Coroner rules accidental death in Franklin struggle
Franklin coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone ruled the death of Dan Nease, 28, an accidental result from a July 20 fight with Franklin Officer Raymond Young at the South End Restaurant. Nease, armed with a knife, fell and struck his head during the tussle, later dying after brain surgery.
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Franklin
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Dan Nease
S. Chestnut St
Nease
Ptl
Raymond Young
South End
South City
Young
The
Journal
Boone
Police Cruiser Involved In Three-Vehicle Collision
A city police cruiser en route with lights on collided with a westbound truck at Grand Avenue and Crawford Street. Officer Louis Pierce was treated for contusions and sprains and released. Driver Oliver Cooksey was cited for failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. A 5 year old girl, Nancy Jo Conlee, suffered a fractured leg and facial cuts and remained hospitalized in satisfactory condition. The incident caused about 1050 dollars in damage, including 800 to the cruiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Avenue
New City
Grand Avenue
Crawford Street
Ptl
Louis Pierce
Home Ave
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Oliver Cooksey
Connersville
Lad
Nancy Jo Conlee
Robert Conlee
South Ave
iPierce
Riggs
Cooksey
Isaac Deaton
Camden Rt. 1
Deane Auto
Jack Barnes
Pearl Wright
Wayne Ave
Garden Club To Hear Talk On Clematis
An expert on clematis from Cincinnati will speak to the Men's Horticulture Society of Greater Middletown tomorrow at 8 p m during its monthly meeting at the Shanty on Verity Parkway and Elwood Street. Harry B Rasbourne, active lily tester for the Men's Garden Clubs of America and chairman of Japanese beetle control for Hamilton County, will discuss clematis growth and show blooms from his garden. He will also discuss Japanese beetles and their control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Men's Horticulture Society of
Greater Middletown
Verity Parkway
Elwood Street
Harry B. Rasbourne
Men's Garden Clubs of America
Hamilton County
Rasbourne
Thieves Hit Vending Machine At Fairbanks Containers
An unknown amount was stolen from a vending machine at Fairbanks Containers Inc. 1824 Baltimore St. The break-in occurred in the basement window. Detectives report other early break-ins at Sinclair Service Station and Fred Showalter's Barber Shop with no losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairbanks Containers Inc
Baltimore St
Sinclair
Nelbar Street
Atco Avenue
Fred Showalter
Tytus Ave
Clarence DeHart
Car Accidents Reported Across City With Damages
Three traffic incidents near Columbia Avenue and Manchester Dix Roads involved drivers Anita Hartness Gary Grimmett and Robert Murpey. Damage estimates ranged from 6 to 175 dollars as cars collided with parked vehicles and unknown autos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Grimmett
Bexley Dr
Delbert Gibson
Ottawa St
Manchester
Dix Roads
Robert Murpey
Jackson Ln
Clark Street
Police Major Transfers Veteran Officer to Traffic Bureau
PTL Ralph Trimble with 12 years on the city police force is temporarily reassigned to the Traffic Bureau as a motorcycle officer per Police Chief Joseph Blackmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTL
Ralph Trimble
Traffic Bureau
Joseph Blackmore
City Manager Welcomes Second Son
City Manager Charles W. Thompson handed out cigars with a proud smile after the birth of a son weighing 6 pounds 1 ounce at 11 a.m. yesterday in Middletown Hospital. The Thompsons, who live at 3015 Princeton Ave, expect a daughter previously. Mother and baby are reported doing fine. names were not yet chosen.
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Charles W. Thompson
Middletown Hospital
Thompson
Young Driver Volunteers Suspension
A 17yearold youth volunteered yesterday to surrender his license for 30 days in Franklin Municipal Court. William Lee Smith of Wilson iDrive faced charges of reckless driving and driving without lights after a Maple Avenue incident on August 1, arrested by Patrolman Robert Dalton at 10 50 p m. Bonds forfeited by Rose Ruppert Gary Harville Reford McGuire Ben McQueen and Robert Lightcap for speeding crossing the yellow line failing to register motor vehicle and driving without an operators license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Special
William Lee Smith
Wilson iDrive
Franklin
Maple Avenue
Robert Dalton
Rose Ruppert
Ellenridge Dr
Robert Lightcap
Miamisburg
$1,100 Damage Suit In Butler Court
A damage suit for 1100.39 was filed in Butler County Common Pleas Court by Charles E. Stutenroth S. against Bedford Holland of Middletown. The case, with Motorists Mutual Insurance Co. as plaintiff, alleges Holland drove left of center on Ohio 4 north of Middletown and caused a collision with the Statenroth car operated by Charles Stutenroth Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Charles E. Stutenroth
Violinist to Play for Golden Age Club
George Davis will entertain tomorrow at the Golden Age Club meeting with a violin he recently made. Davis, a self taught fiddler, began making violins a couple of months ago. The club gathers at 1 30 p m in the Civic Association Girl Scout room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Davis
Golden Age Club
Harry Gordon
Davis
Civic Association Girl Scout Room
County Warned Of Red Ink
Hamilton special report indicating Butler County auditors warn county commissioners that a 1959 budget totaling 2.5 million will exceed receipts by about 350 thousand dollars. Estimated 1959 receipts fall about 450 thousand short of 1958, prompting calls to remedy the financial shortfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County
R. H Smith
Sith
Smith
Woman testifies yachtman ceremony made marriage
Mrs Blanka Hurst testified in Los Angeles that before her son’s birth Paul Hurst placed a ring on her finger and declared they were married in a 1956 San Francisco bar. She seeks court ruling on the marriage and paternity while Kiurst denies the ceremony and paternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Paul Hurst
Blanka Hurst
Superior Court
San Francisco
Kiurst
Paul
Heat Wave Ends as Italy Sees Relief in North
Italy endures its worst heat wave of the year with about 30 deaths in four days. Twenty victims died from sunstroke and heat exhaustion while more than 30 drowned during swimming trips to escape the heat. The southern region remains hardest hit as rains ease conditions in the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Community group meetings listed for Tuesday across area
Local organizations schedule Tuesday gatherings including United Spanish War Vets at 2 pm, South Middletown Fire Dept at 6 30 pm, Sertoma and multiple clubs at 6 30 to 8 pm, Legion and IOOF lodges, SPEBSQSA, AA, Civic Assn, National Guard, American Legion Post 231, Knights of Columbus and VFW among others at various venues.
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United Spanish War
Legion Home
South Middletown
Amanda
Sertoma
Manchester
Mayfield Fire Dept
Sheffield Street
Lemon Township Board of Trustees
Township
Armory
Sportsmen's Club
FOE Lodge
Eagles Hall
Miami Lodge
Monte Ioof
Spebsqsa
Alcoholics Anonymous
Golden Age Club
Civic Assn
Girl Scout
National Guard
107Th Armored Cavalry
American Legion Blythe - Williams
Ioof Highview
Monroe Ioof
Knights of Columbus
Golden Helmet Vfw
S. Broad St
Order of Ahepa
Nelva Center
Union Officer Drowns in Ohio Pond
Wilbert E. Flatt a 34 year old business agent for the Plasterers' Union in Ashland Kentucky drowned after a swim in a pond in Anderson Township near Cincinnati. He was visiting a brother in the area.
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Cincinnati
Anderson
Wilbert E. Flatt
Plasterers’ Union
Ashland
Canton Extends Daylight Saving Time
Canton Ohio city council voted 8 to 6 to extend daylight saving time from the last Sunday in September to the last Sunday in October. The decision was made at a Monday meeting amid debate over clocks and local scheduling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton, Ohio
Junior Order Wins Ohio Achievement Derby Trophy
Alpha Council 326 Jr OUAM wins the Ohio Achievement Derby for the year ending June 0, earning permanent possession of the Paul Clark Trophy after three wins in six years. Local reps Walter Easterling L C Emrick M S Proctor and O R Gerard will attend Akron state convention August 10 to 12. Holly Wilson L C Emrick Carl Lawson and William Jolliff honored for recruiting. Jesse McIntosh to receive state councilor trophy for membership drive.
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Alpha Council 326
Jr. Ouam
Paul Clark
Walter Easterling
L.C. Emrick
M. S. Proctor
O. R. Gerard
Akron
Holly Wilson
Carl Lawson
William Jolliff
Jesse McIntosh
Broken Leg Result From Alley Backing Incident
Five year old Randy Owens of 313 Fair Ave. suffered a fractured right leg and bruised left leg after James E. Tenham of 320 Lockwood Ave. backed his car from a garage into an alley where the boy sat with a tummy ache. The incident occurred yesterday and Tenham said he did not see the child. He was treated at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Randy Owens
Fair Ave
James E. Tenham
Lockwood Ave
Mercy Hospital
Tencham
Court Issues Warrant for Barbara Burns in Guardianship Case
A bench warrant was issued for Barbara Ann Burns after she failed to appear in Los Angeles court for a final accounting of her guardian estate. Her attorney said he did not know her whereabouts. The 20 year old was recently convicted of a misdemeanor narcotics use charge and is at liberty on bond pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Bob (Bazooka) Burns
Barbara Ann Burns
Wounded Man Satisfactory After Police Shooting
John Clements twenty six of 1601 Garfield St was wounded when police officer Richard Armitage fired in self defense at the Garfield Street Hudson Avenue intersection. Clements in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after surgery for a gunshot wound to the lower right abdomen. A hearing on charges of shooting with intent to kill and resisting arrest for Clements was continued to 1 30 p m Monday in Municipal Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clements
Garfield St
Middletown
Clements
Ptl
Richard Armitage
Garfield Street
Hudson Avenue
Armitage
Police Roundup: Two Charged After City Bar Fight
Police arrest Billy Puckett and Raymond Moore on assault charges after a fight at the 900 Club on Central Avenue. John Wells, 25, Germantown Route 1, was struck with a beer bottle, treated at Middletown Hospital for a cut above the left eye.
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Aay
Ares
Billy Puckett
S. Main St
Raymond Moore
Mohawk St
Central Ave
John Wells
Germantown
Middletown Hospital
Auto crash injures three teens near Middletown
State patrol reports a car carrying two teenage girls and a 0year-old youth from West Middletown ran off Trenton Franklin Road near Peasttown, injuring all three. Rosemary Palmer 15 Betty Isbell 13 and James Billett not specific age were treated and dismissed at Middletown Hospital. Driver Larry B Brown 17 of El Paso Texas escaped injury. In a separate incident Seven Mile man Bart Bowling 38 was thrown from a motorcycle on Canal Road near Hamilton, treated at Ft Hamilton Hospital for head shoulder and thigh injuries.
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West Middletown
Trenton-Franklin Road
Peasttown
Middletown Hospital
Rosemary Palmer
Betty Isbell
West Middletown Rt
James Billett
Larry B. Brown
el Paso
Tex
Bart Bowling
Main St
Canal Road
Hamilton
Ft. Hamilton
July Births Top Total During June
The stork made 183 trips to Middletown Hospital last month, 10 more than in June, to deliver 96 girls and 87 boys. Middletown births totaled 115, West Middletown 13, Trenton 4, and Excelle 1. Warren County residents accounted for 38 births, Franklin 27, South Lebanon and Morrow two each, and Carlisle, Waynesville, Springboro and Foster one each. Five children were born to Preble County mothers and seven to Montgomery County mothers.
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Stork
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
West Middletown
Trenton
Excelle
Warren County
Franklin
Lebanon
South Lebanon
Morrow
Carlisle
Waynesville
Springboro
Foster
Preble County
Montagomery County
Fire Officers Shifted Here After Cincinnati Hospital Operation
Fire Chief William Fishbaugh announced two temporary personnel changes. Captain Edward Dineen acts as assistant fire chief in charge of Hansel's platoon until Hansel's return, while Captain Howard Gall moves to shift work at Fire Station 1 on Hansel's platoon. City firefighters responded to a 6 10 p m alarm at 116 Eaton Dr for a $400 fire at the F H McGraw home caused by a short circuit in an electric stove, with $100 in building damage and $300 in contents damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hansel
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
William Fishbaugh
Edward Dineen
Hansel
Howard Gall
F. H. McGraw
Eaton Dr
Triton Set To Hit Waves
GROTON Conn AP America s largest submarine the nuclear powered Triton will be launched here Aug 19. Built to use two atomic reactors the 447 foot 5 900 ton ship will be the first nuclear powered defense submarine and radar picket able to stay on station permanently with power to last two or more years.
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Groton
Armco Researchers Publish Paper on Low Carbon Steel Sheets
A paper by Robert S Bruns and Robert H Heyer from Armco Research Lab is included in a new volume by the American Society for Metals. Titled Orientation and anastrophy in Low Carbon Steel Sheets, it was among top papers at the International Symposium on the Annealing of Low Carbon Steel held at the Ces Institute in October 1957 with 207 experts from 12 countries including Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Bruns
Robert H Heyer
Armco
American Society For Metals
Cese Institute
Russa
Youth Drowns After Pond Swim in Ohio Farm Area
Andrew Fisher 19 son of Mr and Mrs Eli Fisher of Middlefield Township drowned Monday after swimming with four companions in a small farm pond two miles south of Ohio 87. Police reported no other details. The incident occurred in Hardin County, Ohio, near the rural pond.
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Hardon
Onio
Andrew Fisher
Eli Fisher
Middlefield Twp
Ohio 87
Newspaper color advertising expands since 1951
Since 1951 the run of paper color advertising has more than doubled in linage, reflecting growing emphasis on visual ads and market competition. The trend highlights shifting newspaper economics and reader engagement through color sections and enhanced display.
Armco Rebuild Nears Completion at Middletown Works
Armco reports the 50 million Middletown Works expansion is near completion with the plant to be fully operational by Monday. About 1400 workers engaged in the second phase of a 24 million rebuild. the final phase should finish early spring 1959. The start up includes the blast furnace and open hearths resuming operation and more furnaces restarting within the week as orders rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
Middletown
Mons Day
Don S. Holstein
Holstein
Middletown Works
Hamilton
Health Board to Meet on Sewage Regulations
Hamilton special report The Butler County Board of Health will meet at 7 30 p m tomorrow at the courthouse to consider regulations for private sewage disposal The rules require Health Department approval before construction and supervision over septic tanks Other business includes subdivision plats and sewage disposal issues in Union Township
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County Board of Health
Health Department
Union Township
Boy Finds Gun Fatality in Kentucky Home
In Sturgis Kentucky Clayburn Brooks heard noises and loaded a shotgun for protection. He left the firearm in a bedroom corner. His sons Truman seven and Vernon eleven found it Vernon pulled the trigger and Truman was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sturgis, Ky
Clayburn Brooks
Truman
Vernon
Child 5 Dies After Car Struck Cincinnati
John Drain age five of Cincinnati died Monday from injuries suffered Sunday when struck by a car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
John Drain
Antitrust Scrutiny Cast On Recent Steel Price Rise
The Justice Department told Congress it is examining the steel price increases for possible antitrust violation. Victor R. Hansen testified that the department is concerned by potential economic harm and possible law violations. He noted a coordinated rise as U S Steel and smaller firms moved together, urging closer scrutiny.
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Washington
Justice Department
Congress
Victor R. Hansen
Department
Antitrust Division
Senae
Hanse
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
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Anita Hartness
Joseph Thomas
Chester St
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N. Broad Street
GNC
M'Coy -Leffler
Walter K. McCoy
Homer D. Leffler
Broad Star St
Golden Agers
Dobrozsi Insurance Agency
First Ave
Canton
Wanda Himler
Fulton la
Dehler Brothers
Central Avenue
Asher
Barbara Burns
Triton
Health Board
Gillen-Crow
Charles
U.S. Steel
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Sanstone
CRISP
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Lebanon Road
Lebanon Street
OGB Bank
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and’ Trust CO
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