Cycle Wreck Fatal To Ironton Rider
An Ironton man Karl Filgrove aged 31 was killed in a motorcycle wreck on Rt 123 two miles east of Lebanon. The accident occurred near the Warren County Fairgrounds as he rode with others to the races. Filgrove died at Middletown Hospital of a fractured skull after a mechanical failure or wheel lock. Survived by wife and two sons. Another crash on Rt 4 north of Franklin Trenton Road left Donald Ginn injured and car damaged. Ginn treated and released after reckless operation charge filed.
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Ironton
Rt. 123
Lebanon
Warren Cunty
Karl Filgrove
N. 2Nd St
State Patrol
Middletown
Fillgrove
Middletown Hospital
Warren County Fairgrounds
Ridgers
Dona'd Ginn
8Th Ave
Conteal
Rt. 4
Franklin-Trenton
Ginn
Zoning Suit Opens Over Corner Business Plan in Hamilton
The Highview Realty Co filed a suit to force city zoning for the southeast corner of Highview Road and Central Avenue in Hamilton. Judge P. P. Boll presides as the case contests a city zoning ordinance and map that rejected neighborhood business plans by Ladsi as Segoe & Associates, despite Middletown planning support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Highview Road
Central Avenue
Common Pleas
P. P. Boll
Hamilton
Highview Realty Co
Ladcept
Ladsias Segoe & Associates
Cincinnati
Segoe
Middletown
Highview
New Nurse Succeeds at Health Bureau in Middletown
Miss Jerry Lou Davidson R N takes over staff nurse duties at the Bureau of Public Health Nursing today. A Middletown native and Bethesda Hospital graduate class of 1955, she replaces resigning Miss Lavone Ballentine. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Eular Davidson of 2004 Central Ave and her mother Viola Davidson is a longtime Middletown school nurse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Lou Davidson
R. N
Bureau of Public Health Nursing
Laura Crist
Miss Davidson
Eular Davidson
Central Ave
Viola Davidson
Middletown
Bethesda Hospital
School of Nursing
Cincinnati
Lavone Ballentine
Bureau
Scout Counselors Plan Second Training Meeting
A second training session for Boy Scout merit badge counselors is planned for Friday May 11 in the Sorg Paper conference room. The first session drew 35 participants with Bill Schlotter and Ted Wood leading. Dramatizations were performed by Clyde Pierson and Explorer Scouts Sam Jerry and Charles Byers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg
Bill Schlotter
Advancement Commitee
Ted Wood
Clyde Pierson
Sam Jeffry
Charles Byers
Tool Firm Loser In Foundry Blaze
A fire raced through a storage building of TriState Foundry Co destroying molding patterns used to make machine tool parts. An official estimated losses at about 20000 dollars with work delays for Ohio and Indiana firms expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
TriState Foundry Co
Tri-State
Ohio
Indiana
Prostitution Reform Sparks Liberal Democrat Lobby
In Tokyo the Liberal Democratic Party refused to admit many prospective members including prostitutes and brothel keepers aiming to block a government backed anti prostitution bill. Shigemasa Sunda stated the party will reject groups opposing the country’s interests as the Asahi reports over 100000 brothel keepers and inmates planned to join. The National Venereal Disease Prevention Society urged madames to sign up three new Liberal Democrats by May 20.
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Tokyo
Japan
Liberal-Democratic Party
Shigemasa Sunda
National Organization Committee
Asahi
National
Reward Offered For Flare Gun Return
Henry Quiett of 227 E State St Trenton offered 25 reward for return of a brass one foot long flare gun with 1% inch bore believed taken from his antique shop between 4 pm Thursday and Friday noon. The gun was used to shoot flare shells from Japanese ships and is a kept trophy.
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Henry Quiett
E. State St
Trenton
Quiett
Scout Cub Leaders Classes Are Planned
The second in a series of Boy Scout and cub leaders training classes starts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Classes meet in the Armory in Lebanon. Jack Lehman discusses program planning in the cub session while Charles Mertes leads Boy Scout instruction on Helping the Boy to Grow.
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Lebanon
Jack Lehman
Charles Mertes
Rose Tattoo and Special Delivery at Paramount
The Paramount shows Rose Tattoo at 2 51 p.m. 6 24 p.m. 9 47 p.m. and Special Delivery at 1 15 p.m. 4 48 p.m. 8 21 p.m. Monday and Tuesday with additional films listed for Strand Colonial Dixie cruise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Colonial
Dixie Cruise
Mills Named Postmaster At Franklin
Harold E. Mills, a 33 year Postal Transportation Service employee, was sworn in as acting postmaster of Franklin. He began duties Saturday morning, becoming the second acting postmaster since last summer’s resignation. A permanent appointment awaits congressional approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Harold E. Mills
Postal Transportation Service
Mills
J. A. Wolfe
Cincinnati
Paul E. Ruppert
Ira Brown
Franklin High School
Seniors Back From Travels
Carlisle High School seniors returned from a four day trip to Washington D C with a stop in Charlottesville Virginia. The journey marked the third straight year for the annual end of term excursion traveling by train and bus. They toured the University of Virginia Shenandoah National Park and Arlington National Cemetery Mount Vernon and visited monuments in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Carlisle High School
Washington, D. C
Charlottesville
Dearborn
Mich
Washington
University of Virginia
James Monroe
Thomas Jefferson
Shenandoah National Park
Skyline Drive
Virginia
Manger Annapolis Hotel
Arlington National Cemetery
Historic
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
Scout Camp Training Deadline Is Extended
Girl Scout leaders may register by tomorrow for troop camp training at Stonybrook. Miss Margaret Bailey, field director, urges leaders without camp ing instruction to sign up. Planning session runs 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, with an overnight session May 4 at Stonybrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonybrook
Margaret Bailey
Sicily Is Largest Island In The Mediterranean
Sicily holds the title of the largest Mediterranean island at 9,927 square miles. The fact emphasizes its size relative to nearby islands and archipelagos, noting its prominence in regional geography and tourism potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Island
Mediterranean
Sicily
Middletonians Take Part In Southwestern Ohio School News Meet
Several Middletonians will take part in discussions at the Southwestern Ohio School News Conference to be held Friday May 4 at the Netherland Plaza Hotel in Cincinnati. Leading afternoon panels feature David T. Regan and Robert Cord with consultants like Joseph Woodruff and Ralph Beiser. Middletown Superintendent John D Blackford joins the Six Star Panel in the evening session, with Warren Bud Nelson and Clarence Brown Jr presiding. other area participants include Fred Byers C R Coblentz Ralph H Mikesell Oscar L Musgrave and additional press and school reps from Oxford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Ohio
Netherland Plaza
Cincinnnati
David T. Regan
The
Journal
Robert Cord
WPFB
Joseph Woodruff
Middletown Board of Education
Ralph Beiser
Seven Mile
Jody Terney
Middletown
John D. Blackford
Warren
Bud) Nelson
Lebanon Western Star
Clarence, Brown Jr
Franklin Chronicle
Representa
Tives
Fred. W. Byers
Franklin
C. R. Coblentz
Preble County
Ralph H. Mikesell
Eaton
Oscar L. Musgrave
Lebanon
Oxford
Tax Relief Promised By Democrat Leader
Providence Rhode Island Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner speaker Paul M Butler of the Democratic National Committee forecast a tax revision for the average man by the end of the current session. He predicted a Democratic victory in 1956 if party leaders unite and avoid internal fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence, R. I
Paul M. Butler
Democratic National Committee
Congress
Butler
School Bond Issues Up In Two Districts
In Lebanon Special, Little Miami and Mason school districts will vote in the May primary on bond issues. Little Miami seeks 200000 for remodeling and equipment of the existing school building, while Mason Local School District proposes 20000 to buy a site for a new building. A 60 percent favorable vote is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Little Miami
Mason
Lenore Hollon
Warren County Board of Elections
Scout Group To Meet
The Girl Scout senior planning board will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Girl Scout clubroom. The area planning board will be the chief discussion item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girl Scout
Area Planning Board
Man Arrested After Crash Injures Trio
Paul E. Cornele a 19 year old from Woodlawn Avenue was charged with failure to yield right of way after a 535 PM collision at Queen Avenue and Wilson Street injuring three. Frank Collins his wife and Mattie Wilburn of Hamilton treated and released. Damages totaled 650 with 350 on Cornele’s 1947 model.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Cornele
Woodlawn Ave
Queen Avenue
Wilson Street
Cornele
Queen
Frank Collins
Hamilton
Collins
Mattie Wilburn
Middletown Hospital
Typhoon Thelma Nears Formosa
Formosa faces a possible near miss as Typhoon Thelma moves north at about 15 mph with winds reaching 90 mph it would pass the east of Formosa if its current path holds potentially causing damage from a close approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
Thelma
Police Briefs Report Arrests in Disorderly Conduct Cases
William D. Chambers, 52, Hammond, Ind., was arrested yesterday in the 1600 block of Central Avenue on a charge of disorderly conduct. Mary Patridge, 49, Earl Hotel, and Robert Gerald Trent, 28, 1724 Brentwood St., were arrested at the Earle Hotel yesterday on charges of drunk and disorderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Chambers
Hammond, Ind
Central Avenue
Mary Patridge
Earl Hotel
Robert Gerald Trent
Brentwood St
Earle Hotel
Hubcaps Stolen From 1951 Car Reported
Robert Hardy of 414 Orchad Street reported to city police that two hubcaps were stolen from his 1951 automobile.
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Robert Hardy
Orchad St
Meet Another Successful Middletown Journal Carrier
Barry Mathis a Middletown High junior serves 165 homes on Crawford Street First Avenue and Arlington Route No 16 He lives with his parents at 411 Crawford Street The article notes his late brother Eugine died August 30 1955 and that Barry plans to study accounting at Sinclair College in Dayton He enjoys bowling and baseball and came to the Journal in January 1954 with savings to cover college costs
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Middletown Journal
Barry Mathis
Middletown High
Crawford St
First Ave
Arlington
Barry
Henry Mathis
Eugene
Ruthine
Eugine
Leon
Middletown
Sinclair College
Dayton
The
Journal
City beautification mix up delays scout planting plan
A Saturday mix up halted a Boy Scout shrub planting on a 900 foot Verity Parkway stretch. City officials and advisory members substituted workers after nursery delivery failed and only part of the plant shipment arrived. Officials said the beautification program continues through planting season despite City Beautiful Week ending tomorrow, with plans for City Building, Shafer-Nelbar underpass, and Lakeside Park landscaping under study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Verity Parkway
Verity Parkway
Lafayette Avenue
Thompson
Shafer-Nelbar
Lakeside Park
City Manager Cites Plant Delivery Hope for Nursery Stock
City Manager Thomp son indicated the city counted on the delivery of plants to stock the nursery, with the arrangement underway. Residents awaited word on arrival dates as the city planned landscape improvements and budget implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Arrang
Warren County Historical Society Banquet at Golden Lamb
The Warren County Historical Society hosts its 16th annual banquet at the Golden Lamb in Lebanon tomorrow at 6 PM. Seth Furnas of Waynesville, the president, says a capacity crowd is expected with chief speaker Richard Knott of Columbus from the Anthony Wayne Parkway Commission. Committee includes Mrs. Lawrence J. Gray, Mrs. Edward F. Herrick, and Miss Perle Riley. members may bring guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County Historical Society
Golden Lamb
Seth Furnas
Waynesville
Richard Knott
Columbus
Anthony Wayne Parkway Commission
Lawrence J. Gray
Edward F. Herrick
Perle Riley
Furnas
Lorain Girl Crowned Ohio Skating Queen at Championship
Lorene Gannon, a 16 year old Lorain St. Mary High School junior, was named Ohio roller skating queen at the opening night of a five day championship. She was chosen by judges over entrants from 11 other Ohio cities as more than 500 skaters from 31 cities compete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Ohio
Lorene Gannon
Lorain St. Mary
Miss Gannon
Local Attorney Wins Lawsuit For Roommate
Margaret B. Heaslip of Akron, client of Middletown attorneys Mary Lord and Jack Casper and former OSU roommate of Miss Lord, won a $50,000 verdict in Akron court. The suit against Omar Baking Inc. arose from a July 16, 1952 accident north of Cedarville in Greene County. The jury delivered the verdict Saturday after a five day trial, the third highest ever in Summit County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret B. Heaslip
Akron
Middletown
Mary Lord
Jack Casper
Miss Lord
Ohio State University
Middletown Atorneys
Raymond Finley
Omar Baking Inc
Miss Heaslip
Deep Plaquemines well eyed as world’s deepest producer
In Plaquemines Parish a four mile deep oil well near the Mississippi River west bank reported indications it would become the world’s deepest producer. J Edwin Hill of Richardson and Bass noted the well flowed mud on Saturday as production tests began, projecting historic output from the New Orleans area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Plaquemines Parish
J. Edwin Hill
Richardson and Bass
Mississippi River
Senior Pastor Named By Werner
Dr William Lincoln Steffens superintendent of the Springfield district Ohio Area of the Methodist Church is appointed senior pastor of Broad Street Methodist Church Columbus Ohio He will replace Dr Howard E Mumma who becomes senior pastor of Cuya hoga Falls Methodist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
William Lincoln Steffens
Springfield
Methodist Church
Broad Street
Hazen G. Werner
Steffens
Howard E. Mumma
Cuyahoga Falls
Woman Legislator Takes 157000 In Welfare Funds
Manila Philippines reported that Sen Pacita Madrigal Gonzalez the nation s only woman legislator was charged with misusing 157 000 in U N and Philippine welfare funds She allegedly falsified documents diverted funds from U N I C E F the U N A I D and the Philippine Social Welfare Administration and refunded 110 000 in February while denying the charges and accusing investigators of persecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Pacita Madrigal Gonzalez
U.N
U.N. International Childrens Emergency Fund
U.N. Appeal For Children
Philippine Social Welfare Administration
Gonza!ez
Girl OK After Ammonia Splash At Drive In
Shirley Pedigo, 19, of Franklin, was treated and released from Middletown eHospital after ammonia splashed her face. Officers Fawley and Amburgey were checking at the Point Drive-In when she, an employee at Cassano's Pizza House, ran the patrol car and reported the incident. Lay officers transported her to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Pedigo
Franklin
Middletown eHospital
Herbert Fawley
Carl Amburgey
Point Drive-In
Cassanos Pizza House
Tytus Ave
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Health Bureau
Kentucky
Ohie
Istraight
Echo Spring
Echo Spring Distilling CQ
Louisville, KY
Middletonians
Man
Richard Short
Logan St
Floyd C. Dunn
Keith St
Curtis Street
Yankee Road
Frank P. McKown
YMCA
Mildred Brate
Elsmere St
N. Verity Parkway
Garriers
Jacobs
Henry L. Woods III
James
Historical Unit
Lebanon Inn
Werner
First National Bank
First National
Tatomber Federal Deposit Insurance Corporaties
East Gate
Monroe, Ohie Venton, Ohio
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