Man 18 charged with murder in beating death of elderly resident
Hamilton police charged Roy Joseph Wolke Jr. an 18-year-old of Ludlow Street with first degree murder in the beating death of 84-year-old William Brown found in his second floor apartment at 330 South Fourth Street. Two juveniles aged 13 and 15 are held for questioning. Autopsy pending at Butler County coroner's office. Brown's body taken to Brown-Dawson Funeral Home.
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Hamilton
William Brown
S. Fourth St
Roy Joseph Wolke Jr
Ludlow St
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
City Budget Hearing Scheduled By City Commission Tonight
City Commission meets at 7 30 p m for a public hearing on the proposed 1968 budget. Finance Director Harry Newlin said figures not ready yet and will be released this afternoon. The regular meeting will also consider vacating unused right of way on Tytus Avenue where it ends.
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Butler County
Harry Newlin
Tytus Avenue
Boy 16 Burned In Flash Fire At Car Wash
A 16 year old boy, James Sarris, suffered first and second degree burns to arms back legs and ankles when gasoline used to clean caught fire at Robo Car Wash Middletown on Verity Parkway. Police traced the blaze to an electric motor. damage estimated at 10000 dollars confined to electrical equipment and rinse system. Curtis Neff 17 was supervising. he was unhurt. It was raining and no cars were at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Hospital
Verity Parkway
James Sarris
Theodore Sarris
Franklin St
Paul Schnedler
Shadow Hill
Schnedler
Sarris
Curtis Neff
Neff
Groundbreaking ceremony marks Doty House project start
Mrs. Robert B. Gardner will break ground Wednesday at 10 for the Doty House and Robert B. Gardner Education and Therapy Center near Creekview School on Loretta Drive. Board members and local officials, including William Denham and Elliott Levey, will attend with 14 year old Dickie Greathouse turning the dirt. Levey’s firm and McGraw Construction offer low cost builds, funded largely by Gardner’s prior gifts and trust, enabling rapid construction for area handicapped youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Gardner
Doty House
Creekview
Loretta Drive
Robert Ritter
Donham
Levey
Fenwick High School
William Svarda
Ritter
McGraw
Armco Steelex
Lebanon Building Burns Again Rumors of Repeated Fires
A condemned apartment building at 18 S. Cherry St in Lebanon burned last night, threatening neighboring structures. Firemen battled flames for about 20 minutes and said it was at least the fourth Sunday night blaze at the same building. Fire Chief Bill Rainey investigates after past fires and other property fires nearby disrupted service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
S. Cherry St
Bill Rainey
Port Louis People and Cultural Ties in Mauritius
Port Louis, the island’s capital, with 733000 residents, is predominantly Indian Hindu and Muslim. The island has changed hands among Dutch, French, and British powers through history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Louis
Mauritius
Fire Prevention Week Parade Leads Butler County Night
Area firemen parade tonight at 7 to observe Fire Prevention Week. Sponsored by the Butler County Firemen's Association, the march forms on Bellomonte Street then heads west on Central Avenue to S Main Street and disbands near First Avenue and Main Street. E F Reed, retired Middletown fire chief, is grand marshal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Firemen's Association
Central Avenue
Bellomonte Street
S. Main Street
First Avenue
Main Street
E. F. Reed
Middletown
Capital Strike Postponed At Capital University
Capital University's nonacademic employees postponed a threatened strike deadline to 12:01 a.m. Oct. 16, the fourth postponement. Local 1632 AFSCME aims for formal recognition a grievance procedure and paycheck checkoff of dues, said business agent John H. Tittle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Capital University
John H. Tittle
American Federation of State
Capital
US soft drink consumption tops 7 billion quarts in 1966
Chicago data show national soft drink consumption reached over 7 billion quarts last year, up 7 percent from 1965. Per person intake stood at 688 quarts, with another rise anticipated in the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U. S
Middletown Junior Miss finalists named from area high schools
Twelve senior girls from Middletown Lemon Monroe Fenwick and Trenton high schools were chosen as finalists in the Middletown Junior Miss Pageant after interviews and talent shows at Roosevelt Junior High School. The finalists will compete on Nov 17 for scholarships prizes and a chance to advance to the state pageant in Xenia next February.
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Middletown
Jaycee
Roosevelt Junior High
Lemon- Monroe
Fenwick
Trenton
Xenia
Candice Bailey
Herbert J. Bailey
16Th Ave
Janice Haker
John F. Haker
Hampton Place
Julie Harmount
Richard P. Harmount
Princeton Ave
Carolyn Crawford
Clifford R. Crawford J
Monroe
Maurine McGuire
Clifford McGuire
Kensington Court
Veronica Harmon
Robert J. Harmon
Fiesta Way
Charlene Wall
Robert Wall
Erie Ave
Donna Mann
Donald Mann
First St
Butler Jail Shameful Sayings Stir Grand Jury
Common Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer told the October grand jury to inspect the Butler County jail and consider improvements. He urged examination of jail rules, potential witnesses, and possible creation of a rehabilitation work camp for under 25 offenders as part of addressing 136 cases.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Ters OL Cuufl
Cramer
Man Hurt As Car Overturns In Ohio Crash
West Elkton resident Boyd Engle, 21, was seriously injured when his car crossed a dip on Ohio 122, struck a post and guardrail, and flipped 15 feet into a dry creek bed. He remained in Middletown Hospital ICU with a severely lacerated scalp and possible neck injury. The wreck occurred about a mile north of the Butler Preble line near Pleasant Valley Road.
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West Elkton
Ohio 122
Boyd Engle
Middletown Hospital
Pleasant Valley Road
Butler - Preble County
Engle
Keep The Change Topic At Rotary Meeting
Robert E Moore Associates president Robert Moore will speak on Keep the Change at the Rotary Club noon meeting at Manchester Motor Inn. Elmo Lingrel serves as program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Moore
Robert E. Moore Associates
Rotary Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Elmo Lingrel
Steelhaulers Plan Mass Meeting Amid Strike Talks
Steelhaulers planning a mass meeting at 8 30 p m in Middletown to review day one talks in Pittsburgh with Teamsters Union reps and eight state governors. Haulers reaffirm no contract no work as Yankee Lines drivers remain shutdown in sympathy. Armco reports normal weekend steel shipments.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Pittsburgh
Teamsters Union
Lafayette Avenue
Verity Parkway
Yankee Lines, Inc
Armco Steel Corp
Rhodes lauds press as balance wheel during National Newspaper Week
Gov. James A. Rhodes of Ohio calls the American press the balance wheel of democracy and praises its liberty and responsibility in an open letter to Ohioans as National Newspaper Week runs this week. International Newspaperboy Day closes the observance on Saturday.
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Columbus, Ohio
American Press
James A. Rhodes
Shattle Strike in Second Day Hits Black Clawson Plant
About 200 production workers at the Black Clawson plant remained off the job on the strike’s second day. A company union meeting with federal mediator Edward Windes was scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Local 1850 of the International Association of Machinists began the walkout at midnight Saturday when the old contract expired.
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Black Casun Co
Edward Windes
Federal Mediation Service
Go Tween
International Association of Machinists Union
Black Clawson
Shattle Pandia Division
Girl Scouts hike 15 mile Dry Canteen Trail in Kentucky
Junior Girl Scout Troop 640 from Creekview School spent five hours hiking the 15 mile Dry Canteen Trail at the Perryville Pilgrimage Trek in Kentucky over the weekend. Ten miles were hiked without water. Participants include Darlene Hasmann Jill Minehart Debbie Tyler Tina Petrow Roy Scheibert Richard K. Mark S. and Mrs Roy Hatfield Jr.
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Creekview School
Perryville
Kentucky
Darlene Hasmann
Jill Minehart
Debbie Tyler
Tina Petrow
Roy Scheibert
Richard K
Mark S
Roy Hatfield Jr
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Brown - Dawson Funeral Home
Gardner
McGee’s
Vannest St. & Manchester Rd
Central Ave
Jug
Artem
Holy Name Society
St. Mary's Church
Wilson
God
Wendt
Gardner Plumbing Co
Steelhaulers
Consult
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Girl Scouts
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