Prom Jubilee ends in glow with Middletown crowd
Middletown High School juniors and seniors held a night of formal dances, a king and queen, and a post prom motorcade to LeSourdsville. Tom Dillman and La Wanda Mockbee were crowned, and the group then enjoyed a Paramount Theater screening and breakfast before dawn.
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Middletown High School
LeSourdsville Lake
Tom Dillman
la Wanda Mockbee
Tom
la Wanda
Paramount Theater
Fern Troutvine
Jim Harpring
Stirt
At The Movies Showtimes Listing
Paramount Theater schedules for Saturday and Sunday feature Desert Legion at 1 35 3 40 5 45 7 45 and 9 50 pm on Saturday and By the Light of the Silvery Moon at 2 30 5 30 and 8 40 pm plus The Prince of Pirate at 1 15 4 15 7 20 and 10 25 pm on Sunday. Strand Theater shows The Mummy at 2 10 5 30 and 8 45 pm and White Zombie at 3 35 6 55 and 10 10 pm on Saturday plus Woman They Almost Tached at 1 25 3 55 6 30 and 9 00 pm and Loose in London at 2 45 5 15 7 50 and 10 20 pm on Sunday.
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Desert Legion
Silvery Moon
London
Municipal Court fines and suspensions in Portsmouth cases
Raymond Roberts of Portsmouth was fined 100 dollars and costs for operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol after appearing before Judge Alton H. Combs. Dempsey Thomas of 224 McKinley Street received 25 dollars and costs with a six month jail sentence suspended for three years not to drive. Fred Mullins of 3105 Morgan Street was fined 25 dollars and costs for assault and battery with the sentence suspended. Harold W. Anders of 616 Granada Avenue was fined 10 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct.
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Raymond Roberts
Portsmouth
Alton H. Combs
Roberts
Dempsey Thomas
McKinley St
Thomas
Fred Mullins
Morgan St
Mullins
Richard Hutchens
Harold W. Anders
Granada Ave
ROKs Welcome Marian Anderson in Seoul
Contralto Marian Anderson arrived in Seoul today to sing for Allied soldiers amid a tense postwar atmosphere. She will perform for troops and officials at a morale event hosted by occupation authorities.
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Seoul
Marian Anderson
Priests Here Honor Father During Mass
Four priests joined his family and parishioners as Father Walter Sternert offered a Solemn High Mass of Thanksgiving at Holy Trinity Church. The service marked his priestly ordination on May 30 1942 with Father Julian Krusling as deacon and Father Paul Galvin as subdeacon. Members of Holy Trinity and Sternert's Hamilton family attended as lay participants received Holy Communion.
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Walter Sternert
Holy Trinity Church
Father Sternert
Julian Krusling
Paul Galvin
John Oberlander
J. F. McNary
Holy Trinity
Father Steinert
Hamilton
Tractor Figures In Two Accidents Near Hamilton
Two crashes within about 15 minutes involved a farm tractor on Route 4 two miles north of Hamilton. Sandra Gadd, 2, suffered minor bruises when a car driven by her mother Gertrude Gadd lost control and left the road. Leland Johnston, 27, was uninjured. James Manning, 27, of Excello, rear-ended the tractor injuring operator Johnson, who was bruised. Manning was arrested for reckless operation and cited to Hamilton Municipal Court. Traffic was heavy for Memorial Day weekend, with transient flow and anticipated dense travel later.
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Sandra Ray Gadd
Gertrude
Hamilton
Leland Johnston
Hamilton-Middletown Pike
James Manning
Excello
Johnson
Manning
Hamilton Municipal
Police Briefs From Middletown Area Incidents
Troy Smith 31 of Franklin treated at Middletown Hospital after a fall on jail steps. Arrested for intoxication at 2 50 a m and returned to headquarters. Eldon D. Cain 18 YMCA arrested on North Broad St for careless driving at 4 a m. Vandals damaged Barnitz Field with broken lock and thrown lime. A set of bases stolen. park director Steve Geckeler cited. Charles Gibson 6, 4014 Vannest St, bitten by a dog yesterday. A 4 year old girl ordered to juvenile authorities after slapping a five year old and becoming unruly. Frank Konthner Middletown Route 3 reported loss of a $20 billfold on Hanover St or Yankee Rd.
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Troy Smith
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Smith
Eldon D. Cain
YMCA
North Broad St
Barnitz Field
Steve Geckeler
Charles Gibson
Vannest St
Frank Konthner
Middletown
Hanover St
Yankee Rd
Miss Anderson Defies Crowd in Inchon Harbor Event
Police clashed with a 5000 strong crowd at a Korean hospital yard where Miss Anderson performed. Officers fired into the air to disperse the gathering before her scheduled performance aboard the Danish hospital ship Jutlandia in Inchon Harbor.
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Pusan
Miss Anderson
Jutlandia
Inchona
Nine Minor Accidents Reported In City
Police logged nine minor crashes in the city across yesterday and today. No injuries or arrests. Notable incidents include a 9:40 p.m. collision at Yankee Rd and Lafayette Ave injuring no one and causing $90 in damage, and a hit and run that involved Chester D. Cress. The report lists several parked-car strikes and damaged vehicles with damages ranging from $5 to $90.
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Yankee Rd
Lafayette Ave
Artie Howard, Jr
Oxford State Rd
Yankee
Lafayette
Charles Brown
Glen Ave
Chester D. Cress
Middletown
Hazel Schultz
Aberdeen Dr
First Ave
Cress
Grant Wilmont
Claradon Ave
Walter F. Lawrence
Dorset St
Lawrence
Casper St
Slashed Man Arrested After Cafe Fight
Lee Hendricks, 40, of 1201 Walnut St, treated at Middletown Hospital for a cut on the right hand after a cafe fight near York Ave and Garfield St. He was arrested on a warrant charging cutting with intent to kill filed by Charles Williams. Details were not available this morning.
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Lee Hendricks
Walnut St
Middletown Hospital
Hendricks
Charles Williams
Cutting
York Ave
Garfield St
Funeral for Nettie E Gray in Waynesville
Mrs. Nettie E Gray 77 died Thursday night at her daughter’s home after a heart attack. Funeral 2 p m Sunday at Harveysburg Methodist Church with Rev C A Arthur officiating. Burial Clarksville Cemetery. Survived by husband Claude two daughters Mrs Voiers and Mrs Alicia Rich both of Waynesville Route 2 two sisters Mrs Mary Leath and Mrs Susan Peffers Dayton and brother Sherman Wilson Waynesville. Friends may call at Mrs Voters residence after 3 p m today.
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Nettie E. Gray
Waynesville
Harveysburg
C. A. Arthur
Clarksville Cemetery
Mary Leath
Susan Peffers
Dayton
Sherman Wilson
Voters
Edward J Crawley 76 Retired Newspaper Man Dies
Edward J. Crawley 76 retired newspaper man died Friday at Mercy Hospital Hamilton. His wife Minnie is his only survivor. Requiem high mass will be sung at 9 a m Monday at St Anna Church followed with interment in Our Lady of Victory Cemetery Cincinnati. Friends may call at Galliomore Funeral Home in Mason.
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Mason
Edward J. Crawley
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Minnie
St. Susanna Church
Our Lady of Victory
Cincinnati
Gallimore Funeral Home
Mason woman Erma Whited dies after long illness
Mrs. Erma Whited, 56, died Friday at her Mason home after an extended illness. Survived by sons Stuart Robert and Clarence of Mason. daughters Marion Chase of Mason and Ruth Houck of England. mother Grace McVey. sister Elenor Ertel of Lebanon. Funeral arrangements by Gallimore Funeral Home Mason. services at convenience of the family.
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Mason
Erma Whited
Stuart
Robert
Clarence
Marion Chase
Ruth Houck
England
Grace McVey
Elenor Ertel
Lebanon
Gallimore Funeral
Bridegroom's Furniture Lost In Fire At 1301 Pater Ave
A two story house at 1301 Pater Ave in Hamilton sustained heavy damage as furniture intended for Edward Peters Jr general contractor was destroyed by fire. The second floor where the furniture was stored burned while the lower floor housed Mr and Mrs Hardie Mullins. Firefighters Vernon Pace and David Downey were injured by falling plaster. The cause remains undetermined.
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Hamilton
Pater Ave
Edward Peters, Jr
Fairfield Township
Hardie Mullins
Vernon Pace
David Downey
Gypsy Blood Causes Woes For Officers
Police faced two calls stemming from a so called Gypsy presence. At Middletown Hospital a Gypsy woman who had given birth days earlier refused doctor orders and briefly resisted hospitalization before agreeing to stay. A caravan of Gypsies camped near a trailer court, and at Sunset Park officers found about 15 teenage boys on private property with consent, warning them to quiet down.
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Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Sunset Park
Liquor Crackdown in Hamilton Yields Fines
In Hamilton Municipal Court Judge Frank Wessel fined Albert Mantz 400 dollars and costs for illegal sale and possession of liquor plus a 60 day suspended jail term. Ciro Landi and Robert Tatman each received 110 dollar fines and 30 day suspended sentences for illegal possession. Landi faced an open flask charge. Arrests join a city drive to curb bootlegging and liquor law violations.
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Hamilton
Frank Wessel
Albert Mantz
Ciro Landi
Heaton St
Robert Tatman
Victory Inn
Symmes Corner
Open Rail Switch Blamed For Crash
An open switch was blamed for the crash of a Southern Railway passenger train into a freight train on a side. The incident occurred near Augusta Georgia. Investigators cited the switch as the likely cause and noted damage to both trains and the track area. Local officials closed the site for examination and safety checks.
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Augusta
Southern Railway
Middletonian Hurt Slightly As Area Holiday Crashes Soar
A Middleton man Bernard Mellon 42 suffered bruises in a Hamilton area crash at 2 53 p m near 1204 Long Street as part of a Memorial Day weekend spike. Also three year old Mack Porter suffered a facial cut in the same collision involving Ida Caldwell 34 and Betty Ellen Porter 36. Police logged seven accidents with two more injuries at Ninth and Dayton Streets and Arnold Hornsby 33 of 441 Fairview Ave charged with failure to stop.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Bernard Mellon
Avalon Dr
Long St
Mack Porter
Chase Ave
Porter
Betty Ellen Porter
Ida Caldwell
Clair Ave
Caldwell
Mellon
Ninth
Dayton Sts
Kenneth Roach
Geneva Brown
Chestnut St
Arnold
Train Collision Delays Augusta Aiken Route
A derailment near Bath South Carolina injured five people slightly. The Augusta Aiken Special bound for New York and a freight caboose derailed just before 2 p.m. The passenger train was delayed by about an hour and twenty minutes.
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Augusta
New York
Three Students Earn Perfect Scores In Patrol Tests
Three Middletown youngsters Marilyn Courtney and Helen Feissinger of St. Marys School and Merlin Pope of Taft School achieved perfect scores on a 25 question patrol training exam. A total of 150 pupils took the tests administered by Sgt. Harold Gray and Paul Wilson in the Civic Association Building.
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Middletown
Marilyn Courtney
Helen Feissinger
St. Mary's School
Merlin Pope
Taft School
Harold Gray
School Patrol
Paul Wilson
Safety Council
Civic Association
Family asks donations to Warren County Cancer Society
The family requests that friends omit flowers and contribute to the Warren County Cancer Society instead, as a tribute to their loved one.
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The
Warren County Cancer Society
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