Mysterious Farm Barn Fire Sparks Investigation
A large L shaped barn on the George Miler farm north of here burned on Sept 18 during a light rain. Fire crews saved the residence as three departments fought flames that destroyed hay, straw, equipment, and an attached silo. a molten metal hunk and roofing damage suggest a high impact object may have started the blaze and the State Fire Marshal is investigating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Miler
Here
Fisher-Twin Road
Joe Martin
Warren County Enrollment Rises in Lebanon and County
Enrollment in Lebanon and Warren County schools continues to climb after the first month. Lebanon Supt Oscar Musgrave reports total attendance at 2 304, up 36 from 2 268 a week earlier, with elementary students totaling 1 563 and grade by grade counts listed. County Supt R F Hatfield notes a 99 pupil gain in the last month for a total year over year rise of 877, with openings listed for Blue Ball Carlisle Springboro Kings Mills Hamilton Maineville Harlan Butler Ville Mor row Mason Harveysburg South Lebanon and Waynesville along with recent figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County
Musgrave
Academy
Pleasant Street
Oakwood Avenue
Otterbein
Feleventh
R. F. Hatfield
Blue Ball
Carlisle
Springboro
Kings Mills
Hamilton-Maineville
Harlan-Butlerville
Morrow
Mason
Harveysburg
South Lebanon
Waynesville
Charles R Hook lauded at NCC luncheon in Pittsburgh
Armco chairman Charles R Hook was honored on opening day of the National Council of Churches meeting at the William Penn Hotel Pittsburgh. Church leaders praised his five years as head of the NCC business and finance committee and his global endeavours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Hook
Armco Board
William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh
National Council of Churches
Hook
National Council
Roy G. Ross
Jesus Christ
Col
Torrey H. Walker
Collingswood
N.J
Eugene Carson Balke
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Car Enters Wrong Lane. Driver Held After Collision
A two car crash at S Main Street and 18th Avenue caused 225 dollars in damage and led to the arrest of Willie Howard 44 of Morgan Street on charges of driving left of center and no operator's license. Roy Gabbard 29 of Trenton reported a separate 5:05 p.m. collision after being forced toward a parked auto owned by Rollie Crowe 29 of Garfield Street. Police also documented a 154 dollar damage incident in the 400 block of N Verity Parkway and notes of a third mishap at Lafayette Avenue and Yankee Road involving a truck and car with no further injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Main Street
18Th
Norval Stone
11Th Ave
N. Verity Parkway
Rollie Crowe
Garfield St
Robert Nickell
Brent Dr
Anthony Huber
Middletown
Twenty five indicted in FHA loan fraud case
A federal grand jury indicted 25 men and Allied Building Credits for alleged FHA loan fraud. John D McCashion, former assistant manager in Pittsburgh, accused of accepting ineligible loans in 1952 53. others named include Frank L Barnett Donald F Meacham and Paul J Blanford. Indictments bring total accused to 51. some have pleaded guilty and incurred fines or prison terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh i
Federal Housing Administration
Allied Building Credits
FHA
John D McCashion
Belmont
Mass
Frank L. Barnett
Warren
Ohio
Donald F. Meacham
Paul J. Blanford
Columbus
FBI
Community meeting listings for Middletown area clubs
Wednesday activities include Middletown High School Boosters Club at 7 30 p m and Civic Association, Blythe Williams American Legion Post at 7 30 p m, Army National Guard 107th Armored Cavalry at the Armory, Golden Helmet Post 7320 VFW at 63 S Main, Fenwick Welfare Assn at Fenwick High School, Order of Ahepa at Nelva Center, Knights of Columbus at K of C Auditorium. Thursday sessions list Kiwanis Club noon Manchester Hotel and multiple service groups with times from 6 15 to 8 30 p m at various venues including Colony Restaurant First EUB Church and West Middletown schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Civic Association
Blythe-Williams American Legion
National Guard Company CO
107Th Armored Cavalry
Armory
Golden Helmet
S. Main St
Fenwick Welfare Assn
Fenwick High School
Order of Ahepa
Nelva
Knights of Columbus
Kiwanis Club
Manchester
Optimist Club
Colony
Lions Club
Toastmasters Club
EUB
Blythe
Williams American Legion Auxiliary
1OOF
Alpha Council 326, Jr. Ouam
N. Broad St
National Guard
D- 147Th Infantry Regiment
Armory Knights
Pythias
Lafayettte Lodge
Castle Hall
Moose Lodge
Masonic Lodge
AFL
Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron
American Legion
West Middletown
Driver Draws Fine and Jail Time After Multi-Vehicle Crash
A Middleton man, James Prater, 24, faces a $200 fine plus costs and three days in jail for driving under the influence after a three car wreck on Ohio 122 near Middletown. The incident caused extensive damage with no injuries. Floyd Nickell, 56, was fined $25 and jailed 30 days for disorderly conduct, with a suspended portion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletonian
Ohio 122
Middletown
James Prater
Glenn Ave
Floyd Nickell
van Ave
Butler County
I. A. Casper
Clyde Gibbs
Kenneth Dressman
Cincinnati
Final Plans for Holy Trinity Fall Festival Set
The Holy Trinity PTA completed plans for the Fall Festival to be held October 13 in the school basement. A booth lineup includes cake ham toys dolls and refreshments per general chairman Mrs Joseph Mulligan. A safety movie by first grade mothers guided by Mrs Kay Accurso opened the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity
The
Holy Trinity Pta
Joseph Mulligan
Kay Accurso
Middletown Junior Chamber Meeting Moved Up One Week
The Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce moves its October meeting from Oct 13 to tomorrow night to align with the Middletown Chamber of Commerce dinner at the Manchester Hotel. Roy Fitzgerald and Franklin magician provide entertainment after a 6 p.m. social hour and 7 p.m. dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Kefauver To Run In Ohio Primary
Don R Gosney announced Kefauver's bid for the Ohio presidential primary next May. Gosney heads the Kefauver Ohio campaign while Rep. Wayne Hayes prepares to retire from a six week Europe trip. He said some politicians seek to sow doubt to promote their own causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Ohio
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Columbiana County
Democratic Committee
Don R Gosney
Kefauver
U.S
Wayne L. Hayes
Flushing
Europe
Gosney
Darling to Speak at Butler County Teachers Meeting
Hamilton Special W. D. Darling assistant superintendent of schools in Ohio will discuss the new classroom unit plan of distribution of state funds at the Butler County Teachers Association fall session next Tuesday October 11 at 2 30 in the Fairfield School auditorium. Darling has served as a superintendent in several Ohio cities and now is on the State Department of Education staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
W. D. Darling
Ohio
Butler County Teachers Association
Fairfield
Darling
State Department of Education
Second Salk Polio Shots Start Oct 17 in Middleton
The second round of free Salk polio vaccine injections for Middleton grade school students will begin October 17 with Spring Hill and Mayfield pupils first. Teams of doctors will tour to second and third graders who received one injection last spring, ending the last injection the week of October 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Charles Buchert
Spring Hill
Mayfield
Buchert
Direc
Girl Dies From Burns After Rescue Attempt
Cincinnati girl Malene Ness, 15, died after her dress caught fire while removing a pot from a stove at her grandmother’s home. She was burned over sixty percent of her body and died at General Hospital after the incident last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Malene Ness
General Hospital
Ex Mayor Blum Dies in Cincinnati at 89
Funeral services set for Saturday for Peter Blum 89 former mayor of Mt. Healthy and president of Mt. Healthy Savings and Loan Co. He died yesterday in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Peter Blum
Mt. Healthy Savings & Loan Co
Preble Residents Attend Tax Conscious Budget Hearings
The Preble County budget commission chaired by Auditor Cecil C. Welsh Treasurer Albert M Tyrrell and Prosecutor Everett Fahrenholz heard marked public interest at hearings in the court house. In Monroe West Manchester residents protested a 1.1 mill tax rate difference after consolidation with Monroe School, but the commission ruled in favor of the Monroe district. The West Manchester council and Monroe school board led the controversy at the county offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Cecil C. Welsh
Albert M. Tyrrell
Everett Fahrenholz
Monroe
West Manchester
Budget Commission
West Manchester Council
Monroe School Board
Commissioners Office
Court House
Carlisle Church Men to Hold Public Fish Fry
The New Jersey Presbyterian Church Men’s Club will host a fish fry on Oct 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria, open to the public. The Westminister Fellowship met for communion breakfast and discussed prejudice. Other local visits and family events are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
New Jersey Presbyterian Church
Springboro PTA selects first vice president and treasurer
Mrs. Matilda Simpson of Springboro is elected first vice president of the Warren County PTA Council with Mrs. E. R. Harris as treasurer. Springboro PTA President A. R. Emery and John Fish Sr. attend, along with Glenn Moore. A PTA dance is planned for Oct. 15. Neighbors and families host dinners and visits across Middletown, Carlisle, Miamisburg, and area towns as locals attend social and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Simpson
PTA Council
Springboro
Matilda Simpson
Warren County
E. R. Harris
A. R. Emery
PTA
John Fish Sr
Glenn Moore
Five Point Farm Council to Meet at Frankenstein Home
The Five Point Farm Council will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Frankenstein Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Millard and son of Dayton were Saturday guests and Dr. and Mrs. H. S. S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Doyle
A. L. Michael
Farmersville
William Crauder
A. D. Jones
Dayton
C. C. Urton
Lebanon
Walter Deardoff
Franklin
Calvin Long
Middletown
Harold Frankenstein
Cincinnati
Emma Hahn
Norman Frankenstein
Howard Logan
Muncie, Ind
John Fish Sr
Five Point Farm Council
Carl Millard
H. S&s
Helicopters to Link Cincinnati Area With Airport
Ohio Valley Airways plans early next week service from Cincinnati to Dayton Middletown Hamilton Springfield and Wilmington. Three helicopters will operate with downtown landing sites to be established. the Greater Cincinnati Airport lies about 15 miles from downtown Boone County Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Thomas H. Noonan
Ohio Valley Airways
Greater Cincinnati
Boone County
Kentucky
Noonan
Dayton
Middletown
Hamilton
Springfield
Wilmington
Street and Alley Resolutions on Arlington Knolls Agenda
City Commission meets at 2 p m to consider resolutions of necessity to improve streets in Arlington Knolls and ordinances to vacate public alleys. Also on the agenda a Farmers Market location report. Dan Rothe will present acting City Manager Charles Thompson’s reports while Thompson attends a city manager’s convention in Bretton Woods New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington Knolls
City Commission
Dan Rothe
Public Utilities
Charles W. Thompson
Bretton Woods
N. H
Lebanon couple wed in Indiana on Sept 22
Miss Donna Guttery and Wesley Tucker exchanged marriage vows in Lawrenceburg Indiana on September 22 with Betty Sauders as attendant. They plan to reside in Mason. Also Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Gary Williams and others from Shelbyville and Lebanon. Clarence Mosley vacationed in Brown County Park Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Williams
Kenneth Porter
S. Williams
Richard Norvell
Shelbyville
Ind
Clarence Mosley
Brown County Park
Indiana
Donna Guttery
Charles Mason
Lebanon
Wesley Tucker
Alice Tucker
Lawrenceburg
Betty Sauders
Mason
Ketron Family Dines With Allen Household Guests
The Rev. and Mrs. Myron Ketron and their son were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Allen and their son. Mrs. Orissa Hayner and Mrs. George Sidenstick were Thursday guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fran Gillman
West Middletown
Scott Edgar Gingerich
Don ‘Gingerich
Gingerichs
William Wharton
Mr. Wharton
Mrs. Werdell Wharton
Toledo
Maurice Much More
Chalmer Asher
Delbert Muchmore
Regina
Rita Asher
Earnest Earnhart
Middletown
Sam Willard
Charles Beck
Don
Milo Beck
Robert Eaton
Kentucky
Lexington
Myron Ketron and Son
Charles Allen and Son
Orissa Hayner
George Sidenstick
Germantown Mrs Sliver To Entertain Club
Mrs Donald Sliver will entertain the members of the T E F M Club tomorrow evening at her home. Miss Pearl Anderson of Dayton was weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Rex Addleman of Maple Avenue. The Barnharts announce birth of a daughter at St Elizabeth Hospital Dayton. grandparents are Mr and Mrs Glenn Barnhart and Mrs Christine Brandenburg. The Morehead family and a girl visited the Rev and Mrs Ritts near Zanesville. Kofroth, Earl Phillips and Junior Gunckel spent days in Michigan fishing. The Ballentine family spent the weekend with the Haughey family of Bowersville and daughter Deborah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reason Davis
Jesse Brandenburg
Carlisle Ramblers Garden Club
Midway Inn
Miamisburg
Willard Allen
Greenville
Rodney Vernon
John Vernetti
Owen Gross
Carlisle
Mary Stanton
Oxford
W. O. Stanton
W. E. Stanton
O. K. Reams
Zanesfield
Robert Bright
Waynesville
Hazel Bennett
Dayton
Fred Mayne
L. R. Mowry
Lloyd Mowry
Ashland
Edna Gordon and Sons
Lynn Eaton
Jacob Wizedom
Ray Pierson
Hamilton
Roxie Jones
Germantown
Donald Sliver
T.E.F.M. Club
Rex Addleman
Maple Avenue
Pearl Anderson
Larry Barnhart
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Glenn Barnhart
Christine Brandenburg
Hobart Morehead
Zanesville
Alvin Ritts
Walter Kofroth
Earl Phillips
Junior Gunckel
Michigan
C. E. Ballentine
Judy Spen
Roger Haughey
Deborah
Bowersville
Trainmen Gain Wage Boosts Across Major Railroads
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the nation's major railroads reach a 10 cent per hour raise retroactive to Oct 1, affecting about 173 000 to 175 000 workers across 130 class 1 railroads. Leverett Edwards of the National Mediation Board announced the agreement after three weeks of talks with union and railroad representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad
Leverett Edwards
National Mediation Board
Wichita Pearl and Beaux Brummel at Theaters
The Paramount shows Wichita at 1 15 4 10 7 15 and 10 15 p m Pearl of the South Pacific at 2 40 5 45 and 8 50 p m Strand screens Black Shield of Falsworth at 2 25 5 30 and 8 35 p m Be Trayed Women at 1 15 4 20 7 25 and 10 15 p m Colonial presents Love Me Or Leave Me at 1 15 5 15 and 9 15 p m Beau Brummel at 3 10 and 7 40 p m Dixie Cruise In shows River of No Return at 7 20 and 9 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Falsworth
Hotel Cook Slain in Toledo Mystery
The battered body of 30 year old William B. Tadlock a Hillcrest Hotel cook was found along the Maumee River. Police say he was beaten strangled and bashed with a hammer in a two man killing note says his belt bore his name. Mrs Tadlock from Fort Wayne Ind says she knows nothing of a motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Maumee River
William B. Tadlock
Hillcrest Hotel
Mary
Airman and Wife Try Life On Slim Budget
Airman first class at Goodfellow AFB and wife begin a tight budget week, aiming for 8.56 dollars. They list breakfast of orange juice cereal milk and coffee and note missing peanut butter, while planning lunch and dinner menus including bacon tomato sandwich pot roast and jello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
Burdick Myre
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Utah Experiment Station
Myres
Madison
Wis
New Air Base List Unclassified Under Pentagon Review
Washington reports a new joint Air Force Army booklet lists U S bases in Europe and Japan with exact locations for travel cost calculations. The manual also includes British and French bases, naming Burtonwood and Rhein Main among others, implying Russia may know many sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington P
Pentagon
U. S. Air Force
Europe
Japan
Joint Air Force Army
Russia
Defense Department
U. S
Army
Burtonwood Royal Air Force Base
England
Rhein-Main Air Base
Frankfurt
Germany
Bitburg
Etain
Rouvres
Verdun
France
Huygelen Discusses UN Functions for Middletown Rotarians
Paul Huygelen of Belgium spoke to Middletown Rotarians on the United Nations. He argued against simple east west divisions and emphasized equality of opportunity as a core goal, plus the trusteeship territories once owned by Germany Italy and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Huygelen
Belgium
Middletown
Armco International Corp
United Nations
Huygelen
U. N
Admir&ered
Germany
Italy
Japan
Columbia University
University of London
AIC
Colorado River road grows to a foot long and shoots poison
A Colorado River road unexpectedly lengthens to one foot and gains the ability to squirt poison up to 12 feet, altering its perceived danger and behavior. Scientists note unusual growth patterns and defensive mechanism emerging in the plant as researchers investigate environmental triggers.
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U.S. Church Council
Alcoholics Anonymous
Benjamin Sawyer
Laura Crist
Bureau of Public Health
Ohio Health Department
Blum
Westminister Fellowship
Carlisle Presbyterian Church
Mary Ann Hamlin
Sandra Gross
Alfred Nead
John Elam
DuBois Road
Lee Barnhart
Norwalk
Richard Lawrence
Ed Burson
A. C. Charlton
East Street
Standard Register
Walter Ruble
Wilbur Beltz
Cream Ridge Club
Charles Hartman
Eason
Mrs. Sliver
Paramount
Airman
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