Three New Charges Hit Fugitive Harkins
James F. Harkins 41 of Middletown faces three additional charges after escaping confinement at Mercy Hospital where he was treated for an ulcer. He already faced two burglary counts and held a 13 000 bond plus 500 more after arraignment for unlawful escape from confinement auto theft and carrying a concealed weapon. He fled in a hospital gown using a bed spring and a pen. police recaptured him next day in a stolen car with a loaded revolver. He is suspected in more doctor office burglaries in southwestern Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
James F. Harkins
Middletown
Harkins
Frank Wessel
Mercy Hospital
Ohio
Thirteen Become New Citizens in Naturalization Ceremony
Judge Arthur Fiehrer presided in Common Pleas Court as 13 applicants were sworn in as new U.S. citizens. Attorney Albert Caddell led the naturalization, with Judge Fred B. Cramer and Gilbert E. Condo of Hamilton among speakers. New citizens hailed from Czechoslovakia, Venezuela, New Zealand, Italy, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and England, as local dignitaries and groups attended the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Common Pleas
Arthur Fiehrer
Albert Caddell
Cincin
Nati
Bureau of Naturalization
Fiehrer
Fred B. Cramer
Gilbert E. Condo
Butler County Bar Association
McKinley St
Middletown
Czechoslovakia
Antonio Rivero
State St
Trenton
Venezuela
Oxford
Florence Dunford
New Zealand
Hamilton Area
Antonio Biondo
Italy
Martha Wilhelmina Carline Richter
Paul Erick Richter
Germany
Jean Patricia Williamson
England
Elizabeth Sturtz
Hans Sturtz
Hungary
Horst Ludwig
Karl Hannawald
Thaddeu Stanley Banas
Lieselotte Banas
Poland
Bryan
Middletown Couple File Bankruptcy Petition in Cincinnati Court
Jimmie D. Wallace a bus driver and Sophia A. Wallace of 1805 Glenn Ave file for bankruptcy in U S District Court Cincinnati listing debts of 2795 each. Wallace reports assets of 295 and 230 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
U. S. District Court
Cincinnati
Jimmie D. Wallace
Sophia A. Wallace
Glenn Ave
Man Bound To Jury In Oil Firm Theft
Lawrence Robinson 23 bound over to Butler County grand jury on burglary charge for breaking into McCoy Oil Co. and stealing $73.95 in oil on July 19. Bond set at 2500. Arrested in Richmond Indiana and returned here. Judge Lamb also heard Mayes fined 500 and jailed days for driving while intoxicated. license suspended for life. Betty Foster fined 25 for operating without licensed driver with temporary permit. Wilbur King’s threat charge withdrawn. Thomas charge of discharging a shotgun continued to Dec. 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Grand Jury
Lawrence Robinson
Sheridan Ave
McCoy Oil Co
Girard Ave
Robinson
Richmond
Ind
J. T. Lamb
Clarence Mayes
Morgan St
Mayes
Betty Lou Foster
Whittier St
Wilbur King
Hamlon
Joseph D. Thomas
Well Road
S. Marshall Road
Burglars Run Off With 579 Dollars From Market Break‑In
Burglars carted away 579 dollars in cash after breaking a front door window at Shad dock's Market located at 1516 German town Road. The entry occurred about 6 30 p m. Police reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaddock’s Market
Germantown Road
Lurline to Sponsor Merry Monarch Festival Cruise to Hawaii
The 26 000 ton Lurline will sail from Los Angeles or San Francisco to Hawaii next April for a four island voyage. The Merry Monarch Cruise includes feasting dancing shopping and sightseeing at each port of call. Butler County Auto Club members can view facilities during the 15 day trip aboard the ship which also publishes its own newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian
Patrol Does the Job Speedy Blood Relay
A 27 minute blood relay from Dayton to Middletown supplied 12 pints of plasma for Grover Campbell after he was pinned between air dump cars. State Patrol and Dayton police coordinated the urgent delivery, arriving in time to support the patient in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Hospital
Middletown Hospital
Grover Campbell
Manchester Road
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Ann Dyer
Dayton
State Patrol
Richard Saunders
Over
Judge’s Fund Plea Rejected in Hamilton
Judge David Black sought 6023 in extra funds to run the Court of Domestic Relations for the year. Commissioners tabled the request then heard his case, citing payroll and wage increases. opponents noted past budget plans and a 1962 rule against salary boosts. Stitsinger moved to grant, but the motion died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
David Black
Court of Domestic Relations
Judge Black
Robert Marrs
Ohio
Arthur Reiff
Ross Snyder
William Stitsinger
Cat nerve impulse races at over 100 yards per second
A brain nerve impulse in a cat travels faster than 100 yards per second, illustrating astonishing neural speed and signaling efficiency in felines.
Death notices for Judy Hall two services held
Funeral services for Mrs. Judy Hall age 21 of 1104 Oxford State Road are set for 2 p.m. Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Russell Chrisman officiating. Interment follows at Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Hall collapsed leaving Roosevelt Junior High School gym after attending an industrial league basketball game. The death is under investigation by Butler County coroner Dr. Garret Boone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Hall
Oxford State Road
McCoy-Leffler
Russell Chrisman
Woodside Cemetery
Hall
Roosevelt Junior High School
Garret Boone
Butler County
Mrs Lottie Hinkle of Farmersville dies at 73
Mrs Lottie Hinkle 73 of Farmersville Rt 1 died at 5 45 p m yesterday at Oak Lawn Nursing Home Eaton where she had been a patient since March Her husband Jesse died last May Surviving Elden a son Germantown sister Anna Barnhart and three grandchildren Service set for 2 p m Monday at the John Arpp Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Lottie Hinkle
Farmersville Rt 1
Oak Lawn
Eaton
Jesse
Elden
Farmersville
Anna Barnhart
Germantown Rt
John Arpp
Funeral services for Harry Ward held in Lebanon
Services for 84 year old Harry Ward of 112 S Cherry St Lebanon were at Yale Funeral Home at 2 p m with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. He died yesterday at his home. Surviving wife Molly four daughters Sarah Corwin Betty Swigert Virginia Jackson Polly Chmiel four sons Frank Arthur Lester James and a sister Sadie Rennie of Hamilton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrow
Harry Ward
S. Cherry St
Lebanon
Yale Funeral Home
Lebanon Cemetery
Ward
Molly
Sarah Corwin
Betty Swigert
Virginia Jackson
Polly Chmiel
Dayton
Frank
Arthur
Lester
James
Sadie Rennie
Hamilton
Obituary Notices for Wehr Doty and Peek
Mrs Esther Mae Wehr 38 of 325 Fair Ave. will have services at 2 p.m. Monday. John Delmar Doty 62 of 1243 Campbell Ave. will have services at 10 a.m. Monday. Everett Peek 72 of 990 Timberman Ave. will have services at 2 p.m. Monday in Kokomo Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Mae Wehr
Fair Ave
Proeschel
John Delmar Doty
Campbell Ave
Brown-Dawson
Everett Peek
Timberman Ave
Kokomo
Ind
Embezzlement Charged in Two Theft Incidents
A 27 year old man, June Campbell of 107 Moore St, is charged with two counts of embezzlement over 277 dollars from his former employer. Detectives say he admitted selling a 247 stereo in October and a 30 radio in November, voiding receipts and taking the cash while employed at Montgomery Ward on Stevens Ave from Oct 2 to Nov 18 before being fired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Campbell
Moore St
Campbell
Campbells
Montgomery Ward
Stevens Ave
Blood Drive Hours and Appointment Info at Habig Hospital Lab
The hospital laboratory seeks donors with hours Monday to Friday from 10 30 a.m. to 4 36 p.m. Saturday hours run 10 38 to 11 30 a.m. Appointments can be made by calling the hospital laboratory.
Seven hurt in Middletown crash spree prompts police probe
Seven persons injured in 24 auto accidents investigated by Middletown police yesterday and today. Numerous drivers cited for failing to yield or assured clear distance. total damages vary with individual crashes and several vehicles totaled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perons
Middletown
Fire alarm boxes to be out of service six months in Middletown
Middletown will suspend all fire alarm boxes for about six months starting Monday as the city renovates its system under a $49,193 contract awarded by the City Commission. Public services director C A Sam Boeke says residents should report fires by telephone and signs will mark boxes out of order during the Bliss Gamewell Co rehab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
C. A
Sam) Boeke
Public Services
Boeke
Bliss-Gamewell Co
Newton
Mass
Rainfall So Far This Year Near Normal Levels
Three weeks into 1986 Middletown records show 99.63 inches of rain, near the annual norm. Weather Observer C T Morningstar notes 1.64 inches fell since Thursday evening, bringing the month to 3.54 inches, compare to 0.84 inches last December. The low this morning was 47 and yesterday’s high was 54.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Morningstar
Middletown
Wrong Place For Repairs
Gerald F. Ludwig age 21 of 2000 Erie Ave crawled under a car on Ohio 73 west of Springboro to repair a muffler. He did not pull the car fully off the roadway and was hit when a car driven by Louis Null age 24 of Franklin Rt 1 struck the rear of Ludwig’s vehicle. Ludwig suffered possible skull fracture facial fractures and lacerations and was listed in good condition at Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynne Allen
Sands, Monroe
Louis Natalia
Victoria Ave
Richard Wagner
Florence St
Crawford Street
South Avenue
Allen
Albert Williams
16Th Ave
Harold Isaacs
Yankee Road
Isaacs
Charles Amburgey
Vannest Ave
James Mackey
Farview
Carlisle
Flary Back
Maple
Franklin
Verity Parkway
Girard Avenue
Mackey
Carrie Simpson
Middletown Rt. 2
Eleanor Anderson
Hamilton
Sutphin Street
Miami Avenue
Townsend
Louise Powers
West Elkton Road
Gary Wells
Sheridan Ave
Tytus Avenue
Wells
Gerald F. Ludwig
Erie Ave
Ohio 73
Springboro
Middletown Hospital
Louis Null
Franklin Rt. 1
Ludwig
Franklin Barn Lost In Blaze East of Town
A barn fire on Lebanon Road caused moderate damage and destroyed a truck a portable camp trailer a 16 foot boat a trailer and a 25 horsepower outboard. Fire crews arrived at 2 30 a m and the cause was not determined. Firefighters also battled a kitchen fire at Gaynor Mendoza 1150 Arlington Ave yesterday with damage and cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Lebanon Road
Gaynor Mendoza
Arlington Ave
Coin collection stolen from Williams home in Butler County
A burglar broke into Oscar Williams residence at 2115 Highland Street last night and took 12 silver dollars and about 100 dollars in assorted old coins. Deputies say Williams left at 7 25 p m and returned 35 minutes later to find his home ransacked and the coin collection missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Williams
Highland St
Butler County
Williams
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Patricia Hacker
Maximilian Maurice Stransky
Condo
Daughters of the American Revolution
The
League of Women Voters
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Lurline
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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Port
Butler County Auto Club
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Matson Lines
U.S
Butler County Auto Club Mein
Col. Saunders
Ptl
Ralph Schroer
Montgomery - Warren County
Schroer
Donald Esslinger
Germantown Cemetery
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Bill Bob
Cliff
Henry Ward
Angelo Deaton
Rufus St
Clarence Foster
Central Avenue
Foster
Patricia
Deaton
Jacqueline Sheets
Ronald Drive
Judy Nickell
Arcadia Drive
Central Ave
Miss Sheets
Frank Silver
Lylburn Road
Morley Adams
17Th Ave
Stanley Rothman
Woodlawn Avenue
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Adams
Betty Fugett
Canal Street
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Burton Murray
Elm St
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Crane
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Wayne Ave
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Chicago
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