Pater Lake sale marks end of Butler County dream
Recreation leaders in Butler County reacted with bitterness as the Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced the sale of land at Pater Lake in Reily. Bids due April 30 cover six parcels totaling 262 acres once planned to form a lake.
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Butler County
State Department of Natural Resources
Columbus
Pater Lake
Reily
Department of Natural Resources
State of
Ohio
Old Fish and Wildlife Commission
Butler County Commissioners
Hueston Woods
Oxford
Forestry
Hueston Woods State Park
Condo
Hamilton Physician Named Miami Health Director
Dr. Paul C. Schumacher of Hamilton was named Director of Student Health Service at Miami University. He trained at Cincinnati and Yale, served as a Navy medical officer, and has led local hospital services. The 4500-student health program serves 60 percent housed in dorms. He starts May 1 to fill Dr. Max L. Durfee’s vacancy.
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Hamilton
Paul C. Schumacher
Miami University
Schumacher
Miami
University of Cincinnati
Cincin
Fort Hamilton
Mercy Hospitals
Max L. Durfee
Oberlin College
King Mills Alumni to Elect Officers at March Meeting
Kings Mills Alumni Association will hold a meeting at the Kings Mills School on Thursday March 20 at 7 p.m. Mrs. Joseph Adam president announces nominating committee members will be notified of a pre meeting to prepare ballots.
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Kings Mills
Alumni Association
At & P.m
Joseph Adam
Kings Mills School News Basketball Intra-murals Clash
Kings Mills School hosts boys and girls intramurals for grades nine to twelve this week with winners to face the men teachers Friday. F. J. McVeigh from Blue Cross discusses plan changes with teachers Thursday. Freshman Dance is set for Saturday night. A March 19 talk will cover teaching licenses. Mason and Harveysburg meet for Warren County Basketball title Monday.
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Kings Mills
F. J. McVeigh
The
Blue Cross
Mason and
Harveysburg
Lebanon Gymnasium
Warren County
Lebanon Masons to Hold Annual State Inspection
The Lebanon Lodge of Masons will hold its annual inspection at the Masonic Temple on Thursday March 20. Carter W. Terry worshipful master announced today. Dinner will be served at 6 30. The Fellowcraft degree will be conferred with J Lester Durst of Dayton as inspecting officer. All Masons are invited.
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Lebanon
Ten Year Old Cow Sets New All Breed Butterfat Record
Opal Crystal Lady a 10 year old Jersey cow in Langloss Oregon broke another all breed butterfat record for the year ended March 8. Floyd B Wolberg of Oregon State College says the cow produced 1 076 pounds of butterfat from 20278 pounds of milk in 365 days marking her fourth straight lactation over 1000 pounds.
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Langloss
Ore
Jersey
Floyd B. Wolberg
Oregon State College
Right Man Asked To Buy Suitcase
CHICAGO I will sell you this $94 suitcase for just $5 James Groner 33 told a passerby Peter Rendek as he walked on S State St Tuesday Rendek a detective stopped at a police box Groner offered it for nothing and was taken to central police station The suitcase was returned to a State St department store where police say Groner had stolen it He was held without charge.
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Chicago
James Groner
Peter Rendek
S. State St
Rendek
Groner
Families Celebrate 49th Wedding Anniversary in Franklin
Franklin residents hosted a family dinner at East Sixth Street home honoring Harley Gebhart and wife, Columbus guests joining the couple and their family. O M Hart family observed a birthday. Loyal Class plans a Friday meeting at Mrs. E M Tinch’s home with a green dress theme. Pfe Hedric of Quantico spent weekend with parents. he is newly appointed rifle coach at the marine base.
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Floyd Gebhart
Marilyn
East Sixth Street
Harley Gebhart
Columbus
Gebhart
Charles Zapp
Middletown
William Courtney
Richard
G. D. Rossman
Robert
Connie
Franklin
O. M. Hart
Hart
Congregational Christian Church
E. M. Tinch
Anderson Street
Pfe
R. B. Hedric
Quantico
Robert Hedric
Orville
Wheeling
W.va
Pfc. Hedric
Marine Base
Railroads and planecraft join in new farm spraying method
In Plain City Ohio a railroad tank car transferred 8000 gallons of liquid nitrogen fertilizer to a plane for aerial spraying of a 1000 acre wheat field at Oreston Farm. The operation, described as a bonafide business transaction, demonstrates rail and aviation cooperation to improve farming methods.
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Plain City
Ohio
Lewis P. East
Pennsylvania Railroad
Oreston
Madison County
East
Barrett Division
Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation
Southpoint
Portsmouth
Smith Agricultural Chemical Company of
Columbus
Oreston Farms
Mid-West
Ralph Young
Ohio Aviation Board
Rediger Flying Service
Cincinnati
McKinney Praises New Hampshire Democratic Primary Turnout
In New Hampshire the Democratic primary produced more than 36000 votes under bad weather, a sign of party strength. McKinney praised the turnout while noting Truman Kefauver splits, and Newark observers hailed Eisenhower’s NH win as proof of GOP support for his leadership.
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Washington
Frank E. McKinney
Democratic National Committee
Truman
New Hampshire
Len Kefauver
Tennessee
McKinney
Kefauver
Newark
N. J
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Malcolm S. Forbes
White House
Forbes
Eisenhower
New Jersey
John D. M. Hamilton
Senator Taft
Philadelphia
Bernard Shanley
Harold E. Stassen
Taft
Stassen
FBI Arrests Ex-Convict In Reno Heist
FBI agents arrested Andrew Robert Young 46 in Milwaukee linking him to a February 29 burglary at a Reno Nevada mansion. Authorities say a mystery woman attempted to pass a $1000 bill at a Reno casino table. Bond set at 50000 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Andrew Robert Young
FBI
Reno
Nev
Young
Rena
U. S
Floyd B. Jenkins
Timothy T. Cronin
Nevada
Laverne V. Redfield
Auto Hits Tree Injuring Five Near Washington Court House
Five persons were injured in a two car crash on U S Rt 62 near Washington Court House. Clyde Wilson Blizzard 35 his wife Carrie Mansfield 6 and Bert Blizzard of Springfield were in serious condition at the local hospital. Their children Jackie 11 and James 5 were cut and bruised and also hospitalized.
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Washington Court House
U. S. Rt. 62
Here
Washington Court House Hospital
Clyde Wilson Blizzard
Carrie
Mansfield
Blizzard
Bert
Springfield
Jackie
James
Y Leaders To Attend Regional Conference
Ralph Knight general secretary says Middletown YMCA will send three representatives to a Columbus Y meeting tomorrow to discuss good housekeeping in YMCA building maintenance. Delegates include Tom Wilson associate chair man of the local house committee and A B Botts chief of maintenance at Middletown YMCA.
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Middletown Ymca
Columbus
YMCA
Ralph Knight
Ohio-West Virginia
Knight
Tom Wilson
A. B. Botts
Lausche Names Ahl to New Judicial Bench
Governor Lausche today named Crawford County Common Pleas Judge Clarence Ahl to the Third District Court of Appeals bench. Ahl succeeds the late Walter S. Jackson and will serve until his successor is elected. Ahl, a Bucyrus native, previously served as Crawford County prosecutor and common pleas judge, and was city solicitor for two terms.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Common Pleas
Clarence A. Ahl
Crawford County
Third District Court of
Apals
Ahl
Walter S. Jackson
Bucyrus
Former Partners Kile Bankruptcy
Two Middletonians and former partners in a wholesale fruit company filed petitions in Cincinnati Federal Court for bankruptcy. Millard E. Highley lists liabilities of 5645 and assets of 600, all exempt. Speedy Leach lists 4986 liabilities and 300 assets, all exempt, both at Veterans Village. Leach says the partnership dissolved in 1947 and he tried to operate alone until September 1948.
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Middletonians
Cincinnati
Millard E. Highley
Speedy Leach
Leach
Highley
Missing educator found after three month search in Rock Hill
Dr Barbara Morehead former South Dakota State College English professor was located in Rock Hill S C Tuesday safe and in good health. She had checked out of a Marshall Minnesota hotel December 8 and disappeared from Brookings South Dakota the day before. She said she wanted to get away to something different and was nervous about her teaching.
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Rock Hill
Barbara Morehead
South Dakota State College
Marshall, Minn
Brookings
S. D
Franklin Lady Is Feted On 90th Birthday
Franklin Ada Fitzgerald celebrated her 90th birthday with family in her Fifth Street home. Five children and spouses joined with relatives, friends, and out of town guests including Mrs. Jack Franer and Marie of Dayton. Gerald Miller performed music during the afternoon.
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Franklin
Ada Fitzgerald
Fifth Street
John Fitzgerald
Kalamazoo
Mich
Hugh Evers
Middletown
Ralph Fitzgerald
Miamisburg
May Miller
Mel Earnhart
Fitzgerald
Jack Franer
Marie
Dayton
Edw. Fitzgerald
Florida
Leonard Fitzgerald
Coatesville
Granville Kesling
Wierton
W.va
Gerald Miller
Franklin Singer
Clubman Denies Boss Over Campbell County Slot Ring
In Covington Kentucky Arthur J Dennett a prominent Northern Kentucky nightclub operator testified in U S district court that no higher authority controlled slot machines in Campbell County The operators whose devices were seized by the FBI asked the court to halt destruction The FBI had confiscated about 2000 slot machines legally Dennett said no higher up was needed to place machines on site and he recalled removing 6 to 70 console slots after his arrest and storing them at the Flamingo Club Newport
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Covington
Arthur J
Artie’’ Dennett
Kentucky
U. S
Campbell County
Charles E. Lester Jr
FBI
Mac Swinford
Dennett
Claude Stephens
Dennert
Flamingo Club
Newport
Six Die of Suspected Asphyxiation in California Ranch Home
In Lucerne Valley near Victorville California deputy coroner E P Doyle suspects the six deaths were caused by a virtually air tight two room house. Norman J Komer 38 his wife Bertha 35 and their four children were found dead Tuesday by a neighbor in a partially completed concrete block house on their 40 acre ranch. There were no air vents.
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Victorville
Calif
Lucerne Valley
Here
E. P. Doyle
Norman J. Komer
Bertha
Komer
Atlantic Storm Batters 22 Ships
Heavy seas and gale force winds battered ships off the Virginia coast. The tanker E. H. Blum from Philadelphia had its hull cracked while another tanker Saxonstar faced critical condition with leaking cargo and water. The Coast Guard cutter Agassiz aided the Blum toward Cape Henry and the cutter Mendota was believed to reach the Saxonstar.
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Norfolk
E. H. Blum
Philadelphia
Cape Henry
Coast Guard
Agassiz
Blum
Mendota
Last Minute Rush Expected in Warren Property Taxes
Warren residents face a slow start on personal property tax returns with 3,500 forms mailed and under a third filed. Auditor A M Parker said offices are staffed to help filers and no wait is needed. assessors will accept returns in several towns and a March 31 deadline applies.
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Warren
Lebanon—County
A. M. Parker
Morrow
Waynesville
Mason
Foster
Lytle
Oregonia
Harveysburg
Franklin
Lebanon Elks Plan 54th Anniversary Banquet
Lebanon Lodge of Elks prepares for its 54th annual banquet on Mulberry Street in the club rooms Monday March 17. Exalted ruler Walter Luti announces a 6 to 7 cocktail hour and a 7 o clock dinner by Verna Benham Dayton caterer. Elks were instituted on Saint Patrick’s Day 1898. Earl M. Gustin chairs the committee. Elks will host an evening of dancing with Elmer Hinkle and his Melodiers of Oxford providing music.
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Lebanon
Verna Benham
Dayton
Three Plays Planned By Franklin Hi
Franklin High School plans eight p.m. Friday performances by the first year speech class in the auditorium. Miss Eula M. Horn and Miss Margaret Jane Robison direct a comedy The Sparkin, a mystery story The Tiger's Claw, and a serious drama The White Lawn with leads Gene Hollingsworth Patsy Hale James Campbell Ruth Talbert Georgia Basore and Charles Carpenter. Tickets are fifty cents and on sale from cast members.
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Franklin
Franklin High School
Eula M. Horn
Margaret Jane Robison
Gene Hollingsworth
Patsy Hale
Ruth Talbert
Georgia Basore
Charles Carpenter
White Lawn
Appoint Hutt Election Head
Wilbur Hutt of Ridgeville was named chair man of the Warren County Board of Elections for two years at the reorganization meeting. William Hufford was renamed clerk and Mrs Lenore Hollon assistant clerk. Hutt and Gail Gordon are Democrats. Cheney and Nelson are Republicans.
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Lebanon
Wilbur Hutt
Ridgeville
Warren County Board of Elections
Wiliam Hufford
Lenore Hollon
Hutt
Gail Gordon
Harveysburg
Howard L. Cheney
Franklin
Warren C. Nelson
Girl Scout Juliette Law Club to Meet Saturday
The Girl Scout Juliette Law Club will meet at Mrs. Adam Bridge's Elm Street home on Saturday from 10 30 to 11 30 a.m.
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Franklin
Juliette Law Club
Adam Bridge
Elm Street
Valley date book midweek events listed
Amanda PTO 7 30 p m Amanda School auditorium. Ambassadors Bible Class 8 p m at Clarence Carberry home. Lutheran Ladies Society 2 p m par ish house Trenton. Mothers Club Springboro School grade school 2 p m. WSCS Seven Mile home Ed Stieg 2 p m. Franklin Girl Scouts 6 30 p m Anthony Wayne School. Rotary Rural Urban Banquet 6 30 p m Emmanuels Lutheran Church Germantown. Franklin Lions Club 6 45 p m Franklin High School cafeteria. Rebekahs 7 20 p m IOOF Hall Monroe. Gleaners Class 7 30 p m church basement Kings Mills. Altar Society Monroe Seven Dolors Church 8 30 p m recreation hall.
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Trenton
Lutheran Ladies Society
Springboro
Mothers Club
Seven Mile
WSCS
Ed Stieg
Franklin
Franklin Girl Scouts
Anthony Wayne
Germantown
Rotary
Emmanuels Lutheran Church
Franklin Lions Club
Franklin High School
Monroe
Rebekahs
IOOF
Kings Mills
Gleaners
Altar Society
Monroe Seven Dolors Church
Recreation Hall
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Izaak Walton League
Supreme Authority
Harry M. Rife
Robert C. Miller
Isaac D. Howard
Joe Ross
Walter Pater
Harold R. Miller
Ernest Hively
Butler County Farm Bureau
Hively
Miami Health
King Mills
Kings Mills School News
Certification of Teacher Licenses of
Masons State Inspection
Omaha
Army Engineers
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp
Gavins Point
Missouri River
Nebraska-South Dakota
E. L. Banker Coal CO
DIAL
West
Lausche
Kile Bankruptcy
Feacher
Hauselman Transportation Company
Park St
Franklin Lady
Clubman
Sargent
Arge
Nahae ‘Oder
Schrock’s
Yankee
Elks
Franklin Hi
Hutt Election
Valley Date
Amanda
Amanda School Pto
Blue Ball
Ambassadors Bible
Clarence Carberry
Rowland
Castell
Office
Furstaye
Grimes ST Gum
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