Piqua Man Takes New Red Cross Youth Post at YMCA
W. Jack Wiley of Piqua will become youth work secretary at the local YMCA, supervising women and girls and leading boys programs. A WWII and Korea veteran, Wiley rises from prior posts and begins April 2, under unanimous support, replacing duties previously held by Te Braak and with continued leadership from Minnie B. Smith.
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Piqua
Red Cross
YMCA
W. Jack Wiley
Wiley 31
Piqua Ymca
Pittsburgh Ymca
Young ‘‘Y
Korea
Wiley
Middletown
Ralph Knight
Personné and Boys’ Work
Knight
Women and Girls
Wilty
Harry Te Braak
Minnie B. Smith
Mary DeJerus J
Tomorrow s A Holiday For Some Washington s Birthday
Middletown groups including parochial schools Ohio State Employment Service Post Office Social Security Civic Association State Highway Department state liquor stores and Cincinnati Gas Electric will observe a holiday tomorrow. Civic Association doors close to all except x ray signers while the Legion Veterans Service Center Selective Service and Red Cross also shut. Ohio driver examination sites will be closed.
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Washington
Middletown
Ohio State Employment Service
Post Office
Social Security
Civic Association
State Highway Department
State Liquor Stores
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Civic
Tom C. Venable
Legion Office
Veterans Service Center
Selective Service
Red Cross
Ohio
Bookkeeper Seeks Poultry Venture Tied to Utility
Salt Lake City Utah Public Service Commission told Ver non G Robinson president of Swan Creek Electric Co to keep separate accounting for his chicken and egg venture. He uses company property and employs workers to care for the birds while returning part of his salary to rent and electricity. The commission said the side line may benefit the company but requires strict separation of personal business from company affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Utah
Public Service Commission
Vernon G. Robinson
Swan Creek Electric Co
Robinson
Mother Believes In Double Or Nothing Twins Born Again
Johnson City Tennessee reports Mrs F J Arquette, 38, has delivered her sixth pair of twins, totaling 18 and 19 children. Her husband, a school janitor, jokes about naming them One, Two, Three, as they greet the new twins.
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Johnson City
Tenn.s
F. J. Arquette
Arquette
Doctor Dies After Checkup in Cleveland
A 37 year old obstetrician gynecologist Dr Harry W Alicki collapsed and died a few hours after leaving Doctors Hospital Cleveland following a four day physical checkup. He formerly resided at St Elizabeth's Hospital Youngstown.
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Cleveland
Doctors Hospital
Harry W.alicki
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Youngstown
Auto crash kills local man in New Martinsville area
An automobile accident three miles north of here Monday killed Gus R Anderson, 55, whose last known address was Shadyside Belmont County, Ohio. The crash occurred in the vicinity of New Martinsville, West Virginia.
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New Martinsville
Here
Gus R Anderson
Shadyside
Belmont County
Ohio
Red Cross Kickoff Hearing Drills Campaign Effort
Robert Spangler, Red Cross field representative, will speak at a 6:30 p.m. kickoff meeting at the Colony Restaurant for volunteers in the 1956 fund drive. About 60 workers attend as William A. Harrison outlines final instructions for a campaign aiming to raise $29,170 next month.
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Robert Spangler
Red Cross
Red Cross Fund
Colony
Spangler
William A. Harrison
Robbery At Poast Town And Trenton Schools
Deputies report burglars broke into Poastitown and Trenton Schools overnight entry gained through windows and a basement door. A small amount of butter and ice cream was stolen at Poastitown, while Trenton was ransacked with a damaged lock but nothing taken. A separate incident at Dutch Tavern yielded 765 dollars in cash and 8 to 10 cases of cigarettes.
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Poasttown
Trenton
Poastitown School
James Greenfield
Thewes
James Davis
Loren Gustin
Oscar Reed
N. Verity Parkway
Avalon
Greenfield
Ed Botts
Three Injured When Cars Swerved To Miss Truck
On U S 42 near Lebanon three people sustained minor injuries after two cars collided when Everett Gray 22 Lebanon swerved to avoid a tractor trailer. His car crossed the center line and hit Frederick Hall 25 Geraldine Ala causing both vehicles to overturn with heavy damage. Joyce Ann Hall 19 Geraldine lacerations and knee abrasions and Barney Hizar 16 Lebanon Rt 3 sustained injuries. The tractor trailer fled the scene. All injured were treated by a Lebanon physician.
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U. S. 42
Lebanon
Everett Gray
Gray
Frederick Hall
Geraldine
Ala
Joyce Ann Hall
Hall
Barney Hizar
Armstrong and wife reconcile after temporary alimony bid
Ex boxer Henry Armstrong 43 and his wife Willa Mae reconcile after court suggested private talks. They have been married 22 years and Armstrong, now an evangelist, held featherweight lightweight and welterweight titles. He sought temporary alimony claiming his wife and her mother controlled $50,000 in community property.
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Los Angeles
Henry Armstrong
Elmer D. Doyle
Willa Mae
Armstrong
Police Chief Seeks Eight New Patrolmen For City
Police Chief Joseph B Blackmore asked Acting City Manager Charles W Thompson to fill two vacancies and appoint four additional patrolmen. The force would rise from 56 to 62 officers, aiding the new one man patrol system and other program aspects. Appointments await City Commission confirmation with civil service eligibility already in hand.
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Joseph B Blackmore
Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
Blackmore
Division of Police
Pair Bound To Grand Jury On Burglary and Dope Charges
Two men were bound to the Butler County Grand Jury after waiving preliminary hearings. Robert Ingram, 24, faces three burglary and larceny counts with bonds of 5000 each. Charles Byrd, 21, held on narcotics possession with 25000 bond. A 17-year-old juvenile remains in custody. Willis Fuller bound on child neglect charges with 1500 bond. Other suspects from the same burglaries were also bound to the grand jury.
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Butler County Grand Jury
Robert Ingram
4Th Ave
Ingram
Morehead
Borden
Paul Duncan
Roy N. Cremeans
Dayton
Charles Clifford Byrd
Groveland Ave
Byrd
Harold H. Walker
Curtis
Big
June
Williams
18Th Ave
James Skinner
Walker
Willie Lee Fuller
Meister Road
Guard Extends One Day Drive to Recruit in Middletown
Captain Robert Copeland of Company D 147th Infantry Regiment coordinates a one day National Guard membership drive tomorrow at the ONG Armory on South Main Street. Parents and Middletown residents may tour the facility after noon to meet unit members, view equipment, and learn how enlistment offers training, extra pay, a pension, and civilian skills. Units include Battery A 180 AAA Gun Battalion and Company D 107th Armored Cavalry.
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National Guard
Robert Copeland
147Th Infantry Regiment
Middletown
ONG
South Main Street
Copeland
107Th Armored Cavalry
Police Briefs Report Local Arrests and Thefts
Johnnie Hill 24 of 1235 Sycamore St was arrested at 2nd Ave and S Broad St charged with indecent exposure in a Middletown warrant and held for investigation. Tom Richardson of 602 14th Ave reported a glass break and entry but nothing missing. Alma Haggard 37 S Main St reported theft of $22.12 from her apartment. billfold found in hallway.
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Johnnie Hill
Sycamore St
2Nd Avenue
S. Broad Street
Middletown
Hill
Tom Richardson
14Th Ave
Alma Haggard
S. Main St
Stolen Hubcaps and Break-In Reported in Local Areas
James Ruhl of Hamilton said two hubcaps were taken from his car in the YMCA lot Sunday. Frances Harnikel of 915 4th Ave reported a broken rear door window and cut screen. police found nothing missing. William Schafer, 42, of 1606 Park Dr was arrested near Sutphin Street and Linden Avenue on DUI and resisting arrest charges.
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James Ruhl
Hamilton
Frances Harnikel
4Th Ave
William C. Schafer
Park Dr
Sutphin Street
Linden Avenue
Jack Crocker
Thief Priesed Door Steals $5 From Home
Rebecca Bryant of 1312 Young Street reports a break in Sunday night while she was at church. A thief pried the door open and took five dollars from inside.
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Rebecca Bryant
Young St. ‘Rear
Hearings On Rural Zoning In Butler County Set
A series of public hearings on zoning the unincorporated Butler County area will begin April 9 with 13 meetings in townships. Public notice appears March 9, detailing times and places as the schedule runs to May 25. Zoning text and maps will be released April 2 by Ladislas Segoe & Associates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Margaret Saylor
Butler County Rural Zoning Commission
Saylor
Ladislas Segoe & Associates
Cincinnati
National Secretary To Speak At Baptist Meet
Dr. O. M. Locust, special assistant to the National Baptist Convention secretary, will speak at Union Baptist Church Wednesday at 8 p.m. Music will be by the choirs of Union and Mt Zion Baptist Churches. Public invited, Rev. R. L. Robinson says.
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O. M. Locust
C. C. Adams
National Baptist Convention
Philadelphia
Penn
Union Baptist Church
Union Baptist
Mt. Zion
R. L. Robinson
Cycling Boy Struck by Car in Franklin
A 12 year old cyclist sustained minor injuries after being struck by a car driven by Robert Lee Hoffman on E 2nd Street near Meadowview in Franklin. The youth received abrasions to the knee hand and face and was treated by a local physician. Police said the boy rode into the car’s path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
E. 2Nd Street
Robert Richard Plowman
Decatur St
Robert Lee Hoffman
Sutphin St
Middletown
Meadowview Street
Moore Wayne intersection closed for repaving
The intersection of Moore Sree and Wayne Avenue was closed early today and will stay closed until tomorrow. Public service director C. A Boeke said the traffic block was ordered to permit repaving after sewer construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore Sree
Wayne Avenue
C. A Boeke
Public Service
State School Program Discussed At Franklin
Franklin special session covers the new state school foundation program set to take effect next October. Superintendent Burns outlines impacts and foundation changes while board authorizes negotiations for new school buildings and rehabilitation funds. Other actions include resignations hires immunization and pre school exams and a planned review of school building insurance schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Board of Education
J. Forrest Burns
State School Foundation
Burns
State Department of School Construction
John Arpp Co
Middletown
Mutual Electric Co
Dayton
Anthony Wayne School
Elephant on Manhattan Sidewalk Causes Scene
Mack MacDonald of Harlingen Texas walked his 6 year old elephant Opal along 53rd Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue drawing a police notice. Patrolman Samuel Sapan warned that elephants and pedestrians do not mix in New York City and MacDonald faced a Lower Manhattan Magistrate Court appearance for obstructing a public sidewalk.
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New York
Texas
Manhattan
Samuel Sapan
Mack MacDonald
Harlingen
Tex
Sapan
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Leffler
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Virgil Perry
Excello
Hugh Roie
Collinsville
Charles Solsman
West Chester
George F. Bauer Jr
West Middletown
Thomas E Jones
Hamilton Road
Baptist Meet
Price
West School
Franklin High School
6Th
Anderson Streets
Milton Mortenson
Irs C. Brown
Florence Hacker
Maurice D. Robinson
Leonard Patterson
Gene
Frank Kirby
Emery J. W.liams
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