Death Almost U S First in Memorial Weekend Crash
A 67 year old Armco retiree, Geath or Frankscnneil Schnell of Loveland, died at Middletown Hospital after a head on crash on Ohio 122 near a creek embankment. The accident occurred just before the official Memorial Day weekend toll at 6 pm. Mrs. Phyllis Rae Messer of Lebanon Rt. 1 escaped injury. Schnell’s death brings Warren County traffic fatalities to six for the year. Services set for Tuesday at Hannah Funeral Home Blanchester.
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Third St
Loveland
Armco Steel Corp
Schnell
Armco
Middletown Hospital
Ohio 122
U. S. 25
Phyllis Rae Messer
Lebanon Rt. 1
Garrett Boone
Butler County
Warren County
C. F. Schnell
Pleasant Plain
Bessie Schnell
Blanchester
Girl Believed Drowned In River Crash
In Cincinnati a teenage girl is believed dead after a car swerved off rain slick Fast Kemper Road and plunged into 15 feet of water in the Little Miami River. Janet Vance, 17, may still be inside. Driver Mildred Hussey, 19, escaped with severe facial cuts and was rescued. The car disappeared near the victim’s home. Police will resume search along the river today.
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Cincinnati
Miami River
Hamilton County
Kemper Road
Janet Vance
Mildred Hussey
Church Members To Vote On Gessner Resignation
Franklin Baptist Church members will vote tomorrow morning on retaining Rev. H. S. Gessner after a 21 year pastorate. His resignation letter cited being at the church “too long” and noted two strong calls to Des Moines Iowa and La Mar Colo. Gessner owns a plane and has visited both churches. Under his leadership the church grew from 228 to over 1000 and he started the Friendly Church radio program plus two daughter congregations. The church is now in a $250000 building project.
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Franklin Baptist Church
H. S. Gessner
Mr. Gessner
Marion
Gessner
Des Moines
Iowa
la Mar
Colo
Friendly Church
Friendly Chapel
Hollywood Addition
Friendly Baptist Church
West Carrollton
Youth Escapes Serious Injury In Wild N Sutphin Street Ride
Middletown youth Michael Peck ages 19 or 20 escaped major harm after his car careened from N Sutphin Street, jumped curbs, damaged yards and trees, then struck a tree and stump. Police charged him with careless driving and lack of license with about 350 dollars in property damage and 400 dollars to his car.
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Middletown
N. Sutphin
Michael Peck
N. Leibee St
Middletown Hospital
Peck
Hamilton Hosts Two Industries as Potential Hamilton Plants
State Rep. John W. Thomas says two firms are weighing Hamilton area as possible plant sites. Information came from Koder Collison of the Ohio Department of Economic and Industrial Development. Thomas and UAW Local 955 reps Edgar Doyle, James Gray, and Charles Rigby traveled to Columbus to discuss attracting new industry to Hamilton.
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Hamilton
John W. Thomas
Koder Collison
Ohio Department of Economic and Industrial Development
Thomas
Robert L. Bartels
Edgar L. Doyle
James Gray
Charles Rigby
United Auto Workers
Columbus
Mattress blaze at Main Street rooming house causes $50 damage
A cigarette blamed for a mattress fire in a rooming house at 136 N Main St. at 7 33 a m today. Five men reported details.
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N. Main St
Injured Couple Seek $6328 in Traffic Accident Case
Herschel Campbell and wife Cora Campbell sue Alex Turner in Common Pleas for 6328.50 alleging injuries from a July 15 1958 collision on the Hamilton Trenton Road near Trenton. The driver was said to cross center line. Campbell seeks 328.50 and Mrs Campbell 2500 for neck back shoulder and foot injuries plus other claims.
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Herschel Campbell
Cora Campbell
Hunt Ave
Hamilton
Common Pleas Court
Alex Turner
Finley St
Middletown
Hamilton - Trenton
Trenton
Campbell
Low Overhead Takes 6 Stitches
Ronald Nunamaker, 19, of 1328 Homewood Avenue, needed six stitches after cutting his head entering a car. The injury occurred yesterday and was treated at Middletown Hospital. Glenn Bell, 21, of 704 Seventh Avenue, broke his wrist at work for Rose Furniture Co and received a cast at the hospital emergency room.
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Ronald Nunamaker
Nunamaker
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown Hospital
Glenn Bell
Seventh Aves
Rose Furniture Co
Coins Return To Collector
Denver woman Joanne Smith found three 1921 silver dollars in change at a supermarket exciting her hobby. Her thrill shifted to doubt as she discovered seventy silver dollars worth about 300 dollars and twenty cents in Jefferson and Buffalo nickels were missing from a drawer.
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Denver
Joanne Smith
Released From Jail Speeder Faces Court Bribe Charge
West Middletown man Bernard Novak was released on his own recognizance after being arrested on a warrant for attempted bribery of a police officer. He is scheduled to appear in Municipal Court next week on the bribery charge and a bench warrant for failing to appear on a speeding case.
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West Middletown
Bernard Novak
Kiester Road
Novak
Harold Dance
Ptl
Richard Armitage
Paul Frisby
Germantown Road
Hayriders To Play For Club Picnic
Old-fashioned country music by Bonnie Lou and Zeke and Slim from WLW-TV's Midwestern Hayride tops Armco Assn Club Memorial Day picnic at Greentree Park. Events begin 3 pm with dog show, pony rides, fishing and golf driving contests. booths run 11 am to 7 pm for an expected 6000 attendees. Autographs offered 午Two entrances open all day.
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Armco Assn
Bonnie Lou
Zeke
Slim
Wlw-Tv
Greentree Road
George Johnson
Johnson
Shooting at Franklin Injures Middletown Man
Franklin police and Warren County sheriff's deputies detained three men after a shooting at the Silver Bar on U.S. 25 near Franklin left Carl Glenn, 21, of 84 Ethel Ave Middletown, with a bullet wound in the right thigh. Glenn underwent surgery to remove the bullet and was listed in satisfactory condition. A .22 pistol was found in the car of Donald Boles, 26, of 733 Union Rd, who was jailed on carrying a concealed weapon. Two other men were detained for questioning and several more fled toward Montgomery County. it was unclear who fired the shot or where the incident occurred.
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Franklin
Frank Lawrence Gienn
Ethel Ave
Middletown
Glenn
Warren County
Richard Satterthwaite
Silver Bar
U.S. 25
Lebanon
Donald Boles
Union Rd
Montgomery County
Boles
N. Main Street
Thieves Ransack Woodside Cemetery Office Again
Police say the Woodside Cemetery Association office was ransacked last night through a small south window in the third break-in since October. Officers were told no money was kept there and the burglars damaged the safe and cabinets, but nothing was stolen.
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Woodside Cemetery Assn
Association
Plant Spray Fatal To 2 Year Old Girl
A two year old girl died after playing with a deadly plant spray in Canton Ohio. Linda Richards daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Richards of Alliance, became ill and died Friday at Timken Mercy Hospital.
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Canton, Ohio
Timken Mercy Hospital
Linda Richards
Raymond Richard
Alliance
Evans Given 120 Years In Warren County Death
James Chester Evans, 25, was sentenced in Common Pleas Court to 20 years plus 100 years for manslaughter in the fatal March 6 shooting of Allan Noe, who was seated in a parked car on Turtlecreek Road. Evans claimed self defense and waived post trial motions.
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Evans
Warren County
Lebanon
James Chester Evans
Mansfield Reformator
Warren C. Young
Common Pleas Court
Mansfield
Richard Satterthwaite
Hamiltonian
William F. Hopkins
Hopkins
Richard Wessel
Hamilton
Eows
Allan Noe
Mason
Noe
Turtlecreek Road
Fred Jones
Dayton Unhappy With Census Figures
Dayton and Montgomery County leaders criticized the census results showing Dayton at 256,499 and county at 520,516. The Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce questioned the figures, planning a complaint and recheck request to the Census Bureau. City Plan Director Robert Flynn expressed surprise at the numbers.
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Montgomery County
Dayton
U. S. Bureau of the Census
Robert A. Flynn
Census Bureau
Kettering
Two Middletonians Bound For Grand Jury In Check Case
Two Middleton residents were bound to the Butler County grand jury in Municipal Court yesterday. Shelby Keller, 22, pleaded guilty to forging a $74 check and was held under 1500 bond. Wilma Willoughby, 19, waived preliminary hearing, pleaded guilty to grand larceny and was bound under $1000 bond. The case involved Mrs. Reed’s check for aid to dependents, with the fraud allegedly involving Keller forging and Willoughby cashing the check. Arraigned defendant Ronald McMonigle, 18, was also bound to the grand jury on a robbery charge after pleading guilty to stealing $1.50, a lighter, and a billfold from John A. Dixon. Additional cases included several sentences and dismissals.
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Butler County Grand Jury
Shelby Keller
Queen Ave
Wilma Willoughby
Sycamore Sr
Willoughby
Keller
Mabel Reed
Garfield St
S. Clinton Street
Ronald McMonigle
McMonigle
John A. Dixon
Cincinnati
Dixon
Oneka Street
No Prank Police Say Explosion In Cleveland Area
Cleveland Heights police captain Earl Gordon says the Friday bomb blast at Joseph D'Angelo's home was not a prank or mistaken identity. The dynamite device damaged a porch and five windows. A stench bomb earlier hit D'Angelo's mother's Cleveland home. Gordon believes a family member likely knows why both houses were targeted.
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Cleveland (Ap
Joseph D'Angelo
Cleveland Heights
Earl Gordon
D’angelo
Cleveland
Gordon
Fire destroys United Presbyterian Church in St. Clairsville
A blaze likely caused by hot tar set the roof on fire and caused the United Presbyterian Church to burn Friday in St. Clairsville Ohio. The roof collapsed into the interior spreading the flames through the main portion of the church. Officials estimate losses between 250000 and 300000 dollars.
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ST. Clairsville
Ohio
United Presbyterian Church
Tobacco industry bets on daily papers for growth in 1959
U.S. citizens smoked about 456 billion cigarettes last year, up 4.5 percent from 1958. U.S. and Canadian consumers spent over $7 billion on tobacco products in 1958. To reach more customers, the tobacco industry boosted newspaper advertising investment in 1959 by about 21.6 percent over 1958.
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U.S
Canada
Deaths And Funerals Arthur C. Sebald 74 in Middletown
Arthur C. Sebald age 74 of 2806 Inland Dr. Middletown died at Middletown Hospital after a monthlong illness. He was an automobile salesman active in bowling and golf, worked in defense jobs during both world wars, and retired from Studebaker sales three years ago. Surviving are three sons, a daughter, a sister, eight grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. Arrangements are incomplete at Schramm Funeral Home.
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Arthur C. Sebald
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Central Avenue
Armaco Steel Corp
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Jim Ware Studebaker Agency
Franklin
Edna
Robert
James
Jack
Richard
Lander
Wyo
Frances Johannes
Ruth Sebald
Schramm Funeral Home
Mrs Julia Alford 66 of Cincinnati dies at Bethesda Hospital
Mrs Julia J Alford 66 of 2933 Sidney Ave Cincinnati died yesterday at Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati She was born in Kentucky Surviving husband Henry four daughters Lexie Ecelston Louise O'Dell Dixie Nordyke Beatrice Powell a son Dweese two brothers Joe Meadows Dave Maxwell Services 11 am Wednesday at Church of God Elm Street Cincinnati Burial in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Busse Borgmann Funeral Home Tuesday after 2 pm
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Julia J. Alford
Sidney Ave
Cincinnati
Bethesda Hospital
Kentucky
Henry
Lexie Ecelston
Louise O'Dell
Monroe
Dixie Nordyke
Beatrice Powell
Houston
Tex
Dweese
Joe Meadows
Middletown
Dave Maxwell
Phoenix
Ariz
Church of God
12Th Avenue
Elm Street
Woodside
Busse & Borgmann Funeral
Central Parkway
Woman Found Dead At Home In Middletown
Mrs Rudell Cutcher 35 of 1609 Fleming Rd was found dead in bed at her home this morning by her mother after returning from work as a waitress at Carfax Restaurant shortly after 1 am. Coroner Dr Garret Boone has not yet determined a cause. Survived by husband Stanley, two children Sue Ann and Stanley, mother Mrs Susanna Gayheart, brother George Gayheart in the Air Force, sister Mrs Ogie Carder. Body at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Rudell Cutcher
Flemming
Carfax Resaaurant
Cutcher
Garret Boone
Sue Ann
Stanley
Stanley Catdher
Susanna Gayheart
George Gayheart
Air Force
Seattle
Washington
Ogie Carder
Middletown
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Kraft Memorial Services Planned at 205 Yankee Road
Services for Herbert P. Kraft of 205 Yankee Road will be held at a local venue. Details on time and location were not fully provided in the excerpt.
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Herbert P. Kraft
Yankee Rd
Early deadlines for The Journal on Memorial Day
Memorial Day will bring an early Journal edition with strict deadlines. All sports news must arrive by 8 a.m. society items by 3 30 a.m. obituaries and general news by 10 a.m. Want ads by 9 a.m. The Journal goes to press before noon for a half-holiday, and offices close at noon.
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Journal
Society
Funeral services for Mr Kraft at Wilson Memorial Home
At 10 a m Tuesday the Rev G Walter Weber will officiate at the Wilson Memorial Home for Mr Kraft whose burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 7 to 9 p m at the funeral home. Mr Kraft died Thursday at Middletown Hospital.
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Wilson Memorial Home
G. Walter Weber
Woodside Cemetery
Kraft
Middletown Hospital
Mrs Lurie Reeves Mason Dies At 69 In Kentucky
Mrs Lurie Reeves 69 of Middletown Rt 1 near Bethany died yesterday at home. Services set for 1 p m tomorrow at Gallimore Funeral Home with burial at Grange City Cemetery Morehead Kentucky.
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Mason
Lurie Reeves
Middletown Rt. 1
Bethany
Gallimore Funeral Home
Grange City
Morehead
Nathan W. Martin Services Set for Tuesday
Nathan W. Martin, 78, of 131 Frankin Street is scheduled for services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Webb. The obituary notes the home address and time of the ceremony.
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Nathan W. Martin
Franklin St
Webb
Baumgarten Industrialist and Philanthropist Dies at 70
Joseph C. Baumgarten, 70, an industrialist and philanthropist from Hillsdale Michigan, died after injuries from an auto accident Friday. He led Joseph Baumgarten & Co., a clothing manufacturing firm, and recently donated one million dollars to Chicago's Michael Reese Hospital.
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Hillsdale, Mich
Joseph C. Baumgarten
Joseph Baumgarten & Co
Chicago
Michael Reese Hospital
Woman Granted Visa By Soviets To Visit United States
Mrs. Katherine Voronaeva of Odessa has been granted an exit visa by Soviet authorities. She has five sons and a daughter in the United States, including the Rev. Peter Voronaev of Willoughby, Ohio. The widow of a missionary, she lived in America from 1913 to 1920 and must travel to Moscow to finalize arrangements at the U.S. Embassy.
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Moscow
Katherine Voronaeva
Odessa
United States
U. S
Peter Voronaev
Willoughby
Ohio
Varonaeva
America
Dad's Car Kills Tot in Norwalk Incident
NORWALK Ohio AP Armos Loyer ten month old son of Mr and Mrs Theodore Loyer near Wakeman was fatally run over by his father's car Friday night.
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Norwalk
Ohio
Armos Loyer
Theodore Loyer
Near
Wakeman
Weather facts about Nevada rainfall totals
Weatherwise, Nevada is the driest state in the Union. It averages slightly more than eight inches of rainfall annually.
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Nevada
Union
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Roy C. Hensley
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Miamisburg
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N. Verity Parkway
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Bernice St
Thomas D. Kinder
Eighth Ave
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Kire Ino Mattress
Suprema Rug Cleaning Co
Suprema Bug Cleaning CO
Clinton
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Speeder
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James C. Evans
Orbie Barnette
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Catalpa Dr
Janice Hogsten
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