Middletown Deputies Report Busy Night For Intoxication And Theft
Butler County deputies arrested four for intoxication and logged two theft reports and a hit-and-run incident in Middletown. Troy Wasson, 75, was booked for intoxication after being found in Virgil Wolfenberger’s yard. Kenneth J. Pigg, 42, faced public intoxication and destruction of property charges after damaging a lamp and ornament at 4218 Hamilton-Trenton Road. Dudley McIntosh, 43, and James L. King, 38, were jailed after a DUI pursuit on Oxford State Road ending at Cottage Lane. Charles A. Hopkins reported mail theft worth $69, and Egbert Reed reported rubber ball theft valued at $425. Gerald E. Pyles reported a $200 hit-and-run to his late-model car parked at 12:30 am Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Middletown
Troy Wasson
John B. Mullins
Virgil Wolfenberger
Oxford State Road
Kenneth J. Pigg
N. Main St
Ray Thomas
Pigg
Carl Lenos
Hamilton - Trenton Road
Lenos
Sheriff's Office
Mulins
Cottage Lane
Dudley McIntosh
Catalpa Drive
James L. King
Jewell St
Mullins
McIntosh
Trenton
Charles A. Hopkins
Tylersville Road
West Chester
Oram Fisher
Iis
Hopkins
Ronald Parsley
Egbert Reed
South Main St
Reed
Gerald E. Pyles
Streebee Pond
Hitskip
Fires Cause $1000 Damage in Middletown
Two fires in Middletown caused $1000 in damage. A rubbish fire at Jane Cass’s residence, 201 N Liebee St, damaged a garage $600. Heat from that fire damaged Jane Wright’s home at 1703 Church Ave by $100. At 28 Curtis St Wan Ca Burroughs turned on a stove burner, igniting grease that spread to a cupboard causing $300 damage.
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Jane Cass
N. Leibee St
Jane Wright
Church Ave
Curtis St
Wan- Ca Burroughs
Burglar Takes $700 In Silverware and Jewelry
Police report a thief broke into the home of Mrs. Robert Wilson on Stanley Street between 6 and 9 p.m. The burglar smashed a rear door with firewood and fled with silverware two diamond earrings a strand of pearls and two watches totaling about $760.
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Stanley Street
Robert Wilson
Quintet Promotes Car Safety During Fenwick Festival
Five men led by Jerry Brown hammer old Buicks to promote Safety Week and the Fenwick Festival set for June 11 and 12. Proceeds fund safety inspections by the safety council and police on Rt. 4 and Rt. 73 June 16 and 17.
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Fenwick Festival
Jerry Brown
William Denham
Safety Council
Jake Seibold
Jim Guyler
Bill Cohen
Cohen
Brown
HUSKY
Weith
Deaths And Funerals Lee Morris and Seldon Hounshell
Lee Morris, 74, formerly of Middletown, died yesterday in Ary Kentucky. Surviving wife Armina, three sons, one daughter, and many relatives. Services Tuesday 10 a.m. at Riggs Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. GERMANTOWN resident Seldon Hounshell, 54, died on arrival at Dayton VA Hospital. Surviving wife Dorothy, two sons Everett and Donald, three daughters, mother, three brothers, and three grandchildren. Services Monday 2 p.m. at John Arpp Funeral Home, burial Germantown Cemetery.
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Lee Morris
Middletown
Ary
Breathitt County
Kentucky
Armina
Kelly
Estie
Earl
Arlie Blair
Germantown
Amerida
Ervine
Clara Smith
Elizabeth Riley
Amanda Adams
Cythia Bowling
Lillie Riley
Cincinnati
Riggs Funeral Home
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
Seldon H. Hounshell
Germantown Rt. 2
Dayton VA
Hounshell
Armco Steel Corp
Sully
Dorothy
Everett
Donald
Devonna Myers
Eaton
Janet
Bertha
Pierce Hounshell
Carl
Orville
Arthur
John Arpp
Mrs Frances A Fogarty Schultheiss 75
Mrs Frances A Fogarty Schultheiss aged 75 of 105 East Ave Monroe died at Middletown Hospital at 9 a m after four weeks as a patient She was a lifelong Monroe resident charter member of the Catholic Ladies of Columbia and a member of the Altar Rosary Society of Seven Dolors Church Surviving are two sons Richard and John four sisters and three grandchildren Requiem High Mass will be sung at 9 30 a m Tuesday at Seven Dolors Church Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery Hamilton
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Frances A. (Fogarty) Schultheiss
East Ave
Monroe
Middletown Hospital
Schultheiss
Catholic Ladies of Columbia
Seven Dolors Church
Emanuel
Richard
John
Mary Thompson
Helen Fogarty
Myrtle Mayer
Middletown
Anna Thompson
Troy
Greenwood Cemetery
Hamilton
Obituary Notices for Henson and Kremer
Milton Henson 72 of Columbus formerly Hamilton will have services at 2 30 p m Monday Brown Dawson officiating Miss Arlene Kremer 53 formerly of 5181 Pleasant Ave Requiem High Mass 930 a m Tuesday Sacred Heart Church
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Milton Henson
Columbus
Hamilton
Brown- Dawson
Arlene Kremer
Pleasant Ave
Sacred Heart Church
Legislators Confront 15 Year Gas Tax Renewal
New Hampshire lawmakers reconvene for a June 13 special session after an oil industry tip to Gov. King. The 1 cent gasoline tax expires July 1, risking about $2 million in annual revenue if not renewed.
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Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
John W. King
King
Middletown Federal Hikes Depositor Interest Rate
Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Association raised savings rate from 4.40% to 4.20% per year after a board meeting. Interest will be paid semiannually retroactive to January 1, with deposits earning 2.25% for the current half year. President G W A Wilmer stated the move keeps funds available for local home financing.
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Middletown
Middletown Federal Savings Responsibility
Loan Association
Middletown City Employees Form Social Organization
Middletown city employees formed an unnamed association at a Thursday meeting with Wilford Palmer as chairman Wendell Phillips as vice chairman and Beverly Brate as secretary treasurer A committee will draft by laws and a constitution Palmer backs a name contest John Shoup director notes the group is a social body for 384 employees not a personnel department unit Twenty eight members attended the initial meeting and the next gathering is set for June 16.
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Middletown
Wilford Palmer
Wendell Phillips
Beverly Brate
Palmer
John Shoup
Paper Bale Falls On Young Man In Industrial Accident
Otis Rainwater, 22, of 2916 N Verity Parkway, suffered minor injuries after a heavy paper bale fell onto him in an industrial accident. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. An official from Gardner Division of Diamond National Corp said he bumped into stacked bales weighing 1600 to 2400 pounds.
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Otis Rainwater
N. Verity Parkway
Middletown Hospital
Gardner Division
Diamond National Corp
Blast Sets Off In Montreal Arena
A stick of dynamite exploded Friday during a speech by Quebec Welfare Minister Rene Levesque in Montreal as the Liberal party campaign neared Sunday provincial elections. No injuries were reported and police said the blast was caused by a single stick of dynamite.
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Montreal
Quebec
Rene Levesque
Liberal Party
Municipal Swimming Pools Open for Summer Season
Three city pools opened this afternoon under Ross Kramer and run through Labor Day. Fees are 14 cents for children under 16 and 35 cents for adults. Lessons start June 20 with sign up the week of June 13. Pool managers and head guards are listed for Sunset Yankee Road and Douglas pools.
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Ross Kramer
Sunset
Yankee Road
Douglas
Ed Malcolm
Pete Raine
James Dillon
Yankee
Ronald Jones
Hattie Holmes
Chris Henderson
Middletown Man Sues Over 1964 Auto Crash
Harold L. Ahlers of Cincinnati files a $115 300 personal injury suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court against Robert W. Line of Middletown alleging rear end collision at S Verity Parkway and Lafayette Ave on February 18 1964 caused head back and body injuries and a personality change. The petition accuses Line of failing to brake and to stop at the intersection. line maintains interests at 150 Buttonwood Ave Bowling Green.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
S. Verity Parkway
Harold L. Ahlers
Tivoli Lane
Cincinnati
Robert W. Line
Ahlers
Line
Finkelman and
Ross
Youths Injured in Lebanon One Car Crash Near Franklin
Two youths were critically injured when the car they rode in crashed into a walnut tree on Dearth Road southeast of Franklin at 12:45 am. The vehicle burned and was extinguished by Springboro Fire Department. Names given: Frank Leight, 16, Pekin Road and Mark Mote, 18, Pekin Road. Investigation ongoing by Warren County sheriff deputies.
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Lebanon
Franklin
Frank Leight
Dearth Road
Mark Mote
Pekin Road
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Warren County
Homer Burie
Don Settlemire
Springboro Fire Department
Eaton
Three Children Injured In City Auto Accidents
Three small children were injured in two auto mishaps in Middletown. Tami Meyers, 12, was treated for minor injuries after her mother’s car rolled into a garden store lot. Beverly Morningstar, 2, and Randolph Morningstar, 5, were treated and dismissed at the hospital. The day included multiple other minor crashes with limited injuries and damage totals cited.
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Middletown
Tami Meyers
Franklin - Lebanon Road
Betty
Tytus Avenue
Nelbar Street
Bowman's Garden Store
Beverly Morningstar
Randolph
Garfield St
Gilbert
Second Avenue
Main Street
Scots Ease Whiskey Crisis on Orkney Distillery Sail
Striking Scottish seamen allowed a relief vessel to reach Orkney enabling the only whiskey distillery there to continue operations. Protesters warned of closure and job losses as yeast malt stock ran low, though distillery stock remains aged and not sold for years.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Orkney
Fire Breaks Out at Multiple Homes in Arlington and Catalpa
A Friday night blaze at 2004 Arlington Ave affected George Wilson 44 of 2406 Christel Ave and a Saturday morning fire at 622 Catalpa Drive involved Mary Taylor 79. Both residents were reported ill.
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Arlington Ave
George Wilson
Christel Ave
Ill
Catalpa Drive
Mary Taylor
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America
ST. Main ST
Schramm Funeral
Ladies of Columbia
Sheldon Hounshell
Frances Schultheiss
Serpette
G.W.A. Wilmer
Middletown Federal
Blast
Montreal Arena
Full Gospel Tabernacle
Pastor Lloyd Dean Sheets
Young People's Service
WPFB
Buttonwood Ave
Bowling Green, O
Allen Meadows
Baltimore St
Raymond Lockhart
Hughes St
Baltimore Street
Jacoby Avenue
Forrest Harding
Park Ave
John W. Harding
Lucia Driscoll
Thornhill Lane
Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Charles J. Schelenskey
Franklin - Trenton
Henry M. Maddox
Germantown Road
Maddox
Irving W. Wise
Hill Ave
John S. Rossi
Flemming
Santa Barbara Drive
Elmo Place
Wise
William Helton Jr
Alameda Circle
Donald Hawkins
Gideon Road
Carol Melton
Brittan Lane
Grand Ave
Miss Melton
Katherine Hounshell
Carolina St
Benton Osborne
Sebald Drive
Central Ave
Joan Micomonaco
Eaton Ave
Millard Wells
Orchard St
Edgewood Street
Dodds Monuments
Verity
Jimmie May
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