Ten Middletown Students Win Scholastic Art Honors
Ten Middletown students earned top places in the Scholastic Art Awards regional contest leading to a Cincinnati exhibition through February and Pittsburgh judging in May. Winners include David Higham Marilyn Matreia Suzanne Jaque and Marilyn Bunn with several Roosevelt and McKinley entrants named among honorable mentions and third places.
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Middletown
John Shillito Co
Cincinnati
Magsic
David Higham
Middletown High School
Marilyn Matreia Roosevelt
Suzanne Jaque Roosevelt
Mariyn Bunn
McKinley Junior High
Pittsburgh
Middletown High
Mike McClure
Kenneth Naudin
Jimmy Moore
Jane Hall
Earl Mack
Roosevelt
Fred Denniston
Peggy Brooks
Janice Lowe
Sandra Keays
Judy Sargent
Marilyn Bunn
MacKinley
McKinley
Alma Jean Charles
Frank Cox
Imogene Wilhoit
Thomas Lewis
Barbara Collins
Arthur Barber
Mattie Roberts
Dorothy W. Wilson
MHS
Millicent Bender
Ethel Euverard
McKine
Scholastic
Fox hunt drives hindered by winds in Ridgeville area
Ralph Johnson president of the Bears' Club said strong winds hampered dogs and hunters alike. Several drives are planned next Saturday in the Red Lion area with the first starting at 9 a m. Meeting point is Red Lion Methodist Church where a girls' Sunday school class will serve luncheon at noon.
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Fox Hunters
Ridgeville
Warren County
Ralph Johnson
Bears’ Club
Red Lion
Red Lion Methodist Church
Neff Re-elected By Turnpike Body
Allison C. Neff of Middletown was re elected vice president of the Ohio Highway and Turnpike Assn at Columbus yesterday. Ernest M. Green was re elected president with Miles E. Evans of Cleveland as treasurer and Merle Paul of Columbus as secretary. The association, formed in 1947 as the Ohio Turnpike Committee, later renamed to avoid confusion with the Ohio Turnpike Commission.
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Allison C. Neff
Middletown
Ohio Highway and Turnpike Assn
Columbus
Neff
Armco Drainage & Metal Products
Ind
Ernest M. Green
Miles E. Evans
Cleveland
Merle Paul
Ohio Highway and Turnpike Assny
Ohio Turnpike
Ohio
Ohio Turnpike Commission
Club Robbed of $75 and Whisky at Colored Elks Club
Early today a burglar stole $75 in cash and a fifth of whisky from behind the bar of the Colored Elks Club at 928 8th Ave. Set. The thief, possibly with a key or who hid onsite, acted between 2:15 and 7:30 a.m. The shop was not ransacked. Detective Brew er led the inquiry. no arrests reported. A second robbery on Crawford Street involved a man robbed of a Dillford wallet containing about $8 to $9 by two youths near 1:10 a.m. CW initials on the wallet were noted by Curt Wilson.
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Colored Elks Club
8Th Ave
Ralph Bauer
Crawford Street
Curt Wilson
Crawford St
Queen Avenue
Wilson
Broad Manchester Crash Hurts Three In City
Three persons were injured in five auto mishaps investigated by city police yesterday and Saturday. A 9:25 p.m. collision at Broad Street and Manchester Avenue sent Reece Mullins and Sylvian Mullins to Middletown Hospital with injuries. a five‑year‑old girl was also treated after being struck by a car on Garfield Street. Damages ranged from minor to $400, with one car totaled and a driver fleeing the scene.
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Middletown
Broad Street
Manchester Avenue
Reece Mullins
Jewell St
Sylvian Mullens
Pershing Ave
William R. Bailey
Alameda
Sylvian Mullins
Mullins
Reece
Garfield Street
Anna Louis Bryant
Robert Bryant
N. Main St
James Green
Hamilton
George S. Herring
Sycamore St
Eugene Sims
Garfield St
9Th Ave
Herring
Sims
Franklin driver cited for reckless operation after crash
Wol ney Elam, 20, of Middletown, was to appear in Municipal Court on reckless operation charges after a collision at 2nd Avenue and River Street. His amber-light run damaged Burns cars totaling over $500, Burns of Waynesville reported $400 damage, Elam’s vehicle $125, owned by Buster Back of Jewell Street.
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Franklin
Wolney Elam
Jewell St
Middletown
2Nd Avenue
River Street
Elam
Clarence Burns
Waynesville
Burns
Buster Back
Jewell Street
Police Briefs Include DUI and Speeding Arrests
Eugene Sims, 26, of 1103 Baltimore St., was arrested at 14th Ave and Elm St on a driving while intoxicated charge. Dale Taylor, 18, of Trenton Rt. 1, was arrested at Clinton St and 1st Ave on insufficient brakes. Peter A. Jenatos, 60, of Hamilton, was cited on a speeding charge on S Verity Parkway. Forester Smith, 30, of 1358 John St., Trenton, arrested by state patrol on a DUI charge. A call reported a man following a woman to Reynolds Ave and into the VFW third floor acting irate. suspect described as black-haired, gray jacket, green shirt.
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Eugene Sims
Baltimore St
14Th Avenue
Elm Street
Dale Taylor
Trenton Rt. 1
Clinton Street
1St Avenue
Peter A. Janetos
Hamilton
S. Verity Parkway
Forester Smith
John St
Trenton
State Patrol
S. Clinton St
Reynolds Avenue
VFW
Woman Burned When Home Stove Explodes
Middletown Hospital reported Miss Gladys Haddix, 45, in good condition after a home stove exploded at 1315 Ellen Drive yesterday. She sustained first degree burns to her arms and face and is receiving treatment.
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Middletown Hospital
Gladys Haddix
We Home
Ellen
Yesteray
PTA Meeting Set At Holy Trinity School
Holy Trinity School PTA will meet at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the assembly room.
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Holy Trinity School
PTA
Actress Florence Bates Dies at 65 in California
Florence Bates a former lawyer and baker turned actress at age 50 died of a heart ailment in a Burbank hospital. A San Antonio native she was said to be the first woman admitted to Texas bar in 1909. Her career took off after a Pasadena Playhouse appearance leading to the film Rebecca and many later roles on screen and stage. Her husband Will Jacoby died three years ago.
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Hollywood
Florence Bates
Burbank
Miss Bates
San Antonio
Tex
Will Jacoby
California
Badgett Quads Celebrate Ith Birthday Today
GALVESTON Tex The Badgett quads celebrate their fifteenth birthday today. The four girls seek individual identity, with Jo an aspiring secretary Joyce loving music Jeraldine dubbed primpingest and Jeannette the peace-maker. They are ninth grade students in local junior high.
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Galveston
Tex
Joan
Joyce
Theiane
Onion wrist binding cures toothache per 1880 cookbook
An 1880 cookbook cites a home remedy for toothache using an onion. The method: split the onion, roast it, then bind the hot onion onto the wrist over the pulse on the opposite side from the toothache. The instruction reflects historical folk practice rather than modern dental care.
Housewives Refuse To Pay Taxes In Texas Case
Marshall housewives refuse social security taxes on domestic wages after Supreme Court bypass. They notify Internal Revenue Commissioner T Coleman Andrews they will file quarterly income tax reports but make no payments, saying courts ruled on tax law not constitutional grounds. Leader Carolyn Abney calls it a judicial runaround. Internal revenue agents have seized funds to cover allegedly due taxes.
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Marshall
Tex
Supreme Court
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
Carolyn Abney
900 Horsemen Ride Historic Salt Trail Trek
More than 900 horsemen join an annual pilgrimage along the Salt orome Trail from Brenham to the Houston Fat Stock Show. Trail boss Reese Lockett says it is the largest horseback maneuver of its kind, with a 79 mile journey ending tomorrow afternoon. The procession, once three miles long, disrupted traffic on Highway 290 yesterday as 20 mule or horse drawn vehicles and 10 chuck wagons accompany the riders from all parts of Texas.
Smoke Kills Lima Fireman at Blaze in Three-Story Building
Lima Ohio Captain Cloyd R Webb 44 a 14 year veteran of the Lima fire department died yesterday after being overcome by smoke while fighting a blaze in a three story building. He was pulled from the flames as his son Alfred 22 a rookie helped battle the fire. About a dozen escaped uninjured. Damage estimated at 125000.
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Lima
Ohio
Cloyd R. Webb
Lima Fire Department
Alfred
Memorial Hospital
Alien Registration Up In Cleveland
The Cleveland post office processed 47 200 alien registration cards in January an increase of about 10 000 from January 1953 Under immigration laws aliens must re t their address every January The post office sends the cards to Washington.
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Cleveland
Washington
Ohio Bankers Meet Cleveland Vote Expected
The Ohio Bankers Association planned to reelect J. M. Schneider as president at its annual convention in Cleveland. The report also notes archeological finds of combs among ancient Swiss Lake Dwellers.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bakers Assn
J. M. Schneider
Miami Trustees Pick Sites For Two Buildings
Miami University trustees in a special session chose sites and approved 1.6 million for a new University Center student union and 900 thousand for an administration building. Construction could begin in July for the admin building and late this year for the student center, with funds from state loans and student assessments. Architect Charles Cellarius of Cincinnati will design both in a colonial style, and the project includes demolishing an old president’s residence to clear space.
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Oxford
Miami University
University Center
Benton Hall
University
Herron Gymnasium
Upham
Hughes Hall
Elliott and Stoddard
Miami
John Whitlock
Middletown
Charles Cellarius
Cincinnati
Higher Bus Fares Take Effect in City
City bus riders faced new rates approved by the Ort man Stewart Transportation Co. at Wednesday's City Commission meeting. Adult fares rose from 10 to 12 cents, school student tickets from 5 to 7 cents, and student strips now cost 50 cents for 10 tickets. Children under 12 pay 7 cents.
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Ortman - Stewart Transportation Co
Permits Totals for January Reach $218,870
Orville Carson, city building inspector, reported the city issued 21 building permits in January totaling 218,870. Seven permits were for single family homes and one for a two family structure. The January total last year was 245,464 from 37 permits. The largest permit was 105,000 for Grace Baptist Church on Wilbrahman Rd.
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Orville Carson
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbrahman Rd
Neil House in Columbus Sold for Five Million
The 700 room Neil House, Columbus second largest hotel, has been sold for more than five million dollars to Bernard J. Sheil of Chicago, founder of the Catholic Youth Organization and pastor of St. Andrew's Church. Harry Ludwig, majority shareholder, said the sale was completed last month. It is not disclosed whether the purchase was for St. Andrew's or other Catholic groups.
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Columbus
Ohio
Neil
Stove Blamed In Franklin Fire
Franklin report cites an overheated gas stove as the cause of a blaze that damaged three rooms and a hallway at Mrs. Lula Thompson’s home at 5 E. 6th St. The incident followed earlier calls to Dr. W. O. Hoffman and Earl Kirk, with no damage from a grass fire or from an electric hot plate in Kirk’s shed.
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Franklin
Lula Thompson
E. 6Th St
W. O. Hoffman
2Nd Street
Earl Kirk
Hill Avenue
Dr. Hoffman
Kirk
Lost Man Crawls Into Bear's Den near Reton New Brunswick
Patrick Whalen, lost in a woods snowstorm near Reton NB, crawled into a bear's den to shelter. A woodsman with searchers followed his tracks, entered the den, and pulled the man out as others arrived. Word of the rescue spread today.
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Reton
N. B
Patrick Whalen
Whalen
Weather Sparks Heat as Engines Fail Amid Traffic Jam
In the Cahuenga Pass yesterday heavy heat and a vapor lock blamed on overheating engines caused a king-size traffic jam on the Cahuenga Freeway. Traffic stood still for nearly three hours as temperatures hit 86 in the city and 89 in San Gabriel.
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Los Angeles
Cahuenga Pass
Cahuenga
Mercury
San Gabriel
School Yard Burns Sparks Grass Fire No Charges
A grass fire in the Lincoln School play yard yesterday afternoon caused no charges after investigation by the fire department. The incident was contained with no injuries reported and ruling ruled as unintentional. Lincoln School officials declined further comment.
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Lincoln School
William Daly Named Bailiff at Middletown Court
William Daly Jr., 38, of 1109 14th Ave., was named bailiff of Middletown Municipal Court by Judge J. T. Lamb. Daly succeeds Louis A. Rossi, who became chief probation officer last month after six years as bailiff. Daly, longtime Raymond Bay Co. employee and former head of the employees’ independent union, is a Middletown native and Middletown High School graduate. He attends Bayoun classes at the University of Cincinnati. he is married with four children.
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William Daly Jr
14Th Ave
Middletown Municipal Court
J. T. Lamb
Daly
Louis A. Rossi
Rossi
Raymond Bay Co
Employes’ Independent Union
Middletown
Middletown High School
University of Cinnati
Servicemen News and Transfers and Local Reassignments
Lt. (j.g.) Thomas Downs, USNR, of 401 N Broad St, reassigned from Frankfurt HQ to Navy Mine Countermeasures Station, Panama City Fla, after leading the Publications Section in Europe since February 1953. Wilbur L Wollard Jr of Lebanon faces release from active duty at Treasure Island, San Francisco following service with the 1st and 3rd Divisions. Pvt. Larry Sharp of Eaton arrives in Korea for duty with the 7th Transportation Port at Pusan, as the port handles over 30 million tons of cargo for UN forces and reconstruction efforts.
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Jig
Thomas Downs
USNR
N. Broad St
Navy
Panama City
Fla
U. S. European Command
Frankfurt
Germany
Downs
Europe
NATO
Atlantic
Norfolk
Wilbur L. Wollard Jr
Wilbur L. Wollard
N. Broadway
Lebanon
Wanda L. Wollard
Rt. 1
Treasure Island Marine Barracks
San Francisco
Larry Sharp
Walter M. Sharp
E. High St
Eaton
Korea
7Th Transportation Port
Pusan
South Korea
Pvt
Sharp
Transportation Army Marine Ship, Repair Company
Army
Four Arrested By Police At Hotel
Four people were to face charges of disorderly conduct and false registration at Municipal Court after being arrested at 1:35 a.m. yesterday at the Earle Hotel. Police booked Ledford 31 Maye Conover 36 Shu man Gilbert 41 of 57 S Main St and Frank Thomas 35 Middletown YMCA.
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Earle Hotel
Ledford
Maye Conover
Shuman Gilbert
S. Main St
Frank Thomas
Middletown
Woman Injured After Falling From Moving Car
Mrs Peter Rooster aged 50 of 2109 Wilbraham Road is in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital with multiple bruises after toppling from a moving car yesterday at Wilbraham Road and Elwood Street. The accident happened at 11 30 a m while en route to Holy Trinity Church for morning mass with her brother Harry Lang of Cincinnati driving.
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Peter Rooster
Wilbraham Rd
Middletown Hospital
Wilbraham Road
Elwood Street
Rooster
Harry Lang
Cincinnati
Holy Trinity Church
At The Movies Showings For Paramount And Strand
Paramount screens His Majesty O Keefe at 1 15 4 05 7 05 and 10 05 p m and El Alamein at 3 00 6 00 and 9 00 p m Strand shows Powder River at 1 15 4 25 7 20 and 10 20 p m and Titanic at 2 35 5 40 and 8 40 p m.
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Paramount
His Majesty O'Keefe
E Alamein
Strand
Powder River
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University Hospital
Bear’s
William D.long
Central Ave
Welfare Finance
William Daly
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