Two Columbus Men Die In Route 122 Crash Near Middletown
David T. Davis 48 of 24 East Second Ave Columbus dies from chest injuries after a collision with Donald T. Willis 18 of Gratis on Route 122 Elk Creek Rd. Frank Hartgers 48 of 656 South Boys Ave Columbus is in serious condition with skull fractures and other injuries. Willis and passengers suffer minor injuries. Davis death marks Butler County’s 18th traffic fatality this year. Burial planned in Columbus after funeral home transfer. Both men employed by Haddad Construction Co. of Columbus working on Middletown storm sewers.
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Middletown Hospital
Route 122
Elk Creek Rd
David T. Davis
East Second Ave
Frank Hartgers
South Boys Ave
Davis
Butler County
Hartgers
Donald T. Willis
Gratis
B. A. Joyce
Willis
Middletown
Elk Creek
Joyce
H Willis
Ethel McCloud
Camden Route 1
Haddad Constructon Co
Mary of Columbus
Frank Ferguson
Roland
Leroy
McCoy-Leffler
Showers Likely For Area Tonight
Weather forecast for Middletown Ohio calls for likely showers tonight and Thursday. Expect mid 60s tonight with a Thursday high near 85 as the area recovers from recent heat and humidity. Yesterday’s readings ranged from a 66 degree low to a 92 degree high, with morning temps around 64.
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Middletown
Ohio
Driver Hurt In Two-Car Wreck Here
One motorist sustained minor injuries in a city crash yesterday. Robert Noble, 17, treated at Middletown Hospital for a sprained ankle and forehead cut, was dismissed. Noble’s car collided with John Slone’s 39 near Cherry Street and Taylor Avenue at 4:35 p.m. Slone’s car spun, Nobie’s hit a telephone pole.
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Robert Noble
Morgan St
Middletown Hospital
Noble
John Slone
Walnut St
Lexington
Cherry St
Taylor Ave
Slone
Nobie
Profit charity show spurs Lewis Street controversy
A Lewis Street amateur show staged by John Stonerock at his home was billed as for profit not charity. A morning voice said admission would be 10 cents for adults and seven for children, with capacity at 25 then later 35. Profits would allegedly go to a dozen underprivileged kids.
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Lewis St
John Stonerock
Liverpool Okays Sewage Disposal Plant
EAST LIVERPOOL Ohio City Council approved a one million dollar sewage disposal plant in a Tuesday session at Lewis T. Capehart home. Capehart, 84, was too ill to attend but his vote was needed to pass the project.
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East Liverpool
Lewis T. Capehart
Capehart
Fifty More Join Jobless Ranks Here In Week
Unemployment claims at the Mid. Motown office of the Ohio State Employment Center rose to 650 for the week ended August 2. The Middletown center, including Lebanon, ranks 10th among about 60 Ohio cities. Other cities with higher counts include Alliance, Bridgeport, Elyria, Hamilton, Mansfield, New Lexington, Portsmouth, Springfield, Steubenville and Warren. Hamilton shows a 53 rise over the prior two weeks. Claims on August 2 totaled 985, 629 above last August’s average.
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Ohio State Employment Center
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Lebanon
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Alliance
Bridgeport
Elyria
Hamilton
Mansfield
New Lexington
Portsmouth
Springfield
Steubenville
Warren
Eight Are Fined In Area Courts
Eight drivers were fined for traffic violations in area courts. Jasper Everton of Lebanon and Edward Kimble of Waynesville were fined $15 plus costs for speeding. Daniel Clayton of Cincinnati and Raymond Easterling of Middletown were fined $15 plus costs for speeding. Willie Alexander of Detroit faced $10 plus costs for passing on a curve. Melvin Burns of Dayton and Everett Van Winkle of Hamilton were fined $10 plus costs for various offenses. Harry Straw of Duquesne was fined $15 for passing in an intersection.
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Jasper Everton
Lebanon
William Fraser
Edward Kimble
Waynesville
Fraser
Daniel Clayton
Cincinnati
Justice of the Peace
Otto Graffner
Millville
Willie Alexander
Detroit
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Raymond Easterling
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown
Linn
Middletown to repair streets at five main thoroughfares
City plans resurfacing on Central Avenue from Water to Sutphin, Charles, Crawford and Broad Streets plus east end of First Avenue. Project cost now projected at 85000 for street work and 40000 for sidewalk curb and gutter repairs with property owners paying unless weather disrupts. Bids due August 18 in Engineering Department.
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H. W. Starich
Central Ave
Water St
Sutphin St
Charles St
Crawford St
Broad St
First Ave
Starick
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
W. H. Shawhan
Public Utilities
Minor items face commission on city session
The city commission meets tonight with a sidewalk petition from Alameda residents at Grand Ave and Sutphin St. They will hear a land acquisition report for Central Ave. improvements as most parcels are obtained with one owner out of town. An Ardmore Kenwood and Aberdeen Dr traffic ordinance faces a third reading. Bids for a mowing tractor are set, and a Kensington St. sidewalk request stalls due to court action.
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Grand Ave
Sutphin
Central Ave
H. W. Starick
Ardmore
Kenwood
Aberdeen Drs
Starick
Kensington St
Two Cases Charge Abandonment In Municipal Court
Two men appeared in Municipal Court on abandonment charges. Adam William Neal of 2009 Logan Ave was held for action of the Butler County Grand Jury on a $500 bond. Judge Alton H. Combs continued Early Marshall of 1401 Sycamore St for four weeks and ordered $25 weekly support.
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Adam William Neal
Logan Ave
Butler County
Grand Jury
Alton H. Combs
Early Marshall
Sycamore St
Seven Fairfield School Officials Quit in Feud Over Construction Policy
In Greenfield Ohio seven officials of the Fairfield district schools at Leesburg resigned Tuesday after a feud over school construction policies. The group includes Louis A. Pausch supervising principal and board members Eileen Willis Higgins Morgan Hakes Woodmansee and Van Pett.
Fake License Embarrassing To Local Man
In Eaton Ohio a man with medium build and slicked hair attempted to steal two sachets from a doctor Oral L. D. Kennedy of Columbus whose car bore license plates 101MG. Police believe the plates are fictitious and alerted regional authorities after a prior similar incident weeks earlier.
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Eaton
Ohio
Indiana
Oral L. D. Kennedy
Columbus
West Main St
Rainbow Hovers Over Middletown
The sky showed a rainbow above parched corn fields near Middletown though no rain fell. The arc appeared as a semicircle around the sun, prompting farmers to hope for rain soon despite the unusual display.
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Middletown
Journal
Noah
Man 73 Recovers From Hip Injury After Fall
A 73 year old man fell on steps outside his home and fractured his right hip. John Sexton of 521 Garfield St. was admitted to Middletown Hospital in fair condition. Also reported Kyle Wolf aged 7 suffered fractures in his right forearm while playing yesterday.
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Middletown Hospital
John Sexton
Garfield St
Kyle Wolf
Franklin Route 1
Middletown Legion Delegation Heads to Columbus Convention
A 25 man Middletown American Legion Post 218 delegation will attend the Ohio Legion convention in Columbus with one of the largest state delegations. The group will leave Thursday afternoon and stay at the Deshler Waldorf hotel, with additional members expected over the weekend. State officers will be elected Sunday and post leader Walter H. Spindler will head the delegation along with several former state officials.
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Middletown
Samuel J. McAdow
E. A
Don Dillman
Joe Cox
J. B. Strickland
F. H. Gillespie
Ray Skinner
Howard Wilson
Arlie Griffith
Dick Leichty
Joe Canter
Deshler Walrick
Columbus
Building Permits Issued Total 45 155 for Alterations and Additions
The city building commission issued twenty building permits during the week July 28 to August 4 totaling 45,155 dollars. Most permits covered alterations and additions. three were for new homes and two for garages. Names, addresses, and values include Pearl Gibbs 1,000. Kennie Collins 800. John Belleau 1,500. Otto Robinson 1,000. Domenico Rossi 1,700. Wilbur Washington 200. O F Milligan 11,000. Ella Lane 1,040. William Armstrong 500. Harold Thompson 500. Lee Pearson 500. Chester Smith 855. R O Hayes 200. Orvill B Williams 3,500. Erma Quinn 1,000. Ray Goodnight 710. A Fralic 550. G W Lang 600. Frank B Whitman 8,000. Albert Creekhaum 10,000.
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Pearl Gibbs
South Main St
Kennie Collins
Church St
John Belleau
Malvern St
Otto Robinson
Eighth Ave
Domenico Rossi
Columbia Ave
Wilbur Washington
Ninth Ave
O. F. Milligan
Poinciana Dr
Ella Lane
Yankee Rd
William Armstrong
Auburn St
Harold Thompson
Catalpa St
Lee Pearson
Michigan St
Chester Smith
Ellen Dr
R. O. Hayes
Lorg Place
Orvill B. Williams
Lylburn Rd
Erma Quinn
Charles Sr
Ray Goodnight
LaFayette Ave
A. Fralic
Hill Ave
G. W. Lang
Frank B. Whitman
Gideon Rd
Albert Creekhaum
Eaton Av
Sunday Horse Show to Feature 100 Entrants at Brown's Run
More than 100 horses and the Indiana Color Guard will take part in the fourth annual horse show at Brown's Run Riding Club. The event starts at 11 a.m. and runs until about 5 p.m. with 17 events, spectator activities, and merchant sponsors. Judges include Tommy Barnhart, M. J. Brown, and Charles Coler. Opal and Jomer Tingle will announce. Ray Patrick chairs refreshments. The Color Guard recently appeared at the Cincinnati horse show.
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W. A. Thompson
Grace Patrick
Tommy Barnhart
Franklin
M. J. Brown
Cincinnati
Charles Coler
Opal
Jomer Tingle
College Corner
Ray Patrick
Toothy Mystery Teeth Believed Found on Verity Parkway
Police report a set of false teeth turned in by Herbert Hart of 1309 Grove St after being found on Verity Parkway between First Ave and Girard. They could not confirm if they match teeth lost when a motorist sneezed, sending teeth flying from a window.
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Herbert Hart
Grove St
Verity Pkwy
First Ave
Girardt
Patrolman Cleared In Cassidy Burglary Case
A Middletown patrolman, William Palmer, was cleared of entrapment in the Cassidy burglary case. Judge Fred B. Cramer found no evidence the incident originated with the officer, though he criticized Palmer’s judgment and noted Cassidy’s plan to burglarize the Gibbons Supply Company. The trial of Robert Cassidy ended with Cassidy's guilty plea to burglary and larceny, and Palmer’s probationary status unaffected.
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Middletown
Robert Cassidy
Harlan St
Common Pleas Court
Fred B. Cramer
Cramer
William Palmer
Earl Ray White, Moore Sr
Mansfield Reformatory
Henderson Ice and Coal Company
Palmer
Gibbons Supply Company
Joseph Blackmore
John Fitzgerald
Gibbons
White
At The Movies Listings and Times
The Paramount offers Story of Will Rogers at 1 15, 3 20, 5 30, 7 40 and 9 50 p.m. Aaron Slick at 1 15, 4 10, 7 05 and 10 p.m. Here Come The Nelsons at 2 50, 5 45 and 8 45 p.m. The Strand shows Amazon Quest at 1 30, 4 00, 6 30 and 9 00 p.m. Bomba The Jungle Boy at 2 45, 5 15, 7 45 and 10 15 p.m. Thursday Winning of the West at 1 40, 4 30, 7 20 and 10 10 p.m. Fighting Phantom at 3 00, 5 50 and 8 40 p.m. Americans use about 135 pounds of flour per capita annually.
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Paramount
Will Rogers
Aaron Slick
the Nelsons
Bomba
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