Easter egg hunt brings big prize to Middletown children
In Middletown Park Easter activity drew crowds as 2 400 candy filled eggs were hidden for children ages 2 to 14. First prize egg found at 1 08 by Donald Weidner 4 from 3309 Baxley Drive worth 50 cents. Second prize went to Sheila Rigg 14 and third to her brother Don 12 both with eggs valued at 75 cents and 1.00 respectively. Several injuries minor. Authorities managed traffic with state patrol and police. Community groups including Salvation Army Armco Steel and New York Central Railroad assisted with egg painting meals and watch security.
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Retail Merchants Association
Middletown
John Mandzak
California
Donald Weidner
Charles Weidner
Bexley Dr
Sheila Rigg
William Rigg
Central Ave
Don
Manchester Rd
Ohio 73
Tytus Ave
Loretta Thompson
State Patrol
Boy
New York Central Railroad
Salvation Army
Armco Steel
Ferguson
Association
Unny
The
Merchants Association
Cohn
Lou Phillips
Merle Leeds
Mandrak
Roy Patterson
Jimmy Davis
Oxford State Rd
Armco Park
Ed Cohn Nolds
Gale Trowbridge
Baltimore St
Bill Weith
Driver Charged After Alcoholic Crash Near Doty and Central
Billy Hatton, 22, of 3102 Seneca St., was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence after a crash at Doty St. and Central Ave. Police say this was one of two reports yesterday. Earlier Hatton struck a cement post at Hatfield Coal Co., 1865 Central Ave., with $150 damage to his car. A separate South Broad St. collision damaged two cars, causing about $35 to each vehicle, involving Joanne Poling and Sylvia V. Cluxton during a double park situation.
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Billy Hatton
Seneca St
Doty St
Central Ave
Saturn
Olice
Hatton
Hatfield Coal Company
Coy Hall
South Broad St
Joanne Poling
Baltimore St
Sylvia V. Cluxton
East Second St
Franklin
Preble County Accident Injures Three Hamilton Residents
Three Hamilton residents suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash between Grat is and Germantown in Preble County. They were treated and dismissed from Middletown Hospital at 8:25 p.m. Mrs Myrtle Campbell 27 Ora Campbell 32 and John Bunch 20 were conveyed by E B Tees ambulance from Germantown.
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Hamilton
Gratis
Germantown
Preble County
Middletown Hospital
Myrtle Campbell
Ora Campbell
John Bunch
E. B. Tees
Woman Injured When Car Crashes into Franklin Grocery
Mrs. Madge Baskett, 47, of Franklin Route 1, was injured when Clyde Chariton, 23, struck the Baskett store on U. S. 25 with the Dixie Market behind it. Mrs Baskett suffered rib fractures and chest injuries. her husband Charles Baskett and two car passengers were treated and released. Chariton, facing reckless driving charges, appeared in Franklin Municipal Court.
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Madge Baskett
Franklin Route 1
Blue Ball
Middletown Hospital
Clyde Chariton
Springboro
Franklin Municipal Court
Ticket Shortage Warns Midmultown Churches Dinner
The Midletown Council of Churches reports dwindling ticket supplies for its annual dinner meeting with about 800 attendees expected at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Manchester Hotel. Principal speaker is Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, acclaimed minister and author described by Life Magazine as a top national figure. Tickets remain scarce at First Presbyterian Church, First Methodist Church, the YMCA and other member churches.
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Middletown Council of Churches
Harlan W. Jarvis
Manchester
Norman Vincent Peale
Life Magazine
First Presbyterian Church
First Methodist Church
YMCA
Council
Protest Looms Over Zoning One Hearing
Property owners near Central Ave and Magnolia Dr threaten opposition at a City Planning Commission 7:30 p.m. public hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance. A neighborhood business zone would clash with Eldorado subdivision deed restrictions for single family homes. Maps by planning expert L Segee of Cincinnati accompany display at the Civic Association auditorium.
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City Planning Commission
Civic Association
Central Ave
Magnolia Dr
Magnolia
Highview Rd
Eldorado Subdivision
City Commission
L. Segee
Cincinnati
Missing Teen Wanda Centers Clemmons Sought by Police
Mrs. Odie Centers reported her daughter Wanda Centers Clemmons 18 missing from home since Saturday at 7 15 p m. She is described as five feet four inches tall, 125 pounds with brown hair and eyes. Last seen wearing a blue jacket pink blouse and dark blue skirt. Also a man James Barrett 26 treated for a deep cut over his right eye after a Garfield St cafe fight. Property losses include fender skirts valued at 20 from Norman Johnson’s car and several lost billfolds and a shoulder bag with about 45 to 50, Ruth Lawson deputy clerk of courts reports a billfold containing 23.
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Odie Centers
Sheridan Ave
Wanda Centers Clemmons
James Barrett
Logan Ave
Middletown Hospital
Barrett
Garfield St
Norman Johnson
Waite St
Barbara Mills
Miamisburg
Ruth Lawson
Boy bitten by dog in city incident reported
James Vinson aged 10 of 1404 Michigan Ave was bitten by a dog yesterday according to police. In other notes a sundial is slow from December 25 to April 15 and from June 14 to September 1, running uniformly otherwise.
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James Vinson
Michigan Ave
Hamilton Boy Dies After Bus Accident
A five year old boy, David Lutkehaus, died after being caught under a city bus on Hooven Ave in Hamilton. Driver Herbert Hoelle, 24, said he stopped after hearing a scream. He died of internal injuries at Mercy Hospital. Funeral services set for Wednesday at Klaus Funeral Home.
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Hamilton
Butler County
David Lutkehaus
Louis Lutkehaus
Weller Ave
Middletown
Herbert Hoelle
Hooven Ave
Klaus
Greenwood Cemetery
Youth Held In Probe Of Hubcap Thefts
An 18 year old youth was arrested early yesterday in connection with car hubcap thefts. Stanley Ratliff of Franklin Route 2 was taken into custody at Clinton St and Reynolds Ave with hubcaps found in his car. Captain Ralph Bauer said owners or police will file charges.
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Paul Fouts
Bill Brewer
Stanley Ratliff
Franklin Route 2
Clinton St
Reynolds Ave
Ralph Bauer
Weatherman Predicts Cloudy Wet Cool Conditions
A weatherman forecasts cloudy and cool conditions for today tonight and tomorrow with temperatures near the upper 50s tomorrow and a high around 50 today. Tonight's low near 42 and showers likely. Rain measured 0.22 inches in the 24 hours to 8 am today. Yesterday's high reached 60 and low 34 while today's low was 42 with a 9 15 am temperature of 44.
Local GI Wounded on Heartbreak Ridge
Corporal James D. Pennington 19 son of Alfred Pennington of 1205 Central Ave was wounded in the right forearm March 23 in Korea mortar fire during fighting on Heartbreak Ridge He is the 38th Middletown soldier wounded in Korea His mother lives at 3833 Colerain Ave Cincinnati He was with Company F 97th Infantry Regiment after training at Camp Polk La He was employed by Joffe furniture company here
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James D. Pennington
Alfred Pennington
Central Ave
Department of Defense
Young Pennington
Heartbreak Ridge
Korea
Colerain Ave
Cincinnati
Corporal Pennington
Middletown
National Guard
Camp Polk
97Th Infantry Regiment
Pennington
Joffe Furniture Company
Six Men Die in Multi Car Crash Near Princeton West Virginia
Two cars on a curve along U S 219 five miles east of Princeton collided on Easter Sunday. Six men were killed, four of them servicemen on furlough, and three others were seriously injured. State Trooper Mullins said one car skidded at high speed into the path of the other. The dead include George F. Tullis, about 25, Belpre Ohio, a soldier stationed in Atlanta.
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Princeton
W. Va
Here
L. P. Mullins
U. S. 219
George F. Tullis
Belpre
Atlanta
Real Estate Tax Bills Go Into Mail Valley Hikes Increase Bills
Real estate tax bills for about 23 000 properties in Middletown and parts of Lemon and Madison townships go out tomorrow. Deputy treasurer Carl Wedekind notes 17 percent valuation increases and a Middletown rate of 22 96 per thousand, with bills showing new values in the left corner. Taxpayers may have questions about the higher amounts. expected first half payments rise in several cases, such as one example from 3700 to 4330 in value and 40 to 49.71 in tax. collections begin gradually, with full swing by Thursday.
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Middletown
Lemon
Madison
Carl Wedekind
Wedekind
State Board of Tax Appeals
Peterson's Ointment Promises Fast Pimples Relief
An advertisement touts a 40c box of Peterson's Ointment for irritated skin with pimples and itching. It claims prompt relief, improved appearance, and a money back guarantee if not delighted.
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Peterson
Adv
Red Mortar Wounds GI of Franklin in Korea
Private Raymondus Kercher 19, son of Mrs Ida Rt Dean of Franklin, wounded by enemy mortar fire in Korea. Flesh wounds to face and neck. Telegram from the Department of Defense notified his mother on Saturday. Kercher, a 1951 Girirsonville High School graduate, served in a propaganda unit behind red lines. His brother George, 21, a Marine, sailing for Korea.
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Franklin
Raymondus Kercher
Ida Rt
East Second St
Korea
Kercher
Department of Defense
Red
Girirsonville High School
Otterbein College
Camp Breckinridge
Korea Battlefront
George Kercher
Peter Pan Plays At Paramount Monday And Tuesday
At The Movies: Paramount shows Peter Pan on Monday and Tuesday with screenings at 1:45, 3:50, 5:50, 7:50 and 9:55 p.m.
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Paramount
Free Book on Arthritis and Rheumatism Ad
A 44 page book titled Rheumatism is offered free by The Ball Clinic Excelsior Springs Missouri. The ad claims non surgical non medical treatment provides lasting relief and invites readers to request the booklet with no obligation.
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Ball Clinic
Dept
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
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