Substitute lifejacket thermos washes ashore in Wisconsin
Harold Blanton 28, of Granada Avenue, feared drowned after a green thermos he clutched while swimming from a swamped boat washed ashore on Koshkonong Lake. Two companions survived. Blanton’s body was not found. Authorities presume drowning as search continues.
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Thermos
Blanton
Wisconsin
Harold Blanton
Granada Ave
Koshkonong Lake
David Blanton
Somerville Rt. 1
Melvin Doolin
West Carrollton
Doolin
Fort Atkinson
Wis
Blackhawk Island
Harold Branson
Gene Fay Tire Service
N. Verity Parkway
Hi Brother
Roger Reiner
Jefferson County
Cars collide injuring Middletown area youths
Two Middletown area youths were injured in separate traffic incidents yesterday state patrol said. Danny Thomas eleven of Elk Creek Road West Middletown was treated at Middletown Hospital for abrasions after his bicycle collided with a car on Elk Creek Road at 400 p.m. The driver Delores Carr of Trenton was identified. the boy was discharged after treatment. Amy Johnson sixteen of Franklin was treated for a right hand injury after a two car collision on Ohio 123 just north of Franklin at 6 10 p.m. The Johnson car swerved to avoid a dog and collided with Elmer Sims car from Somerville.
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Middletown
Danny Thomas
Corbit Thomas
Elk Creek Road
West Middletown
Rt. 2
Middletown Hospital
Elk Creek
Parca
Delores Carr
Pierson Road
Trenton
Amy Johnson
Charlie Johnson
Dayton-Oxford Rd
Franklin
Ohio 123
Elmer Sims
Somerville Rt
Firemen Fanned Out On Four Alarms In City
City firefighters responded to four alarms with no damage reported. Crews tackled a grass fire in a field on Yankee Road started by children, another grass fire near Pennsylvania Railroad property on S Verity Parkway, and a false alarm at Pollock Paper Co. Plum Avenue after water was turned on. A separate call at Barnel's Shoes found no fire. a fluorescent light caused trouble for the crew.
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Yankee Road
Company 3
Pennsylvania Railroad
S. Verity Parkway
Pollock Paper Co
Plum Avenue
Barnel
Central Ave
Clear For Fireworks Weather At Barnitz Stadium
Clear skies this morning signal favorable weather for the Junior Chamber of Commerce fireworks display scheduled for 9 p.m. at Barnitz Stadium. The Jaycees Fourth of July program was rained out Thursday night. there will be no program tonight. Gates open to the public at 8 p.m.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Barnitz Stadium
Jaycees
Pam
Blue Cross Ties Wire Plan to Accelerate Hospital Care
Blue Cross Plans nationwide link to a giant private wire system with Western Union roots. Hospital admissions can be wired to Cincinnati and approved within minutes, speeding out of area care for 18,000 miles of network reach and 46 800 words per hour through printed pages.
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Hospital Care Corp
Blue Cross
U.S
Canada
Puerto Rico
Ohio
Blue Plan
National
Blue Cross Assa
New York
Servicemen Return And Training Updates From Lebanon And Kentucky
Allen E. Anderson, fireman apprentice, son of Mr and Mrs John E Davenport of Lebanon, has returned to Charleston after a six month Mediterranean cruise aboard the mine sweeper USS Bold with the U S Sixth Fleet. Leroy A. Craig, son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Craig of Camden Rt 1, completed eight weeks of advanced training at Fort Knox driving the medium tank and passed the gunnery test. David B. Swisher, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Swisher of Sherman Avenue, reported to Fort Knox for a two year Signal Corps tour after working at Armco research laboratory prior to enlistment.
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Allen E. Anderson
John E. Davenport
Sunset Dr
Lebanon
Charleston
S. C
Bold
Mediterranean
Pvt
Leroy A. Craig
Arthur Craig
Camden
Rt. 1
Army
Armor Training Center
Ft. Knox
Craig
David 8. Swisher
Joe Swisher
Sherman Ave
Signal Corps
Swisher
Armco Research Laboratory
Police Briefs Draw Arrests and Bicycle Thefts
Officers arrested Charles Long age 19 of 112 Park Street on a warrant for bobbing Irvin Ousley June 4 with a straight razor knife and $1.50 in change. Pvt Jack Crocker turned in a nine year old who confessed stealing two bicycles and a $65 golf bag billfold from John Ferguson and a locker room billfold at Forest Hills Country Club. The bicycles were recovered.
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Charles Long
Park St
Irvin Ousley
Jack Crocker
John Ferguson
Forest Hills Country Club
Miami University Hosts School Lunch Workshop
Ohio School lunch program staff and Miami University host a July 10 to 12 workshop on new ways to prepare appealing nutritious meals. Fern E. Stages directs with Wade D. Bush assisting. demonstrations by Marguerite Robinson and Jeanette Hampton. a Thursday panel features Don Martin and other educators. Friday session covers commodity distribution.
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Oxford
Ohio
Miami University
State Department of Education
Fern E. Stages
Miami
Wade D. Bush
Marguerite Robinson
American Institute of Baking
Chicago
Jeanette Hampton
School Food Service
Paper and Container Institute
Don Martin
Hamilton City Schools
Miss Hampton
Helen Hutchins
State Education Department
Mary L. Miller
Franklin High School Dietician
Victor J. Warken
Columbus
Grand Opening For Wire Sale
After Fresno cafe firemen battled a blaze a burglar stole 14 bottles of liquor a box of cigars and ten dollars. He entered through a hole the firemen had opened.
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Fresno
Calif
Fewer Cat Breeds Compared to Dogs Noted
A historical observation notes domestic cats have fewer breeds than dogs. The statement highlights breed diversity differences between the two common pets.
Surprise ruling orders new Aeronca election
The National Labor Relations Board, in a 3-2 vote, voided the 1956 Aeronca worker election and ordered a new union representation vote within 30 days. The decision pits the UAW against Aeronca and the Aeronca Independent Union, with timely spokeswoman and management comments highlighting surprise and a push for a fair process.
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Labor Relations Board
Washington
Aeronca Manufacturing
NLRB
Aeronca
Aeronca Independent Union
United Automobile Workers, Afl-Cio
George Wilkin
UAW
Edward M. Fickett
Robert Agee
AIA
Independent Union
Obituary for Miss Anne A Thasey 89 Middletown native
Miss Anne A Thasey aged 89 of 1711 Central Ave died at 9 10 p m yesterday after a year and a half illness. Native of Covington Kentucky she came to Middletown early and lived there since. Survived by two sisters Miss Mayme Thasey and Mrs Rose Sanger of Hyde Park Cincinnati. Requiem High Mass at 9 30 a m Monday at St Johns Church burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call 7 to 9 p m tomorrow at Schramm.
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Anne A. Thasey
Central Ave
Covington
Thasey
Middletown
Mayme Thasey
Central Avenue
Rose Sanger
Hyde Park
Cincinnati
St. John’s Church
Woodside Cemetery
Schramm
George Spain 88 Dies in North Lewisburg
George Spain 88 of North Lewisburg a retired broom maker and former Columbus supervisor and instructor for the Ohio Commission for the Blind died Wednesday at his home. He is survived by a daughter Mrs Eula Poland of Mason and a son Paul of Middleburg. Services were held this afternoon at Freshwaters Funeral Home in North Lewisburg.
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Mason
George Spain
North Lewisburg
Eula Poland
Spain
Columbus
Ohio Commission For the Blind
Paul
Middleburg
Freshwaters
William Shaw service details at Webb Funeral Home
William E. Shaw, 73, of 5881 Allison Ave is to be honored with a service at 2 p.m. Monday at Webb Funeral Home.
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William E. Shaw
Allison Ave
Webb Funeral Home
Notable Obituaries Across the Nation and in Europe
Obituaries note the deaths of James Sears McCulloh 88 longtime NY Telephone Co president born Englewood N J Paul Starrett 90 builder of Empire State Building and Lincoln Memorial William Albert Nitze 81 medieval French literature scholar Baltimore Earl C Michener 80 longtime Michigan congressman nicknamed watch dog of the Treasury Ruth Harriet Mathebot American Legion Auxiliary leader and 1943 national president in Alameda California
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Aye
N.Y
James Sears
McCulloh
New York Telephone Co
Englewood
N.J
Greenwich
William Albert Nitze
Baltimore
Adrian
Mich
Earl C. Michener
Michigan
The
Treasury
Alameda
Calif
Ruth Harriet Mathebat
American Legion
Boy Rescues Son From Copperhead Snake
In Mooresville North Carolina Roger Compton saw his 16 month old son William Craig perched near a stick which turned out to be a live copperhead snake. He blasted the snake with a bucket distraction then killed it and handed his son to a friend. The copperhead measured about 20 feet long.
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Mooresville
N. C
Roger Compton
William Craig
Compton
Survey To Seek Smoking Reasons In Oslo Campaign
Oslo plans a countrywide anti smoking campaign to study why people start smoking. Dr. Fredrik Mellbye of the Social Department's Board of Health says the first step is to study the habit among youngsters to learn what makes youths take up smoking.
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Oslo
Norway
Fredrik Mellbye
Social Department
Board of Health
Morgenbladet
Two Women Injured in Middletown Traffic Mishaps
Two women were slightly injured in Middletown traffic incidents reported by city police. Treva Perkins suffered a neck injury in a two car crash on Germantown Road at 6 10 p m causing about 700 in damage. Lyda Phillips received a painful shoulder and arm injury in a car truck collision at N Sutphin Street and North Avenue around 4 05 p m. Probable additional injuries cited with minor damage totals and driver actions. multiple collisions under investigation.
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Middletown
Treva Perkins
Lindwood Rd
Germantown Road
Lyda Phillips
Oxford Ave
N. Sutphin Street
North Avenue
Elmer Bays
Oxford State Rd
Raymond Phillips
Dennie Brown
Cincinnati
James Alexander
Garfield St
Garfield Street
Heffner Avejhue
AAA backs research in auto safety
Martin Thomas of the Butler County Automobile Club discusses joining Ohio clubs with the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety. The effort supports Columbia University traffic safety research to base preventive measures on science rather than guesswork.
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Martin Thomas
Middletown
Butler County Automobile Club
Ohio State Automobile Assn
Butler County Club
Ohio
American Auto-mobile Assn
Foundation For Traf
AAA
Thomas
Columbia University
Local Cyclist Hurt In Mishap
Middletown man Robert Harper, 30, was slightly injured when his motorcycle hit a street hole on S Main Street north of River Street in Franklin. He was treated for minor knee injuries and released. about $50 damage to the bike. Harper was taken to hospital by Eaton's ambulance.
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Franklin
Dallas Water Meter Reader Seeks Reimbursement After Accident
James W. Martin, a city water meter reader, asked the City Council to approve a $75 hospital bill for injuries from an automobile accident. The doctor's report cited severe bruises and medical terms describing his condition. The accident report states Martin had his back to the car and was leaning over at the moment of impact.
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Dallas
James W. Martin
Martin
Youth Bound Over For Jury In Break-In Here
A 20-year-old youth, Billy Hill of 1200 Garfield St., was bound to the Butler County Grand Jury by Municipal Judge J. T. Lamb on a nighttime break-in charge at an inhabited dwelling. Bond set at 5000 dollars after Hill allegedly forced entry through a basement window to steal nothing, during which the homeowner, Haywood Aldridge of 1413 Sycamore St., was injured trying to stop the intruder. Other defendants faced traffic and minor criminal charges in a 35-case docket handled by Judge Lamb.
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Butler County
Grand Jury
J. T. Lamb
Billy Hill
Garfield St
Haywood Aldridge
Sycamore St
Hill
Aldridge
Thrashley Collins
Logan Ave
Rufus Mack
Baltimore St
Lillie Collins
18Th Ave
Lamb
Robert Reed
Orville Whisman
Elwood St
Sadie Whisman
Arnold Gilbert
Miamisburg
Bombs recovered as thefts prompt police warning
Police report aerial bombs stolen from Barnitz Stadium were partly recovered with one 12 inch device turned in at Fire Station 2 on Crawford Street. Three of seven or eight bombs have exploded. others active near the Miami River and Sherman School yard. No injuries reported at Middletown Hospital. Authorities warn inexperienced handling could cause fatal explosions and urge reporting to police or fire departments for safe removal.
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Barnitz Stadium
Crawford Street
Miami River
Sherman School Yard
Middletown Hospital
Ans
Indonesia Closes 47 Red Schools in Sunda Islands
An Indonesian Army spokesman said authorities shut 47 Chinese schools in the Sunda Islands over alleged communist teaching. The schools served Chinese students, with 80 percent reported as Indonesian citizens.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Sunda Islands
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Young St
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Superior Ave
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