Middletown youth charged over Bowling Lanes blast
A 19-year-old Middletown student at Miami University is to face charges in Franklin Municipal Court for placing a chemical bomb in the Eastern Bowling Lanes restroom. The blast caused extensive damage and fumes forced evacuation. A 16-year-old Middletown High School sophomore faces delinquency charges related to the incident.
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Middletown
Franklin Municipal Court
Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
Terry Herzog
Frank B. Herzog
Manchester Road
Eastern Bowling Lanes
Herzog
Rollman Receiving Hospital
Cincinnati
Sheriff's
Middletown High School
Miami University
Warren County
Western Kentucky State Teachers College
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Voters urged to register as 10 day deadline looms
Voters were reminded there are ten days left to register for the November election. Kelly Haddix and J. Black Little of the Board of Elections office urged those who have moved or changed names to sign transfer cards. The office opens 9 am to 5 pm weekdays and Saturday 9 am to noon in Middletown. The report also notes a separate police chase in Monroe for a bandit and accomplice after two service stations were robbed, with one suspect wounded and hunted by police and sheriff’s deputies. The county board will open an extra Sunday registration day, Sept 25, from 1 to 5 pm, with the deadline on Wednesday Sept 28 from 9 am to 9 pm.
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Kelly Haddix
J. Black Little
Board of Elections Office
Board of Election Office
Middletown
Monroe
Clyde Sears
Cincinnati
Sears
Old Cornelius
Ohio 63
Interstate 75
Butler County Sheriff's Office
Elwood Sparks
Mason Rt. 1
Sunoco
Sparks
Charles McGee
Beverly Lane
Sohio
McGee
Sohio Station
Sear
Haddix
Little
Hisory
Davis Heads Churches Youth Council President
Jim Davis was elected president of the Middletown Area Youth Council of Churches, with Judy Weatherwax as vice president Cathy Easterling publicity chair Genie Blankenship secretary and Ken Robinson treasurer. The first meeting is 7 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church to plan the October 31 CROP fund drive and annual activities include a youth rally World Day of Prayer service and a Lenten breakfast.
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Jim Davis
Middletown Area
Youth Council of Churches
First Methodist Church
Car Crash Hospital Water Cutoff Injures Three
A Monroe mother Janet L. Cloud 27 and her two sons Johnny 4 and Thomas 3 were treated for head injuries at Middletown Hospital after a Grand Avenue crash caused by Cloud’s loss of consciousness. The incident shut hospital water pressure for 20 minutes and prompted city water complaints of red water. Police listed nine other accidents with minor injuries and several citations totaling over 2500 dollars in damage.
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Monroe
Middletown Hospital
Janet L. Cloud
Old St
Johnny
Thomas
Les Hunter
P.m
Grand Avenue
Clara Stacy
Rufus St
John Stacy
John D. Mooney
Fairmont Ave
Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
P.m. Stacy
Lonzo Benson
15Th Ave
Larrie Lee Ballard
Elwood Ave
Bernice Harris
18Th Ave
14Th Avenue
Benson
Steven K. Gabard
Navaho St
Walter McNabb
Lefferson Road
Stanley M. Schreckengast
Reading
Schreckengast
Reno Mendel
Grand Ave
Dorothy Ruppert
Victoria Lane
Franklin
Ruppert
Phyllis J. Knight
Central Ave
Betty Havemann
Ross St
Breiel Boulevard
Middletown
Havemann
Belli Divorced in Uncontested San Francisco Case
Mrs. Melvin Belli, third wife of San Francisco lawyer Melvin Belli, was granted an uncontested divorce. She testified to extreme cruelty including absence at dinner, denial of social access, a bachelor apartment, name calling, threats, and alleged infidelity.
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San Francisco
Melvin Belli
Belli
Butler zoning official dies at 46 in Hamilton
George Crain a seven year council member and Butler County building official was found dead at his home this morning after a heart illness. He served as zoning inspector since June and held wide community roles including Lindenwald Civic Association vice president and Little League supporter. Funeral arrangements are with Zettler Funeral Home.
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Hamilton
George Crain
Butler County
Ave
Randell Coning
Seven Mile
Armstrong Cork Co
Butler County Auditor’s Office
Butler County Building Trades
Ingmiver
Luis Tigiiilute Whim
Lindenwald Civic Association
Crain
Zettler Funeral Home
Obituaries for Jerome Thoma Edward Schmidt and Carrie Hoffman
Jerome Thoma age 85 of 437 S G Street had private services. Edward Schmidt 47 of Jersey City formerly Hamilton, held graveside services at Rose Hill Memorial Park. Carrie Hoffman 85 of 422 Liberty Avenue had Requiem High Mass at 9 30 a m Monday at St Peter's Church.
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Jerome Thoma
S. G St
Brown- Dawson
Edward Schmidt
Jersey City
N.J
Hamilton
Rose Hill Memorial Park
Carrie Hoffman
Liberty Ave
St.Peter’s Church
Deadline nears for Butler County real estate taxes
Butler County treasurer Mark Wendel warns the second half real estate tax deadline is next Wednesday. To avoid a 10 percent penalty, taxpayers must pay or include a stamped self addressed envelope for mail-in receipts. Payments accepted at the City Building, courthouse in Haralton, or Middle town office handles $3,160,000 total from Lemon, Madison, and Middletown townships. $2,127,000 collected, about $1,032,000 remaining.
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Butler County
Mark Wendel
Haralton
Wence
Middletown
Lemon and
Madisor Townships
Bowles Returning Home For A Rest
U S Ambassador Chester Bowles leaves New Delhi for three weeks rest with plans to spend a week in Connecticut handling private business and then go to Washington for consultations. American aid for India expected to figure in talks.
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New Delhi
U. S
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Connecticut
Washington
India
Glass artist Christopher Webb dies at 80
ST ALBANS England AP reports Christopher Webb a leading British stained glass artist has died at age 80. The obituary notes his prominence in the field and confirms his death in England.
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ST. Albans
England
Christopher Webb
Britain
Man Dies Fell From Truck Here
Middletown records its fourth traffic death of the year when 47 year old Trenton resident Hines died at Middletown Hospital from head injuries after topp ling from a moving pickup on Laurel Avenue and Eastline Drive. The deceased bricklayer and World War II veteran was in a pickup driven by Austin Tester Jr. who is 20. Hines is survived by his parents and three brothers and a sister, all of Winston Salem North Carolina. Local arrangements are by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Middletown
Clayton Avenue Church
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Ines
CXACL
Butler County
Hines
Austin Tester Jr
S. Main St
Laurel Avenue
Eastline Drive
A. C. Hines
Fred
Donald
Gray
Virginia Smith
Winston Salem
N. C
Vogler & Sons Funeral Home
Methodist
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Miami University Middletown campus enrollment totals
A tentative tally shows 822 day students and 740 in late afternoon and evening classes for Miami University’s Middletown campus, totaling 1,562. Director James C. Walters notes this is not the official trimester head count. the official figure will be set after the fourteenth day of classes and will rely on FTE calculations for state aid.
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Miami University
New
Middletown
James C. Walters
Walters
Oxford
FTE
Miami
Today in History Highlights for September 17
On this date in 1787 the Constitutional Convention completed its work and delegates signed the Constitution. In 1730 Frederick William Von Steuben, inspector general of the Continental Army, was born. In 1919 Gen. Pershing led WWI veterans in a victory parade. Ten years ago six Communist leaders were sentenced in New York for conspiracy to overthrow the government.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
United States
Continental Army
Frederick William von Steuben
Prussia
Presidio
San Francisco Bay
John Pershing
New York
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Woodlawn Ave
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Miami ST
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First Ave
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Chuck” Sullivan
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