Our Staunchest Critic Allan Betzler Nominated For Vacant Franklin Seat
Franklin council discusses Earl Barnhart vacancy as Vincent Bryant and William Dwinell propose Allan Betzler known as a longtime critic to join council but no action taken. Betzler, an auto parts dealer, says he needs more information before commenting. The meeting also covers a water survey, a new meter cost, traffic light installation, and real estate tax receipts down from last year.
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Franklin
Vincent Bryant
William Dwinell
Allan Betzler
Earl Barnhart
Betzler
Bryant
Dwinell
Miami Conservancy Board
Clear Creek
Paul Fitzgerald
Harrison St
Joseph Gribble
Water Works
Chautauqua
Montgomery County
John Heintz
Auto Rips Up Garden and Hits House in Hamilton
Josephine R. Durbin, 41, of 21S. C Street, Hamilton, suffered deep forehead lacerations when her southbound convertible on Route 177 left the highway south of Wiredom Road. The car tore through a garden and yard, struck a tree and the home of Harlan Miller at 2234 Hamilton Richmond Road, then was removed to a hospital. Miller and his wife were awakened by the crash. siding and a tree were damaged.
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Hamilton
Josephine R. Durbin
Rt. 177
Darrtown Pike
Wiredom Road
Harlan Miller
Richmond Rd
Miller
Isabel
Sheriffs Department
Data On Slaying Granted In Klumpp Case
In Cincinnati AP report Judge Frank M. Gusweiler granted defense motion for more details on how Mrs. Elizabeth Bergen died last October. He denied seeking the time and place. Edythe Klumpp, charged with murder, argues Bergen was killed during a dispute over Bergen’s refusal to divorce her husband so Klumpp could wed him. She allegedly burned the body on Lake Cowan shore in Clinton County. prosecutors say Bergen was shot accidentally amid a struggle over a gun.
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Cincinnati
Criminal Court
Frank M. Gusweiler
Elizabeth Bergen
William F. Hopkins
Edythe Klumpp
Xavier Names Millett Speaker for Xavier Commencement
Dr. John D. Millett president of Miami University will deliver Xavier University commencement address on Wednesday evening and receive an honorary doctor of laws degree along with Walter Beckford Edward M. Kelly and John D. O'Brien. Millett will speak on That Western Culture Shall Not Perish.
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Oxford
John D. Millett
Miami University
Xavier University
Xavier
Walter C. Beckford
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Edward M. Kelly
Detroit
Chevrolet
General Motors Corp
John D. O'Brien
Dayton
Inland Manufacturing Co
Millett
Fire films slated at South Middletown fire house
The South Middletown fire department will screen several films on fire prevention tonight at the fire house, announced Chief Harold Teaster. A regular meeting of the volunteer fire department will follow. The fire house is at 1108 Forrer St.
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South Middletown
Harold Teaster
Forrer Si
Two Students Win Monroe Class Honors
Diana Dieh and Tom Hammond topped Monroe Elementary eighth grade graduation honors in the school auditorium. Principal Amelia Jamison awarded the top honors while Eunice Warmoth received the DAR American history award.
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Diana Dieh
Tom Hammond
Monroe
Amelia Jamison
Monroe Elementary
DAR
Bank
Boy in Hospital With Bee Sting
A four year old boy, Terry Collins, was hospitalized with a bee sting and in satisfactory condition after stepping on the insect near his home. His left foot swelled and an embedded stinger was suspected. Another injury noted was a broken left ankle suffered by Kenneth Fugate, age 14, at home.
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Terry Collins
Estal Collins
16Th Ave
Kenneth Fugate
Calonia Fugate
Crawford St
May records show hottest month in decade in Middleton
Middleton's weather observer C T Morningstar reports May highs of 91 degrees on May 3 and 6, the warmest for May in 10 years. May rainfall totaled 5.34 inches, near the year-ago 5.76 inches, with five month total rainfall at 19.92 inches versus 14.12 inches a year earlier.
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C. T. Morningstar
Middletown
Zoning Case Moves to Court of Appeals in Ohio
The Union Township rezoning fight over 290 acres heads to the First District Court of Appeals in Cincinnati. H. B. Layne family interests seek to lower minimum lot size from 20 000 to 10 000 square feet with 75 foot frontage, backed by Layne Contractor Inc and Layne Development Co. Residents oppose. zoning officials and Butler County commissioners supported the change.
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Union Township
Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Robert, Bartels
Hamilton
H. B. Layne
Springfield
H. B. Layne Contractor, Inc
The
Layne Development Co
Butler County Zoning and Planning Commissions
County Commission
Miami University Senate Meeting Postponed
The final university Senate session approving graduation candidates moves from 3 p m Wednesday to 1030 a m Thursday in Benton Auditorium announced by Provost Dr Clarence W Kreger. Text notes unrelated Henry VIII item.
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Oxford
Miami University Senate
Clarence W. Kreger
Benton Auditorium
Attorney Named For Sprenz in Hamilton Court
William Stitsinger of Hamilton was appointed counsel for Frank Lawrence Sprenz the so called flying bank robber by Common Pleas Judge Fred B Cramer. Sprenz trial on bank robbery and grand larceny is set for 9 30 a m Thursday. Sprenz sought to enter a double jeopardy plea but the court denied it and ordered not guilty pleas. Sprenz also pleaded not guilty to airplane theft at Hamilton Airport used in the bank robbery. Sprenz had previously pleaded guilty in U S District Court in Cincinnati to related offenses and received two concurrent 25 year sentences. Prosecutor Robert L Marrs cited a Supreme Court ruling allowing state and federal trials for offenses that violate both laws. Lorenz is held in Cincinnati pending Thursday's trial after arrest near Vera Cruz Mexico last April 2 1 2 and return by the FBI. A large part of the loot was recovered.
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Sprenz
Hamilton Plaza
First National Bank & Trust Co
Cramer
Hamilton
U. S District Court
Cincinnati
Robert L. Marrs
Butler County
Supreme Court
Lorenz
Vera Cruz
Mexico
FBI
Hamilton Bank
Man Held As Gun Pointer In Violent Car Incident
City detectives arrested 21 year old Franklin man Robert L. Stickelman on a warrant charging him with threatening a man in a car Sunday night. He faced a menace and threat charge and was released on a 200 dollar cash bond to appear in Municipal Court tomorrow morning. Bradford Campbell reported the incident after noting the assailant’s license plate after a gun was pointed at his wife and himself as they drove near N Verity Parkway and Tytus Avenue.
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Franklin
Robert L. Stickelman
Spring Ave
Bradford Campbell
Byron St
Campbell
N. Verity Parkway
Tytus Avenue
Youths Accused In Junkette Grocery Warehouse Theft
Juveniles suspected of breaking into Middletown Wholesale Grocery Inc at 1210 Girard Ave stealing about 100 dollars in goods. A first floor screen and window were removed, six boxes of salt, two dozen cans of shoe polish and six packs of cellophane tape missing. Two panes broken on second floor, damage to salt bags and cough drops. Other thefts include two soft drink machines at the National Guard Armory with undisclosed cash.
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Middletown Wholesale Grocery Inc
Girard Ave
Ralph Trimble
Dayton Boy Killed Chasing Hall Into Intersection
Dayton Ohio report says seven year old Carl Michael Weeks died Monday night after chasing a hall into an intersection and colliding with the rear of a car near his home.
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Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Carl Michael Weeks
Monk from Dayton Traces Monkey Run Near Mayor Patterson
A Middletown toy shop bought a Marmoset named Impy for Dayton mayor R William Patterson as his children headed to a Chaminade High School commencement. The escaping monkey fled into the woods as neighbors chased it, leaving the mayor perched in trees for hours.
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Dayton
Middletown
R. William Patterson
Pattersons
Chaminade High School
Impy
Patterson
Four-Year-Old Struck by Car on Pearl Street
A four-year-old boy was treated for minor injuries after dashing into the 2000 block of Pearl Street and was dismissed from Middletown Hospital. Lettie Music Sr. of Pearl Street drove south as the child ran into traffic at about 3:40 p.m. The car was traveling about two miles per hour and McCoy-Leffler ambulance transported the boy to the hospital.
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Pearl Street
Middletown Hospital
Robert Jackson Jr
Robert Jackson Sr
Yankee Rd
Lettie Music
Pearl St
Itive Auto
McCoy - Leffler
Burn Victim Dies in Dayton After May 6 Fire
A 90 year old Dayton man Frank Bailey died Monday from burns suffered May 6 when his bed caught fire while he was smoking in his home. Authorities reported Bailey succumbed to his injuries at a local hospital.
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Dayton
Ohio
Frank Bailey
Bailey
Men Gardeners to Get Charter for Lakes Area
The Men's Horticultural Society of Greater Middletown will receive its regional charter tomorrow from J Hapgood Brooks ill president of the Central Great Lakes Regional Men's Garden Clubs of America. The Middletown club hosts Dayton and Cincinnati members with a 7 p.m. dinner at the Firemen's Clubhouse followed by the charter presentation. George Spader, national secretary, will attend. James Agoston, local president, notes a horticulture exhibit at the Art Center garden show this weekend.
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Men’s Horticultural Society of
Greater Middletown
J. Hapgood Brooks
Ill
Central Great Lakes
Cincinnati Club
James Agoston
Middletown Club
Art Center
Legion Conven tion Speaker Set for Sunday Gathering
A public Legion meeting is announced for Sunday with a scheduled talk by a Legion official at the headquarters in Alexandria, WA. The event includes the transfer of an officer to DeLee five cl and is to be attended by the official and his wife.
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4Th Legion
Neveland Oesse
DeLee
Alexandria
Last Day For Taxes Is June 10
Deputy county treasurer Carl Wedekind warned that June 10 marks the final day for paying personal taxes on tangible and intangible property for the 1958 period. A 10 cent penalty applies to bills unpaid after the deadline. Tax office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and until noon Saturday in the Middletown City Building grounds floor.
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Carl Wedekind
Sete
Jesus - Strace
Middletown
County Park Plaque Stolen From Indian Park
Butler County Park district officials report a bronze memorial plaque stolen from Indian Park north of Reily. The plaque, mounted on a stone and dedicated June 28 to O. C. Durbin of Reily, valued about 100, is described as vandalism and desecration with offenders to be prosecuted.
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Hamilton
Bruce Diehl
Butler County
Wid
Indian — Park
Reily
O. C. Durbin
Rely
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