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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1965

Page

8

Annexation Report On Mayfield Could Be Announced Tuesday

Butler County commissioners took no action on Mayfield or Keays annexation petitions. County engineer Jesse Pochard verified that removing names from the Mayfield petition would leave 56 percent of area freeholders, while removing three names from Keays would reduce the figure to 49.4 percent. Public hearings were held in the Butler County Courthouse.

Mayfield Hamilton Butler County Keays Jesse Pochard Pochard

Passenger Hurt When Car Hits Auto And Pole

A 27 year old man injured in Middletown Hospital after the car he rode in lost control near South Verity Parkway and Hanover Avenue at 11 10 p m. Passenger Robert Rose 400 Oxford State Road suffered a broken nose and possible skull injuries. Driver Ray Cornett 34 of 417 Staten Lt charged with careless driving after hitting a parked car and a telephone pole. Damage totaled 700 dollars to both vehicles.

Middletown Hospital Middletown Robert Rose Oxford State Road Ray Cornett Staten Cornett S. Verity Parkway Hanover Avenue

Hamilton Butler County approves Fairlane Park plat addition

County commissioners Friday approved the plat for Fairlane Park first addition a new subdivision beside the current Fairland Park site along Trenton Franklin Road north of Middletown and east of Peach Town. The area spans 18 347 acres and had prior approvals from the County Board of Health Middletown City Planning Commission and the Butler County authorities.

Hamilton Butler County Fairlane Park First Addition Fairland Park Trenton - Franklin RD Middletown Peasttown County Board of Health Middletown City Planning Commission

Middletown annexation petitions face cost figure objections

The advisory commission voiced a possible decision by Tuesday amid objections to the Mayfield petition from the Mayfield fire department and residents. Observers noted Keays petition hinges on Mayfield’s approval. Board member William Stitsinger said he does not support a blank check and urged cost figures from Middletown for the sewer line, as argued by attorney Hugh Holbrook for the opposition.

Rugh Holbrook Mayfield Middletown Supreme Court County Commission Keay Keays Mayfield Fire Department William Stitsinger Hugh Holbrook

Middletown Police Speed Checks Yield 18 Violations

Radar checks by Middletown police yesterday and last night led to 18 speeding violations. Fifteen people were arrested on Germantown Road between 3:30 and 6:20 p.m. and three more were arrested on Tytus Avenue between 7:35 and 10:20 p.m.

Middletown Germantown Road Tytus Avenue

Woman jailed after contempt in Municipal Court case

A woman refusing to answer questions in Municipal Court was jailed for contempt for about 30 minutes. The proceedings involved Roger Lawson who pleaded guilty to an March incident. other defendants faced fines for assault, weapons possession, and driving while intoxicated.

Con Church Ave Roger Lawson Flemming Road Miss Hale Lawson Valen J. T. Lamb

Grand Jury Binds Franklin Cutting Suspect Lakes

Jack Lakes, 32, of 48 Deardoff Road Franklin, bound over to Warren County grand jury on two cutting with intent to wound charges. Bond set at 6500 dollars. Lakes arrested Wednesday by Ohio State Patrol for failing to register a motor vehicle and a license tag violation. he had been wanted since February 20.

Franklin Jack Lakes Deardoff Road Warren County Lakes Ohio State Patrol

Car gone? Cinncinati man loses car to thief

Sanford Goltzman, manager of Harry's Corner in Cincinnati, says his car was parked in front of the store at 9 p.m. Then two police officers informed him it had been destroyed several blocks away after an unidentified thief rammed it into a bus at Vanderveer Street and Liberty Avenue minutes after he left the vehicle.

Sanford Goltzman Cincinnati Goltzman Harry’s Corner S. Verity Parkway Vanderveer Street Liberty Avenue

Stolen Car Recovered in Middletown Area

Hamilton Butler County sheriff deputies recovered a stolen car reported taken from the Cottage Restaurant at 3237 Yankee Road Middletown at 9:25 p.m. yesterday. The vehicle was found on Omaha Street at 5:30 a.m. today after a tip to the Ohio State Patrol. In other incidents a red bicycle wheel was stolen from Edwin Goble of Le Sourdsville, a .22 rifle with two boxes of shells and two boxes of firecrackers were taken from John Burnett in Hamilton, and a rock was thrown through a plate glass window at Hazelwood Furniture Co. causing about $50 in damage.

Hamilton Butler County Yankee Road Middletown Walter Reynolds Omaha Street Ohio State Patrol Edwin Goble Lindy Ave le Sourdsville John Burnett Canal Road Hazelwood Furniture Co Lenox Ave

Monoxide Victims Recovering At Home After Heater Fault

Two young children taken to Middletown Hospital after a defective heater was found in their home at 30 Curtis Street. Doctors reported no carbon monoxide poisoning in the children's lungs. The mother Judy Hogston and father Eldon were present when the heater was discovered.

Middletown Hospital Curtis St Judy Hogston Eldon

Cincinnati Firm Low Bidder For School Addition

Sealed bids for the Wilson Elementary School addition were opened at the school administration building. The apparent low base bid was 129 990 by Dawson- Evans Construction Co. of Cincinnati. Electrical bid was 27 764 by Reynolds Electric Co. of Middletown. Plumbing bid was 9 678 by Gardner Plumbing Co. Inc. of Middletown. Heating bid was 29 877 by Mid Valley Contracting Co. of Cincinnati and Middletown. The Board of Education will review bids at its regular meeting Monday night. The project estimates total cost at 280 000 for four classrooms and an all purpose room.

Wilson Elementary Dawson- Evans Construction Co Cincinnati Eugene Switzer Brandenburg & Switzer Susan Fouts Board of Education Reynolds Electric Co Middletown Gardner Plumbing Co., Inc Mid Valley Contracting Co Wilson School

Springboro bus drivers consult with attorney

Springboro seven Clearcreek school bus drivers who walked off the job Wednesday consult with attorney Stanley Kolb, former Warren County prosecutor, about possible legal action. Kolb must speak with Ray Perez before commenting. substitute drivers were used as Perez threatened to hire new drivers amid a wage dispute centered on pay equity for new hires.

Springboro Clearcreek Stanley Kolb Kolb Warren County Ray Perez Perez

Bloodstained Knife Studied in Hamilton Slaying

In Hamilton Ohio police examined a bloodstained knife as a possible clue in the Christmas Eve murder of 73 year old Mrs Ethel Strayer. William Henry Strayer 31 of Finneytown was arrested earlier on morals charges after molesting two women he kept prisoner at his home. Detectives said no proven link between Strayer and the victim yet, as Mrs Strayer was stabbed more than 30 times and molested. Strayer denied knowledge of the crime. He previously ran a bookkeeping service from home and formerly lived in Dayton and worked as an IRS auditor in Cleveland.

Hamilton Ohio Ethel Strayer William Henry Strayer Finneytown Hamilton County Strayer William Arthur Miller Mur Dayton Internal Revenue Service Cleveland

Madison High Teacher Dies

Madison High School teacher Robert L Carroll 20 of 205 Madison St Trenton died of cancer at 6 am today at Middleton Hospital after two years illness. He taught at Madison High West Middleton for four and a half years. An Ashbury College Willmore Ky graduate, he also attended Miami University and Ohio Northern. Survived by wife Linnis two sons Robert Edward Lee Carroll III and Robert Shaun half brother Wallace Carroll Morristown Pa sister Mrs Marene Johnston Western Springs Ill and half sister Mrs Evalena Lawless Campton Ky. Services at 1 pm Tuesday First Methodist Church Campton Ky burial Owens Cemetery. Friends call Wilson Memorial Home 2-4 and 7-9 pm.

Robert L.carroll Madison St Trenton Middletown Hospital Carroll Madison High School West Middletown Ashbury College Willmore Ky Miami University Ohio Northern Lynnis Robert Edward Lee Carroll III Robert Shaun Wallace Carroll Morristown Marene Johnston Western Springs Ill Evalena Lawless Campton First Methodist Owens Cemetery Wilson Memorial Home

Daniel Downs 80 Die. Middletown Man Emerges From Hospital

Daniel Downs 80 of 2119 Queen St died at Middletown Hospital at 7 35 a m after earlier discharge last Monday He was born in Menifee County Kentucky and was retired Surviving are wife Minnie three sons Herbert Delbert of Middletown Sterling of Gratis two daughters Ruby Blanton Ada Norton both of Dayton a brother Robert of Middletown and 14 grandchildren Arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.

Daniel Downs Queen St Middletown Hospital Mr. Downs Menifee County John Arpp Co Minnie Herbert Delbert Middletown Sterling Gratis Ruby Blanton Ada Norton Dayton Robert McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home

Trenton Native Herbert Edwards Dies in Kansas City

Herbert Edwards 67 native of Trenton died Thursday in Kansas City Kansas of a heart attack. He was brother of Mrs. Bernice Ussery of Hamilton librarian at Trenton High School and son of the late Mr and Mrs Albert Edwards of Trenton. There are no other immediate survivors. Funeral services Monday at Fulton Funeral Home Kansas City.

Trenton Herbert Edwards Kansas City Kan Bernice Ussery Hamilton Trenton High School Albert Edwards Fulton Funeral Home

Frank M. Otter Services Held in Milwaukee

Frank M. Otter 73, formerly of Middletown, died after an 18 month illness. A Dayton native, he grew up in Middletown and attended Middletown High School. He had lived in Milwaukee since 1908. Surviving are a sister Mrs. C. P. Becker of Oxford and Wendell Otter and the Rev. James Otter, both in California.

Frank M. Otter Middletown Milwaukee Dayton Otter Middletown High School C. P. Becker Oxford Wendell James Otter California

World War II veteran Ralph Mitchell dies in Dayton

Ralph Mitchell, 41, of Dayton, a World War II veteran, died Thursday at the Dayton VA Hospital. Survived by brothers Samuel of Dayton and Robert Thomas of Chicago. Services set for 10 a m Monday at Oswald Memorial Home. Burial in South Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday at the memorial home.

Lebanon Ralph Mitchell Dayton Dayton VA Samuel Robert Thomas Chicago Oswald South Lebanon

Edward L. Tracy Dies at 88 in Dayton Hospital

Edward L. Tracy, 88, of Dayton, formerly of Somerville, died at 1 30 a.m. Thursday at Miami Valley Hospital where he had been a patient five days.

Somerville Edward L. Tracy Dayton Miami Valley Hospital

Morrow E Caldwell 83 of Morrow dies. services set

Elihu Caldwell Morrow 83 a retired carpenter died yesterday at Christ Hospital Cincinnati. Surviving include two sons Henry Pleasant Plain and Gordon Hazard Ky. four daughters Sally Bradley St Bernard Evale Napier Maineville Martha Short Marie Bailey Morrow. a sister. 33 grandchildren 38 great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church Rochester burial Morrow Cemetery. Friends may call Yale Funeral Home tomorrow after 3.

Morrow Elihu Caldwell Morrow Rt Christ Hospital Cincinnati Henry Pleasant Plain Gordon Hazard, Ky Sally Bradley St. Bernard Evale Napier Maineville Martha Short Marie Bailey First Baptist Church Rochester Morrow Cemetery Yale Funeral Home

Cleveland Williams 79 dies. retired Armco worker

Cleveland Williams of 4006 Grand Ave. died at 5 15 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after seven years ill He retired in 1953 from Armco Steel shipping dept Born in Jackson Kentucky Survived by Minnie his wife a daughter Mrs Lester Kincaid a sister Mrs Mary Ward three brothers and three grandchildren Funeral services Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Woodside CemeteryOther details incomplete in text

Cleveland Williams Grand Ave Middletown Hospital Wiliams Armco Steel Corp Jackson, Ky Minnie Lester Kincaid Middletown Mary Ward Smith and Herschel Bays Ky Green Dayton McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home Woodside Cemetery

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