Storm damages trees and lines sweep Middletown area
A Friday night storm tore through Middletown around 9 pm knocking out electricity in Lakeside Maple Park Roselawn and Dixie Heights. Ohio Bell reported scattered telephone outages and state highway crews blocked roads on Route 747 and Route 732 with trees down on Route 4. rainfall measured .64 inches.
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Middletown
Gas and Electric Company
Lakeside
Ple Park
Roselawn
Dixie Heights
State Highway
State Highway Patrol
Lespardsville
Oxford
Lonnie Gibson
Miami Conservancy
Trucker Arrested After Two Accidents In City
James Watts 21 of Gary Indiana was charged with careless driving after two crashes within a half hour. He was released on 100 dollar bond. Damages cited include 500 to a car driven by Carrie Adair and Floren Duneel with no injuries. A storm caused another accident involving Cardinal Gibbons and two parked cars with minimal damages.
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James
Watts
41St St
Gary
Ind
Yankee Rd
Alacer Stickeman
Franklin Route 1
Baltimore S
Central Ave
Barton's
Frank Iin
Woodlawn Ave
Shinn
Carrie Adair
South Main St
Floren Duneel
Lylburn Ra
Girard Ave
Vanderveer St
Cardinal Gibbons
Stanley St
Charles St
Centrol
Gibbons
Safety lane check tallies five thousand nine hundred thirty cars
Police reported 5 930 cars checked in June safety lanes with 371 defective vehicles and 499 total defects. Tail and stop lights topped the list of issues. 383 tail light defects led to orders, while 376 stop light defects and 374 brake defects followed. A total of 518 stickers were issued to 485 motorists with 33 corrections ordered.
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James Combe
John Combs
Ohio Chiefs of Police
State Highway Patrol
Middletown
Cpl
O. J. Simmons
Butler County
Cpl. Iemecs
Cpl. Simmons
Robert L Harrison Named Distinguished Military Student
Robert L. Harrison, son of Mrs Amelia Harrison of 528 Kensington St, was named Distinguished Military Student at Miami University. A liberal arts sophomore, he earned the honor for academic standing in the upper tiers of the Air Force ROTC class and his major, plus notable military leadership through campus activities.
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Robert L. Harrison
Amelia Harrison
Kensington St
Miami University
Harrison
Tacea
Air Force
At the Movies: Paramount and Strand Weekend Lineups
Paramount shows Whirlpool with Gene Tierney and Richard Conte at 1 40 5 and 8 20 p m Also Dakota Lil with George Montgomery and Rod Cameron at 3 20 6 40 and 10 p m Sunday Outriders with Joel MacCrea and Arlene Dahl at 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 40 9 40 p m Strand offers God in My Co Pilot with Carey Grant and John Garfield at 1 40 6 20 and 4 8 10 p m Twilight in the Sierras with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans at 2 30 4 55 7 35 and 10 15 p m Cowboy and the Indians with Gene Autry and Sheila Ryan at 1 15 3 40 6 20 and 9 p m
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Paramount
Gene Tierney
Richard Conte
George Montgomery
Rod Cameron
Outriders
Joel MacCrea
Arlene Dahl
Carey Grand
John Garfield
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Gene Autry
Sheila Ryan
Police Briefs A Pair Charged With Disorderly Conduct
Ralph Isom aged 41 of 57 South Main Street and Mildred Starr 28 of 900 Lafayette Avenue were charged with disorderly conduct after police took them into custody last night at the Main Street address. Two residents were bitten by dogs yesterday. Bobby Shepherd 6 of 22 Clinton Street was treated at Middletown Hospital for a leg wound. Mrs. Wyalene Banks 45 of 807 Lincoln Street Walnut Hills Cincinnati suffered a bite on her right hand and was treated by a physician. Arthur Hauselman reported his car was stolen Tuesday and found abandoned at Tenth Avenue and Lincoln Street yesterday.
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Ralph Isom
South Main St
Mildred Starr
Lafayette Ave
Main St
Bobby Shepherd
Clinton St
Middletown Hospital
Wyalene Banks
Lincoln St
Walnut Hills
Cincinnati
Arthur Hauselman
Tenth Ave
Huelman Faces Fraud Charge After Detention Return
Frank F. Huelman, 55, of 4124 Esterman Ave in Rossmayne, was brought back to Middletown Friday to face charges of issuing a fraudulent check. Detectives John Fitzgerald and Paul Fouts delivered him from Warren County jail where he was held.
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Frank F. Huelman
Esterman Ave
Rossmayne
Middletown
John Fitzgerald
Paul Fouts
Huelman
Warren County
Oxford Officer Fined for Breach of Peace at Millville
Oxford police committee held a no report session after Patrolman Charles Shanks was fined ten dollars and costs, with the fine suspended, for a breach of the peace at the Twilight Inn in McGonigle. Accuser Earl Wyant testified. Shanks and Wyant had a dispute while off duty, with Wyant inappropriately accompanying Shanks’ daughter.
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Oxford
Police Committee of Council Today
Charles Shanks
Millville
McGonigle
Shanks
Earl Wyant
Preston FE
Mullen
John Sheard
Charles Zwick
Harry Spencer
Middletown Boy Stater Out Of Work and Busy State
CAMP PERRY AP The Buckeye Boys State project reports full employment among its citizens though the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation struggles to find work for itself. Richard Neff, BUC director, notes the camp will end Monday after teaching government to about 1,000 youths. A State Fair is planned for Visitor's Day tomorrow, with Ferguson and Williams directing exhibits and prizes.
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Camp Perry
Buckeye Boys’ State
Richard Neff
Middletown
BUC
American Legion
David K. Ferguson
McCoy Rd
Columbus
Butler County Court Notices of Estates and Such
Margaret A. Ogg named administrator of George S. Ogg estate Lemont Township died June 7 with $2000 personal property and $5000 realty. John A. Jacquemin Hamilton estate appraised at $14598.20 including $10000 realty. Louis P. and Stephen Jacquemin named administrators. Hazel Toole sues for separate maintenance and alimony from William A. Toole Middletown. Divorce sought for Peggy Salley also known as Pegg Short of Middletown. Edward Salley filed fraud petition in Common Pleas Court. decree Feb 24 1950. he believed she was not pressing the case. details continue.
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Margaret A. Ogg
George S. Ogg
Lemon Township
John A. Jackquemin
Hamilton
Louis P
Stephen Jacquemin
Hazel Toole
Weat Central Ave
Middletown
Common Peas Court
William A. Toole
Erie Ave
Covington
Peggy Salley
Pegg Short
South Main St
Dward Salley
West Middletown
Common Pleas Court
Middletown neglect and cruelty suits tallied in local list
The docket lists multiple civil actions filed in Middletown and surrounding areas involving alleged neglect cruelty and related family disputes. Named parties include Peck Sterling Miller Flack Butler Hunt Poe Smith Tincher Bincher Perkins Jackson Cochran and others across Middletown Hamilton and Lafayette Street addresses.
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Retha Marilyn Peck
Middletown
Sterling Peck
Lafayette St
Leota “Miller
Hamilton
Howard Miller
Florence Flack
Howard Flack
Tytus Ave
Emma Butler
Cecil Butler
Sycamore St
Roberta Smith
Calvin Smith
Lois J. Hunt
North Ave
Grover L. Hunt
Earsie Poe
James Poe
Robert Bincher
Betty Tincher
Daisy Perkins
Henry Perkins
Dora Jackson Jones
Gibson Jones
Nata’ Cochran
Eugene Cochran
Divorces Granted in Hamilton and Middletown
Dora Jackson Jones of Hamilton divorces Gibson Jones on cruelty. Bessie Stewart of Hamilton divorces Jack Stewart for neglect and wilful absence. John Jenco of Middletown divorces Mary Jenco for neglect. Marion Shaul of Middletown divorces Lester Shaul for neglect.
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Dora Jackson Jones
Hamilton
Gibson Jones
Bessie Stewart
Jack Stewart
John Jenco
Middletown
Mary Jenco
Marion Shaul
Lester Shaul
Dewey 10 Quit At Term's End
Governor Dewey announced he will not seek reelection and plans to enter private law practice after December 31. He cited fatigue from 20 years in public life and left the race clear for Lt. Gov. Joe R. Hanley to contend for the Republican nomination at the Saratoga Springs convention. Dewey refused to dictate the convention's choice.
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Albany, N. Y
Dewey
Joe R. Hanley
Saratoga Springs
Two Injured as Pilaster Falls at Dixie Theater
In Cincinnati two patrons were hurt when a pilaster three feet in diameter fell twenty feet from the theater ceiling. John Bryant, 16, had a cut on his left arm and Lafayette George, 64, suffered a gash on his left hand. Both received first aid and were transported to General Hospital.
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Cincinnati
Dixie Theater
Harry McNay
John Bryant
Lafayette George
General Hospital
Dayton Judge Orders City to Pay Attorney Fees
Common Pleas Judge Robert A. Martin ordered Dayton to pay attorney Howard Williamson $6,000 after Williamson won a suit linked to an Ohio Supreme Court ruling that first declared the city income tax invalid. The tax was later reinstated by a special election and will take effect again July 1.
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Dayton
Common Pleas
Robert A. Martin
Howard B. Williamson
Williamson
Ohio Supreme Court
Lightning kills dairy cows at Veterans Hospital pasture
In Chillicothe Ohio an AP report notes a lightning strike killed eleven dairy cows valued at $3,000 in a pasture at the Veterans Hospital north of town. The herd numbered 110.
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Chillicothe, C
Veterans Hospital
Here
Twins Report Fire Touching Next Door Home
In Cleveland two four year old twins Geor and Peter Sherer spotted a blaze from their bedroom window and alerted their nurse Miss Mac Fettridge. The fire at Kenneth F. Steingass’s home caused about 3500 dollars in damage. firemen responded promptly.
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Cleveland
Geor
Peter Sherer
Eaton Webb elected chancellor commander at Waverly Lodge
Elmer Webb was chosen as chancellor commander of the Waverly Lodge of the Knights of Pythias. Other officers named include Eugene Crouse as vice chancellor Homer Pia prelate Joseph Gardner master of work C. C. Gallimore inner guard and Walter Shultz outer guard Installation is set for July 5.
Francis Goes to the Aces Nets Derby Link
Hollywood notes that the Francis film project ties into the flop of William Goetz prize nag Your Host in the Kentucky Derby. The first television network spans New York Philadelphia and Schenectady New York, marking a three city airing plan.
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Hollywood
NEA
Francis
Aces
William Goetz
New York
Philadelphia
Schenectady
N. Y
Hamilton City Manager Mark Thomas, 63, Dies
Mark C. Thomas, 63, veteran Hamilton city employee and city manager, died at 10:45 p m after a long illness. He joined the city six years ago as director of finance and became city manager December 16, 1948. He had served three times as acting city manager. Survived by his widow Betty, native of Hamilton. Funeral services are incomplete.
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Hamilton
Mark C. Thomas
Hamilton City
Thomas
Federal Asphalt Paving Company
The
Old Co
Charles F. Schwaim
Betty
Strike Ends in Cincinnati After 16 Day Walkout
In Cincinnati the AFL Hodcarriers and Building Laborers and contractors ratified a two year contract raising wages 11 cents hourly for hodcarriers and laborers. The strike halted about 20 million dollars of city projects, with 16 million tied to street repairs. About 450 highway workers remain on strike amid potential talks next Monday led by James McNamara of the Federal Mediation service.
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Cincinnati
AFL
Hodcarriers
Associated General Contractors
Greater
James McNamara
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Paroled Middletown man linked to tool theft case
Richard I Moore of Middletown was paroled by Judge Fred B. Cramer of Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to a May 1948 indictment for grand larceny, theft of tools from the George Dome garage. Moore had been in federal prison in Terre Haute since April 1948 for transporting a stolen car. Judge Cramer also dismissed 28 case against Rufus Lee Riley, tied to the tool theft, for lack of involvement.
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Richard I. Moore
Middletown
Fred B. Cramer
Common Pleas Court
Moore
George Dome
Terre Haute
Ind
Cramer
Rufus Lee Riley
One Crew System to Handle County Voting in November
Butler County will use a single crew per polling place for the November 7 election. Fred Stitsinger, clerk, said the system will continue unless the state orders a change. Ohio Secretary of State Charles F. Sweeney proposed a two-crew setup to supervise voting and counting due to slower office-type ballots.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Stitsinger
Charles F. Sweeney
Ohio
Sweeney
National Guard To Take Over Ohio Highways Tomorrow
Eighteen Ohio highways will be crowded today and tomorrow by Ohio National Guard vehicles en route to Camp Atterbury in Indiana for the 37th Infantry Division two weeks of field training. The highway patrol warned roads won’t clear until 2 p.m. Sunday. Company F of the 147th Infantry Division will gather at 6 a.m. Sunday to depart by bus for Hamilton to board a troop train to Camp Atterbury.
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Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Camp Atterbury
Ind
37Th
Highway Patrol
Middletown
147Thnfantry Division
Hamilton
Child Dies After Brakes Fail Driverless Wagon Scene
A 15 month old, Susan Joe Gillespie, was killed and her sister Mary Ann injured when a station wagon rolled from a Hamilton garage. The coroner cited brake failure with the car coasting down a sloped driveway. The parents are Mr. and Mrs. John Gillespie.
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Hamilton
Susan Joe Gillespie
John Gillespie
Hamilton-Middletown
Eastover
Mary Ann
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Boone
Teen fashion trends feature pinch pins for lapels
Teenagers embrace small pinch pins worn in pairs or triplets on four lapels with animal shapes dominating the season.
Funeral services for George M Morningstar order Dixie Heights man
George M Morningstar 79 of Dixie Heights died Thursday Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 p m at McCoy Leffiter Funeral Home with Rev James Riley presiding Burial in Gratis Cemetery Friends may call today 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m He is survived by two sons a daughter 11 grandchildren two great grandchildren three sisters and a brother
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George M. Morningstar
Dixie Heights
McCoy-Leffiter
James Riley
Gratis
Infant Son of Local Couple Dies at Middletown Hospital
The infant son of Mr and Mrs James Catching of 10 Glenn Ave died shortly after birth at Middletown Hospital. Graveside rites are set for Monday at 10 am at Woodside Cemetery with Rev Kenneth Learey officiating.
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James Catching
Glenn Ave
Middletown Hospital
Woodside Cemetery
Kenneth Learey
Death of William Emerson Schroeder, Toledo shoe executive
William Emerson Schroeder 78 longtime president of the Western Shoe Company of Toledo died. He led the firm through decades of growth and served the local business community.
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Toledo
William Emerson Schroeder
The
Western Shoe Company of
Michigan Bell taps John A Greene as president
The Michigan Bell Telephone Company elected John A. Greene of Cleveland, operations vice president of Ohio Bell, as the new president yesterday. Michigan Bell directors named him to lead the firm.
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Detroit
Michigan Bell Telephone Company
John A.greene
Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Michigan Bell
Salvation Army Meeting Cancelled at Lebanon Tonight
The open air gathering planned by the local Salvation Army unit in Lebanon tonight has been canceled, according to Capt. Kenneth Sharp the legal commandant.
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Salvation Army
Lebanon
Kenneth Sharp
Hamilton Acting City Manager Defends Electric Rate Hike
Hamilton acting city manager Charles Schwalm defended a proposed rate increase by noting Hamilton would still be cheaper than Middletown Oxford and New Miami for a 130 kilowatt month usage. He cited figures of 3.35 dollars in Hamilton, 4.20 in Middletown and Oxford, and 6.08 in New Miami. The schedule boosts small consumer rates about 22 percent to fund municipal plant expansion, opposed by those who say expansion is unnecessary now.
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Hamilton
Midetown
Charles Schwalm
Middletown
Oxford
New Miami
Privat
Schwaim
Paper Closes for Weekend in New York Strike
The New York World Telegram and Sun remains shut, with no weekend edition, after CIO American Newspaper Guildsmen walkout Tuesday. Federal mediators met nearly six hours with both sides, reporting little change in positions. a new session is planned for Tuesday as the strike continues over wages, job security, and benefits.
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NEW York
New York World-Telegram
Bundsmen
AFL
Allied Trades
CIO
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Franklin
Monta Perry
Somerville
William March
L. B. Harrison Club
March
Verity Pkwy
Fourteenth Ave
Robert Harrison
Harrison Supply CO
Flint
Michigan
Rogers
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Robert Maxine
Newton Falls
Sen
John W. Bricker
Butler County Courts
Probate
Reic
G. P. Lewis
Westinghouse
Melampy
Cae
Mark Thomas
Mak C. Thomas
National Guard
Associated Press
Middletown’s Finest
Paul C. Ballard
DIAL
Sanstone
Gough-Lamb
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