, Dennis McBride, Frank Lynch, Sam Farley, Rick Jones (coach) (12)
37 October 2, 1980
a. Feature photo – “No Parking” sign hidden behind a utilities pole (7)
b. Lou Havenar (Piqua Bicentennial Committee), Andy Burner (Piqua Area Jaycees), Dave Bolton (Piqua Park Board) look over plans for a park at the Hollow(10)
c. Conover bridge construction on Alcony-Conover Rd. (7)
d. Hilda Grise, chairperson for the Bradford Pumpkin Show’s hog-calling contest, she is shown with a very large hog (10)
e. Jeff Roth, 2381 Troy-Urbana Rd., checks out his field of sunflowers (5)
f. Silhouettes of a man and woman (3)
g. Three senior ladies on a couch (3)
h. Lady styling a senior lady’s hair (1)
i. Three mug shots, 2 men, 1 lady (3)
j. New city parking lot in the 200 block of North Wayne Street (west side) on the site of the former Glencoe Hotel (5)
k. Iconics ground breaking: Dale Given, Robert Rogers, Thomas Given (5)
l. Kids at North St. School open a time capsule (5)
38 October 3, 1980
a. Glenn Devers and Sharon Herbe, coordinators of 1980 CROP Walk (4)
b. Preparing confetti for the Bradford Pumpkin Show (15)
39 October 4, 1980
a. Ray Bowman with large pumpkins (13)
b. Covington homecoming queen, Stacie Cain (7)
c. Covington vs. Versailles football (36)
d. Piqua vs. West Carrollton football (45)
40 October 6, 1980
a. New United Fund figures posted on the big tote board: Matt Hilleary, Elwood Penrod, Doyle Harvey, Eric Higgins, Carie Wirrig (5)
b. Baptist Home receives trophy from Care Centers Inc. for the top Ohio fund-raiser for the American Heart Fund: Rose Smith, Benny Scott (6)
41 October 9, 1980
a. Piqua Indian Boosters newly painted hearse renamed the “Spirit Wagon” (8)
42 October 10, 1980
a. Clyde Block, 10351Stangel Rd , harvesting corn (2)
b. Trees (7)
c. Becky Hance with her horse “Tempest” at the home of Becky’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hance Jr., 3883 N. Piqua-Troy Rd. (4)
d. Lady at a desk (5)
43 October 11, 1980
a. Piqua High School Homecoming game vs. Vandalia Butler – Tweetie Duer was homecoming queen, escorted by Brad L. Gutmann – others on the court were Brenda Davis, Julie Newnam, Nikki Adams, Barbara Butch (21)
b. Corky Buecker’s car stuffed with balloons in the parking lot at Border City Savings & Loan Co. (9)
c. Bag Houses being installed at the rear of Piqua Municipal Power Plant (18)
44 October 13, 1980
a. Greene Street United Methodist Church Christmas Market preview: Betsy Tinkler (18)
b. Piqua Daily Call damaged paper roll (7)
c. Paul Sherry Chevrolet employees (23)
d. Hardin Elementary School kids tumbling during a demonstration of the school’s Movement Education Program (15)
e. Harvsting corn (16)
f. Photos for Pi1qua Daily Call Open House (18)
g. Piqua Daily Call circulation promotional photos (28)
h. Miscellaneous football and soccer pictures (6)
i. Upper Valley JVS Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) queen and court: Mindy McKitrick (28)
j. Bradford Pumpkin Show pictures (14)
k. Piqua Care Center – Baptist Home (4)
l. Gail nature tour (4)
m. Construction photographs (9)
45 October 16, 1980
a. Fashion show at the Upper Valley JVS luncheon for the Western Ohio Educational Association business teachers (12)
b. Piqua High School girls volleyball practicing for district tournament (6)
46 October 18, 1980
a. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – two buildings that were once car dealerships: N. S.R. 66 across from Forest Hill Cemetery was Edsel, Hudson, Rambler sales; Terrys Cafeteria, 105 E. Greene St., formerly DeSoto Plymouth dealer (11)
b. Building front, 113 N. Mulberry St, Troy – Miami County Democratic Party Headquarters (10)
47 October 20, 1980
a. CROP Walk (11)
b. Piqua Area United Fund tote board – pledges in excess of $47,000 (2)
c. Camp Fire Girl Dee Putnam in her ceremonial gown which she designed and made for the Ohio State Fair – photos part of United Fund advertising (6)
d. Van accident (5)
e. Bert and Ernie – Muppets characters (15)
f. Marilyn Helman – What it’s like as a CPA? (12)
g. “Smoke Signals” negatives (7)
h. Bradford Living Care Center (10)
i. Corn shocks in a field (5)
j. Piqua vs. Sidney soccer (9)
k. Girl in sweater with three “x’s” on the front and one “x” on each shoulder (7)
48 October 22, 1980
a. Three Rivers Conference cross country meet (11)
b. Bradford homecoming candidates – for queen: Robin Magee, Lori Brandt, Connie Magoto, Sandra Ulsh, Windy Mills – for king: Scott Frantz, Jim Atchley,
Dennis Rank, Jim Canan, Rob Hicks (9)
49 October 23, 1980
a. Republican Party headquarters opens in Piqua on N. Main St. (4)
b. Governor James Rhodes and State Sen. Donald Lukens visit Republican headquarters in Piqua.: Glen Tinkler, Ruth Gearbaugh, Sen. Donald Lukins, Gov. James Rhodes, Gwen Armstrong, Margaret Washing, State Rep. Robert Netzley (6)
c. Pictures of trees (6)
d. Circulation pictures (13)
e. Clerk of Courts Jan Mottinger holding a gun seized as evidence in a very old robbery case. The gun was never claimed (3)
f. Diesel engine donated to the Upper Valley JVS by the Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors: Tom Driskell, Ed Stewart, Jim Jones (6)
g. Piqua freshman football action photos (11)
h. Bert and Ernie – Muppets characters, at Piqua East Mall (6)
i. Interpretive dancer: Marjorie Deane (6)
j. Woman carpenter, Juliean Terrell, 7769 Conrad Rd., Rosewood putting on a roof deck – Saturday Sketches (10)
k. Scarecrow being attached to a tree (11)
l. “Don” Berrey – an employee at Paul Sherry Chevrolet (6 – 60mm negs)
50 October 24, 1980
a. Covington vs. Miami East girls volleyball (14)
51 October 25, 1980
a. Craig Belcher, Piqua clock specialist reminding people to set clocks back (4)
b. Women in 9 area Granges donated handmade stuffed animals to pediatric units of Piqua Memorial, Dettmer and Stouder Hospitals: Mrs. William Gustin Jr., Kathy Falb (13)
c. Piqua vs. Sidney football (20)
d. Ohio National Guard Battery C marksmanship team winners at the Camp Perry Training assembly: Mark Kingery, Elmer Swank, Jack Woodell, Kenneth Ross Bruce Bell (11)
e. Piqua girls volleyball action (26)
f. Three horned sheep at Piqua East Mal: Bruce and Betty Timmons (10)
g. Piqua Central High School Swap Day photos (3)
52 October 27, 1980
a. Teen boy and girl (8)
b. Park scene (3)
c. Snowmobile (3)
d. Hospitals sign contract with Edison State to provide clinical experience for nursing students: John Grubb, Dr. James E. Seitz, Robert Severs, Betty Hilty (4)
e. Cross country meet (5)
f. Kristine Goodenough with prize ribbons she won showing her horse (4)
g. Orpha Hooten, poetry author (6)
h. Woman preparing a recipe (7)
53 October 28, 1980
a. Miami County Sheriff’s Dept. installing gas saving devices on the department’s cruisers: Deputy Earl Manning, Craig l. Cota (12)
b. Business page – baby seat assembly line (7)
54 October 30, 1980
a. Kiwanis Halloween parade and costume contest: Bryan Jacob, Stephanie Holub (107)
b. Upper Valley JVS and Four Seasons Garden Club combine for demonstration of making Williamsburg holiday arrangements: George Martin (6)
c. Lehman High School homecoming queen candidates: Jeanne Cianciolo, Vicky Brunetto, Jill Ervin, Lori Schlater, Anita Beckert, Bev Francis, Ann DeBrosse (7)
d. Family group – mother, father, boy and girl – photo taken for a political ad in support of the proposed tax levy for the Hollow Park project (4)
e. Piqua marching band wiener roast at home of Dale and Maxine Stump (6)
f. Group of 4 ladies with a display entitled “Holiday Housewife” (4)
g. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – Tempo Trophy, 115 South St.; Driftwood Pet Shop, 401 S. Main (5)
h. Man in wheel chair (4)
55 October 31, 1980
a. Gingerbread workshop offered at the Piqua YWCA – gingerbread house on display: Peggy Woods (15)
b. Marilyn Halteman receives award from Buckeye Trails Girl Scout Council president Roberta Sharp (7)
c. Piqua Jaycees riding with Piqua Police on beggars night to hand out candy: Ptl. David Norman, Jerry Herbe, Mark Wion (10)
d. Kids with pumpkins (17)
e. Lady seated in a chair (3)
f. Border City Savings and Loan pumpkin contest – advertising (9)
56 October 1980 – no specific dates – Folder #1
a. Mug shots of 4 ladies (19)
b. Two women looking at a CPR instruction book (12)
c. Man – candidate in the 1980 election (3)
d. Piqua Police Lt. Phillip Potter with his marksmanship trophies (8)
e. “Gail’s husband” (10)
f. Covington – group of 5 men – a lady holding a large object labeled “bottle opener” (7)
g. Fire department and a wagon pulled by 2 draft horses (7)
h. Craft worker and a lady picking apples (7)
i. Border City Savings and Loan advertising thermometer (6)
57 October 1980 – no specific dates – Folder #2
a. Covington hayrides (8)
b. Graham football action (3)
c. Crowning a homecoming queen (3)
d. Football action at Wertz Stadium (5)
e. Swine project at the Upper Valley JVS (13)
f. Covington football action (39)
g. Cleaning and painting the exterior of St. Paul United Church of Christ (13)
h. Kiwanis – American Red Cross blood donors award (8)
i. Kentucky Fried Chicken promotion (93)
SUB-SERIES XV K: November 1980
File 58 November 1, 1980
a. Lehman vs. Versailles homecoming football game for Lehman – Lori Schlater is Lehman queen (16)
b. Man and woman in a commercial kitchen (6)
c. Miami East vs. Covington football (99)
59 November 3, 1980
a. Feature – sales of ten gallon Resistol western hats at The Pony Express western shop in St. Paris: Phil Kidwell, Phil Baker (7)
b. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month – Kevin Bowman: Harry Congdon, Kevin Bowman, Shirley Bowman, Mrs. Tom Penny (12 – 60mm negatives)
c. Bennett Junior High communicative arts class visited the Dayton studios of WKEF TV, Channel 22, and the Jonny Walker Show (6)
d. Multiple generation family: Jessie and Daniel Powell, Tim Kraus, Sarah Elizabeth Gish-Kraus, Amy Gibson, Erin Rae Gibson, Bonnie Angle, Lindsay Lea Angle, Ted Powell, Daniel Lee Powell – 5 generations (13)
e. Piqua High School band at the Piqua East Mall (12)
f. Little League championship football game at Wertz Stadium (12)
g. Home construction phots of houses in Candlewood (10)
h. Photos of 2 presentations (6)
60 November 4, 1980
a. Mayor Sam Jackson Jr. at a voting booth (5)
b. Patrick Truly of Dayton asking for signatures on a petition (3)
c. Third Savings and Loan remodeling of drive thru on Wayne St. (8)
d. Flag raising ceremony at High Street Elementary School (13)
e. Business page - Clara and William (Butch) Schaub are the new owners of Favorite Carry Out, 512 W. High St. (4)
f. Mock election at Upper Valley JVS run by the data processing students: Janet Gaier, Karen Monnier, Glen Ash (5)
g. Nurse (3)
61 November 7, 1980
a. Construction work on Hance Pavilion (7)
b. Auditor Dale Davis riding in a wheel chair pushed by Troy Mayor Douglas Campbell to pay off an election debt (13)
c. Corn picker (3)
d. Piqua High School band practicing its contest show (13)
e. Woman sorting clothing (7)
f. Children (10)
62 November 8, 1980
a. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – House at 212 S. Main St., house at 438 S. Main St., house at 310 S. Main St. (12)
b. Photo of a Bible reference book – A Guide to Help Understand the Bible by
Rev. Darby J. Nace (6)
c. Auditor Dale Davis paying a debt (3)
63 November 10, 1980
a. The Kroger Grocery and Baking Co. wagon and two horse hitch (20)
b. Covington vs. Williamsburg football playoff game (129)
c. Piqua Youth Soccer Association, Kickers Soccer Division playoff: Harvey’s Studio vs. Piqua National Bank (5)
d. Paul H. Younger speaking on the virtues and benefits of living at Pinecroft Acres [a planned full-service retirement community next to Dettmer Hospital: Tom Bomhard, Paul Younger, Beverly Salsbury (9)
e. Grover Strawsburg with his 1966 “mini Rolls Royce” Volkswagen (10)
f. Lorie Thoma and her son Joe Thoma IV (7)
g. Mayor Sam Jackson Jr. buying a ticket to the Community Concert Series (6)
h. Exterior of the new Piqua High School (14)
i. Gerlach the Florist Christmas wreaths and arrangements (16)
64 November 11, 1980
a. The new Kroger Store in the Park Plaza Shopping Center grand opening: Bob Wilkerson, John Swallow, Steve Haas, Dan Kawsey, Mike Meisner, Dan Fugate - plus the Piqua High School marching band (23)
b. Kroger Store interior (9)
c. Gary Schaub and Ed McMaken working on a car – Gary’s Auto Service is part of McMaken’s Mobil Glass, corner of Broadway and Vine Sts. (6)
d. Ron Reasin with an Amigo Sales Inc. motorized wheel chair (4)
e. Miami Citizens National Bank and Trust Co.’s “Green Machine” (ATM) at the bank’s branch at 1701 W. High St.: Ruthy Bryan, Darlene Palmer (12)
f. Truck accident (12)
g. Group at the Human Services building (10)
h. Salon Marchi employees (8)
65 November 12, 1980
a. Veterans Day ceremonies on the square in Piqua (36)
b. Piqua American Legion Post 184 honored its World War I veterans: Ralph May, Fred A. Schulz, Charles Elliott, Tom Brown, Raleigh Alexander, Elmer Gertner, A. J. Kaiser (12)
c. Piqua Morning Optimist Club gives our Youth Appreciation Awards to six students at South Street Elementary School: Students – Steve Brinkman, Jackie Brinkman, Margaret Persinger, Tom Simmons, Faith Michaels, Kara Barton; Adults – Kenny Sullenberger, Tom Webb, Charles Rhyan (7)
66 November 13,1980
a. Gerlach the Florist, 1501 Washington Ave., Piqua, flower arrangements (32)
b. Food winners: Walter Davis and Onda Davis (8)
67 November 14, 1980
a. Power lifting champion Larry Pacifico addresses students at the Upper Valley JVS (5)
b. Washington Town and Country Homemakers exhibiting stuffed toys at the Staunton Grange Hall, 1530 N. Market, Troy: Mrs. George Roecker, Mrs. W. B. Hildebrand, Mrs. Richard lange, Mrs. Bruce Eberly, Mrs. Walter Hughes, Mrs. H. L. Crusoe, Mrs. Benton Millhouse, Mrs. John Curtis, Mrs. George Heater (4)
c. Kelly Murray and Katie Gastineau looking at a doll house (13)
d. Upper Valley JVS agriculture students (14)
e. People in wheel chairs (7)
f. Loren Zell car lot (9)
g. Roadside litter – beer can in barbed wire fence (15)
h. Upper Valley JVS DECA Queen Mindy McKitrick placed second in state (5)
i. Wilder Junior High class play photographs: Dave Bollinger (director) (15)
68 November 15, 1980
a. Piqua . . . Up from ashes – 532-34 S. Main St., 536-38 S. Main St., 517-19 S. Main St. (15)
b. Valley Arts and Crafts show at the Piqua East Mall (17)
c. Piqua Auxiliary Police van (8)
69 November 17, 1980
a. Teacher Gloria Riley with 2 week old daughter, Jennifer Elizabeth Riley, receives a rose and the baby receives a T-shirt from Supt. Duane Bachman (6)
b. Ciphering bee winners: Pam Benning, Jackie Jenkins, Nicky DePriest (6)
c. K-Mart opening in the Piqua Plaza Shopping Center on West U.S. 36 (25)
d. Piqua Memorial Hospital presented with a drawing of the hospital made by Mike Majors: Sam Heitzman, Mike Majors, Ralph Sorrell, John Koester (3)
e. Two car accident at the intersection of Brown and Rakestraw Roads: Jeffrey A. Miller, Roxianne Wilson, Randy Wilson, Paula Sowers (9)
f. National Guard representatives from the Piqua Armory presented certificates of appreciation to Piqua East Mall owner Sam Jackson Jr. and mall manager Dean Smith (2)
g. Male senior citizen seated in a chair (3)
h. Covington vs. Newark Catholic state football semifinals game (165)
BOX 35
File 1 November 18, 1980
a. First snow fall and first snow man: Bob Mabbit, Valina Perando (26)
b. Grand opening of Fashion Bug in Piqua Plaza on West U.S. 36: Mayor Sam Jackson Jr., manager Pam Futvoye and others (14)
c. Piqua Daily Call weather drawing contest winners (24)
d. Steinke Home Improvements fire wood carrier (19)
e. Prospective students visit Upper Valley JVS (24)
f. Scene at an auction (4)
g. Steam threshing machine (10)
2 November 19, 1980
a. Collection of Steiff toys belonging to Jean Wilson is displayed at the Flesh Public Library (9)
b. Herb and Bonnie Hawkins, 5511 W. Piqua-Clayton Rd., wrapped their rented two story house in sheets of plastic to keep out the cold (8)
c. Lehman High School and Piqua High School class plays (22)
d. P. J.’s Boutique (7)
3 November 20, 1980
a. Snow scene at Riverside Adult Training Center, 1625 Troy-Sidney Rd., Troy (3)
b. Bishop Isaac Akindtemi and his wife Eunice of Nigeria Rev. William Paran of St. James Episcopal Church (6)
c. Lady in an office on the telephone (5)
4 November 21, 1980
a. Upper Valley JVS students touring the Piqua Daily Call: Rhonda Ledford, David Fogt, Roger Mumford (11)
b. Brent Snyder’s 40th birthday (6)
c. Montgomery Ward Budget Store (3)
d. Don Kindell in his study (18)
5 November 24, 1980
a. Community Christmas tree is cut on Brook Street and moved to the Square (13)
b. Christmas crafts: Peggy Woods, Marilyn DePriest - members of Four Seasons Garden Club (6)
c. Mug shots of a lady (3)
6 November 25, 1980
a. House photos for real estate section: Troy-Sidney Rd.; High St.; 620 Caldwell; Echo Lake Drive (34)
b. Downtown Christmas decorations (10)
c. Miami Printery Ltd., 124 W. Water St.: Jim Carnes (7)
d. Piqua Head Start Center children in front of a Christmas tree (6)
e. Students holding signs with their names on them (19)
7 November 26, 1980
a. Talisha Jolliff and her mother Anita Jolliff (4)
b. Piqua vs. Graham boys basketball (35)
c. Navy recruiter Bill Barklow presents an appreciation certificate to the Piqua Daily Call, accepted by Call Advertising Director Ralph Martin (5)
d. Fire at 515 E. Ash St. (10)
e. Bradford High School cafeteria served senior citi8zens a Thanksgiving meal (8)
f. Piqua Youth Soccer Association meeting (3)
g. Students in Michelle Underwood’s class at Washington Elementary prepare a Thanksgiving meal in the kitchen of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ: Heather Craig, Julianne Ohl, Andy Mulder, Monte Kindell (13)
h. Rose Hemm with handmade doll and Sharon Watson working on tole paintings (5)
i. Crafts display for bazaar at 911 W. Greene St. (7)
j. Wall plaque presented at the YWCA (12)
k. Joe Terry of Piqua News Stand with new display racks (9)
l. Upper Valley JVS carpentry students building a Christmas store at Piqua East Mall (18)
m. Hunter with a very large rabbit (6)
8 November 27, 1980
a. Santa Claus arrives at the Piqua East Mall and at Buckeye Mart (10)
b. K-Mart Auto Store (11)
c. PJ Boutique (8)
d. Stylists at Hair House (5)
9 November 28, 1980
a. Juanita Weymire retirement (6)
b. United Fund tote board in the public square with the volunteers gathered in front and showing a final total of $208,300 (11)
10 November 29, 1980
a. Covington vs. Bradford boys basketball (12)
b. Covington vs. Tip0p City boys basketball (14)
11 November 30, 1980
a. Piqua downtown Santa Claus parade (31)
b. Pictures of children (14)
c. Piqua Taxi Company: Gary Kelley (12)
d. Ohio State Patrol award (3)
e. Piqua . . . Up from ashes (11)
12 November 1980 – no specific dates
a. Mug shots – man and a woman (7)
b. Church choral group (9)
SUB-SERIES XV L: December 1980
File 13 December 1, 1980
a. The cornerstone of Piqua’s new high school was unveiled at a ceremony conducted by the Piqua Chapter of the Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio: Board of Education members William Paran, Cornelia Tinkler, James Gover, William McNeil and Most Worshipful Grand Master Mason Edgar L. Miller (13)
b. Art class scene (12)
c. Boxing books and equipment in the Piqua Central library to be moved to the new high school: Linda Fashner, Judy Johnson (Librarians) ; Scott Ault, Joe Gutierrez (students) (11)
d. Big Brothers and Big Sisters at the Piqua YMCA helping their little brothers and little sisters with swimming and tennis: Joe Taylor, Gary Smith, Michyael Click, Corky Oakes (9)
e. Man and woman at a desk (4)
14 December 2, 1980
a. Auto accident at the corner of East Ash St. and Looney Road: Sandra Mabbit, Agnes Pohlman, Trooper Bruce Ruese (9)
b. Kroger donates money to the Piqua Athletic Boosters Club to purchase all home game basketballs – these will be raffled off and the money raised will go to the athletic program: Mike Meisner, Dave Smith, John Swallows (6)
c. “Little World” Christmas store for children to shop for parents at the Piqua East Mall run by JVS distributive education and retailing students: Shoppers – Julie Firestone, Fernando Hashr, Robbie Stump; JVS Board president Jim Gover, Missy Carity (JVS student), Dean Smith (mall manager) (9)
d. Mug shots of a man and of a lady (7)
15 December 3, 1980
a. Miami County Recorder’s office gets an new copy machine: Mary Jane Jackson, Janet Cain (4)
b. Erecting the Christmas tree on the square in Troy (3)
16 December 4, 1980
a. Smoke Signals page – Piqua High School production of the play “Night Watch” (11)
b. Preview party for invited guests of the new Winters Bank branch at the corner of Spring and Ash Streets: Paul Hyde, Phillip A. Raynes, Robert Kerr, Shirley Moore, Jon Verity (16)
c. Construction work on Hance Pavilion continues (18)
d. Piqua vs. Tecumseh girl basketball (14)
d. Customers knitting mittens at the Off Broadway Beauty Shop (17)
17 December 5, 1980
a. Houston High School concert band preparing for their Christmas concert: Mitzi Fenner, Jill Hammer, Naomi Thompson, Melissa Morelock, Dani Robinson, Judy Stang, Debbie Poling, Becky Street, Chris Thompson, Mary Hasselbeck, Brian Roeth (3)
b. Missionaries in Piqua from the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints (Mormon): Elder Gary Nelson, Sister Holly Matthews, Sister Bentley, Elder Steven Matiace (11)
c. School page – video tape session in Bennett Junior High communicative arts class creating “Bennett Live” TV shows; Steve Greggerson, Bennett Junior High history teacher and Piqua basketball (16)
d. Piqua wrestling action photos (13)
e. Home of Dr. Charles Oberly near Urbana using passive solar energy (13)
f. Riverside School Christmas pageant (8)
g. Hartzell Propeller employees meet for lunch after workout at YMCA: Dick Grissom, Bob Valentine, Jim Hartzell, Dick Grimes, Bob Strohaver (12)
18 December 6, 1980
a. Saturday sketches feature – Bob Wiltheiss (12)
b. Piqua vs. Tecumseh boys basketball (43)
c. Ft. Loramie vs. Russia boys basketball (5)
d. Miami East vs. Mechanicsburg boys basketball (20)
e. Piqua City Engineer Bob Tyler oversees surveying work on High Street, designing the High Street improvement project between Sunset Drive and Steele Ave. (15)
f. Lehman vs. Marion Local boys basketball (10)
g. Versailles vs. Minster boys basketball (12)
19 December 8, 1980
a. M. J. Koon & Sons Insurance Agency: Jim Koon, Kathy Koon, Mary Koon
Carol, Rich Koon (12)
20 December 9, 1980
a. Dettmer Hospital Auxiliary cookbook, “Cook’s Delight” (5)
b. Third Savings and Loan Co. drive thru window (23)
c. Winters bank, corner Spring and Ash Sts., interior and exterior (27)
d. Fayva Shoes has a grand opening in the Piqua Plaza shopping center on West U.S. 36: Bruce Miller, Sherry Shultz (7)
e. Woman receiving a TV demonstration (4)
f. Houses (12)
21 December 10, 1980
a. Harry Congdon’s antique coin – possibly Greek (5)
b. Robert Mabbitt constructed a bowling alley in the basement of his house at 424 First Street (7)
c. Wilder Junior High students talking with several local clergymen in a program called “Rap with the Revs”: Rev. Father Oscar Lauber, Rev. David Roberts, Rev. Hardy Richards (7)
d. Bradford vs. Preble Shawnee boys basketball (5)
e. New Piqua High School construction progress photos (21)
f. McCulloch Baker Insurance drive in window (10)
g. Hallows, bike moto cross winner (3)
22 December 11, 1980
a. Match the Santa photo with the person’s business photo contest (72)
b. Tobacco making operations: Wayne Sink, Judy Sink, Craig Peters, Rebecca Sink (6)
23 December 12, 1980
a. Christmas trees at George McMillan’s Dairy Queen lot, corner Ash and Spring Streets: George McMillan, David Boggs (5)
b. Favorite Hill Elementary fourth graders sing for the patients at the Dettmer Hospital Health Care Center and Koester Wing (16)
c. Salvation Army Christmas gifts for children (25)
d. Mug shot of woman in a chair (3)
24 December 13, 1980
a. Student on Darlene Montgomery’s school bus practice an emergency evacuation at Springcreek School (8)
b. Feature photo, lady shopper with an umbrella (7)
c. Feature photo, a flock of birds (10)
d. Feature photo, railroad tracks (14)
e. Russia vs. Miami East boys basketball (11)
f. Saturday sketch – Michael Andaloro, author of sky novel (9)
g. Lehman vs. Newton boys basketball (21)
h. Decorated storm plastic covering a front porch at 315 Grant Street: Pam Lambert, Angie and Jimmy Lambert (26)
i. Automobile accident at intersection of Farrington Road and Experimental Farm
Road: William E. Drees, Lewis T. Smith (6)
j. Piqua vs. Fairborn Baker boys basketball (62)
25 December 14, 1980
a. Piggy and cash register banks at Border City Savings and Loan (10)
b. Mug shots of a young lady (11)
c. Piqua Rotary Club members ringing the bells for the Salvation Army Kettles at the Piqua East Mall: Del Perry, Craig Bundschuh (7)
26 December 15, 1980
a. Piqua Central High School Vespers program – last program in the Piqua Central High School auditorium (22)
b. Piqua Battery C of the Ohio National Guard – moving boxes of library books and materials from Piqua Central H.S. to the new Piqua High School (5)
c. Anne and David Slaybaugh, of Piqua, accept a captioned TV adapter from Jim Hart, president of the Fletcher Lions Club – this allows David Slaybaugh, deaf from birth, to read the captions speech on TV programs (8)
d. Breakfast with Santa Claus at Terry’s cafeteria, sponsored by Xi Phi chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi sorority (10)
e. David Tobias with his modified garden tractor (6)
f. Elmer Hoyle’s birthday (4)
g. CPR practice at Bennett Junior High School: student Monte Asher, school nurse Noralie McCoy (10)
27 December 16, 1980
a. Christmas carolers downtown (17)
b. Elmer Harshbarger retiring from the company he started, Bradford Awards (4)
c. Jerry Mayo and his snowman (13)
d. Piqua Battery buildings on South Main St. and on Spring St. (15)
e. Call carrier, Alan Larger, and his bicycle: Harry Congdon, Mrs. Herbert Larger (6)
28 December 17, 1980
a. Lehman vs. Covington girls basketball (13)
29 December 18, 1980
a. Retraining session for the former employees of the Val Decker Packing Co. (17)
b. Upper Valley JVS students donated in excess of $1500 to the Casto Kidney Fund: Andre Burner and Rick Hewitt, Piqua Jaycees; students Toodd Miller, Debbie Bianchi, Omer Wensing (2)
c. Staff and volunteers at Piqua Care Center rehearse play to be presented for residents and their families (5)
d. Miami County Big Brothers, Big Sisters Christmas party at 36 Skate Club (10)
e. Piqua vs. Trotwood Madison girls basketball (15)
f. Cross country skier: Ray Miller (6)
g. A swearing in ceremony (4)
h. Lehman vs. Eagles boys basketball (13)
i. Piqua Daily Call Christmas tree and a stack of newspapers (10)
j. Saturday sketch – Police Chief James Huffman (6)
k. Meals on Wheels (6)
l. Piqua Church of the Nazarene choir (9)
m. Paul Sherry Chevrolet employees group photo (19)
30 December 19, 1980
a. Winner of the Piqua Daily Call Art Contest – painting, “an ideal day in winter” by Brian Roeth, 750 S. R. 66, Houston (6)
b. Michael Haines with his mini museum tank collection (6)
c. Photo for Classmates section in the Dayton Journal Herald: Denise Harris’ class at Washington Elementary (8)
d. Christmas at Piqua Head Start (9)
31 December 20, 1980
a. Presentation to John J. Knoop, retiring Miami County Commissioner: Ray Landis, John Knoop, Don Bercaw (2)
b. Piqua vs. Trotwood Madison boys basketball (69)
c. John Knoop at his desk (4)
d. Houston vs. Jackson Center boys basketball (14)
e. Upper Valley JVS photos of “Little World” at the Piqua East Mall (14)
f. Lehman vs. Ft. Recovery boys basketball (9)
32 December 22, 1980
a. First Licensed Practical Nurse class is graduated from the Upper Valley JVS: Linda Smith and daughter, Amanda Smith (46)
b. Piqua High School wrestling at the Graham Invitational Wrestling Tournament (9)
c. Snow scenes (8)
d. Bradford Elementary School Pupils going to a Christmas service at the First Presbyterian Church (5)
33 December 23, 1980
a. Saniguard building, 215 N. Main St., is being remodeled (12)
b. Yum-Yum Shop interior (7)
34 December 24, 1980
a. Piqua vs. Wapakoneta boys basketball (53)
b. Salvation Army food bags distributed (13)
c. Christmas feature photos (7)
35 December 26, 1980
a. Jon and Mike Dankworth playing hockey on roller skates on Boone Street (15)
b. Deanna Cecil at a sewing machine (5)
c. Signs put up for Ann Barker’s 40th birthday (14)
d. Pigs in the snow (15)
e. Border City Savings and Loan award to Howard Meckstroth (15)
f. Office Systems Services, 1223 South St., employees: Sanya Cavender, Corby Enochs, George Paldino, Don Paldino (7)
g. Individual at a gas pump (8)
36 December 27, 1980
a. Saturday sketches – Bill Supinger with an old hotel sign (6)
b. Santa Claus mother, Mrs. Claus (10)
37 December 29, 1980
a. Piqua vs. Lehman girls basketball action and team photos (131)
38 December 30, 1980
a. Piqua vs. Lehman girls basketball (23)
b. Coal salesman: David Roeth, manager of Farmer’s Elevator Co., Houston (5)
c. Covington vs. Tipp City boys basketball (14)
d. Construction work on East Water St. (7)
e. Houston vs. Lehman boys basketball (9)
f. Feature photo – “Buying Gold” sign on W. Ash St. home business (9)
g. Feature photo – St. Boniface steeple and clock (5)
h. Feature photo – downtown snow scenes and along the river (35)
i. Feature photo – sledders (30)
j. Covington vs. Miami East boys basketball (4)
k. Godfather Pizza, 1927 Covington Ave. – interior: Teresa Cruikshank, Jan Sowers (8)
l. Miami County YMCA Gymnastics Team (9)
SERIES XVI: 1981
SUB-SERIES XVI A: January 1981
BOX 35
File 39 January 3, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Troy boys basketball action with extra feature photos (96)
b. Cross country skiing demonstration (11)
c. Botkins vs. Bradford boys basketball (11)
d. Saturday sketches – Jesse Shaffer, artist from Covington (8)
40 January 5, 1981
a. Snowman in a tree at the Glen Gray home, 329 Glenwood Ave. (3)
b. First baby – Carol and William James Hemmert and daughter Ellen Suzanne Hemmert (5)
c. Tire Sale at Montgomery Ward Store (10)
41 January 6, 1981
a. Becky Yaney in her Covington shop, “Designs by Becky” (9)
b. AAMCO Transmissions new building, exterior (8)
42 January 7, 1981
a. Mobile home fire at 708 Lindsey Rd., Lockington (6)
b. Ice fisherman (2)
c. Snow photos: John DeSue (33)
d. Car-truck-school bus accident on East Ash St. at the Miami River bridge (8)
e. Horse and cat photo (5)
f. Feature photos – Bob Rudy Jr. (13)
43 January 8, 1981
a. Ice skaters at Eisenhower Park (Pitsenbarger Park): Carrie Brush, Nikki Montague (21)
44 January 9, 1981
a. Ceramic tile plaque and building pictures at the new Piqua High School (32)
45 January 10, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Fairborn Park Hills boys basketball (62)
b. Tree feature on wood cutting (16)
46 January 12, 1981
a. Piqua Daily Call newspapers being delivered by snowmobile Sharon Wones (11)
47 January 14, 1981
a. Second “Town Hall” meeting of the Piqua City Commission (11)
b. Feature photos – Stillwater River and fence and posts (14)
c. Jeff Wilson painting Crossroads Coins Inc. sign, East Ash St. (30)
d. Piqua High School Physics II students with bridge construction projects (7)
e. Woman with a birthday cake (9)
f. Man and woman with lambs (6)
g. Ralph Dill with his model of the Budweiser beer wagon and the 8 horse Clydesdale hitch (9)
48 January 15, 1981
a. Anthony J. Celebrezze Jr., Ohio Secretary of State, recognized citizens who have voted 45 years or more: Mr. and Mrs. Carris Fasick, Lucille Jessup, LouElla Raudabaugh, Dorothy and Russell Mathews (1)
b. Maj. Richard Slone of the local Don Gentile Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol checks equipment (6)
c. Feature photo – license plate mud flap (10)
d. Lehman vs. Miami East girls basketball (10)
e. Salon Marchi employees: Mary Chambers, Anna Sweetman, Nancy Speck (7)
49 January 16, 1981
a. Chamber of Commerce Banquet: G. W. “Bill” Hartzell given the Order of George: Jerry Easley, Robert M. Hance Jr., Mindy Hartzell Sumner, Joe Williamson, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Murray, Mrs. And Rev. Richard Hardy, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Adams, State Rep. Robert Netzley, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Sussman (21)
50 January 17, 1981
a. Saturday sketches – Lisa Baker (7)
b. Piqua vs. West Carrolton boys basketball (46)
c. Garbry Road train derailment involving 18 cars (82)
d. Graham vs. Versailles boys basketball (16)
e. Feature photo – pump it yourself gasoline stations (7)
51 January 19, 1981
a. Covington vs. Arcanum boys basketball (11)
b. J. Robert Harvey conducting group hypnosis sessions (5)
52 January 20, 1981
a. Miami County YMCA membership drive kickoff meeting: Jim Cox, Jack Neuenschwander, Doug Hume (5)
b. Piqua City Schools teacher in-service day (11)
c. A group of Piqua Daily Call employees (3)
53 January 21, 1981
a. The David Jenkins family of 7622 Fairview-Snodgrass Rd., Piqua, decorated their house and tree in honor of the return of the Iran hostages (12)
b. Exercise bike: Dr4. Janes Salisbury, Todd Lavey (3)
54 January 22, 1981
a. Lehman vs. Tipp City boys basketball (17)
b. Piqua News Center, southeast corner of the Fort Piqua Hotel: Joe Terry (9)
c. Piqua Area United Fund award presented to Elwood Penrod by C. Richard Sword, Jerry Zimmerman looks on (4)
d. Feature photo: Enloe Strauss chipping ice in a Main Street gutter (19)
e. Bells being rung at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ to celebrate the release of the Iran hostages (18)
f. Snow sculpture in Fountain Park (7)
g. Decker employees retraining program (34)
55 January 23, 1981
a. Piqua Daily Call customer signs the PDC welcome home hostages greeting sheet: Joe Bright, Nanette Meyer (8)
56 January 24, 1981
a. Houston vs. Russia boys basketball (7)
b. Newton homecoming: Queen Kim Alexander escorted by Tim Burt, Amy Favorite, Sue Hocker and Newton vs. Twin Valley North boys basketball (10)
57 January 26, 1981
a. Saturday sketches – Phyllis Steel, archivist for the records of the City of Piqua (6)
b. Covington vs. Versailles boys basketball (14)
c. Don Sharrett, new manager of the Covington Family Bowl: Helen Brandt (10)
d. Lehman vs. Ft. Loramie boys basketball (48)
e. Natalie Wackler came home from the Dayton Children’s Medical Center: Nathan Wackler, Randy and Rebecca Wackler (25)
f. Boys basketball action – teams not identified (5)
58 January 27, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Miami East boys basketball (21)
b. Downtown celebration of the freeing of the Iran hostages: Lou Havenar, Joseph Goetz, Dr. Robert Sinks, Piqua Rangers drill team (23)
c. Big Brothers/Big Sisters kick-off dinner: Ned Cooper, Mark Hannah, Randy Bates, Daniel Gentry, Darren Kalmar, Bill Roop (6)
d. Sign in window of the Tom Bohlander Insurance Agency, Pleasant Hill, urging residents to send Delmar Earnest a get-well card (2)
e. Stan Cantrell is McDonalds “Crew Person of the Year” (15)
f. Flower arrangements by Gerlach florists (36)
g. Tony White named new Chief of Police (14)
h. Smoke Signals photos of the exterior and interior of the new Piqua High School and of Lisa DeLeon (30)
i. Mayor Sam Jackson Jr. signs a proclamation (5)
j. Solar heating unit at the Harry Renner home: Harry Renner, Glenna Renner, Anthony Renner (8)
59 January 28, 1981
a. EDM building exterior (4)
b. Red Cross Bloodmobile and blood collection center at the Moose Lodge in Piqua: Gertrude Creager, R.N. (8)
c. Feature photo – Ice Skating – children at Upper Valley JVS Nursery School learning how to ice skate at Hobart Arena in Troy (25)
d. Saturday sketches – Barber Edward “Bean” Stout cuts the hair of Wayland Nelson (2)
e. Installing new TV cable wires on a pole in Pleasant Hill (6)
f. Louis Kiesewetter and Mike Kiesewetter with sheep (2)
60 January 29, 1981
a. Cooper’s Point Service Station: Bob Cooper, Ron Cooper (5)
b. Julia Purk, Manager of the Athletic Locker Room, Inc., 114 W. High St., displaying different running shoes (7)
61 January 31, 198 – Part 1
a. Piqua vs. Northmont girls basketball (17)
b. David and Carol Popp in the home they won from the city lottery, 317 3rd St. (7)
c. Piqua vs. Northmont boys basketball – the last game at Roosevelt Fieldhouse, “The Pit” (34)
d. A CPR class at Wilder Junior High School (19)
e. Russia homecoming basketball game vs. Ft. Loramie: Queen Judy Luthman, King Eric Monnin (14)
f. St. Boniface eighth graders restoring and creating an old fashioned school room at the Piqua Historical Museum: Dawn Didonato, Brian Jacob, Dean Whitlow, Jill Schroerluke, Mike Curtis, teacher Mary Jo Rossiter (9)
g. Coovington vs. Graham boys basketball (9)
h. Career materials display (13)
62 January 31, 1981 – Part 2
a. Houston, Lehman, Miami East, Indian Lake boys basketball action (13)
b. Smoke Signals – Piqua High School cheerleaders (1)
c. House photos for the real estate section (25)
d. Older lady with a punch bowl (4)
e. Feature photos – outdoor photos of North Street Elementary School students (53)
f. Sheep, shepard and sheep dog: Ken Bey, Lewis Pence training sheep dogs (13)
SUB-SERIES XVI B: February 1981
BOX 35
File 63 February 1, 1981
a. Piqua Daily Call “Welcome Home Returnees” edition prepared for the mail: Mayor Sam Jackson Jr. and PDC publisher Rob Hammond (4)
b. Covington vs. Bethel boys basketball (13)
c. Piqua High School wrestling Parents Night (6)
d. Swim Team practice at the Piqua YMCA (14)
e. Lehman cross country team photos (10)
64 February 2, 1981
a. “Groove City” a simulated community set up in Robert Darner’s 6th grade class at South St. Elementary School: Dennis Adams, Alan Cooper, Amy Donson, Faith Brown, Valerie Lee, Beth Hutton, Eric Higgins, Walter Queen (6)
b. Covington vs. St. Henry boys basketball (14)
c. Hammer Graphics Printing Institute award (7)
65 February 7, 1981 – Part 1
a. Automobile accident on West U.S. 36 near Piqua Steel Corp. (12)
b. J. R. Clarke Public Library in Covington moves to its new location in the former Grace Brethren Church, corner of Pearl and Spring Streets: Phyllis Short, Betty Bowman, Mildred Weikert (15)
c. Lewis Zerkle of St. Paris, machinist at Midwest Testing Laboratory working on a lathe (3)
d. Susan Hagan in her greenhouse with her plants (14)
e. Jane Lavy with her plants (11)
f. Adam and Allisyn Negley relaxing on their plant stand – Bill Ritner in a chair surrounded by plants (13)
g. Infant Natalie Wackler and her mother, Rebecca Wackler (5)
h. Lehman vs. Versailles girls basketball (15)
i. Lou Havenar and Pete Gastineau at Border City Consumer Credit Corp. (2)
j. Mayor Sam Jackson Jr. purchases the first Kiwanis Pancake Day ticket: Rich Koon, Dave Gordon, Richard Pearson, Em Shear, Mayor Jackson (2)
66 February 7, 1981 – Part 2
a. The Stanley Company interiors (12)
b. Man with a bowling ball (5)
c. Students in a classroom (10)
d. Photos of a dump near railroad tracks (13)
e. Bradford’s postmaster, William R. Dill (9)
f. Woman in a ceramics studio finishing a ceramic dog (6)
g. Dave Hepner with racket ball equipment at the YMCA (12)
h. Five generations photo – group sitting on a sofa (6)
i. Individual receiving an award – 3 people in the photo (9)
67 February 9, 1981
a. Wilder Jr. High vs. Bennett Jr. High girls basketball (9)
b. Piqua Daily Call carrier bowling tournament at Covington Family Bowl: Steve Brinkman, Deron Deal, Matt Huffman, Mark Butts, Heather Stover, Jackie Brinkman (4)
68 February 10, 1981
a. Snow pictures (12)
b. Two new Ohio State Highway Patrol Officers assigned to the Piqua Post: Trp. Kathy Grambsch, Trp. Tim Smith (7)
c. Girl Scouts preparing for the international tasting party at the Upper Valley JVS: Stacey Campbell, Penny Price, Gwen Wagner, Kristy Francis, Cathy Arthur, Julie Mauchamer, Joyce Mauchamer (leader), Jennifer Kaiser (13)
d. Wilder Junior High vs. Bennett Junior High boys basketball (10)
e. Pete Gastineau “captured” by the Over-the-Hill gang from Piqua Care Center to raise money for the Heart Fund: Clarence Mathena, Benny Scott, Pete Gastineau, Fountabelle Hatfield, Ivaloe Ilo (12)
f. Piqua Daily Call Carriers of the Month: Scott and Susie Snyder (12)
g. Drug bust in West Milton at the home of Larry C. Jewell, 600 W. S.R. 571 by the Miami County Sheriff’s office: Sheriff Luther Dunfee (10)
69 February 13, 1981
a. The FHA/HERO Chapter at the Upper Valley JVS honored the first baby of the year born a Piqua Memorial Hospital: Lisa Ann Stivers, daughter of Gary and Catherine Stivers, Tammi Kanniard, Tammi Shellenbarg (11)
b. Upper Valley JVS Adult Education Building: Ron Fox, Julian McKitrick, Dale Hershey, Rex McClure, Richard Adams (10)
c. Valentine party at the Piqua Care Center, 650 N. Downing St.: Clarence Mathena (prince); Lulu Heisler; Paul Jay (king); Fountabelle Hatfield (queen); Frances Davis, William Stone, Grace Osborn (princess) (16)
d. Patrolman Paul Sullenberger standing next to a police cruiser (6)
e. Shed fire (8)
70 February 14, 1981
a. Ulbrich’s IGA employees – mug shots (36)
b. Cold weather feature photos (4)
c. Piqua vs. Miamisburg boys basketball action and the dedication of the new Garbry Gymnasium at the new Piqua High School (105)
71 February 15, 1981
a. Miami East Junior High basketball team: Chris Thacker, Barry Barker, Rod Ingle, Ryan Moore, David Caldwell, Steve Hershberger, Dan Wiford, Lee Sizemore, Ken Severtis, Barry McCormick, Kim McMillion, Ron Jackson (coach) Fim Fox, Randy Tilton, Greg Boston Danny Pierce, Brian Murphy (8)
b. Urban-Rural dinner (9)
c. Awards dinner for the YMCA membership drive (7)
d. YWCA “Little People” program: Sandie Cox (instructor), Alison Groff, Tim Zeller, Nathan Starke, Betsy Buecker, Elizabeth Cox, Kevin Booher, Josh Hart, Molli Hulme (4)
72 February 16, 1981
a. Students leaving the old Piqua Central High School (12)
b. Students first day at the new Piqua High School building (52)
BOX 36
File 1 February 17, 1981
a. Feature photos – high water in the river at the Eldean Bridge (18)
b. YMCA physical fitness programs – basketball: Kip Niswonger (10)
c. People sitting at tables (11)
d. Flag raising ceremony at the new Piqua High School (9)
e. Big Brothers and Big Sisters skating program at Hobart Arena (27)
2 February 19, 1981
a. Four car accident on U.S. 36 in Champaign County (14)
b. Grissom’s Super Value grocery shopper of the week (11)
c. Lions Club eye glasses presentation (5)
d. Kids jumping rope with adults (11)
3 February 20, 1981
a. Piqua High School interior rooms (76)
b. Piqua Cheerleaders in an ad for Kentucky Fried Chicken: Cheryl Harris, Martie Ary, Tanya Harrison, Robin Sorrell, Robin Sweigart, Tweetie Duer (4)
c. Symposium for doctors at the Troy Holiday Inn arranged by Dr. Gerard Wolf of Piqua: main speaker Dr. William Duckworth, M.D. (10)
d. Bradford Boy Scouts having a boat race (5)
4 February 21, 1981
a. Saturday sketches – Cathy Harris Stambaugh, artist (4)
b. House on Fairfax Ave. for sale by Galbreath Realtors (9)
c. Flower arrangements by Gerlach’s florist (20)
d. Piqua High School inter photographs (119)
e. Piqua vs. Tipp City boys basketball (39)
5 February 23, 1981
a. Piqua High School dedication and open house (62)
b. Bill’s Alternator and Starter Repair shop, 1312 S. Main St. (12)
6 February 24, 1981
a. Upper Valley J.V.S. skills competition : Todd Kaiser, Todd Miller (29)
b. Piqua East Mall honored by the 656 Transportation Co. of Troy for service rendered to the military unit: 1st Lt. Jeff Hissong, Sgt. George Hampton, Dean Smith, Pvt. Virginia Waymire (10)
c. Upper Valley J.V.S. students at Piqua Memorial Hospital (6)
7 February 26, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Wilmington girls basketball tournament action (21)
b. Miami East girls basketball action (12)
8 February 27, 1981
a. Bradford High School Future Farmers of America (FFA) vs. Ohio Young Farmers basketball game (6)
b. Group around a table (7)
c. Graham vs. Urbana boys basketball (11)
d. Andre Burner, president Piqua Jaycees, presents the “Boss of the Year” award to Ray Loffer, president of Aerovent (accepted for Mr. Loffer by Bob Barton (4)
e. Upper Valley JVS Vocational Industrial Club of America (VICA) selling a car to raise money: Jim Bankworth, Don Shade, Jerry Bashore, Chuck Reed, Guy Dennings (5)
f. Group presentation (5)
g. Piqua vs. Greenon boys basketball (53)
h. Dayton TV personality Gil Whitney at the Piqua East Mall (17)
i. Feature photos – balloons on a mail box on Maplewood Dr. (13)
j. Older lady in front of a large valentine (5)
k. Photos of a woods (10)
l. Automobile accident at the Piqua East Mall (9)
9 February 28, 1981
a. Saturday sketches – Eileen Davis and Judith Ireton compile a book entitled “Quaker Records of the Miami Valley of Ohio” (6)
b. Lehman vs. Botkins boys basketball (11)
c. Piqua Daily Call carriers group photo (5)
d. Feature photo – man at a snack bar (8)
e. Piqua High School “Smoke Signals” page photos (35)
f. Fort Loramie boys basketball (13)
g. Troy High School play (26)
h. Miscellaneous group photos (10)
10 February 29, 1981
a. Rogers Oldsmobile used cars (16)
b. Automobile accident at the Piqua East Mall Woolworth Store (20)
c. Farm tractors at Newton High School for FFA Week (8)
d. YMCA fitness programs (9)
SUB-SERIES XVI C: March 1981
File 11 March 1, 1981
a. Piqua Players – “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” (50)
b. Grissoms’s Shopper of the Week (32)
12 March 5, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Tecumseh boys basketball (57)
13 March 6, 1981
a. Meals on Wheels: Violet Das receiving a check from CROP chairman Glen Devers (10)
b. Miami East vs. Urbana boys basketball (14)
c. Piqua High School Center for the Performing Arts stage and accessories (31)
d. Beltone Hearing Aids advertising – Craig Teach (5)
14 March 8, 1981
a. St. Mary’s Festival preparation (6)
15 March 9, 1981
a. Automobile accident on Sugar Grove Road (6)
16 March 10, 1981
a. Bob Cooper retiring from Cooper’s Point Gulf Service Station (8)
17 March 11, 1981
a. Photo for a Girl Scout ad. Bill Eckstein and his Girl Scout daughter (19)
b. Women serving tea: Violet Das and Beryl Flesh teaching cast members of PHS musical “My Fair Lady” the proper British way to serve tea: Jamie Reeves, Jennifer Deal, Jeff Shearer (6)
c. Country Woodcraft (15)
d. Construction work at the Miami County Jail (11)
18 March 12, 19891
a. Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults receives a new pool from Orr Felt and Dimitri Nicholas. William Schultz, Ruth Hahn, Dimitri Nicholas, Rev. Warren Shoemaker, Gloria Huffrord, Carl Thomas, Thomas Chaney. (8)
b. Smoke Signals film taken in the new Garbry Gymnasium (9)
c. Piqua Jaycees phone-a-thon: Andre Burner, Ralph Green, Larry Polhamus (5)
d. Kentucky Fried Chicken award to Beth Swailes (9)
19 March 13, 1981
a. Miami East boys basketball (9)
b. Ku Klux Klan members in downtown Piqua: Klansmen James Manson and Robert E. Lee Manson talk with Michael Barbee (3)
c. Kiwanis Pancake Day preparations (10)
d. Feature photo – cat behind bars at an animal hospital (18)
20 March 14, 1981
a. Second grade students at Hardin Elementary learn the plight of the harp seal in Canada from Beverly Andaloro – these are students of Karen Gariety and Becky Turner (8)
b. Ground broken for new McDonald’s restaurant at the Piqua Plaza Shopping Center on U.S. 36 west of Piqua: Mayor Sam Jackson, Benny Scott, Dave Mizek,
Rick Reah, Rex Roby, Dale Elliott and others (8)
c. Jail in the Piqua East Mall to raise funds for charity (12)
21 March 16, 1981
a. Lehman vs. Cincinnati Summit Country Day boys basketball (28)
b. Lehman fans leaving for the basketball game at Hara Arena in Dayton – they traveled in a caravan (4)
c. Sam Heitzman receives the Rotary Club’s Paul Harris Fellowship Award (6)
d. Ted Hardenbrook Jr. roasted and toasted at Banquet: Jim Gover, Joe Brookhart, Larry Baker, Doug Hulme, Jim Hardman, Jerry Easley, Bob Black, Russ Selby,
Duane Bachman (20)
e. Piqua High School musical, “My Fair Lady,” cast members at Krogers (11)
f. Pleasant Hill and St. Patrick’s Day photos (12)
g. My Fair Lady photograp0hs for the PHS Smoke Signals page (12)
h. Science Fair projects (10)
i. Two students baby-sitting (8)
j. Graham vs. Greenview girls basketball (12)
24 March 17, 1981
a. Mary Blakeman (3)
b. Dean Smith’s son, Jerrod Smith, with his BMX bicycle racing trophies (13)
c. Brelaire Bowling Lanes bowling trophy winners (9)
25 March 18, 1981
a. Joe Hamilton and Mike Warner fishing at Echo Lake (15)
b. Piqua City coal stockpile south of the power plant (12)
c. Chris Tucker exercising at the YMCA (4)
d. Karen Deneke – Insurance woman of the year (5)
e. Stillwater Bridge on Bradford-Bloomer Rd. and woods (21)
26 March 19, 1981
a. Feature – ducks on a pond or lake (8)
b. Piqua High School production of “My Fair Lady” in the new Hartzell Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) in the new Piqua High School building (36)
c. Gerlach’s florist shop (15)
d. Red and Ted’s Used Cars (14)
e. Galbreath Realty – various houses for advertising (26)
f. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month, Kevin Leonard (10)
g. Individuals selling produce from a truck (7)
h. “No Turn on Red” sign at College and High Street (6)
i. Woman spinning yarn (7)
j. Rescue group talking to eachother (5)
27 March 20, 1981
a. Piqua Spelling Bee conducted at Favorite Hill School (4)
b. Wilder History Day (13)
c. Favorite Hill second grade (9)
d. Retirement of Maxine Staley from Miami Citizens National Bank: Maxine Staley, Robert Davis, Kathy Kohlhorst (9)
e. Joe Garagiola (5)
f. Rogers Oldsmobile-Cadillac used cars for sale (23)
g. Science facilities at the new Piqua High School (30)
h. Resusci-Anne donated to Bradford Rescue Squad by the Bradford Lions Club: Kenneth Kueterman, Richard Ganger, Mick Bolton, Jan Mottinger (6)
i. Rehearsal for the play “Godspell,” at Bradford High School (5)
28 March 21, 1981
a. Tom Strohmenger tilling service (6)
b. St. Boniface Church steeple (4)
29 March 23, 1981
a. Dedication of the new Hartzell Center for the Performing Arts [theater] at Piqua High School: Duane Bachman, William Hartzell (4)
b. Lehman vs. Columbus Academy boys basketball (47)
c. “Anything Goes Day” at Bradford High School (7)
d. Kids with a lamb and a wool spinning demonstration (19)
e. YMCA Swim Team – head photos (33)
30 March 25, 1981
a. Bill Dorman receives a 16 gallon blood donor pin from Brian Phillips (12)
b. Grissom’s Super Value Grocery employees – individual photos (130)
c. Perfecto building (5)
d. Graffitti on the U. S. Route 36 railroad overpass (4)
31 March 26, 1981
a. St. Boniface students parade to the Piqua Historical Museum (509 N. Main St.) and use a restored historical classroom (17)
b. Angela Jolliff and Mary Ann Casto transplanting seedlings at Andy’s Garden Center (8)
c. Check presentation to the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults from the Piqua Morning Optimists Club: Dr. Merlin Funderburg, Gloria Hufford, Bill Alexander, Ruth Hahn, Lloyd Shoemaker (6)
d. Students from the Pathway School near Bradford tour the Piqua Daily Call (15)
e. Miami County Cancer Society Daffodil Days fund raiser: Bonnie Murray and daughter Kelly Murry (age 4) (8)
f. Up From the Ashes buildings – Trojan Manufacturing on West Water St.; Bowdle building in the Atlas Underwear complex on North Downing; F & R Woodworking (21)
g. Bennett Junior High School poetry winners (5)
h. Photos for the Piqua High School Smoke Signals page (4)
i. Employees of the Butcher Block meat market (10)
j. Men retrieving balloons (6)
k. Susan Newey, Rotary Youth Exchange Student from New Zealand at a Piqua Board of Education meeting (5)
32 March 27, 1981
a. Outside painting at the Stop & Go store – Betty Nicodemus (13)
b. Awards presented to Hartzell’s, Crown Controls and Bart Goings (4)
c. Piqua Memorial Hospital emergency room and coronary care unit (9)
d. Piqua Daily Call’s carrier all night party at the Piqua YMCA (21)
e. Automobile accident at the intersection of Washington Road and Eldean Road (8)
f. Newton Elementary School children releasing balloons (10)
g. Schultz Agri-Equipment store front, Pleasant Hill, Ohio (3)
h. Children on playground equipment (3)
i. Grissom’s grocery store on High Street preparing for their Grand Opening: Pearl Curtner, Craig Grissom, Mike Grissom (7)
33 March 27, 1981
a. Progress Edition, Envelope #1 (114)
34 March 27, 1981
a. Progress Edition, Envelope #2 (116)
35 March 27, 1981
a. Progress Edition, Envelope #3 (147)
36 March 27, 1981
a. Progress Edition, Envelope #4 (102)
37 March 27, 1981
a. Progress Edition, Envelope #5 (97)
38 March 27, 1981
a. Progress Edition, Envelope #6 (110)
39 March 27, 1981
a. Progress Edition, Envelope #7 (63)
40 March 27, 1981
a. Progress Edition, Envelope #8 (82)
41 March 27, 1981
a. Progress Edition, Envelope #9 (88)
42 March 29, 1981
a. Retirement at Piqua Engineering (5)
b. North Street School program (11)
43 March 30, 1981
a. Aileen Erhardt wearing her old Girl Scout leader’s uniform (4)
b. Debbie Behm and Priscilla Harris starting a new photo protection service to photograph property, houses, furnishings and valuables (5)
c. The Hip Pocket clothing and jeans store (4)
d. Piqua High School students plant trees on a strip of Edison State College land adjacent to the high school as part of a joint PHS and Edison science and research project. (10)
44 March 31, 1981
a. Development land on Industry Park Drive on the north side of C.R. 25A (7)
45 March 1981 – photos without specific dates
a. Boy Scouts with awards (14)
b. Individual photographs of two ladies who are employees of Border City Savings and Loan Co. (19)
c. Piqua vs. Troy boys basketball (3)
d. Russia vs. Jackson Center girls basketball (13)
SUB-SERIES XVI D: April 1981
File 46 April 1, 1981
a. Ribbon cutting at the grand opening of Grissom’s supermarket at 633 W. High Street: Craig, Jim, Mike and Delma Grissom (8)
b. Upper Valley J.V.S. masonry students working on a house being built by the J.V.S. trades classes during spring break: Ban Fowler, instructor and students Roger Trotter and Scott Jackson (14)
c. Piqua vs. Celina girls softball (14)
d. Larson’s Garden Center, 794 N. Pearl St., Covington: Jim & Linda Larson (11)
e. Gerlach’s Florist – flower arrangements for Easter (35)
f. Ulbrich’s IGA grocery employees – group and individuals (58)
47 April 2, 1981
a. Piqua Police officers riding to work on a tandem bicycle: Paul Sullenberger, Rick Roberts (16)
b. Farm Feature: Larson’s Garden Center (10).
c. Bicyclists (6)
d. Piqua tennis team individual members photos (8)
48 April 3, 1981
a. Mabbit’s Carryout advertising photos (5)
b. Students on Spring Break: Bonnie Niemi, Anthony and Karen Monnin, Kelly Treon, Lew2is Jones, Mike Lee, Andy Warner (39)
c. Kite fliers: Mindy and Kevin Richardson (11)
d. Little League practice begins (17)
e. Pigeons (8)
49 April 4, 1981
a. Joseph E. Smith, retiring personnel manager of French Oil Mill Machinery Co., is presented with a plaque by Marion Estep, Chamber of Commerce safety council chairman, honoring him for his 28 years of dedicated service to the cause of industrial safety. (6)
50 April 6, 1981
a. Gene Casto receives the Kit Cricket Award for service to the Boy Scouts, presented by Ken Grimes. Other award winners at Boy Scout Awards Banquet are: Eric Burkholder, Jesse Oakes, Claire Oakes, Dick Mote, Ron Lambert, Jim Lambert, Frank Bower, Ralph Green Bob Neumann, Kenneth Schultz (13)
b. Piqua City workers on strike (3)
c. Volks March award medal (6)
d. Rangers planting white pine seedlings at the Big Woods Reserve: Jeff Liles, Bob Frisby (14)
51 April 7, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Trotwood track meet (6)
b. Piqua vs. Tecumseh tennis match (9)
c. Lehman musical “Bye Bye Birdie” (33)
52 April 8, 1981
a. Golfers: Echo Hill’s Club professional working with Chip Fox (8)
b. Golfers: H. L. McMaken and Lloyd Valentine (3)
c. Piqua hosting the Ohio District Council of the Pentecostal
Assemblies of the World at the Church of Jesus,624 N. Broadway (6)
d. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month: Jenny Riffell (14)
e. Miami County Sheriff Luther Dunfee receives toy furniture for his office (8)
53 April 9, 1981
a. Gerlach the Florist – flower arrangements for advertising (34)
b. Montgomery Ward save our store petition: William Huston (5)
c. Fire at the Merrill Warren residence, 213 Upway Drive, Piqua (16)
d. Feature photos: Chris and David Johnson (8)
e. Feature photos: Daffodils (15)
f. Feature photos: Boat on a trailer – “Daddy’s Delight” (3)
54 April 10, 1981
a. Josephine Baker, Leesa Baker, Lawrence Baker, Steven Baker presented pins, plaques and certificates in appreciation of their service to Girl Scouting (20)
b. Springcreek School Western Jubilee variety show: Nancy Campbell, Connie Stammen, Sandy McGlaughlin, Lucinda Montgomery, Claire Oakes, Christa Black, Doris Shafer (6)
55 April 11, 1981
a. Larry Hess works at Flesh Public Library to track down overdue books and materials (4)
b. “Jump Rope For Your Heart” event at Wilder Junior High School – the event raised $2184.65 for the American Heart Fund: Monica Wagner, Angie Carey (21)
c. Easter, Spring flower display at Woolworth’s in the Piqua East Mall: Norma Emery (13)
d. Leonard “Red” Langston – Val Decker Packing Co. employee (11)
e. Carla Oiler opens a flower shop, “Creations By Carla,” inside Avenue and Alley Antique Shop, 912 S. Main St., Piqua (10)
f. Piqua High School kitchen and food preparation areas: Phyllis Wiltheiss, Jane Rudd, (35)
g. Hance Pavilion donation from Miami Industries: F. Thomas Dvorak, Em Shear (7)
h. Depot store in Bradford (5)
i. New Bradford police uniforms (6)
56 April 13, 1981
a. New street signs (69)
b. Feature photos: sign, “Get Well Mr. President” (2)
c. Feature photos: tree blossoms (6)
57 April 14, 1981
a. Piqua Steel workers on strike (2)
b. Spring flowers and buds (10)
c. YMCA gymnasts – individual photos (21)
d. Garden Store for the garden tabloid (9)
58 April 15, 1981
a. Town Square Transmission service (3)
59 April 16, 1981
a. Federal grant check presented for purchase of the Big Woods Park: Scot Huston, Robert W. Teater, John Wannemacher, Bud Pritchard, J. Scott Garbry, John Garbry, Emily Garbry (23)
b. Demonstration of irrigating with liquid manure on the Donald Huelskamp farm, 6230 Greenville Falls-Clayton Rd. (11)
c. YWCA fitness lounge (16)
d. Candy molds: Ruby Black (7)
e. Rogers Oldsmobile-Cadillac cars for sale (49)
f. Pleasant Hill Sun Shine Co-Op and a big tree (13)
g. Piqua High School Library: Judy Johnson, Linda Fashner, Cindy Cissner, Ofella Guerra (20)
60 April 17, 1981
a. Downtown Easter bunny (3)
61 April 18, 1981
a. Renee Cordonnier took fourth place in the Dayton Daily News Regional Spelling Bee (5)
b. Easter bunny at the Nazarene Church day care center (13)
c. Easter bunny at the Head Start Center (36)
d. Piqua Players production of “Sherlock Holmes” (28)
62 April 20, 1981
a. McDonald’s sponsored cleanup time in Piqua – children planting marigolds around the base of at tree at Mote Park (10)
b. Easter Egg Hunts at Fountain Park and in Pleasant Hill (38)
63 April 21, 1981
a. Meeting of Miami County school officials to discuss state funding cuts and ways to lobby the state legislature: Cornelia Tinkler, Barbara Freed, Tom Jones, Stephen Scovic, Duane Bachman, Robert Beidler (7)
b. City trash pickup: Bo Penny, Dave Treon (15)
c. Piqua Lions Club honors Homer Monroe on the 60th anniversary of the club as the only remaining charter member and one who continues to be active:
Richard Alberts, William Trockenbrod, Caro L. Meyers, Homer Monroe, William Leibensperger, Fred Hemmert (7)
d. Playground equipment at East Main Street Park (4)
e. Winners of the contest to design and new Piqua Police Department cruiser emblem: Robert Lewis Von Aschen, Rich Dale Christy, James E. Sorensen, Douglas M. Horner (3)
f. Mushrooms in the back yard of the home of Carroll and Bud Grissom, 716Young St. (13)
g Two soccer teams (8)
h. Six ladies – not identified (6)
64 April 22, 1981
a. Goose in the parking lot of Third Savings and Loan Co. on Wayne St.: Dale Moore (15)
b. Bernie the J.V.S. crow with Tony Tabler at the Willowbrook Land Laboratory (11)
c. Fire extinguisher demonstration: Gary Connell, Bruce Willcox, Ken Owen (12)
d. Two men holding shock absorbers with a backhoe in the rear (14)
65 April 24, 1981
a. Piqua Board of Education Employees launch a community letter writing campaign to state legislators to provide more money for education: Jane Underwood, Judy Garrett, Ruthana Hughes (3)
b. Meeting of the Piqua Energy Board: Cliff Alexander, Ray Loffer, Sam Jackson Jr., Richard Seidel, John Scarbrough Sr., Joseph Goetz, Roger Meyers, Richard Grimes Sr., G. William Hartzell (5)
c. Brooks Lawrence (3)
d. Garden club planting a tree on the Public Square: Ann McClure, Mary Trostel, Mark Casto, Alice Gordon, Ray Miller, Frank Patrizio (8)
66 April 25, 1981
a. Potatoes and Stuff restaurant, 304 W. High St.: Katherine Perkins (4)
b. Meadow Gold Products building at 328 Wood Street (5)
c. Kids walking on a fence (11)
d. Milk bottles: Sanders Dairy, Furrow Dairy, Lange Products Co., Favorite City Milk Products Co. (8)
e. Ducks crossing a yard on Maplewood Dr. (9)
f. Wilder tin can project: John Warner, Brad Ellis, Jeff Cox (3)
g. People sitting by a fireplace (6)
h. Keith Fletcher changing the clock at Border City Savings and Loan: (9)
i. Piqua High School Music Department (23)
67 April 26, 1981
a. Eldon Shepard’s birthday (4)
68 April 28, 1981
a. Roadside clean up: Kathy Shuman, Annette Shuman (3)
b. J. R. Clarke Library in Covington, Ohio dedicated: Don Garman, Norma Clippinger, William Rhoades and others (6)
c. Jaycees Shopping Spree winner at Marsh’s supermarket: Melody Caven, 1123 Haverhill Dr. (39)
d. Physics Olympics at Edison State Community College: Lee Jeffryes, DebbieWildenthaler (4)
e. Louise Scott and Patty Jackson: house and garden show open house (28)
f. Play practice for Piqua High School class play, The Hollow: Thad Good, Conni Funke, Dan Rogers, Cindy Cissner, Brock Blackburn, Ken Shaner, Fred Lee (37)
g. Upper Valley J.V.S. Hero Club planting trees at the Baptist Home and at Piqua Manor Nursing Home (18)
h. Woods scenes (11)
69 April 29, 1981
a. Favorite Hill Student Council members plant trees on the front lawn of the school (9)
70 April 30, 1981
a. Piqua’s high school three year Top 100 Award winners: Ann DeBrosse, Rhonda Flory, Kim DeBrosse, Melissa Feree, Merry Robinson, Sandy Beavers, Ronda Sorrell, Kim McDorman, Mary Jo Gross, Donna Apple, Lisa Kurtz, Ann Lewis, Ann Siegel, Brenda Davis, Tracey Honeycutt, Kathy Kruse, James Jennings, Mike Schwambach (6)
b. Resuscitation dolls purchased by the Pleasant Hill Fire Department: Charles Frank, John Schultz (4)
c. Winner of a $5000.00 prize in a “Build a Big Mac” contest at McDonald’s restaurant: Susan Stonerock, Bryan Stonerock, Dale Elliott (12)
d. 4-H Club members pick pigs to raise as projects for the fair: Jarett Shell, Richie Lauber (6)
e. Sign at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Wood Street (4)
f. Piqua High School Home Economics Department (16)
g. “Your Turn” mug shot photos Brenda Young, Doug Littick, Dwaine Elliott, Vivian Edminson, Susie Swartz, Verl Body Jr., Helen Becker, Marilyn Halteman (11)
h. Miscellaneous negatives (the label put on the envelope by the Daily Call) (39)
71 April 30, 1981
a. Photographs for the “1981 Bride” bridal section featuring Bride to-be: Janet Rice of Piqua and Groom to-be: Steve Kerrigan of Sidney (120)
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SUB-SERIES XVI E: MAY 1981
File 1 May 1, 1981
a. Road banquet (4)
2 May 2, 1981
a. Ward Ditmer photos for “Saturday Sketches” (12)
b. Baker’s Upholstery shop, south C.R. 25A (5)
c. Mabbitt’s Carry Out, Peggy Mabbitt, 8728 N. C.R. 25A (7)
d. Earl D, Cruea holding large mushrooms (6)
3 May 3, 1981
a. Kids fishing (8)
b. A group of 5 ladies (5)
c. High Street School awards at a Fountain Park picnic (3)
d. Captain and Mrs. Savage of the Salvation Army (3)
4 May 4, 1981
a. Open House at the Miami County Animal Shelter: Betty Zimmerman (46)
b. Bradford High School Crazy Hat Day (2)
c. Bradford Bicycle Rodeo: John Rue, Sherry Maxwell, Helen Peeples, Bob Maxwell, Wally Thomas, Bill Wyan (6)
d. Mug shots of a man (4)
e. Congressman Michael Oxley with supporters (4)
f. Boy Scouts preparing for a Camping Trip (10)
g. Mug shot of a lady: Kay Cartwright (5)
5 May 5, 1981
a. Leo Henson, 106 Sharon Dr., skateboarding on the top of his car (5)
b. Kristy Engdahl holding a baby raccoon (6)
6 May 6, 1981
a. Lehman track – Tony Thaman, Steve Knappe running two-mile race at the Covington Invitational Track Meet (9)
b. Bird’s nest next to the battery in a van: Brad Ulbrich (13)
c. Jim Crain picnicking on a motorcycle (6)
d. Truck accident on I 75 at the Garbry Road overpass (47)
e. Miami County Animal Shelter Employees: Don Short, Dr. Linus Grilliot, Darlene Morrow (5)
f. Area teachers leaving by bus for Columbus to lobby legislators for more money for education (14)
g. Pearson Junior High Relays at Wertz Stadium: Fred Hudgins in high jump (4)
h. Eisenhower Park concession stand (13)
i. Lady holding a mushroom (5)
j. Mug shot of a man in a T-shirt (2)
k. Two older ladies (10)
l. Family eating together at a table (14)
7 May 7, 1981
a. Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce honored the J.V.S. carpentry class for their work on restoring the Hance Pavilion at Fountain Park (27)
b. Ladies Day golf Tuesday at Echo Hills: Norma Borror, Janet Clawson (6)
c. DeGraff horse auction (6)
d. Piqua High School Industrial Arts section (23)
e. AAA safety poster contest winner (15)
8 May 8, 1981
a. Graduation banquet at Piqua Country Club for the first graduating class of the Leadership Piqua Program (12)
b. Piqua Noon Optimists honor Piqua Police “Patrolman of the Year” and “Rookie of the Year”: Joe Speer and Paul Veneroni, Chief Donald “Tony” White, Optimists Carl Mertz and Dan Hart (5)
9 May 9, 1981
a. Winners of the Tri-City African Violet Show at Piqua East Mall: Mrs. George (Ruby) Roecker, Mrs. Ed (Coral) Brown (7)
b. Pleasant Hill Girl Scouts May Pole dance (13)
c. Police Dog demonstration at Favorite Hill Elementary School: Craig Obenchain and Razzy the dog, Tom Millhouse (15)
d. Kindergarten student from the Community Christian Academy, 400 N. Sunset, tour the Piqua Police Department: Ptl. Paul Sullenberger (6)
e. Don Henman photo for “Saturday Sketches” (10)
f. Piqua Schools Special Education track and field day: Denita Stewart, Dave Mellor, John Black (23)
g. D & T Trucking, Piqua: Ted Hardenbrook, Dale Forsythe (12)
h. Feature photo: a U.S. Postal Service mailbox with a dog sleeping under it (5)
10 May 11, 1981
a. Open House at Hammer Graphics: Dick Harrod (16)
11 May 12, 1981
a. Winner of the Troy High School Industrial Arts Show photography contest at Hobart Arena: Jim Brown of Piqua High School (9)
b. Newton High School Band (12)
c. Newton High School prom king and queen (4)
12 May 13, 1981
a. Piqua City Schools garage sale items: Asst. Supt. Mitchell Pedroff (6)
b. Piqua High School tennis players: Serio Espinosa (9)
c. Ulbrich’s shoppers (12)
d. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month: Mark Butts (8)
e. Cy Kendall’s Garage in Bradford: Charley Leisters, Cy Kendall, Ruth Kendall, Chalmer Miller (3)
f. YMCA and Piqua Daily Call – sign up for swim classes for non-members: Wayne Reeves, Brett Victor, Todd Shawler, Emilyn Huelsman, Chriss Victor, Kevin Shawler, Chris Tull (5)
g. Moe and Mother (14)
13 May 14, 1981
a. Piqua, Lehman, Tecumseh track meet (16)
b. Curb and gutter work on Caldwell St. and rainy day photos (23)
14 May 15, 1981
a. Tony Daniels, a Newton 8th grader, drawing a life size self-portrait (8)
b. A group of award winners with their trophies (11)
15 May 16, 1981
a. Girl Scout all night party at Mote Park: Leaders Lois Butt and Marietta Riggs. New Junior members: Margene Butt, Marrianne Lyons, Wendy Argabright, Angie Woodword, Colleen Riggs, Sue Stone, Chantel Miller, Jamie Lorton (9)
b. Downtown Merchants Mother’s Day winner: Mary M. Wright, Ray Hutchinson (7)
c. New Goodwill Industries contribution center, 8252 N. C.R. 25A (18)
d. Alex and Alice Nagy are closing the Sportsman store at 505 N. Main St. after 26 years (6)
16 May 18, 1981
a. Graham-Versailles-Covington track meet (38)
b. Piqua Jaycees host the Special Olympics at Wertz Stadium (26)
c. Edison State Community College dedicates its new athletic facilities: William Gasper, William E. Leighty (9)
d. Brukner Nature Center Pioneer Days: Ralph Craig, Bob Hoover, Arthur Schumann, Lew Diehl (20)
e. Oldest living Bradford High School graduate: Goldie Dietrick (99) receives a pot of flowers from Mick Grow representing the Bradford Class of 1971 (3)
f. Wet farm field (4)
g. Piqua Daily Call carriers mug shots (40)
h. Gordon Bell giving awards to “Jump for Life” winners (8)
i. Three car automobile accident on the North Main Street bridge (9)
j. Wilder class with Chinese students (7)
17 May 19, 1981
a. Piqua Noon Optimists installing an 18 station fitness course at Fountain Park (6)
18 May 20, 1981
a. Bradford Band Booster fashion show to raise money for band uniforms (10)
b. Indianapolis 500 time trials (82)
c. Children playing: Shan, Russ and Julie Fashner, Chad Lawson, Tom Littleton, Beth Littleton, Shan Evans (21)
d. Wilder Jeff Zimmerman Award: Jeff Brookhart, Trudy Bruner, Jared Reitz, Betty Stein, Sheila Harris (12)
e. Bayman Car Lot #2 (11)
19 May 22, 1981
a. Upper Valley Joint Vocational School Convocation (18)
b. Piqua vs. Troy tennis match (21)
20 May 23, 1981
a. Pam Reck and Donna Meed playing basketball at Eisenhower Park (3)
b. Railroad boxcar fire near Fletcher (9)
c. Piqua High School girls softball team (3)
d. Miami East vs. Urbana girls softball action (15)
e. Astrobuds Garden Club of Pleasant Hill working in garden at Newton School: Jeannine Borton, Ruth Hodgson, Marian Hershey, Donna Jackson, Doris Shumaker, Virginia Kinney, Jo Stull (7)
f. Boy on a bicycle pulling a wagon containing a lawn mower: Jim Marchal (6)
g. Tombstones (11)
h. Ruth Koon, Garden Club open house (17)
i. Covington Elementary School classes at the YMCA pool being drown-proofed (22)
j. Up from Ashes photo of an Ethan Huntzinger school camera (15)
k. Allen-A 25 year employees (10)
l. Japanese peonies: Walter Hickey (21)
21 May 25, 1981
a. Preparations for Memorial Day at Forest Hill Cemetery: Fredrick Washburn (13)
22 May 26, 1981
a. Fire at the Yum Yum Tree candy store in the Piqua Plaza on U.S. 36 (34)
b. Lehman High School Class of 1981 graduation (31)
c. Pleasant Hill Memorial Day services: Cub Scout Bryan Couch lays a wreath on the monument (14)
d. Grandparents Day at Bradford Elementary School (11)
e. Feature photos – Piqua Christian School car wash at the Montgomery Ward parking lot: Rodney Baker (6)
f. Spring Sports trophy winners: Laurie Hepler, Rodd Zeller, Gary Wiles, Serio Espinoza, Kim McMaken (8)
g. McDonald’s bicycle winner (10)
h. Union-Shelby Road shooting scene (11)
i. April Christian looking at a calendar (8)
23 May 27, 1981
a. Smoke Signals page, new Student Council Officers for 1981-82: Tamar Harrison, Fred Miller, Donna DeWeese (9)
b. Joe Wagner with proposed Orphans Home drawings – the home is to be built on Snyder Road by the Upper Valley J.V.S. construction trades students (4)
24 May 28, 1981
a. Edison State College candidates for the 4th Congressional District seat in the June 2 primary election forum: Frank Potts, Dale Locker, Barbara Foster, Robert Huffman, Stanley Carder (11)
b. Mug shot of a bearded man (3)
c. Orientation day for nursery school children at the Upper Valley J.V.S.: Matthew Schulz, Anna Evans (28)
25 May 29, 1981
a. Joh Hahn and Norm Ehlers with their ultra light aircraft (6)
b. New risers installed at Hance Pavilion (11)
c. Favorite Hill Elementary School music show (13)
d. Garden Club planting on the Public Square (5)
26 May 30, 1981
a. Your Turn mug shots: Susan Sherwood, Jim Sherwood, Will Newbold, Joyce Congdon, Chris Mays, Gene Fasick, Virgil Stegner, Bruce Francis (16)
b. Piqua vs. Gahanna girls softball action: Aimee Ford, Laurie Hepler (8)
c. Upper Valley J.V.S. students working on the Piqua Fire Chief’s car: David Sayre, Scott Jasper, Pat Smith, Jerry Bashore (5)
d. Baby with a monitor: Tara Keifer (3)
File 27 May 1981 – no specific dates
a. Mug shots of three men (11)
SUB-SERIES XVI F: JUNE 1981
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File 28 June 1, 1981
a. Memorial Day Parade (33)
b. Ash Street automobile accident – car driven by Rhonda Runkle hit the home of Danny Young at 422 E. Ash St. (8)
c. Aerobic cancing class with a large signed card: “Congratulations Jackie on 10
years of fun and fitness” (5)
d. Wilder Tennis team – group pics and mugs: Bill Benning, Wendi Ousley, Jed Sorensen, Valerie Decker (22)
29 June 2, 1981
a. Border City Savings and Loan Co. advertising (8)
b. Golfers: George Gibson, Bill Alexander, Bruce Kennett, Paul Sherry (5)
30 June 3, 1981
a. Proceeds from Kiwanis Pancake Day: Gary Meek, Richard Pearson,
Fr. William J. Paran, Steve Wells (4)
31 June 4, 1981
a. North Street Elementary School picnic – last day of school (100)
32 June 5, 1981
a. North Street Elementary School softball game between the sixth graders and the adult faculty and others: Cornelia Tinkler (6)
b. Nicklin Avenue School teacher Patricia Riebe is honored at a going away party by her students: Tom Wirt, Nikki Collins, Aaron Belt, Emily Tamplin Melissa Cartwright, Cathy Otey, Jennifer Gilberg (21)
c. Rev. and Mrs. Ian Bissett (3)
d. Children with letters (5)
e. Automobile accident photos (2)
f. Children’s last day of school games (10)
g. Bradford feature photos – pigs (5)
33 June 6, 1981
a. Your Turn mug shots: Shirley Bolden, Kelly Wion (4)
34 June 8, 1981
a. Leesa Baker and Girl Scouts: Kendra Hess, Julie Watt, Terry McGillvary, Becky Bundschuh, Sharon Crawford, Tammy Wooley, Jody Overholser, leaders Penny Fulolencamp and Trudy Noffsinger (16)
b. Piqua Daily Call carrier award: Eddie Perkins, Todd Martin, Robert Hammond (4)
c. Automobile accident, car runs into the downtown George’s Dairy Queen (12)
d. State track meet (25)
e. Optimist fitness course at Fountain Park – Judy McElleny running the course (86)
35 June 9, 1981
a. Tammy Spain with the pig she received as a graduation gift from her grandparents (5)
b. Golf benefit luncheon and awards (13)
c. Bob McAninch, Carl Kehres, Peter Lin of Troy trying to set a record on the “Asteroids” pinball machine (9)
d. Nancy Wiles and sons, Larry and Gary Wiles (19)
e. African-American woman with hair braided in “corn rows”: Elizabeth Stafford (8)
f. New Piqua Police logo being placed on the door of a new police cruiser: Lt. Wayne Willcox (11)
g. Track practice photos at Wertz Stadium: Dick Pearson, Mark Kindell (13)
h. Telephone demonstration: Susan Ames (7)
i. A group of Girl Scouts at Hance Pavilion (8)
36 June 10, 1981
a. Tornado damage in Arrowhead Drive area in Sidney, Ohio (57)
b. Backward day at Piqua Apostalic Temple’s Vacation Bible School: Rola Knisley, Debbie Brewer, Irene Kinsley (9)
37 June 11, 1981
a. “Bernie” and his mate, “Bernice” Buffalo on the Don and LaVeta Mann farm near Bradford (9)
b. Boy in a wheat field (4)
c. Piqua Daily Call carriers trip to Kings Island (17)
d. Doll House – constructed by Curly Maggert and donated by Eleanor Thoma – is to be given away at the end of the St. Boniface Summer Carnival (3)
e. Kids working: Henry Lucas, Myra Redmon, Suzie Koogler (11)
f. Mrs. Robert Godfrey with an American Beauty Rose with a double bloom (15)
38 June 12, 1981
a. Shelter house for Pleasant Hill Church of the Brethren (4)
b. Girl (3)
c. Piqua Super Cities Team: Melinda Sillman, Todd Wion, Lisa McCall, Kim Godsey, Bob Winter, Louise Smith (3)
d. Lancelot Advertising Agency (business page) (6)
e. Robert DeLaet Sr. manager of Past and Present Antique Shop (business page) (3)
f. Teachers’ workshop (12)
g. Morris Sheet Metal shop: Dave Morris and son Doug Morris (13)
h. Betty Hime with a statue (1)
39 June 15, 1981
a. Troy Strawberry Festival (78)
b. Sign on the Wackler Home, “Happy Birthday Natalie”, 524 S. Wayne St. (5)
40 June 16, 1981
a. Members of Battery C, 138 FA, Ohio National Guard practice with a 105 mm howitzer at the roadside park across from the water plant of S.R. 66 (7)
b. Phil Jones of Miami Conservancy District measuring the depth and velocity of water at the Lockington Dam spillway (4)
c. Mayor’s cup canoe race at the Strawberry Festival (6)
d. Hamster race at the Piqua East Mall: David Trucksis, Richard Trucksis, Renee Smith,, Michael Smith (7)
e. Tour held for Homearama (1)
f. Cincinnati Reds tryouts at Hardman Field (14)
g. Ribbon cutting at Fuller’s Upholstery (3)
h. Exterior fronts of houses showing landscaping (8)
i. Flooded farm fields (5)
j. Wedding exhibit at Hayner Cultural Center in Troy (13)
k. Log cabin (1)
l. Piqua Furniture Mart building (10)
m. Automobile accident (6)
41 June 17, 1981
a. Miami County Medical Society Auxiliary presents scholarships to eight area students: Robert Pratt, Barbara O’Leary, Nancy Nims, Kelley Gallagher, Mary Jane Williams, Grace Kuang-Yi Hsuing, Paula J. Garman, Bridget Ferguson (6)
b. Mug shots of two ladies and two men (10)
c. Potato plant in a barrel on Broadway: Iris Jackson, 821 Broadway (16)
d. Piqua City Parks summer recreation program (62)
42 June 18, 1981
a. Montgomery Ward catalog department employees – 3 ladies – mug shots (15)
b. Golfers: Jim Hurley, Greg Kieferd (6)
43 June 19, 1981
a. Safety training at Piqua Manor Nursing Home / Piqua Care Center: Goldie Byrum, Marge Pohlschneider, Mary Potts (7)
b. Heritage Festival Committee: Rob Hammond, Larraine Craig, Lou Havenar, Vivian Frazier, Jim Cox (9)
c. Vacation Bible School children and adults (16)
d. Your Turn: Sully Fair, Kathy Burch, James Bodyke, Bob Patton, Mark Spradley,, Carol Bayse, John Elsass, Kay Emmel (13)
e. Mug shots of two ladies for the woman’s page (6)
f. Thoma group for Father’s Day: Joe Thoma Jr., Charlie Thoma, Joe Thoma III (4)
g. Fritz Hemmert and son, Bill, photo for Father’s Day (5)
44 June 20, 1981
a. Arcade City opens at 100 N. Sunset Dr. in the old Firestone Building (10)
45 June 22, 1981
a. Advertising studio shots for the Advertising Department (39)
b. Storm damage in Bradford (10)
c. Male entertainer with a banjo and piano (16)
46 June 23, 1981
a. Antique furniture at the Fort Piqua Hotel (7)
b. Automobile accident – car collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of S.R. 718 and Greenlee Road (9)
c. Girl Scouts at Rolling Hills Girl Scout Camp: Kerri Von Aschen, Christy Koon, Robin Martin, Kathy Noffsinger, Tish Murphy, Jackie Jenkins, Kristin King, Beth Horn, Jill Williams, Jenny Hoefling, Kassie Brelsford (15)
d. Piqua Daily Call carrier awards: Robert R. Hammond, Barbara Burger (top honoree) , Plez M. “Pete” Gastineau (12)
e. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month (10)
47 June 24, 1981
a. Upper Valley J.V.S. Adult restaurant operations-cooking class: Thelma Hubbard, Eileen Larger, Patsy Dilsaver, Chong Chang Cha, Wilbur Briscoe, Charles Dalton, Joyce Frieling, Sheila Carnes, Jeff Bixler, Ray Sims (75)
b. Piqua Police Cadet Tom Cristy (7)
c. Phyllis McVety (4)
d. Pick your own strawberries farm (7)
e. Pigs in a pen (3)
f. Tractor with missing tires: Wayne Earucj (6)
g. Advertising photos, Warehouse Furniture sale (9)
h. Redman Park Boy Scout Camp (22)
i. 4-H horse clinic at the Fairgrounds (22)
j. Kiwanis Awards: Em Shear, Jerry Flessinger, Dur Winfield, Joe Thoma Jr., Lee VanDervort. (4)
48 June 25, 1981
a. Little League baseball action (79)
b. Vehicles stopping at a Stop Light (47)
c. Child actor Joey Russell (23)
d. Automobile accident on Rangeline Road – car hits a power pole (9)
e. James C. Oda – mug shot for profile section (10)
f. Comfort Corner – under construction (5)
g. McDonald’s grand opening (32)
49 June 26, 1981
a. Oxley sign on top of Charlene Apts. On the northeast corner of Wayne and Water Streets (8)
b. Insurance seminar scholarship awarded: Beverly Hurst, Charles Orrison, Keith Langston (3)
c. Joe Carine, U.S. 36 West, Covington, with dual parking meters in his driveway, a gift from his son (4)
d. Miscellaneous group photos by Kathy Hand (8)
50 June 29, 1981
a. Kids selling Kool Aide (5)
b. Man in Lawn Chair (3)
c. Tractor (1)
d. Corn field (2)
e. Racing at Eldora Speedway (7)
f. Sign announcing the birth of a son to the Piqua High School baseball coach (12)
g. Simulated bank holdup (22)
51 June 30, 1981
a. Miscellaneous
Jim’s E Z Haul, 846 W. Main St., Troy (4)
Antique sale at Fort Piqua Hotel Lobby (3)
Kevin Baltes building a bird house at Boy Scout camp (3)
b. Sign for Tim Stambaugh’s 30th birthday (10)
c. Area to be planted on South Main St. (7)
52 June 1981 – no specific date
a. Piqua High School Graduation and All-Night party (90)
SUB-SERIES XVI G: JULY 1981
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File 53 July 1, 1981
a. Old one room school buildings: Corner of S.R. 47 and Hardin-Wapak Rd.; corner of Fesler-Buxton and Rangeline Rds.; Lockington; Drake Rd.; Piqua-Clayton Rd.; corner of Miami-Shelby County Line Rd. and Knoop-Johnston Rd. (a wood building); School No. 12, S.R. 185 at McMaken Rd.; 9184 N. Hetzler Rd.; Versailles Rd. near S.R. 48; Dorsey-Hageman Rd., Shelby Co.; S.R. 47 west of Sidney. (36)
b. Swim meet between Troy Dolphins and Tecumseh Woods: Trish Wallace, Micki Lavy (13)
c. Border City Savings & Loan Co. employee of the quarter, mug shots: Roosevelt “Smitty” Smith (9)
d. Portrait of a man holding a plaque: Napolean DavidWilliams (10)
e. Older woman at a typewriter: Myrtle Hole [published July 30] (6)
f. Salvation Army officers: Tammy and Mark Wagner and children, Matthew, Robby, Adam (3)
g. Feature photos: kids at the Fountain Park pool (20)
54 July 2, 1981
a. A lady with horses: Kristi Laug (10)
55 July 3, 1981
a. Soap Box Derby car and driver: Kelly Harrod (9)
b. Jim Gover (sitting on a Cadillac) to drive in Soap Box Derby (7)
c. Mike Mayberry (sitting on his bicycle) to drive in Soap Box Derby (5)
d. Johnaton Farm canal boat, Gen. Harrison, is lifted out of the water by two cranes for repairs (25)
e. Smokestack demolition at Andy’s Garden Center in Piqua (9)
f. Children’s International Summer Village, CISV, camp in Troy photographs (70)
g. Tennis Association presenting a check to Piqua Mayor Sam Jackson Jr.: Jeff Minton, Al Erbes (8).
h. Plant Peddler store in Pleasant Hill, OH (6)
56 July 6, 1981
a. Five killed in I 75 auto accident 6 miles north of Piqua (13)
b. Fourth of July photographs (94)
57 July 6, 1981
a. Fourth of July fireworks photographs (12 – 60mm negatives)
58 July 7, 1981
a. Piqua Street Department workers cleaning up an oil spill: Tom Butch, Willy Harris (13)
b. Feature photos – garage sale sign (4)
c. Microwave winner at McDonald’s West – Bob Jacoby presenting: Pat Neves, Janice Philipot (10)
59 July 8, 1981
a. Hot weather photos – Fountain Park and vicinity: Stacy and Shelly Anthony, Johnny and son Joseph Reed, Anne Marie Heater, Jeff Stelzner (32)
b. Sports – American Legion baseball – Piqua vs. Miamisburg: Kent Wise, Kevin Bachman (18)
c. A large table being lowered from a window at the United Fund office using a crane: Terry Zeller (16)
60 July 9, 1981
a. A sign congratulating Terry Popp on getting his pilot’s license – 1411 Nicklin Ave.: Kelly Popp (14)
b. Gene Smith, dirt track race car driver (5)
61 July 19, 1981
a. Piqua women who visited South Korea in June as members of the Friendship Force program are photographed for the Women’s page: Flossie Booher, Alisha Booher, Songja Hoang, Carol Eisert (5)
62 July 11, 1981
a. 60th Anniversary photo: Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Mumaw (3)
b. Your Turn mug shots: Stella Michael, Carolyn Patrizio, Jeff Shroyer, Ron Calvert, Ted Gewertz, Z. J. Obara, Ardith Gambrell, Ron Lacy (19)
c. Larry Subler Sohio Station for the Business page (9)
63 July 13, 1981
a. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month: Steve Daniel (7)
b. CISV campers treated to hot air balloon rides (22)
c. Animal boarding at Piqua area veterinarian hospitals: Bonnie Bausman, Doug Hulme, Mark Favorite, Eleanor MacInnes. (18)
d. Dettmer Hospital Auxiliary in the newly redecorated Dettmer Lobby: Jewell Sherer, Albert Hanna, Edwin Gast, Hazel Jackson (8)
64 July 14, 1981
a. United Fund luncheon at their new offices: Robert Pratt, Randy Sturwolde, Andy Burner, Beverly Pratt, Jean Burner, David Galbreath (3)
b. Border City Savings and Loan teller machines at the downtown and Sunset offices (15)
c. Troy-Piqua Country Club vs. Tecumseh Woods swim meet (90)
65 July 16, 1981
a. Three Border City Savings & Loan Co. clerks – mug shots: Carolyn Painter, Cheryl Long, Terri Hines (21)
b. House photos for Phillips & Sharp Realty advertising (42)
c. Mug shots of people eating ice cream: Marty Warner, David Livingston, Samantha Favorite, Beverly Mitchell (26)
d. I 75 & U.S. 36 interchange construction work (9)
e. Picnicking in the back of a U Haul truck: Asil Airmed, Marianne Airmed, Gary Bachinsky, Al Dismik, Darrell Land (10)
66 July 17, 1981
a. House photos for Phillips & Sharp Realty advertising (28)
b. Roger and Sandy Snow, Joe and Joan Maier with some of the Hardin-Houston baseball association equipment (5)
c. Ambulance donated to Piqua Memorial Hospital by the American Legion for use in an invalid coach service: Tom Jamieson, Gary L. Pierson, David Meckstroth, William Alexander, Ralph Sorrell (11)
67 July 18, 1981
a. Kroger produce with sign that it is not affected with California fruit flies (4)
b. Andy’s Garden Center employee Rick Hardin reading label on a bottle of Malathion used as an insecticide (8)
68 July 20, 1981
a. Spring Water Used Cars Inc. used car lot: Gale Wick (19)
b. Fountain Park foot bridge (3)
c. German Baptist Brethren lady and a veterinarian with a horse: Joyce Gish, David Keirn (8)
d. Kids playing Laser Blast TV game: Mark Tilton, Tammy Tilton, Allen Ginn, Brett Baumann (7)
e. Nan, head of Piqua Daily Call classified advertising and advertising promotions – photos and mug shots of Nan (74)
69 July 21, 1981
a. Demolition of the Old Central Grain and Malting Co. storage tanks: Hap Wasington (18)
b. Veterinarian (19)
c. Washing the school buses – volunteers at Hardin-Houston (3)
70 July 23, 1981
a. Camp Superkids 81 at Camp Evergreen on Pampel Road, Houston: Cathy Quinn, Jenny Morgan, Dr. Barbara Pflum, Jeffrey Patrick (38)
b. Four car accident at the intersection of S.R. 48 and Versailles Rd. (9)
c. Feature photo – man sweeping the roof of The Buckeye State Mutual Insurance Company: Christ Benedict (2)
d. Truck, bicycle accident at intersection of Gill St. and Nicklin Ave.: George Arnett, Charles R. Foster (14)
e. Miami County 4-H Barbecue Committee meets at the Fairgrounds to finalize plans for the barbecue (18)
f. Used cars for sale at Rogers Oldsmobile, Cadillac (13)
71 July 25, 1981
a. Tree removal at the Fairgrounds (1)
b. Fairgrounds grandstand roof (3)
c. Horse and sulky practicing on the fairgrounds track (2)
d. Feature photo, Queen Anne’s lace (6)
e. Bill Stanze with his collection of Mountain Dew cans (10)
72 July 26, 1981
a. Girl and boy wearing Midwest Summer Show Choir Camp shirts: Trudy Bruner, Larry Godsey (5)
b. 4-H kids with sheep: Jeff, Julie and Joy Brookhart (10)
73 July 27, 1981
a. Houses for sale by Phillips & Sharp Realty – advertising (28)
74 July 28, 1981
a. Miami County 4-H beef barbecue mug shots (5)
b. Piqua Evening Optimists cookout at the Baptist Home on Downing St.: Norman Cathcart, Dennis Steinke, John Mong, Jim Havens (7)
c. Piqua city golf championship: Scott Gabriel, Chip Fox, Gene Bayman, John Staley (29)
d. Dog being vaccinated for parvovirus: Bonnie Bausman, Dr. Merlin Funderburg (5)
e. Photo of a used car at Spring & Water Used Car lot (7)
75 July 29, 1981
a. Photos of houses for advertising (11)
b. Youth Conservation Corps kids working on the Fountain Park foot bridge (20)
c. Winners of the Piqua city tennis tournament (9 neg. and 4 – 4” x 5 ½” positives)
76 July 30, 1981
a. Fisherman and wife at Echo Lake (19)
b. Quartet of adults, the New Renaissance Performers, playing recorders and practicing for the Shakespeare Festival at Antioch College: Dr. Robert Agnew, Ann Stevens, Brenda Vetter, Deborah Routdebush (14)
c. Jim Hardman kids baseball clinic (24)
BOX 38
SUB-SERIES XVI H: AUGUST 1981
File 1 August 1, 1981
a. Clowns from the Piqua Apostolic Temple: Rachel Elifritz, Joy Branson, Tammy Riddleberger, Christine Herron, Joy Smith (8)
2 August 3, 1981
a. Motorcycle, car accident at the intersection of Washington Ave. & North St.: Gregory A. Silvers, William Jess (5)
3 August 4, 1981
a. Buildings at the Miami County Fair Grounds (22)
b. Ohio State Highway Patrol inspection team checking Piqua school busses: Pete Vosler, Jim Weber (13)
c. Across Ohio bikers (19)
d. Meet the team night in Piqua (15)
4 August 5, 1981
a. Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) workers building a shelter at the Twin Arches on C.R. 25A north of Troy (13)
b. Exterior of the Val Decker Packing Company building (3)
5 August 6, 1981
a. Anniversary photo – group of girls and adults (14)
b. Brass Ensemble (5)
c. Piqua Cheerleaders (6)
d. Lehman Cheerleaders (6)
e. Engagement pictures of Robbin Helman and Rex Adams (10)
f. Vial for Life – a Piqua Jaycees project (8)
g. 70 year-old woman painting the exterior of her 1114 Broadway home: Athaline Robinson (23)
6 August 7, 1981
a. Jeff Minton and Mayor Sam Jackson Jr. with a tennis proclamation (7)
b. Tennis player (21)
c. Two men working on the A-71 hydroplane: Don Ruffner, Mark Dowty (5)
d. Hance Pavilion dedication – Ribbon cutting: Chuck Cox, Lou Havenar, Jim Cox, Doiuglas Murray, Mayor Sam Jackson Jr., Pete Gastineau, Julian McKitrick, Don Beckert. Other honorees: Ems Shear, Charles Schelle, Robert Hance Jr., Msgr. Robert Von Kaenel, (46)
7 August 8, 1981
a. State Rep. Robert Netzley and Piqua’s Active School Supporters (PASS) committee luncheon (4)
b. Chisenbop workshop – another way to do math: Barbara Pence, LindaEverett, Mary Pitts, Gail Pearce, Jean Kronenberg, Marilyn Lanich, Michelle Underwood (5)
c. Teen tennis playoffs: Jackie Miller (27)
8 August 10, 1981
a. Miami County Fair King and Queen contest: Queen Heidi Marie Mueller; King Curt Marshall – others in the court are Ted Rose, Jenny Stickley, Rob Knife, Lori Jean DeWitt, Kelly J. McMaken, Jeff Huxley, Amber Roberts, Kevin Woodward (7)
b. Piqua Antique Car Club has picnic at Fountain Park: Bud Clement, Dixon Clement, Jim Schetter (21)
c. Piqua East Mall tug-of-war to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy: Nick Craine, Gary Kinnison, Nina Burton, Jill McNelly, Bob Brett (303)
d. Chinese families at the South Seas restaurant (2)
9 August 12, 1981
a. Careful Corners (Safety Town) to teach safety to preschool children: Melissa Penrod, Becky Fessler, Gail Voorhees, Joe Speer, Kimberly Swallow, Ryan Stammen, Kathy Remick, Carrie Heater, Alex Myers, Fernando Haahr, Tracy Lawrence, Nicole Favorite, Shelly Lyman, Jon McGraw, Vori Van Culin, Joseph Mikolajewski, Derek Sharp, Jim Meininger, Sarah Shaffer, Beth Yount (53)
b. Square dancers: Piqua Happy Squares: Russ Reid+ (10)
c. Farmers demonstrating no-till vs. conventional farming methods: John Shell (8)
d. Tammy Oglesbee, baton twirler (15)
e. Kolter’s and The Gilded Bath in Troy (18)
10 August 13, 1981
a. Boy with a fish, a carp: Todd Harkelroad (5)
b. Border City Savings & Loan employees group photo (5)
c. People with crafts for Ruth (8)
11 August 15, 1981
a. Your Turn mug shots: Brett Brumbaugh, Steve Albright, Karen Albright, Contessa Gurski, Craig Malone, Biana Heffelfinger, Beth Hutton, Faith Brown (17)
b. Harness racing pic: R. J. Brown (4)
c. Newton High School – Indian painted on the gym floor, bank student wearing knee pads (John Burt), mother preparing food for the fair (6)
d. Textran warehouse outlet store (5)
e. Country Woodcraft store (11)
f. Bradford cheerleaders (6)
g. Miami East cheerleaders (13)
h. Carrier awards outing to Putt-Putt Golf (16)
i. Piqua Football Mom’s Club members at Krogers: Bob Wilbaum, Betty Smith, Darlene Lavy, Sherry Frost (13)
j. Dean Howe winner of the Big Brothers, Big Sisters fishing contest (10)
12 August 15-20, 1981 #1
a. Miami County Fair photos envelope #1 (98)
13 August 15-20, 1981 #2
a. Miami County Fair photos envelope #2 (108)
14 August 15-20, 1981 #3
a. Miami County Fair photos envelope #3 (91)
15 August 15-20, 1981 #4
a. Miami County Fair photos envelope #4 (108)
16 August 22, 1981
a. Your Turn mug shots: Thelma Hufnagle, Edith Henson, Wilbur Schaffer, Mary Trostel,Kimberlee Selby, Lucille Cruse, Butch Helton, Joyce Hiser (18)
17 August 24-29, 1981
a. James C. Smith – new managing editor of the Piqua Daily Call – mugs (7)
b. Big Brothers – Big Sisters awards at the annual picnic at Fountain Park: Nick Hockman, Sue Hunt, Krista Bays, Chris Peeples, Joe Akins, Tom Brooks, Shalne Sterns (9)
c. Back to school photographs (15)
d. Book sale photographs from Flesh Public Library: Michelle McDermott, Nicole McDermott, Tracy Treon, Stephanie Treon (9)
e. Car hits a house in morning fog – intersection of Covington-Gettysburg Rd. and Rangeline Rd.: Joyce A. Elliott. (6)
f. Opening Day action for the Piqua Youth Soccer Association (17)
g. Mug shot for “Profile” of Dan Becker (2)
h. William Havenar and Piqua High School Principal William Lester hold a painting of Piqua High School by Linda Hamilton donated in memory of Vicki Havenar (3)
i. Hitchhiker Murray Lavy (4)
j. Cooking award winners: Pam Drieling, Diana Bair, Kelly Mott, Mary Von Nieda, Karen Honeyman, Robert Mote, Patricia Smith, Lynette Kinder, Norma Karnehm, Norma Blackwelt, Susan Shoup, Charlene Hoblit (32)
k. Presentation of an Ohio State flag (5)
l. Man standing behind a table lecturing (2)
18 August 24 – 29, 1981 – This file contains 60 mm negatives
a. Versailles High School cheerleaders (9 – 60mm)
b. Man with a fish (6 – 60 mm)
c. Piqua Daily Call Carrier of the Month: Ken Berger (8 – 60 mm)
19 August 30, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Xenia football scrimmage (14)
b. Miami County Fair recipe winners – mugs of a man and a woman (6)
c. Two girls posing with a “Back to School Fashion Show” clothes rack (4)
20 August 31, 1981
a. Big Time Wrestling at the Piqua National Guard Armory (66)
BOX 38
SUB-SERIES XVI I: SEPTEMBER 1981
File 21 September 1, 1981
a. Automobile accident near Pleasant Hill (17)
b. Boys fishing (2)
c. Storage building dedicated and “Presented in Memory of Kim Kirby by the Ham and Lamb 4-H Club 1981” (6)
22 September 2, 1981
a. Funeral and burial for an unidentified murder victim (11)
b. Bennett-Wilder Junior High football practice (10)
c. New teachers at the Upper Valley Joint Vocational School [JVS] – mug shots (45)
d. Party Pat Higgs (8)
e. Group of three men and four ladies stand in front of a door (2)
f. Kids in front of a Sunday School Rally Day poster (3)
g. Lady, boy, girl at a desk looking at a magazine (2)
h. Piqua Players production of Sherlock Holmes (23)
i. Building fronts (16)
23 September 3, 1981
a. Record album covers copies for advertising (12)
b. Martha Deaton, 100 year old St. Paris lady (14)
24 September 4, 1981
a. Marilyn Halteman – personality profile (3)
b. Fletcher garden club – charter members: Glenna Wiltheiss, Betty Heaton, Laura Weatherhead, Elsie Johnson (9)
c. Meet the team night (7)
25 September 5, 1981
a. Newly elected Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce Officers: Jerry Easley, Jim Cox, Plez Gastineau, Joanna Hill (5)
b. Val Decker Packing Company building – for sale (2)
c. Saniguard building front – 217 N. Main St. (9)
d. Lehman vs. Mechanicsburg football (30)
e. Big Brothers / Big Sisters awards to McDonald’s and Duff’s (11)
f. High School football action photos mixed together in a single envelope: Piqua vs. Troy; Tipp City vs. Covington; Versailles vs. Marion Local; Miami East vs. New Bremen (103)
26 September 7, 1981
a. Piqua Jaycees muscular dystrophy telethon: Andre Burner, Dave Frey, Steve Sowry (10)
b. Miami East High School band (71)
c. Piqua City Tennis Championships: Rich Patten, Rob Shively, Elmer Deitering, Ursula Harris, Kathy Patten, Bob Fess (41)
27 September 8, 1981
a. Labor Day festivities in Bradford – people eating, kids fishing, parade (8)
b. Atomic Open water ski competition on the Miami River behind Bennett Junior High School (9)
c. High school football action – Piqua vs. Troy; Bradford vs. Mississinawa (15)
d. Birthday cake for Piqua Daily Call carrier Doyle’s 15th birthday (12)
e. Exterior of the Ed Jess Hairstylist building, 1032 Covington Ave., Piqua (5)
28 September 9, 1981
a. Firemen removing fire alarm boxes from around the city due to the many false alarms from the street boxes: Bill Favorite, Tom Jenkins (3)
b. Upper Valley J.V.S. students working at the school banking station: Julie Liddy, Brenda Hufford, Annette Wooley, Tpmeu Framtz (12)
29 September 10, 1981
a. Edythe Hyatt (5)
b. YWCA activities – sweater monogramming by Cheryl Buecker and Pat Roberts; Aerobic dance class by Peggy Wagner Mitchell with Jane Greene (11)
c. Feature picture – tree shaped like a puppy begging on its hind legs (4)
d. Flower arrangements for advertising by Gerlach The Florist (16)
e. Piqua, Covington, Houston high school golf match (6)
30 September 12, 1981
a. Lehman vs. Marion Local football (35)
b. Your Turn mug shots: Charles Strawn, Austin W. Foster, Margaret Coffing, Charles DeMoss, S. L. Adomaitis, Ruby Aistrop, Karen Cathcart, Mel Puthoff (10)
c. Piqua vs. Miamisburg football (63)
d. Sycamore Street (13)
e. Jimmie Cox and Jerry Easley of the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce show off the new Piqua promotional booklet published by the chamber (11)
f. Versailles vs. Ansonia football (38)
g. Unger’s Bait-N-Snack shop, 6888 Horatio-New Harrison Rd. (8 miles west of Bradford): Ned Unger (6)
h. Photos for the women’s page: lady watering plants in a greenhouse; lady putting on lip stick; man and woman at a table (9)
i. Piqua High School band (1)
31 September 13, 1981
a. The nuns at St. Boniface and St. Mary schools: Sister Marilyn Rose Dietz, Sister Mary Brenda Brady (7)
32 September 14, 1981
a. University of Dayton football action (13)
b. Piqua High School band contest (120)
c. Music festival at Bruckner Nature Center (9)
d. Closed lunch at Wilder Junior High School (7)
33 September 15, 1981
a. Big Brothers / Big Sisters auction at Piqua East Mall: Dean Smith, Bruce Candy, Scott Underwood (7)
b. Richard Shanely, Piqa Memorial Hospital Pharmacy Director (4)
c. Piqua Memorial Hospital Invalid Coach (2)
34 September 16, 1981
a. Grandparents week at Piqua elementary schools: Angie Cruikshank, Lois Schimmel; Julie, Jennifer and Rhonda Hughes; Clifford and Angie Smith; Christine and Mike Keister (8)
b. Carol Cain instructing small children at Greene Street Drop-in Babysitting Service (10)
c. Mike Pruitt at the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults and at Fountain Park (70)
d. Bicyclists – Pleasant Hill Pedal Pushers (20)
35 September 17, 1981
a. Piqua Alumni Band Association donated a marching F horn to the Piqua High School marching band: Janet Cavins Albert, Jerrel Morgan PHS band director, Dick Alberts, Kenneth McMaken (14)
b. Television set given to Mark Karnehm, a Piqua Daily Call carrier, by Robert Hammond (5)
c. Favorite Hill Elementary School students dressed as various trades people and holding a sign that reads “People Parade, Miss Yenney’s Class”: Jenny Popp, Lisa Hammons, Kami Anderson, Betty Gerlach, Chad Spruance, Tom Westfall, Jenny Loffer (8)
d. St Boniface School patrol officers being installed (6)
e. Norman Rockwell prints donated to Favorite Hill School in memory of Freda Shaffer: Tom Cromes, Earl Shaffer, Duane Bachman (9)
f. Crop Walk promotional pictures: Sharon Herbe, Glen Devers, Majr Stilwell, R. John Salmon (7)
g. Ten sets of twins (eight identical, 2 fraternal) are attending the Upper Valley J.V.S. (19)
h. Construction work on High Street (12)
36 September 18, 1981
a. Mary Hague (2)
b. St. Paris Pony Wagon Days parade (17)
c. Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce steak fry (15)
37 September 19, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Tecumseh football (21)
b. Peg Fast, new Newton School Board member (2)
c. Pleasant Hill children holding reading certificates from the Oakes-Beitman Memorial Library summer reading club: Jeannie Borton (librarian), Kris Henderson, Missy Kinney, Diana Buroker, Nicoloe Bledsoe, Angie Rudy (4)
d. Lehman vs. St. Henry football (96)
e. Roger and Pat Putoff, owners of Smith Super Valu grocery (7)
f. Fletcher Brothers Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Inc., 1241 E. Ash St. (9)
g. Covington vs. Bradford football (65)
38 September 21, 1981
a. Lockington Fireman’s Jamboree parade (26)
b. Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns football (33)
39 September 22, 1981
a. Smoke Signals – PHS school page (3)
b. Ray Carr football game linesman (21)
40 September 23, 1981
a. Soccer feature action photos (94)
41 September 28, 1981
a. Jacoby’s employee – lady wearing a “Touch Me” t-shirt (4)
b. Piqua East Mall mini carnival (36)
c. Covington homecoming queen candidates: Kecia Chasteen, Lori Cain, Mary Asher, Holly Irvin, Laura Longnecker (6)
d. Don Mullen – head chest shot (4)
e. Police officer visiting a patient in the hospital: Ronald Young visited by Covington Police Chief Norman Swartz and Ptl. Kenneth Adams (6)
f. Woman painting with oils (15)
BOX 38
SUB-SERIES XVI J: OCTOBER 1981
File 42 October 1, 1981 – envelope #1
a. Sisters of Mercy celebrate their 150th Anniversary with a mass at Hance Pavilion in Fountain Park celebrated by Fr. Oscar Lauber (48)
b. Bradford elementary third graders in teacher Cynthia Staar’s Class are holding an auction to learn how to handle money (8)
c. The Whitmore Plaque to commemorate a $100,000 trust fund given to the Upper Valley J.V.S. by James Whitmore is presented to Walter L. Rhodes by James Gover (4)
d. Miami East Homecoming Queen candidates: Rena Snead, Dorothy Huelskamp, Jennifer Baldwin, Suzanne Haddad, Melissa Shade (6)
e. Man – mug shot (4)
f. Earl Watson Sr., employed at Aerovent, signs a United Fund pledge card with Dick Sword and Art Good looking on (2)
g. John Matthews holding a framed letter from American Red Cross (5)
h. Man painting windows on St. Mary Church tower (8)
i. Church announcement sign in front of the Congregational Christian United Church of Christ on the southeast corner of Broadway and Greene St. (2)
43 October 1, 1981 – envelope #2
a. New Piqua Police Department computer: Linda Houser (10)
b. Tony Brown with balloon released in Chicago and a card (9)
c. Dr. A. R. Davies (6)
d. Tipp City Mum Festival parade (13)
e. Dee Roberts, Piqua Visitor Information Booth near Best Western Motel, a group of three women (9)
f. Paving West High Street (12)
g. Covered Wagon (5)
h. Woman pruning a tree (6)
44 October 2, 1981
a. Man – mug shot (9)
b. Anna Palmer with an egg tree (4)
c. Wilder Junior High School students win the Flesh Public Library Summer Reading Club trophy: Lisa Kohler, Arang Hoang, Carol Pepiot, Jenney Banning, Catherine Pedroff, Lori Kelch, Principal Glenn Honeycutt, Librarian Linda Overly (3)
d. Kroger manager (10)
e. Covington homecoming parade float (4)
f. Piqua Fire Department gives a fire helmet to William “Bill” Alexander(10)
g. Ohio State Highway Patrol award is presented to Trooper Painter (15)
h. Kay Manson with a scarecrow and corn shock – 808 W. Greene St. (4)
i. Two ladies exhibiting a skirt and vest with award patches sewn on the skirt (2)
j. A group of ladies (3)
45 October 3, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Trotwood Madison football (99)
b. Tom Coate of Covington with his ultralight airplane (12)
c. Piqua Secured Store and Lock buildings owned by John Voisinet (7)
d. Hammer Graphics honors 60 year employee Jerome A. Didot: W. Ray Wagoner, Jerome A. Didot, Raymond L. Hammer (12)
e. Retirement party for Robert Carothers after 33 years at the Piqua Daily Call (15)
f. Bob Black of Springcreek Enterprises exhibits some of the products his company provides to non-profit organizations to sell as fund raisers (5)
g. Children at Favorite Hill Elementary School receiving instruction in first aid from representatives of Dettmer Hospital (11)
h. Rev. Fr. William Paran presents arm patches to 1980 CROP walkers: Fr. Paran, Karen Enos, Mary Lindsay, Greg Saunders (9)
i. Versailles vs. Graham football (13)
46 October 6, 1981
a. Bradford Pumpkin Festival pumpkin decorating contest: Jesse Carine (6)
b. Volleyball at Bennett Junior High during the closed lunch period (8)
c. Piqua Board of Education meeting (3)
47 October 7, 1981
a. Flower arrangements photos for Gerlach the Florist advertising (22)
b. Piqua Daily Call carrier rewards for help in kicking off the Daily Call’s circulation drive: Harry Congdon (15)
c. Piqua Board of Education special meeting to decide on program cuts if the November tax levy fails (15)
48 October 8, 1981
a. Pauline Fox and Carol Ross modeling women’s coats donated to the Miami
County Family Abuse program (2)
b. Fletcher barn fire (32)
c. Meals on Wheels volunteers: Tom and Dorothy Barger (6)
49 October 9, 1981
a. Photos of the Nexdor Restaurant and Lounge, 118 E. Main St., Bradford, for the business page: Galen Hackett, Gloria Shafer (9)
b. Boy with a six legged puppy (3)
50 October 10, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Fairborn Park Hills football (57)
b. Piqua Homecoming queen crowned: Lori VanCullin (21)
c. Covington vs. Versailles football (33)
d. Your Turn mug shots: Dottie Fant, Tony Fant, Randall
Sturwold, Betty Burnside, Bob Trostel, Ruth Cameron, Jerry Ammon, Gene Trissel (8)
e. Training TRW Hartzell (propeller) employees in firefighting methods: Dwaine Campbell (20)
f. Bradford vs. Ansonia football (62)
g. Piqua High golfer Keith Bachman at sectional golf tournament (7)
h. Salad bar at Molly’s restaurant (18)
i. Meals on Wheels (11)
j. Piqua National Guard transportation unit cleaning and servicing trucks before a trip to Columbus (9)
k. Man standing on his front porch (8)
l. Church building (6)
m. Graham vs. Cincinnati Country Day football (15)
51 October 12, 1981
a. CROP Walk (3)
b. Jaycees create a toll road on Market Street to raise money to buy candy to distribute to children on Beggars’ Night: Dave Frey (9)
c. Greene Street Christmas Market: Kate Looney, Amy Sherwood, Mildred Groves (3)
d. Welcome home sign for Brenda Brubaker on her home at 519 N. Wayne (3)
e. Lehman vs. Arcanum football (13)
f. Newton vs. Covington girls volleyball (28)
g. University of Dayton football action (14)
h. Piqua vs. Miami East girls volleyball (8)
i. Piqua, Sidney, Versailles boys and girls cross country meet (18)
j. Police crossing guard at the Nicklin and Park Ave. school crossing: Ptl. Dale Moore, Russell Fashner (9)
k. B K Photo exterior in Troy (12)
l. Empire Restaurant exterior in Piqua (8)
m. Bradford homecoming king and queen (11)
n. Jeff Gerard, Piqua City Utilities Director (7)
52 October 13, 1981
a. Area school students posting new totals on the United Fund tally board: Robin Birt, Shelly Hughes, Albert Swarts, Shawn ?, Fdrank Henson, Chris Young, Ken Zimmerman, Sherry Barhorst (20)
b. Via Das and Rev. Warren Shoemaker (8)
53 October 14, 1981
a. Construction work on the U.S. 36 – I 75 interchange (39)
b. Brel-Aire Bowling Lanes advertising photos (25)
c. Fire damage at the Elmer Deitering home, 13421 E. Miami-Shelby Rd. (5)
d. Piqua High School play, “Murder on Center Stage,” practice photographs (48)
e. Man in a hat standing in a cemetery (3)
54 October 15, 1981
a. Interior of the Empire Restaurant (15)
b. Lillian Stacy, bird carver (7)
c. Western Ohio Education Association business teachers conference at Piqua High School (5)
d. Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults: Heather Curtis, Barb Curtis, Frances Williams (11)
e. Piqua Daily Call carriers of the month: Steve and Rob Brinkman (11)
f. Photos of a paperback book, The Persecuted Drug: The Story of DMSO, by Pat McGrady Sr. – for advertising (7)
g. Feature – fall photos taken at Fountain Park (15)
h. Car fire (4)
55 October 16, 1981
a. Carol Popp budget beauty shop; Carol Popp, Glenna Hicks (8)
56 October 17, 1981
a. Covington vs. Graham football (68)\
b. Baumfolder dedicates expanded facility, Sidney (10)
c. Construction of a car wash on the corner of High St. & Sunset Avenue (7)
d. Furniture refinishers: Ken and Margueritte Stutzeman of Ken-Mar Workshoppe (5)
e. Heck’s department store, Sidney (12)
f. Bradford vs. National Trail football (22)
g. Miami Citizens National Bank is a Certified Small Business Administration Lender: James William Romer, C. R. Sherman, Robert Davis, Jerry Zimmerman, Richard Kikenny (3)
h. Bonnie Rice at the Nut Hut (20)
57 October 19, 1981
a. Check from the Orr Felt Co. to the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults: Ruth Hahn, Rev. Warren Shoemaker, Gloria Hufford, Carl Thomas (11)
b. Wreaths and other craft items: Madge & Jack McDonald; Carolyn Wendeln (14)
c. Piqua vs. West Carrollton football (30)
d. The Godfather, from TV commercials, visits Godfather’s Pizza, 1927 Covington Ave., Piqua: Jennifer Bair, Betty Davenport, Valerie Cook (9)
e. Bike-a-thon for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital: Aaron Knouff, Jackie Derr, Doug Liette, Marilyn Jacomet, Jean Liette (3)
f. Polly Rich – Red Cross Director (6)
g. Canal Run (6)
h. Hamster race (3)
i. Jack McDonald – woodworker (2)
58 October 20, 1981
a. Piqua students posting numbers to the United Fund tally board: Melissa Tamplin, Bryan Nill, Greg Blankenship, Kelly Bernard, Chris Swarts, Paige McKinzie(10)
b. High Street School Fun House: Mindy Hill, Wendy Hill (15)
c. Piqua High School weight lifting program: Jim Little, Shserry Frost, Bill Chronerberry (13)
d. Riverside School playground (4)
e. Piqua City Commission meeting (3)
59 October 21, 1981
a. Bradford Alumni Band rehearsal (7)
b. Harold and Margaret Folck, 325 W. North St., working in their yard (5)
c. Herb shop (6)
d. Eberly & Botts dummies at 628 & 630 W. Ash St.: Jim Botts, Donna Eberly & Danny Eberly (5)
e. Cross Country runners and spectators: Tom Snapp (22)
f. Fashion show to benefit the Miami County Family Abuse Program held at the Elks Lodge in Troy: Barbel Adkins, Tom Force, Cindy Stuchell, Karen Puryear (7)
g. Dummy on a roof (5)
60 October 23, 1981
a. Welcome Wagon hostess Nancy Chrisman (4)
b. American Business Women’s Association boss of the year, Ann Marden, R.N., Marsha Hagan sponsor: Ethel Favorite, Ann Marden, R.N., Marsha Hagen (5)
61 October 24, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Vandalia Butler football (50)
b. Versailles vs. Springfield Catholic Central football (9)
c. Riverside School and Adult Training Center (8)
d. Lehman vs. Indian Lake football (8)
e. Lehman Homecoming queen, Peggy Reier, and court (6)
f. Covington vs. Ansonia football (50)
62 October 26, 1981
a. Piqua Police auction of unclaimed items (11)
b. Newton Schools Annual Fall Fair: Carmen Wise, Leroy Wise, Judd Thompson (7)
c. Stolen goods recovered in Troy: Ptl. Jerry Collett and Ptl. Ron Wogoman (5)
63 October 27, 1981
a. Jaycee beggars night spooks and patrolmen: Sgt. Mike Locker, Steve Sowery, Rick Hewitt, Mike Yannucci (8)
b. Woman with a paper Halloween decoration (6)
c. Fletcher Lions Club 25th Anniversary: John Maxson (6)
d. Trays with Currier & Ives prints on the front and Third Savings & Loan Co. on the back (12)
64 October 28, 1981
a. Marianne Frederick speaking at Hartzell Hall in the Upper Valley J.V.S. (4)
65 October 29, 1981
a. Dr. Joseph Trevino (7)
b. Piqua Care Center residents preparing bags for Halloween: Bill Stone, Alberta Seidel, Clarence Mathena, Charles Brown, Helen Erwin, Ivaloe Ilo, Dorothy Shaffer, Bertha Downing, Ralph Garbry, Fred Shellenberg (9)
66 October 30, 1981
a. School students posting new United Fund totals on the tally board: Kathy Noffsinger, Randy Sever, Brent Nill, Skip Murray, Amiee Tabor, Kory Bachman (14)
b. Halloween costumes and the Kiwanis Halloween Parade: Robin Birt, Heath Galley, Susan Smith, Jamey McMaken, Ann Copsey, Mindy Wallace, Jackie Huelskamp, Aimee Omlor, Tammy Treon, Amy Lemmon (40)
c. Fletcher Lions and Lionesses Club treated clients of the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and Adults to a hay ride and wiener roast at Poor Farmers Campground (17)
d. Clint Gattshall with awards he has received for YMCA membership drives (4)
e. Rental costumes at Jaqua’s Party Rental: Ann Jaqua (11)
f. Agricultural Business (Ag Business) program at the Upper Valley J.V.S. (14)
g. Pictures for Ruth Reed articles – K.T. and Nina Miller; ladies holding craft items wearing aprons with their first names on them (6)
67 October 31, 1981 – envelope #1
a. Bradford Halloween photos (10)
b. Piqua vs. Northmont football (75)
c. Ribbon cutting a Montgomery Ward’s catalog store: Joe Thoma III, Plez Gastineau, Don Beckert, Charles Sanders, Bruce Fetters, Sharon Ford, Jerry Easley, Robert Ford, Luu Havenar, Julian McKitrick (9)
d. New stone front on The Getaway, 118 N. Main St.: Randall Elkins, Ron Heilman (6)
e. Chevrolet Citation X11 at Rogers Oldsmobile (5)
f. Border City Savings and Loan Company tellers in costume: Becky Shoemaker, Corena Alderton, Terri Mayo, Connie Kennett, Dwayne Cooper, Jodi Young, Terri Hines, Connie Forsythe, Peggy Havenar, Shirley Stocker, Linda Wyer (10)
g. Girl Scouts (4)
68 October 31, 1981 – envelope #2
a. Ulhman’s fashion photographs in Piqua East Mall (30)
b. Cows (3)
c. Bradford High School Class of 1934 at Nexdor Restaurant: Toby Conway, Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Irving, Max & Carmeto Smith, Lowell Fullerton, Mrs. James Conway, Jess Idle, Cletus and Maxine Brown (5)
d. Dial-A-Devotion: Paulyne Harmon of Bradford (6)
e. Tree (2)
f. Fashion photographs for Jacquelin Beck, Elder Beerman, Barclay’s and William Edwards (61)
69 October 1981 – no specific date
a. Lady with her crafts (6)
BOX 39
SUB-SERIES XVI K: NOVEMBER 1981
File 1 November 3, 1981
a. Voters: Gus Mason, Rosemary Reser, Charlotte Bertling, Louella Raudabaugh, Gloria Zollinger (7)
b. West Milton school bus involved in a five vehicle accident on S.R. 571 near Rangeline Road (13)
c. Piqua Youth Soccer Association presents an award to the Piqua Daily Call at its banquet at Piqua High School: Harry Congdon (9)
2 November 4, 1981
a. Duane Bachman and Sam Jackson – victory party after vote count: Duane Bachman, Jack Neuenschwander, Sam Jackson Jr., Evan Werling, Jerry Easley (8)
b. Covington vs. Greenview volleyball (12)
c. Miami East vs. Tri-Village volleyball (15)
d. Ed Purk – Piqua High School Athletic Director (5)
e. Portable classrooms at South Street School (8)
f. Piqua High school page – Smoke Signals photos: staff invited to an open house in the Home Economics Department (11)
g. Award presented to Patricia Clark for her works as president of the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce (3)
3 November 5, 1981
a. Wright State University basketball intra-squad scrimmage at Garbry Gymnasium – former Piqua basketball player Andy Warner is on the squad (9)
b. Joy Higgins and Rev. Charles Zweizig of the Miami County Alcoholism Center, a United Fund agency (3)
c. Lake at Stillwater Prairie (21)
d. Nona Ferree of Bradford making clowns for a bazaar (4)
e. Three cross country runners to run at state meet – mug shots: Richard Hunt; Ron Deaton; Tony Longendelpher (12)
4 November 6, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Northmont volleyball (24)
b. Piqua Players production of “Angel Street”: Barb Davis, Doug Riffell, Frank Gilardi, Jane Green, Pam Grimes, director Dennis Meeks (42)
c. Four ladies with wreaths (5)
5 November 7, 1981
a. Sam Shaw, chief operator at Piqua Municipal Power Plant puts on a “hard hat” diving suit to inspect some underwater work at the Power Plant (35)
b. Piqua vs. Sidney football (52)
c. Piqua High School cheerleaders decorating downtown windows: Wendy Bayman, “Buckwheat: Elders, Jill Bornhorst, Paula Bowman, Jill Toopes (23)
d, Versailles vs. Lehman football (51)
e. Versailles homecoming queen: Beth Apple (9)
f. Bradford vs. Preble Shawnee football (50)
g. Optimist Club TV Auction Jim McGhee, Don Apple, Ed Rogers, Carl Schulz, Ford Behm (6)
h. Graham vs. Springfield Catholic Central (40)
6 November 9, 1981
a. Irene Schlanxer of the St. Mary’s Church Alter Society with lap robes produced by the society (4)
b. Pumpkin on the roof of a house (4)
c. Covington vs. Tri-Village volleyball (28)
d. Razzy the Piqua Police dog: Sgt. Craig Obenchain, Margaret Coffling (10)
e. Yogi Bear at the Piqua Memorial Hospital Pediatrics Ward: Ice Capades character Yogi bear with Kelly Divens (22)
f. Boxing match at the Hobart Arena: Matthew Baskerville, John Kaiser (9)
7 November 11, 1981
a. Interior and exterior of the G. C. Murphy 5 & 10¢ Store (28)
b. Ribbon cutting and opening of the Baumhauer Insurance Agency: Jon and Carol Baumhauer (7)
c. Lehman musical production (24)
8 November 12, 1981
a. Gerlach the Florist flower arrangements (10)
b. Ohio Bureau of Employment Services [Unemployment Office] (7)
c. Play cast making up a sign (10)
d. Farm page photos of No Till farming (9)
9 November 13, 1981
a. Barbara Hershey – Russia High School artist in residence (5)
b. Russia High School Gymnasium under construction (6)
10 November 14, 1981
a. Flower arrangements for advertising at The Flower Box, 1622 Washington Ave. (21)
b. Upper Valley J.V.S. Truancy Class (5)
11 November 15, 1981
a. Jerry McAfee stars in the Troy Civic Theater production of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” (69)
12 November 16, 1981
a. Piqua High School Marching Band wiener roast and barn dance at the Home of Dale and Maxine Stump: Amy and Randy Derr, Chris Heckaman, Chip Stump, Laurie Hepler (1)
b. Two ladies modeling clothes (4)
c. Piqua High School Fall Festival at the Piqua East Mall: Beverly Hemm, Don Mohr, Bill Cronerberry, Lindsey Flesh, Raymond Stewart (8)
d. Covington vs. Newark Catholic volleyball (8)
e. University of Dayton vs. Wisconsin- Superior football action (13)
f. Covington Veterans Day service (29)
13 November 17, 1981
a. Lowell Domigan, county sanitary engineer at Miami County Health Dept. (6)
b. Fire at Sussman Inc., 444 Weber St. (21)
c. Fog photographs (13)
d. Miss Piggy visits Kindergarteners at Springcreek Elementary School to promote Springcreek’s annual autumn festival entitled this year, “An Evening with Miss Piggy.” (11)
e. Veterans Day in Piqua (48)
14 November 18, 1981
a. Baby care class at Dettmer Hospital as part of Baby Sitter certification: Benita Fergerson, Brenda Taylor, Bev Mitchell (6)
b. SpringWater Used Car Lot (6)
c. Lillian Motter at J. C. Penney with a new sales tax schedule (3)
d. Piqua High School play practice for “The Unwicked Witch”: Ruth Freiberg, Beth Yount, Keith Hostetter, Jeff Shearer, Noel Perry (4)
e. Ruth Koon (5)
f. Woman putting a wreath on a door (7)
g. Boxer – mug shot (4)
h. Rosemary Gutman and Carol Isert (7)
i. Forest Hill Cemetery caretaker (5)
j. Raccoon (3)
k. Man standing by a covered bridge (6)
l. Lady and two deer (15)
m. Ladies and crafts: Janet Hurlbutt, Marge Hurlbutt, Jennifer Hurlbutt, Kris Hurlbutt, Myrtle Dill, Alice Futrell (6)
15 November 19, 1981
a. William J. Brown (2)
b. Piqua High School play cast at the elementary schools (13)
c. Rainbow books being passed out at the Library (12)
16 November 20, 1981
a. Noon Optimist Club’s Piqua’s “Outstanding Youth” award recipients: Kristy McMaken, Lori Van Culin, Brittnie Lamich, Lisa Gearhardt, Tom Simmons, Greg Blankenship, Chad Davis, Noon Optimist President Don Apple, Jim Foster (Optimist), Shari Anderson, Lori Lyman, Sharon Crawford, Herb Weigel, Shawn Anderson (4)
b. Woman story telling with a hand puppet: Judee Spring of the Oakes-Beitman Library in Pleasant Hill, Jason McFadeden, Jerry Bowerman, Tricia Karnes (6)
c. Jane Crick with homemade craft items to be featured at Fletcher United Methodist Church turkey supper and bazaar. (8)
d. Miami Citizens moving to new data center: Tim Hillman, Ford Behm, James French (8)
e. Front of the Sidney Plaza nearing completion (7)
f. Piqua High School most valuable player award winners (8)
g. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month: Kevin Koon (17)
h. Old Miami County Home, built in 1886 (68)
i. Boy at a video terminal (3)
j. Baumhauer Insurance Agency: John and Carol Baumhauer (3)
k. Diversified Radiator Repair (2)
l. Girl Scouts assist Meals-On-Wheels (8)
m. Mental Health Media Award presented to the Piqua Daily Call (4)
n. Ladies with crafts (6)
o. Church meeting – a lady and two men (3)
p. Dick Brownlee explaining the value temporary services offer business and industry. Presentation made to Piqua Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee: Dr. Richard Adams, Henry Ernst, Jack Dayton, Paul Staley, Don Massa, Evan Werling (3)
17 November 21, 1981
a. Downtown Christmas Tree arrives (18)
b. Woman working on an afghan throw: Ann Shook (7)
c. Miami East vs. Troy boys basketball (26)
18 November 23, 1981
a. Bob Jacoby (3)
b. University of Dayton vs. Augustana football action (13)
c. Santa Claus arriving at the Piqua East Mall (15)
d. Winan’s baskets – peanuts and hard tack (7)
e. Richard “Dick” Pearson Retirement party at the Piqua Board of Education: Jeannie Weer, NancyDecker, Victoria Couchois, Selma Pearson, Hanna Kingrey (3)
f. St. Mary’s illuminaries (8)
g. Girl Scouts working on gifts for the residents of Piqua Manor in association with the VFW Auxiliary: Barb Paulsel, Glenna Hendricks, Laura, Walker, Annie O’Leary, Lori Resler, Missy Landis, Maria Schlosser, Jamie Blais, Karen
Eckstein, Betsy Bell, Tricia Wallace, Courtney Woods, Debbie Lais, Sonya Morris, Helen Ables, Ann Shook, Reah Schlosser (14)
h. St. Mary’s school lunch prepared by the third grade students: Doug Winner, Chris O’Leary, Jerry Huelskamp, Thom Teach, Diane DeMange, Chris Berger (14)
19 November 24, 1981
a. Rev. Henry Reinewald, Covington United Church of Christ, in front of a U.S. flag (8)
b. Huggy the robot presents a safety program at High Street School (12)
c. Man in cap, glasses and moustache (2)
d. Downtown Christmas decorations going up (11)
e. United Fund tote board on the square showing a total of $221,798 (5)
f. Piqua High School “Smoke Signals” page photos: Ruth Freiberg in costume as “a wicked old witch,” Merle Warner (33)
g. Karla Shoemaker presents a plaque to Rebecca Neubauer Rice at the Business and Professional Women’s Club dinner meeting (3)
h. Nurse with award (3)
i. Woman holding a Persian style rug or carpet (4)
20 November 25, 1981
a. Sidney opening new city buildings (16)
b. Gerlach the Florist, flower arrangement photos for advertising (8)
c. Piqua vs. Graham boys basketball (20)
d. Phyllis Wiltheiss – mug shot (4)
e. Pat Hardin, Theresa Krebs behind the counter at Knot Hole Gifts shop (6)
f. Singers – man with guitar and woman (4)
21 November 26, 1981
a. Turkey (10)
b. Springcreek students having Thanksgiving lunch: Pat Gillespie (teacher), Mary Overholser, Tina Stidham, Jewell Fuston, Brian Karns, Marlene Hartzell, Kim Dunn (3)
c. “Wanted-a-Job” sign on the front of James Reedy’s house, 804 Clark Ave. (2)
d. Evelyn Wintrow with her “Ice Cream Sundae Dessert” (3)
e. Virginia Kinney with her grandmothers turkey platter (8)
22 November 27, 1981
a. Piqua High School band practice: Kelly Collins, Tina Ross, Ann Copsey, Tamar Harrison, Janine Haynes, Kari Cline, Robin Havenar, Nancy Heath, Debbie Mengos (62)
b. Thanksgiving dinner at Piqua Head Start: Philomena Cornish (cook), Erica Stewart, Beth Swartz, Tameka Clemons, Erin Millbourn (6)
c. Check presentation – two men (4)
d. Irene Roeth, Bradford Living Care Center, fashions homemade ornaments (6)
e. Bogey’s Restaurant in Sidney: Mike Kickley, Jodi Kossel (5)
f. Body man at Spring-Water Used Cars (5)
g. Larry Hess completes the JFK 50-mile ultramarathon (9)
h. Knobby’s Shop, Piqua Daily Call winner (9)
23 November 28, 1981
a. Lehman vs. New Bremen boys basketball (32)
b. Covington vs. Tipp City boys basketball (35)
24 November 30, 1981
a. Lee Van Dervort stained glass crafts (11)
b. Downtown Santa Claus parade (76)
c. Santa Claus at the Piqua Memorial Hospital Pediatrics Department (9)
d. Ring photos for Zimmerman Jewelry Store advertising (21)
e. Elves preparing for breakfast with Santa (13)
f. University of Dayton football action (16)
g. Jolly Crafters Bazaar: Virginia Helton, Ruby Shefbuch, Joann Palsgrove (6)
BOX 39
SUB-SERIES XVI L: DECEMBER 1981
File 25 December 1, 1981
a. Check presentation at the Vorpe house of sight and sound: Bebbie Sanders, Allen Massie, Charles Fosnight, Gary Hardgrove (5)
b. Westminster Presbyterian choral group: Jean Seymour, Linda Sears (29)
26 December 2, 1981
a. Jim Gover for “Personality Profile,” (6)
27 December 3, 1981
a. Congressman Michael Oxley – YWCA’s Mini Town Hall Series speaker: Jane Greene, Cong. Oxley, Rita Stahl (7)
b. Piqua High School “Smoke Signals” page: Piqua vs. Lehman preseason boys basketball scrimmage (5)
c. Toy and gifts donations to the Salvation Army: Daryl and Linda McKenzie, Captain Floyd Wood, Ralph Zimmerlin (11)
d. Bazaar at the Grissom family home, 716 Young St.: Carroll Grissom, Rita Stang, Connie Grissom (4)
e. Some farmers reverting to corn fodder to supplement cattle feed (11)
f. Lisa Huelskamp winner of nature poster contest (1)
g. Lehman High School volleyball awards: Karen Wourms, Mindi Lole, Shelly Vanderhorst, Kathy Schlater, Judy Wourms, Carol Hemm, Theresa Butt, Nancy Apple, Nancy Mescher (coach) (1)
h. Lady at a desk [PEM ?] (5)
i. Man with a dead deer: Dennis Willoughby (8)
j. Three men with a vase in a photo labeled for the women’s page (3)
28 December 4, 1981
a. Favorite Hill Elementary students decorating for Christmas: Mary Lou Yenney (teacher) – 3rd graders: Jenny Loffer, Lori Harshbarger, Chad Spruance. 1st graders: Angie Cantwell, Tim Ford, Shannon Howard, Brad Harshbarger, Jenny Swallow, Shawn Frysinger, Melissa Carver, Tina Harvey (20)
b. Dr. Donald P. Luna (2)
29 December 5, 1981
a. Zimmerman’s Jewelry reopening: Mary White, Larry Hart (6)
b. Lehman vs. Ft. Loramie boys basketball (9)
c. Up from the Ashes – Old Schneider Brewery cave: Terry Wright, James Oda (10)
d. Russia vs. Houston boys basketball (15)
e. Ribbon cutting at the Beer Depot: Tom Nugent, Jerry Easley, Lou Havenar, Chuck Cox, Jim Cos, Marvin Cornealius, Charles Sanders, Rick Mowery, Larry Miller, Johnny Pansing (8)
f. Piqua High School Swing Choir [later called “The Company”] rehearsal for Christmas show (7)
g. Bradford vs. Covington boys basketball (25)
h. Lights in the windows at Sunset Apartments (18)
i. Piqua City Commission is sworn in (8)
j. Statler Road fire (13)
k. Windy weather pictures at Washington Elementary School (12)
l. Winner at Knobby’s Pipe & Tobacco shop (5)
30 December 6, 1981
a. Dancers (11)
31 December 7, 1981
a. Miami County Realtors annual dinner: New officers – Mary Lou Cox, James C. Hussman, Helen Phillips. Top Professionals – Ralph Black, Ruth Black, Anita Huber, Dianne Preissler, Margaret Rice, Bob Spencer (9)
b. George McMillan with a Christmas tree on his tree lot, corner Ash and Spring Streets (9)
c. R. E. Theil (4)
d. Piqua vs. Greenville boys basketball (41)
e. Junior Miss Contest: Linda Landis, Mary Hemmert, Heidi Sue Hubbard (Jr. Miss), Candolyn Coon, Cheryl Harris (6)
f. Circulation Christmas promotion picture of newspapers and Christmas tree (6)
g. Copies of the French Oil Mill Machine Co. China trip slides (4 – 60 mm negs.)
32 December 8, 1981
a. Covington vs. Newton boys basketball (25)
b. Lodge 24, F&AM honors long term members: Samuel Kastner (65 years), Leroy E. Armstrong (50 years), Samuel Dougherty (60 years) (4)
c. Doggie Christmas tree: Ed Francis, 1124 Lincoln St. (8)
d. Viola Ault with a Christmas cactus given to her by her grandmother 14 years ago (8)
e. Robert Hanselman with a penny collection (13)
g. Piqua High School “Smoke Signals” page – choir and instrumentalists preparing for Christmas Vespers program (4)
33 December 9, 1981
a. Auction of Val Decker’s equipment, etc. (36)
b. Versailles Beverage Center (2)
c. Linda Long, Holly Hahn raising goats (3)
d. Truck accident on I 75 (16)
e. Ribbon cutting at the J.V.S. Village located in the Piqua East Mall: Pat Matthews, Dean Smith, James Gover, Donna Harshburger, Brian Reid, David Valentine, Laura Wiltshire, Angela Hartman, Amy Joslin (5)
f. Police office demonstrating self-protection methods for women: Lt. Jim Bullard, Memphis, TN Police and Marty Brewer, volunteer from Memphis (5)
34 December 10, 1981
a. Gerlach the Florist – flower arrangements for advertising (7)
b. Santa faces for advertising promotion (72)
c. Wreath making at Woodland Wreath (13)
d. Monument in Pleasant Hill decorated (3)
e. Piqua Assembly of God youth practicing their musical, “Christmas Fever” (3)
f. Piqua vs. Tecumseh girls basketball (10 – 60 mm negs.)
35 December 11, 1981
a. Troy Head Start children visit Santa at the Piqua East Mall (4)
b. Piqua Daily Call picture board at the Piqua East Mall: Gary Yount, Harry Congdon, Pat Matthews (14)
36 December 12, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Tecumseh boys basketball (20)
b. Ribbon cutting at Elliott’s Garden Center, 1230 Garbry Road, Piqua: Lou Havenar, Bob Gary, Verna Elliott, Bill Elliott, Jerry Easley, Connie Walker, Charles Sanders, Chuck Cox, Plez Gastineau (7)
c. Little girl, Jessica Lynn Poison presenting a slide projector to assistant librarian Virginia Kinney at the Oakes-Beitman Memorial Library, Pleasant Hill (5)
d. Farewell cake – Newton School Board (4)
e. Dayton Power & Light Co. safety demonstration at the Upper Valley J.V.S. (23)
37 December 14, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Troy wrestling matches (13)
b. Piqua High School Christmas vespers program (6)
c. Covington vs. Milton Union boys basketball (13)
38 December 15, 1981
a. M. J. Koon and Sons Insurance agency: Rich Koon, Mary Pummill, Cathy Bell, Jim Koon (10)
b. Art Guild meeting – Ann Sloan dressed in the costume of a Moravian Church member in 1741 (3)
c. Children hanging stockings on a fireplace (8)
d. Sixth grade children at Newton School portray the nativity as a part of the school Christmas program: Tina Jackson, Shanda Whitman, Jared Eckerly, Tony Hanshaw, Shelly Alexander (2)
e. Dorothy Kirk, church organist at Lost Creek United Church of Christ (10)
f. Maynard Mahan (5)
g. Piqua vs. Wapakoneta girls basketball (15)
h. Currier & Ives prints on display at Hayner Cultural Center, Troy (17)
i. Lady on a mini trampoline (4)
j. Piqua Daily Call check presented at Schrubb’s Camera Shop (9)
k. Copy of photo of Sakyamuni, founder of Buddaism (5)
l. Life Skills class at Bennett Junior High School (22)
m. Piqua High School “Smoke Signals” school page photo of Julie Henkaline (3)
n. Tom Jones, Miami County School Superintendent (3)
39 December 16,1981
a. Rob Ryder at Dettmer Hospital entertaining the patients (11)
b. Christopher Painter – child model (4)
c. Santa Claus at the Miami County Rehabilitation Center for Brain Injured Children and adults: Heather Curtis, Barbara Curtis (9)
d. Gus Mason’s nativity scene and a Christmas tree he made out of aluminum pie pans (14)
40 December 17, 1981
a. Christmas lights (9)
41 December 18, 1981
a. New church bus service at Piqua Baptist Church: Richard Scherer Sr., Kay Scherer, Rusty Scherer (6)
b. Snow photographs (12)
c. Wilder students Tony Morgan, Chip Stump, Chrissy Baumhauer, Sherri Reed, Greg Easley and Diane Robinson using COIN career planning materials (7)
d. High Street School Christmas assembly (2)
e. Lehman vs. Bradford boys basketball (16)
f. Lehman vs. Fort Recovery boys basketball (36)
42 December 19, 1981
a. Piqua vs. Fairborn Baker boys basketball (46)
b. New Piqua police officer – Ptl. James Burton – mug shot (6)
43 December 20, 1981
a. Kids around a Christmas tree (15)
b. Harry Congdon presenting a $10 gift certificate to Mrs. Donald Wiegman (3)
c. Christmas pressed chocolate candy bars (19)
44 December 21, 1981
a. Mug shots of two ladies (6)
45 December 22, 1981
a. Copy of a Piqua City map showing zoning (11 – 60 mm neg)
b. Snow pictures (12)
c. Salvation Army toy store (10)
d. Shoveling sidewalks in downtown Piqua (7)
e. Kids sledding on the snow at Mote Park (9)
f. Mock wedding as part of the Family Relations class at Versailles High School: Allan Marshall, Tina Keiser, Sandy Holsapple, Larry Marchal (14)
g. Ruth Hoover with her cookie recipe (11)
h. South Street School students cleaning the walks at Roosevelt Manor senior citizens apartments: Mark Karnehm, David Clark, Steve Sander,, Dawn Kindell, Angie Durham (9)
i. Piqua Daily Call carrier of the month (7)
j. Woman hanging antiques on a wall (6)
k. Border City Savings & Loan Company individual employees – mug shots (83)
46 December 23, 1981
a. Ralph Blakley shopping spree winner at Klopfer’s Super Valu store in Pleasant Hill (10)
b. Piqua High School “Smoke Signals” photos: Tina Mulner, Lisa Goings, Darrin Besecker (14)
c. Snowmen: Terry Stephens, Todd Palsgrove; Mark, Bob Jr. & Ellen Rogers (45)
d. Crocheted snowflakes: Opal Jasper – Pleasant Hill (6)
e. Head Start Christmas Party: Joshua Bishop, Jake Hicks, Sharon Reeder (16)
f. Santa Clause at Krogers (27)
g. Harry Congdon presenting an award to a Piqua Daily Call carrier (6)
h. John Harmon with a model steam tractor (6)
i. Decorated windows at Wilder Junior High School (12)
j. Shop Piqua winner: Janice Petty, Jim Cox, Jerry Easley (6)
47 December 24, 1981
a. Lehman vs. St. Henry boys basketball (18)
b. Bruckner Nature Center volunteers (12)
c. Piqua Players cast for “I Never Sang For My Father” scheduled for spring 1982: Dick Miller, Denise Zimbrick, Dick Hennessey, Brenda Vetter, Mark Cruse, Barb Davis, Pat Jacomet, Wylie Silver, Norman Carpenter (4)
48 December 26, 1981
a. Wilbur McVety with miniature “Little Red Barns” (8)
b. Up From the Ashes – bowling alleys: Trojan Manufacturing [the former Centennial Lanes on Water St.], Brel-Aire Bowling Lanes (9)
49 December 28, 1981
a. Gift return lines at K-Mart: Eleanor Swarts, Teresa Walker, Shari Teague, Dell Maria Stephens (10)
b. Discarded Christmas trees waiting to be taken out (7)
c. Ducks on Echo Lake (13)
50 December 29, 1981
a. Karen Cathcart (4)
b. Piqua Motors – Volkswagen dealer – is closing (2)
c. Cassano’s is opening in the Piqua East Mall: Beth Dobse, Kim Caserta (7)