Middletown City Operations Slightly Higher in First Half 1952
General city operations for the first six months of 1952 totaled 358 499 41, about 21 000 over the prior year. Director Harry E Newlin notes the city remains within budget with 34 341 50 allocated to the capital improvements fund from last fall's one mill levy. Salary and equipment costs drive the rise, including a 74 percent step increase effective April 16 and purchases of new cars.
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Middletown
Harry E. Newlin
An Anen
The
Eye
Newlin
Five Year Old Boy Hit By Car Injuries Minor
A five year old boy escaped serious injury after being struck by a car at Baltimore Street and Central Avenue. Bruce Edward Johnson 2213 South Avenue treated at Middletown Hospital for head abrasions and a bruised knee. Driver Wallace Edwin Sheley Sr 1820 Oberon Drive cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian. A separate accident involved a driverless truck rolling down Grand Avenue and hitting a utility pole, causing damage estimated at 800 dollars. the pole sustained about 100 dollars in damage.
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Baltimore St
Central Ave
Bruce Edward Johnson
South Ave
Middletown Hospital
Wallace Edwin Sheley, Sr
Oberon Dr
Grand Ave
George W. Conners
Reynolds Ave
Low Bids On Patrol Post Total $39 320
Low bidders for the Route 4 Ohio State Highway Patrol post between Hamilton and Middletown include Stephen Gross & Son for general contracting Beltzhoover Electric for electrical work and John Arpp for Keating. The $39 320 award total is to fund a one story plus basement building near Rockdale Rd housing 14 men, with work starting in about a month and completion planned for fall.
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State Highway Patrol
Hamilton
Middletown
Stephen Gross & Son
Beltzhoover Electric Company
Cincinnati
John Arpp
Keating
Highway Patrol
Columnbus
Rockdale Rd
Five Year Old Struck by Vehicle on Yankee Road
Five year old Terry Bush, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Bush, suffered abrasions to the knee and ankle when he ran into the path of a car after a truck blocked in a restricted zone. Patrolman Harold Gray notes the truck driver Sherman Aphreys was cited for restricted parking. The boy was taken to Middletown Hospital for x rays.
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Terry Bush
Edward Bush
Yankee Rd
Harold Gray
Simon KR. Shumaker
Lebanon
Sherman Aphreys
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Riggs Ambulance
Blam! Truck Tire Blowout Stirs Quiet City Scene
At 10 a m Manchester Avenue and Broad Street saw a formal pause as traffic halted for a red light. A Drumford Trucking Company driver Ray Tutt reported a blowout on a heavy duty truck carrying a six ton roll to Gardner Board and Carton from Cincinnati.
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Manchester Ave
Broad St
YMCA
Civic Association
Ray Tutt
Drumford Trucking Company
Ols
Nouahty
Weather Forecast Sees Mild Warm-Up Ahead
The weatherman notes a modest rise in temperatures tomorrow with no extreme heat. Tonight will be fair and cool with lows around 55. Yesterday's high reached 90 and the low 64 early this morning as rain remains scarce in most regions.
Two Minor Fires Reported With No Damage
Two small fires were reported yesterday. At 1:45 p.m. grass in a vacant Armco Steel lot on Trine Street caught fire from unknown causes and was extinguished in 25 minutes. A backfire from a passing automobile ignited spilled gasoline in the 1500 block of South Verity Parkway at 10:30 p.m., quickly contained with gasoline flushed from the street.
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Penn
Yesteray
Trine St
Armco Steel
South Verity Pkwy
July Building Permits Rise in Middletown says Corson
Orville Corson building commissioner reports July costs at 225,593 dollars with 74 permits issued and ten new buildings. He notes July was slow but activity picked up toward month end and forecasts busier times ahead.
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Middletown
Orville Corson
Corson
Police Briefs Arrests and Bicycle Theft Reported
Paul Duncan of this city was arrested late last night at Son's Grill on Broad St on a charge of carrying concealed weapons and a loaded gun. An investigation charge was also lodged. Jimmy Squires of 1211 First Ave reported the theft of his bicycle licensed 13 930 from the Strand theater.
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Paul Duncan
Son's Grill
Broad St
Duncan
Jimmy Squires
First Ave
Strand Theater
Crystal Veterans Pile Up Five Years On Honor List
Crystal Tissue Company adds three more veteran workers to its quarter century club. Morris Thompson of Middletown Route 2 with 30 years, William Henry of 711 Buena Vista Ave with 25 years, and Cicero Hickman of Excello with 25 years are lauded for long service. Thompson joined in 1917 and now heads the tool room. Henry came from Canada in 1927 and serves as machine tender on unit four. Hickman began as a fourth hand in 1927 and later became back tender on the same machine. Thompson has 11 children and 11 grandchildren. Henry has over three million pounds of quality tissue produced. Hickman has a son, two daughters, and a grandson.
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The
Crystal Tissue Company
Morris D. Thompson
Middletown
William P. Henry
Buena Vista Ave
Cicero W Hickman
Excello
Thompson
Millwright Department
Air Force
Alaska
Crystal
Hickman
Cannonsfield
Cicero W. Hickman
Greetings Induction Orders Sent to 26 Men Here
Selective Service Board 10 announced today that 26 men have been ordered to report for induction on September 11. Inductees will report at 116 South Main Street and then travel to Cincinnati for swearing in. Many are college graduates, with 22 others already inducted on August 7. The Army has called 30,000 draftees for September, bringing total draftees since 1950 to 1,013,430.
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Selective Service Board
J. Wylie Mitchell
South Main St
Cincinnati
Mitchell
Army
Selective Service
Midstate City Sees 122 July Accidents injuring 30
Lt. James Combs reports 122 accidents in Middletown during July with 30 persons injured. Bureau notes 25 adults and five children hurt. fatalities improved to one so far versus five at the same point last year. Most injuries involve two motor vehicles, followed by vehicle pedestrian crashes. Property damage only incidents trail last year though injuries are up slightly.
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Middletown
James Combs
Howeve
Armco Park取消全天开放举办退伍军人野餐
Armco Park 将全天关闭以便举行退伍军人俱乐部野餐活动。预计将有超过1800人出席，野餐于下午两点开始，公众禁止进入。
Fire Department responds to dizziness call on Canal and Reynolds
Emergency squad aided John Buchanan of 29 River Street Franklin after sudden dizziness at 11 51 a m Thursday. He received treatment on site and was transported by ambulance to Middletown Hospital after examination by a physician.
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Fire Department
Canal St
Reynolds Ave
John Buchanan
River St
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Driver requests grand jury on DWI charge in Butler County
Edward Gillum aged 31 of Middletown Route 1 appeared in Municipal Court and was ordered held for the Butler County Grand Jury on charges of fleeing the scene of an accident and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Gillum was arrested by the State Highway Patrol after a Verity Parkway incident involving Sam Cornett and later wrecked the vehicle he was driving. Lt. James Combs said Cornett identified him and filed the charges. Gillum asked to be remanded to the Grand Jury during court proceedings.
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Edward Gillum
Middletown
Engle's Corner
Gillum
State Highway Patrol
Sam Cornett
Farmersville
Verity Pkwy
Elwood St
Cornett
City sees good response to weed cutting and repairs
Citizens have given a good response to weed cutting on vacant lots and to sidewalk curb and gutter repairs. City manager H. W. Starick said notices will go to those who fail to comply, a survey is under way, and the city may perform work and assess owners if action is not taken.
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H. W. Starick
Starick
Youth Admits Arson In Two Barn Fires
Ravenna reports a 17 year old boy confessed to starting two barn fires causing combined losses of fifteen thousand dollars. Sheriff's office notes the incidents occurred recently in Portage County.
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Ravenna
Portage County
Roy F. Garrett
Women's Elite Democratic Club to hold Saturday meeting
The Women s Elite Democratic Club convenes Saturday at 8 30 p m at Mrs Lois Gordon s home 1632 Sycamore St to choose a delegate for the Toledo October convention The Rosebud Club meets Friday at 8 30 p m at Mrs Lucille Banks 608 Seventeenth Ave
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Lois Gordon
Sycamore St
Rosie Garrett
Toledo
Rosebud Club
Lucille Banks
Seventeenth Ave
YMCA Camp Hook staff list incomplete says official
Harry ter Braak, YMCA official, complains that yesterday’s journal omitted staff details for the YMCA Boys Camp August 6 to 16 at Camp Hook. He names Mrs. Edgar Swank as camp cook and kitchen presider and notes she will also cook for the Girls Camp August 17 to 27.
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YMCA
Camp Hook
Harry Ter Braak
Ter Braak
Edgar Swank
Testimony Set For Cassidy Case In Butler County Court
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore Detective John Fitzgerald and Patrolman William Palmer were subpoenaed as witnesses in the Cassidy burglary and larceny case. Cassidy admitted the burglary was suggested by a Middletown officer identified as Big Palmer. Cassidy, paroled from Mansfield Reformatory, testified after a Wednesday delay. the trial centers on a June 25 break in at Henderson Coal Company where accomplice Earl Ray White was fatally wounded.
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Joseph Blackmore
John Fitzgerald
William Palmer
Robert Cassidy
Harlan St
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Cassidy
Middletown
Big
Henderson Coal Company
Woodlawn Ave
Earl Ray White
Moore Sr
Blackmore
Fitzgerald
Roy Crout
White
Cramer
Mansfield Reformatory
At The Movies Showtimes This Weekend
Paramount shows Friday and Saturday with About Face at 1 20 3 25 5 30 7 35 and 9 40 p m. Strand lists Highly Dangerous at 1 15 4 10 7 10 and 10 05 p m Hills of Utah at 2 50 5 50 8 45 p m. Saturday times include Highly Dangerous at 3 30 6 55 10 10 p m and Hills of Utah at 2 10 5 35 9 p m.
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Hills of
Utah
Hills of Utah
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the Worthmore’s Annual
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