Funeral Home Employee Found Dead by Apparent Suicide
Mack Agnor 55 of Beckley is reported to have died by his own action at Riggs Funeral Home in Beckley West Virginia. He was discovered hanging from a basement rafter by a director after being found on a ladder. Police and a physician attended. death was pronounced at the scene. Arrangements are incomplete. He is survived by wife Ruth Barrett Agner a son Charles daughter Jean Owens and mother Mrs Agnes Hall and two brothers Nelson and Blair Hall. He served in the Navy in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Agnor
Clark St
Riggs Funeral Home
Mr. Agnor
Tom Brown
Agnor
Fire Department
William Neel
Beckley
W. Va
Ruth Barrett Agner
Charles
Jean Owens
Bristol
Agnes Hall
Covington
Nelson
Blair Hall
Riggs
Woman Is Committed For Arson
Mrs. Coshie Wagers, 35, of 431 Long St., was committed to Lima State Hospital by Common Pleas Judge P. P. Boll on arson charges. Probed for pre sentence by the probation department were Lester Maupin, 36, and Donald Clark, 18. Wagers allegedly hired Clark and a 15 year old to set fire to her dwelling at 2150 Alston Ave. to collect $16,000 insurance. A juvenile witness claimed he declined to set the fire but would drive the pair to the site. Maupin was described as a mother of five and Wagers’ “boy friend.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Coshie Wagers
Long St
Lima State Hospital
Common Preas
P. P. Boll
Probation Department
Lester Maupin
N. 6Th St
Donald Clark
Tuley Rd
Clark
Maupin
Trucking Firm Awarded 862 000 For Road Rights
In a common pleas court action Judge Fred B. Cramer approved Bob's Truck Service Inc of Middletown for highway easements. The State Highway Department pays 62 000 for easements with 2 500 held as deposit to cover removal of buildings by May 1 1956 or deposit forfeiture. Easement linked to Verity Parkway expansion south of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Common Leal
Fred B. Cramer
Bob's Truck Service, Inc
Rt. 4
Middletown
State Highway Department
Joseph T. Kiep
Butler County
Verity Parkway
Police Briefs Include Arrest Warrant and Thefts
Samuel Davidson was arrested on a warrant for failure to report an accident from March 12 at Central Avenue and Broad Street. Laura Cohen reported car keys stolen from her auto in the Kroger lot on E Central Avenue. Nora Mc Clary’s car hubcaps were stolen in the Inland Container Corp. parking lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Davidson
Trenton Rt. 1
Central Avenue
Broad Street
Laura Cohen
Central Ave
Kroger
E. Central Avenue
Nora McClary
Mohawk St
Inland Container Corp
Roy Lidge Arrested on Careless Driving Charge
Roy Lidge aged 55 from 1520 Plum verified by state patrolmen after an arrest on a careless driving charge last night at Oxford State Road and S Verity Parkway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lidge
Plum ,&I
Oxford State Road
S. Verity Parkway
Carelees
Three hospitalized after U S 20 collision near Manchester Road
Three people were injured when a car driven by John McKinney 19 struck a northbound truck on U S 20 near Manchester Road at 3 05 p m. Martha Clark 19 suffered a laceration and possible head injury and was listed in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital. John McKinney and Thomas Williams 18 received scalp wounds and abrasions and were discharged after treatment. The truck was driven by John Doughty 52 of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Manchester Road
Martha Clark
Columbus
Middletown Hospital
John McKinney
Thomas Willams
McKinney
John Doughty
Baker's
Servicemen News Highlights Training and Returns
Pvt. Newell W. Bernard, 26, daughter of Mrs. Lena Bernard, recently joined the 3rd Infantry Division at Ft. Benning Ga for infantry training. The division known as the rock of the Marne has three years in the Far East and Bernard is in the 3rd Support Command. Kenneth W. Wells, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wells, returned to Veale Air Force Base California after a 25 day emergency leave. Pvt. John W. Rowland, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Rowland, attends a special training course with the 1st Infantry Regiment at Camp Lejeune N C, a four week program linking to boot camp and future assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Newell W. Bernard
Lena Bernard
N. Main St
3Rd Infantry
Ft. Benning
Far East
Marne
Bernard
William H. Bernard
Fairport
N. Y
Army
Ft. Dix
N. J
Kenneth W. Wells
Alfred Wells
Oxford State Road
Veale Air Force Base
California
John W. Rowland
John Rowland
Fernwood St
1St Infantry Regiment
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Husband clashes with city panel over house shingles
Roy Moise faces a dispute between his wife and the city Art Commission over shingles color for his home near a park. Mrs Moise wants green while the commission deems the color too drab and prefers white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Roy Moise
City Art Commission
Those Taxes Theyre Due In Three Weeks
IRS official A. R. Maupin warns that less than a month remains to prepare 1955 federal income tax returns and pay any taxes due. He urges gathering records now, notes late filings complicate completion, and says telephone help at 2 5601 will be harder to obtain as the deadline of Monday April 16 approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Maupin
Internal Revenue Service
Maupin
Where Is Sign Oxford Sign Disappears On Rt 27
Oxford police chief C H Wassenich disclosed the large Oxford sign is missing along with other signs in the village. He urged asking the students, hinting at clues. The sign, placed by the state highway department for Ohio’s sesquicentennial, read Oxford Corporation Limit Miami University Founded 1809.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
C. H. Wassenich
State Highway Department
Ohio
Miami University
Scout Leaders Finish Training
Fifteen women graduated from Girl Scout leadership training at Franklin Methodist Church. Instruction covered indoor and outdoor skills under Mrs Kenneth Jones and Miss Margaret Bailey. A scouts own program concluded the session. The next training series starts next month at the Amanda Methodist Church with registration due Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Methodist Church
Kenneth Jones
Margaret Bailey
Methodist Church
Amanda
Lewis Drugs Earns OSU Seminar Certificate
Richard L. Lewis of Lewis Drugs Inc. received a certificate from Ohio State University for completing the week long Ohio Pharmaceutical Seminar. Sixty Ohio pharmacists attended, learning advances in treatments for mental illness viral diseases and radioactive research drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Lewis
Lewis Drugs Inc
Central Ave
Ohio State University
Ohio Pharmaceutical
Ohio
Ohio State Pharmaceutical Assn
Local Theater Listings for Friday and Saturday
Paramount shows Picnic at 1 50 4 20 6 50 9 20 p m Friday and 1 50 4 25 7 00 9 35 p m Saturday Strand else Second Greatest Sex at 2 45 5 55 8 55 p m Top Gun at 1 15 4 25 10 20 p m Colonial Back lash at 1 15 3 20 5 30 7 40 9 45 p m Friday and Saturday Dixie Cruise In Border River at 7 20 10 40 p m Veils of Bagdad at 9 15 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Dixie Cruise
Border River
Bagdad
13-Year-Old Arrested for Auto Thefts Admits 14 Counts
A 13-year-old Middletown youth arrested for a probation violation related to recent auto thefts admitted to stealing 14 cars in the Middletown area over three weeks. Police nabbed him after he tried to turn a stolen 1955 car near Woodlawn Avenue. The vehicle owners kept keys in cars, a factor cited by Juvenile Officer J. F. Seibold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Oy
Central Avenue
Ptl
Eugene Wolgamot
Woodlawn Ave
R. E
Nick) le Roy
Oxford Rd
Franklin
Seibold
le Roy
Middletown
Wolgamor
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Woodlawn Avenue
Armco
Wolgamot
Girl Scout Troop 125 Wins Drama Awards at First Presbyterian
More than 110 guests attended an awards night for Girl Scout Troop 125 at the First Presbyterian Church. Becky Allen Marianna Jacobs Peggy Lorig Ann Nardin Judy Davis Mary Helen Tyson Judy McCutcheon Beverly Fugett and others received badges in court of awards. Twenty girls earned storyteller and dramatics badges for a five play program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Becky Allen
Marianna Jacobs
Back Yard
Peggy Lorig
Ann Nardin
Judy Davis
Mary Helen Tyson
Judy McCutcheon
Beverly Fugett
Forgers Threaten Savings as Lions Hear Expert
Jerry Colp of Dayton told Lions Club members how forgers cause annual losses larger than fires by altering numerals and names on checks. He demonstrated envelope theft with knitting needles and noted businesses face higher victim rates than individuals. Rose Day sale plans for next month were announced to support sight-saving work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Colp
Dayton
Lion's Club
Colp
Chicago
Five Mishaps Cause One Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Five Dollars
Five traffic mishaps caused total damage of 1365 dollars. One person was slightly injured. Sam Dennis 58 charged with failure to yield at an unmarked intersection after a two car collision at Sycamore Street and Michigan Avenue. Anna Dennis 55 injured and refused medical attention. Other accidents involved Joe Andrews Daniel Tester Garfield York Avenue, Marjorie Mc Coy Manchester Avenue and a street sign, Asa Curtis and a police motorcycle on Garfield Street, Alvin Frayer and a backing truck on West Alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Dennis
Manchester Ave
Sycamore Street
Michigan Avenue
Anna Dennis
Central Ave
Dennis
Eddie Beavers
Hamilton
Joe Andrews
Walnut St
Daniel Tester
6Th Ave
Garfield Street
York Avenue
Marjorie McCoy
Asa Curtis
Rosedale Rd
Ptl
Donald Porter
Garfield Steet
Alvin Frayer
14Th Ave
Luther Stacy
Newton
Ohio
West Alley
College Receives Two Million Dollar Bequest
Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania gains a two million dollar bequest the largest in its history from the estates of Charles J. Rhoads and his wife Lillie Frishmuth Rhoads. Rhoads was a long serving trustee and board president until his death on January 2. His wife died in 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr College
Charles J. Rhoads
Rhoads
James E. Rhoads
Lillie Frishmuth Rhoads
Pakistan Declares Itself an Islamic Republic
Pakistan becomes an official republic within the British commonwealth in Karachi today. Maj. Gen. Iskander Mirza is sworn in as the first president as the nation of 8 million people, 85 percent Muslim, forms the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karachi
Pakistan
India
Iskander Mirza
Dominion of Pakistan
Goodwill Vital To Bootlegger
Tulsa readers receive a four page pamphlet of liquor prices among bootleggers amid Oklahoma's dry law. It includes a contrite apology stating mailing lists may omit some names and asking not to be offended if a reader is not included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Oscar Winner Blume Wins Best Director Oscar
MU alumnus Wilbur T. Blume of Oxford, class of 1942, won an Oscar for best direction of a two reel short The Face of Lincoln. The Oxford resident previously taught at USC and headed cinema photography there, gaining early fame as a college aerial photographer and parachutist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Miami University
Wilbur T. Blume
Mary Elizabeth McQueary
Lincoln
Look Magazine
Blume
Leipsice
Lancaster
Ohio
George Hoxie
University of Southern California
Switch Game swindles 70-year-old George Smith
George Smith, 70, of 320 Chestnut St, was robbed by the well known switch game after withdrawing $2,000 for a home down payment. He was approached near his auto by three men who claimed to hold $10,000 and asked him to guard $5,000. He handed over the $2,000 and found the wrapped bundle held only papers. The suspects were described as three Negro men aged roughly 35, 25-30, and 40, with the tallest about six feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
George Smith
Chestnut St
Second National & Trust Co
Smith
3Rd
High Streets
Alabama
Franklin Youth Struck By Truck
A Franklin five year old, Walter Nock Jr., was injured when he ran from a fence opening into the path of a dump truck in an alley behind 726 Union Road. He suffered a fractured left foot and was in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital. The truck driver was Conley Carr, 34, of Ethel Avenue. The boy was brought to the emergency ward by ambulance at 2 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Union Rd
Walter Nock Jr
Walter Sr
Middletown Hospital
Conley Carr
Ethel Ave
Girl Breaks Leg in Skating Fall in Middletown
A seven year old girl Patricia Ann Barker daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Barker 2024 Wayne Ave fractured left leg after a skating fall. She was treated at Middletown Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Ann Barker
Paul Barker
Wayne Ave
Middletown Hospital
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Hubby
Devil
Deep Blue
Richard Lewis
OSU
Girl Scouts
Barton Sales G Service
Studebaker & Packard
Pace
Schwinn
Parts & Service
Grimes
Franklin Youth
Permeny
Morenc Chan, Giboar
Doellmann’s
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