Hamiltonian Crash Victim Dies in Butler County Crash
A 21 year old Hamilton man, Robert Johnson, Hamilton Middletown Road, died at Mercy Hospital from head injuries after his farm pickup collided with a gasoline truck at the Rt 129 Rt 747 intersection south of Rt 4. The crash, under Butler County coroner Dr. Garret Boone, is ruled not at fault for James Howard Brown. Johnson's pickup carried corn. Brown was uninjured.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Rt. 4
Robert Johnson
Hamilton - Middletown Road
Mercy Hospital
Garret Boone
Johnson
Rt. 129
James Howard Brown
Jacksonburg Road
Trenton
Brown
Man Hurt In 3-Car Accident At Broad Street
A three car crash on Broad Street near Manchester Avenue at 8:20 a.m. injured Gerald E. Risner who was struck by Irene Poynter. Poynter brakes failed, sending her car into Risner halted at a stop light. Golphin’s vehicle was also damaged. Risner treated by a physician. Poynter cited for insufficient brakes. Damages: Risner $575, Poynter $695, Golphin $175. Other crashes followed with multiple citations for yielding and distance.
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Broad Street
Manchester Avenue
Gerald E. Risner
Marshall Road
Irene Poynter
Broad St
Risner
Poynter
Lewis Golphin
11Th Ave
Golphin
Stars Lose Twinkle To Balloonists Over New Mexico
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. AP two men rode a balloon to the edge of the earths atmosphere in the Stargazer flight nearly 150 miles. They found stars lose their twinkle around 30000 feet and recorded noises of twinkling while testing air turbulence. The mission marked the first high altitude astronomer led study for stars and data will require analysis before final evaluation.
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Base
N.M
Air Force
Joe W. Kittinger Jr
William C. White
Civiian Navy
New Mexico
Kittinger
White
Headlights End Trip Of Texans
Three 16 year old Texans returning from Rhode Island had their trip halted on Rt 22 when deputies found they drove with no headlights. They said they left Texas with $1.50 and were selling possessions to buy gas and food. The car belonged to a parent and items including a transistor radio and a lawnmower were inside. They were escorted to Boone County Airport for the trip home.
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Lebanon
Texas
Rhode Island
Pawtucket
Jim Obrig
Warren
Boone County
Off-Duty Deputy Shot To Death In Norwood Cafe
Arthur Laney, 20, was wounded in a scuffle that left Deputy Charles Hurd, 44, dead. Hurd, an off duty Hamilton County deputy, fired after an argument at the Norwood Cafe escalated. Laney, aided by bystanders, was treated at Jewish Hospital in fair condition for multiple bullet wounds.
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Cincinnati
Arthur Lanley
Jewish Hospital
Hamilton County
Charles Fritz
Norwood
Charles Hurd
Glenn Davis
Hurd
Davis
Laney
Gus Elsen
Elsen
Baffin Bay Named for Explorer William Baffin
The body of water known as Baffin Bay carries the name of explorer William Baffin, marking his role in early Arctic voyages and geographic discovery.
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Baffin Bay Was
the Explorer
William Baffin
Calvin Lloyd Elected New President of Chamber
Calvin Lloyd was elected president of the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce for 1963, succeeding William Verity. Lloyd, a Gardiner Division official and city commissioner, will be installed January 31 with new officers and directors. The meeting also named David L. Smith as vice president of the Downtown Retail Division and Dudley J. Inwood as second vice president. Community service honors went to Leo F. Reinartz and Dave Regan for long service to Middletown and its Industrial Council and local journalism.
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Middletown Area
Dudley J. Inwood
Office Outfitters, Inc
Chamber
Leo F. Reinartz
Armco Steel Corp
Industrial Council
Dave Regan
Middletown Journal
Verity
Reinartz
Regan
Middlestown
Deaths And Funerals Franklin and Roberts
Evelyn Coleman 53 of 217 Locust Street will be buried at West Memory Gardens Dayton after services at Bethel AME Church Middletown conducted by Dr Gaar Davis. Surviving daughter Josephine Coleman and four sisters and two brothers. Roberts, born in Middletown, a retired State Highway Department engineer, member of St Pauls UCC and Jefferson Lodge 90 F&AM. Wife Clara died 1960. Services 2 p m Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial Woodside Cemetery.
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Franklin
Evelyn Coleman
Locust St
Bethel Ame Church
Middletown
Gaar Davis
West Memory Gardens
Dayton
Anglesbby
Coleman
Middletown Hospital
Josephine Coleman
Bertha Griffin
Odie Craig
Philadelphia
Naomi Horne
New York City
Solar Allen
Norwood, N. C
Clifton and
Roosevelt Horne
Robert McNamara
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral
Samuel E. Imes Eaton obituary notice
Samuel E. Imes, 91, died yesterday at his home 903 Aukerman St. Survived by four daughters and six sons, including Martha Pfister, Pearl Duke, Irma Wright, Florence Davis, Raymond, Clyde, Roy, Howard, Homer, Everett. a brother Arthur and three sisters Viola Curry Bertha Deisher Flora Richards. 22 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren. Services 1:30 p.m. Monday at Girton Schmidt Memorial Home with burial in Sugar Grove Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow from noon to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
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Eaton
Samuel E. Imes
Aukerman St
Martha Pfister
Pearl Duke
Dayton
Irma Wright
Florence Davis
Lewisburg
Raymond
Clyde
Roy
Franklin
Howard
Minnesota
Homer
Brookville
Everett
Arthur
Johnsville
Thhree
Viola Curry
Ind
Bertha Deisher
Flora Richards
Girton Schmidt
Bural
Sugar Grove
Pearl Ridge 86 Dies at Friends Home Waynesville
Mrs Pearl Ridge age 86 died yesterday at the Friends Home in Waynesville No immediate survivors reported Services set for 2 pm Monday at Stubbs Funeral Home burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin The obituary notes a scheduled visitation tomorrow afternoon and evening.
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Waynesville
Pearl Ridge
Friends Home
Stubbs
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Obituary notices for three residents announced
Thomas G. Zoller aged 78 of 659 Haven Ave. will have services at 10 a.m. Monday. Kirt Hutton aged 79 of 39 Todd Place will have services at 2 p.m. tomorrow in Dry Ridge, Kentucky. William Wiley aged 76 of Hamilton, formerly Darrtown, will have services at 2 p.m. Monday.
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Thomas G. Zoller
Haven Ave
Klaus - Weigel
Kirt Hutton
Todd Place
Dry Ridge
William Wiley
Hamilton
Darrtown
Proeschel
Officials accuse U S embassy staff of espionage in Moscow
Pravda cites three U S Embassy officials Capt Alexis H Davison assistant Air Force attache and embassy doctor Robert K German second secretary and Hugh Montgomery ordinary attach as having had contact with Soviet official O V Penkovsky. Penkovsky's arrest as a spy was announced Dec 11.
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Moscow
U.S
Pravda
Alexis H. Davison
Air Force
Robert K. German
Hugh Montgomery
O. V. Penkovsky
Soviet Central Coordinating Agency
Death Notice for Earl LeRoy Roberts at Middletown Hospital
Earl LeRoy Roberts aged 76 of 2103 Logan Ave died at 1105 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Services are pending with local funeral home. Interment details to be announced.
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Earl LeRoy Roberts
Logan Ave
Middletown
12-Year-Old Killed After Car Hits Boy in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati a 12 year old boy, Charles Hollingsworth, died after stepping into a street while returning from a grocery run with his 9 year old brother Jerry. He sustained fatal head injuries. The incident occurred after school ended for the week.
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Cincinnati
Charles Hollingsworth
Jerry
Charles
Break-In At Local Cleaners Causes Major Damage
Police disclosed a break‑in at One Hour Cleaners on North Main Street earlier this week. A thief forced a back door, stole $30, and fled, leaving the door open. Frozen pipes caused about $300 in further damage to the shop.
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N. Main St
Police Briefs and Arrests Reported in Butler County
Police log items indicate Elisha Bishop reported two dummy spotlights stolen from a car on Tytus Avenue. Deputies arrested Richard Hayes of Dayton on Yankee Road with no operator license fictitious tags and DWI. A theft from Cecil Murray’s car on Judy Drive yielded three sport coats nine pants two spotlights and four hubcaps at the Diamond National lot on Charles Street. Gordon Lafayette reported vandals damaged his mailbox by about $15.
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Elisha Bishop
Myers Road
Tytus Avenue
Butler County
Richard Hayes
Dayton
Yankee Road
Waneta Avenue
Cecil Murray
Judy Drive
Diamond National Lot
Charles Street
Paint theft at residence on Baltimore Street
A gallon of white paint worth 9.05 and a quart of blue paint worth 1.76 were reported stolen from a garage at the Bill Myers residence at 522 Baltimore Street.
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Bill Myers
Baltimore St
Handbag Stolen From Shopper at Local Market
Ethel Stone reported a handbag containing almost $60 stolen from a cart left unattended while she shopped at Albers Supermarket in Middletown Shopping Center. Jimmy Helton, 21, of 301 Moore Street, was arrested on Manchester Avenue at 2:50 PM yesterday for careless driving.
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Ethel Stone
Jefferson Road
Jimmy .Helton
Moore St
Manchester Avenue
Lucia di Lammermoor Composer Donizetti
The opera Lucia di Lammermoor is a bel canto work composed by Gaetano Donizetti, celebrated for its dramatic vocal lines and tragic storyline. It premiered in 1835 and remains a staple of the operatic repertory with notable performances worldwide.
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Gaetano Donizetti
Stolen Clock Radio From Acme Furniture Co
A small clock radio valued at 19.95 was reported stolen from Acme Furniture Co located at Park Street and Second Avenue yesterday.
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Acme Furniture Co
Park Street
Second Avenue
Three Youths Sought in Worthless Check Case
City police seek three youths aged 14 to 18 suspected of passing worthless checks at least six times. A $28.50 check drawn on Barnitz Bank failed at Joffe's Furniture. Descriptions note a grey car coat, brown hat, and long black hair. all merchants reported similar descriptions.
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Joffe's Furniture
Central Ave
Barnitz Bank
Central Avenue
Middletown
Two Middletown Residents Among 11 New U.S. Citizens
Eleven foreign-born residents became United States citizens in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Mrs Hildegard Handschuh from Excelle Germany and Mrs Annelica von Busch of 2008 Lisa Lane Germany were welcomed by Butler County Bar Association president Jack Casper. The ceremony featured the Oath of Allegiance by clerk Joseph T. Kiep and a flag exchange.
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Hamilton
Middletown Area
United States
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Arthur J. Fiehrer
Hildegard Handschuh
Excelle
Germany
Annelica von Busch
Lisa Lane
Jack Casper
Middletown
Butler County Bar Association
America
Charles Fakes
Joseph T. Kiep
Stolen Item Reported From Car of James Rawlins
Police report indicates an item valued at 35 dollars was stolen from a car owned by James Rawlins at 1708 Lawn Avenue. No further details available.
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James Rawlins
Lawn Ave
Dayton Man Receives 60 Days For Local Fraud
A 50-year-old Dayton man, Mack Henry Allen of 610 Washington St., was sentenced to 60 days in Butler County Jail after being found guilty in Middletown Municipal Court of defrauding Roger's Jewelry and Roderer's Shoes of $10 each. He admitted to manipulating change for a ten dollar bill to net an extra ten dollars. Allen was arrested on Central Avenue after a clerk noticed the loss. Judge Lamb also revoked driving rights for one year for two local drivers found guilty of driving while intoxicated. William Wright and Vernon Lee Plummer received suspensions, $200 fines, and three days in jail. Carl D. Taylor was fined $25 for an assured clear distance violation with $15 suspended.
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Dayton
Middletown
J. T. Lamb
Butler County
Mack Henry Allen
Washington St
Roger
Central Ave
Roderer
Allen
Central Avenue
Roderer’s
Lamb
William Wright
Illinois Ave
Vernon Lee Plummer
16Th Ave
Wright
Tytus Avenue
Plummer
Ohio State Patrol
S. Main Street
Carl D. Taylor
Manchester Ave
Franklin boy back in custody after hospital escape
A 15 year old Franklin youth who escaped Middletown Hospital after swallowing a razor blade and hid for three weeks was recaptured and placed under juvenile authorities in Franklin. He surrendered to Chief Harbach at the police HQ and will be held until next week before being turned over to the state probation officer.
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Lebanon
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Warren County
Frank Harbach
Jim Obrig
Obrig
Harbach
Fred Ward Sr
Dayton
Warren
Middletown
Misguided Opposition Clarifies Annexation Hearing Mixup
Butler County Commission approved an 18 acre annexation east of here after a public hearing. Jerry Cottle, who missed the location, arrived late claiming he waited in a third floor courtroom shown in a Journal story, hoping to protest and ask questions after the decision.
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Butler County Commission
Here
Jerry Cottle
Arcadia Drive
Commission
Cottle
Commissioners
Journal
County Commission
The
Truck Driver Killed by Runaway Vehicle in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati a runaway truck rolled down a grade and pinned Mason Leavon Lee, 42, of Pensacola, Florida, against a loading dock at Cambridge Tile Manufacturing Co. He had come to pick up a load of tiles when the fatal accident occurred on Friday.
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Cincinnati
Mason Leavon Lee
Pensacola
Fla
Cambridge Tile Manufacturing Co
Lee
Publisher Henry Menefee Dies at 80 in Cincinnati
Funeral services for Henry Carl Menefee 80 publisher of Signs of the Times Magazine will be at 10 a.m. Monday He died Friday in Jewish Hospital in Cincinnati AP notes edition
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Cincinnati
Henry Carl Menefee
Signs of the Times Magazine
Jewish Hospital
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John R. Evans
Donald G. Hacker
Clark Street
Dora Geran
Tytus Ave
North Avenue
Thomas J. Kraft
Stevens Ave
Donald A. Danner
Linden Ave
Danner
Holloman Air Force
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Hometown Claim Service
John Howard
Tytus
Enter Union Sanitary’s Weekly
Park
2Nd Avenue
Wes Central Avenue
Grand Ave
Gideond
Keor
Strand Theater
Calvin Lloyd
Weith
Mrs
Earl L. Roberts
Gordon Lafayette
Fisher Road
UU Uta Verity
Tern Nursery
Millikin Road
Monroe
Dayton Road
Rt. 747
Manstown
Harbach Credited
Franklin Boy
Columbus
Spencer’s
Novelco
Ofio Garden
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