Big Wind Gusts Cause Minor Damage Across Miami Valley
A Friday night wind event in Middletown and the Miami Valley produced gusts up to 60 mph but limited damage. Signs, awnings, trees, and wires fell. CG&E crews repaired downed globes and poles while a Carlisle High School basketball game was canceled due to power loss. Temperatures plunged from 65 to 28 as colder air moved in with forecast light snow flurries.
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Middletown
Miami Valley
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Chlomer Keister
Franklin
Middletown Franklin
Carlisle
Chautauqua
Cg&e
Nine Receive Awards For Civic Drive
Nine leaders of the 1951 Civic Association non-member canvass were presented medals at the quarterly Board of Governor meeting at the Manchester Hotel. D. G. Driscoll awarded the inscribed medals and noted that 85 percent of Middletown employers are now members.
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Civic Association
J. D. Sawyer
Manchester
D. G. Driscoll
Sorg Paper Company
Driscoll
Middletown
Sawyer
Harlan Hessel
Clark and Helsel
CPA
R. FE. Dempster
Bender
John Owen
Robert Kihm
N. J. Downing
Jack Linvie
L. T. Kenney
Enis Marshall
Kh. C. Wyecoff
Melvin Kelso
At The Movies Showtimes This Weekend
Paramount screens Family Secret on Saturday at 1 20, 4 20, 7 15 and 10 00 p m Indian Lsogee shows Sunday at 2 15, 3 20, 6 30 and 7 40 p m Strand offers Painted Hills Saturday at 2 20, 5 55 and 9 05 p m with Wagonmaster at 3 40, 7 15 and 10 15 p m Sunday Tarzan Triumphs plays at 1 15, 3 55, 6 55 and 9 10 p m Tarzan's Desert Mystery shows at 2 40, 5 20, 8 00 and 10 25 p m.
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Family Secret
Visilor Beware
Painted Hills
Vital Statistics Each birth reported from local area
Mr and Mrs Robert Sutton Delores Ewen of 3018 Tytus Ave welcome a boy yesterday Also Mr and Mrs Roy Benning of 1113 Catalpa Dr report a boy today Mr and Mrs William David son of 3105 Poinciana Ave welcome a girl today
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Robert Sutton
Delores Ewen
Tytus Ave
Roy Benning
Catalpa Dr
William Davidson
Poinciana Ave
Hospital list notes multiple patients and relatives
In The Hospital several individuals are listed with medical or surgical status. Names include James Barrett, Marquita Hampton, Robert Gephart, Mrs Norman Wiegand, Eugene Sickler, William Smith, Patricia Farrish, Frances Villella, Richard Patterson, Miss Bertha Breitenbecher, William Johnson, Edward Waddies, Mrs Sam Alexander, Mrs Edgar Day, Jerry Carter, Mrs Wilbur Cohen, Paul King, Gus Miles, Paul Oney, Jesse Short, Ernest Vitori, Fred Ward. Also noted are family ties and addresses such as Baltimore Street, Young Street, Miamisburg, Meadow Avenue, Germantown, Carolina Street, Waneta Street, Franklin Route 1, Oxford State Road, West Middletown, North Beard Street, Vail Avenue, Delaware Avenue, Dix Road, Middletown Route 3, Queen Avenue, Wildwood, Vanderveer Street, and Grand Avenue.
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James Barrett
Baltimore St
Marquita Hampton
Frank Hampton
Young St
Robert Gephart
Miamisburg
Norman Wiegand
Meadow Ave
Eugene Sickler
Germantown
William Smith
Carolina St
Patricia Farrish
Kelly Farrish
Waneta St
Frances Villella
Nicholas Villella
Franklin Route 1
Richard Patterson
William Patterson
Oxford State Rd
Bertha Breitenbecher
West Middletown
William Johnson
North Beard St
Edward Waddies
Vail Ave
Sam Alexander
Delaware Ave
Edgar Day
Dix Rd
Van Is Beaten Wife Bitten in Middletown Fracas
A Middletown woman was treated for bite injuries after a disturbance that spanned Crawford Street cafe to a Broad Street residence. Police chased the incident through two locations and noted lacerations from the biting episode. Police urged the injured man and his wife to file a warrant against the other woman.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Crawford St
Broad St
Auto Strikes Truck Collision Damages $200
A car driven by 18 year old Alisha Abner of 1712 Lafayette Ave. struck a parked truck in front of 1621 Lafayette at 3 pm Friday while avoiding a third car. The truck owned by Ross Motors, Inc. suffered left front fender, headlight, and grille damage. Driver Virgil Evans, 28, of 225 Vanderveer St. was the truck owner and driver. The damage estimate was not provided.
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Alisha Abner
Lafayette Ave
Lafayette
Abner
Ross Motors, Inc
Virgil Evans
Vanderveer St
Police Briefs Include Drivers Charged For License Violations
Police arrested Clara Mackory and Clarence Mackory both of 1316 Baltimore St for driving without an operator license and permitting an unlicensed driver to operate at 9 15 a m Friday. They were released to appear in Traffic Court Thursday morning. Clifford Smith of 610 Wilcox St was arrested Friday afternoon on a non support warrant and released to Hamilton officers. Karl Wagner of West Elkton was arrested at 10 15 Friday at Central Ave and Crawford St on charges of driving without a license driving while intoxicated and driving with insufficient brakes.
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Clara Mackory
Baltimore St
Clarence Mackory
Clifford Smith
Wicoff St
Hamilton
Karl Wagner
West Elkton
Central Ave
Crawford St
Water in a fish bowl rarely needs changing study says
Contrary to popular notions the water in a fish bowl seldom should be changed or replenished. The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes minimal interference to maintain stable conditions for fish health.
Music figures with Italian composers and conductors
A fragmented note lists Donizetti Gade Handel Mahler Rossini Schnabel and Verdi as composers and performers, suggesting a concert or program linking renowned names across eras. The exact event, venue, and date are not clear from the fragment.
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Donizetti
Gade
Handel
Mahler
Rossini
Schnabel
Verdisare
Route 73 widening at Engle's Corner eyed by officials
Butler County Commissioners were briefed on a road widening project at Engle's Corner designed to ease a traffic bottleneck. J S Paxton noted plans to widen the north berm of Oxford State Rd east of the intersection as westbound Route 73 traffic avoids left turning vehicles onto Route 4 and Hamilton Pike. The commission also named Fred Hammerle to oversee initial platting for rural house numbers, with funding already allocated.
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Engle's Corner
J. S. Paxton
Division 8
State Highway Department
Oxford State Rd
Hamilton Pike
Fred Hammerle
Butler County
Two Are Hurt Seriously In Accident Near Monroe
At 10 20 p m Friday on Route 25 about one mile south of Monroe two drivers were seriously injured in a crash. Harry McVay 72 of Cincinnati driving south rear ended a car stopped for a minor Fender loss operated by John Vandeberg 34 of Sharonville Vandeberg was briefly stopped to retrieve the part when the collision occurred McVay suffered facial lacerations a fractured nose and chest injuries his wife Lillian 65 suffered severe facial lacerations chest and internal injuries Vandeberg who was outside the car was uninjured his wife Hedy 27 had a bruised left leg both McVays were taken by ambulance to Middletown Hospital and later moved to a Covington Kentucky hospital.
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Route 25
Monroe
Harry McVay
Ebenezer Rd
Cincinnati
John Vandeberg
Sharonville
Vandeberg
McVay
Lillian
Hedy
McVays
Middletown Hospital
Agg
Covington
Man Is Fair After Driving Into Big Tree
Jack Puckett 21 of 604 Malvern St is listed in fair condition at Middletown Hospital with nose lacerations possible skull fracture multiple rib fractures and fractures of the right ankle and foot after his car crashed into a large tree in the front yard of Corporal J Simmons of the Middletown State Highway Patrol at the Vine Street Route 122 intersection in West Middletown. The vehicle was demolished.
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Jack Puckett
Malvern St
Middletown Hospital
Puckett
Middletown
Cpl
J. Simmons
Vine St
Route 122
West Middletown
Corporal Simmons
Short Circuit Blamed For 835 Auto Fire
An under hood fire in a sedan driven by Robert Fleming of 12 Moore Street caused an estimated 35 damage. The fire started from a short circuit in motor wiring as Fleming stopped at the intersection of Central Avenue and Broad Street at 8 47 a m today. Company 1 quickly extinguished the blaze traveling a half block from the Broad Street station to the scene.
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Robert Fleming
Moore St
Fleming
Central Ave
Broad St
Company 1
Girls Arm Hurt In Washer Mishap
A small girl suffered a crushing injury to her right forearm when caught in a home washing machine. Linda Sue Sabota, three, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Sabota of 651 Glenn Ave, was treated and dismissed. A 12 year old boy, Gilbert Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Jerry Johnson of 323 North Main St, fell from a sewer pipe near McKinley Junior High School and required extensive suturing for a severe facial laceration. He was treated at Middletown Hospital.
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Middletown Hospital
Linda Sue Sabota
Carl Sabota
Glenn Ave
Gilbert Johnson
Jerry Johnson
North Main St
McKinley Junior High School
Termite expert event at Cohn Hardware February 10 1952
Cohn Hardware offers a free termite information event from 3 to 8 PM on Monday February 10 1952. A professional will answer questions with no home visits unless requested, live termites will be exhibited, and free literature and a slicing board are available.
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Cohn Hardware
Wohn's
Cohn's
County Okays Probate Unit As Experiment
Butler County Commissioners approve a probation department on an experimental basis funded by bond forfeitures. About $6,500 will be available May 1 to operate until December 31, aimed to provide restitution collection and investigate past records of defendants appealing for probation. Judges Fred B. Cramer and P. P. Boli pushed for the unit to aid probation oversight.
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Fred B. Cramer
P. P. Boli
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Art Reiff
Local Seaman Injured En Route Back To U.S.
Seaman Harold Kennedy formerly aboard the USS Hopewell now in a San Diego Naval hospital with an eye injury suffered while the ship was en route to the United States. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harold Kennedy of 605 Yankee Rd Kennedy attended McKinley Junior High before enlisting December 11 1950.
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Harold Kennedy
Hopewell
Sareen Waters
San Diego Naval Hospital
United States
Yankee Rd
Kennedy
McKinley Junior High School
Stricken Woman Aided At Delaware Avenue Home
Fire department and emergency squad responded to 914 Delaware Ave. at 6 14 p m Friday to aid Mrs Flossie Alexander 56 of the address A physician took over treatment after oxygen had been administered for 25 minutes She remained at her home.
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Fire Department
Delaware Ave
Flossie Alexander
Otis Kain Rites Monday for 78 year old Watchman
Funeral services for Otis Kain 78 of 216 Young St who died Friday at 11 45 am will be held 3 pm Monday at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home The Rev John I Parr will officiate burial will be in Westside Cemetery He came to Middletown 30 years ago worked 20 years as a watchman at Fairbanks Fiber Box retiring 10 years ago He was a member of Williamsburg Methodist Church and attended First Baptist Church He belonged to Alpha Council Jr OUAM Survivors include widow Susannah three daughters Mildred Hilda Hayes and Alice Earhart two sisters Ocie Brinkman and Lizzie Lotz a brother William Kain two grandchildren Alpha Council members set 7 30 pm Sunday service and 7 pm visitation today at the funeral home Additional notes list relatives in Dayton Batavia Leveland Jacksonville Fla Hawaii and Lebanon Also mentions Oswald Funeral Home and Otterbein Home arrangements and officiant Rev E S Comrey
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Otis Kain
Young St
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
John I. Parr
Woodside Cemetery
Kain
Middletown
Fairbanks Fiber Box Company
Williamsburg Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Alpha Council
Jr. O.U.A.M
Susannah Kain
Mildred Kain
Hilda Hayes
Alice Earhart
Dayton
Ocie Brinkman
Batavia
Lizzie Lotz
Jacksonville
Fla
William Kain
Leveland
Alpha Council of the Jr
OU AM
Edward P Hammon obituary notes Dayton life and family
Edward P Hammon 83 died at 4 10 am Saturday at Otterbein Home after a stroke earlier this week. A Piqua native who moved to Dayton in 1922 he worked as a carpenter. Survived by widow Ida B two sons the Rev E H Hammon pastor of First Evangelical...
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Edward P. Hammon
Otterbein
Piqua
Dayton
Meeting Site Change for Trenton Presbyterian Class
The Three-M Class meeting will now be at Mrs. Carl Ennis's home at 7:30 p.m. Monday. An earlier notice listed Mrs. Hazel Freeman's home as the venue.
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Trenton
Pallbearers named for Wilhelm Boyd funeral
Active pallbearers from the American Legion will honor Wilhelm Boyd at a 2 p.m. funeral Monday at Riggs Funeral Home with interment at Woodside Cemetery. Visitations are Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Honorary bearers are Spanish War veterans from Middletown Camp 58.
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Wilhelm Boyd
Franklin St
Joseph Cox
Roy Newlin
E. A. Lampe
William Boykin
Ed Portsmouth
Howard Wilson
William Hall
American Legion
Ben Stone
Leonard Owings
Curtis Powell
Wylie Carmichael
W W. Gray
Middletown
Riggs Funeral
H. H. Jung
Woodside Cemetery
Fonce Marts Dies at 72 After Long Illness
Fonce Marts 72 retired farmer of Jacksonburg died at 9 a m at his residence after a lengthy illness. Survived by widow Iva three daughters Mrs Forrest Swisher Mrs Homer Getz of this city and Mrs Gus Flickinger of Trenton a sister Mrs Fred Banker Middletown a brother Ed Marts Dayton and six grandchildren. Arrangements incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Fonce Marts
Jacksonburg
Iva
Forrest Swisher
Homer Getz
This City
Gus Flickinger
Trenton
Fred Banker
Middletown
Ed Marts
Dayton
McCoy-Leffler
Robert E. Ruhl Hamilton Enlisted For Service
The notice lists Robert E. Ruhl, a 39 year old man of 3581 Pleasant Avenue, who will serve beginning 9:30 a.m. Monday at St Mary Church.
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Hamilton
Robert E. Ruhlman
Pleasant Ave
St Mary Church
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John Noss
McGraw Construction Company
Taylor Ave
Finley St
Meadowlawn
Cg&fe
Richmond St
Columbia Ave
South Main St
Barnitz Stadium
Manchester Rd
Decker Rd
Joe Anderson
George Wedekind, Jr
Paramount
Maytag Melampy
Rufus Dewitt King
Edom
Howard Sears
ANCE
Glenn Wilkinson
Grace Baptist Church
AM and Wil
WPFB
Jerry Carter
Oliver Carter
Wilbur Cohen
Queen Ave
Wildwood
Charles Racher
Baltimore
Jonathon King
Paul King
Gus Miles
Auburn St. Paul
Van
Wife
Miles
Isia
Sicily
France
Italy
Tunisia
Algeria
Libya
Louisiana
Middle East
Jean de Hauteclocque
Egypt
Engle’s Corner
Howard
W. Central
Candy Kitchens
U.S
United Brethren Church
Robert
Hawaii
Mary Shafford
Jean Weaver
Oswald Funeral Home
Lebanon
Otterbein Home
E. S. Comrey
wTvrvry
Union Sanitary
U. S
Addi
Second and Park Avenue
Park and 2Nd Avenue
Central Avenue
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