County's Oldest Resident A J McCool Dies At 103
Hamilton funeral services for Alexander Joseph McCool 103 who died yesterday at his daughter’s home will be held at Webb Funeral Home. He lived in Butler County and was a former harness maker and foreman in Cincinnati age 21 moved to Covington served in WWI era. He retired 1932 and moved to Hamilton with daughter Jeanette Zost who died in 1944. Survived by daughters Mrs Dolphin and Mrs Ferris and son James McCool all of Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Alexander Joseph McCool
Webb
Highland Park Cemetery
Covington
McCool
Butler County
Mary Ellen Dolphin
East Ave
Baltimore
Louisville
Bull Run
Cincinnati
YMCA
Jeanette Zost
Kate
Belle
Dolphin
Gus Ferris
James McCool
West Virginia contractors pay $174000 for stump blast accident
Two contractors Morrison Knudsen Co. and Ralph E Mills Co. agreed to pay $174000 in damages after a stump blasted into an open convertible near Ponda WV during turnpike work. Injured were 15 year old Gienna Douglas of Chelyan and 17 year old James Russell Silman of Dry Branch.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Ponda
Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc
Ralph E. Mills Co
Kentucky
Gienna Douglas
Chelyan
James Russell Silman
Dry Branch
Traffic Offenders See Science Show in City Court
In St Louis traffic offenders will view a scientific alcohol impact exhibit in City Court. City Judge Morris M Rosenthal saw the display during an American Medical Association clinic and arranged a 60 day loan for courtroom use.
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ST. Louis
Morris M. Rosenthal
American Medical Assn
Zanesville Bus Strike Delayed Through Thursday
Zanesville Ohio the city with 45000 residents faces a postponed bus strike after union drivers and mechanics agreed to meet with transit officials and a federal mediator at 10 30 am Thursday to negotiate a new contract seeking a settlement and avoiding work stoppage.
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Zanesville
Ohio
AFL Teamsters Union
Zanesville Rapid Transit Co
Community Club and Fire Dept Meetings On Tuesday
Middletown groups schedule a Tuesday lineup with the Sertoma Club at 6 30 p m at the Manchester Hotel and the North Middletown Fire Assn at 7 p m at the North Middletown Fire House Other meetings include Mayfield Fire Dept at 7 30 p m Sheffield Street First House VFW Post 3809 at 7 30 p m 1208 Reynolds Ave Battery A 180 AAA Gun Battalion at 7 45 p m Armory FOE Lodge at 8 p m and a Sportsmen’s Club and EBSQSA at 8 p m at the Legion Home plus St John’s School PTA at 8 p m in the school cafeteria and Madison Township Improvement Assn at 8 p m in West Middletown School auditorium.
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Middletown Sertoma Club
Manchester
North Middletown
Legion Home
St. John’s School
PTA
Madison Township Improvement Assn
West Middletown
Community Meeting and Club Activities Schedule
Wednesday events include Golden Age Club at 1 30 p m in the Scouts room of Civic Association. National Guard Company D 107th Armored Cavalry holds 7 30 p m at the Armory. Franklin FOE Auxiliary officers meet 7 30 p m with membership at 8 p m. Knights of St John gather 7 p m in St John s Church basement.
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Civic Associaon
National Guard
107Th Armored Cavalry
Franklin Foe
Knights of St. John
St. John's Church
Horns Used To Call Cattle In Oklahoma Pasture
Ranchers in Nowata Oklahoma outfit trucks with cow caller horns to bring cattle in from Bluestem grasslands. Cattlemen describe the mooing as resembling a mating call and drive the herd to the trucks.
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Nowata
Okla
Meyers Pays IRS Claims Over World War II Air Firm
Tax Court upholds IRS claims against Bennett E. Meyers former Air Force general for 432121 back taxes and fraud penalties tied to Aviation Electric Corp a Vandalia Ohio firm he ran secretly during World War II. Court also orders roughly 200000 in interest for a total debt exceeding 500000 plus prior prison term for witness tampering and tax evasion connected to Bell Aircraft Corp contracts.
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Washington
Revenue Service
Bennett E. Meyers
Air Force General
Meyers
Senate
Ey Air Force
Aviation Electric Corp
Vandalia
Ohio
Bell Aircraft Corp
The
West Liberty Man Clyde L. Lynn Dies at 63
BELLEFONTAINE Ohio Clyde L Lynn 63 of near West Liberty died yesterday He was president of the Mutual Insurance Assn of Ohio since 1935 former schools superintendent at Lake View and West Liberty a director of the Peoples Savings and Loan Assn and a member of the Board of Trustees of Public Affairs at West Liberty since 1931
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Clyde L. Lynn
Near West Liberty
The
Mutual Insurance Assn. of
Lakeview
West Liberty
Peoples Savings and Loan Assn
Board of Trustees of Public Affairs
Corporal Myron Griest Promoted in Korea Service
Myron Griest 28 son of Mrs Aline Baker Middletown promoted to corporal with the 3rd Infantry Division 9th Field Artillery Battalion in Korea. The Rock of the Marne division, noted for Iron Triangle Outpost Harry and Jackson Heights fighting, is in post war training. Griest served seven months in Korea as wireman in Headquarters Battery and has ten years Army service with Good Conduct Asiatic Pacific UN and Korean service ribbons.
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Myron Griest
Aline Baker
Middletown
Korea
3Rd Infantry
9Th Field Artillery
Rock
Marne
Iron Triangel
Outpost Harry
Jackson Heights
Cpl
Griest
Warner pleads innocent in Columbus shooting case
George H. Warner aged 48 is held for the Franklin County grand jury on $5,000 bond. He pleaded innocent to second degree murder in the shooting of Lawrence L. Holland Jr. a 21 year old Columbus man, on Saturday.
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Columbus
Ohio
George H. Warner
Franklin County
Lawrence L. Holland Jr
Divorce Notice in Butler County Common Pleas Court
Richard Byrd files for divorce from Lillie Byrd in case 70575 alleging gross neglect of duty. Respond by January 23, 1954 or petition may be granted. Clerk Joseph T. Kiep. Deputy Norman G. Grevey. attorneys H. O. Finkelman and Fred Ross. Union dates shown: August 15 and 22 and 29, 1953. January 5 and 12, 1954.
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Lillie Byrd
Richard Byrd
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Joseph T. Kiep
Norman G. Grevey
H. O. Finkelman
Fred Ross
Vital Statistics Births Reported Across Several Local Families
Local notices list multiple births with home addresses and current status. Families include Collins Franklin, Brewer Main St, Murray Roslin Dr, Hobson Glen Ave, Rose First Ave, Rogers Lafayette St, Taylor West Middletown Route 2, Mee Kunz Ave, and out of town Fugate Washington DC. Names directing paternal and maternal grandparents and hospital details appear for the out of town birth.
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Arthur Collins
S. Canal St
Franklin
Donald Brewer
S. Main St
Verlin Murray
Roslin Dr
Carl Hobson
Glen Ave
Leonard Rose
First Ave
William D. Rogers
Lafayette St
Robert Taylor
West Middletown
William J. Mee
Kunz Ave
Tony
Paul Fugate
Washington, D. C
George Lee Hospital
Estill Fugate
Yankee Rd
Eugene R. Turner
Jane Minton
Meridian Dr
Apt
Forrestal Village
N. Chicago
Sorg
Bay
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Great Lakes
Ill
Local marriage licenses listed for several couples
Lawrence Kibler and Nancy Pauline Hampton both of local addresses apply for marriage licenses. Ivan Castens and Barbara Erickson of Hamilton and nearby areas seek licenses. Robert Angel of Cincinnati and Naomi Allen of New Miami apply for licenses. David Hester of Columbus and Gretchen Burkle of Oxford apply. James Bryant Jr. of West Elkton Road and Dorothy Young of Hamilton seek licenses.
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Lawrence Kibler
Arlington Ave
Nancy Pauline Hampton
Spencer Lane
Ivan Lee Castens
Planer
Barbara Anne Erickson
Hamilton
Frank Fugman
Bernice Collins
Robert Angel
Cincinnati
Naomi Allen
New Miami
David Lawrence Hester
Coolumbus
Gretchen Burkle
Oxford
James P. Bryant Jr
Hospital Register Highlights Dismissals and Admissions
The Whitman Franklin hospital records show numerous admissions including Mrs Ethel Eldridge Alvin Miller Virginia Posey and Nancy Stump among others with medical and surgical cases. Dismissals include William Podojack Earl Carter Mrs George Callahan and several others. The note also mentions ongoing latitude changes due to Earth's axial wobble.
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On Whitman
Franklin
Medical
Ethel Eldridge
Franklin, Medical
Alvin Miller
LeSourdsville
Surgical
Virginia Posey
Grover Posey
Nancy Stump
Carolina St
Cecil Short
Malvern St
Peggy Lawrence
James Lawrence
Vannest St
Wilbur Roberson
Shelby Jean Kash
Shelby Kash
Jed Whitaker
Jack Whitaker
Lebanon
Amos Cox
Waynesville
Vance Hamilton
Manchester Ave
Lynn Roof
Roof
Timothy O’connor
Robert O'Connor
Crawford St
Thomas Chapman
John Higgins
Trenton
Delbert Austin
South Ave
Ed Voutsler
Notice of Appointment in Estate of Dewey Bursk
Blanche Bursk of Hamilton Ohio appointed Administratrix of the estate of Dewey Bursk deceased in Sey Township Butler County. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Probate Judge Harry F. Walsh signs with attorney Walter R. Bender. December 8 15 22.
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Dewey Bursk
Blanche Bursk
Hamilton
Ohio
Sey Township
Butler County
Canton
Harry F. Walsh
Walter R. Bender
Ex-Antioch Professor Linked to Mr X Admission
Cincinnati reports that Dr. Arthur G. Steinberg, age 41, has admitted to being the elusive Mr. X cited by congressional probes into un American activities. He says he taught at Antioch College in Yellow Springs from 1946 to 1948 as a genetics research associate, though officials remain uncertain if this is the same man.
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Cincinnati
Arthur G. Steinberg
Mr. X
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
Cincinnati Enquirer
Antioch
Husband Throws Axe Through TV in Possible Cruelty Case
In Salem Massachusetts Mrs. Ruby A. Cavanaugh aged 29 of Lynn testified in Salem Probate Court that her husband, after objecting to her watching television, tossed an ax through the TV screen. Judge John V. Phelan held her petition for divorce on grounds of cruelty under advisement.
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Salem
Mass
Ruby A. Cavanaugh
Lynn
John V. Phelan
Simplicity versus Complexity in Teaching and Medicine
Dr Tarbell argues that simplicity wins in education and medicine as complex jargon confuses audiences. He cites educators including John Dewey and Lew Sarett and notes a trend toward expensive, ornate medical formulas that mislead parents and inflate status.
Election Officials Name New Proxy Election Officials
The Ohio Association of Election Officials named a new proxy official Albert A. Horstman of Dayton. They elected officers including first vice president Jennings B. Cole, second vice president Misa Esther Pinsky, secretary Phoebe Welsh, and treasurer Elsa Stillwagon at the Columbus convention.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Assn. of
Albert A. Horstman
Dayton
Mocratic
Jennings B. Cole
South Webster
Misa Esther Pinsky
Bellaire
Phoebe Welsh
Steubenville
Elsa Stillwagon
Mount Vernon
Fire destroys Harsha Milling Co. in Portsmouth
Fire Chief Howard Kiebler said the Harsha Milling Co. three story mill in Portsmouth was destroyed last night. Replacement costs were estimated at about 150000 dollars. The plant was one of the few remaining flour and feed producers in southern Ohio.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Harsha Milling Co
Howard Kiebler
Silly Diet Hype and Misused Medical Talk
Readers are warned against overcomplicated diet claims and mystic medical talk. The piece mocks attempts to mystify health advice while promoting simple, practical approaches to dieting.
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A. J. McCool
B. L. Dawson & CO
Clark Street
Miraplas
Jackstraw
Nairn Linoleum Tile
Streifthau
Meadowbrook
Powerflite
American Automobile Association
Laura Sickles
Vanderveer St
Grandview Hospital
William Podojack
Joe Podojack
Earl Carter
George Callahan
Baltimore St
Thurman Cook
Crescent Vd
Elizabeth Fay
Kensington St
Terry Million
Henry Million
Minnesota
Glenn McClain
Clark St
Raymond Schommer
Lawrence Taggart
Robert Taggart
Beverly Gale
James Merriman
Finley St
D. W. Snider & Son
Insurance Agency
Pickwick
Julia Adams
Husband
George W. Crane
Worry Clinic
Harlan Tarbell
America
Indiana
England
London
Chicago
Walter S. Hunter
American Psychological Association
John Dewey
Dr .Hunter
Lew Sarett
Merchant Police
Harlan Carr Merchant Police
Harlan A. Garr Merchant Police Service
American Trust
Tutt Bros
Sohio Service
Sohio
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