City Court’s Powers Extended To Townships
Middletown Municipal Court now has full civil and criminal jurisdiction in Lemon and Madison townships including traffic cases. Law took effect June 17. Monroe remains excluded. County prosecutors ordered local pleadings transferred to Middletown Court. Hamilton Municipal Court gains similar reach in Ross and St Clair townships.
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Middletown
Lemon
Madison Townships
J. T. Lamb
Ted W. Brown
Lamb
Justices of the Peace
Monroe
Robert Marrs
Madison
Lemon Townships
Middletown Court
Hamilton Municipal Court
Ross
St. Clair
Police Charge Driver In Hit-Skip: 5 Injured
Five pedestrians were injured, two seriously, when a car jumped the Curtis Street curb and struck them. Driver Riflie Lee Gibbs, 45, was arrested hours later on charges of careless driving and fleeing the scene. Gibbs drove east on Girard Avenue at high speed, then swerved onto Curtis and continued along the sidewalk.
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Curtis Street
Middletown Hospital
William Crawford
Pamela Crawford
Curtis
Curtis St
Crawford
Mike
Butch Crawford
Gibbs Auto
Hiteshue elected grand patriarch of Ohio IOOF encampment
Earl S. Hiteshue of Monroe was elected the new grand patriarch of the Grand Encampment of Ohio IOOF at Cincinnati convention. He previously served as grand junior warden grand senior warden and grand high priest and is secretary of Miami Lodge in Monroe. He is also active in Rebekah Hilltop 853 Canton Lodge Amos Lodge in Cincinnati. He will be installed tonight.
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Earl S. Hiteshue
N. Main St
Monroe
Ohio
IOOF
Cincinnati
Odd Fellows
Miami Lodge
Rebekah Lodge
Hilltop
Canton Lodge
Military Order of the Ioof
Lebanon
Amos Lodge
Ioof Social Order
Hiteshue
Rev Charles W Kimbell to Lead Hamilton Revival
The Rev. Charles W. Kimbell of Hamilton will preach at Meadowlawn Church of God in a 7 30 p m revival service tonight with guest singers from Middletown area congregations. The Rev John J Williams serves as pastor. Peru derives from three Indian words meaning river chief tain and Indian territory south of Panama.
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Charles W. Kimbell
Hamilton
Meadowlawn Church of God
Middletown
John J. Williams
Peru
Panama
City to fix jail break in and exit crime law
Middletown city officials moved to close a legal gap after a prisoner escaped from the city jail, with Director Tilmon Ellison noting no city housing break in or exit statute exists. Commissioners planned first reading of an ordinance to address breaking and exiting and to rename Woodsdale Road to Dix Road following resident petition support.
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Middletown
Erally
Tilmon Ellison
Ellisor
Woodsdale Road
Dix Road
Man Cited After Crash In Franklin City
A Franklin man was cited to Municipal Court after a two car crash at Tytus Avenue and Catalpa Drive. Robert Hedric, 23, was charged with following too closely after his car collided with Elizabeth Adams, 5013 Grand Ave., at 12 39 p.m. Damage totaled 250 dollars. Jacob Rothstein, 28, 3807 Carmody Pl, suffered a bruised knee when his car struck a station wagon driven by Phyllis Lewis, 2412 Christel Ave., at Central Avenue and Edgewood Street at 7 31 p.m. Damages were 200 dollars. Another collision involved George Link, 27, 1504 Brentwood St., and Mose Cohen, 68, 2905 Grand Ave., at Grand Avenue and Highland Street at 6 40 p.m. Damages were minor.
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Franklin
Tytus Avenue
Catalpa
Robert Hedric
S. Main St
Elizabeth Adams
Grand Ave
Jacob Rothstein
Carmody
Phyllis Lewis
Christel Ave
Central Avenue
Edgewood Street
George Link
Brentwood St
Mose Cohen
Grand Avenue
Highland Street
Heart Attack Delays Hoffa Trial
Union boss James R Hoffa faces a delayed federal trial as his co defendant attorney Daniel P Maher suffers a heart attack. Miami lawyer Hyman J Fischbach announced Maher’s collapse just before midnight Tuesday. Judge Burnita S Mathews recessed the trial for Maher’s exam and recovery time.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Hyman J. Fischbach
Miami
Hoffa
Senate Rackets Committee
Daniel P. Maher
Fischach
Maher
U. S
Burnita S Mathews
Fire damages contents at Blumberg and Cohen plant
A fire at Blumberg and Cohen Inc on Calumet Avenue and Walnut Street yesterday caused about $20 in damage to contents, with no building damage. Officials blamed spontaneous combustion and firefighters from Companies 1 and 3 plus the emergency squad brought the blaze under control.
Past Time Pool Room Given Retail Beer Permit
Ohio Department of Liquor Control issued a 3.2 percent retail beer permit to John Webb, operator of the Past time Pool Room at 1225 Garfield St. The D-1 permit allows on premise consumption or carry out, one of ten new retail beer and wine permits issued by the state department.
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Ohio Department of Liquor Control
John Webb
Garfield St
State Department
Gas Station Heist Nets Bandit Sixty Dollars
Leonard Rose operates Rose Marathon Service Station at E State and Potter where an armed robber stole all the cash, about 50 to 60 dollars, at 2 am after pulling a gun. The bandit, 6 feet 10 inches tall, 140 pounds, wore a white shirt and tie, blue trousers, and had light complexion with black wavy hair. Police Chief Hobart Adams and Sgt. Carl Ennis investigated.
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Leonard Rose
Rose Marathon
E. State Street
Potter Street
Rose
Hobart Adams
Carl Ennis
West Middletown 2
Filling Station Attendant Shot in Marietta Incident
Earl Hill, 87, a filling station attendant, was seriously wounded in a shooting at a Marietta station. Ben Lightfritz, 52, fired at Hill in the neck and thumb and then pursued Anna Galbraith around the lot, firing at her three times. all shots missed. Lightfritz and two witnesses were detained by bystanders until police arrived. Hill was hospitalized in Columbus, condition listed as fair. police to question Mrs. Galbraith to learn motive.
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Marietta
Ohio
Earl Hill
Anna Goalbraith
Galbraith
Thomas Sprague
Theman
Ben Lightfritz
Hill
Sprague
Lightfritz
Gal
Police Briefs Reveal Local Thefts And Vandalism In Middletown
Thefts reported include clothing valued at 82 dollars and a 45 dollar camera bag from Stanley Swartz YMCA car in the Main Manchester lot, four hubcaps from Ronnie Parker at 405 McKinley Street, and 75 feet of garden hose from 2016 Hill Avenue. A 58 year old man, Thomas Mays of 713 Yankee Road, was arrested on a non support warrant. Police responded to 208 Arnold Drive about removed electric boxes causing 450 dollars damage. Juveniles operated an earth moving machine on Circle Drive, damaging a battery and four windows at 145 dollars damage. eight year old boy was found to have started the machine.
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Middletown
Stanley Swartz
YMCA
Manchester
Ronnie Parker
McKinley St
Hill Ave
Thomas Mays
Yankee Rd
Circle Drive
Kidnapping Charged in Ohio Case Involving Cincinnati Men
Atty. Henry J. Cook said warrants will be issued for Roy Murphy 25 and Roy Alford 28. Both of Cincinnati are charged with kidnapping James Douthitt 146 of Covington and transporting him to Washington Court House Ohio. Murphy and Alford are held by Ohio authorities. Motive appears to be obtaining transportation to Ohio.
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Lexington
Henry J. Cook
Roy Murphy
Roy Alford
Cincinnati
James Douthitt
Covington
Washington Court House
Ohio
Murphy
Alford
Cook J
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