High Speed Chase Lands Man in Jail on Five Charges
Curtis J. Arnold, 24, of 906 18th Ave, jailed after a crosstown chase. Police say he drove at up to 100 mph, fled a crash scene, resisted arrest, and endangered others while driving under suspension. He abandoned his car on Atco Avenue after a chaotic pursuit through multiple streets. Arnold has a prior traffic history including a four year old manslaughter case.
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Curtis J. Arnod
18Th Ave
Bexley Drive
Raymond Drive
Atco Avenue
Arnold
Harold Gray
Jim Howerton
Sycamore Street
York Avenue
Sycamore
Neeters
Garfield
Demas Birch
Penfield Avenue
Birch
Grand
Woodlawn
Central Avenue
Central
Grimes
Charles Street
Clayton Street
Tytus Avenue
Oxford Street
Atco
Wardh Arnold
Baltimore Street
Michigan Avenue
Two Hurt In City Naval Crash On Crawford Street
Two people were injured in a city car crash on Crawford Street and Arlington Avenue. Irene Johnson and Meff Stacey were treated and released at Middletown Hospital after riding with Elsie Downs. Florence Poffenbarger was charged with failure to yield at a stop sign.
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Esterday
Crawford Street
Arington Avenue
Irene Johnson
Flemming Red
Meff Stacey
Crawford S
Middletown Hospital
Schramm Ambuance
Elsie F. Downs
Flemming
Arlington
Florence
Poffenbarger
Arlington Ave
Grace Hiller Named Sheriff to Succeed Late Husband
Mrs. Grace Hiller of New Philadelphia was appointed by Tuscarawas County commissioners to fill the unexpired term as sheriff ending December 31. The 61 year old widow succeeds her late husband Kingdon D. Hiller who died Monday after a heart ailment and had completed a second four year term.
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New
Philadelphia, Ohio
Grace Hiller
Tuscarawas
Kingdon D. Hiller
Sheriff Hiller
Teamsters Lose Bid to Represent Krause Hardware Employees
Cincinnati AP reports the Teamsters union failed to win representation for 45 Krause Hardware Co. workers as 33 voted against the union in an NLRB election. The result ends the drive to organize the Cincinnati shop.
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Cincinnati
Teamsters Union
Krause Hardware Co
National Labor Relations Board
Driver Killed When Car Hits Utility Pole in Cincinnati
A car veered out of control Friday night on a Cincinnati street and struck a utility pole, killing the driver. Hartwell M. Frazier, 41, a Cincinnati fire fighter, died in the crash.
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Cincinnati
Hartwell M. Frazier
Thomason Fires Through Door Believing Burglars Enter
In Tampa Florida police say retired night watchman S W Thomason fired a .22 pistol through his door after hearing pounding at dawn. He saw two men fleeing his home and did not know if they were burglars or frightened friends, a misreading blamed on his home sign reading I’m home Knock out.
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Tampa
Fla
S.W. Thomason
Thomason
Suspect Is Sane in Grandmother Arson Case
Dan el P. Manweiler 18 of East Greenville charged with murder and arson in the death of his grandmother Mrs. Mary Kobientz 86 after a July fire in Massillon Ohio was found sane by two court appointed psychiatrists. A trial date will be set after January 1.
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Massillon
Ohio
Danel P. Manweiler
East Greenville
Mary Kobientz
Norman J. Putman
Manweiler
Car pinning death ends life in garage in Streetsboro
A 30 year old woman, Mrs. Deloris Patterson, died in a garage in Streetsboro after being pinned by her car. Portage County Coroner John R. Turner ruled the death as carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Ravenna
Ohio
Streetsboro
Portage County
John R. Turner
Deloris Patterson
Thumb Amputation After Accident in Camden Farm
Gene Kiracofe 24 of Camden Route 4 suffered partial amputation of his left thumb Friday afternoon in a corn shelter at his home. He received treatment at a local facility.
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Gene Kiracofe
Camden Rt. 4
Ihome
Light Fixture Blamed for Gillespie Fire at Agency
A defective ceiling light caused an $8,500 fire at Gillespie Insurance Service on Titus Avenue. Fire officials said an overheating transformer ignited the blaze, gutting the agency’s interior and causing $6,000 in building damage and $2,540 in contents. The firm plans immediate reconstruction and relocation to a temporary office.
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Gillespie Insurance Service Inc
Titus Ave
Howard Gall
Gall
F. H. Gillespie
Glen Hover
Tytus Ave
Gillespie
Motorist Fined Twice In Franklin Court
Shirley Wolfe 23 of Queen Drive was fined 10 dollars plus costs for no operator's license and 10 dollars plus costs on a faulty muffler charge with both fines suspended. Other fines by Judge Riley include L G Meade 35 of Franklin Road 1 for speeding 15 dollars and costs and Lawrence Hughes 18 of Middletown Road 3 for running a stop sign 10 dollars and costs. Bonds forfeited by James O Conner 24 of Cincinnati for speeding 20 dollars Edith Wilson 26 of Springboro for driving left of center 15 dollars Francis Franer 44 of Centerville for speeding 15 dollars Carlisle Burbridge 37 of Dayton for speeding 15 dollars Ford Shoemaker 46 of Lynn Drive for an assured clear distance violation 25 dollars Jimmie Pickard 27 of Cincinnati for speeding 25 dollars.
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Franklin
Shirley Wolfe
Queen Drive
J. T. Riley
Riley
L. G. Meade
Franklin Rt
Lawrence Hughes
Middletown Rt
James O’conner
Cincinnati
Edith Wilson
Springboro
Francis Franer
Centerville
Carlisle Burbridge
Dayton
Ford Shoemaker
Lynn
Jimmie Pickard
Motorist Injured After Car Hits Bridge on Ross Hanover Road
William L. Dykes 36 of 2696 Shank Road Hamilton suffered neck and elbow injuries at 3 10 a m Saturday when his westbound car ran off the road on Ross Hanover Road near Millville and struck a bridge. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Hamilton after the driver said he fell asleep at the wheel.
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William L. Dykes
Shank Rd
Hamilton
Ross-Hanover Rd
Millville
Mercy Hospital
Train Kills 2 Men at Butler Street Crossing
At the Butler Street crossing of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad two men were killed when a northbound diesel struck a truck. Elly H Johnson and Aarvin Setser died. Johnson is believed to have driven the truck. The engine dragged the truck two blocks, causing a traffic jam until authorities freed the vehicle.
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Hamilton
Garret Boone
Butler County
Elly H. Johnson
Tilley Road
Aarvin Setser
Shuler ,Ve
Johnson
Butler Street
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Th Street
Walnut Street
High Street
Easton Avenue
Woman Hurt In Two Car Crash On Waneta Avenue
Middletown womanSenna Ruth Wilson age 41 suffered a right leg laceration and knee abrasions after her car struck the rear of Harry Olinger 33 of West Middletown at Waneta Avenue and Mohawk Street. Patrolmen cited Wilson for an assured clear distance violation after Olinger stopped at a stop sign.
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Middletown
Waneta Avenue
Mohawk Street
Senna Ruth Wilson
Oxord State Rd
Harry K. Olinger
Trenton Franklin Rd
West Middletown
Olinger
Admit Gambling in Cincinnati Plea Fines Set
A pony key operator Robert J. Cavanaugh and his helper William J. Finley pleaded guilty to football pool bets taken without federal gambling stamps or the 10 percent tax. Judge John Druffel fined Cavanaugh 750 dollars and Finley 250 dollars after IRS raids on November 18 as part of a nationwide crackdown.
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Cincinnati
Robert J. Cavanaugh
William J. Finley
John Druffel
U.S. District Court
Internal Revenue Service
Petit Larceny Charge Brings Jail Sentence
John D. Mize an 18 year old was sentenced to 30 days in county jail after pleading guilty to petit larceny for stealing 25 dollars from the Herzog home at 4805 Creekview Drive. The arrest followed a confession and detectives investigation. The Home entry was via an open garage and unlocked door.
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John D. Mize
Creekview Five
J. T. Lamb
Frank Herzog
Creekview Drive
Mize
Lerzog
Herzog
Infant Blevins Dies. Two Obituaries Filed for Middletown
Infant Danny Joe Blevins son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Blevins of 2922 Nanaho Street died at Middletown Hospital. Survived by parents and two sisters Sandra Lee and Donna Jean, paternal grandparents Floyd Blevins, Mae Million and Donald Stahley, and maternal grandparents Lewis Monce and Joseph Criner. Graveside services set for 9:00 a.m. Monday at Woodside Cemetery with Rev. Herschel Caudill presiding, arranged by McCoy Leffier Funeral Home.
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Danny Joe Blevins
Orville Blevins
Nanaho St
Middletown Hospital
Sandra Lee
Donna Jean
Floyd Blevins
Middletown
Lewis Monce
Obituary: Mrs Pearl Hess of Xenia Dies at 74
Mrs Pearl Saum Hess 74 of Xenia Route 6 died at Greene Memorial Hospital at 5 p M after illness of cancer. Survived by husband Walter two daughters Velma Foster and another, four sons two brothers and a sister. Services Monday 1 p m at Need Funeral Home Xenia burial in Byron Cemetery. Calling hours tomorrow 2-4 and 7-9 p m.
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Pearl Saum Hess
Xenia
Rt. 6
Velma Foster
Emerick Ave
Greene Memorial Hospital
Walter
Need Funeral Home
Byron Cemetery
Martha Bankerd 87 Germantown Resident Dies
Mrs. Martha A. Bankerd of 4290 N Cherry St Germantown 87 died at Miami Valley Hospital yesterday after a fall caused broken hip five weeks earlier. Born in Camden she lived Germantown most of her life and belonged to Germantown EFUB Church and Daughters of America. Survived by one son John W. funeral services Monday 2 pm John Arpp Funeral Home burial Germantown Cemetery. A Daughters of America Memorial service will be held at 7 30 pm tomorrow at the same location.
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Martha Bankerd
Germantown
Martha A. Bankerd
N. Cherry St
Miami Valley Hospital
Bankerd
Camden
Efub Church
Mrs. Mary Belle Goodheart servicesheld in Phoenix
Mrs Mary Belle Goodheart 57 died Thursday at Glendale Ariz burial and services were held today in Phoenix Ariz She was widow of William R Goodheart former vice president of National Broadcasting Co The couple owned farms in Dixon and Jackson townships Preble County and lived in the area from 1943 to 1959
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EATON
Phoenix
Ariz
Mary Belle Goodheart
Glendale
William R. Goodheart
National Broadcasting Co
Infant Stahley Dies Eight Hours After Birth
Infant Stahley Alisa Kaye Stahley daughter of Mr and Mrs Marvin Stahley of 810 Charles Street Tren ton died at Middletown Hospital at 6 45 p m yesterday eight hours after birth.
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Alisa Kaye Stahley
Marvin Stahley
Charles St
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Viola Whitacre Morrow Dies at 82 Local Resident
Mrs Viola Whitacre Morrow age 82 member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Progress Club died Friday at her home after a brief illness. She is survived by daughter Mrs Margaret May Heery of Cincinnati. Funeral services set for 2 pm Monday at Yale Funeral Home with cremation to follow. Friends may call after 3 pm Sunday.
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Morrow
Viola Whitacre
Order of the Eastern Star
the Progress Club
Margaret May Heery
Cincinnati
Yale Funeral Home
Daniel Printup Obituary Notice
Daniel Printup three months infant son of Mr and Mrs Horace Printup of 95 Chestnut Street died. Services to be held at the convenience of the family. Jor dan.
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Daniel Printup
Horace Printup
Chestnut St
Jordan
Thompson Dies in Wyoming Leaves Senate Vacancy
U S Representative and Senator elect Keith Thomson aged 41 died Friday at a friend's home, reportedly of a heart attack. Thomson was first elected to Congress in 1954 and won the Senate seat in the November 8 election.
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Cody
Wyo
U.S
Keith Thomson
Thomson
Congress
U.S. Senate
Fort Worth
Tex
Temple G. Bowen
Cincinnati
Ohio
Gene Schmitt
Schmitt
River Downs
Churchill Downs
Louisville
La‘tonia
Florence
Oaklawn
Hot Springs
Ark
Toronto
Henry C. Griffith
University of Toronto
Man And Wife Die In Crash Near Uhrichs ville Ohio
A head on collision late Friday night near Uhrichsville Ohio killed 43 year old John P Cox of Tippecanoe and his wife Frances 39. The other driver Guy Henry Baker 26 of Rittman Ohio and his wife Loraine 20 and their four children were hospitalized.
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Uhrichsville
Twin City Hospital
John
Joyce
Albert
Arnold
Eaton Plans Return
Cyrus Eaton says he intends to travel to Moscow to study the conditions under which the Communists might end the cold war.
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Eaton
Cleveland
Cyrus Eaton
Moscow
Girl of the Night Adds Color To Talk in slang study note
An article notes underworld slang used by call girls highlighted in Harold Greenwald’s research and showcased in the film Girl of the Night with Anne Francis and John Kerr. It explains terms such as bread for money and twenty blocks away for price, as depicted in the Paramount–Warner Bros. production.
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Underworld
Harold Greenwald
Columbia
Anne Francis
Lloyd Nolan
Ay Medford
John Kerr
Paramount Theatre
Vanguard
Max J. Rosenberg
Joseph Cates
Warner Bros
Greenwald
John
Middletown Residents Naturalized in County Court Ceremony
Eght Middletown residents became naturalized citizens in a Butler County Common Pleas Court ceremony. Names include Costa Mathews and Viktoria Fugett among others from Greece Germany Yugoslavia and Indonesia. Mayor Bartels urged civic participation as judges and officials attended and the oath was administered by Joseph T. Kiep.
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Eght
Middletown
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Costa Mathews
Central Ave
Greece
David Shu-Nai-Lin
Grand Ave
Indonesia
Anton and
Anna Titti
Flemming Road
Yugoslavia
Viktoria Fugett
Germany
Benna Konrad
Franziska Eiwanger
Auburn St
George Demtrios Tsa
Uras
Robert L. Bartels
Larry J. Porter
Department of Immigration and Naturalization Service
Fred B.“ramer
P.P. Boli
Common Pleas Court
David Black
Domestic Relations Court
Joseph T. Kiep
Impounding List Out For Ticket Violators
Middletown police circulate an impounding list with license numbers for 109 owners with unpaid parking and moving violations. Delinquencies date back up to six months with fines from $3 to $18. Owners urged to visit the Traffic Bureau at City Building 8 am to 5 pm, weekdays, to settle debts. no phone calls. Impounds incur unpaid ticket totals plus a $5 fee plus towing and storage charges.
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Middletown
Traffic LA
James Combs
Combs
Traffic Bureau
Fire destroys large barn on Fairfield Township farm
Fire of undetermined origin swept a large barn around 3 a m on a Gilmore Road farm in Fairfield Township. Snowden Rowe of Cincinnati owned the barn, on a Richard Waggonfield rented farm. Chief Schrofe estimates a 10 000 to 12 000 loss, including farm equipment, discovered by a passing motorist near Charles Tabor's residence.
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Gilmore Road
Fairfield Township
Robert Schrofe
Fairfield Fire Department
Snowden Rowe
Cincinnati
Richard Waggonfield
Bobmeyer Rd
Schrofe
Charles Tabor
Factory Closes Cincinnati Plant for Three Weeks
Radio Corporation of America suspends operations at its Cincinnati receiving tube factory for three weeks. About 1,200 workers are furloughed while 300 clerks and engineers remain on payroll. The shutdown is described by a spokesman as inventory adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Radio Corporation of America
Cincinnatian Silas Johnson Killed in Hit-and-Run
In Cincinnati, Silas Johnson about 60 a retired watchman was killed late Friday night when struck by a fleeing car while crossing a street. Police report witnesses saw the incident and the vehicle sped away.
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Cincinnati (Ap
Silas Johnson
Cincinnati
Johnson
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