Big Chief Eskimo Harry Reser Dies in NYC
Harry Reser leader of the Cliquot Club Eskimos on early NBC radio died Monday night in the orchestra pit of the Broadway musical Fiddler on the Roof. Aged about 70, he collapsed while tuning his guitar. Reser headed the 1920s 1930s banjo band and later played with Sammy Kaye on Music from Manhattan. He was born in Piqua Ohio.
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New York
Harry Reser
Cliquot Club
Eskimos
Rreet New Musical
Reser
National Broadcasting Co
Sammy Kaye
Manhattan
American Broadcasting Co
Youth Given Suspended Term In Franklin
A 19 year old Franklin resident received a suspended jail term and a $20 fine plus costs in Municipal Court. Kenney Barger of 300 Middletown Pike was fined $10 and costs for disorderly conduct and another $10 and costs with a 30 day jail sentence for resisting arrest. Judge J. T. Riley suspended the jail term and placed the youth on probation for a year and ordered him to stay away from Jerry's Restaurant. A note briefly adds a flying wasp making about 110 strokes a second.
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Franklin
Franklin Worth
Kenney Barger
Middletown Pike
J. T. Riley
Riley
Barger
Jerry
Sixth Street
S. Main Street
Rail Engineer Sir Arthur Stanier Dies at 89
London. Sir Arthur Stanier, 89, famed railroad engineer, died Monday. He began with the Great Western Railway in 1892 and in 1931 became chief mechanical engineer of the London Midland and Scottish. He was elected a Royal Society fellow in 1944.
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London
Arthur Stanier
Stanier
Great Western Railway
London Midland and Scottish
Royal Society
Pen Song and Charles B Graeser Obituaries
Pen Song aged 72 of 611 Millville Ave. funeral set for 2 p.m. Thursday at Ross Avenue Church of God Campbell. Charles B Graeser aged 56 of 4740 Holiday Drive funeral set for 2 p.m. Wednesday Zettler.
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Pen Song
Millville Ave
Ross Avenue Church of God
Campbell
Charles B. Graeser
Zettler
New York Establishes Nation's First Juvenile Reformatory
The first reformatory in the United States was established in New York to reform juvenile offenders. The move marks a milestone in the country's penology as reformatories aim to rehabilitate youths through structured programs and oversight.
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United States
New York
Million cigars stolen from Consolidated Cigar yard
In Bristol Pennsylvania burglars sawed through a chain and drove a truck into the company yard Monday stealing one million cigars. Officials estimate the loss at 127000 dollars and say loading the 496 car tons would have taken about two hours before guards were eluded.
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Bristol, Pa
Consolidated Cigar Corp
European Swallows Migrating to Africa in Small Groups
The article notes European swallows fly south to Africa in small groups to spend the winter, detailing their migratory pattern and seasonal movement across regions.
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Africa
Slain Officer Wanted To Become A Priest
Capt Humbert Versace, 28, a Vietnam War officer and West Point graduate, was reported executed by the Viet Cong. Family says he had planned to become a priest and loved the Vietnamese people, with a few days left before his capture near Tan Phu. His father pinned the infantry badge on him in 1963 at Fort Meade.
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Baltimore
Viet Nam
Humbert R. Versace
West Point
Humbert J. Versace
Ft. Meade
Versace
Army
Illas
Tan Phu Deep
Scofield Barracks
Hawaii
Girl 6 Hit By Auto Injured Slightly In Middletown
A 6 year old girl Gwenda Perrish of 1815 Woodlawn Ave was struck by a car at Crawford Street and Woodlawn Avenue at 3 20 p m and treated for an injured leg before release. The driver Carlo DiCristo Foro 33 of 21 Magnolia Drive was reported to have hit the child while crossing against a traffic light. Police also cited William Engle 38 for failing to maintain assured clear distance and leaving the scene after a multi vehicle crash on Highview Road Sherman Avenue.
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Crawford Street
Woodlawn Avenue
Gwenda Perrish
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown Hospital
Middletown Am
Carlo DiCristoforo
Magnolia Drive
William Engle
Lylburn Road
Engle
Highview Road
Sherman Avenue
Fulton Lane
Francis Conrad
Timber Trail Drive
Emmit L. Lawson
Garfield St
Grand Avenue
Waite Street
Lawson
Oral J. Elam
Linwood Road
Franklin
N. Sutphin St
Joanne Sauter
Lewis St
Robert Dowery
Kensington St
Central Ave
Grand Jury To Convene On Oct 4 In Butler County
Hamilton The October term of the Butler County grand jury will convene Oct 4 at 9 30 a m in Judge Fred B Cramer’s courtroom with about 35 cases to be considered The docket includes two rape charges assault on a minor manslaughter murder shooting to wound and burglary related counts Eleven Middletown area residents were selected as prospective jurors including Ben Morea Arthur A McQuinn Arch McCarty Henry T Figgins Charles W Rowe Jack W Pigg Marguerite Belle Breeding Pauline M Tischer Matthew Thompson Barry Law and William R Dardt
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Hamilton
Butler County Grand Jury
Fred B. Cramer
Middletown
Ben Morea
Arnold Drive
Arthur A. McQuinn
Oxford State Road
Arch McCarty
Hill Ave
Henry T. Figgins
Marshall Road
Charles W. Rowe
Orchard St
Jack W. Pigg
Sheffield St
Marguerite Belle Breeding
Jewell Ave
Pauline M. Tischer
Richardson Drive
Matthew Thompson
Yankee Road
Barry Law
Youth Sent To Mansfield Reformatory For Break In
Herschel Gay 18, Middletown, was sent to Mansfield Reformatory by Judge Arthur J. Fiehrer for breaking and entering the Main Street Bar in Middletown on June 4. Gay formerly lived at 513 South Main Street and is listed on Germantown Road. The sentence follows July indictment by the Butler County grand jury.
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Hamilton
Mansfield Reformatory
Middletown
Arthur J. Fiehrer
Herschel Gay
S. Main St
Germantown Road
Butler County
Grand Jury
Main Street
Board Approves New Elementary School Bid Total 506014
Board of Education approved low base bids plus alternates for general construction and other costs for a proposed new elementary school off North Marshall totaling 506,014.85. Additional amounts for site land survey and architects’ fees bring the total to 571,733.59 while the original 582,500 allocation leaves 10,766.41 for equipment and furnishings.
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N. Marshall
Board of Education
Middletown school project bids trimmed after add room
Bids for a 12 room plus two alternate classroom high school project were opened after adding an extra room earlier and raising totals. Low base bids came in from Dav L Smith Construction Co for 322 558 plus 13 661 alternate and other bids by Reynolds Electric Gainer Paper Products John Arpp Co Mid Valley Construction and more across plumbing heating and electrical work with site preparation on Sophie Avenue to follow.
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McClorey & McClorey
Cincinnati
al Construction
Dav L. Smith Construction Co
Middletown
Reynolds Electric Co
Gainer Paper Products Co
John Arpp Co
Mid- Valley Construction Co
Marion Contracting Co
Marion
Ohio
Fryman-Kuck
Dayton
Stephen Gross & Sons, Inc
Hamilton
Robert J. Redwine
Reading
Becker Electric Co
Taulbee Electric Co
F. W. Lotz Paper Co
B. & W. Metals Co., Inc
Fairfield
Gardner Plumbing
Progressive Plumbing Co
Norm Wooley Co
Franklin Board authorizes two new schools plan
Franklin board approves contract with the state board of education to build a 1,000 student high school and a 480 student elementary school funded by a 1.5 million bond. They review preliminary plans, consider Nazarene church site, and authorize further investigations while adding space for future expansion. The panel also hires and resigns non-certified staff and backs the PEP bill sales tax increase.
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Franklin
Board of Education
State Board of Education
Tral
Gerke
DeWitt Terry Cognenge
Seataes
Saas
Central School
Church of the Nazar
E. Second St
Terry
Nazarene Church
Lloyd Sullivan
Sullivan, Isaacs and Sullivan
Cincinnati
Sullivan
State Board
Vic Julian
Seven to Testify At Hearing On Shortage
Seven persons including Judge William R Hendrickson of Area Two Court will testify before the Butler County grand jury over an alleged court shortage of 5632 dollars. Prosecutor Richard J Wessel announced after subpoenas were requested. Former Area Two Court clerk Mrs Elizabeth A Haynes is charged. The charges follow a state auditor's report covering 1962 year end to 1965 May 31. Commissioners discharged the clerk May 14. A civil action to recover the alleged shortage has been filed against Haynes and her surety Ohio Casualty Co.
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Hamilton
William R. Hendrickson
Area Two Court
Butler County Grand Jury
Richard J. Wessel
Elizabeth A. Haynes
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Necity Phuy
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P.M. Sundeys
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Middletown Business College
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