First Church Of God Plans New Structure
The First Church Of God at 409 Crawford St announced an extensive expansion including a two story brick youth center, auditorium renovations, a glassed-in nursery loft, and a new 90 by 42 foot recreation hall with kitchen. Dr. R. C. Caudill outlined heating upgrades, stained glass windows, and plans for a camp site for Youth Fellowship.
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First Church of God
Crawford St
R. C. Caudill
Caudill
Board of Trustees
Dr. Caudill
Kentucky
Church of God
Smith St
Meadowlawn
South Yankee Rd
Fire Fighters Meet in City
The local chapter of the International Association of Fire Fighters hosted the Southwestern District for a two day annual meeting at the Boat House. Middletown Fire Department leaders Howard Newcomb and William Brice coordinated arrangements with Assistant Chief Robert Lukens presiding. Over 100 firemen attended each day from Springfield Hamilton Cincinnati Dayton and nearby areas for the annual gathering.
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International Association of Fire Fighters
Boat House
Howard Newcomb
William Brice
Middletown
Fine levied for gambling and room kept
Arthur McCann, 27, of 2313 Wilbraham Road, was fined 100 dollars after appearing before Judge Alton H. Combs in Municipal Court for keeping a room used for gambling. He was arrested last night by Assistant Chief Joseph Newkirk and Detective Joseph Blackmore at 902 Yankee Road garage where officers said he operated a handbook. Money and gambling equipment including race horse slips and sheets were confiscated.
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Arthur McCann
Wilbraham Rd
Alton H. Combs
McCann
Joseph Newkirk
Joseph Blackmore
Yankee Rd
Traffic court fines and suspensions handed out yesterday
Three people appeared in traffic court on careless driving charges. Sy Wing of 919 Eighth Ave paid 20 dollars, David Brewer of 815 Fourth Ave paid 25 dollars, and James Takach of 515 Yankee Rd had his license suspended for 10 days. Fines of 10 dollars for speeding were imposed on E. J. Bailey of 200 Wilbraham Rd, Kennie Lovely of Middletown Route 1, Mason Hornbeck of Middletown Route 2, Boone McCoy of 835 Harris St Cincinnati, Ernestine Woodrey of Franklin, and Bill Davis of 209 Baltimore St. Fines of 10 dollars for James Dumford of 9 Clark St and Glen Taylor of 1000 Nelbar St were suspended.
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Sy Wing
Eighth Ave
David Brewer
Fourth Ave
James Takach
Yankee Rd
E. J. Bailey
Wilbraham Rd
Kennie Lovely
Middletown
Mason Hornbeck
Boone McCoy
Harris St
Cincinnati
Ernestine Woodrey
Franklin
Bill Davis
Baltimore St
James Dumford
Clark St
Glen Taylor
Nelbar St
Jeweler Joins Kiwanis Club at Dayton Meeting
William Housh a jeweler in the American Trust Building was inducted into the Dayton Kiwanis Club at a noon meeting yesterday in the Manchester Hotel. F H Swinehart led the induction. William Campbell of Dayton Kiwanis spoke on the Atlantic City International convention. An all Kiwanis Night at Lespurdsville Lake was planned for August 16 at 6 30 p m with members from surrounding clubs attending.
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William Housh
American Trust
Manchester
F. H. Swinehart
William Campbell
Dayton Kiwanis Club
Atlantic City
Lespurdsville Lake
Hospital Admitted and Discharged Patients List
In The Hospital Harry Morningstar of Reyn olds St medical. Mrs. Dale Jackson of German town surgical. Mrs. Gordon Morris of Bex ley Drive surgical. Mrs. Blaine Trent of Lafay ette St surgical. Roy McClure of Franklin surgical. Carl Blubaugh of Vanderveer St surgical. Mrs. Hobart Gibson of Gold man Ave medical. Mrs. Mark Lindsey of Mi amisburg surgical. George Knox of Richmond St medical. DISMISSED Delbert Harlan of Oberon Dr. Mrs. Katherine Karovich of Lind St. Thomas Swank of Baltimore St. Mrs. Pearl Brown of Webster Mrs. Ralph Zickgraf of Winton St. Mrs. Erwin Kidwell of Fleming Rd. -Gibbons of Highview
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Harry Morningstar
Reynolds St
Dale Jackson
Germantown
Gordon Morris
Bexley Drive
Blaine Trent
Lafayette St
Roy McClure
Franklin
Carl Blubaugh
Vanderveer St
Hobart Gibson
Goldman Ave
Mark Lindsey
Miamisburg
George Knox
Richmond St
Delbert Harlan
Oberon
Katherine Karovich
Lind
St. Thomas Swank
Baltimore
Ralph Zickgraf
Winton St
Erwin Kidwell
Fleming Rd
Gibbons
Highview
Junior Police Visit Reds Game at Crosley Field
Forty seven members of the Junior Police Club rode a bus to Cincinnati to see the Reds at Crosley Field. Detective Joseph Blackmore and Sgt. Ed Poling escorted the group and provided refreshments at the park. The trip is a highlight sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Crosley Field
Joseph Blackmore
Ed Poling
Park
William Allen
Donald Kinley
Frank Mahone
Toby Bennett, Jr
Marvin Barnette
Johnnie Walker
Ernest Thornton, Jr
Leon Taylor
Bill Reynolds
Walter Kirksey, Jr
Earl Love
Robert Kelly
Willie Robinson
James
Ferman Watson
Howard Watson
Paul Perkins
Billy Mosley
Donald Childs
Order of Police
Vital Statistics Names and Ages for Several Residents
Vital statistics list includes Charles Lynch 76 of Waynesville Mrs Jane Hill 77 of Waynesville Mrs Elizabeth Shankel 82 of South Lebanon Joyce Carroll Karin eight months of Lebanon Mrs Nancy Belle Puckett 31 of Franklin and Karen Sue Stamper two days old of Whittier Street Dixie Heights.
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Charles Lynch
Waynesville
Jane Hill
Elizabeth Shankel
South Lebanon
Joyce Carroll Karin
Lebanon
Nancy Belle Puckett
Franklin
Karen Sue Stamper
Whittier St
Dixie Heights
Births Reported From Local Hospitals This Week
Mr and Mrs Leroy Trimble of S Clinton St welcome a boy Thursday. Mr and Mrs Robert Honschul of Excello welcome a girl Thursday. Mr and Mrs Charles Cramer of 1411 Fairmount Ave welcome a boy Thursday. Mr and Mrs John E Miller of Ardmore Dr welcome a girl Friday. Mr and Mrs Richard Olinger of Germantown welcome a girl Friday. Mr and Mrs Gene King of 154 Garfield St welcome a girl Friday.
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Leroy Trimble
S. Clinton St
Thursay
Robert Honschul
Excello
Charles Cramer
Fairmount Ave
John E. Miller
Ardmore
Richard Olinger
Germantown
Gene King
Garfield St
Fountainhead at Paramount with Cooper Neal
Paramount screens Fountainhead starring Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal this Friday and Saturday showings at 1 55 PM 4 24 PM 7 04 PM and 9 35 PM.
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Fountainhead
Gary Cooper
Patricia Neal
Sheriff of Medicine Bow Showings This Weekend
The double feature runs Friday at 1 30, 4 10, 6 40 and 9 20 p m and Saturday at 3 30, 6 40 and 9 10 p m with Johnny Mack Brown. Also Lady at Midnight starring Richard Denning and Frances Rafferty on Friday at 2 30, 5 10, 7 40 and 10 20 p m and Saturday at 1 30, 4 30, 7 40 and 10 20 p m.
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Strand
Sheriff of
Butler County Soars Past Quota in Opportunity Bond Drive
Butler County sold 108.5 percent of its $1 050 000 quota ending July 18, announced county savings bond chairman Edward Barker. Ohio’s 60 of 88 counties met or exceeded quotas, while the state total reached 120.6 percent of its $62 630 000 goal with $75 542 705 in sales.
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Butler County
Edward Barker
Butler County Savings Bond
Ohio
Barker
Bull on West Middletown bridge sparks doubt over claim
Police said a prize bull named Edward crossed the West Middletown bridge and caused alarm before owner Jake Gep hart recovered the animal with help from Officers James Miller James Lowe and Wendell Cox. Reporter Ernest Weaver denies involvement and the parrot tale is contested as doubtful.
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West Middletown Bridge
Edward
James Miller
James Lowe
Wendell Cox
Jake Gephart
West Middletown
Lebanon
Ernest Weaver
Lowe
Weaver
Counterfeit $20 Bill Passed At Police Picnic
Hamilton police confirmed a counterfeit $20 bill circulated at a police picnic. James Parker, acting detective and FOP treasurer, banked receipts Thursday. bank notified of the phony note with serial I-3797-7838A linked to Minneapolis Federal Reserve. Investigators seek who passed it and how.
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Hamilton
James Parker
Fraternal Order of Police
Parker
Minneapolis
Federal Reserve
Issuin
Irritated Motorist Warned He Cannot Argue With Revolver
Dorin Jensen 33 of 2203 Pearl St was fined 50 dollars and given 60 days in jail suspended on good behavior after police found a gun in his pocket following a road rage incident with another motorist. The judge stressed concealed weapons carry is punishable and warned Jensen a future violation would activate the jail term. Jensen claimed he fired into a creek to scare off an aggressor and kept the gun for protection on Dayton routes.
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Alton H. Combs
Dorin Jensen
Pearl St
Jensen
Dayton
Middletown
First Ave
Main St
Combs
Butler County Farm Bureau Grange Picnic Draws Thousands
About 5 000 persons attended the day long Butler County Farm Bureau Grange picnic at LeSourdsville Lake. The East-West softball game ended 10 to 3 in favor of the East. Horseshoe winners were Eugene and the Rev John Jacquemin for Fairfield Farm Bureau, with runners up Franklin White and Emmett McClung of Lemon Township Farm Bureau.
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Butler County Farm Bureau -Grange
LeSourdsville Lake
Robert K. Farst
Butler County
Eugene
John Jacquemin
Fairfield Farm Bureau
Franklin White
Emmett McClung
Lemon Township Farm Bureau
Officer on Leave at Findlay Ohio after motorcycle crash
Lieut Stachel D Augenstein 46 year old commanding officer of Ohio Highway Patrols Findlay district will take disability leave Monday. He has undergone three operations for a back injury from a motorcycle accident on duty and will receive a pension. He has served since 1933 and spent most of his career at Findlay after stints at Massillon and Wilmington posts.
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Findlay
Stachel D. Augenstein
Ohio Highway Patrol
Augenstein
Massillon
Wilmington
Grocery Store Here Robbed in Late Night Break-In
Police investigate a break-in at Guido Grocery, 1201 Grove St, with losses above 522 dollars. Items stolen include 35 in small change, a stamp machine, two revolvers, clocks, watches, lighters, radios, vending and novelty machines, poker sets, fishing reel, cigarettes, cookies, and chewing gum found at the scene hints at a possible second theft by youngsters.
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Guido
Grove St
Carl Guido
Camden closes public places in polio fight
Camden authorities close all public venues including the Progressive Club carnival set for August 20 to 25. Mayor Lloyd Towntley allows cinemas to stay open. The dance hall skating rink and youth center are shut until further notice as polio measures expand.
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Camden
Progressive Club
Lloyd Towntley
Darke County Fair Cancelled Over Polio Outbreak
The 94th annual Darke County Fair in Greenville is cancelled due to a polio outbreak. County and city health authorities ordered the ban, with Fair Board secretary Frank Heistand noting the fair was to open August 1. Darke County reports its 22nd polio case yesterday.
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Greenville
Darke County
Frank Heistand
Fair Board
Police Briefs Include Assault, Dog Bite and Bus Collision
Raymond Johnson of 2100 Wanetta Street Oneida was treated for cuts after an altercation at Middletown Hospital. James B Gillisage 7 of 705 Lewis Place was bitten by a dog with the owner ordered to confine the animal for 14 days. A minor collision caused slight damage to an Ohio Bus Lines vehicle when Ray McMillian 19 of 214 State Street careened into the bus on Clinton Street as John White 36 of Hamilton Route 2 drove it.
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Raymond Johnson
Wanetta St
Oneida
Middletown Hospital
James B. Gillis
Lewis
Ohio Bus Lines
Ray McMillian
State St
Clinton St
John White
Hamilton
Johnson arrested on contempt of court warrant
Jesse Johnson aged 19 of 517 Seventeenth Ave was picked up by Montgomery County authorities on a warrant from Montgomery County charging contempt of court.
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Jesse Johnson
Seventeenth Ave
Montgomery County
Two Drivers Arrested After Grand Ave Accident
Police say two drivers were taken into custody after a Grand Ave incident. Charles Poffenberger, 70, of 1815 Columbia Ave, was charged with failure to yield right of way, and Gardner Frisch, 26, faced a related minor charge.
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Grand Ave
Charles Poffenberger
Columbia Ave
Gardner Frisch
Death ruled natural in Mose Nixon case autopsy finds brain tumor
An autopsy shows Mose Nixon died from a brain tumor not injuries from a fall. Police say no manslaughter charge will be filed against the assailant. a warrant will be issued for assault and battery and the suspect may be abroad. Nixon was 53 of 1610 Garfield Sr and is survived by his widow and several siblings. Funeral arrangements are with C. L. Maxberry Funeral Home.
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Mose Nixon
Garfield Sr
Thomas D. Carmody
Robert T. Sullivan
Nixon
Thomas Wenzel
Robert Dunn
Carmody
Sullivan
New Era Baptist Church
Post 231
American Legion
Virgin Nixon
William
Anderson, N. C
Etta Wilder
Grand Rapids
C. L. Maxberry Funeral Home
Fresh Air Camp Crowned Weight Gainers and Closed
Eleven year old Verna Henry was crowned queen of the Fresh Air Camp weight gainers after eight weeks of camp life. Allen Mosley won runner up honors, gaining eight pounds above his entry weight. Camp director Orah Herbig said farewell amid tears as 72 campers returned home after a final parade and an itinerant party with nosebag lunches.
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Verna Henry
Margaret Henry
Excello
Verna
Allen Mosley
Rufus Mosley
Seventeenth Ave
Orah Herbig
Herbig Reed
Driver cited after collision at Germantown Road
Police charged a driver with failure to have a license after a left turn into a driveway caused Frisch to veer into a ditch to avoid a collision. No injuries were reported.
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Germantown Rd
Poffenberger
Frisch
Bowling Green State University Concludes Summer Commencement
Degrees were awarded today to 214 Bowling Green State University students in the summer session commencement exercises at the campus.
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Bowling Green
Bowling Green State University
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Watch Service
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Ross Fisher
Armco Veterans Club
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Blumberg & Cohen Inc
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Girard Ave
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Paramount
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