Franklin Council Adopts Council-Manager Government
Franklin councilmen approve a council manager form effective Jan 1 1958 and set a five member council. Salary for city manager capped at 7000 after debate, Art Horwitz voting no. 1958 general fund budget shows a 27958 deficit. total budget 228804 amid bond retirements. Budget request to Warren County Budget Commission filed.
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Franklin
Gordon Tinch
Floyd Gebhart
Art Horwitz
Horwitz
Council
Gaynor
Warren County Budget Commission
Middletonian Winks Earns Prizes On The Price Is Right
A young Air Force ace narrowly beat Mrs. Edward Forsyth on NBC’s The Price Is Right, winning right to return by bidding exact on a Gamond bracelet. Forsyth, a housewife from 2315 Erie Ave, collected about $3,500 in prizes after a prior $926 furniture win. The Forsyths and their two children had been visiting in New York with the husband’s parents, Mr and Mrs Igag of Rockville.
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NBC
Edward
Ted) Forsyth
Erie Ave
Bumercee Wee
Air Force
New York City
Forsyth
Vandals Target Parked Cars Across City
Thieves declared open season on parked autos last night and robbed two vehicles while damaging a third. Police reported guests at the Manchester Hotel found their cars ransacked and a golf clubs set was stolen from a car belonging to James K. Methvin. A man from Seymour Indiana noted the window was broken in his car.
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Manchester
James K. Methvin
Boeing Mitchel
Cincinnati Singer Wins Thall Search
WKRC officials reported that a Cincinnati singer won the contest after counts were tallied Sunday.
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Cincinnati
Thall
Shower Honors Sylvia Doty Bride Elect of Harry Mack
Mrs Homer Vivens and Mr Ateur Clark hosted a bridal shower yesterday at the Vivens home on Ty tus Avenue honoring Miss Sylvia Doty the bride elect of Harry C Mack. Guests included Mrs Jennie Gates Lucy Doty and Mrs Otle Mack and plans note the wedding set for August 24 at Bethel AME Church.
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Homer Vivens
Ateur Clark
Sylvis Doty
Harry C. Mack
Vivens
Tytus Avenue
Jennie Gates
Lucy Doty
Otle Mack
Patricia Turner
Gervert McBain
Russells Harper
Lee Wilams
Russell Smith
Reuben Doty
Miss Doty
Mr. Mack
Bethel Ame Church
Franklin approves emergency civil defense and street lighting measures
The city passed an emergency ordinance to join Warren County Civil Defense and will contribute up to 200 for the year. It extended the railroad crossing agreement with the New York Central System and approved a necessity resolution for street lighting. A pending ordinance to close all food and drink establishments after 1 a.m. was deferred until its text is completed.
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Warren County
Franklin
New York Central System
Truman to Receive VFW Gold Medal for Peace Efforts
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will award former President Harry S Truman the Bernard Baruch Medal for promoting world peace. The honor cites his support for the Marshall Plan and Greek Turkish aid. Truman plans to attend the Miami Beach convention and will accept the medal when the National Council meets in Kansas City in October.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Harry S. Truman
Sen. Symington
Truman
Miami
VFW National Council
Kansas City
Wil
H. H
Hap) Arnold
Butler County Probate Inventory Values Estate at $4 041
Probate Court records list valuing Warren Patton estate at 4041 dollars. Alexander as administrator filed the inventory with 41 dollars in cash and debt receivable and 3500 dollars in real estate. Glenn Patton as executrix filed related documents in Trenton.
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Alexander
Corn Hang Ho
Warren Patton
Trenton
Glenn Patton
Executrix
Divorce Suits Filed Rebecca Worley and Clyde Worley
Rebecca Worley of Hamilton files for divorce from Clyde Worley alleging neglect and related grounds. Court records show the action titled in the local docket with unspecified relief sought.
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Rebecca Worley
Hamilton
Clyde Worley
Divorces Granted In Local Court
Profitt of 3219 Mohawk Street is granted divorce from Russell Lewis Profit of 1002 Latayte Avenue on grounds of neglect and cruelty. case adjudicated by Judge P. P. Boi.
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Russell Lewis
Dudge P. P. Boi
Two Hamiltonians Pass Bar Exams Triumphs at State Board
The report notes two Hamiltonians passed the bar exams. Thomas Stewart Calder of Cincinnati led with 90.8 percent. Frederick Nevin Young of Dayton earned second honors with 94? The text confirms high marks and city affiliations though final digits are garbled.
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Thomas Stewart Calder
Cincinnati
Frederick Nevin Young
Dayton
School Board Reconfirms Owens Pick for Unexpired Term
A special session of the Board of Education was called to reconfirm Dr. William Owens to fill the unexpired term of Charles Roethe. Roethe’s resignation, announced earlier and accepted August 12, prompted the move. The board also planned to consider a service station issue, with a Monroe Village Council meeting scheduled that evening. The 4:30 p.m. session was to be held at Middletown High School board office.
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Pe J of Education
William Owen
Charles Reuthe
Roethe
Owen
Emen Joseph Woodruff
Monroe Village
Middletown High School
Police Briefs Arrests and Thefts Reported
Jack Boone 21 of 2071 Winton St was arrested at Butler County jail on a breaking and entering warrant from the Ohio National Guard Armory dated June 1 to August 16. Wesley Jones of 1996 Michigan Ave reported the loss of a billfold containing $1 and keys at the Paramount Theater.
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Jack Boone
Winton St
Butler County
Ohio National Guard
Wesley Jones
Michigan Ave
Paramount Theater
Dog Bites Henry McKinney on Little Finger
A dog bite injured Henry McKinney, 19, of 905 6th Ave, when a dog attacked his little finger.
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Henry McKinney
6Th Ave
Whitey Forest Arrested for Intoxication in Cincinnati
Whitey Forest aged 42 was taken into custody behind 128 Curtin Street on accusations of intoxication and resisting arrest, authorities report.
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Whitey Forest
Cincinnati
Curtin St
Theft Report From 1728 Central Ave
James Williams reports the theft of a shubceb valued at 11 dollars from 1728 Central Ave. The incident appears logged as a property theft with a low-value item noted by the caller.
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James Williams
Central Ave
Break in at Cove-Cola Bottling Co spills no loot
Burglars entered through a window at Cove-Cola Bottling Co on Verity Parkway over the weekend. They forced a desk drawer but failed to take anything. No injuries reported.
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Cove-Cola Bottling Co
Verity Parkway
Pred Waddel and Roy Haddix Arrested for Intoxication Vagrancy
Pred Waddel, 38, of 2106 Wayne Ave, and Roy L Haddix, 9 Germantown Rt 1, were arrested on charges of intoxication and vagrancy.
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Pred Waddel
Wayne Ave
Roy L. Haddix
Germantown Rt. 1
Fire Guts Hut Unknown Owner Placed Behind Cemetery
A quonset hut behind Middletown Cemetery on Richmond Avenue burned from 2 a.m. until 3 a.m. Firefighters from three companies and a ladder unit responded after Pt. Jake Lowe sighted the blaze. Officials cannot determine ownership occupants or extent of damage. The fire began in a rear kitchen addition with no confirmed cause.
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Jake Lowe
Central Avenue
Middletown Cemetery
Richmond Avenue
Judge to Hold Court in West Buechel After Delay
LouisvillE report notes George F. Hardman police judge of West Buechel will preside Aug. 31 for the first time after a six year post. town marshal Hugh Johnson was hired recently and has already made several arrests, ending the prior no-arrest period.
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Louisville
George F. Hardman
West Buechel
Hugh Johnson
Patrolman’s Cycle Collision Baffles Traffic Wits
A traffic cop escaped injury after his motorcycle hit a car at Central Avenue and Car car intersection. Edward Lykins’s cycle damaged, $10. William Druley of Eldorado stopped at a signal and was struck by the cycle. Alfred Bieller, 69, was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a hit-skip incident in the 1600 block of Philadelphia Avenue. Damages totaled $50 to a parked car on Taylor Street. Calvin Jones, 31, was cited for following too closely after rear ending Helen Kalnai’s auto on Garfield Street, causing $70 damage.
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Central Avenue
William Druley
Eldorado
Ohio
Rt. 1
Edward Lykins
Alfred Bieller
Philadelphia Avenue
Wilmer J. Smith
Taylor St
Calvin Jones
Walnut St
Helen F. Kalnai
Columbia St
Accidents Involve Neff Schrenk Dowell King Edwards
Yesterday several crashes caused minor property damage. James W. Neff of Camden and Henry Schrenk, 21, of Lebanon, collided in the 1700 block of Central Avenue causing $80 damage. Ruth L. Dowell, Raleigh, M C, and Claude Carpenter of 2400 Oxford Avenue, in the 1900 block of 1st Avenue, suffered $30 damage. Grace King of West Middletown and Donald Edwards, 24, of Franklin, Rt. 1, in the 800 block of Tytus, faced $20 damage.
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James W. Neff
Camden
Henry Schrenk
Lebanon
Central Avenue
Ruth L. Dowell
Raleiga
M. C
Claude Carpenter
Oxford Ave
1St Avenue
Grace King
West Middletown
I Rt
Donald Edwards
Franklin Rt. 1
Tytus
Visual training in eye therapy reviewed
The article explains orthoptic training for crossed eyes can aid certain patients but not correct fundamental defects. It notes visual training may improve eye use and perceived sharpness within anatomical limits, while warning that real eye diseases or structural defects require proper medical treatment and that speculative claims should be viewed skeptically.
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Ana
Leclered
Stage Set For New OB Opening Tomorrow
R S Weatherwax president of the Oglesby Barnitz Bank and Trust Co says the bank’s new Auto Banking Center at Tytus Avenue and Nelbar Street will open tomorrow and reflects the bank’s 107 year history begun in William B oe home. He emphasizes a homelike atmosphere and modern facilities since founding.
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R. S. Weatherwax
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank & Trust Co
Tytus Avenue
Nelbar Street
Weatherwax
William B
Middletown
Woman Hurt As Car Hits Guard Rail On Rt 122
A Middletown woman, Mrs. Phillip Gaunt, 23, suffered a fractured wrist and cuts when her car left the curve on Rt 122 and struck a guard rail. Passenger husband Phillip Gaunt, 23, was taken for examination. both were released. Car damage reported as extensive.
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Middletown
Phillip Gavnt
Tytus Ave
Middletown Hospital
Deepstal
School Teacher Killed In Crash In Columbus Ohio
James Albert Henne 26 a Cleveland high school teacher and Ohio State summer quarter student was killed when his convertible overturned near Indianola Northridge. Police say his speed reached about 100 mph as the car skidded 240 feet crossed Indianola Avenue struck a curb flipped end over end and landed on its top in a nearby field.
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Columbus
Ohio
James Albert Henne
Cleveland
Ohio State University
Henne
Albert L. Henne
Indianola
Northridge
Indianola Avenue
Pencil Trigger Incident in Newark City Tax Office
Mrs. Elsa Schenkel a Newark city tax clerk triggered a holdup when her pencil caused a rapid reaction ten police officers arrived after she dropped it during the pickup. The incident details remain unclear with fragmented OCR.
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Newark
Elsa Schenkel
Bank Roots in Oglesby Home Reveal Early 20th Century Style
The bank began in the Oglesby home sitting room at Main and Lebanon streets, later expanding through the hallway kitchen and dining room. In 1928 W. C. Barnitz built the central office on the former Auto Banking Center site with Williamsburg era decor. The lobby features cherry wainscoting and wallpaper, plus a lounge for informal visits and a large parking area for 53 cars across a city block.
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Oglesby
Main
Lebanon Streets
Lebanon Street
Central Avenue
W. C. Barnitz
Auto Banking Center
Williamsburg
Weatherwax
Hamilton Woman Killed In Fall At Key West Tower
Frances Miller of 443 Harrison Ave. died after falling from a Civil War stone tower on a beach side wall in Key West. She was on vacation with two of three children. Warren B Miller and Wayne flew to Florida. funeral plans incomplete. Miller's Drive-In operated by her husband.
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Hamilton
Hamion
Frances Miller
Harrison Ave
Key West
Highest auto road peaks in Colorado on Mount Evans and Pike's Peak
The narrative notes the Mount Evans road reaches the 14 foot summit in Colorado and the Pike's Peak route climbs to 14 120 feet, describing these high elevation highways as fixtures of the region.
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United States
Mount Evans
Colorado
Pike's Peak
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Sylvia Doty
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Little Tokyo
Owens’ Pick
Garfield St
Conrad Berens
M. D
Ophthalmological Foundation
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Mc Coy -Leffler
Ghrewal Hime
Walter MH. McCoy
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Leffler
Broad St
1St Ave
Melampy
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