Drowning of 15-Year-Old in Homemade Kayak Mishap
In West Carrollton a 15-year-old Miami Township boy, Herman Long, died when a canvas kayak tipped over in the Great Miami River. His companions Billy Rowland and Randall Byrd escaped to shore. Deputies were notified at 4 p.m. and Long’s body was recovered near 6 p.m. The craft had floated about 300 yards upstream from the Greater Dayton Boat Club.
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West Carrollton
Miami Township
Miami
Herman Long
Vance Rd
Frank Nicholas School
Billy Rowland
Venetian Way
Randall Byrd
Shorelands
Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies
Long
George Washington
Delaware
Greater Dayton Boat Club
Miami Shores
Car Skids and Flips Injuring Driver in Oxford
Walter Ramid, 35, of 18 West Church Street, Oxford, was admitted to McCullough Hyde Hospital with multiple injuries after his station wagon ran off Rt. 73, struck a bridge and a utility pole, and flipped onto its top. Kami showed no broken bones, hospital officials said.
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Oxford
Walter Ramid
Church St
McCullough - Hyde Hospital
Rt. 73
Kami
Armco Becomes 9th Big Steel Firm To Sign Pact
Armco Steel Corp. became the ninth of the 11 largest steel companies to sign a formal contract with the Steelworkers Union. Armco operates plants in Middletown Baltimore Kansas City Houston and Ashland Ky. Wheel ing and Great Lakes are expected to sign soon.
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Washington
Armco Steel Corp
Big
Steelworkers Union
Armco
Middletown
Baltimore
Kansas City
Houston
Ashland
Wheeling and
Great Lakes
Children blamed for shed fire loss in town
Children playing with fire were blamed yesterday for a shed fire that destroyed the shed occupied by Bruce Spencer at 1506 Yankee Road. The loss was estimated at $60 to the building owned by Nellie Morningstar of 602 Ross Street. Fire companies 1 and 4 and the emergency squad responded.
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Bruce Spencer
Yankee Rd
Nellie Morningstar
Ross St
Thieves Find Garage Here Favorite Spot
Police investigated the third burglary in three months of a garage owned by Ed ward Scott at 1905 Sherman Ave. Spare tires rims and fuel were stolen from his car on Nov 1 and Dec. Friday night gas was drained. Other neighbors reported similar theft attempts. Regular checks were planned.
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Edward Scott
Sherman Ave
Scott
Voroshilov to Visit Nepal in February
The Soviet press says President Klimenti V. Voroshilov will visit Nepal in early February after his state visit to India which begins January 20. The Nepal trip will repay King Mahendra’s 1958 visit to the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
Klementi V. Voroshilov
Nepal
India
Soviet Union
Mahendra
Driver Cited After Franklin Street Crash
Ivan Adams 23 of Madison County Ky cited for reckless driving after a two car collision on FE Second Street near Main yesterday. Opposing driver Jack Tankersby 29 of Dayton involved. damage totaled 350 dollars.
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Franklin—Ivan Adams
Madison County
Main
Jack Tankersby
Dayton
Smoky House Fire Injures Middletown Girl
Janet Lee Botos fourteen was treated at Middletown Hospital for smoke inhalation after a basement fire at her home on Morgan Street. Firemen said burning kindling in oily rags started the blaze. fourteen volunteer firefighters fought the blaze with mainly smoke damage reported.
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Middletown Hospital
Janet Lee Botos
Frank Botos
Morgan St
South
Middletown
Eugene Couch
Botos
Middletown High Wins In National Forensic League Meet
Middletown High students captured two firsts and two seconds at a practice National Forensic League tournament hosted by Springfield High School. Sharon Cowgill and Larry Schrock tied for first in oratorical declamation. Claude Baker took second in dramatic declamation, and the Middie debate team finished second.
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Middletown High
Springfield High School
Sharon Cowgill
Larry Schrock
Claude Baker
Ronnie van Buskirk
Don Lennie
Marcia Ar
Ohio survey shows glaucoma in Franklin County and statewide
Ohio State University reports 8,535 tested with 138 glaucoma cases in Columbus area. Dr William Havener notes about 3,900 of 244,000 residents over 40 in Franklin County and about 55,650 statewide may have glaucoma. Early detection and treatment can prevent blindness. testing every five years after age 40 is advised.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
University
Department of
William H. Havener
Franklin County
Havener
Woman Injured In Three Car Crash on Main Street
Mrs. Clarence Oliver 55 of 919 Eighth Ave admitted to Middletown Hospital with hip and knee injuries after a three car collision on S Main near Second Ave just before noon. Her husband Emyr Oliver 55 cited for running a red light. Stella Back 37 of Trenton drove west on Second and hit Oliver then Oliver’s car struck a parked car owned by Ronald Downs 17. Total damage about 1750 dollars.
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Clarence Oliver
Eighth Ave
Middletown Hospital
S. Main Street
Second Avenue
Emyr Oliver
Main
Second
Oliver
Stella Back
Potter St
Woman Collapses at Funeral Home in Middletown
A 76 year old Middletown woman, Emma Olive Page, collapsed and died at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home while attending services for Charles E McComb. She died en route to Middletown Hospital and is survived by children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services pending.
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Middletown
Emma Olive Page
Reynolds Ave
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Charles E. McComb
Funeral Home
Rollie
Lawrence
Niel Page
Muncie
Ind
Rollin Page
Salem, Depot
N.H
Grace Maxwell
Marie Nolet
Lorena Scully
Salem Depot
Marie Staggs
Anderson, Ind
Fred Hershey
Albany
Baker Funeral Home
Morrison, Davis in Louisiana governor runoff race
In New Orleans, Mayor deLesseps Morrison led former Gov. Jimmie Davis in the Democratic runoff with Davis closing the gap. Returns from 938 of 2,109 precincts show Morrison 189,828 to Davis 182,992 as voters chose a successor to Gov. Earl K. Long.
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New Orleans
deLesseps Morrison
Jimmie Davis
Davis
Earl K. Long
Morrison
Family Moves Shed Burns Up
Firemen were called three times yesterday after noon to battle fires. A shed owned by Robert Harrison Jr. burned to the ground while Gene Brewer and family moved out. A backfire damaged a car on 1202 Shaker Rd. Firemen also extinguished a grass fire on Beatrice Drive with no damage reported.
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Franklin
Gene Brewer
Forrest Ave
Robert Harrison Jr
N. Main St
Charles Carpenter
Shaker Rd
Beatrice Drive
Lebanon area man 86 to service at Oswald Funeral Home
Andrew J. Yeazel 86 of Lebanon Rt 3 to be honored with funeral services at Oswald Funeral Home Tuesday at 1 30 pm. Burial in Lebanon Cemetery with Rev H B Wilson officiating. Survived by five sons Herman Dayton Floyd Herbert Loveland Robert Andrew Jr and three daughters Sylvia Casson Ireve Foster and Pauline Dane.
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Lebanon
Andrew J. Yeazel
Michigan
Ireve Foster
London
Ohio
Pauline Dane
Services for Evelyn Liggins in Lebanon at Oswald Funeral Home
Evelyn Marie Liggins aged 41 of 319 Pleasant Street will have a 3 PM service at Oswald Funeral Home conducted by Rev. J. H. Gaines. She died Friday at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton.
Famed Louisville Educator Omer Carmichael Dies
Louisville School Superintendent Omer Carmichael, renowned for guiding public school integration, died Saturday at age 66. He apparently suffered a heart attack while cleaning out a ditch in his front yard.
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Louisville. Ky
Louisville
Omer Carmichael
Man gulps 27 sleeping pills in Chase Hotel incident
A 40 year old man was admitted to Middletown Hospital after taking 27 sleeping tablets in his room at the Chase Hotel on Main Street. Police Sgt. William Brewer transported him to the hospital after learning he was despondent over ill health.
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Middletown Hospital
Chase Hotel
S. Main St
William Brewer
Brewer
Funeral services for Eric O Tankersley
Eric O Tankersley 80 of 206 Moore Street died Friday at home. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Church of God with Dr R C Caudill and Rev Herschel Caudill officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Calling hours at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home Monday 2 to 4 p.m. and at the church Tuesday afternoon.
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Eric O /Tankersley
Moore St
Bicycle Recovered as 14 Year Old Held in Theft Case
A bicycle owned by Phillip Hall of 810 15th Ave was reported stolen early yesterday. It was recovered on N Broad Street in the afternoon and a 14 year old boy was found in possession and detained after officers said he was begging at the time.
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Phillip Hall
15Th Ave
N. Broad Street
Cincinnati Woman Fatally Stabbed in Restaurant
In Cincinnati early today Mrs. Willa Mae Meyers, 32, was stabbed to death at a restaurant. Police arrested Miss Betty Ann Mahone, 20, at the scene and held her for investigation after reports of an argument between the two women.
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Cincinnati
Willa Mae Meyers
Betty Ann Mahone
Vatican Secretary of State Domenico Tardini Confined by Flu
Vatican sources said Domenico Cardinal Tardini was confined to his apartment in Vatican City on Saturday due to influenza. The 71 year old Vatican secretary of state had a light cold for several days, and the attack was not considered serious.
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Vatican City
Domenico Cardinal Tardini
Vatican
Plane Disintegrated At Sea Killing 34 Near Wilmington
Investigators say a National Airlines DC6B shattered at sea sixteen miles off Bolivia North Carolina while en route from New York to Miami. One body washed ashore near Ft. Fisher identified as Julian A. Frank a 32 year old attorney from Westport Connecticut among 34 dead.
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Bolivia
N.C
Natonal Airlines
Ft. Fisher
Julian A. Frank
Westport
Conn
Frank
North Carolina
Caris Ramos Valdes
Havana
Cuba
Civil Aeronautics Board
Salt as salary origin in Roman soldier pay note
A brief note explains the word salary derives from Roman soldiers receiving extra pay called salarii or salarium used to buy salt for rations. The term reflects an ancient compensation practice tied to salt.
Automatic Jet device advertised to save gas mileage
A Wisconsin inventor introduces an automatic jet device that allegedly reduces fuel waste by correcting over rich mixtures. It claims easy installation on cars trucks or tractors and operates on a supercharge principle. The Vacumatic Co offers full particulars by mail to interested motorists.
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Wisconsin
Vacumatic Co
Underwood Ave
Milwaukee
Wis
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