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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1971

Page

5

Two South Lebanon Men Die In Auto Crash

Driver Thomas Alien 43 of 24 Pike St and passenger Finley Noe 57 of 335 Pike St died after a collision near Bethesda curve. Their car drifted left of center, struck a tractor trailer spun across the southbound lane and was hit by Gwendolyn Johns of Goston Ohio. Smith the tractor driver suffered minor injuries. Arrangements pending at Oswald Funeral Home Lebanon.

Thomas Alien Pike St Finley Noe Bethesda Harry Eugene | Smith Winans Simm Smith Allen Gwendolyn K. Johns Goston Ohio Oswald Funeral Home Lebanon

Lebanon Raceway Case on Tuesday Faces Court Decision

Judge Lucian Young will hear a dispute over control of the Lebanon Raceway. The case centers on a 1.5 million damage claim and the transfer of the lease to a new trotting club formed by Louis Carlo, Battista, and others, endorsed by the Warren County Fair Board. The board plans the lease transfer, which Battista alleges breaches his partnership. Proceedings set for 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Lebanon Lucian Young Noble Battista Louis Carlo Lebanon Trotting Association Warren County Fair Board Fairgrounds Carlo Fair Board

Lutheran Laymen’s League Retreat At Hueston Woods

Twelve members plus spouses from the Cincinnati zone will attend a weekend retreat at Hueston Woods Lodge starting 7:30 p.m. Friday and ending 4:30 p.m. Saturday. About 100 participants will hear featured speaker Dr. Paul G. Bretscher Jr. of Valparaiso Ind. discuss the Central Event.

Lutheran Laymen’s League Hueston Woods Lodge Cincinnati Paul G. Bretscher Jr Valparaiso Ind

Lebanon Banker William W. Shurts Dies at 62

William W. Shurts 62 of 227 N Broadway Lebanon vice president and cashier of Lebanon Citizens National Bank died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after an apparent heart attack. A 25 year bank veteran and World War II veteran he belonged to the Masonic Lodge and Kiwanis Club in Lebanon. Surviving wife listed.

Lebanon William W. Shurts N. Broadway Lebanon Citizens National Bank Middletown Hospital Shurts Bank Masonic Lodge The Kiwanis

Local Man Held In 2 Robberies

William G. Marts, 7, of 401 Yankee Road, is held on charges of robbing the American Loan Co. in Hamilton with a claw hammer for about $200 and Garnet Meador’s cafe job for $300 with a pool cue and tomahawk. Frank South, a county probation officer, moved him from Hamilton City jail to Butler County custody. A second suspect, still at large, allegedly attacked Meador with pool cues and a tomahawk at the Carfax Cafe early Sunday, taking two revolvers and $300. Meador had been hospitalized in Cincinnati for head injuries.

Chillicothe William G. Marts Yankee Road American Loan Co Hamilton Garnet Meador Carfax Cafe Frank South Butler County South Marts Middletown Martstod Meade Meador Cincinnati

Insurance Firm Sued In Death

A Middletown man sues a New York insurance company in Butler County Common Pleas Court seeking 40000 dollars over a life policy of 20000 with double indemnity for accidental death. The suit states Edwards died by gunshot on June 8 1969 and the firm allegedly did not pay.

Hamilton Middletown Butler County Common Pleas New York Calhoun Edwards

Iraq breaks diplomatic ties with Britain over Iran island seizure

Iraq says it ends diplomatic relations with Britain and Iran accusing both of aggression on Abu Musa Greater and Lesser Tumbs and in Ras al Khaima Sharjah area. Iran's marines and a small police patrol clashed killing three marines and four policemen during the occupation. Syria called for Iranian withdrawal and Britain collusion amid broader Arab reactions.

Beirut Iraq Britain Iran Persian Gulf Abu Musa Greater Tumb Lesser Tumb Baghdad Syria Sharjah Ras al “Britwin Khaima Emirates Hraqi Brita Ras al Khaima

Three Car Crash Injures Three Near Middletown

Three vehicles collided yesterday afternoon on Germantown Road near Wilbraham, sending Earl Irvin 41 to Middletown Hospital with a severe head laceration and Mrs Mary Wright 39 with a leg injury. Mrs Mary Watkins 39 refused treatment after a head laceration. another driver Cywles Schneider 25 was involved at 210 Garfield Street.

Middletown Hospital Earl Irvin Mary ‘Wright Auburn ‘St Mary Watkins Waneta Ave Seomenee Germantown Road Watking Wilbraham Watkins Cywles Schneider Garfield St

Dayton Men Charged In Break In

Two Dayton men Henry Harris aged 32 and Fred Crenshaw aged 27 were charged with breaking and entering Powell's ITV Shop at 10 East Second Street after a midnight police chase. Officers fired several shots. a red van contained nine televisions valued at about $2,000.

Franklin Dayton Powell ITV E. Second St E. Second Street Henry Harris Fred Crenshaw

Armco Grease Fire Briefly Tames at Slab Mill

City firefighters responded to an alarm at 10 58 a m at the Armco Steel Corp slab mill on Oxford State Road and returned to stations at 11 22 a m.

Armco Steel Corp Oxford State Road

Transfer of WLYK FM control approved in Milford Ohio

The Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of control of WLYK FM Milford Ohio from Francis Stratman Frank Finn Ann Reinke and George Waslo to George Hepburn Andrew Lehr James Callahan and David H Scheider for 100000. Armco spokesman said the fire beneath the furnaces caused no damage.

Washington Federal Communications Commission WLYK Milford Ohio Francis Stratman Frank Finn Ann Reinke George Waslo George Hepburn Andrew Lehr James Callahan David H Scheider Armco

Mansfield Rider Stalls Panel on Foreign Aid

A House Senate conference panel fights over a foreign aid bill eight days from deadline. House members push to drop the Mansfield amendment demanding Indochina withdrawal in six months after prisoners are freed. Senate conferees oppose. House threatens a two pronged attack with continuing resolutions or separate funding. House approves 3.4 billion over two years. Senate 2.6 billion until year end.

Mansfield Washington Senate U.S Indochina Mike Mansfield House Thomas Morgan D-Pa House Foreign Affairs Committee Morgan Legisla Allen Ellender D-La Senate Appropriations Committee John Sherman Cooper Cooper

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