Commissioners Meet Tonight To Discuss City Problems
City commissioners gather for an extra session at Commissioner A K Wis residence to cover issues not addressed in caucus time. Topics include parking meters in business districts, proposed meter locations, street widening, railroad depot relocation, Nelbar St underpass, and Water Works improvements with street conditions in Wildwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Wis
S. Main St
Marvin D. Clark
Fred J. Schatzmann
Clark
Schatzmann
Water Works Department
Wildwood
No Word Issued On Gayles Plea For Leniency
Hamilton Ohio inmates case notes no word from Governor Herbert regarding Clifford Gayles and his plea for mercy before execution in the electric chair at the Ohio Penitentiary. Gayles was convicted swiftly by a Hamilton jury for the fatal beating of Edna Adkins of Franklin, with appellate courts affirming the guilty verdict. Officials view the chance for clemency as remote given the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Herbert
Clifford Gayles
de Negro
Ohio Penitentiary
William Stitsinger
Gayles
Court of Appeals
State Supreme Court
Fred 3B
Cramer
Jlry
Edna Adkins
Franklin
Nine Fire Runs Reported Monday in City
Nine fire calls were logged Monday with no injuries and minimal damage. A storm caused the largest loss at 1320 Garfield Street where wiring failed in Lois’s home, estimated at 150 dollars. A grass fire and burning railroad ties on P Lorillard Co. property near Elmo Pike required units from Stations 2 and 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McKenney
Garfield St. Lois
P. Lorillard Co
Elmo PI
Robert Lukens
Station 2
Veterans Village
Joseph Day
Leibree St
Oglesby
Movies Tonight at The Paramount and Strand
At the Paramount Tuesday and Wednesday the film Homecoming stars Clark Gable and Lana Turner with showings at 1 15 3 20 5 25 7 30 and 9 35 p m. The Strand presents Girls of the Big House starring Lynne Roberts and Virginia Christie at 1 15 3 59 6 43 and 9 27 p m plus I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes with Don Castile and Elsie Knox at 2 28 5 12 7 56 and 10 40 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Varamount
Clark Gable
Lana Turner
Lynne Roberts
Virginia Cristie
Don Castile
Elsie Knox
Dixie Cruise-In The Chase Screening Tonight
The Dixie presents The Chase starring Robert Cummings and Peter Lorre at 8 40 and 11 15 p m with two showings on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Cruise
Chase
Robert Cummings
Peter Lorre
Police Briefs Report Multiple Break-ins and Thefts
Police investigate two break ins and two thefts reported yesterday. At Sorg Paper four youths took two billfolds with eight dollars from lockers. Strand Theater candy room entered. a bottle of pop found nearby. Sunset pool bath house loss includes thirty nine dollars and trousers from Winston Harrison. Nine year old Robert Rickard reports a stolen watch on First Ave. Sam Walters, 22, arrested on an assault warrant issued by Henry Hart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg Paper Company
Strand Theater
Winston Harrison
Jewel St
Sunset Pool
Robert Rickard
First Ave
Sam Walters
West Middletown
Central Ave
Henry Hart
Mary O'Brien Held on Bad Check Charge in Hamilton
Police say Mary O'Brien was taken into custody in Hamilton after she passed a ten dollar bad check at the All Sports Store. The incident notes the location and amount and identifies the person involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary O’brien
Hamilton
All Sports
New NBS Dressing Guards Leather Against Mildew
Leather goods treated with a dressing from the National Bureau of Standards resist mildew and other fungi even in tropical conditions, offering lasting protection for items exposed to humid climates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bureau of Standards
Military Rites For Soldier Set Wednesday
Pvt Raymond R Bullock 31 of Excello killed in action June 23 1944 at Maffin Bay New Guinea to receive full military rites at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home with Veterans of Foreign Wars officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery memorial plot. Surviving mother two sons two brothers four sisters. Friends may call 7 to 10 p.m. today with VFW assembling at 1 30 p.m. Wednesday to escort the funeral cortege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond R. Bullock
Excello
Maffin Bay
New Guinea
McCoy-Leffler
John I. Parr
New Memorial
Woodside Cemetery
Middletown
Germantown
Fairbanks Fibre Company
Parkersburg
W. Va
Medical Company
20Th Infantry
John Hall
Excelle
Bobby
Darrell
John
David
Trenton
Pearl Becraft
Lucille Barrell
Evelyn Glasier
Dayton
Martha Sauter
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Reese Langworthy
New NYC Passenger Agent Named for Local Station
Frank J. Zink, 41, took over duties as passenger agent at the local New York Central station yesterday. Appointed by A. Champ, Springfield, NYC Division superintendent, he fills the vacancy left by the death of William H. Apple after 30 years in the post. Zink, a Springfield native, joined NYC in 1926 and has worked in Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Springfield as ticket clerk. He is married to Elizabeth. they plan to move once housing is secured with their three children Margaret 12, Joseph 10, and George 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Zink
New York Central
A. Champ
Springfield
Ohio Nyc
William H
Bill) Apple
Zink
NYC
Columbus
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Elizabeth
Zinks
Margaret
Joseph
George
Wind Storm Damage Hits Franklin Area Racking Power Lines and Trees
A severe windstorm caused about 500 damage to The Whip ride and 100 damage to neon signs as limbs toppled trees and disrupted utilities. Firefighters, gas and electric workers, and police battled debris while 40 ships at Aeronca Airport withstood 50 mph winds. Franklin saw widespread road blocks, downed lines, and telephone outages as crews cleared debris through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey
Darey
Monroe
Lake
Gas and Electric
Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
Aeronca
Franklin
Main St
Pennyroyal Hill
Henry Dalton
Hamilton
East Hamilton
Mark Duerr
Middletown-Hamilton Pike
Okeawa
Engel’s Corner
Lonnie Gibson
State AG opinion sought on annexation tied school funds
Middletown officials await a formal Ohio attorney general ruling on division of state school aid and Lemon Township tax funds as Lemon annexation proceeds. The town and city boards seek a share of funds and debt liability. a Thursday opinion is anticipated to guide a dinner meeting on annexation steps. The Lemon Township Progressive Association pushes orderly annexation and inclusion of undeveloped areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio
Lemon Township
Ross H. Snyder
Middletown Ard
Lemon Township Board of Education
Board of Education
Snyder
Hugh Jenkin
Manchester Hotel
Lemon Ownship Progressive Association
Boards of Education
Butler County Board of Education
C. H. Williams
Butler County
Obituary for Fred Sturgis of Franklin
Fred Sturgis 89 died Monday at his sister Mrs S J Carroll’s home in Fostoria. Services at Eaton Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 p.m. with burial in Woodhill Cemetery. Officiating Rev J R Stanford. Born Holyoke Mass, longtime Franklin resident and retired paper mill worker. Survived by sister and nephew Carl Blood of Dayton. Friends may call after 6 p.m. at the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Fred Sturgis
S. J. Carroll
Fostoria
Eaton Funeral Home
Woodhill Cemetery
J. R. Stanforth
First Methodist Church
Sturgis
Holyoke
Mass
Carl Blood
Dayton
Notice of Deaths in New York and Rhode Island
Dr. Eugene Allen Noble aged 83 longtime executive secretary of the Juilliard Musical Foundation from 1920 to 1937 and former Goucher College Baltimore and Dickinson College Carlisle Pa president Herbert A Taylor 71 vice president and general counsel for the Erie Railroad until his retirement two years ago reported from New York and Little Compton Rhode Island
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Eugene Allen Noble
Julliard Musical Foundation
Goucher College
Baltimore
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Little Compton
R.I
Herbert A. Taylor
The
Erie Railroad
Miami Conservancy caretaker report cited
Police checked a false report of a tree fallen near a small bay on Verity Parkway. The weatherman warned showers and scattered thunderstorms today and tonight with a cooler Wednesday in the west and north regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Conservancy
Verity Pkwy
Permit Issued to Local Nightclub Partners
Ohio State Liquor Department issued permits to several venues today including a license granted to Joseph Jacob and Edward for a local nightclub. The action reflects ongoing state oversight of alcohol establishments and renewal cycles across Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Liquor Department
Joseph Jacob
Edward
Three fined in municipal court for disorderly conduct
Judge Alton H. Combs fined Amy L. Gibson 15 dollars and gave a 10 day suspended jail sentence for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Uiel Lapsley and Willis Domineck each were fined 15 dollars for fighting. Daniel Crigler had driving under the influence reduced to intoxication and was fined 25 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
Amy L. Gibson
Eighteenth Ave
Uiel
Daniel Crigler
Baltimore St
Chupka for Chup's Cafe Wins Alcohol Permit
Officials announced permits allowing wine and whisky to be sold by the glass at Chupka for Chup's Cafe located on 1916 Yankee Road.
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Yankee Road
Kiddie Picnic Transportation Schedule Set
Salvation Army official Adjutant Kenneth Sharp says age limits for the Kiddie Picnic are widened to ages six through 14. Registration is due tonight at the Army Citadel on Canal Street, with possible late entry tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Baltimore and Ohio crossing. A bus schedule maps pickups at Yankee Road First Avenue Excello and neighboring areas for transport to the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Kenneth Sharp
Sharp
Army Citadel
Canal St
Baltimore and Ohio
First Ave
Yankee Rd
Excello
Rolling Millark
Garfield Mission
Amanda
Bona Vista
Miltonville
Police Search For Drowned Hamilton Man
Authorities continued the hunt for Robert Lawrence 20 of 423 Monument Ave Hamilton after he drowned in the Miami River near Trautman farm three miles south of Hamilton Monday evening A woman witness said he swam across the river and was swept under by the current Deputies Emanuel Schultheiss Richard Schultheiss and Louis Fitz led the search marking Butler Counties first drowning fatality of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Robert Lawrence
Monument Ave
Miami
Trautman
Emanuel Schultheiss
Richard Schultheiss
Louis Fitz
Butler County
Yearly Profits of JA Reach $2000 for 14 Companies
Junior Achievement reports 1947-48 results showing nearly $2000 gross receipts from 14 clubs with $339.95 profit divided among 170 teens. Five companies paid 20 percent dividends, two lost money, one broke even. Wages $406.56, bonuses $284.29, 930 stockholders owned 2078 shares. Tex-I-Craft led with $73.56 profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McDade
JA Program
J. A. Speed Photo Service
McDade
Tex-I-Craft Co
Magnetic guidance machine for bottle cap crimper
A machine for applying metal caps to bottles uses sheet steel and magnetic guidance to position caps before the crimping operation, streamlining alignment in the bottling line.
Two Catholic High Seniors Drown at Lake Erie Beach
Marjorie Riley and Barbara Nopper, 17, Catholic Central High School seniors, drowned in Lake Erie at Gem Beach on Catawba Island while floating in inflated inner tubes. The article notes a separate comment about a device for automatic water supply in batteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tudents
Toledo
Marjorie Riley
Barbara Nopper
Catholic Central High School
Lake Erie
Gem Beach
Catawba Island
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