Churchill Remembered As Great Man By Community Peers
Residents across Middletown and surrounding areas remember Sir Winston Churchill as among the top three 20th Century figures. Quotes hail his leadership in World War II and his impact on freedom, with praise from political figures, educators, and local residents alike.
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Journal
Today
politician - journalist + statesman
Britain
Calsacy
Churchill
Cassacy
Vincent C. Laitz
Hannah Drive
Winston Churchill
Rowan Crawford
Armco
Thai premier and party avoid injuries in crash landing
Premier Thanom Kittikachorn his wife and Thai officials escaped unharmed after a belly landing near Pitsanuloke about 250 miles north of Bangkok. Unofficial reports cited landing-gear trouble for the transport.
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Bangkok
Thanom Kittikachorn
Pitsanuloke
Here
U Thant Names New U N Emergency Force Commander
Secretary General U Thant appoints Major General Suseno Sarmento of Brazil to lead the U N Emergency Force in the Middle East. He succeeds Major General Carlos Flores Paiva Chaves, who steps down due to illness.
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United Nations, N.Y
U Thant
Suseno Sarmento
Brazil
U.N
Middle East
Carlos Flores Paiva-Chaves
Methodists Name 2 In Assignments
In Columbus Ohio AP Rev F Gerald Ensley resident bishop Ohio West Area announces two major appointments effective March 1 Dr Louis R Walter named senior minister First Methodist Findlay and Dr Claude Garrison named Columbus district superintendent replacing Walter Weavers first post at Findlay succeeds Harold R Weaver who moves to First Methodist Church Wauwatosa Wis Walter previously pastor Middletown and Bexley churches
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Columbus, Ohio
Findlay Church
Mr. Weaver
First Methodist
Wauwatosa
Wis
Walter
Columbus
First Methodist Church
Middletown
Bexley Methodist Church
Woman critically injured as freight train hits car
A Waynesville area woman remained in critical condition and her daughter in good condition at area hospitals after their car was struck by a southbound Pennsylvania freight train near Roxanna New Burlington Road south of Xenia. The car was hurled from the crossing tearing off the driver’s side doors. The train’s estimated speed was 10 mph.
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Waynesville
Xenia
Mae Evelyn Brewer
Greene Memorial Hospital
Brenda
Xenia Hospital
Xenia Post
Brewer
Roxanna-New Burlington Road
Pennsylvania
Springfield
Robert L. Callahan
Covington Ky
Bill S. Moore
Covington
Moore
Marshall Road
Manchester Road
Glenn Lyons
Nelson Road
Ray Newcomb, Jr
Harmon
Franklin
Three men report thefts from Arméo Center and auto shop
Police briefs name Robert Artman at 4312 Central Ave Ken Hancock at 1908 Brentwood St and Zon Walker at 1100 Lind St reporting the theft of a watch and $10 from Arméo Center locker room during basketball play yesterday A break in at Powers Auto Sales 515 N Veri ty Parkway yielded $5 from a soft drink machine
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Robert Artman
Central Ave
Ken Hancock
Brentwood St
Zon Walker
Lind St
Arméo Center
Pro Musica Society Plans Sunday Concert at Church
The Pro Musica Choral Society, founded three years ago by Paul Bell, will perform Cantata No 140 by Bach Sleepers Wake and the Schubert Mass in G at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension on McGee Avenue and McKnight Street this Sunday at 8 pm. Membership is by invitation for trained vocalists. thirteen members are college trained, three have notable talent. Performers include sopranos Nina Nutter Burton Zelva McIntyre Patricia Miller Lileka Politz altos Carolyn Cate Marjorie Compton Patricia Glenn Dorothy Utz tenors John M. Glenn Norman Harsh Bart Jones basses Clement R. Burton Mulford Martin Jr Robert Mucha organist George Landenauer violin Hannah Wren and cellist Virginia Tyson.
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Pro Musica Choral Society
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
McGee Avenue
McKnight Street
Pro Musica
Paul Bell
Lemon-Monroe High School
Bell
Nina Nutter Burton
Zelva McIntyre
Patricia Miller
Lileka Politz
Carolyn Cate
Marjorie Compton
Patricia Glenn
Dorothy Utz
John M. Glenn
Norman Harsh
Bar! Jones
Clement R. Burton
Mulford Martin Jr
Robert Mucha
George Landenauer
Hannah Wren
Virginia Tyson
Bach
Sleepers
Wake
Court To Rule On Paid Speech
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if the Constitution bars prosecuting a congressman for being paid to speak in the House. The case involves former Rep. Thomas F. Johnson and an appeal from a Richmond circuit ruling that courts cannot probe the speech motivation by members of Congress.
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Washington
Supreme Court
House
Justice Department
Thomas F. Johnson
D-Md
Department
U.S. Circuit Court
Richmond
Congress
Johnson
Savings and Loan
End To Skating As Warm Spell Thaws Smith Pond Ice
Recreation supervisor Ralph Connor reports about five inches of Smith pond ice melted by warmer weather. Roughly 400 skaters used the rink between Wednesday and Friday before officials closed it pending colder conditions around 10 degrees. The Parks and Recreation Department will inform the public on when the rink is safe to reopen.
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Smith Pond
Ralph Connor
Recreation Survisor
Connor
Department of Parks and Recreation
Haunted House Is Right In New Kids Story
Cindy Hollard, five, told police she did not know her address but said she lived by a haunted house. Found wandering on Eighth Avenue by Mrs. William Mack, she is said to live near the haunted house at 903 Fifth Avenue near the old South School.
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Cindy Hollard
Cindy
Eighth Avenue
William Mack
Eighth Ave
Fifth Ave
Old South School
Miami U Glee Club To Tour Eight Concerts In Six Days
The Miami University Men's Glee Club, eight members, will tour eight concerts in six days across six communities in two states. They perform for Tala Wanda High School in Oxford, then visit Piqua Clyde Dearborn Michigan Canfield Lakewood for public concerts and high school assemblies.
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Oxford
Miami University Men's Glee Club
Talawanda High School
Piqua and Clyde
Dearborn Mich
Canfield
Lakewood
Miami Club Plans Return With Feb 3 Classes
Miami second semester classes start February 3 with the club scheduled to be back on campus by February 2 for supper. The tour list includes area residents Larry Winfred Duff from Middletown 3110 Burbank St a sophomore new club member John Dale Welsh from Lebanon Rt. 2 a junior and David E Ellis from Kings Mill King Avenue a junior.
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Miami
Middletown
Larry Winfred Duff
Burbank St
Lebanon
John Dale Welsh
Rt. 2
Kings Mill
David E. Ellis
King Avenue
Damage Runs High In City Wrecks
Five accidents yesterday and Saturday night caused one minor injury, four citations, and an estimated 2225 dollars damage. Charles Shott and George Lawham Jr. were involved in a Canal Street crash. Shott cited for failure to yield at a stop sign.
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Charles Shott
Alameda
Middletown Hospital
George Lawham Jr
Preblewood Drive
Canal Street
First Avenue
Short
Esti- Carson Webb
Windsor Road
Legion Ready To Fight Communists At Ohio Conference
American Legion national commander Donald B. Johnson urged action against communism and other isms at the Ohio Legion winter meeting in Columbus. He noted the Communist party USA has shifted major emphasis to its youth movement, signaling broader mobilization concerns.
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Columbus
Ohio
Donald B. Johnson
American Legion
Johnson
West Branch
Iowa
Ohio Legion
Communist Party U.S.A
Action On Sewer Set For Tonight
City commissioners prepare an emergency resolution to approve a $3.5 million East End Sanitary sewer trunk line. The plan, formulated since 1958, aims to start tentative assessments in February with objections due by mid March. A board of revision will hear complaints as the project awaits county cooperation and potential start by mid year.
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East End
Dan Rothe
Board of Revision
Wether
Butler County
Pair Escapes Youth Camp In Stolen Auto
Two 16 year old boys escape Herbert F Christian Youth Camp at the Ohio State Fairgrounds by stealing a car. Eugene Rustic and Richard Riggen of Cleveland failed to report at roll call. They fled in a vehicle slated for an upcoming automobile auction.
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Columbus, Ohio
Herbert F. Christian
William Cummings
Eugene Rustic
Richard Riggen
Cleveland
Cummings
Four New Festivals Join Ohio Fest, Raising Membership to 27
The Ohio Festivals and Events Association adds four events to its lineup. The Great Lakes Shakespearean Festival at Lakewood near Cleveland joins, along with the Carnation Festival at Alliance, Lake Festival at Celina, and River Days Festival at Portsmouth, expanding regional representation.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lakewood
Cleveland
Alliance
Celina
Portsmouth
Misses Rehearsals Begin For Junior Miss Pageant
Rehearsals plentiful this week for 16 area high school girls named as final candidates for Junior Miss. Miss Virginia Westlund choreographs nightly sessions ahead of Saturday’s pageant at 8 p.m. in Middletown High School auditorium.
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Virginia Westlund
Middletown High School
Junior Milss
Junior Chamber ‘of Commerce
Filson’s
Auto Runs Wild Kills Its Driver in Cleveland Suburb
An out of control car in Highland Heights struck a tree, killing 19 year old Willard Butler of Mayfield Village who was driving. Four others were injured including Thomas Toth 2 Gates Mills Allen Toth 19 Mayfield Heights and David Reed 2% Highland Heights. Police issued a bulletin to locate Butler’s parents who left on vacation.
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Cleveland
Highland Heights
Willard Butler
Mayfield Village
Fitri
Thomas Toth
Gates Mills
Allen Toth
Mayfield Heights
David Reed
Witty remark on patience and aging faces
A humorous line suggests a man need not have a face lift as patience lets the face age naturally, even growing up through his hair.
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Harry Berry
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Yalta
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Jill Lane
Devonshire
Tocophilus May
Highland St
Charles Mills
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Mr. May
MacArthur
America
Ruty Hardin
Spencer Lane
Howard Cromwell
B. P. Allen
YMCA
John Paschal
Ray Witte
Middletown Area
Guatemala City
Methodists
Louis Wolter
Findlay
Marysville
Ohio Reformatory For Women
Beverly Ann Housh
Hamilton County
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N. Verity Parkway
Ronald Trowbridge
William J. Saunders Jr
Armco Steel Corp
Central State College
Central State
Pro Musica Society
Library
Weith
Haunted House
U. Glee Club
Charles EB. Thornsburg
Vannest Ave
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Airport Inn
Robert M. Imfeld
Wrenn Center
Wrenn Court
Legion
Commies
Corey
Womens & Children’s
Arch Shoes
Dyreaneven
Edom Stigur
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