Six Suffer Injuries In Weekend Accidents In Near Middletown
Six persons were injured one seriously in accidents in and near Middletown this weekend, city police and state patrolmen reported. Arthur Snyder, 22, of Liberty Indiana, suffered head and chest injuries and multiple cuts when his car skidded and overturned. He was taken to Reid Memorial Hospital in fair condition. Additional injuries included Blair Pyle, 4, and his wife, plus H G Lyons, in separate crashes on Tytus Ave. A youth, Jerry Williams 15, fell from a bicycle, fracturing the upper left arm. Frank Jordan, 63, of Waynesville, suffered rib fractures in a Route 73 crash. Russell McCarty, 32, was charged with DUI after his car struck a parked vehicle.
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Middletown
Arthur Snyder
Liberty
Ind
Indiana State Line
Ohio
Snyder
Reid Memorial Hospital
Tytus Ave
Blair Pyle
South Main St
Pyle
H. G. Lyons
Central Ave
Clarence Burris
East Fifth St
Gary
Burris
Sa Ae
Wayne — Co
Jerry Williams
Lawn Ave
Seventeenth Ave
Middletown Hospita
Fourteenth Ave
Frank Jordan
Waynesville
Jordan
William Parson
Middletown Hospital
Russell McCarty
Hill Ave
McCarty
New York
Frank Turner
McCarthy
Coal supplies arriving at Middletown amid shortages
Moments of coal have begun to reach Middletown as local dealers fill orders built up during the strike. They report limited supply since miners returned to work and say they are apportioning coal so those in need will receive some. Dealers remain hopeful the strike may resume after November 30 when a truce expired.
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Middletown
John L. Leis
Lewis
Springboro Scout Units Reorganize In Civic Ceremony
Springboro plans a Wednesday investiture for two reorganized Girl Scout troops welcomed by council executive director Garnet L. Church. The ceremony follows a 1 30 p m training committee meeting with Louis es chairing in the Civic Association Girl clubroom.
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Garnet L. Church
Springboro
National Grange elects Goss as master in Ento
The National Grange has chosen Ibert S. Goss of Washington, D.C. as master. Goss has held four two year terms in leadership roles and now assumes the top post.
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ENTO
Cal
National Grange
Ibert S. Goss
Washington, D
Five Die In RAF Sunderland Crash Off Singapore
Five Royal Air Force personnel were killed and two seriously injured when a Sunderland aircraft crashed during takeoff in the straits of Johore off Singapore island on Sunday night.
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Singapore
Royal Air Force
Johore
Singapore Island
Father Was Fullback at Paramount With Stars
At the Paramount theater on Monday the movie Father Was Fullback features Fred Mac Murray and Maureen O Hara with showtimes at 1 30 3 30 5 40 7 40 and 9 40 p m Tuesday brings Judge Steps Out with Alexander Knox and Ann Southern at 1 40 5 and 9 25 p m Also Rough Shod stars Robert Sterling and Gloria Graham with screenings at 3 16 6 30 and 16 p m
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Paramount
Fred MacMurray
Maureen O'Hara
Judge
Alexander Knox
Ann Southern
Robert Sterling
Gloria Graham
Strand- Meet the Killer with Abbott and Costello
Monday showings list multiple screenings at 1:30 4:15 7:05 and 9:55 p m for the film Meet the Killer featuring Abbott and Costello Also All Hostess with Gloria Henry and Russ Ford at 3:10 6 and 8:50 p m Tuesday presents Rhythm Hits the Tee featuring Richard Denning and Ellen Drew at 2:25 5 7:35 and 10:18 p m plus Range Justice with Max Terhune and Johnny Mack Brown at 1:20 3:55 6:36 and 9:10 p m
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Abbott and Costello
Gloria Henry
Russ Ford
Richard Denning
Ellen Drew
Max Terhune
Johnny Mack Brown
Lost Sheep Captured by City Police
Police in custody a full grown sheep after several sightings across Alameda Grand Sutphin and Woodlawn. Officers Howerton and Cox carried the exhausted animal to the sergeant’s room before it was released to its owner later that day.
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Bob Quinn
Jim Howerton
Wendell Cox
Quinn
Alameda
Grand
Sutphin
Woodlawn
Howerton
Cox
Arry Finkelman
Safety Signs Torn Down in Mayfield
Mayfield vandals again remove street stop signs along Plymouth Street prompting Lemon Township Trustee William C. Miller to promise an investigation and prosecutions. He notes signs curb speeding and emphasizes protections for local residents after prior Halloween incidents and repeated removals last Saturday. More than 100 drivers have been warned for disregarding safety cautions, with arrests possible.
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Plymouth St
Mayfield
William C. Miller
Lemon Township
The
Journal
Miller
Police Briefs Reported Lincoln Field Disturbance And Break-ins
Police answered a call to Lincoln Football Field where youths reportedly caused disorder and doors were off the press box though officers found no disturbance. A window was broken at Buckeye Paper Products on Girard Ave with a loose screen but no entry. Donald Brown, 12, was bitten on the right leg above the ankle by a dog. The animal was ordered tied for a 14 day observation. John Boyd reported the theft of a camera and accessories worth 209 dollars from his car in a Verity Parkway lot.
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Lincoln
Kers
Buckeye Paper Products Company
Girard Ave
Donald Brown
Pearl St
John Boyd
Monroe
Verity Pkwy
Fire Chief Links Cigarette To Kroger Trash Fire
Fire Chief William Fishbaugh says a lighted cigarette possibly started a trash fire along the Kroger building on South Verity Parkway yesterday. Company No. 1 responded to the alarm with no damage reported.
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Kroger
South Verity Pkwy
William Fishbaugh
Company No. 1
Health Commissioner Seeks County Help to Clear Stray Dogs
Middletown health commissioner Dr. L C Neer asks Butler County Commissioners to aid in removing stray dogs from Middletown and address numerous dog complaint calls. He notes the county's reduced dog wardens, school yard sightings, and occasional bites. cites three-year rabies lapse and past 1944 stray dog roundup as key factors in keeping cases low. He urges cooperation and emphasizes warden coverage gaps and joint police health department efforts.
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Butler County
Middletown
L. C. Neer
Health Department
Prominent Hamilton Merchant Lafe Murstein Dies at 56
Lafe Murstein, 56, vice president of Wilmar's Store in Hamilton, died Sunday after an operation in a Cincinnati hospital. He had lived in Hamilton 12 years and was a Sharon, Pa., native. A World War I veteran, he was active in civic affairs and held posts in VFW, American Legion, Masons, Scottish Rite, Elks, and B nai B'rith. Survived by his wife Libbie, two daughters, two brothers, and two sisters. Funeral services were held at Colligan Funeral Home, with burial in Sharon, Pa. The store closed tonight.
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Colligan Funeral Home
Hamilton
Lafe Murstein
Eaton Ave
Sharon
Murstein
Wilmar’s
Cincinnati
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Marstein
Masons
Scottish Rite
American Legion
The
Elks Lodge
B’nai B’rith
Middletown
Libbie
Vital Statistics Names and Ages Across Multiple Cities
A brief list records individuals with ages and locations including Marstein 56 in Hamilton, Higgins 53 at 1218 Basti a Gibbons, 68 at 2409 Sherman Ave, Dunham 4 in Camden, Deaton 32 in Cincinnati, and Leon Smith 85 in Mason.
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Safe Marstein
Hamilton
H. Higgins
Bastia Gibbons
Sherman Ave
Dunham
Camden
Cincinnati
Or Leon Smith
Mason
Births at the Hospital Saturday and Sunday
Mr and Mrs Roy Fouck of 1316 Young St report a girl born Saturday. Mr and Mrs J D Caudill of Franklin report a boy. Mr and Mrs William Mar cum of 508 Baltimore St report a girl Sunday. Mr and Mrs Stanley Tabor of Middletown Route 3 report a girl. Mr and Mrs Andrew Scott of 712 16th Ave report a boy. Mr and Mrs Wilbur Frisby of Franklin report a boy. Mr and Mrs Owen Smith of 2920 Wilbraham Rd report a boy. Mr and Mrs William Brock of Lebanon Route 2 report a girl.
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Hospital
Roy Fouck
Young St
J. D. Caudill
Franklin
William Marcum
Baltimore St
Stanley Tabor
Middletown
Wilbraham Rd
William Brock
Lebanon
Hospital List of Patients and Relatives Named
In The Hospital names appear for patients and family members including Mrs. Virgil Combs Gerald Williams Paul Turner Richard Shephard Mrs Ella Mellor Michael Alfrey Mrs Fredrick Dietz Chester Witkowski Mrs Sally Whitaker Myron Morratt Mrs Ora Hart Mrs Emma Diver James Mail Thomas Mobley William Ellison Nathan Dalton Janet Marie Hall Pauline Moore Charles Aall Mrs James Wikoff Charles Parker Francis L Evers Robert Walton Jr Melvin Arnold Mrs Coursey Fultz MacIntyre of Young.
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Virgil Combs
Central Ave
Gerald Williams
Charles Williams
Lawn Ave
Paul Turner
Alfred Turner
Auburn St
Richard Shephard
Carolina St
Ella Mellor
First Ave
Michael Alfrey
Elvis Alfrey
South Main St
Fredrick Dietz
Frank Ave
Chester Witkowski
Dixie Heights
Sally Whitaker
Water St
Myron Morratt
Ora Hart
Franklin
Emma Diver
Fifth Ave
James S. Mail
Adam Mail
Fleming Rd
Thomas Mobley
Franklin Route 2
William Ellison
Yankee Rd
Charles Broyles
Harrison St
James Wikoff
Aber
Obituary for Frank Gibbons of Hamilton area
Frank Gibbons 68 of 2409 Sherman Ave. died of a heart attack Sunday at 8 50 am while working at the Mokry-Tesmer Machine Company. He was a former Armco machinist, 30 years with Armco, member of Armco Veterans Club Holy Trinity Church Holy Name Society Catholic Order of Foresters Eagles Moose Lodges. Survivors include widow Agnes Temmen Gibbons two sons Edward and James daughter Margaret Ann a brother and a sister Requiem high mass will be held Wednesday at Holy Trinity Church burial Calvary Cemetery services by Eagles and Holy Name Society and Moose Lodge at Schramm Funeral Home. Friends may call Schramm Tuesday afternoon and evening.
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Frank Gibbons
Sherman Ave
Armco
Mobry-Tesmer Mae Company
Middletown Hospital
Hamilton
Armco Veterans Club
Mokry-Tesmer Machine Company
Holy Trinity Church
Holy Name Socie
Catholic Order of Foresters of America
The
Eagles and
Moose Lodges
Agnes Temmen Gibbons
Edward
University of Dayton
James
Xavier University of Cincinnati
Margaret Ann
Bernard
Detroit
Phillip Grimm
Calvary Cemetery
Eagles Lodge
Schramm Funeral Home
Holy Name Society
Loyel Order of Moose
Death of John T. Deaton in Cincinnati Hospital
John T. Deaton 32 of Kenridge Cincinnati former Middletown resident died Sunday at 11:30 p m in General Hospital after five months confinement following an automobile accident near Huntington West Virginia in which he suffered a spinal injury. He had been a salesman in Cincinnati for four years after twelve years in this city. He is survived by his widow Mildred a son Jay T. Deaton his parents A L Deaton of Jackson Kentucky and Mrs Ida Byrd Middletown a half brother Francis Raleigh two sisters Mrs Forest Weaver Middletown and Mrs Russell Amburgy Detroit Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Good Funeral Home Cincinnati.
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John T. Deaton
Kenridge
Cincinnati
Middletown
General Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Inland Container Company
Mildred
Jay T. Deaton
A. L. Deaton
Jackson
Ida Byrd
Francis Raleigh
This City
Forest Weaver
Russell Amburgy
Detroit
Good Funeral Home
Obituary of John H Higgins of Middletown
John H Higgins 53 of 1218 Baltimore St retired Armco engineer died at Middletown Hospital Sunday at 9 20 p m after seven year illness. He retired from Armco December 1948 after 27 years. He had a heart attack last Thursday. Native of Fayette County Ky member of Holy Trinity Church. Survived by widow Frances four daughters Mary Christian Dayton Helen Hayes Patricia Margaret Ellen Higgins all at home three sons Robert Middle town Carl and John Jr at home six grandchildren two brothers Hamilton H Lexington Ky J H Monroe two sisters Mrs Mattie Curry Winter Haven Fla and Mrs Percy Allen Mid aheutan High Mass Wednesday 10 a m at Holy Trinity Church with bu-
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John H. Higgins
Baltimore St
Armco Steel Corporation
Middletown Hospital
Higgins
Armco
Fayette County
Holy Trinity Church
Frances
Mary Christian
Dayton
Helen Hayes
Patricia
Margaret Ellen Higgins
Robert
Middletown
Carl
John
Hamilton H
Lexington
J. H
Monroe
Mattie Curry
Winter Ee Fia
Percy Allen
Midaheutan
Girl Scouts Plan Service Project for Schoolmates Overseas
Local troops will begin the 1950 International service project called Schoolmates Overseas announced at the 30th Girl Scout National Convention in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Twelve local leaders and 6 000 attendees heard that the project aims to ship school supplies to children in 28 countries, with a goal of 65 000 schoolbags if each troop sends one. Delegates contributed supplies to kick off the first shipment, and local leaders hope to complete the effort by March amid National Council officers reelection and growing Girl Scout membership.
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Milwaukee
Wisc
Aoa
Iet L. Church
Florence Roper
Vera Chapman
Middletown
Hostess Council
Church
National Council
PUPILS TO SEE BICYCLE FILM
Middletown Safety Council will show a bicycle safety film titled Wheel Sense in local schools. Safety director Paul E. Wilson announced the program, noting the film will be available for about 10 days for school administrators to arrange viewing by telephone.
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Middletown
Rotary Changes Taft Luncheon Plans In Middletown
An unexpected surge of ticket demand for U S Senator Robert Taft’s Middletown visit forces Rotary to move the luncheon into the Manchester Hotel ballroom, expanding seating to about 650 and limiting extra chairs for the speaking segment. Tickets will not be sold at the door Tuesday though some reserved guests may pick up. Taft appears twice tomorrow, after the Rotary session at Middletown High School, part of 11 engagements in Butler and Preble counties this week.
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Middletown
U.S
Robert A. Taft
Robert Brown
Manchester Hotel
Brown
Rotary
Taft
Middletown High School
Butler County
Preble County
Memorial service notices at Woodside Cemetery
Friends may call at the residence after 2 p.m. Tuesday as tribute and service details are announced for the deceased interred at Woodside Cemetery.
Camden farmer Joseph Dunham dies at 94
Joseph Dunham 94 retired farmer died at 6 a m Sunday at his brother Oliver’s home 20 North Lafayette Camden He had lived with Oliver 30 years Survived by many nieces and nephews Funeral Tuesday at 2 p m at R C Nein and Son Funeral Home Rev S L Lowman officiating Burial in Fairmount Cemetery Neral home Monday 7 9 p m
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Camden
Joseph Dunham
Oliver
North Lafayette St
R. C. Nein and Son
Mason-Harry L. Smith dies. Warren County farmer, 85
Harry Leon Smith 85 a prominent retired Warren County farmer died at his Mason residence Sunday night after a period of illness He is survived by four sons Francie Swampscott Mass Marshall Cincinnati French Michigan and Amos Hillsboro a daughter Mrs George Benham Dayton 14 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren Services Wednesday at 2 p m at the Fellowship Church Mason with burial in Fellowship Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m Tuesday Ray Gallimore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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Mason
Harry Leon Smith
Warren County
Francie
Swampscott
Mass
Marshall
Cincinnati
French
Michigan
Amos
Hillsboro
George Benham
Dayton
Fellowship Church
Fellowship
Ray Gallimore Funeral Home
Deaths and probate notices from Chicago area
Arthur Constant Lunn 72 mathematics professor at the University of Chicago dies. Estate of Margaret A Neville notice appoints Glenn D Neville administrator in Butler County Ohio with four month claims period. Legal notice appears in probate court by Oscar R Leiser judge and Herbert S Miler attorney. Dates Nov 21 28 and Dec 5.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Arthur Constant Lunn
The
University of Chicago
Racine, Wis
Margaret A. Neville
Glenn D. Neville
Middletown
Ohio
Margaret A. Naville
Butler County
Oscar R. Leiser
Said County
Herbert S. Miler
Middletown Hospital Board Meets Tuesday at 7:30 PM
Middletown Hospital directors will convene Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the hospital for a board meeting to discuss ongoing operations and decisions.
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Middletown Hospital Board of Directors
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Janet Marie Hall
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Pauline Moore
Oberon Drive
Charles Aall
Girl Scouts
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Woodside Cemetery
Harry L. Smith
New England
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