Patrolman Thompson Wins FOPA’s First Patrolman of the Year
Theodore Thompson, winner of the FOPA’s first Patrolman of the Year award, favors walking a beat to better meet the public. A father of five from Mays County Oklahoma, he is finishing a downtown tour and moving to relief duty. Born November 26, 1915, he moved to Middletown in 1933, married Lorraine Howard in 1936, and has three sons Ted Jr, Billy and Kermitt, and two daughters Deloris and Loretta. He hunts, supports his daughter Loretta’s singing, and helps fund radios or TVs for shut‑ins. He once chased a driver at 90 mph. the suspect died when the car left the road. Thompson calls the award worthwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Thompson
FOPA
Thompson
Mays County
Oklahoma
Middletown
Lorraine Howard
Jackson Ky
Ted Jr
Billy
Kermitt
Deloris
Loretta
FOP Lodge
Crawford Street
Wayne Avenue
Ralph Trimble
Here
City Commission Names Burdsall To Planning Board
John E. Burdsall general superintendent of Crystal Tissue Co was chosen by City Commission yesterday as a member of Middletown Planning Commission He was appointed for a five year term Burdsall succeeds G W Breiel who retired from the planning commission Dec 31 after over 25 years service Also named to the zoning board was Warren G Printz Burdsall promoted to his present Crystal Tissue post earlier this month He joined the company 20 years ago after graduating from the University of Cincinnati He is a registered professional engineer and has chaired the Ohio section of the Technical Assn for the Pulp and Paper Industries and the Miami Valley Division of the American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendents Assn George Bryan was reappointed to the Middletown Park Board and Harry Moore to the Board of Health plus several others were named to various examining boards The city’s bonded indebtedness totaled 10657807 at year end including 1617000 in special assessment bonds The debt will decline with subdivision regulations The gas rate escalator was reduced by 2? cents per 1000 cubic feet to 12.75 cents Also two ordinances regulating second hand auto and junk dealers were read the second time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Burdsall
Crystal Tissue Co
City Commission
Middletown
Burdsall
G. W. Breiel
Planning Commission
Breiel
Zoning Board of Appeals
Warren G. Printz
Crystal Tissue
University of Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Technical Assn
Pulp and Paper Industries
Miami Valley
American Pulp and Paper Mill Superintendents Assn
George Bryan
Howard Kramer
Francis Carmody
Carmody
City Water Department
Sewer Service
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Mothers March for Polio Drive Slower in Middletown
Middletown polio drive lags, says Butler County Polio Committee chair Charlies Reuthe. Tomorrow night marks the third annual Mothers March for Polio led by Mrs. Fento Hall and Mrs. Lee Pohlable in Middletown, with Mrs. Donald Yenser guiding the surrounding area. Volunteers will visit homes to request donations to the March of Dimes.
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Middletown
Charlies Reuthe
Butler County
Fento Hall
Lee Pohlable
Donald Yenser
At The Movies Paramount and Strand Listings
Paramount shows Human Jungle at 1 30 4 20 and 8 20 p m Bob Mathias Story at 3 00 6 00 and 9 00 p m Strand presents Purple Heart at 1 15 4 40 and 8 05 pm Guadalcanal Diary at 3 00 6 30 and 9 15 p m Friday Kentucky Moonshine at 1 30 5 00 and 8 23 p m Adventures of Robinson Crusoe at 3 05 6 30 and 10 00 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Kentucky
Veterans Transport Arrives From Inchon in San Francisco
The transport General J. C. Breckinridge heads to San Francisco arriving tomorrow with 2 217 Army veterans and 126 civilians aboard from Inchon Korea in a large military movement.
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San Francisco
Woman Falls from Auto in Trenton Hospitalized
Mrs. Melva Detty, 28, of Pierson Road, was admitted to Middletown Hospital for observation after she fell from a car at Home Avenue and Woodsdale Road in Trenton yesterday. She was a passenger driven by husband Harold Detty, 26, and suffered possible head injuries. Deputy Sheriff Frank South was informed that the dogs flew and the woman fell out. She was taken to the hospital by McCoy Leffer ambulance.
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Melva Detty
Pierson Road
Middletown Hospital
Home Avenue
Woodsdale Road
Trenton
Frigid weather delays arrival of x-ray mobile unit
More than 30 food handlers barbers beauticians and others waited in the Civic Association auditorium for the x-ray mobile unit this morning. The unit failed to arrive due to zero temperatures hindering the truck's motor. Efforts were under way to get it rolling and it was expected to reach the Civic by this afternoon. Health Department workers planned longer hours to complete today’s x-ray schedule.
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Civic Association
Civic
Clerk Foils Robbers in Salt Lake Store Stand Off
In Salt Lake City last night a 19 year old clerk Garry Berens confronted burglars during a store hold up while the boss attended a grocers meeting on crime prevention. Berens drew a pistol from a counter drawer and chased the bandits away.
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Salt Lake City
Garry Berens
Snowy Streets See Multiple Pedestrian Car Crashes
Seven auto mishaps on Middletown city streets during yesterday snowstorm left Velma Conrad injured at Manchester Avenue and Clinton Street and prompted a court citation for Edwin T. Long Jr. A second pedestrian, Theodore Stanton, escaped injury after Freda Lawson was cited for failure to yield. Other crashes involved drivers including Robert Baskins George Vandevanter Mary Alice Fo ey Huey Turner Mark Glasco Henry Jeffers Gilbert Short Donald Gibbs and Paul Florence at various intersections. The incidents occurred from early morning to late afternoon yesterday.
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Middletown Hospital
Velma Conrad
Manchester Ave
Manchester Avenue
Clinton Street
Edwin T
Long Jr
Wildwood Rd
Conrad
Long
Mrs. Conrad
Freda Lawson
Park Ave
Franklin
1St Avenue
S. Broad Street
Lawson
Broad Street
Theodore Stanton
1St Ave
Robert Baskins
9Th Ave
George V. Vandevanter
Vannest St
Main Street
9Th Avenue
Mary Alice Foey
Gardner Pi
Central Avenue
Huey Turner
8Th Ave
Mark A. Glasco
Wilbraham Rd
Clinton and
Central
Henry Jeffers
Fairborn
Gilbert Short
Sherman Ave
Crawford Street
Wayne Avenu
Donald Gibbs
Charles Sr
Paul Florence
Logan Ave
Germantown Road
Tytus Avenue
Leaders Of YMCA To Get Honors
Forty-one YMCA leaders will be honored at the annual dinner at First Presbyterian Church. Ralph C. Knight will present pins and certificates. Newly elected president Harry Holiday will host and introduce Noel Michell, guest speaker and railroad VP.
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First Presbyterian Church
Ralph C. Knight
YMCA
Harry Holiday
Noel Michell
Area Council of Ymcas
Ohio-West Virginia
Michell
Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad
Middletown
Spbebsqsa Chorus
Harry Gordon Re-Elected By Golden Agers
Harry G Gordon was reelected yesterday to serve a second term as president of the Golden Age Club. Officers named include Clarence Farquar as first vice president Thomas Baker as second vice president Albert as secretary treasurer and Mrs Daisy Griest as corresponding secretary and reporter. A social program directed by Tom Carlson Middletown director of parks and recreation followed with coffee and cookies served to 58 members.
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Harry G. Gordon
Golden Age Club
Clarence Farquar
Thomas Baker
Albert
Daisy Griest
Tom Carlson
Middletown
Parks and Recreation
Naked man found in vacant lot amid record cold
CHICAGO F A 34 year old laborer Lewis Miegocki was found naked in a vacant lot at 18th Street and Damen Avenue on the coldest day of the year. Sgt Samuel Pettigrew and the squad car driver took him to Cook County Hospital where officials said his condition was fair. He had been drinking and the temperature was 4 degrees below zero when found.
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Chicago
Samuel Pettigrew
Lewis Miegocki
18Th St
Damen Ave
Cook County Hospital
Pettigrew
Miegocki
Humane Assn Re Elects James Boyd President and Trustees
The Humane Association of the Miami Valley re elected its 1954 officers for 1955 led by James Boyd as president with A J Ober and Collin Gardner as vice presidents. Trustees named for three year terms include Mrs Calvin Young Harry Finkelman John Lawler Dr Willard Shartle Roy Kettman and A S Anderson. The shelter on Trenton Hamilton Road handled 11151 animals in 1954 and officers made 4963 calls.
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the Humane Assn
Miami Valley
James Boyd
A. J. Ober
Collin Gardner
David Arnold
Dale Moore
Calvin Young
Harry Finkelman
John Lawler
Willard Shartle
Roy Kettman
Truck Skids and Drops Off Embankment In Ohio Crash
A truck driver escaped serious injuries after his tractor-trailer plunged down a steep embankment on Ohio 122 in Butler County. Lloyd Euteneuver, 26, of Columbus Nebraska, was cited for reckless operation and fined 10 dollars and costs. The cargo of 20 tons of coil steel was lost. Other accidents included Dale Wilhelm, 31, Oxford, with facial and scalp cuts after a snow slick crash on Liberty Fairford Road. Luther Adkins, 37, College Corner, Ind., suffered forehead and scalp lacerations when a car hit a pole on U S 27 northeast of Oxford. Eight minor crashes were reported as slick highways persisted amid a deep freeze and heavier snow in parts of Butler Warren counties.
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Ohio 122
Butler County
Preble County
Lloyd Euteneuer
Columbus
Nebr
Rt. 3
Schaefer Schenck
Euteneuver
Eugeneuer
Madison Township
Albert Bolling
Dale Wilhelm
Oxford
Luther Adkins
College Corner
Ind
U. S. 27
Miami University Clinic
Butler-Warren County
Lebanon
Middletown
Local residents report missing items and vehicle thefts
James Eldridge reports a brown billfold lost between his home at 2843 Wilbra ham Road and the Coolidge Corporation containing $25, a driver’s license and other papers. Florence Flack says she lost a billfold with about $6 and papers. Clarence Lacy reports a bumper jack and a cigarette lighter stolen from his car at 412 Charles Street.
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James Eldridge
Wilbraham Rd
Coolidge Corporation
Florence Flack
Plum Ave
Clarence Lacy
Charles St
Police arrest Merrill Lewellyn on intoxication assault charges
Police yesterday arrested Merrill Lewellyn, 59, of 900 West Central Avenue, at his home on charges of intoxication and assault and battery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrill Lewellyn
Central Ave
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Planning Board
Tata
Harry Gordon
Golden Agers
O & B Bank
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank and Trust Co
Boyd
PRE
Ony
TOB
Hotstream
Sprmay
Foo
Grimes
Liberty
Fairfield Road
Wilheyn
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
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