Delegation Plans Lebanon Veterans Meet Amid Local Mishaps
A Mi ami Valley VFW Auxiliary plans to attend the Fourth District conference in Memorial Hall Lebanon with a 8:30 a.m. assembly and 9:30 a.m. registration. Judge Joseph Bruggeman will lead the program, followed by a 12:30 p.m. parade and 2:30 p.m. welcome by Mayor Robert King. Meanwhile two children and eight adults were injured in separate crashes, including John C. Shackelford 25 and Russell Molen 40 with serious skull fractures. Shackelford’s car overturned on the Franklin Trenton Road.
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Miami Valley
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Hall
Lebanon
Post
Hiram Fullien
Joseph Bruggeman
Cincinnati
Grange Hall
Robert King
George Fedder
Columbus
Bruggeman
John C. Shackelford
Middletown
Russell Molen
Shackelford
Franklin- Trenton
West Middletown
Robert S. Davis
Franklin Route 2
Louise Davis
Middletown Hospital
Hamilton Man Dies in Fall at Main Street Address
Jonas Miller, 69, was found dead around 9 a m Friday in an alley behind 19 Main St in Hamilton. Coroner Dr Garrett J Boone said Miller died of a skull fracture and internal injuries probably from a fall from a third floor window at the Main St address. The body was found by Oscar Jones and taken to Brown Dawson funeral home.
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Hamilton
Jonas Miller
Main St
Garrett J. Boone
Miller
Boone
Oscar Jones
Adamsales
Brown-Dawson Funeral Home
Franklin Man Bound to Jury for Grand Larceny
James Claude Polaski formerly of Wheeling West Virginia and now employed in Franklin was bound over to the Warren County Grand Jury on charges of grand larceny He is accused of stealing 40 from the cash register at the 395 taxi garage in Franklin Polaski allegedly waited until the garage attendant left the office, took the money, and was held by others until police arrived He was to be taken to Lebanon jail to await trial.
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Franklin
James Claude Polaski
Wheeling
W. Va
Warren County Grand Jury
J T. Riley
Polaski
Lebanon
Robbers Hold Up Friendly Tavern in Zanesville
Two men with a pistol robbed the Friendly Tavern in Zanesville taking 1300 dollars from a cash register. Nine patrons were forced to stand against a wall but were not robbed. The tavern kept a large sum on hand to cash checks for industrial workers.
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Zanesville, O
Middletown Journal Ownership and Circulation Postcard 1948
N J Lawler, business manager for News Journal Inc, signs an ownership and circulation statement for The Middletown Journal dated September 30 1948. It lists publisher E S Myers editor and manager details, major stockholders, security holders, and average monthly circulation of 15749 copies. Notary O A Kincaid validates the sworn affidavit.
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Middletown Journal
Middletown
Ohio
State of
Butler
N. J. Lawler
News Journal, Inc
Sunday News Journal
E. S. Myers
J A. Chew
Xenia
F. C. Chesterton
Wellesley
Mass
K. C. Collier
Cincinnati
E. C. Siebenthaler
Dayton
S. Myers
Chevenia
K C. Collier
O. A. Kincaid
Car Crash Kills No One As Driver Injured On Route 25
In an early today accident a car driven by 23 year old James P. Fish from Glendale left Route 25 south of Franklin and overturned in a ditch. Passenger Molen and Georgia Burns 29 of Sharonville Route 1 sustained facial injuries and bruises and were taken to Miami Valley Hospital Dayton.
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Molen
James P. Fish
Glendale
Franklin
Fish
Georgia Burns
Sharonville
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Kindergartner Struck By Car Near Jefferson School
Four year old Charles Lindauer escaped serious harm after darting into a car driven by 63 year old Addie Steelman in front of Jefferson school. He sustained forehead and knee abrasions and was treated at Middletown Hospital. The incident occurred about 3:20 p.m. as his mother waited in a car.
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Charles Lindauer
Erie Ave
Addie Steelman
Linden Ave
Jefferson School
Middletown Hospital
Child Hurt in Car Dash Incident
Two year old Gary Perkins suffered a cut above the right eye when he was thrown into the car dashboard during a collision with the vehicle driven by his mother Mrs. Howard Perkins of 1209 Askew Ave. He received medical treatment from a physician.
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Gary Perkins
Howard Perkins
Askew Ave
Taxi Collision Injures Mrs. Coyle on Franklin and Manchester
Mrs. Mary Coyle 73 of 1334 Manchester Ave injured in a night crash when a taxi carrying her collided with a car driven by J. David Sawyer 31 of 217 Kenwood Dr at Franklin St and Manchester Ave. Coyle treated for shock and knee hand and forehead abrasions. damage listed as 1000 to Sawyer’s car and 300 to the taxi.
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Mary Coyle
Manchester Ave
J. David Sawyer
Kenwood Dr
Franklin St
Harold Short
Baltimore St
Driver Hits Pedestrian Across Central and Canal
Howard Connaroe, 76, of 1906 Central Ave., was treated at Middletown Hospital for bruises to the back of his head after being struck by a car driven by Clarence Maddox, 39, of 1817 Oberon Dr., while crossing Central Ave. near Canal St. He was transported by McCoy-Leffler Ambulance.
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Howard Connaroe
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Connaroe
Canal St
Clarence Maddox
Oberon Dr
McCoy-Leffler
Teen drivers collide on Clinton Street injuring two
Damage of 550 resulted last night when cars driven by Eugene Switzer 20 of 2540 Wil braham Rd and Robert Mc Donald 17 of Lebanon Route collided at Clinton St and First Ave police said.
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Eugene Switzer
Wilbraham Rd
Robert McDonald
Lebanon
Clinton St
First Ave
Police Briefs: Man Charged After Stolen Purse Recovery
Solomon Ringer aged 29 of 1313 Garfield St was charged with disorderly conduct after police arrested him early today. Officers recovered a purse reported stolen by Lillian Hoskins of 1/21 Central Ave when they spotted a youth carrying it. Hoskins declined to file a complaint.
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Solomon Ringer
Garfield St
Lillian Hoskins
Central Ave
Fficers
Thyssen Convicted in Denazification Court
Fritz Thyssen, 73, former Ruhr steel magnate, found guilty as a minor Nazi by a German denazification court. He was ordered to turn 15 percent of his available property in Germany into a restitution fund for Nazi victims.
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Koenigstein
Germany
Fritz Thyssen
Ruhr
Harold Draut Is Improved After Franklin Hit-and-Run
Harold Draut, 49, a local high school chemistry teacher, shows improvement after being struck near Franklin following a Franklin Monroe football game. He suffers a broken right shoulder collarbone and a fractured skull. Police report William Marvell Jr., 16, of Oxford State Rd., fled the scene and was charged with leaving it. He is being transferred to Butler County Juvenile Court.
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Harold Draut
Franklin
Draut
Monroe
Durant
Harold
William
Buddy’’ Marvell, Jr
Oxford State Rd
Warren County
Butler County
J. W. Couden
Obituary: W. H. Brown 67 Dies at Home in New Madison
W. H. Brown aged 67 father of Bea Brown and former music director at McKinley Junior High School died at his New Madison Ohio home Friday night from a cerebral hemorrhage. He also leaves a son Joseph of Virginia. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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W. H. Brown
Bea Brown
McKinley Junior High School
New Madison
Joseph
Virginia
Death of Katherine Randall Kelley in Riverside California
Mrs. Katherine Randall Kelley, 68, a former Monroe resident, died at her Riverside home after living in Mason, Ohio, before moving to California 21 years ago. Survived by five sisters and two brothers. services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gallimores Funeral Home in Mason with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Franklin Woman Dies After Years of Illness
Mrs. Iola Hat Rowe 55 died at home on 9 South Main Street Franklin after a long illness. Survived by husband J. M. Rowe daughter Evelyn Lambert son John T. and four grandchildren all of Franklin plus three brothers R. L. Morris Richmond Virginia W. M. Morris Atlanta Georgia and E. W. Morris Miami Florida. Services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at home with Rev. B. E. Biggs officiating. Burial in Woodhill Cemetery. Friends may call after 10 a.m. Monday. Anglesby Funeral Home Franklin in charge.
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B. E. Biggs
Church of God of Middletown
Woodhill
Anglesby
Franklin
Funeral services for Albert L. Smith in Hamilton
Albert L. Smith of 713 Hooven Ave was killed early Thursday when his car left State Route 4 Middletown Pike. Services at 10 a.m. Monday at Elmer A. Proeschel Funeral Home 547 Main St with Rev. Frank S. Bartlett Jr. officiating. Burial in Greenwood. Calling after 3 p.m. Sunday. Masonic services 7:30 p.m. and Elks services 8 p.m. Pallbearers: William Smith Jr Herbert J. Smith George Smith Walter Smith Carl Ebinger Edwin Ebinger.
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Hamilton
Albert L. Smith
Hooven Ave
Middletown Pike
Elmer A. Proeschel
Main St
Frank S. Barlett, Jr
High Street Church
Elks
William Smith, Jr
Herbert J. Smith
George Smith
Walter Smith
Carl Ebinger
Edwin Ebinger
Death Notice of Mrs. Cora M. Morlatt Camden
Mrs. Cora M. Morlatt, 83, of 46 South Main St., Camden, died Friday at 3 am at her residence after a brief illness. A longtime Camden resident, she was born October 11, 1864, in Campbellstown.
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Camden
Cora M. Morlatt
South Main St
Coal Company Safe Smashed for $325 in Cash Taken
Thieves broke into Clark Coal and Supply Company in Peachtown last night, lifting the safe with a chain hoist and wheelbarrow before chopping it open. About $325 in cash disappeared. papers were scattered and coins noted as 30 pennies missing from the Colored Community Center desk. Other smaller thefts include a $75 coat from a restaurant reported by Jewell Nickell.
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Clark Coal and Supply Company
Jewell Nickell
Moore St
Middletown Business College Interest Sold to Maffett
John M. Rutledge of Franklin disclosed the sale of his remaining half interest in Middletown Business College to Templyn Maffett. The two had operated the college as partners for months, and details were unavailable as Maffett was said to be out of town for the weekend.
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Middletown
Obituary: Mrs. Morlatt Succumbs. Survivors Named in Camden
Daughter of Wash and Margaret Campbell, Mrs. Morlatt preceded in death by husband Charles E. Morlatt in 1937. Survivors include two sons Louis Sterzenbach of Camden and Norman Sterzenbach of Louisville, a brother Louis Campbell of Kokomo, two sisters Mantee Jones of Franklin and Anna Tesh of Camden, along with four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services from R. C. Nein funeral home in Camden Sunday at 2 30 p.m. with Rev. Norman Sweat of Camden Methodist church officiating. Burial in Fairmount Cemetery, Camden. Friends may call at the funeral home between 7 and 9 Saturday.
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Wash
Margaret Campbell
Charles E. Morlatt
Louis Sterzenbach
Camden
Norman Sterzenbach
Louisville
Louis Campbell
Kokomo
Ind
Mantee Jones
Franklin
Anna Tesh
R. C
Norman Sweat
Germantown Man Adam William Eagle Dies at 79
Adam William Eagle 79 died yesterday at his Cambridge Ohio home. He formerly resided in Germantown and is survived by five daughters including Margaret Eagle and Mrs Delma Houck, two sons Bryan and Adam, a sister Elizabeth Eagle, 13 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at John Arpp Funeral Home with Rev Richard Vitz officiating. Burial in Germantown Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday afternoon.
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Germantown
Adam William Eagle
Cambridge
Eagle
Margaret Eagle
Delma Houck
Jessie Joseph
Middletown
Nellie Smith
Miami Shores
Martha Hilliard
Miamisburg
Bryan
Clarksville
Adam
Dayton
Elizabeth Eagle
Tiffin
John Arpp
Richard Vitz
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Weekend Movie Listings At The Theaters
AT THE MOVIES Saturday Melody Time in technicolor at 1 30 5 and 8 30 pm Also Woman In White with Eleanor Parker and Alexis Smith at 2 50 6 15 and 9 40 pm Sunday The Babe Ruth Story with William Bendix and Claire Trevor at 1 15 3 50 7 40 and 9 45 pm STRAND Saturday Casbah with Yvonne DeCarlo and Tony Martin at 3 6 45 and 9 55 pm Also Frontier Agent with Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton at 2 5 45 and 8 55 pm Sunday Thunder Hoof with Preston Foster and Mary Stuart at 2 25 4 55 7 40 and 10 20 pm Also Gentleman From Nowhere with Warner Baxter and Fay Baker at 1 15 3 50 6 25 and 9 05 pm DIXIE CRUISE IN Saturday Twilight On The Rio Grande with Gene Autry and Sterling Holloway at 7 and 9 55 pm Also House of Dracula with Lon Chaney and Martha O Driscoll at 8 20 and 11 10 pm Midnight show at 12 20 am Cartoon Carnival with 12 color cartoons.
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Eleanor Parker
Alexis Smith
Babe Ruth
William Bendix
Claire Trevor
Yvonne DeCarlo
Tony Martin
Johnny Mack Brown
Raymond Hatton
Preston Foster
Mary Stuart
Warner Baxter
Fay Baker
Rio Grande
Gene Autry
Sterling Holloway
Lon Chaney
Martha O’driscoll
Bicycle Court Proposed By YMCA For Juvenile Case
In a noon Manchester Hotel meeting, Harry ter Braak announced YMCA plans to organize a bicycle court linked to juvenile court to enforce bicycle laws. He cited his experiences with boys in St. Louis and Chicago.
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YMCA
Harry Ter Braak
Manchester
Ter Braak
St. Louis
Chicago
Final Hayloft Presentation Set Tonight
The Hayloft Players present the last performance of a comedy at 8:15 p m at the J M McGraw farm on Sleebig Rd West Middletown. Proceeds go to charity. A special Ortman Stewart bus leaves Broad and Central at 7:45 p m for transport to and from the show.
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Hatfield and McCoys
J. M McGraw
Sleebig Rd
West Middletown
Hayloft Players
Middletown
Ortman-Stewart
Broad and Central
New Trial Denied for Warren County Pair
Judge Alton F Brown denied a new trial to Lige Stamper and Hent Smith both of Miamisburg after their armed robbery convic tion last month Stamper drew 10 to 25 years in the Ohio Penitentiary and Smith an indefinite term in the Ohio State Reformatory The pair were charged with robbing the Alex Jackson Service Station near Franklin December 22 1947 and the Suttman Clothing Store in Miamisburg the same night.
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Lebanon
Alton F. Brown
Lige Stamper
Hent Smith
Stamper
Ohio Penitentiary
Smith
Ohio State Reformatory
Miamisburg
Alex Jackson
Franklin
Suttman Clothing
Soviet shifts on atomic weapon control at UN
Vishinsky announced a Soviet proposal to ban the atomic bomb and establish international control to take effect simultaneously, signaling a major policy change. He opposed Western claims while replying to French Defense Minister Ramaudier who argued for control before ban and cited Bebler who questioned US monopoly fears in the dispute.
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Vishinsky
United Nations
Paul Ramadier
United States
Coroner rules death by own action in Harrison woman
Butler County’s Dr. Garrett Boone ruled that 68 year old Mrs Virginia Honnett died by her own hand after taking poison. She died an hour after arrival at Fort Hamilton Hospital following the poisoning incident on Route 2 in Harrison.
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Hamilton
Garrett Boone
Butler County
Virginia Honnett
Harrison
Route 2
Fort Hamilton Hospital
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Mrs
Katherine Kelley
Iola Rowe
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Business College
Adam W. Eagle
John Dobrozsi, Jr
General Insurance
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Richardson
Middletown Development and Supply Co., Inc
G. I
Gerald N. Bernert
Russia
Jackson Bosch
Board of Elections
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