City Gains 141.89 From Lemon Township Annexation
Middletown will receive 141.89 from Lemon Township as the East End area is annexed. County rulings fix the transfer date as April 30 and block further 1949 funds from the new area. Police and fire protection extend to the East End today, with anticipated public improvements to come later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lemon Township
East End
R. H. Smith
Hamilton
Paul Mehl
Hugh W. Jenkins
Ohio
Jenkins
Bullet Wound Near Heart Threatens Overpeck Youth
An Overpeck youth, Dale Hazlett, 24, lay in critical condition at Mercy Hospital after a self inflicted gunshot wound in his home. Deputy John Cleaver reports Hazlett fired one shot from a .38 revolver while on his bed and then said he had shot himself. The bullet damaged the heart area, lung and spinal cord, paralyzing him from the arms down. The shooting happened about 6 p.m after a phone call with a girl. Hazlett is the Rialto Theater caretaker Harry Hazlett’s son and a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad section hand.
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Hamilton’s
Mercy Hospital
Dale Hazlett
John Cleaver
Cleaver
Hazlett
Harry Hazlett
Rialto Theater
Hamilton
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Mayfield annexation papers to be presented to county
Mayfield annexation committee chairman Claude D. Barker and attorney Maxwell Finkleman will appear before Butler County Commissioners to present petitions signed by 440 property owners across 227 parcels on about 300 acres with around 2 000 residents. If accepted a 60 day hearing date will be set and the plan forwarded to Middletown city for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude D. Barker
Mayfield Annexation Committee
Maxwell Finkleman
Butler County
Barker
Middletown
Mayfield
Lemon Township
Monroe
Mayfield Committee
G. W. A. Wilmer
C. F. Myers
Dixie Heights Improvement League
William C. Miller
Civic Committee Plans Camp Inspection and Luncheon
The Civic Association executive committee will inspect the Fresh Air Camp tomorrow at noon, with luncheon hosted by camp director Miss Ruth Heffner. A business meeting follows, led by president E. E. Grant, detailing policy items and funding requests from member agencies. About seventy boys and girls are in residence this summer, with funds from the community building fund used to recondition facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresh Air Camp
The
Civic Association
Ruth Heffner
E. E. Grant
Children Blamed for Morning Apartment Fire on Auburn Street
Firemen blame children playing with matches near curtains for a morning blaze in Wilford Spencer’s apartment at 624 Auburn Street. About 75 dollars in contents damage reported. Earlier, a short circuit damaged Herbert McNabb’s car hood at 1825 Baltimore Street with 10 dollars in damage. Firemen also spent an hour at the city dump as a mattress caught fire, likely from a cigarette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Spencer
Auburn St
Herbert McNabb
McNabb
Baltimore St
Bowlin Fined for Careless Driving in Municipal Court
Daniel Boone Bowlin, 44, of Franklin Route 1, was fined $25 for careless driving with an additional $20 suspended on condition he obtain a driver license. Bowlin appeared before Judge Alton H. Combs in Municipal Court yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Boone Bowlin
Franklin Route 1
Bowlin
Alton H. Combs
Middletown Police Check 970 Vehicles in Traffic Safety Lane
Middletown officers set a record by checking 970 cars along Verity Parkway between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. A second day of checks is planned next week with similar hours. Only 68 warnings were issued. 902 drivers left with a valid windshield sticker. State Patrol aided, noting statewide checks found defects in brakes tires lights and steering in some vehicles.
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Middletown
Verity Pkwy
Fourteenth Ave
Middletown Post
ICC
PACO
Sharonville
Cleves
Miamitown
Columbus
Samuel W Price Obituary Prominent Carlisle Farmer Dies at 80
Samuel W Price a well known Carlisle farmer died at his home Wednesday evening after a prolonged illness He was 80 survived by wife Sarah a daughter Mary Smith of Hamilton a son George at home a half sister Mary Mitchell and half brother Joseph Dubois of Hamilton four grandchildren and one great grandchild Services Saturday at 2 pm at Robert Eaton Funeral Home Franklin with burial Woodhill Cemetery Rev Guy Cheek and Dr Marvin Walters officiating Friends may call after 4 pm Friday at the funeral home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Samuel W. Price
Sarah Price
Mary Smith
Hamilton
George
Mary Mitchell
Joseph Dubois
Robert Eaton
Franklin
Woodhill
Guy Cheek
New Jersey Presbyterian Church
North Baltimore
Marvin Walters
Mrs Minnie Chapin Greenfield Dies at 71 in Somerville
Mrs Minnie Chapin Greenfield 71 of Somerville died at 5 20 am at her home after a brief illness. Born in West Chester she lived in Somerville five years. Survived by son Ralph of Somerville daughter Mrs Marian Pyles of Seven Mile three sisters and a brother Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Somerville
Minnie Chapin Greenfield
Greenfield
West Chester
Charles B. Greenfield
Methodist Church
Ralph
Marian Pyles
Seven Mile
Paul Grollmus
Ira Myers
Camden
Edith Chapin
William Chapin
Death of Stephen Gault 36 Seven Mile World War II veteran
Stephen Gault 36 of Seven Mile died after a sudden illness at Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton. He served three years as staff sergeant in the South Pacific during World War II. He was a Methodist and Knights of Pythias Glen Lodge 549 member. Survived by mother Mrs Mary Gault four brothers and six sisters. Services at 2 p.m. Saturday from the home with burial in Simonson's Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Gault
Seven Mile
Fort Hamilton
Hamilton
Gault
South Pacific
Methodist Church
Knights of Pythias Glen Lodge
William
Mary Gault
Raymond
Somerville
Charles
Oxford
George
Marie Conatroe
Ethel Winters
Williamsburg
Ind
Clara Lundy
Centerville
Nora Bridgford
Columbus
Myrtle Jewell
Florence Michael
Camden
Simonson's Chapel Cemetery
Seiberling Rubber Announces Price Increases
Akron AP reports Seiberling Rubber Company raised prices by 4 1/2 to 7 percent following moves by other major rubber firms. The action aligns with market-wide pricing amid industry shifts.
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Akron
Seiberling Rubber Company
Paramount at the Movies Tonight and Friday
At the Paramount theater the bill features A Double Life with Ronald Coleman and Signe Hasso at 1 15, 3 20, 5 25, 7 35 and 9 40 p m Thursday. Friday Sainted Sister with Veronica Lake and Joan Caulfield at 1 15, 4 10, 7 05 and 10 p m. Also Shaggy with Brenda Joyce and Robert Shayne at 2 50, 5 45 and 8 40 p m. Dixie Cruise In shows Elephant Boy with Sabu at 8 40 and 11 15 p m Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Ronald Coleman
Signe Hasso
Veronica Lake
Joan Caulfield
Shaggy
Brenda Joyce
Robert Shayne
Dixie Cruise
Elephant Boy
Sabu
City departments urged to curb spending through year end
City Attorney Fred J. Schatzmann warned departments to slow expenditures for the final six months of 1948 after half year outlays showed large portions of yearly appropriations already spent. He noted expected amusements tax receipts failed to materialize and that the general fund had $193,676 left for the rest of the year despite a May balance exceeding $2 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Schatzmann
Schatzmann
Committees Appointed For August Food Show
The Miami Valley Food Show returns August 14 to 22 at Le Sourdsville Lake sponsored by Hamilton and Middletown grocers and meat dealers associations. Carl Ebinger is general chairman with Leonard Reedy as cochairman and Richard Graf as treasurer. Multiple committees cover management publicity prizes entertainment decorations booths tickets hostess and more with many local members named.
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Miami Valley
Hamilton
Middletown
LeSourdsville Lake
Carl Ebinger
Hamilton Grocer
Leonard M. Reedy
Cochairman
Richard Graf
Max Stamper
Fred Stitsinger
Floyd Moore
P. Victori
Paul Slezack
Gordon Chambers
J. S. Day
George Custer
Ray Lewis
Estil Wombold
Robert Stitsinger
Don Beasley
Tony Bell
C. Frey
Edward McWhorter
Max Rader
B. P. Howard
Bud Small
S. J. D’varga
Ott Smith
Lloyd Yokum
Palmer Manning
Carl Egelston
Hedgecock
James Henry
Cy Haskins
Harry Pratt
Alvin Goldsmith
Art Steely
Luther Reedy
Hiram Cox
Leigh Emerick
Steve D'Varga
Robert Herman
Earl Flint
Carl Herold
E. J. Pol
Walter Gibbons
al Burkey
James Sorrell
Leonard Adams
Harold Patterson
Glenn Pratt
John Kreke
Carl Ruoff
Emery Cook
Harry Jenkins
Martha Dillman
Bertha D’varga
Della Polinsini
Sam Zachary
Mary Dobroazsi
Fire Destroys Bacon in William Corrar Slaughterhouse
About 500 dollars worth of bacon burned in the smoke room of the William Cor rarer slaughterhouse in Franklin. A grease fire started around 9 p.m. Franklin firefighters fought the blaze for about one hour before bringing it under control.
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William Corrarer
Frankin
Franklin
Five Year Old Sufferer Finds Relief with INNER-AID
A well known citizen recounts five years of gas swelling and dizziness until INNER-AID, a twelve-juice formula from Nature's Plants, cleared gas and improved digestion. Taken before meals it blends with food to purge poisons and cleanse the bowels. Sold by all drug stores.
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Adv
Brethren Church Day Scheduled at Chautauqua
Church of the Brethren Day will be observed Sunday July 11 at Chautauqua with Dr. R H Miller of North Manchester Ind as afternoon speaker at 2 30 p m The Trotwood Band Howard Erbaugh and a 14 member male chorus from seven churches will provide music A Brethren Fellowship hour runs from 4 to 6 p m and a Galilean vesper service closes at 6 30 led by district youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Brethren
Chautauqua
R. H. Miller
North Manchester
Ind
Trotwood Band
Howard Erbaugh
Traffic arrests rise in June police report
City police report for June shows 1,354 arrests and citations, with 1,168 in traffic. Twenty one speeding cases went to court while other tickets covered minor offenses. no major crimes occurred in the quiet month.
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Thomas D. Carmody
Wards Host Pressure Saucepan Clinic For Quick Cooking
Montgomery Ward announces a Pressure Saucepan clinic at 24 30 No Main St July 12 to 17 led by Mr Schroeder. Demonstrations run daily with free admission for homemakers to learn pressure cooking and canning methods.
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Montgomery Ward
No. Main St
Schroeder
Adv
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Legion
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Standt
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Central Ave
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Central Avenue
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