Germantown Teen Drowns While Duck Hunting
A 17 year old Germantown youth, Charles Alderman, drowned in a pond behind 986 Wilmington Avenue in Dayton while attempting to retrieve ducks. The body was found in six to eight feet of water about 30 feet from shore after rescue teams arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Wilmington Avenue
Dayton
Charles Alderman
Wilbur Alderman
Rt. 1
Alderman
M. E. McCauley
R. E. Metzger
Dayton Police Department
Fire Department
McCauley
Delores
Million Dollar Mile Cost for Cincinnati Dayton Freeway Section
Ohio Department of Highways reports a low bid of 3 142 395 by Foley Construction Co for a 4.2 mile section from Crescentville Road to LeSourdsville Road intersecting US 25. Project includes bridges over Pennsylvania Railroad and Mill Creek with Crescentville Allen and Beckett Roads crossing the freeway. Completion set for July 31 1960. Department estimate 3 340 000 and total project cost 4 131 635.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati - Dayton
Ohio Department of Highways
Crescentville Road
LeSourdsville Road
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mill Creek
Allen Road
Beckett Road
Foley Construction Co
Cincinnati
Plane Down In Africa Near Benghazi Crashes
Central Africa Airlines reported a four engine Viscount with 54 aboard crashed in hills near Benghazi Libya on a Salisbury to London flight with 47 passengers and crew. At least 20 survivors were reported by the airline and British Overseas Airways Corp. The crash occurred six miles from Benina Airport in pre dawn moonlight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Central Africa Airlines
Bengnazi
Libya
British Overseas Airways Corp
Benghazi
Rome
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Benina
Mediterranean Sea
Ohioans sail on Nautilus Arctic voyage
Three Ohio natives served on the atomic submarine Nautilus during its under the North Pole ice cap voyage. Named crew are James A Morley 22 of Fremont George E Shabenas Jr 20 of Harbor View and Lyle B Rayl 36 of Zanesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Pole
James A. Morley
Fremont
George E. Shabenas Jr
Harbor View
Lyle B Rayl
Zanesville
Usher Board Set Meeting With Senior Members
The Senior Usher Board of New Era Baptist Church will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the home of Mr and Mrs Charlie Everhart on Baltimore Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Era Baptist Church
Charlie Everhart
Baltimore Street
Cash Stolen From Robbery At West Middletown Home
Mrs. Physilla Bush of Keister Road West Middletown reported to the sheriff that someone forced open a rear screen door and stole eight dollars from an envelope inside the house yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Physilla Bush
Keister Road
West Middletown
Sheriff's Office
Big Fire Rips Through Dallas Oil and Battery Plants
A general alarm blaze hit Primrose Oil Co. and Continental Battery Co. near downtown Dallas early today. The fire burned about 1% hours before containment, with five extra engines and recalled off-duty firefighters aiding the effort. One firefighter was overcome by smoke. no fatalities were reported. The conflagration was visible from downtown and smoke drifted over city streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Primrose Oil Co
Continental Battery Co
GOP Woman Says Publicity Is Too Much
Mrs Katharine Kennedy Brown Ohio Republican committeewoman told the Lie Women’s Republican Club of Ohio rally in Columbus that publicity over the Sherman Adams case is out of proportion. She noted similar uses occurred during the Truman administration and urged restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Truman
Katharine Kennedy Brown
Republican National
Federal aid granted for Ohio sewage projects
Five Ohio communities received federal grants for sewage disposal work. Napoleon got 232 350 dollars, West Jefferson 132 516 90, Warren 250 000, McDonald 825 500, and Mingo Junction 206 700. Each grant accompanied project totals: Napoleon 794 529, West Jefferson 532 702, Warren 3 875 000, McDonald 275 000, Mingo Junction 1 546 700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio
Napoleon
West Jefferson
Warren
McDonald
Mingo Junction
Agriculture Ads Jump 9 Percent in 1957 Over 1956
Agriculture advertisers raised total newspaper investment by nine percent in 1957 compared with the prior year, reflecting growing market spend and interest in farming sectors.
Pit Combed For Bodies Of Parents
Bowling Green AP reports search continued for the bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Devane who drowned while trying to rescue their two sons from a car submerged in a phosphate pit. Witness Raphael Veruen saw the tragedy as both parents entered the water after the car slipped off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowling Green
Fila
Eugene Devane
Raphael Vernen
Devane
Bowling Green Citrus Grove
Shirley
Boyd
Curtis
Camden Boy Injured in Two Car Crash Near Camden
Ralph Buchanan aged 18 of 107 East Hendricks Street Camden suffered chest injuries in a two car collision at 11 p m near the Camden College Corner and Eaton Oxford Roads. Dale Yader 19 of 2620 Harrison Road Hamilton drove northbound and struck Buchanan as Miss Marcia Powell of Camden Route 3 escaped injury. Buchanan was treated and released at Mercy Hospital Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Buchanan
E. Hendricks St
Camden
Camden College Corner
Eaton - Oxford Roads
Buchanan
Dale EB. Yader
Harrison Rd
Hamilton
Yader
Eaton, Oxford
Marcia Powell
Camden Rt. 3
Mercy Hospital
Miss Powell
Buchanan Oer
Court petitions seek support and custody across several cases
Constance C Brown of Noctor Kentucky asks the Domestic Relations Court to support four minor children from her marriage to Arthur Brown of Middletown under the Uniform Support of Dependents Act. Beverly Ann Boren seeks alimony and custody from Herbert L Boren, alleging neglect and cruelty. Augusta Long Belts of Fayetteville North Carolina seeks support for her minor child from Gilbert Long, married in Dillon South Carolina in 1945 and divorced in 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance C. Brown
Noctor
Arthur Brown
Vanderveer St
Middletown
Jackson, Ky
Beverly Ann Boren
Goldman Ave
Herbert L. Boren
Vail Ave
Liberty
Ind
Augusta Long
Fayetteville
N. C
Petiion
Gilbert Obed Long
Burton Rd
Dillon
S. C
Neighborhood Custody Petitions Filed In Local Court
Annie Frazier of 112 Burton Rd files neglect case against Earl Frazier. Bernice Stewart of Hamilton sues Clarence Stewart for neglect and cruelty. Mary Campbell of 3206 Rufus St sues Leonard Campbell for neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Frazier
Burton Rd
Earl Frazier
Bernice Stewart
Hamilton
Clarence Stewart
Mary Campbell
Rufus St
Leonard Campbell
Family Custody and Neglect Claims Across Multiple Names
A list of individuals including Elmer C Matthews and Barbara Whitt shows allegations of neglect or similar family disputes. The names span locations such as Hamilton Ohio Phoenix Arizona Middle Town and Owensboro Kentucky with judges named David Black Fred Cramer and P P Boli connected to the cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer C. Matthews
McKinley St
Aline May Matthews
Barbara Whitt
Hamilton
Charles C. Whitt
Phoenix
Arix
Ann Stahlheber
Earl David Stahlheber
Jean C. Norris
Central Ave
Middletown
Donald L. Norris
Fort Thomas
Jerry Rapavy
Crawford St
Eileen May Rapavy
McLaughlin Promoted to Private First Class in Germany
Michael N. McLaughlin son of Mr and Mrs Richard F McLaughlin of 2711 Lopane Ave recently was promoted to private first class in Germany where he serves with the 274th Ordnance Battalion. The 19 year old clerk in Company B entered the Army last October and trained at Ft Knox before arriving in Europe last April. He is a 1957 Fenwick High School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael N. McLaughlin
Richard F. McLaughlin
Lopane Ave
Germany
274Th Ordnance Battalion
McLaughlin
Ft. Knox
Europe
Fenwick High School
Deaths And Funerals Rites For Electrocution Victim
Service for Donald L. Forster 40 of 2911 Armco Dr will be held Tuesday at Riggs Funeral Home at 2 PM. He died at Middletown Hospital after contact with high voltage at Armco Steel. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Survived by wife Luella two children four brothers and three sisters. He was active in First Methodist Church and several Masonic groups. Funeral home services Monday at 7:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald L. Forster
Armco
Armco Steel Corp
Riggs
Joseph C. Snyder
Woodside
Mr. Forster
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Charles R. Forster
Della Forster
Luella
Forster
First Methodist Church
Jefferson Lodge
F&am
Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
White Shrine
The
American Legion
Bee
Doench Edward V Abe 53 Funeral Services in Middletown
Edward V Abe Doench 53 of West Middletown Rt 2 died yesterday at home. Funeral at 2 p m Monday Riggs Funeral Home with Rev H C Grunewald officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Fraternal Order of Eagles services at 7 30 p m Sunday. He was a 25 year Armco employee and brother of the late William Doench, IRS agent who died in October 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward V
Abe) Doench
West Middletown
oDench
Armco
William Doench
Internal Revenue Service
Death Notice for Arnold Egleston of Mariba Ky
Arnold Egleston 72 of Mariba Ky died at his home at 9 p m after months of ill health He owned Egleston's Store and was a Church of God member Survived by wife Hattie four daughters Mrs Morris Cope Campton Ky Mrs Merle Spencer Frenchburg Ky Mrs Allen Cole Winchester Ky Virginia Egleston Washington DC four sons Arnold Jr Mt Sterling Willie Merchant Marine Jimmie at home three sisters Mrs Mason Gose Mariba Mrs Claude Hale Gratis Mrs Clarence Adams Sr Middletown a brother Russel Middletown and seven grandchildren Arrangements incomplete awaiting word from the Merchant Marines son
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Egleston
Mariba
Egleston
Church of God
Hattie
Morris Cope
Campton
Merle Spencer
Frenchburg
Allen Cole
Winchester
Virginia Egleston
Washington, D. C
Arnold Jr
Mt. Sterling
Willie
Merchant Marines
Jimmie
Mason Gose
Claude Hale
Gratis
Clarence Adams Sr
Middletown
Russel
Mrs Mayme Nickel dies at 78 in Hamilton
Mrs Mayme Nickel 78 of 525 Bell Ave Hamilton died at 3 p m at Mercy Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage at her home Surviving are her husband John a son Russell of Clearwater Fla a sister Mrs Elsie Kock of Hamilton and three grandchildren Services will be at 9 a m Monday at Zettler Funeral Home followed by a Requiem High Mass at 9 30 a m at St Ann Church Burial in Woodside Cemetery Middletown
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Mayme Nickel
Bell Ave
Mercy Hospital
John
Russell
Clearwater
Fla
Elsie Kock
Zettler Funeral
Pleasant Ave
St. Ann Church
Woodside Cemetery
Middletown
Charles E. Reed obituary in Germantown
Charles E. Reed, 79, of 362 S Mulberry St Germantown, died at 534 a.m. today at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since Wednesday after nine months of failing health due to a heart condition. He was a lifelong Germantown resident and retired six years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Charles E. Reed
S. Mulberry St
Middletown Hospital
George Umbach Passes at 68 in Oregonia Home
George Umbach 68 died after a long illness at his Oregonia Rt. 1 residence. A World War I veteran and retired farmer, he is survived by two sisters and a brother. Services set for 1 p.m. Monday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon later today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregonia
George Umbach
Oregonia Rt. 1
Obituary notices for Bockover Matre Baker and McCloskey
Scott Bockover 77 of Oxford and Marc W Matre 74 of Hamilton have Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. Monday at St Mary Church. Clarence Lee Baker 54 of Hamilton has services at 1 30 p.m. tomorrow at Church of God of the Union Assembly in Cincinnati. Mrs Elizabeth McCloskey 76 of Hamilton has services at 2 p.m. Monday at Colligan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Bockover
Oxford
Marshall - Smith Funeral Home
Marc W. Matre
High St
Hamilton
St. Mary Church
Clarence Lee Baker
Sycme
Pell Aide To Take Exam For FBI Course
First Sgt Richard Jordan of the sheriff's department will travel to Columbus on Tuesday to take the exam for training at the FBI National Academy in Quantico Virginia. Sheriff Pell said two Ohio deputies will be chosen for the 12 week sessions, with seven counties including Butler County expected to send candidates. The Buckeye Sheriff's Assn sponsors the program and will pay expenses for the selected deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Jordan
Sheriff's Department
Columbus
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Academy
Quantico
Paul Pell
Ohio
Butler County
Buckeye Sheriff's Assn
Standard Scientists To Track Moon Shot
In Warrenville Heights Ohio the Standard Oil Co of Ohio Research Laboratory will build a tracking station for the U S rocket bound for the moon. The facility is expected to be completed today and will monitor the upcoming space shot later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio Research Laboratory
Warrensville Heights
United States
Dayton man bound over on murder charge
Matthew McKinley Catlin, 35, of Dayton, has been bound over to the Montgomery County grand jury on a first degree murder charge in the death of 23 year old Jean Henry Roy. Roy was shot to death in a Dayton restaurant last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton, Ohio
Matthew McKinley Catlin
Dayton
Montgomery County Grand Jury
Jean Henry Roy
Roy
Ohioans elected to F O Eagles posts at Chicago convention
At the Fraternal Order of Eagles convention in Chicago two Ohioans were chosen for high posts. William Watson of Zanesville was named grand secretary and Paul Hoffman of Tiffin was elected to the board of grand trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eagles Elect
Ohioans
Chicago
Order of Eagles
William Watson
Zanesville
Paul Hoffman
Tiffin
Couple dies in crash with milk truck in Cherry Valley
Mr and Mrs George W Schidel of Girard Ohio 75th birthdays were killed in a two vehicle collision Friday at the intersection of Ohio 7 and 90 in Cherry Valley involving a milk truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula Ohio
George W. Schidel
Girard
Trumbull County
Cherry Valley
Franklinite Hurt Badly In Accident
Three people were injured in a two car crash on Ethel Avenue near Franklin. Charlie E Hale, 43, suffered a possible knee fracture and was admitted to Middletown Hospital. Emma Hale received chin and head cuts, Margaret Chasteen had a possible left arm fracture and knee cuts. Hale was cited for driving left of center and no operator's license. Doris A Perph, 17, also involved, was in the eastbound car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Avenue
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Charlie E. Hale
Ethel Ave
Hale
Emma
Margaret Chasteen
Forrest Ave
Doris A. Perph
Thirfield Avenue
Scoutmaster Steals Boy Scout Funds
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. AP A scoutmaster is sought in the disappearance of 525 dollars from a troop 66 summer camp fund. Herbert Zusi 41 bookkeeper and scoutmaster vanished July 18 after a talk with a Boy Scout executive about missing funds. Nassau County Scout Council filed a complaint charging the theft. The troop of 20 boys was to depart Aug. 15. Zusi lived with his wife in North Massapequa. He bears a tattoo Death Before Dishonor on his left arm and his wife’s name intertwined with his on his other arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zusi
Massapequa
Lockbourne Officer Shifted To Pentagon
Col. E. D. Reynolds, commander of the 801st Air Division at Lockbourne Air Force Base, becomes chief of management and analysis at Air Force headquarters in Washington. Col. William E. Greer, deputy commander of the 16th Air Force in Spain, will succeed him in mid September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
E. D. Reynolds
801St Air Division
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Air Force Headquarters
Washington
William E. Greer
16Th Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Spain
Executive Succumbs in Elyria Ohio
Charles A. Medsker aged 61 died suddenly at his Avon Lake home Friday night. He was president of Torchflar Co. and vice president and chief engineer of Gaflux Co. in Elyria and a Shelby, Ohio native who once starred as a halfback for the Cleveland Indians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elyria, Ohio
Charles A. Medsker
Torchflar Co
Gaflux Co
Avon Lake
Shelby
Ohio
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Browns
Youth Stabbed Fatally in Cleveland Night Fight
Police said James Walls, 17, was stabbed to death Friday night in Cleveland by a 16-year-old after a dispute over a girlfriend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland (Ap
James Walls
Baby Drowns On Farm In Ohio Tragedy
Steubenville AP reports 20 month old George Porter drowned Friday after falling into a cess pool at his farm home near Richmond Jefferson County Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baby
Steubenville
Ohio
State Highway Patrol
George Porter
Richmond
Jefferson County
Driver Receives Lecture After Striking Girl
Edward Lee Pettus, 31, of Trenton Rt. 1, reportedly hit Claudine Rae Frisch, 12, while she rode a bicycle on Elk Creek Road. He drove her home and left, later turning himself in to state patrol. Officers said no charges were filed after he admitted the incident and offered assistance. The girl was treated for head cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Edward Lee Pettus
Trenton Rt. 1
Post 9
Claudine Rae Frisch
Elk Creek
Pettus
Runaway Power Shovel Ravages Spokane Neighborhood
A truck-mounted power shovel rolled down Sunset Hill injuring one man fatally and causing structural damage to a Spokane grocery store. Henry C Sanford, 40, died after the vehicle plowed through a wall. Frank Warrington suffered abrasions, with about a dozen shoppers nearby unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Frank Warrington
Sweden Says U S Leads Russia in Atomic Submarine Tech
Stockholm based AP dispatch cites a Swedish expert claiming the U S Navy is at least a year ahead of the Soviet fleet in atomic submarine development. An unnamed navy officer calls the Nautilus Arctic voyage a final test and a full hit. Oslo’s Haakon Mosby sees Arctic Ocean research potential from the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
U.S. Navy
Dagens Nyheter
Arctic
Oslo
Haakon Mosby
Norwegian Oceanographic Institute
Gas Costly Theft After Car Breaks Down
Donald Peck of 924 Lafayette Ave had a car stall on Marsh Road in West Middletown at 1 3 a m after running out of gas. While he went for fuel two fender skirts and two hubcaps valued at 50 dollars were stolen from the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Peck
Lafayette Ave
Peck
Marsh Road
West Middletown
Man and Child Injured In City Crashes
Middletown police reported a man Herbert Taylor 47 of 1716 Winona Dr suffered a fractured wrist when his northbound truck slid on gravel on Marshall Road hitting a tree at 1 39 p m about 125 damage. Danny Mahany 6 of 2001 Milton Rd received left elbow abrasions after his bicycle collided with a car driven by Mrs Margaret Perkins of 3103 Milton Rd in the 2600 block at 11 40 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Herbert Taylor
Winona Dr
Marshall Road
Taylor
Danny Mahany
Julian Mahany
Milton Rd
Margaret Perkins
Milton Road
Car Crash Totals $400 Damages on Central Avenue
Police said at 3:30 a m today a car driven by Arthur Morgan age 29 of 123 S Broad St struck a parked car owned by Frank Heck Sr age 58 of 1385 Central Ave in the 1300 block of Central Avenue. The total damage was $400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Morgan
S. Broad St
Frank Heck Sr
Central Ave
Central Avenue
Polce
Cave-In Victim Is Satisfactory
Injured in a sewer excavation cave-in at Lafayette Avenue and Baltimore Street, Ode Deaton, 37, of 1513 Taylor Ave., was in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital. He suffered possible right leg and spine injuries. Also in serious condition is Mrs. Grace Spoerlein, 60, of Dayton, who was hurt in an auto accident on the Franklin Trenton Road Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Avenue
Baltimore Street
Ode Deaton
Taylor Ave
Middletown Hospital
Deaton
Grace Spoerlein
Dayton
Franklin - Trenton
Fire damages Wendell Cattle property in Camden area
Firefighters battled a 75 dollar blaze at Wendell Cattle’s home on Camden Route 3 near 1st Avenue and Garfield Street. Laura Watkins, 27, of 1207 Michigan Avenue was treated after being aided by the emergency squad and taken to Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Cattle
Camden Rt. 3
1St Avenue
Garfield Street
Laura Watkins
Michigan Ave
Middletown Hospital
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Africa
Royal Water Conditioner
Meeker
Jehovah's Witnesses
Abraham
Aires
Moody Bible Institute
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbraham
Wilmore
WPFB
Butler County Courts
Moraine Box Co
B. A. Root
John Arpp
Paul Bressler
West Carrollton Cemetery
Edward V. Doench
Mrs. Mayme Nickel
Oswald
Lebanon
Funeral
Pell
FBI
Middletown Federal Savings & Loan Assn. Savings & Loan Building
Lockborne
Pentagon
U. S
Russia
Beckett
S. Verity
Cate
Marble
Verity Pay
14Th Ave
Robert Kontnier
Mgr
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