Miamisburg Man Dies In Butler County Traffic Crash
Virgil Dearth 21 of Miamisburg dies when his car on Ohio 73 four miles west of Trenton careens 1400 feet and overturns at 1 30 am. Two other youths are injured as the car’s passengers are treated at Middletown Hospital and Dearth’s body is sent to Gebhart Smith Funeral Home. Dr. Boone notes Butler County has 15 fatalities that year.
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Butler County
Ohio
Trenton
Virgil Dearth
E. Linden St
Miamisburg
Dearth
Garrett Boone
Butler
Middletown Hospital
Riley Lawson
Montgomery St
Dwight Moore
Ferry St
David Meredith
Rt. 2
Hammell
Ohio 73
Cottinger Road
McCoy-Leffler
Gebhart & Smith Funeral
Boone
Kids Dive Into Public Pools On First Day
Middletown opens 1954 pool season with Sunset Douglas Yankee inviting hundreds of youngsters to dive in. Officials report a large turnout, chaotic cash totals, and a smooth start despite a minor equipment hiccup. City pools set to offer a summer of carefree swimming.
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Middletown
Round City
Sunset
Douglas
Yankee
Man Robbed of Billfold on Mulberry Alley
Middletown man Chester Robinson 312 Curtis St. told police three youths about 18 years old robbed him of a billfold containing $10 at Mulberry Alley and Central Avenue last night. Officers Landon Webb Don Wallace and Alfred Back investigated at 10 15 p m. Robinson described the attackers as white and wearing white shirts. He was not injured.
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Middletown
Mulberry Alley
Central Avenue
Chester Robinson
Curtis St
Landon Webb
Don Wallace
Alfred Back
Robinson
Police arrest Harry Fannin on DWI charge
Police arrested Harry Fannin aged 22 at 501 Crawford St near Clinton Street and Central Avenue early today on a driving while intoxicated charge.
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Harry Fannin
Crawford St
Clinton Street
Central Avenue
Franklin Court Delays Highlight Non support Case
Franklin Municipal Court session stretched three hours with no cases heard as four defendants forfeited bond for failure to appear before Judge J. T. Riley. Robert E. Minge, 25, of Franklin, forfeited a $10 bond on a disorderly conduct charge. others faced yellow line violations with bonds ranging from $20 to $30 for Elbert Colbert Cincinnati, Charles Edison New Vienna, and Thomas Carter Dayton.
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Franklin
Franklin Municipal Court
J. T. Riley
Robert E. Minge
Elbert Colbert
Cincinnati
Charles Edison
New Vienna
Thomas Carter
Dayton
Union Loses Election At Mokry Tesmer Inc
The majority of Mokry Tesmer Inc workers voted against joining the International Association of Machinists in a National Labor Relations Board supervised election. Elwood Curtis represented the NLRB, with results announced by Paul Howard and Elliott Levey. The union had filed petitions two months earlier seeking representation.
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Mokry-Tesmer, Inc
National Labor Relations Board
International Association of Machinists
Elwood Curtis
NLRB
Paul Howard
Elliott Levey
Harold McGraw Elected to Head Knights of Pythias
Harold McGraw was elected chancellor commander of the Knights of Pythias. Officers elected include Charles Ingram as vice chancellor and George Vickers as prelate. Six candidates were inducted as Knights, with memorial plans announced for June 24 in a joint service with the Pythian Sisters.
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Harold McGraw
Knights of Pythias
Charles Ingram
George Vickers
Joe Dickson
Homer Jefferson
William Augsburger
Elmer Farrington
J. J. Fraley
James Ingram
Ray Watson
William Denham
James Brown
Pythian Sisters
Shopping Center Opponents Plan Meeting Monday
East End residents opposing the Richard Crow project on East Central Avenue will meet Monday night at Robert Sant’s home. They will verify petition signatures and present the petitions to the City Commission on Wednesday night.
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East End
Richard Crow
East Central Avenue
Robert Sant
Sant
City Commission
Two Fined In Court For Careless Driving
Two defendants appeared before Judge J T Lamb in Municipal Court and were each fined 100 dollars plus costs for careless driving. Fred Franklin 46 of 1306 Fairmont Ave had a May 9 arrest after a three car crash on Young Street. his drunken driving charge was reduced after officials said paraldehyde is not an intoxicant. Dickie Rutledge 45 of Jacksonburg Road was convicted of careless driving. Margaret Hatton 32 of 1219 Reynolds Ave was fined 300 dollars with 250 suspended for carrying a concealed weapon.
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J. T. Lamb
Fred Franklin
Fairmont Ave
Young Street
Dickie Rutledge
Jacksonburg Road
Hamilton Rt
Margaret Hatton
Reynolds Ave
Four Hurt In Car Crash On Four Mile Creek Road
Four people were injured, none seriously, when two cars collided on Four Mile Creek Road late yesterday. Miss Bernice Campbell 18 drove east and lost control skidding on gravel. The crash sent one car through a wooden fence into a brick dwelling. Injured were Bernice Campbell Lee Norman 22 Mrs Alice Everhart 27 and Leatha Sandlin 31. Campbell was charged with reckless driving and license missing. Norman faced charges for permitting an unlicensed driver. Arraignment planned in St. Clair Township magistrate court.
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Hamilton
Four Mile Creek
Bernice Campbell
East Ave
Lee Norman
Woodlawn Ave
Alice Everhardt
Park Ave
Leatha Sandlin
Gardner Rd
Miss Campbell
Richard Schultheiss
Norman
Lewis Bolser
St. Clair Township
Middletown Barbershoppers Take Third in International Contest
Middletown barbershop singers finished third at the SPEBSQSA international contest in Washington D C. Twenty six local members joined the chorus which earned the right to record for the annual SPEBSQSA. The Singing Capital chorus won first. Michigan City second. La Grande fourth. Toronto fifth. Canton Humdingers reached semi finals. Four-in-Chord Cleveland eliminated. five quartets advanced to the final round.
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Middletown
Washington D.C
Washington
Michigan City
Ind
la Grande
East York
Toronto
Canada
Spebsqsa
The
Humdingers
Georgia
Cleveland
Ohio
Franklin Fire Chief Injured in Ladder Fall
Edward Farmer assistant chief of the Franklin Fire Department suffered a back pain after a ladder fall while fighting a blaze at 127 East 2nd Street Franklin. He was treated at Middletown Hospital then dismissed. Farmer aged 55 lives at 521 South Canal Street Franklin.
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Edward Farmer
Franklin Fire Department
E. 2Nd St
Franklin
Middletown
Farmer
S. Canal St
Three Minor Crashes Reported In City
Police logged three minor accidents yesterday and today. Juanita Brewer 23 backed into a parked car owned by David Hruouseky 35 in the TV parking lot at 2 30 a m causing 75 dollars damage to Brewer’s car. Homer Rich 55 reported his parked truck hit by an unknown driver. no damage to the parked vehicle. James Childs 44 collided in front of 1315 Central Ave with Earl Brown 59 causing very minor damage.
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Juanita Brewer
Minnesota St
David Hruouseky
YMCA
Homer Rich
Logan Ave
Crawford St
James Childs
S. Main St
Earl Brown
Dickey Road
Central Ave
Obituary for Nannie Fitton of Hamilton
Mrs. Nannie Por ter Vaden Fitton, 61, of 5940 Head gates Rd, wife of Don W. Fitton, president of the first National Bank & Trust Co, died yesterday at Mercy Hospital. She served on the boards of the Hamilton YWCA and the Family Service of Butler County. Private services planned. memorial service at 4 p.m. Monday at First Methodist Church. Flowers requested to be omitted.
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Hamilton
Nannie Porter Vaden Fitton
Headgates Rd
Don W. Fitton
First National Bank & Trust Co
Mercy Hospital
Fitton
Hamilton Ywca
Family Service Organization
Butler County
First Methodist Church
Ludlow St
Theo
Fire crews remove leaky fridge at 905 8th Ave home
Firemen from Company 1 answered a still alarm at Tim Massey’s residence to remove a leaking refrigerator. No fire occurred. The report notes cockroaches have changed little since ancient times.
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Company 1
Tim Massey
8Th Ave
Warren Countians Injured In Crash Near Hamilton County
Miss Dorothy Baston 21 of Mason Route 1 and Charles Adams 19 of Kings Mills were injured when their car went off Columbia Road in Hamilton County. Baston suffered a skull injury and Adams a chest injury. both treated at Mercy Hospital. Adams was driving. they were en route to Streitmann Biscuit Co. work. A modern coal mine is not black but white from pulverized lime stone sprayed on the walls to reduce fire hazards.
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Dorothy Baston
Mason Rt. 1
Charles Adams
Kings Mills
Columbia Road
Hamilton County
Miss Baston
Adams
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
The
Streitmann Biscuit Co
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Phil Sams
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Sam McAdow Jr
Jack Sizer
Lew Seidner
Wayne Hidy
Charlotte Kramer
Ellen Heil
Lucy Pearson
Elizabeth Barnes
Art Baker
Ronald Hardeman
Paul Hunter
John Bryant
Bess Harb
Jack Wallace
Bill Cox
Denzil Ratliff
Bob Laundy
Dale Shockey
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Sportsmen’s Club
Chas. Kehrer
Lewis Drugs
Club House
Sportfolio
N. Clinton ST
General Electric
Reed-Klopp
Union
K.ofp
W. Bryan
Frank E. Sowards
Canton
Mrs
Nannie Fitton
Malachi
Bible School
W. F. Chappel
Lebanon
Evangelistic
R. C. Caudi
Jesus
First Church OF God
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