Speed Run to Oxford Triggers School Truancy Crackdown
Local and state officers charged Mac n Joe's Bar in Oxford with illegal sale of alcohol to a minor as Middletown High School investigates a "speed for a core" ring. Officials report 40 to 60 students cut classes to race to Oxford for beer then return before the end of school.
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Middletown
State Department of Liquor Control
Mac ‘N' Joe's
Oxford
Ohio State Patrol
Lice
Martin Egelston
Middletown High School
Eggelston
Robert Trimble
Trimble
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Trenton
Fire damages total across several Middletown incidents
Firemen reported a lighted cigarette may have caused a blaze at Sarah Gray’s 1419 Young Street home at 12 41 PM with $500 structure and $25 contents damage. Separate fault caused $10 damage from a flooded carburetor fire at Edward Prater’s Germantown auto at Second Avenue and Main Street. A wiring short at Paul Jeffery’s 1404 Fairmount Avenue caused no damage. Trash fire at 1426 Young Street on Baltimore and Ohio property caused no damage.
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Middletown
Sarah Gray
Young St
Edward Prater
Germantown
Second Avenue
Main Street
Paul Jeffery
Fairmount Ave
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Handing Out State Maps Draws Democratic Accusations
Warren County Democratic chair A. W. Kolb charges Republicans in Franklin distributed campaign literature in litterbags and official state maps funded by tax dollars. He says the materials were meant for general use, not political campaigning, and GOP headquarters in Franklin could not be reached for comment.
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Franklin
A. W. Kolb
Warren County
Democratic Executive Committee
Kolb
Ohio Department of Highways
Highway Department
Franklin Grass Fires Burned Across Town
Franklin firemen fought three grass fires yesterday. A field on Todd and Fisher roads burned with unknown cause. A construction site fire at 1033 Pondanna blamed on burning trash. At 863 Dayton Oxford, Rosco Roof farm rear, children playing with matches suspected. no damage reported.
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Franklin
Todd and
Fisher Roads
Pondanna
Rosco
Dayton- Oxford
Eight Wichita Teens Die in Highway Crash
Eight people died when two cars collided on a country road near Wichita. Seven victims were Wichita teenagers from one car. the other car carried Henry Kindred, 21, a former blue baby with a repaired heart. Survivors were David Saxe, 17, and Don E. Copening, 18.
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Wichita
David Saxe
Don E. Copening
Deaths And Funerals Leadership in Middletown area
Obituaries list multiple local deaths. Mrs Linnie Adams aged 63 of 1112 Garfield St dies Friday at Middletown Hospital. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Scobee Funeral Home Winchester Ky with burial Powell Valley Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. at McCoy Leffler. Frank Donisi age 64 of 313 S Marshall Road dies Friday. Requiem high mass 10 a.m. Tuesday at St Johns Church. Visitation Monday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m. Schramm Funeral Home. Rosary 8:15 p.m. Monday. mass 8:30 by Frank Vitori Lodge Sons of Italy. Burial Butler County Memorial Park. Mr Selby death Saturday. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler with Rev Harold Henry. Visitation Monday 3-5 and 7-9. Fraternal Eagles 7:30 p.m. and Moose 8 p.m. Burial Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Linnie Adams
Scobee
Winchester
Garfield St
St. John's Church
Frank Donisi
S. Marshall Road
Middletown Hospital
Schramm Funeral Home
Frank Vitori
Deaths of Lester Smallwood and Maude Powell Hurdle
Butler County records list Lester Smallwood aged 60 of 808 S Eighth Street Hamilton with services at 2 p.m. Monday. Maude Powell Hurdle, 78 of Orlando Florida formerly Oxford, also scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday services.
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Butler County
Lester Smallwood
S. Eighth St
Hamilton
Webb
Maude Powell Hurdle
Orlando
Fla
Oxford
Marshall-Smith
Camden man Jesse Helton dies after five year illness
Jesse F E Helton 62 of College Corner Route 1 died 5 50 am Saturday in Mercy Hospital Hamilton after five years of declining health. He was born near Camden and belonged to the Church of God of Camden. Surviving are wife Louise four sons Alvin College Corner Emsley and Robert Camden and Herbert at home one sister Mrs Nelson Weatherly Eaton Route 2 and six grandchildren Funeral services at 2 pm Monday at R C Nein and Sons Funeral Home Camden with Rev Vernon Hornsby officiating burial in Fairmont Cemetery Visitation Sunday 7 to 9 pm at the funeral home.
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Camden
Jesse FE. Helton
College Corner
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Helton
Church of God of
Louise
Alvin
Emsley
Robert
Herbert
Nelson Weatherly
Eaton Rt
R. C. Nein and Sons Funeral Home
Vernon Hornsby
Fairmont Cemetery
Funeral
Psychology Of Dog Works In Burglary Case
Youngstown man David L. Anderson 24 blames a watchdog’s psychology for his capture at a service station after breaking a window with a rock. Police found antifreeze and four car batteries outside. Anderson said he talked with the dog for minutes before being found and is bound over to the Grand Jury on burglary and larceny charges with $1,000 bond.
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Youngstown, Ohio
David L. Anderson
Youngstown
Anderson
Grand Jury
Funeral services for Grover Jack Selby
Funeral services are set for Grover Jack Selby 72 of 2234 S Main Street. He passed away recently. A private ceremony will be held with family in attendance. Interment will follow at a local cemetery.
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Grover
Jack
Selby
Couple Converts Firehouse into Family Home in Akron
Akron businessman Craig Hunt and his wife bought an old firehouse. A third floor calisthenics area is now a six room apartment while the second floor serves as a showroom for caskets and the first floor houses a rug business. Hunt calls it unusual but says they enjoy the setup with grown children away.
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Akron, Ohio
Craig Hunt
Hunt
Fire Levels Church In Mississippi
A predawn fire destroyed the Antioch Baptist church near Ripley Mississippi seven miles from Ripley The wooden frame building had served as a freedom school for volunteers from the council of federated organizations The blaze followed a Freedom Democratic party get-out-the-vote meeting and marked the first church fire in five weeks in Mississippi amidst widespread arson damage to rural Negro churches
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Jackson, Miss
Ripley
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Wayne Mooney
Tippah County
Mississippi
Antioch Baptist Church
Council of Federated Organizations
Lebanon council limits wedding parade through business district
Lebanon Kentucky officials curb nuptial processions after traffic hazards arise. Mayor W C McDuffee imposes a one pass celebration at 20 miles per hour through the business district to mark weddings.
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Lebanon, Ky
Lebanon
W. C. McDuffee
Armco Official Named Assistant to VP and Public Affairs
C E Statenroth, Middletown Armco plant manager, is appointed assistant to Armco’s vice president and director of public affairs. He will coordinate relations with federal and state governments, chambers, associations, and other business groups and serve on the American Iron and Steel Institute Public Affairs Developments Committee.
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C. E. Statenroth
Middletown
Armco Steel Corp
B. D. Billman
Armco
Statenroth
Armco Management
Chambers of Commerce
Manufacturers Associations
Billman
The
American Iron and Steel Institute
Logan T. Johnston
Middletown Fabricating
Ohio
Association For Advancement of Management
American Management Association
Foremanship Foundation
National Management Association
Miami Professional Engineering Society
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers
National Society of Professional Engineers
Grandson of Hirohito volunteers as dishwasher in Tokyo Games
The Emperor's grandson works as a volunteer dishwasher in the Olympic village in Tokyo to show goodwill. The gesture highlights his status as a prince while performing a humble task.
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Japan
Hirohito
Tokyo
Woman In Cycle Crash Escapes Serious Injury In Middletown
A 36 year old woman Helen Harper escaped serious injury yesterday afternoon after being thrown from a motorcycle into a utility pole. She was taken to Middletown Hospital by Tri County ambulance. The bike was driven by Gerald Farmer 31. The auto driver George Karas 49 was cited for failing to yield on a left turn. Damage to the vehicles was 200 dollars. There were other accidents with over 150 dollars damage at Central Avenue and Clinton Street. Zelma Sith 2005 Logan Ave reported her shoe caught a floor mat when her car hit another auto driven by Gary Cassity 32. Walter Mears 22 was cited for turning from the wrong lane after his truck collided with John Molloy Middletown Rt 1 First Avenue and Verity Parkway. Damage 450 dollars.
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Middletown Hospital
Tri-County
Helen Harper
Decker Road
Gerald Farmer
S. Broad St
George Karas
Kettering
Central Avenue
Clinton Street
Zelma Sith
Logan Ave
Gary Cassity
Somerville
Walter Mears
Hamilton
John Molloy
Middletown Rt. 1
First Avenue
Verity Parkway
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Osborne Studio
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
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Boy Scouts of America
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