Daughter of Korean hero slain by Middletown truck
Diane Barber three dies after darting into Fourteenth Ave near home. Truck driven by Clark Garrett Jr. swerved to avoid her but struck and ran over the child, causing skull fracture. She was dead on arrival at Middletown Hospital. Captain William Barber, a Korean War hero, is her father. John, and Sharon survive. The crash adds to four fatal accidents in five days in the city. Local patrolmen provided details, witnesses heard the scream but did not see the impact. The mother suffered shock and could not be spoken with at the time.
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Middletown
Fourteenth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Diane Barber
William Barber
Harold Gray
John Combs
Middletown Service Company
Clark Garrett, Jr
Gray
Garrett
Garrett Boone
Butler County
Kenneth Rupp
Wilson Funeral Home
Leo Blevins
Farle Hotel
Patelman Gray
BLS Index May Mean 2 Cents Hike For UAW
The government cost of living index due today signals at least a two cent hourly raise for about one million auto workers tied to the index. The Wage Stabilization Board will also reexamine its wage formula, currently capped at 10 percent above January 15, 1950 levels, based on the April 15 figure.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Selvar Elected Director of Cincinnati Architectural Society
David T. Selvar of 805 Stanley Sr. was chosen as a director of the Cincinnati Architectural Society at a dinner gathering held at the Shevlin Restaurant in Cincinnati last night.
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David T. Selvar
Stanley Sr
The
Cincinnati Architectural Society
Shevlin
Cincinnati
Lions Host War Mothers Luncheon Before Memorial Day
Middletown Lions Club will host the Middletown chapter of American War Mothers at a Thursday noon luncheon in the Hotel Manchester senior ballroom. Rev. Stanley Weed of Lindenwald Methodist Church will speak after the meal. About 75 mothers are expected, with Mark Walke as program chairman for the yearly gathering held on the Thursday before Memorial Day.
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Middletown Lions Club
Middletown
American War Mothers
Manchester
Stanley Weed
Lindenwald Methodist Church
Hamilton
W. H. Gillespie
Mark Walke
YMCA Considers Extended Program For Adults
The Adult Program Committee decided to distribute interest check sheets to all adult and resident YMCA members. If sufficient interest is shown, informal short term classes may begin. A meeting was planned to discuss forming an old age retired persons club. Talks also covered starting a club for displaced workers in Midtown.
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YMCA
Kirk Strodtbeck
Midletown
India Grain Aid Fight Wanes in House Debate
Washington AP dispatch notes opposition to providing U S grain to feed India's hungry millions had largely dissolved in the House, signaling a shift toward potential approval or muddled support as debate concluded.
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Washington
India
Cooler Weather Brings Rain and Temperatures Down
A day of cooler weather follows a Tuesday rain in the Miami Valley. Temperatures fell from a high of 86 to 53 by 7:30 this morning. The forecast calls for continued coolness today with 73 expected, then an upward trend Thursday. Showers may miss this area as southeastern Ohio activity remains uncertain. Lonnie Gibson of the Miami Conservancy recorded 83 inches of rainfall overnight.
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Miami Valley
Coler
Ohio
Lonnie Gibson
Miami Conservancy
Driver In Fatal Crash Faces Four Charges
Otto Helton 35 of 1832 Woodlawn Ave was arrested after the Saturday Central Ave fatal crash that killed Mr and Mrs Sam Zachary of 2905 Grand Ave The driver is charged with two counts of manslaughter operating a vehicle under the influence and careless operation Police Detective Captain Ralph Bauer filed the charges Helton was taken into custody at Middletown Hospital and detainer had been placed against him awaiting arraignment later this week
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Central Ave
Sam Zachary
Grand Ave
Otto Helton
Woodlawn Ave
Zachary
Ralph Bauer
Helton
Middletown Hospital
Sam Moore
Inwood and Kordenat Head Retail Merchants Ticket
Inwood and Paul Kordenat are nominated for president of the Middletown Retail Merchants Association for the coming year. G. E. Dougherty and C. L. Mccabee vie for vice president. Seven people will be elected to the Executive Committee with nominees including Ben Bender Harold J Blank Joe Blose Sidney Brody J Thane Doellmann L S Cohn Charles Fleishman C R Greathouse Jack Isroff S A McDonough L M Phillips J Howard Smith L P Smith and John Snider. Ballots due by May 31. teller's committee to tabulate and results announced after tabulation.
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Jerome Inwood
Paul Kordenat
Middeltown Retail Merchants Association
Roy Patterson
G. E. Dougherty
C. L. Mccabee
Rsons
Ben Bender
Harold J. Blank
Joe Blose
Sidney Brody
J. Thane Doellmann
L. S
Residents Seek Action on Tytus Charles Traffic Danger
A 126-name petition asks city commissioners to fix a hazardous intersection at Tytus Ave and Charles St near Jefferson school. Proposals include school zone designation, resurfacing, signal study, and officer presence during school hours. Commissioners will consider routing the petition to the engineering department.
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Tytus Ave
Charles St
Jefferson School
H. W. Starick
City Commission
Francis Carmody
C. B. Stiles
New York City
Tytus and
Charles
Tytus
Middletown
Highview Rd
Highview
Wilson
City Engineering Department
More RAF Planes Going To Malaya
SINGAPORE AP More bombing planes are coming from England to aid the RAF in attacks on Communist terrorists in Malaya. The RAF Headquarters says this means intensified air strikes on terrorist hideouts. More heavy and light bombers are earmarked for Malaya and Hornet fighter bombers will replace Tempest aircraft to boost the anti-terrorist effort.
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Singapore
England
R.A.F
Malaya
Tng
Britain
Schoolboy Patrol To Resume Training
Youthful patrolmen will take over street corners for the fourth course in training. Harold Gray, leader, says eighty members and six adult chaperones are invited to attend the Cincinnati Reds game on June 14, sponsored by the Sertoma Club.
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Harold Gray
Cincinnati Reds
Sertoma Club
Debate Heats Over Aid Bill For Grain To Nehru
Administration leaders express confidence as another day of debate looms before main votes on a bill to grant Prime Minister Nehru’s government 2,000,000 tons of grain. The fight over tying strings to the aid package continues.
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Nehru
Cpl Robert Lyons Wins Silver Star in Korea Action
Cpl Robert C Lyons 22 son of Mr and Mrs Clay Lyons of Morgan St Home Acres receives the Silver Star from the First Cavalry Division for gallantry near Kumchon Korea on October 13 1950. Wounded six days later he saved comrades during a heavy enemy attack and five foes were killed or wounded and 10 captured. Lyons attended Middletown schools worked for Moormans Sand and Gravel before joining the service.
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Cpl
Robert C. Lyons
Clay Lyons
Morgan St
Home Acres
First Cavalry Division
Korea
Kumchon
Lyons
Fifth Cavalry Regiment
Middletown
Pyongyang
Moorman’s Sand and Gravel Company
Nurses Discuss Maternity and Child Health at Southwest Conference
About 200 nurses from industrial private duty public health and hospitals attended the Southwest District Conference Nursing in the American Legion auditorium. Flora Williams of Dayton chaired. Lectures covered maternity nursing trends by Hazel Corbin NYC Maternity Center Association and hospital public health nursing coordination by Aileen Hogan Western Reserve University. Elgie Wallinger of Columbus Children’s Hospital spoke on shaping social habits in early childhood and Ruth Olson Visiting Nurse Association Cincinnati on engaging parents in positive health pre school. District institutes are planned in Athens Cuyahoga Falls and Bowling Green later this week. A coin detector in mailrooms screens for coins and blocks escaped coins from sealed envelopes.
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Southwest District
American Legion
Flora Williams
Dayton
Hazel Corbin
Maternity Center Association
New York City
Aileen Hogan
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Elgie Wallinger
Children's Hos
Paramount and Strand Showings With Double Feature Lineup
Paramount presents Father’s Little Dividend with showings at 1 30 pm 3 35 pm 5 40 pm and 9 20 pm Sneak Preview at 7 50 pm Thursday offers Air Cadet at 1 15 pm 4 05 pm 7 00 pm and 10 pm plus Double Crossbones at 2 50 pm 5 45 pm and 8 40 pm Strand features So This Is New York at 1 30 pm 4 45 pm 8 05 pm and Body And Soul at 2 55 pm 6 15 pm 9 35 pm A Swiss engineer has invented a plywood substitute with a ground wood center and shavings on the outside.
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Paramount
New York
Memorial Chapel Dedication Planned for June
Memorial Chapel at Woodside Cemetery to be dedicated sometime in June by the War Memorial Committee. Martin V. Coffey, chair, says the chapel is separate from the May 30 Memorial Day observance and notes the memorial building should be finished by May 30.
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War Memorial Committee
Woodside Cemetery
Martin V. Coffey
Peterson's Ointment relief for piles advertisement
Millions have found fast relief from itching and smarting piles using a cooling soothing astringent formula Petersons Ointment. A testimonial promises itching relief and better sleep. Available 40c and 70c at all druggists with money back guarantee.
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