Described Here As Suspension Violation Hearing Opens
Robinette known as Raid faces a suspension violation hearing in Municipal Court after state liquor officials raided Denny's Place on Route 177 south of Carrtown. Investigator Harshbarger detailed the 3:45 a.m. raid and the crowd of about 40 as evidence of unlicensed liquor sales and a previously suspended sentence.
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Robinette
Dennis M. Robinette
Hamilton
J. T. Lamb
Middletown
W. H. Harshbarger
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Denny’s Place
Route 177
Carrtown
Steady sale continued at auto license bureau
At 1836 Central Ave the rush eased but business remained steady there today for 1954 maroon and white tags. Clerks expected a busier afternoon and weekend with industrial pay day. No sales figures yet, but lettered tags reached the early MD series. Deputies urged buyers to verify plate and registration card numbers before leaving.
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Central Ave
Blinded By Sun Driver Injured In Columbia Ave Crash
Harold W. Allen, 23, of 513 Tytus Ave., sustained a forehead laceration and was treated at Middletown Hospital after a 7:45 a.m. collision on Columbia Avenue in front of 1304. He faces a municipal court charge of careless driving. Charles O. Hill, 56, of 1618 Jefferson Ave., reported his westbound vehicle struck head on after an eastbound car allegedly driven on the wrong side of the street. Hill estimated $300 damage to his car. Allen’s loss about $200.
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Columbia Ave
Harold W. Allen
Tytus Ave
Middletown Hospital
Allen
Charles O. Hill
Jefferson Ave
Columbia Avenue
Hill
Mother and Child Hurt In Accident On US 42
A mother Eva Phelps 26 and her son Roger 5 were injured when their northbound car left U S 42 near Sharonville and overturned at 515 pm. Deborah Linda 1 and Andrea 3 were not hurt. A second car attempting to pass caused her to brake and lose control. They were taken to Mercy Hospital by Mason Life Squad.
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U. S. 42
Sharonville
State Patrol
Eva Phelps
Lewis Phelps
Maud
Roger
Deborah Linda
Andrea
Mercy Hospital
Mason Life Squad
Chimney Fire Causes 375 Damage at Baltimore Street Home
Sparks from a chimney hole at 2202 Baltimore St. caused 375 in damages after wood shingles under the roof ignited. The building is owned by L. Cowingill of Manchester Road. No other fires caused damage yesterday. a grass fire at 2308 Erie Ave. involved the old canal bed owned by the state. Soot burning in a chimney at 19 N Sutphin St. was extinguished by firefighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Combs
Baltimore St
L. Cowgill
Manchester Road
Erie Ave
Sophie Levy
Sutphin St
Lettuce Donated To Middletown Hospital By Chief
A police officer found a full case of lettuce in the 1000 block of Central Avenue after it fell from a truck. The owner did not claim it within 24 hours, and Chief Joseph Blackmore donated the produce to Middletown Hospital.
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Middletown Hospital
Central Avenue
Joseph Blackmore
Swine swim between Bahamas islands in search of food
Wild pigs on Bahamas islands swim between landmasses to forage and evade dogs of huntsmen or natives, showing marine foraging behavior beyond typical land based swine.
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Bahama Islands
United States
Car Collision on Central Avenue Damages Totals
Damage totaled 450 occurred in a two car crash at Central Avenue and Verity Parkway at 8 05 a m yesterday. Police report westbound driver Robert S Hedger 33 of West Middletown Rt 1 collided with northbound Chester Pence 32 of Excello. Hedger car damage estimated at 300 Pence at 150.
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Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Robert S. Hedger
West Middletown
Hamilton plans 60 car auto lot
Hamilton city council will raise 125000 to purchase and clear a parking lot at the southeast corner of Front and Market streets. The cost includes 111324 to buy property from Muskingum College trustees and 13616 to remove buildings. Funding comes from 50000 bond issue 37500 capital improvement fund and 37500 contingent fund. The lot will host 60 cars.
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Hamilton
Front and Market Streets
Muskingum College
New Concord
Charles F. Schwalm
Ohio Bus Lines
Longview League Hosts Ward Party at Hospital
Nearly 500 patients were entertained yesterday at a ward party sponsored by the Longview Social Service League Board at Longview Hospital. Doughnuts came from a Cincinnati bakery and candies were arranged by Mrs Virtue Fishbaugh of the dylawn Convalescent Home. Committee heads included Mrs Norman Trisler with assistance from several long-term helpers. next board meeting is March 15 at Mrs Wilmore's home on Tytus Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview Hospital
Longview Social Service League Board
Cincinnati Bakery
Virtue Fishbaugh
Dylawn Convalescent Home
Norman Trisler
L. D. Wilmore
Ronald Gill
John Pendleton
Tom Lawson
Robert Melampy
William Call
Wilmore
Tytus Ave
Liquor Permit Granted to Joseph Slimak in City
Joseph Slimak of 1224 Girard Ave received a state liquor department permit to sell whisky by the glass. He is among 11 licensees state wide created by a court decision and a legislative act modifying a 1949 liquor-license freeze order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Slimak
Girard Ave
State Liquor Department
Slimak
March 15 Deadline For 1953 Tax Returns Issued
Russell A. Welch director of internal revenue at Cincinnati warned that publicity may mislead taxpayers about the filing date. He stated the last date for 1953 income tax returns is March 15, 1954 with envelopes postmarked no later than midnight that day.
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Congress
Russell A. Welch
Internal Revenue
Cincinnati
Welch
Budenz to Teach at University of Dayton Summer Session
Louis F. Budenz, noted anti communist, will teach two sessions of Techniques of Communism at UD for a four week period starting June 21. He has taught at Notre Dame Fordham and Seton Hall and testified as a government expert on Marxism Leninism in Communist Party trials.
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Fordham
Seton Hall
Budenz
Intruder Scared Away From Cellar Door
An attempt to force open a cellar door at Bradley Jones's home 504 Highview Rd. was thwarted early yesterday as occupants frightened off the intruder. The 3:30 a.m. incident was reported later, and Det. Capt. Ralph Bauer identified the case. Det. Paul Fouts and Officer Louis Janka investigated.
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Bradley Jones
Highview Rd
Ralph Bauer
Paul Fouts
Louis Janka
Police recover bicycle and chase incident details
Police recovered a black bicycle owned by Kerry Byrd of 315 Webster St. A Harrison Street resident reported a man accosted her daughter at a mailbox on Harrison and Central Avenue Wednesday night. the girl screamed and the man fled. A 1-1 model car reported stolen from Bob C. Wilkinson at 2209 South Ave. was recovered later at Charles Street and Fleming Road.
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Kerry Byrd
Webster St
Harrison Street
Harrison and
Central Avenue
Casper Avenue
Leibee Street
Bob C. Wilkinson
South Ave
Charles Street
Fleming Road
Dayton man charged with assault and battery after arrest
M G McCall reported finding loose money on a city street. Detectives John Fitzgerald and Roy Crout arrested Ernest M Hill 38 of Dayton at Dayton police headquarters on a warrant for assault and battery. He was released on $600 property bond pending Municipal Court appearance.
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John Fitzgerald
Roy Crout
Ernest M Hill
Dayton
Giant clams found weighing over five hundred pounds
A discovery reveals giant clams with weights exceeding 500 pounds, the bulk of which lies in their heavy shells. The find highlights the remarkable size these mollusks can attain and may prompt further study of their biology and habitat.
Middletonian Returns Here For Sermon
A former Middletonian now pastor at St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Akron New York will preach at Bethlehem Lutheran as part of the congregation’s centennial celebration. The Rev John J Richardson a Middletown native will speak at 10 30 Sunday morning. He is married with two daughters and has a long clerical history in Ohio Pennsylvania New York City and Newstead.
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Bethlehem Lutheran
Middletown High School
Richardson
Capital University
Capital Seminary
Columbus
Scioto County
Michigan
Pittsburgh
New York City
South Newstead
N. Y
St. John's
Driver Is Fined Three Days In Jail For DWI
Arthur E. Sigler, 29, of Franklin Rt. 1, was assessed $200 and costs, given a three day sentence in city jail and a six month license suspension by Judge J. T. Lamb in Municipal Court yesterday. Sigler was arrested Feb. 19 at the city parking lot on S. Canal Street. Arraigned on failure to yield right of way charges, Billy E. Hensley, 19, and Andrew Ingram, 18, were each fined $25 and costs for crashes at 1404 Sycamore St. and at Clark Street and Vail Avenue with no injuries.
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Arthur E. Sigler
Franklin Rt. 1
J. T. Lamb
Sigler
S. Canal Street
Billy E. Hensley
Oneka St
Andrew Ingram
Hamilton
Sycamore St
Clark Street
Vail Avenue
Speeding and traffic charges in Middletown case notes
Carl Helton of Manchester Road was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 55 mph on East Central Avenue. James Davis of Middletown Rt. 3 forfeited a 10 dollar bond after missing his court date on a charge of crossing a double yellow line on Tytus Avenue. Wendell A. Shelton of Somerville Rt. 1 faced a failed yield charge that was dismissed after a collision involving a 14-year-old Middletown youth on Central Avenue near Canal Street, with minor injuries reported.
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East Central Avenue
Carl Helton
Manchester Road
James Davis
Middletown Rt. 3
Tytus Avenue
Somerville Rt. 1
Shelton
Middletown
Central Avenue
Canal Street
Fire damages home of Alvie Gabbard in Hamilton
A Hamilton report states fire swept through Alvie Gabbard's two story frame residence at 4370 Port Union Road yesterday causing an estimated 5000 dollars in damage. The blaze started between wall areas and reached the kitchen and two bedrooms before detection by Lawrence Eversole, the brother in law of the occupant. Part of the furnishings were saved. The property is owned by William F. Sieg of 4480 Port Union Road.
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Hamilton
Alvie Gabbard
Port Union Rd
Lawrence Eversole
Gabbara
William F. Sieg
Centerville Gas Line Explosion Lights Field Near Town
An 18 inch gas line exploded under an open field southwest of Centerville at 12 15 a m creating a fire visible for miles. No injuries occurred and the fire was contained with 300 pound pressure reduced by Centerville volunteers. Ohio Fuel and Gas Co of Columbus owned the pipe. Patrols resumed normal duties after 1 14 a m. Spectators gathered as traffic officials worked to manage the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centerville
Ohio Fuel & Gas Co
Columbus
Brinks Suspect Sent To Prison
SMETHPORT Pa Joseph Spec O Keefe named by the FBI as a Brinks holdup suspect in 1950 was sentenced to prison for stealing five revolvers from a Kane Pa sporting goods store four years ago He was given 3 to 12 years in Western State Penitentiary after burglary conviction and his attorney said an appeal would follow
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Smethport
Joseph
Spec) O’keefe
FBI
Boston
Kane
O'Keefe
Pennsylvania
Western State
Boll Weevil Missing From Monument In Montgomery
A $100 reward is offered by the Montgomery Advertiser for the return of the boll weevil statue missing from its monument atop the city square in Enterprise. The monument, unveiled in 1919, honors the insect blamed for cotton diet disruptions that reshaped Alabama farming.
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Montgomery
Ala
Montgomery Advertiser
Enterprise
Alabama
Florida trip brings rain in Florida and elsewhere
NEEDLES Calif Alfred Snyder a high school principal and his family returned from Pennsylvania traveling through Florida. He noted the trip had rain only in Florida saying it rained con ely in Florida and nowhere else.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needles
Calif
Alfred Snyder
Mojave
Pennsylvania
Florida
Snyder
Capitalist Plot? Salina Sign Sparks Communist Critique
In Salina Utah Dale L Briggs a local druggist objected to a town sign reading Welcome Fellow Travelers He later received letters from American Communists condemning him and calling him a filthy American capitalist The incident highlights tensions over symbol and class in a small community.
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Salina
Utah
Dale L. Briggs
Student Aid Trainee Jobs Open At WPAFB
The U S Civil Service Commission announced an examination for student air trainee positions at Wright Patterson AFB and Gentile Air Force Depot Dayton. Pay ranges from 2750 to 3175 dollars yearly. A written test will determine ratings. Applications available at the Middletown post office.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Gentile Air Force Depot
Dayton
Middletown
Police Rescue Bird From Chimney For Nature Award
Officers Paul Judd and Cecil Short responded to a complaint at 2115 Woodlawn Ave. where a bird was trapped in a chimney. Mrs. John Mullins directed Judd to the bird and he freed it, placing the case in line for a nature lovers award.
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Paul Judd
Cecil Short
Woodlawn Ave
John Mullins
Judd
At The Movies Showings At Paramount And Strand
Paramount screens For Ever Female at 1 15 4 10 7 00 10 00 p m Drums of Tahiti at 2 50 5 50 8 40 p m Strand presents Untamed Breed at 1 45 5 05 8 25 p m House of Wax at 3 15 6 35 9 50 p m Saturday Untamed Breed at 1 40 5 30 8 50 p m House Of Wax at 3 10 7 00 10 10 p m
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Paramount
Forever Female
Tahiti
House of Wax
Ten Composers Featured In Middletown High Band Concert
Middletown High School presents a 3 p.m. Sunday band concert in the all purpose auditorium conducted by Dr. Frank Simon. Proceeds fund the band's Washington trip for the Cherry Blossom Festival March 31 to April 4. Student soloists include Carol West Bob Bell and John Buehl. The program lists Marlotte Prelude Hansons Green Meadows Simon Willow Echoes Walters Night Beat Rodgers South Pacific Offenbach Ballet Parisienne von Weber Concertino Anderson Horse and Buggy Speaks On the Road to Mandalay and Goldman University March. Encores anticipated with pieces by Simon and Sousa. Boys Glee Club joins in Marlotte Prelude. Band Associates sponsor with Quarterback and Booster Clubs assisting.
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Middletown High School
Frank Simon
Washington, D. C
Carol West
Bob Bell
John Buehl
Marlotte
Hansons
Green Meadows
Walters
Rodgers
Offenbach
King of Hoboes Attacks Coffee Empire at Lions Club
Jeff Davis the King of Hoboes spoke to Middletown and Franklin Lions Clubs about an alleged England driven coffee market, noting a $1.05 local price vs 50 cents in Canada. He urged hoboes to stop drinking coffee and proposed cures for delinquency including government marriage grants and municipal garages for teens. He also criticized loan sharks as America faces debt.
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Jeff Davis
The
Middletown
Franklin Lions Clubs
Davis
England
Canada
Roy Granger
Lions
Boes
Ray Miles
America
Former Eaton Pastor Held In Check Case
Dayton police arrest Rev. James Glenwys Whitley a 42 year old Dayton minister and contractor on a charge of issuing a 445 check with insufficient funds. Whitley says he and his accuser Virgil Leet will "straighten out" the matter. Leet, a West Carrollton contractor, received the check for a 1300 blacktopping job done months ago, with payment conditioned on Whitley restoring funds. Whitley, father of three, has been awaiting a call from a Texas church awaiting him soon.
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Dayton
Eato
Richmond
Ind
James Glenwys Whitley
Irving Ave
Whitley
Virgil Leet
West Carrollton
Leet
Eaton
Texas
Fisher Body Set Hamilton Record
Fisher Body plant south of Hamilton posted its 1953 payroll of 28,792,751 dollars and an average employment of 4,892, higher than any prior year. GM officials reported nationwide average weekly hours at 41.9 and pay at 92.27 dollars, up from 40.4 hours and 85.24 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Fisher Body
General Motors Corp
Arraignment Monday On Jury Indictments
The 32 persons named by the Butler County Grand Jury will be arraigned at 11 a.m. Monday before Common Pleas Judge P. P. BolI, County Prosecutor Jackson Bosch announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Grand Jury
Common Pleas
P. P. Boli
Jackson Bosch
Business Good Here In Valley Says Miami U
February indicators from the Miami University School of Business Administration show valley business remains strong with bank debits in Dayton Cincinnati Middletown Hamilton and Springfield up 3.1 percent from February 1952. Sales tax receipts in ten valley counties fell 11.6 percent year over year.
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Oxford
Miami Business Review
Miami Valley
Miami University School of Business Administration
Dayton
Cincinnati
Middletown
Hamilton
Springfield
Woman Reported Good After Stroke
Judy Waddles, 61, of 611 Malvern Street, was reported in good condition this morning at Middletown Hospital after a slight stroke. Fire department emergency squad found her pulse good and breathing normal before Baker ambulance took her to the hospital yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Waddles
Malvern St
Middletown Hospital
Baker
Family Of 4 Homeless After Franklin Blaze
Logan Eversole and his wife and two children lost their Shartz Road home in a blaze blamed on an overheated coal stove. The $6,000 residence was partially insured. Family members stayed with relatives Estin Cox in Franklin and L G Marricle in West Middletown. No injuries were reported. Mrs. Eversole works at Cheney Pulp and Paper Co. She did not know where the family would stay tonight.
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Franklin
Logan
Eversole
Shartz Road
Frankin
West Middletown
Estin Cox
L. G. Marricle
Cox
Silk Story and the Silk Legend
Very little is known about silk's discovery. The most common legend credits Si Ling Chi, wife of the Chinese emperor Hoang-Ti II, with creating silk around 2000 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Si-Ling Chi
Hoang-Ti II
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Ardmore Dr
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B. R. Greene Construction CO
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Middletonian
Rev
J. J. Richardson
Brinks
Florida Chamber
WPAFB
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MHS
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Valley
Miami U
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