Clayton Lambert Plans Middletown Plant Move to Kentucky
Clayton and Lambert Manufacturing Co will shift its Middletown division to a La Grange, Kentucky site bought from state land. Governor Chandler announced the move, confirmed by Middletown GM Roger Sherwood, who cautioned the relocation will take months and may be timed to minimize disruption. The 80 to 100 workers produce furnace pipe fittings silos and cribs. the plant recently moved from Columbus to Middletown in 1940 and is part of a broader consolidation of Clayton Lambert facilities in Louisville.
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Clayton & Lambert Manufacturing Co
Middletown
la Grange
Louisville
Albert B. Chandler
Kentucky
Chandler
Roger Sherwood
Sherwood
Columbus
Lamneck Products Co
Lamneck
Clayton Te Lambert
Clayton & Lambert
OVS Case Referred To Adult Court In Butler County
Anreseatch Middletown box and three other youths linked to recent burglaries were bound over to the Butler County Common Pleas Court Juvenile Court in Hamilton. Judge Harry Walsh ordered no bond due to age and past records. One Middletown boy, on probation from Boys Industrial School, was committed for probation violation and another 16 year old held for probation officer pending further action. The youths admitted taking a $67 purse from Mrs. Stella Hayes near Central Avenue and Verity Park, and were arrested shortly after the theft.
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Middletown Box
Butler County
Harry Walsh
Hamilton
Walsh
Bors’ Industrial School
Lanceset
N. Main St
Thomson Radio TV
Tytus Ave
Middletown
Boys’ Industrial School
Stella Hayes
Hill Ave
Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Scouts Plan Meeting on Merit Badge Counselor List
Boy Scout council advancement committee members will meet tomorrow with Ed Cohn to open the session at 7 30 p m in the Boy Scout office.
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Boy Scout Council Advancement Committee
Ed Cohn
Boy Scout Office
Indicted by Grand Jury Pleads Not Guilty in Butler County
Hamilton special report details 33 defendants pleading not guilty and seven pleading guilty after a Butler County Grand Jury recall. Defendants from Dayton Middletown and area faced charges including burglary larceny narcotics and arson. One defendant failed to appear.
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Hamilton
P Bell
Butler County Grand Jury
Mon- Gay
Charles Clifford Byrd
Dayton
Williams
Skinner
Middletown
Vernon Ray McIntosh
Kenneth Brisco
Woodmore Brisco
Charles Edwards
James Phillips
Leonard Eugene Hamilton
Donald Park
Fairfied
Wiliam Haddix
Robert Rhodus
Ernest Martin
Madison Township
Robert Esterling
Lemon Township
Marucle Henry
Shirley Johnson Murphy
Merle Allen
Kerry Hartbarger
Delmar Day
Willie F. Mansfield
Woman learns sister's family safe after Marion tornado
An anxious Middie town woman learned her sister Mrs Milton Abel and family were safe in Marion Indiana after a tornado. Red Cross wire confirmed the relief message at 8 30 pm. The storm wrecked the city area leaving one dead and injuring 25 with millions in damage.
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Marion
Marion Schaps
Central Ave
Red Cross
Bernice Duane
Amcross
Schaps
Milton Abel
Ind
Kokomo
Howard County
Elwhart
Indianapolis
Duane
Sunippy Answer Draws $105 Snip
Santa Monica California police say Fare R Jones remained parked behind a fire truck and police car at an early morning fire scene and refused to move for the red light. The Inglewood accountant was arrested, paid a 105 dollar fine, and pled guilty to reckless driving a reduced charge.
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Santa Monica
R. Jones
Jones
Inglewood
Kohler Declines Fourth Term as Wisconsin Governor
Wisconsin Governor Walter J Kohler announces he will not seek a fourth term or any other state public office. He notes tradition holds no governor serves more than three terms and recalls his 1950 election with reelections in 1952 and 1954. He is the son of former governor Walter J Kohler.
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Madison
Wis
Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
Kohler
Bicycle wheel theft reported by Baltimore woman
Mrs. Robert Sullivan of 127 Baltimore Street told police yesterday that a back wheel was stolen from her son's bicycle kept in the family garage.
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Robert Sullivan
Baltimore St
Dorsey Mayable Arrested Over Warrant Issue
Dorsey Mayable aged 26 of 29 N Broad Street was arrested yesterday on a charge related to failing to provide a warrant. The incident occurred at a local location, with police reporting no further details available.
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Dorsey Mayable
N. Broad St
Dog Theft Report From Ralph Green In Sycamore Street
Ralph Green of 1305 Sycamore Street reported his collie was stolen from his yard yesterday. Police note the incident as a dog theft and request any information leading to recovery or suspect identification.
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Ralph Green
Sycamore St
Driver Fined For Overloaded Semi Truck In Ohio Court
Cincinnati driver Cliff Daniels, 33, fined 616 dollars plus 5 dollars costs after his semi loaded with scrap metal weighed 63,380 pounds. Truck owned by Middleman Iron & Metal Co, en route from Cincinnati to Middletown, stopped on Ohio 4. Another driver, Ernest Griffin, 32, fined 30 dollars after being found overloaded by 3,130 pounds on Ohio 4 between Hamilton and Middletown. State law imposes escalating fines per overweight amount and a possible 30-day jail term.
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Cincinnati
Middletown
Patrolltn
Ernest Griffin
South Ave
Madison Township
Albert Bolling
Griffin
Ohio
Hamilton
Cohen Bros
Warning on overweight tracks spotted by state patrolmen
State patrolmen are on the lookout for overweight tracks, said Cpl DA Girton, commander of nearby Post 9, in a defensive stance amid enforcement efforts.
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Cpl DA. Girton
Young Democrats Fight Campus Bans on Controversy
A group of young Democrats in Columbus has approved a resolution calling an end to what it calls a campus prohibition on discussing controversial issues at Ohio colleges. The move focuses mainly on Ohio State University, though other institutions are cited as enforcing bans. Ohio State officials deny knowledge of such prohibitions, noting policy ensures equal time for political groups.
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Columbus
Ohio
Young Democrats
Nelson Lancione
Ohio State University
Bland L. Strachey
Stradley
Rebel bands strike in Algeria raid kills Europeans
Rebels swooped on seven farms near Palestro killing seven Europeans and burning farm buildings. Early today they blew up the main water conduit supplying Oran, a city of 300,000 in western Algeria.
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Lgiers
Algeria
Palestro
Oran
Middleton Fire Department Aids Two Residents
Two Middleton residents received aid from the fire department yesterday. Austin Snoddy, 27, of 811 Yankee Road, was helped at Fleming Road and Charles Street at 5:05 p.m. transported to Middletown Hospital by Baker Ambulance, treated, and dismissed. Susie King, 20, of 1327 Grove Street, was aided at 2:32 p.m.
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Austin Snoddy
Yankee Rd
Fleming Road
Charles Street
Middletown Hospital
Baker Ambulance
Susie King
Grove St
Personal Tax Returns Help Offered by Deputy Auditor
Mrs. W. W. Griest, deputy county auditor, opened space in the county treasurer’s office at City Building to assist locals with personal tax returns. She will be available 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturdays until March 31, the tax final date. Roy Kettman, county auditor assessor for Lemon Township, will be at the Monroe First National Bank on March 21 and 28 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. On other days he will be at his Middletown Rt. 3 home.
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W. W. Griest
Roy Kettman
Lemon Township
Griest
Kettman
Monroe
First National Bank
Middletown Rt. 3
Winter Floods Strain New York and Northeast
Winter belts the Northeast from Pennsylvania to Canada with rain hail sleet snow and fog driving thousands from homes. Two drownings recorded in New York as Allegheny River floods reach 14.2 feet. Mayor Crowley declares state of emergency in Salamanca and calls Red Cross and civil defense to assist. Lackawanna near Buffalo also under emergency with 500 families affected and damages around half a million dollars. Continued rain and 15 inches of snow shut schools factories and roads and cut utilities across the region.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Canada
Salamanca
N. Y
Allegheny
James J. Crowley
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Buffalo
Lackawanna
Boy’s Elbow Injury After Porch Fall
Four year old Bobby Watson of 2303 Longfellow Street fractured his right elbow when he fell from his porch yesterday. He received emergency treatment at Middletown Hospital and was released at 1 p.m. Walter Watson is listed as his father.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Bobby Watson
Walter Watson
Longfellow St
Sam Puzzler Surprises Taft School First Graders
Taft School first graders solved the Sam puzzler on the daily worksheet after a mix up in the paper. Teachers Virginia Shaffer and Helen Dennis explained the error and noted every student answered correctly.
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Taft School
Sam
Virginia Shaffer
John
An Ill Wind Blows No Good
A department store’s cheap promotion sent 400 balloons with free merchandise certificates aloft to Dallas area but high winds scattered them. This week a farmer 70 miles away mailed back the certificates saying he seldom reaches Dallas.
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Dallas
Lake Superior Longest Great Lake Measures 359 Miles
Lake Superior, the longest of the Great Lakes, stretches about 359 miles in length, establishing its scale among North America's freshwater bodies.
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Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Police Cruiser Involved In 8225 Accident Here
A city police cruiser pursuing a speeding auto caused a $225 collision on Main Street at 7 55 p m No one was injured The cruiser driven by Ptl Daniel Pelfrey 42 Grand Ave swung out at 17th Avenue to pass a northbound car driven by Hallie Stanley 26 419 S 12th St Hamilton The cruiser spun and struck the Stanley vehicle On rain slick pavement officers reported a truck driven by James Crouch 32 West Middletown Rt 1 crashed into the rear of a stopped auto driven by Harold Prater 21 West Middletown Rt 2 pushing that car into another stopped vehicle driven by Wilbur Fox 29 West Middletown Rt 1 at 7 24 am yesterday The accident on W Central Ave caused about 140 damage Other city mishaps included a parked car owned by Lawrence Mover 1011 Auburn St and a hit and run at Philadelphia Ave and Grimes St at 11 35 am and a lamp post incident at Elmo Place and Aberdeen Drive at 10 15 pm
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Main Street
Ptl
Daniel Pelfrey
Grand Ave
17Th Avenue
Hallie Stanley
S. 12Th St
Hamilton
Polite
James Crouch
West Middletown
Lawrence Mover
Auburn St
Philadelphia Avenue
Grimes Street
Darlene Calia
Calumet Ave
Elmo Place
Aberdeen Drive
February New Car Registrations in Butler County
New passenger car registrations in Butler County totaled 591 in February, per Joseph T. Kiep the clerk of courts. Chevrolet led with 173 registrations, Ford 105, Oldsmobile 63, Buick 59, followed by Mercury 39, Plymouth 30, Pontiac 299, Dodge 28, Studebaker 13, Nash 11, Packard 10, Chrysler 7, Lincoln 5, DeSoto 3, Willys 2. GMC topped the truck list with 17 units.
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Butler County
Joseph T. Kiep
Chevrolet
Ford
Oldsmobile
Buick
Merury
Plymouth
Pontiac
Dodge
Studebaker
Nash
Packard
Chrysler
Lincoln
DeSoto
Willys
GMC
Newspaper Held Not Responsible For Newsie's Act
Florida Supreme Court rules a Miami Herald newsboy who struck a woman with a motorcycle acted as an independent contractor. The court set aside a $31,000 damages award to Mrs. Mary Kendall, saying the Herald was not liable due to contractor status and sole control over transport choice.
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Tallahassee
Fila
Florida Supreme Court
Miami Herald
Mary Kendall
The
Herald
Wayne Molesmith
Elwyn Thomas
Molesmith
Herald Éemploye
Thomas
Deputy In Hospital After Surgery On Left Hand Arm
Deputy Sheriff Loren Gustin of 705 Washington Street was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Hamilton this week for an operation on his left hand and arm. The notice states his condition as of today.
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Loren Gustin
Washington St
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Lightning knocks WRFD radio tower off air
In Columbus area the UA Radio WRFD station at Worthington went off the air for about an hour on Wednesday after a lightning bolt struck the base of its broadcasting tower. The incident caused temporary service interruption and required repairs before normal programming resumed.
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Columbus
Ohio
WRFD
Worthington
At The Movies Show Times Listings
Paramount presents Our Miss Brooks at 1 15 4 10 7 10 and 10 00 p m Texas Lady at 2 40 5 49 and 8 40 p m Strand shows The Warriors 11 15 4 20 7 25 and 10 15 Stop You're Killing Me at 2 40 5 49 and 8 30 p m Tarantula at 1 15 2 10 7 10 and 10 00 p m Running Wild at 2 50 5 50 and 8 40 p m Colonial screens When Gangland Strikes 3 00 5 50 and 8 50 p m The Shrike 1 15 4 10 7 00 and 10 00 p m Bottom of the Bottle at 1 50 3 50 5 50 7 50 and 9 00 p m Dixie Cruise In Notorious at 9 00 p m Column South at 7 07 and 0 3 pm
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Our Miss Brooks
Texas Lady
The
Warriors
Dixie Cruise
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Cannon
Breeze
Lever Brothers
N.Y
Curtis Big Junior
38Th Ave
James T. Skinner
Harold H. Walker
Sunippy
Les
U.S
Idaho
Dave
Monthau
Fire Department
N.Y. State
Sunbeam
Rae
Merchand
Thomas E. Murray
Atomic Energy Commission
Congressional Joint Atomic Energy Committee
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Eisenhower
Stanley
Newsie
Bolt
Strand
Dial
Paramount
Schenck
WPFB
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