Disaster unit crew sworn in September fifteenth in Middletown
A 30 man civil defense disaster unit with a 12500 budget will be sworn in September 15 by Col. Harry Patterson at an evening ceremony. The unit housed in Fire Station 1 will include Joseph Mulligan as commander Jack Meeker as second in command and Joseph Duerr as third. Local Red Cross and amateur radio volunteers will support canteen services and communications.
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City Commission
Harry Patterson
Area CD
Federal
Civil Defens Administration
Clinton Street
Columbia Avenue
Joseph Mulligan
Jack Meeker
Joseph Duerr
Box 45
Fire Department
Wilson
North Middletown Firemen
Mayfield Firemen
Middletown Red Cross Chapter
Dan Humphreys
Two Accidents Reported None Injured
Two accidents occurred in the city yesterday with no injuries. At 8:25 a.m. a collision at First Avenue and Broad Street damaged cars owned by Kathryn Dunlap and F W Chew and witnesses said Chew ran a red light. A second accident at Sherman Avenue and Sutphin Street around noon damaged a truck owned by W L Follmer. Clem V Hock of Columbus was turning with a pipe load, the pipe hitting the parked truck.
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First Avenue
Broad Street
Kathryn Dunlap
North
Sutphin St
F. W. Chew
Fleming Rd
Chew
Sherman Avenue
Sutphin Street
W. L. Follmer
Hamilton
Clem V. Hock
Columbus
Firemen battle grass and rubbish fires in two alarms
Members of Fire Company 2 rushed to a grass fire at 208 Currier Road at 10 34 a m burning rubbish sparked the blaze and to 119 Moore Street at 11 55 a m to extinguish a rubbish fire. No damage reported.
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Currier Rd
Moore St
Boat Operator Drowns in Cuyahoga River
Coast guards recovered the body of Joseph Retes, 45, a supply boat operator, who drowned when he toppled from his boat in the Cuyahoga River on Monday.
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Cleveland
Coast Guards
Joseph Retes
Cuyahoga River
Locality Accepts Truck With No City Cost
Requirements for acceptance include housing and trained personnel. Acquisition bears no city expense and uniforms are provided. Colonel Patterson will train staff while Commander Mulligan and Wilson attend the Mayfield fire department meeting next Tuesday to answer firefighters questions about the unit. Present at last night’s meeting were Box 45 members Mayfield Fire Chief Ralph Stanton Chief William Long of North Middletown fire department Commission Chairman Francis Carmody City Manager Howard Kramer Fire Chief William Fishbaugh and Wilson.
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Patterson
Mulligan and Wilson
Mayfield Fire Department
Mayfield Fire
Ralph Stanton
William Long
North Middletown Fire Department
Commission
Francis Carmody
Howard Kramer
William Fishbaugh
Wilson
Drink Costs Local Man Two Penalties in One Case
Bruce Hatton 45 of 1621 Taylor Ave faced two penalties after intoxication. In Middle town Municipal Court he paid a 21 dollar fine on August 14. In Butler County Common Pleas Court Judge Fred B. Cramer sentenced him to 90 days in jail for violating probation tied to an October indictment for cutting to wound later reduced to assault and battery.
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Bruce Hatton
Taylor Ave
Hatton
Middletown
Fred B. Cramer
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Coke Machine Robbery at Marathon Service Station
Walter Kinnamon manager of the Marathon Service Station 1706 Woodlawn Ave reported a theft of a Coke machine outside the station. The machine was broken into and about four to five dollars in nickels stolen, with the incident occurring Sunday evening.
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Walter Kinnamon
Marathon
Woodlawn Ave
Pastor Claims Home Religion Guards Against Divorce
The Rev. G. Ernest Thoms secretary of Spiritual Life Department of the Methodist Church told the Ohio Area Methodist Pastors School at Ohio Wesleyan University that religion in the home serves as an excellent safeguard against divorce. He spoke last night in Delaware Ohio.
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Delaware, O
G. Ernest Thoms
Nashville
Tenn
The
Methodist Church
Ohio Area
Ohio Wesleyan University
Heat aids city road seal coat completion
City Manager Howard Kramer said the seal coat program should finish next week. It covers 14 miles of streets and benefits from hot dry weather. Contractors on resurfacing on Sutphin Street finished much of the first coating on T-35 yesterday, with plans to raise manholes before the final coat.
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Howard Kramer
Kramer
Sutphin Street
School Year For Palsied Opens Tuesday
Middletown's cerebral palsied children begin their first full year at the Hamilton education and treatment center of the Butler County Society for Crippled Children. The program runs weekdays 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. with speech and occupational therapy. Transportation is arranged by the Red Glass motor corps and Mrs. Dan Dineen. Parents seeking information should contact Mrs. Dineen.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Butler County Society For Crippled
Red Glass Motor Corps
Dan Dineen
Society
Delinquent Taxes In Preble Show Slight Increase
Eaton special report by County Treasurer Albert Tyrrell notes delinquency for the August 1952 second half real estate taxes at 16 145 68, up from 15 932 63 for the first half. Most delinquencies are current, tied to estates in probate or unpaid current settlements. Monroe Township records a drop from 1615 21 to 214 48. Tyrrell says 1800 has already been collected but not yet listed.
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EATON
Albert Tyrrell
Tyrrell
Monroe
Truman to Appear on NBC Ford Foundation Program
Variety reports former President Harry S Truman will make his first commercial TV appearance on September 20 on NBC's Excursion. He will be paid about $8,000 to discuss opportunities in America and the Point Four program to aid underdeveloped nations, aimed at younger audiences.
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New York
Variety
Harry Truman
Ford Foundation
NBC
America
Search Hampered by Clouds Over Portland and McChord
Officials from Washington Oregon and McChord reported a declining cloud layer with a 4500 foot ceiling over Portland and 1500 feet over McChord, later dropping to 500 feet eliminating any night air search. Public information officer said soldiers would likely ship overseas after reaching the air base at Ft Ord replacement center.
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Washington
Oregon
McChord
Portland
Ft. Ord
Lausche appoints Fulton as Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge
Governor Frank Lausche names Parke Fulton of Cleveland as common pleas judge for Cuyahoga County to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Adrian G. Newcomb. Fulton is a local attorney and will serve in Cleveland Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank
J. Lausche
Park’r Fulton
Common Pleas
Cuyahoga County
Fulton
Cleveland
Adrian G. Newcomb
Secretary Brown to conclude logan county facility review
Secretary of State Ted Brown will finish inspecting state election facilities in Logan County on September 9 and 10. He also plans trips to Auglaize Allen Hardin Champaign Clark Madison Union Marion Mercer Van Wert Darke Miami and Shelby counties.
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Ohio
Ted Brown
Logan County
Auglaize
Allen
Hardin
Champaign
Clark
Madison
Union
Marion
Mercer
van Wert
Darke
Miami
Shelby
Middletonian Breaks Neck In Motorcycle Accident
A Middleton man Ernest Minns aged 24 is listed in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a motorcycle crash in Covington Kentucky. He suffered a fractured neck and was treated and admitted around 8 p.m. yesterday. Maxine Patterson aged 20 suffered multiple lacerations on her right arm and hand in the incident and was treated and released.
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Middleton
Middletown Hospital
Covington
Ernest Minns
Pershing Ave
Maxine Patterson
Yankee Rd
Man Suffered Lacerated Hand At Sorg Paper Co
Ralph Craig age 23 of 1818 Grand Ave suffered a laceration to the left hand while using an electric saw at the Sorg Paper Co. He received treatment and was dismissed after 6 p.m. yesterday.
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Ralph Craig
Grand Ave
Sorg Paper Co
Wash bowl shatters injuring man at home
Releigh Lawson, 57, of 2209 Brentwood St, lacerated his left hand when a wash bowl he was installing broke. He was treated at 6 05 p m and dismissed.
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Releigh Lawson
Brentwood St
Mrs Flossie Klopp Sustains Wrist Fracture in Accident
Mrs Flossie Klopp aged 69 of 2206 Titus Avenue suffered a fractured wrist in an accident. Hospital attendants gave no further details. She was dismissed after treatment at 7 50 p.m.
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Flossie Klopp
Tytus Ave
Young Girl Treated After Foot Laceration
Elsie Mae Mason, 13, of 1509 Oxford State Rd., stepped on glass injuring her right foot. She was treated at 6 25 p m and discharged.
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Elsie Mae Mason
Andrew Mason
Oxford State Rd
Safety Council to Cite Two for Saving Driver from Fire
Safety Council president Don Osborne says W H Cook and Robert W Reigers will be awarded for rescuing Jake Cates from his flaming car on South Main Street. Police, fire officials and a witness backed the account, while Cates faced charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and received fines and a year revocation.
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Middletown Safety Council
Cincinnati
South Main Street
Don Osborne
W. H. Cook
Englewood Ave
Robert W. Reigers
Drummond St
Greenhills
Jake Cates
Hamilton
Cook
Reigers
Cates
Lingler Denies Lobbyist Bribery At Oxford Kiwanis Talk
Ohio state representative Martin Lingler told the Oxford Kiwanis Club that there were 292 registered lobbyists in Columbus but no bribery attempts reported in the past session. He noted one lobbyist asked for support in writing, warned against communist influence, and urged a high school and student union building near Miami University.
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Oxford
Columbus
Martin Lingler
Hamilton
Butler County
Oxford Kiwanis Club
Lingler
State Highway Department
Miami University
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Heat Blamed for Fire in Cincinnati Building
Cincinnati firemen blamed ten days of extreme heat for a downtown blaze that caused $350000 in damage to a six storey building. The interior collapsed with floors giving way and glass and china shattering. Investigators note spontaneous combustion as likely but arson is also being checked.
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Cincinnati
Dulles Presses for Mutual Good Faith at Korea Peace Talks
Dulles told American Legion members the United States will not stay in the Korean peace conference if it serves no practical purpose. He warned the Reds against guile and urged mutual good faith while signaling flexibility on details and Indochina talks. He criticized UN members for underrepresenting South Korea and defended the Republic of Korea as autonomous with 20 million citizens backing its resolve.
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United States
Korea
U. S
Asia
Indochina
United Nations
South Korea
U. N
Police Briefs Arrest Warrant Service for Steve Deardoff
Steve Deardoff age 29 of 1515 Oxford State Rd was arrested on a wife filed warrant for failure to provide He was released to appear in court today.
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Steve Deardoff
Oxford State Rd
Youth arrested for license violation at Tytus and Verity
An 11 year old was arrested at Tytus Avenue and Verity Parkway on a charge of failure to have a driver's license. He was turned over to juvenile authorities and will appear at 4 p.m. today.
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Tytus Avenue
Verity Parkway
Bicycle recovered after theft from Manchester Ave owner
A bicycle stolen from James Berkemeir of 1604 Manchester Ave was found in the rear of the 1300 block of Central Avenue and returned to the owner.
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James Berkemeir
Manchester Ave
Central Avenue
Kaufman Arrested on Four Parking Violation Warrants
John J. Kaufman aged 34 of 706 Granada Ave was arrested on four warrants for parking violations and released to appear in Traffic Court Thursday. Police had impounded his car earlier for non payment of tickets.
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John J. Kaufman
Granada Ave
Kaufman
Stolen Mirror and Radio Aerial From Car on Sutphin Street
Karl Westerlund of 2306 South Sutphin St. reported his car was entered and a rear vision mirror and radio aerial valued at 13.50 were stolen. The theft occurred last Saturday while the auto was parked.
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Karl Westerlund
South
Sutphin St
Signal Set Uy Throws Block At A Sewer
Digging in front of the City Building aimed to fix an error when a new traffic signal standard penetrated a sewer connection. Sewage backed up in the public men’s room. the line was shut off and the standard moved for repairs. The east half of the building was affected with similar issues reported elsewhere.
Ford to Build New Engine Plant Near Cleveland
Ford Motor Co will construct a 562000 square foot engine plant beside its Brookpark village facility near Cleveland. The operation is slated to begin in early 1955 and will employ about 3000 workers, expanding Ford’s engine and foundry footprint to nearly three million square feet. The current Cleveland plant employs 4200 and now produces Ford six cylinders while gearing to add Mercury V-8 engines later this year. The new plant will manufacture Ford V-8 car and truck engines.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Cleveland
Ford Engine and Foundry
Brookpark Village
Ford
Seating Of China In UN Must Precondition For Peace
Pravda editorial from London says seating Red China in the United Nations is an absolute precondition for ending world tension. It accuses certain US elements of preferring cold war and calls UN to restore rights of the Chinese People’s Republic and respect sovereign rights for a peaceful international settlement.
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London
Moscow Radio Today
Pravda
China
United Nations
United States
Chinese People’s Republic
University of Cincinnati awards leadership certificate
Edwin CO. Marting Jr of Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. received a leadership certificate from the University of Cincinnati today. Fred R. Rauch, vice president of the firm, presented the award at a luncheon in the company's auditorium in Cincinnati.
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The
University of Cincinnati Today
Edwin CO. Marting, Jr
Malvern St
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Fred R. Rauch
Cincinnati
Relief Director Named in W L D County Welfare Dept
Ironton Ohio Walden Fannin was named relief director as Lawrence County commissioners formed a welfare department of several relief agencies last night.
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Ironton
Ohio
W.lawrence County
Walden Fannin
McCarthy Says Witness Undecided On Communism
Senator McCarthy reports a civilian guard for Army films testified he is undecided about communism. The witness denied Communist ties but admitted signing a Red candidate petition as hearings probe alleged Army infiltrations. A high ranking Army worker described as Mrs Commissar and other witnesses were cited, while the Army blocked access to certain personnel files pending authorization.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
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McCarthy
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
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Communist Party
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Woman Army
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Ohio Probers in Akron Summon Four Witnesses
Ohio's Un American Activities Commission summoned four witnesses for a hearing on Communist attempts to infiltrate Akron's rubber industry. The witnesses include Christian A Probst Mae Probst Vani Mitri and Ralph J Kerns all under subpoena and expected to testify about activity from 1936 to 1948. The hearing extends the commission's life to Jan 31 next year before Ohio law shifts oversight to the attorney general.
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Columbus
Ohio
Un-American Activities Commission
America
Akron
Commission
Christian A. Probst
Mae
Vani Mitri
Ralph J.kerns
Cuyahoga Falls
Reds
Isaacs
100Th General Assembly
Frank J. Lasache
Communist Party
Samuel L. Devine
R-Franklin
FBI
Bond Issue Vote Due for Columbus Schools
Columbus Board of Education announced a 14 million dollar bond issue for building and remodeling Columbus schools will be placed before voters on election day.
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Columbus
Ohio
Columbus Board of Education
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