Jury Selection Drags In Abbott Murder Trial Start
In Butler County Court the second hearing for Mrs. Arne Conn Abbott on a first degree murder charge opened with slow jury selection and absent trial fanfare. Four of thirteen jurors passed for cause, several excused for preformed opinions or medical certificates as testimony began regarding a conspiracy involving Cyril Scotty Gordon leading to Morris Abbott's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Arne Conn Abbott
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Butler County
George Turner
South Eleventh St
Tracy Johns
Trenton
Otto Schirmer
Ridgelawn Ave
Mararet Sauerbeck
Simms Rd
Arthur Leuchauer
Hamiltton
Walter Emerick
Bessie Kahn
East Ave
James W. Baird
Middletown
Abbott
Morris
Cyril “Scotty” Gordon
Ohio Supreme Court
Reily
Gordon
Ohio
Census Worker Applications Open in Middletown
Census enumerator positions for the 17th decennial census will begin in April. Applications are available at the Middletown Post Office from Harold King, district supervisor. Applicants must be 21 to 65 years old with specified personal, educational, and testing qualifications. completed forms go to the Bureau of the Census 232 North Main St. Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Harold King
King
Bureau of the Census
North Main St
Dayton
Trio Arrested For Stealing Milk On Porches
Three juveniles aged 12 and 14 admitted porch milk theft on Linden Ave as parent guardians were ordered to appear before juvenile authorities next Saturday. Police report 10 quarts stolen from Borden's Dairy at Cherry and Baltimore, with seven missing on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard McFeeters
Linden Ave
Borden
Cherry St
Baltimore St
Sands of Iwo Jima at the Paramount features John Wayne
Paramount screens Sands of Iwo Jima with John Wayne and Adele Nora on Monday and Tuesday at 1:15 3:15 6:20 7:25 and 9:30 p m Also Strand shows Grand Canyon with Richard Arlen and Mary Beth Hughes at 2:05 5:20 and 8:40 p m and Great Dan Patch with Dennis O Keefe and Gail Russell at 2:15 3:30 6:45 and 10 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Iwo Jima
John Wayne
Adele Nora
Grand Canyon
Richard Arlen
Mary Beth Hughes
Dan Patch
Dennis O'Keefe
Gail Russell
William Niblock Appointed County Legionnaire Commander
William Niblock of Middletown was named Butler County commander by District Commander Harry J. Howard at the Ohio American Legion Fourth District winter conference in Oxford. Niblock previously led Post 218 in 1948 and has chaired multiple committees, now serving on the executive committee and house committee while affiliated with Prudential Life Insurance. Local host Coulter William Post of Oxford hosted the event. principal speaker was Howard. Local attendees included Post Commander Paul Long, Walter Pawelkeski, E. A. Lampe, Edward Portsmouth, Joseph Canter and Niblock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio American Legion
Oxford
William Niblock
Middletown
Butler County
Harry J. Howard
Niblock
Prudential Life Insurance Company
Coulter Wiliam Post
Howard
Paul Long
Walter Pawelkeski
E. A. Lampe
Edward Portsmouth
Joseph Canter
Five Ohio Pastors Attend State Convention in Columbus
Local clergymen gather for the Ohio Pastors Convention in Columbus with several planning to join tomorrow. Key speakers include Dr. E Stanley Jones and Dr. James W Clark. The day features the Prince of Peace declamation finals with Don Crowley of Middletown a finalist and a fellowship supper planned for tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Colin Campbell
United Presbyterian Church
Francis B. Cummins
Meadowlawn
United Brethren Church
R. E. Taylor
Bethel Ame Church
John I. Parr
First Baptist Church
E. Stanley Jones
James W. Clark
St. Louis
Prince of Peace
Don Crowley
Middletown
It Girl Clara Bow Weighs Screen Comeback Offers
HOLLYWOOD NEA Clara Bow the It Girl of the flapper era contemplates two film offers and a New York TV bid. She travels from her Nevada ranch to meet Hollywood agents with husband Rex Bell. A theater appearance in New Mexico last summer stalled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
NEA
Clara Bow
New York
Nevada
Clara
Rex Bell
New Mexico
Conservatives Win Reykjavik City Council Majority
Conservatives retained their majority in Reykjavik City Council after municipal elections. They hold eight councillors while the Communists drop to four, the Social Democrats have two, and the Pro‑gressives one. The nationwide pattern mirrors the city results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reykjavik
Iceland
Social Democrats
Progressives
Local Attorney to Address Secretary Group Dinner
Robert Sullivan a local prosecuting attorney will speak at the Middletown Chapter National Secretaries Association dinner Thursday evening Everyday Legal Problems will be the topic. The Educational Committee led by Mrs Evelyn Day continues discussion on citation and letter writing. Dinner planned for 6 30 p m in the Green Room Manchester Hotel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Sullivan
Middletown
National Secretaries Association
Patricia Tucker
Sullivan
Evelyn Day
Lucille Schlemmer
Manchester Hotel
Ohio Happenings Executive Dies in Cleveland
C Er nest Osterland aged 60, president treasurer of the Cleveland Typesetting Company, died at Miami Beach Florida. Services and burial held in Miami Beach. Inventor Hamiel Dies in Columbus at 54, creator of Stern-Seal Air Cap for baby bottles. he had led the Stern-Seal Air Cap Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland (Ap
C. Ernest Osterland
Cleveland Typesetting Company
Miami Beach
Fla
Columbus
Dorman F
Bud) Hamiel
Hamiel
Stern-Seal Air Cap Company
Roads Closed In Ohio After Heavy Rain Floods
Ohio highway closures list by Highway Director T J Kauer include Route 36 from Mohawk Dam to Millwood in Coshocton County Route 203 from Highway Four to Prospect in Marion County Route 206 at Walhending in Coshocton County Route 220 one mile east of Waverly in Pike County and Route 335 one mile east of Omega in Pike County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
T. J. Kauer
Mohawk Dam
Millwood
Coshocton County
Prospect
Marion County
Walhending
Waverly
Pike County
Omega
Twenty Navy cooks dismissed for moral perversion at Annapolis
Twenty stewards and mess attendants at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis were dismissed for moral perversion. Ten have already received undesirable discharges, with the rest to follow after the Severn River Command completes its investigation. All 20 were Negroes serving in the midshipmen’s mess hall.
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Washington
United States Naval Academy
Navy
Severn River Command
Annapolis
Cedarville Newspaper Publisher Missing
Thurman Miller a 35 year old Cedarville publisher for the Green County Journal and Cedarville Herald was reported missing by his father Dusty Miller after a Rotary Club meeting in Xenia last Tuesday. He telephoned his wife saying he was driving to Dayton to finish a business deal and then vanished. Miller, senior, says his son had no financial troubles and he is father of two. He lived in Cedarville and was driving a new automobile when last seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurman Miller
Dusty
Green County Journal
Jamestown
Cedarville Herald
Cedarville
Obituary for Agnes Mae Griffee in Ohio home
Agnes Mae Griffee found dead Sunday at her residence near Ohio 73 and Ohio 48 six miles from Lebanon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. body taken to Oswald Funeral Home. Warren County Coroner Dr H M Williams cites natural causes. Survived by four brothers and two sisters.
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Lebanon
Agnes Mae Griffee
Ohio
Oswald Funeral
H. M. Williams
Warren County
Death of Dr Howard Cook in Hayes Kansas
Word reaches Lebanon of Dr Howard Cook’s death at St Anthony Hospital Hayes Friday morning He is son of Charles Cook of Lebanon born in Harveysburg He leaves his widow two sisters Mrs Margaret Vandervort Franklin and Miss Catherine Cook California Graveside services set for 2 pm Tuesday at Miami Cemetery Corwin
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Lebanon
Howard Cook
St. Anthony Hospital
Hayes
Kansas
Cook
Charles Cook
Harveysburg
Margaret Vandervort
Franklin
Catherine Cook
California
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Nancy Brauchla 79 Camden resident dies after illness
Mrs Nancy BE Austin Brauchla 79 lifelong Camden resident died Sunday at her Camden Route 3 home after an extended illness. She belonged to the Presbyterian Church and Missionary Aid Society. Survived by a son Elliott Austin and multiple stepchildren and grandchildren. Services Wednesday at 2 p m at R C Nein and Son Funeral Home with Rev T B Kelsey officiating and burial at Fairmount Cemetery. Friends may call after 4 p m Tuesday.
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Camden
Nancy BE
Austin) Brauchla
Camden Route 3
The
Presbyterian Church
Missionary Aid Society
Elliott Austin
Morris Brauchia
Connersville
Ind
Logan Brauchia
Richmond
Mable Hinelick
Ed Shaffer
Centerville
William Gross
College Corner
Bessie Steele
R. C. Nein and Son
T. B. Kelsey
Fairmount Cemetery
Ores
Tuesay
Deaths from Across the Nation Sunday
Fort Worth, Texas, J. Monroe Sweeney, 55, a National Baseball League umpire from 1924 to 1927, born in Paris Kentucky. Montclair, New Jersey, Dr. John A. Kenney, 75, Negro physician and former president of the National Medical Association. Jakarta Batavia news notes Lt. Gen. R. Soedirman, commander of the Republican Army in Indonesia. Charlotte, North Carolina, Pryor obituary snippet.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Tex
J. Monroe Sweeney
National Baseball League
Paris, Ky
Montclair, N. J
John A. Kenney
The
National Medical Association
Jakarta
Batavia
VU. S. I
R. Soedirman
Republican Army
Auto Crash Fatal to Cleves Woman on Route 4
A 24 year old Cleves woman Anita Harris died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton from burns after a head on collision on Route 4 north of Hamilton late Saturday. James Trent 22 and Roy Dunn 31 were injured in the same crash. Carl Tesmer 38 and Helen Schehl 26 were treated for injuries. The fire department extinguished the flames after the wreckage. Coroner Dr. Garrett Boone said the death marked the county's fifth this year.
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Cleves
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Middletown
Anita Harris
Route 1
James E. Trent
Central Ave
Cincinnati
Carl Tesmer
East Ave
Garrett Boone
Butler County
Trent
Roy Dunn
West Eighth St
Tesmer
Helen Schehl
Beech Ave
Merg Hospital
Salvation Army Leaders Meet At Citadel This Evening
A United Home League Assembly will be held tonight at the Salvation Army Citadel with Capt. Kenneth Sharp announcing a 6 30 dinner for leaders and secretaries from four Leagues. Nine new Home League members will be enrolled during the 7 30 session, and Mrs J L Glass will lead a Home Nursing task.
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Salvation Army
Citadel
United Home League
Salvation Army Citadel
Kenneth Sharp
Dora Kirschner
Dorothy Roberts
Miltonville
Ruth Goodorth
Edward Franklin
Adalaide Howard
Jeanette Dalton
Citadel Groun
Margaret Spicer
Cc. C. Alfrey
Garfield Mission
Paul Seiler
Cincinnati
Home League
Captain Sharp
Alice Caldwell
Evelyn Collie
Maryetta Drury
Betty McMillan
June Rothwell
Vaden Callahan
Edna Holler
Margaret Mullins
J. L. Glass
Women’s Auxiliary
Armco Executive And Wife Injured In Auto Crash
Armco Steel Corp executive Foster E Wortley and his wife were rescued from a burning car after a collision on U S Route 42 south of Ashland. Mrs Wortley 53 suffered shock and bruises while Wortley 56 had a possible skull fracture. The other driver William Brewer 22 of Ashland Route 1 sustained a possible skull fracture and facial injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster E. Wortley
Alameda
Mansfield
State Highway Patrol
Wortley
Ashland
L. A. Crites
Armco Steel Corp
Brewer
General Hospital
Doneald
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William Hopkins
Mrs. Abbott
Louis Utz
Fred Tenforte
North Front St
Richard Maier
Sam Schenck
Merlin Crider
Main St
William Dudley
Mason
Leonard Gandler
Sharonville
E. H. Dunlap
Trio
Sweetheart
Orta
EL Ty Market CO
South Broad ST
Wex
Ean
Tr. Soc
Franks
Bologna
Sherwin Williams
Nancy Brauchla
Charlotte, N. C
Pryor
Cross Eye Foundation
Community Bank
Pontiac, Mich
Ved
Funeral Home Inc
ONIO
Kenneth Fitzgivens
Sheriff's Office
Eastover
Mary Linda Justice
Sutphin St
Rebecca Haven
Manchester Rd
Robert Thornton
Ault View Ave
Haven
Justice
Middletown Hospital
Germantown Rd
Verity Pkvy
R. F E. Tompkins
Maple Ave
Charles E. Howlett
Logan Ave
Howlett
Farlier
Nunamaker
Cecil R. Bogan
West Middletown
Germantown
Sally Sneery
Veteran's Village
American Legion
S. Main St
Frank S. Snell
Othello Ave
Snell
Hamlin Batte
Charlotte Observer
Damascus
Syria
Atta Ayyoubi
Hartford, Conn
D. McCall White
Cadillac
General Motors Corporation
Butler Dry Cleaners
Pire
Clinton
Koko
March of Dimes
Little Guy Allen
Beechhurst
J. W. Magovern
New York City
Armco
R. Chamberlain
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