Franklin Council Sets Special Session on 3-Mill Levy
Franklin council meets today for a second time this week in special session to finalize the three-mill operating levy before the August 10 deadline. Mayor John Shotwell calls for a 12:30 reading on the three-mill proposal and on a Mae's Construction Co. Lar-El subdivision contract with an agenda item to open South avenue.
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Franklin
Sion
John Shotwell
Mae’s Construction Co
Lar-El
South Avenue
Ivan Thacker
William Smith
Shotwell
Ex-Mayor Rossman Still Undecided on Franklin Mayor Run
Former Mayor James Rossman said he is undecided about entering Franklin’s mayoral race this fall. A report he filed a petition was denied by the Warren County Board of Elections. With Mayor John Shotwell not seeking re election, the field remains open.
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Franklin
James Rossman
Nklin
Rossman
Warren County Board of Elections
John Shotwell
Shotwell
Two Youngsters Injured In Falls
Two youngsters were treated at Middletown Hospital emergency room for minor injuries after separate accidents. Linda Phillips, 2 1/2, fell from a moving auto on Sutphin Street and received abrasions. Bruce Kazee, 4, fell from a tree and was examined with no evident injuries.
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Middletown Hospital
Linda Phillips
Arthur Phillips
Shafer St
Sutphin Street
Bruce Kazee
Jesse Kazee
Wilbraham Rd
Case Of Boy I Studied By Judge
Juvenile Judge Harry Walsh yesterday took under advisement the breaking and entering case of a 14 year old Middletown boy. The youth, who has no previous record, appeared in juvenile court on a complaint by Loren Gilbert owner of Gilbert's Grocery at 2504 Miami Ave. The boy, who reportedly entered the building by smashing a high window after climbing to the roof, is to be dispositioned at a later date.
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Harry Walsh Yvesterday
Middletown
Gilbert
Miami Ave
Loren Gilbert
Jet Rocket In Crash Wounds Boy In Ohio Field
In Wilmington Ohio 18 year old Jack McClanahan was wounded by debris from a midair collision of two F86 Sabre Jets. The crash created a 5 foot crater in a corn field and about twenty four rockets continued to explode for over an hour.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Jack McClanahan
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Howard Askelson
Wright-Patterson
Dayton
John Goodwill
Young McClanahan
Grass Fire Doused Near Franklin Farm
Franklin fire department answered its first call under Chief Edgar Farmer to tackle a small grass fire on the Olinger Farm west of Franklin. The blaze was quickly extinguished, officials said this morning.
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Franklin
Edgar Farmer
Carlisle
Olinger
Airman 25 Killed in Lancaster Ohio Car Crash
Staff Sergeant Charles Joseph Clim, 25, died when his car left Ohio 158 six miles north of Lancaster. State highway patrol said Clim was based at Leckbourne Air Force Base in Columbus.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Charles Joseph Clim
Ohio 158
Here
State Highway Patrol
Clim
Leckbourne Afb
Columbs
Hook Receives Second Defense Department Appreciation
Armco chairman Charles R. Hooks was awarded a second Defense Department certificate of appreciation for revising military pay scales. Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson presented it in Washington yesterday. Hooks led commissions in 1948 and 1954 that shaped the Military Career Compensation Acts of 1949 and 1955.
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Defense Department
Charles R. Hooks
Armco
Charles Wilson
Ceremones
Washington
Hook
Four Hurt In Wrecks In Middletown Area
Four people sustained minor injuries in three traffic mishaps around Middletown last night. Eugene Hoskins 23 Flint Michigan possibly jaw injury and St Lee S Wilson Middleboro Ky had cuts to lower lip and left leg pain. Robert Anderson 15 son of Arthur Anderson Franklin Rt 1 left leg injury. Milford Leis 2 son of George Leis 3012 Mohawk St abrasions of feet. Hoskins and Wilson injured en route to Wright Patterson AFB around 9 pm. Anderson boy a passenger on a motorcycle struck by car on Ohio 122 Warren County. Leis child hit by car in front of his home. No further details available.
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Middletown
Eugene Hoskins
Flint
Mich
St. Lee S. Wilson
Middleboro
Robert Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Franklin Rt
Melford Leis
George Leis
Mohawk Sr
Hoskins
Wilson
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Anderson Boy
Ohio 122
Warren County
Leis
Heatedout at Marley Co. Over Heat Stops Work in Louisville
Employees of Marley Co in Louisville walk out due to extreme heat. The day and night shifts cite lack of electric fans and cooling weather as reasons for not returning until the shop is cooled or fans are installed.
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Louisville
Marley Co
Three More File For Village Posts
Three more aspirants for public office filed petitions yesterday at the Middletown Board of Elections office. Lester Depew of 111 Ohio Ave and Donald R. Bogan of 106 Douglas Ave filed for seats on the Trenton Village council, while John Schultheiss of Monroe filed for re election to the Monroe Village board of public affairs.
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Middletown
Board of Elections
Trenton
Lester Depew
Ohio Ave
Donald R. Bogan
Douglas Ave
John Schultheiss
Monroe
Monroe Village
Langworthy in Critical Condition After Tree Fall
James Langworthy, 25, of Germantown, remained in critical condition at Middletown Hospital after a Thursday tree trimming fall. He was admitted unconscious around 5:30 p.m. and underwent surgery yesterday.
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James Langworthy
Germantown
Middletown Hospital
Langworthy
Ringling Circus Walkout Ends in Minneapolis Resumption
Ringling Bros and Barnum Bailey Circus resumes normal operations in Minneapolis after prop hands walkout in St Paul following firings. About 40 workers quit after learning three superiors were dismissed in what officials called in the best interests of the show.
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Minneapolis
Ringling Bros. and
Barnum—Bailey Circus
St. Paul
North
Termite Damage Costs Reported At 100 Million Annually
A Reader's Digest estimate cites termite damage exceeding 100 million dollars each year. The USDA urges annual inspections in heavily infested areas and notes recent home invasions by termites. Do it yourself methods fail. trained operators are advised to combat and control damage with a five year guaranteed plan.
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Reader's Digest
United States Department of Agriculture
Extermital
Deaths and Funerals Grandma Butterfield Dies at 103 in Georgia
Mrs. Bessie Butterfield 103 longtime Middletown resident died yesterday at Sky Ranch Rest Home near Atlanta after moving to Tipton with grandson Freddie Butterfield. Born Sept 2 1851 in Connecticut she lived in Middletown since 1852. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Bessie
Grandma) Butterfield
Middletown
Sky Ranch
Atlanta
Tipton
Freddie Butterfield
Butterfield
Connecticut
N. Broad Street
Wendell Butterfield
First Methodist Church
War Mothers Club
Daughters of America
Gertrude Hughes
Miamisburg
Frank Hughes
Billy Butterfield
Riggs
Rilla Ramsey 77 Dies. Services Planned in Ohio
Mrs. Rilla Ramsey, 77, Otterbein Home resident, died at Middletown Hospital yesterday after admission July 24. The body will be taken to Weillston, Ohio near Chillicothe, for services and burial.
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Lebanon
Rilla Ramsey
Otterbein
Middletown Hospital
Weillston
Ohio
Chillicothe
Mrs Sadie Reissinger Rites Set in Carlisle
Mrs Sadie Reissinger 64 of Carlisle died at 4 30 a m today at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since July 27 after a three year illness. Survived by husband Christopher two daughters Stella Louise Bessinger and Mary Catherine Gebhart a sister Mable Sinnard and two grandchildren. Services 2 p m Tuesday at Robert Eaton Funeral Home Rev Donald Light officiating. Burial Carlisle Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 9 p m Monday.
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Franklin
Sadie Ressinger
Carlisle
Middletown Hospital
Reissinger
EUB Church
Middletown
Gold Star
Marion
Christopher
Stella Louise Bessinger
Mary Catherine Gebhart
Mable Sinnard
Robert Eaton
Donald Light
Carlisle Cemetery
Mrs Mary M Johnson 78 dies in Dayton hospital
Mrs Mary M Johnson 78 of Poasttown Heights West Middletown Rt 1 died at 2 30 pm yesterday at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton after a two week illness. She lived in Poasttown 27 years and earlier in West Middletown. Survived by husband James B five daughters two sons a brother a sister three half siblings and 17 grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at John Arpp Funeral Home Rev Charles Messner officiating burial Miltonville Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm Monday.
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Germantown
Mary M. Johnson
Poasttown Heights
West Middletown
Rt. 1
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Salem
Johnson
Poasttown
Elizabeth
Clifford Selby
Charles Ravenstein
Muncie
Ind
James B. Spies
Bernard Krebs
Middletown
James
Thomas Johnson
Peasttown Heights
James Sears
Farmersville
Emma Sears
Katy
Tex
Minnie Sears
John Arpp
Charles Messner
Miltonville Cemetery
Death of John O Merical in Germantown
John O Merical 75 of Shrimp Road Germantown west of here died 10 45 am yesterday at Good Samaritan hospital Dayton after a fall in his basement two weeks earlier He formerly worked at Armco Steel Middletown and lived here 25 years Services 10 30 am Monday at John Arps Funeral Home Rev Charles Messmer burial Germantown Cemetery Friends may call after noon tomorrow Survived by son Edward of Dayton two sisters Mrs Adda Barr and Mrs Nellie Scarbery Londonderry two brothers Luther and A V Merival Wellsville and two grandsons
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Germantown
John O. Merical
Shrimp Road
Here
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
John Arpo
Charles Messmer
Germantown Cemetery
Edward
Adda Barr
Nellie Scarbery
Londonderry
Luther
A. V. Merival
Wellsville
Funeral services for Walter M. Quinn at Barnes Funeral Home
Funeral services for Walter M. Quinn, 48, of Eaton will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Barnes Funeral Home. Burial will follow at a local cemetery.
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EATON
Walter M. Quinn
Barnes Funeral Home
Mrs Frances Renfro dies. 61 at Germantown residence
Frances C Renfro 61 of Franklin Rt 2 Germantown Pike died at 3 pm yesterday at her daughter's Somerville home. She lived here 27 years and is survived by husband Joseph three daughters Eileen Jones Fay Estes Jean Sheley nine grandchildren four sisters and one brother. Visitation at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Monday 3-5 and 7-9 pm. Body to Grace Baptist Church Tuesday for 2 pm service by Rev Howard Sears. Burial in Carlisle Cemetery.
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Frances C. Renfro
Franklin Rt. 2
Germantown Pike
Eileen Jones
Somerville
Renfro
Ronton
Joseph
Jones
Fay Estes
Middletown
Jean Sheley
Florence Clay
Carlisle
Mamie Sander
Harriman
Tenn
Charline Broglin
Bristol
Laura Ward
Franklin
Charles Bazelle
Dayton
McCoy- Leffler
Grace Baptist Church
Howard Sears
Carlisle Cemetery
Death of Mrs Risk Eaton 87 at Reid Memorial Hospital
Mrs Emma Risk Eaton 87 died yesterday at Reid Memorial Hospital Richmond Ind where she had been a patient for a week She was a member of the Women Relief Corps and lived at 211 East Decatur Street Surviving are nephew Clifford Stroh Eaton and niece Mrs Helen Schlosser Cincinnati Services are Monday at 2 30 p.m. Barnes Funeral Home burial in Mound Hill Cemetery Friends may call after 4 p.m. tomorrow
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Eaton
Emma Risk
Reid Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Ind
Women’s Relief Corps
E. Decatur St
Clifford Stroh
Helen Schlosser
Cincinnati
Barnes Funeral Home
Mound Hill Cemetery
Ivan G. Roth 70 Franklin Resident Dies After Illness
Ivan G. Roth, 70, of 119 W 8th Street, Franklin, died yesterday at home after an extended illness. He worked as a laser painter and later as a custodian at South School. Survived by wife Grace, a son Robert, three daughters Maud Davis, Jean Gustin, and Thelma Barker, nine grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. Services held 2 p.m. Monday at Robert Eaton Funeral Home, Rev. E. E. Caldwell officiating. burial in Woodside Cemetery, Middletown. Visitation tomorrow 2–5 and 7–9 p.m.
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Franklin—Ivan G. Roth
W. 8Th Street
South School
Robert Eaton
E. E. Caldwell
Woodside Cemetery
Middletown
Grace
Robert
Franklin
Maud Davis
Jean Gustin
Franklin Rt. 1
Thelma Barker
Mary Taylor Mason 86 Mason Dies. Rests at Morrow Home
Mrs. Mary Taylor Mason 86 of Mason died yesterday at a rest home in Morrow. She is survived by a daughter Mrs. John Humphrey of Tennessee, a granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Gallimore Funeral Home with burial at Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Mason
Mary Taylor
Morrow
John Humphrey
Tennessee
Gallimore Funeral Home
Rose Hill Cemetery
More Offers Flow In For Retail Old Fashioned Days
Retail Merchants Assn plans Old Fashioned Days from Sept 30 to Oct 3 with 200 plus participating businesses. A pony and wagon have been offered by Jim Curry Motors for the sales event. A $2,500 entertainment budget was set by the finance committee as Dick Ismourt chairs the steering group with Bob Bender and Merle Leeds also present.
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Bob Bender
Robert Millan
J. Howard Smith
Thane Doellman
Floyd Halsey
Carl Lipton
Walter Furlow
Bill Bartlett
N.S. van Tilburg
Cochairman
Merle Leeds
Red Listing Move Tied to Rosenberg Case Probe
Rep Walter plans to urge Attorney General Brownell to classify the National Committee to Secure Justice in the Rosenbergs Case as subversive. The push targets individuals linked to the group, not the disbanded body, amid House Un American Activities Committee hearings on Communist support for the Rosenbergs.
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Washington
Walter
D-Pa
Atty
Gen
Brownell
National Committee To Secure Justice
Rosenbergs
House Un-American Activities Committee
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
House Committee
FBI
Boston
Mass
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Mich
Chicago
Ill
Save the Rosenbergs
National Committee
New York City
Boys 12 Face Murder Charges in Drowning Case
In Philadelphia the August grand jury indicted Theodore Armpriester and Joseph Ryan, both 12, for involuntary and voluntary manslaughter in the deaths of Ellis Palmer, 10, and Adolph Sincavage, 13. Investigators say Armpriester pushed the boys into the Schuylkill River last July 1 and then stole their bicycles.
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Philadelphia
Theodore Armpriester
Joseph Ryan
Ellis Palmer
Adolph Sincavage
ArmPriester
Schuylkill River
Ryan
Flint hand axes resist reproduction, says National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society asserts that hand axes from the Old Stone Age, created and used globally, cannot be replicated by modern humans. The claim highlights longstanding challenges in duplicating ancient tool-making methods.
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The
National Geographic Society
Coroner Blames County Jail for Inmate Death
Butler County Coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone ruled Walter Vernon Winkler died from injuries received while confined in the jail. Winkler 44, of 1512 Hensley Ave., died about 8 30 p m Sunday July 31 after being held for intoxication and hallucinations. He likely suffered chest injuries from fellow prisoners and a sedative dose used to quiet him. The coroner said the county jail is not a proper place for mentally ill or other ill inmates and noted the need for accountability.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Walter Vernon Winkler
Winkler
Hensley Ave
Boone
Longview State Hospital
No Injuries In City Traffic Accidents Sudden late day report
Six city traffic mishaps were investigated with no injuries. Notable incidents include Marvin Stahley and Ovia Hollon in a 225 dollar collision at Central Avenue and Water Street at 1:35 a.m. Henry Bohanon received a citation after a Yellow Cab collided with Shirley Stevens at Shafer Street and Fleming Road at 7:20 p.m. Damage totals cited range from 10 to 225 dollars across several locations.
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Marvin Stahley
Trenton
Ovia Hollon
Franklin Rt. 1
Central Avenue
Water Street
Henry Bohanon
Girard Ave
Shirley Lou Stevens
Moorman Pt
Shafer Street
Fleming Road
Cecil Igo
Hudson Ave
Milburn McGlothen
Meadow Ave
Cherry Street
Brown Avenue
Carol Lafayette
Midway St
Gene Route
Garfield St
Broad Street
Kenneth Helfman
Hampton Pl
William Shepherd
Woodlawn Ave
Yankee Road
Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Police Briefs Report Local Arrests and Missing Child
James Webb, 28, 117 Center St. Trenton, arrested on a non support warrant. Mrs. Geneva Wells reports her daughter Letetia, 15, missing since Wednesday. Robert Williams, 25, 3117 Tytus Ave., arrested on an assault and battery warrant. Howard Snyder, 55, Earle Hotel, arrested on a fugitive warrant. Ernest Russell, 27, 2906 Finley St., cited for careless driving, no license and unsafe vehicle at Yankee Road and Sheridan Avenue.
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James Webb
Center St. Trenton
Geneva Wells
Meadow Ave
Letetia
Robert Williams
Tytus Ave
Howard Snyder
Earle Hotel
Lawrence
Ernest Russell
Finley St
Yankee Road
Sheridan Avenue
Saturday Screenings at Local Theaters
Paramount shows Creature With the Atom Brain at 1:15 3:50 6:30 9:10 p m It Came From Beneath The Sea at 2:30 5:00 7:40 10 p m Strand offers Ricochet Romance at 2 00 5 40 8 45 p m Lawless Breed at 3 30 7 00 10 00 p m Colonial features Dawn at Socorro at 2 45 5 45 8 45 p m Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy at 1 15 4 10 7 10 p m Dixie Cruise In presents Five Guns West at 10 15 p m Gang Busters at 8 20 11 35 p m with a late show at 1 a m.
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Socorro
Obituaries and funeral services list for three residents
Mrs. Alwilda Brotherton aged 51 of 835 Brough Ave proceeds to services at 10 a.m. Monday with Zettler Funeral Home. Kathryn Weikert aged 77 of 706 Elvin Ave will have a Requiem High Mass at 8 30 a.m. Monday at St Peter Church. Ralph J Ward aged 61 of 4474 Millikin Rd will have a Requiem High Mass at 9 30 a.m. Monday at St Stephen Church.
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Alwilda Brotherton
Brough Ave
Zettler Funeral Home
Kathryn Weikert
Elvin Ave
St. Peter
Ralph J. Ward
Millikin Rd
St. Stephen Church
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North Broad
E. Central Avenue
Termite Service
Richard Minge
Dolin Hardware
Atlanta, Ga
Mound Hill
Quinn
Hearrt
Cherry and
High Streets
Helen
Dannie
Patricia Taylor
Carolyn Juday
Judy Juday
Anna Huber Quinn
Washington, D. C
Europe
Maxwell
West Alexandria
Denver
Colo
Bessie Butterfield
Mrs
Walter Quinn
Frances Renfro
Ivan G. Roth
Rosenbergs Group
Paramount
Williams
John J. Williams
Meadowlawn Church of God
Smith Ave
Christian Brotherhood Hour
WPFB
Central Church OF Christ
God
Christ the Prophet
Lincoln - Mercury Co
Tytus
Ken Philips
Byron Philips
Bill Knupp
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