Fatal weekend crashes kill six in Butler and Preble counties
Two crashes on Rt 177 near the Indiana line and Shollenbarger Road between Carrtown and Oxford left six dead including Glenn Willis Sigman and Ruth Bradbury Moore. A separate Rt 129 collision near Gilmore Road injured several others and led to amputations.
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Shollenbarger Road
Carrtown
Oxford
Preble County
Indiana State Line
Glenn Willis Sigman
Richmond
Ind
Ruth Bradbury Moore
Middleboro
Sigman
Pair Of Drivers Cited After Wrecks Yesterday
Four Middletown accidents were reported with no injuries. Robert Greene 21 of Dayton was cited for changing lanes after hitting Willie W. Gentry 19 at Verity Parkway and True Avenue. Alma Baker 1407 Pershing Ave was cited for driving without a license after rear ending Robert Carr 37 at N Broad Street near Central Avenue.
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Middletown
Robert Greene
Dayton
Willie W. Gentry
Clark St
Verity Parkway
Trtue Avenue
Alma Baker
Pershing Ave
N. Broad Street
Central Avenue
Bake
Robert Carr
Grand Ave
Webster Editor Dies In Nenia
Xenia Ohio obituary for Dr Austin McDowell Patterson chemistry editor of Websters International Dictionary for 50 years. Patterson, 79, died Sunday after a short illness. He authored a German French and French English dictionary for chemists and served as vice president of Antioch College.
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Xenia
Ohio
Austin McDowell Patterson
Webster's International Dictionary
Patterson
Antioch College
Hospital Operator Dies in Huntington Ohio Native Leader
Dr. Joseph A. Guthrie 77 died Sunday of a heart attack in his hospital apartment in Huntington W V He was born in Athens Ohio and attended Ohio University later graduating from the College of Physicians and Surgeons Baltimore in 1902 He served as the first president of the State Hospital Assn
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Huntington
W. VA
Joseph A. Guthrie
Guthrie Hospital
Guthrie
Athens
Ohio
Ohio University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Baltimore
State Hospital Assn
Civitan Luncheon Features Steel Making Film
Civitan Club members will view colored slides on steel making in Italy and Japan at tomorrow's Manchester Hotel luncheon. Arthur Osborne of Armco Steel Corp will narrate. E S. Sherron is the program chairman for the meeting.
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Italy
Japan
Civitan Club
Manchester
Arthur Osborne
Armco Steel Corp
E S. Sherron
Man in Fair Condition After Auto Collision Near Blue Ball
Clayton Gabbard, 54, of Lebanon Route 1, remained in fair condition at Middletown Hospital with scalp lacerations and a fractured right leg after a Saturday night hit and run on U. S. 25 in Blue Ball.
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Middletown Hospital
Clayton Gabbard
Lebanon
Rt. 1
Gabbard
U. S. 25
At The Movies Showtimes This Week
Paramount shows Helen of Troy at 1 15 3 20 5 30 7 40 and 9 40 p.m. Strand screens Phenix City Story at 3 00 6 25 9 45 p.m. The Americano plays at 1 30 4 50 and 8 10 p.m.
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Paramount
Helen of Troy
Phenix City
The
Benny Goodman
Dixie Cruise
Crazy Horse
Heart Fund Donations Exceed 83000 Mark in County Drive
With four precincts still unreported Middletown area Heart Sunday contributions surpassed 3000 yesterday. Mary Strodtbeck praised volunteers as donors came in from Middletown Trenton and Monroe between 1 and 9 pm. A hospital nurses gift of 15 honored Dr Arnold Leeds memory, while final disbursement will support county state and national Heart Assn needs.
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Middletown
Middltown
Trenton
Monroe
Heart Fund
W. T. Harrison Insurance Agency
Middletown Hospital
Arnold Leeds
Butler County Heart Assn
W. H. Roehll
Euclid St
National Heart Assn
Dave Regan
R. D Stevens Jr
T. F. Olt
Robert Hawk
Frances Dillon
Robert King
Madison Township
Charles Alexander
Lemon Township
Max Petty
Hamilton
General Heart Fund
Harold Gross
Allan ©. Branch
Oxford Township
Alex Misterman
Fairfield Township
Don S. Cisle
Hanover Township
William Lintner
Milford Township
Robert M. Wheelright
St. Clair Township
William Zink
Wayne Township
Police Begin Training In Dayton Unit
Dayton police training has started as part of a four point development plan. City Manager Charles W. Thompson said Patrolman Robert Nanamaker is the first Middletown officer enrolled. The program includes new equipment a one man patrol system and improved cruiser to panel radio communications.
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Division of Police
Dayton
Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
Robert Nanamaker
Middletown
Middletown Students Qualify for Ohio Speech Meet
Five Middletown High School students qualified for the Ohio High School Speech League tournament to be held March 16 and 17 at Ohio State University. The district contest in Cincinnati produced Steve Yeckler dramatic reading Jim Spindler original oratory Dave Ballard extemporaneous Paul Gates oratorical declamation and Karen Draut humorous declamation.
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Middletown High School
Steve Yeckler
Jim Spindler
Dave Ballard
Paul Gates
Karen Draut
Ohio State University
Satuday
Cincinnati
Winds Postpone Warren Fox Hunt
Strong winds forced the Warren County Bears Club to call off its fox drive last week. They will retry this Saturday at 9 a.m. Meeting place is Ridgeville Church with lunch served by church members, per club president Ralph Johnson.
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Warren County Bears
Ridgeville Church
Ralph
Ham) Johnson
Scout Planners Set Meeting Tomorrow
The Senior Girl Scout planning board will meet at 7 p.m. tomorrow in the Girl Scout clubroom. Vice President Pat Spencer will lead. Agenda includes the cookie sale opening March 9 and arts and crafts skills discussions.
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Girl Scout
Pat Spencer
Advanced JA Pins Now Available
Junior Achievement announces Advanced Achiever pins for members who complete at least 12 weeks of membership with good attendance and a favorable adviser recommendation. New lapel pins for advisers are being distributed, says M G McCall executive director.
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M. G. McCall
McCall
Cub Scout Make Up Training Course Set
A make up training course for Cub Scout leaders and committee members is set for 7 30 p m tomorrow at the Sorg Paper Co Those who missed one of the previous basic leadership training classes are asked to attend the special session Wind up on the scoutmaster training course will come the following evening at 7 30 p m The class will be held in the Franklin Scout hut.
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Sorg Paper Co
Franklin
Board To Discuss Graduation Rules
A revised graduation requirement policy proposed by Supt. John D. Blackford is set for discussion at tonight’s Middletown Board of Education meeting. Also on the agenda is a hearing for a liquor license transfer request at Monroe, with the meeting starting at 7 p.m.
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John D. Blackford
Board of Education
Blackford
Monroe
Middletown High School
Kennedy plays tip tale in Rhode Island speech switch
In Providence a report says Senator John F Kennedy used a taxi ride to Hope High School to urge votes for Democrats. He planned a large tip but recalled Senator Green's advice and told the driver to vote Republican instead.
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Providence. RI
John F Kennedy
D-Mass
Hope High School
Sen. Green
Kennedy
D-Ri
Exploding Shell Hurts Germantown 7 Year Old
An exploding shotgun shell injured seven year old Jack Shepherd of Germantown Rt 1. He suffered severe lacerations to the thumb index finger leg and abdomen and was admitted in good condition. His parents are Roy and Mrs Shepherd of Friends Road.
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Jack Shepherd
Germantown Rt. 1
Middletown Hospital
Roy Shepherd
Friends Road
Storm Damage May Exceed Early Insurance Estimates
Damage from Saturday’s cyclonic winds is much heavier than expected, with suburban areas sustaining most of the loss and downtown Middletown largely spared. Adjusters cannot yet quantify totals, but early figures may top the 200000 losses from the previous windstorm, with Avbion Dixie Heights West Middletown Trenton and east city neighborhoods hardest hit. Poor Abe’s Trading Post on Rt 73 reported at least 1000 damage from a damaged concrete block addition. the owner plans to rebuild without insurance.
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Middletown
Dudley Graham
Underwriters Adjustment Co
Graham
Avbion
Dixie Heights
West Middletown
Trenton
Abe
Rt. 73
Franklin
Middletown Doctor Suffered Heart Attack
Dr. C. T. Atkinson of Park Drive, a well known Middletown physician, collapsed at his home yesterday afternoon. He was taken to Middletown Hospital where his condition was reported as good today.
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C. T. Atkinson
Park Drive
Middletown
Atkinson
Middletown Hospital
Usher Board Meetings Set by New Era and Bethel Churches
The Senior Usher Board of New Era Baptist Church meets at 7 p.m. tomorrow at 1505 Garfield St hosted by Clarence Hunter. The Usher Board Union convenes at 8 p.m. tomorrow at Bethel Church on Columbia Ave led by Oliver Smith with secretary Morell Gregory.
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New Era Baptist Church
Clarence Hunter
Garfield St
Usher Board
Bethel Church
Columbia Avenue
Oliver Smith
Morell Gregory
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Preble Counties
Indiana Line
Schollenbarger
Lillie Mae Jarvis
Dennis McCollum
West Union
Franklin D. Parsley
Chestnut St
Butler County
Romilda E. Stroerer
Millville Ave
Four Mile Creek
Gfroerer
Edward Pater
Sheriff's Deputies
Jarvis
Bernice Travillian
Mercy Hospital
Rt. 129
Gilmore Road
Arlie Root
Henry Lewis
Grover Lee Travillian
Barbara Banzhoff
Mary Etta
William H. Chaney
Ohio Ave
Tytus Avenue
Herbert M. C. Yuen
Columbus
Richard Franklin
Wallace St
LaFayette Avenue
Webster
Nenia
Civitans
Adel
D. W. Snider
Story
Warren Fox Hunt
Cub Scout
Capital Finance Corp
Charles L. Hudson
Central Ave
Middletown Journal
Virgiania Young
Plant City
Fla
Virginia
Dirty Politics
Mids Democrats
Germantown
Leon Linville
Everett F. Linville
Olive Ave
Stanley M. Moore
Clints Corner
Moore
Chautauqua Rd
Miamisburg
Robert Hedger
West Middletown Rt. 1
Boyd Shearer
Otterbein Home
Hedger
Shearer
Mary Sue Brock
Leslie Brock
S. Center St
Leon Kohr
Kunz Ave
C. E. Harper
Kohr
Harper
Colored News
First National
First National Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sutphia Armee East Gate
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