City Police Hiring Process Shifts to Civil Service
The Civil Service Commission instructed acting personnel director Randy Harrison to interview five more police candidates for the eligibility list for two openings. Police had balked at continuing interviews, citing cost and time, while Chief Howerton is hospitalized. The commission will review Harrison’s findings before finalizing the list and appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division of Police
Civil Service Commission
Randy Harrison
Commission
Sam Brewer
Harrison
Civil Service
Civil Service Commissioners
Russell Dwyer
James R. Howerton
Middletown
Brewer
Howerton
Hessel
Ohio
Middletown Area News May 17 1975
Local Saturday edition reports community events and notices from Middletown and surrounding area. Highlights include civic updates, school activities, and upcoming town meetings with brief notices for residents.
Monroe Village manager named Citizen of the Year
Robert Holda acting village manager received Monroe Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year at a dinner at Congress Inn. Former congressman Walter Powell spoke on Washington frustrations and retirement. Holda has served since the village charter created the office, with prior roles including mayoral aide and village administrator. Directors Reed Fletcher and Sallee were elected to three-year terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Robert Holida
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Congress Inn
Walter Powell
Washington
Holida
Hamilton-Lebanon Road
Stanley Perin
Butler County
Holda
Lions Club
The
Elks Club
Middletown
Chamber
Jim Ellis
Gordon Reed
James Fletcher
Wayne Sallee
Sorg Paper Co Worker Burns Legs In Tank Accident
A 64 year old Sorg Paper Co employee, Herbert Fryman, was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after chemical burns to both legs from hot water containing Oakite spilled when a tank overflowed. He sustained first through third degree burns over about 18 percent of skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg Paper Co
Middletown Hospital
Herbert Fryman
Fryman
The
Paper Company
Fire at Middletown High School Sends Two to Hospital
At 11 29 a.m. a Fresh man student Terri Mullins 15 of 2401 Sherman Ave passed out and complained of stomach sickness and was treated and released. At 5 33 p.m. Dorothy Rider 51 of 610 Catalipa Drive suffered breathing difficulty and was treated and released at a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Freshman High School
Terri Mullins
Sherman Ave
Catalipa Drive
Dorothy Rider
Middletown Senior Citizens crown Mrs Frances Saylor
Queen Mrs Frances Saylor was crowned Mrs Senior Citizen at the Middletown Area Senior Citizens spring prom. First runner up was Gladys Reuthe with Dorothy Morris as second and Helen Cooper as third runner up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Saylor
Middletown Area
Gladys Reuthe
Dorothy Morris
Helen Cooper
Two Suspects Charged In Miamisburg Police Detective Shooting
Miamisburg detective Herbert E. Rhoades was shot in the shoulder and grazed on the neck during a struggle with Howard Conte and a 17 year old girl near Germantown. Conte, charged with parole violation, and the girl were captured after a car pursuit and are in custody. Rhoades is in good condition at Kettering Memorial Hospital. Local agencies surrounded the suspects near Diamond Mill Bridge and they surrendered without a fight. Prosecutors to file charges after review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miamisburg
Herbert E. Rhoades
Montgomery County
Germantown
Howard Conte
Rhoades
Kettering Memorial Hospital
Conte
German Township
Miami Township
Montgomery County Sheriff's Department
Diamond Mill Bridge
Little Twin Road
Middletown Man Killed Wife Injured In University Blvd Crash
A 20 year old Middletown man Timothy A Gutshall died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after a high speed crash on University Boulevard. His wife Patricia 19 was listed in fair condition with injuries. The car struck a utility pole near Reinartz Boulevard overpass and ended on Penn Central railroad tracks. Gutshall worked for Armco Steel Corp. Surviving are his wife his parents and a sister. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
University Boulevard
Timothy A. Gutshall
S. Sutphin St
Middletown Hospital
Gutshall
Reinartz Boulevard
Patricia
James Gutshall
Charles Pollet
West Alexandria
Middletown Driver Hurt in Yankee Road Crash
Benny Thompson, 35, of 914 15th Ave., lost control on Yankee Road north of Todhunter, swerved to avoid a slowdown, slid 165 feet then 75 more feet before striking a utility pole. His 1963 car was demolished. he was listed in fair condition at Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Yankee Road
Benny Thompson
15Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
Thompson
Yankee
Todhunter Road
Driver charged with fleeing the scene in two-auto crashes
An 18 year old, Anthony Anness of 3308 Central Ave, faces charges of fleeing the scene and driving while intoxicated after his southbound car struck a parked vehicle on Baltimore Street and another on Lafayette Avenue. Police arrested him at the scene. A second man, James Romans, 27, of 515 Tremont Court, was charged after sideswiping a car at 1827 Woodlawn Ave and was apprehended on the West Middletown bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Anness
Central Ave
Baltimore Street
Barbara Ledford
Baltimore St
Lafayette Avenue
Mike Herron
Lafayette St
Anness
Middletown
Woodlawn Ave
James Romans
Tremont Court
Cecil Byrd
Romans
West Middletown Bridge
Police Briefs On Theft And Break In
Larry Flannery reported a tiller and riding lawn mower stolen from a garage behind Ballard Real Estate at 1606 Tytus Ave. A woman's purse containing $700 and papers of Princess Van Cleve were stolen from a shopping cart at Hill's Department Store. Anthony Dinardo said someone pried open his patio door to break into his home but nothing was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Flannery
Oxford State Road
Ballard Real Estate
Tytus Ave
Princess van Cleve
Macready St
Monroe
Hill's Department Store
Anthony Dinardo
Shawnray Drive
Apt. 51
East Middletown Rezoning Referendum Suit Under Review
A Hamilton County judge is weighing a suit to block a referendum on rezoning of the Bachmann and Kittyhawk tracts in East Middletown. A companion motion to dismiss the suit was filed by referendum supporters. Briefs are due within two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Bachmann
Kittyhawk
East
Middletown
Robert L. Marrs
City Commission
Briel East Co
Kittyhawk Investments
Inmate Escapes Lebanon Prison by Hiding in Delivery Truck
Donald Howard a 27 year old inmate serving 1 to 20 years for carnal knowledge of a girl under 16 escaped from Lebanon Correctional Institution by concealing himself in boxes aboard a truck delivering to the license plate factory. He is described as 5 feet 10 inches, 170 pounds with arm tattoos. Authorities searched the truck after it was found and inspected but Howard had left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Donald Howard
Howard
William Dallman
Dallman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Police
Middletown Area News
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkvy
14Th Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
South University Blvd
Sorg
Armco Steel Corp
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
C.E. Greathouse
Richard Greathouse
Mary Lord
Sylvia Hughes
Finance
Robert Ritter
Ritter
Hughes
Lord
Middletown High School Orchestra
Directed By
James Veith
Philanthy Kavouras
MHS
U.C. Conservatory of Music
Oliver x Superstar
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