Postman Won’t Ring Saturday Mail Service Cutbacks Hit Town
Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield ordered nationwide curtailments due to budget shortages. In Middletown the post office will close on Saturdays and Sundays, cut Saturday mail delivery, reduce box pickups, change window hours to 8 30 a m to 5 p m, and keep lobby open Saturdays for box mail pickup. If the budget fails, third class mail stops April 29 and money orders are halted.
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Arthur Summerfield
Middletown
L. Morton Taylor
Post Office Department
House Appropriations Committee
Summerfield
House
Taylor
Post Office
Complaints Missed by City as Line Unlisted
City Building received a recorded message saying the dialed number is no longer listed. City Manager Charles Thompson noted the quiet day and joked that he feared complaints were falling off.
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Charles Thompson
Furrier No 1 Sentenced In Hitler Mail Fraud Case
London Ky coal miner and part time preacher Will Henry Johnson known as Furrier No 1 was convicted on three counts of using the mails to defraud for a scam claiming Hitler alive and to establish a new kingdom. He received three concurrent three year terms. Johnson admitted the plot and said he aimed to expose others. Victims paid as much as 11000 including funds from G A Huber of Bristol Virginia, whose postal money orders and letters surfaced after his death.
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London
Hitler
Will Henry Johnson
U. S. District Court
Johnson
H. Church Ford
G. A. Huber
Bristol
Huber
Fire Destroys Contents Of Block House
A five room concrete block residence owned by George T. Mettler at 4394 Princeton Rd burned with contents. Fire reported at 9:45 a.m. Flames hindered removal of furniture as Eleanor Mettler said a furnace fire started around 7:45. Her three children—Michael 15 Joseph 12 George Jr 10—were at school.
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Hamilton
Roth
George T. Metitler
Princeton Rd
Liberty
Eleanor Mettler
Mettlers
Michael
Joseph
George Jr
Woman Hospitalized After Three-Car Mishap
A Middletown mother Mrs Virgie Jewell 47 of 511 Moore St is in fair to good condition at Middletown Hospital with a possible back injury after a three car collision at Woodlawn Avenue. Her son James Jewell 21 was treated for a painful left arm and released. Police charged John Tibbs 18 with failure to yield right of way after he pulled into the intersection and hit Jewell driving east. Damage from the crash totaled 725 dollars along with other minor city mishaps reported.
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mvVvin Oeuves
Virgie Jewell
Moore St
Middletown Hospital
James Jewell
John Tibbs
N. Sutphin St
Jewell
Frank Gabbard
Columbia Ave
Elvira Houndshell
Roy Meade
Rufus St
Everett McGill
Trenton Rt. 1
Crawford Street
Howard Avenue
Franklin Driver Cited In Reckless Operation Crash
Dale Kirby 18 of 818 Union Road cited by Franklin police for reckless operation after his northbound car struck northbound Grant Young 45 of 194 Harriet Street Mentz Addition on Union Road near Seventh Street causing 40 damage to Young and 50 damage to Kirby. A parked auto at 833 South River Street owned by Frank Mears was struck by a hit and run driver causing considerable damage to its left side.
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Franklin
Dale Kirby
Union Rd
Union Road
7Th Street
Grant W. Young
Harriet St
Mentz Addition
Union
Kirby
Young
Frank Mears
S. River St
Failed Again Tax Forms Put First in Post Office Handling
A post office spokesman said mail addressed to the Internal Revenue Service will be given top priority in processing as tax returns must be postmarked by Monday midnight. Postal delays due to service curtailment do not provide a reprieve for last minute filers.
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Post Office
Internal Revenue Service
Break-in at Sport Center Driving Range office
Early today intruders attempted a burglary at the Sport Center Driving Range on 2710 S Main St. The burglars fled when the alarm rang. Proprietor Egbert Reid reported about $25 in damage to two front-door locks. nothing was stolen. A passing motorist alerted sheriff's deputies after hearing the alarm around 5 a.m.
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Sport Center
S. Main St
Egbert Reid
Reid
Sheriff's Deputies
Newspaperman Is Sentenced For Contempt
William A. Price 41 a New York newspaper man was sentenced to three months in jail and a 500 dollar fine for contempt of Congress Federal District Judge Richmond B Keech allowed Price to remain free on bond pending appeal He refused to tell the Senate Internal Security subcommittee if he belonged to the Communist party and answered related questions He questioned the subcommittee jurisdiction over personal beliefs and said he had no intention to commit a crime
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Washington
William A. Price
New York
Congress
Richmond B. Keech
Price
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Communist Party
Reech
Delinquency Figures For 55 Released
A Hamilton Community Council study on Butler County juvenile delinquency in 1955 reports 1 416 cases. Hamilton accounted for 541, Middles town 211, rural areas 351, and other 33. Seventeen-year-olds led with 144 cases. 487 were boys and 49 girls.
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Butler County
Hamilton Community Council
Hamilton
Middletown
Frank Marzoli
Council
Stan Levin
Ohio State University
Columbus
Jean Cullen
Butler Countty
At The Movies Showings at Paramount and Strand
Paramount presents Shadow on the Window and Guns of Fort Petticoat with multiple showings Friday and Saturday. Strand features Adventures of Robin Hood Silent World and Robin Hood with varied times across Friday and Saturday.
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Fort Petticoat
Robin Hood
UN Group Visits Typical Suburb
Philadelphia area Haverford Township hosts 25 UN permanent mission delegates and families for a weekend of local culture. They will see Boy Scout dances, hear school orchestras, and join square dancing with a community dinner and high school celebration. Sixty township groups organized the international understanding event.
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Philadelphia
Haverford
United Nations
ASME Meeting Set For Monday In Dayton
The Dayton section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers will sponsor a dinner meeting at 6 30 p m Monday at Kuntz Cafe in Dayton. Wives and guests are invited. Dr. W H Brandt of Westinghouse Electric Corp will lecture on Automation in the USSR.
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Dayton
American Society of Mechanicalengineers
Kuntz’ Cafe
W. H. Brandt
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Ussr
Hasemeier Cops Toastmaster Honors
Dr. Richard Hasemeier was voted best speaker at the Toastmasters Club weekly meeting. Robert McIntyre won the most improved speaker award. Don Gephart served as toast master and John Domanick as topic master.
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Richard Hasemeier
Toastmasters Club
Robert McIntyre
Don Gephart
John Domanick
Budget talks mark constructive moves in Hamilton
County Auditor R H Smith pledged to provide the breakdown of budget allotments to city officials after a request from City Manager Charles W Thompson. He said information would reach Thompson before the next City Commission meeting. Thompson said a city employee meeting went very satisfactorily and noted discussions over funding while police and firefighters pressed for higher salaries.
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Hamilton
R. H. Smith
Commission
Francis Carmody
Charles W
Thompson
County Budget Commission
Smith
Carmody
City Commission
City Employes Personnel Committee
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge
FOP
Middletown Police Officers Shortage Draws Fire
Middletown police chief says coverage is limited but focused on trouble spots after annexation of North Middletown. FOP members claim the force is eight or nine officers short and many shifts feel the strain as two retirees have not been replaced.
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Joseph Blackmore
Middletown
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge
North
FOP
Lodge
Tutt Named VP of Truck Group in Ohio
Sam J. Tutt president of Hauselman Transportation Co. was elected first vice president of the Ohio Trucking Assn. in Columbus. Jesse W. Senteo of Toledo named president. Charles Dumford of Middletown succeeded as second vice president by J. Olis Ford of Norwalk. Tutt also joined the board of the household goods and local cartage conference.
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Sam J. Tutt
Hauselman Transportation Co
Ohio Trucking Assn
Columbus
Jesse W. Sentle
Toledo
Charles Dumford
Dumford Trucking Co
Middletown
J. Olis Ford
Norwalk
Tutt
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