Watershed Meeting Sets Plan for Two Counties Flood Control
Butler and Warren County officials aim to form a sponsoring committee for a Dick’s Creek watershed program. The plan covers ditching contouring erosion control and controlled-flow dams with local approval, state and federal aid, and maintenance responsibilities outlined by conservation officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Warren
Lebanon
Dick's Creek
C. Kennard
Butler County
Warren County
Kennard
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Soil Conservation Service
Department of Natural Resources
Washington
Man Shot By Officer on In Jail
John Clements, 26, of 1601 Garfield St., was shot in self defense early Sunday as he fired three rifle shots at Officer Richard Armitage at Garfield Street and Hudson Avenue. He was released from Middletown Hospital to the city jail and held for investigation with a 1:30 p.m. Municipal Court hearing tomorrow. He sustained a bullet wound to his lower right abdomen. the officer was uninjured.
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John Clements
Garfield St
Middletown
Clements
Ptl
Richard Armitage
Garfield Street
Hudson Avenue
Peron Style Labor Law Prompts Protests in Argentina
The Argentine Senate approved a Peron like labor bill setting up a General Confederation of Labor to represent all unions and mandate new elections, even for existing presidents. Backed by old Peronist labor leaders, critics say the measure signals President Frondizi's tolerance of extremists on both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Senate
Frondizi
General Confederation of Labor
Juan Peron
Step Right Up City Installs New Bill Collection Booth
Middleton city opens a first floor collection booth at the City Building to accept water garbage and sewer payments. Budget officer James Robey says two new cash registers speed service and improve conditions. The old area will host the income tax office and two registers are reallocated. total cost $1,700. setup is portable and one register will be sold and another traded in.
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Mary Ratliff
City Division of Finance
James Robey
Journal
Fleming
City Budget and Research Officer
Robey
Income Tax Office
Income Tax Division
Baseball Figure Ray Ryan Dies at 75 in Miami
Ray Ryan a longtime baseball figure and father of Joe Ryan Miami Marlins general manager died at his home in Miami he was 75 He was born in St Martin Ohio started in baseball in 1911 played with the Chicago White Sox in 1910 and served as manager scout club owner and league president He is survived by his wife Cora two other sons Paul and James and daughter Mrs Rose Foye Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning in Miami.
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Miami, Fla
Ray Ryan
Joe Ryan
Miami Marlins
Ryan
St. Martin
Ohio
Brown County
Chicago White Sox
Appalachian
Mountain States
Virginia
Cora
Paul
Bellefontaine
James
Middletown
Rose Foye
Miami
Record 32 hours without accidents for Post 9 area
Area motorists may have set a record in traffic safety as State Patrol Post 9 reported no accident calls from 3 p m Friday until 11 p m Saturday. The territory covers Butler and Warren counties and roads outside cities, a period unusually quiet for a weekend.
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State Patrol Post 9
Butler
Warren County
Cincinnati Man Held In Theft Arraignment Slated
Herman Weber, 35, of Cincinnati, is to be arraigned in Municipal Court on a grand larceny charge for allegedly stealing 466.82 from Salmon's Grocery at Woodlawn Avenue and Wicorf Street on July 24. Det. Ed Poling and Det. Paul Fouts arrested Weber at the Cincinnati Police Department after police learned the cash box under the counter was the source of the missing money.
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Herman Weber
Cincinnati
Salmon’s
Woodlawn Avenue
Wicorf Street
Weber
Ed Poling
Paul Fouts
Math Theorist Yanney Dies in Wooster Ohio
Benjamin F. Yanney, 98, renowned for number theory research, died Saturday night in a Wooster nursing home. He taught at Mount Union 1886 to 1911, then headed Wooster College Mathematics from 1911 to 1940. He contributed to journals until losing his sight six years ago.
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Wooster
Ohio
Benjamin F. Yanney
Mount Union
College of Wooster
Yanney
Hope Diamond Shown in Toronto Amid Curse Legend
The 449 carat blue Hope Diamond was flown from New York to Toronto Friday night and will be displayed at the Canadian National Exhibition starting August 20. It was deposited in a bank vault.
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Hope
Toronto
New York
Nagy Trial Account Aims to smear Hungary’s former premier
Budapest reports say Hungary’s Communist government released a 159 page summary of Imre Nagy’s secret trial to cast him in a worst light. It notes Nagy refused to concede multiple charges tied to the 1956 revolt while Soviet tanks crushed it. The execution of Nagy and three associates was announced June 16.
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Budapest
Hungary
Imre Nagy
Secre
Nagy
Stolen outboard motor and luggage reported. two DUIs arrest
Mrs Ea l Pressler reported a new 45 cerene outboard motor valued at 800 and two luggage pieces worth 60 stolen from her car parked at her home. Eliza Sorrell, 56, was arrested on Ohio 4 at LeSourdsville for driving while intoxicated. George Hoover reported a water from the trunk of his car at Verity golf course.
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Ea'l Pressler
Grimes St
Yeterday
Eliza Sorrell
Carolina St
Ohio
LeSourdsville
George Hoover
Linden Ave
Verity Golf Course
Arrests for non support and vehicle parts theft
Officers arrested Israel Stringer, 43, 812 17th Ave., on a non support charge. Charles Robinson, 19, Hamilton, was arrested at LeSourdsville Lake on a charge of removing parts from a motor vehicle. Police yesterday arrested Forrest Day, 30, 1807 Columbia Ave., on a non-support warrant.
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Israel Stringer
17Th Ave
Charles Robinson
Hamilton
LeSourdsville Lake
Forrest Day
Columbia Ave
Fire Department Aids Woman in Misery Call
Mrs. Ida Isoz, 75, of 3707 Manchester Rd., received emergency aid from the fire squad last night for breathing trouble and was taken to Middletown Hospital by McCoy-Leffler ambulance. The call came in at 8:43 p.m.
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Ida Isoz
Manchester Rd
Middletown Hospital
Oldest executive mansion in the western hemisphere
La Fortaleza in San Juan Puerto Rico began in 1533 and has served as the official residence of Puerto Rico governors since 1639, making it the oldest executive mansion still in use in the western hemisphere.
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la Fortaleza
San Juan
P. R
Puerto Rico
Who Ratted On This Here Rat
University of Nebraska psychologists test rat ingenuity and discover a rat spinning its wheel with its paw while an automatic counter records revolutions. The finding highlights surprising cleverness in animal testing and raises questions about experimental setup and interpretation.
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Lincoln, Neb
University of Nebraska
Four City Mishaps Leave Minor Damage and One Cited
Police reported four city traffic incidents with minor damage. Charles Lucas 46 Butler Pa was cited for backing when unsafe after a collision on Central Verity lot at 4 15 p m. Melva Sheller 2018 Howard Ave complained of a painful arm but declined medical help after a bus sideswiped David Bessel 20 Monroe St on Crawford Street at 5 35 p.m. Damage totaled 90 and 10 dollars respectively.
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Melva Sheller
Howard Ave
Lindsay Cox
Jewell Ave
David Bessel
Monroe St
Crawford Street
City Accidents Involving Four Drivers With Damages Reported
Yesterday two crashes occurred at Verity Parkway and Yankee Road at 11 50 a m involved Elmer Wilson 51 of Middletown Rt 1 and Donald Gay 20 of 1411 Oxford State Rd with 65 damage A second crash in the 1900 block of Central Avenue at 4 30 p m involved Clarence McConaughey 52 of 1012 Centennial Ave and Elmer Augspurger 57 of Middletown Rt 3 with 5 damage.
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Elmer Wilson
Middletown Rt. 1
Donald Gay
Oxford State Rd
Verity Parkway
Yankee Road
Clarence McConaughey
Centennial Ave
Elmer Augspurger
Middletown Rt. 3
Central Avenue
Columbus Bricklayer Dies After 30‑Foot Fall
In Columbus Ohio 63 year old Robert Oakfield a brick mason fell thirty feet from a ladder while replacing bricks on a building. Five emergency squadmen responded to the scene but he died.
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Columbus, Ohio
Robert Oakfield
Columbus
Lrick Mason
Couple Admits Swapping Baby For Pickup Truck
A Pennsylvania couple hitchhiking to California admitted swapping their 20 week old son for a 1957 pickup truck. Richard Readdy and Helene Margaret Readdy were jailed in Tulsa in protective custody along with the truck owner Jesse Burger. Police may file child abandonment charges. Burger’s sister alerted authorities after the trade was discussed.
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Tulsa
Okls
Pennsylvania
California
Richard Readdy
Helene Margaret
Shamokin
Margaret Ethridge
Jesse Lester Burger
el Dorado Springs
Burger
W J. Cotton
Missing Baby On Road Sparks Questioning
Diven quoted Burger recalling officers questioning a couple with a small baby on the road. He said the baby’s welfare was raised and they admitted they did not know what they would do next.
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Diven
Burger
Readdy
Six killed in smashup near Meadville Pennsylvania
A collision between a coal truck and a station wagon on Route 285 killed six members of Theodore Malay's Pittsburgh family across four generations. Elizabeth Floyd and Anna Hilbert died. Elizabeth Malay and three children perished. Theodore Malay Jr and two other kids also died. Eliza beth Malay and infant Susan Patricia survived wounded. The trucker Virgil Mowery escaped serious injury.
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Meadville, Pa
Pittsburgh
Theodore Malay
Malay
Spencer Hospital
Elizabeth Malay
Theodore Jr
Kathleen
Anna Marie
Elizabeth
Crawford County
Virgil Mowery
Greenville
Mowery
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