Ice and Snow Leave Streets Slippery Across County
Flurries began Friday afternoon and piled up to two inches before melting to about one inch by morning. Crews worked overnight spreading sand and salt, and by 9 a.m. streets and roads were improving. One minor accident occurred on Locust and Josephine when a car skidded and struck a sign. Temperatures fell from 41 to 21 degrees, with more snow expected as overcast skies persisted.
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Wilmington
Locust Street
Josephine Street
F. Lyon
Robert Vanscoy
Martin C. Creditt
RFD
William Michael
Millard Buckley
Ethel H. Hayes
Bert Bloom Dies in California at 88
Bert Bloom, 88, a New Antioch native and long-time Wilmington resident, died in a Glendale California hospital Thursday night. Survivors include daughter Martha B. Emerson of Glendale and son Irvin. sister Christine Taylor of New Antioch. Graveside services set for Thursday at 10 30 a m at New Antioch cemetery.
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Bert Bloom
New Antioch
Wilmington
Glendale
Calif
William H
Miranda Jane Roberts Bloom
Route 73
Charles Willett
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Martha B. Emerson
Irvin
Christine Taylor
New Antioch Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
No Paper Tuesday News Journal Holiday Closure
The News Journal will not publish Tuesday and its offices and plant will be closed all day to observe New Year’s holiday, aligning with local business practices. The change affects readers and staff including employees and carriers.
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News-Journal
The Passing Show By L. C. Clinton
Patty Sheeter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Sheeter, spots mistletoe on West Main Street and asks if it is the kissing kind. The note recalls Wilmington high school pupils wearing sprigs before Christmas and a tale of a girl kissing a doll in a New Vienna store.
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L. C. Clinton
Patty Sheeter
Dwight Sheeter
West Main Street
Wilmington High School
Vienna
Dolly
Violence Flairs On in South as Bus Shooting Rocks Montgomery
A 22 year old Rosa Jordan was shot in both legs on a Montgomery Alabama city bus amid fresh racial clashes. Police halted bus service for the night. In Camden South Carolina band director Guy Hutchins was beaten by hooded men after stopping to change a tire. Separate incidents occurred in Tallahassee Florida as sit in efforts push bus integration.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Ala
Camden
S. C
Deep South
Rosa Jordan
Clyde Sellers
Alabama
Guy Hutchins
Charlotte
N. C
Hutchins
Spartanburg
Lions Club
Callahassee
Fla
Cities
W. W. Woods
Negro Inter Civic Council
Tallahassee
Florida
Aides Test Reaction To Mid East Plans
Washington report on a proposed policy combining military pressure with large economic aid to the Middle East. Dulles and Eisenhower prepare to present the plan to Congress and the public, aiming to deter Soviet moves while aiding Israel and Arab states. Initial congressional reaction appeared cool.
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Mid-East
Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
State Dulles
Congress
White House
U. S
Russia
Britain
France
United States
Formosa
Israel
Dulles
Ohio Born Poet John Bennett Dies at 91
Charleston, S C report states John Bennett, renowned poet and author born in Ohio, died here Friday at age 91. Bennett, a Chillicothe native, worked as a newspaperman in Ohio from 1883 to 1890.
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Charleston
S. C
John Bennett
Chillicothe
Ohio
Patrol To Be Strict With Drunk Drivers
State Highway Patrol orders strict enforcement over the New Year holiday. Harold D. Combs, 34, of Washington D. C., fell asleep while driving south on Route 68 near Midland, and his tractor trailer veered into a ditch with no damage to the vehicle.
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State Highway Patrol
H. W. Sowers
District 8
Harold D. Combs
Washington D. H
Midland
Burglary suspect wounded by police in Cincinnati
Leonard Browns aged 30, accused of a $2,300 Cincinnati burglary, was shot by six detectives after leaving a taxi while fleeing around his home. He suffered shotgun wounds to the back, hip and legs and was taken to General Hospital.
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Cincinnati
Leonard Browns
Brown
General Hospital
Florida vacation for 12 Gray Trailer Sales staff families
Muskegon based Gray Trailer Sales Co owner Burdette Gray announces expense paid two week Florida vacations for 12 salesmen and their families. The trips are in addition to Christmas bonuses.
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Muskegon, Mich
Florida
Burdette Gray
Gray Trailer Sales Co
Muskegon
Bomb Scares Keep New York Police Busy
New York police chase the Mad Bomber amid 36 bomb scares in 24 hours. A Times Square Theater device proved harmless while alarms spread across Madison Square Garden Macy's Grand Central Terminal and other sites. Two legitimate bombs traced to the bomber have been found the library and the Paramount Theater in Times Square.
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New Yorki
New York
James B. Leggett
Times Square
Madison Square Garden
Macy’s Department Store
Queens
Manhattan
Grand Central Terminal
Paramount
Mishap Kills Boy in Delaware Hunting Accident
Eight year old Jimmy Terry died after a shotgun in the hands of his older brother discharged as the brothers prepared to go hunting in Delaware. Investigators reported the tragedy occurred Friday in the residence area with no indication of foul play.
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Delaware
Jimmy Terry
Multimillionaire Matron's Son Seeks To Wed Ex-Maid
William Wallace Mein III said he and Isolde Constantani are not married yet though they went to Reno six weeks ago for a license and ring. The San Francisco heiress mother sought an annulment but later found it pointless. the couple claimed true love and that he would turn 21 on February 20.
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Berkeley
Calif
William Wallace Mein III
Mein
William Wallace Mein Jr
San Francisco Society
San Mateo County Superior Court
Young Mein
University of California
Isolde Constantani
Reno
Miss Constantani
Mannheim
Meins
Woodside
Henry Miller
California
Calaveras Cement Co
Bishop Oil Co
Indonesian Premier Survives Pressure as Revolt Sways
Indonesian Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo gains backing from two major coalition parties in his bid to stay in power amid a bloodless revolt in Sumatra. The cabinet faces pressure from army factions while Sukarno calls for dissidents to return to duty as central government deploys warplanes.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sumatra
Sastroamidjojo
Maludin Simbolon
Achmad Hussein
Simbolon
Hussein
Sukarno
Piquad, 32, Dies Of Knife Wound
The body of Darnell Davis, 32, was found at 4 a m behind the Veterans of Foreign Wars Building at the city edge. He died at Piqua Hospital. Sheriff Richard Seifried of Miami County investigates. It is unclear where the stabbing occurred.
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Piquad
Darnell Davis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Piqua Hospital
Richard Seifried
Miami County
Davis
Police Gun Duel Leaves Man Dead
In Cleveland on the East Side a gun duel left one man dead and a police officer wounded. Charles Alexander, 25, was killed by the wounded officer after he opened fire from a stairway. Officers Edward Swansinger and James Chaloupka returned fire, with five of nine bullets striking Alexander following a disturbance call from his wife Charlotte, 28.
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Cleveland
East Side
Charles Alexander
Edward Swansinger
James Chaloupka
Alexander
Charlotte
Swansinger
Chaloupka
Ohio Bell Plans Stock Issue to Reimburse Treasury
The State Utilities Commission on Friday allowed Ohio Bell Telephone Co to issue 106 million dollars in common stock to reimburse its treasury for 106 203 744 dollars spent on improving its telephone system.
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Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Salvage Crews Set for Work Along Canal
Salvage crews awaited final orders to begin clearing the Suez Canal southern terminus. U N and Egyptian officials expected a Friday start, but a double waterway, wrecks, and obstructions delayed action as U N aides and Dutch salvage ship Tyne stood ready.
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Suez
Egypt
Suez Canal
U.N
Suez Canal Authority
Ismailia
U. S
Raymond A. Wheeler
U. N
P. W. Dekoe
Tyne
Protector
Canal
Port Said
Prosecutor Receives Ballot Tampering Evidence in Youngstown
In Youngstown Mahoning County officials handed evidence of ballot tampering at the November 6 election to the county prosecutor. Chief clerk Bryan Wade said up to four persons may be involved and about 80 ballots were affected. Investigator Joseph Tholl of Cleveland testified before a closed board meeting.
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Youngstown
Mahoning County
Escaped Bandit Sought by Police in Cincinnati Hunt
A posse of FBI agents and police searched the wooded area near the Fernald Atomic Energy Commission plant for Walter Skiba, 36, Cleveland bank bandit who escaped jail in South Bend on December 10. His companion Edwin Townsend, 34, Newport, Kentucky, was captured nearby and returned to South Bend. They fled jail together while awaiting trial for a Bristol, Indiana holdup.
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Cincinnati
FBI
Fernald
Safety Experts Fear Boost in Road Fatalities
National Safety Council predicts 490 highway deaths over the New Year weekend as holiday weather raises crash risk. Ohio reports slick highways and ongoing snow, with President Eisenhower urging precautions to curb a deadly toll.
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Associated Press
Highway Safety and Maintemance
National Safety Council
Ohio Highway Department
Ohio Turnpike
Low Bid Opens for Bowling Green State University Project
The Valley Electric Co of Fremont submitted the apparent low bid of 32950 for a new electrical distribution system at Bowling Green State University, significantly under the state estimate of 57500.
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Columbus
the Valley Electric Co
Fremont
Bowling Green State University
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