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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1956
Page
12
Farmers must file final returns and pay taxes by February 15 if two thirds of their income come from farming. An estimated return by January 15 allows two extra months to complete reports and pay balances. Self employed farm operators will file social security income forms with Schedule F. Depreciation rules and deductions follow prior years with new 0 percent to 30 percent scales.
William L. Sullivan took over as Democratic leader of the Kentucky State Senate. He said he would speak later, while Republican leader Wendell Van Hoose declined to comment, noting the Senate's 20 Democrats and eight Republicans.
Chester Carroll, 23, of 417 Tytus Ave., was fined 225 dollars and costs by Municipal Judge J.T. Lamb for intoxication and resisting arrest. The $200 fine and costs on resisting arrest were suspended if he does not reappear. Carroll refused to identify himself and was abusive, police said. officers used force to take him to jail. Charges were filed by Patrolman Delmas Birch and Patrolman Andrew Stephen.
Police report a burglar pried a garage door flash and forced a dash compartment to steal a kit of tools a flashlight three sunglasses and a small purse from a car in Mrs Edward Wahlers 119 Bellomonte St The purse held cards maps and the car operation manual detectives said Monday night.
Joseph T. Ferguson of Columbus, former state auditor from 1937 to 1953, seeks the Democratic nomination for state auditor in the May primary. Incumbent Republican James A. Rhodes has announced for reelection. Ferguson vows to restore efficiency and the Bureau of Inspection, and he recently ran a budget counseling service from Springfield after selling parking meters.
Edward Pollard 34 of Hamilton pleaded guilty in Common Pleas Court to attacking an 11 year old girl in February. Judge P P Boll ordered him sent to Lima State Hospital for examination.
Nicolaus California. George Champis returns to his bar and grill after flooding from Christmas Eve disaster. He had opened the bar a year before after his Auburn bar burned in October 1954. The wreckage left a muddy pool hall with the 8 ball remaining untouched high on the wall rack.
Police Chief George Earley reported that Salem marked its second consecutive year with zero traffic fatalities, celebrating improved safety in the community.
Germantown Past Matrons Association plans a 6:30 p m meeting at Mrs Myrtle Fouts home replacing Grange Hall with a covered dish supper. The event includes initiation of new member Mrs Robert Stump and installation of new officers.
Red Lion Methodist Church WSCS plans a 7 p.m. meeting at the home of Mrs. Wilbur South. The report lists Christmas visitors visiting area families including Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Boyce and others from Dayton Middletown Franklin Lebanon and Mt. Olivet Kentucky.
Christmas gatherings include Mr and Mrs Ralph Elam with the Beachier family in Middletown and the Wolves in Springfield. The Greens host in Springfield with Beck Herzog and Todd Wolf visiting from Springfeld, grandchildren of the Greens. Guests of Virgil Davis and sons include Harbach families from Franklin and Trenton, with Margaret Beachler visiting near Franklin.
Warren County improves Morrow Road with wider one-lane bridges and smoother grades to boost highway safety. Aid for the Aged payments totaled 37,949 for 662 recipients, averaging 57.32 per pensioner. Health department notes busy month with 1171 inspections, 441 hearing tests, 886 eye tests, 36 vision corrections, and disease controls including tuberculosis and scarlet fever cases.
Lyle Denny and Jerry Hinkle spent holidays with Jerry’s parents in Florida. Ida Mae Potts of New Carlisle visited her sister Ann Potts at the Warren Williams home and many area families shared Christmas dinners with relatives in Eaton, Dayton, Farmersville, West Alexandria, and Germantown.
Mr and Mrs Paul Bratton and their son and family are listed in a local social notice. The fragment confirms a family grouping but lacks full details of the event or relation.
Tax stamp tally event scheduled for January 11 at 7 30 PM in the South Lebanon school cafetorium with a room counting contest. Volunteers invited to help and turn in stamps by the deadline. At least two social notices follow: Duddy Bolanger sixth birthday party with Lebanon area guests and Miami Bridge Club gathering hosted by Mrs Roy James. Mrs Myrtle Conley injured after a December ice fall.
Mr and Mrs Lee Hollars and their children traveled Friday to visit their son Pvt Robert Hollar stationed at Fort Bragg RS. Numerous relatives and friends gathered for Christmas at the John Shafer home including the Singleton family the Shafer nephews Dr Mac Shafer of Dayton and others from Charleston Columbus and Lebanon.
Montgomery County plans eight tentative sections for a new justice of the peace system that began Sunday. A committee led by County Commission President Harry J. Kiefaber Probate Judge Rodney Love and Common Pleas Judge Robert A. Martin favors one JP per section with salaries of 15 cents per capita based on the 1950 census. Some elected last November for four-year terms may resign voluntarily. salaries range from 1500 to 3500 dollars per district to be funded by the county general fund.
Warren County records twelve traffic fatalities in 1955, down from 20 in 1954. Dr Ralph Young notes hospital totals in adjoining counties may not be included and cites highway safety campaigns as a factor in the drop.
Liberty Township hosts include Mr. and Mrs. John Koste and family of White Oak with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brenner and children. Also visiting were Emmett McClung, Charles Everson, Edna Billingslea, and William Wright with Edna Stouder. Dayton guests include Neal Bowman and Becky Downs. Families Bingman and Busby relocate. Leslie Gorusch and daughter Marie and Leta Gorsuch join Christmas dinner at Leland Chapmans.
Mrs Cleve Roberts hosted a Sewing Bee Christmas party with guests including Ethel Pence Letha Kellis Jack Clark Louise Dean James Abner and Reuben Pieratt. Multiple households in Sunbury Middletown Stanford Germantown West Carrollton Arcanum and nearby areas shared holiday gatherings.
Cpl. Robert Gray has resumed duties at the Pentagon in Washington DC after spending the holidays in the area. His wife Robyn and her mother Mrs Ted Schoppel were visiting Christ Hospital. Numerous local families hosted Christmas meals and gatherings, including the Kidder, Gorsuch, Prichard and Bates households, with extended relatives from Mt. Washington, Mason, Price Hill, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis.
CONEAUT Ohio records show no traffic fatalities in the city for three consecutive years. Over the last decade only five traffic deaths have occurred within city limits, underscoring a notable safety period.
A small fire at Longview State Hospital last week caused burns that proved fatal yesterday to Elsa Turner 64 a supervisor at the institution in Cincinnati.
Gail McCaughey, a 12 year old, ran away after a spat with her mother Friday morning. She was found by a sheriff helicopter crew in Rubio Canyon after four nights in the San Gabriel Mountains, exhausted but in good condition at St. Luke's Hospital. She suffered shock exposure and possible frostbite with stiff legs and no food since leaving home.
A 21 year old model Marguerite Ventre settled for 750 dollars after suing for 70 000 in damages from pots of honey and feathers dumped on her head beside a Hollywood pool during a publicity stunt. Defendants listed include singer John Arcesi disc jockey Peter Potter Capital Records press agents Bud Freeman and Ed Scofield and Superior Honey Co.
Russell Tongay, a 37 year old Miami man serving 10 years for his daughter's death, jumped from a passenger train at night near Mobile. He was recaptured 45 minutes later. Earlier he fled in New Orleans last November after mingling with customers in a restaurant while a guard paid a check. He surrendered in Los Angeles and was being returned to Florida when he escaped again on a Louisville and Nashville train in downtown Louisville.
Senator McCarthy accuses the Eisenhower White House of poor records and calls for the removal of advisers including Paul Hoffman Harold Stassen and Milton Eisenhower. He also says he will campaign for Republicans in the 1956 race.
Fragment discusses Tronvrille and Everett McGill visiting over Christmas with daughter Mrs. Bob Wills and her family, highlighting family connections to the Wills household.
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