No Arson Found in Blaze at First Baptist Church
Franklin Fire Chief Dick Berger said there is no basis for arson rumors after a Saturday morning fire destroyed the First Baptist Church built in 1893, with $350000 in damages. Firefighters saved the $300000 wing housing offices and classrooms. investigators may check wiring defects and call a state inspector. Services moved to Franklin High School with large attendance. restoration plans and insurance adjustors were pending.
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Franklin
Dick Berger
First Baptist Church
Berger
Two youths sentenced in Do mestic Relations Court burglary
Judge David Black sentenced James Wade Romans and Edgar Lee Ashley to terms in Mansfield Reform School for their roles in stealing a safe from the Domestic Relations Court branch on Manhattan Street. They, with adults Dock Gibbs Thomas Pieratt and Charles Drake, allegedly moved the loot using an ambulance to a Warren County wooded area. Gibbs and Pieratt face probation investigations. Drake awaits trial.
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Mansfield Reformatory
David Black
Domestic Relations Court
Manhattan Street
James Wade Romans
Germantown Road
Edgar Lee Ashley
Park St
Carlisle
Dock Gibbs
Yankee Road
Thomas Pieratt
Vannest Ave
Charles Drake
Barbara Drive
Central Avenue Court
Warren County
Gibbs
Pieratt
Drake
Black
Ashley
Fairfield School
Selecting living room chairs for beauty and comfort
The passage discusses choosing chairs that balance design and comfort, noting that wives often choose color and coordination while husbands seek comfort. It suggests pairing chairs for conversation, using pie or curved tables between them, and invites readers to view a new chair selection and discuss decorating ideas.
Big rush saves car on tracks at Baltimore & Ohio crossing
Patrolman Joseph Richard arrived within ten minutes after 8:48 p.m. report of a stalled car owned by Jethro McGuinn at the Baltimore & Ohio crossing on Franklin Trenton Road. With a freight train due at 9:05 p.m., seven minutes remained to clear the tracks before the train arrived. The wrecker crew removed the car just before the late train passed.
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Franklin-Trenton
Jethro McGuinn
Navaho St
Baltimore & Ohio
Joseph Richard
Man Dies In Tumble At Hamilton
A year old railroad employee Donald W. Yockey of 642 Ladiew St stepped onto a porch roof for air, lost balance and died Sunday evening in Hamilton. County coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone pronounced him dead at the scene. Yockey worked for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and commuted from the Toledo area. The body was sent to Brown and Dawson Funeral Home for arrangements.
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Hamilton
Donald W. Yockey
Ladiew St
Garret J. Boone
Yockey
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Toledo
Brown and Dawson
Election Of DAV Officers Set
The Harold John Hursh Chapter 131, Disabled American Veterans, will hold its annual election of officers and initiation at its monthly meeting tomorrow evening at the American Legion Home on Main Street. New officers will take office July 1. The chapter has grown from 10 to 100 members in 15 months and has been active in veteran and civic affairs. Harold John Hursh Night at the Middies Fairfield basketball game last January was a highlight, and the chapter distributed gifts to veterans at the Dayton Center in observance of the center’s activities.
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Harold John Hursh
American Legion
S. Main St
Agee
Middletown Twirlers Shine at Camden Meet
A group of Middletown baton twirlers competed in a USTA contest at Camp Cartwright Camden. Mona Hornbeck finished third in 11 to 12 year olds intermediates. Kay Belcher won first in 13 to 11 year olds. Becky Gillespie took first in 15 year olds and second overall in that bracket. Stephanie Amatulli was second in nine to 10 intermediates. Sherry Barker placed third in advanced 13 year olds. Debbie Shaper was second in 16 year olds advanced. Regina Jackson won first in the two baton event.
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Middletown
USTA
Camp Cartwright
Camden
Mona Hornbeck
Kay Belcher
Becky Gillespie
Stephanie Amatulli
Sherry Barker
Debbie Shaper
Regina Jackson
Radar Net Nabs 28 Drivers Near Jug Drive In
City police ran a radar net in the m0 block of Highview Road near the Jug Drive-In catching 28 motorists exceeding the 25 mph limit. Officers Pa. Louis Pierce and Pa. Robert Sloan reported ranging youth and adults cited for speeding. Arrests also included anti-noise violations at North Verity Parkway and nearby streets.
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Oders
Dan Koethe
Highview Road
Jug Drive-In
Louis Pierce
Robert Sloan
Pierce
Koethe
Highview
North Verity Parkway
Country Kitchen Drive-in
Carroll Edward Johnson
Franklin
N.veritty
Dallas Ray Lawson
Minors Ave
Clinton
William H. Stone
Ninth Ave
Shafer
Miami
Two Auto Crashes Injure Six in Franklin
In Franklin two Saturday crashes left six people with injuries none life threatening. Pryce Taulbee 34 of Dayton and Ruber Shepherd 77 collided at Main and Third injuring five children and Lisa Taulbee. Shepherd cited for failure to yield. Patricia Golden 13 was taken to Middletown Hospital after a collision on Riley Boulevard with John Peters 30. Peters cited for reckless operation.
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Pryce J. Taulbee
Dayton
Ruber Shepherd
Anderson St
Main
Third Streets
Ricky
Roger
Dianne
Ronald Taulbee
Lisa Taulbee
Shepherd
Patricia Golden
Middletown
Fresh
Golden
Routt Lane
John Peters
S. River
Riley Boulevard
Peters
Five Franklin residents hospitalized after Franklin Trenton Road crash
Five Franklin residents were admitted to Middletown Hospital with injuries after a head on collision on the Franklin Trenton Road near Franklin Saturday. A sixth was treated and released.
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Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Franklin-Trenton
Milford Kidwell
Twin View Drive
Carol Shaver
Seventh St
Hamilton
Emery Kidwell
Richard Kidwell
Melissa Gibson
Dayton-Oxford Road
Mike Gebhart
Dayton- Oxford Road
Carlisle
Miss Shaver
Franklin - Trenton Road
Kidwell
Man Hit by Auto on Central Avenue. Gibbs Injured
A year old Middletown man received a bruised left leg after being struck by a vehicle on Central Avenue at 8 40 p.m. Police identified the driver as Howard Jenkins 24 Franklin St. Gibbs resides at 2829 Shuttle Drive and walked into the street in the 1700 block rather than using a crosswalk.
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Middletown Hospital
Central Avenue
Robert Gibbs
Shuttle Drive
Howard Jenkins
Franklin St
Gibbs
John W. Dominick
Louis Place
Germantown Road
Erie Avenue
Dominick
Fan Tasses Punch Forces Forfeit In County Softball Playoff
An angry spectator punched Bue Roach of Seven Mile during a championship softball game at Goldman Park. Roach forfeited the Industrial Division game to Hamilton Pillsbury as police arrived to restore order. Armco No 1 led 6 1 when a runner was ruled out for interference and Roach exited for a conference before the forfeit.
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Goldman Park
Bue Roach
Seven Mile
Butler County Amateur Softball Association
Roach
Hamilton Pillsbury
Keith Wolfram
Middletown
Armco
Picture switch mislabels CGE and Rivers photos
The Journal reports that a CG&E story on Page 32 used Rep L Mendel Rivers photo and the Page 12 CG&E piece used Walter Ott photo. The error swapped identities in Sundays editions.
Mailbox Bomb Blast Hurts Resident in Eck Road Incident
Donald Sawell, 24, of 5000 Eck Road reported vandals placed a bomb in his mailbox and blew it apart. Sheriff’s deputy Walter Reynolds investigated as damage was estimated at $10.
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Donald Sawell
Eck Road
Sheriff's
Walter Reynolds
Safety Week Bike Checks Set for Sunset and Barnitz Parks
Two day bike safety event runs today at Sunset Park and tomorrow at Barnitz Park from 6 to 7 90 p m. Pt Jack Combs and Pete Mengel lead inspections and an oral quiz with Luther Pratt Jr as chair. About 100 bikes were checked last year as riders learn wheel alignment brakes and balance with reflector tape added. Augustus Caesar mentioned as a historical aside.
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Sunset Park
Barnitz Park
Jack Combs
Pete Mengel
Luther Pratt Jr
Jaycee Safety Comm
Menger
Fenwick High School Annual Picnic Draws 10000
More than 10,000 people attended Fenwick High School’s tenth annual festival at 3800 Manchester Road over Saturday and Sunday. Organizers expect income to exceed 20,000 to reduce the school’s 1,000 debt, with over 1,600 meals served across the two days. Hazel Achberger led dinner service and Desmond Dineen assisted on Saturday. Parking was supervised by 20 volunteers under Chuck McConnell.
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Fenwick High School
Manchester Road
Scnramm
Hazel Achberger
Desmond Dineen
Chuck McConnell
Middletown
Johnsons Return to White House After Camp David Weekend
President and Mrs. Johnson fly back to the White House early today following a long weekend at Camp David in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains. The retreat outside Washington served as a presidential getaway and meeting place with aides and family.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Third Strike Begins in Hamilton Manufacturing District
A third labor strike in ten days started Sunday at the Hamilton Die Cast Co. unions Local 738 and International Molders and Allied Workers Union are involved. No talks have been announced with Amalgamated Transit Union or city officials over Hamilton City Lines or the four beer distributors under Teamsters Local 100. The bus strike began June 12 and this marks the fifth day for the beer distributors walkout.
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Hamilton
Hamilton Die Cast Co
East Ave
Local & International Molders and Allied Workers Union
Local 738
Amalgamated Transit Union
Hamilton City Lines
Teamsters
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Ed Wreckers
First Baptist
Franklin High School
H. S. Gessner
Trenton-Franklin Road
Kirkpatrick
Mansfield
By Jack Achberger
Big Rush
DAV
Tion Center
John Dobrozs Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
U. GA
John E. Manning
Logan St
Carlie Gene Dunning
Hughes St
Tytus Avenue
Manning
Key Largo
Charles St
Augustus Caesar
Rome
Fenwick
U. S
Union Senitory
Vox
Goitars
Holton
al Hirt
Ron Purvis
South Clinton
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