Armed Robbery Suspect Linked to Xenia Case In Ohio
A gunman invaded a Middletown home at midnight taking $0 to $45 from Gordon R. Shockey and his wife Betty after questioning them about Elmo Place. Police chase linked suspect to a Lebanon pursuit and a nighttime Xenia robbery as deputies search the area with police and bloodhounds.
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Middletown
Ohio State Patrol
Lebanon
Gordon R. Shockey
McGee Ave
Betty
Shockey
Alan
Elmo Place
Mrs Shockey
Rt. 122
Xenia
Shah of Iran seeks closer ties with Soviet Union
Tass quotes Shah of Iran saying Iran should build peaceful friendship with the Soviet Union. He calls for more cultural contacts and meetings during their Yalta visit as the Shah and Empress Farah continue touring the northern coast along the sea.
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Moscow
Tass
Iran
Soviet Union
Yalta
Shah
Farah
Boys Admit Looting of Area Homes
Middletown police held two 16 year old boys who admitted taking about $3,000 in loot from area homes and autos over 18 months. Detectives said they were arrested Thursday night after being seen ransacking autos and had also tried to steal a motor bike. They admitted participation in an auto theft attempt on Orchard Street and the burglary of the Robert Brown residence at 109 Aberdeer Drive on June 16, with two watches worth $230 and a $390 ring taken.
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Lebanon
Old Fort
Beavercreek Two
Dayton
Xenia
Wiliam H. Dodge
Beavercreek
Middletown
Orchard Street
Robert Brown
Aberdeer Drive
Obituary of Walter E. Pope 62 of Lebanon
Walter E. Pope 62 died at home 307 E Warren St. Survived by wife Vesta two sons Arlen of Morrow Teddy of Maine a sister Mrs Elizabeth Coin Blanchester and four brothers Arthur Xenia Charles Millford Clarence and Fred Dayton. Services 1 p.m. Tuesday Oswald Memorial Home Burial Lebanon Cemetery Friends may call Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
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Lebanon
Walter E. Pope
E. Warren St
Vesta
Arlen
Morrow
Teddy
Maine
Elizabeth Coin
Blanchester
Arthur
Xenia
Charles
Millford
Clarence
Fred
Dayton
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Memorial
William E Winfield Rites Held In Germantown
William E Winfield 75 died at home 135 E Warren St Germantown after years of ill health. Retired farmer and Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church member. Survived by wife Gracie son Maurice Dayton two sisters Alpha Mills and Sarah Strausburb and one grandchild. Services Monday 2 p.m. John Arpp Funeral Home Rev Paul Bressler. burial Germantown Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
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Germantown
William E. Winfield
E. Warren St
Winfield
Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Gracie
Maurice
Dayton
Alpha Mills
Sarah Strausburg
Brookville
John Arpp
Paul Bressler
Germantown Cemetery
No Journal Monday July 5 Holiday Closure
The Journal will not publish on Monday July 5 due to a full legal holiday. A Sunday morning edition will appear on July 4 while all offices remain closed Monday for the holiday. Journal staff will observe the holiday alongside others.
New Miami Man Held In Criminal Assault
A 27 year old New Miami man, Donald McNeal of Elliott Ave, is in custody after a brutal assault on a 44 year old Williamsdale woman on Riverside Drive. Police seek two more suspects from Hamilton. The victim, beaten and stripped, was hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton after breaking free and fleeing.
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New Miami
Williamsdale
Ben Kidd
Donald McNeal
Elliott Ave
Hamilton
Kidd
McNeal
Riverside Drive
Mercy Hospital
Antipoverty Plan Boosts Memphis Bus Service
Memphis Transit Authority vice president Carl Carlson says the antipoverty program aids the city bus system. The agency earned 17 340 in charter service last month, largely from Neighborhood Youth Corps funds to transport workers to special projects. Carlson spoke Friday.
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Memphis, Tenn
Carl Carlson
Memphis Transit Authority
Carlson
Two Sisters Fined For Petit Larceny
In Municipal Court Judge J T Lamb fined Vivian Bowman 200 and Bessie Bowman 200 with costs for two petit larceny counts total 800. Vivian admitted stealing pastries milk valued 1.24 and clothing 9.98. Bessie took clothing 15.47 and a 9.3 cent jar of dry juice mix. Both sisters, of 2025 South Ave, faced Wednesday thefts.
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J. T. Lamb
Vivian Bowman
Bessie Bowman
South Ave
Vivian
Albers
N. Clinton Street
Bessie
German town man sentenced for multiple charges after street assault
Drue Tatman M4 of German town received 30 days in Butler County jail for each of resisting arrest assault and battery and intoxication after allegedly striking Pt. William Shipley in the neck and kicking Pt. Donald Smith in the face on June 28 along Wilson Street.
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Drue Tatman
Germantown
Butler County
William Shipley
Donald Smith
Wilson Street
Damage High In Crashes Across Middletown
Six auto accidents yesterday caused a total of heavy damage. Middletown police tallied all damage at $2,450 and cited Thomas Groves 18 for failing to yield at Wicorf Street and Hill Avenue during a three vehicle collision. Caulbert Harlan Jr. 24 and Lindsey G. Cox 40 were involved in a chain reaction that sent Harlan into Cox’s Ortman-Stewart bus.
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Middletown
Thomas Groves
Crescent
Lindsey G. Cox
Jewell Ave
Harlan
Director Selected For Urban Renewal
Jois F. Gump named director of the Urban Renewal Division in Middletown assisting R. Paul Christiansen as Community Development head. Gump replaces Cornelius Monroe Jr who moves to Flint Mich as relocation director. Garfield Redevelopment Project is a $3 million industrial park bisected by University Boulevard set for fall.
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Jois F. Gump
R. Paul Christiansen
Middletown
Garfield Tract
Gump
Cornelius M. Monroe, Jr
Flint
Mich
Garfield
Ohio
Chillicothe
Floral Hills
Judy
Ohio State University School of Nursing
Lions Club
Ross County American Cancer Society
Chamber of Commerce
United Fund
Y.M.C.A
Aladdin Temple Shrine
First Presbyterian Church
Columbus
H. S. Gump & Co
Ohio Laboratories, Inc
Jeane Hemphill
Tarentum
Speeders Fined At Franklin
Seven speeders were fined a total of 187.50 in Judge J. T. Riley's municipal court yesterday. James Ingram, 19, Dayton, fined 10 for disorderly conduct. Robert Williams, 22, 33% E Fourth St., fined 10 for failure to register a vehicle. Other cases were bond forfeitures including Neal, Jackson, Shepherd, Fadwards, Barnes, Granger, Lainhart, and Davidson for offenses such as unnecessary noise unsafe operation license plate and stop sign violations and driving left of center.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
James Ingram
Dayton
Robert Williams
Fourth St
Paul Neal
Miamisburg
Coy Jackson
Carlisle
Kenneth Shepherd
Grosbeck
Lester Fadwards
Bennie Barnes
August Ave
Middletown
Roy Granger
Crawford St
Giles Lainhart
S. Main
Lester Davidson
Riley Blvd
Post Office Goes On Holiday Schedule
The Post Office will be closed Monday for the July Fourth holiday, advised postmaster Frank Dobrozsi. There will be no deliveries except for special delivery mail. Collections will be made as usual, and the box section will be open.
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Frank Dobrozsi
City Parks Set Themes For Week
City parks plan a Disneyland theme for a week of events with beaded bracelet crafts for youngsters. All centers close Mon evening for holiday, with Disney events scheduled at Creek View Jacot Lincoln Meadowtown Wildwood Wilson Fleming Maple Sunset Doty Barnitz Goldman and Miami Park locations from 5 to 9 pm daily.
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Creekview
Jacot
Lincoln
Meadowtown
Wildwood
Wilson, Flemming
Maple Park
Doty
Barnitz
Miami Park
Goldman
Eight-Year-Old Killed in Lisbon Bicycle Crash
An eight-year-old boy, Jay T. Crawford of Route 2 Lisbon, died Friday night after his bicycle was struck by a car on Ohio 518 near Ohio 45. The driver was not held.
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Lisbon
Ohio
Jay T. Crawford
Rt. 2
Futra Chuckle Golf: a jest on taxes and the green
A witty quip compares Futra Chuckle Golf to taxes, noting the drive to the green ends with the ball in the hole. The line blends sport and finance imagery in a concise, humor driven remark.
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Genntown
Hamilton and Xenia
Warren County Sheriff's Deputies
Dayton-Xenia
Knollwood
Dodge
Rooder
Green County Sheriff's Office
C. T. Morningstar
Shah of
William Winfield
New Miami Police
Robert Ashcraft
Yankee Road
Karla Smith
Hanover Ave
Harold Matthews
17Th Ave
Forrest C. Hale
Sixth Ave
Minnie Thompson
Prospect Ave
John, Mooney
Central Ave
Currie Back
Cleveland St
Jen Hyde
Joseph Emminger
Patricia Mendenhall
Garfield Street
Michigan Avenue
Miss Mendenhall
Lynn
Evelyn G. Day
S. Main St
David E. Margerum
Erie Ave
Curtis Street
Girard Avenue
Richard J. Clark
Baltimore St
Jim
S. Broad St
Jack R. Slifer
Riverview Ave
Francis M. Fuller
Sophie Ave
First Avenue
C.E.S
Ross County Safety Council
The
Seroptomists Club
Mrs. Gump
Lyand
eHamburger
Shaddock’s & Save
Shaddock’s Markets
Futra
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