Batys Win Air Cruise From Philly To Vegas
The Bruce Baty family from 2808 Grand Ave. won the fifth annual Philadelphia Jaycee Air Cruise, concluded in Las Vegas. Baty, his wife Lois, and their year old daughter Laurie Ann left Philadelphia July 13, piloting a Cessna 170A. They earned the top point total for flight time and fuel use, with LaurieAnn accumulating over 200 flying hours. Second place went to Mrs. Faye Douthit of El Centro, California, with third to Nearl Church of Fort Collins, Colorado. Additional division honors went to Richard Yates, Leslie Farrar, and John Lizero. The awards were given at the Dunes Hotel. The Batys will tour Nevada and Disney Island before returning to Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Baty
Grand Ave
Philadelphia
Baty
Little Laurie Ann
Faye Douthit
el Centro
Calif
Nearl Church
Ft. Collins
Cold
Church
Douthitt
Richard Yates
Bingshamton
N. Y
Leslie Farrar
Ontario
John Lizero Cle Elum
Wash
Dunes Hotel
Las Vegas
Batys
Disney
Sland
Nevada
Middletown
Warren County Fair opens amid heat and crowds at Lebanon
Temperatures above 90 degrees greet the 106th Warren County Fair as Pattz andreds of spectators throng the grounds. Jersey show judges award Breezy Ridge Farm grand and senior champion cows while Good Luck Farms takes junior champion. Lawrence Clutter and son sweep three junior show awards. various clubs win display ribbons.今日 events include sheep and swine judging, auto daredevils, trotting races, and a Sunday scaled schedule leading to a 4-H show and tractor events.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Pattz
Jersey
Breezy Ridge Farm
Good Luck Farms
Loveland
Lawrence Clutter
Joe
Sardinia
Massie
Grange
Harveysburg
Springboro
Hamilton Township
Foster
Mason
Morrow
Lebanon Garden Club
Franklin
Seed and Weed Club
Clearcreek Garden Club
Tax Examiner to Aid Vendors in Filing Sales Reports
Mrs. Virginia Snook of the Ohio Department of Taxation will assist vendors at the county treasurer's office in the City Building from July 25 through July 31. She will be available 9 am to 4 pm on weekdays and from 9 am to noon Saturday to help prepare sales tax reports covering January 1 to June 30, 1957. Vendors should bring all necessary information to file their report.
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Virginia Smook
Ohio Department of Taxation
Snook
Police Briefs Include Arrests For Intoxication Theft And Careless Driving
Ronald Taylor aged 78 of Trenton Route 1 was arrested early today on intoxication and resisting arrest charges. Earl Kidd aged 32 of West Middletown Route 2 faces grand larceny for stealing a Colt target pistol valued at 100 dollars. William J. Rothwell, 35, of 107 Second Street Miammisburg, was arrested yesterday on a careless driving charge. Thefts yesterday include a jack wheel and tire worth 50 dollars from a parked car trunk reported by Emerson Thompson of 20 Curryer Street and four lab caps valued at 81 dollars reported stolen from Middletown Auto Sales.
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Ronald Taylor
Trenton Rt. 1
Earl Kidd
West Middletown Rt. 2
William J. Rothwell
Second St
Miammisburg
Emersom Thompson
Curryer St
Middletown
Window broken at Norris Music Shop reported yesterday
A Norris Music Shop window was found broken yesterday morning with damage estimated at 78 dollars. Police investigated the incident and secured the scene, no suspects named in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris
Secession Motion Sought for Morgan Ross Township Schools
Parents from eight families with about 16 children seek to pull Morgan and Ross townships from Butler County into Hamilton County statewide district. They will present at Butler Board of Education at 8 p.m. Wednesday amid debate over a nearby $1.1 million Hamilton County high school and a thwarted merger previously canceled by remonstrance.
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Itamilton
Morgan Township
Ross Townsship
Hamilton County
Butler County
Morgan
Ross Township
Cavalry Reenactors Stage Charge on Indian Village
In El Reno Oklahoma fifty six horsemen dressed as U S Cavalry rode in a ceremony to attack an Indian village. They wore period equipment but used foam rubber saddle pads for comfort during the reenactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Reno
Okla
U.S
Man Stabbed During Quarrel
A Middletown man was minorly wounded when his wife stabbed him with a letter opener during a family quarrel. Police responded to a call at Middletown Hospital where the victim was treated at 7 45 am for slight injuries to the left shoulder and right arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Prime Minister Names Confection in Renaming
Huseyn Suhrawardy, Pakistan's prime minister, was shown fanciful cake flavors at a tea yesterday. He picked a cream rich creation named schehereza and exclaimed good heavens prompting the shop to rename the confection good heavens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Huseyn Suhrawardy
Crime Decline in Baltimore for Tenth Straight Month
Baltimore reports a ongoing drop in crime with May showing a 65 percent decrease. Police Commissioner James M. Hepbrow cites the continued downward trend as the nationwide rate climbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
James M. Hepbrow
Franklin water tax battle heads to municipal court
Franklin's dispute over a 50 percent water tax moves to municipal court on July 26 after a demurrer by Robert Harrison Jr and allies who claim the tax is illegal. Harrison owes 9.76 on a rental at 117 Fifth Street and canvasses about 500 property owners backing the challenge to the tax adopted January 7 to bolster the city’s slim operating fund. City Solicitor Lloyd Ritz said in June he cannot press city action and had advised against the tax’s passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Robert Harrison Jr
Franklin Cownell
Harrison
Lloyd Ritz
Two Middletown Children Hospitalized After Falls
Two youngsters, ten year old Charles Robinson Jr and five year old David Taylor, were admitted to Middletown Hospital after falls. Judy Brown, ten, fractured her right wrist at Maple Park School grounds and was released after treatment. A local resident, Herbert Frazier, 44, was treated for first and second degree burns from a trash fire and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Charles Robinson Jr
Charles Robinson
Finley St
Yankee Road
David Taylor
Albert Taylor
Carolina
Judy Brown
Matthew Brown
Tytus Ave
Maple Park
Hrbert Frazier
Auburn Ave
Writer Leaves Villa To Reds
Curzio Malaparte died yesterday leaving his Capri villa to the Artists Assn of Communist China. The Italian writer, age 69, was famed for Kaput and The Skin.
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Writer
Villa
Reds
Rome
Curzio Malaparte
Isle of
Capri
Corpmmunist
China
Prelim Pie Sus-Flat-Food by union 1 a
Boy takes running jump from flooded roof of Fenzel Building to broiling pavement. Downtown jeweler Don Dillon seeks a lad about 14 with very wide flat feet to identify the jumper. Five youths on roof flee. one remains elusive, prompting mixed feelings of scolding or Olympic praise.
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Don Dillon
Fenzel-McDonough Jewelry
Fenzel
Middletown
Colony
Thy
Superman
Dillon
Area Scouts Sawing Shvaps With Texans
Valley Forge Pennsylvania July 17 Our troop visited a Texas area troop last night After swapping they gathered around a campfire for songs jokes and stories Leaders included George McDaniels Eugene Bailey Charles Doughman and Gary Silvey They toured the Red Tour through Valley Forge saw Washington Memorial Arch Anthony Wayne statue and Washington Memorial Chapel They heard carillons and worked on an award nearing completion Jim Taylor traded for and received another horned toad plans to get more Local exchanges followed as E C Smith of Philadelphia visited Bob Conner of Mason, a friend of Bob's father.
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Valley Forge
Texas
George McDaniels
Eugene Bailey
Carlisle
Charles Doughman
Excelle
Gary Silvey
Lebanon
Washington Memorial Arch
Anthony Wayne
Washington Memorial Chapel
Jim Taylor
Trenton
E. C. Smith
Philadelphia
Bob Conner
Mason
Bob
Man Arrested After Refusing to Believe Cop Identity
Oklahoma City UW Policewoman Jean Latham described Floyd Russell 39 of Coalgate Oklahoma as not believing she was an officer. He challenged her to arrest him and she pinned him against a wall before Russell was booked on a public drunken mess charge.
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Oklahoma City
Jean Latham
Floyd
Russell
Coalgate
Okla
The
Waves
Al Salvador and San Salvador meaning explained
Al Salvador in Central America is Spanish for The Saviour. Its capital San Salvador translates as Holy Saviour, reflecting religious origins of the name.
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al Salvador
Central America
San Salvador
Four youths rounded up in Hamilton car theft case
Hamilton special report describes a five party arrest spanning seven hours after a late Wednesday theft. The stolen car, found burned near Ross, Ohio, led to the capture of Stanley Bowling 20 Leonard Bowling 18 Albert Bowling 19 and Dan Carr 18 all of Hamilton. Charges include receiving stolen property and driving without owner consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County Sheriff's Office
Ross
Ohio
Stanley A. Bowling
Bowling
Leonard C. Bowling
Albert M. Bowling
Dan Jesse Carr
Leonard
Train Man Cited After Auto Hits Engine in City Accident
Elbert W. Carpenter, 37, of 1702 Columbia St., was arrested on a driving while intoxicated charge after his car struck a diesel engine at the New York Central switch crossing on Charles Street. The impact damaged the engine’s front draw bar, with an estimated car damage of 200 dollars.
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Elbert W. Carpenter
Columbia St
New York Central
Charles Street
Carpenter
Wang
Wo Cks
Grand Avenue
Alameda
Albert Hardeman
Garsfield St
Grand
Donald Stamper
Lawn Ave
Youth Jailed For Kicking Dog Newton youth jailed ten days
James H. Murphy, 18, of Newton, was jailed for 10 days after a Newton District Court found him guilty of beating a dog under a seldom used law that treats dog beating as a misdemeanor. Judge Frederic A. Crafts presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Mass
James H. Murphy
Frederic A. Crafts
Murphy
Akron man jailed for selling lottery tickets again
Arthur K. Robinson, 25, had his outside work permit revoked by Municipal Court Judge Abner Zook after evidence showed he used freed time to sell lottery slips. Robinson is serving 30 days in the Akron Workhouse for possession of lottery slips and sale of lottery tickets.
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Akron
Ohio
Abner Zook
Arthur K. Robinson
Robinson
Cellist Salzman Becomes Citizen
PITTSBURGH U Noted cellist Theo Salman and his wife joined 115 former aliens taking the oath at a naturalization ceremony in U S District Court Friday. Salzman, principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and a renowned musician, and his wife fled Vienna in 1938 and later lived in Israel Australia and New Zealand.
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Pittsburgh U
Theo Salman
U. S. District Court
Salzman
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Vienna
Israel
Australia
New Zealand
Skelton Visits Rome Flung Coin in Trevi Fountain
Nine year old Richard Skelton tossed coins into the Trevi fountain in Rome and predicted a future return. His father, Red Skelton, reassured him. Doctors say Richard has leukemia with less than a year to live.
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Rome
Richard Skelton
Hollywood
Red Skelton
Bartlett barrel feat at Niagara Falls shocks world
Anna Taylor and Win nan became the first to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel and survive in 1902 marking a historic daredevil feat that drew global attention.
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Anna Taylor
Nan
Niagara Falls
Man Nabbed Inside Store In Franklin
Franklin police report an early morning incident at Berger's Grocery 5395 Main St. Roy William Fry 117 E 5th St was charged with breaking and entering and night burglary after being found inside the store by officers. He faces a preliminary hearing at 3 PM before Municipal Court Judge J T Riley. Entrance was through a rear door with smashed glass and torn screening. The store is owned by Clifford Berger 521 Main St. A 14 year old Franklin boy was taken in custody during the same investigation into a burglary at Purkey's Service Station 1210 S Dixie Hwy.
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Franklin
Berger's
Main St
Roy William Fry
E. 5Th St
J. T. Riley
Clifford Berger
Purkey
Dixie Hwy
Heroes Hometown Medal of Honor Recipients
Pueblo residents celebrate three living Congressional Medal of Honor winners Sergeant William Crawford Lieutenant Raymond G. Murphy and Lieutenant Colonel Carl L. Sitter. They are honored for acts of valor and cited as hometown heroes in the community.
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Pueblo, Col
Pueblo
Mation
William Crawford
Raymond G. Murphy
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Batys Win Air Cruise
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Vegas
Warren County Fair
Fron
Lincoln-Mercury
Tytus
Cresembie
Journal
Mter Falls
Sweden
ED Edmiston
Misty Playground
Mice
Noah
By Neal Deunk
Kilmaurs
Ceararet
Karen Wahl
Graysigne
J.M. Rockhold
Grand Jurie Tiort
Colo
Lilby
Nanavih Moonm
Downey Cai
Sime Ama
Joseph Peters
Hoover Ave
Stanley Waits
Jerold Blanton
West Middletown Rt. 1
Central Avenue
Clinton Street
DOXOL
Central
Heroes
Vance Russelo
Martin A. Rush, Jr. MD
George D. Smith, M.D
Harold G. Rothermel, M.D
Ames Obstetrics
North Verity Pkvy
Maddletown
Federal Savings & Loan Assn. Savings & Loan Building
Central Ave
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