Auto crash injures expectant mother and two others near Princeton
A 1950 sedan left Ohio 129 two miles east of Princeton yesterday afternoon pinning three women inside. Mrs. Sue Gleason, 35, the pregnant driver, was in critical condition after chest injuries and a facial wound. Her daughter Pamela, 3, suffered severe neck cuts and was listed fair. passenger Mrs. Virgie Tackett, 34, had chest injuries and was described as in poor condition. The crash occurred when Gleason lost control, the car veered into a ditch, and a wrecker freed the trapped occupants. Patrols reported no interviews due to injuries.
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Ohio 129
Princeton
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Sue C. Gleason
High St
Virgie Tackett
Three Minor Middletown Crashes Reported
Three traffic mishaps reported to Middletown police yesterday with no injuries. Elmer Perdue 28 of Xenia drove a truck at S Verity Parkway and 1st Avenue at 3:20 pm causing 75 dollars in damage. Rutherford Shetter 60 of 119 Aberdeen Dr and Fred Keiser 1658 S Main St Germantown collided at Grand Ave and The Alameda at 4:10 pm causing 55 dollars damage. Ida Crockett 1404 Yankee Rd and Taylor DeHart 40 of Lebanon Rt 3 collided at Yankee Rd and Grove St at 10:30 am with minor damage.
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Middletown
Elmer Perdue
Xenia
William Ratchford
S. Broad Street
S. Verity Parkway
1St Avenue
Rutherford Shetter
Aberdeen Dr
Fred Keiser
Main St
Germantown
Grand Avenue
Alameda
Ida Crockett
Yankee Rd
Taylor DeHart
Lebanon Rt
Yankee Road
Grove Street
Schenck Bill Aims To Help Hamilton Pair
Rep Paul F Schenck introduces a bill to waive the 10 year limit on a WWII era death benefit claim for Hamilton couple Mr and Mrs Frank Burger whose son Li B Burger disappeared on a flight over Sicily. The claim was delayed by their belief he might be found alive and an incorrect mailing location delayed processing.
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Washington
Special
Paul F. Schenck
Dayton
General Accounting Office
Sicily
Schenck
Frank Burger
Army Finance Office
Indianapolis
Elderly Man Dies After Traffic Crash in Butler County
Ed ward Haverland, 70, of Hamilton, died at Mercy Hospital after a Dec 3 crash on Tylersville Road. Coroner lists the death as Butler County 44th traffic fatality of 1956. Webb Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Hamilton
Edward Haverland
Griesimer Ave
Mercy Hospital
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Haverland
Tylersville Road
The
Webb Funeral Home
Man Dies After Fall in Rialto Road Area
Hamilton special says Dr. Garret J. Boone, county coroner, investigates death of Earl B. McClure, 44, of Eddietown Rt k. He reportedly broke his neck falling on a brick sidewalk Wednesday night while visiting Wade Winkler on Rialto Road near Port Union. He died at Mercy Hospital at 7:30 a.m. after admission Wednesday.
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Hamilton
Garret J. Boone
Tler County
Earl BE. McClure
Eddietown
Wade Winkler
Rialto Road
Port Union
Mercy Hospital
Safety Class Planned For Supervisors
A safety training program for plant supervisors opens Monday at Gardner Board & Carton Co sponsored by the Middletown Safety Council industrial division. Five Mondays 7 to 8 p m in the Gardner conference room feature speakers from Crystal Tissue Co Black Clawson Co Shuttle Division Sorg Paper Co Armco Steel Corp and Middletown Fire Prevention Bureau with topics on lockout tagout first aid safety meetings and industrial fire prevention. Certificates awarded on completion.
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Gardner Board & Carton Co
Middletown Safety Council
Gardner
Robert J. McDade
Crystal Tissue Co
Dale Constiner
Black Clawson Co
Ted W. Wood
Sorg Paper Co
Clyde R. Rich
Armco Steel Corp
Capt
Howard Gall
Middletown
Winter Ree Shed Resumes Recreation Programs
Middletown Parks and Recreation reopens winter recreation tomorrow under Miss Joan Wilson. Morning sessions run 9 to noon at Spring Hill and Wilson. afternoon 1 30 to 4 30 at Maple Park. Spring Hill resumes Monday. Wilson on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Activities continue through March 30 with clubs named Spring Hill Toppers Wilson Jolly-Teens and Maple Leaf Club.
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Middletown
December 504 New Car Registrations in Butler County
New passenger car registrations in Butler County totaled 504 in December, down from 503 in November and far below 1955 levels. Ford led with 135 registrations, Chevrolet 122, Buick 3rd with 0, plus Plymouth 38 Oldsmobile 27 Mercury 27 Pontiac 18 Dodge 14 Cadillac 11 Studebaker 11 Chrysler 9 DeSoto 6 Lincoln 5 Rambler 5 Nash 2 Hudson 2 Imperial 2 Volkswagen 1 MG 1. New truck registrations totaled 29 led by Chevrolet with 11.
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Butler County
Joseph T. Pay
Plymouth
Oldsmobile
Mercury
Pontiac
Dodge
Cadillac
Studebaker
Chrystler
DeSoto
Lincoln
Rambler
Nash
Hudson
Imperial
Volkswagen
M. G
Chevrolet
Middletown Awaits First Hungarian Refugee Family Arrival
Mr and Mrs Mikelas Kotos and their five year old child are set to arrive Tuesday evening, likely becoming Middletown first Hungarian refugees since the uprising. They seek sponsorship from Mrs Pauline Gonde and family at 152u Fairmount Ave, with son in law Jamee Agoston driving from Marshall Road to escort them from Camp Kilmer New Jersey to the Gondes home. Mr Kotos worked as a cabinet maker in Hungary.
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Mikelas Kotos
Middletown
Marshall Rd
100 Mile Per Hour Chase Nabs Two 15 Year Olds
Two 15 year old Middletown youths were detained in Butler County jail after a 100 mph pursuit by Hamilton police on Dixie and Erie highways in a stolen 1955 Cadillac. One offender is on probation from Boys Industrial School Lancaster and the other has school truancy record. a shot from officer Hazlett struck the car door before the youths halted on Erie Highway near Lincoln Avenue.
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Middletown
Butler County
Hamilton
Dixie
Erie
Jake Seibold
Ralph DeBord
DeBord
Crawford St
Rt. 4
Bobmyer Road
Erie ‘Highway
Lincoln Avenue
Joseph Hazlett
Revivalist Majors Science and God in Lions Club Talk
Major Rader of the Salvation Army told Lions Club that science proves God in daily life. He spoke on romance and dynamite in youth behavior and his past work reclaiming products from waste materials.
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Lyell Rader
Salvation Army
Lions Club
Maj
Rader
Middletown
Charles Johnston
SA Post
Optimist Chief C Lease Bussard to Visit Middletown
Optimist International president C Lease Bussard will visit Middletown Optimist clubs in March. The announcement came at the Colony Restaurant meeting where Q R Reeder spoke as past president. William Ramsey was named committee chairman to form a new Junior Optimist Club and a membership drive was planned.
Toastmasters Vote For Moore Named Best Speaker
Middletown club honored Bob Moore as best speaker and Don Gephart as most improved at a weekly meeting. Dayton club guest John Compton received the best critic nomination. Earl Moore served as topic master and Robert McConaughy was toastmaster. Bring a Guest Night is next Thursday.
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Middletown
Bob Moore
Don Gephart
Dayton
Toastmasters Club
John Compton
Earl Moore
Robert McConaughy
New Era Church Homecoming Day This Sunday
New Era Baptist Church invites members to a solar program and dinner after the morning service. Dinner is served at 1 pm in the church dining room. A 3:30 pm service features an all male chorus led by Mrs Augusta Knox, with solos by Mrs Lillian Whitner and Mrs Eliza Howard and a reading by Kenneth Bryant. A sermonette by guest Rev Dave S Jones follows. Oliver Smith chairs the program. Rev Joseph Pate is pastor.
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New Era Baptist Church
Augusta Knox
Lillian Whitner
Eliza Howard
Kenneth Bryant
Dave S. Jones
Oliver Smith
New Era Church
Joseph Pate
IRS urges help by phone for tax returns
A. R. Maupin of the Internal Revenue Service urges taxpayers to call for quick tax return help. Many visitors ask only small questions that can be answered by phone at GA 2-6227, not GA 2-5601. Beginning Monday office hours are 6 15 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays.
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A. R. Maupin
Internal Revenue Service
Maupin
Internal Revenue Office
Salvation Army Revival Opens Tonight at Citadel
Sr. Maj. Lyell Rader launches a 10 day Salvation Army revival series at the Citadel 106 N. Clinton St tonight at 7:30 with open air meetings at 7. The program runs through Sunday Jan. 13 and features the Billy Graham film Battleground Europe. Local officer Sr. Maj. Charles Johnston, the corps band and Songster Brigade will take part along with pianist Helen Mehl.
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Lyell Rader
Salvation Army Citadel
N. Clinton St
Rader
Salvation Army Corps
Europe
Billy Graham
Charles Johnston
Helen Mehl
Employee Slashes Finger In Industrial Mishap
Barry Blakney 21 of 4211 Central Ave suffered a severely lacerated right index finger at Mokry Tesmer Inc. when his hand caught in machinery. Nine teen stitches were required to repair the cut and he received treatment at Middletown Hospital at 8 p.m.
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Mokry-Tesmer Inc
Barry Blakney
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Heater Blows Off Steam: No Blaze
Firemen investigated a house at 307 East Cedar Street after a water heater released steam and blew a safety plug. No fire was found. thermostat was not faulty according to responders.
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Pango
Yenganten
E Wiliam Planks
Ece St
Handbag Stolen From Window at Local Gift Shop
A handbag valued at 24 dollars disappeared yesterday from the window display of Lehtinen and Isan's Luggage a Gift Shop at 1428 Central Ave across from the police HQ. Detectives were informed the hide was natural steer and police received the report shortly after.
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Saeas Ei Itan
Lehtinen
Isan
Central Ave
Ice Project Snag Persists at Sunset Park Courts
Middletown Park Department struggles to flood two Sunset Park tennis courts for ice making. Weather remains too warm and joints were resealed after earlier leakage. Tom Carlson says they will attempt again when temperatures reach 10 to 15 degrees with a 25 degree max.
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Middletown Park
Sunset Park
Tom Carlson
Middletown and County Seal Sale Totals Seen Ahead
Mrs. Lillian Sebald, general chairman, reports Seal Sale totals of $115.48 ahead of last year at this time across Middletown Hamilton and rural Butler County. Middletown is nearly $50 above 1955 with $9,828 to date. If pattern holds, up to 1,000 post holiday contributions may come in. final goal is $33,476.43 last year. Reminders will be sent to late givers as books close in March.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Butler County
Lillian D. Sebald
Public Enemy Is Arrested
Chicago police and federal agents arrested Peter Coates alias Paul Caras and Paul Keras, a top narcotics suspect and former fugitive trading under $25 000 bond. He had earlier been tied to a 1952 heroin haul worth half a million dollars and was listed among the U S Treasury ten most wanted men. Coates resisted during arrest but was subdued without injury.
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Chicago
Peter Coates
John Matassa
Coates
Paul Caras
Paul Keras
New York
Contes
Matassa
Three Named To State Agriculture Board
Outgoing Gov. Lausche named three men to the state board of agriculture in his final act before resigning to join the U S Senate. The appointees are A G Madden of Madeira Hamilton County George C Pidgeon of Wilmington and Emerson Hizer of Cadiz. Madden’s term runs to 1959 and Pidgeon’s and Hizer’s to 1962.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
State Board of Agriculture
U. S
Ohio Senate
A. G. Madden
Madiera
Hamilton County
George C. Pidgeon
Wilmington
Emerson Hizer
Cadiz
Madden
Pinal and
Hiazer
Police Briefs Include Stolen Car Report And Warrant
A 1955 model car reported stolen Oct 10 from Colin Gardner III in Houston resurfaced yesterday. Frank Drake reported a stolen hubcap. A stolen car owned by Frank Poultry Co. Dayton was recovered on Franklin Trenton Road, and previously reported stolen from Central Avenue. A warrant for assault and battery was served on James Briscoe in city jail. the warrant was signed by Virginia Woodruff who is hospitalized with a fractured jaw.
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Colin Gardner III
Alameda
Houston
Ptl
Leonard McFeeters
Frank Poultry Co
Dayton
Franklin- Trenton
Central Avenue
James Briscoe
Earle Hotel
City
Virginia Woodruff
Middletown
Religious Fellowship Services at Holiness Tabernacle
Colored News Services will be held at 7:30 p.m. today at the Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe with Rev. Floyd Robinson and the Church of God Dayton as guests. Mrs. Mary Lee Linkfield leads the service and fellowship follows on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with guests Rev. Henry Hopkins and his Dayton congregation and Rev. die Lawson and Middletown congregation. Willie B. Kilgore assisted by Bishop H. K. Kilgore will lead.
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Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe
Floyd Robinson
the Church of God
Dayton
Mary Lee Linkfield
Henry Hopkins
Die Lawson
Congregation of
Middletown
Willie B. Kilgore
H. K. Kilgore
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Middletown, Ohio
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Iries Slite
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State Agriculture Board
Frank Drake
16Th Ave
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Doellmann
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Naturalizers
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