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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1955

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Woman 52 Suspect In Arson Case In Dayton Area

In Germantown a fire destroying an $18 000 home leads to the arrest of Anna Malone 52 alias Anna Thompson of Chicago. Police say charges will be filed and that Malone is being held after a taxi driver led investigators to her. A red gasoline car and pailed container were found near the scene.

Dayton Ohio Germantown Walter Rockey Anna Malone Anna Thompson Chicago Rockey Dale Musick Here

Dad elopes with $11,000 in paper sack

Pietro Calderaro, 67, was removed from a bus in Amarillo Texas with $11 000 in a paper sack. His son and daughter arrived to fetch him and the money which was saved for a home. Calderaro had a history of three missing reports since Sept 9 and objected that the money was his and not the police concern.

Amarillo Tex Pietro Calderaro Los Angeles John Corcoran Calderaro

Former Airlines Officer Buol Freed From Chinese Prison

Lawrence R. Buol, 31, of Stockton California, an ex Civil Air Transport officer, crossed the border after five years eight months in confinement. He said his treatment was harsh morally but not physically. His release followed Geneva talks and came with other Americans freed. Italian Bishop Ferroni, weak from captivity since 1951, was also released and carried across the border.

David J. Roads Hong Kong Lawrence R. Buol Stockton Calif Reds China Buol Civil Air Transport Hankow Canton Bud Walter A. Rickett Seattle Harold W. Rigney Chicago Geneva United States Red China Peiping Mengtze Kunming Chiang Kai-shek Rigney State Department

Youth not advised of murder charges in Dayton case

Kenneth Bowman 16, a West Alexandria High student, is under Dayton psychiatrist care after questioning at Miami Valley Hospital. Prosecutor Fahrenholz said autopsy shows gunshot death for the foster father and possible strangling of the foster mother after their car crash on Ohio 503. The boy, hospitalized since the incident, has not been told of the warrant or charges. A psychiatrist suggested Bowman needs observation for several weeks before any action.

Dayton Ohio Kenneth Bowman West Alexandria Miami Valley Hospital Everett Fahrenhor Harold C. Bowman Maybelle Bowman Kenneth Fahrenholz

Circus Crew To Direct Hunt For Runaway Vicki

A Ringling Bros. elephant crew arrives in Charlotte to capture runaway Vicki the six year old Indian elephant. Louie Reed will lead the effort using kindness and police coordinate the search as crowds are kept back near Douglas airport area.

Charlotte Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey Circus Vicki Louie Reed California Sarasota Fla Ringling Reed Jack Partlow Douglas Municipal Mecklenburg County Mecklenburg County Police Joe D. Whitley

Tormented Father of 4 Imprisoned

Raymond Kroll a 46 year old Davenport Iowa man and father of four began a 7 to 14 year term in Waupun State Prison after pleading guilty to third degree murder for a killing 25 years ago He said he and a companion attempted to hold up Clarence Sutherland and fired when Sutherland reached for a gun Sutherland died later and Kroll turned himself in to clear his conscience.

Viroque Wis Raymond Kroll Davenport Iowa Waupun State Lincoln Neprud la Crosse Kroll Clarence Sutherland Sutherland

Condemned Man Milam Sleeps Before Execution

Ed Milam woke with only two hours to live in the Eddyville state penitentiary. Warden Buchanan said chaplain Jaggar found Milam asleep at 10 p.m. Milam was executed for killing Stephen Farmer during a failed hold up near Fort Campbell.

Eddyville Ed Milam State Penitentiary Jess Buchanan Paul Jagger Milam Stephen Farmer Fort Campbell

Bus Driver Blamed After freeway chase on wrong side

Los Angeles police arrested bus driver Thomas Henderson after a Los Angeles Transit Lines bus traveled on the wrong side of a freeway toward two motorcycle officers. Henderson, 44, allegedly had about half a bottle of wine with lunch and claimed he was lost. The bus was empty and the speeder escaped.

Los Angeles Los Angeles Transit Lines Thomas Henderson C. A. Gillum W. A. Wallace Henderson

Six grid fans killed in Texas highway crash

A truck carrying oil field equipment and a car with six Breckenridge residents to a high school football game collided near Graham Texas. The dead: Fred Masters 42, Mrs Masters 38, L L Brown 26, Mrs Brown 25, Walton Cozart 14, Clifton Hodges 19. Driver R D Mangrum Jr 35 of Irving Texas survived with minor injuries.

Graham Tex Gridiron Fred Masters Irving, Tex

Eisenhower Invites 139 To Talk On Fitness

President Eisenhower invites 139 sports figures educators and leaders to a Sept 27 28 conference in Denver to boost youth participation in sports. Vice President Nixon will preside. attendees include Bobby Jones Gene Tunney Rogers Hornsby Ford Frick Clarence Biggie Munn Kenneth Wilson and Maj Sammy Lee. Lee faced housing bias due to Korean lineage and later planned to settle outside California.

Denver Eisenhower America Nixon Bobby Jones Gene Tunney Rogers Hornsby Chicago Park District Eball Ford Frick Clarence “Biggie Munn Michigan State University Kenneth L. Wilson U. S. Olympic Committee Army Sammy Lee California Lee Ft. Carson Colo Murray Snyder White House

Green Apples Mark New Teachers In Geneva School Meet

A Geneva school committee hired 21 new teachers and passed out shiny red apples to new staff while giving the superintendent a green apple. The action highlights a lighthearted welcome as the district expands staffing.

Geneva N. Y

Lone Looms As Threat To Mainland

Miami reports hurricane tone Ione nearing the U S mainland likely between Florida and North Carolina late Sunday. At 5 am EST Ione is 500 miles east of Miami with winds up to 90 mph and expected to grow in size and intensity while moving 8 to 10 mph. Weather officials note erratic path makes a definite track hard to predict.

Miami Fla U.S Florida North Carolina Ione Weather Bureau Connie Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Lone United States Hilda Yucatan Peninsula Gul Mexico Campeche

Kerr Urges Benson Ouster Over Farm Decline

Senator Kerr accuses Secretary Benson of being directly responsible for the farm income decline and calls for his removal as needed to pivot a Democratic victory in the next presidential election. He criticizes Benson for misstatements on farm prices and warns of political maneuvering in farming policy commitments.

Washington Sen Kerr Benson Eisenhower Congress Cal

Heat Wave Persists Across Midwest Into Weekend

The midwest endures another round of heat with temperatures from the high 80s to 100 degrees. Forecasters expect the heat to continue today and Sunday with Hid City, Kan reporting a 100 degree high.

Midwest Hid City Kan

Nixon Set to Answer Farm Issue Attacks in Indiana

Vice President Richard M. Nixon will deliver a defense of the Eisenhower administration’s farm policy at the National Plowing Championships in Wabash Indiana. Democratic leaders accuse the program of causing lower farm prices and breaking 1952 pledges. Claude Wickard of Camden Indiana, former Truman agriculture secretary, argues prices will fall further this year.

Wabash Ind Eisenhower Richard M. Nixon Claude M. Wickard Camden Agriove Truman Wabash County Democratic Committee

Heavy Casualties Plague New Anti Peron Rebellion

Loyalist forces under President Juan D Peron mounted a fierce counterattack in a prolonged coup attempt that began June 16. Early reports say fierce fighting across land sea and air left hundreds dead or wounded with Cordoba and Eva Peron under tense control as both sides claim gains.

Buenos Aires Juan D. Peron Per Argentina Cordoba Avia Eva Peron Puerto Belgrano Airborn Daimiro Videla Balaguer Peron Rio Santiago Curuzu Cuatia Cuatia Army Atlantic Montevideo

Aluminum firm posts loss after year ended July 2

CINCINNATI aluminum company Aluminum Industries Inc. reported a net loss of 225 685 dollars for the year ended July 2, reversing a 41 764 dollar profit from the previous year.

Cincinnat!I—Aluminum Industries, Inc

De Latour Joins Talks On Morocco Crisis

Paris reports General Pierre Boyer de Latour arrived to confer with French officials on Morocco’s delayed settlement. He met Minister Pierre July and aimed to relay colonial views on Edgar Faure’s plan for greater Moroccan autonomy as the U.N. Assembly nears. A recent grenade attack on a cafe terrace injured six Europeans amid tense talks.

Paris Pierre Boyer de Latour Morocco Rabat Pierre July Boyer de Latour Edgar Faure U.N. General Assembly U.N de Latour Sultan Mohamemed Moulay Ben Arafa

Alabama Law Used to Bar 6-Year-Old From White School

In Covington County Alabama the new placement law was invoked to exclude Troy Ammons from a white gram mar school in Gantt. The mother Ruth Wheeler of Red Level plans to appeal after the board cited the act but did not reveal race details or reasons for the boycott. Only four of 39 pupils attended class as the controversy drew public attention.

Andalusia Ala Alabama Covington County Troy Ammons Gantt

Eisenhower Keeps Busy Weekend With Golf And Bridge

President Eisenhower plans a weekend schedule filled with golf and bridge games with visiting friends. The trip includes orderly leisure activities and social engagements during a vacation period in Denver.

Denver Eisenhower

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