Charity Circus Approval Branded With Ifs Buts By City
Middletown officials granted the Butler County Council for Retarded Children permission for Leonard Bros. Circus to perform April 28 on Smith Farm city grounds but imposed conditions. Access could be blocked by sewer work, bonds and license fees were required, a special policeman furnished, and site suitability reassessed. Acting City Manager Thompson asked to locate a more appropriate site.
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Butler County Council
Leonard Bros. Circus
Smith Farm
Commission
Francis. Carmody
N. Main Street
Charles W. Thompson
Two Middletown Men Promoted to Major in Air Force Reserve
Department of the Air Force announces promotions of Edward F. Neu of 118 McKinley St and William L. Melampy of Franklin Rt. 1 to major in the Air Reserve. Neu, a former B17 pilot with the Eighth Air Force, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart. Melampy serves as training officer for Flight B of the 9529th Reserve Squadron.
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Middletown Area
Air Reserve
Department of the Air Force
Edward F. Neu
McKinley $T
Armco
William L. Melampy
Franklin Rt. 1
Interstate Folding Box
952Th Air Reserve
Ron
Middletown
Neu
Eighth Air Force
Europe
Maj. Melamoy
Wth
Twentieth Air Force
Pacific Theater
Okinawa
9529Th Reserve Squadron
Two Molesting Incidents Reported In Middletown
Police said two boys aged 8 and 11 were approached by a man in a green car with a heavy hooded coat in the 1500 block of Central Avenue between 8 and 8:30 p.m. They did not enter the vehicle. Earlier, a complaint of a woman in a car molesting small children near Lafayette Avenue and Cherry Street was investigated but no suspect found.
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Middletown
Central Avenue
Lafayette Avenue
Cherry Street
Car Overturns Near Hamilton. Driver Unhurt
A Hamilton youth escaped injury when a car he drove left the Eat on Road a mile north of Hamilton and overturned. Earl Schneider, 17, 732 S. 13th St., said to have driven south, the vehicle veered onto the left shoulder and damaged heavily. The crash occurred at 3 10 p.m.
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Hamilton
Eaton Road
Earl Schneider
S. 13Th St
Navy AWOL arrest leads Police Briefs entry
Police last night arrested Thomas A. Cornele 23 of 1800 Woodlawn Ave at Girard Ave and Coopers Alley on a charge of being AWOL from the Navy Ada Pelfrey 23 of 710 Yankee Rd was arrested in the 900 block of W Central Ave early today on charges of intoxication and disorderly conduct Thieves tried to break into Gibbys Smokery at 1234 Central Ave through a rear window Tuesday night causing about 30 dollars damage to the window
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Thomas A. Cornele
Woodlawn Ave
Girard Avenue
Cooper Alley
Navy
Ada Pelfrey
Yankee Rd
W. Central Avenue
Gibby
Central Ave
Bilding
Middletown Man Hit With New Indecent Exposure Charge
Johnnie Hill 24 of 1114 Baltimore St was ordered to Lima State Hospital for pre sentence evaluation on an indecent exposure charge in Municipal Court. He was arrested on a disorderly conduct warrant after allegedly hiding in a woman’s car and harassing her at 4th Avenue and Yankee Road on Feb 13. He could not answer questions about the exposure charge in court.
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Middletown
Lima State Hospital
Johnnie Hill
Baltimore St
4Th Avenue
Yankee Road
Hill
Lima Hospital
Police Recover Two Autos Stolen in Middleton
Two autos reported stolen from Middleton residents were recovered by authorities. A car stolen from Alexander Praeta at 4 25 p m was found by state patrolmen at 9 15 p m on Brown s Run Road with missing license plates. A second car stolen from Robert Bierly at 7 45 p m was located at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad freight yard on 1st Avenue at 12 35 a m today.
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Alexander Praeta
Wrenn Ct
Brown's Run Road
Praeta
Central Avenue
Theodore Thompson
Robert Bierly
S. ‘Main St
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
1St Avenue
Bierly
N Main St
Accident on Central Avenue Leads to Arrest
A 1800 block Central Avenue crash yesterday led to the arrest of William Ellis age 40 on an intoxication charge. No injuries were reported. Dan Crigler age 37 backed into Ellis’ parked car causing about 200 dollars damage to Ellis’ vehicle and 100 dollars to Crigler’s car.
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Central Avenue
William Ellis
Pike St
Monroe
Dan Crigler
9Th Ave
Ellis Auto
At The Movies Showings Across Four Theaters This Week
Paramount offers Wizard of Oz and Indian Fighter with multiple nightly showings Thursday and Friday. Strand features Girl in the Red Velvet Swing and Kiss of Fire with various times. Colonial screens Its A Wonderful Life and Benny Goodman Story alongside City Across the River and a Benny Goodman program. Dixie Cruise In lists Hansel and Gretel and War Arrow showings.
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Benny Goodman
Dixie Cruise
Neff Wins Rotary Fellowship For Study In France
Richard Ely Neff of Middletown is one of three Ohio students chosen for a Rotary Foundation Fellowship for 1956 57. The 22 year old plans to study political science in Nancy France to prepare for a career as a foreign correspondent. Neff holds a BA from Principia College and was active in student activities and sports at Elsah Illinois. He will be honored at the District 231 meeting in Cincinnati.
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Richard Ely Neff
A. C. Neff
Central Ave
Ohio
Rotary Foundation
Rotary International
Neil
School of Foreign Affairs
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Rotary Club
Cincinnati
Columbus
Middletown High School
Nancy
France
Neff
Cleveland
Principia College
Elsah
Ill
Christian Science Organization
Andrews
Sheraton- Gibson
Middletonian
Rotary
Free World
Jay Johnson
P. F. Johnson
Chamberlain Plans December 31 Retirement as Chief
Franklin officials confirm Police Chief O E Chamberlain will retire by year end. He will stay on through Christmas to assist Boy Scout and Salvation Army programs, then may relocate to Florida after leaving the seven member force he has led since 1931. He is known as Dutch for his welfare work in the community.
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Chamberlain
Boy Scout
Salvation Army
Frankelin
Florida
Franklin
Cottage Hit By 2 Fires Early Today
A four room Hollywood cottage at 910 Melvin Lane suffered heavy damage from two fires early today. The first blaze started at 1 30 a.m. when clothes drying near an oil stove ignited. a second alarm at 4 30 a.m. found two rooms ablaze and part of the roof destroyed. The Kingsolvers and four children escaped uninjured with substantial clothing loss. Damage is about 2000 dollars. Fire Chief Howard Harville noted the second fire’s cause is undetermined.
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Franklin
Hollywood
Howard Harville
Melvin Lane
Paul Kingsolver
FOPA Lodge Names Committee Chairmen
The FOPA Lodge 2 group at the Elks Temple appointed committee chairs for Ways and Means Harry Benadum Sick and Welfare David Armbruster Investigation Dudley Acton Youth Welfare Martin Thomas Entertainment and Publicity Harold Norris and Charles Reuthe Patrolman Of The Year Award Reuthe They discussed a summer archery and rifle school for boys and girls and noted a temporary meeting place switch from Police Pistol Range to the Elks Temple due to Rt 4 construction.
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Fopa Lodge
Elks Temple
Ways and
Harry Benadum
David Armbruster
Dudley Acton
Martin Thomas
Harold Norris
Charles Reuthe
Reuthe
FOPA
Child Support Funds Increased Last Year
Hamilton and Middletown offices of the Butler County Juvenile Court collected 397 668.76 in 1955 for care of children in support and welfare cases. Middletown's total rose to 145 478.04, up 19 458.94 from 1954, with 800 classes last year. About 2 400 children likely received support, and workload rose with extra staff as payments exceeded the prior year by 48 420.75.
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Hamilton
Harry F. Walsh
Middletown
Butler County Juvenile Court
Department of Public Welfare
Walsh
Sta
Tistics
Merry Matrons Club chitterling dinner and fish fry
The Merry Matrons Club hosts a chitterling dinner and fish fry at 8 p m tomorrow at the home of Mrs Christine Wright 1619 Garfield Street.
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Merry Matrons Club
Christine Wright
Garfield St
Lighthorn Sheep Population in the United States Surges
A report notes approximately 20,000 lighorn sheep exist in the United States, highlighting population estimates and regional distribution across national wildlife habitats.
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United States
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Civil Defense Organization
Leslie H. Hunter
Kenneth E. Young
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Knights of Columbus Council
St. Peter Claver Church
Julian O. Krusling
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