Tragic River Rescue Ends With Death At Chautauqua
More than 1,000 people watched as rescue squads hunted along the Great Miami River in Chautauqua for 21 year old Shirley Brandenburgh of Dayton. She was thrown from a boat that overturned near a dam pier, and despite divers and grappling hooks, the body was recovered hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami River
Chautauqua
Dayton
Shirley Brandenburgh
Milton Munden
Maden
Mongomery County
Franklin Fire Department
Franklin
Miamisburg
Montgomery County
Box 21
State Patrol
U.S. 2
Ronald Selby
West Alexandria
Munden
Pedestrian Hit On Route 4 Injured In Middletown Area
A 51 year old man, William Benson of Germantown, suffered a lacerated head and possible fractured hip after being struck by a northbound car on Ohio Route 4 a half mile north of Middletown around 4 40 p m He was treated at Middletown Hospital. The driver was identified as William Smith 30 of Franklin Route 2 and was not held Riggs ambulance transported Benson to the hospital Two other minor injuries occurred in an auto accident on U S 42 at Mt Holly Warren County Mrs Arthur Fields 28 of Franklin and Jesse Frazier 2 of Wyandotte Michigan were treated at Middletown Hospital and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio 4
Middletown
William Benson
Germantown Rt 1
William Smith
Franklin Rt
Benson
Riggs
U. S. 42
Mt. Holly
Warren County
Middletown Hospital
Colorful News Girls Assembly 13 to present annual concert
The Colored News Girls Assembly 13 stages a 6 30 p m Sunday concert at Second Baptist Church. Sponsored by Lilly of the Valley Chapter 55 CBS PHA the program features treble and men’s choruses solos and instrumental numbers led by Mrs Rowena Didlick and Miss Sylvia Doty. Rose Robinson opens with a salutation and selections include America the Voice of Freedom At The Ball The Whirling Aeroplane and Jacob’s Ladder with various soloists and ensembles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls Assembly 13
Second Baptist Church
Lilly of the Valley Chapter 55
CBS
PHA
Rowena Didlick
Sylvia Doty
Rose Robinson
America
Bonnie Mack
Barbara Johnson
Lord
Norma Jean Smith
Lee Fern Johnson
Beverly Warfield
Nancy Saunders
Phyllis Childs
Cynthia Gates
Beverly Thompson
Eugenia Milton
Shirley Branch
Marilyn Kemp
Sandra Lee
Martha Kirksey
Patricia Phillips
Nellie Baker
Marilyn Holmes
Lee Bern Johnson
Sorg Paper Co Employee Injured by Transformer
Avery Dixon a 67 year old electrician at Sorg Paper Co sustained a deep gash when a heavy transformer ripped into his right ankle after brakes grabbed while the transformer was hauled on a truck Dixon of Franklin Route 2 was atop the crate at Middletown Hospital his condition listed as good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg Paper Co
Avery Dixon
Franklin Rt. 2
Dixon
Middletown
Divorces Sought in Butler County Courts
Helen Sutton of Hamilton seeks divorce from Timothy Sutton citing neglect and cruelty. Anna Ruth Hill of Hamilton seeks divorce from Arthur D Hill citing neglect and cruelty. Joyce M Schaffer of Hamilton seeks divorce from David C Schaffer of 800 Auburn St Middletown citing neglect and cruelty. Mattie McClendon of Hamilton seeks divorce from Henry McClendon citing extreme cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Sutton
Hamilton
Timothy Sutton
Anna Ruth Hill
Arthur D. Hill
Joyce M. Schaffer
David C. Schaffer
Auburn St
Middletown
Mattie McClendon
Henry McClendon
Notable Names in Local Chorus Group Update
Barbara Calhoun Beatrice Gary Rita Roisin and Sylvia Doty are listed among contributors to a community chorus. Men's chorus members include Paul Gates Phillip Gregory Ronnie Hardeman Izell Williams and James Hood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Calhoun
Beatrice Gary
iRita Roisin
Sylvia Doty
Paul ‘Gates
Phillip Gregory
Ronnie Hardeman
Izell Williams
James Hood
Parachute Weather Instrument Found By Park Tennis Players
Two Middletown youths Donald Schaef fer and Sandy Keays found a small parachute device in Goldman Park while playing tennis. Police identified it as a U S Army Signal Corps weather measuring instrument from Wright Patterson Air Force Base. A base representative will collect it.Donald plans to show the parachute to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Schaeffer
Carolina St
Sandy Keays
Goldman Park
Herbert Fawley
Lloyd Reffitt
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Wright + Patterson Air Force Base
Middletown
Donald
Charter Given To St. Marys Boy Scouts
St Marys School Troop 47 received its charter last night from District Scout Executive George Bundick. Members earning awards included Mike Bober and Bob Hutson with second class badges and Jim Armbruster, Joe Kremer, Don Welch, Tim O'Donnell, Jack Warner, Bill Courtney and George Homan with tenderfoot badges. Peter J. Trepanier served as scoutmaster and William Hutchinson as troop committee chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's School
George Bundick
Mike Bober
Bob Hutson
Jim Armbruster
Joe Kremer
Don Welch
Tim O'Donnell
Jack Warner
Bill Courtney
George Homan
Peter J. Trepanier
William Hutchinson
Franklin Boy Struck By Car on E Second Street
Five year old Ervin Doyle Shelton of 208 Locust Street Franklin was treated at Middletown Hospital for minor abrasions after walking into the left rear fender of a car driven west on E Second Street by 34 year old Willard R Williams of Middletown at the Locust Street intersection. The incident was reported by Franklin Police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 2Nd Street
Locust Street
Franklin
Ervin Doyle Shelton
Locust St
Middletown Hospital
2Nd Street
Willard R. Williams
Burton Rd
Middletown
Police Briefs: Disorderly conduct arrests and theft reports
Police report multiple arrests for disorderly conduct including Wanda Johnson 42 and Sarah Underwood 55 of 123 Water St and Anne Reed 22 of 125 Water St. Theft reports include Linda Noward 17 Curryer Rd missing a girl's bicycle and Lou Reiner reporting a stolen license plate 522MC. A 1950 model car stolen earlier was recovered in Covington. Joe Carothers 23 and Ruby Nolan 21 were arrested for disorderly conduct. Nolan treated for arm and hand cuts after a fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda Johnson
Sarah Underwood
Water St
Linda Noward
Curryer Rd
Anne Reed
Kenneth Malone
Covington
Joe Carothers
Reynolds Avenue
Ruby Nolan
Franklin St
Middletown Hospital
Miamisburg Man Sentenced in Local Burglary Case
Dale Maurice Moffett, 24, of 629 Jefferson St in Miamisburg, received an indeterminate term in the Ohio penitentiary after a Common Pleas Court jury found him guilty of burglary and larceny. He was accused of stealing property estimated at 1700 dollars from John R. Wilks in Middletown on February 19 while the Wilks family was away. State witness John Artobus testified Moffett tried to sell some of the stolen guns. The defendant had previously served 18 months for burglary in Middletown and did not testify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Dale Maurice Moffett
Jefferson St
Miamisburg
Ohio
Common Pleas Rt
Fred B. Cramer
Moffett
John R. Wilks
Fleming Rd
Middletown
Wilks
John Artobus
Dayton
Herbert Walsh
Ohio State Reformatory
Sunset Pool Opens Tomorrow With New Bath House
Sunset Pool will open for business tomorrow at 1 p.m. under the direction of Ross Kramer. The new $73,000 bath house, built by Antenen Construction Co., features hot and cold showers and spectator bleachers will accommodate visitors as the pool matches the city’s other pools opened last Saturday. Admission remains 35 cents for adults and 15 cents for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Pool
Ross Kramer
Kramer
Sunset
Antenen Construction Co
Fleeing Scene Of Crash Charged To Young Driver
A Middletown youth, 18, was arrested for fleeing the scene of an accident and driving without a license after his car struck a parked vehicle on Fairmount Avenue around 8:50 p.m. No injuries reported. He was released to parents pending juvenile court appearance.
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Middletown
Fairmount Avenue
George Combs
Garfield St
Ptl
John Lowe
Denver Thomas
Combs
Willis McGloughlin
Fairmount Ave
Young Street
Oxford Eaton Papers Take Press Awards
Louisville Ohio editors win first place in best editorial category at the annual Better Newspaper Contest. Other Ohio papers, Geauga News and Register Herald Eaton, place second in photography and typography respectively, for weeklies under 6,000 circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Ohio
Oxford
Bob White
National
Editorial Assa
Geauga News
Burton
Register Herald
Eaton
Mrs Calvin Verity Struck By Yard Hole Injury
Mrs Calvin Verity aged 66 of 218 South Main Street broke her left ankle after stepping into a hole in her yard yesterday. She was treated at Middletown Hospital along with two other injured residents at the local emergency ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Verity
S. Main St
Middletown Hospital
Nineyearold Donna Gray fractures forearm at Sunset Park
Nine year old Donna Marie Gray daughter of Donald and Mrs Gray of 116 Franklin Street fractured her left forearm after tripping over a sand box at Sunset Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Marie Gray
Donald Gray
Franklin St
Sunset Park
At The Movies Showtimes This Weekend
Paramount screens Song of the South at 2 15, 4 40, 7 10 and 9 35 p.m. Strand presents Backlash at 3 00, 6 30 and 9 50 p.m. Steel Jungle shows 1 30, 4 55 and 8 20 p.m. Colonial offers Hot Blood at 1 15, 3 55, 7 00 and 11 00 p.m. Overexposed at 2 35, 5 40 and 8 40 p.m. Dixie Cruise In features Anything Goes at 10 40 p.m. and Rose Tattoo at 8 17 and 12 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Dixie Cruise
Borden's Host To YMCA Tourists
Borden's Ice Cream Co. and Dairy in Dayton hosted 41 YMCA rubberneck tourists from the Summer Fun Club. F Z Disher and James Hart Rock escorted the boys through the plant with L D Roth and R W Nas ker as dairy guides. Free ice cream bars ended the visit, supervised by Miss Gayle Whelan and Richard Roof. The next two trips are to the Middletown Journal on June 12 and June 14. participants should register at the YMCA desk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borden's Ice Cream Co
Dayton
YMCA
F. Z. Disher
James Hartrock
L. D. Roth
R. W. Nasker
Gayle Whelan
Richard Roof
Youth Struck By Car Improving at Middletown Hospital
A three year old boy Terry Caudill son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Caudill 2210 Queen Ave was struck by an auto near his home Tuesday night and is reported gradually improving at Middletown Hospital in fair condition and still semi conscious per his doctor today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I Middletown Hospital
Terry Caudill
Jesse Caudill
Queen Ave
July Draft Call Sets Ohio Quotas By County
Ohio Selective Service headquarters issued a July draft call totaling eight Butler counties plus Montgomery 21 Preble four and Warren six. The youngest registrant who may be inducted in July must be at least 22 on or before July 1 unless he volunteers or is delinquent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Ohio Selective Service
Montgomery County
Preble County
Warren County
Middletown youths attend Buckeye Boys State session
One thousand high school juniors, including 15 from Middletown, travel to Camp Perry Ohio for the 19th Buckeye Boys State opening session. They will form 20 mythical cities, elect parties, and assume duties on Tuesday after a weekend conference ending June 17, under American Legion sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Camp Perry
Ohio
Buckeye
Terry Kruger
James Spindler
Ward Wells
Robert Reed
Robert Raine
James Pierce
Michael McLaughlin
Buddy Mann
Ross Finkelman
Marlin Leffler
David Ballard
Wesley Jones
Asa Egelston
Sam McAdow
Tom Trent
Boys State
The
American Legion
Underwriters Honor Six At Lake Dinner
Six members of the Middletown Life Underwriters Assn received National Quality Awards at a Ladies Night event at Le Sourdsville Lake. honorees included Clifford Gebhart E Calhoun Grier Kent Little Richard Nunery David Pepperwell and Richard Rossman. New officers are Harry Norris president John Hackett vice president Randall Edwards secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Life Underwriters Assn
le Sourdsville Lake
Clifford Gebhart
Metropolitan
E. Calhoun Grier
Connecticut Mutual Mutual
Kent Little
New York Life
Richard Nunery
David Pepperwell
Prudential
Richard Rossman
Massachusetts Mutual
Dan McCue
Hamilton
D. R. Baker
Middletown High School
Clifford A. Weiland
Harry Norris
John Hackett
Randall Edwards
Glen Lane
Little
Earl Streifthau
Nunery
Edward Jones
Norman Brown
Grier
Fishing Film Shown To Kiwanis Members
Kiwanis Club members watched a film about fishing in northern and southern areas at their noon meeting yesterday at the Manchester Hotel. The movie "God's Country" was presented by Dr. C. L. Ortman and Jack Wiley. Visitors included Walter Feetman of Cincinnati and R. A. Dauber of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Manchester Hotel
C. L. Ortman
Jack Wiley
Walter Feetman
Cincinnati
R. A. Dauber
Columbus
Carnival at Calvary Methodist Church Basement
A carnival sponsored by the Youth Fellowship will be held in the basement of Calvary Methodist Church starting at 5 30 p m tomorrow. Activities include a fish pond dart games movies a sideshow and refreshment stands. General chairman is Bob Selby. Proceeds fund improvements to the church chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Methodist Church
The
Youth Fellowship
Bob Selby
Girl Scout And Brownie Day Camps Open Monday
Bus routes for Girl Scout and Brownie day camp sessions at Stonybrook and Middlemoor were announced by Mrs. Frank Herd. Both eight day sessions start Monday with Stonybrook routes including Mount's Grocery Carlisle and Waynesville paths. Middlemoor routes cover Amanda, Wildwood, Park Place, Mayfield, Special Oxford routes and return by 3 pm. Further transportation details available at the Girl Scout office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonybrook
Middlemoor
Frank Herd
Mount's Grocery
Carlisle
Harmon Field
Franklin
Central School
Deardoff Rd
Early's
Lytle
Amanda
Rt. 122
Trenton
Aman
Verity
Ferrer and Judy
Lafayette
Minnesota
10Th
S. Main
The
Civic Association
Columbia
Clark
Tytus
Flwood
Wilbraham
Germantown
Camp
Wildwood
Tytus Ave
Krieger St
Vannest
Spencer la
Riverview
Mason Rd
Wells, Jefferson
Sheffield
Angus Ave
Plymouth
Highland
Stanley
Grand
Oxford State Rd
Yankee Rd
Yankee
Young
Woodlawn
Sutphin
Central
Shafer
Manchester
Bellemont
Fleming
Manchester Ave
Charles
Wilmore
Verity Germantown Rd
Girl Scout Office
Gain In Jobs Is Reported In May
Washington reports a government employment study predicting about one million more jobs in May. Secretary Weeks says the Commerce and Labor departments’ May figures will show little unemployment change despite auto plant layoffs. He cites about 65.0 million workers in May, up from 64.0 million in April and a record 65.4 million last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington P
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Commerce and Labor Departments
Motor Fire Causes $10 Damage to 1950 Car
Firemen answered a 1:58 p.m. call to 136 N Verity Pkwy. A short circuit in wiring sparked a motor fire that damaged Gunnard Olson’s 1950 model car in Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company 1
Gunnard Olson
Middletown
N. Verity
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Arthur Fields
Olive St
Jesse Frazier
Wyandotte
Mich
Colored News
Sorg Employe
Butler County Courts
O& B
ThriftiCheck
O & B Bank
O & B ThriftiCheck
Federal Deposit
Central Avenue
Central Branch
St. Mary’s Boy Scouts
Franklin Boy
Lou Reiner
Linden Ave
Theodore Clark
Arch Cockrell
8Th Ave
Lucille Traver
Harrison St
Excelle
Albert Downing
Chicago
Borden
Kiwanis
Night Crawlers
North Verity Pkwy
Joe Sabo
Calvary Methodist
Springboro Rd
Springboro
Waynesville
Waynesville High School
Ton St
Camp Stonybrook
Central Ave
Crawford ST
Ross
Otto Long, Jr
Erle Ave
Betty Lewter
Curtis
Bernadine Presta
Taylor
Charles Combs
New Paris
Zella Revelos
Bellemonte
Judy Market
Jane Luzey
Nina Isaacs
T. J. Kahny
Erie Ave
Matilda Downing
Eldora Dr
Anne Blumberg
Grand Ave
A. R. Morris
Barnita
Mary Nick 323
Lillie Pence
Mrs
Ray Miller
Garfield
Betty Stutz
Mrs. Corbett Thomas West
Buster
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