Three Hurt Slightly As Two Cars Crash and Ram Bus
Three persons were injured slightly at 6:47 am in a collision on South Main Street involving two cars and a bus. Injured are Mrs. Elvera McGuire and Mrs. Florence Romans, both 35, with contusions and abrasions, and Herschel Sorrell, 30, with chest contusions and abrasions. The bus driver, G W Mason Thomas, 35, and a car driver Juanita Ingram, 21, are named in the accident. Sorrell arrested for unsafe operation and to appear before Mayor Stretcher. Injured transported to Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ram
South Main St
Elvera McGuire
Sixteenth Ave
Florence Romans
Herschel Sorrell
West Middletown
Ohio Bus Lines
G. W. Mason Thomas
East Third St
Dayton
Juanita Ingram
Park St
Sorrell
Ingram
Harry Stretcher
Trenton
Romans
McGuire
Middletown
Riggs
May Ceremony at Holy Trinity Church
The annual May Ceremony began at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Holy Trinity Church with a Rosary and hymns led by Holy Trinity School first graders who crowned the Blessed Mother. Catharine Yauch bore the crown with Rita Marie Jackson assisting, while James Dineen and Daniel Hogan acted as escorts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Church
Mary
Holy Trinity School
Mother
Catherine Yauch
Rita Marie Jackson
James Dineen
Daniel Hogan
Lourdes
Parley Sets Today on Fire Hazard Orders
A 2 p.m. meeting was scheduled today to discuss orders issued after an April 11 inspection on the former P. Lorillard building at Charles Street and Central Avenue. Attendees were city officials H. W. Starick, Fire Chief William Fishbaugh, building commissioner Orville Corson, and a state official. the building was deemed a hazard with tire storage increasing risk. A U S Rubber representative, a renter, was in town to review the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Lorillard
Charles St
Central Ave
J. D. Sawyer
Barnitz Fund
H. W. Starick
William Fishbaugh
Orville Corson
Fishbaugh
Corson
Auto Crash Causes 5100 In Damage In Lafayette Verity Area
Police report an accident last night at Lafayette Ave and Verity Way with damage estimated at 5100. Drivers Goodloe Combs 34 of Locust St and Carl Helton 17 of Park St claimed green light travel and collided. Theodore Moore 19 Wanetta St was cited for careless driving after a separate Yankee Rd Michigan Ave crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Ave
Verity Kwy
Goodloe Combs
Locust St
Carl Helton
Park St
Theodore Moore
Wanetta St
Yankee Rd
Michigan Ave
Moore
Yankee Rad
Henry Allen
Eighth Ave
Damon
Donors urged to collect bloodmobile appointment cards
Donors for the May 7 8 bloodmobile visit should obtain their appointment cards from the local Red Cross chapter by Monday. Rev John I Parr chairman of the blood program urged those unable to keep their appointment to notify the chapter promptly so workers can arrange replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
John I. Parr
Funeral Services for Clare E. Butts in Reily
Clare E. Butts 55 dies of heart attack at home in Reily. Funeral 10:30 a m Saturday at residence with Rev J Lesile Bell officiating. Burial Greenwood Cemetery Hamilton. Survived by Ruth widow three daughters Florence Sharkey Esther Frost Arlene Reister all of Hamilton one sister Elizabeth Kindred Franklin one half sister Betty South Hamilton five grandchildren. Visitation after 4 p m today. Campbell Funeral Home Hamilton in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clare E. Butts
Reily
J. Leslie Bell
Bendix Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Ruth
Florence Sharkey
Esther Frost
Arlene Reister
Hamilton
Elizabeth Kindred
Franklin
Betty South
Frieds
Campbell Funeral Home
High St
Minnie E. Moser, Hamilton area resident, dies at 69
Minnie E. Moser 69 of Eaton Route 3 died Wednesday night at Ft. Hamilton Hospital after two weeks of treatment. Born in West Elkton in 1882 she married Logan M. Moser in 1898. She was a charter member of Hamilton Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and attended First Baptist Church. Surviving besides her husband are daughter Marian A. Deter of California four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Private funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Richard Moore at Klaus Funeral Home Hamilton Saturday at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie E. Moser
Eaton Route 3
Ft. Hamilton Hospital
West Elkton
Logan M. Moser
Hamilton
Order of the Eastern Star
First Baptist Church
Marian A. Deter
California
Franklin man dies at Warren County Home
Danny Aker a former Franklin resident on Chautauqua Road died at 5 a m today at the Warren County Home near Lebanon He is survived by two brothers and a sister Funeral arrangements are in charge of the Robert Eaton Funeral Home of Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Danny Aker
Chautauqua Rd
Warren County
Lebanon
Robert Eaton
James A. Tucker Funeral Services Held in Sabina
Funeral services for James Albert Tucker, killed when his truck collided with a B&O passenger train Wednesday afternoon, will be at Littleton Funeral Home in Sabina at 2 p.m. Sunday. Burial is in Sabina Cemetery. Surviving are wife Florence, two brothers John of Sabina and Fred Tucker of Derby, and three sisters Bernice Bentley of Franklin, Mary Downe of Hillsboro, and Josephine Bean of Lees Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
James Albert Tucker
B&o
Littleton
Sabina
Florence
John
Fred Tucker
Derby
Bernice Bentley
Franklin
Mary Downe
Hillsboro
Josephine Bean
Lees Creek
William B Wilkins Dies In Cincinnati Concert Trombonist Father, Sousa Connection
William B. Wilkins, 50, of 1536 Maple Ave Wyoming, a Cincinnati Symphony trombonist and Conservatory of Music teacher, died at 12:30 a.m. Thursday in Bethesda Hospital. He traveled with the Sousa band earlier and is survived by his widow Jessie, son Ned, daughters Shirley and Sarah, two grandchildren, sister Mrs Wilbur Cox of Hamilton, and brother Clifford of Dayton. Funeral at Charles Miller and Sons Funeral Home Northside at 11 a.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
William B. Wilkins
Maple Ave
Wyoming
Cincinnati Symphony
Walter Wilkins
Somerville
Bethesda Hospital
Hamilton
Clifford
Dayton
Charles Miller and Sons Funeral Home
Northside
Middletown sees May Day heat record with 89 degrees
The weather report notes Middletown's hottest day since October 25 with 89 degrees at 4 40 p m and lingering warm conditions into Saturday. Tonight should be fair with a low near 50 and Saturday forecast fair and cooler in the southwest area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherman Today
Middletown
Ohio
New CMP-4C Form Issued by National Production Authority
The National Production Authority in Cincinnati released the CMP-4C construction form with emphasis on required owner letters for signatories and simplified processing. Previous CMP-4C forms remain acceptable, but 250 tons of carbon steel or projects over 2000 kilowatts should use the new CMP-4C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Production Authority
Cincinnati
Robert M. Luckey
NPA
Washington
Luckey
Ward Party Fetes 370 Patients at Longview Hospital
Longview Social Service League hosted a Thursday ward party for 370 patients at Longview Hospital. Founders Day donations came from Armco Hot Strip Mill, with ice cream funded by local generosity and Mrs. Black inspiring cookie gifts. Attendees included Mrs. Tom Lawson and others. board meeting set for May 12 at 714 Eleventh Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview Hospital
Longview Social Service League
Armco
Black Little
Tom Lawson
John Pendleton
Ronald Gill
Homer Shepard
Norman Trisler
Harry Montgomery
Eleventh Ave
Clinton St Sewer Work Held Up Temporarily
Construction on Clinton Street and First Avenue halted for a week after sewage from several houses flowed into an open ditch. City engineer R A Pochel said sump pumps divert waste while connections to new piping are prepared. Traffic will be blocked along Clinton Street from Verity Parkway to Reynolds Avenue and First Avenue at Canal and Curtis Streets as Marra Construction resumes work northward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Pochel
Angelo Marra Construction Company
Clinton St
First Ave
Burch- Haddad
Pochel
Marra
Joseph Blackmore
Verity Pkwy
Reynolds Ave
Canal and
Curtis Sts
Marra Construction Company
April vehicle sales total 308 with Fiat Ford Chevy dominance
In April 308 vehicles were sold 314 passenger cars and 54 trucks were recorded. Ford led passenger car sales with 67 followed by Chevrolet 62 Buick 27. Truck leaders were GMC 15 Chevrolet 14 and Ford 1. Additional cars include Plymouth 21 Pontiac 21 Mercury 17 Oldsmobile 16 Dodge 15 and others. Truck extras include International 10 Studebaker 1 and single sales for White Acme Ambulance and Trailmobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph T. Kiep
Butler County
Ford
Cheverolet
Buick
GMC
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Pontiac
Mercy
Oldsmobile
Dodge
Ash
Studebaker
Hudson
Packard
Cadillac
Kaiser
Chrysler
DeSoto
Lincoln
Willys
Henry J
Jaguar
International
Acme
Wittenberg Alumni Meet Next Thursday
The Middletown area Wittenberg Club announces its summer meeting for Thursday May 8 at the Golden Lamb in Lebanon. A program will follow the annual dinner, per club president Vic Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Area
Wittenberg Club
Wittenberg College
Golden Lamb
Lebanon
Vic Carpenter
False sprinkler alarm draws fire crews to Aeronca plant
A defective sprinkler relay caused an automatic alarm to send two companies and an aerial wagon to the former P. Lorillard plant at Manchester and Charles, now Aeronca Manufacturing, owned by the Barnitz estate. Later, two minor fires on May Day, including a tree burn at 2013 Tytus Ave and a sawdust blaze at 304 Stanley St, were blamed on matches and rubbish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Lorillard
Manchester
Charles
Aeronca Manufacturing Company
Barnitz
Aeronca
Robert Lukens
Tytus Ave
Henry Combs
Earl Flint
Stanley St
LeRoy Ewley
Jobless Claims Up Over Year Ago in Middletown and Hamilton
Unemployment compensation claims in Middletown for April averaged 581, up 210 from April 1951, with 100 newly unemployed in the last week of April. In Hamilton April averages were 298, down from 376 in April 1951, while new claims fell from 61 in early April to 45 in late April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hamilton
Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Deaths Elsewhere AP notices list several services
Obituaries from Klaus Funeral Home note Mrs. Sarah Loretta Gravitt 79 and Mrs. Anna Elizabeth Hamilton 90 with memorial services in Indiana. Griesmer Grim Funeral Home lists services for another local. New York born James M. Eaton 64, Pan American Airlines pioneer, and Edward Walker Harden 83, former Chicago Tribune editor, are noted as deceased with hospital death yesterday in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klaus Funeral Home
Sarah Loretta Gravitt
Samuel A. Gravitt
North C St
Anna Elizabeth Hamilton
High St
Griesmer-Grim Funeral Home
New York
James M. Eaton
Hardwick
Mass
Pan Amercan
American Airlines
Palatka
Fla
San Pedro
Calif
Edward Walker Harden
The
Chicago Tribune
New York Commercial
Chicago Journal
Movie Showings At Paramount And Strand
At The Movies Paramount presents Sam son and Deliah showing Friday and Saturday at 1 45 4 15 6 40 and 9 10 p m Strand screens Bonanza Town at 1 15 3 45 6 30 and 9 15 p m Big Night at 2 10 4 50 7 40 and 10 20 p m Saturday Big Night shows at 1 55 5 05 7 55 and 10 25 p m Bonanza Town at 3 30 6 45 and 9 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Bonanza
Fete Tonight Honors C J Hughes Retiring Educator
A 8 o clock program and reception mark the end of 50 years teaching for C J Hughes longtime principal of Jefferson and Central Schools in Roosevelt Junior High auditorium No invitation needed for the public Ray Standafer and Robert Easton co chairmen say former students parents and school leaders will join Wade E Miller superintendent and students in the event Master of ceremonies Hugh Bakter and a school children entertainment unit will participate The program overview and committee list are detailed in the invitation notes
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt Junior High
C. J. Hughes
Jefferson and Central Schools
Ray Standafer
Robert Easton
Board of Education
Hugh Bakter
Standafer
Easton
Wade E. Miller
Two Changes in Township Voting Places Revealed
Judges for Middletown and Lemon Township precincts will meet at 7 30 p m Friday in the Middletown board of elections office. Lemon Township East Precinct will vote at Mrs Elmer Fisher s home on Blue Ball Pike instead of Foster McGraw s house. South precinct moves to Odd Fellows Hall in Monroe from Millers Store Room on Pike Street Route 25. A full list of polling places will be published Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lemon Township
Central Ave
Oddellows Hall
Monroe
Millers Store
Pike St
Route 25
Officer Course For Women Marines Set
Woman college seniors and graduates aged 21 to 25 may become second lieutenants in the Marine Corps Reserve via a 12 week training course starting June 12 at Quantico Virginia. Sgt. Orville Pennington urges eligible women to visit the Legion home office for applications as space is limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps Reserve
Quantico
Orville Pennington
Pennington
Legion Home
FBI Police School Ends Here in Middletown
Middletown police officers completed 453 hours in four week FBI police school sessions at the City Building. Visitors from other agencies added 336 hours for a total of 789. Chief Josselph Blackmore called the program outstanding and noted gains in reporting, crime scene work, self defense, and public relations led by ex-teacher turned FBI agent Harlan Shaw. 81 attended the final session led by Shaw who taught math earlier at local schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Josselph Blackmore
Blackmore
Harlan Shaw
FBI
Middletown High School
McKinley Junior High
Trio Treated For Minor Injuries At Local Hospital
Three people were treated in the Middletown Hospital emergency room last night and released. Don Layman, 27, of 1309 Woodlawn Ave, cut his left second finger by dropping a motor on it at home. Patricia Wootan, 9, of Middletown Route 3, punctured her left foot after stepping on a nail. Peggy Cochran, 5, of 2309 Erie Ave, cut her left eyebrow when she fell on a cement step at her grandfather's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Don Layman
Woodlawn Ave
Patricia Wootan
Fred Wootan
Middletown
Peggy Cochran
James Cochran, Jr
Erie Ave
Bar Association To Elect In June
The Middletown Bar Association will elect new officers during its June meeting. Ben M. Kitchen reports Henderson Estes leads the nominating committee and will announce the slate next week. Current officers include Tilmon Ellison as vice president Robert Dell as secretary and Vincent A. Sisson as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Bar Association
Ben M. Kitchen
Henderson Estes
Kitchen
Tilmon Ellison
Robert Dell
Vincent A. Sisson
Blood Donors To See Eddie Cantor Tonight
A large group from Middletown will travel to Cincinnati Music Hall tonight at 8 15 to see Eddie Cantor. Entry is restricted to blood donors from the April 23 24 blood mobile visit, with the Red Cross reporting record donation totals as eager crowds pay with their blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Music Hall
Eddie Cantor
Red Cross
Cantor
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Clare FE. Butts
Minnie FE. Moser
James A. Tucker
Bernard Beck
Progress Ave
America
Wittenberg
Freeman’s
Elgin
Xpansion Bond
Cis
PTT
Associated Press
N. Clinton St
Murray Jacobs
Homer Boxwell
Howard Haskins
Blanche Earnhart
Edward Volelette
Stanley Begsley
Alvin Bell
Perry Plank
C. A. Stellter
Madeline Lawrence
James Enright
FBI Police
Trio
Bar Association
Sinai
Joyce
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