August Auto Sales Climb Led by Chevrolet’s 170
Total new car sales rose to 577 in August from 561 in July and from August 1961 and 1960. Chevrolet led with 170 cars including 31 Corvairs, followed by Ford 116, Oldsmobile 70, Pontiac 50, and Mercury 41. Other makers included Buick 39 Rambler 36 Plymouth 17, Volkswagen 8 and several with single sales. Truck sales totaled 54 with Ford posting 32. other makes included Chevrolet 12 International 7 GMC 2 and Willys 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet
Ford
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Mercury
Buick
Rambler
Plymouth
Volkswagen
Studebaker
Cadillac
Triumph
Fiat
Dodge
Lincoln
Chrysler
DKW
Mercedes Benz
Alfa Romeo
Volvo
Sabra
Imperial
Austin Healey
International
GMC
Willys
Escapees Returned to Prison After Brief Stop at Minister’s Home
At 6 am three Lebanon Correctional Institute escapees arrived at the home of Rev. Bobby McFalls, Maple Heights Baptist pastor, seeking to surrender. Charles Ferguson, 24, of Fairborn, and his companions Kenneth Holman, 23, Franklin County, and Clarence Price, 22, Lancaster, were fed breakfast and driven back to the Warren County prison farm after Ferguson explained their intent to return. Ferguson had been serving 1 25 year sentence for armed robbery, Holman 1-15 for burglary, and Price 1-20 for forgery.
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Lebanon
Fairborn
Lebanon Correctional Institute
Warren County
Bobby McFalls
Maple Heights
Aee Mitchin
Charles Ferguson
Ferguson
Kenneth Holman
Franklin County
Clarence Price
Lancaster
McFalls
Scooter Rider Hit By Auto
A scooter rider was listed in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after leg and hip injuries from an accident yesterday at 7 50 p m at Florence Street and Superior Avenue. Frank Racis 43 1216 Pine Street was struck by a car driven by Nell Spence 2210 Hill Street. Police cited Spence for failure to yield. An assured clear distance charge was lodged against Joanne Nenni 4408 Creekview Drive after an auto she operated struck a car driven by David W Howard 40 532 Tremont Court at Central Avenue and Euclid Street. Suzanne Nenni 4 was treated for a sore stomach and chest pain. Vehicle damages included total loss to the Nenni car and 485 dollars to the Howard auto. Other accidents involved Joyce Faye Brown and Vera S Beam at S Dixie Highway and Euclid, total damage 160 dollars. Robert Bender 46 and Andrew Mason 17 reported total damage 250 dollars. Floyd Miller 27 and Glenn D Strickland 70 reported total damage 27 dollars.
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Middletown Hospital
Florence Street
Superior Avenue
Frank Racis
Pine St
Nell Spence
Hill St
Joanne Nenni
Creekview Drive
David W. Howard
Tremont Court
Suzanne Nenni
Central Avenue
Euclid Street
Nenni
Howard Auto
Joyce Faye Brown
S. Dixie Highway
Vera S. Beam
Euclid St
Broad Street
Manchester Avenue
Robert Bender
Flemming Road
Andrew Mason
Oxford State Road
Sutphin Street
Floyd Miller
Young St
Glenn D. Strickland
Vanderveer St
S. Verity Parkway
Two Local Youths Injured In Trenton Franklin Crash
Tim 5 and Theresa 4 Johnson were hurt when their car collided with a second vehicle on Tren ton Franklin Road at 2 10 pm. Lynn Tankersley 16 was charged with excessive speed after crossing the center line. Tim received a head bump at Middletown Hospital while Theresa had a forehead laceration and head bumps. Mrs Hazel Johnson 25 received an elbow laceration. A separate hit skip incident killed a cow from Otterbein Home on Rt 741 near Lebanon.
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Trenton-Franklin
Tim
Theresa Johnson
Hazel Johnson
Warren St
Johnson
Lynn 0. Tankersley
Keister Road
West Middletown
Tim Johnson
Middletown Hospital
New JA Director Is Named
Robert Bunn of Youngstown named executive director of Middletown Junior Achievement program effective immediately. He succeeds Edward Sheehan who resigns for health reasons. Bunn, 30, active in JA as a company adviser, teaches junior high in Poland, trained by JA and a University of Youngstown graduate with a BS in education. He served two years in the U S Army in Panama and is involved with YMCA and Boy Scouts. He is married with three children.
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Robert Bunn
Youngstown
Middletown
Bunn
Edward Sheehan
Sheehan
Dale Constiner
Poland
University of Youngstown
U. S. Army
Panama
YMCA
Boy Scouts
Wrecking Retail Yard To Close In Middletown
King Wrecking Co. of Cincinnati announced closing its Middletown retail yard at 1725 Grand Ave. Rubin Slovin, vice president, said the move follows a shift in operations. The firm will sell inventory over 30 days and redeploy the rest to other yards as it enlarges future retail yards in Cincinnati and northern Kentucky while continuing demolition work locally. The company thanks newspapers and officials for their support during the four year, 10-employee stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Wrecking Co., Inc
Cincinnati
Middletown
Grand Ave
Rubin Slovin
Slovin
Cincinnati Wrecking Firm
Kentucky
Jetport supporters defend regional airport plan amid airlines report
Dayton area leaders and businessmen pressed for a centralized regional jet airport serving southwestern Ohio ahead of a year to 18 month survey. They dispute the American Transportation Association findings as self serving, urging continued funding and study as Middletown Chamber and officials from Montgomery and Butler counties back the project despite airline criticism.
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Southwestern Ohio
Middletown
William Verity
Middletown Area
Bergendorf
ATA
Hamilton County
Greater Cincinati
Greater Dayton
Dayton
Cincinnati
ATAA
Patterson
Ohio
Bugaboo
Dayton Journal Herald
Vincent Beckman
Louis Schneider
Edwin J. Tepe
Old 1913 Mack truck ends in blaze at Shattle plant
A 1913 Mack truck at the Shattle plant caught fire after a gasoline spill from a tipped tank at 11:30 am. Driver Dave Cottrell and a fellow worker Bob Haddix escaped with minor burns. The fire damaged the truck and a storage building, with estimated $700 in damages.
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Weith
Shattle
Bob Haddix
Texas Ave
Cottrell
Haddix
Dale Constiner
Shattle’s Personnel Office
Downtown Franklin approves free Saturday parking
Franklin city council approved indefinite free parking downtown on Saturdays starting Oct 6 to spur business. The measure passed against one dissent and could cost about $200 monthly. A public hearing will review assessments for Hollywood subdivision improvements and the city plans to rebalance zoning and ordinances as part of growth along Rt 73 and Rt 123.
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Franklin
William Smith
Robert Harrison
Charles Moore
L. R. Orendorff
Harry Carmody
Gerald, Miller
William Shera
Hollywood
Electrical
Smith and
Harrison
Orendorff
Rt. 73
Interstate 75
Rt. 123
Paul Fitzerald
Charles Anglesby
Break-ins Net Thieves Take $1800 From Western Auto
A rash of downtown break-ins yielded $1800 stolen from Western Auto at 1327 Central Ave. An entry through an east side window preceded the theft. Separate robberies targeted Parkway Marathon at Verity Parkway and Columbia Avenue where $30 from a money pouch held $512 total. Holcomb Gulf at 2501 N Verity Parkways Way also entered at 2 am with police believed to have deterred the thief.
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Western Auto
Central Ave
Edward Lykins
Parkway Marathon
Verity Parkway
Columbia Avenue
Holcomb Gulf
N. Verity Parks Way
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LCI
Couren
Rairvorn
R. William Patterson
Dale Studebaker
Montgomery County Commission
Butler County
Ross Snyder
Arthur Reiff
Willam Stitsinger
Dave Cottrell
Ninth Ave
Plan Board
Council
Planning Commission
Jack Tracy
E. Fourth Street
McElfresh
American Legion
Paul Gaynor
Tracy
Fourth Street
Smith
Meadowdale Estates
Joe Lewis
Middletown Realtor
Carlisle
Hauselman
Mayflower World-Wide
Park St
Dillman’s
Bolognoa
del Monte No
Idaho
Morton
Eavey’s Butter
Blue Bird
Sherman & Sutphin
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