First City Traffic Fatality in Nine Months Shocks Middletown
Cledith Ova Wells 33 of 29 North Broad St. Middletown native and United Welding worker dies after being chased by Kermit Gene Cox 22 of GermanTown Route 1. Wells fled a prior collision at Verity Parkway and Clinton Street and later died on South Main Street at Sixteenth Avenue. Cox reports Wells fled repeatedly as officers were to be summoned.
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South Main St
Sixteenth Ave
Cledith Ova Wells
North Broad St
Middletown Sees First Traffic Death After 283 Days
Safety Director Paul Wilson noted a Sunday morning accident on South Main Street that claimed the life of 33 year old Cledith Ova Wells. He compared with a 1951 fatality of Diane Barber and highlighted 1948 without a traffic fatality.
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Middletown
Cledith Ova Wells
South Main St
Paul Wilson
Diane Barber
Fourteenth Ave
Wilson
Trenton Man Dies After Car Crashes Into Tree
A Trenton man died when his car lost control and hit a tree after veering over a curb. Wells, ejected from the vehicle, suffered a basal skull fracture and broken neck. He leaves a father, stepmother, and sister. funeral arrangements are set at Baker Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery.
At The Movies PARAMOUNT Schedule
The Paramount lists Monday and Tuesday showings: Retreat Hell at 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 30 and 9 30 p m Captain Blood at 1 35 5 00 and 8 15 p m Purple Heart Diary at 3 25 6 45 and 10 00 p m
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Hell
Captain Blood
Eaton Man Hit By Car Dies in Weekend Crash
Robert Michael, 80, of Preble County infirmary, was struck by an automobile on New Paris Road near Eaton Saturday night and died from two fractured legs. Driver Glenn Huffman of Eaton was not held after the accident. Survivors include son Rudy of West Manchester and brother Samuel of Mt. Solon, Virginia.
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Eaton
Robert Michael
Preble County Infirmary
Glenn Huffman
New Paris Rd
Michael
Demos Plan April 16 Jackson Day Banquet in Hamilton
Butler County Democrats met in Hamilton to finalize plans for a Jackson Day dinner to be held the week of April 16 at the Manchester Hotel. No speaker is secured yet but leaders hope Vice President Alben Barkley will accept.
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Butler County
Hamilton
Manchester Hotel
Alben Barkley
Tuesday Night Services at Bankston Home
Tuesday night services are set for 7:30 p.m. at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Willie Bankston 1613 Baltimore St. Rev. Bert Perkins will lead a Q and A session. Mack Keaton leads men in Korea prayers. Mrs Juice Spicer and others present musical selections. Russia reported 1951 steel output near 35 million tons, roughly matching U S Steel.
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Willie Bankston
Baltimore St
Bert Perkins
Mack Keaton
Ayers
Korea
Juice Spicer
Alma Weaver
Orangie Grones
Lester Newcomb
Hunt Sisters
Russia
U.S. Steel Corporation
Fox Hunters Round Up 20 At Red Lion
More than 100 men and guests from the Warren County Bears Club conducted a fox drive in the Red Lion area yielding 20 foxes. Proceeds benefit the Red Lion Methodist Church Girls Class. A March 8 drive will start at Blue Ball Presbyterian Church with 9 am gathering.
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Warren County Bears Club
Red Lion
Red Lion Methodist Church
Ralph “Ham” Johnson
Johnson
Blue Ball Presbyterian Church
Rotary Will Hear Snow Bound Train Tale From Doctor
Dr Walter Roehl. the only physician aboard the stranded City of San Francisco, will recount his experiences at a Middletown Rotary luncheon. He gained national recognition for keeping 200 passengers and crew healthy and hopeful until rescue. Pictures from the journey will accompany the talk at the Manchester Hotel.
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San Francisco
Walter H. Roehil
Middletown
Farm Home Fire Damages Fairfield Residence
A fire believed caused by defective furnace pipes damaged the Fairfield farm home of James on Sunday at 6 p.m. The Liberty Fairfield district fire department extinguished the blaze with extensive interior and furnishings damage. Fairfield chief Fred Mullin reported firefighter Martin Shephard suffered hand lacerations during the fight.
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James
Liberty-Fairfield
Fairfield Fire Department
Fred Mullin
Fairfield
Martin Shephard
Price War Sparks Quiet Cutthroat Bargains Across Cities
An Associated Press survey across 24 cities finds ongoing price wars driven by the Supreme Court's fair trade ruling and aggressive discounting. Independent merchants cite cutbacks and bait pricing as key tactics while big retailers defend lower prices for consumers. Unadvertised specials and daily markdowns replace loud ads, with deep cuts in appliances, rugs, and electronics in several markets.
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Associated Press
Supreme Court
Two Men Held In Hamilton Eived In Local Burglaries
Middletown police held two Cincinnati men James Lester McCormick and Beverly Benton on burglary charges. Hamilton Chief John Rippus linked them to 347 regional burglaries. They confessed after arrest but gave conflicting stories. Jewelry found in a car tied to J E Grove Hamilton home theft.
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Hamilton
Middletown
John Rippus
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ralph Bauer
James Lester McCormick
Mulberry St
Beverly Benton
J. E. Grove
Lawn Ave
Bippus
Snowy Rain To Hit Middletown Tonight
Snowy rain is forecast for Middletown Ohio this evening with rain changing to snow late tonight. Temperatures are expected to fall to 25 to 30 degrees as a low, with today’s high in the mid 40s and northerly snow possible statewide.
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Middletown
Ohio
Moore Services Set For Wednesday Afternoon
Frank E. Moore 80 well known realtor died at his residence 403 Vanderveer St after two years of declining health. He was born Oct 16 1871 in Converse Indiana and lived here 35 years. A 1908 Chautauqua circuit performer in Hiawatha he later ran an auto mobile agency and with Anna his wife celebrated 50 years of marriage in 1947. Surviving are Anna M. Moore and two sisters. Funeral at Bethlehem Lutheran Church with burial at Woodside Cemetery.
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Frank E. Moore
Vanderveer St
Mr. Moore
Converse
Ind
Chautauqua Circuit
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Bernard E. Heuer
Woodside Cemetery
Emery H. Dunlap dies. retired grocer of Sullivan
Emery Hollis Dunlap 61 a retired grocer from 12 North Sutphin Street died at 9 30 a m Sunday at Middletown Hospital after serious illness since Christmas He owned Dunlap Market on Moore Street for 10 years He was an active Mason and church member Masonic services planned at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with visitation times listed Interment at Arlington Cemetery Mt Healthy Ohio Surviving widow three sisters two brothers and other relatives shown
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North Sutphin St
Middletown Hospital
Dunlap
Dunlap Market
Moore Street
First Church of Christ
Lincoln Lodge
F&am
Royal Arch Masons
McCoy-Leffler
Kathryn
Boyd Hawley
Lloyd Smith
Ed Craighead
Sullivan, O
Wilbur
Chicago
Merle Dunlap
Polk
Church of Christ
Edwin Bobbitt
Arlington Cemetery
Mt. Healthy
Andrew Hamilton 79 dies at home after long illness
Andrew Hamilton, 79, died at his residence 1706 Jefferson Ave Sunday afternoon after years of heart problems. He lived here 45 years and worked 35 years for Advance Bay Company and later Shartle Brothers Machine Company. Surviving: widow Marie, son Richard, daughter Pauline Whitsel, five grandchildren, and three sisters. Funeral arrangements are with Brough Funeral Home in Miamisburg.
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Andrew Hamilton
Jefferson Ave
Hamilton
Advance Bay Company
Shartle Brothers Machine Company
John Robinson Circus
Marie
Richard
Pauline Whitsel
Miamisburg
Frank Elvin
Louisville, Ky
Guy Grosse
Gilesoi, Ill
Harry L. Jacobs
Chicago, UI
Brough
Miamisbore
Charles Manary 74 Dies at Waynesville Home
Charles Manary 74 a retired Railway Express worker died Saturday at the home of his daughter Mrs Robert Barnett in Waynesville. Funeral services are set for 2 pm Wednesday at the residence with Rev J W Wedgewood officiating and burial in Maimiee at Corwin. He is survived by the daughter and one sister Mrs Elia Lesher of New Lebanon.
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Waynesville
Charles Manary
Railway Express Company
Robert Barnett
J. W. Wedgewood
Maimiee
Corwin
Elia Lesher
New Lebanon
Louis A Hamann Dies. Former Hamilton County Recorder
Louis A Hamann 73 longtime Hamilton County recorder from 1924 to 1930 died Saturday at 11 p m of a heart attack at his home 1900 Pleasant Ave He was a Democrat elected to three terms later worked for the Ford Company retiring years ago Surviving is his widow Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon in Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Louis A Hamann
Butler County Recorder
Pleasant Ave
Hamann
Ford Company
Widely known Franklinite Edna Thirkield dies at 75
Edna Horton Thirkield 75 a Franklin resident and former Franklin Methodist Church organist died Sunday at 3 30 p m at her home 137 Miami Avenue She was born in Miamisburg moved to Franklin in 1878 worked in Thirkield store later lived in Troy then returned to Franklin in 1939 Survived by two sisters Mrs Anderson and Mrs Reed and two brothers Allen and D D Funeral services set for 2 p m Wednesday at her residence with Rev J R R Stanforth and Dr George Parkin officiating Burial in Woodhill Cemetery Calls at Robert Eaton Funeral Home after 2 p m tomorrow and at residence after 11 a m Wednesday
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Franklin
Edna Horton Thirkield
Miami Avenue
Thirkield
Miamisburg
Charles F. Thirkield
Robin
Franklin High School
Ohio Wesleyan University
Franklin Methodist Church
Troy
Walter H. Coles
L. C. Anderson
Anderson
Samuel Reed
Dayton
Allen
Funeral rites for Ed O. Smith in Lebanon
Ed O. Smith, 79, dies. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Francis De Sales Church in Lebanon. Lebanon Elks Lodge plans memorial rites at 9 p.m. today at Oswald Funeral Home. Smith was a noted builder of custom shoes up to size 32. Burial in Washington D. C. area. No survivors listed.
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Lebanon
Ed O. Smith
St. Francis de Sales
Obituaries for Fenning Hamann and Schick kin listed
John Fenning 91 longtime Master Safe employee dies. requiem high mass Tuesday at St Ann Church Colligan Funeral Home. Louis A Hamann 73 died Wednesday Webb Funeral Home. Mrs Edna O Schick 72 of West Chester mother of late Chester Schick Hamilton patrolman is also noted.
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John Fenning
Master Safe Company
St. Ann Church
Colligan Funeral Home
Louis A. Hamann
Webb Funeral Home
Edna O. Schick
West Chester
Chester Schick
Hamilton Patrolman
Point Drive-In Burglaries Continue Throughout Weekend
A series of break ins. Point Drive-In on Tytus Ave and Enoch Dr netted about 102 dollars in cash including 85 in nickels and 7 in pennies, plus a torn one dollar bill and a rear counter wristwatch. Two men were questioned. A Smile Restaurant entry attempt and other thefts of a hat pin, hubcaps, and a tire were reported nearby. Police noted a glass break and man hours around 1:30 a.m. and 5:33 a.m. incidents.
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Point Drive-In
Tytus Ave
Enoch Dr
Smile
Levee Repairs Begin On Middletown Canal
Levee repair work on the Middletown Hydraulic Canal started this morning and should finish in three days if weather allows. City manager H. W. Starick says the Hydraulic Company will fund the project, with McGraw Construction performing the work.
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Middletown
H. W. Starick
W. H. Shawhan
Public Utilities
Miammi Conservancy
Starick
Hydraulic Company
McGraw Construction Company
Red Threat In Guatemala Makes Washington Uneasy
Washington officials show growing concern over a communist threat in Guatemala where a small number of Communists and allies hold key posts in the General Confederation of Labor the state radio the Electoral Board and the Social Security Institute with the presidency of the one house Congress held by Roberto Alvarado Fuentes. Fuentes is next in line to succeed President Arbenz who may be weakened by health issues or move against the communists while some say he remains in control. U S officials warn the situation could give the Reds a base for operations in Central America and prompt charges of a Soviet beachhead on our flank. House and Republican leaders accuse the government dominated unions and United Fruit Company of labor pressure while the U S seeks non intervention.
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Guatemala
General Confederation of Labor
Government
Electoral Board
Social Security Institute
Congress
Roberto Alvarado Fuentes
Jacobo Arbenz
Arbenz
Alvarado Fuentes
C. Lockard Conley
John Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore
House
John MacCormack
Massachusetts
Joseph Martin
United Fruit Company
Deaths Elsewhere Aboard The Associated Press Deaths
A list of obituary notices from The Associated Press including Gregory La Cava 60 film producer writer and director born Towanda Pa Dr R K Paterson Scottish born Canadian radiology pioneer Denise Bas tide 35 Communist deputy in the French National Assembly Helen Purcell Rhodes 77 widow of Conrad Rhodes Hillsboro banker and mother of John P Rhodes vice consul at Jerusalem Cassius Gaines 86 of London Ohio balloonist who later stopped stunt work Funeral services planned Tuesday for John C Myers 73 board chairman of F E Myers Bros Co millionaire pump maker
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Hollywood
Gregory la Cava
Towanda
Ottawa
Canada
R. K. Paterson
Paris
France
Denise Bastide
French National Assembly
Hillsboro
Helen Purcell Rhodes
John P Rhodes
Jerusalem
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Conrad Rhodes
Springfield
Cassius Gaines
London
Gaines
Sarahsville
Noble County
Ashland
John C. Myers
F. E. Myers & Bros. Co
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