Driver Falls Asleep Causes Injury in Early Morning Crash
James Benton 23 of 610 Malvern St suffers chin laceration and chest bruises after falling asleep at the wheel on Tytus Ave at 5:25 a.m. His car hit a parked vehicle owned by Thornton Reed. Reed’s car was shoved 50 feet into a telephone pole. Benton was treated at Middletown Hospital. Police estimate $95 damage at a second Manchester Ave and Clark St collision earlier.
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Tytus Ave
James Benton
Malvern St
Middletown Hospital
Benton
Tytus Avenue
Thornton Reed
Reed
McCoy - Leffler
Fire crews halt blazes at Sorg Paper and Armco transformer
Two fire calls yielded no listed damage. At 4 31 p m crews extinguished flames in paper solvent barrels behind Sorg Paper Co West Columbia Ave after a burning paper fragment was thrown. At 9 39 p m they tackled a transformer fire at Armco East Works.
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Sorg Paper Company
West Columbia Ave
Armco East
At The Movies Local Schedule
Paramount shows Tropic Zone at 1 15 4 50 and 8 25 p m Scared Stiff at 2 45 6 20 and 10 00 p m Strand presents Guerilla Girl at 1 55 5 20 and 8 50 p m Fort Vengeance at 3 25 6 55 and Torpedo Alley at 1 30 4 20 7 15 and 10 10 p m Hiawatha screens at 2 50 5 45 and 8 40 p m
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Paramount
Strand
Hiawatha
Fair Sunday Weather Outlook With Warm Temperatures
The forecast calls for a fair Sunday with highs in the 80s and up to 90 degrees with scattered showers or thunderstorms possible. Tonight should be fair and slightly cooler. Yesterday reached 92 degrees at 5 30 p.m with a 67 degree low at 4 a.m. Today's low stood at 72 and by 10 30 a.m. the temperature was 82.
Armco Grants 80-Cent Raise at Hamilton and Zanesville
Armco workers in Hamilton receive an 80 cent hourly raise effective June 11 raising base pay to 1.58 dollars per hour. John Gaston led 600 Hamilton employees in negotiations while separate talks continue with the Armco Independent Union. A Zanesville settlement yesterday boosted pay by 44 cents to 1.58 dollars, as the company negotiates at each plant.
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Armco
Hamilton
John Gaston
Zanesville
Radio Hams Visit Dayton Civil Defense Center
Middletown radio amateurs led by R Longman and L C Currier toured the Dayton Amateur Radio Emergency Corps Civil Defense Unit headquarters and communications center this week. Their four-car convoy stayed in contact with R L Davidson at 144 Eaton Drive and with Dayton, as the center coordinates civil defense agencies using two way radio systems.
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Middletown
Dayton Amateur Radio Emergency Corps
Civil Defense Unit
R Longman
Washington St
Dial Radio Club
L. C. Currier
Manchester Road
American Radio Relay League
Butler County
Dayton
R. L. Davidson
Eaton Drive
Dayton Group
Dayton Communications Center
Births Report From Local Homes
Vital statistics note several newborns. Calvin Cole and wife of 1801 Hill Ave. welcomed a girl yesterday. Robert Buchheit of Trenton Route 1 had a girl yesterday. Leonard McKenzie of Middletown Route 2 welcomed a girl yesterday. Elmer Garrison of Middletown Route 2 had a boy yesterday. George Rothwell of 1111 Young St. welcomed a girl today. Donald Hedges of 1501 Manchester Ave. welcomed a girl today.
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Calvin Cole
1801
Hill Ave
Robert Buchheit
Trenton
Leonard McKenzie
Middletown
Elmer Garrison
Tony
George Rothwell
Young St
Donald Hedges
Manchester Ave
Marriage Licenses Listed In Local Register
Hannibal Mann and Virginia Pyle among couples named with address and status medical or surgical. Many entries include Thomas Hall, Freddie Denniston, James Schreiber, and others. several line items marked DISMISSED or blank.
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Hannibal Mann
Superior Ave
Virginia Pyle
South Main St
Thomas Hall
Oberon Dr
William Roberts
Central Ave
Freddie Denniston
Fred Denniston
Lylburn Rd
William Barnett
Garfield St
Charles Callahan
Middletown
James Schreiber
North Highview Rd
Warnings Issued To Unvaccinated Dogs In Middletown
The Middletown Health Department sent final notices to 550 dog owners who have not vaccinated their pets against rabies. Dr. L. C. Neer states a warrant will be issued if dogs are not vaccinated within 30 days. fines up to 100 dollars may be imposed for noncompliance.
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Middletown
Sioner
Dr. Neer
Board of Health
Auto Accident Names Read Like Summer Vacation Cast
State patrol described an accident near Franklin on Route 25 at 8 56 p m with Alma Midriff 24 of Comfort West Virginia rear ended by Forrest Lakes 27 of 316 Cedar St Franklin Lakes faces charges of leaving the scene and reckless operation He is set to appear Monday before Judge J T Riley Patrolman John Booth reported the rear incident and Lakes was picked up by a Dayton post car
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State Patrol
Midriff
Comfort
Forrest
Lakes
Cedar
Forrest Lakes
Cedar St
Franklin
J. T. Riley
Alma Midriff
West Va
John Booth
Dayton
Robert Hoppe Named Pastor At Millville
Robert Hoppe former Armco employee appointed as pastor of the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Millville Ohio. He will preach his first sermon there Sunday after serving with the Air Force in World War II. He is 31, married to Elma Brown, has two sons, and is a Middletown High School graduate entering Miami University this summer. The Hoppe family moves to Millville this week.
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Robert Hoppe
Wildwood Dr
Armco Employe
Ohio Miami
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Miami
Germantown
Thursay
Hoppe
EUB
Millville
Pleasant Ridge
Air Force
United States
South Pacific
Elma Brown
Ramsey
N. J
Lennie Hoppe
West Elkton
Middletown High School
Miami University
Legion Drum Corps Contest Set for Armco Field
The American Legion drum and bugle corps contest will be held at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow in Armco Field, not Armco Park as another report stated yesterday in The Journal.
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Armco Field
American Legion
Armco Park
Hamilton EUB Pastor Takes Dayton Position
The Rev. Emerson D. Bragg, longtime pastor of the First Evangelical Brethren Church in Hamilton, is named pastor of Euclid EUB Church in Dayton. The Rev. John Clippinger, a Dayton native, will replace Bragg in Hamilton.
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Hamilton
EUB
Dayton
Emerson D. Bragg
Euclid Eub
Germantown
John Clippinger
Bragg
Hamiltonian Charged With Being Fugitive
George Riley a 32 year old press operator of 340 Dayton Street Hamilton was arraigned in Cincinnati on fugitive charges U S Commissioner J Paul Geoghegan set a 500 bond and ordered him to appear in Jackson Kentucky October 26 to answer an indictment for owning and operating an unlicensed still In 1950 Pennsylvania farms required an average of 5000 man hours per farm
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George Riley
Dayton St
Hamilton
Cincinnati
U. S
J. Paul Geoghegan
Riley
Jackson
Hitchhiker Shoots Man In Preble County
Elwood Campbell of New Paris Route 2 was shot twice during a struggle after picking up a hitchhiker on Route 40 in Preble County. Campbell described a 35 year old gunman in a light jacket and overall trousers who fled after the confrontation. a Brookville doctor treated Campbell and no injuries were reported for the female passenger.
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Preble
Elwood Campbell
New Paris
Lewisburg
Campbell
Brookville
Middletown GI in Fierce Korea Battle at Outpost Harry
Robert W. Banks, 20, of 1700 York Ave, is among American soldiers who fought two nights on Outpost Harry in Korea. The dispatch notes the post was held, and Banks recalls the cries and screams of the wounded.
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Robert W. Banks
York Ave
Harry
Korea
Banks
Police Briefs Include Arrests at Earle Hotel
Loretta King 38 of the Earle Hotel and William Homer 3 were arrested at 4 25 a m today on charges of disorderly conduct and false registration police said. Thomas Fuller 2018 Central Ave reported his bicycle licensed 16 518 stolen from Sunset Park yesterday valued at 30 dollars.
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Loretta King
Earle Hotel
William Homer
Thomas Fuller
Central Ave
Sunset Park
Traffic violator released on $50 bond in court
A motorist from Franklin was released on a $50 bond to appear in court Thursday on speeding charges after an arrest near Charles Street and Tytus Avenue. Zula Turvey of 1705 Lawn Ave was arrested on a disorderly conduct warrant filed by Reuben Pelfrey Jr. A vandalism report noted four flags and poles torn from Verity Golf Course greens. A waitress reported a man tried to pull her into a truck as she left a downtown cafe. Norman D Brandenburg of Brookville was picked up and turned over to Montgomery County authorities on a warrant for support.
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Ion Rd
Franklin
Charles Street
Tytus Avenue
Zula Turvey
Lawn Ave
Reuben Pelfrey, Jr
Norman D. Brandenburg
Brookville
Montgomery County
Municipal Court Fines Burnett for Disorderly Parking Incident
Robert Burnett of West Middletown faced Municipal Court before Judge Alton H. Combs receiving a $10 fine plus costs for disorderly conduct after police cited him for improper parking and he became unruly. the fine was suspended.
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Robert Burnett
West Middletown
Alton H. Combs
Burnett
Dense clouds hide Venus surface from Earth
Dense cloud cover blocks direct view of Venus from Earth making the planet invisible in optical light. The atmosphere reflects and absorbs sunlight, concealing the rocky surface below.
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Venus
Earth
Car Flips Into Creek Injuring Two Passengers
The car left a curve on Henkle Road just off Brown's Run Road and plunged 15 feet into a creek, turning over. Theodore Kramer and Joyce Soule, both 23, were treated at Middletown Hospital for minor injuries and released.
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Middletown Hospital
Theodore Kramer
Jewell
Kramer
Miss Soule
Garland
Woman’s pigeon scare tactic prompts police response
A woman used a pan to frighten pigeons but neighbors complained. Police investigated and found she was trying to deter the birds. They advised her to stop the noise and said they would handle the pigeons.
Butler County suit seeks set aside alleged fraudulent transfers
A petition in Butler County Common Pleas asks for the set aside of alleged fraudulent transfers by Nora Lee Marcum to her son Dillard Marcum and wife Sue Marcum. Plaintiff Bessie Rowland claims a $10,000 alienation verdict against Nora Lee Marcum was used to defeat her claim. The action targets undivided halves of multiple lots, a Thrifty Acres lot, a Fairfield Township lot, and a 1950 Buick, with a trustee requested to collect rents. The estate of Daniel Norville is valued at $4,439.08 in probate filings. Also listed are several divorce suits naming cruelty wilful absence and neglect.
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Bessie Rowland
S. Erie Blvd
Hamilton
Common Pleas
Nora Lee Marcum
S. Fth St
Dillard
Marcum
Sue Marcum
Southern Hills Blvd
Butler County
Common Pleas Court
Dillard Marcum
Thrifty Acres
Fairfield Township
Rowland
Daniel Norville
Waymon H. Maddox
Reed R. Hagans
Ninth Ave
Middletown
Bernice
Hagans
S. Woodward Ave
Dayton
Regina Davis
Central Ave
Wil! Davis
Modena Robbins
Ave
Cecil Robbins
Millville
Oxford Rd
Edward Cotton
Joe Ave
New Miami
Josephine Cotton
Minnesota St
Dayton youth injured in one of four area road mishaps
An 18 year old Dayton resident Oliver Pigg suffered a forehead cut after failing to navigate a curve on Shaker Road south of Franklin. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. A series of traffic incidents across the area saw multiple fines for offenses including failure to stop, no driver license and reckless driving with several drivers cited before Squire Lammie Bailey and Mayor Lane. Kenneth Gentry and others were fined for traffic violations.
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Dayton
State Patrol
Middletown Hospital
Oliver Pigg
Wisconsin Blvd
Shaker Road
Franklin
Pigg
John W. Marsh
South Wall St
van Wert
Marsh
Oxford State Road
Yankee Road
Herbert Saylor
Navaho St
Squire Lammie Bailey
L. D. Lane
Mason
Squire Louis Bolser
Nellie Burdge
Hamilton
William Edmund
Frank Willhite
Yosemite
Robert Forrest
Miamisburg
Lammie Bailey
Kenneth Gentry
Wildwood Dr
Albert Bolling
Robert Ratterman
Covington
Foster
Ratterman
Owen Elliott
Cincinnati
Accident on Jefferson Road leads to fines for Coppock
An accident on Jefferson Road east of Middletown left William C. Coppock 34 of Troy fined 25 and costs for reckless driving after his car cut in too sharply and hit Louis Reiner 77 of 2113 Linden Ave. Coppock was fined by Mayor Thomas Linn of Monroe.
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Jefferson Road
Middletown
William C. Coppock
Troy
Coppock
Louis Reiner
Linden Ave
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Six motorists fined for traffic violations report
Patrolmen said six motorists were fined for traffic violations. Delbert Middleton, 19, of South Lebanon, was fined 50 dollars plus costs.
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Delbert Middleton
South
Lebanon
Yugoslavians to attend Brooklyn Dodgers Cubs game
Yugoslav officials will attend the Brooklyn Dodger-Chicago Cubs game at Ebbets Field to gain a firsthand view of baseball. Ambassador Leo Mates, the Yugoslav consulate, and United Nations officials will be present, with Yugoslav press and radio personnel recording for Belgrade broadcasts.
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New York
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodger
Chicago Cubs
Cener
Leo Mates
United Nations
Belgrade
Buckeye Boys State Opens With Delegate Elections
More than 900 Ohio high school juniors arrive as the 16th Buckeye Boys State begins. Delegates caucus to choose staff for the state newspaper Hetuck while Nationalist and Federalist groups campaign to seat candidates for city county and state offices. The session runs until June 21.
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Camp Perry
Buckeye
Ohio
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Delaware St
Jerome T. Minch
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Raymond Cowder
Winton St
Verity Parkway
Central Avenue
William Williams
Central
Williams
Sorg
LAL Han Eeli Les
Verity the
Miami Sigh Company
Charles W. Hurst
N. Main ST
Grimes ST
Dial
Lee Communications Center
William Yarber
Kirk Strodtbeck of
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Clay Richards
Seneca St
Glenn Ranson
Richard Mull
John Key
Wilbraham
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George Hasselbach
Josephine Gates
Robert Gates
Grove St
Clem Fink
Vanderveer
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Catalpa
Neer
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International Brotherhood OF Teamsters
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Truck Drivers Local Union
Preble County
Verity Golf Course
Eugene Purdy
Y Termital
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Tytus
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Butler County Courts
Daytonian
Boy Staters Campaign
Rome
R. C. Caudill
Crawford Street
Church OF God
WPFB
Edward Miller
Dean Pottinger Orchestra
Home Delivery
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