Queen of Furrow Crowned Camden Girl at Fair
Ruth Ann Kiracofe an 18 year old Stephens College student from Camden Ohio was named Queen of the Furrow for eight western Ohio counties after winning over 16 contestants at the Montgomery County Fair She advances to compete September 6 in Columbus against district representatives with the state winner to reign over the World Conservation Exposition and Plowing Contest in Peebles Ohio September 17 to 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Ruth Ann Kiracofe
Stephens College
Columbia
Wilson F. Kira
Camden
Kiracofe
Montgomery County
Columbus
Peebles
Police detain Richard Martin after Central Avenue disturbance
In Middletown a quiet Saturday ended when Richard Martin, 33, allegedly pushed Ted Woldridge during a dispute on Central Avenue. Detained by Officer Lou Pierce, Martin fought back and was later held at the station after a delayed handcuff key search. booked on intoxication and resisting arrest after two hours.
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Middletown
Central Avenue
Richard Martin
Brentwood St
Ted Woldridge
West Middletown
Martin
Earl Smith
Jack Barnes
Virgil Sorrell
Ptl
Louis Janka
Armco Houston Official Dies in California
Armco Houston Works manager F. R. McFarland died of a heart attack in Santa Barbara California while on a visit. He was 62 and had long service with Armco. McFarland directed Houston Works construction in 1941 and served as its manager. He is survived by his wife two daughters and a son. Burial will be in Houston Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. McFarland
Houston (Texas
Armco
Sheffield
Santa Barbara
Calif
McFrland
California
McFarland
Houston
Injuries Are Fatal CINCINNATI Cafe Owner Dies
Ollie Muddi man a 55 year old cafe owner died Saturday from injuries suffered Friday when struck by an automobile near his business in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ollie Muddiman
Boy Ordered To Longview Hospital After Court Hearing
A 14 year old boy arrested two weeks ago on rape and assault with intent to rape was ordered committed to Longview Hospital after psychiatric evaluation in Hamilton. Middletown police took him into custody after he allegedly tried to assault a woman in her home and he admitted raping another woman behind the Middletown Public Library last April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview Hospital
Hamilton
Middletown
Two Bandits Get 1400 Dollars In Robbery at Adena
In Steubenville area a gunman forced two tavern operators to ride in a car and robbed them of between 1300 and 1400 dollars near a strip mine in Adena, while threatening to lock them in the trunk. Police heard both victims, Mike Stanko and Pete Malicia, recount the ordeal as they closed the tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
Adena
Here
Mike Stanko
Pete Malicia
Malicia
Middie Band Camp Closes After Successful Season
The 1957 Middie Band Camp at Camp Campbell Gard ended a week of drills and fun for the Middie Band Orchestra and Ninth Grade Band. Mary Ann Margerum and Steve Geckeler were named best campers. cabins 2 and 5 girls and 2 and 14 boys won inspection prizes. Officers named include Curtis Dunbar as student conductor and Sidne Whitehead and Gertrude Day as librarians. A Talent Night for parents featured multiple performances directed by Janet Carr and Tom Wiley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Campbell Gard
Middie
Joe Franklin
Bob Mucha
Howard Wren
Janet Carr
Peggy Gordon
Franklin
Mary Ann Margerum
Steve Geckeler
Tom Wiley
M. C
Judy Milton
Corky O’friel
Wilma Blanton
Ronnie Lowe
Jim McGraw
Janice Walters
Gertrude Day
Funeral rites for Mrs Anne W Kurry observed at St John’s
Obituary notes the death of Mrs Anne W Kurry 64 of 218 Baltimore Street following abdominal surgery. Services set for 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St John’s Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. J R Baker & Sons Funeral Home will host calling hours Monday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne W. Kurry
Baltimore St
Urban Kurry
St. John’s Church
John Oberlander
Woodside Cemetery
Kurry
Middletown Hospital
J. R. Baker & Sons Funeral Home
N. J. Lawler
Joseph Herr
Harry K. Moore
Charles Dagenbach
Edward Stigler
Dave Regan
Fortney Dies After Stroke at 55 in Daytona
Germantown resident Inky Fortney 55 died 3:45 a.m. yesterday at St Elizabeth's Hospital Daytona after a stroke on Aug 22. He was a Frigidaire machine operator born in Arlington Ohio. Survived by wife Rosella two sons John William in Topeka Kansas and Charles Edwin Mansfield Ohio two daughters Virginia Fay Carolyn Irene two brothers Burley Eva Fortney two sisters Myrtle Gephart Irma Glass Geneva McGraw. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday with Rev Paul Bressler at Germantown Friends. viewing at John Arpp Funeral Home after 4 p.m. Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Heber Fort- Inky
Rosella Fortney
Farmersville
Rt. 1
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Daytona
Fortney
Frigidaire Corp
Arlington, O
John William
US Air Force
Topeka
Kan
Charles Edwin
Mansfield
Virginia Fay
Carolyn Irene
Burley Fortney
Eva Fortney
Dayton
Myrtle Gephart
Xenia
Irma Glass
Centerville
Geneva McGraw
Miamisburg
Paul Bressler
Germantown Cemetery
John Arpp
Susie Reed 76 Germantown resident dies at home
Mrs Susie Reed 76 of Germantown died at 7 am yesterday at 362 Mulberry St after a May stroke. Widow of Clifford Reed who died in 1950 she was daughter of William Albaugh and Mary Elizabeth Shaffer. Survived by four sons three residents of Germantown and Eugene Reed, a sister Edna Shamefelt seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at John Arpp Funeral Home with Rev Paul Bressler officiating. viewing after 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Susie Reed
Mulberry St
Yesteray
Reed
Clifford
William Albaugh
Mary Eliabeth Shaffer
George Knore Sr
Orville Bailey
Charles Bailey
Eugene Reed
Edna Shamefelt
John Arpp
Paul Bressler
Germantown Cemetery
Joyful Joyce Schiller Dies at 15 in Middletown
Joyce Ann Schiller 15 of 3400 Tytus Ave died at 11 30 yesterday at home from rheumatic heart. Survived by father Edwin Schiller and stepmother, a brother Robert, a step brother Martin Steinmetz, a step sister Julie Steinmetz, grandfather Adam Schiller of London Ohio. Rainbow Girls service Monday 730 pm at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with viewing 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Rev Charles Lovell will officiate. burial in W oodside Cemetery.
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Joyce Schiller
Tytus Ave
Middletown
Lois Shoemaker Schiller
Edwin Schiller
Robert
Martin Steinmetz
Julie Steinmetz
Adam Schiller
London
Mrs Myrtle Stewart Rites Set At McCoy Leffler Funeral Home
Mrs Myrtle Stewart 78 of 512 Stanley Street dies Friday at Middletown Hospital. Funeral services at 2 p m Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Charles Lovell of First Methodist Church officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Calling hours Monday 2-5 and 7-9 p m. Widow of Robert L Stewart former partner in Ortman Stewart Transportation Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Elizabeth Stewart
Stanley St
McCoy- Leffler
Charles Lovell
First Methodist Church
Woodside Cemetery
Stewart
Robert L. Stewart
Ortman-Stewart Transportation Co
Middletown Hospital
Mrs Mary Carr, 85, Dies. Rites in Cincinnati
Mrs. Mary Carr, 85, died Saturday at her daughter Ruth Lewis's home in Cincinnati. She is survived by brother Clinton Travilla of Idaho. Service at Oswald Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Tuesday, burial in Morrow Cemetery. Friends may call Monday afternoon and evening.
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Lebanon
Mary Carr
Ruth Lewis
Cincinnati
Clinton Travilla
Idaho
Oswald Funneal
Morrow Cemetery
Changes in Middletown school bus routes announced
Ortman Stewart transportation officials report two route changes for Middletown schools. St Marys pupils split into three groups with Blue Ball Wildwood and Central Avenue Aberdeen routes. Maple Park students near Longfellow get a pickup between 8 and 8:05 am. Other school routes remain unchanged. Kindergarten pickups updated by residence.
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Ortman-Stewart
Middletown
Transportation Company
St. Mary's
Maple Park
Wildwood
Manchester Road
Ellen Drive
Armco Drive
Richardson Drive
Inland Drive
Aberdeen Drive
Hampton Place
Redbud Drive
Poincinana Road
Central Avenue
Edgewood Street
Superior Avenue
Sutphin Street
Sherman Avenue
Gideon Road
Longfellow Street
Lincoln
Sherman
Spring Hill
Taft
Wilson
McKinley
Roosevelt
Backward Ride Proves Costly in Parking Lot Crash
Careless driving charges were filed against Irene Poynter after a 300 foot reverse maneuver near Northway Inn on Tytus Avenue caused the vehicle to strike gas pumps, cross Illinois Street, roll onto a curb, and end in the Maple Park School lawn. Police cited $50 damage to a parked car and $15 to another vehicle in separate incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Poynter
N. Broad St
Northway Inn
Man Recovers After Blood Transfusion At Denton Hospital
F A Tipps of Justin donated a pint of blood to Flow Memorial Hospital blood bank in Denton. After an automobile accident on Aug 23 he was admitted as a patient, and his physician ordered a transfusion to speed recovery. Attendants returned Tipps blood pint to the bank on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Tex
F. A. Tipps
Justin
Flow Memorial Hospital Blood Bank
Tipps
Effort To Avert Phone Strike By 23,000 Installers
Negotiations between 23,000 telephone equipment installers and Western Electric intensified Saturday night after a secret session. Joseph E. Dunne and A. C. Billotte were reported meeting at a hotel as both sides sought a settlement before formal talks. The union seeks a 16-cent hourly raise plus a 22-cent package. the company has offered four to nine cents and fringe issues remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Western Electric Co
Joseph E. Dunne
Communications Workers of America
A. C. Billotte
Western Electric
Two Sisters Drown in Private Lake Near Dover Ohio
In Dover Ohio two young sisters Debbie Gibbs six and Jane three drowned Saturday in a three acre private lake on their parents farm about 12 miles east of town. Neither child was observed entering the water until a teenage swimmer touched one corpse while diving. Debbie could swim but Jane could not. About ten children and two girl lifeguards were present at the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dover
Ohio
Here
Debbie Gibbs
Jane
Larue Gibbs
Mink Ranches in the United States Number Around Five Thousand
A rough tally indicates about 5,000 mink ranches operate across the United States, reflecting a sizable fur farming sector. The figure, while not exact, underscores the scale of the industry and regional concentrations in certain states.
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United States
Michigan Driver Escapes Injury In Route 27 Crash
Archie Sue Simmons, 30, of Willow Run Michigan, ran off Route 27 one mile east of College Corner, crossed to the left side and struck a telephone pole, demolishing a 1956 model car but leaving herself uninjured. Local patrols noted a light day amid widespread injuries elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler-Warren- Preble
Michigan
Archie Sue Simmons
Willow Run
Mich
College Corner
Colombia Was Known as New Granada Before 1819
The article notes that the South American nation now called Colombia was historically named New Granada during the Spanish colonial era prior to 1819, marking the transition to its modern national identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colombia
New Granada
Tax Bills Go In Mail To 23 000 In Middletown Madison Lemon
Middletown area mail carriers will transport real estate tax bills to 23 000 property owners in Middletown and the Lemon and Madison townships. The bills total 1 662 507 80 if all pay and are due by 4 p m Monday Oct 7 at the Middletown office of the Butler County Treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middltown
Middletown
Madison and
Lemon Townships
Butler County
John W. Wendel
Hamilton
Wedekind
Lemon and
Madison
Weeetind
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Charles Huff
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Fred Miller
Frank Troutvine
Fred Bryant
Larry Gilbert
Joe Newlin
Amos Ross
Dick Schuyler
Drew Seivar
Dallas Sturgill
Clark Thomas
Curtis Dunbar
Sidne Whitehead
Jim Clark
Dennis Blackmore
Mike Brown
Nancy Davis
James McBrayer
N. Main
Anne Kurry
Heber Fortney
Joyce Ann Schiller
Myrtle Stewart
Albert Burton
Manchester Ave
Gilbert R. Rife
Girard St
Verity Parkway
Gordon Alley
Joan Duff
Central Ave
N. Canal Street
Dodds Monuments
Verity
14Th Ave
Robert Kanthier, Mc
County Treasurer's
Carl Wedekind
U.S
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West Central Ave
1St National Bank
Second Ave
Broad and
Verity Pkwy
Grand Avenue and
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