Police to Arrest Train Conductors In Traffic Tieups
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore orders arrests of conductors when trains block city crossings over five minutes. The crackdown follows two New York Central trains blocking 1st Central Manchester and North avenues for 24 minutes yesterday morning causing heavy rush hour delays.
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Joseph Blackmore
New York Central Railroad
1St
Central
Manchester
North Avenues
Blackmore
Charles B. Stiles
Dope Peddler Jailed For 40 80 Years
Dayton reports a 21 year old narcotics peddler Charles Jones received 40 to 80 years on four counts under Ohio's narcotics law. He admitted addiction since age 15 though denying selling drugs. Sentences run consecutive for possession and sale of heroin capsules. Clinera A. Mays, 31, faces similar charges as trial opens.
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Dayton
Ohio
Montgomery County
Charles Jones
Jones
Common Pleas
Calvin Crawford
Ohio Reformatory
Crawford
Clinera A. Mays
Six Candidates File Expenses Before Filing Deadline
Six additional candidates filed expense reports with the Middleton Board of Elections as the 4 p.m. deadline neared. Several candidates listed no expenses including Harry M. Bowlus Madison Township trustee Carl H. Sigel Madison Township clerk and Hubert Moyer Clifford C Selby and Edwell C Peck Madison Township Board of Education candidates. William A Day Lemon Township trustee candidate listed expenses of 66.36.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Board of Elections
Harry M. Bowlus
Madison Township
Carl H. Sigel
Hubert Moyer
Clifford C.selby
Edwell C. Peck
Madison Township Board of Education
William A. Day
of Lemon Township
Lost rabbit found in alley near Chat terdine Cafe
Patrolmen Coy Hall and Eugene Wolgamot found a black and white pet rabbit in an alley behind the Chat terdine Cafe at 418 Baltimore St. The rabbit was kept in a box at police headquarters before being taken to the Miami Valley Humane Association shelter for safekeeping until the owner claims it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coy Hall
Eugene Wolgamot
Chatterdine Cafe
Baltimore St
Miami Valley Humane Assn
Kitchen shower honors bride elect Leatha Banks
Mrs. Leonard Turner Jr and Mrs. Turner Sr hosted a blue and white kitchen shower for Miss Leatha Banks bride elect, with 14 guests. A turkey dinner and Holy City Travelers program follow at New Hope Baptist Church, plus community events at CBS Lily of the Valley Chapter and Holiness Tabernacle services. Page Manor restaurant opens at 1 p.m. with daily meals and hours announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Turner Jr
Leonard Turner Sr
Leatha Banks
Miss Banks
Richard Allen
Columbus
New Hope Baptist Church
Holy City Travelers
Lily of the Valley Chapter 55
CBS
Virginia Glover
17Th Ave
Ebie Banks
These Were Worst Wrecks These Were Worst Wrecks
A list of major U S air disasters cites dates and death tolls: Oct 6 this year near Medicine Bow Peak Wyoming 66 aboard a New York to San Francisco flight, June 18 1953 near Tokyo 129 servicemen, June 24 1950 Lake Michigan crash 58, Dec 16 1951 Elizabeth New Jersey 16, Nov 1 1949 near Washington D C 55, June 7 1949 Juan P R Miami bound crash 53.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Medicine Bow Peak
Laramie
Wyo
New York
San Francisco
Tokyo
Minneapolis
Lake Michigan
Elizabeth
N.J
Newark Airport
Florida
Antioch Professor Named Seminar Dean For Camp Miami Weekend
Dr Morris Keaton of Antioch College will serve as dean of the International Student Weekend Seminar at Camp Miami this weekend The event runs from today through Sunday and is sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee and the Dayton Council on World Affairs Attendance includes foreign students from Ohio colleges.
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Germantown
Morris Keaton
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Camp Miami
American Friends Service Committee
Dayton Council On World Affairs
Ohio
Grand Jury Demands Ohio Mayor Resign
The Madison County Grand Jury calls for London Mayor E. P Speasmaker to resign. If refused, the jury will urge the county prosecutor to begin impeachment steps. Speasmaker, elected to his ninth term last week, faced reported shortages of $11,707 in court operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ohio
Madison County Grand Jury
E. P Speasmaker
Speasmaker
State Auditor
Woman Cited After Wreck at Baltimore Street Intersection
Middletown woman Brooksie Herring was cited for failure to yield after a $200 collision with Alvin Richardson at Baltimore Street and York Avenue yesterday. No injuries were reported. Police described both cars as eastbound and southbound at 5:55 p.m.
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Middletown
Baltimore Street
York Avenue
Brooksie Herring
Sycamore St
Herring
Alvin Richardson
Baltimore St
Richardson
Auto Fire Damages Reach 115 Dollars in Middletown
Firefighters responded to multiple blazes in Middletown on a busy day. A 1953 car owned by Earl Streifthau suffered a 75 dollar fire from wiring, another 1951 auto owned by Alva Andre burned due to an exhaust pipe fire, totaling 40 dollars. A second unit assisted at 3306 Grand Ave helping William Stallwaugh to hospital and aided 79 year old W T Sample after a fall.
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Middletown
1St Avenue
Grimes Street
Company 1
Earl Streifthau
Grand Ave
William Stallwaugh
Middletown Hospital
Baker’s Ambulance
W. T. Sample
Midway St
Auto Hits Tree Killing Four Youths in Ohio Crash
In Steubenville area an automobile driven by Richard Graham, 26, of Richmond, careened out of control and struck a tree. Four occupants died: Richard Graham, 26. Robert Bowersock, 18. Mildred Zabenica, 21. and Virginia May Burkey, 19, all residents of nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
Richard Graham
Richmond
Graham
Robert Bowersock
Mildred Zabenica
Virginia May Burkey
Bloomingdale
Here
Decline Forecast In Farm Incomes This Year
The Agriculture Department projects total farm net income for 1955 near 10 percent below 1954 and slipping further in 1956 as production costs rise. Net income may be about 10.6 billion dollars in 1955 versus 11.8 billion in 1954, with cash receipts down roughly one billion from over 30 billion in 1954.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
U. S
Fossil Plant Formation By Preservation And Substitution
Fossil plants form in two ways. One method preserves the plant in rock like coal. The other involves minerals replacing the plant’s water to create solid rock.
Denny Named To New Butler County Park Board
Charles W. Denny Jr. 101 Santa Fe Rd is named to a two year term on the first board of commissioners for the Butler County Park District Probate Judge Harry F Walsh announces also named to the board are Gilbert E Condo 2650 Canal Dr Hamilton with a one year term and Earl H Thompson 3980 Hamilton Middletown Rd Hamilton with a three year term The trio will be installed at a dinner meeting November 29 at Eaton Manor Hamilton Speaker will be William Husted secretary of the Hamilton County Park District County prosecutor Jackson Bosch will toast and Francis Carmody chairman of the Middletown City Commission is on the guest list Denny term expires December 31 1957 He is vice president of the Barkeley Electric Manufacturing Co Middletown The park district was formed last summer by probate court order after petitions supporting creation were signed in the county The district can acquire property and operate a county wide park system outside city limits
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Charles W. Denny Jr
Santa Fe Rd
Butler County Park District
Harry F. Walsh
Gilbert E. Condo
Canal
Hamilton
Earl H. Thompson
Hamilton-Middletown Rd
Eaton Manor
William Husted
Hamilton County Park
Trict Board
Jackson Bosch
Francis Carmody
Middletown
Denny
Barkeley Electric Manufacturing Co
Civic Affairs Committee of
The
American Legion
Harold Goetz
Hugh Wright
Armco Steel Corp
Author Fined $500 for Refusing to Answer on Communism
Washington author Harvey OConnor was fined $500 and given a one year suspended jail term for contempt of Congress after refusing to say if he was a Communist when preparing books used by U S overseas libraries. He defended free speech and said the First Amendment is central to the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Harvey O’connor
U. S
O'Connor
Congress
Sen. McCarthy
Rwis
U. S. Information Service
McCarthy
Senate Investigations
State Department
Acheson State Department
Dixieland Girl Reported Slightly Improved After Car Crash
Five year old Deborah Sallie, daughter of Clinton Sallie of 2102 Breil Drive, was listed slightly improved at Middletown Hospital after a Wednesday incident in which she ran into a car near her home. She suffered head and facial lacerations and a crushed chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Heights
Middletown Hospital
Deborah Sallie
Clinton Sallie
Breil Dr
At The Movies Listings
Paramount shows Long John Silver and Lady Godiva on Friday and Saturday with multiple times. Strand presents Return to Paradise and Gun That Won the West across two days with assorted showings. Colonial screens The Tall Men on Friday and Saturday. Dixie Cruise-In offers It Happens Every Thursday and Kiss Me Deadly with evening showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longe
John Silver
Lady Godiva
Paradise
Ray Charles and band Arrested on Narcotics Charges
Ray Charles, 25, led a rhythm and blues group arrested with seven musicians and a female vocalist on narcotics charges in Philadelphia. Police say marijuana was found in a backstage chair and a needle and scorched spoon with drug residue were located on the bandstand. A replacement band finished the dance after the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ray Charles
Thomas McDermott
Charles
Scouts Form New Troops In Monroe And Shirley
Russell Efker of the Mound Builders Council announces two new Boy Scout troops. Troop 23, led by Shirley C. Keller, will meet Thursday evenings at the First Evangelical United Brethren Church with Theodore Foland as institutional representative and an eight-member committee including Robert C. Evans and Wilbur D. Keister. Troop 7, sponsored by the Monroe Lions Club, has Russell Hilsinger as scoutmaster and Roscoe E. Shinkle as assistant. Clyde Carpenter is institutional representative and a nine-member committee includes Paul E. Doebler and Edwin T. Moore. meetings are Monday evenings at the Seven Dolors in Monroe.
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Russell Efker
Mound Builders Council
Shirley C. Keller
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Theodore Foland
Robert C. Evans
Howard Brandon
Bud Gansheimer
Wilbur D. Keister
Edgar B. Goodwin
Arthur Hauselman
William H. Mason Jr
Vaughan Duvall
Monroe Lions Club
Police arrest a 29-year-old for DUI on N Verity Parkway
Police last night arrested Charles Thiel age 29 of 4410 Grand Ave on a charge of driving while intoxicated on N Verity Parkway. In recent days five wheels and tires were stolen from several trucks and a radio was taken from a car at Ross Motors. James Lucas of 506 Baltimore St reported his radio aerial was broken from his case.
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Charles Thiel
Grand Ave
N. Verity Parkway
Ross Motors
James Lucas
Baltimore St
Reds Step Up UN Seat Bid For Mongolia
United Nations in New York reports Russia aims to secure the remaining Security Council votes for Outer Mongolia despite U S and Soviet maneuvering on the 18-nation package. Russia threatens a veto against American backed candidates if Mongolia fails to qualify. The United States will not veto Russia's five entrants Albania Bulgaria Romania and Hungary. Observers say Outer Mongolia is one vote shy with Iran Brazil and New Zealand among cosponsors of a Canada plan to admit all applicants in a single package. Britain backs the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Hoge
United. Nations
N. Y
Security Council
Russia
Outer Mongolia
U. N
Council
United States
Albania
Bulgaria
Romania
Hungary
Iran
Brazil
New Zealand
Canada
Britain
Firm Sued For Mouse In Drink
Robert G. Smith of Miami has filed a $10,000 damage suit in District Court seeking damages for permanent mental and physical injury after alleging he found a mouse in a bottled beverage. The case targets a soft drink bottling company in Miami.
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Miami
Oka
Robert G. Smith
Calvary Methodist Plans Hymn Services
The third hymn singing service will be at Calvary Methodist Church on Sunday at 7 30 p m. Old hymns will be sung by the choir the congregation and soloists A short historical sketch of each hymn will be given by the Rev Oliver S Hall The service is open to the public
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Methodist Church
Oliver S. Hall
Hunters Struck By Auto Near Peasttown Heights Injured
Two hunters were struck by a car near Ohio 4 at Peasttown Heights yesterday. Jesse Williams 48 of Curtis Street and Bass Brandenburg Jr. 29 of Mi amisburg Rt. 3 suffered skull and ankle fractures and facial cuts. Driver Lennica Souders 42 of Franklin Rt. 2 received facial cuts and a hand injury and was fined $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio 4
Peasttown Heights
Middletown Hospital
Jesse Williams
Curtis St
Bass Brandenburg Jr
Amisburg
McCoy-Leffler
Day full of surprises ends with twins for Ci relle family
In Detroit Mrs. Gilda Cirelle, 27, expecting a baby in about ten days, gave birth to a 5 pound 1 ounce girl delivered by Patrolmen Walter Nalley and James Mahar. Mrs. Cirelle then announced Nalley had delivered a twin sister, both of identical size, as emergency crews assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Gilda Cirelle
John
Walter Nalley
James Mahar
Rich Cretaceous Arctic Flora Noted in Greek Lands
During the Cretaceous period, arctic regions hosted abundant plant life with notable evidence in areas of Greece. This suggests a warmer climate and diverse flora far north of today’s Mediterranean coast.
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Arctic
Greekland
Butler County Divorces Filed in Local Courts
Gertrude Rathgens of Hamilton sues Robert Rathgens for neglect. Edna Kemplin of Cincinnati sues Victor Kemplin at 2209 Waneta Avenue for cruelty. Ruby Esther Goodwin of 1600 Lawn Avenue sues Bola Allen Goodwin of 1112 Girard Avenue for neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Rathgens
Hamilton
Robert Rathgens
Edna Kemplin
Cincinnati
Victor Kemplin
Waneta Ave
Ruby Esther Goodwin
Lawn Ave
Bola Allen Goodwin
Girard Ave
Seglect
Middletown Fire Quells Dishwasher Blaze at Parmenter Home
North Middletown firefighters extinguished a dishwasher fire at Dr. Ralph Parmenter’s residence 4209 Nelson Road causing an estimated 25 damage. Fire Chief William Long noted the water in the electric unit caused a short circuit as fifteen firefighters responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Middletown
Ralph Parmenter
Nelson Rd
William Long
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Colored News
Joseph Pate
New To Baptist Church
Holiness Tabernacle of the Universe
Callie Smith
Ranft’s
Franklin
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
Atlantic
In Juan P. R
Antioch
E.fourth St
Federal Saving & Loan Insurance Corporation
Othe City
Midland Grocery Co
Washington Court House
Philadelphia Avenue
William Owens
Burton Rd
Grand Avenue
Moore and
Wilson Streets
C. W. Denny Jr
New County Park Board
Paramount
Roderer
Strand Theatre
Mongolia
Calvary Methodist
Butler County Courts
N. Middletown
Central Ave
Dohn’s
Sunbeam
Dohn
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