Frank Myers Named Journal General Manager
Frank R. Myers of Piqua becomes general manager of the Middletown Journal succeeding N. J. Lawler who remains publisher. Myers, 44, has led the Piqua Daily Call for 13 years and will start in Middletown Tuesday, with Paul E. Murray taking over in Piqua.
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Frank R. Myers
Piqua
Middletown Journal
N. J. Lawler
The
Journal
Myers
Piqua Daily Call
Paul E. Murray
Firemen Aid Woman In Heat Exhaustion at Local Home
Middletown firemen rushed to 2003 Crescent Boulevard yesterday afternoon finding Minnie Ross unconscious from heat exhaustion. Tri-County Ambulance transported her to Middletown Hospital for treatment.
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Middletown
Crescent Blvd
Minnie Ross
Tri-County Ambulance
Middletown Hospital
Longest snakes reach 33 feet in Malaya and Burma
The reticulated python, the longest snake, shows yellow brown and black patterns and reaches up to 33 feet. It is native to Malaya Burma and Indo China, with records of extreme length. Lake Menzalen lies near Port Said along the Suez Canal entrance.
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Malaya
Burma
Indo
China
Lake Menzalen
Port Said
Mediterranean
Suez Canal
Cleo Drifts Along Coast As Threat Diminishes
Tropical Storm Cleo moves north along the Atlantic coast toward the Southeast as the Weather Bureau says it is disintegrating and no longer a mainland threat. Heavy rains expected through Sunday. The storm had caused 198 deaths in the Caribbean and over 200 million dollars in Florida damage before moving out to sea north of Jacksonville.
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Savannah
Cleo
Caribbean
Florida
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Jacksonville
Vandals damages home on Schirm Drive reported
R A Brayton of 4116 Fisher Ave reported vandals damaged a new home at 1901 Schirm Drive causing 100 to 200 dollars in losses. Light fixtures paint a window and a basement window were broken and a hose left running in a basement window while the water ran.
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R. A. Brayton
Fisher Ave
Schirm Drive
Antenna Stripped From Car On Woodlawn Avenue
Mrs. Leoma Gabbard of 1325 Woodlawn Avenue reported a break in occurred when someone broke the antenna off her car parked in front of her home.
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Leoma Gabbard
Woodlawn Ave
Art Center names drive chairman in Middletown
Mrs. Robert L. Davidson will head the Middletown Fine Arts Center membership drive starting in September assisted by Mrs. M. E. Carruthers. Membership solicitation will be by mail and telephone with provided contact numbers. The center offers sketching painting ceramics sculpture and jewelry classes taught by college professors. Lectures and exhibits are scheduled year round with financing from memberships class fees and donations.
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Robert L. Davidson
Baton Drive
Middletown
Turnstiles Are Still Clicking At State Fair
The fifth Ohio State Fair proceeds through its early days as attendance rises. Friday opened with a record 103,928 attendees while mid day Saturday reported 18,717 paid. Gov Rhodes attended with granddaughter Missy and acts like Lawrence Welk and Henny Youngman drew crowds. Livestock judging continued with tents erected for animal housing.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Melissa Sue Moore
Melissa
Missy
Grandpa
Lawrence Welk
Molly Bee
Henny Youngman
Dykes Back In Jail After Return
Benny Dykes and Shirley Brown were arrested on bench warrants for violating a ban on returning to Ohio. Dykes, 28, arrested at Scotty's Tavern in Amanda by Butler County deputies. Brown, 26, with him. They had faced a June choice of 60 days in jail for assault and battery or leaving the state. Police said Dykes faced counts of abuse to a police officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after yesterday's incident.
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Benny Dykes
Shirley Brown
State of
Ohio
J. T. Lamb
Harrison St
Amanda
Butler County — Sheriff's Deputies
Middletown
Miss Brown
Routine Fire Calls Reported in Middletown and Beyond
Middletown firefighters responded to a hospital vaporizer smoking incident where staff had unplugged and removed the unit. They also extinguished a rear building fire behind R and M Motors on Germantown Road with wood, paper, and cinders. no damage. At Manchester Motor Inn an auto back seat belonging to Ian Silas of 808 Eighth Ave caught fire, likely from a cigarette.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
R and M Motors
Germantown Road
Manchester Motor Inn
Ian Silas
Eighth Ave
Obituary for Charles Cotterman of Middletown
Charles Cotterman 53 of Middletown died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a week there. He worked 22 years at Armco Steel as a first helper and lived in the area 30 years. Survived by wife Gertrude two sons John and Roy a step son Jack Stoops a brother Vernon three sisters and four grandchildren. Visitation Monday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home services 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home Rev Wayne E Morgan officiating burial Woodside Cemetery.
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Charles Cotterman
Kyles Station Road
Middletown
Rt. 3
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Cotterman
Armco Steel Corp
Cotterman
Eagles Lodge
Bethany Methodist Church
Gertrude
John
Roy
Trenton
Jack Stoops
Vernon
Poland
Ohio
Selena Ramm
Struthers
Marie Slatzer
Canton
Lillian Lambert
Akron
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Wayne E. Morgan
Woodside Cemetery
More Cities Join To Restore Train
Cleveland Cincinnati Dayton and Crestline join Columbus in seeking reconsideration of the Public Utilities Commission order allowing the New York Central to drop a daily Budd car between their cities. If the PUCO refuses, the cities will appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Dayton
Crestline
Public Unives Commission
NYC
PACO
Ohio Supreme Court
Kiwi Tests Successful in Nuclear Rocket Program
Scientists report the Kiwi B4E reactor tests aid U S efforts to build a nuclear powered rocket engine. The eighth and final Kiwi test in Project Rover neared 90 percent capacity with a planned 1 000 megawatt output, four fifths Hoover Dam capacity.
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Jackass Flats
Nev
United States
Rover
America
Hoover Dam
Agents Raid Hamilton Still in Ohio
Federal and state liquor agents and police raided a Hamilton home late Friday night seizing a 21 gallon still, equal liquor mash, and a grain-filled automobile. Three men held on untaxed liquor charges. Willie Caldwell 34 James Nelson 31 and Grandzie Hrehes 52 taken to Cincinnati for arraignment.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Treasury Department
Cincinnati
U.S
Willie Caldwell
James Nelson
Grandzie Hrehes
Death of Henry W. Gruver 88 of Miamisburg
Henry W. Gruver 88 of Miamisburg died yesterday at Washington Manor Nursing Home. He was father to Robert Gruver retired Armco Steel vice president now at St Michaels and also survived by son Wilmer of New Jersey and brother Lester of Miamisburg plus four grandchildren. He formerly served as postmaster and was active in Masonic groups. Arrangements are incomplete at Gephart and Schmidt Funeral Home, Miamisburg.
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Henry W. Gruver
Miamisburg
Washington Manor
Robert Gruver
Armco Steel Corp
St. Michaels
Wilmer
New Jersey
Lester
Gruver
Gephart and Schmidt
Police Resolve Two City Crashes With Damages Cited
Police responded to two separate accidents yielding total damages of 375 dollars. Ross Hollenbaugh, 20, was rear ended on Central Avenue by Robert Evans, 32, who was cited for assured clear distance. Jerry Sigler, 17, was hit on S Main Street by Leonard Hughly, 25, who faced charges of assured clear distance. Sigler also lacked a valid license.
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Ross Hollenbaugh
Harrison St
Central Avenue
Robert Evans
Creekview Drive
Evans
Jerry Sigler
Queen Ave
S. Main Street
Leonard Hughly
17Th Ave
Dispute Over Number Of Ohio Liquor Stores
In Columbus, Finance Director Richard Krabach and Liquor Director Don D. Cook clash over opening more state liquor stores. Sales through August show growth across stores and wholesale houses, but Cook cites a $5,000 opening cost per new shop and a fixed two year budget. Krabach counters there is funding to expand.
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Columbus, Ohio
Richard Krabach
Ohio
Don D. Cook
Cook
Krabach
Riots Prompt Expanded Police Deployment and Civil Rights Meeting
Riots prompted 800 patrolmen and park guards to work 12 hour shifts as vacations were cancelled. Civil rights leaders urged Tate to seek Gov Scranton mobilization of National Guard. A Negro minister led a call for deputizing citizens to enforce the law amid widespread looting injuring 35 police and 117 civilians. 102 adults and 5 juveniles, all Negroes, were arrested.
Soviet to Publish Russian Translation of Seven Days in May
The Soviet Defense Ministry will publish a Russian translation of the American novel Seven Days in May about a military plot to seize the U. S. government, officials announced in Moscow. The move signals state interest in the controversial thriller’s themes of political instability and military power.
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Moscow
Defense Ministry
United States
Young probationer helps wash car as stolen bike is found
A 15-year-old on probation for carrying a razor was assigned to a police car-washing task. He hosted a visitor looking for a stolen bicycle and identified a recovered bike as belonging to the visitor, which had been taken from in front of the home and ridden to the district 1 station.
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District 1
Woman's Body Found in Dayton Apartment
The body of 19 year old Rosella Hancell was found in her East Side Dayton apartment. Coroner investigation begun. Police say she was shot in the head possibly Thursday night and was pregnant. Her husband Nathan, 21, is at large and to be questioned.
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Dayton, Ohio
Rosella Hancell
Dayton
East Side
Nathan
Youths in fatal shooting outside Zanesville tavern
In Zanesville Ohio an 18 year old from the city died after being shot near the heart and fleeing two blocks before collapse. Police identified the victim as Jerry Daniel Willett and detained 18 year old Robert Earl Pitts of Memphis Tennessee for questioning. Pitts a member of a painting crew went to police headquarters voluntarily. No charges have been filed.
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Zanesville, Ohio
Jerry Daniel Willett
Zanesville
Robert Earl Pitts
Memphis
African capitals linked by first telephone call
Leopoldville the Congo and Lagos Nigeria were connected by telephone for the first time on Saturday. Premier Moise Tshombe initiated the call to Prime Minister Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa of Nigeria.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Lagos
Nigeria
Moise Tshombe
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Long trousers first imported to the United States from Paris in 1800
A brief note records that long trousers first arrived in the United States from Paris in 1800, marking an early fashion import and stylistic shift in American dress.
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United States
Paris
Philippines President Plans October U S Visit
Manila reports President Diosdado Macapac a plans a state visit to the United States in October with details not yet arranged.
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Manila
Philippines
Diosdado Macapaca
United States
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Piqua Memorial Hospital
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Dartmouth College
Doty House Inc
Doty House
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Doty House, Inc
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Glass Shop
Rodan
Tria
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Custom
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
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East 4Th
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Grend Ave
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