Lebanon auto dealer killed in Indiana crash
Harry B. Coates a Nash car dealer from Lebanon died early today when his car ran a red light at the junction of eemeen colliding with a tractor trailer driven by Orval C Wilcox of Kalamazoo Michigan Two nephews in the car were uninjured Coates resided at 617 Franklin Rd Lebanon Rt 1 He visited a brother in Kokomo and is survived by two sons David and Danny and a daughter Marilyn Sue at home The body rests at Peacock Funeral Home Kokomo.
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Lebanon
Harry B. Coates
Nash
Eemeen
Franklin Rd
Lebanon Rt. 1
Orval C. Wilcox
Kalamazoo
Mich
Coates
William
Rodney Coates
Kokomo
Jesse
Mechanic and
Main Streets
David
Danny
Marilyn Sue
Peacock Funeral Home
Motorist Injured in City Traffic Mishap and Citations
Police report six city traffic incidents with two people injured or cited. William Sechrist, 22, suffered a left leg abrasion after a car truck collision at N Verity Parkway and Germantown Road. Cecil Young, 25, was cited for failure to yield after a three car crash on Manchester Avenue and Leibee Street. Additional accidents caused minor damage involving ten other drivers across several intersections.
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William Sechrist
West Middletown
Dewey Compt
Garfield St
Manchester Avenue
Leibee Street
Compton
Charles Henning
Leon Roundtree
Crawford St
Cecil White
Franlin
Mack Agner
N. Broad St
1St Avenue
Clinton Street
Holy Trinity Girls Choir to Head Sunset Park Program
The 25 voice girls from Holy Trinity Church will perform Christmas selections at Sunset Park tonight at 8 under Rev. Walter Sterwert. An eighth grade boys group will have speaking parts. The Nativity scene with real sheep and a burro is lit nightly through Christmas, a Knights of Pythias project supported by Middletown Ministerial Association.
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Holy Trinity Church
Sunset Park
Holy Trinity Hood
Walter Sterwert
Middletown
J C. Schulz
United Presbyterian Church
The
Knights of Pythias
At The Movies Listings This Week
Paramount shows Hell's Horizon and Lucy Gallant with multiple daily showings. Strand screens Pete Kelly's Blues and The Informer while Colonial presents Living Swamp and Life in the Balance. Dixie Cruise In offers Pffft and Charge of the Lancers with specific night times.
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Pete Kelly
the Informer
Dixie Cruise
the Lancers
County Split Into 5 Areas For JP Courts
Butler County plans five justice court districts replacing 17 JP districts. Civil jurisdiction expands within districts while criminal limits stay township based. After a four year term an election will choose the five district heads.
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Justice of the Peace
Butler County
Butler County Commission On Justice Courts
Youth Held Under Bond In Thefts
William E. Back of 121 Aca dia Dr. is among six youths who confessed to 11 Middletown area burglaries. Back faces three breaking and entering charges in Municipal Court while held on $9 000 bond. Additional juveniles aged 13 to 16 will appear after the holidays on delinquency charges for multiple break ins at Barnes Ice Cream Fenwick High School Jefferson School Donisi Grocery and other sites.
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William E. Back
Acadia Dr
Middletown Area
Back
Mary Barnes
Barnes Ice Cream
Julian Krusling
Fenwick High School
Robert Truck
Jefferson School
James Howerton
Barnes
Yankee Rd
Middletown
Fenwick and
Jefferson Schol
Donisi
Clayton Ave
West Middletown
Peasttown
Oneida
Mid State Building
Carlisle
J. C. Baxter Co
Franklin
Roehll elected president of Butler County Heart Association
Dr Walter Roehl of 112 Euclid St named president at the Butler County Heart Association annual meeting. New officers include Mrs Walker Pollitt secretary and Vaden Sitton treasurer. Board of directors list features multiple doctors from Middletown Hamilton and Oxford. Proceeds from February Heart Sunday drive totaled 5394.72.
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Walter Roehl
Euclid St
Butler County Heart Assn
Walker Pollitt
Hamilton
Vaden Sitton
Roehil
Louis Skimming
John Bauer
Joseph Woodruff
Mary Strodtbeck
David Regan
Bernard Roberts
Middletown
Bauer
Max Petty
Allan Branch
Oxford
Heart
Litton
Anthony Wayne Hotel
Schuck
Santa receives flood of mail and calls in Middletown
Middletown residents sent nearly a thousand phone queries to Santa Claus during the first three days of operation at his workshop. The Santa Claus mailbox has seen over a hundred letters and about 500 pieces of regular mail amid a steady stream of charity items.
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Santa
Middletown
Santa Communications
Santa Claus
Central Avenue
Broad Street
Middletown Department of Parks and Recreation
Golden Age Club
Salvation Army Prepares Christmas Food Baskets
Salvation Army workers will load baskets for nearly 360 needy families. Smaller families pick up at the Citadel Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 5 p.m., larger families Friday 9 a.m. to noon. Transportation will be provided for those unable to visit the Citadel. Also planned are a children’s party Friday at the Legion Home and Christmas events at the Citadel and two outposts Rolling Mill Park and Miltonville next week.
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Salvation Army
Charles Johnston
Citadel
Middletown Street Department
Legion Home
Rolling Mill Park
Miltonville
Thieves Fail To Crack Safe At Local Tire Shop
Thieves tried to open a safe at Gene Fay's Tire Service on 408 N Verity Pkwy moving into a back room. They knocked the combination off the safe, and entered through a north side window. Nothing was reported missing. Detective Herbert Frazier led the investigation.
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Gene Fay
Tire Service
N. Verity Pkwy
Herbert Frazier
Man’s Ear Lacerated In Tumble Down Steps
James Walters aged 39 of 613 Lawn Ave suffered a severe laceration to his right ear after tumbling down the basement steps of his home. He received treatment at Middletown Hospital and was discharged after care.
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Floyd S. Barlow
North St
Trenton
Armco
W. W. Sebald
Robert George
Barlow
Armco Steel
Orley Moses
James Walters
Lawn Ave
Middletown Hospital
Six Middletown Women Appointed as School Crossing Guards
City Manager Charles W. Thompson announced the provisional appointment of six Middletown women to a new school crossing guard unit. The母 officers will begin after the holidays at six crossings, receive traffic control training from the traffic bureau, and operate under the department of public safety. Names include Donna Bowman Betty Perry Pearl Reeder Zonetta Terrell Margaret Commodore and Maurine Nemcke.
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Charles W. Thompson
Middleown
Middletown
Thompson
Donna Bowman
Smith Ave
Betty Perry
Fairmount Ave
Pearl Reeder
Central Ave
Zonetta Terrell
Ellen Dr
Margaret Commodore
N. Broad St
Maurine Nemckc
N. Clinton St
Ar Yankee
Traffic Bureau
Department of Public Safety
Golden Age Club Plans Yule Party
The Golden Age Club hosts its annual Christmas party at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Civic Association. The event, open to all over 60 and friends of members, will feature traditional carols readings and a visit from Santa with treats and refreshments.
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The
Golden Age Club
Civic Association
Santa
First Morning Duties at Blarney Castle Keepers
Custodians begin the day at Blarney Castle as fires are lit to scrub lipstick from the storied Blarney Stone. The ritual marks a traditional cleansing before visitors return.
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Blarney Castle
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Armco Dr
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Vaneta St
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S. Sutphin St
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Paramount
Lucy Gallant
Woodlawn Ave
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Harry F. Walsh
Butler County Commission
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Ohio State Heart Assn
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