Robbery and Kidnap Charges Filed Against White
Raymond Luth er White, 33, of Hamilton, faces armed robbery and kidnapping with intent to extort charges connected to the February 3 Sealtest Dairy raid. FBI arrested him on a federal flight charge after a photo lineup identified him as one of two bandits who bound a couple and forced the husband to open a dairy safe, netting $9,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Raymond Luther White
Woodlawn Ave
Sealtest Dairy
White
FBI
Harold Dallman
New London PLC
Middletown
Kentucky
Alton, Mill
January Car Sales In Butler County Sport
Registrations of new cars in Butler County rose in January from December. Joseph T. Kiep reports 592 new passenger cars, Ford 110 and Chevrolet 133 lead the month. Buick gains to 69. other makes listed include Oldsmobile 66, Pontiac 28, Mercury 34, and more. Truck registrations total 33, led by Ford with 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Joseph T. Kiep
Clerk of Courts
Ford
Chevrolet
Buick
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Mercury
Nash
Dodge
Lincoln
Cadillac
Plymouth
DeSoto
Chrysler
Imperial
Clipper
Studebaker
Rambler
M. G
Lincoln Birthday Observance Closures Across State Offices
State offices liquor stores and agencies in Columbus Ohio will be closed Tuesday in observance of Lincoln's birthday anniversary. Local businesses may follow a similar holiday schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Lincolns
Little Girl Struck by Car Near Franklin
A two year old girl remains in critical condition at Middletown Hospital after darting into Rt 123 near Franklin and being hit by Walter W Wadsworth of Lebanon Rt 1. The child, Linda Temple, was taken to surgery for a skull fracture and head laceration after church services. Police say she ran toward a parked car and then darted into the roadway. Wadsworth was not cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlestown Hospital
Rt. 123
Franklin
Linda Temple
Ronal Lee Temple
Free Will Baptist Church
Walter W. Wadsworth
Lebanon Rt. 1
Middletown Hospital
Wadsworth
Temple
Bobbie
Ohio Selective Service Issues March Induction Call
The Ohio Selective Service headquarters issued an induction call for 831 men in March. It lists 10 from Butler County, 37 from Montgomery, 1 from Preble, and 5 from Warren counties, totaling 851 for the month. The year is 1956 with a total of 1,033 men called in March. The youngest inductee for next month must be 22 by March 1 unless volunteering or delinquent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Selective Service
Butler County
Montgomery County
Preble County
Warren County
Park Board Set to Meet Tomorrow in Legion Home Office
Middletown Park Board will continue its Tuesday night meeting schedule tomorrow. S. J. Mc Adow, board chairman, will open the session at 7 30 in the park board office in the Legion Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Thieves Enter Marathon Service Station
Intruders who entered the Marathon Service station at Ewgles Corner last night took merchandise totaling 35.28 dollars, according to sheriff's deputies. Otis Stump, the manager, said the thieves took candy cigars cigarettes and money after entering through a window on the west side of the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marrathon
Ewgles Corner
Sheriff's Deputies
Otis Stump
Police Briefs Reported Theft and Suspected Scam
Wilmer Hunter of 2706 Lopane Ave reported his car stolen from Armco Wycoff Street lot after leaving it at 3 p.m. Saturday. A furnace salesman posing as from a Cincinnati heating firm tried to sell Mrs. Sarah Yarber of 807 Maple St. a furnace but was not found. Vandals broke a glass door at the Police Pistol Club near Peastown and damaged window panes amounting to 75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Hunter
Lopane Ave
Armco
Wycoff Street
Hunter
Cincinnati
Sarah Yarber
Maple St
Peast
Church Usher Board Meeting Time Change Notice
The New Era Baptist Church senior usher board meets at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mrs. Frances Young’s home on Yankee Road. New Era Baptist teachers and Sunday School officers meet at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Mrs. Ruth Hart’s home on Prospect Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Era Baptist Church
Frances Young
Yankee Road
New Era Baptist
Cay
Ruth Hart
Prospect Avenue
School Board Meeting Sets Tonight for Building Plans
The board will appoint two committees to study possible sites and screen architect bids and visit new schools, possibly out of state. Joseph Woodruff notes Carl Wedekind may attend at the president's request. Also on the agenda are the school insurance committee report and bid deadline for bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Joseph Woodruff
Woodruff
Carl Wedekind
Butler County
Robert Hayden
Fugitive Bath Dunked in Hydraulic Canal Chase
Off duty Patrolman Raymond Young chased fugitive Bernard Lakes 25 of 828 Lake Ave into the Hydraulic Canal near Maxwell Paper Co. Lakes, wanted on Montgomery County non-support and state traffic warrants, slipped into the water but was pulled out by the officer. Both men were wetted and taken to Franklin jail where Lakes faces traffic charges before transfer to county authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Raymond Young
Maxwell Paper Co
Bernard Lakes
Lake Ave
Lakes
Montgomery County
Young
Frank Harbach
Dime engraved with Good Luck resurfaces after 31 years
In Lagrange Georgia T A White found his 1877 good luck dime engraved with his initials in 1925. He later spent it in Long Beach California and now 31 years later reports receiving the same coin from a vending machine operator in Lagrange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lagrange
T. A. White
Long Beach
Calif
Car Flips Over on Rt 123. Three Escape Injury
A driver Leo Stacy 25 of Jackson Street Middletown and two passengers escaped injury when his car overturned in a small creek on Rt 123 two miles south of Franklin Ohio. Stacy said he was coming over a hill when the vehicle went out of control. The occupants, a woman and her small child unnamed, were uninjured as the car was demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rt. 123
Leo Stacy
Jackson Sa
Middletown
Franklin Jon Ohio 123
Stacy
Clarksville
Wilson To Lead Trucker Course
Paul Wilson sales manager for the Hauselman Transportation Co will conduct a commercial fleet study session tomorrow at the Ohio Mechanics Institute in Cincinnati. He will discuss Communications and Safety stressing public relations driver behavior safety meetings with drivers and promotional programs within industry. The 12 week course is operated under the direction of the Cincinnati Automobile Club. Thirty seven students are enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wilson
Hauselman Transportation Co
Ohio Mechanics Institute
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Automobile Club
Courthouse To Close In Observance Of Lincoln Birthday
The Butler County courthouse will be closed Tuesday in observance of Lincoln's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County
Lincoln
Public Hearing Set On Middletown Zoning Plan Tonight
A public hearing on a proposed zoning plan for the annexed Middletown area will be held at 7 30 p m in the city Building. The Middletown Planning Commission will present a map showing six zoning types including R1 R2 B1 B2 B3 and M1. The commission expects a large turnout as the area population is estimated over 5 000 and will also hear a rezoning request for the southeast corner of Verity Parkway and Yankee Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orth
Middletown
Middletown Planning Commission
A.C. Neff
Planning Commission
Verity Parkway
Yankee Road
Convicted After Raid In Hamilton
A Saturday raid on a Ray Miller Cigar Store location led to four arrests. Harry McVey Pearl Bowling and Virgil Scott were fined 25 dollars for participating in a gambling game. Roy Pence paid 25 dollars for possessing an open flask. Sheriff Paul Pell and deputies plus a state liquor agent conducted the operation and seized a poker table cards chairs and two pinball machines. The sheriff warned that reopening could trigger Ohio padlock action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Ray Miller
Bobmyer Road
Paul Pell
Hanover Township
C. F. Hussey
Harry McVey
Pearl Bowling
Virgil Scott
Local Man Sues After Auto Mishap Injuries
Joseph A. Kay of Middletown seeks 25000 dollars in Common Pleas Court against James B. Johnson of Hamilton over injuries to his wife Donna from a Feb 15 1955 auto accident in Hamilton. Donna Kay sustained spine injuries in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Joseph A. Kay
Yankee Rd
Middletown
Common Pleas Court
James B. Johnson
Morey Ave
Donna
Collision Damages Reported On Route 73 And Nearby Streets
Police logged multiple Saturday night and Sunday mishaps with total damages listed for each vehicle. Key figures include Charles Rodgers, Earl Dalton, Lillie Byrd, Edward Bush, plus motorists Ivory Reed and Betty Montgomery. Damages ranged from 10 to 409 dollars, with injuries reported as knee strains and minor treatment.
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Eldora Drive
Charles Rodgers
Verity Pkvy
Earl D. Dalon
Franklin Rodgers
Eldora
Dalton
Rodgers
Ivory Lee Reed
Dayton
Central Avenue
Curtis Street
Ortman-Stewart
Edwin Back
Ilinois St
Reed
Lester Warnock
Fernwood St
Earl Nanamaker
Riverview Ave
Sutphin Street
Betty Montgomery
Trenton Rt. 1
Clinton St
Herbert Bell
Park St
Bell
Robert Burton
Sheffield St
Armilda Berry
Yankee Rd
Woman Found In Street In Middletown Injury Details
Dolores Matanic of 1504 Yankee Id. was treated and dismissed at Middletown Hospital after police found her on Central Avenue and Broad Street with head and ankle injuries. She said she was struck under the eye and hurt her ankle running across the street. head laceration required six stitches and the ankle was broken. No complaint was signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolores Matanic
Middletown Hospital
Central Avenue
Broad Street
Civitan Luncheon At Nurses' Home
The Civitan Club meets tomorrow at Verity Hall Middletown Hospital for its annual luncheon. Hospital staff will give talks as part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civitan
Nurses’ Home
Civitan Club
Verity Hall
Middletown Hospital Nurses
Area Scouts Rally Over 1100 At Rededication Ceremonies
More than 1100 Boy Scouts cubs explorers and parents joined rededication ceremonies in Middletown Franklin and Lebanon. Council President Charles Stutenroth challenged the group to uphold the scout oath and laws as participants recited them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlemwan
Franklin
Lebanon
Council
Charles Stutenroth
Middletown
Roosevelt Junior High School
Charles Bales
O. B. Walker
Ed Zickgraft
City Commission
Francis Carmody
Sam Carruthers
Elizabeth Gould
Jimm Fay
Mother Seeks Son Missing Eight Years In Ohio Neighborhood
Hamilton special report details Mrs. Orville Craig searching for her son Deweese Clem Craig who vanished after leaving for breakfast in 1948. Clem, 31, a World War II veteran known as Jack, married father of a 13 year old, last seen after a motorcycle incident near Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Orville Craig
Rockdale Rd
Deweese
Clem
Germantown
Ann
Jack
Craig
Engineer Group To Hold Dinner In Lebanon Ohio
The Miami chapter of the Ohio State Professional Engineers Society will host a dinner for members and their wives at 6 30 p m tomorrow at the Golden Lamb Hotel in Lebanon. Afterward they will attend The Curious Savage presented by the Lebanon Drama Guild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Ohio State Professional Engineers Society
Golden Lamb Hotel
Lebanon
Lebanon Drama Guild
Panel Set by Sherman PTO On Education Experts
A Sherman PTO panel led by Lawrence Johnson and Jake Seibold is planned for tomorrow night. Harold Agee will moderate the discussion in the school auditorium at 7 30 p m followed by a social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Johnson
Middletown
Jake Seibold
Sherman Pto
Harold Agee
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Fat
Newport
LaGrange, Ky
Armco Steel Corp
Dallman
the Sealtest Company
Gough Lamb
Oetre
Aps
Charles GA
Colored News
Bath
Clark ST
Clinton Street
Lillie May Byrd
Buron Rd
Edward F. Bush
Sheridan Ave
Anthony Wayne
Lebanon High School
Herb Daniels
Pokey Griffith
E. H. Bindley
Jack Lehman
Gardner Townsley
Herb Osborne
Church of the Ascension
Peter Treepanier
St. Mary's Church
Andy Harger
First Baptist
Ed Harris
First Presbyterian Church
Sherman School
PTO
Money
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Perry Plank
B. F. Sawyer G
Son
First National Bank
Banks——Saver
Sutphin
Armco East Gate
Trenton
Monroe
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