Black Friday Protest Draws Wet and Cold Supporters
About 200 marchers led by the Middletown Council for Human Dignity endured rain and hail for a 45 minute walk and a 50 minute program. Speakers including Rev James Holloman urged end to de facto segregation and called Middletown a plantation while organizers pledged nonviolent action and a continued fight for racial equality.
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Middletown
Cox
Douglas Park
James Holloman
Council For Human Dignity
Bailey Turner
Avondale
Cincinnati
Turner
Holloman
Cars Targeted in Rock Shower After Black Friday
A string of vandalism incidents reported by 8:30 a.m. linked to last night’s Black Friday activities saw rocks shattered windows and property damage across Middletown. One 19 year old, Calvin Mitchel, was treated for facial injuries after a taxi window was struck at 11:05 p.m. near 14th Avenue and Young Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Mitchel
Yankee Road
Middletown Hospital
Goodloe Butler
14Th Avenue
Young Street
Shrock
Joe Shrock
Shreck
Hap Harris
Charles Root
Calvin Riley
Franklin-Madison Road
L. C. Allen
Middletown
Rex Williams
Shorten
Willis Pike
Central Ave
Curtis Street
Prospect Ave
Prospect
John Burl
Curtis St
Dillman’s Market
Central Avenue
Three Area Fires Cause Still Unclear
Firemen battled three arson suspected blazes in the South Middletown area within four hours. Losses topped 19000 dollars. State fire marshal investigator surveyed the scenes but has not released findings. Buildings targeted included a Kinser storage shed at 2830 Yankee Road, a barn on S Main Street and Rt 4, and a Holt Amburgey shed on Rt 73 at Engles Corner.
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Middletown
Clester Brewer
Brewer
C. E. Kinser & Son
Yankee Road
S. Main Street
Rt. 4
John Trammel
Rt. 73
Engles’ Corner
Holt Amburgey
Oxford State Road
Deaths and Funerals in Ohio and Oklahoma
Ralph Williams of Middletown died in a truck crash in Oklahoma. Former West Manchester resident Lindsay Wills 52 and a Packard agency operator in Eaton are also mentioned along with son Douglas of Bowling Green. Services will be in West Manchester with Michael Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Ralph Williams
Middletown
Oklahoma
Mr. Wills
Germantown
Packard Agency
Eaton
Douglas
Bowling Green
Ohio
West Manchester
Michael Funeral Home
Trucker Norris Walters Dies After Fire At Armco Plant
Norris Walters 48 of Hamilton formerly Middletown died at Mercy Hospital after a fire caused by a welder's torch at Armco. He was born and raised in Middletown and worked for Wilson Transfer Co. Surviving are his mother Mrs. Sarah McCally and a sister Mrs. Evelyn Jolliff. Arrangements incomplete.
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Norris Walters
Hamilton
Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Walters
Wilson Transfer Co
Armco
Sarah McCally
Evelyn Jolliff
Obituary: Mary Williams 84 Middletown Resident
Mrs. Mary Williams 84 of 508 Lincoln St Middletown died on arrival at Middletown Hospital at 8 a m yesterday. She was a Mt Zion Baptist Church member and missionary society participant. She lived in Middletown 16 years. Survived by daughter Corrine Mack of Middletown son Johnny Renfro of Milford Del two sisters Rosa Owens Pittsburgh and Lula Roberts New York City eight grandchildren 12 great grandchildren Arrangements pending at Jordan Memorial Chapel.
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Mary Williams
Lincoln St
Middletown Hospital
Jordan Memorial Chapel
Obituary notices for Henderson Diesbach and Welsh
Three notices list Robert Henderson 33 of 163 Walnut St with service 1 p.m. Monday at Bethel Baptist Church. Fred Diesbach 74 of 104 Gordon Ave with service 10 a.m. Monday. John Welsh 85 of 378 Warr Lane with Requiem High Mass 10 a.m. Monday at St Marys Church.
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Robert Henderson
Walnut St
Bethel Baptist Church
Fred Diesbach
Gordon Ave
Klaus-Weigel
John Welsh
Warr ‘Lane
St. Mary's Church
Jetport Advocate to Address County Officials Session
R William Patterson former Dayton mayor and jetport supporter will address 100 elected county officials at a Butler County session. The Southwest Ohio Regional Airport Authority treasurer will speak to the State Association of County Commissioners and county engineers with 22 counties represented. A tour of Armco Project 600 and other sites precedes the 4 30 p.m. business meeting and 5 p.m. talk on regional jetport needs.
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R. William Patterson
Dayton
Patterson
Southwest Ohio Regional Airport Authority
Ohio State Association of County Commissioners and County Engineers
Butler County
Manchester Motor Inn
Armco
Butler Countty
Manchester
Garbage collections resume after work stoppage in Middletown
City Utilities Director R. V. Moschell announced all 30 garbage collectors are back on the job. The walkout yesterday centered in the south end amid warnings not to enter the Negro section during Black Friday observances.
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City Utilities
R.V. Moschell
Middletown
Four Hurt In City Crashes Injuries Reported
One minor in Middletown Hospital with facial and hand lacerations after two yesterday crashes. Michael Hounishell, 16, was a passenger in a car driven by Susan Sallie, 17, who was treated for facial abrasions. Larry Reynolds, 16, also treated for facial and hand lacerations. Sallie cited for running a stop sign at Burbank and Fernwood. Davis cited for failure to yield after a Wilson Street crash injuring Rita Floyd, 27, and totaling vehicles.
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Michael Hounishell
Wilbraham Road
Susan Sallie
Brell Drive
Michael Berry
Monroe High School
Larry Reynolds
Sallie
Burbank Avenue
Fernwood Street
Rita Floyd
Texas Ave
Wilson Street
Queens Avenue
Rollin
Ohio Hospital Receives Appalachian Grant for Clinic
The Appalachian Regional Commission awarded a $23,933 grant to Hocking Valley Community Hospital in Logan. The funds will help build a $102,200 public health clinic on the hospital grounds, said Albert G. Giles director of the Ohio Office of Appalachia.
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Columbus, Ohio
Appalachian Regional Commission
Hocking Valley
Logan
Albert G. Giles
Ohio Office of Appalachia
New Zealand Shows Heavy Private Capital Inflows
Wellington Britain Australia and the United States have supplied over 90 percent of private capital into New Zealand in recent years. The latest data indicate an annual inflow of 44.6 million dollars, with 8.6 million from the United States.
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Wellington
Britain
Australia
United States
New Zealand
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Richard Nixon
Cinderella
Dudley Inwood
Mary Lord
Tony Bryant
18Th Ave
Dan Billings
Xavier University
Wendt
Curtis
Doty House
Lindsay Wills
West
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Ance
City Building
J. A. Winner
Shireen Davis
Springboro High School
Connie Heinkel
Middletown High School
Miss Davis
Pacemead
Miss Heinkel
Weith
Jetport
David Allen Davis
Davis
Ohio Hospital
Disabled Ana Veterans Herald
John Hursh
N. Main ST
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