Xenia sergeant urges full time school safety patrols
Sgt. Peter Shagin of the Xenia Police Department tells Middletown officials, parents, teachers, and citizens that a full time dedicated officer for school safety would boost student protection and cut juvenile delinquency. He cites ongoing patrols, a company film, and community cooperation as essential to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xenia
Middletown
Safety Council
Butler County Automobile Club
Peter Shagin
Shagin
Crystal Workers Reject CIO In Local Election
Crystal Tissue Company employees voted against bargaining representation by the CIO Papermakers Union by a two to one margin. Final ballots: 78 in favor, 17 against, nine challenged. The National Labor Relations Board oversaw the election held in two shifts yesterday. Company officials noted 30 years without labor problems and marked this as the first union vote in Crystal Tissue’s 30 year history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Tissue Company
CIO Papermakers
CIO
Chalthet
National Labor Relations Board
Criital Company
L. J. Long
Warmer Weather Expected in Miami Valley This Week
The weather outlook predicts a rise in temperatures starting tomorrow with more clouds. Official fall arrives this Sunday as highs near 82 and overnight lows 55 to 60. Earlier, yesterday ranged from 48 to 81, and Wednesday began at 52 with a midmorning 72.
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Miami Valley
Prospect
Bottle Caps Enlisted In Safety Drive
Middletown dairy firms will share a fire prevention message on milk bottle caps. The Fire Prevention Division of the Safety Council met at the Civic Association to plan National Fire Prevention Week and urge home inspections by fourth to sixth graders. A rubbish burning ordinance was urged after 12 August fires.
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Middletown
The
Safety Council
Civic Association
Two Juveniles Confined In Middletown Car Theft Case
An 11 year old boy was sent to Boys Industrial School and his 12 year old companion ordered to the Bureau of Juvenile Research after they admitted stealing from cars in Middletown. The hearing was held in Juvenile Court before Judge Oscar R. Leiser. They were placed in custody at midnight Monday in a park at Tytus Ave and Verity Pkwy and led police to an old pumping station on Smith farm and a spot near the Great Miami River where articles were stored. Owners were still reporting recovered items today from cars in the past two weeks. The younger boy had prior trouble with authorities.
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Boys Industrial School
Bureau of Juvenile Research
Middletown
Oscar R. Leiser
Tytus Ave
Verity Pkwy
Smith Farm
Great
Miami River
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount lists Jim Thorpe with showings at 1 15 3 15 5 20 7 25 9 35 p m Wednesday and 1 30 5 00 8 15 p m Thursday Big Carnival at 1 30 5 00 8 15 p m Passage West at 3 20 6 50 10 10 p m Strand offers Guerillas of the Underground at 1 15 4 05 6 59 9 51 p m Wednesday and Thursday Massacre In The Orient at 2 55 5 45 8 40 p m.
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Paramount
The
Orient
Akron Company Sues Over Stolen Bonds Case
The Ornamental Iron Works of Akron sues John Nickles for 20000 dollars over bonds stolen from its offices on September 2 1948. The suit also names The People's Bank Canton as a defendant asserting the bank and Nickles used the bonds without authority. Nickles faces grand jury charges for handling the bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ornamental Iron Works
Akron
John Nickles
People’s Bank
Nickles
Quail Named to Top NPA Post in Iron and Steel Division
Wallace B. Quail on leave from Armco Steel, named director of the Iron and Steel Division of the National Production Authority. He succeeds Richard F. Sentner, who returns to United States Steel in Pittsburgh. The Quails reside at 503 South Main Street.
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Wallace B. Quail
Armco Steel Corporation
Iron and Steel
National Production Authority
Quail
Richard F. Sentner
Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Mrs. Quail
South Main St
NPA
Man to Face Break-In Charges After Release
Middletown police awaited the release of Tom My Little from the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus. He faces charges for break-ins in Middletown including the Lino Store Hasselbach Restaurant and the Ernest Hardware Company. He was arrested in Cincinnati and already served time for a burglary at the Eagles Lodge. A Municipal Court hearing is set for tomorrow.
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Middletown
Tommy Little
Ohio
Columbus
Ralph Bauer
Sam Moore
Little
Cincinnati
Lino
Hasselbach
Ernest Hardware Company
Eagles Lodge
Stand-In Stunt Fails In Driver Test Attempt
A stand-in tried to take a driver’s test for his buddy in Hamilton yesterday but was too different in size. State Patrolman John Booth fined Stanford Parker and Sam Mitchell $100 each plus costs after arrest at the Erie Highway testing station.
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Buddy
Hamilton
John Booth
Booth
Stanford Parker
Walnut St
Sam Mitchell
Erie Highway
Squire Lewis Bolser
New Miami
Cincinnati
Two Films Shown At Parent Scout Meeting
At the Troop 13, Post 13-13 Parent Club meeting the films Fur and Feathers In Alaska and Wings Over Alaska were shown. Jimm Fay assisted and awarded eleven merit badges two scouts earned first class advancements two bronze awards two gold awards two apprenticeship badges and two gating stripes. A Christmas party is planned for December 18 at the Civic Association chaired by Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Civic Association
Jimm Fay
R. W. Wilson
Curtis-Wright Head Speaks on Cost Reports Need
Roy T. Hurley president of the Curtis-Wright Corporation addressed the Dayton Chapter of the National Association of Cost Accountants at the Dayton Engineers Club. Middletonians attended along with Arend, Barker, Getz, Jackson, Wilson, Humphrey, Michael, Foster, and Kerschbaum from Armco, Crystal Tissue, American Coating Mills, and Sorg Paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy T. Hurley
Curtis-Wright Corporation
Wood Ridge
N. J
Dayton
National Association of Cost Accountants
Sorg Paper
Hurley
Driver Fined After August Accident in Trenton
Marion Abbott 29 of 1430 Garfield St was fined 25 dollars and costs by Mayor Harry Stretcher after an August 29 accident. State patrol charged Abbott with reckless operation and driving on a temporary permit.
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Marion Abbott
Garfield St
Harry Stretcher
Trenton
Abbott
Four More Polio Cases In Butler County Reported
Four new infantile paralysis cases were admitted to Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. The victims include John Bradbury 9 Oxford Route 2 Richard Senger 5 404 Cleveland Ave Hamilton Rose Mary Rosenberger 14 Oxford Route 1 and Donald Richardson 10 226 Cleveland Ave Hamilton. County total since January 1 reaches 17 with seven patients in the Mercy Hospital ward.
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Butler County
Hamilton
Oxford Area
Mercy Hospital
John Bradbury
Oxford
Richard Senger
Mark Senger
Cleveland Ave
Rose Mary Rosenberger
Joseph Rosenberger
Donald Richardson
Charles Reuthe
Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Middletown
Truck Strikes Pole and Two Auto Crashes Reported
Police investigated three accidents with over $100 damage and no injuries. Lawrence E. Rhoades struck a light pole at Central Ave and Wall Alley, breaking a globe. George Springkles rear ended Dorothy Kauffman at Verity Pkwy and First Ave, with $125 damage. Benny Weaver and Ellsworth Cramer minor crash at Central Ave and Verity Pkwy with no damage observed.
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Central Ave
Wall Alley
Lawrence E. Rhoades
Lebanon Route 3
George Springkles
Germantown
Dorothy Kauffman
West Middletown
Verity Pkwy
First Ave
Benny Weaver
Yankee Rd
Ellsworth Cramer
Putman Ave
Zanesville
Pollice
Weaver
Prior Products JAs Organize and Elect Officers
The Novelty King Junior Achievement company organized with 19 boys, sponsored by Prior Products Inc, to produce tie racks for this year. Meetings set for Thursdays 7 to 9 at the Manchester Shop. Crystalettes elected Janet Greenfield president and others as officers. Beader-ettes named Norma Viel president and staff, with production to start next Tuesday.
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Novelty King Junior Achievement Company
Prior Products, Inc
Manchester
Junior Achievement
Crystalettes
Janet Greenfield
Carol Irving
Velma Nation
Mae Lipscomb
Beader-ettes
Norma Viel
Patty Viel
Jo Petty
Wilma Rudd
Youth Sunday Emphasized At Zion Lutheran
A 15 year old boy missing since 7 30 p m from Jackson Lane home. Donnie Thornsburg is described as five feet eight and a half inches tall, 138 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He wore a brown shirt blue jeans and white shoes. Authorities seek information on his whereabouts.
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Donnie Thornsburg
Jackson Lane
PTA Meets Thursday at Poasttown School Auditorium
The Poasttown PTA schedules a meeting at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. A membership drive is underway and West Middletown PTA honors teachers, cafeteria staff, custodians, bus drivers, board members, and officers.
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Poasttown Pta
West Middletown Pta
Wilbraham Road Delayed by Material Shortages
Wilbraham Road will not be started this year as contractors delay due to cement shortages. Improvement work on Wilmore Drive to Wilbraham and all of Woodburn Avenue will proceed before weather halts progress. The Middletown Street Department has begun blacktopping on Elwood Street and will continue after grading and graveling are finished.
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Wilbraham Rd
Germantown Rd
Harlan Park
E. L. Wilder
O. H. King
Wilmore Dr
Wilbraham
Woodburn Ave
Wilder
Middletown Street Department
Elwood St
Steer Destroyed After Colliding With Two Autos
A steer wandered onto Coles Road and collided with two cars. It was struck by Thomas Lord’s car and then by William Warden’s vehicle before being destroyed due to injuries. Cattle owner Fred Ingle blamed an opened gate for the incident.
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Coles Road
Thomas Lord
Orchard St
William Warden
Franklin
Fred Ingle
James Greenfield
Cub Scout Leaders Set Meeting Series
The first of three part meetings for Cub Scout Boy Scout and Explorer Scout leaders runs six weeks. This evening meetings are at 7 to 9 p.m. in the Civic Association with sessions in the Girl Scout club room auditorium and Boy Scout Council office. Cecil Kendrick chairs.
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Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Explorer Scouts
Civic Association
Girl Scout Club
Explorer Scout
Boy Scout Council
Cecil Kindred
Manuractures Leg John Baker Injured in City Fall
John Baker 32 of 1318 Baltimore Street suffered a left leg fracture Tuesday afternoon after slipping from a curb at Broad Street and Central Avenue. He was transported to Middletown Hospital by McCoy Leffler Ambulance.
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John Baker
Baltimore St
Broad St
Central Ave
Baker
Middletown Hospital
McCoy-Leffler
YMCA Drive Report Shows 111 Enrolled Up To Date
Approximately 80 captains and workers gathered at the Dayton YMCA gymnasium to report 111 members enrolled in the 1951 Mem ber Enrollment drive. Maurice Gogle and Ralph Knight spoke optimistic notes while groups across Armco East Side City and Industrial divisions tally members and points. The final report is set for September 27 with groups encouraged to file entries promptly.
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YMCA
Maurice Gogle
Dayton
Ralph Knight
Armco
Team
Bob Bowman
Jack Baltzell
Knight
Middletonian On Probation
A Middletown man James Thompson, 34, was placed on probation in Dayton Common Pleas Court after pleading guilty to embezzling 400 dollars from the Kelly Car Company of Dayton on October 11, 1949. Thompson stole the money and a car, took them to Mississippi, and was arrested there after federal involvement delayed proceedings.
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Middletown
Dayton Common Pleas Court
Robert A. Martin
James Thompson
Kelly Car Company
Dayton
Thompson
Probation Department
Fred Kerr
Cincinnati
Mississippi
Kerr
Death in truck crash rises to Auglaize count
Junior Edward Ditto a 21 year old from St Marys died from injuries after a truck auto collision four miles west of Wapakoneta. He was Auglaize County s 12th traffic fatality this year.
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Wapakoneta
Edward Ditto
St. Marys
Here
Auglaize County
Peterson's Ointment Ad Promises Quick Skin Relief
An old advertisement urges against scratching pimples and itching. It touts Peterson's Ointment as fast relief for eczema, irritated skin, and cracked feet with a money back guarantee if one application fails to delight, available at all druggists.
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Peterson
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Board of Education
Sera Club
Safety
Eant Shagin
Paul E. Wilson
Carter Brantner
Arthur Frey
Sertoma Club
Joseph Blackmore
Harold Gray
Police Department
Martin Thomas
Sgt. Shagin
Booker T. Washington School
Crystal Workers
Flere
GEM City
Burgundy
Sly Amela
Schramm Funeral Home
Scott
American Medical Association
Sor Amm
Clark ST
W. B. Quail
Penitentiary
Man
Parent Scout Meeting
Curtis-Wright
Jas
Zion Lutheran
PTA
Strade iTlusic Company
CITY
Cub Scout Leaders
Middletonian
Dobbs
Hanover
Dobbs Hanover Square
John Dobrozsi, Jr
Fast End
Dial
Mogel
Beatty’s
Electronic Shop
Igiehart
Mayflower Warehouseman
Park St
Aero-Mayflower
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