Gum machines and mower stolen in string of burglaries
A rack of seven gum machines was carried from Dillmans Market on University Boulevard and later found in a field at Garfield Street and Jacoby Avenue after being broken into. A lawn mower worth 200 dollars was stolen from Elizabeth Langworthy’s home at 2213 Tytus Avenue. Robberies also damaged Belinda Bailey’s residence at 1811 Baltimore Street and Denise Davis’s apartment at 1505 Manchester Avenue, with cash taken and entry through a rear window.
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Dillman’s
University Boulevard
Garfield Street
Jacoby Avenue
Elizabeth Langworthy
Tytus Ave
Belinda Bailey
Baltimore St
Denise Davis
Manchester Ave
Armco worker remains in serious condition after fall
Howard Barnett 43 of Parkview fell from a 20 foot platform in Armco Steel Corp BOF degassing area while preparing a ladle of steel. He was transported from Middletown to Christ Hospital Cincinnati and is listed in serious condition with multiple head injuries and fractures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Barnett
Parkview
Armco Steel Corp
BOF
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Barnett
Armco
Cincinnati Hospital
Middletown
Gma
Middletown High awarded caps to first dental assisting class
Nine senior students in Middletown High School’s first dental assistant class received caps and certificates in a ceremony last evening. Dr. Malcolm Perlich of the University of Cincinnati School of Dental Hygiene spoke. Mrs. Martha Dennis presented caps to Kathy Back Iris Cecil Candace Combs Carol Ellis Kathy Fletcher Janet Honshul Nancy Litsakos Melva McGlothen and Nancy Sabo. Glennis Sexton, vocational education coordinator, presented the certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Malcolm Perlich
University of Cincinnati School of Dental Hygiene
Martha Dennis
Kathy Back
Iris Cecil
Candace Combs
Carol Ellis
Kathy Fletcher
Janet Honshul
Nancy Litsakos
Melva McGlothen
Nancy Sabo
Glennis Sexton
Fire contact details in Gall Mize area prompt hospital admits
Fire at 2.50 a.m. near 1307 Woodlawn Ave prompts ambulance dispatch for Gall Mize, 17, with pains. patient admitted in fair condition yesterday at 32 p.m. Another call at 1100 Rueia St reports a run with no need, and at 5 p.m. 13 Ardmore Drive Dorothy Hess, 80, suffers chest pains and breathing difficulty. Oxygen administered. admitted to ICU in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Ave
Gall Mize
Rueia St
Eeacy
Ardmore Drive
Dorothy Hess
Middletown Area News Summary May 29 1976
Police in Middletown report a quiet Saturday with local businesses open and residents going about their routines. Community events include a church bake sale and a high school alumni gathering scheduled for afternoon and evening hours. Local officials remind residents of standard weekend safety precautions.
Carter’s son campaigns for dad in Middletown visit
Jeff and Annett Carter who along with their family schedule greeted supporters at the Middletown Mall and received a civic welcome from city administrator Dave Schul. Rosalynn Carter spoke in Middletown and Hamilton at party events. The young Carters said their campaign work helps explain Jimmy Carter’s positions and noted the 85 issue papers guiding his platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Leach Journal
Middletown
Jimmy Carter
Inlaw
Jeff
Annett
Carter
Dave Schul
Dale Hessel
Rosalynn
United Missionary Baptist Church
Not Dismissed From Hospital News Item
A child with internal injuries from an auto accident on May 15 at Grand Avenue and Crawford remained in the intensive care unit at a Cincinnati hospital. Shandi Emrick, 21, months, has been released from Children’s Hospital where she had been a patient since May 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Avenue
Crawford
Cincinnati Hospital
Shandi Emrick
Children’s Hospital
Fenwick High honors 25 seniors at baccalaureate
Fenwick seniors were feted at an annual baccalaureate ceremony after a Mass in the school gym. Awards covered multiple departments with medals, bracelets, and certificates of merit for top performers such as Barb Kleingers, Jim Orth, and Sue Curtis. Commencement is set for tomorrow at 8 p.m. in the Dave Finkelman Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenwick High School
Nancy Ridge
Dave Fiessinger
Maria Patterson
Vicky Abell
Terri Smith
Kleingers
Jim Orth
Barb Kleingers
Charlie Acra
Mike Gausling
Andrea Harpring
John McLaughlin
Sue Curtis
Mike Harkrader
Peggy Fening
Pamela Hume
D. Michael Leigh
Michael Lolli
Barbara Nuck
Dale Rooster
Presi
National Honor Society
Dave Finkelman
Missing canoeist hunted in Ohio river search
Middletown police and Butler County authorities hunted for 62-year-old George Burkey of Miamisburg who vanished after a solo river trip from Butler County Miami River Park toward Hamilton. Burkey, a former engineer with heart condition, started with chest pains and was last seen leaving his van along Ohio 73. A 12-foot silver canoe with engine mount was missing along the Great Miami River.
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Middletown
Miamisburg
Great
Miami River
George Burkey
Hamilton
Fred Burkey
Cincinnati
Burkey
Donald Wells
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Ohio State Patrol
Butler County
Ohio 73
Wells
Two Caudills Injured in Clinton Street Crash
A two car collision at Clinton Street and Second Avenue injured Cecilia Caudill 25 and Tabitha Caudill 5. Emergency responders rushed them to the hospital at 12:47 p.m. Both were treated and released. Fire crews said their car was struck broadside by another vehicle.
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Clinton Street
Second Avenue
Cecilia Caudill
Job Opportunity program nears last year’s gift total
Contributions totaling 31356.90 have been raised for the 1976 Job Opportunity program aiding youth summer jobs. Major donors include Armco Steel Corp Middle town Works 9141.50 Armco General Offices 5783.20 city of Middletown 10000 and others. Compton notes many firms will provide part time or short term employment with wages funded by the program and administrative work donated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Compton
Middletown Area
Jaycees
Job Opportunity Board
City of
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
Armco General Offices
City of Franklin
W.W. Sebald Foundation
McGraw Construction Co., Inc
Monroe Sports Association
Barnitz Bank
American Savings & Loan Association
Cohen Brothers Inc
Martco Inc
Middletown Journal
St Pauls United Church of Christ
Sorg Paper Co
Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Association
Chester Products
Middletown New Car Dealers Association
Compton
Armco
Middletown Works
Cohen Brothers
Elite Ice Cream & Candy Shops
Inland Container Corp
Mecca Inc
Middletown Federal
Coca Cola Bottling Company of
Deaths in Lebanon and Hamilton areas
Mrs. Southie Lawson 86 died Friday at Lebanon Nursing Home. Survivors include three daughters Rose Wells Lillian Wells Peggy Banzhaf a son Philip Lawson 14 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Services Tuesday 1 p.m. Oswald Funeral Home burial Woodside Cemetery Middletown. Call Monday 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Also Hamilton death Helen Marie Lane 69 of 7336 Kyles Station Road services today Brown-Dawson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Southie Lawson
Lebanon Nursing Home
Rose Wells
Lillian Wells
Peggy Banzhaf
Rock River
Wyo
Philip Lawson
Fullerton
Calif
Oswald Funeral Home
Woodside Cemetery
Middletown
Hamilton
Helen Marie Lane
Kyles Station Road
Brown-Dawson
Parked cars hit driver hurt in Calumet crash
A Calumet Avenue man 19 with face cuts was treated at Middletown Hospital after his car sideswiped a parked car and then crashed head on into another. Charles Smith 1107 Calumet was charged with careless driving. Police said he was eastbound on 14th at high speed, lost control, pushing Clarence Johnson 1107 14th Ave into James Allen 1109 14th, and both Allen and William Johnson 1110 14th were shoved about 20 feet. All three cars were total losses with $5700 in damage.
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Calumet Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Charles Smith
1107
Calumet
Clarence Johnson
14Th Ave
James Allen
Allen
William Johnson
Smith
Four Charged in Theft and Damaging Case
Four suspects were charged with petty theft and criminal damaging after a car stop at 4:45 a.m. at Charles Street and Manchester Avenue. The group linked to destruction of three traffic barricades on E Central Avenue and admitted taking five trays of flowers from Dillman’s Market on Central Avenue. Suspects named Walter Lawrence 21 Palm Beach Florida Peter Johnson 19 Highland Street James J Ritter Jr 18 Germantown Road plus a 17 year old charged with abusive conduct toward police.
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Charles Street
Manchester Avenue
E. Central Avenue
Walter Lawrence
Palm Beach
Fla
Peter Johnson
Highland St
James J. Ritter Jr
Germantown Road
Scr
Dillman's Market
Central Avenue
Theft hits two cars on Euclid Court report
Police report two cars at 732 Euclid Court and another on Euclid Court were burglarized yesterday. Patrick Mayer of North Lewisburg reported items stolen including a tape player, citizens band radio, 62 eight track tapes and two speakers valued at 789 dollars from his car. Joann Cornett said her car suffered gear stripping causing 200 dollars damage and missing a 70 dollar tape player plus 40 dollars in tapes.
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Euclid Court
Citizens Band
Patrick Mayer
North Lewisburg
Joann Cornett
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Sheckler
Richie
Entral
Faith United Methodist Church Cor
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Ohio
Lewis H. Thompson
Area News
Carter’s
Dad
Annett Carter
Rev VE Hurles
First Church OF the Nazarene
S. Sutphin
Jesus Christ
Fenwick
Mark Flanagan
Debbie Howard
Diane Geri
Cris Skinner
John Dobrozsi JR
INS., Inc
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkwy
Lath Ave
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
Monthru
SPM
Middletown Mall
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