Taxpayers Seek Free Help At Post Office Office
More than 7,000 people have visited the post office in five weeks for help with preparing 1953 income tax returns. The internal revenue service offers free assistance on the second floor, with long lines forming from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday as March 15 nears. Patrons from Butler and Warren counties receive forms and guidance from staff, who reported rapid increases in aid requests.
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Internal Revenue Office
A R. Maupin
Bureau
Post Office Department
Butler County
Warren County
Internal Revenue
Journal
Internal Revenue Bureau
Signs Of Traffic Ahead Parking Meters Changed
Work to relocate traffic meter standards on 1st Ave from S Main St to Verity Pkwy has begun. C A Boeke says meters adapt for an upcoming one way eastbound flow starting February. Main St remains linked to a southbound route with new stalls and adjusted parking on Manchester Ave.
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1St Ave
S. Main Street
Verity Parkway
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
Boeke
Main Street
Manchester
1St Avenue
Manchester Avenue
Three More Juveniles Held In Gang Roundup
Police say three Middletown youths aged 14 and 15 admitted taking part in stealing 20 to 30 cars and four auto thefts over six months. They were turned over to parents pending juvenile court hearings. One companion and two 16-year-olds were also mentioned in connection with the gang.
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J. F. Seibold Jr
Middletown
Seibold
Ohio 122
West Middletown
West
Boys’ Industrial School
Lancaster
March draft quota set at 18 for Butler County
Butler County will face a March draft quota of 18 men the state selective service system announced. The overall state call remains 890, unchanged from February, and 1 141 below the March 1953 figure as Korea hostilities wound down. The Ohio call targets men born before March 1, 1934 who have passed their 20th birthday, with Montgomery 33 Preble 9 Warren 4 among other counties contributing to the total.
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Butler County
State Selective Service System
Ohio
Butler
Montgomery
Preble
Warren
Grass Fires Cause Fire Crews to Respond Twice
The fire department battled two grass fires yesterday with no damages reported. The first sparked by engine sparks at the B&O lot on Lamneck Street. the second started in the backyard of William Blankenship at 210 S State St from burning trash.
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B&o
Lamneck Street
William Blankenship
S. State St
Tuesday meetings listed by local clubs and services
Middletown Sertoma Club meets at 6 30 p m at the Manchester Hotel North Middletown Fire Assn holds 7 p m meeting North Middletown Fire se Mayfield Fire Dept 7 30 p m Sheffield Street Fire House Battery A 180 AAA Gun Battalion 7 45 p m Armory FOE Lodge 8 p m hall Sportsmen s Club membership 8 p m club Madison Township Improvement Assn 8 p m West Middletown School Auditorium
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Middletown Sertoma Club
Manchester Hotoel
North Middletown
Community meetings and club notices for Wednesday
Golden Age Club meets at 1 30 p m in the Girl Scouts Room. Civic Association and National Guard Company D 2nd Battalion 107th Armored Cavalry hold events at 7 30 p m. Knights of St John gather at St Johns Church basement at 7 p m. Franklin FOE Auxiliary officers meet at 7 30 p m with an 8 p m session.
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Civic Association
National Guard
107Th Armored Cavalry
Knights of St. John
St. John’s Church
Franklin Foe
Damage Slim One Arrested In Accidents
Police reported three auto accidents with no injuries and total damage of 190 dollars. Thomas Piersall 64 of 214 State St was arrested for pulling from a parked position after a mishap at 214 S Verity Park Way. His car collided with Mildred Meyers 44 of West Mendtown Rt 1 who crossed the center line. Meyers car $95 damage Piersall car $50. A parked car owned by Stanley D Jones 33 of 816 Elwood St was struck by an unknown auto between 1 and 8 am. Jones car $25 damage. Roy Banks 18 of 1303 Sycamore St backed into a parked Rose car at 700 Malvern St causing $10 damage to each.
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Thomas Piersall
State St
S. Verity Parkway
Piersall
Mildred Meyers
West Mindietown
West Mindietown Rt. 1
Piersall Auo
Stanley D. Jones
Elwood St
Malvern Street
Roy Banks
Sycamore St
Ber Rose
Malvern St
Police Briefs Include Arrests for Failure to Provide and Court Violations
Police arrested William Keith, 37, of 29 N Broad St on a warrant for failure to provide. Rose Mary Lemons, 42, of Cincinnati, was charged with failing to obey a court order at the Earle Hotel. Lemons was fined and jailed on a prior intoxication charge. Fred Spencer, 29, of 1706 Sycamore St, was jailed on non support. A burglary at Barkeley Electric Co. yielded $15–$20 in tools stolen. A report at 617 Wicoff St noted $15 damage to a garage from a hit and run.
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William Keith
Broad St
Rose Mary Lemons
Cincinnati
Earle Hotel
Fred Spencer
Sycamore St
Barkeley Electric Co
Officer arrests Lloyd Williams on no license charge
Officers arrested Lloyd Williams a 28 year old resident of 1408 Garfield Street last night at 9th Avenue and Lincoln Street on a charge of no operator's license.
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Lloyd Williams
Garfield St
9Th Avenue
Lincoln Street
King of Siam Title Flighty Verse Lomi of Life and Twenty Four Umbrellas
A fanciful title about the King of Siam named Lomi, described as holding life and twenty four golden umbrellas. The wording reads as a playful, ceremonial designation reflecting courtly pomp and exotic pageantry from historical notes.
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Siam
Lomi
YMCA to offer adult eight course school this year
Registration starts tomorrow for an eight course YMCA informal school for adults led by Richard Hofferbert. Courses include the Gorin method of bridge ceramics ballroom dancing golf home buying investing money wisely everyday law and the great religions. Evening sessions run six to eight weeks with a small tuition and no Y membership required. Enrollment aims for at least 10 adults.
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YMCA
Richard Hofferbert
Hofferbert
Mrs Collier Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter
Mrs Annie Ruth Collier 25 of Hamilton pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the Dec 6 stabbing death of Henry Simmons 27 of New Miami. The charge had been second degree murder. Judge P P Boli referred the case for pre sentence investigation by the county probation department. Simmons was found stabbed twice with a fish knife at his Morris Avenue home and Collier surrendered at Hamilton police headquarters.
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Hamilton
Annie Ruth Collier
Henry Simmons
New Miami
Patrolman Not Owner Of Gas Station In The Journal Report
The service station where a $300 per register theft occurred late Saturday night is Newkirk's Service Station at 1728 Woodlawn Ave. It is owned by Mrs Irene Newkirk and is not Bailey's Service Station nor owned by Patrolman Clarence Bailey as wrongly reported by The Journal yesterday.
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Newkirk’s
Woodlawn Ave
Irene Newkirk
Bailey
Clarence Bailey
Journal
At The Movies and Strand Showings Summary
Paramount schedule lists Paratrooper Shadow Man Main Street to Broadway The Gambler and the Lady at various times Tuesday and Wednesday. Strand presents M Charge of the Lancer Snake Pit and Gentlemen's Agreement with multiple daily showings.
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Paramount
Broadway
the Lancer
Auto Club Group At State Session
Four Butler County Automobile Association officers will attend a Columbus state conference on Thursday. C Earl Ralston as president William Howe treasurer Claude Young secretary and Martin Thomas Middletown manager will join an all day secretary and managers conference. Topics include improving club services for members and communities with guests S O Linzell director Ohio Department of Highways A C Felty director Highway Safety and R F Roley head of Motor Vehicles.
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Butler County
State Automobile Assrf
Columbus
C. Earl Ralston
William Howe
Claude Young
Martin Thomas
Middletown
S. O. Linzell
Ohio Department of Highways
A. C. Felty
State Department of Highway Safety
R. F E. Roley
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Miami Professor Selected for Yearlong Internship
Dr Dwight L. Smith history assistant professor at Miami University has been chosen for a one year internship in contemporary education at Columbia University. He is among 12 college teachers receiving internships at Columbia Chicago Harvard or Yale under a Carnegie Corporation program. He will take a year of leave from Miami University.
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Oxford
Dwight L. Smith
Columbia University
John D. Millett
Miami University
Smith
Columbia
Chicago
Harvard
Yale
Carnegie Corp
Miami
Underpass Parley Slated For Friday
City and McGraw Construction officials will meet with engineers from New York Central in Chicago on Friday for the first preconstruction conference on the Shafer Neibar underpass. The first task is a fill to support temporary tracks around the site. Meanwhile the city water main extension at Shafer Street north end progresses and will be finished before underpass construction. The McKinley Street water main extension is complete.
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McGraw Construction Co
New York Central Railroad Co
Chicago
Shafer-Neibar
Howard Kramer
Charles A. McGill
Shafer Street
Dan Rothe
Public Utilitig
McKinley Street
Two Safes Hauled Off At Hamilton
Police report multiple break ins in Hamilton with a 300 pound safe from National Life & Accident Insurance Co and loot from Electrolux Corp. store. Thirteen sweepers, a safe with cash and checks, and cash boxes were stolen. Three youths were arrested amid a break in at American News Co. Suspects named Turner, Adams Jr., and Helfrey.
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Hamilton
National Life & Accident Insurance Co
N. 3Rd St
Electrolux Corp
Main St
American News Co
Ross Ave
Electrolux
Richard FE. Turner
Fred Adams Jr
Robert Helfrey
Marilyn Shumate Passes AN Exam
Miss Marilyn Shumate daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward Shumate of 1230 Girard Ave is among nurses who passed the state board exam taken last November in Columbus. A Mercy Hospital School of Nursing graduate in Hamilton last September she now serves on the nursing staff at Jewish Hospital Cincinnati.
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Marilyn Shumate
Edward Shumate
Girard Ave
Columbus
Schumate
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Hamilton
Jewish Hospital
Cincinnati
Training Workshop Set For Thursday
Girl Scout troop committee members and leaders will attend a workshop from 9 30 a m to 2 30 p m Thursday in the Civic Association building clubroom Miss Yvonne Wellman Middletown Are Council director will lead the session The workshop aims to help leaders and committee members understand troop committee responsibilities and effective troop support.
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Civic Association
Yvonne Wellman
Middletown
Upe
Zachary Taylor Led Presidency First Public Office
Zachary Taylor held the presidency as his first and only public office, marking his entry into national leadership and defining his political career.
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Zachary Taylor
Two Middletown Officers to Attend Traffic Schools
Two Middletown Traffic Bureau officers will study at Northwestern University Evans ton and Ohio State University Columbus from March 8 to 12 and March 15 to 26. The program, funded by public funds, aims to bring back advanced traffic engineering and administration knowledge for department use.
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Middletown
Joseph Blackmore
Howard Kramer
Delman Whitt
Traffic Institute
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ill
Lawrence White
Ohio State University
Columbus
Whitt
Northwestern
Two Defendants Miss Jail Terms In Disorderly Conduct
Two defendants charged with disorderly conduct were each fined twenty five dollars and costs and sentenced to 10 days in jail as Judge J T Lamb handled a light criminal docket in Municipal Court Lofton Reed 46 of 1207 Young Int arrested Feb 2 at home on a warrant signed by James Hurs ton was assessed the fine but the jail term was suspended Carl Oliver 37 of 909 8th Ave was arrested after an altercation at his home He allegedly struck his wife with a stool She suffered a head cut Oliver's jail term was suspended on condition of good behavior.
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J. T. Lamb
Lofton Reed
Young
James Hurston
Carl Oliver
8Th Ave
Oliver
Beth Sholom Study to Begin Tomorrow
Beth Sholom Congregation starts its second Jewish studies seminar Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the synagogue. Rabbi El Bennett announced the six week course, based on Ethics of Our Fathers, with discussions led by Rabbi Bennett.
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Beth Sholom
Emanuel Bennett
Bennett
Home Movies Raise 25 For Polio Fund By Middletown Boy
Nicholas Nick, a 13 year old Middletown lad, and friends have hosted basement motion picture showings with refreshments to raise funds for polio. Proceeds go to the polio drive, handed to Detective John Fitzgeald, co chairman.
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Nicholas Nick
Middletown
Louis Nick
Ohio
Clark Street
John Fitzgeald
Polio Drive
Big Day For Irish Boston Parade Greens Streets
South Boston residents, mostly Irish, prepare for Evacuation Day parade on March 17 as White Street markings are to be painted green. The festive observance highlights local Irish heritage and community pride.
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Boston
South Boston
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