Fire Wrecks Gas Firm's Office Lab
A blaze destroyed the Texas Gas Transmission Corp office laboratory near Lebanon causing an estimated 6000 to 8000 in damage. Firemen suspect gas leakage from a metering device ignited by a water heater flame. lone worker Robert Sims escaped unharmed after hearing a pool prior to the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Texas Gas Transmission Corp
Springboro
Robert Sims
John Potter
Owensboro
Texas Gas Public Relations Department
Gerald Couden
Middletown Safety Council discusses traffic plan and outages
The Middletown Safety Council's traffic division expressed concern over city decisions on school guard staffing. Officials reported the Bulls Run sewer project will close the Sutphin Street Manchester Avenue intersection for 10 days starting Thursday. Safety Week projects, traffic fatalities, the point system for violations, and parking meter safety tags were discussed.
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Middletown Safety Council
Joseph Blackmore
Bulls Run
Sutphin Street
Manchester Avenue
William Long Presid
Police Briefs From City Police Log
Helene Hele, 30, 20 S Wall St, arrested for driving while intoxicated. Maynard Arge, 35, Weidner Road Franklin, arrested on fugitive warrant from Colorado Springs. Bill Clinger of YMCA reports vandalism to his car in municipal lot on Manchester Avenue. William Steiner, 49, Dayton, arrested for driving without a license. Bicycle theft reported by Walter Crenshaw, 2113 Central Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helene Hele
S. Wall St
Maynard Arge
Weidner Road
Franklin
Colorado
Spings
Bill Clinger
YMCA
Manchester Avenue
William Steiner
Dayton
Walter Crenshaw
Central Ave
United States Builds World’s Largest Highway System
The United States operates a highway network of about 3 million miles, constituting a vast share of the world’s road surface and linking vast regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Fire damages gas pumping station office on Hart Road
Fire at the Hart Road facility near Ohio 122 destroyed part of the frame office and scorched grass within 8 feet. Workmen shut off valves from a main Big Inch pumping station to prevent line damage. Chief Clarence Dunham estimated losses to equipment and records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hart Road
Ohio 122
Hart
Big Inch
Clarence Dunham
Lebanon Fire Department
Timing of Cancer Deaths Probe Draws Pentagon Interest
The Defense Department told Rep Ashley D Ohio that it is extremely interested in the coincidence of timing in the cancer deaths of two Toledo men assigned to the Las Vegas atomic test area. The officer suggested the deaths occurred during a period described as within reach of another event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Ashley
Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Las Vegas
Nev
Death ruled accidental in Columbus River drowning
The Franklin County coroner ruled the death of Everett Alien Depue a drowning accident. The 35 year old Columbus cab driver reportedly fell from a bridge into the Scioto River while fishing and drowned Tuesday night.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin County
Everett Alien Depue
Depue
Scioto
Poor Officer Gets The Bird
Officer Delmas Birch responded to a starling roost on Garfield Street with a shotgun. He fired at the birds and reportedly felled one. Birch filed a report while the desk sergeant questioned the claim about the incident.
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Delmas Birch
Garfield Street
Birch
Thomas
Trucker Held After Crash on City Intersection
An out-of-town truck driver, James Markley 33 of Bradford Ohio, was arrested for improper lane change after a collision with James Jewell 21 of 511 Moore Street. Jewell’s car sustained rear damage listed at 109. A second truck overturn occurred as David Sexton 1802 Glen Ave attempted a red light cross, with damage about 280 dollars. A third incident involved Tom Whitaker 32 and Gerald May 16 with 35 dollars in damage.
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James Markley
Bradford
Ohio
First Avenue
Grimes Street
James Jewell
Moore Stee
Jewell
Garfield Street
David A. Sexton
1802
Glen, Ave
Tom E. Whitaker
Baltimore St
Gerald R. May
Clark St
Central Avenue
Police-Fire Game Date Set With Chiefs Trophy Pick
The annual policeman-fireman baseball game will be played at Goldman Park this year. Chiefs Joseph Blackmore and William Fishbaugh will select the new Chiefs Trophy to replace the old firehorn trophy after last year's Fire Department victory.
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Chiefs
Joseph Blackmore
William Fishbaugh
Goldman Park
Intruder Found Resting in Woman’s Home Arrest Made
A woman alerted police at 4 a m reporting a man in her house. Officers detained Ernest Kidd, 36, of Meyers Road Middletown Rt 1, who was found “resting.” Kidd faced charges including aggravated intoxication and disorderly conduct in Municipal Court.
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Ernest Kidd
Meyers Road
Middletown
Ania
Lighting bids set for five downtown streets in Cincinnati
City Commission to hear CGE bid for color corrected mercury vapor lights on Central Avenue Broad and Main streets and Manchester Avenue. Units may mount on poles Ist Avenue and on power poles. Also health hazard at 17 Woodlawn Ave discussed along with two special assessment ordinances for Douglas Park and Milton Road.
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Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
Cg&e
Central Avenue
Water
Canal Streets
Broad
Main Streets
Ist
Manchester Avenues
Manchester Avenue
Main Street
Verity Parkway
Ist Avenue
CGE
Woodlawn Ave
Douglas Park
Milton Road
Dr Owens Confirmed to Middletown Board of Education
Dr William Owens, Middletown Hospital pathologist, was reconfirmed as a member of the Middletown Board of Education after a legal reappointment. The meeting also heard that Granville Wagner failed to attend a scheduled hearing over a salary claim, and bids for new lockers at Roosevelt, McKinley junior high, and Middletown High will open Sept 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Owens
Middletown Hospital
Board of Education
Owens
Charles Reuthe
Harry Hadley
Don Reichelderfer
Reuthe
Lemon Township
Middletown
Granville Wagner
Barnitz Stadium
C. W. Young
Wagner
Middletown Civil Service Commission
Monroe Elementary School
Hugh Butler
Roosevelt and
McKinley
Middletown High School
Carolyn Profitt
Walter Powell
Ohio Civitan District
Fairfield
Auto Strikes Tree Injuring Three near Franklin
A car left the road on McLean Road southeast of Franklin and struck a tree. Three people were treated at Middletown Hospital for injuries including a fractured rib and foot bone, facial cuts, and a possible hand fracture. The driver, Mrs. Dalton, reportedly failed to negotiate a curve.
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Middletown Hospital
Lena Dalton
Clark St. Franklin
Dale Dalton
Clyde Brown
Miamisburg
McLean Road
Franklin
Two Crash Victims Undergo Surgery After Head-On Collision
Two youths injured seriously in a double fatal crash Sunday morning underwent surgery at Middletown Hospital. Rob ert Cisco, 27, of 428 N Broad St, and William Ward, 7, of West Carrollton, plus Earl Dalton, 17, of 170 Olive St Franklin, were all hurt in the head-on collision at West Middletown hill. Ward’s mother was one of the two killed in the accident.
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Middletown Hospital
Robert Cisco
N. Broad St
William Ward
Earl Dalton
Olive St
Franklin
West Middletown Hill
Ward
Archaeologists Unearth 10,000-Year-Old Plank Fragments
Archaeologists have uncovered plank fragments estimated at 10,000 years old. The discovery sheds light on ancient construction techniques and early human activity in the region.
Smoking in Bed Blamed for City Fire Damage
Fire at a two story residence at 850th Avenue caused $225 damage. Fire crews from Companies 1 and 3 and the emergency squad extinguished the blaze in ten minutes. The home owned by Clifford and Eva Mortis sustained $125 in contents damage and $50 in building damage.
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850Th Ave
Clifford
Eva Mortis
Fire calls report from yesterday in local area
Company 4 handled two incidents yesterday including a grass fire at 2507 N Verity Parkway and a small tree fire started by youths in the 4000 block of Vannest Street.
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Company 4
N. Verity Parkway
Vannest St
Violin Strings Once Called Cat Gut Made From Sheep Gut
In historical notes, violin strings referred to as cat gut were actually crafted from sheep gut. The terminology persisted even as the material origin varied over time.
David Caldwell Earns Eagle Scout Award at Civitan Meeting
David Caldwell, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Caldwell, received the Eagle Scout award from Russell Efker at a Civitan Club meeting in the Manchester Hotel. He earned 23 merit badges, pilots aviation badge, and stands 6 foot 4 at 230 pounds while a Monroe High School junior tackling for the football squad. The Civitan Club backs Troop 18. his father has served as scout master for six years.
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David Caldwell
Sonsteaus
Joseph Caldwell
Russell Efker
Mound Builders Area Council
Civitan Club
Manchester Hotel
David
Everett Sherron
Civitan
Monroe
Scouting
Russell Esker
Journal
Asher
Two Butler County Judge Posts Studied by Middletown Bar
Recommendations for two new Butler County judgeships go to a Middletown Bar Association meeting at 6 30 p m at the Colony Restaurant. Candidates are William R Hendrickson Monroe and Fred Woodruff Oxford both bar association members with Monroe favored for the location and one seat likely in Oxford while the other could sit in Monroe or Fairfield.
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Butler County
Middletown Bar Assn
Colony
William R. Hendrickson
Monroe
Fred Woodruff
Oxford
Butler County Bar Assa
Fairfield
Middletown Association
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Rogers
Crawford ST
Eagle Award
Yesteray
Rocky Fork
Hillis
South Clinton
MacAlpins
Goldflies Music
Kiplinger
College Club
First National Bank
Banks—Saver
Sutphin
Armco
Trenton
Lawrence Welk
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