Hack Wilson Accepts Post As City Manager
Hack Wilson, longtime Hamilton official, accepted the city manager post in Hamilton from the City Council. He plans an amicable working plan with all council members and aims to start duties in May. He faces opposition from former Mayor Beckett and the Hamilton Citizens' Association amid ongoing political dispute and bribery allegations related to slot machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard F
Hack) Wilson
Hamilton
Wie
Wilson
Welfare Finance Corporation
William Beckett
Hamilton Citizens’ Association
K. Lewis Hackley
Edward Beckett
Hackley
Butler County Grand Jury
Vie Wilson
Frank R. Buechner
Suez
Wis
Buechner
Miamisburg Man’s Body Found In Canal
Walter Ridinger 75 of Miamisburg was found dead in a canal after a two day search. Authorities say he likely slipped into the water two to three blocks from where his body was found on Kercher Street at 7 30 p m. Firefighters began the search at 3 30 p m yesterday and his body was taken to Brough funeral home. He lived with his son Leo on Orchard Hill Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miamisburg
Walter Ridinger
Ridinger
Kercher St
Henry Schroeder
Brough Funeral Home
Leo
Orchard Hill Road
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Showings
Paramount screens The Big Clock with Ray Milland and Charles Laughton at 1 15, 3 40, 5 45, 7 50 and 10 10 p m Monday and Tuesday. Strand presents The Man Who Could Work Miracles with Roland Young and Joan Gardner at 1 43, 5 10 and 8 37 p m. Also Things To Come with Raymond Massey and Ralph Richardson at 3 10, 6 37 and 10 04 p m. Tuesday features The House Across the Bay with George Raft and Joan Bennett at 3 56 and 7 55 p m and Foreign Correspondent with Joel McCrea and Laraine Day at 1 30, 5 29 and 9 28 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Ray Milland
Charles Laughton
Strand
Roland Young
Joan Gardner
Raymond Massey
Ralph Richardson
Water Softening Dealers Mark 10th Anniversary Convention
Arthur J. Frey of Water Softening Service attended the Culligan district convention at the Neil House in Columbus Friday and Saturday. Dealers from Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky gathered for the event which featured Governor Thomas J. Herbert as banquet speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Frey
Glen Lane
Reynolds St
Columbus
Culligan Soft Water Service
Neil House
Concern
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
Kentucky
Thomas J. Herbert
YMCA Survey Of Activities Is Scheduled
A survey of the YMCA men and boys program is planned for next week with W S Chambers of the Ohio West Virginia Council and Clifford Carey of the National Council gathering data locally. Ralph C Knight says a preliminary check was made and findings will be studied before recommendations to the Y board. A preliminary report may be ready by April 28 at the annual meeting. The YMCA parking lot will open this week with 25 cents day and night rates and a monthly rate of $4, staff and dormitory residents having first access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
W. S. Chambers
Ceech
Ohio-West Virginia Council of Ymca
Clifford Carey
National Council
Ralph C. Knight
Chambers
Knight
Y” Board of
Elmer Matthews
Obituary for Harry E. Stahl 59 Middletown resident
Harry E. Stahl, 59, of Veterans Village, died at 12 34 a m in Middletown Hospital after nine days of illness. A Middletown resident for 18 years, he came from Toledo and was employed by Frigidaire Corp in Moraine City. Survived by two sons John C. of Middletown and Kenneth of Ft Wayne Ind, and two daughters Harriet Barnhart and Marlene Stahl, both of Middletown. Funeral arrangements are pending at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Stahl
Veterans Village
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Toledo
Frigidaire Corp
Moraine City
John C
Kenneth
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Harriet Barnhart
Marlene Stahl
McCoy - Leffler Funeral Home
Obituary: Elmer Mendenhall 74 of Middletown dies
Elmer Charles Mendenhall 74 retired stationary engineer of 714 Tenth Ave died at 6 10 am today in Middletown Hospital after a nine month illness. Born in West Elkton he lived in Middletown over 40 years. He worked for Middletown Gas and Electric Co until three years ago and was a member of Friends Church West Elkton and active in Knights of Pythias Jr O U A M lodges in Amisburg. Surviving: widow Emma three sons Earl Lin of Middletown Elizah of Fort Wayne sister Mrs Etta Pugh West Alexandria brother Harvey Kokomo Ind. Visitation Wilson Funeral Home 7 10 pm Tuesday 2 5 and 7 10 pm Wednesday. Services 2 pm Thursday at funeral home Rev Parvin Bond officiating. Burial Woodside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Charles Mendenhall
Tenth Ave
Middletown Hospital
West Elkton
Middletown
Mendenhall
Middletown Gas and Electric Co
Friends Church
Knights of Pythias and Jr. O. U. A.M
Funeral
Parvin Bond
Woodside Cemetery
Beltz R A 84 Died After Stroke In Springboro Home
Mrs Rachel Amy Beltz aged 84 died at 7 p m Sunday at her son Wilbur Beltz’s home in Springboro after three weeks illness from a stroke. Survived by daughter Della Mullen of Dayton, sons Wilbur Springboro Howard Middletown and Troy Miamisburg, 17 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and sister Mrs Louise Rider of Blanchester. Friends after 2 p m at Anglesby Funeral Home Franklin services 2 p m Wednesday from the funeral home with burial in Springboro Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springboro
Rachel Amy Beltz
Wilbur
Franklin
Springboro Cemetery
Funeral for J Arnold Weigel Held in Hamilton
J Arnold Weigel 43 assistant secretary of Hamilton Caster and Manufacturing died Friday night in an auto accident near London Ohio. His funeral will be held Tuesday at 9 a m from Wagner funeral home with a requiem high mass at St Ann Church and burial at St Stephen Cemetery. Paul Schuler brother in law of the victim resides at 139 S C St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
J. Arnold Weigel
Freeman Ave
Hamilton Caster and Manufacturing Co
Dixie Highway
London
Wagner
St. Ann Church
St. Stephen
Paul Schuler
S. C St
NALC District Session Held By Southwest Ohio Members
Mail carriers and their wives gathered for the semi annual NALC district convention in Xenia urging letters to Senators and Congressmen for Senate Bill 1949 raise. James Deally of Philadelphia spoke on low pay and routes, noting a March 16 bulletin authorizing more routes and calling for an $800 annual wage boost. He highlighted the Federal Employees Retirement Law benefits and urged enrollment in NASA insurance programs as 125 carriers attended with 16 Middletown representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Letter Carriers
Southwest
Ohio
James Deally
Philadelphia
National Executive Board
NALC
Xmenia
Morate
Deally
National Association
Police Briefs: Three youths tied to Armco car theft
Armco police say three youths drove into the Armco parking lot late Saturday then fled with a stolen car. One youth at the scene admitted the theft and another suspect was later arrested. Charges expected today. Separate incidents include Katie Mullins reporting a purse theft on First Ave and two arrests for driving while intoxicated at Central Ave intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
Katie Mullins
Navaho St
First Ave
Eagle Alley
Herbert Hunt
Franklin
Route 1
Central Ave
Broad St
James L. Davis
Lamberton St
Clinton St
Davis
Crash injures man on business trip near Columbus
A man was seriously injured in a crash while en route to Columbus on a business trip. He was taken to a Columbus hospital with internal injuries. The car, driven by Wiegel, reportedly lost control on a curve and struck a guard rail. Wiegel, whose father founded the caster company, is survived by his widow Josephine, one daughter, and two brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Weigel
Wiegel
Caster Company
Josephine
Mrs Mollie Carico Eaton dies after short illness
Mollie Carico Eaton 70 died Saturday at 509 North Maple Street after a brief illness. She is survived by husband Ballard G three daughters Mrs Arthur Cole Mrs Pearl Dime Eaton and Mrs Cecil Collins Germantown four sons William Roy George and Herbert all of Eaton and 21 grandchildren. Funeral services 2 30 p m today Barnes funeral home Rev W H Sinks officiating burial in Mound Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Mollie Carico
North Maple St
Ballard G
Arthur Cole
Pearl Dime
Cecil Collins
Germantown
William
Roy
George
Herbert
Barnes Funeral Home
W. H. Sinks
Mound Hill Cemetery
Clarence Edwards dies at 55 in Waynesville
Clarence H. Edwards 55 died yesterday at his home north of Waynesville. Survivors include his wife Myrtle, daughter Reba, mother Mrs Elizabeth Edwards of Waynesville, and brother Charles of Dayton. Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at Stubbs funeral home with burial in Miami cemetery. Friends may call starting 4 p m today at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
Clarence H. Edwards
Here
Myrtle
Reba
Elizabeth Edwards
Charles
Dayton
Stubbs
Miami Cemetery
Question and Answer at Stassen Luncheon
Harold E. Stassen, Republican presidential hopeful, will speak at the Bosses Luncheon of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Hotel Manchester Ohio. A 30 minute Q and A will follow his 30 minute address as 300 attendees plus another 300 chairs in the junior ballroom. A 20 member press delegation will cover the campaign, with Stassen flying to Vandalia then driving to Middletown. Tickets for Jaycee members sold out. a limited number for guest chairs remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Stassen
Chamber of Commerce
Manchester
Minnesota
Ohio
Jaycee
Cupy
Stassen
Chicago Tribune
Daily News
New York Times
New York Herald Tribune
Des Moines Register
Indianapolis Daily News
Toledo Blade
Scripps-Howard Chain
Time Magazine
Vandalia
Middletown
Chamber
Paul Day
Jaycees
Aviation Club Marks 500 Mile Flood Flight Across Ohio Valley
Middletown Aviation Club completed its longest cross country trip of the year with five planes and a reporter aboard. The 9:30 a.m. departure from Middletown airport covered the Ohio River flood area near Cincinnati then on to Columbus Indiana Terre Haute and back via Indianapolis arriving after 5 p.m. The flight showcased submerged Lunken Field and Coney Island ruins while pilots noted cautious skies and buckets on light aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Aviation Club
Middletown
Ohio River
Cincinna
Lunken Field
Cincinnati
Coney Island
Louisville
Columbus
Ind
Terre Haute
Wabash River
Indianapolis
Aviation Club
Lloyd Link
Jeff Howard
Howard
Stinson
Three Drivers Arrested In Weekend State Police Move
Three men were arrested over the weekend by state patrolmen and booked to appear in Middletown court. Oakley Smith, 21, of 725 Tibball St Franklin, charged with unsafe operation on Route 4. Hasty Walthen, 23, Germantown Route 1, charged with failure to yield on Route 73. John O Volrich, 57, 201 Baltimore St, released on $100 bond to face careless driving charged on State Route 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Oakley Smith
Tibball St
Franklin
Hasty Walthen
Germantown
John O. Volrich
Baltimore St
Volrich
City Building Closed for Police Captain Porter’s Service
Honoring Captain Charles Porter 43 a long time police member the city building closed this afternoon. Services were set for 2 30 p m today at Crawford St Church of God. Porter died Thursday at University Hospital Columbus with officers attending in uniform and pallbearers including two detectives two sergeants and two patrolmen. Arrangements were by McCoy Leffler funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Porter
Police Department
Crawford St. Church of God
Porter
University Hospital
Columbus
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Peace pamphlet issued by Middletown Citizens Committee
The Middletown Citizens Committee mails 2500 copies of a peace pamphlet to locals and international recipients. It urges choosing peace at the crossroads and notes a prior booklet on the Quota Force Plan. Ely Culbertson praised the effort in letters to George Hook and William Verity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Citizens Committee
Arnold Boxwell
Middletown
Citizens Committee
Congress
Ely Culbertson
George Hook
William Verity
Private Kolodzik arrives for basic training at Fort Dix
News of servicemen reports Pvt. Laurence R. Kolodzik, son of Mr and Mrs Emil F Kolodzik of 1315 Yankee Rd, has reached the Ninth Infantry Division Headquarters at Fort Dix to begin a thirteen week army basic training course. He is a Middletown High School graduate who later attended the University of Cincinnati before enlisting on March 23, 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort DIX
N. J
Laurence R. Kolodzik
Emil F. Kolodzik
Yankee Rd
Ninth Infantry Division
Kolodzik
Middletown High School
University of Cincinnati
Army
Covey Sentenced For Intoxication In Municipal Court
George Daniel Covey, 43, received 30 days in county jail and a $25 fine for intoxication in Judge Alton H. Combs court. The prior suspended sentence for stealing a coat from a restaurant was revoked after Covey admitted nonpayment. John Trent of this city was fined $25 for intoxication and given a 30 day suspended sentence for carrying a concealed weapon after admitting ownership questions about a pocketknife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Daniel Covey
Alton H. Combs
Covey
John Trent
Trent
Sharks Diets Vary From Fish to Tiny Organisms
Most sharks feed on other fish while a subset specializes in minute sea organisms. This variation highlights differing feeding strategies among shark species and their roles in marine ecosystems.
Cancer coin boxes stolen at Central School over weekend
Franklin notes six cancer coin collection boxes were taken from Central School last weekend. Principal Milo Fealy reported to Chief E. Chamberlain. The boxes were placed around the building for student donations. 90 cents from a lunch fund desk also missing. No forced-entry signs or clear method of access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Central School
Milo Fealy
E. Chamberlain
City Red Cross Officials View Flood Set Up
Ames Gardner chairman Middletown chapter E A Lampe head service center and Elmer Davis and Charles Osborne Armco men visited Cincinnati to study its disaster program. Lampe praised the setup as amazingly smooth and efficient noting slower flood rise and limited disruption to daily life while observing shelters nurse checks and shelter doctor admittance procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Red Cross
Ames Gardner
Middletown
E. A. Lampe
Elmer Davis
Charles Osborne
Armco
Lampe
Baby Suffocates in Parked Auto in Butler County
William Larson Jr. five months old of Peasttown Heights died from accidental suffocation in a parked car early Sunday. The family, on route from Middletown, moved the body to Minneapolis for burial Wednesday after a gas tank failure halted them. Dan Shaffer rushed the infant to a hospital where he died. Funeral Mass set at Ascension Church with interment at St Mary’s Cemetery. Survived by parents and grandparents and two half sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Larson, Jr
Loren Lawson, Sr
Peasttown Heights
Minneapolis
Minn
Nee
Ascension Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Middletown
Dan Shaffer
14Th Ave
Thomas Wenzel
Butler County
Benjamin Blankenship
Harry Carnes
Mary Frances Koontz
Sandra Lee Koontz
Negotiations Fail to End Stock Exchange Strike
In New York AP reports a long negotiation session failed to settle the stock exchange workers strike. Union pickets are ordered to begin marching for a fourth week today as talks continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Stock Exchange
Taft For President Committee Organized In Third District
A Taft for President Citizens Committee in Ohio's Third District was announced led by Milton H. Wagner of Dayton as chairman. Vice chairs include H H Beneke of Oxford and G M Kumler of Lewisburg. The group aims to support Taft pledged delegates and alternates, with numerous Dayton Butler County and Middletown members named, boosting the district campaign across delegates and at large allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Milton H. Wagner
Dayton
Montgomery County
H. H. Beneke
Oxford
G. M. Kumler
Lewisburg
Beneke
Butler County
Kumler
Preble County
Hamilton
Earl Bercow
Effie Browning
J. B. Conroy
Martin A. Coyle
George C. Cummings
Joseph K. DuBois
James Eversole
J. J. Higgins
J. Kenneth Hiller
Robert Hornsby
William Hornsby
Corliss R. Keller
Robert A. Klock
Rudolph L. Rutter
Anna Laugh
Margaret Lockwood
Henry Marcum
Robert Martin
Philip S. Mayer
Donald McDaniel
George McDulin
William C. McDulin
Ben Moore
Jum Oshae
Huntington Parrish
Fred Powell
George Radcliffe
Herbert T. Randall
Walter A. Rentschler
Charles Richardson
Ernest M. Ruder
Herman E. Sanders
Ray Schlosser
Gladys Sepin
Joseph J. Sheringer
Howard Sloneker
Alfred F. Smith
Emma _ Steele
Fred M. Stitsinger
Morris G. Taylor
Earl H. Thompson
Frank K. Vaughn
Kathryn FE. Wetzel
Lena Whitaker
Emmett L. Wilder
William S. McDulin
Martin J. Lingler
Middletown
George E. Denny
Lester L. Dredge
Thomas Jarvis
Lenora Neel
L. T. Palmer
Rob
Weather forecast predicts Tuesday showers and warmer day
Today is warmer and windy with showers expected this evening and tomorrow. A 41 degree low was logged at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, with a high of 77 degrees around 1:30 p.m. before cooling, not dipping below 56 at 2 a.m. A 9:30 a.m. reading shows 68 degrees.
Scout Group Sets Meeting At Civic Association
The Boy Scout Organization and Extension Committee will meet tonight at 7 30 p m at the Civic Association. R L Davidson committee chairman announced the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Organization
The
Civic Association
R. L. Davidson
Butler and Preble County committee rosters listed
The article lists members from Butler County including Chester C. Bolus Sr and Elmer C. Newton among others, and Preble County participants such as G. M. Kumler, W. A. Spring, Oakley Flory, and Otis C. Smith, detailing local residents on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Chester C. Bolus
Trenton
Luella Engel
Ross Township
Lester Roger
Madison Township
Gen Gibson
Oxford
McKinley Powell
Reiley
Carl Teeter
Okeana
Charles H. Lewis
Fairfield Township
Elmer C. Newton
J. O. Whyte
Bethany
Helen Shaeffer
Seven Mile
A. C. Kumler
Ben van Gordon
Otis C. Smith
Albert F. Harris
Robert G. Barnheiser
C. D. Bunger
C. H. Kehr
C. L. Waltman
Frank E. Hoerner
Robert F. DeMott
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Hack Wilson
Copper
Nickle
Water Street
Elmer Mendenhall
Mrs
Rachel Beltz
J. A. Weigel
LaVerne J. Knox
William Bradfute
Xenia
Richard Wolf
NASA
Knox
Clarence Edwards
Ohio Valley
By Elsa Simpson
John Dobrozsi, Jr
Bellemonte
JOS. R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home
Sya Junenal Home
NOWES
City Red Cross
Butler
Clintom & 417
Baltimore
Ro Meren
Taft
Ert L. Robinson and
Charles B. Timmons
Louis F. Jones, Mer
Capital Finance Corp
S. Broad ST
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