Couple With Son Shot In Korea Told Brother Is Dead In Action
Middletown mourns as Private First Class Charlies E. Walker is reported killed in action in Korea on September 16. His family had learned earlier that Pvt Richard L. Walker was seriously wounded, now recovering in a Japanese hospital. Charlies, 19, joined the Army in 1948 after South and Monroe schools. He trained at Fort Jackson and Fort Knox before going to Korea from Fort Lewis. He is survived by two brothers Duane and John, a sister Velma, two grandmothers, and is one of two Middletown military deaths alongside Sgt David F. Warmouth.
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William . Walker
Lewis St
Edward F. Witsell
the Army
Charlies E. Walker
Korea
Richard L. Walker
Japan
Charles
South
Monroe
First Presbyterian Church
Ft. Jackson
S. C
Ft. Knox
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Duane
John
Velma
Charles Adams
Anna Walker
Walker
Middletown
David Frederick Warmouth
Henry Warmouth, Sr
Pershing Ave
Final Pre Campaign Meeting For YMCA Workers
A kickoff meeting of YMCA drive workers is set for Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the YMCA as 150 to 200 volunteers gather for final plans. The campaign opens Wednesday with a 1250 member quota divided among Armco East Works 580 Armco General 210 Industrial 200 and City 260.
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YMCA
Dale Constiner
Constiner
Armco East Works
Armco General
Industrial
City
Roland Richardson
Carl Roess
George Kuehnle
A. H. Oglesby
Alex Cheek
Kenneth Rupp
George Harvey
George Bryan
Jack Linzie
Lowell Newman
Armco
Max Bailey
Elmer Harris
Don Spring
Tom Blevins
Albert Barnes
Max Long
Cleve Campbell
Jack Cox
C. E. Hattery
Lloyd Spears
R. N. Richardson
H. L. Woods
John Sticklen
S. A. Noblett
Jim McGuire
Paul Cain
Harold Brown
Thieves Loot Seven Mile School Over Weekend
Butler County deputies investigated after thieves ransacked Seven Mile School during the weekend and escaped with more than 65 dollars in cash while causing 100 dollars in interior damage. Paul R. Needles, superintendent, reported the break in and ransacking of several rooms.
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Seven Mile School
Butler County Sheriff's Deputies
Paul R. Needles
Movie Listings At The Paramount Strand And Colonial
The listings show Paramount screenings of Union Station with Nancy Olson and William Holden at 1 35 3 40 5 50 7 55 and 10 p m Monday and Tuesday My Foolish Heart with Dana Andrews and Susan Hayward at 1 15 3 20 5 30 7 40 and 9 50 p m Bayonet Charge with Jean Gabin at 1 15 4 35 8 p m All Quiet on the Western Front with Lew Ayres and Louis Wolheim at 2 45 6 10 9 45 p m Colonial presents Three Secrets with Ruth Roman and Eleanor Parker at 1 45 3 45 5 40 7 35 and 9 35 p m
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Paramount
Union Station
Nancy Olson
William Holden
Heart
Dana Andrews
Susan Hayward
Jean Gabin
Lew Ayres
Louis Wocheim
Ruth Roman
Eleanor Parker
County Pupils To Participate In Freedom Drive
County pupils join the Crusade for Freedom campaign planned in Middletown during October 9–16 to sign the Freedom Scroll to be enshrined with a nine foot Freedom Bell in Berlin. Hamilton mayor William Beckett outlined plans as education officials announced attendances and club reorganizations.
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Butler County
William Beckett
Hamilton
Middletown
Berlin
Walter G. Rhoten
State Department of Education
Ohio
Henry D. Jr
F.T. A
Babeck
Monroe
Hamilton Ywca
Butler County Schoolmasters Club
Armco
County Athletic Committee
Fred Finkbine
Ross
F. Marion Duckwall
Union
D. H. Kruger
Trenton
Harold Wissman
Liberty
Earl Gingrich
New Miami
Andrew Vonovich
Fairfield
Marvin McCollum
Seven Mile
Fifteen Days Left Before Real Estate Tax Deadline
Deputy Butler County treasurer Carl Wedekind reports slowed collections as 15 days remain before the real estate tax deadline. He notes early payments were solid but many bills have not yet reached owners. Tax office on the City Building’s second floor operates 8:30 to 4 weekdays and 8:30 to noon Saturdays. owners who have not received bills should contact the office.
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Carl Wedekind
Butler County
Wedekind
Tax Office
Meeting Cancelled by Dixie Height Improvement League
The Dixie Height Improvement League has cancelled its meeting planned for tomorrow night at Maple Park School. President C F Myers announced the cancellation and rescheduled it for the first Tuesday in November.
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Dixie ’Height Improvement League
Maple Park
C. F. Myers
Freedom Crusade Committeemen Meet Thursday
Middletown Crusade For Freedom committee members, 34 in all, will gather in the City Building auditorium at 4 p.m. Thursday for a briefing on observance of the Crusade slated for October 9 16. Co chairmen Fred J Schatzmann and Frances E Carmody announced their appointments and the planned signatory pledge to defend individual rights and resist tyranny. The signature scroll will be placed with a Freedom Bell in Berlin behind the Iron Curtain in November.
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Middletown
Crusade For Freedom Committee
City Building
Cochairmen
Fred J. Schatzmann
Frances E. Carmody
City Commission
Berlin
Iron Curtain
Civic Vote Count Set For Tuesday In Middletown
About 100 representatives from firms and industries in Middletown will count ballots for the Civic Association 1950 election tomorrow night at the Association building on North Broad Street. More than 5600 ballots are expected, counted in an hour. Nine men will be elected to the board of governors. results will be announced Wednesday morning. The new governors take office October 9 at the annual board meeting.
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Middletown
Civic Association
Association
North Broad St
T C. Venable
Venable
Board of Governors
Garage Ransacked Sunday Evening
Police report a break in at Sam Fugate's garage at 1414 Young St. Items stolen include bowling trophies three silver cups a bronze dragon statue a German harmonica and size ten combat boots. Entrance occurred between 7 and 9 p m with a shed lock pried and intruders entering via a window. It appears youths committed the theft as some valuable clothing remained undisturbed. Damage to a Roosevelt Junior High School guard rail was also noted with about 25 dollars in damage after a car strike.
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Sam Fugate
Young St
Fugate
Roosevelt Junior High School
A. E. Roper
Patient Kills Doctor Then Takes Own Life
In Jeannette Pennsylvania a physician Dr Russell Garman age 46 was shot by a former patient Gerald Alland 23 who then killed himself. The wife woke him for an errand of mercy and found the carnage near their home.
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Jeannette
Mercy
Russell Garman
Gerald Alland
Garman
Pennsylvania
Local Sailor Recalls Inchon Landing In Letter
Robert McConnell US Navy describes the Inchon operation with Navy Marine cooperation. He details the Wolmido shelling, the first and second landings, near misses from a shore battery, and Marines in amphibious ducks advancing under rockets. He notes time at Inchon and departure to Japan.
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Inchon Landing
Inchon
Robert McConnell
B.M. 2 C
U. S. Navy
Young McConnell
Japan
McConnell
Korea
Weekend Mishaps Leave Fifteen Injured and One Killed
Fifteen people were injured, one seriously, in area accidents over the weekend. A horse was killed when it collided with a car on Route 122. In a separate crash on Route 25, a vehicle overturned, injuring three, including George Chapman who was critically injured. Additional crashes on Route 25 and Route 4 caused multiple injuries among drivers and passengers.
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George Chapman
NZ Frizell St
Dayton
Middletown
Elton Ivory
Leon Grant
Maud
Butler County Man Wins Welding Award in National Event
James Mitchell Smith of Oxford, among farmers across 43 states, earned sixth place with a $58 prize for best descriptions of welding improving farming. The James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation presented the award as part of its second agricultural scholarship program, which disbursed $20,000 to agricultural leaders.
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Butler County
James Mitchell Smith
Oxford
James F. Lincoln
Middletown draft board reports 21 of 27 pass physicals
Wylie Mitchell, chairman of Middletown Local Draft Board Number 10, announced that 21 of the 27 men examined locally passed physicals this session, the highest rate since the Korean War manpower surge. Officials attributed the rise to the age factor with many examinees being 21 years old and likely in better condition.
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Middletown
Wylie Mitchell
Draft Board
Sewer Extension Discussed Today in City Meeting
Three Coles Rd property owners met with Director of Law Fred J. Schatzmann seeking sewer extension beyond east city limits. City would permit a sewer tap but advised the extension should be handled privately or by the county after a City Engineering Department study on the 230 foot extension.
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Coles Rd
Fred J. Schatzmann
Schatzmann
City Engineering Department
Army exam failures prompt standard review debate
A congressional committee investigating Army issues reported that 60 percent of draft registrants failing exams were rejected. Discussion centered on possible lowering of physical and mental standards to address the problem.
Prison Inmates Share Of Holloway Lifts 25 Percent
Twenty five per cent of inmates at Holloway prison in England were committed for shoplifting.
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Holloway Prison
England
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Brow St
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Kenneth Hollars
Brown St
John Keaton
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Lincoln Ave
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