Mechanic George Caywood Dies in City Traffic Fatality
George Caywood a 53 year old mechanic and resident of 1104 Girard Ave died after being struck by a westbound car making a left turn onto Verity Parkway while crossing Verity in a cross walk with a Walk signal. Kelso Henry Nickell 51 of 208 Burton Rd was held on failure to yield to a pedestrian with possible second degree manslaughter charges. Caywood worked at Chapper Buick Co for three years and leaves wife Sadie and four children. Services will be held in Elizaville Fleming County.
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Verity Parkway
Central Avenue
Middletown Hospital
George Caywood
Girard Ave
Kelso Henry Nickell
Burton Rd
Caywood
Chapper Buick
Service Department
Fleming County
Sadie
Ewing, Ky
Miami Rise Continues Amid River Flood Outlook
The Great Miami River reached 11 feet 8 inches and keeps rising as Lonnie Gibson of the Miami Conservancy notes. Upstream rains and six tenths of an inch locally after an inch Sunday push water over banks. Dicks Creek and lowlands flood while the crest nears the high mark seen on March 14, 1952.
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Miami
Lonnie Gibson
Miami Conservancy
Dicks Creek
Wildwood Seeks Street Lights on Shartle and Aeronca
A petition with 48 Wildwood residents calls for immediate street light installation on Shartle and Aeronca streets. Existing plans vide lighting on Shartle completed. Aeronca lighting is being prepared, with Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. awaiting scheduling. Dan Rothe, public utilities director, hopes both streets are lit simultaneously.
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Wildwood
Shartle
Aeronca
City Commission
Shartle Street
Dan Rothe
Public Utilities
Aeronca Street
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Collision Claims Life Of 16 Year Old Jacquline Kindler
In Columbus Jacquline Kindler age 16 died at Mt Carmie Hospital after an early Sunday two car collision. The accident left her injured while the other driver sustained unspecified injuries. Further details were not provided.
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Columbus
Ohio
Jacqueline Kindler
Mt. Carmie Hospital
Junior Achievers Tour Bank Opens Tomorrow
The First National Bank will open its doors to Junior Achievers tomorrow at 3 30 p.m. and Thursday at 4 o clock. J F Mulligan vice president of the bank will act as guide for the JA tours. JA executive director M G Mc Call said transportation will be arranged for Lemon Monroe JA members who wish to make the Thursday tour.
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First National Bank
J. F. Mulligan
M. G. McCall
Woman Hit By Auto Injures Leg in Morning Crash
A 33 year old Middletown woman was struck by an eastbound car at Crawford Street and Grand Avenue at 7 55 am suffering a fractured left leg. Fiora Brute of 615 Crawford Street was treated at Middletown Hospital and admitted. Riggs ambulance rushed her to care. Floyd Collins 18 of 2906 Finley Street was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian. Police said the Collin car tried a left turn onto Crawford Street crossing the crosswalk with a signal.
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Middletown
Crawford Street
Grand Avenue
Fiora Brute
Crawford St
Riggs
Floyd Collins
Finley Sr
Colling
Lexie Roberts
Curtis St
David Higham
Wilbraham Rd
Central Avenue
Red Bud
Higham
Roberts
Two Hamiltonians To Represent Ohio
Gov. Lausche appoints 29 educators to represent Ohio at a White House meeting next November and December. The group includes 11 members of the Ohio School Survey Committee led by Rep. William L. Mahan and figures such as Peter H. Rentschler of Hamilton Foundry and Machine Co., R. C. Skillman of Champion Paper and Fiber Co., and R. M. Eyman, state education director.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
White House
William L. Mahan
Defiance
Peter H. Rentschler
Hamilton
Hamilton Foundry and Machine Co
R. C. Skillman
Champion Paper and Fiber Co
R. M. Eyman
At The Movies Showings This Week
PARAMOUNT presents 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea at 1 45 4 10 6 30 and 9 00 p m STRAND lists Gypsy Colt at 1 30 4 50 and 8 15 p m Drum Beat at 2 55 6 20 and 9 40 p m Wednesday Apache War Smoke at 1 15 4 35 and 8 00 p m Above and Beyond at 2 30 5 55 and 9 20 p m
Bank Loot Recovered in Kentucky Bank Robbery Case
Two Germantown men Orbie Metcalf and Ernest Carter robbed the People's Bank in Sandy Hook Kentucky on November 19. They were captured the same night and later sentenced to two concurrent 20 year terms each for endangering the lives of bank cashier R W Thompson and his wife during the vault confinement. Recovery of about twenty two thousand dollars was confirmed by FBI agent Edward L. Boyle at Louisville. A Middletown attorney reportedly acted as intermediary in returning the money, but the detail could not be confirmed.
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Germantown
Kentucky
Indianapolis
Edward L. Boyle
FBI
Louisville
Middletown
People’s Bank
Sandy Hook
Orbie Metcalf
Ernest Carter
George Lewis
Zag
Mac Swinford
R. W. Thompson
Gunman Identified in Morgan's Grocery Hold-Up
Robert Hacker of South Lebanon was named by Jesse Morgan and his wife as the armed robber who stole $100 from Morgan's Grocery in Cozaddale Warren County. Hacker, a 28 year old former convict, was arrested in South Lebanon by deputy George Carrel and held on $10,000 bond after pleading innocent in Judge Clarence Banker’s court.
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Warren County
Lebanon
Age Club Birthday Meet Encourages Senior Participation
Music entertainment and refreshments mark the Golden Age Club monthly birthday celebration tomorrow at 1 30 p m. at the Civic Association. Club president Harry Gordon urges all persons over 60 to attend, and anniversaries will also be celebrated.
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Golden Age Club
The
Civic Association
Harry Gordon
Four Freedoms Foundation awards honor Armco and Middletown figures
Franklin Pastor Armco and Middletown leaders shared in four Freedoms Foundation honors announced in Valley Forge. Armco Steel Corp Middletown Chamber of Commerce editor C E McIntire and Rev John Vedder Edwards received awards for contributions to the American way of life during 1954. Billy Graham and St Johns University also received special top honors.
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Middletown
Franklin
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Armco Steel Corp
Billy Graham
St. John’s University of Brooklyn
Eisenhower
Columbia University
Church Plans Lenten Rites at First Methodist
Ash Wednesday ushers Lent with a full service schedule at the First Methodist Church. Holy Communion at 7 a.m. for members and non members, breakfast for men, an Everyone invited gathering, 10 a.m. lessons on Christian living, and 11 a.m. Holy Communion for all. A nursery will be provided during the 10 and 11 o'clock hours.
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First Methodist Church
Three Break-ins Reported Here
Police investigated three city break-ins yesterday and early today. William Briggs reported thieves entered his home at 905 Lincoln St. and stole two electric clippers a peanut machine containing 10 dollars and a gum machine with 5 dollars. Richie's Pawn Shop on Central Avenue saw an attempted entry with pried rear door and an alarm scaring intruders away. The Pure Oil station at 1710 Tytus Ave. had a window-entry burglary with no items taken.
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William Briggs
Lincoln St
Richie
Central Avenue
Tytus Ave
Tree Tumble Fatal In Ohio Falls
Charles Cook aged 19 of Rt. 1 North Lewisburg died at University Hospital from a fractured skull after a 30 foot fall while trimming a tree in Marysville yesterday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles Cook
Rt. 1
North Lewisburg
University Hospital
Marys‘ville
AWOL Youth In Stolen Car Bound For Grand Jury
An AWOL Marine youth arrested in a stolen car in Connersville Ind was bound over to the Butler County Grand Jury on a 2500 bond in Municipal Court. Barbara Brandenburg 20 was dismissed on auto theft when evidence showed she was picked up after the theft by Donald Lorton 19. Several others were fined or jailed for liquor traffic driving offenses and assaults with sentences varying from fines to jail terms.
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Connersville
Ind
Butler County Grand Jury
Barbara Jean Brandenburg
Seneca St
Donald Lorton
Trenton
John McAlister
Navaho St
Central Ave
Carmen Huff
Meadow Ave
Edward Smith
Willie
Brackie Little
State St
Butler County
J. T. Lamb
Little
Vernon Combs
Middletown
Kick Off Dinner Opens 1955 Red Cross Drive
The local Red Cross drive kickoff dinner is set for 6 30 p m at the Colony Restaurant with Samuel Krakow speaking and Harold Calvin outlining the March campaign. The goal is 27900 covering Middletown North and West Middletown Trenton Le Sourdsville Monroe and nearby townships. The drive begins March 1.
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Red Cross
Colony
Samuel Krakow
Office of International Relations
American National Red Cross
Harold Calvin
Middletown
West Middletown
Trenton
LeSourdsville
Monroe
Lemon
Madison Township
Hospital Treats 2 For Fall Injuries
A three year old Franklin girl Sherry Staton and West Middletown man Lurton Diver were treated at Middletown Hospital after falls last night. Staton fractured her left arm falling from a cabinet. Diver fractured his right leg on cellar steps. Both were dismissed after treatment.
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Franklin Youngster
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Sherry Staton
Lorenzo Staton
Franklin, Rt. 1
Lurton Diver
West Middletown Rt. 1
Staten
Diver
State Aid Checks Go To Local Schools In First Quarter
Middletown schools received 140 749 from the first quarter state distribution announced by State Auditor James A Rhodes. Total distributions statewide reached 31 700 000. Area recipients include Butler County 208 144 Prebley County 146 099 and Hamilton 101 841. The largest check went to Cleveland 1 061 332.
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Middletown
James A. Rhodes
Butler County
Prebley County
Hamilton
Cleveland
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Robert Trimble
Theodore Thompson
Thompson
McCoy-Leffler
Elizaville
Wildwood Wants
Ruby J
Olga Stoker
Ashworth Coal
G Building Supply CO
Charles E. Hughes
Oxford State Rt. 1
J. C. McClure
Ellen Dr
McClure
Richard Christmas
Cincinnati
John Witt
Lake Ave
Columbia Avenue
Grace Corwin
Lesle Sa
Bert A. Harris
Hamiltonians
Central Meat
Central Meat Market
Frank Filoso
Sharonville
Frank
Way Super Market
Albert Singer
Partners, Central Meat Mkt
Judy Kirby
St. Jovite
Quebec
Canada
Middlebury College
Vermont
Age Club
Franklin Pastor
Armco
Jaycees
McIntire
Foundation
Arm-co-operator
Steel Company
Kenneth D. Wells
Zine
Edwards
Willie Whie Jr
Garfield St
White
Johnnie Marshall
Michigan Ave
William H. Miller
Butler
RC Drive
Mull’s Cafe
911 Crawford
Inpcoy Leahler FE
Ambulance Service
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