Trailers Gather For Wally Byam Caravan Club Rally
Nearly 100 travel trailers parked at Chautauqua for the Miami Valley unit second meeting. Officers to be elected, with social events, bowling, golf, swimming and games on site. A hobo potluck, square dancing and movies featured, ending with a Sunday church service. The national club has over 11,000 trailers registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Miami Valley
Wally Byam Caravan Club
William Carlson
Franklin
Canada
Grand Jury to Review About 60 Defendants in Butler County
About 60 defendants, including two charged with manslaughter in traffic deaths, will be heard by the Butler County grand jury at a recall session Monday August 31. Jury convenes at 9:30 am in the Common Pleas courtroom of Judge Fred B. Cramer and will sit three days. Prosector Robert L. Marrs said. Names listed include Gaylen Richardson 53 Sharonville and Estill Colwell 19 Middletown charged with manslaughter in separate crashes that killed an airman T Sgt Robert W. Duell and William Lawwill 18 Middletown passenger, with many other cases from Middletown and surrounding areas.
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Hamilton
Butler County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Robert L. Marrs
Richardson
U.S. 42
Hamilton County
Robert W. Duell
Taberg
N. Y
Texas
Colwell
William Lawwill
Penfield Ave
Middletown
Lawwill
Roosevelt Ave
Dolores Hammons
James Hill
Jimmie Foster
Joseph E. Blashock
Charles Leroy Sites
Richard Johnson
Gerald Lee Johnson
Sheryl
Deaths And Funerals Inquirer Writer Marion Wentz Dies
Marion A. Pete Wentz 56 of Middletown died of cancer at McCray Memorial Hospital Kendallville Indiana. He joined the Enquirer in Middletown 1957 to 1963, earlier worked for Cincinnati Post, Hamilton Post bureau, and Enquirer coin desk. Survived by sister Nellie Johnson Kendallville. burial in Kendallville with private services. Memorials to Cancer Society at Middletown Hospital.
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Marion A
Pete) Wentz
N. Leibee St
McCray Memorial Hospital
Kendallville
Ind
Wentz
Middletown
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Enquirer
Cincinnati
Newtown
Ohio
Cincinnati Post
Hamilton
Post Bureau
West
Michigan
Nellie Johnson
George A
Madisonville
Cancer Society
Private graveside services for Jean Pratt Dean
Private graveside services for Mrs. Jean Pratt Dean, a Middletown native, will be held in Woodside Cemetery. She died Monday in Cleveland after residing there 30 years. a funeral was held there earlier this week. She is survived by sister Edith Rice of Middletown and four brothers Harry, Glenn, Loren and father Pratt, all of Middletown.
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Jean Pratt Dean
Middletown
Woodside Cemetery
Dean
Cleveland
Myles
Edith Rice
Harry
Glenn
Loren
Pratt
Memorial service for Jeffery H. Phillips to be held
Jeffery H. Phillips, 25, died in Washington D C after illness while serving in the Army in Formosa. Funeral 2 p m Monday at Wilson Memorial Home with Dr Russell Galloway officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Cremation in Washington D C. Son of Mrs Phyllis Phillips 9s Main St. Flowers omitted memorial contributions to Butler County Can ver Fund suggested.
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Russell Galloway
Jeffery H. Phillips
Wilson Memorial Home
Woodside Cemetery
Mr. Phillips
Washington, D. C
Formosa
Phyllis Phillips
S. Main St
Butler County Canver Fund
Grace Rohwer dies at Tren ton home at 72
Mrs Grace L Slone Rohwer aged 72 died at 445 am at her home 207 S First St in Trenton after a period of convalescence following a hospital stay The obituary notes her continued residence in Trenton and her long illness with emphasis on home care prior to death
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Grace L. Slone Rohwer
S. First St
Trenton
Death Notices: Russell Sproul 53 Middletown Resident
Russell Sproul age 53 of 2222 South Main Street died at 3 40 a m today at Middletown Hospital. He worked as an electrician for Becker Electric Co in Cincinnati and lived in Middletown 32 years. Survived by wife Mildred two sons Charles and Robert and daughter Linda at home two brothers George Long Beach California and Edwin Sioux Falls South Dakota three grandchildren. Services Monday at 10 a m at McCoy Leitler Funeral Home Rev G Walter Weber officiating burial Woodside Cemetery. Home visitation tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sproul
S. Main St
Middletown Hospital
McCoy - Leitler
Franklin man Clyde Beckett dies at 70
Clyde Beckett 70 of 8302 Lower Carlisle Road died at 8 p m yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after 11 days as patient He was born in Clermont County and farmed in Franklin area ten years Survived by wife Wilma four sons Donald Germantown Wilbur Franklin Paul Saugus Clyde Jr Miamisburg two sisters Nona Ludlow Batavia Helen Jones Lebanon and 10 grandchildren Services set 2 p m Monday at Anglesby Funeral Home Burial Mt Moriah Friends may call tomorrow 2-5 and 7-9 p m
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Franklin
Clyde Beckett
Lower Carlisle Road
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Beckett
Clermont County
Wilma
Donald
Germantown
Wilbur
Paul
Saugus
Calif
Clyde Jr
Miamisburg
Nona Ludlow
Batavia
Helen Jones
Lebanon
Anglesby Funeral Home
Mt. Moriah
Trucker Lo man Fisher Sr. 63 dies after long illness
Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Oswald Funeral Home Lebanon for Lo man T. Fisher Sr. lifelong Warren County resident. Burial in Miltonville Cemetery. Survived by wife Fairy two daughters Flora Wolf and Mildred Blubaugh two sons Loman and Joshua a brother Clifford and seven grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Oswald
Loman T. Fisher
Warren County
Lebanon Rt. 3
Miltonville Cemetery
Youth Receives 30 Days In Theft Case
Robert Fox nineteen of 3015 Ottawa Street was sentenced to 30 days in Butler County jail by Judge J. T. Lamb after Middletown Municipal Court appearance for petit larceny. Additional cases dismissed include Richard Bennett thirty two and Dewey Ward eighteen. Other actions include fines for assault and battery and disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fox
Ottawa St
Butler County
J. T. Lamb
Middletown
Richard Bennett
Glenn Ave
Dewey Ward
Mary Metz
Cincinnati
Geneva Faulkner
North Ave
Helen Helton
Scjain St
Nancy Deaton
Cathell Pamore
Curtis St
Herbert Forest
Mohawk St
Joseph Moore
Grove St
Vandals Strike Amanda Junior High Building
School custodian Sam Collins reported intruders entered via a roof trap door at Amanda Junior High, emptied soft drink bottles in the teachers lounge, and discarded toilet tissue over the roof with ends hanging down the building. Pan American World Airways launched the first regular U S to Europe passenger service on June 28, 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Junior High Schow
Sam Collins
Sheriff's Department
Pan American World Airways
United States
Europe
CORE Aeronca Session Described as Productive
A two hour meeting in the city manager’s office united Aeronca Manufacturing Corp CORE and the Middletown Citizens Council on Human Relations. David L. Smith said the dispute centered on CORE’s inability to secure an interview with Aeronca despite CORE requests about hiring practices and promotions for Negroes. Representatives reaffirmed Aeronca’s fair employment stance while noting ongoing federal and state scrutiny of employment policies in the defense contractor industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Congress On Racial Equality
CORE
Middletown
Gard
Human Relations Council
Aeronca
Police Briefs Police report multiple petty thefts
Ruth Pieratt complained a pup tent worth 10 dollars was stolen from her yard Thursday night. Dale Greager said a lawnmower valued 30 dollars was taken from his back yard. A tachometer worth 40 dollars was taken from a car in the Middletown Lincoln Mercury lot. Buford Robinson said two fox hounds were released from his auto trunk at the 90 Club. one dog later returned. A Cussins and Fern official reported two portable televisions missing. Acy Mckenzie said a windshield and antenna were smashed on his auto at Calumet Avenue and Garfield Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Pieratt
McKinley St
Dale Greager
N. Leibee St
Middletown
Lincoln- Mercury
Tytus Ave
Buford Robinson
W. Central Ave
Acy McKenzie
Roslyn Dr
Calumet Avenue
Garfield Street
Fire Crews Fight Multiple Grass Blazes in Middletown
Middletown firemen battled several grass fires before the rain. Crews responded at the rear of the cemetery on First Avenue and at 807 Fourth Ave where burning papers were blamed on a cigarette. A third fire along the Great Miami River bank was linked to a lighted cigarette or match. Firemen used an inhalator for Anna Marie Rose and assisted Orville Whitman with breathing difficulties.
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Middletown
First Avenue
Baltimore & Ohio
Jamboree Postponed to Sunday at East Side Ball Diamonds
Rain forced the Armco Girls Jamboree to be postponed to Sunday at Crawford Street East Side ball diamonds. The event keeps its 4 to 10 PM schedule with a beauty contest at 6 PM and a musical Fly Me to the Moon to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
East Side Ball Diamonds
Crawford Street
Wet Streets Spark 16 Auto Accidents in Middletown
With sudden weather changes Middletown police investigated 16 crashes. William Apple Jr. 23 of Poinciana Road collided at Verity Parkway and Elwood Street, causing $300 damage. Apple cited for following too closely. Bert DeYoung 30 of West Chester and David Wittman 16 of Bexley Drive totaled $275 at Hilton Road and Aberdeen Drive. Wittman cited for unsafe distance. William Childers 21 of Crawford Street backed into a city truck on Winona Drive. $200 damage. Margaret Long 112 Shafer Street and Herman Chaney 46 of Central Avenue collided at Germanton Road and Wilbraham Road. $550 damage. Chaney cited for failing to yield on left turn. Hoyt Armstrong reported a sleep-related offroad crash on S Main Street. no injuries. Damage $300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
William Apple Jr
Poinciana Road
Jim McKinney
Mohawk St
Verity Parkway
Elwood Street
Apple
Bert DeYoung
West Chester
David Wittman
Bexley Drive
Ilton Road
Aberdeen Drive
Wittman
William Childers
Crawford St
Winona Drive
Wilson Turner
Margaret Long
Shafer St
Herman Chaney
Central Ave
Germanton Road
Wilbraham Road
Chaey
Hoyt Armstrong
Stevens Ave
S. Main Street
Armstrong
Jury Acquits 2 Inmates In Lebanon Kidnap Case
Two inmates from Lebanon Correctional Institute were acquitted on a kidnapping charge after a juried deliberation of 1 hour 10 minutes. Edward Sova 18 and Warren Williams 24 of Columbus area were freed. Elwood Riggs 27 of Pickaway County awaits separate trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Lebanon Correctional Institute
Edward Stanley Sova
Warren Vincent Williams
Columbus
Raymond Gibson
Glosser Road
Honor Farm
Elwood Riggs
Pickaway County
Williams
Gibson
Hubert Riggs
Groveport
Niles records first fatality in over two years
Niles Ohio AP reports the city’s first traffic fatality in more than two years is 23 year old William Stand ford of Niles. He died at Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren from injuries suffered when his motorcycle left Ohio 4 at Vienna Avenue on Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles, Ohio
Niles
William Standford
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Warren
Ohio 4
Vienna Avenue
Three-judge panel takes up Excello area levee formula
A Miami Conservancy District panel heard objections to the benefit and assessment formula for the Excello levee extension. Judge Cramer presided with Judges Young and Schneider, as they weigh whether property protections and costs are accurate amid flood history and dam plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Conservancy District
Excello Area Levee
Fred B. Cramer
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Conservancy Court
Finkleman
Conservancy District
Max Mitchell
Conservancy
Robert Corwin
Mitchell
Minor injuries in two accidents near Monroe and Woodsdale
Two people were injured slightly in separate crashes yesterday. Hamilton Epperson, 43, escaped serious harm after a three vehicle collision near Monroe, while Mabel Reece, 40, was hurt when her single vehicle left Woodsdale road near Rt 4. Both were treated at Mercy Hospital. James Adams, 54, was cited for driving left of center in the Monroe crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Woodsdale
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton Edward Epperson
Hamilton - Middletown Pike
Rt. 63
James Adams
Hamilton
Robert Augspurger
Hendrickson Road
Adams
Epperson
Mabel E. Reece
Wayne-Madison Road
Trenton
Woodsdale Road
Rt. 4
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Gaylon Richardson
Fields-Ertel Road
Sharonville
Estill Colwell
Lee Jones
Paul Chandler
Larry Wayne Hayre
Albert Staton
Jackie Highley
Gaylen Richardson
Donald Allen
Donald Banks
Arthur Banks
Eddie Lee Gooch
Paul Myers
Robert Webber
James Penick
Robert Lee Smith
Marion Wentz
Inquirer
Rohner
Methodist Church
Daughters of America
Margaret Beckley
Hamilton Rt. 4
Anna Mae Klemnan
Hamilton Rt
Riggs
C. E. Wintringham
Jeffery Phillips
Grace Rohwer
Dodds Monuments
Verity
Loman T. Fisher Sr
Cussins & Fern
N. Main St
Sova
Middletown Shopping Plaza
Franklin Laynecrest
W.T. Grant CO
Cramer
Warren Young
Louis Schneider
Buena Vista
Legal Council
Maxwell Finkleman
Commercial Realty Co
Benena Vista
Sol Finlelman
Realty Company
E. H
State Highway Department
Middletown Kitchen Shop
F.H.A
Bank Financing
Weoodlown Ave
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