Atlas Failing Explosion Halts Intercontinental Test
Atlas F missile exploded seconds before scheduled launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base California. No injuries reported and cause unavailable. Concurrently Polaris A3 fired from USS Observation Island off Cape Canaveral marking another successful test of a new steam and gas launch system replacing compressed air.
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Vandenberg Air Force, Base
Calif
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Uss
Observation Island
Football Films To Be Shown In Manchester Inn
Play-by-play movies of Ohio State games will be shown each Monday at 8 p.m. in Green and Ladd offices. Robert Nelson, Butler County Alumni Club chair, says official athletic department films will be shown by quarters and run 40 minutes. Open to all football fans and OSU alumni. Schedule includes Indiana game this Monday and Illinois Oct 14 through Michigan Nov 25.
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Ohio State
Robert Nelson
Butler County
Green and Ladd
Manchester Motor Inn
Athletic Department
OSU
Indiana
Illinois
California
Wisconsin
Iowa
Penn State
Northwestern
Michigan
September births at Middletown Hospital total 207
Middletown Hospital reports 207 births in September 102 boys and 105 girls. Three girls were part of a triplet set, one triplet died. Of the total, 139 births were to Middletown residents. Residents hailed from Franklin 27, Lebanon 8, Trenton 8, Germantown 4, Carlisle 3, Excelle 3, Monroe 2, Hamilton 2, Morrow 2. One birth was to residents of Kings Mills Waynesville Springboro Somerville Camden Dayton Miamisburg Kettering Reading.
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Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Franklin
Lebanon
Trenton
Germantown
Carlisle
Excelle
Monroe
Hamilton
Morrow
Kings Mills
Waynesville
Springboro
Somerville
Camden
Dayton
Miamisburg
Kettering
Reading
Theft reported at Chester Williams Garage on Michigan Ave
Chester Williams owner of a garage at 1203 Michigan Ave reports theft of a German make gun and garage equipment from the Establishment. Total value set at 105 dollars.
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Chester Williams
Michigan Ave
Theft plan admitted in Hamilton jewelry store case
In Butler County Ohio two Hamilton men Elijah Jefferson and Ernest Richardson pleaded guilty to breaking and entering the Hart Jewelry Co store after admitting they planned to rob the Allen County treasurer's office in Lima May 10. A third man Jack Smith was alleged to have conceived the plan. The defendants were arrested June 11 and left a dog alarms, leading to the failed attempt. Richardson also faces forgery charges with sentencing deferred.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Allen County
Elijah Jefferson
Ernest Richardson
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Hart Jewelry Co
Thurman Roger
Lima
Roger
Jack Smith
Lexington
Richardson
Arthur J. Fiehrer
Deputies Investigate Two Thefts In Butler County
Butler County sheriff reports two thefts last night. Robert Houndell of 610 Auburn Ave says a shotgun valued at 17 dollars was stolen from his brother-in-law Warren Banks at 709 Buena Ave. Azel Short of 902 Ferrer St reports two chrome hubcaps valued at 20 dollars stolen from his car.
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Butler County Sheriff's Office
Robert Houndell
Auburn Ave
Warren Banks
Buena Ave
Azel
Ferrer St
Amanada
Armco retiree receives 50 year service pin and watch
Stephen Tom, a veteran of Armco's west processing maintenance department, was honored yesterday in the Middletown Works office of manager Don S. Holstein. He began at Armco in 1923 in the sheet mill, moved to processing in 1924, and served in processing maintenance until his 1959 retirement.
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ARMCO
Stephen Tom
West
Don S. Holstein
Middletown
Tom
Crawford Street
School Levies On PTO Agenda
Amanda Elementary School PTO opens its meeting with talks on school tax levies and candidates for the Board of Education. PTO president Glenn McGraw and new officers outline plans for a ham and turkey dinner in the school cafeteria from 5 to 8 p.m. on November 2.
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Board of Education
Amanda Elementary School
PTO
Glenn McGraw
Police Briefs Reported Auto Thefts and Vandalism
Annabelle Link said two youths grabbed her purse with four dollars a ring and papers after she left her car near her home. James Kemp was arrested for assault and battery and released on three hundred dollar bond. A tachometer worth fifty dollars was stolen from Frank Dupps’s Germantown auto. Irene Schnower reported a rock damaged a window at her home. Nancy Morgan said someone broke her left front auto window. Theodore Wilcher’s two car windows were damaged by vandals. Mrs Helen Wirick reported a flashlight stolen after a Wednesday evening auto rifling.
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Annabelle Link
Auburn St
James Kemp
Young St
Frank Dupps
Germantown
Middletown High
Helen Wirick
Lafayette Ave
Cuba to nationalize private farms over 193 acres
In Havana the Cuban government ordered nationalization of private holdings exceeding 193 acres with a decree offering exceptions for farms with exceptional production and cooperation. Prime Minister Fidel Castro has pressed for higher output while warning farmers to improve efficiency and urging collectivization. previously holdings over 970 acres were seized.
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Cuba
Havana
Fidel Castro
Deaths And Funerals Myrtle Van Camp
Mrs Myrtle Van Camp formerly of Franklin dies at Middletown Hospital after nine weeks there. Retired teacher in Franklin and Carlisle schools, she leaves daughter Bertha Keister, sister Ida Knochenhaur, and three grandchildren. Services Monday at John Arpp Funeral Home with burial in Twin Valley Cemetery. D of A and Grange services Sunday evening.
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Myrtle van Camp
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
van Camp
Bertha Keister
14Th Ave
Franklin and Carlisle
Ida
Charter Oak Grange
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Montgomery County
Vern
Floyd
Germantown
Dorotha ‘Sessor
Piqua
John Arpp
Paul Bressler
Twin Valley Cemetery
Otis Rogers Dies of Apparent Heart Attack in Middletown
Otis Rogers 33 died at Middletown Hospital after an apparent heart attack at his home on Williams Drive. He had worked nine years as a checker for Delco Moraine Projects in Dayton. Survived by wife Louetta, three sons, father Hezziekiah of Clay City Ky, a sister Eva Curtis of Kettering, three half brothers and six half sisters. Funeral Monday at Powell Funeral Home Clay City with burial Rogers Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call Eaton Funeral Home tomorrow 10 am to noon.
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Franklin — Otis Rogers
Middletown Hospital
Williams Drive
Rogers
Delco Moraine Projects
Dayton
Louetta
Gary
Ralph
Timothy
Hezziekiah
Clay City
Eva Curtis
Kettering
Powell Funeral Home
Rogers Chapel
Eaton Funeral Home
Germantown Woman Dies After Illness Short Spell
Mrs. Gol die M. Gephart 70 of 175 Walnut Street Germantown died at 2 50 am at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after about six weeks of illness. She was a member of Germantown Daughters of Ameri...
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Germantown
Goldie M. Gephart
S. Walnut St
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Gephart
Germantown Daughters of Amer
Arts Lecture Series Opens On Tuesday
The Middletown Fine Arts Center begins its evening program Tuesday at 8 p m with a talk by director Richard J Boyle on Art and Society. It covers art of the Middle Ages discovery of perspective and cubism with slides. George Hoxie will show slides and Professor Ron Kern will lecture on Theater Arts on Nov 12. Non members pay 50 cents. members attend free.
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Middletown
Ron Kern
Fine Arts Center
Davidson Tells Kiwanians Science And Religion Complement Each Other
Robert L. Davidson director of chemical research at Armco Steel Corp spoke to the Kiwanis Club at Manchester Motor Inn on Can A Scientist Believe in God He noted science and religion evolved as complementary fields and that many great scientists were devout believers He tied civilization’s progress to growing acceptance that science cannot explain all mysteries and that belief in God remains useful for understanding the universe
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Robert L. Davidson
Armco Steel Corp
Kiwanis Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Davidson
Robert G. Turvey
Worthmore Clothes Shop
Fred R. Stork
William K. Parnell
Albert E
Bill Saunders Sr
Robert Davidson
al Decatur
Theft at residence of Charles Blair reported
A break in at 104 Kensington Drive last night saw 60 dollars in cash and a box of old coins taken. Detectives say a rear door was pried open to enter the residence.
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Charles Blair
Kensington Drive
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Dodds Monuments
Woodheide
Franklin Friendly
Lawson
Samnend
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S. Broad
Irene Schnewer
Garfield St
Nancy Morgan
Lincoln St
Theodore Wilcher
Otis Rogers
Franklin Trenton
Fenwick
Gratis Hamilton
Central Ave
Robert Turvey
Union Sanitary
Vail Ave
Strand Bldg
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
McGees Mkt
Star of Love
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