Park Shot Up Losses Mount at LeSourdsville Lake
Vandals damaged LeSourdsville Lake last night breaking into the shooting gallery stealing four or five boxes of 22 caliber shells and several rifles and pistols. They shot out windows doors lights and concession stands. Estimated damage may exceed 5000 with theft losses to be totaled after inventory.
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LeSourdsville Lake
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Howard Berni
Macready Ave
Monroe
Bill Barr
Ann Road
Blaze Destroys Grain Elevator Near Bowling Green
A spectacular fire destroyed an abandoned grain elevator at Weston in Wood County Friday night. Fire companies from five communities battled the blaze, which burned throughout the night. The Rural Grain Co. property was to be razed soon and the loss was not determined.
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Bowling Green
Ohio
Weston
Here
Wood County
The
Rural Grain Co
Two Injured in Franklin Four Car Wreck
Franklin police said two people were slightly injured in a four car chain reaction crash at 2:40 a.m. on River Street near 5th. Richard McFarland and Bud Henry were hurt in a vehicle driven by Stella McFarland. The chain began with a parked car owned by Ber lin Middleton and involved Beverly McQuinn and John McQuinn as other owners.
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Franklin
Richard McFarland
Ryan Road
Bud Henry
East St
McFarland
Stella
River Street
5Th Street
Berlin Middleton
S. River St
Beverly McQuinn
W. 5Th St
John McQuinn
Wrecks Cause Six Injuries and High Damage
Six persons were injured in several city accidents yesterday with the worst crash leaving four hurt and high damage. Margaret Haber 39 of 417 McKinley St and John Boehm 45 and Jo Ann Boehm 12 were rushed to Middletown Hospital after a two car collision at Tytus Avenue and N Verity Parkway. Robert Morgan 20 of 111 Currier Road was also taken to the hospital. Boehm had a possible fractured foot and multiple cuts. Morgan faced minor injuries. Police cited Morgan for failing to yield on a left turn. both cars were total losses. Additional crashes included Mary Cavanaugh 25 and Betty Robinson 28 complaints after a collision with Minnie Edwards at N Verity Parkway and Access 1 with Edwards charged for failing to yield at a stop sign. Vehicle damage estimated at 250 dollars. Further incidents involved James Mackey 21 at N Verity Parkway and Eldora Drive causing pole and light damage totaling 600 dollars. Other accidents listed include Anne Walker 4713 Creekview Drive and Henry Howard 38 east of Breiel Boulevard on Grand Avenue with 150 dollars damage. Donald Vaughn 39 and Martha Hopkins 300 dollars damage with citations. and Baron Bennett 19 backing into a parked police cruiser in the Country Kitchen lot causing 175 dollars damage.
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Margaret Haber
McKinley St
John Boehm
Midway St
Jo Ann
Middletown Hospital
Tri County Ambulance
Robert Morgan
Curryer Road
Mrs. Boehm
Tytus Avenue
N. Verity Parkway
Morgan
James Mackey
Fairview Drive
Carlisle
Eldora Drive
Mackey
Anne Walker
Creekview Drive
Henry Howard
Pershing Ave
Breiel Boulevard
Grand Avenue
Crawford St
Country Kitchen
Ptl
Robert Nunamaker
Bennett
Conference call stunt warns kids and parents
Ohio Bell official Vic Williamson urged parents to curb a "conference call" prank where youths dial a shared number at the same time. The scheme jams switching equipment and can block emergency and police calls, especially in Franklin. The company plans equipment changes to reduce the hazard.
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Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Williamson
Franklin
Services Set For Victim Of Roulette Death
John Earl Wilson a 7 year old high school senior at Seven Mile High died from a gunshot after a game of Russian roulette at Fort Hamilton Hospital. Services are at 2 p.m. Monday at West Side Baptist Church Hamilton burial in Collinsville Cemetery. Friends may call Webb Funeral Home Hamilton after 2 p.m. tomorrow. He played track and football at Seven Mile High School and belonged to West Side Baptist Church. Survivors include parents John R. Wilson and wife of Hamilton a brother Stephen and a niece and several cousins. Requiem High Mass 9 a.m. Tuesday at St Marys Church Franklin burial Woodhill Cemetery. Anglesby Funeral Home Franklin on Monday 4 to 9 p.m. to receive friends.
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John Earl Wilson
Seven Mile
West Side Baptist Church
Hamilton
Collinsville
Webb Funeral Home
Fort Hamilton
Seven Mile High School
St. Mary's Church
Franklin
Woodhill Cemetery
Anglesby
Death of Miss Margaret Etta Carey in Springfield
Miss Margaret Etta Carey age 75 of 3205 Grand Ave died yesterday at Mercy Hospital Springfield after a three day stay. She resided here for three months having lived 42 years in New York City and was a native of Franklin.
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Margaret Etta Carey
Grand Ave
Mercy Hospital
Springfield
Miss Carey
New York City
Franklin
Obituary notices for Henderson and Alderman
Miss Jessie Henderson 90 of Oxford dies with services at 1 30 p m Monday at Marshall Smith infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Johnson Seven Mile services 10 a m Monday Webb Mrs Wilhelmina Alderman 76 Oxford services 2 30 p m tomorrow Memorial Presbyterian Church
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Jessie Henderson
Oxford
Marshall-Smith
Bernard Johnson
Seven Mile
Webb
Wilhelmina Alderman
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Auto Fire Causes Seventy Five Dollar Loss
Fire loss estimated at seventy five dollars after a car owned by Desmond Lawson at 3205 Tytus Ave caught fire from a leaking fuel pump in front of 3008 Tytus Ave. Middletown firefighters were dispatched to Clinton Steel and Vail Avenue at 2 46 a m for a garbage contract fire call.
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Middletown
Desmond Lawson
Tytus Ave
Clinton Steel
Vail Avenue
Man Escapes From Hamilton Mercy Hospital
Area authorities search for 40 year old Middletown man James Farris Harkins after he escaped Mercy Hospital at 5 15 am following transfer from Butler County Jail. Harkins held on $13 000 bond on two burglary counts linked to local doctors offices. He unlocked handcuffs with a pen made key while hospitalized for an ulcer.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Butler County
James Farris Harkins
Sheritt's
Harkins
Draft Call Down for Army 5400 Men in January
The January draft call for the Army is 5400. This is down from December’s 7890 and brings the cumulative drafted total since September 1950 to 3,010,350 men.
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Washington
Army
Whipped Wire Causes Wide Power Outage Near Trenton
A car clipped a guy wire near the Trenton bridge on Rt 73 causing a high voltage line to whip up wrap a 66 000 volt feeder and burn a transformer. The driver Thomas D Poff 22 Tren ton was cited for excessive speed for road conditions. Power outages affected Middletown Waynesville Kings Mills Lebanon Monroe Trenton and two I 75 rest areas.
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Waynesville
Rt. 73
Trenton
Trenton Bridge
Thomas D. Poff
Ohio Ave
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Middletown
Kings Mills
Lebanon
Monroe
Hot Line Cut By Danish Bulldozer
Danish Postmaster General Gunnar Pedersen says a bulldozer cut the teletype cable of the White House Kremlin hot line while grading a local road in Copenhagen. Connections were quickly restored by a reserve microwave link.
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Copenhagen
White House
The
Kremlin
Gunnar Pedersen
Voters Seek Court Aid in Monroe Beverage Vote Contest
Butler County Common Pleas Court is asked to aid 25 Monroe voters in locating an opposing group or chairman amid a challenge to the village beverage sales referendum. The petition notes no formal committee exists and seeks service on election board members and local clergymen. The initial tally showed 469 no to 458 yes, with a Warren County vote affecting the result.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Monroe
Warren County
Harry Grevey
John Moser
Greg Holbrook
Martin Coyle
Board of Elections
Holdup at United Dairy Farmers Store on Verity Parkway
A lone bandit entered the United Dairy Farmers at 2333 N Verity Parkway last night, grabbed a box of donuts, flashed a pistol, and demanded all the money except the change, then fled. Police described the suspect as unknown.
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United Dairy Farmers
N. Verity Parkway
Two Truckers Die In Minnesota Crash Near Albert Lea
Two truck drivers Harri son Wilson 35 of Franklin and Eugene Eckler 32 of Carlisle were killed when a three truck collision on U.S. 65 three miles north of Albert Lea Minnesota occurred early Friday. Surviving relatives and funeral arrangements are listed for both victims with Wilson having recently worked for Consolidated Freightways and Eckler a Korean War veteran.
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Franklin Area
Minnesota
U.S
Harrison Wilson
Sarah Drive
Franklin
Eugene Eckler
Carlisle
Minnesota Highway Patrol
Albert Lea
Minn
Firemen Aid Two Citizens in Medical Distress
Firemen gave oxygen to Jerry Wetzel aged 38 of 205 Renee Drive after illness yesterday. Robert Lail aged 61 of 1747 Central Ave received assistance for an asthma attack yesterday afternoon.
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Jerry Wetzel
Renee Drive
Robert Lail
Central Ave
Unfair labor charges linked to Middletown hospital project
The NLRB reports unfair labor practice charges filed by Charles H. Shook Inc against the Ohio Valley Carpenters District Council Local 1477 and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters over a jurisdictional dispute. A Feb. 8 hearing is set in Dayton at the Board of Education Building. Shook says the strike and worker transfers affected sub contractors Smith and Schaefer Inc and affected Local 224 Sheet Workers.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
John C. Getreu
National Labor Relations Board
Charles H. Shook
Smith & Schaefer, Inc
Afl-Cio Sheet Workers Union
Shook
Police Briefs Reported Thefts And Incident On City Streets
Juanita Witt of 109 Igiehart Street told police she was knocked down by a man in the 1700 block of Manchester Avenue Thursday night and her purse containing cash was stolen. A large box with wetting and cutting outfit was reported stolen from Willie Barker at 5379 Robison Trail Road Franklin near the N Verity Parkway and Tytus Avenue public housing project since Wednesday. Police found a popcorn machine at the rear of 1721 Central Avenue yesterday. $2 in change was taken and $10 in damage recorded.
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Juanita Witt
Igiehart St
Manchester Avenue
Willie Barker
Robison Vail Road
Franklin
N. Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Central Ave
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LeSourdsville
Barr
Eugene Stone
Stone
Blaze
Mary Cavanaugh
Betty Robinson
Portsmouth
Minnie Edwards
Germantown
Access
Verity Parkway
Olds
Vic Williamson
Ohio Bell
John R. Wilson
Iamilton
Stephan
Margaret Carey
Man
Hoover
Spencer
Joe Central Ave
Onte Garden
Midtown Center
Holdup Man
Sam Bartel
Contret
Consolidated Freightways
West Richfield
Minneapolis
Austin Minn
Wilson
Jefferson Lodge 90
F&am
Lois
Raymond
Ricky
Femma Wilson
Howard
Perry
Fred Waitley
Chula Vista Calif
McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home
Eckler
Eaton Funeral Home
Kenneth Grandy
Louw Mae
Chester
Vanessa
Barbara
Ruth Ann
Ernest Eckler
James
Deloris Johnson
Dolly Little
Board of Education
Dayton
Osborne
Istudios
North Verity Parkway
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