Police Find Moonshine in Raid Here Court Fines Suspect
Police raid at 1214 Walnut St uncovers eight gallons and several pints of untaxed liquor moonshine. Leary Johnson 43 is fined 200 and costs in Municipal Court after pleading guilty. Judge J T Lamb suspends 30 day jail term on condition of good behavior and no similar offenses. Johnson admits sale of the liquor.
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Leary Johnson
Walnut St
J. T. Lamb
Johnson
Butler County
John Fitzgerald
James Howerton
Paul Judd
Robert Nunamaker
Fitzgerald
Middletown
Java Prices Going Down
NEW YORK Coffee prices are falling as major independent distributors General Foods Corp and Standard Brands cut wholesale rates. Maxwell House regular coffee drops 88 cents a pound, Hag and Sanka down five cents, and instant coffee prices fall for various sizes. Standard Brands also reduces Chase & Son and instant blends, following a continued drop in green coffee quotations as Latin producers seek price stabilization.
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New York
General Foods Corp
Standard Brands
General Foods
Maxwell House
Standard
Chase & Sonborn
Police arrest Kerry Hartbarger on assault and disorderly conduct warrants
Police yesterday arrested Kerry Hartbarger aged 19 at Crawford Street and South Avenue on warrants charging assault and disorderly conduct. An officer recovered a bicycle reported stolen from George Lussier at 1105 Elwood Street, found behind the Paramount Theater near the stated theft location.
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Kerry Hartbarger
Gideon Rd
Crawford Street
South Avenue
Conuc
Melvin Barker
George Lussier
Elwood St
Paramount Theater
Lussier
Four Held To Injury One A Trenton Youth
Cincinnati dispatch reports four men held to the grand jury over a $75 service station holdup this week. Named are James A. Loman of Hamilton age 33, Denzil Stout age 33 of New Miami, Robert L. Herr 18 of Trenton Rt. 1, and Roy Sheppard 33 of Charleston West Virginia.
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Cincinnati
Grand Jury
James A. Loman
Hamilton
Denzil Stout
New Miami
Robert L. Herr
Trenton Rt
Roy Sheppard
Charleston
W. Va
Thirty Farmers Executed in Kwangtung Province
Reports in two non-Chinese papers say the Reds executed 30 Chinese farmers in Kwangtung Province for opposing government control of agricultural production.
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Honging
Reds
Kwangtung
Troubles Dog Man On Crutches In Freak Accident
Charles Banks, 44, of Loveland, was hurt while standing on crutches at a South Lebanon filling station. His car rolled backward, striking him and fracturing his hip. The incident was linked to two year old Dale Browning who slipped his uncle’s car into reverse, causing Banks’s car to be hit. He was taken to Middletown Hospital for surgery.
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Charles Banks
Loveland
South Lebanon
Middletown Hospital
Banks
Florence
Omer Brandenberg
Dale Browning
Bill Amburgy
South
Lebanon
Dale
Amburgy
Brandenburg
Teacher Hurt In Home Fall Foot Fracture At Home
Mildred Fisher a 50 year old algebra teacher at Roosevelt Junior High was treated at Middletown Hospital for a fractured right foot after a fall at her home and was later released to continue teaching. Four others received minor injuries in separate incidents at the emergency room Arthur Martin four year old Michael Noonan and Preston Bess were treated and released after falls and lacerations.
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Mildred Fisher
Ardmore
Roosevelt Junior High School
Middletown Hospital
Miss Fisher
Andrew E. Roper
Arthur Martin
Hickory St
Michael Noonan
Warren Noonan
Princeton Ave
Preston Bess
Garfield St
Woman Reports Being Grabbed Near Charles Street
A woman told police she was grabbed by a young man walking north on Charles Street at Manchester Avenue last night. She described the assailant as about ten inches tall, 150 to 160 pounds with dark hair wearing a light shirt and trousers. Officers Patrolman Coy Ha and Cecil Short responded at 12 37 a.m. and searched the area without locating a suspect.
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Charles Street
Manchester Avenue
Coy Ha
Cecil Short
Plans Ordered On Bobmeyer Flasher
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has ordered the Pennsylvania Railroad to file plans and specifications for flashers lights and automatic gates at the Bobmeyer Road grade crossing. The PRR has 30 days to submit plans and a written time estimate for the work at the dangerous Hamilton crossing, site of several fatal accidents.
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Hamilton
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bobmeyer Road
Robert Moulton
PUCO
PRR
Community religious services and festival announced
Rev Frank Hampton and Mt Zion Baptist Church will join Second Baptist Franklin in Sunday services at 3 p.m. A festival for the Second Baptist building fund runs tomorrow at Armco Colored Center 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. featuring games fish pond rummage sale barbecue and refreshments. The Golden Echoes of Louisville and the Chevaliers of Dayton will perform at New Baptist Church Sunday at 3 p.m.
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Frank Hampton
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church
Franklin
L. Kirby
The
Second Baptist Church Building Fund
Armco Colored Center
Golden Echoes
Louisville
Chevaliers of
Dayton
New Baptist Church
Oddfellows Plan Memorial Service Next Friday
Plans for a joint Oddfellow and Rebekah memorial service were finalized at the 100F lodge meeting. Ralph Knight of the YMCA will speak. a 6:30 p.m. covered dish supper precedes the service. The lodge also announced 100F participation in the Memorial Day Parade on May 30 and called all Oddfellows to meet at 9:30 a.m. The first degree was conferred on Robert Lester Renk, who will receive the second degree next Thursday. Visitors included Marion Henderson, Marion Stubbs, John Hillard from Lebanon. Archie Owens, Ludley Durrough from Port Union. Garry Garver from Monroe. and Floyd R. Smith from Germantown.
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Oddfellow
Rebekah
Ralph Knight
YMCA
Kitchen Blaze Causes $50 Damage at Local Home
A kitchen fire caused by an overheated chiller damaged the David Heckard home at 1105 Ellen Dr. an estimated $50 loss to the building. Fire Companies 2 and 4 responding at 5:41 p.m. found no contents damage. A second alert at 6:44 p.m. led firefighters from Company 1 to 900 W Central Ave where a torch had upset on the street causing no damage.
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David Heckard
Ellen Dr
Company 1
W. Central Ave
British Railway Strike Threatens Nationwide Action
British railway firemen and engineers threatened a nationwide strike for May 28 over wage demands. A parallel dockers’ threat to strike looms at four key ports next Monday amid inter union jurisdictional dispute and near the national election.
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London
At The Movies Showtimes and Double Features
Paramount shows Yellow at 3 00, 5 45, 8 45 p.m. Ma and Pa Kettle at Wailie 1 30, 4 20, 7 15, 9 45 p.m. Strand presents They Rode West 1 45, 5, 8 30 p.m. Fire Over Africa 3 20, 6 40, 10 p.m. Friday. Saturday They Rode West 1 15, 5, 8 45 p.m. Fire Over Africa 2 45, 6 30, 10 p.m.
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Paramount
Yellowes
Ma and Pa Kettle
Wailie
Africa
Woman Cited After Mishap At Corner
Police cited 45 year old Mary Shinn of Knoll Woods West Middletown for passing on the right after a collision at S Broad Street and 2nd Avenue at 9 25 p m Karen Good 17 of 200 S Broad St pulled into a parking space when the other car passed and struck Good s auto in the front end damage 175 dollars A car driven by Edsel Noble 27 of 28 Madison Ave Trenton was struck in the side by Christine Neal 21 of 305 Garfield St at Young Street and Jacoby Avenue at 5 51 p m damage 170 dollars Police said Arthur Stitt 42 of 311 Marshall Rd and a city garbage truck driven by Ollie Lige collided at S Sutphin Street and Superior Avenue at 8 47 a m yesterday damage minor
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S. Broad Street
2Nd Avenue
Mary Shinn
Knoll Woods
West Middletown
Karen Good
S. Broad St
Good Auto
Edsel Noble
Madison Ave
Trenton
Christine Neal
Garfield St
Young Street
Jacoby Avenue
Arthur Stitt
Marshall Rd
Ollie Lige
S. Sutphin Street
Superior Avenue
Ex POW Bayes Jr Faces Court Martial on Cooperation Charges
Cpl Thomas Bayes Jr 32 recreation director at Letterman General Hospital San Francisco stands court martial on charges of cooperating with Chinese Reds while a POW in Korea. No date set. Bayes a Fiat Lick Kentucky native served with the 6th Medium Tank Battalion captured April 25 1951 released September 3 1953 during POW exchange.
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San Francisco
Cpl
Thomas Bayes Jr
Letterman General Hospital
Korea
U. S
Th Army
Bayes
Fiat Lick
6Th
Fenwick Seniors Win Sebald Award in Jaycee Ceremony
Fenwick High seniors win Sebald Award as 18 finalists receive citations. Jaycee committee chairmen DeWitt Boyd and Paul Deger lead the event with 11 visiting French women executives touring the city. Goodman, who chaired last year’s awards, urged the honorees to stay self-reliant and look ahead.
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Jaycee
John Weber
Wade E. Miller
Martin Coffey
Hugh Wright
Russell Weatherwax
Elmo Lingrel
Earl E. Grant
United States
Paul Deger
C.C. Mers
Jerry Miller
Chuck Hattery
Warren Wolfe
Jaycees
DeWitt Boyd
Harold Calvin
Wilbur Cohen
Donald Frisby
Knight Goodman
Fred Howard
Warren Johnson
Robert Lubberger
Robert Minor
Paul Moore
John Nolan
Harold Osborne
Warren Pence
James Townsely
Robert Whitaker
Goodman
Champion Adds Plant To Help Avoid Pollution
Hamilton Ohio officials announce a half million dollar pulp mixing plant to prevent spillage of papermaking materials into the sewer system. John W Zimmerman Ohio division manager says existing equipment works but is hard to control and requires excess manpower, often causing overflow into sewers.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Champion Paper & Fibre Co
John W. Zimmerman
Ohio Division
Dozen Members Join Air Reserve
A dozen new members were welcomed to Flight B 9327th Air Reserve Squadron at a regular duty meeting held at the American Legion home. Lt R Lamb led a training lecture on public speaking and Lt Allen Diehl showed colored slides of the Korean War. Members serve without pay but earn attendance credits toward promotion and retirement.
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9327Th Air Reserve Squadron
American Legion
R. Lamb
Hamilton
Allen Diehl
Cincinnati Air Reserve Group
Air Reserve Squadron
CP Canvass Raises 4100 For CP Drive
Midde town and surrounding areas canvassed last night for United Cerebral Palsy. Volunteers delivered 4100 to the CP committee at the Legion home. Brownie Troop 26 contributed 25 dollars. Mrs John Alfien aided transport for 50 captains. Driscol praised the effort while noting funds fall short of clinic needs. Contributions go to Post Office Box 182.
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Middletown
Trenton
Monroe
United Cerebral Palsy
CP Committee
Legion Home
John Alfien
Red Cross Motor Corps
The
Legion
Calumet Avenue
Robert Driscoll
Middetown
CP Drive
CP Clinic
Visitor Is Citys Best Driver Of Day
A Springfield man Richard Miller won yesterday's courteous driving award and two movie passes for stopping on S Clinton Street to let another driver pull from a parking place. Patrolman John Combs presented the prizes at 2 45 in heavy traffic. Miller said he always stops to let others pull out and did not know of the Safety Week campaign. The officer found no other drivers to award yesterday.
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Springfield
S. Clinton Street
John Combs
Safety Week
Richard Miller
Miller
Auto left for repairs stolen from Central Ave
An auto owned by a man who left it for repairs disappeared from behind 900 Central Ave yesterday. Mrs. Chester Francis of West Elkton said the car, owned by her son, had been taken sometime since May 6. A friend was asked to take it to a garage for repairs.
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Central Ave
Chester Francis
West Elkton
Central Avenue
Francis
Duchess of Kent Hears Graham Preach to 56,000
London crowds at Wembley Stadium for Billy Graham included the Duchess of Kent in a royal box. The fifth London crusade night drew about 56,500 with 3,036 decisions for Christ, totaling 15,010 converts so far.
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Duchess of Kent
Graham
London
Billy Graham
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Wembley Stadium
Christ
Forest Fires Scorch New Jersey and Lakehurst Air Station
More than 5,500 acres burned across New Jersey as about 20 wind driven fires struck the state. The Lakehurst Naval Air Station suffered 3,000 acres scorched but no station buildings were damaged. At least 12 homes valued around 125000 were destroyed. Civil defense workers and 500 soldiers aided firefighting with fire companies from 40 communities.
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Lakehurst
N. J
New Jersey
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Navy
State Forest Fire Service
Browns Mills
Eee
Jury can't reach verdict in Salem mayor perjury case
LISBON Ohio Judge Frank Cope said a new trial may start next week for Mayor Dean B Cranmer of Salem who faces perjury charges. A common pleas jury yesterday failed to reach a verdict and was dismissed over testimony about office records after a burglary of 3350 dollars from the City Hall safe.
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Lisbon
Ohio
Frank Cope
Dean B. Cranmer
Salem
Common Pleas
F. L. Orange
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