Retired Sorg Employee Killed in Head-on Crash
Warren Patton a 67-year-old retired Sorg Paper Co. employee of Trenton died in a head-on collision at 5:30 am on Route 42, eight miles northeast of Lebanon. His wife Glenna, 38, of Dayton, remained hospitalized in fair to serious condition with head injuries. The Cleveland couple in the other vehicle reportedly pulled out to pass a truck. Authorities and relatives noted the couple often visited a son in Mansfield and were reportedly en route early in the morning. The State Highway Patrol investigated. no charges filed at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenna
Dayton
Miami Hospital
Route
Lebanon
Warren County
Ralph Young
Patton
Cleveland
Trenton
Douglas
Mansfield
Scholarship Awarded to Mike Aronoff for Northwestern Institute
Mike Aronoff son of Mr and Mrs Harry Aronoff of 901 Ellen Sr earns a summer scholarship to the National High School Institute at Northwestern University He ends his junior year at Middletown High and will join the Institutes speech division He was chosen for his high school speech activity and is also named southwest Olio delegate to the National Forensic League Student Congress meeting June 25 28 in Lexington Ky The five week program opens June 30 and focuses on public speaking and debate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nike Aronoff
Harry Aronoff
Ellen Sr
Northwestern University
Aronoff
Middletown High School
Southwestern Olio
House of Representatives
National Forensic League
Lexington
Rock Throw Settles for 500 in Zeppo Marx Case
In Los Angeles a rock thrown nearly four years ago by Zeppo Marx’s 13 year old son led to a court settlement. Mortimer Singer sought 300000 for his 12 year old daughter who was struck in the eye and suffered severe damage. The Superior Court approved a 500 settlement yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Zeppo Marx
Mortimer Singer
Singer
Restaurant Theft Fails at Engle's Corner
Intruders broke a window at the Comet Restaurant in Engle's Corner south of Middletown, damaged a pin ball machine but did not take anything. Deputy Sheriff Francis Ratliff reported a screwdriver, flashlight, and glove left at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engle’s Corner
Middletown
Francis S. Ratliff
Reno electrician sues unions over firing for not joining
Thomas R. Weav ere of Reno sues three local unions in Washoe District Court seeking 35000 in general and punitive damages and an injunction against the common laborers journeymen plumbers and steam fitters and electric workers locals. He says a walkout at Acme Collins Electric Co. led to his dismissal for refusing to join a union. Nevada's right to work law bars union membership as a condition of employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Thomas R. Weavere
Washoe District Court
Electric Workers
Weavers
Acme-Collins Electric Co
Nevada
Daytonian Drowns in Miami River Accident
Ralph Lavern Seekamp aged 46 drowned after slipping into the Miami River at Miami Shores Thursday night in Montgomery County. Deputy Coroner Robert Clark reported the accident occurred when Seekamp accidentally fell from the riverbank into the flowing water.
Imposter Takes Sound Projector From Local Photo Shop
Detectives Harold iGray and Douglas Barrett opened a case into the alleged theft of a sound movie projector from Davidson Photo Shop at 1310 Central Ave. A man using the alias James Murdock borrowed the projector with a $5 deposit for American Legion Post 218, but Legion officials denied any knowledge of him. The incident followed a separate report by Norene Maloney of Ross Store that her purse with $28 and papers vanished after she left it under a counter at 4 p.m. yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Central Ave
Harold iGray
Douglas Barrett
Buford Chandler
American Legion Post 218
Legion
James Murdock
American Legion
Murdock
Norene Maloney
Columbia Ave
Children’s Department
Ross’ Store
GOP Still Seeks Budget Cuts Across Party Lines
A 10 state GOP regional conference in Salt Lake City closed with signals some members aim to trim President Eisenhower's 71.8 billion dollar budget. Sen. Wallace Bennett and Rep. Richard Simpson asserted possible cuts of 2 to 3 billion dollars and more, while Meade Alcorn urged unity to defeat the Democrats next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Meade Alcorn
Republican National Committee
Austrians Vote For President in Six Year Term
Austrians vote tomorrow for a new president to fill the six-year term left vacant by Theodor Koerner's January death. The candidates are Adolf Schäfer, 67, socialist vice chancellor, and Dr. Wolfgang Denk, 75, retired professor and renowned surgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Adolf Schaerf
Austria
Wolfgang Denk
Theodor Koerner
Body of 12 year old found in Lake Erie Lorain Ohio
Police recovered the body of 12 year old George Bates of Sheffield Lake from Lake Erie Friday night. The drowned boy, missing since April 20, was identified by his father Jessie Bates at the Lorain Coast Guard station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Ohio
George Bates
Sheffield Lake
Lake Erie
Jessie Bates
Japanese Paintings To Be Shown at McKinley High
A display of watercolor paintings by Japanese junior high students is exhibited at McKinley Junior High School. The works, part of a School Arts Magazine exchange, include 150 paintings of scenes near Ube. The artists attend Kamihara Junior High School, one of Japan's largest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley Junior High School
School Arts Magazine
Ube
Japan
Kamihara Junior High School
Youths Held At Lebanon In Car Theft Case
Austin Sizemore reports his car stolen from Armco Fabrication Plant at 11 50 p m. Last night. The vehicle was recovered two hours later in Lebanon. Police detained two Middletown juveniles aged 16 and 14 for juvenile authorities after the license matched Sizemore s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Sizemore
Morgan St
Armco
Lebanon
Middletown
Sizemore
Man Bound to Jury on Check Charge
Edward Brown, 43, of Monroe, bound to Butler County Grand Jury by Squire William Hendrickson after being charged with issuing two checks for 36 and 46 dollars with insufficient funds. Bond set at 2000 dollars on each charge. Brown pleaded guilty to related charges involving Monroe Lumber Co and D L Hamilton General Store in Bethany and Monroe. He appeared in Middletown Municipal Court and was held under 1500 dollars bond for an additional defraud charge tied to a 32 dollar check on April 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Brown
Butler, County
Squire William Hendrickson
Monroe
Squire Hendrickson
Browniag
D. L. Hamilton and
Davidle
Monroe Lumber Co
D. L. Hamilton General Store
Bethany
Brown
Middletown
Navy Seeks Atomic Submarine to Hunt Enemies
Navy plans a small atomic powered submarine mainly to seek and destroy enemy subs and to carry an improved antisubmarine torpedo to be issued in limited numbers. Rear Admiral Albert G. Mumma, shipbuilding chief, testified to a House subcommittee that the vessel could be a very potent antisubmarine submarine while also retaining normal attack capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
House Appropriations
Albert G. Mumma
Airlines Strike Talks Continue After Last Min Strike Threat
Capital Airlines and the International Association of Machinists resume marathon negotiations after a last minute order canceled a threatened strike. The disruption would have halted operations. 2,200 mechanics and ground personnel seek wage and benefit gains. IAM seeks 25 cents an hour. the company offers 18 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capital Airlines
International Assn
Capital
National Mediation Board
IAM
A. J. Hayes
Mississippi River
Automobile theft report near Central Ave and Armco lot
Herbert Hall of the YMCA reports a 1956 two tone green car missing from the rear of Leo's Store at 1308 Central Ave with license 405 MG. Howard Blevins reports a stolen fender skirt from his car valued at $7 while parked at Yankee Road Lafayette Street Armco lot yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hall
YMCA
Leo's
Central Ave
Howard Blevins
Poinciang Rd
Yankee Road
Lafayette Street
Mental Health Campaign Nets $2500 for Middletown Drive
Last night’s house-to-house march for Mental Health raised $2,500, $40 more than last year, per Mrs. Robert Guthman and Mrs. Alex Slamka. A $5,000 overall goal is set for Middletown to support the Lower Miami Valley Guidance Center in Hamilton with the Delta Chi Sigma Sorority backing and general chairs Mrs. Nicholas Corneila and Mrs. Donald Spears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Guthman
Alex Slamka
Middletown
Miami Valley
Hamilton
The
Delta Chi ‘Sigma Sorority
Nicholas Cornella
Donald Spears
Deaths and funeral rites for William S. T. Adams
William S. T. Adams, 44, of 1505 York St., died at Middletown Hospital after a three week illness. He operated a service station for 10 years and lived in Middletown 32 years after moving from Monroe, Ga. Survived by wife Molly, son Jerry, daughter Marva Jane, two sisters Roberta Meek and Ada Stone, and one grandchild. Arrangements at Bailey Funeral Home with 1 pm service Monday and rosary at 7:30 pm Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. T. Adams
York St
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Adams
Middletown
Monroe
New Era Baptist Church
Blythe-Williams American Legion
Molly
Jerry
Marva Jane
Roberta, Meek
Detroit
Ada Stone
Bailey Funeral Home
Mrs Minnie Linkins Dies At 71 In Middletown Home
Mrs Minnie Linkins 71 of 1317 Woodlawn Ave died at 4 am at her daughter Mrs James Mattson's home after two months of serious illness. A native of Waterloo Ind she is survived by brother William Carr of Middletown two sisters Mrs John Rupp and Mrs Howard Miller of Middletown and two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Linkins
Woodlawn Ave
James Mattson
Waterloo
Ind
Linkins
William Carr
Middletown
John Rupp
Howard Miller
McCoy-Leffler
Mrs Maud Sheehan Wise 60 Dies After Bedfast Illness
Mrs Maud Sheehan Wise age 60 died of cancer at 2 22 p m yesterday at her son John Wise 2217 Erie Ave where she had been bedfast eight months She was widow of Robert J Wise died 1949 Born near Moroe longtime Monroe resident member of St Johns Church Altar Society Survived by sons Robert and Patrick and daughters Mary Jane and Joan Schneider Grandchildren three sisters and three brothers Funeral at St Johns Church 9 30 a m Monday burial North Monroe Cemetery Rosary at J R Bakers Sons Funeral Home with Altar Society viewing tomorrow evening and 4 p m gathering
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Sheehan Wise
John Wise
Erie Ave
John
Margaret Sheehan
Butler
Altar Society
Robert
Slason
Patrick
Middletown
Mary Jane Wise
Joan Schneider
Anna Long
Julia Harmon
Norwood
Rita Fitzwater
Monroe
Jack
Leonard
Stephen
Sheehan
St. John’s Church
North Monroe
J. R. Baker *S Sons Funeral Home
Boots Wendt dies at Veterans Hospital former Armco worker
Howard Boots Wendt 36 of 1012 Garden Ave died last night at the Veterans Hospital Cincinnati where he had been a patient three weeks He worked 11 years at Armco Steel Corp round house He was a World War II Air Force medical corps veteran and a member of American Legion Post 218 Surviving wife Eleanor twins Jimmy and June another daughter Janet parents John and Mrs Wendt of Trenton three brothers Charles Dale Bob and two sisters May Ellen David and Frances Jean Creech The funeral was Tuesday at Holy Trinity Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery Call Schramm Funeral Home to visit today.
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Howard
Boots
Wendt
Garden Ave
Veterans Hospital
Cincinnati
Armco Steel Corp
Round House
Air Force Medical Corps
American Legion Post
Eleanor McLain Wendt
Jimmy
June
Janet
John Wendt
Trenton
Charles and
Dale
Bob
Middletown
May Ellen ‘David
Frances Jean ‘Creech
Holy Trinity Church
Woodside Cemetery
Schramm Funeral Home
Ida Basore 96 Widow of Franklin Mayor Dies in Dayton
Mrs Ida Basore 96 widow of former Franklin mayor George Basore died at 6 p m yesterday at her daughter’s home 321 Monterey Ave Dayton She survived by her daughter three sons Guy and Howard in Los Angeles Earl Basore former Franklin mayor six grandchildren and four great grandchildren Services set for 1 30 p m Monday Eaton Funeral Home Harold Brown to officiate Burial in Woodhill Cemetery Calling hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Ida Basore
Franklin Marshall
George Basore
Bessie Milles
Monterey Ave
Dayton
Basore
Henry White
White
Ohio Penitentiary
Guy
Howard
Los Angeles
Calif
Earl Basore
Franklin Township
Eaton Funeral Home
Harold Brown
Dayton Eub Church
Woodhill Cemetery
Kilpatrick Services Held for Mrs Sara Kilpatrick
Mrs Sara S Kilpatrick 79 died yesterday at home in Lebanon. Services set for 3 p m Monday at Ostwald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Survived by son Edwin of Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Sara S. Kilpatrick
Ostwald Funeral Home
Lebanon Cemetery
Edwin
Price Mrs Sarah Ann 87 Carlisle widow dies in Hamilton home
Mrs Sarah Ann Price 87 widow of Samuel Price longtime Carlisle resident died at 7 10 p m yesterday at Logdsson Rest Home Hamilton Mason Road after two years as a rest home patient She leaves a daughter Mrs Mary Smith of Hamilton a son George of Carlisle four grandchildren five great grandchildren and a sister Mrs Alice Peters of Dayton Funeral services 3 30 p m at the funeral home with Rev Lee Niswander officiating burial in Woodhill Cemetery calling hours 2 5 and 7 9 p m tomorrow
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Sarah Ann Price
Samuel Price
Carlisle
Logdsson
Hamilton-Mason Road
Dayton
Eaton Funeral Home
Lee Niswander
Woodhill Cemetery
Funeral
Obituaries for Margaret L. Gray and Albert Keiser
Mrs. Margaret L. Gray aged 66 of 620 S 14th St. will be interred after a 2 p.m. service at Proescher Funeral Home. Albert Keiser aged 61 of 5900 Fairham Rd. will have a 10:30 a.m. service at Wain Bolton Funeral Home in Westwood Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret L. Gray
S. 14Th St
Proescher Funeral Home
Albert Keiser
Fairham Rd
Wain Bolton Funeral Home
Westwood
Cincinnati
Plane crash lands near Crestview at Eglin base
Capt. Raymond M. Griswold of Springfield Ohio piloted a crippled SA 16 Albatros into a marsh about five miles north of Crestview Florida. The twin engined Amphibia sustained only slight damage and the seven man crew were all unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Raymond M. Griswold
Springfield
Ohio
Crestview
Area Women Graduates In Nursing
Four area women will graduate from the Christ Hospital School of Nursing in ceremonies at Wilson Auditorium, University of Cincinnati at 8 15 p m Monday. Principal speaker Dorothy N Dolbey Cincinnati councilwoman will discuss The Growing Edge. Baccalaureate services precede at 4 p m tomorrow in the hospital chapel with Rev Alexander T Coyle as speaker. A reception follows in the Christ Hospital nurses residence drawing room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Hospital School of Nursing
Wilson Auditorium
University of Cincinnati
Nancy Frisby
Middletown
Mary Carol Brown
Lebanon
Japetinien Braddock
Waynesville
Janice Hiles
Morrow
Dorothy N. Dolbey
Cincinnati
Hospital
Alexander T. Coyle
First Presbyterian Church of Troy
Christ Hospital
Four Crashes Reported in City After Car Hits Tree
Joe E. Frazier, 29, was treated at Middletown Hospital for chest, side, hand, and knee injuries after his car crashed into a tree at 1114 Yankee Road. He was cited for careless driving and his car was total loss. A three car bump at Central Avenue and Broad Street caused minor damages. R. C. Buckner, 22, signaled left, Ralph Lewis Jr., 37, turned left, Buckner’s car hit Lewis’s, and Lewis backed into James Figley’s car. Buckner’s car estimated $75 damage. William Lawson, 1329 Woodlawn Ave., was cited for driving while intoxicated after landing in a yard behind 1327 Fairmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Road
Joe E. Frazier
Sycamore St
Middletown Hospital
Frazier
Central Avenue
Broad Street
R. C. Buckner
Miamisburg
Ralph Lewis Jr
Hill Ave
Buckner
Lewis
James Figley
Franklin Rt. 2
William Lawson
Woodlawn Ave
Fairmont
Youth cyclist struck on Central Avenue in rear collision
Larry Cottingham, 17, of 2406 Superior Street, paused on Central Avenue to let a car turn from Charles Street when he was hit from behind by a car driven by Oma Richstein of 1803 Jackson Lane. Cottingham's vehicle sustained 25 dollars in damage while Richstein's car incurred 50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Cottingham
Superior St
Central Avenue
Charles Street
Oma Richstein
Jackson Lane
Cottinghm
Rites Set For Crash Victims Near Morrow Ohio
Services for two South Lebanon youths killed in an auto crash near Morrow Warren County are planned. Bobby Welch 17 and Ralph Moore 16 died when their car hit a bridge on U S 22. Moore to be buried Monday at First Baptist Church South Lebanon. Welch rites set for Tuesday at 10 30 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrow
South Lebanon
Tue&Sday
Bobby Ral Welch
Elton Welch
Ralph Moore
Dora Lynch
U. S. 22
Warren County
Welch
Moore
First Baptist Church
South
Lebanon
Mystery air conditioner dispute in Butler County office
In Hamilton the Butler County commissioners confronted an unauthorised air conditioner found in the courthouse office. Ben J. Strauss admitted he sent the unit after lease talks for Welfare Dept. space, and Ben Gorden urged removal. The board confirmed they could not accept the item even on trial and planned its return to Strauss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County Commissioners
Ben. S. van Gorden
Ben J. Strauss
Maple Ave
Buler County
Strauss
van Gorden
Gordon Augspurger
Ross H. Snider
Augspurger
Snyder
Four Injured In Two-Car Collision On South Main Street
A two-car crash on South Main Street last night left James A. Holbrook 23 Clifford Crump 23 and Don McGaha 20 with scalp facial and shoulder injuries. They were treated at Middletown Hospital and dismissed. State Highway Patrol had no details yet. In a separate early morning crash on Rt 4 Waldo Griffin 37 sustained chest and hip injuries with possible broken ribs and was treated and dismissed at Middletown Hospital. No further details available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Middletown Hospital
James A. Holbrook
Winona
Clifford Crump
S. Clinton Sr
Don McGaha
Middletown Pike
Franklin
State Highway Patrol
Rt. 4
Waldo Griffin
Fleming Rd
Officer Aids Youth With Injured Knee
Patrolman Jack Combs found seven year old Wayne Blair at 1300 Reynolds Avenue after he tripped on a dog and cut his knee on a pipe fence. Blair was taken to a doctor for treatment and his father Shelby Blair was notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Combs
Wayne Blair
Central Ave
Combs
Reynolds Avenue
Shelby Blair
Crash Damages Reported After Roadside Collision
Traveling north on Yankee Road near 8th Avenue driver Joseph Massey age 46 of 809 9th Ave collided with a car pulling from the curb. Damages totaled 140 dollars for Massey’s vehicle and 125 for the other car driven by John Krines age 20 of 852 6th Ave with the other party not cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Road
8Th Avenue
Joseph Massey
9Th Ave
Theother
John Krines
6Th Ave
Oberlin Singers To Appear Here Tonight
The Les Douze Amies Club of Middletown sponsors a performance by the Oberlin Air Singers of Oberlin Ohio at McKinley Junior High School auditorium tonight at 8 p.m. The 90 minute concert is open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Douze Amies Club
Middletown
Oberlin Air Singers
Oberlin
Ohio
McKinley Junior High School
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Sorg
Headon
Sorg Paper Co
Warren Patton
E. Srd St
Mike Aronoff
Columbus, Ohio
Migral
Crystal
Duncan Hines
Gop
Earl J. Hicks
Tytus
Dohn Hardware
BROAD
Rosack
Tomrrow
Journal
Mrs
Howard Wendt
Butler County
Officer Aid
Oberlin Singers
Y.M.C.A
Vance Russell
Salvation Army
Red Shield
Garden
St. Mary's
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