Hit Skipper Hunted in Death of 14 Year Old Cyclist
A bicycle trip by two Dayton boys ended in tragedy early today. One boy, Joe Schell, died at General Hospital. Samuel Blackburn is in critical condition. Patrolmen seek a 1939 or 1940 dark blue Ford with right-side damage and missing hubcap. Route 25 near Gano, north of the Hamilton County line, was the scene between 2:30 and 4:45 a.m. The Schell boy was en route to grandparents in Kentucky when struck and killed. Blackburn suffered multiple injuries. The incident lifts Butler County 1953 traffic deaths to 20, a figure officials feared would hit by May 20.
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Dayton
Eec Ort
Joe Schell
Salem Ave
General Hospital
Samuel Blackburn
River View Dr
Hamilton County
Gano
Schell
Butler County
Municipal Court Drops Assault Claims in Cafe Incident
William Everett Wilson, 25, of 1523 Lafayette Ave, received a 10 day jail term suspended on condition of staying away from the Golden Elk Cafe. He was charged with destruction of property by Melvin E. Cottmeyer, 48, of 2107 Wilbraham Rd. Cottmeyer faced assault and battery charges by Wilson which were dismissed. Cases heard by Judge Alton H. Combs in Municipal Court yesterday.
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William Everett Wilson
Lafayette Ave
Golden Elk Cafe
Wilson
Melvin E. Cottmeyer
Wilbraham Rd
Cottmeyer
Alton H. Combs
Armco marks 50 years for Diltz Mitchell veteran
Diltz Mitchell, Armco’s newest 50 year veteran, received a service pin and gold watch in a Friday ceremony in chairman Charles R. Hook’s office. Mitchell began May 15, 1903 as a laborer at Armco’s Curtis Street plant, rising to superintendent of Hot Roll Processing before retiring June 1, 1952, and he lives at 101 McKinley St.
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Armco
Diltz Mitchell
Charles R. Hook
Hook
Mitchell
Fac
Tory Department
Curtis Street
McKinley St
Dirtz Mitchell
Boys Get Even For Scolding End Up In Juvenile Court
Four teenage boys ages 14 and 15 face Juvenile Court after admitting they damaged two cars in retaliation for a teacher's scolding. Police said the youths damaged Mrs. Schrock’s car at 1105 Girard Ave and Miss Horn’s car at 317 Yankee Rd, bending windshield wipers, radio aerials, gas and choke controls, tearing rear vision mirrors, and ransacking other vehicles.
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Homer Schrock
Girard Ave
Maud Horn
Yankee Rd
Miss Horn
TV Shift Delayed as Weather Halts WLW-T Antenna Work
Officials announced WLW-T will not move from channel 4 to channel 5 as planned on Sunday. The delay is due to bad weather preventing workers from completing the necessary antenna shift.
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Wlw-T
Youth Is Sentenced On Burglary Charge
James Privette driven to Mansfield Reformatory by Judge Fred B. Cramer after pleading guilty to burglary and larceny. The 20 year old from Hamilton was found sane at Lima State Hospital and returned home this week before sentencing to an indeterminate term.
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Hamilton
James Privette
Mansfield Reformatory
Fred B. Cramer
Lima State Hospital
Historic land office building moves to Marietta museum
The historic land office building at Marietta is donated to the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society by the Ohio Colonial Dames. The Dames voted Friday night to transfer the landmark to the de Martius Museum in Marietta.
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Dayton
Marietta
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Ohio Colonial Dames
Colonial Dames
de Martius Museum
Maretta
At The Movies Showings This Weekend
Paramount runs Ivanhoe Saturday and Sunday with showtimes 1 15 3 15 5 15 7 20 and 9 25 p m Strand presents Flight to Mars at 1 30 5 05 and 8 40 p m Magnetic Monster screens at 3 00 6 30 and 10 05 p m Bonzo Goes to College shows 1 15 4 00 6 30 and 9 10 p m Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Widd at 2 45 5 20 8 00 and 10 30 p m
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Paramount
Mars
Plans Set For Armory Dedication
Dedication ceremonies for the $250,000 National Guard Armory begin tomorrow with an air salute from Wright Patterson Field at 3 p.m. W. W. Sebald of Armco Steel will speak. Middletown units led by Capt Andrew Dobrozsi and Lt Charles Myers will display light tanks and more. Open house tours offered. Battery A and Company D to report at 12:30 p.m. drill pay provided.
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National Guard
Wright-Patterson Field
W. Sebald
Armco Steel Corporation
Middletown
Andrew Dobrozsi
Charles Myers
Battery A
Company D
Andy Dobrozsi
Army Purchases Surplus Butter Story of butter sale to Army
The Army bought one million pounds of surplus butter at 15 cents a pound as part of a 190 million pound government buy to support prices. The Agriculture Department said the Army may buy up to 50 million more pounds over the next 16 months if needed and that the butter will replace margarine in some uses but not curb regular butter purchases. The department also donated 74 million pounds to the non profit school lunch program. original price was about 67 cents per pound.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Army
Man Hurt Hand at Local Boxcar Door Incident
Curtis Johnson, 54, of Trenton Route 1, suffered a laceration to his left hand when his hand was caught in a boxcar door at the Raymond Bag Company late Friday. He was treated at Middletown Hospital at 11:20 p.m. and dismissed.
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Curtis Johnson
Trenton
Raymond Bag Company
Middletown Hospital
Two Injured In Crash Involving Street Patrol Location
Two men were injured and one driver admitted to Middletown Hospital after a 2:30 a.m. crash on Route 73 northeast of Middletown in front of the old state patrol post. Frank Ruffing, 42, of Ardmore Drive, suffered rib fractures and knee cuts but was in good condition. John Henry, 53, of Maryland Street Dayton, had abrasions and chest bruises and was treated and dismissed.
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Middletown
Route 73
Old State Patrol
Frank Ruffing
Ardmore Dr
John Henry
Maryland St
Dayton
Henry
Wet Weekend Forecast Near Indianapolis Speedway
The forecast calls for a wet and cloudy weekend with occasional rain today tonight and Sunday. Temperatures will rise to about 70 today and slightly higher tomorrow as heavy dew accompanies the warmer air. Morning readings ranged from 50 to 63 degrees with a high around 65 by five this afternoon.
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Indianapolis Speedway
The
Mercury
Two Teenagers Sentenced for Burglary and Car Theft
Two 15 year old boys were sentenced to Boys Industrial School by Judge Harry F Walsh after admitting 12 burglaries and thefts of five cars in and near the city. They were arrested in Indiana in a stolen car and returned here for questioning. The crimes date from last October with break ins on Malvern Street Wilbraham Road Ellen Drive Winoona Drive and other local streets. A valuable ring and a class ring were taken from Burton Rossfeld home and found in the youths possession. They said they mainly took money and cigarettes and divided the loot. Cars stolen were used for joy riding and abandoned later.
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Harry F. Walsh
Indiana
Malvern St
Bexley
Wilbraham
Ellen Dr
Winona Dr
Burton Rossfeld
Bexley Dr
Servicemen News Highlights Local Drafts and Training
Pfe Lawrence D. Wilson of 2502 South Main sang with a barber shop quartet in the Army concert in Germany. He serves in Mainz with the 14th Armored Field Artillery Battalion of the 2nd Armored Division, entered the Army last July and arrived overseas last December. Darrel D. Hodge, 20, of 1713 Manchester Ave., completed the pre flight phase of pilot training at Lackland AFB Texas with the 3740th Pre Flight Training Group and will enter basic flying training after 12 weeks. Pvt. Harvey B. Moon of 1007 Baltimore St. arrived at Niagara Falls NY for a new Army assignment with the 606th Anti Aircraft Artillery Battalion guarding local power facilities. Airman 3-C Darrell F. Williams of Franklin has begun training at Sheppard AFB Texas in airplane and engine mechanics.
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Pfe
Lawrence D. Wilson
Harry Wilson
South Main St
Germany
Wilson
2Nd Armored Division
14Th Armored Field Artillery
Mainz
Lemon - Monroe High School
Denison University
Ete
Darrel D. Hodge
H. B. Richardson
Manchester Ave
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Lackland
Air Force
Hodge
Harvey B. Moon
Earl Moon
Baltimore St
Niagara Falls
N. Y
606Th
Niagara
Moon
Pennsylvania Railroad
Darrell FE. Wiliams
Lloyd Williams
Franklin
Sheppard Air Force Base
Five Arrested At Gambline Smokery Raid
Five men were arrested yesterday after a raid on Gibby's Smokery card game at 1234 Central Ave. James C. Gibbons, 47, was charged with gambling and keeping a room for gambling. He posted $500 bond and was released. The others, William Osborne, 28, Charles Osborne Jr., 21, Arthur Alders, 55, and Paul J. Coldiron, 23, were charged with gambling and released on $25 bond each. Detectives confiscated five tables, 35 chairs, playing cards and funds. All to appear in Municipal Court Monday.
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Gibby
Central
James C. Gibbons
Fleming Rd
William Osborne
Charles Osborne, Jr
Taylor Ave
Arthur Alders
Charles St
Paul J. Coldiron
Peru St
Seajump Exercise Aims for Amphibious Training
Seajump off Southern California tests advanced amphibious warfare with USS Elektra and units from the Pacific Fleet. Seaman Charles E. Young, son of Luther and Mrs. Young of Franklin Route 1, serves aboard the attack cargo ship during the large scale drill. The exercise features carrier groups, destroyers, submarines, and landing craft, culminating in a simulated land assault at Camp Pendleton.
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Charles E. Young
Luther Young
Franklin Route 1
Electra
California
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Calif
Pacific Fleet
Brooklyn at Cincinnati Game Postponed by Rain
The scheduled game between Brooklyn and Cincinnati was postponed due to rain. No makeup date announced.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Car Crashes Into Pole. injuries avoidable, reports show
A 3:52 a.m. crash at Charles Street and Tytus Avenue damaged a telephone pole and involved 23 year old Troy Taylor. He escaped injury. another driver Robert Jackson, 22, was arrested for alcohol influenced driving after striking a parked car. Additional crashes cited include damage to two cars on Lincoln Street and Crawford Street with minor repair estimates. The ad promotes Finn Foam rug and upholstery cleaner from The Central Store.
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Charles St
Tytus Ave
Troy Taylor
Waite St
Tytus
Chas Brewer
Bob Johnson
Signal and Alarms Department
Five Hearings Ordered by Liquor Board in Ohio
The Ohio State Board of Liquor Control will hear five cases next Wednesday in Columbus. Melvin E. Cottmeyer, Golden Elk Cafe, 2000 Yankee Rd, faces Sunday sales and consumption charges. permits D-1 and D-2. Doc's Place, LeSourdsville, operated by William L. Theiss, charged with Sunday sales and whiskey sales and consumption. Hamilton entries include Yale H. Schalk, Crown Cafe, 451 South Fifth St, for sales to minors. insani tary condition. Jack Steele, The Twilite Inn, Millville Oxford Rd and Route 27, convicted in Butler County court for sales to minors and charged with hindering permit premises inspection. Disabled American Veterans Club, 421 South Third St, charged with sales to non-members and gaming on permit premises. Hearings begin at 9 am in Columbus.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Ohio State Board of Liquor Control
Columbus
Melvin E. Cottmeyer
Golden Elk Cafe
Yankee Rd
William L. Theiss
LeSourdsville
Yale H. Schalk
Crown Cafe
South Fifth St
Jack Steele
Twilite Inn
Millville
Oxford Rd
Route 27
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Disabled American Veterans Club
South Third St
Board
North Third St
Rainy Lawn Fete Keeps Middletown Band Outdoors
Middletown High band plans 3 to 9 p m lawnfete at Barnitz Stadium despite rain. Director Joe Franklin says they will stay cozy and comfortable. Band Associates sponsor the event to fund the August band camp with food, novelties, games, and dancing under the north stands.
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Middletown High
Barnitz Stadium
Joe Franklin
Farmer Dies In Crash Near Xenia
Xenia Ohio reports farmer Walter L Patterson aged 52 was killed when his car was broadsided by a teenage driver at a rural road intersection south of Xenia. Earl L Pummell aged 16 who drove the second car and two passengers were hospitalized with cuts and bruises.
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Xenia, O
Walter L. Patterson
Here
State Highway Patrol
Earl L. Pummell
Sergeant Lloyd E Clark Listed Among Buckner Passengers
Sergeant Lloyd E. Clark of 508 Granada Ave is listed among 985 passengers due today in Seattle aboard the Navy transport Gen. Simon B. Buckner. Clark has recently been in the Far East.
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Lloyd E. Clark
Granada Ave
Seattle
Navy
Simon B. Buckner
Clark
Far East
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Kentucky
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N. Main ST
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James E. Jones
Germantown
Oxford State Rd
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Shhofield St
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Atrol
Illy
Gene Angel
Home St
Prospect
Gambline
Paul Fouts
William Brewer
Robert Nunamaker
Lis
Williamson - Ziegler Furnace CO
Broad ST
Williams
Frigidaire
Robert Jackson
den St
Jackson
Lincoln St
Fred L. Clark
Garden St
Charles D. Hatton
Ernie Wells
Hughes St
Crawford St
Arlington Ave
Hatton
Wells Auto
Liquor Board
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I Christ
Howard Sears
Grace Baptist Church
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