Miss Virginia Sawyer 76 Dies After Long Middletown Life
Miss Virginia E. Sawyer of 2905 Central Ave. died at Middletown Hospital at 11:10 p m. She had lived in Middletown 60 years and was born in Knoxville Tennessee. Survived by a brother B F Sawyer. Services Friday 2 p m at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 3-5 and 7-9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia E. Sawyer
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Miss Sawyer
Knoxville, Tenn
Ben F. Sawyer
Middletown
First Baptist Church
B. F. Sawyer
Governor's Widow Myers Y Cooper Dies at 90
Mrs. Myers Y. Cooper, widow of former Ohio Governor Myers Y. Cooper, died after a short illness at 90 in Cincinnati. A Cincinnati builder and realtor, she supported the Martha Kinney Cooper Ohioana Library she founded during her husband’s 1929 1931 governorship. Born in Newport Kentucky, she grew up in Hyde Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Myers Y. Cooper
Ohi
Ohio
Martha Kenney Cooper
Ohioana
Cooper
Newport
Hyde Park
Maj
Joel F. Kenney
Michigan
Local teen fined for radio theft in Hamilton
Redenia B Griffin 18 of 411 G C Street Hamilton was fined 200 dollars and costs in Municipal Court after conviction of petit larceny for stealing a transistor radio from Gladys Brown of 1904 Clayton Ave. Police said the incident occurred in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redenia B. Griffin
G. C Street
Hamilton
Gladys Brown
Clayton Ave
Services for Thomas L Conley at Baker Funeral Home
Funeral services for 88 year old Thomas L Conley of 4468 Manchester Road will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home with burial in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. He died Saturday at a rest home in Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Walter Weber
Woodside Cemetery
Thomas L. Conley
Manchester Road
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Woodside
P.m
Conley
Lebanon
Obituary Notices for Betty Blevens Esther Henderson Clara Schramm
Mrs Betty Blevens aged 9 of 414 Lockwood Ave is to be served at 10 a.m. Thursday Klaus-Weigel. Miss Esther Henderson 68 of Oxford will be at 2 p.m. tomorrow Marshall-Smith. Mrs Clara B Schramm 91 of 552 Northwood Drive to be served at 2 p.m. tomorrow Colligan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Blevens
Lockwood Ave
Klaus - Weigel
Esther Henderson
Oxford
Marshall - Smith
Clara B. Schramm
Northwood Drive
Colligan
Two newspaper leaders die in Florida and California
Linwood Irving Noyes 69 editor publisher of the Ironwood Daily Globe and former American Newspaper Publishers Assn president died Monday in Delray Beach Florida. Robert Erwin Reuben 45 former World War II war correspondent died Monday in Beverly Hills California after a cancer battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delray Beach
Fla
Linwood
Irving Noyes
Ironwood
Mich
Daily Globe
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Beverly Hills
Calif
Robert Erwin Reuben
United Press
Reuters
National Broadcasting Co
Government Pays Tribute To Hook
WASHINGTON AP The Defuse Department has paid tribute to the late Charles R Hook, Middletown Ohio steel executive, for distinguished service in government reorganiza tion work leading to economy and efficiency. Mrs Jean Baetjer of Baltimore Hook s daughter accepted a citation honoring her father. He died last November at age 83. He served on the Hoover Commission on reorgan ization of the executive branch of the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Charles R. Hook
Middletown
Ohio
Jean Baetjer
Baltimore
Hook
Hoover Commission
Shakespeare born and died in Stratford upon Avon
The article notes that William Shakespeare was born in Stratford upon Avon in 1564 and died there in 1616, highlighting the English playwright's lifelong connection to his hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Shakespeare
Stratford-upon-Avon
England
Miss Future Secretary Finals Set at Girls Club
A Miss Future Secretary contest will be held tomorrow night at the Girls Club on 117 N. Broad St. Four finalists from Lemon Monroe High School and Middletown High will compete before three judges as part of Secretaries Day activities. The NSA sponsors the Future Secretaries Association and finals offer a $100 scholarship to the winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Broac St
National Secretaries’ Associaton
NSA
Future Secretaries’ Association
Lemon-Monroe
FSA
Patty Williams
Imogene Hayes
Middletown High
Anna Paullin
Christine Nichols
Melvin J. Kelso
Barnitz Bank
Dorothy A. Wirts
Miami University
Inez Tuttle
Donald G. Driscol
Sorg Paper Co
Meeker Insurance Agent Speaks at NSA Midlletown Meeting
Miss Gwendolyn Matthews of the Meeker Insurance Agency Franklin addressed the Middletown unit of the NSA in the MHS cafeteria on The Dependibility Quotient. It was announced the MHS chapter of future secretaries has been chosen by Today's Secretary for a feature article. A writer from New York will visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwendolyn Matthews
Meeker Insurance Agency
Franklin
Middletown
NSA
MHS
New York
Our Obligation film to be shown at Middletown firehouse
A movie titled Our Obligation depicting an elementary school fire in Los Angeles will be shown free tonight at the South Middletown Fire Department at 1108 Forrer Street starting at 7 30 p m It is the first public showing in the area James Dunn first assistant fire chief urged all parents to attend the screening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
South Middletown Fire Department
Forrer St
James Dunn
Morning duty at Blarney Castle cleanses lipstick from stone
Custodians at Ireland's Blarney Castle begin each day by scrubbing yesterday's visitors lipstick from the Blarney Stone. The ritual preserves the historic monument as crowds continue to touch the legendary stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Blarney Castle
Minor injuries in two-vehicle crash at Tytus and Nelbar
Two drivers suffered minor injuries after a 4 p.m. collision on Tytus Avenue at Nelbar Street. Colin Kincaid, 36, suffered a painful right knee and Silas McQuinn, 40, had a headache. Kincaid’s car sustained 250 dollars in damage and McQuinn’s rear bumper and related areas were damaged. Additional accidents near Manchester Road and Shafer Street with several citations and damages were reported.
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Tytus Avenue
Nelbar Street
Colin Kincaid
Whittier St
Silas McQuinn
Vannest Ave
McQuinn
Kincaid
Ernest Charles
S. Broad St
Ortman - Stewart Co
Jack L. Williamson
Atco Ave
Ellen Drive
Manchester Road
Williamson
Marvy J. Busser
Dayton
Jesse Gibson
Main St
Central Avenue
Shafer Street
Gibson
Nellie R. Evans
Nixon Court
Ginny L. Bean
Ken Ridge Drive
Atco Street
Miss Bean
Donald van Dyne Jr
Stuaart R. Ives
Shadow Hill Road
Sbafer Street
North Avenue
Ives
Wilma Lickliter
Eastline Drive
John M. Swarcz
Lafayette Ave
Lafayette
Swarcz
Barbara Newman
James A. Stagmer
Taylor Ave
Curtis Street
Glenn's Name Stays On In Ohio Senate Primary
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Taft dismissed a suit to strike Lt. Col. John H. Glenn from Democratic Senate primary ballots. Albert Ball failed to meet a pleading deadline and indicated further action would reiterate that the secretary of state lacks discretion. Glenn withdrew Feb in Columbus after an ear injury, making ballot removal impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Kingsley A. Taft
Ohio Supreme Court
John H. Glenn
Albert T. Ball
Cleveland
U. S
Ball
Ted W. Brown
Secretary of State
Glene
Votes for Glenn to Be Tallied statewide primary
Secretary of State Ted W. Brown ordered election boards in all 88 counties to count and certify votes for Lt. Col. John H. Glenn in the May 5 Ohio Democratic primary after the Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to remove Glenn from the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ted W. Brown
Glenn
Brown
Ohio Supreme Court
John H. Glenn
U. S
Apartments Planned If Zone Altered
The City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 30 p m on a rezoning request for city owned property at Riverview Avenue and Breiel Boulevard. The request would change the parcel from R 1 to R 2 for construction of quality apartment houses if approved by the commission and city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Commission
Riverview Avenue
Breiel Boulevard
Tax Rates Explained by Butler County Auditor to Rotarians
Butler County auditor A. R. Tilton outlined tax structure phases at the Manchester Motor Inn for Middle town Rotarians. He described the shift from 15 to 10 mills as the limit without voter approval and explained how outside the 10 mill cap bonds and operating levies are set and adjusted with reassessments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Tilton
Butler County
Middletown
Manchester Motor Inn
Tilton
Budget Commission
Board of Taxation
Columbus
Law freezes tax levies under 10 mill limit in 1935 session
Tilton stated the 1935 state legislature passed a law keeping levies inside the 10 mill cap for subdivisions by allocating two thirds of the average levy from the past five years. The 10 mill levy had been in effect 1929 to 1933, reducing inside millage to $10 per $1,000 of valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilton
Auditor Outlines Real Estate Appraisal Procedures
The auditor explains appraisal methods for land and buildings. Land in cities and villages is valued on a front-foot basis while farm areas use an acreage basis. After land value is set, buildings are measured and assessed.
Cardinal retracts Birch endorsement by Cardinal Cushing
Boston Massachusetts Cardinal Richard Cushing says he retracts his endorsement of the John Birch Society and founder Robert Welch. He notes his prolonged silence and states on radio station WNAC that he withdraws the letter and its Birch Society reference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Richard Cardinal Cushing
John Birch Society
Robert Welch
Rad
WNAC
Local Officials Attend State Safety Parley
Local officials and employees from two local companies and the Mayfield Fire Department join the All-Ohio Safety Congress in Columbus today through Thursday. Keng A Ogden of McGraw Construction Co will lead a safety in construction meeting this afternoon and discuss contractor safety programs. Melvin Duff of Wrenn Paper Co will chair a paper industry safety session tomorrow morning and head a later discussion on paper mill safety practices with an afternoon firefighting demonstration by the Mayfield Volunteer Fire Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayfield Fire Department
Columbus
Keng A. Ogden
Safety Ad McGraw Construction Co
Oeden
Melvin Duff
Wrenn Paper Co
Mayfield Volunteer Fire Department
Duff
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Virginia Sawyer
Verity Phus
Rs Touom Woodide Cemetery
Sundeys
Thomas Conley
Robert F. Flagel
Optometrist
Middletowns
AIR Ambulance Service
Middletown-area
National
McCoy Leffler
Sutphin
Woodlawn
Homer D. Leffler
Otto Kruse
Cedar Lane
Miamisburg
Don Holstein
Kruse
Armco
Stephen M. Young
William Hotchkiss
Akron
John Dobrozs Jr
Ins., Inc
First Ave
Cardinal
Birch
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