Auto Leaves Road Two Airmen Saved From Canal
Franklin witnesses pull two airmen from a submerged car in the Hydraulic Canal after a 2:35 a m crash on U S 25 near Pennyroyal Hill Road. Driver Mathew Williams 20 and passenger Jerry Combs 19, both on leave from Truax Field Wisconsin, escaped with no injuries.
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Franklin
Mathew Williams
Franklin - Trenton Rd
West Middletown
Jerry Combs
Truax Field
Wisconsin
U. S. 25
Pennyroyal Hill Road
Four City Traffic Accidents Cause Minimal Damage
Police report four city crashes with no injuries. Total damage about 390 dollars led by a westbound car driven by Scott Linden striking a parked vehicle owned by Donald Calhoun on South Avenue. Other incidents involved Horton Carter, Detmar Phipps, Walter Powell, Deward Johnson, and Lowell Esselman with minor damages.
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Scott Linden
Hill Ave
Donald Calhoun
Loun Ave
South Avenue
Horton Carter
Curtis St
Yankee Road
Purse From 1936 Returns to Seattle Woman
A purse snatched from Mrs. Grant Morris in a Youngstown Ohio elevator in February 1936 was returned Friday. She opened a crudely addressed package containing her purse with old photographs receipts and a $10 bill. No clue who mailed it or where it came from.
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Seattle
Grant Morris
Youngstown
Birds that can be taught to talk mentioned
The note lists piping crows of Australia mynah parrots various jays ma caws and even starlings as birds capable of learning to talk.
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Australia
Two Prison Escapes End With Double Capture Near Lebanon
State highway patrolmen arrested two of four inmates who fled Lebanon Prison Farm yesterday. Joseph Mickey 22 and Glen Sams 26 were picked up around 12 30 a m on U S 42 south of Lebanon after surrendering without resistance. Mickey, from Franklin County, had charges of breaking and entering and grand larceny. Sams, also from Franklin County, faced a bad check conviction. Two others, Daniel Shorten 19 of Hamilton County for armed robbery and James Russell Jury 22 of Franklin County for burglary, remain at large and headed toward Columbus. The escape occurred at 2 30 p m yesterday.
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Lebanon
U. S. 42
Joseph Patrick Mickey
Glen Gerald Sams
Mickey
Franklin County
Sams
Columbus
Daniel Shorten
Hamilton County
James Russell Jury
Baby Winner Here Couple Weeks Early
A New Year baby born at 9 32 a m on New Year Day 1960 weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and arrived two weeks early in Middletown. Ed ward Noble of 612 Auburn St celebrated as his wife Martha Jane delivered the first local baby of 1960 while nurses Pat Lawton and Carolyn Proffitt posed for photos. The Nobles rivaled the Boney Banks family for local derby honors as another birth occurred at 10 05 a m. New Year’s Day brought six arrivals three boys three girls including a set of twins with one infant still born.
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Edward Noble
Auburn Sreet
Pat Lawton
Middletown Hospital
Journal
Lalendorf
Middlestown Hospital
Martha Jane
Noble
Middletown
Brenda
Auburn St
Prez Campbell
Miamisourg
Carolyn Proffitt
Pat
Carolyn
Woman Sues Sister In Alienations Case
A Middletown woman Delores Pence filed an alienation of affections suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court against her sister Ruby Arm- Mrs Pence also seeks separate maintenance and division of property from her husband Ernest Pence. The couple married in Liberty Indiana in November 1953 and say their marriage deteriorated after November last year when the sister began to alienate the husband’s affections. they separated last month.
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Butler County Common
Delores Pence
Ruby Arm
Pence
Ernest
Martz-Paullin Rd
Franklin
Liberty
Ind
Draft Board Hours Changed at Local Selective Service Board 10
Chairman Carl Martin announced changes to office hours at Local Selective Service Board 10. The office will open 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. The board is temporarily housed in the Legion auditorium on S Main Street.
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Selective Service Board
Carl Martin
Legion Auditorium
S. Main Street
Census clock puts U S population at 179 254 194
The Census Bureau announced the national population at 179,254,194 as of 8 a.m. Friday, shown on the census clock in the Commerce Department lobby. The clock updates its figures minute by minute.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Commere Department
Police Briefs Report Abuse Claim in Middletown
A Middletown woman told police her husband hurt his 11 year old step daughter. The girl was taken to Middletown Hospital by police for medical evaluation today.
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Middletown
Pole
Middletown Hospital
Thefts Reported In Local Incident Summary
Police logged thefts including car title and keys from Sam Painter of 1713 Highland St and $20 from Eunice Burns of 917 Delaware Ave. A $50 loss occurred at Moose Lodge 501 located at 914 Central Ave.
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Sam Painter
Highland S
Eunice Burns
Delaware Ave
Moose Lodge
Central Ave
Car Hits Pole Injuring Driver in Middletown
Don Pratt aged 28 of 519 Moore Street was treated and discharged from Middletown Hospital after a one car crash at West Elkton and Greenbush Roads. His car failed to negotiate a curve and struck a pole. He was brought to hospital at 5 p.m. by Zimmerman Ambulances Gratis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Pratt
Moore St
Middletown Hospital
West Elkton
Greenbush
Pratt
Zimmerman Ambulancs, Gratis
Underground Railroad Networks in the North
The northern section of the nation produced numerous Negro and white anti slavery partisans dedicated to helping Negroes escape from southern masters or erecting legal and extra legal blacks for their return to bondage.
Bedroom blaze causes $300 damage at Ardmore Drive home
A fire blamed on a match caused $300 damage in a bedroom at the Frank M. Ruffing residence 219 Ardmore Dr yesterday. The second floor blaze caused $100 to the building and $290 to contents as Companies 2 and 4 and the emergency squad responded at 9 06 am.
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Frank M. Ruffing
Ardmore Dr
Rev Stanley Hunter Dies in Berkeley at 71
The Rev. Stanley Armstrong Hunter died Thursday in Berkeley after a brief illness. A Presbyterian minister and author of several books, he was 71 and born near Toronto, Ontario.
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Miister
Berkeley Calif
Stanley Armstrong Hunter
Toronto
Ont
Clara Sebald dies longtime Middletown resident
Mrs. Clara T. Sebald of 429 Yankee Road Middletown died at 7:25 p m yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after a week as patient She was born in South Lebanon and lived in Middletown 66 years She was a member of St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church Her husband William founder of Sebald Coal Co now Sebald Oil Co died in 1926 Surviving are two sons Ralph W and Edward J Middletown a daughter Edna Harrison Lebanon a sister Mrs Neal Williams Lebanon three grandchildren and three great grandchildren Services at 2 p m Monday at Wilson Memorial Home Rev H C Crunewald officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at memorial home tomorrow 3 5 and 7 9 p m Surviving include his wife Anna Marie three sons Carl Jr Larry Eugene Frisby both at home and Gilbert Plummer Franklin a daughter Carolyn at home his mother Mrs Aleta Frisby of Franklin three brothers Jack Franklin Victor and Harold Middletown and three sisters Mrs Aubie Albright Miamisburg Mrs Audrey Morgan Vandalia and Mrs Lorada Akers Dayton m m Tuesday Eaton Funeral Home Rev H S Gessner officiating Friends may call Monday 4 9 p m
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Clara T. Sebald
Yankee Rd
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Sebald
South
Lebanon
Middletown
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
William
Sebald Coal Co
Sebald Oil Co
Ralph W
Anna Marie
Carl Jr
Larry Eugene Frisby
Gilbert Plummer
Franklin
Carolyn
Aleta ‘Frisby
Jack
Victar
Harold
Aubie Albright
Miamisburg
Audrey Morgan
Vandalia
Lorada Akers
Eaton Funeral Home
H. S. Gessner
Funeral
Nellie Frodge Rites Set After Death in Ohio
Mrs. Nellie Hazel Frodge 57 of 830 E Pearl St Miamisburg died 11 38 p m yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton. She worked as a seamstress at McAlpins and is survived by five daughters three sisters a brother and 14 grandchildren. Services 2 p m Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Sidney C McCammon officiating burial Woodside Cemetery. Home tomorrow 2 5 and 7 9 p m
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Nellie Hazel Frodge
E. Pearl St
Miamisburg
McAlpin's
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Mary Evelyn Swope
Russell Pressler
Chester Laycock
Jan Gutshall
Middletown
Edward Turner
Hillsboro
George Courtney
Russellville
Lucy Helbling
Cincinnati
Charles Thomas
Flemingsburg
William Walton
Ripley
McCoy-Leffler
Sidney C. McCammon
Woodside Cemetery
Infant Wagner Dies at Birth in Middletown Hospital
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Donald Wagner of 1504 Eaton Ave died at birth at 12 30 pm yesterday at Middletown Hospital. He was a twin with no named second twin. Surviving are the parents two brothers David and the other twin the maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs George Geary of Middletown and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Wagner of Middletown. Graveside services will be held at 10 am Monday in Woodside Cemetery with the Rev William H Winch officiating. Arrangements are by the Big33 Funeral Home.
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Donald Wagner
Eaton Ave
Middletown Hospital
David
Othe
George Geary
Middletown
Charles Wagner
Woodside Cemetery
William H. Winch
Big33 Funeral Home
Frisby Rites Held For Local Meat Cutter
Carl Edward Frisby 38 of 1009 Shaker Road died at Middletown Hospital at 8 30 p m yesterday after being ill since Monday. He worked as a meat cutter for Broocks Market in Dayton and was formerly employed by Kroger here.
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Franklin
Carl Edward Frisby
Shaker Rd
Middletown Hospital
Frisby
Dayton
Kroger
Death of 6 year old Rhonda Lisinbee Craner
Rhonda Lisinbee Craner of Franklin Rt. 1 died at home after a long illness. She was the six year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew W Craner. Services set for 11 a.m. Monday at Oswald Funeral Home with Rev J H Dunn officiating. Burial in Springboro Cemetery.
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Lebanon
Rhonda Z. Lisinbee
Andrew W. Craner
Franklin Rt. 1
Oswald Funeral Home
J. H. Dunn
Springboro Cemetery
Extra Chuckle Noted Amid Tight Traffic Ahead
A lighthearted remark questions motorists' close following as drivers navigate a stretch of road. The comment notes the near miss vibe and adds a wry smile about urban driving behavior.
Margaret Sullavan Death Sheds Light On Fatal Pill Dose
Actress Margaret Sullavan died after an overdose of sleeping pills in New Haven. Authorities suggested accidental overdose or barbiturate use while her husband Kenneth Wagg and hospital staff sought to help her during a pre Broadway tryout of Sweet Love Remembered.
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New Haven, Conn
Margaret Sullavan
Miss Sullavan
Taft
Grace New Haven Community Hospital
James J. Corrigan
New Haven County
Kenneth Wagg
William Holohan
Wagg
Shubert Theater
Rafi Tofig
Henry Margolis
Martin Gabel
Prisca Gillette
Ruth Goetz
Truck Attends 1 Day Session of PDK Leaders
Robert Truck, Sherman School principal and Miami University Phi Delta Kappa chapter VP, attended a four day council meeting in Columbia Missouri. The council approved backing the Murray Metcalf Bill for more federal education funding and created a commission to reduce juvenile delinquency. A citizen’s award was approved for a layperson expanding free public education. Chapters were urged to organize conferences on educational research and new teaching techniques.
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Robert Truck
Sherman
Miami University
Phi Delta Kappa
Psi Delta Kappa
Truck
Columbia
Cotton For Quilts
The U S Department of Agriculture donated 2000 bales of cotton to supply quilts for needy people in Formosa and the offshore islands. The gesture was announced in Taipei Formosa today by U S officials.
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Taipei
Formosa
U. S. Department of Agriculture
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