Weekend thefts in Middletown net about 674 dollars
Thieves struck across Middletown over the weekend, stealing brass bushings from Armco Steel East Side hot strip mill and other items including a land camera, a portable TV, tools, a wrist watch, hub caps, a radio, batteries, and cash from a resident. Authorities questioned a juvenile in the purse theft of Mrs. Edith Wilder.
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Middletown
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Armco Steel Corp
East Side
Grund & Co
Armco
William Jones
Millville
LeSourdsville Lake
Jack Phillips
Phillips
Fire and electrical incidents crowd local notices
Gas spilled from a jug ignited by a hot water heater starting a basement fire at 1908 Winona Drive damaging 100 dollars. Firefighters responded from multiple companies. A separate electrical basement blaze at 900 South Main Street caused no damage to residents. Emergency squad assisted two people, one with a nosebleed at 815 Yankee Road and another a heat stroke victim at 20 South Verity Parkway.
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Bige Marshall
Winona Dr
S. Main St
Juanita Flannery
Springfield
Yankee Rd
Middletown Hospital
Schramm
Reedy’s Foods
S. Verity
Ralph Bryant
Lynwood Dr
Franklin
DWI Charged After 3 Car Crash
Police arrest Roy Spicer and Oscar Martin after a three car collision on S Sutphin Street causes two cars to be totaled and minor injuries. Albert Taylor and Martin receive hospital treatment for facial injuries. A separate DWI case involves Charles Williams after a crash near Wicoff Street.
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Middletonian
S. Sutphin Street
Roy Spicer
Yankee Rd
Spicer
Donald Jackson
West Middletown
City Manager Charles W. Thompson Begins Two-Week Vacation
City Manager Charles W. Thompson started a two week vacation today and will return to his office Tuesday September 8. Thompson's last act was attending water contract talks with Butler County Commissioners Friday and visiting Toledo with merchants to review the city's mall. C A Boeke director of public service will handle duties in his absence.
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Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
Butler County
Toledo
C. A. Boeke
Driver Cited After Accident Near Marsh Road
William Buchanan, 51, of 1700 Tytus Avenue, was cited for careless operation after a two car crash on Ohio 122 south east of Rt 744. At 5:30 p.m. Buchanan drove left of center to avoid a left turning vehicle on Marsh Road, hitting Judith Schmidt, 19, of 420 N. D Street Hamilton. No injuries reported.
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William Buchanan
Tytus Ave
Ohio
Rt. 744
Buchanan
Marsh Road
Judith K. Schmidt
N. D St
Hamilton
U S To Probe Moon Area First Mission Focus
NASA head Dr. T Keith Glennan said the United States will concentrate on launching moon probes before testing deep space rockets. He noted that in NASA's first year, the agency has learned it is not as far along as hoped.
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Los Angeles
T. Keith Glennan
United States
Glennan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Middletown Group Attends Abundavita Convention
The Abundavita Associates of Middletown attend the sixth international Abundavita Corp of America convention in Cincinnati at the Netherland Hilton Hotel. Founder Dr J B Jones will speak at 7 30 p m today. Captain Devere Baker who sailed the raft Lehi IV from California to Hawaii speaks tomorrow night and Dr Allen Banik who traveled to Hunza Pakistan speaks Wednesday.
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Abundavita Associates
Middletown
Abundavita Corp of America
Netherland Hilton Hotel
Cincinnati
J. B. Jones
Devere Baker
Lehi IV
California
Hawaii
Allen Banik
Hunza
Pakistan
Free supplies for art class at Middle town Art Center
Families are told art classes opening Sept 14 require $10 for 10 weeks with no charge for supplies. An error in yesterday's Journal claimed supplies cost extra. All students must be members of the Art Center.
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Middletown Art Center
Yesterday's Journal
Art Center
County CD Radio Net Gets Okay
The Federal Communications Commission authorized an amateur civil emergency radio network for Butler County Civil Defense Corps. A base station will operate at the courthouse with zone stations in Middletown Oxford Fairfield City and Monroe and will link to adjacent counties.
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Hamilton
Butler County Civil Defense Corps
Federal Communications Commission
Irene Lewis
Civil Defense Control Center
Ohio Civil Defense Corps
Blue Ash
Thurman
Bud”North
County CD Corps
Ralph Weber
Leslie Currier
Middletown
Frank Fahrlander
Charles Bunnell
Monroe
George Walker Jr
Oxford
Richard Samples
Fairfield
Troop 11 Plans Camp Roundup
Troop 11 schedules its annual camp roundup at Camp Hook on Wednesday night. The schedule includes a 5 p.m. program, a 6:30 p.m. covered-dish dinner for scouts and families, followed by a campfire court of honor presenting one Eagle scout one Star scout and six other awards. New scouts will be inducted. The roundup is directed by Paul Van Ostrand Paul Shafer Austin Georgia Sterling Nickell Robert Cross and Elza Abraham.
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Eagle Scout Troop 11
Camp Hook
Paul van Ostrand
Paul Shafer
Austin Georgia
Sterling Nickell
Robert Cross
Elza Abraham
Furniture Not Easy On Heads
Two people injured when furniture caused head injuries at home. Kevin Gaunt, a two year old, received seven stitches after hitting a TV set. Henry Hetzler, 56, slipped and struck his head on a dresser in his Franklin home and required thirteen stitches.
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Middletown Hospital
Kevin Gaunt
Jefferson Gaunt
Mohawk Sr
Henry Hetzler
Franklin
Bids Due Sept 15 for Nike Base Road Project
Sealed bids will be received until 10 am Tuesday Sept 15 for the widening and resurfacing of 0.494 mile of Taylor Road northwest of Oxford. The project serves as an entrance to the U S Army Nike Rocket Launching Base off US 27 now nearing completion.
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E. S. Preston
Colum ‘Bus
Taylor Road
Oxord
U. S. Army
U. S. 27
Police Briefs: Theft From Purse and AWOL Army Case
Beauty Jones reported a theft of $2 and papers plus a billfold from her purse on Saturday. A 17 year old Middletown boy was picked up at Lafayette Avenue and Yankee Road on a charge of being AWOL from the Army.
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Beauty Jones
18Th Ave
Middletown
Lafayette Avenue
Yankee Road
Record crowds flood city pools as heat soars
Heat wave pushes attendance to near 3,000 at three municipal pools with total season reach of 123,228, while LeSourdsville and Chautauqua see third-highest crowds. Sunset, Yankee, and Douglas pooling days extend two weeks. Labor Day closes the pools. County parks report attendance equal to last year as traffic and turf stress grow.
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Mercury
LeSourdsville
Chautauqua
Ross Kramer
Sunset
Douglas
Yankee
Chatauiqua
Jbut
Warren Howard
Butler County
G. E.condo
Hamilton
Sant Named To Arrow s Area Office
Tom Sant vice chief of Middle town's Nachenum Lodge Order of the Arrow was named vice chief of the Four C Area at the area conference over the weekend at Camp Friedlander Cincinnati. Bob Thomastic newly elected area chief named Sant from among defeated candidates. Eleven Order of the Arrow members from Mound Builders Boy Scout Council attended the conference Friday to Sunday. Sant served as local delegation chief and helped present a proposed Four C Area constitution adopted with minor revisions. The Nachenum Lodge led conference discussion groups Saturday.
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Tom Sant
Middletown
Nachenum Lodge
Order of the Arrow
Four-C
Camp Friedlander
Cincinnati
Sant
Bob Thomastic
Chilicothe
Thomastic
Robert Moore
Mound Builders Boy Scout Council
Local Residents Safe After Montana Quakes
Four Middletown area residents believed near the Montana earthquake zone are reported safe. Mrs. Elliott Perkins and her daughter Beckey Jane, returning from Yellowstone via Cody, Wyoming, were away from the quake area when it struck. Also safe are Herb Hofmann of Mefmann's Appliance and Franklin City Solicitor Lloyd E. Ritz, who were on a hunting trip about 150 miles from the affected zone.
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Middletown
Montana
Elliott Perkins
Sawyer Re
Beckey Jane
Yellowstone
Herb Hofmann
Mefmann
Franklin
Lloyd E. Ritz
Butler County Fair Opens With Big Crowd and New Features
Judging begins today on dairy and baked goods farm products dairy cattle and 4 H entries at the 109th Butler County Fair. Thousands attended opening day despite mid 90s heat. New cattle barn remodeled Rural Community Theater merchants exposition tent and a 4 H tractor rodeo are highlights along with a nutrition show jamboree and talent review. Two pigs died in the heat.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Farm Bureau
Boy Bound by Truck Bumper Suffers Serous Leg Cut
Timothy Barton eleven of the Middletown Trailer Park Excel lo Middletown was treated at Middletown Hospital emergency room Saturday night for a severe leg cut. The wound occurred when his leg was caught between a truck bumper and his bicycle requiring 20 stitches.
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Timothy Barton
Middletown
Excello Middletown
Middletown Hospital
School Board Agenda Is Slim In Middletown
The Middletown Board of Education, minus two members, holds a slim agenda for tonight’s meeting. A report on next year’s adult education program by H. H. Lawrence and Clyde Pierson will be heard, along with routine personnel actions, per Supt. Howard R. Cromwell.
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Middletown
Girl Eats Paint Die of Lead Poisoning in Cleveland
A two year old Cleveland girl Carmen Gonzales died from lead poisoning after chewing chipped paint. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Julio Gonzales. Officials note two deaths this year in Cuyahoga County and an average of three children die annually from lead paint poisoning.
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Cleveland
Carmen Gonzales
Julio Gonzales
Ciyahoga County
Woodward High principal dies after river outing
CINCINNATI AP Winton O Moeller principal of Woodward High School died Sunday after a heart attack during an Ohio River outing. The death marks a sudden loss for the Cincinnati school community and local education leadership.
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Cincinnati
Winton
Moeller
Woodward High School
Man Faces Charges In Hog Killing
Three hogs owned by Robert W. Matson of Ohio 63 near Monroe were found buried on the James Ross property at 522 McCready Ave Monroe. Ross is charged with destruction of property and a separate mutilation charge is pending in Butler County Court.
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Robert W. Matson
Ohio
Monroe
James Ross
McCready Ave
Ross
Butler County
William Hendrickson
Matson
Burton Gabbard
Sheriff's Department
Ross Farm
Scouts and Families Picnic at Camp Hook
More than 150 members of the Mound Builders Area Council and their families attended the fellowship picnic at Camp Hook. M E Carruthers directed the day, with Everett Sams in charge of recreation. Indian dancers from Post 31 performed during the campfire as Elza Abraham led group singing. Leaders for Cub, Boy and Explorer councils held planning meetings led by Harry Hanna, Dudley Inwood and O B Ellis.
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Thhe Mound Builders Area Council
Camp Hook
M. E. Carruthers
Everett Sams
Ebanon
Elza Abraham
Harry Hanna
Dudley Inwood
O. B. Ellis
Sullivan ord To File Petitions
The Rev. John Sullivan pastor of the Full Gospel Tabernacle became the third candidate to file petitions for the City Commission race at the Board of Elections. His filing follows Orman Elam and incumbent Martin B Miller, with 1 075 signatures and a sponsoring committee of Della M Miller Haod J Walter James R Bowman Jack C Casper and John E Sebald.
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John Sullivan
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Board of Elections
City Commission
Mr. Sullivan
Orman Elam
Martin B. Miller
James R. Bowman
Jack C. Casper
John E. Sebald
Paul Wells
Robert Hayes
Calvin Lloyd
Ed Rusk
Roger Dillman
Boys Nabbed In Thefts Here
Police reported four youths were picked up in connection with recent break ins at Armco Drainage and Metal Products Inc. One boy was caught yesterday, two others detained later, and a fourth taken home by parents. A fifth youth is also involved. previous thefts included tools worth 33 dollars plus cigars and gum. all tools were recovered.
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Armco Drainage & Metal Products Inc
Boy Nabs $30 From Picnic Concession Stand Purse
Police captured a 12 year old who admitted stealing thirty dollars from the purse of Mrs. Phyllis Steffen at the Armco Girls picnic concession stand on Henry Avenue Saturday.
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Phyllis Steffen
Henry Ave
Armco
Trailer Fire Causes $700 Damage in Exceller Trailer Court
A trailer at the Exceller Trailer Court was damaged by fire Sunday morning. Chief Carl Tester of the South Middletown Fire Department said damage was about $700, limited to a water heater, sink and cabinet inside the trailer. The blaze was caused by a short in the water heater and the trailer is owned by Ben Gabbard.
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William Wilson
S. Sutphin Sr
Spicer
Albert Taylor
Finley St
Middletown
S. Sutphin
Wilson
Exceller
Carl Tester
South Middletown
Ben Gabbard
Tester
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Rt. 122
Robert Tibbs
Marshall Rd
James W. Huff
S. Main Stret
Fenix & Scisson Co
Todhunter
Yankee Roads
Sheriff's Deputies
Edith Wilder
DWI
Oscar Martin
Logan Ave
Grand Avenue
Martin
Charles Williams
Dixie Hwy
Robert Davis
Wicoff S
Wicoff ‘Street
Woodlawn Avenue
U S
Nike Base Road
Carolyn Bach
Arrow
VIS
Lee E
Mil. Wt. Cir
WSILO
Dia
Wother
Rost Renar
le BR
F.C.B. Terre Waute
Ind
Greothon
7Th Street
THE
DAO Corporation
Terre Haute, Indiana
Cincy
Pruritus
Isodine Pharmacal Corp
Ation
Playtex Park
Dover
Del
Svapasss
Wilbert
Ee Lacy Department Store
Tarzan
Sullivan Ord
Central Ave
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