Cars Flip Injuring Two Women In Ohio Roads
Carol Ann Barber 22 of Muncie refused medical aid after a single vehicle rollover on Ohio 177 near 725 leaving her with a fractured left shoulder. Passenger Betty Miller 39 also of Muncie sustained bruises and refused treatment. Mary Hurd 22 of Middletown treated for scalp wounds after a southbound car hit a bridge abutment on Ohio 122 near Red Lion and Edward Eugene Callahan 22 of West Middletown cited for driving without a license after a pole strike on Elk Creek Road when he dozed at the wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Ann Barber
Muncie
Ind
Ohio 177
Ohio
Betty Miller
Jed
Mary Hurd
Malvern St
Ohio 122
Red Lion
Middletown Hospital
Edward Eugene
Ahon
West Middletown
Iowa Boy Held In Coin Theft
An 11-year-old Iowa boy is held in a burglary case involving an antique coin collection worth 200 dollars and a .32 caliber pistol from a Middletown area home. The loot was recovered from the boy, who was found at his aunt’s home after running away from Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Roger Buchanan
Middletown- Eaton Road
Iowa City
Iowa
Jess Dennis
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Thefts Reported In Police Briefs
Police reported several thefts including a bicycle taken from the son of Charles Knepshield with no listed address and a television from Schrock's Implement Co at 801 Yankee Road. The thief dropped the TV while chased by an employer. Earlier, at Oakland Cleaners on 1308 Yankee Road, someone threw a golf ball through a window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Knepshield
Schrock’s Implement Co
Yankee Road
Oakland Cleaners
Park Board OKs Speaker Bureau Plan for Middletown
Middletown Park Board adopted a 1961 plan to create a speakers bureau to explain park activities. Tom Carlson outlined a 1960 budget of 155,043.63 and a 1961 budget of 160,483, with upgrades and new headquarters named Park Administration Building in Gold man Park. The board set February 14 for the next meeting and approved a daily-fee fishing plan at Smith Pond as experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Department of Parks and Recreation
Park Board
Yankee Road Firehouse
Tom Carlson
Parks and Recreation
Carlson
Rowan Crawford
Wildwood School
Board of Education
Park Administration
Goldman Park
Smith Pond
Lincoln Day Luncheon Chairman Named In Butler County
J. Black Little of 536 Aberdeen Dr is appointed chair of the 1961 Lincoln Day Luncheon committee. The event February 11 at the Manchester Hotel ballroom features Rep. J Walter Judd, 1960 Republican National Convention keynote. The observance marks Lincoln’s inaugural centennial and Civil War centennial year. ticket details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Black Little
Aberdeen Dr
Jack Moser
Butler County
Republican Executive Committee
Manchester Hotel
Minnesota
J. Walter Judd
Moser
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Miami University official Hixon named Butler County sheriff
James F. Hixon 47, long time lawman and MU safety director, was named Butler County sheriff to fill the vacancy caused by the Jan. 3 death of Sheriff Paul Pell. He will serve until the November 1962 election and earns 6600 dollars annually. He is a World War II veteran and former Franklin County Indiana sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
James F. Hixon
Miami University
Butler County
Ross H. Snyder
Hixon
Paul Pell
Franklin County
Indiana
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Republican Party
Ohio
Oxford
Snyder
Bluffton
Ind
Bluffton High School
Indiana Department of Conservation
Marine Corps
San Diego
Calif
American Legion Post
Brookville
Order of Eagles
Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite
Juanita
Wells County
Elmer Kreiger
Donald Stirn
Honors for Middletown Patrolman of the Year
The Fraternal Order of Police Associates will honor the top Middletown patrolman of 1960 at its seventh annual Patrolman of the Year Award banquet at 6 p.m. at the Elks Temple. The event includes installing 1961 FOPA officers, with Harry Burrows conducting and Dale Smith as toastmaster. The winner receives a plaque and a $50 savings bond after a record 163 votes from 37 eligible patrolmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Fraternal
Order of Police Associates
The
Elks Temple
N. Main St
FOPA
Harry Burrows
Yton
Fifth District
Dale Smith
Burglary Suspect Bolivar to Undergo Lie Detector Tests
Alonzo Bolivar 43 admitted slugging Officer Watts during a confrontation in Eaton and was taken to Dayton for lie detector tests to help clear multiple burglaries. Police report Watts in good condition with a concussion and rib fractures after a struggle in which Bolivar used the officer’s revolver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EATON
Alonzo Bolivar
Dayton
Bolivar
Moraine
Robert E. Watts
Grandview Stal
Watts
Faton
Germantown
Enforcement of Traffic Laws Hit
William Long, Safety Council president, urged tougher enforcement of moving violations at turn lanes while overtime parking draws police tickets. The committee noted the police force is now full strength and debated prioritizing tickets for moving violations over overtime parking. They approved letters to widen Grand Avenue and speed up bridge lane improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Long
Safety Council
Clinton
Central
Long
Joseph Blackmore
Blackmore
Joseph Unger
State Highway Department
Grand Avenue
Middletown High to Host Miss Monique Brown Speech
Miss Monique Brown the French exchange student will address the Jefferson School PTA Thursday at 7 30 p m comparing French and American schools Music by Dorothy Trifundine's school choir A social period will follow in the cafeteria
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monique “Micky Brown
Middletown High School
Jefferson School
Dorothy Trifundnne
City Commission reviews Grove Street improvement plan and emergency ordinances
Tonight the state commissioners will be updated on the Grove Street curb and gutter project, sidelined by urban renewal, and will vote on emergency ordinances to establish rights of way for Carmody Boulevard Stevens Avenue and Shafer Street. A new tap-in rate will apply for North Middleton residents not covered by the sewer assessments as area development proceeds. City officials note the city paid 30 percent of costs, with funds directed to areas outside petitioned sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Street
Comels Cofil Twin Cof
Carmody Boulevard
Stevens Avenue
Shafer Street
Middletown
Charles W. Thompson
Tryouts Set For Lenten Play Here
Mrs. John Akerman directs tryouts for Family Portrait a religious drama by Middletown Council of Churches and Middletown Actors' Playhouse. Sessions run Tuesday to Thursday 7 30 to 10 30 a m in Fellowship Hall First Presbyterian Church with over 100 parts including 30 speaking roles plus many walk ons. cast and crew work on properties costumes scenery sound lighting and makeup. If unable to attend call GA 34771.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Akerman
Fellowship Hall
First Presbyterian Church
Middletown Council of Churches
Middletown Actors’ Playhouse
Akerman
Lenore Coffe
William Joyce Cowan
Christ
Firemen Help Woman During Emergency Call
Fire department emergency squad aided Betty Compton, 23, on a run to a local address. The woman had trouble breathing and was taken to Middletown Hospital by Schramm’s ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Betty Compton
Sutphin Sr
Middletown Hospital
Schramm
Bulance
City to levy assessments for 1969 sidewalk program
Assessments for the 1969 sidewalk curb and gutter program would be levied by another emergency ordinance. An assessing board for the South Highland sewer district will also be appointed. Much of the commission business has been held over from last week when a hurried special session was called before legislation could be prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Highland Sewer District
Commission
Talks Held On Juvenile Setup Here
City and county officials met to discuss expanding juvenile program support for Ptl. Jack Crocker Middletown police Juvel officer. City Manager Charles W Thompson and Police Chief Joseph Black plan further talks to strengthen deterrence against anti social behavior and crime. Discussion covered progress in Butler County and Hamilton city juvenile programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ptl
Jack Crocker
Middletown
Charles W. Thompson
Joseph Blackmore
Thompso
Butler County
Hamilton City
Three Youths Arraigned In Office Burglary Case
Three youths Manuel Snelling 25 of Grand Hotel Hamilton Richard Lawson 21 of 419 Baltimore St Derry Spencer 18 of 314 Curtis were arraigned in Municipal Court on burglary and larceny charges for a weekend break in at optometrist Mary Litsch 2014 central Ave. Police arrested them at Woodlawn Ave and Richmond St early Sunday and recoveries included a gold plated money clip a 1921 silver dollar and $15 in change from the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Litsch
Woodlawn Avenue
Richmond Street
Litsch
Denham Addresses Civitan Club on Israel Trip
William Denham, city commission chairman, spoke at the Civitan Club luncheon in the Manchester Hotel about his November trip to Israel. He used color slides to illustrate his remarks and noted he was among delegates to the international congress of local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Denham
City Commission
Israel
Civitan Club
Manchester
Denham
Troop 88 Plans Trips For Upcoming Summer
Boy Scouts of Troop 88 discussed an overnight trip to Camp Hook an outing to the Ten O Clock trail in Brown County State Park Indiana and a canoe hike scheduled for next summer during their regular meeting last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hook
Ten O'Clock Trail
Brown County State Park
Ind
Boy Scouts of
Troop 88
Star Seen Again in Safety Council Lucky Star Contest
Mrs. Jenny Sallie of 2012 Arlington Ave. was yesterday's winner in the Safety Council Lucky Star contest. She reported seeing the star at the corner of Curtis Street and Woodlawn Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Sallie
Arlington Ave
The
Safety Council
Curtis Street
Woodlawn Avenue
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Callahan
J. Brack Little
James Hixon
Pell
Tom Bagley
Weith
Theodore Thompson
Arnold Ferguson
Louis Jonka
Ralph Trimble
Clarence Lawson Jr
Coy Hall
Preble County
Tilmen Ellison
Bordens
Shaddock
Rosedale
Bologna
ARGEL
Cos
GALS
Addock
Suchers
Hostess
Germantown Rd
Frisch
Central Ave
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