First Hueston Park Cabins To Be Ready Next Spring
Oxford reports the first of 200 cabins at Hueston Woods state park will be ready next spring with a three mile lake planned to open in about two years. W W Flickinger park chief outlines deadlines for outside work by November 1 and interior finishing by next April. Lodging plans include year round lighthouse cabins, deluxe and sleeping cabins, and potential inn or dining lodge. Dam contract waits until next January with at least 18 months before filling the lake, which will span 500 to 600 acres. The project aims to serve a 50 mile radius and 2,000,000 people, drawing 59,000 visitors to the park in 1952.
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Oxford
Hueston Woods State Park
W. W. Flickinger
Four Mile Creek Road
Flickinger
Hueston Woods
Two 18-year-olds held on burglary charges in Butler County
Barry Blakney of 2201 Hawthorne St and Wilbur T Wilson of 19 East Fourth St Franklin were ordered held on burglary and larceny charges with bonds of 1500 each after a Butler County Grand Jury indictment. They admitted breaking into Murphy's Service Station and other local sites including Franklin golf course and Good's Drug Store. Edward Ratliff was fined 10 dollars for intoxication and a defraud charge was dismissed. James Wolfe was fined 10 dollars for failure to yield and had license suspended until damages are paid. Richard Morningstar’s failure to provide was dismissed at his wife’s request. he was ordered to pay costs.
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Butler County Grand Jury
Harold G. Dance
Barry Blakney
Hawthorne St
Wilbur T. Wilson
East Fourth St
Franklin
Murphy's Service Station
Clark St
Franklin Golf Course
Good's Drug Store
Franklin High School
Logan - Long Company
Edward Ratliff
Hamilton
Ratliff
East Central Avenue
Middletown
James Wolfe
Germantown
Richard Morningstar
Barbara
Morningstar
Lunch Time Rush Costs Man Fine
Edward McGlinchey aged 56 was fined 10 dollars after a noon rush led him to run into the side of a car. He admitted fault but blamed the lunch hour sprint claiming he could not secure a seat and missed lunch.
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Detroit
Edward McGlinchey
McGlinchey
Freed Bank POWs Reported Restless
In Inchon Korea officials at the replacement depot said some American prisoners of war have taken unauthorized leave but all returned and were not charged with AWOL. MPs were instructed not to use violence and to employ persuasion, calling an officer if needed.
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Inchon
Korea
Two Charged In Break-Ins
Woodford Briscoe 20 and a 17 year old boy were charged with breaking and entering after police linked them to a series of thefts in Dayton and Franklin. They reportedly admitted to break-ins at the Point Drive-In on Point Drive and other local eateries.
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Woodford Briscoe
George Taylor
Point Drive-In
Dayton
Point
King's Drive -In
Oxford State Road
South Inn
Franklin
Bus Driver Robbed After Final Middletown Run
Arthur Saylor, 29, of Hamilton, a driver for Oxford Coach Lines, was held up at gunpoint while backing a bus into a garage at 119 West High St in Oxford after completing a Middletown to Oxford run. Bandits demanded cash, escaping with $42. Saylor described the gunman as tall with a mustache in blue jeans and dark shirt. the companion was short and stocky in similar clothing.
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Oxford
Middletown
Arthur Saylor
Hamilton
West High St
Camden Gas Station Entered by Burglars
Deputy Sheriff John Stover reports a burglary at a Camden service station on North Main Street operated by Darold Witter. Entry came through a cut screen on a back door during Sunday night or Monday morning. About three dollars in change, cooler change, and four cigarette cartons were missing.
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Eaton
John Stover
Camden
Darold Witter
North Main Street
Stover
Blythe Williams Post Heads to Install Officers
American Legion Post 231 will hold a special meeting at post headquarters tomorrow night to install officers. Adjutant Orville Williams announced today.
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Blythe Williams
American Legion
Orville Williams
Eisenhower urges renewed drive to cut federal spending
President Eisenhower urged a new drive to reduce federal spending in a letter to heads of federal departments. He said since inauguration every administration member has aimed for efficiency and economy and called for action after Congress adjourned. White House spokesman Hagerty announced the move to avoid a special session.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Adm
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Hagerty
Senate
Woman Shot on Mansfield City Bus Cites Morning Tragedy
In Mansfield Ohio Emma Lee Campbell 33 mother of two was shot in the abdomen by a woman identified as Albertine Parker 26 while both headed to work around 7 am on West First Street. Campbell died an hour later and Parker was held with no charges filed.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Emma Lee Campbell
Albertine Parker
Campbell
Parker
Five Drivers Fined In Area Courts For Traffic Violations
Five motorists faced fines totaling 55 dollars plus costs after state patrol arrests. Francis Huffman, 28, Hamilton, $5. Olan Wells, 19, Hamilton, $10 for no license. Arthur Adams, 25, Monroe, $15. Kelly Deton, 32, 1219 Sycamore St., $10 for driving left of center. Clyde Stewart, 18, Connersville, $25 for reckless operation.
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Harry Stretcher
Trenton
Francis E. Huffman
Hamilton
Ohio
Olan Ray Wells
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Arthur T. Adams
Kelly Deton
Sycamore St
Clyde Stewart
Connersville
Frank Wessel
Hamilton Municipal Court
Phone Officials Ask Excise Tax System
Washington plea to remove telephone and telegraph excise taxes presented to the House Ways and Means Committee. Spokesmen for Bell Telephone System Western Union and the CIO Communications Workers of America argued before a panel studying general tax revision.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Bell Telephone System
Western Union
CIO Communications Workers of America
Doctor Marks Birthday With 69 Holes Of Golf
Morgantown West Virginia Dr R C Spangler a WVU professor will play 69 holes of golf to mark his 69th birthday He previously did 67 frames of bowling two years ago to celebrate the occasion keeping the pace modest this year
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Morgantown
W. Va
R. C. Spangler
West Virginia University
Short circuit blamed for ballast fire at Filson's Inc
Company 1 of the fire department was called at 5 22 p m yesterday to Filson s Inc 1017 Central Ave where there was no fire but a ballast in a light fixture had shorted out this caused no damage beyond the fixture and no injuries were reported
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Filson’s, Inc
Central Ave
Spot Sign Shapes Teach Road Safety
State Patrol Cpl. C J Simmons urges drivers to learn traffic sign shapes to stay safe. He lists five basic shapes eight sided stop diamond rectangular round and railroad crossbuck with meanings and cautions about speed limits warnings and intersections. He stresses signs signals and pavement markings deserve officer-like attention.
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Cpl
C. J. Simmons
State Patrol Post 9
Corporal Simmons
Simmons
Judge Boli Improving After Heart Attack in Alma
Alma Michigan hospital reports Butler County judge Peter P. Boli is improving rapidly after a heart attack ten days ago. A note from his wife says he is doing nicely but gives no return date to Hamilton. He was admitted to Wilcox Hospital on July 31 during a family visit.
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Alma
Mich
Peter P. Boli
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Traffic safety program features Them Obey Them
Readable text notes a state highway patrol and National Safety Council program highlighting a theme about obeying traffic rules. It references a safety initiative with engaging materials aimed at drivers.
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State Highway Patrol
National Safety Council
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