Carroll Reece to Speak at Butler County GOP Picnic
Congressman Carroll Reece of Tennessee will speak Sunday at the Butler County Family Picnic in Hamilton at Wilson Junior High School grounds. About 2,500 attendees are expected for a barbecue style event with food provided by the GOP and supervision for youth activities. Reece, age 61, has served 25 years in the House after leading the Republican National Committee.
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Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Republican National Committee
Butler County
Martin A. Coyle
Wilson Junior High School
Coyle
Reece
Eugene Danner
Butler County Central Committee
Services In Chapel Sunday If It Rains
War Memorial Day observance at Woodside Cemetery scheduled for tomorrow with dedication services moved indoors to the new chapel if it rains. Program starts at 3 p.m. and the chapel will be open from 2 to 5 p.m. Charles R. Hook will give the main address as Armee chairman.
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Woodside Cemetery
Charles R. Hook
Armee
Local Marine Recruits John Fridolph From City
The Marine recruiting office at 116 South Main Street announced the enlistment of John Fridolph for three years. Fridolph enlisted yesterday and has been sent to Parris Island South Carolina to begin recruit training. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John S Fridolph of 2406 Fleming Road.
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Marine
South Main St
John Fridolph
Fridolph
Parris Island
S. C
John S. Fridolph
Fleming Rd
Local Youth Among Four Hurt Slightly In Texas Accident
Four Ohio State fraternity brothers from Columbus and a Middletown youth were slightly injured when their car collided with a truck near Checotah Oklahoma during a trip to San Antonio for six weeks of ROTC field service training. Jack Hoover suffered facial and shoulder lacerations. the others had minor bruises. They were taken to an osteopathic hospital in Checotah and expected to be released soon. The passengers were Dale Cochran Glenn Klein and James Mayo, all OSU students in pharmacist training.
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Ohio State
Middletown
Texas
Jack Hoover
Lloyd Hoover
2500 Elmo Pl
OSU
San Antonio
Tex
Checotah
Oklo
Hoover
Red Cross
Dale Cochran
Glenn Klein
James Mayo
Columbus
Hamilton Youth Drowns In Creek
A 16 year old Hamilton boy named Denver Cochran drowned in Buck Creek within Springfield city limits while friends played in the water. Coroner Austin Richards suspects a cramp or entanglement in creek roots as the cause. His mother is Mrs. Tillie Cochran of 1310 Chestnut Street. he was visiting his sister Mrs. Mabel Wells.
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Hamilton
Springfield
Denver Cochran
Tillie Cochran
Chestnut St
Mabel Wells
Austin Richards
Young Cochran
Buck Creek
Births Reported For Buckner Hisey Woodrey Wilder Abner Sharits
Vital statistics list births to Mr and Mrs Monroe Buckner at 2411 Christel Ave a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Herman Hisey of Franklin Route 1 welcome a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Harold Woodrey of 19 McKinley St welcome a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Melvin Wilder of 1707 Glen Ave report a boy today. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Abner of Franklin welcome a boy today. Mr and Mrs David Sharits of 1811 Woodlawn Ave celebrate a boy Wednesday.
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Monroe Buckner
Christel Ave
Herman Hisey
Franklin Route 1
Harold Woodrey
McKinley St
Melvin Wilder
Glen Ave
Lloyd Abner
Franklin
David Sharits
Woodlawn Ave
Hamilton and Middletown Names in Local Ledger Notes
A string of local resident notices lists ages and occupations for people from Hamilton and Middletown, including Nick Rusu 87 of Springfield and Nell DeVore 64 of Hamilton, plus several couples with ages and addresses. The brief items name James Dean 31 and Mary Johns 32 both of Hamilton, Carl Withrow 19 and Margie Moore 17 both of Hamilton, John Harold Howard 21 and Patricia Whitely 16 of Middletown, Walter Smith dr and Mina Jacot 23 Ardmore Dr both of Middletown, and Robert Cook 22 carpenter and Doris Walker 19 clerk from Middletown.
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Nick Rusu
Springfield
Nell M. DeVore
Hamilton
James E. Dean
Mary Ellen Johns
Carl Raymond Withrow
Margie Lee Moore
John Harold Howard
Fairmont Ave
Patricia Ann Whtley
Midway St
Middletown
Walter R. Smith
Fleming Rd
Mina R. Jacot
Ardmore Dr
Robert Denver Cook
Carpenter
Carolina St
Doris Lee Walker
List of local residents with medical or surgical mentions
A numbered roster lists residents with medical or surgical notes including Mrs Clarice Kay Ardmore Dr Mrs Orville Cassidy Har Lan St John Hoskins Trenton Route 1 Johnny Kittel Moore St Mrs Clifford Davidson Sheridan Ave Cora Nairn Browning Lillie May Loveless Poinciana Rd Fern Suzanne Troutvine Carolina St Janet Carol Burton Buena Ave Alfred Miller Ottawa St Mrs Clifford Sorrell Cherry St Boyd Plowman Franklin Route 2 Mrs John Anthony Eaton Ve Kenneth Fields Maud O Mrs Woodrow Hamilton Granada Ave Mrs Irvin Pickerell Bexley Mrs Jerome Lehman Kensington St Mrs Charles Anglesby Franklin Mrs Robert Heyer Kenwood Dr.
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Clarice Kay
Ardmore Dr
Orville Cassidy
Harlan St
John Hoskins
Trenton
Johnny Kittel
Norbert Kittel
Moore St
Clifford Davidson
Sheridan Ave
Lillie May Loveless
Poinciana Rd
Fern Suzanne Troutvine
F.E. Troutvine, Jr
Carolina St
Janet
Carol Burton
Claude Burton
Buena Ave
Alfred Miller
Ottawa St
Clifford Sorrell
Cherry
Boyd Plowman
Franklin
John Anthony
Eaton
Kenneth Fields
Maud, O
Woodrow Hamilton
Granada Ave
Irvin Pickerell
Bexley
Jerome Lehman
Kensington St
Charles Anglesby
Robert Heyer
Kenwood
Tax bills set to mail for Butler County first half
Butler County treasurer John W. Wendel announces real estate tax bills for the first half of the year will be mailed next week starting in Oxford and immediate vicinity to allow books to be opened Monday at Farmers State Bank in Oxford. Deputy G E Ross will be at the bank all week. Bills for the rest of the county go out by late next week as office staff works overtime.
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John W. Wendel
Butler County
Oxford
Farmers State Bank
G. E. Ross
Wendel
Mrs. Cora Stringer 60 Dies. Rites At Mt Zion Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Stringer 60 of 812 Seventeenth Ave who died Friday morning will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church Rev F H Hampton and Rev S C Smith of Springfield will officiate Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery She was born in Elba Alabama and lived here 34 years widow of Arthur Stringer a member of Mt Zion NAACP past lady president general of UNSA and president of the Gospel Chorus Surviving are six daughters four sons and Arthur Stringer Jr serving in the Army at Aberdeen Proving Grounds Md Also a brother Joe Allen and four sisters The body will lie in state at Mt Zion Church and friends may call after 7 p.m. Monday
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Cora Stringer
Seventeenth Ave
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
F. H. Hampton
S. C. Smith
Springfield
Woodside Cemetery
Mt. Zion Church
NAACP
U.N.S.A
Gospel Chorus
Arthur Stringer, Jr
Aberdeen
Brantly
Ala
Elizabeth Johnson
Dayton
Savannah Washington
Elyria
Odessa Downing
Detroit
Mich
Requiem Mass for George H. Zettler in Hamilton
George H. Zettler 86 father of Hamilton postmaster George A. Zettler died at Mercy Hospital after a weeklong illness. The high Mass will be sung 8 a.m. Monday at St Stephen Church with burial in St Stephen Cemetery. Surviving include Mary Wendell Zettler widow four daughters six sons twenty two grandchildren seven great grandchildren and numerous relatives. Visitation begins 4 p.m. Sunday at Zettler Funeral Home Lindenwald.
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Hamilton
George H. Zettler
George A. Zettler
St. Stephen Church
St. Stephen
Zettler
Mercy Hospital
Horn Lumber Company
Leon Shanon
Margaret Zettler
Armco
Middletown
Joseph Wilkins
Cincinnati
A. R
W. F. Zettler
Springfield
Jerome
Edwin
George
J. Prosper Zettler
Greenhills
Funeral services for Curtis Stapleton in Lebanon
Funeral services for Curtis Stapleton, 19, son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Stapleton of Lebanon Route 3, were held at 10 a.m. from Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. He died after a Thursday collision on U S Route 42 near Plain City Union County. An employee of the Ohio Central Telephone Company, he was a Morrow High School graduate and had been working several months for the company. Surviving are his parents and several sisters and brothers.
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Lebanon
Curtis Stapleton
Raymond Stapleton
Johnson Funeral Home
Lebanon Cemetery
Young Stapleton
Plain City
Union County
Ohio Central Telephone Company
Morrow High School
Telephone Company
Charles T. Wood, 76, Dayton area farmer, dies
Charles T. Wood of 115 Mound Street Lebanon died after a month long illness at St Elizabeth Hospital in Dayton. He is survived by two sons Ralph and Donald, both of Dayton. His wife Mabel preceded him in death last October. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Johnson Funeral Home with Rev M G Mittelstedt officiating. Burial in Wilmington Cemetery.
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Lebanon
Charles T. Wood
Mound St
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Dayton
Ralph
Donald
Mabel
Johnson Funeral Home
M. G. Mittelstedt
Wilmington Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Izenie Frank in Germantown
Funeral services for Mrs. Izenie Frank 72 lifelong resident of this vicinity who died unexpectedly Thursday will be held at 2 p m Monday at the residence on Route 725 Miamisburg Route 2 The Rev Joseph Frease of the Miamisburg Lutheran Church will officiate with burial in El
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Germantown
Izenie Frank
Miamisburg
Joseph Frease
Coconut Crabs Reach Trees to Break Open Coconuts
Robber crabs native to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean climb coconut palms and use their strong claws to hammer and pry open the shells, feasting on the fruit inside.
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Christmas Island
Indian Ocean
Seven Hurt in Route 4 Crash Near Flenner's Corner
Seven people were injured in a truck car crash on Route 4 near Flenner's Corner. Robert Hoff, 17, of Mounted Route 60 Hamilton, suffered a skull fracture and multiple injuries and was listed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital. Malcom Alexander, 38, driver of the truck, and four passengers were treated at Middletown Hospital. others were released. James Flick, 16, of Hamilton, driver of the automobile, suffered shock and facial and arm cuts and was also taken to Mercy Hospital.
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Middletown
Flenner’s Corner
Robert Hoff
Mounted Route 60
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Middletown Hospital
Malcolm Alexander
Young St
William Wildher
Sixth Ave
Wiley Preston
Cooper Alley
George Stone
Eighth Ave
Suit Marks Big Saturday At Boys' State
Buckeye Boys State at CAMP BERRY Ohio closes offices as 600 youths study modeled government. Supreme Court hears appeal by R B Tharp on $1300 fine for election law violation. Plaintiff Wayne Krams alleges his name was omitted from the ballot for state representative. seeks $300 salaries and $1000 damages.
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Camp Berry
Buckeye Boys’ State
Ohio
National Guard
American Legion
Supreme Court
R. B. Tharp
Legion Board of Trustees
Court of Common Pleas
Wayne A. Krams
Bolvar
Tuscarawas County
Showers Forecast Across Weekend For Miami Valley
The weather bureau predicts scattered showers today and Sunday with mid 80s temperatures and high humidity. A cooler Friday night followed heavy thunderstorms, with 0.74 inches of rain recorded yesterday evening. Today starts at 70 and highs near 94 yesterday, while tonight's low should be in the upper 60s.
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Weather Bureau
Miami Valley
Mercury
Ohio
Fourth Officer Quits Hamilton Police Department
Arthur Leibrook resigned from the Hamilton Police Department, the fourth departure in days. A 21 year veteran, he served as a patrolman and radio operator and did not share plans with Chief John A. Bippus.
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Hamilton
Arthur Leibrook
Leibrook
John A. Bippus
Three Columbusites Die in Route 40 Collision
Three Columbus residents were killed in a three way crash on Route 40 eighteen miles east of Columbus. Victims are Michael Hartig 35 the driver Paul Madru 40 and his wife Margaret 36. State Highway Patrol said their car struck a parked patrol car skidded across the highway and struck a truck after stopping to assist a motorist whose car had gone into a ditch.
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Columbus
Here
Michael Hartig
Paul Madru
Margaret
State Highway Patrol
Funeral arrangements set by John Arpp Funeral Home
Friends may call at the residence anytime. The John Arpp Funeral Home has charge of arrangements.
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Lerton
John Arpp
City Offices "Mighty Dull" and Quiet Saturday
A reader eyewitness describes a numb city building on a first Saturday off for most workers. Only Health and Water Works, County Tax, Police, and Signals and Alarms remained open while others slept late. Water Works staff lament the dull day as “awful.”
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Health and Water Works
Water Works
Police Briefs Record Disorderly Conduct Arrests and Dog Bites
Hattie Smith 39 of 1605 Hudson St arrested for disorderly conduct and released on 50 bond to appear in Municipal Court Monday. Dinzie Brown Jr 4 of 307 Iglehart St bitten on right side by a dog. animal ordered confined 15 days. Jean Soule 3211 Illinois Ave reports loss of a billfold containing 11. Dale Strauss 8 of 1320 Columbia Ave bitten on right ankle. dog ordered under observation. June Rupp 25 of 609 Elsmere St arrested on warrant for disorderly conduct and ordered to appear Monday. charges filed by Clara Johnson.
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Hattie Smith
Hudson St
Garfield St
York Ave
Dinzie Brown, Jr
Iglehart St
Jean Soule
Illinois Ave
Dale Strauss
Columbia Ave
Elsmere St
Clara Johnson
Municipal Court Fines Given In Two Local Cases
Frank Hummel of Middle Town Route 2 was fined 200 dollars and had driving privileges suspended for six months after being found intoxicated. Judge Alton H. Combs presided yesterday. William L. Dennis of 1507 Columbia Ave was fined 25 dollars plus costs for assault and battery, a charge filed by his wife, with the fine suspended on good behavior.
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Frank Hummel
Middletown
Hummel
Alton H. Combs
William L. Dennis
Columbia Ave
At The Movies Showings This Weekend
Paramount presents New Mexico and Hometown Story with showtimes Saturday and Sunday. Strand screens Tyrant Of The Sea Gun men of Abilene Operation Pacific and Little Giant with listed afternoon and evening starts.
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Paramount
New Mexico
Abilene
On The Riviera Screenings At The Colonial
The Colonial presents On The Riviera showings Saturday and Sunday at 1 15 PM 3 28 PM 5 41 PM 7 54 PM and 10 07 PM with multiple nightly screenings across the weekend.
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Riviera
Driver Dodges Stick and Bumps Second Auto
Police investigated three minor accidents yesterday. Charles D. Donahoe 18 of Middletown Route 1 was charged with careless driving after striking Ova Wells 32 on Yankee Road near Jefferson Road while dodging a nail in the road. Wells’s car sustained $100 damage, Donahoe’s $25.
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Charles D. Donahoe
Middletown
Yankee Rd
Jefferson Rd
Ova Wells
North Broad St
Donahoe
Wells
Sexton Chairs State YRC Rules Committee Meeting
James R. Sexton Butter County representative to the Ohio Legislature chairs the rules committee at the Ohio Young Republican Clubs state convention in Dayton. A Hamilton County delegation attends the gathering yesterday.
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James R. Sexton
Butter County
Ohio
Ohio Young Republican Clubs
Dayton
Hamilton
Better Days Ahead YMCAs urged brighter world future
Cleveland AP reports Dr John R. Mott told the centennial meeting of North American YMCAs to expect a brighter world. The 86-year-old president emeritus of the World's Alliance of YMCAs quoted a Martin Luther line about God sending trials before opportunities.
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Cleveland
John R. Mott
YMCAS
The
World’s Alliance of Ymca's
Martin Luther
Dog Poisoner Sought After 15 Dogs Die Near Trenton
Butler County Humane Society investigates poisonings in the Locust Grove area between Flenner's Corner and Trenton. Henry B. Riley says clues exist toward an arrest. Poisoning dogs carries penalties under Ohio law, though some deaths may result from rat poison. Dog owners urged to keep pets at home.
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Butler County Humane Society
Locust Grove
Flenner’s Corner
Trenton
Henry B. Riley
The
Humane Society
Riley
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H. B. Harvey
Karl Conklin
Homer Jones
Young Men's Republican Club
Ben Riley
Frank
Marines
Qger Star
Dulane
Sierr Tooay
Melampy’s
Central Ave
Cora Nairn of
Browning
Mrs. Izenie Frank
CLU
Blevins
Brown Speedway
SO. Main ST
Katie Mullins
Morgan St
Rolling Mill Park
George W. Schaeffer
Auburn St
Broad St
Girard Ave
James Alvin
West Middletown
Walter M. Oakley
Highland St
William Adams
Adams
Sexton
YRC
Taxi, Inc
Hendy
G. P. Lewis
U.S
U. S
Second
Park Avenue
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