Saga Of A Sick Bat Ends In Hopeful Rabies Report
A 39 year old mother and her son Wyatt faced a bat exposure after a bite on the wrist. Tests in Columbus and Carlsbad Caverns showed the bat was not rabid and a U S DHHS directive said insectivorous bats do not transmit rabies unless rabid. Police and health officials continue to seek another child known to be bitten or scratched.
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Pete Chappars
Marion
Hamilton
Middletown
Swisher
Betty Neace
Wyatt
Lamberton St
Moore Street
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Carlsbad Caverns
N. M
Carl Creach
Winfred Duff
Leland C. Lynch
Health Board
Jack H. Russell
Columbus
Ohio Board of Health
U.S. Division of
Atlanta
Lynch
iCarlsbad
Russell
Nexteek
Wyatt Neace
Future Home Up In Smoke
A trailer home prepared for a August wedding at Breezeway Trailer Court Monroe was destroyed by a fire around 5 30 p m yesterday. Fire chief Earl Hiteshue said a short in an electric fan started the blaze which consumed the mobile home valued at 3500 with contents worth 1000. Firefighters faced hydrant absence hindering efforts to save parts of the structure.
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Breezeway
Cincinnati-Dayton Road
Monroe
Earl Hiteshue
Gail Sickle
Moyer Road
Franklin
Bruce
Hiteshue
Defendant Heads Back For Trial
A 19 year old charged with three narcotics counts failed to appear for a trial before a three judge panel in Hamilton. David Scott Reed of St. Clairsville is to be returned from New Kensington Pa. for further proceedings while a new hearing is set for next Wednesday at 9 am. Reed pled innocent and a capias was issued after bond forfeiture. Co defendant Dee Charles Brenneman pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 10 to 20 years.
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Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Butler County
David Scott Reed
St. Clairsville
New Kensington
Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Reed
Ohio Supreme Court
Jacques J. Fiehrer
Mar
Man Collects 21 287 Beer Cans In Idaho Cleanup
Ivor E. Sies retired Fish and Game chief engineer in Idaho began picking up beer cans along highways last April 1. By now he has collected 21 287 cans and 64 cases of beer bottles, urging a law against nonreturnable containers.
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Boise
Idaho
Ivor E. Sies
Fish and Game Department
Sies
Fire damages third of home on Snook Road
A short circuit in an electric meter at John P. McDonald's residence on Snook Road caused a fire that damaged about one third of the house. Fire Chief Bob Whitaker estimated losses at 12000 dollars. He sustained minor injuries from a fall but was treated at the scene and continued work. South Lebanon Fire Department responded at 7 21 p m and was assisted by the Morrows department. The family was not home when the fire started.
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South Lebanon
John P. McDonald
Snook Road
Here
Bob
Whitaker
To Te
Morrows
Cash Taken In Break-Ins Across City
Thieves stole cash and valuables valued at over 300 dollars in three break-ins reported to police. Park Street Ice Cream on Park Street 204 suffered a break in with 123 dollars taken from a hidden cash stash. An apartment at Olde Town Apartments belonging to Robert Muir yielded 25 dollars. Clarence Combs of 320 North Broad Street reported a 200 dollar amplifier taken from his home.
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Park Street
Park St
Robert
Muir
Olde Town
Clarence Combs
N. Broad S
Injuries Reported After Trenton Collision
A 45 year old Trenton woman was treated at Middletown Hospital after a noon crash on Ohio 73 west of Trenton. Frances M. Stone, 62, of 5591 Hamilton Trenton Road, drove one car. Helen Beiser, 54, of 5543 Hamilton Trenton Road, was treated and released. No citations were issued as vehicles were moved before police arrived.
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Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Trenton Rescue Squad
Frances M. Stone
Hamilton-Trenton Road
Ohio
Here
Helen Beiser
Hamilton-Trenton
Thom Hall Receives Miami Gilson Wright Award
Oxford based Gilson Wright Award honors Thom Hall a 1971 Miami University graduate and former The Miami Student editor for outstanding journalism. Hall now reports for Middletown Journal and plans law school. He is the son of Burre B Hall of North Lewisburg Ohio.
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Oxford
Thomas B. Hall
Miami University
The
Miami Student
Gilson Wright Award
Miami
David Driver
Middletown Journal
Gilson P. Wright
Hail
Burre
B. Hall
North
Lewisburg
Ohio
Two Injured In Ohio 73 Collision Near Excello
Frank Floyd and Fred McGary were treated at Middletown Hospital after a crash on Ohio 73 near Excello. Floyd, 52, cut left into McGary’s path while slowing for a turn. Floyd was cited for reckless operation.
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Ohio 73
Ohio 4
Excello
Frank Floyd
West Elkton Road
Hamilton
Fred McGary
Lakeview Drive
Middletown Hospital
Floyd
McGary
Ted Fio Rito, Big Band Leader, Dies at 70
Ted Fio Rito, 70, prominent big band conductor of the 1930s and 40s, died of a heart attack at his Scottsdale home. The composer authored more than 250 songs including Toot Toot Tootsie and Charley My Boy.
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Scottsdale, Ariz. AP
Ted Fio Rito
Fio Rito
Officer Recovers After Shooting By Fire Official
Ptl. Terry Alfrey 31 in Middletown Hospital with a .22 bullet lodged in chest muscle. He says the shot missed his badge by three inches and did not hit heart or lungs. Ernest McGhee 32 Cincinnati watchman charged with shooting with intent to wound is freed on bond. Preliminary hearing set for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in Municipal Court.
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Terry Alfrey
Middletown Hospital
Alfrey
Bond
Arnold Ferguson
Ernest McGhee
Cincinnati
Barbara Park
Kensington Street
McGhee
Deaths and Funerals Harry Richardson Dies at 70
Former Middletown police officer Harry Richardson 70, died 5:50 p.m. Friday at Middletown Hospital after 10 days there. He retired in 1956 after 30 years as a city police officer and later worked 12 years for Certified Parts Co. Surviving wife Rachel, sons Harry Jr. and Edward, five grandchildren and a great grandchild. Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 3–5 and 7–9 p.m. A Blue Lodge Masonic service precedes a Scottish Rite ring service.
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Richardson
Arthur
Certified Parts Co
Jefferson Lodge 90
F&am
Middletown
McCoy- Leffler
Clifford Stearns
Woodside Cemetery
Blue Lodge
James O. Pelfrey dies at 67 after heart attack
James Oscar Pelfrey 67 of 5001 Oxford Middletown Road died of an apparent heart attack yesterday at his home. He retired after 43 years with Wrenn Paper Co. He was born in Morgan County Kentucky. Survived by wife Bertha three daughters Helen Craig Middletown Jean Marlen Trenton and Helen Jean Pelfrey at home two half brothers Pearl and Matt Elam Lebanon six grandchildren and a great grandchild. Services 10 am Monday at McCoy Rev Henry Howard officiating burial Fairview Cemetery Gratis. Viewing hours 5 to 7 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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James Oscar Pelfrey
Oxford-Middletown Road
Pelfrey
Wrenn Paper Co
Morgan County
Bertha
Helen Craig
Middletown
Jean Marlen
Trenton
Helen Jean Pelfrey
Pearl
Matt Elam
Lebanon
Jim Craig
McCoy- Leffler
Henry Howard
Fairview
Gratis
Franklin Woman Marie Skulkey Dies After Illness
Mrs. Marie Skulkey 49 of 447 S Main St Franklin died Friday in a Dayton hospital after a 15 month illness. She is survived by a half brother Charles Holford of Lewisburg and a sister Mrs Ethel Wells of Franklin. Services are 0 pm Monday at Eaton Funeral Home with Rev Edward Bates officiating. Burial in Woodhill Friends. Visitation Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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Marie Skulkey Franklin
Marie Skulkey
S. Main St
Dayton
Charles Holford
Lewisburg
Ethel Wells
Franklin
Eaton Funeral Home
Edward Bates
Woodhill Friends
Funeral
Obituaries notice for three area residents
Christine Sauer age 61 of 1320 Vanderveer Ave dies prior to services at 10:30 Monday. Bernice Roberts age 60 of 222 Hudson Ave services set for 10 a.m. Monday. Edna Westrick age 65 of 2122 Smith Road funeral Mass 9:30 Monday at St Josephs Church.
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Christine Sauer
Vanderveer Ave
Klaus Weigel
Bernice Roberts
Hudson Ave
Campbell
Edna Westrick
Smith Road
St. Joseph’s Church
Two Plead Guilty In Fake Theft Case
Two of three men charged with embezzlement pleaded guilty before Butler County Common Pleas Judge Robert L Marrs and were sent to the probation department for pre sentence investigation. William George Benge and Larry Richard Nash admitted false theft reporting linked to 1644.27 dollars. 1300 dollars were recovered buried in an innertube at Four Mile Creek Park.
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Hamilton
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L.marrs
Probation Department
William George Benge
Marvin Hotel
Larry Richard Nash
Nichols Road
Oxford
Nash
Norman L. Mitchell
Southview Drive
Fairfield
Plane Crash Near Dayton Injures One
A disabled plane with four aboard crashed short of the Montgomery County Airport runway near Dayton. One of the four, Dolores C. Hinshaw, 33, of Paoli Indiana, sustained minor injuries. Pilot Robert S. Hinshaw, 41, of Grove City Indiana, and the other two passengers were unharmed.
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Dayton, Ohio
Montgomery County
Dayton
Dolores C. Hinshaw
Paoli
Ind
Robert S. Hinshaw
Grove City
Hinshaw
Madison Inn Break-In Reported In Butler County
Butler County police investigated an early morning break-in at the Madison Inn on West Middletown. The break-in was found when an employee opened the establishment for business.
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Madison Inn
Butler County
West Middletown
I-75 Isn't For Horses Near Franklin Fatal Run-Ins
Two horses died after running into vehicles on I-75 near Franklin Ohio within 15 minutes. Herbert Snider of Cincinnati drove the first tractor trailer. Clarence Rowsey Jr. of Middletown hit the second horse. A couple and a teen were injured, treated, then released. no charges filed.
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Franklin
Ohio 73
Herbert Snider
Two Escape Serious Injuries In Preble County Crash
Two people were treated and released from Middletown Hospital after a collision on Ohio 122 north of Pleasant Valley Road in Preble County. Their car struck a bridge railing and both occupants were reported in stable condition.
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Middletown Hospital
Ohio 122
Pleasant Valley Road
Preble County
Neva Davidson Dies at 80 in Lebanon
Neva A. Davidson 80 of 123 W Orchard Ave Lebanon died Thursday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Survived by son William of Corwin. Funeral home services Sunday 6 to 9 p.m. Memorials to American Cancer Society.
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Lebanon
Neva A. Davidson
W. Orchard Ave
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
William
Miami
Corwin
American Cancer Society
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Columbus State Laboratory
Duff
Journal
Warren County
Ke Grand and
Sutphin
Thom Hall
Thomas B. Hall Wrig
Harry Richardson
Shafer
James O. Pelfrey
Snider
Clarence Rowsey Jr
Haldimand Ave
Rowsey
Robert Lowe
Colleen
Cranewood Drive
Susan
Mary C
Hillcrest
Fort Preble County
Hamilton Hospital
Keyman Insurance
Jones- En Ee
Ieee
Insurance Associates OF
North Main Street
Westinghouse
Freetfree
Melampy
Central Ave
Neva Davidson
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