Knoxville Worker Dies After Fight in Bar Clash
A street brawl that began in Turf Cafe 900 West Central Ave led to the death of Clifford Kelly 39, a Baltimore and Ohio Labor Camp kitchen worker. Police held Thomas Vukovich 36 on potential second degree murder charges. Lyons 36 faced intoxication charges. Kelly died at Middletown Hospital from head injuries after the fight ended when a cruiser passing by witnessed the final moments.
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Clifford Kelly
Baltimore and Ohio
West Middletown
Knox
Thomas Vukovich
Kelly
Middletown
George Proffitt
Robert Walton
West Central Ave
James Lyons
Vukouich
Lyons
Vukovich
Helton Trial Postponed in Manslaughter Case
Opening testimony for Otto Helton 36 of 1832 Woodlawn Ave was continued to Friday in Butler County Common Pleas Court. Helton faces second degree manslaughter for the deaths of Sam and Mrs Zachary owners of a Grand Ave delicatessen after a May 19 crash on Central Ave during a rainstorm.
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Otto Helton
Woodlawn Ave
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Helton
Sam Zachary
Grand Ave
Central Ave
Zachary
22YearOld Housewife Attacked In Home
A 22 year old mother of two was slugged and threatened in her living room by a man who claimed to kill her family. Police questioned a 40 year old suspect found at 3 30 am in Woods ide Cemetery as investigators noted a possible break in through an unlocked door and a back entrance left ajar.
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Woodside Cemetery
Sarah Lee Dyehouse
Kunz Ave
All's Ready For Sorg AA Party Night at Sorg Park
The Sorg Activities Union hosts a garden party and amateur hour at Sorg Baseball Park on Friday at 6 30 p m to honor retired veterans. Food booths open at 6 30 with about 1000 expected to be served in two hours followed by a one and a half hour talent show on a platform on the field. Admission is free. Committee chairs include Earl Whitt Rollie Gibbs Fred Smith W N Gallop Sid Frisby Jim Selby Roy Sauter George Busby Ralph Warmoth Red Loop.
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Sorg
Nion
Sorg Paper Company
Ittee
Earl Whitt
Rollie Gibbs
Fred Smith
W. N. Gallop
Sid Frisby
Jim Selby
Roy Sauter
George Busby
Ralph Warmoth
Red Loop
Dewey Urges Stronger Pacific Alliances for Far East Aid
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, after a 40 minute White House talk with President Truman, urged closer political and military alliances among free nations in the Pacific. He returned from a Far East trip to Korea and other Orient locales and emphasized military aid, advisers, and moral support as essential.
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Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
Pacific
New York
Far East
Dewey
Korea
Orient
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
TCU Freshman Killed Electrocuted By Kite Wire
An 18 year old Texas Christian University freshman, Gerald Wilbur Ottmann, was killed when a kite with a thin wire touched a 7 200 volt power line. The accident occurred as he was flying the kite in a yard near his home. He appears to have died instantly.
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Fort. Worth
Eighty Czechs Return Home After Train Incident
In Frankfurt 80 Czechs left by bus for Czechoslovakia after a derailed train ride into Germany. The train had 111 people aboard when it escaped the Communist homeland on Tuesday, while 31 remained in Western Germany. Sturgeon fisheries are valuable in the Black, Caspian and Azov seas.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Black
Caspian
Azov
Franklin man dies in Route 73 crash near Franklin
Astor Gibson, 29, of Franklin route 2, was fatally injured Wednesday night when the car he rode in went out of control and overturned on Route 73 near Route 25. Gibson died three hours after at Middletown Hospital from a basal skull fracture. Robert Mullins, 27, Franklin, sustained minor injuries and was treated and released. The car, a hard top convertible owned by U Drive It Co of Dayton, was wrecked. Funeral services are planned for Buckhorn, Kentucky, at 2 p.m. Saturday. Gibson was employed in the shipping department of Armco Steel Corp and survived by his wife Polly, two sons, his parents, and 10 sisters.
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Astor Gibson
Franklin
Gibson
Middletown Hospital
Garrett J. Boone
Butler County
Robert H. Mullins
Forest Ave
Mullins
U-Drive-It Company
Dayton
Armco Steel Corporation
Earle Hotel
Buckhorn
Polly
Richard
Bud Jeffery
Bloodmobile seeks eight nurses for regional drive
Middletown faces increased blood quotas as the Cincinnati Regional blood bank unit visits October 10 and 11. Mrs. Mildred Wilson of the Civilian Defense Committee announces eight professional nurses are needed each day to assist doctors, with quotas rising to 240 pints.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
Mildred Wilson
Civilian Defense Committee
Wilson
Mildred Manker
Relief Essential in Office Leadership say Wichert
Hugh A. Wichert, former international president of the National Office Management Association, told Butler County chapter members that belief in God is essential in business and urged teaching youth, setting good examples, and not bypassing top management. He noted management comes from the heart and should develop others. B P Adams announced the October 9 Hamilton YWCA meeting location.
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Hugh A. Wichert
National Office Management Association
Butler County
Wichert
B. P. Adams
Hamilton
The
YWCA
Hamiltonians Fined for peddling numbers tickets denial of Palm Garden link
Two Hamilton residents Sarah McIntosh and LeRoy Kirkland were fined $50 and costs each after being charged with peddling numbers tickets. They denied ties to a Middletown policy house named Palm Gardens on Eighth Ave. Kirkland admitted selling numbers since last December and earning small daily commissions. McIntosh reported six months in the business.
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Hamilton
Palm Grill
Eighth Ave
Middletown
Sarah McIntosh
LeRoy Kirkland
Harry F Walsh
Kirkland
Palm Gardens
At The Movies PARAMOUNT Schedule Teasers
Indefinite Thursday showings include Kind Lady Teresa. Friday night lineups feature Sirocco at 1 15, 3 25, 5 35, 7 45 and 9 55 plus fight films. Thursday also Babe Ruth Story and Jackie Robinson Story showings. Friday presents Roaring City and Salt Lake Raiders with multiple times.
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Teresa
Sirocco
Babe Ruth
Jackie Robinson
Roaring City
Salt Lake Raiders
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Riggs Funeral Home
John Kelly
Iceland
Kite
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al Tour
Supeme
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Holt Gibson
NAVY
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Harmony
Ross
John Ross
Hamiltonians
Paramount
Pat
Lard Sy
White Villa
Clarion
Frozen Foods
Heinz
Sar
Ennington
Chipso—Vel—Lux Super Suds
Ious
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