Butler County Rural Schools Elect New Education Boards
New officers and members named at reorganization meetings across Butler County rural districts include Fairfield Raymond Orr president Elmer Zinsmaister vice president and Harry Morris clerk. Lemon Claude Barker president Joseph Heck vice president Hazel Hannah clerk. Liberty Charles Tyson president Howard Eiler vice president A J Magie clerk. Other boards list officers for Madison Liberty Trenton Wayne Reily Ross Seven Mile Somerville and Oxford with designated presidents vice presidents and clerks. county board members J G Welsh J F Clawson C D Ebersman Ray Wilson Robert Mitzel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boards of Education
Butler County
Fairfield
Raymond Orr
Elmer Zinsmaister
Harry A. Morris
George Tieman
Clyde Marsh
Lemon
Claude D. Barker
Joseph E. Heck
Hazel Hannah
Ralph Helsinger
Robert Matson
Everett L. Switzer
Liberty
Charles Tyson
Robert Henderson
Oxford
Floyd Hamilton
Harry van Ausdall
Ann R. Sloane
Mabel Ramsey
Keith Myers
Mark Woodruff
Reily
Edward E. Buell
Morris Gast
Ernest Hively
Harry Rife
Kenneth Dare
Harry Kolb
Ross
Clyde B. Morris
Albert Wiseman
Glenn E. Cisle
Russel D. West
Henry H. Robinson
Noah Gillespie
Seven Mile
William D. Wirtley
Ralph Beiser
Starley Sloneker
Leroy Hammel
Robert Hillbrant
Somerville
Luther Warner
Edna Heinlein
Jennie Bell
Brian Filer
James
R. Hoel
Carla Bittinger
Trenton
Willard Schenck
Lawrence King
Clarence Conatroe
Alvin Vennetton
Abe Young
Wayne Virgil Root
Shafer Schenck
Maurice Ittel
Nell Smith
Charles Fall
Gus Flickinger
County Board of Education
J. G. Welsh
J. F. Clawson
C. D. Ebersman
Ray Wilson
Robert Mitzel
1949 IOOF Lebanon Canton Officers Named
Lebanon 1949 officers of the Canton Lebanon IOOF and its auxiliary have been announced. Canton officers include Earl Hieshue of Monroe captain Jesse Moon of Monroe lieutenant Ha Guth eil of Lebanon clerk Orman Knott of Middletown ensign Harry Hill of Lebanon accountant. Auxiliary officers list Mrs Gladys Palmer president Mrs Rowena Gutheil vice president Mrs Edna Lanham clerk and Mrs Roxie Hill clerk with Mrs Palmer as representative and Mrs Lanham as alternate representative.
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Lebanon
Canton
Palmer
Lanham
Armco Association Installs 1949 Officers And Directors
Newly elected officers and directors of the Armco Association were installed at the annual dinner at the Manchester Hotel. George Brecht became president for 1949, with George Arkill as vice president, Mark Walke as secretary treasurer, and Alma Evans as assistant secretary treasurer. Four directors, Arkill, Stanley Rock, Brecht, and Charles Osborne, were installed to new terms. The event featured remarks by L F Reinartz on steel production demands and ore shortages, plus entertainment by Mrs. Louise Rossman.
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Armco Association
Manchester
George Brecht
Thomas Burney
District No. 1
Brecht
Armco
Hamilton
Thy Products
John Wilson
George Arkill
Mark Walke
Alma Evans
Arkill
Stanley Rock
Charles Osborne
Charles Stutenroth
L. F. Reinartz
Middletown
Reinartz
Louise Rossman
Franklin
Eight Firms Guilty In Federal Lamp Trust Case
In Trenton New Jersey the General Electric Company and eight incandescent lamp manufacturers were found guilty of violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. Judge Phillip Forman issued a 313 page opinion confirming a monopoly scheme in the U S incandescent lamp industry. The other named firms include International General Electric Westinghouse Corning Glass Works Philips Gladlampenfabriken Consolidated Electric Lamp Hygrade Sylvania Chicago Miniature Lamp Works and Tung-Sol Lamp Works. Forman said GE and Westinghouse were bound by consent decrees while the others violated antitrust laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
General Electric Company
Phillip Forman
General Electric
United States
International General Electric Company, Inc
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Corning Glass Works
N. V
Police Briefs on Hazley Fire Violation and Hounshell Assault
James Hazley aged 49 of 701 Seventeenth Ave was arrested on a warrant signed by Fire Inspector Karl Davis and ordered to appear today. He is charged with failure to comply with a fire prevention order and Inspector Davis cited a defective flue rubbish in the basement and use of the basement as sleeping quarters. Fred Hounshell aged 53 of 1107 Young St was arrested yesterday on an assault charge and released on a $300 bond to appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hazley
Seventeenth Ave
Karl Davis
Hazley
Davis
Fred Hounshell
Young St
Bus Plunges 150 Feet Injuring Five Near Steubenville
A bus owned by Cooperative Company plunged 150 feet off Route 7 onto Pennsylvania Railroad tracks near Steubenville. Driver L West, 23, and four passengers Nick Vaughn 24 Lucille Thorn 32 Michael Pamukas 52 Victor Arildeon 24 were treated for head injuries at a local hospital. A railroad wrecking crew removed the bus.
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Steubenville, O
The
Cooperative Company
Steubenville
Mingo
L. West
West
Nick Vaughn
Lucille Thorn
Michael Pamukas
Victor Arildeon
Follansbee
W. Va
Damage suit hearing opened for 25000 dollars
A $25000 personal injury suit against Cassie Jackson of Middletown was heard before Judge John Kiracofe in Preble County due to Judge Fred B. Cramer's illness. Defendants Henry Fredericks Elmer Hager doing business as Fredericks and Hager Coal Co Dayton and Charles Vinson faced the action. A jury of four men eight women was selected and plans to visit the August 7 1945 Dayton accident scene were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassie Jackson
Middletown
John Kiracofe
Preble County
Butler Common Pleas Court
Fred B. Cramer
Henry Fredericks
Elmer Hager
Fredericks and Hager Coal Company
Dayton
Charles Vinson
President Truman Signs Pay Increase Bill
President Truman signed a bill raising his pay from 75 000 to 100 000 dollars and boosting expense allowances by 50 000. The legislation also raises the pay of Vice President-Elect Barkley and Speaker Rayburn from 20 000 to 30 000 and adds 10 000 for expenses for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Barkley
Rayburn
Taft Hartley Bill Delay Predicted in Senate Fight
In Washington Senator Taft Republican Ohio predicts no chance to move a Taft Hartley repeal bill this week. Taft leads the Senate opposition and says Pepper Democrat Florida cannot push the measure quickly through committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Pepper
D-Fla
Tornado Hits Caledonia Leaves Two Dead
A tornado ravaged Caledonia Mississippi wounding 13 and killing 90 year old Mrs Mary Leonard five hours after the storm struck. Two elderly Black residents were listed in critical condition with others hospitalized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledonia
Miss
Mississippi
Mary Leonard
Wounded Burglary Suspect Shot in Back in Lancaster
In Lancaster Ohio a man identified as Raymond F. Smith 5 of Bellville West Virginia was hospitalized in fair condition with a back wound. Clarence B. Tener 55 an operator of a filling station said he shot a man in the back during an alleged burglary of a station eight miles north of Lancaster.
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Lancaster, O
Fairfield County
Dudley Crider
Raymond F. Smith
Bellville
W. Va
Lancaster Hospital
Clarence B. Tener
Lancaster
Court session notes complaint filed by wife in case
In court today the complaint was filed by Katherine Hounshell, identified by police as the petitioner. The proceedings center on the husband mentioned in the filing and ongoing police involvement.
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Katherine Hounshell
Vehicle Committee Reorganized by Middletown Safety Council
Four subcommittees were named at the Commercial Vehicle Division reorganization meeting at the Civic Association. New planning includes more firms in a safety drive contest with vehicle identification tags. Committees are led by Dr. J McCullough LaVerny Yauch Harold Jones Arthur Hauselman and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Safety Council
Civic Association
F. W. Chew
J. McCullough
R. E. Dempster
Sam Tutt
LaVerny Yauch
Harold Young
Kenneth
Franklin WCTU Meeting Highlights Women's World Affairs Talk
Franklin Miss Ernestine Roudebush presented Women in World Affairs at the Franklin WCTU January meeting held Monday evening at the First Presbyterian Church. She named the women now serving in the 81st Congress. Mrs Neva Clifford spoke on Parliamentary Law and Mrs Iris led devotion. Margaret Scruby announced Homer Roudebaver will appear at the Miami Valley WCTU Chautauqua event July 6 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Ernestine Roudebush
Franklin Women’s Christian Temperance Union
First Presbyterian Church
Neva Clifford
Iris Oo
Margaret Scruby
Dayton
Miami Valley Wctu
Homer Roudeheaver
Chautauqua
Women’s Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Wendell Pontius
Police Activity Shows Increase in December
The December police report by Chief Thomas D. Carmody notes 1,272 total calls and complaints, up from 1,170 in December 1947. Intoxication arrests led with 90, up 16. juvenile court referrals reached 26 from 15. seven cited for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, 17 for disorderly conduct. There were 104 investigated accidents with 11 injuries, nine breaking and entering investigations, and 567 miscellaneous calls, plus 164 routine escorts.
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Thomas D. Carmody
Finance Errors in Warren Bond Sales Spark Debate
Councilman G. Howard Lafferty alleges costly mistakes in Warren private securities deals. He cites an $500000 one year note sold to Cincinnati at a loss of about $8500 for sewer financing and questions whether $203000 worth of Water Department securities sold privately fetched full market value. He calls for complete disclosure to all council members while Mayor Harold C. Smith labels the remarks political.
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Warren, C
Warren
G. Howard Lafferty
Cincinnati
Lafferty
Water Department
Harold C. Smith
Quarantine Ordered for All Dogs in Athens County
Athens Ohio health board imposes county wide dog quarantine after a rabid dog attack. All stray dogs must be captured and licensed dogs may only be off owner premises on a leash to prevent further spread of rabies.
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Athens, O
Athens County
Magician To Appear Before PTA Group
Poasttown PTA schedules a meeting Thursday at 8 in the school. George Harvey of Middletown will provide special entertainment after a brief business session. Harvey began as a hobbyist but now charges for his magic exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
POASTTOWN — The _ Poasttown PTA
George Harvey
Middletown
Harvey
Poasttown
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad
An old style drugstore advertisement touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to wake the liver and bile flow. It claims relief from bloating sourness and stomach discomfort and advertises a 33 cent price.
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Carter
Community notices span churches clubs and schools in area
Springboro plans weekly Grange session and a Young People's class event. Germantown Booster Club meets in high school auditorium. Monroe hosts a card party at Seven Dolors. Franklin hosts multiple lodge, class and church group gatherings. Lebanon district agents meet. Seven Mile School missions and Hamilton Farm Bureau events listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Cardinal Booster Club
Monroe
Alert Society of the Seven Dolors Church
Hamilton
Butler County Farm Bureau
Ross School
Mid Middletown to Repaint Municipal Building in Green
City Attorney Fred J. Schatzmann selects sage green for interior walls with darker trims as part of a four month overhaul. Carpenter Earl Caldwell will paint, starting in the Health Department where offices move to create a new laboratory space for a bacteria count program. Police offices and other areas follow in sequence through to the corridors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Health Department
Fred J. Schatzmann
Earl Caldwell
Caldwell
Police Department
Britain Offers Terms to Back Israel Regime
London sources report Britain would recognize Israel if the United States agrees to join a British plan to guarantee Middle East peace. The plan involves drastic shifts in Britain's Holy Land policy as it seeks American participation.
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Israel
London
Britain
United States
Middle East
Holy Land
Woman Embezzler Put On Probation
In Youngstown Ohio a common pleas judge placed Alma Luther aged 36 on probation for five years. She must repay the state 7200 in fees allegedly embezzled in 1947 and 1948 after pleading guilty. Police arrested her on an auditor’s warrant from the State Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown, QC
Common Pleas
John W. Ford
Alma Luther
Luther
State Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Woman Bravely Saves Granddaughter From Building Fire
A 60 year old woman reentered smoke and flames to rescue her 9 year old granddaughter Judy Ake during a fire at the Hysell Building near Springfield. The family escaped but both the grandparents and Judy were treated for fumes. The blaze destroyed Hysell's drug store a beauty shop and two adjoining dwellings with losses about 18000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Hysell
Ere
Lew Hysell
Judy Ake
Hysgells
Judy
Ovi Blanton
Dale
Bolton urges private builders to expand low income housing
Rep. Frances Bolton signs with the idea that Congress may prod private builders into more low income housing. She opposes public housing on principle and would not support a broad government home-building program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frances Bolton
Ohio
Congress
Bolton
Robbery Suspect Dies Of Wounds In Cleveland
Donald B. Smith a 19 year old New Castle Pa man died in a Cleveland hospital after an attempted drugstore robbery. He and a companion were shot by Wayne N. Albee 62 owner of the store who was also wounded and in fair condition. Smith formerly lived in Huntington W Va.
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Cleveland
Donald B. Smith
New Castle
Wayne N. Albee
Albee
Smith
Huntington
W. Va
Springfield officers seek sliding pay scale
Springfield police and firemen asked city officials for a sliding base pay scale from 240 to 300 dollars a month. The present base pay is 235 dollars with a 15 dollar monthly cost of living bonus.
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Springfield, O
Springfield
Rotary Hear Dr. Gaston Foote on World Peace Efforts
Dr. Gaston Foote of Dayton Grace ME Church spoke to the Rotary Club at the Manchester Hotel about activities from the World Council of Churches in Amsterdam in 1948. He warned of social disintegration driven by racial and religious conflicts and urged UN and the World Council of Churches as paths to global harmony.
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Gaston Foote
Dayton Ohio
Grace ME
Rotary Club
Manchester
United Nations
World Council of Churches
Council
Father Fails To Save Family In Sandusky Fire
In Sandusky a mother Hazel Jones 36 and her five year old son William T. Jones died when a flash fire destroyed their two room frame house. Herman C. Jones 36, husband and crane operator, suffered facial burns as he tried to rescue them and was not in serious condition. He lit an oil heating stove after arising and left briefly, returning to find the blaze. he collapsed while entering through a window and was hospitalized.
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Sandusky
Hazel Jones
William T. Jones
Jones
Herman C. Jones
Wilson McLaughlin
Cincinnati Yellow Cab Strike Looms
Three hundred Yellow Cab Company drivers in Cincinnati voted 280 to 13 to strike before February 4 unless the company meets union demands for higher pay. The amount of the increase was not disclosed and firm officials were unavailable for comment.
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Cincinnati
Yellow Cab Company
Clifford Reale
Wright Field silent on bombing project ends at Dayton
Wright Field released a brief statement saying strike completed and mission successful. The bombing project by the Strategic Air Command ended after starting November 29 at Wright-Paterson Army Air Base in Dayton due to predicted bad weather. Hundreds of B 29 bombers from across the nation participated in the operation.
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Dayton, O
Wright-Patterson Army Air Base
Strategic Air Command
Dayton
Second Man Held in Torture Case Involving Coopers
Greenville AP reports a second suspect, James Kline, 36, of Dayton, held today in the torture of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cooper last November. He lost extradition battle in South Bend, Indiana. Two others, John Andrews 41 and Mrs. Elizabeth Capoli 30, remain jailed on armed robbery charges with $25,000 bonds.
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Greenville
Robert Cooper
James Kline
Dayton
South Bend
Ind
John Andrews
Elzabeth Capoli
Ohio lawmakers adjourn for Truman inauguration week
Ohio legislators, amid a three week old session, leave 74 new bills and brace for end of term as 47 House and 4 Senate measures are filed. A major school aid bill seeks 100 million dollar annual subsidies with teacher pay raises, while a public wage and tax reform mix also surfaces.
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Columbus
Ohio
Truman
98Th General Assembly
Senate
House
Washington
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
H. D. Defenbacher
Sauerbeck Named Seventh Degree Head in Butler Granges
Fred Sauerbeck of Collinsville Grange was elected president at the 21st Annual Banquet of Seventh Degree members in Hamilton. The gathering drew 126 attendees and featured remarks by Forest Valentine and three past deputies. Richard Nein performed a final solo, and Mrs. Nell Davis and Mrs. Mary Graves wrote the candlelight program The group elected officers for 1949 including Ry Kettman vice president and Mildred Long chaplain.
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Fred Sauerbeck
Collinsville
Butler County
First Presbyterian Church
Hamilton
Sauerbeck
Clarence Gillespie
Forest Valentine
Upton Moorhead
Reily
Julian Paxton
Lester Kennel
Monroe
Joseph Fichter
Bernard Kesling
Peasttown Grange
Nell Davis
Mary Graves
Adah Cox
the Grange
Margaret Ann Hamlin
Calvin Woodrey
Glen Selby
Joseph Kohn
Norval Diver
Mildred Long
Paul Mehl
Floyd Chrisman
Peasttown
Richard Nein
Gates of the Temple
Collinsville Grange
Lawrence Michael
Carl Gandler
Union
R Y Kettman
Elk Creek
Dorothy Irwin
Hanover
Gordon Cornélius
Miss Long
Queen City Firms Robbed
Safe crackers robbed two adjoining Cincinnati businesses of about 1100 in cash and stamps. Lee Hallerman of Cincinnati Athletic Goods said over 800 were taken from one safe, while Paul Schutte of Schutte Furniture reported 260 in cash and 40 in postal stamps missing. The burglaries were not discovered until workers arrived.
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Cincinnati
Lee Hallerman
Cincinnati Athletic Goods Company
Paul Schutte
Schutte Furniture Company
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Ioof Group
Franklin Wctu
Caromel
Springboro
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WSCS
Methodist Church
Clyde Campbell
Eastern Star Lodge
A. M
Oregonia
Women's Missionary Society of Jonah
Franklin — Lebanon
Gratis
Mennonite Church
Gene Fifer
Junior Luther League
Liberty Township
Liberty School
Kings Mills
Franklin Lions Club
School of Missions
Franklin Rural
Jolly Matrons Club
the Daughters of Union Veterans
Memorial Hall
Women's Missionary Society
Presbyterian Church
EUB Church School
Peggy Klackner
Ing
Denny Lumber CO
Wright Field
Joseph H. Avellone
Dcuyahoga
Ohiotate Federation of Teachers
Avellone
Federation
Ohio Education Association
OFA
Queen City
First National Bank
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