Expectant Mother Hurt In Head-on Crash. Man Charged With DWI
An expectant mother, Nancy Crow, 21, of West Middletown, was treated at Middletown Hospital in satisfactory condition after a head-on collision on Nelbar Street near the Shafer Nelbar underpass. Walter Scott Cooley, 40, of Central Avenue, was charged with driving while intoxicated and fleeing the scene. The crash caused 2700 in damage to two cars, with both vehicles badly damaged and wheel loss reported.
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Middletown Hospital
Nelbar Street
Shafer-Nelbar
Nancy Crow
West Middletown Rt. 4
Walter Scott Cooley
Central Ave
Ee Cooley
Nelbar
Cooley
Three Killed as Two Crashes Happen Near City
Two traffic crashes on Route 73 outside Middletown claim three lives. One car ran off a hillside at 1 15 am killing driver Degraw and passenger Sias instantly. coroner reports skull fracture for Degraw and severe injuries for Sias. Survivors include Degraw's relatives and Sias's family. Funeral services planned, with calls to the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Rt. 73
Middletown
Franklin
Warren County
Degraw
Sias
Ralph Young
Warren
County
Shattle
Black Clawson Co
Indiana Woman Hurt In Crash Near Hamilton
A Corydon woman is in critical condition at Mercy Hospital after a car overturned on Ohio Route 128 near the State Roadside Park. Mrs Allene Watson 31 suffered skull and pelvis fractures while her husband Clifford 34 had a shoulder fracture and head cuts. Their daughter Vicki Gail 3 had leg and nose abrasions and is in good condition. State patrol and sheriff deputies say Watson lost control at the curve.
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Hamilton
Corydon
Ind
Mercy Hospital
Ohio Rt. 128
Allene Watson
Clifford Watson
Vicki Gail
Watson
Fire damages cruiser blamed on spotlight heat
Firemen responded to an alarm behind the City Building at 6 48 p m and found a fire on the front seat of a cruiser caused by heat from a spotlight. No damage to contents.
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Side Dietown
Harvey elected head of Middletown Shrine Club
George Harvey was chosen to lead the Middletown Shrine Club for the coming year. New officers installed by Horace L. Stevens include W. R. Rathman as vice president and George R. Hewitt J. as secretary-treasurer. Other year’s committee members are Marion Augspurger Goebel Salyer Henry Bohne Leichty and Jack W. Meeker.
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George Harvey
Middletown
Two Pupils Tie for First in Tuberculosis Essay Contest
Two Lemon Monroe High School students Natalie Yelton and first prize winner Susan Thorn share top honors in the School Press Project by the Ohio Tuberculosis Health Association. Patricia Averdick of Fenwick High is among third place winners. Nancy Lingler of Wilson Junior High also earned a first for a tuberculosis story. Judging weighed accuracy clarity originality and understanding of the subject’s impact on human progress.
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Lemon-Monroe High School
Ohio Tuberculosis Health Assa
Butler
Ene TB and Health Assn
Notalie Yelton
Susan Thornie Ee
Patricia Averdick
Fenwick High School
Nancy Lingler
Wilson Junior High
Hamilton
KP Committees Named For Year Lodge 37
Knights of Pythias Lodge 37 named committees for the year with members including Noah Lambert refreshments Elza Abraham entertainment and publicity Charles Ingram youth and welfare William Augspurger finance Harold McGraw delinquents Harley Stanforth examination Lawrence White highway and safety Dave Seivar remodeling J F Winkelman house and Wilbur Kiese bowling. The annual lodge banquet for members and their wives is set for February 21 at the hall.
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Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Noah Lambert
Elza Abraham
Charles Ingram
William Augspurger
Harold McGraw
Harley Stanforth
Lawrence White
Dave Seivar
J. F. Winkelman
Wilbur Kiese
Pro-Merger Group Charges Discrimination Behind School Closure
A Morgan Township pro merger group argues the state board of education closed the high school on discriminatory grounds, citing a 1941 report listing deficiencies such as small enrollment, low tax base, limited courses, poor facilities, and unsanitary conditions. An opposing group seeks restoration of the charter, contending the decision was not solely based on pupil numbers or tax value.
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Hamilton
Morgan Township
State Board of Education
Howard C Johnson
Morgan
Ross Townships
Johnson
Ohio
Division of Instruction
Parents Seek Dance Ban in Sherman Schools
Sherman school board weighs a petition with over 1200 signatures requesting removal of dancing from the physical education program. Rev. James Giles notes many parents oppose the program citing social pressure on children who do not participate.
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Sherman, Tex
Sherman School Board of Trustees
Sherman Schools
James Giles
Youth Treated After Leg Wound From Air Rifle Incident
David Knepshield, 20, of West Sac, was treated at Middletown Hospital yesterday for a leg wound from a .22 caliber pistol during home target practice. The accident occurred at his residence and he was discharged after treatment around 3:30 p.m.
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David Knepshield
West Sac
Aes
Middletown
Police Briefs Report Car Theft and attempted Break-In
Pri Lloyd Reffitt yesterday recovered a car stolen Sunday from Ed Havens at 307 Chester St in the rear of the 1300 block of Central Avenue. Officers on Yankee Road were told by a 14 year old girl that a man tried to force his way into a house after discovering she was home alone.
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Raymond Nicholas
Tytus Ave
Ronald Foster
Center St
Germantown
Shattle
Walter Kinnamon
Breiel Blvd
Ada Griffin
Charles St
Columbia Avenue
Charlie ‘Street
Pri
Lloyd Reffitt
Ed Havens
Chester St
Central Avenue
Yankee Road
South America’s Size Ranked Fourth Among Continents
The continent covers about seven and a half million square miles, ranking as the fourth largest in the world by area.
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South America
Continents
Youth Confesses to 26 Break-Ins in Middletown Spree
A 17 year old boy in Middletown admits to 26 incidents including prowling wire cutting and attempted home entries. He also confessed to stealing four purses totaling 335 dollars jewelry a car and a mink stole in four city break ins. Authorities say no charges yet and school officials dispute his claimed expulsion two weeks ago.
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Middletown
South End
Ralph Bauer
Alta Higdon
Yankee Rd
6Th Avenue
Middletown High
Lollipop Day Aids Polio Drive In Middletown
Middletown High School Student Council under Sam McAdow Jr will swap over 2500 lollipops for polio donations during downtown store hours tomorrow. Cochairs Charles Reuthe Gene Goecke and John Fitzgerald say proceeds from Coffee Day are improving in some areas after last year’s near $900 boost.
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Middletown High School
Sam McAdow Jr
Pollo Fund
Drive Cochairmen
Charles Reuthe
Gene Goecke
John Fitzgerald
Servicemen News From Middletown Area Training Update
Clyde Williams 18 of West Middletown and Richard C. Gilbert 7 completed the first phase of military training at The Gateway to the Air Force Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas. They will join the 3450th Student Squadron at Francis E. Warren AFB Wyoming. Midshipman Roger L. Shafer of Oxford is battalion commander in the Naval ROTC at Miami University. David E. Woollum 21 of Middletown serves with the 7th Infantry Division in Korea as a squad leader in the 31st Regiment Headquarters Company. he enlisted in March and trained at Fort Knox Kentucky.
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Clyde Williams
Hiram Williams
West Middletown
Rt. 1
Richard C. Gilbert
I. F. Gilbert
Rt .2
Air Force
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Tex
Francis E. Warren Afb
Wyo
Roger L. Shafer
George E. Shafer
Fleming Rd
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
Miami University
Oxford
David E. Woollum
David C.woollum
Middletown
7Th Infantry Division
Korea
Woollum
31St Regiment
Ft. Knox
Middletown High School
Franklin Chamber Studies One Way Route 25 Plan Impact
Franklin Chamber of Commerce will survey River and Main street businessmen about a proposed one way traffic plan on Route 25. James Rossman chairs the survey with William A Smith Herb Hoffman and Carl Minnick assisting. Planning company contact and a parking and traffic study are also being pursued as part of an eventual city master plan.
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Franklin Chamber
Franklin
Chamber of Commerce
William A Smith
Chamber of Commerce Board
James Rossman
Smith
Herb Hoffman
Carl Minnick
Ee of Commerce
Second Lieutenant Boyle Assigned to Lackland Training
2nd Lt J M Boyle son of Mr and Mrs W C Boyle of 105 Magnolia Dr is set to arrive at Lackland AFB San Antonio Texas and join the 3700th Pre Flight Training School The Pre-Flight School trains for specialized instruction and on the job assignments Boyle earned his commission at Miami University where she was an ROTC student
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J. M. Boyle
W. C. Boyle
Magnolia Dr
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Tex
Lt. Boyle
Miami University
Civic Association Hears Canvass Report at Board Meeting
The Civic Association board opened the year with a canvass report showing over 22 000 raised by a non member drive. The 15 campaign cabinet members were thanked for their work while Virgil Clark presented the annual audit and a quarterly report for Oct 1 to Dec 31. President R L Siegel led the session.
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Civic Association
Board of
D. G. Driscoll
Comee
Virgil Clark
Clark and Heldman
R. L. Siegel
Second Junior Optimist Club Planned in Middletown
William and Gary Perry led the Middletown Evening Optimist Club meeting at Colony Restaurant to form a new Junior Optimist Club. Plans for a second junior club were discussed with the existing Middletown group directing the effort and Ray Tansaw named chairman of a cycle safety campaign.
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William
Gary Perry
Optimlub
Optimistlub
Middletown
Optimist
Colony
Ike
Pight
Ray Tansaw
Hamilton Machine Plant Hits Work Stoppage
Two hundred fifty union workers at the Clearing Machine plant on Laurel Ave stayed off the job after breakdown in contract talks with management. Negotiations at the Hamilton plant have dragged since October after the old agreement expired. Local 1190, UAW-CIO-AFL, represents the workers.
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Hamilton
Laurel Ave
Uaw-Cio-Afl
Former Lebanon Council Member Burned In Bed Fire
R. W. Gilchrist 77 former Lebanon council member and prominent Elks leader is in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after a fire at the VFW apartments. He suffered severe burns to arms legs head and abdomen believed caused by smoking in bed. Firefighters and Johnson Ambulance transported him after an emergency operation to keep him breathing.
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Lebanon
Middletown Hospital
R. W. Gilchrist
The
Lebanon Council
VFW
Broadway
Silver Streets
Middletown Hos
Pital
Gilchrist
Lebanon Fire Department
Johnson
Lebanon Elks’ Lodge
Kiwanis Panel Looks Toward Middletown in 2000 AD
Four Middletown High School Hi Y officers led a panel for Kiwanis members exploring the city’s future in 2000 AD. Topics included the city, education, medicine, and entertainment and recreation as envisioned by the youths. Panelists were William Brown Robert Flagel Delbert Mann and Sam McAdow.
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Kiwanis Club
Middletown High School
Middletown
William Brown
Robert Flagel
Delbert Mann
Sam McAdow
Middletown Class of 1937 Plans Reunion Chairmen
Middletown High School class of 1937 will elect chairmen and form committees at a 2:30 p.m. meeting Sunday at the Civic Association Building. All members are invited per president James Sexton. The 20th reunion is set for May 31 and June 1.
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Middletown High School
Civic Association
James Sexton
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