Legislation Sets Up New Police and Fire Hours
Emergency measures to implement a 40 hour police week and a 6 hour fire week were approved at the November 4 election and await adoption by City Commissioners tonight. The police plan adds six patrolmen and one sergeant, with seven patrolmen to be appointed to fill vacancies and form a third platoon. Examinations for patrolmen proceed, with five applications received, and an assistant police chief will rise from the detective ranks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W Starick
Starick
Armco Writers Hold Two Day Photo and Public Relations Session
About 30 representatives from nine Armco divisions and subsidiaries attended a two day conference at Armco general office. Dr Emil DeBernardis led sessions on photography letter writing and correspondence for Armco publications. Other speakers included G W Young Hugh Wright C H Murray C M Allen and W W Sebald with a dinner and closing session planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
Emil DeBernardis
Hill and Knowlton
New York City
DeBernardis
Mami University
Hugh Wright
C. H. Murray
C. M. Allen
W. W. Sebald
Police Briefs Report Juvenile Run-In Downtown
Three boys were ordered to appear before juvenile authorities with their parents after police picked them up in the downtown area at 9 p.m. yesterday. The Warren County sheriff's department reported Andrew Sanders, 70, is missing from the Minr's Rest Home on Route 123 between Lebanon and Morrow. He reportedly walked away wearing house slippers, a blue checked shirt and gray trousers. Harold Mathers, 23, of 717 Seventeenth Ave. was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge at Minnesota Ave. and Eighteenth Ave. Inez Mathers filed the complaint. Ralph Fitzwater, 1205 Central Ave., was bitten on the left leg by a dog yesterday.
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Warren County Sheriff's Department
Andrew Sanders
Lebanon
Morrow
Ile
Harold Mathers
Seventeenth Ave
Minnesota Ave
Eighteenth Ave
Inez Mathers
Ralph Fitzwater
Central Ave
Polive
Two City Officials Hospitalized Amid Medical Updates
Building Commissioner Orville Corson is recovering from an eye operation at Holmes Hospital Cincinnati. The operation occurred last Friday and he is in satisfactory condition. William Shawhan director of public utilities was released from Christ Hospital Cincinnati after several days for a checkup.
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Orville Corson
Holmes Hospital
Cincinnati
Corson
Manwhile
William Shawhan
Public Utilities
Christ Hospital
Top Gardner View Honored By Industry
Three executives of the Gardner Board and Carton Company were honored at a testimonial dinner in Dayton by the Folding Paper Box Association. Edward T. Gardner Colin Gardner and Robert G. Gardner were celebrated with albums marking 50 years of service. son William T. Gardner represented the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gardner Board and Carton Company
van Cleve
Dayton
Folding Paper Box Association
Ohio Valley
Edward T. Gardner
Colin Gardner
Robert G. Gardner
William T. Gardner
C. C. Vatter
Bradley and Gilbert Company
Louisville
R. C. Neff
Gebnhart Folding Box Company
E. F. Geckle
Central Carton Company
Cincinnati
Association
Committee Sets Slate For Middletown Chamber Board
The Middletown Chamber nominating committee led by C W Denny Jr met at noon to draw a slate of 10 candidates for five board seats to be vacated. The slate will go to the Chamber board at Thursday noon for approval, after which the annual election will be conducted by mail. New directors assume office after January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
C. W. Denny, Jr
Chamber Board of Directors
Denny
Sneak Thief Steals $50 at Bunnell Service Station
Entrance gained at Bunnell Service Station on Route 73 at 2900 Tytus Ave. The thief removed $50 from the cash register while Rays Bunnell’s son, in charge, was cleaning a car nearby. The cash drawer was found open but only bills were taken. Deputy Loren Gustin noted no change was disturbed.
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Bunnell
Tytus Ave
Ray Bunnell
Loren Gustin
Ex Marines Can't Wait Too Long Now
The Marine Corps re enlistment program will shift to a sliding scale, MSgt. Lloyd Adkins reports. Currently Marines out less than a year may re enlist at their discharged grade. soon longer waits will reduce the grade offered upon re enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Msgt
Lloyd Adkins
Adkins
Four Hamiltonians aboard Navy transport to Seattle
Four Hamilton veterans of the Korean fighting were on the Marine Phoenix, a Navy transport carrying 3,049 passengers from the Far East, scheduled to dock in Seattle today. The returning soldiers are Sgt. Samuel D. Day, Pfe. Albert C. Gray, Sgt. Donald W. Jackson, and Sgt. Willard M. Puckett, all of Hamilton, with listed addresses in Pfe, Pfe, Heaven Ave, and Riverside Dr. respectively.
Road Hog Crash Victim on Route 42 near Lebanon
A hog was killed when struck by a car driven by John Hawn of Waynesville on Route 42 north of Lebanon at 6 45 a m It was butchered after the accident An accompanying yesterday mishap caused minor vehicle damage none of which injured anyone A hay laden tractor trailer left the road and overturned on Route 42 three and a half miles south of Waynesville The driver was Billy Folk 23 of Rawson
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Route 42
Lebanon
John Hawn
Waynesville
State Highway Patrol
Billy Folk
Rawson
Two motorists get stuck in same street hole downtown
Curtis Ferguson of Franklin drives east on Central Ave at 10 37 p m and his jeep drops into a seven inch deep five foot wide hole. Another vehicle driven by Ralph Roberts on Carryer Rd hits the defective road causing tire rim and hub cap damage. Street Dept filled the area with gravel for temporary fixes and noted another bad spot near Curryer Rd and Central Ave.
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Curtis Ferguson
Franklin
Central Ave
East Central Ave
Ralph Roberts
Carryer Rd
Curryer Rd
Next Draft Call Set January 15
Selective Service Board 10 has started its 1953 operations by issuing a call for five men to be inducted January 15. Five Middletonians were inducted last Thursday, completing Middletown’s December draft quota and ending the year for inductions. Twelve area men will report to Board 10 tomorrow before traveling to Cincinnati for physicals. Eighteen Miami University students reported for physical examinations today. The students are transfers from other boards and not registered locally. Tomorrow’s call is slated to be the last of the year for Middletown's draft board, per chairman J Wylie Mitchell. no further calls for induction or examination will occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board 10
Armed Forces
Middletown
Cincinnati
Miami University
J."wylie Mitchell
Middletown Blood Drive Tied to Red Cross Campaign
Middletown outlines its Red Cross drive role at a Columbus meeting as officials discuss raising the local quota to meet a national request for an extra one million pints of blood next year. The aim is to fund gamma globulin vaccines for poliomyelitis and continue donations at Armco East Works Plant today and tomorrow with the bloodmobile on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Red Cross
Columbus
Ira Hammons
National Red Cross
Armco
East Works
Board Of Review Okays New Rank For Seven Scouts
Seven Boy Scouts from the Miami and Pokey Griffith districts of the Mound Builders Area Council were certified for advancement at a council board of review on Tuesday evening at the Civic Association. Scouts named for future Court of Honor ceremonies include Ronald Hillard Franklin Bert Sheard Paul Doughman Michael Lock Howard Hickman Curry Hutchinson and Ronald Smith all Life Scouts except Smith a Star Scout.
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Miami
Pokey
Griffith
Mound Builders Area Council
Council
Civic Association
Ronald Hillard
Franklin
Eagle Scout
Bert Sheard
Middletown
Paul Doughman
Excello
Michael Lock
Howard Hickman
Curry
Saxbe Selects Committee Heads
State Rep. Kenneth Robinson will chair the House Judiciary Committee when the General Assembly convenes January 5. Speaker-designate William Saxbe announced Robinson’s selection Tuesday, with Rep. J. Frank McClure continuing to lead the House Finance Committee. Appointed members of the House Republican Patronage Committee include George A. Meinheart, Ray Spurts, and Lytle Zuber.
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Columbus
Kenneth Robinson
Marion
House Judiciary Committee
General Assembly
William Saxbe
Champaign
Robinson
J. Frank McClure
Ashland
House Finance Committee
House Republican Patronage Committee
McClure
George A. Meinhart
Meigs
Ray Spurts
Rakron
Lytle Zuber
R-Columbus
Boy Fractures Foot After Emergency Visit in Middletown
A 13 year old, Ronald H. Finkleman, son of Mr and Mrs Max Finkleman of 9 Santa Fe Road, arrived at Middletown Hospital’s emergency room with a fractured right foot. Details of the injury were not available and he was released after treatment.
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Middletown Hospital
Ronald H. Finkleman
Max Finkleman
Santa Fe Rd
At The Movies Showtimes for Paramount and Strand
Paramount lineup for Wednesday lists Hurricane Smith at 1 40, 5 00 and 8 15 p m Blazing Forest at 3 10 6 30 and 9 45 p m Strand shows Lady of Burlesque at 1 30 4 45 and 8 00 p m Naughty Widow at 3 00 6 20 and 9 35 p m Thursday Frances Goes to the Races at 1 15 4 15 7 20 and 10 10 p m Navajo at 2 55 6 00 and 9 00 p m
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Paramount
Blazing Forest
Temperature Hits 69 Before Cold Snap Arrives
The thermometer reached 69 degrees at 3 p.m. yesterday then forecast wind and chill. Rainfall totaled 1.24 inches from yesterday afternoon through night. The low rose to 56 at 3 a.m. and 48 at 9:14 this morning as colder air moves in.
Death probe opened in Mary Ann Fildes case
Ohio agents from the liquor control division police and the Butler County coroner met for hours in Hamilton to review all evidence in the death of 17 year old Mary Ann Fildes found on a Butler County road Thanksgiving night. They pledged continued joint effort until the killer is brought to justice.
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Hamilton
Mary Ann Fildes
Butler County
Anthony A. Rutkowski
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
John A. Bippus
Charles B. Walke
Garret J. Boone
Domanica
Association
Hamilton High
Dealers Seek Law Change To Stop Minor Liquor Purchases
The Butler County Retail Liquor Dealers Association met in Hamilton to form an 11 member committee with city county and law enforcement officials to press for legislation placing liability on minors who falsify age to obtain intoxicants. They link efforts to a Dayton ordinance and aim for juvenile court action with fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Retail Liquor Dealers Association
Hamilton
John Domanick
Middletown
Dayton
Butler County
Walter Fortner
Stone House
Domanick
Columbus
Tiffin
Frank Dobrozsi
Two Injured In Ohio 747 Crash
Two Cincinnatians en route to Middletown were injured yesterday when their car collided with a truck on Ohio 747. About 25 crates spilled, freeing nearly 100 chickens. Mrs. Etta Mercum, 65, and her husband Abe, 65, were treated at Mercy Hospital for hip injuries, shock, and head cuts. A wrecker freed Mrs. Mercum from the overturned car. Deputy sheriffs said bumper contact between the Mercum car and the Dayton truck driven by Frank Miller, 60, caused the crash. Miller recovered most loose fowl, about 20 remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Miller
Dayton
Miller
Junior Leaders Initiate at Y Friday
Thirteen new members of the YMCA Junior Leaders Club will be initiated by the four current officers in a 4 p.m. Friday ceremony in the YMCA club room. Initiates include Dick King, Dick Robinson, Pete Kreitzer, Don Shearer, Ron Loop, Dorsey Blanken ships, Larry Farrell, Pat Palmer, Homer Abner, St. Clair Lavelle, Dick Sorrell, Tom Sizer, and Allan Karchner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca Junior Leaders Club
YMCA
Jack Sizer
Dick King
Dick Robinson
Pete Kreitzer
Don Shearer
Ron Loop
Dorsey Blankenship
Larry Farrell
Pat Palmer
Homer Abner
St. Clair LaVelle
Dick Sorrell
Tom Sizer
Allan Karchner
Tax deadline near December 18 set by treasurer
The final day for payment of personal and intangible tax is December 18, the tax office announced today. After that date a 10 percent penalty will be added. Payment is for the second half of the year, deputy Butler County treasurer Carl Wedikind noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Wedikind
Butler County
Liquor probe in Hamilton tied to Fildes death case
Rutkowski with two liquor agents visits Hamilton as police crackdown on vendors to minors continues. Inquiry into Miss Fildes death stalls with few clues, no footprints or murder weapon found, and officials admit being up against a blank wall. The elusive stranger who left with Miss Fildes near Beissinger Rd remains unidentified.
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Rutkowski
Hamilton
Council
Fildes
Miss Fildes
Beissinger
Ohio State Detection Service
Bellans Tablets Relieve Heartburn Fast in Ads
Advertisement claims Bellans tablets provide fastest-acting relief for heartburn gas and similar distress. Product priced at 25 cents.
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Maxwell Finkleman
Finkleman
Mueller, Hair and Hetterich
Frank Ludwig
Lakeside
Burton R
McKinley St
Gardner
Hamiltonians
Williamson
Board of Review
Saxbe
Central Avenue
Posey
Jewelers
Philco
Thor
Philco Television
Snider
Sniders
Sunbeam
Beach
Toastmaster Toasters
Fry-Rite
NOMA
Pecialit
Worthmore
Death
Otto Keulthau
Symmes Tavern
Steve Gulinski
Godwin’s Dining Room
Charles Thier
Chatterdine Cafe
Ed Thinnes
Thinnes’ Cafe
Boyce Helton
Son’s Cafe
John Tomlin
Johnny’s
Mack’s
Bill Stillwaugh
Merchants’ Bar
Stan Jacobs
Rustic Inn
Bud Lutz
Linden Bowling Alleys
Presidnt
Lou Pfirrman
Elmer Norris
Ohio
Crawford
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