Concrete Slab Traps Worker In Sewer Trench Accident
A 23 year old worker, Fox of Charles F McCurdy Construction Co, was pinned by a six by three foot concrete slab weighing over a ton in a Manchester Avenue Franklin Street trench during a sewer project. He was freed after about ten minutes and is in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital. A bone specialist and multiple emergency crews attended the scene.
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Middletown
Franklin
Manchester Avenue
Franklin Street
Fox
Charles F. McCurdy Construction Co
Bulls Run
Manchester- Franklin
Trenton Bridge To Close For 30 Days
The Trenton bridge east of Trenton on Oxford State Road will close for 30 days starting Monday to replace its floor at about 18000 dollars. Bridge engineers plan 10 hour days six days a week to speed completion and reduce motorist inconvenience. Traffic will reroute via Ohio 4 through Hamilton, with about 7400 vehicles daily.
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Trenton
Oxford State Road
Dewey Ackerman
Division 8
Ackerman
Ben Stokes
Highway Department
Ohio 4
Hamilton
Stokes
Red Cross Checks on Local Sailor in Carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt
Middletown Red Cross officials study the safety of Seaman Earl Bailey reported missing from the bomber carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt after a pump explosion killed two and injured twenty nine. Crew members rescued others suffering heat exhaustion while searches continued. Theodore Triff relayed his brother James Triff, aboard the Stony Point, was unharmed in a separate collision.
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Middletown
Red Cross
Henry Bailey
Wayne Ave
Earl Bailey
Bailey
Theodore Triff
Franklin
Stony Point
Triff
James
Formal Ribbon Snipping Opens Carmody Boulevard
The city and Miami Conservancy District dedicated Carmody Boulevard atop a levee along the Miami River. City officials and community leaders highlighted improved north entrance traffic flow, downtown congestion relief, and the boulevard's prestige as a civic asset.
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Carmody
Middletown
Miami Conservancy District
Miami River
City Commission
Francis Carmody
Joe Ayres
Middletown Safety Council
New Boulevard
Charles B. Stiles
Boys Apprehended After Abandoned Car Stolen
Middletown police recovered a 1952 model car in the East End last night and later arrested two teenage boys in connection with the case. William Cox reported the theft at 9:30 p.m. Det. Douglas Barrett and officers chased the suspects after spotting the car on Stanley Street and Easton Avenue. The youths were released and ordered to appear before juvenile authorities this afternoon.
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Middletown
East End
William Cox
Lawn Ave
Jack Barnes
Douglas Barrett
Clarence Bailey
Arnold Ferguson
Lloyd Brewer
Stanley Street
Easton Avenue
Car fire damages back seat on 1951 model in Trenton
A cigarette possibly caused a fire in the back seat of a 1951 car parked on Tytus Avenue. Firefighters from Station 4 stopped the blaze after the driver drove the car to the station. The car owner is Cortney Brewer of 325 Ohio Avenue. Earlier a separate fire on Clinton Street involved two old chairs with no damage. An ambulance crew transported Earl Helton to Middletown Hospital after stomach chest and arm pains.
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Tytus Avenue
Cortney Brewer
Ohio Ave
Trenton
Clinton St
Matanes
Tytus Ave
Earl Helton
Carlisle
Middletown Hospital
Riggs
Youth runs into street injuring child in Middletown incident
A four year old boy was slightly injured after running into a moving car in front of his home on 18th Avenue. Ronald Hooks was treated for a right leg injury while Grady Malcomb was identified as the driver, who was not held after the collision.
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Ronald Hooks
18Th Ave
Middletown
Grady Malcomb
Cincinnati
Eth Avenue
Malcomb
Farmers Vote To Continue Wheat Quotas
Farmers voted to keep federal marketing quotas for next year’s wheat crop. Unofficial tallies from 36 states show 143,333 for and 28,833 against, an 83.3 percent approval. The plan would set a 5 million acre allotment and support prices near 1.78 dollars per bushel if approved.
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Ovid
A. Martin
Washington
Agriculture Department
Circus Tigers Price Soar From 1000 to 3500
Inflation drives circus tiger prices up from 1000 to 3500 dollars per animal. The note cites rising costs and market forces affecting exhibitors and performers.
Old-Fashioned Days Set For September in Middletown
Middletown retailers plan a three day Old Fashioned Days for Sept 20 21 and 23 with a return to 1880s themes. Robert Bender and J Howard Smith lead the organizing group and sub committees will be named next week to plan stunts parades and entertainment.
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Middletown
Assn
Merchants’ Group
Robert Bender
J. Howard Smith
WLW
Bener
Seven Youths Register For YMCA Camp
Seven Middletown boys join the Dayton YMCA Camp Kern for its second camping period. More than 150 boys will attend the session opening Monday under camp director Byron Stone. Local registrants include Eugene Miller Dan Shern Kent Chalfin Charles Clevenger Carl Eisenmenger Kent Kentham and Andrew Granger. Activities feature outdoor living cook outs camp outs and a Little Miami River boat trip. Three two week periods follow July 8 July 22 and Aug 5 for ages 9 to 16.
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Middletown
Dayton
Kern
Eugene Miller
Warren Ave
Dan Shern
Kenwood Dr
Kent Chalfin
Charles Clevenger
Springboro Rd
Carl Eisenmenger
Park Ave
Kent Kentham
Superior Ave
Andrew Granger
McGee Ave
Byron Stone
Little Miami River
Armco Sued For $26,000 By Franklin Man
James McGuire of 825 South Ave Franklin sues Armco Steel Corp in Butler County Common Pleas Court for 26000 claiming injuries from a June 22 1956 accident at Armco Park. He cites head and chest injuries several fractured ribs and seeks 550 for lost wages 450 for medical bills and other damages.
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Hamilton
James McGuire
South Ave
Franklin
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Armco Steel Corp
Armco Park
McGuire
Power Tools Stolen From Trenton Residence
Glenn McDowell of 206 Brelsford Ave in Trenton reported to Butler County sheriff deputies the theft of power tools valued at 85 from his home. The items included an electric hand saw valued at 50 and an electric drill valued at 35.
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Hamilton
Glenn McDowell
Brelsford Ave
Trenton
Butler County
McDowell
Blythe Williams Post Elects Officers In Local Elections
Orville Williams was named commander of Blythe Williams American Legion Post during elections held last night. Clifford Smith was elected first vice commander, Percy Williams second vice commander, James Mitchell finance officer, Beniece Harris adjutant, Rudolph Looney sergeant-at-arms, and Joel Bailey Donald Jordan Grady White Richard Brown John Barnes to the executive board.
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Orville Williams
Blythe-Williams American Legion
Clifford Smith
Percy Williams
James Mitchell
Beniece Harris
Rudolph Looney
Joel Bailey
Donald Jordan
Grady White
Richard Brown
John Barnes
Bicycle Stolen Near Jefferson and Wells Roads
Norman Mathis of 519 Young Street reports a bicycle valued at 60 dollars was stolen yesterday from the vicinity of Jefferson and Wells Roads.
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Norman Mathis
Young St
Jefferson and
Wells Roads
Boy Throws Rock Cracks Man’s Windshield on Tytus Avenue
Donald Dier of 4000 Tytus Avenue reported to police that a rock hurled by a six or seven year old struck his car windshield while he drove along Tytus Avenue. The incident was reported yesterday and is under investigation.
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Donald Dier
Tytus Ave
Tytus Avenue
Hamilton Still Seized In Federal Raid
A Hamiltonian and a 50 gallon still were seized by Federal Alcohol Tax Unit agents and Hamilton police at 1098 S. 2nd St. James Nelson, 43, faces charges for operating an unregistered still and possessing untaxed liquor. Authorities destroyed 300 pounds of sugar, 22 gallons of whisky, 275 gallons of fermenting mash, and 300 pounds of ground corn found in a shed. The mash was vented into a chimney to remove fumes. the still was warm but not operational. This was the first raid here since two years ago when another still was demolished on N. B Street.
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Hamilton
N. B Street
Heat System Bid Approved For Maple Park School
The Board of Education in a special session approved Peck Hannaford and Briggs Co. of Cincinnati for a new heating system at Maple Park School. The bid, after cutting over $3,000 from the initial $69,490, totals 66 390 with 8.4 percent engineering fee and contingency funds. John Arpp Plumbing Co. bid 71 640 for the project as part of last fall’s remodeling and bond program.
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Board of Education
Peck,Hannaford and Briggs Co
Cincinnati
Maple Park School
Zeil & Associates
Peck, Hannaford and Briggs
Dow
Maple Park
John Arpp Plumbing Co
Child Injured by Rope In Accident at Home
Five year old Sherry Gallop daughter of Charles Gallop of Box 36 Gratis was admitted to Middletown Hospital yesterday with a right eye injury. She was struck by a rope while playing at home and is reported in satisfactory condition.
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Sherry Gallop
Charles Gallop
Box 36 Gratis
Middletown Hospital
Tin Dominates Bolivia Exports Since 19th Century
Bolivia now exports tin for about 76 percent of its shipments as the metal rose to prominence in the wake of silver decline in the 1870s, marking a shift in the nation's mineral economy.
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Bolivia
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