Hook And Gardner Lead Middletown Hospital Expansion
Logan T. Johnston announces E. T. Gardner and Charles R. Hook as leaders of a campaign to expand Middletown Hospital. He notes rising demand, bed shortages, and the non profit status. The board will seek community support for capital investment to fund the project.
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Charles R. Hook
E.T. Gardner
Logan T. Johnston
Middletown Hospital Association
E. T. Gardner
Middletown Hospital
Johnston
Board of Trustees
Hook
Gardner
Man Found Inside Service Station Held For Grand Jury Action
James Marshall Amburgey twenty one of 1910 Fleming Road was ordered held for Butler County Grand Jury on bond of 1000 for breaking and entering after police found him inside the Gulf Service Station at 530 South Sutphin Street lying behind a furnace. A window was broken to gain access and Cecil Wray owner filed charges. Amburgey claimed he did not know how he got there.
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James Marshall Amburgey
Fleming Rd
Butler County Grand Jury
Alton H. Combs
Amburgey
Gulf Service Station
South Sutphin St
Cecil Wray
Middletown Civic Chorus Spring Concert Tonight
The Middletown Civic Chorus presents its second annual Spring Concert at 8:15 PM in Roosevelt Junior High School auditorium. The program spans sacred to contemporary pieces with guest soloist violinist Mrs. E H McCandlish performing La Plus Que Lente and Dreams. Admiral Ledwig Von meli will deliver a short lecture on the Swiss Navy between selections. Tickets are at the box office.
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Middletown
E. H. McCandlish
McCandlish
DeBussy
Camille Saint Saens
Gram
Ledwig von Meli
Roosevelt Junior High School
Umbrella Birds of the Andes Display Feather Crests
The jet black umbrella birds of the Andes are noted for their large crests of filmy feathers. These plumes can be thrown forward and outward to shield the eyes and beak, forming a protective screen.
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Andes
Break In Rain Due Saturday
Spring rains forecast to cease by Saturday morning with cloudy skies and cooler temperatures. Tonight may bring more rain and a low in the 40s. Today's forecast called for cloudy with rain in the southern area spreading north, with a high near 55 in Middletown. Yesterday’s temperatures ranged from a 3 a.m. low of 38 to a high of 63 at 5:30 p.m.
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Middletown
At The Movies Showings This Weekend
Paramount presents Aladdin And His Lamp and Fort Osage with showtimes Friday and Saturday. Strand screens When The West Was Young and Drift Fence with multiple daily start times. Colonial offers Death Of A Salesman across several evening slots. Dixie Cruise-In features South Sea Sinner and Man With My Face on Friday night.
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Paramount
Fort Osage
Water shutoffs planned for city areas tomorrow
Water will be shut off at intervals tomorrow as the water works valve reconditioning program continues. Maintenance foreman Robert Mettler announced locations affected include Girard to Curtis to Baltimore Street and Young from Girard to Fairmount. Shutoffs begin at 8 a.m. and water will be restored in all areas by evening.
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Robert Mettler
Girard
Curtis
Baltimore St
Young
Fairmount
800 Dial Phones Upgrade Under Way in Area
The Ohio Bell project to convert 2700 phones in Franklin Carlisle Springboro and surrounding districts to dial type units should end by May. Hugh Harvey Middletown area manager said about 800 phones have been replaced since February and Western Electric crews are installing equipment in Franklin. The new building at 10 East Third Street Franklin was completed last fall. The dial system will allow Bell customers in Franklin Carlisle Springboro to dial Middletown numbers at no extra cost and vice versa.
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Franklin
Carlisle
Springboro
Hugh Harvey
Middletown
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Harvey
Western Electric Company
East Third St
Western Electric
Ohio Bell
Bell
Franklin-Carlisle- Springboro
Four Treated At Hospital In Accidents
In two city industrial incidents Carson Webb 36 of Middletown Route 1 suffered loss of parts of four fingers when his left hand was caught under a power shovel. He was admitted for further care at Middletown Hospital. Forest Hatton 23 of 1504 Columbia Ave fell from a press at Interstate Folding Box Co and bruised his right foot. he was treated and released. Two others, Hallie Houndell 610 Auburn St with a sprained wrist and 2-year-old Diana Treadway of 316 Burke St Tren ton after drinking rubbing compound, were treated and released.
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Carson Webb
Middletown
B. D. Morgan Company
Middletown Hospital
Forest Hatton
Columbia Ave
Interstate Folding Box Company
Hallie Houndell
Auburn St
Diana Treadway
William Treadway
Burke St
Trenton
Two Drivers Arrested After Mishaps
Two drivers were arrested after accidents in the city causing more than 1300 in damage. Lawrence Lairson 23 of 2104 Grand Ave faced a DUI charge after colliding with three parked cars on Moore St. Sanford Hogan 301 Moore St. William Brewer 304 Moore St. and W H Perkins 302 Moore St. sustained damages. Robert Hensley 25 of 1904 Fleming Rd was charged with no license and failure to yield after a Clinton St Central Ave collision. James E. Lykins 26 of 1219 Reynolds Ave. was involved in a separate crash with William R. Brooks 17 of 2715 Wilbraham Rd and Douglas Ransom 27 of Germantown Route 1. Brooks failed to stop, causing damage to Ransom’s car. Total damage estimated at 150.
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Noble Boocher
Omaha St
Malcolm Thomas
York Ave
Eula Barnette
Garden St
Herman McKinney
Stephens St
Hamilton
Lexie Roberts
Sheridan Ave
George R. Shepherd
Elwood St
Ned Edward Morris, Jr
Franklin Route 1
James Arrowood
Malvern St
Lawrence Lairson
Grand Ave
Moore St
Lairson
Sanford Hogan
W. H. Perkins
William Brewer
Robert Hensley
Fleming Rd
Clinton St
Central Ave
Hensley
James E. Lykins
Reynolds Ave
William R. Brooks
Wilbraham Rd
Douglas Ransom
Germantown
Charles St
Columbia Ave
Ransom
Brooks
Amateur Sleuth Burns Self After Fireworks Plan Backfires
Fred Edwards 26 of 3011 Mohawk St suffered burns to both legs and the right side of his back when a stove explosion after he tried to warm a salamander with coal oil. He worked for Timmons Construction at the South Main Armory project and was at the site at 2 15 a m seeking thieves. He was hospitalized in satisfactory condition. Det Fitzgerald and Moore investigated with supervisor Pierce Keith stating no watchman was authorized that night.
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Middletown
Fred Edwards
Mohawk St
Timmons Construction Company
South Mai St
Edwards
Middletown Hospital
Lola ‘Norman
John Fitzgerald
Sam Moore
Pierce Keith
Woman Treated For Hand Cut At Middletown Hospital
Haddie Mae Smith, 40, of 1605 Hudson Ave., was treated for a right hand cut at Middletown Hospital early today. Police said four stitches were needed to close the wound and she did not know how the injury occurred.
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Haddie Mae Smith
Hudson Ave
Middletown Hospital
Middletown Driver Sideswipes Parked Car on Grimes Street
Don Stover, 20, of Middletown Route 3, told police he was traveling north on Grimes St at First Ave when his truck sideswiped a parked car. He could not locate the owner but provided the license number. no damage to his truck was reported.
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Don Stover
Middletown
Grimes St
First Ave
City Eyes Microfilming Of Records As Fire Safety
City workers plan to review department records to pick items for microfilming and store them in a fireproof vault. City manager H W Starick says an estimate will be sought from a company. Fires at the City Building this year prompted concern over potential record loss.
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H. W. Starick
Starick
Police Briefs: Burkhardt Bonded on Assault Charge
Elmer Burkhardt, 22, of 901 Baltimore St was released on a 300 bond to appear today on a charge of assault and battery. He was arrested after an altercation Sunday on Crawford St in which Richard Smith was injured. Charges were filed by Smiths wife.
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Elmer Burkhardt
Baltimore St
Burkhardt
Crawford St
Richard Smith
Smith
Nathaniel Glover Charged In Disorderly Conduct Case
Nathaniel Glover age 25 of 819 Seventeenth Ave was charged with disorderly conduct after an arrest in the 1200 block of Central Ave. He was released on a $50 bond to appear in court today.
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Nathaniel Glover
Seventeenth Ave
Central Ave
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Combs
Daugherty
Broad St
William Roell
South Main St
Nelson Benzing
Rodney Belcher
Twentieth Ave
Edward Taylor
Atco Ave
Howard Brooks
Vannest St
Loretta Duff
Kresge’s
WLW
Hollywood Star Playhouse
The
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Aid
Angel Food
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