Fifth Crewmen Unhurt After Sewer Gas Incident Near Vets Village
Four of a five man Middletown street department crew were hospitalized in good condition after sewer gas incapacitated them in a 12 foot deep pit near the Veterans Village area off South Main Street. James Goff, Elza Shoemaker, Pearl Wright, and William Roberts were treated while James Moon, the fifth crewmate, was uninjured. Gunfire? Not present. Fire, police, and utility officials responded as the men were overcome while trying to clear a hole and restore aeration near new manhole work.
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Middletown Hospital
South Main St
James Goff
Oxford State Rd
Elza Shoemaker
Hanover St
Pearl
Pete) Wright
Hill Ave
William Roberts
Woodlawn
James Moon
Garfield St
Moon
Goff
Shoemaker
Roberts
Veteran's Village
Fire Department
McCoy- Leffler
Wright
William Shawhan
Public Utilities
John Gibbs
Arpo Plumbing Company
Shawhan
Miami U Graduates Told They Will See History's Changes
Oxford Special The 113th Miami University commencement honored about 730 graduating seniors in Withrow Court. Stanley C. Allyn of National Cash Register urged leaders to work with the common people and understand other viewpoints as world events reshape societies. Allyn and Neil H. McElroy of Procter and Gamble received honorary Doctor of Laws. Dr Harrison C Dale and Dr Ralph W Lockman were also honored. Thirty seven seniors earned master's degrees along with the 730 degree recipients.
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Stanley C. Allen
National Cash Register
Dayton
Miami University
John B. Whitlock
Middletown
Miami
National Cash Register Company
Sami
Withrow Court
Allyn
Neil H. McElroy
Procter and Gamble Company
Cincinnati
C. W. Kreger
Miami VA
Harrison C. Dale
College of Business Administration
Ralph W. Lockman
New York
Middletown Hospital OB and Pediatrics Planed Expansion
The Middletown Hospital expansion will keep OB patients in hospital as long as their doctors deem it wise. The two story addition will house a modern pediatrics department with labor and delivery suites. Flexibility will allow OB and medical surgical beds to be reallocated as needed to meet demand.
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Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Monroe Board Calls Water Use Cut During Dry Spell
Monroe officials urge residents to curb water use as the village water system pump runs nonstop. Stand-pipe levels are hard to maintain and officials emphasize cooperation is needed during the dry period.
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Monroe
Board of Public Affairs Today
Something Big Tragedy Seen In Middleton Fire Calls
Fire Chief William Fishbaugh urged residents to refrain from calling headquarters after hearing sirens as firefighters and emergency vehicles responded to several calls this morning. The bustling scene at Broad Street station and the radio room caused public speculation of a major incident.
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Fire Department
Broad St
William Fishbaugh
Municipal Court Pay Probe Begun
A wage study firm representative met Middletown officials and Bar Association members to review pay issues in Municipal Court clerk and bailiff posts. Report expected in 10 days to two weeks. talks touched clerk salary, step raises for a 17 year employee, and PAS resurvey request.
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Middletown
E. F. Ricketts
Public Administration Service
Chicago
Alton H. Combs
Middletown Bar Association
Janet Davis
H. W. Starick
Starick
New York City
H. C. Finkelman
Bar Association Committee
Ricketts
Hilda Crooke
Judge Combs
Ohio
Crooke
City Commission
PAS
Finkleman
Thomas Stubbs
Ben Kitchen
Ben Worcester
Billfold With $500 Bond Gone
A billfold containing a $500 Postal Savings Bond and $2 disappeared from Everett Smallwood of Middletown Route 3 along North Main Street. Other thefts include $30 jewelry from 1604 Plum Street, two earrings, and a $20 tarpaulin reported by Betty and Ida Williams and Walter Oakley. A wristwatch valued at $20 with jeweled face was reported stolen from Beatty's Radio Lab within the last two weeks. A rug found at the Missionary Church on Canal Street was not stolen.
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Everett Smallwood
Middletown
Smallwood
North Main St
Plum St
Betty
Ida Williams
Walter Oakley
Yankee Rd
Loren Beatty
Beatty
Missionary Church
Canal St
First Report Scheduled Tonight On Hospital Building Fund
Campaign workers prepare for a 6 15 p m general report in Manchester Hotel ballroom as 134 teams present progress toward a 2 million dollar hospital building fund. Four reports follow on Tuesday and Friday nights through June 13 17 and 20 with a victory dinner hoped for June 20.
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Manchester
Driving Too Slow Costs Franklin Woman Fine Of 10
Mrs. Sarah Rose, 39, of Franklin, paid a $10 fine in municipal court for driving too slow. Judge Riley suspended the fine on marital bliss grounds after Rose recalled her husband’s warning that slow driving could cause trouble. Adkin of Germantown was fined $10 after crossing a yellow line trying to pass Rose on Route 123. Other patrol cases included fines and bonds for various traffic offenses and a jail sentence suspended for a year for a Carlisle man.
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Franklin
Sarah Rose
East Fifth St
J. T. Riley
Rose
Adkin
J. C. Giles
South Rockwood
Mich
Otto Kruse
Miamisburg
Martha Zech
Columbus Cotton
Dayton
Charles Darden, Jr
Harry Antrobus
Lake Ave
Glen Kellis
Walter Stephens
Carlisle
Carl Lawson
Franklin Route 2
Riley
Lawson
Albert Gallaher
South Main St
Chris Gabbard
Victor Dodson
Andrew Hocker
Lockland
Hocker
Gerald Blanton
West Middletown
Fourth and Main Sts
Gardner Urges Workers to Attend Campaign Meeting
Gardner urged all workers and campaign leaders to attend tonight's meeting and report all cards already covered. He expressed confidence the first report would be a great send-off for this campaign.
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Gardner
Minor Damage in Two City Auto Accidents
Two accidents in the city yesterday caused minor damage. Mary Ellis 1807 Tytus Ave. backed from a curb on North Broad St. into Gerland Blanton 17 of West Middletown Route 1 at 8 16 p.m. Raymond Back 19 of Franklin Route 1 reported a hit from behind at Main St. and Central Ave. but the other vehicle failed to stop.
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Mary Ellis
Tytus Ave
North Broad St
Gerland T. Blanton
West Middletown
Raymond Back
Franklin Route 1
Main St
Central Ave
Back
August Schmidt opens new real estate office in Middletown
Middletown businessman August Schmidt announces a new real estate office at 37 North Main Street, occupying the former Belle Hat Shop. Schmidt, previously sales manager for Rossi Construction Company, says George Hancock joins his sales staff. Schmidt lives at 3800 Grand Avenue.
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August Schmidt
Middletown
North Main St
Belle Hat
Schmidt
Rossi Construction Company
George Hancock
Grand Ave
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Thailand
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Vince Russeilo
Sanstone
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
the Bakers of
E. T. Gartner
Franklin Woman
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D.leffler Heral
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First Avenue
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Mein St
Central Avenue
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