Disaster Aid Plea Issued For Homeless Fire Victims
Fires yesterday in Rockdale left two families homeless after a kerosene stove explosion spread from Carl Guthrie’s Canal Road home to Russell Neal’s next door. The Guthries and Neals lack insurance. Red Cross chapters in Middletown and Hamilton call for blankets linens and furniture donations.
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Rockdale
Middletown
Hamilton Red Cross
Carl Guthrie
Russell Neal
Canal Rd
Hamilton Rt. 1
Frank Maus
Liberty Township
Guthrie
Neal
Hammons
Red Cross
Fami
Lies
Hatfield Coal Co
Hamilton
Helen Kinch
Three Drivers Cited After City Auto Wrecks
After a series of city traffic mishaps yesterday and this morning, three drivers were cited to appear in court. Eddie Johnson 18 was charged with failure to yield after a collision at Columbia Avenue and Clinton Street injuring Cecelia Daly who complained of a painful left side. Betty Fuller 43 faced a charge of insufficient brakes after a crash at Central Avenue and Sutphin Street injuring none. Yvonne Forkner 26 was cited for unsafe backing after a Mishap on Sutphin Street that forced Dorin Jensen to collide with the rear of Forkner’s car. Additional incidents involved Donald White and Virginia McCutch eon at Central Avenue and McKnight Drive and a collision involving James Hale and two parked cars on Central Avenue resulting in minor damage.
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Eddie Johnson
Walnut St
Columbia Avenue
Clinton Street
Cecelia Daly
Clark St
Johnson
Yellow Cab Co
James McCarty
Glen Ave
Betty Fuller
Grand Ave
Mattie Johnson
Bellomonte St
Central Avenue
Sutphin Street
Yvonne Forkner
West Middletown
Donald White
S. Main St
Virginia McCutcheon
Columbia Ave
McKnight
James Hale
West Middletown Rt. 1
Billy Moses
Rufus St
Tyke Politz
Tytus
Court Probation System Outlined by Middletown Official
Louis A. Rossi chief probation officer of the Middletown Municipal Court presents a five point system for handling cases including general probation stay of execution non support and traffic school. He outlines duties of his office to Holy Trinity PTA as a parent teacher group. A committee led by Mrs. Howard Wendt hosted the after meeting refreshments. The next meeting is scheduled for February 7 with fifth grade mothers serving a covered dish supper. The article notes the barber pole as a relic of medieval European barber surgeons.
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Holy Trinity Pta
Louis A. Rossi
Middletown
Oo Anc
Carmody likely to be named Middletown chairman
Middletown's City Commission meets tonight to elect a chairman for a new four year term. Francis Carmody, re-elected for a fourth term last fall, is expected to be chosen again. The meeting also includes an emergency resolution to authorize right of way and easement across Lemmon Township lands for a new interceptor sewer serving the city's Oxford State Road plant outside city limits.
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Middletown
Francis Carmody
Carmody
City Commission
Lemmon Township
Oxford State Road
Speeder Fined in Hamilton Municipal Court
Ollie Gunningham, 27, of 1500 Garfield St Middletown, charged with speeding, received a $35 fine plus costs and a 10 day driver's license suspension in Hamilton Municipal Court yesterday.
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Hamilton
Ollie Gunningham
Garfield St
Middletown
Armco Assn Balloting For Directors Under Way
The Armco Association began its annual directors election, running through tomorrow with final vote counts Friday night. Incumbents Homer Hodson and Harry Hall seek re election unopposed in districts 1 and 4, while district 3 includes Paul Finney Gordon Gates and Robert C McCabe. Newly elected directors join an 11 member board with terms not expiring this year. Installation dinner is Jan 10 at Bedford's Restaurant. Armco Colored Assn plans elections Jan 10 11 12. Mark Walke supervises both elections.
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Armco Assn
Homer Hodson
Harry Hall
Paul Finney
Girdon Gates
Robert C. McCabe
Clifford Selby
Floyd Bishop
Millard Sexton
Robert Booker
Arthur Sanderson
Stanley Rock
Edward Wilkinson Jr
Ova McClain
James Gutshall
Bedford
Armco Colored Assn
Training Class Opens January Seventeenth for Cub Leaders
Pokey-Griffith Boy Scout district announces a six week series of cub leaders basic training starting January 17. Sessions run each Tuesday at 7 p.m. in Sorg Paper Co employment offices. Instructors include Wallace Frayer Herbert Daniels and several den mothers and pack leaders.
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Sam Carruthers
Pokey-Griffith
Carruthers
Sorg Paper Co
Wallace Frayer
Herbert Daniels
Franklin
Robert Kruse
Den
Paul Doughman
Excello
Scout
At The Movies Weekly Showtimes
Paramount shows Artists and Models at 1 15, 4 04, 7 00 and 9 30 p m Wednesday and Thursday Strand screens Seven Cities of Gold at 2 20, 5 25 and 8 23 p m Bobby Ware Is Missing at 1 15 4 15 7 20 and 10 25 p m Colonial lists Rains of Ranchipur at 1 90, 3 35, 5 35, 7 40 and 9 35 p m Dixie Cruise In presents Man Called Peter at 8 53 p m Racing Blood at 7 07 and 11 02 p m
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Bobby Ware
Ranchinur
Dixie Cruise
Peter
Old Trees Stack Up for Epiphany Flames
Hundreds of discarded Christmas trees will be burned in Epiphany flames at Goldman Park tomorrow night beginning at 7 45 p m. The program is directed by Tom Carlson head of the Department of Parks and Recreation. City trucks will finish picking up trees south of Central Avenue between the New York Central Railroad and the Miami River.
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Goldman Park
Tom Carlson
Department of Parks and Recreation
Central Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Miami River
Central Store Unveils 25000 Remodeling Plan
Central Store launches a 25000 remodeling program led by president Ben Bender. Construction by M L Bauer Co with Adolph Brukin Associates. offices move from second floor to basement expanding infants wear and sub teens departments. Completion in two to three weeks with no expected business disruption.
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Bender
M.L. Bauer Construction Co
Adolph Brukin & Associates
New York
Sore spots on Butler County roads in 1955 accident report
Ohio Department of Highway Safety lists six Butler County locations as top accident spots. Rt 4 Thomas Road intersection reported six crashes and four injuries in 1955, with eight crashes and six injuries in 1954. Other noted sites include Poasttown bridge, Eagle's Corner at routes 73 and 4, and nearby intersections and bridges along Routes 27 128, 127 and Fisher Body plant area. Nationwide figures show 112 823 Ohio accidents through October 1955 with 1 630 deaths and 57 099 injuries, compared with 96 836 accidents, 1 524 deaths and 48 863 injuries in 1954.
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Butler County
Ohio Department of Highway Safety
Thomas Road
Poasttown Bridge
Eagle's Corner
Hamilton
Collinsville
Fisher Body
Ohio
Walkout Briefly Halts Construction At Armco Plant
A four hour walkout by Local 836 Truck Drivers Union delayed work on the new Armco Drainage & Metal Products plant on Jeanette Street. Union rep Les Hudson said the contractor B. D. Morgan & Co. had completed the contract before noon and workers returned. fewer than 24 were affected.
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Armco Drainage & Metal Products Inc
Jeanette Street
AFL
B. D. Morgan & Co
Les Hudson
December New Car Sales Rise in Butler County Report
Joseph T. Kiep, clerk of courts, reports 615 car registrations in December with Chevrolet leading at 164. Ford followed with 132 and Buick reclaimed third. Other makes included Oldsmobile 50 Plymouth 42 Mercury 35 Pontiac 31 Dodge 22 Chrysler 15 Cadillac 12 Nash 10 Studebaker 9 De Soto 6 Packard 5 Lincoln 3 Imperial 1 Willys 1. Truck registrations totaled 44 led by Ford with 18.
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Butler County
Joseph T. Kiep
Chevrolet
Ford
Buick
Oldsmobile
Plymouth
Mercury
Pontiac
Dodge
Chrysler
Cadillac
Nash
Studebaker
de Soto
Packard
Lincoln
Imperial
Willys
Semi Jackknifes in Franklin Police Report
A semi trailer jackknifed on N Main Street late last night and no damage was reported. The driver, Charles Harvey Nicholson, 32, of Cleveland, was charged with driving while intoxicated by Franklin police.
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Franklin
N. Main Street
Charles Harvey Nicholson
Cleveland
Snyder To Head Council At Oxford
Frank King Snyder was elected president of Oxford Council for the coming year after a 3-3 tie. Mayor John J. Corso cast the deciding vote, naming Snyder amid a council lineup that includes Mrs. Dorothy Snyder as assistant clerk and Mark Huffman, Kent Shoemaker, Wafe Minnifield, and Robert Fryman in key posts. The annexation petition by property owners south of town won approval from Butler County Commissioners, aiming to join Oxford after a 60 day wait and potential May 1 completion.
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Oxford
Frank King Snyder
Roy Young
Snyder
H.C. Brill
John J. Corso
Corso
Dorothy Snyder
Mark Huffman
Kent Shoemaker
Wafe Minnifield
Robert Fryman
R. Fred Woodruff
Butler County
Woodruff
Hacker Named Acting Clerk in Butler County Elections
Robert C. Hacker of 723 Ridgelawn Ave. was appointed acting clerk of the Butler County Board of Elections to fill the vacancy caused by Ben Worcester resigning to join the Department of Justice in Washington. Worcester is now an assistant clerk and GOP central committeeman from Hamilton's First Ward. J Earl Gray, a Democrat, serves as deputy clerk.
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Hamilton
Robert C. Hacker
Ridgelawn Ave
Butler County Board of Elections
Ben Worcester
Middletown
Worcester
Demen of Justice
Washington, D
Ene
Republican Central
Hotel term first used by New York inn keeper Joe Corre in 1790
The label hotel originated with Joe Corre, a New York inn keeper, who reportedly used the term in 1790. This historical note identifies the early coinage of the word linked to lodging facilities.
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Joe Corre
New York
Franklin council again fails to set special election date
Franklin officials failed for the third straight time to set a date for a special election on a city manager council government change. Five new members and two holdovers debated the resolution for over three hours, then voted against suspending rules. If no action by January 14 a mandamus suit could force a vote. The effort was backed by 168 petitioning voters via the Chamber of Commerce.
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New Council
Franklin
Lloyd E. Ritz
Paul R. Smith
Floyd Gebhart
Lebhart
Gordon Tinch
Ritz
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin School Board Names Baxter President
Franklin's board of education elected Joe Baxter Jr. president at an organization meeting at Anthony Wayne school. The session added new members S. R. Ward and Marshall Miller, while Ron Larick and Ray Kinder left. Talks covered road improvements near the new junior high, a bridge over Clearcreek, state rehabilitation projects, and a $36,411 repair program for several schools. The high school science lab led the list at $22,912.regular meetings set for the third Monday of each month at 7 30 p.m.
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Franklin
Joe Baxter Jr
Franklin's
Board of Education
Anthony Wayne School
Baxter
Carl Eisen
Menver
Elmer Gregg
S. R. Ward
Marshall Miller
Howard Larick
Ray Kinder
Larck
Nest
State Highway Department
Clearcreek
Reason Named Germantown Council Head
Charles Reason, winner of November’s election, was chosen president of Germantown village council and will act as mayor when Donald Moyer is absent. Moyer set committees, replaced mayor Egan on council, and appointed officials including solicitor Harriett Wetta and planning commission members McTavish Anslinger and Emerick. An emergency ordinance raised the clerk’s salary to 700, with Clasde Ireland expected to be clerk next meeting. Street workers sought raises, with Watham and Hollenburg requesting higher hourly rates.
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Germantown
Charles Reason
Donald Moyer
Moyer
Richard Egan
Egan
Robert Adams
Dan Anslinger Jr
Reason
Gene Michaels
Charles Steller
Ansilinger
Harriett Wetta
Sam Moore
Robert McTavish
Dan Anslinger Sr
Ronald Emerick
McTavish
Anslinger
Emerick
Jack Watham
Harvey Hollenbaugh
Civitans View Kroger Meat Processing Film
Walter Toepfer Kroger public relations director presented a colored film on meat processing and cutting methods at the Civitan Club noon meeting. Joe Siegel introduced the speaker. The club plans to staff the Central Avenue and Broad Street polio booth Saturday under Victor Mackall. A Civitan board meeting is set for tonight at Al Schwarz’s home.
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Walter Toepfer
Kroger Co
Civitan Club
Joe Siegel
Central Avenue
Broad Street
Victor Mackall
al Schwarz
Ralph S. Damon Dies At 58 In Nassau Hospital
Ralph S. Damon, 58, president of Trans World Airlines, died of pneumonia today in Nassau Hospital Mineola Long Island.
City Council appoints committee on Franklin's engineering issue
The council named a committee to investigate Franklin's engineering problem. City Auditor Paul Gaynor reported the general fund finished $11,278.77 in the black. Ivan Thacker was elected president pro tem.
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Franklin
Paul Gaynor
Ivan
Thacker
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By Jim Mills
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