Bandit Takes $654 In Broadway Market Robbery
A white male about 35 robbed the Broadway Market at 300 N Broad St leaving with $654 from the register. He threatened manager James Eliopoulos with a blue steel 32 caliber revolver then fled on foot after ordering four customers to lie down behind the meat counter. The description notes 5 feet 7 inches, 160 pounds, light green jacket, brown trousers, gray hat. Detectives Ed Poling Ralph Trimble Arnold Ferguson Donald Murphy and Jack Barnes responded.
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Broadway Market
Broad St
James Eliopoulos
Eliopoulos
Ed Poling
Ralph Trimble
Arnold Ferguson
Donald Murphy
Jack Barnes
Religious Educators Split Over Federal Aid Plan
Jesuit educators urged federal aid to Catholic schools arguing it supports science education. Protestant group opposed public funds for church schools and urged candidates to declare stance. Leaders criticized the plan as soft on standards while Alabama leaders proposed a broader aid program with 40,000 annual scholarships.
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Washington
Congress
America
Eisenhower
Russia
Edward B. Rooney
S. J
Jesuit Education Assn
Smith
Alabama
Sen
Hill
Rep
Elliott
Cock Fight Raided Near Trenton by Butler County Officers
Five officers led a raid on a large barn on Howe Road near Trenton arresting 40 adults and four juveniles on aiding and abetting animal fights charges. Harold Burton and Tony Barker were among those arrested, with deputies assisting in the operation.
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Butler County Sheriff's Department
Howe Road
Trenton
Paul Pell
Harold Burton
Tony Barker
Sheriff's Office
Pell
Clarence Blevins
Richard Metcalf
Robert Jones
Jim Powell
Car Crash Fatal Near Parkersburg Claims Belpre Man
Jack Campbell of Belpre Ohio died Saturday when his car crashed into a parked tractor trailer on West Virginia 2 about five miles south of Parkersburg He was alone in the vehicle.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Jack Campbell
Belpre
Ohio
Here
Alabama Name Origin Tied to Alibamas Tribe
The state’s name traces to the Alibamas, an Indigenous group whose name influenced Alabama’s designation. The tribe’s reference appears in early colonial records as the source of the name Alabama.
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Alabama
Gavin requests retirement from Army after 30 years of service
Lt. Gen James M Gavin head of Army research and development asks to retire as of March 30 after completing 30 years on active duty. A Defense Department spokesman said the request was submitted "in a normal way" and approved Saturday.
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Washington (Ap
James M. Gavin
Army Research and Development
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense Department
Gavin
Sewer Work To Block Crawford Street Start Monday
Beginning at 8 a.m. Monday Crawford Street will be blocked from Woodlawn Avenue to Grand Avenue for sewer work. Police have been informed the street will be opened again to traffic as soon as possible.
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Crawford Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Grand Avenue
Middletown Schools Reopen After Holiday Break
All Middletown public schools Fenwick High School and St John s parochial school resume classes Monday after holiday closures that ran from December 20. St Mary s and Holy Trinity parochial schools had students back in session January 2.
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Middletown
Fenwick High School
St. John’s Parochial School
St. Mary's
Holy Trinity
Eight Hurt In Pisgah Crash On U S 42 Injuries Reported
Eight people were injured in a collision on U S 42 in Pisgah yesterday afternoon. The truck was driven by Albert Cecil, 32, of Cincinnati, with passengers David Proffitt, 19, of Kings Mills, and Francis Andrew, 35, of Dayton. Most injured riders came from Cincinnati or Dayton.
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Albert Cecil
Cincinnati
David Proffitt
Kings Mills
Francis Andrew
Dayton
U.S
Pisgah
Deaths and Funerals for Belt and Koeppel
Funeral services for John F. Belt 81 of 310 Brelsford Ave Trenton will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Schramm Funeral Home with burial in Spring Valley Cemetery He was a retired carpenter and longtime resident Surviving daughters sister and grandchildren are listed Friends may call Monday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Also funeral services for Vivian Elma Koeppel 48 of 4413 Hannah Dr Tuesday at 2 p.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Friends may call Monday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Koeppel died at Middletown Hospital after Christmas Day admission She and husband George were civic leaders in Middletown for years.
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John F.belt
Brelsford Ave
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Schramm Funeral Home
Robert Mannin
Spring Valley
Belt
Springs Valley
Walter Ivins
Franklin
Elmer Schneider
Emerson Harless
la Crescenta
Calif
Frank Multhrope
Bellbrook
Vivian Elma Koeppel
Hannah Dr
McCoy- Leffler
Lebanon man Morton 63 dies at home
Everett Morton 63 of Lebanon died Saturday morning at 112 Pleasant Street. He operated a local grocery and was active in Baptist Church circles. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home with Rev. Max Mittelstedt officiating. Survived by wife Faye a daughter Mrs. Herman Bowen of Lebanon and two sisters Mrs. Alda Bath of Wilmington and Mrs. Earl Gaskill of Morrow.
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Lebanon
Everett Morton
Pleasant St
Morton
Johnson Funeral Home
Max Mittelstedt
Faye
Herman Bowen
Alda Bath
Wilmington
Earl Gaskill
Morrow
Mrs. Cora Richardson Franklin Dies at 85 in Carlisle
Mrs. Cora Richardson Franklin, 85, of Carlisle, died at Middletown Hospital after a heart attack suffered Monday. She lived with her nephew J William Enterman for five years. Survived by nieces and nephews. Funeral at Eaton Funeral Home Tuesday 10 30 a.m. with Rev Omerod officiating. Burial in Sunset Cemetery Columbus Ohio.
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Cora Richardson Franklin
Cora Richardson
Carlisle
Middletown Hospital
Richardson
J. William Enterman
Eaton Funeral Home
Omerod
Carlisle Presbyterian Church
Sunset Cemetery
Columbus
Ohio
Bernard A. Smith Dies in Middletown After Short Illness
Bernard A. Smith 56 of 720 Poplar St. died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a brief illness since New Year. A former Mobry-Tesmer machinist, he owned Smith Sales & Services on Yankee Rd. Survived by wife Jeanette, daughter Joan Reedy, son Jack, and brother Clarence F. Smith. Friends may call at Schramm Funeral Home Monday. Requiem High Mass at St John’s Tuesday. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Holy Name Society meets at the funeral home Monday night.
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Bernard A. Smith
Poplar St
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Smith
Hamilton
Mobry-Tesmer
Smith Sales & Services
Yankee Rd
Jeanette Smith
Joan Reedy
Middletown
Jack Smith
Clarence F. Smith
Inland Container Corp
Indianapolis
Friends
Schramm
St. John’s Church
Woodside Cemetery
Holy Name Society
Accidental Shooting Injures Boy in Franklin
Dave Fredrick, 21, of 712 Kercher Street Miamisburg was treated and dismissed from Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after accidentally shooting himself in the right knee while hunting rats at a dump in Chautauqua. He reported the incident to Franklin police at 3 30 p m and was taken to the hospital by Anglesby ambulance.
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Dave Fredrick
Kercher St
Miamisburg
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Chautauqua
Franklin
Anglesby
Father Fights Off Kidnapper Of Six Year Old
In San Francisco, six year old Sheryl Ann Machado was snatched from her bed early Saturday. Her father John Machado 30 woke to a panic cry, found the kidnapper kneeling over Sheryl Ann in a yard, and the man escaped as the father shouted. The girl suffered bruises and scratches but was rescued.
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San Francisco
Sheryl Ann Machado
John Machado
Sheryl Ann
Pamela
Machado
Sterling Jackson Dies in Crane Accident at Middletown Works
Sterling Jackson of Greenbush Road Somerville, 52, died Friday in an accident at Armco Middletown Works when a diesel locomotive crane toppled or shifted in the scrap yard. Bailey Funeral Home is handling arrangements as relatives await details.
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Sterling Jackson
Greenbush Road
Somerville
Arm¢o
Middletown
Jackson
Bailey Funeral Home
Dayton News strike drags on amid accusations and stalled talks
In Dayton Ohio a 16 day mailers union strike against Dayton Newspapers Inc. continues with talks breaking up in accusations of hardline demands. Federal mediator U.S. Young reported limited progress but no further sessions were scheduled, leaving the city without a daily paper.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dayton Newspapers Inc
Robert A. Wolfe
Dayton Daily News
T the Morning Journal Herald
Ray Brown
International Mailers Union
Ind
Unon
Wolfe
U.S. Young
False Alarms Reported in Middletown
Firefighters responded to two false alarms yesterday near Armco Steel Corp East Side Main Gate. A sheet metal worker allegedly triggered the first box alarm at 2:23 p.m., while the second call at 4:37 p.m. proved unfounded. residents at the address denied knowledge of the alerts.
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Middletown
Armco i Steel Corp
East Side
Ladder Company
Child Hurt In Accident On S Sutphin Street
A three car collision at 4 p.m. yesterday in front of 4 S Sutphin St injured a two year old Richard Risen who was taken to Middletown Hospital with a bloody nose. Carol Carr was cited for an assured clear distance violation after failing to notice a stopped auto.
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S. Sutphin St
Richard Risen
Jewell Ave
Middletown Hospital
Carol Carr
Boxley Dr
Miss Carr
Franklin Risen
Harold Caldwell
Hill Ave
Countryside Pond Declared Safe for Community Skating
Countryside residents joined an ice skating parade after Countryside subdivision on Manchester Road announced the pond in front of the area was safe and sound. Ice measured about two inches thick on the 450 by 100 foot pond with night lights set up for evening skating.
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Manchester Road
Economic outlook says 1958 may start rough but improve later
Business leaders expect a slow start to 1958 with six months before upturn. Government steps include a space era defense push, a bigger highway program, and easier FHA mortgage rules to boost home building and appliance sales.
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Federal Housing Authority
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