Miami University fills up on freshman women for fall
Oxford special reports that further admissions for freshman women next fall were closed due to housing limits. Dr. John D Millett cites capacity of 675 freshman women for autumn 1954 with many rooms shared and use of a men’s hall for women. University operates residence halls self supporting with no state funds. Total enrollment exceeded 5100 in first semester.
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Oxford
Miami University
Harry M. Gerlach
John D. Millett
David Swing
Universi TY
Millett
Ohio
University
Miller
Miami
Youth Says He Went To Woman's Aid In Fatal Stabbing Of Hamilton Man
A Hamilton widow and an 18 year old youth told police they were present when Gordon Lotz was killed. Lawrence C. Lotz, 43, is charged with second degree murder after a stabbing at their home. The youth said he grabbed a knife from beneath his mattress and stabbed Lotz four times as he threatened the woman and her family. The widow corroborated the youth and detailed threats Lotz made before the fatal incident. Funeral services for Gordon Lotz will be held Friday at Webb Funeral Home. He worked for Baldwin-Lima Hamilton Corp and was secretary of the Jr. OUAM in Hamilton. He is survived by Idah, three sons, three daughters, a brother and two sisters. Bond for the youth was provided by Bud Lotz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Lawrence C. Lotz
Gordon Low
Forest Ave
Lotz
East River Road
Gordon
Larry
Lawrence
Baldwin-Lima Hamilton Corp
Jr. Ouam
Webb Funeral Home
Springhill Cemetery
Idah
Thomas
Lorin
Terry
Frances Lee
Lois
Jennifer
Melvin Lotz
Herschel Robinson
Sharonville
Robert Weber
Versailles
Ind
Chief Urges Reports on Loiterers After Molestation
Chief Joseph Blackmore asks residents to report suspicious loiterers in the 4th and Sth avenues area, S Main Street, and Yankee Road after a Middleton woman was molested last night. A 5 foot 6 inch Black man in a light coat and hat grabbed her from behind near a drug store. she screamed and he fled toward Fenwick High School. A second report came from 1508 Plum Ave about a man entering a daughter's room through a window. No suspect was found.
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4Th
Sth Avenues
S. Main Street
Yankee Road
Joseph Blackmore
Plum Ave
Middletown Jaycee Bosses Night Dinner Preparations
The Middletown Jaycees report 170 reservations for Bosses Night dinner at 6 30 p m in the Manchester Hotel with community leaders invited. Vic Wells says 3000 signatures were gathered on Freedom Scrolls during Freedom Week, and Don Spears and Doug Jones will lead this year’s Cleanup Committee planning later this month.
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Jaycee Board of Director
Walt Evans
Manchester
Vic Wells
Americanism Committee
Washington
Jaycee Committee
Don Spears
Doug Jones
John Weber
Jaycee
William Dineen
Norwood
Dick O'Neal
Franklin
Rug Jerker bill collector sued for 2500 dollars
Hamilton Special Mrs Marie Sims of Lincoln Heights sues bill collector James D Taylor and his employer L B Price Mercantile Co for 2500 dollars each claiming he pulled a rug from under her two years ago causing a fall and ongoing back injury requiring medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Marie Sims
Behles Ave
Lincoln Heights
Common Pleas
James D. Taylor
N. 7Th St
L. B. Price Mercantile Co
Stoped Car Hits $400 Accident On Central Ave
A two car collision on Central Ave in front of 1521 Central Ave at 7 45 p m yesterday caused $400 in damage none of the occupants were injured or arrested Dorothea Mize 35 of 1913 Queen Ave drove west and hit Julia A Heggs 47 of 2112 Winona Dr who had been stopped in traffic Damage was $300 to Mize and $100 to Heggs Firefighters cleaned gas from the street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave
Dorothea Mize
Queen Ave
Julia A. Heggs
Winona Dr
Heggs
Mize
Hamilton Council To Consider Parking Lot Purchase
Hamilton council will discuss buying a 60 car parking lot at Front and Market Streets from Muskingum College New Concord for 111324. Bonds would fund the purchase with meter fees paying most of the cost. The council has an option on the property and will review it Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Front and Market Streets
Ohio Bus Lines
Muskingum College
New Concord
Charles F. Schwalm
Movie Showings at Paramount and Strand
At the Paramount theater on Wednesday and Thursday Saadia runs at 1 15, 4 15, 7 15 and 10 15 p.m. Man in Hiding shows at 2 50, 5 50 and 8 50 p.m. The Strand presents Man from the Alamo at 1 15, 4 15, 7 20 and 10 10 p.m. Master of Ballantrae plays at 2 35, 5 40 and 8 45 p.m.
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Paramount
Saadia
Ballantrae
Commission Eyes Plan For Aerial Map Survey
City Commission considers an emergency ordinance authorizing an agreement with Abrams Aerial Survey Corp for an aerial map survey of Middletown. The meeting also includes third reading to vacate part of Vermont Street and reports on sewer, electrical, plumbing, and gas matters. Veterans and fire department events and a park subdivision inquiry are among communications.
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Middletown
City Commission
Abrams Aerial Survey Corp
Lansing
Mich
Vermont Street
Commission
Howard H. Kramer
L. A Waldner
Sutphin Grand Sewer
Reynolds Electric Co
John Arpp Co
Wagner-Smith Co
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co
Man Receives 220 Day Jail Term After Altercation
William Lindon, 50, of 609 Granada Ave, pleaded guilty to intoxication, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest after a Central Avenue altercation with Officer Landon Webb. He was fined 25 50 and 100 dollars plus costs, received 10 30 day jail terms, and a six month suspended sentence from a prior case. Judge J T Lamb warned him to avoid officers or face felony arrest and Ohio Penitentiary. Lindon claimed the officer assaulted him and the judge doubted his account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
J. T. Lamb
William Lindon
Granada Ave
Central Avenue Eng
Lamb
Ohio
Landon Webb
Lindon
Webb
Busy Morning Fire Alarm Sweeps Middletown
Middletown fire crews responded to four calls in under three hours. At 6:55 a.m. flames from a burning magazine rack at Central News, 1371 Central Ave, were put out after doors were broken. Two minutes later a chimney fire at 2008 Warburn Ave caused minor damage. A kerosene stove exploded at Homer Piersa’s home, 216 Cooper Alley, with slight damage. At 9:35 a.m. smoke damaged a building owned by Sol Finkelman. Soon after, flames consumed scrap bale piles at Gardner-Board & Carton Co on Central Ave with no spread, cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Central News
Central Ave
Homer Piersa
Cooper Alley
Sol Finkelman
Gardner -Board & Carton Co
Central Avenue
Middletonian Rams Train Aged Driver In Wreck
A 49 year old Middletonian injured in a train car collision last night remained in fair condition at Middletown Hospital. State patrols reported Flemon Johnson driving west on Ohio 63 failed to stop at a crossing near the Lebanon prison farm when his car struck the speeding railroad car. The auto was heavily damaged and no other passengers were aboard. The crossing lacks warning lights and sits about one mile east of the Butler Warren county line. The train did not stop. Johnson was admitted to the hospital.
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Middletonian
Middletown Hospital
Flemon Johnson
17Th Ave
Ohio 63
Lebanon Prison Farm
Johnson
Butler
Warren County
Volunteer Work of RC Praised at School PTA Dinner
Mrs. Charles Fay spoke at Holy Trinity School PTA supper praising the local Red Cross chapter as among the finest. She noted the chapter relies on 400 volunteers with two paid staff, unlike other chapters with about 100 volunteers and one paid employee. Robert Fay chaired the event with several helpers handling arrangements.
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Charles Fay
Holy Trinity School
PTA
Tom Jackson
William Davis
Pauline Coldiron
Carl Ristanco
Barl Zuehlke
Salvatore Arccurso
Carl Jackson
Largest of the World's Claims in East Indies Reefs
The article notes the immense population living within coral reefs around the East Indies, highlighting the scale and significance of reef ecosystems as habitats for diverse communities and resources. It discusses the mysterious abundance of life and the challenges of protecting these underwater realms.
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The
East Indies
Police arrest parole violator Glenn Jackson in Middletown
Police arrested 53 year old Glenn Jackson for violating parole after a four year sentence for a 1st Avenue Grill break in. He was held at Middletown police headquarters for Butler County sheriff's department after leaving the city and was reportedly at large with a 58 year old woman charged with intoxication at 3001 Ben Harrison Street.
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Glenn Jackson
Middletown
Butler County
Jackson
Ohio Penitentiary
1St Avenue Grill
Northern
Ben Harrison St
Police Briefs: Hubcaps stolen from car. dog bite treated
Mrs. David Gerber of 603 Stanley reported four hubcaps valued at 39 dollars stolen from her car while parked at her garage or near a skating rink. Emile Marasco of Cincinnati was treated for a dog bite on the left heel yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Gerber
Stanley Stanley Sr
Emile Marasco
Cincinnati
Bicycle theft report notes license 13-660 stolen
Larry Barker reported his bicycle license 13-660 was stolen yesterday from 1st Avenue between Broad and Main Streets. He valued the bike at $15.
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Larry Barker
1St Avenue
Broad
Main Streets
Fullwood Indicted For Second Degree Murder
A Butler County Grand Jury indicted Willie Fullwood 43 of 1520 Plum Ave for second degree murder in the Jan 13 stabbing of his wife Earlene 30. The panel ignored charges including second degree manslaughter against Glenn Boyd and a pedestrian death case against Parker Helton. Indictments also covered eight cases against Paul Carter and multiple burglary and larceny counts across Middletown and Lemon Township with several defendants ignored or continued.
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Butler County
Willie Fullwood
Plum Ave
P. P. Boll
James Shollenbarger
Fullwood
Earlene
Plum Avenue
Glenn Boyd
Middletown
Caroline Jo Swope
Erie Ave
Boyd
Ohio 4
Peasttown
Parker Helton
Hamilton
Bert Harris
Paul Carter
Sheridan Ave
Glenn Moon
Virgil Phipps
Malcolm Doty
Jack Baird
Doty
Carter
Leroy Brown
George Brown
Elza Shrout
Eugene Lawson
Warren
Lawson
Lemon Township
William S. Miller
John Puckett
Elmer Bromley
Eugene
Warren) Lawson
Oxford Chief Fair After Heart Attack
Oxford Police Chief Oscar Decker remained in fair condition at Hamilton Mercy Hospital after being stricken with a heart attack yesterday. Decker, in his first year as chief, was transported by a fire squad police ambulance and earlier treated by an Oxford physician before admission.
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Oxford
Oscar Decker
Hamilton Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Woman Rider Rough Time in Auto Ride Assault Case
Laura Isaacs, 44, jailed in Hamilton on charges of assault and battery robbery and menace after allegedly beating and threatening James Cuzzort during a Franklin to Excello area ride. Cuzzort said he picked her up near Franklin, she demanded money and claimed a gun, then damaged his car. he fled and she followed, breaking two windows before he escaped. Deputy Elmer Grabel arrested Isaacs at 3:15 a.m. near LeSourdsville. police note a prior record in Hamilton.
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Hamilton
Franklin
Excelle
Laura Isaacs
James Cuzzort
Benninghofer Ave
Cuzzort
Dayton
Excello Hill
Cuzzott
Elmer Grabel
Grabel
LeSourdsville
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Garret J. Boone
Bond
Arthour
Bud) Lotz
Rogers Jewelers
G&g Opticians
Bill Collector
ecaNtnnset Furnace
Hamilton Council
Woodburn Ave
Middletonian Rams
Dougherty
Public Accountant
Ata
Hauselman Transportation Company
Park Street
Millard Burkhardt
Gobel Carpenter
Cecil Walters
Otis Coffey
Marion Richard Tolson
Fair
Kroehler
Bob Ranft
Franklin Thirkies
DuPont Solvents
Jim Howard
Martha
Jim
O. B
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank and Trust Co
Middletown, Ohio
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