Civil court closed case in Middletown jail beating
Murder suspects Harold Burkhardt and Richard Nolan, both held in Middletown jail, admitted beating and robbing Herschel Sorrell who died Sunday morning. Detectives, deputies, and the sheriff’s office closed loose ends, while Sorrell’s family mourns. Funeral services set for Meadowlawn Church of God Wednesday.
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Elsa Simpson
Middletown
Marvin Amburgey
Camden Rt. 2
Richard Nolan
Belmont St
Youngstown
Herschel Sorrell
Vine Street
West Middletown
Sorrell
Meadowlawn Church of God
John J. Williams
Albert Creekbaum
Woodside Cemetery
Baker Funeral Home
Pair Charged With Murder Involving Overalls and Robbery
Two men Nolan and Burkhardt face murder charges after admitting to returning to the scene of Sorrell’s death and claiming he attacked them. They say they struck him and he toppled in a complete somersault. Police note possible robbery motive and blood found in the Nolan car. Records show multiple juvenile and AWOL arrests, including Nolan’s time in the Air Force and prior escape from authorities. Burkhardt’s history includes drunkenness and breaking and entering with meter theft claims.
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Sorrell
Loren Gustin
Route 4
Nolan
Sorrel
Audrey
Troy Sorrell
Scranton
Carl
New Mexico Air Force
Aeronca
Burkhardt
Cecil
Trenton
Boone
Gustin
Air Force
Texas
Dick Schultheiss
Schultheiss
St. Louis
Jaycee Stag Party Set For Friday in Cincinnati
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will host its fall stag party at 8 P M Friday in the Cincinnati Gas and Electric building on Mary Etta Street Entertainment including a sports film will be featured Chairman Tom Blake said. The event will also finalize plans for the annual Jaycee Christmas tree sale at the Wildwood Golf Club.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Mary Etta Street
Tom Blake
Wildwood Golf Club
Commission To Eye Seven Sewer Bids Wednesday
City officials will review seven bids for sewer improvements on Grand Avenue to Sutphin Street. L. A. Waldner of Middletown bid $85,271 with 200 days to completion. bids ranged to $154,000. Work can start immediately as the project follows a multi million dollar program financed by mortgage revenue bonds issued on a sewer service charge.
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C. A. Boeke
Public Service
Grand Avenue- Sutphin
Boeke
L. A. Waldner
Middletown
R. A. Pochel
Sister Of Young Victim Aids MDA Campaign in Oneida
Naomi Moore, sister of a young muscular dystrophy victim, leads Oneida’s door to door drive this week. Proceeds Saturday go to Butler County MDA then national HQ for hospital research. Four local MD patients identified. carriers collect from 6 pm. Signal by leaving porch lights on. Auxiliary helps count.
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Oneida
Naomi Moore
Wanata Sr
Maynard
Middletown
Butler County Muscular Dystrophy Assn
Distri
Officers Nab Suspect in Old Breaking and Entering Case
Two officers on another case spotted Charles Bogan 34 of 1805 Oberon Dr walking on Tytus Ave and arrested him for a May 5 breaking and entering at Ralph Banford’s Highview Rd home. Banford signed warrants for $250 taken during the burglary. Bogan admitted the theft and the entry used a ladder after Banford warned workers away. A neighbor saw the break in. A leather folder and papers belonging to two truck drivers were found on Bogan. He had been forging truck schedules though he does not drive.
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Charles Bogan
Oberon Dr
Loren Gustin
John Fitzgerald
Franklin
Fitzgerald
Bogan
Tytus Avenue
Ralph Banford
Highview Rd
Ralph Bauer
Banford
Bauer
MHS Senior Play The Enchanted Cottage Shown Tonight
Middletown High School presents The Enchanted Cottage in the auditorium at 8 pm with seniors Nancy Berkey Ben McIntire Sally O’Friel Kenneth Blount leading a large cast including Darlene Largent Linda Tieman Dick McIntire LaVonne Fugett Ken Nad in Ann Demosthenes Carole Carr Bill Rush Joyce Hackney George Ritter Linda Workman Louis Christy Peg Daly Charles Hartness Gail Shepard Jim LeForce Elaine Schlup Jane Spies and Tom Reed. The production is described as the first such high school performance in the nation and features a dream sequence with a witches dance and a wedding set in Sussex England.
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Middletown High School
Arthur Pinero
Florence Powell
Nancy Berkey
Ben McIntire
Sally O’friel
Kenneth Blount
Sussex
England
Darlene Largent
Linda Tieman
Dick Mc
Intire
LaVonne Fugett
Ken Nadin
Ann Demosthenes
Carole Carr
Ken Blount
Bill Rush
Joyce Hackney
George Ritter
Linda Workman
Louis Christy
Peg Daly
Charles Hartness
Gail Shepard
Jim LeForce
Elaine Schlup
Jane Spies
Tom Reed
Driver Fined in Intoxicated Driving Case
Raymond R. Lawson of 212 State St. paid a $100 fine and costs for driving while intoxicated. Squire Lammie Bailey heard the case and suspended a 30 day jail sentence.
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Raymond R. Lawson
State St
Squire Lammie Bailey
Kashmir Natives Cultivate Vegetables in Floating Gardens
Natives of Kashmir sail their boats to tend crops on floating gardens. They navigate waterways to plant, water, and harvest vegetables, turning local lakes into productive, mobile plots.
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Kashmir
India
Middletown Vote Count Cost 5394 in Off Year Election
Middletown spent 5394 to conduct its Nov 3 elections, over 25 percent of Butler County's total. County Clerk Corwin Brosius listed 19363 for elections, including rents, 444 for judges and clerks, 4100 and 810 for special deputies. Hamilton totaled 5476 for judges and clerks, 624 for rentals, 2100 for proportional representation. Countywide, 5503 went to county judges and clerks and 266 for special deputies in villages with large precincts.
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Middletown
Butler County
Corwin Brosius
Brosius
Hamilton
Five Drivers Pay Fines In Franklin
In Franklin Municipal Court Judge J. T. Riley fined five of six defendants. Henry Milligan had his $25 fine suspended for driving without a license. Homer Chasteen faced $50 and license suspension for reckless operation. Clarence and Charles Thompson were fined $10 each for disorderly conduct. Gene Thomason of Canton paid $15, Bertha Ratliff of Franklin paid $20. Next session set for Monday.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
Henry Milligan
Homer Chasteen
Clarence
Charles Thompson
Gene Thomason
Canton
Bertha Ratliff
Pair Bopped On Streets In Police Report
Police said two men were injured in fights yesterday. Elmer Gibson of 2400 Browning St Dixie Heights was struck behind the left ear and refused medical help. Ted Snowden, 41, of Middletown Rt. 2, had a cut nose and lip after being struck and hitting a car bumper. he was treated at Middletown Hospital after prior injuries Sunday.
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Elmer Gibson
Browning St. Dixie Heights
S. Wall Street
Gibson
S. Broad Street
Ted Snowden
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Snowden
Man Collapses While Arrested Fugitive Held on Texarkana Warrant
A 26 year old man held on a Texarkana fugitive warrant collapsed while being moved from the upper squad room to the Middletown city jail. A fire department emergency unit responded at 10 28 a m and transported him to Middletown Hospital by ambulance. Police say he faced a indictment involving removal of mortgaged property from Texas and that he brought a mortgaged truck to Middletown.
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Middletown
Texarkana
Tex
Fire ‘Department
Oval Goodwin
Crawford St
Middletown Hospital
Baker’s Ambulance
Goodwin
Texas
Massive codfish cask holds over two million eggs
A large container, described as a female cask, stores more than 2,000,000 eggs and is identified as part of the codfish family.
Missing Voting Records Delayed County Election Meeting
Middletown and nearby districts faced missing Nov 3 voting records mailed from Middletown to the county election board. Deputy clerks Dobrozsi and Gray said records failed to arrive, delaying action. Meanwhile candidates who missed expense filings could still submit, avoiding prosecutor action.
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Ship
Frank Dobrozsi
Middletown
County Board
Jackson Bosch
Bosch
Township Supports Zoning Plan in Madison Township
The Madison Township Improvement Association with 200 residents urged Butler County Commissioners to adopt county rural zoning in Madison. The group argues zoning ensures orderly development and protects farms from spillover commercial and industrial expansion, noting Middletown already has a zoning program. Martin Littman presented the letter.
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Madison Township Improvement Assn
Butler County Board of Commissioners
Madison
Madison Township
Middletown
Martin Littman
School Board Sets Early Meeting Before Thanksgiving
The Board of Education plans a swift meeting tomorrow at 4 PM in Middletown High School to handle school business before Thanksgiving. Supt. Earle R. Seidner reports a resignation and a recommendation to raise salaries for evening teachers on the agenda.
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Board of Education
Middletown High School
Earle R. Seidner
Sertoma Club Meeting With Williams Heater Executives
Sertoma members hear from J Preston Fields vice president of Williams Heater Co Cincinnati at 6 30 p m today in the Manchester Hotel program chairman is Fred Ziegler
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J. Preston Fields
Williams Heater Co
Cincinnati
Sertoma Club
Manchester Hotel
Fred Ziegler
Locking Up For Turkey
Education officials across Middletown Lemon Township Franklin and Butler County agree on a Thanksgiving closure. Fenwick High School and area schools will close for Thanksgiving Day and the following day and reopen Monday. One administrator stated we are locking up and eating turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lemon Township
Franklin
Buler County
Fenwick High School
Pair Wins Probation For Abortion Pleas
A Middletown man and a Hamilton woman were placed on five years probation after pleading guilty to abortion charges. Jesse Creech, 32, and Edith Palmer, 37, were ordered to pay 150 dollars to the county welfare department to aid unwed mothers. Judge Fred B. Cramer postponed sentencing pending a probation report.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Jesse Creech
10Th Ave
Edith Palmer
Eaton Ave
Creech
Middltown
Palmer
Pere
Movie Showings For Paramount and Strand Theaters
At Paramount Tuesday and Wednesday Tit le Boy Lost shows at 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 30 9 30 p m Strand Tuesday Gangster shows at 1 30 4 15 7 00 9 45 p m Dillinger at 2 55 5 40 8 25 p m Wednesday Blonde Dynamite at 1 15 3 55 6 25 8 55 p m Panhandle at 2 30 7 00 9 30 10 10 p m
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Paramount
Tittle Boy
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