Judge Continues Gambling Cases in Municipal Court
In a single day in Municipal Court Judge Alton H. Combs continued seven gambling cases and set hearings for May 5. Local officials including City Commission chair Marvin D. Clark defended lax enforcement while police chief Tom Carmody pledged ongoing action and cooperation with state and federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin D. Clark
E City Commission
Clark
E Commission
Tom Carmody
Liquor Department
Carody
Carmody
Aough
Alton H. Combs
Frank M. Acton
State Liquor Enforcement
Cincinnati District
West Central Ave
Beckman
Central Ave
Acton
Board of Liquor Control
Arthur Meyers
Columbia Ave
Jeff Howard
Aberdeen Dr
Turf
Robert Pieratt
Queen Ave
Thomas W. Davis
Hill Ave
Beckmans
James Courey
Baltimore St
Robert Scheibert
Smith Ave
Lawrence Stamper
First Ave
Davis and
Pieratt
Isador Casper
Meyers and
Howard
Max Finkelman
Rotary Hears Dr. E. J. Hahne at Manchester Hotel
Dr. Ernest J. Hahne president of Miami University spoke to the Rotary Club on three major changes in America taxation minority rights and education. He argued income tax unfair and urged returning to a school system where attendance was a privilege.
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America
Ernest J. Hahne
Miami University
Rotary Club
Manchester Hotel
John B. Whitlock
Dr. Halne
Merchants and Safety Council to Study No Smoking Proposal
Retail Merchants Association considers an ordinance banning smoking in stores. Middletown Safety Council aims to convene a meeting next week with the Fire Prevention Division to review the measure and its enforcement prospects. Don Folger says merchants will enforce if customers demand it. On April 18, Home Division secretary Kiesewetter urged immediate store action for a trial period.
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Merchants and Safety Council
Retail Merchants Association
Paul E. Wilson
Middletown
John’ R. Kiesewetter
Home Division
The
Safety Council
William Fishbaugh
Boy Succumbs To Injuries In Hamilton Automobile Crash
Middletown youth George Gillum aged 21 died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton at 10 40 a m from multiple fractures of the head and left leg. Police had pursued a car driven on a sidewalk near Crawford Street Middletown and four shots were fired. Gillam died after being found near a wrecked car near Millville. Officers had warrants charging menace threat and careless driving. Gillam claimed no memory of the events.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Millville
Mercy Hospital
Butler County
Garret J. Boone
George Gillum
Forrest Ave
Boone
Crawford St
Fires in Two Middletown Cars Ruled Wiring Shorts
Middletown Fire Department responded to two automobile fires on Tuesday caused by wiring shorts. At 3:53 p.m. a car owned by Edward Lawson was damaged at 700 Crawford Street, and at 8:30 p.m. a vehicle owned by James E. Smith was extinguished at 408 Clark Street. Damages were estimated at $50 per car.
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Middletown
Shorts
Company No
Crawford St
Edward Lawson
Yankee Rd
Company No. 1
Clark St
James E. Smith
West Middletown
Vital Statistics Deaths John O'Donnell and infant births
Deaths and infant birth notices list John O'Donnell aged 69 of Lebanon and a Johnson infant from Franklin in the vital statistics roundup.
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John O'Donnell
Lebanon
Johnson
Franklin
Births at Hospital and Out of Town Notices
Mr and Mrs Hillas Hendricks 505 Fifteenth Ave a boy Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Velina Gentry 1328 Fairmount Ave a boy Wednesday. Mr and Mrs James Lucas Franklin a girl Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Douglas McMonigle Middletown Route 1 a boy Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Melvin Prince Malvern St a girl Wednesday. The Rev and Mrs Herbert Thompson formerly of Middletown a boy Flint Mich Monday.
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Hospital
Hillas Hendricks
Fifteenth Ave
Velina Gentry
Fairmount Ave
James Lucas
Franklin
Douglas McMonigle
Middletown
Melvin Prince
Malvern St
Herbert Thompson
Flint
Mich
Marriage Licenses Granted in Middletown Area
Robert J. Bastian 23 fore man of Hamilton and Anne E. Morey 21 of Hamilton. Francis O'Flynn 23 steel worker 311 Curtis Ave Middletown and Patricia Joanne Stiles 19 clerk 4266 South Sutphin St Middletown. Charles W. Dunlap 49 sales man Chicago and Dagmar A. Eubanks 49 office worker 12 North Sutphin St Middletown.
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Robert J. Bastian
Hamilton
Anne E. Morey
Francis O'Flynn
Curtis Ave
Patricia Joanne Stiles
South
Sutphin St
Middletown
Charles W. Dunlap
Chicago
Dagmar A. Eubanks
North
Hospital Notices and Patient Discharges List Names
In The Hospital Charles Sherrick son of Doris Sherrick South Main St medical. John Miholski Trenton Route 1 surgery. Mrs George M Hauser Elon Dr surgery. Mrs Albert F Davis Erie Ave medical. Mrs Joseph Klackner First Cheryl Ann Hardwick daughter of Mr and Mrs James Hardwick Wilbraham Rd John R McCurry YMCA Mrs Donald Hawkins Sherman St surgery. Joe Shultz Oxford State Rd Warnia L Howard Crawford St surgery. Thomas D OConnor Manchester Ave surgery. Terry Lee Lewis son of Mr and Mrs Donald Lewis Germantown Route 1 surgery. Dismissals Robert Upton son of Maida Upton Springboro. Mrs William Wieland Trenton O ae. Charles Semmler Nava o St. Mrs Jack Moore West Middletown Mrs E H Dunlap North Sutphin St. Mrs C L Cruse West Middletown. Yo James Bors Calumet te Oscar Allen Eaton HOSPITAL OUT OF TOWN Mrs Ray Richter 1112 Malvern St Grandview Hospital Dayton surgical. Mrs Lawrence Balon 721 Yankee Rd Grandview Hospital Dayton surgical.
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Charles Sherrick
Doris Sherrick
South Main St
John Miholski
Trenton
George M. Hauser
Elon Dr
Albert F. Davis
Erie Ave
Joseph Klackner
First Ave
Cheryl Ann Hardwick
James Hardwick
Wilbraham Rd
John R. McCurry
YMCA
Donald Hawkins
Sherman St
Joe Shultz
Oxford State Rd
Warnia L. Howard
Crawford St
Thomas D. O'Connor
Manchester Ave
Terry Lee Lewis
Donald Lewis
Germantown
Robert Upton
Maida Upton
Springboro
William Wieland Trenton
Charles Semmler
Navao St
Jack Moore
West Middletown
E. H. Dunlap
North Sutphin St
C. L. Cruse
James Bors
Calumette
Oscar Allen
Eaton
Ray Richter
Malvern St
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Lawrence Balon
Yankee Rd
South School PTA Elects Officers for Next Term
The South School PTA elected R. C. Baker as president and named Robert Konthier Mrs. Oakwood Jordan and Mrs. Helen Hawks as vice presidents plus Mrs. Robert Pat ten as secretary and Albert Hel mers as treasurer. They voted to write letters supporting three state school bills seeking sales tax and teacher salary aid.
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PTA
R. C. Baker
Robert Konthier
Oakwood Jordan
Helen Hawks
Robert Patten
Albert Helmers
Carl Nicklas
Louis Gould
Lower
Miami Valley
Gould
Robert Osborne New Civitan Head in Manchester Hotel
Robert Osborne, a local photographer, was elevated to lead the Civitan Club for the coming year after an election Tuesday at the Manchester Hotel. He previously held the vice president role and succeeds Portsmouth as president. Vice President elected was Dr. C. T. Bartholomai. Edward Barker was reelected secretary treasurer. The Civitan District Convention is set for May 7 in Wheeling, West Virginia, with the new president and vice president named as delegates. Three high school essay winners Jean Carter, Marilyn Day, and Barbara Egelston will receive cash awards at June recognition chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Osborne
Civitan Club
Manchester
Osborne
Portsmouth
C. T. Bartholomai
Edward Barker
Civitan
Wheeling
W.va
Jean Carter
Marilyn Day
Barbara Egelston
Midlletown High Speech Banquet Highlights Rainbow Theme
Speech students at Midlletown High School held their annual banquet in the school cafeteria with an Over the Rainbow theme. After dinner talks in the auditorium featured skits by basic speech and dramatics classes under Miss Florence Powell, with C N Gingerich directing the advanced class and Marilyn Dayably as mistress of ceremonies.
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Middletown High School
Florence Powell
C. N. Gingerich
Marilyn Day
Commission To Hear Engineering Reports Tonight
City Commissioners will receive updates on work by Floyd G Browne Marion Ohio engineers for major water system improvements. A summary of progress will be presented after talks with city attorney Fred Schatzmann. Other items include electrical work control and charter changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd G. Browne
Marion, O
Browne
Fred J. Schatzmann
Cincinnati Inspection Bureau
Howard Jaberg
Ralph Snyder
Trash Pickups Reach Hundred Loads in Clean-Up Campaign
Fourteen truck loads were collected yesterday, bringing the Clean-Up Paint-Up Campaign total to 100. The effort began April 17 by the Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce and ends Saturday with final trash pickups Friday. Cars operated fully. weather may keep volumes high and tomorrow’s route covers Oakland area along Yankee Road. Collections run 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Middletown
Yankee Rd
Calumet Ave
Biock
Funeral services for Charles M. Blazer
Charles M Blazer 59 died from suffocation in a house fire at 620 Waite St April 15. Funeral at Riggs Funeral Home Thursday 10 30 a m with Eagles and Odd Fellows services earlier. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Survived by two daughters and a son. World War I veteran and Armco hammer operator for 33 years.
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Charles M. Blazer
Waite St
Riggs
Armco
Mr. Blazer
Green County
Tenn
S. Ruth
Allie
Knoxville
Pfc
Charles, Jr
Japan
John Henderson
Hendersonville
N. C
Crawford St
Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Johnson Dies in Franklin
Funeral services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Johnson of Sycamore Street Franklin will be Thursday at 10 30 a m at Woodland Hill Cemetery Rev H S Gessner will officiate The child is survived by a sister Myrtle and two brothers Ronald and Jackie Friends may call at the residence from 9 a m until the funeral time Thursday.
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Franklin
Alex Johnson
Sycamore St
Middletown Hospital
Woodhill Cemetery
Myrtle
Ronald
Jackie
H. S. Gessner
Lebanon real estate broker John O'Donnell dies at 69
John O'Donnell 69 a retired Lebanon real estate broker died at his home on East Mulberry Street after several weeks illness He belonged to Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges and Presbyterian Church Survived by wife Cherie two daughters Velma Decker Lebanon and Florence Worhes Dayon Funeral Saturday at 2 p m Oswald Funeral Home Rev J T McHendry Presbyterian Church officiating Burial in Lebanon Cemetery
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Lebanon
John O'Donnell
East Mulberry St
O'Donnell
Masonic and
Odd Fellows Lodges
Presbyterian Church
Cherie
Velma Decker
Florence Worhes
Dayon
Oswald
J. T. McHendry
The
Lebanon Cemetery
Death Last Night
Walter W. Smith, 72, chairman of the board of the First National Bank of St. Louis, and a member of the original board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, died last night.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Walter W. Smith
First National Bank of St. Louis
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
North Middletown Debuts Automatic Fire Alarm System
The North Middletown Fire Department installed a new automatic fire alarm system last night. Lyman Nein reports the system should cut five minutes from response times while testing drew nineteen volunteer firefighters. The association plans a 30 day trial as monthly talks cover the Summer Festival and recreational plans. A Tuesday alarm at Wilson's Motor Transit was traced to oil and rags stacked near a concrete block building.
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North Middletown Fire Department
Lyman Nein
North Middleae Association
Tony
Nein
Wilson’s
South Main St
Nevn
JA Annual Dinner Tickets On Sale
Tickets for the annual Junior Achievement banquet went on sale today announced by JA executive director Robert McDade. The banquet is set for May 18 in the Manchester Hotel. Plans are being made by members of the Achievers Association. McDade said next week will be the last for companies to sell products and to prepare annual reports to be mailed to stockholders.
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Robert McDade
Manchester
Memo of the Achievers Associaion
McDade
Middletown Bicycle Court Prepares for Hearings
Fifteen Hi Vi boys signed up to serve on the Bicycle Court to study Middletown’s bicycle ordinance. A mock trial followed a study session led by Harry ter Braak, Boys Work Secretary, as court personnel were selected for the first session.
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Middletown
Harry Ter Braak
Boys Work
William Crocker
Charles Doring
William Drake
Pete McGee
Richard Osborne
James Gross
Kenneth Shafer
YMCA
Real Estate Man Accredited by Ohio Board
Britton Kendrick, a Middletown real estate man, has been accredited to operate as a real estate broker by the Ohio State Real Estate Board and issued a license. For five years Kendrick has worked in real estate as a salesman and builder and helped develop East Plains subdivision. His new office is in the Castell Building.
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Britton Kendrick
Ohio State Real Estate Board
Kendrick
Middletown
East Plains
Castell
Hamlet at Paramount and twin Strand billings
At the movies listings show Hamlet starring Laurence Olivier at Paramount for Wednesday and Thursday with showtimes 2 30 and 8 30 p m. Strand presents No Greater Sin with Leon Ames Luana Walters and Children On Trial with showings 1 15 3 55 6 35 9 15 p m on Wednesday and Babe Ruth Story with William Bendix plus Badmen of Tombstone with Barry Eivan Marjorie Reynolds on Thursday with start times 2 35 6 and 9 45 p m and 1 15 4 40 8 25 p m respectively.
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Leon Ames
Luana Walters
Babe Ruth Story
William Bendix
Tombstone
Barry Eivan
Marjorie Reynolds
Safety Awards Presentation Date Set in Middletown
May 17 is the date set for presenting plaques to winners of the Industrial Safety Contest. Fifteen firms will receive awards for zero frequency after a dinner at Colony Restaurant. Thirty one firms are enrolled and invited. letters are mailed to firm heads. The speaker had not yet been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul E. Wilson
Middletown Safety Council
Colony
Wilson
New Firms Enrolled in 1948 Safety Contest
Paul E. Wilson announced two new firms joining the Commercial Vehicle Contest in Middletown. Shattle Brothers Machine Company and Gem City Ice Cream Company have filed mileage reports, bringing the total membership to 48 firms.
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Paul E. Wilson
Middletown
Cyclist Hurt In Collision Near Oxford Navaho
Basil Fleming twenty one of 3012 Navaho Street suffered multiple lacerations and a possible fracture of the right arm at 3 30 p m Tuesday when the motorcycle he rode collided with a car driven by Nelson Horn twenty seven of 3223 Navaho Street State Patrolmen said Fleming was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment the accident occurred at the corner of Oxford State Road and Navaho Street as investigators continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Fleming
Navaho St
Nelson G. Horn
Oxford State Rd
Fleming
Middletown Hospital
Dr. Franklin Elden Dies of Heart Ailment in Cleveland
AP reports Dr. Franklin Elden president of the Apco Company paint manufacturers died yesterday from a heart ailment in Cleveland. He led Apco during growth years and was a notable industry figure.
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Cleveland (Ap
Franklin Elden
Apco Company
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Warren
Mosquito
Charles G. Greig
Butler County Tuberculosis and Health Association
Armco General Office
Armco General Office Employees Association
J. N. Christensen
Greig
Rotary
E. J. Hahne
Hahne
Ohio
L. J. Long
Ben Bender
Arch Robison
Alex Cheek
L. T. Kenney
V. J. Bram‘Tage
Boy
Eagle Hall
Brother Charles Blazer
Riggs Funeral Home
Cecil Butts
DRY Cleaners
Main
South School
NEW Civitan
Commission
Johnson Infant
North Middletown
Paramount
Hamlet
Laurence Olivier
Norcross
N. Main St
Itfitters, Inc
Funeral Home, Inc
Midole Town
Middletown Plating Co
Water St. Dial
Mark Downs
Children’s Dept
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