Three Die, Three Hurt In Butler County Auto Crashes
Three drivers arrested after a weekend of highway accidents that sent three people to Middletown Hospital. Richard Ritz, 39, of Franklin died after his car left Ohio 73 north of Middletown, plunging down a 20 foot embankment. Injured: Mrs. Walter Gard, Rex Lawson, and Richard Martin with various head injuries. Patrolmen cited two drivers for left of center and failing to stop, and fined another for driving without brakes. Funeral services for Ritz set for Wednesday at Robert Eaton Funeral Home.
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Middletown
Richard
Dick) Ritz
S. Main St
Franklin
Ohio 73
Here
Ritz
Mobry-Tesmer Co
Warren County
Butler County
Walter C. Gard
Hamilton
Rex Lawson
Raymond
Eli Saylor
Goldman Ave
Squire J. E. Jackson
Dale Combs
South Ave
Lawson
Manchester Road
Armco Park
Martin
Ohio 122
Blue Baill
Combs
Frieden J. Sanchagarin
Detroit
Mr. Ritz
Robert Eaton
Woodhill Cemetery
Zur
Origin of $40,000 Fire at Hamilton Still Unclear
A Hamilton blaze at the Sloneker Implement Co building on 6th and Rigdon streets damaged about 40 000 dollars with 22 000 in contents lost. Fire chief George Schlotterbeck said origin and cause remain undetermined after a three hour fight that drew eight of nine local companies. Firemen saved 35 Central Motors Co autos and trucks, while flames gutted the interior and part of the roof. A separate incident nearby caused additional property damage. Ten Middletown Red Cross members were capped as Grey Ladies at a Dayton VA hospital, with Mrs. Virtue Fishbaugh among new volunteers and Mrs. Frank Sample named council chairman.
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Hamilton
Sloneker Implement Coo
Arnold Welding Co
6Th and
Rigdon Streets
George Schlotterbeck
Central Motors Co
Sycamore St
Lawrence Jamison
Helen Jamison
6Th Street
Middletown Red Cross
Veterans Administration Hospital
Dayton
Virtue Fishbaugh
Marian Gard
Forrest Morrow
Robert Gade
Joseph Holton
Rudolph Marxen
MccKinley Forbes
Clara Pergram
Norman Trisler
Otis Grant
Frank Sample
Grey Ladies
Smaple
Oxford Youth Crash Victim
Marvin Weber 18 of near Oxford died from injuries after an auto crash near Whittomb Indiana. He and companion Mary Muskoff received minor injuries and were en route to Brookville. Weber was taken to Fort Hamilton then Christ Hospital where an autopsy will determine cause of death. Survived by parents Fred and [illegible] Weber and sister June.
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Oxford
Marvin Weber
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Whittomb
Ind
Weber
Mary Muskoff
Brookville
Fort Hamilton Hospital
McGuffey High School
Oxford Farm Service
Fred Weber
Nation Road
June
Smokey Ward In Car Crash On 1st Avenue and Moore Street
Luther Colum Ward radio entertainer known as Smokey Ward was involved in the citys only auto crash at 1st Avenue and Moore Street last night. Ward, driving a 1953 sedan, collided with Clarence Napier 33 of 417 Curtis Street in the intersection at 1025 p.m. Both vehicles sustained damage Ward's estimated loss is 250 dollars Napier's 150 dollars. Ward resides at 4500 Coles Road.
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Luther Columbus
Smokey) Ward
1St Avenue
Moore Street
Ward
Clarence Napier
Curtis St
Central Avenue
Central
Coles Rd
At The Movies Showings This Week Paramount and Strand
Paramount presents The Long Long Trailer at 3 10, 6 30 and 9 40 p m. Go Man Go at 1 45, 5 00 and 8 20 p m. Strand shows Francis Covers Big Town at 1 15, 4 15, 7 15 and 10 05 p m. Gunsmoke at 2 45, 5 45 and 8 45 p m.
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Francis
Big Town
Franklin man dies. services slated at local funeral home
Survived by wife Jean a son daughter Nancy Minge parents Mr and Mrs Lloyd Ritz Sr one brother Lloyd Ritz Jr city solicitor and two sisters Mrs Janet Shane and Mrs Lora Lee Rose all of Franklin and grandmother Mrs A V Earnhart of Middletown Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m
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Jean
Ste
Nancy Minge
Lloyd Ritz Sr
Lloyd Ritz Jr
City
Janet Shane
Lora Lee Rose
Franklin
A. V. Earnhart
Middletown
Thieves Loot Three Cars In Weekend Service Station Burglary
Police report thieves hit Pence's Service Station at 1710 Tytus Ave stealing oil alcohol and gear valued over 220. Intruders broke a furnace room window and overhead door lock before entering, then left with items in two cars, including a case of oil a case of alcohol gas caps and a tire iron. Additional auto thefts included a $100 package from a Broad Street resident and fender skirts hubcaps and mirrors stolen from two other cars.
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Pence
Tytus Ave
Ralph Bauer
Roy Crout
Howard Hill
N. Broad St
Earl Swain
Lopane Ave
Curtis Street
U S Eyes Small Airliftable Atomic Power Plant
The Defense Department seeks portable self contained atomic power plants for Arctic air bases. Each package includes a reactor and steam plant producing up to 1,500 kilowatts, using enriched uranium and annual fuel replacement. The Atomic Energy Commission invited private bids by March 20 for an experimental unit.
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Washington
Defense Department
U.S
Arctic
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Face At Window Scares Burglars At Lou's Place
Hamilton police report a burglar attempt at Lou's Place cafe run by Louis Phirrman at 5th and Vine. A passerby, Imerich Chuhak, saw a silhouette at 3:45 a.m. and alerted detectives Adrian Sticker and Roy Schantz. A forced door and burglary tools were found. only a framed $1 bill over the bar was missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Lou
Police Briefs Raise and Resolve Local Incidents
Charles Shoemaker found a red velvet purse at Wall Street and Central Avenue containing glasses a lighter and a compact. Frank Woolum 15 was bitten on the left ankle by a dog at 1100 Garfield St treated at Middletown Hospital and the dog owner ordered to keep the animal tied 14 days. Harry H Higdon 23 was arrested at Clinton Street and Central Avenue on driving while intoxicated charges. John Moore 53 of Cottage Lane Middletown Rt. 1 was arrested on a warrant for assault and battery after a yesterday altercation with his wife Florence Moore to be arraigned tonight.
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Charles Shoemaker
Central Ave
Wall Street
Central Avenue
Garfield St
Frank Woolum
Middletown Hospital
Harry H. Higdon
Pearl St
Clinton Street
Sheriff's Deputies
John Moore
Cottage Lane
Middletown
Rt. 1
Florence
Moore
Squire Lammie Bailey
Contractors Bids To Be Opened On City Streets
City Manager Howard H. Kramer announced today that bids for improvements on Aeronca and Shortie Streets and Stevens Avenue will be opened. The bids cover grading, storm and sanitary sewers, and water mains, authorized by a City Commission ordinance adopted last week.
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Aeronca
Shortie
Stevens Avenue
Howard H. Kramer
Money Offered For Bullet-Proof Glass in Congress
Rep Fallon Md received a 1.10 money order and a Denver wire from W. E. Puller promising to push legislation for safety glass and microphone amplifiers in the House and Senate galleries after a shooting by Puerto Rican demonstrators. Fallon intends to return the money.
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Baltimore
Fallon
D-Md
House
Senate
Washington
Denver
W. E. Puller
Burke Urges Tax Cuts To Boost Akron Business
Akron Ohio Senator Thomas A Burke urged lowering excise taxes and raising personal income tax exemptions to improve business conditions and stimulate economic activity.
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Akron
Ohio
Thomas A. Burke
Train Kills Five in Columbus Crossing Crash
Five people died early today when their car was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train at a street crossing in Columbus Ohio. Three women and two men were killed in the collision as emergency crews responded to the scene. The investigation focuses on the crossing and train signaling.
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Columbus
Ohio
Four More Enlist In Army And Air Force Service
Sgt Marvin R Hedrick local recruiting officer announced the enlistments of three men into the Army and one into the Air Force Sent to Fort Knox Kentucky for assignment were John E White Head 715 15th Ave Winfrey D Lewis 103 Burton Rd and Fleming R Blevins Somerville Rt 1 Harold L Hausman 1211 Main St Excelle was sent to Sampson Air Force Base New York The Army enlistees will serve three years The Air Force period is four years
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S. Sgt
Marvin R. Hedrick
Army
Air Force
Ft. Knox
John E. Whitehead
15Th Ave
Winfrey D. Lewis
Burton Rd
Flemin R. Blevins
Somerville
Harold L. Hausman
Main St
Excelle
Sampson Air Force Base
N. Y
Nasser Replaces Naguib as Egypt Military Governor
Egypt's Revolutionary Council stripped President Mohamed Naguib of powers and named Lt. Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser as military governor. The decree also grants Nasser authority to take further measures for order and security across the republic amid ongoing martial law since the 1952 Cairo fire riots.
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Cairo
Egypt
Revolutionary Council
Mohamed Naguib
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Naguib
Republic of Egypt
Travis Named Preble Elections Board Chairman
Ed L. Travis of Camden was elected chairman of the Preble County Board of Elections for a new four year term. He has served as chairman for eight years. The board also includes Clarence Thompson as clerk and Lester Dunlap of Dixon Township, both Democrats, with Marion Miller of New Paris and Wallace Jones of Eaton as other members.
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Eaton
Ed L. Travis
Camden
Preble County
Fox Drives Set Saturday Near Blue Ball
Foxes remain elusive in Ridgeville area as Warren County Bears Club plans final drives Saturday at Blue Ball Presbyterian Church at 9 a.m. One fox trapped last weekend amid several drives, with Geneva Sunday School class to provide luncheon.
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Ridgeville
Warren County Bears
Blue Ball's Presbyterian Church
Geneva
Ralph Kah Masonic Leader Dies in Middleton
Ralph E. Kah 51 of 2413 Christel Ave a longtime Armco traffic manager and White Shrine national head died of cancer at Middletown Hospital. Funeral at Episcopal Church of the Ascension with burial in Cedar Point Cemetery. Survived by wife Zelma Sargeant Kah and three children plus mother brother and sister. Memorial fund planned for Middletown Hospital.
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Ralph Kah
Dies
AIC
Ralph E. Kah
Christel Ave
United States
Canada
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Kah
Armco International Corp
Middletown Hospital
South America
Zelma Sargeant Kah
Ralph Jr
Shari
Miami University
Zelma Kathryn
Middletown High School
George Kah
Otis
Leigh
City Officials Discuss Plans For Sewers
City Commission met with City Manager Howard H. Kramer and officials on plans for an interceptor sewer and disposal plant. They discussed phasing, avoiding street closures, tunneling versus open cuts, and prioritizing work for public interest while noting no definite start was decided.
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City Commission
Commission
Howard H. Kramer
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
Dan Rothe
Public Utilities
Kramer
Former Member Now A Minister Praises Bethlehem Church
Rev. John Richardson, a former parishioner and now pastor at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Akron New York, praised Bethlehem Lutheran Church in its centennial year. He noted the church has sung Give of Your Sons and Daughters and sent many into the ministry, as ministers wives and into teaching fields. He urged ongoing sowing for harvests in the centennial celebration.
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church
John Richardson
Akron
N. Y
Richardson
Middletown
Mr. Richardson
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Injured Middletown Boy In Good Condition At Hospital
A 12 year old Middletown boy, Eddie Joy, son of Charles Joy, was listed in good condition today at Middletown Hospital after a fight with four other boys yesterday. He suffered rope burns on his neck and a head cut when he fell or was pushed from his bicycle. He was admitted for observation. The police were told he was attacked by four other boys.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Observaton
Eddie Joy
Charles Joy
Columbia Ave
Liberal Club Meeting At Mrs Herring Home Tonight
The Liberal Democratic Club will meet at 8 o clock this evening at the home of Mrs Oscar Herring secretary 1305 Young Street The Infantile Paralysis Committee will meet Tuesday at 9 p.m. at Lambert Tea Room.
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Liberal Democratic Club
Oscar Herring
Young St
Lambert Tea Room
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Ritz Death
Weathers
S. Main Street
Gard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Saylor
Sloneker
Maytag Sales & Service
Melampy
Smokey
Paramount
Famous Magazines
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
Sam Klumberg
Grand Ave
Charlie
Springfield
Ralph Cooper
South Solon
Ohio 70
Springeld
Muncleid
T. T. Connor
Philadelphia
Rae
P. Dorsey
Atlanta
Fyne Aehea
Travis
Preble Board
Blue Ball
MR. Kah
George
Emma Webber Kah
Marion
Sidney
Armco Steel Corp
Foundry
Armco International
Miami- Jacobs Business College
University of Cincinnati
Milwaukee
U. S
Chicago
New York Board of Trade
Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Middletown Kiwanis Club
Civil Defense Committee
Jefferson Lodge
F&am
Scottish Rite
Prosser
Order of the Eastern Star
Dayton Court
Order the Amaranth
Shepherds
White Shrine
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Acacia Fraternity
Miami
Raph Kah
Bauer
Arlington Ave
Praises Church
Colored News
Music House
First Ave
Eagle Hall
Frank Litsch
Schramm
Edward Hall
W. Pres
Cecil Butts
National Bank of Middletown
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sutphin Park Place
Armco East
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