Franklin Fire Chief Choice Faces Suspensions and Probe
Safety Director Robert Borden suspended six Franklin firemen as Mayor John Shotwell called for a full Civil Service probe into the department. Six resignations followed discussions over Edgar Farmer, a Civil Service appointee and new chief-designate, amid claims of confidence issues and race-related contention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Farmer
Shotwell
Franklin
Fire Department
Bill Sturgis
Clarence Bell
Ben Morgan
Melvin Wilson
Donald Light
Chris Dwinell
Farmer
Sturgis
Civil Service Commission
Borden
Franklin Township
Light
Morgan
16 Year Old Cited After Wreck Here
A 16 year old motorist, Catrol Clemons, was cited for no operator s license after a two car collision on Central Avenue at 7 40 p m. No injuries were reported. Damages were listed under 25 dollars and two other minor city crashes followed later with similar small damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catrol Clemons
1St Ave
Central Avenue
Clemons
Sherwin Linden
S. Main St
YMCA Boys Tour Print Firm Visit
Forty members of the YMCA Boys Summer Fun Club toured Naegele Auer Printing Co guided by Mrs. Mary Naegele. Supervisors included Harry ter Braak and Fred Giltrow. Tomorrow at 1 15 pm the group will visit Crystal Tissue Paper Co with a 14 cent bus fare required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca Boys
Naegéle-Auer Printing Co
Mary Naegele
Harry Ter Braak
Fred Giltrow
Crystal Tissue Paper Co
Ter Braak
The Marauders and Prodigal Show at Paramount
At The Movies listings for Paramount, Strand, Colonial and Dixie Cruise In showings across Wednesday and Thursday. The Marauders runs 1:20 4:50 8:20 p.m. while The Prodigal plays 2:40 6:10 9:45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Abbott and Costello
Keystone Cops
Dixie Cruise
Private Hell
Miami
Court Reporter Returns To Job After 14 Week Absence
Welcome back greeting marked the scene as Mrs Hilda Croakey a court reporter resumed duties today after a 14 week absence due to an operation. She spent most of the time in Middletown Hospital or Jewish Hospital Cincinnati and recuperated at home recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Croakey
Middletown Hospital
Jewish Hospital
Cincinnati
New Singers Added to Perkins' Evening With God Event
Two more participants join the An Evening With God program sponsored by Mrs. Bertha Perkins at Mayfield Church tonight at 7 30. The Heavenly Fathers Singers from Cincinnati ages seven to fourteen appear with Mrs Eunice Nixon Brandt of Middletown accompanying and soloist Phillip Gregory on the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
Bertha Perkins
Mayfield Church
Heavenly Father’s Singers
Cincinnati
Eunice Nixon Brandt
Middletown
Phillip Gregory
Summer Heat Outpaces Tropics Across U S Says Society
The National Geographic Society reports that U S locations experience higher summer temperatures than typical tropical regions, highlighting widespread heat across states and key implications for health and energy use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Tropics
The
National Geographic Society
Final Reading Of Ordinance Is Delayed
The city postpones the third and final reading of the lengthy zoning ordinance due to delays in reproducing the zoning map and preparing a legal advertisement for the 90 page document. City Manager Kramer will present five contractor retainer estimates for Fire Stations 1 and 4 and the 1953 street paving program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilmonson
City Commission
Ellison
Howard Kramer
Stolen Bike Recovered After Long Missing Report
A Middleton resident spotted a bicycle by a garage while parking his car and reported it as the one stolen on January 13 1954. The undamaged bicycle was found in the rear of the 100 block of Crawford Street.
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Middleton
John Aleman
Crawford St
Crawford Street
Community meeting listings for Wednesday and Thursday
A dense schedule lists meetings for numerous groups on Wednesday and Thursday. Groups include Blythe Williams American Legion Post 231 National Guard units Knights of St John FOP Franklin FOE Lions Kiwanis Optimist Toastmasters First EUB Church Communication Workers of America and several lodges at various venues with times from noon to 8:30 p.m.
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Blythe-Williams American Legion
National Guard
107Th Armored Cavalry
Knights of St. John
St. John
Germantown Road
Franklin Foe
Lions Club
LeSourdsville Lake
Kiwanis Club
Manchester
Optimist Club
Colony
Central Ave
Armco Outing Plans Ready With Transit and Shows
Armco announces the annual family outing at LeSourdevile Lake on Saturday with 50 committee members led by General Chairman Art Sanderson. About 35,000 attendees are expected, aided by early rides, WLW TV stars Zeke Turner and Marshal King at 2 pm, trapeze act The Jeffries at 4 pm, and a Wand concert at night. Free tokens, reduced prices, and free transportation via special trains and buses link Middletown Hamilton New Miami and Armco plant workers.
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Armco
LeSourdevile Lake
Art Sanderson
Everly
Hamilton
Middletown
Sanderson
WLW TV
Zeke Turner
Marshal King
the Jeffries
Earl Mendenhall
Armce
1St Avenue
New Miami
3Rd
High Streets
Two YMCA Committees Plan Joint Budget Session
YMCA executive and finance committees will hold a combined meeting at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Y. Harry Holiday, the president, said the session will focus on budget planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Harry Holiday
Youth Asks To Be Jailed Police Oblige
An 18 year old youth from Lawrenceville Ohio asked a police officer to jail him for loitering. Patrolman Tallon arrested Randolph Tewell who claimed Army discharge but had no papers. He was turned over to military authorities on an AWOL charge after being picked up for investigation and vagrancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph Tewell
Lawrenceville
Robert Tallon
Manchester Avenue
Main Street
Patroman Tallon
Tewell
U. S. Marine Corps
Irons Ignite Teen's Home Sparking Small Blaze
An overheated iron started a fire in the Edith Wendell residence at 911 Lafayette Ave causing 15 dollars in damage. Fire crews from Company 3 responded at 3 07 p m. Other calls included a grass fire near Michigan Ave and Baltimore St and a short circuit in a radio and record player at 2354 N Verity Pkwy with no fire reported.
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Edith Wendell
Lafayette Ave
Michigan Avenue
Baltimore Street
Company 4
N. Verity Parkway
Foy Schultz
Police Briefs Include Arrests for Non-Support and Abandonment
Police report arrest of 23 year old Jack McCarty of 800 Yankee Road on warrants for non support and abandonment. Chester Smith of 1916 First Avenue reports a yellow gold watch worth $20 stolen from his dresser while at work. Jim Fultz, 19, of Excelio, treated at Middletown Hospital for a cut left hand from a partition machine at the Fairbanks Fiber Box Co and released.
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Jack McCarty
Yankee Rd
Chester Smith
1St Ave
Jim Fultz
Excelio
Middletown
Fairbanks Fiber Box Co
Fultz
Girl Bitten on Leg by Dog at Manchester Ave Home
Police responded to 1913 Manchester Ave yesterday and found Mary Murphy age 11 had a dog bite on the right leg. Authorities reported the incident and took details from witnesses.
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Manchester Ave
Mary Murphy
Patrol finds stolen car on Jacoby and Young Streets
Patrolmen recovered a stolen vehicle early today at Jacoby Avenue and Young Street. Frank Johnson of 1401 Sycamore Street reported the car had been stolen from the 1100 block of Young Street Saturday.
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Jacoby Avenue
Young Street
Frank Johnson
Sycamore St
Dayton man Charles Childs arrested on disorderly conduct warrant
Police yesterday arrested Charles Childs, 29, of Dayton, on a disorderly conduct warrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Childs
Dayton
Menace and threat charge arrest on Grove Street
Carlardiman aged 56 of 1326 Grove Street was taken into custody this morning on a menace and threat charge. The warrant signed by Samuel Baldwin alleges he threatened with a knife.
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Carlardiman
Grove St
Samuel Baldwin
Hardiman
Window Oyster of India Used as Glass by Some
The window oyster of India has a shell so translucent that it is sometimes used as window glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Partial Settlement Reopens AFL Laborers Strike Zone
AFL Local 534 reports most of the 400 strikers in Butler and Warren counties have returned to work after a two day walkout. Agreement reached with most contractors on the Armco East Works expansion, but Hamilton area firms have not fully complied. A gentleman’s understanding keeps terms confidential.
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AFL
Butler
Warren Counties
Marion Davidson
Middletown
Davdson
Hamilton
Seaman Michael Andrews Faces Court Martial in Secrets Case
In Portsmouth England an Able Seaman in Britain's submarine service goes on trial behind closed doors for allegedly revealing secret information. The court martial ordered spectators removed as a senior naval officer cited evidence with a security classification. No foreign involvement indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portsmouth
England
Briain
Michael Ronald Andrews
Old Judge Places Visitors On Notice
A humorous notice posted in Hobbs New Mexico at City Hall warns visitors to speak softly and avoid disagreement with Municipal Judge Robert L. Bensing to prevent gastric distress and a becoming unpleasant mood in the office.
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Hobbs
N.M
Robert L. Bensing
City Hall
Man Charged Over Refrigerator Deaths In Columbus
Emanuel Valentine, 44, faces a minor city ordinance violation for leaving a refrigerator unattended with door attached. Bond set at 200 dollars. Hearing scheduled for July 26. Two five year old boys Montrose R. Parrish and Ronald C. Porter were found suffocated in the unit in the Parrish home backyard. Police ruled the deaths accidental and ruled out third party involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Emanuel Valentine
Montrose R. Parrish
Ronald C. Porter
Parrish
First Permanent Atlantic Submarine Cable Laid in 1866
The article notes that the first permanent Atlantic submarine cable was laid in 1866 marking a milestone in transatlantic telecommunication linking continents. It highlights the achievement as a landmark in engineering and global communication.
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Mayor Raps
Jim Ht
James Sharrett
West Middletown
Willard Watts
S Main St
Curtis Street
David E. Ellis
Logan Ave
Inez Tuttle
12Th Ave
14Th Avenue
Wisconsin Street
Robbins & Myers
Middletown Kitchen Shop. Inc
Woodlawn Ave
Charles St
Erle Hanson
Perkins’ Services
General Insurance
Moon & Action Insurance Agency
S. Broad St
Armory
Knights of Pythias
Lafayettee Lodge
Castle Hall
Alpha Council
Jr. Ouam
N. Broad St
IOOF
Moose Lodge
BPOE
Elks Temple National Assn. of
Alcoholics Anonymous
Ment
Seaman
Joe
Hypes Bros
N. Main St
Columbia
Jewe Middletown
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