Butler County Tax Shift Tops Historic Annexation Plan
Armco Steel seeks to annex a 613 acre tract and its new $50 million plant into Middletown, a move praised as a step forward by city leaders. The plan would boost Middletown revenue at Lemon Township’s expense and trigger a historic tax impact on school districts and local governments, with a May 9 public hearing set in Hamilton.
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Armco Steel Corporation
Francis Carmody
Comeu
Armco
Butler County Commission
Lemon Township
Middletown
Hamilton
Butler County
R. H. Smith
Smith
Middletown City
Lemon
New Miami Village
Two Men Questioned Over Torch Sweater Sales in Cincinnati
Cincinnati police questioned Louis Kostakos and Maurice Dorfman after finding their car two weeks earlier. They admitted selling inflammable sweaters before Christmas but said they stopped once learning of the fire risk. They were told to obtain a city permit for soliciting orders.
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Cincinnati
Ralph Bauer
Louis Kostakos
West
Nixon Ave
Maurice Dorfman
Manle Ave
South Broad St
Confessed Arsonist Bound Over To Jury
Hamilton Carl M. Owens, 47, charged with arson after a Wednesday night fire that caused $7,000 damage and left 34 homeless, was bound to the Butler Grand Jury under a $7,400 bond. He was committed to county jail after failing to post. Police say Owens confessed to starting the blaze following a quarrel with his wife, operator of the rooming house.
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Hamilton
Carl M. Owens
Butler Grand Jury
Hewart
Owens
Two Minor Vehicle Mishaps Reported By City Police
City police investigated two minor accidents last night with slight damage. James Heatherly, 47, of 37 South Main St was released on 100 bond after a careless driving charge following a high speed southbound Verity Pkwy collision with a truck driven by William McCluskey, 27, of 51 Seventeenth Ave, damage to Heatherly’s car estimated at 35 with no truck damage. Chester Myers, 36, of Eaton Route 1 halted an Ortman Stewart bus on Charles St and Fleming Rd to discharge a passenger then pulled from the curb striking Ralph E. Bell, 27, of 1907 Panama Ave, car damage 15.
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James Heatherly
South Main St
Verity Pkwy
William McCluskey
Seventeenth Ave
Heatherly
Chester Myers
Eaton
Ortman-Stewart
Charles St
Fleming Rd
Ralph E. Bell
Panama Ave
Burglars’ Safe Cracking Foiled by Tear Gas Blast
A tear gas cartridge tied to a safe exploded during a break in at the Pater Coal Company office in Hamilton. Thieves failed to access the safe and fled. Police found no burglary tools at the scene, marking another attempted break-in in five weeks.
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Hamilton
Pater Coal Company
Weekend Showings And A Space-Throw Thought
Saturday program includes The Barefoot Mailman at 1 15 pm 4 10 pm 7 10 pm 10 10 pm The Harlem Globetrotters perform at 2 40 pm 5 40 pm 8 40 pm Sunday features Stoom For One More at 5 pm 3 15 pm 5 20 pm 7 20 pm 9 35 pm STRAND offers Steel Fist at 2 00 pm 5 35 pm 9 05 pm Cavalry Scout at 3 24 pm 6 54 pm 10 20 pm Captain Horatio Hornblower shows at 1 15 pm 4 50 pm 8 20 pm Cimarron Kid at 7 20 pm 6 55 pm 10 15 pm A note adds a hypothetical about Earth’s rotation making space travel dangerous near the equator.
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Barefoot Mailman
Harlem Globetrotters
Stoom
Cavalry
Horatio Hornblower
Cimarron Kid
Likely No Protest Against Kathleen Wetzel Senate Bid
Political observers deem it unlikely any protest will halt Kathleen E. Wetzel of Arren County from the GOP state senatorial nomination. Petitions meet signer requirements but protests deadline is 6:30 p.m. Saturday. County GOP leaders hedge on possible challenges amid multiple candidates including Frieda McCandless and Kathryn English Wetzel.
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Kathleen E. Wetzel
Arren
GOP
Martin A. Coyle
Wetzel
Kathryn English Wetzel
Hamilton
Frieda McCandless
Warren
Butler
Clermont
Brown
Obituary for Mort Henning 62 of Dayton Ohio
Mort Henning 62 of 64 Virginia Ave Dayton died 10 45 p m Friday at home after three year illness since Christmas He was born February 25 1890 in Dayton son of Henry and Minnie Henning He worked for Delco Products many years Surviving Myrtle his widow two daughters Mrs Herman Wasverman of Indian Hill Cincinnati and Mrs Ronald Whythe Dayton two brothers Harry and George Henning Dayton two sisters Mrs George Hilbert Dayton and Mrs Louis Brand Greenville four grandchildren and several nieces Funeral at Whitmore Mortuary Ludlow Street Dayton viewing after 2 p m Sunday
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Mort Henning
Virginia Ave
Dayton
Mr. Henning
Henry
Minnie Brown Henning
Delco
Myrtle
Herman Wasverman
Indian Hill
Cincinnati
Ronald Whythe
Harry
George Henning
City
George Hilbert
Louis Brand
Greenville
Whitmore
Ludlow St
Infant James Rogers Graveside Rites Held at Woodside
Graveside services for James Leroy Rogers infant son of Mr and Mrs William James Rogers were held at 10 am today at Woodside Cemetery in Huntsville. The child was stillborn at Mercy Hospital Hamilton at 1145 pm Thursday. Reverend Joan J Parr officiated and Wilson Funeral Home handled arrangements.
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James Leroy Rogers
William James Rogers
Huntsville
Middletown
Woodside Cemetery
Joan J. Parr
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Wilson Funeral Home
Emma Koontz 73 Dies in West Alexandria
Mrs Emma A Koontz age 73 died at her son Loran Koontz home in Richmond Indiana on Thursday Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Sunday at Zimmer man Funeral Home burial in Fairview Cemetery Rev C J Bradbury to officiate Surviving sons Loran Herschel Roy four brothers including John Shumaker Edward Verne Earl one sister Anna Shumaker and one grandchild Friends may call at the funeral home
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West Alexandria
Emma A. Koontz
Loran
Richmond
Ind
Zimmerman
Fairview Cemetery
C. J. Bradbury
Herschel
Roy
Troy
John ‘Shumaker
Edward
Albany
N. Y
Verne
Brookville
Earl
St. Petersburg
Fla
Anna ‘Shumaker
Rites set for Martha Landis in Sebring Florida
Martha Landis 65 died at her Sebring home Wednesday. A practical nurse formerly of Dayton area. Services at West Alexandria Church of the Brethren at 2 30 p m Sunday with burial at Ever sole Cemetery. Rev John Good to officiate. Calling hours at Zimmerman Funeral Home until noon Sunday and at the church after 1 p m. She is survived by seven children, one sister Mrs Minnie Myers of Lewisburg, nine brothers Henry Harry Clarence Ralph of near Dayton Harvey and Edward of Miami, and William and John of Manistee Michigan.
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West Alexandria
Martha Landis
Sebring
Fla
Dayton
Church of the Brethren
Eversole
John Good
Zimmerman
Minnie Myers
Lewisburg
Henry
Harry
Clarence
Ralph
Harvey
Edward
Miami
William
John
Manistee
Mich
Funeral services set for David Abraham in Lawrence Mass
David Abraham 61 of West Alexandria Route 2 died from injuries in an auto truck crash near Eaton. He operated the A B C Poultry Farm and is survived by Mrs. Joseph Homsey of Lawrence Mass.
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West Alexandria
Lawrence
Mass
David Abraham
Eaton
Joseph Homsey
Death of Lou R. Leslie Fells Butler County Resident
Miss Lou R. Leslie, 72, lifelong Butler County resident, died Friday at 9 55 p m after hospital admission. Born in the county, she was the daughter of the late George and wife. She lived with nephew Lester Michael in Hamilton. Surviving are brothers Charles Leslie of Parma Mo and Albert of Hamilton. Funeral services are set for 2 p m Monday at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home with Rev J E Amstutz officiating. Burial will be Miltonville Cemetery. Burial arrangements handled by the funeral home.
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Lou R. Leslie
Butler County
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Hamilton
Leslie
George Leslie
Lester Michael
Charles Leslie
Parma
Albert
McCoy-Leffler
J. E. Amstutz
Trenton Mennonite Church
Miltonville
Bog
Mrs Wade Miller Dies At 62 School Chief's Wife Leader
Mrs Dora R Miller 62 wife of Wade E Miller Middletown superintendent of public schools died at Middletown Hospital after months of illness. A longtime church worker teacher and clubwoman her life centered on Garfield School Red Cross Girl Scouts and various garden and women’s groups. She leaves two daughters a son seven grandchildren and siblings with services set at Wilson Funeral Home and a memorial library fund planned for Garfield School. Schools will dismiss Monday at 1 pm in her memory.
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Wade Miller
Dora R. Miller
Wade E. Miller
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Miller
First Presbyterian Church
Dayton Society of Presbyterial Women
Women's Synodical Society of Ohio
State of
Ohio
Garfield Mission
Red Cross
Girl Scouts
Wadena Raine
Alice Bauer
Lima
Martin B
City
Martha Longaker
Conneaut. O
Clara Hessert
Pinemouth
Wis
Frank B. Ruf
Arcadia
Calif
Ermine P. Ruf
Wayne Box and Engraving Co
Fort Wayne
Ind
Garfield School
Homer
Weikel
Garfield
Wilson Funeral Home
Russell W. Galloway
Woodside Cemetery
Veteran election board worker to resign in February
Mrs. Paul Lovie Cretors of Middletown will resign from the Board of Elections on February 28 after about 20 years of service with a brief California absence. She submitted the notice to Butler County election official Orman Elam, whose term ends February 29. Both are Republicans not connected with the current county GOP committee led by Martin A. Coyle.
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Paul “Lovie” Cretors
Middletown
Board of Elections
Butler County
Republican Executive Committee
Martin A. Coyle
Hamilton
Police Briefs Include DUI Arrests and Thefts
Arnold Perkins, 31, of 235 Millville Ave Hamilton, arrested for operating a motor vehicle under the influence after being taken into custody at Richmond St and Fairmount Ave. Chalmers Brewer, 32, Fairborn Route 2, arrested on Route 122 for physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated. A polio box theft reported at a Garfield St restaurant, about $1, possibly collected by the committee. Wristwatch valued at $73 stolen from Marie Ingram, 339 Webster St, hung on wall while washing dishes. main spring broken.
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Arnold Perkins
Millville Ave
Hamilton
Richmond St
Fairmount Ave
Garfield St
Chalmers Brewer
Fairborn
Marie Ingram
Webster St
Kearney’s
Waynesville Doctor Killed In Crash
Dr Alfred E Stout 46 longtime Waynesville physician died after his car struck a truck on Route 42 near Mount Holly The crash occurred at 1030 p m and he died at Greene County Memorial Hospital Xenia at 120 a m today from a skull fracture and internal injuries Survivors include widow Irene daughter Winnie Jo mother Mrs Josephine Stout brother Dr Clair Stout and sister Mrs Katharine Snider Funeral arrangements with Stubbs Funeral Home S: The accident occurred as Stout attempted to pass another auto and veered into a guard rail then into the truck driven by Howard J Grubbs 25 of Pittsburgh Pa The Dayton native was a Oberlin College graduate and Ohio State University medical graduate 1954 He was a member of United Presbyterian Church Dayton Masonic Order Waynesville and Warren County Medical Society
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Waynesville
Alfred E. Stout
Mount Holly
Stout
Greene County Memorial Hospital
Xenia
Floyd Mesher
Howard J. Grubbs
Pittsburgh
Dayton
Oberlin College
Ohio State University
Miami Valley Hospital
United Presbyterian Church In
Masonic Order
Warren County Medical Society
Lrene
Winnie Jo
Josephine Stout
Clair Stout
West Milton
Katharine Snider
Harmilton
First Hamilton Traffic Death Is Councilman's Mother
Mrs Ethel Benninghofen sixty died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton after her auto struck a frame house on Heaton Street. The incident marked Hamilton's first traffic fatality of 1952 and sixth in Butler County that year. She left two sons John and Robert and a daughter Mrs Earl Zellner.
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Hamilton
Ethel Benninghofen
Mercy Hospital
Butler County
Benninghofen
Heaton St
John
Robert
Earl Zellner
Cutting Hearing Set a Thursday
Claud Reed a 51 year old of 2716 Yankee Road faces cutting with intent to kill charges to be heard Thursday at 7 pm before Squire Lammie Bailey Reed posted 1000 cash bond and was released pending the hearing Clyde Brandenburg 40 of 3010 Seneca Street Oneida accuses Reed of cutting him during a Thursday night altercation at the Lucky Stop Cafe South Yankee Road
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Claud Reed
Yankee Rd
Squire Lammie Bailey
Reed
Clyde Brandenburg
Seneca St
Oneida
South Yankee Rd
Hamilton Funeral Home Opens Branch in Middletown
Fred Green of Green Funeral Home in Hamilton announces a new funeral home at 1500 Baltimore St for Middletown and nearby areas. The facility will offer free ambulance and car service within city limits. Joe Bailey, licensed embalmer and director, will manage the house with Mrs. Fred Green serving as an attendant. Formal opening to be announced later.
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Middletown
Yfield
Avalon
Carmody
Fred Green
The
Green Funeral Home
Hamilton
Baltimore St
Joe Bailey
Custodian Resigns from Oxford Public Schools
Oxford Newton Funk, custodian in the Oxford public schools since 1945, announced yesterday he will resign on March 1.
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Oxford
Newton Funk
Oxford Public Schools
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