Old Sorg Opera House draws thrill from intact features
A 12 member group from the League of Historic American Theatres toured Middletown’s Colonial Theater and Commercial Building to view the 1891 Sorg Opera House. They noted intact box seats arches and a fly tower with a windless and project room, calling the theater exceptionally beautiful and full of potential for live performing arts.
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Middletown
Colonial Theater
Sorg Opera House
S. Main St
League of Historic American Theatres, Inc
Bob Stoddard
League
Red Man's Hall
Aurora Grand Opera House
Aurora
Ind
Golden Lamb Hotel
Lebanon
Music Hall
Cincinnati
Germantown Administrator Bullock faces limited term
Village Council met in executive session to review Robert Bullock’s qualifications after appointing him administrator. The decision to confirm his appointment hinges on terms ending December 31 and potential reinstatement of Dan Anslinger if an appeals court stays or reverses a removal order.
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Germantown Village
Robert Bullock
Marvin Hall
Bullock
Dan Anslinger
Anslinger
William Forbes
Council
Forbes
Chuck Harvey
Harvey
Hall
Woman knocked by door as car rolls away at Union Laundry
Ruby Orman aged 76 was getting out of a car at Union Sanitary Laundry on Grand Ave when the vehicle rolled backward. A door struck her forehead as she fell. She was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment of a head wound and scraped knee and released. The car owner was Grace Kassmeier of Crawford Street.
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Union Sanitary Laundry
Grand Ave
Ruby Orman
Queen Ave
Grace Kassmeier
Crawford St
Grand Avenue
Rep. Tranter to Speak at Middletown Legislative Update
Ohio product liability bill prime sponsor Rep. Terry Tranter of Cincinnati will address the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Update meeting at 7:40 a.m. He will respond to questions from attendees as coffee and rolls are served. Tranter was appointed to the House and now serves a full term.
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Ohio
Middletown Area
Chamber of Commerce
Terry Tranter
Cincinnati
Tranter
Deaths Lawrence Taulbee 67 former Middletown resident
Lawrence Taulbee 67 of Middletown died Saturday in Williamsburg Ky. He is survived by his wife Eunice one son Vernon of Williamsburg five brothers and two sisters. Services Tuesday at 10 a.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery Visitation Monday 6 to 9 p.m. He served on the 24th district committees including governmental affairs highways and highway safety and the judiciary.
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Lawrence Taulbee
Middletown
Williamsburg
Eunice
Vernon
Russell
Luther
Lonnie and
Riley
Ezell
Billy
Lexington
Thelma Manning
Ashland
Ollie McGuire
McCoy-Leffler
R. K. Fay
Woodside Cemetery
Employee arrested on grand theft at Gregory's Steak House
Gregory's Steak House on Germantown Road reported an employee Thomas Massey age 21 of 921 18th Ave arrested for grand theft after attempting to steal two boxes of steaks valued at 80 dollars. Police say Massey left with the steaks at 10 10 p.m. with no resistance and was seen by two boys who notified the restaurant manager.
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Gregory
Germantown Road
Doug Hampton
Thomas Massey
18Th Ave
Massey
Woman beaten with 2 by 4 in Somerville area
Mrs. Lee Lovelace reported she was struck several times with a 2 by 4 board after returning home at 5 am. She was found on a neighbor’s porch and taken to Ft Hamilton Hughes Hospital in fair condition. Deputies found blood and weapon fragments at the Lovelace residence. her husband Delbert Lovelace was questioned with no arrest.
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Somerville
Hamilton-Hughes
Hamilton
Lee Lovelace
N. Main St
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Seven Mile Life Squad
Vandals Target Car of Donald Runnels on Columbia Ave
Police brief details vandals resulting in gravel poured into the power steering fluid of Donald Runnels car at 1505 Columbia Ave early yesterday. They also broke battery posts and cut spark plug wires.
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Donald Runnels
Columbia Ave
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Harry Finkelman
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University of California
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George Crout
Tibbits Opera House
Coldwater
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U.S
Union Sanitary
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Rep. Tranter
Governmental Affairs
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Middletown High School
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University of Cincinnati
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Charles St
Karen Cassidy
Elwood St
Cora Hall
Central Ave
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Young St
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