Widening West Central Ave urged in state letters
Letters from Fred J Schatzmann director of law urged Gov Lausche highway head Paxton and planning officials to place the third phase widening Central Ave over the hydraulic canal on the construction calendar. The bid for water line work is underway and the legislative session will influence funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Middletown Bridge
Fred J. Schatzmann
Frank Lausche
J. Kauer
Julian Paxton
Division 8
Lawrence Gamble
Robert Fisher
Schatzmann
B. and O
West Middletown
Central Ave
Middletown Hydraulic Canal
Middletown Hydraulic Company
West Central Ave
Missing man and multiple dog bite reports in city
Police brief notes Charles Weathers, 65, missing since Tuesday. Four people bitten by dogs yesterday including Douglas Borders, 10, C Spencer, 27, Steve Christy, and William Darnold. Hubert Feelston, 25, arrested for driving under the influence in the 1600 block of Central Ave. Henry E. Campbell, 46, charged with physical control on State Route 73.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Borders
Hill Ave
C. Spencer
Denny Lumber Company
Central Ave
Steve Christy
Queen Ave
William Darnold
Young St
Yankee
Hubert Feelston
Merby
Henry E. Campbell
Oxford State Rd
Boy Struck By Stone Causes Injuring Toddler Billy Gross
Billy Gross nine years old of 309 Webster Street suffered a scalp wound above the eye when struck by a stone thrown by another boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Gross
Webster St
At the Movies Paramount Saturday double features
Local listings show Paramount delivering The Great Jewel Robbery with David Bryant at 2:50 6 and 9:15 p m and 50 Years Before Your Eyes at 1:15 4:25 7:35 and 10:45 p m Sunday includes Broken Arrow with James Stewart and Debra Paget at 1:42 3:44 5:46 7:40 and 9:51 p m Also Strand presents Father Makes Good with Raymond Walburn and Walter Catlett at 3:20 6:15 9:15 p m and Colorado Rangers with Jimmy Ellis on at 2:15 5:10 8:10 10:30 p m Sunday Deputy Marshall with Jon Hall and Frances Langford at 2:55 5:45 8:35 p m Also Hit the Ice with Abbott and Costello at 1:30 4:15 7:05 and 9:55 p m Colontal lists Three Little Words with Red Skelton and Fred Astaire at 1:34 3:35 5:36 7:37 and 9:38 p m
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David Bryant
James Stewart
Debra Paget
Raymond Walburn
Walter Catlett
Colorado Rangers
Jimmy Ellison
Russ Hayden
Marshall
Jon Hall
Frances Langford
Abbott and Costello
Red Skelton
Fred Astaire
Janet Moyer Voted Middie Drum Major at Camp Hook
Janet Moyer a junior at the high school will be drum major of the Middie band. Director Joe B. Franklin announced yesterday that Janet led the band at Camp Hook where the annual week long prep session ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Moyer
Middie
Joe B. Franklin
Janet
Camp Hook
Franklin
Donna Pummill
Donna
McKinley Junior High School
Roosevelt Junior High School
Bill Byrd
Two Children Fall From Window Escape Injury
Two youngsters aged 21 months and two years fell about 20 feet from a second story window while playing at home on Arlington Avenue. Both children were treated at Middletown Hospital around 6:30 p.m. yesterday and released. The screen was pushed from the window. John Johnsen suffered a concussion after skull fracture fears were ruled out by doctors. Barbara Ann Johnsen had bruises.
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John Johnsen
Barbara Ann Johnsen
Arthur Johnsen
Arlington Ave
Middletown Hospital
Johnson
John
Barbara
Men Deny Attack On Camden Girl
Two of three men held on assault charges in Union County have pleaded innocent at arraignment in Liberty. Alva Harchell and Ralph Moore of Connersville pleaded not guilty while Ralph Pritchett asked for more time. The trio were arrested after a Camden girl reported being attacked Friday night while walking home from a date. she was found in a farmyard near Liberty with injuries.
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Camden
Liberty
Ind
James Townsend
Union County
Alva Harchell
Ralph Moore
Connersville
Ralph Pritchett
Football Player Hurt In Practice
A football player suffered a fractured leg during practice yesterday afternoon. Kenny Watson, 17, of 611 Seventeenth Ave., was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny Watson
Seventeenth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Birmingham's Anti-Red Law Faces Test
Birmingham seeks to enforce its anti-Communist ordinance as Sam J. Hall Jr. and the Alabama Communist party press for a temporary injunction in U S District Court. Hall, tied to Daily Worker, seeks restraint on arrests and bans votes if Birmingham residents return. Hall remains on $300 bond amid a vagrancy appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Sam J. Hall, Jr
Alabama Communist Party
U. S. District Court
Hall
New York
The
Alabama Red
Daily Worker of
Communist Party
Warren County Veteran Dies In Korean War
T Sgt Robert Pressler 33 son of Mr and Mrs Harry Pressler of Oregonia has been killed in action in Korea according to a telegram received by his parents He died early in August a 48 month World War II veteran who reenlisted in 1949 and has been in the Far East about a year He is survived by his parents and a sister Evelyn of Washington Pa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pressler
Harry Pressler
Oregonia
Korea
Pressler
Germany
Far East
Evelyn
Washington
Obituary Notice for Birt E. Karchner 71 Fremont
Birt E. Karchner, 71, father of Ted Karchner of Erie Ave., died at Memorial Hospital Fremont at 1:45 Wednesday. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Weller Wonderly Mortuary Fremont. Survived by daughter Mrs. Glen Auxter of Elwood Ind. and son Howard of Fremont. Rev. F. M. Otto of St. Marks Lutheran Church to officiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birt E. Karchner
Ted Karchner
Erie Ave
Memorial Hospital
Fremont
Weller- Wonderly Mortuary
Ted
Glen Auxter
Elwood
Ind
Howard
F. M. Otto
St. Marks Lutheran Church
Cassidy infant dies in Middletown services set
Thomas Eugene Cassidy one month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cassidy of 1708 Sheridan Ave died at 7 15 p m yesterday at Middletown Betal Funeral services will be Monday at 10 a m at Wilson Funeral Home Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery with the Rev Howard Sears officiating Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Eugene Cassidy
Herbert Cassidy
Sheridan Ave
Middletown
Michael
Brenda
Linda
Oliver Cassidy
Elizabeth Brown
Wilson Funeral Home
Woodside Cemetery
Howard Sears
Eleania Wernheisel
Germantown
Elcania Wernheisel Dies in Germantown at 68
Elcania Wernheisel 68 of 208 East Warren Street Germantown died at Grandview Hospital Dayton after a ten year heart ailment and recent amputations. He worked at Horner Feed Mill and as a wartime watchman for Allied Industry. Survived by widow Plessie three daughters and five grandchildren. Funeral at John Arpp Funeral Home Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Rothrock. burial Germantown Cemetery. He was a member of Germantown IOOF. Friends may call today afternoon.
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Germantown
Elcania Wernheisel
East Warren St
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Horner Feed Mill
Plessie
Elmina
Walter Bell
Edward Cochran
John Arpp
H. A. Rothrock
Germantown Cemetery
Funeral
Three Scouts to Attend Order of Arrow Conference
A three-scout delegation from the Mound Builders Council will join about 1,000 attendees at the 35th anniversary Order of Arrow meeting at Indiana University Bloomington from Tuesday to Thursday. Local scouts are Robert Moore Kenneth McGuire and Paul Wolf, all from Middletown and connected with various posts and the Nachenum Lodge. The event unites about 125 local councils for three days of conferences and pow-wows highlighting camping, democracy, and citizenship ideals.
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Mound Builders’ Council
Boy Scouts of America
Order of the Arrow
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Rober Moore
Middletown
Order of Eagles
Kenneth McGuire
Mason
Mason Methodist Church
Paul Wolf
American Legion
Wolf
The
Elderly Man Struck By Taxi Injures Head and Bruises
Joseph Demotor 68 of 1303 Yankee Rd was struck by a taxi driven by Harold Hansman 27 of 1206 Elm St near Verity Pkwy south of Hanover St. He received a head wound and bruises, taken to Middletown Hospital and released. Three minor city accidents followed with no injuries.
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Joseph Demotor
Yankee Rd
Harold Hansman
Elm St
Verity Pkwy
Hanover St
Domotov
Armco
Middletown Hospital
Central Ave
Doty St
Gene McPherson
Germantown
Seldon Mullins
Navaho St
McPherson
Mullins
Prominent Hamilton Physician Succumbs
Dr. Dan M. Skinner, 63, longtime Hamilton physician and surgeon, died Friday afternoon at Fort Hamilton Hospital after a career dating to 1912 in Cincinnati. He served as a World War I lieutenant and practiced from Third and Buckeye Streets until retirement four years ago. Survivors include his widow Bess, two daughters Mrs. George A. Diesbach and Mrs. Dan Lotz, a sister Mrs. Malcolm Bronson, and two brothers, George A. Skinner and J. C. Skinner. Griesmer Grim Funeral Home, Cincinnati, handling arrangements. Friends may visit Monday 4 to 10 p.m. at 422 N. Second St. Services at the family’s convenience.
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Hamilton
Dan M. Skinner
Greenlawn Road
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Skinner
Third and
Buckeye Sts
Ohio Medical College
Cincinnati
Bess
George A. Diesbach
Dan Lotz
Malcolm Bronson
George A. Skinner
J. C. Skinner
Cin- Griesmer-Grim
Cinnati
N. Second St
Enemies shift front near Pusan repelled by US troops
AP reports Red forces massing around 15,000 in the southwest sector while Americans defend Mount Sobuk and Pusan approaches. In Kumhwa, Eighth Army says fighters relaxed after seven days of hard fighting, as three divisions and two North Korean units in the area are described as halved in impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pusan
Associated Press
Stan Swinton
Mount
Sobuk
Kumbhwa
Don Huth
Eighth Army
Huth
Kumhwa
Whitehead
Chongno Road
Police chiefs to attend meeting on new radio regulations
Police Chief Thomas D. Carmody and radio technician Bob Johnson will travel to Cleveland tomorrow for meetings on federal regulations for emergency police radio equipment. Middletown's department now has nearly all new radio gear as required by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Thomas D. Carmody
Bob Johnson
Cleveland
Middletown
Federal Communication
British painter Albert Bottomley dies at 77 in England
Albert Ernest Bottomley, a noted British landscape painter whose works were shown worldwide, has died at age 77 in Reigate, England. He had traveled extensively to exhibit his landscapes and earned international recognition for his depictions of seascapes and rural scenes.
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Reigate
England
Albert Ernest Bottomley
Vital Statistics Thomas Cassidy and Eleania Wernheisel Listed
Vital statistics report notes Thomas Eugene Cassidy and Eleania Wernheisel both aged 68 from Germantown.
Local births reported in Miamisburg and area
Mr and Mrs W L Johnson of Miamisburg Route 2 welcomed a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Vernon Brooks of 34 Crawford St welcomed a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Hershell Harris of 512 Moore St welcomed a boy today. Mr and Mrs Herman Griffith of 1707 Florence St welcomed a girl today.
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W. L. Johnson
Miamisburg
Vernon Brooks
Crawford St
Hershell Harris
Moore St
Herman Griffith
Florence St
Marriage Licenses Lists Many Local Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows couples from West Middletown Hamilton and Middletown. Names include John Clayton King Jr and Doris Elaine Hahn. Charles D. Johnson and Virginia L. Hill. Bennie Lee Neal and G Wilda Combs. Charles Edgar Soule Jr and Elizabeth Ann Sponsel. Nathaniel Glover and Jerlian Barnes. Edward E. Clark and Jessie Copley. Michael Mitsoff and Norma Kreitzer. Martin Sackenheim and Irma Jean Halcomb. Arthur J. McGarry and Margaret J. Elder.
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John Clayton King, Jr
Doris Elaine Hahn
West Middletown
Charles D. Johnson
Hamilton
Virginia L. Hill
Bennie Lee Neal
G. Wilda Combs
Charles Edgar Soule, Jr
Armco
Oxford State Rd
Middletown
Elizabeth Ann Sponsel
Nathaniel Glover
Jerlian Barnes
Edward E. Clark
Jessie Copley
Michael Mitsoff
Lafayette St
Norma Kreitzer
Martin Sackenheim
Baker
Irma Jean Halcomb
Arthur J. McGarry
Margaret J. Elder
Hospital Patients and Dismissals Noted in Local Column
A list from The Hospital records multiple names with residence details showing patients under medical care and several dismissals. Individuals include Mrs. Alice Dickerson Gar field St, Irvin Kidwell Fleming Rd, Mrs. Donald Hensler Mid way St and others such as Mrs. Harry Applegate Grove St Allen Denton Brown Ave and Mrs. F nney Lykins Fifteenth Ave with various local streets.
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Alice Dickerson
Garfield St
Irvin Kidwell
Fleming Rd
Donald Hensler
Midway St
William J. Brooks
Franklin
Harry Conrad
Trenton
Jess Brelsford
Edwin Roell
Benjamin Heitfield
Weat Middletown
Edward Smith
Red Bud
James Tolson
South Lebanon
Harry, Applegate
Grove St
Seven Evening College Students Named To Dean's List
Middletown residents commuting to the University of Cincinnati Evening College were named to the Dean's List. Recipients include Donald D. Cox George W. Gibbs Robert H. Lund Glenn F. Lyons Leo P. McEvoy Rosalinda W. Robison and Robert P. Vorhis.
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Middletown
University of Cincinnati Evening College
Donald D. Cox
Seneca St
George W. Gibbs
Wilbraham Road
Robert H
Lund
Curtis
Glenn F. Lyons
Manchester Rd
Leo P. McEvoy
Catalpa Dr
Rosalinda W. Robison
Kenwood Dr
Robert P. Vorhis
Midway Street
Frank R. Neuffer
McMicken Hall
Taft to Speak at Chautauqua on Foreign Policy
Senator Robert A. Taft will headline a fall campaign event at Chautauqua auditorium tonight at 8 p m after a 6 30 p m dinner attended by Clarence J Brown of Ohio Taft toured Ohio earlier this week addressing rallies in Cuyahoga New London Bellevue and Cedar Point He is to be introduced by H H Lawrence and will take questions after the remarks with Brown on stage as the Hoover Commission author and Seventh District congressman
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Wolf Cabin
Larry Gingerich
Jack Whitehead
Jack Hammond
Bill Byrd
Jim Kraft
Robert Baker
Louis Driever
Gretta Eschliman
Patrician Tinley
Ruthe Smith
Dorothy Hoover
Viola Eschliman
Maria Jung
Shirley Neville
Jean Carter
Father Paul
St. Peter Claver Church
Sam Bennett
Clarence Gingerich
Band
Robert A. Taft
Chautauqua Auditorium
Taft
Ohio
Clarence J. Brown
Cleveland
Cuynoga County
Huron
Erie
New London
Bellevue
Cedar Point
Eaton
Preble County
Butler County Budget Maintains Tax Rate for 1951
Butler County will not raise its tax rate for county purposes in 1951. Gordon Augspurger, president of the Board of Commissioners, announced the budget showing total county expenditures at 1,208,262.05 with $440,010 for road and bridge work and $22,415.38 for the Miami Conservancy District plus $10,540 for the Dog and Kennel Fund. Pay for county employees will rise about $10 monthly, effective next January, as part of the approved budget. No objections were raised at the public hearing.
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Butler County
Gordon Augspurger
Board of Commissioners
Augspurger
Miami Conservancy District
Dog and Kennel
Stolen Auto Recovered Leads to Teen’s Arrest
A 17-year-old youth and two companions were taken into custody after a stolen car was recovered on Tytus Ave near the State Highway Garage. Police say the 17-year-old and two others were arrested by Sgt. James Combs and Officers Wilford Palmer Wendell Cox and William Judd after a tip led to the vehicle, reported stolen Friday night from West Central Ave. The 19-year-old girl claimed she did not know the car was stolen when she accepted a ride.
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Tytus Ave
State Highway
James Combs
Wilford Palmer
Wendell Cox
William Judd
Carl Frisby
Fourteenth Ave
West Central Ave
Butler County Executrices and Administers Named in Estates
Hazel Pepper named executrix for Grace C. Prugh estate in Wayne Township. Bernice Knecht appointed administrator for Harold M. Knecht estate in Hamilton. Inheritance tax of 58.49 assessed against Louise Dinges in Grover H. Dinges estate of Middletown. Anna Henderson estate inventory shows $500 realty per Lester W. Koehler administrator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Pepper
Grace C. Prugh
Wayne Township
Bernice Knecht
Harold M. Knecht
Hamilton
Louise Dinges
Grover H. Dinges
Middletown
Anna Henderson
Lester W. Koehler
Divorces Filed in Hamilton and Chattanooga Courts
Christine Hayes of Hamilton seeks divorce from Hubert Hayes on cruelty and neglect. James A. Bowling petitions against Thelma Bowling of Chattanooga Tennessee for neglect. Elbert Ross of Hamilton sues Marie Ross for neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christine Hayes
Hamilton
Hubert Hayes
James A
Thelma Bowling
Chattanooga
Tenn
Elbert Ross
Marie Ross
Painter Injured After Scaffold Fall at Theater Remodel
Leonard Pfaff, 63, painter of Oxford Route 1, fell from a scaffold at the Miami-Western Theater during remodeling. He suffered fractures to both ankles and a leg above the knee and was taken by Marshall-Smith ambulance to Fort Hamilton Hospital. X-rays were planned to check for a pelvic fracture.
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Oxford
Leonard Pfaff
Pfaff
Ft. Hamilton
Marshall- Smith
Pfatt
Interracial interdenominational service planned today
A service planned for 7:30 p.m. will be held at the home of the Rev Willard Bankston and Mrs Bertha Perkins. It is described as an interracial interdenominational gathering announced for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Bankston
Bertha Perkins
Benevolence Crew Tragedy Amid Ice Cold Waters
Tugboat crews rescued many as the Benevolence was struck by waves and wreckage. Radar and scope failed amid cluttered seas, leaving rescuers unsure whom to lift first. Navy initially listed 545 aboard but later revised to reflect 40 expected to join operations not on the test run. Fifteen Navy nurses were aboard, one confirmed dead, with next of kin notifications pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Kauffman
Navy
Man Fined for Assault in Municipal Court
Joe Andrews aged 58 of 1222 Walnut Street was fined 25 dollars and costs for assault after appearing yesterday before Acting Judge Henderson Estes. The warrant was signed by Nora Gray, records show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Andrews
Walnut St
Jude Henderson Estes
Nora Gray
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United States
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Warren County
Fond DU Lac, Wis
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Chicago
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Paris
Henri Roy
Chamber of Deputies
Brookline, Mass
Charles Hovey Pepper
Order of Arrow
Henry C. Dennis
Dennis
Michigan Ave
Baltimore St
David Specht
Midletown
Specht
Harold Whitesell
First Ave
Dan Campbell
Whitesell
Campbell
Police
Waterville, Me
G. P. Lewis
Chautauqua
Butler County Courts
Vernon Reynolds
Maysville, KY
Sun
Rev. Vaughn
God's Community Church
Grand Ave
Russia
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Bible School
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