Arrests Mount in Church Art Theft Case
FBI officials say more arrests are probable in the theft of nine religious paintings worth about a million dollars from Bardstown Kentucky. Eleven men have been nabbed in Chicago Ohio and Pennsylvania with several charged in interstate transportation of stolen property.
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Chicago
FBI
Ohio
Pennsylvania
St. Joseph’'s Procathedral
Bardstown
Murillo
Rubens
Ioron I. Kretske
U. S
Gus Manotelli
New York
Resolution to Improve Sherman Avenue Sidewalks and Drives
The City Commission of Middletown Ohio adopts a plan to improve Sherman Avenue Highland Street Gladys Drive Florence Street and Park South Line by constructing cement sidewalks on both sides of the streets and cement driveway aprons. Assessments will be levied on abutting properties over ten annual installments with bonds anticipated. adoption dated March 25 1953.
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Sherman Avenue
Middletown
Butler County
Ohio
Highland Street
Gladys Drive
Florence Street
Superior Avenue
Park Drive
City Commission
Francis Carmody
Margaret. M. Flynn Pees
Men in service listed for Korea and Japan postings
The notice lists servicemen and spouses, detailing their units and current stations in Korea or Japan. Robert E. Conrad of the 7th Infantry Division serves in Korea after Inchon and entered service in 1951. Cecil C. Stauffer is with the 24th Infantry Division in Japan, undergoing field training with Company G, 19th Regiment. Charles Tankersley Jr. serves with the 24th Infantry Division in Japan as a rifleman in the 21st Infantry Regiment’s Heavy Mortar Company. Meredith Morris and Thomas Hayes completed airman indoctrination at Lackland AFB. Sgt. Arnold Romans attends NCO School at Camp Pendleton. Charles E. Kirkendall, promoted to Army sergeant, serves with European Command Communications Zone in France. Charles A. Sorrell Jr. completed Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning and is commissioned as second lieutenant.
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Pfe
Robert E. Conrad
Patricia
Charles St
Korea
7Th
Inchon
Conrad
31St Field Artillery Battalion
Velma Conrad
Manchester Ave
Cecil C. Stauffer
Marilyn Stauffer
South Pickaway St
Circleville
Clifford Stauffer
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown
Japan
24Th Infantry Division
19Th Regiment
24Th
Irene Stauffer Leatherwood
Waverly
Route 3
Pvt
Charles Tankersley, Jr
Park Ave
Lebanon
21St Infantry Regiment
Lebanon High School
Indiantown Gap
Sgt
Arnold Romans
Frank Romans
Crescent Blvd
Camp Pendleton
Calif
NCO
Marine Corps
Sgt. Romans
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Charles E. Kirkendall
Cleny Mae Christopher
Blanchester
European Command Communications Zone
France
French
U.S Orces
Germany
Orleans
la Rochelle
Kirkendall
986Th Engineer Pipeline Company
Army
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Dayton
Charles A. Sorrell, Jr
Fort Benning
Cincinnati
Sorrell
Nancy E. Sorrell
Gratis
Charles Sorrell
Camden Route 3
AEC Invites Congress to Atomic Tests in Nevada
All 531 members of Congress were invited to attend one of the atomic weapon tests in Nevada. Rep. W Sterling Cole, new chairman of the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee, sent letters proposing a two day Nevada trip and four possible dates to help evaluate national defense questions.
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Washington
Congress
Nevada
W. Sterling Cole
Cole
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
GOC Men Log 25, 100 Duty Hours
Dan Pelfrey of 2111 Grand Ave. earned his first 25 hours with the Ground Observers Corps wings. Two others exceeded 100 hours, Wilbur Brown of 2612 Fleming Rd. and Sylvester Frey of 1405 Yankee Rd., per unit commander John Dobrozsi.
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Dan Pelfrey
Grand Ave
Civil Defense Organization
GOC
John Dobrozsi
Uni
Wilbur Brown
Fleming Rd
Sylvester Frey
Yankee Rd
Patrolman halts freight after loosened straps danger
Cleveland patrolman George D. Brown spotted a flatcar load of lumber with two broken holding straps. He reported the issue, the train was stopped and straps fixed. The Conneaut wreck blamed heavy pipes knocking a track out of line, causing 21 deaths.
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Cleveland
George D. Brown
Conneaut
Soldier Levaughn Jones Reports Back After Leave
Pvt. Levaughn D. Jones reported to Fort Lewis Washington after a 13 day leave with relatives. An Armco employee before enlisting September 11 1952 he trained at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. Jones is married to Carol Bowling of 434 Grand Ave and is the son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Jones of 1133 Lafayette St.
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Pvt
Levaughn
D. Jones
Fort Lewis
Wash
Armco
Aberdeen Proving Ground
MD. Jones
Carol Bowling
Grand Ave
Lloyd Jones
Lafayette St
Moose Leadership Installation Set for April 30
Newly elected Mid dletown Lodge 501 Moose officers will be installed by a state officer on April 30. Secretary B. B. Bray announced the plan as officers prepare activities for the year. A memorial service for the lodge and Women of the Moose is set for Sunday April 19 at West Central Ave headquarters. New officers include Walter Scott Cooley governor Harvey Current junior governor Hugh Conlon prelate Wilson Blevins treasurer and Stanley Anderson and Arthur Emmons trustees. Bray was reelected secretary.
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Middletown Lodge
Loyal Order of Moose
B. B. Bray
Lodge
Women of the Moose
West Central Ave
Walter (Scott) Cooley
Harvey Current
Hugh Conlon
Wilson Blevins
Stanley Anderson
Arthur Emmons
Bray
Marriage Unites Couple Separated For 63 Years
MORRISON, N.P. An 89-year old Universalist minister married his former sweetheart on Easter Sunday to end a quarrel that began in 1890. The Rev. Osgood Colegrove and Isabel Jacobs, both in their late nineties, exchanged vows at the First Baptist Church. The couple, once engaged, rekindled their romance after decades apart.
Grass Firesbleep Firemen On The Go
One fire department unit checked two grass fires yesterday afternoon neither causing damage. The first blaze at 1 03 p m near the municipal airport was believed caused by a careless smoker in an open field. At 2 02 p m firemen responded to Fleming Road 3300 block to check a similar blaze.
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Fleming Rd
New Ink To Brighten Cover Of Magazine
The McCall Corp will use a fluorescent ink on the Popular Science Magazine cover this month. Contract Publications Manager Joseph Sauer said the ink will brighten pictures of the recent atomic bomb tests in Nevada when used with conventional inks.
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Dayton
McCall Corp
Popular Science
Joseph Sauer
Nevada
Legal Notice for Divorces in Butler County
Estate of Charles H Harris case appoints Mary L Harris administratrix of the estate with four month creditors' claims period. Notice dated March 20 1953 in Middletown Ohio. Also Virginia Fiscus petitions for divorce from James Fiscus in case No 69487 with May 9 1953 deadline. Clerk Joseph T Kiep and attorney Maxwell Finkleman noted.
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Charles H. Harris
C. H. Harris
Mary L. Harris
Middletown
Ohio
Butler County
Harry F.walsh
Casper & Casper
James Fiscus
Virginia Fiscus
Common Pleas Court
A. D
Joseph T. Kiep
Maxwell Finkleman
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Steward
Joseph de Pietro 49
Cook County Criminal Court
Kline S. Weatherford
Manotelli
Europe
United States
C. S. Bentley Pike
William Joseph Russo
William Leonard Skally
Joseph Accardi
Charles R. la Camera
Farrell Pa
Farrell
Albert Spangola
Jasper Joseph Aiello
John Millovich
Youngstown
John Ralph Lupu
Warren O
B. L. Dawson & Co
Frigidaire Commercial Dealer
Butler
DRY Cleaners
South Clinton
America
Consumer
Acr al
Central Avenue
Leon
Randem
Nearey
William J. Miller
King Features
The
Thomas H. Hayes
R. S. Hayes, Sr
Aberdeen Dr
Meredith L. Morris
N. R. Morris
Sherman Ave
Lackland Afb
San Antonio, Tex
AEC
Dallas
Texas
Reserve Life Insurance Co
Main St
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dorothy Gray
Ross’ Cosmetics
Cial
Town & Comats Toppers
Tully
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