Three Juveniles Held In Assault And Theft Case
Juvenile Judge Harry Walsh ordered three youths to detention at the Boys Industrial School after an assault on Charles Agee and a related theft. One teen was sent to the Juvenile Diagnostic Center for his role, with other accomplices bound to BIS. Two girls linked to the incident faced probation decisions, while two younger boys received suspended BIS sentences and restitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Walsh
Charles Agee
Plum Ave
Smith Farm
Agee
Columbus
Middletown Beer Distibutors Co
Middletonian
Walsh
BIS
Middletown Beer Distributors Co
Eagles’ Corner
J. F. Seibold Jr
Driver's Arm Injured Badly During Crash
Ishmel Childers a 23 year old from Gratis was hospitalized after a crash on Rt 122 south of Gratis. He struck a highway marker sign with the left side of his car and suffered a compound fracture of the left arm. The accident occurred at 6 15 p m. State patrol credited loss of control for the crash and noted minimal vehicle damage.
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Ishmel Childers
Gratis
Middletown Hospital
Rt. 122
Childers
New Fenwick Coach Addresses Optimist Club
John Vukelich new Fenwick High School assistant coach spoke at the Optimist Club lunch, sharing college football experiences and hopes for Fenwick football and basketball next year. The club reported progress on a new Franklin Optimist Club and invited members to a Rotary Club meeting Tuesday with guest speaker Charles R. Hook.
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John Vukelich
Fenwick High School
Vukelich
Fenwick
Franklin
Rotary Club
Charles R. Hook
Sheriff Cars Getting Radio Installations
Butler County sheriff's cars will be fully equipped with radios within two weeks. Seven units will be in operation starting with Deputy Andy Guenther's cruiser. The department will switch from Hamilton police frequency to its own upon completion.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Thomas Feltz
Andy Guenther
Feltz
Sheriff's Department
Railroad Drops Its Complaint Against Henry
The Pennsylvania Railroad withdrew a complaint against Ezra Stone who was accused of causing a disturbance in Newark New Jersey. Stone and his wife were arrested June 17 after he refused to allow a conductor to punch his ticket for 45 minutes due to a late train. He criticized the railroad and said commuters are victimized by delays. Stone did not appear in court but was represented by counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
Ezra Stone
Pennsylvania Railroad
Joseph Sugrue
Stone
Henry Aldrich
Newtown
Fellowship Club meets at Friendship Baptist Church
The Fellowship Club will gather at 7 30 p m tomorrow at Friendship Baptist Church. The Rev. Douglas Francis is scheduled to speak.
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Fellowship Club
Friendship Baptist Church
Douglas Francis
Journal Helps Woman Locate Lost Kinfolk
Cincinnati woman Kathleen Noppert Wells reunited with relatives after sending a journal plea to locate her mother Elizabeth Beatty Noppert. She learned her mother died in 1937 in a car accident, and now reconnects with aunts and uncles in Middletown Virginia and Detroit.
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Cincinnati
Kathleen Noppert Wells
Fairbanks Ave
Middletown
Wells
Edna Weaver
Beach Street
Yankee Rd
Virginia
Detroit
Leo Noppert
Polio Fund Benefits Collect $37.44 From Middletown Children
Five polio benefit events by Middletown area children raised 37.44 turned over to Capt. John Fitzgerald polio chairman. A backyard show netted 14 from Ardmore Drive participants Carol Ann Peterson Kathy Murray Robert Krebs Sharon Wilson Nancy Ward Lynn McCall Fay Ann Kebs and Helen Stevens. Additional gifts included 12.18 from Faye Long Mary Anne White Troy White Jennifer Brown Ellen Betsy Johnson and others. 54.72 from a polio carnival at Jack Sheets home netted six children and was led by Eddie Beir Jackie Sheets Donald Mardis Judy Bowen Cecil Bowen Jr Leslie Power and others.
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Middletown Area
John Fitzgerald
Middletown
Lynn McCall
Ardmore Dr
Fay Ann Kebs
Ardmore
Helen Stevens
Pollo Fund
Faye Long
Fairmont Ave
Mary Anne White
Troy White
Fairmount Ave
Johnny Smith
Jennifer Brown
Aberdeen Dr
Ellen
Betsy Johnson
Pamie Woodard
Joan Oliver
Phylis Posey
Dynita Peck
Columbia Avenue
Jane Am Ter Braak
Wada Mount
Gail Hoffman
Sorg Place
Jack Sheets
Kenee Dr
Eddie Beir
Ronald Dr
Jackie Sheets
Donald Mardis
Judy
Cecil Bowen Jr
Renee Drive
Leslie Powere
Lesley Lane
Soviet returns control of oil fields and assets to Austria
In Vienna the Soviet Union handed back Zistersdorf oil fields 28 oil refineries and 319 factories seized after World War II under Potsdam as German assets. They also restored 234000 acres of farmland, making Austria again sovereign and a major oil producer.
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Vienna
Russia
Austria
Zistersdorf
Eisenhower Signs Wage Law and Polio Vaccine Measures
President Eisenhower has signed a 1 per hour minimum wage and a 30 million dollar polio vaccine program affecting millions of workers and children. He also approved memorial funding for Roosevelt, state militia expansion, railroad widow pensions, Trinity River reclamation, private presidential papers libraries, and higher farm surplus sales to foreign currencies while vetoing a federal employees social security act.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Colorado
White House
Gettysburg
South
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Trinity River
California
Italy’s Film Industry Grows as Bank Reports Strong Index
The Bank of Rome assigns Italy’s film industry an index of 450, well above steel, electricity, and chemicals. Italy invested about 58.3 million dollars in films. exports reached 86 countries with foreign earnings around 10 million dollars.
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Rome
Roberto Rossellini
Vittorio de Sica
Italy
Bank of Rome
Weekend Movie Showings At The Drive In
At The Movies list for Saturday shows Paramount Tall Man Riding at 1 30 4 15 7 10 and 10 p m Las Vegas Shakedown at 2 55 5 45 8 40 Strand White Feather at 2 30 6 30 9 55 and Lord of the Jungle at 1 15 5 00 8 30 Colontal Run for Cover at 3 00 6 30 10 10 and Sabri Ina at 1 15 4 30 8 15 Dixie Cruise In Saw Vs Billy the Kid at 8 15 and 11 20 Mad Magician at 10 Late show 12 30 a m.
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Paramount
Las Vegas
Strand
Colontal
Armco Girls Jamboree promises food fun and dancing
The Armco Girls annual Jamboree on Aug 27 features 50 gallons of potato salad 53 gallons of baked beans 15 hams of 25 pounds five 50 pound cabbage bags 1000 hot dogs plus ham salad sandwiches tomatoes cake ice cream soft drinks coffee pony rides fish ponds games prizes dancing and music by Earl Mendenhall A dunking machine bathing beauty contest Miss Armco at 9 pm and dancing until midnight
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Armco
Earl Mendenhall
Deaths of Anna Estella McLaughlin 78 Excelle resident
Miss Anna Estella McLaughlin died at 5 10 a m at her home in Excelle after six weeks illness She was 78 and longtime employee of Harding Jones Paper Co with 64 years as a paper counter She left two sisters and six brothers Surviving relatives and funeral details noted with Requiem High Mass set for Holy Trinity Church and Woodside Cemetery burial.
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Anna Estella McLaughlin
Excelle
McLaughlin
Harding-Jones Paper Co
Holy Trinity Church
Mary O'Donnell
Franklin
Laura E. Yonkers
Grand Rapids
Mich
Austin
John
Henry
P. J. McLaughlin
Excello
Middletown
Woodside Cemetery
Wilson Memorial Home
Funeral Service Set for Middletown Resident
Funerals will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial in Woodside. Mrs Ikley was a native and lifelong resident of Middletown. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
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McCoy-Leffler
Woodside
Ikley
Middletown
Lew is Ashley Rites Planned in Trenton
Lewis Ashley 76 of 29 Oxford State Rd died at 12 55 am at Middletown Hospital where he had been patient since Aug 1 A native of Powell County Ky he lived here 40 years He was member of Trenton Church of the Nazarene Survived by wife Phoebe two brothers Steve Ashley Winchester Ind Isaac Ashley Powell County two sisters Mrs Nancy Brandenburg Dayton and Mrs Alafare Mullins Middletown Two stepdaughters Mrs Otis Caldwell Middletown and Mrs Earl Jenna Trenton Services 2 pm Monday Wilson Memorial Home Rev A M Wilson officiating Friends may call 2 5 and 7 10 pm tomorrow
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Lewis Ashley
Oxford State Rd
Middletown Hospital
Powell County
Ashley
Trenton Church of the Nazarene
Phoebe
Steve Ashley
Winchester
Ind
Isaac Ashley
Nancy Brandenburg
Dayton
Alafare Mullins
Middletown
Otis Caldwell
Earl Jenna
Trenton
Wilson Memorial
A. M. Wilson
Pallbearers named for Joseph W Weishaar 74
Pallbearers for Joseph W Weishaar 74 of 118 Monroe Street will include Norman Mohn Irvin Hurt Fred Becker George Popp Ralph Gilmore and Edward Weyman. Funeral services set for 10 a m Monday at Riggs Funeral Home with Rev Louis R Walter. burial follows. Manhattan Lodge 90 F and AM will hold memorial services at 7:30 p m tomorrow and Middletown Elks Lodge will conduct services at 8 p m.
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Joseph W. Weishaar
Monroe S&st
Norman Mohn
Irvin Hurt
Fred Becker
George Popp
Ralph Gilmore
Edward Weyman
Riggs Funeral
Louis R. Walter
Woodside Cemetery
Jefferson Lodge 90
Middletown
Services set for Mrs Nellie J Berkley at Crawford Street
Services are planned for 74 year old Nellie J Berkley of 523 Crawford Street who died early Friday morning at the Fairfield Rest Home in Hamilton. The obituary notes the Hamilton residence and facility where death occurred.
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Nellie J. Berkley
Crawford St
Fairfield Rest Home
Hamilton
Infant Sheila Price Dies at Five Weeks in Rockdale
Sheila Ann Price five weeks old daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Price Rockdale Hamilton Rt 1 died at 6 am at home. Born July 5 Middletown Hospital. Survived by parents two brothers Raymond Earl William Robert sister Ruth paternal grandmother Myrtle Price Kentucky maternal grandparents Kaiser and Mrs Prater West Liberty Ky. Arrangements pending at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Sheila Ann Price
Raymond Price
Rockdale
Hamilton Rt
Middletown Hospital
Raymond Earl
William Robert
Ruth
Myrtle Price
Kentucky
Kaiser Prater
West Liberty
McCoy-Leffler
Eaton-Irvin Sauer dies after lengthy illness at 79
Irvin L. Sauer, 79, of West Alexandria, a retired farmer and First E. & R. Church member, died Friday after a long illness. Surviving wife Lucy and three sons Ray, Herbert, and Hugh, seven grandchildren. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at Zimmerman Funeral Home, Rev. Frank Kostyux officiating. Burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Eaton
Irvin L. Sauer
West Alexandria
Mr. Sauer
Lucy
Ray
Herbert
Riverdale
Hugh
Lewisburg
Zimmerman
Frank Kostyux
Mound Hill Cemetery
Funeral notices for William Gehrman and Evelyn Simmons
William Gehrman aged 32 of Cor tona Apartments scheduled for a high mass at 9 a.m. today. Evelyn Simmons aged 48 of 2557 Jackson Rd will attend services at Cahill Funeral Home at 10 a.m. Monday.
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William Gehrman
Cortona
St. Stephen Church
Evelyn Simmons
Jackson Rd
Cahill Funeral Home
VEW Convention Delegates Named
Ed Gillum and Louis Warmoth of the Military Order of the Cooties Pup Tent 50 will represent the local group at the national VFW convention in Boston this month. Alternates were named with the delegates at last night’s Kash Kissick. The Cooties plan a hospital visit to Brown VA Hospital Rayton on Thursday and will attend the VFW picnic at Pine Hill Lake Mason tomorrow.
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Ed Gillum
Louis Warmoth
Military Order of the Cooties
Pup
VFW
Boston
Kash Kissick
Brown VA
Rayton
Pine Hill Lake
Mason
Franklin And Middletown Men Lose Driving Rights
Two drivers from Middletown and Franklin lost driving rights for one year after reckless operation charges. Arch Johnson and John Goins were fined and sentenced by Judge J. T. Riley in Franklin Municipal Court. Several other drivers received fines for offenses including driving on the wrong side of the road and a drunken driving charge.
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Franklin
Middletown
J. T. Riley
Arch Johnson
John Goins
Johnson
Manchester and
Union Roads
Walter P. Deardoff
Franklin Rt. 1
Goins
Shaker Road
Howard E. Robinson
Robinson
Joe Young
Morgan Burgess
Lebanon
Melvin Seale
Dayton
Ivo
Lawrence Larimore
Donald Phillips
Revelo
Billy Stamper
Carthage
Henry Britain
Operating Salary Costs Boosts County Budget 1956
Butler County commissioners approved a budget of 2 113 662 97 for 1956 operations. The increase over the 1 872 000 certified by the budget commission totals over 200 000. Major allocations include welfare 306 000 tuberculosis hospital 252 310 and Auditor 224 114. The budget awaits certification of funds.
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Butler County
Thomas Feltz
Clerk of Commissioners
County Budget Commission
Budget Commission
Ohio Parents Await Freed Red Prisoner
Akron Ohio awaits homecoming of Airman Steve Kiba Jr after 33 months as a prisoner in a Red Chinese jail His parents and nine siblings will greet him at Akron Airport with mayor Leo A Berg leading reception The 23 year old veteran enlisted in 1950 and last visited in 1952 before being shot down over Korea and captured with 11 of 14 crew imprisoned as spies Violet Kiba unable to attend from New York posting
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Akron
Ohio
Steve Kiba Jr
nAkro
Violet
Air Force
New York
Steve
Korea
Leo A. Berg
Thief Jimmies Safe at Detroit Lumber Firm
In Detroit the Homebuilders Lumber and Supply Co employs 30 workers who were angered when a burglar tried to crack the company safe last night. The safe remained locked with only paychecks inside, and a sign reading Instructions for opening safe with the combination printed above it was found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Ike Resting At Gettysburg Ahead Of Colorado Vacation
President Eisenhower rested at his Gettysburg country home after arriving from Washington through rain as hurricane Connie swept the coast. He planned to drive to Denver the next day, depart 4 p.m. from National, and likely stay into October. Mrs. Eisenhower will not accompany him to Denver but may fly with him on Aug. 24 for his East return.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Colorado
Washington
Connie
Atlantic
National
Denver
American Bar Assa
Philadelphia
Strong young elephant valued for export in East Pakistan
National Geographic Society states a sturdy male elephant can fetch between 800 and 1400 dollars in East Pakistan.
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East Pakistan
The
National Geographic Society
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