Body Of Indianapolis Man Found In Boxcar Among Bales Of Paper
The body of Raymond Franklin, 37, of 527 Leon St., was found yesterday in a sealed railroad boxcar at Gardner Board and Carton Co. on Charles St. He appeared to have died of suffocation, likely since last Thursday. No foul play suspected though minor injuries noted. Franklin had been a vagrant and was identified by an Indianapolis Sanitation Department card. The body awaited funeral arrangements.
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Indianapolis
Raymond Franklin
Leon St
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Charles St
John Fitzgerald
Gardner
American Paper Stock Company
Garrett Boone
Butler County
Indianapolis Sanitation Department
Franklin
Fitzgerald
Boone
Investigton
Maxberry Funeral Home
Junior Fire Chief Contest Opens In Middletown
Youths aged nine to fourteen compete for Junior Fire Chief titles in Middletown via a contest by the Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce. Entries go to the Safety Council or Fire Chief William Fishbaugh for judging during Fire Prevention Week. Winners will compile fire safety lists and take a day with Chief Fishbaugh.
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Middletown
Police Briefs Highlight Local Steady Stream Of Incidents
Carl J. Stein 54 of 1731 Highland Ave was charged with an ultrrogene control of a motor vehicle while under the influence. Doc Kindred 38 of 1960 Minnesota St was taken into custody on assault and battery. A warrant for Hat tie Kindred was signed. R W Thomas reported a horse damaging corn on Grand Ave. The horse owner was Harry Finkelman. J H Van Atta said windshields were broken at the Barke ley Electric lot by local youths. A missing 300 equipment piece from Ishel Company Columbus was found to be a misunderstanding. Middletown Speedway operator Charles Blevins sought use of Follmer Company gear for repaving and learned the equipment belonged to Fishel Company.
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Carl J. Stein
Highland Ave
Doc Kindred
Minnnesota St
Hattie Kindred
R. W. Thomas
Grand Ave
Harry Finkelman
Ishel Company
Columbus
Middletown
Charles Blevins
Follmer Company
Hamilton
Fishel Company
Follmer
Two $71,580 Damages Filed Against Armco Steel
Hamilton County Common Pleas Court docket shows two petitions seeking a total of 71,580.50 against Armco Steel Corporation. Katherine James, widow and administratrix of Frank Bashore James of Wilmington D and administrator of his estate, seeks judgment. James died Oct 8 1948 after a gas-hose incident inside a 42 inch pipe at Armco Middletown plant while on a job for The Champion Bridge Company of Wilmington. The suits allege a gas hose caused an explosion when James requested an air hose. One suit seeks 50,000 and the other 21,580.50.
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Hamilton
Armco Steel Corporation
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Katherine James
Frank Bashore James
Wilmington
James
Champion Bridge Company
Armco
Middletown
Democratic rally leaders to meet in Hamilton event
Final arrangements for the Democratic rally and dinner at the Manchester Hotel on October 18 will be settled at a Democratic headquarters meeting in Hamilton Friday night. General chairman Frank Dobrozsi of Middletown says Gov Lausche and Senator candidate Joe Ferguson will attend with other state and local candidates. A nationally known speaker is sought. the meeting opens the county campaign. Luffa gourd sponges are used in some insoles.
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Manchester
Hamilton
Frank Dobrozsi
Middletown
Lausche
Joe Ferguson
Prosecutor cites crime costs and county legal workload
Butler County prosecutor Jackson Bosch told Sertoma Club members at the Manchester Hotel that prosecuting criminals is a major business with about 15 billion dollars in annual crime and law enforcement costs borne by taxpayers. He noted 276 indictments since 1949, with 44 penitentiaries, 47 reformatories, 57 jail sentences and fines, 93 probation cases, and 13 probation violations. only six acquittals were recorded.
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Jackson Bosch
Butler County
Sertoma Club
Manchester Hotel
Bosch
Mansfield Reformatory
Local Birth Announcements Highlight Nine New Arrivals
Vital Statistics lists nine newborns from families across Franklin Trenton and Middletown. Names include Osborne Back John son Marshall Larsson McDowell Short Davis Evans with each entry noting gender and the day of birth yesterday or today.
Hospital patient list with multiple surgical and medical cases
In The Hospital James Koehler Lebanon Route 3 medical. Dean Conley Franklin Route 2 surgical. Mrs Adolph Roberts Wino na Dr surgical. Mrs Benjamin Heltfield West Middletown Route 1 surgical. Mrs Harley Rheinegger Trenton surgical. Mrs Curtis Watts Jewel St medical. Mrs Ared Beer Howard Ave surgical. Cheryleen White daughter of Vr and Mr Glyn White Franklin Route 2 medical. Karen Hineline daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Hineline Franklin medical. Miss Phyllis Kidwell Ohio Miss Merle Hinkle Franklin Route 1 surgical. Mrs Orville Short Sheridan Clement Amore Bexley Dr surgical. DISMISSED Mrs William Lawson Fern wood St. Mrs John Edwards Middle town Route 1. Earl Hoerner Miamisburg Route 1. Mrs Barney Duff Carlisle. Mrs Frank Leibold Crawford St. Mrs Chester MacDonald West Middletown Route 1. Mrs Ella Robinson North Broad St Wirs. John Kelly Michigan Mrs Jack Brashears Church St. Larry Taylor son of Mr and Mrs Ward Taylor Park St. OUT-OF-TOWN Mrs Elza Abraham Elwood St Dayton Grandview Hospital.
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James Koehler
Lebanon
Dean Conley
Franklin
Adolph Roberts
Winona
Benjamin Heltfield
West Middletown
Harley Rheinegger
Trenton
Surgical
Curtis Watts
Jewel St
Medical
Ared Beer
Howard Ave
Cheryleen White
Glyn White
Karen Hineline
Ralph Hineline
Phyllis Kidwell
Ohio Ave
Merle Hinkle
Orville Short
Sheridan Ave
Clement Amore
Bexley Dr
William Lawson
Fernwood St
John Edwards
Middletown
Earl Hoerner
Miamisburg
Barney Duff
Carlisle
Frank Leibold
Crawford St
Chester MacDonald
Ella Robinson
North Broad St
John Kelly
Michigan
Jack Brashears
Church St
Larry Taylor
Ward Taylor
Park St
Elza Abraham
Elwood St
Dayton
Grandview Hospital
Obituary for John Ritzbach Dies at 74 in Dayton Home
John Ritzbach, 74, of 1504 Vermont Ave., died Monday night from a heart attack at his residence. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at the pte Funeral Home in Dayton, with burial in New Carlisle.
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John Ritzbach
Vermont Ave
Pte
Dayton
Infant Vicki Evans Dies At Middletown Hospital
Franklin six weeks old Vicki Evans daughter of Mr and Mrs Plez Evans died yesterday at Middletown Hospital. Survived by two brothers and five sisters. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p m at Robert Eaton Funeral Home with Rev H S Gessner officiating. Burial in Springboro Cemetery.
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Franklin
Viki Evans
Plez Evans
Middletown Hospital
Robert Eaton
H. S. Gessner
Springboro Cemetery
Pelvis Fractured in Somerville Incident
Cecil McClain aged 17 of Somerville Route 1 was admitted to Middletown Hospital at 6 p.m. after sustaining a pelvis fracture in a reported incident.
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Cecil McClain
Somerville
Middletown Hospital
Union Township 4-H Clubbers Sweep Fair Judging Awards
Union Township 4-H members dominated yesterday's judging with top honors in livestock. Stanley Dudley won grand champion dairy cattle, Ken ny Caster was reserve champion, Truman Davis earned showmanship, Marilyn Irwin claimed grand champion sheep showmanship, and Sandra Sebold won breeding sheep in Hampshire class. Harness racing opens today as livestock events continue, with beef auction Thursday at 2:30 p.m. in the cattle barn, and a countywide bands concert tonight at 7:30. Tomorrow night features a centennial pageant by Seven Mile women, and Friday caps the week with a farm parade by the county's farm groups.
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Union Township
Stanley Dudley
Kenny Caster
Truman Davis
Marilyn Irwin
Hanover Township
Sandra Sebold
Oxford Township
Hampshire
Draft Board To Send 30 Men For Physical Exams Thursday
The Middletown Draft Board will send about 30 men to Cincinnati for pre induction physicals tomorrow. The date quota is 17 but an extra number is called to offset past short ages. September calls had quotas of 3 53 36 with 0 4 8 9.
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Middletown
Cincinnati
Wylie Mitchell
Mitchell
Lewis Hershey
National Selective Service
Theft Totals Near $400 In Local Reports
Police reported thefts totaling about $400 across several incidents. Edith McDonald of 2210 Yankee Rd said a $200 saxophone owned by her son was taken from Middletown High School. Della Boyce reported $53 stolen from a purse at Baby Shop, plus four war bonds and three dollars in silver. John Bendure reported window thefts and damage at new houses on Central Ave. Myrtle Miller reported a $16 coin purse stolen from her home on South Ave.
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Edith McDonald
Yankee Rd
Middletown High School
Central Ave
Della Boyce
Franklin man sentenced for parole violation in Ohio
Bert Williams of Franklin received a one to twenty year sentence at the Ohio State Penitentiary from Judge Alton F. Brown after a parole violation. He had been placed on probation on a bad check case tried by the January Warren County Grand Jury. Last week he faced five bad checks totaling about 560 dollars under the name of a Franklin businessman.
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Franklin
Bert Williams
Ohio State Penitentiary
Alton F. Brown
Lebanon
Williams
Warren County
Break-in reported at Roberts Grocery on East Second St
Williams Roberts, operator of Roberts Grocery on East Second Street, reported a break-in this morning to Police Chief O E Chamberlain. A rear window was found broken and a small quantity of cigarettes candy and chewing gum were missing.
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Franklin
Roberts Grocery
East Second St
Williams Roberts
Washington D H wins first at national show
O W House of Washington D H won first place for summer yearlings at the National Shorthorn and Polled Shorthorn show in Memphis Tennessee.
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Memphis
At the Movies Showtimes Across Paramount Strand and Colonial
Paramount presents The Champ ion with Kirk Douglas and Marilyn Maxwell at 1 15 3 20 5 25 7 30 9 40 p m Wednesday. Caribou Trail with Randolph Scott and George Hayes at 3 15 6 40 10 10 p m Thursday. Night and City with Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney at 1 35 5 05 8 30 p m. Beasts of the East at Strand Wednesday 2 4 6 10 8 20 10 30 p m Before the White Man Came at 1 15 3 10 5 10 7 20 9 30 p m. Twelve O Clock High with Gregory Peck at 1 45 5 30 9 15 p m Thursday. Outlaw Country with Lash Larue and Fussy St John at 4 and 7 45 p m. Skipper Surprises His Wife at Colonial Wednesday and Thursday 1 15 2 55 4 45 6 30 8 25 10 p m.
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Paramount
Kirk Douglas
Marilyn Maxwell
Randolph Scott
George “Gabby” Hayes
Richard Widmark
Gene Tierney
Gregory Peck
Lash Larue
Fussy St. John
Attendant Suffers Fractured Pelvis in Route Crash
An attendant said the person sustained a fractured pelvis in a car crash on Route yesterday.
Three Injured In Route 25 73 Car Crash
A three car collision at Routes 25 and 73 injured three men and caused $2,550 in damage. Don E. Thomas 22 Sharonville swerved into Willie Gillis 44 Middletown and then hit Harry Thomes 47 Springboro. Thames and his son Jack were treated for facial injuries and concussions. Thomas had severe facial wounds and a fractured kneecap. Gillis was not hurt.
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Don E. Thomas
Sharonville
Willie Gills
Lewis Pl
Middletown
Harry Thomes
Springboro
Thomas
Gillis
Thames
Middletown Hospital
Jack
Alkali firm strike ends as Diamond plant reopens
Diamond Alkali Company reopened its Painesville plant after a 66 day strike by United Mine Workers District 50. A three year contract was signed with wage increases and extra benefits for about 2300 production and maintenance workers. The settlement includes a pension provision of 110 dollars a month plus Social Security.
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Painesville, O. (Ap
Diamond Alkali Company
Painesville
United Mine Workers, District 50
Paper strike settlement greeted by Middletown manufacturers
Settlement of the Diamond Alkali Company strike today was welcomed by leading paper manufacturers in Middletown. Officials at Sorg Paper and Crystal Tissue reported effects would linger about 36 days. Crystal Tissue's H. H. Harrison said several months to return to normal production. Sorg’s Albert Sherman projected at least 30 days to operate normally with immediate easing of chemical shortages.
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Middletown
Sorg Paper and
Crystal Tissue Companies
H. H. Harrison
Crystal Tissue
Albert Sherman
Sorg
Diamond Alkali contract ends Painesville strike threat
A joint statement by Diamond Alkali and its union says a six month plan ensures employment stability and uninterrupted supply. The pact gives hourly workers a 10 cent raise now, five cents in 1951 and 1952, plus extra five cents for chromate division staff, an escalator clause tied to the cost of living, extended insurance, hospitalization, and three weeks vacation. Expect full production in about a month.
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Painesville
Diamond Alkali
Ohio
M. O. Kirp
Diamond
FOPA to Meet at Police Pistol Range Tonight
The Fraternal Order of Police Associates will meet tonight at 8 o clock at the Police Pistol range. Charles Reuthe, president, announced today.
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FOPA
Order of Police Associates
Charles Reuthe
Commissioners Hold Early Session Today
City Commissioners opened an early meeting at 4 p.m with a regular session at 7 45 p.m in the City Building Courtroom. Topics include Civilian Defense Freedom Crusade plans a pollution law compliance issue for Middletown and sewer dumping case, plus meter purchases and taxi rate discussions.
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Fred J. Schatzmann
Schatzmann
Woman Burned In Franklin Telephone Office Blast
A Miamisburg woman suffered superficial burns when a gas heater exploded in the temporary Bell Telephone Co office at the Bamberger Inn on East Third Street in Franklin. Edith Benner, cashier, lit the heater with a match at about 8 a.m. and a blast followed. She was treated at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton for burned hands face and hair. condition described as not serious. The blast blew out a door and scorched furniture and the adding machine.
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Franklin
Miamisburg
Bell Telephone Company
Bamberger Inn
East Third St
Edith Benner
Benner
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Middletown
Ohio Bell
Fifth JA Firm Is Organized
The fifth Junior Achievement Company began operations last night with Workbasket Company, sponsored by the pany, meeting Tuesday in the Civic Association to start its third year. It will produce leather goods, mainly belts, with advisors Cristina Deger, Helen Brock and Mildred Isman. JA advisor Mrs. Evelyn G. Day spoke at McKinley Junior High School this morning, and a JA assembly program is set for Franklin High School tomorrow morning.
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Workbasket Company
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Civic Association
Cristina Deger
Helen Brock
Mildred Isman
Evelyn G. Day
McKinley Junior
Franklin High School
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J. H. van Atta
Barkeley Electric Company
the Army
Castell and Gallaher Drug Stores
Adv
Democratic Rally
Dixie Drive-In
Tytus Ave
State Garage
Sylvania
Televisior
Broad ST
Sertomas
Vincent Sisson
Club
Leon Osborne
Taylor Ave
Yesteray
James Back
Rufus St
Warren Johnson
Cedar St
Marcus Marshall
Kensington St
Melvin Larsson
Glen McDowell
Doyal Short
Russell Davis
John Evans
New Carlisle
Vicki Evans
Williamson-Ziegler Furnace Co
N. Broad &St
Dial
Streifthau
Freedom Crusade
Freedom Bell
State Health Department
Great
Miami
Commission
Hugh Harvey
Maytag Sales & Service
Melampy
First National Bank OF Middletown
First National
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Government
First National Bank
WPFB
F.d.1.c
Central East Gate
John Dobrorsi
Clark St
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