Three Middleton Lives Lost In Weekend Traffic Crash
A weekend crash near Poasttown killed Carolyn Swope 11 and two others, with Glenn Boyd charged with manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. Boyd’s car struck a pole after veering off Ohio 4 while a second vehicle followed. Carolyn died at Middletown Hospital from skull fracture and internal injuries. funeral arrangements set.
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Middletown
Carolyn Swope
Joseph Swope
Erie Ave
Russell R. Jones Jr
Young St
Dempsey Thomas
McKinley St
Glenn Boyd
Plum Ave
Boyd
Ohio 4
Poasttown
Bruce
Obituary for Mr. Jones In Hamilton Area
Services for Mr. Jones will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home. He died Saturday afternoon at Mercy Hospital from injuries suffered Thursday night when his auto skidded off Ohio 4 north of Hamilton and overturned in a field. He was a former Middletown champion bowler and had been living at the Hamilton YMCA while employed in Hamilton.
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Thomas
Snto
E. Central Avenue
Boone
City of
Middletown
Jones
McCoy-Leffler
Mercy Hospital
Ohio 4
Hamfilton
Hamilton
Driver Escapes Fiery Crash After Car Overturns
Bil Saylor aged 21 of 2804 Goldman Street escaped a burning auto at midnight Saturday after the vehicle overturned twice on Ohio 744 east of Somerville. He suffered no injuries. The car was destroyed by the fire.
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Bil Saylor
Goldman St
Ohio
Somerville
Saylor
Wreck injures three. two more treated after crash
Ray Doughman 40 of 834 Yankee Rd remained in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after his car left Hamilton Trenton Road and struck a utility pole at 1 15 a m He suffered fractures and a skull laceration Two other passengers Sophia Buchanan 34 and Peer Profitt 35 were listed in fair to good condition with facial injuries and contusions Elbert Proffit 44 was treated and released The crash occurred near the Trenton city limits A second incident saw Leon Hull 90 and passenger James Adams 19 suffer minor injuries and vehicle damage after a neon sign was struck on Tytus Ave
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Ray Doughman
Yankee Rd
Middletown
Hamilton - Trenton
Poe
Tony
Sophia Buchanan
Franklin Rt. 1
Leon Hull
South Ave
Hamilton
Lincoln - Mercury, Inc
Tytus Ave
Hull
James Adams
Burnett Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Driver Injured As Car Rams Pole Near Hamilton
A car driven by 21 year old Phillip Kennedy Jr. of Hamilton lost control on East River Road near Gray Road and crashed through a guard rail, ramming a utility pole and knocking out power in Symmes Corner. Kennedy cut his left ear and fractured his nose and was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.
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Hamilton
Symmes Corner
Phillip Kennedy Jr
Kennedy
East River Road
Gray Road
Hamilton County
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount schedules Kiss Me Kate at 1 50 4 25 7 00 9 35 p m Monday and Paris Model and Forbidden at 1 15 4 10 7 15 10 15 and 2 40 5 45 8 45 p m Tuesday Strand offers Texas Badman at 1 30 4 30 7 35 10 25 p m and Houdini at 2 35 5 40 8 40 p m
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Kate
Paris
Bailiff Named Probation Officer Of Court Rossi Gets New Post
Middletown's Municipal Court installs Louis A. Rossi as chief probation officer in a ceremony led by Judge J. T. Lamb. Rossi, 28, previously served as bailiff for nearly six years and will oversee weekly probation interviews, treatment enforcement, and supervision of delinquent fines. The appointment, with a proposed $5,200 annual salary, aims to increase court efficiency and tax revenue from fines.
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Rossi
Middletown
J. T. Lamb
Louis A. Rossi
Cer. Rossi
N. Sutphin St
Lamb
Alton Combs
Journal
Thieves Steal Five Guns From East End Shop
Middletown detectives report five firearms valued at 250 dollars stolen from East End Cycle Shop at 1717 21 1st Ave. entry gained by glass cutter through a rear window on Philadelphia Avenue side. Items taken include a pump gun two .22 caliber revolvers a target pistol and a sports gun. Burglar alarm discovered about 8 a.m. by an employee. Det. Capt. Ralph Bauer identified the method and the crime was under investigation by Detectives Herbert Frazier and John Fitzgerald.
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East End
1St Ave
Middletown
Philadelphia Avenue
Ralph Bauer
Herbert Frazier
John Fitzgerald
Innocent Plea In Manslaughter Case Near Hillsboro
Middletown man Walter P. Isaacs, 28, pleaded innocent to voluntary manslaughter in a two car collision that killed 80 year old Miss Jennie Woods near Hillsboro on Ohio 73. Judge George McDowell set bond at 1000 dollars. No trial date was set.
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Hillsboro
Middletown
Here
Common Pleas Court
George McDowell
Walter P. Isaacs
Jennie Woods
Ohio 73
Hills
Infantile Paralysis committee to meet at Lambert Tea Room
The Colored News reports the Infantile Paralysis committee will convene at 9 o'clock tonight in the Lambert Tea Room. The meeting aims to discuss community health outreach and fundraising efforts.
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Lambert Tea Room
Rampaging Zip Crash Injures Driver and Destroys Homes
Ralph Smith, 36, of 825 Union Rd Franklin, drove a car through a Lefferson Road area, sideswiping Lionel Back’s vehicle, then careened across yards and into the kitchen of James Short's home, smashing a gas tank and fence. Smith sustained facial injuries, was released from Middletown Hospital, and charged with reckless operation after state patrols noted very heavy damages.
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Ralph Smith
Union Rd
Franklin
Lefferson Rd
Smith
Lionel E. Back
Back
James Short
Herman Seick
Shorts
Middletown Hospital
Resident To Face Judge On Charge Of Embezzlement
Roy Stuart, 55, of 3417 Vannest Ave, is to appear before Judge J T Lamb in Municipal Court on embezzlement charges over a $755 check. Held on $1,500 bond after weekend arrest by Detectives Fitzgerald and Crout on a warrant signed by Mae Smythe of Middletown. Police say an old quarrel involved Stuart holding the woman’s check.
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Roy Stuart
Vannest Ave
J. T. Lamb
Stuart
John Fitzgerald
Roy Crout
Mae Smythe
Middletown
Package theft sparks awkward confession at 9th Avenue
Police responded to a call at 922 9th Ave where John Welling of 5405 Vannet Ave parked a truck and a package valued at $5 was reported stolen from the front seat. He claimed the package was a gift for his wife.
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9Th Ave
John Welling
Vannet Ave
All Hands Turn Out For 3500 Blaze At Vanderveer St
A midnight fire damaged the two story building at 424 426 Vanderveer Street owned by Harry Finkelman with damages around 3500 to the structure and 200 to contents belonging to Cash Turner and LaVera Baker. The roof and south side were burned while nine off duty men aided with an emergency pumper. A faulty of according to Chief William Fishbaugh started the blaze. Separate incidents included a fire at James R Williams 1420 Young Street causing 40 in damages from sparks and a short in wiring at John Draut 1937 Wilbraham Road causing 25 in damage.
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Vanderveer St
Harry Finkelman
Cash Turner
LaVera Baker
William Fishbaugh
Turner
James R. Williams
Young St
John Draut
Wilbraham Rd
Damage Minor In 2 Crashes
Two minor auto accidents caused about 300 in damage with no injuries. Eddie Gary 41 of 803 11th Ave was northbound and Ivan Perrill 39 of Dayton collided on Lincoln Street between 9th and 11th Aves after Gary attempted a left turn. Gary’s car sustained 200 damage while Perrill’s incurred 25. A second incident at McGee Street near McKnight Drive involved Roger Sherwood 40 with a 75 damage to his parked car from an unknown vehicle that sideswiped it between 6:15 and 8 p.m. yesterday.
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Eddie Gary
11Th Ave
Ivan Perrill
Dayton
Lincoln Street
9Th
11Th Avenues
Gary
Perrill
Gary Auto
Roger Sherwood
Aberdeen Dr
McGee Street
McKnight Drive
Two Theft Jobs Net 2300 Pennies
In Hamilton over the weekend thieves carried out two break ins but only obtained 23 dollars in pennies. At Dave Dunkelberger Feed Co in Somerville they took 20 pennies after removing a window and knocking off the safe combination. At Gray's Service Station in College Corner 3 pennies were taken after a window pane was removed and the safe lock attempted. Deputy A N Peters investigated both incidents.
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Hamilton
Dave Dunkelberger Feed Co
Somerville
A. N. Peters
Peters
Gray
College Corner
Franklin servicemen to arrive in Seattle
Three Franklin servicemen are listed as passengers aboard the transport Gen. J. Gaffney, scheduled to arrive in Seattle Wednesday from the Far East. They are Airman Thomas F. Dolitea, Airman Billy F. Moreland, and Cpl. Floyd Y. Smith.
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Franklin
J. Gaffney
Seattle
Far East
Thomas F. Dolitea
Billy F. Moreland
Cpl
Floyd Y. Smith
Boards Meet Tonight To Discuss School District Consolidation
Middleton and Lemon Town ship boards of education meet at the high school to discuss consolidating districts. A citizens' committee report on merged system finances may be released to the public after the session.
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Middleton
Lemon Township
Citizens’ Committee
Four Youths Nabbed Here As Suspects In Two Thefts
Four youths including 18 year old Marion Tolson of West Middletown Rt 1 were taken into custody by Butler County sheriff's deputies as suspects in the thefts of a half ton truck and a car last week from Ross Motors. Tolson and a 14 year old admitted stealing the truck and driving it to Kentucky before returning the vehicle was recovered on a Madison Township road. The other two youths confessed to stealing a car recovered at Ohio 4 and Kiester Road. Both vehicles were undamaged. The four youths were held in Middletown jail and the final arrest occurred on Central Avenue.
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Butler County Sheriff's Department
Ross Motors
Loren Gustin
Marion Richard Tolson
West Middletown
Tolson
Kentucky
Central Avenue
Dem Club to Hear Miami Professor Paul Dail
Miami University economics professor Paul Dail will speak at the Democratic Club meeting tomorrow at 8 PM. The session at 30 S. Broad St. includes a Q and A and officer nominations for the coming year.
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Dem
Paul Dail
Miami University
Democratic Club
S. Broad St
Dail
Joe McDermott
Police Briefs Note Little Crime Spree Around City
Police last night investigated a man being rolled at 905 9th Ave and a theft of 13 dollars from a sleeping man’s billfold. Cletus Martin Ernest Miller and Eugene Woodward were jailed on disorderly conduct charges after a Yankee Road tavern fight. Mrs. Charles Gray reported a brown purse with a name and holds it. Homer Fultz and Paul Margerum faced drunken driving and related charges. A black doctor’s bag found at Curtis Street location was turned in with scattered contents.
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9Th Ave
Cletus Martin
Garfield St
Ernest Miller
Rufus
Eugene Woodward
Yankee Road
Charles Gray
Webster St
Homer Fultz
Excello
Paul Margerum
Oberon Dr
Charles Street
Fleming Road
Fultz
Margerum
Curtis St
Ora Ward
Mulberry Alley
Central Avenue
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Plum Avenue
Germantown
Carolyn Jo
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A. M. Wilson
Trenton Nazarene Church
Woodside
Carolyn JO Swope
ICE & Coal CO
Curtis Street
Paramount
Pri. Verely
Central Ave
Colored News
NN Maid Oleo
Jack Frost
Dillman’s
Young St. Dial
Lefferson Road
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
Blaze
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First National
Mole Hills
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Park Place
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Monroe, Ohio
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