Court Hope Hinges on Tax Hike Ruling in Butler County
Butler County auditor R H Smith faces a 17 percent real estate value hike after the State Board of Tax Appeals refused to modify its edict. Smith’s suit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court challenges the board’s order to revalue property to 50 percent of market price from 1946 to 1949. He may take the case to the Ohio Supreme Court if needed. The board already approved 1952 abstracts for 60 counties as it standardizes assessment methods in Ohio’s 88 counties.
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Butler County
R. H. Smith
State Board of Tax Appeals
Tax Board
Smith
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Cuyahoga County
State Board
Ohio
Cold Weekend Snow Flurries Predicted in Ohio
Forecast calls for more EFlurries with weekend snow flurries across Ohio. Highs near 32 to 36 with nightly lows 22 to 28. Middletown saw brief snow last night and today, melting on streets. State patrol reported clear highways at 10:30 a.m. with city temperature 24 at 10 a.m. Yesterday hit 40 at 6:30 a.m. and 35 at 11 p.m. Cincinnati received 1.3 inches. official tally 0.04 inch elsewhere. Northern New York and New England saw 10 deaths from weather related crashes. northern Vermont reports over a foot of snow.
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Ohio
Middletown
Mercury
Cincinnati
New York
New England
Vermont
Eggs Spill After Truck Upset On Bridge Near Eaton
Bart Crawford 43 of Cincinnati was fined and jailed for operating while intoxicated after his tractor-trailer from Kroger overturned on Route 127 bridge, carrying 28,000 pounds of eggs. He pleaded guilty and had his license suspended for a year. Passenger Earl Fisher, 37, suffered minor injuries. Detour lasted 12 hours.
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EATON
Bart Crawford
Cincinnati
Kroger Company
H. L. Plander
Crawford
Common Pleas
John M. Kiradore
Earl Fisher
Plander
Municipal Court Fines For Careless Operation And Accidents
Municipal Court action reports Cleveland Smith 29 of 801 Eighth Ave fined 25 dollars and costs and six months license revocation for careless operation to cover damages to another car. William Dennis Jr 32 of 1320 Columbia Ave fined 25 dollars and costs for failing to report an accident. Thirty days jail, suspended on staying out of bars, ordered served by John Kohne 32 of 933 Eighth Ave. costs 6 dollars.
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Cleveland Smith
Eighth Ave
Smith
Alton H. Combs
William Dennis, Jr
Columbia Ave
John Kohne
Wells charge for disorderly conduct dismissed
A charge of disorderly conduct against Homer Wells, 26, of 617 Malvern Street, filed by Herman Johnson, was dismissed by the court.
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Homer Wells
Malvern St
Herman Johnson
Citizen Group Will Review Sewer Program
The City Commission decided in a special meeting to appoint a citizen group to review the financing program for the sewer project. Francis Carmody said the aim is to do what is best for the community and to gain the benefit of citizen opinions. A committee meeting is planned for early Monday afternoon.
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Francis Carmody
Carmody
Commissg
Guardsmen Detailed To Camp Perry To Guard Prisoners
Nine Middletown men from the National Guard 107th Armored Cavalry have been detailed to Camp Perry to guard prisoners held since the Ohio Penitentiary fire on October 31. Captain Leroy Thompson said the group leaves at 10 a.m. for a two week duty with Army pay, after first going to Cincinnati battalion headquarters for assignment. Cpl C J Simmons, head of State Patrol Post 9, returned from Columbus duty related to the prison riot. Four Middletown officers remain on the job. the investigation continues to determine how many guards were involved.
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Middletown
National Press
107Th Armored Cavaly
Camp Perry
Ohio Penitentiary
Leroy Thompson
William Combs
Donald Sallie
Dallas Cox
Denny Lawson
James Lawton
Wilbur Lawson
Herman Tolson
Donald Hall
Cincinnati
Thompson
Cpl. C. J. Simmons
Columbus
Simmons
Early Choice Of Hahne Successor Said Not Likely
Miami University faces a six month period to choose a successor to the late Dr Ernest H. Hahne as president. A committee said no progress or names have been considered yet, aiming for a man in his early 40s with notable academic standing and administrative experience. The group met in Cincinnati with trustees and faculty to set standards and timelines.
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Oxford
Ernest H. Hahne
Miami University
Cincinnati
Police Briefs in Middletown report arrests on intoxication and disorderly conduct
Police listed multiple arrests including Clay Ferguson 59 of 2025 Arlington Ave on intoxication and disorderly conduct warrants, James Nickells 25 of Middletown Trailer Park Excello for panel control while intoxicated, and Herman Lee Johnson 21 of 1610 Hudson Ave on intoxication and contributing to delinquency. Additional detentions include Lawrence Swarts 28 of Louisville Ky for intoxication with a fraud charge later filed, Harry Caldwell 24 of 1219 Sycamore St for non support, Helen Dean Taylor 30 for assault and battery, and Gertrude Caldwell 27 for assault and battery. Several others were released to appear in Municipal Court Monday. A loss report notes a missing black billfold with $50 on Verity Parkway Main St or Oneida. Elmer Eugene Gillum 26 of Middletown Route 1 was arrested yesterday on a statutory charge and released to Mer cer County authorities.
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Clay Ferguson
Arlington Ave
James Nickells
Middletown
Excello
Central Ave
Herman Lee Johnson
Hudson Ave
Eighth Ave
Johnson
Lawrence Swarts
Olympic
Canal St
Frank Nixon
Swartz
Harry Caldwell
Sycamore St
Helen Dean Taylor
Virginia Caldwell
Elmer Eugene Gillum
Mercer County
At The Movies Showings This Weekend
The Paramoun listings include The Ring and Untamed Women with showtimes 1 30, 4 15, 7 00 and 9 45 p m on Saturday and Plymouth Adventure with screenings 1 15, 3 20, 5 30, 7 40 and 9 45 p m on Sunday. The STRAND theater offers Navajo and Francis Goes to the Races on Saturday with times 1 40, 5 15 and 8 45 p m and 3 00, 6 35, 10 05 p m on Sunday. Big Jim McClain and Son of Paleface headline Sunday at 1 30, 4 40 and 8 00 p m, with Son of Paleface at 3 00 and 6 30 p m.
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Plymouth
Francis
Big Jim McClain
Son of Paleface
Weather Lifts Flurry of Auto Mishaps Across City
A winter weather flare prompted seven auto collisions yesterday afternoon and evening. No injuries were reported. A 11 year old driver from Germantown faced juvenile authorities for failure to yield. Cars driven by Donald Tucker and Dora Keith suffered notable damage. Other crashes involved John Oakley, Norman Sampson, Tom Mohlmen, Donald Hall, Frank Sparks, Ellen Kinch, and Earl Smith, with damages ranging from 50 to 550 dollars.
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Myers Rd
Germantown
Central Ave
Curtis St
Donald Tucker
North Ave
Tucker
Flood of tips in death of Hamilton girl
A sketch of the man sought in the death of Mary Ann Fildes, 17, drew tips from Cincinnati, Shea Norwood and Newport, but none identified the suspect. Over 2,000 drawings of the missing bar patron were sent to Midwest agencies as police questioned many leads. The Silver Rail Grill faced state liquor penalties for serving minors after the incident at the Hamilton High School senior’s death on November 28.
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Hamilton
Mary Ann Fildes
Cincinnati
Shea Norwood
Newport
Hamilton High School
High St. Grill
Midwest
Silver Rail Grill
State Liquor Department
Sons Bars and Grills Co
Young driver backs into pole near service station
Owen Lawson 16 of 1906 Queen Ave backed into a utility pole at the Newkirk Service station 1728 Woodlawn Ave while turning in the 1700 block of Woodlawn Ave police were notified Lawson offered to pay damages to the fixture
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Owen Lawson
Queen Ave
Woodlawn Ave
Newkirk
Lawson
Two Injured Slightly In Pair Of Crashes On Area Highways
Two people were injured in crashes on area highways near Middletown as state patrolmen reported. Irene Gutshall 26 of 2209 Lamberton St suffered a back injury and shock when a truck driven by William Jones 31 of Thornhill Tenn backed into her car on Jefferson Road near Route 25. Jones was fined 15 dollars and costs for failure to yield right of way. John W. Pauli 36 of Cincinnati sustained a minor shoulder injury when he lost control on Route 741 south of Route 122 and his car crashed through a fence. Pauli required no treatment. damage to the car was considerable. Chester Dickerson 18 of Portsmouth was fined 15 dollars and costs by Monroe Mayor Thomas Linn for failing to stop at a stop sign after colliding with a truck driven by Robert Tate 41 of Cincinnati on Route 25 from Hamilton Mason Road. damage to both vehicles was considerable. The incident occurred at 10:20 p.m. Two motorists were fined 10 dollars and costs each in Trenton Mayor Harry Stretcher's court for failing to carry a certificate of registration. Clay Amburgey 23 of 2317 Longfellow St and Prision Wilson 24 of 2204 Fernwood St.
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Middletown
Irene Gutshall
Lamberton St
Jefferson Rd
Robert Gutshall
William Jones
Thornhill
Tenn
Gutshall
Jones
Squire Lammie Bailey
John W. Pauli
Cincinnati
Parolmen
Pauli
Chester Dickerson
Portsmouth
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Dickerson
Hamilton-Mason Rd
Robert Tate
Harry Stretcher
Trenton
Clayton Amburgey
Longfellow St
Rrison Wilson
Fernwood St
Serviceman Roberts Returns to Fort Benning Unit
Pfc. Henry Roberts Jr. has returned to the 508th Airborne Regiment at Fort Benning Georgia after five weeks in the base hospital with injuries from training. A former local mail carrier before enlisting on October 1 1951 he earned paratrooper wings last March. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Roberts Sr of Smith Street and husband of Betty Burgess of Jackson Street.
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Henry Roberts Jr
508Th Airborne Regiment
Fort Benning
Army Base Hospital
Roberts
St Benning
Henry Roberts, Sr
Smith St
Betty Burgess
Jackson St
Fire Damage Report At Alameda Home Sparks No Damage
Firefighters responded to 5 The Alameda at 8 59 a m for a blaze on the third floor of Colin Gardner Jr s residence The fire was traced to a match in a wastebasket There was no damage and the call cleared at 9 08 a m
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Colin Gardner, Jr
Alameda
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WPFB
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbraham RD. and
Wilmore
Hahne
West Middletown
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Main St
Oneida
Paramoun
Clinton St
Vail Ave
Dora Keith
Woodside Ave
John Oakley
Keith
Vail
Clinton
Young St
Norman C. Sampson
Henry Biedenbender
Biedenbender
Tom Mohlmen
Oepe
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Halli
Columbia
Hall
Hal
Frank Sparks
Crescent Blvd
Charles St
Clayton Ave
Sparks
Grand Ave
Ellen Kinch
Clark St
Earl Smith
Norwood
Capes
Ailor
Rollains
Eer
Zenith
Lewis Drugs
Dial
Ak Ya
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2Nd Avenue
Central Avenue
Dr. Caudill
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Church of God
R. C. Caudill
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