Mother And Child Injured Here When Auto Collides With Train
A Middletown collision at Wildwood crossing left Ruth Youngkin with a broken leg and her five year old son John injured after Harry F. Youngkin failed to see a southbound New York Central train. The engine conductor was L. C. Nealoff. The family’s car damage was about $200. Multiple other winter slick road accidents involved several vehicles on First Ave Garfield St Verity Pkwy Sutphin St and nearby intersections with various injuries and minor damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Po- Department
Harry F. Youngkin
Armco Drive
New York Central Railroad
Wildwood Crossing
James Combs
Ruth Youngkin
John Youngkin
Youngkin
Wildwood Rd
L. C. Nealoff
Bellefontaine
Harold R. Smith
Carolina St
Sutphin St
William Patton
Pearl St
Smith
Mary-Etta St
Jefferson Ave
Kenneth L. Steel
Central Ave
Steel
Patriemen Amburgey
Palmer
Baltimore St
Girard Ave
David Geckeler
YMCA
John Turner
Geckeler
Turner
Birth Announcements for Local and Out-of-Town Families
Vital Statistics reports a birth to Mr and Mrs Glen Taylor of 2104 Howard Ave. in the bay area yesterday. An out-of-town birth records a son for Mr and Mrs Charles Ortman on Friday at White Cross Hospital in Columbus with maternal aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Chester Hollenbaugh and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Lee Ortman listed in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Taylor
Howard Ave
Bay
Charles Ortman
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Chester Hollenbaugh
Lee Ortman
Combined Middletown Hamilton Residents Named in List
A survey of local workers lists Harold M Niemiller 21 brick layer and Jean A Wallace 18 stenographer from Hamilton alongside Courtney G Cornwell 20 Arm co employe of Middletown and Mary E Garrison 17 student of Excello. Other entries include Ivan I Yersick 62 barber and Veronika Rapavy 59 housewife from Middletown, Victor Lawrence Jewell 44 factory employe and Nettie R Jackson 48 nurse from Middletown, Clifford Sneed 27 steel pourer Canton and Esther Birch 26 cutter from Hamilton, Vernon E Wright 20 paper mill employe and Wilma Rose 20 factory employe from Middletown, Harold L Schwegman 20 truck driver and Ethel Thomas 20 bakery employe from Oxford, George E Jeffery 28 grocery manager Franklin and Mildred Elkins 18 of Middletown Elmer J Johnson 48 factory employe and Provie Kern 46 woolen mill employe both of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold M. Niemiller
Jean A. Wallace
Hamilton
Courtney G. Cornwell
Armco
Young St
Middletown
Mary E. Garrison
Excello
Ivan I. Yersick
Crawford St
Veronika Rapavy
Webster St
Victor Lawrence Jewell
S. Main St
Nettie R. Jackson
Kahn Ave
Clifford Sneed
Canton
Esther Birch
Vernon E. Wright
Meadow Ave
Wilma Rose
Baltimore St
Harold L. Schwegman
Ethel Thomas
Oxford
George E. Jeffery
Franklin
Mildred Elkins
Grand Ave
Elmer J. Johnson
Provie Kern
Hospital patients and dismissals listed
In the Hospital Donna Sue Elrod daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Elrod of Roosevelt Ave medical Wanda Gay Lewis daughter of Mr and Mrs William Lewis of Burton Rd medical Ralph C Howe of Central Ave surgical Mrs William Bach of Oxford State Rd medical Glen Turner son of Mr and Mrs Everett Turner of Lylburn Rd medical Henry Whiteman of Reynolds Ave medical Howard Stalker of Kenwood Dr surgical Werle Dean Wells son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Wells of Baltimore St medical Norma Lee McGuire daughter of Mr and Mrs Buford McGuire of Franklin Route 2 medical Mrs James Bolser of Kenwood Dr medical DISMISSED Ben Burdge of Trenton Otha Lawson of Elwood St Mrs Albert Philion of Manchester Hotel Mrs Alvin Wilkinson of Highland St Mrs Charles Moreland of Germantown Theodore Gilbert of Woodlawn Ave John R Carmody Sr of Yankee Rd Anna Kissick of Yankee Rd
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Paul G. Florence
Grimes St
Alberson Clinton
James Howerton
Glenn Spicer
Young St
Manchester Ave
Ernest Carter
Franklin
Main St
Edward Pennington
Baltimore St
John Burk
N. Cherry St
Germantown
Central Ave
Delman Whitt
Seldon Smallwood
Ottawa
Yankee Rd
Harry Waldner
Armco Dr
Clarence Lawson
Paul Judd, Jr
Donna Sue Elrod
Paul Elrod
Roosevelt Ave
Wanda Gay Lewis
William Lewis
Burton Rd
Ralph C. Howe
William Bach
Oxford State Rd
Glen Turner
Everett Turner
Lylburn Rd
Henry Whiteman
Reynolds Ave
Howard Stalker
Kenwood Dr
Werle Dean Wells
Lloyd Wells
Norma Lee McGuire
Buford McGuire
Franklin Route 2
James Bolser
Ben Burdge
Trenton
Otha Lawson
Elwood St
Albert Philion
Manchester Hotel
Alvin Wilkinson
Highland St
Charles Moreland
Theodore Gilbert
Woodlawn
John R. Carmody, Sr
oTee Anna Kissick
Yankee iRd
TV Showing Of Santa Visit Postponed In Middletown
WHIO-TV Dayton officials said the scheduled film of Santa Claus visit scenes shot in Middletown last week is postponed one week due to editing delays. Station director Jack Hodgen said films, shot by Armco photographer Ray Miles, were praised as excellent. The showing shifts to next Saturday December 23 from 2 to 2 15 p.m.
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Santa Claus
Middletown
Whio-Tv
Dayton
Jack Hodgen
Armco
Ray Miles
Hodgen
Christmas Shopping Store Hours Updated for December
The notice lists holiday hours from December 16 to December 23 with opening times from 9 30 a m to 9 p m on most days and 5 30 p m on several days. December 25 is closed. The schedule includes December 20 21 22 and 23 with varying close times.
Obituary for Ray Moore of Middletown
Ray Moore, 21, of 315 Harlan St died at Middletown Hospital at 8:20 p.m. after a four day illness with pneumonia. Survived by parents Grover and unknown mother, six brothers James Paul Albert Orville Bobby Gerald, and four sisters Ruby Lovely Myrley Williams Loraine Stewart Dolores Moore. Funeral Monday 2:30 p.m. Crawford St Church of God. Dr. R C Caudill to officiate. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today. Joseph R. Baker and Sons in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Moore
Harlan St
Middletown Hospital
Grover Moore
James
Paul
Albert
Orville
Bobby
Gerald
Middletown
Ruby Lovely
Kalamazoo
Mich
Myrley Williams
Loraine Stewart
Dolores Moore
Crawford St. Church of God
R. C. Caudill
Woodsideemetery
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
Dennis McGlaughlin dies after year of illness at 74
Dennis McGlaughlin 74 lifelong resident of the area died at his home 1336 Manchester Ave at 3 45 pm yesterday after a year of declining health. Born in Excello he lived 36 years in Middletown worked at Barklow Electric as a tool clerk until recently. Survived by widow May a daughter Mrs Clara Louise Endebrock a sister Mrs Lou May and two grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 2 30 pm at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home Rev Fletcher E Shoup officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 pm Sunday.
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Dennis O
Denny) McGlaughlin
Manchester Ave
McGlaughlin
James McGlaughlin
Butler County
Excello
Middletown
Barklow Electric Company
May
Clara Louise Endebrock
Lou May
New Miami
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
Fletcher E. Shoup
Woodside Cemetery
Clifford Reed Dies at 66 in Germantown
Clifford Reed 66 lifelong Germantown resident died at 6 25 p m Friday at his home after illness since August. He worked for American Envelope Company of West Carrollton. Survived by wife Susan son Gene at home three stepsons Charles Orville Bailey Germantown and George Knore Germantown Route 1 a brother Charles Germantown and seven grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are under John Arpp Funeral Home Germantown.
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Germantown
Clifford Reed
American Envelope Company
West Carrollton
Isaac and
Tereline Reed
Susan
Gene
Charles
Orville Bailey
George Knore
John Arpp
Squeaks Drive Dayton Man Into Hamilton Jail Invention Plot
Charles Smith of Dayton built an oblong box with a spring lid hidden in his over coat pocket to shoplift. The box squeaked when opened, alerting a clerk at Wilmar's and leading to his arrest on petit larceny. Police Lt. Al Osborne said the pocket could hold a 50 pound sack of sugar. Smith claimed to be a contractor and an inventor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Charles Smith
Gold Ave
Dayton
Hamilton City
Smith
Wilmar’s
AL Osborne
Osborne
At the Movies Paramount and Colonial Listings
Paramount shows Two Flags West at 1 15 and 4 00 6 55 9 45 p m Armored Car Robbery at 2 50 5 40 8 30 p m Kansas Raiders at 1 25 3 25 5 25 7 30 9 30 p m You Can Beat the Atom Bomb at 2 50 7 00 and 9 05 p m Colonial presents The Milkman at 1 45 3 45 5 50 7 40 and 9 30 p m.
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Kansas Raiders
Obituary: Granada St. resident dies after illness
Granada St. native dies at Middle town Hospital at 8 30 pm yesterday after several weeks of illness. A 30 year Lebanon resident and longtime Mayer Meat Co butcher, he retired five years ago. Survived by widow Anna a son William of Lebanon three stepsons Francis and Milford Sargent of Middletown Harold of Dayton a step daughter Margaret Cornele of Middletown a brother Charles and sister Elina Harris of Lebanon 23 grandchildren four great grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 pm at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home Rev J F Scheffler officiating burial Woodside Cemetery calls Sunday 2 5 and 7 10 pm.
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Granada St
Middletown Hospital
Mayer Meat Company
Anna
William
Lebanon
Milford Sargent
Francis Sargent
Middletown
Harold Sargent
Dayton
Margaret Cornele
Charles
Elina Harris
McCoy-Leffler
J. F. Scheffler
Woodside Cemetery
Carrie Wolfe 77 Franklin resident dies in Middletown
Mrs Carrie Montgomery Wolfe age 77 of 40 South River Street Franklin died at 3 30 pm Friday at Middletown Hospital Survivors include her husband Alfred Polly five daughters Florence Morris Kalamazoo Edna Zellers Dayton Edith Lehman Springboro LaVerne Rowlett Mabel Barnhart Franklin a brother Lon Montgomery and a sister Ella King The Anglesby Funeral Home to complete arrangements
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Franklin
Carrie Montgomery Wolfe
South River St
Middletown Hospital
Alfred
Polly
Franklin Barber
Florence Morris
Kalamazoo
Mich
Edna Zellers
Dayton
Edith Lehman
Springboro
LaVerne Rowlett
Mabel Barnhart
Lon Antgomery
Ella King
Anglesby Funeral Home
Edison E Taylor 72 Franklin Man Dies After Heart Attack
Edison E Taylor 72 of Franklin Route 1 died at 10 30 p m yesterday at his home after suffering a heart attack while crossing the farm barn yard. Survived by widow Ida three sons Earl Ralph both of Franklin Virgil of West Elkton a brother Atwood Franklin two sisters Mrs Pearl Watson West Carrollton and Mrs Catherine Calton Dayton and 11 grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday at Anglesby Funeral Home at 2 30 p m with burial in Woodhill Cemetery.
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Franklin
Edison E. Taylor
Ida
Earl
Ralph
Virgil
West Elkton
Atwood
Pearl Watson
West Carrollton
Catherine Calton
Dayton
Anglesby
Woodhill Cemetery
Pennewit 76 Dies After Long Illness at Waynesville
Mrs Estella E Pennewit 76 died at the home of her foster son Willis Hunter in Waynesville after an extended illness. Survived by husband Joseph foster son and brother Alva Hartsock Wilmington and three grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 2 pm Stubbs Funeral Home Waynesville burial Miami Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until services.
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Lebanon
Estella E. Pennewit
Willis Hunter
Waynesville
Joseph
Alva Hartsock
Wilmington
Stubbs
Miami Cemetery
Mauldin Former Eagles Leader Dies in Cincinnati
J B Mauldin former president of the Eagles Lodge died last night at Christ Hospital Cincinnati. The body will be taken to Oswald Funeral Home.
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Lebanon
J. B. Mauldin
The
Eagles Lodge
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Oswald Funeral Home
Man Bitten by Dog in Middletown Incident
Howard Gall 44 of 1705 Manchester Ave was bitten on the left wrist by a dog owned by Freeman Sauters at the same address yesterday. Gall received treatment at Middletown Hospital.
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Howard Gall
Manchester Ave
Freeman Sauters
Gall
Middletown Hospital
Franklinite Charged With Molestation
William J. Parks, 35, of 137 E Sixth St, was brought before Mayor J T Riley on indecent exposure and contributing to the delinquency of minors. He is bound to the Warren County Grand Jury under a $1000 bond after police reports of mothers’ complaints of attempts to molest school age girls.
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Franklin
William J. Parks
E. Sixth St
J. T. Riley
Warren County Grand Jury
Parks
Police Briefs Include Car Theft and Juvenile Escapes
Arthur L. Allen of 1916 Queen St reports his car stolen from a Central Ave 1300 block. Police say two Boys Industrial School inmates Gilbert Butterbaugh 17 and Otis Vaughn 16 escaped Lancaster Friday at 7 p.m. Patrolman Landon Webb saw a man stealing Christmas trees from Elamo News yard on South Broad St and tossing them near 67 South Main St. the man fled as Webb approached and the trees were returned to their original place.
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Arthur L. Allen
Queen St
Central Ave
Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Gilbert Butterbaugh
Otis Vaughn
Landon Webb
Elamo News
South Broad St
South Main St
Webb
Loading Zones To Be Studied in Downtown District
A Tuesday meeting of interested groups will discuss establishing loading zones in the downtown area to end double parking by trucks. The event ties to the new pedestrian ordinance effective January 1 and to traffic flow efforts. Attendees include Roy L. Patterson, Sam Tutt, Jerome Inwood, Paul Wilson, Howard L. White, Cliff Class, A. J. Ryan, and other representatives from Chamber of Commerce, truckers, merchants, safety groups, railroads, and Express services.
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Joseph Blackmore
Roy L. Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Sam Tutt
Jerome Inwood
Paul Wilson
Safety Council
Howard L. White
Traffic Safety Division
Cliff Class
Railway Express
A. J. Ryan
the Railroads
Grand Jury Studies Gambling and Disorder in Hamilton
HAMILTON The Butler County grand jury may study dis orderly houses in Hamilton and the gambling situation in Middletown. The jury meets in January. Judge Alton Combs criticized Middletown gambling at a public hearing Thursday. A Hamilton civic group in the Second Ward had signaled plans to press grand jury action against prostitution in that area.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Grand Jury
Middletown
Alton Combs
Thieves Break Into Coffee Cup Restaurant
Miss Bonnie Tucker operator of the Coffee Cup on Route 4 south of Middletown reported a break in to Sheriff Charles B. Walker. Cash from a pinball and cigarette machine was taken with no amount given.
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Bonnie Tucker
Route 4
Middletown
Charles B. Walker
Vandalia-Butler Defeats Germantown 58 to 45 in Basketbal
Vandalia-Butler opened with a 24 point first quarter and led Germantown 24-7. Day starred for Vandalia with scoring honors while Germantown’s Woods topped Germantown with 12. The teams stayed close after the big first run, with Vandalia up 34-18 at halftime and 44-26 after three.
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Vandalia
Vandalia-Butler
Germantown
Woods
Also Mentioned on This Page
Harold Gray
John Combs
William Lee Blanton
Clinton St
Clarence Crout
Kensington Ave
William Ainsley
Columbus, O
First Ave
Garfield St
Verity Pkwy
Joanne Paul Dickerson
Hampton
Columbia Ave
Marvinee
Wilfred Palmer
William E. Barbour
Franklin Route 1
Dickerson
Barbour
Ralph C. Farida
Bethel
Ohio
General Merchandise
Dennis McGlaughlin
Jacob E. Baker
Paramount
Vance
Middletown Dist
Mrs
Carrie Wolfe
Franklinite
Kensington & Grand
Bohne
Rcavictor
Hint Grand Jury
Butler
Maytag Sales & Servic
Melampy
Hamm
Germantown Rd
Carload Sale
Kroger
Verity Parkway
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