Blaze Destroys Orchard Street Two Car Garage
Fire destroyed the interior and contents of a brick two car garage at 129 Orchard Street owned by Jack Frisbie. Damages were estimated at $800 with $500 insured. Assist Fire Chief Robert Lukens said youngsters playing with a fire in an old automobile caused the blaze, which spread to the roof but did not reach the connected house. Two fire companies contained the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frisbie
Orchard St
Robert Lukens
Lukens
Susannah Kain Dies in Middletown at 68
Susannah S. Kain 68 of 216 Young St. died at 3 30 a.m. at Middletown Hospital after a three day stay. Widow of Otis Kain who died February 8, she had lived in the city 30 years, formerly of Bata via. She was a member of Williamsburg Methodist Church and attended First Baptist Church, plus Daughters of America. Surviving: three daughters Mildred Kain Hilda Hayes and Alice Earhart, Dayton. step mother Georgie Slade. sister Albertine Shaw. two brothers Otis Slade Erlanger Ky and Jacob Slade Batavia. one grandson and one granddaughter. Funeral 3 p.m. Monday at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home with Rev John L. Parr. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Family received friends 2-5 and 7-10 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial Soldiers Home Cemetery. He was born in Rockford and resided in Germantown five years. employed by Freschine cigar store. Surviving: an uncle and aunt Henry Martin Rockford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susannah S. Kain
Young St
Middletown Hospital
Kain
Otis Kain
Batavia
Williamsburg Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Daughters of America
Mildred Kain
Hilda Hayes
Alice Earhart
Dayton
Georgie Slade
Albertine Shaw
Williamsburg
Otis Slade
Erlanger
Kyv
Jacob Slade
Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral
John L. Parr
Woodside Cemetery
Friends T
Soldiers Home Cemetery
Rockford
Germantown
Freschine Cigar Store
Henry Martin
Death of Mrs Henrietta Weyman in Richmond Indiana
Mrs Henrietta Weyman mother of F H Weyman of 20 Kenwood Drive Richmond dies Thursday evening at Johnson Rest Home Richmond Indiana She had lived with the Weymans five years before entering the rest home a year ago Widow of Onry Weyman Surviving are her husband two sons O W Weyman Glendale California and Mrs Wilson Hurrell Richmond Indiana a daughter five grandchildren and five great grandchildren Funeral services at Jones and Placke Funeral Home Main Street Richmond are incomplete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrietta Weyman
Kenwood Dr
Johnson Rest Home
Richmond
Ind
Jones and Placke Funeral Home
Main St
Funeral services for Tpton Oldfield in Newport Ky
Funeral services were held in Newport for Tpton FC Oldfield who died suddenly Tuesday at the Veterans Administration hospital in Fort Thomas. A World War I veteran and brother of Dillard Oldfield, he is survived by his widow Anne, one daughter Reno, three sons Wayne Keith and Duane, two half brothers Roger Catron and Beckhorn Catron, two sisters Mrs. Moody Littl and Mrs. Winnie Little. He lived in Mt. Sterling and worked at Newport Rolling Mill for over 30 years. Burial will be in the family cemetery at Stanton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
Tpton FC Oldfield
Veterans Administration Hospital
Fort Thomas
Dilard Oldfield
Anne
Reno
Wayne
Keith
Bellevue
Duane
Roger Catron
Mansfield
Beckhorn Catron
Whitesburg
Moody Littl
Winnie Little
Mt. Sterling
Oldfield
Newport Rolling Mill
Stanton
Germantown Quiz Highlights Oddities At Local Market
In Germantown a quirky auction or listing draws attention with unclear items and partial names. The piece mentions a Wednesday event at Brown House and a veterinary almanac, hinting at unusual local notices and stray details.
Death Notice of Mrs Cyn thia G Kerns Germantown Resident
Mrs Cyn thia G Kerns 80 of Germantown Route 1 died Thursday at the home of her son Richard Gehron where she had lived three weeks. She previously lived in Dayton two years then returned here and was a member of the State Re EUB Church. Surviving: son Richard. daughters Catherine Price Dayton Ruth Hetzler Germantown Hannah Wilson Brookville. stepson Henry Kerns Camden. stepdaughters Louis Huffman Eaton Ruth Zimmerman Camden. half sisters Mabel Eckler Dry Ridge Ky Marie Byers Miamisburg. half brothers Irvin Laughlin Miamisburg Byron Laughlin Germantown. 23 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Monday John Arpp Funeral Home Rev Byron Green officiating. Burial Germantown Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Cynthia G. Kerns
Richard Gehron
Dayton
Re. Eub
Richard
Catherine Price
Ruth Hetzler
Hannah Wilson
Brookville
Henry Kerns
Camden
Louis Huffman
Eaton
Ruth Zimmerman
Mabel Eckler
Dry Ridge
Marie Byers
Miamisburg
Irvin Laughlin
Byron Laughlin
John Arpp
Byron Green
Germantown Cemetery
Edith Thornton obituary funeral held in town
Funeral services for Mrs Edith Thornton 63 were held at 2 p m today at the Marshall Smith Funeral Home with burial in Collinsville Cemetery. She died Tuesday at Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton Surviving are her widower Noah one son and six grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Edith Thornton
Marshall-Smith
Collinsville
Thornton
Fort Hamilton
Hamilton
Noah
Funeral service for Mrs Mabel Chandler in Waynesville
Mrs Mabel Adele Chandler 82 widow of L W Chandler will have a 230 PM Saturday funeral at Stubbs Funeral Home. Burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin. Survived by daughter Gertrude a Norwood Schools teacher foster son Paul of Redding Conn and sister Mrs Harrison of Cincinnati. Friends may call after 6 PM today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
Mabel Adele Chandler
Stubbs
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Chandler
L. W. Chandler
Gertrude
Norwood
Paul
Redding
Middletown Boy 8 Dies From Stroke at White Town Hospital
Arthur G. Daul tur aged 8 of Fintey Street Home Acres Middletown died after a stroke Wednesday night at White Town Hospital. He was employed by Peters Cortroige Company at Kone Mills in what appears to be a misread line about his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Arthur G. Daultur
Fintey St. Home Acres
Middletown
Whitetown Hopital
Peters Cortroige
Kone Mills Tar
Police Exam Postponed in Middletown Department
An examination for patrolmen in the Middletown Police Department scheduled for March 20 was postponed because of a shortage of applicants. About 12 men filed applications. the city seeks at least 20. Additional personnel are needed to staff a new traffic bureau. Chief Joseph Blackmore will notify applicants of a new date and handle further inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Joseph Blackmore
New Equipment Pledged to Taft School by Taft Group
Taft School will receive classroom moving picture screens microphones loudspeakers a large dictionary and three encyclopedia sets along with science kits for grades four to six. Equipment is provided by the Taft School Association announced by president Raymond W. Brown at a group meeting. A panel discussed what parents and teachers expect of one another afterward moderated by Mrs Paul Bailey with parent and teacher representatives named. Hostesses listed for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft School
Taft School Association
Raymond W. Brown
Paul Bailey
Robert Baker
Edward Erlandson
John Owen
Mary Reinartz
Harold Kinney
Dave Bonner
Jake Sebald
J. P. Davis
Paul Leppich
Glen Sebald
Morris Renick
Richard Shaffer
D.C. Boone
Leroy Miller
Funeral services set for Lebanon resident Saturday
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in South Lebanon Cemetery. Surviving are his widow Bessie two daughters Mrs Thelma Black of Richmond Wash Mrs Patsy Kemplin of Middletown and four others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Oswald
South Lebanon
Bessie
Thelma Black
Richmond
Wash
Patsy Kemplin
Middletown
Deaths Elsewhere By The Associated Press
In Sarasota Florida Karl Gris mer 56 long time city histories writer former newspaperman died. In St Louis Dr Edgar S Hill 43 associate professor of bio chemistry and physiology at Washington University. In Philadelphia Bernard G Luethy 47 attorney and vice president of American Bowling Congress. In Raleigh Mrs Charles Brantley Avcock 83 widow of education governor who led school consolidation and rebuilding 1901-05. In Lorain Spiros Vires 38 killed after falling 65 feet from painter's platform at National Tube Co plant. In Cleveland John F Welch 64 member of Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers headquarters staff. Akron Karl H Crismer 56 former Akron Evening Times and AP Washington bureau writer died in Sarasota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sarasota
Fin
Karl Grismer
Akron
ST. Louis
Edgar S. Hill
Washington University School of Dentistry
Rai.eigh
N. C
Charles Brantley Avcock
North Carolina
Lorain. O.spiros Vires
National Tube Co
Akron, O
Karl H. Crismer
Fla
Akron Evening Times
Cleveland Pisin Dealer
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Akron Beato Journal
Washington
Community Service Awards Honored at Ohio Small Loan Meet
Three leaders received Community Service Awards at a Cincinnati district meeting of the Ohio Association of Small Loan Companies. Awardees were Benadum of Middletown, Pfeifer of Cincinnati, and Schmidt of Hamilton. Speakers included Major Norman Imrie of Zanesville and Columbus, who urged preserving the U.S. Constitution and warned against a costly Ohio constitutional revision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio Association of Small Loan Companies
Cincinnati
Harry A Benadum
City Loan and Savings Company of
Walter J. Pfeifer
Reliable Finance Company of Cin
Jury Again Rebuffs Damages Claim in 1946 Auto Crash
In Butler County Common Pleas Court Judge Fred B. Cramer denied James Ewing of Somerville Route 1 a $75,200 damages award after a 9-3 jury verdict. The case, involving injuries to Ewing and property damage to his car from a truck driven by Joseph Mokry Sr., was heard on a motion for a new trial following a prior denial on March 12, 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Common Pleas Court
James Ewing
Somerville Route 1
Joseph M. Mokry, Sr
Baron Rd
Fred B. Cramer
Ewing
Mokry
Local births reported in Dayton area
Vital statistics list multiple newborn girls born yesterday and today to families across Dayton area. Names include Fryman, Fausnaugh, Marts, Watson, Banker, Bishop, Ward and Ruscher, with locations Fleming Road West Middletown Jewell Street Woodlawn Avenue Hamilton South Lebanon and Sixteenth Avenue Miami Valley Hospital Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Fryman
Fleming Re
Hillard Fausnaugh
Jewell St
Robert Marts
West Middletown
Boyd Watson
Woodlawn Ave
Richard Banker
Hamilton
Peal Bishop
South Lebanon
Candy Ward
Marriage Licenses For Middletown And Hamilton Couples
Charles Dudley Inwood and Patricia Ann Lester of Middletown obtain licenses in Richmond Indiana. Louis Raush III and Beverly Ann Griffith of Hamilton receive licenses. John Crase and Barbara Centeres, both of Middletown, listed with ages and service status in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dudley Inwood
Saleman
Shafer St
Patricia Ann Lester
Ellen
Middletown
Louis Raush III
Beverly Ann Griffith
Hamilton
Richmond
Ind
John Crase
U.S. Army
Barbara Centeres
Middlectown
Local births and surgeries listed for area families
A readable snippet lists multiple residents and their medical statuses including Sheron Pamer and Daniel Quinn noted as medical, John Fletcher on Curtis St medical, Mrs. Howard Schneider on Ex cello surgical, Jess Mary Gilles on Middletown Route 3 surgical, Mrs. Kelly Butler on South Leb anon surgical, Mitchel Hyden on Excello medical, Ann McGuire daughter of Mr and Mrs Willie McGuire Tren ton surgical, Paul Byrd son of Mr and Mrs John Byrd Plum St medical, Sarah McIntosh Vanderveer St medical, Sarah Newkirk South Ave surgical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheron Pamer
Reuben Rigg
Sixteenth Ave
Daniel Quinn
James Quinn
Walnut St
John Fletcher
Curtis St
Howard Schneider
Excello
Surgical
Jess Mary Gilles
Middletown
Kelly Butler
South Lebanon
Mitchel Hyden
Ann McGuire
Willie McGuire
Trenton
Paul Byrd
John Byrd
Plum St
Sarah McIntosh
Wilbur McIntosh
Vanderveer St
Sarah Newkirk
James Newkirk
South Ave
Surgica
Readable List of Local Names and Addresses
A compilation of residents including St. Douglas Young of Lamberton Walter Moon of Garfield St. Robert Rice of West Elkton Mrs. Emery Schoonover of Spring Valley Route 1 Eldon Shine of YMCA Edward Venneman of Hill Ave Forest Lakes son of Mr and Mrs Forest Lakes Sr of Franklin Brenda Walters daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Walters of Sixteenth Ave Out of Town William Murphy Sr of Miller Rd West Middletown Mercy Hospital Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Moon
Garfield St
Robert Rice
West Elkton
Emery Schoonover
Spring Valley
Eldon Shine
YMCA
Edward Venneman
Hill Ave
Forest Lakes
Forest Lakes, Sr
Franklin
Brenda Walters
Mrs
Harold Walters
Sixteenth Ave
William Murphy, Sr
Micheler Rd
West Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Local Driver Fined For Traffic Violation
Gienn Venatta of 1206 Calumet Ave was fined $15 and costs in the court of Louis Bolser after a Wednesday arrest by sheriff's deputies A.N. Peters and Elmer Grabe on Route 4 near Oak Ridge Rd. He tried to pass a truck over a double yellow line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gienn
At The Movies Showings list for Paramount and Strand
Paramount schedules calm Bulldog Drummond at 1 15 4 15 7 20 and 10 20 p m. This Woman Is Dangerous plays at 2 35 5 40 and 8 45 p m. Strand shows Hated Sahara at 1 15 4 10 7 15 and 10 10 p m and Whirlwind at 3 00 5 55 and 9 00 p m. Saturday Whirlwind repeats at 2 15 2 15 5 50 and 9 00 p m plus Hotel Sahara at 3 35 7 10 and 10 10 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Sehara
Four Accidents Send Four Victims To Middletown Hospital
Four persons were treated yesterday in Middletown Hospital emergency room. Sherry Kay Carpenter, 10, fractured her right arm while skating and was admitted. Gilbert Willis, 29, had a thigh cut from a knife slip and was treated and released. Julia Million, 59, cut her right thumb on a saucer and was treated. Richard Wolf, 3, received first and second degree burns on back, neck and arms and was admitted. Gary Holt, 1, was admitted for observation after drinking toothache medicine. he lives with his mother on West Middletown Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Sherry Kay Carpenter
Ocford St
Gilbert Willis
Sixteenth Ave
Julia Million
Seventeenth Ave
Richard Wolf
West Middletown
Gary Holt
Enson J. Holt
Hudson Ave
Franklin
Rain or Snow Expected Saturday in Middle Town Ohio
Forecasts for Middle Town Ohio call for cloudy skies with rain or snow developing Saturday afternoon. Tonight will drop to 28 degrees with sub-freezing temperatures and cloudy cool conditions this afternoon. Yesterday's high reached 61 and low 41 with rainfall of .03 inch while the Great Miami River fell from 19 feet 1 inch to 9 feet 2 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio
Miami
Five Fined in Traffic Court Before Judge Combs
Five people appeared in Traf fice Court yesterday before Judge Alton H. Combs. Robert A. Setters was fined 25 dollars and costs for careless driving. Marion Ballard was assessed 20 dollars and costs for unauthorized use of dealer tags on a car. Bill R. Minnick was fined 5 dollars and costs for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
Robert A. Setters
Wanetta Sr
Marion Ballard
Garfield St
Bill R. Minnick
Manchester Rd
Two motorists fined for speeding in local court
Dallas Randall of Middletown Route J and Frank Hodson of 807 Garfield Street were each fined ten dollars and costs after pleading guilty to speeding charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Randall
Middletown
Frank Hodson
Garfield St
Water Service Disrupted Saturday In Citywide Valve Work
Water Works Department conducts valve conditioning tomorrow causing all day water off then on. Maintenance foreman Robert Mettler notes work starts at 8 a.m. and ends by 5 p.m. Residents warned to stockpile water and monitor taps. Affected streets include Curtis Garfield Baltimore Penfield Jacoby Grand Waite Fairmount Woodlawn Forrest Richmond and Parkview. Discoloration may occur but is harmless and temporary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Works Department
Robert Mettler
Mettler
Curtis St
Yankee
Garfield St
Grand
Baltimore St
Fairmount
Forrest
Penfield
Grove
Garfield
Jacoby
Grand Ave
Crawford
Waite
Woodlawn
Curtis
Richmond
Fairfield
Parkview
Warns on Unlicensed Tank Cleaners in Butler County
Butler County Health Commissioner H A Moore warns residents about unlicensed workers offering septic tank and outside toilet cleaning. He notes many complaints of price gouging after completing jobs. The department issues permits to legitimate cleaners andInspects septic tank installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
H. A. Moore
Butler County Health Department
Health Department
Railroad Is Sued For Man's Death
Mrs. Rebecca Glander of Germantown filed a Montgomery County Common Pleas Court suit against New York Central Railroad seeking 11011 for the death of her husband John H. Glander on June 9, 1950. The petition says he was thrown from a roller at a private grade crossing on his farm after railroad employees dug a ditch across the crossing, blocking the only lane between farm sections. Damages are sought for Mrs. Glander and their two sons John R. and Dorsey F.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Rebecca Glander
Montgomery County
Glander
John R
Dorsey F
Fire curiosity costs New Miami man ten dollars
A New Miami motorist, Tye Lainhart, was fined ten dollars plus court costs for parking his car near a rural fire and hindering fire crews at the Hacker home in Belmont Addition. The fire caused about two thousand dollars in damage to the interior. Magistrate Robert Gabard heard the case after Fair field Township Constable Martin Shepard, who also serves as a volunteer fireman, arrested Lainhart for interfering with firefighting efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Miami
Tye Lainhart
Rose Lea Ave
New Miami
Fairfield Township
Martin Shepard
Lainhart
Robert Gabbard
Shepard
Maynard Hacker
Fairfax Ave
Belmont Addition
Fleeing Scene Charge Filed Against Leo Smith
Leo Smith aged 59 of 1707 Manchester Ave was arrested on a warrant filed by Richard Harmount charging him with fleeing the scene of an accident. The case was continued to next week by Judge Alton A H. Combs in Municipal Court. The warrant alleges a strike on Harmounts parked car in the First National Bank lot on North Main St Tuesday. Smith released on $500 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Smith
Manchester Ave
Richard Harmount
Smith
Alton A H. Combs
Harmount
First National Bank
North Main St
1000 Ducats On Sale For Barkley Talk
Democrats of Butler County offer 1000 tickets for the Jackson Day Dinner April 23 with Vice President Alben Barkley as featured speaker. Dinner and rally at Manchester Hotel ballroom limited to 1000 attendees. tickets include dinner and are handled by local and county committees led by Frank Dobrozsi, Britt Kendrick, Harry Grevey, and Thomas Feltz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Alben Barkley
Manchester Hotel
Frank Dobrozsi
Britt Kendrick
Middletown
Hamilton
Harry Grevey
Thomas Feltz
Dobrozsi
Greg Holbrook
Jackson Bosch
Thomas Galeese
Edward Fink
Arthur Reiff
Gordon Augspurger
Mary Billingslea
Helen Kiep
Cecelia Fink
Jesse Pochard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Susannah Kain
Tipton BE
Charles Steen
Chiartes
Brown Ho Jiu
Veterar
Mabel K. Chandler
Arthur G. Daulton
Central Ave
Taft Group
Philadelphia
Bernard G. Luethy
Camden, N. J
American Bowling Congress
Cleveland
John F. Welch
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Benadum
Imrie
Fred Ruscher, Jr
Sixteenth Ave. Bay
Miami Valley Hospital
Douglas Young
Lamberton
Athe
Clinton St
Railroad
Lilag
Barkley Talk
NEW Spring Miller
Pia
Cie
Piamond Pri Paty
Fied Gayana Young
Filsons
New York
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