Salk Polio Vaccine for Middletown Arrives
The Salk polio vaccine reached Middletown in a refrigerated truck at 11:30 a.m. Local Health Commissioner Robert McConaughy retrieved Middletown’s share from Dayton after a 14 county district pickup. A 65-dose shipment arrived in Dayton earlier today as part of a larger Ohio distribution from Wyeth Laboratories and Eli Lilly. Vaccination for about 2150 first and second graders will begin Wednesday April 27 at 1 p.m. with organizers at Middletown High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Robert McConaughy
McConaughy
Dayton
Benjamin Sawyer
Sawyer
Middletown High School
Optimist Club Discusses Aged Citizens Needs in Middletown
Harry Gordon and Tom Carlson outlined senior citizen needs for Middletown's Golden Age Club at a noon Optimist Club meeting. They cited 10,000 residents aged 60 plus and national aging trends while noting plans for an auditorium and living facilities. Installations and conventions were announced, including June 25 ceremonies and a Springfield district Optimist gathering May 12–14.
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Harry Gordon
The
Golden, Ap
Tom Carlson
City Parks and Recreation
Yestrday
Optimist Club
Golden Age Club
Carlson
Gordon
Middletown
United States
Q. R. Reeder
Evening Optimists
Chuck Cunningham
George Fox
Springfield
Louis Rossi
Paul Steigerwald
Club
Joseph Blackmore
Opti- Derby
Woman Struck By Auto But Hurts Slight
A Middletown woman sustained minor injuries after being struck by a car on 1st Avenue. She received face and knee bruises, hospitalization not required. The incident involved a car driven east by J W Maysilles, and occurred near 1200 block. Police report details include other vehicle damage and owners linked to local addresses.
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Middletown
1St Avenue
Bill Ave
Hatfield
J. W. Maysilles
Philadelphia Ave
Police Briefs Summarize Local Warrants And Thefts
Police report multiple arrests on warrants including Robert Brandenburg for failure to provide and Ottis Ward on a non support warrant. A $50 radio was stolen from Marvin's Radio & Television Shop. Crit Mays was arrested on an assault and battery warrant. Marvin Mullins was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Richard Alexander faced careless driving and muffler violation charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Brandenburg
Brell
Ottis Ward
Woodlawn Ave
Marvin
Radio & Television
Central Ave
Crit Mays
Logan Ave
Richard Alexander
Ellen Dr
Verity Parkway
Germantown Road
Hubcap Stolen From Car Near Tytus Ave and Auburn St
Clister Traylor of the YMCA reported a hubcap was stolen from his car parked at the intersection of Tytus Avenue and Auburn Street on Thursday.
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Clister Traylor
YMCA
Tytus Avenue
Auburn Street
At The Movies Listings for Paramount and Strand
At Paramount on Saturday Richochet Romance shows at 1 30 4 20 7 10 and 9 40 p m Hansel and Gretel at 3 00 6 00 and 8 45 p m Sunday Barefoot Contessa at 1 30 5 20 and 9 20 p m West of Zanzibar at 4 00 and 7 50 p m Strand shows White Orchid at 1 15 5 00 and 8 30 p m The Outcast at 2 45 6 35 and 10 00 p m Sunday Carolina Cannon ball at 1 30 4 00 6 30 and 9 00 p m 5 20 7 50 and 10 20 p m
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Zanzibar
Carolina
Daylight Time Switch Advances Midstate Train Schedules
New system timetables issued by the New York Central cut daylight hours. Four trains through Middletown shift depart times: Mercury northbound to Cleveland 3:59 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. arrival. No. 442 to Cleveland 11:34 p.m. to 5:27 a.m.. No. 433 southbound from Cleveland 11:50 a.m. to Middletown 5:35 p.m.. Ohio State Limited eastbound to New York 4:41 p.m. arrival 8:15 a.m. No changes to northbound 9:32 a.m., Mercury, or westbound Ohio State Limited.
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New York Central Railroad
New York Central
Middletown
T. E. van Cleve
The
Mercury
Cleveland
New York
Ohio State Limited
Two Injured In Crash On Ohio Rt. 741
Two people were injured when a southbound car struck a stopped vehicle on Ohio Route 741 two miles south of Springboro. Lucian Powell 26 of Hamilton suffered abdominal and right side pain. Maurine Lyman 36 of Lebanon Township had knee bruises. A third occupant James Lyman 41 of Lebanon reported the stopped car was driven by him. The collision occurred about 7 30 this morning and both autos lay in a ditch after the impact. Powell and Lyman were taken to Middletown Hospital by Eaton ambulance.
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Ohio
Springboro
Middletown Hospital
Eaton
Franklin
Lucian Powell
N.ith St
Hamilton
Powell
Maurine Lyman
Lebanon Rt. 1
Allen Walter
7Th St
James Lyman
Injuries Prove Fatal For Accident Victim
Springfield Ohio injuries prove fatal for Cecil Adams 52 of Willoughby who died at Springfield City Hospital from injuries after a truck slid into a ditch off Ohio 4 north of Mechanicsburg in Champaign County Friday.
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Springfield
Ohio
Cecil Adams
Willoughby
Springfield City Hospital
Ohio 4
Mechanicsburg
Champaign County
Middletown Welcomes Its Year’s First Newborn Baby
Jannuis Lee Jones, Middletown’s 1955 New Year’s baby, survived a 76 day hospital stay after birth at one pound 12 ounces. Born at 3 45 p m on New Years Day, he weighed 1 12 pounds and weighed six pounds 3 ounces at home on his return. Hospital staff praised his recovery and he received gifts from local merchants.
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Sape
Middletown
James Lewis
Tiny Jamnuis Lee Jones
Roger Jones Sr
Jannuis Lee Jones
Calumet Ave
Jannuis
Middletownn Hospital
Nadine Orr
Jensie
Route 4 relocation moves ahead in Butler Warren counties
Work on the 5 102 mile relocation of State Route 73 between Middletown and Franklin progresses with tree clearing nearly done. Grading and pipe laying continue as 24 culverts are planned and 400 000 cubic yards of earth moved. The Clear Creek bridge near Franklin will widen to 58 feet to add two lanes. Project Engineer Howard Palmer says the project is on schedule with contractor Don Cisle praised. Contract cost stands at 1 197 991 81, far below original estimates, with completion set for July 31 1956.
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Warren
Butler
Middletown
Franklin
J. S. Paxton
State Highway Department
Clear Creek
Howard AH. Palmer
Don Cisle
Family Spats Spark Police Calls Featured in Early Morning Disturbances
Two family quarrels prompted police calls when a woman reported her husband had locked her in. Officers Landon Webb and Robert Nunamakers arrived at 1 04 a m and mediated a peaceful outcome after the parties agreed to hold peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon Webb
Robert Nunamakers
Science Student Wins First Rating at State Contest
Lemon Monroe ninth grader Sarah Simpson earned a first rating in the Ohio Academy of Science state contest at Ohio Wesleyan University. Richard Hogan, a twelfth grader, received a second rating. Simpson previously won a superior rating regionally for a planetarium exhibit and Hogan also earned a superior for a bacteriology display.
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Lemon - Monroe
Sarah Simpson
Ohio Academy of Science
Ohio Wesleyan University
Scond Lemon-Monroe
Richard Hogan
Miss Simpson
Hogan
Jet Boom Echoes Across Middletown Area
A sonic boom believed to come from supersonic jets rattled Middletown around 5:20 pm. Wright Patterson officials identified two planes a F 86 D from the 97th Fighter Squadron and an F 100 used for test purposes while SAC planes reportedly cross country. No damage reported as residents flooded police lines with inquiries.
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Middletown
Dayton
Lebanon
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Middletonianis
Journal
Local Attorney Admitted To Supreme Court
Wittian E. Rathman a Middletown attorney has been admitted to practice before the U S Supreme Court. He took the oath Tuesday in open court before Chief Justice Earl Warren and eight associate justices. His parents Mr and Mrs E D Rathman and sister Beth Ann witnessed the ceremony in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittian E. Rathman
Middletown
Two Prowlers Scared Away Near Middletown Home
Robert Gustin of 1913 Wayne Ave. reported frightening away two prowlers last night after hearing a noise at his kitchen window. He described a heavyset man about 40 and a boy about 15 who looked into a shed behind his property. they fled onto Wayne Avenue and disappeared. Detectives Paul Fouts and Harold Gray investigated but found no suspects.
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Middletown
Paul Fouts
Harold Gray
Robert Gustin
Wayne Ave
Gustin
Wayne Avenue
Two Men Seize Woman on Michigan Avenue
A woman reported to Patrolman Howard Watson that two unidentified men grabbed her on Michigan Avenue last night. She fought them off with kicks and screams. officers searched the area but found no suspects.
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Howard Watson
Michigan Avenue
Obituary notices for Estella Levering and Mrs Keith listed
Estella E Levering 59 former Middletown resident died at White Cross Hospital Columbus from cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by husband Russell two daughters and five grandchildren. Services at Dowds Mt Vernon with burial in Mound View Cemetery. Also notice for Mrs Keith Miltonville native Trenton Nazarene Church member with extensive survivors listed. Arrangements incomplete at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home.
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Estella E. Levering
Middletown
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Chris Baldwin
Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Dowds Funeral Home
Willard M. Lockard
Caledonia, Ohio
Elva Brown
Troy St
Dayton
Keith
White Oak
Miltonville
Trenton Church of the Nazarene
Brown
Anna Powley
Bonnie Flaig
Hamilton
Rose Clark
Wineta
Singleton
Betty Judd
Trenton
Ralph
Russell
Shiloh
Alvin
San Diego
Calif
Hobart
Fairborn
Emma Allen
Tishia Thurman
Anna Vincent
Portsmouth
Tony Prater
Ashland
Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home
Middletown Native Frank Zulock Dies in Youngstown
Frank Zulock sixty six, a Middletown native by moved to Youngstown twenty years ago, died yesterday morning. He was a millwright for Sharon Steel Corp. in Youngstown. Survived by wife Mary two sons of Youngstown father John Zulock Middletown sisters Maynard Bogan Anna Rowe Middletown brothers Stephen Louis Middletown. Arrangements incomplete at a Youngstown funeral home.
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Frank Zulock
Middletown
Youngstown
Zulock
St. John's School
Sharon Steel Corp
Mary
John Zulock
Maynard Bogan
Anna Rowe
Stephen
Louis
Mrs Margaret Rus sell McFadden Death in Bell California
Margaret Rus sell McFadden of 6838 Specht Ave Bell California died after a long illness. A former Yankee Road resident she lived in California more than 20 years. Her mother Mrs John Russell formerly of Middletown died recently. Survived by husband James a son Jack L Anderson and daughter Mrs James Copeland both of Bell services and burial will be in California.
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Margaret Russell McFadden
Specht Ave
Bel
Calif
McFadden
Yankee Road
California
John Russell
Middletown
Mrs Jeannett Keith Dies at 61 in Miltonville
Mrs Jeannett Keith, 61, of Miltonville, died at 12 55 a m today. Her passing was announced by a local hospital spokesman. Memorial arrangements are pending.
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Jeannett Keith
Miltonville
George Harrell Morrow dies. services set
George Harrell Morrow 81 a retired state highway department employee and lifelong Morrow resident died last night at a Dayton nursing home. He is survived by sister Miss Jessie Harrell of Morrow six nephews and two nieces. Services are 2 30 p m Monday at Yale Funeral Home with burial in Morrow Cemetery.
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Morrow
George Harrell
State Highway Department
Dayton
Harrell
Jessie Harrell
Yale Funeral Home
Morrow Cemetery
Obituary Notices for Issenmann Byrd and Others
Erwin C. Issenmann age 57 of 505 Marcia Ave. funeral service 2 p.m. Monday at Webb Funeral Home. Lloyd Byrd age 45 of Nichols Road Oxford Route 2 service 7:30 p.m. today at Brown Dawson Funeral Home and 2 p.m. Monday at Lewis Funeral Home Irvine Kentucky.
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Erwin C. Issenmann
Marcia Ave
Webb Funeral Home
Lloyd Byrd
Nichols Road
Oxford Rt
Brown- Dawson Funeral Home
Lewis Funeral Home
Irvine
NYU Aeronautical Professor Dr Chi te t Wang Died
AP reports New York University aeronautical engineering professor Dr Chi teh Wang aged 35 was born in Hangzhou China and died Friday. In Berkeley California widow Kitty Newbern Chiperfield 50 wife of Representative Robert B. Chiperfield died Friday. born in Marianna Arkansas.
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Associated Press
New York
Chi-teh Wang
New York University
Hangchow
China
Berkeley
Calif
Kitty Newbern Chiperfield
Canton
Ill
Robert B. Chiperfield
R-Ii
Marianna
Ark
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Joan Baxter
7Th Ave
Harden Hagins
Columbus Avenue
N. Broad Street
Marvin Mullins
Andrews St
Manchester Avenue
Clinton Street
Paramount
D. W. Snider
Insurance
Renny Wise
Pound Yooish
Ohio Rt
Butler County
State Highway Planning Department
ANCE
Howard Sears
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbraham and
Wilmore
WPFB
Mt. Texas
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Jet
Supreme Court
Mrs. Estella
Margaret McFadden
Mrs. Jeannett Keith
Perry Printing CO
Yankee Rd
Robert H. Mizell
Calvary Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Church
AFL
Main & Sth
Training Union
Central Church of Christ
P.M
First Church of God
Crawford Street
R. C. Caudill
Christ
N. K. Powell
Butler, Pa
Heer
Doug Oldham
America
Grace
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