Quick action by girl halts Middletown bank robbery
Five armed men attempted a hold up at the Middletown First Savings branch of the American Trust and Savings bank. Miss Mabel King triggered a burglar alarm by stepping on a floor button, prompting officers to search area from Middletown to Hamilton. Despite police checks along roads from Fleners' Corner to Mead's station and reports of a car with license 445,529, the bandits escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hamilton
Main
Crossroads
Charles Stricker
Fleners' Corner
le Bourdeville
Lyles
Monroe
Bethany
Mead
Deerfield Pike
Dulle and
Riley
Huber and
Garver
Mason
Lebanon
Hughes Station
Hughes
Robery
Ohio
Mabel King
American Trust and Savings Bank
Wolverton
Miss King
Richard Yauch
Bank robbery chase ends near Monroe with wounded youth
Bandits attempted a bank hold up as a girl shouted a taunt. The gang exchanged fire with bank employees and fled toward Cincinnati. A 15 year old Herbert Habig was shot in the thigh and foot while bank patrons and cattle herders faced threats from the fleeing robbers. Police took finger print photos of the bearded leader and pursued the car toward Monroe station before losing the pursuit near Union village.
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Yauch
Cincinnati
South Yankee Road
Herbert Habig
Monroe Station
Dayton Pike
Monroe
Lebanon
Union Village
Springham
Anderson Pleads Guilty In Petit Larceny Case
Jack Anderson of Hamilton pleaded guilty to petit larceny for stealing a suit of clothes. Judge Clarence Murphy sentenced him to 20 days in jail. Advertising blurb for Neil's Second Floor Shoe Store at 18 South Third St follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Jack Anderson
Hamilton
Clarence Murphy
Men—Bouy
Neil's Second Floer
South Third St
Two Hamilton Midshipmen Set for European Cruise
Midshipmen Edwards Longhead and Minor C Heine of the U S Navy complete annual exams at the Naval Academy and depart Annapolis June 4 for a three month cruise in European waters aboard the U S Connecticut flagship of the second battle squadron. The voyage includes Scotland, Norway, Portugal, Gibraltar and the Azores with Quatacamo Cuba as a return route, docking at Annapolis around August 28 before a month of leave with their parents in Hamilton.
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Edwards
Longhead
Minor C. Heine
U. S. Navy
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
European
U. S
Connecticut
Scotland
Norway
Portugal
Gibraltar
Azores
Quatacamo
Cuba
Hamilton
Profit From Church Play Draws Crowd At Fifty Years Ago
A profit of about 150 was cleared by the new’s brotherhood of the First M E Church from a play titled Sensor of Fifty Years Ago presented in the Sunday school room last night. More than 500 attended and enjoyed the entertaining school day reminiscences. The men portrayed the school scenes well and there were many hearty laughs at the antics of the pupils. Ladies Aid Executive Board Met To Transact Routine Business At Mrs. Gus Florer’s Home On Teaton Street. Suits and trousers stolen: M Worselman, tailor, reports blue suit and trousers valued at 60 taken from his shop on Monday. Economy ad promotes stair walking and Neff's Shoes.
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New’s Brotherhood
XM. E
Ladies’ Aid of
The
Church of Christ
Mre
Gus Florer
Teaton
Stolan M. Worselman
High ‘Street
Neff
South Third St
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Bandits
Tej
Hamilton Midshipmen
M. E. Church
Kroger
Decora
Ountry Club
Red Trio
Finest
Euscion
Imp
Guy Ey
Milan
Leg
Dovelyn
Star Clothing Co. Tea Sree
Harry Strauss Furniture Co
Opus Yet
Zich
Auerbach
Victoria
New York
Butler County
Third $T
Broadway
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