Second Victim in Middletown Auto Mishap in Germany
Esther Banks Kendrick, 36, wife of Sgt. Charles Walter Kendrick, 29, died from injuries after an auto accident in Germany. Sgt. Kendrick, stationed with the 93rd Engineering Co in Munich, survived by six brothers and five sisters. Funeral arrangements in Middletown to be handled by Riggs Funeral Home.
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Middletown
Germany
Charles Walter Kendrick
Jeff
Goldie Rice Kendrick
Frenchburg
Vanderveer St
93Rd Engineering Co
Seventh Army Nco Academy
Munich
Paul
Amhurst
Pat
Trenton
William
David
Edwin
Harlan
Michigan
Retha Jeffries
Marie Williamson
Bernice Myers
Irma Lindon
Marjorie Holt
Velma Kay Kendrick
William Rice
Kendrick
Wolfe, County
John Wesley Banks
van Cleve
Polly Mayes
Lucendia Mcintosh
Cora Banks
Everett
Indiana
James
Camden
Rex
Willard
California
Lillie’ Greggs
Green Banks
Riggs Funeral Home
City Firemen Respond to 2 Alarms and Robbery Report
Firemen rushed to Central Avenue and Harrison Street yesterday evening to a blaze caused by a car hitting a torch. No damage resulted. A separate report notes a television set and wrenches were stolen from a residence, with losses estimated at 200 dollars. A U S Atomic Energy Commission piece cites an atomic rocket project not yet confirmed, mentioning Rocket Dyne and Hans R Friedrich as figures connected to an intercontinental missile program.
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Central Avenue
Harrison Street
Fire Department
Germany
Cy Squad
Die Welt
Cecil Donivan
Trenton
Russia
Middletown
McCoy-Leffier
Adalbert Baerwolf
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Baerwolf
Baerwol
North American Aviation Co
Ves
Baer
Hans R. Friedrich
U. S
Friedrich
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp
Hitler
Peenemunde
Local Palsy Group Names Therapist for Middletown Clinic
Miss Dorothy Aswald of Boston will serve as therapist for Middletown cerebral palsy treatment starting Sept. 5, announced Arthur Albaugh, president of the local UCP. The Armory clinic, closed after Myron Swack and his wife resigned last month, will reopen soon after her arrival. The UCP will meet tomorrow at 7 p.m. at First Church to elect officers. meeting is open to the public.
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Dorothy Aswald
Boston
Mass
Middletown
Arthur Albaugh
UCP
Armory
Myron Swack
Miss Aswald
Swack
At & P.m
Swimmin Time Fading Fast At City Pools Closure
The municipal swimming season ends today at sunset with Yankee Pool last open Saturday. Ross Kramer, pools director, calls the summer season very successful and consistent.
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Sunset
Douglas
Yankee Pool
Ross Kramer
Girl and Father Hurt When Car Hits Tree on Central Ave
A station wagon carrying a 16 year old girl Kay Freeze and her father Riley Freeze struck a tree at Central Avenue and Magnolia Drive. Kay suffered a painful right wrist and knocked out several lower teeth. Riley had forehead cuts and a painful left shoulder. The pair were treated and discharged from Middletown Hospital. Police said Kay, driving north, lost control while turning right. Estimated vehicle damage was 400 dollars. The incident occurred at 1 50 p.m. Saturday. Walter Nichols 59 was arrested for driving under the influence after his car hit a parked truck nearby. Damage at Avenue and Lincoln Street amounted to 15 dollars.
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Central Avenue
Magnolia Drive
Middletown
Kay Freeze
Dixie Hwy
Riley Freeze
Walter Nichols
6Th Ave
Obed Goode
Bandits Rob Train Payroll in Sumatra Heist
Military authorities said about 20 gang members hijacked a train in north Sumatra and stopped it to loot crates containing payroll worth about $110,000. The robbers fled into the jungle, leaving no immediate arrests reported.
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Jakarta
North Sumatra
Dayton halo fundraiser rewards donors with thank you cards
The All Dayton Committee distributes halos as a thank you for donations to its fundraising drive. Larger contributions yield larger halos, but the halos are not wearable. The effort aims to support local government improvements.
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Dayton
Ohio
All Dayton Committee
Middletown Airman Harold Whitaker Killed in NC Crash
Airman Harold Whitaker, 19, of Middletown died in an auto crash yesterday morning in North Carolina while stationed at Pope AFB Fort Bragg. He is survived by his father Benjamin W. Whitaker of Hazard Kentucky and his mother Sally Whitaker of Dayton Ohio, with three brothers. His body will be transported to Middletown tomorrow with a military escort, local funeral arrangements handled by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Middletown
Éth Ave
Air Force
Benjamin W
Hazard
Sally Whitaker E
Dayton
Ohio
Glenn
Ft. Sin
Okla
Wayne
Eugene
MecCoy Leffler Funeral Home
Woodlawn Youth Held in Auto Theft Case Near Cincinnati
Harlan G. Sexton, 22, of 1902 Glenn Ave, is being held by Woodlawn police in a theft case connected to a briefcase theft from C. D. Beerup of Armco Drainage & Metal Products near the Manchester Hotel on Aug 20. Authorities say Sexton used a credit card found to buy $200 to $300 in gasoline and other items. He and another youth were found in a stolen car when located by police in Woodlawn. Middletown police were informed.
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Harlan G. Sexton
Glenn Ave
Woodlawn
Cincinnati
Middletown
Sexton
C. D. Beerup
Armco Drainage & Metal Products
Manchester Hotel
Local Driver Injured On Rt 122 In Middletown
A Middletonian was slightly injured early today bringing the Labor Day weekend total to six hurt in Butler and Warren Lane counties. State Patrol Post 9 investigated 18 accidents from Friday 6 pm to 2 am today. five injuries occurred Friday night and Saturday. D. R. Jackson, 26, 339 Webster St, was treated at Middletown Hospital for a bruised left arm and shoulder after his car left the right side of Ohio 122 two miles west of Middletown and struck a tree at 2 am today. he was hospitalized by a brother.
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Middletonian
Butler
Warren Lane
Jackson
Webster St
Middletown Hospital
Ohio 122
Middletown
Butler County
Ohio
Liberty
Union Townships
Aie Highway Credit Examiner
Columbus
Department of Industrial Relations
State Highway Department
Department of Highways
George J. Thormyer
Police Briefs Highlight Local Assault and Thefts
Richard Compton 25 of 521 Garfield St treated at Middletown Hospital after four men attacked him on Reynolds Avenue. Rosetta McCuller 35 and Phyllis Barnes 44 injured in a fight near Armco Colored Center. both treated at Middletown Hospital. Clarence Smiley 39 of Louisville arrested for DUI. Weekend thefts include hubcaps, a purse billfold, fender skirts, a bicycle, and a stolen car report. Fred Barton Jr. 19 of 312 Garfield St charged with suspended license. A 1954 car stolen from Corba Hagins was recovered. Elbert Roop 52 of Fleming Road to face assault and threats charges. Matt White 38 of City Hotel arrested on a larceny warrant for stealing $65 on Aug 16.
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Richard Compton
Garfield St
Middlet Hospital
Reynolds Avenue
Compton
Rosetta McCuller
Sycamore St
Phyllis Barnes
9Th Ave
Armco Colored Center
Middletown Hospital
Joan McCutcheon
Highland St
John Abell
Central Store
Herbert Holbrook
Lake] Ave
Franklin
Ralph Wright
Eaton Dr
Norman Back
Manchester Ave
James Snowden
Louis Pl
Fred Barton, Jr
Elbert Roop
Fleming Rd
Matt White
City Hotel
William Back
George Washington's Inauguration Delayed Over Travel Issues
George Washington faced a delay of over a month before his first inauguration due to extensive travel difficulties. The period hindered preparations and required additional arrangements for the ceremonial transition of power.
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George Washington
Malaya Installs First Independent King Sir Abdul Rahman
Sir Abdul Rahman, 62, is proclaimed Yang Di Pertuan Agong and king of the federation of Malaya for a five year term. He takes the throne as Prime Minister Abdul Rahman acts as head of government with 700 attendees present during the ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Independent Malaya
Tuanku
Sir Abdul Rahman
Federation of Malaya
British Commonwealth
Sir Abdul
Abdul ‘Rahman
Abdul
Waynesville Man Is Killed
A 57 year old man, Bert Kerr of Wilmington Route 2, died when his car left Ohio 380, traveled 400 feet along the berm, crossed the road and plunged down a 40 foot embankment, ending atop the driver seven miles west of Waynesville at 6 46 p m. An accident report notes the fatality occurred last night.
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Wilmington
Bert Kerr
Who'll Make The Race In Middleton City Commission
Three days before filing closes for the Middleton City Commission race, five petition sets signal potential candidates. Incumbents William W. Denham and Arthur Sanderson likely run, while Paul Wells and Frank Dobrozsi loom as outsiders. Dobrozsi hints at filing. Osbers say they won t enter. Other named names doubt entry, and observers fear a two-man contest if incumbents run unopposed. The piece notes a rise in higher education enrollments in the United States from 50 000 in 1870 to over 3 million in 1957.
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City Commission
Board of Elections
Election Board
William W. Denham
Arthur Sanderson
Sanderson
Paul Wells
Togo
Frank Dobrozsi
Wells
Osbers
Denham
United States
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Nets
S. Clinton St
McAlpin’s
Dorsey Bros
Guiter
Wes
Goldflies Music
Central Ave
Harold Whitaker
Carolina
Woodlawn Police
Clarence Smiley
Louisville
Corba Hagins
Charles Street
Fleming Road
Waynesville
CLO
State Highway Director of
Hamilton County
Colerain
Springfield Townships
Opusas
Springfield Township
ED Edmiston
Board of Elections Office
Dobrozsi
Robert Osborne
Osborne Studios
Harold Agee
Sam Redding
Commission
Francis Carmody
Charles B. Stiles
Martin B. Miller
Carmody
Stiles
Miller
Don Dillon
Dillon
Fenzel-McDonough Jewelers
Ah-h
Middletown’s Finest
U.S. GA
The
Strand
West Central Ave
1St National Bank
Second Ave
Broad & Verity
Grand Ave
Gideon Road
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