Finding People on Tracks A Habit
Lt. Cliff Dye of the sheriff's department found Ralph Ford 46 of West Elkton asleep in his car on Penn Central tracks near U.S. 127 north of New Miami and booked him for intoxication after detaching the vehicle. Earlier, the same officer found a 19-year-old Middletown youth lying across Penn Central tracks at Waneta Avenue crossing.
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Hamilton
Cliff Dye
Sheriff's Department
Preble County
Penn Central
Airway Motor Court
U.S. 127
New Miami
Virgil Wardow
Lt. Dye
Ralph Ford
West Elkton
Ford
Middletown
Waneta Avenue
Water Plant Bids On Again
City reopens bids for a proposed 3.8 million water treatment plant after unions settled long strikes. Bid opening set for Oct 1 with ads in trade publications to lure bids. Plant aims to reduce red water and halve water hardness, funded by water revenue with slight rate increases planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenters
Dan W. Kothe
Kothe
Joe Lewis
Miami Valley
Water Department
Hearing For Beckett Is Continued
A preliminary hearing for C. C. Beckett on a homicide charge from a Springboro crash was continued to Sept. 9 in County Court. Beckett, 64, longtime clerk of courts, is free on $5,000 bonds and faces charges of driving under the influence, leaving the scene, and homicide by motor vehicle. The victim was 10 year old Andrew Garland. A witness pursued Beckett’s car for a mile before it was forced off the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
C. C. Beckett
Springboro
Beckett
Andrew Garland
T.C. Garland
Lower Springboro
Calvin Meadows
Red Lion
Cold snap brings first furnace prayers in August
Miami Valley residents faced an unusually cold August night with a low of 48, the coolest Aug 26 on record. Last week highs reached the 70s, contrasting with the recent chill that unsettled households and spurred some to use heating.
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Miami Valley
Burglary Attempt at Gillen Crow Pharmacy
Burglars damaged the rear door of Gillen Crow Pharmacy at Grand Avenue and Gideon Road hammering a lock but could not enter as the door was bolted from the inside.
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Gillen-Crow
Grand Avenue
Gideon Road
Tent Theft Reported From Barnitz Street Yard
Don Jestic reports a tent two sleeping bags and two air mattresses stolen from his yard at 1202 Barnitz Street. Value listed at 65 dollars. Police notified.
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Don Jestic
Barnitz St
Walkout Marks Seventh Day At Interstate Folding Box Plants
The strike by about 220 workers at Interstate Folding Box Co plants in Dayton and Miamisburg reaches its seventh day with no comment from either side. The company filed a second amended petition in Butler County Common Pleas Court seeking to prohibit disorderly conduct tied to the labor dispute. About 60 of 65 Miamisburg employees joined Monday, following a Wednesday start after a union VP was fired. The union says the walkout violates the contract but protects workers’ interests. The firm seeks $600,000 in lost production damages.
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Interstate Folding Box Co
Mamisburg
Butler County
Miamisburg
Terh Senior Places 3rd in Miss JA of Ohio Contest
Terh Senior from Middletown finished third in the Miss JA of Ohio pageant at the Ohio State Fair. Vickie Conrad of Lewisburg won, with Mary Grace Kinola of Cleveland as first runner up among sixteen contestants.
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Terh
Middletown
Ohio
Vickie Conrad
Lewisburg
Mary Grace Kinola
Cleveland
Post Office Sets Labor Day Schedule
The post office will operate on a holiday schedule for Labor Day with prompt delivery for important letters. Postmaster Frank Dobrozsi said no street box collections. mail can be deposited at post office boxes or at stations. Delivery on Tuesday requires dropping letters at stations or the post office. Windows close for the holiday except for business mail. business customers with boxes may retrieve mail 7 to 9 a.m.
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Frank Dobrozsi
Attorney Sues Over Desjardins Car Sale Timeline
Hamilton attorney Anthony Valen filed a cross petition in Butler County Common Pleas Court to determine the validity of a car sale belonging to Maurice R. Desjardins, a Centerville bank robber who hanged himself in jail. Valen seeks $3,000 from the sale plus $476.17, to cover a $4,000 retainer and $240.40 burial costs, arguing he was retained to represent Desjardins and executed a power of attorney on July 12. Desjardins was found hanged July 13 in the Montgomery County jail after allegedly robbing the Centerville branch of the First National Bank of Miamisburg on three occasions. Ohio Casualty Insurance Co. had filed to recover $4,100 from the sale and insured the bank against losses.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Anthony Valen
Butler County
Common Pleas Court
Maurice R. Desjardins
Centerville
Valen
Desjardins
Montgomery County
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co
Sherman Ave
First National Bank of
Miamisburg
Ohio Casualty
Cyclist and two women hurt in city accidents
Two women and a motor cyclist were treated at Middletown Hospital after separate crashes. Lillie Horn suffered a nose cut and Katie Bowlus arm knee and chest injuries when Horns car hit a stalled auto on Grand Avenue at Highland Street. A second crash on Verity Parkway injured Stephen Sample with a collision involving Stella Agee driving, who was cited for failure to yield.
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Middletown Hospital
Grand Avenue
Highland Street
Lillie Horn
Trenton-Franklin Road
Katie Bowlus
Germantown Road
Verity Parkway
Mabelle Drive
Agee
Morrow Man Hurt In Wreck
A Morrow man, Jack Walsh, 41, was admitted to Middletown Hospital in fair condition with face lacerations after a one car crash on Rt 123 north of Rt 122. He was driving west at a high rate of speed when he lost control, struck a fence and tree, and was charged with speeding.
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Morrow
Middletown Hospital
Rt. 123
Rt. 122
Jack Walsh
Morrow Rt. 1
Walsh
Start Of Work Near On New Hospital Floors
Middletown Hospital moves forward with three new floors atop the 1964 addition adding 136 beds by spring 1970. Contractor Carl J Conradt & Sons Inc expects to begin after the Cincinnati carpenters strike ends, with elevators, roof removal, and a move of the air conditioning water tower. A hydro pulping system will reduce waste bulk by about 80 percent in the dietary department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Jack Conradt
Carl J Conradt & Sons Inc
Hamilton
James M. Elder
Cincinnati Area
Elder
Dietary Department
Ohio
Trial Starts In Forgery Of $77 Check
Emanuel Howard Jr. 27 of 905 Lincoln St Middletown faces forgery charges in Butler County Common Pleas Court Judge Fred B. Cramer. He allegedly passed a $77 check at Goodwill Industries Store 32 S Clinton St on January 22 stolen from Armco Steel Corp.
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Hamilton
Emanuel Howard Jr
Lincoln St
Middletown
Court of
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Howard
Goodwill Industries
S. Clinton St
Armco Steel Corp
Monroe Village Fire Despite Officials Request Burns Land
Firefighters battled eight or nine farm buildings owned by Miami Valley Industrial Park after a deliberate set blaze. Fire Chief Earl Hieshue led 14 men and two trucks from 6 p m to 2 a m in near 90 degree heat west of the Miami Carey plant, drawing curious motorists but few traffic issues.
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Monroe
Miami Valley
MVIP
Earl Hieshue
Miami Carey Corp
Ohio 63
Middletown
Hiteshue
261 Acres Released By County To Lebanon Annexation
Warren County Commissioners released a 261 acre tract north of Lebanon for annexation. The land includes the Parent and Bolin farms, Lutheran Resurrection Church, and the new Lebanon High School. Petition by Marvin Young supported by two resident owners aims to extend sewer service with no opposition. 60 day waiting period.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Marvin Young
Charles P
Alice Parent
Ohio
Bolin
Lutheran
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