County Home Under Fire Over Unsavory Conditions
Butler County Home superintendent Paul Mehl admitted unsavory conditions exist due to lack of help and funds. He blamed finances as he warned the home would run about 48 overdrawn this year. Commissioners urged action and questioned cleaning methods while Mehl noted staff turnover and aging inmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mehl
Butler County
Board of County Commissioners
Mehl
Ben van Gorden
van Gorden
Four Hurt In Elk Creek Road Car Overturn
Four men were rushed to Middleown Hospital after a car left Elk Creek Road at Miltonville, struck a tree and a telephone pole, then overturned at 1230 a.m. Kenneth Zornes, 25, suffered knee abrasions and a right elbow cut. John Rose, 24, had a badly cut scalp and right ear injury. Charles Crebs Jr., 19, sustained a bruised left knee and right ear injury. The driver was admitted with possible brain concussion. three others were treated and dismissed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleown Hospital
Elk Creek
Miltonville
Broad St
Kenneth Zornes
Vanderveer St
John Rose
Meadow Ave
Franklin Police Cite Truck Driver in Left-Turn Crash
Franklin police charged Melvin E. Wolfe a 45 of Hamilton with reckless operation after his gasoline truck collided with a car driven by William F. Schiotter 41 of Dayton as Wolfe turned left into Maxwell Paper Co. The incident occurred yesterday on Franklin streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Melvin E. Wolfe
High St
Hamilton
Wolfe
Maxwell Paper Co
William F. Schiotter
Florrie Ave
Dayton
Arrow Lodge Chief Bob Kelly to meet OA members at Camp Hook
Arrow Lodge chief Bob Kelly will meet with Order of the Arrow members tomorrow at 2 30 p m. The gathering is scheduled at Camp Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Kelly
Order of the Arrow
Camp Hook
Five Youths Nabbed In Gas Thefts
Deputy Richard Schultheiss questioned a darkened car near Edward Frentzel farm in Middletown and turned five teenage boys over to juvenile authorities as gasoline theft suspects. Belongings from the farm were found in the car trunk and back seat, including five gallon cans a garbage can and a 10 quart can. Two youths reportedly have prior juvenile records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Schultheiss
Edward Frentzel
Nee Road
Middletown
Hultheiss
Auto Parker
Frentzel
U. S. 25
Greentree Road
Schultheiss
Cold Weather Expected as Front Moves In
Rain yesterday and last night added .55 inches to Middletown totals, with more forecast today and tonight if the cold front arrives. A heavy 1 p.m. downpour flooded gutters, and a 71 degree high was recorded at 11 a.m. Friday. The low dipped to 41 by 5 a.m., and there is a chance of snow tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lonnie Gibson
Miami Conservancy
Aos
She Checks Children Ends Up in Hospital
Mrs Ruth Reed 22 of Carlisle was en route to Middle town Hospital to fetch her husband when she glimpsed her two children in the back seat. Her car then collided head on with Roger E Shearer 28 of Dayton causing $300 and $200 in damages. Both Reeds were discharged from the hospital after treatment for chest contusions chin lacerations and two fractured ribs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Ruth Reed
John Street
Carlisle
Middletown Hospital
Phillip
David
Youth given 30 day term for purse theft
Franklin Special Municipal Court yesterday sentenced Donald Van Cleve an 18 year old of Middletown to 30 days in jail after he stole a purse containing about 3 dollars from Parrella Spaghetti House on the Dixie Highway. Other cases included Donald Ray Coffee Franklin reckless operation 15 dollars costs and license suspended until damages paid Homer Chasteen Franklin insufficient brakes 10 dollars costs with 10 dollar bond forfeit speeding 15 dollars bond forfeited Robert Lacy Dayton reckless operation 10 dollar bond forfeited Howard H Mill Dayton reckless operation 30 dollar bond forfeited.
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Franklin
Donald van Cleve
Yankee Rd
Middletown
Dixie Highway
Donald Ray Coffee
Homer Chasteen
Arlin Griffith
Tipp City
Ohio
Robert Lacy
Dayton
Howard H. Mill
Annexation Talks Highlight Middletown Growth
City officials stress annexation would expand the police coverage and park recreation facilities benefiting children. City Commission Chairman Francis Carmody touts parks pools and organized recreation as key to molding youth, urging nearby residents to join Middletown for better city services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Francis Carmody
Middletown
Carmody
Greater
At The Movies Paramount and Strand Listings
Paramount shows Cattle Queen of Montana This Is My Love Bridges of Toko Ri with schedules Saturday and Sunday Times. Strand presents Outlaw Stallion Hell Below Zero River of No Return and Suddenly with daily showtimes for weekend screenings.
Two Promotions in Armco Drainage Sales Staff
Armco Drainage and Metal Products announces two new appointments in its Sales organization. J E Kunkler becomes sales manager for the Southwestern Division with duties in Houston around April 1. J B Evans succeeds Kunkler as manager of southern California and Arizona sales for the Cairo Division, based in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc
S. R. Ives
J. E. Kunkler
Southwestern
Armco Drainage
Houston
Tex
J.B. Evans
Kunkler
Southern California
Arizona
Cairo
University of Missouri
Armco
California
Evans
Michigan State
Great Lakes
Los Angeles
Woman Faints Aided By Fire Unit At City Building
Mrs. Madge McCarty aged 54 of 1009 Baltimore Street fainted on the second floor of the City Building yesterday afternoon. The fire department emergency unit assisted at 3 42 p m and she was taken to Middletown Hospital by Baker ambulance. She was dismissed after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge McCarty
Baltimore St
Middletown Hospital
Special program at church and Bethel AME concert
Colored News reports that the New Era Baptist Church will host a 3 30 p m Sunday program with readings by Susie Herring Carter May Belle Garrett and Dupree Knox. Musical selections feature the Jordan Hall Choir and many named performers. At 4 30 p m Sunday the Choralers from Dayton will give a concert at Bethel AME Church on Columbia Avenue. The Ush er Union sponsors the public concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Era Baptist Church
Susie Herring
Marie Carter
May Belle Garrett
Dupree Knox
Jorsdan Hall
Albert Kennedy
Robert Taylor
Mary Sinkford
Gladys Mills
Jodie Childs
William Briggs
Grover Banks
Sylvia Doty
Lillian Whitner
Frances Woolridge
Isabelle Jones
Jimmy Hood
Hubert Hart
Mills Sisters
Dayton
Bethel Ame Church
Columbia Avenue
Usher Union
Knife attack at Brown Leaf Cafe leaves four in custody
Police rushed to the Brown Leaf Cafe on Garfield Street after an alleged knife incident. Cecil Butler, 56, was held for investigation in the knifing of Lawrence White, 68, who was treated for facial lacerations at town Hospital. White reported being cut with a pocket knife. Butler admitted striking with the blade. White was transported by Bailey's ambulance. Five witnesses described the event. Also arrested at 9:30 p.m. were Walter Moon, 29, for intoxication, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, and Marcene Farris, 38, with Harry Farris, 44, both of 812 18th Ave., charged with intoxication. Detectives John Fitzgerald and Roy Crout and patrolmen Robert Sloan, Clarence Bailey, Delmas Birch and Robert Trimble investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield St
Lawrence White
Cecil Butler
Sycamore St. Town Hospital
Butler
White
Bailey
Walter Moon
Marcene Farris
Harry Farris
18Th Ave
John Fitzgerald
Roy Crout
Robert Sloan
Clarence Bailey
Delmas Birch
Robert Trimble
False Theft Alarm At Richie's Pawn Shop
Three officers responded to a burglar alarm at Richie's Pawn Shop on Central Avenue. Detectives Paul Fouts Herbert Frazier and Acting Detective Louis Janka found no break in the store and credited a bumped alarm button by the manager. The call came in at 3 08 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richie
Central Ave
Yesteray
Paul Fouts
Herbert Frazier
Louis Janka
Police Briefs From Downtown Incident Report
John Keith, 31, of 1029 Woolside Ave, treated at Middletown Hospital and released after being struck with brass knuckles at a downtown cafe. Edward Centers, 28, of 3007 Ottawa St, arrested on a warrant charging menace and threat. Eugene Graham, 51, of 1312 Reynolds Ave, suffered a left leg injury ejecting a trouble-maker and was treated at Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keith
Woolside Ave
Middletown
Edward Centers
Ottawa St
Eugene Graham
Reynolds Ave
Graham
Middletown Hospital
Two Men Indicted for Murder in Covington Officer Death
Albert F. Bowen aged 32 and Elmer C. Davis aged 34, both of Newport Kentucky, were indicted in Cincinnati for second degree murder of Earl Geiger, 33. Geiger, an off duty Covington policeman, was shot to death in a Cincinnati alley on February 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Albert F. Bowen
Elmer C
Frenchy) Davis
Newport, Ky
Earl Gieger
Geiger
Covington, Ky
Cincinnati Alley
Sorg Dividend Voted Board Is Re-Elected
Sorg Paper Co directors yesterday approved a dividend of 1.37 a share on 5 percent cumulative preferred stock and 15 cents a share on 10 par value common stock with payment dates April 1 and March 25 to record dates March 15 and March 11. Directors re-elected officers including W B Turner president and chairman and J A Aull Jr and D G Driscoll. Board members re-elected: J A Aull Jr L C Currier D G Driscoll H C Johnson R A Nash C B Stiles A J Kerschbaum R A Driscoll plus directors J A Aull Jr L C Currier D G Driscoll H C Johnson R A Nash C W Smith W B Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorg Paper Co
W. B. Turner
D. G. Driscoll
J. A. Aull Jr
L. C. Currier
R. A. Nash
C. B. Stiles
A. J. Kerschbaum
R. A. Driscoll
H. C. Johnson
Middletown
E. P. Bosworth
J. J. Rowe
Cincinnati
Maurice Meyer Jr
New York City
C. W. Smith
North Muskegon
Mich
Dayton
Mishaps Send 3 To Hospital In Middletown
Accidents late yesterday afternoon sent three Middletown residents to the hospital emergency room for treatment. Mrs. Nick Balkas, 54, of 1607 Baltimore Street, fell in her basement and needed six stitches before being released. Mrs. Eugene McKnight, 30, of 2017 Fernwood Street, injured her right wrist cleaning a ditch and was treated and released. Dwight Conley, 14, of 1015 Columbia Avenue, sprained an ankle after falling at the Paramount Theater. he underwent X rays and was released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Nick Balkas
Baltimore St
Eugene McKnight
Fernwood St
Dwight Conley
Londia Conley
Columbia Ave
Paramount Theater
Bartender Robber Too Generous With Loot
James Busch 27 followed a trail of five dollar tips left for at least twenty bartenders and waitresses after robbing a cafe where he once tended bar. Detectives found him in a taxicab and charged him with grand larceny. St Augustine historical note included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
James Busch
Eight City Auto Accidents Clip Rainy Day Traffic
Rain swept streets yielded eight collisions yesterday with about 800 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported. Incidents ranged from minor fender benders to a brick wall nudge at Reynolds Avenue near the VFW Building. Major impacts included Tindall’s westbound crash on Central Avenue and Stamper’s curbside collision near Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard R. Tindall
Curtis St
Central Avenue
New York Central Railroad
Dick Bursk
Logan Ave
Tindall Auto
Police report on two-vehicle crash at Verity Parkway
Police said William Sites, 26, of 310 Burton Rd., drove into the rear of a stopped car operated by Frazier Moore, 28, of 807 18th Ave., at Verity Parkway. Damage totaled 175 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sites
Burton Rd
Frazier Moore
18Th Ave
Verity Parkway
Man Arrested After Car Crash On Hill Avenue
Sam Sparks aged 38 of 2119 Hill Avenue was arrested on intoxication charges after his car side swiped a parked vehicle at 2308 Hill Avenue. Sparks claimed he was not driving. The Gehron car at 2315 Hill Avenue sustained about $50 damage. Sparks’s vehicle crossed a curb and damaged Willard Sexton’s yard at 2306 Hill Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Sparks
Hill Ave
Elza E. Gehron
Sparks
Gehron
Willard Sexton
Foremen Plan Conference by Western Council Leaders
Officers of the Western Council of the National Assn. of Foremen met at the Civic Association to draft plans for their third annual conference. The afternoon session will be held Saturday March 26 at the Manchester Hotel with 300 to 400 foremen expected. Planning committee includes R. B. Ramsdell Armco Fabricating Plant president F Horstman Springfield foreman club vice president C Ernst Dayton Sheffield Corp secretary and William Tekulve H A Seinsheimer Co treasurer. More than 2 000 foremen are members of the area council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fficers
Thethwestern Council
the National Assn
Civic Association
Manchester
R. B. Ramsdell
Armco Fabricating Plant
F. Horstman
Springfield Foreman's Club
C. Ernst
Dayton
Sheffield Corp
William Tekulve
H. A. Seinsheimer Co
Area Council
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Arthur Reiff
Gordon Augspurger
Commission
Arrow Lodge
Listic
Howard Sears
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbraham and
Wilmore
WPFB
At the Movies
Paramount
Adk&mp
Colored News
Central Church
OF Christ
Sam P. Jones
Dorothy Jones
Vance Russell Middletown
Sorg
St. Augustine, Fla
Wilbur Rogers
Lloyd W. Stamper
Roslyn Dr
Main St
Stamper
VFW
Reynolds Avenue
Elza
Southern Baptists
Southern Baptist Church
N. Winton St
Mayfield
Robert H. Mizell
Training Union
Motion Picture
Adventist Church
S. Main
Clifford Hutchinson
Massey
Johnson Family
The
Grand Ave. Church of God
East City Limits
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