Prom Jubilee at LeSourdsville Lake features Middletown police help
Middletown High School seniors and juniors enjoyed a chilly prom night at LeSourdsville Lake with 15 off duty officers patrolling the event. The crowd near 600 attended post prom breakfast, a two hour late movie, and a smooth police motorcade despite 40 degree temps. Officers Virgil Sorrell Robert Tallon Clarence Lawson and others helped at the park rides and grounds after the Paramount Theater to the amusement site.
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Middletown High School
LeSourdsvile Lake
Manchester
Paramount Theater
Virgil Sorrell
Robert Tallon
Clarence Lawson
Break-In At Diver Coal & Feed Co Netted About 13 Dollars
Cash taken from Diver Coal & Feed Co at 1819 First Ave during a night break in. About five one dollar bills, three in change and a five dollar bill stolen from a cash register. Entry gained by smashing a rear door glass with a stone. Detectives Louis Janka and Donald Murphy led the investigation.
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Diver Coal & Feed Co
1St Ave
al Carr
Outs
Louis Janka
Donald Murphy
Dayton Veterans Visit Brown's Hospital by Butterett Cootiettes
Butterett Cootiette Club members give $11 visit to Brown's Hospital at Veterans Center Dayton. Entertainment featured Lilie Dennis Sam Davis Gordon Pence Slim Brickles Chick Hounsell Delbert Barker Barbara Shoemaker. Mrs Warmoth and guests perform duets. visitors include Mrs War moth's parents from Norwich England visiting the United States at 1508 Columbia Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butterett Cootiette Club
Louis Warmoth
Brown's Hospital At Veterans Center
Dayton
Lilie Dennis
Sam Davis
Gordon Pence
Slim Brickles
Chick Hounsell
Delbert Barker
Barbara Shoemaker
William Burgher
Hounshell
Abdication Bill Passes in Parliament in 1936
The ruler of England cannot abdicate the throne without consent of both Houses. The Abdication Bill ending Edward VII's reign was passed by Parliament on December 11, 1936.
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England
Edward VII
Whitt Enters Ord nance School at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Md
Pvt. Thomas F. Whitt, son of Mr and Mrs Martin Whitt of Franklin Rt 2, has entered Ord nance School at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Md to train as an ammunition supply specialist. The course trains graduates to command a squad in issuing storage or transport of ammunition and explosives and to become familiar with types and handling methods.
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Thomas F. Whitt
Martin Whitt
Franklin Rt. 2
Ordnance School
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Elevators Move 24 Billion Riders Yearly, 600 Million Miles
The National Geographic Society reports U S elevators carry about 24 billion riders annually. They traverse roughly 600 million miles in total, highlighting the vast role of vertical transit in daily life.
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U.S
National ‘Geographic Society
Deaths and Funerals in Middletown Area
Mrs. Mary Isabelle Walker 72 of 9099 Malvern Street died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton. She was a Mt Sterling Kentucky native, widow of Howard Walker, and survived by two daughters Goldie Hickey and Mary Wolfe, a brother Mark Trimble, nine grandchildren. Funeral 10 a.m. Tuesday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev Lloyd E Davis officiating. Interment Woodside Cemetery. Visitation Monday 2–5 and 7–9 p.m. at the funeral home.
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Mary Isabelle Walker
Malvern St
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Seven Mile Woman Eliza Dougherty Rites Planned
Mrs Eliza beth Dougherty 177 lifelong Seven Mile resident died at 11 20 a m Tuesday at her sister s home in Chula Vista California after an illness since March She was born January 2 1877 daughter of Jacob and Malinda Ritter married Wilbur Dougherty October 18 1900 and lived in Seven Mile Surviving are her husband two sisters Mrs Ida K Wharton and Mrs Amelia Augspurger A daughter Gertrude died in infancy a brother Amel Ritter died 1953 Burial 2 30 p m Tuesday at Inman Funeral Home Somerville with services Monday evening at 7 9 pm at the funeral home in West Elkton Fairmount Cemetery is the final resting place
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Seven Mile
Elizabeth Dougherty
Ida K. Wharton
Chula Vista
Calif
Dougherty
Jacob
Malinda Ritter
Wilbur Dougherty
Seven Mile Presbyterian Church
Doughertys
California
Wharton
Amelia Augspurger
Middletown
Gertrude
Amel Ritter
Inman Funeral
Somerville
Fairmound Cemetery
West Elkton
Truster Rites Held For Mrs Sarah E Eaton
Mrs. Sarah Ellen Truster 84 died Friday at Grandview Hospital Dayton after a long illness. She lived with daughter Marie Chrismer Eaton Rt 2 for several years and is survived by daughter Ethel Bacon Eaton Rt 2 two sons Earl Somerville Rt 1 and Harry E Truster West Middletown Rt 2 a brother Harry Cunningham Defiance a sister Anna May McMahon Altoona Pa 13 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Girton Funeral Home set for 1 30 p m Monday Rev William Obaugh to officiate burial Miltonville Cemetery. Home after noon Sunday.
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Eaton
Sarah Ellen Truster
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Trenton
Truster
Daugher
Marie Chrismer
Eaton Rt. 2
Ethel Bacon
Eaton Rt
Earl of
Somerville
Harry E. Truster
West Middletown
Harry Cunningham
Defiance
John T. Gray dies at 84 in Waynesville obituary
John T. Gray, 84, a retired farmer and lifelong resident of Waynesville, died after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter. Funeral services will be held Thursday at the First Baptist Church with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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John T. Gray
Waynesville
John_ T. Gray
Obituary Notices for Bowling Rahfuse Hughes in Hamilton and Oxford
William T. Bowling aged 41 of 415 North 4th Street Hamilton receives funeral services at Colligan Funeral Home. Pearl D. Rahfuse aged 74 of 801 Campbell Avenue Hamilton has services at 2 p.m. Monday at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home. Patrick A. Hughes aged 91 of Oxford has services at 8 a.m. Monday at St Mary’s Church.
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William T. Bowling
4Th St
Hamilton
Colligan Funeral Home
Pearl D. Rahfuse
Campbell Ave
Griesmer- Grim Funeral Home
Patrick A. Hughes
Oxford
St. Mary's Church
Soviets Suffer Winter Livestock Losses
Moscow reports from Pravda and other papers detail large winter losses as the Soviet Union struggles to raise its livestock population. Authorities are blamed for neglect in fodder and shelter, with some categories dropping below pre revolutionary levels.
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Moscow
Pravda
Soviet Union
Pravada
Train slips coaches at nonstop stations in England
Some fast trains in England carry slip coaches that are dropped off at stations where the trains do not stop to allow passengers to alight. This practice enables selective disembarking at smaller stops along the route.
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England
Air Force offers commissions to 4840 college seniors
Washington reports a shift in policy granting second lieutenancy in the Air Force reserve and National Guard to 4,840 men with air ROTC training who were previously deemed unfit or unwilling to pilot service. The move opens new paths for nearly 5,000 seniors facing enlistment or the draft.
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Washington
Air Force
Army
Air Force Reserve and National Guard
Grave Stuffer Thief Targets Woodside Cemetery Flowers
Police report a man has been placing flowers on graves at Woodside Cemetery but flowers are stolen within hours. The ongoing case labels him a probable repeat offender as investigators seek matches to the theft pattern.
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Woodside Cemetery
Police Briefs Include Warrants and Small Losses
Walter M. Moon, 28, was arrested at home on a fugitive warrant from Montgomery County. Lee Deaton reported a $63.13 pay check missing. William Taulbee, 26, arrested on a fleeing the scene of an accident warrant. M. L. Bauer Construction Co. says five plywood sheets worth $20 lost or stolen. David O. Francis and May Strong were arrested at the Earle Hotel on charges of disorderly conduct and false registration.
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Walter M. Moon
Garfield St
Montgomery County
Sheriff's Department
William Taulbee
Middletown
Yankee Road
M. L. Bauer Construction Co
David O. Francis
West Elkton
May Strong
Germantown
Earle Hotel
Reserves Urged to Balance Communist Forces
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean says the United States must build strong reserve forces to counter the overwhelming numbers of uniformed Communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix, Ariz
United States
William F. Dean
State of Ohio certifies Safeco Insurance compliance
The Ohio Superintendent of Insurance certifies that Safeco Insurance Company of America, based in Seattle Washington, is authorized to transact insurance business in Ohio for the current year. Net assets stand at 1,434,265.73 with liabilities 398,420.28 and surplus 1,834,265.77. income 106. expenditures 184,527.49. Signed March 18, 1954 by Walter A. Robinson.
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State of Ohio
State of
Ohio
Safeco Insurance Company OF America
Seattle
Columbus
Walter A. Robinson
Ins. of
Two Men Injured As Auto Crashes Into Abutment
A Middletown man William Webster 29 of 205 Lyl burn Rd was listed in fairly good condition at Middletown Hospital after his car struck a concrete bridge abutment on Grand Ave Webster suffered a dislocated right hip three fractured ribs and a five inch forehead gash Jeptha Derrick 32 of 527 Baltimore St was treated and released with injuries to his right ankle left knee and right elbow The crash occurred around 7 44 pm near Gideon Road and caused $1000 damage to the Webster car Emergency units transported the injured and police investigated the mishap Also cited was Joseph E Smith 22 of Wilson Drive Franklin after a three car crash at Central Ave and Edgewood St with brakes failure leading to damage to three vehicles including Florence M Lytle 23 of 2302 Elmo Pl and Chester Hardin 44 of 3012 Princeton Ave.
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Middletown
Grand Ave
Middletown Hospital
William Webster
Lylburn Rd
Jeptha Derrick
Balti
More St
Webster
Gideon Road
Webster Auto
Derrick
Riggs
Robert Trimble
Jack Barnes
Melvin Barker
Joseph E. Smith
Wilson Drive
Franklin
Central Avenue
Edgewood Street
Smith
Florence M. Lytle
Elmo
Chester Hardin
Princeton Ave
Hardin
Driver Fined For Violation Of Suspension
Wilbur Wilson aged 19 of Franklin received a $100 fine and costs from Judge J. T. Lamb for driving with a suspended license. He must attend four sessions of the Safety Council traffic school after arrest at Yankee Road and 6th Avenue. License suspended from Sept 24, 1953 to Sept 24, 1954.
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Wilbur Wilson
Franklin
J. T. Lamb
Wilson
Yankee Road
6Th Avenue
The
Safety Council
Rural Teacher Paints Pictures For Pupils
In Aurora Nebraska Mary Lou Wandersee, a rural grade school teacher, paints watercolor pictures for her pupils at year end. A self taught artist she creates animal and bird sketches, with animals proving the most popular.
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Aurora
Neb
Mary Lou Wandersee
Automobile crash leads to arrest for careless driving
Robert Lowery aged 36 of 2601 Poe Street was arrested for careless driving after a two car collision at Woodlawn Avenue and Garfield Street at 6 15 p m Police said his car struck the right side of another vehicle in the incident.
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Robert Lowery
Poe St
Woodlawn Avenue
Garfield Street
Lowery
Envelopes A Mystery Mail Theft Hinted
Hamilton report says investigators examined rifled envelopes found along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad north of Hamilton. More than 100 envelopes addressed to the Disabled American Veterans in Cincinnati were believed to contain 25 cents or more each. Detectives think they were tossed from a B&O passenger train.
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Hamilton
Baltimore & Ohio
Disabled American Veterans
Cincinnati
Elmer Grabel
Grabel
Paul Pell
B&o
Lawyers Should Speak Out Says Federal Judge
Federal Judge Designate Charles E. Whittaker of Kansas City urges lawyers to speak openly in conferences with judges, calling whispered conferences poor public relations for the profession. Whittaker, nominated by President Eisenhower for the Western District of Missouri, spoke to the St. Louis division of the Missouri Bar.
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ST. Louis
Charles E. Whittaker
Kansas City
Whittaker
Missouri Bar
Eisenhower
Missouri
Car Crash Totals $100 in Damage at Main Street Intersection
William Dean, 43, of 2200 Central Ave., struck the rear of a southbound car driven by Mary Dennis, 26, of 413 Shafer St., at Main Street and 2nd Avenue at 1 50 p m yesterday. Damage totaled $100.
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William Dean
Central Ave
Mary Dennis
Shafer St
Main Street
2Nd Avenue
Auto hits car. damage totaling ten dollars
An auto operated by Ronald Anderson, 18, of 1611 Grand Ave., struck a southbound car driven by Josie Blevins, 29, of West Middleton Rt. 1, at Charles Street and Fleming Road at 11 15 p.m. The damage amount was ten dollars.
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Ronald Anderson
Grand Ave
Josie Blevins
West Middletown
City truck hits bicycle rider. boy injured
A city truck driven by Alvin Barker 58 of 925 Beech Street struck a bicycle operated by Steve Meadows 7 of 1632 Sycamore Street in the 1400 block of Sycamore Street at 5 30 p m. The boy suffered a minor injury.
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Alvin Barker
Beech St
Steve Meadows
Sycamore St
Sycamore Street
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the Lake
Stardust
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Kenneth Walker
Malvern
Blackmore
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Combs
Harold Gray
Arnold Ferguson
Sorrell
Tallon
Lawson
Paul Frisby
Robert Sloan
Clarence Bailey
Wilford Palmer
James Lowe
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Luxembourg
George S. Patton, Jr
Felix
George S. Patton II
Christian Science
Jules Cern
C. S
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
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Massachusetts
Roosevelt Junior High
East Central Avenue
Mary I. Walker
Harveysburg
Champion Rest Home
Lebanon
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Glenn
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Clarksville Methodist Church
Bessie Bogan Haworth
Clarksville Cemetery
Stubbs
Sarah E. Truster
Butler County
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Sheridan Ave
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Kenneth Neuner
Crawford St
Ruby Barker
Lowery Auto
Neuner
Homer Conyer
Walnut St
Lafayette Avenue
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Joe Ponder
Lincoln St
Ponder
Lamb
Stanley McQuinn
S. Broad St
Laura Hensley
Hipmiate
Cenikal Ave
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