Unidentified Woman Struck On Route 73 Near Maple Park
A woman pedestrian was fatally injured after stepping into traffic on Route 73 at Maple Park. She was taken to Middletown Hospital in serious condition with possible head and leg injuries. Police identified the driver as Harry Griggs of Middletown after he reported he could not stop in time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Park
Middletown
Emma
Tom
Harry Griggs
Baltimore St
Griggs
Riggs
Three Injured In Collision In Hamilton Friday Night
An Erie Highway and Maple Avenue crash left three people with injuries. Victims John Suma Grace Broadstock and Michael Shea Hen were taken to Mercy Hospital and released. Drivers Donald Broadstock and Helen Sheahan collided with a car driven by Fred L. Gilbert who faced charges for failure to yield and license issues after a separate Fourth Street collision with Troy Willis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Erie Hwgg
Maple Ave
John Suma
Germantown
Grace Broadstock
Michael Sheahen
Ridgelawn Ave
Mercy Hospital
Donald Broadstock
Helen Sheahan
Suma
Broadstock
Fred L. Gilbert
Chestnut St
Fourth St
Troy Willis
Seaman Apprentice Nelson Enrolled at San Diego Naval School
Seaman Apprentice Chester A. Nelson Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Chester Nelson of West Middletown, has enrolled in the Naval Engineers School in San Diego California. Nelson entered the service in March and is a Middletown High School graduate who worked at Armco before enlisting in the U S Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester A. Nelson, Jr
Chester Nelson
Thomas Rd
West Middletown
Naval Engineers School
San Diego
Calif
Oun
Nelson
Middletown High School
Armco
U. S. Navy
Lebanon Sports Store Looted From Roof In Heist
A burglar entered Bashard Sporting Goods in Lebanon by forcing a roof ventilator and entering via the attic to the office. He escaped with cameras and photography gear worth about 350 dollars, suggesting a thief familiar with the store’s layout. Police Chief W H Fulberth noted the unusual method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Bashard Sporting Goods
W. H. Fulberth
Flamingo Road and Ma and Pa Kettle at Paramount
Saturday film listings show Flamingo Road with Joan Crawford and Zachary Scott at 1 15, 3 20, 5 25, 7 30 and 9 35 p m and Ma and Pa Kettle with Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride at 1 55, 4, 6, 8 and 10 p m Also Strand presents I Cheated the Law with Tom Conway and Steve Brode at 1 40, 4 45, 7 55 and 10 30 p m plus Silver Trail with Jimmy Wakely and Cannonball Taylor at 3 20, 6 25 and 9 35 p m. Sunday shows She with Randolph Scott and Helen Mack at 1 15, 4 35 and 8 10 p m and Last Days of Pompeii with Preston Foster and Alan Hale at 2 55, 6 15 and 9 50 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Conway
Steve Brode
Jimmy Wakely
Cannonball Taylor
Randolph Scott
Helen Mack
Pompeii
Preston Foster
Alan Hale
June Marriage Licenses Total 125 In County
Probate court records show Butler County issued 125 marriage licenses in June. Most were recorded in the last two weeks, higher than typical monthly totals but below the five year peak of 158 in 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Cupid
Butler County
Four Men Are High in Fireman Examinations
City Fireman tests produced four top scorers including brothers Robert and Ralph Curtis and two others, William Kinkle and Joseph Cornele. All four will be certified to the City Commission, with two to be appointed. Twenty one of twenty four passed the written and oral examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Ralph Curtis
City Commission
P. F. Johnson
Civil Service Commission
William Kinkle
Joseph Cornele
Johnson
Optimists Hear Chamber Secretary on Belonging
Roy Patterson Middletown Chamber of Commerce secretary and past Rotary leader spoke at the Optimist Club noon meeting on Why Belong to Service Clubs. A business session followed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optimist Club
Roy Patterson
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Warm Weekend Forecasted as Middleton Sees 97 Degree Heat
A heat wave gripped Middleton with a 97 degree peak at 6 p m and 72 degree low at 5 30 a m. The Herald reports continued warmth and humidity with scattered thunder showers likely tonight and Sunday. Morning readings showed 72 degrees at 6 a m and rising to 85 by 10 a m.
Obituary for Lydia Ann Crout of Butler County
Lydia Ann Crout 64 lifelong Butler County resident died yesterday at 10 30 a m in Cincinnati General Hospital after a year of confinement and three years of illness She was a United Brethren Church member Survivors include three sons Grover Crout Olare Gephart and John W Gephart all of West Middletown five grandchildren three sisters Elizabeth Huffman West Middletown Mrs Clara Bell Germantown and Mrs Margaret Van Holt Dayton Services Tuesday at 2 p m McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Hutchinson officiating Burial Elk Creek Cemetery Friends may call Monday 2 7 10 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Ann Crout
Butler County
Cincinnati General Hospital
United Brethren Church
Grover Crout
Olare Gephart
John W. Gephart
West Middletown
Elizabeth Huffman
Clara Bell
Germantown
Margaret van Holt
Dayton
McCoy-Leffler
Hutchinson
Elk Creek Cemetery
Services for Dale Welch Held in Sutton
Dale Welch nineteen died yesterday by electrocution after touching a high tension wire while replacing a power pole at Grand Ave near Gideon Road. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Sutton West Virginia with burial in Frame Cemetery. He leaves parents Mr and Mrs Charles Welch and four brothers Richard Middletown Robert Jerry Gary all of Sutton. five sisters Bessie Thayer Haze Shirley Phylliss Peggy of Sutton. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home transported the body to Sutton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Welch
Grand Ave
Gideon Road
Sutton
West Va
Frame
Charles Welch
Richard
Middletown
Robert
Jerry
Gary
Bessie Thayer
Haze
Shirley
Phylliss
Peggy
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Widow Miss Elle McShane 74 Camden resident dies
Miss Elle McShane of Camden dies Friday morning at her sister Mrs. W E Scott Dayton after a long illness. Born October 23 1874 in Camden she was educated locally and worked as a seamstress at home. She belongs to Camden Methodist church and leaves a sister and a nephew. Funeral at R C Nein Funeral Home with Rev Norman Sweat and burial at Fairmount cemetery. Friends may call Saturday night 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Elle McShane
W. E. Scott
Dayton
Miss McShane
Camden Methodist Church
Scott
R. C. Nein
Norman Sweat
Fairmount Cemetery
Fernald Dies at 93 Former Financial Adviser to Noted Leaders
Joseph E. Fernald, aged 93, longtime financial adviser to Eddy, founder of the Christian Science Church, and former president of the National State Capitol Bank for 44 years until retirement six months ago in Concord New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
N. H
Joseph E. Fernald
Baker Eddy
The
Christian Science Church
National State Capitol Bank
Pittsburgh Industrialist E W Mudge Dies at 79
E W Mudge, 79, a Pittsburgh industrialist and longtime figure in business and civic affairs, is noted for his prominent role in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
E. W. Mudge
Writer Louise Weaver George Dies at 60
Louise Weaver George 60, noted home economics writer and wife of Alexander R. George, formerly of Des Moines IA, now a Washington bureau feature writer for the Associated Press, Alexandria VA article notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Louise Weaver George
Alexander R. George
Washington
Associated Press
Des Moines
Padre of the Bowery Monsignor McCoy Dead at 650
The Very Rev Msgr Conrad I McCoy longtime director of the Holy Name Centre in New York known as The Padre of the Bowery dies at age 650. He headed the citys only daytime shelter for homeless men for more than a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Conrad I. McCoy
Bowery
Holy Name Centre
New York City
Aging scholar earns master at 80 amid Tampa life
Tampa obituary notes Dr. Lillian Janette Gist 94 died after a long life with her husband the late educator. She earned a Master of Arts degree at age 80 becoming a noted late-life scholar in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Lillian Janette Gist
Edu
Youth Believed Drowned Found Safe Half Clad In Weeds
A 13-year-old boy reported drowned near the West Middletown bridge on the Great Miami River was found alive in weeds above the river. Police and fire crews had launched a river search after the younger brother reported the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Great Miami River
West Middletown Bridge
Tom Carmody
Carmody
Ova Kakaris
1609
Jacoby St
Edward
Lynwood Schaeffer
Coffey Named Director of Sales Training at Philip Carey
Martin V Coffey a sales manager at the Miami Cabinet Division of Philip Carey Manufacturing Company is named director of sales training. The firm has 125 salesmen across twelve district offices and Coffey will split time between Middletown and the corporate headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin V. Coffey
Miami
Philip Carey Manufacturing Company
Addiiton
Coffey
Formai
Middletown
Vital Statistics Deaths of Miss McShane and Mrs Crout
Obituaries note the deaths of Miss Ella McShane aged 74 and Mrs Lydia Ann Crout aged 84. Both are listed in Cincinnati with brief death notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella McShane
Dayn
Lydia Ann Crout
Cincinnati
Births at Hospital Report
Mr. and Mrs Norris Asher Carlisle welcome a boy born Friday. Mr. and Mrs Elbert Briscoe Excello welcome a girl born Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norris Asher
Carlisle
Elbert Briscoe Excello
Hamiltons Welcome Boy in Wichita Falls Family
T Sgt. and Mrs. Charles Hamilton of Wichita Falls Texas announce the birth of a boy on Friday. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Vance Hamilton of 614 Sixteenth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hamilton
Wichita Falls
Tex
Vance Hamilton
Sixteenth Ave
Marriage Licenses For Lindsey And Schroeder
Donald E Lindsey 27 teacher Hamilton and Jeanne A Schroeder 23 secretary Hamilton received marriage licenses in the county office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald E. Lindsey
Hamilton
Jeanne A. Schroeder
Hospital Notices and Dismissals List
In The Hospital Mrs. Rebecca Adams Franklin medical. Mrs. John Hitte Franklin medical. Mrs. Clarence Isbel North Ave medical. Mrs. Francis L. Evers Four teenth Ave medical. Mrs. Robert 8S. Stewart Frank Robert Landus son of Peter Landus Webster St medical. Dismissals Mrs. Pearl Baker Christel Ave Luther Turner Madison St Mrs. Stanley Back Elwood St Mrs Edwin Hanser Oberon Dr. Mrs Forest Weaver Middle town Route 2 Mrs. John Cope Franklin Mrs Garnet Freeman For est Ave Stanley West Lamberton St Mrs Herman Arnold Lebanon Clyde Henry York St Edward Rathbun Erie ve
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Adams
Franklin
John Hitte
Clarence Isbel
North Ave
Francis L. Evers
Fourteenth Ave
Robert 8S. Stewart
Robert Landus
Peter Landus
Webster St
Pearl Baker
Christel Ave
Luther Turner
Madison St
Stanley Back
Elwood
Edwin Hanser
Oberon
Forest Weaver
Middletown
John Cope
Garnet Freeman
Forest Ave
Stanley West
Lamberton St
Herman Arnold
Lebanon
Clyde Henry
York St
Edward Rathbun
Erieve
Child Injured After Running Into Car on Yankee Road
A six year old Middletown girl Karen Stewart of 3121 Yankee Rd sustained cuts and bruises to arms legs and head after darting into the side of a car on Yankee Rd as Mollie Faurkey 31 of 815 Tytus Ave attempted to pass a bus. The child was treated at Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Karen Stewart
Yankee Rd
Ohio Bus Lines
Mollie Faurkey
Tytus Ave
Middletown Hospital
Notable Seattle Leader Josiah Sollins Sr Dies at 85
Josiah Sollins Sr a prominent Seattle civic leader and capitalist dies at 85. He was born in Hillsboro North Carolina and became a key figure in Seattle affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Josiah Sollins, Sr
Hillsboro, N ° C
Communist Czech ministers to speak at St Prokop event
Health minister CZECH and education minister Prof Zdenek Nejedly will headline a government program at St Prokop tomorrow. Nejedly’s ministry has closed Catholic monasteries, suppressed religious press, and enforced church restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Prokop
Zdenek Nejedly
Nejedly
Middletown Records Second Polio Case As Mild
Polio strikes Middletown for the year second time with 11 year old Bruce Cassidy Jr hospitalized at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton for a mild infantile paralysis case. A three year old in West Elkton is also stricken, bringing 1949 county total to five with three hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Bruce Cassidy, Jr
Mercy Hospital
Hamton
Bruce Cassidy
Sheridan Ave
West Elkton
Larry Gosmeyer
Truman Heads on Independence Day Yacht Cruise
President Truman sails for a three day cruise aboard the Presidential Yacht Williamsburg. His daughter Margaret and friends join for the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay trip. Press Secretary Ross says the President does not plan to go ashore on return Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Margaret
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Charles G. Ross
Monay
Careless Driving Case Dismissed Against George Class
Judge A H Combs dismissed the careless driving charge against George Class. Arraigned on a charge by Leroy Stewart of 2100 Crescent Blvd, Class pleaded not guilty to reckless driving after swerving to avoid hitting a child on a bicycle and scraping Stewart’s car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Combs
George
Leroy Stewart
Crescent Blvd
Stewart
Fire Sparks Short Circuits Do Minor Damage on Broad Street and Truck
A cable fire from a transformer lead on North Broad Street caused small damage with unestimated extent. Early Saturday Fire Company No 1 responded to Albers truck fire from a dashboard wiring short circuit. damage was small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eversharp
North Broad St
Sunrise service set at Mt Zion Baptist Church
The Community Prayer band will hold a sunrise service at 6 a m at Mt Zion Baptist Church on Sunday. An early American custom involved distributing gloves to funeral attendants with one Boston minister collecting 2940 pairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Boston
107 To Receive Conservancy Refund Payments
Presiding Judge Lester L. Cecil of Montgomery County ordered a $4 590.28 refund to 107 residents of the Miami Valley who paid conservancy assessments in full at the original levy. A partial refund was issued to property owners who paid in a ak sum in 1917. installments payers are excluded. Special Master Commissioner Andrew A. Thomas handles refunds. about two thirds already paid, others may claim by contacting 530 Gas Electric Building Dayton O.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester L. Cecil
Montgomery County
Miami Valley
Conservancy
Conservancy Court
Andrew A. Thomas
Thomas
Dayton
Admiral King Begins Summer Rest at Portsmouth Hospital
Admiral Ernest J. King, wartime chief of Naval Operations, started a summer of rest at Portsmouth Naval Hospital after earlier treatment at Bethesda. He traveled by plane with former Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan, and Rear Admiral John H. Brown, Jr. cited no change in his condition from a minor breakdown 18 months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
N. H
Ernest J. King
Naval Operations
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
King
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
New England
John L. Sullivan
John H. Brown, Jr
Police Briefs Involving Disorderly Conduct and Robbery
Eximae McCuller and Malcolm Omas were to appear in Municipal Court on disorderly conduct charges. A separate report says Thomas struck McCuller with an ax handle at her home last night. John R. Moore reported a burglary of old coins and currency totaling $35 from his dresser over the past few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eximae McCuller
Sycamore §&T
Malcolm Omas
Sycamore St
Thomas
McCuller
John R. Moore
Young Sr
Car Collision Causes $15 Damage at Ener Street
An accident involving Arthur Hughes of 306 Curtis Street and Robert Adams of 1928 Lambertson Street caused $15 damage to the latter’s car. Hughes reportedly drove into Adams at Ener Street near Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hughes
Curtis St
Robert Adams
Lamberton St
Hughes
Adams
Ener St
Philadelphia Ve
107 Divorces Filed in June 1949 in Common Pleas Court
A June report by Joseph Kiep shows 107 divorce suits filed in Common Pleas court. The actions were brought by 84 women and 23 men, with June marriage licenses totaling 125, 18 more than divorces that month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Joseph Kiep
Bulgarian Communist Leader Dimitrov Ochestrates Movement
Dimitrovovich Dimitrov emerges as a key figure in the international workers movement serving as chairman of the council of ministers of the Bulgarian Peoples Democratic Republic and as general secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party Central Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovich Dimitrov
Council of Ministers
Venice Gardens man fined for plumbing code violation
Louis Jutzi of Venice Gardens was fined 160 dollars in St. Clair Township court for violating the county plumbing code. The fine was suspended if he complies with the code within 30 days as ordered by county health officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis
Jutzi
Venice Gardens
Squire Louis Bolser
St. Clair Township
Additional Gate At Sunset Pool To Handle Sunday Rush
Record crowds at Sunset pool prompted a new east end gate for adults to speed Sunday 2 to 3 p m entry. Managers say separate adult and youth handling will continue during peak hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Pool
Fouth
Ross Kramer
Sunset
Yankee Rd
Douglas Pools
Douglas
Heart Attack Fatal To Man Moving To City
E. O. Williams of Cincinnati died of a heart attack while Hauselman Transportation drivers prepared to move his furniture into Middletown. Williams planned to work for Johnson Motor Company and live on First Ave. The incident occurred as loading began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
E. O. Williams
Cincinnati
Hauselman Transportation Company
Williams
Burnett Ave
Johnson Motor Company
First Ave
Hamilton VA Office to Move to New Hamilton Address
The Hamilton Veterans Administration office will relocate Tuesday from the Anthony Wayne Hotel to 152 High St. Hamilton. VA officials announced the move yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
The
Veterans Administration
Anthony Wayne Hotel
High St
Hit-skip driver reported after side swipe on Route 4
Richard Weber of Cincinnati told Deputy Sheriff Louis Fritz that his car was sideswiped Thursday night on Route 4 near Stockton by a hit-and-run driver. He noted several other vehicles were also sideswiped, though none sustained serious damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Weber
Cincinnati
Louis Fritz
Stockton
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Paramount
Joan Crawford
Zachary Scott
Marjorie Main
Percy Kilbride
Langdon
Hamilton-Lebanon Road
Ore
Williamson-Ziegler Furnace Co
N. Broad ST
Sun
Martin Coffey
Eator
William W. Gist
Ashtabula, QO
Czech
City
Colored News
Dimitrov
Middletown’s Finest
Park & Second
Baby
Shockey
Darling & Co
America
Melampy
Central Ave
Moonlight Gardens
Jimmy Rollins
Jump
Pete Jones
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