Woman killed in Ohio 4 crash. husband slain earlier
A two car collision on Ohio 4 killed Ida Lotz, 49, a widow whose husband Gordon Lotz was stabbed to death two years earlier. Lawrence Lotz, 21, was charged then pleading guilty to manslaughter. Four others injured, including two Lotz children, in Mercy Hospital in fair condition. State patrol investigating as Butler County traffic deaths rise to 40. A separate motorcycle crash injured rider and passenger nearby.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Ida Lotz
Forrest Ave
Mercy Hospital
Lawrence Lotz
Cari
Jennifer
Terry
Lotz
Butler County
Webb Funeral Home
Armco seeks SEC approval for stock offering expansion
Armco Steel Corp plans to file with the SEC to add up to 1,092,925 shares to its outstanding stock, offering to shareholders at one for each record holder as of Jan 9 1957. The offering expires Jan 24. Smith Barney & Co will lead. Proceeds fund expansion and working capital.
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Armco Steel Corp
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Armco
Smith Barney & Co
Council Urges Reconsideration of Two City Officials
Hamilton special report states City Council votes 5 to 1 to urge finance director Charlie Rune and planning urban redevelopment head Jack Dalton to withdraw resignations. Acting city manager Hjalmar Persson to contact heads and assess causes of departures amid six key personnel resignations since January.
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Hamilton
Charlies T. Rune
Jack Dalton
Resigeco
Hjalmar, Persson
William Lakeman
Edward Beckett
Robert Bartels
Jack Blumenthal
Bernard Kirsch
Herbert Mick
Mick
Bartels
City Sty
Department Ae
Schooves Council
Pope To Deliver 18th Christmas Message
Pope Pius XI will give his 18th annual Christmas message to the world on Sunday December 23. The address will be beamed to various parts of the world.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Court Dismisses Embezzlement Charge Against Union Official
Hamilton Special report judge P P Boll in Butler County Common Pleas Court dismissed embezzlement charges against Juanita Clark 33 of Hamilton Ohio tied to a dispute within Local 160 Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union at the Pillsbury plant. The case cited insurance relating to the local union.
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Hamilton
P. P. Boll
Butler County
Car Trains Crash Kills Brother of Streets Official
James Holida 19 of Willard and two other Willard youths died in a crash when a car struck a Baltimore and Ohio freight locomotive. Risner 17 drove the car at high speed and Holida died at Willard Hospital after the early morning crash. Surviving family members include multiple brothers and sisters. services set in Willard.
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James Holida
Willard
Ohio
Robert Holida
Michael C. Risner
Ronald Neeley
Risner
Charles Edel
Huron County
Baltimore & Ohio
Holida
Willard Hospital
Joscar Holida
Echoe
Es Ness
Middletown
Yule Party Planned by KP Yule Lodge Saturday
An old fashioned Christmas entertainment is planned by Lafayette Lodge 37 Knights of Pythias for Saturday night. Children and grandchildren of the Pythias and Pythian Sisters will participate with Buddy Medley and his Rangerettes. Santa Claus will attend. families are invited to the celebration. The lodge meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to confer esquire and knight ranks on candidates.
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Lafayette Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythias
Pythian Sisters
Buddy Mediey
Rangerettes
Santa Claus ii
Pytha
Esquire
School Board Plans Salary Increases For Middletown Staff
The Middletown Board of Education will hold a special meeting at 8 p.m. to approve a new salary schedule for teachers and non certified employees. Funding comes from a 3.75 mill tax levy approved in November, with raises effective January 1 per Board President Joseph Woodruff.
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Middletown
Board of Education
Joseph Woodruff
Verity Parking Limited At City Center Rush Hours
City to remove parking on the west side of Verity Parkway between the city garage and Manchester Avenue from 3 to 6 p.m. City Manager Charles Thompson said the measure eases congestion and lets trucks access the garage while maintaining two traffic lanes.
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Verity Parkway
City
Manchester Avenue
Charles Thompson
Thompson
Dayton Man’s Hearing Set For Friday
A Dayton man charged with shooting his estranged wife at her home on Lincoln Street faces a Municipal Court preliminary hearing Friday morning. Arthur Stringer remains in city jail on a 5000 dollar bond after a postponement of yesterday’s hearing at his request. the victim Mrs Ola Stringer was treated and released from Middletown Hospital.
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Dayton
Arthur
Stringer
Ola Stringer
Middletown Hospital
Lincoln St
Middletown Woman Reports Food Theft From Refrigerator
Mrs Charles Butler says a man stole food from her refrigerator including a pound of bacon jelly and beer. She added a further report listing eggs peas more beer tomato puree and jelly plus two bags and two white shoes missing.
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Middletown
Charles Butler
Train Knocks Car Into Second Auto at Crossing
No injuries reported after a New York Central switch engine at 11th Avenue crossing collided with a car driven by Arthur Fouts 73. The impact pushed Fouts vehicle into a stopped car driven by Frances Reve los, with total damage listed at $650. Police identified engineer G R Bandy 51.
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New York Central Railroad
Ped
Frances Revelos
Harrison St
Fouts
G. R. Bandy
Cincinnati
Jas
Grand Jury Group Elects New Members
Hamilton special report names five new members to the Grand Jury Assn of Butler County executive board for three year terms and five to the nominating committee. James Hogan of Middletown, plus several longtime officers remain on the board as terms continue.
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Hamilton
Grand Jury Assn
Butler County
Frank Thompson
Clem Imfeld Jr
Association
Glen Marcum
John Burnett
Robert Kimball
James Hogan
Middletown
Frank Coles
Dan Antenen
Charles Walker
Helen Lowenstein
Thompson
Gus Mower
Vincent Ladderman
Charles Taylor
Gordon Augsparger
Ralph Rettig
Ray Nardine
Airman Hammond Showing Continued Recovery At Middletown Hospital
Airman James Hammond, 19, injured in a Rt. 25 crash about ten days ago, remains in critical condition but has shown progress. Middletown Red Cross volunteers report wide community support with offers of aid and donations for him his wife Margie and their six month old daughter. Temporary housing for the wife and baby has been arranged by the Red Cross with daily babysitting services from volunteers.
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Middletown Hospital
James Hammond
Rt. 25
Middletown Red Cross
Hammond
Margie
Red Cross
The
Miami Gets Extra Buses For Holiday Traffic
Oxford students heading home from Christmas vacations will have extra bus runs today and tomorrow. Ohio Bus Lines Co traffic manager Robert F. Benham said additional trips will run directly to Dayton, Middletown, and Hamilton to ease heavy traffic from Oxford.
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Oxford
Robert FE. Benham
Ohio Bus Tines Co
Dayton
Middletown
Hamilton
City Firemen Report Four Morning Fire Calls
Middletown firemen reported four small fires causing $530 in losses. An apartment at 33 N Broad St caused $155 in contents damage from a cigarette. A 1957 truck undercoating fire at Buckeye Body & Welding Co. caused $225 in contents damage. A coffee machine wiring fault at Terhune Pontiac Co. caused $150 in contents damage. Nationwide plant had no fire. sprinkler system defect triggered alarm.
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Middletown
Paul Gulinski
N. Broad St
Davenport
Buckeye Body & Welding Co
Manhattan St
Company 2
Terhune Pontiac Co
Central Ave
Fairbanks Containers Inc
Baltimore St
Franklinite Fines In City Court Roster
In municipal court Judge J T Riley fined Richard Jordon 90 dollars and costs for reckless operation, suspending 60 days of rights. Ronald Cates paid 50 dollars and costs for failure to yield. Judge Riley suspended 40 dollars. Charles Roberts was fined 50 dollars and costs for reckless operation after a pedestrian incident. 40 dollars was suspended. Buford number 4, cantin Bk paid 10 dollars and costs. Eugene Green forfeited a 15 dollar bond on speeding.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
Richard Jordon
S. Main St
Jordon
Ronald Cates
Riley
Charles Roberts
Buford No
Cantin Bk
Eugene Green
Franklin Rt. 2
Zone Readies Final City Action on Zoning and Renewal
City Commission set for final readings tomorrow to rezone S Main Street area and N Verity Parkway plot from residential to business zones. Also on the docket is the final reading of an urban renewal ordinance granting authority to correct blighted areas. Meeting at 2 p.m. in the city building courtroom.
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City Commission
Charles Thompson
S. Main Street
N. Verity Parkway
Driver Loses His License For Five Years In Court
In municipal court Judge J. T. Lamb fined James Osborne Jr. of Dayton 33 with 300 dollars and costs for driving while intoxicated. He received a 10 day jail term and five year license suspension. A second charge for driving without an operator license carried a 25 dollar fine and costs. Vernon Barrett 57 was fined 10 dollars and costs for being drunk in a car after an accident involving James Crouch 34. Lamb heard eight intoxication cases and continued three.
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J. T. Lamb
James Osborne Jr
Dayton
Lfor
Osborne
Vernon Barrett
Crawford St
James Crouch
S. Main St
Lamb
Baptists Announce Christmas Party and Play
The First Baptist Church will host its annual Christmas party Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Sunday School children perform Why the Chimes Rang in pantomime. Mrs. John Harkrader directs with Mrs. Glenn Perry as assistant. Carol Burns narrates with carols from young Primary and Junior High choirs.
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First Baptist Church
John Harkrader
Glenn Perry
Carol Burns
Middletown High School
Rob
Joseph Adkinson
Robert Dietrich
Windows Damaged at Assembly of Jesus Christ Church
Deputy Sheriff Loren Gustin blamed young vandals for breaking five large windows at the Assembly of Jesus Christ Church on Oxford State Road near Yankee Road. In recent weeks youths reportedly shot BB pellets and tossed stones through the windows, noted by Goebel Banks, the church custodian.
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Assembly of Jesus Christ Church
Oxford State Road
Yankee Road
Loren Gustin
Goebel Banks
Christmas Party at Elks Lodge 456 Held Thursday
Colored News reports Elks Lodge 456 will host its annual Christmas party for children Thursday at the lodge hall 920 9th Ave. Rev James Poffit of the Church of God in Christ Cincinnati and the Solid Rock Quartet will be special guests at 8 p.m. today at the Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe. Corrine Allen is mistress of ceremonies and Rev Willie Kilgore oversees services.
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Elks Lodge 456
9Th Ave
James Poffit
Church of God In Christ
Cincinnati
Solid Rock
Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe
Corrine Allen
Willie Kilgore
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