Teen burglars linked to Clark Music Store theft and spree
Two youths, 17 and 13, were arrested for burglarizing Clark Music Store at 1400 Central Ave after witnesses saw a window break and a guitar taken. The 17 year old allegedly admitted taking the guitar and described a wide theft spree across multiple sites, with five color TVs recovered from Wright TV and other items stolen from several addresses. Police referred the youths to juvenile officers and continued investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Music
Central Ave
Central Avenue
Country’ Kitchen
N. Verity Parkway
Danny Mays
First Ave
Mays
Fairmount Avenue
Dietz Sohio
Diamond International
Inland Container Corp
Medical Center
N. University Boulevard
Citizens Band
Forest Hills Country Club
Folice
Wright TV
Manchester Avenue
Firemen and police clash in charity basketball game
After three softball wins last summer the firemen challenge the police to a basketball game at Oneida Elementary School on Yankee Road January 26 at 7 30 p m. Referee Randy Drury will ensure fairness with Chief Russell Dwyer and Fire Chief Vic Anvil possibly playing. Public invited. no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire
Iremen
Wilbur Hart
Oneida Elementary School
Yankee Road
Hart
Randy Drury
Russell Dwyer
Vic Anvil
Police Associates elect officers for two years
Members of John Fitzgerald Lodge 2 of the Fraternal Order of Police Associates chose officers for the next two years. Dave Lamphier won a second term as president, Stan Sorrell becomes vice president, Henry Lauder repeats as secretary treasurer, with Bob Trimble inner guard Nicholas Kallas outer guard Col S Sidne Vinnell chaplain and trustees Bo Hall Earl Purvis and Jack Meeker. The lodge, chartered in 1938, has 65 active members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fitzgerald Lodge 2
Fraternal Order of Police Associates
Dave Lamphier
Stan Sorrell
Henry Lauder
Bob Trimble
Nicholas Kallas
Col. S. Sidne Vinnell
Bo Hall
Earl Purvis
Jack Meeker
Six People Arrested After Egg Toss At Sheriff Cruiser
Six persons faced Hamilton Municipal Court after eggs were thrown at a Butler County sheriff’s patrol car on Hamilton Cleves Road. Gary Smith and Elizabeth Haubner had disorderly conduct charges dismissed. Larry Smith was fined for speeding and disorderly conduct and lost driving rights for six months. Jeffery Warren and Dale Spencer were fined for disorderly conduct. Betty Taylor’s disorderly conduct hearing was continued. All six pleaded no contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County Sheriff's Cruisier
Gary E. Smith
Fayetteville
Elizabeth Susan Haubner
Cincinnati
Shel S
Hamilton-Cleves Road
Smith Road
Larry Smith
Jeffery L. Warren
Ellen Circle
New Miami
Dale R. Spencer
Betty R. Taylor
Sherman Ave
Valley Forge program highlights Revolutionary War hardships
William Moore of the Middletown Historical Society spoke at the Middletown Public Library about Valley Forge during the winter of 1777 78. He noted soldiers endured hunger sickness and no pay while supplying their own firearms and powder and described the Valley Forge medical center a wooden hut with a dirt floor and scarce medicines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge
William Moore
Middletown Historical Society
Middletown
Miami University instructor among new Epsilon Pi Tau inductees
William C. Pierson, first year instructor in industrial education at Miami University Middletown, was named in the Miami chapter roll of Epsilon Pi Tau. A misprint listed Thomas William Pierson of Trenton 416 Beechwood Drive among new members by error, as the list was believed to comprise students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Pierson
Middletown
Miami University
Miami
Epsilon Pi Tau
Thomas William Pierson
Beechwood Drive
Trenton
William Pierson
Office of Public Information
Sertoma Club Luncheon Features Sinclair Leader Ponitz
David Ponitz president of Sinclair Community College in Dayton and Dayton Rotary member speaks at Sertoma Club Freedom Week luncheon Tuesday noon at the Manchester Inn. He serves on Boy Scouts of America and other boards and is a University of Michigan and Harvard graduate. Middletown students will be recognized and receive American Revolution Bicentennial medals for essays on American Heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ponitz
Sinclair Community Ae
Dayton
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown Area
Obituaries list Mrs. Ida Mae Johnson 77 of 428 McGuire St died Tuesday at Middletown Hospital and funeral services are set for Saturday at Tried Stone Baptist Church with burial in Middletown Cemetery. Also noted are the deaths of Mrs. Alverta Lane 67 of 1608 Orchard St and Mrs. Cora M. Riddle 83, with surviving relatives and pending arrangements. An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyers died at birth with graveside services planned at Woodside Cemetery.
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Ida Mae Johnson
McGuire St
Tried Stone Baptist Church
Herbert Hart
Middletown Cemetery
Joel F. Bailey
Alverta Lane
Orchard St
Middletown
Lane
Harkrader Real Estate
August
Robert Staton
Lexington
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Cora M. Riddle
Franklin Sr
Middetown Hospital
Herusband
Benjamin
Helen
Winford Dillard
Richard Wittman
Multicare
Bluefield
W. Va
North Fork
Franklin
Robert Meyers
Beam Drive
Woodside Cemetery
David Cottrill
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Middletown Hospital
Fires Report Across Several Addresses With Injuries
Fire incidents listed for today and yesterday include Richard Jett, 23, taken to hospital after a 8:04 a.m. fire at 500 N Verity Parkway. Clyde Peck, 64, admitted in fair condition after 9:48 p.m. call at 409 Burton Road. Carolyn Wagers residence reports lint fire at 2215 Linden St but caused no damage. John Sabo, 70, admitted in serious condition after 9:? p.m. breathing difficulty at 112 S Clinton St. coal furnace smoke at 3910 Jewell Ave caused no fire. a 31-year-old woman unconscious from medication overdose admitted in serious condition at 4:09 p.m. Accompanying details note treatments and transports to hospital.
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Burton Road
Clyde Peck
Linden St
Carolyn Wagers
S. Clinton St
John Sabo
Jewell Ave
TV Set Suspected in $9,500 Queen Avenue Fire
A Queen Avenue fire at the William Highley home caused $9,500 damage and injured two firefighters. The 9:14 p.m. blaze engulfed the living room and spread to the attic. investigators consider a malfunctioning television as the likely cause.
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Queen Avenue
William Highley
Queen Ave
Highley
Iremen
Burdette McNalley
John Haas
Taxi driver robbed in early morning cab holdup
Richard Timberman, a 77 Taxi driver, reported two men robbed him at knife and gunpoint in his cab. They rode from Cribbs Avenue to Garden Avenue, threatened violence, grabbed $56 in cash, a coin changer, and the car keys, then fled toward Delaware Avenue.
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Richard Timberman
77 Taxi, Inc
Cribbs Avenue
Garden Avenue
Timberman
Delaware Avenue
Forman Re-elected Chairman of Trenton Planning Commission
Len Forman was re-elected chairman of the City Planning Commission at the first meeting of the year. Dean Snethen was re-elected vice chairman. With no new business, commissioners reviewed work with new City Manager Melvin Ruder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Len Forman
City Planning Commission
Dean Snethen
Melvin Ruder
Timmerman Reappointed to Ohio Hearing Aid Board
Robert T. Timmerman aged 54 was reappointed to the Ohio Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Licensing Board by the governor on Wednesday in Columbus. The move marks his second term on the state panel governing licensing and standards for hearing aid professionals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Robert T. Timmerman
Ohio Hearing Aid Dealers and Fitters Licensing Board
Perin to retire as Hamilton Butler County engineer
Hamilton Butler County Engineer Stanley M. Perin announced his retirement set for July before the end of his term. Chief Deputy Engineer William Foster, 40, would be recommended to fill the vacancy and has begun petitioning for the June primary. Foster has six years in the department, four as chief deputy. Perin, 70, cites avoiding retirement benefits cuts under a new law effective Sept. 1.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Stanley M. Perin
Erin
Republican Executive Committee
William Foster
Foster
New London Road
Ross Township
Engineer’s Department
Perin
Warren County Joint Vocational Board picks leaders
In the organizational meeting Lawrence Poe was elected president and Donald Earnhart vice president. The board set meetings for the second Thursday each month. A contract for metal shelving and work benches at the new vocational school went to Beckley-Cardy Co. of Miamisburg for 30 774. Business office equipment contracts total 148 556 to various firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County Joint Vocational Board
Lawrence Poe
Donald Earnhart
Beckley-Cardy Co
Miamisburg
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Cee
Makiare
Sorg Paper Co
Columbia Avenue
James Reed
Park St
Police
Central Pastry
Sertoma
Cae
Freedom
Cora Riddle
Bierman
Phoenix, Ariz
Infant Meyers
Verity Parkway
Richard Jett
Pearl St
Forman
Warren Wo-Ed
Savings and Loan Associations
American Savings & Loan Association
Citizens Savings & Loan Association
Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Association
West Side Federal Savings & Loan Association
Greathouse
Middletown Mall
C.E. Greathouse
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