Third Polio Victim Admitted In Butler County
The third Middletown polio victim was admitted to Mercy Hospital Hamilton last night. William Shoemaker two year old son of Mr and Mrs Charles Shoemaker of 1019 Central Ave became Butler County's seventh case per Charles J Reuthe chairman of the county chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Wiliam Shoemaker
Charles Shoemaker
Central Ave
Butler County
Charles J. Reuthe
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Infant Revived By Fire Crew
A one month old girl revived by oxygen treatments given by firemen this morning. Barbara Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Taylor of 910 West Central Ave responded well to the treatments and was released from Middletown Hospital after firefighters took her there. Causes of the condition were not disclosed.
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Barbara Taylor
Ray Taylor
West Central Ave
Middletown Hosital
Middletown Man Uses Rifle After Alarm Sounds
Police say Mark Boyd of 904 Fifth Ave fired four shots into the air at 3 a.m. after hearing unusual noises in his back yard. No one was found and no injuries were reported.
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Middletown
Mark Boyd
Fifth Ave
Boyd
Man Charged With Cigaret Theft At Eagle’s Corner
Alex Rhodus Jr., 25, of 408 Oxford Street, was arrested on a warrant from Eagle's Corner Super Market owner E F Harding charging him with petit larceny. Four cartons of cigarets valued at seven dollars were alleged theft. Rhodus was taken into custody by Emanuel Schultheiss, James Greenfield, deputy sheriffs, and Ed Gordon, constable.
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Alex Rhodus, Jr
Oxford Stre Rtt
E. F. Harding
Eagle's Corner Super Market
Rhodus
Harding
Rhodes
Emanuel Schultheiss
James Greenfield
Ed Gordon
Ohio Guard Units Begin Two-Week Training Camp Atterbury
Non-divisional units of the National Guard totaling over 2,500 personnel started a two week training period at Camp Atterbury Indiana. The 66th Regimental Combat Team is a key Ohio Guard unit staging from central and southern Ohio cities. Another large unit is the 107th Armored Cavalry commanded by Col William W John from Cincinnati.
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Camp Atterbury
Ind
National Guard
66Th Regimental
Ohio Guard
Ohio
107Th Armored Cavalry
William W. John
Cincinnati
Former OU Students Sought For Club Here
Ohio University alumni plan a Bobcat Club meeting tomorrow night at 7 in the Civic Association Library. The event welcomes all former Ohio U. students to join and participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Ohio U
Civic Association
Life In WAFs A Good Fit For Two Local Sisters
Two Middleton women Betty and Agnes Wilson, ages 21 and 25, joined the Women's Air Force a month apart for four years. Betty trained at Frances E. Warren and faces Alaska duty while Agnes, at Lackland, plans overseas transfer and Texas memories. Both leave home soon for new postings and say the WAF life is manageable and rewarding.
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Wafs
Texas
Betty Wilson
Pfc
Agnes Wilson
Highland St
Women’s Air Force
Betty
Agnes
Middletonians
Miami Cabinet
Coolidge Corporation
Waf’s
WAF
Lackland AF Base
San Antonio
Tex
Europe
Alaska
Sampson Afb
Geneva N
Finger Lakes
Westover Afb
Springfield
Mass
Cpl
Pic
Hamilton Budget Shows 612 875 Increase in Operating Costs
Hamilton plans next year expenses up by 612 875 over 1951 with utilities up 303 871 and general fund up 189 172 to support police fire and services. Fifteen more police and fire personnel will join the payroll. Water mains policy shift cuts 27000 as real estate developers now fund line extensions, easing city costs.
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Hamilton
A County Budget Commission
Charles T. Ruppert
Water Department
Local Couple Injured In Crash Near Dayton
A Middletown couple, Lonnie and Mrs. Lonnie Gibson, were seriously injured when a vehicle rear-ended their truck on State Route 4 eight miles south of Dayton. Lonnie Gibson suffered back fractures, Mrs. Gibson head and arm bruises and shock, with Dan Gibson reporting a broken vertebrae. The truck overturned and was demolished. a hit and run driver is suspected. The Gibsons were returning from Dayton shopping and were treated at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Dayton.
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Middletown
Dayton
Lonnie Gibson
Manchester Ave
Gibson
Dan Gibson
Ed Rusk
Gib
Gibsons
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Flying Squadron Lungs Rushed to Lexington for Emergency Cases
Two iron lungs from Middletown Hospital join the Flying Squadron pool of the Butler County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. They were sent to Lexington Kentucky for emergencies, with escorts from Middletown police and Highway Patrol. One machine was swapped at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. Accompanying the respirators are Detective John Fitzgerald, Charles Reuthe, and Herman Rekers.
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Middletown Hospital
Lexington
Butler County
National Foundation For
Middletown
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
John Fitzgerald
Charles Reuthe
Herman Rekers
East German motorcycle cops organize traffic control
Berlin AP reports new squads of tough motorcycle cops patrol the Autobahn linking Berlin and West Germany. Clad in black uniforms they flag allied vehicles to warn of road hazards and urge lower speeds for safety.
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Berlin
East Germany
Communist People’s Police
West Germany
Cadillac Founder Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac Born
Detroit founder Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac was born on June 27, 1658, a birthplace attributed to the colonizing explorer and founder of early New France. The note marks his birth date and role in Detroit's origins.
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Detroit, Mich
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Flowery Petition to UN Trusteeship Council Described
An assistant clerk jailed in the French Cameroons sent a long, ornate appeal to UN Assistant Secretary-General Victor Hoo titled Last Cry for Help. The letter claims police beatings and a plotted hypnotism attack on his land, and notes the council promised an inquiry.
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Lake Success
United Nations Trusteeship Council
Cameroons
U.N
Victor Hoo
Norfolk Naval Base Commissioned as World's Largest
The Norfolk Virginia naval base, now the world’s largest, was commissioned on October 12, 1917, marking a major expansion of U S naval power during World War I.
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Norfolk, Va
Three More Homes Entered By Burglars
Mid city police report ongoing burglary wave in Middletown as three additional residential break ins over the weekend raise total to six. Victims include Pete Kalmus of 2702 Lopane Ave and Robert Drant of 900 Stanley St with loot reported as blank and $14 stolen respectively. Burglars entered via kitchen door and window, leaving one door open, while Wilton Smith residence was also ransacked.
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Middletown
Joe Blackmore
Pete Kalmus
Lopane Ave
Kalmus
Wilton Smith
Robert Drant
Stanley St
The
Ouse
Cincinnati Man Die By Own Action In Gas Explosion
Cincinnati detectives say Charles Trible 37 died from self inflicted blast after a quarrel with his wife. Investigators found a disconnected gas pipe and believe a spark from a switch or refrigerator ignited the fire. The wife and two children were burned but the couple’s quarrel preceded the tragedy.
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Cincinnati
John Greene
Lytle Young
Charles Trible
Frioy
Trible
Woodcutter 71 Beaten To Death Near Grand River
The beaten and bloodied body of 71 year old woodcutter John Bennett was found in the Grand River near Warren by his employer Frank Hites of West Farmington. Bennett lived in a shack on the Ralph Stoneman farm fifteen miles northwest of town where he and Hites had been cutting wood. Evidence of a violent struggle was found at the shack with a bloodied plank and a trail to the river.
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Warren
Grand River
Here
John Bennett
Frank Hites
West Farmington
Bennett
Ralph Stoneman
Hites
Chinese Hospitals Ask Reds For Control After Reform Edict
In Communist China since January 1, 35 American financed hospitals face seizures or reorganizations. Three were taken over, 24 requested government operation, three seek joint ops, three approved for independent operation. Subsidies largely cut as the regime seeks control without losing funds.
Ohio Couple Injured in Pa Traffic Accident
Joseph Gearhart and his wife Dorothy of Route 2nfield Ohio were seriously injured in a west of here traffic accident yesterday. Both suffered skull fractures.
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Kittaning
Joseph Gearhart
Dorothy
Queen Elizabeth Docks After Fog Delay in New York Harbor
The 83,673 ton liner Queen Elizabeth began discharging 2,122 passengers at 7 a.m. EST after an 18.5 hour fog delay. She had been anchored off Ambrose Lightship yesterday and started a rush to keep her scheduled sailing after midnight.
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New York
Ambrose
Young Housewife Forcibly Seized Then Dismissed by Suspects
A young housewife reported to police that two men forced her into a car yesterday near Crawford Street after leaving a restaurant. She said the men, about 22 or 23 in khaki Army uniforms, attempted to mistreat her while another man drove, then released her on East Grand Avenue and she walked home.
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Crawford St
East Grand Ave
Woodlawn Ave
Moore St
Two Drivers Face Charges in Franklin Minor Crashes
Franklin Special police charged Demars Cochran of Rochester New York and John Thomas Moore of Cincinnati with reckless operation after Cochran rear ended Robert Stone in traffic on Main Street near Seventh Street and Moore crashed into a tree on North Main near Jackson Street. Moore posted a forty dollar bond and both drivers were to be arraigned in mayor s court this afternoon.
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Franklin
Demars Cochran
Rochester
N. Y
John Thomas Moore
Cincinnati
Cochran
Robert E. Stone
Miamisburg
Stone
Main St
Seventh St
Moore
Young Hopalong Hopped Range Kid Missing on Vacation Ramble
Police seek 13 year old Charles Levine of Huntington West Virginia after a dispute with Mrs Weinstein prompted him to run away. He weighs 85 pounds, wears blue jeans and a Hopalong Cassidy shirt, and may be headed toward Cincinnati. He left the Weinstein home yesterday around 2 p.m. while visiting.
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Charles Levine
Gill St
Huntington
W. Va
Here
Cincinnati
Stanley Weinstein
Ardmore Dr
Weinstein
No Listening Floyd Cooper Held on Menace Charges
Floyd Cooper, 19, of 204 Clark St., jailed in Middletown on two menace and threat counts after his wife Mary Cooper alleged jealousy over movie and radio stars. Police said she feared Beat threats whenever she listened to film and radio broadcasts. Bond set at 500 dollars each pending Municipal Court hearings. Officers Joseph Albert Ralph Trimble and Paul Judd detained Cooper on Fleming Rd.
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Floyd Cooper
Clark St
Middletown
Mary Cooper
Early Burial Planned for Stephen T. Early
Washington AP reports Stephen T. Early, press secretary to two presidents, will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery Tuesday morning. He died Saturday of a heart attack and was a World War I veteran eligible for burial among U S military and naval heroes.
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Washington
Stephen T. Early
Arlington National Cemetery
Early
National Cemetery
Ike Inspects Troops in Mainz German Rhine visit
General Dwight D. Eisenhower inspected American troops in Mainz Germany observing tank and mortar crews on the Rhine Bank. He spent about 30 minutes at a combat command of the Second Armored Division which has recently arrived to bolster Western defense forces.
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Mainz
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rhine River
Second Armored
Diamond name origins traced to Greek admas
The term diamond comes from the Greek admas meaning adamant. Linguists note the word evolved through ancient languages reflecting the stone's hardness and value.
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Admas
Six Auto Accidents Cause Over $1600 In Damages
Police report six city autos crashes yesterday totaling more than 1600 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported. The priciest collision involved Henry Pilgrim and Seldon Mullins at Verity Kenny Tytus. Mullins slid 75 feet after stopping for traffic.
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Henry A. Pilgrim
Nemitz Dr
Dayton
Seldon Mullins
Morgan St
Verity Kkny
Tytus Ave
Harold Gray
Mullins
Pilgram Auto
Tytus
Baton Twirler Miss Weikel Wins Sectional Title
Miss Caralie Weikel of West Middletown won first place at the Southwestern Ohio sectional tournament in Wilmington last Saturday earning a spot in the Columbus Baton Twirling Contest on August 25. She previously won the district tournament in July and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Weikel.
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Caralie Weikel
Columbus
Miss Weikel
Wilmington
Elmer Weikel
West Middletown
Dayton Area Police Briefs Include DUI Arrest and Wallet Loss
Carrie Allen aged 29 of 637 East Second Street Dayton was arrested by State Highway Patrol in West Middletown for driving under the influence. Donald Joseph of 2011 Oneka Avenue on emergency Air Force leave reported a missing wallet containing $30 and papers on Central Avenue. A juvenile was picked up by Patrolman Harold Gray at Clark Street and Manchester Avenue on a driving while suspended charge.
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Betty
Frances E. Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
Middletown High School
Miami Cabinet
Carrie Allen
East Second St
Dayton
West Middletown
Donald Joseph
Oneka Ave
Air Force
Central Ave
Harold Gray
Clark St
Manchester Ave
At The Movies Show Boat and More
Paramount shows Show Boat at 1 15 3 15 5 15 7 30 and 9 40 p m Monday and Tuesday. Strand screens I Killed Geronimo at 1 15 3 30 5 50 8 15 and 10 40 p m plus Big Gusher at 2 20 4 30 6 50 and 9 20 p m. Colonial offers Best of the Bad Men at 1 50 4 00 6 00 8 00 and 10 00 p m Monday.
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Paramount
Geronimo
Colonial
Biggest opium haul found in Lovers Lane Singapore
Police seized 500 pounds of opium valued at 250000 dollars from a station wagon in Singapore's Lovers Lane section in the year’s largest drug find. Three suspects were detained for questioning.
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Singapore
Lovers’ Lane
Auto collision causes minor damage in Germantown area
A fender bender involving T. J. Bruntes of Aeronca Manufacturing and Clar end Lawson at Germantown Road and Tytus Avenue left both cars with minor damage. Miss Marion Hallar pulled from curb at Central and Canal Street, hitting Lawson’s vehicle, with no injuries reported.
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T. J. Bruntes
Aeronca Manufacturing Company
Clarend Lawson
Wayne Ave
Brunte Auto
Tytus Ave
Germantown Rd
Bethard Lawson
Plum St
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