Area Drivers Taking It East
Six people were taken to Middletown Hospital late last night after a traffic accident on Ohio 122 near West Middletown. The injuries were not disclosed. A one car crash earlier in the day injured three. State patrol reported two minor property damage collisions since the Ohio 4 crash near Thomas Road. In critical condition at Middletown Hospital was St. Clair Leavell Jr., 2710 Mt Ave, with a basial skull fracture, fractured left shoulder and multiple bruises.
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Middletown Hospital
Ohio 122
West Middletown
Middletown
Post 9
Ohio 4
Thomas Road
St. Clair Leavell Jr
Mth Ave
Ohio Start In Holiday Is Good
The Associated Press reports eight traffic deaths in Ohio by late Saturday, with a forecast of 29 for the Labor Day weekend. Victims include Jeffrey Pruden of Columbus, 6, struck at Lockbourne Air Force Base, and others in Batavia, Oak Harbor, Lima, Reynoldsburg, Ashtabula, Bainbridge, Cincinnati, and Buckeye Lake areas. An unidentified man also died in a U.S. 21 crash near Newcomerstown.
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Ohio
Associated Press
Jeffrey Pruden
Columbus
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Thomas A. Sherrill
Batavia
Ohio 74
Lenard R. Bahnsen
Oak Harbor
Ohio 105
Andrew Aremovich
Lima
Faye Ellen Muchmore
Lorain
Black River
Margaret Newberry
Chardon
Bundysburg Road
Ashtabula
Geauga County
Robert Mustard
Idaho
Elmer Francis
Rt. 2
Bainbridge
Mustard
Waverly
Albert. Douglas
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Chilo Dam
Clermont County
Deborah Collins
Reynoldsburg
Buckeye Lake
Licking County
Joseph E. Mills
Columbus Plastics
U.S. 21
Newcomerstown
Tuscarawas County
Local crash leaves two injured and others treated
Two men, John Margerum and Paul Cornee, were hospitalized with serious injuries after a crash when Margerum swerved to avoid motorcycles, overturning the car on a graveled road. Margerum is concussed with a possible right shoulder dislocation. Cornee suffers a severe scalp cut and brain concussion among other injuries. Police report other incidents including a property damage crash north of Seven Mile and a separate collision at Manchester Avenue and Doty Street with $110 damage.
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John Margerum
Lawn Ave
Paul Cornee
Woodlawn Ave
Margerum
Butler County Sheriff's Office
Seven Mile
Middletown
Robert E. Moore
Mullberry St
Excello
Peter Balzer
Linden Ave
Manchester Avenue
Doty Street
Main Street
Obituary: Harrison Murphy 66 Held at Bailey Funeral Home
Funeral services for Harrison Murphy aged 66 will be conducted at 10 am Tuesday at Bailey Funeral Home 900 Ninth Ave. He died Friday at Middletown Hospital. Burial follows in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 6 to 10 pm.
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Harrison Murphy
Bailey Funeral
Ninth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs May B Reed
Mrs May B Reed age 60 of 1027 Columbia Ave died Friday at Middletown Hospital after six years of failing health. Funeral services will be at 2 pm Tuesday at Riggs Funeral Home. Visitation Monday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 pm. Burial in Woodside Cemetery.
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May B. Reed
Columbia Ave
Riggs Funeral Home
Gerald Pursley Dies at 52 in Dayton Home
Gerald M. Pursley 52 of 42 N. Sterling Ave Dayton died Friday at home. A native of Franklin he lived there before moving to Dayton. Survived by wife Esther of Dayton mother Mrs Nancy Pursley of Franklin sister Mrs Sylvia Royalty of Franklin and three brothers Fred Richard of Franklin Vernon of Waynesville. Services 2 p.m. Wednesday at Morris Sons Funeral Home Dayton. Burial Memorial Park Cemetery Dayton. Friends may call 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
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Gerald M. Pursley
N. Sterling Ave
Dayton
Franklin
Esther
Nancy Pursley
Sylvia Royalty
Fred
Richard
Vernon
Waynesville
Morris Sons Funeral
Memorial Park Cemetery
Williams drops bow tie for continental style in office
Governor G. Mennen Williams, serving about 12 years, appeared Friday in his Lansing office wearing a continental style button clasp neckpiece instead of his trademark green and white polka dot bow tie. He called it more comfortable while keeping his distinctive color.
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Lansing
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Warriors clash near Nairobi as elders ease tensions
Police report quiet after two days of fighting between Kamba and Masai warriors at Sultan Hamad, 100 miles from Nairobi. Death toll stands at one Kamba and two Nasa, with 12 to 20 wounded as elders from both communities work to calm the youths.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Sultan Hamad
Kamba
NASA
Ohio Role In Civil War Highlighted In New Series
A new series titled The Ohio Adventure recreates Ohio's Civil War impact. It emphasizes Ohio’s large troop contribution, numerous officers, and pivotal figures shaping wartime policy and campaigns from Bull Run to Appomattox. The program invites viewers to relive major battles and leadership moments.
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Ohio
Jim Baker
The
Journal
Appomattox
Bull Run
Shiloh
Petersburg
Armco 40th in National Rank in Fortune Directory
Armco Steel Corp. is listed 40th by sales among American industrial firms in 1959, up from 43rd in 1958, with reported sales of $1,022,429,000 and assets of $1,021,681,000. The Middletown area has five other firms in the Fortune Top 500, including Continental Can at 32nd and Coca Cola at 132nd, among others.
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Armco Steel Corp
Fortune
Fortuné Magazine
Armco
Steel Company
Middletown
Continental Can
St. Regis Paper Co
Pollock Paper Co
Coca Cola Co
Mead Corp
Wrenn Paper Co
Diamond National Corp
Gardner
Fires By Hundred Hit Forest Area
Hundreds of fires roared across southern Oregon and northern California on Saturday, mostly caused by Friday night lightning. Up to 1000 blazes reported, with many damped by showers or extinguished in rugged terrain. The largest burned 3500 acres in Modoc National Forest, started by a camper or hunter and contained by 600 firefighters with air support using ammonium borate.
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San Francisco
Oregon
California
Modoc National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Police Briefs Thefts and Family Incident Report
Police handled thefts including a 1956 car license 914NY from Ted Stanton at 1334 Reynolds Ave a white gold diamond watch worth 500 and a .22 revolver valued 18 from Charles Robinson 1307 Fairmount Ave an outside mirror from J B Strickland 3006 Milton Rd and car parts from Michael Gross 4114 Tytus Ave. Mrs Preston Bess 714 Garfield St said her son Bill was beaten at Armco Gate Yankee Road and Lafayette Avenue by white youths over a Black boy. A lost child case at 803 Waite St led to Robin Agee found by stepgrandfather Estell Bell 4705 Roosevelt Ave on Grand Ave after a search from 11 am to 2:45 pm.
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Ted Stanton
Reynolds Ave
S. Broad Street
Charles Robinson
Fairmount Ave
J. B. Strickland
Milton Rd
Michael, Gross
Tytus Ave
Preston Bess
Garfield St
Bill
Armco Steel Corp
Yankee Road
Lafayette Avenue
Yankee Park
Waite St
Orpha Agee
Robin
Estell Bell
Roosevelt Ave
Grand Avenue
Fight at 900 Club leads to disorderly conduct arrests
Police arrested Calvin Morris aged 32 of 900 W Central Ave Stanley Hall Jr aged 21 of 211 Highland St and Harlan Taylor aged 22 of 3014 Yankee Rd after investigating a complaint of a fight with flying battles reported at 900 Club on Central Ave last night all charged with disorderly conduct.
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900 Club
Central Ave
Calvin Morris
Stanley Hall Jr
Highland St
Harlan Taylor
Yankee Rd
Echo Passes Details Timetable and Directions
Echo Passes Following lists IT timetables and satellite directions with times and bearings for Sunday and Monday. Entries include multiple angles such as 55 and 77 degrees southeast and 31 and 34 degrees southeast for various moments around night hours. The note outlines north and south bearings at specified times.
Fire Department aided two local women last night
Emergency squad helped Mrs. Clara Page, 58, of 1703 Meadow Ave., after a suspected heart attack on a run to her address. The team also assisted Ida Bueh, 52, of 2402 Christel Ave., on a call to that home where she was having trouble breathing.
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Fire Department
Middletown Hospital
Clara Page
Meadow Ave
Ida Bueh
Christel Ave
Store Hours and Deadlines Updated for Labor Day
Middletown retailers close Monday for Labor Day and The Journal moves press earlier. On Tuesday stores open between 9:30 a.m. and noon, closing at 8:30 p.m. The Journal deadlines shift: classifieds 9:00 a.m., sports 8:30 a.m., society 9:30 a.m., obituaries 10:00 a.m., general news 10:00 a.m. All times are subject to early deadlines.
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Middletown
The
Journal
the Journal
Determined Burglar Tries Again at Evans McMillan Home
A burglar struck the Evans McMillan residence at 1226 Sycamore St for the third time, entering via a rear window after being confronted by Mrs. McMillan and chased by her daughter. The robber, a young boy, fled toward Walnut Street without identification. Stolen amounts were $12, $50 watch, and $11 from a file cabinet. In a separate break-in at 111 Eaton Dr Garrett Kauffman’s home, intruders broke a rear door and ransacked the house, with no immediate loss identified.
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Evans McMillan
Sycamore St
Walnut Street
Gass
Garrett Kauffman
Eaton Dr
Bandsmen Pick Top Girl Boy at Middletown Band Camp
The Middletown High School band wrapped its annual camp with a noon luncheon at Camp Campbell Gard. Barbara Merrick and Joe Newlin were named best girl and boy campers. Cabin 1 won for neatest cabins with Gretchen Oswald and Jeni Wren. Cabin 13 led the boys with Dave Hoffman Jr. and Lucian Hartfield. Other campers included Susan Davis Bette Davis Nancy Kesselring Donna Click Ruthe Johnson Barbara Grine Susan Mills Winston Highman Paul Gomin Gary King Mike Davies Bob Duffy Richard Palmer Micky Randall.
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Middletown
Camp Campbell Gard
Barbara Merrick
Joe Newlin
Gretchen Oswald
Jeni Wren
Susan Davis
Bette Davis
Nancy Kesselring
Donna Click
Ruthe Johnson
Barbara Grine
Susan Mills
Cabin 13
Dave Hoffman Jr
Lucian Hartfield
Winston Highman
Paul Gomin
Gary King
Mike Davies
Bob Duffy
Richard Palmer
Micky Randall
Shots Fired At Three On Crawford Street
Police reported an unidentified man in a car fired three shots at three people near South Avenue and Crawford Street. No injuries. The targets were Roland Eacho, James Stewart, and Eddie Plowman. Officers checked the area at 7:45 p.m. but could not locate a suspect.
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Crawford Street
Woodlawn Avenue
South Avenue
Roland Eacho
Illinois Ave
James Stewart
Greenbush Road
Eddie Plowman
Logan Ave
Beer boom sweeps Asia as demand soars in Far East
AP dispatch from Tokyo notes a surge in beer consumption across Asia from Japan to Singapore. Rising living standards and refined brewing have shifted tastes away from sake and rice wine, with Japan alone drinking 34,264,674 gallons in July and imports driving brewers from South Korea to Formosa to expand output amid a growing beer market.
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Tokyo
Asia
Far East
Japan
Singapore
West
China
Hong Kong
South Korea
Okinawa
Formosa
Thailand
Philippines
Malaya
Wheelus Base in Libya Faces Rising Costs and Tensions
In Tripoli Libyans push for a flat rent with no strings while oil prospects lure future income. The United States will pay 100 million dollars yearly for Wheelus to continue hosting air operations amid concerns over sovereignty and overseas bases. Premier Coobar rejects U2 and nuclear fears as locals demand renegotiated terms and a safer balance of aid.
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Wheelus Air Force Base
United States
Wheelus
Uncle Sam
Pakistan
Norway
Britain
Abdulmagid Coobar
West German 1961 budget tops 44.8 billion marks
Bonn plans a 1961 budget of 44.8 billion marks about 10.6 billion dollars the highest in the republics 11 year history Defense spending leads with 2.8 billion dollars the largest single item in the budget.
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Bonn
Germany
Republic
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