March II Set For Public Hearing on Marshall Area
Middletown Planning Commission schedules a public hearing at 7 30 p m March 11 on zoning the 160 acre Marshall Road tract annexed in May 1955 The dispute pits WPFB radio owner Paul Braden against nearby residents and downtown merchants with three prior zoning proposals rejected by the City Commission The commission also plans hearings on Parkway Church of Christ neighborhood grade B 1 zoning and subdivision sections including Harpring farm Far Hills Subdivision Manchester Meadows
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Marshall Road
Middletown Planning Commission
Planning Commission
City Commission
Paul F. Braden
WPFB
Ben
Middletown
Breiel Boulevard
Central Avenue
Marshall Central Intersection
Marshall Central
Braden
William W. Donism
Parkway Church of Christ
Graee
On Wilmore Drave St Eee
Satan
de Bord
Far Hills
Harpring Farm
Manchester Meadows
Fires Cause $1,500 In Franklin Damages At Two Locations
Franklin firefighters tackled two blazes causing about $1,500 damage. The Dream Bar at Second and Main and the Country Kitchen Restaurant on U S 25 north end suffered losses from hot grease and a short circuit wiring. The Dream Bar was rewired recently and reopened after smoke cleanup. Firefighters responded around 11:15 a.m. and remained until about 4 a.m.
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Franklin
Dream Bar
Second
Main Streets
Country Kitchen
U.S. 25
North End
Joe Dinette
Proprie
Christine Gabbard
Harry Shoemaker
Girl Killed In Accident Near Piqua
A four year old girl, Georgia Ann Robinson of Rt. 1 Piqua, was killed in a two car collision at a road intersection south of Piqua. In the other car, Irvin G Basil 17 of Rt. 3 Piqua was the driver. Passengers Linda Slife Judy Slife Edna Slife and William Robinson all of Rt. 1 Piqua were injured.
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Troy
Ohio
Piqua
State Highway Patrol
Georgia Ann Robinson
Rt. 1
John L. Slife
Piqua F Ve
Linda Slife
Judy Slife
Edna Slife
William Robinson
Irvin G. Basil
Rt. 3
Two Injured In Route 4 Crash Near Hamilton
Albert Stone, 44, and his wife were hospitalized after a two car crash on Ohio 4 just north of Hamilton at 6 30 p m. Stone suffered forehead and cheek cuts while Mrs Stone had a shattered windshield. Stone was turning left into a private drive when his car was struck by a southbound vehicle driven by Will Jones Jr 29 of Dayton. Deputies reported heavy damage to both cars.
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Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Ohio
Albert Stone
Second St
Dayton
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Accident Victim Improves After Night Crash on S Main Street
Albert Webb 31 of 58520 Willard St Fairview in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a late Friday crash on S Main Street. He and wife Albert 39 suffered injuries from a car out of control that struck a parked car and crashed into a tree, igniting a fire. Bolivia exports 95 percent metals mainly tin.
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Franklin
Albert Webb
Willard St
Fairview Subdivision
Middletown Hospital
S. Main Street
Albert
Beating Claim After Roosevelt McKinley Game
Two white girls allege a group of seven African American youths beat them after a basketball game at Middletown High School. One girl, Yvonne Webb, 12, showed an injured right eye to police. Roosevelt High School won 49 to an unspecified score.
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Yvonne Webb
Landon Webb
Garfield St
Middletown High School
Roosevelt
Cash Register Bandit Robs Market in North Hollywood
A well dressed man at a North Hollywood market presented cigarettes to a clerk who then filled a sack with $1,000 from two registers after the bandit revealed a pistol. He fled into the night.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Teen Wing chosen for Long Beach hospital
Long Beach Community Hospital renamed an adolescent ward the Teen Wing after junior auxiliary members proposed the title. A naming committee rejected the suggestion Endsville as too out of character and Greek to the staff.
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Long Beach
Calif
Long Beach Community Hospital
Endsville
Obituary Mrs Corinth Mason 75 Middletown
Mrs Corinth Mason 75 mother of late Harold Mason a Middletown High teacher and coach died Saturday in Parkersburg West Virginia after months of ill health. She is survived by sons James of Columbus and Charles Everett of Parkersburg. Funeral services will be at Poe Funeral Home in Coluius.
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Corinth Mason
Harold Mason
Middletown
Parkersburg
W. Va
Sas
James
Columbus
Charles Everett
Poe
Co Unus
Funeral services for Bertha Trimble
Mrs Bertha Trimble 70 of 125 Manhattan Street died Friday at home. Service at 2 p m Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Frank Sowards officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call 3–5 and 7–9 p m Monday at the funeral home.
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Bertha Trimble
Manhattan St
McCoy-Leffler
Frank Sowards
Woodside Cemetery
Heart Sunday drive launches Middleton volunteers for funds
About 800 volunteers in Middleton start Heart Sunday at 1 p.m. visiting homes across the town to support Butler County Heart Association research. Volunteers will carry gray envelopes and official donation forms. unvisited homes receive pre addressed mail in envelopes for contributions to Richard Burdge at Oglesby Barnitz Bank.
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Heart
Butler County Heart Assn
Heart Assn
Roger Turrell
Middletown Heart Fund
Middletown
Turrell
Heart Sunday
Heart Fund
Oglesby- Barnitz Bank
Richard Burdge
Forest on Slow Time in McKenzie Hillside Life
Martin Baker, 80, lives in a forest near McKenzie Tennessee with no clock hands or dial on his mantle clock. Surrounded by birds and squirrels, he says life there is measured by the hour and not by seconds or minutes, and the clock strikes on the hour to tell him all he wants to know.
Dentists Say U S Faces Million Cavities Need Treatment
Santa Monica dentist Dr Robert Wallin tells YMCA Men’s Club members that about 700 million cavities in the United States require attention. He urges timely care amid widespread decay.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Robert Wallin
Ymca Men's Club
United States
Top Secret British Naval Papers Stolen From British Freighter
The captain of a British freighter in Newark says top secret British naval intelligence documents, kept in a sealed canvas bag in the captain’s cabin, were stolen. An unknown man in an old army jacket was seen aboard and claimed to seek electrical equipment. authorities fear the loss could force a change in the naval code.
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Newark
N.J
FBI
U.S. Naval
F. M. William
Williamson
England
Franklin SAW Club Meets Tuesday at Anthony Wayne School
The SAW Club of Franklin will meet Tuesday at 7 30 PM at Anthony Wayne School. Teachers will be in their rooms 7 to 7 30 to meet parents. Robert Burns will speak on The Future Has Already Begun during the meeting. The club plans a cake sale on March 28.
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Franklin
SAW
Anthony Wayne School
Robert Burns
Sterilization Bill Faces Setback in Kentucky
In Frankfort Kentucky a proposal to sterilize mentally disordered persons stalled after a House Committee reported the bill unfavorably. Lawmakers indicated it would not pass the Kentucky General Assembly.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Kentucky General Assembly
House
Welder's Wife Tricks Gunman In Home Captures Suspect
Mary Braden, a Detroit welder's wife and mother of two, spent six hours as a prisoner while she talked the armed robber into surrendering, claiming he had just robbed Conn War Tavern leaving one dead and one wounded. A chase ended with three suspects captured after a snowbound escape, and a bar patron shot.
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Detroit
Mary Braden
James H. Smith
Manfred Lorenz
Joan E. Grey
Saratoga General Hospital
Death shooter surrenders to Mrs Braden after coffee raid
Mrs Braden and her husband Eugene Braden, a Chrysler factory worker, faced an armed intruder, Smith, who entered their home during a late shift. Conversation calmed him and he dozed, as Mrs Braden warned about the gun and the children asleep nearby, eventually taking custody of the weapon.
Night tavern holdup suspects nabbed after police sweep
Mrs Braden left to buy milk for the boys breakfast at about 7 a.m. Smith consented. Police surrounded the home with twelve scout cars and arrested Smith. John E Bauman 19 and Arthur L Burgess were later found hiding under a porch and, with Smith, held for armed robbery and murder investigation.
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Smith
Zanesville Couple Killed In Route 22 Crash near North Fayette
A Zanesville Ohio couple Forrest Stillion 28 and Grace Stillion 22 died in a head on collision on Route 22 near North Fayette. Both were pronounced dead on arrival at Ohio Valley Hospital.
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Zanesville
Pittssurgda
Ohio
North Fayette
Ohio Valley Hospital
Forrest Stillon
Grace
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Marshall Area
Tor
Bolivia
Mrs. Corinth Mason
The
Humane Assn. Animal Shelter
Trenton
Weith
Modern Taxi Company
Stanford Hall
Hail
Franklin Club
Welder
Dodds Monuments
Verity
14Th Ave
RCA
Whirlpool Corporation
RCA Whirlpool Appliances
Radio Corporation of America
Aoe
Meea
Broad ST
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