Local Woman Drowns as Boat Overturns at Smith Farm Pond
Vera Ingram 33 of Middletown Route 2 drowned when a fishing boat overturned in the Smith farm pond. A male companion, nicknamed Slim, fled with $33 from a helper’s billfold. Three Cincinnati brothers assisted, revived no one, and police search for the companion. Interment is planned at Woodside Cemetery. services Thursday at 2 PM at Wilson Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Farm
Slim
Vera Ingram
Middletown
Cincinnati
Samuel Bell
Grover Bell
Louis Bell
Eastern Ave
Silver River and A Double Life At The Paramount
At the Paramount movies this week feature Silver River with Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan on Tuesday showings at 1 15 3 20 5 30 7 40 and 9 50 p m. Wednesday presents A Double Life starring Ronald Coleman and Signe Hasso with 1 15 3 20 5 25 7 35 and 9 40 p m performances.
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Silver River
Errol Flynn
Ann Sheridan
Ronald Coleman
Signe Hasso
Dennis O'Keefe and Helen Walker Schedule Duo Shows
Tuesday and Wednesday performances feature Dennis O'Keefe and Helen Walker at 8:40 and 11:15 p.m. in a shared program. The event highlights a double bill format with two time slots each night.
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Dennis O'Keefe
Helen Walker
First synthetic varnish from petroleum aims to boost food supply
The world’s first fully synthetic varnish derived from petroleum could expand food resources by substituting edible vegetable oil based paints and varnishes. This breakthrough suggests reduced demand for edible oils in nonfood applications and potential impact on supply chains.
Case Worker Joins Family Service Bureau Staff
Miss Helen Davis announces new hires for the Family Service Bureau in Middletown. Miss Margaret Ree, a June Miami University graduate from Jenera, Ohio, will handle investigations and interviews and live at 242 Yankee Rd during a three month assignment. Miss Shirley Bennington from West Middletown will perform administrative duties and update records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ree
Jenera, C
Department of Public Welfare
Miami University
Reel
Ohio
Miss Reel
Eunice Slye
Miss Davis
Middletown
Yankee Rd
Iss Shirley Bennington
West Middletown
T Records
Middletown Opens Safety Check Traffic Lanes
Police Chief Thomas Carmody reports Middletown begins safety lane checks at Verity Pkwy south of Fourteenth Ave with lanes open this morning and again on subsequent July days. Officers Weaver McFeeters and Pelfrey man the site. 113 correction slips issued from about 230 vehicles checked yesterday. Lanes set at Poastown Venice Lebanon and Seven Mile with spot checks planned throughout July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Thomas Carmody
Association of Police Chiefs
State Highway Patrol
Verity Pkwy
Fourteenth Ave
Ernest Weaver
Leonard McFeeters
Daniel Pelfrey
Dan W. Mahoney
Venice
Lebanon
Seven Mile
Cpl Mahoney
Factory Alterations Planned at Prairie State Paper Plant
Orville Corson building commissioner states Prairie State Paper Company on Verity Parkway will invest 9500 in alterations including a new fan house boiler and stack measuring 6 by 28 feet as specified in the permit applied for
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Prairie State Paper Company
Orville Corson
Verity Pkwy
Prominent Middletown Realtor Karl Liesenhoff Dies
Karl Liesenhoff 58 died at 11:30 p m Sunday from a heart attack on his porch, surrounded by family. He led Middletown Realty Company and was active in the field for years. Survived by widow Gail, daughter Ruth Leisenhoff, son Robert, and granddaughter Ann Lucille. Burial at Woodside Cemetery. Funeral at his residence officiated by Rev H H Jung. Burial under McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Karl Liesenhoff
Middletown
Liesenhoff
Middletown Realty Company
Sidney, C
Middletown High School
Jefferson Lodge No. 90
Mason
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Gail Liesenhoff
Ruth Leisenhoff
Robert of Columbus
Ann Lucille
Robert Leisenhoff
Yankee Rd
H. H. Jung
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Burial set for Reuben H. Long in Woodside Cemetery
Reuben H. Long, 59, of 1057 Bader St., Cincinnati, died Monday at a Cincinnati hospital. He is survived by his wife Mary, two sisters in Middletown, a brother in Middletown, and two stepsons in Cincinnati and Cleveland. Services will be at 9 am Friday at Holy Trinity Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben H. Long
Bader St
Cincinnati
Mary
Middletown
Joseph Dimyer
Victor Click
Richard Shockley
Joseph Jeffcott
Robert Jeffcott
Cleveland
Holy Trinity Church
Woodside Cemetery
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Mrs Addie Montgomery Dies at 70 in Middletown Hospital
Mrs Addie Montgomery 70 of 3808 Rosedale Ave widow of Edward died at 10 35 am Sunday in Middletown Hospital She leaves daughter Mrs Pearl Myers of Middletown son Raymond of Dayton brother O M James of Silverton seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Friends may call 3 to 10 pm Wednesday and 10 am Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev H H Jung of South Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addie Montgomery
Rosedale Ave
Edward
Middletown Hospital
Pearl Myers
Middletown
Raymond
Dayton
O. M. James
Silverton
McCoy-Leffler
H. H. Jung
South
Lebanon
Funeral for Mrs. George Breiel Held in Lexington
Mrs. George Breiel aged 74, mother of G. W. Breiel of South Main Street, died Sunday in Lexington, Kentucky after breaking her hip in an automobile accident. Funeral services were held today.
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George Breiel
G. W. Breiel
South Main St
Lexington, Ky
Thornton Reed 54 Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Thornton R Reed 54 of 171644 Tytus Ave Middletown died after a heart attack at his home Monday afternoon He was born in Indiana and lived in Middletown nine years employed by Aeronca Aircraft Corp He belonged to Modern Woodmen of America He is survived by his wife Ioda two daughters Lola Turner of Sunnyvale Calif one Thornton Dean at home seven sisters and three brothers Funeral services set at Schramm Funeral Home with burial in Pine Village Indiana
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Thornton R. Reed
Tytus Ave
Middletown Hospital
Indiana
Reed
Middletown
Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
Modern Woodmen of America
Ioda
California
Thornton Dean
Lola Turner
Sunnyvale
Cal
Middle West
Schramm Funeral Home
Funeral
Pine Village
Ind
Mrs Florence K Davis Dies At 60 In Middletown
Mrs Florence K Davis 60 died at home 1306 Grove St at 6 p m Saturday after a brief illness. Born in Shelbyville Kentucky she lived in Middletown 19 years. She is survived by husband George three sisters Louise Davis Cleveland Maggie Green Shelbyville Ky and Edna Waller Middletown and brother George Tolbert Cleveland.
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Florence K. Davis
Grove St
Davis
Shelbyville
Middletown
George
Louise Davis
Cleveland
Maggie Green
Edna Waller
George Tolbert
Eight Suffer Injuries In Holiday Accidents
Eight people were injured in weekend accidents with no fatalities reported. A four car Route 25 collision near West Chester involved Jean Jones and her daughter Candice. Other injuries included a motorcycle crash on Main St, a bicycle collision on Baltimore St, a cannon cracker injury to Mabel Wyatt, and two dog bite incidents. Minor auto crashes added to the tally as police noted high traffic yet cautious speeds.
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Star
Route 25
West Chester
Jean Jones
Candice
Embry Hardeman
Eighteenth Ave
Main St
Hardeman
Patrick Kelly
Baltimore St
Robert Bryant
Garfield St
Eighth Ave
Carroll Howard
N. Leibee St
Leibee St
Walter Carr
Carr
John McDermott
Franklin St
Chester J. Clifton
Grand Ave
McDermott
Dallas Hoppe
Queen Ave
Walter Bean
Cincinnati
Bean
Verity Pkwy
Germantown Rd
John W. Siegfried
Mike Presta
Lafayette St
Funeral arrangements for Mrs Zera Scott announced
An aunt of Mrs Zera Scott of Richmond Indiana, the family will receive friends at Max berry Funeral Home after 6 p m today. Services are set for 2 p m Wednesday at New Era Baptist Church with Rev J Pate officiating. Burial will be in Wood Cemetery.
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Zera_ Scott
Richmond
Ind
Maxberry
New Era Baptist Church
J. Pate
Woodside Cemetery
William Huffman 70 Dies After Stroke At Home
William Henry Huffman 70 died at 8 40 a m Monday at his East Center Street home after a stroke ten days earlier. He was employed by the Germantown Lumber Co and lived in the community all his life. Survived by wife Catherine four daughters Edna Laura Catherine Taylor of Middletown Grace Porter of New Lebanon one son Earl H of Middletown four grandchildren and one great grandchild. The 2 p m Wednesday service is at John Arpp Funeral Home with interment at Woodside Cemetery in Middletown.
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Germantown
William Henry Huffman
East Center St
Germantown Lumber Company
Catherine
Edna
Laura
Catherine Taylor
Middletown
Grace Porter
New Lebanon
Earl H
John Arpp
Woodside Cemetery
Deaths Last Night
Captain Edward W. Melchen Sr. 55 head of the Miami Detective Bureau dies. He helped lead the Nassau murder probe of Sir Harry Oakes in 1943.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Edward W. Melchen, Sr
Miami Detective Bureau
Sir Harry Oakes
Nassau
McDonald Named VP in Charge of SP Lines Operations
Leslie B. McDonald, 64, has been appointed vice president in charge of lines operations for the Southern Pacific Railroad, Oakland. He succeeds in overseeing the railroad’s rail line management and service efficiency.
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Oakland
Calif
Leslie B. McDonald
Southern Pacific Railroad
Eight Charged With Gambling After Card Game Raided
Police arrested eight men after a card game was found in progress at 530 Crawford Street. James Weaver, 51, 1222 Calumet Street, charged with operating a gambling game and keeping a room for gambling, released on 100 dollar bond. Others charged and released on 25 dollar bonds: Wilson Knapp, 40, 2024 Arlington Ave. Leon McKinney, 43, Germantown Route 2. Ernie Mack, 57, Middletown Route 2. Melvin Warnock, 32, 1614 East First Avenue, Muncie Indiana. William Pond, 40, Detroit. Dominick Form, 44, 1817 Grand Ave. Peryl Roberts, 33, Parkersburg West Virginia.
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Crawford St
Landon Webb
Theodore Thompson
James Weaver
Calumet St
Wilson Knapp
Arlington Ave
Leon McKinney
Germantown
Ernie Mack
Middletown
Melvin Warnock
First Ave
Muncie
Ind
William Pond
Detroit
Dominick Form
Grand Ave
Peryl Roberts
Parkersburg
West Va
Elmo Lingrel Honored by Middletown Fourth of July
Athletic director Elmo Lingrel of Middletown High School received a lifetime J C of C membership during a July 4 celebration at Sunset Park. The event drew over 15 000 with bands fireworks and a testimonial dinner earlier in June.
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Elmo Lingrel
Middletown High School
Purple
Lingrel
Junior Chamber of Commerce
K. A. Politz
Jaycees
Quarterback Club
Sunset Park
Middletown
Eugene Danner
Pauline Porter
Dorothy Pomroy
al Nori
Marvin Monroe
S. Hughes Garvin
Annexation Of East End Area Delayed Again
The 500 acre east end territory annexation planned for tonight's City Commission meeting may be postponed another week. The Board of Education has not provided final opinions on school issues as requested, prompting mixed views among commissioners about delaying the move.
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East End
Board of Education
Police Briefs: Man Arrested on Inebriation and Concealed Weapons
Shelton Brooks age 65 of 900 Central Ave was arrested on North Main Street for intoxication and carrying a concealed weapon. He was released on a 700 bond to appear in Municipal Court this afternoon.
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Shelton Brooks
Central Ave
North Main St
Eight arrested for disorderly conduct in weekend sweep
Eight persons were arrested over the weekend on charges of disorderly conduct. Ula Sorrell, 21, of 1510 Plum St., and Mary Jane Cowgill, 25, of 916 Ninth Ave., were arrested at 9 North Clinton St. Henry Hart, 36, of Milner Hotel, and Opal Downs, 22, of 1611 Hudson Ave., were arrested in a room at the Milner Hotel. John S. Love, and Donald Schneider, both of Mechanicsburg, C., were arrested in the 1000 block of Central Ave., and George Blount, 28, of 2308 Queen Ave., and James Keckler, 32, of 1215 Pine St., were arrested on Reynolds Ave.
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Ula Sorrell
Plum St
Mary Jane Cowgill
Ninth Ave
North Clinton St
Henry Hart
Milner Hotel
Opal Downs
Hudson Ave
John S. Love
Donald Schneider
Mechanicsburg
Central Ave
George Blount
Queen Ave
James Keckler
Pine St
Reynolds Ave
Bicycle theft report at Para mount Theater
Elmer Jones of 1518 Plum Street reported yesterday that a bicycle licensed 11990 was stolen from the Paramount Theater.
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Elmer Jones
Plum St
Paramount Theater
Man Arrested After Cincinnati Driver Flees Scene in Middletown
State Patrol reports Frank Roberson, 58, of Cincinnati, arrested Sunday on fleeing the scene of an accident at Coles Rd and Route 25. He is due in Middletown Municipal Court at 1 30 p m. Officers said Roberson sideswiped a car and did not stop.
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Presta
First Ave
Oscar Frank Roberson
Cincinnati
Coles Rd
Route 25
Roberson
Middletown
Executive Dies in Cincinnati Candy Firm President
Edwin D. McDonell age 68 president of E V McDonell Candy Co of Cincinnati died yesterday. He led the firm, founded in the late 19th century, and was a prominent local business figure. The company is expected to announce funeral arrangements.
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Cincinnati
Edwin D. McDonell
E.V. McDonell Candy Company of
Lebanon music supervisor resignation sparks vacancy
Lebanon schools accepted the resignation of Richard Sunderland, recently hired as music supervisor, creating a second vacancy to be filled by the school board before September. Superintendent A J Druhot also noted the vocational home economics teaching post remains open after Miss Jean Burdsell’s resignation.
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Lebanon
Richard Sunderland
Sunderland
A. J. Druhot
Jean Burdsell
Free 1948 guide boosts fruit canning and freezing
Thousands of women join a large jury of readers who praise a simple change in canning and freezing syrups that helps syrup permeate fruit, plump it, and enhance color and flavor. The free 32 page edition of Finer Canned & Frozen Fruits offers step by step directions, recipes, and tips on pickles relishes conserves and serving ideas. Send a postcard to Helen Holmes at Dept 13 P O Box 6202 Cleveland Ohio for a copy.
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Helen Holmes
P. O
Cleveland
Ohio
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