Windstorm Knocks Out Phones and Dents Property in Franklin Area
Heavy rain and high winds struck Franklin area last night causing scattered traffic incidents and downed trees. In Miamiview and surrounding zones roofs were torn, a large barn frame collapsed, a mobile home overturned, and residents reported possible tornado activity. Ohio Bell logged about 90 trouble calls. power outages were brief and limited.
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Middletown
Miamiview
Franklin
Millard Stamper
Franklin-Trenton Road
Hobart Avenue
Ohio Bell
Monroe
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Warren
Butler County
Warren County
Middletown names co-chairmen to promote 2.7 mill levy
William Schaefer and Q R Reeder were named co chairmen of a new campaign to promote a 2.7 mill tax levy for Middletown schools. Both bring long community ties and school finance experience, aiming to persuade voters to back the measure and fund education for about 12 000 district students.
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William Schaefer
Q. R. Reeder
Howard Schueller
Middletown
Schaefer
Reeder
Middletown School District
Jailer Back Fight Over Dismissal After Jail Escape
Doug Back, a 25-year-old Middletown resident and jailer at the county jail, was fired after a jailbreak that allowed three inmates to overpower him. He claims he did not receive a hearing and denies the stated reason, seeking legal action and back pay while criticizing sheriff's department handling. Back notes prior 1974 dismissal from Lemon Township Police over alleged poor judgment and harassment.
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Dan Sewell Journal
Hamilton
Doug Back
Back
Iff
Buck
Ohio Personnel Board of Review
Sheriff's Department
Ohio Civil Service
Harold Carpenter
Middletown
Lemon Township
Police Briefs: Thefts From Desks and Purses
A billfold with $15 and Debbie Dumyer’s papers were stolen from a desk in Castell Building room 204 yesterday afternoon. Joanne Collinsworth reported $356 in food stamps and cash stolen from her purse while she slept at Cora McGuire’s home on Freedom Court overnight Tuesday.
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Debbie Dumyer
Arnold Drive
Castell Building
Joanne Collinsworth
Manchester Ave
Cora McGuire
Freedom Court
One Vote Short on Middletown Police Captain Plan
Middletown City Commission rejected adding a temporary police captain as four votes were in favor and four present. Chair Dudley Inwood Mary Alice Mack and Tom Blake supported the measure with James Saunders voting no. The plan may be reconsidered at the September 16 meeting.
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Mike McLeod
Middletown
Tilmon Ellison
Ellison
Dale Helsel
James R. Howerton
Two bicyclists hurt in Ferno Street collision
Two youngsters, Terry Reichenbach seven and his sister Delores five, were treated and released for scrapes and cuts after riding into Floyd Waits's car at Fernwood and Burbank Avenue. Waits, 49, was not cited. The text also notes a separate unrelated discussion on eligibility lists for lieutenants and captain promotions in Butler County.
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Middletown
Fannie Page
Queen Avenue
Clark Street
N. Grimes Street
Ferno Street
Burbank Avenue
Floyd Waits
Jackson Lane
Fernwood
Terry Reichenbach
Plymouth Ave
Reichenbach
Delores
Middletown Hospital
Waits
Middletown Area News Highlights Thursday September 4 1975
Local brief from Middletown area on Thursday September 4 1975 reports community happenings and upcoming events with concise notes on residents activities and municipal notices.
AIM dedicates new Middletown Arts Building with Sept 21 event
Co chairmen named for the Arts In Middletown dedication Jerome D Judd announces Mrs Robert N Richardson Thomas Read and Mrs L F Weitzenkorn will lead the Sept 21 ceremonies at 130 N Verity Pkwy starting 2 p.m. Open house 2 7 p.m. featuring Middletown Symphony Campus Community Players previews and prizes for the Area Art Show. The J K Hawkins sculpture will be unveiled with a $10 000 purchase award funded by a $5 000 Ohio Arts Council grant.
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Middletown
Jerome D. Judd
AIM
Robert N. Richardson
Thomas Read
L.F. Weitzenkorn
Kensington St
N. Verity Pkwy
Richardson
Weitzenkorn
Middletown Fine Arts Center
Middletown Symphony
Middletown Garden Club
Current Events Club
Judd
J. K. Hawkins
Ohio Arts Council
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Sheriff's Office
Morrow
Lebanon
N. Verity Parkway
Miami River Park
Carl Smith
Ogden Drive
N. Verity
Smith
Caron Queen Avenue
Osborne Studios
Verity
Clark,haefer, Hackett, Spaeth & Co
Barnitz Bank
McGraw Construction Co
American Savings & Loan Association
Junior Achievement
Middletown Area
Stan Rothman
Rothman
Orce
Maj. Bohlen
Grunner’s
Hassis
Natesa
TESA
Insta-Matic
Yankee RD
Measure
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Area News
Mrs. Richardson
Mrs. Weitzenkorn
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