Five Hamilton Officers Cleared of Bribery Charges
Five Hamilton Police Officers were exonerated on bribery charges connected to a case involving a Hazard Kentucky woman who testified in a white slavery matter in Cincinnati. City Manager Mark Thomas lifted suspensions and urged tighter supervision and a department reorganization while the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Mark Thomas
Dillard Jones
Frank Williams
Henrys Manasa
John Loftus
Chester Sampson
Thomas
Dorothy Gilbert
Hazard
Cincinnati
Civil Service Commission
John A. Bippus
Jones
Williams
Gilbert
Hazerd
Mae Vincent
Wood St
Paul Fields
Grand Hotel
Fields
Federal Reformatory
JA Personnel Managers Meet Wednesday
Junior Achievement personnel managers from 17 companies will gather at 4 p m Wednesday in the Civic Association for a safety lecture by Elmer Barker Middletown Safety Council president and Armco Steel safety devices demonstration. First company activity reports will be shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Association
Robert McDade
Elmer Barker
Middletown Safety Council
Barker
Armco Steel Corporation
Junior Achievement
Vital Statistics for Howard J. Coon and George Shimp
Obituary brief lists Howard J. Coon aged 82 of Harveysburg Ohio and George Shimp aged 76 of Lebanon Ohio with vital statistics. No additional details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard J. Coon
Harveysburg
O. George Shimp
Lebanon
Williams and Leonard Families Welcome Sons
Ancestral notes record births in the city noting Mr and Mrs Denval Williams at 3224 Seneca St welcoming a boy today. Mr and Mrs John Leonard at 609 Garfield St welcomed a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Harvey Couch of Highland St welcomed a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Leo Berman of Arlington Ave welcomed a boy yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denval Williams
Seneca St
John Leonard
Garfield St
Harvey Couch
Highland St
Leo Berman
Arlington Ave
Marriage Licenses List from Middletown and Hamilton Areas
A list of marriage licenses shows couples from Middletown Hamilton and surrounding areas. Names include James Jackson and Ola Mae Rankin of Middletown and Hamilton residents Edward Oberle Jr Virginia Smalley. Others include John Louis Hartleb Dorothy Jane Hall Edward Wendall Utz Dorothy Joan Ramseyer Richard B Jenks Helen Hetzler John M Lovell Richardine McClendon and more with ages occupations and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Jackson
Winchester
Ola Mae Rankin
Walnut St
Middletown
Edward Oberle, Jr
Virginia F. Smalley
Hamilton
Richard EF. Burns
Christina Neeley
John Louis Hartleb
Dorothy Jane Hall
Edward Wendall
Local Hospital Patients List Names and Afflictions
Newton McClain of Malvern St medical. Mrs Oleva Wood of West Mid dletown medical. William Carter Dalton son of Mr and Mrs Fred Dalton of Franklin medical. Harold P Gaw of Bellomonte Orville Hollingsworth of Franklin surgical. Mrs Ella Stansberry Waynesville surgical. Martha Jane Wills daughter of Mrs Otis Wills Woodlawn Ave surgical. Candace Smith daughter of Mr and Mrs Woodrow Smith Franklin surgical. Mrs Woodrow Smith Franklin surgical. Mrs Harold D Bailey Franklin surgical. Frank Upton Germantown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton McClain
Malvern St
Oleva Wood
West Middletown
William Carter Dalton
Fred Dalton
Franklin
Harold P. Gaw
Bellomonte St
Orville Hollingsworth
Ella Stansberry
Waynesville
Martha Jane Wills
Otis Wills
Woodlawn Ave
Candace Smith
Woodrow Smith
Fanklin
Surgical
Franklin, Surgical
Harold D. Bailey
Franklin Surgical
Frankmedical
Frank Upton
Germantown
Dismissed Names from South Main to Stanley Street Obscure List
Dismissed list includes James Witt son of Mr and Mrs Howard Witt of South Main Street Mrs Clyde Vice of Buena Avenue Mrs Henry Mayes of Charles Gosmeyer of Kunze Mrs Lewis Diefenbach of Stanley Street Mrs Andrew Anderson of Grimes Street and Betty Jean Spencer daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Witt
Sn Howard Witt
South
Maine
Clyde Vice
Buena Ave
Henry Mayes
Charles
Are Gosmeyer
Kunzee
Lewis Diefenbach
Stanley St
Andrew Anderson
Grimes St
Betty Jean Spencer
Butler Social Workers Name E. S. Sherron
E. S. Sherron was elected president of the Butler County Social Workers club at the YWCA in Hamilton. A charter member and past president, he has led local social work efforts for 12 years and also serves as Middletown forum organizer and Ohio Probation and Parole past president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherron
Middletown
Butler County Social Workers’ Club
YWCA
Hamilton
Jnvenie
Eunice Hammerle
Pat Beeler
Wilbraham Rd
Middletown Social Workers Forum
Ohio Probation and Parole Association
Civitan Club
The
Methodist Church
Infantry Guard Faces Federal Inspection Tonight
Middletown's Company F of the 147th Infantry Regiment will be inspected this afternoon by Maj. Sam Dudderar and Capt. Jay Razor, with Lt. Walter B. Evans noting the 1 p.m. start for records and armory. The weekly drill at 7 p.m. will include a personnel review as part of the federal check, crucial for funding and potential demobilization if unmet. Battery B of the 182nd AAA Battalion plans its own inspection on February 2 at the acre Building in LeSourdville under Capt. James B. Cochran Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
147Th Infantry
Old Smith Farm
Walter B. Evans
Sam Dudderar
Second Army
Jay Razor
147Th
National Guard
Evans
James B. Cochran
Acre
LeSourdsville
Man Is Saved From Drowning Atwood Illinois
James Donaldson, 58, of Cincinnati, was pulled from Lake Fork Creek after his car and another plunged in while en route to a Decatur car auction. He sustained a head injury and was treated as the creek was swollen by rains. William T. Dye Jr. of Arthur, Illinois, jumped into the stream and rescued Donaldson from the submerged car, with Donaldson listed in serious condition at a Tuscola hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atwood, Ill
James Donaldson
Cincinnati
Lake Fork Creek
Tuscola, I
Donaldson
Decatur
Cains
Wiliam T. Dye, Jr
Arthur
Spouses Named in Local Social Notes
Of Mr. and Mrs. Raleigh Spencer of Park Street Mrs Farmer Shultz of Germantown Road Vernon Pfistner of Franklin referenced in local social notes with mentions of families and households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Spencer
Park St
Farmer Shultz
Germantown Rd
Vernon Pfistner
Franklin
Linda Lee Egleston Discharged From Day Hospital
Linda Lee Egleston, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilver Egerston of Sixteenth Ave Dayton, discharged from Glenview Hospital after medical treatment at Sixteenth Ave facility. Harry Post of Lowell Street Dayton, discharged from Glenview Hospital after surgical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Lee Egleston
Wilver Egerston
Sixteenth Ave
Dayton Barney Convelescent
Harry Post
Lowell St
Dayton
Glenview Hospital
Amanda PTA Meeting Announced for Tonight
The Amanda Parent Teachers Association will meet at 7 30 p m for its monthly gathering chaired by president Aaron Fields. Turkeys will be distributed and the ways and means committee will convene at 6 45 p m to discuss fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Parent Teachers Association
Aaron Fields
Ways and Means Committee
Easter Bunny Seen In Patrolman Keeler’s Basement
Patrolman Lester Keeler, at his Sherman Ave home, reported a middle sized rabbit escaped from a coal bin as he shoveled coal into the furnace. He suspects the rabbit hopped in through a broken window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Keeler
Keeler
Sherman Ave
Oilers and Chevrolets Cage Tilts In Jeopardy
Middletown plans to host the Phillips Oilers and Denver Chevrolets, top amateur basketball teams, but two proposed dates January 26 and February 25 clash with local schedules. Don Carey, Lions Club chair, says the gym is unavailable those days and other dates will be sought to raise funds for a Barnitz Field football stadium scoreboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Phillips Oilers
Denver Chevrolets
Middletown
Don Carey
Middletown High
Oilers
Chevrolets
Miamisburg
Xenia Central
Middle Arena
Warren County
Carey
The
Lion's
Barnitz Field
Movie Showings At Theaters This Week
AT THE MOVIES PARAMOUNT Tuesday and Wednesday That Midnight Kiss with Kathryn Grayson and Jose Iturbi at 2 15 3 16 5 23 7 30 and 9 37 p m STRAND Tuesday Big Cat with Preston Foster and Pegsy Ann Garner at 1 15 3 50 6 20 and 9 10 p m Also Flame of Youth with Bar bara Fuller and Ray Mc Donald at 2 35 5 10 7 50 and 10 30 p m Wednesday Brooklyn Orchid at 1 15 4 45 7 15 p m Also Forever Amber with Linda Darnell and Cornel Wilde at 2 05 5 35 and 9 10 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Grayson
Jose Iturbi
Preston Foster
Pegsy Ann Garner
Barbara Fuller
Ray McDonald
Brooklyn Orchid
Amber
Linda Darnell
Cornel Wilde
Four Car Crashes Injure One in Middletown
A driver sustained minor injuries in a sequence of car accidents yesterday at 10 20 p m. on Charles Street and North Avenue. Alvina McQuitty of 1813 Winona Drive received treatment for a cut above the right ear and was discharged from Middletown Hospital. McQuitty was a passenger in a car driven by Stella Spears of 1402 Central Avenue, which was struck by a vehicle driven by George McCreary of 1727 Central Avenue. McCreary, cited for operating without a license, posted a $25 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles St
North Ave
Alvina McQuitty
Winona Dr
Middletown Hospital
Stella Spears
Central Ave
George McCreary
Centeral Ave
Spears
McCreary
Middletown Seeks State Lead In Industrial Safety
Ohio Industrial Commission reports the first 19 months of the safety contest show Trumbull County's group in front with a 5.4 accident frequency rate. Middletown stands second and may win as November results improve. Other rankings list Portsmouth, Mansfield, Barberton, Hamilton, Newark, Springfield, Hamilton County, Hancock County, and Marion. Awards will go to firms reducing rates by 25 percent or more and to those with perfect records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Middletown
Trumbull County
Paul Wilson
Portsmouth
Mansfield
Barberton
Hamilton
Newark
Springfield
Hamilton County
Hancock County
Marion
Industrial Commission
Wilson
Commission
Mrs Wallace suffers elbow fracture in Post Office fall
Mrs Mary Jane Wallace aged 68 of 413 Clark Street sustained a left elbow fracture at 10 45 am today after a fall on the steps at the Post Office on North Main Street. Patrolman John Combs said she was taken to Middletown Hospital by Riggs ambulance and also treated for left knee injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Wallace
Clark St
North Main St
John Combs
Retail Merchants to Meet Thursday in Middletown
Middletown retail merchants gather at the Chamber of Commerce office at 12 noon Thursday for a discussion on financing Christmas street decorations. Association president C. R. Grass house will chair, and secretary Roy L. Patterson will present an unpaid accounts report to the board. Local merchants praise this year’s extensive decorations from residents and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Retail Merchants Association
Chamber of Commerce
C. R. Greathouse
Roy L. Patterson
Association
Middletown Grocers Meet Thursday At Chamber Office
Middletown Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association schedules 8 p.m. Thursday session in the Chamber of Commerce office. President Steve D Varga remarks on evaluating Harold Hand from Radio Station WSAI Cincinnati and progress of the membership campaign will be reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Steve D'Varga
Harold Hand
WSAI
Cincinnati
Mrs. Sarah E. Graft Dies at 94 in Middletown
Mrs. Sarah E. Graft, 94, oldest member of the Pythian Sisters, died at 3 a.m. at her home 1601 First Ave after a four month illness. Born in Virginia, she lived in Middletown 85 years, married John Graft February 13, 1879, and remained in her first home. Survived by daughter-in-law Lillie Graft and five grandchildren including John Doty of Middletown. Services Saturday at 2 p.m. at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home, Rev. Kenneth S. Learey celebrant. Burial in Middletown Cemetery. Calling hours Wednesday 2-5 and 7-10 p.m. Memorial service by Pythian Sisters Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in burg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E. Graft
Pythian Sisters
First Ave
Virginia
Middletown
John Graft
Lillie Graft
John Doty
McCoy-Leffler
Kenneth S. Learey
Pallbearers named for former local teacher Mrs Mabel F Johnson
Pallbearers for Mrs Mabel F Johnson a former local teacher who died last Wednesday were listed today They include E Cal Grier E H McCandlish Harold W Roney all of Middletown Paul Biore of Dayton Charles Hanger of Somerville and the Rev Albert Gingerich of London Ky Memorial services are set for 3 30 p m Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev Russell Galloway and the Rev Jay Johnson officiating and burial in Woodside Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel F. Johnson
E. Cal Grier
E H. McCandlish
Harold W. Roney
Middletown
Paul Biore
Dayton
Charles Hanger
Somerville
Albert Gingerich
London
First Presbyterian Church
Russell Galloway
Jay Johnson
Woodside Cemetery
John E Gillum dies at 56 in Hamilton
John E Gillum 56 of 345 South Fourth Street Hamilton died Sunday noon at Mercy Hospital after a two month illness. He owned Tasty Products Company a wholesale food distributor for two years. Survived by widow Alvina two sons Edwin and John Earl both of Hamilton three daughters Rose Smith Velma Carcaterra and Mary Madden all of Hamilton two brothers and four sisters. Funeral at Brown Dawson Funeral Home 330 Pershing Ave Wednesday at 2 p m burial Greenwood Cemetery friends may call after 4 p m Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
John E. Gillum
South Fourth St
Mercy Hospital
Tasty Products Company
Alvina
Edwin
John Earl
Rose Smith
Velma Carcaterra
Mary Madden
Mamilton
Brown-Dawson Funeral Hore
Pershing Ave
Greenwood Cemetery
Howard J. Coon obituary from Lebanon region
Services are planned for Howard J. Coon, 82, of Harveys. Details of date and location not provided in the fragment. The notice appears as a brief obituary snippet from a Lebanon area source.
Lebanon clothier George Shimp dies at 76
George Shimp 76 retired clothier died at his Lebanon home. Survived by widow Lara one daughter and one brother. Services set for 2:30 p m Thursday at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
George Shimp
Lara
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Notable Du Pont matriarch Bessie Gardner du Pont dies
Wilmington Delaware Mrs Bessie Gardner du Pont 85 first wife of Alfred I du Pont is described as historian of the family Fairchild publications founder E W Fairchild 83 Glen Ridge New Jersey born in Flushing New York E L King Sr 72 financier and philanthropist head of J R Watkins Co Winona Minnesota born in Gallipolis Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Bessie Gardner du Pont
Alfred I. du Pont
du Pont
Glen Ridge
N. J
E. W. Fairchild
Fairchild Publications
Flushing, N. Y
James H Gray, 62, longtime New York Daily News editor
James Harry Gray, 62, a night copy editor for the New York Daily News, had prior newsroom experience at newspapers and magazines in Los Angeles Chicago Boston and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Harry Gray
New York Daily News
Los Angeles
Chicago
Boston
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Bippus
Vincent
Sampson
Charles Schwaim
Law
Vincent House
Loftus
Schwam
Lady Borden
Lay Vier Eee
Borden Dealer
Dia
N. Main St
Butler Social Workers
E. S. Sherron
Infantry Guard
Amanda Pta Meeting
Easter Bunny
Denver
Paramount
Charles Thayer
Queen Ave
Hurley Kindred
Carlisle
Vail Ave
Clinton St
Thayer
Kindred
Baltimore St
Jacoby Ave
Keith McFarland
Grove St
Clay Robbins
Reynolds Ave
Curtis St
Leverette Hunt
Ben Rhodes
Grocer Meeting
Rundy
Jacy
Logan Ave
Burg
Stubbs
Pleasant Grove Church
Clark County
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Minnie
Associated Press
Melampy
Hamilton - Elgin
GRAYS
Castell
Nco
Leffler
Broad Street
Admiral Teevision
Man
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