Local obituaries list multiple Middletown area deaths
Willie Garrett Helton 24 of 1920 Carolina St died at University Hospital Columbus. Survived by wife Rickie. arrangements with Joseph R. Baker & Sons. Dozier B Hudson 61 of 1733 Carolina St died at Dayton VA Hospital after a year illness. Survived by wife Minnie. services 10 a.m. Saturday at McCoy Leffler with burial Woodside Cemetery. Hamilton Mathews 61 longtime Pierce Elementary principal died at Fort Hamilton Hospital. Survived by wife Catherine, children Carolyn DiStacia Barbara Hardesty Marc. services 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Webb Funeral Home with burial Rose Hill Cemetery. Masonic service Friday 7:30 p.m. Haney Riley 51 of 5308 Vine St died Middletown Hospital after 31 days. Survived by husband James (d. 1967), daughter Mary Short, five sons John James Robert Ernest Rodney, sisters and brothers, 23 grandchildren. Joseph R. Baker & Sons to conduct service Friday 8 p.m. with burial Junior Hall Cemetery Morris Fork Ky.
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Willie Garrett Helton
Carolina St
University Hospital
Columbus
Rickie
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Dozier B
Jack) Hudson
Veterans Administration Hospital
Dayton
Mr. Hudson
Alabama
Middletown
Ornamental Iron Workers
Navy
Minnie
McCoy-Leffler
Howard Sears
Woodside Cemetery
Hamilton T. Mathews
Hamilton
Pierce
Fort Hamilton
Mathews
Blue Ash
Kentucky
Williamstown
Roosevelt and Fillmore
Catherine
Carolyn DiStacia
Barbara Hardesty
Illinois
Marc
Webb Funeral Home
Haney Riley
Vine St
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
James
Mary Short
Trenton
John
Germantown
Amarillo
Tex
Robert
Ernest
Rodney
Flossie Batz
Eilene Lovelace
Pollie Gay
Cledia Miller
California
Sam Cornett
Farmersville
Brown Cornett
Lawrence Cornett
Floyd Cornett
Buckhorn
Ray Deaton
Junior Hall Cemetery
Morris Fork
Spencer Jewelry Hit Third Time In Nine Weeks
A thief shattered a front window at Spencer Jewelry Co. at 1106 Central Ave and stole three rings valued at 135 dollars. This marks the third theft in nine weeks and the fourth window smash at the display. Police on foot patrol at 1 45 a m heard the break and alarm but found no suspects. Earl Davis, assistant manager, reported the three first love rings in white boxes stolen. Last week a Middletown man was arrested after a break in at Spencer's with three radios valued at 150 dollars moved through a broken window. On July 4 a ring valued at 63 dollars was taken similarly.
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Central Ave
Central Avenue
Earl Davis
Middletown
Spencer’s
Woman Injured After Parking Lot Crash at Middletown Hospital
A 49 year old woman, Sarah Toles of 344 Oxford State Road, left Middletown Hospital and her car accelerated, tearing up shrubbery and hitting a tree on hospital property before crossing McGee Avenue and striking a large tree. The 1968 vehicle sustained about $1,000 damage and the driver received hospital treatment for multiple abrasions.
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Middletown Hospital
Sarah Toles
Oxford State Road
McGee Avenue
McKnight Drive
Local thefts surrounding Gary Nickell and others
Gary Nickell reports $110 in tools stolen from his car. Gertrude Harper claims $30 plus a driver’s license and car title taken from her purse in a McAlpin’s dressing room. John Pantel’s auto had its top cut and several keys stolen. Christine Sabastian lost a wrought iron table and two chairs worth $150. Four residents report stolen bicycles including Francis Schneider Don Gibbs Fred Donisi and Noah Powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Harper
McAlpin’s
S. Breiel Blvd
Christine Sabastian
Tytus Ave
Francis Schneider
Montrose St
Don Gibbs
Brentwood St
Fred Donisi
Nelbar St
Noah Powers
Brell Drive
Two Hurt In Ohio 4 Two-Car Crash In Hamilton
Two people were treated at Mercy Hospital after a two car crash on Ohio 4 at Ohio 747. Joan Anman, 44, of 26 Kelly Street, tried to cross from a private drive and pulled into the path of Gregory Brune, 26, of 1191 Hooven Avenue. Anman was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign.
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Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Ohio 4
Ohio
Joan Anman
Kelly St
Gregory Brune
Hooven Ave
Anmann
Boxcar Fire Smolders as Papers Await Removal Near Flemming Rd
Penn Central officials report a boxcar loaded with 35 tons of scrap paper remains smoldering on a siding near Flemming Road. Firefighters watched the scene yesterday while plans call for unloading the soggy contents and hauling them to the city landfill. loss value not yet determined.
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Penn Central Railroad
Flemming Road
Truck Driver Injured in Melvin Ritchie Crash
A truck driver Melvin Ritchie 26 of South Lebanon suffered a nose injury when his northbound truck struck a tree limb and swerved into a tree at 1313 South Main Street yesterday at 12 35 p m.
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S. Main St
Melvin Ritchie
South
Lebanon
Fire Calls Report From Yesterday and Early Morning
A string of fire calls includes yesterday at 1 40 p m on 825 9th Ave with Jean Rogan aged 30 treated and released after ambulance transport. This morning at 2 03 a m on 621 Auburn St Alice Nichols 19 of 207 S Sutphin St reported breathing difficulty and was treated and released by auto transport. At 2 18 a m at 1830 Central Ave a fire in Lois Burns home caused by an electrical short in a porch television wire with no damage reported.
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9Th Ave
Jean Rogan
Auburn St
Alice Nichols
S. Sutphin St
Central Ave
Lois Burns
Driver Fled After Car Hit Tree at Lake and Chestnut
Police investigate a crash at Lake Avenue and Chestnut Street where a southbound car struck a rotten tree, toppled it onto the vehicle, and then the driver, identified as David Cockerham of Middletown, left the scene at 1:25 a.m.
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Franklin
Lake Avenue
Chestnut Street
David Cockerham
Burbank Ave
Middletown
Boy on bike hit by car at Lewis Street turn
An 11-year-old bike rider, Todd Anthony of 3914 Lewis St., was struck at 10:30 a.m. yesterday while turning from Lewis Street into a private driveway. Debria Frazee, 16, of 1204 Eaton Ave., drove away after the crash, skidding 37 feet. she was cited for leaving the scene.
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Lewis Street
Todd Anthony
Lewis St
Debria Frazee
Eaton Ave
Brothers Elect Officers for Big Brothers in Middletown
Kenneth Angel was elected president of the Big Brothers of Greater Middletown, succeeding Bryan Johnson who becomes a three year trustee. Angel, a four year member and Barnitz Bank assistant trust officer, will take office in January along with other two and three year trustees.
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Kenneth Angel
Berwick Lane
Big Brothers of
Greater Middletown
William Harrison
McGee St
Robert Flagel
Marymount Court
Virgil Webster
Austin Smith Drive
Monroe
Big Brothers Board
Man Declared Sane in Lima Case
James Darryl Bryant of Middletown has been declared sane by Lima State Hospital authorities and will be returned for disposition. He was sentenced to 60 days observation by Judge Fred B. Cramer on June 20 after an indictment and guilty plea to breaking and entering and grand larceny and later placed on five years probation. On June 8 he pled guilty in Middletown Municipal Court to telephone harassment.
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Hamilton
James Darryl Bryant
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown
Lima State Hospital
Bryant
Lima
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Burton Says He Loves Liz Amid Divorce Plans
Richard Burton declared his affection for Elizabeth Taylor while a Swiss divorce filing was announced in New York on July 31. Attorney Aaron Frosch said reconciliation was unlikely as Burton, fresh from Rome, planned a two week stay with Frosch on Long Island during a film break in Italy.
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New York
Richard Burton
Elizabeth Taylor
Burton
Aaron Frosch
Switzerland
Rome
Frosch
Long Island
Italy
Sorg seeks extra time for air pollution controls in Ohio
Sorg Paper Co requests a variance from air pollution rules and schedules a Sept 26 OEPA public meeting to review a revised plan. The plan extends testing to March 1 1974 and complete compliance to Jan 1 1975 with a baghouse filter, delayed by manufacturer redesigns. Written testimony allowed up to ten days after the meeting.
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Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
OEPA
Sorg Paper Co
Commission
Sorg
DeWitte Yost
Yost
Division of Air Pollution Control
Cincinnati
Division of Authorization and Compliance
Columbus
Vandalism Plagues Middletown Schools Says Officials
School officials say vandalism by an unknown, random culprit defies motives and attracts no single profile. Since May 19, at least 26 incidents have hit Middletown schools, 19 at Freshman High, with peak times after openings, before holidays, and in February.
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David Flick
Middletown
Middletown High School
Lewis Hill
Middletown High
Gas Shortage Strains Butler County Resources
County Engineer Stan Perin reports gasoline supply in Butler County as nip and tuck with delivery failures from Marathon Oil and a 1000 gallon purchase from Champion Oil leaving only 500 gallons. Separate note describes vandalism at Middletown High School causing thousands in damages including broken glass stolen equipment and damaged doors.
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Hamilton
Butler
Stan Perin
Perin
Marathon Oil
Marathon
Champion Oil
Milbauer
Robert Wearly
Middletown Schools Division of Finance
Hill
Middletown High School
MHS
Hamilton Deaths Notices
Three obituaries list Joe Jones age 68 of 110 Franklin St service Friday at 2 30 p m Flora Martin 66 of 2702 Tylersville Road service 2 p m Friday and William Walton 88 of 2923 Hamilton Mason Road service 2 30 p m Friday all in Campbell Brown Dawson Webb venues
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Hamilton
Joe Jones
Franklin St
Campbell
Flora Martin
Tylersville Road
Brown-Dawson
William Walton
Hamilton-Mason Road
Webb
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Willie Helton
Dozier Hudson
Funeral Home
Hamilton Mathews
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mason
Spencer Jewelry
Spencer Jewelry Co
Gary Nickell
John Pantel
Liberty
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Indianapolis
Atlanta
Roosevelt
A.m
Chestnut
Lake
Big Brothers
Liz
Family Night
Bonanza Burgers
Breiel Blvd
Middletown, Ohio
EPA
Robert Tallon
Jack Milbauer
Butler County Juvenile Court
Converse
Monument CO
Manchester Rd
Fenwick High
Granite & Bronze
Nicols
Dale Converse
Central & Main
Miami Street
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