West Africa trip inspires Middletown display
Walt Ehrsam, supervisor for Galbreath Turner, shares West African mementos at the Middletown Public Library through Sept 5. The exhibit recalls his 1961 Liberian village visit as one of the first white visitors, his talks with English speaking carriers, and his 1967 return to the United States before resuming work in Middletown.
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Sandy Pawelkoski
Walt Ehrsam
Middletown Public Library
Jene
Liberia
Ehrsam
Galbreath-Turner
Middletown City
Forest Park
Long Island
Linda
Missouri
United States
Galbreath- Turner
Cincinnati
Middletown
Ehriam
Sheckler
Ruppert Transferred to Lima State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
James A. Ruppert 41, convicted mass murderer, moved from Chillicothe Correctional Center to Lima State Hospital after developing psychological symptoms. He was to be sent to Ohio Penitentiary for life terms for slaughter of 11 relatives. Authorities dispute suicide attempt claims. transfer occurred August 20.
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Hamilton
James A. Ruppert
Chillicothe State Correctional Institution
Lima State Hospital
Ruppert
Chillicothe
Ohio Penitentiary
Lima
Five MHS musicians to play at fair
Middletown High School Orchestra members will perform at the Ohio State Fair as part of the All-Ohio Youth Symphony. Violinists Jeff Back and Kim Elias, cellist Scott Harris, trombonists Pete Norton and Jeff Hamilton were chosen for their solo, ensemble, and orchestral achievements. Clarinetist Diane Stork also earned selection but left Columbus due to illness.
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Middletown High School
Jeff Back
Kim Elias
Scott Harris
Pete Norton
Jeff Hamilton
Diane Stork
Columbus
Roller records broken at Kings Island on Twin Racer run
Dan Asperry 21 Mark Watkins 20 and Jim Fox 28 completed a 58 hour 846 mile Twin Racer ride at Kings Island setting new mileage and endurance records. Bruce Ryan started the trek but dropped out due to rising blood pressure. Fox described the 15th hour as toughest before adjusting to the long ride.
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Kings Mills
Kings Island
Dan Asperry
Mark Watkins
Jim Fox
Wkrq-Fm
Coney Island
New York
Fun City
Ozark
Bruce Ryan
Two Boys Questioned Over Cash Theft at Local Foods Spots
A 7 year old and a 10 year old were questioned by juvenile officers after being seen with cash at Dairy Queen. They admitted taking $67 from a McDonald’s billfold left on a counter and later changing the bills at Barnitz Bank before spending part of the money. Police say they will likely be referred to court.
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Dairy Queen
N. Verity Parkway
McDonald's
Martha Banks
Princeton St
Barnitz Bank
Three Arrested in School Parking Lot Theft
James Fletcher 20 of 307 Garfield St and two youths aged 15 and 17 were arrested on petty theft charges after witnesses saw them ransacking cars in the school administration building lot at 1515 Girard Ave. An 8 track tape player was reported missing and later found under a car on Garfield Street.
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Girard Ave
James Fletcher
Garfield St
Garfield Street
Middletown River Corridor Committee Forms Plans
The Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce River Corridor Committee held its first meeting to organize and adopt a statement of purpose. It discussed plans for a Texas trip and named Chairman Virgil Perry.
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Texas
Virgil Perry
Austin
San Antonio
Tex
Dayton
Armco
Chamber
Perry
Verity
Richard W. Slagle
Samuel J. MacMullen
David Driscoll
Eugene Switzer
Frank Myers
David Clark
Hal Kramer
Linder
Two Injured After Early Morning University Boulevard Crash
Two people were injured and three cars including a police cruiser damaged when a high speed car struck a light standard on University Boulevard near Manchester Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. William Squire, 23, was taken to Mercy Hospital, Hamilton, with face cuts after being moved from a hospital, while Sally Hartman, 17, and her husband James Hartman, 20, were also hospitalized. A police cruiser, driven by Steve Schmidt, hit the fallen cable but suffered only a hood emblem loss.
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Middletown Hospital
University Boulevard
Manchester Avenue
William Squire
Roslyn Drive
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Guy Whro
James Hartman
Woodlawn Ave
Sally
Steve Schmidt
Schmidt
Deaths and funerals in Middletown and area
Obituaries report Roy Gordon Salyer 64 of 505 Curtis St dead at Middletown Hospital after long stay. Grace Grimes 76 of 501 Harrison St dies. services at Zimmerman Funeral Home with burial at Fairview Cemetery. Lillian J. Jones 81 of 338 Canova Dr Monroe dies after heart illness. services at Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church. Franklin native William E. Layman 36 dies in Oregon. services set in Franklin. Leroy Cornett 52 listed with funeral services at Independent Artist Church.
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Curtis St
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Salyer
Salyersville
Middletown
Ruby Wright
Minnie Salyer
Kay Salyer
Ray
Jay
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Grace Grimes
Harrison St
Zimmerman Funeral Home
Gordon Jones
Fairview Cemetery
Jones
Bellevue
Monroe
Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church
Monroe Grange
Caleb
Jennie Luessen
Ft. Wright
Richard Schechter
Mound Cemetery
Riggs Monroe Chapel
Franklin
William E. Layman
O. L. Layman
Oregon
Toledo
Layman
Culver Military Academy
Denison University
Xavier
Clarification on Drug Center Overdose Report
Marva Sampson, director of human resources, clarified that the person involved in the overdose report is a worker at the city drug treatment center but employed through the Butler County Work Experience program, not a city employee. The distinction was previously misreported in police briefs.
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Marva Sampson
Butler County
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