Sister Hurt Critically In Crash Near Greenbush
Four year old Donna Jean Frizzell died on arrival at Middletown Hospital and Teresa Ann Frizzell, 1, suffered serious injuries after a two-car crash on Greenbush Road near Middletown. Father Eve rrett Frizzell, 24, was not seriously hurt. passenger mother Mary Briggs Frizzell had minor injuries. Joseph Perkins, 21, West Middletown, was cited for reckless operation. The crash occurred as Perkins’ car slid on a one lane bridge. Burial and church services set for Germantown with state road church and Arpp Funeral Home arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Jean Frizzell
Greenbush Road
Rt. 122
Preble County
Everett Frizzell
West Middletown
Joseph Perkins
West Middletown Rt. 2
Frizzell
Perkins
Mary Briggs Frizzell
Frizzells
Middletown-Eaton Pike
Middletown
Driver Held On 35 Counts After Crash
Middletown man Fay Combs 26 at 47 S Main St was arrested after a 1217 Grove St collision with a parked car owned by Katherine Jones 1217 Grove St. Combs charged with driving while intoxicated fleeing the scene and driving without a license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Grove St
Fay Combs
S. Main St
Katherine Jones
Man Robbed Behind Chili Parlor at Clinton Street
Ted Waddell of 2106 Wayne Ave reports a strong arm robbery behind the Chili Parlor at 9 N. Clinton St. He was cut on the back of his hand and treated at Middletown Hospital. The assailant hit him with a bottle and stole his billfold, amounting to $27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton St
Ted Waddell
Wayne Ave
Middletown Hospital
Waddell
US dog population growth 1946 to 1956
Between 1946 and 1956 the United States dog population rose from about 17 million to 25 million, signaling a significant postwar pet ownership increase. No additional context provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Man Burned As Flames Hit Truck At Engle's Corner Station
Elmer Gibbs, 20, of 1813 Sheffield Street, suffered first to third degree burns after being trapped in a pickup that burst into flames at Murray's Station Engle's Corner. The truck owned by David Sexton, 20, ignited when gas was added to the tank. Carl Campbell, 2300 South Main Street, pushed the burning vehicle from the pumps onto Oxford State Road with help from others. Gibbs was treated at Middletown Hospital for facial, hand and arm burns. Amos Robinson, 20, of 1342 Finley Street, was unhurt. The South Middletown Fire Department responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Gibbs
Sheffield St
Middletown Hospital
Murray's Station
Engle’s Corner
David Sexton
Carl Campbell
S. Main St
Oxford State Road
Campbell
South Middletown
Gibbs
Amos Robinson
Finley St
Head Found Identified as Missing 15-Year-Old Girl
Chicago police identified the severed head found in a bucket on the Lake Michigan shore as Judith Mae Andersen, a 15 year old last seen August 16 at a friend’s home. Oral surgeons confirmed the identification as investigators linked the head to a torso found earlier in the same harbor area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Cook County
Judith Mae Andersen
Lake Harbor
Andersen
Harry Bartels
Montros Harbor
Bartels
Y Worker Dies At 94 In Asheville
Hebert Coch Caskey, 94, longtime YMCA worker born in Millersburg Ohio, died in an Asheville hospital. His career spanned Cleveland and Youngstown Ohio, where he helped start YMCA education, and included study trips to the Orient and work with Peking University in China. Swifts fast courting noted in final line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
N. C
Hebert Coch Caskey
Christian Assn
Caskey
Millersburg
Ohio
YMCA
Cleveland
Youngson
Youngstown
Youngstown College
National Convention
The
Orient
Youngstown Ymca
Princeton University
Peking
China
Peking University
Two Local Immigrants Die In Auto Train Crash
Two Dutch refugees Mr and Mrs Peter Meurs 22 and 21 killed in a northwest Ohio auto train crash Mrs Meurs mother may reach Middletown for services Barbara Lou Coffman 17 dies in the same accident The Rev McKinley Coffman presides over memorials and burial plans at Woodside Sugargrove Covington and local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
McKinley Coffman
Church of the Brethren
Peter Mears
Moore St
Dayton
Coffman
Barbara Lou
Russell Helstein
Brookville
Moyne Landis
West Milton
Peter Meurs
Erika
Holland
Woodside Cemetery
Mise Coffman
Hill Ave
Sugargrove
Covington
Ohio
Coffman's
Mears
Police Briefs Include Traffic Charges And Thefts
Police report Paul Ross aged 22 of 2411 Minnesota St was arrested on charges of permitting an unlicensed operator to drive and operating an unsafe vehicle. Thefts were reported by Russell Lowe 1700 Carolina Ave William Barnett 618 Wilson St John Meck Clain 2216 Hill Ave and Hattie Runyan 413 Crawford St who said her billfold with $50 and papers was stolen. Robert Brate 3805 Moorman Dr was bitten on the chest by a dog. Ross Motors reported the theft of a car around 10 p m Thursday yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ross
Minnesota St
Russell Lowe
Carolina Ave
William Barnett
Wilson St
John Meck Clain
Hill. Ave
Hattie Runyan
Crawford St
Robert Brate
Moorman Dr
Ross Motors
Indo American ties praised at Kent State graduation
India's ambassador G L Mehta told Kent State's 44th summer commencement that foreign policy differences are overstated and the Indo American partnership extends into social cultural and technical realms. He noted India's democracy and reaction to China's UN admission while 475 graduates received degrees from President George A Bowman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kent
Ohio
G. L. Mehta
India
United States
Kent State University
China
United Nations
George A.bowman
South Lebanon Veteran Tobias Bretney Dies at 74
Tobias Bretney 74 of South Lebanon died unexpectedly at his home yesterday morning. A World War I veteran and retired railroad worker, he will be buried in South Lebanon Cemetery after a 10 a.m. Tuesday funeral at Oswald Funeral Home in Lebanon. No immediate survivors. Friends may call after noon Monday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Lebanon
Tobias Bretney
Oswald
Lebanon
Bretney
McKinney Appointment Sparks Senate Protest Over U N Agency Post
President Eisenhower plans to appoint Robert McKinney of New Mexico as U S representative to the new International Atomic Energy Agency drawing strong Republican opposition in the Senate. Democrats fault lack of top level foreign policy representation since Senator Walter F George’s death. White House move reportedly bypassed Senate leaders, prompting talk of delays after Congress adjourns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Robert McKinney
New Mexico
U.S
New International Atomic Energy Agency
McKinney
Adlai E. Stevenson
Walter F. George
Georgia
White House
Knowland
California
Sen. Dirksen
Illinois
Congress
Shirley Kay Wins At Fair in Ohio State Show
Shirley Kay Sandusky, 14, of Middletown won first place in the 10 to 14 year old baton twirling division at the Ohio State Fair securing her 106th trophy. Dale McWhinney of Eaton sold a 205 pound Poland China pig for 35 cents a pound to Eastern Order Buying Co. Preble County led 4-H livestock judging, taking top honors in general livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Kay Sandusky
Middletown
Miss Sandusky
Edward Sandusky
Dix Rd
Dale McWhinney
Eaton
Eastern Order Buying Co
Columbus
Preble County
Skelton Prays At Famed Shrine In Fatima Portugal
Comedian Red Skelton spends an hour at Fatima shrine for his 9 year old son Richard’s leukemia. He arrived from Lisbon and said only God can save his boy, after praying at the Chapel of the Apparitions. He received Fatima water for the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fatima
Portugal
Red Skelton
Our Lady O
Richard
Skelton
Lisbon
Europe
Bo Roos
Senator Smith Attacks O'Donnell Over Stewart Promotion
Sen Margaret Chase Smith accused Air Force Lt Gen Emmett O'Donnell Jr of extensive false testimony in seeking a reserve star for actor Jimmy Stewart. She charged he tried to strike testimony from the record as the Armed Services committee blocked Stewart's promotion from colonel to brigadier general. The Senate later confirmed nine reserve generals but not Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Margaret Chase Smith
Air Force
Emmett O'Donnell Jr
Jimmy Stewart
O'Donnell
Senate Armed Services
Stewart
Oil Drilling In Ohio Ends After Drilling Hit In Fayette County
Kewanee Oil Co halted a second Fayette County well at 3490 feet after striking stone. The Tulsa company will not test further in the area this year though possible future tests may occur. The first well ended at 4706 feet on granite. Kewanee holds 425000 acres under lease in Fayette and adjoining counties with 250000 acres in Fayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Court House
Ohio
Kewanee Oil Co
Tulsa
Okla
Fayette County
Kewanee
Fayette
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Greenbush
Elmer Griggs
Germantown
Zelda Frizzell
Farmersville Rt. 1
Earl Briggs
Lloyd Strader
Farmersville
Emma Phillips
State Road Eub Church
Edward Younkens
Germantown Cemetery
Arpp Funeral Home
Broad Street
Manchester Avenue
Carolyn Proftt
Wildwood Ltd
Stewart Morris
Yankee Road
Centennial Avenue
Patricia Barker
14Th Ave
Glen Barker
Centennial
Barker
Daniel Sheldon Miller
Jefferson Rd
Willie D. Gillis
Lewis Pl
Main Street
4Th Avenue
Gillis
Locks Martin
Texas
Mont
Verity Pkwy
Robert Kanthier
Mgr
Mts v
School
Carters
Office Outfitters, Inc
N. Main ST
Middletown, Ohio
Axe
Goldflies Music
S. Clinton “Book of McAlpins
Rem Records
Stella
Central Ave
Mrs. iMears
Miss Coffman
McCoy-Leffler
Friends of the Mears
Middletown High School
Southern Ohio District
Tom Hoy
Marlin Yost
Bentley Peters
Vaughn Stocksdale
Arden Denlinger
Darrell Delk
O. L. Hoover
Coviington
KSU Grads
Shirley Kay
Basel
Switzerland
Formica
Middletown Kitchen Shop, Inc
Woodlawn
Sen. Smith
Central Avenue
Strand
West Central Ave
1St National Bank
Second Ave
Broad and
Grand Avenue and
Gideon Road
U.S. Middletown
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