Ohio Election Law Changes Up For Vote
Columbus AP reports a sweeping overhaul of Ohio election laws headed for a Senate vote aimed at reducing ballot disqualification. Key changes push to count ballots by voter intent, drop non X marks, limit petition access for third party candidates, and adjust candidate declarations and write ins. Separate measures set three year driver licenses, lower driving age, and allow six month mental health commitments with court actions optional. Senate move also includes repealing obsolete statutes and authorizing destruction of mortgage indexes and lien books after set years.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
Nor Boards
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Howard M. Metzenbaum
Cuyahoga
House
Richard A. Wilmer
Butler
VFW Officers Installed In Cincinnati Area Post
Co. R. Earl Shea installed as commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Mi ami Valley Post 3809 at a joint meeting with the Ladies Auxiliary. Past commander Thomas Feltz officiated for the men and Velma Blier officiated for the women. Numerous post and auxiliary officers were named including sen ior and junior vice commanders, post advocate, surgeon, and various trustees. Mrs. Ray Phillips was installed auxiliary president and a floor show featured Miss Joan Ritter. A call was made for volunteers for monthly Dayton Veterans Hospital visits.
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Frank Wolner
Paul Fox
Arlie Vaughn
Arthur Wellinghoff
Charles Wells
Charles Demostenes
James Axiotes
Pete Hummel
Ray Phillips
Genia Weikel
William Dickerson
Hiram Fullen
Chester Traylor
Howard Brown
Sarah Miller
Gertrude Angelus
Ralph Yarmouth
Pecks Williams
Amos Highland
Bill Barnett
Robert Nolan
Norman Rhodes
Mary Phillips
Arline Hilenbrandt
Cassie Thompson
Butler County Divorces and Probate Notes
Pauline Corbin of Hamilton sues Wiley Corbin of Toledo for neglect and cruelty in a divorce action. Josephine Owens seeks divorce from Paul Owens for neglect. Magdalene Lakes requests divorce from William R. Lakes for neglect. The estate of Charles J. Long in Middletown appraised at 3442.65 with 2500 realty. Gracie Long administrator. Grace Crocker named administratrix for Frank H. Crocker estate in Middletown, died March 22. Earl Huffman estate shows 2800 assets, 2500 realty. John Huffman administrator. L J VanGuelpen will probate directs 7500 trust for Teddy, remainder to Ruth executrix, witnesses Elliott Levey and J A Casper. Margaret Utz and Henry E. Frey to administer Carrie Harm estate in Fairfield Township. estate valued 12500 in personal property.
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Charles J. Long
Middletown
Gracie Long
L. J. VanGuelpen
Teddy
Ruth
Elliott D. Levey
J. A. Casper
Margaret L. Utz
Henry E. Frey
Carrie B. Harm
Fairfield Township
Fall Injury Fatal Tiffin Farmer Dies at 94
Francis G. Wade, a farmer from near Fort Seneca, Ohio, died yesterday after being injured in a fall last September. He was 94 and had resided in the area for many years. He is survived by relatives and was known in the local farming community.
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Francis G. Wade
Fort Senaca
Regular and Thursday City Meetings and Club Gatherings
City briefs list multiple meetings Wednesday and Thursday for groups including Chauffeurs Teamsters and Helpers Local 836 Blythe Williams Post 231 Moose Club Ahepa YMCA League of Women Voters 83rd Air Service Group Disaster Unit Armco Employes Independent Federation Dance Club VFW Blythe Williams Post Auxiliary Silver Leaf Social Club Kiwanis Odd Fellows Alpha Council Jr QUAM Band Parents at local halls, YMCA, hotels, and schools.
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Blythe- Williams Post
Silver Leaf Social Club
Bethel church to stage spring fashion show at McKinley High
An up to the minute fashion show by Bethel A M E Church will unfold April 8 at 8 p m in the McKinley Junior High School Auditorium. Children teens and adults will model spring attire with Hazel John Robbie Robinson and several women and John T Young singing and Richard Bright and his orchestra providing background. Thelma Doty, show chairwoman, said a final rehearsal is set for Thursday at 8 p m at the church.
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Bethel A. M. E
McKinley Junior High School
Hazel John
Robbie Robinson
Ophelia Branner
Dayton
Ella Lou Henderson
Ester Lewis
John T. Young
Richard Bright
Thelma Doty
New Bulletin Named By Middletown Sportsmen Club
The Middletown Sportsmen Club announced a contest to name its new bulletin after a board meeting. Jay Terry, bulletin editor, said the calendar of events and financial reports will appear monthly. Entries go to Terry for a chance at 100 rounds or a fishing rod. Other notes include grounds improvements, a fish fry on April 22, a June 18 club dance, and a fall carnival chairmen lineup. James Monesmith and daughter Elaine will show jungle trip films next week.
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Middletown Sportsmen's Club
Jay Terry
Terry
Sportsmen's Club
Ohio State
Carl Jay
R. E. Helsinger
Adrian Smallwood
James T. Monesmith
Elaine
Africa
Work Nearing Completion At Fresh Air Camp
Calvin W. Verity chairman of the Fresh Air Camp Committee says improvements to the Fresh Air Camp are nearly finished and the camp will open June 13. Roofing by Valley Sheet Metal Company is done, road repair by McGraw Construction Company, concrete from Middletown Sand and Gravel, and blacktop furnished by Armco Steel. Mrs. Henderson Estes notes staff is being assembled and appointments will be announced next week.
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Calvin W. Verity
Verity
Valley Sheet Metal Company
McGraw Construction Company
Middletown Sand and Gravel Company
Armco Steel Corporation
Henderson Estes
Middletown Fresh Air
Estes
Inland Container Tour by Scouts
Eighty cub scouts and parents from Pack 6 toured Inland Container Corp yesterday. The visit opened a series to acquaint the club with city industries, showing steps from high grade paper to cardboard to containers and shipping. George Holtz guided the group. Joe Caldwell led the activities committee planning future trips. The pack is sponsored by the First Methodist Church Men's Club with Wallace M. Frayer as cub master.
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Inland Container Corporation
George Holtz
Joe Caldwell
The
First Methodist Church
Wallace M. Frayer
Fire Rips Through Northbrook Home Killing Four
In suburban Northbrook a late night blaze killed Ward Clay 43 and his wife Floss 40, plus Robert McCracken 2 and an infant Thomas. A nine year old girl was rescued by her father who died trying to save his wife and children. Thomas McCracken 26 and Peggy 24, parents of the two children, arrived home as bodies were removed.
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Chicago
Northbrook
Ward Clay
Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
Floss
Robert McCracken
Thomas
Thomas McCracken
Peggy
Clays
McCrackens
Police Briefs Reported Theft and Auto Crash Incidents
Mike Hendricks of 1100 Garfield St reported the theft of a truck license 30037 from Ja coby and Garfield St last night. Fidel Brown 89 of 337 Webster St said $21 was taken. A car driven by Lester Whilton 39 of Hamilton struck the rear of a truck driven by William Reynolds 48 of Newport Ky at Fifth Ave and Main St causing $300 damage after Reynolds stopped for a traffic light.
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Mike Hendricks
Garfield St
Jacoby and
Fidel Brown
Webster St
Lester Whilton
Hamilton
William Reynolds
Newport
Fifth Ave
Main St
Reynolds
Body Identified in Akron Crash
Akron police identified the pedestrian killed Friday night as Elmer Fenstermacher, 68, of Mogadore, a bakery employee. The fatal incident occurred in Akron and involved a vehicle striking a walking victim. Investigators continued to examine details and determine precise circumstances.
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Akron
Elmer Fenstermacher
Mogadore
Weather forecast notes more showers and fair change
More showers are predicted this morning with fair and little change in temperature by night and Thursday. Yesterday’s high reached 48 degrees at 3 p.m. and the low was 40 at 4 a.m. The rain gauge at midnight showed 2 inches and at 10:30 a.m. it read 46 degrees.
Meteor Like Ball Of Fire Seen In Utah
Residents of northern Utah and southeastern Idaho reported a meteor described as a ball of fire and shooting star as big as a football. Peace officers, newspaper offices, and observers from Salt Lake City to Mt. Wilson reported bright trails and possible smoke puffs. CAA pilots noted the meteor brightened to white after rising to about 20,000 feet and likely burned out before reaching the ground. An Eden man reported an explosion on a nearby mountain and described the object bouncing across the valley to strike eastern mountains.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Idaho
Trenton
Lewiston
Preston
Los ‘Angeles
Oservers
Mt. Wilson
California
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Salt Lake
CAA
W. A. Montgomery
Eden
Ogden
Middletown Chapter Names Committees for Secretaries Group
The Middletown chapter of the National Secretaries Association adopted the motto Better Learning Better Letters Better Living and elected a name for their bulletin B G Briefs. Ruth Southard, president, announced monthly Wednesday meetings with the next a May 11 dinner. Committees were formed with Ella Fares heading Ways and Means and Marilyn Russell Employment among others. the bulletin lists 41 members with contact details.
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Middletown
National Secretaries’ Association
Patricia Knapp
Chamber Commerce Office
B. G
Ruth
Southard
Ways and
Ella Fares
Marilyn Russell
Grace Carpenter
Evelyn Day
Marilyn Allen
Fern Troutvine
Miss Knapp
Marie Litsch
Scout Planners and Sessions Conclude Regional Meeting
Mrs. W. S. Webb of Toledo reports strong representation from Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia as the Girl Scouts regional committee wraps up a series of meetings. A round-up meeting this morning will close the conference and outline regional findings affecting Girl Scouts in the three states.
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W. S. Webb
Toledo
Girl Scouts
Ex-legislator James Black dies at 72 in Ohio
James Luther Black, 72, former Ohio House member from 1945 to 1948, civic leader and retired industrialist, died yesterday in Piqua Ohio.
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Piqua, O
James Luther Black
Ohio House of Representatives
Five Youths Arrested In Stolen Auto
Five youths aged 14 to 19 were arrested by police in Franklin for possession of a stolen Dayton car. Suspects include Sherman Huff 19 William Burggraf 19 a 17 year old and two Franklin girls ages 14 and 15. Huff allegedly drove the vehicle while Burggraf and the 17 year old pushed it. girls were inside the car. All five were released to Dayton authorities with the girls likely to be sent to juvenile officials.
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Dayton, O
Sherman E. Huff
South River St
Franklin
William Burggraf
Park Ave
Edward Poling
John Combs
First Ave
Park St
Dayton
Huff
Burggraf
Counterfeit Bills Found in Youngstown Banks
Youngstown banks report nine counterfeit twenty dollar bills and fourteen ten dollar notes found recently and warn merchants. A 20 year old man is held for questioning after allegedly passing a ten at a bar, and a woman attempted to pass a ten to a theater cashier but paid with change. All notes share the same serial number and have blurred details with serials noted as G20964705B and 6979585 970.
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Youngstown
Hamilton
United States of America
Local Fire Chief Thanks Volunteers
Middletown Fire Chief William Fishbaugh thanked North Middletown Association volunteers for standing by during city fire protection needs while municipal facilities were in use at 1359 Central Ave. The group plans to add equipment including an asbestos blanket a new hose and an electric lantern and awaits installation of an automatic fire alarm system by Bell Telephone. A fire truck and equipment instruction session was led by Raymond Bunnel and Lowell Wagner.
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Middletown
William Fishbaugh
North Middletown Association
Manchester Rd
Lyman Nein
Fishbaugh
Central Ave
Nein
North Middletown
Lemon Township
Bell Telephone Company
Raymond Bunnel
Lowell Wagner
William Long
Scout Training Group Meeting Plans Basic Scoutmasters Course
James Purvis, chairman, calls a 7:45 p.m. meeting at the Civic Association council office to outline the basic scoutmasters training program to be held jointly with the Ft Hamilton Council on May 13 to 15. Harry Harcher of the National Staff will lead the course with local and district representatives attending. Spearheading are Milo Fealy of Miami District Beldon Sauer of Ft Ancient and Guerney Cole Jr of Middletown.
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James Purvis
Boy Scout Council
Civic Association
Ft. Hamilton
Purvis
Harry Harcher
Milo Fealy
Miami
Beldon Sauer
Ft. Ancient
Guerney Cole, Jr
Middletown
Parking No Problem For Trash Collector
The town faced a parking shortage as Joe Snider the known trash collector arrived for a morning court on a minor charge. He parked his horse and wagon in a police car space then moved the animal to a bus stop and finally to Clark Street before entering court. Police noted the humor of possibly holding the horse if he was jailed. The horse observed the City Building as the owner paid a $20 fine and left.
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Joe Snider
Joe
Clark St
Pupil Hobby Fair Set By South School PTA Friday
South School students will display hobbies at a Friday Hobby Fair organized by the PTA. Entries are grouped by grades, with first and second place ribbons for each group. Awards precede public viewing from 7 to 9 p.m. on the school’s first floor.
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South School
PTA
Earl B. Klein
Francis W. Dils
Celia L. Long
Memorial Day Plans Made by Veterans Group
At the monthly meeting of the Spanish American War Veterans yesterday W. W. Gray was named chairman. Arrangements were made to visit Joe Long of Gratis on his golden wedding anniversary Sunday. Thelma Conrad, president of the Ladies auxiliary, and Curtis Powell, camp commander, will supervise the visit.
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W. W. Gray
Joe Long
Gratis
Thelma Conrad
Ladies Auxiliary
Curtis Powell
Easter Seal Sale Committee To Meet
The Easter Seal Sale committee in Hamilton will tabulate first half returns at tonight's meeting led by co chair Paul H Kordenat. Only about 40 percent of receipts are in, short of last year, with a $6000 goal for the 16th annual drive ending Easter Sunday April 17. Butler County Society for Crippled Children and Adults cites 1250 crippled children registered and notes rising obligations. corrective shoes braces and wheelchairs are among provided facilities.
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Hamilton
Paul H. Kordenat
Kordenat
Butler County Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Butler County
Final Lenten Service Set at St Paul Church
The sixth and final midweek Lenten service will be tonight at 7 30 in the sanctuary. Rev Harold H Jung will speak Were You There When They Crucified My Lord The Palm Sunday worship services are at 8 am and 10 15 am Sunday with a reception of new members at the 10 15 am service.
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St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church
Harold H. Jung
Safety Council Body To Study Downtown Traffic Congestion
Middletown Safety Council Traffic Division discussed downtown parking and traffic issues led by chairman W A Spindler. Recommendations include school lights timing changes, a parking survey, more speed limit signs on Verity Blvd, and details on the upcoming Bicycle Court hearings starting May 7.
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Middletown Safety Council
W. A. Spindler
Spindler
Paul E. Wilson
City Commission
Harry E. Neal
Traffic and Safety Department
Ohio Department of
Ohio Department of Highways
Verity Blvd
Pickets Hold To Posts At Local Marts
Pickets were out in front of local Alvers and Kroger stores for the second day as Cincinnati teamsters and warehousemen strike entered its sixth day. Police reported orderly lines with no complaints. Stock in stores, especially perishables, diminished though canned goods and staples remained. The strike stems from a wage dispute and settlement talks continue in Cincinnati.
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Alvers and Kroger
Cincinnati Teamsters
A. F. of L
United States tariffs defend growth says Stanford professor
John Johnson, a Stanford Latin American history professor, told Rotarians that U.S. high tariffs are largely justified. He said most Latin American industries run non competitively, producing consumer goods with food processing, textiles, brewing, and steel leading. He argued the U.S. can influence, not dictate, while stabilizing governments to attract capital.
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United States
John Johnson
Stanford University
Johnson
Court holds Waggoner on burglary larceny charge
Matt Waggoner Jr 22 of 1919 South Ave was ordered held for Butler County Grand Jury on burglary and larceny charges after arraignment before Judge Alton H Combs with bond set at 2000. He was later connected to a Shell Oil Service Station break in on Woodlawn Ave and Crawford St where 65 dollars was taken. Georgia Mae Davis 39 of 1601 Garfield St received 10 days in jail for disorderly conduct after arrest last night. George Marche m 37 of 837 North Third St Hamilton had his case continued to next Wednesday on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after being arrested at Tytus Ave and Charles St.
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Matt Waggoner, Jr
South Ave
Butler County Grand Jury
Alton H. Combs
Waggoner
Shell Oil
Woodlawn Ave
Crawford St
Georgia Mae Davis
Garfield St
George Marchem
North Third St
Hamilton
Marchem
Tytus Ave
Charles St
Eagles Elect New Officers
Jerry Brandenburg named president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge after ballots were tallied. New officers include Donald C. Butts as vice president and LeRoy Fox as chaplain with a slate of other trustees guards and officers. Delegates and alternates named for the spring state convention. An annual banquet honors Middletown and Monroe schools teams, with Wade E. Miller to receive the Civic Award for thirty-two years of educational service and community leadership.
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Jerry Brandenburg
Order of Eagles Lodge
Donald C. Butts
LeRoy Fox
Robert Long
Frank Gradloph
Neil Gardner
Lewis Kunz
Albert J. Hester
Hargus Barker
Brandenburg
Cecil W. Dane
Harry Gordon
Bernie Joslin
David Shi
Miller
Middletown
Old Eye Glass Drive To End Here April 19
Collection of eyeglasses for inmates at Ohio Penitentiary continues through April 19. Mrs. Bertha Perkins leads the drive and is assisted by many people. Glasses are used to help inmates who cannot afford them and regrinding of leases provides rehabilitation work for the men.
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Ohio Penitentiary
Bertha Perkins
Gas Companies Attend Hearing on Service and Allocation
The Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company told the State Utilities Commission it cannot estimate how many new customers it can serve until its supplier, the Ohio Fuel Gas Company, allocates gas. Ohio Fuel Gas reported it cannot yet say if it can serve additional space heating units, awaiting a schedule from Tennessee Gas Transmission. As of March 31 it held 14,812 residential and 1,090 commercial space heating applications未 acted on. The company will have capacity next winter to meet existing Northwestern Ohio demands.
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Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
State Utilities Commission
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Ohio
Middletown
W. C. Shinholzer
Tennessee Gas Transmission Company
Shinholzer
Ohio Fuel Gas
Dayton
Catholic bishop criticizes delinquent parents for turning schools into babysitters
The Most Rev. John K Mussio, bishop of Steubenville Diocese, said at Catholic Education Day that delinquent parents are gradually shifting home responsibilities to schools. He attacked "modern parents" for neglecting duties and turning American schools into babysitters.
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Dayton, O
John K. Mussio
Steubenville
Mussio
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VFW
Butler County Courts
Pauline Corbin
Wiley Corbin
Josephine Owens
Paul Owens
Magdalene L. Lakes
Hamilton Rural
William R. Lakes
Grace I. Crocker
Frankh. Crocker
Earl Huffman
John Saidr Huffman
Chauffeurs, Teamsters and Helpers
Trades and Labor Council
Blythe Williams Post 231
Moose Club
Order of Ahepa
YMCA
League of Women Voters
83Rd Air Service Group
Aeronca
the Legion
Armco Employes Independent Federation
AEIF
Kiwanis Club
Manchester Hotel
Odd Fellows Lodge
Alpha Council
Quam
North Broad St
Middletown Band
Colored News
Sportsmen
Fresh Air Camp
Chicago Fire
Era
TS N. Broad ST
Logal Fire Chief
George Beckett
Corner Curtis & Woodlawn
DIAL
Safety Council
Rotary Club
Reddy Cash
Eagles
Harry Benadum
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