Father Of Ten Killed In West Middletown Auto Crash
Olney Hatton, 44, of 2213 Pearl St., father of ten, died after his car overturned at 1 a.m. on Route 122 near West Middletown Hill. Hatton, thrown from the vehicle, followed another wreck at the same spot in Butler County's 19th fatality this year. His son said Hatton had been following Bowen's car. Bowen's car first went into a ditch. Hatton worked as crane operator in Armco maintenance and lived ten years in the area. Arrangements are incomplete.
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Auto
West Middletown
Middletown
Olney
Hatton
Pearl St
Middletown Hospital
Route 122
James Bow
Butler County
Columbus
Elk Creek Rd
Frank Hartgers
Lumbus
Garret J. Boone
Edward
Bowen
Mainenance
Jean
Greensburg
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
Sorg Paper Company Grants 2 Percent Cost of Living raise
The Sorg Paper Company announces a 2 percent cost of living increase for 570 employees. The adjustment affects 416 hourly workers on August 4 and 154 salaried workers on August 1, aligned with UPW CIO Local 112 contract. Base rate rises to 1.37, top to 2.02 per hour. index shows 41 percent of next adjustment.
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Sorg Paper Company
Sorg
United Paper Workers of America, Cio
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Cincinnati
Aaron Fields
Upw-Cio 112
At The Movies Showings This Weekend at Paramount
Paramount lists Saturday screenings: Apron Slick at 1 15, 4 10, 7 05 and 10 00 p m Here Come The Nelsons at 2 50, 5 45 and 8 45 p m Sunday Clash By Night at 7 20, 3 25, 5 30, 7 35 and 9 40 p m Meanwhile Saturday double features include Winning of the West at 1 55, 5 15, 7 50 and 10 30 p m Fighting Phantom at 3 25, 6 45 and 9 20 p m Sunday Sands of Iwo Jima at 1 30, 5 25 and 9 20 p m and Hoodlum Empire at 3 35 and 7 30 p m.
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Iwo Jima
Middletown Woman Asked to Lower Prayers After Disturbance
Police were called at 1:15 a m by neighbors to a Middletown home where a woman praying loudly for forgiveness after admitting she had drunk beer was asked to quiet her supplications. No law against praying but disturbance rules apply.
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Middletown
Gratis Mayor Lloyd Lane dies at 46 in Dayton hospital
Lloyd W. Lane 46 mayor of Gratis died Friday morning en route to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton after a year of ill health. He served a second term and belonged to First Brethren Church and Eden Lodge IOOF. Survivors include widow Ann and son Donald. IOOF to hold memorials Sunday. funeral Monday at Zimmerman Funeral Home Gratis with burial in Fairview Cemetery.
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Gratis
Lloyd W. Lane
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Lane
First Brethren Church
Eden Lodge Ioof
Sheffield Corporation
Ann
Donald
Curt Lane
Camden
Glen Lane
Middletown
Pauline Maag
Buffalo
N. Y
Ioof Lodge
Zimmerman
West
Alexandria
Franklin Court Assesses 23 Drivers in One Afternoon
In Franklin Municipal Court Judge J. T. Riley fined fourteen and forfeited nine bonds after patrol and city cases. Fines included Charles Salley for reckless operation and other drivers for yellow line violations, speeding, and failure to yield. Several defendants from Franklin and other cities faced varying penalties and costs.
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Franklin
J. T. Riley
State Highway Patrol
Charles Salley
Joseph Oppenheimer
Cincinnati
Leegley
Thirfield Ave
Richard Schierlon
Dayton
Clarence Osborn Jr
Ypsilanti
Mich
Paul E. Ross
Brookeville
Theodore Mench
Mary Bors
Walter Smith
Bossy Moore
Miamisburg
Thomas Collins
Elkatan
Samuel Studebaker
New Carlisle
Willie L. Thomas
Detroit
Albert Bolbinger
Floster Sawyer
Robert Smith
Sing
Harry Schultz
Troit
Michael Radick
Silas Hatton
Carol Machle
Victor Latarget
Winona Dr
Middletown
Richard Johnson
Ottawa St
Theodore Marshall
Bad Brakes Trigger Two Car Crash and Arrest
An 18 year old motorist James Roberts of 1124 Lafayette was arrested on charges of insufficient brakes after a midnight crash at Lafayette Ave and Main St. He collided with 27 year old George Grubbs of 3104 Illinois Ave who had stopped for a stop sign. Damages totaled 25 dollars to Grubbs car and 50 dollars to a parked vehicle of Frank James at 1713 Garfield St.
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Lafayette Ave
Main St
James Roberts
Lafayette
George R. Grubbs
Ilinois Ave
Grubbs
Roberts
Frank James
Garfield St
Mrs. Margaret Gabbard dies after hospital stay
Margaret Gabbard 52 of 1009 Columbia Ave died at Middletown Hospital at 12 30 am after a 10 day admission. She lived in the city 15 years and formerly worked in a hospital laundry. She is survived by daughter Ethel Clark her husband Alfred son Irving Gabbard mother Rachel Reynolds and sisters Ida Reynolds and Dora Kopes all of Cincinnati. Funeral services set for 3 15 pm Monday at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Visitation after 6 pm Sunday at the funeral home.
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Margaret Gabbard
Columbia Ave
Middletown Hospital
Ethel M. Clark
Alfred
Irving Gabbard
Franklin
Rachel Reynolds
Syracuse Woman Sophia Pappas Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs Sophia Pappas 55 of 904 South McBride Street Syracuse New York dies at home after brief illness Funeral services for Mrs Pappas will be held in Syracuse and graveside rites Monday at Woodside Cemetery The Rev George Hitis of St Constantine and Helena Greek Orthodox Church will officiate The body will arrive Monday morning at Joseph R Taker and Sons Funeral Home for calling hours after 10 AM.
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Woodside
Sophia Pappas
South
McBride St
Syracuse
N. Y
George Hiotis
St. Constantine and Helena
Pappas
James Pappas
Joseph R. Taker and Sons Funeral Home
Longtime Germantown Farmer John Briney Dies at 78
John Briney 78 retired farmer died at his Germantown Route 1 residence Thursday night after an illness since last December. He lived in Liberty before retiring four years ago and was the oldest member of the Jr. O.U.A.M. in Ohio. Survived by widow Louella, granddaughter Joan Carlos, two sisters and a brother. Memorial services for the lodge are set at John Arpp Funeral Home Sunday night with burial Monday at Hillgrove Cemetery Eaton Pike.
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John Briney
Briney
Liberty
The
Jr. O.U.A.M
Lodge
Ohio
Miami Council 7
Dayton
Louella
Joan Carlos
Mary Patch
Anna Swallow
California
George Binney
Detroit
John Arpp
John Bench
Hillgrove Cemetery
Eaton Pike
Funeral services set for Mrs Leona Long in Germantown
Mrs Leona Long 81 formerly of Dayton died at her granddaughter’s Germantown home. Services at Whitmer Brothers Funeral Home Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev Richard Vitz officiating and graveside at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at 3 30 p.m. She resided in Dayton 40 years and was active in the Dayton Fortnightly club and St John Evangelical and Reformed Church. She is survived by three sisters a brother five grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Friends may call 2 9 p.m. today and Sunday until services.
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Germantown
Leona Long
Dayton
Whitmer Brothers Funeral Home
North Ludlow St
Richard Vitz
Pleasant Hill
Long
George Hoffman
West Market St
St. John
Funeral set for John Sandlin retired Penn Railroad worker
John Sandlin 66 died Friday night at his South Lebanon home. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at South Lebanon Church of God with burial in South Lebanon Cemetery. Survived by widow Laura two daughters Mrs Bud Cameron Mt Vernon Ky and Mrs Della Coomer two sons Millard and Albert Sandlin all of South Lebanon one sister Miss Mell Sandlin of Lockland and three brothers Luther Robert and Thomas Sandlin all of Kentucky. Friends may call at Oswald Funeral Home.
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Lebanon
John Sandlin
Pennsylvania Railroad
South Lebanon
Lockland
Luther, Robert
Thomas Sandlin
Kentucky
Oswald
Actress Lucille Ward Smith Dies in Dayton Home
Lucille Ward Smith known on stage and screen as Lucille Ward died last night at a sister’s home near Dayton Ohio. The obituary notes her prominence in theatre and film roles over many years.
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Dayton
Lucille Ward Smith
Lucille Ward
Here
Major Clyde H. Davis Jr sneaks combat mission in Korea
Major Clyde H. Davis Jr a First Marine Air Wing officer and Middleton native continues to fly Panther jets from a forward Korea base while awaiting orders for a five month Quantico training stint in the U S He was wounded by ground fire in April when a bullet shattered his jet windshield narrowly missing his head His wife Eleanor and two sons reside in Santa Ana California He is a 1930s Middleton High School and Ohio University graduate
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Clyde H. Davis, Jr
North Korea
Major Davis
Marine
Corps
Korea
United States
Quantico
C. H. Davis
Ardmore Dr
Davis
Middletown High School
Ohio University At
Athens
Eleanor
Santa Ana
Calif
Three Grass Fires Mar City Record Clean For Week
Three minor grass fires disrupted the city’s week as records show no tires since August 1. Fire units responded to incidents on Curtis Street and Forest Avenue, Wildwood Road, and Chester Street involving rail right of ways and a car fire scare at Broad and Vanderveer with emergency brake noted. Jane Cass, driving a Sorrell-owned car, reported a blaze that was not found.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Curtis St
Forest Ave
New York Central Railroad
Wildwood Rd
Company Two
NYC
Chester St
Jane Cass
Yankee Rd
Kenneth Sorrell
Broad and Vanderveer
Bartender Hurt Calming Drinker At King Pin Tavern
John Kalney a bartender at the King Pin Tavern 27 South Clinton Street was treated at Middletown Hospital emergency room shortly after 10 p m Friday for lacerations of the forehead. He required 10 sutures to close a wound above his right eye caused by a bottle wielded by an unidentified man as Kalney tried to quiet the disturbance. Also treated at the same emergency room at 8 a m today was Asa Oakley found unconscious on a Crawford Street sidewalk after an assault.
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John Kalney
King Pin Tavern
South
Clinton St
Middletown Hospital
Kalney
Asa Oakley
Crawford St
Mother and child hurt in Lebanon crash on South Mound St
A 22 year old mother Pauline Morsie of Oregonia and her one year old child were injured when a car driven by her husband Dealton Morsie 23 lost control and struck a tree on South Mound Street Lebanon. The mother fractured her right ankle and the baby had head cuts. Dealton Morsie was charged with reckless operation. The pair were taken to Middletown Hospital by Oswald Ambulance.
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Lebanon
South Mound St
Pauline Morsie
Oregonia
Dealton Morsie
Morsie
Middletown Hospital
Oswald
Municipal Court Hears Non-Support Charge Against Castleman
Charles Castleman 23 of Leba non appeared in Municipal Court before Judge Alton H Combs facing non support charges. He was ordered held on a 1500 dollar bond at Butler County jail pending Grand Jury action. warrant signed by his wife Velma Castleman.
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Non
Butler County
Alton H. Combs
Velma Castleman
Local offenders receive suspended terms in Cincinnati court
Men named Leon Taylor and L V Kindred faced fines and brief jail terms. Taylor 18 of Cooper Alley had a $20 fine and $13 suspended if he passes a driving test within 10 days and obtains a license. Kindred 21 of Young Street was charged with assault and battery and given $6 court costs and 10 days suspended on good behavior. A separate case cites a Ruth Reynolds warrant with a judge suspending a workhouse term if the complainant stays away.
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Leon Taylor
Cooper Alley
Taylor
L. V.kindred
Young St
Firemen Pay For Their Own Meals and Raise Details
The Journal corrects earlier reports that firemen receive free meals while on duty. Meals at city fire stations are paid by the men. The final step in the progressive salary plan is reached after three years, not two and a half, with top pay at $327.87 per month.
Bankruptcy Filed by Middletown Boiler Operator
Andrew Jackson Smiley Jr of 111 Webster Street filed a bankruptcy petition in U S District Court Cincinnati listing debts of 1938 dollars and 33 cents and assets of 170 dollars.
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Andrew Jackson Smiley, Jr
Webster St
Middletown
Police Briefs Slashing Crash And DUI Alleges Downtown
Three tires were slashed Friday night and a car owned by Albert Knight of 716 Eighteenth Ave had front and back seats damaged while parked outside his home. Charles Evans, 24, of 415 State St. Trenton, was arrested at 11:45 p.m. on a no license charge and released on recognizance. Ann Newsley, 10, was bitten by a dog owned by a Cooper Alley resident and treated. owner warned. Edgar Short, 48, of West Middletown jailed on a driving while intoxicated charge after a Route 122 stop at 1:50 a.m. today.
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Albert Knight
Eighteenth Ave
Knight
Charles Edward Evans
State St
Trenton
South Main St
Ann Newsley
South Broad St
Cooper Alley
Edgar Short
West Middletown
Colin Henderson Arrested on Central Ave for Intoxication
Colin Henderson aged 29 of 1904 Fleming Road was arrested at 3 45 a m today on Central Avenue on charges of intoxication and resisting arrest.
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Colin Henderson
Fleming Rd
Central Ave
Ancient marbles played by Egyptian and Roman children
The fragment notes that Egyptian and Roman children played marbles many years ago and mentions the birth of Christ.
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Christ
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