Death of Hamilton High Senior Sparks Investigation
Mary Ann Fildes, 17, a Hamilton High School senior, died in Mercy Hospital from a fractured skull after being found unconscious on a county road. The coroner noted two skull fractures and no other injuries, with speculation it could be a blunt impact, a fall, or a vehicle strike. Deputies Fritz Barber Schantz and detectives are assigned to the case.
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Hamilton, D
Butler County
Louis Fritz
Mary Ann Fildes
Hamilton High School
Aline Fildes
Campbell Ave
Mercy Hospital
Garret Boone
John Fry
Beissinger Rd
West Elkton
Eaton Rds
Hamilton
Adrian Barber
Roy Schantz
Oxford Poison Victims Listed As Improved
Norman Alexander, 26, of Oxford and mother of six, remains seriously ill at Mercy Hospital after ingesting strychnine in fudge and giving it to her children. One daughter Carol, 2, also serious. others Diane 9 Joyce 8 Edward 6 Linda 3 Ronald 1 in fair condition. Coroner says poisoning deliberate. husband sought on desertion warrant. Venezuela to dredge Orinoco River to ship Cerro Bolivar iron ore to United States.
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Hamilton
Oxford
Mercy Hospital
Norma Alexander
Central Ave
Carol
Diane
Joyce
Edward
Linda
Ronald
Garrett J. Boone
Butler County
Alexander
Roy
Daddy
Elmer Grabel
Venezuela
Orinoco
Cerro Bolivar
United States
Man Charged After Estranged Wife Shooting At Door
Police say Pete Pendergrass fired 10 bullets at a door to reach his estranged wife at 1313 Garfield St. The shots damaged woodwork and narrowly missed his brother in law. He was arrested at work on Oxford State Rd and weapons were recovered.
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Harold Gray
John Combs
Pete Pendergrass
Minnesota Ave
Pendergrass
Garfield St
Driver Charged With Hit Skip After Six Accidents
Hugh Thompson 54 of 801 South Main St charged with fleeing the scene after a crash in the 800 block of Ninth Ave caused $75 damage to Wells Didlick’s auto. Thompson also faces intoxication charges. Multiple crashes in the area caused additional damage and injuries.
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Hugh Thompson
South Main St
Ninth Ave
Thompson
Wells Didlick
Didlick
Two Marine Jet Planes Collide Near Fairborn Killing Two
Two Marine jet planes collided in mid air this morning over an orchard northeast of Fairborn. The crash killed both pilots and the craft fell about 50 feet apart in the field.
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Dayton
Fairborn
Boy Wounded by Dropped Pistol In Accident
Four year old William Creech Jr. sustained a bullet wound to the leg when a target pistol discharged after being dropped. He is listed in good condition at Mercy Hospital. The bullet entered below the knee from a 22 caliber pistol.
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Boy
Hamilton
William Creech, Jr
Mercy Hospital
Crash Victim Father of 3 Noted in Fatal Kentucky Wreck
The Rev W W Haynes 85 of Grants Lick Ky father of three Middletown residents died in a head on crash on U S 27 twelve miles north of Cynthiana Ky. Also killed were Edgar Luttrell 22 of Norwood Charles J Russell 26 Hamilton and George Wayne Walker 24 Hamilton.
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Middletown
U. S 27
Cynthiana
Hamilton
W. W. Haynes
Grants Lick
Edgar Luttrel
Norwood
Charles J. Russell
Heaton St
George Wayne Walker
Fairview Ave
Haynes
Church of God
Lee City
Middletonians
Ralph Burger
Rolla Miller
John Eichorn
Robert
Virginia) Flinchum
Belknap Ky
Harrison County Memorial Hospital
Cowboy Hat Robber Seeks In North Point Gas Station
Franklin police seek a 24 year old man who entered North Point Service at 2 40 a m robbed attendant Calvin Moore at gunpoint took about 35 in small bills and change then fled down the street. He wore a red jacket tan shoes and a small black cowboy hat perched on his head.
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Franklin
North Point
C. E. Chamberlain
Calvin Moore
Chief Chamberlain
Moore
Charles Moore
Police Briefs report two arrests and local losses
Allen Griffey, 27, of 3508 Jewell St., was arrested at 5 10 p m yesterday for driving while intoxicated and in physical control of a vehicle. Mary Thienaman, 63 South Main St., reported the loss of her purse containing 28 dollars. Delvin Bair, 33, of 906 Crawford St., was arrested on a warrant for assault and battery. A resident at 905 Columbia Ave. reported a burglary in which unknown intruders entered during Thanksgiving, stayed briefly, and left without taking anything while a radio was left on.
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Allen Griffey
Jewell St
First Ave
Main J
Mary Thienaman
South Main St
Delvin Bair
Crawford St
North Clinton St
Call For Rescue Masks Too Late in Middletown Fire Tragedy
A Jacksonburg father and son died of suffocation after a kerosene stove explosion trapped them on the second floor. Firefighters lacked adequate masks until Scott Air-Paks arrived. rescue attempts by Dudley Wehr and Raymond Schul failed. Fire started in the first floor apartment of Nora Neal. Mrs Sargent survived to Middletown Hospital. Funeral arrangements set for Monday evening and Tuesday in West Liberty and Painter's Branch Cemetery.
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Jacksonburg
Middletown
William Arnett Sargent
Sargent
Billy
Robert Lukens
John Paullin
Wayne Township
Dudley Wehr
Raymond Schul
Lukens
Mr. Sargent
Little Billy
Middletown Ice and Coal Company
Glenn Lee
Bennie
Paullin
Nora Neal
Wayne Department
Seven Mile Department
Middletown Hospital
West Liberty
Malorie
J. W. Sargent
Champaign, Ill
Olie
Rantoul
Wayne
Urbana
Leonora Painter
John King
Wayne Township School
Painter’s Branch Cemetery
Wet Weekend Forecast Dampens Prospect in Miami Valley
Snow flurries are expected today in the Miami Valley and will turn to rain tomorrow as a cold weekend weather system moves in. The day starts with a 16 degree low and a 34 degree high, then climbs to around 40 as clouds linger. Elsewhere, severe cold grips Butte Montana at 13 below zero.
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Miami Valley
Butte
Mont
Police Investigate Series of Fights Across Town
Police logged multiple incidents last night. Ludlow Cole Jr. reported being beaten on South Broad Street and treated at Middletown Hospital for a chin wound. At the Chili Parlor on North Clinton Street an alleged cutting was disputed. two men argued and were sent home. A 12 gauge shotgun was brought to headquarters for safekeeping after a man claimed it was pointed at him. Officers at the Crystal Restaurant mediated a fight and warned a manager. later another arrest followed for intoxication at a separate cafe.
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Ludlow Cole, Jr
Park St
South Broad St
Middletown Hospital
Chili Parlor
North Clinton St
Yankee Tavern
Yankee Rd
Clarence Lawson
Jack Barnes
Crystal Restaurant
Two Men Fined for Operating Automobiles While Intoxicated
In Municipal Court Judge Alton H. Combs presided yesterday. Donald Blake 18 of Germantown Route 1 received a 200 dollar fine with costs and a three year license suspension half of the fine suspended. Kermit Patrick 23 of Indianapolis was fined 200 dollars and costs with one year license revocation. intoxication charge dismissed. Leroy Lewis 18 of Wilson Dr Franklin was fined 15 dollars and costs for drunk and disorderly conduct. Several cases were dismissed including John English 32 and James P. Davis 36 on specified charges.
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Alton H. Combs
Donald Blake
Germantown
Kermit Patrick
Indianapolis
Leroy Lewis
Wilson Dr
Franklin
At The Movies PARAMOUNT Listings
Saturday showings include Everything I Have Is Yours at 1:40 3:40 5:45 7:50 and 10:00 p.m. Sunday features Turning Point at 1:40 5:00 and 8:20 p.m. The Savage plays at 3:05 6:25 and 9:45 p.m. Also No Holds Barred at 1:15 4:25 7:40 10:30 p.m. Riders of Pony Express at 3:05 6:20 9:10 p.m. The Old West shows at 1:30 4:00 6:30 and 9:05 p.m. Voo doo Tiger screens at 2:50 5:20 and 10:25 p.m.
Beaver in Hospital After Sudden Illness
Roy Beaver long time county building inspector and former Butler County game warden grew ill at noon yesterday in his Hamilton courthouse office. He was moved to Fort Hamilton Hospital for treatment.
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Roy Beaver
Butler County
Hamilton
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Winter Growing Tomatoes for Early Fruit
Small tomato varieties can be grown as house plants during winter and yield ripe fruit in four to five months. Winter growing indoors requires bright light and steady warmth to maximize flowering and fruit set, with care focusing on moisture and pest prevention.
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Hamilton High
Ernest Rothfuss
Brentwood St
Rothfuss
Highland Ave
Goldman St
Auburn St
van Ave
Walden Scaggs
William Lohrum
Flanders St
Cincinnati
Manchester Ave
Broad St
William Brewer
West Middletown
Helen Lansaw
Lind St
Lansaw
James A. Watkins
Til Seventeenth Ave
West Middletown Bridge
Anderson FE. Moore
Foster
Edward Allen
Robert E. Burton
Meadow Ave
Burton
Allen
Dave
Mome
Connithing Goocal
Jevwelecnd
Central AY
Bulletin
Lucian Haynes
Louis Haynes
Roger Flinchum
Flinchum
Kelly Flinchum
Cynthiana Hospital
Walker
Luttrell
Russell
Fisher Body
Samuel
Arlington Heights
James
William
Newport
Wolfe County
Goodloe Butler
Columbia Ave
Barton's
John C. Barton
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Prospect
John English
Granada St
Verna English
James P. Davis
Navaho St
Katherine Avis
Paramount
Termite Service
J. L. Purdy
Dohn Howe
Church of the Nazarene
L. P. Rossman
Tytus Avenue
Pele
Hell
Howard Sears
ANCE
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbaham
Wilmore
WPFB
William D.longy
Reyal
Lewis Drugs, Inc
Beaver IN Hospital
Bohne’s
Union Sanitary
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Union Sans Middletown
Park and 2Nd Avenue
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