Fatal weekend crashes on area highways claim several lives
A weekend spate of accidents near Middletown left three dead and many injured. Cincinnati motorcyclist Forrest Jeffreys, 30, died when his bike hit a guard rail on Route 25 north of Maud. His passenger, Yoone Robinson, 19, suffered serious injuries. A Hamilton motorist, Norman Privette, 34, crashed into a siding freight train near Seven Mile, suffering possible fractures and facial injuries. Additional crashes injured four others and led to a hit and run arrest in Lebanon.
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Middletown
Bear Joyce
Cincinnati
Onoute
Maud
Forrest Jeffreys
Freeman Ave
Jeffreys
Mercy Hospital
Yoone Robinson
Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Seven Mile
Om Spring Rd
Norman Privette
North C St
Privette
Alvin Kemmedy
Reginald Eichelberger
Route 4
Kennedy
Leosja Young
Walnut St
Mercy
Police Crackdown Warns Parents Over Halloween Vandalism
Police Chief Joseph Newkirk warned parents that destruction during Halloween is not a prank and will be prosecuted. Reports include windows shattered by stones and walnuts thrown at painted homes, with children exposed to glass and staining. Police will round up offenders as vandalism rises from prank calls last week.
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Joseph Newkirk
Newkirk
Rain Aids City Leaf Collection Effort
City street crews loaded fallen leaves as rain helped bring them down. Street superintendent William H. Shawhan said crews will work Parks Place Lakeside Meadowlawn Oakland and Main Street areas on scheduled days to clear streets.
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William H. Shawhan
Park Place
Central Ave
Meadowlawn
Oakland
Main St
Shawhan
Scout Leaders Attend Area Conference in Dayton
Scout executives Paul Parker and Keith Tannehill will attend the annual training conference for commissioners in Scout Region 4 Northwest Service Area on October 28 29. Sponsored by the Miami Valley Council the meeting gathers commissioners from Hamilton Springfield Middletown and northern areas. William Saunders will lead local commissioners at Camp Cricket Haller with a session on Preliminary coaching for the new neighborhood commissioner.
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Mound Builders’ Area Council
Paul Parker
Scout
Keith Tannehill
Northwest
Dayton
Miami Valley Council
Hamilton
Springfield
Middletown
Camp Cricket Haller
William Saunders
Mound Builders’ Council
R Day for U S Reds Under New Law
Washington AP notes R Day marks the last deadline for Communist registration under the new anti-communist act. Officials say many adherents show no signs of complying and enforcement may extend for years.
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Washington
Portable plow unit developed for swift forest fire clearing
A new portable plow unit has been developed to enable rapid clearing of forest fire liens. The invention aims to speed up post fire cleanup and improve site safety for subsequent suppression efforts.
Police arrest driver after autos crash in city
Three accidents were reported in the city yesterday. Robert Pergram, 49, of 913 Beech Street, was charged with intoxication and resisting arrest after a collision near 1807 Tytus Avenue. Lowell Clark, 19, of 508 Granada Street, swerved to avoid a pedestrian and hit Kenneth Crane, 46, of 7 Gunckle Avenue, Dayton. Crane’s car sustained about 150 dollars in damage. Clark’s about 25 dollars.
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Robert Pergram
Beech St
Landon Webb
Wilford Palmer
Lowell Clark
Granada St
Tytus Ave
Clark
Kenneth Leary Crane
Gunckle Ave
Dayton
Front Porch and Car Damaged in Early Morning Accident
Police reported a crash at 1 a.m. involving Charles Ridge 29 of 1508 Fairmount Ave who swerved to avoid an oncoming car and struck a curb sidewalk and the porch of W. Patrick 206 Garfield St. Porch damage 250 to 300 dollars and car damage 200 dollars. Glen Taylor 21 of 1000 Neibar St reported another hit and run at the Sohio lot at First Ave and Main St with slight damage.
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Charles Ridge
Fairmount Ave
Garfield St
Girard Ave
W. Patrick
Ridge
Glenn Taylor
Neibar St
Sohio
First Ave
Main St
Police Briefs Two Men Arrested for DWI
Police say Dennis Burt 52 of 706 Linwood Dayton and Harlan Brandenburg 59 of 604 Baltimore were arrested yesterday afternoon for operating motor vehicles while under the influence. Burt was taken at Van Ave and Elwood St while Brandenburg was arrested in the 100 block of Clark St.
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Denny Burt
Linwood St
Dayton
van Ave
Elwood St
Harlan Brandenburg
Baltimore St
Clark St
Disorderly conduct charged after Baltimore Street disturbance
Three adults were charged with disorderly conduct and a 15 year old was ordered to appear in Juvenile Court after a disturbance at a Baltimore Street address. Charles Deerfield 37 Sue Deerfield 38 both of 309 Baltimore Street and Mary Wellman 33 of 401 Baltimore Street were ordered to appear in court today.
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Baltimore St
Charles Deerfield
Sue Deerfield
Mary Wellman
Thacker Arrested for Disorderly Conduct Locally
Leroy Thacker aged 57 from the city was arrested Saturday night on a disorderly conduct charge. Police picked him up at the intersection of Central Ave and Baltimore St.
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Leroy Thacker
Central Ave
Baltimore St
James A Little Taken In Custody For DUI Charge
James A. Little age 26 of 1815 Grand Ave was taken into custody in the 1300 block of Grand Ave on a charge of physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
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James A. Little
Grand Ave
Theft of clothing from back yard clothesline
Mrs. Edward Havens of 705 Cleveland Street reports a theft of clothes valued at five dollars from a clothesline in her rear yard.
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Edward Havens
Cleveland St
Drive-In Burglary Report at Point Drive-In
Police report a burglary at the Entrance at the Point Drive-In on Enoch Dr and Tytus Ave. Burglars stole about $40 from juke box and pinball machines after breaking a door glass. Owner George Taylor estimated cash loss at $40 plus machine damage. The site is a repeated target per records.
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Point Drive- In
Enoch Dr. Ane Tytus Ave
George Taylor
Daniel Skidmore 74 dies after illness in West Middletown
Daniel Boone Skidmore 74 of West Middletown Route 1 died at 3:45 p.m. yesterday after a several months illness. He was a native of Harlan County Kentucky and lived in Middletown 20 years. He worked for Miami Cabinet Co retiring three years ago. Survived by widow Minnie a stepson Charles Wells stepdaughter Mrs Carl Gilley daughter Mrs Vernon Hauselman and several relatives. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home with Woodside Cemetery burial. Visitation Tuesday 2–5 and 7–10 p.m.
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Daniel Boone Skidmore
West Middletown
Harlan County
Middletown
Miami Cabinet Company
Nannie
Charles Wells
Carl Gilley
This City
Vernon Hauselman
Roscoe
Allie Mehl
Fagen, Ky
Emma Smallwood
Stanton, Ky
McCoy-Leffler
Woodside Cemetery
Infant Willhoite dies. rites held at Woodside Cemetery
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Willhoite Camden Route 1 died Saturday at Middletown Hospital. Survived by a brother and sister. Graveside services were held today at 10 am at Woodside Cemetery with McCoy Leffler Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Glen Willhoite
Camden
Middletown Hospital
Woodside
McCoy Leffler
Death notices for Don Henninger of Hamilton
Don Henninger of Ridgelawn Avenue Hamilton died Sunday morning at Ft Hamilton Hospital. A former Middletown resident he was an active member of the First Baptist Church before moving to Hamilton ten years ago. He is survived by his widow Marie Everson Henninger. Funeral arrangements are incomplete in Hamilton.
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Ward
Don Henninger
Ridgelawn Ave
Hamilton
Middletown
Ft. Hamilton
First Baptist Church
Marie Everson Henninger
Services for W C Mohr in Oxford Township
W C Mohr a 72 year old farmer of Oxford Township died Saturday. Services will be held at 2 pm Wednesday at the Marshall Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be at Pepper Town Indiana.
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Oxford
W. C. Mohr
Oxford Township
Marshall-Smith Funeral Home
Peppertown
Ind
Funeral services for Mrs Charlotte Van Ness King
Oxford woman Mrs Charlotte Van Ness King 75 died Saturday. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Marshall Smith Funeral Home to mark her passing.
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Oxford
Charlotte van Ness King
Marshall- Smith
Poughkeepsie Pioneer of Film Dies at 81
Frank Cc. Kirby, 81, once linked with Thomas A. Edison and among early American motion picture cameramen, is noted in an Associated Press obituary from Poughkeepsie New York.
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Associated Press
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Frank Cc. Kirby
Thomas A. Edison
America
Paris-Laslo Luther Claims Duress For Forged Mindszenty Documents
Paris Laslo Luther, aged 30, testifies he was forced to forge papers that aided in the jailing of Hungarian Cardinal Mindszenty. The case centers on alleged coercion and submission of falsified documents to authorities.
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Paris
Louis L. Marcell founder of White Eagle Oil
Louis L. Marcell, 72, founder of the White Eagle Oil Company, died. He built the firm from a small venture into a recognized oil producer with operations in Kansas City and surrounding areas.
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Kansas City
Louis L. Marcell
The
White Eagle Oil Company
Ernst Led National Republican Club Leader Dies
Walter E. Ernst, 64, former board chairman and executive vice president of the National Republican Club, passed away. He led the organization in prior years and was a prominent GOP figure.
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New York
Walter E. Ernst
The
National Republican Club
Prominent Southampton Ad Firm Chair Corrigan Dies
Southampton resident and board chairman Emmet Corrigan, 59, of Albert Frank Guenther Law Inc advertising agency, is identified in an obituary note.
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Southampton
N. Y
Emmet Corrigan
Albert Frank Guenther Law, Inc
George E. Galvin One of Roosevelts Rough Riders
George E. Galvin, 78, famed marksman and wild game hunter, served as a scout with Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders in Cuba. His long career included guiding hunts and aiding military campaigns.
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New York
George E. Galvin
Theodore Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Cuba
New York Banker Harry Haight Moore Dies at 77
Harry Haight Moore, 77, once a governor of the New York Stock Exchange, died after a long illness. He was a prominent figure in American finance and helped guide the exchange through years of rapid change. He is survived by his wife and two children.
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New York
Harry Haight Moore
The
New York Stock Exchange
Paul Nipkow Seen as Near Inventor of Television
Paul Nipkow, the German scientist who died in 1940, is regarded as the nearest to the inventor of television due to his development of the scanning disc that formed the basis for transmitting pictures.
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Paul Nipkow
Humane Officer to Handle Cases From Office Here
Harry B. Riley of the Butler County Humane Society announced he will spend one day a week in Middletown handling non support and other Municipal Court cases. He plans to meet Judge Alton H. Combs and will operate 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the City Building auditorium. Riley will also address cruelty to animals, cruelty to children by parents, and neglect of elderly parents.
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Harry B. Riley
Butler County Humane Society
Middletown
Riley
Alton H. Combs
Legion Drive For Members Reaches 550
More than 550 memberships have been turned in since the Legion Post 218 annual drive began this month. Post adjutant Edward A. Portsmouth said the returns exceed those at the same time last year. The post seeks 2,350 memberships. The drive closes November 11, with current members able to renew through the first of the year.
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Legion Post
Edward A. Portsmouth
Post
Portsmouth
Sharonville School Strike Ends as Students Return
In Cincinnati area, a student strike over the dismissal of W C Gower as Sharonville school superintendent ended as hundreds of pupils returned to classes. The board said no disciplinary action would be taken against abstaining students, but those who missed work must make it up. Gower plans to pursue legal action to regain the post.
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Cincinnati
Sharonville
W. C. Gower
Gower
Henry Scott
Power Fails In Columbus
A citywide power outage in Columbus lasted 18 minutes after an underground cable short at 5 a.m. The failure disrupted electric trolley buses 45 minutes later. At Grant Hospital four persons were in operations as surgeons moved tables to window edges to continue procedures.
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Columbus
Grant Hospital
Paramount and Strand Showings This Week
At the movies Paramount presents Copper Canyon starring Ray Milland and Hedy Lamarr with showings at 1 45 3 45 5 45 7 45 and 9 45 pm. The Strand screens Strange Bargain with Martha Scott and Jeffrey Lynn at 2 20 4 40 6 55 and 9 25 pm. Also Tough Assignment stars Don Barry and Marjorie Steele at 1 15 3 30 5 45 8 15 and 10 30 pm.
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Paramount
Copper Canyon
Ray Milland
Hedy Lamarr
Martha Scott
Jeffrey Lynn
Don Barry
Marjorie Steele
So Young So Bad with Katherine McLeod at Colonial
The period program lists showings of So Young So Bad featuring Katherine McLeod at 1:15, 3, 4:40, 6:30, 8:20 and 10:05.
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Colonial
Katherine McLeod
Rent Control Office Deluged by Small Landlords Seeking Increases
In Middletown the rent office reports a flood of requests from small landlords for hikes under a new rule. Thomas M. Hynes, from Cincinnati, said 45 petition forms were requested by 9:30 a.m. with 10 given in Middletown and 35 to landlords at the City Building. The rule applies to landlords with four or fewer rental units who have not had a rent increase since June 30, 1947. Each unit requires a triplicate petition for approval by the area rent office, with possible increases up to 15 percent.
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Middletown
Thomas M. Hynes
Cincinnati
Hynes
Hamilton
Post Office
Lebanon Resident Loses Hand Helping Friend Harvest Corn
Warren Cowman 50 lost his hand while aiding Everett Irons harvest corn east of Lebanon. Morris Dunham, Shell Oil employee on vacation, operated the corn picker and suffered the injury. He was taken to St Elizabeths Hospital Dayton. doctors planned amputation and reported his condition as good this morning. The Dunhams reside on Columbus Avenue.
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Lebanon
Warren Cowman
Morris Dunham
Shell Oil Company
Everett Irons
Irons
Durnham
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Dayton
Dunham
Esther
Warren County Red Cross
Dunhams
Columbus Ave
Massacre reporting attempt by Allen jeep run. survivors aid
Two of 23 survivors died through the night as paratroopers huddled by a campfire. Capt. James A. Skelton led prayer with the wounded, while Gen. Allen tried two routes to Pyongyang to report the massacre and rescue. A Red column halted by a summons from Richard Tucker forced withdrawal to Sunchon.
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Bernstein
Allen
Pyongyang
Joseph R. Dent
Jacksonville
Fla
John Hodes
San Antonio
Tex
Richard Tucker
The
Baltimore Sun
Sunchon
Dent
Hades
Tucker
Franklin Rural Youths Injured In Car Accident
Three Franklin Route 2 youths Paul Fry Bill Hartman and James Glosser escaped serious injury after a collision with a Covington driven car at Route 741 and the Miamisburg Centerville Pike. The Franklin youths were treated at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton and released. Paul Fry suffered the most serious injuries.
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Chris Bruner
Hamilton
Jack Brannen
Dayton
Bruner
Brannen
Stella Sheaf
Bessie Pursell
Ayton
Franklin
Franklin Route 2
Covington
Kyman
Paul Fry
Bill Hartman
James Glosser
Miami Valley Hospital
Miamisburg
Centerville Pike
Centerville
Cub Scouts Pack 3 Entertained by Troop 13 Dancers
Cub Scouts of Pack 3 will be entertained at their regular meeting tonight by Boy Scouts from Troop 13 who will depict Indian dances. Scoutmaster O. B. Walker will head the program. The session will be at Ascension Episcopal Church at 7. A. R. Maupin of Den 2 will oversee tonight's meeting.
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Pack 3
Troop
O. B. Walker
Ascension Episcopal Church
A. R. Maupin
Den 2
British frigate sinking yielded rare coins from East River
A British frigate wrecked in New York City's East River in 1780 carried about 4 million dollars. Only a handful of coins have ever been recovered, making the find notable for maritime archaeology and Revolutionary War history.
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New York
East River
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Martin Damzin
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Ceorge Inman
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Humane Officer
Legion
Vaughn Monroe
James A. Skelton
Hannibal, Mo
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Evie
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