Police radio listening draws families into late night fascination
Middletown residents and area shoppers describe listening to police calls as captivating and useful. Capt. Walton notes it aids the force at times while buyers report strong demand for AM police band radios and 16‑channel scanners. Prices range from 20 to 50 dollars for AM sets and over 200 dollars for scanners.
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Robert Walton
Middletown
Apwisch
Darrell Brown
Brentwood St
Spors
Mary Betzler
Betzler
S. Main St
Franklin
Troy Stair
Radio Shack
S. Breiel Blvd
Stair
Butler County Fair Opens Sunday At Fairgrounds
The six day Butler County fair starts Sunday at noon at the fairgrounds on Ohio 4 and Fair Avenue. General admission is $1 for adults with children under 12 free with a paying adult. Highlights include a rodeo concert demolition derby talent show tractor pull greased pig contest and motorcycle races. A full schedule appears in tomorrow's Journal.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Fairgrounds
Ohio 4
Fair Avenue
Middletown Man Robbed in Hospital Parking Lot
A 77 year old Middletown man was robbed by two men yesterday morning in the hospital parking area. Agee described a short man about 30 who recruited a second man to drive and seek a house then to the hospital. They took $200 a wrist watch a wedding band and a ring before fleeing toward Central Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Ossa Agee
Corta
14Th Avenue
Yankee Road
Agee
Central Avenue
Band Camps Under Way At Lemon Monroe Middletown High
Lemon Monroe and Middletown High Schools start band camp season with 125 Lemon Monroe students wrapping a week at Camp Campbell Gard and 115 Middletown students beginning at 3 p m today through August 25. Principal Lewis Hill says the camps teach fundamentals and routines for the new year.
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Lemon-Monroe
Middletown
Campbe Gard
Middletown High School
Camp Campbell Gard
Lewis Hill
Igh
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown Area
Obituaries report several Middletown area deaths from Middletown Hospital and local funeral homes. William Elkins Jr and others receive services with burial plans at Woodside Cemetery, Edgewood, IOOF near Owensville, and Fairmount. Multiple survivors listed including spouses, children, siblings, and grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg Paper Co
Jo Ann
Billy
Deana
Edgar Elkins Sr
Middletown
Edgar Jr
Thelma Nolan
Corbin Ky
Bessie Callahan
Springfield
Evelyn Elkins
Effie Powers
Buelah Bowles
Corbin
Riggs
Dorsey Dalton
Herbert White
Woodside Cemetery
Judith May Carper
Gladys Drive
Middletown Hospital
Carper
Ashtabula
Roy Hawks
Jefferson
Ohio
William Hawks
Indianapolis
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Meyer Marx
Edgewood Cemetery
St. Mary’s Church
Fairmount Cemetery
R.C. Nein & Sons
Hubek
Kalamazoo, Mich
Sentencing set in assault of policeman
Two Middletown men Otis Turner and Richard Lampley III pleaded guilty in Butler County Common Pleas Court to assaulting Middletown police officers. They were released on recognizance with sentencing set for August 31. The June 13 riverbank disturbance involved Officers James Malott and Steve Schmidt. Schmidt testified Lampley struck him with a mace flashlight and was later shot in self defense. Lampley remained hospitalized with three bullets in his body. Turner was said to have been in a scuffle with Malott and struck twice with the revolver during the struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Otis Turner
Eighth Ave
Richard Lampley III
16Th Ave
Fred Cramer
Pendi
Lampley
Turner
Great Miami River
Ptls
James Malott
Steve Schmidt
Schmidt
Malott
Youths Stage Carnival Today for Muscular Dystrophy Fund
A carnival proceeds to the muscular dystrophy fund at 314S Sutphin St starting today and runs until 5 p.m. Local youths organize the event to raise money for a charitable cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sutphin St
Accused murderer declared sane ready for trial
Hamilton Floyd Lee Mack 48 former Middletown resident has been restored to reason and is fit to stand trial for first degree murder in the shooting death of his wife Sadie King 36. Lima State Hospital acting superintendent Dr. Paul W Watkins notified Common Pleas Judge Fred Cramer Mack can be returned to Hamilton to face the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Floyd Lee Mack
Middletown
Paul W. Watkins
Lima State Hospital
Common Pleas
Fred
Cramer
Mack
Watkins
Woman Hurt In Middletown Car Crash
Talana Gordon aged 25 of 619 Lewis Place was treated at Middletown Hospital after her northbound car ran off Verity Parkway striking a fence and telephone pole near the Community Center while turning onto Lafayette Avenue. She was cited for careless operation and no operator's license.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Talana Gordon
Lewis Place
Verity Parkway
Lafayette Avenue
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Ardmore Drive
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14Th Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller Mor
William Elkins
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Whittier St
Mr. Elkins
Judith Carper
Lida Hall
Robert Bullock
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Clara Smith
Evelyn Glaser
Dayton
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Excello
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David Bullock
Los Angeles
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Harris Auto Service
Oswald Funeral Home
Lebanon
IOOF
Owensville
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Betty Robertson
Ida Wells
Ida May Wells
Cincinnati
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Mariemont
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Delia Coleman
Robert
Logan
Nancy Turner
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
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See Ave
Colligan
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