Tragedies Mar Weekend in Middletown Auto Crashes
Weekend accidents in Middletown left two dead and several injured. A three year old boy at First Ave and Broad St suffered chest and head injuries after being struck by a car driven by William A. Harrison. The child was enrolled at Middletown Hospital in serious condition. A five month old, William Stone Jr., sustained head bruises when a collision at Taylor Ave and Baltimore St involved cars driven by William Stone Sr and Glenn Bewley. The baby was treated at Middletown Hospital. Chester Campbell, 51, faces charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
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Middletown Hospital
First Ave
Broad St
Joel Rothfuss
William A. Harrison
Central Ave
Harrison
McCoy-Leffler
William Stone, Sr
Woodlawn Ave
Glenn Bewley
Sixteenth Ave
Taylor Ave
Baltimore St
Bewley
Detainer Placed On Man Involved In Fatal Crash
Otto Helton, 35, of 1332 Woodlawn Ave, driver in a five-car crash Saturday night that killed a man and wife, Jean Zabary, 42, of 2965 Grand Ave. Helton, hospitalized with minor injuries, admitted drinking. Police issued a detainer before release. investigation continues with witnesses and prior report of weaving on South Verity Parkway.
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Central Ave
Grimes St
Sam Zabary
Grand Ave
Otto Helton
Woodlawn
Zachary Auto
Journal
Woodlawn Ave
Emaid
Jean Zabary
Zacharys
Helton
Middletown
Pajice
Sgt
Edward
Kag
James Combs
Scorts Range
Ralph Bauer
Four Treated At Hospital For Injuries
Four people were treated at Middletown Hospital for injuries from various accidents. Woodrow Cowgill Jr., 3, of Trenton Route 1, suffered a skull fracture after a fall on cement paving. Yvonne Sutton, 3, of 71 Maple Ave Hamilton, was treated for facial abrasions and concussion after reportedly falling from a moving car and released. Raymond Newcomb Jr., 13, of West Middletown Route 1, had a cut on the left hand from a saw. Florence Neal, 41, of 2113 Carolina Ave, injured her middle right finger in a car door while at work for Berle Vending Co and was released.
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Middletown Hospital
Woodrow Cowgill, Jr
Trenton Route 1
Yvonne Sutton
Maple Ave
Hamilton
Miles Sutton, Jr
Raymond Newcomb, Jr
West Middletown
Florence Neal
Carolina Ave
Berle Vending Company
Two YMCA Groups To Meet This Week
Ralph Knight announces two YMCA committees will convene this week. The Adult Program Committee meets tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. in the Y office with Kirk Strodtbeck as chairman. The Men's Residence Hall Committee has a dinner meeting Wednesday at 5 54 p.m.
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Ralph Knight
Tomorow
Kirk Strodtbeck
At the Movies Showings Across Paramount and Strand
Paramount presents Father’s Little Dividend with showings at 1:30, 3:35, 5:40, 7:50 and 9:50 p m Monday and Tuesday. Strand screens Break Through at 1:15, 4:10, 7:05 and about noon, Ghost Chasers at 1:45, 7:45, 8:40 p m and Tuesday Payment On Demand at 1:15, 4:00, 5:50, 8:00 and 10:05 p m.
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Paramount
Middleton Soldiers Return From Korea Rotation Get Home
Middletonians and a Hamilton resident are among 95 Ohioans returning to the United States from Korea on the Gen. R. L. Howze rotation furlough. Cpt. Ernest Hogsten of 616 Catalpa Drive Sgt. William T. Walters of 2402 Minnesota Street and Set. Ray J. Godsey of Hensley Ave. are among the group. After a checkup at the Alameda port they join 124 officers and 1,781 enlisted men scattered for vacations nationwide. John N. Lambert CS3 son of Mr and Mrs Noah Lambert of 644 Auburn St arrived home on 30 day leave after 10 months in Korea aboard the USS Hollister attached to the USS Missouri.
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Middletown
Hamilton
San Francisco
Ernest Hogsten
Catalpa Drive
Wiliam T. Walters
Minnesota St
Ray J. Godsey
Hensley Ve
R. L. Howze
Korea
Aow
Stoneman
John N. Lambert
CS3
Noah Lambert
Auburn St
Lambert
Hollister
Missouri
Queen City Air Field
Grange Ladies Host Open Charity Party for Local Hospital
Grange Ladies of Elk Creek Grange West Middletown chaired by Mrs. Clara Brown hosted a monthly open party for Longview Social Service League. Mrs. Brown led aides including Mrs. Breitenbecher Kalbfleisch Brown Caldwell and others. A luncheon was served to 225 ngview Hospital patients with music by pianist Mrs. Conarroe.
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Elk Creek Grange
West Middletown
Clara Brown
Pageant To Be Repeated On Tuesday and Wednesday
The pageant Our American Heritage will be rescheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 8:15 p.m. Judge Fred H. Cramer says all raincheck holders and advance ticket buyers may attend either performance. The show drew about 2,000 Friday and 3,300 Saturday before rain disrupted the weekend.
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Fred H. Cramer
Cramer
Ahepa Officials Visit Middletown Chapter
Ahepa leader A. A. Strategos of Youngstown Buckeye district governor and lieutenant governor George N. George of Akron made an official visit to Middletown Chapter at Neiva Center Auditorium on Sunday. The governor outlines annual visits and district convention plans set for Youngstown June 17 to 19. Guests included Gus Valen, chapter president, and Ted Boudoures, Dayton chapter president, with a luncheon at the Chester Hotel following the meeting.
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A. A. Strategos
Youngstown
Buckeye
Order of Ahepa
George N. George
Akron
Middletown
Neiva Center
Gus Valen
East Central Ave
Valen
Ted Boudoures
Dayton
Eechester Hotel
Otterbein Group Guests At Play Day For 300 Attendees
Eighteen Otterbein Home girls joined about 300 scouts and guests at a play day held Saturday in Sunset Park. Middletown Girl Scout Council scouters reported morning group activities and an afternoon of singing and dancing by several troops.
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Otterbein
Sunset Park
Middletown
Red Cross At 70th Birthday
Midstate chapter chairman Ames Gardner notes the American Red Cross marks its 70th anniversary. He praises Clara Barton as founder and first volunteer whose dedication inspires today’s volunteers amid ongoing national emergencies. Gardner says the birthday honors those who make the Red Cross work possible.
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American Red Cross
Ames Gardner
Middletown
Tony
New England
Clara Barton
Red Cross
Gardner
Sixty Two Girls Sign For Scout Camp Near Portsmouth
Sixty two Girl Scouts signed up for a Middletown council camp near Portsmouth starting July 1. Camp runs one or two weeks with sessions July 1 15 and 22. Senior Planning Board hosts a 5 p.m. picnic at Middlemoor Woods with board members bringing a guest from each troop. Mrs. Garnet Church directs the effort with Portsmouth Council coordinating arrangements.
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Garnet Church
Middletown
Middlemoor Woods
Carl Minch
Mayfield Plans Civil Defense Committee Setup
Committees may be appointed at a Mayfield Civil Defense Committee meeting Thursday at 7 30 p.m. announced by Andy Myers, chairman. The Mayfield School will host the meeting, sponsored by the Mayfield Fire Association. Myers said duties will be assigned if residents turn out as in the past.
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Mayfield Civil Defense Committee
Tooy
Andy Myers
Mayfield
Mayfield Fire Association
Myers
Chest clinics cancelled in Butler County until June 6
A Butler County chest clinic schedule for Wednesday May 23 and 30 was cancelled and rescheduled for June 6. The statement came today from Mrs Marcella Rieth supervisor of the clinic program.
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Butler County Chest Clinic
Marcella Rieth
Polar bears hibernate under snow crusts in winter
Female polar bears typically spend the winter beneath a thin snow crust. The behavior conserves energy as temperatures drop and food is scarce, aiding survival until spring.
Car Rolls Off Blocks Injuring Armco Worker Paul Whitley
Paul Whitley a 44 year old Armco supervisor of 8 Santa Fe Road was injured at 3 24 p m yesterday when his car rolled from a jack and blocks pinning him beneath neighbors freed him before police arrival He was taken to Middletown Hospital by cruiser and admitted his condition this morning listed as fairly good with extent of injuries undetermined.
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Paul Whitley
Santa Fe Rd
Armco
Rolice
Whitley
Middletown Hospital
Two Hamilton Youths Hurt In Weekend Collisions
Two Hamilton youths aged 10 and 11 suffered cuts and bruises when a Hamilton woman Marie Bowman 25 struck the rear of Lawrence Young’s car on Route 4 south of Route 747. In a second crash Dayton resident Albert C. Tays 28 sustained cuts and a head injury after Milton Hanzes a Dayton driver hit C Robbins 28 also from Dayton on Route 25 south of the Warren County line. Tays faced charges for permitting an unlicensed driver and Hanzel was charged with lack of a driver’s license.
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Hamilton
Dayton
State Patrol
Hary Hilber
Robert Cause
Marie Bowman
Lawrence Young
Woodside Ave
Route 4
Albert C. Tays
Milton Hanzes
C. Robbins
Warren County
Tays
Hanzel
CIO Loses Election At Hamilton Foundry
The United Steelworkers of America CIO lost an NLRB ordered election at Hamilton Foundry and Machine Company by 55 to 36 ballots among molders care makers and core assemblers. The International Molders and Foundry Workers of America AF of L withdrew from the ballot.
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Hamilton
United Steelworkers of America
CIO
Hamilton Foundry and Machine Company
National Labor Relations Board
Washington
International Molders and Foundry Workers of America
A. F. of L
Bread flies as truck auto collide at corner
Fresh loaves scatter on the sidewalk when a Rainbo Bread truck overturned at Baltimore Street and Penfield Avenue. A car, owned by James Young, was damaged. Mrs Dorothy Francis, 25, suffered facial lacerations and was hospitalized. Patrolman Harold Gray cited her for careless operation. Charles Davis, 35, driver of the bread truck, crawled free. Estimated damages totaled around 1,150 dollars.
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Central Ave
Zachary
Anni
Hyma. Hellman
Harold Benjamiin
Maurice Dennis
Marvin’ Gottesman
Fermin Zachary
Garrett J
Boone
Butler County Corner
Hitman
Baltimore St
Penfield Ave
Dorothy Francis
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Harold Gray
Charles Davis
Iuka Ave
Madeira
James Young
Locust Dr
Excello
Gray
Francis
Hill St
Route 4
Davis
Harlan Shockey
James Caskey
Middletown Safety Council to discuss driver education program
The School Division of the Middletown Safety Council will hold its last meeting of the year tomorrow at 4 p.m. in the Civic Association building. Members will discuss the driver education program for high school students next year.
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Middletown Safety Council
Civic Association
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Chester Campbell
Brentwood St
Alco
H. A. Barnes
Flemaz Rd
Zsbary Auto
Zzbary
Parnes
Zaharys
Baker Funeral Home
West Funeral Home
Reading Rd
Cincinnati
Campbell
John Lawson
Queen Ave
Curtis
Lawson
Tytus Ave
Verity Pkwy
Theodore W. Bucke
South Main St
Franklin
Bueke
Eugene Doughman
Garfield St
Eugene Reffitt
George G. Fletcher
Clayton Ave
Clark St
Fletcher
YMCA
Middletonians
Frisco
Grange Ladies
R. Baker &Sons
Manchester Ave
Ohio
Ahepa
Otterbein Group
Portsmouth
Civil Defense
LEA Cleaners
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
Hamilton Foundry
WLW
Peter Grant
Sun
Mutual Auto Insurance
Crispin
Auburn
Price
Clinton
Manchester
Oberon Dr
Avalon
Winton St
Yankee Rd
Maude Coate
Trenton
Earl Marshal—Monroe
Lsted
Middletown Journal
Clifford Morningstar
R. R
TSS
Montgomery Ward
Streifthau's
Sears, Roebuck & Co, Reed-Klopp CO
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