Windy conditions knock down lines and tree in city
Yesterday afternoon winds gusting to 35 40 mph felled a tree at Verity Parkway and Clark Street in a park blocking the road until parks crews cleared it. A power line at Young Street and 14th Avenue damaged the tops of cars driven by Charles Jarrison Mark Rhodes and Kent Fraley. Another line fell behind the No 2 fire station on Crawford Street with no reported damage.
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Verity Parkway
Clark Street
Parks Department
Young Street
14Th Avenue
Charles Jarrison
Crescent Blvd
Mark Rhodes
Kent Fraley
Crawford Street
Police to conduct door to door home security checks
The Middletown Division of Police Crime Prevention Unit will begin door to door security checks next week. Officers Craig and Lewis in uniform will offer optional advice on burglary prevention and may engrave valuables to trace them if stolen. The service runs about one week each month and is available by call.
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Division of Police
Ken Craig
Paul Lewis
Middletown
Craig
Lewis
Burglary Report and Theft Incidents Across City
Police briefs recount a burglary at Earl Boley’s 1526 Lawn Ave home last night with a $400 stereo and pills taken after a rear door was pried. A car fled the area. no arrests. Jeffery J. Buchheit, 27, of 5894 Jacksonburg Rd, remains in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after a weekend crash on Stubbs Rd in Wayne Twp. The truck of William Coyle, Tampa, Fla., reportedly struck two trees near Crawford St and Wayne Ave. Two men were arrested for petty theft and intoxication after allegedly stealing shoes from El-Bee shoe store. A box of shoes and 27 pairs of sunglasses with tags from Rink’s, Spencer Gifts, and Revco were found in a car. A gold planter worth $12 was taken from Lois Bradford’s porch at 2132 Carolina St. A 1970 El Camino recovered on Minnesota St behind McKinley Middle School had been stolen in Columbus. two men seen fleeing were not caught. A set of keys found on Central Ave near Main St was turned in to police property.
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Earl Boley
Lawn Ave
Jeffery J. Buchheit
Jacksonburg Road
Middletown Hospital
Buchheit
Stubbs Road
Wayne Township
El-Bee
Rink’s
Spencer Gifts
Revco
Lois Bradford
Carolina St
Minnesota Street
McKinley Middle School
Columbus
Legion Nomination and Election Set for Thursday
American Legion Post 231 holds final nomination and officer election Thursday at 6 30 p m at the NBC Club on Eighth Avenue. Current commander is John Johnson.
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American Legion
NBC Club
Eighth Avenue
John Johnson
Failure to yield causes collision in Independence
Loren Martin, 33, of Independence, was charged with failure to yield at a red light after his car collided with a pickup driven by Myrtle Deem, 37, at Clinton Street and Manchester Avenue. Passengers Sherry Deem, 15, was treated and released from Middletown Hospital. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage.
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Independence
Clinton Street
Manchester Avenue
Loren Martin
Myrtle Deem
Greenwood Drive
Sherry Deem
Middletown Hospital
Franklin City Overrules Oversized Sign Permit For Frisch's
City Council upheld a Zoning Board ruling blocking a large free standing sign for a Frisch's restaurant on E Second Street near Frisch's. The 6 to 1 vote favored James Creech of Country Kitchen, citing need to review sign rules near I 75 and potential impact on future development. The council also authorized housing funds and contracted waste services while noting Lions Pool drew 2,171 patrons and $4,602 in its first week despite cool weather.
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Franklin
Zoning Board of Appeals
Frisch's
James Creech
Country Kitchen
E Second Street
Callahan
City Planning Commission
Council
Litter Control Services of
Ohio
Stone- Tex International
Eichholz
Lions Community Park
County Clerk criticizes commissioners over salary dispute
Hamilton County Clerk Edward S. Robb Jr accuses Commissioners Arthur Reiff and Donald Schirmer of Gestapo tactics in transferring his salary funds to a contingency account. He alleges political overreach and warns of court action after assertions that can shutter his office. Robb cites overtime pay and fund transfers as evidence of mismanagement.
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Hamilton
Edward S. Robb Jr
Arthur Reiff
Donald Schirmer
Robb
Schirmer
Reiff
Dale Logsdon
Burglary charges pile up on captured escape
Paul E. Miller 18 of 7154 Elk Creek Road faces aggravated burglary charges linked to the assault and robbery of Leo Smith 86 of 2801 Sheldon Road May 22 He had earlier been bound over to the grand jury on other aggravated burglary and weapon charges and faced escape and felonious assault counts His case paused as detectives pursued another case in Hamilton Smith has been victim of multiple break ins with the latest beating Det Lt Earl Smith said detectives built the case
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Paul E. Miller
Elk Creek Road
Leo Smith
Sheldon Road
Miller
Hamilton
Sprinklers Douse Fire at Janesville Products Warehouse
A small fire reported at 1:20 p.m. yesterday inside a door at the Janesville Products warehouse near Riley Boulevard and the rail tracks was contained by sprinkler systems. Franklin firefighters said the blaze did not cause significant damage.
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Franklin
Janesville
Riley Boulevard
Thompson Earns BA From Stephens College in Columbia
Elizabeth Thompson the daughter of Mr and Mrs David W Thompson of 1704 Schirm Drive earned a bachelor of arts degree from Stephens College in Columbia Missouri in a recent commencement ceremony.
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Elizabeth Thompson
David W. Thompson
Schirm Drive
Stephens College
Columbia, Mo
Bowles bid for shock probation denied in murder case
Warren County Common Pleas Judge P Daniel Fedders refused Donald E Bowles 43 and considered Sadie Bowles 47 for shock probation after their guilty pleas in the January Village East Apartments killings. Donald Bowles faces 15 years to life for murder and 3 to 15 for felonious assault. Sadie Bowles seeks shock probation amid cooperativeness and health concerns.
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Lebanon
Donald
Sadie Bowles
Warren County
Village East Apartments
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Tampa
Fila
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Joe Baxter
Creech
Gansheimer
E. Second
Moore
E. Second Street
Butler County
Commission
Adolph Hitler
Charlotte Hermann
Journal
Area News
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Circus Recype
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