Girl Dies as Family Ill From Car Fumes on I-75
A 19 year old Dayton girl, Kathy Pierson, died in the northbound I-75 rest area after her family fell ill from carbon monoxide from a faulty muffler. Deputies reported others in the Pierson family Connie 24, Darlene 13, Lora Gail 8, Jeffrey 4, and Robert P Williams 13 Beattyville Ky. Also involved were Hubert Pierson and state patrolman Glenn Roddy. The body was taken to McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Monroe
Butler County
Kathy Pierson
Dave Boomershine
Harold May
Garret J. Boone
Glenn Roddy
Hubert Pierson
Pierson
Connie
Darlene
Lora Gail
Jeffrey
Robert P. Williams
Beattyville
Graduates urged to back change and duty by Pierce
Dr. Wendell H. Pierce told Miami University summer graduates that education must reflect social responsibility and real world realities. The 41st commencement honored 846 degree recipients including 60 master’s, with Pierce and Edwin J. Thomas receiving honorary doctorates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miami University
Wendell H. Pierce
Cincinnati
Miami
Withrow Court
Maimi’s
Pierce
Edwin J. Thomas
Akron
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Germantown Man In Critical After 294 Foot Motorcycle Slide
A Germantown man Gary S. Duncil aged 22 suffered life threatening injuries when his motorcycle overturned and slid 294 feet on Interstate 75 near Millikin Road Saturday night. He was 8:25 p.m. northbound in the center lane, police said. Another rider Kenneth Hardert 39 of Lebanon Rt. 1 sustained multiple abrasions after his bike slid 35 feet on Rt. 48 near I-71. He was treated and released at Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Middletown Hospital
Millikin Road
Gary S. Duncil
W. Market St
Highway Patrol
Kenneth Hardert
Lebanon
Arson Suspected In Germantown Fires After Large Weekend Blaze
Police hold two juveniles for investigation of arson linked to two fires on N Main Street and at a Cherry Street garage. The weekend toll includes a massive Saturday blaze at Associated Paper Products Inc and multiple tobacco warehouses, with officials noting arson as not proven in that fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
N. Main Street
Burned-Out Associated Paper Seeks New Plant Site Fast
Richard Grund, vice president of Associated Paper Products, says offers of help flooded in after a Saturday fire destroyed the Germantown plant and three nearby tobacco warehouses. He plans to renew operations within a week in the old CG&E building, seeking about 25 000 square feet in Middletown. The firm supplies inner packing material to Ford, GM Fisher Body, and other auto plants, with offers of machinery from Akers Packaging Service Inland Container and Packaging Corp of America. Arson ruled out with damage estimated over 1 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zechar
Germantown
Associated Paper Products, Inc
Cherry St
Grand Family
Middletown
Bacco
National Leaf Tobacco Co
Paul Grubbs
E. Market
John Berger & Son Co
National Leaf Firm
Miamisburg
Richard Grund
Grund
Associated Paper
Cg&e
Grand
Fisher Body
General Motors
Akers Packaging Service
Inland Container Corp
The
Packaging Corp. of America
Charles Zechar
Harland Grund
Zehar
Eagles Honor George Class on 90th Birthday in Middletown
Middletown Lodge 528 Fraternal Order of Eagles feted George Class at the FOE Hall with a plaque and cake. Class, a 16 year city commissioner and former state official, was praised for 56 years of service to Middletown and Ohio politics. Attendees included his daughters Betty and Martha and son-in-law in Detroit. Open house followed at the Class home with many friends attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hall
George Crowe
Dick Davidson
Dell Cox
Order of Eagles
Middletown
Ohio
George Class
Class
Collier
Martin Davey
Davey
Butler County
Betty Class
Martha
William
Detroit
City Commission Eyes Ambulance and Office Space Deals
City commissioners meet at 8 p m to decide contracts for ambulance service and a downtown office space lease. They will also consider a land access resolution for Sebald Park in Madison Township and debate bridge use with Elk Creek Road owner Morrison over four acres valued at up to 12 900 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Township
Elk Creek Road
Elk Creek
T.K. Morrison
Morrison
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Riggs Funeral Home
Revelos
Central Avenue
Clinton Street
Twirler Is Junior Champion
Middletown baton twirler Lu Ann Evans aged 13 won the junior championship at the tenth annual USTA grand national convention in Washington. She placed second in advanced solo and seventh in fancy strutting and was first runner-up in the grand national twirl-off. Evans captains the Dayton Millers Junior Blackhawks Drum and Baton Corps, which claimed first at nationals. the senior group also won first, and her team Satan's Sweethearts from Dayton finished second in team competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lu Ann Evans
Washington, D. C
Lu Ann
Dayton Millers
Blackhawks
Ohio
Millers
Dayton
Washington
Two Men Arrested After Campbell Gulf Robbery
Charges expected in a $200 theft after two men allegedly robbed Campbell Gulf at Main Street and Manchester. Witness Ron Pleak reported seeing the men flee south with the register, which was later dumped near a Cadil lac by the Turf Bar. Police arrested them on Elk Creek Road near Ohio 122. The cash register had not yet been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell’s
Gulf Service Station
Main Street
Manchester Ave
Ron Pleak
Shaker Road
First National Bank
Turf Bar
Central Ave
Pleak
Elk Creek Road
Ohio 122
Waynesville Men Injured In Nixon Camp Road Crash
Three Waynesville men were injured Saturday night when their car slid through a farm fence and flipped in a field on Nixon Camp Road north of I 71. Dor ton E. Hurley 22 endured elbow and rib pains after treatment at Middletown Hospital. Jerry Massingill and Tony Lee Cook refused further treatment. Hurley faced charges of failure to register and excessive speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
Nixon Camp Road
Middletown Hospital
Dorton E. Hurley
Joycie Lane
Jerry Massingill
North Street
Tony Lee Cook
Rt. 48
Hurley
Be Prepared for Unexpected Debts Open Your Account Today
The message urges opening an account to handle unforeseen debts. It emphasizes preparation and financial readiness, urging quick action to secure funds and avoid future shortfalls. The prompt tone suggests a financial services offer or advertisement.
Smiths Lose Home as Fire Destroys Ohio Two-Flat
Germantown residents Chester Smith and his wife, formerly of 468 Main St, are reported homeless after a fire consumed their two apartment house and warehouse contents while they were traveling south of the Ohio River on vacation. Authorities say a Tennessee trooper may intercept them on their way to Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Chester Smith
Main St
Ohio Highway Patrol
Smiths
Ohio River
Tennessee
Disturbance at J and J Lanes Triggers Police Involvement
Early Sunday morning a brawl at the J and J Bowling Lanes drew three police departments into action. Fred Waldron, 18, was charged with disorderly conduct after a fight outside the alley. Officials say the teen club age rule and uninvited outsiders sparked the melee, with managers reporting up to five disturbance calls on Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J and J
Fred Waldron
18Th St
Middletown
Lemon Township
Jack Deaton
South Main Street
William T. Conrad
Waldron
Kate Dennis
J and J Lanes
Trenton
Dennis
Deaton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reid Clarence Brubaker
West Alexandria
Hardert
Cremeans
Thomas
Richard A. Boyer
N. Cherry St
Boyer Brothers
Berger
George Kuhn
N. Cherry
Peasttown
Carlisle
Farmersville
Franklin
Harrison Township
Miami Township
Box 21
Vernon Collier
FOE
Eagles
Division of Fire
Twirler
Long Insurance Agency
Harges
First National Bank OF
F.D.I.C
Cees Ewe
Ayr
Germantown Road
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!