Franklin Wins Race With Time Sewer Line Completed
City of Franklin finishes west side sewer across the Miami River bridge with five hours to spare to qualify for a $9,000 federal flood damages grant. Armies Construction Co built the line as welders Boone Stovall and William Stone completed 136 feet. Engineers report river water pumping into the new line and old line debris removed after last January floods.
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Franklin
New York Central
Miami River
John Judge
Prosen
Third Street
Sixth Street
Armies Construction Co
Boone Stovall
Mason
William Stone
Dayton
Council
New York Central Railroad
Journal
Vale
West Side Sewers Await Contract and River Crossing
Engineer Judge said the city has not begun laying the main or signed a contract for the pump station. The only required action is completion of the river crossing line with sewage draining into the main sewer system.
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Ito
West Side
Soot Causes Blaze at Walter Davis Home
Firemen answered their first call since Wednesday as soot in a chimney ignited a minor blaze at 2108 Tytus Ave. The incident caused no structural damage and was extinguished with carbon dioxide extinguishers. Firefighters treated Tony Wells and Scarlet Rose Miller at Middletown Hospital after minor injuries.
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Walter Davis
Tytus Ave
H. H. Lawrence
Wildwood Rd
Tony Wells
Woodlawn Ave
Scarlet Rose Miller
Lawn Ave
Middletown Hospital
Gasoline Theft Report at Local Service Station
Attendants at a Tytus Avenue Verity Parkway service station report two men in a car left without paying after receiving five dollars worth of gasoline.
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Tytus Avenue
Verity Parkway
Youths Bother Street With Smashings Reported by Resident
Danny Donisi of 404 Baltimore Street told police that youths have been smashing pop bottles on his front sidewalk, raising concerns about vandalism in the neighborhood.
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Danny Donisi
Baltimore St
Store Burglary Reported at Rossi Grocery
Angelo Rossi of 1401 Garfield Street reported two light bulbs smashed in his store yesterday, indicating minor property damage at the grocery.
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Yeserday
Angelo Rossi
Garfield St
Tire and wheel stolen from car trunk in Whitman case
A tire and wheel were reportedly stolen from the trunk of a car owned by Joseph Whitman at 1814 Central Ave last night.
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Joseph Whitman
Central Ave
Human Relations Group Appointed by Donham
City Commission Chairman William W. Donham announced the creation of the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Human Relations. The panel comprises representatives from diverse racial religious and social groups and will elect officers and form subcommittees at an early organization meeting.
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Donham
City Commission
William W. Donham
Vari
Ous
Denham
Howard Stalker
Frizzella Myers
Walter Weber
Louis T.kenney
Elliott Levey
John Pantel
Fern Troutvine
J. D. Sawyer
Ralph Grimes
William Gregory
Lawrence Krusling
C. A. McCutcheon
C. N. Flanagin
Raymond Kelly
Steven Sarigianis
Robert Cordray
Charles W. Thompson
Middletown
Check Refund Claims Well
Taxpayers in the Cincinnati District were urged by P L Charles to carefully prepare Income Tax Returns to speed processing. He noted about 408000 refunds issued before June 30 last year and said delays came from unsigned returns missing W 2s illegible names and addresses incorrect exemptions and insufficient dependent information.
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P. L. Charles
Cincinnati
Mr. Charles
Chases Family With Knife Arrest Reported
James Murphy aged 39 of 1521 Glen Avenue was arrested on a charge of intoxication and jailed in Middletown. Deputies said Murphy chased his wife and children from their home with a knife.
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James Murphy
Glen Ave
Middletown City
Murphy
Youthful gunman robs Cincinnati supermarket
A young armed robber took about $1,300 from an Albers chain store in Cincinnati on Friday, forcing manager Ed Leininger to empty the safe into a paper bag. He fled the scene and failed to rob a Kroger store when the manager was not present.
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Cincinnati
Ed Leininger
Albers
Kroger Co
Batteries Stolen From Kenneth Smith Junk Yard
Ten batteries were reported stolen Friday from the Kenneth Smith junk yard on Oxford State Road. The value of the batteries was placed at $100.
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Kenneth Smith
Oxford State Road
Hound Dog Theft Reported From Elk Creek Road
Reed Clark of 50935 Elk Creek Road reported to the sheriff’s office Friday that a hound dog valued at $25 was stolen.
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Reed Clark
Elk Creek Rd
Sheriff's Office
Rhodes Scholarships Funded for American Students at Oxford
Under the will of Cecil Rhodes thirty two scholarships to Oxford University in England are awarded each year to American students.
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Cecil Rhodes
Oxford University
England
Eighth Annual Obedience Trial Set by Mid Town Club
The Middle town Dog Training Club Inc announces its eighth annual Obedience Trial on Sunday February 21 at the Ohio National Guard Armory 2002 S Main St. Committee chairs include Mrs Erle A Hanson trophies Mrs Richard M Wilson publicity Miss Leona Conrad Miss Irene Walker food and more with Trial secretary Mrs James B Hanes Franklin. Over 80 prizes to be awarded and premium lists available from Mrs Hanes. Entries close February 9.
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Middletown Dog Training Club, Inc
Ohio National Guard
S. Main St
Robert Bookwalter
Erle A. Hanson
Richard M. Wilson
Leona Conrad
Irene Walker
P. C. Hamlin
Albert J. Munneke
Hamilton
James B. Hanes
Franklin
Hanes
Franklin Warren reports theft of storm window parts
Franklin Warren of 332 E Second St reports parts of seven storm windows stolen from his home yesterday with a total loss of 200 dollars. The incident is under police report.
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Franklin — Warren Conover
E. Second St
Police Fraternal Groups Plan Middletown Rodeo
Middletown FOP president John Crocker and FOP Associates leader Hershel McGraw announce a June R C A championship rodeo. Officers back the event with off duty work and souvenir program proceeds to Youth Welfare Fund. Top cowboys expected. Wilford Palmer and Martin Thomas co chair the rodeo committee.
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Rodeo Cowboy's Assn
John Crocker
Middletown
Fraternal Order of Police
Hershel McGraw
FOP Associates
Crocker
McGraw
Wilford Palmer
FOP
Martin Thomas
FOPA
Carrier Prevents Robbery Attempt
A 14 year old Journal carrier escaped what may have been an attempted robbery of his weekly collections. Lloyd Whisman reported three men in a white 1958 car followed him while he worked the neighborhood near his Well Road home. The trio fled before deputies arrived.
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Sheriff's Office
Lloyd Whisman
Well Rd
Wishing Well puzzle from 1960 by William J. Miller
A coupon style daily fortune puzzle from 1960 explains a letter counting method to derive a key number from a first name. Starting at the rectangle’s upper left, readers check key numbers left to right and read the underlined letters to form a fortune. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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William J. Miller
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Steelworkers vote to reject contract at three PA mills
United Steelworkers at Pittsburgh Steel Co. and two smaller western Pennsylvania plants rejected the last contract offer by a 4,989 to 2,472 vote. The result was announced by the National Labor Relations Board regional office in Pittsburgh on Friday night under a Taft Hutley injunction.
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Pittsburgh
United
Camden Grocer Harvey Bailey Dies At 86
Harvey Bailey, 86, longtime Camden grocer, died at his home on Camden Route 1 after four months of illness. He was born near El Dorado in Preble County. Survived by his wife Eva a son Clarence of Camden Route 1 a daughter Mabel Craig of Camden Route 1 a brother John I of Tuscola Illinois three grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Services set for 2 30 p m Monday at R C Nein Sons Funeral Home with Rev Charles A Flowers officiating. Burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow 2 4 and 7 9 p m at the funeral home. Burial in Inman Funeral Home Somerville with burial in Fair Mound Cemetery West Elkton.
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Camden
Harvey Bailey
Camden Rt. 1
Mr. Bailey
Preble County
el Dorado
Eva
Clarence
Mabel Craig
John i
Tuscola
Inman Funeral Home
Somerville
Fair Mound Cemetery
West Elkton
George Loer Jr. Services Scheduled in Lebanon
Funeral services for George Loer Jr. 57 a Lebanon mail carrier for over 35 years will occur at 2 p m Tuesday at Oswald Funeral Home with Rev. Stanley Gwinn and Rev. J T McHendry officiating. Visiting hours are Monday 7 to 9 p m with Masonic rites at 8 p m.
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Lebanon
George Loer Jr
Oswald
Stanley Gwinn
J. T. McHendry
Masonic Services Set For George B. Shepard
George B. Shepard 68 of 2811 In and Dr dies at Middletown Hospital. Jefferson Lodge 9 F&AM conducts services 7 30 p m tomorrow at Riggs Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery after services at 2 p.m. Monday at the Church of the Ascension.
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George B. Shepard
Jefferson Lodge 9
F&am
Riggs Funeral Home
Woodside Cemetery
Church of the Ascension
Mr. Shepard
Middletown Hospital
Franklin native Ivy Merritt former treasurer dies at home
Ivy Merritt 68, former city treasurer and Franklin Township zone inspector, died of a heart attack yesterday at 8 30 p m at 314 Elm Street. He retired three years ago as a Grayhound Bus Lines bookkeeper in Dayton. His wife Louise died last March. No immediate survivors. Services 2 p m Monday at Anglesby Funeral Home Rev Howard Spitnale officiating. Burial Woodhill Cemetery. Friends may call tomorrow after 2 p m.
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Franklin
Ivy Merritt
Franklin Township
Elm St
Merritt
Rotary Club
Grayhound
Dayton
Louise
Anglesby
Howard Spitnale
Woodhill Cemetery
Miss Florence Fish 82 West Elkton resident dies in Hamilton
West Elkton Mrs Florence Fish 82 dies at Mercy Hospital Hamilton serving since December 27. Born in West Elkton to James and Agnes Jane Richardson Fish she is survived by a sister Miss Jane Fish of West Elkton. Services set for 10 30.
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West Elkton
Florence Fish
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
James and
Agnes Jane Richardson Fish
Miss Jane Fish
Mrs Agnes Stafford Hamilton Dies at 77
Mrs Agnes Stafford Hamilton age 77 of 649 Laurel Ave wife of Rev H F Stafford retired Methodist pastor died at 505 p m yesterday at Ft Hamilton Hospital after a period as a patient.
Car Crash On Curtis Street Ends With Sign Collision
Sherman Williams 24 of 401 Young St fell asleep at the wheel on Curtis Street around 5 30 am. His car struck the Reserved for Visitors sign between two buildings, hit a guide wire and a pole, and caused $600 in damage with a cut tongue.
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Armco Research and General Offices
Curtis Street
Sherman Williams
Young St
Williams
Blood Charged After Alley Crash Near Central Doty
Sylvester H Blood 52 of 804 Fourth Ave was charged with backing when unsafe after a collision north of Central at Doty Street. Johnny Tucker Jr 18 of 412 Curtis St drove the other vehicle. Damage totaled under 50 dollars. Other accidents involved Geraldine Donahue 2105 Sherman Ave and a parked car at Central Ave near the telephone building with 100 dollars damage Pamela Ann Moore 2106 Erie Ave and a parked car owned by William W Black 2906 Orlando Ave at 320 Curtis St.
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Sylvester H. Blood
Fourth Ave
Central
Doty Street
Johnny Tucker Jr
Curtis St
Geraldine Donahue
Sherman Ave
David Hudson
Telephone Company
Central Avenue
Pamela Ann Moore
Erie Ave
William W. Black
Orlando Ave
Balko Killed in Dayton Area Car Crash
Roger B. Balko of Willow Springs died Friday when his car veered out of control two miles east of Fairborn and struck a utility pole.
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Dayton, Ohio
Roger B. Balko
Willow Springs
Fairborn
Obituary: Mrs. Stafford Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Stafford died after failing health since June. Born in Gallipolis, she supported her husband who entered the ministry in 1916 by organizing youth groups and church choirs. Surviving are her husband two sons Norman B. and Joseph T. of Hamilton three daughters Naomi Dumford Lebanon Elizabeth Stahheber Hamilton and Virginia Shipley Franklin two sisters Josephine Johns Columbus and Frank Eaton Huntington W. Va a brother Clarence C. Martin Warren eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at the First Methodist Church with Rev. Lloyd Zoller officiating burial Greenwood Cemetery viewing Monday at Proesch Funeral Home after 4 p m and at the church after 1 p m Tuesday
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Stafford
Gallipolis
Aim
Norman B
Joseph T
Hamilton
Naomi Dumford
Lebanon
Elizabeth Stahheber
Virginia Shipley
Franklin
Josephine Johns
Columbus
Frank Eaton
Huntington
W. Va
Clarence C. Martin
Warren
First Methodist Church
Lloyd Zoller
Greenwood Cemetery
Proeschel
Graveside rites for Mrs Ann Merritt Stephenson held in Lebanon
Graveside services for Mrs Ann Merritt Stephenson, 28, were held at 2 30 pm in Lebanon Cemetery with Rev J T McHendry officiating. Mrs Stephenson died Tuesday in Hot Springs Arkansas.
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Lebanon
Ann Merritt Stephenson
Lebanon Cemetery
J. T. McHendry
Death Notices for Mrs. Mary Knapp Schmutzler at 81
Mrs Mary Knapp Schmutzler aged 81 of 6344 Winton Rd Fairfield dies. Services set for 2 PM Monday at Proes Schel Funeral Home.
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Mary Knapp Schmutzler
Winton Rd
Fairfield
Proes- Schel
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