Athletic Star Don Bolton Hurt At Work In Paper Mill
Don Bolton 22 of 3314 Central Ave a former Middletown High School basketball and football star was seriously injured at Sorg Paper Company yesterday afternoon a physician at Middletown Hospital said his internal injuries leave his condition serious Bolton was pinned by a moving paper calendar stack when a fellow worker started the machine after Bolton attempted to reverse the stack with an iron bar He played on Middletown basketball teams that won two Ohio state championships later attended Xavier University and the University of Dayton He planned to return to Dayton in about a week He is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Bolton of Yankee Road and husband of former Miss Jackie Wilmore.
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Don Bolton
Central Ave
Middletown High School
Sorg Paper Company
Middletown Hospital
Bolton
University of Dayton
Xavier University
Charles Bolton
Yankee Rd
Jackie Wilmore
Strenuous Program Planned Through Week At Band Camp
The Middle High School Band under ex Air Force sergeant Joe B. Franklin begins a week of five hours daily drill calisthenics sectional and rehearsal at Camp Hook. Fifty campers and staff attend with 21 girls and 29 boys. Special guests include H. Vincent Carter and son Jimmy who helped inaugurate the camp.
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Camp Hook
Air Force
Joe B. Franklin
Deer Park
Cincinnati
J. C. Schulz
Malott
Harold Brooks
McKinley Junior High School
Jesus
Mary Jane Roof
Charles Doring
Grace Moyer
Charles Egelston
Jean Carter
Jane Wiley
Louis Driever
Russell Pence
Lee Pearson
Bob Parks
Bob Moore
H. Vincent Carter
Jimmy. Carter
Former Middletown Resident Earns CPA License
William Howard Gillespie Jr of Dayton has received his certified public accountant certificate after passing the state examination. A Middletown High School graduate, he earned a 1949 BS in business administration with honors in accounting from Ohio State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Howard Gillespie, Jr
Welford Ave
Dayton
W. H. Gillespie
Yankee Rd
Middletown High School
Ohio State University
Eleven injured in highway crashes near Miamisburg and Maud
State troopers report eleven people were injured in weekend crashes on Route 25 near Miamisburg and Maud. Alonzo Sherron of Dayton drove a bus involved in a multi-vehicle collision that also damaged a car driven by Ed ward Decker of Centerville and another car driven by James C Rose of Miamisburg Route 2. Decker, his wife Margaret, Warren Young, and his wife Clevia were injured. Rose and passenger Charles Perry sustained facial injuries. No bus occupants were hurt. A separate collision on Route 25 three miles south of Miamisburg injured Ruth Butler and involved Frank H Butler and James E Newton. Four Oneida subdivision residents escaped with cuts after a car skidded, hit guard rail, and plunged down a 35 foot embankment near Maud. Elza Whittle was the driver. other occupants were Arnold Sexton Samuel Stevens and Raymond Beaumont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. 25
Miamisburg
Alonzo Sherron
Dayton
Edward Decker
Centerville
James C. Rose
Decker
Margaret
Warren Young
Chautauqua
Clevia
Rose
Charles Perry
Miamisourg
Ruth Butler
Wayne Ave
Frank
H. Butler
James E. Newton
Oneida
Maud
Elza Whittle
Oneida Ave
Arnold Sexton
Samuel Stevens
Raymond Beaumont
Cub Scouts Picnic Winners Named in Pack Six Event
Cub scouts and parents of Pack Six gathered at Wildwood for a Sunday picnic. David McCoy led contests, with several winners named, and a new bobcat Richard Sailor joined Den 7. A county fair was planned for September 29 at 400 South Main St.
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Wildwood
David McCoy
George McQuinn
Jack Byrum
Billy Byrum
Luther Bruce
Bobby McCoy
Mike Stamper
Richard Saylor
Den 7
Gilbert Sheard
South Main St
Den
Sheard
Second Middletown Soldier Reported Missing In Action
War Department notified Mrs Ceci Springer of 21381 Wayne Ave that her son Private Gerald J Springer 19 is the second Middletown soldier reported missing in action since the Koan War began He was reported missing July 29 somewhere in the area Educated in Middleton schools he had a 100 grade average as a junior and was in Seattle Washington before enlisting Mrs Springer believes he served with the 24th Arr Division
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Middletown
War Department
Pfc
Gerald J Springer
Ceci Springer
Wayne Ave
Middleton
Springer
Seattle
Wash
Cafes Cited Before Ohio Liquor Board Hearings
Two Middletown cafes face charges for operating gambling devices and will appear before the Ohio Board of Liquor Control in Columbus hearings this week. James T. Roach of the Yankee Tavern is charged with operating gambling devices, while Harry Fryer and Dudley H. Pierson of Harry's Cafe face gambling devices and wagering charges. The 343 Club of Hamilton, run by Betty Lands, is also charged with operating gambling devices and hindering inspection. A total of 75 charges across 25 violation types will be heard, with appeal cases for permitholder actions included on all three days.
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Middletown
Ohio Board of Liquor Control
James T. Roach
Yankee Tavern
Harry Fryer
Dudley H. Pierson
Harry’s Cafe
Columbus
Hamilton Cafe
Club of
Hamilton
Betty Lands
Department
Downtown Building Damaged After Truck Crash
A truck struck a downtown shoe store at 1024 Central Ave about 6 am, damaging plate glass windows and causing about 2 in damage. Thomas Cornele, 17, of 1800 Woodlawn Ave, was ordered to juvenile authorities after failing to stop and leaving the scene. Police said he was driving east on Central Ave near Wa Alley when he lost control. Damage to the truck was about 100. Cornele was later located at his home. A separate incident left Donnie Gazier, 7, with minor knee bruises after falling from a car on Crawford St. He was treated and released. Another wreck involving multiple vehicles caused about 400 in damage near Fourteenth Ave and Tytus Ave. Omar Ross was involved and later arrested on an information charge. Curtis car damage totaled 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Shoe
Central Ave
Thomas Cornele
Woodlawn Ave
Cornele
Corn
Donnie Gazier
Crawford St
John Hammond
Polic
Hammond
Wayne Ave
Middletown Hospital
Omar Ross
Grand Ave
Frank Curtis
Wilbraham Rd
Tytus Ave
Ross
Curtis
Training Plan To Start For JA Advisors Training
Middletown Junior Achievement advisors meet tomorrow at 7 p m in the Civic Association building for a 1950 training conference led by local JA director Robert McDade and Junior Achievement Inc president C W Beck. Topics include applying to company charters selling stock electing officers signing leases voting on bylaws and opening bank accounts. Starter products will be displayed to show the potential for the 1950 51 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Junior Achievement Advisors
Civic Association
Robert McDade
C. W. Beck
Junior Achievement, Inc
Middletown
McDade
New Hurricane Forms At Sea Near Antigua
A small but dangerous hurricane formed overnight in the South Atlantic near Antigua with 100 mile per hour winds. Warnings extended along the Leeward Islands from Guadeloupe to St Marks and northeast storm alerts were shown for the Virgin Islands. A second hurricane, ten days old, neared the Bahamas and Florida with its strongest winds offshore, located about 1500 miles southwest of Florida.
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Miami
Fla
South Atlantic Ocean
Canadian
Maritime Provinces
Antigua
Leeward Island
Leeward Islands
Guadeloupe
St. Marks
Virgin Islands
Bahamas
Florida
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Paramount Showings and Studio Theater Double Bill
Monday and Tuesday listings show Walt Disney Treasure Island at 1 30 3 30 5 30 17 30 9 30. Strand presents Comanch Territory with Maureen O Hara and Carey MacDonald at 1 15 4 10 7 10 and 10 10 p m. Also Dakota Lil with George Montgomery and Rod Cameron at 2 30 5 35 and 8 30 p m. Colonial offers Bright Leaf with Gary Cooper and Lauren Bacall at 1 1 3 20 5 20 7 25 and 9 30 p m.
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Paramount
Walt Disney
Commancho
Maureen O’hara
Carey MacDonald
Dakota Lil
George Montgomery
Rod Cameron
Gary Coover
Tauren Bacall
Slim King Gang to Feature at Middletown Merchants Day
Slim King and his Gang, weekly WLW TV regulars, will headline the stage show at LeSourdsville Lake during Middletown Merchants Day on Wednesday. Merchants Association president Jerome Inwood says stores have issued tickets with each $1 purchase on Dollar Day last Thursday, granting half price rides and a free ride after every fifth ticket, with many shops marking their participation on window cards. The 64 member retailers plan group picnics and employee outings to boost the event with numerous merchandise awards and community activity.
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Slim King
WLW
Middletown Merchants
LeSourdsville Lake
Jerome Inwood
Middletown Retail Merchants Association
LeSourdsville
Record Low August Temperatures Hit Ohio Cities
Local residents shiver as multiple Ohio cities report record or near record lows. Columbus shows the day near coldest August 21, with East Liverpool at 36 degrees and Dayton at 46.4, Cincinnati 53, and Toledo 44, while Cleveland 45 marks a daily record. Tonight and Tuesday forecast cooler, especially in the north.
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Columbus
Ohio
East Liverpool
U. S
Cleveland
Dayton
Cincinnati
Toledo
Caneton
Youngstown
Zanesville
Police Briefs include DUI arrest and bad check report
Hubert Patrick, 33, of 2024 Lamberton Sr., charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence after early arrest at Tytus Ave and Verity Pkwy. Bond set at 600 dollars for Municipal Court this afternoon. William Netsos reported cashing an 18 dollar check with no funds drawn on First National Bank. Willie Napoleon Clements, 33, of 1333 Grove St., charged with carrying concealed weapons after arrest at Garfield St and Hudson Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Patrick
Lamberton Sr
Tytus Ave
Verity Pkvy
William Netsos
Ohio
Clark St
First National Bank
Willie Napoleon Clements
Grove St
Garfield St
Hudson Ave
Hamilton youths face traffic charges in court
Kenneth Flanagan, 18, of 2114 Parkamo Ave, Hamilton, released on $25 bond to appear in traffic court Saturday on careless driving and license violation charges. Okley Halton, 21, of Milton Ave, Hamilton, arrested for permitting an unlicensed driver to operate a vehicle. Both held at Central Ave and Clinton St, police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Flanagan
Parkamo Ave
Hamilton
Okley Halton
Milton Ave
Central Ave
Clinton St
Middletown man charged for driving without license bond set
Corbett Dickerson, 39, of Middletown Route 1, was charged with failure to have a driver's license and released on a $25 bond to appear in traffic court Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbett Dickerson
Middletown
Miracle electronic ear hides deafness in Chicago
A Chicago scientist unveils a new electronic ear that conceals deafness and transmits whispers clearly, rendering old hearing aids obsolete. It promises invisibility in the ear and no dangling wires, with a booklet offered free by mail from the Electronic Research Director, 1450 West 19th Street, Beltone Building, Chicago 8. Til.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Electronic Research Director
West 19Th Street
Beltone Building
Fairfield Grange Wins Lake Square Dancing Contest
Le Sourdsville Lake officials corrected last week's square dancing result naming Fairfield Grange as the winner over Peasttown Grange. Officials apologized for the misprint and said Fairfield Grangers will receive the winning cup.
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LeSourdsville Lake
the Lake
Peasttown Grange
Lake
Fairfield Grange
Fairfield Grangers
Poasttown
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Ial
Liquor Board
Albert Greerwood
Walnut St
Fort Shackelford
Mohan St
Fourteenth Ave
Sud Greenwood
JA Advisors
Fairfield
Reynolds Ave
BAT Cleaners
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
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