Capt William Brewer retires after 28 years in Middletown Police
Captain William Brewer announces retirement effective February 1 ending 28 years 8 months with the Middletown Division of Police He trained an estimated 200 officers shaping the department’s early culture and discipline Chief Russell Dwyer praises his impact and notes his leadership as head of the training school for 17 years Brewer plans to spend retirement with his wife Elizabeth and family while reflecting on a career begun in 1949 and highlighted by his motto Proud to Serve and his role in training and administration.
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William Brewer
Brewer
Middletown
Russell Dwyer
Dwyer
Peace Officers Training Council
Division of Police
Ice
George Hamilton
Franklin
Everett Manning
Clearcreek
Oxford
Butler County
Warren County
University of Louisville School of Police Science and Administration
Columbia Avenue
Elizabeth
Deaths and funerals in Middletown area community
William Mack Cox 58 died on arrival at Middletown Hospital after collapse at a friend’s home. Services 11 a.m. Monday at New Era Baptist Church. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Also listed are obituaries from Lebanon, Camden and Otterbein Home with details on survivors and funeral arrangements.
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William “Mack’"’ Cox
Ninth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Minnesota St
Cox
Georgia
New Era Baptist Church
Blythe Williams American Legion
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Daisy Cox
Annie Ruth South
Thane Lee
Sandra Lee
Los Angeles
Calif
Sharon Lee
Lebanon
Marjorie Robinson
Otterbein Home
Robinson
First United Methodist Church of
Jack Coddington
Harold V. Kinkley
Champaign
Ill
William Roosa
San Diego
Charles Kunker
Otterbein Chapel
Gordon Core
Lebanon Cemetery
Camden
Ruth M. Overholtz
West Elkton Road
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital
Oxford
Overholtz
Camden United Methodist Church
WSCS
Somers Rebekah Lodge
Somers Council
Daughters of America
Preble County Farm Bureau Council
Jolly Hustlers
Joe
Helen Cornthwaite
Minnie Silvers
Frances Krintzline
Eaton
Martha Loy
Lewisburg
Ervin Maxel
William Maxel
Everett Maxel
Cambridge City
Ind
Elgar Maxel
Miami
Fla
Delmar Maxel
Eldorado
R. C. Nein & Sons
David Stichweh
Fairmount Cemetery
Rebekah Lodge
Alton D. Hoff
Walnut St
Warren County Water Department
Hoff
The
Mason
Oswald
Rose Hill Cemetery
Elks
Volunteers graduate from fall mental health training program
Fourteen people have completed the fall volunteer training for the Butler County Mental Health Association. Middletown participants include David Julian and five others. Hamilton, Seven Mile, College Corner, and West Terre areas are represented. An evening spring course is planned. contact Leanna Rees at the Hamilton office 893-2020.
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Middletown
Ental Health Association
Butler County
David Julian
Victor Baker
Annelies von Busch
Polly Brown
Naomi Becker
Laurel Pendergest
Kathleen Pendergest
Virginia Berry
Millie Beck
Tie Shriner
Hamilton
Ruth Huffman
Seven Mile
Verna Falconi
College Corner
Cindy Parrish
Isabella Vine
West Ter
Leanna Rees
Mental Health Association
Margaret Trudeau to star in Kings and Years film
In Montreal AP reports Alexis Kanner of Knneversal Inc announces Margaret Trudeau has signed for a lead role with Patrick McGoohan. The $1.2 million feature follows terrorists who siege a radio station and broadcast a mock trial condemning society. Trudeau gains major acting debut with promise and poise.
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Montreal
Margaret Trudeau
Alexis Kanner
Knneversal Inc
Patrick McGoohan
High Point Lodge 773 Installs Officers for New Year
Tom Leeds of 225 Raymond Drive Monroe will be installed as Monday. Leeds works in the claims section of Armco Sales Service. Other officers set for the year include Harlan Lawson senior warden Robert Garver junior warden Robert Mitzel Jr secretary Herbert Wackler senior Clifford Green Jr junior deacon Richard Layne chaplain Donald Garrett senior steward Bill Stanley Whittlesley ryler John Robbins trustee Hubert Steele Jr lodge education Ed Windsor to be installing officer.
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Tom Leeds
Raymond Drive
Monroe
Leeds
Armco
Harlan Lawson
Robert Garver
Robert Mitzel Jr
Herbert Wackler
Clifford Green Jr
Richard Layne
Donald Garrett
Bill Stanley Whittlesley
Ryler
John Robbins
Hubert Steele Jr
Ed Windsor
Nighttime pizza store robbery under investigation
A man wearing a woman's stocking over his face robbed Cassano Pizza King on Tytus Avenue after 7 p.m. without a weapon and fled with cash. Police later investigated a second attempted robbery at Barnitz Bank on Breiel Boulevard. Authorities have not released the suspect details. Turquoise has historical value to ancient Egyptian pharaohs and prehistoric Native Americans who used the gemstone in adornments.
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Tytus Avenue
Donna Whitaker
Ophoff
Pat
Barnitz Bank
Breiel Boulevard
Sinai Peninsula
New World
Bright Christmas stamps available for mailers
Two Christmas stamps are on sale at the Middletown post office and branches. One features George Washington kneeling in a snowy winter scene and is based on a J. C. Leyendecker painting. The other shows a rural mailbox with a winter backdrop.
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Yuletide
George Washington
Valley Forge
Middletown Post Office
Washington
Steven Dohanos
J. C. Leyendecker
Saturday Evening Post
PROMISES to present Twelfth Night feast at church
PROMISES a local musical missions group presents its Twelfth Night Feast with Fanfare at First United Methodist Church on Jan 6 and 7. The event recreates a 15th century squire and lady feast with five course meals, entertainment, and period costumes. Tickets are $7.50, reservations limited, call Clem Burton at 423-4629.
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First United Methodist Church
Promises
First United Methodist
Japan
Squire
Page
Herald
Wait
Clem Burton
Actor Dan Haggerty Burned by Flaming Cocktail
Los Angeles AP reports actor Dan Haggerty is recovering from burns received at his 36th birthday celebration at a Los Angeles restaurant. A flaming cocktail from another table spilled as it was served, burning his wrists and hands while guests assisted and medical staff treated him.
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Los Angeles
Dan Haggerty
Grizzly Adams
Burns
Network
Haggerty
Burglars Take Guns and Goods From Multiple Local Homes
Three guns vanished from Darrell Howard’s apartment after a break in between Sunday and Wednesday. A watch and a check were also missing. At Ma Lee’s residence, a stereo receiver and speakers were stolen yesterday. Ronald Bess’s home reported a television taken yesterday. Linda Agness and others faced damaged entry with various items missing. Police investigate two more break-ins at a local auto dealership and a hospital construction site.
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Darrell Howard
Tytus Ave
Ma Lee
Yankee Road
Douglas Park
Daigo
Ronald Bess
Franklin man handed jail term
A Franklin man, Robert Lee Collins, 44 Walnut St., was given a suspended six month jail sentence and two years probation after pleading guilty to attempted forgery. Judge Fred B Cramer ordered he begin serving on weekends only if he loses his job, to avoid stopping child support. The plea related to cashing an Armco payroll check a companion allegedly found.
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Hamilton
Franklin
Butler County Common Pleas
Fred B Cramer
Cramer
Robert Lee Collins
Walnut St
Collins
Armco
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Tom Muchmore
Journal
State Attorney General's Office
Brewer's
Bill
William Cox
Monroe Chapel
Riggs Funeral Home
Ruth Overholtz
Lon Hoff
Irene Messick
Irene M. Messick
Creek Road
Cedar Springs
New Paris
Jack
William R. Crossley
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Thomas E. Crossley
Greens Fork
Richard E. Crossley
Hagerstown
Elizabeth Farr
Burnice Bright
Springfield
Bertha Kirkman
New Castle
Fairhaven United Methodist Church
J. Brien McGarvey
Fairhaven Cemetery
R. C. Nein & Sons Funeral Home
Ween A
Rock OF Ages
Converse
Manchester Rd
High Point Lodge
Valley, Forge
USA
Howard
Dobbs
Verity Pkvy
14Th Ave
Weedtide Cemetery
Charles
Bud) Steller
Mgr
OTC
Rnier Oi
Elie Tte Sueree Rey Memorial Home
Wilson- Schramm Memorial
Lai
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