Target City Tag Takes Defense Unit From Middletown
Ohio Civil Defense officials confirm Middletown will not receive a mobile rescue unit planned for a target city. Director James R. Logan says mobile support teams should be rural to avoid destruction if bombs fall. Franklin may host a unit instead, while Middletown’s classification as a target city remains unclear.
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Ohio Civil Defense Corps
Middletown
James R. Logan
State Civil Defense Corps
Columbus
Paul E. Wilson
Civil Defense
Logan
State Office
Wilson
Franklin
North Middletown
Federal CC
Washington
Woman Held in Coroner's Inquest for Lovers' Quarrel Stabbing
Mrs. Annie Ruth Collier 25 will face a coroner's inquest over the death of Henry Simmons 27. Simmons was stabbed to death Saturday night at 229 Morris Ave New Miami. Collier surrendered to police and is charged with second degree murder. Reported by deputies, Willie Sterling Henry 22 faces cutting with intent to kill for Friday stabbing of Ansel Gibson 24 at 211 N Poplar St Oxford. Gibson remains in critical condition at Mercy Hospital.
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Hamilton
Annie Ruth Collier
Henry Simmons
Morris Ave
New Miami
Simmons
Garret J. Boone
Sheriff's Deputies
Willie Sterling Henry
Germantown St
Dayton
Ansel Gibson
N. Poplar St
Oxford
Gibson
Mercy Hospital
Injured Dayton Pair Show Slow Gains After Crash
Two Dayton men injured in an auto accident north of Middletown on November 28 remain in slow recovery at Middletown Hospital. Wilbur Stephens, 35, is slightly improved and can only respond to food, while Walter Warlick, 36, remains in a coma in good condition but unable to speak. Both suffered head injuries.
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Dayton
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Wilbur Stephens
Walter Warlick
At The Movies Paramount Showings This Week
On Monday and Tuesday Calamity Jane plays at 2 10, 4 45, 7 20 and 10 00. Cripple Creek shows at 1 15, 4 15, 7 20 and 10 20 p.m. She's Back on Broadway runs 2 30, 5 35 and 8 35 p.m.
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Paramount
Resident Stabbed In Oxford Cafe. Suspect Arrested
A 24 year old man Ansel Gibson of 21 N Poplar St was stabbed in an Oxford cafe Friday night and is listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. Willie S Henry of 3108 Gehman town St was jailed on cutting to kill charges after deputies arrested him at home and he reportedly admitted the act.
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Hamilton
Oxford
Mercy Hospital
Ansel Gibson
N. Poplar St
Butler County
Willie S. Henry
Germantown St
Three In Family Hurt In Miltonville Auto Crash
Three members of one family were slightly injured in an auto accident in Miltonville yesterday afternoon. Raymond Hall, 28, suffered chest pain, his wife Jean, 24, had contusions to the right leg and thigh, and daughter Patricia, 7, had a chin and lip laceration. All were treated and dismissed at Middles town Hospital after the 1 10 p m crash. no further details were available.
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Miltonville
Middletown Hospital
Raymond Hall
Omaha St
Jean
Patricia
Middletown Naps Through Ohio Civil Defense Drill
Ohio cities tested civil defense with mixed results while Middletown observed a quiet Sunday. The alert centered at 2 51 p m with Police Sgt Ed Poling notifying county and radio operators. Dayton and Cincinnati faced issues but Dayton called it operation confusion. Germantown reported a broken siren rope but public cooperation remained good.
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Ohio
Middletown
Ed Poling
Poling
L. C. Currier
Manchester Road
Butler County
Currier
Andrew Anderson
Dial Radio Club
Don Imhoff
Germantown
Walter Rockey
Dupp Mfg. Co
N. Cherry Street
Rockey
Middleton
Dayton
Trafic
Local man sues cafe owner for injuries and damages
Walter J. Lickert seeks 2000 damages in Butler County Common Pleas Court against John Walsh owner of Walsh's Cafe Hamilton alleging a fall on a wet floor October 13 1952 after leaving the men’s room. He says fractured right leg 34 days in hospital and months bedridden with wage loss and permanent injury due to negligence from wet floor and poor lighting.
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Walter J. Lickert
Central Ave
Butler County Common Pleas Court
John Walsh
Walsh
5Th
Sycamore Streets
Hamilton
Lickert
Police Briefs Reported Lost Child Found No Harm
A boy thought lost was reported by William Collier and later found by his parents. Chester Hicks said his 16 year old daughter was back home. Two bar incidents involved a woman hit in the mouth and a salt shaker injury at a bar. An attempted break in at Clayton's Bar & Grill led to a new lock.
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William Collier
Enoch
Chester Hicks
Grand Ave
Mary Ryan
Middletown Hospital
Clayton’s Bar & Grill
Four Are Hurt In Crash Serious Injuries Reported
Robert Vanderveer aged 51 of 215 Aberdeen Dr is listed in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after a early morning crash at 14th Avenue and Minnesota Street with extensive facial lacerations. Other victims include Eva Wilkerson 29, Robert Watkins 24, and Harvey Thurmond 28 with varying injuries. A separate late evening incident injured Lorraine Hall 17 and Christine Mays 16 after a rear end collision on S Main Street near the National Armory. Delores Vanderpool 19 suffered facial abrasions and tongue lacerations in another mishap. A separate accident involving Marvin Napier 26 sideswiped Edward Madden 38 and caused $190 damage when headlights blinded Napier.
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Robert Vanderveer
Aberdeen Dr
Middletown Hospital
Eva Wilkerson
Sycamore St
Robert Watkins
Garfield St
Harvey Thurmond
McCurry Ave
14Th Avenue
Minnesota Street
Watkins
8Th Avenue
Delores Vanderpool
James Vanderpool
Fernwood St
Marvin N. Napier
Middletown Rt. 1
Edward Madden
Lafayette Ave
Napier
Lafayette
Madden
Students Attend OSU Drama and Debate Clinic
Thirty one Middletown High School students and two speech teachers joined Ohio State University for a drama and debate workshop. Debaters faced 14 Ohio schools, posting nine wins in 15 rounds on the direct election proposal. The drama group, led by Miss Florence Powell, learned stagecraft as OSU faculty hosted demonstrations and a matinee of The Cardle Song.
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Middletown High School
Ohio State University
Ohio
The
United States
Florence Powell
Ohio State
Stuart Postle
Ohio Wesleyan A
Cardle
Martinez Sierra
OSU Theater Players
First Cadet Enlists Under Air Force New Plan
William Roland Lane Jr. becomes Mid dletown's first aviation cadet under the Air Force enlistment program. At 19 and single he will study navigation bombing and radar observation at Lackland AFB after a year of training he will be commissioned as a second lieutenant. Lane spent a week at Chanute Field undergoing exams.
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William Roland Lane Jr
Middletown
Air Force
al Walters
Lane
Yankee Rd
Lackland Air Base
San Antonio
Tex
Walters
Chanute Field
Ill
Man Detained After Suspicious Gun Incident On Garfield Street
Police answered a call on Garfield Street to investigate a man fondling a gun and waiting for someone. They found he was unarmed and waiting for his girlfriend. Officers advised him to leave as he wondered about the gun business.
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Garfield Street
Four Soldiers Return From Far East Arrival in Seattle
Four area soldiers arrived in Seattle aboard the transport Marine Phoenix. Among 3,195 passengers were Cpl. William H. Trim and other servicemen returning from service in the Far East.
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Seattle
Satuday
Far East
Marine Phoenix
Cpl
William H. Trim
Wife Hurt In Accident and Her Husband In Poor Condition
A man whose wife was injured in an earlier accident Saturday morning was in poor condition after a second crash Saturday night in Middletown. Lynn Agee 47 suffered facial lacerations and bruises and was later admitted for possible head injury while his wife Ethel Agee 39 had a fractured jaw from the first crash.
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Middletown
Lynn Agee
Omaha St
Agee
James Jouse
Rufus Street
Oxford State Road
Car Crash Injuries Reported After Skid On Wet Road
Mary Hall, 22, of 117 Bellomonte St., suffered knee lacerations when a car she rode in skidded on wet pavement and struck a parked vehicle on Oxford State Road near Ohio 4 at 12:10 a.m. yesterday. The driver, Daniel B. Downs, 23, of 115 Fleming Rd., was also in the car. the patrolmen said the injuries did not require treatment.
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Carl Caudill
Bexley Dr
Ohio 73
Middletown
Caudill
Mary Hall
Bellomonte St
Oxford State Road
Ohio 4
Daniel B. Downs
Fleming Rd
Franklin and Miamisburg soldiers named in list
Names listed include Sgt. Raymond E. Young and Cpl. James W. Jeffery from Franklin and Cpl. Ray D. Hamlin from Miamisburg with address 121 Carryer Rd.
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Ble
Carryer Rd
Raymond E. Young
James W. Jeffery
Franklin
Ray D. Hamlin
Miamisburg
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Dayton Power & Light Co
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Federal Depositerrance Corporation
Sutphia Park Place
Asmco
Monroe Branch
Monroe, Ohio
Lorraine Hall
Christine Mays
Troy Mays
Sheffield St
S. Main Street
National Armory
Thomas E. Lewis
Burton Rd
OSU
J. S. Schreck
Theater Department
Springfield
John Akerman
MHS
Pat Cogan
Shelby Velte
Tom Kemp
Karen Levey
Bill Walter
Jack Taylor
Patsy Jo Gilley
Don Keffer
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Bert Sheard
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Dick Wendt
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Phil Price
Pat Conrad
Connie Brown
Sandra Fay
Peggy Mann
Rose Robinson
Marilyn Scheibert
Nancy
Ethel Agee
Ralph Runsells
Oxford State Rd
Fred Cheek
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Tylerville Road
Junctin
LeSourdsville - Westa Roads
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Cheek
Florence Griffin
Tylerville Rd
Cheek Auto
Furniture Liability
Charlie
Insurance Agency
N. Main St
Leon
Charles Street
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