Blue Ball Man Seriously Injured In Head-On Crash
Robert Thompson of Leslie Trailer Park at Blue Ball was seriously hurt in a head on crash on Route 122 a mile west of Blue Ball at 9 30 a m. He drove an eastbound car that struck a vehicle driven by Chester Hall of Blue Ball. Hall’s wife in the front seat suffered abrasions and was treated at Middletown Hospital. Hall was uninjured. Thompson received severe facial lacerations and possible skull and nose fractures and internal injuries. Witnesses said Thompson tried to pass a truck parked eastbound when the collision occurred. State Highway Patrol investigated and released few further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Thompson
Leslie
Blue Ball
Route 122
Thompson
Chester Hall
Hall
Middletown
Minor Accidents Reported In City
Several minor collisions reported on Friday causing modest damage. Cora Hudson 33 of 802 Fifteenth Ave backed into by Janice Grindle 27 Germantown Route 1 near Central and Broad. Raymond Combs 26 of 3104 Seneca St. stopped on Woodside Ave. about 11:45 a.m. and was rear ended by John Bessinger of Goshen Ind. at Yankee Road. Clarence Soule of Hamilton Route 3 and Mrs. B F Sawyer of Manchester Rd. collided on Central near Verity Pkwy at 2:30 p.m. when Sawyer backed into Soule. Elizabeth Stutz 40 of 3205 Grand Ave stopped in traffic but her car was struck from behind by a Bob Wise truck after driver Herbert Roe 20 of 3105 Wildwood Rd. slipped his clutch on Central at Grimes at 5 p.m. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave
Broad St
Cora Hudson
Fifteenth Ave
Central
Janice M. Grindle
Germantown
Raymond Combs
Seneca St
Oneida
Woodside Ave
Yankee Rd
Combs
John C. Bessinger
Goshen
Ind
Verity Pkvy
B. F. Sawyer
Manchester Rd
Clarence A. Soule
Hamilton
Sawyer
Soule
Herbert Roe
Wildwood Rd
Bob Wise
Logan Ave
Elizabeth Stutz
Grand Ave
Grimes
Stutz
Rally Plans Formulated After State Final Night
Middleton fans queued for tickets at the Manchester Hotel and High School as the state basketball finale loomed at Columbus Coliseum. Principal Baker and Boosters Club head Long discussed a postgame tribute venue and timing. WPFB announced radio coverage starting at 7 p.m., while TV rumors remained unconfirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPFB
At & P.m
Local births reported to area families
Vital statistics record several newborns including a girl for Mr and Mrs Robert Lampe at 314 South Main Street yesterday a boy for Mr and Mrs O Berman at 2304 Arlington Avenue today a boy for Mr and Mrs Elwin Bryant of Mason today and a boy for Dr and Mrs Eugene Turner of 100 Sorgei today
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lampe
South Main St
O Berman
Arlington Ave
Elwin Bryant
Mason
Eugene Turner
Sorgei
Marriage Licenses for Wells Didlick Chavis Hahn Petty
The notice lists Wells S Didlick 26 student McMaster House Oxford and Bev erly Jean Chavis 19 presser 711 South Main St Oxford. Grant Hahn 30 and Grace R Hahn 28 both of Hamilton. Mark Cover Petty 28 YMCA and Geneva Irene Hoskins 22 both of Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells S. Didlick
McMaster House
Oxford
Beverly Jean Chavis
Presser
South Main St
Grant Hahn
Grace R. Hahn
Hamilton
Mark Cover Petty
YMCA
Geneva
Irene Hoskins
Hospital Patient Roster and Dismissals Listed
In The Hospital Jerry Lane of Sixteenth Ave medical. Tommy Cobaugh son of Mr and Mrs Walter Cobaugh of Christel Ave surgical. Owen Barrow of Elmo Pi medical Veronica Gay daughter of Mr and Mrs Shiloh Gay of West Middletown Route 1 medical. Clarence Leight of Auburn St Mrs Leroy Hideman of Lewis Pl medical. Mrs Glenn Ranson of Franklin Route 1 surgical. James Hartman of LeSourdsville surgical. Mrs Ford Moser of South Suthpin St medical. Mrs Kirtley Valandingham of Charles St medical. Mrs William Griffin of Excello Mrs Edwin Carter of Baltimore St medical. John Craft of Columbia Ave OUT-OF-TOWN George Van Gieson of Oxford Mercy Hospital Hamilton medical. William Hunt of West Middletown Brown Veterans Hospital in Dayton medical. DISMISSED Miss Norma Bundren of Madison St Sandra Dufficy daughter of Mr and Mrs James Dufficy of Middletown Route 2 Mrs James Humphrey of West Middletown Route 1 Warnia Howard of The Alamo Mrs William Johnson of Trenton Route 1 John Kinder of Franklin Lioyd Lain of Franklin Mr Samuel Morningstar of South Broad St Richard ONeill of Miamisburg Route 3 Mrs Jarsex Smith Jr of Wilmore Dr Ward Taylor of Lebanon Route Miss Mary Watson of Garfield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Lane
Sixteenth Ave
Tommy Cobaugh
Walter Cobaugh
Christel Ave
Owen Barrow
Elmo Pi
Veronica Gay
Shiloh Gay
West Middletown
Clarence Leight
Auburn St
Leroy Hideman
Lewis Pl
Glenn Ranson
Franklin
James Hartman
LeSourdsville
Ford Moser
South Sutphin St
Kirtley Valandingham
Charles St
William Griffin
Excello
Edwin Carter
Baltimore St
John Craft
Columbia Ave
William Hunt
Brown Veterans’ Hospital
Dayton
Norma Bundren
Madison St
Sandra Dufficy
James Dufficy
Middletown
James Humphrey
Warnia Howard
William Johnson
Trenton
John Kinder
Lioyd Lain
Samuel Morningstar
South Broad St
Richard O'Neill
Miamisburg
Jarsex Smith, Jr
Wilmore
Ward Taylor
Lebanon
J. H. Donovan Dies After Heart Attack
J. H. Jerry Donovan of 109 Harrison Street died late this morning after being admitted to Middletown Hospital with a heart attack. No further details were available at press time. Schramm Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H
Jerry” Donovan
Harrison St
Middletown Hospital
Schramm Funeral Home
Three Treated At Hospital For Various Injuries
Allen Short age two, son of Loren G Short, was treated for head bruises at Middletown Hospital after falling from a rocking chair and was released. J B McMann, 37, released from Middletown Hospital after burns from a hot ingot explosion at Armco Steel. Russell Gentry, 20, admitted after a one car crash on South Main Street in Franklin, with a fractured kneecap. police report by Chief O E Chamberlain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Short
Loren G. Short
Howard Ave
Middletown Hospital
J. B. McMann
Wayne Ave
Armco Steel Corporation
McMann
Russell Gentry
Springboro
South Main St
Franklin
Gentry
Benue
O. E. Chamberlain
Bnai Brith To Hear Talk On Communism
Members of B’nai B’rith will hear a talk on Communism when they meet Thursday at 8 30 p m at Beth Sholem Synagogue. Roger Kerwood Middletown Knight of Columbus leader will attend and has led a campaign against subversive activities. Sherwood has drawn wide attention for his one man drive against Communism and its fellow travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B'nai B'rith
Beth Sholem
Roger Kerwood
Middletown
Knight of Columbus
Sherwood
Rainy Weather Skies Over Middletown Tonight
Mostly cloudy skies bring rain and thundershowers to the Middletown area tonight with temperatures from 45 to 50 degrees. Sunday is expected cloudy and windy with colder conditions and rain ending by afternoon. Weekend forecast remains unsettled with varying precipitation and modest rainfall totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
No Trace Found Of Missing Man Ann Solwick
Middletown police search for Ann Solwick of 910 Central Ave reports he has been missing since Tuesday. His wife says he left for work at Aeronca Manufacturing Corp. Tuesday morning with $129 in cash. He is six feet three inches tall, 175 pounds, wearing a gray topcoat, blue jacket, gray trousers, and a blue and white striped shirt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Solwick
Central Ave
Middletown
Solwick
Aeronca Manufacturing Corps
Ceylon Premier Don Stephen Senanayake Dies
The Commonwealth Relations Office announced that Ceylon's premier Don Stephen Senanayake died today at age 67 after a horse riding accident in a Colombo park. He suffered a severe brain concussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Commonwealth Relations Office
Ceylon
Don Stephen Senanayake
Colombo Park
Two Towns Aid Stations Open After Dierks Tornado Toll
Two towns establish aid stations in schools churches and National Guard armories as a deadly tornado strikes Dierks a lumber town about 110 air miles southwest of Little Rock at 2 45 p m Seven people die there Omer Henney a Little Rock truck driver in England said the storm sounded like hundred B36s and was the most perfectly shaped funnel he had seen D C Phipps of Little Rock drove a transport truck near Judsonia when a house suddenly crossed the highway and hit his truck leaving him with only scratches as he hitchhiked to Beebe with the first disaster reports
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Dierks
Little Rock
Omer Henney
Lite Rock
England
D. C
Crawford on Oscars and career timing
Broderick Crawford argues against Oscar jinx and warns stars not to hold out after winning. He says a winner should take as many roles as possible while the public is paying attention, and criticizes letting stardom lapse with poor projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Broderick Crawford
Brad
Mandarin as historic term for Chinese public officials
A historical note describes how the term Mandarin once served as the common name for all public officials in China, reflecting a broader imperial governance tradition and linguistic usage in earlier periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Retired butcher Essie Miller dies at 67 in Middletown
Essie Clifford Miller known as Butch, 67, died of a heart attack at Middletown Hospital after a stroke last year forced retirement from 32 years at Mayer Meat Market. A Tipp City native since 1918, he belonged to Reading Eagle Lodge. Survived by widow Alice, a brother Omar Miller, half brothers Chester Hoover and Leslie Eickhoffer. Funeral Monday 10 a.m. at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Brandenburg Hampton. burial Soldier's Plot Woodside. Visitation Sunday 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Clifford
Butch) Miller
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Miller
Mayer Meat Market
Tipp City
Eagle Lodge
Reading
Alice
Omar Miller
Chester Hoover
Germantown
Leslie Eickhoffer
Tippity
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
McCoy-Leffler
R. C. Caudill
Woodside
Herman Brandenburg Dies After Illness in Lima Hospital
Herman H. Brandenburg 44 of Lima died Friday at Lima Hospital after a two week illness. Born in Heidelburg Kentucky he lived in Lima five years after 24 years here as a Armco employee. He served in the US Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1949. Survived by daughter Darlene two sons James and Stephen all of Lima. Two sisters Mrs John Lovelace and Mrs Ellis Mahaffey, Dayton. Two brothers Glenn of Lima and...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman H. Brandenburg
Lima
Lima Hospital
Mr. Brandenburg
Heidelburg
Os Armco
United States Army Air Forces
Darlene
James
Stephen Brandenburg
John Lovelace
Ellis Mahaffey
Dayton
Glenn
Dallas A Young Dies. Funeral Planned For Sunday
Dallas A Young 83 retired educator died Thursday at his son Waldo E Young’s home in Cleveland residence at 200 Somers Sr. Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Sunday at Barnes Funeral Home with Rev Ervan Eicken berry officiating burial in Mound Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EATON
Dallas A. Young
Barnes
Ervan Eikenbary
Mound Hill Cemetery
Mr. Young
Waldo E. Young
Somers
Alleged Warren County Slayer Loses Custody Of 2 Children
Charlotte B. Cromer of Reading, formerly married to Fred Lee Cromer, wins custody of Gary Lee four and Judith Lynn three after Cromer is jailed on a manslaughter charge in the death of his 16 month old stepson Freddie Ray Rucker. Judge Hoffman granted the modification in Cincinnati Domestic Relations Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County
Fred Lee Cromer
Charlotte B. Cromer
Jefferson Ave
Reading
Charles W. Hoffman
Cincinnati
Cromer
Gary Lee
Judith Lynn
Freddie Ray Rucker
Former Pastor Honored by Methodist Union in Cincinnati
Former pastor Dr James P Simmonds now president of Bethesda Hospital and Deaconess Association of Cincinnati and former Cincinnati District superintendent from 1935 to 1941 was honored at the union meeting Friday night. He shares the honor with retired Dr Isaac E Miller who served 1941 to 1947 while Dr J Otis Young is currently district superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Simmonds
First Methodist Church
Bethesda Hospital
Deaconess Association of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
The
Methodist Union
Union
Simmonds
Isaac E. Miller
J. Otis Young
Theater Formerly Owned Here Sold
A drive-in theater north of Xenia previously owned by a Middletown firm was sold. Mark Cummins of Cincinnati, president of the Old Town Amusement Co, announced the purchase of the Old Town Auto Theater near Xenia from Jerome Jackson of Williamsburg. Jackson bought the theater last year in liquidation of Sundown Cruise-In, Inc., of Middletown. Cummins also heads three other area drive-ins, the Acme and Holiday Theaters at Hamilton and a Kentucky theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
Middletown
Mark Cummins
Cincinnati
Old Town Amusement Co
Old Town
World Food Output Lags Population Rise Says Report
The sixth World Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization finds world per person food production declining since the war, with widespread malnutrition. It warns progress in coming years will not rapidly reverse the trend and that reaching 1960 production levels for global nutrition seems unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
The
Food and Agriculture Organization
Forgery charges against Kenneth V. Blevins dropped in Municipal Court
Kenneth V. Blevins of Franklin Route 2 saw forgery charges dismissed at the complainant’s request after a Tuesday arrest at Central Ave and Clinton St. He appeared before Judge Ambs Friday afternoon. Jesse Earls Jr. of 1822 North Ave was fined 10 dollars and six dollars costs for disorderly conduct after a 1 am Thursday arrest on Central Ave. Trey Horn of 516 Garfield St. received 10 dollars fine and six dollars costs for disorderly conduct following a Thursday night arrest at Crawford St and Woold lawn Ave, bond set at 50 dollars. police cited an argument with a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth V. Blevins
Franklin Route 2
Blevins
Central Ave
Clinton St. Hene
Alton Mbs
Jesse Earls, Jr
North Ave
Earls
Strikers Return as CIO U S Steel Local End Walkout
About 300 striking members of CIO United Steelworkers Local 2163 notify Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co they will return to work today at the Briar Hill plant. The walkout began Thursday over the suspension of a worker for disciplinary reasons. The company called the strike unauthorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
O.t
CIO
United Steelworkers
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Briar Hill
Compa
District Music Festival Draws 1300 Students to Miami University
More than 1,300 students from 11 south western Ohio schools, 10 bands and 16 choruses, gathered at Miami University for the annual District Music Festival with competitive auditions. Five hundred additional students attended last Saturday for solos and ensembles. Winners advance to state finals April 26 with class assignments to Wittenberg, Ohio State, Otterbein, and Capital University. Judges include Gerald Frank, Herbert Murphy, Charles West, George Seltzer, George Barron, and Harold Mohr of the Miami faculty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
Ohio
Miami University
Ohio Music Educator’s Association
Miami
Wittenburg College
Ohio State
Otterbein College
Capital University
Gerald Frank
Elyria
Herbert Murphy
Lima
Charles West
Troy
George Seltzer
George Barron
Harold Mohr
Miami Music
Victorist Arrested After Auto Overturns
Randolph Smith of North Garfield Street Dayton is held in city jail to appear in Municipal Court Monday after a 430 AM Route 4 Oxford State Road accident. State Patrol says Smith driving south failed to stop at a stop sign and his car overturned after striking iron posts by a fire hydrant. He was taken to Middletown Hospital, found uninjured, and arrested on DUI charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Smith
Garfield St
Dayton
Oxford State Rd
Smith
Middletown Hospital
VA Home Loans Drive Low-Cost Homes in 1951 First Half
In the first half of 1951 the majority of new homes bought with VA financing sold for under ten thousand dollars. Sixty six percent of such sales fell in this price range, reflecting market demand for affordable housing backed by the VA program.
At The Movies Showtimes This Weekend
Paramount and Strand list Saturday and Sunday screenings. Okinawa and Harem Girl play Saturday with Belle of New York on Sunday. Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory and Devil's Doorway show on Strand, plus At War With The Army and Passage West on Sunday.
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Okinawa
New York
Strand Saturdday
Buffalo Bill
Tomahawk
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mints of
United States
Congress
Reeves Jewelers, Inc
George van Gieson
Mercy Hospital
Mary Watson
Garfield
Marvin McQuinn
Prop
Star News
Howard
Candy Kitchens
J. H. Donovan
Bnai Brith
An Brandenburg of
Hampton
Herman Brandenburg
Cleveland
Max Markey
Grand Lodge, Brotherhood of Railroad
Crile Veterans Hospital
Army Legal Department
St. Louis
Walter Clarke Hemingway
U. S. Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Atlantic City
Connersville
Carl L. Brinkman
Canton
Remedial Loan, Inc
Lyonsville
Trey Horn
Maytag Melampy
Sales & Service
Central Dial
Missionary Church
Canal ST
Nelva Bldg
Eugene Ponchot
Evangelistic Services
Rev. Lawson
Victorist
Paramount
T. V
Whio-Tv
Princeton
NCAA
Chicago
M. J. Gibbons
Woodlawn Ave
Union Sanitary Otters
U. S
Dupont
Matic Machines
Central Avenue
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