Germantown Board approves raises and staff changes
Germantown Board of Education renewed non teaching contracts and granted small raises for Supt Verlyn Klopfer principals and secretarial staff. Bus drivers get a $5 per trip raise while some duties shift. The district approved furniture bids and teacher resignations, added civil defense shelter use, and revised the high school day to eight hours with 45 minute periods starting September.
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Germantown
Germantown Board of Education
Alonzo Slone
Ward Lindamuth
Robertson Gets Role In PT 109
Hollywood AP Robertson wins the part of Lt John F Kennedy in PT 109 a Warner Bros wartime film about the future president. At 34 he has a career in film and TV and was chosen after months of casting from hundreds of actors. He resembles Kennedy in height and look though not exact. Notable credits include The Naked and the Dead Picnic Autumn Leaves The Girl Most Likely and My Six Loves with Debbie Reynolds.
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Hollywood
Cliff Robertson
John F. Kennedy
Robertson
Warner Bros
Kennedy Robertson
Kennedy
Debbie Reynolds
Deaths And Funerals For Josha Hodge And James Humbert
Deaths and funerals planned for Josha Junior Hodge 23 of London Kentucky who died at Middletown Hospital will be held in Corbin with Anglesby Funeral Home handling local arrangements Franklin County coroner Dr Garrett J Boone suggested an autopsy may yield results May 1 and noted possible alcohol and sleeping pills as a factor Humbert 24 of Springboro died at Grandview Hospital Dayton after illness spanning two years He is survived by his parents, a sister, and their families Funeral services will be Thursday at 10 AM at Anglesby Funeral Home Franklin with burial in Springboro Cemetery scheduled calls 2 to 8 PM and 7 to 9 PM tomorrow
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Josha Junior Hodge
London
Middletown Hospital
Corbin
Anglesby
Franklin
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Hodge
Kentucky
Franklin Fire Department
Springboro
James Pat” Humbert
Springhorn
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Humbert
Springbore
Detroit
Springborn
Mike Humbert
Marie McIntosh
Marjory Ritchie
Brookville
Miss Mildred Long, Dayton Woman, Dies at 55
Miss Mildred Long, 55, of Dayton, died at 1 p.m. Sunday at her home of an apparent heart attack. She lived with her brother Ernest Long of Middletown before moving to Dayton in 1952. Survivors include her brother and a sister Amanda of Dayton. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. at Hoyne Funeral Home, Dayton, with burial in Springboro Cemetery. Visitation today from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m.
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Mildred Long
Dayton
Miss Long
Ernest Long
Middletown
Amanda
Hoyne
Springboro
FBI Aid Sought in Escape from Lebanon Prison
Lebanon Supt. R W Alvis asked the FBI to assist in locating four inmates who fled on March 30 while finishing work at the auto tag shop. The escape used a contractor’s ladder. guards were tightened and the area under construction monitored. The escapees are William F Williams 24 Asa Williams 24 William J Phillips 21 and James B Fugate 19. A state wide search has yielded no clues and authorities fear they may have left the state. Construction on the shop is expected to finish within 10 days.
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Lebanon
R. W. Alvis
Lebanon Correctional Institution
FBI
William F. Williams
Asa Williams
Farmersville
William J. Phillips
Athens
James B. Fugate
Fairborn
Alvis
Bullets Halt 3 Escapees in Ohio Car Chase
A car carrying three teenage boys fled from an Indiana industrial school and was stopped by gunfire inside Piqua city limits after a 25 mile high speed chase. Police said the youths, whose names were not released, were captured after bullets from revolvers hit the vehicle. The pursuit began in West Milton with speeds reported near 100 miles per hour, then moved through Ohin 48 and Covington before entering Piqua where two cruisers joined. The incident followed a purse snatching in Dayton that sparked the chase.
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Piqua, Ohio
Piqua
Hove
Indiana
Terre Haute
Piqua City
Harmon Miller
West Milton
Covington
Inmates donate blood at Lebanon Correctional In stitution
Nearly 60 inmates donated a pint of blood each to the Dayton Leukemia Society after hospital aides called Supt R W Alvis said many more volunteered. He noted there was not enough time to handle all volunteers in one day.
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Lebanon
Lebanon Correctional Institution
Dayton Leukemia Society
Miami Valley Hospital
R. W. Alvis
Break-In At Main Bar Steals Change From Machines
About 23 dollars in change was taken from a cigarette machine and an undetermined amount from a pinball machine during a break-in at the Main Bar located at 279 S Main St. The entry was made via a south side door using a pry bar, reported to Deputy Sheriff James H. Davis at 7:15 p.m. yesterday. Sam Skeens reported four custom-made hubcaps valued at 30.9 dollars stolen from his car parked near his home.
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S Main St
James H. Davis
Sam Skeens
Finlow S
Sheriff's Deputies
Middletown Democratic Club Invites All Candidates
Middletown Democratic Club invites all county and state Democratic candidates to attend Thursday at 8 p.m. at Nelva Center 11 Canal Street, announced by club president John Minnich.
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Middletown
Democratic Club
Ap. m
Nelva Center
Canal St
John Minnich
Franklin-George C. Jones dies of heart attack at Middletown Hospital
George C. Jones Franklin 7 of 762 S Main St died of a heart attack at Middletown Hospital yesterday shortly after admission He was a native of Lewis County Ky and a retired welder Surviving are his wife Minnie two sons Denver of Pontiac Mich and Charles of Battle Creek Mich two daughters Corrine Wilson of Escondido Calif and Ruth Reed of Battle Creek a brother Fred of Pensacola Fla and three sisters Lena Johns Medway Myrtle Freeze and Maude Sharp Springfield Services will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Anglesby Funeral Home with burial in Woodhill Cemetery.
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Franklin
George C. Jones
S. Main St
Middletown Hospital
Lewis County
Minnie
Denver
Pontiac
Mich
Charles
Battle Creek
Corrine Wilson
Escondido
Calif
Ruth Reed
Fred
Pensacola
Fla
Lena Johns
Medway
Myrtle Freeze
Maude Sharp
Springfield
Anglesby Funeral Home
Woodhill
Camden James Werk dies after surgery at Fort Hamilton Hospital
James H Werk of 3588 Paint Creek Four Mile Road died at 3 am yesterday following surgery. He was born in Marathon and lived in Camden 18 years, worked as a mechanic for Hamilton Transit Line, and belonged to Fairhaven United Presbyterian Church. Survived by wife Irma, a son James a EKSTC student, two daughters Gloria Pieratt and Lynn, a brother Egbert, a sister Mary Lee Rhodes, and one grandchild. Services at 2 pm Wednesday. burial Fairmount Cemetery. Home services held 6 to 9 pm today.
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Camden
James H. Werk
Paint Creek
Four Mile Road
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Hamilton
Werk
Marathon
Fairhaven
Ashland Armco 57 Improvement Nears Finish
Ashland Armco advances its 1957 program with the final phase near completion. A large blast furnace contract was awarded to Arthur G. McKee & Co of Cleveland to be built beside the Bellefonte furnace and the new melting shop. Site clearing is underway as major units are replaced to create a balanced integrated plant, manager J. M. Labaugh said.
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Armco
Ashland
Arthur G. McKee & Co
Cleveland
Bellefonte
Ashland Works
J. M. Labaugh
Milk producers end Rio de Janeiro price strike
Rio de Janeiro milk producers resumed deliveries after a weeklong halt in the city of 3.5 million as they press for 35 cruzeiros per liter about 16 cents a quart, a gain seen only if the federal government agrees to talks. Pa. man ill in Singapore cruise. Maurice O. Ryan, 62, AHA representative, dies of a heart attack at Burning Tree Country Club.
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Rio
DF Janeiro
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Washington
Maurice O. Ryan
The
American Hotel Association
Burning Tree Country Club
Youth Held For Jury In Laundry Burglary
Jerry Spencer aged 19 was held for the Butler County grand jury after waiving a preliminary hearing on burglary charges for stealing 209 dollars from Union Sanitary Laundry on Central Avenue March 4. Bond set at 2500 by Judge J T Lamb. Curtis Ray Spencer, 24, received 30 days in jail with suspension if he leaves Ohio. Officers noted Curtis tried to interfere with Jerry’s arrest. Other local sentences included John Nicker son 43 of Walnut Street 10 days jail and lifetime driving ban for drunken driving, Ann Kontsikithis 26 fined 50 dollars for disorderly conduct, and Darlene Ester 21 fined 50 dollars for the same charge. Lamb also disposed of two intoxication cases and postponed four others.
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Jerry Spencer
Butler County Grand Jury
J. T. Lamb
Spencer
Union Sanitary Laundry
Central Ave
Curtis Ray
Curtis SL
Ohio
Curtis
Jerry
Ann Kontsikithis
Webster St
Darlene Ester
Plum Ave
Sidewalk Parker Wins Out Sidewalk Parker Wins Out
In Trenton Urban Sanders of Hamilton, 49, was cited by police for a sidewalk sign case. The court case against Sanders was dismissed after the mayor ruled the sign confusing, referencing the parking behind the store. Other mayor court orders included Basil O Greenlee fined 200 dollars and jailed three days suspended for DUI, and Gene R Sims fined 19 dollars suspended for muffler violation.
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Trenton
Phillips Pharmacy
Sanders
Hamilton
Harry Stretchers
Stretchers
Basil O' Greenlee
West Middletown Rt. 1
Gene R. Sims
Wayne-Madison Road
Band Leader To Talk At Manchester Inn Noon Thursday
Middletown High School band director William Stiehl will address the Lions Club at the Manchester Motor Inn at noon Thursday, speaking on My Work With Young People.
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William Stiehl
Middletown High School
Iwanis Club
Manchester Motor Inn
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Miller Office Supply
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Alberta D McAdams
Marjorie G. Culhertgon
Winglewich
Minster
Supt Klopfer
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Preble County Line Road
Shawnee High School
Crowe
Jasper Deaton
Frances
Brown's Run
Germantown Board
Miami
Julia Shaw
Delledean Shaffer
Klopter
Tom Greene Plumbing Co
New York
Riggs
N. Broad
Josha J. Hodge
James Humbert
Miss Wildred Long
Torney
Cincinnati
Chase
McGee’s Pharmacy
Manchester
R. C. Nein
Donald Grady
Fairmount Cemetery
John F. Sharp
Third St
Brown-Dawson
Raymond A. Shearer
Dixie Hwy
Pittsburgh
Norman R. Althauser
Aluminum Company of America
Althauser
Free
Port. Pa
Singapore
Far East
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RA Vara Ray
Bank OF Middletown
FBIC
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Walnut St
Lamb
Barre Guild
Barre
Hanna
Deal
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M. E. Hornbeck
OAB Bank
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