Widow dies after crash near Seven Mile in Butler County
Mrs. Margaret Morningstar 32 of Camden Route 2 was fatally injured when struck on Ohio 127 near Seven Mile while riding with Robert Lunsford. Lunsford held as witness. he denied driving. Witness James Peters reported the pickup dash and a tractor trailer avoided collision. Morningstar widow of Aukerman Road farmer, survived by mother in Kentucky and siblings in West Virginia. funeral arrangements set.
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Seven Mile
Butler County
Camden
Margaret Morningstar
Garret J. Boone
Lunsford
James Peters
Peters
Morningstar
Hamilton
Lynn
Inman Funeral Home
Somerville
Barnes Funeral Home
Eaton
Jesse
Aukerman Road
Kentucky
West Virginia
Five Drivers Fined S150 In Franklin
Five motorists appeared before Judge J. T. Riley in Franklin Municipal Court and were fined a total of 150 dollars plus costs. Charles Margerum, 21, and a 17 year old Franklin youth faced 25 dollar fines each for reckless operation with license suspensions for the youth. Cainelias Bates, 23, Cincinnati, was fined 25 dollars for a yellow line violation. Howard Dixon, 21, Dayton, was cited for fictitious license plates with costs. John Johnson, 27, Dayton, was fined 50 dollars with 25 suspended for failure to yield right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
J. T. Riley
Charles Margerum
Cainelias Bates
Cincinnati
Howard Dixon
Dayton
John Johnson
Jerome Inwood Appointed Director at Middletown Federal
Jerome A. Inwood, secretary treasurer of Office Outfitters Inc., was named a director of Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Association to serve until the annual meeting January 20, 1954. He is former Middletown Retail Merchants Association president and recently named director of the Community Guild of Middletown Hospital. He resides at 109 Orchard St. with Mrs. Inwood and their three children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome A. Inwood
Office Outfitters, Inc
Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Association
G.W.A. Wilmer
Inwood
W. E. Klopp
Middletown Retail Merchants Association
Community Guild of Middletown Hospital
Orchard St
Inwod
Sertoma to Hear Two Naturalists in Hotel Dinner
Middletown Naturalists Club members will present talks on animal life and give a live snake milking demonstration at the Sertoma Club dinner in the Manchester Hotel at 6:30 p.m. Joe Smith heads the group and will discuss reptiles while Pete Carruthers talks on birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Naturalists Club
Sertoma Club
Manchester Hotel
Joe Smith
Naturalists
Pete Carruthers
Dave Armbruster
Lights Out Boys Cause Uproar Police Called
Four young boys camping out near a neighborhood whistled loudly enough to alarm residents. Police arrived at 12 51 a.m. gave a lecture and reported Patrolman Louis Pierce blew taps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Pierce
William Harris At Scott Field Cadet Training
Cadet William M. Harris son of Mr and Mrs Harry L Harris 836 Ninth Ave attends the Air Force ROTC summer training camp at Scott Air Force Base. In August he joins 234 students from 22 colleges observing ROTC theory in practice. A Middletown High graduate Harris will be a senior in the Ohio State University School of Social Administration specializing in social statistics. Completion will make him eligible for a reserve commission as a second lieutenant and entry to Air Force flying school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Harris
Harry L. Harris
Ninth Ave
Air Force
Scott Air Force Base
Harris
Wth
Middletown High
School of Social Administration
Ohio State University
Ohio State
USAF
Air Force Flying School
Gambler Convicted in Canton Raid
Canton Ohio Louis Lehman 63 convicted of possessing gambling devices after police seized 76 cartons of punchboards and lottery tickets from his home. Judge Donald L MecCarroll deferred sentence pending ruling on a new trial motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Louis Lehman
Donald L. MecCarroll
120 Days In The Bastille Jail Terms Hit Multiple Defendants
In Municipal Court Judge Alton H. Combs levied 120 days in jail and $12 in costs for Fred Roby 29 of 114 Charles St operating a car while intoxicated and fleeing an accident and revoked his license for five years on both charges. Other defendants faced fines and sentences including Ralph Bailey 45 for petit larceny and intoxication. James R. Devers 32 for DWI with six month license suspension. Wilbur Beckett 21 for physical control while intoxicated. Floyd Adkins Jr 19 and Virgil Lacy 21 for disorderly conduct by fighting. Jean Davis Carter 27 for disorderly conduct suspended. Ethel Sizemore 23 for suspended disorderly conduct. Colonel Smith 32 assault and battery dismissed.
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Fred Roby
Charles Sr
Roby
Alton H. Combs
Girard Avenue
Garfield Street
John Combs
Bernice Webb
Verity Parkway
Ralph Bailey
North Main St
Bailey
Minta Elam
James R. Devers
Newell
Floyd Adkins, Jr
Fleming Rd
Virgil Lacy
Plain St. Jean
Employment In Plants Soars To High In July
Local Ohio State Employment Service reports 13 manufacturing plants gain momentum in July with 350 workers added in 60 days ending mid July. Armco Steel leads gains with new facilities and vacation hires. total employment reaches 12 260 across firms while construction drops and retail holds steady. Demand remains strong for skilled workers and technicians through summer and fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Johnson
Ohio State Employment Service
Armco Steel Corp
Armco
Johnson
Middletown
OSES
Franklin Child Polio Victim Now In Dayton
Four year old William Warden III, son of Mr and Mrs William Warden Jr of Shaker Road Franklin, was admitted to the polio ward at Dayton Miami Hospital after arrival from Middletown Hospital at 8 p m Monday. The case was diagnosed immediately and moved to Miami Valley Hospital.
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Franklin
Dayton Miami Hospital
William Warden III
William Warden Jr
Shaker Road
Middletown Hospital
Miami Valley Hospital
Eleven Boy Scouts Sign Up For Camp at Clinton County
Eleven Explorers from the Mound Builders Area Council have registered for a four day encampment at Clinton County Air Force Base Wilmington from September 1 to 4. Scout Executive Earl McVey says the deadline was extended to midnight today and reservations must be mailed by Thursday. The event is open to all registered Explorers and advisers and will feature instruction orientation flights recreation and a social evening.
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Mound Builders Area Council
Clinton County Air Force Base
Wilmington
Earl McVey
Rhee Donates Two Bear Cubs To Washington Zoo
South Korean President Syngman Rhee, age 78, gifts two bear cubs to U S children. The cubs, kept on Seoul presidential grounds, will be sent to the Washington Zoo aboard Air Force transport, following Dulles visit to Seoul.
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Washington
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
United States
1St Army Corps
Seoul
Washington Zoo
Rhee
Korea
Dulles
State Department
Air Force
July Births Set Record at Middletown Hospital
Middletown hospital logged a new record for July births with 204 infants, 110 boys and 94 girls, surpassing the 183 July births in 1952. Administrator William Bohmann notes a long history of strong outcomes, including 8,328 births since 1949 and only one maternal death, a record he says is unmatched nationally.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
William Bohmann
Bohmann
Other Cities' Teacher Pay Aired By Study Group Here
A citizen's committee discussed four key questions to form a teacher pay scale. They reviewed salary levels, minimum pay, yearly increments, and increment amounts, comparing Middletown with similar Ohio cities and local area districts. The group met at Armco Steel Corp with several educators and officials and will reconvene this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gruver
Gruver
Middletown
Stinger Of A Problem Is Solved
A Health Department action ends a wasp infestation at a Monroe Street and North Avenue stop sign. Sani tarians John Otterbein and W L Duff treated the nest after a boy mowing a lawn was stung twice. Otterbein recalls prior success in removing wasps from a house exterior.
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Health Department
Monroe Street
North Avenue
John Otterbein
W. L. Duff
Otterbein
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount presents Dangerous When Wet with showings at 1 15 4 10 7 05 and 10 05 p m Confidential Connie plays at 2 55 5 50 and 8 50 p m Strand shows Serpent of the Nile at 1 15 3 45 6 30 9 05 and Ambush at Tomahawk Gap at 2 35 5 20 7 50 10 25 p m.
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Paramount
Tomahawk Gap
Law Offices Looted At Eaton S150 Gone
Eaton police investigate a burglary at the Doe and Ernst law offices on South Barron Street. Entry came through the rear after a break between 5 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Monday. An unlocked inner office safe yielded $125, an outer safe was rifled with no cash, and about $25 in same change was taken from a desk.
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EATON
Eaton Police
Doe and
Ernst
South Barron Street
Nicholas Couchot
Couchot
Armco Files Re Submittal for Middletown Annexation
Armco re submits its annexation petition covering its new blast furnace coke ovens and No 2 open hearth project plus land east of Reed yard crossing on Jefferson Road and nearby parcel owned by Norval and Hazel McGraw. Company claims city alignment benefits Greater Middletown and allows municipal services expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
Reed
Greater
Middletown
October Jury To Resume Probe Into Charges Against Squire
The Butler County recall jury reaffirmed continuing investigation into embezzlement charges against Hobart L. Mercer of West Chester as a residency in Union Township justice of the peace. Mercer faces a $2,600 shortage tied to fines not properly paid to county and state. The grand jury returned 38 indictments involving 40 defendants and ignored 15 cases.
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Hobart L. Mercer
West Chester
Union Township
Butler County
Mercer
Fire destroys McCreary Motto Co. plant in Cambridge
A $50 000 blaze last night gutted the McCreary Motto Co. plastic novelty factory in Cambridge Ohio. Firefighters battled the flames and limited damage to surrounding structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Ohio
McCreary Motto Co
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Scott Field
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Evelyn
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Gambler
Walter N
Homer Dincov-Lefher
Broad Street
First Ave
Hone
Wilbur Beckett
Miamisburg
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B. L. Dawson & CO
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Celia Long
Robert Miles
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R. L. Siegel
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Bonner
Ann Sweeney
Board of Education
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Wright
Squire
E. P. Miller
Joseph Meyer, Jr
St. Clair Township
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Merle Borders
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Omar Leslie
Mabel Dyehouse
Ray Mitchell
Lucina Gross
Lemon
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Rambier
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