Driscoll Heads Middletown Levy Support Committee
Donald Driscoll president of Lorg Paper Co heads the Better Middletown Committee formed to back a two mill real estate levy for city operating funds. He warned that a failed levy could trigger an all wage earner income tax, costing property owners and non owners more than the levy, while noting vacancies and resignations amid critical finances. The panel plans broad outreach as city officials weigh options through 1962 and announce vice chairs soon.
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Donald Driscoll
Lorg Paper Co
Citizens
Middletown
Driscoll
City Commission
Ohio
Better Middletown
Saxbe To Speak At Young GOP Old Fashioned Barbecue
Ohio attorney general William Saxbe will headline an old fashioned political barbecue for the Young Republicans Club in Middletown. The event on October 17 at the Middletown Sportsman’s Club includes a 7 p.m. supper and a 9 p.m. finish with a SPEBSQSA chorus performance and a two hour program. Harold Agee assists with preparations and ticket sales as the YGOP kicks off a membership drive.
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William Saxbe
Ohio
Young Republicans Club
Middletown
The
Society For the Preservation and Encouragment of Barbershop Singing In America
Spebsqsa
Roger Turrell
Harold Agee
Young Gop
Boy Injured Slightly In Two-Car Crash Near West Chester
A two car collision on West Chester Road about a mile east of U S 25 at 11 30 a m yesterday injured a two year old West Chester child with a tongue cut and none of the occupants seriously hurt. James Wilbert 2 son of Benjamin Wilbert 32 West Chester Rt 1 received the tongue cut and was not treated. James II 22 West Chester driver of the other car was cited for driving left of center after skidding on gravel and crossing the center line.
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West Chester
U. S. 25
James Wilbert
Benjamin Wilbert
West Chester Rt. 1
James II
Wilbert, Whitton
Stroke Victim Aided at Home on York Avenue
James McGill eight years old at 1400 York Avenue received emergency aid from the Fire Department’s squad at 6 41 p m yesterday after a stroke at home. He was transported by Baker ambulance and was in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital last night.
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James McGill
York Ave
Middletown Hospital
McGill
Baker Ambulance
Flint Hills of Kansas Form Vast, Fertile Ridge Region
The Flint Hills of Kansas cover nearly seven million acres. They consist of low ridges in the eastern state with very deep, fertile soil.
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Flint Hills
Kansas
Three Injured In Smashup Near Lebanon
A near head-on crash on Ohio 48 two miles north of Lebanon sent three people to Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Harry Hoover suffered hip and arm injuries. Mrs Hoover had facial cuts. Mabel Thorpe 32 had a left jaw cut. James Coomer 23 of South Lebanon was arrested for driving while intoxicated after veering into the northbound lane.
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Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Ohio 48
Lebanon
Warren County
Harry Hoover
Mabel Thorpe
James Coomer
South
Coomer
Hoover
Expert Says Russian Satellite May Carry TV Camera
Cincinnati expert Louis Michelson, head of the GE rocket division, told the Times Star that Russia’s satellite could host a television camera and transmit signals. He cites a 185 pound payload and a 560 mile orbital distance as evidence of an advanced ballistic capability and possible multiple rocket engines.
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Cincinnati
Louis Michelson
Rocket Engine
General Electric
Cincinnati Times -Star
Michelson
Russia
Times - Star
Times-Star
Atlas
Titan
Outer Space
Sailors Racking Up Bills in Mediterranean Ports
In Corfu and otherMediterranean ports US Sixth Fleet sailors incur unpaid debts to local shopkeepers. Many leave without paying while others promise to settle with notes. Instances include bicycle losses on Rhodes and a case in Piraeus where a businesswoman endured a week of work after a sailor inflicted a black eye.
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Corfu
Greece
Mediterranean
Uncle Sam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albania
Shy
John Paul Jones
Dwight Eisenhower
Navy
Rhodes
Piraeus
Boston Riot Not Racial Not a Race Riot Says Police
Boston police report 24 defendants, mostly juveniles, arraigned after a Roxbury dance hall fight. A white man and two white girls present. one Black girl involved in a stairstage hair pull incident over a racial slur. Hall closed at 1145 pm, four more men arrested nearby for riot incitement.
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Boston
Roxbury
John J. Cloran
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Mason Resident Denies Charge
Martha Brinkman of Mason Rt. 1 is charged with breaking and entering in the alleged theft from Delta Saylor on Skyline Drive West Chester. She was bound over to the Butler County Grand Jury under a 1500 dollar bond and released in recognizance after pleading not guilty. A sheriff’s report lists power tools and other items taken.
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Martha Brinkman
Mason Rt. 1
Delta Saylor
Skyline Dr
West Chester
Butler County Grand Jury
Fairfield Township
Harold J. Linz
Richard Jordan
Sheriff's Department
Brinkman
Saylor
Charles Martin
New Jersey
Stolen Money Report At AllSports Inc And Apartment Theft
Deanna Essigs of Gratis told police a man entering through a rear door at AllSports Inc 1228 Central Ave stole 17 from her purse yesterday. Officers responding to a Yankee Road address learned Grace Grimes said a wallet was taken from a woman's purse in an upstairs closet between noon and 8 p.m. The total missing was not determined.
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Deanna Essigs
Gratis
AllSports, Inc
Central Ave
Yankee Rd
Grace Grimes
Man Struck By Car Here Refused Aid
James Sizemore, 83, of 519 Garfield Street, was hit by a car at Central Avenue and Clark Street at 4 05 p m yesterday. He refused medical attention, complaining of hip and hand bruises. Frank Hale, 30, based at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, said the pedestrian stepped from the curb as he tried to turn. Police arrested Raymond Tucker, 32, for driving while intoxicated and no operator license after his car hit Kenneth Keever's stopped auto at Arlington Avenue and Crawford Street. Damage totaled 120 dollars.
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James Sizemore
Garfield St
Central Avenue
Clark Street
Frank Hale
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Hale
Central and
Clark
Raymond Tucker
West Middletown Rt. 2
Kenneth Keever
14Th Ave
Arlington Avenue
Crawford Street
Five Minor Traffic Mishaps Reported to Police
Five minor traffic incidents were logged with police yesterday as part of routine daily reports. Officers responded to minor collisions and fender benders without serious injuries or lasting damage noted.
Obituary for Edna L Harris of Germantown
Edna L Harris 53 of Germantown Rt 1 died yesterday after a year of illness. Survived by four sons Curtis L Lucasville Archie Gilliam Hamilton Arlie Gilliam Sandusky Ohio. three daughters Lily Mae Mandich Cecelia Chambers Dayton Vadia Hoffman Portsmouth. two brothers Ezra Neal Columbus Douglas Neal Williamsport. two sisters Lena Chambers Dayton Anna Stevens Portsmouth Margaret Sanford Columbus Ethel Lafener. 25 grandchildren. Services 2 pm Monday at John Arpp Funeral Home with Rev Charles Haney. Burial Germantown Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 pm today.
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Germantown
Edna L. Harris
Rt. 1
Vadia Hoffman
Portsmouth
Lena Chambers
Dayton
Anna Stevens
Margaret Sanford
Columbus
Ethel Lafener
Douglas Neal
Williamsport
Ezra Neal
John Arpp
Charles Haney
Germantown Cemetery
O Neill Names Nine to Ohio Water Survey Committee
Governor C William O Neill named nine men to the Ohio Water Survey Committee to study state water needs. The panel will explore flood protection recreation facilities and local government roles. Members include G Taylor Evans Bryce C Browning and Oliver T Burnham.
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Columbus
Ohio
William O*neill
Ohio Water Survey Committee
O'Neill
G. Taylor Evans
Ohio Water Service Co
Struthers
Bryce C. Browning
Muskingam Watershed
Driver Fined After Car Turns On Side
Olan Rose 21 of Dayton fined 15 dollars and costs in Eaton Municipal Court for running a stop sign. His car struck a fence on the Alton Ferriell farm at Fisher and Yost roads, turning on its side. Passenger Anna May Frazier 19 received medical treatment for a hip injury.
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Eaton
Olan Rose
Dayton
Eaton Municipal Court
Preble County
al Lunsford
Rose
Alton Ferriell Farm
Fisher Road
Yost Road
Anna May Frazier
Free-for-all Knife Fight Kills Dayton Man in Hamilton Hotel
James Crain, 36, of Dayton, died after his throat was slashed in a Grand Hotel brawl in Hamilton. William Beckemeier, 24, was critically cut and underwent surgery. Two Hamilton men, Robert Beckemeier and Robert Riddell, were treated and held for investigation. no charges yet filed. Police plan further questioning and a lie detector test for at least one participant.
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Hamilton
Grand Hotel
James Crain
Vincent St
Dayton
Mercy Hospital
William Beckemeier
S. Riverside Ave
New Miami
Robert Beckemeier
Robert Riddell
Chestnut St
Riddell
Middletown
Crash Kills Eaton Man
Chester F. Holderman 48 of Eaton Route 3 was killed when his car went out of control on a hill eight miles southwest of Eaton on the Concord Fairhaven Road. The Preble County coroner said he died of a broken neck while en route to Dixon Township School. the crash was the county’s 18th traffic fatality this year.
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Eaton
Chester F. Holderman
Eaton Rt. 3
Concord-Fairhaven
Holderman
Richard Siehl
Preble County
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Saxbe
Crawford St
F. S. Myers
Journal
Steve Geckeler
Ohio Circulation Managers Assn
F. W. Chew
Weith
Johnson
Clinton ST
Uncle Sams
Stan Carter
Mason
Regina Powell
Manchester Ave
Dodds Monuments
Verity Pkwy
Lith Ave
Woodside Cemetery
Pt Tiem
Sizemore
Edna Harris
Daytonian
Crash
U.S
U.S. GA
Strand
West Central Ave
1St National Bank
Second Ave
Broad G Verity Pkwy
Grand Ave
Gideon Road
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