South Lebanon Chief's Son Jailed In Shooting
Gil bert Smith Jr son of South Lebanon s police chief was jailed in Lebanon awaiting arraignment on a charge of shooting with intent to kill. Police say ex wife Viola Smith her fiancé Morris Tipton and William Smiley from Dayton were involved in the incident at the Stepp home. Smith reportedly fired a 45 caliber pistol before it jammed and was beaten by two men. He was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment of injuries.
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Lebanon
Gilbert Smith, Jr
South Lebanon
William Fraser
W. H. Fulkerth
Smith
Dayton
Sunshine Inn
Nellie Stepp
Sage Street
Morris Tipton
Alberta St
William Smiley
Nils St
Stepp
Tipton
Smiley
Fulberth
Middletown Hospital
Ex Resident Indicted In Cincinnati Murder Case
Roy Clinton Turner 35 alias Robert Smith formerly of Middletown was indicted by the Hamilton County grand jury on a second degree murder charge for the beating death of Betty Smith Fredericks 23 formerly of Middletown and Emporium Ky in a Milner Hotel Cincinnati room on June 9 He said he had met her in Middletown and they had lived as man and wife Turner attended Georgetown College and the University of Kentucky and the couple had been ordered to leave Middletown by Judge Alton H Combs after a disorderly conduct case
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Roy Clinton Turner
Robert Smith
Middletown
Hamilton County
Grand
Turner
Martin, Ky
Betty Smith Fredericks
Emporium
Milner Hotel
Cincinnati
Mrs. Fredericks
South Broad Street
Alton H. Combs
Fredericks
Georgetown
University of Kentucky
Policeman kills wife and nurse then himself in Los Angeles
At Sawtelle Veterans Administration Hospital grounds a Los Angeles policeman Don M. Alden 33 killed his wife Henrietta 35 and Eugene Henry 23 before turning the gun on himself in what investigators call a love triangle case. His wife a hospital nurse and Henry a hospital aide were shot after being surprised in a parked car.
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Los Angeles
Don M. Alden
Henrietta
Eugene Henry
Autos Battered In Two Accidents
Two city crashes caused minor damage with no injuries. At 7:38 p.m. Suzanne Bishop, 17, of 811 Charles St, reported $75 damage at Tytus Ave and Charles St after a vehicle collision with Lawrence Landers, 34, of 208 Renee Dr, who had pulled from a service station. Landers claimed he was stopped as Bishop’s car hit his truck.
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Suzanne Bishop
Charles St
Tytus Avenue
Charles Street
Lawrence O. Landers
Renee Dr
Miss Bishop
Landers
Car Struck At North Main Street. Driver Fled Scene
William Stabler, age 26, of 229 North Main Street, reported his automobile, parked at that address, was hit by an unidentified vehicle early today and left the scene. Damages estimated at 50 dollars.
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William Stabler
North Main St
Permit Issued For New No. 1 Fire Station
Orville Carson building commissioner issued a construction permit for Station Number One to be built at Clinton Street and Columbia Avenue. Estimated cost is 82500 with brick exterior and glazed tile interior, basement 15 by 28 feet, partial second floor 30 by 48, Bauer Construction Company as contractor. The station will replace the Broad Street unit. A surge in home permits this month shows 29 issued so far.
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Orville Carson
Clinton Street
Columbia Avenue
Bauer Construction Company
Broad Street
Zoning Plan Topic Tonight
The City Planning Commission meets at 8 p m to finish discussions on the proposed zoning ordinance before sending it to the City Commission for public hearing and possible passage.
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City Planning Commission
Ofice
City Commission
Planning Commission
Grand Avenue
Daman Park
Two Blazes Hit Cincinnati Plants Downtown
Two fires tore through opposite edges of Cincinnati's downtown area causing smoke injuries and plant damage. The riverfront four story building incurred about 25000 dollars in damage with nine firefighters overcome by smoke. At Screw Machine Specialty Co. two miles north a machine operator 18 year old Robert Hoover was burned critically while his father Lester 42 sustained burns on his hands. One firefighter was also injured.
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Cincinnati
River Front
Screw Machine Specialty Co
Robert Hoover
Lester
Newark Airport Records Hottest July 16 in 20 Years
Newark New Jersey officials report the mercury hit 96 degrees at Newark Airport making July 16 the hottest day in two decades at the station. The record underscores a prolonged heat wave affecting travel and outdoor activity around the area.
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Newark Airport
Newark
N. J
Bonn Official In U S For Talks
West German Finance Minister Fritz Schaeffer arrives in Washington for talks with Treasury officials. He says he aims to lighten the burden on American taxpayers and plans to push West German participation in the World Bank to support postwar development.
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New York
Fritz Schaeffer
Treasury
Washington
United States
Schaeffer
World Bank
Red Chinese retreat reversed on Kumsong front
Edwards reported a northern movement along the Pukhan and Kumsong rivers as Chinese forces retreated to positions north of the Kumsong line. Maj. Gen. Williams said the east half of the line is very favorable and the retrograde move has been reversed in all ROK divisions. Navy and Air Force planes blew up bridges to hinder pursuit.
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Edwards
Pukhan
Kumsong
Samuel Williams
Williams
Car stolen from Middletown recovered in Oxford
Police said an automobile stolen from Parkway Motors on North Verity Parkway Middletown was found by Patrolman Logan Corbin on Tallawanda Road just north of High Street in Oxford after being there several days.
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Middletown
Oxford
Logan Corbin
Tallawanda Road
High Street
Parkway Motors
Verity Parkway
Four Due In Seattle One Middletonian Soldier Included
Four soldiers including Cpl. William D Stallworth from Middletown and three from the Miami Valley are due in Seattle aboard the USNS Marine Adder. The group, among 2 107 passengers from the Far East, includes MSgt. Francis E Harshman of Eaton Sfc Martin V Craft and Sgt Norman J Frazier of Hamilton.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
Seattle
Usns Marine Adder
Far East
Cpl
William D. Stallworth
Francis E. Harshman
Eaton
Sfc
Martin V. Craft
Norman J. Frazier
Hamilton
Three More In Hospital With Polio
Three more polio patients were admitted to Mercy Hospital Hamilton increasing the year total to 13. William Davis, 18, diagnosed with polio, lives with his brother Robert at 3117 Morgan St Home Acres near Middletown. Also admitted were Catherine Horning, 35, of 705 Elaine Ave Hamilton and Omer Stall, 35, of 512 South Smithville Rd Dayton visiting at Mrs Earl Steele’s Hamilton Route 5 home.
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Mercy
Earl Steele
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Charles Reuthe
National Foundation For
Butler County
Preble County
Union County
Court martial of General Is Upheld
U S Court of Military Appeals upholds Maj. Gen. Robert W Grow conviction for diary leaked to Russia. He was reprmanded and suspended from command for six months and reassigned to the Army historical office in Washington. The ruling, by Judge Robert E Quinn, affirms guilt on all offenses.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Robert W. Grow
Moscow
Grow
Army
Court of Military Appeals
Robert E. Quinn
Quinn
Polio Official To Help Fight Virginia Outbreak
In Bristol Virginia a National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis official and local doctors met to plan emergency actions as Virginia reports four new polio cases, bringing the two week total to 28 within six miles of the border city. Two victims have died.
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Bristol
National Foundation For
Class of 1934 eyes 1954 reunion plans
Middle Town High School 1934 graduates plan a 20th reunion for 1954 with head of steering committee Mrs. Robert Litsch and co chairs Mrs. Sol Schneider and Paul Day. A mailing effort targets around 280 classmates, with committees forming and letters sent to over 200 members while 25 lack addresses.
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Middletown High School
United States
Robert Litsch
Sol Schneider
Paul Day
Russell Stevens, Jr
Robert Curry
Charles B. Palmer
Harry A. Finkelman
Litsch
Extradition Refused For Forger Raymond Filarski Held
Raymond Filarski 23 of Earle was ordered held for Missouri authorities after refusing to waive extradition and being arrested in Middletown on a fugitive warrant. In other actions Florence Flack 50 of 617 West Ninth Ave faced disorderly conduct charges continued to Monday. Don Sponsel of Middletown Route 3 paid fines for speeding along with several others and multiple bonds were forfeited for driving on a closed street in Franklin, Middletown, and Hamilton cases.
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Raymond Filarski
Earle Hotel
Missouri
Filarski
Middletown
Harold G. Dance
Florence Flack
West Ninth Ave
Donald Sponsel
Ray Adams
Smith St
Lorenzo Rogers
Thomas Rd
Russell Elam
West Middletown
James Sorrell, Jr
Young St
Paul D. Grogardt
Erie Ave
David L. Justice
Gordon Pl
Hamilton
Paul D. Phillips
Lowell Creech
North River St
Franklin
Gladys Ober
Franklin St
Township Budget Hearing Tonight in Lemon Township
A public hearing on Lemon Township's proposed tax budget is set for 6 o'clock tonight at the township office in Excelle. Clerk Clifford H. Steward reminded residents. Two copies of the budget have been on file at the office of the trustees for the past 10 days.
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Lemon Township
Excelle
Clifford H. Steward
Age of Trustees
Air Force Opens Jobs To High School Grads
Air Force announces that high school graduates may apply for bombardier and navigator posts. Local recruiting officer Al Walters says this expands opportunities, previously limited to men with at least two years of college education.
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Air Force
M-Sat
al Walters
OSU honors roll lists 585 students in arts and sciences
John W. Cox and Nanny Reed of Middletown are named among 585 students on Ohio State University's College of Arts and Sciences honor roll for the spring quarter. Dayton E. Heckman, college secretary, notes the requirement of at least a 3.25 average, with grade points B equals 3 and A equals 4.
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John W. Cox
Nanny Reed
Middletown
Ohio State University
College of Arts and Sciences
Dayton E. Heckman
Police Briefs report theft and vandalism checks in the city
Arlene South reported a missing plastic billfold with 140 dollars and her license possibly missing since Wednesday. Police checked Calvary Methodist Church for forced doors and unlocked windows with no findings. Checks at several businesses found doors and windows not properly closed. Georgia Maddox, 6, was bitten on a finger by a dog yesterday.
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Arlene South
Second Ave
Calvary Methodist Church
Georgia Maddox
Meadow Ave
Paramount Friday and Saturday Showings
Mighty Joe Young plays at 1 15, 4 05, 7 00 and 19 55 p.m. Isle of Dead screens at 2 50, 5 45 and 8 40 p.m. at the Paramount.
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Paramount
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Calif
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Virginia
Blue Ridge
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Little River
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