Maryland man charged after robbery attempt at Liberal supermarket
Jackie Johnson, 28, was charged with grand theft after trying to steal $340 from a Liberal grocery on S Verity Parkway. Police say he opened a cash register, fled after a cashier shouted, and was later stopped on Ohio 4 near Ohio 63 by Ptl. Ralph Dwyer and Ptl. Steve Schmidt.
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Maryland
S. Verity Parkway
Jackie Johnson
Johnson
Ralph Dwyer
Steve Schmidt
Ohio 4
Ohio 63
Local Obituary Notices From Akron and Middletown
Obituaries report John Orville Spivey 74 of Akron Indiana. Frank J. Kuntz 83 of Middletown. Vaughn Henry Patrick III 24 of Monroe died in Middletown Hospital. Surviving relatives include Agnew of Middle town, Betty Benzing, Henry Barrett, Veree Shadley, Edward Spivey, Grace Brell, and Michele Patrick. funeral services and cremation plans are listed with associated churches and funeral homes.
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John Orville
Akron
Ind
Orville Agnew
Middletown
Wabash, Ind
Hamilton
Betty Benzing
Henry Barrett
Veree Shadley
Edward Spivey
Eaton
Agnew
Joplin
Sheetz
Explosion at Plains station injures Carter kin and bystanders
A gas explosion at a Plains Georgia service station owned by Billy Carter injured three children, with a teen burned on arms and chest and two girls less seriously hurt. Fire officials said a spark from a soft drink machine ignited fumes as a gasoline truck delivering fuel to the station caused the blast. Billy Carter and a U S Secret Service presence linked to the event were observed nearby.
Berserk gunman kills typewriter in Farmington
Police say William Green 39 went berserk after a marital argument and fired 12 shots from a .44 magnum revolver into a typewriter in his apartment. Four officers arrested Green as he stood amid smoke and shattered equipment. he faced charges of unlawfully firing a gun and possessing firearms without permits.
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Farmington
N.J
William Green
Greens
Green
Miners urged to attend public meeting amid four week strike
In Charleston West Virginia UMW District 12 leader Kenneth Dawes says the four week coal mine walkout has become a revolutionary issue with left wing groups involved. He urges 9000 striking miners to return by midnight Sunday while a Cedar Grove rally plans a broader push and a Washington executive board meeting is called. Nearly 100000 miners idle across seven states as tempers flare over court fines and injunctions.
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W.va
United Mine Workers
Kenneth Dawes
UMW
District 12
Illinois
Barbour County
West Virginia
Arnold Miller
Miller
Cedar Grove
Here
Washington
Union
International Executive Board
Kanawha County
Cedar Coal Co
Virginia
Indiana
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Alabama
Dawes
Springfield
Ill
Oxford men sentenced for drugs
John Mooney and Jeffrey Mason Stripper of Oxford were each sentenced by Butler County Common Pleas Judge Robert L. Marrs to six months in county jail and five years probation for marijuana offenses. They were among eight Oxford residents arrested May 19 by Oxford police and the Regional Enforcement Narcotics Unit following an investigation.
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Hamilton
Oxford
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marrs
Mansfield Reformatory
John Mooney
S. Beech Sr
Jeffrey Mason
Timothy Lane
Regional Enforcement Narcotics Unit
Punty
Walkout not yet felt in Armco steel operation
Armco Steel Corp coal mines in West Virginia remain idle due to a wildcat strike by United Mine Workers. About 900 Armco mine workers are off the job. the stoppage, spreading from Cedar Coal Co. in Cabin Creek, has not yet halted Middletown Works production. The affected mines supply coke ovens at Middletown and New Miami.
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Armco Steel Corp
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Armco
Middletown Works
New Miami
Cabin
Cedar Coal Co
Cabin Creek
UMW
Police and Firemen Face Off In Summer Softball Clash
Police meet firemen this afternoon at 3 p.m. on the Legion diamond at Smith Park in a public no charge game. The rivals exchanged nightsticks for bats and asbestos for gloves, aiming to repeat summer bragging rights in a city-wide police fire showdown.
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Legion Diamond
Smith Park
Founder of Revco missing seven weeks in Cleveland
Bernard Shulman a pharmacist who started the Revco discount drug chain has vanished his wife says he has been missing seven weeks Police say she has not filed a missing persons report He reportedly withdrew $20 000 and left a power of attorney to run their Mayfield Heights drugstore A note said you will never understand or forgive me and directed where his car was found fired at a downtown hotel
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Cleveland
Bernard Shulman
Revco
Firealsothings at Multiple Addresses Reported
A sequence of medical incidents is reported with Eleanor Smith age 62 admitted with hip pains after a fall at 235 Tytus Ave. Barbara Park Nursing Home resident Michael Rossi age 82 taken for difficulty breathing. Ester Cox age 81 treated and released after pains at 3209 Barbara Drive. A bridal photoshoot on N Verity Parkway involved a fainting woman with no transport.
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Tytus Ave
Eleanor Smith
Barbara Park Nursing Home
Michael Rossi
N. Verity Parkway
Barbara Drive
Ester Cox
Driver cited after three car crash on rain slick Second Street
Six people were injured in a three car crash on rain slicked Second Street. Richard Pearson 18 was cited for tailing after his car struck Donald Nicely 52 which was stopped for a left turn. Nicely and a Jones car passenger Stella Peck 69 were treated at Middletown Hospital.
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Franklin
Richard Pearson
Sycamore St
Donald Nicely
Chamberlain Road
Carlisle
Nicely
Larry Jones
Anne
Hamilton police probe death of 18 year old
Hamilton police investigated the death of Ronald G. White an 18 year old of Ross Hanover Road after a chest wound believed to be from a thrown tire tool during an altercation in the K Mart parking lot on Dixie Highway. He died on arrival at Ft Hamilton Hughes Hospital. No charges had been filed as of last night.
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Hamilton
Ronald G. White
Ross- Hanover Road
K-Mart
Dixie Highway
White
City Life Squad
Ft. Hamilton-Hughes Hospital
Middletown Woman Serious After Friday Two Car Crash
Jennifer Scales 22 of 2202 Pearl St remained in serious condition at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a two car crash on Ohio 747 Friday afternoon in Union Township. She allegedly drove left of center striking David Lazaron 27 of Cincinnati who was treated and released. Anne Perry Rhodes 63 of Xenia stayed in fair condition after another crash on I 75 near the Butler Warren line when her car struck Merlin Jaquillard 24 of Oregon Ohio.
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Jennifer Scales
Pearl St
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Union Township
Hamilton Patrol Post
Ohio
David Lazaron
Cincinnati
Miss Scales
Anne Perry Rhodes
Middletown
Butler
Warren County
Ohio 63
Merlin E. Jaquillard
Oregon
Motion by ex-fireman turned down
A former Liberty Township firefighter’s mandamus bid to force a citizen investigation of Fire Chief Henry C. Taylor and staff was denied by Butler County Common Pleas Judge Robert L. Marr. Reed sought a court review of training and squad qualifications, but the judge ruled courts cannot control discretionary actions of boards or individuals.
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Hamilton
Liberty Township
Henry C. Taylor
Butler County Common Pleas
Robert L. Marr
Sherman Reed
Millikin Road
Taylor
Marrs
Correction fixes Middletown Hospital dismissal listing
A hospital spokesman said Margaret, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ingram, should have been listed on the Middletown Hospital dismissal list published in Saturday's Journal. Mrs. Otto Ingram of Inland Drive was erroneously listed.
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Otto Ingram
Inland Drive
Middletown Hospital
Margaret
Entries to representatives for Butler County Fair arts entries
Trenton and Madison Township residents must file arts and crafts entries through Estella Schaefer at 4874 Jacksonburg Road Trenton 45067 with phone 726-6823. Entry deadline is August 19 and eligible works include needlework paintings ceramics china painting handwork and Bicentennial articles.
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Trenton
Madison Township
Estella Schaefer
Jacksonburg
Eisenhower Signs Bill Raising Minimum Wage to One Dollar
President Eisenhower signed a reform amending the Fair Labor Standards Act on August 12 1955 to boost the minimum wage to one dollar per hour effective March 1 1956. The action marks a nationwide wage increase affecting countless workers and industries across the United States.
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Eisenhower
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Monastery Road
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St. John’s Catholic Church
Stephen Calme
Woodside
Joseph R. Baker
Vaughn H. Patrick
Vaughn Henry Patrick III
Butler-Warren County Line Road
Monroe
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Patrick Auto Repair Shop
Melanie
Erin
Vaughn Patrick Jr
Michele
Hamilton-Middletown Road
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
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Ronald Reagan
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Plains High School
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Secret Service
Billy Carter
Randy Coleman
Murray Smith
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Logan County
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Burnside
Optinens Pr
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Burnside Kentucky
P.O
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Hurst, Inc
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Charlie Hurst, Inc
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Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
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