Five More POWs Confirmed From Area
Five area soldiers were added to the Defense Department POW list joining a sixth announced yesterday. The confirmed names include Cpl. Charles Riddell Jr of Myers Road in Germantown Route 1, Pvt. Perry Osborne Ir of Lebanon Route 1, Beecher M. Mefford of Lebanon Route 1, Pvt. Edward A. Rub of West Chester Route 1, and Cpl. Willie F. Mansfield of Hamilton Lane Street. They are in a Communist camp near Chiang-Song with Pvt. Roland A. Hamilton previously confirmed. Authorities caution the list is a Communist roster being checked against 3,198 names and may take days to finalize.
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Defense Department
Yesterda
Pentagon
Washington
Cpl
Charles Riddell, Jr
Charles Riddell
Myers Rd
Germantown
Pfe
Perry Osborne
Perry J. Oxhborne
Lebanon
Beecher M. Mefford
David M. Mefford
Edward A. Rub
Andrew F. Rub
West Chester
Willie F. Mansfield
Seminor Mansfield
Lane St. Hamilton
Chiang-Song
Roland A. Hamilton
Altha Hamilton
Woodstawn Ave
POW Son's Letter Lifts Hamilton Family Hope
Mrs. Altha Hamilton learns her son Pvt. Roland Hamilton, listed missing in action since April in Korea, is a confirmed prisoner of war. Roland reports good treatment, meals, clothing, and weekly activities from a camp run by Chinese volunteers, and asks his mother to write back.
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Young Riddell
Army
Mid- Senet
Bieteen High
Second Infantry
Osborne
Lebanon
Reds
Mefford
Ruth
Mansfield
Korea
Altha Hamilton
Woodlawn Ave
Pvt
Roland Hamilton
North Korea
Roland
Hamil
Louise Hamilton
Icicles Spark City Watch On Roofs and Sidewalks
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore urged property owners to inspect roofs for large icicles that could injure pedestrians. A lorillard building on Man chester Ave showed several feet long icicles inches thick. He recalled a pedestrian injured last year by a falling icicle and asked homeowners to clear sidewalks per city ordinance.
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Joseph Blackmore
Manchester Ave
Blackmore
At The Movies Paramount and Strand Showings
Paramount shows On The Loose Drums In The Deep South Man With A Cloak Sky High Gene Autry In The Mounties Chinatown At Midnight and Strands Varieties On Parade with multiple daily showtimes across Thursday and Friday including matinee and evening slots.
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Paramount
Deep South
Gene Autry
Chinatown
Freezing Rain and New Snow Forecast Threaten Roads
Weather officials predict 10 inches of snow already piled with three more inches on the way, plus freezing rain turning to snow and sleet. Wind 30 to 40 mph could drive drifts. colder temperatures tonight. Schools mostly closed in Butler County. several districts and cities listed. Postponed basketball games and renewed travel danger cited as roads clear yet remain hazardous.
Missing Cab Driver Found After Six Hours
Roy Smith, a two week taxi driver based in Franklin, went missing at 3 45 am after a call west of Franklin. Bud Justus, owner of the cab firm, said Smith was finally located this morning near a farmhouse about a mile from the stuck vehicle after rescuers were alerted by garbled cab radio calls and horn signals.
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Roy Smith
Franklin
Bud Justus
Smith
Justus
Union Rd
Shaker Rd
Sawyer named to National Realty Council executive panel
J D Sawyer, vice president of B F Sawyer and Son Inc and local realtors, is appointed to the executive council of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. The 10 member board sets policy for the national body. The first 1952 meeting is in Washington DC January 26 27. Sawyer has served two years on the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards board of directors and held other key state posts.
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J. D. Sawyer
B. F. Sawyer and Son, Inc
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Sawyer
Washington
D. C
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
City to Use Time Saving Inventory Checking Plan
City engineer Pochel announced a new method to streamline the annual inventory. Letters were sent to department heads with last year’s inventory and requests to verify and correct records. Departments must return changes by February 1, 1952 for Witner to compile the results.
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Soe
R. A. Pochel
Earl R. Witner
Pochel
Witner
False Alarm Routs Firemen From Beds
A 2:55 a.m. call reported a trash fire near gasoline tanks at Woodlawn Ave and the Big Four Railroad crossing. The alarm proved false and firemen returned to stations by 3:04 a.m.
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Woodlawn Ave
Quiet police beat as two arrests offset empty jail
Police reported one of the quietest periods in months with only two arrests overnight. William Bailey, 28, of 1821 Fernwood St., was arrested on North Clinton St. at 8:40 p.m. for carrying a concealed weapon. Gerald Meehan, 32, of 1310 Wrenn Court, was arrested at Columbia Ave and Main St. at 12:30 a.m. for physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated and released on $300 bond to appear in court tomorrow. Detectives recovered property valued at 79 from 1916 First Ave. in another room after occupants left the state. Willie Ross, 19, of 2104 Grand Ave., was fined $50 and costs for carrying a concealed weapon. blackjack was confiscated by Acting Judge Ben Worcester.
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William Bailey
Fernwood St
North
Clinton St
Gerald Meehan
Wrenn Court
Columbia Ave
Main St
First Ave
Robert Schneider
Willie Ross
Grand Ave
Ben Worcester
Barbara J. Fullen
Girard Ave
William A. Bennett
East First St
Dayton
Bennett
Howard Neer
Bellomonte St
Neer
Manchester Ave
Man Slightly Injured In Early City Accident
A man, Oscar Thomas 49 of 110 Magnolia Dr, was treated at Middletown Hospital for a cut over the right eye after turning onto Orchard St from Grand Ave, failing to see a fourth vehicle with no lights. Damages totaled $50 to his car and $25 to the other.
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Grand Ave
Orchard St
Oscar Thomas
Magnolia Dr
Middletown Hospital
Thomas
Coffee Stop Promoted for Long Drive Breaks
Martin Thomas of the local Automobile Club endorses frequent coffee stops during long trips as a way to perk drivers and reduce fatigue. He cautions coffee cannot replace rest and stresses the value of a good night’s sleep before extended travel for sustained alertness. The stops offer a pace change and a brief moment of relaxation.
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Martin Thomas
Automobile Club
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