Excello Grocery Robbery Suspect Trapped After Pursuit
Hamilton police and deputies cornered Wilbert R. Taulbee after a pursuit following a robbery at the Excello Eckert and Conrad Grocery. Taulbee, 24, from Dayton, was taken into custody as a second suspect remained at large. the car struck railroad tracks but continued. Police traced the chase from Route 4 to Second and High Streets, with a bent license plate hindering identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Wilbert R. Taulbee
Lawn Ave
Dayton
Eckert and Conrad
Excello
Dick Schultheiss
Tom Eckert
Fred Conrad
Eckert
Trenton
Fourth St
Second
High Sts
Taulbee
Schultheiss
Private Duty Nursing Rates Increased in Ohio District
Mrs. Lorna B. Rogge of Ohio State Nurses Association District No. 10 announced new private duty nursing rates effective February 1. The fee for a private duty nurse rises from 10 to 12 dollars for eight hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorna B. Rogge
Ohio State Nurses Association
Youth Open House Planned by Middletown Churches
Middletown area youth from church groups are invited to an open house at First Methodist Church Sunday at 6 26 p m marking the eighth National Youth Week. Jackie Lester and Nancy Berkey lead devotions, E S Sherron of the Juvenile Court speaks, Bill Riggs gives the welcome, with Tom Timmons and David Morgan directing fellowship hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Council of Churches
First Methodist Church
United Christian Youth Movement
Jackie Lester
Nancy Berkey
E. S. Sherron
Bill Riggs
Tom Timmons
David Morgan
Susan Horn
Virginia Hill
Virginia Hein
Nancy Myers
Pat Lockard
Mary Roof
Joan Morris
Beneville Roof
Claude Morris
Kenneth S. Learey
Manslaughter Charge Filed In Auto Death
Cincinnati driver John Schaeffer faces second degree manslaughter charges in the Route 42 three vehicle crash that killed Scioto County Deputy Sheriff Raymond Leach, 42, of New Boston. Leach, on duty to fetch a prisoner, died when Schaeffer tried to pass a truck driven by Robert DeBarr. Schaeffer appeared in court and posted a $500 bond. a hearing is set for Monday. Leach left Portsmouth around 4 p.m. and served as deputy for six years. he was a former New Boston councilman. He leaves a widow and a daughter en route to Texas for marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Cincinnati
Scioto County
Raymond Leach
Rhodes Ave
New Boston
John Schaeffer
Ravenwood Ave
Squire Clarence Ranker
Squire Ranker
Leach
Waynesville
Hamilton
Sheriff's Department
Schaeffer
Robert DeBarr
Flint
Mich
Portsmouth
Butler County
Five Air Reservists Called To Duty In Local Area
Five local area air reservists have been called to active duty. Sgt. Paul M. Watkins reports the men will report for duty on February 19. George E. Howard will go to Langley AFB Virginia then be assigned to Greenville AFB South Carolina. William G. McKenzie will report to Langley with assignment to Greenville AFB after processing. Charles E. Dalton will report to Fort Dix New Jersey for processing and then join the Processing Squadron. Clyde Taylor and Weller J. Dalton will report to Langley with Taylor to Pope AFB North Carolina and Dalton to Shaw AFB South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul M. Watkins
Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron
George E. Howard
Florence Ave
William G. McKenzie
Curtis St
Langley Air Force Base
Greenville Air Force Base
South Carolina
Charles E. Dalton
Highland Ave
Ft. Dix
N. J
Clyde Taylor
Cpl
Weller J. Dalton
Franklin Route 2
Langley
Taylor
Pope Air Force Base
Fayetteville
N. C
Dalton
Shaw Air Force Base
S. C
Schedule Set For Students Services At Salvation Army
Captain Kenneth Sharp announces a schedule of Salvation Army services at the 106 N Clinton Ave chapel in Middletown. Asbury College students from Wilmore Ky conduct the programs with open-air and indoor services Saturday evening 7 30 and 8 p.m. Sunday includes 9 45 a m Sunday school 11 a m morning service 1 1 0 a m 6 45 p m young people service 7 30 p m open air with an 8 p m salvation meeting. Local public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Citadel
Asbury College
Wilmore
Kenneth Sharp
Salvation Army
Sharp
United States
Lylle Rader
Middletown
Rader
Philadelphia
Army Chapel
N. Clinton
Captain i
Fire hose reports two minor blazes early morning
Firemen reported two small fires with slight damage. At Kay's Restaurant 13438 Central Ave grease in the kitchen ignited at 4 45 a m causing minor damage. Earlier at Taft school Verity Pkwy an oil heater in a construction shack overheated with no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay
Central Ave
Taft School
Verity Pkwy
Ridgway Explains U.N. Role in Korea to Eighth Army
Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway answered two common questions for the Eighth Army on Saturday. He said the United Nations directive explains why forces are in Korea, and he warned that unchecked Red aggression overseas could threaten American shores and families at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Local Families Welcome Newborn Boys
Vital Statistics notes three births in the city with the Lawson, Squirer, Brown and Johnson households each reporting a son born yesterday or today. Locations listed include Arlington Avenue Franklin Street Main Street Superior Avenue Garfield Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexill Lawson
Arlington Ave
Walter Squirer
South Main St
Franklin
Louis J. Brown
Superior Ave
Simon Johnson
Garfield St
Marriage Licenses Listed for Hamilton and Surrounding Areas
A roundup of couples granted marriage licenses includes Robert W. Daugherty, 24, clerk, and Lee Wanda Richardson, 21, both of Hamilton Route 5. Also listed are Clarence Lou Adner, 44, restaurant manager, and Lucille Borden, , Hamilton Route. Harry W Maynard, 40, window trimmer, and Mary Ellen Coffing, 29, Middletown. Paul C. Kraus, 24, store employee, and Dorothy M. Orme, 3, advertising copy writer, Hamilton. Joseph J. Mokry, 22, welding assembler, and M Lucille Talbert, 20, store employee, Middletown. James Earl Rose, 20, student, Oxford, and Joanne Ramsey, 2, student, Oxford. Eugene Augspurger, 23, railroad brakeman, and Anita La verne Grosse, 26, window trimmer, Hamilton. Clarence Richard Hively, 20, Marine Corps enlistee, Hamilton, and Mary O. Magnuson, 19, Oxford. Ambrose C. Smith, 41, contractor, and Pearl Brown, 40, restaurant owner, Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W Maynard
Danville
Mary Ellen Coffing
Middletown
Paul C. Kraus
Dorothy M. Orme
Hamilton
Joseph J. Mokry
Yankee Rd
M. Lucille Talbert
Vanderveer St
James Earl Rose
Oxford
Joanne Ramsey
Eugene Augspurger
Anita Laverne Grosse
Clarence Richard Hively
Marine Corps
Mary O. Magnuson
Ambrose C. Smith
Pearl Brown
Hospital Roster Listing Surgical and Medical Patients
A compiled roster lists residents and out of town patients at Hamilton Mercy Hospital. Entries name patients by name and address with status noted as surgical or medical.
Reed Elected President of Crystal Waxing Company
At the annual Crystal Waxing Co. meeting, Stanley H. Reed of 14 Kenwood Dr. was chosen president. E. E. Grant became vice president and treasurer, with George B. Tyler named secretary. Reed brings decades of service to The Crystal Tissue Co., while Tyler joins the board to fill an unexpired term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Waxing Company
Stanley H. Reed
Kenwood Dr
E. E. Grant
George B. Tyler
L. J. Long
David E Harlan
Reed
Crystal Tissue Company
Ohio Wesleyan University
Tyler
Excello
Jasper Kievit Tyler
Crystal
Butler County Divorce Case Raises Abuse Claims
Mrs. Mabel T. Pounsford testified in Butler County Common Pleas Court that Arthur Pounsford once tried to cover her with his car after a summer quarrel in Port Arthur Canada. She accused him of abuse and threatening to strike her with a beer bottle. She said a brief reconciliation followed his infidelity with his former secretary, Miss Anna McKenzie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Mabel T. Pounsford
Arthur Pounsford
Warren County
Butler County
Pounsford
Anna McKenzie
Cincinnati
Pounsfords
Philaghia
Cornell University
Armco Publishes Rain Drops of Understanding Booklet
Armco Steel Corporation releases a new booklet titled Rain Drops of Understanding. It compiles ads that once appeared on the Arm-Co-Operator back cover and was produced at industry requests. The Public Relations Department says the ads explain free enterprise and help Armco employees grasp economics related to their work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Steel Corporation
Arm- Co-Operator
Armco
Police Brief Reports DUI Arrest in Wall Alley Incident
John H. Morris, 59, of 407 Titus Ave, was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol after his arrest in the 400 block of Wall Alley last night, police said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Morris
Tytus Ave
Wall Alley
Two men treated after scuffle at Morgan Street incident
Seldon Mullins 23 of Morgan Street Oneida was treated at Mid dletown Hospital for a head cut and released. Mullins said he did not know who struck him during a scuffle in a local business establishment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Seldon Mullins
Morgan St
Oneida
Mullins
James Riddle Treated After Severe Mouth Injuries
James Riddle, 23, of 1732 Columbia Ave, was treated for severe cuts inside and outside his mouth. Police removed him from a Central Ave location, took him to the hospital, and then home. He refused to explain how the injuries occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Riddle
Columbia Ave
Central Ave
Riddle
Inflation fears shadow food prices after late freeze
A terse note says last night’s freeze was a rapid move to curb inflation. It notes prices may rise further but hopes a large thaw won’t cause a sharp inflation spike across pockets and markets.
Driver Held After Crash Involving Two Cars
James Little 26 of 1618 Garfield Street was charged with physical control while intoxicated and no driver's license after his car sideswiped a vehicle driven by Charles Slamka 31 at First Ave and Verity Parkway. Damage estimated at 150 dollars. Little arrested at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Little
Garfield Sr
Collision at Gigardo and Curtis injures two drivers
A collision at Gigardo Ave and Curtis St yesterday afternoon damaged two cars driven by Milton Davis, 32, of 19 Main St and Grover Moore, 30, of Somerville Route 1. Police estimated total damage at 80 dollars and the crash occurred at 4 57 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gigardo Ave
Curtis St
Milton Davis
Main St
Grover Moore
Somerville
Car Crash Damages Vehicle. Driver Named
Damage of 85 dollars occurred yesterday afternoon when a car driven by Helen Casper age 36 of 2604 Fleming Road struck the rear of a mail truck driven by Donald Fenton age 20 of 1918 Linden Avenue. Most damage was to the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Casper
Fleming Rd
Donald Fenton
Linden Ave
Good Samaritan Hatchet Attack After Aid Refused
A 19 year old Middletown youth James Lawson is hospitalized in Mercy Hospital Hamilton with a possible skull fracture after being struck with a hatchet by an unidentified man. Chester Miller 20 of West Middletown reports that three men in a stalled car refused help then one man attacked Lawson. The assailants fled before Miller could obtain the car license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Samaritan
Hamilton
Middletown
Mercy Hospital, Hamilton
James Lawson
Woodside Ave
Lawson
Chester Miller
Miller
Millville Pike
Harry Burnett Seeks New Trial in Municipal Court
Harry Burnett, 38, of 1215 Grove St., through attorney William Isaacs, filed a motion for a new trial in the Municipal Court of Judge Alton H. Combs after a conviction for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Burnett was arrested January 6 by Patrolman Wendell Cox. he was struck by the officer's club during a scuffle and injured, with fines and costs suspended. Burnett said he may seek lie detector tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Burnett
Grove St
William Isaacs
Cincinnati
Alton H. Combs
Combs
Burnett
Wendell Cox
The
Journal Today
Former Excello Lumber Dealer Killed in Kentucky Crash
William Buddy Lovely aged 72, former proprietor of the Lovely Lumber Company at Excello, was killed in a car crash in Mt Sterling Kentucky last night. The body will be sent to Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home. No further details were available at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excello Lumber
Kentucky
William
Buddy) Lovely
Fxcello
Lovely Lumber Company
Excello
Mt. Sterling
Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home
Vending Machine Burglary Leads to Juvenile Custody
Two boys aged 15 and 16 admitted breaking into vending machines at the Paramount Theater. Detectives Fitzgerald and Fouts questioned them after manager Dwight Kirk summoned police. Loot totaled 75 cents. tools from the mechanics room were used to pry machines in the women’s restrooms and an attempt to pry the pay booth coin box failed. The break-in was found yesterday and the youths were placed in juvenile custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
John Fitzgerald
Paul Fouts
Dwight Kirk
Obituary of William E. Werts 78 United in Middletown
William E. Werts 78 of 2034 Howard Ave retired farmer died at Middletown Hospital at 9 35 a m yesterday. A native of Preble County he lived in Middletown five years. Survived by four brothers Edward Tampa Elmer West Alexandria Robert Middletown Chester Richmond Ind and three sisters Mrs Come and Mrs Marshall both of this city and Mrs Shafer Richmond Ind. Funeral Monday 2 p m at the Lutheran Church Ingomar with burial in Fairview Cemetery Gratis. Family at Simmerman Funeral Home West Alexandria after 2 p m Saturday until 1 p m Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William E. Werts
Howard Ave
Middletown Hospital
Preble County
Middletown
Edward
Tampa
Fla
Elmer
West Alexandria
Robert
Chester
Richmond
Ind
Mary Come
Bertha Marshall
City
Agnes Shafer
Lutheran Church
Ingomar
Fairview
Gratis
Simmerman Funeral Home
Weekend Film Schedule at Paramount Strand and Colonial
Paramount shows Beware of Blondie Last of the Buccaneers Operation Pacific on Saturday and Sunday with listed showtimes. Strand offers Border Rangers Call of Blondike Tarzan titles across Saturday and Sunday. Colonial presents Frenchie on both days with multiple daily showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blondie
Buccaneers
Border Rangers
Blondike
Theft Suspect Held To Jury
Leroy Trimble, 23, of 104 South Clinton Street, was ordered held for the Butler County Grand Jury on $5,000 bond on a charge of unarmed robbery. Arrained before Judge Alton B. Combs in Municipal Court, the case was filed by Harry Zapp, a South Broad Street grocer. Trimble, a Marine AWOL, allegedly took about $63 from the grocer Thursday night. Marine authorities have filled a detainer and will detain him after the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Trimble
South
Clinton St
Butler County Grand Jury
Trimble
Alton B. Combs
Harry Zapp
South Broad St
Ralph Bauer
Meeting Planned for February 1 at Booker T. Washington School
An inter-racial meeting organized by Mrs. Bertha Perkins is set for February 1 at Booker T. Washington School. Ushers listed include Johnny White Raymond Massey Sam Baldwin Ella May Trechan Mattie Knighten Jennie Mae Duggs and Lavada Stringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Perkins
Booker T. Washington School
Johnny White
Raymond Massey
Sam Baldwin
Ella May Trechan
Mattie Knighten
Jennie Mae Duggs
Lavada Stringer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward W. Jones
Life Underwriter
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co, Savings & Loan Bldg
Strad Music
City Bidg
Texas
Naval Forge
Middletown’'s Finest
Robert W. Daugherty
M.R
Lee Wanda Richardson
Clarence Lou Adner
Washington D. H
Lucille Borden
Woodward Oney
Eighth Ave
Claire Humphrey
Anneth Humphrey
Charles Robinson
Boyd Jenia
John Pete Farkas
Wycoff St
Walter Hackney
Veteran's Village
Eugene Fowles
Raymond Bush
Woodlawn Ave
Sannel Schmidt
Grand Ave
Roy Morningstar
West Middletown
Marie McQuitty
Charles St
Norman Moon
Bernal Moon
George Oscar Fifer
Bramwell Lanier
Herbert Lanier
Thurman Hearold
Carl Rossi
Ralph Kindred
Frankis
Martin Baker
Anthony Risso
Manchester Ave
Roy White
McGee St
Haze Shepherd
C. G. Crist
Homer Wells
North Broad St
Arthur Collins
John Ballay
Hamilton Mercy Hospital
John Dobrozsi, Jr
First Insurance Agency
Stanley Reed
Crystal Waxing
Osborne
RCA Victor
Aaa
Boyce W. Blackwelder
the Lord
Sin
Satan
First Church OF God
Crawford ST
Middletown, O
Anderson College
Butler U
University of Chicago
R. C. Caudill
C. Duane White
Melampy
Chuck” Maerts
Lincoln-Mercury CO
Roselawn
PRUGS
Maroon
Tema
Talla
Belerd
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