Patrol Shifts Command At Butler County Post
The State Highway Patrol reorganizes Post 9 on Route 4 south of Middletown with J. Simmons leaving for Piqua to become district sergeant. Duke Girton is promoted to corporal and will lead Post 9. Roger Wilson shifts to Lancaster. Louis Cornthwaite becomes second in command. A new Sharonville post opens under Cpl. Kermit Bennett with three troopers and staff to grow to seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Patrol
Route 4
Middletown
J. Simmons
Butler County
Piqua
Simmons
D. A
Duke) Girton
Xenia
Girton
Dayton
Roger Wilson
Lancaster
Louis Cornthwaite
Sharonville
Cpl
Kermit Bennett
Bennett
Carthage
John Booth
Randolph resigns as Schenck aide in Third Ohio District
Hamilton attorney Frederick K. Randolph submitted his resignation as executive secretary to Rep. Paul F. Schenck effective Saturday. He cites career considerations and has returned to his Hamilton law offices with Carl Morgenstern. Randolph joined Schenck’s Washington staff on January 1, 1952, and Schenck will appoint a successor from Butler County among several candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick K. Randolph
Hamilton
Paul F. Schenck
Ohio
Randolph
Schenck
Carl Morgenstern
Rentschier
Washington
Dayton
Buter County
Butler
Montgomery
Obituaries for Doench and Stone road residents
John Doench 77 of 908 First Ave died yesterday at Shadylawn Convales Home. Survived by wife Katie Davidson Doench and two sisters. services Thursday 2 pm at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home with burial at Woodside Cemetery. Jesse Eaton Stone road 82, farmer, died Sunday night at home. Survived by two daughters Maude Miller and Lucile Suman, one son Arthur, two grandchildren, three great grandchildren. Services Wednesday 1 30 pm at Halderman Road residence with burial at Fairview Cemetery West Alexandria. Friends may call after Tuesday noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Doench
First Ave
Shadylawn Convales
Valentine and
Catherine Snyder Doench
West Middletown
Katie Davidson Doench
Carrie Bowman
Middletown
Emma _ Shafer
Trenton
Doench
John Sebald
South Broad Street
McCoy - Leffler
H. H. Jung
St. Paul’s Evangelical and Reformed Church
Eviends
Order of Eagles
Woodside Cemetery
John Good
Fairview Cemetery
West Alexandria
Downing Rites Held For Middletown Grocer
Claude L Downing 69 died yesterday at his Middle town home after operating Middletown grocery stores for 28 years The last on North Grimes Street He retired January 1 1953 Survived by wife two daughters Ada Egxlam Ethel Clark two sons Asa Ralph two sisters Mary Elizabeth Bach Seattle Zella Bach West Middletown five brothers George Fayetteville Ohio John Pren iere W Va Oxford Middletown Noah Korea Ky Hendricks Excello Funeral 2 33 p m Wednesday at First Church of God Crawford Street burial Woodside Cemetery Call after 5 p m at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude L. Downing
Middletown - Eaton Road
Middletown
North Grimes Street
Lucretiay
Ada Egxlam
Ethel Clark
Asa
Ralph
Mary Elizabeth Bach
Seattle
Zella Bach
Westiddietown
George
Fayetteville
John
Preniere
W. Va
Oxford
Noah
Korea
Hendricks Downing
Excello
Robert Roy Jones dies at 59 in Somerville home
Robert Roy Jones 59 of Somer Route 1 died at 8 30 a m at his home after illness since June 19 He farmed all his life and was a World War I veteran He belonged to the Fl Creek Grange Farm Bureau and worshipped at Monroe Presbyterian Church Surviving are his wife Erma four sons Lynn Ralph Virgil two daughters Vivian Bussard Lois Askins six grandchildren and one sister Irene Liming Public funeral arrangements at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home are incomplete
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jones
Mry Jones
Fl Creek Grange
Bupeau
Butler County
Presbyterian Church
Monroe
Erma
Robert
Centerville
Lynn
Lexington
Ralph
Germany
Virgil
Hamilton
Vivian Bussard
Germantown
Lois Askins
Middletown
Irene Liming
Hamersville
McCoy-Leffler
Funeral services for Miss Alma May Miller
Miss Alma May Miller of South Fxceello died yesterday morning in Middletown Hospital. Funeral services are set for 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ri Funeral Home with the Rev. William E. Ballinger officiating. Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery. Pallbearers are Ardis Hiteshue, Foster Craig, Pau Craig Jr, Everett Sherron, George Morgan, and Alvin Federle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma May Miller
South
Fxceello
Ardis Hiteshue
Foster Craig
Pau Craig, Jr
Everett Sherron
George Morgan
Alvin Federle
Ces
Miller
Middletown Hospital
Ri Funeral
William E. Ballinger
Woodside Cemetery
Notable Obituaries and Remembrances From Three States
In Kalamazoo John R Speer 43 once a Hollywood screenwriter and radio director at WKZO WKZO-FM. In New York George Marion Brown 86 a retired roofing executive and Legion leader. In Reno Maurice Sullivan 71 Democratic congressman and Nevada lieutenant governor. In New York Maurice Van Praag 67 former Sousa horn player and Philharmonic staff. In Canton Louis M Klinedinst 70 Timken executive longtime sales head. In Akron William A Spencer 83 former Summit County prosecutor assistant for 29 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Marion Brown
American Legion
Reno. Nev
Maurice Sullivan
Nevada
Maurice van Praag
John Philip Sousa
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Akron
Ohio
William A. Spencer
Summit County
Navy stenographer recruit interview by Miss Bonifant
Civilian representative Miss Berner M Bonifant will interview applicants for Navy stenographer posts at the Hamilton Post Office building August 12 to 14. Applicants must type 40 wpm and take dictation at 80 wpm, be at least 18, and may earn starting salaries from 245 to 264 dollars monthly with 13 days vacation sick leave and annual raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berner M. Bonifant
Navy
Hamilton Post Office
Navy Headquarters
Washington, D. C
Franklin drivers pay $360 in court
Seven motorists faced fines totaling 360 with costs in Franklin Municipal Court before Judge J. T. Riley. Bennie H. Abney 18 Franklin received 100 fine and six months jail, suspended. probation six months. Other cases included Raleigh Falkner 17 Franklin 50 fine with 25 suspended. Jacob Croan 34 Franklin 100 for DUI. state patrol fines ranged from 10 to 50 with suspensions. licenses suspended for five days or six months for damages. bonds forfeited by Lloyd Green and Harry Einstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
J. T. Riley
Bennie H. Abney
Riley
Raleigh Falkner
Jacob Croan
Wiliam Graham
Lebanon
Elmer Lykins
James Alcorn
Miamisburg
Kenneth Nunn
Wilmington
Lloyd Green
Clarkston
Mich
Harry Einstein
Dayton
Hamilton family awaits POW Roland from Camp No 6 Pyoktong
Mrs. Hamilton hosts a quiet vigil at home as Roland Hamilton, a Middletown high School graduate and Private, remains a prisoner of war near Pyoktong. Letters describe hopeful notes of release, memories of home, and requests for cigarettes and photographs. Five other local men are also listed as POWs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolly
Hamilton
Chattanooga
Tenn
Roland
Associated Press
Frank Noel
America
Raband
Hnamilton
Middletown
Interstate Folding Box Company
Perry Osborne Jr
Lebanon
William F. Roosa
Jefferson Rd
Charles D. Riddell, Jr
Germantown
Beecher M. Mefford
Edward A. Ruth
West Chester
Two More In Hospital With Polio
Butler County polio cases rose to 21 as two more children were admitted to Mercy Hospital in Hamilton. Judy Beltz aged one and Anne Mil dred Davinson aged two were diagnosed with polio, Beltz in bulbar polio and placed in an iron lung. John Wallace 32 of Sharonville Route 1 is also treated for polio at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Judy Beltz
David Beltz
East Ave
Anne Mildred Davinson
Dennis and
Eliza Davinson Coffey
Fairfax Ave
Charles Reuthe
National Foundation For Infantile
Judge rules many traffic cases illegal in Butler County
Com Pleas Judge Fred B. Cramer says traffic violations tried by township justices of the peace in Butler County over the past decade were illegal. He cites limited JP authority and urges these cases be moved to municipal courts in Middletown and Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
State Highway Patrol
Cramer
Justices of the Peace
Justice of Peace
Middletown
Hamilton
Clermont County
Charles Kirk
Wilmington
Juveniles in Trouble as Police Report Multiple Incidents
Police arrested two youths aged 15 and 16 after finding them drinking beer and cokes behind Sherman School. Three teenage boys were found with two 22 caliber rifles on the Smith farm and released to juvenile authorities with parental supervision to report this afternoon. Earlier, two Middletown boys aged 10 and 12 who ran away from home were picked up by Hamilton police and were to be collected by their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman School
Smith Farm
Hamilton
Middletown
Hamton
Laughing Policemen Aren't Laughing Now
Saginaw police laughed at a burglar who broke into a local shoe repair store and stole nine unmatched shoes on Sunday. Investigators report a burglary at the same shop the previous day with two pairs of shoes taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw, Mich
Saginaw
Ranny Daly moves from WPFB to WONE Dayton
Ranny Daly, longtime WPFB commercial manager and well known for his street interviews, joins WONE in Dayton as assistant to the president Ronald B Woodyard. Daly has 26 years in radio, including posts at Iowa Broadcasting System and WING in Dayton. He served in the Marine Corps during World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranny Daly
WPFB
Middletown
WONE
Dayton
Ronald B.woodyard
Daly
Iowa Broadcasting System
WING
Marine Corps
Theft at Keay's Appliances reports $2050 stolen
Police say $2050 in cash and unsigned checks were taken from a filing cabinet at Keay's Appliances at 1210 First Ave. The door was forced on the east side, with the loss occurring over the weekend. Det. John Fitzgerald, Det. Herbert Frazier, and Ptl. Gilbert Lafayette investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keay
First Ave
Robert Keay
John Fitzgerald
Herbert Frazier
Gilbert Lafayette
Minister Maps Course For Lutherans
The Rev. John M. Mangrum of Philadelphia urged Luther League delegates at Miami University to create outlets for youth Christian service. He warned the church’s survival depends on today’s young people and criticized Lutherans for weak evangelism, noting youth must own evangelism and citing Iron Curtain persecution as a global reminder of youth impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
John M. Mangrum
Philadelphia
Luther League of America
Miami University
Mangrum
Four AF Commands Seek Bendix Trophy at Dayton Show
Four Air Force commands will contest the Bendix Trophy cross country race at the National Aircraft Show on September 5 from Muroc California to Vandalia Ohio. Sabre jets from each command aim to beat Col. Keith K. Compton’s 553.761 mph record set on the Muroc to Cleveland run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Ohio
Muroc
Calif
Vandalia
Air Defense Command
Tactical Air Command
Air Research and Development Command
Air Proving Ground Command
Keith K. Compton
Man Stricken On Street Near First Avenue
Fire department emergency unit was called at 11 a.m. to First Avenue and Verity Parkway to aid George Triplett aged 27 of 2303 Crystal Ave. He was placed in a police cruiser and taken to Middletown Hospital where he reportedly suffered a heart attack. He was later discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
Verity Parkway
George Triplett
Crystal Ave
Middletown Hospital
Triplett
Subdivision Plats Approved and Parking Lot Plan Set
The City Planning Commission approved plats for Skyview Acres on Mossman Road West Middletown developed by Harry A Finkelman and Ray Bistance Lee Land Heights north of Countryside on Manchester Road owned by Levi Hoskins and the second section of Francis Brelsford subdivision west of Trenton on Route 73 A curb cut for a 15 car customer parking lot will be built on the west side of the vacant lot Cars will enter from Central Avenue and exit by the rear alley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Commission
Skyview Acres
Mossman Road
West Middletown
Harry A. Finkelman
Ray Bistance
Lee Land Heights
Countryside
Manchester Road
Levi Hoskins
Francis Brelsford
Trenton
Central Avenue
Two Mishaps Leave One Injured and One Cited
A Hamilton man, Thomas Whitaker, 23, was arrested for reckless operation after a two car collision on Ohio 4 near Middletown at 12 15 a m. One man Walter Stephens 25 of Franklin Route 2 escaped injury in the rear end crash. A second crash on Ohio 122 near Middletown at 4 15 p m involved Everett Goodnight 21 of West Middletown Route 2 and James Johnson 24 of West Middletown Route 1 with minor damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Whitaker
Hamilton
Ohio 4
Middletown
Walter Stephens
Franklin
Whitaker
Everett Goodnight
West Middletown
James Johnson
17 Sick Americans Arrive in Honolulu from Japan
A transport plane landed in Honolulu last night carrying 17 sick Americans from Red captivity. The group included 14 men with tuberculosis and three psychiatric cases. Earlier reports of more passengers or indoctrination by the Reds were not true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Pacific
Japan
Color TV Sets Expected for Sale by Fall 1954
Dr Edward A. Condon of Corning Glass Works predicted color television sets would be sold commercially by fall 1954. He said several thousand color tubes would be available that fall, but limited to the Eastern luxury market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
Edward A. Condon
Corning Glass Works
National Bureau of Standards
Drowns While Fishing Near Sciotoville
Robert Brady aged 13 drowned in the Ohio River near his Sciotoville home while fishing yesterday. The incident occurred along the riverbank close to Portsmouth Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
Ohio
Robert Brady
Ohio River
Sciotoville
Driver Injured In Central Avenue Accident
A 47 year old driver from South Exeter Middletown was treated for nose wounds after a collision on Central Avenue at 8 30 p m. Police charged Everett Kincaid with physical control while intoxicated as his car struck a parked vehicle owned by Mrs Harry A Finkelman on Highland Street causing $150 damage to the parked car and $300 to Kincaid s auto. A second incident on Inland Drive caused $100 damage to Kincaid s car. Ursula J Clark 32 of Granada Avenue was involved in a separate near miss while Bruce L Peters 39 of Middletown Route 2 faced a collision with Clark s car and no injuries were reported. The incidents occurred in the late afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Avenue
Everett Kincaid
South Excello
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Kincaid
Harry A. Finkelman
Highland St
Finkelman
Inland Drive
Evan M. Warnock
Franklin Route 1
Ursula J. Clark
Granada Ave
Catalaa Drive
Tytus Avenue
Bruce L. Peters
Dam
Village Jail Runs Like Hotel In Proctorville Report
Ohio auditor finds Proctorville village jail charging inmates room rent of 2.5 dollars per day plus fines and costs regardless of stay length. The audit notes Athalia also fined drunks without a drunk ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Lawrence County
Proctorville
Athalia
Motorcycle crash near Akron claims mother of two
A motorcycle collided with a road scraper on Massillon Road south of Akron yesterday killing 19 year old Violet Mae Carpenter, mother of two, and injuring her husband Tallmadge, 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Massillon Rd
Here
Violet Mae Carpenter
Tallmadge
Lead Poisoning Blamed In Cincinnati Death
Dolores Kendrick, 18 months, died yesterday in Cincinnati from lead poisoning. General Hospital reported enamel paint found under the girl's fingernails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Dolores Kendrick
General Hospital
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. F. Stoneroad
Robert Roy Jones
Alma M. Miller
Rothman Furniture Repair
Moore St
THE
Kalamazoo, Mich
John R. Speer
WKZO
Wkzo-F
Kalamazoo
Canton
Louis M. Klinedinst
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Klinedinst
Thorald
Stenos
Office Outfitters, Inc
N. Main St
Castell & Gallaher's
Adv
Walter N. Cow Efler Duneral
Broad Street
Studebaker
Studebakers
Miracle Ride
McConn Motors
Charles ST
Fashion Academy
New York School of Fashion Design
Middletown, Ohio
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