Middletown Man Critically Hurt In Car Accident
A Middletown man Victor Leon Barr age 26 was struck on Route near Route 1 at 1:00 a m and admitted to Mercy Hospital Hamilton in critical condition with head chest and abdominal injuries and a fractured leg. Car driver Robbie Hawkins 22 said Barr stood on the highway signaling traffic and was struck despite attempts to stop. James F Jones accompanied Barr at the scene as a stalled car was being moved. Barr is an Armco employee.
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Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Victor Leon Barr
Vannest Ave
Robbie D. Hawkins
West Middletown
Barr
Hawkins
James F. Jones
Lebanon Rt. 3
Armco
Education Coordinator Named By Cancer Group
Dr. J L Harris announced the Middletown Butler County unit of the American Cancer Society has named Keller as chair man and coordinator of education. Keller, born in Middletown and Otterbein College graduate, works in Armco Steel's industrial engineering. He will coordinate educational materials and information on cancer developments for the unit and its speaker bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keller
Middletown
Otterbein College
Westerville
Armco Steel Corp
Nixon Speech Cut Off in Centralia Incident
In Centralia Nixon speech halted when two microphone cords and a power cord were disconnected by a crowd member. Four southern Illinois radio stations missed the address and urged FBI FTC investigation. FBI Springfield office said it would look into the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Richard M. Nixon
Centralia
Ilinois
FBI
Federal Communications Commission
Springfield
Richard Gets His Shoe and Audience Stuck Sewer Rescue
Richard Lee Wright twelve year old and two friends played with shoes beside a Louisville sewer. A shoe vanished into a ten inch pipe and Richard became wedged head up. A crowd of about twenty watched as firemen and officers used a pneumatic drill to break concrete and free him and the shoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Richard Lee Wright
Richard
Reverend Hicks to speak at Tried Stone services
The Rev. R. H. Hicks pastor of Mt. Auburn First Baptist Church in Cincinnati will speak during tomorrow's 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. services at the Tried Stone Baptist Church, delivering sermons to local worshippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Hicks
Mt. Auburn First Baptist Church
Cincinnati
Tried Stone Baptist Church
Deaths And Funerals In Hamilton Newsroom Note
Death claims Hamilton Newsman Harry B Gramm 71 former publishing company director dies in Winter Park Florida. He is survived by wife Ethelyne, daughter Joyce Todd, brother Joseph Gramm and three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending. Gordon Webb age 56 partner in Webb Funeral Home dies at home after six year heart ailment. Survived by wife Violet Webb, mother Alka Webb, two brothers Howard and Herbert, and sister-in-law James. Funeral Tuesday 10 am at Webb Funeral Home with burial Greenwood Cemetery. Graveside services today for Flaura Mickeleit 55 in Hustonville Kentucky.
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Hamilton
Harry B. Gramm
Journal Publishing Co
Hamilton Journal-News
Winter Park
Fla
New York
John W. Cullen Co
Webb Funeral Home
Gordon Webb
Ross Ave
David Webb and Sons
Webb Brothers Farms
Oliver Hurst
First Baptist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Marion woman Addie M Robinson dies at home
Mrs Addie M Robinson of Marion Ohio aged 40 is dead at 9 am Friday at her Harrison Street residence. She leaves two daughters and four sons. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at Hughes Funeral Home in Marion.
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Addie M. Robinson
Marion
Ohio
Frank €. Robinson
Harrison St
Hughes Funeral Home
George W Hackman Dies. Rites Set in Lebanon
George W Hackman 86 formerly of Union Township died yesterday at his son William Hackman’s home in Westerville. Survived by a brother Carl of Columbus. Services 3 p m tomorrow at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in South Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call today and this evening.
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Lebanon
George W. Hackman
Union Township
William Hackman
Westerville
Carlol Columbus
Oswald
South Lebanon
Funeral services for Mrs Pearl N Plummer held at Barnes
Services for Mrs Pearl N Plummer 84 of 1245 Main St Eaton are at 2 30 pm tomorrow at Barnes Funeral Home with Rev RF Sherrill officiating Burial is in Mound Cemetery She died Thursday at home Surviving are a daughter Miss June Plummer Eaton and a son
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EATON
Pearl N. Plummer
Main St
Barnes Funeral
Robert FE. Sherri
Mound Cemetery
Plummer
Eaton Presbyterian Church
June Plummer
Annabelle Smith 83 Dies in Lebanon Funeral Monday
Mrs. Annabelle Smith, 83, died yesterday at Otterbein Home in Lebanon. Born in Indiana, she will be laid to rest Monday at 10 a.m. in Otterbein Cemetery following services at Otterbein Chapel. Friends may call at Johnson & Son Funeral Home tomorrow afternoon and evening.
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Lebanon
Annabelle Smith
Otterbein Home
Indiana
Otterbein Chapel
Otterbein Cemetery
Johnson & Son Funeral
Obituary notices for Anna E Jackman Jessie Shelley and Ernst R Warren
Mrs Anna E Jackman aged 87 of 436 N Ninth Street had private services in Campbell. Mrs Jessie Shelley aged 63 of 505 Riverside Drive New Miami had services at 1 p m Monday at New Miami Church of God and Christ. Ernst R Warren aged 59 of 410 Mth Street West Palm Beach Florida formerly Hamilton had services at 10 a m Monday Webb
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Anna E. Jackman
N. Ninth St
Campbell
Jessie Shelley
Riverside Drive
New Miami
Church of God and Christ
Ernst R. Warren
Mth St
West Palm Beach
Fla
Hamilton
Webb
UN official Col Justin McCarthy dies in Congo crash
Leopoldville reports Col Justin McCarthy 45 deputy chief of staff of the UN force in the Congo was killed in a Friday automobile accident. He previously served on the Israeli Jordanian Armistice Commission in Jerusalem. Ruth Franklin, 63 wife of Sidney A Franklin and ex wife of Conrad Nagel, died after a long illness in Hollywood. Eugene Leggett 57 publisher of the Ord Quiz weekly and past Nebraska Press Association president died Friday in a Brainard hospital.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Justin McCarthy
Trish
United Nations
McCarthy
Jerusalem
Hollywood
Ruth Franklin
Sidney A. Franklin
Conrad Nagel
Brainerd
Minn
Eugene Leggett
Breaking And Entering Case Delay Is Granted
Franklin municipal court delays William Lail, 18, of Miami Shores on breaking and entering charges tied to the October 19 Roberts service station raid. Lail, reportedly jailed in Montgomery County on another charge, had the case postponed at the request of his attorney as the court handled traffic matters. A broad list of speeders and traffic offenses followed, with fines and bond forfeitures for numerous defendants from Cincinnati, Dayton, Middletown, and other locales, plus one suspension for fictitious registration.
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Franklin
Wiliam Lail
Miami Shores
Roberts
Montgomery County
Interstate 75
Charles Ayer
Cincinnati
Silas Carpenter
Newton
William Waller
Ronald Smith
Norwood
James Beatty
Dayton
John Hunt
Harrison
Henry Cowan
Curtis Bartley
James Rempe
Jesse Richardson
Fermwood St
Middletown
Joseph Pakulski
Toledo
James Shropshire
Owenton
Walter Wooden Jr
Day
All in One Farmer's Day in Lenoir North Carolina
AP report from Lenoir recounts a whirlwind farm week at Larry Thomas Smith's farm. A broad sow farrowed a large litter, a setting hen hatched chicks, the farmer's dog delivered pups, and his wife gave birth to an 8 pound daughter while he rushed back to calving cows. The hectic day illustrates a busy rural farming routine.
Franklinite Held After Accident Near Park Street
Franklin man Robert Yeary, 27, and two women were detained by detectives after a crash at Park and Trenton roads. A car ran a curb, hit a railroad sign, and struck a light pole on Lamneck Street around 11 pm. Several related collisions involved Kirb y, Hacher, Laricchiuta, Vinson, Stacy, and Polfenbarger.
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Franklin
Miami
Lamneck Street
Anna Lee Hacher
Park Sr
Peggy Laricchiuta
Walter Noel Stacy
Erie Ave
Curtis Polfenbarger
Charles St
Stacy
Elwood Street
Ohio Editors To Meet In Middletown This Week
Forty two editors from Ohio newspapers travel to Middletown for a two day conference of the Associated Press Society of Ohio. A cocktail party at 6 p m and a dinner in the Rose Room follow at the Manchester Hotel. Victor Hackler of the New York AP office speaks, with a brunch at 11 a m featuring remarks by political leaders from both major parties. Dan Wertman of the Cleveland Plain Dealer serves as APSO president and presides over sessions.
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Newspa
Associaers
Ohio
Inlated Press Society of
Middletown
Manchester
Victor Hackler
New York
Associated Press
Dan Wertman
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
APSO
Cuba Sends Bad Checks To Country
Washington reports authorities and the Secret Service have traced a six month flow of counterfeit U S Treasury checks from Cuba. About 20 bogus checks totaling nearly 50 000 have surfaced through banks in Florida Louisiana and New York. The fakes show phony perforations and are caught by business machines. No loss has occurred as the U S government does not honor a check until verified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secret Service
Counterliete US
Treasury
Cuba
Florida
Louisiana
New York
John Barrymore Wed To Starlet In Rome Nuptials
John Barrymore Jr., 28, wed Gabriella Palazzoli, 23, in San Sebastiano Church on Rome’s Palatine. The ceremony drew about 60 guests. the couple plan a Spain honeymoon.
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Rome
John Barrymore Jr
Gabriella
Gaby) Palazzoli
San Sebastiano
Palatine
Cincinnati Wife Fatally Stabs Husband Then Returns To Bed
Cincinnati police say 31 year old Aaron Dominick was found dead with a chest wound in a chair after a dispute about where he had been Thursday night. His wife, 31 year old Hatte Domini, admitted stabbing him and then went back to sleep before calling for help.
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Cincinnati
Aaron ‘Dominick
Hatte
Heifer Etymology From Anglo Saxon Roots
A brief note explains that heifer comes from two Anglo Saxon words meaning high ox, head and fear, suggesting the animal appears tall on its legs compared with a mature cow.
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Iit
Wagner Heads Lions Party in Sunset Park Halloween Event
Wagner, general chairman of a Lions Club committee, coordinates a Halloween party at Sunset Park with Tom Carlson for final directions. Carlson, director of parks and recreation, leads seven events cosponsored by Retail Merchants and civic groups. Joseph Marconi and Wallace Woods recently joined the Lions Club, and a Christmas party for members and wives is planned at Wildwood Club on December 3.
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Feil. Wagner
Lions Club
Sunset Park
Tom Carlson
Carlson
Parks and Recreation
Joseph Marconi
Marconi Electrical Service
Wallace Woods
Manchester
Wildwood Club
House
Two Germans Held In Grenade Theft Probe
An Army spokesman said two German employees at the Miesau Army depot are being held for questioning over the theft of 400 hand grenades. Police indicate the grenades were sold to the Algerian underground in France.
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Heidelberg
Germany
U. S. Army
Miesau
France
Candidate Faces Charges of Bribery in Clermont County
BATAVIA Ohio AP Democratic Clermont County commissioner seeking reelection must stand trial November 28 after the general election. Judge Darrell Hottle of Highland County ruled in common pleas court that Ison faces four counts of accepting bribes from county builders totaling 1950 dollars.
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Batavia
Ohio
Con JSON
Clermont County
Common Pleas Court
Darrell Hottle
Highland County
Ison
Firman In Workhouse Shift in Hamilton Case
Gordon Spunky Firman 21 awaiting trial on kidnapping charges has been moved to the Cincinnati Workhouse. Sheriff Paul Pell said the transfer on Friday was for unspecified reasons. Firman from Steubenville was to be returned to Butler County Jail when his trial proceeds on charges he forced four teenagers at gunpoint to drive him from Hamilton on August 16 last year.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Gordon
Firman
Cincinnati
Paul Pell
Pell
Steubenville
Butler County
Mack again to lead Ohio Valley Improvement Association
Cincinnati press report states Harry M. Mack of Cincinnati was re-elected to head the Ohio Valley Improvement Association at its 65th annual convention. Trustees for 1961 include L. H. Juengling Middletown Ohio Kenner M Lloyd Youngstown Ohio Harry M Mack Cincinnati John S McGhee Huntington W Va R E F Reed Wheeling W Va Walter F Schulten Pittsburgh and David A Wright New York.
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Cincinnati
Harry M. Mack
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
OVIA
L. HW. Juengling
Middletown
Ohio
Kenner
M. Lloyd
Youngstown
John S. McGhee
Huntington
W. Va
R. EF
Reed
Wheeling
Walter F. Schulten
Pittsburgh
David A. Wright
New York
Test Results Due From Middletown Fire Examinations
Middletown Civil Service Commission expects to announce Monday the results of the October 4 promotional examinations for platoon commander and senior captain in the fire division, announced by Acting City Manager William F. Cottrell Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Civil Service Commission
William F. Cottrell Jr
Division of Fire
Police Briefs Thefts Reported From Various Cars
Thefts reported to police include a transistor radio, a carton of cigarettes and a scout knife from M. B. Ellingtons car. Two boys aged 12 and 13 were held after police cleared the case. Items stolen also include a bicycle from Robert Miller, four hubcaps from Mitchell Smiths car, two mirrors and a cigarette lighter from Carlos Bennetts car, a 12 gauge trap gun worth 50 dollars from Gene Switzers car, two tires and wheels from Don Wertzs car, and a 1952 model car with license 2328LM from Victor E. Sorrell.
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M. B. Ellington
Robert Miller
Richardson Drive
Mitchell Smith
Sheridan Ave
Carlos Bennett
Yankee Road
Gene Switzer
Don Wertz
Howard Ave
Victor E. Sorrell
Jefferson Ave
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S. Main St
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Farmersville
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Mth Ave
David Vinson
Yankee Rd
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Lions Party
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Woodlawn Ave
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