Police Surprise Two Books In Raid Three Men Held
Formal agreements convert Sorg Pulp Co to Howe Sound Pulp Co Ltd with Canadian Forest Products Ltd acquiring majority. Sorg Paper Co of Middletown retains minority interest. New mill at Port Mellon to start May 1 1951 at 120 tons daily rising to 175. $4 million planned for 12 months. housing for 200 workers. use of Vancouver area sawmill waste for pulp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg Paper Sells Pulp Company
Canada
Sorg Pulp Company, Limited
Port Mellon
B.C
Canadian Forest Products, Limited
Vancouver
Sorg Paper Company of
Middletown
Howe Sound Pulp Company, Limited
Eburne Saw Mills
Canadian Forest Products, Ltd
Howe Sound
Campaigns Approved by Middletown Review Board
Three organizations won campaign approval at a Middletown Review Board of Appeals meeting in the Civic Association building. The Middletown Chapter American Cancer Society seeks 5000 dollars in April. Butler County Society for Crippled Children and Adults asks 5000 dollars for a county drive. Butler County Mental Hygiene Association gains approval for an annual membership drive with no set goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
L. A. Wardner
Seal Sale Cochairmen
Butler County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
George Hill
Butler County Mental Hygiene Association
Children Lost In Movie Taken Home By Police
Five children aged 5 to 10 huddled in a theater lobby after lights went out. Patrolman Wendell Cox found they had been taken to the movie by their father who failed to return. They were taken to the station and driven home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wendell Cox
Cox
Rookie patrolman key figure in raids on bookmaking dens
Patrolman Bernice Webb spent days undercover as a workman to trap two alleged gambling rooms. Six officers raided the venues, seized equipment, and arrested three men, with Webb recognized for his undercover work and the force pursuing state penalties.
Unidentified chase reported after hitchhike incident
Robert Beatty of 1902 First Ave reports he was an unwilling chase victim while hitch-hiking on a state highway. A State Highway Patrol cruiser pursued the car but the occupants did not stop before parking on Buena St and fleeing. Officers note two men reported a stolen billfolds worth about $20 at a North Main St rooming house with a tall dark-haired man in a red shirt seen entering around 4 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Beatty
First Ave
Beatty
Buena St
Marvin Amburgey
North Main St
At The Movies Showings At Paramount And Colonial
Paramount shows The Man Who Cheated Himself Between Mid-Nite and Dawn and The Great Missouri Raid with multiple daily start times. Colonial presents Somerset Maughman s Trip with a full slate of showings Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramountaturday
Summerset Maughman
Obituary: Lena Mae McCarty 36 Middletown KY
Mrs Lena Mae McCarty 36 of 1703 Glenn Ave Middletown died moments after an expectant Caesarean delivery failed to save her baby son. Cause of death awaiting coroner ruling. Survived by husband James E McCarty two daughters Olga Faye Paula Gait two brothers Finley and Stanley McCarty Salt Lick Ky and sister Mrs Freda Reffett Salt Lick Ky Graveside service Monday 2 pm White Sulphur Springs Ky Call hours at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home 3 to 10 pm Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Lena Mae McCarty
Glenn Ave
Middletown
James E. McCarty
Olga Faye
Paula Gait
Finley McCarty
Stanley McCarty
Salt Lick
Freda Reffett
White Sulphur Springs
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Funeral services for Ralph E Slone held Monday
Ralph Edgar Slone 69 of 207 South First St Trenton died Thursday at Middletown Hospital. Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Monday at Riggs Funeral Home with Rev James P Sturgeon officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. He was a member of Hamilton Methodist Church Masonic Order Hyde Park and Trenton Fishing Club. Friends may call Riggs Funeral Home Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Edgar Slone
South First St
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Riggs
James P. Sturgeon
Woodside
Slone
Hamilton Methodist Church
Masonic Order of
Hyde Park
Chicago
Ill
Trenton Fishing Club
Solemn Requiem at St John’s Church for Benno Frey
Benno A Frey died Friday at 1495 Yankee Rd after six years illness. A retired millwright, he is survived by wife Anna two sons Sylvester Celestine four sisters and two grandchildren. Requiem Mass set for 9 30 a m Monday at St John’s with Rosary at Schramm Funeral Home Sunday morning. Burial in Woodside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Church
Benno A. Frey
Yankee Rd
Wardlow-Thomas
Anna
Sylvester
San Celestine
Margaret Clare
Mary Reginald
F. M
Oldenburg
Ind
Kate Andres
Lena Kraus
St. Leon
Holy Name Society of
Man Dies After Three-Week Illness In Middletown
John E. Delaney 54 of 318 Vanderveer St. passes away at Middletown Hospital at 5 a.m. after a three week illness. Former Aeronca Manufacturing Corp. employee. Survived by daughter Mrs Paul King of same address brother Eugene and two grandchildren. Requiem High Mass set for 9 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Trinity Church with burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call 3 to 10 p.m. Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Delaney
Vanderveer
Middletown Hospital
Delaney
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Paul King
Eugene
Holy Trinity Church
Woodside
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Local Farmer Evan Retallick Dies at 71 in Lebanon Area
Evan Retallick 71 a longtime farmer died unexpectedly at his home three miles north of Lebanon Friday night. He was a member of the Lebanon Grange and the Presbyterian Church. Surviving are a son Eldon and a sister Mrs Grace Hamilton of Dayton. Services set for 2 pm Monday at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home until services.
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Lebanon
Evan Retallick
Here
Lebanon Grange
The
Presbyterian Church
Eldon
Grace Hamilton
Dayton
Johnnson
Sea serpents born from porpoises in single file myth
A historic belief linked winding single file porpoise swims to ancient sea serpents. Observers noted how multiple porpoises aligned together resembled a giant sea creature, shaping early coastal lore about ocean monsters.
Cinemas showcase Bunco Squad Dynamite Pass Rio Grande Bandit Queen
Saturday listings include Bunco Squad at 2:15 5:20 8:00 and 10:35 p.m. Dynamite Pass at 3:30 6:35 and 9:10 p.m. Sunday shows Rio Grande at 2:25 5:25 8:35 p.m. and Bandit Queen at 1:15 4:19 7:20 and 10:30 p.m.
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Bunco Squad
Rio Grande
Accidents Damage 1100 In Middletown Police Report
Two auto accidents yesterday and one this morning caused 1100 in damage. Arlie Adkins 53 of West Middletown Route 1 was struck by a truck driven by Hester Parker 42 of Franklin Route 2 at Main Street Central Avenue. Parker ran a red light. Woodrow Murphy sustained a severed ear and was treated at Middletown Hospital. The other collision caused 700 in damage to both cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Webb
Joseph Blackmore
Webb
Daily Parker
McKinley St
Colonial Billiards
South Main St
Wilbur McGlaughlin
Wilbraham Rd
James Sennet
Charles St
McGlaughlin
Sennet
West Central Ave
Ralph Bauer
Joseph Newkirk
South Main St. Reom
Herbert Frazier
Roy Crout
Bauer
James Lowe
Leonard McFeeters
Joseph Albert
Middletown
Arlie Adkins
West Middletown
Central Ave
Main St
Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Association
Wendell Cox
Hester Ellen Parker
Franklin
Cox
Parker
Adkins
Woodrow Murphy
Middletown Hospital
Middletown man rear-ends Germantown woman on Verity Pkwy
R P Theobald of Middletown Route 1 tried to pass Arlene Cottle of Germantown Route 1 on Verity Pkwy, bumping her car. Both drivers were southbound and reported the crash to police headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Theobald
Middletown
Arlene Cottle
Germantown
Judge Deliberates Indecent Conduct Case
Judge Oscar Leiser heard in juvenile court the case of Joe Gibson 24 of Middletown charged with indecent conduct toward a five year old girl. The case goes under advisement after yesterday's session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Leiser
Joe Gibson
Middletown
Man Sentenced in Embezzlement at Local Store
Gardner Williams, 33, of Middletown, given an indeterminate term of one to 10 years after pleading guilty to embezzling 767 dollars from the Middletown Montgomery Ward Store between June and September last year. He had prior sentences in Missouri and a federal reformatory for forgery and embezzlement. He is married with a child. William R. Jones, 27, formerly of Potsdam, Ohio, received an indeterminate term at Mansfield Reformatory after fleeing on bond on car theft charges and being captured in Detroit.
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Gardner Williams
Middletown
Butier County
Missouri
William R. Jones
Potsdam
Mansfield Reformatory
Jones
Detroit
Church Bars Czechs Who Banished Beran
The Vatican excommunicated all persons involved in banishing Archbishop Josef Beran of Prague and other acts against the Church in Czechoslovakia. The edict includes priests and prelates appointed to church posts by the Czechoslovak government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Catholic Church
Josef Beran
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Burns Prove Fatal To Girl From Morrow
Stella Kairns five of Morrow died Friday in Cincinnati Children’s Hospital from burns suffered Thursday when a rubbish fire in the yard set her clothing aflame. She sustained burns over about eighty percent of her body and inhaled flames. Survived by her parents Mr and Mrs Hugh Kairns and sisters Mary Ann and Barbara. Vail Funeral Home in Morrow to conduct services Monday at 2 p.m. Burial in Morrow Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Stella Kairns
Hugh Kairns
Morrow
Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati
Kairns
Cincinnati Hospital
Morrow Lumber Company
Mary Ann
Barbara
Vail
Morrow Cemetery
Starick Holds Park Board Meeting Plans For Improvements
City official H W Starick met with the Park Board and City Manager to discuss possible improvements and planned activities. A follow up session is set for Monday March 26 to submit a detailed program for improvements and a long range recreational plan with playground staff W S Geckeler and Ross Kramer to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
H. W. Starick
W S. Geckeler
Ross Kramer
Puck Thrower Held On Bond In Shuffleboard Incident
Ewing Taylor, 42, of 208 Crawford St., held for grand jury on $1,000 bond after allegedly striking Woodrow Williams in the head with a shuffleboard puck during a Crawford Street argument on February 17. Williams and his nephew Ralph Williams filed charges. four prosecution witnesses testified. Taylor pleaded innocent. Patrolmen arrested Taylor at his home on February 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewing Taylor
Crawford St
Alton H. Combs
Taylor
Woodrow Williams
Wayne Ave
Williams
Ralph Williams
Fifth Ave
Arnold Ferguson
Shirley Withrow
Navy cuts big day lea base near Wosan on coast
Allied planes raid Friday night hitting five trains sneaking toward the front. Far East Air Force set a record with 1,123 sorties as four Chinese corps were reported deployed southwest and southeast of Chunchon, with another four in reserve to the north.
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Navy
Far East Air Force
Leif Erickson
Eighth Army
Chunchon
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Perkins-Goodwin Company
New York City
Jay Corporation of
Blackmore
Lena McCarty
Ralph E. Slone
21 Taxi, Inc
Earl Whitman
Clark St
Verity Pkwy
Zhbacnik
George Proffitt
Gilbert LaFayette
RED Cross
Beran
Burns
Starick
Wosan
Howard
Ist Natl. Bank
Starr Floral Co
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