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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1971

Page

9

Middletown youth dies after two car crash on Ohio 4

A 19 year old Middletown resident died at Middletown Hospital from injuries after a two car crash on Ohio 4 Germantown Road at Thomas Road north of here about 11 p m. City of Franklin resident Charles Lindsey 17 was driving the other car. Lindsey remained in serious condition at the local hospital. Richard Worthy 22 Dayton and Cindy Perry 16 Dayton were injured but released. The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio Highway Patrol. Neace is the 22nd Butler County traffic fatality in 1971. He was a Carlisle High School graduate employed by Middletown Lumber Co. He is survived by five siblings and both parents. Arrangements are with Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home.

Middletown Middletown Hospital Ohio 4 Germantown Road Thomas Road Here Troy Neace Lafayette Ave Charles L. Lindsey Alyce Ave Franklin Butler County Garret J. Boone Ohio Highway Patrol Lindsey Richard E. Worthy Wilson Drive Dayton Worthy Cindy Perry Lexington Ave Highway Patrol Mr. Neace Neace Carlisle High School The Middletown Lumber Co Glenna Taylor Margaret Juanita Geneva Brownlow J. C Donnie New Knoxville Ohio Nancy Noble Green Nrace Hazard Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home

Cincinnati Post Sued For Libel

Verda Murphy of Hamilton filed a $1.5 million libel suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court against The Cincinnati Post and Times-Star and publisher E W Scripps. She alleges three August 1970 articles disclosed private facts and invaded her privacy to boost circulation, seeking $500,000 compensatory and $1 million punitive damages.

Hamilton Butler County Common Pleas Cincinnati Verda Murphy Ethel Drive Cincinnati Post & Times-Star E. W. Scripps Co Post

Woman Refuses Injury Claim After Ball Hits House

Kathryn Ryan retired of 104 Moore St reports neighbors’ softball players hit a ball through her glass door striking her head but she feels no injury. She asks the boys to stop aiming at her house and police advise contacting her insurer while kids were told to move the imaginary home plate.

Kathryn Ryan Moore St

Girl Injured In Accident At City Intersection

A 16-year-old girl was injured when two cars collided at First Avenue and University Boulevard at 7 p.m. Pamela Gillespie of 2148 Renee Drive received treatment at Middletown Hospital. Police cited Mark Collier, 22, of 8445 Ora Lane for failure to yield and driving without a license after his car ran a red light and struck her vehicle.

First Avenue University Boulevard Pamela Gillespie Renee Middletown Hospital Mark Collier Ora

Deaths And Funerals: Verna Achberger at 72

Verna Achberger 72 of 1617 Berwick Lane died at home at 6 am. Survived by son John Jr and four daughters including Eleanor Schutzler. eight grandchildren. Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler. Also noted: Eshbaugh, former Jefferson Township official, died Thursday at Kettering Memorial Hospital. Survived by wife Alice, children, stepchildren, and many grandchildren.

Verna Achberger Berwick Lane Achberger Athens County John John Jr Trenton Eleanor Schutzler Dayton Grace Mills Ruth Barker Middletown Betty Slough Hazel Sorrell Nora Cohn Hilma Purdy Hamilton McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home John Arpp Eshbaugh Kettering Memorial Hospital Jefferson Township School Jefferson Township Board of Trustees Alice Vernon Brooksville Fla Charles Whittington Ralph Bowman West Carrollton Kenneth Darrell Strawser Louise Kimmel Lebanon Mary Dinwiddie Mark Englewood

Services for Ethan R. Eshbaugh in Germantown

Funeral services for Ethan R. Eshbaugh age 83 of 63 North Maple Street Germantown will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Germantown First Church of God with Rev Aubrey Bates officiating. Burial will follow in Ellerton Cemetery.

Eathen R. Eshbaugh Germantown Ethan R. Eshbaugh Maple St

Obituaries for Darrell Jenkins and Corbett Napier

Two notices report private services for Darrell Jenkins aged 79 of 824 Elaine Ave and Corbett Napier aged 53 of 4957 Torhigh, with services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Darrell Jenkins Elaine Ave Proeschel Corbett Napier Webb

Camera and gun thefts hit multiple vehicles in Ohio and Indiana

A movie camera, stereo tape player, and case vanished from Michael B. Stephens’s car at LeSourdsville Lake lot in Butler County. Russell D. McSwain reported a tape player and 12 tapes stolen from his car in the same lot. Morris Colwell Jr. said three shotguns and a portable TV were taken from his home on Millikin Road. Eddie Carpenter reported a tape player and tachometer stolen from his vehicle near Germantown Road. Total losses cited at 158 and 194 dollars.

Hamilton Michael B. Stephens Stearns LeSourdsville Lake Butler County Russell D. McSwain E. Main St Vevay Ind Morris Colwell Jr Millikin Road Eddie Carpenter Catalina Germantown Road

Tail End Charlie Finds Wings in Europe

Lt. William R. Alexander of Trenton, 23, from the U S Air Force Academy class of 1970, earns silver wings at Craig AFB Alabama and joins the 347th TAC Squadron for a European airlift assignment with 516th TAC Airlift. He plans to become a co pilot after a year of transport training. He has six C 130 flight hours and will shuttle between Europe and Texas. He is the son of Milan and wife and lives with them on Douglas Avenue. his brother Don and sister Barbara are also named.

Trenton Europe William R. Alexander U.S. Air Force Academy Colorado Springs U.S Craig Air Force Base Alabama Dyess Air Force Base Abilene Tex Little Rock Ark 347Th Tactical Air Command TAC Texas Alexander Milan Alexander Douglas Ave Don Ohio State University Barbara

Barrels Blamed In Crash Suit Filed

A $51,000 damage suit in Butler County Common Pleas names Middletown city and L. P. Cavett Co as defendants. Plaintiffs Midwest Indemnity Co Edward G. Hayslip and Barbara Hayslip allege foggy night on September 27 1969 on S Verity Parkway forced them to strike unsighted barrels then a utility pole causing knee and chest injuries. The suit seeks 950 for the insurer 50000 for Barbara and 50 for car insurance.

Midwest Indemnity Co Cincinnati Edward G. Hayslip Barbara W. Lamar Drive Carlisle L. P. Cavett Co Lockland City Miss Hayslip

Mesdag Panorama Largest Dutch Painting in The Hague

The Mesdag Panorama in The Hague has held the title of world’s largest painting since 1881. It is 375 feet long and 48 feet high, depicting the local coastline and viewed by visitors walking along an interior boardwalk.

The Hague Netherlands

Floating Cash Flies Off On I-5 In California Mix Up

In San Diego a California Division of Highways employee lost a bag containing 13,300 dollars and checks on I-5. Drivers recovered much of the money, with 4,700 found and 2,100 cash plus a 1,000 check remaining unrecovered by nightfall. Halpin reached the bank before realizing the sack was missing.

San Diego Calif Interstate 5 California Division of Highways Richard Halpin

Chiropractor Dr Reed Leads Palmer College Seminars

Dr Herman W Reed of 1500 First Ave participates in Palmer College of Chiropractic seminars on the Davenport Iowa campus. The event features lectures on philosophy science and art along with the Palmer College International Alumni Association annual meeting and officer elections.

Herman W. Reed First Ave Palmer College of Chiropractic Davenport Iowa Palmer College International Alumni Association

Castillo de San Marcos Fort Construction Details

The oldest masonry fort in the United States, Castillo de San Marcos in St. Augustine, was built from 1672 to 1696. Workers raised walls up to 30 feet high and as thick as 12 feet, surrounding a moated stronghold.

ST. Augustine Fla Castillo de San Marcos

D and D Grocery Burglarized in Dan Countybreak

Burglars pried open the front door of the D and D Grocery at 318 N Grimes St and took five or six cases of pop 25 cartons of cigarettes and 100 dollars worth of ham and bacon. Police estimated total loss at 275 dollars plus door damage. A second break in on 20 Arcadia Drive yielded undisclosed loot.

D&d N. Grimes St Dan Fugate Arcadia Drive

Scouts Survive Muddy Mt Fuji Jamboree Amid Japan Rain

Brent Williams and five other area scouts attended the 13th World Jamboree on Mt Fuji as 20 000 campers were evacuated due to a typhoon. Weather left the site a swamp but the group saw a tea room in a rock garden and a Tokyo tour before returning home.

Japan Mt. Fuji Brent Williams F. B. Williams Ken Ridge Drive Brent Richard Hopper Cincinnati

Edgar Smith Seeks Bail Release After Conviction Reversal

Edgar Smith requests Supreme Court bail while further action proceeds after a 1957 murder conviction was overturned for coerced statements. He has spent 14 of 37 years on death row at Trenton State Prison. New Jersey plans to oppose bail. a district court had allowed $5,000 bail, overturned by the appeals court.

Washington (Ap Edgar Smith New Jersey Trenton Supreme Court Smith U.S High Court District Court Court of Appeals

Ties burn on bridge near Woodsdale in Ohio

Two railroad ties on the Baltimore and Ohio Bridge over the Great Miami River caught fire this morning causing minor damage. Firefighters from Overpeck extinguished the blaze. County police and Donald E. Burns reported no determination of the cause.

Hamilton Baltimore & Ohio Great Miami River Woodsdale Butler County Armco Steel Corp Middletown New Miami Donald E. Burns Bill Laubenstein Horseshoe Bend Road Liberty Township

Local Fire Calls Reported Across City

At 7:52 p.m. a fire at 31 Crawford St. caused $25 damage from a faulty bathroom switch in Mrs. Sharon Manning’s home. A blaze at 1021 14th Ave. tied to a leaking gas line or faulty carburetor burned a car owned by Bob Cisco, $300 damage. Rick Wildher, 22, of 1327 Grove St. was ill and admitted to Middletown Hospital after an incident at 818 Ninth Ave. Today at 6:32 a.m. a fire on University Boulevard near Lafayette Avenue damaged property worth $100. the car belonged to Lawrence Berry of 420 Moore St. in a neighborhood fire.

Crawford St Sharon Manning 14Th Ave Bob Cisco 15 Ave Ninth Ave Rick Wildher Grove St Middletown Hospital University Boulevard Lafayette Avenue Lawrence Berry Moore St

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