National Guard Heads to Camp Grayling for Training
Ohio National Guard units from Middletown Greenville Eaton Covington Xenia Blanchester move by convoy to Camp Grayling Michigan for two weeks of active duty training with the 37th Infantry Division. The 112th Transportation Battalion supports two infantry battalions with vehicle services and tactical field maneuvers under Lt Col George A. Shives Jr. and Capt Paul T. Barnes. An advance party departs Middletown Armory with Capt Clarence T. Keener in charge.
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Greenville
Ohio
3583Rd Transportation Company
Eaton and Covington
3564Th
Xenia
Blanchester
112Th Transportation Battalion
van Wert
Robert Copeland
112Th
148Th Infantry
Camp Grayling
147Th
148Th
George A. Shives Jr
37Th Infantry Division
CNG
Paul T. Barnes
112Th ‘Transportation Battalion
17Th Transportation Battalion
Camp
Grayling
Middletown
Clarence T. Keener
Columbus Lightless For Hours
An accident at a downtown Columbus construction site cut 13 000 volt power lines, plunging a large area of the city into darkness for more than two hours. WBNS radio and TV and other media were off air as crews worked to restore service.
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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Capital
Columbus and Southern Ohio Electric Co
Wbns Radio
Miami University Geology Field Course Students
Mary Tyson of 2213 Arlington Ave is among 28 students from nine states in the second term of Miami University's annual geology field courses in the Wind River Mountains Wyoming. The program, run by Miami University of Oxford, gathers students from 16 colleges and one high school. First term ran June 21 to July 18. the second term runs July 19 to August 15. The field station is Timber Line Ranch near Du Bois, Wyoming.
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Mary Tyson
Edwin Tyson
Arlington Ave
Wind River Mountains
Wyoming
Miami University of Oxford
Miami
Timber Line Ranch
Dubois
LeRoy Collins Confirmed Amid Thurmond Opposition
The Senate narrowly confirmed former Florida Governor LeRoy Collins as director of the Community Relations Service by a 53 to 8 vote. Sen Thurmond denounced Collins as a segregationist and accused him of inflammatory rhetoric against the South, recalling his 1950s governorship.
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Washington
Senate
Strom Thurmond
D-S.c
Florida
LeRoy Collins
Thurmond
Collins
Columbia
S.C
Early South Carolina rice and indigo farming for sale
South Carolina led in planting rice and indigo for sale, marking the state as an early producer. The note highlights agricultural activity and the commercial cultivation of these crops.
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South Carolina
Edward C Hurst 61 died in Middletown Hospital
Edward Cochran Hurst 61 of 222 Park Street died at 12 15 a m today at Middletown Hospital where he had been a patient since May 30 He was born in Paris Kentucky and had lived in Middletown 15 years A retired painter he is survived by his wife June and two sisters Mrs Amelia Wright of Paris Kentucky and Mrs Gladys Smith of Columbus Indiana Services will be held at 2 p m tomorrow at the Hinton Turner Funeral Home in Paris Kentucky with burial in Paris Cemetery Arrangements are by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home
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Edward Cochran Hurst
Park St
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Hurst
Paris
Middletown
June
Amelia Wright
Gladys Smith
Columbus
Ind
Hinton - Turner Funeral
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Services held for Mrs Sarah Margaret Thomas 61
Mrs. Sarah Margaret Thomas 61 formerly of Middletown died July 16 in Covington Kentucky. Services were yesterday at John Middledorf & Sons Funeral Home Covington followed by burial at Woodside Cemetery. Survived by a daughter Mrs. Robert Henson of Covington four sisters Mrs Bryan Thur Erskine Mrs Rollie Holler and Mrs William Beckett all of Kentucky a brother Lee Rolph of Kentucky eight grandchildren and a great grandchild.
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Sarah Margaret Thomas
Middletown
John Middledorf & Sons
Covington
Woodside
Thomas
S. Dixie Highway
Robert Henson
Bryan Thur- Erskine
Rollie Holler
William Beckett
Kentucky
Lee Rolph
Services for Marvin Wells Held in Winchester Ky
Marvin Ray Wells 32 formerly of Middletown died Saturday in Lexington Ky from injuries in an auto accident. Services and burial were yesterday in Winchester with Scoobie Funeral Home handling arrangements. He was born in Middletown and attended local schools. Survivors include his wife a son a daughter and his parents Mr and Mrs Willis Wells of Winchester.
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Marvin Ray Wells
Middletown
Winchester
Scobee Funeral Home
Mr. Wells
Lexington
Willis Wells
Mrs Katherine Wetzel Obituary Notice
Katherine F E Wetzel 73 of Deersville formerly of Lebanon passed away. Services to be announced by Lebanon area funeral home. She was a longtime resident known for community involvement and family ties in the Lebanon region.
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Lebanon
Katherine Fef. Wetzel
Deersville
Infant Chitwood's Baptism and Local Obituary Notices
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Ray Chitwood 121 Webster Ave listed among service notices. Requiem High Mass at 10 903 m tomorrow for S Hillman 65 Pleas ant Ave. at Sacred Heart Church. Other obituaries note Martin C Messner 57 Har mon Ave services today Colligan. Cleophas Becker 81 Eaton Ave services incomplete. Mrs Kathryn McVicker 81 Darrtown services 2 30 p m tomorrow Webb. Ora T Smoots 60 Oxford services 10 a m Thursday Marshall Smith. A W Seevers 87 233 Main and Mrs Clara Walsh 88 Campbell Ave Requiem High Mass 8 45 a m tomorrow St Stephens Church. Stanley M Newhbrander 63 Steubenville formerly Hamilton services tomorrow Steubenville.
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Ray Chitwood
Webster Ave
Brown - Dawson
S. Hillman
Pleasant Ave
Sacred Heart Church
Martin C. Messner
Harmon Ave
Colligan
Cleophas Becker
Eaton Ave
Kathryn McVicker
Darrtown
Webb
Ora T. Smoots
Oxford
Marshall . Smith
A. W. Seevers
Clara Walsh
Campbell Ave
St Stephen's Church
Stanley M. Newhbrander
Steubenville
Hamilton
Notable Deaths Across Several States Spark mourning
NEW YORK AP Harry J Prankard II 61 partner in Lord Abbott Co died Sunday native of Troy NY ST PAUL Minn AP Elec ta Potter Marry may be one of last surviving Minnesota Territory born 1854 died Sunday age 109 born Eyota Minn HEMPSTEAD NY AP Abraham Swedlin 63 former president Toy Manufacturers US died Sunday once vice president Gund Manufacturing Co Brooklyn WESTERLY R I AP Eleanor J Reilly 82 former superintendent of nurses City Hospital Indianapolis and Randalls Island Hospital New York died Monday
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New York
Harry J. Prankard II
Wall Street
Lord, Abbott and Co
Troy
ST. Paul
Minn
Electa Potter
Minnesota
Eyota
Hempstead
N.Y
Abraham Swedlin
Toy Manufacturers of
Us.a
Gund Manufacturing Co
Brooklyn
Westerly
Eleanor J. Reilly
City Hospital
Indianapolis
Ind
Randalls Island Hospital
Polio Cases Unreported Three Months In Ohio
Columbus Ohio AP reports it has been three months since a polio case was reported in Ohio Two cases involve boys under age five both reported in April with last one on April 20 State Health Department notes a general decline since 1952 when 3533 cases were recorded and six were reported last year
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
State Health Department
Reunion Death Casts Shadow Across Family
Mrs Marie Barclay died yesterday in Hawthorne California. Her sister Mrs Urban Dineen travels to California unaware of the death. Survived by husband George three sons and three daughters. Services and burial in Hawthorne a Requiem High Mass Thursday.
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Urban Dineen
Oxford Ave
California
Marie Barclay
Hawthorne
Calif
Robert Puthoff
Middletown
Dineen
White ballet troupe entertains Harlem crowd
In East Harlem Plaza an all white ballet troupe performed before about 1,500 Negroes and Puerto Ricans. Police had urged cancellation but plaza officials assured no violence. The program drew warm applause despite tensions near Harlem disturbances.
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New York
East Harlem Plaza
Harlem
Skunk Conflict Sparks Local Dispute in Liberal
In Liberal police stopped a car repeatedly circling a block. The driver, who said he broke up with his girlfriend, pleaded to keep his pet skunk Little Flower, but she refused. Police advised him to surrender the animal or seek court action.
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Leeral
Kan
Liberal
Little Flower
Court actions punish multiple traffic and restraint violations
Earl Bowman at 15 S Rivers charged with muffler fault fined 10 dollars plus costs. A speeding violator paid 17.50. Bonds forfeited by Ronald Pierce 18 of 118 E Fifth St for failure to register John Edwards 23 of Dayton for failure to yield and Fred Smith 22 of 208 Locust St for muffler violation.
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Earl Bowman
Ronald Pierce
E. Fifth St
John Edwards
Dayton
Fred Smith
Locust St
Motorist Cited After Collision at 6th and Minnesota
Vivian Washington of 910 &h ive was cited for failure to yield after her car reportedly struck a vehicle driven by Burnell Meeks Crawford Sr at 6th and Minnesota yesterday at 4 05 PM. Police set total damage at 200 dollars.
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Vivian Washington
910 &Hive
Burnell Meeks
Crawford Sr
Minnesota
Community Resources Annual Banquet Held
The thirteenth Community Resources Workshop evaluation luncheon was held yesterday at Manchester Motor Inn with 100 attendees including workshop members, local school staff, Miami University representatives, and Industrial Council members. Speakers included Elizabeth Trueblood and James McManus, while Arnold Bowden and Webb assisted as workshop directors. twenty teachers attended, with eighteen receiving Miami University scholarship aid funded by area industries through the Industrial Council.
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Manchester Motor Inn
Worshop Mem
Miami University
The
Industrial Council
Police Briefs Arrests At City Lot Late Night
Police arrested a man at the Country Kitchen lot yesterday at 10 10 p m on a charge of anti noise He was released on 50 bond Robert Davis 25 of 2112 Brentwood Sr was arrested yesterday by city police on a charge of disorderly conduct
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Robert Davis
Brentwood Sr
Theft reported of sunglasses from Vernon McKinney's car
Vernon McKinney of 17721 Fiesta Way reported the theft of a pair of sunglasses valued at 37 dollars from his auto parked on Crawford Street yesterday.
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Vernon McKinney
Fiesta Way
Crawford Street
Teen charged with letting unlicensed driver operate car
David Lynn Pennington, 17, of 12 Burton Road, was arrested by police at 3:40 a.m. on a charge of permitting an unlicensed driver to operate his auto. He was held for juvenile officers and then released to his parents.
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David Lynn Pennington
Burton Road
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18Th Ave
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Jordan Memorial Chapel
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Lebanon Cemetery
Memorial Home
Edward C. Hurst
Sarah Thomas
Marvin Wells
Katherine Wetzel
Jack B. Nimble
Parents’ Magazine
Thuredey
Stevens Ave
Belvedere
Middletonian
Sisters
Franklin
J. T Riley
Franklin Municipal Court
Bernie Collier
Manchester Road
Collier
Donna Sweinsberger
Tibball St
Cincinnati - Dayton Road
U.S.A
Middletown Paint & Glass
Central Ave
Dodds Monuments
Ony Poe Errek
Raber! Kontnier, Mgr
Pratt
McCoy Leffler
Sutphin
Woodlawn
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