Butler Grand Jury to Hear 18 Cases Monday
Butler County grand jury will convene at 9 30 a m with 18 certified cases for January term including first degree manslaughter in the death of 17 year old Mary Ann Fildes of Hamilton and a county wide probe into teenage drinking with 26 witnesses listed to appear Wednesday January 7 before the panel.
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Butler Grand Jury
Jose T. Kiep
Butler County Clerk of Courts
Hamilton
Middletown
Clyde Browning
Oxford
Mary Ann Fildes
Mercy Hospital
Bert Scott
Jimmie Roberts
James J. Baker
Rolana C. Hall
James Oddie Spiver
Mararet Willis
Dward Sayres
Jerry K. Withers
Havery Wilson
Delvin Bair
Williard Seigrist
Leroy Alfred Barnhart
Bradford F. Campbell
Willie Wilson
Raymond G. Pulsey
Howard William Newcomb
Father Burton
Fildes
Browning
Beissinger Rd
Cate
Jackson Bosch
Butler
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Cramer
Bosch
John Bippus
Hamilton Police Department
John Tomlin
Mac and
Johnny
Dale Stitzel
Main St
Joseph Blackmore
Middletown Police Department
Howard T Klinker
State Liquor Board
Cincinnati
Nick Jonson
High St
Walter Fortner
Greenwood Ave
Boyce Helton
Son
Silver Rai
Ralph Schirmer
Frie
Dixie Hwys
Emmet Sherron
Butler County Juvenile Court
Elmer Norris
Sportsman's Tavern
Cincinnati - Hamilton Rd
John Domanick
Chatterdine Cafe
Jack Frisbie
Carfax
South Broad St
Geroge Clayton
Clayton's Grill
Central Ave
Mary Boyd
King Pin
South Clinton St
Charles Demostenes
Chili
North Clinton St
Wells
Red Bud Inn
Ada Hart
Shamrock Inn
Steve Gulinski
Godwin
North Broad St
W. J. Huster
Burger Brewing Company
Louis Ullman
Red Top Brewingompany
Louis Briega
Hamilton Ymca
Eleanor Boudreau
Hamilton Ywca
First Church of God
Crawford St
Butler Officials Take Oaths All Are Incumbents
Nine county officials, all incumbents, were sworn in this morning at 10 in Fred B. Cramer’s Common Pleas Court. Judges Cramer Boll and Walsh administered the oaths to seven officials including commissioner Gordon H. Augspurger and prosecutor Jackson Esch, with coverage by a packed courtroom and remarks from former Ohio Supreme Court judge Robert M. Sohingen. Coroner-elect Dr Garret J. Boone was unable to attend the ceremony.
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Hamilton
Fred B. Cramer
Common Pleas Court
Cramer
P. P. Boll
Harry F. Walsh
Gordon H. Augspurger
Jackson Esch
Judge Boll
Earl R. Hogan
Joseph T. Kiep
Jess Pochard
Eng Walsh
Arthur Reiff
Charles B. Walke
John W. Wendel
Garret J. Boone
Robert M. Sohingen
Ohio Supreme Court
New Year Newsroom Update From The Journal
In observance of the New Year the Journal goes to press at noon with one edition. Deadline for all news copy is 10 a m tomorrow and for classified advertising is 9 a m. Regular deadlines resume Friday. Journal employes wish readers a safe and prosperous New Year.
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Journal
Driver Cited After Mishap on Woodlawn Ave
Police reported multiple accidents with damage estimates. Ruth Whitehurst, 59, was westbound on Woodlawn Ave when Merrill Perkins, 22, drove from an alley and hit her car, causing it to strike a fence. Perkins cited for failure to yield.
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Woodlawn Ave
Ruth Whitehurst
Franklin St
Merrill Perkins
Central Ave
Milton Thinnes
Whitehurst
Perkins
Robert D. Rossman
West Fifth St
Franklin
Leona N. Cole
Wilson St
Rossman
Wall St
At The Movies Listings
Paramount and Strand showings list daily films with times. Wednesday at Paramount features Lusty Men and The Stooge, Prisoner of Zen da and Cattle Town on Thursday, with Strand offering All-Cartoon 1 5 pm and multiple showings of Under the Red Sea Tarzan's Savage Fury and California Con quest plus High Noon on various times.
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Red Sea
California
New Year Weather Forecast In Wintry Wave
Weathermen expect a cloudy windy and moderately cold start to 1953 with snow flurries. In the Miami Valley rain by night, temperatures 35 to 40, last night 0.07 inch. Across the U S wet conditions prevail from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast, with snow in parts of the upper Midwest.
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Miami Valley
U. S
Ohio
Mississippi Valley
Ohio River Valley
Gulf States
Atlantic Coast
Pacific Coast States
Rocky Mountain Region
Police Exams January 12 at Middletown High School
The Civil Service Commission announced exams for detective sergeants and new patrolmen on January 12 at 7 p.m. at Middletown High School. Detec tive eligibility includes sergeants Joseph Albert Ernest Weaver Ed Poling James Howerton and Douglas Barrett. Patrolmen openings total nine with 40-hour week goal. eligibility for patrolmen is males ages 21 to 30. deadline for detective filings January 9 at 4 p.m.. patrolman applications may reach 40. $1 exam fee.
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Middletown High School
J. C. Weamer
Civil Service Commission
Joseph Albert
Ernest Weaver
Ed Poling
James Howerton
Douglas
George
Inspectors Probe Miami Canning Plant Fire Near Monroe
State fire officials from Cincinnati investigated the $40,000 blaze that destroyed the Miami Canning Company plant near Monroe last Saturday. Monroe Fire Chief Earl Hueshue said inspectors had yet to file a report and he did not know when results would be announced. This is the second plant fire this year, following February 13 warehouse destruction behind the plant with estimated $65,000 loss. The Saturday fire started in packing cartons and destroyed all supplies and processing equipment, leveling the building.
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Cincinnati
Miami Canning Company
Monroe
Earl Hueshue
Yule Mail Here Broke Old Record
Middletown Post Office canceled a Christmas rush record with 1,560,800 pieces of mail from December 12 to 24. During December 12 to 21 984,900 pieces were handled, beating last year’s 971,300. The peak local cancellations hit 148,300 on December 17. Employees’ peak total came on December 18 and 19. offices observe New Year’s Day tomorrow.
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Middletown
Harley Stanforth
Hospital Notice On Postmaster Hilbert Martin
Martin In Hospital postmaster Hilbert Martin is patient at Cincinnati Good Samaritan Hospital with severe cold near pneumonia. Assistant Postmaster Harley Stanforth says his condition is good and he should be out soon.
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Hilbert Martin
Cincinnati
Good Samaritan Hospital
Harley Stanforth
Martin
Stanforth
Truck Fire Damages Vehicle on North Ave Middletown
A blazing automobile sparked by alcohol caused a fire under a truck hood at 3 02 p m. Fire units from Company Two responded to 2403 North Ave to extinguish the blaze. The truck owned by George Burton of 1870 Central Ave suffered a radiator hose burst.
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Middletown
North Ave
George Burton
Central Ave
Cafes Warned To Meet Legal Closing Hours
Liquor permit holders must close tonight on schedule, Police Chief Joseph Blackmore warned. There will be no extension of closing time for New Year’s Eve. He urged drivers not to drink and drive and to seek alternative transportation if drinking.
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Joseph Blackmore
Traffic Court Defendants View Movie On Safety
Traffic offenders may avoid fines by attending a safety film shown before court. Judge Al ton H. Combs allowed the Safety Council to screen Courtesy is Contagious, a Los Angeles Traffic Court film with commentary on driver types. The International Harvester Company produced it and Armco Steel loaned it for the viewing.
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Alton H. Combs
Safety Council
Los Angeles
International Harvester Company
Armco Steel Corporation
Paul Wilson
The
Wylie Mitchell
Armco
Joseph Balcimore
False alarm reported at Sherman Avenue and Moore Street
Age estimated at 100 dollars prompted a call to Companies Two and Three who responded at 4 47 p m yesterday to Sherman Avenue and Moore Street but found no emergency.
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Sherman Ave
Moore St
Victim Of Crash Near Lebanon Improves At Hospital
Clyde W. Wampler 30 of Waynesville was in Middletown Hospital in better condition after a Route 48 wreck near Lebanon. He suffered severe head lacerations and a left arm fracture. his sister-in-law Roberta Wampler 19 had a severe neck injury. The Greyhound bus skidded, overturned, with two passengers hospitalized in Dayton and four others injured lightly. The crash occurred at 1 am yesterday six miles north of Lebanon, near a prior July 1947 Kings Brothers bus wreck.
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Clyde W. Wampler
Waynesville
Middletown Hospital
Lebanon
Wampler
Roberta Wampler
Kings Brothers
Servy Ee
Greyhound
Dayton
Lack Of Funds Threatens Butler County Health Board
Dr. H A Moore says the Butler County Board of Health may have to cut services after January due to budget limits. The department now relies on 35 000 from taxes and 1 500 state plus 2 800 federal funds, with 55 250 needed for salaries alone. A 37 548 levy defeat worsens finances, prompting a 2 water analysis fee assessment. Officers named include Howard D Webb president and Azel Anes vice president.
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Board of Health
Butler County
Butler County Boar of Health
Butler County Health Department
H. A. Moore
Health Department
County Budget Commission
Moore
Department of Health
County Trustees Association
County Board of Health
Butler County General Health District
Health Board
County Health Department
Howard D. Webb
Hamilton
Azel Anes
Carl Sigel
West Middletown
Carl Teeter
Okeana
R. E. Headley
Oxford
YMCA Rubber-Neckers Tour Coca Cola Plant
Forty five grade school youngsters, ages 8 to 12, toured the Middle town Coca Cola plant yesterday on a YMCA sponsored trip led by Harry ter Braak. Guides Tom Roper and Roger Craft supervised the group, which was the only Coca Cola plant tour scheduled for December.
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Middletown
Harry Ter Braak
YMCA
Tom Roper
Roger Craft
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Kentucky
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