Fire devastates Roselawn home of pilot Melvin Franklin
A two alarm blaze at 2913 Oxford Ave in Roselawn cost an estimated 520,000 in damage. Melvin Franklin a pilot for Armco Steel and his family escaped as three crews from Cincinnati Gas and Electric capped a leaking gas line two hours after the first alarm. Four firefighters were uninjured inside the home while others treated after smoke exposure. The fire began near the fireplace feeding a gas furnace, prompting roof holes and a delayed extinguishing effort. The family spent the night with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roselawn
Melvin Franklin
Oxford Ave
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Franklins
Crashes Damage Over Nine Thousand Injuries Reported
Two people were injured in seven accidents which totaled $8,900 in vehicle damage. Frankin man Charles R Gray 18 was cited for failure to yield after rear ending another car and causing a wreck at Trinity Place and Webster Street.
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Joel Holida
Hamilton
Middletown Hospital
Charles R. Gray
Franklin - Lebanon ‘Road
Franklin
Trinity Place
Webster Street
Webster St
Ike
Marchetti
Crawford St
Gray
Park Chief Pushes Smith Pond as Main Skating Site
John Paschal, director of parks and recreation, says a week of excellent ice at Smith Pond confirms the Park Board’s two year shift to this site for a large safe community rink. He cites better amenities, safety, and lower maintenance needs compared to Sunset Park’s congested tennis-court rink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Pond
Park Board
John Paschal
Parks and Recreation
Paschal
Sunset Park
Sunset Rink
Police sue for damages after cruiser crash in pursuit
Two lawsuits totaling 80 145.83 allege injuries from a Middletown police cruiser crash during a high speed chase. Officer Oral Duncan seeks 25 417.25 for knee and shoulder injuries and tooth loss while reserve Corba Haven seeks 54 728.58 for vision loss and a skull fracture from the Jan 15 1966 wreck. Defendants include Harold W. Johnson Jr Carroll Johnson and Raymond Johnson as vehicle owner.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Harold W. Johnson Jr
Yankee Road
Middletown
Raymond Johnson
Caroll Jonson
Anderson St
Franklin
Eighth Avenue
Lafayette Avenue
Duncan
Haven
Harold Johnson
Carroll Johnson
December Auto Registrations in Butler County Hit 690
New car registrations in Butler County for December totaled 690, the seventh best month in 1937 but the lowest December total since 1963. The 1967 twelve month total reached 8,359, with 9,361 in 1966 and 9,712 in 1965 leading. Chevrolet led December car sales with 132, Pontiac 129, Ford 90, and other makes distributed among pldsmobile 74 Buick 50 Volkswagen 46 Mercury 38 Rambler 32 Plymouth 32 Dodge 23 Chrylser 9 Cadillac 9 Opel 5 Renault 5 Lincoln 4 Triumph 2 Volvo Mercedes Benz BMW Jeep Alfa Romeo Imperial MG in smaller numbers.
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Butler County
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Ford
Plymouth
Bodge
Chrysiier
Cadillac
Opel
Renault
Lincoln
Triumph
Volvo
Mercedes Benz
BMW
Jeep
Alfa Romeo
Imperial
GMC
International
Dodge
Four Boys Charged With Money Theft At Service Station
Four West Middletown area boys aged 11 to 13 were charged with taking coins from a changer at a service station on Middletown Eaton Road. Attendant Jack French said the youths took about $8, fled, were recaptured by the station, and released to their parents after deputies arrived.
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West Middletown Area
Hamilton
Middletown Eaton Road
Jack French
Hetzler Road
French
Grand Jury Hears burglary case and high bonds set
Franklin court sent five suspects to the Warren County Grand Jury after preliminary hearings. Bonds totaled 97 500 for charges including grand larceny breaking and entering and contributing to delinquency of a minor. Victims include Thirkfields West Side Market and two laundries.
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Franklin
Warren County Grand Jury
J. T. Riley
Thirfield
West Side
Lester Kirby
N. Main St
Miamisburg
Kenneth Whitman Jr
E. Fifth St
Wanda Coffey
S. Main St
James Aregood
N. Dixie Hwy
Aregood
William Couch
Westline
Car crash injures Middletown woman in Excello
A two-vehicle collision on Route 73 in Excello sent Mr. and Mrs. Orvin McCabe to hospital with Mrs. McCabe suffering face and nose lacerations while her husband was uninjured. McCabe, driving west at about 45 mph, followed a trailer rig driven by William G. Taylor of Loveland. Taylor turned into a private drive and McCabe hit the rear of the rig. McCabe cited for following too closely.
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Verity Parkway
Big M
Annetta Moore
17Th Ave
Wreva Jarvis
Hamilton
Jarvis Auto
Daniel E. Brown
Brown
Arthur Roberts
Roslyn Drive
Guy Lee Hertmar
Grand Ave
Moore
Excello
Middletown
Lemon Township
Orvin McCabe
S. Main St
McCabe
Rt. 73
William G. Taylor
Loveland
Taylor
Farmer suffocates in grain dryer on Urbana farm
Mau Rice Botkin, 65, reportedly suffocated Friday after slipping beneath shifting corn in a grain dryer on his Champaign County farm near Urbana. The Champaign County Sheriff's Department reported the incident.
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Urbana
Ohio
Maurice Botkin
Here
Champaign County Sheriff's Department
Loot Recovered In Butler County Burglaries Worth Over 3000
Deputies recovered more than $3,000 in stolen goods late yesterday at a Hamilton area home. The haul included rifles guns cameras radios and other items hauled by two patrol cruisers. No arrests were reported.
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Butler County
Hamilton
Cliff Hyde
Ed Rice
Bill Cain
Fire causes two incidents at Middletown and on Tytus Avenue
At 10 05 a.m. on 827 S1th Ave Danny Bess 23 was treated at Middletown Hospital for a reaction to medicine after a fire. At 9 55 p.m. on 3700 Tytus Ave a cigarette is believed to have started a fire in the front seat of a truck owned by Oscar Sandlin causing $50 damage.
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Danny Bess
Middletown Hospital
Tytus Ave
Oscar Sandlin
Stolen Topcoat From Duff's Cafe Belongs to Robert Zopp
Police report a topcoat valued at 80 dollars belonging to Robert Zopp of 40 Hillcrest Drive Germantown was stolen from a book at Duff's Cafe 322 Charles Street while the owner was eating lunch.
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Robert Zopp
Hillcrest Drive
Germantown
Duff's
Charles St
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JIM Guthrie Journal
Armco Steel Corp
Burdette Ehrhardt
Buck Swanson
Paul Rosell
Thomas Charles
Bexley Drive
Herb Trimble
Wendt
Helen Apgar
Central Avenue
Shaffer Street
Paul Willigst
Apgar
Stephen Zulock
S. Dixie Highway Franklin
James Kindred
16Th Ave
Bend
Pentella Watkins
Lincoln Sr
John Warren
Juanita Kahn
Goldman Ave
Wall St
Warren
Roland Durval
Lafayette Ave
Arsenault Gilles
University Blvd
Tytus Avenue
Washington Street
Gilles
Theodore Scales
Pearl St
Stephen Crooke
Aberdeen Drive
Central Ave
Harry
and Home Supplies
N. Verity
Pond
Park Chief
Kirby
Thirkield
Stone
Edward Kirby
Vernon Kirby
Forest Ave
Vernon
Drive
Chester
John A. Jacobs
Michaeload
Dave Boomershine
Walter Hair
Oakridge Drive
Hairs
Richard
Mt. Washington
Gary Harris
Columbia Road
Quaker Maid
Pennsylvania
Middletown Kitchen Shop
Woodlawn Avenue
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