Butler Commissioners May Offer Reward For Tips On Girl's Death
Hamilton Ohio record reports 17 year old Mary Ann Fildes, a Hamilton High School senior, found unconscious on Thanksgiving night on Bessinger Road and died ten hours later. Prosecutor Jackson Bosch said he would meet with commissioners about posting a reward, as police and sheriff investigators treat the case as murder. The New Miami Improvement Association has already posted a $100 reward. An autopsy ordered by Coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone was conducted to determine cause of death.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Mary Ann Fildes
Hamilton High School
Jackson Bosch
Bessinger Rd
New
Traffic Toll 30 In County
Milton Norton a 24 year old Sharonville veteran died when his car left Route 25 just inside the Butler County line. The county toll for 1952 reaches 30 with four Hamilton fatalities and one Middletown fatality, compared with 32 last year at a similar time.
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Sharonville
Butler County
Milton Norton
Korea
Garret J. Boone
Hamilton
Middletown
House Committee To Query Chiefs Of Defense Setup
Washington reporters note a House expenditures watchdog subcommittee will hear top defense officials in a hearing starting tomorrow. Chairman Bonner says the probe will determine what has been done about congressional orders on duplicating military supply systems amid rumors of disregard. The hearings run through Friday.
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Washington
House
Bonner
D-Nc
Detective shares photo in Mary Ann Fildes case
Hamilton detective Adrian Barber said officers have a photograph of a man witnesses say resembles the man who left a tavern with Mary Ann Fildes last Thursday night. The photo is being shown to potential witnesses to identify the man who accompanied the slain girl away from the tavern.
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Hamilton
Adrian Barber
Mary Ann Fildes
Arber
Murdered nurse found on the road after visit to grill
Miss Fildes, last seen leaving Sons's Grill on High St with a man of about 29 with an Irish brogue, was found with a fractured skull. Police, led by Dr. Boone, deem murder. the unnamed man did not contact authorities. Funeral services for the victim were held yesterday.
Five Pedestrian Incidents Reported by Police Yesterday
Five accidents and near miss involving pedestrians were reported. A city truck driven by Charles McDaniel caused two collisions on Yankee Rd and Lawn Ave and near misses with Caney Slone, plus a minor fender bump while backing near Vail Ave. A driver, Douglas Johnson, narrowly missed a pedestrian on Main St. Another crash on Yankee Rd and Askew Ave damaged a car driven by Avery Banks. Minor damages reported in a third incident at South Verity Pkwy and Eighteenth Ave.
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Charles McDaniel
Lawn Ave
Robert Oglesby
Yankee Rd
McDaniel
Vail Ave
Caney Slone
Pershing Ave
Slone
Douglas Johnson
Oxford State Rd
Main St
First Ave
Johnson
William R. Shepherd
Brown
Avery Banks
Rufus St
Askew Ave
Yankee
South Verity Pkvy
Eighteenth Ave
Eriihue Miller
Lafayette Ave
Ronald Baker
Cincinnati
Baker
Hospital Reports Increase In Accident Cases Treated
Middletown Hospital treated 276 accident victims in November 1952, up from 185 a year earlier. Automobile, pedestrian, home, school, parks and playground, and unclassified accidents rose, while industrial cases held steady. Officials cite population growth and wider insurance access as factors, urging safety awareness despite higher totals.
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Middletown Hospital
Middletown Safety Council
Middletown
Hospita
Don Osborne
Middletown Area
Gun Shooter Given 120 Day Term In Jail
Pete Pendergrass, 31, of 1818 Minnesota St., was sentenced by Judge Alton H. Combs to four months in the Cincinnati Workhouse after pleading guilty to discharging firearms and property destruction. He fired 10 shots at his estranged wife’s Garfield St. home, narrowly missing his brother in law.
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Pete Pendergrass
Minnesota St
Cincinnati
Alton H. Combs
Pendergrass
Garfield St
Two Indicted For Using CCC Corn
Dayton feed store operator Carl D. Forney and Ralph T. Oliver of Palestine were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of converting 3172 bushels of Commodity Credit Corp. corn for their use from Sept 1, 1950, to Feb 26, 1952. They are also accused of falsely stating 4465 bushels were stored at Palestine and of grinding some corn into feed.
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Dayton
Carl D. Forney
Ralph T. Oliver
Palestine
Forney
Commodity Credit Corp
Oliver
Middletown Snow Crews Clear Roads After Nightlong Effort
Traffic mishap on Route 25 north of Blue Ball left Mikle Messel's truck rear blocked while a car driven by Martin collided late at 10 45 p m. Messel's vehicle was stationary in a jam. Martin, treated at Middletown Hospital, amid extensive snow removal by city crews with salt spread, plows, and a motor grader. Weather forecasts and night shift work aimed to prevent further buildup as rain later aids clearance and inlets work proceeds downtown.
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Mikle Messel
Dayton Messel
Blue Ball
Martin
Middletown Hospital
Middletown Street Department
Ed Cole
Miami Valley
Middletown
Cole
H. W. Starick
Ain't It Purty Expensive Snow Costs City
City Street Department reports a costly de-icing period with total expenses of 950 dollars for a Saturday night and Sunday. City manager H. W. Starick lists 450 for labor 350 for equipment and fuel 150 for other costs. Police cruisers are being fitted with snow tires, adding to the bill.
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H. W. Starick
Starick
Life Squad Stands By For Snow Alerts
Heavy snowfall brings risk of injuries and heart trouble. Fire Department Station One emergency squad ready with chains on trucks and extra oxygen. They warn against strenuous shoveling and advise staged efforts, especially for those with coronary conditions.
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Life Squad
Fire Department
Station One
Middletown Police Briefs and Incidents
Ollie Henry Jr. 46 of Excello was arrested on menace and threat. John Rice 30 of Hamilton arrested for physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated on Clark Street. Imogene Davis reported the loss of a wallet with $26. Delbert Noble 36 of Central Avenue arrested for failure to provide and abandonment. Eddie Smith 57 of Middletown charged on warrants for failure to report an accident and leaving the scene. James Stacey 58 suffered a stroke and was taken to Middletown Hospital.
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Ollie Henry, Jr
Oxford State Rd
Excello
John Rice
Moore Rd
Hamilton
Clark St
Delbert Noble
Central Ave
Loren Justin
Eddie Smith
Middletown
Amanda
Herbert Fawley
Smith
Elizabeth Perry
Fawley
First Ave
South Main St
James Stacey
Middletown Hospital
Baker Ambulance
Missing Teen Barbara Morris Reported By Father
Bert Back of 704 Elwood Street reports his step daughter Barbara Morris age 16 missing from home. He describes her as five feet seven inches, dark hair, blue eyes, wearing a gold coat with brown trim and a tan blouse, last seen at home.
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Bert Back
Elwood St
Barbara Morris
Taft School Window Vandalism Reported by Principal
Police investigated after Ross Kramer the Taft school principal reported air rifle damage to several windows at Taft School. An officer noted two entrance lights and a utility pole meter were broken in the same incident.
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Taft School
Ross Kramer
Queries on sewer charge hearing Wednesday
Residents show little interest in the proposed sewer service charge as a public hearing set for 7 45 p m Wednesday before the City Commission. City manager W Starick reports no calls for information despite efforts to explain the ordinance. A second hearing precedes the regular meeting and concerns a McKinley Street area zone change for New York Central railroad track installations.
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W. Starick
Starick
WPFB
The
Journal
Robert Johnson
Commission
McKinley St
New York Central Railroad
Hospital Care Memberships Over Million
Middle town Blue Cross group heard executive director Earl Kammer report Blue Cross Hospital Care membership has surpassed one million in southwestern Ohio. Kammer cited 1,018,994 members, 64,822 new in ten months, and 26,610 applications during a two week open period. He noted 125,832 hospital bills paid in ten months, cost near 12 million dollars, and current monthly payouts near 1.4 million. Attendees included E Cal Grier and Earl Kammer for Hospital Care Corporation.
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Blue Cross Hospital
Middletown
Kammer
Blue Shield
Ohio
United States
National Blue Cross
Blue Cross
E. Cal Grier
G. A. Young
Melvin B. Henry
Herbert Starick
James H. van Atta
R. H. Smyder
Leo F. Reinartz
Robert Bender
John Murray
Dale Constiner
A. C. O’connor
Joe H. Ayers
John Hoffer
Clair Tieman
Tom Venable
Hospital Care Corporation
Earl Kammer
W. C. Sprigg
al Spinney
R. F. Moots
Marvin E. Walker
Snowy Night Strands WPFB Crew as Pigs Roam Farm
WPFB Middletown station workers wrestled a snow blocked road for 90 minutes to reach Coles Road from a farmhouse studio. Half a dozen pigs escaped their pens during a blizzard and roamed the WPFB farm prompting on air updates. Announcer Rich Williams and engineer Cal Williams, Hamilton residents, signed off at 1 a.m. and reconnected at 2:30 a.m. after relief arrived. Jerry Anderson, station engineer, reached the site from Chautauqua at 4:45 a.m. Bill Hart followed five minutes later. no one was stranded, the announcer reported.
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Middletown
WPFB
Coles Rd
Rich Williams
Cal Williams
Hamilton
Coles
Jerry Anderson
Chautauqua
Bill Hart
Anderson
Hart
Williams
At The Movies Show Times This Week
Paramount shows Turn ing Point at 1:40 5:00 8:20 p.m. The Savage plays 3:05 6:25 9:45 p.m. Strand screens Basketball Fix 1:15 3:50 6:30 9:10 p.m. Harlem Globe Trotters 2:25 5:10 7:50 10:20 p.m.
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Harlem Globe Trotters
Mailmen Struggle to Halt Red Propaganda Reach
The Post Office Department seeks public help to stop Chinese propaganda in U S mail deliveries. A later note confirms Acheson Lovett and Snyder will attend the Paris NATO Council session beginning December 15 for a broad review of alliance defense plans.
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Washington
Post Office Department
U. S
State Acheson
Defense Lovett
the Treasury
Snyder
United States
Paris
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
NATO
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House Committee
Chiefs of Defense
Bernard Gumm
Jacoby St
Gumm
Allen Griffey
Jewell St
Griffey
Delvin Bair
Crawford St
Hugh Thompson
Walter N. McQuleffler Broadenna
Ce Avenue
Imogene Davis
Highland Ave
Eisenhower
Paramount
Quality Family
Quality Family LaundRy
Ivory Soap Laundry
Logan Ave
Middletown Journal
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coke
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