29 Men Leave Today For Army Induction
Middletown contributed 47 draftees to the mobilization as 29 men departed for induction in Cincinnati. At the Legion Home, draft board officials and American Legion members sent the group off with farewells, coffee, donuts, and support, while one man joined from Hazard, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Cincinnati
Legion Home
Wylie Mitchell
Draft Board
American Legion Post 218
Blythe Williams American Legion Post
Rains End Tonight with Warmer, Clearer Weekend
The Middletown area reports 5.38 inches of rain over three days as a heavy storm wanes tonight. Lonnie Gibson notes 1.96 inches yesterday, bringing total losses near five and a half inches. The Great Miami River stands at 9.6 feet, temperatures drop from 78 to 60. Franklin canal bank breaks flooding Route 25 near Main and River Streets, hindering traffic. levee weakness and sewer overflows disrupt the south end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Gibson
Miami Conservancy
Middletown
Miami
Franklin
Here
Route 25
Main Anid River Sts
O. E. Chamberlain
Main St
Plainview Subdivision
Southend
Police Briefs Include Stabbing Injury and Petty Theft
John Mosley 21 of 345 North Main St was treated at Middletown Hospital for cuts after a fight at 8th Ave and Lincoln St around 2 05 a m today. Sarah Sprinkles 522 Lincoln St reported a car stolen from in front of her home between 3 and 6 a m today valued at 2000 with license 612 MJ. Emma Moore 14 Curtis St reported 20 stolen from her room sometime Wednesday. Evelyn Colbert 39 of 823 Eighth Ave was charged with careless driving in a warrant filed yesterday and released on 100 bond to appear in traffic court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mosley
North Main St
Middletown Hospital
Mosley
Eighth Ave
Lincoln St
Sarah Sprinkles
Emma Moore
Curtis St
Evelyn Colbert
At the Movies Parmount Opens Two Features
Paramount screens Where Sidewalks End featuring Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney at 1 35 5 05 and 8 40 pm and Love That Brute with Paul Douglas and Jean Peters at 3 15 6 45 and 10 15 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Andrews
Gene Tierney
Paul Douglas
Jean Peters
Reagan Coburn Schedule at Colonial Theater
Ronald Reagan and Charlies Coburn appear at the Colonial Theater with showtimes listed at 1:15, 2:50, 4:40, 6:30, 8:15 and 10:00 PM. Local patrons are advised to arrive early for preferred seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Reagan
Charlies Coburn
Lebanon Weather Officials Report Near-Record Rainfall
In Lebanon, weather officials logged 8.2 inches of rain over 72 hours, approaching a new record. No serious damage from the heavy rainfall was reported.
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Lebanon
Pallbearers Named For Clinton Boyd
Active pallbearers for Clinton D. Boyd, 66, of 2 Alameda Circle, killed in an automobile accident, include Robert Blicker Van Kelly Wilbur Hendrikson Maurice Murray Dr W H Shidaler and W R Krickenberger. Honorary pallbearers chosen by I A Casper of the Butler County Bar are Judges Alton Combs P P Boll Oscar R Leiser Fred B Cramer E J Kaut Harold G Dance Vincent A Sisson Cyrus J Fitton. Funeral Saturday at 2 p m at First Methodist with Rev Kenneth S rey officiating and burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home Friday 2-5 and 7-10 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton D. Boyd
Alameda Circle
Robert Blicker
van Kelly
Wilbur Hendrikson
Maurice Murray
W. H. Shidaler
W. R. Krickenberger
I. A. Casper
Butler County Bar Association
Alton Combs
P. P. Boll
Oscar R. Leiser
Fred B. Cramer
E. J. Kaut
Harold G. Dance
Clarence Taylor
Vincent A. Sisson
Cyrus J. Fitton
Mr. Boyd
First Methodist Oe
Kenneth S. Rey
Woodside
McCoy-Leffler
Meeting Postponed By Retail Merchants Association
The Retail Merchants Association postpones its monthly meeting due to poor attendance and conflicts for members. It was to be held Friday afternoon but now will occur next Thursday at the regular time in the Manchester Hotel. Jerome Inwood, president, announced this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Association
Manchester
Jerome Inwood
Cyclist Hurt In Collision At City Intersection
A motorcycle rider Fred Rudie age 24 of 2420 Hill Ave sustained chest bruises after his cycle collided with a car at Garfield St and Grand Ave at 6 p m yesterday He was treated at Middletown Hospital by police and taken by cruiser Police said the car was driven by George Lemming 47 of Foster Route 1 In a separate incident eight year old David Elrod of 327 Woodlawn Ave escaped injury when his bicycle struck a car driven by Richard Coddington 22 of 1405 Fairmount Ave at 400 Baltimore St The bicycle was damaged with an estimated value of 5 dollars
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Garfield St
Grand Ave
Middletown Hopital
Fred Rudie
Hill Ave
George Lemming
Foster Route 1
Rudie
David Elrod
Woodlawn Ave
Richard Coddington
Fairmount Ave
Baltimore St
Car hits pedestrian in rain on Central Avenue
William Catron of 1609 First Ave was knocked to the street but uninjured at 1 10 a m when struck by a car driven by Donald L Frisby 23 of 109 Kenwood Dr Police said Frisby was turning from Central Ave to Baltimore St as Catron walked east on Central Ave Heavy rain lowered visibility and the bumper struck Catron as Frisby stopped Catron refused medical treatment and was taken home by Frisby Damage estimated at 150 dollars for the second crash occurred yesterday afternoon when a car driven by Donald Pelfrey 17 struck the rear of another car driven by Charles Gregory 29 at Garfield St and Hudson Ave Gregory was stopped for oncoming traffic and the Pelfrey car skidded on wet pavement and crashed into the rear of the first car
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Catron
First Ave
Donald L. Frisby
Kenwood Dr
Frisby
Central Ave
Blatimore St
Catron
Donald Pelfrey
Oxford State Rd
Charles Gregory
Pershing Ave
Garfield St
Hudson Ave
Gregory
Pelfrey
Car Sideswiped Trucks and Cars in City Accident
Police reported a yesterday crash in front of 16 North Main Street involving a car driven by Mrs Alpha Mokry of 1802 Tytus Ave. The car struck a truck driven by Em manuel Carback 37 of Tipp City Route 3 and another car rolled from Albers parking lot into a car owned by Charles L Ingram. Estimated damage totals about $50.
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North Main St
Alpha Mokry
Tytus Ave
Emmanuel Carback
Tipp City
George Williams
Prospect Ave
Albers
Charles L. Ingram
Wheels That Help the Jet Fly talk by Lt Col Fewkes
Lt Col Charles K Fewkes spoke to 42 State Highway Patrol Auxiliary members at Wright Patterson Field on transportation challenges and cost economies for the Air Service Command. He highlighted progress in air transport over a decade, noted the Korean emergency as a cost-free rush, and outlined plans for an auxiliary school starting October 5 at 7 30 p m. Several new members have not completed applications and must contact Patrolman John Booth at the highway patrol next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles K. Fewkes
Transportation Division
Air Service Command
Wright Patterson Field
State Highway Patrol Auxiliary
American Legion
Auxiliary
John Booth
Highway Patrol
Missing 16-year-old Gerald Brown Identified by Hair Bleach
Gerald Brown, 16, of Marshal Rd, last seen Tuesday after boarding a school bus and missing from Mon roe School. Described by his mother Mrs Helen Maze as 5'8" tall, 155 pounds, with a bleached middle hair streak and Don Eagle style removed. He wore a blue T shirt and blue gabardine trousers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Brown
Marshal Rd
Helen Maze
Monroe
Hauselman Elected President of Middletown Kiwanis Club
Arthur F Hauselman of the Hauselman Transportation Company was elevated to the presidency of the Middletown Kiwanis Club at the weekly meeting in the Manchester Hotel. He succeeds Floyd Starr and is joined by officers Harold L Young Glenn Durrell Alfred G Decatur and Robert G Turvey with a Board of Directors for 1950 51 including F W Chew Ross E Crim Rev Russell Galloway Howard H Hoffman Vernon J Moon Harry K Moore Gordon C Read John O Taylor and Robert A White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Hauselman
Hauselman Transportation Company
Middletown
F. W. Chew
Ross E. Crim
Russell Galloway
Howard H. Hoffman
Vernon J. Moon
Harry K. Moore
Gordon C. Read
John O. Taylor
Robert A. White
Cincinnati Minister to Assume Episcopal Post Here Nov 1
The Rev Sidney C McCammon will become pastor of the Church of the Ascension in Cincinnati on November 1 succeeding Rev S Hughes Garvin now in Paducah Ky. A Cincinnati native, he studied at Ohio Wesleyan Boston University Harv Dvi Oxford and Heidelberg and was ordained in the Episcopal Church in 1947. He is single and will reside at the Alameda rectory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Sidney C. McCammon
Christ Episcopal Church
Church of the Ascension
McCammon
Fred A. Tebbitt
S. Hughes Garvin
Episcopal Church
Paducah
Ohio
Arnold
Sidney, O
Elmer E. McCammon
Ohio Wesleyan University
Boston University School of Theology
Harvard Divinity School
Heidelberg University
Germany
Mansfield College
Oxford
England
Methodist Church
State Avenue
Trinity Church
The
Alameda
Draft Board Ordered To Register Doctors, Dentists And Vets
The Middletown draft board received orders from National Selective Service Director Lewis Hershey to begin registration of doctors, dentists and veterinarians on an October 16 date. The measure, Public Law 799, targets those in the first priority who trained in Army or Navy programs and served under 90 days in WWII, or deferred to complete medical training. Local chairman Wylie Mitchell said preparation would start soon. Also issued were a pre induction physicals call for October 3 for 80 men, a first October quota to reach 180 registrants, and a November induction quota of 52 for the Middletown board.
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Middletown
Army
Navy
Wylie Mitchell
Emergency Squad Responds Twice to Local Calls
Fire department emergency squad attended two incidents Thursday. Logan Valentine, 24, of Dayton was overcome by gas but revived after arrival near Wagner South Company sewer work. A second man, Holly Arnold, 35, of Paducah Kentucky died after being electrocuted at a Macini Miller Thompson Construction site on Columbia Avenue and was taken to Middletown Hospital.
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Fire Department
Philadelphia Ave
Leibee St
Wagner South Company
Logan Valentine
West Fifth St
Dayton
Columbia Ave
Macini-Miller-Thompson Construction Company
Middletown Hospital
McCoy Leffler
Holly Arnold
Paducah
Aeronca 3.5 Bazooka Gains Nationwide Notice
Time Magazine highlights Aeronca Mfg Corp for supplying the 3.5 inch super bazooka. The feature notes a surge in defense production and commends Ohio’s plant for tripling output to meet the U S Army demand against Korean T 34 tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeronca
Time Magazine
Time
U. S
Ohio
Aeronca Mfg. Corp
Heavy Rains Flood Sewers Block Streets
Street department crews battled unusually heavy rains that flooded sewers and streets. Sewers were full and water stood up to 30 inches in places for four hours on Wilson Street, Cleveland Street, and Grand Avenue. City officials foresee paving on Second Avenue to begin soon and major water main tie-ins in about 10 days while traffic light installations await parts.
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William H. Shawhan
Shawhan
South Ave
Wicoff St
Wilson St
Cleveland St
Grand Ave
Second Ave
Main St
Verity Pkwy
Degree work set to start October 5 for Odd Fellows Lodge
At yesterday's weekly meeting the Odd Fellows Lodge decided to begin degree work on October 5. In the business session the second reading of by law amendments occurred and the third reading was scheduled for next Thursday with a vote on the amendments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Lodge
Ohio Bell reports 1950 midyear income rise in Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Company reports net income of 9,955,420 for the first half of 1950, up from 7,333,688 in the same period last year. The firm lists 1,687,246 subscribers with 40,683 new in the first six months of this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Man electrocuted on Kentucky waterworks project
Holly Arnold 57 of Paducah is dead after crane boom cables swung into a 440-volt line. The accident at the Columbia Ave pumping station occurred at 4 10 p m. Arnold worked for Mancini Miller Thompson Company installing mains in a ditch near the station. He died at Middletown Hospital after life squad aid. The project totals 1 5 million dollars and a prior fatality on the job was reported. He is survived by his widow Florence.
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Kentucky
Holly Arnold
South Seventh St
Paducah
Garrett J. Boone
Butler County
Arnold
Mancini-Miller-Thompson& Company
Columbia Ave
Fire Department
Middletown Hospital
John Fitzgerald
Paul Fouts
Walton-Voorheis Company
Florence
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Kreider Named Assistant Secretary for Hamilton Chamber
P Ed ward Kreider of Chillicothe has been named assistant secretary of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce. Kreider, a Logan native, will begin duties October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton, O
P. Edward Kreider
Chillicothe
Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
Kreider
Logan
Middletown High Band Parents Elect Officers
The Middle Band Parents held its first meeting of the year in Room 109 at Middletown High School with 38 parents attending. Robert Baker was named president, replacing Mrs. C A Gingrich who becomes vice president. Other officers include Mrs Harold Norris recording secretary Mrs Bonneville Roof corresponding secretary and Mrs Homer Moyer treasurer. Honorary members may join for one dollar annually. Meetings are the fourth Tuesday each month and the next meeting is October 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Robert Baker
C. A. Gingrich
Harold Norris
Bonneville Roof
Homer Moyer
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Julius Wesley Johnson
Wayne L. Wolverton
Eugene Taylor
Curtis Elwood Adkins
Floyd Norman Hughes
George Eldon Moore
Arthur G. Stringer
Archie Gilbert DePew
Roland Ewell Robinson
Charles Marvin Gardner
Ralph Elwood Lewis
Drew Daniel Beasley
Anthony DeBiasi, Jr
Richard Morris Hagins
Herbert Neal Saylor
Joseph Edward Collins
Walter Joseph Wilch
Shirley Clay Keller, Jr
Glendon Noland
Delbert Glenn Barnthouse
Thomas John Gorman
Charlie Duff
Hazard
Weatherman
Katy
Vera Vague
Shelia Ryan
Marshall
Helidorado
Jimmy Ellison
Russell Hayden
Clinton Boyd
Ivania
Adelis
Broad ST
Tabby
al T
Arthur Hauselman
Kiwanis Club
Chalmers Brewer
City Electrician
Ohio State Highway Department
Hotel
Bobbie Brooks
Man
Melampy
J, LL
Naples
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