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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 11, 1968

Page

2

Man Burned In Fire At Pump At Fisher Mobile

Bluford Banks, 1770 Kahn Ave., was burned on the left arm and hand while disassembling a gasoline pump at the Fisher Mobile station on U. S. 127 south of Seven Mile. A spark from an internal electric wire ignited gasoline with no fuel in the tank. The pump and a credit card punch machine were destroyed. Firemen extinguished the blaze as Banks moved the pump to a new location.

Hamilton Hamilton Oil Co Fisher Mobile Station U. S. 127 Seven Mile Charles L. Gibson Sheriff's Department Bluford Banks Kahn Ave Banks

Stolen revolver and shotgun reported from Glen Lewis residence

Glen Lewis of 3101 Morgan Street told sheriff's deputies that a revolver valued at 30 dollars and a 12 gauge shotgun worth 75 dollars were stolen from the living room of his home yesterday.

Glen Lewis Morgan St Sheriff's Deputies

Fire on Charles Street and Carroll Avenue a false alarm

A reported fire yesterday at 3 15 p m near Charles Street and Carroll Avenue proved to be a false alarm with no flames or injuries observed.

Charles Street Carroll Avenue

Four Arrested in Warren County Burglary Ring

Warren County deputies arrested James Woods Rodge McKinney Charles Paris and a 17 year old after a four day probe linking them to eight break ins in Waynesville and Harveysburg. They are jailed on breaking and entering and delinquency charges with bonds of 30000 each. loot allegedly sold in Dayton and one victim Earl Reed's home was hit Aug 28.

Lebanon Warren County Harveysburg Waynesville James McCoy Woods Rodge McKinney Charles Paris Walter O’bryant Lynn Ertel Earl Reed

Hamilton Police Seek $10,000 Yearly Salary Hike

Hamilton police officers ask city administrators to approve a 10 000 annual salary for patrolmen up from 7 800 a year noting peers in comparable cities. The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 38 backed the proposal and set a November 1 target for a reply. They also pushed for longevity pay clothing allowance hospital plan upgrades shift differentials and higher acting rank pay.

Hamilton Patromen

Speech Expert To Address Middletown Mothers of Twins Club

The Middletown Mothers of Twins Club invites Miss Mary Ann Brehany, a local schools speech correction supervisor, to speak at the Oct. 8 meeting and to propose a mental health project the group may sponsor. Members run a candy sale raising $62 so far, per chairwoman Mrs. Tom O’Flynn at the Ascension Church meeting. Dr. Clifford Fening spoke on Prenatal Aspects of Twinning.

Middletown Mothers of Twins Mary Ann Brehany Tom O’flynn Church of the Ascension Clifford Fening

Obituary for Billie R. Clemons of West Virginia

Services for Billie R. Clemons 39 of 3710 Jewell Street will be held at 2 p m Thursday at McCraw Funeral Home Lewisburg burial in Morningside Cemetery Renick. Clemons died Sunday at the Cincinnati VA Hospital where he had been a patient two months a Korean War veteran and employee of Interstate Folding Box Co. He lived in Middletown two years ago from Frankford Surviving wife Pearl a daughter Angela two stepdaughters Melissa and Mrs Jack Weikel of Frankford his mother Mrs Ralph McLaughlin of Frankford two sisters a half sister and three half brothers.

Billie R. Clemons Jewell St McCraw Lewisburg W.va Morningside Cemetery Renick Clemons Cincinnati VA Hospital Interstate Folding Box Co Middletown Frankford Pearl Angela Melissa Jack Weikel Ralph McLaughlin

Services for Clyde Akers Held at Otterbein Church

Clyde W Akers 47 of Bellbrook father of Mrs Faye Gross Lebanon died Monday at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton He was an accountant for the McCall Corp Funeral services set for 9 am tomorrow at Otterbein United Methodist Church Burial in Coal City West Virginia Friends may call today 5 to 8 pm Schlientz Moore Funeral Home Survivors include wife Bonnie another daughter Dorinda two sons Bruce in the Air Force and Charles of Kettering his mother Mamie Akers Coal City WV three brothers and two grandchildren

Clyde W. Akers Bellbrook Faye Gross Lebanon Otterbein United Methodst Church Coal City W. Va Schlientz & Moore Funeral Akers St. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton McCall Corp Bonnie

Obituaries for Ruth Schneider and George Stamps

Ruth Schneider 76 formerly of 647 Haven Ave died recently. Services scheduled at 10 am tomorrow Klaus-Weigel. George Stamps 86 of Bradenton Florida formerly Hamilton is set for 2 pm Friday Klaus-Weigel.

Ruth Schneider Haven Ave Klaus-Weigel George Stamps Bradenton Fla Hamilton Klaus- Weigel

Radio veteran Hanley Stafford dies of heart attack

Hollywood AP reports Hanley Stafford aged 69 famed for 16 years as Daddy to Fanny Brice's Baby Snooks on radio and 12 years as Mr. Dithers on the Blondie program. In Manhattan Kansas Dr. Maurice D Woolf 63 long dean of students at Kansas State University 1945 to 1951 died of a heart attack Tuesday night.

Hollywood Hanley Stafford Fanny Brice

O Tucks Award McGee for Community Service

Michael Read, assistant store manager of McGee's Super Market, received the 1968 Community Service Award from O'Tucks Inc. for contributions to Kentucky’s economy through employment of Kentuckians or their descendants. The award was presented at the 10th annual banquet at Hamilton YWCA by secretary Cale L. Logsdon. McGee was born in Hamilton and grew up in Middletown.

Lee McGee Michael Read McGee's Super Market O’tucks, Inc Kentucky Ohio McGee O’tucks Hamilton Ywca Cale L. Logsdon St. Clair Township Seven Mile Hamilton Middletown

B&O Rail Service Considered Adequate by Officials

An Ohio Public Utilities inspector said Baltimore and Ohio passenger trains between Toledo and Cincinnati adequately serve the public. The northbound runs at 10 17 a m and the southbound at 4 31 p m with stops at Deshler Lima Wapakoneta Sidney Piqua Troy Dayton Hamilton and Winton Place. The PACO ordered a yearlong probe last fall into two train discontinuations and potential hardship to travelers.

Baltimore & Ohio Toledo Cincinnati Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Columbus B&o West Middletown Deshler Lima Wapakoneta Sidney Piqua Troy Dayton Hamilton Winton Place PACO

Oxford Names Police Chief

Joe Statum, 31, named Oxford police chief succeeding Virgil James who retired after five years in the role. Statum is a 4 4-year veteran of the Oxford force and will assume duties September 15.

Oxford Ohio Joe Statum Virgil James Statum

Two Injured In S Main Crash Near Pinta Avenue

Two people were injured when a station wagon driven by Egbert Reid pulled from a driveway at the Sports Center Driving Range and into the path of Karen E. Marts on S Main Street. Reid and Marts were treated at Middletown Hospital. Reid was cited for failing to yield. A tractor trailer owned by Milford A Barber was parked in the lot at the Main Bar and not involved in the collision.

S. Main Street Pinta Avenue Middletown Hospital Egbert Reid Elsmere St Karen E. Marts Messiman Road Reid Miss Marts Sports Center Marts Milford A. Barber Butler

Carlisle Youth Injuries After Car Crash At Rt 73

John Miller 18 of Carlisle in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after being thrown from a car and run over on Rt 73 east of Middletown. He was among six injured in four one car accidents investigated by highway patrol yesterday.

John Miller Kay St Carlisle Middletown Hospital Rt. 73 Middletown Miller Roy Conover Union Road Franklin Conover Lebanon Area Franklin Boy Greentree Road

Lebanon Bypass Bid Far Below Engineer Estimate

The DeSalvo Construction Co. of Cincinnati bid 2.705 million for the 4.4 mile Leba non bypass project, well under the 3.3973 million estimate. Construction will start in weeks after a pre construction conference with Completion set for October 31, 1970. The four lane bypass will run from north of Interstate 71 to Genntown, skirting Lebanon on the east. Delays last year followed a federal spec change.

Lebanon State Highway Department DeSalvo Construction Co Cincinnati Jim Grant Division Grant Ohio 48 Interstate 71 Genntown

Woman Attacked Near Central Avenue Store

A 23-year-old woman, found in the doorway of a Central Avenue store early today, was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital. A 22-year-old man was held for investigation of assault with intent to commit rape.

Central Avenue Middletown Hospital

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