Middletown Home of Patricks Burned After Fire Last Night
The 4415 Central Ave. residence of Mr. and Mrs. William Patrick Jr. burned around 8 p.m. causing $11,000 in structure and $4,000 in contents damage. No one was home. cause under investigation. Earlier, their 14-year-old daughter Linda Easterling died in a Franklin house fire involving the Outlaws haven. Firefighters extinguished by 9:30 p.m. with neighbors aiding and minor burns treated.
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Dan Ritchey
Franklin House
William Patrick, Jr
Central Ave
Middletown
Milan Alexander
Patricks
Linda Easterling
Middletown Road
Franklin
Outlaws
Hamilton
Patrick
Housewife to Run for Congress in Ohio Race
St. Paris housewife and freelance writer Dorothy Franke says she will seek the Democratic nominations for the Congressional seat held by Rep. Clarence Brown Jr. Brown defeated Franke in 1972 and she ran as an independent. Brown has not disclosed his 1974 plans.
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ST. Paris, Ohio
Dorothy Franke
St. Paris
Clarence Brown Jr
Ohio
Brown
Franke
Butler car recordings dip again in December
Hamilton reports a decline in new car recordings for December, 710 listings, down from 928 in December 1972 and 942 in November. Used car recordings fell sharply to 828 from 2,168 a year earlier, with November also lower at 1,185. Major brands show mixed totals, led by Ford and Chevrolet, while tracks and casual sales also dropped. The note adds a separate line about the Yenisey River hydroelectric station in the USSR generating 6,000 megawatts.
Two Bound Overs and Multiple Fines in Warren Court
Two men were bound over to the Warren County grand jury in Franklin Municipal Court. Floyd Franklin Arnwine faced a breaking and entering charge tied to a Dec 28 Union Camp Corp break-in. Thomas G. Ort, charged with grand larceny for a Dec 19 lawn mower theft, also had traffic penalties. Several others received jail terms and fines for DUI, suspended licenses, reckless operation, and speed violations totaling 227.50 in bonds or fines.
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Warren County Grand Jury
Franklin Municipal Court
Floyd Franklin Arnwine
Oxford Road
Franklin
Union Camp Corp
Thomas G. Ort
Dayton
Ort
Chester R. Sowder
Milford
Ohio
Sowder
Eugene Jones
Paul J. Short
K St
Carlisle
Tod Allen Ellison
Euclid St
Middletown
Paul J. Baker
Anne Drive
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices Filed in Middletown and Area
Several deaths and funeral arrangements announced across Middletown and nearby towns. Rosemarie Steele of 1022 Park Lane died at Christ Hospital Cincinnati after one week as a patient. services at St Marys Church, burial in Woodside Cemetery, memorials to Middletown Brain-damaged Children charity. Funeral for Manzella Horner Clark in Germantown. Guy Parsons of Lebanon died at Clinton Memorial Hospital. services at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Meadow Lake Cemetery, Walcott Indiana. M Austin Smith of Middletown area died in Greenville North Carolina. services in Greenville. Norman G Swinning of Brookville, formerly Dayton, died. services at Hay and Powell Funeral Home, burial Royal Oak Memorial Gardens. Correction: daughter Linda Knott of a Middletown man previously misnamed. father Arthur R Nash named.
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Rosemarie K. Steele
Park Lane
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Middletown
Miss Steele
Veterans’ Hospital
Dayton
Carl Kaurich
Mary
Mike
Carl
Frank Kaurich
Columbus
Mary Myers
Emma _ Jean Caughey
Camden
Francis Hollon
Donna Morea
Wilson- Schramm Memorial
St. Mary’s Church
Woodside Cemetery
Doty House
Manzella
Sam) Horner Clark
Maple St
Germantown
John A. Arpp
N. Main St
Clark
St. John’s United Church of Christ
Senior Citizens Center of
Dorothy Schultz
Mary Unger
West Alexandria
Funeral Home
Germantown Cemetery
Guy Parsons
Highland Ave
Lebanon
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Oswald
Norman G. Swinning
Arlington Road
Brookville
Ohio
Swinning
Rosemary
Elva Miller Swinning
Linda Stukenberg
Lewisburg
Keith Norman Swinning
Verona
Howard Swinning
Roosevelt Blvd
Hay and Powell Funeral Home
Royal Oak Memorial Gardens
Middletown Hospital
Norman E
Linda) Knott
Arthur R. Nash
Logan Ave
Wall Hanging Demonstration at Art and Crafts Guild
Franklin art teacher Tonie Sullivan will show how to make a felt and stitchery wall hanging at the Art and Crafts Guild meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Barnitz Bank community room on Breiel Boulevard. Members and guests should bring scissors and glue. a small materials charge applies. The event is open to the public.
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Franklin
Art and Crafts Guild
Barnitz Bank
Breiel Boulevard
Tonie Sullivan
Theft reported by Mrs. Opel Brewer
Mrs Opel Brewer 51 of 1401 Fairmount Ave says an intruder entered through an unlocked door and stole her purse containing a .38 revolver four $100 bills and $92. The theft occurred between 7 30 and 7 51 a m yesterday morning.
Middletown Schools Adopt Daylight Saving Time Change
Supt. Robert Johnson says city schools shift to Daylight Saving Time as normal hours resume tomorrow. The move follows district wide clock updates to avoid confusion.
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Middletown City
Supt
Robert Johnson
Journal Receives VFW Communications Award
The Journal was honored with a communications award certificate presented by the Ladies Auxiliary of Hunter Clark Post 6405 VFW. Ruthie M. Carter and Earlene Wilson delivered the award to Paul Day, The Journal’s executive editor, recognizing reporting on auxiliary veterans programs and community activities. Lee Sheley served as auxiliary publicity chairman last year.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Hunter Clark Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ruthie M. Carter
Auxiliary
Earlene Wilson
Paul Day
VFW
Lee Sheley
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