Flying Saucer Reports Continue In Middletown Sky
Three more witnesses describe a bright spherical light or DC-3 like landing lights over Route 25 around midnight Wednesday. Don Imhoff, Tom Hamlin, and another resident offer varied but similar sightings before officials note unexplained radar contacts and ongoing UFO inquiries at Wright-Patterson AFB.
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Middletown
Tom Hamlin
Dayton Journal Herald
Aeronca
Hamlin
Don Imhoff
Fleming Rd
Route 25
Cincinnati
Imhoff
Wright-Patterson
Air Force
City Prepares Budgets With August Fourth Deadline
City budget season opens as Harry E. Newlin announces August 4 as the budget deadline. He cites revenue losses, uncertain prices, and new services like a traffic bureau as drivers for possibly higher budgets and warns of cuts to avoid overruns.
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Harry E. Newlin
Newlin
Rancho Notorious and Girl in Every Part at Paramount
At Paramount Friday and Saturday the theater shows Rancho Notorious at 1 15 4 10 7 15 and 10 10 p.m. plus Girl in Every Part at 2 40 5 45 and 8 45 p.m. Also Strand presents Neath Brooklyn Bridge at 1 15 3 50 6 30 and 9 10 p.m. and Mr Muggs Rides Again at 2 30 5 10 7 50 and 10 25 p.m. On Saturday Neath Brooklyn Bridge runs 3 15 6 20 9 p.m. Mr Muggs Rides Again plays 1 15 5 7 35 and 10 15 p.m.
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Paramount
Brooklyn Bridge
Mr. Muggs
Polio Claims Joan Donisi In Tucson
Joan Donisi, 23, daughter of Mr and Mrs Pete Donisi former Middletown residents, died at St Marys Hospital Tucson Arizona after a sudden polio attack. She was born in Middletown and educated at Holy Trinity School and was to graduate as a nurse this September. Funeral services will be held Saturday in Tucson.
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Joan Donisi
Tucson
Pete Donisi
Middletown
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ariz
Donisi
Holy Trinity School
Derailment Halts Trains Near Carlisle
A boxcar derailment at the Cincinnati & Northern and New York Central junction near Carlisle halted trains from 12:50 p.m. to 5 p.m. East and west bound traffic slowed while the Ohio State Limited was delayed about 50 minutes. A Sharonville wrecker assisted.
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Carlisle
Cincinnati & Northern
New York Central
Central Tower
John E. Foley
Franklin
Ohio State Limited
NYC
Sharonville
License Check Fails To Jib in Car Theft Case
Police traced a getaway car in West Carrollton after a doctor’s bag containing narcotics was stolen last night. The license number matched to a local owner who said he used the car all day in another city. Witnesses described two men and a woman driving away.
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West Carrollton
Clyde Overholts services to be held Saturday
Clyde Overholts 37 of Somerville Route 1 dies after a caterpillar tractor overturns south of Camden. He worked at Camden Sawmill Company. Services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Barnes Funeral Home with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after Friday noon.
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EATON
Clyde Overholts
Somerville
Barnes
Mound Hill
Overholts
Camden
Camden Sawmill Company
Mrs Lola Borradaile Eaton 75 Dies at Camden Area Home
Mrs Lola Borradaile Eaton aged 75 died Wednesday at her home six miles southwest of Camden. Survived by one nephew Brownlee Borradaile of Camden and several cousins. Services Sunday at 2 p.m. at the residence with burial in Fairmount Cemetery, Camden. Girton Funeral Home in charge.
Obituary Notices for Fishwick Wolf Johnson
Mrs Bertha Fishwick age 67 of 985 North F Street died recently in Springfield. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Monday at Klaus Funeral Home. Mrs John Johnson, former Hamilton resident, dies in Springfield with services 2 p m Friday at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home. Mrs Maude Wolf age 73 of 923 South Twelfth Street has funeral services at 10 a m Saturday at Colligan Funeral Home.
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Bertha Fishwick
North F St
Klaus Funeral Home
John Johnson
Hamilton
Springfield
Griesmer- Grim Funeral Home
Maude Wolf
South Twelfth St
Colligan Funeral Home
Grand Jury to Hear Five Middletown CasesMonday
Butler County Grand Jury will hear five Middletown cases in Common Pleas Court Judge Fred B. Cramer recall session. Defendants include Edward Cox motor vehicle theft Donald Wells non-support John Newkirk burglary and larceny Robert Cassidy breaking and entering and Edward Easton Cox destruction of property.
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Middletown
Butler County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Edward Cox
Donald Wells
John Newkirk
Robert Cassidy
Edward Easton Cox
Oxford
Mary Jeanne Trimble
Richmond
William Hammond
Xenia
Miami University
William Davis
Robert Marman
Kenneth R. Hale
Raymond Hohill
Elwood K. Griner
Hamilton
Service Man Robert E. Boyd Graduates Radar School
Pvt Robert E Boyd of the Army Signal Corps graduates from radar school at Fort Monmouth New Jersey. He is the son of Stanford Boyd of Lawn Avenue and has lived in Long Branch New Jersey since last January. He was inducted July 5 1951 and trained at Camp Gordon. The couple plan to visit Friday and then proceed to Albuquerque New Mexico where he will be stationed at Sandia Base.
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Robert E. Boyd
Army Signal Corps
Fort Monmouth
New Jersey
Stanford Boyd
Lawn Ave
Boyd
Ruth
Long Branch
N.J
Army
Camp Gordona
Albuquerque
N. Mex
Sandia Base
State Asks More Details On Fluoridation Plan
The State Health Department seeks further details on Middletown water fluoridation plans. W H Shawhan says discussions may be by phone. Homer Knox questions applicators and delivery under pressure and notes higher costs. Officials note fluoridation can reduce dental decay with careful handling and chemist oversight. City commissioners had tentatively approved the program and sent plans to Columbus for approval.
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State Health Department
Middletown
W. H. Shawhan
Public Utilities
Homer Knox
State Department
Shawhan
Columbus
Knox
More Rain May Fall but Heat Likely to Stay
The thermometer rose to 95 degrees by 5 PM yesterday and is expected to reach that mark again today and tomorrow. Scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers may ease conditions slightly but no big drop is foreseen. Today’s 9:30 AM reading was 82 after a 6 AM low of 76, with a 75 degree low expected tonight.
Two accidents cause minor damage. no injuries reported
Two crashes occurred within a 14 hour span with no injuries. At 9 28 p m on Leibee Street and Columbia Avenue Perry Neill 22 crashed into a parked car owned by Banford Haney 1700 Columbia Avenue causing about 200 dollars damage. Later at 7 a m John Jenco 43 Middletown Route 3 rear ended Thomas Lord 517 Orchard Street in the 100 block of Orchard Street. A third crash at 8 50 p m yesterday saw Hershel Wilson unknown address rear end Donald Tucker 26 2509 North Avenue after Tucker waited at Central Avenue and Curtis Street for a signal. Tucker’s car sustained about 75 dollars damage.
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Leibee St
Columbia Ave
Perry Neill
North Grimes St
Banford Haney
Neill
John Jenco
Middletown
Thomas Lord
Orchard St
Lord
Hershel Wilson
Forrest Ave
Franklin
Donald W. Tucker
North Ave
Tucker
Central Ave
Curtis St
Butler County Faces $89 Million Share of 1952 53 Federal Costs
Ohio Chamber of Commerce cites Butler County residents paying $89,029,000 as their portion of the $81 billion federal operations cost for 1952-53. Hershel C. Atkinson notes this sum is about 18 times the 1950-51 public school costs in the county.
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Butler County
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Hershel C. Atkinson
Chamber
Ohio
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E. F. Ruppelt
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Afb
Ground Observers Corps
Cate Ete
Lola Borradaile
Redere
Mabby
D Cos
Orval Garland
Lillian Ratliff
Lemon Township
Paul G. Wenning
Arnold Sutton
Robert Parman
George West
Lilline May Syms
Daniel Walker
Robert Jacobs
Hanover Township
W. D. Winkler
Raymond Cahill
Melvin Kidd
Fairfield Township
James Smith
Sam R. Allen
Jackson Bosch
Butler
Filson
Val. TO
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Children’s Dept
United States
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