Charter Changes To Be Submitted To City Commission
City Charter revisions rewritten in legal terms will be submitted to the City Commission Wednesday night. Elliott D. Levey says copies will be distributed for study before the meeting. Five proposals were unanimously approved, aiming to empower a full time city manager, raise debt limit, adjust election timing, and streamline ordinances, with voter consideration planned for November. Some commissioners remain cool or opposed, potentially yielding a 3-2 vote against the package. Levey notes the commission is morally bound to present the revisions to voters.
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City Commission
Elliott D. Levey
Levey
Commission
Trenton Coroner Rules Imhoff Death Suicide
Coroner Garret J. Boone certifies the death of 81 year old Miss Fannie Imhoff as suicide by hanging. Investigation continues as detectives review possible factors including her impairment and the two nearby ladders. Nephew Robert A. Ziegler found the body at 6 p m Sunday July 12 after it was moved from the wash shed. No suspect has been named.
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Fannie Imhoff
Trenton
Garret J. Boone
Miss Imhoff
Parkview Cafe Given New Liquor Permit in Columbus
Gabor Katona of 2024 Yankee Road was issued a new liquor permit for the Parkview Cafe, described as an all night club at the same address, with the Ohio State Liquor Board reporting the action today in Columbus.
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Gabor Katona
Yankee Rd
Parkview Cafe
Ohio State Liquor Board
Columbus
George Schaefer Named Advisor to City Council Team
Clarence F. Smith named George Schaefer as an advisor to L. T. Kenney on the citywide Neibar St underpass and NYC passenger station relocation proposals. Kenney asked for Schaefer as an engineer adviser while drafting an alternate plan. The council also voted to raise the bonded debt limit from four to five percent and discussed hiring a full-time city manager.
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Clarence F. Smith
Industrial Council
George Schaefer
L. T. Kenney
Neibar_ St
NYC
Kenney
Schaefer
Roy Patterson
City Commission
Manchester
Depot Relocation Committee Meets With City Commission
The citywide committee on relocating the New York Central depot met with all five City Commissioners at noon today at the Hotel Manchester to discuss railroad traffic. Attendees included Kent Little Civic, W. J. Beck Rotary, Hale Dodds Cooperative, L. T. Kenney Industrial Council, A. F. Dorenbusch Miami Valley Paper Shippers, and Dave Selvar Kiwanis. The relocation plan aims to ease Midtown crossing blockages.
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New York Central
Manchester
Frei J. Schatzmann
Kent Little
Civitan
W. J. Beck
Rotary
Hale Dodds
Cooperative
L. T. Kenney
Industrial Council
A. F. Dorenbusch
Tax examiner to aid filing in Columbus office
Mrs. E. D. Gray, examiner from the Columbus office, will be in the deputy county treasurer's office at City Building starting tomorrow to assist with filing the semi annual sales tax returns. She will stay through July, with hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. The filing deadline is July 31.
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E. D. Gray
Columbus
The Arabian Occupation Shaped Spanish Language
The occupation of Spain by Arab forces began in the 8th century and left lasting marks on the language of the people, influencing vocabulary and expressions still evident today.
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Spain
Construction Of New School To Start Soon
Franklin schools will begin work on a new industrial arts building in August with contractor B D Morgan, who holds a $27,338.51 contract for general construction. The full building cost is $39,506.51 and completion is tentatively set for January. Steel shortages may slow progress. Next week the Salvation Army citadel on North Clinton St. will begin six months of construction.
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Franklin Schools
B. D. Morgan
Morgan
Salvation Army
North Clinton St
Police Briefs Include Arrests Thefts and Recovered Car
Police report James Walker age 35 of 1601 Garfield St arrested on assault and battery charges filed by Corine Walker of 1401 Garfield St. A car theft was reported from the 1200 block of Central Ave at 1 am with license 398 MJ. Mrs Leon Clark reported packages worth 18 dollars stolen while shopping downtown. Patrolman McFeeters recovered a car stolen from Dayton and returned it to Clifford Wilson of Dayton.
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James Walker
Garfield St
Corine Walker
Robert L. Anderson
Central Ave
Leon Clark
Leonard McFeeters
Dayton
Clifford Wilson
SPEBSQSA to Meet This Evening in Gas and Electric Building
The SPEBSQSA will hold its monthly meeting at 8 p m tonight in the Gas and Electric building.
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Spebsqsa
Gas and Electric
Lions Club and Troop 4 Dinner At LeSourdsville Lake
Monroe Lions Club and Boy Scout Troop 4 enjoyed a dinner last night at LeSourdsville Lake. Games followed the round table discussion.
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Monroe Lions Club
Boy Scout
LeSourdsville Lake
Taxi name origin traced to Taximeter Cab term
The word taxi derives from the phrase Taximeter Cab, reflecting the early naming of these vehicles. The term shows how the invention of the taximeter shaped urban transport branding and everyday language.
Patrol Probes Driver Possibly At Wheel In Fatal Crash
The State Highway Patrol investigates conflicting witness statements about the driver in a two week old head on collision on Route 4 that killed William Porter Irene Brooks and Walter Brown and left Harry Sizemore as the sole survivor. Sizemore 31 lives at 519 Garfield Street and is confined to Mercy Hospital Hamilton with head injuries.
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State Highway Patrol
Harry Sizemore
Route 4
Garret J. Boone
Sizemore
A. W. Smith
William Porter
South Broad St
Irene Brooks
Bexley Dr
Porter
Walter Brown
Franklin
Garfield St
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Portre
Curious Lovers Testify in Abbott Murder Trial
The trial of Marie Abbott and Cyril Scotty Gordon for Morris Abbott's murder features dramatic poetry readings and tainted romance. Witnesses recount intimate verses as the courtroom drama and outside crowds unfold, with spectators waiting hours for a glimpse of the defendants amid growing public curiosity.
Five Year Old Killed by Car Near Franklin
A five year old, Maurice Eugene Phillips, was killed on Route 3 east of Franklin as he ran toward a garage across from his home. Harold Gorsuch, 38, of Franklin Route 2, swerved to miss the child, but struck him with the rear wheel causing the car to overturn. The child died at Middletown Hospital from multiple injuries. Gorsuch suffered back injuries and was to be released. The body is at Eaton Funeral Home. Earlier, a 20 year old, Donald Eugene Little of Mayfield, was killed in a motorcycle car crash on Route 4 near LeSourdsville, marking a second local traffic fatality in days.
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Here
Franklin
Maurice Eugene Phillips
Estel Phillips
Franklin Route 2
Harold Gorsuch
Route
Gersuch
Middletown Hospital
Eaton
Gorsuch
F. R. Buechner Confirmed As Flint Manager
Frank R. Buechner, once at Hamilton amid head storms over his city leadership, was confirmed as Flint city manager by a 5 to 3 vote with one absent. Flint city attorney Walter G. Klapohl resigns effective September 1 to enter private practice as Buechner takes over.
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Frank R. Buechner
Hamilton
Flint Midh
Flint
Buechner
Walter G. Klapohl
Frank Rosendahl
Howard Wilson
William Beckett
Florida
Middleton drivers fined for DUI with license suspensions
Three Middletonians and three out of town drivers faced Acting Judge Richard Wilmer on DUI charges. Each was fined 100 dollars and had licenses suspended for six months. Names include Raymond Roberts 27, Wilburn McGlothen 20, Francis Stewart 43, Everett Wolf 26, John Rudolf 44, and James Utley 23. Utley allowed to drive to work. Roberts also fined 25 dollars for possession.
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James Utley
Dayton
Utley
Roberts
Obituary: iSgt Dewey P Adams Jr Dies World War II Casualty
Pallbearers named for the funeral of iSgt Dewey P Adams Jr son of Mr and Mrs Dewey P Adams Sr of 1500 Yankee Rd who was a World War II casualty Active pallbearers are Carlos Cohoon Randolph Ash Gale Flatter Paul Blankenship Ivan Crawford and Thomas W Green Jr Honorary pallbearers include Max Stamper Ben W Estes Vernon Adams Clyde Estes Leonard Adams Robert Estes Vernon Smith Carl Havel William Estes Miles Kincaid Ogden Estes and Shirley Estes The Rev R C Caudill will conduct the services at 230 pm Wednesday at the Crawford Street Church of God Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at the residence today Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.
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iSgt
Dewey P. Adams, Jr
Dewey P. Adams, Sr
Yankee Rd
Carlos Cohoon
Randolph Ash
Gale Flatter
Paul Blankenship
Ivan Crawford
Thomas W. Green, Jr
Max Stamper
Ben W. Estes
Vernon Adams
Clyde Estes
Leonard Adams
Mrs Nora L McCray 25 Dies in Middletown Hospital
Mrs Nora L McCray aged 25 of 512 Park Street died at 1 20 a m in Middletown Hospital where she was admitted three days earlier after five years of failing health. Born in Middletown she attended local schools. Survived by husband Arthur a son William Arthur a daughter Janice Elaine mother Mrs Cord in Warner Middletown brothers Alfred and Allen Warner both of Middletown and sisters Mrs Martha Guthrie of Cincinnati and Mrs Catherine Collinsworth of Middletown Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Nora L. McCray
Park St
Middletown Hospital
McCray
Middletown
Arthur
William Arthur
Daugher
Janice Elaine
Cordin Warner
Alfred and
Allen Warner
Martha Guthrie
Wilson Smith Dies at Lebanon After Illness
Wilson Smith 8&9 died yesterday at his home in Lebanon after an extended illness. A Butler County native he was formerly with the Owen Harding Canning Company. Eagles Lodge members will assemble for service at 8 p.m. tonight at Oswald Funeral Home. He is survived by a son and a daughter. Last rites are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with burial in Lebanon cemetery.
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Lebanon
Wilson Smith
Butler County
Owen- Harding Canning Company
Eagles Lodge
Oswald
Lebanon Cemetery
Latvian minister Bilmanis dies at 61 in Delaware
Associated Press reports Dr. Alfred Bilmanis a 61 year old Latvian born minister who served since 1935 as chief of the press department of Latvia’s foreign affairs ministry and once minister to Moscow in Rehoboth Beach Delaware. James R. Barkley, 79, aided Alonzo Wilson to create the first U S Chautauqua circuit and later managed Wilson’s presidential bid on the Prohibition ticket in Des Moines Iowa.
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Associated Press
Rehoboth Beach
Del
Alfred Bilmanis
Latvia
Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Moscow
Des Moines
James R. Barkley
Alonzo Wilson
Chautauqua
Wilson
Untaxed whiskey leads to fines and costs in court
Police reported an incident involving untaxed whiskey with a gallon jug lacking the state seal. Stewart and Rudolf paid court costs along with their fines. Three men arrested with Wolf were fined $25 for drunkenness.
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Stewart
Rudolf
Wolf
On an Island With You at the Movies
At the movies this week Esther Williams and Peter Lawford star in On an Island With You with showings 1 15, 3 15, 5 30, 7 40 and 9 50 p m. Also Letter From An Unknown Woman with Joan Fontaine and Louis Jordan at 1 14, 4 10, 7 05 and 10 p m. Arthur Takes Over with Louis Collier and Richard Crain at 3 05, 6 and 8 55 p m. Strand listings include Butch Minds The Baby with Virginia Bruce and Dick Foran at 1 15, 4 10, 7 05 and 10 p m. Argentine Nights with the Ritz Brothers and Andrew Sisters at 2 50, 5 45 and 8 40 p m. I'll Be Yours with Deanna Durbin and William Bendix at 8 35 and 11 15 p m.
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You
Esther Williams
Peter Lawford
Joan Fontaine
Louis Jordan
Arthur
Louis Collier
Richard Crain
Butch Minds the Baby
Virginia Bruce
Dick Foran
Ritz Brothers
Andrew Sisters
Deanna Durbin
William Bendix
Oxford Undergraduates Fall On Matterhorn Tragedy
Alpine guides recovered the bodies of three Oxford graduates who perished after a 3000 foot fall while attempting to scale the Matterhorn near Zermatt Switzerland. The incident underscores the peril of high altitude climbing and the dangers faced by hikers in the region.
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Zermatt
Switzerland
Oxford
Matterhorn
Town Meeting To Be Broadcast By Midwest Stations
The Citizens Committee Town Meeting at Miami Valley Chautauqua Saturday night will be broadcast by three radio stations WFPB and WING plus a transcription for rebroadcast. News wire services and Miami Valley daily papers will cover the event. The discussion on Must We Accept Russia's Sabotage of the United Nations features Congressman Walter Judd and other observers with William Verity moderating. An hour concert by the Menden Union Band precedes the meeting at 8 p.m.
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Citizens Committee
Miami Valley Chautauqua
William Verity
Miami Valley
James Gaylord
WLW
Verity
WFPB
WING
Dayton
Russia
United Nations
Walter Judd
Minnesota
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Raymond Burke
Hamilton
Brooks Atkinson
New York Times
Raymond G. Sloan
Citizens Commitee
W. H. Spindler
Middletown League of Women Voters
Paul Wells
Middletown Youth Forum
Menden Union Band
Mercer County
Judge Orders House Opened After Fatal Accident
Judge Fred B. Cramer issued a court order this morning forcing Burton Rossfeld of 31 13 Bexley Dr to allow his wife and her parents to occupy the residence temporarily Mrs Rossfeld’s parents Mr and Mrs Howard S Brooks of Birmingham England attended their daughter Irene Brooks funeral here after she was killed in a July 19 automobile crash Miss Brooks was visiting her sister when she died Her appeal argued the parents needed temporary quarters amid the estrangement between Rossfeld and his wife
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Fred B. Cramer
Burton Rossfeld
Bexley Dr
Mrs. Rossfeld
Howard S. Brooks
Birmingham
England
Middletown
Irene
Miss Brooks
Cramer
Rossfeld
Second Cutting of Weeds Due on Vacant Lots
City weed inspector Jess Dennis announced a second cutting of weeds is due August 1. Under local ordinance two cuttings per year, around June 1 and after August 1, are required. Rainy weather has caused regrowth as owners are urged to cooperate. Dennis will survey all areas, issue warnings, and arrange weed removal charged to owners if warnings are ignored.
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Jess Dennis
Dennis
Board of Health
Warren Overseas Relief Planned
Warren County crop group forms under Rev Cecil Leek to raise overseas relief in three cars of wheat. The note also mentions scholars dating Chinese characters to centuries before Christ in Kyushu Japan.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Cecil Leek
Bethany Church
Island
Kyushu
Christ
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