Red Cross Begins Six Hundred Volunteers Drive Here Tomorrow
Six hundred volunteers in Middletown start the 1952 Red Cross fund campaign tomorrow under slogan Answer the Call. The drive aims to raise 319815 with quotas split among industrial, retail and trade, professional, and nonprofit groups. Local leaders include R O Brosius as general chairman and T F Olt as co chair, with detailed division goals for Armco, paper, retail districts, and service clubs. Proceeds fund blood procurement, veteran aid, volunteer and home services, first aid, and disaster relief, with memberships set at 1.00 and higher gifts encouraged. the campaign runs locally through March 15 and nationally through the month.
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Red Cross
Middletown
R. O. Brosius
T. F. Olt
Brosius
R. Q. Millan
Middletown Man Dies From Auto Crash Injuries at Mercy Hospital
Frank Harpe 64 janitor at Sorg Paper Company died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton from spine injuries and multiple cuts suffered when the car of Maynard Bogan 37 went out of control near Route 4 and Ohio 747. Harpe had been in critical condition since the crash, the eighth traffic fatality in the county. He leaves a widow a daughter Edna a son Armbrus a brother Webster and a sister Mrs Ida Longeworth. Funeral arrangements set with Joseph R. Beker and Sons, burial in Richmond Kentucky.
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Frank Harpe
Calumet Ave
Sorg Paper Company
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Ohio
Harpe
Maynard Bogan
Garrett Boone
Boone
Middletown
Franklin
Congregational Christian Church of
Ethel
Edna
Armbrus
Webster
Bristol
Venn
Ida Longeworth
Los Angeles
Joseph R. Beker and Sons
W. Ray Thompson
Richmond
Man Burned In Fall Into Jag We Prash Fire
A year-old man fell onto a burning rubbish dump last night and his clothing ignited. Julius Day, at large, said he slipped down a bank where the Sorg Papers paid and his clothes caught fire. He jumped into a pond to put out the flames and was taken to Middletown Hospital by the McCoy Leffler ambulance. He suffered second and third degree burns to the neck arms and back.
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Middletown Hospital
Julius Day
McCoy- Leffler
Day
February Building Here Shows Increase
City building costs rose substantially in February to 215433 dollars. Forty permits were issued including 11 for new homes. In January permits totaled 42 with five dwellings and total costs of 120105 dollars. Orville Corson provided the information.
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Orville Corson
Tory
Cub Pack 55 Honored At Taft School Dinner
Cub Pack 55 sponsored by Taft School was honored with a dinner by the parents at Armen Center. Awards were presented to Rickey Moore Joan Thom Willie Owens Jr James Moore Louis White Lonnie Baker Berdy ergrass and James White after a brief program.
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Taft School
Armen Center
Rickey Moore
Joan Thom Willie Owens, Jr
James Moore
Louis White
Lonnie Baker
Berry Dergrass
James White
Hamilton Soldier Killed in Action
The Department of Defense says Pvt. Ernest F. Woolum of Hamilton Route 40 has been listed as killed in action after previously being listed as missing in action. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Woolum.
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Department of Defense Today
Ernest F. Woolum
Floyd Woolum
Hamilton
Driver Faces Charge In Franklin DWI Arrest
John Laughner of 728 Main Street Franklin was arrested by police at 2:45 a.m. today on a charge of driving while intoxicated. He was released on a $125 bond to appear later today in municipal court.
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Franklin
John Laughner
Main St
Battery B Men Look To Home Deactivation Set For June
Members of Battery B, 182nd Anti Aircraft Battalion, await homecoming as the Army announces deactivation of the Ohio National Guard unit in June. The unit, formed May 1 1951, remains at Fort Bliss Texas under Capt James W Croucher. Local soldiers hail from Middletown Dayton Greenville and Toledo and may be released gradually, with overall deactivations possibly extending into May 1953.
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Army
Ohio National Guard
Middletown
Fort Bliss
Tex
James W. Croucher
Dayton
Greenville
Toledo
Ohio
More Traffic Re Routing Set As New Sewer Pipe Goes Down
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced traffic rerouting due to sewer pipe work in the city. Lincoln St. will close between Eleventh Ave and Verity Pkwy with traffic diverted via Eleventh Ave to Minnesota to Fourteenth to the Parkway. Burch Construction handles sewer work. Angelo Mara Co. starts on Verity Pkwy between Girard Ave and Hanover St with east half blocked and west half open on the parkway. No parking on the parkway west side between the Interstate switch track and Hanover St. This replaces a prior report that the Parkway would close all week.
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Joseph Blackmore
Lincoln St
Eleventh Ave
Verity Pkwy
Minnesota
Fourteenth
Parkway
Burch Construction Company
Angelo Mara Company
Tween
Recorder from Antioch Temple speaks to Middletown Shrine Club
Antioch Temple's recorder A N Johnson addressed Middletown Shrine Club at the Manchester Hotel. He cited hospital plans for crippled children, noting 17 such facilities nationwide upon completion, and reported 660,000 Shriners in the United States within 182 Temples. Horst Poestel, a German teacher visiting Ohio, shared postwar Western German education observations.
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Antioch Temple
Dayton
A. N. Johnson
Middletown Shrine Club
Manchester
Johnson
Alton H. Rone
Shrine Club
United States
Horst Poeste
Germany
Ohlo
Driver Arrested After Accident In City
Kenneth Jones 21 of 332 Curtis St was charged with physical control of a motor vehicle under the influence after his car swiped a parked vehicle owned by A J Steele 4 of 725 Yankee Rd at Arpo Alley and Manchester Ave damage estimated at 325 police said the 3 02 a m incident yesterday involved minor damage to Troy Horn 35 of 516 Garfield St whose car was struck on Girard Ave west of Curtis St by a vehicle operated by Frank Simpson 56 of 1309 Michigan Ave who pulled from a curb and then stopped prior to the collision damage to Horn cat listed as 25
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Kenneth Jones
Curtis St
Arpo Alley
Manchester Ave
A. J. Steele
Yankee Rd
Troy Horn
Garfield St
Girard Ave
Horn
Frank Simpson
Michigan Ave
Simpson
Nonagenarians At 23: Leap Day Babies Born In Middletown
Two children born on February 29 in Middletown will be a year old in 1956 two in 1960 and three in 1964 yet attend sixth grade by 1964. Their birthdays occur only every four years due to leap day and will face limited birthday celebrations. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Andrew Stephens and a son to Mr and Mrs Raymond Klaber were born at Middletown Hospital. The Klaber son’s future could be affected by Selective Service rules in 1970. The families could not decide whether to observe Feb 28 or Mar 1 for birthdays.
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Middletown
Middletown Board of Education
Andrew Stephens
Christel Ave
Middletown Hospital
Raymond Klaber
Hawthorne St
Klaber
Journal
Snow Expected Across Indiana Ohio Appeals
Snowfall totaling three to six inches was forecast for parts of Indiana with some flakes likely drifting into Middletown Ohio. Predictions said rain or snow in southern Ohio Saturday, turning to snow flurries at night. North and central areas of the state faced a light snow tonight with lows 27 to 33 degrees. Lake Erie region anticipated snow today, with highs of 40 to 45 degrees. Yesterday's temperatures ranged from 38 to 59. Today's low was 34 at 7 am.
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Indiana
Middletown
Ohio
Lake Erie
Veterans entertaining program at Daytona Center
Approximately 600 veterans attended a memorial hall program at the Daytona Center last night. Tex Williams headlined with a cast of 18 entertainers in a musical show sponsored by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary.
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Daytona Center
Memorial Hall
Tex Williams
Veteran of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Lorain Bans Bingo In City And County
Mayor John C. Jaworski banned all bingo games in Lorain, ending a long time party game in the city. Sheriff Carl Finegan ordered all bingo sponsors in Lorain County to close, signaling the retreat from bingo across the region.
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Lorain
O.P
Ohio
John C. Jaworski
Carl Finegan
Lorain County
Three Injured In Route 73 Collision At Junction
Three persons suffered minor injuries in an accident at Route 73 and Jacksonburg Rd at 8 p m yesterday state patrolmen reported Lena Hill 19 of Middletown Route 2 had chest injury and swallowed glass Clyde Gentry 21 of South Lebanon and Fred Todd 17 of 407 North Mechanic St Lebanon a passenger suffered minor injuries All were taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment Cars driven by Gentry and Hill collided when brakes apparently failed at the intersection patrolmen said
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Jacksonburg Rd
Lena Hill
Middletown
Clyde Gentry
South Lebanon
Fred Todd
Mechanic St
Lebanon
Middletown Hospital
Gentry
Miss Hill
Truck and Trailer Licenses Available for 1952
Applications for 1952 truck and trailer licenses are being accepted at the office of Thomas A. Galeese deputy registrar of motor vehicles at 1517 Central Ave. Windshield stickers replace regular tags this year and carry the same numbers as prior licenses. New license stickers required by April 1. Auto license sales begin Saturday at 9 am with office hours 9 am to 5 30 pm weekdays and 9 am to 4 pm Saturdays.
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Thomas A. Galeese
Galeese
Explorers Tour Armco Factory as Vocational Visit
Explorers Tour Armco’s Fabricating Division sponsored by the American Legion on Wednesday night, featuring a plant tour and post-tour discussion on plant operations. Films illustrated basics of starting a business as part of Boy Scout vocational exploration. Tours planned by Allen Karshner, Eddie Zichgraf and David Congleton.
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Explorer Post 6
The
American Legion
Armco
Boy Scout Group
Allen Karshner
Eddie Zichgraf
David Congleton
At The Movies Local Showings Friday and Saturday
Paramount presents Boots Malone with showings at 1 35 4 55 and 8 10 p m Fort Defiance screens at 2 20 6 40 and 10 00 p m Strand loads Blockbusters at 1 45 4 20 6 50 and 9 25 p m Bowery Champs plays at 2 55 5 30 9 00 and 10 35 p m Saturday Bowery Champs at 1 55 4 55 8 00 and 10 30 p m Blockbusters shows 3 20 6 20 and 9 20 p m)
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Paramount
Boots Malone
Fort Defiance
Also Mentioned on This Page
Red Cross Drive
Madison
Lemon
Bill Jones
Armco General
Armco General Office
Foster Wortley
Armco Fabricating
Ray Young
Sterling Long
East Side
Wylie Mitchell
Jack Baltzell
Paper Industry
J. G. Tranter
Ken Rupp
Jack Linzie
Adam Bridge
William Harrison
James Brate
John Dobrozsi, Jr
Earle Hanson
Bill Wilmer
John Ferguson
Bud Weatherwax
Ralph Barbour
O. E. Stewart
Dick Newlin
Automotive Group
William Howe
Cecil Runyan
Dick Wilmer
Robert Dell
Jodges
Mary Strodtbeck
Cochairmen
R. J. Commodore
Marvel Hanson
Walter Bender
Bob Mitzel
Melampy
Ladies Home Journal
Bartel’s
Sam Port Shoe
Centehy
Bingo
Wortel
Yee
Appliance CO
Central Ave
Explorers
N. Clinton St
Noland Camera Shop
Children’s Dept
Coat
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