New Garbage Collectors Off To Slow Start
Middletown residents must sign up with the City Sanitary Service Company by January 14 to ensure garbage collection. The new firm, taking over January 1, lacks records of former customers and is handling old routes as crews work. Residents should visit the office or mail payments with name and address. Rates are 4 for 13 weeks, 8 for 26 weeks, or 15.89 for a year, with billing from January 1.
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Middletown
New City Sanitary Service Company
Rupp
Barger
Middletown Service Company
Service Company
City Sanitary Service Company
Man Arrested Here Wanted In Michigan
A man believed wanted for murder in Port Huron Michigan was arrested here early today and held for Michigan authorities. Police identified him as Sylvester Johnson alias John Shepherd 22 of 1721 Garfield St. He was arrested at Garfield St and York Ave by Sgt James Howerton and Patrolman Bernice Webb. State police of Romeo Michigan had alerted local officers December 31 and said a warrant existed for Johnson who had left Michigan to visit relatives in Middletown. Michigan police said he is wanted by Sheriff Ralph Schulle Port Huron on a murder charge.
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Port Huron
Mich
Michigan
Sylvester Johnson
John Shepherd
Garfield St
York Ave
James Howerton
Bernice Webb
Romeo
Johnson
Middletown
Department of
Ralph Schulle
Consolidated Printers and Stationers Incorporation
Consolidated Printers and Stationers at 1626 Central Ave was incorporated Friday as Consolidated, Inc. Incorporators are Charles Alexander, Charles E. Harmon and Walter R. Bender, attorney. Alexander said the firm has seen only a memorandum from the secretary of state and expects official notification the week of January 7 before any corporate action.
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Consolidated Printers and Stationers
Central Ave
Consolidated, Inc
Charles Alexander
Charles E. Harmon
Walter R. Bender
Alexander
Police Briefs Report Two Local Violations
Paul Johnson, 18, of 609 Wilson St. was charged with speeding and released on 25 bond to appear in Traffic Court next Thursday after arrest by the state patrol on South Verity Parkway. W W L LaFarry, manager of Alber's Store on Charles St., reported a $50 check cashed at the store was marked insufficient funds.
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Paul Johnson
Wilson St
State Patrol
South Verity
W. WL. LaFarry
Alber’s
Charles St
Russell Wallingford Arrested on Petit Larceny Warrant
Russell Wallingford, 29, of Earle Rotel, was arrested in Clinton St. on a warrant charging petit larceny. Police said charges were filed by Robert Noble.
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Russell Wallingford
Earle Rotel
Clinton, St
Robert Noble
Fine present for anyone or your self
A concise gift offer noting a fine present suitable for anyone or the buyer, with mailing available anywhere in the United States. The line emphasizes convenience and broad delivery within the U.S.
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U.S.A
Plaster Spills As Car Collides With Laden Truck
At routes 177 and 73 near Carr town a car and a plaster truck collided spilling plaster on the highway. One woman, Imogene Morse of Hartwell, 27, suffered a thumb fracture and sprained wrist and shoulder. She was taken to Fort Hamilton Hospital. Charles Jacobs of Arlington Heights drove the car. Billie McCormick of the truck was charged with ignoring a stop sign and fined $10 and costs after the truck overturned spilling 50 sacks of plaster compound.
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Billie McCormick
McCormick
Squire Otto Grafner
Hanover Township
At The Movies Showings at PARAMOUNT and STRAND
PARAMOUNT Saturday basketball fix at 1 15 3 40 6 15 8 50 p m Submarine Command at 2 05 4 45 7 20 9 55 p m Sunday Distant Drum times include 1 25 3 25 5 30 7 30 9 35 p m STRAND Saturday Pier 23 at 2 00 4 55 7 50 10 35 p m Prairie Roundup at 3 20 6 15 9 10 p m Sunday Whiphand 1 35 4 50 8 10 p m Five 3 05 6 25 9 40 p m
United States to Aid India with Fifty Million Dollar Grant
The United States agreed to give India 50 million dollars for economic and agricultural development under a bilateral agreement signed by Prime Minister Nehru and U. S Ambassador Chester Bowles in New Delhi.
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New Delhi
India
United States
Nehru
U. S
Chester Bowles
Tyng Pleads Innocent In Accident Case
Middletown man Arthur S. Tyng construction engineer pleaded innocent to reckless driving charges in Chillicothe Municipal Court after his wife Caroline Tyng was killed in a two car crash on U S Route 50 eight miles west of Chillicothe. He requested a continuance to January 18 as hearings were delayed while he recovered from a broken leg fractured pelvis multiple head and internal injuries.
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Middletown
Chillicothe
Arthur S. Tyng
Armco Dr
Caroline
Tyng
Dudley M. Lontz
Athens
Lontz
Driver Held After Mishap
Police reported two early today accidents. William C. Angel, 47, of 215 Curtis St., was charged with physical control of a motor vehicle and license violation after his car hit a truck driven by August Conley, 45, at Yankee Rd and Woodside Ave. Both drivers blamed the other crossing center line. Damage estimated at 150 to the Angel car and 35 to the Conley truck. A second crash at Charles St and Fleming Rd involved Donald Crispin, 25, who said his foot slipped and hit Robert E. Hannah, 23, rear ending Hannah’s car. Hannah’s car damage about 150, other car 350.
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William C. Angel
Curtis St
Angel
August Conley
Front St
Portsmouth
Yankee Rd
Woodside Ave
Conley
Charles St
Fleming Rd
Donald Crispin
Elwood St
Robert E. Hannah
Auburn St
U. S. Army
Hannah
Grandson Born to Sam Carr Family in Hamilton Area
Sam Carr veteran courthouse reporter for the Hamilton Journal News and Middletown Journal became a grandfather yesterday with the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Carr at Mercy Hospital. Tommy Feltz, Butler County Board of Commissioners clerk, is the other family grandfather. The new father works in publicity for Division 8 of the State Highway Department in Middletown.
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Sam Carr
Hamilton Journal- News
Middletown Journal
Sam
Jack Carr
Mercy Hospital
Tommy Feltz
Butler County Board of Commissioners
Division 8
State Highway Department
Middletown
Car Hits School Bus Cited Local Driver
Courtney Smith, 36, of 1819 Fleming Rd, was charged with failure to stop for a school bus and ordered to appear before Mayor Harry Stretcher of Trenton today. State patrolmen arrested Smith after an accident yesterday.
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Courtney Smith
Fleming Rd
Harry Stretcher
Trenton
Smith
Stone Thrown Into Window at Guido Grocery
Detectives Fitzgerald and Moore report a limestone slab shattered a front glass at Guido Grocery at Grove Street and Calumet Avenue. Nothing stolen, intruders fled by the back door. Third similar incident recently. Separately, six auto transmissions worth 50 dollars were stolen from a car lot on Leibee Street Dennis reported Thursday night. A yellow wheelbarrow valued at 35 dollars was taken from Columbia Avenue Thursday, per Fisher Company Howard Fogarty.
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Guido
Grove St
Calumet Ave
John Fitzgerald
Sam Moore
Fitzgerald
Sam Dennis
Leibee St. Dennis
Howard Fogarty
The
Fisher Company
Columbia Ave
Body Of Young Air Crash Victim Home: Service Set
The body of Cpl. Jack Greathouse 21 of 822 Tenth Ave arrived at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. He died in a C 82 crash on Monte Dore near Cambone Sur Lac en route from Rhine Main to Bordeaux. Surviving are his parents a brother and a grandmother. Services at Memorial Chapel Woodside Cemetery with full military rites from Wright Patterson. Interment in family lot.
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Jack Greathouse
LeRoy Greathouse
Tenth Ave
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Young Greathouse
Monte Dore
Cambone-Sur-Lac
Bordeaux
France
Rhine Main
Germany
Corporal Greathouse
United States
Bremerhaven
602Nd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
Birkenfeld
Herbert Lee
Minnie Stevens
Memorial Chapel
Woodside Cemetery
H. H. Jung
Air Force
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton
Woodside
Obituary for Callie Ausberry of Middletown Ohio
Mrs Callie M Ausberry 38 of 1222 Young St died at Middletown Hospital at 2 p m Friday she was member of the Pentecostal Faith Church and had been in the hospital one day she leaves her mother Mrs Mattie Keith three daughters Rose Barron Pauline Harding Celesta Pringle two brothers Thomas Keith Alphonso Keith five sisters Minnie Hubbard Alberta Chapman Hattie Patton Evelyn Jones Emma Leak and two grandchildren arrangements are incomplete at Maxberry Funeral Home
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Callie M. Ausberry
Young St
Middletown Hospital
Mattie Keith
Hamilton
King
City
Rose Barron
Detroit
Pauline Harding
Celesta Pringle
Middletown
Thomas Keith
Cleveland
Alphonso Keith
Dayton
Minnie Hubbard
Alberta Chapman
Hattie Patton
Evelyn Jones
Emma Leak
Maxberry
Pentecostal Faith Church
Trenton native dies in Illinois bus collision
Laura L. Edwards, 66, of Decatur, Illinois, a native of Trenton, Route 4, south of Excello, was involved as a driver in a bus accident when Smith tried to pass and then stopped. No injuries were reported.
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Laura L. Edwards
Decatur, Tll
Trenton
Excello
Smith
Death of Marion K Ratliff in local residence
Marion K. Ratliff 64 of 3209 Yankee Road died suddenly at 4 30 a m today after a heart attack. He had lived in the city since 1914, from Wolfe County Kentucky. He worked for Gardner Board and Carton Company for 27 years. Surviving: widow Emma a stepdaughter Mary Little of Mt Sterling Ky a stepson Omer Brewer of this city and a brother Pete Ratliff of Hazard Ky. Funeral at 2 p m Monday at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home with Dr R C Caudill officiating and Woodside Cemetery burial. Visitation 2–5 and 7–10 p m Sunday at the funeral home.
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Marion K. Ratliff
Yankee Rd
Mr. Ratliff
Wolfe County
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Emma
Mary Little
Mt. Sterling
Omer Brewer
This City
Pete Ratliff
Hazard, Ky
Lebanon Painter Robert Garner Dies at 77
Robert Garner 77 retired painter died at his home in Lebanon on Friday. There are no survivors. Funeral services set for 10:30 a.m. Monday at Waynesville chapel Oswald Funeral Home. Burial in Miami Cemetery at Corwin.
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Lebanon
Robert Garner
Waynesville
Oswald Funeral Home
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Lillian Mierly Dies at Otterbein Home
Lillian Mierly died Friday at the Otterbein Home near here. Her niece Mrs. Emory Ohler of Dayton is her only survivor. Services are 1 30 p.m. Sunday at Hicksville with burial in Hicksville Cemetery.
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Lebanon
Lillian Mierly
Otterbein
Here
Emory Ohler
Dayton
Hicksville
Hicksville Cemetery
Obituary notices for Birch Larsh Doerr families
Mrs Katherine Birch 87 of Hamilton to be honored at 2 p m Monday at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home. Miss Nellie Larsh 80 former Hamilton resident died in Cincinnati services Saturday at St Xavier Church. John George Doerr 71 retired farmer of Shandon, son Merle Doerr of Camden, services 2 30 Sunday at Robinson Funeral Home Shandon.
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Katherine Birch
Benninghofen Ave
Hamilton
Griesmer-Grim Funeral Home
Nellie Larsh
Cincinnati
St Xavier Church
John George Doerr
Shandon
Merle Doerr
Camden
Robinson Funeral Home
Time to jail for repeated intoxication in Warren County
Albert Richards of Waynesville Route 2 faced a $25 fine plus costs from Warren County magistrate Squire Clarence F. Banker for his fourth consecutive New Year intoxication case, first court appearance of 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952. He warned that a jail sentence would be imposed if the pattern repeats in 1953.
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Lebanon
Albert Richards
Waynesville
Richards
Squire Clarence F. Banker
Warren County
Squire Banker
Servicemen promotions and assignments in Korea and abroad
Pfc Marvin R Wells, 19, promoted to corporal with the 3rd Battalion First Marine Regiment in Korea, has been on or near front lines since March 1951. Pvt Russell G Elam, assigned to 7861 Ordnance Service Company in Wurz Germany as an auto mobile and truck mechanic after Army enlistment last May and Fort Knox basic training. Cpl George W Hall Jr promoted to sergeant after returning to Amarillo from 20‑day leave. former Lorg's Paper employee, June 1949 enlistment. Pfc Marvin E Cheatham, 19, returned to Lowrey AFB after 10‑day leave. Armco employee before enlisting October 12, 1951. Middletown High School graduate 1950.
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Marvin R. Wells
Millard Cox
North Leibee St. Wells
First Marine Regiment
Korea
Willis Wells
Winchester
Maple Park
Winchester High School
Marines
Lexington
Russell G. Elam
Arthur Elam
West Middletown
7861 Ordnance Service Company
Wurz Germany
Army
Fort Knox
32Nd Tank Battalion
George W. Hall, Jr
George W. Hall, Sr
Auburn Ave
Amarillo
Tex
Lorg's Paper Company
Marvin E. Cheatham
Davis Ray Cheatham
Tenth Ave
Lowrey Afb
Denver
Colo
Cheatham
Armco
Middletown High School
Madagascar Island Size Noted At 228000 Square Miles
Madagascar ranks as the world’s fifth largest island with an area of 228000 square miles. The fact emphasizes its vast geographic scale and distinct status among global landmasses.
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Madagascar
Islands
Four New Directors Elected To Armco Association Board
Armco Association named four new directors after elections held January 2 3 and 4. John Caleasy District 6 East and West Shipping Coating Zinc Grip Terne Coat Inspection and maintenance. unopposed successor to George Arkill. Stanley Back re elected District 8 Fabricating departments. Rock director since 1947. J E Anderson new to board District 9 General Office group. succeeds George Brecht. Ellsworth Beck elected District 10 over Douglas Boxwell. Beck replaces Charles Osborne. Osborne had served since 1949. Judge Charles L Osborne reported 431 of 465 votes cast. Directors terms are three years.
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Armco Association
John Caleasy
George Arkill
Stanley Back
Association
Rock
J. E. Anderson
George Brecht
Anderson
Brecht
Ellsworth Beck
Douglas Boxwell
Beck
Charles Osborne
Charles L. Osborne
Pay Hike for Butler County Workers Also Board Rises to Lead
Butler County commissioners confirmed pay raises averaging about 25 dollars a month for county employees and named Art Reiff as the new board president after a reorganizational meeting. Auditor R H Smith certified 1952 funds totaling 1,432,000 dollars, enabling the raises, with final action due next week as lump-sum allocations are set, while individual officials choose salary boosts. Reiff will lead the board after Gordon Augspurger, now president, voted to support the change. Van Gorden holds the third seat and both Reiff and Augspurger seek re-election.
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Gordon Augspurger
R. H. Smith
Reiff
Augspurger
Ben van Gorden
OSU Students Held in Nativity Statue Theft Case
Three Ohio State University students and son of a state general are charged with petit larceny after stealing two statues from a Nativity scene outside St Joseph's Cathedral in Columbus. Names are Hamilton Cooper Howard Matre and Richard McNelly, all Chi Phi members. Statues valued at up to 55 dollars were recovered days later from the fraternity house. Bishop Ready urged police to grant full forgiveness.
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Columbus. O
Ohio State University
Ohio
Hamilton Alan Cooper
Kenneth Cooper
Columbus
Howard R. Matre
Dayton St. Hamilton
Richard E. McNelly
Brookville
Mongomery County
Bishop Ready
Reverend Louis Smith to preach at People's Friendship Baptist Church
The Rev. Louis Smith will deliver the sermon at People's Friendship Baptist Church during the 11 am worship service on Sunday.
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Louis Smith
People’s Friendship Baptist Church
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