North Middletown area released from Lemon Township by county
Four subdivisions in the North Middletown area were released from Lemon Township control by a unanimous Butler County Commission vote this morning. The move advances annexation prospects to Middletown, with a 60-day waiting period if approved. Subdivisions include Maple Park, Dixie Heights, Avalon, and Roselawn. nearly 2,400 residents and 500 schoolchildren are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lemon Township
North
Butler County Commission
Maple Park
Dixie Heights
Avalon
Roselawn
C. F. Myers
North Middletown
Obituary for Karl L Kerschbaum meteorologist
Karl L Kerschbaum 40 died suddenly Wednesday in St. Marguerite Hospital Hammond Indiana. Rites set for 10 a m Saturday at Lutheran Church with Rev Hugo Schmidt. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Survived by wife Blanche four brothers Arthur Ralph Mark of Middletown and Paul of Bethesda and three sisters Esther Elsie and Mrs Freda Miller all of Middletown. Friends may call at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Friday 2 to 7 and 7 to 10 p m. Body to church at 9 a m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl L. Kerschbaum
St. Marguerite Hospital
Hammond
Ind
Hugo Schmidt
Woodside Cemetery
Mr. Kerschbaum
Middletown
Inland Steel Corporation
Blanche
Arthur
Ralph
Mark
Paul
Bethesda
Esther
Elsie Kerschbaum
Freda Miller
McCoy-Leffler
Services for Nancy Lee Rhodehus in Middletown
Services for four month old Nancy Lee Rhodehus daughter of Mr and Mrs William Rhodehus of 3229 Omaha Street will be held at 10 a m Monday at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Interment will follow in Woodside Cemetery She leaves her parents two brothers William Jr and Richard a sister Lena Sue and a half sister Ruth Franklin Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 2 to 5 p m and 7 to 10 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Lee Rhodus
William Rhodus
Omaha St
Iddletown Hospital
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Woodside Cemetery
William, Jr
Richard
Lena Sue
Ruth Franklin
Morrow native Mary Creighton 79 dies in Silverton home
Miss Mary Creighton of Morrow, a former Peters Cartridge employee in Kings Mills, dies at 79 in St. Theresa Home, Silverton. Requiem Mass at 9 30 a m Saturday at St Mallachy Church Morrow with burial in the Morrow Friends cemetery. friends may call at Vale Funeral Home in Morrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Mary Creighton
Morrow
St. Theresa
Silverton
Creighton
Peters Cartridge Company
Kings Mills
St. Mallachy Church
Teol
Vale Funeral
Henry Glascock dies after long illness at home
Henry Glascock 57 a World War I infantry veteran died this morning at his Roberts Avenue home after a lingering illness. He was a longtime employee of Logan Long Paper Mill and an active Russel McElfresh American Legion Post member. Survived by wife Minnie two daughters Laura Mildred stepson Ecton Cline of Maysville Ky ten grandchildren brother Peter Glascock of Maysville sister Mrs Maggie West of Ripley Ohio funeral arrangements are pending at Robert Eaton Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin — Henry Glascock
Roberts Ave
Germany
France
Russel McElfresh Post
American Legion
Logan-Long
Minnie
Laura
Mildred
Ecton Cline
Maysville
Peter Glascock
Maggie West
Ripley, O
Robert Eaton
Deaths Last Night
Harry N. Rickey 77, former Scripps-Howard executive and first director of the Newspaper Enterprise Association, a feature syndicate, and an original director of United Press, died in Winter Park Florida. He was born in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Winter Park
Fla
Harry N._ Rickey
Scripps-Howard
Newspaper Enterprise Association
United Press
Cincinnati
Maud Ballington Booth Dies at 82 Co founder of Volunteers of America
Mrs. Maud Ballington Booth 82 widow of Ballington Booth and co founder of Volunteers of America died in Great Neck N Y. Born in Limpsfield Surrey England she was the widow of Ballington Booth son of Salvation Army founder Gen William Booth.
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Great Neck
N. Y
Maud Ballington Booth
The
Volunteers of America
Ballington Booth
Gen
William Booth
Salvation Army
Limpsfield
Surrey
England
Humble Oil Chairman Harry C. Wiess Dies at 61
Harry C. Wiess, 61, longtime chairman of the Humble Oil and Refining Company, the nation’s largest crude oil producer, died. He was born in Beaumont, Texas, and led the Houston firm’s board for decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston, Tex
Harry C. Wiess
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Beaumont
Tex
Charles Hook Day Chairmen Chosen
Russell Weatherwax announced the Charles R. Hook Day committees for September 26. Finance chairman E F Shively, publicity chairman Harold W Jones, program chairman N J Lawler, parade chairman Cecil Runyan, community appreciation chairman J Robert Whitaker, and honorary community chairman E T Gardner lead. More members will be named later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Weatherwax
Charles R. Hook
E. F. Shively
Harold W. Jones
N. J. Lawler
Cecil Runyan
J. Robert Whitaker
E. T. Gardner
Chamber of Commerce
Manchester
Order Of Arrow Convention Set at Bloomington University
The Order of the Arrow plans its annual convention at Bloomington University in Bloomington Indiana from September 1 to 3. Delegates from Middletown include Jimm Fay Richard Keller Kenneth McGuire Allan Vandervort with more attendees Richard Banker Richard Hopper Charles Doring and Walter King. Lodge advisors T C Venable and George Harvey will lead the three day camp session announced by Paul Parker Scout Executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Arrow
Bloomington University
Bloomington
Ind
Middletown
Jimm Fay
Explorer
Richard Keller
Kenneth McGuire
Allan Vandervort
Richard Banker
Richard Hopper
Charles Doring
Walter King
T. C. Venable
George Harvey
Paul Parker
Kiwanis Club hears coin display by J Earl King
Kiwanis members at the Manchester Hotel enjoyed a talk by J Earl King on a coin display and its historical value. A wire recording from the club's Ohio River boat trip sparked reminiscences during the noon meeting. The group announced the state Kiwanis convention in Dayton October 17 to 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Earl King
Manchester
King
Hamilton Kiwanis Club
Hamilton
National Cash Register Company
Fenton Chew
E. J. Goldschmidt
Harry Lewis
Harry Moore
Robert Davidson
Ross Crim
At the Movies Friday and Saturday Showings
The listing lists Ideal Husband with Paulette Goddard at 1 39 5 08 8 37 p m Friday and 1 40 5 17 8 29 p m Saturday Fury at Furnace Creek with Vic tor Mature and Coleen Gray at 3 19 6 48 10 17 p m Friday and 3 20 6 57 10 09 p m Saturday Dixie Cruise In Friday Tarzan and the Leopard Woman with Johnny Weissmuller and Brenda Joyce at 8 10 and 10 40 p m Saturday Trail to San Antonio with Gene Autry at 9 50 p m Also Zombies on Broadway with Bela Lugosi and Wally Brown at 8 and 11 05 p m.
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Paulette Goddard
Fury
Furnace Creek
Victor Mature
Coleen Gray
Dixie Cruise
Leopard Woman
Johnny Weissmuller
Brenda Joyce
San Antonio
Gene Autry
Bela Lugosi
Wally Brown
$40 000 Home Permit Issued On East Central Ave
Orville S Carson, building commissioner, reported a permit for a two story brick home with stone trim and attached garage on East Central Ave for Mr and Mrs Gus Valen. The house and lot total over $50 000 with seven rooms and bath downstairs and six large rooms plus two baths upstairs. Plans include a solarium library and winding staircase. Armco steel floors and three lots. A $2 000 foundation permit was issued earlier. Plans by Harold Goetz.
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East Central Ave
Gus Valen
Orville Carson
Armco Steelex
Harold Goetz
Eagles Lodge seeks half mill park levy for city funds
Eagles Lodge petitions aim to place a half mill levy on November ballots to boost city park operation funds next year. About 60 petitions have 1,500 signatures, with at least 1,000 more possible. Petitions will be given to City Attorney Fred J. Schatzmann for Wednesday night Commission presentation.
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Cecil Butts
The
Eagles
Butts
Fred J. Schatzmann
Commission
Schatzmann
Butler County Board of Elections
Local Jaycees Erect New Welcome Sign in Middletown
Middletown’s Junior Chamber of Commerce led by K A Politz and Howard Ward plans a 12 by 10 foot welcome sign at the Coles Road Route 25 junction. The white sign with 6 inch letters will direct travelers to the city and will feature permanent electric lighting. Harold Goetz, Middletown architect, redesigned the face and the sign sits on an east west axis for visibility to north and southbound drivers.
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Coles Rd
Route 25
Middletown
Chameber of Commerce
K. A. Politz
Jaycee
Howard Ward
Harold Goetz
Cemetery Workers Return to Jobs in Cincinnati
Twenty employees of St. Mary and St. John cemeteries ended an 11 day strike over wages. Funeral burials were delayed for 30 bodies during the walkout. The CIO United Cemetery Workers accepted a new contract raising hourly pay from 1.00 to 1.15 after signing the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
St. Mary and
St. John
CIO United Cemetery Workers
Pastor Edward G. Depenbrook Named in Cincinnati
The Rev. Father Edward G. Depenbrook, former Mercy Crest chaplain in Springfield, Ohio, is named pastor of the Church of the Assumption in Cincinnati by Archbishop John T. McNicholas. He succeeds the late Msgr. Joseph A. Tieken’s successor, the Rev. Father William P. O'Connor, who becomes pastor of St. Catharine parish after Tieken’s death last week.
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Cincinnati
Edward G. Depenbrook
Mercy Crest
Springfield
Church of the Assumption
John T. McNicholas
William P. O’connor
St. Catharine Parish
Joseph A. Tieken
Middletown Board approves pay raises for cafeteria workers custodians and teachers
The Middletown Board of Education increased wages for about 30 cafeteria workers by ten percent and over 40 custodians by roughly $10 monthly. Ten teachers who studied summer courses will gain $1,620 yearly in reimbursements. The board also funded health nurse positions and endorsed supervision of city nursing in schools. Zelma Kah resigns. Bertha Sorgen and Margaret Dieterich hired. Cedarville College granted field use on September 23.
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Middletown Board of Education
Ross Snyder
Board of Health
Civic Association
Red Cross
Zelma Kah
Lincoln School
Bertha Sorgen
Margaret Dieterich
Snyder
Cedarville College
Driver Instruction Program Studied in Butler County Meeting
A noon meeting at the YWCA in Hamilton gathered representatives from the Middletown and Hamilton Safety Councils police departments automobile clubs the state patrol and county driving teachers to discuss standardizing driver education. Cpl Dan Mahoney of the State Patrol presided with Claude Young introducing the hosting Butler County Automobile Club. The group reviewed highway regulations and local traffic laws as part of coordinating instructional methods.
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Butler County
YWCA
Hamilton
Middletown
Automobile Clubs
State Patrol
Butler County Automobile Club
Cpl
Dan Mahoney
Claude Young
Republican State Chair calls meeting in Columbus on September 8
Columbus will host a meeting of the Republican State Central and Executive committees on September 8 led by state chairman Freda Johnson. Planning for the election campaign will be discussed.
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Columbus
Freda Johnson
Republican State Central and
Johnson
Man Arraigned In 10 Year Kidnapping Case
George Duncan age 38 was arraigned in Butler County Common Pleas Court on kidnapping and robbery indictments from November 1938. He pleaded innocent and posted 10 000 bond. Duncan spent nine and a half years in Kentucky Penitentiary after the indictments were returned. He and two others allegedly abducted Edward Brusk from a Middletown lot on Casper Street, robbed him of 130 dollars, and released him unharmed hours later. Arnold Hackney was later sentenced to 10 to 25 years. Bierman’s case was disposed of.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County
George Duncan
Excello
Middletown
Duncan
P. P. Boll
Common Pleas Court
Kentucky
Paul A. Baden
Edward Brusk
Casper St
Brusk
Arnold Hackney
Phillip Bierman
Bierman
Preble 4-H Band to Play at Ohio State Fair
Preble County 4-H band will perform at the Ohio State Fair on September 1. The group will travel by bus and reach the fairgrounds by 9 30 a m with Donald Agne, Eaton high school music director, guiding them. Two Preble judging teams will also compete in State 4 H judging contests on Saturday. Members include Francis VanAusdal Galen Smith Rolan Van Ausdal Lowell Rust Jack Bailey and Jimmy Thomas from local livestock and dairy clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Preble County
Donald Agne
Eaton High School
Francis VanAusdal
Galen Smith
Rolan VanAusdal
Monroe Better Livestock Club
Lowell Rust
Gratis Livestock Club
Jack Bailey
Jimmy Thomas
West Elkton Livestock Club
Resident Overcome While Working Under Car
Levi Long of 1229 Sycamore Street was found under a truck at 309 Garfield Street and, overcome by heat, was taken to Middletown Hospital at 8:30 am by police in a cruiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Long
Sycamore St
Middletown Hospital
Long
Garfield St
Fire at East Works of Armco Steel Extinguished
Firemen from Fire Company No. 3 extinguished a small blaze at the East Works of the Armco Steel Corporation yesterday afternoon with no damage reported.
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Armco Steel Corporation
Seventy Candidates Nominated for Middletown Council Board
A Middletown Safety Council nominating committee selected sixty seven candidates for the Board of Controls for the coming year. The slate will be certified and ballots printed at a special board meeting next Tuesday. The committee also proposed bylaw changes. Thirty directors will be elected at the upcoming annual meeting. Thomas Carmody chairs the committee with C M Allen and J Bramlage assisting.
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Middletown Safety Council
Board of Controls
Civic Association
Thomas Carmody
C. M. Allen
J. Bramlage
Police Briefs Corda Sparks Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
Corda Sparks, 34, of 302 Western Ave Covington Kentucky, was arrested last night at Central Ave and Clinton St on a charge of disorderly conduct.
Child Kenneth Gordon Found on Reynolds Ave Brought to HQ
Five year old Kenneth Gordon was found on Reynolds Avenue and taken to headquarters by officers. His mother Mrs Elizabeth Gordon of 2106 Arlington Avenue arrived at the station after him.
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Kenneth Gordon
Reynolds Ave
Elizabeth Gordon
Arlington Ave
Ome
Missing billfold returned after theft claim
Arlin Lacey of Brown's Run reported $80 taken from his billfold yesterday. He misplaced the billfold at Armco East Side, someone took it, then returned the billfold with the money missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlin Lacey
Brown
Lacey
Armco East Side
H&n
Junior Chamber Stag Golf Event at Wildwood Club
Members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce plan a golf stag at Wildwood Golf Club with afternoon activities extending into the evening and lunch served.
Lafayette Lodge Meets at Castle Hall Tonight
Lafayette Lodge Knights of Pythias will meet at 7 30 p m at Castle Hall for their regular session in the evening.
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Lafayette Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
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Henry Glascock
Wilson Ambulance Service
Charles Hook Day
Melampy
Eagles Lodge
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Ohio
Preble
Vradelis
S. Broad ST
Council
Control Board
Gray
N. ¥. C. Railroad
Castell Bidg
M. Mostow & CO
Eles
Irene
Russell Red
Jane
Monarch
Rglae
Monarch Gas
Tudor’s
Middletown Film Libraries
A Complete Movie Service
Silent and Sound
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