Guard stabbed in escape bid at London Prison Farm
A London Prison Farm guard Roy Gordon aged 35 from Leesburg was stabbed while stopping an escape attempt. He is reported in good condition at Mount Carmel Hospital. Inmate James Esson, a convicted murderer, remains at large with two accomplices. Joseph Ferrall, 46, was arrested in Wilmington and John O. Meyers, 38, is still at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
London
Mount Carmel
Roy Gordon
Leesburg
James Esson
R. B. Eckle
Esson
Wilmington
Joseph Ferrall
John O. Meyers
Blind Riesel Back At Work
Victor Riesel returns to his Daily Mirror office eight weeks after an acid attack. He says his news sources have increased and he wrote his labor column with few typographical errors after leaving hospital last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Victor Riesel
Daily Mirror
Riesel
Ohio School Lunch Program Costs Reach 24 Million
Ohio schools will spend over 24 million dollars on the lunch program for the current school year. 1,691 schools participate serving low cost meals to about 390,000 children. Federal aid totals about 2.16 million with commodities valued at four million dollars. Milk program aid is about 2.39 million with around 2,480 schools taking part and distributing about one million gallons of milk monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
R. M. Eyman
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Department of Agriculture
Eyman
Leaping Cruiser Rammed By Auto Near Guntersville
In Guntersville Alabama a cabin cruiser on Guntersville Lake jumped its jammed controls and struck a highway causeway, then partly entered the road. A car carrying Mr and Mrs Jesse Lee Isdell struck the boat injuring Mrs Isdell with a possible skull fracture and facial cuts. Officers Barnes and Stone reported no clear jurisdiction at first and filed a report on the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guntersville
Guntersville Lake
Highway Patrol
Crawford Barnett
Bill Stone
Bud Lattimer
Odell
Jesse Lee Isdell
Isdell
North Korea Reports Large Rice Harvest Boost
North Korea announced a substantial rise in its annual rice harvest citing completion of over 300 irrigation and river projects. Pyongyang radio said Premier Kim Il Sung reported 90,630 acres brought under irrigation and more than 41,650 acres protected from flood damage.
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Tokyo
North Korea
Pyongyang
Kim Il Sung
Fraudulent Ballot Challenge Dismissed in Panama Election
Panama's National Elections Jury rejected opposition candidate Victor Florencio Goytia's bid to annul the May 13 vote. Ernesto de la Guardia Jr. defeated Goytia 177,633 to 81,737, backed by President Ricardo Arias Espinosa's government. Goytia claimed ballot fraud without evidence.
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Panama
Victor Florencio Goytia
Ernesto de la Guardia Jr
Dartmouth
Goytia
Ricardo Arias Espinosa
Stabbing Fatal At Little Sisters Of The Poor Home
Cleveland police report 65 year old Joseph Mc Donough stabbed to death during a fight with a yard man at the Little Sisters of the Poor Home. Suspect Michael Frankiewacz, 67, was taken into custody after confessing to struggling with the victim. Police could not locate the weapon.
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Cleveland
Joseph McDonough
Little Sisters of the Poor Home
General Yard
Gardner
Michael Frankiewacz
McDonough
Greene and Ladd Members New York Stock Exchange
Greene and Ladd, members of the New York Stock Exchange, listed Manchester Hotel phone GA 2 4571 in a brief business notices item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
Manchester
Cincinnati Livestock Prices from USDA Reports
Hogs receipts mostly U.S. 2-3 and 1-3, various weights 180-275 lb, mostly steady to strong. Cattle and calves limited, slaughter classes mixed, steers and heifers steady to slow holiday trading, cows weak to 25 lower, vealers weak to 100 lower. Sheep and lambs 70-85 lb spring lambs 23-25, ewes 3-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
USDA
U.S
Iwith
Cincinnati produce price list update
A Cincinnati market listing shows eggs by size and grade with national quality labels, poultry prices for No 1 fryers and hens by weight, butter wholesale at 68, and potatoes ranging 3.00 to 7.50 per unit. The data covers Cincinnati area farm prices and current receipts for exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
F.e.b
U.S
Real Estate Transfers and Cancellations Summary
Real estate transfers listed for Middletown and surrounding areas include multiple parcel moves between individuals and entities with prices ranging from $1.10 to $14.30 and property designations such as lots and tracts in Glen Acres, Collinsville, Monroe, and Midlothian Farms. Cancellations note transfers to American Bridge Co and Standard Bidg. Co plus several bank and firm transactions with substantial sums.
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Middletown
Paul W Lockmeyer
Thomas Strinko, Jr
John Lockmeyer Jr
Thomas Strinko Jr
Harry Finkelman
Beatrice Finkelman
Dev. Co
County
John Kahn
Thomas Richards
Gano
Robert Herman
Freda Wizedom
Glen Ward
Earl Corbin
Glen Acres
Benjamin Pierson
Wade Tharp
A. M. Ramsey
Mabel Ramsey
Jesse Young
Samuel Boyd
Collinsville
Charles Gorman
Russell Hayes
Monroe
F.C. Combs
Gladys Augspurger
Ruthmel Lovely
E. Grandplace
Henry Clark
Robert Jones
Jackson Park
Willard Todd
Joseph Zehler
Seven Mile
Thomas Fenton
American
Luke Gravett
Standard Bidg. L. Co
Joseph Lewis
Midd. Fed
Courtney Duff
Eugenio Lolli
Midlothian Farms
Richard Muller
Monroe National Bank
Richard Keiser
Midd
Curryer Plains
Daniel Duncil
Fed
Damon Park
Harry Nation
Lynchburg Bidg. L. Assn
Oneida
James Shell
Lum Long
Union
Judge rules continuance granted in Hamilton zoning case
Common Pleas Judge P P Boll holds the case City of Hamilton v Hamilton Welding Co should have been continued due to scheduling conflicts and bias concerns. He notes Municipal Judge Wessel could stay on the case despite living nearby and the plant noises, suggesting self recusal if personally affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas
P. P. Boll
City of Hamilton
Hamilton Welding Co
Frank F. Wessel
Jeauses
John Egbert
Wessel
Egbert
Ohio Supreme Court
Boll
Boli
Divorce Suits Filed Across Multiple Couples
A batch of filed divorce actions lists Robert Glenn Taylor versus Sue Lorraine Taylor with neglect, Ramona J. Keith versus Frederick L. Keith with neglect and cruelty, Rachael Irene Ashcraft versus Edward T. Ashcraft with neglect and cruelty, Gladys Slipher versus Harry Slipher with neglect and cruelty, Mildred L. Roberts versus Quentin R. Roberts with neglect and cruelty, Arthur Hackney versus Martha Eleanor Hackney with neglect, and Bonnie Reece versus Samuel Reece with neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Glenn Taylor
Columbia Ave
Sue Lorraine Taylor
Franklin St
Ramona J. Keith
Garfield St
Frederick L. Keith
Trenton Rt. 1
Rachael Irene Ashcraft
Howard Ave
Edward T. Ashcraft
Highland Sr
Gladys _ Slipher
Hamilton
Harry Slipher
Mildred L. Roberts
Stevens
Madison County Sheriff Resigns Amid Staffing Gaps
London Ohio report shows Madison County facing sheriff turnover as Joseph S. Smith resigns effective Thursday due to other business interests. He had served since September 1 after predecessor Harold L. Bidwell left to become county treasurer. An interim sheriff will serve until January with a new election set for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ohio
Madison County
Joseph S. Smith
Harold L. Bidwell
Watch Out For Horses In Lancaster Pickup Crash
Sanford A. Landis swerved to avoid a horse drawn vehicle in Lancaster and wound up with the horse in the back of his pickup. The horse reared its front legs into the truck body. No injuries but truck damage estimated at $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Sanford A. Landis
Panty Raid Penalties Hit UC Berkeley Students
Four UC Berkeley students face sanctions after a May 16 panty raid. One faces dismissal, two receive six month suspensions, and two seniors are removed from the graduation list. Officials report about 10000 dollars in dorm and clothing damage. About two thousand men joined the raid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
Ike Names Hamil To Lead REA
President Eisenhower chose David A. Hamil, 47, speaker of Colorado’s General Assembly, to head the Rural Electrification Administration. Hamil would replace Ancher Nelson, who resigned May 15 to run for Minnesota governor. Hamil, a cattle feeder, has long been active in Colorado REA affairs. salary set at 15000 dollars.
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Washington
Eisenhower
David A. Hamil
Colorado
General Assembly
White House
Senate
Hamil
Ancher Nelson
Minnesota
REA
District Post Filled By Werner
The Rev Richard H Bauer was appointed superintendent of the Portsmouth District by Bishop Hazen G Werner. Bauer, 43, is from Bellefontaine First Methodist and succeeds Dr Paul D Chiles. Chiles new assignment will be announced at the Ohio annual conference at Lake Side next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Richard H. Bauer
Portsmouth
Methodist Church
Hazen G. Werner
Bauer
First Methodist Church
Bellefontaine
Paul D. Chiles
Chiles
Lakeside
University of Cincinnati
Garrett Biblical Institute
North College Hill Methodist Church
Cincinnati
Shirley Returns To Witness Stand In Graft Probe
Army Col. Louis H. Shirley testifies in a Senate investigations hearing on graft in military clothing contracts. He asserts he did not take money to influence judgments as a top contracting officer in the early 1950s. The notice section lists city sidewalk and curb repair orders in Middletown Ohio with deadlines and property owner responsibilities.
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Washington
F — Army
Louis H. Shirley
Senate
Shirley
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Otler County
Ohio
City of
Middletown
Butler County
Hoan
Francis Carmody
Doris E. Kronborg
Richard Helm
W. Appletree Rd
Milwaukee
Wis
Nelbar St
Ruth E. Ott
Marlowe St
College Hill
Cinti
Cincinnati
Tytus Ave
Rose Hepting Et al
No. 3Rd St
Hamilton
So. Main St
Beatrice M Darnell
Washington Ave
Urbana
Yankee Road
Walter & Audrey Deardoff
Franklin
Yankee Rd
John A. Dugan
Sixth St
Kunz
A. B. Hewitt
Woodlawn Ave
John Henry
3Rd St
Davie
Curb & Gutter
Louis Martin
Main St
Circleville
Garfield St
E. & S. Poff, RR
Lebanon
Lawn Ave
Asa B McGuire & L. M McGuire
Miamisburg
Midd'stown
Sid City
City Commission
Public Service
Aviation
Department of Public Service
Department of Public Utilities
Chan
Board of Library Trustees
Devic Chen
Motor Transportation Company
Potee
Tetegal Strip
Department of Public Safety
el Ene
Steen Pty
Aewa
Wea
Railway clashes kill four workers in Kalka police clash
Four railway workers died and seven were injured in a Kalka clash with police as workers pressed for better conditions. The incident underscores rising tensions over railway labor, with officials citing emergency measures and safety concerns.
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New Delhi
India
Kalka
Railway Ministry
Executions Reported in Azerbaijan Treason Trials
Moscow dispatch states four top Azerbaijan officials were executed for treason and counter revolutionary activity linked to former Soviet police chief Lavrenty Beria. The public trial in Baku from April 12 to 26 identified M. D. Bagirov as the leading defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Azerbaijan
Caucasian
Lavrenty Beria
Baku Worker
Baku
M. D. Bagirov
Azerbaijan Communist Party
Council of Ministers
Azerbaijan Republic
No Rock Or Roar At Hueston Woods
At Hueston Woods State Park in Oxford 34 cabins are available for rent. Cabins accommodate four people and cost 45 dollars weekly or 8 dollars daily. Reservations can be made by telephone Morning Sun 6 2104.
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Oxford
Hueston Woods State Park
Ken Havens
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Columbia G. & F
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Wees
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Fmerson Radio
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Martin Reese
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Scheniey
Servel Inc
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Southern Rails
Studebaker-Packard
Orp
Tidewater Alan
United Aircraft
Airlines
Tease
My White Motors
Woolworth Corp
Zenith Tre
Bert Gair
Xtron Am
Sears Roebuck
Blind Riesel
Middletown Securities
Aeronca Mfg
Wee
Crystal Tissue Co
Eve Dl
First National Bank
Sorg Paper Co
Sore Pa Wrenn R Co
Aeronca
Ladd
Dayton Livestock
Dayton
Hennery Eweenee
Jomaate
Poul
Butler County Courts
Waukegan
Raymond F. Gilbert
Oakland
Arlene Andrews
Gilbert
Fred Cutlip
Lawndale
Ill
Cutlip
Logan County
Joey Proctor
Paris
United Cerebral Palsy
Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles
Carla Lynn Wilkinson
Walter Leonhardt
International
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Werner
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Lake Michigan
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Stiles
Noes
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Hueston Woods
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