Principal In Racket Trial Injured In Butler Accident
A principal figure in a recent policy racket slaying trial in Newport and a former pro football player suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle crash on Ohio 4 south of Hamilton yesterday. Frank Andrews 44 of Newport, acquitted in the Melvin Clark murder case, sustained possible chest and leg injuries. Kenneth Bright 36 of Ft Mitchell a passenger in the Andrews car had possible neck and shoulder injuries. Both were discharged from Mercy Hospital Hamilton after treatment. James Meeks 28 of Cincinnati drove a semi into the rear of Andrews car pushing it into a third vehicle driven by Mildred Hamm of Gratis. Meeks was arrested for following too closely. Heavy damage to all vehicles. Truck minor damage.
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Newport
Ohio 4
Hamilton
Frank Andrews
Melvin Clark
Cincinnati
Kenneth Bright
Ft. Mitchell
Andrews
Bright
Mercy Hospital
James Meeks
Mildred Hamm
Gratis
Meeks
Man Steals TV For Wife Under Probation
Denver. Joseph Wisdom Clark 19 told Dist. Judge H. Joe Rawlinson he took a television from Joseph D. Pepper’s home so his pregnant wife Gwendolyn 17 could pass time waiting for their child. He said the set did not work and he pawned it. The judge granted probation.
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Denver
Joseph Wisdom Clark
Dist
H. Joe Rawlinson
Joseph D. Pepper
Gwendolyn
Clark
SA Girls Candy Sale Nears Goal of 1000 Boxes
Salvation Army youth groups the Girl Guards and Sunbeams near their 1000 box goal as of Feb 2 sales progress shows 700 milk chocolate boxes sold. Saturday sales at A and P market and An-Fair at Manchester HOF will support uniforms for Girl Guards and Sunbeam members.
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Salvation Army
Girl Guards
Sunbeams
Betty Jacobs
Manchester Hoftom
Girl Guard
Sunbeam
California Slate Filed By Adlai Stevenson Delegates
A slate of 136 delegates pledged to vote for Adlai Stevenson for president at the Democratic convention in Chicago was filed in Sacramento marking the third slate qualified for the June 5 primary ballot. Delegates will receive half a vote each. Other slates support Eisenhower and Kefauver.
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Sacramento
Calif
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Eisenhower
Len Kefauver
D-Tenn
Achiever Show Auditions Set for Dayton Junior Achievers
Auditions for Dayton's Achievers Show will be held Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Local JA members may try out for the Saturday night program, said JA director M. G. McCall. Top prize is a trip to New York. Contact the JA office or the Far Hills Avenue TV studio in Dayton. Jerry Culp of Paymaster Corp spoke on check fraud and forgery with demonstrations. 75 members attended.
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Dayton
Achievers Assn
M. G. McCall
New York
Far Hills Avenue
McCall
Jerry Culp
Paymaster Corp
Culp
Lions Officials Review Zone Activities Meeting
Lions Club officials from Middles atown, Hamilton, Trenton, Oxford and Monroe met Zone Chairman Luther M Morrison at Colony Restaurant to review activities since last July. Upcoming events include a zone social on March 26 with Ollie James as speaker and Dr Dan J Martin attending. Ten year attendance pins and Master Key awards will be presented. District convention April 8 at Hillsboro, state convention May 18 and 19 in Cincinnati, and International Convention June 27 to July 1 in Miami Florida.
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Lions Club
Middletown
Hamilton
Trenton
Oxford
Monroe
Luther M. Morrison
Colony
Lemon-Monroe
Ollie James
Cincinnati Enquirer
Dan J. Martin
Greenville
Ohio
Lions International
Hillsboro
Cincinnati
Miami
Fla
Community church events highlight weekend schedule
The Rev James M Allen and the New Hope Baptist Church congregation lead a building fund program at Church of God on 11th Avenue and Lincoln Street at 4 p.m. Sunday. A public fish fry and chitterling dinner happens tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Mrs Christine Wright’s 1619 Garfield Street home. The Morning Star singers from Dayton perform at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the People’s Friendship Baptist Church, followed by the church Missionary Society meeting at 5 p.m. Sunday led by president Mrs Marie Bryant.
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James M. Allen
New Hope Baptist Church
Church of God
11Th Avenue
Lincoln Street
William Reynolds
Christeen Wright
Garfield St
Morning Star Singers of
Dayton
People’s Friendship Baptist Church
Missionary Society
Marie Bryant
Company To Give Up Portsmouth Bus Line
Ralph James of Chicago, vice-president and general manager of National City Lines, says his firm will quit operating its Portsmouth City Lines. He cited a decline in revenue which he said reduced profits to 2.25 dollars per day.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Ralph James
Chicago
National City Lines
James
Deaths And Funerals Water Dept Head At Franklin Dies Here
Howard Jake Kohr 63 longtime Franklin water department superintendent died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after being admitted at 7 am He lived at 724 Union Rd Franklin native World War I veteran and city employee Surviving wife Mary son Charles W Kohr daughter Margie Rice two sisters and seven grandchildren Services set for 2 pm Saturday at Angiesby Funeral Home with Rev Donald Light officiating Burial in Woodhill Cemetery Friends may call today 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm
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Franklin
Howard
Jake) Kohr
Franklin Water Department
Middletown Hospital
Kohr
Union Rd
Mary
Charles W. Kohr
Clarence Anderson
Carlisle
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dayton
Leither
Julia Huber
Cincinnati
Church of the Visitation
Mound Hill Cemetery
Barnes Funeral Home
Memorial service for Mrs Olive Kathryn Kelly at McCoy Leffler
Mrs Olive Kathryn Kelly 40 of Vine Street West Middletown died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Funeral at 10 a.m. Saturday at McCoy Leffler with Rev Henry Howard officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Survived by Ira her husband two daughters Bertha Faye and Brenda Kay at home a son C B and brother Jack Ferguson of Youngstown. Friends may call at the funeral home 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
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Olive Kathryn Kelly
Vine Street
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
McCoy-Leffler
Henry Howard
Woodside Cemetery
Kelly
Conover
W. Va
Ira
Bertha Faye
Brenda Kay
C B
Jack Ferguson
Youngstown
Don B Swisher dies in Columbus at 81
Don B Swisher 81 of Columbus dies after a stroke suffered three months earlier at St Anthony Hospital. Survived by son Joseph D Swisher and another son James, daughter Mrs Marie Morrison of Zanesville. Services 1:30 p m tomorrow at Grimes Davidson Funeral Home Columbus with burial at East Lawn Cemetery.
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Don B. Swisher
Columbus
Joseph D. Swisher
Sherman Ave
Swisher
St. Anthony Hospital
James
Marie Morrison
Zanesville
Grimes-Davidson Funeral
East Lawn Cemetery
Frank Leither Eaton veteran obituary note
Frank Leither of West Alexandria Route 1 aged 8 is identified as one of the few surviving Preble County Spanish American War veterans.
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Eaton
Frank Leither
West Alexandria Rt. 1
Preble County
Obituaries for Ada A. Scoles and William Geisler
Ada A. Scoles aged 63 of 1214 Parkomo Ave. Requiem High Mass 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Church. William Geisler aged 90, services 10 a.m. tomorrow at Proeschel Funeral Home.
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Ada A. Scoles
Parkamo Ave
St. Mary Church
William Geisler
Proeschel
Death notices for British MP Harry Thorneycroft and Canadian general Leo LaFleche
By the Associated Press London labor MP Harry Thorneycroft aged 64 who served from 1942 to 1955 died yesterday. In Montreal Major General Leo Richer LaFleche aged 67 who was deputy minister of national defense and former ambassador to Greece and high commissioner to Australia from 1949 to 1951 also died.
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Associated Press
London
Harry Thorneycroft
Montreal
Leo Richer LaFleche
National Defense
Greece
Australia
Bridge Crash on icy Clearcreek Road injures no one
Franklin special report credits icy conditions on the Clearcreek bridge on S Main Street with starting a two car collision this morning at 8 40. Elvada Brevins of Miamisburg says her car skidded across the icy bridge into the northbound lane colliding with James L Hershner of Hamilton whose car sustained the heaviest damage estimated at 3530.
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Franklin
Clearcreek Bridge
S. Main Street
Elvada R. Brevins
Miamisburg
James L. Hershner
Hamilton
Hershner
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