Four Staton family die in Middletown fire at Vannest Ave
Fire officials report $10,500 damage and four deaths from suffocation at 4208 Vannest Ave. State fire marshal investigator from Cincinnati to assist in probe. Victims are Clay Sta ton 32 Morene Sta ton 26 Susan Kay 5 Cynthia Ann 2. Funeral set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Riggs Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery.
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Cincinnati
Vannest Ave
Clay Staton
Morene
Susan Kay
Cynthia Ann
Staton
Middletown
Riggs
Clifford Lawson
Woodside Cemetery
Four City Crashes Cause $1,100 In Loss
No injuries reported in four traffic incidents. Theodore Bolden Jr. and a sign post crash on Yankee Road. Frank Gayheart and France Hobbs collide on Main Street. E N Gilbert and David Howard hit Central Avenue. William Smith and Erich Hellmich back out on S Broad Street. Minor damage cited.
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Theodore Bolden Jr
8Th Ave
Yankee Road
Frank Gayheart
N. Main St
France Hobbs
Maple St
S. Main Street
7Th Avenue
E. N. Gilbert
Central Ave
David Howard
Burton Rd
Central Avenue
William Smith
S. Verity Pkwy
Erich Hellmich
Manchester Ave
S. Broad Street
Tot and Man Hurt In Home Mishaps
A child and a man were treated at Middletown Hospital for cuts from home accidents. Joseph B. Canter, 2, of Howe Road West Middletown, tore part of his right hand while cutting an apple. twelve stitches were needed for Gilbert McClain, 44, of 806 Cleveland Street, who cut himself on a coffee can.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Joseph B. Canter
Joseph Sr
Howe Road
West Middletown Rt. 2
Gilbert McClain
Cleveland St
McClain
Safety Council Board to Meet at Civic Association Library
The Mid Deltown Safety Council board will meet at 4 pm tomorrow in the Civic Association library. Wylie Mitchell, president, will preside.
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Board of Control
Middletown Safety Council
Civic Association Library
Wylie Mitchell
Boys Lead Birth Race At Hospital In October
Middletown Hospital records show 126 boys and 93 girls born in October, a 33-boy lead. County tallies include Butler 79/68, Warren 38/20, Montgomery 7/3, Preble parity, with local towns contributing smaller totals. last month’s 219 births were 10 below October 1956.
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Middletown Hospital
Butler
Warren
Montgomery County
Butler County
Warren County
Preble County
West Alexandria
Camden
West Elkton
Somerville
Middletown
West Middletown
Trenton
Hamilton
Monroe
Franklin
Lebanon
Youths Injury Reported After Middletown Accident
William Halsey age 17 of 219 Grimes St was in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after a possible skull injury from an accident. He was admitted around 5 15 p m. Details of the incident were not available.
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William Halsey
Grimes St
Middletown Hospital
Halsey
Teen Tom Hatton Scheduled for Surgery at Local Hospital
Tom Hatton 17 son of John Hatton of Lafayette Avenue undergoes scheduled knee surgery today after suffering an injury during a football game last Wednesday.
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Tom Hatton
John Hatton
Lafayette Avenue
Two Men Found Sleep Outside City Limits Cold Night
Police responders at 3 53 am discover two men sleeping on the ground along railroad tracks west of the Yankee Road crossing. Temperature listed as 24 degrees.
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Yankee Road
Middletown Board of Education set for light agenda
The Middletown Board of Education meets tonight at the high school with a light agenda. They will review modified plans for Jefferson School by Brandenburg & Switzer and discuss roof replacement for the old Middletown High gym. Supt Cromwell aims to finalize site improvement specs for Lemon Monroe High School and standard auditorium gymnasium dimensions for the five new additions. Routine personnel items and a new building program report also appear.
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Middletown Board of Education
Middletown High School
Jefferson School
Brandenburg & Switzer
Howard Cromwell
Lemon-Monroe High School
Worker Hurt By Foreign Object At Armco Middletown Works
James Blanton, 30, a coil er operator in Armco's Middletown Works cold strip mill, was struck in the left leg by a small metal foreign object during a slow test run after a roll change. He was taken to Middletown Hospital, with X rays showing a flat metal piece about the size of a 50 cent piece imbedded in the leg. He lives at 1917 Fernwood St.
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James Blanton
Armco
Middletown Works
Middletown
Blanton
Fernwood St
Armco Hospital
Patriotic Probe Vowed On Missiles
New York lawyer Edwin L. Weiss was named special counsel to lead the Senate inquiry into missile and satellite programs. The nonpartisan probe, to be run by the Senate Preparedness subcommittee led by Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson, will hold five public hearings starting November 25 and finish by year end for congressional recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senate
Edwin L. Weiss
New York City
Weis
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Armed Services Committee
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Weiss
Washington
Congress
Education Panel at St. John's PTA Meeting
Mrs Norbert Doelmann of the Hamilton Deanery will moderate a panel on education at the St John s PTA monthly meeting. The panel is arranged by Mrs Herschel Bennett of the Altar Rosary Society. A group discussion follows with a social hour after the 8 p m church basement session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbert Doelmann
Hamilton
National Council of Catholic Women
St. John's Pta
Herschel Bennett
St. John’s Altar Rosary Society
Police Briefs: Hub Caps and Camera Taken
Police reports yesterday list thefts including four hub caps from Lawrence Fraley at 1001 Ellen Drive and four hub caps from Woodford Jones at 1912 Queen Avenue. A camera was stolen from a display in front of Davidson Photo Shop at 1310 Central Avenue.
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Lawrence Fraley
Ellen Dr
Woodford Jones
Queen Ave
Davidson Photo
Central Ave
Tribute to Silent Comrades at Woodcrest Cemetery
Legionnaires gathered at Woodcrest Cemetery in Wis for memorial services honoring war dead. Howard Wilson of Post 218 spoke after a three volley salute from the firing squad as wreaths were placed and a luncheon program was planned for noon with remarks by veterans officials in Washington, D.C.
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Woodshe Cemetery
Wis
Howard Wilson
Post 218
Memorial
Wilson
William J. Comfort
Marvin Blankenship
Taps
Robert Hall
William O'Neill
Ralph H. Stone
Department of Veterans Benefits of
Washington, D.C
Burns Plans Huddie On New Manager
Franklin officials set a Jan 1 target for a city manager and Burns leading the advisory citizens committee plans to meet with current and incoming council members to learn the type of candidate sought. The council has asked for an experienced manager with legal or engineering background.
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Franklin
J. Forrest Burns
Citizens’ Committee
Burns
International City Managers’ Assny
World Fellowship Week Observed by Middletown Y Teens
Middletown Y Teens join a bake sale event celebrating World Fellowship Week. Dressed in international costumes, they display foreign and American pastries for sale at Filson's McAlpin's and Worthmore stores next Saturday. The 60th annual event bears the theme God So Loved The World. The Washington cathedral service opening marked the start.
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Middletown
OSU Names Chardon Father of Six Dad of Dads
Carl Hummel of Chardon a 43 year old father of six was chosen OSU Dad of Dads and will attend Dad's Day Saturday with a halftime plaque at the Ohio State Iowa game This selection was made by William A Gibeaut chairman of the Dad's Day Committee from a county list drawn from student names
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Columbus
Ohio
Carl Hummel
Chardon
Ohio State University
Normel
Thomas C
OSU
William A. Gibeaut
Gibeaut
B&O Worker Burned Falls From Shanty in Hamilton
A Baltimore and Ohio watchman, Dewey Messer, 39, was hospitalized at Mercy with second and third degree burns to his left arm hand and legs after kerosene ignited a fire in a shanty at South and Sycamore streets. He fell 25 feet from a tower while trying to escape flames and previously lost his right arm in a railroad accident.
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Hamilton
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Mercy Hospital
Sth
Sycamore
Dewey Messer
Hamilton-Scipio Rd
Messer
Truman vows to fight for his chosen Democratic nominee
Former President Harry S. Truman, during a layover in Columbus, says he will fight for his preferred 1960 Democratic presidential candidate. He declines to name a favorite but indicates he could suggest several options and criticizes current missiles and satellite programs as lagging. He plans to speak in Welch, West Virginia, on Veterans Day.
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Columbus
Ohio
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Welch
W. Va
United States
Russia
Shots Reported Around East German Office in Berlin
West Berlin police said gunfire broke out Sunday night near an East German government office in East Berlin. Border guards counted 26 shots around midnight and two more an hour later amid unconfirmed reports that police opened fire to stop an apparent file removal attempt.
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Berlin
West Berlin
East Berlin
Nacnt Depesche
Grocery Fire Damages Roy Lewis Store at 8 40 P M
The South Middletown Fire Department reported a Sunday fire at the Roy Lewis grocery on Yankee Road causing estimated damage of 250 dollars. Fire confined to the rear of the building and may have started from a cigarette in a waste paper basket. fifteen firefighters responded.
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Roy Lewis
Yankee Rd
South Middletown
Easy Folks Easy Cleveland Groundbreaking Tug Breaks Rope
Members of the Tri edstone Baptist congregation attempted to break ground for a new $150,000 church addition on Sunday. In a show of effort they tugged so hard the fresh 4 inch rope snapped and a furrow of roughly 10 feet was cut.
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Cleveland
Triedstone
Camporee Honors Troop 18 At Cold Camp Hook Weekend
One hundred six Boy Scouts and leaders camped at Camp Hook for a frigid Camporee. Civitan-sponsored Troop 18 won the commissioners trophy and blue ribbon for excellent camping, with Troop 29 and Troop 47 also earning ribbons.
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Camp Hook
Civitan
Troop 18
Pokey Griffith
Sam Carruthers
Joe Caldwell
Everett Sherron
John Wood
Middletown
St. Mary's Church
Injured Pastor Stull In Critical Condition After Crash
Rev. Clif ford Hutchinson, 36, pastor at Grand Avenue Church of God, remained in critical condition at Middletown Hospital after a train auto collision near Yankee Road crossing. His son and three other church members in the car were treated. four others had minor injuries and were released.
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Clifford Hutchinson
Middletown Hospital
Grand Avenue
Gratis
Hutchinson
Karla Bryant
Hayward Bryant
Pershing Ave
Wayne Waggoner
Roy Waggoner
Yankee Rd
Rose Nation
Harry Nation
Lohawk
Fresh Coeds Win Miami University Council Election
Miami University freshmen elected a two-woman two-man council for their first year with women receiving more votes than men for the first time. Gail Hoffmann of Indianapolis led the field under the Hare Proportional System, followed by Kay Samuels of Oxford, Robert Elliott of Cincinnati, and John Mather of Akron.
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Oxford
Miami University
Gail Hoffmann
Indianapolis
Miami Council
Senate
Senate Elections.) Following Miss Hoffmann Were ‘Kay Samuels
Poplar
Ox ‘Ford
Robert Elliott
Cincinnati
John Mather
Akron
Mayfield PTO to hear C W Young on district work
Mayfield PTA members will hear C. W. Young director of buildings grounds and transportation speak at 7 30 p m tomorrow. He will discuss his department's role in the school picture. A seventh and eighth grade chorus and the school band will perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Young
Mayfield Pto
Young
Franklin Observes Education Week Activities Across Schools
Franklin leaders announce a school assembly at Franklin High with superintendent Burns addressing students for Education Week. Two open houses set for Anthony Wayne tonight and West School Wednesday to mark the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
J. Forrest Burns
Franklin High School
Anthony Wayne
West School
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Tion
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Free Westinghouse Motor
New Lew Light
Electrogrand Sewing Center
Pinta Ave
Light Agenda
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PTA
Jan Matthews
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Ariz
Jaycees
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B&o
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Charles E. Stutenroth
Mound Builders’ Area Council
Dudley Inwood
Flying Eagle
John Sherron
Golden Hawk
Ray Ashton
Panther
John Wolner
Pastor Stull
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Black Sea
Turkish Straits
Henny
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West Central Ave
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U.S. Middletown
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