Violent Thunderstorm Slams Miami Valley Causing Damage
A fierce thunderstorm moved through the Miami Valley causing extensive damage in Germantown and surrounding areas. Winds up to gale strength toppled trees and damaged garages and roofs, with $5,000 in Montgomery County losses and further destruction in Hamilton. In Germantown a tavern roof collapsed and a mill was blown down as power outages and phone disruptions followed.
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Miami Valley
Here
Cincinnati
Germantown
Montgomery County
Middletown
Alexandria Road
Jack Bush
Michael Road
Roy Getter
Grand Lake
Florentine
Dayton Power & Light Co
Birthday baby for Combs at Middletown Hospital
A Crawford Street mother Sylvia Combs and husband Robert welcomed their first child a girl at 11 18 am yesterday at Middletown Hospital. The baby weighed eight ounces and was eight rounds in length. Mrs Combs celebrated her 20th birthday on the same day. The father is employed by Armco.
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Crawford Street
Middletown Hospital
Sylvia
Robert Combs
Crawford St
Man Injured as Ohio Furnace Explosion Destroys Home
A 77-year-old man, Henry Chestman, was critically burned when a gas furnace exploded at his residence on Ohio 48, north of Loveland. He was rushed to Our Lady of Mercy Hospital by Loveland life squad with third degree burns over much of his body. Neighbors reported Chestman outside the burning basement, attempting to douse flames with a garden hose as the house suffered extensive damage and debris was found far from the site. The fire marshal and Warren County sheriff investigated. Chestman may have been in or near the basement at the blast.
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Lebanon
Ohio
Loveland
Henry Caestman
Our Lady of Mercy Hospital
Mariemont
Loveland Life Squad
Chestman
Warren County
Recount Called Off By McClure
Scott McClure the defeated Warren County commissioner candidate halted a recount after six of sixteen precincts were tallied. He had posted funds to recheck sixteen precincts but after a one vote shift in Lebanon southwest, Boone asked to stop the recount and funds were refunded.
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Warren County
Scott McClure
McClure
Lebanon
Robert South
Springboro
County, Election Board
South
Boonee
Election Board
Adams In Custody For Investigation
Theron Adams a 2 year old resident of 128 N Main St was ordered held for pre sentence investigation by Common Pleas Court Judge Fred Cramer. He faces four counts of larceny for stealing ponies from area residents and was arrested last month at a Rushville Indiana pony sales barn while trying to sell the animals. Victims named include Fimo Judy Germantown Rt 1 Harry Ralston 7570 Michael Rd and B F Sawyer 4621 Manchester Rd.
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Theron Adams
Main St
Common Pleas Court
Fred Cramer
Adams
Rushville
Ind
Fimo Judy
Germantown Rt. 1
Harry Ralston
Michael Rd
B. F. Sawyer
Manchester Re
Damage report cites farm chicken house and fallen tree
A 14 by 2 foot chicken house at Arthur L. Schwab's farm on Millville Shandon Road was found in a pasture about 50 feet away. In Ross Township, Fenton Road was closed to remove a large oak tree that fell across the road.
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Arthur L. Schwab
Millville- Shandon Rd
Fenton Road
Ross Township
Blue Cross asks for rates hike in Ohio
Southwestern Ohio Blue Cross filed an application with the Ohio Department of Insurance for higher fees effective Sept. 1, 1960. Executive Director Earl H. Kammer cited rising hospital costs, wage increases, more beds, medical progress, and inflation as reasons for the proposed rises in standard and comprehensive service plans for group and billed-at-home members.
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Southwestern Ohio Blue Cross
Ohio Department of Insurance
Earl H. Kammer
Blue Cross
Edward A. Stowell
Hospital Care Corporation Board of Trustees
Kammer
Hospital Care Corp
LeSourdsville Lake hit skip leads to 11-year-old driver
Police traced a leaky radiator to a young driver after a hit-and-run at Yankee Road and Verity Parkway. William Leger, 11, of Garfield Street, was picked up at 3:25 a.m. and charged with fleeing the scene. he awaits juvenile authorities. The day included five other traffic incidents with $4,500 in damage and several injuries.
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LeSourisville Lake
Yankee Road
Verity Parkway
Ptl
Delmas Birca
William Leger
Garfield St
Leger
S. Verity Parkway
LeSourdsville Lake
Infant daughter of Morgersons dies after premature birth
The infant, child of Mr and Mrs Richard Allen Morgerson, died at 8 05 am at Middletown Hospital after a premature birth at home at 2 am. The baby was picked up at the maternal grandparents home 2132 Winton St by Schramm ambulance and taken to the hospital. Surviving are the parents the maternal grandparents and the paternal grandfather Paul Morgerson of Excello. Graveside services set for 10 am Monday at Woodside Cemetery. Arrangements by Schramm Funeral Home.
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Richard Allen Morgerson
Middletown Hospital
Joseph T. Fisher
Winton St
Schramm ‘Ambulance
Paul Momgerson
Excello
Frank J. Bayes 92 to be remembered with private services
Frank J. Bayes age 92 of 708 S Ninth St will have private services at 2 p m Monday. Bees gather water as well as honey in noted peculiar line from the source.
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Frank J. Bayes
S. Ninth St
Webb
Firemen battle kitchen blaze at Woodlawn address
City firemen yesterday checked a ninety dollar kitchen fire at 133-1333 Woodlawn Ave caused by a crease from a barbecue hamburger running from a roaster onto a hot oven. Three other fire calls stemmed from blazes that caused no damage.
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Woodlawn Ave
Judge Fines Two Motorists for DUI and License Suspensions
Two motorists charged with driving while intoxicated were each fined 200 and costs and sentenced to three days in the city jail by Acting Municipal Judge Jack Casper yesterday. Chad Jones of Cincinnati and Paul Eartherly of Clinton Air Force Base were also given one year suspensions of their driving rights. Eartherly received an additional 50 fine and costs, suspended. Eartherly was arrested April 30 at Central Avenue and Sutphin Street after an accident. Jones was arrested at Route 4 and Lafayette Avenue.
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James Smith
Highland St
Harold Gainey
Park St
Tytus Avenue
Verity Parkway
Dale Martin
Stanley St
Richard Flaugher
Sylburn Rd
Curtis Sorrell
Central Avenue
Clark Street
Jack Casper
Chad Jones
Cincinnati
Paul E. Eartherly
Clinton Air Force Base
Wilmington
Eartherly
Sutphin Street
Jones
Rt. 4
Lafayette Avenue
Albers
Clinton Street
Vail Avenue
Charles Harper
Chase Hotel
Middletown
Betty Dwyer
Brentwood St
Pasternak Relapse Bouts Noted Author in Moscow Area
Boris Pasternak, 70, is in serious condition after a relapse following a heart attack and stomach hemorrhage. He writes Dr Zhivago and declined the 1958 Nobel Prize amid Soviet criticism. He is at his Peredelkino home 115 miles from Moscow with lung inflammation and a weakened heart wall. An informant warned the illness nears crisis. outsiders cannot visit.
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Moscow
Boris Pasternak
Dr. Zhivago
Peredel Ikino
Pasternak
Drowned man found near Sterling Creek Georgetown
The body of Hayley Howard, 53, of Mt. Crab, was found in Sterling Creek late Friday. Deputy coroner Dr. J.D.G. Sroufe said Howard drowned accidentally several days ago.
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Georgetown
Ohio
Hayley Howard
Mt. Crab
Sterling Creek
JD. G. Sroufe
Brown County
Howard
More Businessmen In Politics, Speakers Say
Speakers at the Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce action course graduation highlighted a trend of more businessmen entering politics to protect their interests. Martin Coyle, former Butler County Republican chair, urged any background can qualify, noting a shift from independent wealth to labor roots and now active businessmen. Senator Dell stressed constituent letters as crucial to legislators, while Chairman Denham praised the chamber's annexation and development work. Graduation certificates were awarded to a list of local participants.
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Martin Coyle
Butler County Republican Executive Committee
Middletown Area
Coyle
Denham
Area Chamber
Paul Bergdal
Harold Blank
Gerald Cottongim
James Creech
Carlton Hill
Eric Jordan
Dick Krebs
James Kunkler
Joe Lewis
Robert Millan
Lloyd Miller
Charles Palmer
Donald Rosenthal
Schenck Simpson
John Stromquist
Harold Strull
Robert Sutton
Charles Terhune
Russell S. Weatherwaxle
Former Cincinnati Parking Chief Pleads Innocent
Leo Cafferata, retired chief of Cincinnati off street parking, enters a not guilty plea to indictments alleging an interest in a 1957 city contract during his city employment and six counts of perjury before the Hamilton County grand jury. He faces charges of receiving a $91,250 commission on a downtown building sale to the city for a parking garage site.
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Cincinnati
Leo Cafferata
Hamilton Semis
Cafferata
World’s smallest deer named puda of South America
A report identifies the puda as the smallest deer in the world, native to South America. The creature is noted for its tiny size and distinct regional habitat. Researchers describe its unique stature among Cervidae species and its ecological niche in local forests.
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South America
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