Navy Vet Fatally Struck By Train Near Oneida Crossing
Millard Farler a 24 year old Navy veteran from Oneida was found dead beside the railroad tracks at Oneka Street crossing. Coroner Dr. Boone ruled the death accidental from skull fracture and body bruises after he left a cafe at 1 am to head home. Farler planned to rejoin the Navy August 3 at Great Lakes and had been employed at Frigidaire Dayton since 1946. He left his brother Elmer and six sisters and parents in Hazard Kentucky. Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
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Oneida
Oneka St
Millard ‘Cotton” Farler
Omaha St
Garrett J. Boone
Butler County
Ferrer
Yankee Ro
A.m
John Puckett
Alvin Ballard
Farrer
Plant I
Frigidaire
Dayton
Elmer
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
William Farler
Hazard
Delores Hamilton
LeSourdsville
Nora Caudill
Oma Mae
Mary Lee
Mallie Farler
Perry County
Julia Fay Willis, Jr
Berea
Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home
Death in car wreck near Camden College Corner Road
Paul Wayne Morrow 28 was found dead beneath his wrecked car at Camden College Corner Road near Ohio 77 at 9 a.m. Sunday. He lived in Eaton Route 3 and had been staying in Richmond where he worked. The crash occurred after midnight, and Coroner Dr. Gene V. Flory ruled death from a skull injury.
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Eaton
Camden College Corner Rd
Ohio 77
Paul Wayne Morrow
Eaton Route 3
Richmond
Gene V. Flory
Preble County
Morrow
Blood Donor Quota Met by Red Cross in Middletown
Middletown Red Cross chapter announces that the 133 pint August quota is filled as pledges and cards reach enough. The Cincinnati bloodmobile will visit Middletown 11 times yearly to collect blood for defense. More quotas follow. those pledged but not yet contacted will be included on the next visit. The Red Cross urges continued donor signups at 34648.
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Middletown
Veteran World War II worker found dead. funeral set
Fracture about six hours before his body was found. Morrow, a veteran of World War II, was employed at the Wayne Works in Richmond. He leaves his father Ralph, a sister Mrs. Audrey Moore, and two brothers Stanley and Carl. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Barnes Funeral Home. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery.
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Morrow
Wayne Works
Richmond
Ralph
Eaton
Audrey Moore
Stanley
Carl
Route 3
Barnes Funeral Home
Mound Hill Cemetery
Patrolman Lester Keeler Dies of Heart Attack in Middletown
Middletown Police Patrolman Lester Keeler 46 died at 8:25 am after a heart attack. He served 17 years, known for helping children near Central Ave Gardield St crossing and for gifts at Christmas. Survived by wife Louella and brother Earl. funeral arranged at Riggs Funeral Home.
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Lester Keeler
Middletown
Lester
Les” Keeler
Sherman Ave
Keeler
Officer Keeler
Central Ave.Garfield St
Anna Dearth Keeler
Joseph Blackmore
Blackmore
Brown's Run Horse Show draws 500 fans
About 500 spectators attended the third annual Brown's Run Horse Show held yesterday at the Brown's Run stables on Thomas Rd. The Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event with the Butler County Rodeo and Saddle Horse associations. Twenty classes offered ribbons for the top five in each. First prize winners included Dick Yleton in Western Stock Horses, Carl McDonald in Pony Class, Eddie McDonald in Western Pickup and Horsemanship under 18, Harry Geckler in Kentucky Walkers, Sara Jo Ames in Pleasure, and others across numerous divisions.
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Brown's Run
Thomas Rd
The
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Butler County Rodeo Association
Butler County Saddle Horse Association
Western Stock
Dick Yleton
Carl McDonald
Western Pickup
Eddie McDonald
Kentucky Walkers
Harry Geckler
Sara Jo Ames
Paula Riley
Mary Lou Barr
Azel Ames
Lee Allen
Charles Logsdon
Ben Locke
Bob Davis
Charles Logdon
Harry Denlinger
Tennessee
Oscar Hayes
Joe Gillespie
Ralph Whitehead
Gordon Smith
Twenty-One Drown in Eastern Canada Over Weekend
Twenty-one persons drowned across eastern Canada over the weekend. Five youths were killed when a small hand operated ferry capsized yesterday near Edmundston New Brunswick. Drownings also occurred in Quebec Ontario and Newfoundland. counts were nine, six and one respectively.
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Edmundston
N. B
Canada
Quebec
Ontario
Newfoundland
Tax Deadline Near in Butler County Office Note
The Butler County Tax Office warns of an impending deadline with payments flowing steadily at the Middletown City Building. Deputy treasurer Carl Wedekind says a rush is expected tomorrow and penalties will apply to overdue tax bills afterward.
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Butler County Tax Office
Middletown
Carl Wedekind
Wedekind
At The Movies Night Lineup
Paramount shows Strangers On A Train Monday and Tuesday at 1 25 3 30 5 40 7 45 and 9 45 p m Strands Time Of Their Lives at 2 40 5 35 8 30 p m Sugar Foot at 1 15 4 10 7 05 and 10 05 p m Colonial presents Comin Around The Mountain at 2 00 4 00 6 00 7 50 and 9 40 p m
Nickelodeons Early Theaters Charge Five Cents
Early motion picture theaters were known as nickelodeons because the admission price was five cents, reflecting a simple, affordable entertainment model that drew urban audiences into public screening spaces.
Push Hurts Swimmer At Chautauqua Pool
Roger Oswald twenty four of Franklin was treated at Middletown Hospital for head and spine injuries and muscle sprains after being pushed into the Chautauqua pool yesterday and released.
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Roger Oswald
East Sixth St
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Oswald
Chautauqua
Students to take Selective Service tests next year
Washington AP reports Brig. Gen. Louis H. Renfrow, acting director of Selective Service, said students who began college this summer and missed the current aptitude tests will likely have a chance to take the tests early next year.
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Washington
Selective Service
Louis H. Renfrow
Donor Named for 28 Years AAAS Award Founder
SCARSDALE N Y AP Newcomb Cleveland advertising agency executive who died yesterday was the anonymous donor for 28 years of the annual $1,000 award given by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Scarsdale
N. Y
Newcomb Cleveland
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Armco Reports Six Month Earnings Rise Despite Higher Taxes
Armco Steel Corporation announced six month net earnings of 20.6 million dollars after taxes, or 3.93 per common share on 5.21 million shares. Earnings before taxes reached 52.58 million, with taxes up from 16.34 million a year earlier, while June quarter net was 10.20 million or 1.95 per share. A 0.75 dollar dividend will be paid September 8 to shareholders of record August 9.
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Armco Steel Corporation
Charles R. Hook
Armco
Hook
Grocery bag treasure in Dayton stamps worth up to 500 found
In Dayton a shopper allegedly slipped a stamp packet valued at 300 to 500 into a grocery bag. Mrs. Mildred Soendlin, a Dayton supermarket checkout clerk, reported the incident to police amid a scramble to glimpse inside sacks.
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Dayton
Mildred Soendlin
Weather improves with clouds and warm temps ahead
A cloudy sky and higher temperatures without rain are forecast for tomorrow. The weatherman notes a continued rise in temperatures through Wednesday after a week with no rain. Yesterday’s high reached 96 and the low 70. Barometer read 86 at 10:30 this morning.
Congress Urged to Ease Beer Tax Hike by CIO
The CIO Brewery Workers urged Congress to slow a House backed 7.2 billion dollar tax increase, warning that higher beverage taxes could revive prohibition era ills. Union President Karl Feller told the Senate Finance Committee that intensified taxes invite bootleggers racketeers and speakeasies and their evils.
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Washington
CIO
Congress
Karl F. Feller
Senate Finance Committee
Feller
Lookout Tower Air Delivered by Parachute
U S Forest Service delivered a lookout tower by parachute for Bear Mountain in the Selway Wilderness area 54 air miles southwest of Missoula Montana The operation dropped over 130 timbers up to 20 feet long totaling 9200 pounds in three DC-3 drops marking a first in the service growing aerial program.
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Missoula
Mont
U. S. Forest Service
Bear Mountain
Here
Selway
Forest Service
Sack Mistakenly Used as Wrong Container in Unreported Incident
A sack was misused in an unspecified incident with no reports indicating who looked into the correct sack. No further details are provided about the scene, persons involved, or outcomes.
Reflections Dear Dad Mom and Sis
A soldier in Korea recounts a troubled bond with a belligerent fellow named Tom Karl. He recalls Sunday School guilt, harsh words, and a moment of shared prayer that reveals hurt and hope. The narrator urges kindness and ends with a plea to his father to stay kind.
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Dad
Mom
Sis
Tom
Korea
Tom Karl
Sissy
Karl
John
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Patrolmar Keeler
Elks Lodge
Order of Eagles
Order of Police Lodge
Elks’ Bowling League
Louella Thinnes Keeler
Earl of Dayton
Riggs Funeral Home
Hauselman
Hauselman Transportation Co
Park ST
Aero-Mayflower Transit Co
Dick Yelton
Brown's Run Riding Club
Yelton
Pretty Paula Riley
Willkie
Miss Riley
Bill Weith
Brown’s Run Horse Show
Paramount
Tilsop
Comolethe
Central Ave
Ohio
Afl-Ohio Drivers Council
Ohio Trucking Employers’ Bureau
William C. Welsh
Drivers Council
Cleveland
Cincinnati Teamster
George P. Starling
Teamster
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Steel Terminals, Inc
Maxwell Company
Middle
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AFL Teamster
AFL
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Stavnce
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
John Baker
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