Fire destroys Germantown area home on Anthony Road
A Georgia family lost their four bedroom frame house and contents when a blaze swept the Anthony Road property near Germantown. The McArthurs, with a young child, escaped as fire departments battled flames until early morning. Estimated losses run to about 50 thousand dollars.
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Germantown
Georgia
Anthony Road
Tom McArthur
McArthur
Robert Rettich Sr
McArthurs
Red Cross
Community Chesp
Rettich
Farmersville
Dayton
Jail No Place For Hungry Man
Christmas in Middleton City Jail means the usual jail menu of soup bologna sandwiches and coffee. Police Chief Joseph Black said no organization has offered to provide Christmas dinners for prisoners on the holiday.
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Middletons City
Joseph Blackmore
Middleton Salvation Army Kettle Drive Trails Last Year
Salvation Army kettle donations lag behind last year by about $57, but an extra kettle day is expected to boost totals. Sr. Maj. Charles Johnston and treasurer Russell Weatherwax Jr. report mail receipts of 5,477.72 versus 4,626.51 last year, with baskets today and tomorrow for needy families and deliveries by the Middletown Street Department.
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Salvation Army
Charles Johnston
Russell Weatherwarx Jr
Christmas Fund
Middletown Street Department
Clerk's Office Closes for Christmas Holiday Break
Middletown Municipal Court clerk's office in the City Building will be closed from noon Wednesday until 8 a.m. Friday, according to court officials.
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Middletown
As Merry As Possible Hospitals Celebrate Christmas
Middletown Hospital plans a festive Christmas for patients with at the bedside meals for families from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The menu features turkey dressing cranberry sauce and holiday sides. Carolers will sing and be recorded for playback as trees and decorations brighten lobbies and wards.
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Middletown Hospital
James Elder
Shirley Stamm
Dietitian
Driver Arrested After Accident on Miami Ave
Officers arrested 30 year old Herbert Saylor of 3710 Jewell Ave on charges of driving under the influence and fleeing the scene after his car mounted a curb on Miami Avenue and struck a pole with a stop sign and street marker. No injuries were reported and damage totaled about $150.
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Miami Avenue
McKinley Street
Herbert Saylor
Jewell Ave
Thefts Reported In City From Multiple Vehicles
Thefts reported to police included a wallet with keys and papers and a compact case from Mrs. Louise Christopher of 2302 Erie Ave, a battery from Ira Scott at 2100 Bryant St, four fruit cakes from Mrs. Betty Mahaney of 2801 Milton Rd, headlight rims from Louis Kable of 701 Charles St, and two fender skirts from Ralph Rogers of 1307 Fairmount Ave.
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Louise Christopher
Erie Ave
Ira Scott
Bryant St
Betty Mahaney
Milton Rd
Louis Kable
Charles St
Ralph Rogers
Fairmount Ave
Nickell Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter Charge
Forrest Lee Nickell age 58 of 1002 Auburn Street pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court to a second degree manslaughter charge in the death of Roy L. Harding Sr. age 50 struck by Nickell at Yankee Road and Lafayette Avenue on October 25. The case was referred to probation for a pre sentence investigation.
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Forrest Lee Nickell
Auburn St
Court of Common Pleas
P. P. Boll
Probation Department
Nickell
Roy L. Harding Sr
Yankee Rd
Yankee Road
Lafayette Avenue
Aeronca and Longren Announce Merger Agreement
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp Middletown and Longren Aircraft Co Los Angeles announce a formal merger. Longren shareholders will get one tenth Aeronca common stock and two hundredths of Aeronca 52 percent preferred stock per Longren share. Shareholder meetings set Feb 6 and Feb 26.
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Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Middletown
Longren Aircraft Co., Inc
John A. Lawler
Aeronca
Hampden
Longren
Lawler
Los Angeles
California
Aeronca-California Corp
Youngster Martin Olinger Severely Injured In Fall
An eight year old boy Martin Olinger son of Mabel Olinger of $200 Rufus Sr. sustained a cut to his left leg in a fall at home yesterday He received treatment at Midletown Hospital where eight stitches were required for the injury
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Martin Olinger
Mabel Olinger
Rufus, Sr
Midletown Hospital
Youth Fails To Make Driving Test
Franklin special report: a 16 year old Miamisburg youth demolished his father's car en route to a Lebanon driving test. He lost control, struck a parked car owned by Martha S. Logan on Miami Avenue, causing $250 damage. No injuries were reported.
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Franklin
Miamisburg
I Lebanon
William H. Shearer
Martha S. Logan
Miami Ave
Ptl
Erby Worley
Betjeman Poem Collects Racing Sales Boom in Britain
In London the fastest selling book in British bookshops is John Betjeman collected poems. The author, TV personality, notes sales of about 1000 copies daily after three weeks in print. Critics hail him as the best bad poet, with a gentle yet sharp look at suburban life.
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London
John Betjeman
Lord Byron
Childe Harold
Betjeman
Pam
Hendren
Whales Show Tiny or Absent Smell Organs
Studies indicate whales possess very small olfactory organs and in some species these organs are absent entirely. Researchers note this reduction aligns with aquatic life and the limited need for sense of smell underwater.
Dix Road family wins Christmas lighting contest top prize
Edward and Marianne Wenzel of 1819 Dix Road repeat as first place general category winners in the Town and Country Garden Club and CGRE Christmas Lighting and Decorating Contest. They used over 500 lights on their home and nine trees and will receive $25. Lester W. Bunnell and Glen Curtis place second and third in general. two-time doorway winner Mrs. Harold Anness also places in doorway with $5. Top three in doorway and picture window receive $15, $10, and $5 respectively. Fifty-one entrants across three categories.
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Edward Wenzels
Dix Road
Town and Country Garden Club
CGRE
Wenzel
Wenzels
Lester W. Bunnell
Superior Ave
Glen Curtis
Clark St
Harold Anness
Kensington St
Anness
Robert P. Vorhis
Milton Rd
Herbert H. Lawson
Linden Ave
Charley Apking
Central Ave
Bill Kraft
10Th Ave
Suspect Nabbed In Robbery At Bunnell’s Service Station
An 18 year old man was arrested after a break in at Bunnell’s Service Station 2900 Tytus Ave. Officers recovered 55.97 in cash and tools at the scene. The suspect is held for burglary and larceny. one other suspect fled. Ray Bunnell reported hearing noises and fired two shots to alert police. The west window entry and a knee injury to the second suspect were noted. Other recent break-ins yielded 22 in cash from Gulf Oil 2501 N Verity Ply 18 at 1313 Farmount Ave and four hubcaps from a car at 800 Elwood St.
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Bunnell’s
Tytus Ave
Iash
Ray Bunnell
Princeton Ave
Bunnell
Gulf Oil Station
N. Verity Ply
Robert Perry
Farmount Ave
Ottis Ratliff
Elwood St
Injured In Accidents In Mason Man Hurt At Crossing
Hamilton special report details Gilbert Alcorn 42 of 209 E Circle Dr Mason suffering a possible skull fracture after his auto was struck by a switch engine at a railroad crossing on U S 42 south of Mason Warren County. He was taken to Mercy Hospital in fair condition. Robert Rose 21 of Middletown sustained minor head injuries after a car driven by Edward Castle 28 of Middletown lost control on Augspurger Road near Jackson Road Butler County after hitting loose gravel and flipping several times.
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Hamilton
Gilbert Alcorn
Circle Dr
U.S. 42
Mason
Warren County
Alcorn
Mercy Hospital
Mason Life Squad
Robert Rose
Ben Harrison St
Middletown
Augspurger Road
Jackson Road
Butler County Sheriff’s Deputies
Edward J. Castle
Minnesota St
Rose
Miami Faculty Attends Historical Association Meeting
Four Miami University history faculty members Dr. W. J. McNiff Dr. Frank W Ikle Dr. Ronald Shaw and Andre de Saint-Rat will join the American Historical Association convention in Washington D C next weekend.
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Oxford
Miami University
American Historical Assny
Washington, D.C
W. J. McNiff
Frank W. Ikle
Ronald Shaw
Andre de Saint-Rat
Miami Reopens Classes After Christmas Recess
Miami University will resume classes at 8 a.m. January 5 after the Christmas recess. Administrative offices, closed at noon December 31, return to regular hours January 2 and 3, and the Miami University Center reopens at 8 a.m. January 2.
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Oxford
Miami University
Middletonian Sentenced To Penitentiary In Ohio Case
In Hamilton, a Middletonian was given an indeterminate term in the Ohio Penitentiary and four others placed on five year probation by Common Pleas Judge P P Boll. Harry Payne, 36, 63 S Main St, received a penitentiary sentence after guilt on two forgery charges. Probation: Ralph Martin, 18, 1721 Tytus Ave. Donnie Martin, 19, 302 Garfield St. Bennie Bestow, 21, Hamilton. and Charles Sharp, 4, Oxford.
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Hamilton
Garfield St
Middletown
Bennie Berstow
Charles Sharp
Oxford
Archbishop Dearden to be installed in Detroit
His Excellency John F. Dearden will be installed as Archbishop of the Detroit Diocese on January 29. Formerly bishop of Pittsburgh, he was appointed to Detroit during a papal consistory in Rome. He succeeds Edward Cardinal Mooney who died last October.
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Pittsburgh
John F. Dearden
Detroit
Dearden
Rome
College of Cardinals
Archbishop Dearden
Edward Cardinal Mooney
Judges Get Jurisdiction
Hamilton special report notes that county court judges William R Hendrickson and Clem F Imfeld Jr. received jurisdictional assignments. Hendrickson oversees Area 2 in Fairfield with Wayne Fairfield Liberty Union townships and Monroe village, while Imfeld presides over Area 1 in Oxford covering Morgan Reily Oxford Milford and Hanover townships. Area 2 is in Fairfield, Area 1 in Oxford. Hendrickson was reelected to the county bench last November and Imfeld was elected to succeed Judge Fred R Woodruff who did not seek reelection.
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Hamilton
Butler County Court
William R Hendrickson
Clem F. Imfeld Jr
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
P. P. Boll
David Black
Hendrickson
Wayne
Fairfield
Liberty
Union
Monroe
Imfeld
Morgan, Reily
Oxford
Milford
Hanover
Fred R. Woodruff
Planning Board Choices for Middletown City Commissioners
City commissioners will meet to select 28 non salaried appointees for 19 groups with terms from one to five years. Key vacancies include two Middletown Planning Commission seats caused by death and illness. Recommendations come from local groups including real estate, engineers, bar association, and arts center for five year terms beginning January 1.
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Middletown Planning Commission
A. C. Neff
Paul H. Kordenat
Planning Commission
City Commission
Middletown Real Estate Board
Joe Lewis
Realtor
J. B. Strickland
Tom Baird Jr
Strickland
Board of
Zoning Appeals
Butler County Society of Professional Engineers
H. Bruce Baty
Robert B. Dell
Middletown
Middletown Art Center
Jan i
Park Board
Board of Health
Building Standards and Building Appeals
Board of Electrical Appeals
Board of Heating Appeals
Board of Plumbing Appeals
Boxing and Wrestling Commission
Board of Electrical Examiners
Board of Heating Examiners
Board of Examiners of Plumbers
Rain May Halt Santa Photo at Fire Station 1 Tonight
Rain may cancel planned photo taking with Santa and the Fire Department's Christmas float in front of Fire Station 1 on N Clinton Street. If weather clears, parents may bring children for photos with Santa from 7 to 9 p.m. at the same station.
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Santa Claus
Fire Department
Santa
N. Clinton Street
Metal Baler Burns At Blumberg & Cohen Co
A bucket of fuel oil toppled igniting a metal baler at the Blumberg and Cohen Company on Walnut Street and Calumet Avenue. Firefighters extinguished the fire with no damage reported after their check yesterday.
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Blumberg & Cohen Co
Walnut Street
Calumet Avenue
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