Local Soldier Reported Missing In Korean War
Pfc. Martin Henderson 18 of 1507 York St. reported missing in action in Korea per sister Mrs. Inette Bryant of 1310 Garfield St. Henderson enlisted June 17 and spent Thanksgiving in Middletown before overseas. He trained at Fort Knox and an Army camp in Virginia for demolition. Henderson’s sister notes a Defense Department letter confirming MIA since February 14. he is eighth Middletown area soldier listed as MIA in Korea. He lived with brother Harold on York St. and has siblings Catherine Gant Lenore Henderson and brothers Collins Wilbur. Wilbur, at Fort Knox, is home on furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Henderson
York St
Korea
Nette Bryant
Garfield St
Henderson
Army
Middletown
Ft. Knox
Virginia
Bryant
Harold
Catherine Gant
Lenore Henderson
Collins
Wilbur
Police Probe Stabbing Of Draft-Due Youth
A 20-year-old youth, James Arrowwood, reported for a pre induction physical when he was stabbed. He told police he harmed himself but later claimed another man stabbed him before being taken to Middlesex hospital. He fled twice from officers before being captured near Fleming Road and the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Arrowwood
Malvern St
Middletown Hospital
Arrowwood
Central Ave
Wilfor Palmer
Louis Janka
Shirley Withrow
Fleming Rd
Baker Ambulance
Lillian Sebald
Draft Board 10
Cincinnati
Two Fame Victims Out Of Hospital
Eugenie Fishbaugh age 13 daughter of Gene Fishbaugh of 3100 South Main Street and Dale Ingram age 15 son of Joseph Ingram of 1723 Tytus Avenue were released from the hospital yesterday afternoon. They had been treated for carbon monoxide effects after five persons were overcome early Sunday at the Ingram home. they were the only patients hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenie Fishbaugh
Gene Fishbaugh
South Main St
Dale Ingram
Joseph Ingram
Tytus Ave
Ingram
At The Movies Showtimes Collection
Paramount schedules Capture and Hunt The Man Down with multiple shows on Tuesday and Wednesday. Strand features Rio Grande Bandit Queen and Parole Fram ed with several daily screenings. Colonial presents Henry V with five nightly showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Mandamus suit filed to pay sewer firm judgment
A mandamus action will be filed in Common Pleas Court today to compel Harry E. Newlin to pay a $28,726 judgment to the Toledo engineering firm Jones and Henry Engineering. City commissioners authorized payment from bond funds. Judge P. P. Boli will set the hearing time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Newlin
Toledo
Common Pleas Court
P. P. Boli
Fred J. Schatzmann
Jones and Henry Engineering
VFW Elections Slated Tonight at Miami Valley Post
Hiram Fullen announces VFW Post 3809 Miami Valley will elect new officers tonight starting at 7 30 p m at the VFW hall 1208 Reynolds St nominations have been made for several posts and will be reopened after voting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Miami Valley Post
Hiram Fullen
Fullen
VFW
Reynolds St
Three Area Men Pass Bar Exams in Ohio Announcement
The Ohio Supreme Court announced that 288 applicants passed the state bar examination held February 6-7. Among them are Harlan T. Brown Jr. of 635 Symmes Ave Hamilton, William O. Shank of 930 Dayton St Hamilton, and Frederick E. Jones of Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Lebanon
Ohio Supreme Court
Harlan T. Brown, Jr
Symmes Ave
William O. Shank
Dayton St
Frederick E. Jones
City reaches 200 days without traffic fatality
Middletown marked 200 days without a fatal traffic accident as safety director Paul Wilson announced. The last fatality occurred August 31, 1950, in a two car crash at Hill Ave and Moore St, with one man pronounced dead at Middletown Hospital. The city record for longevity was 487 days in 1948 49.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Paul Wilson
Butler County
Hill Ave
Moore St
Middletown Hospital
Richard Sorg Assigned To Hague Embassy
Middletown native Richard Sorg will begin duties with the U S State Department foreign diplomatic corps in Hague Netherlands Sorg a Middle town High School and Ohio State University graduate served 3 1/2 years in the U S Navy during World War II He returns from Washington after special training and sails Saturday aboard the S S Westerdam to visit friends in New York before heading to the Netherlands
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Foreign Diplomatic Corps
U. S
I. B. Sorg
Central Ave
Hague
Netherlands
Ohio State University
Sorg
U. S. Navy
Washington
State Department
New York
S. S. Westerdam
Last Lap Of Wage Studies Set To Begin
A Public Administration Service representative from Chicago will start the final phase of a city wage and job study in two days. City Manager H. W. Starick says all questionnaires have been returned and interviews will begin. The study started February 15 and should take about three months. The project, approved at up to 1700 dollars, arose from pay increase requests by police and firemen and was funded by a supplemental appropriation of 47500 dollars for general fund and street and water workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Administration Service
Chicago
H W. Starick
Starick
PAS
General Fund
Three Local Men Enlist in Army Training at Ft Meade
Three Marion area men Alfred Sorrel 212 State Street Elmer Hounshell 113 South First, Tren ton lt., and Wende Manning 1511 Columbia Avenue enlisted. They reported to Ft Meade Maryland for basic training and then will move to an Army specialization school. Sgt Luther L Gregory, station commander, noted openings in the Army and Air Force with the Air Force currently taking men at a reduced rate. Local recruiting at 11 S Canal Street operates daily except Sunday from 8 am to 5 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Luther L. Gregory
U. S. Army
Air Force
Alfred Woodrow Sorrel
State St. Marion
Elmer Hounshell
South
Trenton
Wende Elwood Manning
Columbia Ave
Ft. Meade
Maryland
Gregory
S. Canal St
Butler County Divorces and Custody Actions
Butler County courts file multiple divorce suits including Anna Belle Brickles versus Vernon Brickles cruelty Helen M Sterling versus Richard Sterling neglect and cruelty Ruby Helton versus Lawrence Helton cruelty Paul Lucas versus Helen Lucas desertion. Divorces granted J C Reed from Blanche Reed cruelty Eva DeBord from Willis DeBord neglect. A note states the continental water area excluding the Great Lakes is 93 013 square miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Belle Brickles
Hamilton
Vernon Brickles
Helen M. Sterling
Richard Sterling
Ruby Helton
Lawrence Helton
Paul Lucas
Helen Lucas
Philadelphia
J. C. Reed
Middletown
Blanche Reed
P. P. Boll
Eva DeBord
Maud
Willis DeBord
Fred B. Cramer
Continental
United States
Great Lakes
Middletown Bonded Debt Edges Up in Year
Middle town's total bonded indebtedness rises to 3,884,000 from 3,745,250 a year earlier per Butler County Auditor R. H. Smith. The breakdown shows 1,500,000 water works revenue bonds 2,083,000 general debt and 301,000 special assessment bonds. General debt includes sewer bonds of 1,500,000 and 450,000 for the Nelbar underpass. The sewer issue stand at 1,282,000 and underpass at 427,000 after five years of repayments. Countywide bonded debt totals 20,906,645 with Hamilton and Middletown offshoots contributing. Outside Middletown and Hamilton, indebtedness rose by 3,902,164 to 10,687,001. Hamilton increased debt last year by mortgage revenue bonds to expand its electric plant, lifting total from 4,464,364 to 6,344,544. School districts added 4,386,493.75 in new bonds in 1950. city schools hold 2,500,000 and rural schools 1,699,500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Butler
R. H. Smith
Harry E. Newlin
Nelbar
Newlin
Smith
Hamilton
Two Injured In Head-On Crash Of Truck And Auto On Parkway
Two people were injured when a truck went out of control and collided head on with a car on Verity Parkway just south of Lafayette Avenue. The truck driver, Byrom R. Pearce, sustained shoulder leg and head injuries and was admitted to Middletown Hospital. The car driver, Willie Caver, was treated for shoulder and neck injuries and released. Other minor collisions were reported as nearby drivers attempted to pass or back into spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verity Pkwy
Lafayette Ave
Byrom R. Pearce
Rufus St
Middletown Hospital
Willie Caver
Lane St
Hamilton
Pearce
Fremont
Findlay
Cleveland
Dayton
Cincinnati
Middletown
Police Selling Tickets For Ball At Manchester Hotel
Tickets for the annual police dance on April 21 at the Manchester Hotel go on sale. Sgt. Ed Poling leads ticket sales and distributed 2500 tickets. Patrolman Lester Keeler is general chairman. Tommy Robbins' orchestra of Connersville, Ind. will provide music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Ed Poling
Lester Keeler
Tommy Robbins
Orchestra
Connersville, Ind
Viaduct Remodeling Cost Overrun
Hamilton city council approved G Street viaduct improvements despite a $22,000 overrun from the $70,000 estimate. The low bid came in at $84,939 from W L Harper Co Cincinnati, with engineering and other fees pushing total to about $92,700.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
G Street
W. L. Harper Co
Cincinnati
Deputy Warns on Bottle Breakers Hazards
Deputy Mark Duerr urged residents to stop breaking bottles on New London Pike Stephenson Road and Marshall Road after reports of glass and garbage dumped on the roads. He warned that tire blowouts caused by shattered glass could cost lives and worsen during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Duerr
New London Pike
Stephenson Rd
Charles B. Walke
Marshall Rd
Duerr
Monroe PTO Meeting Tonight at Monroe Elementary
Monroe elementary school plans a Lemon program and a 7:45 PM PTO meeting in the school auditorium. An open house will precede the gathering, per the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Elementary
Lemon- Monroe Pto
Monroe
Theft Reported of Blue Overcoat at Central Ave
Police said Joe Derrickson of 1302 Elm St reported a blue checked overcoat stolen from 900 Central Ave on Saturday. The coat was valued at 20 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Derrickson
Elm St
Central Ave
Lanterns stolen from dirt pile near 614 South Main St
Police were informed that four lanterns around a dirt pile at 614 South Main St were taken. No suspects listed and no injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main St
Drivers, disorderly conduct face fines in Municipal Court
Municipal Court sentenced multiple defendants before Judge Al ton H. Combs. George Cox, 29, of 1202 First Ave, fined 100 dollars and costs with six month driving ban for intoxicated operation. John McHenry, 35, of 2107 Logan Ave and Allen Graves, 48, of 537 Euclid St, Dayton, fined 100 dollars and costs each for physical control while under alcohol influence. John Zirkle, 48, of 408 The Alameda, sentenced to 30 days in Cincinnati Workhouse plus 6 dollars costs for disorderly conduct. Geraldine Bryant, 22, of 2912 Wilbraham Rd, fined 25 dollars and 12 costs for disorderly conduct and intoxication after a disturbance involving a broken glass showcase. Two men racing autos on Tytus Ave were fined. Alfred Eugene Sears, 18, of Franklin Route 2 fined 50 dollars and costs. Ralph S. Hall Jr., 23, of 513 Spring Ave Franklin fined 25 dollars and costs. Licenses for both suspended six months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
George Cox
First Ave
John McHenry
Logan Ave
Allen Graves
Euclid St
Dayton
John Zirkle
Alameda
Cincinnati
Geraldine Bryant
Wilbraham Rd
Tytus Ave
Alfred Eugene Sears
Franklin Route 2
Ralph S. Hall, Jr
Spring Ave
Franklin
Spring Arrives Tomorrow Morning On Ice Skates
The weatherman says spring will arrive tomorrow morning as winter ends officially at 5 26 am Wednesday. Snow and ice linger with melting leading to milder weather later, while Ohio faces a chilly forecast with possible light snow and rain over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Philip Carey Acquires Texas Asbestos Firm
Philip Carey Manufacturing Co of Lockland acquires land buildings and equipment of Asbestos Co of Texas in Houston. Texas firm makes asbestos cement siding and roofing shingles. Carey also owns the Miami Cabinet Division of Middletown producing bathroom cabinets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Carey Manufacturing Co
Lockland
The
Asbestos Co. of
Texas
Houston
Carey
Miami
Middletown
Mystery burglary at Howe Road home near Miltonville
Elbert Powell reported a Sunday burglary on Howe Road during his absence. A table lamp and a double barrel shotgun were taken. the lamp was found lit when Powell returned at 10:30 p.m. He said the incident prompted him to contact relatives and friends and the case remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert Powell
Howe Road
Miltonville
Powell
al Mahatha
Retail Stores Open Tomorrow Afternoon
Middletown retail stores will stay open until 5 30 p m tomorrow per Je rome Inwood president of the Middletown Retail Merchants Association A 1949 ruling requires closes at 1 p m on Wednesdays except the Easter and Thanksgiving windows and the Christmas season exceptions noted by the association official
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Inwood
Middletown Retail Merchants Association
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Ment
Paramount
Just Dial
Samuel W. Wheeler
Howard
Ist Natl. Bank
Iipcoy-Leffler
Walter N. Homer Irsta
Richard Sorg
Butler County Courts
Ohio
Association of Ohio Municipalities
Columbus
Lausche
E. R. Turner
Baltimore St
Israel Howard
Jessie Roberts
Katherine Hayes
RUSCO
Scofield
Philip Carey
Lakeside Inn
Tytus
Borden's
Bordens
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
Oglesby Barnitz Bank
Federal
Derout Insurance Corrode Anson
Oglesby-Barmitz Bank & Trust
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