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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1972
Page
9
A Green tree home near the Ohio 123 junction in Turtlecreek Township was nearly destroyed by a late yesterday afternoon fire. Firefighters battled for about three hours after a hot water heater overheated starting in a utility room and spreading through the house with no injuries or damage estimate available.
A 25 year old Hamilton man Lonnie Bowling was injured when his hands were caught in a press at Hamilton Molded Products yesterday. He was listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. Address 502 Buckeye St.
Two Cincinnati men, Jerry Brown and Ernest Williams Jr., both 28, robbed Midwest Fast Service Market on Millville Oxford Road of 60.81 dollars. They fled in a car on US 27, sped off, crashed after police fired, and were captured in Hamilton County without injuries.
Obituaries report Raymond W. Boyce 67 of Maple Street Middletown Hospital death with service pending at Zimmler man Gratis burial in Fair mound West Elkton. Other notices include Harriet Mae Ruble 81 of Miami Valley Memory Gardens and multiple bereaved families across Franklin Middletown Hamilton and Wayne counties with services planned and callers invited.
Services for Mrs Mary Boyd 83 of 904 Fifth Ave were conducted today at the M Leffler Funeral Home with Dr G Walter Weber officiating. Burial followed at Woodside Cemetery. She died Wednesday at Logsdon Nursing Home.
Services are planned for Henry R Harris, age 9, of 208 area, with details to be announced by the Lebanon funeral home. The obituary notes he was a resident of the community and requests memorial contributions to local youth programs.
Melvin Martin 83 formerly of 323 East State Street Trenton died Thursday at the Veterans Administration Hospital Dayton after four years as a patient. Services set for Monday at 2 p.m. Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home with Rev Elza Wilson officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Viewing hours 5 to 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The body of Brenda Whiteman 23 daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Banks 3109 Andrews St remains at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home awaiting arrival from California. She died Thursday at the Marine Base Hospital Twenty Nine Palms California. She attended Amanda Junior High School and Lemon Monroe High School. Surviving are her husband.
Judge J. T. Lamb fined seven defendants $200 each after guilty pleas in city court. James Landers admitted stealing tape measures and a plumb line from Rink's Department Store. Other defendants faced DWI charges, some guilty of careless driving, with jail terms and suspensions. One man must pay restitution for damage to Elite Ice Cream Store.
Hamilton Butler County Treasurer Mark C. Wendel urged property owners to pay only the first half of real estate taxes as mailed in March. The second half, due in August or September, will reflect a 10 percent rollback under amended House Bill 475, effectively a 5 percent annual rollback.
Two boys aged 16 and 17 from the West Middletown area were arrested around 11 15 p m on marijuana possession charges after Butler County police found a plastic bag of marijuana beneath the front seat of a car parked off Trenton Franklin Road near Howe Road. An empty cigarette pack was also found on the driver's side floorboard.
A fire at 10 o'clock this morning closed the Burger Chef at 675 E Second St. Firemen said accumulated grease over a grill caused the blaze. Damage was estimated over $1000. Firefighters extinguished the flames in 20 minutes and expect reopening Monday per a worker.
Marine M. Sgt. Steven Whiteman stationed at Twenty-Nine Balms with parents and three sisters Mrs Robin Jones Cathy Banks and Hollie Banks all of Middletown. Two brothers Dewey and Mark Banks of Middletown. Maternal grandmother Mrs Myrtle Wiseman of Wolfe County Kentucky and paternal grandmother Mrs Sarah Banks of Wolfe County Kentucky.
Hamilton police detained Robert F. Wilson 22 and David McWhorter Jr. 20 after they arrived at Harding Junior High claiming to be county special investigators. Principal J L Williams called the sheriff's office when the pair showed false credentials and spoke with a 5 year old girl. A four inch knife was found on one suspect.
A Hamilton housewife and her two children aged 2 and 4 were abducted early, forced to drive by a suspect in denim jeans and brown boots. She escaped at a red light and the kids were found unharmed nearby. the suspect fled in another car. Police did not name the woman.
Lorraine Hansberry's off Broadway play To Young Gifted and Black is staged tonight at 8 in Dave Finkelman Auditorium. Admission is 1.50 for adults and 0.75 for students. Miami University Middletown campus students admitted free with ID. sponsored by Black Student Action Association.
Jeff Back 14 and Roger Crow 16 receive Eagle Scout ranks at a Court of Honor by Troop 77 at St Pauls United Church of Christ. Back is an eighth grade student at Manchester Middle School and Crow a sophomore at Middletown High School. Both are Order of the Arrow members with past leadership roles.
A house fire at 2069 Thurs Ave Ross gutted the home of Wesley and wife with flames seen through windows when Venice firefighters arrived. Wesley Ewing was inside but escaped unharmed. Cause and damage estimates pending police report from Butler County.
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