Two Boys Apprehended in Park Loot Haul
Police captured two youths, ages 12 and 11, who led officers to hidden car ransack loot near a pumping station by the dam. Items recovered include glasses, a dash light, fuse, compass, coat, blanket, tools, and more. The pair were sent to Juvenile Court amid a spate of recent break ins.
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Judd
Thomas
Lakeside Park
Tytus Ave
Verity Pkwy
Hydraulic Canal
Ernest Weaver
Smith Farm
Crusade for Freedom Booth Opens in Middletown
Middletown launches the Crusade for Freedom with a Central Ave and Broad St booth open at 11 a.m. to collect money and signatures for the freedom scroll. Lions Civitan American Legion Rotary Federated Women’s Clubs Ahepa Optimists Knights of Columbus Citizens’ Club VFW Sertoma and Junior Chamber join as volunteers to reach over 6,000 school children with additional scrolls.
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Middletown
Central Ave
Broad St
Francis Carmody
Lions, Civitan
American Legion
Rotary
Federated Women'’ Clubs
Ahepa
Optimists
Knights of Columbus
Citizens’ Club
VFW
Sertoma
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Carmody
Lions, Civitans
Legion
William Gray 8&1 Dies in Warren County
William Gray 8&1 a Warren County native who spent most of his life near Springboro died suddenly yesterday after a family dinner. He passed at his farm home near New Burlington. Surviving are his widow Laura a son Leslie seven grandchildren and a brother Earnest Gray. A daughter Edris Teigler preceded him in death. Funeral services Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the residence and 3 p.m. at Springo Reformed Church with burial in Springboro Cemetery. Arrangements by Brough Funeral Home of Miamisburg.
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Springboro
William Gray
Warren County
Gray
New Burlington
Laura
Leslie
Earnest Gray
Edris Teigler
Springo
Funeral services for Elmer J. Ashman
Elmer J. Ashman 76 of 116 East High St. will have funeral services at 2 30 p m Tuesday at Barnes Funeral Home. Rev C J Bradbury to officiate with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. He died Friday night at Reid Memorial Hospital Richmond Ind after admission for pneumonia. He was a retired farmer and former local market butcher. Survivors include two daughters Pricilla Ashman and Daisy McWhinney two sisters Maggie Kimmel and Rose Judy a brother L C Ashman and a half brother H A Wehrly two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Friends may be received at the residence until 11 a m Tuesday.
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EATON
Elmer J. Ashman
East High St
Barnes Funeral Home
C. J. Bradbury
Mound Hill
Mr. Ashman
Reid Memorial Hospital
Richmond
Ind
Pricilla Ashman
Daisy McWhinney
Maggie Kimmel
New Paris
Rose Judy
Cincinnati
L. C. Ashman
H. A. Wehrly
Funeral services for Grant Snook in Lebanon
Funeral services for Grant Snook 85 of 2329 Fauver Ave Dayton will be at 2 p m Tuesday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery He died Friday at Miami Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness A Lebanon native he lived 71 years there before moving to Dayton 14 years ago He belonged to Red Man Lodge Lebanon Surviving six daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren Friends may call at the Rob-
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Lebanon
Grant Snook
Fauver Ave
Dayton
Oswald
Snook
Miami Valley Hospital
Red Man Lodge
William P. Miller
Albert Banta
Frank Bower
Mason
L. E. Purdy
Latham
Nelson Southard
Miami, Fla
Fay Perrine
Woman's Auto Stolen Found After Accident
A Middletown woman reported as owner had her car stolen from a tavern on State Route 122. The stolen vehicle collided with a Dayton fireman’s car on Route 40 two miles east of Vandalia. the thief fled. Virginia Isbel of 1828 North Ave. owned the other damaged car. The vehicle was taken to a Vandalia garage.
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Middletown
Vandalia
Wiliam P. Hunt
Dayton
Hunt
Virginia Isbel
North Ave
Mrs. Martha E Wells dies after long illness at son's home
Martha Elizabeth Wells 76 widow of Melvin Wells died at 11 30 p m Saturday at the home of her son Otha Wells Middletown Route 2 after an eight year illness born in Frenchburg Kentucky she lived in the area 14 years survived by two daughters four sons two brothers 12 grandchildren 19 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild Private funeral services will be held 2 p m Tuesday at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Rev Edwin Bobbitt of First Church of Christ will officiate with interment in Haven Cemetery Blue Ash Ohio
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Martha Elizabeth Wells
Melvin Wells
Otha Wells
Middletown
Wells
Frenchburg
R. C. Phillips
Rosmayne
O. J. Minnix
London
Mason
Arnold Wells
Excello
Otha
Wilbur
Alabama
Asbury McClanahan
Cleveland
Elsbury McClanahan
Detroit
Mich
McCoy-Leffler
Edwin Bobbitt
First Church of Christ
An Haven
Blue Ash
Ohio
Notable stage and sports figures remembered in obituaries
New York Ralph Riggs 66, dancer and actor in Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe from childhood with mother Rose Stillman. New York Dr William Rosenbaum 69, 1916 1917 indoor doubles tennis titleholder, Bellevue Hospital Dental Service director. Philadelphia Joe Coble 54, 1924 National Public Links champion and pro golfer. New York Dr Edward H Hempel 55, industrial engineer and author on management. New York Dr Gladys L Carr 70, pioneering radiologist linked to X rays and radiation work applicable for over 20 years, born Chelsea Massachusetts.
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New York
Ralph Riggs
Rose Stillman
William Rosenbaum
Bellevue Hospital
Edward H Hempel
Gladys L. Carr
Chelsea
Mass
Street sweeping and service charges amid city finance talk
Middletown city manager H. W. Starick reported cities face weak finances pushing service charges for street sweeping lights sewers and trash disposal. He noted sewer charges will finance improvements and that most cities use a mix of general obligation and revenue bonds to support new facilities and major repairs.
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H. W. Starick
International City Managers
Middletown
Starick
Secretarial Practice Course to Start at YMCA
Mrs. Evelyn G. Day announces a Secretarial Practice course at the YMCA from 7 to 9 p.m. starting next Monday. Miami University sponsors this program with a University professor teaching and three college credits offered for the $18 fee. Enrollment is open at the first class or via YMCA registration blanks.
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YMCA
Evelyn G. Day
National Secretaries Association
City Refund Sparks Confusion From Police Chief
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore opened a letter from the Ohio Police School stating an $11 refund to the City of Middletown for an entrance fee at a traffic school Sgt. James Combs attended. The refund will be issued to the city, as not all funds were used.
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Joseph Blackmore
James Combs
Blackmore
Middletown
At The Movies Showings for Paramount and Strand Theaters
Paramount presents Jim Thorpe All American showings Monday and Tuesday at 1 15 3 15 5 20 7 25 and 9 35 pm Strand features Comin Around The Mountain at 1 30 4 15 7 05 and 9 50 pm and New Mexico at 2 50 5 40 and 8 25 pm
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Paramount
Jim Thorpe
New Mexico
Attic To Attic Swapfest Draws Thousands In Ohio
About 2 000 people attended the Middletown Sportsmen's Club swap meet with 2 500 from Ohio and neighboring states. Items swapped ranged from fur coats and bicycles to firearms and animal cages as organizers reported the event exceeded expectations. Auctioneers sold leftovers while contests and games kept families entertained through a long day of trading.
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Ohio
Middletown Sportsmen’s Club
Jim Diefenbaugh
Roy Diver
John Carr
Clarence Hughes
Sportsmen's Club
Adrian Smallwood
Vandals Ransack Schools and Steal Pens and Flags
Weekend break ins at Garfield Young and Edison schools left rooms ransacked ink splashed on desks floors and walls two flags ripped and 60 plus ballpoint pens plus 70 cents in cash and a $3.50 brush pen stolen. Police noted doors and windows damaged and evidence of desk contents dumped. A separate YMCA room theft reported a box with papers and a $50 watch taken.
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Garfield
Edison
Young Schools
Elmer Fischer
Weather Hints Autumn Is Near
Early risers report heavy cold dew as autumn nears and the weatherman confirms seasonal change. A 7 am Sunday low of 54 and a 5:30 am today low of 46 were recorded, with yesterday's high 74 by 3 pm and the mercury rising to 54 by 9 am. Tuesday may bring cloudiness and moderate temperatures with today's high in the mid 70s and a forecast described as fair and a little warmer.
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Middletown
Mercury
Hamiltonian Aboard Arrives in Seattle for Navy Meet
Among Korean War veterans due in Seattle the group aboard the Navy transport Gen M C Meigs includes Thomas B Johnson of 158 Beckett St Hamilton. The event gathers combat veterans for a naval reunion in Washington.
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Hamiltonian
Seattle
Wash
Navy
M. C. Meigs
Homas B. Johnson
Beckett St
Hamilton
Cincinnati Driver Fined For Hitting Route 25 Guard Rail
Ronald O. Williams, 21, of Cincinnati, was fined $50 and costs by Squire Mercer of Maud for reckless driving after his car struck a guard rail on Route 25 near the Maud under pass early Sunday. The machine was damaged and Williams reportedly tried to outrun state patrols. several passengers were uninjured. Vehicle owner Benny Williams, 39, of Cincinnati, was a passenger.
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Ronald O. Williams
Ellen St
Cincinnati
Squire Mercer
Maud
Williams
Benny Williams
West Court St
Eight Days Left to Register to Vote in November
Local elections officials announce eight days remain to register for the November 6 vote. Registration closes September 26 at 9 p.m. The board will operate daily except Sundays and with a half day Saturday. Those who did not vote in the last two years must re register to be eligible.
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Board of Elections
Tailed Driver Wins Probation
Hamilton special report: Edward Higgins of New Miami, 47, was sentenced to six months for second degree manslaughter in the May 31 fatal strike at Second and High Streets but released on probation for three years after judge P. P. Boli suspended the remainder of the jail term following his probation request. Higgins was previously sentenced on September 6.
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Hamilton
Edward Higgins
New Miami
Higgins
Laverna Burns
Second and High Sts
P. P.boli
Merchants Associations Set Meetings In Middletown
Two scheduled sessions are planned this week in Middletown conference rooms. The Retail Merchants Association executive committee will meet Thursday at noon chaired by Jerome Inwood. The Middletown Grocers and Meat Dealers Association will convene tomorrow at 8 p m in the same room led by Steve D Varga.
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Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants’ Association
Jerome Inwood
Middletown Grocers and Meat Dealers’ Association
Steve D’varga
Lovett Sworn In as Defense Secretary in 30-Second Ceremony
Robert A. Lovett was sworn in as the United States Secretary of Defense in a brief 30-second ceremony today. The appointment makes him the nation's fourth defense secretary.
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Washington
Robert A. Lovett
Middletown Marine Wounded Twice in Korean War
Private William E Keller of Middletown, son of Mr and Mrs Shirley C Keller, was wounded in Korea August 29 and previously June 15. A 1949 Middletown High School graduate, he enlisted December 7 1950 andserved with the Fifth Marine Regiment. He later sent a letter from Taejon stating ear stitches were removed and recovery was ahead.
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Middletown
Defense Department
William E Keller
Shirley C. Keller
Young St
William E. Keller
Keller
Taejon
Korea
Fifth Marine Regiment
Middletown High School
Miami Cabinet Division
Philip Carey Corporation
Marine Corps
Memorial Chapel to Hold Services for Korean War Soldier
The body of 18 year old Pfc. Martin Henderson of Middletown will be brought home for funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. at the War Memorial Chapel. American Legion Post 231 to conduct military rites. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. visitation pending arrival of the body. He died February 14 in Korea after three months service. He is survived by three sisters and three brothers. Funeral arranged by Maxberry Funeral Home. Flowers requested to be omitted.
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Martin Henderson
York Ave
Middletown
Korea
War Memorial Chapel
J. Pate
Woodside Cemetery
Maxberry
Pfc
Henderson
Army
Bowl-Mor
Annette Bryant
Leonora Henderson
Catherine Gantt
Wilber
Harold
Colefc
Rerius Henderson
Church Class Aids In Longview Party
The B. L. Class of the First United Presbyterian Church hosted 235 patients at Longview Hospital Saturday afternoon in a monthly party by the Longview Social Service League. Chairwoman Mrs. Hubert Arthur led with helpers Mrs. Bruce Royston and Mrs. Everett Easter and numerous league members providing hot dogs ice cream cake coffee gum and cigarettes.
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B. L
First United Presbyterian Church
Longview Hospital
Longview Social Service League
Hubert Arthur
Bruce Royston
Everett Easter
John Pendleton
Norman Trisler
Ora Ward
Edward Hiner
Tom Lawson
William Call
Aichie Lloyd
Roy Whitesell
Robert Conagore
Chester Harden
Elizabeth Johnson
Suzie Miller
Milford Kidneyy 29 Treated After Cafe Altercation
Milford man Kidneyy 29 of Franklin was treated at Middletown Hospital for a cut above the left eye after saying he was struck by a bartender at a cafe. He was released after treatment. An 11 year old boy was ordered to report to juvenile authorities after striking a younger youth. Rochester Jones age 9 of this city was treated at Middletown Hospital for a head cut.
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Milford Kidneyy
Franklin
Middletown
Rochester Jones
Middletown Hospital
Bicycle stolen from Arnold Dennis on Young Street
Arnold Dennis of 001 Young St reports his licensed bicycle 147 45 was stolen yesterday.
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Arnold Dennis
Young St
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Erte Funeral Home
Brown St
Martha E. Wells
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Joe Coble
Jefferson
Lincoln
Ohio Masonic
Springfield
Charles Bishop, Jr
BY Elsa Simpson
Poland
Board of Fire Underwriters
Tli
Ohio Police School
Columbus
DEPT
Sted
Verchants
Lovett Sworn In
Memorial Chapel
Longview
N. Clinton ST
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
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