Car Crashes Into Train injuring Three Youths in Garfield Street Crash
Three youths were injured when their car struck a train at Garfield Street at 10:37 p.m. Richard Beckett, 20, of 826 Yankee Rd., steady in satisfactory condition after suffering body bruises. Robert Jay, 21, of 1007 Jackson St., and Tom Frebis, 21, of 613 Wicoff St., listed in fair to good condition with forehead and head injuries. Police say the car skidded 97 feet at least 50 mph before impact with Oliver Jackson in charge of the train. Damages estimated at $1,200 to the car and $425 to the train side. Other local crashes include a Verity Parkway collision causing $125 and $50 damages, and two minor incidents with injuries or traffic violations.
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Pennsylvania Crossing
Garfield Street
Richard Beckett
Yankee Rd
Middletown Hospital
Robert Jay
Jackson St
Tom Frebis
Wicoff St
Beckett
George Beckett
Oliver Jackson
Trenton
James Combs
Landon Webb
Robtt Tallon
Baker and Riggs
Youth cited for failure to yield after city crash
Louis Cox, 19, of 708 17th Ave., was cited on a failure to yield charge after an accident at 12:55 p.m. Cox pulled from a curb on 8th Avenue and hit Henry Allen, 27, of 834 8th. Damage was estimated at 50. Mable Powell, 33, of 1520 Brown St., attempted to pull from a curb on Central Avenue when her car struck a light standard and the globe fell. no damage to her car.
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S. Verity Parkway
Yankee Road
Louis Christy
Brentwood St
Ace Sorrell Jr
Crescent Blvd
Verity Pkvy
Sorrell
Mable Powell
Brown St
Central Avenue
Beggars Night Magic At Middletown McDaniels Home
On Beggar's Night Middletown celebrated with Mr Halloween host W B McDaniels of 1323 Woodlawn Ave recreating Romani king Daniokoff persona. From 6 30 to 10 pm he performed tricks on the porch while Mary Ellen and Marilyn Buchanan helped. About 200 visitors received candy including 30 pounds handed out in a festive display attracting families from nearby towns.
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Woodlawn Ave
McDaniels
Mary Ellen
Marilyn Buchanan
Elmer
Marilyn
Danikkoff
Marieellena
Marilinna
Franklin
Jacksonburg
Mars
Danilikoff
W. B. McDaniels
Woodlawn Avenue
Inter State Buys Property For Expansion
Inter State Folding Box Company bought the southwest corner of Liberty Avenue and Vanderveer Street for future use by the firm. President Robert M. Bergstein announced the 147 by 200 foot plot will be used for an employees parking lot if expansion of office and plant facilities requires it. The property, purchased from the Anna Moore estate, may have an old house torn down. The company has a $50,000 office expansion program underway and is studying further improvements.
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Inter-State Folding Box Company
Liberty Avenue
Vanderveer Street
Robert M. Bergstein
Bergstein
Anna Moore
At The Movies Paramount and Strand Listings
Paramount shows Terror on a Train Lion in the Streets Royal African Rifles So Big Mine with the Iron Door Cow Country Combat Squad Ladies of the Chorus with multiple showings Saturday and Sunday at 1:15 7:10 10:10 p m and other times across both theaters for a busy weekend program
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Royal African Rifles
Cat Placed In Mailbox By Vandals
A cat spent the night in a mailbox on Columbia Ave and Lumbee Street after windows were broken. Police logged 14 juvenile prank reports between 6 p.m. and midnight, and could not unlock the box. Other vandalism included damaged tires, chalk and soap on a car, a broken upstairs window, milk bottles broken, and a mailbox stolen.
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Columbia Ave
Lumbee Street
Christine Whitaker
Carolina St
Armco General Office
Kunz Avenue
Vanderveer Street
A. E. Ross
Winona Dr
Vail Avenue
Fleming Rd
Sherman School
South Main Street
Ralph Jones
Broughton Construction Company
Canal Street
Sixteenth Ave
Helen Powers
Grand Ave
Four Blazes Quelled Here
Firemen answered four alarms and one emergency call yesterday and today. Arthur Caldwell, 53, of 1219 Sycamore St, was treated and taken to Middletown Hospital by Wilson's ambulance at 12:49 a.m after breathing trouble. He was discharged after treatment. A short circuit in a 77 taxi driven by John Carr caused a fire causing $25 damage on N Verity Parkway at 5:31 a.m.
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Arthur Caldwell
Sycamore St
Middletown
Wilson
John Carr
N. Verity Parkway
Fire alarm calls across city late night
Fire department logs show calls for burning leaves on Franklin Street and Fleming Road at 10:34 p.m. and in the 1000 block of Fifth Avenue at 2:07 a.m. One false alarm occurred at 11:54 p.m. at Sycamore Street and York Avenue.
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Franklin Street
Fleming Road
Fifth Avenue
Sycamore Street
York Avenue
Police Briefs: Higdon Arrested on Liquor Law Charge
Joseph Higdon 28 of 707 18th Ave was arrested at 836 8th Ave at 10 55 p m yesterday on a D 4 permit liquor law violation for sales to non members of a club State agents and Detectives Fitzgerald Crout made the arrest Higdon released on 200 bond to appear in Municipal Court at 1 30 p m Monday records show
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Joseph Higdon
18Th Ave
8Th Ave
John Fitzgerald
Roy Crout
Higdon
Man follows woman onto porch in indecent act on Grand Avenue
A man about 25 followed a woman onto her porch and acted indecently, police were told. Officers said the incident occurred about 7 34 p m on Grand Avenue.
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Grand Avenue
Arrests and thefts spark Middletown police activity
Naomi Monday age 31 of 204 South Main Street was jailed at 5 13 p.m at 17th Avenue and Main Street on charges of no license and speeding then released on 100 dollar bond to appear in traffic court next Thursday. A stolen car reported yesterday morning was found hours later in Hamilton, owned by Joe Mungus of 1338 Garfield Street. Police responded to Middletown Plating Company break in at 903 Columbia Avenue where a window was broken and a candlestick appears missing. A separate break-in occurred Thursday night.
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Naomi
S. Main St
17Th Avenue
Main Street
Hamilton
Joe Mangus
Garfield St
Middletown Plating Company
Columbia Ave
Mary Salyers Reported Missing Then Returns Home
Mary Salyers aged 20 from Woodlawn Avenue reported missing but returned home after telling police she had taken a trip. No further details were available.
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Mary Salyers
Woodlawn Ave
Baha'is Plan Public Meeting on Temple Theme
Middletown Baha'is present a program on The Baha'i Temple at the YMCA Friday November 6 at 8 p.m. Mr and Mrs Jozef McCoy of Waynesville will conduct the meeting open to the public.
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Middletown
Y.M.C.A
Jozef McCoy
Waynesville
Youth Held To Jury In Auto Death
Franklin special report: Twenty year old Linville McFarland 1128 S Canal St bound to Warren County grand jury on manslaughter charge in the traffic death of Mary Sue Shane 17. He pleaded not guilty and posted 3000 bond. Judge J T Riley criticized speed focused driving and noted five fifteen or thirty minutes mean nothing to youths with their lives ahead. McFarland previously pleaded guilty to speeding and driving without a license following the wreck last Sunday on U S 25 near Franklin. Miss Shane daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Shane 125 E 4th St died Wednesday from injuries when his car struck a pole then a house. Joyce Hollon 17 was hospitalized. Riley fined 25 and costs on two minor charges and imposed three year driving suspensions concurrent. Other cases: Bobby Roy Cisco 23 held for grand jury on burglary with intent to steal 2500 bond. Edward Cook 26 forfeited 15 bond for yellow line violation. Vester Powell 24 fined 25 and costs with 30 day license suspension for reckless operation. Robert E Johnson 25 forfeited 15 bond for drunka disorderly conduct.
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Franklin
Linville McFarland
S. Canal St
Warren County
Mary Sue Shane
McFarland
J. T. Riley
U.S. 25
Miss Shane
Robert Shane
E. 4Th St
Joyce Hollon
Riley
Bobby Roy Cisco
Middletown
Cisco
St. Louis
Franklin High School
Edward Cook
Cincinnati
Vester Powell
State Patrol
Robert E. Johnson
Three Highway Accidents Reported by State Patrol
State patrolmen reported three highway accidents in the area with no injuries. Two drivers received citations to area court. An accident at 6 48 a m on Route 73 near Middle town damaged Ray Johnson 28 and Denny Mitoff 59 both of Franklin after Mitoff cleared a frost ed windshield and Johnson rear ended him. Roy J Mason Jr 25 of Cincinnati was cited for insufficient brakes after a Route 4 collision south of Hamilton when his car skidded into Ruth Fletcher 47 of Hamilton while passing then braking for oncoming traffic.
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Middletown
ci@s
Ray Johnson
Denny Mitoff
Franklin
Mitoff
Johnson Atuo
Johnson
Roy J. Mason Jr
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Mason
Ruth Fletcher
Fletcher Auto
Middletown Man Cited For Failure To Yield After Route 73 Crash
Cecil Hudson of Middletown Route 2 was cited for failure to yield after a collision on Route 73 and Ohio Street north of Middletown at 3 15 p m yesterday Pa patrolmen said he pulled out and collided with a car driven by Mrs Madge Theiss of Ohio Street
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Cecil Hudson
Middletown
Ohio St
Madge Theiss
Ohio Street
Hayride Tickets On Sale For Optimist Club Event
The Optimist Club announces the second annual Midwestern Hayride on November 27 at Strand Theater. WLW Television will present Hayride shows at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. A hillbilly talent show accompanies the program with committee chairs named for publicity, tickets, advertising, and theater arrangements.
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Strand
Layton Goodman
WLW
Lou Rossi
Ralph Kirby
Q. Reeder
Joseph Blackmore
Joseph Schramm
Carl Lipton
Bob Johnson
Bob Keays
Henry Bohne
Charles Lickliter
Jim Eliopou
George E Harvey Elected Scout Council President
George E Harvey, active in Middletown scouting for about 35 years, was elected president of the Mound Builders Area Boy Scout Council for a one year term. He is a National Boy Scout representative and Eagle Scout, with the Silver Beaver Award and Order of the Arrow Vigil Honor. The report lists numerous officers and board members, notes Harvey’s transfer company ownership in Franklin, and mentions resignation of Field Scout Executive Don E Garrett to join EUCOM Council in Heidelberg. A advisory committee will be formed. dinner was held at Camp Hook.
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George E. Harvey
Middletown
Mound Builders Area
Boy Scout Council
Harvey
Charles B. Stiles
Order of the Arrow
Joe H. Ayers
W. J. Beck
R. M. Blair
M. A. Boyd
R. O. Brosius
Evan Hamilton
Charles R. Hook
C. L. Kingsbury
George Kuehnle, Jr
Elliott D. Levey
W. H. Minton
R. T. Richter
James Rossman
Arthur Sanderson
Carey Shera
Schenck Simpson
T. C. Venable
Calvin Verity
Cincinnati
E. H. Bindley
Stiles
Camp Hook
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Carl] Mills
H. B. Irwin
Dayton
Eugene Combs
Spencer Lane
Verity Parkway
Combs
Irwin
Charles Street
Grace Wells
John Stiles
Sora
Harry E. Hadley
Middletown Board of Education
Ufe
Harry G Hadley
Pol. Adv
Maytag Sales & Service
Melampy
Harold W. Goetz
Pickwick Building
Charlie
Insurance Agency
N. Main St
Mr. Halloween
King of
the Gypsies
Paramount
Jack Moray
TAFT
Ohio
DR. A. Leeds
Central Ave
Geckler’s
Tytus Ave
Scout Council
E. J. Goldschmidt, Jr
Edward Barker
Millard Bechtel
Robert Bender
Bindley
J. Forrest Burns
R. L. Davidson
Ed W N. Cohn
R.C. Dowling
O. B. Ellis
Milo A. Fealy
Robert Funston
E. J. Goldschmidt
Jack Gray
E. H. Hammon
Alfred Hardy
George Harvey
Hiram Holdridge
Norman Kerr
Cecil Kindred
Calvin Lloyd
James Martin
Neil Mounts
W. J. Saunders
Harold Sebald
Don Skinner
C. B. Stiles
G. H. Townsley
L.A. Waldner
R. John West
Robert Wilson
M. C. Hutchinson
Samuel Keys
R. E. LeRoy
Richard McFadden
John Molloy
C. D. Pierson
W. 4. Saunders
David T. Selvar
Walter Steinert
G H. Townsley
C. J. Tranter
L. A Waldner
Middletown Board
of Education
Hany
Hadley
Lnion
Park Ave
Middletown Boosters Club
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