County Commission Favors Parley With City On Water Plan
County leaders say they welcome an early meeting with Middletown City Commissioners to negotiate a new water contract. President Gordon H. Augspurger says the county would help supply water to residents and wants a more workable agreement, noting Middletown drafted the current contract.
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County Commission
Middletown
Oo Butterey
Gordon H. Augspurger
Augspurger
County Board
Dan Rothe
Midletown
Public Utilites
Middletown Commission
Butler County Sets 10000 For Zoning Study In 1954 Budget
Butler County commissioners approved a 1954 budget totaling 2,390,000 with 10,000 earmarked for a county zoning survey. It marks the first zoning appropriation, to be used if townships vote for zoning. Madison Township activity leads the push as more townships signal readiness.
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Butler County
Gordon Augspurger
Madison Township
Augspurger
Patrolman to Appeal Dismissal After Hearing Granted
Bernice Webb former patrolman appeals suspension from Middletown police through attorney David Dillon. Hearing set for 7 p.m. Monday Jan 25 at City Building, following City Manager Kra mer and Police Chief Blackmore’s recommendation. Webb allegedly ignored warnings leading to suspension Jan 1 and dismissal Jan 17, subject to appeal.
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Civil Service Commission
Middletown
Bernice Webb
David Dillon
City Commission
Howard Kramer
Joseph Blackmore
Webb
Blackmore
Six Injured Slightly In 10 Highway Accidents
Ten auto crashes on wet roads left six people with minor injuries. At Ohio 4 near Hamilton city line Donald Tin cher, 24, and Ethel Williams, 44, suffered bumps and abrasions after a northbound Tin cher car hit a southbound Williams vehicle around 1 21 a m. Another two car crash on U S 25 near Oakland Station injured a Middletonian and a Fairborn resident, with Car Grady 17 and Pauline Hizer 24 hurt. A separate Ohio 73 wreck east of Franklin left Ruel Webb 32 and Mrs Webb 31 with minor injuries while Courtney Dennis, 38, Franklin, was fined for insufficient brakes.
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Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Ohio 4
Donald Tincher
N. 10Th St
Ethel Williams
Kahn Ave
Wayne Williams
Fairborn
U.S. 25
Oakland Station
Grady
Pauline Hizer
Crawford St
Bernham Hizer
Albert Grody
Ohio 73
Franklin
Ruel T. Webb
Waynesville Rt. 2
Webb Auto
Two Injured Slightly In Craddi Here
Four auto accidents on rain slick streets left Middleton residents with minor injuries and one motorist cited. Mary Jo Bowman 22 treated for scalp lacerations and abrasions. Willie Triplett 27 had a cut lip. Milburn Gibson 18 cited for failure to yield. Bowman car $150 damage. Gibson car $75.
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Middletown Hospital
Mary Jo Bowman
Aberdeen Dr
6Th Avenue
Lincoln Street
Bowman
Willie Triplett
9Th Ave
Milburn Gibson
Granada Ave
Gibson
South Lebanon Man Acquitted By Jury
LEXINGTON Kentucky A Fayette Circuit Court jury acquitted George Robertson 41 of South Lebanon Ohio who was accused of misrepresenting the weight of two corn loads sold last year to Carl Fister of Fayette County The indictment said he charged Fister 385 20 too much for the corn.
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Lexington
Fayette
George Robertson
South
Lebanon
Ohio
Carl Fister
Fayette County
Fister
Two More Burglary Charges Boost Youth Bond to $8000
Paul Douglas Carter, 18, of 1707 Sheridan Ave, had bond raised to 8000 after arraignment on two additional burglary and larceny counts. He already faced six burglary complaints from last Monday and was ordered held for the grand jury. The incidents involve Gillen Crow drug store on Yankee Road and Walburg’s Market at 1212 Enoch Dr. Judge J T Lamb presided.
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Paul Douglas Carter
Sheridan Ave
Carter
Gillen-Crow
Yankee Rd
Walburg
Enoch Dr
J. T. Lamb
Driver Fined For Leaving Wreck Scene
Franklin special report: William Eugene Burggraf, 24, Franklin, fined 100 dollars and court costs for leaving the scene of an accident on the 2nd Street bridge. Judge J T Riley suspended 75 dollars upon payment of damages, driving privileges limited to work. Other locals face varying fines and bond forfeitures for traffic violations.
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Franklin
William Eugene Burggraf
2Nd Street
Bfore
J. T. Riley
Riley
Isaac Hawthorne
Robert Cummings
James A. Jay
Middletown
Edwin Yauch
Dayton
Arthur Sellars
Detroit
Oliver Buck
Cincin
Missing Boy, 16, Sought in Kennett Brief
Kennett Short, 1909 Logan Ave., reports his brother Jimmy missing since 5 p.m. yesterday. He is 5 feet 6 inches, 125 pounds, brown hair and blue eyes. Alfred DeHart, 58, Norwood, arrested at Cincinnati police HQ on two fraudulent check warrants. Ralph Moore, 34, 1606 Hudson Ave., stabbed in chest by unknown woman near Young Street. Mertie Bowlin, 43, 831 10th Ave., held for Franklin police for failure to provide. Walter Gray reports camera and case stolen from car glove compartment, value $25. Mrs Estill Myers reports loss of brown billfold with $20 and papers.
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Kennett Short
Logan Ave
Jimmy
Alfred DeHart
Norwood
Cincinnati
Middletown Hospital
Ralph Moore
Hudson Ave
Young Street
Mertie Bowlin
10Th Ave
Franklin Police
Walter Gray
Vanderveer St
Trenton Student Suffers Arm Fracture In School Fall
James Graham a thirteen year old student at a Trenton school fractured his right arm in a fall in the school gymnasium yesterday. He was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment.
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James Graham
Trenton
Middletown Hospital
Funeral services for Mrs Hat tie Banks in New York City
Funeral services for Mrs Hat tie Banks 52 of New York City will be held at 2 p m Monday at Second Baptist Church. Interment follows at Woodside Cemetery. She died Thursday night at Middletown Hospital after a six month illness. Survived by father Tim Massey a daughter four brothers two sisters and one grandchild. Friends may call at the home of her sister Mrs Lilli Bell Gary 1503 Garfield St after 6 p m Sunday. Mrs Banks had lived with Mrs Gary during her illness. Bailey Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Hattie Banks
New York City
Second Baptist Church
Woodside Cemetery
Mrs Hill of Eaton Dies at 63 in Brookville Ind
Mrs Freda Beckman Hill aged 63 died Thursday at her Brookville Indiana residence three miles west of the village. She is survived by her husband Frank Hill formerly of Eaton. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 p m at Barnes Funeral Home with burial in Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Sunday at the funeral home.
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EATON
Freda Beckman Hill
Brookville
Ind
Rt. 1
Frank Hill
Barnes Funeral Home
Mound Hill Cemetery
Mrs Lizzie Emerick 88 Dies in Germantown Ohio
Mrs Lizzie Emerick 88 of Virginia Avenue Germantown died Friday at Rahn Rest Home Miamisburg after two months as a patient. Native of Butler County widow of Hiram Emerick she lived here 53 years. Survived by daughter Mrs Robert Boyer Germantown son Paul Plymouth Mich eight grandchildren 20 great grandchildren 14 great great grandchildren. Funeral set for 2 pm Monday at John Arpp Germantown Cemetery home after 2 pm Sunday.
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Germantown
Lizzie Emerick
Virginia Avenue
Rahn
Miamisburg
Butler County
Hiram Emerick
Robert Boyer
Paul
Plymouth
Mich
John Arpp
Germantown Cemetery
Deaths in Butler County Charles A Getz Sr 83 and E Kumler Molyneaux
Charles A Getz Sr 83 of 129 Ross Ave Hamilton died. Services 9 a m Monday at St Stephen Church. E Kumler Molyneaux 89 of Cincinnati died. Services 2 p m today at Marshall Smith Funeral Home Oxford.
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Butler County
Charles A. Getz Sr
Ross Ave
Hamilton
St. Stephen
E. Kumler Molyneaux
Cincinnati
Marshall-Smith Funeral Home
Oxford
Butler Woman Draws Workhouse Sentence
Mrs. Freda McKnight, 22, College Corner, was sentenced to nine months in the Cincinnati Workhouse by Probate Juvenile Judge Harry F. Walsh for contributing to the neglect of her three minor children. She previously served two similar sentences and the children are under County Welfare Department care. Claude Baker Jr., 18, Hamilton, was sentenced to the Ohio State Reformatory Mansfield for an indeterminate term by Judge Walsh for contributing to the delinquency of a 15-year-old Hamilton girl.
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Freda McKnight
College Corner
Cincinnati
Harry F. Walsh
County Welfare Department
Claude Baker Jr
Irma Ave
Hamilton
Ohio State Reformatory
Mansfield
Walsh
Boy Receives Emergency Treatment After Incident
At 2 45 p m emergency responders treated a boy, son of Joseph Graham of Box 13 Trenton, after an unspecified incident.
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Joseph Graham
Box 13
Trenton
Husband jailed after wine claim in court tale
Edison Hughes of Baltimore Street faced common pleas court on a charge of failing to support his wife and three children. He admitted he brought home wine to settle the wife’s nerves, prompting the judge to declare wine not a proper contribution and sentence him to six months in the workhouse.
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Common Pleas Court
Edison Hughes
Baltimore Street
P. P
Hughes
Plaque Ceremony Set Wednesday for Late Deputy Schultheiss
A ceremony to unveil a plaque honoring Emanuel Hip Schultheiss former Butler County deputy sheriff will be held at 11 30 a m next Wednesday on the courthouse third floor near the sheriff s office The plaque funded by friends and associates of the late Monroe deputy recalls his death on election day in November 1952 after a heart attack.
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Emanuel
Schultheiss
Butler County
Columbus
Monroe
Pleas of Innocence in Local Murder Cases
Three indicted defendants pleaded not guilty in Hamilton Common Pleas Court before Judge P. P. Boll. Harold Burkhardt and Richard Nolan deny first degree murder for the Nov 22 Sorrell beating, with Burkhardt facing an assault to rape charge. Annie Collier also pleaded not guilty to second degree murder in the Dec 6 stabbing of Henry Simmons. Nine defendants pled guilty. several others entered not guilty pleas or were not found, with some cases referred for probation or observation.
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Common Pleas
P. P. Boll
Hamilton
Harold Lloyd Burkhardt
Camden Rt
Richard Eugene Nolan
Atco Ave
Middletown
Herschel L. Sorrell
West Middletown
Burkhardt
Annie Ruth Collier
Monument Ave
Henry Simmons
New Miami
Clinton Henry Jr
Donald Hall
Roy Wilder
Denver B. Strader
Clarence Ringer
A. D. Lovett
Charles Bogan
Howard Knox
James Lee Simpson
Woodrow Hamilton
Lemon Township
Thomas Lapsely
Dale Weaver
Robert Leonard
J. C. Mason
Joe
Tom Kimsey
Stanley Drake
George Cox
Willian Shhulz
Raymond Elam
George Franklin Brown
Marvin E. Stevens
Joseph O'Neal
Probation Department
Judge Boli Orders Immediate Sentences in Local Pleas
Judge Boli disposed swiftly in cases from Hamilton and surrounding towns after guilty pleas. Ralph Babb and James Meadows, both of Hamilton, and Elmer Reece of Camden received indefinite terms at Mansfield Reformatory for a December 7 holdup at a McGonigle service station. A. D. Lovett of Hamilton drew 30 days in county jail plus a $200 fine after pleading guilty to petit larceny, following a prior unarmed robbery allegation involving a Hamilton resident. Charles Bogan of Middletown was ordered sent to Lima State.
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Boli
Ralph Babb
James Meadows
Hamilton
Elmer Reece
Camden
Mansfield Reformatory
McGonigle
A. D. Lovett
Charles Bogan
Middletown
Lima
Height social at Union Baptist Church basement
The Senior Choir of Union Baptist Church sponsors a height social at 8 tonight in the church basement. It was previously announced for Friday night.
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Union Baptist Church
Slaying Case Is Continued In Middletown Court
A preliminary hearing for Willie Fullwood, 43, of 1520 Plum Ave was continued in Middletown Municipal Court until next Wednesday. He is charged with first degree murder in the knife slaying of his wife Earlene, 30, at the Plum Avenue address Wednesday night. No bond was set unless the charge is reduced.
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Willie Fullwood
Plum Ave
Middletown
Fullwood
Earlene
Plum Avenue
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