Burglars Break Through Restrooms Take Cash and Goods
Police report multiple daytime break ins by entering through restroom walls at several locations. Jad's Roast Beef on Central Avenue lost about 500 dollars from a wall safe. Hood's Pizza House on Lincoln Street suffered about 100 dollars in groceries. Surfside Inn on Tytus Avenue saw 200 dollars cash and six whisky bottles taken. Verity Middle School sustained a juvenile suspect after a window was removed and tools stolen. Douglas Pool concession stand yielded only candy. Continuous burglaries weighed on area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jad’s
Central Avenue
University Bvard
Hood’s
Pizza House
Lincoln St
Surfside Inn
Tytus Ave
Verity Middle School
Johns Road
Douglas Pool
Park
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown Area
Multiple obituaries note deaths and funeral details for Garnett Gresham 51 of 1515 Jacoby Ave and Alice R Kennedy 78 of 133 Baltimore St, both Middletown residents, plus Dewey Roberts 76 of 600 N Verity Parkway. Services set at Mt Zion Baptist Church St Ambrose Catholic Church and Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home with burial at Woodside and Elk Creek Cemeteries. Additional notices cite Michael Lynn Spivey 30 months, and Charles Rupp 85 with Webb service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regina
Bernetta
Middletown
Mary Gresham
Athens
Joseph and
Curtis
Georgia
George
Willie Gresham
Omaha
Clydeene Jones
Zella Golden
Isoline Gresham
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
James’ Powell
Woodside Cemetery
Joel F. Bailey
Alice R. Kennedy
Baltimore St
Marguerite Schafer
Kennedy
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
Seymour
Washington
Ind
Voss & Sons Funeral
Wilson-Schramm Memorial
Middletown Street Department
Kentucky
Minnie
Ralph
Louisville
Charles
Arthur
Franklin
William
Ashland
Josephine Wise
Jesse Roe
Sandy
Campton
Helen Combs
Georgetown
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Hobart White
Elk Creek
Inmate Dies of Overdose on Transfer to Columbus
James Edward Johnson 21 of Springfield died at 8 30 p m while en route to Columbus for treatment of an apparent drug overdose. He was ill in his LCI cell and had been taken to Middletown Hospital for suspected overdose. The prison superintendent cited a history of narcotics use and noted prior drug related deaths at the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Lebanon Correctional Institution
LCI
Columbus
James Edward Johnson
Springfield
William Dallman
Johnson
Middletown Hospital
Dallman
Franklin trustees seek mini-pumper for fire unit
Franklin Township trustees agreed to advertise for bids for a new fire mini pumper to replace the grass fire unit at the Franklin fire station. Bids will be opened August 12. The planned Carlisle township garage completion is delayed by an ironworkers' strike, risking winter salt storage and other preparations as Harold Baker noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Franklin Township
Carlisle
Harold Baker
Bicycle crash injures 17 year old girl in driveway incident
A 17 year old girl was treated at Middletown Hospital after a bicycle she rode was struck by a van driven by her brother Richard Dawson Jr. The collision occurred at 1824 Sheffield Street at 5 21 p m as Dawson turned into the driveway, sending the bike against the van and onto the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Richard Dawson Jr
Sheffield St
Dawson
Warren County fund theft two ex officials plead innocent
Two former Warren County Water Department officials plead innocent to theft in office charges. Jack Brewster of Lebanon, 57, faces seven counts. Craig Jarvis, 28, faces one count. Both were fired along with two workers after county probe into alleged credit card misuse and misappropriation of tap-in fees. Brewster’s trial starts Sept. 15. Jarvis’ Sept. 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County Water Department
Jack Brewster
Craig
Jarvis
Common Pleas Court
William Young
Brewster
Water Department
Morris Turkelson
Camp Hook Earns Top National Award from Boy Scouts
Camp Hook displays an A rating flag after a national award from the Boy Scouts of America following an East Central Region inspection. The camp excelled in 117 program quality items including planning safety ecology and management. Wally Adams represented local volunteers. flag reception was by Frank Giammarino and Russ Efker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Hook
Boy Scouts of America
East Central
Scouts
Wally Adams
Frank Giammarino
Russ Efker
Warren County deputies identify abductor in Kentucky case
Warren County deputies say Calvin Taylor, arrested in Lexington, is one of two shoplifting suspects who abducted deputies July 7 at gunpoint. Taylor, alias Walter Christian, and James Relford allegedly forced a Middletown youth to drive them to Dayton after fleeing a cruiser. Abduction, escape and grand theft charges filed in Warren County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Lexington
Warren County
Roy Wallace
Calvin Taylor
McAlpin
Towne Mall
Donald Settlemire
Mike Davis
Taylor
Walter Christian
James Relford
Middletown
Dayton
Local Falls Send Five to Hospital and One Car Damaged
At several downtown locations yesterday evening pedestrians and motorists required hospital attention after falls and breathing difficulty. Esther Edison, Jamie Gross, Betty Rhoads, Velma Arnold were treated and released or admitted. A backfire caused $25 damage to Tom Wells’s car and a basement smoking incident caused no damage at Marvin Mitchell’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
10Th Ave
Esther Edison
Brentwood St
Jamie Gross
Crawford St
Betty Rhoads
Baltimore St
Velma Arnold
Tytus Avenue
Oxford Road
Tom Wells
Andrew Sr
Ardmore Drive
Marvin Mitchell
Council on Aging to elect trustees for Cincinnati area
Three nominees were announced for the Council on Aging of the Cincinnati Area board by Miss Christine Van Gorden at the Butler County Council on Aging meeting. Nominees are David Driscoll, Mrs. Earl Thrasher, and Maurice Rohrkemper. The next council meeting is set for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at the Center on Ross Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council On Aging
Cincinnati
Christine van Gorden
Board of Trustees
Butler County Council On Aging
David Driscoll
Sorg Paper Co
Earl Thrasher
Federation of Clubs
Oxford
Maurice Rohrkemper
Welfare Finance Corp
RSVP
Butler County
Mary L. Hopkins
Richard Lamb
Cale Logsdon
Robert McConaughy
A. R. Schmidt
van Gorden
John Schmidt
Hamilton Senior Citizens Center
Middletown Area
Hamilton Ark
Ross Avenue
Bank Statement of Condition Shows Total Deposits and Liabilities
The report lists liabilities and reserves including total deposits of 102,922,172.75, demand deposits 35,283,413.47, time and savings deposits 64,119,907.73, and reserves on loans 874,766.35 plus 116,246.78. Capital accounts show total 9,527,321.06 with 355,000 par value common stock and 330,750 shares outstanding. Directors and officers attest the accuracy of the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
I. Thomas V. Jefferson
Thomas V. Jefferson
R. D. Baker
C. William Verity Elliott D. Levey
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John Coleman
Ninth Ave
Proses
Larry Moore
Hill St
William Carroll
Lewis St
William Walters
Moore St
B & W Vending Co
Curtis St
Garnett Gresham
Jacoby Ave
University Hospital
Mr. Gresham
Gresham
Alice Kennedy
Mrs. Kennedy
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Paul
Dewey Roberts
N. Verity Parkway
Mr. Roberts
Michael Spivey
Michael Lynn Spivey
Forrest Ave
Miltonville Cemetery
Billy Ball
Convalescent Center Hospital
James
James Spivey
Marilyn Signon
Forrest Avenue
Charles Signon
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Hamilton
Charles Rupp
Vanderveer Ave
Webb
State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company
Pcs
Breiel
Entertainment Plus
Middletown Mall
Tom Runyon
Dick Monroe
Bob Evick
Chris Schueller
Sheckler
P. Daniel Fedders
U.S. District Court
Juanita D. Walker
Martha L. White
Martha L. Bryant
Lennox
Monroe
Converse
Monument CO
Russell Nicoll
Russ
Manchester Road
Fenwick High School
National Bank Region
First National Bank of Middletown
Ohio
U.S. Treasury
U.S
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