Jacksonburg Residents Rally for Homeless Family After Fire
Neighbors in Jacksonburg rally to aid the Ferguson family after a Friday fire gutted their Pelitia Drive home. Chief Witman says cause suspected as careless cigar. Clive Redkey leads clothing drive with house to house pickup for two girls ages 3 and 9 and a 11 year old girl and a 6 year old boy. Family aided by county and Middle Town Red Cross with additional help promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Ferguson
Pelitia Drive
W. F. Witman
Clive Redkey
Witman
Jacksonburg
Middletown
Fire Doused In Train Baggage Car on Ohio State Limited
A baggage car fire aboard the New York Central Ohio State Limited northbound was extinguished with little damage. Firemen from Middletown arrived at 5:36 p.m. after railway workers contained the blaze. Separate incidents on Columbia Avenue and N Main Street and at 1400 Sycamore Street caused $25 damage each to autos, with 1949 Willie Smith Jr. of 816 18th Ave. identified as owner of the Sycamore Street fire car blamed on a short circuit.
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New York Central Railroad
Ohio State Limited
Middletown
Company 1
Manchester Avenue
Columbia Avenue
N. Main Street
Sycamore St
Columbia
Company 3
Sycamore Street
Willie Smith Jr
18Th Ave
Model Plane Accident Kills 21 Year Old Father
In Columbus Ohio a 21 year old father of two, Arthur Searls, was killed after his model plane entangled in two wires carrying 15 000 volts. He died on arrival at University Hospital after being removed by two friends, Joe Fowler and John Taylor. A flash was seen and a grass fire started when the wires broke and fell to the ground, later extinguished by firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Searls
University Hospital
Joe Fowler
John Taylor
Sears
Thief Stole Wallet from Mary Bryant at McAlpin's
Mary Bryant says a thief opened her pocketbook inside McAlpin's and took her wallet containing $22 and a driver’s license. The incident was reported at her residence on 2004 Tytus Avenue.
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Mary Bryant
Tytus Ave
McAlpin's
Menace and forgery arrests headlined in city police report
Police yesterday arrested Fred Hayes 26 of 1419 Young St on a menace and threat warrant. Odis Stump 40 of 3215 S Main St jailed on a check without funds charge filed by Alexander Praete. Hubcap thefts from four cars reported including J F Auto Sales and residents Dan Peck and Robert Noble. Charles Brown 25 of West Middletown Rt 1 held on forgery and bench warrant. Henry Hall 22 of 3011 Omaha St arrested on assault and battery.
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Fred Hayes
Young St
Odis Stump
S. Main St
Alexander Praete
J&f
Dan Peck
Lafayette Ave
Robert Noble
1St Avenue
Charles Brown
West Middletown Rt. 1
Municipal Court
Henry Hall
Omaha St
Bicycle Theft Reported From Local Yard
Norman Beatty of 999 Garfield Street reported a bicycle stolen from his yard Friday morning. The incident details include a missing bike in a residential area and no suspect information available at this time.
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Norman Beatty
Garfield St
Cleveland Man Arrested For DUI After Stop
Officers arrested James More, 35, of Cleveland, at Yankee and Jefferson Roads on charges of driving while under the influence and no operator's license.
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James More
Cleveland
Yankee and
Jefferson Roads
Sign in front of First Methodist Church damaged
Police were told a sign in front of the First Methodist Church at 2nd Avenue and S Broad Street was damaged. No injuries reported. Investigators seek possible suspects or witnesses.
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First Methodist Church
2Nd Avenue
S. Broad Street
Theft Reported Of Four Car Floor Mats
Leonard Morris of 1410 Forrest Avenue reported that four floor mats were stolen from his car Friday night.
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Leonard Morris
Forrest Ave
Choir and Band From Monroe Win Superior Ratings
The Lemon-Monroe choir and concert band earned Superior ratings at the district festival led by the Ohio Music Association at the University of Cincinnati. The 76 piece band, directed by Paul Morrow, achieved Superior marks for test numbers and sight reading, a third straight year with such a rating.
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Lemon-Monroe
Ohio Music Sication Assn
University of Cincinnati
Paul Morrow
Henry Fillmore
Neill
Mozart
Titus
Paul Beil
Coin Flip Leads to Last Bus Hope Rescue
In Johnstown Pennsylvania Richard Janson a 15 year old won a coin toss to ride the last bus home. He arrived two hours earlier than his friend and found his sister Patricia 17 and her fiancé Thomas Lee Cook 19 unconscious from a gas leak fumes. They were revived at the hospital and reported in good condition.
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Johnstown
Richard Janson
Janson
Patricia
Thomas Lee Cook
Three Injured in U.S. 25 Pileup Near West Chester
Three people were injured in a two car collision on U S 25 half a mile south of West Chester at 4 25 p m. Lor aine Green 18 and Doreen Seward 19 passengers in a southbound car driven by Green suffered facial and scalp injuries. Dorcle Green 24 had head cuts. Edward Thum 63 of Dayton drove the northbound car that crossed center line. The Green car was demolished.
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U.S
West Chester
General Hospital
Cincinnati
Loraine Green
Dorcle Green
Doreen Seward
Sharonville
Green
Edward Thum
Dayton
Louis Davis Obituary Led By Middletown Painter at J. C. Newlin Co
Louis Davis, 72, of 1941 Central Ave, died at 10 45 last night in Middletown Hospital after admission on February 24. Funeral arrangements are with McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. He was a painter for the J C Newlin Co for many years. Survivors include his wife Betty.
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Louis Davis
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
McCoy-Leffler Funeral H
Davis
J. C. Newlin Co
Betty
Man Sentenced to 7 680 Repeats of Sentence for Alcohol Offense
Des Moines 41 year old Neal Arnold Keasey pleaded guilty to intoxication. Municipal Judge Ray Harrison offered a choice between jail or writing the sentence 7 680 times. Keasey chose to write it, with pads supplied, to seek sobriety after years of arrests.
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Des Moines
Neal Arnold Keasey
Ray Harrison
Keasey
B52 Victim Brother of Local Man
The pilot of a B52 Stratofortress exploded near Skintook Oklahoma on Friday. The victim, Ross B. Patrick 37, was a civilian Boeing employee in Wichita. his brother William Patrick of 4107 Lisa Lane is a Boeing affiliate in Wichita. Two crew members parachuted to safety. one remained critical. The Patrick family and siblings survive.
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Skintook
Okla
William Patrick
iLisa Lane
Patrick
Wichita
Kan
Ross B. Patrick
Ross Patrick
Boeing Aircraft
Boeing
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Id. Mo
Driver Cited After Collision in Middleton
A Middleton man, David Woolum, 21, was cited for careless driving after a two car crash on Jacoby Avenue at 7 p.m. The impact damaged a parked car owned by Joseph Pate. No injuries were reported. Other minor city crashes through 10 p.m. involved four vehicles with a total minor damage.
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Middletonian
Jacoby Avenue
David Woolum
Garfield St
Slolum
Joseph Pate
Jacoby Ave
Ohio Hospital Association Opens Five Day Convention
The Ohio Hospital Association representing 248 of 268 state hospitals opens its five day convention in Cleveland with about 3000 delegates and visitors in attendance.
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Cleveland
Ohio Hospital Assn
Second Annual Science Awards Exhibit Opens April 7
Advance peak at science exhibits shows a Delighted committee says the second annual Science Awards Competition in Butler County will be held April 7 in Middletown. Local students from Milford and Talawanda High School present projects from horse biology to vitamin deficiency in mice and stargazing with a homemade telescope. Judges will assess demonstrations and explanations on how each exhibit affects life and the world.
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Butler County
Oera
Marshall
Tacts
Glenn
Milford
Carey John Williams
Kathy Hess
Talawanda High School
Mary Lou Hess
Kathy
Jacqueling Louise Neal
Middletown School
William Aiken
Dayton man dies of injuries after Kentucky wreck
Lexington report states John Miller, 79, of Dayton Ohio died at a Lexington hospital after head injuries from an auto wreck near Georgetown three hours earlier.
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Lexington
Dayton
Ohio
Georgetown
John Miller
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Thum Auto
Mose Ballard
Grand Ave
Thomas Blevins
Vannest Ave
Broad Street
Central Avenue
Lafayette Allen
Hood Ave
Edna Morgan
Herlin Nanamaker
Wilbraham Rd
Lucious Bronner
S. Main Street
An Middletown
Iutone
Avenican
Woodlawn
Middletown Kitchen Shop, Inc
Oxford
G. Arthus Coulter
U.S. Way
U. S
West Central Avenue
Second Ave
Broad & Verity
Gideon Road
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