Car Rolls Over Leaving Driver Injured in Route 73 Crash
A 26 year old Franklin man Clyde Back was hospitalized with back and leg injuries after his car failed to negotiate a turn near Route 73 and old U S 25. He was taken by ambulance to Middletown Hospital. The car was a total loss. Police cited Edward Moore for careless driving after a three car wreck on Flemming Road caused heavy damage. Several other minor accidents were reported with detailed damages and citations.
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Franklin
Middletown
Clyde Back
Union Road
Old U. 8
Back
Flemming Road
Edward L. Moore
S. Main St
Ralph Roberts
Louisville
Ralph W. Conger
Fleaming
Roberts
Conger
Moore
Manchester Avenue
Ricky Thornsburg
Jeffrey Drive
Robert Lee Thornsburg
Waden Raine
Linden Ave
Thornsburg
Spy Plot Smashed in Soviet Case Across Europe
A Soviet crackdown exposed an American spy network centered on Jacob and a match box transfer of secret material. Pravda reports rapid, unplanned detentions as Richard Jacob was caught red handed with a wrapped match box. Jacob, using a diplomat passport, was expelled at the Foreign Ministry’s request. Embassy leaders protested.
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Jacob
Penkovsky
Pravda
German
Davison
Richard Jacob
Soviet Union
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Fire destroys warehouse in Brookfield Township
Fire destroyed a warehouse of the George and Thomas Cone Co in Brookfield Township Trumbull County near the Ohio Pennsylvania border on Saturday. Brookfield Fire Chief Jack Powell estimated the loss at 175000 dollars. Cause was not determined and no injuries were reported.
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Warren, Ohio
George & Thomas Cone Co
Brookfield
Trumbull County
Ohio-Pennsylvania
Jack Powell
Loss Slight In Two Fires
An overturned salamander caused about 75 dollars in damage to a warehouse at 1427 Young St yesterday at 1 05 p.m. Firemen said the blaze started when a workman tipped over a heating device in a rear workshop. The building belongs to L A Waldner of 708 11th Ave. Firemen were summoned again at 2 49 p.m. for a grass fire in the rear of the Pennsylvania Railroad yard on Woodlawn Ave blamed on burning rubbish.
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Young St
L. A Waldner
11Th Ave
Pennsylvania Railroad
Woodlawn Avenue
Seven traffic violators fined in Franklin Court
Franklin Judge J. T. Riley had a light docket in Franklin Municipal Court Friday and fined seven violators. Four motorists were fined a total of $92.50 for speeding. Fined and ordered to pay costs were James Tibbetts of Vandalia for unsafe clear distance $10, Vernon I. Smith of 618 Martha Drive Franklin for reckless operation $19, and Maude Turner of 1775 Ryan Road Franklin for left of center $10 with costs suspended.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
Franklin Municipal Court
James Tibbetts
Vandalia
Vernon I. Smith
Martha Drive
Maude Turner
Ryan ‘Road
Ordination Saturday For Rev John F Fay
The Rev John F Fay will be ordained a priest for the Cincinnati Archdiocese by Archbishop Karl J Alter in the Cathedral of St Peter in Chains Cincinnati. He is a St Johns parish member and son of Mrs Mary Fay of 3011 Princeton Ave. He studied at St Gregorys Seminary and Mt St Marys Seminary Norwood. The first solemn mass is at St Johns on Sunday Dec 23 at 10 am with Fr John Oberlander and other clergy assisting. Benediction Sunday afternoon and a parish reception follow.
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John F. Fay
Cincinnati
Karl J. Alter
St Peter In
Chains
Fay
St. John's
Mary Fay
Princeton Ave
Clayton Fay
St. John’s School
St. Gregory's Seminary
St. John’s Church
John Il. Oberlander
St. John’s
David Fay
Bernard Bruening
Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary
Edmund M. Hussey
St. Williams Church
Middletown
Jan Nieland
M Micheel
Deaths And Funerals Mrs Mildred Kraft 63 Dies After Illness
Mrs Mildred Kraft of 600 The Alameda widow of Frank Kraft and longtime Middleton resident dies at Middletown Hospital after a several year illness. Born near Blue Ball she was active in church and business and worked at R D Stevens Construction D W Snider Insurance Barnitz Bank and tax stamp sales. Survived by daughter Susan Stanley of Chicago mother Helen Carr and sister Isabel Carr. Private graveside services at Woodside Cemetery with Dr Russell Galloway officiating. Arrangements by Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home.
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Alameda
Middletown Hospital
Frank Kraft
Kraft
Blue Ball
Helen Murphy Carr
Edwin D. Carr
Delta Theta Tau Sorority
R. D. Stevens Construction Co
D. W. Snider Insurance Agency
Barnitz Bank
Susan Stanley
Chicago
Helen i\Carr
Isabel Carr
Woodside
Russell Galloway
First Presbyterian Church
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha Dawson 96
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha Dawson aged 96, formerly of Middletown, who died Friday at Circleville Hospital, will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at McCoy-Lesler Funeral Home with Rev Edwin Bobbitt officiating. Burial will follow in Middletown Cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Bertha Dawson
Middletown
Circleville Hospital
McCoy-Lesler
Edwin Bobbitt
Middletown Cemetery
Police Briefs Highlight Local Theft Incidents
Richard Combs reported a theft of an oil cap generator and voltage regulator from his car parked near his home. Fifteen copper slug coins were found in a laundromat coin changer costing $3.75 to replace. A 1959 car stolen earlier was recovered on Manchester Road and returned to Tom Abell. A thief stole a coin box from S and S Car Wash containing $6.
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Richard Combs
Meadow Ave
Duds & Suds
Central Avenue
W. J. Tryson
Manchester Road
Tom Abell
Martha Drive
Franklin
Abel
Fulton Lane
S&s
Stevens Avenue
Patrolman Ill From Car Fumes In Middletown Incident
Middletown patrolman Andy Stephens was treated at Middletown Hospital after reportedly being sickened by carbon monoxide from fumes leaking up through a police cruiser floorboard. Other officers described him as quite ill when he reported to the station around 10 p.m.
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Middletown
Andy Stephens
Middletown Hospital
Stephens
Thieves Find Open Safe at Salvation Army HQ
Thieves forced open a safe at Salvation Army headquarters 106 N Clinton St late Friday night and took 108.29 dollars. Two janitors discovered the office open at 7:30 a.m. with the safe ajar. An additional room was entered but nothing else was taken.
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Salvation Army
N. Clinton St
Knifed At Home In Fair Condition After Assault
A 52 year old man, Ernest Patrick of 1905 Grand Ave, was reported in fair condition at Middle town Hospital after receiving a knife wound at his home yesterday. He said he was asleep on the couch when an unidentified person entered and stabbed him. he offered no motive for the attack.
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Middletown Hospital
Regan
Ernest Patrick
Grand Ave
Patrick
Creekview PTO Plans Tuesday Meeting and Christmas Program
The Creekview School PTO will meet Tuesday at 7 30 p m to review a Christmas program by third grade pupils. The program will also be shown to the whole student body Tuesday morning. A Christmas parade is set for Friday at 10 a m at the school.
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Creekview School Pto
Prosecutors Seek Clarity On Ohio Sunday Sales Law
The Ohio Association of Prosecuting Attorneys urged the General Assembly to clarify Sunday sales rules. The unanimous resolution aims to reduce enforcement confusion, with prosecutors planning to lobby senators and representatives. Leaders cite cross‑county shopping gaps and a postwar discount house influence on closing practices.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Association of Prosecuting Attorneys
Ohio General Assembly
105Th General Assembly
Garver Oxley
Hancock County
Findlay Discount House
Findlay
Allen County
Oxley
Century-old Huntington resident Jessie Berry dies at 100
Mrs. Jessie Berry, a longtime Huntington area figure born February 10 1862 in South Point Ohio and former Proctorville schoolteacher, died Saturday at her home. Her death marks the passing of one of the region’s oldest citizens.
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Huntington, W. Va
Huntington Area
Jessie Berry
South Point
Ohio
Proctorville
20 Schools In Speech Meet Win For Middletown A Team
Middletown High A debate team took first in the 20-team Middletown All-Events Invitational. Members were Bill Havemann Glenda Morgan Marcia Letts and Tim Walker. Connie Stubbs tied for first in dramatic declamation with Gailapena of Fairborn. B debate won by St. Xavier. Local participants include Lamb Ziegler Geckler Bessel Jer Palmer Perkinsler Elmer Arkins Domineck Selby Urmston Hogg Schrock Woodward.
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Middletown High
Middletown
Bill Havemann
Glenda Morgan
Marcia Letts
Tim Walker
Connie Stubbs
Fairborn
Gailapena
Shirley Harrison
Delaware
Marianne Williams
Ray Oberdier
Olentangy
Emily Brower
Oakwood
Charlotte Snyder
Fairmount
St. Xavier of
Cincinnati
Mike Lamb
Bob Ziegler
Keith Geckler
Mike Bessel
Debbie Jer
Dick Palmer
Gary Perkinsler
Dick Elmer
Gary Arkins
Bruce Domineck
Beverly Selby
Sue Urmston
Ray Hogg
Karen Schrock
Linda Woodward
John Akerman
Middlestown High
David Ballard
Jim Butch
Robert Wagner
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Millie) Kraft
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