Two Camden youths charged in theft of Red Cross vehicle
Two 16 and 17 year old Camden natives were charged in federal complaints with interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle after a Middletown Red Cross chapter station wagon was recovered in Mesquite Nevada. Bond set at $1000 each, they were in U S marshal custody in Las Vegas. The break‑in netted $90.60 cash. suspects provided no resistance and stated they were en route to San Diego to join the service.
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Middletown
Red Cross
Mesquite
Nev
Middletown Area
U.S
Camden
Las Vegas
FBI
Cincinnati
San Diego
Calif
Charges Filed In 1925 Crash On Baltimore Street
Police arrested Edward Wheeler Lee, 33, of Oxford State Road, on a fleeing the scene charge after his southbound Lee station wagon struck parked cars on Baltimore Street causing about 825 dollars in damage. Four vehicles involved. no injuries. Lee reported the crash at the City Building about two hours later. James Sims owned the damaged car at 1307 Baltimore Street. Wille Sims owned the other car at 1106 Baltimore Street. Donald Oakes followed Lee and testified the collision involved his vehicle. Heaviest damage was to James Sims car. Police logged the call at 9:43 p.m. Quincy Carr was charged with an assured clear distance violation after a collision at Michigan Avenue and Garfield Street. Damage totaled 975 dollars. Another incident involved Sue Russell and a trash loader with 150 dollars in damage.
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Middletonian
Baltimore Street
Edward Wheeler Lee
Oxford State Road
Lee
James Sims
Baltimore St
Wille Sims
Donald Oakes
Main St
Seven Mile
Baltimore
Daskes
Quincy Carr
Walnut St
Wiley Walton
Garfield St
Michigan Avenue
Garfield Street
Sue Russell
Malvern St
Garfieer Ate
Catalpa Drive
Woman Aided By Emergency Squad
Mrs. Bertha Creager, 73, 2213 Superior Ave., was reported in serious condition at Middletown hospital today. Fire Department emergency squad aided her at home yesterday as she had trouble breathing and was taken to the hospital by McCoy-Leffler ambulance. Firemen gave oxygen for 40 minutes and checked two fires that did no damage yesterday. An electric wiring maze was put out at 336 Crawford St. A cigarette on a merchandise cover was blamed for a fire at the rear of a pickup truck driven by Richard Taylor at Columbia Avenue and North Verity Parkway.
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Bertha Creager
Superior Ave
Middletown Hospital
Fire Department
McCoy-Leffler
Crawford St
Richard Taylor
Columbia Avenue
North
Verity Parkway
Finances Dominate City Commission Agenda
Finances top the afternoon city commission items with an appropriations ordinance to authorize public funds and levy for curb and gutter repairs. The North Middletown sewer taps and a finance assistant appointment are also on the slate as a PUBLIC hearing on zoning near Spring Hill School airs at 7 20 tonight.
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City Commission
North Middletown
Spring Hill School
Manchester Meadows
Planning Commission
Walter Newman
Two Boys to Get Top Scout Award at Troop 47 Court
Eddie Beier and Dave Clark will receive the Eagle award at a joint court of honor for Troop 47 and Ship 47. Beier, 13, has earned 23 badges in two and a half years and holds multiple leadership posts. Clark, 15, has 21 badges and serves as Explorers cabin vice president.
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Eddie Beier
Dave Clark
Ce Wawro Mhrenh
Witthi Wii
Beier
Scout Troop 47
Order of ‘the Arrow
Eddie
Paul Beier
Ronald Drive
Clark
Ship
Dave
Sea
R. W. Clark
Central Ave
Mike Nenini
Davin Bruggemann
Billy Davis
Thomas Lutz
Paul Penny
Keith Lawson
Steve Gardner
Montgomery
Barnes
Dennis Longworth
Robert Pat English
Mound Builder Council
Russell Esker
Charles Stutenrother
J. Fillipine
Peter Trepanier
Siip
Teachers reaffirm pay stand
The Middletown Classroom Teachers Association restates its position after a letter to the Board of Education claimed salary steps from 1959 were not followed. The board says adjustments will occur when funds are available and the association reports broad teacher support for leadership.
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Middletown
MCTA
IMCTA
Safety Council Board Debates Traffic School Funding Reforms
The Safety Council board criticized current traffic school funding and urged expansion at Middletown High School with more instructors and a proposed yearly budget of at least 625 dollars. They considered court-cost allocations and city funding, and discussed voluntary attendance and stricter school bus marking rules.
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Safety Council
Butler County
Winton Steller
Middletown High School
Warren County approves 1961 budget of 1.39 million dollars
Warren County Commissioners approve a 1961 budget of 1,393,192 dollars. Auditor James Templeton says the final appropriations cut by over 35,000 from requests and stay within anticipated revenue. The larger line item is County Engineer Leroy Wertz’s department at 654,250 dollars funded mostly by state gasoline tax and license taxes.
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Lebanon
Warren
James Templeton
Templeton
Ohio
Leroy J. Wertz
Wertz
Police Briefs Arrests on Forgery and Fugitives
Mary Davis 27 of 1207 Askew Sr. is jailed on a forgery warrant for signing Delores Walton’s name to a $172.56 Rogers Jewelry Co. promissory note dated from Nov 16 1959 to March 1960. Betty Kilgore 29 of 207 South Ave was arrested as a fugitive from Virginia on a bad check charge.
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Mary Davis
Askew Sr
Donald Walton
Delores Walton
Rogers Jewelry Co
Walton
Betty Kilgore
South Ave
Virginia
Arrest of Lilly McCreary on conversion charge
Last night Lilly McCreary aged 51 of 426 North Broad Street was arrested on a conversion charge filed by James Haddix. The case involves linens clothing and miscellaneous furniture.
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Lilly McCreary
N. Broad St
James Haddix
Arrests Reported on Several Charges
Orville Carter 24 of 2713 Burbank Street charged with assault and battery in two warrants and disorderly conduct in another warrant. Elijah Mullins 70 of Germantown Route 1 charged with disorderly conduct.
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Orville Carter
Burbank
Elijah Mullins
Germantown Rt. 1
County Debates 142 Acre Annex Near Middletown
County commissioners hear Monroe annexation bid for a 142 acre tract near Middletown with both sides arguing regional growth needs and future service implications. Middletown officials, planners, and a consultant stress regional planning while Monroe cites growth plans and needed sewer capacity.
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Wolgang Roeseler
Ladislas Segoe & Associates
Middletown
Hendrickson
Tha Monroe
Port Clinton Man Killed in Head-On Crash on Ohio 2
Richard Howard, 29, of Port Clinton was killed when his car crossed the center line on Ohio 2 and collided with a truck. The crash occurred today authorities said.
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Port Clinton
Ohio
Richard Howard
Ohio 2
Woman Given 60 Days For False Police Report
Frances Law son, 40, of 16 N. B St., Hamilton, was sentenced to 60 days in the Cincinnati Workhouse by Municipal Judge Frank F. Wessel for making a false police report. She was arrested January 3 after claiming she was beaten by two men who forced her into a car. She later admitted the injuries came from two women during a purse theft.
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Hamilton
Frances Lawson
N. B St
Cincinnati
Frank F. Wessel
Armco Chief to Speak at Middletown Chamber Dinner
Logan T. Johnston, president of Armco Steel Corp, will address about 700 business leaders and wives at the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on Thursday January 26. Ed N. Cohn announced the event noting the talk will outline the future development of the Middletown area. Johnston’s Middletown debut as president follows his 1958 board appointment and earlier roles in Armco leadership.
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Logan T. Johnston
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown Area
Cohn
Johnston
Armco
Dog licenses go on sale in Butler County next week
Dog licenses for dogs over three months old must be obtained by January 2 each year. The fee is two dollars. In Middletown licenses are available at the treasurer's office, City Building, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon Saturday. Various local shops and offices across Butler County will host sales January 14 to 20 with different hours.
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Butler County
A. Or
Far County
Middletown
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