Hamilton Man and Woman Die in Independence Day Crash
Two Hamilton residents Chester Smith and Sue Still were killed instantly when their car plunged over a guard rail on Route 127 south of the Butler Hamilton line during Independence Day weekend. Nine others were injured in related incidents, including a collision at Route 73 and 503 near Trenton. Police report multiple injuries, hospital treatments, and charges for failure to yield right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Smith
Alstaetter Ave
Hamilton
Sue Still
Twelfth St
Route 127
Butler
Hamilton County Line
Lloyd Stewart
Pleasant Ave
John G. Wilson
Trenton
Ernest Tolson
Dayton
Donald Todd
Alberta Ave
O. Todd
Donald Todd, Jr
Elizabeth Todd
Tolson
Catherine Tolson
Lansing Tolson
Middletown Hospital
Vital Statistics figures for Germantown and Middletown residents
A listing of individuals with ages and addresses including Shirley Amburgey infant Germantown Route 1 Marilyn Hale five Middletown Mrs Martha Saylor 59 Middletown Julius Schmitt 66 Hamilton Laura Heilman 48 2106 Avenue enneth B Spencer three Middletown Route 3 Enelope Wells Harrison St Mrs Maggie Mehl 74 2010 Logan Ave Mrs Minnie Meiers 77 Warren Ors Mollie Watson 89 Wilbraham Rd Wilbert Hoover 83 706 Granada Ave
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Lee Amburgey
Germantown
Marilyn Mae Hale
Martha Saylor
Middletown
Julius A. Schmitt
Hamilton
Laura Heilman
Enneth B. Spencer
Enelope Wells
Harrison St
Maggie E. Mehl
Logan Ave
Minnie K. Meiers
Warren Ors
Mollie T. Watson
Wilbraham Rd
Wilbert E. Hoover
Granada Ave
Births At Hospital Fill Local Families This Week
A list of newborns reporting at Central area hospitals shows multiple families welcoming girls and boys from Saturday to Tuesday. Names include James and Patricia Smith, Ray Blaine, Willard Giffen, Gerald Ward, James Walters, Thomas Tyree, Elmer Wilson, James Hollingsworth, Roy Gabbard, Ben Yocum, James Miller, George Allmyer, Thomas Arwood, Leroy Moore. An out of town entry notes Dona Mae Simpson Zink in Lebanon with a son born at Dayton’s St Ann’s Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Smith
Central Ave
Ray Blaine
Ave Rd
Willard Giffen
South Main St
Gerald Ward
Middletown
James Walters
Glenn Ave
Thomas Tyree
Seneca St
Elmer Wilson
Moore St
James Hollingsworth
East Sixth St
Franklin
Roy Gabbard
Malvern St
Ben Yocum
Burbank St
Sunny. R
James G. Miller
Highland St
George Allmyer
Clark St
Thomas Arrowood
Garfield St
Leroy Moore
Curtis Sr
David Zink
Dona Mae Simpson
Lebanon
St. Ann’s Hospital
Dayton
Philip Zink
Seven Mile couples listed in divorce case notes
Records show seven mile and Rita M. Ross 18 waitress Hamilton. Jack W. Reese 21 laborer New Miami and Laverna Daniels 19 domestic New Miami. Richard G. Weber 26 mail carrier and Etta Margaret Arnold 24 stenographer both of Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seven Mile
Rita M. Ross
Hamilton
Jack W. Reese
New Miami
Laverna Daniels
Richard G. Weber
Etta Margaret Arnold
Hospital Patient Admissions list names a mix of medical and surgical cases
A hospital roster lists patients with family ties and residence lines including Charles Mayer Linda Watson Rose Ann Wade Sandra Shade Melvin Duff Christine Mink Martha Wickline Clyde Vice Vernon Ellison Joseph Seamon Dillard Wagers Larry Frye Jane Taylor Ellen Burton Betty Adams Layton Rook and William Powell among others under medical and surgical categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mayer
Paul F. Mayer
First Ave
Linda Watson
Thomas Watson
Fairmount Ave
Surgical
Rose Ann Wade
Elsworth Wade
Lamberton St
Sandra Shade
Charles Shade
Germantown
Melvin Duff
James Duff
South Broad St
Christine Mink
Finley St
Martha Wickline
West Carrollton
Clyde Vice
Buena Ave
Vernon Ellison
el Paso
Joseph Seamon
Trenton
Dillard Wagers
Bexley
Larry Frye
Jane Frye
Armco
Jane Taylor
Lloyd Taylor
Waite St
Ellen Burton
Meadow Ave
Proost
Hill Ave
Betty Adams
Columbia Ave
Layton Rook
Springboro
William Powell
Thousands Seek Heat Relief Over July Fourth Holiday
Middletonians sought cool venues as temperatures neared 100 degrees. LeSourdsville Lake drew a near record 100000 over the three day holiday, with 35000 in one day and 25000 swimmers. No major injuries were reported, and downtown Middletown stayed crowded despite the heat as residents endured a blistering Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeSourdsville Lake
City Commissioners to Review Water Rate Increase
Middletown officials prepare to adopt a new water rate schedule at tomorrow night’s city commission meeting. City attorney Fred J. Schatzmann said the rate proposal will be ready, while financing for the 1.5 million dollar waterworks program will not due to accounting needs. A new water works superintendent may be considered to replace the resigning Beatty, effective July 15. The commission will also review Civil Service lists for two fireman appointments and receive monthly reports.
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Middletown
Fred J. Schatzmann
Schatzmann
CBE
Beatty Beatty
Beatty
Civil Service Commission
Robert Curtis
Sherman Ave
Ralph Curtis
Howard Ave
William Hinkle, Jr
Catalpa Dr
Joseph M. Cornele
Oneka St
July Traffic Check Opens In Middletown Streets
Police Chief Thomas D. Carmody announces the annual traffic safety check lanes will operate 10 a m to 6 p m today tomorrow and Thursday at South Verity Pkwy Fourteenth Ave The program mirrors last year with Sgt Paul Fouts and Patrolman James Combs in charge. motorists urged to cooperate as checks cover lights brakes wipers horns and more a safety sticker is issued when clear and warning slips if defects remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Carmody
Iehogan
Inul
South Verity Pkwy
Fourteenth Ave
Paul Fouts
James Combs
Carmody
Middletown
Local residents named in court dismissal list
Dismissed individuals include Everett Roach of Middletown Route 1 and Mrs. Elbert Powell of Ex cello, along with several others: Mrs. Boyd Kofroth Hughes, Robert Hunt of York Ave, Samuel A. Ellison South Main St, Mrs. Harry Whiteman North Clinton St, Douglas Patton Trenton, Mrs. Billy Moore Franklin, Mrs. Ella Sigg Monroe, David Pennington Superior Ave, Mrs. David R. Elam Fourth Ave, Mrs. Robert Hart Franklin, and Mrs. Sarah Miller North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Powell
Excello
Medical
Everett Roach
Middletown
Boyd Kofroth
Hughes
Robert Hunt
Walter Hunt
York Ave
Samuel A. Ellison
South Main St
Harry Whiteman
North Clinton
Douglas Patton
Warren Patton
Trenton
Billy Moore
Franklin
Ella Sigg
Monroe
David Pennington
Raymond Pennington
Superior Ave
David R. Elam
Fourthve
Robert Hart
Sarah Miller
North Main St
Police Briefs Include Arrests for Disorderly Conduct and Loitering
Teretha Aldridge 26 of 1233 Garfield St arrested early yesterday at the Armco Colored Community Center on disorderly conduct. bond 50. Charles Creager 59 at large charged with loitering after arrest at Sorg Theater. Doward K. Salley 28 of Eaton Route 3 arrested on alcohol related offenses and resisting arrest. bond 800. Thefts include $10.90 from a Sunset Park billfold owned by Roxie Fink and bicycles from Wildwood Golf Course and 404 Sutphin St. Clinton Allen 24 charged with assault and battery at his home. Wallace Drury 23 released on 100 bond for disorderly conduct after a fight at 1915 Central Ave. Henry Clay Bellamy 40 and Marti Shoup 63 charged with loitering in the 1700 block of Woodlawn Ave. Love Summerville treated for cuts at Middletown Hospital after a group beating on Eighth Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teretha Aldridge
Garfield St
Armco Colored Community Center
Doward K. Salley
Eaton Route 3
Sutphin St
Central Ave
Salley
Sunset Park
Roxie Fink
Hill Ave
James Morris
Forrest Ave
Wildwood Golf Course
James Coleman
Sunset Ark
Wallace Drury
Pershing Ave
Drury
Henry Clay Bellamy
Wilson Sr
Marti Shoup
Woodlawn Ave
Love
Summerville
Middletown Hospital
Polce
Eighth Ave
Elephants Rampage Drives Kilifi Residents
Elephants driven to the coast by drought attack the Kilifi township in Kenya. Government officials report eight elephants shot to stop the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mombasa
Kenya
Kilifi
Fowls and Animals Suffer In Heat
Soaring temperatures alarm farmers near West Middleton Route 1 as livestock suffer. C T Windle reports chickens dying and using medicine in water to aid breathing. Rumor says a 400 lb hog perished, unconfirmed. Veterinarians treated several dogs this weekend for heat effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Windle
West Middletown
Windle
Scouter Day Camp Registrations Open for Second Session
Registrations are open this week for the second session of Girl Scout Day Camp for girls over seven. Camp director Miss Peggy Richardson says signups cap at 130 and will be taken at the council office in the Civic Association. Brownies meet Thursdays and Fridays, Intermediates Mondays and Tuesdays, and Camp Middlemoor is open to all girls for the first time. Bus service will extend to Franklin and Carlisle to serve attendees from those areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Richardson
Council
Civic Association
Franklin and
Carlisle
Injured in Crash Near Columbus Woman Treated and Discharged
Susan Randoles aged 28 from Coshocton suffered a collarbone fracture and head bruises when her car collided with another vehicle in Columbus. She was treated at St. Francis Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Susan Randoles
Coshocton
St. Francis Hospital
Middletown Man Fractures Foot at River Camp
Edward S. Busby aged 37 of 2008 Wilbraham Road fractured his foot Sunday morning at his camp on the Little Miami River bank while repairing a cabin roof. He was X-rayed and treated at Young's Clinic and returned home to Middletown.
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Lebanon
Middletown
Little Miami River
Here
Edward S. Busby
Wilbraham Rd
Young
Miss Independence Crowned At 1949 July 4 Program
About 15,000 attended Sunset Park for the annual Chamber of Commerce July 4 celebration. Evelyn Veidt of West Middleton won the Miss Independence title after a public vote among ten contestants representing the five freedoms. Fireworks lit the Great Miami River, with guests including Fresh Air Camp youngsters and Jaycee officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Veidt
West Middletown
Sunset Park
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ménday
Franklin
Chamber of Commerce
Harmon Field
Great
Miami River
Veidt
John W
Jack’ Wilson
Wilson
Ohio
Freedom Representative
Holdup Loot 479 At Bar In Hamilton
Two youths robbed Bob's Cafe at 2:30 am carting away 479 dollars after forcing bartender Earl Trautwein to open the safe. Trautwein described one suspect as about six-feet-three, the other five-feet-four to five-feet-five. Police investigate with few witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Heoven Ave
Earl Trautwein
Trautwein
Five Young Women Highlight Independence Week Jaycees Event
A town celebration featured talks on freedom of speech religion and opportunity led by Tom Crowley Jr and Jaycees officials. The program included invocations musical numbers by Staircase Four and Egelston and a community song finale followed by a fireworks display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Crowley, Jr
Russell Stevens, Jr
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Glenn Brandenburg
Eugene Danner
Fletcher E. Shoup
Calvary Methodist Church
Staircase Four
Gilbert Egelston
Egelston
William Saunders
Jay Beatty
Troy Hall
Mark Schiebert
Ted Repper
Jaycees
Night Unto Night at the Paramount Tonight and Tomorrow
At the Paramount two nights show Night Unto Night with Ronald Reagan and Vivek a Lindsor at 1 25 3 35 5 45 7 55 and 10 10 p m Also a state insurance certificate from Ohio shows Badger Mutual Insurance Co of Milwaukee compliant with state law and financially sound based on 1948 statements.
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Paramount
Ronald Reagan
Viveka Lindsor
Randolph Scott
Helen Mack
Pompeii
Preston Foster
Alan Hale
Harris Rosdale
Joseph Schildkraut
Billie Burke
Arose
Ohio
Badger Mal Insurance Company of
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Columbus
Walter A. Robinson
Ins. of
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Joe Eldridge
Azel Short
Franklin - Trenton Rd
Allen L. Batcher
Mason
Dave Gies
Ma Ava
mHi
Quality Family Laundry
Ivory Soap Laundry
Logan
Ave
DIAL
Charles Creager
Sorg
Clinton Allen
QAI Sat
SUN
MATS
Cincinnati Garden
Seymour Ave
Langdon Farm Rd
Cincinnati
Adorese
Vite
Isses Marilyn Flesher
Georgia
Kampschaefer
Pansy Jones
Mary Ann Roof
Miss Veidt
Streifthau
Williamson Triplife
Lle
Williamson-Ziegler Furnace Co
N. Broad St
Rusco
L. E. Scofield Sales CO
Pick UP & Delivery Service
Paarler (Aeder Eee
St. Clinton St
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