Former Morrow basketball star killed in high speed crash
Harold E Snuffy Smith, 1956 Morrow High School graduate and former varsity basketball player, was killed when his car, racing at about 110 mph, struck a telephone pole and plunged into a ditch near Morrow at 2:20 am. He was 21. The car belonged to his brother in law John Lyle, a Morrow auto dealer. The crash raises Warren County’s traffic toll for the year. Requiem High Mass set for St Malachy Church in Morrow.
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Morrow
Harold E.snuffy Smith
Smith
Thompson Street
John Lyle
Bea. Firice Brown
Cincinnati
Robert
Jerry
Cozaddale
Crash in Kentucky Fatal To Chesley Patrick
Chesley Patrick 31 of Middletown died in a single vehicle crash on Rt 7 near West Liberty Kentucky Saturday night. Patrick a 16 year Army Air Force veteran recently studied in Chicago and is survived by his parents siblings and grandparents with funeral services set for Tuesday at Potter Funeral Home West Liberty.
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Kentucky
Chesley Patrick
Main
West Liberty
Mr. Patrick
Patrick
Rt. 7
Middletown
Army
Air Force
Machinists
Dieechdol
Chicago
Goldie Patrick
Robert L. Patrick
Shirley Waddell
Cincinnati
Jeanette Patrick
Indianapolis
Herschel and
Chiles Patrick
J. H. Coffey
Matthew, Ky
Potter Fune
Salyers Cemetery
Couple's Suit Seeks 91144 For Accident In Butler County
Mrs Jodie Parman and husband Martini Par man sue a truck driver in Butler County Common Pleas Court seeking 91144 50 in damages for injuries from a March 1936 collision at Main and Dsreets. Mrs Parman claims a fractured arm head injuries and bruises.
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Hamilton
Butler County
D Street
Main
Parmean
Franklin Man Injured in Falls and Accidents
A Franklin area man and an Ernest Melampy of Factory Road Franklin suffered injuries in separate incidents yesterday. One man is treated at Middletown H for a fractured arm and scheduled for surgery today. Melampy fell from a horse at home breaking his left leg and was released after treatment.
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Dayton
Franklin Area
Middletown
Martha Houcains
Betty
Cozaddale Man Hurt In Car Collision Near Batavia
A Cozaddale resident 34 William C. Cates Jr. was injured when his car hit a tree on Wooldville Pike east of Rt. 132. He was hospitalized at Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati with chin chest and shoulder injuries.
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Batavia
Wooldville Pike
William C. Cates Jr
Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
Injured Girl Listed Unchanged After Car Crash
Teresa Ann Frizzell two years old remained in bad condition with a fractured skull and broken elbow after a weekend accident that killed her four year old sister Donna Jean Frizzell. The sisters were in a car with their parents who suffered only minor injuries on Greenbush Road near Preble County.
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Teresa Ann Frizzell
Everett Frizzel
West Middletown
Unchanged Listing Notes Elmer Gibbs in Burn Incident
Elmer Gibbs aged 20 of 1813 Sheffield Street is listed as unchanged after suffering severe burns on face hands and arms. He was trapped in a pickup truck that burst into flames at Murray's Station Engle's Corner on Saturday morning.
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Elmer Gibbs
Sheffield St
Giibs
Murray's Station
Engle’s Corner
Police Briefs Roundup of Local Incidents
State patrolmen arrested Bernard Allen 52 of West Middletown on a charge of driving while under the influence along Ohio 122. Irene Paynter reported vandals damaged a radio aerial windshield wipers and scratched her car at 401 N Broad St. Louis Beasley reported theft of two fender skirts from his car on Harrison Street. Rudolph Baldridge 32 of Plum Avenue was arrested on intoxication disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. James Hadig reported theft of license plates 3344LS from his car.
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Bernard Allen
West Middletown
Ohio
N. Broad St
Irene Paynter
Louis Beasley
Harrison St
Rudolph Baldridge
Plum Ave
James Hadig
Reynolds Ave
Hubcaps Stolen From William Barnett’s Car
William Barnett of 618 Wilson Street told police yesterday that three hubcaps were taken from his vehicle and that a fourth hubcap was stolen Saturday morning.
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William Barnett
Wison St
Grain harvest speed up urged in Siberia
Moscow Pravda urged farmers across Siberia to accelerate grain gathering citing only eight to sixteen percent harvested by August 20 in some areas. The paper blamed late ripening and machinery shortages while noting harvests outside Siberia were twelve million three hundred fifty five thousand acres ahead of last year. Khrushchev pushes increased agricultural production.
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Moscow
Pravda
Siberia
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Two Hamilton Officers Suspended Over Binoculars Case
Indefinite suspensions were handed to Patrolmen Beve Wyatt and Henry Teboe of the Hamilton Police Department after a service station operator accused them of placing binoculars found at Central and Pershing avenues into a city cruiser. Chief Albert Osborne said the suspensions can be appealed to Safety Director E. H. Person and the Civil Service Commission.
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Hamilton
Kyle
Osborne
E. H. Persson
Civil Service Commission
Lausche Muses On Civil Rights Bill Vote
Senator Frank Lausche of Ohio says the bipartisan civil rights bill is a compromise with principle but he is unsure how he will vote when the measure reaches the Senate. He notes federal judges would decide on jury calls in contempt cases involving voting rights with compulsory juries if penalties top 300 dollars or 45 days. He calls the House version a mere compromise while acknowledging uncertainty about opposition.
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Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Senate
Lausche
NBC
Meet the Press
Weatherford Joins Miami University Libraries Staff
John William Weatherford, longtime manuscripts librarian for the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, has been named assistant to the director of libraries at Miami University with the rank of assistant professor. A 1948 James Millikin University graduate, he holds master’s degrees from the University of New Mexico and the University of Michigan library science school.
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Oxford
John William Weatherford
Ohio Historical Society
Columbus
Miami University
James Millikin University
Decatur
Ill
University of New Mexico
University of Michigan
School of Library Science
Reds Shell Quemoy Amid Shelling Report
Communist guns fired 37 shells at Nationalist held Quemoy last night but caused no damage or casualties according to the Nationalist Defense Ministry in Taipei.
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Quemoy
Taipei
Amoy
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Brubaker Re-elected Quartermaster of Cooties at Miami Beach
P D Brubaker of Fostoria Ohio was re elected quartermaster of the Military Order of Cooties an arm of the Veterans of Foreign Wars at the convention in Miami Beach Florida held Sunday.
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Cooties
Irate Turtle Bites Eight-Year-Old Boy In Middletown
Michael Kidd son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Kidd of 1324 Eldora Dr Middletown was bitten by a turtle as the family rode near home. The bite broke the skin and he received a tetanus shot at Middletown Hospital. The turtle faces a 14 day quarantine to test for rabies.
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Michael Kidd
Thomas Kidd
Eldora Dr
Michael
Middletown Hospital
Youths Beat 2 Men in Hamilton Incident
Two men Charles McVey and Vernon Richardson of 502 Ross Ave were robbed and attacked by four youths while walking home near Main Street. Richardson required hospital treatment for a facial cut. victims reported only $2 and documents on their persons. One assailant wore a dark striped sports shirt.
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Hamilton
Charles McVey
Vernon Richardson
Ross Ave
Richardson
Mercy Hospital
Main
Young Wife Dies Here Of Leukemia
Mrs. Jean Neeley 23 of 3127 Ottawa St. died of leukemia at 10 17 a m today at Middletown Hospital. Survived by husband Troy Neeley two daughters Carolyn and Marlene a son Darrell William parents Mr and Mrs Sheila Caudill of Ricetown Ky five sisters Gladys Perkins Cleo Caudill Dorothy Ruby Janice Caudill two brothers Robert Elbert all of Ricetown. She was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of God. Friends may call at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home after 10 a m tomorrow. Other arrangements incomplete.
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Jean Neeley
Ottawa St
Troy Neeley
Middletown Hospital
Carolyn
Marlene
Darrell William
Sheila Caudill
Ricetown
Gladys Perkins
Cleo Caudill
Middletown
Dorothy
Ruby
Janice Caudill
Robert
Elbert
First Pentecostal Church of God
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Servicemen Updates From Armored Center Ft Knox
Pvt Ralph H Meece son of William A Meece South Lebanon completed the intermediate speed radio operators course at the Army Armor Training Center Fort Knox Kentucky The 12 week program trained him to receive and transmit by Morse code and service the equipment Sp 3c Robert Hedges wife Frieda lives at 624 Sora Lane arrived in France and is a topographical instrument repairman with the 507th Engineer Maintenance Company Hedges is son of Mrs Effie N Hedges 1624 Manchester Ave Basic combat training at Fort Ord California Pvt Larry K Conarroe son of Mr and Mrs Charles C Conarroe West Middletown Rt 1 recently completed basic combat training with the 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood Texas A Middletown High School 1956 graduate and an 18 year old soldier formerly worked at J J Bowling Lanes in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph H. Meece
William A. Meece
South
Lebanon
Army
Armor Training Center
Ft. Knox
Robert Hedges
Frieda
Sora Lane
France
507Th Engineer Maintenance Company
Hedges
Effie N. Hedges
Manchester Ave
Ft. Ord
Calif
Larry K. Conarroe
Charles C. Conarroe
West Middletown
Retired Admiral Stricken In Car
Rear Adm. Paul M. Stewart aged 68 former Coast Guard medical chief died after collapsing at the wheel of his automobile while returning home from a country club. A Belle Center Ohio native, he studied at University of Cincinnati Medical School and served as assistant surgeon general of the Public Health Service in 1914. He led the Coast Guard Medical Division from 1926 until his 1952 retirement.
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Washington
Paul M. Stewart
The
Coast Guard
Belle Center
Ohio
Stewart
University of Cincinnati Medical School
Public Health Service
Hialeah Man Tries Crane Stunt. Boom Crashes on Roof
In Miami Florida a Hialeah man Strill Chadwick 44 was charged with malicious destruction of private property after climbing into a crane cab and pulling a lever causing the boom to crash onto the cab roof missing him by inches. He was also charged with drunkenness and vagrancy.
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Miami
Fla
Stanley Hartles
Dade County Road Patrol
Strill Chadwick
Chadwick
Civic Group Plans Friday Nomination Meeting
The Civic Association nominating committee will meet Friday at 4 p m in the association library to name 29 candidates for the September election Ten will be elected to the Civic Association board of governors Committee members include Con Dillon of Fenzel McDonough as chairman and Albert Anderson of United Welding Millard Bechtel Armco Steel and others.
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Civic Association
Association
Civic Association Board of Governors
Con Dillon
Fenzel-McDonough
Albert Anderson
United Welding
Millard Bechtel
Armco Steel
A. W. Bidwell
Magnode Products
Edward Cohn
Cohn Hardware & Paint
Joe Fickett
Aeronca Manufacturing
Aaron Fields
Man Reports Two Rifles Stolen From Home Cabinet
Dan Wilkin of 1112 S Main St reported two rifles missing from his basement gun cabinet last Friday. A 30 30 Winchester deer rifle valued at 100 dollars and a .22 caliber Winchester valued at 20 dollars were not found. Dets. Paul Fouts and Ed Poling investigated.
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Dan Wilkin
S. Main St
Wilkin
Dets
Paul Fouts
Ed Poling
Girl Doused With Water At Parkview Ave
Linda Patton reports a boy named Jerry splashed her with a bucket of water from a back yard window at 1206 Parkview Ave. Police searched the area but could not locate the suspect.
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Parkview Ave
Linda Patton
Jerry
Linda
Midletown Board of Education Sets Busy Evening Agenda
The board will discuss civil service exam results for prospective school employees and general civil service staffing with city personnel director Patrick O'Brien. Items include building program updates, bids for blueprints, heating system progress at Maple Park School, and personnel actions for new teachers, bus drivers, and salary adjustments.
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Midletown Board of Education
Patrick O'Brien
Oneida
Te Board
Maple Park
Youth Guilty In Arson Case In Warren County
Bryan Culbertson 18 of Water Street was found guilty of arson in Warren County Common Pleas Court. The case involved three youths who set fire to the old Forest Hathaway house east of Lebanon. Sentencing delayed for probation review. associate Larry Hale pleaded guilty and is on probation. Albert Brooks has not yet been tried.
Ohioan elected national commander of AMVETS
Stuart J. Satullo of Bay Village Ohio was chosen national commander at the AMVETS 13th annual convention final session in Boston He succeeds Domineck L Strada of West New York New Jersey.
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Amvets
Boston
Stuart J. Satullo
Bay Village
Ohio
Domineck L. Strada
West New York
N. J
Auto and Truck Collision Damages Mount
A two vehicle crash at S Main Street and 11th Avenue at 7 45 am caused about 700 dollars in damage. John Bush 29 and Ray Tyler 43 were involved with Tyler allegedly failing to stop and looking up at ladders on his truck. A separate crash at Calument Avenue and Garfield Street at 6 20 am left Layne Mann 21 charged with careless driving after a southbound car hit an eastbound vehicle driven by Ray Barnard 35.
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S. Main Street
11Th Avenue
John Bush
Garfield St
Ray Tyler
Yankee Rd
Tyler
Layne Mann
Oxford State Road
Calument Avenue
Garfield Street
Manns
Ray Barnard
Page St
Trenton
Aged Man Found Dead In Cornfield Near Hamilton Home
Hamilton special report says Alvin Wynn 71 was found in a corn field near 645 Warwick Road after a neighbor search. Butler County coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone ruled heart attack as the cause. Wynn worked nearly 20 years for Ford Motor Co and raised ponies on Warwick Road. He is survived by three daughters and two sisters. Funeral services set for 10 p m Wednesday at Paul R. Young Funeral Home with burial in Shandon Cemetery.
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Hamilton
Warwick Road
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Alvin Wynn
Wynn
Ford Motor Co
Best Driver Of Week Is Sought
There should be plenty of incentive this week for courteous driving. As a feature of Safety Week, drivers will be cited daily by Courtesy Officer Pt. Donald Murphy. The top driver will win two free dinners at the Colony Restaurant, with orchids and other prizes for selected drivers.
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Donald Murphy
Colony
Ptl. Murphy
Traffic Mishaps Reported Across City In Morning Hours
Morning crashes involve parked cars of James Johnson Jr. 24 Baltimore St and Horace Miller 31 Calumet Ave and a hit skip at Calument Ave and Baltimore St causing 85 dollars damage. Verlyn Jones 24 West Middletown Rt 2 hits a parked car in the 500 block Moore St at 3 30 a m causing 50 dollars damage. John Webb 49 Baltimore St drives and collides with two parked cars at Calument Ave and Baltimore St at 4 a m resulting in 150 dollars damage.
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James Johnson Jr
Baltimore St
Horace Miller
Calumet Ave
Calument Avenue
Baltimore Street
Verlyn Jones
West Middletown
John Webb
Stabbing At Moonglow Cafe Sends Man To Hospital
A 23 year old Middletown man Willie Hanserd was stabbed by his wife at the Moonglow Cafe on Garfield Street. He was treated for cuts to the right shoulders and body and released after six stitches. The stabbing occurred about 6 30 p m with no prosecution of the wife.
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Jackie Moore
Sheridan Ave
Middletown Hospital
Sheridan Avenue
Rolling Mill Park
Middletown
Billy Cassidy
Garfield St
Willie Hanserd
S. Verity Phy
Hanserd
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Rts
Seven Mile
Hamifton
Harry Emenger
Plum St
Germantown
Helen Emenger
Harold Myers
Arcanum Rt. 1
Eva Myers
Maron McCade
Greenville
Emenger
Myers
Franklin Man
Hart
Marge
Osition
Tebien
Office Outfitters, Ing
Streifthau’s
First
Grimes
Ralph T. Riefenstahl
Bell Telephone
Bell
Civitan Club
Manchester
Civic Group
Board of Governors
C. R. Crawford
D. G. Driscoll
E. T. Gardner Jr
J. L. Glass
E. E. Grant
Robert Lehmkans
Bess M. Smucker
R. S. Weatherwax
Henry L. Woods
Charles R. Hook
First National
First National Bank
Banks—Saver
Sutphin
Armco East Gate
Monroe
Lawrence Welk
Cornfield
Stabbing
Man
Central Ave
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