26 Year Old Man Found Dead In Parked Vehicle
A 26 year old man, Dennison Odan Briscoe of 329 North Broad St, was found dead in his running car in the 300 block of Broad Street at 7 30 this morning. Butler County coroner Dr Garrett J Boone was to investigate. Briscoe leaves a wife Betty of Denver a child and relatives in Clay City Kentucky. Funeral arrangements are pending at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Dennison Odan Briscoe
North Broad St
Manchester
Arnold Ferguson
Leonard McFetters
Broad St
Briscoe
Garrett J. Boone
Butler County
Fire Department
Middletown
McCoy-Leffler
Elbridge
Betty
Denver
Dewey Briscoe
Clay City
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Swim Plans At City Pools Discussed At Meeting
City Pool operations for summer were to be reviewed in a morning meeting led by City Manager H W Starick with Park Board members Ivo Beedle Sam McAdow and Ross Kramer in attendance He noted past mechanical issues at pools and planned corrections The Pressure Concrete Company of Chicago is repairing Douglas and Yankee Road pools and is expected to start major work at Sunset pool this week with a tentative completion date of June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Starick
Park Board Aid
Starick
Ivo Beedle
Sam McAdow
Ross Kramer
Park Board
Pressure Concrete Company
Franklin Presbyterians Select Pastor Edwards
The Rev. Edwards, 29, selected after 29 applicants, will become pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Franklin on June 15. He succeeds the retiring Rev. William Hannum after 22 years in the post, with his family moving to the parsonage June 8. Edwards holds a B.A. from Tusculum, B.D. from Oberlin, Marine Corps veteran, and has studied mental health at Toledo State Hospital. His wife Virginia also studied at Oberlin and Tusculum. Their son John V. is seven months old.
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Franklin
John V. Fawards
United Church of
Marine Corps
Marines
Virginia
Tueculum
Oberlin School of Theology
Toledo State Hospital
John V
Pleasant Ridge and Epsilon Sigma Alpha host 270 at Longview
Mrs. Carl Weidie and other Pleasant Ridge E U B Church members joined Mrs. Floyd Davis Mrs. Evelyn Weid and sorority sisters Mrs. John Huntsbarger Mrs. Charlies Stamp and Mrs. James Connelly to entertain 270 patients at Longview Hospital. Music was by Miss Elizabeth Johnson. Mr and Mrs Melvin Ashcraft donated two radios bringing total private donations to 50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Weidie
Floyd Davis
Evelyn Weid
Pleasant Ridge E.U.B
John Huntsbarger
Charlies Stamp
James Connelly
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Longview Hospital
Longview Social Service League
Elizabeth Johnson
Melvin Ashcraft
Six Pages of Boy Scout Camp Hook Recommendations
Camp Hook preparation for the summer season yielded about six pages of recommendations from the Mound Builders Area Council camp and health and safety committees. They reviewed current pool repairs by Delbert Muchmore and began planning long range improvements. Attendees included Charles R. Hook Robert Funston C D Stiles Don Broughton William Shawhan Robert Lukens and Vincent A Sisson.
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Mound Builders Area Council of Boy Scouts
Camp Hook
Don Broughton
Delbert Muchmore
Broughton
Charles R. Hook
Robert Funston
C. D. Stiles
William Shawhan
Robert Lukens
Vincent A. Sisson
Six Hamiltonians Nabbed In Seining at Cowans Bridge
Six Hamilton men James Watt 26 Jesse Williams 54 Green Bowling 38 Leroy Cornett 27 William Donald 39 and Troy Gross 34 were arrested Friday for seining fish in an unsportsmanlike manner on Cowans Bridge. They pleaded guilty before Justice Ralph Pepple and were fined 100 dollars plus costs each. A half sack of fish and a 30 foot seine were in their possession at arrest.
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Wilmington
Isaac Walton
Hamilton
Cowans Bridge
Herbert Conner
Clinton County
James Watt
Jesse Williams
Green Bowling
Leroy Cornett
Man Leaves Confectionary Scene Before Rescue Squad
A 2:01 p.m. Sunday alarm reported a man who had passed out in a downtown confectionary booth. Fire Department squad arrived to find the man had slept, awakened, and left the premises before treatment could be given.
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Fire Department
Station One
Hospital Weekend planned for Middletown area
Middletown churches observe Hospital Weekend this Saturday and Sunday with a two part program. An open house at Middletown Hospital Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. will feature tours of the plant and previews of planned expansions. The $2,000,000 expansion campaign will be highlighted by sermons and leaflets. A. C. O’Connor says the open house will include numerous displays detailing surgical teamwork, x ray equipment, and floor plans showing department changes. Visitors may handle equipment and will see an outline of the proposed new addition. The tour ends with a surprise unveiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
A. C. O'Connor
Chill Slated To Leave Valley
Temperature rise in the Miami Valley is forecast to ease rain and chill Tuesday with partly cloudy skies. Monday expects continued cloudiness and cool air with some rain and a low around 50. Sunday's temps varied from 52 to 72, with 0.11 inch of rain in the last day.
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Miami Valley
Sewer Work Closes Central Ave for Sewer Connection
Central Ave will close at Clinton St starting tomorrow for sewer construction. The Angelo Marra Company will enter the main thoroughfare and travel briefly east for a new connection. Work may finish by week’s end. Stop signs at Sunset Park exits on Beillemonte St and Kenwood Dr are now in place, the chief said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave
Clinton St
Joseph Blackmore
Angelo Marra Company
Sunset Park
Beillemonte St
Kenwood Dr
Hold On, Boys Vacation Plans Reported Early
Four boys aged 12 to 15 were picked up by police and turned over to juvenile authorities for trying to burn down Sherman School on Sherman Avenue. A janitor reported the incident after discovering burned paper and matches in a doorway. police arrived and took the youths into custody.
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Sherman School
Sherman Avenue
Local Royal Arch Masons Demonstrate Master Degree in Toronto
About 500 Canadian Royal Arch Masons watched Middletown Chapter 87 R.A.M. perform the Most Excellent Master degree in Toronto. A 49 member Ohio Third District cast carried regalia to Canada, marking the first such cross border exemplification. They returned Sunday night after illustrating Ohio practices and had hosted Canadians in Dayton two weeks earlier.
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Royal Arch
Toronto
Canada
Middletown
R.A.M
Ohio
Dayton
Armco Worker Injured By Hook In Early Morning Accident
An Armco Steel employee, Joseph G. Burge, 49, of Germantown Route 1, was struck by a swinging hook at 3:15 a m. today and suffered a fractured right leg. He is in satisfactory condition under treatment and observation at Middletown Hospital.
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Armco Steel
Middletown Hospital
Joseph G. Burge
Germantown
Route 1
Miami University AIA Chapter to Host Cincinnati Group Event
The Miami University student chapter of the American Institute of Architects will host the Cincinnati Chapter AIA on Tuesday at 6 30 p m. The meeting will feature a comprehensive exhibit of student work from all years and courses.
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Miami University of the American Institute of Architects
Cincinnati
AIA
Weekend patrol report notes 11 accidents and 37 arrests
State Patrol reported 11 accidents investigated since Friday night and 37 arrests over the weekend. Two injuries were minor. Kenneth L. Meir, 43, failed to negotiate a curve on Franklin Trenton Road and hit a telephone pole suffering body bruises. Robert Brant, Springfield, struck a pole on Hamilton Mason Road and suffered severe mouth injuries. Emmett T. Norris, 31, Dayton, received two days in jail and a $300 fine for driving with a suspended license. Three men were ordered to court for operating cars intoxicated: James Crouch, Joseph Menninger, Ralph W. Logsdon. Additional arrests were for varied violations.
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State Patrol
Kenneth L. Meir
Brentwood St
Franklin-Trenton
Robert Brant
Springfield
Hamilton- Mason Rd
Route 25
Emmett T. Norris
McClain St
Dayton
Butler County
Thomas Linn
Monroe
James Crouch
Jewell Sr
Middletown
Joseph Menninger
Miami St
Hamilton
Squire Otto Graffner
Daytonian New General Manager At Chautauqua
Norman B. Wine of Dayton appointed general manager of the Miami Valley Chautauqua at a trustees meeting. He succeeds Herman H. Lawrence who resigns to become administrative director of the First Methodist Church in Middletown. Lawrence will advise for the current season. Wine has been Jefferson Elementary principal and previously Dayton School assistant superintendent and Wilbur Wright High principal. He sits on Manchester College board and has ties to Miami University summer faculty. A Virginia native, he studied at Manchester College and Ohio State. Clarence J. Aspenfeiter announced the appointment. The park status for the current season is to begin May.
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Norman B. Wine
Jefferson
Dayton
Soa
Miami Valley
Board of Trustees
Chautauqua
Wine
Herman Huh. Lawrence
Middletown
Lawrence
First Methodist Church of
Manchester College
Indiana
Miami University
Virginia
Ohio State University
Clarence J. Aspenfeiter
Miami Valley Chautauqua Association
Memorial Day Planners Meet For More Discussions Tonight
The second Memorial Day Committee meeting is set for 7 30 tonight at the Legion Home. Joe Cox urges veterans groups to attend and a second session on May 26. The Memorial Day parade assembles at 10 a.m. on North Broad Street May 30 and follows a route via Central Avenue Main Street to Fourteenth Avenue and Woodside. Cecil Runyan and Bob Lubberger will handle parade arrangements with Bill Carson and Tom Brown on transportation. Earl Mendenhall will plan the music. The VFW will provide a firing squad at Middletown Cemetery at 9 a.m. Memorial Day and the American Legion at Calvary Cemetery at the same time. Memorial services will be held at Peastown May 5 and Miltonville June 2, with the public invited.
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Legion Home
Joe Cox
North Broad St
Central Ave
Main St
Main
Fourteenth Ave
Woodside
Cecil Runyan
Bob Lubberger
Bill Carson
Tom Brown
Earl Mendenhall
VFW
Middletown Cemetery
American Legion
Calvary Cemetery
Peasttown
Miltonville
Accident Victim Faces Surgery After Convertible Crash
A 21 year old Dayton man Aaron Carter Coon of 2400 Keenan St is in fairly good condition at Middletown Hospital and scheduled for surgery. He suffered a severe compound fracture of the left arm and possible internal injuries when thrown from his moving convertible at the Millikin Road Route 25 intersection just north of Bethany. The accident occurred early Saturday night and he was driving alone.
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Dayton
Middletown Hospital
Aaron Carter Coon
Keenan St
Millikin Rd
Route 25
Bethany
Coon
Boy Falls From Auto In Franklin Area Accident
Bobby Dalton of Franklin Route 1 was treated at Middle town hospital emergency room Saturday night after falling from a moving car. He sustained body and head injuries described as abrasions and lacerations by hospital attendants. Details of the accident were not available.
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Bobby Dalton
Franklin Route 1
Middletown Hospital
Boy Breaks Arm In Teeter Tumble
Robert Spence four year old of Cartisie fell from a teeter totter and fractured his left arm. He was treated and dismissed from Middletown Hospital emergency room at 4 30 p m Sunday. Dorothy Mullin 34 of 29 North Broad Street was treated for a hand laceration at 2 45 a m Sunday after cutting her hand with a safety razor blade and dismissed.
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Robert Spence
Rober H. Spence
Cartisie
Middletown Hospital
Dorothy Mullin
North Broad St
Parking Meters In Technicolor At Old North School Lot
The old North School parking lot is becoming a metered lot with two hour meters in green and three hour meters in yellow. Red printing will indicate only nickels may be used at five cents an hour. City manager H. W. Starick said work is progressing satisfactorily.
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Old North School
H. W. Starick
Starick
Lebanon Sesquicentennial pageant script finalized
Mrs Hazel S Phillips co chair announces the pageant script for Lebanon s sesquicentennial set for June 15 21 at Warren County fairgrounds sent to John B Rogers Producing Co Casting by J A Knowles begins Pageant honors life in Lebanon 150 years ago with weekends special days Governor s Day Patriotic Day Freedom of Religion and Homecoming Day involve local leaders and cast of several hundred including long standing local institutions The Golden Lamb 1815 and The Western Star 1806 are noted as historic anchors.
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Lebanon
Hazel S. Phillips
John B. Rogers
Warren County Fairgrounds
Hazel Brookes
Phillips
Lucile Berry
J. Ray Law
Marion Snyder
Golden Lamb
Alleghenies
The
Western Star
J. A. Knowles
Warren
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Girl Hit By Car Near Miamisburg
Lora Le Richards, 19, of Franklin, in good condition at Miami Valley Hospital after suffering a fractured pelvis when struck south of Miamisburg early Saturday. Harold F. Lanter, 25, Franklin, treated for bruises and abrasions and released. Deputies say a car swerved to avoid a vehicle stopped in the traffic lane.
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Lora le Richards
Franklin
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Miamisburg
Harold F. Lanter
Sheriff's Deputies
150 Expected For Personnel Meeting
About 150 persons are slated to attend a joint meeting of Middletown and Hamilton personnel associations at the Elks Country Club Tuesday. Personnel executives from both cities along with members of the local Industrial Council and Butler County chapter of the Office Management Association will hear Ray M. Suter of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce address the gathering.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Elks Country Club
Industrial Council
Butler County
National Office Management Association
Ray M. Suter
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
Fluoridation Cost Estimated at Ten Thousand for Year One
W H Shawhan reports first year cost of a city fluoridation program at 10060 including building, automatic feeder, fluoride supply, installation, and part time operator. He notes costs drop after year one and recommends a part time chemist and legal liability protections for officials. The measure awaits state health department approval.
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Shawhan
W. H. Shawhan
Public Utilities
Middletown Hospital
State Department of Health
State Health Department
John Suedkamp
Hamilton Water Works Department
Marine Suffers Bottle Fatigue After Weekend
HAMILTON A MARIE a 21 year old Marine from Warren was found unconscious near Venice and later said to suffer fatigue from a strenuous Cincinnati weekend. Deputies reported the incident started yesterday afternoon and he was taken to Mercy Hospital where officials said the stress of the weekend caused his condition and he was recovering awaiting his father.
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Hamilton
Marie
Venice
Cincinnati
Mercy Hospital
Warren
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