Rash Of Wrecks Injures 17 On Wet Area Highways During Pre Yale Weekend
A string of weekend crashes left 17 people injured on wet area highways amid intermittent rain. Unclear injuries include serious skull fracture risk for Unaries F Isaacs, while others like Jack L Thomas and Williams E Holaday faced multiple injuries from Route 73 collisions. Police reports detail several two and three vehicle crashes, reckless operation fines, and arrests across Middletown Franklin and Dayton areas.
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F. Isaacs
Waynesville
Middletown Hospital
Isaacs
William E. Holaday
Wilmington
Waitress In Fair Condition After Auto Crash
A Middletown woman classified as fair at Portsmouth General Hospital after a car she rode in hit a bridge and toppled into a creek bed. Injured were her husband Joseph Anderson and two Marines from Camp Lejeune, with Cpl Norman Kinett and Pfc Lawrence Morrison hurt. The wreck occurred on U S Route 52 near Friendship, Portsmouth. Mrs. Anderson works as a waitress at Godwin's Dining Room.
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Middletown
Portsmouth General Hospital
Ruby Anderson
Park St
Fair
Portsmouth
Andersons
Joseph Anderson
Webbh Air Force Base
Texas
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Cpl
Norman Kinett
Pfc
Lawrence Morrison
Friendship
Anderson
Godwin
Rosy Cheeked Santa Visits Middletown Firemen
Santa arrives by Armco plane at Central School yard greet by nearly 400 children and hundreds of motorists. Firemen and officials decorate platform with toy models and snow flecked grass as residents cheer. Santa chats with kids, gifts each a toy, then plans further caroling by SPEBSQSA Chorus for shut ins Tuesday evening.
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Santa
Central School Yard
Middletown
Armco
Walter Pauge
Roosevelt Junior High
Iremen
St. Nick
St Nicholas
12 Accidents Listed In City Police Report
City police reported 12 accidents over the weekend with one minor injury. William Cluxton suffered a superficial head bump when Gardner Knowles’s car skidded on wet pavement and overturned on Main Street near Sixteenth Avenue. Damage totaled 1800 dollars. Other incidents included a rear strike on First Avenue, two cars damaged on Charles Street, and accidents at Tytus Avenue with Verity Parkway and at Tytus Avenue with Washington Street. Police noted several parties did not stop or could not identify owners of parked vehicles damaged in these wrecks.
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Wiliam Cluxton
East Second St
Franklin
Gardner Knowles
Ontario
Canada
Knowles
Main St
Sixteenth Ave
First Ave
Anthony DeBiasi
Queen Ave
Henry Clay Norman
Germantown
Donald R. Rose
Princeton Ave
Charles St
Fleming Rd
Norman
Rose Auto
Police Briefs Seize DUI Arrests and City Warrant
Willie Mack 42 of Garfield St was arrested in the 1700 block of Calumet Ave on a charge of physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Bond set at 500 for court today. Richard Joe 23 of West Fifth St Cincinnati released on 100 bond to appear Wednesday on license and speeding charges. Melvin Smelser 26 and Ruby Smelser 18 of Clayton St charged with disorderly conduct after arrest near Central Ave and Clinton St. Olin Williams 20 of Garfield St arrested on a warrant for assault and battery taken into custody late Saturday in the 1300 block of Central Ave.
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Willie Mack
Garfield St
Calumet Ave
Richard Joe
West Fifth St
Cincinnati
Verity Pkvy
Lafayette St
Melvin Smelser
Clayton St
Ruby Smelser
Central Ave
Clinton St
Olin Williams
First Ave
Canal St
Luther Selby
May Mosley
Ninth Ave
Mail carrier bitten by dog on left leg
Roger Young aged 16 of 315 McKinley Street was bitten on the left leg by a dog while delivering mail. The incident occurred during a normal route and is being assessed by local authorities for any required precautions or reporting.
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Roger Young
McKinley St
Bicycle stolen from porch in Woodside Avenue area
Mrs. Marguerite Haddix reports her son's bicycle was stolen from the porch last night at 1029 Woodside Ave. No suspects named. investigation likely by local police.
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Marguerite Haddix
Woodside Ave
Moore Certified as Assistant Police Chief in City
Detective Sam Moore, with the Police Department since 1936, was certified by the Civil Service Commission for the post of assistant police chief. He served as patrolman, sergeant, and detective, with Army service 1943 to 1945, and returns to duty in a night supervisory role. He is a former Fraternal Order of Police president and resides on Wilbraham Road with his wife and daughter.
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Steve Howick
Plano
North Pole
Sam Moore
Police Department
Civil Service Commission
Joseph R. Newkirk
Moore
Armed Forces
Police
Fraternal Order of Police
Wilbraham Rd
Winter Drizzle Covers Ohio as Plains Snow Storm Rages
Winter arrives with damp skies in the Miami Valley and much of Ohio, where temperatures hovered around 38 degrees overnight. Meanwhile the Great Plains bore heavy snow and sleet with 4 to 9 inches in parts of Nebraska and Kansas and 35 to 50 mph winds.forecasts warn of late Christmas showers, lingering coolness tomorrow, and a 41 degree high by late morning.
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Miami Valley
Ohio
Santa
Great Plains
Midwest
Nebraska
Kansas
Applachian
Yale Middletown Girl Scouts Celebrate Holiday Rush
The Yale Middletown Girl Scout Council reports a holiday slowdown at the council level while Brownies Intermediates and Seniors stay busy with special programs and parties. Council activities resume with the Julie Law Club event at the Civic Association on Saturday January 3.
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Middletown
Girl Scouts
Yvonne Wellman
Juliette Law Club
Civic Association
Police Prevail Over Road Hog At Lafayette Intersection
Police responded to a road hog at Lafayette Ave and Verity Pkwy at 2:02 am. An officer said the hog claimed a large area before a farmer offered it a temporary pen overnight. The animal was returned to its owner later. A separate nuisance call involved a chicken loose on East Central Ave with advice to pen it.
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Lafayette Ave
Verity Pkwy
East Central Ave
Fire Ruins Elm Street Church in Oxford
The 80-year-old Elm Street Christian Church in Oxford was destroyed by a fire just before Christmas services. Officials estimate $10,000 in damage from a blaze likely started by a defective furnace flue. Fire crews saved the walls. services will move to the town hall during rebuilding.
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Oxford
Elm Street Christian Church
Oxford Fire Department
Serviceman Captain Ted B. Martin Arrives Home
Captain Ted B. Martin, a medical officer and dentist with the First Marines, arrived in San Francisco from Korea aboard the USS General Weigel. He served from January 1950 in Great Lakes and Camp Pendleton, was in Panmunjon nearly a year, helped evacuate wounded to a hospital ship, and plans to resume practice in Middletown after discharge in a few weeks.
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Ted B. Martin
Orthdontia
San Francisco
Far East
General Weigel
Carl Martin
Martin Meadows
Middletown
Marten
Naval
Great Lakes Training Center
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Korea
Martin
First Marines
Panmunjon
Castell
Traffic Light Plan Final Perusal in Downtown
City officials reviewed final plans for a new traffic light system financed by a 100000 dollar bond voted in 1950. The project includes walk lights for pedestrians at downtown intersections and ties into a one way street plan for First and Manchester Avenues. Bids from at least five electrical firms will be invited as the city seeks multiple offers.
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H. W. Starick
City Minager
Department of Public Service
Roy Fielding
Cincinnati
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
First
Manchester Avenues
Starick
At The Movies Showings For Paramount And Strand
Paramount presents Hangmans Knot at 2 4 6 10 p.m. Strand shows I Shot Billy the Kid at 1 15 3 45 6 20 8 55 p.m. I Shot Jesse James at 2 20 4 55 7 30 10 p.m. Monday. Tuesday features Too Many Girls at 1 15 4 10 7 10 10 p.m. and Look Who's Laughing at 2 45 5 40 8 40 p.m.
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Paramount
Hangman's Knot
Billy the Kid
Jesse James
Cash Burglar Strikes Multiple Homes Over Weekend
Police say a so named cash burglar hit several homes while money was only taken in one, echoing last year’s holiday break ins. Five youths, ages 12 to 15, were arrested after Nan Sandlin of Godwin's Restaurant reported ransacked apartments above the business. Deliberate cash focus appeared at Satur day home of S. M. Bliven where 145 was stolen from bureau drawers. Other sites yielded no cash. burglaries occurred mainly Saturday afternoon and evening with systemat ic searches. Detectives Crout Fouts Moore coordinated the probes.
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Ceaf
Akien
Roy Crout
Gilbert Lafayette
Nan Sandlin
Godwin
S. M. Bliven
Elm St
Crout
Carl Lubberger
Garden St
Paul Fouts
Sam Moore
Delaware St
Robert Graham
Delaware
Clyde Thompson
City utility office holiday schedule clarified
Contrary to a Journal report, Cincinnati Gas & Electric here will close only on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Regular workdays are planned for Friday December 26 and Friday January.
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Cincinnati Gas & Electric
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