Plan To Improve Major Roads Gets County Approval
A regional road upgrade plan by Las dis Segoe & Associates of Cincinnati wins approval from Hamp ton Middletown Fairfield and Butler County planning commissions. It proposes by passes on Ohio 4 63 and 127 plus new alignments to relieve congestion and guide growth. The firm predicts a 50 to 60 percent traffic rise in 20 years and urges phased implementation with right of way safeguards and funding considerations.
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Buller County
Ladislas Segoe & Associates
Cincoast
Hamilton
Middletown
Fairfield
Hampton
Butler County
Cincinnati
Segoe
Rt 4
Ross
Great Miami River
Oxford State
Franklin-Trenton
Ohio 129
West Middletown
Elk Creek Park
Trenton Bridge
U. S. 127
Segee
Legoc
Millville false alarm sends six rural fire units
Sheriff deputies investigated a late Friday false alarm that dispatched six rural fire companies to Millville near Hamilton after a report of a fire at the Millville Roller Rink. The call came at 10 20 p m and drew units from City View Helge Okeana Reily Venice Overpeck and Fairfield. Authorities later said the alarm was false and warned such pranks are dangerous and costly.
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Millville
Hamilton
Richard Metcalfe
Sheriff's Radio Room
Metcalfe
City View
Helge Okeana
Reily
Venice
Overpeck
Fairfield
Clarence Blevins
Paul A. Pell
Butler County Firemen's Assn
Theft Won't Affect Car Impoundings
Lt James Combs of the Traffic Bureau says the impounding list of 500 license numbers is not tied to a recent mail embezzlement case involving Roy J Spencer 34 of 4316 Tytus Ave. He notes tickets on the list are overdue and some date to last spring and urges those who may owe tickets to call GA 3 5771 or visit the City Building for review.
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James Combs
Traffic Bureau
Roy J. Spencer
Tytus Ave
Lt. Combs
Middletown
Combs
Elvira Johnson 56 Obituary Services Held In Ohio Church
Mrs Elvira Johnson 56 of Morrow Route 2 died yesterday at Grandview Hospital Dayton Services were set for 2 pm Monday at the Oregonia Pentecostal Church of God Burial will be in South Lebanon Cemetery Surviving husband Sidney a daughter Mrs Ethel McIntosh of Oregonia a sister and six brothers
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Morrow
Oregonia Pentacostal Church
Lebanon man Blair Miller dies at 51
Blair Miller aged 51 of Lebanon Rt 1 died at home yesterday. A lifelong Lebanon resident, he was a meter reader for the Lebanon Trustees of Public Affairs. Survived by wife Helen and parents Mr and Mrs Sam Miller. Services at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in South Lebanon Cemetery. Calling hours noon tomorrow at the funeral home.
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Lebanon
Blair Miller
Obituary Notices for Wright and Wilder
Mrs Della V Wright 75 of West Haven Rest Home SC St dies services 2 p m Monday Zettler Funeral Home. William Henry Wilder 75 of 1940 W Elkton Rd dies services 2 p m Monday Griesmer Grim Funeral Home.
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Della V. Wright
West Haven Rest
SC St
Zettler Funeral Home
William Henry Wilder
W. Elkton Rd
Griesmer-Grim Funeral Home
Minor Fires Reported in Two Incidents Yesterday
Two small fires were reported with no damage. At 2:25 p.m. firefighters responded to Marjorie Thomas’s home at 1211 Baltimore Street for a stove fire caused by a gas line leak. At 7:23 p.m. crews were sent to Manchester Avenue and Grimes Street, site of a previous major fire that injured a workman. The McCurdy Instruction Co. from Cincinnati overturned last night.
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Middletown
Marjorie Thomas
Baltimore St
Manchester Avenue
Grimes Street
McCurdy Instruction J Co
Cincinnati
First Poultry Course Taught in America in 1892
The article notes that the first poultry course in the United States was taught at a university in 1892. It highlights the historic origin of formal poultry science education in American higher learning.
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America
Ne University
Ed Windsor Reelected AEIF Head for Fourth Time
Ed Windsor of 1701 Carolina St will lead the Armco Employees Independent Federation again after yesterday’s election securing a fourth term as president. The slate includes reelections for secretary treasurer Robert Lehmkuhl and multiple vice presidents and trustees across East Works, Fabricating, Hamilton, and AD MP divisions with several third term keeps.
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Ed Windsor
Carolina St
Armco Employes Independent Federation
Windsor
Armco
Robert Lehmkuhl
Robert R. Myers
East Works
Mer
Stanley Smith
Kendrick Combs
Hamilton
Kenneth Giltrow
James Booth
Ad&mp
Eddie Fisher
Adk&mp
Harold Coleman
AD & MP
Washington Court House
David Bailey
Lester Kincaid
Loot Stolen From Yankee Cafe Break-In Report
Thieves broke into the Lucky Stop Cafe on Yankee Road Thursday night or yesterday morning, taking about 40 dollars from the cash register and a similar amount from a jukebox. They also seized a carton of cigarettes and a cigarette lighter. The cafe is run by Louis Rudd. Jess Dennis of the Butler County Sheriff’s Department investigated after a pane in the front door was removed. Insurance covers life loss.
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Yankee Rd
Jess Dennis
Butler County Sheriff's Department
Dennis
Louis Rudd
Boston Riot Leaves 23 Arrested After Dance Hall Brawl
About 1,000 people clashed in Boston as police halted a racial fight that started at a dance hall and spread to streets and a subway. 23 arrests included four teenage girls. Lt. Patrick Connolly said all charged with inciting a riot and disturbing an assembly. The altercation began over Arkansas integration tensions between a white girl and a Black girl.
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Boston
Patrick Connolly
Connolly
Arkanas
Fire damages Howe Leather Goods from sprinkler system
A fire at Howe Leather Goods Co. in Cincinnati sparked a sprinkler system Friday. Officials estimate damage unofficially at $30,000 after a friction spark ignited a paint spraying and drying machine.
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Cincinnati
Howe Leather Goods Co
Agreement Reached on Temporary Alimony in Santa Monica
Singer Allan Jones and estranged wife Irene Harvey have settled on temporary alimony and child support. The court was told Jones will pay 1 ,200 a month for alimony and support for their son John Allen Jones until the divorce trial.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Allan Jones
Irene Harvey
Superior Court
Jones
John Allan Jones
Sentenced to life for tavern owner murder in Columbus
Elmer Tilton aged 66 was sentenced to life in the Ohio Penitentiary for second degree murder of John T. Paul a 67 year old Columbus tavern owner killed April 14. Tilton convicted Sept 25 said he shot Paul after being insulted by the man.
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Columbus
Ohio
Elmer Tilton
John
T. Paul
Tilton
Paul
Leif Erikson Day Not Columbus Marks October in LA
Local residents of Scandinavian descent in Los Angeles prefer Leif Erikson Day on October 12 rather than Columbus Day. Some hold that Erikson was the first European to reach the Americas.
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Los Angeles
Leif Ericson
Erikson
Americas
Twenty-One Women Hold Helicopter Pilot Licenses
In the United States twenty one women are licensed helicopter pilots. The fact highlights growing female participation in aviation and marks progress for women in a historically male dominated field.
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United States
Camden Neighbor Help Invades Gregg Farm To Harvest
William T. Gregg of Camden County aged 60s sustained a back injury when a horse fell on him. Neighbors from the Camden area organized an eight person crew to harvest 22 acres of corn and plant wheat. The friendly effort included a temporary dining room in the garage and a planned noon meal for the volunteers.
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Eaton
William T. Gregg
Gregg
Homer Bacon
Camden Area
Bill Gregg
Darrell Keller
Jim. Guckian
Bacon
Confederate Gun Stolen From Cleveland Parks Barn
A Confederate army field piece, the sole Civil War capture of the Cleveland Light Artillery, was stolen from a city Parks Department storage barn. The theft, disclosed Friday, occurred on September 25 and the piece weighs about 1,200 pounds.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Light Artillery
City Parks Department
Bond Issue Approved by Ohio Utilities Commission
The Ohio Utilities Commission authorized Ohio Power Co of Canton to issue 25 million dollars in first mortgage bonds. Proceeds will reimburse the company’s treasury for expenses of past improvements.
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Columbus
Ohio
The
Utilities Commission
Ohio Power Co. of
Canton
Japs Reject Soviet Request To End Tests
Tokyo reports Japan’s third bid to suspend Russian nuclear tests was refused by the Soviet Union. The foreign office announced the rejection in a dispatch from Tokyo.
World's largest seawater distillery rising in Caribbean
Construction of the world’s largest seawater distilling plant aims to supply fresh water to Aruba in the Netherlands Antilles. The project carries a price tag of 10 million dollars and reflects a major Caribbean water initiative.
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Aruba
Netherlands Antilles
Carribbean Sea
Four Ohioans Die in Willard Plane Crash
Four Willard men on a duck hunting trip were killed when their private plane crashed six miles east of Willard Ohio. The dead are Henry Burma 68 Norman J Weirs 27 Leon McCullough 56 and his son Gaylord 35 all of New Haven near Willard. A witness said the plane passed low over her home before exploding and crashing in a plowed field. The younger McCullough was believed to be the pilot and was still strapped in the wreckage. The others were thrown clear. They departed Willard this morning for a duck hunt to Lansing Michigan then Vincennes Indiana.
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Toledo
Ohio
Willard
Here
State Highway Patrol
Henry Burma
Norman J. Weirs
Leon McCullough
New Haven
Gaylord
McCullough
Poicel
Lansing
Mich
Vincennes
Ind
Jaycees Plan Halloween Party For Middletown Youth
Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce members outline their annual Halloween party plans with committee chairmen named for window painting stadium activities and food. General chairman Hugh DeVries notes Tom Carlson will advise on stadium activities as the event occurs on October 31 at Barnitz Stadium with the window painting contest set for October 26.
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Middletown
Mian Injured Battling Blaze at Truck Stop
Robert Lee Campbell aged 23 of Route 42 was injured at 2 15 am when he fell through a roof while attempting to extinguish a fire at Whitenack's truck stop two miles north of Mason He was taken to Hamilton Mercy Hospital Campbell who lived behind the truck stop witnessed the blaze.
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Robert Lee Campbell
Whitenack
Mason
Campbell
Hamilton
Mercyospital Campbell
Police Briefs Sparked by Night Incidents in Middletown
Neal Armitage 28 of Franklin Rt. 2 was checked at Middletown Hospital and released after being run over in the rear of the 1900 block Central Avenue. Freddie McClain 438 Curtis St suffered facial cuts in an assault by three men on Garfield Street and was dismissed from hospital. Flourney Patton 43 of 701 17th Ave. was arrested on 8th Avenue on charges of intoxication and parole violations. Ann Gomin 622 Crawford St reported the landlord George Raffles’ room ransacked. police have not confirmed any missing items.
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Neal Armitage
Franklin Rt. 2
Middletown Hospital
Central Avenue
Freddie McClain
Curtis St
Garfield Street
McClain
Flourney Patton
17Th Ave
8Th Avenue
Ann Gomin
Crawford St
George Raffles
Isham Mitchell
Dayton
Cassus Williams
Lincoln, St
Yankee Road
Robert Merriman
Jewell Ave
Car stolen from Hutchens home recovered by police
Patrolman Howard Watson recovered a car stolen from Jim Hutchenss on Mounted Rt. 29 Mid dletown. It was found in the rear of the 100 block of Garfield Street on S Verity Parkway.
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Ptl
Howard Watson
Jim Hutchenss
Mounted
Rt. 29
Middletown
S. Verity Parkway
Garfield Street
Mail Truck Rolls Down Hill Crashes Garage
A rolling mail truck crashed into a garage at 3101 Central Ave after rolling across Santa Fe Road. Estimated damage to the garage 200 dollars and to the truck 45 dollars. Driver Frank Bowling 46 Middletown Rt. 1 said he set the brakes. The crash occurred at 10 45 am. Police also cited three other drivers in related incidents totaling about 1100 dollars in damage.
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Central Avenue
Frank Bowling
Middletown Rt. 1
Santa Fe Road
Central Ave
Donald Snyder
Missing Miami grad Donald McPhee linked to Cadiz lake incident
Donald Loudon McPhee, a 1950 Miami University business graduate and sports official, has been missing since his car was driven into a Cadiz lake by Clarence Dowdell. He is brother of Robert H. McPhee, tied to Miami basketball teams, and nephew of Big Ten official Jack McPhee. the McPhee family is prominent in local sports circles.
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Donald Loudon McPhee
Youngstown
Cadiz
Clarence Robert Dowdell
Miami University
School of Business Administration
Robert H. McPhee
John Brickels
Miami
School of Education
Donald McPhee
Robert
Bellefontaine
Wheeling
W. Va
Hugh McPhee
Struthers
Jack McPhee
Mildred Loudon McPhee
Phyllis
Franklinites Jailed for Petty Larceny in Franklin Court
In Judge Riley's Franklin court yesterday two men received 0 day jail sentences for petty larceny. George McKinne 25 and I E Best 28, both of Franklin were the defendants. Claude Amburgy of Lebanon bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury on $500 bond for passing a check with insufficient funds. Arnold Crum 18 of Middletown was fined 15 for disorderly conduct with a second malicious destruction charge dismissed. Benny Dykes 22 of 1934 Winona Street forfeited 25 and 75 for disorderly conduct and malicious destruction. Additional bond forfeitures listed include Martha Zech 36 of Miamisburg speeding 14 Leo Taylor 20 Franklin speeding 15 Varchel Myers 24 Franklin speeding 15 James Fraley 42 of 408 Windsor Rd Middletown speeding 15 Guy Sullivan 20 Middletown running a stop light 10 James Noble 21 Lebanon unnecessary noise 15 Wilson Leckert Newport Ky improper passing 15 William Tucker Jr 17 25 Columbia Ave Middletown improper passing 15 Jimmy Matlow 22 Cincinnati speeding 15.
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Franklin
Claude Amburgy
Lebanon
Warren County Grand Jury
Arnold Crum
Middletown
Benny Dykes
Winona Sr
Martha Zech
Miamisburg
Leo Taylor
Varchel Myers
James Fraley
Windsor Rd
Guy Sullivan
Yankee Rd
James Noble
Wilson Leckert
Newport
William Tucker Jr
Columbia Ave
Jimmy Matlow
Cincinnati
Two Men Cited for Speeding and Alcohol Violations
Ledard Taylor, 21, of Franklin, fined $10 for speeding. Richard Vice, 24, of Middletown, fined $15 for speeding with $10 suspended. Judge Riley heard five intoxication cases Friday.
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Ledard Taylor
Franklin
Richard Vice
Beech St
I Middletown
Riley
Colored News Benefit Program at Second Baptist Church
A musical program for the Ohio State Baptist Young People's Union Convention to be held Oct. 19 at 4 p.m. tomorrow at Second Baptist Church Franklin features Pauline Turner Marva Sampson Sylvia Mack and Odess Parson as performers with Mrs Mack and James Hood as accompanists.
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Ohio State Baptist
Young People’s Union Convention
Second Baptist Church
Franklin
Pauline Turner
Marva Sampson
Sylvia Mack
Odess Parson
Mack
James Hood
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Elvira Johnson
AEIF
Yankee Cafe
Leif Erikson
Camden
Good Neightors
Bill White
George Keller
Howard Price
Lloyd Williams
Corbin Rust
Paul Fisher
Dick Hurd
Jaycees
Mian
Battling Blaze
Central
Highview
Edwin Jarrett
Verity Parkway
Missing
Franklinites
Colored News
Wiss
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