Juvenile Bureau and police reforms in Middleton 1961
The Middleton police district in 1961 saw a new Juvenile Bureau and the appointment of the city's first policewoman in years, with expanded offices and new facilities. Probationary data cover 11 months of Pt. Jack Crocker's juvenile work and arrests of 193 youths among varied crimes, while the precinct reported 2,223 arrests and 1,086 major offenses. Protective renovations included updated jail locking hardware and new detective spaces, plus traffic bureau use of former detective offices.
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Middletown
Jack Crocker
Crocker
JoAnn Staten
Traffic Bureau
Joseph Blackmore
Blackmore
Ohio
Michigan Avenue
Minnie Belle Ford
Grove S
John Moore Jr
S Young St
School Board Clerk Quits in Little Miami District
Ralph Whitacre of Morrow Route 1 resigns after 2t years as clerk-treasurer of the Little Miami Board of Education effective today. Clarence Holt, also of Morrow Route 1, will succeed him as clerk. Holt has served as assistant clerk and is active in local groups including the Lions Club and Athletic Boosters. Whitacre began his service in 1954 with Harlan Township, later joining the Harlan-Butlerville and Little Miami districts. Holt and his wife Jerri Ayers have two children, Gloria and Pete, both seniors at Little Miami.
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Harlan, Butlerville
Hamilton-Maineville
Little Miami
Holt
Morrow
Morrow Lions Club
Five Routed By Blaze On Locust Street
Five people fled into the frigid night as a fire gutted a one story frame home at 3207 Locust St. The overheated coal heater caused the blaze which left the building largely a total loss. Firemen battled flames for over an hour, with damage estimated at 4000 to the structure and 300 to the contents. The family escaped with relatives on Garfield Street.
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Locust St
South Middletown
Harold Teastey
Walter Blevins
Teaster
Garfield Street
Middletown
Charles Holman
Obituary for Minnie E GreeneFormer Middletown resident dies in Wheeling
Minnie E Greene M4 longtime Middletown resident dies at 5 45 am yesterday at Peterson Hospital Wheeling West Virginia She lived with daughter Irene Lazear in Wheeling Survived by son Raymond Middletown son Irving Eaton five grandchildren six great grandchildren The family will receive friends at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Wednesday 2 5 and 7 9 pm Funeral Thursday 2 pm with Dr Donald Cryer Burial Woodside Cemetery
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Minnie E. Greene
Middletown
Peterson Hospital
Wheeling
W. Va
Greene
Irene Lazear
Reubene Greene
Vanderveer St
Raymond
Irving
Eaton
McCoy- Leffler
Donald Cryer
Woodside Cemetery
Widow Wedekind Rites Held for Middletown Resident
Mrs Anna Wedekind 81 of 907 Elwood St died suddenly at 4 45 p m after leaving Middle town Hospital. Surviving daughter Mrs Victor Cook sister Miss Mary Hagan and three grandchildren. Rosary at Schramm Funeral Home 7 3 p m Tuesday visitation 2 5 and 7 9 p m Requiem High Mass at St John s Church 10 30 a m Wednesday burial St Mary s Cemetery Hamten.
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Anna Wedekind
Elwood St
Carl Wedekind
Wedekind
Middletown Hospital
John P. Hagan
Hamilton
Mre Wedekind
Middletown
Victor Cook
Mary Hagan
Alter Rosary Society
St. John's Church
Schramm
St. John’s Church
St Mary's Cemetery
Hamten
Thieves Break Window At Wildwood Club And Steal Beer
Police report a kitchen window at the Wild wood Golf Club clubhouse broken and three cases of beer valued at 10.50 stolen between Tuesday and yesterday. Other thefts include a 1957 model car with license 4642MU from Clarence Foley of 621 Moore St, a shotgun worth 45 from Hale Robert’s car on the Middleton Hospital lot, and a radiator from Harvey Watkins’s car at 1944 Young St.
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Wildwood Golf Club
Clarence Foley
Moore St
Hale Robert
Robinson-Vai
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Harvey Watkins
Young St
Kentucky Deadline On Bonuses Tonight
Veterans in Warren County must file Kentucky bonus claims by midnight tonight December 31 1961 county service officer Ralph A Palmer announced. Applications mailed after midnight December 31 1961 will not be accepted in Frankfort Kentucky.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Kentucky
Ralph A. Palmer
Frankfort
Palmer
Patrolman of the Year Will Be Selected Soon
Middletown police officer known only as A, B, or C will receive the Patrolman of the Year 1961 Award at a January 17 dinner. Voting by mail based on appearance, attitude, duty, courtesy, efficiency, service, and personnel record will identify top three officers as A, B, and C. Ballots published in The Journal and this paper, with voting open until January 14, 1962. Forty patrolmen eligible. eighth annual banquet at the Elks Temple.
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Middletown
Thomas
Journal
Elks Temple
N. Main St
Order of Police Lodge
FOPA
Elks
Holiday Deadlines On Monday For New Year’s
New Year’s Day tomorrow will be a half holiday for Journal employees and early deadlines will be in effect as The Journal goes to press before noon. Want ads accepted for Monday publication up to 8:00 a.m. Deadline for sports news 8:30 a.m. society news 9:00 a.m. general local news and obituaries 10:00 a.m. Call after 3 p.m. and before 6 p.m. if a paper is not received.
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Journal
Highways Clear Throughout Area After Snowy Night
State patrol in Pos 9 reported four minor traffic accidents in Middle town area yesterday. Main highways are clear but county roads remain snow covered and slippery in spots.
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Pos. 9
Middletown
False Alarms Trigger Fire Crews at Two City Locations
Fire crews responded to two separate alarm calls within 18 minutes yesterday afternoon. Companies 2 and 3 along with the emergency squad were dispatched to Crawford Street and Hill Avenue at 1 02 p.m. Later, units from Companies 1 and 3, the ladder unit, and the emergency squad went to S Man Street and Sixth Avenue.
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Crawford Street
Hill Avenue
S Man Street
Sixth Avenue
Permit Sought for New C-2 License in Monroe
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control has begun processing Evelyn Schafer’s application for a C-2 permit at 4 S Main St Monroe. The license would allow sale of high powered beer and wine for carry out.
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Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Evelyn Schafer
S. Main St. Monroe
Columbus
Survival booklet shows how to endure nuclear fallout in homes
Government publication outlines fallout dangers and self protection steps after a thermonuclear attack. It cites a 24 hour hazard window, sheltering inside sturdy structures up to two weeks, and favors community shelters while noting limited medicine or clothing protection.
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Sit
Bookies
Fallout Protection booklet explains sheltering after nuclear attack
The booklet Fallout Protection What to Know and Do About Nuclear Attack outlines in simple language with drawings the basics of nuclear weapons effects fallout and shelter construction and living. It discusses a five megaton weapon and aims to help survivors in the radioactive aftermath while offering no hope for those in the blast range.
Vooklet Claims Nuclear Blast Reach and Heat Rays
A booklet asserts a nuclear device would destroy most buildings within two miles from detonation, heat rays would kill unprotected people up to ten miles away, and the blast and fire zones would become visible scenes.
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Vooklet
Direct approach to taverns eyed by liquor enforcers
Liquor Enforcement Chief Ivan W. Smith told Gov. DiSalle that agents in the Columbus district will deal directly with tavern owners and, if needed, turn to local police. He outlined expanding the program statewide, upgrading staff to 77 and creating about 50 sub districts with resident agents to handle enforcement and permit issues, noting alcoholism as an occupational hazard.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ivan W. Smith
Colum
Smith
Michael V. di Salle
FBI
Smith Explains Home Absence Harms Married Investigators
Smith says assignments away from home pose hazards for married investigators, highlighting risks to personal lives and professional focus. The remark stresses strain on relationships and potential impact on field work.
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Smith
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