Young man charged with double murder in Middletown case
George Elza Powers 22 of Crothersville is held for trial on two counts of first degree murder and robbery murder in the slaying of taxi driver Lawrence Kovert 31. Kovert's body was found near a Crothersville country road bridge. his taxi appeared later in Scottsburg, with authorities citing alleged family disputes as motive.
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Scottsburg
Ind
George Elza Powers
Crothersville
Bowers
Austin Air
Circmt
Fred Matthews
Pendleton State Reformatory
Middletown
O. Bowers
Lawrence
George) Kovert
Scott County Grand Jury
Kovert
Crothersvlle
George Elza Bowers
Miner
Joseph Blackmore
James Greenfield
Indiana
Six Students Escape Injury In Route 73 Car Overturn
Six Miami University students escaped serious harm when their car overturned on Route 73 east of Springboro. James Barry, 19, suffered minor cuts. driver William Knight, 19, and Hugh Chenault, 27, were involved in a left turn collision. Knight’s car traveled about 175 feet, struck a mailbox, then toppled. Damage totaled about 500 dollars. Separate reports note two fines and one arrest for traffic violations, including Louella Hickman, 33, for no license and Walter Michaluk, 27, for permitting an unlicensed driver. Jeffie Johnson, 43, faced charges for improper registration.
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Springboro
Roger Wilson
James Barry
Court St
Portsmouth
William R Knight
Lincoln Hill Pomeroy
Hugh K. Chenault
Franklin
Chenault
Knight
Wilson
Miami University
Louella Hickman
North B St. Hamilton
Walter Michaluk
Hamilton
Squire Lewis Balser
New Miami
Squire Balser
Jeffie Johnson
Three Young Boys Accused in Damages at Grand Iron and Metal
Three boys aged ten eight and seven caused damage at the Grand Iron and Metal Company at 600 Charles Street Friday night. Police took them into custody inside the office after windows were broken and a door panel removed to gain entry. Parents agreed to pay for the damages after appearing before juvenile authorities.
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Grand Iron and Metal Company
Charles St
Capper Furniture reports bad check cashed
The Capper Furniture Company said a $36.85 check drawn on First National Bank was cashed at the store. Robert Chamberlian, 33, of Trenton, was arrested for careless driving in the 1400 block of Garfield Street and released on a $100 bond to appear in Municipal Court April 1. William Kyle Jr., 8, of 215 Kenwood Drive, was bitten on the right leg by a dog. the owner was ordered to keep the dog tied for observation.
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Capper Furniture Company
First National Bank
Robert Chamberlian
Trenton
Garfield St
William Kyle, Jr
Kenwood Dr
Fires Cause Minor Incidents in City
Firemen reported two small fires yesterday with no damage. A ladle heat started a car fire in the Armco open hearth at 4 50 p m. A grass fire was extinguished at 9 07 p m near Woodlawn Avenue and Curtis Street by the C L and E railroad tracks.
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Armco
Fiemen
Woodlawn Ave
Curtis St
C. L. and
Paramount Theater Offers Classic In Weekend Lineup
At the movies Paramount presents Twelve O Clock High starring Gregory Peck and Hugh Mar Bow at 1 40 4 15 6 45 and 9 01 p m Sunday and Merday. Connecticut Yankee with Bing Crosby and Rhena Fleming at 1 15 4 40 and 8 05 p m. Geronimo with Preston Foster and Ed en Drew at 3 05 6 90 and 10 p m. Shewera per BADHIVE.
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Paramount
Gregory Peck
Hugh Mar Bow
Bing Crosby
Rhenia Fleming
Preston Foster
Eden Drew
Four Crashes Cause Damage, No Injuries Reported
Police logged four separate crashes yesterday afternoon with vehicle damage but no injuries. At Tytus Ave and Malvern St Albert Bradshaw and Douglas Jones were involved in a failed U turn. Anna Short struck Betty Jenkins in the Clinton Street supermarket lot. Willis Domineck received a citation for insufficient brakes after rear ending Walter Gray. Louis Gaston collided with Jackson Holland at Lawn Ave and Pearl St.
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Tytus Ave
Malvern St
Albert Bradshaw
West Middletown
Douglas Jones
Brentwood St
Bradshaw
Anna Short
Omaha St
Betty
Jenkins
Franklin St
Short
Albers Super Market
Clinton St
Main St
Manchester Ave
Willis Domineck
Vermount St
Walter Gray
Louis Gaston
Oxford State Rd
Jackson Holland
1800
Meadow Ave
Lawn Ave
Pearl St
Circus Day for Middletown Kids Heads to Dayton
One hundred eighty Middletown youngsters from public and parochial schools travel to Dayton for Shrine Circus Day. They depart 2 30 p m escorted by Middletown and neighbor city police, return by 7 p m. Wade E Miller and Hugh Butler selected the children. W N McCoy Harry Newlin and George Flynn plan the Shrine program. Ray Frazier and Carl Rossfeld lead the caravan with Chief Tom Carmody as head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Wade E. Miller
Hugh Butler
W. N. McCoy
Harry Newlin
George Flynn
Ray Frazier
Carl Rossfeld
Tom Carmody
Water Cutoff Today For Manchester Ave Area
Water will be shut off today in homes on Manchester Avenue between Doty and Sutphin streets from shortly before noon for the rest of the day. The Fisher Company is installing new mains and will make a connection at Doty and Manchester. Residents are urged to draw supplies tomorrow morning to cover the outage.
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Manchester Ave
Doty
Sutphin Sts
Fisher Company
T. F. Peterson
Peterson
Municipal Court Fines And Suspensions In Careless Driving Case
Robert Chippendale and William Back were fined 25 and had licenses suspended for 90 days each in Municipal Court for careless driving. Wilbur Johnson was fined 100 for physical control while intoxicated after an accident at Central Ave and Main St. Production of petroleum from U S public lands tripled between 1933 and 1948.
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Robert Chippendale
Young St
William Back
Illinois Ave
Wilbur Johnson
Elsmere St
Central Ave
Main St
U.S
Cincinnatians Escape When Tank Topples
Henry Even and Fred Gehler narrowly survived a 30 foot cooling tower collapse while cleaning it. Even fell into a 15 foot tank of water and fatty acid, suffering a punctured artery and minor burns. Gehler sustained rib fractures and facial burns from a splashed lid. both men were treated and released from the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Henry Even
Fred Gehler
Arthur Acruse
Oehler
Polish Mother of DP Family Dies in Middletown
Mrs. Josephine Puchala aged 60 and native of Poland died Saturday morning at Middletown Hospital after a three month illness. She came to Middletown last summer with her husband Wojicech and five sons Constine Daniel Frank John Michael and two daughters Rosa Olszewski and Bronislaw Werecka who joined the first displaced persons family on the Metz McGraw farm in West Middletown. She had been in America eight months and is survived by her husband, six grandchildren, and six other family members. Requiem High Mass is set for Tuesday at St. John's Church at 9:30 a.m. with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call Schramm Funeral Home Monday from 3-5 and 7-10 p.m.
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Josephine Puchala
Poland
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Puchala
Metz McGraw
West Middletown
Chering
America
Wojicech
Constine
Daniel
Frank
John
Garrisonville
Michael
South Bend
Ind
Rosa Olszewski
Hackley
Wisc
Bronislaw Werecka
New Hyde Park
N.Y
St. John’s Church
Calvary Cemetery
Schramm Feneral
Mrs Sue P Baxter Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Mrs Sue P Baxter died at 6 10 pm at Middletown Hospital after a brief illness from a cerebral hemorrhage she suffered at 10 am She lived on West Middletown Route 1 and earlier on South Main St Surviving are her husband Burke M Baxter a daughter Mrs Clifford Chester a son William P Baxter two brothers and two grandchildren Funeral services set for Tuesday at 2 30 pm at J R Baker Funeral Home Rev Eldon Hutchinson to officiate Burial in Mt Pleasant Cemetery Friends may call after noon Monday at the funeral home
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Sue P. Baxter
Burke M. Baxter
Middletown Hospital
Eldon Hutchinson
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Mrs. Alice Arnold Dies After Illness at 72
Mrs. Alice Caroline Arnold 72 of 3012 Yankee Rd. died at 5 20 p m after a two year illness. Wife of Grover Arnold she is survived by son Lawrence Mitchell of Middletown sister Hazel Bailey of Churchill Tenn brothers Charles Jones of Kingsport Tenn and Andrew Jones of Rogersville Tenn three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral at 2 9 p m Tuesday at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Alice Caroline Arnold
Yankee Rd
Grover Arnold
Lawrence Mitchell
Middletown
Hazel Bailey
Churchill, Tenn
Charles Jones
Kingsport
Tenn
Andrew Jones
Rogersville
McCoy-Leffler
Colleges Face Fund Shortage Says UC Head
Swarthmore Pa AP Dr. Raymond Walters president of the University of Cincinnati warned that a crisis now confronts American higher education due to fund shortages. He urged alternatives to federal aid and noted a proposal by Thomas R. Mullen of Lehigh Structural Steel to use tax free five percent of profits to support faculty salaries facilities and other academic costs.
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Swarthmore, PA
Raymond Walters
University of Cincinnati
Walters
Swarthmore College
Thomas R. Mullen
Lehigh Structural Steel Company
Turkish liner crash kills two Americans in Turkey
An Istanbul bound Turkish airliner crashed near Ankara in a snowstorm killing 15 people including Mr and Mrs Julian Parker Cole of New York and their infant grandson. The dead include a Greek courier and a British national along with Turkish passengers and crew.
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Akara
Turkey
Ankara
Julian Parker Cole
New York
Istanbul
Lee
American College
Cole
Stone and Webster Engineering Company
Turkish Eti Bank
Gurkan Goksen
Remzi Goksen
Reverend A M Wilson Officiates at Nazarene Church Funeral
Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday.
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A. M. Wilson
The
Nazarene Church
Woodside Cemetery
Eagles Parade in Middletown Highlights Zone Meeting
Eagles from 24 Aeries in Zone 1 and six auxiliary groups gather in Middletown for a parade starting at noon, featuring band music from multiple units and drill teams. After the procession, a mass initiation and degree exemplification are planned, led by Toledo and Cincinnati teams, with a Ladies Auxiliary closed meeting at the Nelva Center.
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Order of Eagles
Middletown
Jerry Brandenburg
Aerie 628
Zone 1
Eagles
Webster and
Trinity St
Webster St
Manchester Ave
Charles St
Central Ave
Lodge
Cincinnati Aerie 142
Edward F. Poss
Toledo
Toledo Aerie
State Order
Poss
Eagies
Ladies Auxiliary
Nelva Center
Clinton St
Esther Burns
Price Hill Auxiliary
Twojay Welfare Conference
Ohio
Elmwood Place
Hillsboro
Greenfield
Georgetown
Blanchester
Manchester
Batavia
Miamisburg
Franklin
Germantown
Eaton
Lebanon
Hamilton
Six Juveniles to Appear Before Judge in Juvenile Court
Six boys aged 14 to 17 are set to appear before Judge Oscar R. Leiser in Juvenile Court next Thursday. Charges include auto theft admitted by two 17-year-olds and petit larceny with rifling of cars. Incidents span up to two years, with four youths arrested after a stolen car from Middletown was driven to Indiana then returned and questioned. One offender is on parole from Boys Industrial School. others have prior juvenile records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar R. Leiser
E. S. Sherron
Middletown
Indiana
Lawrenceburg
Sherron
Boys Industrial School
37th Anniversary Of Great Flood Passes Unmarked
The 37th anniversary of the Great flood in the Miami Valley passed with little notice yesterday. March 25, 1918, saw the Great Miami River flood through Middletown causing destruction. The Miami Conservancy District project now prevents such floods in the area.
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Miami Valley
Miami River
Middletown
Miami Conservancy District
Two Cases Heard In Bicycle Court
Two cases were heard yesterday in bicycle court. Offenders faced charges under the stop street ordinance. Two bicycles impounded last week were returned to owners and seven defendants submitted writings from 50 to 350 words. One case was referred to Juvenile Court as a third offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Byrne
Ken Basford
Paul Wolfe
Harold Hayes
Eddie Brown
Improved truss offers easy rupture support trial
A Kansas City advertisement promotes a new inconspicuous truss that supports rupture without straps or springs. It claims comfort and ease, promises a 30 day trial, and offers a $3.50 special truss as a gift for reporting back. Send for a descriptive circular to Physician's Appliance Company, 7808 Koch Building, 2906 Main.
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Physician’s
Koch Bidg
Main
Kansas City
Missouri
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