Couple Wounded In Highway Drive By Shooting
Hamilton man Sherman Morris and his girl friend Gracie Johnson were wounded around 1 30 am when a vehicle opened fire on their car on Route 747 north of Port Union in Butler County Deputies say Morris was shot twice in the back and once in the hand while Johnson received wounds to her hand and head Both were treated at Mercy Hospital Morris had argued with a caller who had telephoned the B and L Coffee Shop on Tylersville Road before the shooting The couple drove to a Port Union restaurant area and then to the hospital with a bystander assisting.
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Hamilton
Princeton-Glendale Road
Port Union
Butler
Mercy Hospital
Sherman Don Morris
Parrish Ave
Gracie Johnson
King Ave
Tylersville
Morris
Miss Johnson
Johnson Girl
150-Year-Old Franklin Barn Destroyed By Fire
A 150-year-old barn on Elmer Barker’s Union Road farm burned in under an hour destroying a tractor hay and equipment while all 20 animals were saved. Franklin Fire Chief Richard Berger said crews kept the fire from spreading to nearby buildings and the cause is undetermined.
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Franklin
Elmer Barker
Union Road
Richard Berger
Woman Hurt In Hamilton Crash
A 58-year-old Middletown woman Dorothy Thompson suffered nose injuries as a north bound car driven by her husband James Thompson was struck at Central Avenue and Walnut Street by a second car driven by Lennie W. Burns 16 who attempted a left turn. Burns was cited for failure to yield the right of way.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Central Avenue
Walnut Street
Dorothy Thompson
Milton Road
James
Lennie W. Burns
Peck Ave
Burns
Ash Wednesday Service at Amanda United Methodist Church
Ash Wednesday observance at Amanda United Methodist Church starts at 7 30 p m with Rev Raymond Morena preaching What Is Christian Separation For Your Life The program includes music by Clay Hinkle of Hamilton and the church chancel choir.
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Amanda United Methodist Church
Raymond Morena
Clay Hinkle
Hamilton
Grease Fire Doused At Monroe Congress Inn
Monroe firemen halted a kitchen vent grease fire at the Congress Inn Motel and Restaurant on Interstate 75 Ohio 6. Damage to equipment from smoke and water was estimated at a few thousand dollars with cleanup expected in two to three days by a small crew.
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Monroe
Congress Inn
Interstate 75
Ohio 6
Turtlecreek
Union Road
Here
Girl Scouts Hike Trail Near Yellow Springs
Twelve members of Junior Girl Scout Troop 640 from Creekview School hiked five miles on the Little Miami Trail in John Byron State Park near Yellow Springs. Lunch was cooked to meet badge requirements during the hike.
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Creekview School
Little Miami
John’ Byron
Yellow Springs
Tina Yauch
Bonnie Thornbury
Karen Haugen
Lou Anne Shetter
Beth
Virginia Tyler
Debbie Randolph
Rhonda Brewer
Roy Schieber
Hatfield
William Tyler
Kim
Louis Batos
Cheryl Withrow
Valerie Hahn
Martha Morgan
Richard Kent Hatfield
Marilyn S. Hatfield
Tool Shed Looted in Weekend Break-In Loss Over $500
A break-in at Carl Creach home 5397 Messiman Road saw a tool shed loot including an acetylene outfit chain saw power mower a block and tackle outfit and two 20 foot log chains with a padlock broken. In Morgan Township School at Okeana intruders broke a window and ransacked desks but nothing appeared stolen.
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Carl Creach
Messiman Road
Creach
Morgan Township
Okeana
Jail Escapee Goes On Trial
Hamilton Carl King Jr. 19 of 1136 Central Ave stands trial in Butler County Common Pleas Court for burglary of Ringel Furniture Co. warehouse on March 10. King was one of two inmates who escaped Butler County Jail on May 9 and was later captured in Houston Texas.
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Hamilton
Carl King Jr
Central Ave
Court of
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
King
Ringel Furniture Co
Butler County
Houston
Texas
Four guinea pigs abandoned near Cumberland church
Police reported four guinea pigs abandoned near the Cumberland Presbyterian church with a note asking for a good home. Lewis Gehron of 1933 Shefield Street found them in a box as he was leaving the church, and police said they had no trouble finding a home for the animals.
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Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Lewis Gehron
Sheffield St
Commission To Hear Of Garbage And Utilities Reports
The City Commission will hear a report on garbage collection services and other divisions of the Department of Public Utilities. Utilities Director Robert P. Moschell will present the third weekly report to the commission. Also on the agenda are assessments boards for University Boulevard and storm water control basins in the area.
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Department of Public Utilities
Robert P. Moschell
University Boulevard
Manchester Road
Breie! Boulevard
Vandals Hit Middletown With Pellet Gun Window Breakage
Police say vandals used pellet guns to puncture car windows and home panes across Middletown in a weekend spree. About 33 vehicles and multiple buildings suffered damage, with estimates ranging from 30 to 300 dollars per car and a worst total around 2000 dollars in the Mayfield area. No arrests were made.
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Middletown
Wildwood
Mayfield
Elmer E. Lee
Aberdeen Drive
Top Students To Be Honored At Miami University Campus Breakfast
Miami University Middle Town Campus will recognize 140 honors list students at a Wednesday breakfast from 7 30 to 10 am. Two perfect 4 0 students are Brenda H Long and Beecher Rogers. A large list of attendees with 3 5 to 3 9 averages includes Cheryl K Betz Barbara K Bliston Virginia B Brubaker Viola R Bruner Anita J Bukosky Mry H Colley Sandra L Cooper Charles R Creamer Thomas D Dearth and many more. Ninety nine attendees have 3 0 to 3 4 averages.
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Middletown
Miami University
Brenda H. Long
Beecher Rogers
Miamisburg
Cheryl K. Betz
Barbara K
Stephen A. Hess
Vernon R. Highley
Donna J. Hulshult
Bill V. Leifheit
Ingrid Marien
David C. McMonigle
Shirley K. Mikesell
Deborah S. Mackabee
Linda S. Moore
Robert E. Neff
Barbara S. Patton
Thomas L. Perry
Jeffrey J. Pierce
James M. Polisini
Russell R. Rames
Deborah E
Miami Carey Union Vote Is Ordered
The NLRB orders a national election at the Miami Carey plant in Monroe a division of Philip Carey Corp to be held the week of March 14. Workers vote for one of four options including three unions the independent Miami Carey Employer Association United Steelworkers of America and the International Workers or no union. Previous elections were in 1959 and 1965 with outcomes for UAW and independent union.
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National Labor Relations Board
Miami Carey
Monroe
Philip Carey Corp
NLRB
United Steelworkers of America
The
International Workers
Miami Cabinet
Middletown
United Auto Workers
Independent Union
Quizzing Of Sniffers Planned
Three or four Middletown boys were to be questioned by city juvenile officers about glue sniffing that led to hospital treatment for two Saturday night. A 12 year old and a 13 year old were treated and released after being overcome at a Crawford Street address.
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Middletown
Crawford Street
Burning Trash Sparks Grass Fire in Butler County
A resident burning trash started a grass fire around 4 p.m. Saturday on Messiman Road south of Route 122. Phil Brewer of 1395 Middletown Eaton Road was burning trash when wind spread the flames. North and South Madison township firefighters responded. no structures were damaged.
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Messiman Road
Rt. 122
Butler County
Phil Brewer
Middletown-Eaton Road
Madison Township
Civitan Club Plans Speakers From Ohio and Tennessee
The Rev. Bob Copeland of Dayton and Western Grizzard of Clarksville Tenn will speak at the Civitan Club noon meeting tomorrow at the Manchester Motor Inn Copeland is governor of the Ohio District and Grizzard is Civitan's international representative.
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Bob Copeland
Dayton
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Ziebart
Ed Woodward
Steigerwald
Girl
Bill Snider
North Main St
Middletown, Ohio
Commission
Ce Bartel’s Shoes
Betty Peyton
Franklin Rt. 1
Vannest Ave
Ervin Riesz
Roosevelt Ave
Middletown Journal
Shuttle
Black Clawson Co
Clark Street
Clark
Miami Carey Union
Berd-Van Overpaw Plumbing CO
Eddie
Bill van Guelpen
Beaute’ Boutique
Clinton
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