Optimist Club Minstrel Set For Chautauqua Show
Franklin Optimist Club prepares a minstrel show at Chautauqua on July 14 to raise funds for local youths. About 40 participants are lined up with end men and an interlocutor Joe McCabe leading rehearsals under Granville Blair. Talent includes Tinch Presley Parker Pelfrey, a 30 strong chorus, and acts by Sturgis Scearce Roth Himes Fitzgerald plus a Franklin band. Contact McCabe or Granville to join.
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Gerald Miller
Jim Reynolds
Joe McCabe
Chautauqua Auditorium
Journal Photo-Mills
Franklin
Chautauqua
Granville Blair
Franklin Boys
Gram
Tinch
Presley
John Parker
Jim Pelfrey
Pinkie Martz
Jay Anderson
Earl Campbell
Bob Sturgis
Bob Scearce
Bob Roth
Beverly Himes
Roy Fitzgerald
Optimist
Harlan Carpenter
S. C. Bray
Miller
Anderson
Bud Norris
Rodney Himes
McCabe
Granville
Franklin i
East German Army Boost Aims at West German Parliament
East Germany plans to strengthen its frontier forces and expand to 500000 for the Atlantic Alliance, transferring 15000 guards to the army as a propaganda move to influence West Germany’s conscription debate this week. The move signals a broader bloc show of force amid disarmament talks.
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Germany
East Germany
House Session Closes After Short Ohio Assembly Meeting
In Columbus the General Assembly wrapped up a brief special session as Speaker Roger Cloud kept order after a misplaced gavel. Rep Lytle Zuber presided briefly signing six bills and four resolutions while Senate Clerk and Senator Robert R. Shaw joined Lt. Gov. John W. Brown in the quick two-part session.
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Columbus
Ohio
Roger Cloud
General Assembly
House
Lytle Zuber
Frankin
Aly
Zuber
Flood
Senate
Statehouse
Robert R. Shaw
Franklin
John W. Brown
Brown
Fourth Traffic Toll Predicted for Fourth of July
Chicago predicts 130 traffic deaths during a 30 hour Fourth of July period from 6 p.m. today to midnight tomorrow. The estimate covers only accidents within the period and not later deaths. Memorial Day counted 109 deaths in a midweek span.
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Chicago
Natonal Safety Council
Police Inspector's Daughter Fined for Wrong Way Drive
Oklahoma City 3 year old Nancy Giddens daughter of police inspector Bert Giddens paid a $5 fine after being arrested for driving the wrong way on a one way street. He said she would be grounded for days and would not drive the family auto during that period.
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Oklahoma City
Nancy Giddens
Ho Velp
Bert Giddens
Nancy
Gddens
Fluoridation Begins in Cleveland Amid Few Complaints
Cleveland entered the second day of water fluoridation with only ten complaints about the measure. Experts say fluorides do not noticeably alter water taste or smell, though some residents claim a changed taste. Fluoridation is claimed to reduce tooth decay.
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Cleveland
Syria Recognizes Communist China Diplomacy Shift
Damascus announced Syria will recognize the government of the People’s Republic of China, becoming the second Arab nation after Egypt to formalize ties. The cabinet decision follows Egypt’s May 16 recognition, amid China’s push for closer Arab relations after Bandung.
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Damascus
Syria
China
Foreign Ministry
People’s Republic of China
Egypt
Peiping
Bandung
Indonesia
Drowning Investigation Follows Apparent Miami River Death
Bellefontaine Ohio Logan County Sheriff Fred Foerster reports ongoing inquiry into Harold Graham 43 of Sidney after his body was pulled from the Miami River at Quincy. He had been missing since Saturday and police seek three men seen roughhousing nearby.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Logan County
Fred Foerster
Harold Graham
Sidney
Graham
Miami River
Quincy
Foerster
Car Tumbles Into Excavation Ditch Notable 40 Foot Fall In Middletown
Two men, Orvil Powers and Morris Wallen, escaped serious injury after their 1950 car plunged into a 40 foot deep excavation ditch at N Verity Parkway and Tytus Avenue at 1 28 a m They were treated and dismissed from Mid dletown Hospital Powers 33 Lakeville Ky chest and eye injuries Wallen 33 Miamisburg Rt 3 chest injury Both were taken to the hospital by police ambulance and removed from the ditch during a thunder storm by the Fire Department Emergency unit Police charged Powers with driving while under the influence and Wallen with intoxication Both are held for investigation A second incident involved Robert Moore 21 of 1701 Meadow Ave arrested on D W I and fleeing the scene after a sequence of mishaps around 7 30 p m He allegedly struck a stopped car at Verity Parkway Hausman 30 Tren ton and later hit a truck on Trinity Place Webster Street with Tolson Jr 20 West Middletown Rt 1 involved in the crashes
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N. Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Orvil Powers
Lakeville
Morris Wallen
Miamisburg Rt
Fire Department
Wallen
Robert Moore
1701
Meadow Ave
Moore
Verity Parkway
Leonard Hausman
1St St
Trenton
Verity
Manchester Avenue
Trinity Place
Marion Tolson Jr
West Middletown Rt. 1
Webster Street
Street Safe Uranium Hunt Abandoned at Main and Ninth
Prospector Earl Sheridan pulled stakes and quit his uranium claim at the busy downtown intersection in Klamath Falls Oregon He pitched a tent at Ninth and Main Streets and began digging after claiming uranium beneath the street He said he is a descendant of town founder George Nurse and that mineral rights had passed to him, a claim contested by his attorney who found no records supporting such rights.
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Klamath Falls
Earl Sheridan
Oregon City
Ninth
Main Streets
George Nurse
Nurse
Sheridan
Man Really Wanted Out
In Oakland California Edward M. Freitas 43 and his wife Dolores 29 argued in their car. She claimed she wanted a divorce and Freitas responded that he was leaving the car. He jumped from the moving vehicle at 35 mph and was found unconscious by the road. He suffered a fractured elbow head and back injuries and was hospitalized.
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Oakland
Calif
Edward M. Freitas
Dolores
Man Made A Good Buy On Madison Street Watch
Last November a stranger sold to Joe Bey a ladies watch for five dollars. The bracelet catch broke and Bey sought repairs. Police investigated amid speculation. no theft match found. A jeweler valued the watch at 3500 dollars. Bey may keep it if unclaimed.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Joe Bey
Bey
Butter Fingered Thug Loses Money in Baltimore Robbery
In south Baltimore, jewelry store owner Schulman recovered a $10 bill from the sidewalk after a robber fled. Store manager Snyder noted the thief had netted about $31 from the theft, with a $1 bill recovered at the entrance and a $20 bill missing.
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Baltimore
Louis Schulman
Schulman
George Snyder
Snyder
Local Collision At Verity Parkway Narrows Road Safety
A two vehicle crash at Verity Parkway near German Town Road at 12 40 pm involved Billie Winebar ger, 30, of 129 EF 6th Street Franklin and Linda Smith, 17, of 1206 Ellen Drive. Damage totaled 300. Smith cited for failure to yield at a yield sign.
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Billie Winebarger
6Th St
Franklin
Linda Smith
Ellen Dr
Verity Pkvy
Germantown Rd
Smith Girl
Three-Vehicle Collision on Clark Street Causes Major Damage
Cars driven by Willis Shearer 36 of 716 Eaton Ave Edward Powers 25 of 717 Eaton Ave and a truck driven by Joseph Demaris 57 of 5289 Augspurger Rd collided in the 300 block of Clark Street at 4 30 p m causing over 1000 in damage Demaris was cited for following too closely Two minor city mishaps were also reported
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Willis Shearer
Eaton Ave
Edward Powers
Joseph Demaris
Augspurger Rd
Clark Street
Demaris
Steel Strike Could Delay Ohio Road Program
Ohio may delay a multi million dollar federal aid highway program due to a steel strike. State Highway Director S O Linzell notes steel is essential and the Labor Department must approve prevailing wage rates before projects proceed. About 26 million in projects are ready, with 43 million more potentially contractable before June 30, 1957.
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Columbus
Ohio
S. O. Linzell
Linzell
U. S. Department of Labor
Department
Department of Labor
Woman Sues Over Downtown Bear Attack in St. Louis
Mrs. Laura Murphy files a Circuit Court suit seeking 25000 damages after she says a Syrian brown bear attacked her on 12th Street in front of the Post-Dispatch building. Defendants include bear trainer Walter Klauser and Thomas Packs doing business as T S Packs Enterprises and Amusement Co. The incident occurred as the bear was brought for a television appearance.
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ST. Louis
Laura Murphy
Antique autos join Miami University summer convention
Oxford notes a four day Horseless Carriage Club of Indianapolis gathering in July 1922 as part of Miami University summer events. About 20 to 40 vintage vehicles with 60 to 80 people are expected to contest judge and award in multiple categories each morning and take side trips to Hamilton Le Sourdsville Lake and Hueston Woods State Park in the afternoons.
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Oxford
Miami University
Foster J. Cole
Miami
Horseless Carriage Club of
Indianapolis
Hamilton
LeSourdsville Lake
Hueston Woods State Park
Attitude Fine But Timing Bad In Wedding Drive case
Detroit officer witnessed a kiss between William H. King and his wife Ma Ann after a wedding. In traffic court referee John M. Wise considered the facts and gave King a suspended sentence for reckless driving.
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Detroit
William H. King
Ma Ann
Mary Ann
John M. Wise
King
Japs Report Weak Bikini Nuclear Test
Tokyo reports the United States likely conducted another nuclear test in the Bikini area with weak atmospheric and earth shocks resembling past Bikini detonations. Japanese observers noted similar blasts on May 28 and June 26, while the AEC did not confirm those dates.
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Tokyo
Japanese Weather Bureau
United States
Bikini
Bikini Atoll
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Kramer Wins Damage Suit Against Mrs Kramer
In Los Angeles a superior court jury denied a $100,000 damage claim against tennis star Jack Kramer and his wife Gloria over a 1952 automobile collision. Plaintiff Mrs Teddye Louis Jacquemart claimed neck and back injuries from careless driving. Kramer and wife argued an illegal turn by Jacquemart caused the crash.
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Los Angeles
Jack Kramer
Gloria
Teddye Louis Jacquemart
Kramer
Jacquemartt
Boy Tumbles Over Falls At Manitou Falls
A 14 year old boy from Superior fell 100 feet at Manitou Falls in Pattison State Park while attempting to help a friend. Lifeguards pulled him from a pool below with minor cuts and bruises. His friend Dennis Sichinger, 14, from Dubois Pa., alerted help. He recovered after treatment.
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Superior
Wis
Dan McNamara
Manitou Falls
Pattison State Park
Here
McNamara
Dennis Sichinger
Dubois
John McNamara
Danny
Canton Officers Suspended Over 1953 Cruiser Crash
Two Canton policemen Donald Armstrong and Stanley Rish were suspended for allegedly filing a false report about a cruiser accident that occurred July 26, 1953. Safety Director Stanley Cmich and Chief James A. Quilligan ordered the action with appeal possible to the Civil Service Commission.
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Canton
Ohio
Donald Armstrong
Stanley Rish
Stanley Cmich
James A. Quillgan
Civil Service Commission
Man Finds Bone Box While Looking for Rental
Denver resident Lee Gonzales, 21, explored a long vacant basement apartment and found a large box of bones. Police doctors ruled the bones as probably deer, though Gonzales remained unsettled and decided to seek another place to live.
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Denver
Lee Gonzales
Gonzales
Motorcycle crash in Batavia claims life of Robert Blankenship
A Monday night crash on U. S. 52 along the Ohio River in Batavia caused the death of 28 year old Robert S. Blankenship a construction worker from nearby Point Pleasant.
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Batavia
Ohio
U. S. 52
Ohio River
Robert S. Blankenship
Point Pleasant
Trenton Lions Club To Meet Thursday At Hall
Trenton Lions Club plans a Thursday meeting at the Lutheran parish hall with the Jarvis Mothers Club serving dinner. Many residents attend local visits, gatherings and travels with relatives, including a Lions convention in Miami and family celebrations across nearby towns.
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Lions Club
Hall
Trenton
Trenton Lions Club
Jarvis Mothers Club
Red diplomat Bubchikov expelled from United States
Col. Ivan A Bubchikov assistant military attach é at the Soviet Embassy was declared persona non grata and expelled on espionage charges. Officials said he left by air on June 24 and his name was removed from the diplomatic list. The Defense Department led handling of the matter.
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Washington
Ivan A. Bubchikov
United States
State Department
Joseph Reap
Bubchikov
Reap
Defense Department
Radar Squadron Commissioned at Barbers Point Hawaii
The Navy commissioned the first two squadrons of an airborne radar early warning wing at Barbers Point yesterday. Two more squadrons will join later as the wing flies about 40 Super Constellations between Hawaii and the Aleutians to extend the Continental Distant Radar Warning Line. Training flights will begin immediately.
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Honolulus
Navy
Barbers Point
Hawaii
Aleutians
Brainwashed Japs Return From Russia
In Maizuru Japan 335 Japanese prisoners of war arrived home after over a decade in Chinese Communist captivity. They presented a joint statement confessing guilt and praising Red China, signed by all as war criminals released first by China. They pledged to foster Japan China friendship. 246 ex servicemen and 89 civilians had been held since 1940.
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Maizuru
Japan
Red China
Red Cross
North China
China
Peiping
Man Shoots Wife and Self in Cincinnati Tragedy
Police report a young Cincinnati couple died in a double shooting in their new home. Edmund Deutscher aged 26 killed Roberta 21 as she slept and then fatally used the same weapon on himself. Motive not yet known.
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Cincinnati
Edmund Deutscher
Roberta
Man Retires After 70 Years With Optical Co
SOUTHBRIDGE Mass seven Dumas brothers total 367 years with American Optical Co Thomas Dumas 4 began life of leisure after 70 years employment retiring yesterday two brothers still work there high family tenure in local industry
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Southbridge
Mass
Thomas Dumas
American Optical Co
Dumas
Sill
OSU Sets Tenth Annual Pre College Conferences
About 2,500 prospective freshmen are expected to attend OSU tenth annual pre-college conferences from July 23 to August era. Twenty identical two day programs will be offered over five weeks. All freshmen are invited but attendance is voluntary.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University
Bank Statements Requested For National Banks
Washington W The comptroller of the currency today called for statements of the condition of all national banks at the close of business Saturday June 30 The request seeks a report detailing assets liabilities and capital positions across the banking system.
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Washington
Radioactivity Checks After Bayside Lab Blast
More than 200 technicians and clerical workers undergo routine checks for radioactive contamination after a double explosion at Thorium Metal Scrap Inc. in Bayside Queens. Nine employees injured four critically Firemen and police also examined. AEC says no contamination outside the blast room.
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New York
Laboratory
Inc
Bayside
Queens
Atomic Energy Commission
Stalin Bust Is Removed From New York Headquarters
A 3,000 pound cement bust of Joseph Stalin was hauled from the Park Avenue headquarters of the Russian United Nations delegation. The sculpture was trucked to the Russians' Glen Cove estate on Long Island as a spokesman claimed the move has no political significance and was for space reasons.
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New York
Joe Stalin
Park Avenue
United Nations
Glen Cove
Long Island
Dairyman Robbed of 8000 in Receipts in Cleveland
Max Malamud, Shaker Grove Dairy vice president, reported two men halted his car in a bank parking lot and stole the weekend receipts totaling $8000. They bound him and drove away to another parking lot before fleeing. Police were notified in Shaker Heights.
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Cleveland
Shaker Grove
Max Malamud
Shaker Heights
Kinman and
Lee
Moose Initiation Planned at Lodge 501 Tonight
Initiation of 33 candidates for Moose membership scheduled tonight at Moose Lodge 501. Ceremonies begin at 8 p.m. under Ray Nelson's degree team, followed by entertainment in the club room and dancing to music by the Stanley Clark Orchestra.
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Middle To Moose Lodge
Ray Nelson
Stanley Clark
Honolulu Mayor Dies After Heart Attack
John Henry Wilson, 84, longtime Honolulu mayor and six term leader, died last night from a heart attack. He served 17 years in office and was a prominent figure in local politics.
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John Henry Wilson
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