Rail Strike Halts Midwest Rail Traffic Locals
Middletown faces a rail strike as three unions halt NYC System passenger and freight service. 18 trains from Cincinnati to Cleveland and beyond stop. mail and Express service tighten with limited depot skeleton crew and no outbound shipments. Local post and express offices brace for disruption.
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Middletown
F. J. Zink
NYC System
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Buffalo
Syracuse
New York
NYC
Reflections on Joseph R. Baker G Son Funeral Home
A historical notice reflects on the Joseph R. Baker G Son Funeral Home, noting origins, services offered, and community role within the local area. The piece emphasizes legacy, family ownership, and continued operations serving grieving families.
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Joseph R. Baker
G Son Funeral Home
Words Stir Emotions In A Torn Family Tale
A fragmented scene shows a strained household as a neighbor’s son causes trouble while a merchant and mother clash over a damaged item. Amid misunderstandings, love surfaces with gentle greetings and hopeful talk of a relative’s recovery. The piece contrasts harsh language with tender words that heal.
Postal shifts as B and O depot to handle Franklinmail
Postmaster Paul Ruppert said Baltimore and Ohio depot at Carlisle will handle mail shipments until NYC System begins operations. The full impact on Franklin mail movement is unclear with only Saturday surplus arriving by truck from Dayton. Mail may be routed by truck to Carlisle and placed with the BAO there.
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Zink
Nyc
Charles Street
Post Office
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Hilbert Martin
Middletown
Franklin
Paul Ruppert
Baltimore and Ohio
Carlisle
Dayton
Freight Route Faces Setback If Strike Prolongs
Kirby notes a Cincinnati shipment arriving today and Tuesday while the Middletown-Greenville over the road line by Railway Express continues daily to Franklin, Carlisle, Germantown, Lewisburg, Farmersville, West Alexandria, Ingomar, and Greenville. If the strike lasts, freight to these towns may drop after Tuesday.
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Express Company
Kirby
B&o
Cincinnati
Middletown
Greenville
Railway Express
Franklin
Carlisle
Germantown
Lewisburg
Farmersville
West Alexandria
Ingomar
Hit-and-run damage estimate after car backs from parking space
Police said a hit-skip occurred at Grand Ave and Cleveland St at 9 a.m. yesterday causing about $100 damage. Lucetta Fletcher, 22, of 4114 Warren Rd, reported another car backed from a parking space, struck her vehicle and fled.
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Grand Ave
Cleveland St
Lucetta Fletcher
Warren Rd
Extension Committee Of Scouts To Meet Tonight
The Extension Committee of the Mound Builders Area Council of Boy Scouts is called for 7 30 p m today in the Civic Association council offices by Chairman Robert Davidson. Attending will be extension committee chairmen from the three districts Hubert Sant from Pokey Griffith district William Smith from Miami district and Marion Snyder from Ft Ancient district.
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Mound Builders Area Council of Boy Scouts
Robert Davidson
Iftchide
Hubert Sant
Pokey
Griffith
William Smith
Miami
Marion Snyder
Ancient
Hamilton Army Men Make Up Seattle Arrival Of 2700 Troops
Three Hamilton soldiers are among 2700 Far East troops arriving in Seattle aboard the US Navy transport Marine Phoenix. Stc. Robert Abney from 417 South Ave Pvt. Charles F. Gallaway of 144 Walnut St and Set. Donald A. Jones of Hamilton Route 4 Fairfield Liberty Rd are listed among the contingent.
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Hamiliton
Hamilton
Far East
Seattle
US. Navy
Marine Phoenix
Robert Abney
South Ave
Charles F. Gallaway
Walnut St
Donald A. Jones
Fairfield-Liberty Rd
Masked men hold up youth on Route 123
Three tall men armed with rifles wearing masks robbed a 17 year old Franklin motorist and his 14 year old girlfriend on Route 123 late Saturday night. They took the youth’s billfold and car keys, left the trousers on the seat, and marooned the pair. Patrols got the report at 10:57 p.m. with an in-area patrol nearby.
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Franklin
Finder Is Lost Hunting Pair In City Woods
Detective John Fitzgerald went missing during a city search for a small boy and a dog reported moving near Fleming Rd. He later called from a home after a harrowing experience and claimed Bauer and Moore drove off leaving him stranded in the woods.
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Sam Moore
John Fitzgerald
Starick
Fitzgerald
Fleming Rd
Fitz
Bauer
Moore
Little Starick
Warmar
Driver Hurt In Route 73 Wreck Franks Overturned Car Theft Case
A 20-year-old Middletown man Francis Cox was charged with auto theft after a stolen car he was driving overturned on Route 73 near Trenton. Cox suffered a shoulder injury and is detained for a preliminary hearing. The vehicle owner is Cecil Bush of 63 South Main St. Cox was arrested after the car, taken minutes before 6:30 a.m., rolled over and knocked down mail boxes. Police also arrested Ray Penrod on Route 73 for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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Route
Trenton
Francis Cox
Middletown
Squire J. E. Jackson
Cox
Cecil Bush
South Main St
Contro
Trailer Home Regulations Discussed At Dayton Meeting
John Otterbein of the Middletown Health Department attended a Dayton conference on new trailer and motor court regulations. Officials and park operators supported the bill to improve service for trailer living, with compliance set for January 1953.
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John Otterbein
Middletown
Otterbein
George Eagle
Ohio Department of Health
William Ward
Ohio Trailer Coach Association
R Cain
W. H. Cheesman
Jon E Malamatinis
Ohio Department
Tuesday Services Set At Garfield Residence
Tuesday night service at 1623 Garfield Street will be held at 7 30 p m. Rev Bert Perkins will speak with Rev Mace Vinson leading prayers and Mrs Bertha Perkins Mrs Ethel Woolfe Mrs Alma Weaver Mrs Bernice Spicer and Lester Newcomb assisting.
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D. Riley
Garfield St
Bert Perkins
Mace Vinson
Bertha Perkins
Ethel Woolfe
Alma Weaver
Bernice Spicer
Lester Newcomb
Franklin Woman Treated For Back Injuries After Fall
Franklin resident Mrs. Fred Bramsted of 929 South Main Street fell at home Saturday and was treated for back injuries at Middletown Hospital after an ambulance transport. She was dismissed after treatment.
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Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Fred Bramsted
South Main St
Electrolytic Shaping Produces Fine Miniature Wire
Extremely fine wire for miniature electronic equipment is produced by "eating down" larger wire in an electrolytic bath to obtain the desired diameter.
Coyle Heads to Washington for Christian in Politics Parley
Butler County Republican leader Martin A. Coyle travels to D C for a four day seminar on The Christian in Politics. He defends party leadership amid a discharged election worker’s weekend critique and notes Board of Elections changes aim to improve county coordination. Attending are Methodist pastor Robert A. Byler Presbyterian minister John A Lampe and Baptist pastor John Part. Notable speakers include Arthur Flemming Dean Acheson Harriman Murrow and Senator Douglas.
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Martin A. Coyle
Hamilton
Butler County Republican Executive Committee
Washington, D.C
Board of Election
Coyle
Board of Elections
Republican Organization
Washington
Robert A. Byler
First Methodist Church
John A. Lampe
Hamilton First Presbyterian Church
John I
First Baptist Church
Middletown
Arthur B. Flemming
Ohio Wesleyan
Defense Mobilization
Dean Acheson
W. Averill Harriman
Edward R. Murrow
Sen
Paul Douglas
Three Sunday Fires Reported With Minor Injuries
Firefighters battled three blazes Sunday with only minor injuries reported. At 10:53 p.m. a short circuit sparked bedding flames in Stanley Rotherman’s Sutphin Street bedroom causing 300 dollars in damage and first degree burns to a man who aided the flames. Earlier, cooking fat sparked a stove fire at the Anchor Restaurant on Central Avenue with slight damage and no losses. A second incident on Baltimore Street involved gas jet cleanup where fuel from pipe ends ignited. firefighters shut the gas valve and reported no damage.
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Stanley Rotherman
South
Sutphin St
Rotherman
Central Ave
Schomer
Baltimore St
Edward Valandigham
James Tistaneo
Valandigham
Man Charged In Cutting After Cafe Incident
Harold McQuinn 24 of Cooper Alley faces charges of cutting with intent to kill after Walter Moon 26 of Garfield Street was stabbed in Lunceford's Cafe York Avenue and Garfield Street at about 1130 pm Friday. Moon is in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital. witnesses say dispute over cigarettes preceded the attack.
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Harold McQuinn
Cooper Alley
John Fitzgerald
Sam Moore
McQuinn
Walter Moon
Garfield St
Moon
Middletown Hospital
Lunceford
York Ave
James Moon
Three Drivers Fined In Court At Franklin
Three motorists were fined in Franklin municipal court over the weekend. Charles Hembree 34 of ten was fined ten dollars and costs for speeding. Frank Luhn 42 of Dayton was fined ten dollars and costs for passing at an intersection. Garland Dennis 19 of South Main St Franklin was fined ten dollars and costs for operating without a driver’s license. A third group drew fines for intoxication.
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Franklin
State Patrol
J. T. Riley
Charles Hembree
Frank Luhn
Dayton
Garland Dennis
South Main St. Franklin
Bennett To Address Dayton Unit On New Approach
Dr. Roger E. Bennett will speak at 8 p.m. Monday to the Montgomery County Council for Retarded Children at the Dayton Y.M.C.A. He heads the cerebral palsy division of the Dayton Academy of Osteopathic Medicine and will discuss The New Approach to the Retarded Child.
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Roger E. Bennett
Montgomery County Council For
Y.M.C.A
Dayton
Bennett
Department of Child Welfare
Dayton Academy of Osteopathic Medicine
Birthplace of Hippo crates on Kos Island noted
The island of Kos in the Aegean Sea is identified as the birthplace of Hippo crates, regarded as the father of medicine.
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Kos
Aegean Sea
Hippocrates
Sergeant Returns Aboard Navy Ship
Middletown man Stc. Ernest G. Vitori of 1201 Yankee Rd. is among 1339 rotation troops dependents and civilians aboard the U. S. Navy transport Gen. Simon B. Buckner which docked in Seattle Washington Sunday. Eight other Ohio servicemen were returned aboard the transport.
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Middletown
Stc
Ernest G. Vitori
Yankee Rd
Far East
U. S. Navy
Simon B. Buckner
Seattle
Wash
Ohio
Police Briefs Report Vandalized Car Seat and Missing Wife
A car owner reported a slashed front seat at 621 Malvern Street. Ronald Hoppe, 8, was bitten by a dog on Wildwood Road. A license plate 327 LG was stolen from 63 South Main Street. Jodie Jones reported his wife Lillian Jones missing since 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Malvern St
Ronald Hoppe
Wildwood Rd
Henry Cope
South Main St
Jodie Jones
Minnesota Ave
Lillian Jones
Showers Bring Mild Weather to Middletown Area
Weather forecast predicts showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight in Middletown Ohio with milder temperatures. Expect a low around 45 to 50 degrees tonight and a cooler day Tuesday as showers persist.
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Middletown
Ohio
Uninspected Milk and Cheese Ban At Hamilton Farm Market
Hamilton health inspector A M Clarke ordered removal of butter and cottage cheese from the farm market on Court House Square due to use of uninspected and unpasteurized milk. The ban cites City Health Department code with no reported complaints. Farmers may resume sale only with graded and pasteurized milk.
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Hamilton
Courthouse
A. M. Clarke
City Health
Clarke
City Health Department
Checks Worth 3.852 Reported Lost
Dorsey Whitt of 17 Garfield St. reported two checks missing. One Aeronca paycheck for 52 and a Citizens Building Loan and Savings Association check for 3800 were believed lost yesterday in Dayton after he left the city and found them missing from his billfold.
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Dorsey Whitt
Garfield St
Whitt
Dayton
Aeronca
Citizen's Building Loan and Savings Association
Bad Day For Foreheads
Four persons were treated at Middletown Hospital emergency room for forehead injuries yesterday. Gregory Wetzel 19 months suffered a cut when his head hit a car windshield at 3 p.m. Donald Selby 4 was hit on the head with a baseball bat while at a park. Kay Davis 22 months fell from a car at 3 p.m. and cut above the left eyebrow. E V Goodwin 56 suffered a cut above the left eyebrow when an air hammer slipped at work for B D Morgan Company at 6:50 p.m.
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Middletown Hospital
Gregory Wetzel
Joseph Wetzel
North Ave
Kay Davis
Roy Davis
Union St
Trenton
E. V. Goodwin
Gideon Rd
B. D. Morgan Company
Marine recruiter to visit Franklin post office Thursdays
Sgt. Orville Pennington, a Marine recruiter, will be at the Post Office building in Franklin between 9 and 11:30 a.m. each Thursday to meet interested locals.
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Orville Pennington
Franklin
Two Youths Questioned In Injury To Pedestrian
Two 18 year olds were questioned by police after a pedestrian was seriously injured near Central Ave and Leibee St. Delbert Austin 33 of 2409 South Ave remained in fair condition at Middletown Hospital with fractures to the pelvis and ribs. Witnesses said a car jumped the curb, struck Austin and fled with three occupants including a girl driver. Witnesses reported a beer bottle thrown from the car. Police identified an occupied car license linked to Earl Shock Germantown though he may not have been driving.
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Freght
J. A. Ryan
Columbia Ave
Ryan
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Delbert Austin
South Ave
John Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Sam Moore
Austin
Central Ave
Leibee St
Earl Shock
Peffley St
Germantown
WAC and WAF Recruit Drive Eases Entry Rules
Women aged 18 to 34 may enter WAC or WAF without a high school diploma if they pass a GED test. Those with prior service require two years of high school or GED. A 72,000 recruit target by June 30 was announced. Direct commissions possible for those in medical and allied fields, with First Air Force handling inquiries. Letters to Air Surgeon at Mitchell AFB.
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WAC
Women's Army Corps
WAF
Air Force
Luther Gregory
Gregory
First Air Force
First Air
Mitchel Air Force Base
Pandora and The Flying Dutchman At The Movies
Paramount shows Pandora and The Flying Dutchman Monday and Tuesday with 1 45 4 15 6 45 and 9 15 pm showings Strands Bushwackers and Jungle Jim Forbidden Land run at 1 15 3 50 6 25 9 05 and 2 35 5 10 7 50 10 25 pm respectively
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Paramount
Strand
The
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