Boy With 14 Car Thefts Ordered To Juvenile Center
A 13 year old Middletown youth tied to 14 auto thefts in three weeks was ordered sent to the Juvenile Diagnostic Center Columbus after a brief delay. Police nabbed him in a stolen 1955 car on Woodlawn Avenue. He allegedly told officers I just can't pass up a car with the keys in it.
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Juvenile Diagnostic Center
Columbus
Middletown
Butler County
Hamilton
Woodlawn Avenue
J. F. Seibold Jr
Industrial School
Lancaster
Seibold
Harry Walsh
Boys’ Industrial School
Lemon-Monroe pupil wins Optimist oratorical contest
Thomas R. Hall of Lemon-Monroe High School won the local Optimist Club oratorical contest at the Manchester Hotel. David Stitt of Mayfield School was second. Hall advances to the tone contest on April 17 with the topic Freedom Our Most Precious Heritage. International prizes include a 1000 scholarship for first place and 750 and 500 scholarships for second and third. The event is part of the club’s boys work program and followed by a May 26 Home Show planning session chaired by Bob Keays and Clarence Blevins.
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Thomas R. Hall
Lemon- Monroe High School
Middletown
Civic
Knot Hole
Deaths and funeral services for Mack Agnor
Mack Agnor 55 of 1709 Clark Street died by self inflicted means yesterday morning at Riggs Funeral Home. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Mt Hope Church with burial in Sunset Cemetery Beckley. Coroner's ruling awaited. He worked at Riggs Funeral Home two years and is survived by Ruth his wife a daughter his mother and two brothers.
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Mack Agnor
Clark St
Riggs Funeral
Mt. Hope Church
Mt. Hope
W. Va
Grady Bailey
Sunset Cemetery
Beckley
Charles
Agner
Ruth
Mrs Pearl Gibbs Dies at 66. Rites Monday
Mrs Pearl Arpp Gibbs 66 of 2306 Arlington Ave died Thursday night at Middletown Hospital. Funeral services at 2 p.m. Monday at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home with Rev G Walter Weber officiating. Burial in Wis Side Wood Cemetery. Pallbearers include Roy Deardorff Charles Stiles Francis Carmody Robert Warner Harry Duane Harold Goetz. Mrs Gibbs secretary of John Arpp Plumbing Co and long time Red Cross board member.
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Pearl Arpp Gibbs
Arlington Ave
Middletown Hospital
Roy Deardorff
Charles Stiles
Francis Carmody
Robert Warner
Harry Duane
Harold Goetz
John Arpp
Mrs Hankinson 96 Dies at Daughter's Home
Mrs Jennie Hankinson 96 died at 4 30 p m yesterday at her daughter Mrs A E Pauls home 4017 Manchester Rd where she had lived for 14 years She was a War ren County native a widow of Craig Hankinson and the last of eight children of Johnathan and Eleanor White Surviving include her daughter and several nieces and nephews Two
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Jennie A. Hankinson
A. E. Paul
Manchester Rd
Hankinson
Warren County
Franklin
Young St
Craig Hankinson
Johnathan
Eleanor White
Edward Commons 74 Dies. Rites Monday in Greenville
Edward Commons of Lewisburg Route 2 died yesterday at Wayne Hospital Greenville at age 74. Rites are at 2 p.m. Monday at Girton Schmidt Funeral Home with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Survived by wife Lulu five sons eight daughters two brothers a sister 24 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
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EATON
Edward Commons
Lewisburg
Farmer
Wayne Hospital
Greenville
Girton- Schmidt
Mound Hill Cemetery
Lulu
Obituaries for John L. Cook and Conrad E. Smith
Requiem High Mass for John L. Cook 80 at St Joseph Church 9 a.m. Monday. Services for Conrad E. Smith 67 at Klaus Funeral Home 2 p.m. Monday.
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John L
Jack) Cook
Hanover St
St. Joseph Church
Conrad E. Smith
N. Second St
Klaus Funeral Home
Man Breaks Elbow In Fall On Steps
Willie Stewart aged 55 of 914 Yankee Rd admitted to Middletown Hospital with a fractured right elbow after he fell on the steps of the Yankee Tavern where he works. A six year old boy William Schommer of Germantown Rt 2 was treated for a crushed left little finger from a door injury and released.
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Willie Stewart
Yankee Rd
Middletown Hospital
Stewart
Yankee Tavern
William Schommer
Raymond Schommer
Germantown Rt. 2
Harriman Rebuffed By GOP Assembly
ALBANY N Y The Republican led New York Legislature ended its session with rebuffs to Gov Averell Harriman rejecting his highway finance tax telephone rates judicial posts and funds for the State Commission Against Discrimination Harriman called the actions blockages of badly needed legislation while leaders said they kept faith with the people
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Albany
N.Y
New York
Averell Harriman
State Commission Against
Harriman
GOP
Police Cite four drivers in Mishaps across city
Four drivers faced traffic violation charges after six city accidents yesterday with no injuries. James Davis 16 cited for following too closely after rear ending Charles Norris 39 in Baltimore Street and Heffner Avenue at 9 55 p m. Damages 150. John Barge 27 cited for following too closely after collision with Pride Johnson Jr 29 truck on Garfield Street Michigan Avenue at 10 50 p m. Damages 450. John Waddell 20 charged with backing unsafely after truck hit Helen Miller 202 Madison Street Trenton on Garfield Street at 12 40 p m. Damages 75. Denton McGuire 18 cited for following too closely after collision with Paul Roberts 32 Franklin Rt 2 on Tytus Avenue Nelbar Street at 9 50 a m. Damages 130. Also a Minnie Cogan 1219 Calumet Avenue car hit a parked auto J L Patterson 65 Cincinnati on S Verity Parkway 4 35 p m 200. Gerald Widger 25 102 Bellomonte Street hit by unknown hit skip on Tytus Avenue Washington Street 12 15 a m today.
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James Davis
Oxford State Rd
Charles Norris
Cincinnati
Baltimore Street
Heffner Avenue
John Barge
Young St
Garfield Street
Michigan Avenue
Pride Johnson Jr
Ottawa St
John Waddell
S. Sutphin St
Helen Miller
Madison St
Trenton
Denton McGuire
Clayton St
Paul Roberts
Franklin Rt. 2
Tytus Avenue
Nelbar Street
Minnie Cogan
Calumet Ave
J. L. Patterson
S. Verity Parkway
Ami
Gerald Widger
Bellomonte St
Washington Street
Theft of hub caps and drunken driving arrest reported
Mrs Mildred Geran of 1602 Tytus Avenue said two hub caps were stolen from her car parked at Washington Street and Tytus Avenue last night. State patrolman arrested Lawrence Combs, 37, of 3351 Middletown Hamilton Pike on Ohio 4 on a charge of driving while under the influence.
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Mildred Geran
Tytus Ave
Washington Street
Tytus Avenue
Lawrence Combs
Middletown
Hamilton Pike
Ohio
Convertible top cut on N Broad Street
Don Fryde r of 801 4th Ave. told police that someone cut the top of his 1952 convertible on N Broad Street Thursday night.
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Don Fryde
4Th Ave
N_ Broad Street
Local arrests and theft report from city area
Police arrested Arnold Daniels 41 of Sunset Street for driving while intoxicated. A theft of a spare tire and tool box from Paul Cole’s car in Sorge Paper Co. lot was reported. Roscoe Anthony 58 of Exceller Trailer Court held on menace and threat warrant. George Rodefer Jr. 22 of Sherman Avenue charged with careless driving on Crawford Street.
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Paul Cole
Middletown
Sorge Paper Co
Roscoe Anthony
Exceller Trailer Court
George Rodefer Jr
Sherman Ave
Crawford Street
Crime Reports From City Street and Railroad Lot
Harden Hagins reported his car window broken while parked on S Main Street. Lewis Reiner said his 1947 model auto with license 522MC was stolen from the New York Central Railroad parking lot yesterday.
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Harden Hagins
Clarendon Ave
S. Main Street
Lewis Reiner
Linden Ave
New York Central Railroad
Jerusalem Chronicle Opens Monday with Ancient Language Echo
Reporter Ora Spaid delivers on the spot commentary from Jerusalem as events unfold in today’s language of events 2000 years ago starting Monday. The piece blends historical perspective with present tense narration to frame a civic chronicle.
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Ora Spaid
Lily Parade Delayed To Next Saturday Fund Drive
The 1956 Lily Parade fundraising for crippled children is moved to next Saturday. Sig Phi Gamma Sorority sponsors the drive with Rainbow Girls assisting with street sales of miniature lilies.
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Sig- Phi Gamma Sorority
Rainbow Girls
Luxuries Drive Bigger Share Of Household Paychecks
At a southeastern advertising conference John P. Cunningham, president of a New York agency, warned that to maintain production and living standards Americans must sell luxuries such as cars, second TVs, outdoor living spaces, and pools. He urged persuading husbands to grant wives more spending money and to rethink thrift norms.
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Orlando
Fla. W
John P. Cunningham
New York
Cunningham
Billy Graham Gets TV Time
NBC announced evangelist Billy Graham and his group will appear on its radio network as a sponsored program starting April 22. The Sunday 10 to 10 30 pm show Hour of Decision will be sponsored by Walter F Bennett Co. NBC said the move to a commercial basis followed polls of members and affiliates.
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New York
NBC
Billy Graham
Graham
Walter F. Bennett Co
Chicago
Truck Kills Boy In Cincinnati Neighborhood
Kenneth Hutchinson aged 3 was struck by a truck in front of his home on Friday and died, police reported.
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Cincinnati
Kenneth Hutchinson
Mother of 7 killed in Ohio car crash
Lydia Ray, 48, a Berea mother of seven, died in a Friday automobile collision in Middleburgh Heights, Cleveland suburbs.
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Cleveland
Lydia Ray
Berea
Middleburgh Heights
Judge Sets Kine Jail in DWI Case Franklin
Franklin judge Judge J. T. Riley fined Clayton Myers 150 dollars and costs and sentenced him to three days in jail for driving while intoxicated. His driving privileges are suspended six months except for work. The docket also lists multiple minor fines and bond forfeitures for other local defendants and mentions a pair of charges against Glyndon Lakes that were dismissed.
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John Deaton
Middletown
John Hager
Sheridan Ave
Cincinnati
Walsh
Ohio
Seibold
Carliss Miller
Industrial School
Squire Lammie Bailey
Franklin
Clayton Myers
J. T. Riley
Myers
Delbert P. Morton
Waynesville
Warren County Common Pleas Court
Riley
Richard Beaudein
Omer Ross
Luther Crosby
Dayton
Yellow Line
Doyle Barrett
John Rose
Floyd Burns
Ray Webb
Willie Dowers
West Chester
John Edestr
Richard Freeman
William Bailey
Timothy Drake
Frank Weisenberger
Miamisburg
Glyndon Lakes
Man Shot Self Near Heart at Home
Johnnie B. Triplett, 27, reportedly shot himself in the chest with a 32 caliber pistol at his home on Main Street yesterday. He was found sitting on a bed by police and admitted to Middletown Hospital in satisfactory condition after suffering a nervous condition. An officer signed a warrant charging discharging firearms within the city limits.
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Johnnie B. Triplett
Main St
Rear
Middletown Hospital
Triplett
DiSalle Campaign Opens With $25 Dinner
Michael V. DiSalle plans a formal campaign kickoff in Toledo with a $25-per-plate dinner on April 3. He has already visited 60 of Ohio's 88 counties as part of his bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.
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Toledo
Ohio
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
At The Movies Weekly Showings
Paramount presents Picnic at 1 30 4 25 7 00 and 9 35 p m. Strand shows Second Greatest Sex at 2 45 5 55 8 55 and Top Gun at 1 15 4 25 7 25 and 10 20 p m. Colonial screens Blacklash at 1 15 3 20 5 30 7 40 and 9 45 p m. Dixie Cruise In offers Las Vegas Shake down at 7 20 and 10 50 p m Human Monster at 10 30 p m Treasures of Ruby Hills at 9 14 p m.
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Paramount
Satuday
Top Gun
Blacklash
Dixie Cruise
Las Vegas
Ruby Hills
Easter Services Singers Set for Local Churches
The Rev. Roland F. Hans will speak at Easter services for Lily of the Valley Chapter 55 CBS at Second Baptist Church tomorrow at 3 p.m. A rehearsal is today at 7:30 p.m., and members should arrive by 2:30 p.m. Daisy Bradley, Hamilton hymnist, will sing at the vesper service Sunday at Union Baptist Church, announced by Rev. R. L. Robinson.
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Roland F. Hans
Lily of the Valley Chapter 55
CBS
Second Baptist Church
Daisy Bradley
Hamilton
Union Baptist Church
R. L. Robinson
Trays Missing From Frisch's Drive-In
Police alert follow up after thefts at Frisch's 1608 Germantown Rd. involve about 125 dollars of new aluminum serving trays. Roughly 50 drive-thru trays are unaccounted for over the past 30 days. Officers learned of the ongoing loss.
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Frisch
Germantown Rd
Boys to interview for Sebald Self-Reliance Awards
Interviews for boys applying to the 1956 Sebald Self-Reliance Awards are set for Wednesday at the Sorg Paper Co offices. Fifteen youths will be interviewed after screening applications for the $1500 awards. Judges include Paul Deger John Weber Robert McDade Warren Pence Robert Nerenberg Paul Moore and Charles Hill. Moore chairs the committee. all judges are Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce members which administers the Sebald awards.
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Sorg Paper Co
Paul Deger
John Weber
Robert McDade
Warren Pence
Robert Nerenberg
Paul Moore
Charles Hill
Moore
Middletown
Centenarian Anna Conway Dies in Cincinnati at 103
Mrs. Anna Conway aged 103 died in Cincinnati after a lengthy illness. She lived through five American wars and 21 U S Presidents, her obituary notes.
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Cincinnati
Anna Conway
U. S
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