Fire Destroys Carter Lumber Co. rear yard in Franklin blaze
An undetermined cause fire swept the rear storage area of Carter Lumber Co on Fourth Street and Riley Boulevard injuring two Franklin firefighters. Flames reportedly reached 150 feet with thick smoke hampering aerial attack as crews from Franklin and surrounding departments battled into daylight. Several nearby buildings including the Sun City Fashions Ohio liquor store and ANJ Concepts were damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Carter Lumber Co
Fourth Street
Riley Boulevard
Wilburn Depew
Depew
Ed Bates
Cecil Eakins
Carl Quigley
Steve Robison
Middletown Hospital
Neal Carpenter
Franklin Ice & Party Service
Carter
Carpenter
Sun City Fashions
Ohio
Forrest Johnson
ANJ Concepts
Anderson Street
ANJ
Klinger
Middletonians Win Episcopal Church Posts In Dayton Convention
Two Middletown men were elected to key roles at the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio annual convention in Dayton. The Rev William Rathman a perpetual deacon and attorney in Middletown was chosen for a two year term on the newly created diocesan court. The Rev Joseph Harvey rector of the Church of the Ascension was elected a deputy to the 1979 General Convention in Denver. The General Convention is the national legislative body meeting every three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Episcopal Diocese of
Southern Ohio
Dayton
William Rathman
Church of the Ascensan
Trinity Church
Hamilton
Church of the Ascension
Joseph Harvey
Denver
National Episcopal Church
Franklin Project figures plead guilty in drug ring case
Six men including five from Middletown area admit guilty pleas in an alleged Franklin Project drug and stolen property ring. Defendants face sentences Friday. cases involve interstate transportation of stolen property, illegal use of a telephone for illegal enterprise, and heroin possession with intent to distribute.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
Franklin Project
U.S. District Court
Timothy S. Hogan
Carl B. Rubin
Edwin Drew Adams
Park Drive
Carlisle
Adams
Terry Lehmann
U.S
Edwin Arthur Adams
Glyndon C. Lakes
Rick E. Lakes
Shaker Road
Franklin
Marvin Hensley
Second St
Otis
Union Road
Thomas R. Barach
Franklin St
Newton L. Johnston NT
Dayton youth charged in aggravated murder case
An 18 year old Dayton man Lynn O'Neil Boykin was charged with aggravated murder in the stabbing death of 63 year old Dayton resident Dave Morris. Morris body was found in the trunk of a car stopped by a state trooper on I 70 in Preble County. Boykin is held on 150000 cash bond with a preliminary hearing set Friday.
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Dayton
Preble County
Lynn O'Neil Boykin
Dayton View
Dave Morris
Dayton Municipal Court
Morris
Boykin
I-70
U.S. 127
Eaton
Eaton Highway Patrol
Two Injured in Middletown Two-Car Crash
Police report a two car collision at Enoch Drive and Wildwood Road at 9 35 p m. Geraldine Wells 34 of 1519 Sheridan Ave pulled into the intersection causing the crash with Mary F Lentz 49 of 1246 Ellen Drive Wells was charged with failure to yield at a stop sign Both drivers were treated and released at Middletown Hospital
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Middletown
Enoch Drive
Wildwood Road
Geraldine Wells
Sheridan Ave
Wildwood
Mary F. Lentz
Ellen Drive
Wells
18 year old charged with DUI after hitting hydrant in Trenton
An 18 year old, Michael Barker, was charged with driving under the influence after his car clipped a fire hydrant on Home Avenue at 2 05 a m. He left the road, struck the hydrant north of Cypress Avenue, knocking off the emergency shutoff valve. Water flooded the street and service was restored after about 30 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Home Avenue
Michael Barker
Hamilton- Trenton Road
Barker
Cypress Avenue
City Water Department
Howard elected in Germantown council race after tally correction
Final Montgomery County results show Gordon Howard elected to the Germantown Village Council with 853 votes replacing 327. The corrected count moved him from 11th to 5th, securing a two year term and altering the 6th place winner James Kosegi's outcome. The count remained aligned with Moler and Hall supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Gordon Howard
Montgomery
Howard
IBM Corp
Dayton
Allen County
Kosegi
Ralph Moler
Marvin Hall
Youth cited in crash west of Lebanon on Ohio 63
A 16 year old driver was charged with driving under the influence after a two car collision on Ohio 63 near Lebanon. Passenger Avid Grimm, 17, in fair condition at Cincinnati General Hospital with head injuries. Robert Jones, 37, in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital. other passenger William McElfresh, 17, treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ohio
Donald Roberts
Columbus Ave
Twessengers
Avid A. Grimm
Wright Ave
Cincinnati General Hospital
Robert Jones
Charlotte Drive
Middletown Hospital
Roberts
William McElfresh
E. Main St
Lebanon Patrol Post
Ohio 63
Jones
Grimm
Lebanon Life Squad
Cincinnati
Salvation Army Advisory Board Elects New Officers
David R. Truck of 2703 Milton Road was elected president of the Salvation Army Advisory Board. He succeeds Thomas Leight Jr. Carl J. Taylor Jr. was named vice president, F. Eugene Fisher secretary, and Eugene Danner treasurer, with eight directors re-elected for three year terms including Tom Danner James O. Finley Harry Hadley Charles Johnston Ben Kitchen and Thomas Lefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Truck
Milton Road
Armco Steel
Salvation Army Advisory Board
Truck
Thomas Leight Jr
Carl J. Taylor Jr
F. Eugene Fisher
Eugene Danner
Taylor
Danner
Tom Danner
James O. Finley
Harry Hadley
Charles Johnston
Ben Kitchen
Thomas Lefferson
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Franklin Lumber Firm
Bernard
Fichher
Johnson
Hunter
Clearcreek
Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
Middletonians
Episcopal Church
Church Services First Church OF Christ, Scientist
S. Marshall Rd
Jill McMan
Shafer
Atco Ave
Earl Gross
Catalina Mobile Home Park
Peasttown
Harold Johnson
Sixth Ave
James Kosegi
Park-N-Save Supermarkets
Moler
Salvation Army Board
Central Ave
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