Esther Brosius Rallies Community Service Leader Dies at 61
Middletown resident Esther M. Brosius, 61, wife of Dr. Fred W. Brosius, died of a heart attack at 1 a.m. after recent treatment at Johns Hopkins and Holmes Hospitals. A Johns Hopkins nursing graduate, she mentored nurses during World War II and led charity events to benefit Middletown Hospital. Survived by husband, two daughters, mother, siblings, and four grandchildren. services planned at Riggs Funeral Home with burial in Woodhill Cemetery. Memorials to the Esther Brosius Fund for Obstetrics at Middletown Hospital.
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Esther M. Brosius
Fred W. Brosius
Central Ave
Brosius
Mts. Brosius
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Holmes Hospital
Cincinnati
Johns Hopkins
Middletown
Franklin
Johns Hopkins Hospital School of Nursing
Middletown Federation of Women’s Clubs
Middletown Hospital
Riggs
J. C. Schulz
Springboro
Youngstown Bus Drivers Strike For More Pay
In Youngstown the steel city of 168000, 240 bus drivers walked out at 4 a.m. demanding higher pay and shorter hours, leaving mass transportation halted.
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Youngstown
Frost Forecast Signals First Cold Spell of Season
Jack Frost is expected to visit the area tonight with skies clearing and temperatures dropping to about 32. A cool, mostly cloudy day follows Tuesday with a low around 40 overnight. Weekend rainfall totals reached 0.77 inches per Lonnie Gibson of the Miami Conservancy District.
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Jack Frost
Lonnie Gibson
The
Miami Conservancy
Fire Ravages Union Baptist Church in Sunday blaze
A fire at Union Baptist Church, 510 Eighteenth Ave, caused about 300 dollars in church damage and 200 dollars worth of contents to be lost. The blaze started in the basement and first floor, attributed to an overheated furnace, and was extinguished by 9 54 a.m. by units One and Three and the aerial truck under Fire Chief William E. Fishbaugh. A separate incident damaged a car on Linden and Sutphin Streets when its hood caught fire, with ignition wiring and dashboard instruments costing about 10 dollars to repair, reported from Company Two at 10 19 p.m. Sunday.
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Union Baptist Church
Eighteenth Ave
William E. Fishbaugh
Dan Danise
Jackson St
Linden
Sutphin St
Company Two
South Main St
Celcic Strong
Ravenna
O. Strong
William Carroll
Lewis St
Ray Adair
Strong
Water Main Break Disrupts Crawford Sherman Area
A water main break at Crawford Street and Sherman Avenue disrupted water service this morning. Sewer construction is ongoing and officials could not be reached for comment about a connection. Water was off in several homes as W. H. Shawhan investigated the scene.
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Crawford St
Sherman Ave
W. H. Shawhan
Public Utilities
Area Engineers and Surveyors Pass Ohio Examination
The Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors reports 14 Middletown area men qualified for full registration by passing July exams. Names include Mallory F. Bell Earnest L. Bowen Henry E. Miller John G. Rice R. Schrock Robert R. Thomas and Robert P. Vorhis plus Arthur Coldiron. Engineers in training certificates were issued to Donald D. Cox Derald R. Hutton Kenneth Warren Jones Charles Stafford Kenneth Paul Smith and Robert Milton Stinetorf.
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Ohio State Board of Registration For Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Middletown Area
Middletown
Mallory F. Bell
Midway St
Earnest L. Bowen
Aberdeen Dr
Henry E. Miller
Stanley St
John G. Rice
Erie Ave
R. Schrock
Fleming Rd
Robert R. Thomas
South Main St
Robert P. Vorh
Two Break-Ins Here S16 Taken
Police investigated two weekend break-ins. James Spies reported his home at 515 Fifteenth Ave entered with $16 and liquor taken after a hidden porch key. A break-in at the Homan Beverage Co. on Curtis St and Woodlawn Ave left a broken pane but nothing else taken. Report filed at 7 16 a.m.
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James Spies
Fifteenth Ave
Homan Beverage Company
Curtis St
Woodlawn Ave
Arctic Icebergs Formed by 18 Gla ciers North of Cape York
Major Arctic icebergs are produced by about 18 named glaciers, including the Humboldt, located to the north of Cape York.
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Arctic
Humboldt
Cape York
Eight accidents leave Middletown battered and one cruiser damaged
Eight crashes Sunday and Saturday weekend toll nears ten thousand dollars in damage. One police cruiser sustained $250 in damage as two drivers faced charges including intoxicated driving and careless driving. George DeNeene 39 was charged after a chain reaction collision on North Broad Street causing $5 300 in damage. Another driver Frank Vanderpool 18 was cited after his car struck a police cruiser.
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Middletown
George DeNeene
Ellen
Anna Albaugh
Crawford St
DeNeene
Albert E. Rickard
Chicago
Coffey
Albaugh
Rickard
Middletown Hospital
Johnnie K. Carpenter
Tytus Ave
Verity Pkwy
Girard Ave
Carpenter
Arkway
Girard
Lother
Frank Lee Vanderpool
Rockdale Rd
Hamilton
Lawrence White
Elwood St
Queen Ave
Cleveland St
Vanderpool
White
Middletown Aerial Truck Found in Dayton Yard
Middletown fire officials learn the long awaited aerial truck built by American LaFrance is located in the Dayton freight yard of the New York Central Railroad after a slow trip from Elmira. An American LaFrance field engineer, a department mechanic, and a skeleton crew will drive the truck to Middletown tomorrow since local docks could not handle the unloading.
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Middletown Fire Department
Dayton
New York Central Railroad
Elmira
American LaFrance Foatite Corporation
Middletown
TV Repairs Stall Ruled By Price Ltd
OPS warns price ceilings remain on TV and radio repairs and servicing. Owners should obtain detailed itemized estimates, including parts rental separate from labor. W G Spiegle of OPS Cleveland urges callers for advice and notes OPS authority covers Middle town area.
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Price Ltd
OPS
W. G. Spiegle
Cleveland
Middletown
Spiegle
Patrol Arrests Three On Drunk Driving Charges
Three men were arrested on Route 25 for driving under the influence. Jackson Pate 26 Jackson Lane Middletown and William Henry Raines 25 Franklin Route 2 were taken at 2 a.m. Sunday and 10:25 p.m. Saturday respectively. Nathaniel Orvil Taylor 44 of 50 Barnette Ave Dayton was arrested at 11 p.m. Saturday. All released on $125 bond. Pate and Raines arraigned today at 3 p.m. before Judge J T Riley. Taylor to be heard Friday at 3 p.m.
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Jackson Pate
Jackson Lane
Middletown
William Henry Raines
Franklin
Nathaniel Orvil Taylor
Barnette Ave
Dayton
Pate
Raines
J. T. Riley
Taylor
Third Polio Case In Oxford Reported
Butler County records 27th polio case of the year and Oxford reports its third in a week. Linda Joyce Happ three month old daughter of Eugene and Mrs Happ was taken to Mercy Hospital. Two Miami University students from Vets Village were also admitted last week.
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Butler County
Oxford
Mercy Hospital
Linda Joyce Happ
Eugene Happ
West Vine St
Vets’ Village
Miami University
Charles Reuthe
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Blood Donor List Up Only Four In A Week
Rev. John S. Parr Middletown blood program chairman says donors are scarce as of last Tuesday 100 had signed up now 104. Red Cross bloodmobile needs 360 donors for the upcoming coverage with warnings that 260 may not show up. He cites complacency from prior success and notes servicemen need nine pints per case despite past quotas.
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John S. Parr
Middletown
Red Cross
Parr
Korea
Steel Truck Flips Near Middletown
A steel truck carrying 35 000 pounds of sheet steel skidded and overturned into a ditch on Ohio 122 about three miles west of Middletown after 10 a.m. The driver Donald Robinson of Elwood Indiana escaped death but he lost the little finger of his left hand crushed in the wreckage. He was treated at Middletown Hospital for examination and x rays and was rescued with heavy equipment from the Widdl e town Sand and Gravel Company. Steel was scattered over a wide area and fences along Elk Creek were damaged.
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Ohio 122
Middletown
Donald Robinson
Elwood
Ind
Middletown Hospital
Robinson
Widdletown Sand and Gravel Company
Elk Creek
Achievers Sponsor Teen Agers Dance in Dietertown
The Achievers Association of Mi dietown sponsors a on the house 50-50 dance for junior and senior high students from 8 to 11 30 p m on October 11. Jerry Kidwell president announced plans formed by a committee including Pansy Jones Norma Viel Patty Viel Peggy Nation Bill Enz Phil Price and Bob Geis. The event will be at the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company building at the corner of Mary Etta Ave and Clayton St with a caller for square dances.
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Achievers Association of Midietown
Jerry Kidwell
Pansy Jones
Norma Viel
Patty Viel
Peggy Nation
Bill Enz
Phil Price
Bob Geis
Cincinnati Gas
At The Movies Showings This Monday and Tuesday
Paramount presents The Merry Widow at 1 15 3 15 5 20 7 25 and 9 30 p m Monday. Strand shows Daltons Ride Again at 1 15 4 20 7 30 10 25 and Working Her Way Through College at 2 30 5 40 8 45 p m. Tuesday In a padded Cell shows 1 15 4 40 6 05 8 20 10 30 and Strait Jackets at 2 25 4 50 7 15 9 25 p m.
New rupture treatment offered with $3.50 gift
An advertisement from Kansas City promotes a new inconspicuous rupture support that avoids belts or pads and claims easy wear. It offers a 30 day trial and a $3.50 special truss as a gift for reporting results, with free descriptive circular via Physician's Appliance Company in Missouri.
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Physician's
Koch
Main
Kansas City
Missouri
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Esther Brosius
First Presbyterian Church
Cleo
Water Main
Ohio
Charles ST
Hanson
York Ave
Baltimore St
Richard E. Bursdall
Seven Mile
Heber Deardoff
Bursdall
Deardoff
Gene Rice, Jr
Rice
Elmer Piersall
Fairmount Ave
Ted Hester
Hester
Yankee Rd
Jefferson Rd
Jack Melford Brown
Calumet St
Charles J. Holcomb
Lefferson Rd
Brown
Holcomb
John M. Reese
Union Rd
Logan Ave
Reese
First Ave
iCity
Huron Howlard
Broad St
Lloyd Clark
Camp Atterbury
Howard Bar
Patrol
Here
State Highway Patrol
Ike
Washington
Publican Finance
Tee
P.O
Pol. Adv
Newfoundland
Achievers
Paramount
Adv
Ness
First National
National Bank OF Middletown
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Sutphin Park Place
Armco East
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