Franklin Man Killed in Traffic Wreck on River Road
Russell J. Boggs 27 of Franklin died after his car hit a concrete bridge railing on the Trenton Franklin Road while speeding. He was pronounced dead at Middletown Hospital. Survived by wife Opal and eight children, plus parents and siblings. Services pending at Anglesby Funeral Home.
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Franklin
Here
Middletown Hospital
Russell J. Boggs
E. 5Th St
Warren County
State Patrol
Boggs
Trenton-Franklin
Opal
Central Elementary
Ellen
Sue Ann
Mary Lynn
Gracie
Manchester
National Cash Register
Dayton
Bogg
Jett
David
Ezra
Alice Creech
Dee Townsend
Easter Boggs
Blanche Griffith
Hannah Griffith
Miamisburg
Anglesby Funeral Home
Rare Coin Collection Stolen From Dr Atkinson Home
Thieves cracked a north side window at Dr. C. T. Atkinson’s home on McKnight Drive and stole an extensive gold coin collection from a bedroom safe plus 2 to 25 one dollar bills from a second safe. The collection included many state and foreign coins marking historical events. an inventory exists. No jewelry was touched. Police note a nurse discovered the break in around 5 pm Tuesday.
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C T. Atkinson
Dr. Atkinson
Atkinson
China Hears U S Trade Claims From Peiping Officials
Lu Hsu chang, for Red China's foreign trade committee, says American merchants press state import export agency and private traders for access to China. He notes many inquiries but says trade cannot proceed due to U S embargo, while state stores push Made in U S A products at higher prices.
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Peiping
China
Lu Hsuchang
Red China
Committee For Promotion of Foreign Trade
United States
U. S
U.S.A
Large Cortisone Theft Hits Chicago Warehouse
Two masked gunmen bound two workers at a Northwest Side warehouse and stole 8 to 9 cases of cortisone valued at 50 000 to 75 000 dollars. Suspects loaded the drug into vehicles while the plant manager noted vault narcotics remained untouched. Susie Gray and Cecil Brooks, both 27, were tied during the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sharon Dohme
Meck Company, Inc
Susie Gray
Cecil Brooks
Brooks
Tink Johnson
Routine Year End Matters on City Commission Agenda
In its last meeting of the year the City Commission will address only routine items at 1 p.m. Tomorrow the agenda centers on license renewals. A Sunday oath ceremony at 10 a.m. will swear in three new commissioners in the municipal court room.
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Mise Doris Kronborg
Charles W. Thompson
Tilmon A. Ellison
Law
Martin B. Miller
Francis S Carmody
Charles B. Stiles
Paper To Sponsor Baby Contest In Lebanon Again
Lebanon special report notes The Western Star will sponsor the 31st annual New Year’s Day Baby Contest. The winner is the first baby born after midnight Dec 31 to parents in Lebanon or on local rural routes. A long list of gifts awaits the winner as merchants contribute prizes. Parents and physicians must report the exact birth time.
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Lebanon
Western Star
Office party brawl at Tokyo Welfare Ministry
Tokyo report details a fake yearend party at the Welfare Ministry where journalist Okada was punched by official Tetsuhisa Ave 29 and chased to the press room. Okada’s companions allegedly manhandled Abe before police took him in. Welfare officials did not comment.
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Tokyo
Tokio Okada
Japan Broadcasting System
Welfare Ministry
Tetsuhisa Ave
Okada
Abe
Japan Broadcasting
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount shows Top Gun and Tender Trap with multiple evening times. Strand screens Foxfire and Smoke Signal Thursday and Rebel Without a Cause plus Return of Jack Slade Friday. Colonial offers Kentucky Rifle and Mad at the World with multiple showings. Dixie Cruise In features Daddy Long Legs and The Racers at night.
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Jack Slade
Kentucky Rifle
Fains of
Ranchipur
Dixie Cruise
President Harrison Dies One Month After Inauguration
President William Henry Harrison died exactly one month after his inauguration, yielding the shortest tenure in U.S. history. His death sparked succession debates and highlighted the fragility of early presidential terms.
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William Henry Harrison
Thompson Suspends Patrolman in DWI Case
Patrolman John Lowe 24 of 619 Baltimore St faces a driving while intoxicated charge after a Tuesday wreck. Acting City Manager Charles W. Thompson suspended him for 30 days or until case resolution, effective from the accident time, with trial continued to Jan. 5 at Lowe’s request.
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Charles W. Thompson
John Lowe
Baltimore St
Thompson
Sam Moore
J. T. Lamb
Lowe
Central Ave
Scouts Initiate 19 Person Troop Lodge at Stonybrook
Nineteen Girl Scouts helped start a new troop lodge at Stonybrook in a two day camp-out aimed at aiding delegate selection for the 1956 Girl Scout Senior Roundup in St. Louis. The Middletown Area Council limits representatives to ten.
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Stonybrook
Z. W. Ranck
St. Louis
Middletown
Robin Velte
Mary Ellen Kropf
Notalie Yelton
Carol Hanson
Sara Hanson
Carole DeBusk
Phyllis Holland
Carol Higgins
Connie Bales
Nancy McComb
Susan Logan
Carol Kruse
Shirley Miller
Carlotta Radenheimer
Shera Harrison
Gretchen Oswald
Sally Mason
Shirley McDonald
Loretta Keefe
Kenneth Jones
James Morningstar
Herbert Verrall
Yvonne Wellman
Exon
Margaret Bailey
Miss Wellman
All Three Preble County Officials Seek Re Election
Eaton Ohio Special report notes that County Commissioners Lee Riner Roy Smith and K E DuBois plan to run again. All are Republicans and farmers with Riner and Smith aiming for full terms while DuBois seeks the remaining unexpired term of the late Ben H Paulin. DuBois lives near Camden and has served on the fair board and Child Welfare Board.
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Eaton
Board of Preble County Commissioners
Lee Riner
Roy Smith
K. E. DuBois
Riner
Smith
DuBois
Ben H. Paulin
Gratis Township
Harrison
Camden
Fair Board
Child Welfare Board
Missing stepson spurs police alert in Chester area
Chester Stamper reports his 12 year old stepson Gordon Pieratt Jr. has been missing since 8 a.m. yesterday. Police say several cars were ransacked behind the Pennsylvania Railroad depot on 1st Avenue. An 11 year old Middletown youth was arrested for AWOL from the Navy and turned over to authorities. Robert Gibbs Jr. reports the theft of his 1953 auto bearing plate 1126MZ. The piece notes the ancient Roman origin of the hand clapping gesture used in public performances.
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Chester Stamper
Grand Ave
Gordon Pieratt Jr
Stamper
Pennsylvania Railroad
1St Avenue
Middletown
Navy
Naval
Robert Gibbs Jr
Carolina Sr
NLRB Votes Election At Aeronca Plants Within 30 Days
UAW international representative George Wilkin says the NLRB in Washington DC has reportedly voted unanimously to authorize an election at Aeronca Manufacturing Corp within 30 days. Company officials and independent union leaders say they have not yet received official notification. The dispute stems from a 1954 UAW CIO drive and a 1955 three-year contract with the independent union, with petitions filed earlier by the CIO.
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National Labor Relations Board
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
George Wilkin
United Auto
Aeronca
Middletown
Uaw-Cio
Independent Union
CIO
NLRB
Washington
Bosch Notes Disposition of 35 Grand Jury Cases
Hamilton special prosecutor Jackson Bosch reported to Judge Fred Cramer on 35 defendants indicted by Butler County grand juries. Among outcomes were 3 sent to the Ohio Penitentiary, 2 to the State Reformatory Mansfield, 2 to the Cincinnati Workhouse, 11 placed on probation, and several fines. Outcomes included guilty pleas, court findings, and referrals to probation or federal authorities. The cases covered murder, manslaughter, burglary, larceny, embezzlement, and various driving and narcotics offenses.
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PACO
Labor Department reports 1955 strikes idle 28 million man days
Washington says 1955 saw 4 200 strikes causing 28 million man days of idleness, 21 percent more stoppages than 1954. Nearly 2% million workers were affected, with steel and auto disputes amid contract talks.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wth
Washer Fire at Lyons Home Reported in Middletown
Firefighters from Companies 2 and 4 responded to a minor blaze at 1101 Sorgel in Middletown. The washer motor or coil caused the fire and was extinguished after the 7 30 p m call as Robert F Lyons watched. President Warren Harding first spoke on radio.
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Middletown
Robert F. Lyons
Sorgel
Warren Harding
U. S
Giant Tower Toppled In Six Seconds At Mystic Islands
The 763 foot Mystic Islands radio tower, built in 1912 by a German firm, was toppled in six seconds to clear space for a resort development. The tower, once among the world’s tallest, left 800 tons of steel to be sold for scrap. It aided U boat communications in 1915 and stood near Tuckerton, New Jersey, about 20 miles northeast of Atlantic City.
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Tuckertotn
Mystic Islands
Lusitania
U.S
Atlantic City
Robbers Wreck School Leave Empty Handed
Hamilton report says burglars damaged Hanover School on Old Oxford Road before escaping with no loot. Deputy A N Peters states entry was gained by breaking an outside door pane and glass doors to the principal's office and book store. Custodian Charles Moon found the break morning. school closed for Christmas vacation, maintenance crew at work.
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Hamilton
Hanover School
Old Oxford Road
A.N. Peters
Peters
Charles Moon
Ohio Forestry Assn appoints Gerald B. Fenton treasurer
The Ohio Forestry Association announces the appointment of Gerald B. Fenton of Columbus as treasurer of the organization.
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Cets Forestry
Columbus
Ohio
The
Ohio Forestry Assn
Gerald B. Fenton
Youths Arrested In Theft Of Car
Two Middletown boys aged 13 and 12 were picked up by Cincinnati police in a stolen 1954 car last night. Juvenile authorities hold them in Cincinnati detention and will return them to Middletown for questioning. Franklin resident Berman Blevins reported the theft from S Verity Parkway last Friday.
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Middletown
Cincinnati
J. F. Seibold Jr
Berman Blevins
Walnut St. Franklin
S. Verity Parkway
Jury List Drawn For Trial Of Holder In Middletown
A jury pool of 75 from a special venue was announced for the first degree murder trial of Richard Holder Jr. at 9:30 a.m. Monday in Common Pleas Court. Holder, a suspended Middletown firefighter, is charged with fatally shooting his wife Eloise Holder last November.
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Richard Holder Jr
Barnitz St
Joseph T. K.ep
Butler County
Holder
Middletown
Eloise Holder
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Harry Lindquist
Yankee Rd
George Latham
Kensington St
John R. Hummel
Sherman Ave
Richard K. Layer
Hughes St
Juanita Ashcraft
Smith Ave
Margaret L. Mill
Young Dancers Entertain Agers Recital Lights Up Club
Members of the Golden Age Club heard a tap dance recital from Franklin girls Linda Rae Presley and Susie Tinch at yesterday's meeting. After games the 75 members enjoyed coffee and donuts as the club works on an upcoming envelo pe drive project.
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Franklin
Linda Rae Presley
Susie Tinch
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