Four Suffer Injuries In Weekend Highways Accidents
Four people were injured in weekend traffic incidents on area highways near Middletown according to State Patrol reports. The most serious case involved James J. Craig, 42, of Dayton, whose left arm was severely cut when his car struck the rear of Orval Calhoun’s vehicle and pushed it into John E. Butler’s car on Route 25 at Chautauqua Road. Craig was charged with reckless operation and ordered to appear before the Franklin mayor. Other injuries occurred to Bernard Wells, 30, of Middletown, after his car left Union Road, hit a tree, and caught fire. Wells was treated and released. Mary Conley, 24, of Franklin, injured her right hand when her husband John Conley’s car was hit by Edward Shoemaker while Shoemaker attempted a U-turn. Shoemaker was charged with reckless operation and ordered to appear in court. A Cincinnati man, Simmie Clifford, 36, was fined after passing a car on a hill, causing a chain of crashes and damaging multiple vehicles on Route 25 near Route 129.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
James J. Craig
Patterson St
Dayton
Craig
Orval Calhoun
Shaw Ave
John E. Butler
Athens
Ala
Calhoun
Butler
Chautauqua Rd
Franklin
J. Thomas Riley
Bernard Wells
Lafayette Ave
Union Road
Route 63
Wells
Middletown Hospital
Mary Conley
Boys Ave
Butler-Warren Couty
John Conley
Edward L. Shoemaker
North Broad St
Shoemaker
Squire J. E. Jackson
Simmie Clifford
West 68Th St
Cincinnati
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Clifford
Tom A. Stoikas
Millvern Ave
Julian N. Pasick
North Girard
Route 25
Route 129
Three Dayton Youths Hurt In Main Street Crash
In Franklin, three Dayton youths were injured when a car driven by Richard Charles Levert, 21, crashed into a tree on South Main Street near First Street. Police say he fell asleep at the wheel. Severt, Runer, and Thomason were taken to Middletown Hospital for chest contusions, head lacerations, and a fractured arm, then released.
Labor Council Picnic Set For September 4
The Midletown Trades and Labor Council picnic will be held on Labor Day September 4 at LeSourdsville Lake. Ray Collinsworth general secretary of the picnic committee announced. The event features rides games contests and music with committees handling prizes music and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midletown Trades and Labor Council
LeSourdsville Lake
Ray Collinsworth
William Crispin
Earl Mendenhall
Gus Miles
Verna Bradshaw
Harry Anders
Russell Knox
Robert Patton
Moose Picnic Attracts About 500 Attendees
About 500 people attended the annual Moose Picnic held at the boat house on Route 73. Secretary Bernard King announced the event, planned by Charles Root and Tom Lee, with receipts to benefit the Moose Athletic Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
Bernard King
Route 73
Charles Root
Tom Lee
Moose Athletic Fund
Middletown YMCA Pool Closed For Annual Cleaning
The Middletown YMCA will close its swimming pool this week for its annual cleaning. General secretary Ralph Knight said showers and gymnasium will stay open while workmen perform the maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Listings
Broadway style cinema page lists showtimes for Paramount and Strand theaters across Monday and Tuesday. Films include Broken Arrow with James Stewart and Debra Paget, Deputy Marshal with Jon Hall and Frances Langford, Hit the Ice with Abbott and Costello, Cowboy Copus stage show, Old Fashioned Girl with Flora Jean and Jimmy Lydon, and Red Skelton with Fred Astaire at Colonial Theatre along with multiple daily times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Broken Arrow
James Stewart
Debra Paget
Marshall
Jon Hall
Frances Langford
Abbott and Costello
Cowboy Copus
Floria Jean
Jimmy Lydon
Red Skelton
Fred Astaire
JA Conference Set Tomorrow
The final meeting of the Junior Achievement advisor training conference will be at the Civic Association building tomorrow night. Advisors will view JA company slides and discuss the new bookkeeping system adopted by JA this summer by a nationally known accounting firm. Achiever companies are expected to start operations within weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Association
Achievement
Robert McDade
Frontline battles around Taegu and river crossings deepen Korea fight
An AP report describes air and ground clashes near Taegu as Communist shells hit toward the Pohang Angang route while allies feed Taegu from the west. North Koreans press along the Naktong and Nam rivers, suffering setbacks as American artillery and planes strike. B 29s target Songjin iron and steel plant 180 miles north of the 38th parallel. Canada adds note of near 100 daily papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pohang-Angang
Taegu
Long Nattle
Naktong River
Nam River
Masan
Pusan
Songjin
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Death notices from Xenia to Camden area
Deaths include Mrs Amy Custard of Xenia age 60 Guthrie infant of Hamilton Route 1 Michael J Barger of German town Route 1 Wilson twins of 1209 Wilson St J Edwin Bussard 92 of Camden Ohio provided in vital statistics brief listing multiple individuals and residences from region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guthrie
Hamilton
Michael J. Barger
Germantown
Wilson Twins
Wilson St
J. Edwin Bussard
Camden
Births Light on Babies Born to Local Families
A hometown birth list records the following: Mr and Mrs Herman Griffith 1707 Florence St. welcomed a girl on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Charles Gilley 2232 Winton St. a boy on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Harold Detty Middletown Route 1 a boy on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harold Smith 1505 Carolina St. a boy on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ebie Banks 1230 Young St. a boy on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Robert Murphy Jackson Lane a boy on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Robert Lewellyn 3119 Tytus Ave. a boy on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Henry Bucher Hamilton a boy on Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Goodwin Franklin Route 2 a girl on Sunday. Mr and Mrs James Cracraft Trenton a girl on Sunday. Mr and Mrs Samuel Welch Middletown Route 1 a girl today. Out of town Mr and Mrs Sterl Smith Victoria Hotel Plainfield New Jersey a son Thomas Sterl born last night at Plainfield City Hospital. The maternal grandparent is Mrs Albert Smith of West Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Griffith
Florence St
Charles Gilley
Winton St
Harold Detty
Middletown
Harold Smith
Carolina St
Ebie Banks
Young St
Robert Murphy
Jackson Lane
Robert Lewellyn
Tytus Ave
Henry Bucher
Hamilton
James Goodwin
Franklin
James Cracraft
Trenton
Samuel Welch
Sterl Smith
Victoria Hotel
Plainfield
N. J
Thomas Sterl
Plainfield City Hospital
Albert Smith
West Middletown
Marriage Licenses Listed for Middletown Pairs
Marriage licenses show Arnold L. Caskey 28 cement finisher of 1913 Sheffield St and Arlene Cora Hillenbrand 19 factory employee of 1920 Sheffield St both of Middletown. Russell Bourne 19 truck driver Orville Ind and Sharon Sh 16 Oxford Route 3. Jack B. Metzcar 0 shop employee 3007 Princeton Ave and Virginia A. Brooks 18 stenographer 1619 Sunset St both of Middletown. Herman Pahnke 23 truck driver West Elkton and Grace Eileen Edgar 20 rate checker Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold L. Caskey
Sheffield St
Arlene Cora Hillenbrand
Midletown
Russell ©. Bourne
Orville
Ind
Sharon Sh
Oxford
Jack B. Metzcar
Princeton Ave
Virginia A. Brooks
Sunset St
Middletown
Herman Pahnke
West Elkton
Grace Eileen Edgar
Trenton
Medical and surgical patient list from The Hospital
A hospital notice lists numerous patients with their addresses and treatment statuses. Names include Mrs. Benjamin Heitfield, Buster Joy, Paul and Pauline Byrd, Mrs. Carlton Gerhard, Otto Lee Myers, Dorothy Rainey, Mrs. Orie Earhart, Richard Combs, Barnie Brewer, Robert Burns, Kenny Watson, Mrs. Oscar Frahlman, Mrs. Jesse Brelsford, Mrs. Lamarr Emerick, William Neal Jr, Mrs. Russell Fox, Mrs. Mary EF Haddix, Mrs. Thomas King, John Schrock, Clarence Green, Harold Osborne, William Ross, Mrs. Cora Hamilton, Dorothy Deardoff, Scharrold Eckhardt, Charles Arnett, Rufus Hayes, Mrs. Blanche Coons, Mrs. Foster Watson, Mrs. Ruth Willman, Linda Cobb, Jerry Miller, Mrs. Richard Henderson, Mrs. Otis Ratliff, Phillip Anthony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Heitfield
Middletown
Buster Joy
Brentwood St
Paul and
Pauline Byrd
John Byrd
Plum St
Carlton Gerhard
Franklin
Otto Lee Myers
Pearl St
Dorothy Rainey
Lebanon
Walter Gross
Orie Earhart
Richard Combs
Berl Combs
Baltimore St
Barnie Brewer
Germantown
Robert Burns
Robert Burns, Sr
Aberdeen
Kenny Watson
Seventeenth Ave
Oscar Frahlman
Calumet Ave
Jesse Brelsford
Lamarr Emerick
Stanley St
William Neal, Jr
Russell Fox
Fairmount Ave
Mary EF. Haddix
Jacoby St
Thomas King
Sherman Ave
John Schrock
Trenton
Clarence Green
Queen St
Harold Osborne
William Ross
Cora Hamilton
Frank
Fires Burn Grass and Restaurant in Middletown Yesterday
Three fires were reported by Middletown firemen yesterday with minor damage. Two grass fires occurred Sunday afternoon near Lafayette Street and Crawford Street, both likely sparked by passing locomotives. A restaurant fire at 1406 Central Avenue caused $25 in interior damage from a neon transformer short circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
B and O
Lafayette St
Company 3
Armco
Crawford St
Company 2
Central Ave
Py Nationspy
John Panstel
Police Briefs Seize Two Men for Disorderly Conduct
James Manning and Melvin Hall both 24 were taken into custody early yesterday at Central Avenue and Crawford Street and charged with disorderly conduct. They posted $50 bond and must appear in court Monday. Robert Pierce 2212 Highland Street was treated at Middletown Hospital for a cut below the left eye from a North Broad Street fight and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Manning
Excello
Melvin Hall
Queen Ave
Central Ave
Crawford St
Rober Pierce
Highland St
Middletown Hospital
Pierce
North Broad St
Theft reported for car on West Alexander Rd
Donald Garrett of West Mid dletown Route 1 reported the theft of his car license 886 MW from West Alexander Rd early yesterday, police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Garrett
West Middletown
West Alexander Rd
Bethany man charged with DUI after early morning arrest
State Highway Patrolmen charged Homer Richards, 38, of Bethany, with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Patrolmen said he was arrested early today at West Chester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Richards
Bethany
West Chester
Man Treated After Bottle Assault In Middletown
Simuel Hall, 36, of 1318 Walnut Street, was treated for cuts over the right eye yesterday afternoon at Middletown Hospital. He told police he was struck over the head with a bottle during an argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simuel Hall
Walnut St
Middletown Hispital
Youth Taken After False Name at Middletown Hospital
An 11 year old, who gave a false name at Middletown Hospital, was taken into custody as police say he is wanted in Fort Knox Kentucky on a charge of being AWOL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Ft. Knox
Disorderly conduct arrest in city precinct
John Milton Jr aged 22 of 931 Eighth Ave was taken into custody at Eighth Ave and Lincoln St on a disorderly conduct charge. A car collision caused $20 damage when Steve Herold 24 of 1709 Fleming Rd rear ended Carl Higgins 22 of 1218 Baltimore St at a red light at Clinton St and Central Ave. A light standard was broken when a spare tire and wheel fell from a truck driven by Gerald Murphy of 1803 Woodlawn Ave at Ardmore Dr and Central Ave. Three lanterns were reported stolen and two more plus a flare and barricade damaged on East Central Ave between Lylburn and Burton Rds, Ferando Back Street Department workers said. The equipment had been placed where construction work is underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Milton,Jr
Eighth Ave
Lincoln St
Steve Herold
Fleming Rd
Carl Higgins
Baltimore St
Higgins
Clinton St
Central Ave
Ardmore Dr
Gerald Murphy
Woodlawn Ave
East Central Ave
Lylburn
Burton Rds
Ferando
Early radio ad notes from 1922 WEAF sale
Mrs Robert Anthony of Brentwood Street and Miss LaRoma Shull of Arlington Avenue plus Mrs William Whitman of Grimes Street are connected to the first WEAF radio broadcast in New York in 1922. The ten minute real estate sales talk cost 100 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Anthony
Brentwood St
LaRoma Shull
Arlington Ave
William Whitman
Grimes St
Weaf of
New York
Death of Mrs. Amy Custard in Xenia
Word was received of the death of Mrs. Amy Custard of 408 East Church Street Xenia a former Middletown resident in Xenia Friday morning. She is survived by two sisters Daisey Lackey of Chicago and Fannie Hall of Xenia. Funeral services will be at Johnson Funeral Home Xenia. Minnie Ha Ha Temple Daughters of Elks No 263 of which she was a charter member will meet at the Elks Home on Eighth Ave tomorrow at 8 p.m. for special memorial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Custard
E. Church St
Xenia
Middletown
Daisey Lackey
Chicago
Fannie Hall
Johnson Funeral Home
Minnie Ha-Ha Temple
Daughters of Elks
Custard
Twin infants die in Middletown burial at Woodside Cemetery
Twin sons of Mr and Mrs Wilber Wilson of 1209 Wilson St Middletown died over the weekend at Middletown Hospital One infant died Saturday afternoon the other at 3 35 a m Sunday They are survived by the parents a brother Dwight and grandparents Otis Mack Mary Helen Mathews and Fred Wilson all of Middletown and Akron Graveside services were held at Woodside Cemetery at noon Maxberry Funeral Home handled arrangements
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilber Wilson
Wilson St
Middletown Hospital
Dwight
Otis Mack
Mary Helen Mathews
Middletown
Fred Wilson
Akron
Woodside Cemetery
Maxberry
Death of one day-old Michael J. Barger
Michael J. Barger died at 12 15 am at Middletown Hospital. He was the one day-old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Barger of Germantown Route 1. Survived by grandparents Mrs John Bowen Urbana and Mr and Mrs Wheeler Farley Germantown Route 1. Friends may call at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home after 7 pm. Body to be taken to the Farley home for services at 2:30 pm with burial in Wood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Joseph Barger
Joseph Barger
Germantown
Middletown Hospital
John Bowen
Urbana
Wheeler Farley
Josephy R. Baker
Infant Daughter of Guthries Dies in Rockdale
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Austin Guthrie of Rockdale died late Saturday night at the residence. Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Springhill Cemetery in Huntsville Ohio. The child is survived by parents seven brothers and five sisters. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home is in charge of services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Guthrie
Rockdale
Springhill Cemetery
Huntsville
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Death closes Germantown resident J Edwin Bussard at 93
J Edwin Bussard 93 longtime Germantown area resident died at 2 a m at his daughter Mrs Gregg in Camden Rural Route He leaves a brother S L Bussard of New Madison and several nieces and nephews Funeral services set for Thursday at 2 p m at John Arpp Funeral Home with Dr O O Arnold officiating Burial in Germantown Cemetery Friends may call after 10 a m Wednesday
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germanown
J. Edwin Bussard
Camden
Gregg
S. L. Bussard
New Madison
John Arpp
O. O. Arnold
Germantown
Olds pioneer and opera star die in brief notices
By The Associated Press Lansing Ohio born Ransom E Olds 86 pioneer of the auto industry who developed Oldsmobile and later the Reo car He was born in Geneva Ohio Giuseppe De Luca 73 baritone star who sang in all the world s great opera houses during a 50 year career He was born in Rome Montreal Pierre Casgrain 64 secretary of state for Canada in the 1940 Mackenzie King government Moscow Lt Gen Nikolai Matveevich Telyakov 58 Russian tank specialist and commander in the last war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lansing
Mich
Ransom E. Olds
Oldsmobile
Reo
Geneva
New York
Giuseppe de Luca
Rome
Montreal
Pierre Casgrain
Canada
Mackenzie King
Moscow
Nikolai Matveevich Telyakov
Infant polio victim in Oxford town news
The 14 month old Pamela Chine, daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Chine of Veterans Village Oxford, is the 19th polio victim in Butler County this season. She was taken to Mercy Hospital Hamilton after a Monday diagnosis by Charles J Reuthe, county infantile paralysis foundation chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami University
Oxford, O
Butler Wm
Charles J. Reuthe
The
County Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Pamela Chine
Louis Chine
Veterans Village
Oxford
Child Involved in Accident Receives Fracture
Brenda Cassity age three of Sheridan Avenue injured when she ran into a car on August 19. She sustained a fracture to the left leg and facial abrasions. Condition reported as fair at Middletown Hospital this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Cassity
Sheridan Ave
Middletown
Taylor 66, NPS chief of public services born in Boone County
Taylor aged 66 served as chief of public services for the National Park Service and has been with the service since 1920. He was born in Boone County.
Notable Railroad and Bank Leaders Pass Away
TOLEDO Ashbel B. Newell Sr. 82 longtime president of the Toledo Terminal Railroad since 1914 died. He was born in Buffalo New York. MINNEAPOLIS Henry E. Atwood 57 longtime president of the First National Bank of Minneapolis since 1945 died. He was born in Keeseville New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ashbel B. Newell, Sr
Toledo Terminal Railroad
Buffalo, N. Y
Minneapolis
Henry E. Atwood
First National Bank of Minneapolis
Keeseville, N. Y
Erb, Hannagan, Krefeker noted in death notices
Rochester burial notices list Rev Frank Otis Erb 72 longtime Colgate Rochester Divinity School head of Christian Education. New York publicist Maurice Klefeker 45 formerly with Hoover Report team. Lafayette Indiana maternal obituary Johanna Gertrude Enright Hannagan 92 mother of Steve Hannagan. all births shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester, N. Y
Frank Otis Erb
Christian Education Department
Colgate- Rochester Divinity School
St. John, N. Y
New York
Maurice Klefeker
Greater
Third Middletonian Is Missing In Action
A third Middletown man is reported missing in Korea. PFC Robert Williams 18, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Williams of 1709 Lawn Ave, was with the 34th Regiment of the 24th Division. He enlisted a year and a half ago after attending Middletown schools and working at Albers Super Market. He was sent overseas six months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Charles Williams
Lawn Ave
War Department
Pfc
Robert Williams
Korea
Williams
Albers
Clinton St
Draft Officials Will Study Future Calls Tuesday Night
The Middletown Local Draft Board Number 10 will meet Tuesday night instead of Wednesday. Wylie Mitchell said the session would be routine and more names for future physicals would be screened. This Friday the first group from Middletown for induction since January 1949 will depart for Cincinnati. the exact number of the 29 quota not yet determined. Some called men seek deferments under the new college postponement rule allowing upper-half students to defer with local board approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Wylie Mitchell
Mitchell
Cincinnati
Truman directives tied to White House over MacArthur
Republicans in Congress published Gen Douglas MacArthur's Formosa statement and condemned President Truman for ordering its withdrawal. The White House had learned of the plan, with key aides briefed before a meeting where Army Chief Collins and Navy Chief Sherman reported from Tokyo and Korea. The VFW text had already circulated to media outlets including U S News and World Report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacArthur
White House
Ross
Truman
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Acheson
Defense Johnson
W. Averell Harriman
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Adm
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Operations
Tokyo
Korea
Collins
Sherman
Johnson
VFW
U. S. News and World Report
Washington
Congressional Record
Douglas MacArthur
Formosa
Martin
Mass
The
House
Chicago
Warren Woman's Leg Fractured in Car Collision
Mrs Leora Parker of Warren County suffered a fractured leg and internal injuries after being struck by a car driven by E L Hoff of Red Lion at Main Street and Broadway Warren. She was taken to Williams Clinic in Lebanon then to Grandview Hospital in Dayton. No charges were filed against Hoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren Comery
Main St
Broadway
Leora Parker
Molly Harmon Home For
E. L. Hoff
Red Lion
Warren County
Parker
Williams Clinic
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Hoff
Two Die After Train Strikes Truck Near Xenia
Xenia AP report says a Pennsylvania passenger train struck a pickup truck driven by Loren G Whittington 50, killing him instantly. His daughter Wilda Mae Whittington 21 died later of injuries at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. The toll rose to two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
XENIA
Wilda Mae Whittington
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Pennsylvania
Loren G. Whittington
Five-Year Blunders Prompt New Critique of War Policy
The speaker denounces a five year pattern of errors that aided communist advances in Manchuria and China, culminating in Korea. He argues military advice was ignored in favor of appeasement politics aligned with the Soviet Union.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Labor Council
Eee
First Ave
Grimes
Lin
Ae Dorothy Deardoff
Lawn Ve
Scharrold Eckhardt
Charles Arnett
Prospect Ave
Rufus Hayes
Blanche Coons
Queen
Foster Watson
Walnut
Ruth Willman of
Winton
Linda Cobb
Charles Cobb
Wilbraham St
Jerry Miller
Marcus Miller
Malvern St
Richard Henderson
Otis Ratliff
Phillip Anthony
Gsterbrook
Office Outfitters, Inc
N. Main St
Amy
Guthrie Infant
J. E. Bussard
Oliver G
Poaranteed Atch and
Ted Bettendorf
Fox River Grove
Ill
Mr. Bittendorf
Vianden
Luxembourg
Middletonian
Charles ST
Erle Manson
Sald Jewelers
Central Avenue
Warren
Philco
Philcoe
Liberal Trade
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!