Easter egg hunt in Middletown park yields prizes and cheers
A large Easter egg hunt at Middletown Park drew 2 400 eggs hidden by volunteers from the Retail Merchants Association and police. Prizes ranged from 50 cents to $2 with 52 prize eggs, all but one found. Children enjoyed music by Loretta Thompson as traffic was kept orderly by state patrol and police.
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Retail Merchants Association
Middletown
John Mandzak
California
Manchester Rd
Ohio 73
Tytus Ave
Loretta Thompson
State Patrol
Boy
New York Central Railroad
Salvation Army
Armco Steel
Ferguson
Association
Easter Euny
The
Merchants Association
Cohn
Lou Phillips
Merle Leeds
Mandrak
Roy Patterson
Larry Sharp
Miamisburg
Lois Youtsler
Charles McMillan
Marlene Campbell
Connie Belcher
William Crowe
Randy Schmacker
Edward Rose
Joe Collins
Marcia Lynn Slamka
Darrell Gibson
Garry Lee Dalton
Richard Toler
Beth Galeese
Mike Abell
Larry Guthrie
Jerry Brown
Shirley Hollar
Wilma Kemplin
Linda Sue McKelvey
Travis Snider
Carolyn Jean Haskin
Barbara Slamka
Bobby Duff
Louis Young
Garry Warlaumont
Joe Simmons
Janet Lee Ewing
Ronnie Wright
Brenda Mehl
Linda Kay Dennis
Johnny Morgan
Stephanie Jacobs
John Perkins
Dixie Lee Pergram
Kaye Jones
Jerry Richstein
Jim Thompson
Chris Ferlise
John Blevins
Jimmy Hartman
John Knapp
Joe Kinder
David Logan
Jimmy Davis
Oxford State Rd
Armco Park
Ed Cohn
Gale Trowbridge
Baltimore St
Bill Weith
Driver Charged After Tipsy Vehicle Hits Post
Billy Hatton aged 22 of 3102 Seneca Street was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after his car struck a cement post at Hatfield Coal Company on Central Avenue 9 40 p m. Police said the accident caused $150 damage to Hatton s car and $35 damage to another vehicle. A second crash on South Broad Street caused minor damage to two cars as they tried to pass a double parked vehicle.
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Billy Hatton
Seneca St
Doty St
Central Ave
Satuday
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 an auto accident near Grat is Germantown in Preble County. Myrtle Campbell 27 Ora Campbell 32 and John Bunch 20 were treated and dismissed from Middletown Hospital Emergency Department at 8 25 p m. They were transported by E B Tees ambulance Germantown.
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Hamilton
Gratis
Germantown
Preble County
Middletown Hospital
Myrtle Campbell
Ora Campbell
John Bunch
E. B. Tees
Woman Injured as Car Crashes into Franklin Grocery
Mrs Madge Baskett 47 of Franklin Route 1 was injured when a car driven by Clyde Chariton 23 of Springboro crashed into the Dixie Market at Blue Ball. Baskett is hospitalized with rib and chest injuries while her husband Charles Baskett 49 and two car passengers are treated and released. Chariton faces reckless driving charges in Franklin Municipal Court.
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Madge Baskett
Franklin Route 1
Blue Ball
Middletown Hospital
Clyde Chariton
Springboro
Franklin Municipal Court
Melbmetan Deer Dle
aAmmaniagna
Charles Baskett
A. S. 25
Ohio 122
Dixie Market
Baskett
Ticket Shortage Hits Dr Peale Dinner Event
The Midlletown Council of Churches reports dwindling ticket supply for its annual dinner with Dr Norman Vincent Peale as principal speaker. About 800 attendees are expected at 6 30 p m Wednesday in the Manchester Hotel, with tickets scarce at local churches and the YMCA.
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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 Set
Central property owners may attend a City Planning Commission hearing at 7 30 p m tomorrow in the Civic Association auditorium on a proposed zoning ordinance. They oppose a neighborhood business zone on Central Ave from Magnolia to Highview Rd citing deed restrictions in Eldorado subdivision. Maps by planning expert L Segoe of Cincinnati will be displayed.
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City Planning Commission
Civic Association
Central Ave
Magnolia Dr
Magnolia
Highview Rd
Eldorado Subdivision
City Commission
L. Segoe
Cincinnati
Boy James Vinson Bitten by Dog
Police report a 10 year old James Vinson of 1404 Michigan Ave was bitten by a dog yesterday. The article notes a sundial’s slow progression from December 25 to April 15 and June 14 to September 1 with the rest of the year advancing normally.
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James Vinson
Michigan Ave
FiveYearOld Killed In Hamilton Bus Accident
Hamilton boy David Lutkehaus five died after his foot caught in a bus door and a rear wheel ran over him in the 800 block of Hooven Avenue. Driver Herbert Hoelle 24 stopped the bus after a woman screamed. He died at Mercy Hospital from internal injuries. Funeral service set at Klaus Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
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Hamilton
Butler County
David Lutkehaus
Louis Lutkehaus
Weller Ave
Middletown
Herbert Hoelle
Hoelle
Mercy Hospital
Garret Boone
Hooven Ave
Klaus Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
Youth Held In Probe Of Hubcap Thefts
An 18 year old youth was arrested early yesterday in connection with hubcap thefts. Stanley Ratliff of Franklin Route 2 was arrested at Clinton St and Reynolds Ave with hubcaps found in his car. Charges will be filed by owners or police.
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Paul Fouts
Bill Brewer
Stanley Ratliff
Franklin Route 2
Clinton St
Reynolds Ave
Ralph Bauer
Weather Outlook Calls For Soggy Cool Day Ahead
The weatherman forecasts cloudy wet and cool conditions today tonight and tomorrow with a high near 58 and a low around 42. Intermittent showers are expected with about 0.22 inches of rain in the last 24 hours ending 8 am today.
Local GI Wounded on Heartbreak Ridge in Korea
Cpl. James D. Pennington age 19 son of Alfred Pennington 1205 Central Ave was wounded in the right forearm March 23 during fighting on Heartbreak Ridge Korea A Defense Department telegram reported the injury He is the 38th Middletown soldier wounded in Korea He trained at Camp Polk La and was with Company F 97th Infantry Regiment He had been employed by Joffe Furniture Co. Cincinnati mother at 3833 Colerain Ave.
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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
iCamp Polk
97Th Infantry Regiment
Pennington
Joffe Furniture Company
Six Men Die In Weekend Crash Near Princeton
On U S 219 five miles east of Princeton two cars collided on a curve killing six men including George F. Tullis of Belpre Ohio, a soldier stationed in Atlanta. Four of the deceased were servicemen home on Easter furlough and three other men were injured seriously. one car skidded at high speed into the other. State Trooper L P Mullins reported the fatal crash occurred Sunday.
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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 Amid Valuation Hikes
Tax bills for about 23 000 properties in Middletown and Lemon and Madison townships go out with 17 percent valuation increases. Deputy treasurer Carl Wedekind notes the old values appear on top due to time constraints. new values appear in the left corner next to the first half amount. Higher rates push totals up, with examples showing a rise from 40 to 49.71 dollars per half year. Tax offices anticipate collections to start within days and grow by Thursday.
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Middletown
Lemon
Madison
Carl Wedekind
Wedekind
State Board of Tax Appeals
Peterson's Ointment Ad Promises Fast Skin Relief
An advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as fast relief for itchy pimples red blotches and irritated skin. It claims prompt soothing of smarting and itching and a money back guarantee if not delighted.
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Peterson
Adv
Red Mortar Wounds GI of Franklin
Pvt. Raymond Tse Kercher 19 son of Ida R Dean Franklin was wounded by enemy mortar fire in Korea while on duty in a propaganda unit. He suffered flesh wounds to face and neck. His mother learned by telegram from the Department of Defense. Kercher, a 1951 Girirsonville High School graduate, attended Otterbein College and enlisted in 1952. His brother George Kercher 21 a Marine also sailed for Korea three weeks earlier.
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Franklin
Raymond Tse Kercher
Ida R Dean
East Second St
Korea
Kercher
Department of Defense
Red Forces
Girirsonville High School
Otterbein College
Camp Breckinridge
Korea Battlefront
George Kercher
At The Movies Paramount Peter Pan Showings
The Paramount schedules Peter Pan for Monday and Tuesday with showings 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
An enlarged 44 page booklet titled Rheumatism offers non medical non surgical treatment details. It claims drugs provide only temporary relief and promises long term relief after 33 years of success. Free booklet with no obligation sent to Ball Clinic Dept 1922 Excelsior Springs Missouri.
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Ball Clinic
Dept
Excelsior Springs
Missouri
Adv
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Donald Weidner
Charles Weidner
Bexley Dr
Sheila Rigg
William Rigg
Don
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
Hamiltonians
Dr. Peale
Odie Centers
Sheridan Ave
Wanda Centers Clemmons
James Barrett
Logan Ave
Barrett
Garfield St
Norman Johnson
Waite St
Barbara Mills
Ruth Lawson
Marvin
Dad
Daddy
First National Bank of
National Bank OF Middletown
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Armco East
Sutphin Park Place
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