Two-Day Polio Fund Total Lagging Badly
Middletown polio fund gained 109.46 yesterday and totals 263.28 over two days. County chapter chairman Charles Reuthe says contributions lag behind 1953 and 1952, citing city noise restrictions at the booth. Knights of Columbus, Colored Infantile Paralysis Committee, and Sertoma Club aid appear on schedule to solicit this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Order of Police
Booth
Central Avenue
Broad Street
Butler County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
William Euler
Charles Reuthe
Reuthe
Knights of Columbus
Colored Infantile Paralysis Committee
Sertoma Club
Hamilton Man Injured As Car Leaves Route 4
A Hamilton man, Leonard Ashcraft, 39, was seriously injured when his car left Route 4 near Todhunter Road and overturned. He was treated at Middletown Hospital for facial lacerations and possible head injury, listed as fair. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. with Ashcraft alone in the vehicle.
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Hamilton
Ohio 4
Todhunter Road
Middletown Hospital
Leonard Ashcraft
Fairfax Ave
Ashcraft
Middletown
Richard Knnsely
Baker
Engle’s
John
Pigs Tale in Court Ends With $140 Award
Hamilton Common Pleas Judge P. P. Boli retold a parable of 18 little pigs in a civil dispute between Omer Hughes and the Seigs over $500. The judge’s humorous narrative contrasted “the whole hog or none” with a middle ground, awarding Mr. Plaintiff $140 after framing the case as a fable set in the fields beyond the fence.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Common Pleas
P. P. Boli
Omer Hughes
Anna
William Sieg
Seigs
Boli
Plaintiff
Judge Boli
Defendant
Man Critically Ill Franklin William Cortel at Midtown Hospital
William Cortel a meat dealer is critically ill with a heart condition at Midtown Hospital where he has been a patient for seven weeks. Local authorities have not released additional details about his condition or prognosis.
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Franklin
William Cortelyou
Midetown Hospital
Franklin's New Council Gets Busy with Protest Plan
Franklin's new City Council met to start the year with routine business plus action on high telephone rates. Mayor Shotwell administered oaths to the new council and president. newcomers include Thacker Philips O'Neill Fitzgerald. Council authorized protest to Ohio Bell rate increase and discussed a fire department secretary unpaid, water district talks, and a 2 to 5 am restaurant study.
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Franklin
John Shotwell
James Rossman
Ivan Thacker
Owen Philips
Richard O'Neill
Roy Fitzgerald
Frank Matson
Ftzgerald
Robert Ward
John Hoffer
William Smith
Council
H. B. Harvey
Middletown Area
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Harvey
Lloyd Ritz
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Franklin Exchange
Middletown
Fire Department
Carl Minnick
Robert Fouts
Route 25
Warren County
Ritz
Ohio
C. W. O'Neill
Eight Indictments in Preble County Grand Jury
Eaton Special report: A seven women and eight men grand jury reviewed 11 cases with 18 witnesses. Eight true bills were returned, one secret. three cases were ignored. Foreman John Orr led the panel. Ignored were How ard Natlock Cecil Baker Cecil Baker Walter Brine gar non support and others. True bills named Jesse Baker Donald Hunter Charles Marker Delmar Timber man George Smith Carl Goodwin and Cecil Baker. Arraignments to follow as court schedules open. jury also inspected jail and sheriff quarters.
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George Smith
Carl Goodwin
Cecil Baker
Everett G. Fahrenholz
Floyd Spitler
Arrests Solve Camden Thefts
Sheriff Floyd Spitler announced two Dayton arrests close two Camden burglaries from December 19. Richard Polakovics, 19, and William R. Bocock, 21, admitted to the Dayton police the break ins at Bettys Truck Stop and Southside Service Station in Camden. Some money and articles were taken. restitution appears unlikely.
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Eaton
Floyd Spitler
Dayton
Camden
Spitler
Richard Polakovics
William R. Bocock
Bettys
Southside
At The Movies Listings for Paramount and Strand
The Paramount shows Shark River and Three Sailors and a Girl on Tuesday and Donovan's Brain Diamond Queen on Wednesday with multiple showings. The Strand screens Pony Express and Girls of Pleasure Island on Tuesday and Eye Witness It Happens Every Thursday on Wednesday with corresponding times.
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Paramount
Shark River
Pony Express
Girls of Pleasure Island
Eye Witness
Grand Jury Session Opens for 60 Case Docket in County
The grand jury for the January term of the County Common Pleas Court met in Hamilton with James E. Shollenberger named foreman. The docket includes two first degree murder cases and one second degree murder case and is expected to continue through Thursday. Jurors include Harlan Romans and Norma Roosa among others from Hamilton Middletown Oxford and nearby areas.
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Jackson Bosch
He County
Mmon Pleas Court
Hamton
James E. Shollenberger
Hamilton Rt. 2
Harlan Romans
Red Bud Dr
Middletown
Norma Roosa
Middletown Rt
Ray Siler
Somerville Rt
John L. Stitzel
Oxford
Earnest D. Follick
Okeana
William Ott
Earl Bedunnah
Ruth Boyer
Agnes Ladder
Roy Mason
Ray Pieper
Joseph Treinen
George Schiering
William Weiser
Elizabeth Fisher
Hamilton
Break-In Probe Yields Little New Clues
Police reported no new developments in the break-in series that netted thieves more than 500 dollars. Det Captain Ralph Bauer said the intruders failed to enter Gough Lamb cleaners at 907 Charles Street Sunday. They broke a rear door window with a muffled pipe, reached in to turn the knob, but extra locks kept the door from opening more than a fraction of an inch.
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Ralph Bauer
Gough Lamb Cleaners
Charles St
Road Worker Injured Near Germantown in Auto Crash
Edward M. Weaver, 69, of Dayton, critically hurt when struck by an auto on Fermersville West Carrollton Road near Union Road. He suffered a compound leg fracture, arm fracture, dislocated shoulder, and possible internal injuries. Driver Robert Times, 25, of Germantown, cited for improper operation.
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Germantown
Montgomery County
Fermersville
West Carrollton
Union Road
Miami Valley Hospital
Edward M. Weaver
Dayton Rt. 6
Weaver
Robert Times
Elm St
Times
Berm
Augsburger Is Elected President Of Butler County Board
Augsburger Gordon Augsburg er, a Democrat, yesterday was elected president of the Butler County Board of Commissioners at the annual reorganiza tion meeting in the courthouse. He succeeds Arthur Reiff, a Democrat. The new term marks Augsburger's fifth as head of the three man board. Reiff declined the presidency and was elected vice president. The third member is Ben 8. Van Gorden, a Republican. For nine years Augsburger and Reiff have alternated presiding over the board.
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Hamilton
Gordon Augsburger
Butler County Board of Commissioners
Arthur Reiff
Augsburger
Reiff
Ben
van Gorden
Accident Victims Said Unchanged
Middletown Hospital reported little change in four patients from recent incidents. Dempsey Thomas, 58, injured when hit by a car on 21 McKinley Sr, remained fair. Joseph F. Vaughn, 72, from Detroit, frozen hands and legs since Dec 16, still fair. Sol Schneider, ill since Dec 13, improved. Jerome A. Inwood, ill since Dec 21, unchanged.
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Middletown
Hamilton
Dempsey Thomas
McKinley Sr
Condion
Joseph F. Vaughn
Detroit
U. S. 25
Monroe
Sol Schneider
Central Ave
Jerome A. Inwood
Orchard St
Busy First Day for Judge Lamb in Municipal Court
Judge J. T. Lamb’s swearing in was followed by a heavy docket with 46 cases. Caywood received 200 dollars and costs, license suspension six months, and three days in jail for drunk driving. Several defendants faced fines and jail or workhouse time for concealed weapons, untaxed liquor, intoxication, and disorderly conduct.
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J. T. Lamb
George E. Caywood
Girard Ave
Coy Hall
Caywood
Central Avenue
Broad Street
Donald Friend
Peasttown
Lili Braden
Central Ave
Zeila M. Ingram
Moorehead
Donald Linton
Rufus Re
Ralph King
Central Ve
358 New Autos Sold In December in Butler County
A total of 358 new car registrations in Butler County during December was reported by Joseph T. Kiep, clerk of Courts. New trucks numbered 43. The clerk's office tallied makes with Ford 82 Chevrolet 54 Oldsmobile 39 Mercury 33 Plymouth 29 Pontiac 20 Buick 20 Dodge 14 Chrysler 13 DeSoto 11 Cadillac 11 Nash 10 Studebaker 7 Packard 6 Lincoln 4 Hudson 3 MG 1 Volkswagen 1. Trucks were Ford 19 Chevrolet 8 GMC 7 International 5 Dodge 3 Reo 1.
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Butler County
Joseph T. Kiep
Ford
Chevrolet
Oldsmobile
Mercury
Plymouth
Pontiac
Buick
Dodge
Chrysler
DeSoto
Cadillac
Nash
Studebaker
Packard
Lincoln
Hudson
Volkswagen
GMC
International
Reo
R. H. Snyder Re-Elected School Board President
R H Snyder was re elected president of the Middletown Board of Education at the first 1954 meeting. Joseph Woodruff named vice president replacing Mrs Tom Wilson who retired. Harry Hadley sworn in with Jack Christy and Robert Gruver. Hugh Butler reappointed clerk treasurer. Board projects nearly 2 million to spend in 1954, up from 1.475 million in 1953, funded largely by a two mill tax levy approved in November to cover salaries.
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R. H. Snyder
Middletown Board of Education
Joseph Woodruff
Tom Wilson
Harry Hadley
Jack Christy
Robert Gruver
Hadley
Christy
Gruver
Middletown
Hugh Butler
Fire Damages Chicken Shack Exterior Wall
A fire started by two boys with matches caused about 50 dollars damage to the exterior wall of the Chicken Shack restaurant at 1206 Michigan Ave. The one story frame building owned by Ada Selby was spared its contents. Fire Companies 1 and 3 responded at 5 42 p.m. Occupant is James Myers. Company 2 checked a leaf fire behind Dr. H Alder Sebald's home at 3404 Central Ave at 8 30 p.m. yesterday. Cause of that blaze was unknown. The property had a roof fire Sunday afternoon.
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Chicken Shack
Michigan Ave
Ada Selby
James Myers
H. Alder Sebald
Central Ave
Sixty two new gas permits announced for Hamilton
John Peurifoy director of public utilities announced sixty two additional gas heating permits will be available this month in Hamilton. Of these, thirty permits cover conversions from other heating types, twenty are for new dwelling units, and three are for commercial applications. Applicants who predate January 1953 qualify for conversion permits.
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Hamilton
John Peurifoy
Public Utilities
Peurifoy
Hamilton Deadlocks Over Mayor Selections
Hamilton special report says former Mayor Edward Beckett became temporary mayor after a council deadlock. Seven members tied 3-3 as independent Herbert Mick refused partisan nominees, voting for himself on two rolls. Nominees Arthur Fiehrer and Bernard Kirsch Jr. are both Democrats. first charter-era deadlock in over 25 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Edward Beckett
Herbert Mick
Arthur Fiehrer
Forward Hamilton Group
Bernard Kirsch Jr
Mick
Twelve Men Sent for Pre-Induction Examinations
The Selective Service Board yesterday dispatched twelve registrants to Cincinnati for pre-induction physical examinations. Names include George P. Dome, Charles R. Morningstar, James T. Stabler, Thomas J. Timmons, John J. Mulligan, James Spiros Hagins, Robert Benjamin Pijersall, Thomas Gene Joy, Robert Lee Jewell, Werner F. Schmitt, Gus Piki, and Matt Edward Wilson, with listed addresses in Cincinnati Hamilton Middletown Connersville and Indianapolis vicinity.
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Selective Service Board
Cincinnati
George Philip Dome
Vannest Ave
Charles Richard Morningstar
Middletown Rt
James Thomas Stabler
Monroe St
Thomas J. Timmons
Aberdeen Dr
John Joseph Mulligan
Baltimore St
James Spiros Hagins
N. Clinton St
Robert Benjamin Pijersall
Thomas Gene Joy
Plymouth St
Robert Lee Jewell
Moore St
Werner Friedrich Schmitt
van Zandt
Gus Piki
S. Third St
Hamilton
Matt Edward Wilson
E. 4Th St
Connersville
Ind
School Board Approves Temporary Budget and Appoints Advisors
The board approved temporary appropriations and set April for final accounting of 1954 spending. Henders on Estes was rehired as legal advisor and Dr Benjamin Sawyer named school physician. Snyder of First National Bank, on the board since 1926, became president five years after election. Woodruff, now in his third year, is an Armco Steel chemist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henderson Estes
Benjamin Sawyer
Snyder
First National Bank
Woodruff
Armco Steel Corp
Frisky Filly Bettys Jet Rewrites Lebanon Debut
Bettys Jet, a two year old thoroughbred, ran away at the Warren County Fairgrounds startling Lebanon. The frisky filly dumped rider Lester Sampson, then galloped down Main Street crashing five traffic lights without a ticket, setting two records for two year olds.
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Lebanon
Warren County Fairgrounds
Lester Sampson
Main Street
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Fairmont Ave
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West Middletown Rt. 1
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Walter N
Ile Junional
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Judge Lamb
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Fred B. Cramer
Middletown Bar Assa
Cramer
Bar Association
Fred J. Schatzmann
Journal
Warren County Commissioners
Preble
Reilef
Pertussin
Slim
Norris Music House
Willie J. Mays
Walnut St
Leroy River
Young St
Arnold Gibson
Woodlawn Ave
R. Minge
Tytus Ave
Dohn Hardware
Ciey
First Ave
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