Three-Car Broad Street Crash Damages Total 2210 Dollars
A three car collision at Broad Street and Manchester Avenue caused 2210 dollars in damage. Gilbert Rivers 38 of 505 16th reported minor abrasions and was charged with careless driving after his car hit a parked vehicle then another. Police note he claimed 16 mph. Other incidents include a Rose car hitting a house after glare, a teen driver Engle backing into a tree with 300 dollars damage, and a passenger with a bump on the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Street
Manchester Avenue
Gilbert J. Rivers
16Th,ie
Middletown Hospital
Rivers
Earle G. Turvey
West Middletown
Jerry Jefferson Rose
Bridge St
Franklin
Krieger St
Frederick Engle
Carmody Blvd
Billy Cooley
Hamilton
City Cafes Hit By Fights Leave Towns In Uproar
A fight at Poor Boy's Cafe on Garfield Street left Alvin Burg four, 1202 Walnut Street, with a 14 stitch head wound. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and named no attacker. Another brawl at Dipsy Doodle Cafe on Yankee Road injured Lee Deaton, 43, head abrasions, with no attacker named. Dipsy Deedie Cafe owner Mary Boyd warned the cafe is becoming a nuisance after another reported fight and theft of her billfold containing $25 and keys during ejecting a customer’s escort who suffered minor facial cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Deaton
Yankee Rd
Polee
Mary Boyd
Miss O Fallon in Texas For Heart Surgery
Miss Eleanor O Fallon longtime World War I nurse and Middletown Travel Bureau companion of Louis McCallay is reported improving after heart surgery in Houston Methodist Hospital. She was flown there on Wednesday and the operation was performed hours later. A Houston specialist performed the operation, and she faces at least a week of danger before stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor O'Fallon
Main Street
Louis McCallay
Middletown
Miss O'Fallon
Houston
Texas
Methodist Hospital
United States
Miss O’fallon
U S Aids Retirement Plans For Nationalist Troops
Chiang ChingKuo announced a 48 million dollar U S funded program aiding 70 000 Nationalist soldiers in retirement schemes on cooperative farms four of which are self supporting. Additional projects include two factories furniture crafts a completed east west highway and a 20 year logging plan starting next June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang
Christmas Cards Lost in Hartford Post Office
Hartford postmaster says 15,000 Christmas cards remain undelivered due to incorrect or incomplete addresses and illegible handwriting. The cards, mailed to recipients, were not sent by the addressees themselves, creating a backlog in the Hartford office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford
Conn
John F. Heneghan
Tuberculosis Major Health Issue in Alaska Battle
Health officials report tuberculosis remains a major problem in Alaska but public health services are actively controlling spread. Programs target high risk communities with testing vaccination and case management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Kefauver Injured By Boy's Toy
Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee was injured trying an electric toy car his son wanted for Christmas. A downhill run without brakes caused his leg to twist and his knee cap to dislocate. He spent three days in hospital and received a leg cast, with doctors saying he could leave Bethesda Naval Hospital on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
David
Bethesda Naval Hospital
British Pound Conversion Seen In Limited Form Soon
LONDON AP government approval of strictly limited conversion of British pounds into foreign currencies is expected soon in some quarters. Immediate beneficiaries would be foreign holders of pounds from business deals, while full convertibility remains unlikely. Talks stirred by the French franc revaluation could trigger broader European financial readjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Police Briefs From Local Streets
Police reports list various petty incidents. Stolen hub caps from a 1953 sedan on Woodlawn near Waite Street valued at 30 dollars. A wreath from a grave on Christmas Eve valued at 18 dollars. A dog tie order for 14 days after a bite complaint. A report of a family disturbance with eggs thrown. Juveniles stealing Christmas lights from a home on Euclid Street. Local authorities advised warrants and supervision as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Moon
Weodlawn Ave
Woodlawn
Waite Street
Dewey Adams
Yankee Rd
William Hollon
Middletown Pl
Hollon
C. L. Mers
Euclid $T
Obituary for Mae Huntsberger of Germantown
Funeral services for Mrs. Mae Huntsberger 43 of 147 West Market Street Germantown will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Reverend H C Grunewald officiating. Burial will be at Woodside Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Survivors include sister Mrs. Carrie DuChemin of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Huntsberger
W. Market St
Germantown
McCoy - Leffler
H. C. Grunewald
Woodside Cemetery
Huntsberger
Carrie DuChemin
Middletown
Services for George Constantine Lambesis
George C Lambesis aged 74 of 1600 Tytus Ave dies of heart attack at home Thursday afternoon. Funeral at 2 p m Monday at Sts Constantine and Eleni Greek Orthodox Church with Rev Stephen Sarigianis officiating burial in Woodside Cemetery. Calling hours at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home tomorrow 2-3 and 7-9 p m. Donations may be made to the Greek Orthodox Church in lieu of flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Constantine Lambesis
Tytus Ave
Sts. Constantine and Eleni Greek Orthodox Church
Stephen Sarigianis
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy- Leffler
Lambegis
James B. Mize 79 Dies After Residence Fire Rescue
James B. Mize 79 of 1922 Fleming Rd died at Middletown Hospital early today after a fire department emergency call at about 1 a m. He had difficulty breathing and received oxygen before being rushed to the hospital by Baker ambulance. Surviving daughter Mrs. Edward Howard of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Mize
Fleming Rd
Middletown Hospital
Fire Department
Baker Ambulance
Edward Howard
Middletown
Obituaries and funeral notices from area families
Ada Abbott 81 of Oxford to be served by Oliver Funeral Home. Ansonia Scott A Walton infant son of Dewey and Mrs Walton of New Paris to have services at Miller Funeral Home College Corner. Leo Ives 45 of 1127 Franklin Street Hamilton to have private services at Colligan Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Abbott
Oxford
Oliver Funeral Home
Ansonia Scott A. Walton
Dewey Walton
New Paris
Miller Funeral Home
College Corner
Leo Ives
Franklin St
Hamilton
Colligan Funeral Home
Notable Obituaries Across Cities Highlight Political, Media Figures
Across the nation several prominent figures died. Thomas F. Ford, 83, a California Democrat and former congressman, also served as literary editor of the Los Angeles Times. John J. Sullivan, 93, long-time editor and publisher of the Graettinger Iowa Times. Walter Miguel, 49, king of the Miguel Gypsy tribe, died of a kidney ailment. Rufus Charles Childress, 91, leading Arkansas educator and first graduate of Philander Smith College. Whitelaw Reid Morrison, 72, Oberlin College anatomy professor for 30 years. Rudolf A. Langer, 63, president of The American Metal Market. Robert J. Laubengayer, 74, KSAL president and former Salina Journal publisher. Eva Gauthier, 73, mezzo-soprano, died after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pasadena
Calif
Thomas F. Ford
California
Los Angeles Times
Inglewood
John J. Sullivan
Graettinger Iowa Times
Sullivan
New Orleans
Walter Miguel
Little Rock
Ark
Rufus Charles Childress
Arkansas
Philander Smith College
Oberlin
Ohio
Whitelaw Reid Morrison
Oberlin College
Allen Hospital
Oceanside
N.Y
Rudolph A. Langer
American Metal Market
Nassau County Hospital
Topeka
Kan
Robert J. Laubengayer
KSAL
Blisher
Salina Kan
Danish Krone Becomes Easier to Convert to Dollar
The Danish government, with Great Britain and most OECD members, announced a more convertible krone. The action, aimed at easing currency exchanges, will take effect Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copenhagen
Denmark
Great Britain
O.E.E.C
West European Organization of Economic Cooperation
Kansas Nebraska Act 1854 opens territories to settlers
The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and allowed settlers into the territories that would become Kansas and Nebraska, shaping the path to statehood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas and
Nebraska
Father of seven welcomes surprise baby girl in ambulance
Joe Schramm, father of seven, helps deliver a baby during an ambulance ride after Mrs Ray Newcomb calls for help. The newborn girl was born en route to Middletown Hospital at about 11 10 p.m. The event unfolds as the Schramms Funeral Home team aids the expectant mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Schramm
Schamms
Joe and
Schramm Funeral Home
Ray Newcomb
Curtis St
Middletown
Middleton man dies by car exhaust in apparent suicide attempt
A Middleton resident, age not given, died early today after placing his mouth over a car exhaust pipe to inhale fumes. Police say relatives had alerted authorities as the man resisted oxygen offered by firefighters and medics following a family dispute.
Middletown High School Chem Teacher Attends Science Session
Clyde Yocum a chemistry teacher at Middletown High School attends the annual joint conference of science teaching societies linked to AAAS in Washington DC from today through Monday He aims to learn semimicro chemistry teaching techniques and modern methods of presenting high school science to students. He and his wife will tour the Bureau of Standards Smithsonian Institution and National Institute of Health on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Yocum
Middletown High School
American Assn
Washington, D. C
Yocum
Bureau of Standards
Smithsonian Institute
National Institute of Health
Jehovah's Witnesses Offices Raided in West Berlin
Secret police in Communist Germany reportedly raided the Jehovah's Witnesses in West Berlin. Stolen files included names and addresses of about 1,200 East Germans. money and other items were left untouched. The church notes membership is banned in East Germany and alleges lists of visitors were taken.
Hot Ashes Cause Fire in Dallas injures boy
In Dallas Texas Charles W Leach eight was taken to a hospital with second degree burns after attempting to light a pipe in windy conditions ashes from the pipe blew and set his clothing aflame burning his chest and neck authorities said the incident occurred Friday at the youth was treated for his injuries and released later that day
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Charles W. Leach
Leach
Pay Hikes Slated In Hamilton
Hamilton city leaders expect nominal across the board salary raises for employees at the January council meeting. A 4 percent utility tax rebate for prompt bill payment was eliminated to boost revenue. Finance director Charles Rupert said the proposed 1959 budget remains about 68,000 dollars over projected revenue without raises, and rebate elimination adds roughly 200,000 dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Charles T. Rupert
Two Small Blazes Prompt Fire Units Callout
Fire companies 1 and 2 were summoned last night at 11 to quell a rear yard blaze behind the Bee Hive Restaurant at 13 Central Ave. A short circuit in a furnace electric switch caused a minor basement fire at the home of Mrs J S Day at 2405 North Ave around 1 am today. Damage totaled about $20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave
Gust Chaos
Henry Is
H 0. Finkelman
Florence St
J. S. Day
North Ave
Park Wood Stolen in Butler County Report
Park director Bruce Diehl of Hamilton reports theft of 10 cards of wood worth 150 dollars from Indian Creek Park on Ohio 732 a half mile north of Reily. The theft occurred sometime between Monday and Christmas Day according to the official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Bruce Diehl
Millikin St
Butler County
Indian Creek Park
Ohio
Reily
Diehl
Williams to Speak at Holiness Tabernacle Services
The Rev. Frank Williams of Hamilton Church of God will address Sunday services at Holiness Tabernacle at 2 30 p m. Rev Huston Kilgore, pastor, announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Williams
Hamilton Church of God
Holiness Tabernacle
Huston Kilgore
Dad Finds Bad Luck In Bunches
George Salyers Sr. and his two sons were injured in a morning auto accident on N Verity Parkway. He was cited for an improper turn, then returned to Middletown Hospital with 4 year old Ricky whose hand was crushed in a car door. Ricky was treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Salyers Sr
Hawthorne Sr
Salyers
N. Verity Parkway
George Jr
Michael
Middletown Hospital
Ricky
Hamilton Names Utility Director
Hamilton appoints Brush public utilities director to succeed the late John L. Peurifo y who died from a cerebral hemorrhage. Brush, 37, a Dayton native and professional electrical engineer, had been assistant utilities director since October and led utilities at Bryan, Ohio for 74 years. City Manager Howard F. Wilson praised the appointment as highly qualified for the city’s essential service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Fearl
Brush
N.D. Sts
John L. Peurifoy
Dayton
Bryan
Ohio
Howard F. Wilson
Drunken driving costs Hamiltonian fine jail and suspensions
A Hamilton man William Davis, 32, 818 Sycamore St., was fined 200 dollars and costs and sentenced to three days in the city jail with a one year driving suspension by Municipal Judge J.T Lamb after a combined traffic and criminal session. Davis and others faced fines for offenses including speeding, failed yielding, no license plates, and traffic school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
J.T Lamb
William Davis
Sycamore St
Davis
Ohio
Middletown
Jimmie Rakestraw
Young St
Robert Bailey
Louis Pl
Edward Quillen
Pennyroyal Rd
Franklin
Tony Garcia
Fleming Rd
Cud Lawson Rt
Charles Dumford
Marshall Rd
Donald Hopkins
Dayton
Harold Patrick
Lafayette Ave
Kenneth McCoy
Franklin Rt. 2
John Alflen
Stanley St
Clarence Wilson
Norma Spencer
Middletown Pike
Joyce Mabry
Harrison St
Golaspie Norman
Franklin St
Danny Bishop
Goldman Ave
Leonard Newman
Hamilton - Trenton Rd
Thomas Miller
Kyles Station
Walter Greenfield
1St Ave
Bill Ledford
Charles St
Frank Temple
Princeton Ave
John Tipton
14Th Ave
Everett Faulkner
Lockland
Ralph Warmoth
Middletown Rt
Orville Deaton
Arthur Rose
West Middletown Rt
Theodore J. Thompson
Waite St
Mabel Norris
Highland Ave
Russell Linton
Illinois Ave
Paul Walters
Springfield
William Koch
Lakes Huron Michigan Dips 21 Feet Below Lake Superior
Report notes Lakes Huron and Michigan sit about 21 feet lower than Lake Superior due to water level fluctuations. Authorities monitor the Great Lakes system for navigation and regional impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakes Huron
Michigan
Lake Superior
Judge Dismisses Multiple Charges in Local Court
Judge Lamb dismissed a charge of failure to yield against Ray mond Skinner of Cincinnati and also dismissed an assault and battery charge against Richard Smith, 38, of Campton Kentucky, on ab-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamb
Raymond Skinner
Cincinnati
Richard Smith
Campton
Driver Cited After Franklin Accident
Franklin reports a minor collision at 2nd and Main Streets early today. Morse Blair 31 Middletown Rt. 4 was struck by Larry Allen Nichols 20 of 97 E. 2nd St. Combined damage $400. Nichols cited for careless driving.
Heater Sets Buy A fire Leg Burned
A 10 year old, Robert West, was burned when his trousers caught fire near a gas heater at a service station. John Holt extinguished the flames. Robert was treated at Middletown Hospital for second and third degree burns to the right thigh after incident at Charles Street and North Avenue. Thomas Short, 16, was admitted after falling from bleachers at Franklin High School with a broken left wrist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Robert West
Charles West
N. Highview Rd
Charles Street
North Avenue
John Holt
Franklin High School
Thomas Short
Donald Short
Franklin Rt. 1
Boy Swallows Bleach Solution At Home
Emergency treatment given to Ackerman Clements one year old son of Mr and Mrs Napoleon Clements of 1333 Grove St after he swallowed a bleaching solution at home. He was brought to the hospital by his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ackerman Clements
Napoleon Clements
Grove St
Sideswipe on Coles Road Leaves No Injuries
Eastbound driver David Nelson Lee and westbound William M. Back collide on Coles Road near SR 25. Back drifts into oncoming lane causing the crash. Both drivers and passengers Betty Haller and Wanda Lewis are uninjured. Deputy Brammer investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Nelson Lee
Home Ave
Trenton
William M. Back
Shaker Road
Franklin Rt. 1
Coles Road
S. 25
James L. Brammer
Back
Lee
Betty Haller
W. 2Nd St
Wanda Lewis
Waynesville Rt. 2
Kiwanis Showed Wyoming Hunting Trip Films
Color film of a hunting trip in Wyoming was shown at the Kiwanis Club meeting at the Manchester Hotel. Narrated by Don Carey, the footage includes Drs. John and Jim Sawyer J. D. Sawyer Darey and a northern Ohio doctor with Harold Young as program chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
J. D. Sawyer
Don Carey
Kiwanis Club
Manchester Hotel
John and
Jim Sawyer
Darey
Northern
Ohio
Harold Young
Divorce Notice in Butler County Ohio Case 2272
Mary Randall of 3416 Celia Lee Court Fairfield 26 Maryland is notified that Woodrow Randall filed for divorce in the Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio case No. 2272 on grounds of willful absence. Defendants must answer by February 7, 1959 or the petition may be granted. Clerk Joseph T. Kiep. Deputy Charlotte F. Hermann. Attorney Victor F. Schmidt. Notices dated December 27, 1958 and January 3-10-17-24-31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Randall
Celia Lee
Fairfield
Maryland
Woodrow Randall
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Joseph T. Kiep
Charlotte F. Hermann
Victor F. Schmidt
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Kefauver
Peirce
Eugene Doughman
Grand Ave
Calvin Cole
Hill Ave
Ted
Barbara Jo
Chrome, Inc
Main ST
Edward FP. Gardner
Sutphin St
Gardner
C. &. Greathouse & Sons, Clothiers
Mrs
George C. Lambesis
James B. Mize
Associated Press
MHS
Colored News
Ben
Uncle Jim
Olene Smith
Elmer Knott
E. 5Th St
Frankelin
Robert Coyle
Sheffield St
Rudolph Looney
Oma Reichstein
Jackson Ln
Federal Savings & Loan Assn
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