Six Drivers Cited in City Accidents
Six people were charged with traffic violations in city accidents yesterday and early today. Kevin Kernan, 10, of 2101 Linden Ave, sustained minor injuries from a bicycle car collision at Leibee Street and Philadelphia Avenue at 3 10 p m. He was not hospitalized. He failed to stop at a stop sign and his bike struck a southbound car driven by Fred Cassidy, 24, of 18 N Leibee St. The bicycle and rider were thrown to the pavement.
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Middletown
Kevin Kernan
Linden Ave
Leibee Street
Philadelphia Avenue
Polce
Fred Cassidy
N. Leibee St
Multiple DUI and traffic crashes reported in Franklin area
Oren Cole, 52, Miller Road, arrested for driving while intoxicated after his truck hit a parked car owned by Robert Reed on Tytus Avenue. Merrill McClain, 23, Judy Drive, charged with DWI after his car struck a parked vehicle owned by Joe Hotarick on Yankee Road. J Ralph DeBord, 65, Crawford Street, charged with improper turn after a collision with Paul Daggs on Main Street and Manchester Avenue. Josephine Rose, Fairfield, charged with failure to yield after a crash at Central Avenue and Canal Street. Charles Rice Jr., Yankee Road, charged with backing when unsafe after a crash on Garfield Street. Clarence Stacy, Pearl Street, charged with changing lanes when unsafe and no operator's license after a collision on First Avenue. Damage totals range from $100 to $600.
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Robert Reed
S. Main St
Franklin
Tytus Avenue
Merrill McClain
Judy
McClain
Hotarick
J. Ralph DeBord
Crawford St
Paul Daggs
Grand Ave
Main Street
Manchester Avenue
Josephine Rose
Dixie Highway
L. D. Raines
Fairfield
Central Avenue
Canal Street
Charles Rice Jr
Yankee Road
Porter Roberts
Moore St
Garfield Street
Clarence Stacy
Pearl St
John Truman
First St
Trenton
First Avenue
Snowfall Memory Foreshadows Hard Spring Losses
Dosier Downs of 3105 Yankee Road recalls a February snowstorm from 67 years ago that dumped two feet on Middletown, damaging early crops like beets and cabbage. He notes an unusually early spring that year led to early harvests before the snow ruin forced replanting.
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Yankee Road
Middletown
Tot's Purse Toss Costs Suspect Loss at Crawford Street
Mrs. Connie Berryman reported a purse tossed from a car on Crawford Street and South Avenue last night. A baby discharged a purse with 160 dollars and papers, including a driver’s license, from the vehicle. The purse was not recovered despite police search.
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Crawford Street
South Avenue
Connie Berryman
Oxford State Road
First Avenue
Berryman
Armco East Works
Band Awards Set At Church Hall
The Middletown High School band holds its annual awards banquet at First Methodist Church starting at 6 30 p m with senior parents as guests. A dance with live music follows from 9 p m to 11 45 p m. Ninth grade band members from McKinley and Roosevelt junior high may attend the dance with an escort.
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Middletown High School
First Methodist Church
McKinley and
Roosevelt Junior High
Body of Pittsburgh Woman Found in Ohio River
The body of Nellie C. Wilson, 37, of Pittsburgh, was found floating in the Ohio River at Marietta. Police say she had been missing from her home since March 27.
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Marietta, Ohio
Pittsburgh
Nellie C. Wilson
Ohio River
Sue Coppess crowned May Queen at Lemon Monroe High
Sue Coppess, 17, won Sebald Self-Reliance Award with 400 dollars and was crowned May Queen at Lemon Monroe High School in a May Day ceremony. Gloria Bryant crowned her with senior girls voting, attendants Carol Lewis and Karen Shimer. A Maypole dance, flower girl Debbie Riggs, crown bearer David Stork, and train carriers David Bell and Marcia Bell accompanied the event. Helen Tober opened May Day as Crystal Young explained its origin.
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Sue Coppess
Lemon - Monroe High School
Sebald
Carol Lewis
Karen Shimer
Debbie Riggs
David Stork
David Bell
Marcia Bell
Helen Tober
Crystal Young
Triple
Paul Morrow
Diamond National reports steady earnings despite sales drop
Diamond National Corp and its subsidiaries posted first quarter earnings of 62 cents per share on sales of 51.69 million dollars, down from 63 cents and 55.48 million a year earlier. President William H. Walters cited market softness and economy while praising efficiency and cost-control programs. The firm lists products from paperboard to building supplies and runs 79 retail stores.
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Wilmington
Del
Diamond National Corp
William H. Walters
Diamond National
Diamond
Hartmann Fibre Company, Ltd
Walters
Dayton Man Charged After Car Hits Poles
A Dayton man Clyde Morgerson 25 of 610 Piq ua Place Dayton was charged with driving while intoxicated after his car ran off Judy Drive in Daman Pars and struck two utility poles. He was treated for abrasions and jailed in Middletown. Two people were slightly injured north of New Miami when a northbound car failed to stop at a light and hit a westbound vehicle on U.S. 127. Evelyn Tudor 51 of Hamilton treated for head injuries. Doris Cormican 35 treated for knee abrasions. Investigation ongoing.
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Dayton
Judy Drive
Daman Pars
Clyde Morgerson
Piqua Place
Middletown
New Miami
U.S. 127
Evelyn Tudor
Hawkins Road
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Doris Cormican
Campbell Drive
Hamilton-Trenton
Youth Music Program at Phillips Chapel CME Church
The Sunday School Union youth present an annual program of vocal and instrumental music at Phillips Chapel CME Church tomorrow at 3 p.m. The event features young performers from the union showcasing diverse music selections and community involvement.
New Blue Cross President Named
Cincinnati attorney John H. Clip pinger was elected Friday to lead the Blue Cross board of trustees filling the vacancy from Sherrard M. Johnson's death. Former first vice president Clip pinger has served Cincinnati Children's Hospital on the Blue Cross board since 195. Wayne E. Taylor becomes first vice president and Msgr. John C. Staunton is named second vice president of Cincinnati Archdiocesan hospitals.
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Cincinnati
John H. Clippinger
Blue Cross Board of Trustees
Clippinger
Sherrard M. Johnson
Portsmouth
The
Children's Hospital
Blue Cass Board
Wayne E. Taylor
Delco Moraine
GMC
Dayton
Msgr
John C. Staunton
Cincinnati Archdiocesan Hospitals
Diem Sworn In For Second Five-Year Term In Saigon
President Ngo Dinh Diem was sworn in for a second five year term as leader of South Vietnam. The oath comes as the republic battles Communist subversion and terrorism.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Leaky Carburetor Cited in Atco At Manchester Fire
A car on Atco Avenue near Manchester Road caught fire from a leaking carburetor yesterday but sustained no damage. Firefighters said the owner extinguished the blaze and drove away before they arrived.
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Atco Avenue
Manchester Road
Ohio civil defense center conducts make believe attack drill
In Westerville at an armory Ohio civil defense officials run a paper real time survival exercise as part of the 1961 Operation Alert With 125 state officials at the center the drill simulated nuclear strikes on Dayton and Toledo and tested relocation and aid logistics while Conelrad and ham radio nets practiced keeping the public informed without traditional broadcasting
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Westerville, Ohio
National Guard
Columbus
State Emergency Control Center
Civil Defense
Ohio
Conelrad Civil Defense Network
Conelrad
Death of Mrs Nelle Maloney 76 Prominent Local Businesswoman
Mrs Nelle Maloney 76 longtime figure in local business died of a heart attack at 11 05 pm yesterday at her home 1305 Columbia Ave She had worked at Conroy Levy Furniture and later at the Cotton Shop She was born in Franklin daughter of the late James and Mary Powers Fay Surviving two daughters Dorothy Maloney and Ruth Curtis two sisters Agnes Fay Sister Mary Noella one grandchild and one great grandchild Requiem High Mass Tuesday 9 30 am Holy Trinity Church burial Calvary Cemetery Friends may call Joseph R Baker Sons Funeral Home tomorrow 7 9 pm and Monday 2 5 and 7 9 pm The Rosary Monday 7 30 pm Monday Routsong Funeral Home Brown St and Irving Ave Dayton burial Woodland Cemetery Friends may call 3 5 and 7 9 pm
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Nelle Maloney
Columbia Ave
Maloney
Conroy & Levy
Charles
Central Avenue
Franklin
James
Mary Powers Fay
Middletown
Dorothy Maloney
Ruth Curtis
Agnes Fay
Dayton
Mary Noella
Mt. St. Joseph's
Cincinnati
Holy Trinity Church
Calvary Cemetery
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Funeral
Middletown man dies after collapse at home
George Kyle 41 collapsed at his residence 210 Cooper Lane Middletown and died en route to Middletown Hospital. He worked at Middletown Car Wash and was born in Morristown Tennessee. He leaves a son Dexter and multiple siblings. Funeral arrangements in Morristown with Dockery & Son and Jordan Hall.
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George Kyle
Middletown Hospital
Cooper Lane
Fire Department
Kyle
Middletown
Morristown
Tenn
Dexter
Robert
Cecil
Will
Mrs Winifred Morgan obituary notices death in Middletown
Mrs Winifred Morgan 82 of 632 Wilson St died at Middletown Hospital at 4 25 pm after two years of declining health. She was an Episcopal Church member and charter La Sertoma member. Surviving Norman Middletown Kalnoi Gratis Hugh Glore 9 grandchildren 4 great grandchildren. Services 2 pm Monday Riggs Funeral Home Rev Sidney C McCammon officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation tomorrow 2 to 5 pm.
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Winifred Morgan
Wilson St
Middletown Hospital
Morgan
Episcopal Church
la Sertoma Club
Rushville
Ind
J.K. Morgan
Western Union
Norman
Middletown
Emma Jean Kalnoi
Gratis
Hugh Glore
Oakland
Calif
Riggs
Sidney C.mccammon
Woodside Cemetery
Dr William H Stiles 66 Dayton Physician
Dr William H Stiles died at 6 55 a m at Miami Valley Hospital He practiced in Dayton from 1926 until 1954 when ill health forced retirement Survived by wife Evelyn a stepdaughter Mrs M G McCall of Middletown and a stepson Charles K Lee of Albuquerque Services set for 2 30.
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William H. Stiles
Corona Ave
Dayton
Miami Valley Hospital
Evelyn
M.G. McCall
Middletown
Charles K. Lee
Albuquerque
N. M
Obituary: Morrow-Dewey Murray 25 dies of Hodgkin's disease
Morrow Dewey Murray 25 died yesterday at Dayton VA Hospital from Hodgkin's disease. An Air Force veteran formerly employed as a driver for Oder Trucking Co in Dayton. Survived by wife Jacqueline, his parents Otis and wife, two brothers Leslie and Wallace, four sisters Ella Fulton Betty Murray Patricia Kamp and Marion Swope. Services set for 2 pm Monday at Yale Funeral Home with Rev Jack Chalk officiating. Burial in Morrow Cemetery.
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Morrow
Dewey Murray
Dayton VA
Murray
Oder Trucking Co
Dayton
Jacqueline
Otis Murray
Morrow Rt. 2
Leslie and
Wallace
Morrow Rt. 1
Ella Fulton
Betty Murray
Patricia Kamp
Morrow Rt
Marion Swope
Lebanonne
Yale Funeral Home
Jack Chalk
Morrow Cemetery
Funeral
Lebanon Boy 8 Dies. Rites Set At Lebanon Cemetery
Charles Ruddick 8 formerly of Lebanon died yesterday at East Orchard Nursing Home. A retired employee of Charles McAdoo Shoe Co he was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Louisville. Survived by sister Mrs. James Wilkes of Kenwood. Services Monday 2 p m Johnson Son Funeral Home with Rev Carl Hicks. Masonic service 7 30 p m Lebanon Cemetery.
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Lebanon
Charles Ruddick
East Orchard
Charles Mc “*Shoe Co
Masonic Lodge
Louisville
James Wilkes
Kenwood
Johnson & Son
Carl Hicks
Lebanon Cemetery
Obituary notices list four residents with service times
Robert G. Zimmerman aged 37 of 855 Vine Street has a 2 p.m. service Monday in Webb. Elizabeth J. Phillip aged 73 of 625 Woodford Avenue has a 2 p.m. service Monday in Colligan. John Heck aged 8 of 342 Heaton Street has a 10 a.m. service Monday in Klaus-Weigel. Nicholas Dollna aged 45 formerly of Hamilton has a service today in Klaus-Weigel.
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Robert G. Zimmerman
Vine St
Webb
Elizabeth J. Phillip
Woodford Ave
Colligan
John Heck
Heaton St
Klaus- Weigel
Nicholas Dollna
Hamilton
Klansmen Burn Out Quarters In Fire at Atlanta Hall
Police say a group of Atlanta Ku Klux Klan members who often burn crosses on Stone Mountain accidentally set fire to their own headquarters. The blaze damaged the meeting hall after a trash can with cigarette butts smoldered overnight and flared Friday.
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Atlanta
Record Player Taken At School
Two break ins reported to the sheriff's deputies. One at Oneida School on Yankee Road where thieves forced a window, broke an office door glass, and stole a record player valued at 115 dollars per principal Dale Reed. A second break in at Lee and Laura’s Beauty Shop on 2009 Waneta Street saw various articles valued at 11.50, including a cameo necklace, stolen.
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Oneida
Yankee Road
Sheriff's
Dale Reed
Ferris Ratliff
Lee and
Laura
Waneta St
Big Deals by Phone Warned by Local Chamber
The Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce, a BBB field office, warns local firms of calls promoting exclusive franchise deals on a home business product. The chamber asks firms to gather details and refer them to the chamber to vet legitimacy.
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Middletown Area
Chamber
Barn Burns on Morgan Township Farm
Fire destroyed a large frame barn and contents on William F. Hubbard’s farm at 5625 Jenkins Road Morgan Township. Loss estimated at 8000 dollars with 1000 dollars for contents. Sixty-six hay bales and farm equipment were lost. no livestock. Investigation ongoing with help from Venice department and Okeana Fire Chief Frank Tompkins.
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Hamilton
William F. Hubbard
Jenkins Road
Morgan Township
Frank Tompkins
Okeana Fire Department
Tompkins
Venice Department
Sweden election turnout hits 85.6 percent for lower house
Sweden reported an 85.6 percent turnout among eligible voters in the recent election to the Riksdag lower house. The figure underscores strong participation, with elections held nationwide and results awaited by parties.
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Sweden
Four Middletown youths face grand jury on break-in spree
Four youths from the Middletown area were bound over to the Butler County Grand Jury on five felony charges related to a $32 theft and a restaurant burglary at Borderland. Spurlock 18 pleaded guilty and waived preliminary hearings. Other suspects Harold Barnes Lawson and Kenneth Peck plus a 15 and 17 year old were also bound over on grand larceny charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Butler County Grand Jury
Douglas W Spurlock
Shaker Road
Franklin
Spurlock
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Harold Barnes
Seneca St
Fielding Lawson
Pershing Ave
Kenneth W. Peck
Yankee Road
J. T. Lamb
Warren County
Vera's
Quick Wash
Waneta St
Monroe
Gordon Reed
Barnes and Spurlock
Reed
Cedar Hill Farms
Barnes and
Three-Time DWI Offender Banned From Driving For Life
Granville Comics, 62, of 5907 Howe Road, was sentenced by Municipal Judge J. T. Lamb to a lifetime driving ban, a $500 fine plus costs, and 30 days in jail for a third driving while intoxicated offense after state patrols reported a near ditch collision on Wayne Madison Road. Combs, Stamper, and Mercer received suspended jail terms for disorderly conduct, with Allard Mercer’s charge dismissed.
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J. T. Lamb
Granville Comics
Howe Road
Combs
Ohio
Wayne- Madison Road
Jewell Stamper
Garfield St
Ola Mercer
Allard Mercer
Garfield Street
Break‑in at Garfield School Window Left Open
Detectives answered a call to Garfield School and learned the building was broken into via a window Thursday night. Police said nothing was missing.
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Garfield School
Theft Reported of Two Hubcaps in Middletown
Larry Carter of Middle Town Route 2 reported the theft of two hubcaps from his car. The incident details are sparse with no suspect information or time provided. Authorities have opened a local theft report and urge any witnesses to come forward.
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Middletown
Larry Carter
Middletown Rt. 2
Dayton Airport Terminal Opens After Ribbon Cutting
A new five million dollar terminal at Cox Municipal Airport in Vandalia near Dayton will open Monday. Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held Friday.
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Dayton Ohio
Cox Municipal Airport
Vandalia
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Oren Cole
Miller Road
Tot
Church Hall
Manchester Ave
John Dobrozsi Insurance Inc
First Ave
Sue
Daytonian
National
Sutphin
Woodlawn
Wicoff
Blue Cross
Ton
Toledo
Blue Ash
Chagrin Falls
Cleveland
Whitehouse
Alliance
Zanesville
Routsong Funeral Home
Brown Street
Irving Avenue
Woodland Cemetery
Mrs. Winifred Morgan
William Stiles
Cecil Butts
Dodds
Verity Pkwy
Mth Ave
Robert Kontnier Mer
Melampy
Borderland
Barnes
Lamb
Woodlawn Avenue
Lucas
Woodlawn Ave
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