FBI Still Chases Sprenz Sighted in Cleveland
AP reports a man resembling Frank Sprenz was spotted at a Cleveland gas station at 5 am. A stolen 1954 Buick, linked to Youngstown thefts, was abandoned near the gag station and checked for prints. Sprenz, 29, an Akron fugitive, faces a bank robbery last Monday and aerial escape. FBI calls the sighting a tip that may or may not prove Sprenz involved.
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Cleveland
Frank Sprenz
Youngstown
Richard Smart
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Hamilton
FBI
Sprenz
Frank G. Turkovic
McDonald
City Completes Water Survey Plan and Test Well Drilling
City Manager Charles W Thompson said a city water survey will begin next Monday. Black & Veach of Kansas City will conduct the study, with a contract authorized two weeks earlier by the City Commission. A new test well on Smith Farm near Lane Ohio Co, Columbus is now 200 feet deep, with experts unsure about underground formations and a possible red sand issue contributing to the city’s red water problem.
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Charles W Thompson
Black & Veach
Kansas City
City Commission
Thompson
Smith Farm
Dan Rothe
Public Utilities
Lane Ohio, Co
Columbus
Kids Nabbed After Taking 18th Auto
Three youths aged 16 and 17 were held for juvenile authorities after stealing 18 cars across seven towns. Police said unlock ignitions and weekend thefts tied the spree to bowling alleys as the teens moved between vehicles. Seven cars were found near Linden Fairfield or Coleman alleys in Hamilton area. arrests followed another theft on Central Avenue and Long Street.
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Hamilton
Linden
Fairfield
Coleman
Middletown
Germantown
Lebanon
Sharonville
Urbana
Central Avenue
Long Street
Roy Schantz
William Thacker
Gerald Rost
Armco Executive to Speak at Civitan Club Meeting
Logan T. Johnson, executive vice president of Armco Steel Corp., will address the Civitan Club at its noon meeting in Manchester.
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Logan T. Johnson
Armco Steel Corp
Civitan Club
Manchester Tel
Merchant Policeman Hit By Car Injured in Crosswalk
A 38 year old merchant police officer was struck by a car at the crosswalk crossing Cena light at Tytus and Nelbar Street in Erie Avenue Saturday night. The driver Phyllis Hanes, 22, of Franklin, was cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian. The officer was treated at Middletown Hospital for leg and side contusions.
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Joe Vanzandt
Erie Ave
Cena Light
Tytus
Nelbar Street
Iral Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Harlan “al” Carr
Bexley Dr
Phyllis Hanes
Shorts Rd
Franklin
George Hasselback Jr
West Pi
Trenton
Yankee Road
William Hollon Arrested for DUI After Sunday Crash
Police arrested 42 year old William Hollon of 642 Middletown Pa Franklin on a charge of driving while intoxicated early Sunday after his car reportedly struck another vehicle.
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William Hollon
Middletown
Franklin
Miami freshmen fare well on first semester grades
Oxford Special Miami University registrar reports more freshmen earned high grades than were dropped for low scholarship. Of 356 dropped, 193 were freshmen. Eleven posted straight A averages, 77 above 3.5, and 253 achieved at least a straight B.
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Oxford
Miami University
Miami
Correction clarifies accident report on Charles and Tytus
The Journal corrects a Saturday night accident at Charles and Tytus Avenue misreporting a panel truck. the vehicle involved was a car driven by Roy Metzgar’s wife Jean, and only the car panel was damaged.
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the Journal
Charles and Tytus Avenue
Roy Metzgar
Glencoe Avenue
Jean
Harvard Becomes Nation’s Top Endowed College
The article states Harvard is the wealthiest college in the United States, boasting the largest endowment among American universities and leading in financial resources for fundraising and expansion efforts.
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United States
Harva
Board To Consider Science Camp For Sixth Graders
The Board of Education will meet at the high school at 7 30 p m today to discuss a science day camp for sixth grade students. The plan requests Saturday sessions at the Fresh Air Camp from April 11 to May 3. Also on the agenda are buying new school buses updating the policy manual for professional personnel and purchasing new band instruments.
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Board of Education
McKinley Students Earn Class II solo ensemble Rating
Three eighth grade students at McKinley Junior High School scored a Class II rating at the annual solo and ensemble music competition at Miami University. Donna Click, Dianna Ratiff played trumpet duo with Micky Moon on piano. Trumpet duo tutored by Donald Euverard. Sally J. Hopkins of Trenton High School earned a Class I rating as a soprano. Contest sponsored by District 12 of the Ohio Music Education Assn.
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McKinley Junior High School
Miami University
Donna Click J
Dianna Ratiff
Micky Moon
Donald Euverard
McKinley
Sally J. Hopkins
Trenton High School
The
Ohio Musi Education Assn
Car flip on Baltimore Street ends with arrest
Police say a car with two passengers overturned after turning from Woodlawn Avenue onto Baltimore Street early Sunday. The occupants escaped and righted the vehicle then fled. Driver Samuel Glen 18 Dayton faces alcohol charge and was released under $500 bond.
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Baltimore Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Samuel Glen
Dayton
Hamilton Woman Injured In Collision
Mrs Hazel Rouse 34 of 1152 Franklin St suffered injuries when the car she rode in collided with a car driven by Louis R Johnson 19 of 952 Heaton St on N B Street extension north of West Elkton Road. The Rouse vehicle was driven by her husband Frank 70 who said he was blinded by the lights of an approaching car. Rouse a sanitarian for the Hamilton Health Department was taken to Mercy Hospital with injuries described as fair.
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Hamilton
Hazel Rouse
Franklin
Johnson
Rouse
Ham Iton
Mercy Hospital
CPA Joslin Licensed as Certified Public Accountant
Roger A Joslin 22 son in law of Mr and Mrs Raymond A Moore 3437 Central Ave has been licensed a certified public accountant He is a business administration graduate of Miami University and took exams last November in Chicago He and his wife reside in Rantoul Illinois and are members of the local high school community.
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Roger A. Joslin
Raymond A Moore
Central Ave
Joslin
Miami University
Chicago
Daves of Lines
Wea Meee
Rantoul
YMCA offers six of nine spring hobby classes a good chance
Reservations remain for six open adult hobby courses at the YMCA. Golf classes are full. six enrollments in rapid reading. six in Bridge I. ten in Bridge II. six couples in Ballroom Dancing I. Advanced dancing may be dropped if enrollments do not rise.
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YMCA
B. P. Allen
Police Briefs Report Thefts Assaults And Vehicle Incidents
Police report several incidents including a purse snatching on Charles and Clarendon Avenue, a beating at the 900 Club on Central Ave, and a driving without headlights citation for Richard Carr. Other cases note a stolen 1956 sedan recovered on Wabraham Road, prowler damage on Abraham Road, and various vandalism and disturbance complaints.
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Lester Sweeney
South Dixie Hwy
Charles ‘Street
Fleming Road
Wron &K Avenue
Suit Upheld In Boy's Death
The Ninth District Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed a Hamilton County trial ruling dismissing a $40,000 wrongful death suit over a 4 year old boy who drowned in a neighbor's backyard pond. The decision, by Judge Oscar Hunsicker, held property owners owe no duty to protected trespassers, regardless of age.
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Akron
Ohio
Ninth District Court of Appeals
Hamilton
Oscar Hunsicker
FE. Brown
Herbert C. Rechel
Jerome Paul Brown
Rebhel
Columnist Uses City In Fantasy In Viewing Column
Hal Humphrey of Hollywood writes a fantasy column about Middletown Ohio where a TV is turned off. The playful piece appears in today's Viewing column on Page 2 and offers light reading from the imagined city scene.
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Middletown
Ohio
Hal Humphrey
Hollywod Today
Five plead guilty in Hamilton common pleas arraignment
Five defendants admitted guilt while thirteen others pled not guilty before Judge Fred B. Cramer in Hamilton Common Pleas Court. One defendant did not appear and another is already in custody. Indictments issued last Friday by the grand jury recall session.
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Hamilton
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Howard Kuykendoll
Elbert Eugene Burtos
Middletown
Garland Marshall
Middle‘town
James Fields
Middle ‘Town
Travis P. Harding
William E. Gill
Winslow Walker
Perry White
John Hall
Carl Davidson
Katherine Luckett
Wyatt Hughes
Irene Pennington
Albert Dawes
Robert Kerby
Ferdinand Butterte
Fairfield
James Stewart
Darley Banks
Elmer Sims
Oxford
Michael Pelfrey
State Reformatory
Mansfield
Man Treated After Neck Wound at Local Hospital
Willie Jackson, 31, of 1610 Sycamore Street, was treated for a four inch neck wound at Middletown Hospital Saturday. He told police the cut occurred at the Poor Boy's Care near Yankee Road, possibly inflicted by a woman, though he was unsure. He was discharged after treatment.
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Farnest Wines
Middletown
900 Club
900 Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Willie Jackson
Sycamore Sr
Jackson
Michigan
Yankee Road
Bomb Found On Police Chief Porch In Miles
Police Chief John A. Ross of Miles Ohio reports a bomb placed on his front porch. Five sticks of dynamite with a partially burned one foot fuse were found Friday by a mailman. The chief says the attacker likely did not intend for the device to explode.
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Miles
Ohio
John A. Ross
Ross
Red Cross Spent 1.93 Million in Ohio Flood Aid
The Red Cross reports it spent 1,925,944 aiding 7.97 Ohio families after the floods. Another 755 families will receive help before March 15. Total disaster relief in Ohio and nearby states reaches 2,382,985.
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Red Cross
Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
New York
West Virginia
Woman breaks wrist in fall at home and scheduled for surgery
Mrs. Clarence Strassburger, 41, of 1306 Curtis St., fell on her steps and will undergo surgery at Middletown Hospital. A one year old, David Fox of 731 Dayton Oxfond Rd, Franklin, was admitted after drinking kerosene and is listed in good condition today.
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Clarence Strassburger
Curtis St
Middletown Hospital
David Fox
Dayton Oxfond Rd
Franklin
Akron Woman, 31, Is Slain In Her Home
Mrs Fi lmina M Mull, 31, Akron, was found beaten to death in her home Sunday. Police say James Monroe, 28, Akron, a friend and widow, was arrested in Ebensburg, Pa, and will be returned for questioning.
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Akron, Ohio
Fi Lmina M. Mull
Akron
James Monroe
Mull
Ebensburg
Crash victim dies in Geauga County crash
Andrew B. Dell 44 of Willoughby died Sunday night at Huron Road Hospital from injuries after his car struck a tree Thursday in Geauga County. The crash occurred on Huron Road near the hospital.
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Cleveland
Geauga County
Andrew B. Dell
Willoughby
Huron Road Hospital
Bulk cane for hauling milk replaces cans on farms
Summary notes a shift in U S dairy farms from traditional milk cans to bulk canes for transport to processing plants, reflecting modernization in farm logistics and distribution practices nationwide.
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United States
Local bridge bids questioned by Butler County panel
Butler County Building and Construction Council committee says local contractors lack chance to bid against outsiders. Marion Davidson objects to out-of-town workers on the Todhunter Road bridge project and pushes prevailing wage requirements for emergencies. Gordon Augspurger notes Todhunter is an emergency project and outlines procedural options.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Marion Davidson
Gordon Augspurger
Davidson
House Built Around Giant Still In Montreal
The RCMP report says a huge still prompted construction of a $16,000 house around it, implying the structure was built to enclose the vessel rather than the other way. Supt. Rene J. Belee notes it would be impossible to move the still into the house.
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Montrealy
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP
Rene J. Belee
New York City Sees Triplet Boom This Year
NYC Health Department reports 698 triplet births this year, triple the typical rate for the period. Officials admit no known cause and say the spike is unexplained by current data.
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New York City
Ohioan Is Killed In Vienna Car Collision
W. Edward Wenzel of Marietta Ohio, an 85 year old livestock dealer, died from injuries after the car he rode in collided with another auto in Vienna.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Marietta, Ohio
W. Edward Wenzel
Vienna
Shotgun Blast Kills Tampa Man
Bennie Lazzara, 31, a prominent Tampa produce dealer, was killed by a single buckshot blast as he stepped from a car in his driveway. Police found no motive. the slaying recalls other unsolved gangland murders in Tampa since 1931 and follows officials denying crime-rate claims cited in Congress by U S Rep William C. Cramer.
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Tampa
Fla
Bennie Lazzara
Congress
U.S
William C. Cramer
St. Petersburg
Middletown Safety Council to Meet for Monthly Session
The Safety Council of Middletown will hold its monthly board meeting tomorrow at 4 pm. William K. Robinson will preside as chair.
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the Safety Council of
Middletown
William K. Robinson
New SMFD Chief Harold Teaster Leads Oxford Fire School Trip
South Wid detown Fire Department headed by newly elected chief Harold Teaster joined five members at the Central Western Firemen's Assn. school in Oxford over the weekend. Teaster, who had acted as chief after Wilbur Stoule's resignation, serves with Assistant Chiefs Clifford Greene and Jack Trimble. Eleven volunteers answered a 4:30 pm alarm to extinguish a grass fire at 3321 Yankee Rd caused by burning trash with no damage.
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South Widdetown
Yankee Rd
Thieves Take $170 In Loot From Geraldine Willoughby Home
Geraldine Willoughby reported to sheriff deputies that a sewing machine steam iron four rods and reels and two watches were stolen from her Middle town Rt. 3 residence over the weekend. Loss estimated at 170 dollars.
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Geraldine Willoughby
Middletown
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