Truck Runs Wild After Blowout Hits Central Ave Home
A blown front tire sent a Middletown Ice & Coal Co. truck careering through three yards and into the home of Alan J. Brooks at 4508 Central Ave. Firemen shut off the gas line as a precaution after damage to the Brooks residence and a picture window. Detective estimates put total damage over 4500 dollars, with yard damages at 75 and 150 dollars for surrounding homes. Driver Edgar Downey, 63, of 3008 Plymouth St., said loss of control caused the crash. the 1956 truck was a total loss and the truck traveled 93 feet off course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave
Alan J. Brooks
Edgar Downey
Mouth St
Middletown
Brooks
Leonard McFeeters
Burnette
20 Accidents Listed In City None Hurt
Snowy and slippery streets caused an even twenty accidents in the city over the past 24 hours with no serious injuries. Charles Howard, 22, lost control on Manchester Road about 6 15 a m his 1955 auto totaled at 400. He was cited for careless driving. Police issued nine more citations after additional crashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lice
Charles Howard
Riverview Ave
Manchester Road
Howard
Auto slips into ditch near Grand Avenue
Police report an auto owned by Ernest Jackson slid off Grand Avenue into a ditch by the shopping center with no damage. A power outage at 17th Avenue and Minnesota Street knocked out street lights until Cincinnati Gas & Electric crews repaired the break. Robert Hawk reported a break-in at 712 S Main St. entry was through a basement window, ransacked with nothing missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Lowe
Franklin
Rt. 1
Sutphin Street
Howard Avenue
Hazel Lowe
Rt 1
Lowe Auto
Carl Frisby
Moore St
Shirley Pressier
Erie Ave
Grand Avenue
Ernest Jackson
17Th Avenue
Minnesota Street
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Robert Hawk
S. Main St
Hawk
E S. Myers
Break-in at Cohen's Auto Sales on First Ave
Detectives investigated a break-in at Cohen's Auto Sales located at 1614 First Ave. Detective James Howerton reported the thief smashed the front window, reached through to steal a new manifold, with losses totaled at about $20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cohen's
First Ave
James Howerton
Two Die In U S 40 Crash In Preble County
Two people were killed in a morning auto crash on U S 40 in Preble County near Gettysburg. A woman died at the scene and a man who died later at a Richmond Indiana hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
U. S. 40
Preble County
Gettysburg
Richmond
Ind
Tear Gas Used To Rout Unruly Boys
In Columbus Ohio Tear gas bombs were used by seat patrolmen to disperse five teenagers who barricaded themselves in at the Juvenile Diagnostic Center. Dean Bailey 17 led the protest objects to transfer to Boys Industrial School at Lancaster with four others James Callahan 15 Gary Ehrman 17 Dan Grablovic 17 and William Murphy 16 joining him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Isabelle Ross
Dean Bailey
Lancaster
James Callahan
Dayton
Gary Ehrman
Dan Grablovic
Cleveland
William Murphy
Hamilton
Bailey
Man Stabbed in Early Morning Fight
A dispute between a woman and Ralph Crowe 35 led to a stab wound in his side. Crowe was driven to Middletown Hospital after 1:20 AM and later a woman seeking treatment for facial injuries claimed she stabbed him during their fight. She was released after Crowe did not press charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Crowe
Crowe
Walnut St
Middletown
Four Children Die In Bay House Fire Near Alert Bay
Firemen found a wooden house engulfed in flames on a Cormorant Island reservation near Alert Bay. Four children were recovered dead, with a fifth believed to be inside the home. The small community sits off the northeastern coast of Vancouver Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alert Bay
B.C
Cormorant Island
Vancouver Island
Killed by Car Cleveland
Mrs. Lillian Wynn aged 61 of suburban Brooklyn was fatally injured after being struck by a car during the night. Police and emergency crews responded to the scene. investigation into the accident is ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Lillian Wynn
Brooklyn
Roads In Area Still Tricky After Snow Overnight
Fifteen accidents occurred in a 24 hour period starting with yesterday's snowfall. Two injuries were serious, including four occupants of a car colliding with a school bus in Preble County. Police reports note slick, icy patches on Highways Ohio 73 and 177.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Patrol
Brown's Run Road
Post 9
Ohio 73
Trenton
Beryl Lindsay
Miami St
Lindsay
Betty
Middletown Hospital
Fairhaven
Ohio
Preble County
Dixon , Israel
Ora Kenneth Mills
College Corner Rt. 2
Robert Hayes
College Corner Rt. 1
McCullough - Hyde Hospital
Oxford
Johnny D. Lewis
Dayton
Johann A. Boehm
Terre Haute
Ind
Cellattin Inankar
Kansas City
John Wirrick
Wirrick
Lewis
Kerr Re elected Middletown Salvation Army Board Chair
Norman G. Kerr was elected to a second one year term as chairman of the Middletown Salvation Army board. Rowan Crawford, Mark Walke, and Russell J. Weatherwax Jr. were reappointed to officer roles, with Robert Grimes joining the board for a three year term. Kerr, a supervisor at Cincinnati Gas & Electric, also serves as Kiwanis vice president and participates in local civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman G. Kerr
Linden Ave
Middletown
Salvation Army Ec
Rowan Crawford
Armco Steel Corp
Mark Walke
Armco
Russell J. Weatherwax Jr
Barnitz Bank
Robert Grimes
Luther Smith
William H. Henry
Kerr
Donald Darey
Walke
C. G. Barton
Francis Carmody
Kenneth Coburn
Eugene Mack
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Northern
Kiwanis Club
George M. Verity Lodge
F &Am
Be Patient urged as ice jam threatens Twin Creek area
Franklin L. F. Wertz Warren County engineer urged residents in Twin s Creek to be patient as state highway men and munition experts battle an ice jam. Five state workers and three county men will toil through the weekend using dynamite to break thick ice, with about 450 pounds used so far and chunks flowing into the Miami River through a 40 foot wide channel. Wertz said blasting began Tuesday and continues daily, aided by the state under a good neighbor policy as thaw fears heighten the emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
L. F. Wertz
Warren County
Twins Creek
State Highway Department
Wertz
Miami River
Joseph Unger
Three Tots and Father Die in Lutherville Fire
Lutherville Maryland police report a deadly house fire that killed Raymond Tippett 35 and his sons Paul 9 Gordon 7 in a split level home. The mother Helen 34 survived with fractures after jumping from a second floor room and remains in satisfactory condition at Union Memorial Hospital. Fire crews found Matthew 2½ dead in the living room and officials say all four died from burns. The cause was not immediately determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore
Raymond Tippett
Paul
Gordon
Matthew
Helen Tippett
Lutherville
Ice Skater Barbara Brecht Injured In Pond Accident
Barbara Ann Brecht, 16, was admitted to Middletown Hospital after a skating mishap on a Manchester Road pond. She fell and was struck in the face by another skater, with facial bones examined by X rays. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Brecht of 4317 Manchester Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ann Brecht
Middletown Hospital
Manchester Road
George Brecht
Dirksen Seeks Third Term in 1960 Campaign
Senator Everett M. Dirksen filed nominating petitions in Springfield for a third Senate term. He said UN aid and trade legislation would be major topics and that Republican prospects look good. He criticized Kennedy’s budget as overreaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Everett M. Dirksen
United Nations
Dirksen
Chicago
Senate
Kennedy
County Home Land Offered for Fair Board Stables
Butler County commissioners were asked to consider leasing about 10 acres of county home land at the rear of the county garage next to the fairgrounds for additional barns and stables. Barton Truster of the Fair Board requested a lease price, while Commissioner Arthur Reiff opposed, noting existing leases and use of nearby acreage. President Ross Snyder was absent due to a broken foot, and the matter will be discussed upon his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County
Fair Board
Barton Truster
Butler County Agricultural Society
Truster
Arthur Reiff
School
Reiff
Couny
William Stitsinger
Ross Snyder
No Clues In Robbery At Hotel
Police said no suspects were identified after a $1,100 Florentine Hotel theft at 21 W. Market St. porter John Huff reported being attacked at 3 a.m. and tied, with $1,100 taken from a pried cash drawer. Loot included 800 in large bills 200 in smaller bills and 100 in change. A 38 cal blue steel revolver vanished from near the cash register.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Florentine
W. Market St
John Huff
Melvin
Harold Finkelman
Middletown
Council At Lebanon Up To Strength
Lebanon council filled vacancies after the death of Sam Smith. T. J. Van Camp was named to complete the four year term, replacing Smith who died December 31. Harmon Stibbs was chosen to fill Van Camp’s two year seat. both selections were unanimous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
T. J. van Camp
Sam Smith
van Camp
Council
Mr. Smith
Harmon Stibbs
Stibbs
Southwestern Ohio Agricultural Co
Sentenced For Robbery In Butler County Court
Two men, Harlan Sexton of Franklin and John Birchfield of Middletown, were sentenced by Judge Arthur Fieh rer for unarmed robbery of Walter J. Shacklett of Harveysburg on January 9. Sexton received an indeterminate term in the Ohio Penitentiary and Birchfield a similar term in the Mansfield Reformatory after pleading guilty. Shacklett reported being robbed and stripped of his shoes following visits to several bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Harveysburg
Monroe
Arthur Fiehrer
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Harlan Sexton
Robinson Vail Road
Franklin
Ohio
John Birchfield
Linden Ave
Middletown
Mansfield Reformatory
Walter J. Shacklett
Shacklett
Miss Jetta Goldman Dies Link To Middletown Past
Miss Jetta Goldman 96 died at home after pneumonia. Born in Middletown, she helped shape local Jewish and business groups, led the Century Club and Business and Professional Women’s Club, studied at St. Mary’s of the Springs, and partnered in a family dry goods store. Her survivor list includes a sister and a nephew, with services set at her residence. Burial at Woodside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jetta Goldman
Middletown
S. Main St
Simon Goldman
Goldman
Miss Goldman
Women’s Century Club
Business and Professional Women’s Club
National Council of Jewish Women
Century Club
Business and Professional Women's Club
Joseph R. Goldman
Services for Charles S Beatty at Wilson Memorial Home
Charles Sax Beatty 92 of 2125 Winona Drive will have services at 1 p m Monday at Wilson Memorial Home with Rev Edwin Bobbitt officiating. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p m. He died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Survivors include sister Minnie Beatty of Richmond Indiana, 25 grandchildren, 62 great grandchildren, and 10 great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lindeman
New York
Pennsylvania
Bertha Goldman Lindeman
Miss Goldman
Selwyn Ruslander
Woodside Cemetery
Wilson Memorial Home
Charles Sax Beatty
Winona Drive
Wilson Memorial
Edwin Bobbitt
Woodside
Cem
Beatty
Middletown Hospital
Minnie Beatty
Richmond
Ind
Charles Frech Services Set for Oil Co Co founder
Charles Frech 85 of 705 E Main St died Thursday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after long illness. Funeral 2 30 p m tomorrow at Barnes Funeral Home with burial at Mound. He helped start White Star Oil Co later absorbed by Socony Vacuum. longtime director and former bank VP retired 1932. Local visitors may call today after 3 p m at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BATON
Charles Frech
E. Main St
Old
White Star Oil Co
Barnes Funeral Home
Buriny
Mound Cemetery
Frech
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Preble County National Bank
Ohio
Socony Vacuum Co
Paul Shaffer dies in Florida after wintering there
Franklin Paul Shaffer a retired Carlisle area farmer of 422 Linden Ave Miamisburg died of a heart attack in Orlando Florida where he spent the winter Surviving are his wife Sarah two brothers Roy of Carlisle Gene of Centerville a sister Mrs Janet Degard of Germantown and two grandchildren Services will be held at Eaton Funeral Home Carlisle at 2 pm Tuesday with burial in Carlisle al home Monday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Paul Shaffer
Linden Ave
Miamisburg
Carlisle Area
Orlando
Fla
Sarah
Roy
Carlisle
Gene
Centerville
Janet Degard
Germantown
Eaton Funeral Home
Carlisle Cemetery
Funeral
Obituary of John C Slusher in Miamisburg Kentucky
John C Slusher, 75, died at his home on Louis Street. Survived by wife Verda, three sons Joseph of Middletown Nelson of Miamisburg Jefferson of Illinois, four daughters Cora Hawkins of Middletown Mabel Nelson of Lexington Ky Ethel Greer and Betty Knight of Miamisburg, two brothers and two sisters, 17 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Services and burial in Pineville Ky Monday. Arrangements by Gebdhart Schmidt Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miamisburg
John C. Slusher
Louis St
Verda
Joseph
Middletown
Nelson
Jefferson
Illinois
Cora Hawkins
Mabel Nelson
Lexington
Ethel Greer
Betty Knight
Pineville
Gebdhart & Schmidt Funeral Home
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Clarence Burnette
Charles Long
Alan Briks
Central
Ellis Wright
John Gilbert
West Middletown
Robert W. Bender
Superior Ave
Ralph E. Smith
Martz - Paullin
Linda Highley
Winton
William Arnold Walls
Cincinnati
Thomas T. Maple
Charles Lee Ortman
Rosedale Road
Larry C. Long
Kenwood Drive
Dorothy H. Mills
Kunz Ave
Mills
Midway St
Helen Bland
Tremont Court
Park St
2Nd Avenue
Control Avenue
West Control Avenue
Grand Ave
Gideon Ad Brive Rec of
Strand Theater
SA Board
Norman Kerr
Ice-Jam
Dad
Lutherville, Md
Church of God
Oxford ST. Road
MC. Howard McGlothen
J. T. Roberts
Council At
SE Baptist
Socony-Vacuum
St. Paul
Elmer
Indianapolis
Rose Focht
Otho Mikesell
Lima
George J. Maier
Miami, Fla
Miss Jetta Goldman
Charles Beatty
Verity Pkwy
Ith Ave
Meadowlawn
Smith & Finley
Yankee Rd
Bob Fraley
Asbury Seminary
Wilmore, KY
P.S
Fraley
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