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Wilmington News Journal

Location

Wilmington, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1956

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Miss Ridgeway and Terrell Chosen for Exchange

Clinton County 4-H selects Miss Rosalie Ridgeway near New Vienna and David Terrell near New Antioch to join Mississippi youths for a summer exchange. Terrell and Ridgeway will travel June 21 to Simpson County to stay with local families, with Broadhead and Switzer visiting Clinton County.

David Terrell New Antioch Rosalie Ridgeway New Vienna Clinton County Mississippi Robert A Hodson Willard Larrick Lees Creek George Rhonemus Martinsville Crawford Curry Gurneyville Terrell David Ridgeway Miss Ridgeway Rex Broadhead Jr Curtis Switzer Simpson County Hudson Broadhead Switzer Clinton County National Bank & Trust Co

Weather Drops to 44 in June as 59 High Stuns Wilmington

Mercury fell to 44 degrees overnight while the day reached just 59 in Wilmington. Overcast skies kept sun hidden and temperatures rose slowly to 58 by noon. Mrs Eth el H Hayes, local weather observer, reported the conditions as families postponed picnics and reunions for weekend plans.

Wilmington Ethel H. Hayes

Passing Show Features Ralph Miars In Match Collection Tale

Ralph Miars returns matches borrowed from Clinton County National Bank as an evolving display. He gathered an assortment from Las Vegas and other gambling venues while on a vacation with his wife. Bank president Hudson posts a note demanding replacement. Friends add risqué matches and a pastor cites shared behavior.

Ralph Miars Clinton County National Bank & Trust Co Miars Bernard Haines Sr West Las Vegas Nev Haines Howard G. Hudson Bernard Haines Fred Linton

With That Weight He Loitered in Hamilton

Police arrested Tom Smith, 55, of Oxford yesterday for loitering. En route to jail, officers weighed his belongings at 742 pounds, with pockets full of nails, screws, rope, tape, tools, a watch, pencils and tobacco among other items found during a search.

Hamilton Tom Smith Oxford

Fire damages home on North Wall Street in Wilmington

An estimated $1,000 damage occurred Friday afternoon at the Harold Howard residence when a fire started in the living room baseboard, spreading to furniture and ceiling. Defective wiring blamed. no occupants at home. call received at 2:50 p.m. Firemen confined blaze to one room. most clothes destroyed. Howards’ daughters staying with mother-in-law.

Harold Howard North Wall Street Wilmington Harry W. Hague III Hague

Southwestern Ohio Sets Up CD Authority

Five southwestern Ohio counties formed the Ohio Valley Civil Defense Authority with Hamilton, Clermont, Butler, Clinton and Warren counties signing. Brown County is expected to join, as the group links to a federal civil defense plan to evacuate key targets and funnel up to a million people through a tri state network.

Cincinnati Ohio Ohio Valley Jack Gault Indiana Kentucky Hamilton Clermont Butler Clinton Warren Brown County Gault Hamilton County Tri-State

Dayton Attorneys File Building Plan

Dayton Bar Assn plans a two week county proposal to fund a 1.6 million juvenile court and detention home for Dayton and Montgomery County. The plan relies on private funds with land leased from the county and building by a nonprofit under bar association guidance using tax free bonds.

Dayton Dayton Bar Assn Montgomery County Bar Association

Small Iowa College Receives $3 Million Donation

J F Darby of Tulsa and Muskogee left more than 3 million dollars to Grinnell College in Iowa. County Judge J E Beavers distributed the estate. The bulk went to the college with under a thousand students. Widow Marine Poole Darby of Muskogee received 100000 dollars.

Muskogee Okla Grinnell College Iowa J. F. Darby Tulsa J. E. Beavers Darby Marine Poole Darby

California Primary Tests Democratic Hopefuls in California

California voters head to the polls Tuesday as Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver wage a high stakes race for all 68 California Democratic delegates. Kefauver assails Stevenson on civil rights while Stevenson targets the Eisenhower administration. in the GOP, Eisenhower is unopposed for all 70 California delegates. In Alabama, Sparkman backs a Southern friendly platform as Michigan Democrats convene in Grand Rapids to select a 44 vote delegation and push civil rights statements.

Los Angeles California Adlai Stevenson Sen. Estes Kefauver Kefauver Stevenson Eisenhower Anaheim Democratic Party San Francisco Florida New York Michigan Illinois Supreme Court Montgomery Ala Sen Sparkman Grand Rapids G. Mennen Williams

Teen-Agers' Joke Costs Four in Texarkana

TEXARKANA Tex Four teen-agers sought a thrill by placing a boy in a car trunk with an arm dangling out and pouring ketchup on it They then drove to a filling station asking directions to the river A station attendant saw the arm and alerted police Roadblocks were set up The youths were charged with malicious mischief and released on bonds of 30 25 each

Texarkana Tex Red River

Cincy Son Slayer Is Freed On Bond

Charles Miller a 47 year old man charged with murder in the shooting death of his son Charles Jr aged 23 was released on five thousand dollar bond. He pleaded innocent and waived a hearing before Mayor Charles Gertz in Reading. Miller was bound over to the grand jury amid reports the quarrel involved the son leaving his father’s employ and a jointly owned car. The younger Miller was shot during a scuffle in the family home.

Cincinnati Charles Miller Charles Jr Miller Charles Gertz Reading Millers

Jesse Jones Dies in Texas at 82 in Houston

Jesse H. Jones, 82, Tennessee born builder of a vast fortune, wartime commerce secretary and RFC head, died in Houston. He loaned over 50 billion dollars, oversaw 35 buildings up to 37 stories, and owned Houston Chronicle and three major hotels. Officials called him a leading business statesman and Houston’s foremost citizen. His Houston Endowment funded education and medical charities.

Houston Jesse H. Jones Tennessee Tion Finance Corp Woodrow Wilson Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt RFC Jones Houston Chronicle Washington Commerce Weeks Lyndon Johnson D-Tex Texas W. P. Hobby The Houston Post New York City Fort Worth Dallas Memphis Memphis, Tenn Houston Endowment Corp

Marine Drill Sergeant Leaves Brig After Drowning Probe

S Sgt Matthew B McKeon 31 a Marine Corps drill instructor linked to a deadly disciplinary night march that caused six recruit deaths is released from confinement awaiting court martial The Navy secretary approved a change to restriction allowing him to live at home in Port Royal while not on duty He is charged with manslaughter and intoxication with a July 14 court martial date set after a May 23 status change

Parris Island S. C Marine Corps Brig Matthew B. McKeon McKeon Secretary of the Navy Emile Z. Berman New York

Lausche Trails Stevenson In Indiana Democratic Poll

Indiana delegates poll shows Adlai Stevenson leading with 31 percent while Ohio Governor Frank Lausche garners 2.5 percent for the presidential nomination. The results reflect early preferences ahead of the Indiana Democratic convention.

Indianapolis Ohio Frank J. Lausche Indiana Adlai Stevenson

Mandamus Actions To Be Heard Tuesday in Ohio Court

Three mandamus suits set for 10 a m at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Cincinnati. One case: State of Ohio ex rel Joseph W Osborn v Charles R Kirk over a motion in the Dixie Osborn v Joseph W Osborn custody dispute. Other two challenge pension reductions for Everett Downing and Ralph J Barlow, seeking legal interpretation of pension rules.

First District Court of Appeals Hamilton County Cincinnati State of Ohio Joseph W. Osborn Charles R. Kirk Common Pleas Court Kirk Dixie Osborn Wilmington Everett Downing Ralph J. Barlow James C. Johnson L. E. Stautner Harley Day Harry Schultz Don W. Simmons Stanley Irvin Police Relief Fund Fred Hale Charles T. Ewbank Downing Frederick J. Buckley Don C. Soliday Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices State Auditor’s Department Barlow Harry W. Hague II Dwight Winkle Firemen’s Pension Fund Hale Ewbank Bureau of Inspection Buckley

Molotov Replacement Seen To Soothe Tito Visit

Washington insiders viewed the Molotov replacement as a deliberate Khrushchev Bulganin move to win Tito back and repair 1948 tensions. Dmitri Shepilov’s appointment signals possible tougher diplomacy and renewed Soviet outreach while Tito negotiates a path balancing Moscow and Belgrade.

Washington Molotov Khrushchev-Bulganin Marshal Tito Yugoslavia Moscow Tito Wash—s Middle East South Asia Bulganin Khrushchev Belgrade Shepilov Russia Soviet Union

Ohio panel OKs bills to curb tax losses

The Ohio Legislative Service Commission approved drafting special session bills to recoup nearly 2 million dollars in annual tax losses and prevent future losses as federal and state court rulings exempted bank securities from taxation. Gov Lausche called a June 28 special session to address the issue and related tax changes.

Columbus Ohio Legislative Service Commission U. S Ohio Frank J. Lausche Lausche General Motors Youngstown-Warren Senate C. Stanley Mechem Athens Cloud Commission

Saxbe Opponent Asking Recount in Seven Ohio Counties

Harry T. Marshall, Cleveland councilman and Saxbe opponent, plans recounts in about 500 precincts across Summit, Montgomery, Clark, Butler, Scioto, Mahoning, and Lorain counties after Saxbe defeated Marshall for the Republican attorney general nomination by 3,371 votes. Official totals set Saxbe at 160,323 and Marshall at 156,952.

Cleveland Harry T. Marshall Marshall William Saxbe Mechanicsburg Summit Montgomery Clark Butler Scioto Mahoning Lorain Saxbe

French Drive Seizes Rebel Stronghold in Algerian Trench

In Algeria a fierce battle trapped a large rebel force in the Biban Mountains near Bougie. French divisions say 290 rebels dead and 400 total casualties as jets and artillery battered the craggy triangle. The 19th Infantry and 27th Mechanized Divisions pressed the siege, with the campaign influencing a wider Casbah strike and Paris policy debate.

Algiers Iran Biban Algeria Bougie Soumman

New Bremen Boy To Head Ohio FFA

John Poppe of New Bremen was elected president of the Ohio chapter of Future Farmers of America, chosen by more than 700 delegates to succeed Larry Earhart of Troy. Other officers included Jerry Laffen as vice president and Fred Isler as secretary, with Don Thomas treasurer and Russell Johnson reporter and Jim Finley sentinel. District vice presidents named: Stanley Augustus Springsfield. Robert Tadsen Holgate. James Sims New Concord. James Carr West Chester.

Columbus John Poppe New Bremen Ohio Future Farmers of America Poppe Larry Earhart Troy Jerry Laffen Celina Fred Isler Prospect Don Thomas Ostrander Russell Johnson Mowereystown Jim Finley McConnelsville Sentinel Stanley Augustus Springsfield Central Robert Tadsen Holgate James Sims New Concord James Carr West Chester

Auto layoffs spike in Midwest states May week ended

Washington reports Michigan Indiana and Ohio show large layoff totals in the week ending May 26 with Ohio listing 21 000 workers laid off.

Washington Michigan Indiana Ohio Labor Department

Censorship Imposed as Brazil Declares Crisis

Rio de Janeiro reports government censorship of radio and television stations after President Juscelino Kubitschek declares an economic political crisis exists in the nation.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Juscelino Kubitschek

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4-H By Tl. C. Clinton Blaze Southwestern Adlai Estes Cincy Jesse Jones Court of Appeals J. Harvey Crow Urbana Osborn Crow V. M. Molotov Dmitri Shepilov Pravda Nikita Khrushchev Tass International Ocog Communist Party Nikolai Bulganin Legislative Roger Cloud House Paris Germany Souvmman Grand Kayblie Constantine Mila Casbah French National Assembly Guy Mollet FFA
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