Man Kills Himself After Custody Battle Near Dayton
A former Middletown man, Donald Elwood Elam, shot himself Saturday at his home near West Carrollton after phone pleas from estranged wife Barbara who feared reconciliation talks. Elam, 41, a construction foreman, left a note of finality and died in the 3428 Cosy Camp Road residence from a self inflicted .45 caliber pistol shot following a three month separation. He is survived by his wife, three children Janet 11 Sandra 9 and 18 months, his mother Anna Elam, three sisters and three brothers. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at Joseph R Baker & Sons with military rites at Woodside Cemetery.
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Elam
Cosy Camp Rad
West Carrollton
Maxon Construction Co
Dayton
Janet
Sandra
Karen
El?m
Middletown
Air Corps
William Miller
John Cook
Kenneth Massie
Hamilton
Warren Elam
Charles
Neal Elam
Campion
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
John W. Sullivan
Full Gospel Tabernacle
John Lovely
Church of God In
Woodside Cemetery
Barry Hobart Wins 2nd In Speech Meet
Barry Hobart of Middletown High placed second in humorous declamation at Springfield High School in a Saturday contest drawing 600 entries from 16 schools. The Middle debate team tied for fourth. MHL entries covered multiple declamation and oratory events. The group, accompanied by Florence Powell and Marilyn Smith, will travel to Princeton High School next Saturday then host a district meet January 24.
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Barry Hobart
Middletown High
Springfield High School
Ohio High School League
National Forensic League
Bob Baker
Pacey Mindlin
Marcia Aronoff
Bonnie Cox
MHL
Susan Storck
Penni Peck
Cincy Graff
Janice McCray
Marilon Kunze
Carol Jean Peterson
Mildred Ward
Bobby Million
Carolyn Kemp
David Truck
Harold Hooker
Barry Wolfer
Florence Powell
Marilyn Smith
Princeton High School
Deaths And Funerals Riley Ray Freeze Sr.
Riley Ray Freeze Sr. 64 of Franklin Township died at home after a long cardiac illness. A carpenter and contractor, he built homes in Middletown and served in World War I. Surviving he leaves wife Louise two daughters May and Pat a son Riley Jr Jack and William a sister Rose and several grandchildren. Funeral 10 am Tuesday at McCoy Leffler with burial in Springfield Cemetery. Friends may call Monday 7 to 9 pm.
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Riley Ray Freeze Sr
Dixie Hwy
Franklin Rt
Freeze
Middletown
Hie Fraternal Order of Eagles
Masonic Lodge
Franklin
Louise
Miss May Freeze
Pat Schaefer
Riley ,Jr
Jack
William Freeze
Rose Badgley
Greenfield
McCoy- Leffler
Joseph Snyder
Baniat
Springfield Cemestery
Accident report misstates car swap at 2000 Yankee Rd
Saturday’s report incorrectly said a car driven by Ervin T. Riesz aged 43 of 2714 Roosevelt Ave swerved into a parked car at 2000 Yankee Rd after a tire blew. The parked car belonged to Riesz while the moving vehicle was driven by John Gribbs aged 42 of 612 Baltimore St.
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A Journal
Ervin T. Riesz
Roosevelt Ave
Yankee Rd
Riesz
John Gribbs
Baltimore St
Trenton Baby Mary Rahmes Dies in Cincinnati Hospital
Eight week old Mary Ruth Rahmes daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Rahmes Jr of 205 Center St Trenton died last night at Children's Hospital Cincinnati after illnesses since birth in Middletown and subsequent care in ge hospital Survived by parents and grandparents.
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Mary Ruth Rahmes
Richard Rahmes Jr
Center St
Trenton
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Middletown Hospital
Services for Butler Rose Held at 3 30 Monday
Butler Rose 74 of 1205 Forrer St Excello died Friday. Services set for 3 30 p.m. Monday at McCoy Howard Sears officiating. Burial in Poolside Cemetery. Friends may call 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Butler Rose
Forrer St
Excello
McCoy- Leffler
Howard Sears
Poolside Cemetery
Miss Bernice Evans Rites Set In Lebanon
Miss Bernice S Evans 76 a retired Lebanon schoolteacher died at 342 Columbus Ave Friday night. Survivors include sister Miss Mamie Evans and brother Charles Louis Evans of Oakland CA. Visitation today and tonight and funeral 2 p m Monday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon.
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Lebanon
Bernice S.evans
Columbus Ave
State Legislatures Meet in Odd-Numbered Years
Most state legislatures convene in odd years, aligning sessions with gubernatorial terms and budgeting cycles. The pattern affects lawmaking timelines, committee loads, and potential special sessions across the Union.
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States of the Union
Rev Frayer Named Pastor of Brady Lake Methodist Church
The Rev A Duane Frayer, formerly of Middletown and associate pastor at Cleveland Heights Church of the Saviour, is appointed pastor of the Lake Brady Community Church in Brady Lake Ohio. He holds a divinity degree from Garrett Biblical Institute and a BA in history and English from Otterbein College.
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A. Duane Frayer
Middletown
Methodist Church of the Saviour
Cleveland Heights
Lake Brady Community Church
Methodist
Brady Lake
Ohio
Frayer
Church of the Saviour
Garrett Biblical Institute
Evanston
Otterbein College
Westerville
Cleveland
Kingsley
Brady Lale
Wallace Frayer
14Th Ave
Stone's Mather Named Chief of Boxboard Mills
Russell M. Mather of Stone Container Corp. in Franklin promoted to general manager of the boxboard division. He will oversee operations at the Franklin and Mobile mills. The company lists plants in Chicago Philadelphia Mansfield Coshocton Franklin Ohio Detroit and Mobile. Mather and his wife and son reside at 604 Highland St Middletown.
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Russell M. Mather
Stone Container Corp
Franklin
Mather
Franklin and Mobile
Ala
Chicago
Philadelphia
Mansfield
Coshocton
Ohio
Detroit
Mobile
Highland St
Middletown
Two Juveniles Nabbed Siphoning Gasoline
Franklin report states two youths admitted stealing gasoline from a car owned by Stuart R Bagni of 220 S River St. They were spotted by a neighbor in a First Baptist Church parking lot, were taken into custody, and released to their parents.
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Franklin
Stuart R Bagni
S. River St
First Baptist Church
Vandals Strike Lawn Statues at Crescent Blvd Home
Police reported vandals attacked two cement lawn statues at 2000 Crescent Blvd the night before. One statue was broken and another carried away. The painted lantern ornaments were valued at 25 dollars each, said Mrs Bennie Downs.
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Bennie Downs
Crescent Blvd
Pan the roaming dog fined for love affair
In Copenhagen an engineer owner faced a lawsuit after Pan the dog jumped a fence to sire seven pups with an Alsatian owned by architect Arno von Haus Gerst. The court awarded 2000 kroner damages to the architect and fined Pan 40 kroner for loitering.
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Pan
Arno von Haus Gerst
Ellicit
Arno von Hans Gerst
Butler County Board of Elections Reports 1958 Expenses
The Butler County Board of Elections spent $137,899.47 in 1958, leaving a $3,742.97 balance over appropriations. The largest item was $48,919.60 for precinct officials, up 99,623.60 from 1957. Savings occurred in salaries, registrar payments, and election supplies through reuse of equipment and booth repairs.
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Butler County Board of Elections
Richard B. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
Board of Elections
Six clemency grants by Ohio governor in final action
Gov C William ONeill extended executive clemency to six inmates including three serving time for murder. The actions came as he prepared to hand over duties to Gov elect Michael V DiSalle in his final actions as governor.
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Columbus
Ohio
William O'Neill
O'Neill
Michael V. DiSalle
Stolen car parts reported in local incidents
Robert Collier of Franklin Rt. 1 reported theft of two head light reflectors from his car parked at 224 Park St. A spare tire was stolen from a 1958 sedan owned by Ross Compton of 500 The Alameda between Tuesday and Friday.
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Robert Collier
Franklin Rt. 1
Park St
Lois
Ross Compton
Alameda
Gas Drain Suspected At Middletown Airport
Police checked Aeronca Corp aircraft at Middletown airport after officials complained gas was drained from planes at night. Officials suspect hot rodders may be involved.
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Aeronca Corps
Middletown
Crash Victim Dies In Cincinnati After Weekend Wreck
William Feldkamp 18 a grocery clerk died Saturday at St. Francis Hospital from injuries suffered when the car he rode in left a curve and hit a tree in western Hamilton County last Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
St. Francis Hospital
William Feldkamp
Man Shot After Chasing Stolen Truck Near Toledo University
Ronnie Perryman, 31, of Toledo, led officers on a three mile pursuit in a stolen truck from Westgate, tried to ram a police car, then fled on foot near Toledo University. He was struck by a single fatal shot from patrolman Pat McNulty and died hours later at Toledo Hospital.
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Toledo, Ohio
Toledo
Ronnie Perryman
Spring St
Eugene Nussbaum
Lucas County
Westgate
Perryman
Nussbaum
Toledo University
Sheriff's Deputies
Minor two car crash on Verity Parkway at Clinton Street
A two car collision occurred yesterday at 5:30 p.m. on Verity Parkway at Clinton Street. Drivers Margie FE Bennett of 100 Lafayette Ave and Elmer Clemons of 2034 Howard Ave reported damage totaling about 505 dollars. No injuries were reported.
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Verity Parkway
Clinton Street
Margie FE
Bennett
Lafayette Ave
Elmer Clemons
Howard Ave
Pilgrim Baptist Church Guests at Sunday Service
The Rev. Hodges and his congregation from Pilgrim Baptist Church of Hamilton will attend Sunday services at Friendship Baptist Church at 3 30 pm. The Missionary Society sponsors the program.
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Hodges
Pilgrim Baptist Church
Hamilton
Friendship Baptist Church
The
Missionary Society
15 Year Old Gives Birth To Triplets News
In San Antonio Texas 15 year old Mrs Frank Agueros gave birth to triplets at home with a midwife for two births and a policeman minister assisting the third. The premature boys were born within ten minutes at the Ramirez home. Hospital attendants report all three healthy in incubators. The father of the triplets is 18 and unemployed.
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San Antonio, Tex
Frank Agueros
Agueros
Santos Ramirez
Robert B. Green
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Donald Elwood Elam
Barbara
Anna Elam
Maytown
Donald E. Elam
Riley R. Freeze Sr
Fred Wendt
Oxford State Road
Richard Rahmes Sr
Seven Mile
Trenton Lutheran Church
Charles H. March
Church
McCoy Leffler
Bernice Evans
RGA
Columbia
Sale Pric- 1
Andre Kostelanetz Columbia LP
London
DECCA
Capitol
Mercury
Stereo
Angel Classical
Till
Roger Williams
Dakota Staton
Ernie Ford
MGM
DOT
RCA
Music Mart
Central Ave
Duane Frayer
Stone’s Mather
Boxboard Mills
Copenhagen
Denmark
Election Board
Oxford Township
Siso
ALL
COR. Crawford & Logan E
Colored News
U.S
Middletown’s Finest
U.S. GA
Strand Theatre
Central Avenue
West Central
National
Gant
Second Avenue
Broad & Verity
Piny
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