Auto Accident Fatal Airman Leroy Smith
The body of A-2c Leroy Smith 22 is expected to be flown to Middletown within a week after he was killed in an auto accident somewhere in the British West Indies. He had 18 months left in a four year enlistment. He leaves parents two sisters and a grandmother and was a member of the First Baptist Church. He attended McKinley Junior High and Middletown High before illness forced him to quit. He later worked for Armco Steel and earned his diploma through armed forces study. This is the second Middletown serviceman death overseas this month following Airman Gene A. King who drowned in the Han River near Seoul.
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Leroy Smith
British West Indies
Roy Smith
16Th Ave
Smith
Defense Department
Sharon
Sue Ann
Jessie Boyce
Airman Smith
First Baptist Church
Middletown
McKinley
Middletown High
Armco Steel Corp
Rules I avoid on air says Art Linkletter
Art Linkletter shares personal on air rules for sincerity and attentiveness. He explains the importance of not sounding insincere and of listening to guests rather than planning the next question. He notes how ignoring these guidelines leads to listener feedback and mentions openness to all mail.
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Art Linkletter
Warren Wolfe
Across rap actress and related clues puzzle
A themed crossword style clue list mixing across and down entries. Includes references to a movie actress Charlotte Sheila Wrinkle citrus fruit and other definitions for various word answers. Contains numerous short hints for terms such as rippled fencing position senior equals withdraws go by compass point and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Compass Point
Blaze
Four Driving While Intoxicated Defendants Fined in Municipal Court
Four defendants faced driving while intoxicated charges before Judge J. T. Lamb in Municipal Court. Dan Blair, 33, received a $300 fine and 10 day jail term with a five year license suspension. Kenneth McQuinn, Allison E. Rains, and Harold Rose were fined $200 each with license suspensions and short jail terms. Rains also faced four traffic school sessions. Additional fines for unrelated assault charges were imposed or suspended for William A. Harvey, Norma Jean Neal, and others, with various deductions for good behavior.
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J. T. Lamb
Dan Blair
Bernice Dr
Grand Avenue
Waite Street
Blair
Allison E. Rains
Harlan Sr
Harold Rose
Dayton
McQuinn
Yankee Road
Caluhis
Rains
Ohio
Rose
Verity Parkway
James V. Chessman
Lebanon Rt. 2
William A. Harvey
Wail St
Norma Jean Neal
Doty St
Lamb
Rosie Jones
Neal
Condit
Wiliam Neal
Feud Over New Guernsey County Courthouse Sparking Clash
Broadcast highlights reveal a feud in Guernsey County tied to the new courthouse. Johnny Dollar aids after a death by apparent self harm does not conform to expected patterns. Other TV and radio listings include drama and crime plots with notable stars and themes.
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WHIO
Ohio
Guernsey County
Johnny Dollar
Wlw-T
WCPO
Dorothy McGuire
WKRC
Unclear fragment notes from Lebanon WM station lineup
Fragmentary air study listing various station call signs and show names including WSAI WPPFB WKRC and WLW in an afternoon schedule. The text reads as a rough program guide with names like Jane WEAR and Rosemary and partial show titles.
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Lebanon
WPFB
Music Hall
WSAI
Jane Wear Eaton
WPPFB
WKEC
WLW
Amburey
Rosemary
WKRC
Dimonts Planned If War Develops
Government officials announced a wartime dimout plan to cut sky glow by 75 percent using dimmed window shades and venetian blinds. The plan aims to reduce light deflection in cities during emergencies, avoiding a full blackout.
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Dimonts
Civil Defense
Too Hot To Burn Firemen halt plan for 11 houses burn
Kansas City firefighters abandon planned 11 house burn for a new street due to extreme heat and 111 degree temperatures. Two houses set ablaze before trainer Louis Spandie noted weather hindered practice. A legal notice follows detailing a divorce case in Butler County Ohio.
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Kansas City
Kan
Louis Spandie
Teeth denture powder ad claims secure fit and odor control
An ad promotes FASTEETH denture powder as alkaline non acid. It promises firmer dentures with no gummy taste and helps control denture odor. Available at drug counters.
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Ny Drug Counter
Notice of Appointment in Estate of Grover Thomas
Grover Thomas of Middletown Butler County named administrator of the estate. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated June 20 1954 Probate Judge Harry F Walsh. Mary C Lord Attorney. July 13 20 27.
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Richard A. Falcon
Katherine F. Falcon
Court of Common Pleas
Butler County
Ohio
Hamilton
Buller County
A. D
Joseph Kiep
Norman ¢. Grevey
Parrish
Beeler
Egbert Bartels
Grover Thomas
Grover ¢. Thomas
Middletown
Oho
Harry F. Walsh
Mary
Lord
Births Report From Local Families
Vital statistics list multiple newborns with parents and addresses. Entries include Leon and wife 1509 Taylor Ave. with a girl. Charles Brown 3S River St Franklin with a boy. Frank Denisi 2008 Clayton St with a girl. Dan Turner Franklin Rt 2 with a girl. Out of town notes: Hubert Taulbee and Willodene Creech of Memphis reported a boy born July 9. Grandparents named on all entries.
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Dewey Lawson
Franklin
Beverly, Greene
Eugene Greene
Prankplace
Edwards
Rae and
Daniel
Charles St
Helen Bogan
1St Ave
Leon Osborne
Taylor Ave
Charles Brown
River St
Frank Denisi
Clayton St
Dan Turner
Franklin Rt. 2
Hubert Taulbee
Willodene Creech
Memphis, Tenn
Thomas Creech
Eldora Dr
Luther Taulbee
Campton, Ky
Unclear Names Link Hamilton Residents in Mixed Roles
A list of Hamilton residents includes George Carris Jr. 28 restaurant worker and Irene Anglin 20 book keeper. Lloyd J. Haynes 37 gardener. Jud ith Ann Rhodes 17 cook. Raymond D. Reister 31 heater and Janet L. Reister 30 secretary. Robert L. Davis 29 insurance adjuster and dieatricia J. Baldwin 24 secretary. Nick Hall 18 car washer and Roberta Marie Alexander 47.
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George Carris Jr
Irene Anglin
Hamilton
Lloyd J. Haynes
Gardner Employe
Charles
Roberta Marie Alexander
No Organized Vice In Columbus Reported
Columbus, Ohio, reports no vice or gambling activity after a five hour city tour by the mayor and vice squad in an unmarked car. A three man city investigating committee was created to check reports of wide open rambling in the city.
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Columbus
Ohio
M. E. Sensenbrenner
Paper's Late Edition Appears in Yards After Years
Morethia May, an eighth grade student from Wayne Township, found a 1932 issue of The Journal in her yard with headlines about scientists landing after a record flight and a British aviator’s Atlantic crossing. The page, dated August 18, 1932, puzzled her family on Ging erich Road near Jacksonburg Morethia’s father Homer Zornes and mother live nearby. No explanation exists for how the old paper surfaced in 1934
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Thia May
Journal
Brenda Zornes
Homer Zornes
Gingerich Road
Jacksonburg
Morethia
Wayne Township
Atlantic
August Picard
Edelo
Italy
J. A. Mollison
Ireland
Newfoundland
Morethia May
Zornes
Indian role stars as mumps hit stage in Gideon play
Kings Mountain NC Gilbert McKelvie, cast as an Indian in The Sword of Gideon, contracted mumps just before opening night but performed the part as the character Hismouth-Stretches, keeping the show on track.
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Kings Mountain
N.C
Gilbert McKelvie
McKelvie
Gideon
Thef t Claims Revolver and Tools From Truck
Sam Collins reports a theft from his truck at a truck stop at Trenton Rd and Route 127. A revolver, a wrench set, and a hand tool kit worth 110 dollars were taken after the cab door was forced open and the glove compartment ransacked.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Sam Collins
Middletown
Rt. 1
Collins
Elmer Graber
Trenton Rd
Route 127
Eclipses of the Sun and Moon per Year
The text notes that at least two solar or lunar eclipses occur annually, with the maximum possible in a single year reaching seven.
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Han River
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Korea
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France
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Son of
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Mariner
Liz
Ines
Kenneth McQuinn
Boyd Smith
Margaret Smith
Edward Aldridge
Edgar Layton
Locust Grove
Surgical
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Ft. Thomas
Carl Miler
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Jennie Conilies
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Elizia Hii
N. Clinton S
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Young St
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Winton St
Orville Willams
North Ave
Alice Wilmoth
Woodford Oney
Ned
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Ottawa St
Ralph Mull
Charles Linville
Arthur Linville
Carolina
Neal Hosey
Stanley St. Brown's Hospital
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Norths
J. Fred Mayes
Seney—Weal
Wil Lenay
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WMOH
WPS
Ium
Curt Massey
Marrieao
Spora
Boorts
WMOK
Notte:kotte
Wsal
White Music Hall
Oxford
Red Skelton
L. Thomas
Waite Hoyt
Bil Stern
Dhews
Tenn
Ernie
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Keller
Parade
Frenth Town
Buckley
Martin Block
Wsai Seek Glass
Vandercook
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Genie Ama
Blue Barron
Paul Platter
J. Carson
Mr. Keen
the McGees
Awe Expew
Remington
Smokey Ward
WMON
T. McCarthy
St. Marys
Mr & Mia
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Searce
KRC
Ingles
Mack Sauer
WPIB
M’chu
F. Troutvinle
Whispering
Break Bank
Marines
Rich
WMOHR
WPFR
Jenny
Helen Trent
Farm Hour
WPFBR
Our Stars
Road of Life
Penny’s Pantry
Circle
Ma Perkins
Maione
Rev. Parr
Magic
Platter
Guide Light
Ac Eeeth
Mrs. Burton
Reznor
Perry Mason
Lenny
Nora Drake
Emile Cote
Base Thall
Bright Day
WwLw
Hilltop House
Rev. Petroff
Linkletter
N. Keller
Youngs
Godfrey
Dallas
Widder Brown
Xenia Church
Tke
Thomson Radio
Tytus Ave
Lim
Fidelity Orthopedic
V.A
Fifth & Main
L . Wi
Central Ave
Bob
Rick's
Radio 6
Dial 3
Little Boys
Hollywood
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