Butler grand jurors return 20 indictments
Hamilton report shows the Butler County grand jury in session for one day returned 20 indictments. Some cases were bound over from Middletown Municipal Court. A land theft against Bill Murray Jr. of 9140 Oxford State Road was ignored. Indictments list Middletown residents including Dixie Lee Hileman and Minnie Beaver.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Middletown
Bill Murray Jr
Oxford State Road
Dixie Lee Hileman
Avalon Trailer Park
Minnie Beaver
Two New City Firemen Appointed After Commission Vote
Two 26 year old recruits Donald Hardin and Thomas Meyer were named by the City Commission to firefighter posts created by retirements. Meyer and Hardin will have one year probation and 200 hours training. Meyer previously served in the Metropolitan Police in Washington and the Marines. Hardin is a Lakota High School graduate with Army service and work at United Telephone in Mansfield. A third firefighter, Paul Mellett, will join emergency squad duties replacing Kenneth Basford. Police cadet and firefighter tests are set for December 29 and December 30 with 1000 and 30 job cards submitted respectively.
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Donald Hardin
Villa Court
Thomas Meyer
Batsey Drive
Meyer
Hamilton
Metropolitan Police
Washington, D.C
Marines
Hardin
United Telephone Service
Mansfield
Paul Mellett
Kenneth Basford
Former SAC leader John C. Meyer dies at 56
Los Angeles AP reports John Charles Meyer a four star general who led the Strategic Air Command died of an apparent heart attack after morning fog Tuesday. Meyer a WWII fighter ace credited with 37 confirmed kills plus assistance in Europe retired from the Air Force August 1 1974.
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Los Angeles
John Charles Meyer
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Meyer
The
Germany
Europe
Crime Prevention Group to Host Monday Public Meeting
Middletown Citizens for Crime Prevention will hold a Monday evening meeting at Alfy's Restaurant to explain the block watch program and recruit watch captains. Ron Meyer and Tom Henderson are co chairs of the program. Ernie Lawson announced creation of a new post, drug abuse prevention director, to be filled by month end. An MCCP office space at 611 Gideon Road was secured and will be staffed soon.
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The
Middletown Citizens For Crime Prevention
MCCP
Ron Meyer
Tom Henderson
Black Watch
Ernie Lawson
Lawson
Dave Fagan
Gideon Road
Girl Scouts Host Open House and Van Stops Tomorrow
The Girl Scouts announce an open house in the United Way Building from 9 30 a m to 2 30 p m. A troop van will make two stops for leaders to buy pins badges and forms and to borrow handbooks at Laynecrest Franklin 9 30 10 30 a m and Middletown Shopping Center 12 00 1 00 p m.
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United Way
Laynecrest
Franklin
Middletown
Deaths and Funerals in Hamilton Area
Obituaries for Arthur Hackney 52 of 609 15th Ave and Effie Keuthan 83 of Greenfield with survivors listed. Kenneth Lairson 37 of 204 N. Miami St. Trenton dies at Middletown Hospital. Details include surviving family, birthplaces, and service arrangements. Local funeral homes handling arrangements.
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Arthur Edward Hackney
15Th Ave
Snell McCord
Middletown
Eunice Brooks
California
Effie Izetta Keuthan
Greenfield
Ind
Winona Wilson
Marathon
Fla
Kenneth Lee Lairson
Miami St
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Lairson
Magnode Products Inc
Rosetta
Debbie
Sue
Kenneth Jr
Jack Lawson
Oakdale
Tenn
Mildred Hensley
Shirley Layne
Dianna Gibson
Cora Treadway
Pasadena
Tex
Thomas Lairson
Cincinnati
Eugene
Clyde
Ohio
Melvin and
Wilbur
Earl Lairson
Greg Lawson
Carlisle
David Lawson
Tennessee
Sara Lairson
Louisiana
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Middletown Masons to Receive 50 Year Emblems at York Rite Awards
Four Middletown residents will be awarded 50 year emblems at the York Rite Awards banquet to be held Friday at the Masonic Temple on South Marshall Road. R. M. Huntzinger will present the honors to Harry E. Pratt Glenn C Lane Wirt C. Cade and Charles B. Paullin with speaker David C. Train of Dayton whose topic is Wallandingham.
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Middletown
York Rite
Masonic Temple
South Marshall Road
R. M
Huntzinger
Graud Chapter
Royal Arch Masons of
Ohio
Harry E. Pratt
Pratt
Crawford Street
Glenn C Lane
Insurance Associates
Wirt C. Cade
Armco Steel Corp
Charles
RAM
Joseph J. Atkinson Jr
Middletown Council
R&sm
Edward W. Layer
York Rite Advancement Association
Bethel
Job
Franklin downtown survey completed plan for development study
Franklin city officials completed a downtown survey to identify ownership of properties as a step toward hiring a consultant for a downtown development plan. The downtown development committee proposed assessments of one dollar per foot frontage to fund the study and will notify property owners by letter, potentially approaching owners personally if interest is low.
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Franklin
Philip Robison
Bernard Eichholz
Third and Main
Germantown Neighborhood Watch meeting planned this evening
A Germantown area meeting to form a neighborhood watch runs tonight from 7 30 to 9 30 at Valley View High School. The event, backed by the National Sheriffs Association, aims to improve police citizen communication. Attendees include Montgomery County Sheriff’s office and Germantown, German Township, and Farmersville police.
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Germantown
Farmersville
Valley View High School
National Sheriffs Association
Montgomery County
Sheriff's Department
German Township
Fifth Hansel and Gretel performance added for Dec 20
Tickets for a fifth performance of the Middletown Symphony and DeWeése Dance Academy ballet pageant of Hansel and Gretel go on sale Friday morning. The show at the Dave Inkelman Auditorium features a Christmas music pageant with St Nick and a student artwork display. Tickets are $1 at Davidson's and the AIM Building. group sales contact Mrs. John Peterson.
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Theiddletown Symphony
Hansel and Gretel
Ageant
Dave Inkelman
Booth
Davidson
AIM
Robert, Walden
Symphony
Davidson’s
John Peterson
Shermart Avenue
DeWeése Dance Academy
St. Nick
Middletown
Fire diary reports multiple incidents and hospital transfers
Fire log records 8 28 a m at 40 Cribos Ave Marvin Davis eight months with high fever convulsions sent to hospital. At 11 41 p m yesterday 316 Yankee Road Joyce Revilla forty one with pains treated and released. 8 05 p m 2906 Elmo Place grease in pan ignited causing 390 damage to building 200 to contents. Fire out on arrival kitchen vent and cabinets damaged. 7 43 p m 2751 Burbank St refused aid. 7 32 p m 34S Main St man ill no transport.
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Cribos Ave
Marvin Davis
Yankee Road
Joyce Revilla
Elmo Place
Joan Bowman
Burbank St
Main St
Man
New director named for Middletown Area Mental Health Center
Barry Cobb was named as the new director of Middletown Area Mental Health Center at the board meeting. He will assume the post on Dec. 15, replacing Dr. Martin T. Packard who resigned. Cobb previously directed the Crisis Intervention Center in Cincinnati for two years and is a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University of Cincinnati.
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Middletown ‘Area
Barry Cobb
Cincinnati
Martin T. Packard
Germantown Charter Commission approves three departments
Germantown Charter Commission approved charter sections for three departments police fire and public service modeled on Monroe charter The manager will lead all departments excluding law under the solicitor appointed by the mayor and council approval The panel also adjusted removal rules and dropped a finance department designation.
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Dan Ritchey
Journal
Germantown Charter
Germantown Charter Commission
Monroe
Charter Commission
Germantown
Dan Anslinger
George Kuhn
Law
Anslinger
Law ‘Department
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Butler
Oklahoma City
Janna Boren
David Boren
Boren
Rob Pyron
Division of Fire
Personnel Department
Division of Police
Minnie Nickerson
Grove St
Lloyd Griggs
Lulu Green
S. Verity Parkway
James D. Leis
Ogden Drive
Glenn McIntosh
Lawn Ave
Jeffery Bruce Evans
First Ave
Fred Colwell
S. Dixie Highway
Buddy Abner
Wilbraham Road
Nelson Lawson
Seneca St
Victor Parratt
Michael Harris
SAC
Dief
Alfy
Bell-Hanna
St. Rio
Erry Young
Sue Riddle
Mgr
Girl Scout
Arthur Hackney
Hackney
New Era_ Baptist Church
Effie Keuthan
Mrs. Keuthan
Brown County
Betty Brown
Knightstown
Elsie Mumaugh
Indianapolis
Clifford
Paul
San Francisco
Wilson- Schramm Memorial
Kenneth Lairson
Raymond Fludder
Pleasant Ave
Webb
Gerald’ Shomaker
Hamilton-Cleves Road
St. Aloysius Church
Felix Jordan
Vidourek ‘Drive
Alam Wheelliidi
Ronald Dr
Cremeans Appliance & TV
Masons
David
Scott Bender
Eichholz
Dayton
Nancy Baker
Cathy Carberry
Lowell Lively
Washington Court House
Franklin Murphy’s
Pat House
William ‘Smith
Franklin Area
Mental Health
University of Cincinnati
University of Maine
Miami University
Crisis Intervention Center
Commission Ok’s Charter
Comprehensive Care Center
Kentucky
Camden County College
New Jersey
Bloomsburg State College
Pennsylvania
James E. Mack
Cobb
Mack
Lancer Weinrich
Bil Latham
Bertha Boxwell
Calvin F. Lloyd
Bruce Williams
Gaar Davis
Johnsie Banks
Weinrich
Latham
Boxwell
Velma Johnson
Debbie Morningstar
Lowell Scheufler
George Smith
Eileen Keiser
Richard Schechter
U.S
Union Sanitary
Miller
Miller’s Jewelry
Middletown Mall
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