Train Car Crash Kills Youth Near Butler County Crossing
A Baltimore and Ohio passenger train derailed after a southbound car struck the rear engine at Franklin Madison Road. Elbert Lee Wells, 17, of 7105 Franklin Madison Road, died en route to Middletown Hospital. Eleven others received emergency treatment. several passengers were later released with some admitted for observation. The crash halted half a mile of track and prompted bus transfers for passengers. The incident occurred as the Cincinnati to Detroit train traveled through Butler and Warren counties.
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Middletown Hospital
Baltimore & Ohio
Franklin - Madison Road
Elbert Lee Wells
Franklin Madison Road
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Wells
Warren County
Flaudie Owensby
Georgia
American Red Cross
Flasher Appeals Ignored Over Fatal Madison Road Crash
Residents near the Madison-Franklin crossing plan renewed appeals for a warning flasher after a B and O train crash killed a 17 year old and injured over 25. Jack Webb of Richard Acres said locals pressed the railroad for weeks with no response. He noted school buses repeatedly face danger at the unprotected crossing.
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Madison - Franklin Rd
B&o
Jack Webb
Richard Acres
The
Journal Today
Webb
Perkins Bound To Jury In Fatal Warren County Shooting
Franklin Municipal Court bound 45 year old James Kenneth Perkins over to the Warren County Grand Jury on first degree murder charges in the August 4 shooting death of his brother in law Charles Hawkins. Perkins pleads innocent and awaits grand jury convening in late September or early October. held at Warren County Jail. Witnesses included Joyce Thomas of 16 Cedar St and Investigator Pt. Paul Isbel.
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Franklin
James Kenneth Perkins
Warren County
Perkins
Shaltz Road
Charles Hawkins
Shartz Road
Hankins
Joyce Thomas
Cedar St
Paul Isbel
Dayton Girl, 9, Drowns After Rescue At Pool
Catherine McLaughlin, age 9, was pulled from water after being under for 20 minutes at a west side Dayton gravel pool. Firemen revived her, but she died Friday at Good Samaritan Hospital after the drowning incident on Thursday.
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Dayton
Ohio
Catherine McLaughlin
Good Samaritan Hospital
Services Set For Car Driver Elbert Wells Jr
Elbert Lee Wells Jr. 17 son of Mr and Mrs Elbert L Wells Sr of 7105 Franklin Madison Road will be honored with 11 a m Monday funeral at McCoy Leffler with Rev Robert Northcutt officiating Burial will follow at Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m Wells was killed about 1030 a m yesterday when the station wagon he drove collided with a B and O passenger train crossing near Peasttown derailing five railroad cars He died on arrival at Middletown Hospital at 11 a m He had just graduated Madison High School and worked at the Pure Oil Truck Stop at Interstate 75 and Rt 123 He is survived by parents four brothers John in the Navy and Raymond Timothy and Jeffry at home two sisters Mrs Joy Kinner of Middletown and Mrs Donna Stamper of Cincinnati paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Amos Wells of Middletown and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs W S King Cannes City Ky
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Elbert Lee Wells Jr
Elbert L. Wells Sr
Franklin -Madison Road
McCoy - Leffler
Robert Northcutt
Woodside Cemetery
B&o
Franklin - Madison Road Crossing
Peasttown
Nounced
Middletown Hospital
Madison High School
Interstate 75
Rt. 123
John
Raymond
Timothy
Jeffry
Joy Kinner
Middletown
Donna Stamper
Cincinnati
Amos Wells
W. S. King
Cannes City
Floyd Blevins
Streebe Road
Middletown Rt. 2
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Herschel Caudill
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Blevins
Red Cross
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown and Claymont
Obituaries report Floyd Blevins 79 of Middletown Rt 2 with services at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home and burial at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Also noted are services for George C. Mornhinweg 57 formerly of Middletown and Franklin at Jones Funeral Home Claymont with Masonic rites and burial in Claymont. survivors listed for both.
Funeral services for George Burch in Arcadia California
George Burch 51 a former Middletown resident died after collapsing at work Wednesday in Arcadia California. Funeral services will be held Monday at Utter McKinley Funeral Home with burial in Forest Lawn. He was a bus driver for Ortman Stewart Transportation Co and is survived by his wife two sons his mother two sisters Edna Mae Stigler and Charlotte Burch of California two brothers Edwin of California and William of Ft Wayne Ind and six grandchildren.
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George Burch
Arcadia
Calif
Middletown
Utter - McKinley
Forest Lawn
Burch
Ortman - Stewart Transportation Co
California
Edna Mae Stigler
Charlotte Burch
Edwin
William
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Glenn E Hall Requiem Held at St John’s Church
Funeral Mass for Glenn E Hall aged 54 of Middletown Eaton Road will be at 9 30 a.m. Monday at St John’s Church Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at the Piggs funeral home for visitation
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Glenn E. Hall
Middletown- Eaton Road
St. John’s Church
Woodside Cemetery
Mrs Ida May Planck 82 Dies in Middletown Hospital
Ida May Planck 82 of 4028 S Dixie Hwy Franklin died at 12 25 pm yesterday after 15 months illness. Survived by sons Marion Gilbert and Lawrence eight? wait three sons Marion Gilbert and Lawrence. 10 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Monday Grand Avenue Church of God Rev Henry Howard officiating Burial Spring Valley Cemetery. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home holding visitation tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm.
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Ida May Planck
S. Dixie Hwy
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Planck
Springboro
Isaac
Marion
Gilbert
New Lebanon
Lawrence
Springfield
Grand Avenue Church
Mrs Scheidt to be laid to rest Monday at Colligan
Mrs Katherine Scheidt, 54, of 3835 Hamilton Mason Road, will be honored in a memorial service at 2 p.m. Monday (Colligan). Albert Lis, 85, formerly of 135 Washington Street, will have a Requiem High Mass at 9 30 a.m. Monday at St Josephs Church.
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Katherine Scheidt
Hamilton - Mason Road
Colligan
Albert Lis
Washington St
St. Joseph's Church
Police Briefs Describe Damaged Cars in Early Attack
Cars owned by Clark Townsend of 204 W Home Ave Trenton and Millard Hill of 6270 Bendel Drive were damaged when missiles were hurled at them early today. Townsend’s vehicle was hit near Tytus Avenue and Verity Parkway while Hill’s was struck near Grove Street and Parkview Avenue.
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Clark Townsend
Home Ave
Trenton
Millard Hill
Bendel Drive
Townsend
Tytus Avenue
Verity Parkway
Hill
Grove Street
Parkview Avenue
Monroe House Fire Causes Heavy Smoke Damage
An 18-year-old girl was treated at Middletown Hospital after a self harm attempt tied to the fire. The Monroe blaze started in an upholstered chair at Tom Baird Jr home on Todhunter Road, causing 15 000 to 16 000 dollars in damage. Fire officials said cigarette embers smoldered in the chair and ignited drapes and living room furniture, with two hours needed to control the flames. Mr and Mrs Baird had been watching the Republican convention before bed when the fire started.
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Tom Baird Jr
Todhunter Road
Monroe
Baird
Middletown Hospital
Red Cross Disaster Team Prepares After Train Wreck
Middletown Red Cross Disaster unit quickly mobilized after the Baltimore & Ohio wreck that claimed a 17 year old driver and derailed three passenger cars. Volunteers ferried passengers to the Red Cross building for meals and onward transport, praised for efficient, self-contained response without needing Cincinnati chapter help. Donald Meyer, a government employee from Cincinnati, recalled the moment of impact as he rode in the car struck by the automobile.
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Middletown
Nurse Rescues Mother and Children From Burning Car
An unidentified Franklin nurse pulled a mother Edna Messer 40 and her two children Brenda 18 and Raymond 6 from a flaming auto after a three vehicle crash on Ohio Route 4 north of Hamilton. Edna Messer and two passengers were treated at Mercy Hospital for injuries. Bowman 19 who drove one car fled the scene and later surrendered, charged with reckless driving and leaving the scene.
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Hamilton
Franklin
Sheriff's
Here
Mercy Hospital
Edna Messer
Fair Ave
Brenda Messer
Raymond Messer
Brenda
Raymond
Robert Eugene Bowman
Reservoir St
Harold Francis Lanter
S. 4Th St
Fairfield Township
Bowman
Messer
Pontiac
Robert Stewart
Sheriff's Department
Fairfield Town
Vandal damage at Blue Ball drive-in reported
Deputies said vandals damaged two sliding glass windows at the Tasty-Freez drive-in located at 1928 Cincinnati-Dayton Road in Blue Ball. A walk-in cooler and several drawers were ransacked, totaling 45 in damage. nothing was stolen.
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Blue Ball
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Morrow
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Claymont
Del
Jones
George C. Mornhinweg
Prospect Ave
Wilmington
Mr. Mornhinweg
General Chemical Division
Allied Chemical Corp
New York City
George M. Verity Masonic Lodge
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George F
Mornhinweg
Lamberton St
Great Neck
N. Y
Glenn Hall
Tedey
Ziebart
Rs. Ida Planck
Carlisle
William Falick
Dean Girton
Marvin Holliday
Robert
Betty Ballard
S. Main Street
Toledo
Donald Meyer
Robert A. Schwab, O.D
Mary Litsch, O.D
Central Ave
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