One Dead 3 Injured In Warren Crashes
A 23 year old Dayton youth Darrell Merriman died when his southbound car left Rt 48 north of Ridgeville, flipped, caught fire, and burned. Passenger Billy Gene McElrath, 28, of Dayton, was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis. Sheriff reports Merriman lost control at the hilltop, car total loss. Earlier, 84 year old Jack Rich and his wife 76 were injured when their sedan overturned on Rt 42 near Waynesville after attending a Golden Lamb party for couples 60 or older. Rich in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital with a broken neck. Pearl Rich recovering with cuts and shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Dayton
Rt. 48
Here
Darrell Merriman
Warren County
Billy Gene McFlrath
Miami Valley Hospital
Richard Saterthwaite
Merriman
Ridgeville
McElrath
Jack B. Rich
Street
Waynesville
Golden Lamb
Lebanon Western Star
Rich
Pearl
Rt. 42
Sky Center
Hatfield
Three Drivers Cited In Middletown Traffic Incidents
No injuries reported but three Middletonians were cited in Municipal Court after traffic accidents yesterday. Donald C. Young, 21, 600 S Main St, charged with red light violation after his westbound car collided with Stanley E. Carpenter, 24, 320 Curtis St, at 7 20 a m on Manchester Avenue and York Avenue. Dock R Brownlee, 52, 1305 Grove St, charged with failure to yield at a stop sign after his car and Ray G. Kramer Sr, 47, 7195 Middletown Goremantown Rt, collided at Garfield Street and York Avenue. Ada Howard, 1235 Garfield St, charged with assured clear distance after her car collided with James Bryant, 42, 1420 Young Street, at Calumet Avenue and Sycamore Street. Damage total about 360. Police also investigated six minor accidents yesterday. Mount Adams, a peak in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is 5205 feet high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald C. Young
S. Main St
Stanley E. Carpenter
Curtis St
Manchester Avenue
Charles Street
Carpenter
Aio
Dock R Brownlee
Grove St
Ray G. Kramer Sr
Middletown - Geremantown Rt
Garfield Street
York Avenue
Ada Howard
Garfield St
James Bryant
Young
Calumet Avenue
Sycamore Street
Five Teens Die When Car Swerves Into Group Near Carbondale
Eight teenagers crossed a road near Newton Lake to buy snacks. A car driven by Wayne W. Williams left its lane and struck them, killing four at the scene and the fifth during surgery. Victims include Judy Stine and Patrick Caviston III, both 16, Ambrose O Rourke Jr 17, Thomas Clause 17, and Carole Ligi 16. Williams faces involuntary manslaughter charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Newton Lake
Pennsylvania
Wayne W. Williams
Union Dale
Judy Stine
Olyphant
Patrick Caviston III
Ambrose O'Rourke Jr
Thomas Clause
Caviston
O'Rourke
Carole Ligi
Peckville
Carbondale General Hospital
Williams
Training School Set For City's New Officers
Six new patrolmen confirmed by the City Commission begin a five week training school at Middletown High School July 11 to August 5 under Sgt. Ed Lykins. They will receive regular assignments after probation. Names: Donald Stamper Russell Lee Dwyer Dale R Schneider William E Roell Kenneth G Henderson Ernest J Pence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Kenneth G. Henderson
Ernest J. Pence
Splashing Gas Kills Teacher in Road Machinery Accident
In Salem Ohio AP reports Charles L Morrow 23 a Garfield resident and Sebring McKaley High School teacher died Friday night when gasoline splashed from a power roller after a cap came off and ignited by the metal. He was married and his wife is expecting a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem, Ohio
Charles L. Morrow
Morrow
Garfield
Sebring McKaley High School
Police Briefs Detail Local Thefts and a Missing Boy
Police reported thefts including two spotlights from Larry Chambers's car at 2306 Chris to Ave a billfold with 19 and papers from Pat Wendt at 308 Bellomonte St and a billfold with 25 and papers from Mrs. Frederick Stoken at 305 St. Marshall Rd. David Briscoe 16, of 615 Buena Ave, is missing from Elwyn Training School Media Pa. The boy, wearing glasses, brown hair and hazel eyes, stands 5 feet tall. Vandals broke a window at Rossi Market 2101 Woodlawn Ave and threw a bolt through a front glass window at Lew's Drug Co. 2213 Central Ave, valued at 4100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Chambers
Christo Ave
Pat Wendt
Bellomonte St
Frederick Stoken
St. Marshall Rd
David Briscoe
Buena Ave
Elwyn
Media
Rossi Market
Woodlawn Ave
Lew's Drug Co
Central Ave
Officers investigate grass eating coercion at local pub
Officers who answered a complaint at the Yankee, Poo! yesterday reported that older boys were forcing a younger boy to eat grass. Police could not locate the older boys at the scene.
Grand Jury Takes Up Franklin Shooting and Abuse Case
The Franklin grand jury will hear the shotgun slaying of Kenneth Whitman as Louise Whitman, 30, is bound over on second degree murder charges after a lengthy hearing. She testified she was abused by her husband and feared for her five children's lives, detailing years of threats and beatings. The proceedings drew about 125 spectators as defense questions framed the case around sustained torment and self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Louise Whitman
Kenneth
Warren County Grand Jury
Rolice
Attornney
Harold Garrison
Franklin Ice & Party Service
Whisman
Obituary for Mrs Daisey Baker of 411 Garfield St
Mrs Daisey Baker died at 4 40 am today at her home after an 18 week illness. She had been in ill health two years. A Golden Age Club member and the first to marry in the club she was born near Waynesville and lived in the area all her life. She belonged to St Luke United Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her husband Thomas a daughter Mrs Dorothy Anderson of Middletown a sister Mrs Dora Auer of Dayton eight stepchildren a grandchild and two great grandchildren Arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisey Baker
Garfield St
Golden Age Club
Waynesville
St. Luke
Dora Auer
Dayton
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Obituary: Omar E. Leslie 58 of Middletown passes away
Omar Eugene Leslie 58 of Well Road Middletown was pronounced dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack on Crawford Street. He worked for Armco Steel and was a member of Eagles Lodge 528. Born in West Elkton, he is survived by wife Jane son Eugene of West Alexandria and two grandchildren. Arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Eugene Leslie
Well Rd
Middletown Hospital
Crawford Street
Leslie
Armco Steel Corp
Eagles Lodge
West Elkton
Jane
Eugene
West Alexandria
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Ragan 93 Dies. Services Set At Riggs Funeral Home
James Ragan of Cooper's Alley dies yesterday at Baker Rest Home at 93. Services 2 p m Monday at Riggs Funeral Home with Rev Henry Howard officiating. Burial Middletown Cemetery. Call tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9. Survived by a brother William of Jackson Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ragan
Cooper's Alley
Riggs Funeral Home
Henry Howard
Middletown
William
Jackson, Tenn
Ragan
Baker Rest Home
Obituary notices for Sayres, Andrews, Ciscle area residents
Albert Jade Sayres aged 63 of 15 W Vine St Oxford dies. services at 2 p.m. Tuesday for Sayres, Marshall Smith funeral home listed. Infant son of Mr and Mrs Norman Andrews of 2021 Lincoln Ave Hamilton dies with services today by Colligan funeral home. Mrs Nora Ciscle, 85 of Millville obituary incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Jade Sayres
W. Vine St
Oxford
Marshall-Smith
Norman Andrews
Lincoln Ave
Hamilton
Colligan
Nora Ciscle
Millville
Seven Injured in Three Vehicle Accidents Reported
Seven people were injured in three accidents reported today by the state patrol and Butler County sheriff's department. In the first, Hamilton man Robert Byers, 30, suffered two fractures of the left arm when his car left the road on Augspurger Road near Wayne Madison Road and struck a utility pole. He was admitted to Mercy Hospital. In the second, two cars collided on Route 42 south of Lebanon injuring three, including Elizabeth Oaks, 47, Carrollton Ky., forehead cuts. Minne Tilley, 28, Dayton, bruises. Nancy Ray, 25, Dayton, bruises. and driver Russell Ward, 71, Lebanon. All were treated at Middletown Hospital. In the third, easy pound car driven by Jack Patrick Moore, 16, Hamilton, overturned on Milleville Reily Road near Reily after hitting guard rail. Moore had back injuries and was admitted to Mercy. Sandra Lepers, 16, Hamilton, back and shoulder injuries. Jane Slater, 15, Miami, Fla., right leg cuts. Miss Lepera admitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Patrol
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Hamilton
Augspurger Road
Wayne-Madison Road
Robert Byers
Augspuriger Rd
Mercy Hospital
Rt. 42
Lebanon
Russell Ward
Allen Donald Tilley
Dayton
Tilley
Margaret Oaks
Carrollton
Minne Tilley
Jack Patrick Moore
Glenway Dr
Milleville-Reily
Reily
Sandra Lee Lepers
Glencross Ave
Jane Slater
Miami
Fla
Lepera
Transfers Mortgages Dip in Butler County Fiscal Year
Real estate transfers and mortgages in Butler County for the year ended June show a slight decline from the prior year. Deeds filed totaled 7,466 with about 33 million in valuation, while mortgages reached 6,926 involving 145.85 million. Chattel mortgages rose to 29,233. cancellations fell in both real estate and chattel categories. Miscellaneous papers and soldier discharges filed numbered 2,560, with receipts totaling 59,731.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler
Earl R. Hogan
Cou.recorder
Recorder’s Office
Middletown carnival nets $9.55 at Ross Street event
The first noise carnival of the year collected $9.55. Butler County Polio official John Fitzgerald reported the total. Participants included Marlena Richards, Jocy Richards, Tom Ferguson, Ricky Ferguson, Irene Imfeld, Mary Ron, Julius Mazzerella, and Anna Marie Engleh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
John Fitzgerald
Butler County Polio Organization
Ross St
Marlena
Jocy Richards
Tom and
Ricky Ferguson
Irene Imfeld
Mary Ron
Julius Mazzerella
Anna Marie Eng- Leh
Vandalism and Break-Ins Reported in Butler County
Deputies investigated three break in thefts across Butler County. Loot totaling 420 dollars vanished from Wilbur Miller’s Hamilton home, including a .22 Colt pistol and auto parts. A summer camp on Warwick Road north of Hamilton was entered. two half barrels a case of beer lunch meat and four decks of playing cards were taken. A Mayfield milk machine at Highland Leet and Jefferson Road was burglarized again with unclear losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Wilbur Miller
Maud Hughes
Hamilton
Raymond Keck
Warrick Road
Highland Leet
Jefferson Road
Mayfield
Coil Blamed for Car Fire in 1960 Model Vehicle
Veronica Presta reported a coil fault caused a car fire in her 1960 model at 1512 Brown Ave near Smith Avenue and Yankee Road last night. Firefighters said there was no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veronica Presta
Brown Ave
Smith Avenue
Yankee Road
Pleiades Star Cluster Description
The Pleiades is a group of about 400 stars in the constellation Taurus, with six stars visible to the naked eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taurus
5 000 Children to See Big Circus
The Humane Assn of the Miami Valley will sponsor Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus on August 20 with advance ticket sales benefiting needy and handicapped children and funding the association’s shelter near Trenton. About 5,000 children may attend, with 25 percent of advance sales returning to the group and 10 percent from day-of-sales. Tickets are distributed through various agencies, Otterbein Home children among beneficiaries. The nonprofit, founded eight years ago after a rabies outbreak, runs the Butler County rabies program, places over 1,000 dogs yearly, and relies on circus sponsorships and fundraisers for revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers
Harry Finkelman
Humane Assn
Miami Valley
Finkelman
Humane Assa
Trenton
The
Monroe
Otterbein Home Children
the Humane Assn
Butler County
Middletown
First Six Months Of Year Busy For Patrol
Post 9 of the state highway patrol reports an average of two accidents per day and 12 moving violations per day during the first six months of the year. Cpl. E. P. Goffos, commander at the Middletown post on Rt 4, notes 2,151 arrests, 2,107 for moving violations, 22 for felony violations, and 422 for other misdemeanor violations. The post issued 5,152 written warnings, investigated 667 accidents, handled 162 investigations and 288 complaints, recovered property valued at 14,493, and logged 11,970 phone calls, 1,174 visitors to the desk, 6,741 patrol hours, 1,549 accident hours, and 1,289 court hours. The staff covers Butler County and parts of Warren and Hamilton counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Cpl
E. P. Goffos
Middletown
Butler County
Warren
Hamilton
Eagles Plan District Meet Here Sunday
Russell Painter of Zanesville will address the District 2 Eagles meeting at the local Eagles Hall tomorrow. Lodges from Middletown Hamilton Wilmington Lebanon Eaton Germantown Miamisburg Franklin north of Dayton and Dayton Babel will attend. The Germantown ritual team conducts the ceremonies. Arnold Wehr and George Goodpastor lead. A buffet lunch is planned followed by dancing with Jack Mokry's orchestra from 6 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Painter
Zanesville
Ohio
Eagles
Eagles Hall
Cecil G. Busts
Middletown
Midl Eown
Hamilton
Wilmington
Lebanon
Eaton
Germantown
Miamisburg
Franklin
Dayton
Dayton Babel
Arnold Wehr
George Goodpaster
DSP
Jack Mokry
Johnson Claims More Delegates
LOS ANGELES AP reports a sizable slice of votes from California and Pennsylvania delegations went to Senator Lyndon B. Johnson. Oscar L. Chapman chairman of Citizens for Johnson announced the claim as Johnson campaigned to win additional delegates for the Democratic presidential nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Pennsylvania
Sen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Oscar L. Chapman
Citizens For Johnson Committee
It Doesn’t Pay To Hit Policeman
In Manila a jeepney struck a policeman who signaled it to stop, then fled. The officer, Vicente Ortiz, responded by issuing 250 traffic tickets to Jeepneys daily for a week. Mayor Arsenio Lacson ordered Ortiz to slow down to curb the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Poiceman
Vicente Ortiz
Ortiz
Arsenio Lacson
Fire damages car in Hamilton area incident
A car owned by Ronald Wallace at 1245 Elmo Ave Hamilton sustained $400 in damage from a fire early today near Route 747 and Tylersville Road. The sheriff's deputy reported the incident and Mason fire department responded to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ronald Wallace
Elmo Ave
Tylersville Road
Here
Mason Fire Department
Town Records First Fatality In 3 Years
Canton and Louisville report the first traffic fatality in about three years. Allan J. Stower, a Canton boy visiting his father in Louisville, rode his bicycle into the path of a passing car as it overtook a pickup. The driver could not avoid the collision. the boy died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Louisville
John F. Hanlon
Allan J. Stower
William Stonier
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mount Adams
White Mountains
New Hanpshire
Charles Thompson
Blackmore
J. D. Hammond, M.D
Icine
Roosevelt Ave
Aed
State Farm
Kay Craycraft
N. Verity
Walt Fete
State Farm Mutual
Insurance Company Home Office
Bimomington
Tiimois
Grand Jury
Liberal Market
S. Verity Pkwy
Sharon K. Mobley
Oak St
Excello
Mary Mobley
Vanderveer St
Sharon Mobley
J. T. Lamb
Paul W. Dunn
Shaker Road
Dunn
Hanover Avenue
Verity Parkway
Troy A. Buchanan
Jewell Ave
Ruby Reynolds
Albert Scharrer
Hollywood
J. T. Riley
Gren
Whismen
Chizens
Garrison
Ottis Frank
Donald Kidwell
John Flinspach
Walnut St
Iie
Mrs
Omar E. Leslie
Consolidated
Nancy Ray
Reeves Jewelers
Eagles Plan District
Johnson
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkwy
Woodside Cemetery
Robert Kontnier Mer
Tytus
Godwin’s
Lee Howard
Brown’s Run Country Club
Godwin
N. Broad
Paramount
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!