County OKs Voting Machine Purchases Amid Uncertainty
Hamilton County commissioners approved five resolutions to buy voting devices for a potential November use but a 20 day waiting period and lack of unanimous vote delay final planning. The measures include 300 booths 150 metal carriers 380000 in notes and a five year lease for tabulation equipment. Reiff dissented and the board moves toward obsolete existing machines while paper ballots may continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Buter County
Gordon Augspurger
William Stitsinger
Arthur Reiff
Martin A. Coyle
The
Coyle Voting Machine Co
Richard Wessel
Coyle
Oxford
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co
County Election Board
J. Earl Gray
Harry Grevey
Gray
Two Cyclists Involved In Local Accidents
Two youths escaped serious injury after bicycles struck cars yesterday afternoon. Joe Rukavina aged 15 suffered a bruised arm when his bike hit a car driven by Ova Roberts in Lebanon at Crawford Street and Grand Avenue. Bobbie Moore age 9 was not injured when his bicycle struck a car driven by Kathleen Thornton at Goldman Avenue and Kensington Street. Both youths were cited for failure to obey traffic signals. In other incidents Richard Beck complained of right arm pain after a collision between his car and Steven Gillie’s vehicle. Gillie was cited for failure to yield. Damages valued at 700 dollars. Benjamin Matherly was charged with following distance after his car sideswiped Narcius Patrick’s auto. Allen Hardin was charged with speeding after colliding with Henry Warmoth’s car. Warmoth was backing from his drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Rukavina
Beatrice Drive
Ova Roberts
Crestview Drive
Lebanon
Crawford Street
Grand Avenue
Bobbie Moore
Lamberton St
Kathleen S. Thornton
Goldman Avenue
Kensington Street
Richard Beck
Kenwood Drive
Steven A. Gillie
Jefferson Road
Creekview Drive
Heinkel Road
Pearl Street
Warmoth
Camden Man Hurt As Gun Discharges
Camden resident William Willeford, 34, of Camden Route 3, was in fair condition at Fort Hamilton Hospital after a .22 caliber rifle discharged while he was cleaning it. Sheriff’s Lt. James Powell said Willeford reported the accident occurred Friday afternoon and caused a gunshot wound to his left heel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
William Willeford
Camden
James Powell
Sheriff's Office
Willeford
Woman charged after 96 mile police chase across towns
Shirley Ann Ledford, 25, of Elk Creek Road, faces reckless driving and other charges after a two hour pursuit with speeds up to 120 mph. Police from Trenton Middletown state patrol and sheriff allege she fled roadblocks crashed a cruiser tire and escaped twice before ending near Camden. She is due in Trenton and Middletown courts with a $200 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Middletown
Shirley Ann Ledford
Elk Creek Road
Hobart Adams
State Patrol
Butler County Sheriff's Office
Woodsdale Road
Jacksonburg
New Miami
Camden
Adams
Carroll
Ledford
Seven accidents investigated with no serious injuries
State patrolmen from Post 9 reported seven yesterday incidents with no serious injuries. Virgil Lindon, 16, escaped with lacerations after a pickup overturned twice on Howe Road. he was cited for speeding. David Lewis, 18, had a minor elbow cut after losing control on West Alexandria Road and was cited for excessive speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post 9
West Middletown
Virgil Ray Lindon
Central Ave
Howe Road
Linden
Middletown Hospital
Trenton Life Squad
David Lewis
Henry Ave
Alexandria
Ohio 122
Fire damages mattress in Franklin home
A morning fire at 5 40 am destroyed a mattress at the residence of J Hatfield 243 S Main St Franklin. Firemen said the mattress was smoldering and the cause is believed to be smoking in bed with damage listed as minor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
J. Hatfield
S. Main St
Deaths and Funerals of Walter Powell and Letha Gruhler
Walter Powell 65 father of State Rep Walter E Powell of Fairfield died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after two weeks as patient. Survived by wife Anna daughter Mary North one brother sister five grandchildren. Services 2 p m Monday Campbell Funeral Home Hamilton burial Greenwood Cemetery. Franklin private services for Letha Edna Gruhler 74 of Dayton native of Walton Ky died in Dayton hospital. Survived by daughter Mary Betzler two sons William and James three sisters two brothers burial Woodhill Cemetery Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Powell
Walter E. Powell
Fairfield
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Powell
Kentucky
The
Estate Store Co
Anna
Mary North
Campbell Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Funer
Franklin
Hoyne
Dayton
Letha Edna Gruhler
Walton
Gruhler
Mary Betzler
Wiliam
James
Grace Clark
Lula Barrett
Ada Landers
Paul
Elmer Breeden
Harry Breeden
Indianapolis
Woodhill Cemetery
Man Sought In Assault
A 39 year old woman told police an intruder entered her bedroom through a rear door while she slept and robbed her of $20 from her purse. He threatened her at knife point and rubbed dirt in her face, placing a long blade knife at her throat. The woman had cuts on her wrists.
Kronborg Receives 50 Year Pin and Wrist Watch
Kristian N. Kronborg of 12 Ard more Drive retired from Armco's general engineering offices in 1954. He began as a draftsman in 1915 and advanced through designer to processing engineer, then special mechanical engineer, and in 1946 was named project engineer until retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kristian N. Kronborg
Ardmore
Armco
W. C. Higdon
Kronborg
Aalborg
Denmark
Miteweld College
Germany
General Engineering
Franklin Boy Struck By Car In City Incident
An eight year old Franklin youth was struck by a car on S Main Street at 6 42 p m yesterday he was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital. The child suffered injuries to the forehead left chin face and upper lip from a collision with a northbound auto driven by James L Dalton 61 of 25 Hemlock Street Dalton was not cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
S. Main Street
James C. Harville
James Harville
F. Second St
James L. Dalton
Hemlock St
Dalton
Main Street
Second Street
Springboro Water Contracts Awarded
Warren County officials approved emergency ordinances to issue 230000 in mortgage revenue bonds and awarded contracts for the Springboro water system expansion. Firms include G M Baker & Sons Columbus 9354 for wells Horn & Jones Lebannon 60647 pumping station Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Pittsburgh 40860 standpipe and valve chambers Knapp Construction Rochester Ind 79121 pipe line and 23800 encasement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springboro
Warren County
Miami Valley Chautauqua
G. M. Baker & Sons, Inc
Columbus
Horn & Jones Construction Co
Lebanon
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co
Pittsburgh
City to Start Clifton Farms Refuse Collection
Clifton Farms area will receive city refuse collection starting Tuesday. Sanitation supervisor Ken Young said information cards on regulations were being distributed today. Each residence may place two 20-gallon cans for free pickup. extra refuse requires 20-cent coupons sold in $2 strips, available at the City Building or by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifton Farms
Ken Young
Faulty Wiring Blamed In Fire
Fire at Oscar Lundgreen home on 209 N Clinton St caused by faulty wiring in a kitchen receptacle smoldering in the afternoon. no damage reported. In a separate incident, William C. Odell of 838 Ninth Ave. received oxygen on arrival at 7:07 p.m. but was not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Lundgreen
N. Clinton St
August Schmidt
Grand Ave
William C. Odell
Ninth Ave
Eleven Youths Charged After One Wild Party at Motel
Monroe police and state troopers joined Warren County deputies to break up a party at the Congress Inn motel. Roscoe Hueston filed complaints against six adults and five juveniles aged 16 to 19, with about 40 teens present. Two juveniles faced resisting arrest charges while the rest were charged with disturbing the peace. Dayton area residents, the youths entered under false names and liquor fueled the disturbance before the party was controlled after four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Warren County Sheriff's Department
Congress Inn
Roscoe Hueston
Warren County
Dayton Area
Bids Exceed Estimate For New 17 Room School
Apparent low base bid for general construction on Sophie Avenue is 406 700 from Marion Contracting Corp in a seven bid field. bids for electrical, kitchen, heating, plumbing average higher than estimates. Board reviews all bids at next regular meeting as costs rise across phases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophie Avenue
Tom McClorey
Susan Fouts
Board of Education
Marion, Ohio
Middletown
Reynolds Electric Co
B&w Metals Co., Inc
Fairfield
John Arpp Co
Gardner Plumbing Co
Cromwell
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Neal Green
Reiff
Mrs
Letha Gruhler
Kristian Kondo AG
Franklin Boy
Cork
Larry
Corky) Beckwith Jr
Young Beckwith
Ohio State University
Hugh Cook
Noon Optimist Club
Springboro Water Contracts
Knapp Construction Co
Rochester, Ind
Pennyroyal Hill
Miami River
Chautauqua
Fred Mayne
Butler
Ohio
Brahma
Clowns
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!