Halloween Parade At Middleton For Prizes
The Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce Halloween event features a 6 30 p m parade from Central Avenue and Clinton Street led by Roosevelt Junior High School Band. Eight paraders win prizes plus a grand prize. judges include Robert Truck Miss Yvonne Weman and Richard Dowling. Award sponsors listed. A dance follows at 8 15 p m with the Syncopators.
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Central Avenue
Clinton Street
Roosevelt
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
N. Broad Street
Robert Truck
Yvonne Weman
Richard Dowling
D. W. Jacot
Rogers’ Jewelers
Greathouse Clothing
Streifthau Hardware
John Ross
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Fison's
Dohn Hardware
Central Store
Montgomery Ward
Extra Police On Duty For Halloween Downtown
Seven extra police officers will be on duty tomorrow night to handle downtown Halloween celebrations. Officers will be switched to provide an extra cruiser from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. through Saturday. Despite some vandalism, daily call volume is not as high as in past years. A double picture window at Florence and Sherman Avenues caused $125 to $150 in damage. Three girls were sent home for tossing milk bottles on porches. A yard rake found at Bellomonte Street and North Avenue was tied to Halloween activity.
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Joseph Blackmore
Blackmore
Florence and
Sherman Avenues
Bellomonte Street
North Avenue
Two Teenagers Cited For Using Guns At City Farm
Two teenagers were turned over to juvenile authorities after they were picked up on the city owned Smith farm where they had been shooting rifles. Chief Joseph Blackmore warned hunters to stay off city farms which include the well field and a game preserve. He noted multiple complaints and damage to oil caps on well pumps. Officers will periodically check the area and arrest anyone found hunting there. The wet fields and game in the area are of particular concern.
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Smith Farm
Joseph Blackmore
Blackmore
Jaycees Safety Tape Bikes At Sunset Park
Middletown youngsters will receive luminous tape on their bicycles free of charge as part of a Junior Chamber of Commerce project at Sunset Park tomorrow from 9 30 a m to noon. The tape was funded by Jaycees from donations collected through a bumper lighting program sponsored by motorists.
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Middletown
Chamber of Commerce
Sunset Park
Jaycees
Sunbeam Hosts Middletown Dealers Dinner in Chicago
Dealers and hardware firms from Middletown were guests at a dinner in the Manchester Hotel hosted by Sunbeam Corp of Chicago. The event introduced a new steam iron set to be released locally.
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Middletown
Sunbeam Corp
Chicago
Manchester
Police Briefs Spark Theft and Missing Person Report
Joe Mangus reported a maroon coupe stolen from his Garfield Street home. The car, valued at 1300 dollars, has license 167LZ. A 8:30 am report was made today. Mary Salyers, 20, of Woodlawn Avenue, missing since Tuesday, last seen about 1 pm that day. She is 5'6", 126 pounds, brown eyes, auburn hair, wearing a pink coat, brown skirt, green blouse. Two suspects were detained then released after failing to identify. youths seen siphoning gas from cars near Raymond Bay Co. around 7:30 pm. they left in a truck, leaving can and siphoning hose. Mrs Isaac Gibson of Fernwood Street reported four hubcaps, valued 20 dollars, stolen from Joe Hopper on Church Street last night, valued at 25 dollars.
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Joe Mangus
Garfield St
Mary Salyers
Woodlawn Ave
Raymond Bay. Co
Isaac Gibson
Fernwood St
Joe Hopper
Church St
Mechanical fuel pump changes automotive engineering in 1927
The mechanical fuel pump introduced in 1927 revolutionized fuel feed systems and enabled numerous improvements in automotive engines.
Speeders Ignore Radar Signs in Middletown Patrol
Middletown police posted warning signs 750 feet ahead of radar units but motorists ignored them. Patrolmen White Trimble and Fahey operated the unit yesterday on S Main Street where 10 speeding tickets were issued for 42 to 54 mph and six warnings handed out. Most citations went to out of town drivers. one bus driver also received a ticket.
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Middletown
Larry White
Bob Trimble
Ohio
Herb Fawley
S. Main Street
Fahey
City Advertising To Fill Engineer Vacancies Here
The city seeks three more engineers and a field party chief as the engineering department shrinks to nine with three vacancies. Two applicants expected for interviews. retirement near for long-time city engineer R. A. Pochel. Boeke cites salary as major obstacle versus industry offers.
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C. A. Boeke
Public Service
Boeke
Russell Stabler
Stabler
Kenneth Keister
R. A. Pochel
Cincinnati
Law Cant Run Finances For Couple Judge Says
In Municipal Court Judge Alton H. Combs ruled that the law should not control personal finances though he noted some cases need it. Lonnie Williams 23 of Navaho Street was ordered to make regular support payments to his estranged wife Josephine Williams who filed the charges. Williams, who earns about 80 dollars weekly, said he paid 1,000 dollars toward a car then lost it. A Christmas jewelry purchase of 98 dollars for Williams was cited as a bill holding his last check. Williams has until November 27 to comply. In traffic court Leonard Johnson 602 Seventeenth Ave got six months driver’s suspension for careless driving. Roy J. Cornwell 705 Buena Ave was fined 10 dollars and costs for careless driving with suspension 30 days or until damages paid. David Russell 813 Eighteenth Ave paid 5 dollars and costs for failing to register a vehicle. Merle Dean Wells 1815 Baltimore St forfeited 10-dollar bond for failing to appear on unnecessary noise. Charles Fagins 35 of 205 Lylburn Rd had a charge of failing to have a license dismissed.
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Alton H. Combs
Lonnie Williams
Navaho St
Josephine Williams
Williams
Jew
Leonard Johnson
Seventeenth Ave
Roy J. Cornwell
Buena Ave
David Russell
Eighteenth Ave
Merle Dean Wells
Baltimore St
Charles Fagins
Lylburn Rd
Woman Fends Off Teen Thief On Clark Street
A woman reported being struck and relieved of her purse by a teenage boy around 1 a.m. on Clark Street near Trinity Place. She described him as about 18 with dark hair, wearing a Navy blue jacket and blue jeans, after he accosted her and then struck.
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Clark Street
Trinity Place
Diplomats Attend Queen Elizabeths Buckingham Party
London diplomats gathered at Buckingham Palace for the annual presentation party. Queen Elizabeth wore a pale green and pink tulle dress with artificial rose spray, diamond tiara, necklace and earrings. Duke of Edinburgh and Prime Minister Churchill attended in formal evening dress with Garter insignia.
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London
Tucker
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Edinburgh
Churchill
Garter
Britain
Crash on Veri ty Parkway causes $75 damage
Police said an accident at Veri ty Parkway and Tytus Avenue at 4 40 p m yesterday resulted in $75 damage. Willie Sherron 40 of 1211 Garfield St collided with Evelyn Veidt 30 of West Middletown Route 1 striking her rear vehicle.
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Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Willie Sherron
Garfield St
Evelyn Veidt
West Middletown
At The Movies Paramout and Strand Listings
Paramount shows Terror on a Train at 1 15 4 10 7 10 and 10 10 p.m. Lion in the Streets at 2 35 5 35 and 8 45 p.m. Strand presents Cow Country at 1 15 4 10 7 05 and 10 05 p.m. Mine with the Iron Door at 2 55 5 50 and 8 45 p.m. Saturday Mine with the Iron Door at 2 20 5 45 and 8 40 p.m. Cow Country at 3 35 7 00 and 10 00 p.m.
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Paramount
Intruders Drag Safe Into Street After Night Break-In
Detectives report a safe knocked off its combination found on Charles Street in front of Starkey's Gulf Station at Tytus Avenue. Officers Palmer and Barker found no items stolen as intruders dragged the safe outside and fled after failing to open it. Capt Ralph Bauer notes the combination may have been removed inside the station before the effort collapsed.
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Ralph Bauer
Starkey
Gulf Station
Charles Street
Tytus Avenue
Wilford Palmer
Melvin Barker
Cap. Bauer
Absentee Ballot Applications Grow in Middletown Vote
Seventy two absentee ballot requests were filed in Middletown Board of Elections by 9 30 a m today including 67 civilians and five servicemen Officials expect civilian votes to close at noon today while servicemen can vote until noon Tuesday The office remains open from 9 a m until results are tallied on election day
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