City interns to work in departments under new study program
About 20 Middletown youths will intern after school in city government departments including police, fire, finance, water, engineering, city manager's office, courts and health. No salary but aims to teach citizenship and spark future interest in public service. Program run with Middletown High School and supervised by H H Lawrence. acting city manager Charles W Thompson announced.
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Middletown
Charles W. Thompson
Thompson
H.H. Lawrence
Middletown High School
Train Truck Collision Causes Major Damage in City Crossing
A truck hauling steel coils collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad switching engine at Baltimore Street crossing at 12 50 a m. No injuries. Damage to the truck estimated at 2500 dollars. Driver James MacLean 32 of Curtis Street reported seeing the eastbound train and attempted to avoid impact. The engine dragged the cab trailer about 15 feet. Train crew: engineer C J Kajawasi and conductor Phil Agee. Crossing reportedly unlit and unstaffed. Truck owned by Lloyd Epperson. Firefighters washed gas from street. Other incidents noted include two cars at Central Avenue and Canal Street and a parked car on Michigan Avenue with minor damages.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Baltimore Street
James MacLean
Curtis St
MacLean
Penfield Avenue
C. J. Kajawasi
Newton
Phil Agee
Hamilton
Lioyd Epperson
Linwood Dr
Franklin
Company 3
Fitzgerald
Patrolmenanka
Charles Howell
Pine St
Bobby Sears
Baltimore St
Central Avenue
Canal Street
William Wilson
Akron
Roy Lidge
Plum St
Michigan Ave
At The Movies Showtimes Friday and Saturday
Paramount screens Count Three and Pray and Santa Fe Passage with showings across the evening. Strand shows Tall Man Riding and Five Against the House on Friday and Saturday with multiple nightly times. Colonial presents Ta Men with four late screenings. Dixie Cruise In lists Girl Who Had Everything and All American at specified late-evening slots.
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Paramount
Dixie Cruise
Veterans Day Ceremonies Honor War Dead at Woodside Cemetery
Veterans Day observances at Woodside Cemetery included a wreath laying by Commander Robert Barnard and two minutes of silence. American Legion Post 218 leader Henderson Estes spoke as Legionnaires visited graves, with Msgr. James F. McNary presiding the religious portion. A luncheon featuring Mrs. Paul Hinkle of Columbus, open house, and 9 pm Legion Home dance closed the day.
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Woodside Cemetery
Hendeson Estes
American Legion Post 218
Robert Barnard
Memorial Plaza
Msgr
James F. McNary
Paul Hinkle
Columbus
Legion Home
Getting Even With Voters? Traffic Tickets Escalate in North Bergen
In North Bergen New Jersey hundreds of traffic violation tickets have appeared after voters rejected a $500 annual pay raise for police. Police Commissioner James Nolan ordered a review as more than 300 tickets were issued Wednesday, far above the usual 10 to 20 per day.
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North Bergen
James Nolan
Longer School Year Proposed for Ohio Starts 12 Month Plan
Ohio education director R M Eyman outlined a plan for a 12 month school year allowing facilities to handle one third more students. He described a quarterly nine months of in school work with some year round sessions and limited summer vacation. The White House Conference Committee will recommend exploring a longer year in Washington later this month.
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Dayton
Ohio
R. M. Eyman
Eyman
White House Conference Committee
Washington
Fire destroys Moore Ford Sales building in Toledo
A welder's torch sparked a series of explosions and a fire that tore through the Moore Ford Sales building in Toledo. Donald Buck, 33, was burned and taken to hospital as flames destroyed more than 30 cars. walls remained standing while the roof collapsed and damage reached about $200,000.
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Toledo
Ohio
Moore Ford Sales, Inc
Donald Buck
Arnold Popenhagen
Methodist Group Seeks Young Adults for Fellowship
The First Methodist Church forms the T.N.T. Twenties n Thirties group inviting all local single young adults. A buffet supper and open house are planned Sunday Nov 20 at 8 p.m. Free tickets are available from the church office YMCA or Girls Club or from members. T.N.T. meets bi weekly Sundays.
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T.N.T
First Methodist Church
YMCA
Girl's Club
P-One Book Ranks Top Five in Osaka Library System
In Osaka, Japan, the P-One book catalog earns a place in the top five most popular titles across the city’s 17 largest libraries. The work noted is Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind.
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Osaka
Japan
Bricker Urges Civilian Adherence to Military Code
In Columbus Senator John W. Bricker urged that no military conduct code can endure unless all citizens respect the same principles as the armed forces. Speaking at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial dedication, he cited the DoD code and said the soldier citizen idea comes from Arlington’s Unknown Soldier inscription.
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Columbus
Ohio
Veterans Memorial
John W. Bricker
Department of Defense
Bricker
Franklin County Veterans Memorial
Scioto River
Civic Center
Arlington National Cemetery
Several Injured in Middletown Area Crashes
Three teens were hurt in a one car crash on Ohio 123 near Red Lion at 11:25 p.m. Michael Schul, 11, and James R. Wolf, 15, suffered injuries and were treated at Middletown Hospital. James Kelhowfer, 16, had head and knee injuries, treated and discharged. State patrol cited Kelhowfer for failing to negotiate a curve. Two other motorists, Leonard Devicer and W. W. White, were seriously hurt or injured in related incidents on U.S. 25 at Bethany and near Hamilton.
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Middletown
Ohio 123
Red Lion
Michael Schul
Lebanon Rt. 1
Middletown Hospital
James R. Wolf
Kenneth Keiley
James Kelhowfer
Robert Kelhowfer
Kelhowfer
W. W. White
Cincinnati
U.S. 25
Bethany
White
Willie Sparks Falls to Death in Kentucky Cliff
The body of Willie Sparks was found yesterday wedged between rocks at the edge of a 500 to 600 foot precipice after reportedly stepping over the cliff while hunting in the dark Monday night near Campton Kentucky. Police believe the 100 foot cliff above tumbled him down the slope.
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Campton
Willie Sparks
Sparks
Burglar Proved Great Collector Detains Two Suspects
Police say at the Portage Lakes man Harvery Peercy age 30 and companion Paul Arenhalt 32 a cache of stolen goods and tools were found at Peercy home. They were jailed on burglary charges after bonds of 5000 dollars each could not be posted. The haul included rifles a telescopic sight shotgun pistols automatic revolver ammunition cutting gear crowbars wire cutters hammers punches drills and wrenches.
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Akron
Ohio
Portage Lakes
Harvery Peercy
Paul Arenhalt
Peercy
Baby Kidnapper Remains Insane. Committed for Treatment
Betty Jean Benedicto a 27 year old Stockton California housewife was declared insane by Judge John B Molinari after four psychiatrists testified she is insane. She confessed to taking the 2 day old boy from a hospital September 19 and later urged the father Dr Sanford Marcus to retrieve his son. If she regains sanity she would face kidnapping trial.
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San Francisco
Betty Jean Benedicto
Stockton
Calif
John B. Molinari
Kefauver May Enter Race In California
Tom Carrell leader of the Kefauver for President Clubs of California says Kefauver may enter his name in the California primary next June. Carrell, an automobile dealer, said Kefauver advised he would be in California early next month to consider nominating him there.
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Los Angeles
Kefauver For President Clubs of
California
Tom Carrell
Tennesse Democrat
Carrell
Kefauver
Truman Meyner Romance Deepens With Princeton Date
Gov Robert B Meyner and Margaret Truman will be guests of Princeton University President Harold Dodds for a Yale Princeton football game at Princeton. They will attend the Saturday date amid questions about their relationship and Meyner’s bachelor status.
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Trenton
N. J
Robert B. Meyner
Margaret Truman
Princeton
Meyner
Princeton University
Harold Dodds
Miss Truman
Incumbents return to Hamilton City Council in PR tally
Five independents including four incumbents and two Forward Hamilton candidates were elected as the proportional representation count wrapped up at the high school gym. Edward Beckett led with the highest first choice votes and secured a seat on the 11th count.
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Hamilton
Martin A. Coyle
Butler County Board of Elections
Edward Beckett
Arthur Wilson
Bernard Kirsch
Herbert Mick
Jack Blumenthal
Robert L. Bartels
William E. Lakeman
Beckett
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Corry
Cnamon
Paprika
Methodist Group
Christmas Savings Club
First National Bank
Middletown, Ohio
Federal Depoent Insurance Corporation
Sutprin
Agmco
Monroe, Ohio
Cimi
William Schneider
J. D. Dineen
Journal
Terney
Leonard Devicer
Hamilton-Richmond Rd
Devicer
Gene Fay
Tire Service
Verity Parkway
Federal Saving & Loan Insurance Corporation
Truman, Meyner
William J. Welsh
Wilson
Harvey Henkel
William H. Edmunds
Kirsch
Mick and
Blumenthal
Clem F. Imfeld Jr
Lakeman
Bartels
Fred G. Grant
Imfeld
Maryland
Central Ave
Iit Get
Will
Allsports
Buster Browns
Buster
America
Buster Brown
Amer
Ica
Seose
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