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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1961

Page

2

City Urges County to Join East End Sewer Plan

City Commission Chairman William Denham reaffirmed plans for an East End sanitary sewer project and urged county participation. He criticized county officials for focusing on a few farms over thousands of residents while outlining options including a pumping station or private development to extend sewer service. The city previously began this initiative four years ago after county inaction, with estimates and assessments yet to be finalized.

City Commission William Loaham East End Loaham Charles W. Thompson Mammouth Conhamed Coun Miller Martin B. Miller Gideon Road Grand Avenue Denham Marshall Road Skinner’s Terrace Dick's Creek Thompson

Three Drivers Cited In Crashes In City

Three drivers were cited after four city traffic accidents investigated by police yesterday. Estill Carpenter 44 faced two charges for no operator license and failing to yield after a Moore Street and Woodlawn Avenue crash. James D Varga 16 and Robert Bennett Jr 26 were charged with assured clear distance violations in two collisions. A fourth crash involved Geral dine Fields 19 and Earl D Case 64 as Fields backed from a parking place at Country Kitchen. Damage totaled about 400 dollars.

Agaist Estill Carpenter Logan Ave Moore Street Woodlawn Avenue Bryan T. Wills Garfield Street Carpenter James D'Varga Alameda Robert Bennett Jr Moorman Drive D’varga Carl D. Johnson Stadiu Franklin Central Garfield Johnson Bennett Damon Huff Finley St Barnitz Bank Tytus Avenue Geraldine Fields Sixth Ave Earl D. Case Eaton Ave Country Kitchen

Wrench Removed From Child’s Finger At Middletown Hospital

Three year old Mary Anne Sauer of Middletown had a wrench extract from her right middle finger after firemen failed at Station 1 and at home. In the hospital emergency room a ring cutter freed the tool and Mary Anne, soothed with a soft drink, recovered.

Middletown Mary Anne Sauer Ardmore Drive Mary Fred Sauer N. Clinton Street Mary Anne Middletown Hospital

Case Dismissed At Franklin Check

Franklin case against Earl G. Helton 30 of Franklin dismissed in Municipal Court. Helton bound to Butler County Grand Jury on nine charges including forgery and insufficient funds. Ruth Scott bound over to Warren County Grand Jury on insufficient funds. Other defendants bound over on non support or assault charges and fines levied for traffic offenses. Several individuals convicted or fined for larceny and speeding amid a series of municipal court actions.

Franklin Earl G. Helton Pennysroyal Road Helton Butler County Grand Jury Middletown Ruth Scott Virginia Ave Warren County Grand Jury J. T. Riley Edwin Nickell Homestead Drive Alma Dishman Brown Run Road Betsey Drive Larry Gibson Broad St Ida Branham Miamisburg Louis Johnson Cincinnati Lonnie Wolfe Queens Drive Harold Dunaway Millard Ave Thomas Snyder Kettering

Derailment Near Oneida Blocks Baltimore and Ohio Tracks

A train derailment near Yankee and Jefferson Roads in Oneida blocked traffic for about three hours. Police directed vehicles after the incident was reported at 11 18 p m and crews cleared the scene on the Baltimore and Ohio line.

Baltimore and Ohio Yankee and Jefferson Roads Oneida

Robbery at Jean's Restaurant Reported Early Morning

A break in at Jean's Restaurant on Crawford Street yielded an undetermined cash amount from two gum machines and a cigarette machine. Police said the intruder entered a neighboring laundromat and fled.

Crawford St

Obituary for Carl N Crispin of Leesburg and Columbus

Carl N Crispin 68 brother of William Crispin of 1818 Tytus Ave. services and burial set for Monday in Leesburg Highland County. Native of Leesburg he died in Columbus where he had lived. He chaired Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. and served as secretary of the Bellafontaine Chamber of Commerce. A World War I veteran. Surviving are his wife and a brother Kirby of Columbus.

Carl N Crispin William Crispin Tytus Ave Leesburg Highland County Crispin Columbus Motorists Mutual Insurance Co Bellafontaine Chamber of Commerce Kirby

Charles Thompson 76 dies after week in hospital

Charles Thompson 76 of 22 St. Trenton died at Middletown Hospital at 3 30 p m after a year of poor health. He was a retired Armco Steel Corp watchman and a member of Alpha Council 326 Jr QUAM. Survived by wife Elsie and brother Vern of Trenton. Services 2 pm Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Richard Rodda officiating. Burial Miltonville Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm tomorrow.

Charles Thompson Trenton Middletown Hospital Mr. Thompson Armco Steel Corp Alpha Council 326 West Middletown Elsie Vern McCoy - Leffler Richard Rodda Miltonville

Mrs Chloa M Baily Rites Set At Eaton

Mrs Chloa M Baily 66 of 318 E way St will have services at 1 30 p m tomorrow at Girton Schmidt Memorial Home with Rev Ellis Guthrie officiating Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery Friends may call at the memorial home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m She died Thursday at a Dayton hospital She was a Church of the Brethren member Surviving are three sons Clifford Eaton Ralph Connersville Ind and Howard Camden Rt 1 and 14 grandchildren

Clifford Eaton Ralph Connersville, Ind Howard Camden Rt. 1

Service for Leslie Clemmons Scheduled Monday

Leslie Clemmons, 75, of 8999 Princeton Glendale Road, is listed for a service at 2 p.m. Monday in Webb. Funeral arrangements reference the Webb lines and the family pending details.

Leslie Clemmons Princeton - Glendale Road Webb

Death notices for two high ranking religious and military figures

In Los Angeles Rev Mother Mary Ursulina Grei der 72 former mother general of the Franciscan sisters of the Sacred Heart died in a hospital She was born in Troy Grove Illinois In London Lt Gen Sir Henry Royds Pownall 73 organizer of Britain's Home Guard after Dunkirk died at his London home He later commanded Far East forces

Los Angeles Mary Ursulina (Greider Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart Troy Grove Ill London Sir Henry Royds Pownall Britain Dunkerque Far East

Door Breaker Forces Entry at Local Restaurant

An individual forced two doors to gain entrance to a nearby restaurant, triggering an alarm and drawing a police response. No injuries reported. investigation ongoing.

Western Horse Show Aids Handicapped Children at Fairgrounds

The Society for Handicapped Children plans its fourth annual Western Horse Show at Warren County Fairgrounds Lebanon on Sunday July 2 starting 1130 am. Seventeen classes feature prizes from 16 to 3 dollars and a Queens Trophy for top volunteer queen. Funds go to remodel and equip the organization’s leased Carlisle Building for services to handicapped children and parents.

Society For Handicapped Children Warren County Fairgrounds Lebanon Billie Sue Back Franklin Carlisle Board of Education

Summer Band Program Rehearsals Scheduled

The city parks and recreation department will start rehearsals Monday at Lincoln School gym for a nine concert summer band series. Harold G. Koerber notes local schools will be represented. junior and senior bands will rehearse on fixed days with 6 and 6 30 p m starts. Registration possible the first night.

City Parks and Recreation Department Lincoln Schoo Harold G. Koerber Sunset Park

UC Awards Degrees To 1 419 Grads

Cincinnati AP says University of Cincinnati president Walter C Langsam addressed 1419 graduates at the 1961 commencement urging youth to use science and faith for good and to prepare mankind spiritually for life’s great revelations.

Cincinnati Walter C. Langsam University of Cincinnati

Radio and TV Highlights for Today

Radio and TV listings include Cincinnati versus St Louis baseball on WKRC and Channel 5. Wide World of Sports features International Golf Championships with Sam Snead for the U S. Perry Mason and other programs air on multiple channels plus sports bouts and harness racing highlights from Lebanon and Hamilton raceways.

WKRC Cincinnati St. Louis Wide World of Sam Snead United States Beaver Perry Mason Ricardo Montalban Archie Moore Giulio Rinaldi Jackson E. Spears Burlington Industries Charles H. Perry Bell & Howell Co Marshal Dillon Buddy Baer Lebanon Hamilton

Burglary Suspect Bound Over After Theater Break In

Kendall Hollon aged 19 was bound to the Butler County Grand Jury in Municipal Court on a burglary charge from an early Thursday theft at the Paramount Theater. Bond set at 1500. Hollon pleaded guilty and waived preliminary hearing. The incident yielded 14.85 from a vending machine. Hollon and two 17 year old Trenton boys were arrested as they left the theater. Richard Bowling was given a suspended 30 day sentence for assault and battery after leaving the state. Charles W. Jones was fined for fishing without a 1961 license after failing to appear. William Napier and Esse Young were fined and sides suspended for the same charge.

Paramount Theater Kendall Hollon Andrew Sr Butler County J. T Lamb Hollon Holton Trenton Tthey Richard Bowling S$ Verity Parkway Bowling Ohio Ieaneatre Charles W. Jones Cincinnati Jones William Napier Lafayette Ave Esse Young Dayton

Police Briefs Report Driver Charged For Hit And Run

James C Nickell, 36, of 608 Catalpa Drive, charged with failing to report an accident after hitting a girl who darted between cars on Catalpa and leaving the scene. Officers also arrested Lee Settles, 48, of 911 Beech Street, and Joseph Pate Jr., 23, of 1400 Yankee Road, on non support charges.

James C. Nickell Catalpa Drive Catalpa Lee Settles Beech Sr Joseph Pate Jr Yankee Road

Arrests and warrants report involving Wilder Honesty and Lin den

Other arrests included George Wilder, 44, 3106 Morgan St., picked up on an assault and battery warrant filed by his wife Ebien. Wayne A. Honesty, 26, 1804 Cherry St., charged with disorderly conduct. Kenneth Lin den, 19, 721 Poplar St., turned over to Tipp City authorities.

George Wilder Morgan St Ebien Wayne A. Honesty Cherry St Kenneth Linden Poplar St Tipp City

Stolen Lawn Mower Report From Mrs. Emerson

Mrs. James Emerson of 799 Fourth Ave. reported a hand lawn mower valued at 25 dollars was stolen from her garage.

James Emerson Fourth Ave

Middletown Man Arrested on Expired Tags and Suspension

Highway patrolmen detain Amos Robinson aged 24 of Middletown Rt 3 at Routes 4 and 73 for driving with expired tag certificates. He faces a later charge of driving under suspension tied to a prior drunken driving conviction in Middletown Municipal Court.

Amos Robinson Middletown Rt. 3 Robinson Middletown

Baby suffocated by plastic sheet in Pisgah tragedy

A seven month old, Danny Rasnick son of Herbert and Mrs Rasnick of 9235 Cincinnati Columbus Ave Pisgah, suffocated yesterday after becoming entangled in a thin plastic mattress covering at home. The death occurred in Warren County with Dr Ralph Young to sign the death certificate. Dr Garret Boone urged caution over plastic sheets as dangerous for infants. Funeral services are incomplete. Strawser Blair Funeral Home Blue Ash is in charge.

Pisgah Butler County Danny Rasnick Herbert Rasnick Cincinnati Columbus Ave Mason Medical Center Warren County Ralph Young Garret Boone Strawser - Blair Funeral Home Blue Ash

University President May Be Out

The dismissal of Bowling Green State University president Ralph W. McDonald is urged as the only solution to campus turmoil. Gov. Michael V. DiSalle refuses to intervene, while trustees plan to reopen the case of philosophy chair Sherman M. Stanage, whose non renewal critics say targets his free speech after a student demonstration.

Columbus, Ohio Bowling Green State University Ralph W.mcdonald Michael V. DiSalle David K. Purkey Purkey DiSalle University McDonald Stanage

Car Fires Cause $25 Damage Each

Firemen doused two blazes with estimated damage of 25 dollars in each incident. A carburetor backfire sparked a fire in Dorotha Jones’s auto at Garfield Street near Central Avenue and Grimes Street. Earlier a short in wiring spread to a Union Sanitary Laundry truck on Broad Street and Central.

Dorotha Jones Garfield St Central Avenue Grimes Street Broad Street Central Union Sanitary

William R Bailey to Speak at Ohio Bar Institute

William R Bailey assistant counsel of Armco will address the first Ohio State Bar Association sponsored institute of the summer at Lincoln Lodge Motel Columbus June 14 16 He is among corporation law experts invited to attend The sessions cover financing corporate operations taxation on interstate business executive compensation and antitrust compliance problems

William R. Bailey Armco Ohio State Bar Association

Blaze destroys insulation building at Middletown Sand and Gravel

Chief Eugene Couch reports a fire at 2100 S. Main St the Middletown Sand and Gravel Co ready mix plant. A cutting torch on the water tank top started the blaze damaging a three story building costing about 85000 with 5000 deductible and insured. Fire crews from South Middletown and county mutual aid fought the flames through a narrow entry.

Eugene Couch South Middletown Fire Department Middletown Sand and Gravel Co S. Main St Couch Middletown Fire Department County South Middletown Department

Bankruptcy Sought by Gilbert Saylor in Cincinnati Court

Gilbert Saylor of 414 Baltimore Street filed a petition in U S District Court in Cincinnati seeking bankruptcy. He lists debts of 2640 dollars and assets of 500 dollars.

Gilbert Saylor Baltimore St U. S. District Court Cincinnati

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Manchester Road Oxford State Road Amanda Rolling Mill Park Pio Hospital Bordens Orden Borden Rivate Carl N. Crispin Mrs. Chloa M. Baily Petunias Asters Gerani Waynesville Western Horse Show Koerber Radio-Tv Radio Today John Dobrozsi Insurance Inc Central Ave William Bailey Dodds Verity 4Th Ave Woodside Cemetery Robert Kontnier Mgr Oswalt Manchester
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