Mystery Death of Unidentified Man Near Red Bud Grocery
An unidentified man aged about 65 to 70 was found propped against a porch at a Red Bud grocery on Route 1122 near Middle town. Deputies and the county coroner investigated. unofficial death cause listed as heart attack. The body was taken to a local funeral home.
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Red Bud
Middletown
Clarence Crowe
C. W. Sloane
Gracy
James Greenfield
al Mahatha
Garrett Boone
Butler County
Boone
McCoy-Leffler
Sloane
Crowe
Driver In Mishap Charged After Hit-Skip Incident
Four accidents were reported yesterday by the Middletown Police Department. Albert Turner 65 of 1325 Walnut St drove a truck on Garfield St into a car whose driver did not stop. Lakes 39 of 203 Linwood Ave Dayton and Tinsley Stokey 1508 Church St collided. Lakes was hit after stopping at a light. Jean Ethel 18 of Mounted Route 60 Hamilton injured his back. Lakes car damage about 125 Stokey car 100 Turner truck 20.
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Middletown
Howard Watson
Albert Turner
Walnut St
Garfield St
Turner
Raymond Lakes
Linwood Ave
Dayton
Tinsley Stokey
Church St
Lawrence White
Arnold Ferguson
Lakes
Jean Ethel
Mounted Route 60
Hamilton
Lakes Auto
Stokiey
Accident at Verity Parkway and Yankee Road Intersection
An accident occurred at the Verity Parkway and Yankee Road intersection involving several cars. No injuries or exact vehicle details provided in the readable text.
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Verity Pkwy
Yankee Rd
Man Injured After West Middletown Bridge Crash
Walter Prater, 54, of Trenton Route 1, is listed in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a pickup truck he was driving went out of control on the West Middletown bridge yesterday at 9:15 p m. He sustained a possible skull fracture plus facial, rib and mouth injuries. Middletown Police Department investigated the crash.
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Walter Prater
Trenton
Fair
Middletown
Prater
West Middletown Bridge
Masonic Rites For Four Today
Jefferson Lodge 490 will initiate four men at 2 p.m. in the Masonic Temple, elevating them to Masons. The past masters will conduct the ceremony in observance of Past Masters Days. Initiates are Richard Lewis, Stanley McGraw, Clyde Snell, and James A. Smith Jr. Fern J. Blose of the state Knights Templar will speak after a 6 p.m. dinner. Later, 30 members will receive 25 year pins.
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Masonic Jefferson Lodge
Masonic Temple
Richard Lewis
Stanley McGraw
Clyde Snell
James A. Smith
Fern J. Blose
State Lodge of
Knights Templar
UC Grad Graduates 1700 at Cincinnati Commencement
About 1700 UC graduates were honored at a Cincinnati commencement. Dr. Delle W. Bronk, president of Johns Hopkins University, delivered the keynote address and received an honorary Doctor of Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Dellev W. Bronk
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Bronk
Auto Collision Causes $50 Damage on Central Ave
William French 65 of Franklin Route 1 drove a car that sideswiped two other vehicles in the 1800 block of Central Ave causing about 50 dollars in damage.
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William French
Franklin Route 1
Central Ave
Bicycle Accident Involves Vehicle No Injuries Reported
Carl Hounshell 30 of 222 Fernwood Ave drove east on Plum St and struck cyclist Iola Stewart 12 of 3417 Vannest St. Police said no one was injured in the collision.
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Carl Hounshell
Fernwood Ave
Plum St
Iola Stewart
Vannest St
Youth Improves After 25 Foot Elevator Fall
A four year old Hamilton boy named Michael Wallace improved after yesterday’s 25 foot fall from an elevator at Lowenstein's Furniture Store. He slipped from the moving cab near the edge and fell to the basement, then was taken to Mercy Hospital for treatment.
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Hamilton
Michael Wallace
Lowenstein’s
Wallace
Mercy Hospital
Police Briefs: Buchanan Arrested Over Licenseless Driving
Charles Buchanan age 21 of 310 Curtis Street was arrested yesterday on a charge of operating a vehicle without a driver's license. He was released on a 50 dollar bond and scheduled to appear in court this morning. Patrolman Lawrence White filed the charge.
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Charles Buchanan
Curtis St
Lawrence White
Local man reports car stolen then found in First Ave lot
Arlie Keplin of 114 South Sutphin Street reported his car stolen to the Police Department yesterday and says he recovered it within an hour in a parking lot on First Avenue.
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Arlie Keplin
Sutphin St
First Ave
Knights seek court OK to sell land for school addition
Common Pleas court approval is sought by the Knights of Columbus to sell 95 feet of their property on Girard Ave to the local Board of Education. The land will be used for a back school addition including a gym and classrooms, with parking and driveway space. Roy Stutz, trustee for Middletown Council 1610, signed the petition. Construction aims to start this summer, funded by a two year old local bond issue.
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Common Pleas Court
Knights of Columbus
Board of Education
Girard Ave
Roy Stutz
Middletown Council 1610
Wade E. Miller
Miller
Births Reported for Local Residents
Mr and Mrs Charles Gomia of 1125 Kunz Ave welcomed a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Eugene Baker of Middletown Route 1 welcomed a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Clyde Barnett of 603 Charles St welcomed a girl yesterday.
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Charles Gomia
Kunz Ave
Eugene Baker
Middletown
Clyde Barnett
Charles St
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Couples
Edgar Lindy Streifthau 23 student Middletown Route 1 wed Donna Patricia Largent 18 student 1613 Taylor Ave Tid dletown. W Brooks Lane paper finisher and Mildred N Blackwell rate checker both of Hamilton. John L Harkrader 21 district newspaper manager 2301 Superior Ave and Marilyn L Miller 19 office clerk 1604 First Ave Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Lindy Streifthau
Middletown
Donna Patricia Largent
Taylor Ave
Tiddletown
W. Brooks Lane
Mildred N. Blackwell
Hamilton
John L. Harkrader
Superior Ave
Marilyn L. Miller
First Ave
Medical and surgical patients listed in Middletown area
The notice lists multiple individuals from Middletown and nearby areas with medical or surgical statuses. Names include Stanley Nickell, Mitchell Blankenship Jr, Elmer Martin, Alice Caldwell, Kathleen Hannah, Mary Jane Bowen, Thomas Strong, Wayne Barnhart, Harry Beckett, Charlie Rose, Larry Campbell, Anna Powers, Frank Kirschner, Chester Linville, Olvin Risner, Grove Young, Oren Barker, Ray McCloud, Marie McQuitty, Thomas Helsinger, Russell Lowe, Ray Barber, J. R. Phillips, James Smith, Arlene Frey, Robert Burnett, Robert Caldwell, Nannette Wilson, Curt Folks, John Mills, Ira Wilkins. The addresses span Oxford State Rd, Finley St, Vander Veer St, Middletown Route 3, Elmo Pl, Middle town Route 3, Carolina St, Baltimor e St, Yankee Rd, Manchester Ave, Excello, South Sutphin St, Glen Lane, Curryer Rd, Catalpa Dr, Auburn St. The list mixes medical and surgical designations.
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Stanley Nickell
Oxford State Rd
Mitchell Blankenship, Jr
Mitchell Blankenship
Finley St
Elmer Martin
Vanderveer St
Alice Caldwell
Middletown
Kathleen Hannah
Elmo Pl
Mary Jane Bowen
Idella Newton
Erie Ave
Thomas Strong
Carolina St
Wayne Barnhart
West Middletown
Harry Beckett
Franklin
Charlie Rose
Larry Campbell
Robert Campbell
Woodburn Ave
Anna Powers
Charles St
Frank Kirschner
Baltimore St
Ray Barber
J. R. Phillips
Young St
James Smith
Coles
Arlene Frey
Arthur Frey
Glen Lane
Robert Burnett
George Burnett
Curryer
Robert Caldwell
Joseph Caldwell
Manchester
Nannette Wilson
William Thomas
Curt Folks
John Mills
Catalpa
Ira Wilkins
Auburn St
Cloudy Sunday Forecast Promises Thunder Storms
The weather bureau predicts a partly cloudy Sunday with ongoing thunder storms through this evening. Temperatures will fall from a high near 75 to about 60 tonight.
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Weather Bureau
Beware Heating Inspectors Warning From Police Chief
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore warns residents to deny admittance to anyone claiming to inspect furnaces. Only a uniformed Fire Department inspector is authorized. The department has received several recent complaints of strangers surveying heating units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Blackmore
Obituary: Mrs Julia A Woodrey 78 of Trenton
Mrs Julia A Woodrey 78 of 323 State St Trenton died 8 35 p m Friday at Middletown Hospital where she had been a patient since Wednesday She was born in Warren County and lived in Monroe before moving to Trenton 30 years ago Charter member of Middletown War Mothers Chapter I Gold Star mother Honorary Grand Marshal in Memorial parade last week Husband Carl E Woodrey predeceased her surviving Elmer and Homer two sisters Edith O'Brien Cincinnati a brother Elijah Evans Hamilton Route 1 six grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Funeral 2 p m Monday McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev J E Amstutz Trenton Mennonite Church Burial Miltonville Cemetery Friends may call 2 5 and 7 10 p m Sunday American War Mothers services 8 p m Sunday
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Julia A. Woodrey
State St
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Woodrey
Warren County
Monroe
Middletown War Mothers
Carl E. Woodrey
Elmer
Homer
Breshville
Edith O’brien
Cincinnati
Elijah Evans
Hamilton
McCoy-Leffler
J. E
Powers Rites Set For Mrs Anna Powers At Tabernacle
Mrs. Anna E Powers 58 of 709 Charles Street died at Middletown Hospital at 1 35 am after a stroke at home Friday She had visited her daughter Rose Ann Noble in hospital and prepared dinner before the stroke Services conducted at 2 30 pm Tuesday Rev John Sullivan will officiate Burial in Woodside Cemetery Survived by daughter Bethel Rae Lawson two sons Paul Daniel and Noah Edward five grandchildren sister Mrs John Estes Winchester Ky brothers George and Joseph Bond Newport Ky. Friends may call at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home after 3 pm Sunday.
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Anna Elizabeth Powers
Charles St
Middletown Hospital
Full Gospel Tabernacle
John Sullivan
Woodside Cemetery
Noble
Bethel Rae Lawson
Paul Daniel Powers
Noah Edward Powers
John Estes
Winchester
George
Joseph Bond
Newport
Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home
Mrs. Lillian Dakin 74 Dies After Stroke at Home
Mrs. Lillian M. Dakin died at Middletown Hospital at 8 15 am after a Friday stroke at her daughter s home 2106 Pearl St She was widow of Warren Dakin and lived with daughters Mrs Lerier Mrs Peak Survived by sister Mrs Florence Sams Dayton brother Carlos Albright several grandchldren and nieces and nephews Funeral services at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home in complete form
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Lillian M. Dakin
Middletown Hospital
Herbert Lerier
Pearl St
Dakin
Warren Dakin
Lenier
Otis Peak
Florence Sams
Dayton
Carlos Albright
First Baptist Church
Daughters of America
Council 30
Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral
Funeral services for Finley Gage in Lebanon
Funeral services were held at 2 p m today at Oswald Funeral Home for Finley Gage 74 who died Thursday at home after a short illness Surviving is his widow Lily Burial took place in Lebanon Cemetery
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Lebanon
Oswald
Finley Gage
Lily
Lebanon Cemetery
May 508 New Autos Sold In Butler County
Joseph T. Kiep reports 508 transfers of new automobiles in Butler County during May and 59 transfers of new trucks. Top car makes include Chevrolet 174, Ford 74, Plymouth 53, Buick 33, Pontiac 32, Dodge 28, Mercury 26, Oldsmobile 26, Nash 14, Cadillac 12, Packard 12, Chrysler 11, Studebaker 10, Hudson 8, DeSoto 6, Willys 5, Lincoln 5, Henry J 5, Kaiser 4. trucks Chevrolet 18, Ford 17, GMC 13, Dodge 5, International 5, Barnette hearse 1.
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Joseph T. Kiep
Butler County
Chevrolet
Ford
Plymouth
Buick
Pontiac
Dodge
Mercury
Oldsmobile
Nash
Cad
International
Barnette Hearse
U S Agriculture Researcher Discovers Kerosene Deters Mosquito Larvae
Dr L O Howard of the United States Department of Agriculture reports an accidental finding that kerosene can affect mosquito wigglers. This unexpected observation suggests a potential method for mosquito control pending further study.
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L. O. Howard
U. S. Agriculture Department
Navy enlistees include two Middletown grads
Four of six area enlistees join the Navy with two Middletown high school graduates among them. John Schraffenberger and Sam Russell, both MHS alumni, enlist for four years with aviation and electronics tracks respectively. Also leaving are Edison Booth and Everett McIntosh, 1951 graduates, plus William Grant Jr. and John Swart.
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Navy
Middletown
Naval Recruiting Office
Hamilton
John Schraffenberger
J. T. Schraffenberger
South Main St
Aviation Fundamentals
Sam Russell
Samuel Russell, Jr
Elmo Place
MHS
Schraffenberger
Russell
Hi-Y
Edison T. Booth
Edmon Booth
State St
Trenton
Booth
Everett T. McIntosh
Theo McIntosh
William K. Grant
John.s. Swart
Oxford
Gilbert Egelston Wins Walter S Schmidt Award at UC
Gilbert Egelston son of Mr and Mrs Charles Egelston of Grand Ave was awarded the Walter S Schmidt President's Award in voice at UC Cincinnati commencements. He sang in multiple school recitals and roles including Il Tabarro The Messiah and led church and civic choir solos. He will be a senior at the college this fall.
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Gilbert Egelston
Charles Egelston
Grand Ave
Walter S. Schmidt
College of Music
Cincinnati
Egelston
Opera Workshop
Sinfonia Fraternity
Music Drama Guild
Il Tabarro
Avondale Methodist Church
Middletown Civic Chorus
Wilmington College
Alumni Association
Wilfred Engleman
Cornelia Pellegrini
The
GOP Picnic Set June 24
The Butler County Republicans announce their annual county picnic at Hamilton Wilson Junior High School on June 24. The event will feature installation of new officers led by Ben Riley as president and Frank Herzog as program vice president with Gilbert Petersen directing membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Republicans
Hamilton Wilson Junior High School
Ben Riley
Frank Herzog
Gilbert Petersen
George Bearer
Dick Kingsbury
Young Republicans
Dayton
Hotel
Miami
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Ohio
John Bricker
Auto Owner Denies Letting Woman Drive Car
Hamilton special report: James Vordy of Cincinnati claims his car was used without permission by Mrs Constance Quintua who faces two counts of second degree manslaughter and driving without a license after a Route 127 head on crash killed two Hamilton residents. Victims include Mrs Jody Viars and Miss Clara Peters. Prof Jewell Jensen of Michigan State University and relatives were injured. Vordy posted bond and awaits June 18 hearing on permitting an unlicensed driver to operate his vehicle.
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Hamilton
James Vordy
Cincinnati
Constance Quintua
Jody Viars
Clara Peters
Haamilton
Quintua
Mercy Hospital
Jewell Jensen
Michigan State University
Vordy
Squire Lewis Bolser
New Miami
Bonds set in hit and run death near Middletown
A Dayton man, George Thomas DeHart, 29, was ordered held on 2650 bond after four charges including second degree manslaughter and fleeing the scene in a fatal hit and run near Middletown. Gibson, 58, of Middletown Route 1, died hours after the bicycle crash on Route 73 east of Trenton. Funeral services were held today.
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Dayton
Here
George Thomas DeHart
Sagamore St
DeHart
Middletown
R. C. Wilson
State Patrol
Wesley Gibson
Gibson
Trenton
Local Man Hurt In Sideswiping
Joseph Hill aged 23 of 1720 Oberon Dr reported to state highway patrol that his car was sideswiped today at 4 30 a m while northbound on Route 4 near LeSourdsville Lake. Hill suffered elbow and facial lacerations from shattered glass and was treated at Middletown Hospital where staff said a fractured elbow may be possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hill
Oberon Dr
LeSourdsville Lake
Hill
Middletown Hospital
Weekend Movie Schedule At The Paramount Strand And Colonial
The listings show cinema times for Paramount Strand and Colonial theaters across Saturday and Sunday. Cavalry Scout Painted Hills The Great Caruso Rookie Fireman River Of Dusk Fury Of Congo Home In San Antono My Forbidden Past play in specified late afternoon and evening slots.
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Congo
San Antono
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