Judge seeks plan to aid jurors pay in Butler County
Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer studies a plan to allow jurors to not lose money while serving. He noted low juror pay of four dollars a day plus mileage and urged involvement of industrial councils and labor unions. He cited Montgomery County Dayton as a successful earlier model.
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Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Cramer
Middletown
Hamilton
Montgomery County
Dayton
Oxford Chief Links Three College Attacks to One Suspect
Oxford Police Chief Oscar Decker said he believes a series of campus rape cases at Earlham Miami University Antioch and related incidents in Terre Haute and Pontiac may be the work of a single attacker. He noted he had limited information but connected the Earlham assault to a Miami University attack on August 5 and an August 1 Antioch incident. The 19 year old Earlham student remained in serious condition in a Richmond hospital.
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Oxford
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
Oscar Decker
Wayne County Sheriff's Department
Earlham
Miami University
Wayne County Sheriffs Department
Cliff
Ora Wilson
Decker
Richmann
Miami
Antioch College
Brice Hall
Antioch
Terre Haute
Pontiac
Mich
Richmond Hospital
Hamilton Council rejects fairgrounds lease for park use
Hamilton officials discussed leasing the Butler County fairgrounds to eliminate the racing season and convert the site to a park. Councilmen, led by Councilman Jack Blumenthal, failed to gain support though prior votes favored the idea. The move would cancel real estate taxes tied to the fairgrounds and shift the board away from racing income.
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Hamilton Council
Hamilton
Butler County Fairgrounds
Jack Blumenthal
Fairgrounds
Lausche
State Racing Commission
Brakes Fail Collide in Early Morning City Crash
A 16 year old driver was cited to juvenile court after brakes failed and his car hit Charles Sullivan of 606 Crawford St at Gar field Street and Yankee Road at 7 50 a m The other driver Ranzie McGuire 45 of Middle town Rt 3 was cited for permitting an unlicensed person to drive His car damage was about 100 and Sullivan’s about 50 A second crash at 7 30 a m in the 1400 block of Baltimore Street involved Roy Goodknight 57 of 1517 Lafayette Ave and Carl Hounshell 32 of 2220 Fernwood St with unknown injuries and damage.
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Garfield Street
Yankee Road
Charles Sullivan
Crawford St
Ranzie McGuire
Middletown
McGuire
Baltimore Street
Roy Goodknight
Lafayette Ave
Carl Hounshell
Fernwood St
Poor Wiring Blamed For 365 Fire In Car
Fire damaged a car owned by William Ward at 819 16th Ave Armco East Side Works yesterday. Fire department Company 2 responded at 2 41 p m with damage estimated at 45 dollars due to defective wiring.
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William Wardlow
16Th Ave
Armco East Side Works
Childs leg broken as garage door falls on girl
A six year old Middletown girl was injured when an overhead garage door fell on her at home yesterday. Billie Jewell daughter of William Jewell of 1002 Auburn Street suffered a compound fracture of the left leg. She was treated at Middletown Hospital and listed in satisfactory condition.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Billie Jewell
William Jewell
Auburn St
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount films So This Is Love Murder without Tears play Wednesday and Thursday at 1 15 4 00 7 00 and 9 45 p m Strand screens Northern Patrol Split Second on Wednesday at 1 15 3 50 6 20 8 55 p m Old Oklahoma Plains Son of Belle Starr show Thursday at 1 15 3 50 6 30 9 05 p m 2 25 5 00 7 40 10 15 p m
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Paramount
Northern Patrol
Old
Oklahoma Plains
Belle Starr
Central Avenue paving sparks nerves. officials assure calm
City officials said workers using air hammers on newly paved Central Avenue caused public concern. C. A. Boeke, director of public service, explained the contractor is trimming edges and correcting irregularities as part of the resurfacing. Subsurface utility work was completed before the project began.
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Central Avenue
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
Boeke
City Commission Sets 2 Requests for Fall Activities
Routine business for the City Commission includes two requests. The League of Women Voters seeks use of a Centra Avenue booth on Oct 30 31 and Nov 2 to distribute election literature. The Fraternal Order of Eagles requests a November 20 21 bazaar at their hall to raise funds for cancer research. A third reading on two ordinances is scheduled.
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Howard H. Kramer
League of Women Voters
Centra Avenue
Broad Street
Order of Eagles
Damon Runyon
Ward I
Two Cited In Mishaps On Highways
Two drivers were cited after yesterday’s highway patrol investigations with no injuries and only minor property damage. Charles Pennit, 19, of Morrow Route 1, was fined $25 for improper brakes after a collision on U.S. 22 near Morrow involving a semi truck stopped for a school bus. Luther Bustle, 23, of Hamilton, was cited for reckless operation after a two car crash on Ohio 129 near Princeton where his car struck a vehicle pulling from a private drive driven by Norman Van Gordon, 22, of Hamilton.
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Charles Pennit
Morrow Rt. 1
U.S. 22
Morrow
Earl Maag
William Trusty
Cincinnati
Pennix Auto
Luther Bustle
Hamilton
Ohio 129
Princeton
Bustle
Norman van Gordon
County Receives $31 460 Check For Tax Returns
The Butler County treasury gained 31460 as state sales tax revenue is distributed. Eighty-one counties shared nearly two million dollars with total distributions since July 1 at 6425563. State Auditor James A. Rhodes said most counties will get monthly checks through June 30, except six lagging counties.
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Butler County
James A. Rhodes
Montgomery
Lions to Hear Lukens Fire Prevention Report
Assistant Fire Chief Robert Lukens will present a Fire Department progress report and discuss fire prevention to the Lions Club tomorrow at noon in the Manchester Hotel. B. F. Sawyer is program chairman.
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Robert Lukens
Fire Department
Lions Club
Manchester
B. F. Sawyer
High School Day interviews engage 19 area student editors
The Middletown Journal hosted 19 high school editors from 14 schools for a day of press conferences with Police Chief Joseph Blackmore Fire Chief Robert Lukens and former FBI undercover agent Martha Edmiston. Students drafted stories in 45 minutes then shared insights on newspaper operations and future challenges during tours and luncheon discussions.
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Journal
Robert Lukens
The
Betty Childers
West Elkton
Richard Dill
Lebanon
Patty Layer
Gratis
Sondra Gordon
Lemon-Monroe
Betty Ware
Wayne Township
Middletown Journal
FBI
Joseph Blackmore
Martha Edmiston
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Paul Day
Journal News
Knight Goodman
Manchester
Warren Wolfe
Unidentified Man Found Dead in Hamilton
A 45 year old man was found dead on a porch at 801 High Street Hamilton. Officials ruled natural causes and believe the deceased was a transient who frequented skid row areas. Thomas Raymond Kelly of Louisville was ruled alive after investigators found his billfold missing and he admitted theft. The body remains at Cahill Funeral Home awaiting identification.
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Hamilton
High St
Thomas Raymond Kelly
Louisville
Rt. 2
Kelly
Cahill Funeral Home
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Skid Row
Three Cubs Move Into Scout Troop
Graduation ceremony for Sammy Bell Larry Campbell and Larry Long as they attain the highest Cub rank and move to Boy Scouts Troop 54 led by assistant scout master Charles Morgan. About 30 Cubs and 50 parents attended with Roblie Bender Mike Graney Bill Truck Teddy Hill Joe Newlin Douglas Lewis Martin Galloway Greg Smith Darrell Stutz Larry Dale Arthur Johnson and Richard Sutton inducted into the pack.
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First Presbyterian Church
Sammy Bell
Larry Campbell
Larry Long
Charles Morgan
Robbie Bender
Mike Graney
Bill Truck
Teddy Hill
Joe Newlin
Douglas Lewis
Martin Galloway
Greg Smith
Darrell Stutz
Larry Dale
Arthur Johnson
Richard Sutton
Robert Sutton
Robert McIntyre
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Franklin
Betty Moore
Germantown
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Janice Gehron
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Tom Hopkins
Elsie Treiber
Janice Mann
Seven Mile
Julie Howell
Springboro
Phyllis Stamper
Trenton
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