Take A Good Look Elusive bank robber sought in region
FBI specifies 29 year old Frank Lorenz Sprenz suspected of robbing a Hamilton bank of 25955 last Monday. He used a stolen 1955 auto from Heber Jones Inc and may have hidden in Middletown over the weekend before fleeing to Hamilton. Police urge sightings reports to Middletown police or the Cincinnati FBI office.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Hamilton Plaza
FBI
Frank Lprenz
Heber Jones, Inc
Verity Pkvy
Jones
Lorenz
First National Bank
Sprenz
Canton
Akron
Cincinnati
Garfield
Traffic and Revenue Jump On Ohio Turnpike
The Ohio Turnpike Commission reports February 1958 revenue at 1.188 million dollars, up 28 percent from February 1957. Vehicle count reached 628,000, a 20 percent rise from 522,762 the prior year.
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Cleveland
Ohio Turnpike
The
Turnpike Commission
Turnpike
First Grade Dean’s Honor Roll Names at Kemper Military School
Dick Frisbie son of Mr and Mrs Jack Frisbie 129 Orchard St and Don Stitt son of Mrs Dorothy B Stitt 2115 Brentwood St and Arthur B Stitt 511 Marshall Rd were named to the dean s scholastic honor roll for the second semester month at Kemper Military School Boonville Mo per Col F J Marton dean.
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Dick Frisbie
Jack Frisbie
Orchard St
Don Stitt
Dorothy B. Stitt
Brentwood St
Arthur B. Stitt
Marshall Rd
Kemper Military School
Boonville
F. J. Marton
City To Clear Zoning Of Shopping Center
A large crowd attended the Butler County Regional Safety Conference as Dr. Carl S Winters urged that safety is a community opportunity. Speaking at the Manchester Hotel before 528 Middletown and Hamilton officials, he said knowing is not enough and emphasized character, responsibility and unity in safety efforts.
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Butler County
Carl S. Winters
Dr. Winters
Manchester
Middletown
Hamilton
Oak Park
James H. Fluker
Division of Safety and Hygiene
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Middletown Safety Council
Winton Steller
Hamilton Safety Council
Russell Hicks
Industrial Commission
Laborer Held In Stabbing Case In Franklin
A 2 year-old laborer charged with two burglaries is held in connection with the stabbing of Janet Taylor 21 at her Franklin home Friday. William Ray Brogan 22 was picked up near a station on 6th Street and Canal. He allegedly broke into Purkey's Service Station on S Main Street and another station at 6th and Canal. Taylor could not positively identify Brogan who stood about 5 10 and 100 pounds with a dark complexion and heavy beard. Investigation continues.
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Harbach
Amanda Pupils Entertain PTO
Fourth and fifth graders entertained Amanda PTO members with songs and two skits The Extraordinary Egg and Poor Old Woman A science fair from 8 to 9 30 PM tomorrow in the auditorium will be presented by fourth fifth and sixth grades A covered dish honoring Amanda School athletes on April 3 in the school cafeteria An operetta Four Feathers Went at 730 PM on March 25 Explorer Scouts of Post 9 opened last night's meeting
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Amanda Pto
Amanda School
Explorer Scouts of
Post 9
STOPS Names Board Delegates at Columbus Meeting
Mise Evelyn Veidt Mise Char lene Price and Mrs Vera Mullins were named delegates to the advisory board meeting of STOPS, March 21 in Columbus, at a dinner by the local branch. Alternates named include Mrs Alice Highland and Mrs Missy Mull. The Colony speaker was Mrs Betty Smith national president.
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Mise Evelyn Veidt
Mise Charlene Price
Vera Mullins
Advisory Board of Stops
Columbus
Alice Highland
Missy Mull
Betty Smith
Police Briefs From Local Streets Report Thefts And DUI
Police responded to 704 Malvern St after Martha Lawson reported a possible home entry with an old 38 caliber revolver missing and no forced entry. A 1950 model car stolen from Bul Boyd’s address was recovered near 100 Smith Ave shortly after. Paul Adams Jr. reported a 7 model car with license BOOOMA stolen from in front of his home. Charles E Long was arrested for driving while intoxicated at Central Ave and Verity Parkway.
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Malvern St
Martha Lawson
Bul Boyd
South Ave
Ptl
Delman Whitt
Paul Frisby
Smith Ave
Paul Adams Jr
Charles E. Long
Park St
Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Germantown Police Recover Stolen Car From Roy Boggs
Germantown police recovered a vehicle stolen from Roy C. Boggs, 8778 Trenton-Franklin Rd, after a Wednesday incident. Officers reported the recovery followed an in‑city pursuit and returned the car to its owner.
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Germantown
Roy C. Boggs
Trenton
Franklin Rd
Schoolgirl killed crossing road near home
Joyce Louise Lykins seven, first grade, was struck by a car on Ohio 126 near Cincinnati Brookville Road as she crossed home from Morgan Township school. The driver, 26 year old Robert Scanga, said a second car stopped and the girl darted into traffic. She died at Mercy Hospital three hours later. Funeral arrangements are Brown Dawson Funeral Home. County death toll reaches five for the year.
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Hamilton
Morgan Township
Ohio
Joyce Louise Lykins
Charles Lykins
Cincinnati-Brookville Rd
Ruth Ann
Donald
Laddie Cornett
Soto
Troy Ave
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Scanga
Mercy Hospital
Sheriff's
Brown-Dawson Funeral Home
West Middletown Water Project Plans Authorized
Butler County Commissioners authorized Walson Watson Jr. & Associates to prepare a contract for all engineering services and plans for the proposed West Middletown water project. The contract will be reviewed by commissioners. Some 392 property owners representing 744 parcels signed petitions seeking recreation in the district. The project would be financed on a mortgage revenue basis.
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Butler County
Walson Watson Jr. & Associates
Crawfordsville
Ind
West Middletown
Watson
Waiter
Armco Man Dayton Speaker At Microstructure Series
The second of five talks on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steel starts at 7:30 tonight at the Dayton Engineers Club. Dr Robert F. Bon of Armco Steel Research Labs discusses the topic. Bon joined Armco in 1956 after a U S Army Ferrous Metals Chief tour and previously worked for Timken Beal-er Bearing Co. He graduated from Cincinnati University and Carnegie Institute of Technology.
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Dayton Engineers Club
Robert F. Bon
Armco Steel Corp. Research Laboratories
Dayton
American Society For Metals
Boni
Armco
U. S. Army
Ferrous Metals Research
Watertown Arsenal
Army
Bonina
Timken Bealer Bearing Co
Cincinnati University
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Five Alarm Fire Drills City Fire Crews
Firemen battled five alarms overnight and into morning with minor damage. A basement blaze at 1613 Lawn Ave damaged contents about 15 dollars, possibly started by children with matches. A city cruiser motor caught fire at Mth Avenue and S Main Street due to a short circuit, no damage listed. Additional calls included false alarms on Sherman Avenue and Moore Street, and street light wiring and rubbish fires with no damage.
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James Walters
Lawn Ave
Mth Avenue
S. Main Street
Sherman Avenue
Moore Street
Garfield Street
Michigan Avenue
Calumet Avenue
Short Circuit Blamed for Minor Franklin Fire
A short circuit in an iron cord caused a small blaze at the home of Steve Zulode on 4473 Dixie Highway. Firefighters said no damage occurred.
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Franklin
Steve Zulode
S. Dixie Hwy
Patched-up Sewer Main Passes Test in North Middletown
City reports newly repaired North Middletown sanitary sewer passed a water test to check for leaks. Repairs by Tony Viteli & Son covered about a quarter mile on Ohio Avenue replacing broken tiles. Viteli seeks $44,000 for July work. city withholds payment pending contract change approval.
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North Middletown
Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
Tony Viteli & Son
Detroit
Ohio Avenue
Vitelli
Boy Hit By Truck In Satisfactory Condition
In Springboro Wayne South six of Franklin Rt 1 was struck by a coal truck on Rt 73 as he darted across to join his brother awaiting the school bus. The driver Cole man C Bellamy 40 Jackson Ri 1 faced no arrests, state patrol said.
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Springboro
Middletown Hospital
Wayne South
Franklin Rt. 1
Rt. 73
State Patrol
Coleman C. Bellamy
Jackson Ri
Middletown Considers New Zoning for Shopping Center
City Commission to act tonight on a B-1-A zoning plan for Middletown Shopping Center requiring over 90 000 square feet and at least 12 acres. Also on agenda are civil defense participation and a $10 427 share for Ohio 122 interchange costs plus a bridge design contract and a zoning petition for a motel on N Verity Parkway.
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Middletown
Breiel Boulevard
Butler County Board of Commissioners
County
Civil Defense Corps
Ohio 122
Grand Avenue
Cincinnati - Dayton
Ohio Department of Highways
A. M. Kinney, Inc
Middetown
Carmody
Civitan speaker warns on politics and economy
Bill Johnston of Armco Steel told Civitan Club members that politicians sell a bill of goods often communistic or socialistic. He warned that communism abroad and domestic complacency threaten the economy and urged thrift, time and resource waste elimination, patriotism, and religious duties. A Civitan board meeting was announced for tomorrow at the home club.
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Bill Johnston
Civitan Club
Yes‘terday
Johnston
Armco Steel Corp
Manchester
Dale Dowrey
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Wa “ Oul
Frank Lawrence Sprenz
Riggs Funeral Home, Inc
Broad St
Bial
G. Walter Weber
First Baptist Church
Amanda
PTO
STOPS
W. Middletown
Short
Halpin, Inc
Toledo
Halpin
Civitan
Ationwide
Sam Redding
Dean & Barry
Dean & Barry Wede
Roy A. White CD
Central Ave
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