Second Candidate Enters Owens Bid For School Board
Dr. William J. Owens announces candidacy to succeed himself on the Middletown Board of Education becoming the second entrant after Joseph Woodruff. Owens, a radiologist and former hospital radiology chief, has served since 1957 and is active in school planning groups and local committees. His wife Betty is a dermatologist. the Owens children attend Monroe Elementary. Term expirations loom for Woodruff and Don Reichelderfer with no decision yet from Reichelderfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Owens
Board of Education
Joseph Woodruff
Owens
Middletown-Hamilton Road
Charles J. Reuthe
Ool
Middletown Hospital
University of Michigan Hospital
Betty
U. C
William
Jane
Kathryn
Monroe Elementary
Woodruff
Dr. Owens
Don Reichelderfer
Reichelderfer
February Building Permits Jump in Middletown
Building permit valuations in Middletown rose to 527 212 in February from 194 960 in February 1958. Frank Ludewig, inspector, reported 47 permits issued in February including 10 single family dwellings and one two family dwelling. The Meadowlawn Church of God project led with 100 000 valuation, followed by Aeronca Manufacturing for a 75 000 foundation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Frank Ludewig
Ludwig
Meadowlawn Church of God
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Germantown Road
Franklin Police Probe Stabbing Of Woman
Franklin police investigate an Friday night stabbing of 21 year old Janet Taylor at 735 Clark St. The attacker described as a 50 year old white man about 5 ft 10 in, 160 pounds with dark skin and heavy beard wore a brown coat and cap. She was hospitalized. Detective staff assisted.
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Franklin
Janet Taylor
Clark St
Frank Harbach
Har‘bach
Harbach
John Flinspach
Raymond Young
Ottis Frank
Three Middletown Students Shine in Practice Congress
Three Middletown High pupils scored 11 points each as representatives in a St Josephs High School practice student congress. The event preps for the Western Ohio NFL district championships at Capital University in Columbus next weekend, with 14 students advancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High
St. Joseph's High School
Dayton
National Forensic League
Ohio
Drew Selvar
Brian Lennie
Marcia Aronoff
Burt McClure
Ronald Lawrence
Mike Finley
Miss Aronoff
Senate
Bob Baker
Judy Geckeler
John Akerman
Mardie Crow
Bonnie Cox
Nick Panwl
Rodney Jones
Capital University
Columbus
Talks Continue For Ohio Bell Labor Contract
Negotiations stretched into Saturday night between Ohio Bell Telephone Co and the Communications Workers of America as the existing contract expired at midnight. The union, representing 17,000 Ohio Bell workers, gave no comment on extension or day-to-day operations, and there were no signs of a strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Communications Workers of America
Ohio Bell
Drummer Boy Joins Teen-Age Ohio Fame Hall
John Lincoln Clem, famed Civil War drummer boy known as Johnny Shiloh, joins Ohio’s Teen-age Hall of Fame. Born in Newark, he enlisted at nine and rose to major general, becoming the youngest in the combined armies. Dedication ceremonies are planned for spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, Ohio
John Lincoln Clem
Ohio
Newark
Enlis
Shiloh
Clem
James A. Rhodes
Johnny Shiloh
Hall of Fame
Obituary: Wilbur H. Ammerman 70 Germantown
Wilbur H. Ammerman 70 of 132 E Gundle St Germantown died at 4 30 a m Saturday after ill health since August He worked in Frigidaire service dept until retiring in 1956 He was a member of Germantown Lutheran Church Germantown Lodge F A M and Scottish Rite in Dayton Survived by wife Sarah two sons William Germantown Loraine Dayton two daughters Mildred Selby and Mary Briggs Germantown one brother Walter Eaton two sisters Nell Potts and Deborah Ammerman Eaton and one grandchild Private services set for 2 p m Tuesday at Arpo Funeral Home burial Germantown Cemetery no visitations
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Germantown
Wilbur H. Ammerman
E. Gundle St
Ammerman
Eaton
Service Department
Frigidaire
Germantown Lutheran Church
Germantown Lodge
F&am
Scottish Rite
Dayton
Sarah
William
Loraine
Mildred Selby
Mary Briggs
Walter Ammerman
Nell Potts
Deborah Ammerman
Arpo Funeral
Paul Bressler
Obituary of Ralph Elwood of Bowling Green Ohio
Ralph Elwood 67 of 45 Church Street Bowling Green Ohio died at 3 45 am Saturday in a Bowling Green hospital after two days admission for a heart condition He was an auto motive supply salesman in north western Ohio for 45 years Surviving are his wife Mary Sims Elwood and a brother Harry Elwood Jr of Bowling Green Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Dr Russell Galloway officiating Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Elwood
Church St
Bowling Green
Ohio
Middletown
Elwood
Mary Sims Elwood
Harry Elwood Jr
McCoy-Leffler
Russell Galloway
Woodside Cemetery
Patrick Henry Secures License After Six Weeks Legal Study
Patrick Henry, noted American statesman, receives a legal license after completing only six weeks of study. The rapid credential highlights his early foray into law and public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
American Statesman
Gas Fumes Cause Hamilton Man's Death
Frazier McGhee fifty eight found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning at his Hamilton home. Coroner Dr. Garret Boone ruled the death accidental, saying a gas stove vent was improperly attached in the bedroom. McGhee, a Hamilton Foundry employee, died in his sleep and his body was slated for Hazard Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Frazier McGhee
Heaton St
Garret Boone
Butler County
McGhee
Burns Sear Patrolman In Franklin Furnace Accident
Ottis Frank a 23 year old Franklin patrolman was injured in a furnace explosion at noon yesterday. He suffered burns to his face hands legs and ankle while attempting to start a fire with kerosene in the coal furnace. Mrs Frank said a backfire blew coal into him and he managed to extinguish the flames and douse the basement blaze with a garden hose before being rushed to Middletown Hospital by ambulance.
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Franklin
Ottis Frank
Middletown Hospital
Frank
Clark St
Playwright Anderson Dies At 70 In Stamford Conn
Pulitzer winner Max well Anderson died at 70 after a stroke at his Stamford home. He had been partially paralyzed since the stroke and died at Stamford Hospital. Born December 15, 1888 in Atlantic City, he authored more than 30 plays including Both Your Houses What Price Glory Barefoot in Athens High Tor and Key Largo. He was survived by his widow and three sons.
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Stamford, Conn
Maxwell Anderson
America
Stamford Hospital
Anderson
Laurence Stallings
High Tor
Key Largo
Athens
Russia
Atlantic
Nicknames Hoodlums Trademarks Call Me Mister
Underworld figures favor nicknames as their mark with examples from Senate hearings. Sam Munt earned Golf Bag for packing a gun in a golf bag, while Anthony Corallo was known as Tony Ducks for slipping away from police. Guards recall Cockeye Dunn’s electrocution and Bottles Capone for beer contests.
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Washington
Bottles Capone
Underworld
Senate Labor
Management Committee
Sam
Golf Bag
Munt
New York
Anthony
Tony Ducks
Corallo
Rony Ducks
Harry
Little Gangy
Davidoff
Henry
Muggsy) Gaster
Cockeye
Two Middleton Residents Arrested After Crashes Here
Norris L. Walters of Sill Navaho and Henry Allen of 1712 Sycamore Street faced charges after separate crashes on Grand Avenue and Walnut Street. Don Gayhart of 1000 Jackson Lane was treated for injuries from a rear collision with Walters’ taxi. A third incident at 1621 Sycamore involved Allen driving west in an alley, hitting a fence and pole. Damages totaled about $200 to Walters vehicle and $100 to others. Another mishap at Columbia Avenue and Grimes Street involved David Smith and a parked truck, totaling $125 in damage.
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Norris L. Walters
Sill Navaho St
Grand Avenue
Highland Street
Don Gayhart
Jackson la
Gayhart
Wan
Walters
Henry Allen
Sycamore Sr
Allen
Walnut Street
Sycamore
Sycamore St
David Smith
Glencoe Ave
Herbert Roy
Columbia Ave
Columbia Avenue
Grimes Street
Elizabeth Taylor Rents Ranch Near Las Vegas
Elizabeth Taylor plans to live on a nearby ranch while Eddie Fisher performs at the Tropicana in April. Don Hazeltine said Taylor leased his Hidden Well Ranch in Paras Valley, about five miles from the Tropicana where Fisher opens April 1. Fisher has just been divorced by Debbie Reynolds. Reynolds testified Fisher showed interest in another woman but did not name Miss Taylor.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Fisher
Tropicana Hotel
Don Hazeltine
Paras
Valley
Tropicana
Fisher
Debbie Reynolds
Miss Taylor
Hamilton Man Dies Of Burns
Wes Mc Fadden, 42, of Caldwell Street Williamsdale, died at Mercy Hospital of extensive burns from an incident on November 17. Coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone says third degree burns covered the upper body when his shirt caught fire from a hot plate. Death is investigated by the sheriff and coroner. McFadden worked for American Materials Corp. New Miami.
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Hamilton
Wes McFadden
Caldwell Street
Williamsdale
Mercy Hospital
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
McFadden
American Materials Corp
New Miami
Two Injured in Ohio 48 Crash Near Lebanon
Two Cincinnatians were taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton after injuries in a two car crash on Ohio 48 four miles north of Lebanon at 2 49 p m yesterday Injured were Frank Louis with left shoulder contusions and Eileen Louis 55 of the same address with rib contusions State patrolmen said Louis driving north attempted to pass a car in front of him driven by Elizabeth Woods 20 Cincinnati as she started to pass another auto in front of her
Satellite aims for polar orbit to scan the earth
Discoverer 1 may stay in orbit two weeks with an oval path that brings it within 600 miles of earth at closest point and as far as 49 miles out. The first satellite designed to fly due south would be visible worldwide and pave the way for TV cameras in polar orbit to survey every square mile.
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Earth
Antarctic
Discoverer I launches and other satellite milestones
Discoverer I weighed 1 300 pounds and became the second largest satellite launched by the United States. An Atlas mission on December 18 carried Eisenhower goodwill message gear over 8 700 pounds. Explorer I and IV, two Vanguards, and Sputnik III remain in orbit. Air Force will not recover Discoverer I parts while Hawaii planes practice net recoveries for future capsules.
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Eisenhower
Atlas
Pacific
Thieves Enter Church Steal From Poor Box
Police report theft at St Peter Claver Catholic Church 810 8th Ave. with losses from 25 to 35 dollars. A separate report states Jean 15 is missing from Billy Mercif 1338 Wodlawn Ave.
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St. Peter Claver Catholic
8Th Ave
Billy Mercif
Wodlawn Ave
Jean
Workman Breaks Heel In Industrial Accident
Sullivan Wolford, 56, of 120 Teles Shart Street, is hospitalized after a fall from a mold platform at Armco Middletown Works No 1 Open Hearth. He fractured his left heel while cleaning the platform with a steam hose and was treated by Armco physician Dr. Jack Harris before admission.
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Wolford Sullivan
Teles Shart St
Middletown Hospital
Armco
Middletown Works
Sullivan
Jack Harris
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Barney) Baker
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