Uncle Of Dead Woman Questioned In Fatal Shooting
A 30 year old Hilltop Tavern bartender held for questioning in Warren County over the fatal shooting of Mrs. Mary Helen Metz 31 of Cincinnati at a house beside the tavern. The uncle of the dead woman, Donald T. Bowles, was arrested after being found at 1815 Clarendon Ave. Bowles rode with Metz to Middletown Hospital where she died about 15 minutes later. An autopsy was ordered but delays occurred as county and Butler County coroners would not accept the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Olds
Hilltop Tavern
Middletown Pike
Warren County
Donald T. Bowles
S. Dixie Pike
Franklin
Byron C. Kennard
Mary Helen Metz
Cincinnati
Middletown Hospital
Kennard
Bowles
Middletown
Clarendon Ave
William G. McKinzie
McKinzie
Ito
Stanley Kolb
Ralph Young
Butler County
Garret Boone
Deadline for Christmas mailing at Middletown PO
Postmaster Frank Dobrozsi warns packages mailed by Friday must be sent overseas to ensure Christmas delivery. To meet holiday demand, the Middletown post office plans extended hours from Dec 5 to Dec 26 and will hire up to 5 extra clerks and 15 extra carriers. Parcel post delivery shifts to six days a week from Dec 7 to 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Frank Dobrozsi
Dobrozsi
Russian TV Boss Jobless After Dismissals in Khrushchev Shakeup
Mikhail Kharlamov arrived in Moscow to find his post as Soviet radio and television chief occupied by Nikolai N. Mesyatsev, a rising Young Communist League leader. Kharlamov, ex Foreign Ministry press chief, was part of a propaganda circle ousted during Khrushchev's fall. He had returned from Copenhagen where he mocked Western reports of his dismissal as foolish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Mikhail Kharlamov
Nikolai N. Mesyatsev
Young Communist League
Kharlamov
Foreign Ministry
Nikita S. Khrushchev
State Committee For Radio and Television
Copenhagen
Denmark
Two Children Die In Ravenna Fire Blame Defective Wiring
In Ravenna Ohio a house blaze killed 4 year old Phyllis Branpley and 3 year old George Branpley Jr while their brother Anthony Branpley was critically burned. Parents Mr and Mrs George Branpley were present and a four month old child was rescued by a neighbor. Firemen found the youths huddled in a bedroom and defective wiring was blamed for the $8000 fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenna
Ohio
Phyllis Branpley
George Jr
George Branpley
Anthony Branpley
Mental Care Of Children Said Problem
Dr. John T. Toppen, superintendent of Longview State Hospital, told the State Institutions Committee in Cincinnati that separate mental health facilities for children and youth are direly needed. He noted rising numbers of mentally disturbed children rely on hospitals nationwide, facilities shrinking due to trained personnel and funds shortages, and that many children at Longview are treated in adult wards for lack of space. Middletown attendees included Mrs. Arnold Boxwell and Mrs. C Rowland Hinsch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Toppen
Loneview State Hospital
State Institutions Committee
Cincinnati Community Chest
Toppen
Longview
Cincinnati
Ohio Comprehensive Mental Health Planning Project
Middletown
Arnold Box _well
C. Rowland Hinsch
Local twirlers place in USTA baton contest
Two Miamiburg baton contest results show Rhonda Napier taking third in eight year old advance and Donna Marie Armstrong finishing second in 10 year old advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USTA
Miamisburg
Rhonda Napier
Donna Marie Armstrong
Rubbish Starts Two Grass Fires
Rubbish was blamed for two grass fires yesterday afternoon in Middletown. Firemen said fires damaged about 10 feet of a hedge at 912 9th Ave. and affected yards at 1230 Prospect Ave. and 910th Ave. A cigarette caused a fire at 1301 Grove St with no damage. Donnie Howard of 509 15th Ave was taken to Middletown Hospital with back pain after an incident at Smith Farm Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Wilbur Wilson
Prospect Ave
Judson Gear
Grove St
Donnie Howard
15Th Ave
Tri-County
Smith Farm Park
Three Middletown Auto Wrecks Cause $625 In Loss
Three separate crashes in Middletown yesterday caused total damages of 625 dollars. Mary Combs, 101 Lylburn Road, was cited for failing to maintain a safe distance after her car hit Robert Tannreuther, 27, of 615 Malvern Street, at Verity Parkway and Central Avenue. Another collision between Aleta Truesdell, 1308 Orchard Street, and Charles Lane, 16, 534 Kensington Street, occurred as they backed from driveways on Kensington Street, with 100 dollars in damage and no citations issued. Danny Akers, 18, 1807 Manchester Avenue, received a citation for following too closely when his car struck Grace Ward, 56, of 502 Ross Street, at Verity Parkway and Girard Avenue, causing 125 dollars in damage.
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Middletown
Mary Combs
Lylburn Road
Robert Tannreuther
Malvern St
Verity Parkway
Central Avenue
Aleta Truesdell
Orchard St
Charles Lane
Kensington St
Kensington Street
Danny Akers
Manchester Ave
Grace Ward
Ross St
Girard Avenue
Man Sentenced To Workhouse And Probation
Hamilton Judge Fred B. Cramer in Butler County Common Pleas Court sentenced Paul Chandler, 39, of Middletown to six months in the Cincinnati workhouse after pleading guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon, the charge reduced to assault and battery for allegedly attacking a man with a ball bat. Donald William Blevins, 36, of Middletown, received five years probation on a guilty plea to grand larceny in the theft of a $287 camera from Tobias Photographers Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Fred B. Cramer
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Paul Chandler
Mitchell St
Middletown
Chandler
Donald William Blevins
S. Grimes St
Rhodes Starts UC Project Groundbreaking in Cincinnati
Gov James A. Rhodes wielded a spade to break ground for the University of Cincinnati project, the first $10 million engineering science complex funded under Ohio’s $250 million bond issue approved by voters last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
James A. Rhodes
University of Cincinnati
Ohio
Deaths And Funerals Mrs Thelma Carr Franklin
Mrs Thelma Carr 52 of 21 N Main St Franklin died Saturday morning at Middletown Hospital after a year long illness. A Warren County resident all her life she is survived by husband Fred and children Fred Jr Jesse Robert Dolores Joyce two brothers two sisters and 11 grandchildren. Services are Tuesday 10 am at Eaton Funeral Home with burial at Springboro Cemetery. Calling hours Monday 2-5 and 7-9 at the funeral home.
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Franklin
Thelma Carr
N. Main St
Middletown Hospital
Waynesville Man Stabbed in Bar Incident
Raymond Hartman, 57, of Waynesville Rt 2, remained in good condition at Middletown Hospital after being stabbed in the right side with a pocket knife at The Hut near Routes 73 and 48 following an argument Friday night. Amos Coates, 54, neighbor, charged with cutting with intent to wound and released on $5,000 bond. Deputy Farrell Baker said Hartman identified Coates in the bar shortly after the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
Middletown Hospital
Warren County
Byron C. Kennard
Raymond Hartman
Waynesville Rt. 2
Rts
Amos Coates
Farrell Baker
Hartman
Coates
Cole Porter Estate Divided
New York report says composer Cole Porter left his multimillion dollar estate to his first cousin Jules Omar Cole of Peru Indiana. The will split the estate with Jules receiving a substantial share and another portion going to a secondary beneficiary named in the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cole Porter
Jules Omar Cole
Peru
Ind
Jules
James
New York Daily News
Infant Myers Graveside Services Held in Springboro
Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Myers died at birth Friday at St. Elizabeth Hospital Dayton. Graveside services set for Monday at 10 a.m. at Springboro Cemetery. Surviving are the parents, maternal grandparents Lester Askins of Miamisburg and paternal grandparents Robert Myers of Springboro. Anglesby Funeral Home Franklin handling arrangements.
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Springboro
Robert Myers
Old Main St
Miamisburg
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Lester Askins
Anglesby Funeral
Franklin
Oldest Republican Sought for Middletown Parade
Local Republicans seek the area’s oldest Republican to honor in a Monday parade for Sen. Barry Goldwater. Call Ann Dawson at GOP HQ before 5 pm Thursday. winner announced the parade night. Parade chair John Wayman and committee members lead efforts. a new teen-age Young Republicans Club forms with an organizational meeting tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Barry Goldwater
Adenneem
Ann Dawson
GOP
Central Avenue
John Wayman
J. Black Little
Jim Lehmkuhl
Pete Mengel
Bob Barnard
Donna Emrick
Harold Cole
John Hinkle
Doris Sawyer
Dave Potter
Larry Black
Ed Byrnes
Claire Humphreys
Young Republicans Club
Man Critical After Accident in Liberty Indiana
William McClure age 41 of Liberty Indiana was listed in critical condition at Ft Hamilton Hospital Hamilton following a one car crash north of Oxford. State police report the eastbound auto driven by McClure skidded off the road struck an embankment rolled over twice and threw him from the vehicle suffering a broken leg a broken shoulder and possible head injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McClure
Liberty
Ind
Ft. Hamilton
Hamilton
Oxford
McClure
Rt. 27
Taft Here For Visit In Middletown
Congressman Robert Taft Jr. Republican Senate candidate will visit Middletown tomorrow. He arrives at 3 p.m. at Central Avenue GOP headquarters to take questions, then meets leaders at Congress Inn at 3 45 p.m. A motorcade to Taft High School Hamilton follows for a covered dish dinner at 6 p.m. and speech at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Taft Jr
Senate
Middletown
Gene Wells
Robert Taft
Taft
GOP
Central Avenue
Congress Inn
Rt. 63
Lafayette Avenue
Verity Parkway
Taft High School
Hamilton
Butler County Police Briefs Include Drunk Driving Arrest
Sheriff deputies arrest Clark Fultz 23 at 3090 Omaha St on a driving while intoxicated charge. Two 14 year old girls are arrested at Fashion Fair Stevens Ave on a shoplifting charge and released to parents. William Prater 15 of Hamilton treated at Middletown Hospital for a lacerated leg after being struck with a stick by another boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Clark Fultz
Oxford State Road
Omaha St
Stevens Ave
William Prater
Hamilton
Middletown Hospital
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James E. Hoon
POL. Adv
Middletown High
Mom
Dad
Tobias
Investment For Youth Committee
Joseph Woodruff
Fairfax
James McQueary
Johnny Hundley
Debbie
Rhodes
Westinghouse
H.p
Union Sanitary Sweepstakes
Edith Weaver
Park
Franklin, Ohio
U.S
2Nd Avenue
West Central Avenue
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Strand Theater
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