City Commission Eyes Two Major Urban Improvements
Tonight the City Commission will consider a Shafer Neibar underpass resolution and a contract for East Central Ave. improvements covering sidewalks curbs gutters storm sewers and paving from near Glenmore Drive to the corporation line. Outside engineers may be hired with plans to start May 1 as city engineers cite workload limits.
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City Commission
Shafer-Neibar
East Central Ave
Glenmore Dr
Corporation
W.H. Shawhan
Grass fire reported on South Main Street extinguished on arrival
Firemen responding to a 3 14 p.m. call found a grass fire in the 2000 block of South Main Street burning as if midsummer. The blaze was already out when units arrived, though witnesses described it as a summer time blaze.
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South Main St
Minor Car Crash on Canal Street Injures No One
Police report a slight two car collision on Canal Street at 5 45 p m with $75 damage. Taxi driver James Carson 22 backing from cab yard struck Troy Horn 33 driving a auto at 516 Garfield Street.
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Canal St
James Carson
Rufus St
Vard
Troy Horn
Garfield St
Bellans tablets advertise fast relief for heartburn gas
An old advertisement promotes Bellans tablets as the fastest action remedy for heartburn gas and similar distress. The copy emphasizes quick relief and lists a price of 25 cents.
Doctor Roehll Aids Rescue On Snowbound City of San Francisco
Snowbound passengers on the City of San Francisco in Donner Pass receive aid as Dr Walter Roehl the only physician aboard coordinates medical needs. He reports heart attacks and gas exposure while rescuers work through the Sierra cold. Family members in Sacramento and San Francisco watch for word as the party plans possible departure.
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Dr. Roehll
Sierras
San Francisco
Janet Cockman
Walter Roehll
McGraws
Cookman
Sacramento
Donner Pass
Walter Roehl
Euclid St
Mrs Roed
F. H. McGraw
Eaton Dr
Calif
Samuel J. Monce
Charles Monce
Ottawa St
Travis Air Force Base
Anthony
Bill
Sierra Mountains
Dr. Roehl
Roehll
Roehus and McGraws
Honolulu
William L. Anthony Leaves for Camp Stoneman
PFC William L. Anthony son of Mr and Mrs Homer A Anthony of 1306 Eaton Ave Clifton Farms and husband of Patricia Shelby Anthony of Middletown Route 1 departed Saturday morning for Camp Stoneman from this area.
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William L
Bill) Anthony
Homer A. Anthony
Eaton Ave
Clifton Farms
Patricia Shelby Anthony
Middletown
Camp Stoneman
Unseasonably Warm Weather Extends Through February
The Middletown Ohio area reports a 30 day federal forecast showing continued premature spring and above normal warmth in most regions except the Pacific Northwest. The outlook predicts colder departures from normal in the Northwest and above normal precipitation in the Great Lakes region. Tonight expects clouds with a low near 36.
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Middletown
Ohio
Federal Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Plains
Ohio Valley
Texas
Great Lakes
Two Middletown burglars sentenced to indeterminate Ohio Penitentiary terms
In common pleas court Judge P P Boll sentenced John Henry Estep and Robert Campbell, both 21 and 23, to indeterminate terms in the Ohio Penitentiary for two Middletown burglaries. A third suspect, Don Campbell, awaits trial after serving a federal sentence. The trio ransacked United Welding Company on Lafayette Ave and Avalon Dairy, taking 33 dollars. Harold Hughes, 24, also of Middletown, received probation after pleading guilty to passing bad checks and must restitution 99 dollars.
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Hamilton
Franklin
Ohio
Middletown
P. P. Boll
Common Pleas Court
John Henry Estep
Robert Campbell
Don Campbell
United Welding Company
Lafayette Ave
Avalon
Harold Hughes
Herbert Walsh
Accident Victim OK At Home After Auto Crash
Alma Vogelsang 61 of Middle town Route 2 is recovering at home from a dislocated finger and minor bruises after a collision on Ohio Ave at Route 73 Saturday. She was a passenger in a car driven by Arthur Hull of Reading, which hit a second car driven by Dorsey Williams 25 of Camden Route 1. Earlier report of a broken hand and back injuries was incorrect.
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Alma Vogelsang
Middletown
Ohio Ave
Arthur FE. Hull
Reading
Dorsey C. Williams
Camden
Explosive sweaters turn up in city amid warnings and sales
Local reports describe several fire prone sweaters labeled Camel Sportswear and other brands. Fire officials say 15 garments were turned in after demonstrations, with buyers in Dayton and Hamilton noting past sales and scattered peddler activity. University tests cite rayon composition causing rapid ignition. Authorities in Troy cite prior fines for unlicensed sales.
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Dayton
Philadelphia
Cleveland
University of Dayton
Three Hurt As Car Hits Utility Pole Near Middletown
Three people suffered minor injuries in a one car crash on Ohio Route 4 about 10:30 P M. The driver Charles H Baker 38 of 712 Buena Ave and two passengers Carroll K Scribner 23 of 171342 First Ave and Margaret Waugh 25 of 115 South Canal St were treated at Middletown Hospital and released. The patrol said Baker lost control skidding through a fence and striking a utility pole, which was sheared off.
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Middletown
Charlies H. Baker
Buena Ave
Carroll K. Scribner
First Ave
Margaret Waugh
South Canal St
Baker
Scribner
Polio Booth Contributions Reach $1 887 27 in March of Dimes Drive
Middleton residents support the 1952 March of Dimes as the polio booth at Central and Broad led by city firemen posted $114 29 bringing the year total to $1 887 27. Colored chapter volunteers manned the booth with Sertoma Club and VFW Auxiliary also taking turns. Mrs Clyde Steed of West Middletown contributed $70 in Roosevelt dimes.
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Broad
Booth
Bill Euler
National Foundation
Sertoma Club
VFW
West Middletown
Clyde Steed
Euler
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount shows Come Fill The Cup at 1 15 3 15 5 20 7 25 9 35 p m Strand presents Little Egypt at 1 15 4 05 7 10 10 15 p m Painting The Clouds With Sunshine at 2 40 5 35 8 40 p m Colonial screens Cimarron Kid at 1 55 3 55 5 55 7 50 9 50 p m
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Paramount
Strand
Colonial
Cimarron Kid
Two Men Suffer Burns in Work Accident at Blumberg and Cohen
Roy Revere and Ernest Buchanan were admitted to Middletown Hospital after carbolic acid burns from work at Blumberg and Cohen Inc. Revere has a neck burn while Buchanan suffered facial, lip, and arm burns. Roger Shafer injured his back in a Middletown High School wrestling class. Elva Shrout sustained a lacerated hip in a car crash. All were treated and released.
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Middletown Hospital
Blumberg and Cohen, Inc
Roy Revere
Michigan Ave
Ernest Buchanan
Eighth Ave
Roger Shafer
Flem
Ing Rd
Middletown High School
Elva Shrout
Reynold Ave
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Thomas H. Wilson
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Joseph Woodruff
Bill Weith
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Peter Wood
Marblehead
Mass
Sanaoa Chronicle
Dixie Cleaners
C. B. Bank
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France
Mainland
Thrasher
Jewelry and Gift Store
Central Ave
N. Clinton St
Gus Valen
Lexington
Valen
Camel Sportswear
Liberty Resaurant
Cincinnati
Camel
Embassy
Clydesdale
Yorkshire
Flesmore
Troy
New Orleans
Mike Lenos
Iness
Williamsdale
Elvie Shrout
Shafer St
Squire Louis Bolser
New Miami
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George Clayton
Buena St
Squire Jackson
Arthur McNally
Sycamore St
Miamisburg
Maud
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Robert Lee Buckler
Bethel
Squire Lammie Bailey
William A. Hoffman
Sydney Ave
Robert Elnes
North Clubcrest Ave
J. T. Riley
Clark ST
Schramm
Miami
Germantown Rd
Miami River
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Gme
U.S
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U S
U. S
Dupont
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