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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1965
Page
13
A 13 year old boy on a bicycle rammed a car at Sunset Pool at 5 42 p m yesterday injuring his hand. The driver Steve Tutt 16 of 2403 S Sutphin St reported minor damage to his car. Police report shows the cyclist Danny Lewis 300 Aberdeen Drive treated at a doctor s office.
Lebanon fire officials investigate a Tuesday night blaze at Harold Creech's 109 North West Street home. The bedroom burned with heavy smoke damage to two other rooms, causing about 1000 dollars in building loss and 400 dollars in contents. Chief Rainey notes a prior Creech home fire in January, raising arson suspicions.
Seventy model airplane enthusiasts, some fresh from national wins, gather Sunday for the third annual control line model airplane contest at Smithark. The Middletown Aero-Modelers host from 10 30 a m to 5 p m rain or shine with four events stunt scale Navy carrier and rat race. Ralph Burnstine of Oxford and Lew MacFarland of Lexington expected as top fliers. Contest director is Harry Clevenger of Franklin.
Fire at Old South School in Middletown grew from a small wood pile fire to a 12 hour blaze engulfing the basement and roof. Fire Chief Charles Hansel said the wrecking company has permission to burn remaining wood from the 1871 landmark as demolition continues.
Warren County officials bar South Lebanon prisoners from the county jail over an $837 bill dating to 1961 for feeding and housing inmates. Sheriff Byron Kennard says only state charges go to county court, while South Lebanon’s village charges face the two cell jail locally. County commissioners say no jail room should be given to South Lebanon prisoners while the debt remains outstanding.
A disabled Dayton church bus carrying 24 passengers was struck from behind by a car on Interstate 75 near the Rt 122 interchange. Seven aboard remained at the scene, 17 gathered nearby. Two suffered minor injuries. Chamberlain cited for reckless operation.
Andrew Gomez 18 of 611 Ninth Ave bound over to Butler County grand jury on 2500 bond after entering not guilty plea. He waives preliminary hearing on charge of shooting with intent to wound Charles Fuller 24 of 818 17th Ave in the neck with a .22 pistol after an argument August 16 in the 1200 block of Michigan Avenue.
President Kwame Nkrumah appoints Fred Arkhurst Ghana's chief envoy to the United Nations. He succeeds Alex Quaison-Lackey, now foreign minister and president of the General Assembly. Arkhurst previously served as Ghana's chief secretary of foreign affairs.
Two Middletown units of the Ohio National Guard joined a Southwestern Ohio practice alert last night. Maj. Gen. Erwin C. Hostetler said about 600 men were called, to test vehicles and equipment and speed of mobilization. Units included Batteries A and D of the 174th Artillery, with the alert unusually early in the day and unrelated to Cincinnati civil rights protests.
A 16 year old girl described as being in nervous shock was found alone in a trailer at 7650 Elk Creek Road. She had been alone for three days with her father missing since Monday. Deputy Cecil Webb took her to the county juvenile receiving home as authorities searched for her father. The mother is deceased.
The Middletown Personnel Association renewed outreach to college seniors set to graduate in 1966. Applicants are urged to submit forms at the Civic Association to enable local firms to schedule interviews during Christmas vacation. Cooperation with Hamilton extends resume access.
The 115th Butler County Fair closed with daytime attendance expected to surpass last year. Grand parade featured 4H Clubs Granges and farm groups. Grand champion steer sold for 9.5 cents a pound and reserve 30 cents. top buyers included McGee Super Market and Frisch's of Hamilton. Prices for pigs and lambs averaged around $1.15 and bids ranged up to 38 cents per pound.
The total sales for steers amounted to 19935 21 dollars and when combined with the champion and reserve champion pigs and lambs the overall total rose to 20302 46 dollars. Clerk Nelson Erbeck noted the steer average.
Five youths aged 11 to 15 were arrested after stealing a city garbage truck from the city garage at 7 46 p m last Sunday. The vehicle wrecked another truck causing 3900 in damage. Detectives say two sets of brothers were among the group. The suspects were released to their parents and referred to juvenile court. A city employee saw the theft from an airplane near the garage.
The piece recalls radar’s origins in World War II when bomber crews noticed thunderstorms appearing clearly on the scope, spurring developments in weather surveillance and atmospheric monitoring.
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