12-Year-Old Claire Crowley Wins Middletown Women's Crown
Twelve year old Claire Crowley became the city s youngest women s champion by defeating Carol Heller 6 4 6 1 in the final at Verity Courts. Dick Lyons captured the men s title with a 7 5 2 6 6 4 6 2 victory over John Minton, earning a second leg on the Emerson Trophy.
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Middaletown Tanni
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Carolyn Wikoff
Jane Dorner
Crowley
Wikoff
Ohio Valley
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Minton
Chet Legg
Bloomington
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Middletown City
Ruey Shetter
Gwynne Finkleman
Jean Kunz
Young Carolyn Wikoff Wins Todd Memorial Trophy
Thirteen year old Middletown tennis star Carolyn Wikoff received the R C Todd Memorial Trophy for outstanding contributions to local tennis. Cal Grier noted her record includes Under 15 titles and a Western Association championship at Milwaukee, marking the first major win for a Middletown player.
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Todd Memorial
Dick Neff
R. C. Todd
Middletown
Cal Grier
Verity Courts
Grier
Ise
Wikoff
Milwaukee
Wis
Western Association
Todd
Robert Chalmers Todd
Middletown Tennis
Ruttman Sidelined After Bad Accident
Cedar Rapids report says Troy Ruttman, 1952 Indianapolis 500 winner, crashed through a fence Sunday suffering a skull fracture and a broken right arm. Attending physician says he will not drive for four or five months or longer.
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Cedar Rapids
Troy Ruttman
Ruttman
AFL 310 Suffers First Playoff Setback in Loop Tourney
In a double elimination Miami Valley tournament game AFL 310 fell 9 to 3 to Lebanon Eagles after a disastrous eighth inning. AFL led 3 3 until the bottom of the eighth when Lebanon broke through with a six run frame aided by walks and errors. Caudill started for AFL, Hocz finished, and Lebanon outhit AFL 7 5 with three one base Lebanon singles. Jasper Harrison and Dick Cope added Dodgers for the locals.
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Lebanon Eagles
Miami
Lebanon
AFL
Jasper Harrison
Dick Cope
Armco
Qualifiers Hit 33 For Wildwood Fall Classic
Seventeen more golfers qualified for the Wildwood Club fall tournament yesterday. Thirty three entrants to date include Ray Weber 42 38 80 Jim Morehead 45 39 84 Chuck Harmon 41 40 81 Sol Back 47 43 90 C S Jones 44 38 82 Dave Murray 49 43 92 Bill Sandston 49 47 66 Jim Stivers 42 49 91 Joe Herr 37 38 75 L V Thiel 39 38 77 E H Bindley 49 38 88 Joe Falena 42 38 80 Dutch Martin 37 77 G Hood 44 51 95 Mort Taylor 44 37 87 Max Bursk 42 37 79 Dave Patrick 44 37 81 Ed Hineline winner of the Ae Ronca championship also captured low gross at Wildwood with 36 36 72. W Zins 39 34 73 trailed, Chuck Kent 37 37 74, Joe Herr 37 38 75, John Wolner 40 36 76.
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Wildwood Club
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Jim Morehead
Chuck Harmon
Sol Back
C. S. Jones
Dave Murray
Bill Sandston
Jim Stivers
Joe Herr
L. V. Thiel
E. H. Bindley
Joe Falanea
Dutch Martin
G. Hood
Mort Taylor
Max Bursk
Dave Patrick
Ed Hineline
Aeronca
Wildwood
W. Zins
Chuck Kent
John Wolner
All Stars Hang On In Springfield Softball Tourney
Middletown girls’ All Stars edge closer in the two loss elimination state tourney at Springfield. After a 52 defeat to Matamora, they face tonight’s winner of Otis Jewels and Trenor Rockets at 6:30 p.m. Readings note Ruth Rukavina and Katie Allman lead with key singles. Matamora tallies spread through the middle innings.
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Springfield
Matamora
A - Stars
Otis Jewels
Trenor Rockets
All - Stars
Margaret Rukavina
Katie Allman
Phyllis Levine
Prepaid Tax Receipts Totals in Butler Warren Preble Counties
State Treasurer Roger W. Tracy announced week end August 2 prepaid tax receipts in Butler, Warren, and Preble counties. Butler 52126.88, Warren 8809.58, Preble 6731.53. Ohio total 2820604.24. Warren's receipts down about 2000 versus 1951. other counties similar to last year. Some sapphires called fancy sapphires vary in color.
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Preble
Roger W. Tracy
Butler
Warren
Warren County
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Lebanon Gridders Set to Receive Gear Tuesday
Lebanon High School football hopefuls will be issued uniforms Tuesday. Coach Tay Baker announced players must pass a physical exam by their family doctor this week before joining practice.
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Lebanon High School
Tay Baker
Baker
Eaton Rural Youth Wounded In Korea
Department of Defense reports Marine Cpl. Philip Dale Manley of Eaton Rural Route 3 wounded in action in Korea. No action details released. Manley’s wife listed at the Eaton address. efforts to locate her were unsuccessful. Also notes an estate notice for Clarence E. Long, deceased, appointing Edna Long executrix of Middletown Ohio estate with four months to file claims. Aug. 4-11-18.
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Department of Defense
Washington
Philip Dale Manley
Eaton
Route 3
Korea
Manley
Department
Corporal Manley
Administrator appointed for Virgil G Hawkins estate
C. E. Burke of Middletown Ohio is named administrator of the Virgil G Hawkins estate in Butler County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated August 5 1952 with probate judge Oscar R. Coen Burke attorney listed August 11 18 25 schedule.
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Edna ‘Long
Middletown
Ohio
Clarence BE. Long
Butler County
Elliott D. Paves
Ee Aease
Virgil G. Sewhine
Vergil G. Hawkins
C. E. Burke
Virgil G. Hawkins
Madison Township
Oscar R. Probate
Judge Co
Burke
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