Middletown Officers Injured in Separate Crashes and Assault
Two Middletown patrolmen were hurt in separate incidents yesterday. Patrolman Jack Barnes was slugged by a suspect after arrest on intoxication charges, while his partner Eugene Wolgamot suffered neck and shoulder injuries when the cruiser was rear ended by Ida Lee Patrick. Patrick faced disorderly conduct and insufficient brakes charges. Vehicle damage was about $90 per car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Jack Barnes
Barnes
Eugene Wolgaroot
Jamie Engle
Franklin Rt. 1
Engle
Wright
Wolgamot
Central Avenue
Ida Lee Patrick
Ottawa St. Wal
Middletown Hospital
Middletown Woman Wins On Price Is Right Will Return
A Middletown resident appeared on NBCs The Price Is Right and won 026 dollars in prizes yesterday. She will return Monday for a second attempt at the jackpot. Mrs Edward Forsyth, wife of a Rockville Centre man, vacationing with relatives, won a Victorian living room furniture suite during the appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Edward
Ted! Forsyth
Erie Avenue
Mes
Ralph Forsyth
Rockville Centre
L. L
Channel 5
Boy Lacerates Thumb In Fall
An 18 year old Middletown youth was admitted to Middletown Hospital after lacerating the tendon in his left thumb. Jerry Hatfield son of Willis Hatfield of 707 Granada Street injured his hand when he fell on broken glass. Hospital authorities said he would undergo surgery on the thumb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Jerry Hatfield
Willis Hatfield
Granada Sr
Soldier Seriously Ill In German Army Hospital
Thomas W. Timberman 20 son of Mrs Oleta Stanley and James Timberman, Lemon-M Monroe High School graduate, was reported seriously ill in a German Army hospital after fracturing his lower left leg with loss of limb possible. He had been on maneuvers with the 45th Engineering Battalion since June and local Red Cross officials sought details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Timperman
Oleta Stanley
Sherman Ave
James O. Timberman
Mason Rt. 1
Germany
Adjutant General's Office
Timberman
Lemon-Monroe High School
Election Board Expands Booths for Nov 5 Vote
The Butler County Board of Elections purchased 100 new voting booths and 100 ballot cans for the general election on November 5. Deputy clerk J Earl Gray said bond issues and candidates in Middletown and Hamilton necessitated the upgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Board of Elections
J. Earl Gray
Gray
Middletown
Hamilton City
Police Briefs Outline Local Thefts And Arrests
Police report thefts yesterday from Ronald Eaton and Wilbur Conger. Sidney Hatfield, 22, was arrested on a paternity charge. Bicycles stolen from Oakley Piersall and Tim McClure. A windshield was broken on Mrs. Charles School s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Eaton
Logan Ave
Wilbur Conger
Fleming Road
Sidney Hatfield
Hill Ave
Oakley Piersall
N. Verity Pkvy
Tim McClure
Ellen Dr
Burton Rd
Theft reported at Poor Boys Cafe on Garfield
Clyde McCoy of 101 Garfield reported a thief stole his billfold last night at the Poor Boys Cafe. The wallet contained $6 and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde McCoy
Dog Bite Incident In Monroe Involves Takach
Frank Takach of Monroe was bitten on the leg by a dog on 11th Avenue. A 0 foot section of hate was reportedly sent from an airline at the Dietz Service Station on Manchester Avenue during Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank” Takach
Monroe
11Th Avenue
Dietz
Manchester Avenue
Knife Found On Prisoner In Cellblock
Sheriff Pell reports a hunting knife was seized from Cecil Foister 24 Venice in Butler County jail. Foister awaiting trial for burglary at Hurley’s Feed Store Venice. Knife wrapped in towel under pillow in Foister’s bunk after deputies received a tip. No cell block trouble reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Paul A. Pell
Butler County
Cecil Foister
Venice
Hurley
Foister
Pell
Forster
Robert Jones
Howard Cook
Slame Shifts To Colonel In 4 Deaths
FT SILL Okla a battlefield decorated Army lieutenant colonel goes on trial on four counts of negligent homicide for the firing range deaths of four infantrymen June 22 He also faces a dereliction of duty charge and will be tried by a general court martial Berger a 16-year Army veteran from Philadelphia led during an attack demonstration when large mortar shells landed among advancing troops Moody Jr a Toano Virginia lieutenant was acquitted on four counts after admitting erroneous data transcription The defense argues Berger negligence caused the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Sill
Okla
Walter P. Berger
Philadelphia
Berger
Rosse L. Moody Jr
Toano
Master Mind In Thefts Convicted In Dayton
Benjamin H. Lett, 66, convicted by a Montgomery County jury of a $36 000 armed robbery at Hustis Grvil in September 1954. He faces sentence Monday. Police say he is believed to have masterminded robberies totaling about $250 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Benjamin H. Lett
Husti's Grvil
Sepember
Lett
Montgomery County Common Pleas
Theft at City Hotel Victimizes Three Residents
City Hotel thefts reported to police by manager Grace Hawkins indicate three residents robbed over six weeks. Stolen items include a watch owned by Bill Harrison and two pairs of pants belonging to Clarence Weidner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hotel
Grace Hawkins Yester
Bill Harrison
Clarence Weidner
Sleeping Sickness Victim Dies at 38 in Dayton
Herbert Holbrook of Dayton died after a 23 year struggle with sleeping sickness. He collapsed in a coma Friday and was dead on arrival at a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Herbert Holbrook
Cornerstone Corner Bid Marks Church Progress
Middletown Hamilton Creek community advances construction of its $150,000 church at Stanley Street and Grand Avenue with a Sunday cornerstone ceremony. High bid for the honor will determine who turns the first spadeful. brickwork on the main floor by Guettel Construction Co. proceeds toward a year end completion. The Rev. Stephen Sarigianis leads the Sts Constantine and Eleni Church building committee including Politz Skalkos and Pantel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hamilton Creek
Stanley Street
Grand Avenue
K. A. Politz
Guettel Construction Co
Cincinnati
Sts. Constantine and Eleni Church
Politz
Andy Skalkos
Pet Janetos
John Dallis
Albert Jones
John Pantel
Stephen Sarigianis
Bevan West Point trainer Rol Bevan Dies at 69
Rol Bevan 69 long an athletic trainer at the United States Military Academy West Point, died after an eight week illness at Grandview Hospital Dayton. He coached at Steele High School and Ravens and Woodward High School and served on Dartmouth's athletic staff before joining West Point in 1941. He authored Trainers Handbook and won 1942 New York Touchdown Club award. Burial in Toledo. Survived by wife Harriet and stepson Robert Haas. Funeral Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland
Earl Blaik
Blaik
Academy
Mr. Bevan
New York Touchdown Club
Caldwell
Ohio
Bevan
Steele High
Delbert Bevan
Dayton
Whitmer Brothers Funeral Home
Emil Baumann
Woodlawn Cemetery
Toledo
Willard L Profitt 66 dies in Indiana
Willard L Profitt 66 of Rome City Indiana a former Middletown resident died Thursday night at Parkview Memorial Hospital Fort Wayne Indiana He worked as a driver for Interstate Trucking Co He is survived by his wife Mary Elizabeth two stepchildren Phyllis Barok of Liberty and Onda Wells of Dayton a brother Butler Profitt of Lewisburg and five stepgrandchildren Services will be held at 2 pm tomorrow at Hite Funeral Home Kendallville Indiana with burial in Lakeview Cemetery Kendallville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard L. Profitt
Rome City
Ind
Middletown
Parkview Memorial Hospital
Ft. Wayne
Profitt
Interstate Trucking Co
Mary Elizabeth
Phyllis Barok
Liberty
Onda Wells
Dayton
Butler Profitt
Lewisburg
Hite
Kendallville
Lakeview Cemetery
Mrs Dora A Long 70 Dies in Middletown Hospital
Mrs Dora Alice Long 70 of 312 Bellemonte St died at 10 05 am yesterday at Middletown Hospital after four months in care. A native of Covington Kentucky she lived here 60 years and would have marked 42nd wedding anniversary with husband Albert J Long next month. Surviving are sister Mrs Hubert Brelsford and brother James English both of Middletown. Requiem High Mass 9 am Monday Holy Trinity Church burial Calvary Cemetery. Visitation Schramm Funeral Home 2 5 and 7 10 pm tomorrow with Rosary at 7 30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Alice Long
Bellemonte St
Middletown Hospital
James English
Middletown
Holy Trinity Church
Calvary Cemetery
Schramm Funeral
Edward Schumann dies. services set in Kentucky
Edward Schumann of South Gate Kentucky aged 76 florist and father of Mrs Ralph Mull of Middletown dies at 2 30 p m yesterday at St Luke Hospital Ft Thomas Ky Surviving are two other daughters one son and four grandchildren Services will be held 10 a m Monday at Doblings Funeral Home Ft Thomas with cremation to follow Friends may fail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Schumann
Southgate
Ralph Mull
Middletown
St. Luke Hospital
Ft. Thomas
Mull
Doblings Funeral Home
Mrs Emma Landis Eaton services set in Brookville
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Landis Eaton 77 of Brookville will be held at 2 30 p m tomorrow at the Church of the Brethren with burial in Paris Cemetery. She died Thursday at Isabelle Nursing Home Friends may call at A Dunkel & Sons Funeral Home today and at the church after 2 p m tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EATON
Emma Landis
Brookville
Jesse Landis
Church of the Brethren
Paris
Landis
Isabelle
Clarence Smith 88 Died in Dayton Area
Clarence Smith aged 88 of Lytle died Thursday at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton. He is survived by a son Alan of Dayton and two granddaughters. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Stubbs Funeral Home with burial at Miami Cemetery Corwin. Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Smith
Waynesville
Lytle
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Alan
Stubbs
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Two Drivers Cited After Multiple City Crashes
A pair of traffic incidents yesterday left two drivers cited for violations after a $175 collision on Yankee Road and Garfield Streets. Stanley Hall 18 and Mark Whitla 30 faced infractions for insufficient brakes and no license respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Hall
Seneca St
Yankee Road
Garfield
Hall
Mark Whitla
Garfield St
Whitla
Smoking skillet triggers fire alarm at 1006 2nd Ave
A smoking skillet started a fire alarm early this morning at 1006 2nd Ave. Two fire companies, the ladder truck and the emergency squad responded after occupant Jack Devoe said he fell asleep at the table while the skillet burned. No damage to the building owned by Mrs. Margaret Clapp. Alarm at 3:55 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2Nd Ave
Jack Devoe
Margaret Clapp
Sierra Dr
Franklin-Curtis Ross Smith Dies After Suffering Attack
Franklin Curtis Ross Smith 41 died 6:15 p m yesterday in a Franklin physician office after a home attack on Hill Avenue Chautauqua He was a tool engineer for Boeing Wichita and had recently started work for Aeronca Manufacturing in Middletown Surviving are three sons two daughters two brothers a sister The body will return to Broadway Mortuary Wichita for services and burial Tuesday Local arrangements by Eaton Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Curtis Ross Smith
Hill Avenue
Chautauqua
Boeing Aircraft Co
Wichita
Kan
Smith
Aeronca Manufacuring Corp
Middletown
Loran
John
Marvin
Charlotte Loveland
Cheryl Smith
Ray
Los Animas
Colo
John Smith
Califfornia
Ethel Hollingsworth
Denver
Col
Broadway Mortuary
Eaton Funeral Home
Fred Waggoner Mason Dies at 79 in Mason Home
Fred Waggoner 79 a retired Mason farmer died at his Mason home. Survived by daughter Mrs Ethel Dudley of Hamilton and two sons Willard and Rob of Mason. Funeral arrangements not listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Waggoner Mason
Fred Waggoner
Ethel Dudley
Hamilton
Willard
Mason
Rob
Waggoner Brother of Lebanon Bank Leader Dies
The obituary notes the death of a Waggoner relative in California. Services are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at Gallimore Funeral Home with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ert
California
Charles Waggoner
The
Lebanon Citizens’ National Bank
Gallimore Funeral Home
Rose Hill Cemetery
Funeral
Mrs Wells and Mrs McGregor Funeral Notices
Mrs Mattie A. Wells aged 71 of 1045 Hooven Ave dies and is to be buried with services at 10 a.m. Monday at High Street Christian Church. Mrs Eva Watt McGregor aged 100 of 215 N. C St. is to have services at 2 p.m. tomorrow. Brown Dawon Funeral Home handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie A. Wells
Hooven Ave
High Street Christian Church
Eva Watt McGregor
N. C St
Brown-Dawson Funeral Home
Transmitter and Tower Planned West Of Middletown
A cement transmitter house and a 260 foot two way radio tower will be built on Rt 122 five miles west of Middletown to operate 146 mobile radio units across eight counties including Butler. Nine base stations in Division 1 will use the Middletown tower with mobiles in Butler Clermont Clinton Greene Hamilton Montgomery Preeble and Warren counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 122
Middletown
Butler
G. D. Ackermen
State Highway Department
Clermont
Clinton
Greene
Hamilton
Montgomery
Preble
Warren
Ackerman
Highway Department
O Motorola, Inc
Chicago
District 8
T. 0
Ulrich
Lebanon
Miami University Chapel Drive Near $50 000 Toward 200 000 Goal
Alumni and business groups support the Miami University Sesquicentennial chapel drive with about 1 4 of the target raised. About 1 500 alumni contributed 23 234 04 toward the fund, while corporations and non alumni have added 23 055 cash plus 10 500 pledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miami University
Tony
Miami
John E. Dobbois
Clerk Resigns as New Miami Village Clerk
Harrison Roach Jr. resigned as New Miami village clerk effective September 1. He has moved from 401 Union Ave to 5658 Lindenwald Lane in Fairfield City. Kenneth E. Brewer, 74 Union Ave, was named to fill the unexpired term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Miami
Harrison Roach Jr
Roach
Union Ave
Lindenwald Ln
Fairfield City
Kenneth E. Brewer
Rt 4 Crash Injures Man
A Hamilton man refused treatment for minor cuts after a two car collision on Rt 4. Stewart William Curtis Jr. 25, Hamilton, struck the rear of William Van Cox, 31, Hamilton, with Terry Christian, 31, a passenger, receiving cuts on his right arm. The wreck occurred a mile and a half south of Rt 747. A Germantown man, Ralph Barkalow, 45, 150 W. Market St., was treated at Middletown Hospital for a knee, back and lower jaw pain before being released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Rt. 4
Stewart William Curtis Jr
William van Cox
Terry Christian
Curtis
Rt. 747
Germantown
Middletown Hosptal
Dayton
Ralph Barkalow
W. Market St
Man Complains Robbed in Lockland Beating
Hamilton special report says Carl Brown of Lincoln Heights near Cincinnati was beaten and robbed of 50 by two men and three women who gave him a ride in an auto to a crescentville area field. Brown identified no suspects and walked to U S 25 to seek help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Carl ‘Brown
Lincoln Heights
Cincinnati
Lockland
Crescentville
Mosteller Roads
Butler County
Cpl
Burton P. Gabbard
Brown
U. S. 25
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patrick
NBC
SALES
Melampy’s
Central Ave
Federal Savings & Loan
Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Assn. Savings & Loan Building
Slame
Bohne
Rol Bevan
West Point
Dora A. Long
Baltimore Street
Michigan Avenue
Frank Allen Powell
18Th Ave
Powell
Ova Kakaris
Jacoby St
James B. Diefenbach
Malvern St
Verity Parkway
Robert Scott
Milford
Morris Lay
Crawford St
Crawford
John T. Slifer Jr
Charles Hedgepath
Malvern Street
Joyce Thompson
Highview Rd
Patricia Puckett
Grimes Street
Arpo Alley
Marquis Pagel
Tipp City
Curtis Street
Wayne M. Fields
Carolina St
Roy D. Wells
South Ave
Clark Street
Curtis R. Smith
Here
Miami U
Louis F. Polk
Special Gifts
Thomas Wasmuth
Julian Price Love
Louisville Presbyterian Seminary
N. Verity
Davidson
Hutchinson
Glifford Hutchinson
Grand Ave
Church At God
the Friendly Church
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!