Weekend Highway Crashes Leave Multiple Injured Across County
A series of crashes near Red Er Halt and along Rt 129 and Rt 123 injured several people. Debrah Shel, Doris Shel, and Marcella Vanover were treated for injuries after a car overturned one mile south of Red Er Halt. Richard Gillen and Cecil Long were hospitalized after a broadside collision on Pennyroyal Hill Road. Henry Mc Gee suffered a lacerated hand when a car left Rt 129, and Donald R. James crashed and was hospitalized after a line of crashes on Yankee Road. Viola Wilder was admitted with head lacerations after a curve crash near Rochester. The patrol reported multiple fractures and heavy damage to several vehicles.
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Debrah
Seri- C
Ctos
Red Er
Cain
Earl Shelton
Red
Doris
Marcella Vanover
Middletown Hospital
Franklin
Richard Gillen
East 2Nd St
Earnest Miller
Franklin Rt 2
Pennyroyal Hill Road
Us 2
Gillen
Cecil Long
Franklin Rt. 2
Long
Middletown
Henry McGee
18Th Ave
Rt 129
Cornel Johnson
Donald R. James
Taylor St
Yankee Road
Oxford State Road
James
Clinton Memorial Hospital
Wilmington
Rt. 123
Rochester
Viola Wilder
William J. Eckhardt
Decatur
Ill
Charles Scholl
Burton Rd
Main Street
1St Avenue
Main
Pease Increases Dividend At Citizens Building & Savings
The Citizens Building & Savings Assn. board approved a 3 percent dividend on deposits for the year ending December. Secretary Thomas H Saw reported the move aims to attract more capital and improve mortgage lending capacity in Middletown. The annual meeting is set for January 9 at 8 p.m. with two directors to be elected for three-year terms.
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Citizens Building & Savings Assn
Thomas H
John F. Galeese
Middletown Grocer
Middletown
Tragedy Near Cambridge In Fatal Car Crash
Mrs Annabella Dunham of Barberton killed when a car on Ohio 21 left the road and rammed into a tree in Cambridge early today.
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Cambridge
Ohio
Annabella Dunham
Barberton
Christmas Day Edition Signals Journal Back Tuesday
Journal employees in Middleton take a Christmas Monday break with no Monday issue. A Christmas Day edition will be published late tonight. Readers are wished a Merry and safe Christmas from the Journal family.
Held For Grand Jury In Slaying
Two men charged with first degree murder in the Nov. 28 slaying of Mary Ellen Barger were bound to the Butler Grand jury after a preliminary hearing. Lloyd Luther White Jr. and Darrell Smith pleaded innocent and were held without bond. White said a gun discharged accidentally during an alleged attempt to force Mrs. Barger into a car.
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Hamilton
Mary Ellen Barger
Butler Grand Jury
Andrew Cherney
Lloyd Luther White Jr
Denver
Cole
Darrell Smith
Cincinnati
White
13 000 Volt Jolt Only Shocks Him
In Yonkers New York James Walsh 55 received a 13 000 volt shock when he struck an electric cable with a tool yesterday He was thrown off his feet but refused hospital care Rubber over shoes thick gloves and a wooden handle likely saved him Power was cut to about 32 000 utility customers for seven minutes.
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Yonkers
N.Y
James Walsh
Panhandler Fined For Abusive Language In Lubbock
George Washington Kean of Lindale Texas was fined 100 dollars after complaints he insulted shoppers while panhandling. Police found 12.17 in change and 1775 in U S savings bonds plus a 270 roll of large bills before arresting him.
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Lubbock
Tex
George Washington Kean
Lindale
U.S
Two-car crash near Sidney claims Troy man
A two-car collision on U S 25 three miles south of Sidney today killed George W. Casey 28 of Troy. The state highway patrol reported the fatality.
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Sidney
Ohio
U.S. 25
Here
George W. Casey
Troy
State Highway Patrol
Car crash flattens signs injures driver cited in Middletown
Heavy pre Christmas traffic in Middletown resulted in nine accidents yesterday with one injury and four drivers cited for traffic violations. The worst crash on 1st Avenue near the New York Central crossing involved James Morris 19 of West Middletown driving 65 mph and destroying three signs. Morris was charged with driving while intoxicated.
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Middletown
1St Avenue
New York Central
James Morris
West Middletown
Morris
Lloyd Reffitt
Commutation Given 7 By Gov Lausche
Christmas commutations granted seven convicted murderers by Gov. Frank J. Lausche reduce first degree to second degree murder, making them eligible for parole. Names include Nick Scaccato, Victor V. Tomlinson, William Evans, John Hairston, Charles Hartman, Lester K. Wenner, and George Lindsay with details of offenses and sentences.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Nick Scaccato
James Kenny
Wellsville
Columbiana County
Scaccato
Ohio Penitentiary
Victor V. Tomlinson
A.B. Eccles
Tomlinson
William Evans
Agrippina Kozlowski
Evans
Medina County
John Hairston
John Kidney
Pickaway County
Hairston
Walker Brown
Henry Laudermilk
Lacey Adams
Arthur Little
Charles Hartman
Marie
Monroe County
Lester K. Wenner
Frank Robei
Marblehead
Ottawa County
George Lindsay
Jefferson County
Winifred Bradford
Lindsay
Leesburg Chief Arrested After Six Days On Job
Hillsboro Ohio chief Roy Gordon was arrested in Leesburg after six days in office on a bad check charge. Bond set at 300 dollars. He was held for grand jury action. Police chief Erwin Hiser, a former Leesburg chief, made the arrest. Village officials accepted his resignation with no successor named.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
Roy Gordon
Leesburg
Erwin Hiser
Gordon
Rats and rot ruin crops worth millions in storage
Rats and rot destroy 382 million dollars worth of stored crops in this country each year, causing significant losses for farmers and grain storage facilities nationwide.
Two Minor Accidents Reported in Franklin
Franklin reports two minor accidents yesterday as Christmas traffic crowded streets. Involved were Floyd Kirby, 39, of 823 S Main St and Leonard W Creager, 28, Franklin Rt 2 on Main Street, and a hit skip driver with Leonard Lakes, 25, of 532 Beech Dr on Union Road.
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Franklin
Floyd Kirby
S. Main St
Leonard W. Creager
Franklin Rt. 2
Main Street
Leonard Lakes
Beech Dr
Union Road
Police Briefs Arrests on Assault and Battery and Careless Operation
Police yesterday arrested El bert Carpenter, 35, of 1702 Columbia Ave, at a grill on 1st Avenue for assault and battery. Frank Montgomery, 38, of 1600 Woodlawn Ave, was arrested yesterday at 1st Avenue and Crawford Street for careless operation of his auto.
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Elbert Carpenter
Columbia Ave
1St Avenue
Frank Montgomery
Woodlawn Ave
Crawford Street
Car Swiping Oxford Girls Given Church Attendance Warning
In Oxford Indiana three teenage girls who stole two cars for thrill are ordered by Butler County probate judge Harry Walsh to attend church regularly for an indefinite period. They face possible workhouse time or a $1000 fine. arrests followed car thefts from Richard Patrick of Miami University and Mrs Louise Pugh.
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Oxford
Butler County
Middletown
Harry Walsh
Richard Patrick
Miami University
Louise Pugh
Church St
Cottage Grove
Ind
Here
Union County
Tot’s Tumble Triggers Family Evacuation in Ohio
In Cuyahoga Falls Patricia Toth, 4, rolled from bed waking her father Nicholas who felt dizzy and woke his wife. The family evacuated with siblings Mitchell 4 Terry Ann 9 and Stephany 5 as firemen investigated an escaping gas source blamed for the incident.
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Akro
Ohio
Patricia
Toth
Cuyahoga Falls
Nicholas
Mitchell
Terry Ann
Stephany
Lump Of Coal Falls Breaks Toe For Theodore Brown
A fractured right big toe from a dropped lump of coal sent Theodore Brown of 1214 Sycamore St to the hospital yesterday afternoon where he received treatment and was released. A 59 year old Middledtown woman Teresa Walker of 1206 Prospect Ave was examined for injuries from a dog attack a week ago and released after examination.
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Theodore Brown
Sycamore St
Teresa Walker
Prospect Ave
Revival by Bishop Huston Kilgore at Holiness Tabernacle
Bishop Huston Kilgore conducts a revival at the Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe starting Monday. Services begin at 7 30 p.m with all night services on New Year’s Eve and will continue indefinitely.
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Huston Kilgore
Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe
Armco Gardner Gives $201000 Christmas Bonuses Areawide
Armco and Gardner workers in Middletown Hamilton and other plants worldwide receive year eighteen Christmas bonuses totaling about 201000. Each employee gets a dollar per year of service with minimum five dollars while 60,000 more goes to present and retired Gardner workers and servicemen.
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Armco
Middletown
Claus
San
Middletown- Hamilton
United States
Canada
Santa
Compan
Gardner Board & Carton, Co
Lockland
Manchester Machine Co
Gardner
Garnder
Yoder Engraving Co
Hamilton
Dayton Paper Stock Co
Dayton
Gardner Container Co
Akron
Bremer to Attend 72nd Ohio Vet Convention in Columbus
Dr. L. H. Bremer of Middletown will attend the 72nd annual convention of the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Association in Columbus January 4 to 6. Fifty five speakers will discuss small animals preventive medicine and large animal topics.
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L. H. Bremer
Middletown
Ohio State Veterinary Medical Assn
Columbus
Malaya Depends Most on Tin Export Duties
The principal revenue stream for Malaya rests on export duties imposed on tin. This policy highlights the region's reliance on mineral trade and government income from commodity exports.
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Malaya
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