Weekend highway crashes injure multiple on area roads
Dozens of injuries were reported in a series of weekend traffic crashes across Butler and Warren counties. Dewey Dion, 33, Lebanon route 3, remained in critical condition at Mercy Hospital after a one vehicle crash on the Warren Butler County line. Virgil Lee Myers, 48, Oxford, was in critical condition with a skull fracture after skidding off US 27 near Stadlheber Road. Myers’ son James, 9, was listed in fair condition. A three-vehicle crash on Ohio 4 near the Hamilton city limits sent Mary Dattilo, 41, Ronald Grant, 22, and Janet Grant, 19, to Mercy with injuries. Officers charged Grant with reckless driving. Eight people were hurt in another two‑car collision on US 27 near Minton Road, including Mary Bower, 17, with severe head injuries and Fay L. Bower, 48, pinned after the wreck. Three women were hospitalized after an accident at Jacksonburg. Cleda Kanarr, 24, was treated for a sprained ankle and head cuts after losing control on Route 4 near Middletown.
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Buler
Warren County
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Dewey Dion
Lebanon Rt. 3
Warren- Butler County
Dixon
Barrett Road
Virgil Lee Myers
N. Locust St
Oxford
U. S
Stadlheber Road
Myers
James
Ohio 4
Mary M. Dattilo
Fairham Rd
Ronald Grant
S. Monument Ave
Janet Grant
Grant
Mary Dattilo
Anthony Attilo
Fairham Road
Minton Road
Oyeng
Mary Bower
N. 2Nd St
Fay L. Bower
Main St
BUC Office Remains Open Wednesday for Unemployment Claims
The Middletown Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation office at 18 N. Clinton St. will stay open all day Wednesday to take claims and process first time filings. Manager P F Johnson said Lincoln Birthday closures are bypassed to provide prompt service and avoid double load, with Columbus check writing staff full on Wednesday to ensure timely benefit warrants.
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Middletown
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
N. Clinton St
P. F. Johnson
Lincoln
Johnson
Columbus
Nuclear Brain Trust Is Named for Senate Panel
Washington Senator Jackson announced a 12 member nuclear brain trust for the Senate House subcommittee on military applications of atomic energy. The group, the first standing advisory panel for a weapons committee, includes Clyde Williams, an industrial research executive at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus Ohio.
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Washington
Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
House
Clyde Williams
Battelle Memorial Institute
Columbus
Ohio
Cincy Union Still Disputed
Cincinnati bakery workers in greater Cincinnati remain divided after an unauthorized election. AFL-CIO regional official William L. Kircher said he would push operators to recognize Local 213 as the bargaining agent for about 950 workers. Local 460 members voted 419 to 9 to quit, but leaders call the election invalid due to low member turnout and improper eligibility lists.
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Cincinnati
William L. Kircher
Afl-Cio
Local 213
Bakery Workers Union Local 460
Local 460
Thief Ransacks Strand Theater
A thief hid inside Strand Theater at 1347 Central Ave before closing Saturday night and stole cigarettes candy and nuts from the concession stand. Manager Nell Leniz told Detective Paul Fouts the door lock was broken and an inventory will determine the exact loss.
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Strand Theater
Central Ave
Nell Leniz
Paul Fouts
Eye removal planned for Roy Nickell at Columbia Presbyterian
A spokesman at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center said the right eye of two year old Roy Nickell will be removed in an operation this afternoon at the Institute of Ophthalmology. Both parents, Mr and Mrs Ernest Nickell of Excello, are present at the center.
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New York
Roy Nickell
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Institute of Ophthalmology
Ernest Nickell
Excello
Cold Wave Grips Ohio With Near Zero Temperatures
A mass of Arctic air swept into Ohio bringing near zero readings across the state. Canton Akron airport reported 1 below, while Youngstown and Cleveland registered several inches of snow in flurries. Forecasters warn little relief soon with a chance of more snow late in the week.
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S. Weather Bureau
Canton-Akron
Toledo
Findlay
Cleveland
Youngstown
Canton
Dayton
Cincinnati
Weather Bureau
13 To Take Canoe Trip Into Wilds
Explorer Scout Troop 29 plans a 10 day wilderness canoe trip in Minnesota. Eleven scouts and two leaders Curtis Thomas and Francis Ditmyer will depart Middletown July 18 for the Charles L Sommers Canoe Base near Moose Lake in Arrowhead country, 22 miles northeast of Ely. They will obtain supplies at the base and embark on an eight day voyage into remote north woods.
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Explorer Scout Troop
Minnesota
Curtis Thomas
Francis Ditmyer
Eugene Brown
Chip Selby
Middletown
Charles L. Sommers
Region 10
The
Boy Scouts of America
Arrowhead Country
Ely
Moose Lake
North Woods
Pipe Blown Off At Cleaning Firm
City firemen responded to two minor fire calls and one emergency run yesterday. At 5:21 p.m. they visited One Hour Cleaners on Main Street where an explosion occurred and a pipe blew off but no damage was reported. A grass fire behind 3312 Tytus Avenue caused no damage. An ambulance crew aided Donald Dakin Sr., 50, who was in a coma at 2112 Tytus Avenue and transported him to Middletown Hospital.
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I. N. Main St
Tno
Tytus Ave
Donald Dakin Sr
Middletown Hospital
McCoy - Leffler
Soldier Adopts Sikh Religion in Malaya
Pvt. Claude Raymond Perfect, 22, of London, became the first European reported to convert to Sikhism in Malaya. He wore Sikh robes, fixed his hair with a comb, and began observing taboos including no smoking. He cited Malayan and Indian students in Britain as influences and planned to attend a Sikh temple in London after returning home.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Claude Raymond Perfect
London
Perfect
Britain
Accident victim in three car crash listed satisfactory
Mrs Florence Johnston aged 59 is in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after a three car collision at Ohio 63 and 741 east of Monroe. She suffered a brain concussion and scalp cuts. Six people were injured including three Hamilton women a Lebanon woman and a child. all were treated and released for minor injuries.
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Florence Johnston
Middletown Hospital
Church Colleges Need Help Says President
Dr. Asa S. Knowles of the University of Toledo urged that local communities should take over some church related colleges. Speaking for the National Council of Churches panel, he called current church college funding a mistake and noted many tax supported colleges offer more religious training than some church colleges.
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Omaha
University of Toledo
Asa S. Knowles
Commission On Higher Education
National Council of Churches
Ohio
Boy Scouts Take Over Franklin City Building
About 20 Franklin Boy Scouts briefly occupied the city building as part of National Boy Scout Week to learn municipal government. They planned a one day mock government with a city manager and chief officers while the regular city government resumed the next day.
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Boy Scouts
Franklin City
Franklin
Franklin Boy Scouts
Larry Etter
John Dechant
Robert Myerly
Harry Stamm
William Gansheimer
Douglas Geckler
Robert Taylor
Charles Stamm
David Gray
Sam Dishun
David Hayes
Verlon Barrett
Corbett Caudill
Eight Named Leaders For Heart Fund Drive in Middletown
Joseph Woodruff appointed eight chairmen for the 1958 Heart Fund drive in Middletown. Co chairs Mrs. James F. La Pierre Mrs. Leslie Canady Mrs. Thomas H. Wilson and Mrs. Glenn Ellison. Publicity Mrs. Herbert H. Lawson treasurer Douglas Lewis special projects Miss Ruth Buchannan and speakers Mrs. Robert Oglesby. First planning session Thursday to set headquarters and recruit members. Heart Fund drive by Butler County Heart Assn runs through Feb 28 with Heart Sunday on Feb 23.
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Heart Fund
Middletown
Joseph Woodruff
James F. LaPierre
Fisher Rd
Leslie Canady
Aberdeen Dr
Thomas H. Wilson
S. Main St
Glenn Ellison
Highview Rd
Herbert H. Lawson
Linden Ave
Douglas Lewis
Christel Ave
Ruth Buchannan
Crawford St
Robert Oglesby
Middletown-Hamilton Rd
Woodruff
Heart
Butler County Heart Assn
Two Fires Cause $46,000 Loss In Ohio Area
Damage estimated at 46 000 resulted from two weekend fires. A Berea frame home with six children and a 35 year old man fled a 6 000 blaze. A 40 000 barn fire at Frank Schmitt farm at Ridgeville Two destroyed 37 sheep four pigs two cows and a horse along with farm machinery and grain. Causes were not determined.
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Cleveland
Berea
Lorain County
Walter Baker
Frank Schmitt
Ridgeville
Oxford Publisher Receives Honorary Award in Havana
Frederic N. Dodge president publisher of the Fisherman magazine of Oxford received an honorary scroll from the Cuban Travel and Development Assn in Havana for significant contribution to America's knowledge and appreciation of Cuban fishing.
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Oxford
Frederic N. Dodge
Fisherman Magazine of
Lamb to speak at Rotary on Middletown as All-America City
Municipal Court Judge J. Lamb will address the Middletown Rotary Club at tomorrow's meeting. He will discuss Middletown as an All-America City and outline plans for community recognition.
Crash survivors remain critical in Germany crash
Four survivors of the air crash that killed 21 people last Thursday remained in critical condition today in Munich Germany. Two of the injured are members of Britain's Manchester United football team.
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Munich
Germany
Britain
Manchester United
Miami University to mark 149th birthday sesquicentennial plans
Miami University prepares for Charter Day February 17 1959 with a convocation Monday where President John D Millett outlines early sesquicentennial plans. Dr Walter Havighurst novelist Miami professor outlines colorful episodes in the universitys past as he works on an official history.
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Oxford
Faculty and Students To Attend Parley in Cincinnati
Five Miami University faculty members and pupils from McGuffey School will participate in the Ohio Association for Health Physical Education and Recreation convention February 27 to March 1 at the Sheraton Gibson in Cincinnati. The group includes Olga Bibza Helen Young Alberta Ittel James A Gordon and Richard Nelson.
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Oxford
Miami University
McGuffey School
Miami
School of Education
Convention of the Ohio Assn
Sheratton Gibson
Cincinnati
Olga Bibza
Helen Young
Alberta Ittel
James A. Gordon
Richard Nelson
Hamiltonians Urged to Conserve Gas in Cold Wave
Hamilton city officials issued an urgent appeal for residents to conserve gas during the cold spell. City Manager Howard F. Wilson and John Peurifoy urged keeping homes at 68 degrees or below, postponing Monday laundry, and avoiding thermostat drops at night. Restrictions stay until weather warms.
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Hamilton
Youth Loses Control Of Car In One Vehicle Crash
Injured Larry Pratt, 19, of 3228 Raymond Jr., was treated at Middletown Hospital for lip cuts and a painful right wrist and knee after a one car mishap at 1:55 a.m. yesterday in the 2900 block of Armco Drive. Police said Pratt, driving north, lost control and hit a tree at 2905 Armco Dr., then crashed into a telephone pole in front of 2907 Armco Dr., breaking the tree at the ground. Damage was estimated at 300 dollars.
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Larry Pratt
Raymond Jr
Middletown Hospital
Armjco
Pratt
Armco
Arrest Report: Ray Henry Accused in Backing Incident
Ray Henry aged 40 of 2009 Van Avenue was arrested on charges of intoxication and fleeing the scene after his vehicle backed into a parked car owned by Chester Carroll in the 1900 block of Fleming Road at about 9 p.m. yesterday. Damage was estimated at 25 dollars.
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Ray Henry
van Ave
Chester Carroll
West Middletown Rt. 1
Fleming Road
Franklin Gas Station Burglary Reported on No Dixie Highway
Franklin police say Vaughn's Marathon Service Station on No Dixie Highway was broken into last night or today. Sgt. John Flinspach and Ptl. Raymond Young found the break in during a 2 a.m. patrol. A plywood panel was forced from a window to gain entry. The burglar took a cigarette machine coin container and ransacked the desk. nothing else reported missing.
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Franklin
Vaughn
Marathon
Lon No. Dixie Highway
John Flinspach
Raymond Young
Civitan to Hear Lincoln Address by Luther Whitt
Luther Whitt, proprietor of the Whitt Antique Shop in Franklin, will speak at the Civitan Club meeting tomorrow. His address will focus on Abraham Lincoln and his legacy for the local club audience.
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Civitan
Lincoln
Luther Whitt
Civitan Club
Abraham Lincoln
Whitt
Franklin
Middletown YMCA to honor 40 year members Thursday
The Middletown YMCA will mark 40 years of service at its 41st annual meeting Thursday at 6 15 p m at First Presbyterian Church The event honors six longtime members Robert B Gardner Farl E Grant Harry M Hayes Leo F Reinartz Harold O Sebald and Wilfred D Vorhis who will receive plaques Acee Jack Linzie presents the awards Historical souvenir pamphlets compiled by H O Sebald will be handed to dinner guests Richard A Wilmer the attorney and president of the Middletown Civic Association is the principal speaker Linzie serves as master of ceremonies Ralph Knight general secretary pays tribute to 35 Y volunteers Three employees will receive five year service awards Reservations for the dinner program can be made by calling the YMCA before Wednesday
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Middletown
YMCA
First Presbyterian Church
Robert B. Gardner
Farl E. Grant
Harry M. Hayes
Leo F. Reinartz
Harold O. Sebald
Wilfred D. Vorhis
Acee
Richard A. Wilmer
Middletown Civic Association
Linzie
Ralph Knight
Elks Name 2 Seniors Top Leaders
Rebecca Rae Yarber of Fenwick High School and Stephen D Geckeler of Middletown High School were named winners in the Elks youth leadership program. They advance to district competition with state and national judging to follow. savings bonds will be awarded at June Flag Day services.
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Rebecca Rae Yarber
Maple St
Stephen D. Geckeler
Curryer Rd
Elks
Miss Yarber
Fenwick High School
Geckeler
Middletown
Savings
Housing Program Looms Over Olmsted Schools
A six million dollar housing development on Fitch Road in Olmsted Township may tax school officials. Educating 400 plus students from 232 homes will cost about 120000, funded partly by new tax revenue, says D. D. Russell, the school superintendent, with roughly half of the increased costs covered by the new tax money.
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Cleveland
Olmsted Township
D.D. Russell
Fitch Road
Civic Clinics Are Transferred to Middletown Hospital
The pre-natal and well-child clinics move today from the Civic Association building to Middletown Hospital’s old children's ward. Hauselman's Transportation Co. donated a truck for transferring tables and equipment. Pre-natal clinics meet on alternate Tuesdays at 9 a.m., with the next session slated for Feb 18. A well-child clinic is at 9 a.m. Thursday and on alternate Thursdays at the same time.
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Civic Association
Middletown Hospital
Children’s
Hauselman’s ‘Transportation Co
Iext
Blue Ball Question Up Before Board
A Warren County Board of Education petition to annex Blue Ball school into Middletown schools will be discussed at tonight’s Middletown School Board meeting. The agenda includes Butler County Historical Society seeking permission to erect a seven foot polished granite monument for the old Miami-Erie Canal on McKinley school property with an unveiling planned in spring or early summer. Representatives from Brandenburg & Switzer will present revised plans for additions to Jefferson and Lincoln schools.
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Warren County Board of Education
Blue Ball
Middletown
Butler County Historical Society
McKinley School
Branderburg & Switzer Firm of
Jefferson and
Lincoln
Three Norwood Brothers Held in Knifing Case
Cincinnati police say three Norwood brothers admitted participating in a Saturday fight that left Xavier University football player Edward Davis, 18, of Erie, Pa., stabbed. Harry Roberts, 21, reportedly used the knife. Paul, 19, and Jackson, 23, were arrested Sunday night. Davis is in Jewish Hospital in stable condition with stab wounds to the right side and back.
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Cincinnati
Norwood
Xavier University
Harry Roberts
Paul
Jackson
Edward Davis
Erie
Jewish Hospital
Named to Glee Club at Mercersburg Academy
James T. Arbuckle, son of Mr and Mrs Wesley M Arbuckle Jr of Franklin Rt 1, is named to Mercersburg Academy glee club. Selection follows extensive tryouts, says director Earle Grover.
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James T. Arbuckle
Wesley M. Arbuckle Jr
Franklin Rt. 1
Glee Club
Mercersburg
Earle H. Grover
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