Keith McFarland Dies in Route 4 Crash Near LeSourdsville Lake
Keith McFarland 51 of Middletown died of multiple fractures after his car overturned in a Route 4 crash near LeSourdsville Lake. Passenger Stanley Egelston 27 was treated and released. McFarland survived by wife Mary and four sons Ronald Robert Randy Gregory. Funeral set for Thursday at McCoy Leffler with viewing Wednesday.
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Keith McFarland
Middletown
LeSourdsville Lake
Vermont Ave
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
McFarland
Stanley Egelston
Franklin Route 1
Hamilton Hospital
Louis Fritz
Butler County
Mary
Ronald
Robert
Randy
Gregory
Minnie Minnerall
Corbin
Warren McFarland
Earl McFarland
Decatur
Ill
Naomi Donaldson
Toledo
Janet Lee Literall
Roy Williams
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Woodside Cemetery
D. A. Biggs
Clayton St
Explosion Blasts Door Off Germantown Fire Station
A morning explosion at the Germantown Fire Department blew out a 30 by 18 foot door and windows, knocked a storefront window, and damaged a fire truck generator. No injuries were reported. officials suggested a possible gas explosion while noting the cause remains unknown. Moody Fletcher of Middletown owns the adjacent Kitchen Shop.
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Germantown
Center St
Bil Brelsford
Walter Rockey
Moody Fletcher
Lewis St
Middletown
Wipers and Windshield Smear Tied to Auto Mishaps
Middletown safety director Paul Wilson warns drivers to inspect wiper blades and windshield cleanliness. National Safety Council notes smear from oily film on windshields, worsened by glare from sun and headlights, as a frequent accident factor.
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Paul Wilson
Middletown
National Safety Council
Two Minor Auto Accidents Reported With Little Damage
Two minor crashes were reported yesterday afternoon with no injuries. Tommie Lee Allen, 54, of 337 North Main St., tried to swing around Mabel G. Carr, 35, of 7 Brown St., Franklin, and touched the right fender causing 25 dollars in damage at Tytus Ave and Verity Pkwy where Carr had stopped at a sign.
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Tommie Lee Allen
North Main St
Mabel G. Carr
Brown St
Franklin
Carr
Tytus Ave
Verity Pkwy
Accident at Verity Parkway injures two motorists
Rupert King aged 42 of 1018 Yankee Road tried to pull into a lane after passing a car driven by Niel Morris 52 of Columbus. King hooked the right rear fender of the first car at the Verity Parkway and Girard Avenue intersection at about 6 30 p m yesterday.
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Rupert King
Yankee Rd
Niel Morris
Columbus
Verity Pkwy
Girard Ave
Half Million In Tax Collected With One Week Left
Deputy Butler County treasurer Carl Wedekind notes a strong tax take with 437 414 69 collected by yesterday and a deadline looming a week away. He warns many bills remain and confirms the July 31 cutoff with penalties. Some payments are misrouted to Hamilton. Middletown Lemon Madison Township bills should be sent to the Middletown office. Owners missing bills should contact the tax office immediately to avoid delay.
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Carl Wedekind
Butler County
Hamilton
Middletown
Lemon
Madison Townships
Bidding Nears Completion on Butler County Water Project
Butler County Commissioners opened bids for a water supply system serving Home Acres and surrounding areas south of Middletown. Bids ranged from under 73000 to 74572 with bidders including G H Leach and Company Bellefontaine Andrew Hammer Hamilton H Fisher and Company Columbus Walton and Voorhees Forest C Charles McCurdy Cincinnati and Bond and Sheehan Cincinnati. The tabulation by county sanitary engineer Harry Duane halted final results pending review. The Oxford State Road project between Amanda and Georgetown aims to supply about 80 families with Middletown water with potential to extend to roughly 250 families as the area develops.
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Butler County
Home Acres
Middletown
G. H. Leach and Company
Bellefontaine
Andrew Hammer
Hamilton
H. Fisher and Company
Columbus
Walton and Voorhees
Forest, C
Charles MceCurdy
Cincinnati
Bond
Harry Duane
Oxford State Rd
Amanda
Georgetown
Motorists fined in Municipal Court for intoxicated control
Four motorists faced Judge Alton H. Combs and received $100 fines plus costs for being in physical control of vehicles while intoxicated. Matt Combs got 30 days in the Cincinnati Workhouse. Additional defendants faced various penalties for related offenses, including a suspended jail term for a minor child support charge.
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Alton H. Combs
Matt Combs
Central Ave
William N. Moon
Grand Ave
Clarence Adams
North Ave
Edward Roberts
Franklin
Combs
Cincinnati
Wister Calhoun
Lincoln St
Dennis case dismissed for Earl Hotel assault charge
Clarence Dennis, 36, of the Earl Hotel, faced assault and battery charges in a warrant signed by Amelia Dennis. The case was dismissed.
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John Hull
Eighth Ave
Lincoln
Clarence Dennis
Earl Hotel
Amelia Dennis
City Looks to Acquire North School Site for Park Lots
Middletown city manager H. W. Starick outlined steps for the city to acquire property and operate off street parking. The North School site, to be purchased from the Board of Education, will be first. Revenue bonds will finance the project under recent Supreme Court rulings allowing mortgage revenue bonds for parking facilities. The property is currently used for parking and privately operated, with about 90 parking spaces planned.
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Middletown
H. W. Starick
North School
Board of Education
Starick
John Baas
Westheimer and Company of
Cincinnati
Westheimer Company
Peck, Shaffer and Williams
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Husband Reports Missing Husband from Home in Work Clothes
Police search for Charles Johnson 36 of 1813 Fernwood Street after his wife reported him missing from home. Last seen Friday wearing work clothes and driving a Studebaker coupe with license 1046 MB.
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Charles Johnson
Fernwood St
Studebaker
Movie Showings at Paramount Strand and Colonal
At The Movies listings show schedule for Paramount and Strand theaters and Colonal listings. Excuse My Dust Night Into Morning Rawhide Sword of Monte Cristo Zomba The Big Wheel run with multiple daily showings through Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Paramount
Rawhide
Sword of Monte Cristo
Lausche Calls City Officials to Scrap Iron Conference
Governor Frank Lausche invites city managers and mayors to a July 30 conference at his office to discuss urging cities to aid in a scrap iron drive for commercial use and to buy coal in summer to ease winter transport costs. The meeting at 11 a.m. will include industry and economics representatives.
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Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Industry
Economics
Grand Jury Recall Session Set Wednesday
More than 50 cases await the Butler County Grand Jury recall session scheduled for tomorrow at Hamilton. This likely sets a record for recalls with offenses dating from the regular May term and including charges from forgery to manslaughter and traffic violations.
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Butler County Grand Jury
Hamilton
Grand Jury
Rain Expected To Dampen Ohio State Tennis Meet
The Ohio State Tennis tournament faces scattered showers tonight and tomorrow with a high around 85 to 90 today. Temperatures ease to near normal later in the week. About a half inch of rain is forecast between Friday and Sunday.
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Ohio State
Willontinue
Mystery Voice joins Safety Week stunts in Middletown
A local woman, graduate of Middletown High School active in school dramatics, is the Mystery Voice in Safety Week. Clues are announced between 5 and 5:30 p.m. from a loudspeaker above Gallaher’s Drug Store Central Ave Broad St. The Voice of the Green Cross updates residents on safety projects, displays, and messages through Saturday.
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Gallaher
Central Ave
Broad St
Green Cross
Lions Club
Mystery Voice
Middletown High School
University of Cincinnati
Middletown Safety Council
Civic Association
North Broad St
National Safety Council
Zinner
Safety Campaign Draws Praise in Middletown Booth
A middle aged shopper praised the Federation of Women’s Clubs safety booth in the Central Store lobby during Safety Dramatization Week. She received a gift after saying she knew the slogan Slow down brother and noted it appeared in stores and on sidewalks.
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Middletown
Federation of Women's Clubs
City and Railroad Officials Meet to Tackle Long List of Problems
City manager H. W. Starick and Commission Chairman Francis Carmody meet at 10 30 a m with New York Central officials E J Bayer and L A Champ to discuss nine or more issues including Sutphin Street rezoning for extra tracks and removal of Lorillard tracks for Sutphin St extension. Crossings lighting and diesel switching also on the agenda with a proposed 50 50 financing plan costing the railroad about 800 dollars a year.
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H. W. Starick
Commission
Francis Carmody
E. J. Bayer
New York Central
L. A. Champ
Sutphin St
Lorillard
Starick
Wildwood
Shafer- Neibar Sts
Two Killed Near Eaton in Route 35 Crash
A head on collision between a truck and a car near Eaton left two dead and three injured. Victims included Rev. R. W. Faulkner, 44, pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist in Richmond, and Lillian Tyler of Dayton. Survivors included Stewart Tyler, Mildred Alderman, and Henry Hay of Dayton. All were taken to Reid Memorial Hospital in Richmond.
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Hay
Reid Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Eaton
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