Golden Point Drive In Destroyed By Fire
A fire at the Golden Point Drive-In at S Verity Parkway and Girard Avenue destroyed the building and injured cook Edward Ekes 21 of 20 E Broad St with second degree burns to his right hand and wrist. Damage was estimated at 3000. Fire officials said grease overheated in a deep fryer triggering the blaze. Ekes tried to extinguish with a dry powder extinguisher and then moved the fryer outside before continuing.
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Big M
Golden Point
S. Verity Parkway
Girard Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Edward Ekes
Broad St
Ekes
Drive-In Fire Ends in Blaze After Plug Remains
The blaze started when a grease spill caused a building to catch fire after a grease plug wouldn’t be removed from a motor. Firemen arrived at 12 48 am and spent 90 minutes battling flames as the glass front shattered. Two employees were present. two customers were inside at the start of the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ingram
Middletown
Paradise Lake Owner Dies Of Heart Attack
Bernard J. Krebs 50 of 1621 Gage Drive died at Middletown Hospital after an apparent heart attack. He owned Paradise Lake near Gratis and formerly owned Krebs Music Co. Surviving wife Dorothy three sons Marvin David Larry and Navy enlistee five sisters. Services 2 p.m. Monday at Anglesby Funeral Home Franklin with Rev. H. H. Jung officiating. Burial Carlisle Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard J. Krebs
Gage Drive
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Krebs
Paradise Lake
Gratis
Krebs
K&k) Music Co
Cincinnati
Carlisle
Dorothy
Marvin
David
Larry
Navy
Estella Holderman
Middletown
Virginia Landers
Farmersville
Maxine Krebs
Geraldine Krebs
Clara Bradshaw
Dayton
Anglesby
Franklin
H. H. Jung
Police Respond to Altercation at Middletown High School
Two girls were reportedly involved in a lunch hour quarrel at Middletown High School yesterday around 1 p.m. Police were summoned but would not release details. The incident occurred during the lunch period at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Car Crash Cited Driver For Failure To Yield
A two car collision at Millard Drive and Martha Drive yesterday at 3 53 p m caused 400 damage. Police cited Virgil Cottongin 48 of 11 Chestnut Drive for failure to yield after his car struck a vehicle driven by Mabel Dalton 360 Deardoff Road as she turned onto Martha Drive.
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Franklin
Millard Drive
Martha Drive
Virgil Cottongin
Chestnut Drive
Mabel Dalton
Deardoff Road
Dalton
Marvin Barber
Sterling St
Central Avenue
Marshall Road
James T. Jones
Vail Ave
Eugene D. May
Carolina St
Charles Street
Columbia Avenue
Carl F. Cook
Elk Creek Road
John A. Welling
Middletown - Eaton Road
Cook
Gas Used In Attempt At Robbery In Cleveland
Police report three men incapacitated an elderly East Side couple with a mysterious gas and tried to rob them. The trio fled after ransacking Silvester Szilvasy’s real estate office and apartment, scuffling with tenant Alfred Curry. Curry was unaffected by the gas. The Szilvasy couple were unconscious for several minutes but not hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
East Side
Silvester Szilvasy
Alfred Curry
Curry
Icy Roads Spark Multiple Area Crashes
Seven area residents were injured in accidents on icy streets yesterday, per the Ohio State Patrol. A two car crash on Rt. 122 near Middletown left Glenna Bussard in serious condition at Middletown Hospital. Jane Welling, 9, studied as satisfactory. Phyllis Gibbs, 22, was treated after her car skidded on an ice covered railroad overpass and overturned thrice down a embankment. William Sharp Jr, 22, and Lynne Flint, 20, were treated for injuries when Sharp’s car struck an unoccupied vehicle on Rt. 127. Heldman’s vehicle had slid on a bridge prior to the collision.
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Ohio State Patrol
Rt. 122
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Glenna M. Bussard
W. Market St
Germantown
Jane Welling
John A. Welling
Middletown - Eaton Road
John Welling
John Welling, Jr
Bussard
Welling
Phyllis Gibbs
Woodlawn Ave
Rt. 4
Rt. 73
William H. Sharp Jr
Hamilton - Trenton
Overpeck
Lynne Flint
Princeton Ave
Sharp
Richard K. Heldman
Cincinnati
Rt. 127
Heldman
First Methodist Church Names New Educational Assistant
Mrs. Norbert Wacker of 214 S Main St has been appointed educational assistant on the staff of the First Methodist Church. She succeeds Miss Carla Borg and will perform full time duties in Christian education, training leaders, counseling staff, and coordinating church school programs. Mrs. Wacker has extensive experience in youth work and Christian education across several Ohio churches and institutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Norbert Wacker
S. Main St
James Townsley
Wacker
Carla Borg
Church
Church School
Commission On Education
Deaths and funerals in Middletown area
Gordon Schultz 71 died of a stroke at Middletown Hospital two hours after collapsing at home. He worked 45 years at Armco Steel and was active in Eagles Lodge Armco Veterans Club and Community Church of God. Surviving spouse, children, siblings, and many relatives noted. Services Monday at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home, burial Woodside Cemetery, memorial service by Eagles Lodge. Miss Charlotte Dell 72, long time Gardner Division Diamond National Corp ceramist by hobby, died at Middletown Hospital. Services Monday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Burial Woodside Cemetery. She lived at 112 N Sutphin St and previously worked 39 years at Gardner Division. Funeral arrangements by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. prayers offered at church after 1 p.m. Monday.
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Gordon Schultz
Middletown Hospital
Grand Ave
Schultz
Eagles Lodge
Central Ave
Armco Steel Corp
Armco Veterans Club
Community Church of God
Bath County
Middletown
Florence
Arthur
Germantown
Bethel Margerum
New Bremen
Grace Swartz
Olympia
Virgil
Fred
Leslie
Irvin
Owensville
William
Charleston
W. Va
Jess
Foy
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Charles Foley
Woodside Cemetery
Charlotte Dell
N. Sutphin St
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Paul Bergdall
McCoy + Leffler
Dell
Gardner
Diamond National Corp
Hobby
Virgil Robinson Dies in Middletown Hospital
Virgil Robinson 67 of Oregon Route 1 died at 9 40 p m Thursday in Middletown Hospital He is survived by his wife Carey a stepdaughter Alberta Surface of Waynesville two sisters Vickie Doty Franklin and Susie Bicknell Crothersville Ind and six step grandchildren Services will be at 2 p m Monday at the Free Pentecostal Church of God near Dodds Burial in Springboro Cemetery Friends may call Stubbs Funeral Home Waynesville tomorrow afternoon and evening
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Virgil Robinson
Oregon
Rt. 1
John Robinson
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Robinson
Carey
Alberta Surface
Waynesville
Vickie Doty
Franklin
Susie Bicknell
Crothersville
Ind
Free Pentecostal Church of God
Dodds
Springboro
Stubbs
Ing
Woodside Cemetery
Thress
Germantown Leader L. Shank prominent local figure dies
Germantown native Orion L. Shank 92 died at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. He served on Germantown First National Bank board from 1927 to 1954 and taught in rural schools from 1895 after Otterbein College graduation. Survived by wife Nelle, two sons, a daughter, a brother, four grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements at John Arpp Funeral Home with a Masonic service. Burial in Germantown Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Orion L. Shank
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Germantown Cemetery
Mrs Mildred Thress Rites Set for 64 at Barbara Drive
Funeral services for Mrs Mildred Thress, 64, of 3303 Barbara Drive, are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home with Rev. G Walter Weber officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Thress
Barbara Drive
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
G. Walter Weber
Town Feud Over Plumbers Rule Sparks Legal Fight
Butler County prosecutor’s office ruled Middletown can require licensed Middletown plumbers for tap ins and feeder lines across Wayne Madison water sewer district private property. City seeks transfer of lines after bond retirement. commissioners oppose current contract terms and meter rate plans amid ongoing disputes. An 18 year old jailed for attempted escape and sto len Bologna case led to jail time plus multiple petty charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Middletown
Wayne-Madison
Butler County Prosecutor's Office
Butler County Commissioners
City of
J. T. Lamb
Robert Bryant
Yankee Road
Bryant
Sorrell’s Market
Engineer Approves Annexation Petition by Clifton Farms
HAMILTON The Butler County engineer Jesse Pochard approved and recommended the annexation petition for Clifton Farms to Middletown on Friday. The action comes as the third such petition in recent months, shortly after the May field and Keays area was accepted and approved by the commissioners. Bear Joyce, administrative assistant to the commissioners, said a public hearing will be scheduled and notices will be advertised.
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Hamilton
Clifton Farms
Middletown
Butler County
Jesse Pochard
Mayfield and
Keays
Bear Joyce
Butler County Grand Jury Resumes Monday
The Butler County Grand Jury reopens Monday at 9 30 a m with Judge Fred B Cramer presiding to hear 41 cases involving 29 defendants. Rich ard J Wessel says witnesses numbered 95 and referrals span Hamilton Municipal Court Oxford Fairfield and Middletown. charges include larceny forgery armed robbery burglary and assault with a dangerous weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County
Grand Jury
Richard J. Wessel
Fred B. Cramer
Oxford
Fairfield
Wessel
Middletown
Laura Spencer
Charles Springer
Betty Kilgore
Terry Allen Ely
Billie Edward Ely
Arthur Freeman Jr
John Watson
Jesse Gibson
Seven City Accidents and $1655 in Damages
Middletown saw seven accidents on streets yesterday with three citations issued and damage to ten cars totaling 1655 dollars. Separate incidents cite Nora Wray 63, Marvin Barber 31, and others for failures to yield, improper licenses, and driving left of center, with damages ranging from 110 to 900 dollars. Burial details and several funeral services are listed for local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Keaton Case Called Up On Monday
Cleo Bernard Keaton faces three counts of first degree murder from a Day ton tavern shooting spree and a week of running. He will have a preliminary hearing in Circle ville Municipal Court Tuesday for the fatal sho oting of Maurice Francis near Williamsport last Tuesday after Francis stopped to help him. Keaton was captured at Xenia two hours after Francis' death, and he allegedly admitted shooting Carl Bartee and Ruth Sherman at Mike's Bar in Dayton on March 15.
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Circleville, Ohio
Cleo Bernard Keaton
Dayton
Keaton
Circleville Municipal Court
Maurice Francis
Williamsport
Francis
Xenia
Greene County
Russell Bradley
Carl Bartee
Ruth Sherman
Mike
Rosin Affects Ring Safety In Prizefighting
Rosin is applied to ring floors to reduce slipping and protect boxers from falls during prizefights.
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Golden Point Drive-In
B. C
Ron Thompson
Guthrie
U. S
Umeon
Northern Enterprize Baptist Church
Astoria Rd
Featuring
Gospels Ways Quartet
Mrs
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Blue Ball Grocery
Rt. 25
Roosevelt
Mrs. Mildred Thress
Board of Commissioners
Young Street
Thomas Mckheller
Calumet Ave
James Ellis
Erie Ave
Wayne
Ellis
Raymond Bush
Sheridan Ave
Bush
Earl Clem
Dixie Highway
Charles Barr
Vannest Ave
Jerry Land
Catalpa Drive
Eddie Perdue
Martha Wilson
10Th Ave
Lawrence Hynes
St. Mary's Church
Frank Theobald
Corwin Ave
Klaus-Weige
Carlton Schmidt
Vine St
Webb
David Lester
Franklin Lester
S. 13Th St
James Mahaffey
Campbell
Nora Wray
Marshall
Esther Price Candies
N. Verity
Perk St
Keaton Case
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