Fourth Prisoner Captured in Buller County Jail Break
Harold Bannion, 23, of New Miami, the last of four escapees from Buller County Jail on August 2, was captured after a speeding stop in Lebanon and turned over to Cincinnati authorities. The others, Robert Lacy, 17, of Middletown. Lewis Ginn, 31, of Cincinnati. and William Ritchie, 23, also charged in the escape and related crimes, had been seized in Kentucky or by police in Oxford and Cincinnati as the manhunt progressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buller County
Cincin
Harold Bannion
New Miami
County Offiials
O’bannion
Lebanon
Cincinnati
O'Bannion
Robert Lacy
Middletown
Oxford
Lewis J. Ginn
William Richie
Kentucky
Ginn
Lacy
Ritchie
Stolen Car Recovered Quickly by Police
Police recovered a stolen car within twenty minutes of the owner's report and detained two suspects. Patrolman Don Wallace spotted the vehicle at 4 10 am near 1st Avenue and South Main Street. Oliver Baldridge aged 30 and a juvenile are held for investigation. The theft was reported by George H Rigdon at 3 50 am.
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Central Ave
Don Wallace
George H. Rigdon
Hughes St
1St Avenue
S. Main Street
Oliver Baldridge
Rigdon
Crash Victim Still Critical in Hamilton Hospital
Lassle Jones, 58, of 1252 Vanderveer Ave., Hamilton, remained in critical condition Friday at Mercy Hospital after a head-on collision on U.S. 127 south of Symmes Corner. Harold Barnes, 35, of Williamsdale, faced reckless driving charges in the case. Barnes is on probation for a prior first-degree manslaughter conviction in a September fatal shooting of Richard Johnson, his brother-in-law.
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Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Lassle Jones
Vanderveer Ave
U.S. 127
Symmes Corner
Harold Barnes
Williamsdale
Squire Harold Linz
Barnes
Richard Johnson
Ohio Newspaper Executive Dies
Rory D. Moore 66, longtime publisher who rose from telegraph messenger to head of a major paper empire, died in Canton. His wife, son, and daughter were at his bedside at the Moore residence near Congress Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Rory D. Moore
Moore
Congress Lake
Pedestrians Hurt in City Auto Accidents
Two pedestrians and two drivers were involved in four city auto accidents investigated by police. Thomas Campbell 65 was bruised after a collision at Central Avenue and Clinton Street. Robert W Shearman 42 said he did not see him. Gladys Hoerner 44 suffered minor bruises at Central Avenue and Main Street. Helen Frazier 33 lost control of a car on S Main Street and hit a utility pole. damage $400. Richard Cottle 18 said brakes locked causing a crash into a parked car. damage $350. All injuries minor and no arrests were reported.
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Thomas Campbell
Reynolds Ave
Central Avenue
Clinton Street
Middletown Hospital
Robert W. Shearmann
Cincinnati
Campbell
Gladys Hoerner
Dayton
Main Street
Central
Herman Henry
Garfield St
Helen Frazier
Minnesota St
S. Main Street
18Th Avenue
Richard Cottle
Tytus Ave
Charles Renter
Charles St
Cottle
Cottle Auto
Clock radio recovered after theft. missing girl linked
A clock radio stolen from Mrs. Richard King was found in an outhouse at 714 Waite St. Police traced it to the owner Marie Turner who reported Haddie Junie missing since 7 p.m. April 23. The girl is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. Verdi composed Falstaff at 80.
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Richard King
Waite St
Marie Turner
Std Ave
Haddie Junie
Two Cars Run Off Road Injuring Driver in Curve
Two separate crashes on Ohio 4 near Germantown and north of Hamilton left one driver injured. George Pitts Jr. of Xenia, 23, sustained a left eyebrow laceration and leg abrasion after his car overturned at 2 45 a.m. He was treated and dismissed at Middletown Hospital. Allen Caldwell, 35, Hamilton Trenton Road, caused a left side run off and pole strike at 6 a.m. with no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio 4
Germantown
George Pitts, Jr
Xenia
Middletown
Pitts
Allen Caldwell
Hamilton-Trenton
Hamilton
Caldwell
Public Invited to Mental Hygiene Discussion in Hamilton
Butler County Mental Hygiene Association invites the public to a film screening of Shyness at 3 and 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Lower Miami Valley Guidance Center in Hamilton. An evening panel includes Rev John A Clippinger, William H Goff, George Hill and Guidance Center staff. Refreshments to be served. program chaired by Mary Conroy as part of Mental Health Week observance.
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Butler County Mental Hygiene Association
Lower
Miami Valley
N. E St
Hamilton
John A. Clippinger
The
United Brethren Church
William H. Goff
Hamilton Public Schools
George Hill
Guidance Center
William DeVoll
Mary Conroy
Obituary for Mrs Blanche Stallsmith of Allendale Florida
Mrs. Blanche Stallsmith 65 of Allendale Florida former Middletown resident died after a heart attack at her Florida home. Survived by husband Ray two sons Jack and William and a daughter Lurline Farns worth. siblings and seven grandchildren. Funeral set at Joseph R. Baker and Sons with services Tuesday at 3 p.m. at First Methodist Church. Burial Woodside Cemetery in the family lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Stallsmith
Allendale
Fla
S. Main St
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
Stallsmith
Middletown
Florida
Ray
Lurline Farnsworth
Jack
William Stallsmith
Clara Alderman
Jim Alderman
Columbus
Maude Eckert
Robert
Merchant Marines
Louis R. Walter
First Methodist Church
Woodside Cemetery
Death of Fred E Sherwood 75 Waynesville native
Fred E Sherwood 75 native of Waynesville died Friday at his daughter’s home in Columbus after an illness. He worked for years at a Marion creamery. Surviving: wife Nellie three daughters Ruth Stinson Helen Kiefhaber Florence Williams and brother Carl. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. Stubbs Funeral Home Waynesville burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin.
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Waynesville
Fred E Sherwood
Here
Harveysburg
Helen Kiefhaber
Columbus
Sherwood
Marion
Nellie
Kiefhaber
Ruth Stinson
Washington, D. H
Florence Williams
Florida
Carl
Stubbs
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Funeral services for Helen G Nash at Girton Home
Funeral services for Helen G Nash aged 13 daughter of Mrs Lucille Nash of Mann Road will be at 2 30 p m Sunday at Girton Funeral Home. Burial follows in Mound Hill Cemetery. Miss Nash died Wednesday at Grandview Hospital Dayton survivors include her mother and grandmother Mrs Gertrude Bechtel.
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EATON
Helen G. Nash
Lucille Nash
Mann Road
Girton
Mound Hill Cemetery
Mrs Tobipha Wood Dies at 74 in Dayton
Mrs Tobipha Wood, 74, of 133 Deem Street, died at 8:25 p.m. Friday at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. Her husband Arthur Wood survives.
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Eaton
Tobipha Wood
Deem St
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Arthur
Elizabeth Hammerly Hamilton Requiem High Mass
Requiem High Mass is held for Mrs. Elizabeth Hammerly Hamilton with a religious service led by local clergy. The ceremony gathers family friends and parish members to honor her life and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hammerly Hamilton
Mrs
Elizabeth Ham
Trailer Home Burns on Route 4 North of Hamilton
A house trailer on Route 4 north of Hamilton was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin early today with a loss of 1500 dollars. It was parked behind 4200 Hamilton Middletown Rd owned and occupied by Henry Ensor who was away at the time. A deputy sheriff saw the blaze and notified Fairfield Township fire department which could not save the trailer. Ensor valued the trailer at 1000 dollars and contents at 500 dollars, with 200 dollars in cash also lost.
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Route 4
Hamilton
Hamilton - Middletown Rd
Henry Ensor
Grabel
Fairfield Township
Ensor
Middletonian Is Bound To Warren Jury
Franklin court bound Middletonian Mertie Bowling to the Warren County grand jury on a non-support charge. Wilbur Wilson of Franklin fined for loitering. Four juveniles placed on probation for similar charges. Walter Gephart forfeits bond on a yellow line violation. Franklin cases include Clarence Harvey disorderly conduct, Harold Morris no license, James Turpin brakes issue, Kenneth Hopkins reckless operation, Donald Day muffler violation with car approval due in seven days.
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Franklin
Middletown
Mertie Bowling
Young St
YMCA
Warren County
Franklin Court
Wilbur Wilson
Walter Gephart
Miamisburg
Clarence Harvey
Harold Ray Morris
James W. Turpin
Kenneth Hopkins
Donald Day
Mrs Hammersly Died. Funeral Details Listed
Merly 85 of 643 Ludlow Street will be sung at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Marys Church. Mrs Hammersly died Friday at her home. Brown Dawson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Merly
Ludlow St
St. Mary’s Church
Hammersly
Brown-Dawson Funeral Home
Humane Association Open House marks Be Kind To Animals Week
Be Kind to Animals Week launches in Butler County with an open house at the new Butler County animal shelter near Trenton. The shelter will be open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through Saturday and invites the public, especially families with children, to visit and see animal care efforts. James Boyd notes the week’s emphasis in schools, while Marvin Heltman cites recent strides in licensing, stray collection, rabies control, and court enforcement of humane laws.
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Butler County
Trenton
Marvin Heltman
Humane Assn
Miami Valley
James Boyd
Association
C. W. Young
Grand Avenue
Animal Tales
Junior Humane Assn
Hellman
Middletown Man Robbed After Head Injury On Fairmount Avenue
Ernie Griffin aged 30 says he was struck on the head by three young men with a baseball wrapped in cloth, robbed of 45 dollars on Fairmount Avenue near Curtis Street shortly after 6 pm. He was treated at Middletown Hospital for a head wound. his billfold remained in his pocket. Police report Patrolmen Barnes and Barker responded to the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Fairmount Avenue
Ernie Griffin
Pershing Ave
Middletown Hospital
Griffin
Curtis Street
Paul Fouts
Louis Janka
Banks
Baker
S. Clinton Street
Clinton Street
Jack Barnes
Melvin Barker
Monroe Man Is Fined for Drunken Driving
Deputy Sheriff George Carrel cited Weldon Bathert of Monroe for drunken driving. Bathert pleaded guilty in Squire Clarence Banker’s court and was fined 159 dollars plus costs and sentenced to 15 days in the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
George Carrel
Weldon Bathert
Monroe
Bathert
Squire Clarence F. Banker's Court
At The Movies Showings This Weekend
Paramount screens Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye and Bad for Each Other Saturday and Casanova s Big Night and Tennessee Champ Sunday. Strand offers Shoot First and Blowing Wild Saturday and Wild One and Bait Sunday with multiple evening showings.
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Paramount
Casanova
Mosler Launches Service Recognition Idea May 6
Mosler Safe Co. will host a dinner at the Hamilton Ohio Elks Club on May 6 to launch a service recognition program. The Mosler Seniors will honor employees with 15 years or more of service with pins, watches, and special honors for long-tenured staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Mosler Safe Co
Ohio
Elks Club
Mosler
Edwin H. Mosler Jr
John Osler
Edwin H. Mosler Sr
Harry H. Lynn
Matthew J. Bruegger
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Hear the Dixie Liner Quartet
Howard Sears
Quarte Grace Baptist Church
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Kalbfleisch
Claude Schindler
Jos. A. Hill
Virgil J. Harmon
Church OF God
Tabernacle
C. T. Walters
Pastor
Dale Shockey
Joe Franklin
George Koeppel
Koeppel
Middletown Band Associates
Washington
Verdi
Ray Roberts
Fred Sherwood
Tobipha and
Elmer
Schenck
Pol. Adv
Middletonian
Warren Jury
Humane Association
Miami Valley Association
Buter County
Ahe
Oxord
Dodd's Monument Co
Robert Kontnier
Mer
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the Central Church OF Christ
First Ave
Bible School
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