County Toll Hits 26 as Three Killed in Weekend
The county logged its 26th fatality after a weekend with three crash deaths. Charles Edward Howard, 30, of 199 Baltimore St., was killed Saturday near Middletown when thrown from a car driven by Jesse Gabbard. Gabbard, treated for check injuries, was released. Two Hamilton men, Donald Griggs and Charles Miller, died in separate wrecks on Sunday and Saturday respectively. Griggs drowned after his car overturned on the Darrtown Pike, and Miller was pinned beneath his overturned car on Mason Road east of Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Charles Edward Howard
Baltimore St
Barboursville
McCoy Leffler
Howard
Jesse Gabbard
Lewis St
Here
Gabbard
Middletown Hospital
Donald Eldon Griggs
South Thirteenth St
Charles B. Miller
South Third St
Griggs
Darrtown Pike
Jerico
Hamilton Armco
Melvin Griggs
Parkamo Ave
Miller
Mercy Hospital
Mason Road
Girl 18 in Fair Condition After Route 127 Accident
Miss Dorothy Bryant 18 of 1617 Pershing Ave is in fair condition at Mercy Hospital after a three-vehicle crash on Route 127 south of Collinsville Saturday night. Eugene Corwin 21 drove left of center and was cited. Eugene Gillum 26 in a northbound truck was injured. A separate Route 73 bus collision near Manchester Rd injured no one. Juvenile Court was involved for the 17-year-old driver.
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Dorothy Bryant
Pershing Ave
Collinsville
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Eugene Corwin
Malvern St
Eugene Gillum
Middleown
Inman
Somerville
Miss Bryant
Corwin
Gillum
Manchester Rd
Wallace
Curtis St
Middleton man loses 115 after cafe washroom attack
James Hopkins reports he was in a downtown cafe Sunday evening when a man followed him to the washroom and slugged him on the nose. Hopkins says his brown billfold with personal papers and $115 disappeared after regaining consciousness.
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Middletonian
James Hopkins
Hopkins
Dayton Attorney to Speak at Stevenson Rally in Middletown
Dayton attorney and Dayton Volunteers for Stevenson chairman will address a Middletown rally at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the new Democratic headquarters 63 South Main Street hosted by the local Young Democrats Club. A TV viewing of Stevenson's 10 30 p.m. speech is planned after the rally. a separate Eisenhower group canceled Tuesday night events due to duties.
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Charlies Bridge
Dayton
Dayton Volunteers For Stevenson
Middletown
Stevenson
Tuesay
Young Democrats Club
New Democratic
South Main St
Benny Haywood
Gov. Stevenson
Fire destroys Lebanon farm barn causing $25000 damage
A 2:30 a.m. blaze on C. F. Crawford’s farm three miles southwest of Lebanon off Route 42 destroyed a barn with 600 bales of hay 600 bushels of corn and farm machinery. Soldiers returning to Fort Knox reported the fire and aided before firefighters stayed several hours in bitter cold.
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Lebanon
C. F. Crawford
Clarence V. Dunham
Ft. Knox
Crawfords
Remai
Six Arrested After Fancy Franklin Tiff
Franklin police report a 2:30 p.m. Sunday street brawl at Wilson Drive near Lily Coffey’s home involved six people. Victims included George McDaniel and Virgil Riddell with facial injuries from a beer bottle. All six, Lily Coffey, Dorothy Johnson, Rena McDaniel, Earl Pearson, Virgil Riddell, and George McDaniel, were charged with assault and battery and scheduled for Franklin Municipal Court. Firemen extinguished a small fire in bales of aper across the street.
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Franklin
Franklin Firemen
Lily Coffey
Wilson Drive
George McDaniel
Middletown Hospital
Frank Flinsbach
Franklin Police
Virgil Riddel
Riddell
Flinsbach
Flinspach
Dorothy Johnson
Rena McDaniel
Earl Pearson
Thirkield
Ave
Franklin Municipal Court
Gan Long
Dangerous Halloween Pranks Prompt Police Warning
Police warn culprits as pranksters ignite leaves on a porch at 901 Auburn Street and damage windows at 113 North Sutphin Street. Flares along Charles Street were extinguished and re lit, while rocks were thrown at a city bus on Lafayette Avenue.
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Harry Johnson
Auburn St
Charles St
Lafayette Ave
Youths Arrested After Scuffle at Hilltop Tavern
Three youths faced assault and battery charges after a Saturday night fracas at the Hilltop Tavern at Routes 25 and 73. Eddie Lee Dennis, 19, of Middletown, released on $50 bond, and William Prater, 18, and Ed McIntosh, 18, both released on $25 bonds, were arrested by Constable Walter Stephens of Carlisle. Warrants signed by Richard Boyer. They are due in Franklin Municipal Court this afternoon.
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Franklin
Hilltop
Eddie Lee Dennis
Fleming Rd
Middletown
William Prater
Buena Vista Ave
Ed McIntosh
Miamisburg
Walter Stephens
Carlisle
Richard Boyer
Franklin Municipal Court
Two Treated For Minor Injuries After Weekend Mishap
Fred Combs, 30, of 2007 Hill Ave was treated at Middletown Hospital for facial cuts after falling on a curbstone on Crescent Boulevard. Elizabeth McGlothen, 24, of 1207 Girard Ave escaped with minor scratches when she fell from a moving car driven by her brother. Both were released after examination and first aid.
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Fred Combs
Hill Ave
Middletown Hospital
Combs
Elizabeth McGlothen
Girard Ave
Crescent Boulevard
First Methodist Drive Nets $113,479 in Pledges
Nearly 200 volunteer solicitors gathered pledges totaling 113479 for new church facilities as about 60 percent of the congregation was contacted between 2 and 9 pm. Campaign leaders aim to finish by Friday with 7921 remaining toward a 92600 goal for a new educational building and remodeling.
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First Methodist Church
E. J. Goldschmidt
First Methodist
Goldschmidt
Louis R. Walter
Charles W. Beck
J. J. Hain
L. J. Long
Jerome Inwood
H. W. Starick
R. W. Young
Clair Tieman
R. H. Snyder
Douglas Bleecker
Dale Converse
Raymond Young
Dudley Inwood
R. S. Weatherwax, Jr
Weekend crashes cause $310 in damage on city streets
Police report three weekend accidents in the city involving teenagers and residents. James E. Wells, 18, with a learner permit, pulled right to avoid a southbound car and hit a parked Mabel Osborne car on McKinley Street. Verity Parkway saw two separate collisions causing $110 total damage between Eve Musser and Thomas Coyle, while Merle D. Wells and Lawrence Duff collided near Centennial Avenue causing $100 total damage. No injuries reported.
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James E. Wells
Lafayette Ave
McKinley St
Verity Pkwy
Eve Musser
Poinciana Dr
Parkway
Thomas Coyle
North Clinton St
Merle D. Wells
Lawrence Duff
Verity
Pkwy
Centennial Ave
Wells
Duff
Baltimore
Burbank Ve
Four Middletown Legion Officers Attend Batavia Conference
Four Middletown Legionnaires attended the Fourth District officers conference in Batavia. Attendees were Walter H. Spindler Post 218 commander Robert Barnard co chair of the Service Activities Committee E A Lampe veterans service director and Walter Pawelkoski veterans service assistant Lampe and Pawelkoski attended the Service Officers School Barnard attended the Americanism School Spindler joined sessions on membership and Legion programs The district comprises eighty eight posts across Butler Warren Brown Clermont and Hamilton counties with about 200 Legionnaires attending the quarterly meeting.
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Middletown
Batavia
Walter H. Spindler
Robert Barnard
Subervice Activities Committee
E. A. Lampe
Veterans Service
Walter Pawelkoski
Lampe
Pawelkoski
Service Officers
Barnard
Spindler
Butler
Warren Brown
Clermont
Hamilton
Warrant Likely After Middletown Assaults
Police blotter notes a Middletown woman reporting two assaults by her male acquaintance on Sunday. She was told to file assault and battery warrants after the man struck her with a beer bottle and later with a poker. The incidents occurred within minutes of each other. she planned to pursue charges.
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Middletown
Razor Shaves Too Close In Franklin
Joe Lathorp 47 Franklin treated at Middletown Hospital for razor cuts to left shoulder and back. Injuries inflicted at 308 Cedar Street Franklin. Police say no charges filed against any person at this time.
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Franklin
Joe Lathorp
Middletown Hospital
Cedar St
At The Movies Showtimes Week Ahead
Paramount screens Sudden Fear daily with shows at 1 15 3 15 5 25 7 35 and 9 40 p m Strands schedule Valley of Eagles and Valley of Fire with listed times plus Aaron Slick from Pumpkin Creek and About Face rotations on Monday and Tuesday with multiple showings across the day
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Paramount
Sudden Fear
Valley of Eagles
Valley of Fire
Aaron Slick
Pumpkin Creek
Door To Door Mail Delivery Expands In Burton Area
Postmaster Hilbert Martin announced a new door to door mail delivery service beginning Wednesday in the Burton Road area. The territory covers Burton and Gideon Roads, Warren Street blocks 4000 to 4300, Grand Avenue blocks 3500 to 4300, East Street blocks 1400 and 1500, Eaton Avenue blocks 700 to 1500, and Lewis Street blocks 4100 to 4300. Residents must install mail receptacles and house numbers within one week and old rural boxes will no longer be used after the service begins. The service followed petitions from area residents.
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Burton Road
Hilbert Martin
Burton and
Gideon Rds
Warren St
Grand Ave
East St
Eaton Ave
Lewis St
Martin
Middletown Wins National Safety Awards
Middletown earned two national safety awards at the Safety Council Managers luncheon in Chicago. Paul Wilson, executive director, received the Middletown Safety Council honors including an award of merit for a special driver’s license project. Cincinnati and Hamilton also won multiple awards.
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Middletown
National Safety Congress
Chicago
Middletown Safety Council
Paul Wilson
Safety Council
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Soldier return aboard Navy transport reaches Seattle
Soldier Sgt. Thomas V. Jefferson of 252 Yankee Rd is expected aboard the Navy transport Marine Phoenix when it docks at Seattle today with passengers from the Far East. Cpl. Donald L. Spaulding of Hamilton is also among 2,001 soldiers aboard the ship.
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Thomas V. Jefferson
Yankee Rd
Marine Phoenix
Seattle
Wash
Far East
Cpl
Donald L. Spaulding
Hamilton
Winter Hits Middletown With Ice On Streets
The 7 a m temperature reached 26 degrees freezing water on city streets as the Street Department flushed water unaware of the cold. Crews used de-icing salt and warned that until spring the morning flushes depend on thermometer readings. The forecast calls for more cold and a possible light snow in northern Ohio with a hard freeze near 20 to 25 degrees tonight.
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City Street Department
Middletown
Weather Bureau
Ohio
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