Solar furnace keeps Woodsdale family warm through winter
Bill Tolle and his wife Dorothy heat their Woodsdale home with a self built solar furnace. Since 1975 they collected 1400 cans painted black on a slanted board to store heat and power a home heating system. They expect to expand storage and advocate tax credits for DIY solar heating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodsdale
Bill Tolle
Dorothy
Tolle
Roosevelt Middle School
Bill
Sheckler
Middletown ZBA to hear three variance requests
The Middletown Board of Zoning Appeals will meet tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in the City Building Commission Chamber. Mount Zion Baptist Church at 1000 Yankee Rd seeks a 26 by 62 foot rear addition. Marathon Oil Co service station at 4320 Roosevelt Blvd seeks a 0 square foot pole sign and an 18 square foot price sign. Thomas Leight seeks a 1 story addition at 2403 Central Ave owned by Central Lincoln Realty Inc. All requests denied for exceeding zoning provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Board of Zoning Appeals
City Building Commission
Mount Zion Baptist Church
1000
Yankee Road
B. G. High
Marathon Oil Co
Roosevelt Blvd
Thomas Leight
Central Ave
Central Lincoln Realty, Inc
Woman injured in two car crash on West Alexandria Road
A Franklin woman Linda Adams 19 suffered a head laceration and limb injuries and remained in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a two car collision on West Alexandria Road north of Ohio 122. Jill McMann 19 who drove the other car was treated and released. Carl Amburgey 74 and his passengers Mae and Jason Amburgey also reported injuries. State troopers continue to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
West Alexandria
Ohio
Linda Adams
Deardoff Road
Jill McMann
West
Alexandria Road
McMann
Carl Amburgey
Middletown
Amburgey
Mae Amburgey
Clark Street
Jason Amburgey
Police cruiser purchase leads Monroe council agenda
Emergency legislation to buy new police cruisers tops the Monroe village council meeting agenda for tonight at 8 at village hall. The ordered cruisers have not arrived, and the council will consider purchasing other cruisers. Engineer William Fiffert, preparing sewer extension drawings to the regional plant at LeSourdsville, will discuss sewer rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
William Fiffert
LeSourdsville
Audit finds recovery of funds from Hamilton schools
State auditor’s findings detail more than 24000 dollars owed to Hamilton City School District. Over 20000 dollars cited against former board Clerk treasurer Harold Flowers and an assistant superintendent for business affairs. Audit covers June 1 1971 to Aug 29 1975. Butler County prosecutor John Holcomb plans to present to grand jury in February or March. Flowers served July 1 1971 to Aug 29 1975 when he resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Hamilton City
Harold Flowers
Butler County
John Holcomb
Grand Jury
Wittenberg Dorm Evacuated by Three Alarm Fire
A candle left burning sparked a three alarm fire in Tower Hall at Wittenberg University in Springfield Ohio forcing evacuation of the 11 story dormitory. Four students and four firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation. The blaze remained confined to a room on the sixth floor and contents estimated at six thousand dollars. Students found temporary housing in other campus and local residences and were to return later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ohio
Wittenberg University
Don Perkins
Deaths and funerals from Middletown and beyond
Multiple obituaries note Rose Helena Long 4 of 905 Malvern St died at Middletown Hospital after illness. Survivors include George, two daughters Helen Turner Mildred Thomas five grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Private service tomorrow at 11 30 am McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Henry Howard. burial Woodside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Helena Long
Malvern St
Middletown Hospital
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
Lebanon
Leo Dane
Clay St
Bartlett, Isaacs, Menchen and Hynes Deaths in Hamilton Area
Sen Bartlett released after cancer surgery in New York hospital. Camden healer Isaacs 87 of Gratis Road dies at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. services set at Zoe church. Also listed are Adrian F. Menchen S J 68 former Hamilton resident with Mass of Christian Burial upcoming at Xavier High School and Joseph F Hynes 76 with Mass at St Ann Church.
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New York
Oklahoma
Dewey Bartlett
Hamilton
S. J
St. Xavier High School
Cincinnati
Xavier High School
John Hodapp
Curtis Lucas
Walnut St
Hall-Jordan
Joseph F. Hynes
Hooven Ave
Toda
St. Ann Chure
Zettler
Fires and accidents reported with injuries and fires
A series of incident reports includes auto accidents with injuries at 2007 Tytus Ave Reinartz Boulevard and 2424 N Verity Parkway. a fire in a cab of a 1964 dump truck on 14th Avenue west of Yankee Road. a cardboard box fire on a Conrail crew car with no damage. a 25 year old man, Russell Harp, injured inflating at Howe Chevrolet and hospitalized. Also notes Joseph Smith and Sidney Rigdon arriving in Kir tland Ohio in 1831 to convert for Mormonism.
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Tytus Ave
Reinartz Boulevard
N. Verity Parkway
Russell Harp
Wilbraham Road
Howe Chevrolet
14Th Avenue
Yankee Road
Joe Lacey
Winona Drive
Ptl
Terry Alfrey
Auburn St
Conrail Railroad
Truc
Signs of spring at Middletown Mall Leisure Living Fair
The Middletown Mall hosts a three day Leisure Living Fair showcasing fishing boats campers and home improvement items opening Friday at 10 a.m. and running through Sunday with extended Friday hours. Exhibitors include Betz Marine Germantown Boathouse West Carrollton Harrison Terminals Cincinnati Moreton Pool Co. Oxford Cyclery Ribar Brothers Marine Hamilton Russell Marine Lebanon Weather Sash Dayton and Yamaha Dayton. Several spinning rods will be awarded by drawing during the event.
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Middletown
Betz Marine of
Germantown
the Boathouse of
West Carrollton
Harrison Terminals of
Cincinnati
Moreton Pool Co
Oxford Cyclery
Ribar Brothers Marine of
Hamilton
Russell Marine of
Lebanon
Weather-Sash of
Dayton
Yamaha
Break in Suspect Arrested in West Middletown Robbery
A third suspect, Danny Havens, 18, of 4962 Trenton-Franklin Road, was arrested this morning in connection with last Wednesday’s break in at Hurley’s service station in West Middletown Cha. Havens allegedly helped two others, Charles Highley and David Combs, take 15 cases of beer a 16 gauge shotgun LOCALLY a rifle a tape player a recorder a shaver and a socket set worth 200 dollars from Dennis Viars and a rear door break in at Charles Swartz and missing change and towels reported at Robert Youtsler’s residence.
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Hurley
West Middletown
Cha
Danny Havens
Trenton-Franklin Road
Madison Inn
Middletown
Sheriff's Deputies
Havens
Charles Highley
David Combs
Dennis Viars
Grove St
Charles Swartz
Garfield St
Robert Youtsler
University Boulevard
Franklin recreation meeting canceled
Franklin City Recreation Board meeting scheduled for last night was canceled due to energy conservation measures at the City Building. The next regular board meeting is set for February 10.
Hospital tightens smoking rules across facility
The Middletown hospital bans smoking in most areas aligning with state and local law. Smoking is allowed only in one waiting room per nursing floor, main lobbies, and the emergency room waiting area. visitors cannot smoke in patient rooms. Ambulatory patients must use designated areas. bedbound patients may smoke only if an adult attends. In multi patient rooms, smoking is allowed only if all occupants are smokers. Signs will mark designated areas. all other areas are smoke free.
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Middletown —Ee
Ed Streifthau awarded $5300 in railroad suit
In Butler County Ohio Judge Fred B. Cramer presided as a jury awarded Edgar Streifthau of Middletown 5300 dollars. The case arose from an action by the B and O Railroad claiming necessity for land for additional track. The verdict split 5000 for damage to the residue of property and 300 for appropriation. The land involved measures 1.4 acres of a 57 acre tract north of Fantasy Farm on Ohio 4 in Sourdsville.
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Hamilton
Edgar Streifthau
Middletown
B&o Railroad
Streifthau
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Fantasy Farm Amusement Ark
Ohio
eSourdsville
Cramer
Fantasy Farm
Teen Girl Injured In N Main Street Crash
Deborah Prater, 16, of Miamisburg was treated yesterday in Middletown Hospital for injuries from a traffic accident on North Main Street. She was northbound about 2 p.m. and, slowing for a car ahead, turned into a private drive when her car was struck from behind by another vehicle, police said.
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Franklin
Deborah Prater
Miamisburg
Middletown Hospital
N. Main Street
Rabbi Korff resigns from Nixon Fund
Rabbi Baruch Korff, a leading Nixon supporter, resigns as head of the President Nixon Justice Fund which has raised about 350000 for Nixon legal expenses. In a letter to 4000 contributors he says he steps down because the fund is now an ongoing matter and that his support for the president remains.
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Washington
Baruch Korff
Richard M. Nixon
President Nixon Justice Fund
Korff
Nixon
Elephants Learn Parade Tricks From Early Social Routines
In the wild elephants march in single file processions from infancy, a behavior that explains why they can be trained to parade. The natural sequence of a mother guiding a calf into the line helps pups adopt organized, coordinated movement.
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Wittenberg
Texas
Flowers
Rose Long
Lloyd Richie
Michael Road
Little Family Church
Jacksonburg
Springboro
Joseph R. Baker
Richie
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Baldwin- Lima-Hamilton Co
Mary
Harvey
Camden
Chester
Toledo
Sherman
Melvin
Chicago
Hazel Steward
Dorothy Rowland
Collinsville
Brown- Dawson Funeral Home
Rose Hill
Ramah Johnson
Zoe
Meadowlawn Church of God
Lexington
Mr. Johnson
Sen. Bartlett
Stanley Isaacs
First Church of God In
Helen
Middletown High School
Ballard Johnson
Kentucky
James Hall
Newman Funeral Home
Beattyville
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkwy
14Th Ave
Woodside
Comet
Charles
Bud) Steller Mor
Joseph Smith
Sidney Rigdon
Kirtland
Franklin Recreation
Rabbi Korff
Nixon Fund
National Selected Morticians
State M‘coy-Leffler Funeral Home
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