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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1961
Page
4
Billy Mefford, 13, who was hit by a car while sledding last Christmas, spent 35 days unconscious in a Lexington hospital. His parents delayed Christmas but visit daily, and he began talking again this week. He is now home recovering from a broken leg and head injuries with a Christmas tree by his bed.
William Lawson, 36, of 11264 Lafayette Ave, bound to the Butler County grand jury on a $15 check with insufficient funds charge after pleading guilty. He waived a preliminary hearing. Separate notes show other traffic fines and bond forfeitures across the county, including several suspended jail terms and assorted violations.
A break in an overhead water pipe flooded a classroom and hallway at Spring Hill Elementary School at 2000 Brell Drive. The building was closed and no classes were held today. Robert Wearly, director of business affairs for Middletown schools, said the cause and extent of damage were undetermined. Maintenance crews work to mop up and repair the area.
Ohio license plates will be produced at the Lebanon Correctional Institution. Warden Ralph Alvis told the Kiwanis Club at the Manchester Hotel that the plant will be installed by July 1962, with 1,500 inmates confined. He outlined reform aims and modernization needs in penal systems.
An application seeking the suspension of Charles Combs's driver license was filed in Common Pleas Court by C. W. Ayers, state registrar of motor vehicles. Combs, 34, of 2316 Shartle St., has accumulated 17 demerit points over two years from convictions in Middletown, Hamilton, and Franklin municipal courts, including six for leaving the scene, six for driving under the influence, three for reckless driving, and two for speeding.
The state health department approves changes in Butler County and Hamilton food sanitation programs. The County Board of Health adopts by reference the state code for food establishments. Dr Alexander Witkow says the code brings no county changes but enables targeted enforcement without license revocation.
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