Franklin Fire Sweep Leaves Homes Homeless
Franklin firefighters battled five house fires in 24 hours injuring none. The J C Hipsher four room bungalow at 1:20 a m burned with family displaced and dog killed. Grant family at 194 Harriet St. faced extensive stairwell damage from a furnace fire. A cigarette caused $550 in damage at 714 E Second St. Franklin youth burned by fumes from a water heater set off gasoline in a basement. A fire at 5735 Montgomery Ave Carlisle destroyed a bushel basket of clothes atop a dryer with heavy smoke damage.
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Franklin
J. C. Hipsher
Hipsher
Wes Hipsner
Grant Young
Harriet St
Mentz Addition
Tennessee
Curtis Neff
Second St
Jeannie Brown
Allen St
Charles Campbell
Montgomery Ave
Fairview
Carlisle
Oneida Girl Wins Essay On Animals At Carnival
Joyce Wallin a third grader at Oneida Elementary won ten dollars for her Be Kind to Animals essay at the Trenton Animal Shelter carnival Saturday. The event drew about two thousand people and featured prize winners Tom Vernon and Becky Sorrell.
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Joyce Wallin
Oneida
Trenton Animal Shelter
Tom Vernon
Lebanon
Becky Sorrell
Sherman School
Forrest Weaver
Franklin
Happy Henry
Ben Sawyer
Katherine LeMoyne
Ben Finkelman
Kay Finkelman
Barney Goldman
Margo Rose
Lorraine Pitman
Man Injured in Workplace Accident at Armco Plant 2
Elmer S. Meeks, 60, of 210 Highland Street, suffered a broken left arm at Armco Drainage and Metal Products in Jeannette and Trine streets. A mobile crane hooker, he climbed a stack of light steel angles, a eagle rolled off, struck his foot, and caused a fall. He was taken to Middletown Hospital around 9:30 a.m. The incident marked the first time-lost accident in almost two years, with May 27 looming as two-year safety milestone.
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Elmer S. Meeks
Highland St
Armco Drainage & Metal Products
Jeanette and
Trine
Meeks
Middletown Hospital
Vandals Break Car Windshield Near Home
James McLaughlin reports a beer bottle shattered his convertible windshield parked in front of 3004 Yankee Road around 8:55 yesterday morning. Damage put at 50 dollars. Arnold Ferguson says a stone broke his front picture window at 2:30 a.m. yesterday with 150 dollars in damage.
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James McLaughlin
Yankee Road
Arnold Ferguson
West Middletown
James Davis
Fire damages cabin cruiser on Plum Street
A cabin cruiser stored on Plum Street was slightly scorched yesterday by a carelessly discarded cigarette. The canvas boat owned by B. L. Dawson of 425 Clark Street was behind a locked gate eight feet high. Firefighters used bolt cutters to access the fire. Damage was $10.
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Plum Street
B. L. Dawson
Clark St
Maffett Elected Vice President of Ohio Association
Templyn P. Maffett president of Middletown Business College was elected vice president of the Ohio Business Schools Association in Columbus over the weekend. Gerald J. Wickham of Bliss College was elected president. Maffett, 2907 Orlando Ave, is owner and president of the college here and the Mansfield Business School in Mansfield.
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Templyn P. Maffett
Middletown Business College
Ohio Business Schools Association
Columbus
Gerald J. Wickham
Bliss College
Maffett
Orlando Ave
Mansfield Business School
Mansfield
Six Practical Nurses Named After State Board Exams
Six practical nurses recently passed their state board exams. Mrs. Velma Hill of Springboro and Mrs. Sue Young, Mrs. Dariie Hunter, Mrs. Maxine Dearth, Mrs. Oma Dwyer, and Mrs. Garnetta Garrett, all of Middletown, are the new practical nurses.
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Velma Hill
Springboro
Sue Young
Dariie Hunter
Maxine Dearth
Oma Dwyer
Garnetta Garrett
Middletown
Educational TV Test Is Success At Central School
Educational TV demonstration from a DC6 airborne system reached six states with 35 attendees at Central School. Supt. Cromwell praised the program while noting minor picture flutter and excellent audio. MPTAI, Purdue and WCET linked to taped lessons on Spanish French biology social studies and science.
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Howard R. Cromwell
Central School
Airborne
Analeetae Maesamnbun
Montpelier
Ind
Central
Cromwell
WCET
Cincinnati
Midwest
John E. Ivey Jr
MPTAI
Purdue University
Airborn
Middletown High
Norman Korn
Hearing Set In Dayton Watershed Heads For Test
A public hearing in Dayton will decide if the Miami Conservancy District can take over the Dick's Creek Little Muddy Creek Watershed project. If approved, federal funds cover most of the 1.3 million dollar plan including six dams and channel work to reduce flood damage in Butler and Warren counties. About 1000 acres were recently flooded.
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Miami Conservancy District
Dick's Creek
Little Muddy Creek
Dayton
Conservancy
Butler
Warren County
Montgomery County
Joint Board of Commission
Conservancy Court
Wayne Wilson
Soil Conservation Service
Prosecutors Group To Meet In Manchester Hotel
About 100 Ohio county prosecutors will convene for a three day session of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association at the Manchester Hotel Thursday through Saturday. Butler County prosecutor Robert L. Marrs leads the group with sessions on capital punishment jury selection and member experiences. A police school accompanies the event with officers from Middletown Hamilton County sheriff deputies and state patrolmen. Fred Inbaugh of Northwestern University Law School will lecture on criminal interrogation techniques and law officers will study evidence preservation search and seizure and unlawful arrest.
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Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys Association
Manchester Hotel
Robert L. Marrs
Butler County
Marrs
Middletown
Hama
Fred Inbaugh
Northwestern University Law School
Inbaugh
Police Briefs Include Lost Billfold and Missing Tricycle
A lost billfold with $15 and papers was reported by Raymond Masses of 1515 Yankee Road. A tricycle was reported missing from Luther Colliver of 906 14th Ave. Ronald Boschert, 18, of 7905 Dubois Road, was arrested on drag racing charges. John Hunter of 203 18th St. was arrested for vagrancy. Three young white boys were attacked by a group of eight Negro youths near Lincoln Street after a band practice. A purse theft occurred at Legion Home with about $1.40 taken.
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Raymond Masses
Yankee Road
Luther Colliver
14Th Ave
Ronald Boschert
Dubois Road
Ohio
Legion Home
Eighth Avenue
Barnitz Field
Lincoln Street
Fee Increase Set For Miami Centers
Miami University will raise fees at its five off campus academic centers in Dayton Piqua Middletown Hamilton and Norwood next fall Undergraduate fees go from 12 to 15 dollars per credit hour Graduate fees rise from 15 to 17 50 per credit hour Maximum per semester will be 175 dollars The increase is to cover higher salaries and to align with other state institutions and is not affecting the Oxford campus fees The centers operate in high school space after hours with daytime plans considered
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Miami University
Earl Thesken
Miami
Dayton
Piqua
Middletown
Hamilton
Norwood
Thesken
Ohio
Oxford
Train Hits Car Injuring Mother and Two Children
A Pennsylvan ia Railroad freight train struck a car at the Augspurger Road crossing in New Miami at 8 20 this morning injuring mother Thelma Smith 22 and her two children Angela 15 months and Mark 3 months. The car was hurled about 57 feet. Mrs Smith was hospitalized with head and back injuries. the children suffered arm and head injuries and were later released.
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Hamilton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Augspurger Road
New Miami
Thelma Smith
Wayne - Marison
Twirlers Win At Napoleon Baton Contest
Shirley's T Birds topped a National Baton Twirling Association event at Napoleon High School Saturday night. Findlay Comets took second and Legionettes of Tiffin third. Middletown soloists earned multiple placings across beginners intermediates and advanced divisions with many young winners.
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Shirley
T-Birds
Napoleon High School
Findlay Comets
Legionettes of
Tiffin
Middletown
Debbie Mathis
Danny Combs
Kathy Medley
Vicki Fowler
Joyce Wilson
Candy Bailey
Sheryl Mathis
Patty Montgomery
Charlotte Combs
Linda Brown
Carolyn Montgomery
Susan Goecke
Patty Robertson
Five Autos Damaged In Two City Accidents
Two traffic crashes yesterday damaged five autos with estimated costs totaling 285 dollars. A 17 year old rear ended a parked car on his driveway causing 75 dollars in damage. In a Lafayette Avenue Main Street collision three cars tangled when a motorist swerved to avoid a turn signal, causing 210 dollars in damages. No injuries were reported.
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Ova W. Ratliff
Lylburn Road
Lafayette Avenue
Hannah Elam
Todd E. Braden
Franklin
Trenton Road
Youth Charged Goes To Court In Break-In Probe
Police filed charges against Jerry S. Spencer 18 of 314 Curtis St for an attempted laundromat break-in at Second Ave and Park Street. He was arrested at his home and faced a Municipal Court hearing. A second man, Harlan South 21 of 10 Clark St, was also picked up in connection with coin box and vending machine break-ins.
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Second Avenue
Park Street
Jerry S. Spencer
Curtis St
Harlan South
Clark St
Severe Thunderstorm Forecast Affects Ohio to Pittsburgh Area
The bulletin warns severe thunderstorms today from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST along a line from Cincinnati to 40 miles north of Pittsburgh. One or two tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds are possible in parts of Ohio, Northern Kentucky and western Pennsylvania.
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Kansas City
Ohio
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Weekend hospital report lists 16 treated for bites and injuries
The Middletown hospital treated 16 people over the weekend for dog and cat bites, fractures, and cuts. Ages range from 3 to 20 months, children injured at home or near relatives, with several bites and stitches reported.
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Middletown Hospital
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