Sewer Charge Emerges As Only Legal Financing Route
A Middletown citizens committee near completion backs a sewer service charge as the best and legal method to finance the sewer expansion and plant. The panel will prepare a report for the City Commission after consulting bond attorneys in Cleveland who confirmed the special assessment plan is illegal in Ohio and voting charges could apply only to real estate. Weatherwax urges prompt finalizing of the report for the Commission and citizens.
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Francis Carmody
City Commission
Cleveland
Ohio
Weatherwax
Commission
First Jail Term Ordered In Drunken Driving Case
Judge Allon H. Combs ordered five days in Butler County jail for Dorsie T Centers 30 of 1936 Fleming Rd after a New Year’s Eve crash at Verity Pkwy and Tytus Ave. He also fined 200 dollars plus costs and suspended his license for six months, part of new penalties aimed at reducing drunken driving.
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Allon H. Combs
Obituary for LeRoy Rinehart Dies at 42 in Hillsboro Area
Funeral services for LeRoy Rinehart aged 42 of 3000 Mohawk Street are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev. Howard Sears of Grace Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Gratis Cemetery following a heart attack at his home Thursday evening. Friends may call today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. at the funeral home. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Dukorn of Careytown Pike near Hillsboro recently started work at Frigidaire in Dayton. Services for them will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Davis Funeral Home in Lynchburg.
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LeRoy Rinehart
Mohawk St
McCoy-Leffler
Howard Sears
Grace Baptist Church
Bunal
Gratis
Rinehart
Martin Dukorn
Careytown Pike
Hillsboro
Frigidaire
Dayton
Davis Funeral Ome
Lynchburg
Funeral rites set for Harry Kern 79 of Dayton
Harry Kern 79 of 1025 Philadelphia Dr Dayton died Thursday night after seven years illness. A former Germantown resident he lived in Dayton 27 years. He sold Canada Life Insurance for 30 years and was active in Montgomery County and the Masonic Lodge. Surviving wife Charlotte two daughters Julia Woodbury and Martha Kern one brother Oswald and three grandchildren. Funeral 2 p m Monday John Arpp Funeral Home burial Germantown Cemetery visitation Sunday 2–5 and 7–9 p m.
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Germantown
Harry Kern
Philadelphia
Dayton
Canada Life Insurance Company
Kern
Montgomery County
Masonic Lodge
Charlotte
Julia Woodbury
Martha Kern
Millstadt
Ill
Oswald
John Arpp
Germantown Cemetery
Funeral
Private funeral for Mrs Carrie B Devers in Trotwood
Funeral services for 84 year old Mrs Carrie B Devers wife of J W Devers will be at 2 p m Sunday at 3 North Broadway with burial in Bear Creek Cemetery Friends may call at Kramer and Riley Funeral Home from 3 p m Saturday to noon Sunday She died Thursday night after a long illness Surviving include five daughters four in Trotwood one in Lebanon a son a sister a brother and several great grandchildren
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Trotwood
Carrie B. Devers
J. W. Devers
North Broadway
Bear Creek
Kramer and Riley
Lebanon
Xenia
Morrow-Johnson Dukorn Dies After Hit-and-Run
John Dukorn 35 a Morrow High School graduate died at Miami Valley Hospital from a skull fracture after being struck by a hit-and-run automobile in Dayton on New Year’s Eve. The driver remained at large and Dukorn lived with his family.
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Morrow
Johnson Dukorn
Morrow High School
Inayton
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Dukorn
Morgan Morrow 62 Dies After Heart Attack in Wilmington
Morgan Floyd Morgan of Morrow 62 died suddenly of a heart attack in a Wilmington physician practice Friday night. He worked 12 years for King Powder Company at Kings Mills. Survived by wife Opal two sons Earl of Arizona John of Morrow six daughters and two step children. three brothers and a sister. Funeral 2 p m Wednesday at Yale Funeral Home with burial in Morrow Cemetery.
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Morrow
Floyd Morgan
Wilmington
King Powder Company
Kings Mills
Opal
Earl of
Arizona
John
Vivian O’roark
Clara Morgan
Edna Braley
Kentucky
Frances Brunk
Loveland
Lucretia
Bernice
Dorothy
Jesse Napier
Zoar
William Napier
Elijah
Fulton Morgan
Vina Caldwell
Hamilton
Yale Funeral Home
Morrow Cemetery
Mrs. Rose A. Austin 92 Dies in South Lebanon Fire
Rose Ann Austin died after sustaining burns at her South Lebanon home on December 26 while attempting to start a fire. She is survived by son Frank South of South Lebanon. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in South Lebanon Cemetery.
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Lebanon
Rose Ann Austin
Middletown Hospital
South Lebanon
Frank
Oswald
Death of Gen Purkayev in Soviet Army Command
Soviet papers announce the Thursday death of General Maxim Alekseevich Purkayev aged 56, a senior commander in the Red Army.
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Moscow
Maxim Alekseevich Purkayev
Auto Plunges Into Creek Near Gratis. Driver Unhurt
Charles Howell, 37, of Union City escaped injury when his car skidded on wet pavement and tore off a guard rail, plunging into a creek on State Highway 503 one mile south of Gratis at 11:45 a.m. Deputies Jim Plander and Joe Lee investigated the incident.
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Eaton
Charles Howell
Union City
Gratis
Jim Plander
Joe Lee
Howell
Five Named To Chamber Board Of Middletown
Results of the election for five new Middletown Chamber of Commerce directors were announced by Secretary Roy L Patterson. Elected were Dr. John L Bauer Ben Bender R E Dempster E E Grant and Jack Linzie from a slate of 10 candidates. Ballots due December 27 were counted by a tellers committee headed by Francis Carmody. The five will serve a three year term starting January 1 and attend their first meeting Thursday to help elect the 1953 chamber officers.
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Middletown Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Roy L. Patterson
John L. Bauer
Ben Bender
R. E. Dempster
E. E. Grant
Jack Linzie
Chamber
William T. Snider
John B. Minnich
Francis Carmody
Police Briefs Report Arrests, Stolen Car Recovered
Police arrested James Deaton at 1503 Lawn Ave on intoxication and assault warrants signed by his wife. A Springfield stolen car was recovered and released to Garrett Johnson. Willie Harris of 3220 Finley Sr. faced license and two parking citations, bond set at 54 dollars with court on January 8. Police responded to 2020 Logan for a woman chased by two men from Crawford St church. no suspects found.
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James Deaton
Lawn Ave
Deaton
Springfield
Garrett Johnson
Willie Harris
Finley Sr
Logan
Crawford St
Mount Ararat as Noah's Ark Landmark on Turkey Iran Border
Mount Ararat lies on the Turkey Iran frontier near the area once known as Soviet Armenia, identified in tradition as the landing site of Noah's Ark.
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Mount
Ararat
Turkey
Iran
Soviet
Armenia
Machinist Retires After Nearly 60 Years On Job
George W. Schaefer, longtime supervisor of planning and scheduling at Manchester Machine Company, retires after nearly six decades in machining. Born in Cincinnati, he worked at Willard Machine Tool, helped start Enterprise Machine, and led Manchester’s operations before retirement. He and his wife reside at 814 Auburn St.
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George W. Schaefer
Auburn St
Manchester Machine Co
James Boyd
Manchester
E. T. Gardner
Gardner Board and Carton Co
Schaefer
Osborne
Manchester Machine Company
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Gardner
Cincinnati
Woodward High School
Willard Machine Tool Company
Middletown
Enterprise Machine
Enterprise
Manchester Company
Police Get Assist From State Officer
A state highway patrolman stopped an accident in the city aiding local police. Charles Lightfritz 31 of 3117 Morgan St. Home Acres was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence after his car struck a parked auto owned by Allen Selby at Leibee Street and First Avenue at 9 10 p m. The patrolman Louis Cornthwaite witnessed the crash. Lightfritz car damage was $35 and Selby’s wasn’t estimated. Ballard cited for failure to yield following a Grand Avenue Big Four railroad collision at 4 10 p m yesterday. Ballard pulled from a private drive into traffic colliding with Louise Kibler. Ballard is 51 of West Middletown Route 2. Damage $200 to both Edwin Hellman 18 Hampton Drive and Raleigh Adams 22 Wilbraham Road at 11 20 p m yesterday. Hellman braked when Adams stopped and rear collided.
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Charles Everett Lightfritz
Morgan St
Home Acres
Lightfritz
Allen Selby
Leibee St
First Ave
Garfield St
Louis Cornthwaite
Fred Ballard
West Middletown
Grand Ave
Big Four Railroad
Ballard
Louise Kibler
Grove St
Edwin L. Hellman
Hampton Dr
Raleigh Adams
Wilbraham Rd
Hellman
Adams
Palmer to name new Warren County chief deputy
Richard Satterthwaite the new Warren County sheriff announced Ralph Palmer will be chief deputy on his staff when he takes office January 4. Also named were George Carroll 27 Foster Route 1 deputy and Miss Robin Hamilton longtime secretary. Special deputies to be announced later.
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Lebanon
Richard Satterthwaite
Warren County
Ralph Palmer
Gerald W. Couden
George Carroll
Foster Route 1
Robin Hamilton
Fire crews respond to chimney blaze at Woodlawn Ave home
A burned out chimney drew Trucks 1 and 3 to 1406 Woodlawn Ave yesterday at 1 34 PM. The two story frame house is owned and occupied by Mrs Ann Lewing.
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Woodlawn Ave
Ann Lewing
Pajama Wearing Man Found After Road Search
Joseph Bernard Marcinko of Cincinnati was found on Route 25 near Miamisburg after a Friday police search by State Highway Patrols that began at 9 a.m. He wore pajamas under his clothes and told an incoherent story of being struck by a car before being admitted to Middletown Hospital.
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Middletown Hospital
Joseph Bernard Marcinko
Miamisburg
Cincinnati
Marcinko
Injured Youth Stumps Patrolmen on Route 122
A 19 year old youth, Herman Gayhart of Somerville, was found on Route 122 west of Middletown early Saturday and questioned after claiming to have hitched a ride in a car that left the scene after an accident. He was mildly injured but not hospitalized.
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State Highway Patrol
Middletown
Herman Gayhart
Somerville
Gayhart
At The Movies Listings For Paramount Strand
Paramount shows Prisoner of Zenda at 1 35 4 55 8 10 p m Cattle Town at 3 20 6 35 9 50 p m April in Paris on Sunday at 1 15 3 15 5 20 7 30 9 30 p m Strand presents California Conquest at 1 45 5 15 8 30 p m High at 3 25 6 40 10 00 p m Mr Walkie Talkie at 11 30 4 00 6 30 9 00 p m Battle of Chief Pontiac at 2 45 5 15 7 45 10 15 p m
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Paramount
Paris
Snowy Morning Delights Kids With Sleds
Snow blankets the area as children with new sleds anticipate use on Saturday morning. Light to moderate snowfall continues through the morning with record cold expected by night and a forecast of a largely cloudy, chilly Sunday.
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Ohio
Latest Suit Boosts Claims On Hydraulic Damages
Sam Blumberg and Anne C. Blumberg filed a damage suit in Butler County Common Pleas Court seeking 25000 dollars for losses to their home and personal property after the Middletown Hydraulic Co overflowed January 28. Their claim brings total suits to 12 totaling 161000 dollars.
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Middletown Hydraulic Co., Inc
Harlan Park
Sam Blumberg
Anne C. Blumberg
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Germantown holdup prompts multi‑department search
Police across Germantown and neighboring jurisdictions scoured Route 4 north of the town for two men and two women after a cashier at Len’s Sohio Service Station was robbed of 60 dollars. The suspects fled in an old model black car. descriptions noted two blond men about 6 feet and 5 feet 10 inches, one with curly hair. No women described.
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Here
Germantown
Len
Sohio
Middletown
Ray Hook
Hook
Leonard Sliver
Dayton
Opening Day Of Polio Drive Nets $238
Middle town Ahepans contributed 238 dollars and 20 cents on opening day of the 1953 polio drive. Volunteers manned a January booth at Central Ave and Broad St with the police department assisting. Organizers say the strong start signals a successful campaign.
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Middletown Ahepans
Central Ave
Broad St
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