August Deadline Aids Late Tax Collections in Butler County
Butler County tax officials attended a Board of Education meeting to discuss speeding up tax money collection to cover a 280000 overdraft in school funds. The plan calls for closing tax books August 1 and reopening second half collections October 1, finishing by November 1, with taxpayers allowed to pay the year's full tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Board of Education
Wade E. Miller
John W. Wendel
Miller
Wendel
Carl Wedekind
Middletown
Henderson Estes
Fire Destroys Oneida Home In Morning Blaze
A three room frame house in Oneida was destroyed by fire at 3:50 a.m. causing about 3500 in loss. Occupants Alfred and Mrs Waddell were away. Fire started likely from an upholstered chair and cigaret may have sparked it. Mayfield firemen assisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oneida
Alfred Waddell
Monroe
Earl Hiteshue
Hieshue
Robert Stover, Jr
Navaho St
Hiteshue
Mayfield
At The Movies Showings This Friday and Saturday
Paramount presents Fol som Prison and When Red skins Rode with showtimes 1 30 4 20 7 00 10 00 p m Strand runs Revenue Agent and Six Gun Mesa at 2 20 5 00 7 40 10 20 p m and 1 15 3 55 6 35 9 15 p m Friday Saturday Colonial screens Valentino at 1 15 3 20 5 15 7 30 9 45 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folsom
Redskins
Mystery Voice to Earn $25 Bond in Middletown Safety Drive
The Women’s Division of the Middletown Safety Council offers a $25 Savings Bond to whoever identifies the Mystery Voice during Safety Dramatization Week. The voice will be someone well known in Middletown through civic and business activity. Committee chairs and officers were named including Susan Breiel, S J Tutt, Robert Gade, Richard Marksbury, Laura Crist, and Marksbury as vice chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Safety Council
Middletown
Maurice Rohrkemper
Susan Breiel
S. J. Tutt
Robert Gade
Richard Marksbury
Laura Crist
Marksbury
Park Vandalism crackdown urged by police chief
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore ordered a close check on vandalism in city parks. Most damage occurs after 10 p.m. Officers are to clear parks after 10 and halt older youths riding motorbicycles. Offenders to be cited to Juvenile Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Blackmore
Miss Helen Young joins juvenile staff in city office
Miss Helen Young of Eaton has taken duties at the city Juvenile Office in the City Building. The trained teacher from Oxford McGuffy will work through the summer handling case work and routine duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Young
Eaton
City Building
Miss Young
Oxford McGuffy
Washington Ranks Seventh in 1949 Stakes Winners
Washington state placed seventh in production of stakes winning thoroughbreds for 1949, reflecting the regional racing output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Washington
Strike Threatens Local Western Union Services
A nationwide strike called by the AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union threatens Middletown's Western Union office from 6 am Monday July 2. About six to eight local employees seek a 25 cent hourly raise. private leased wires may stay operating, but no guaranteed repairs if a strike begins. Federal mediators have pressed for wage talks amid war and FCC approval debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
Middletown
J. Morgan
FCC
County Tax Collection Seen Hitting Record Yield
Butler County real estate tax receipts are poised for a record yield as bills go out for half of the year. County Treasurer John W. Wendel and Auditor R. H. Smith note a large number of property owners may pay the entire 1951 levy, with many choosing two installments. The 1951 real estate duplicate totals $184,334,570, up about $22.5 million from 1950, driven by reappraisal and a building boom. Middletown and Hamilton contribute most of the increase, while the overall levy in the county drops three cents from 27.10 to 27.07.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
John W. Wendel
R. H. Smith
Oxford
Wendel
Smith
Wendel Nor
Hamilton
Middletown
Hamilton Realty
Ohio
VFW Group Fetes Dayton Veterans
Fifteen members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post and auxiliary hosted an entertainment program for Dayton veterans at Brown Hospital. Under hospital chairman Mrs. Rhoda Warmoth, the roster included Tex and Irene Williams Joe Depew Lillie Dennis and her Melody Pals Woody Spencer Gordon Pence and Junior Barker. Ice cream and cake were served in the hospital auditorium by a delegation led by Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Brown and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary
Brown Hospital
Dayton
Rhoda Warmoth
Tex
Irene Williams
Joe Depew
Lillie Dennis
Melody Pals
Woody Spencer
Gordon Pence
Junior Barker
Howard W. Brown
Albert Moore
Don Roberts
Sam Warmoth
Cassie Thompson
Helen Warmoth
Gladys Warmoth
Phoebe McKenzie
Lula Myers
Mable Barr
Lydia Phillips
India Wells
Municipal Court Docket Handles Drunk Driving and Careless Driving
A Middletown report shows Spurgeon Wells, 45, fined 200 for operating while intoxicated and 25 for insufficient brakes, plus costs after a crash with a police cruiser. Several others, including Calvin Jones and Charles Donahue, face fines for careless driving and license suspensions. suspensions range from 10 days to 10 days revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
Spurgeon Wells
Middletown
Calvin Jones
Walnut St
Charles Donahue
James Graham
Seventeenth Ave
Prowler Tries to Evade in Coroner Office Shootout
In Hamilton an unidentified prowler fired three shots at the Butler County coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone’s office early yesterday. Patrolman Dewey Baker encountered the intruder at an unlocked door in the Milner Realty building. the man fled as bullets flew and vanished as police combed the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Dewey Baker
Miler Realty Company
Dr. Boone
Local court fines and bonds for several defendants
The report lists les Cowan of West Middletown Asa Pettit of Middletown and Paul Corrill of Hamilton owing $10 and costs. Willie Richardson of Dayton forfeited a $25 bond for failure to appear on a speeding charge. Fines of $5 for James Smith of West Middletown and Blaine Blanton of 34 South Main Street were suspended on condition they repair muffler trouble within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Cowan
West Middletown
Asa Pettit
Middletown
Paul Corrill
Hamilton
Willie Richardson
Dayton
James Smith
Blaine Blanton
South Main St
Water Safety Class Slated For Monday
The Red Cross and YMCA sponsor a first aid and water safety class starting Monday at Sunset Pool from 9 to 11 30 AM. Open to ages 12 and up who can swim 100 yards. Instructor is Tom Strait, a Red Cross aquatic school graduate and Yale junior. Sign up with Ross Kramer at Sunset before Monday morning. Last year 11 completed the com course in aquatic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross
YMCA
Larry Nelson
Tom Strait
Red Cross Aquatic School
Yale University
Sunset Pool
Nelson
Ross Kramer
Pies Splattered as Train Hits Truck Near Route 4
Earl Palmer, 50, of Hamilton, suffered cuts and bruises after his pie truck collided with a southbound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train at the Hamilton Trenton Road crossing, 180 feet of pies strewn along the right of way. Palmer was rushed to Middletown Hospital. Also, Helen Carter, 27, of Detroit, received forehead cuts when a car driven by her husband was struck on Route 25 south of Maud. Virgil Griffin, 31, of Hamilton, involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Palmer
Eaton Ave
Hamilton
Baltimore and Ohio
Hamilton-Trenton Rd
Route 4
Palmer
Middletown Hospital
Helen Carter
Detroit
James
Virgil Griffin
Summer Workshop Band Concert At Oxford Saturday
The Miami University summer music workshop band presents its first concert Saturday at 7 p.m. in front of the campus library in Oxford. Admission is free. If rain forces a change, the event moves to Benton Hall. Directed by A D Lekvold with guest conductor Harold Bachman. Members include Darrel Stubbs oboe William Long percussion and John Kemp clarinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami University
Oxford
Benton Hall
A.D. Lekvold
Harold Bachman
University of Florida
Music Workshop
Darrel Stubbs
William Long
John Kemp
Menace charge follows warrant on Calumet Avenue dispute
Garrett Gibson, 34, of 1604 Calumet Ave, was charged with menace and threat in a warrant filed by Wick King, also of the same address. Gibson was arrested at his home after authorities said a long-running dispute prompted the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett Gibson
Calumet Ave
Wick King
Gibson
Last-Chance Draft Exam Tomorrow at Middletown High
Registrants may secure a deferment in a final Saturday draft test at Middletown High School Room 109. Check-in requires a ticket and official draft card plus a pen. Test runs from 9:00 to 12:30 with results returned to draft boards in 3 to 5 weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Helen Hartman
State seeks bids for county highway repairs
The State Highway Department will open bids July 17 for highway improvements in Butler and Preble Counties. In Butler County 0.95 miles of U.S. Route 127 in Hamilton will be resurfaced with asphaltic concrete. In Preble County 6.52 miles of U.S. 35 across Washington Lanier and Twin townships will get an asphalt surface, plus 4.09 miles of U.S. 127 in Somers and Gaspar townships resurfaced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Butler
Preble
Hamilton
Washington
Lanier
Twin Townships
Somers
Gaspar Townships
Trenton Man Fined After Horse and Wagon Joy Ride
Alfred Wells, 56, of Trenton Route 1, charged with operating a horse and wagon while intoxicated, paid a total fine of 100 dollars with half suspended after appearing before Mayor Harry Stretcher yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Alfred Wells
Harry Stretcher
Also Mentioned on This Page
General Fund
Wilson School
Highview Rd
D. Morgan
Insurance Committee
Russell W. Galloway
First Presbyterian Church
Roosevelt Junior Hsh School
Paramount
Ee the Great New
Crosley Shelvadors
Woting Flse
Lars
Shelvader
Roberto
Shelvadore
Crosley
Acme Refrigeration
Westrn
Morgan
VFW Group
Fetes
Dayton Veterans
Robert Blevins
Germantown
Leonard Marcus
Garfield St
Paul E. Roberts
Lafayette Ave
Roy Marshall
Route
Maud
James Li ‘Cous
Wilbraham Rd
David Masters
Young St
Pearl St
Robert McClean
Tytus Ave
Shattle Machine Company
Jacquelines
Filson’s
Esports Jackets
Oswim Suits
Eblouses
Ganther
Denim
Gabardine
Eswim Suits
Central Ave
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