Dr Karl Compton 66 Dies In New York
Obituary notes the death of scientist and educator Karl Taylor Compton in New York at 66. It traces deep Miami Valley roots with Butler County ties and prominent relatives including Wilson Compton economist and president of Washington State College and Arthur Nobel laureate chancellor of Washington University. Survived by wife Margaret and three children, his work at MIT and humanitarian efforts highlighted.
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Karl Taylor Compton
New York
Miami Valley
Dr. Compton
Butler County
Compton
U.S. 25
Monroe
Oakland Crossing
Harry L. Compton
Stanley St
Trenton
Wilson
Washington State College
Arthur
Ner
Washingon University
St. Louis
Mary Compton Rice
Charles H. Rice
Forman Christian College
Lahore
India
Rice
Tennessee
John D. Sarcher
Sunset Peave
Middletown
MIT
Humanities
Margaret Hutchinson
Carroll M. Boyce
Scarsdale
N.Y
Bissell Alderman
Holyoke
Mass
Charles
Mt. Herman School
Northfield
City Commission to Review Street Bids and Crews
City Manager Howard H. Kramer will present bids for street and sidewalk work in Carmody and Ross Subdivisions and Sherman Avenue. The agenda includes eight new recreation and pool staff appointments and a CG&E refund update. Also on the docket is Middletown Board of Education request about a neighborhood shopping center near Central Avenue and Highview Road and a safety concern for students.
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Carmody and
Ross
Sherman Avenue
City Commission
Howard H. Kramer
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Demostenes Receives VFW Honor from Local Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3809 awarded Demostenes Strates a cap for outstanding service during the past year. A charter member, he has belonged to the post since 1936. Robert Shields was elected to fill a trustee vacancy as delegates prepare for the state convention in Columbus July 1 to 4.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Strates
Demostenes
VFW
Robert Shields
Columbus
Boy 6 Is Injured When Car Rolls On Foot
James Zawatski a six year old from Johnsonburg Pa suffered abrasions to the instep when a car rolled over his foot on Buena Avenue yesterday. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and dismissed.
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James Zawatski
Walter Zawatski
Johnsonburg
Buena Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Two Auto Accidents Leave $130 Damage in City
Police report two yesterday crashes caused 130 in damage. Russell Conroy 67 of Baltimore Street struck a parked car owned by Jeff Howard 25 on Central Avenue 4 10 p.m. No injuries or arrests. Frank E Howards 40 of Cincinnati sideswiped a parked car owned by Gilbert Lafayette Sr. 54 on 1st Avenue 10 31 a.m. Damage totaled 130 with 50 to one car and 50 to the other, plus 40 to the Conroy vehicle.
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Russell Conroy
Baltimore St
Jeff Howard
Eaton Ave
Central Avenue
Howard
Conroy
Frank E. Howards
Cincinnati
Gilbert Lafayette Sr
West Middletown Rt.1
1St Ave
Sewards
Man Charges Stepson After Beating Incident Near Franklin High
Franklin police sought Doyle McGuire after he allegedly beat his stepfather Billard Brock, 69, near Franklin High School. Brock, who later revised his account, pressed charges alleging a fight after drinking. Brock had earlier said five or six youths robbed and beat him, but later clarified the altercation was with McGuire. McGuire fled.
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Franklin
Doyle McGuire
Franklin High School
Billard Brock
S. Cedar St
O. E. Chamberlain
Brock
Middletown
McGuire
Trentonite Convicted In Killing
Douglas Vernon Patton 20 of 112 3rd St Trenton was found guilty of first degree manslaughter by Judge Fred B Cramer. The case arose from a fatal shotgun blast at 3511 Tytug Ave Trenton May 3 after a disturbance. Patton admitted firing as Donald Highley moved toward him. charge reduced from second degree murder.
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Douglas Vernon Patton
3Rd St
Trenton
Fred B. Cramer
Common Pleas
County Probation Department
Butler County Grand Jury
Donald Highley
Tytug Ave
Highley
Patton
Cramer
Trouble Flare After Reading Letter Sparks Domestic Briefing
Police answered a report in the 800 block of 18th Avenue where a woman said her husband struck her in the face. The husband argued that his wife read a letter from a boyfriend. Officers advised both to quiet down.
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18Th Avenue
Scalp Injuries Reported After Fight. Man Released
A man sustained deep cuts of the scalp in a postfight incident and was released from the hospital after receiving treatment. The report notes the injuries occurred during the altercation and include medical care administered before discharge.
Hearing Delayed For Week In Wake Check Case Here
Chester Crawford 36 of Dayton faced three charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Judge J T Lamb granted a one week continuance to obtain handwriting expert testimony with bond set at 1500 on each charge. A third charge was filed by Pat's Bar manager Ronald Gunckle for a bad check cashed June 4 for 86.54. Police linked the suspect to similar checks across four cities and to a Dayton break in. Detectives from Cincinnati and Hamilton questioned Crawford. handwriting matches were noted.
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Chester Crawford
Simmons St
Dayton
J. T. Lamb
Crawford
Columbus
Ronald E. Gunckle
Pat's Bar
Central Ave
Robert Davidson
Davey’s Bar
Dudley Pierson
Harry’s Cafe
Davidson
Pierson
Bauer
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Grand Hotel
Third National Bank & Trust Co
A. P. Barton
Grandmother and Two Boys to Face Court in Break-Ins
Two Middletown youths and their 62 year old grandmother are set to appear in Butler County Juvenile Court in Hamilton for break-ins at Verity golf course Middletown Tennis Club and theft from a car on 400 South Main Street. Detectives say loot from the golf club and the Lazaron car was found at the suspects home. The grandmother faces a charge of contributing to the delinquency of minors and was said to have received 40 dollars of stolen cash to bet on River Downs races.
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Butler County
Hamilton
Verity
Middletown Tennis Club
S. Main St
Middletown
2Nd Avenue
Steve Lazaron
Lazaron
River Downs
Seven Bids In On New Sewer Project
Seven bids for Bulls Run sewer outlet construction were received from contractors. C A Boeke city director of public service said bids opened yesterday and a tabulation will be prepared for the City Commission next week by City Manager Howard H Kramer. The outlet runs from N Main Street and Manchester Avenue to an outfall west of the Sorg Paper Co plant and will require tunneling under the Sorg plant.
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Bulls Run
C. A. Boeke
Public Service
Boeke
City Commission
Howard H. Kramer
N. Main Street
Manchester Avenue
Sorg Paper Co
Sorg
B&O Trainman Injured When Fallen From Freight Near Hamilton
Joseph E. Coriss a 51 year old Indianapolis railroad conductor was injured yesterday when he fell or was knocked from a moving Baltimore and Ohio freight train four miles west of Hamilton. He is in serious condition with a skull fracture at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati and was unconscious. Detectives from Indianapolis are investigating the incident and Coriss was first taken to Mercy Hospital. Deputies noted head injuries suggesting he faced rear of the train and may have struck his head on a bridge as he leaned from the car.
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Hamilton
Joseph E. Coriss
Indianapolis
Baltimore & Ohio
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
B&o
Mercy Hospital
Andy Guenther
Mid-Town Auto Plans New Parkway Site
Mid-Town Motors announces plans to build a sales and service building at 350 N Verity Pkwy. The project aims for completion by Oct 1 as the 118 N Main St garage lease ends. The Verity site, leased to Mid-Town as a used car lot, was sold to Merlin J Loew Inc. last week.
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N. Verity Pkwy
Mid-Town Motors, Inc
James R. Smith Jr
William P. Foster
Mid-Town
N. Main St
Smith
Chrysler Agency
O. C. Johnson
Merlin J. Loew, Inc
Indiana
Verity
Main Street
Johnson Motors Inc
Dog on porch earns barking retort from unnamed canine
Patrolmen Walton and Nunamaker responded to a Nelbar Street complaint about a barking dog at 9 45 PM. They found the dog on the back porch barking and claim the animal spoke back saying Mind your own business before continuing to bark.
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Robert Walton
Robert Nunamaker
Nelbar St
Boston Proclaims Five-Shilling Tax to Ban Christmas
In 1650 Boston authorities set a five-shilling fine to prohibit Christmas observance aiming to curb feasting and frivolity.
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Boston
Hawaiian teen elected to head Hi Y and Tri Hi Y congress
A Hawaii teenager Asa M Akinaka 16 of Punahou High School Honolulu was elected president of the Hi Y and Tri Hi Y national congress at Miami University. Installation occurred in Benton Auditorium with officers James Gwynn Howard Shep Morgan Gail Glynn Mabel Schuck Winslow Hemperley Phi Burkland named to key posts.
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Oxford
Hawaii
Miami University
Asa M. Akinaka
Punattou High School
Honolulu
Hi-V
Akinaka
Amos Boren
Indianapolis
Shenandoa
Iowa
Shep Morgan
Arlington
Gail Glynn
Stratford
Two Local Men Bitten by Dogs. Car Stolen from Lot
Kenneth R. McIntosh and Pierce Moore were bitten by dogs yesterday, police learned. Parkway Motor Sale reported a 1934 model car stolen from their lot at 50 N Verity Pkwy.
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Kenneth R. McIntosh
Vanderveer St
Pierce Moore
Oberon Dr
Parkway Motor Sale
N. Verity Pkwy
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