Air patrol demonstration shown to Butler County judges
State highway patrol showcased airborne speed enforcement near Hamilton, with Sgt. W. A. Sternard piloting one of two planes. Judges Hendrick Fairfield Wes- Hamilton and J. T. Lamb observed as observers clocked speeds using diagonal highway lines and stopwatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A
Bill
Sternard
Hamilton
Cpl. E. P. Goffos
William Hendrick
Fairfield
Frank Wes- Hamilton
Armee
J. T. Lamb
Oxford
Clem‘ Imfield
William Hendrickson
Frank Wessel
Ohio
Columbus
W. A. Warner
Journal
Weith
Acquit Youth Of Robbery In Oxford Case
HAMILTON An Oxford youth held in Butler County jail on a robbery charge since last April was acquitted by a jury in Common Pleas Court. Willie Franklin, 20, of 222 S Main St Oxford, was found innocent of stealing a wallet containing 21 dollars from a Miami University student near Withrow Court after a dance. Franklin testified he was home in bed at the time. The case had been tried June 3 but the jury could not reach a verdict. Attorney Richard Wessel represented Franklin.
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Hamilton
Oxford
Butler County
Common Pleas
P. P. Boll
Willie Franklin
S. Main St
Miami University
Withrow Court
Franklin
Richard Wessel
Ohio Pedestrian Fatalities Drop to Lowest Since 1940
Ohio saw 371 pedestrian deaths in 1959, an eight percent drop from 404 in 1958, according to Highway Safety Director J. Grant Keys. The year marked the safest for walkers on record dating back to 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
J. Grant Keys
Wrong Gear Is Cause Of Two Crashes
Irene Paynter failed to shift properly causing two separate crashes on M Broad Street. Two parked cars were damaged and police estimated total damages around $800. Mabel Robinson was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign after another accident on Curtis at Yankee Road. Fern Whitt cited for following distance after a two car collision at 1724 Central Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Paynter
N. Broad St
Colin
M. Broad Street
Charles &. Bailey
Yankee Rd
Stanley L. Rawliff
Srenton Rd
Mabel Robinson
Ottawa St
Curtis
Yankee Road
Donald Keys
YMCA
Fern Whitt
Garfield St
Central Ave
James Craft
Brentwood Dr
Arrest Report Involving Stop Sign Violation And Car Crash
Mary V. Easterling of Franklin was arrested for failing to stop at a stop sign on Young Street near Fairmount Avenue after a collision with Jerry Davis age 20 of Nelbar Drive. Damage totaled 175 dollars. A second crash on Clinton near Vail Avenue involved Edward Erlandson 47 of Hampton Place whose car was struck by an unknown vehicle. damage to Erlandson’s car 150 dollars.
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Mary V. Easterling
Unjion Re
Franklin
Young Street
Fairmount Avenue
Jerry Davis
Nelbar Dr
Clinton
Vail Avenue
Edward Erlandson
Hampton Pl
Erlandson
Lemon-Monroe High Band Sixth Annual Pop Concert
The Lemon-Monroe High School Concert Band of 90 pieces performed at the high school auditorium under Pauli Morrow. The program featured Leroy Anderson, Ferde Grofe, Don Gillis, Meredith Willson, Harold Walters and others with a bassoon trio and Gary Moore solo. Dan Shelles from Miami University conducted selections from The Music Man and other works as the group closed with Auld Lang Syne and a Blue Tango colorama moment.
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Lemon - Monroe High School
Pauli Morrow
Leroy Anderson
Ferde
Grofe
Don Gillis
Meredith Willson
Harold Walters
Sidney Loxley
Lemon-Monroe
Charles Heck
Linda Price
Lemon - Monroe
Cofield
Gary Moore
Londonderry
Dan Shelles
Miami University
Anda Brass Quartet
Lida Rose
Grose
Paul Yoder
Rhoades
Monroe
Miss Elsa Bachmann 76 Dies In Middletown Hospital
Miss Elsa Caroline Bachmann 76 of 600 Yankee Rd. died at 7:25 a m at Middletown Hospital after a month of illness. She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical & Reformed Church and Fidelis Sunday School. Survived by two brothers and three sisters. Services Monday 11 a m at Wilson Memorial Home. burial Woodside Cemetery. Visitation Sunday 3-5 and 7-9 p m. Arrangements incomplete at Baker & Sons Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsa Caroline Bachmann
Yankee Rd
Middletown Hospital
Miss Bachmann
Yankee Road
St. Paul Evangelical
Woodside Cemetery
Memorial Home
Ford
Stockton
Calif
Elsie Newton
Clara Jordan
Franklin
Vera West
Trenton
Meredith
Stephen S. J
Middletown
Mary Sue Shafer
Hatsie Blanche Davis
Ruth Dowrey
Reva Williams
Joseph R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
Obituary of Mrs Opal Cass from Middletown Ohio
Mrs Opal Cass 49 of 1609 Vail Ave died 6 50 p m at Middletown Hospital after a year of illness born in Middletown member of Grace Baptist Church survived by husband Arthur daughter Sharon Ann mother Mrs Iona Hixson brother James Hixson three sisters Miss Reecie Hixson Mrs Christine Russell Mrs Francis Ingram services Monday 10 30 a m Grace Baptist Church burial Woodside Cemetery friends may call Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home tomorrow 2 5 7 9 p m and church Monday after 9 a m
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Opal Marie Cass
Vail Ave
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Grace Baptist Church
Arthur
Sharon Ann
Iona Hixson
James Hixson
Youngstown
Reecie Hixson
Christine Russell
Dayton
Franklin Man Dies After Stroke at Middletown Hospital
Ernest Pate 63 of 153 Harriett St Franklin died at 3 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since a stroke at home a month earlier. He worked 10 years as a stationary engineer at Aeronca Mfg Corp and was a member of the Grand Avenue Church of God. Surviving are his wife Ola four sons Vernon of Stockton Emerson and Clarence of Franklin Eldridge in England and four daughters Mrs Vista and others.
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Ernest Pate
Harriett St
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Pate
Wesley E Hoerner obituary in German Twp area
Wesley E Hoerner, 82, died at his daughter's home in Germantown area. Survived by two daughters Mary Steppler and Mrs. Mears. two sons Edward and Herbert. a sister Martha Rettick. Services 2 p.m. Monday at Oswald Funeral Home. burial German Town Cemetery. Germantown Grange to conduct services 8 p.m. tomorrow at funeral home.
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Funeral
Germantown Grange
Death of Miss Hannah Wilson in Cincinnati
Miss Hannah Wilson, 70, of 239 Vanderveer St., died at 10 30 p m yesterday in Cincinnati after an illness of 20 years with the last two weeks of serious condition She was born in Butler County and lived in this area all her life Her only immediate survivor is a sister Mrs Elva Leslie of Middletown Funeral services will be Tuesday at the Wilson Memorial Home with burial in Miltonville Cemetery
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Hannah Wilson
Vanderveer St
Cincinnati
Butler County
Elva Leslie
Middletown
Wilson Memorial Home
Miltonville
Memorial Home
Obituary Notices for Bertha Theurer Ernest Barnes Elinor Ernst and David Downie
Theurer Bertha Ann 63 of 721 Ridgelawn Ave has services 2 p.m. Monday at Klaus Funeral Home. Barnes Ernest Sr. 57 of 205 Vine St has services 10 a.m. Monday at Webb Funeral Home. Ernst Elinor 57 of 1702 Helen Ave has private services today at Cahill Funeral Home. Downie David 87 of 514 N Seventh St has services Monday at Cahill Funeral Home.
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Bertha Ann Theurer
Ridgelawn Ave
Klaus Funeral Home
Ernest Barnes Sr
Vine St
Webb Funeral Home
Elinor Ernst
Helen Ave
Cahill Funeral Home
David Downie
Seventh St
Monoxide Kills in Hamilton Residents Found Dead
Three middle aged residents were found dead from carbon monoxide at 442 S Front St in Hamilton. James Davis 48 Amnita Breckenridge Davis 51 and Bert Brown 50 were discovered after a neighbor reported unable to wake them. Firemen found a gas heater in the room still burning and the coroner noted a missing flue connection hole in the chimney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Watson
Davis
Watson
Clemons
Herbert Cox
John Spath
First Olympic Record Traced to 776 B C Greece
The earliest known athletic record is from the Olympic Games held in Greece with 776 B C noted as the first entry. This marks the origin of recorded Olympic competition and its ancient Greek context.
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Greece
Woman Injured in Two Car Crash at County Line
One person injured in a two car collision on Tylersville Road at the Warren County line. Edith Banfield of Hamilton treated at Mercy Hospital for knee injuries after riding as a passenger in a Banfield vehicle driven by Richard Banfield. Richard Fisher 17 of Maron failed to stop at a stop sign.
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Tylersville
Warren County
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Edith Banfield
Welch Ave
Richard C. Banfield
Hilda Dr
Richard J. Fisher
Maron
Luther Burbank
Freedom Of Press Strong In Ohio As Newsmen Highlight Openness
At the Ohio Newspaper Association banquet in Columbus Frank Spencer urged pride in Ohio journalism praising open meetings and fair advertising. Gen. John Medaris urged bold reporting on the space missile debate while Gov. DiSalle honored four Ohio figures for enhancing the state's prestige in media and business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Frank Spencer
Newark Advocate
Assn
ONA
John B. Medaris
Spencer
Michael V. DiSalle
Ted W. Brown
James A. Rhodes
Medaris
Lpress
Russia
Stolen car parts and property reported in local police briefs
Frank Pressler reported his parked car missing a right rear wheel valued at 35 dollars. Amor Steffen’s convertible had a stash of two floor mats and a rear window taken. Police looked into a theft at the First National Bank. Mila Brown said crochet fabric valued at a pound was stolen from the ladies lounge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Pressler
Grimes St
Amor Steffen
Henry St
First National Bank
Mila Brown
Superior St. Com
Night theft hits yard window and drainpipe in Mars ward
Walter Cohauch of 2407 Superior St reports a ynet stolen from her yard and a hoop removed from a bankboard yesterday. A drainpipe was also pulled down in the incident.
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Mars
Walter Cohauch
Superior St
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