Draft Board Finishes Selecting Names For Calls In September
Middletown local draft board screened over 200 names last night and, per chairman Wylie Mitchell, has enough candidates to fill all September physicals. Four calls are planned for September 5, 18, 21, and 28, with 53, 53, 36, and 17 men to be called respectively. All screened were aged 21 to 22. results from Cincinnati physicals for 55 men awaiting local report.
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Middletown
Wylie Mitchell
Mitchell
Cincinati
Vital Statistics Births Reported Across Several Families
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Riley 3210 Navaho St report a boy born yesterday. Mr and Mrs Ernest Earls Middletown Route 1 report a girl born yesterday. Mr and Mrs Enoch Watkins 111 Seventeenth Ave report a boy born today. Mr and Mrs Paul Mee 4302 Warren Rd report a girl born today. Mr and Mrs Carroll Latti more 1609 McCurry St report a boy born today. Mr and Mrs Addison Allen 1022 Yankee Rd report a boy born today. Mr and Mrs Enos Holt of ranklin report a boy born today. Mr and Mrs Morris Thomp son Middletown Route 2 report a boy born today. Mr and Mrs Waldo Davis West Middletown Route 1 report a boy born today.
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Enoch Watkins
Seventeenth Ave
Paul Mee
Warren Rd
Carroll Lattimore
McCurry St
Addison Allen
Yankee Rd
Enos Holt
Ranklin
Morris Thompson
Middletown
Waldo Davis
West Middletown
Hospital Roll Of Patients Listing Names And Streets
A compiled notice lists patients and their locations receiving surgical or medical care. Residents include Miss LaRoma Skull in Arlington Avenue, Dr Charles McCready in Monroe, Mrs Martin Doench in West Middletown Route 1, Mrs Jamie Duggs on Cooper Street, Mrs Finley Lykins on Fifteenth Avenue, Mrs Robert Rockey in Franklin, Russell Pfeiffer son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Pfeiffer in West Middletown Route 1, Mrs Mathew Harvey on Lincoln Avenue, Cyprian Klamo on Taylor Avenue, and out of town patient Mrs H L Roy Beard Sr of 713 Delaware Street Indianapolis undergoing surgery at St Vincent's Hospital. The Beards are former residents of Middletown.
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LaRoma Skull
Arlington Ave
Charles McCready
Monroe
Martin Doench
West Middletown
Jamie Duggs
Cooper St
Finley Lykins
Fifteenth Ave
Robert Rockey
Franklin
Russell Pfeiffer
Herbert Pfeiffer
Mathew Harvey
Lincoln Ave
Cyprian Klamo
Taylor Ave
H. L
Roy” Beard
Delaware St
Indianapolis
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Surgical
Beards
Middletown
List of Local Residents Mentioned in Notices
Deborah Glover and Marcella Apgar are listed as daughters of local families from Seventeenth Avenue and Germantown Route 1. Names include Mrs. Robert Bradford Curtis J. Fred Tolson Wilbraham Road and others living on Brown Avenue Somerville Route 1 Tytus, Curryer, Grand, Franklin, Middle Town, South Broad, Finley Street, Fernwood Street.
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Deborah Glover
John Glover
Seventeenth Ave
D. H. Heflin
Armco
Marcella Apgar
Russell Apgar
Germantown
Robert Bradford
Curtis J
Fred Tolson
Wilbraham Rd
Dale Shockey
Brown Ave
Orman
Somerville
Charles Sharits
Tytuse
Lowell Murphy
Grand Ave
Anna Miller
Franklin
Myrtle Peck
Middletown
Rose Ruppert
Jack Harness
South Broad
Allies Set Do Yet Progress in Europe Defense
The passage notes strained Allied defenses in Europe with Yugoslavia and Italy as weak links, Trieste as a possible base only if a Soviet push is halted earlier, and British American zones stretched along a coast vulnerable to inland artillery. It cites a peace treaty limiting American forces to 5,000 men, preventing reinforcements.
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Yugoslavia
Italy
Trieste
Will I have we go war
Thousands in Middletown and surrounding areas ask if war will come. The Journal launches a timely new feature in a concise Q and A format with Douglas Larsen of NEA Washington staff writing the column Your GL Rights, continuing after World War II.
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Middletown
Douglas Larsen
NEA
Washington
Minor collisions spark small damage report
Police said two slight accidents were reported. A collision at Clayton Avenue and Elwood Street caused about 100 dollars in damage to cars driven by Arlie Sargent and Lowell Fringle. A separate collision at Iglehart Street and Vail Avenue damaged the rear of a truck and front of a car driven by Joseph Meehan and Carl Hall.
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Arlie Sargent
Auburn St
Lowell Fringle
Lebanon
Clayton Ave
Elwood St
Sargent
Fringle
Joseph E. Meehan
Columbia Ave
Carl Hall
Iglehart St
Vail Ave
Hamilton Parents Are Jailed For Sons Misdeeds
A Hamilton couple must spend 10 weekends each in the County Jail for letting their 11 and 15 year old sons run loose and commit thefts. The older boy was sent to the Boy's Industrial School while the younger was placed on probation. Names were withheld to protect the identities. Further, Mrs. Louise Russell, 26, received 30 days for child neglect after leaving her eight year old unattended and clashing with police. she also faced disorderly conduct and resisting arrest charges.
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Hamilton
Oscar Leiser
Leiser
Louise Russell
Main
B Sts
Harry F. Walsh
Vine St
Police Briefs Report Vehicle Violations And Thefts
Two men were arrested on traffic charges Bernard Esselman 30 of Franklin Route 1 and Theodore Brown 40 of 1214 Sycamore St released on bond and to appear in court. A boy Johnny Stevens 5 was bitten by a dog on Calumet Ave. Thefts while fishing were reported by three boys Robert Hays 14 said his bicycle chain was stolen Bobby Stalker 12 reported a fishing reel and rod chain theft Bobby Dobrozi 11 said bicycle chain taken Ben Moran reported cashing a $60 bad check. Two boys Marvin Hadix 12 and Kermit Fultz 13 were reported missing since Monday Mrs Virginia Woodward Haddix’s half-sister filed the report.
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Bernard Esselman
Franklin Route 1
Theodore Brown
Sycamore St
Johnny Stevens
Calumet Ave
Robert Hays
Franklin St
Bobby Stalker
Kenwood Dr
Bobby Dobrozsi
Bellomonte St
Marvin Hadix
Yankee Rd
Kermit Fultz
State St
Virginia Woodward
Mistaken Identity In Cars Leads To Car Theft Mixup
Bob Barnett of 809 Elwood St left the Journal Building at 11 a m to lunch. He reported his car stolen. soon a West Middletown garage location surfaced. A mechanic, misidentifying Barnett’s car, used a master key to drive off in it, while the correct car was nearby and being repaired.
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Journal
Bob Barnett
Elwood St
West Middletown
Barnett
At the Movies Paramount Thursday and Friday schedule
The station lists Paramount theater showings for Thursday and Friday. Titles include At the Stroke of 12 and The Lawless with showtimes from afternoon to late evening, then The Great Jewel Robbery and 50 Years Before, Killer Shark and Omoo Omoo, Father Makes Good and Colorado Rangers, and Woman of Distinction with respective star casts and multiple nightly screenings.
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MacDonald Carey
Gale Russell
David Bryant
Roddy McDowall
Laurette Suez
Omoo Omoo
Ron Randell
Michael Whalen
Raymond Walburn
Walter Catlett
Colorado Rangers
Jimmy Ellison
Russ Hayden
Sixty-Six Barbers X-Rayed Under New Health Rules
Sixty six city barbers attended the new x-ray program mandated by the Middleton Board of Health. Dr. L. C. Neer said the cooperation is excellent and that about 80 barbers exist in the city with some away on vacation. Missed participants will be x-rayed later as cosmetologists prepare for next Wednesday’s session from 1 to 4 p.m. The mobile unit of the Butler County Tuberculosis Association conducts the exams free of charge, reports are mailed, and a compliance card is issued at the City Building Health Department.
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Middletown
Butler County Tuberculosis Association
Civic Association
Health Department
Auto Accident Victims Rites Are Scheduled
Hamilton services set Friday for two traffic accident victims. Joann Moore aged 19 of Mason Road Route 1 will be buried at Greenwood Cemetery after funeral at Klaus funeral home following a motorcycle crash on Mason Road. Gus Fuerbach 56 of 332 South C Street will be buried at Greenwood Cemetery with services at Webb funeral home after a crash on Millville Pike involving a truck and a fireplug.
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Hamilton
Joann Moore
Mason Rd
Klaus
Greenwood Cemetery
Legion Committee Postpones Meeting
The American Legion Post 218 committee postponed tonight s meeting to next Tuesday night due to unavailability of several members, according to chairman Ray Sloan.
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Americanism Committee
Legion Post 218
Ray Sloan
Sloan
Three Middletown Truckers to Compete in State Roadeo
Three Middletown truckers will test their skill against top drivers in the state this Saturday at the Akron roadeo and parade events. Participants include James Philhower of Middletown Beer Distributors, Ed Brewer of Gardner Board and Carton, and Boyd Byrd of C and D Motor Freight, leaving tomorrow with safety director Paul Wilson. A banquet by the Ohio Trucking Association will close the program at the Mayflower Hotel, with trophies awarded in three classes and other contestants honored by Standard Oil.
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Middletown
Akron
Rosdeo
Roadeo
Paul Wilson
James Philhower
Middletown Beer Distributors
Ed Brewer
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Boyd Byrd
C and D Motor Freight
Middletown Roadeo
Ohio Trucking Association
Train wreck kills two men in hog-filled blast
A freight train derailed near a siding as a passenger train passed. Two men, Keyes and the fireman, were killed by blast force sending their bodies long distances. Three cars carried hogs. many animals died while others stampeded. Rails were torn up and a large crater formed, halting traffic.
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Keyes
Drive Against Unlicensed Dogs Proving Success
The county canvass to license dogs is underway and shows progress though Middletown is not yet reached. Dog warden Ed Lykins reports many unlicensed dogs on city fringes, with owners offered license or surrender. Licenses sold Saturdays at Middletown City Building and from the dog warden. no rabies cases in the city for three years.
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L. C. Neer
Middletown
Neer
Ed Lykins
Lykins
25 WWII veteran houses sold in 48 hours
25 Gunnison homes announced for World War II vets were snapped up within 48 hours. Tailored Homes Inc and J D Sawyer Realty report the Sixteenth Avenue properties, priced 8500 to 8800 dollars, with 700 dollar down payments and 58 dollar monthly payments.
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J.D. Sawyer
Sawoyer Realty Company
Gunnison Homes
Sixteenth Ave
Tailored Homes, Inc
Gunnison Home
Herbert Boren
Correction on South Main St fire owner name
A previously published fire report wrongly named FE J. Goldschmidt Jr as owner. The actual property owner is Don Beasley, proprietor of Beasley’s Market on South Broad St, per corrected notice.
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South Main St
FE. J. Goldschmidt, Jr
Don Beasley
Beaseley’s Market
South Broad St
Pfc Rudolph Pagel Dies in Korea at 17
In Cleveland AP report, Pfc Rudolph Pagel was killed in action in Korea on August 14. His parents had recently received a letter from him stating he was tired of fighting and knew he would not return.
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Cleveland
Rudolph Pagel
Korea
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Draft Board
Mrs
Kenneth Riley
Navaho St
Boy
Yesteray
Mrs. Ernest Earls
Warren Hale of
Curryer
Gerry Louise Brewer
Mrs. Hager Brewer
Finley St
Donald Delver
Fernwood
Willl
David M. Sharits
United States Navy
Great Lakes
Sharits
U. S. Walke
Atlantic
France
Pacific
Admiral Halsey
Third Fleet
East Side
Doris
Dellmar Reynolds
Oberon
Ben Moran
Gibby’s Smokery
Central Ave
Paramount
Ray Milland
Rosiland Russell
Mattress and Furniture CO. Inc
Reynolds Ave
Springfield ST
Dayton
Legion Committee
Standard Oil Company of
Ohio
R. S. Rice
John Fitzgerald
Herbert Frazier
Louis Bishop
Cnet
the Procter & Gamble Co
WPFB
THE
Central Meat Market
Central Meat
Jor
RCA
Zenith
Philco
Sylvania Dumont
Arvin
Broad ST
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