Ten Crashes Reported Last Night Injure Four
Police logged ten accidents late yesterday and early today two pedestrians and two motorists sustained minor injuries. Names include Herbert Tower Banks 51 of 809 Eighteenth Ave and Luther Tatum 702 Seventeenth Ave plus Mrs Minta Elam 54 of Main St and Richard Timberman 17 of Moore St. Damages varied from $10 to $300 with several drivers fleeing the scene or facing charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verity
Clinton’ St
Herbert Tower Banks
Eighteenth Ave
Luther Tatum
Seventeenth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Banks
Stanley Long
West Middletown
Tatum
Easter program at churches Sunday breakfast
Colored News Breakfast will be served from 7 to 9 am Sunday at New Era Baptist Church in the dining room. After Sunday School at 9:30 am at Second Baptist Church, the children will present an Easter program. All participants should report on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Era Baptist Church
Second Baptist Church
Armco Plants Freed From Government Seizure Mostly
Armco Steel Corporation reports most of its plants are released from seizure. W. W. Sebald states in a Commerce Department telegram that all plants except Ashland Kentucky and Baltimore Maryland are now freed, with Sheffield Steel not yet mentioned. Addressed sites include Middletown Hamilton Piqua Zanesville Ohio and Butler Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
Armco Steel Corporation
W. W. Sebald
Charles Sawyer
U. S. Secretary of Commerce
United States
Oo Ky
Baltimore
Ashland
Balti
More
CIO
Sheffield Steel Corporation
Sheffield
Middletown
Hamilton
Piqua
Zanesville
Ohio
Butler
Former Resident Dies In Columbus Auto Crash
William R. Craft 24, of Pennsylvania Ave Columbus, died in an early morning auto crash en route home from Crystal Tissue Company where he worked. A former city resident, he served four years in Germany with the Army and had lived here three months. He is survived by his widow Alberta Back Craft, a son William Terry, his parents Mr and Mrs Joel Craft of Laurel Indiana, two sisters Martha Craft and Pat Craft, and two brothers Jack and Danny. Funeral services are incomplete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Craft
Pennsylvania Ave
Columbus
Craft
Crystal Tissue Company
Germany
Highway Patrol
Alberta Back Craft
William Terry
Joel Craft
Laurel
Ind
Martha Craft
Pat Craft
Jack
Danny
Obituary: George H. Kerns Jr. 19 Dies in Middletown Hospital
George H. Kerns Jr., 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Kerns Sr., of Howe Road West Middleton Route 2, died Friday evening at Middletown Hospital after a weeklong illness. A Trenton native born September 9, 1932, he was a 1950 Trenton High School graduate and farmed since. Surviving: his parents, sister Jannet Arlene Kerns, grandfather Charles Kerns of Miamisburg, and grandmother Anna Klipfer of Farmersville. Funeral 3 p.m. Monday at Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. Louis R. Walter. burial Miltonville Cemetery. Visitations 2–5 and 7–10 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Kerns, Jr
George H. Kerns Sr
Howe Rd
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Kerns
Trenton
First Methodist Church
Jannet Arlene Kerns
Charles Kerns
Miamisburg
Anna Klipfer
Farmersville
Wilson Funeral Home
Louis R. Walter
Miltonville
Funeral
Infant Rhinehart laid to rest at Woodside Cemetery
Graveside services were held at 10 30 a m for the infant son of Mr and Mrs Roger Rhinehart of 1234 Prospect Ave Born Friday at Middletown hospital The Maxberry Funeral Home handled arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodside
Roger Rhinehart
Prospect Ave
Middletown
Maxberry Funeral Home
Funeral services for Ada M. Nicodemus 83
Funeral services for Ada M. Nicodemus widow of William S. Nicodemus aged 83 will be at 2 p m Monday at Roberts Funeral Home 921 Brown St Dayton Rev Harvey G Clark officiating burial in Mound Hill Cemetery She died Thursday at Way Rest Home where she resided two years a former South Park resident native of Middletown lived in Dayton 40 years Survived by sisters Maude Dickey Franklin and Pearl Brown Richmond Tex calling hours after 2 p m Sunday
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Ada M. Nicodemus
William S. Nicodemus
Roberts Funeral Home
Brown St
Dayton
Harvey G Clark
Mound Hill Cemetery
Nicodemus
Way Rest Home
South Park
Middletown
Maude Dickey
Franklin
Pearl Brown
Richmond
Tex
Funeral services for Mary Virginia Smith held at Tabscot Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Virginia Smith 49 will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Tabscot Baptist Church Carlisle Road with Joseph Moore of Dayton and Edward Allen of Greensfork officiating. Burial will follow in Woodhill Cemetery. She died Friday at her daughter’s home near Dayton. She is survived by husband Jesse L. Smith four sons Vernon Denny Orville Lee of Waynesville Route 3 and William of Camp Atterbury Ind two daughters Laura Jean Brown Ada Smith and a sister Mrs. Walter Fitts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dixie Highway
Franklin
Jesse L. Smith
Vernon, Denny
Orville Lee
Waynesville
William
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Brown
Ada Smith
Dayton
Funeral services for Amanda E. Weidman
Amanda E. Weidman 78 was found dead at her home at 19 East Fifth Street. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Antioch A B Church near Brookville with Rev. Milford Ater officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Survivors include several nieces and nephews. Visitation begins after 2 p.m. Sunday at Anglesby Funeral Home.
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Franklin
Amanda E. Weidman
East Fifth St
Antioch A.B
Brookville
Milford Ater
Pleasant Hill
Anglesby
Funeral services for Marna Jean Sorah in Dayton
Funeral arrangements for five year old Marna Jean Sorah daughter of Mrs. Vincent Sorah Brookville Route 2 will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Hoyne Funeral Home 635 Salem Ave Dayton. Burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. The child died Thursday in Mi.
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Brookville
Marna Jean Sorah
Vincent Sorah
Hoyne Funeral Home
Salem Ave
Dayton
Memorial Park Cemetery
April Showers Compete With Easter in Middle Town
The forecast says showers may damp Easter Sunday in Middle Town and vicinity with warmer Sunday than Saturday. A light wind could lift skirts while umbrellas are advised for church. Sunday night turns colder as rain stops. the day’s high reached 45 and the low 42. Rain yesterday totaled .09 inch.
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Middletown
Milady
Steak House Liquor Permit Hearing Before Board
Ray W. Tyler operating as the Miami Steak and Chop House near West Middletown Route 1 will appear before the Ohio Board of Liquor Control in Columbus next Tuesday at 9 a.m. as part of 41 alleged violations including sales to minors and gambling devices. Hearings are open to the public at 33 North Third St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray W. Tyler
Miami Steak and Chop House
West Middletown
Board of Liquor Control
Columbus
Y%hio
North Third St
Valley Hospital Obituary Noted Family Ties
A brief illness preceded the death of a local resident. Survivors include two sisters Barbara and Kathyleen and grandparents Mr and Mrs William C Sarah of Lebanon Route 1 and Mr and Mrs Russell Miller of Wichita Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ami Valley Hospital
Barbara
Kathyleen
William C. Sarah
Lebanon Route 1
Russell Miller
Wichita, Kan
Hamilton Deaths Run dall Stockley rites set Monday
Hamilton services for Randall Stockley 77 of 607 Hanover St will be Monday at 2 p.m. at Brown-Dawson Funeral Home. Private services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday for Grace de la Croix 65 of 917 Park Ave who died Thursday in Cincinnati General Hospital. Nellie A. Claire 65 dies Thursday with rites at 2 p.m. this afternoon at Proscher Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Randall Stockley
Hanover St
Brown-Dawson
Stokley
Klaus Funeral
Grace de la Croix
Park Ave
Cincinnati General Hospital
Nellie A. Claire
Proscher Funeral
Oxford Deaths For Henry D Boble 87 Services Held
Henry D Boble aged 87 died Thursday. Private burial services were held Saturday at the Marshall Smith Funeral Home. Sandy Alva Rochold formerly of Oxford died Thursday in a Cincinnati hospital. private services were held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Miller Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry D. Boble
Miller Funeral Home
Marshall- Smith Funeral
Sandy Alva Rochold
Oxford
Cincinnati
Obituary notices for Dine Otterbein Tefft Walsh
Elijah Lorenz Dine 75 Eaton Route 4 farmer died Thursday services 2 30 p m Sunday Gettysburg Presbyterian Church Henry C Otterbein 84 former Cincinnati bank president died at home born Marietta came to Cincinnati 1895 president Provident Bank 1946 1950 director at death Forrest Tefft 62 ceramics executive former American Ceramic Society president died Friday Rev Charles J Walsh S J 54 president Santa Clara University 1940 1945 died Thursday
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EATON
Elijah Lorenz Dine
Farmer
Gettysburg Presbyterian Church
Cincinnati
Henry C. Otterbein
Cincinnati Bank
Iday
A. Nielen Co
Otterbein
Marietta
Provident Bank & Trust Co
Columbus, C
Santa Clara
Calif
Charles J. Walsh
S. J
Santa Clara University
Prize Eggs Gilded For Big Hunt Sunday
Armco Park hosts the annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Middletown Retail Merchants Association. Ed Dohn supervised gilding of the giant Golden Egg worth $5, with a junior prize of $2.50. 180 dozen eggs were colored as 15,000 to 20,000 people are expected to attend at 1 p.m. Sunday. Retail merchants will hide 50 prize eggs at 10 a.m. in police-protected grounds, with a roped area for kiddie hunts and cash prizes starting at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Park
Middletown Retail Merchants Association
Ed Dohn
Dohn
Ladies Home League
The
Salvation Army
Home League
William Prescott
Army
14 Motorists Fined Four Others Cited
14 motorists were fined and four cited to court for highway arrests across the area. Fines by Mayors Leach Camden Linn Evendale McGrew Geisen Stretcher included offenses such as no license, overloaded truck, stop signs, crossing yellow lines, reckless operation, and fictitious registration. Names include Oscar Speicer Jack Lavendusky William Duncan Joseph Long James Ward John Bronston Gilmore Hess Joe L Clay Walter Crout Janice Conrad Dudley Gill Albert Johnson John Astor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Leach
Sharonville
Oscar Speicer
Williamsburg
Jack Lavendusky
South Bend
William Duncan
Dayton
Joseph Long
James Ward
Tennessee
John Bronston
Richmond
Ind
William Browning
Camden
Thomas Linn
Monroe
James Dunham
Cincinnati
Shead Reese
Berea Ky
Beech St
Middletown
Stretcher
Trenton
Janice Conrad
Hamilton
Squire Otto Graffner
Franklin Court
James Warner
Dudley Gill
Michigan
Albert Johnson
Miamisburg
John Astor
Sunday Sales Refused Here
Carfax Inc. at 20 South Broad St. had a D-1 Sunday sales permit denied by the Department of Liquor Control after objections from Calvary Methodist Church. Hearing dated July 7, 1950, in Middletown City Auditorium. Appeal allowed within 30 days to the Clerk of the Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carfax, Inc
South Broad St
Department of Liquor Control
Calvary Methodist Church
Broad St
Middletown
Cleveland Hearings On Reds In UAW Set
Washington reports the Senate subcommittee will hold hearings in Cleveland on United Workers Union operations April 17 and 18. About six witnesses have been subpoenaed as Sen. Watkins prepares to lead. The union was expelled from the CIO on Communist domination charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Cleveland
United Workers Union
Richard Arens
Sen. Watkins
Utah
CIO
Telephone Strike Here Remains Quiet Yet Wages Distributed
Ray Welsh of the local CWA CIO union says Michigan telephone strike settlement may help here. He notes pay checks for last week were issued by Ohio Bell but only half the women workers have received checks. Checks to be mailed from local offices and Cleveland headquarters. Picket lines paused three hours for Good Friday church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Welsh
Cwa-Cio
Michigan
Welsh
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Cleveland
Navy Band Day Proclaimed Two Middletown Concerts
City Commission Chairman Francis Carmody proclaims Navy Band Day in Middletown with two concerts at Middletown High School. The Kiwanis Club sponsors, directing band proceeds to aid underprivileged children. Gene Young guests, Frank Simon directs, Sea Chanters appear tonight from Miami University NROTC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Band
Middletown
Francis Carmody
United States Navy Band
Middletown High School
Miami Valley
Kiwanis Club
Gene Young
Frank Simon
Armco
Sea Chanters
Miami University
NROTC
Child Burned Seriously in Kitchen Accident
A three year old girl Greta Jett suffered second degree burns to face neck and shoulders when she pulled a kettle of hot water onto herself at her grandparents home on Somerville Route 1. She was admitted to Middletown hospital with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Greta Jett
Elmo Jett
Young St
Martha Snyder
Middletwen Route 2
Police Briefs Reveal DUI and License Violations
Courtney James Powell, 46, of 1713 Fleming Rd, arrested on failure to have an operator license failure to register a motor vehicle and operating under the influence of alcohol. He was taken into custody today at 3:10 am at Clinac St and Vail Ave. Gordon Bennett, 23, of 128 Webster St, Hamilton, captured in this city and held for Hamilton authorities on careless driving warrants.
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Louis Carl Oliver
Sycamore St
Yankee Rd
Oliver
Carl L. Frye
Sutphin St
Kenneth L. Frye
William Ferguson
Seventeenth Ave
Sixth Ave
Ferguson
Mildred B. Kain
Young St
Kain
Howard E. Ellis
Ellis
Courtney James Powell
Fleming Rd
Cas
Clinac St
Vail Ave
Ster St
Hamilton
Arrests in City Include License Charge and AWOL Case
A man on Ave was arrested for failing to have an operator’s license after police cited him early today at the intersection of Tytus Ave and Catalpa St. Fred Dennis, 19, of 1320 Columbia Ave, was taken into custody on a charge of being AWOL from the armed forces and is being held for military authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dennis
Columbia Ave
Stanley Ferguson Arrested on Careless Driving Warrant
Stanley Ferguson aged 45 of 2110 Baltimore Street was arrested at his home on a warrant charging careless driving, according to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Ferguson
Baltimore St
Pike Compromise Rejected By Maumee Group
Maumee objectors rejected the Ohio Turnpike Commission compromise delaying turnpike plans by at least four months. Commission Chairman James Shacknessy warned the rejection could push back sales of 245 million dollars in bonds and shorten the window for land purchases and construction starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Maumee
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Commission
James Shacknessy
Maumee Group
At The Movies Showings This Weekend
Paramount shows Snow White at 1 45 3 45 5 45 7 45 and 9 45 p m Str and shows Criminal Lawyer at 1 55 5 35 8 45 Silver City at 3 20 7 00 10 05 Colonial presents Pa and Ma Kettle At The Fair with many daily times Dixie Cruise In screens Johnny One Eye at 7 45 10 49 Mule Train at 9 22 p m
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Silver City
Ma Kettle
Johnny One Eye
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Main St
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Richard Timberman
Moore St
Clinton St
Timberman
Central Ave
Clara Belcher
Malvern St
Lester Samuel Baer
Washington St
North Bend
An Ave
Auburn St
Belcher
Baer
Tytus Ave
Donald J. Ginn
Eighth Ave
Roy A. White
McGee Ave
Louis Ralph Homer
Earl Lairson
Burton Rd
Walter McNeil
Centerville
South Main St
Colored News
McAlpin
Clinton
Rhinehart
Seat Pest Control CO
Mary Virginia Smith
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbraham and
Wilmore Drive
Lee Roberson
Roberson
Highland Park Baptist
Tennessee Temple College
Chattanooga
Word of God
Charles Ashcraft
Harrison
Clarence. Walker
Clarence Walker
Ashland Avenue Baptist Church
Lexington
Kentucky
Ashland Avenue
Dallas F. Billington
Akron Baptist Temple
Akron
Steak House
Reds
UAW
John A. Cottrell
Mayfield
Cumberland
Presbyterian Church
Sheffield and
Plymouth
Sts
Navy
Carmody
Luther Arnolds
Somerville
John Belvo
Joe Haas
Gordon Bennett
Robert Barr
Vannest
Pike
Paramount
Leo Berman
Capitol Dry Cleaning
S. Broad
Manchester
1719
Oberon Dr
Avalon
Winton St
Yankee Road
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Radar
Excello Maude Conte
Hollingsworth
Westinghouse
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