Beater Accident Fatal for Franklin Paper Mill Worker
Franklin Ross Scholl 26 of West Fifth Street was killed when he slipped into a beater at Stone Container Corporation in Franklin at 1 a.m. He died after being pulled from the vat as coroner’s report awaited. He was an Army veteran and married to Dorothy with several siblings. Burial planned at Woodhill Cemetery after services Monday.
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Franklin
Ross Scholl
West Fifth St
Stone Container Corporation
Sixth
Anderson Sts
Scholl
Jacob Scholl
Dorothy
J.D
Lee
Navy
Norfolk
Jerry
Larry
Etta Louise White
Middletown
Josephine Scholl
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Eaton Funeral Home
Elmer Gregg
Woodhill Cemetery
Walcutt Sends Regrets To GOP Rally In Butler County
Sen Roscoe Walcutt the GOP gubernatorial hopeful will not attend the Butler County spring rally on April 17 due to prior commitments. James Sexton the general chairman issued regrets. Other candidates Charles P Taft and Thomas Herbert plan to attend the buffet supper at the Manchester Hotel.
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Roscoe Walcutt
GOP
Butler County
James Sexton
Charles P. Taft
Thomas Herbert
Manchester Hotel
Weather Outlook for Easter Weekend Remains Uncertain
The weatherman hedges on Easter Sunday with likely rain Saturday night and no firm Sunday forecast. Egg hunters in Armco Park face cloudy skies and rising temperatures Saturday, with uncertain Sunday rain. Today's high mid 40s, low around 40, 58 low and 70 high yesterday. Rain yesterday totaled .25 inches.
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Armco Park
Four Injured In Accidents At Residences
Four people were treated for injuries from accidents at homes yesterday and today and were released. Vivian Lewis suffered back contusions after a fall at 222 Baltimore St. Nancy Homan, 3, tripped from a tricycle on Box 42 Carlisle, with forehead and knee abrasions. Billy Root, 9, on Oxford State Rd Middletown Route 3, cut his left thumb playing with a coffee can. Sherri Taylor, 3, at 2311 Oxford State Rd, fell at home with a head cut.
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Vivian Lewis
Baltimore St
Nancy Homan
Forrest Homan
Carlisle
Billy Root
Donald Root
Oxford State Rd
Middletown
Sherri Taylor
Sherman Taylors
Fire Squad Aids Woman After Fall at Drug Store
The Gallaher Drug Store on Central Ave and Broad St called the fire department to assist Nancy Groninger, 35, of Chautauqua, after a fall in the doorway. Patrolman Bob Trimble alerted responders. She received treatment and was taken to Middletown Hospital for a sprained back, then dismissed.
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Fire Department
Gallaher
Central Ave
Broad St
Nancy Groninger
Chautauqua
Bob Trimble
Middletown Hospital
Long Distance Service Near Normal Despite Staffing Shortfall
Ohio Bell in Middletown says a typical 3100 daily long distance calls are routed with 87 percent completions. With about 25 percent of normal staff serving 25 000 customers, manager Hugh Harvey notes some calls are slower but overall service is near normal. customers are advised to dial numbers directly for quicker connections.
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Ohio Bell Exchange
Hugh Harvey
Middletown
Harvey
Checks Passed Here in Middletown Retail Arrests
Middletown merchants report bad checks circulating, led by Ray Campbell drafts for 49.50 each. Detective Captain Ralph Bauer and Jerome Inwood, with Roy L. Patterson, circulate bulletins to alert stores to watch for the drafts. One check listed Thomas W. Foster and the other William L. Rogers as makers.
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Jerome Inwood
Middletown Retail Merchants’ Association
Ralph Bauer
Roy L. Patterson
Merchants’ Group
Middletown
Franklin National Bank
Ray Campbell
Thomas W. Foster
William L. Rogers
Salvation Army Easter Services Open Tonight
Captain William Prescott commands the Salvation Army Corps and leads Good Friday services at the Citadel at 8 p m. An Easter Pageant will be presented at Sunday worship. Prescott and five Army band members perform in Dayton this week and he spoke at the Middletown Optimist Club lunch today.
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William Prescott
Salvation Army Corps
Citadel
Prescott
Dayton
Cincinnati
Sesson
Middletown Optimst Club
Manchester
The
Salvation Army
Car Fire Damages Sedan at 204 South Main Street
An automobile blaze at 7:03 a.m. damaged a sedan owned by Naomi Monday behind the Sorg Mansion on South Main Street. Firemen found a broken radiator hose and alcohol in the radiator sprayed over the hot motor caused ignition. No damage estimate yet.
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South Main St
Sorg
Naomi Monday
Ernest Gehm
Pickets Withdrawn For Three Hours On Good Friday
Ohio Bell lines in Middletown and Franklin were suspended from noon to 3 p.m. as union officials said pickets paused for Good Friday. They denied pay for picket duty and urged wage increases while noting no new settlement reached in the local strike. A Cincinnati court barred Western Electric workers from picketing at Hamilton plant, allowing a return to work after one idle day.
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Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Middletown
Franklin
Bill Hunt
Cwa-Cio
Ray Welsh
Michigan Bell
Ohio
Michigan
Hamilton
Cincinnati and
Suburban
Bell Telephone Company
Cincinnati
Western Electric Company
Telephone Company
Auto Crash Near Camden Injures Three in Richmond
Three Richmond residents were injured yesterday when their car collided with another on Ohio 177 near Camden. Injured were John H. Bronston 45 Leroy Bullock 104 Hillcrest Ave and Ora Lee Wright 28 all treated at College Corner. A second collision involved Eve Walsh 22 whose car hit a road grader on Route 127 north of Hamilton. grader operated by William Moeller 39 of Venice Ohio State Highway Department.
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Richmond
Ind
Ohio
Camden
John H. Bronston
Boyer St
Leroy Bullock
Hillcrest Ave
Ora Lee Wright
North F. St
College Corner
Bronston
Leroy E. Stubs
Somerville
Stubbs
Eve Walsh
Grand Ave
Route
Hamilton
Ohio State Highway Department
William Moeller
Venice
At The Movies Weekly Showings Summary
Paramount shows Snow White at 1 45 3 45 5 45 7 45 and 12 45 p.m. Strand screens Silver City at 2 50 5 45 8 55 p.m. Criminal Lawyer at 1 15 5 45 and 48 55 Setitian presents Criminal Lawyer at 1 55 5 35 8 45 p.m. Silver City at 3 20 7 00 and 10 05 p.m. Colonial runs Pa And Ma Kettle At The Fair at 1 15 2 45 4 15 5 50 7 20 8 50 and 10 20 p.m.
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Paramount
Snow White
Strand
Silver City
Criminal Lawyer
Setitian
Ma Kettle
Driver Arrested After Accident at Yankee and Lafayette
One man, James R. Roberts, 47, was arrested on a warrant charging careless driving and fleeing the scene after an accident at Yankee Rd and Lafayette Ave. He allegedly struck a car driven by Taylor H. Deaton, 46, and then fled. Police report total damage about 225 dollars from two crashes causing minor injuries.
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Yankee Rd
Lafayette Ave
James R. Roberts
South St
James D. Fields
Navaho St
Sed Roberts
Taylor H. Deaton
Mohawk St
Deaton
William A. Shearer
Brown St
Grimes St
Columbia Ave
Clarence LeRoy Beatty
East St
Six Armco Plants To Return To Private Control
Armco announces six plants likely will be returned to private control. Middletown Hamilton New Miami Zanesville Piqua and Butler Pennsylvania cited as affected. No CIO Steelworkers representation, no work stoppage threat, Armco seeks release from Commerce order with about 12 500 employees affected.
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Armco
Washington
Middletown
Hamilton
New Miami
Zanesville
Piqua
Butler
CIO Steelworkers Union
Secretary of Commerce
Hamil
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HEC
Household Finance Corporations
Central Avenue
Rendon
N. Clinton St
FBI
Shirley Withrow
John Curtis
Joseph Blackmore
Lebanon
Madison
Lemon Townships
Lekker
Wee
Gruen
Freeman's
Jewelry
W. W. Sebald
Columbus
State Highway Department
Ross’ Shop
Young Miss
Animal Toys
Eton
Gabardine
Ed Fen
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