Taft Death Shocks Middletown as Nation Grieves
News of Senator Robert A. Taft's death spread through Middletown shocking residents who had followed his illness in New York. Leaders like Charles R. Hook and Martin A. Coyle called Taft a great statesman and patriot, and locals recalled his visits to Butler County including campaigns at the Manchester Hotel and Aeronca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
New York
Senator Taft
Korea
Taft
Charles R. Hook
Armco Steel Corporation
Martin A. Coyle
Butler County
America
Republican Party
Coyle
Francis Carmody
Republican Campaign Committee
Eisenhower
Carmody
Middletown
Manchester
Martha
Mr. Taft
Buler
Eugene Danner
Aeronca
Reublican
Centralmmittee
Shartle’s
Gardner Board and Carton
Armco
Hamilton
Danner
Aeronautical Corporation of America
Lunken
Senate
James R. Sexton
Don H. Ebright
GOP
Martin Coyle
Republican Executive Committee
John Jay First Chief Justice of United States
John Jay of New York served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jay
New York
United States Supreme Court
Gene Young Appears on Original Amateur Hour Telecast
The Lemon Monroe High School student Gene Young competes on the Original Amateur Hour with a cornet and horn act. WLW D and WLW T will air last week’s show on August 8 at 6 p.m. in a two week delayed schedule. The contestant was the youngest on the program among six acts including a polka band and a tap dancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Young
Lemon - Monroe
Wlw-D
Wlw-T
C. W. Young
Grand Avenue
New Hampshire
Richmond
New York
Clyde Davis Named Commander of Marine Unit at El Toro
Major Clyde H. Davis Jr. becomes commanding officer of Headquarters Squadron 10 at El Toro Marine Air Station Santa Ana California. He relieves Major W A Green and is a 11 year Marine Corps veteran who served in the Marshall Islands and Korea. He holds the Distinguished Flying Cross four Air Medals and the Purple Heart. Davis attended Middletown High School 1936 and Ohio University earning a BS. He and his wife Eleanor Schulz reside at 906 East Avalon Santa Ana with sons Michael and Steven.
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Clyde H. Davis, Jr
el Toro
Marine Corps Air Station
Santa Ana
Calif
Marine Air Station Today
Davis
C. H. Davis
Ardmore Dr
W. A. Green
Marine Fighter Training Squadron 10
Marshall Islands
Korea
Middletown High School
Ohio University
Eleanore Jane Schulz
Hot Springs
Michae
Steven
East
Avalon
Municipal Court Fines Issued For Careless Driving And Violations
Joseph Esselman 500 South Sutphin St fined 25 dollars and costs with 30 day driving revocation for careless driving. Robert Clair 200 Miami Ave Trenton fined 10 dollars and costs for careless driving. George Handy 715 Granada Ave fined 10 dollars and costs for failure to yield. Calvin Perkins 1304 Young St assessed 5 dollars and costs with suspension for faulty muffler. Emil Page Harrison Route 2 forfeited 5 dollar bond for failure to appear on minor traffic violation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Esselman
South
Sutphin St
Harold G. Dance
Robert Clair
Miami Ave
Trenton
George Handy
Granada Ave
Calvin Perkins
Young St
Emil Page
Harrison Route 2
Armco Resumes Operations After Power Failure
Armco's East Works and Fabricating Division operations were restored after a morning power disruption caused by a locomotive crane moving near a power line. The slab mill, soaking pits, and East Works offices were briefly shut, with production reclosed at 3:30 p.m. for additional repairs.
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East Works
Armco
Mason Man Injured In Home Blast
Paul Freeze 32 was seriously burned in a home explosion in Mason. He was lighting a gas water heater in the basement when the blast occurred. He was taken to Christ Hospital Cincinnati for treatment. Freeze works at the Allis Chalmers plant in Norwood. His wife Mildred and three children escaped uninjured from the second floor.
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Mason
Paul Freeze
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Freeze
Allis- Chalmers
Norwood
Mildred
Gregory
Judy
Timothy
POWs Honored In Franklin D A Hall Service
Monday services in the Franklin D A Hall at Fourth and Main streets will honor prisoners of war with Evangelist Dora James as speaker. Members of the First Pentecostal Church of Cincinnati, along with Mervin Thornburg James Stanford and Elder and Mrs Bert Perkins will take part. Transportation available from 701 Eighteenth Ave. here.
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Franklin D. of A. Hall
Fourth and
Main Streets
Dora James
First Pentecostal Church of Cincinnati
Mervin Thornburg
James Stanford
Bert Perkins
Eighteenth Ave
Moon Mountains Echo Earth's Names
The lunar mountain names draw from Earth geography with examples like the Alps and the Apennines. This naming convention links lunar features to well known terrestrial landmarks.
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Alps
Apennines
Collett Denies Claims in Multiple Suits Over Arm Injury
Dr. P. T. Collett, Franklin healing mission leader, says in a Plankip municipal court affidavit he did not heal a six year old boy’s broken arm and asks to dissolve a 1946 panel truck attachment. Mrs. Gladys Eversole sues in Warren County Common Pleas for over 25 000 dollars while a separate action in Franklin may exceed the civil limit. Collett plans a federal suit in Cincinnati and asserts he was conducting nightly services at the Logan Long Company grounds where he was told to vacate by August 3.
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Warren County Common Pleas Court
P. T. Collett
Gladys Eversole
Daniel H. Ward
Franklin
Plankip
Gladys Sversole
Shartz Rd
Franklin Municipal Court
Eversole
Common Pleas Court
Lebanons
DR. Collett
Cincinnati
Collett
Logan - Long Company
Traveling Office supervises area election clinic in Hamilton
Election board members and clerks from nine counties attended the clinic in Hamilton Courtroom led by Ted. W. Brown Ohio secretary of state during his traveling office visit. More than 45 people from eight counties attended a noon luncheon at the Anthony Wayne Hotel before discussions on November election prep and Senate Bill 242. Brown outlined the omni bus bill with Lillian S. Trueblood and Martin A. Coyle presiding at the luncheon.
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Election Board
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Hamilton
Ted. W. Brown
Ohio
Butler
Preble
Montgomery
Greene
Fayette
Clinton
Warren
Clermont
Anthony Wayne Hotel
Lillian S. Trueblood
Secretary of State's Office
Board of Elections
Martin A
Damage Is Minor In Two Crashes
Police reported two accidents yesterday with no injuries. At Vanderveer Street and Girard Avenue at 5 20 p.m. Pat Ratliffe pulled through a stop sign causing damage over 100 dollars. Ratcliffe’s car sustained 100 dollars in damage. On Lafayette Avenue at 10 40 p.m. Louis Gehron swerved to avoid a car and hit a parked car owned by Carl Reichenbach causing 15 dollars damage.
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Vanderveer Street
Girard Avenue
Pat Ratliffe
Hughes St
Ratcliffe
Louis Gehron
Sheffield St
Carl Reichenbach
Lafayette Ave
Lafayette Avenue
Gehron
At The Movies Showings This Friday and Saturday
Paramount screens Small Town Girl at 1 15 4 10 7 05 and 10 00 p m Slight Case of Larceny at 2 55 5 50 and 8 50 p m Strand shows Confidence Girl at 1 40 5 05 and 8 30 p m The Stooge at 3 10 6 35 and 10 00 p m Saturday adds Confidence Girl at 1 55 5 20 and 8 40 p m The Stooge runs 3 25 6 50 and 10 05 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Strand
the Stooge
Fitzgerald's August Milestones Stir Irish Detective
Detective John Henry Fitzgerald of the Police Department marks August birthdays and anniversaries while recounting a 25 year tenure. He jokes about turning 28 on August 18 and starting on the job as a precocious child. He and his wife Bernice celebrate their daughter Marilyn, aged 18.
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John Henry Fitzgerald
Police Department
Fitz
Fitzgerald
John
Bernice
Marilyn
Will Rogers
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N. J
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Brown
Butler County Board of Elections
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Chillicothe
Ohio Assembly
Stegner
Mello
Borden
Mel
Filson
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