Slag Blast Shakes Area Near Jackson Lane
A large explosion at Armco Steel slag dump on Oxford State Road caused windows to fracture in the American Materials Corp plant and nearby homes. The 1:45 am blast rattled Franklin and Lebanon residents, with police and state patrols investigating. a Franklin father said his family fled to bed after the shock.
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Lebanon
Dayton
Armco Steel Corp
Oxford State Road
Jackson Lane
American Materials Corp
Franklin
Alan Linn
Journal
Middletown
Escapee Given 60 Days In Jail
Garrett Gray 2312 Verity Pkwy Middletown man who fled Cincinnati Workhouse during a 3 day sentence on a theft charge received 60 days in jail and a $200 fine plus costs. Municipal Judge Richard Wessel said the harsher penalty reflects the escape during an outside detail and arrest at a poker raid.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Cincinnati
Garrett Gray
Verity Pkvy
Richard Wessel
Gray
Edward Richards Treated After Hand Injury in Middletown
Edward Richards aged 37 of 410 East St Franklin was treated in Middletown Hospital emergency ward for a lacerated right hand after falling on glass. The wound required seven stitches.
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Middletown Hospital
Edward Richards
East St.Franklin
Car fire after fuel tank ignition on Oxford State Road
A man testing a 1951 car for a Christmas gift had to brake when the engine heated and sparked near Conrad's service station on Oxford State Road. Firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze, with the car perched over a recently filled 5,000 gallon underground gas tank at the station.
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Oxford State Road
Conrad
Old Verity Parkway
South Middletown
Slag Explosions Linked to Waste Dump and Water Cooling
An A spokesman explained that slag explosions occur when waste from the furnace is dumped with cooling water. Steam pockets form when hot slag meets water and can cause an explosion, described as a real dingeroo in last night’s case.
Moon Shaped Object Reported Near Tamaroa Illinois
Mrs John Riead wife of the local justice of the peace reported a bright moon shaped object with a tail moving above trees along U S 31a near Tamaroa Illinois. Five or six loud booms and three flashes accompanied the sighting before household lights failed and power flickered in the area. Local utility officials found no technical fault in the circuits.
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Tamaroa
Ill
John Riead
Justice of Peace
Illinois
U. S
Dubois
Richard Taylor
H. D. Heath
the Minors Power Co
Four-car Jefferson Road pileup cited drivers in Middletown area
A four car crash on Jefferson Road near McGraw Construction Co. parking lot sent one driver to Middletown Hospital with possible brain concussion. Owen Harris 50 Dayton was cited for failure to yield right of way and released after treatment. Other collisions occurred at Stanley and Highlands and Clark and Vail with two drivers charged for yielding and no operator's license. Total damage estimated at 90 and 190 dollars.
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Jefferson Road
McGraw Construction Co
Middletown Hospital
Owen Harris
Dayton
Maurice Stone
Eaton Rt. 2
Harris
Harris Auto
Sherman Widner
16Th Ave
Charles Hughes
Baltimore St
Widner
Hughes
Orville Chandler
West Middletown
Middletown Board Opens Special Session on Kinney Plan
Middletown School Board meets at 4 p.m. in a special session to review A M Kinney modified plans for Amanda Junior High School. The board may decide on purchasing a third property north of Middletown High on Baltimore Street. Two adjoining houses were bought. one moved and the other sold for dismantling.
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Middletown
A M. Kinney
Amanda
Middletown High School
Baltimore Street
Allecantans Hear Dayton Gem Expert
Ki Wanis Club heard Jack M. Werst a Dayton jewelry retailer and gem expert retire amid a career noted for ownership of famous pieces such as the Vanderbilt diamond and the Queen Isabella necklace. He advised on buying appraisal pawning and diamonds as collateral and noted his collection valued at 3.5 million dollars shown at New York's Paramount Theater.
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Jack M. Werst
Dayton
New York City
Jim Brady
Werst
New York
Paramount Theater
Middletown Toastmasters Hold Do It Yourself Night
At the Middletown Toastmasters Club meeting members used tape recordings to judge their speeches during a do it yourself night. Max Pemberton was named both best and most improved speaker.
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Middletown
Toastmasters Club
Max
Police Briefs Reported Thefts And Local Injuries
Police log shows yesterday thefts including two hubcaps from Wilbur Knotts 3102 Omaha St a watch valued 200 from Celina McGlothen 725 Yankee Rd a tap and die set and fishing gear 250 from Earl Williams 18 Franklin St and a ladder from Mrs J Charles Stork 1209 Pine St Vandals damaged a storm door 621 Waite St and damaged the car at 142 Euclid St Hutchinson in critical condition at Midland Hospital after a train auto collision three children injured in the Yankee Road B and O crossing have been released from hospital A judge advocates spanking machine remark attributed to a source.
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Wilbur Knotts
Omaha St
Celina McGlothen
Yankee Rd
Earl ‘Williams
Franklin St
Charles Stork
Pine St
Rcv
Clifford Hutchinson
Middlewn
Yankee Road
Admiral compares Earhart and Pan American clipper search
Honolulu reports Rear Adm. Neil K. Dietrich, commander of the Hawaiian Sea Frontier, likens the current hunt for the downed Pan American clipper to the 1937 Earhart search, noting bigger scale and recovered wreckage and bodies 1955 miles northeast of Honolulu. He recalls Earhart vanished near Johnston Island and emphasizes persistence.
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Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Amelia Earhart
Miss Earhart
Neil K. Dietrich
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Dietrich
Miss Earthart
Johnston Island
Hawaii
Wrong Driver Listed At Fault In Crash
Robert Letters claims he did not run a stop sign at the Garfield Street and Philadelphia Avenue intersection Tuesday night, disputing the previous report. The other driver, cited for failure to yield right of way, was fined in Municipal Court yesterday.
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Robert Letters
Judy Dr
The
Journal
Garfield Street
Philadelphia Avenue
Women’s Auxiliary of Legion Post 218 Names Committee Chairs
Last night the Women’s Auxiliary of Legion Post 218 named chairmen for all committees. Appointments announced by president Mrs J B Strickland include Weber Sheley as ways and means, Eve West community welfare, Robert A Martin social, Clarence Steele publicity, Robert C Knorr music, Harold Yocum civil defense, Ronald Gill rehabilitation, Harold Helton Americanism, Owen Van Ostrand historian, and Tudor Norris legislation.
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Women’s Auxiliary
Legion Post
Weber Sheley
Aberdeen Dr
Ways and
Eve West
2Nd Ave
Robert A. Martin
Heinkle Rd
Clarence Steele
Franklin
Rt. 1
Robert C. Knorr
1St Ave
Harold Yocum
Franklin St
Ronald Gill
S. Main St
Harold Helton
Riverview
Owen van Ostrand
Jefferson Rd
Tudor Norris
Averdeen Dr
J. B. Strickland
Man Slain After Turnpike Mishap
A Toledo man was shot and killed after an argument following a car accident near the Ohio Turnpike Maumee Interchange. Bennie Collins, 49, was arrested with a gun in his car and turned over to Toledo police. the slain man was Donald Eugene Hattery, about 25, of 525 Colima Dr.
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Toledo
Ohio
Stashed Officer Kills Assailant In Grocery Store
Patrolman Gilbert Bartha shot and killed Russell Bagley Jr. after trapping him inside a Salem grocery store. Bartha was wounded in the ear and fingers but released from hospital after treatment. Bagley, about 30, had a police record.
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Salem
Ohio
Gilbert Bartha
George T. Earley
Russell Bagley Jr
Bagley
Bartha
Police Patrolman Resigns for New Middletown Plant Job
Eugene Wolgamot resigns from the Middletown Division of Police to join the new Middletown sewage disposal plant on Oxford State Road. Appointed February 1, 1953, he will be among several operators at the plant set to begin operations December 1. His resignation was accepted by City Manager Charles W. Thompson, the acting public safety director, after he ranked in the top group on the hiring exam.
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Eugene Wolgamot
Middletown
Fire breaks out at Johnny's Coffee Shop
A minor fire started by a short circuit damaged an electric sign outside Johnny's Coffee Shop at 1229 Central Ave. Company 1 firefighters responded yesterday to contain the blaze and prevent further damage.
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Johnny's
Central Ave
Company 1
Midwestern Elder Climbs Trees in Lighthearted Trek
A longtime Midwestern resident climbs trees for recreation to prove he belongs to the rising generation. The playful jaunt blends nostalgia with a challenge to youth, highlighting intergenerational spirit and personal fitness.
Alarm Sales Target Vannest Avenue After Tragic Fire
Fire Chief William Fishbaugh warns that unendorsed alarm systems and fire preventions are being pitched in the Vannest Avenue area after a deadly blaze at 4208 Vannest Ave. He urges residents to verify with the Middletown Fire Department and notes peddlers must have permits.
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Isell
Vannest Avenue
Middletown
Fire Department
Fishbaugh
Non-Inflammable Stove Cleaner Ignites, Town Fire Extinguishes
Roy Nichols, proprietor of Roy's Huddle, Franklin, poured a so called non inflammable stove cleaner onto a grill for cleaning when it burst into flames. Franklin firemen responded and put out the fire with no damage reported.
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Franklin
Roy Nichols
Roy
S. Main St
Ohio man killed in West Virginia highway crash
Ronnie Farley aged 26 from New Matamoras Ohio died Thursday night when his car collided with a truck on West Virginia Route 2. The truck driver was injured.
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Wheelinc
W. Va
Ronnie Farley
New Matamoras
Ohio
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Coats
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Ilinois
U.S. Army
Sarah Gitley
N. Main St
Patricia Oakley
Gideon Rd
Clark Street
Vail Avenue
Allecantans
Waite St
Erle Hanson
Euclid St
Hutchinson
Junior
Earhart
House of Chrome
Short
Division of Fire
First National Bank
NEW Car Dealers Association OF
First National
Banks—Saver
Central
Sutphia
Armco
Trenton
Monroe
WPFB
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