William E. Klopp Dies at 72 in Middletown
William E. Klopp 72 of 2206 Tytus Ave. Middletown died last night at Middletown Hospital from a heart ailment. He founded Reed Klopp Co. with S. H. Reed, later sole owner, and sold to Jack Isroff. Active in civic life, he helped establish Middletown Savings and Loan, Rotary, and First Methodist Church. Survived by wife Flossie and son William T. Klopp. services Monday at Wilson Funeral Home, burial Woodside Cemetery.
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Middletown
W. E. Klopp
Tytus Ave
Middletown Hospital
Klopp
Reed
Ayor
USS A Ares
Jopp
Central Avenue
Canal St
Kropp
Middletown Savings and Loan Association
Organizaton
Lafayette Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Wilson Funeral Home
Louis Wolters
First Methodist Church
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral services for Allen Gullett held for Excello resident
Funeral services for Allen Gullett 78 retired farmer of 3003 Ben Harrison Street Excello were conducted by McCoy Lefler Funeral Home. Visitation was scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. today and additional details followed.
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Allen Gullett
Ben Harrison St
Excello
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Funeral services for Luther Swope
Funeral services for Luther Swope 68 truck driver of C and D Motor Delivery will be held at 10 30 a m Monday at Mc Coy Leffier Funeral Home. Rev Lloyd E Davis will officiate with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Swope died Thursday evening at his West Middletown Route 2 home after a two year illness. Family receives friends tonight 7 9 and Sunday 2 5 and 7 10 p m.
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Luther Swope
C & D Motor Delivery
McCoy-Leffier
Lloyd E. Davis
Pleasant Ridge
Jacksonburg
EUB
Woodside
Swope
West Middletown
Funeral arrangements set for Von H. Patrick Sr
Funeral services are planned for Von H. Patrick Sr. at the First Church of God on Crawford Street with the Rev. Charles E. Miller officiating. Leffier Funeral Home will host viewings Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. The body lies in state 1:30 p.m. until service time at 3 p.m. Burial follows in Woodside Cemetery. Patrick, 60, a shipper for the P Lorillard Company, died Friday morning after an illness.
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Church of God
Crawford St
Charles E. Miller
Woodside
Gullett
Luellen
Dorsey Gullett
U.S. Army
Oakland
Calif
Jennie Wilson
Germantown
von H. Patrick, Sr
Garfield St
McCoy- Leffier
Patrick
P. Lorillard Company
Middletown P Tiled Tradesman Cleveland Combs Dies at 68
Cleveland Combs 68 of 622 Waite St Middletown died Friday at home after a week’s bedrest. A tile setter by trade for 40 years with J W Holman he left behind Lt James Combs Patrolman John Combs and five daughters along with wife Nettie and other children.
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Cleveland Combs
Waite St
Combs
Middletown
J. W. Holman
James Combs
John Combs
Mrs Agnes Hockman dies after surgery in Middletown
Mrs Agnes Hockman 63 of 921 Nelbar St died unexpectedly at 2 a.m. after recent surgeries. Born July 31 1889 in New Richmond Ohio she taught in Middletown schools before marriage to Roger Hockman. Survived by stepson Robert Hockman and step-grandchild Melinda of Cincinnati and sister Edith Taylor. Arrangements incomplete at Riggs Funeral Home.
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Agnes Hockman
Nelbar St
Roger Hockman
Middletown Hospital
New Richmond
Hockman
Middletown
Police Briefs Briefs on Drunk Driving and Assault Arrests
Police arrested George Mc Creary 49 of 1727 Central Ave at Yankee Rd and Baltimore St on drunken driving. Sterling Holl n 53 of 2400 Oxford State Rd on physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated. James Carson 2005 Queen Ave arrested in the 900 block of Garfield St on no operator’s license failure to display taxi license and careless driving. Officers responded to Jackson Lane and Grand Ave at 5 30 p m yesterday after a car ran off the road and the driver fled. Ernest Cot tongim 34 of 2104 Waneta St arrested at Central Ave and Main St on a warrant charging assault and battery. Augustus Maloney 30 of Middletown Route 2 arrested yesterday at a local restaurant on an assault and battery charge.
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George McCreary
Central Ave
Yankee Rd
Baltimore, St
Sterling Holl
Oxford State Rd
James Carson
Queen Ave
Garfield St
Jackson Lane
Grand Ave
Ernest Cottongim
Waneta St
Central Avenue
Main Street
Augustus Maloney
Middletown
Car break in reports missing items from glove box
Dr. John Perkins reports theft from his car parked in a garage on Wednesday night. A flashlight a gas record book and cigarettes were taken with no value given for the loss.
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John Perkins
The
Alameda
Municipal Court Fines Ruth Koontz for Disorderly Conduct
Ruth Koontz of 320 North Lei Bee Street was fined $10 plus costs for disorderly conduct in Municipal Court before Judge Alton H. Combs. the fine was suspended.
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Ruth Koontz
North Leibee St
Alton H. Combs
Six Accidents Investigated By Police Here
Police investigated six accidents in the city yesterday and today along with a fatal mishap on North Sutphin Street. No injuries in minor crashes. Samuel Flagg, 32, Hamilton, charged with fleeing the scene after a one car crash at Verity Pkwy and Tytus Ave at 5 12 a.m. Three passengers were arrested for drunkenness. Other incidents include collisions involving Jacob Chamberlain, Jewell Curtis, Garrett Long, Herbert Cox and Takashi Kuboth. A city car rear ended a parked car, causing minor damage. Wilson Turner fell asleep at North Sutphin Street and Manchester Avenue during a morning collision.
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Sutphin Street
Samuel Flagg
Hamilton
Verity Pkwy
Tytus Ave
Flagg
First Ave
Main St
Jewell Curtis
Goldman Ave
Garrett Long
Burton Rd
Grand Ave
Central Avenue
Grimes Street
Herbert H. Cox
West Middletown
Takashi Kuboth
Shafer St
Harold Fisher
Christel Ave
Wilson Turner
Wilbraham Rd
Manchester Avenue
Turner
Crash Victims Improve After Indiana Collision
Mercy Hospital reports slight improvement in three survivors of a crash that killed Doris Mahon 25 of Lawrenceburg Indiana. Florence Brewer 50 mother of the dead woman shows slight gains. her two children Larry 12 and Catherine 9 remain in fair condition after injuries from a collision involving a car and a beer truck at Ohio 128 and 27 near Venice.
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Doris Mahon
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Florence Brewer
Versailles
Larry Brewer
Catherine Brewer
Widowed nurse Wanda Hall earns master's with Washington U
Wanda Pleasant Hall, daughter of Cora Pleasant of Eighth Avenue, received a nursing master's from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a Middletown High School and Ohio State University nursing graduate. The note lists affiliated schools and community ties.
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Wanda Pleasant Hall
Cora Pleasant
Eighth Avenue
Washington University
St. Louis
Hall
Middletown High School
Homer Phillips Hospital School of Nursing
Ohio State University
Forbidden Food Easter Egg Custom Time
The Easter egg tradition likely began because eggs were forbidden during Lent and eaten only on Easter Sunday, Britannica notes.
Youthful Driver Receives Indeterminate Reformatory Term
Harlan Sexton aged 17 of 3118 Morgan St Home Acres was committed to Mansfield Reformatory for an indeterminate term after a fatal Monday crash in Warren County. Collinsworth 17 of Gratis died when their stolen car veered into a tree near Lebanon while en route to Kentucky. Sexton fled the wreck, was located two hours later by a Lebanon cab driver, treated, then returned to custody. The vehicle belonged to John Mills of 1066 Elwood St. and Sexton is said to be an escapee from a Kentucky reformatory.
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Harlan Sexton
Morgan
Home Acres
Warren County
Mansfield Reformatory
Gerald B. Collinsworth
Gratis
Kentucky
Lebanon
Collinsworth
Sexton
William Clinic
Middletown
John Mills
Elwood St
Sizzling Heat Bakes Midwest as Summer Opens
The Weather Bureau warned Middletown and surrounding regions will face a weekend of extreme heat with possible thunderstorm relief Sunday. Temperatures near 90s and above likened to all wide areas from Mississippi to Michigan, with Chicago hitting 101.8 and Laredo reaching 107, while Montana saw 33 degrees.
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Middletown
Weather Bureau
Associated Press
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
Illinois
Indiana
Chicago
Kansas City
Fort Smith
Ark
St. Louis
Laredo
Mullen Pass
Mont
Lake Superior
Great Plains
Rocky Mountain States
Pacific Coast
New Mexico
Arizona
Let Me Alone Man Pleads After Half Century Absence
Charles Stickle, now 84, fled New York 50 years ago after a row with his wife. He told Detroit police he wants to die in peace and has no wish to see his family. His daughter sought word on his status. he was found living in a quiet Detroit apartment.
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Detroit
Charles Stickle
New York
Stickle
Paul Luning
East Elmhurst
M. Y
Gerald Culler
Texas
At The Movies Showtimes At Paramount And Strand
Paramount shows Kansas Pacific at 1 15 3 50 6 30 and 9 15 p m Beast from 20 000 Faroms at 2 30 5 10 7 50 and 10 30 p m Sunday Girls from Pleasure Island at 1 25 4 50 and 8 20 p m Pony Express at 3 00 6 30 and 10 00 p m Strand presents Salome Where She Danced at 1 55 5 30 and 8 40 p m Abbott and Costello in Society at 3 35 7 10 and 10 20 p m
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Paramount
Kansas Pacific
Beast
Pleasure Island
Pony Express
Salome
Peace Era Quietly Shifts Business Outlook in 1951
Business leaders assess whether a Korea cease fire would harm profits. They note defense orders cutbacks would matter less as civilian demand and expanded capacity sustain activity. Officials say no immediate defense spending cuts or tax changes are planned, despite wartime uncertainty.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Bolt
Korea
Berlin
Washington
County Seeks City Defense Representative Naming Issue
Butler County commissioners indicated the Middletown City Commission failed to appoint a county defense executive member due to a misunderstanding. Board President Art Reiff said Paul E. Wilson, Middletown Safety Council director, is the city's official county rep but not formally on the executive committee. Francis Carmody could not be reached for comment.
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Middletown City Commission
County Defense Organization
Butler County
Art Reiff
Paul E. Wilson
Middletown Safety Council
Wilson
Francis Carmody
City Commission
Servicemen News Highlights Local Officers in Korea and Caribbean
Private Donald E. Wilson has arrived in Korea with the 73rd Engineer Combat Battalion X Corps after enlisting last September and serving at Fort Belvoir. Seaman John H. Holton Jr. serves aboard the Sea Owl currently maneuvering in the Caribbean. Pvt. Ershel Back completed basic training at Camp Pickett Va with eight weeks of infantry and eight weeks of medical training at the Medical Replacement Training Center.
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Donald E. Wilson
Robert J. Wilson
Germantown Rd
Korea
73Rd Engineer Combat Battalion
X Corps
Wilson
Army
Fort Belvoir
Lemon-Monroe
Lee
Sunoco
Middletown
John H. Holton, Jr
John H. Holton
Roberts Ave
Franklin
Caribbean
San Juan
Pvt
Ershel Back
Martha Back
West Alexandria
Medical Replacement Training Center
Camp Pickett
MRTC
Patrol Cites Two To Court After Weekend Accidents
A 23 year old woman Dorene Hayes of Franklin Route 1 was cited for driving on the left side after losing control and striking a fence on Franklin Trenton Rd. Slight vehicle and fence damage. A 15 year old youth was cited to Juvenile Court after a Jackson Lane crash near Middletown where a curve was failed and the car overturned causing extensive damage.
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Dorene Hayes
Franklin Route 1
Franklin-Trenton
Jackson Lane
Middletown
Franchot Tone Inherits Million From Dead Mom
Film actor Franchot Tone to receive about one million dollars from his late mother Gertrude Tone as per probate petition filed in Los Angeles. The estate totals two million dollars split with his brother Frank J. Tone Jr. of Niagara Falls, N Y, with portions in Beverly Hills, West Los Angeles and New York.
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Los Angeles
Franchot Tone
Tone
Superior Court
Gertrude Tone
Frank J. Tone Jr
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Beverly Hills
New York
Neighborhood Garden Club Beautifies City Parking Lot
Seven hundred flower plants were planted by Neighborhood Garden Club members in a 250 foot strip of the Main Manchester Municipal Parking lot during last night’s project. President Reid Kenyon noted it was the club’s second annual planting with a mix of petunias zinnias small dragons asters.
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Manchester
Reid Kenyon
Kenyon
Walter Spindler
Homer Weikel
Earl Klein
Tom Cross
James Howard
Harvey Apple
George Shafer
Weikel
Spindler
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Nona Osborne
Otto
Mollie Fultz
Josephine Combs
Leath Dixon
Maysville
McCoy- Leffler
Full Gospel Tabernacle
North Verity Parkway
J. W. Sullivan
von H. Patrick, Jr
Charles W. Hurst
N. Main ST
Central Church of Christ the Friendly ‘Christ Centered Church
Bible School
Hell
Donald E. Arnold
Jacob Chamberlain
Wayne Ave
Paul Brandenburg
Woodlawn Avenue
Chamberlain
Orville Carson
Monroe St
Fred Schatzman
Fleming Rd
Colored News
Second Baptist Church
Armco Center
Anna Banks
T. H. Ward
OOC Club
Nellie White
Mystery Club
Harriett Snow
Peggie Holt
John Taylor
Rachel Crane
Scout Council
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Patrol
Park Ave
Armco Employees Independent Federation
Lesourdsville Lake
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