Coroner To Rule In Franklin Death After Street Find
Joseph Riley Priest 59 of 419 Forest St. was found on the Franklin sidewalk at Second and Main in the early hours. Coroner H W Williams scheduled post mortem to determine cause, with heart attack considered likely. priest had recent heart ailment.
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Franklin
Joseph Riley Priest
Forest St
Second and Main
H. W. Williams
Warren County
Middletown
David Cheatham
Marvin Cheatham
Ankie Watkins
Tenth Ave
Mathew Johnson
Cedar St
Anglesby
Priest
Orville
Nora
Julia
Holbrook
Delmont
Two Injured In Fog Shaped Grand Ave Crash
Police report two people injured when a car hit a concrete culvert on Grand Ave inside the city at 2 44 a m. Donald Burnett 23 of West Alexandria Route 2 driver received leg and ankle injuries. Virgil Johnson 19 of Brookville a passenger had facial cuts. Damage estimated at 2000. Both injured were taken to Middletown Hospital by Baker ambulance.
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Grand Ave
Donald Burnett
West Alexandria
Virgil Johnson
Brookville
Burnett
Middletown
Baker Ambulance
New Fire Truck Makes First Run But No Fire
Freeman Sauters Mark Leight and Bud Hester were the first firemen to use the department s new aerial truck but no fire occurred. They responded to 1339 Central Ave Harold s Outlet Store where water leaked from above after a woman living upstairs spilled a package of water. Firefighters left the scene to awaiting plumbers checking a broken water pipe.
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Freeman Sauters
Mark Leight
Bud Hester
Central Ave
Harold's
Middletown Democratic Club to Meet Tomorrow
The Ladies' Democratic Club of Middletown will gather at 7 30 p.m. tomorrow at 30 South Broad Street. Club president Mrs. Lawrence Oswald urged all poll workers to attend.
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Ladies’ Democratic Club of
Middletown
South Broad St
Lawrence Oswald
Monthly inmate services held at Butler County jail
Mrs. Bertha Perkins sponsored monthly services for Butler County jail inmates. Sunday afternoon devotion was led by Miss Eunice Perkins with brief remarks by John McCoogan. A small group including Mr and Mrs Howard Bullens and daughter Della Mae of Miamisburg Mrs Emma Hollis Albert Hardeman and 8 M Brooks sang and Mrs Perkins accompanied.
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Bertha Perkins
Butler County
Eunice Perkins
John McCoogan
Howard Bullens
Della Mae
Miamisburg
Emma Hollis
Albert Hardeman
Police Briefs Highlight Local Arrests and Medical Transport
Robert Lee Bryant aged 26 of 1310 Garfield St was arrested on a warrant charging disorderly conduct filed by Clara White of 347 North Main St. Lloyd Woods 39 of 601 Ross Ave Hamilton was taken into custody for physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated. Charles Williams 62 of 1834 Woodlawn Ave received heart attack treatment at home and was transported to Middletown Hospital by Baker's Ambulance. Deputy Loren Gustin and Al Carr arrested John Childs 35 of 2315 Longfellow Ave on a warrant charging assault.
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Robert Lee Bryant
Garfield St
Clara White
North Main St
Lloyd Woods
Ross Ave
Hamilton
Central Ave
Charles Williams
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown Hospital
Baker's Ambulance
Sherif Loren Gustin
al Carr
John Childs
Longfellow Ave
Four More Middletown Residents Earn Air Force Wings
Four Middletown volunteers receive Air Force wings for 25 hours of service with the Oval Ground Observers Corps. Recipients include Mrs Gordon Bedford John Halbig Harold Newcomb and Mrs Wayne Smith. Wings awarded by John Dobrozsi Jr chief observer. Recognition funded by the Eastern Air Defense Command.
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Middletown
Air Force
Oval Ground Observers Corps
Gordon Bedford
John Halbig
Harokd Newcomb
Wayne Smith
John Dobrozsi, Jr
Eastern Air Defense Command
Senior Girls Scout Troop 116 Field Trip to Park
Nine members of Senior Girls Scout Troop 116 led by Mrs George Koeppel completed a field trip to Hocking Valley State Park Sunday. Middletown High biology teacher Miss Anna Marie Schuman accompanied the group.
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George Koeppel
Hocking Valley State Park
Middletown High
Anna Marie Schuman
Sugar Use in Tobacco Products Estimated at 70 Million Pounds
Estimation places annual sugar consumption in tobacco products around 70 million pounds. Researchers note sugar aids flavor and burn rate, suggesting potential reform considerations for manufacturers and regulators.
Cooling Clouds May Bring Rain
A forecast notes cooler, partly cloudy skies with a good chance of scattered thundershowers. Ohio regions expect fair conditions tonight, with north and west areas cooler and partly cloudy. Today's high in the 70s and a 58 degree low earlier. Sunday's 40 degree low and 69 degree high are recorded.
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Ohio
Funeral services for John L. Bolin
Funeral services for John L. Bolin 39 of Midland will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Johnson Funeral Home burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery Mason He died Saturday night at his home of a heart ailment Surviving are two sons John L Jr and Robert both at home his parents Mr and Mrs Jack D Bolin of Midland two sisters Mrs Frank Noe of Lebanon and Mrs Mae Eve of Lebanon Route 1 and brother Henry Bolin of Hamilton
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Lebanon
John L. Bolin
Midland
Johnson Funeral Home
Rose Hill
Mason
Bolin
John L., Jr
Robert
Jack D Bolin
Frank Noe
Mae Eve
Henry Bolin
Hamil
Mrs Bertha Sawyer Rites Planned At Mason
Mrs Bertha Sawyer died Saturday at Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati. Survived by husband Melville, brother Robert Witham of near Mason and sister Mrs Pearl Bjiffert of Mason. Funeral 2 PM Wednesday Oswald Funeral Home burial Rose Hill Cemetery Mason.
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Lebanon
Bertha Sawyer
Bethesda Hospital
Cincinnati
Melville
Robert Witham
Near Mason
Pearl Bjiffert
Mason
Oswald
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mrs Bertha Rogers Dies in Springboro at 73
Mrs Bertha Emma Rogers age 73 widow of Nathan Rogers died unexpectedly at 4 a.m. Sunday at her Springboro home. Survived by four sons Harold Lexington Ky Clifton Baltimore Md and Mark and Donald Springboro. one daughter Mrs Harry O Neil Springboro. three grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Wednesday at Springboro Methodist Church with Rev William H Fox officiating. Burial Springboro Cemetery. Visitation 2-5 and 7-10 p.m. Tuesday at residence. Riggs Funeral Home Middletown in charge.
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Springboro
Bertha Emma Rogers
Nathan Rogers
Harold
Lexington
Clifton
Baltimore
Mark
Donald
Harry O'Neil
Springboro Methodist Church
William H. Fox
Friedas
Riggs Funeral Home
Middletown
Mason Man Dies After Heart Attack At Home
Harry S. Chesney 80 a retired machinist and Spanish War veteran died unexpectedly Sunday at his Mason home from a heart attack. Survived by wife Fronte four sons Max Walter Harry Jr and Geraldine. Funeral 2 p m Thursday at Gallimore Funeral Home burial Rose Hill Cemetery in Mason.
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Mason
Harry S. Chesney
Fronte
Max
Japan
Walter
Harry Jr
Geraldine
Gallimore Funeral Home
Rose Hill Cemetery
Funeral services announced for Wollie Howell and Anton Romer
Wollie Pine Howell aged 60 of 881 Forest Ave will receive funeral services at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Colligan Funeral Home. Anton A Romer aged 62 of 131 Chestnut St will have services at 10 a.m. today at Colligan Funeral Home.
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Wollie (Pine) Howell
Forest Ave
Colligan Funeral Home
Anton A. Romer
Chestnut St
Deaths Elsewhere By The Associated Press
Howard W. Stephens, 65, shoe company executive and former Republican national committeeman, died in St. Louis. He previously served as a vice president and was active in Republican circles.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Howard W. Stephens
Shoe Company
Vice Press
Armed Robbery At Hatchery Leaves Operator Battered
West Middletown hatchery owner Guy Hatton suffered a head bump and $300 to $400 taken in a Saturday holdup by two masked armed men. The bandits fled in a blue Chevrolet after forcing Hatton and Rev Lloyd E Davis and his two children into an office and warnings. Deputies Gustin and Schultheiss investigated while officials reported no new developments.
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West Middletown
Hamilton
Pete Duerr
Guy Hatton
Hatton
Lloyd E Davis
Loren Gustin
Emanuel Schultheiss
Weekend thefts and pranks keep police busy
Halloween activity spurred small thefts and property damage with nearly 100 dollars in losses. A porch leaf bag was set afire and a ladder vanished then reappeared. a prowler turned out to be a large cat. No injuries reported.
Burn Victim Improves After Jeep Tank Explosion
Jack Hillman age 38 of 507 High View Rd suffered second degree burns to face and arms when a vehicle gasoline tank exploded at Moorhead Weldery 1809 Wayne Ave where he works part time. He is in good condition at Middletown Hospital and expected to be discharged soon. Roy Moorhead owner of the shop helped extinguish flames and drove the burning vehicle from the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Hillman
Highview Rd
Middletown Hospital
Hillman
Moorhead
Wayne Ave
Roy Moorhead
Pedestrian Hit on Route 4 Seriously Hurt
A 44 year old man Roy Haddix of Germantown Route 1 was struck by a southbound car on Route 4 just south of Germantown at 4 15 am He was in fair condition at Middletown Hospital with internal injuries and rib fractures The driver John Domineck 30 of 703 Lewis Pike Cincinnati was involved In a separate crash on Route 25 near the Butler Hamilton county line John Stout 28 of Sharonville Route 1 suffered head cuts and rib fractures when his car crashed into the rear of Paul Hockensmith 26 of 4637 Chickering Ave Cincinnati s auto He was treated at Middletown Hospital.
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Middletown Hospital
Roy Haddix
Germantown
Route 4
John Stout
Sharonville
Paul Hockensmith
Chickering Ave
Cincinnati
Butler
Hamilton County
Stout
Notable deaths from diverse locales across the nation
Obituaries list Alvin Ship wreck Kelly born in New York and Alvin Ship wreck’s death. James A. Monroe analyst for U S Mutual Security. Marcellano Santa Maria painter. Baba Alchesay last Apache chief. James H Finn former writer and director. Harry Frank Lin Pager longtime Cleveland lawyer and ex assistant secretary of state. Robert C Harris former Cincinnati editor. Jack Conway actor and director. Dr H H Abels Waynesfield minister and writer.
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New York
Alvin"Shipwreck" Kelly
James A. Monroe
U. S. Mutual Security Agency
Cleveland
Harry Franklin Pager
Mount Sinai Hospital
MSA Official Dies in Formosa Climbing Mt Alishan
Dr. James A. Monroe of the U S Mutual Security Agency in Formosa fell to his death from a bridge while climbing Mt Alishan. Officials in Taipei sent a team to recover the body. The agency withheld hometown and death details.
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MSA
Taipeh
Formosa
James A. Monroe
U. S
Mutual Security Agency
Mt. Alishan
Cetra Formosa
Monroe
Seior
JA Organization Meetings Slated For 14 New Units
Fourteen JA organizational meetings are set this week at the Civic Association for groups of teenagers forming Junior Achievement companies. Meetings occur each evening to organize and apply for a national charter before the October deadline. Middletown's Novelty Kings are noted as the first chartered company this year.
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The
Civic Association
M. G. McCall
National JA
Middletown
Novelty Kings
McCall
Two Fracture Arms In Falls
Two youngsters suffered left arm fractures in falls Sunday as Middletown Hospital reported. Gloria Chester, 10, fell from a barrel at home and was admitted after treatment. Karen Schwing, 9, fell at home and was treated and released. Sarah Blanton, 16, was treated and dismissed after a lip laceration and knee abrasions from an auto accident at Greenbush Road and State Route 503.
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Falls
Middletown
Gloria Chester
Thomas Chester
Poe St
Karen Schwing
Alfred Schwing
Fifteenth Ave
Sarah Blanton
Camden Route 3
Greenbush Rd
Three POWs Injured As Guards Enforce Work Party Return
The U.N. Prisoner of War Command said three prisoners of war were slightly injured yesterday in Pusan Korea when U.N. guards enforced an order for a prisoner work party to return to its compound.
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Pusan
Korea
U.N. Prisoner of War Command
U.N
Quake Jolts Chile Rattling Santiago
A prolonged earthquake shook Santiago Chile early today alarming residents. Initial reports indicated no casualties or material damage despite the tremor registering across the capital.
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Santiago
Chile
Ban on Women Climbing Mt Fuji Ends in 1868
Historic policy on Japan’s sacred Mt Fuji restricted women from ascent until 1868 when the ban was lifted. Two surviving records note the change and its cultural impact on access for travelers and pilgrims.
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Mt. Fuji
Race Driver Injured in Dayton Speedway Feature
A Middletown racer Benton Wilmot, 33, suffered minor injuries in the final program of the season at Dayton speedway. The only serious injury was Chuck Aldrich, 28, of Toledo, whose car vaulted the retaining wall in the north turn during the feature race.
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Middletown
Dayton Speedway
Benton Wilmot
Chuck Aldrich
Toledo
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount features Crimson Pirate with showtimes 1 15 3 15 5 20 7 25 and 9 30 p m on Monday and Tuesday Strand presents Army Bound at 1 15 4 20 7 25 and 10 30 p m Jumping Jacks at 2 30 5 35 and 8 40 p m on Monday and Tuesday
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Paramount
Itch Scabies Drama Promoted at Gallaher Drug Stores
Itch scabies is highly contagious and lifelong without treatment. The itch mite resists ordinary remedies, but EXSORA kills it almost instantly. A three day EXSORA treatment is advertised as sufficient. Available at all Gallaher Drug Stores.
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Gallaher
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Ralph
Jack
Grover
Charles Priest
Peasttown
Mae McCume
Aurora
Ind
Anglesby Funeral Home
Seldon Lindon
Leibee St
James C. Roberts
Lafayette Ave
Clinton St
Lady Dems
Raat
Pol, Adv
Girl Scouts Tour
Melampy
Dia
Chas. B . Palmer
Shaforst
Co National First
First National
Mr. Palmer
National Bank OF Middletown
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Holy Name Society
Armco Field
Trenton
West Chester
Julian O. Krusling
Fenwick High School
Walter Sternert
Holy Trinity Church
Fenwick
John Oberlander
Bertha Rogers
Hatchery
Louis Webb
South Main St
Crawford St
Gem City
Clark St
Murphy
Fairmount Ave
Daisy Gibson
Oscar Armitage
Queen Ave
Monroe St
Miami Ave
Haddix
John Domineck
Lewis PI
St. Louis Browns
Madrid
Spain
Marcellano Santa Maria
Whiteriver
Ariz
Baba Alchesay
Arizona
Long Beach
Calif
James H. Finn
Long Beach Naval Hospital
Robert C. Harris
Associated
Cincinnati Times- Star
Deaconess Hospital
Bob” Harris
Colorado
Harris
Pacific Palisades
Jack Conway
Hollywood
Lima
H. H. Abels
Waynesfield
Lima Memorial Hospital
Vincent A. Sisson
S. Bayard Colgate
L. J. Rautio
Standard Oil Company
Colgate
Warren
John Dobroszi, Jr
Fast End
Jewelers Guild
Tandt’ Jewelers
JS Coats
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
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