Rabies Epidemic Feared After Rabid Skunk Attacks Dogs
A second rabid skunk found in the county raises fears of a widespread outbreak among domestic animals. Vet Dr. Leland C. Lynch warns wild animals spread rabies with near zero control, while city health official Dr. H. A. Moore notes livestock at risk as prowling rabid animals attack pets and others. The skunk brain tests confirmed rabies after it tried to attack dogs on Arles F. Staley’s farm near Monroe. Earlier a rabid skunk was found on Dewey Puff’s farm.
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Arles F
Lynch
L. C. Neer
Staley
H. A. Moore
State Health Department
Dewey Puff
Howe Rd
Armco Man Heads New Hamilton JA
Hamilton officials announce Ora E. Clark director for the Junior Achievement program expansion. The Armco Steel superintendent will lead with an 18-member advisory committee of industrial and civic leaders from the Chamber of Commerce and Junior Chamber of Commerce guiding the effort.
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Hamilton
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ora E. Clark
Oakridge
Armco Steeel
Clark
Chamber of Commerce
NAACP Youth Council to Meet at Armco Center
NAACP Youth Council will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday at Armco Center with Dr. E. W. Washington, president, and Mrs. Doris Cottrell, supervisor of the NAACP, announced today.
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E. W. Washington
Doris Cottrell
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Armco Center
Officers Head to California to Return Fugitive Barton
A Butler County deputy sheriff and two Middletown officers left at 8 a.m. for Los Angeles to extradite George Franklin Barton, 35, former resident of Crawford Street, charged with unlawful flight and indicted for shooting with intent to kill Clark Tingley at Son's G on E Central Avenue. Barton was tracked by the FBI in Los Angeles on January 20.
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Butler County
Middletown
Los Angeles
Calif
George Franklin
Barton
Crawford St
Mark Duerr
Raph Bauer
Janka
Butler County Grand Jury
Clark Tingley
Son
G On E
Central Avenue
Tingley
FBI
Check Passer Netted Little At Hamilton
George William Breedlove of Grafton West Virginia sits in the city jail after cashing worthless checks and netting a profit of 2.27. Detectives Werlein Welsh and Baker say Breedlove shopped stores ordered merchandise and cashed small overage checks. He admitted the acts and faces a parole violation warrant from West Virginia authorities.
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Hamilton
George William Breedlove
Grafton
W. Va
Breedlove
Stanley Werlein
Werlein
James Welsh
Phil Baker
West Virginia
Paramount and Strand Showings This Weekend
Paramount screens Crazy Legs at 1 45 5 10 and 7 40 pm Devil's Ee at 3 20 6 45 and 10 10 Gunder Parstroapers at 1 15 4 15 7 15 and 10 00 pm Shadow Man at 3 00 6 00 and 9 00 pm Strand presents Desert Rats at 1 15 5 00 8 30 pm Seminole at 2 50 6 40 10 10 pm Sunday M at 1 15 4 10 7 05 and 10 05 pm Charge of the Lancer at 2 45 5 45 8 40 pm.
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Paramount
Crazy Legs
Gunder Parstroapers
Shadow Man
Desert Rats
The
Lancer
Contributing Charge Brings Fine of 500 Dollars
Cecil Bryant twenty from Dixie Heights received a $500 fine and costs for contributing to the delinquency of minors. Judge Harry F. Walsh of Juvenile Court sentenced him to six months in the Cincinnati Workhouse but suspended $400 of the fine and all but ten days of the jail term.
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Cecil Bryant
Dixie Heights
Cincinnati
Harry F. Walsh
Two Injured In One-Car Ohio Crash Near County Line
Two people sustained minor injuries in a one car crash on Ohio 4 just north of the Butler Montgomery County line at 3 50 p m yesterday. Ernest Hornback 30 of Dayton suffered contusions and abrasions to the left hip and James Dye 38 of Dayton had lip and chin lacerations. Everett Hornback 31 of Dayton drove the out of control vehicle and left the highway causing moderate damage.
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Ohio 4
Butler
Montgomery County
Middletown Hospital
Ernest Hornback
Dayton
James Dye
Everett Hornback
Six Hurt as Falls and Fire Prompt Hospital Run
Falls auto mishaps and a house fire sent six people to Middletown Hospital emergency room yesterday and today. Three were admitted. Mrs. Lelia Johnson, 79, Fracture wrist, good condition. Mrs. Frank Willhote, 55, Fracture hip, fair. Mrs. Opal Barrett, 27, knee injury and chest pain, unchanged. Edna Allen, 30, lacerations, released. Gladys Stamper, 28, and Andrew Stamper, burns from gas heater incident, released.
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Middletown Hospital
Lelia Johnson
Moore St
Opal Barrett
Middletown Rt. 1
Gladys Stamper
Richmond St
Andrew
Stamper
Wrenn Paper Superintendent Dies After Long Illness
Albert W. Henrick 60 of 3411 Manchester Rd. Middletown died at Middletown Hospital at 12 20 p m Friday after a 13 month illness He was superintendent of the Wrenn Paper Company joining the firm in May 1936 Born Sept 8 1893 in Lockport N Y he is survived by wife Millicent a son A William Henrick of Dayton a daughter Mrs A J Ober Middletown three sisters Mrs Fredrick Newman Mrs Theodore Newman Lockport and Mrs Howard Haug Rochester N Y and one granddaughter Funeral services will be 2 p m Monday at the Wilson Memorial Home with Rev Paul D Bergdall Bethlehem Lutheran Church officiating Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery The family will receive friends Sunday 2 5 and 7 10 p m
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Manchester Rd
Middletown Hospital
Wrenn Paper Company
Lockport N.Y
Jacob
Augusta Pless Henrick
Middletown
Henrick
Wrenn Company
Millicent
A. William Henrick
Dayton
A. J
Girls Struck By Car Driver Under Arrest
Two 15 year old girls were injured while crossing Clark Street at Central Avenue. Nancy Kerr and Zelma Kah were treated and released from Middletown Hospital. Lucas Roberts, 40, of Plum Avenue, was cited for careless driving.
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Central Avenue
Clark Street
Nancy Kerr
Norman Kerr
Linden Ave
Zelma Kah
Ralph Kah
Christel Ave
Middletown Hospital
Lucas Roberts
Plum Ave
Roberts
Central
Clark
Seven cars damaged as brakes fail in Tokyo crash
TOKYO reports a chain collision after a taxi brakes fail. The taxi struck a motorcycle which hit an auto mobile, then two more autos were hit. The taxi backed up and hit another automobile, minor injuries reported in the aftermath among seven damaged vehicles.
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Tokyo
Fares Reduced for Route Across Ohio by PRR
Pennsylvania Railroad western region announced a one third cut in round trip fares among Columbus Dayton Xenia and Cincinnati boosting travel options on the corridor between these cities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Dayton
Xenia
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania Railroad
Noah Moyer longtime Germantown resident dies at 85
Noah Moyer 85 of Germantown Rt 2 died Friday evening after a three day illness. A retired farmer he was a State Road area native and husband of Catharine, with three sons Hom er Lawrence and Harry, two daughters Clara Good and Catharine Beaver, and six grandchildren. He was active in the State Road EUB Church and Charter Oak Grange and formerly directed Farmers Exchange of Farmersville. Funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. at John Arpp Funeral Home with Dr Harvey Hahn officiating. Burial in Germantown Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Sunday.
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Germantown
Noah Moyer
Germantown Rt. 2
Germantown Township
Moyer
State Road
William
Amanda South Moyer
EUB
American Guernsey Breeders Association
Farmers Exchange of
Farmersville
Charter Oak Grange
Homer
Dayton
Lawrence
Harry
Franklin
Clara Good
Catharine Beaver
Roy
Wilbur
Bert
Catharine
John Arpp
Harvey Hahn
Otterbein Eub Church
Funeral services for John Fee Frazee held in Trenton
John Fee Frazee 84 of Trenton Rt 1 died Thursday. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at the Prosechel Funeral Home. Frazee was a retired farmer.
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John Fee Frazee
Trenton
No Money But Lots Of Faith On Long Hitchhike
Oklahoma City report of 77 year old Elizabeth Poulson who has only one dollar but abundant faith as she begins a 2276 mile hitchhiking trek from Paragould Arkansas to Portland Oregon seeking health relief. She says faith and courage sustain her on the highway and notes three years as a Pentecostal minister and nine years as a highway missionary.
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Oklahoma City
Paragound
Ark
Portland
Ore
Elizabeth Poulson
Oregon
Police Briefs Arrests for Intoxication and Vehicle Violations
Police arrested Donald Friend 25 of Peasttown early today on intoxication and disorderly conduct charges. James Powell 18 of 2016 Highland St. was arrested at Verity Parkway and 2nd Avenue for no operator's license and failure to register a motor vehicle. Billy Hatton 23 of 3102 Seneca St. was arrested yesterday in the 1100 block of Reynolds Avenue for driving while intoxicated.
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Donald Friend
Peasttown
City Hotel
James Powell
Highland St
Verity Parkway
2Nd Avenue
Billy Hatton
Seneca St
Reynolds Avenue
Middletown Man Arrested on Non-Support Warrant
Police arrested Richard Morningstar, 22, of Middletown Route 2, at 1207 Vail Avenue on a warrant charging non-support.
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Richard Morningstar
Middletown Rt. 2
Vail Avenue
Prowler Reports At Garfield Street Back Door Then Window Break In
Officers received two prowler calls at 1339 Garfield Street. The first at 1:46 a.m. described an attempted back door entry with no suspect found. The second at 2:39 a.m. reported an attempted entry through a broken window.
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Garfield Street
False fire alarms warned as punishable by law in Fairfield
Fairfield Township Constable Ralph Kearney warned residents that calling in false fire alarms is punishable by law. The alert followed several false fire calls in the past two weeks and included a caution about burning paper and trash that could ignite grass and threaten the town.
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Fairfield Township
Ralph Kearney
Faifield
Armco Expert Will Attend Job Clinic at Denison
Plans for the fifth annual Senior Job Clinic at Denison University Life Science Auditorium on Thursday February 11 are announced. Dr. Mark W. Smith director of vocational services says a panel from 11 firms in the Denison Business Council will discuss who and what industries seek in 1954. Armco Steel’s Rowan W. Crawford will attend and stay in Granville for two small-group sessions after the 9 to 10:30 a.m. general session. Representatives from Battelle Memorial Institute Ohio Bell Warner and Swasey Thompson Products Standard Oil and more will join from Cleveland Dayton Cincinnati Newark Chicago and Columbus
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Granville
Denison University
Mark W. Smith
Denison Business Council
Armco Steel Company
Rowan W. Crawford
Proctor and Gamble
Cincinnati
Owens- Coning Fiberglas
Newark
United Air Lines
Chicago
Ill
New Prober In PW Case
Cpl. Edward S. Dickenson a former Korean prisoner of war who switched sides faces a pre trial inquiry on court martial. Col. James Jewett Carnes is relieved as officer in charge and Lt Col George W. Carter Jr. is named interim investigator after defense counsel request. Dickenson is charged with intercourse with the enemy and seeking favorable treatment while in a Communist prison camp.
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Washington
Edward S. Dickenson
Reds
Military District of
Dickenson
James Jewett Carnes
George W. Carter Jr
Carnes
Col E. Hendrick
Chenson
Strike Threat to Close 153 A&P Stores Threatens Northeast PA
Union and company officials meet in Scranton to settle a strike that could shutter 153 A&P food stores across northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New York. The chain plans to close all stores at 6 p.m. tonight for an unspecified period as talks continue, with federal and state mediators arranging the session.
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Scranton
A&p
Pennsylvania
New York
Wednesday Dinner Set At Sportsmen's Club
The Sportsmen's Club will host its first dinner meeting of the current membership drive Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. at the club. Sam Kitchen, chairman, announced. Captains for 20 teams include Adrian Smallwood Dr J D Satcher Don Carey John Herr Bill Harvin Clarence Hughes Orville Spears Wallace Baldwin Bill Boykins Robert Scheibert Joe Marconi Earl Gehron James Potter Jim Finley John Paullin George Lee Joe Priest Jr Gilbert Ohr.
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Sportsmen's Club
Sam Kitchen
Adrian Smallwood
J. D. Satcher
Don Carey
John Herr
Bill Harvin
Clarence Hughes
Orville Spears
Wallace Baldwin
Bill Boykins
Robert Scheibert
Joe Marconi
Earl Gehron
James Potter
Jim Finley
John Paullin
George Lee Joe Priest Jr
Gilbert Ohr
Miami University Plans Concentrated Extension Centers
Dr. John D. Millett outlined changes to Miami University's extension program to centralize offerings in four or five cities as Extension Centers. At least half of master’s degree credit will be earned on campus, with expansion toward the first two years of college work and broader adult education. More than 30 communities already host extension classes, with 1667 registrations in the first semester.
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Miami University
John D. Millett
Ohio
Middletown
Millett
Miami
Extension Courses for Teachers in Service At Graduate Level
Graduate level extension courses shall be provided primarily for teachers in service with such additional adult education courses as the clientele may require or desire, aiming to broaden instructional skills and professional development opportunities.
Fire damages city cruiser on 15th Avenue and Minnesota Street
A spotlight heat ignited seat covers in the front of a city police cruiser at 2 28 p m yesterday causing estimated $50 in damage. Firefighters checked the flames at the scene on 15th Avenue and Minnesota Street.
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15Th Avenue
Minnesota Street
Eight Years To Streamline Post Office Says Hook
Charles R. Hook Jr. deputy postmaster general and a young Republican executive says it will take eight years to transform the nation’s mail system into a modern businesslike operation. Testimony before a House appropriations subcommittee cites Hook’s remarks that progress is possible only gradually, with limited gains in four years and more in the years beyond, as they study fiscal 1955 money service plans.
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Washington
Middletown
Charles R. Hook Jr
Hook
United States
Arthur Summerfield
House
Two Break-Ins Reported in Butler County
Sheriff's deputies report two break-ins in Butler County, one at Hanover Township School on Old Oxford Road and another at Muller's Inc grain elevator in Okeana. Two typewriters valued at 250 dollars were stolen from the Hanover school through a broken basement window. a dollar from a soft drink machine was taken, and tools stolen from a nearby railroad shed were used in an unsuccessful safe crack at Muller's grain company.
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Butler County
Hanover Township
Old Oxford Road
Muller's Inc
Okeana
A. N. Peters
Hanover School
Neaby
Muller Grain Company
al Mahetha
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Yankee Road
Curtis Street
Steve Joseph Slamka
Baltimore St
William Harvey
Ohio St
Buford South
Franklin Rt. 2
Harry Boswell
14Th Ave
Carl H. Sigel
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Siegel
Carl L. Fry, Jr
Richardson Dr
John W. Wallace
Lamberton St
1St Avenue
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Juanita Hon
Lowell T. Dunn
Gideon Rd
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