Nine accidents hit city. two juveniles face charges
Two youths, ages 17 and 18, were arrested after a chain of nine automobile accidents from Tuesday afternoon to early today. One car struck a woman pedestrian, Mrs. Roberta Gronette, 28, injuring her, and another collision damaged a parked vehicle on Sutphin Street. A separate crash on Reynolds Avenue led to a DUI arrest. Additional rear-end crashes damaged multiple vehicles and a bicycle, with several drivers cited for unsafe brakes or running red lights.
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Sutphin St
Robert Gronette
Sherman Ave
Middletown Hospital
Gronette
Ernest Uh
South
Safety Council Seeks Biannual Car Checks By City
Middletown Safety Council recommends a compulsory visual vehicle inspection program to the City Commission. The plan, led by Don Osborne, would be run by the police department with a nominal 35 cent fee twice yearly. It aims to lower insurance costs and improve road safety, citing successful compulsory checks in other cities.
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Safety Council
Commission
Middletown Safety Council
Board of Control
City Commission
Don Osborne
Middletown
Harry E. Hadley
Cincinnati
Hadley
Ohio
Osborne
Riots Leave Four Dead as Mexico City Arrests Exceed 500
Mexico City faced unrest after presidential elections as more than 500 supporters of a defeated candidate were jailed for alleged disorders. Four people died Monday night and Gen. Candido Aguilar, leader of a minor party backing Gen. Miguel Henriquez Gusman, was among those arrested. Henriquez, defeated by Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, said he would not curb his supporters' indignation.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Candido Aguilar
Miguel Henriquez Gusman
Henriquez
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Five Heightson families suit Ott in traffic crash damages
In Buller County Courts, five petitions by Donald Heighton and family members, totaling 2,408,940 dollars, accuse Edward V. Ott of negligence in an Oct. 14, 1951 collision on US 27 south of Millville. Plaintiffs seek damages for injuries to Donald Heighton and passengers. A separate suit by Emma Cornett seeks 26,651.94 dollars for injuries from a fall on Aug. 27, 1951 on property owned by trustees of Emma Bepler and Otto L. Burcer.
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Hamilton
Edward V. Ott
Guerley Red
Cincinnati
Donald Heighton
Campbell
Jiamilton
Mary Frances Heighton
Gregory
Sandra Mitchel
Regina Heighton
US. 27
Millville
Heighton Auto
Emma Cornett
Common Pleas Court
Emma Bepler
Otto L. Burcer
Divorce suits filed with multiple parties listed
Mildred Walls of Hamilton sues Homer C Walls for neglect and cruelty. Mildred Wilson Bryant of Hamilton sues Ralph Bryant Sr of Hamilton Route 6 for neglect and cruelty. Eva Lou Laricchiuta of 805 Maple St sues Tony Laricchiuta of YMCA for neglect. Gertrude L Biltz of 321 North Broad St sues Lawrence A Biltz Sr of same address for neglect. Lucille Deardoff of Middletown sues Carroll Deardoff of 1827 Woodlawn Ave for neglect. Martha Seward Wright of Hamilton sues Frank W Wright for neglect and cruelty. Salah Bales Stewart of Hamilton sues Cornelius Stewart for neglect.
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Mildred Walls
Hamilton
Homer C. Walls
Mildred Wilson Bryant
Ralph Bryant, Sr
Eva Lou Laricchiuta
Maple SL
Tony Laricchiuta
YMCA
Gertrude L. Biltz
North Broad St
Lawrence A. Biltz, Sr
Lucille Deardoff
Middletown
Carroll Deardoff
Woodlawn Ave
Martha Seward Wright
Frank W. Wright
Salah Bales Stewart
Cornelius Stewart
Warren Holds On To Delegation Amid GOP Free-For-All
California Governor Earl Warren rejected calls to release his pledged delegates to Taft or Eisenhower. Reported delegation members from California plus six Wisconsin delegates may consider switching on an early ballot, but Warren urged patience and warned against premature moves.
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Chicago
Earl Warren
California
Taft
Eisenhower
Wisconsin
Escaped Convict killed on Koje Island in Korea
A Communist prisoner of war on Koje Island was shot and killed by South Korean police after refusing to surrender alongside six other escapees. The seven POWs were among 28 UN prisoners who escaped from stockades between July 2 and 4. Eleven had been caught earlier. ten remain at large.
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Tokyop
Koje Island
Korea
U. S. Army
United Nations
Chinese Take Key Korean Hill: Power Plants Hit
United Nations troops lost a hill on the Korean Central Front to about 350 to 400 Chinese Reds in hand to hand fighting. The hill in the Pukhan River Valley was captured by UN forces 24 hours earlier. The U S Fifth Air Force reported 24 enemy bunkers destroyed and 15 troop casualties. Thunderjets bombed the No 2 power plant at Changjin Reservoir after raids knocked out 13 hydro electric stations two weeks ago.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Pukhan River
U. N
U. S. Fifth Air Force
U. S
Changjin Reservoir
Storm Rips Norwalk as Third Wind Storm Hits
Norwalk, O. P. saw trees topple and power lines down as a third wind storm in two weeks struck Huron County seat. Cellars flooded with water up to two feet in some streets but overall damage remains light. Previous storms occurred June 26 and 29.
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Norwalk
O.P
Huron
Doll Returned By Silent One
A doll stolen July 4 from South Broad St grocery was returned Tuesday by a man who said nothing. Harry Zapp reported the theft after two women argued over lard price and left with the doll. Police linked the women to a prior disturbance at Gallaher Drug Store but found nothing stolen there.
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South Broad St
Harry Zapp
Zapp
Gallaher
Zapp's
Communists Riot South Of Tokyo
Riots by Communist demonstrators erupted near Maizu ru and in Nagoya, injuring many and causing one Korean to die. In Maizu ru police faced fire bombs and a spear attack, while 42 people were hurt including 30 officers. The Nagoya clash with about 1,000 rioters left one dead and 63 injured across a 32 hour period.
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Tokyo
Maizuru
Yomiuri
Nagoya
Rain Breaks Heat in Miami Valley with Cooling Scare
Residents woke to cooler air after a heavy Tuesday downpour swept across the Miami Valley. 0.67 inches fell overnight, with 0.48 inches in 45 minutes from 4 to 4:45 pm yesterday as winds toppled limbs and flooded sewers. Temperatures dropped from a high of 95 to a 6 am low of 55.
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Miami Valley
Lonnie Gibson
Miami
Ohio
Fair and
Commission To Eye Bids On Three Police Autos
City Commissioners will review bids for three police autos at tonight’s session. Two five to six year old cruisers used by detectives will be retired. a regular cruiser is to be traded in. Also on the agenda are oath of office for Lt. James Combs, railroad sewer line agreement, alley improvement between Centennial and Garden, and a bonds emergency ordinance for Arlington Knolls curb gutter and sidewalk work.
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Division of Police
H. W. Starick
Starick
James Combs
New York Central Railroad
Ccc&st. L. Railroad Company
Centennial
Garden Ave
Arlington Knolls
Franklin Home Destroyed by Fire in Pennyroyal Hill
A Franklin fire destroyed the four room Owens home on Weer Rd north of Franklin at 2 30 pm. Damage is estimated at 5000 dollars. Mrs Owens and her four children were in the yard when flames began. she sustained slight burns but no hospital treatment was needed. Firefighters worked two hours, pumping two wells dry and emptying a water tank to keep the fire from spreading to a nearby wheat field. The family was building a new house nearby and is being cared for by relatives.
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Franklin
Clifford Owens
Weer Rd
Pennyroyal Hill
Chris Dwinell
Franklin Fire Department
Owens
Three Area Men Enlist In Army
Two Middletown and one West Middletown resident joined the Army yesterday and were sent to Fort Meade Maryland for processing and assignment. MSgt. Al Walters, local recruiting station commander said today. David E. Cole and James A. Lewis Jr Middletown enlisted for two and three years respectively. Orville A Brewer West Middletown enlisted for three years.
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West Middletown
Army
Fort Meade
al Walters
David E. Cole
James A. Lewis, Jr
Orville A. Brewer
At The Movies Showings List
Paramount screens Mara Maru at 1 20 3 20 5 25 7 25 9 30 p.m. Strand shows Red Skies of Montana at 1 30 4 50 8 15 p.m. Big Trees at 3 15 6 40 10 05 p.m. Pride of St Louis at 1 30 4 55 8 25 p.m. Bugs in the Afternoon at 3 15 6 40 10 05 p.m.
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Montana
Pride of
Young clerk chases shoplifter through streets and alleys
Don Doyle aged 16, a Reedy's Market clerk on South Broad Street, chased a 14 year old thief through Main Street, alleys, and back lots from First Avenue to Verity Parkway and Central School. The youth claimed a knife. Doyle alerted bystanders and police arrived about 10 minutes later. The shoplifter was taken to headquarters and later released to a juvenile officer.
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Hec
Don Doyle
Bryant St
Doyle
Reedy’s Market
South Broad St
First Ave
Verity Parkway
Parkway
Girard
Pennsylvania Railroad
Middletown High School
Central School
Monroe High School
Reedy’s
Miss Eunice Perkins Attends Ohio Pentecostal Council
Miss Eunice Perkins daughter of Elder and Mrs. Bert Perkins of Eighteenth Ave is in Toledo attending the Ohio District Council of the Pentecostal Assembly of the World.
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Eunice Perkins
Elder
Bert Perekins
Eighteenth Ave
Tooledo
Ohio
Pentecostal
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