July Rain Sets Soggy Record Across Miami Valley
The July total reached 12.75 inches in Middletown with 3.77 inches in Akron and 2.31 in Cincinnati, as floods closed 50 to 60 highways. A 9 year old girl, Linda Norman, drowned after being swept into a drain in Akron. Copeland Lake dam near Leetonia faced emergency status. Meteorologists warn August may be even rainier.
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Cincinnati
Columbus
Queen City
Akron
Linda Norman
Columbiana County
Copeland Lake
Leetonia
Ralph Kennedy
Labor Groups Form Middletown Council of Unions
Nine local labor groups voted to form a Middletown council to unite unions under CIU and CIO affiliations. The meeting led by Joseph Ponder included Local 4317 CWA and Local 534 Laborers Hod Carriers AFL among others. A second meeting was set for August 15 at the Trades & Labor Council Hall. Delegates unanimously opposed the proposed right to work legislation aimed at the November Ohio ballot.
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Council of Labor
Middletown
Congress of Industrial Unions
CIU
American Federation of Labor Afl
Joseph Ponder
Communications Workers of America
Laborers & Hod Carriers
AFL
Middletown Trades & Labor Council
United Paperworkers of America
CIO
United Steelworkers of America
Firefighters Union
United Auto Workers, Cio
Carpenters Union
Trades & Labor Council
S. Main St
Ohio
GOP Delegates Named for State Convention Speaker Nixon
Butler County Republican leaders announced delegates and alternates for the Ohio GOP state convention where Vice President Richard Nixon is to be principal speaker. Hamilton delegates include Martin A. Coyle and Charles Lewis Sr. along with state and local officials from Hamilton and Middletown. Alternates include several Hamilton and Middletown residents with others from surrounding townships.
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Hamilton
Richard Nixon
Martin A. Coyle
Butler County
Ohio Federation of Republican Women
Coyle
Charles Lewis Sr
William Beckett
Charles Jones
Alvin Smith
Edna Fath
Robert Hacker
James Sexton
Robert Hayden
Thomas Baird Sr
Harold Agee
Roger Turell
Middletown
Ben S. van
Gorden
Liberty Township
Verlin Pulley
Oxford
Hazel Stenger
William B. Lakeman
Josephine FE. Johnson
Don Grammel
Ann Dawson
Viola Wilton
George Woodruff
Summerville
Corwin Brosius
Hanover Township
McKinley Powell
Morgan Township
Girls Dominate Tennis Entries At Playgrounds
Eighty-five entries mainly from girls have been received for the city-wide playground tennis tournament opening Monday at Sunset courts. Only seven boys enter the 11 and under bracket. 43 girls compete. The 17 and under division has seven girls and no boys. Ten boys and ten girls are registered in the 13 and under division. four boys and two girls in the experienced division. Miss Carolyn Wikoff and Miss Lynne Lawson direct the tourney and will contact players about schedules.
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Sunset Courts
Carolyn Wikoff
Lynne Lawson
Youths Detected Stealing Chips After Late-Night Call
Police report a group of seven boys including an 11 year old involved in stealing potato chips from E. L. Sickle at 9 Sutphin Sr. They will appear before juvenile authorities. Officers also investigated two home break ins at 1401 Yankee Rd and 1609 Grand Ave with no loss reported at the latter. A cafe assault attempt was reported at 1 35 am as a woman was followed and restrained briefly.
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Yankee Rd
Charles Root
1609 Grand Ave
Cleo Rodgers
Rock breaks car window on Vanderveer Street lot
Graty Eakin of West Middletown Rt 2 reported to police that a small boy threw a rock and broke a window in his car parked on the Continental Can Co lot on Vanderveer Street.
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Graty Eakin
West Middletown Rt. 2
Continental Can Co
Vanderveer Street
Girl Slashes Toe in Glass Accident at Home
Nine year old Valerie Roberts injured her right big toe stepping on glass in Hamilton area. She was admitted to Middletown Hospital for surgery and her father is Sidney Roberts of 6760 Hamilton Mason Road.
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Hamilton Area
Gil
Middletown Hospital
Valerie Roberts
Sidney Roberts
Hamilton-Mason Rd
Dollar for 89 Cents No Sales Tax on Silver Dollars
Columbus Ohio tax expert ruled 89 cent genuine silver dollars sold by Clark County fair at Springfield are tax exempt. Bryan P Sandles stated the exposition planned to sell 10 000 dollars on opening day August 12. James A Rhodes consulted J E Williams who said the bargains attract fair goers are tax exempt.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Bryan P. Sandles
Clark County
Springfield
Rhodes
J. E. Williams
Williams
Oil depot blaze in Baghdad continues into third day
An oil depot blaze in Baghdad, Iraq, persisted for the third day as authorities said several people were arrested in connection with the fire. Information Minister Siddiq Shanshal reported suspects found near the site when the blaze began on Wednesday amid sabotage rumors.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Siddiq Shanshal
Lifeguards Herd a Whale Back to Open Ocean
Lifeguards Victor Higgins and Bill Blackburn chased a 35 foot whale near Long Beach California. They sped a boat around the animal causing wash to slap its sides and forced the whale back through the breakwater into the open sea after about a dozen passes.
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Long Beach
Calif
Fap
Victor Higgins
Bill Blackburn
Ohio Wool Output Seen Near Last Year’s Total
The Agriculture Department projects Ohio will produce 9,242,000 pounds of shorn wool this year, compared with 9,264,000 pounds last year.
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Washington
Ohio
Agriculture Department
No Oatmeal Brenda Rat Poison Incident Report
Mrs John Denton of Trenton Rt 1 found her 23 month old daughter Brenda eating rat poison in the kitchen. Brenda swallowed poison, was rushed to Middletown Hospital where her stomach was pumped and she is in satisfactory condition. The box Brenda found reportedly labeled oatmeal.
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John Denton
Trenton
Stamp Rush Follows New Postal Rates Across City
A last minute stamp rush hit the Post Office as new rates took effect. One cent stamps sold out by 2 p.m. with 5,000 more requested. only 12 remained unsold at close. First class rates rose from three to four cents and other classes also increased. CG&E and USH&P estimate annual costs rise to 70,000 dollars due to higher mailing volumes across nine offices in Ohio and Kentucky.
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Eugene Layer
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Union Light Heat& Power Co
Cg&e
Ush&p
Cincinnati
Middletown
Loveland
Milford
Oxford
Hamilton and Harrison
Ohio
Covington and Walton
Kentucky
Man and Wife Sentenced In Burglary Case
Hamilton judge Fred B. Cramer sentenced a married couple and three other men from Hamilton in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Arthur Bishop 31 and Rose Ella 24 were convicted of burglary at Pudds Forest Lake last May 22 with $170 loot.
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Hamilton
Fred B. Cramer
Butler County
Bishop
Otis Vaughn
Ludlow St
Ohio Penitentiary
Oscar Riddel
Cincinnati
Mansfield Reformatory
Edward Hubbard
Cincinnati Works
Girl Hurt Slight In One Car Crash Near Hamilton
A 16 year old girl Patricia Anthony and her mother Mrs Mary E Anthony 38 Cincinnati were unfortunately in a one car crash about 7 p m yesterday a mile south of Hamilton Their car skidded on a wet spot left the road tore down a fence and left both occupants slightly shaken Patricia suffered leg cuts and bruises but declined hospital aid from state patrolmen.
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Hamilton
Patricia Anthony
Mary FE. Anthony
Cincinnati
Nursing Graduates Told to Support Alma Mater
Ten Middletown Hospital School of Nursing graduates were urged to support their alma mater and their parents at a commencement at the First Presbyterian Church. Roger Sherman of Akron Children's Hospital warned graduates to keep allegiance to their school and to pursue great aims, while diplomas and the outstanding student award were presented.
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Martin A. Rush Jr
Anne Middlemiss
Shirley Groach Rowland
Middletown Hospital School of Nursing
Easterling
Roger Sherman
Akron Children’s Hospital
First Presbyterrian Church
Sherman
Ohio State Hospital Assn
Albert Hubbard
Stockport
Ohio
Rowland
Joan Coomer Craft
Middletown
Margaret Hayes Boucher
Rockford
Nagin Burroughs
Springboro
Della Ann Norman Blackburn
Dorothy
Don Carey
Board of Trustees
Martin A. Bush Jr
Butler County Medical Society
John Bauer
Middletown Hospital
Walker A. Mischley
Allison Neff Jr
Margaret G. Clapp
Russell Galloway
First Presbyterian Church
Marguerite Miles
One Day Too Late Inheritance Case From Ohio
Ohio probate judge rules a check received by Mrs. Teresa Gehrt was not effective until after her death. The state could not claim the $5,374 aid for the aged, since the bank held the funds as a memorandum of credit and not part of her estate. The Rosky will thus pass the money to Gehrt’s three daughters.
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Cleveland
Teresa Gehrt
Ohio
Frank J. Merrick
Gehrt
State Division of Aid
Isabelle Rosky
Rosky
Ohio Road Plan Okayed by Federal Government
The federal government approves Ohio's emergency highway program totaling about 26 million dollars. Gov. ONeill states every county will benefit with projects aimed at road and bridge work, resurfacing, and urban rural improvements. Completion deadline set for December 1 1959 with major funds allocated to state and local roadwork.
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Columbrus Ohio
Ohio
C. William O'Neill Wold
Scotland's Role in United Great Britain Define Key North Island
Scotland, now united with England in Great Britain, occupies the northern half of the island of Great Britain. The union forms the major regional division alongside England as part of the combined kingdom.
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Scotland
England
Great Britain
Three people injured in two car crash with multiple charges
A two car collision at Tywns Avenue and Nelbar Street injured three people, one seriously, with $1 500 damage. Harriet Sprague 16 admitted for facial injuries after a head on collision with George Brooks 21 and David Davis 18 treated and dismissed. Davis charged with failure to yield.
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Tywns Avenue
Nelbar Street
Middletown Hospital
Harriet Sprague
Harry Sprague
Midway St
George Brooks
Middletown Rt
David Davis
Mancester
Davis
Brooks
McCoy + Leffler
Parking collision involves Mullins and Griffin on Tytus Avenue
In the 2000 block of Tytus Avenue a parked car owned by Jack Mullins aged 22 from 1504 Lafayette Ave collided with a car driven by Edgar Griffin aged 18 from 4277 Queen St Franklin. The incident occurred in an unspecified timeframe.
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Steve Toth Jr
Lawn Ave
Lawn Avenue
Jack Mullins
Lafayette Ave
Edgar Griffey
Queen St
Franklin
Tytus Avenue
No Fag On That Bike Ordinance Warns City
City police warn unlicensed bicycle operation will be ticketed. Lt. James Combs says a bicycle license must be bought after acquiring a bike at any of four fire stations from 8 am to 5 pm daily except Sundays and holidays. When ownership changes, a new license is required and the old tag returned. Adults go to Municipal Court. juveniles to Bicycle Court.
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James Combs
Traffic Bureau
Combs
Public Pools In Louisville Offer Fat Folks Private Swim Night
Mrs Frances Adcock urged City Parks Director W A Moore about teasing at public pools. He agreed to a trial private swim night for 25 overweight residents who sign a petition requesting exclusive use one night a week.
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Louisville, Ky
Frances Adcock
W.A. Moore
Man Found Slain In Cincinnati Home
Clifford Rollinson, 40, was found shot to death in his Cincinnati home late Thursday night. His wife fled the scene but was later detained for investigation as police investigated the fatal shooting.
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Cincinnati
Clifford Rollinson
Rollinson
Minnesota Produces Over One Percent of Iron Ore
Minnesota reports production contributing more than 1 percent of total iron ore output in the world market. Local mills and mining firms expand capacity to meet rising demand amid price signals and industrial growth.
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Minnesota
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Ohio Wool
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Layer
Dominik Oshust
Taylor Ave
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Young St
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