Franklin jeweler Wilbur Lake missing after Tuesday disappearance
Franklin police say Wilbur Lake owner of Lake's Jewelry Store was last seen Tuesday morning when his son found the store lights on and the car missing. Lake, 48, lives at 171 Elaine Drive and is described as 6 ft 2 in, 240 pounds, wearing a green checked topcoat and dark suit. Mayfield area sighting reported between 9 30 and 11 am by a man known to Lake. Middletown police asked to watch for Lake's 1938 black four door Cadillac, license 4825 NS.
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Franklin
Wilbur
Red) Lake
Lake
S. Main St
Mayfield
Middletown
Charles Harbach
Franklin Police Department
Harbach
Steve
Elaine Drive
Ing
Marine Pfc. Leroy Pierson Killed in Vietnam Mine Field
New Miami Ohio residents Mr and Mrs Dorsey Pierson report their son Marine Private First Class Leroy Pierson aged 20 was fatally injured when a truck he rode in hit a Viet Cong land mine at Chu Lai air strip The Air Force Marine served with Armco Steel Corp in Hamilton before enlisting in January
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New Miami, Ohio
Leroy Pierson
Dorsey Pierson
Chu Lai
Pierson
Armco Steel Corp
Hamilton
Evening French course added to Middletown Adult School
Middletown Adult Evening School adds a conversational French course after requests from French Canadians in the area. Principal W. C. Neel notes reopening registration and states Geoffrey Jenkens from Lemon-Monroe High School will teach. Jenkens is a Bowling Green University alumnus with a major in French.
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Middletown
W. C. Neel
Middletown Areca
Neel
Geoffrey Jenkens
Lemon-Monroe High School
Bowling Green
Ohio) University
Middletown Young Republicans honored in Ohio Bellringer awards
Three Middletown area Young Republicans received Ohio Bellringer pins at the Ohio League of Young Republican Clubs political school in Columbus. Roger Gillespie 1000-Doorbell Jim Pope 500-Doorbell Paula Hudson 100-Doorbell. Twelve Middletown YR members attended the meeting.
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Middletown Area
Two Children Die In Cedar Chest In Lisbon Area
In New Waterford, Lisbon district, Sandra Lee Miller, 5, and Daniel Miller, 3, suffocated Saturday when trapped in a cedar chest in a bedroom. They were found by parents Jack and Mrs. Miller, who sought them after checking the yard and house. Mrs. Miller was treated for shock at Salem City Hospital. the family includes a 7 year old child, Janie.
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Lisbon
Ohio
New Waterford
Here
Sandra Lee Miller
Daniel Miller
Salem City Hospital
Jack Miller
Deaths and Funerals Two Local Residents Pass Away
Harry K. Porter 82 of 1513 Central Ave died at Middletown Hospital after a fire at his home. Porter, former Armco band flute player and librarian, lived on Central Avenue all his life and retired 10 years ago from Brooks Chemical Co. He is survived by wife Elsie and daughter Claire. Funeral arrangements are pending Kale & Sons. Erin Connell Greene 92 died in Muncie Ind after living with her daughter Mrs James Herb of 13 Skokiaan Drive. She previously lived in Richmond and Muncie. Funeral services were held in Muncie.
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Harry K. Porter
Central Ave
Ate Eal
Middletown Hospital
Porter
Armco
Frank Simon
Simon
University of Cincinnati
Central Avenue
Brooks Chemical Co
Cleveland
Elsie
Claire
Kale & Sons Funeral Home
Franklin
Erin Connell Greene
James Herb
Skokiaan Drive
Muncie
Ind
Richmond
Herb
Richard
Sanneren
Lukens Breaks With Johnson On Tax Plan and Great Society
Rep. Donald E Lukens of Ohio's 24th District predicts Congress will reject Johnson's tax boost and pursue restraint in Great Society domestic spending. He argues wage earners face higher costs from tax increases, tighter money and rising prices, and warns the average worker will be hardest hit.
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Congress
Johnson
Donald E Lukens
24Th
Ohio
Lukens
Lukas
Washington
Great Society
Vietnam
Police Briefs Highlight Local Incidents At Middletown
Mary Wright, 21, of 1702 Lawn Ave, arrested at Middletown Hospital for abusing a police officer and resisting arrest after disturbance during treatment for self harm. Barbara Moffett, 65, of 11065 Grove St, treated for a left arm cut after a bottle assault at home. Darrell Fisher Jr., of Oxford State Road, reports car stolen from Aeronca Manufacturing Co. lot with damaged transmission. Al Arnold, 507 Crawford St, reports theft of six chain binders worth 15 dollars from a truck. Clark Erlandson, of Erlandson Dodge, reports theft of two tires. value not given.
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Mary Wright
Lawn Ave
Middletown Hospital
Barbara Moffett
Grove St
Darrell Fisher JR
Oxford State Road
Aeronca Manufacturing Co
Germantown Road
AL Arnold
Crawford St
Boundary at Table Marked Salt Cellar Rank in Medieval England
In medieval England the salt cellar defined social rank at meals with high status guests seated above the ornate container and lesser guests placed below it. The custom highlighted hierarchical order centered on table placement and ceremonial privilege.
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England
No Weapons Prohibition Issued in Calcutta
Calcutta authorities announce an order banning any person from carrying weapons in public. The restriction targets all individuals and aims to curb violence and disturbances while enforcing compliance through police oversight.
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Calcutta
India
Hamilton police reject city raise offer amid wage dispute
Hamilton Ohio police with a 100 man force reject the city’s 288 dollar raise offer and demand 1000 dollars more annually. Firefighters plan meetings to decide next steps as both sides face strike bans under the Ferguson Act. Local 475 members voted 79 to 22 to strike after the city offer was rejected.
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Hamilton
Ohio
City Council
C R. Lakens
Afl-Cio
Whion
Fire Incident Reports and Alarms
Fire dispatch notes a false alarm at 12 18 pm on Central Avenue and Alamo Road. A second report at 2 01 pm notes a grass fire in an open field behind the 400 block of Grand Avenue caused by burning trash with no damage reported.
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Central Avenue
Alamo Road
Grand Avenue
Journal Work Starts On Addition At Middletown
Construction begins this week on a two story addition to the Middletown Journal to house new press equipment mailroom and engraving facilities. The project by Paul B Brooks will be north of the Journal building on the former Vra delis property and aims to be completed in August for six Goss Headliner press units and modern distribution. The new setup will speed production to 50 000 newspapers per hour and expand to a capacity of 110 feet by 4 feet frontage with a 110 foot depth. This signals significant investment in Middletown’s newspaper operations and future growth.
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Middletown Journal
Mia Aan Is
Journal
Vradelis
Paul B. Brooks
Middletown
Goss
Railroad Pays Worker $45000 in Collision Settlement
A former railroad derailment near Collinsville on January 6 1965 left Willard E. McConkey of Richmond Indiana with head neck and shoulder injuries after a rail car toppled. The railroad agreed to pay him 45000 in settlement.
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Hamilton
Collinsville
Willard E. McConkey
Richmond
Ind
Apartment Looted on Fairmount Avenue Loss $330
Harold Barlow reported a burglary at his Fairmount Avenue apartment on Friday night. Intruders forced the front door and took a 3% caliber revolver, a clock radio, a man’s topcoat, and two suits valued at $390.
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Fairmount Avenue
Harold Barlow
Fairmount Ave
Jan King
Disie Highway
Butler County Grand Jury Opens January Term
The Butler County grand jury meets Monday at 9:30 a.m. in Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer’s courtroom. It will review about 57 cases including two first degree murder counts, one second degree murder count, and a traffic manslaughter case.
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Hamilton
Butler County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
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Armco Band
Erin Greene
Clark Erlandson
Erlandson Dodge
N. Verity Parkway
Nix
Broad Street
Bartel
Dodds Monuments
Sundeys
Studio Theatre Park St
Ind Avenue
Gideon Ra
Denzil Brandenburg
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