Hamilton Police on Merry Go Round in Cafe Hold Up
In Hamilton a man, Darwin Brackett, confessed to a 24 February Lodder cafe hold up after a bungled arrest and a second confession. Brackett implicated an innocent George Smith Jr. and another man. Lodder’s wife could not positively identify Smith. Brackett later admitted the map led him to accuse Smith. Brackett is charged with armed robbery. Rewards totaling 2500 are offered for information leading to arrest of the Lodder hold up bandits.
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Hamilton
Elmer Ladder
Ross- Hanover Rd
Darwin Brackett
N. 4Th St
Brackett
George Smith Jr
Maple Avenue
Maple Ave
Staton
Smith
Lodder
Ohio Reformatory
Finn
Local firms win top honors in Dayton art exhibit
Gardner Board & Carton Co Armco Steel Corp and Crystal Tissue share in the 11th annual Exhibi tion of Advertising Art at Dayton Art Institute. Armco wins first place in Layout Direct Mail Industrial with three honorable mentions and an honorable mention in Layout Booklet Brochure Industrial. Crystal Tissue takes first in Illustration two or more colors. Gardner Board ties for second in Layout Magazine Industrial 2 34 color with an honorable mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Board & Carton Co
Armco Steel Corp
Crystal Tissue Co
Dayton Art Institute
Armco
Crystal Tissue
Gardner Board
Bruce Peters
Crystal
Paul Eismann
Kircher
Steel Output Near Record of March 753
Cleveland steel mills nearly matched a 1953 record with 2,208,000 net tons produced in the week ending March 29. Ingots and castings boosted the rate to 91.5 percent of capacity, 4.5 points below the 96 percent record. higher capacity now explains the lower utilization.
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Cleveland
Steel Magazine
Metalworking Weekly
Whale tooth once set price for Fiji bride says NatGeo
A National Geographic Society report states that historically in Fiji a whale tooth served as the bride price. The finding links cultural practice to the regional exchange network and highlights the value placed on the dentine treasure in marriage arrangements.
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Fiji Islands
National Geographic Society
Crossword Horizontal 43 Exposed and Crude Borax Clues
A compact listing of crossword entries with numbered clues across many categories. Includes definitions for animals plants and objects, such as a small rug rolled tea exposed marrow and terms like lamprey tree, noble phrases, and various lengths of answers.
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France
Death notices for Cecil Cassidy and Franklin Cassidy
Cecil Cassidy 41 Middletown Eaton Road died Saturday night after a heart attack. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Hill. burial Woodside Cemetery. Pallbearers named Joe Moore George Letisto Orville Howard Charles Berry Sam Reynolds William Day. Survived by two brothers Harry Bethel and Charles Williamsburg five sisters and seven grandchildren. Franklin Cassidy services 2 p.m. Wednesday Anglesby Funeral Home with Rev. Robert C. Nixon. burial Springboro Cemetery. Friends may call today 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Anglesby.
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Cecil Edward Cassidy
Middletown - Eaton Road
Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral
Joe Hill
Elk Creek Baptist Church
Woodside Cemetery
Joe Moore
George Letisto
Orville Howard
Charles Berry
Sam Reynolds
William Day
Cassidy
Raymond Bay Co
Franklin
Harry
Bethel
Charles
Williamsburg
Betha Vetter
Hamilton
Sylvia Pursley
Cincinnati
Irene Abbott
Naomi Shinkle
Portsmouth
Alma Martin
Alice, Tex
Anglesby Funeral Home
Robert C. Nixon
Springboro
Mrs Lydia A Garrett 81 Dies After Illness
Mrs Lydia Ann Garrett aged 81 of 3204 Iinois Ave died at 6 15 p m yesterday at Middletown Hospital after illness begun Feb 26 She was born in Maison County Kentucky and lived here 30 years Survived by four sons Clark Dewey Ellison and James 15 grandchildren 20 great grandchildren a brother J B Mize and a sister Fanny Pearson The family will receive friends Tuesday at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Mt Pleasant Cemetery Peastown Rev R C Caudill to officiate
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Lydia Ann Garrett
Iinois Ave
Middletown Hospital
Garrett
Maison County
George F. Garrett
Clark
West Middletown
Dewey
Moscow
Ellison
James
Middletown
J. B. Mize
Fanny Pearson
Richmond, Ky
McCoy-Leffler
R. C. Caudill
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Peasttown
Services for Beverly Haley Held at New Hope Baptist Church
Beverly Haley of 716 17th Ave dies and services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Hope Baptist Church with Dr. S C Richards officiating. Burial in nearby cemetery. Friends may call at the residence after 6 p m Tuesday. Haley, retired city employee of Middletown, served over 20 years.
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Beverly Haley
17Th Ave
New Hope Baptist Church
Reverend Walter E Dakin Dies at 98 in St Louis
Rev Walter Ed win Dakin a retired Episcopal minister died February 14 in St Louis Missouri at age 98 Graveside services will be held at 11 am Wednesday at Miami Cemetery Corwin The body will be returned to Stubbs Funeral Home tonight He was a native of Harveysburg
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Waynesville
Walter Edwin Dakin
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Dakin
St. Louis
Harveysburg
Stubbs Funeral Home
Franklin-Hubert Pursley dies after seven-year illness
Hubert Pursley 69 died at 9 05 p m yesterday at his home on McLean Road Franklin Route 1 He was a farmer in ill health seven years Survived by his wife Nancy four sons Gerald Dayton Vernon Waynesville Fred Columbus Richard Franklin a daughter Mrs Sylvia Royalty
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Franklin
Hubert Pursley
McLean Road
Franklin Rt. 1
Pursley
Nancy
Gerald
Dayton
Vernon
Waynesville
Fred
Columbus
Richard
Sylvia Royalty
Tubeless 8-Transistor Zenith Royal-M Bone Conduction Accenery
A fragmented note describes a tubeless eight transistor Zenith Royal M device with bone conduction feature. It lists Lewis Drugs Inc at 1051 Central Ph with phone number 24401, suggesting a purchase or catalog entry.
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Lewis Drugs, Inc
Infant Anthony Durbin Services Today at Brown-Dawson
Infant Anthony C. Durbin, child of Mr and Mrs Beverly Durbin of 607 Franklin Street, has services today at Brown-Dawson Funeral Home. Charles E Fordyce age 60 of 903 Millville Avenue has incomplete services. Pearl Story age 45 of 8 S 3rd Street has services 1 a.m. Wednesday at Colligan Funeral Home. Mrs Stella Wiseman Wolfe of 671 Franklin Street has service 2 to Wednesday at Proeschel Funeral Home.
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Anthony C. Durbin
Beverly Durbin
Franklin St
Brown-Dawson Funeral Home
Charles E. Fordyce
Millville Ave
Alice Golden
N. 7Th St
Campbell Funeral Home
Pearl Story
S. 3Rd St
Colligan Funeral Home
Stella Wiseman Wolfe
Proeschel Funeral Home
Deaths in Britain and United States Honor Long Careers
Edward C H Rowland 72 theater manager credited with writing words to Mademoiselle from Armistieres during World War I. William Robinson Leigh 88 painter of American West scenes. Arnold N Tschudy 53 banker ex GMAC, WWII Inter-American Affairs director. Hannibal Choate Ford 77 inventor of navigational and naval gun firing apparatus. Maj Gen John K Herr 76 last chief of the U S cavalry. Died Saturday.
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Belmont Sutton
England
Edward C. H. Rowland
Mademoiselle
Armientieres
New York
William Robinson Leigh
Falling Waters
W.va
Palm Springs
Calif
Arnold N. Tschudy
San Francisco
General Motors Acceptance Corp
Office of Inter-American Affairs
Billings
Mont
New
30000 Teen-Agers Pledge To Serve God And Country
In Chicago at the International Amphitheatre three dozen thousand youths pledged to serve God and country and improve the city. The event opened Chicago Youth to Combat Delinquency with speeches by a boy and girl from state training schools who discussed theft and shoplifting and loss of freedom.
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Chicago
International Amphitheatre
Servicemen News Highlights Local Army and Navy Roles
Pvt Ronald F Sprinkles graduates from the Southeastern Signal School at Camp Gordon Ga in a 23 week radio operators course teaching Morse Code. Pvt Percy W Jefferson Jr recent Army winter maneuver in southern Germany with the 5th Infantry Division. Cpl Bernard Gumm assigned to Leyte Park Kentucky Lake with Company A 407th Engineering Battalion Ft Campbell Ky. Seaman William J Patton reports to Boat Unit 1 in San Diego for amphibious Pacific tasks. Pfc John D Moore and Pfc Billy R Lykins due to arrive in San Diego March 18 with 1st Marine Division units from Korea. About 5 400 Marines and 100 Naval personnel sail home aboard USS George Clymer Pickaway Talladega Renville and Winston. Pvt Robert L Cunningham serves with 2nd Armored Division in Germany. Sfc Ralph N Crow graduates from Engineer Foreman Course at Ft Belvoir Va. Cpl Charles M Daniels earns diploma from Davis Monthan AFB Military Indoctrination School Tucson Ariz. Pvt Alvin J Federle participates in Exercise Roundup near Salzburg Austria. Lebanon High School 1949 graduate and former resident of Oregonia Rt 1.
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John D. Moore
Penn P. Moore
S. Elm St
Oxford
Billy R. Lykins
Charles E. Lykins
Foster Rt. 1
San Diego
1St Marine Division
Korea
United States
Inchon Harbor
Navy
George Clymer
Pickaway
Talladega
Renville
Winston
Alvin J. Federle
Alma
E. Mulberry St
Lebanon
Salzburg
Austria
Lebanon High School
Federle
William C. Federle
Oregonia Rt. 1
Ft. Knox
Burglars Steal $500 From Spaeth Brothers Dry Cleaning
A Mason dry cleaner loss $500 after burglars forced a rear window and broke open the safe at Spaeth Brothers dry cleaning plant. They took $500 and a pair of men's trousers. Police say the job appears professional. London Prison Farm experts to inspect fingerprints today.
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Lebanon
Mason
Spaeth Brothers
Elmer Wright
Warren County
Richard Saterthwaite
London
Services at Jail Cheer-up at Butler County Jail
Mrs. Bertha Perkins sponsored cheer-up services held yesterday at the Butler County jail. Assisting were Rev. and Mrs. Arnold Powell Eunice Perkins Rosa Mae Thomas and Evangelist Johnilee Hicks.
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Bertha Perkins
Butler County
Arnold Powell
Eunice Perkins
Rosa Mae Thomas
Johnilee Hicks
Science Shrinks Piles New Way Without Surgery
New York reports a sensational claim that a healing substance called Bio-Dyne, used as Preparation H ointment, shrinks hemorrhoids and relieves pain without surgery. Case after case shows reduction and complete relief, with buyers urged to ask drug stores for the product with a money back guarantee.
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New York, N. Y
Res. U.S
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Cryptoouips
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Walter E. Dakin
Runyan’s
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Ronald F. Sprinkles
Oscar Sprinkles
Central Ave
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Camp Gordon
Percy W. Jefferson Jr
Percy Jefferson
9Th Ave
Germany
5Th Infantry
Pvt
Jefferson
11Th
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Cpl
Bernard Gumm
Rachel Colwell
Jacoby Ave
Leyte Park
Kentucky Lake
Coopany A
Ft. Campell
Gumm
Middletown High School
Clayton and Lambert Mfg. Co
Ft. Campbell
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Everett Conn
Rufus St
Pacific
Patton
Stockdale High School
Robert L. Cunningham
Lewis Cunningham
Vermont
2Nd Armored Division
Cunningham
43Rd Armored Infantry Battalion
Sfc
Ralph N. Crow
Nancy J. Crow
Jefferson Rd
Engineer School
Ft. Belvoir
Anna Mueller
Charles M. Daniels
Oxford State Rd
36Th Air Division
Davis - Monthan Afb
Tucson
Ariz
Davis- Monthan
Strategic Air Command
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