Seven City Crashes Leave Drivers Uninjured
City police logged seven minor accidents in 24 hours with no injuries. Total property damage about 2325 dollars. Notable incidents include a fire under a car hood at 218 Charlies St involving Charles Oney and George Velde, with Oney cited for an assured clear distance. Other crashes occurred on Young Street, First Avenue, Central Avenue, Sutphin Street, and Sutphin North, causing tens to hundreds in damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies St
Charles Oney
Flemming Road
Oney
George Velde
Charles St
Charles
Velde
Verde Auto
Estill Roberts
West Middletown
Mabel Byrd
Harlan St
Central Avenue
Highview Road
William F. Johnston
Milton Road
Sutphin Street
North Avenue
Johnston
Thomas H. Spade
Winsonair
Spade Rauto
First Avenue
Janet E. Morical
Poinciana Rd
James Timberman
Mason Rt. 1
Morical Auto
Arnold Dr
Grand Avenue J
Highland Street
Jones Auto
Vital Statistics Births in Local Homes and Franklin
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Poe announce a girl born yesterday at 1501 Lamberton Street. Mr and Mrs James Paul report a girl born yesterday on Omaha Street. Mr and Mrs Paul Patton welcome a boy born yesterday at 547 Middletown Parkway Franklin. Mr and Mrs John Herald announce a girl born yesterday at 4607 Roosevelt Avenue. Mr and Mrs Donald Oditt report a boy born today in Germantown. Frank A Luebbe 39 salesman Middletown Route 1 and Emma Hodson 33 West Middletown Route 1 listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Poe
Lamberton St
James Paul
Omaha St
Paul Patton
Middletown Pk
Franklin
John Herald
Roosevelt Ave
Donald Oditt
Germantown
Frank A. Luebbe
Middletown
Emma Hodson
West Middletown
Local Marriage Licenses In Brief
Virgil C Hancock aged 18 of the U S Marine Corps at 404 Richmond Street and Joyce Anne Turner aged 18 of G C Murphy Co employee at 1805 Manchester were issued licenses. Chester Robinson aged 41 an Armco employee of 3017 Ottawa Street and Mary Arnise Myers aged 31 of 2916 Locust Street also received licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil C. Hancock
U. S. Marine Corps
Richmond St
Joyce Anne Turner
G.C. Murphy Co
Manchester
Chester Robinson
Armco
Ottawa St
Mary Arnise Myers
Locust St
Local Hospital Admits and Dismissals List Names
Edward Christman Sam Dennis Chester Payne McKinley Harville Mrs Fred Franklin Mrs Paul Erb Mrs L Harold Smith Delia Collins Mrs Sam Slack Leon Osborne Virginia Holland Celia Hackney Harold Smith Jacob Root Clovis Kalbfleisch Mrs Samuel Kiser Carl Brown Joyce Warmoth Millard Taulbee Kevin Sorrell Francis Snell Shirley Shrout James Shrout Norman Shaffer Albert Robinson Don O Hair Gerald Myers Lillie Montgomery Stanley Middleton James Hollon Charles Harrison John Hackett Robert Bowman
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Christman
First Ave
Sam Dennis
Manchester Ave
Chester Payne
Franklin
McKinley Harville
Fred Franklin
Columbia Ave
Paul Erb
L. Harold Smith
Frank
Virginia Holland
Verity Pkvy
Celia Hackney
S. Bryant
Harold Smith
Carolina St
Jacob Root
Jefferson Ave
Clovis Kalbfleisch
West Middletown
Samuel Kiser
Morgan
Kevin Sorrell
Harley Sorrell
Germantown Ri
Francis Snell
Chautauqua Rd
Shirley Shrout
James Shrout
Shartle
Norman Shaffer
Lillie Montgomery
Hamilton
Stanley Middleton
James Hollon
Excello
Charles Harrison
Malvern
John Hackett
Stanley St
Robert Bowman
Kensimgton
Dividends Declared By Sorg Paper Co
The directors declared a regular quarterly dividend of 17% cents per share on common stock payable Dec. 22 to shareholders of record Dec. 8. A 3 percent stock dividend, distributable Dec. 29 to holders of record Dec. 8, and cash in lieu of fractional shares. A regular quarterly dividend of $1.37 on preferred stock payable Jan. 1, 1962 to holders of record Dec. 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg Paper Co
Youth Dies In Hamilton Auto Crash
In Hamilton on Eaton Avenue near Wilson Junior High School at 2 p.m. Friday three 17 year old Norwood youths were injured in a three car rear end collision. David Walker died 90 minutes after at Fort Hamilton Hospital from head injuries and a severed windpipe. Kim Stacey and James E. Baird suffered serious injuries and were listed in fair condition. The trio had just left Taft school after a Taft Norwood basketball game. The county traffic toll for 1961 rises with Walker’s death and another fatality from a separate incident earlier in the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E.baird
Williams Ave
Norwood
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Taft School
Hamilton
Money Woe Of County On Jet Airport
Cincinnati AP reports Butler and Clermont counties hesitate to fund a proposed 50 million jet airport for southwest Ohio. Clermont endorsed it but would not vote on a 2.8 percent share of first year expenses, about 125000 total. Butler would contribute about 11575. Counties face bigger money troubles in 1962. Delegates from 11 southwest counties met in Middletown about the project located halfway between Cincinnati and Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Butler
Clermont
Ohio
Butler Commission
Clermont Commission
Butler County
Southwest
Middletown
Dayton
Explosion in South Middletown Garage No Injuries Reported
A garage workshop explosion occurred at 9 am in South Middletown at 203 Oneka Street. Firemen reported no injuries and little damage. The blaze involved a shop owned by Maywood Oliver and was answered by the South Middletown Fire Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Middletown
Oneka St
Maywood Oliver
Middletown Man Rescued From Tunnel Fire
James Dossett of Middletown was among seven workmen rescued unharmed after a flash fire trapped them in a dead end tunnel 45 feet underground near the Dooley Bypass access shaft in Cummins ville just outside Cincinnati. They were trapped for about 1 hour 40 minutes before safe removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dossett
Middletown
Dossett
Dooley Bypass
Cumminsville
Cincinnati
Right Is Right At Nelbar Underpass Rules
Lt. James Combs announced strict enforcement near Elmo Place to penalize drivers using the left lane for straight ahead at the Nelbar Underpass. Arrows and white signs direct right lane use for through traffic after a recent change amid several minor collisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelbar
Tytus Avenue
James Combs
Elmo Place
Rescue Squad Here Is Not Seeking Fund
Middletown area business leaders warn the public about confusion between the Butler County Rescue Squad and the Middletown Rescue Squad. Bill Bartlett of the Chamber explains the Middletown unit is not soliciting funds. The Recognition Committee on Advertising and Solicitation advises businessmen to wait for official recognition before offering support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Bill Bartlett
Bartlett
Tte
Chamber
Study groups formed to review state government
In Columbus Ohio the legislative committee tasked with examining state government operations and financing will operate in two panels. Senator Charles E Fry of Clark will lead the fiscal study group and Representative Fred K Casel of Wyandot will head the government operations group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Charles E. Fry
R Clark
Fred K. Casel
R-Wyandot
Franklin girl injured in Route 73 crash near Trenton
Judy A. Parker, 21, of 308 Hill Street Franklin, suffered neck injuries when her eastbound auto skidded and overturned on Route 73 west of Trenton at 2 10 pm Friday. She was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy A. Parker
Hill St
Franklin
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Judges Attend Rites For Attorney J Joseph Marr
Hamilton area judges and lawyers gather at 8 20 a m Monday for the funeral of J Joseph Marr 58 a longtime attorney here Requiem High Mass at St Stephen s Church 9 a m Monday calling hours 4 to 9 pm at Caudill Funeral Home Honorary pallbearers listed Marr was a past exalted ruler of the Hamilton Elks Lodge and member of Knights of Columbus and bar associations He survived by wife Mildred and two sons Zemurray former United Fruit Co chairman died Thursday in an unrelated note Steinmiller AP traffic bureau chief at Nashville 55 died Friday in Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County
J. Joseph Marr
Mr. Marr
Headgates Road
St. Stephen's Church
Caudill Funeral Home
Dayton St
Fred B. Cramer
Arthur J. Fiehrer
Harry E. Walsh
David Black
Frank Wessel
Clem Imfeld Jr
Marr
Rentschler Building
Hamilton Elks Lodge
Knights of Columbus
Zemurray
United Fruit Co
Mobile
Ala
Nashville
Miss Verna Miller Dies in Dayton at 68
Verna Miller 68 of 58 Linden Ave Dayton formerly of Middletown died Thursday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Surviving sister Mrs L J Long Middletown and mother Mrs Cora Miller Dayton Services 2 p m Monday Harris Funeral Home 49 Linden Ave Dayton burial in Middletown Cemetery Friends may call tomorrow 3 to 5 and 7 to 8 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Miller
Linden Ave
Dayton
Middletown
Miami Valley Hospital
L. J. Long
Cora Miller
Harris Funeral Home
Richard Stanley of Lebanon dies after long illness
Funeral services for Richard Stanley 41 of 312 Mound Court will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at Oswald Memorial Home with Elks Lodge memorial service at 8 p.m. Sunday. He died yesterday in Veterans Hospital Cincinnati after a long illness. He was a World War II veteran and formerly did general construction. Survived by wife Iona, parents Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stanley of Waynesville, a daughter Karen, two sisters and four brothers. Burial in Lebanon Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Oswald
Richard Stanley
Mound Court
Veterans Hospital
Cincinnati
The
Elks Lodge
Iona
Howard Stanley
Waynesvile
Karen
Richard Irons
Waynesville
J. W. Plaster
Fairborn
Jerry
Harold
John
Dayton
Howard
Obituary Notices for Robinson and Banks at St Marys and Campbell
Thomas D. Robinson aged 44 of 519 Main Street will have a Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Marys Church. Mrs Josie Banks aged 92 of 425 Mil likin Street will have services at 2 p.m. Monday at Campbell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Robinson
Main St
St. Mary's Church
Josie Banks
Millikin St
Campbell
Deaths Elsewhere by the Associated Press of New Orleans
An AP report from New Orleans notes the death notices of Samuel, with brief biographical details and acknowledgments. The item presents a concise obituary-style summary of the individual's passing and related acknowledgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
W Orleans
Hunter Is Wounded in Accidental Shooting Near Stockton
Ralph Serton Hamilton, 26, of 1455 C Ave, was admitted to Middletown Hospital at 12 55 am for a gunshot wound to the right foot. The injury occurred when a .22 caliber pistol accidentally discharged as he was alighting from his car near Seward and Stockton Roads while hunting in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ralph Serton
C Ave
Middletown Hospital
Seward and
Stockton Roads
Stockton
Police Briefs Include Thefts And Vandalism
William Fowler reported four hubcaps stolen from his car on Reyn olds Avenue valued at 60 dollars. Laura R. Kitchel and Ada Pinson reported purse snatchings near McGee Avenue McKnight Drive and Michigan Avenue, with missing cash totals and keys. Soft drink machines at Gulf stations on Ellen Drive Manchester Road and Winona Drive Verity Parkway were broken into with money boxes stolen and pop taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fowler
Reynolds Ave
Bis Auto
Laura R. Kitchel
S. Broad Sr
McGee Avenue
McKnight Drive
Ada Pinson
Michigan Ave
Gulf Station
Ellen Drive
Manchester Road
Winona Drive
Verity Parkway
Officer Pelfrey Arrests Bernie Collier at Corner Cafe
Officer Daniel Pelfrey arrested Bernie Collier age 44 of 2014 Titus Ave at the Corner Cafe on a drunkenness charge and carrying a concealed weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Pelfrey
Bernie Collier
Tytus Ave
Middletown Youth Taken For Shoplifting Arrests
Detectives James Hower ton and Harold Gray arrested a 14 year old Middletown youth at Penney s Store and turned him over to juvenile authorities. He was charged with shoplifting. Police nabbed Donald G Road at City Building on a warrant for petit larceny. Patrolman Melvin Barker arrested Norman Ray Mobrey for driving while suspended. Bill Brewer arrested Robert Tirey for permitting a dog to run at large and harboring an unlicensed dog. Patrolmen Amburgey and Barker arrested Abe Little and Charles Shouse on assault and battery warrants. Edward Clime was arrested by the Ohio State Patrol on Route 4 for driving while intoxicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Howerton
Harold Gray
Middletown
Penney’s
Donald G
Melvin Barker
Norman Ray Mobrey
Charles St
Central Avenue
Bill Brewer
Robert Tirey
Wicoff St
Marvin Amburgey
Delmas Barker
Abe Little
Coralee Rd
Rt. 1
Clinton Street
Vail Avenue
Charles Shouse
Elgin Rd
Browns Run Country Club
Ohio State Patrol
Edward Clime
Central Ave
Camden
Auto headlight rim and screws found near curb
R V Howell of 313 Flwood Street reported hearing a noise and checking his parked auto. He found the headlight rim and screws on the ground near the curb this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Howell
Flwood St
Water flea eggs hatch a decade after laying
A study notes that the eggs of the water flea enter dormancy and hatch ten years after being laid, highlighting a long-term survival strategy.
Christmas Seal Sales Lag Behind Last Year
Early returns from the 55th Christmas Seal drive show slower progress than 1960. Middletown chairwoman Mrs. Lillian D. Sebald reports receipts at 11 298.35 versus 12 480.87 a year ago. E Clifford Roberts notes 10 698 free chest X rays funded by Seals, with 8 000 schoolchildren tuberculin tested since last spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian D. Sebald
Middletown
Butler County
Defrauds BUC and DUI cases lead to city penalties
John Scalf 56 of Woodlawn Avenue was fined 100 dollars and costs with 50 dollars suspended after pleading guilty to defrauding the State Bureau of Unemployment Compensation of 47 dollars and failing to report earnings. Restitution of 141 dollars for three weeks of benefits was ordered. Earl Weaver cited fraud involving 17 dollars in November 1960 with earnings 84 dollars. Other cases include Patrick losing driving rights for DUI and several residents fined for petit larceny, speeding, and other offenses in Camden and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bureau of
John Scalf
Woodlawn Ave
J. T.lamb
Scalf
BUC
Earl Weaver
Columbus
Weaver
Ohio
Clime
Central Ave
Camden
Feay McMonigle
Miamisburg Rt. 3
Orville Martin Jr
Flemming Road
Fred Bowling Jr
Wilima St
Franklin
George Hagen
Aberdeen Drive
Pelfrey Sentenced for Auto Conversion in Warrant Case
Michael R. Pelfrey aged 23 of 1626 Lafayette Ave faces 30 days in the bounty jail after a warrant filed by James Pleak charged him with auto conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael R. Pelfrey
Lafayette Ave
James Pleak
Dismissals Reported For Local Docket
Dismissed were a petit jar loony charge against Lonnie Deaton age 28 of 1220 Sycamore Street and a disorderly conduct charge against J B Horn age 25 of 7689 Dubois Road Franklin. Judge Lomb also disposed of four speeding cases and one intoxication case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Deaton
Sycamore St
Ralph Fitzwater
J. B. Horn
Dubois Road
Franklin
Lomb
Widows Die In Accident Near Ohio Pennsylvania Line
Two East Cleveland widows, Mrs. James V. Dodd aged 64 and Mrs. Arthur Thomson aged 75, were killed when a truck struck them on U.S. 20 in West Spring field Pennsylvania near the Ohio border. They reportedly did not see the headlights until the vehicle was almost in front of them. Both victims died at Brown Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conneaut, Ohio
East Cleveland
James V. Dodd
Arthur Thomson
Brown Memorial Hospital
U.S. 20
West Springfield
Ohio- Pensylvania
Fatal crash claims life of Pauline Hoffmeister in Norwalk
In Norwalk Ohio on US 20 at Old State Road a collision between a car and a tractor trailer claimed the life of Pauline Hoffmeister 41 of Berlin Heights. She died about six hours after the crash at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital. The truck driver was uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Ohio
Pauline Hoffmeister
Berlin Heights
Fisher-Titus Memorial Hospital
US. 20
Old State Road
Dis 500 Defendants Fined in "Lying Bats" Case by Judge Lamb
A court led by Judge Lamb fined more than 500 defendants in an event described as involving "lying bats" with multiple defendants named including George world. The chaotic proceedings drew attention to widespread violations and a broad enforcement action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamb
George World
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S. J. Kuderer
Highland St
Kuderer
Dodds
Verity
14Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Mer
Robert Kontnier
Lin and
Delia Collins
Sam Slack
Church St
Leon Osborne
Monroe
St. Carl Brown
Franklin Rt. 1
Joyce Warmoth
Millard Taulbee
Illinois Ave
Albert Robinson
Sheridan Ave
Don O'Hair
Gerald Myers
Hoskins la
Cscs Armay 4
Ella H. Hay
C. S. of
Indianapolis
Mother Church
First Church of Christ Scientist
Boston, Mass
Roosevelt Junior High School
East Central Ave
Auspices First Church of Christ Scientist
Middletown, Ohio
Sorg
W. Russell Hix
Hamilton Safety Council
Charles Edward Perry
Staten St
Perry
U.S. 27
Vitori’s
Fernwood
Plymouth
Mayfield
Coy Hall
William Roell
Joseph Marr
Mildred
Hunter
Tuberculosis Association
Roberts
Chalmer Patrick
Centennial Ave
Patrick
Letha Patrick
Mabel Ruckert
Queen Ave
John Ross
Orville Williams
Bellomonte St
McGee's
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Hot Dog Cooker
Melampy
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