AWOL Soldier Charged With Issuing Bad Checks in Middletown
Ned Edward Morris 19 of Franklin Route 2 is charged after confessing to passing several checks in Middletown and possibly Franklin. He was previously fined for a DUI arrest and is awaiting arraignment in Municipal Court while AWOL from Ft. Knox. Detectives traced checks from multiple local businesses and expect additional charges.
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Franklin
Army
Middletown
John Fitzgerald
Ned
Edward Morris
Franklin Route 2
Morris
Fitzgerald
Sam Moore
Roy Crout
Ft. Knox
Toledo
Crawford St
Wayne Ave
Franklin Civic Leader Carl Bothe Dies at 61
Franklin community mourns civic leader Carl Bothe 61 a former Logan Long plant manager and Ohio Paper associate who died of a heart attack at Middletown Hospital. He served on the Franklin Board of Education 1933 to 1947 and led local Rotary. Survived by widow Florence three daughters a brother four sisters and one grandchild. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St Marys Church with burial in Woodhill Cemetery. Body at Anglesby Funeral Home with Holy Name Society rites Friday evening.
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Franklin
M. Carl Bothe
Elm St
Logan-Long Company
Ohio Paper Company
Miamisburg
Middletown Hospital
Bothe
Board of Education
Franklin Rotary Club
St. Mary's Church
Lockland
Florence
Jean Reiley
Hempstead
Long Island
Phyllis Bothe
Purdue University
Marjorie Bothe
Mt. St. Joseph
Cincinnati
Arnold
Justine Miller
Coral Gables
Fla
Clementine Aerni
Helen Rechter
Hamilton
Loretta Bothe
Cleveland
Nicholas Schneider
Woodhill Cemetery
Anglesby Funeral Home
Holy Name Society
Miss Jennie Weir Dies at 85 Former Middletown Teacher
Miss Jennie Weir 85 of 501 Stanley St. died at Middle town Hospital at 4 17 a m after a illness she had been in serious condition a week She was a Butler County native born September 23 1866 a Middletown High School graduate Class of 1885 She taught kindergarten and public school and belonged to First Presbyterian Church and Women’s Association Surviving are one nephew Robert Weir and four nieces Miss Minnie E Weir Mrs Elinor Haynes Mrs Ellen Boyer and Miss Esther Boyer Funeral services 2 30 p m Friday at Wilson Funeral Home with Rev Russell W Galloway officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Visitation 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p m Thursday at the funeral home The paragraph also lists other relatives and mentions pneumonia as cause of death
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Jennie Weir
Stanley St
Middletown Hospital
Miss Weir
Butler County
James and
Jane Barnett Weir
Middletown High School
Old South School
Wilson Funeral Home
Russell W. Galloway
Woodside Cemetery
Funeral Home
Mrs Lenora Creech obituary notes longtime city resident
Mrs Lenora Creech 77 widow of Nelson T Creech died at 8 a m today at her son Thomas Creech home 1735 Eldora Dr after two years of declining health She lived in this city 25 years coming from Elliott County Kentucky She was a member of the First Church of God Surviving are two daughters Mrs Elijah Griffith and Mrs Joseph Gambill 10 grandchildren 9 great grandchildren a brother B W Johnson of Ashland Ky Services are incomplete at McCoy Leffier Funeral Home
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Lenora Creech
Nelson T. Creech
Thomas Creech
Eldora
Creech
Elliott County
First Church of God
Elijah Griffith
Joseph Gambill
Amherst
B. W. Johnson
Ashland
McCoy-Leffier Funeral Home
Death of Two Month Old David Duane Gay
David Duane Gay two month old son of Mr and Mrs William D Gay of 533 Spring Ave died at 245 p.m. in Franklin. Funeral arrangements were not listed in the excerpt.
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Franklin
David Duane Gay
William D. Gay
Spring Ave
Funeral services for Coleman White set in Somerville
Coleman White 58 of Camden Route 3 died Monday at 1 20 p m after illness. Funeral at Free Pentecostal Church of God Somerville at 2 p m Thursday with Rev Jess Setser and Rev Charles Brooks officiating. Burial in Hickory Flat Cemetery.Survivors include widow Martha Ann Willis White a daughter Mrs Joe Reece three sisters two brothers and two grandchildren. Visitation after 3 p m today at Mrs Reece home. Inman Funeral Home Somerville in charge.
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Coleman White
Sephens- Young Rd
Free Pentecostal Church of God
Somerville
Jess Setser
Charles Brooks
Hickory Flat
White
Irvine
Martha Ann Willis White
Joe Reece
Hazel Proctor
Mildred White
Hamilton
Ruby Farthing
Richmond
Earl of Irvine
William White
Bellflower
Calif
Stephens Young Rd
Inman Funeral Home
Funeral services set for Edward H Finlay at Somerville
Edward H Finlay 82 of Somerville Route 2 a longtime Butler County farmer dies Monday after a prolonged illness. Funeral at Inman Funeral Home Friday at 2 p m with Rev Wendell Pontius officiating burial in Somerville Cemetery. Survived by widow Nora E Brant Finlay son Harry B Finlay daughter Mrs Mabel F Beiser and others from Milford Township born January 21 1870 in Milford Township to John and Mary Todd Finlay. He served on the Somerville National Bank board for 18 years and was a former Milford Township trustee 1934–1940.
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Somerville
Edward H. Finlay
Butler County
Inman
Wendell Pontius
Finlay
Milford Township
John and
Mary Jones Todd Finlay
Finley
Somerville National Bank
Nora E. Brant Finlay
Harry B. Finlay
Mabel F. Beiser
John S
Finlay Family Notices in Hamilton Route 2
Three grandchildren and two great grandchildren of Finlay of Hamilton Route 2 will receive visitors at home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
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Finlay
Hamilton
Harveysburg Trucker Frank McCarren Dies at 65
Frank McCarren 65 a well known Harveysburg trucker and farmer died early Tuesday at Christ Hospital Cincinnati after a series of operations Survived by his wife Reba and seven sons all of Harveysburg two daughters Ellen Brown Wilmington Nellie Rich Harveysburg and several grandchildren
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Harveysburg
Frank McCarren
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Reba
Ellen Brown
Wilmington
Nellie Rich
Wilbur
Lewis
Carroll
Robert
Edwin
Walter
Owen
Funeral services for S Sgt Carl E Landis
Funeral services for S Sgt Carl E Landis 30 of New Lebanon will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at the Church of the Brethren West Alexandria with Rev John Good officiating. Burial will be in Eversole Cemetery. Landis a Marine was fatally injured in an automobile crash near Camp Le Jeune NC. Friends may call at Zimmermann funeral home West Alexandria.
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New Lebanon
Carl E. Landis
Church of the Brethren
West Alexandria
John Good
Eversole
Landis
Camp le Jeune
N. C
Zimmerman
Eaton man Thomas Marker rites set Friday
Funeral services for Thomas Marker 94 a retired farmer will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Barnes Funeral Home with Rev. Richard Coad officiating. Burial is in Mound Hill Cemetery. He died Monday night at his home 222 East Somers Street leaving a son Orange Eaton Route 1 two daughters Myrtle Swihart and Opal Aten all of Eaton five grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Friends will be received at the funeral home.
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EATON
Thomas Marker
Barnes Funeral
Richard Coad
Mound Hill Cemetery
Marker
East Somers St
Orange
Myrtle Swihart
Opal Aten
Hamilton Native George Smith Dies at 67
George Smith 67 of 126 Race Street Hamilton dies. Funeral services held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Gries mer Grim Funeral Home.
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Hamilton
George Smith
Race St
Griesmer-Grim Funeral Home
Noted songwriter Edward Madden dies at 74
Hollywood writer of popular songs including By the Light of the Silvery Moon and Moonlight Bay dies at 74. Charter member of the American Society of Composers Arrangers and Publishers.
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Hollywood
Edward Madden
Moonlight Bay
The
American Society of Composers, Arrangers and Publishers
Leesburg
Courtland Hawkins Smiths
Middleburg
TV Wire Hearings Set By Ohio Utilities Commission
Ohio's race horse bookie issue prompts a March 19 hearing with about 45 witnesses, potential television coverage, and subpoenas to Western Union to explain wire leases. Notables include Mickey McBride and Continental Press officials amid raids and testimony from sheriffs, editors, and prosecutors.
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Commission
Columbus
State Utilities Commission
Ohio
WLWC
Western Union Telegraph Co
Arthur B
Mickey’’ McBride
Cleveland
Continental Press
Paul D Deaton
Paul Brown
Time of Their Lives dramatic show marks Girl Scout anniversary
A 15 minute cast presents Time of Their Lives at 6 tonight on WPFB to honor the 40th anniversary of United States Girl Scouting. Directed by Mrs. Frank Chapman Jr the cast is mostly Senior Girl Scouts from Troop 124 sponsored by Mayfield Fire Department.
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WPFB
United States
Frank Chapman, Jr
Mayfield Fire Department
Beth Dieterly
Rita Curry
Barbara Ross
Rachel Bryant
Sue Steiger
Lynn Mull
Barbara Snowden
Dorothy Pressier
Harold Draut
Richard Dieterly
Library Gets Personal File Of W H Taft
Half a million papers and letters from the late President William Howard Taft and Taft family members were donated to the Library of Congress by Taft's children. Access will be family- permission restricted until January 1 1960. The collection covers Taft's career as president chief justice governor general of the Philippines secretary of war and Yale law professor.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Taft
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
P. Taft
Cincinnati
Frederick Manning
Bryn Mawr College
United States
Philippine Islands
Yale University
Police Briefs Include Disorderly Conduct and Thefts
Ted Fitzhugh and Jack Fitzhugh were arrested on a disorderly conduct charge on a warrant signed by Jack Harrison and held on $25 bonds. Lester Wills reported a $100 tool box theft from his car. Mike Praete faced two warrants for assault, battery and a peace warrant and was released on $500 bond. Sadie Jones reported a $5 wallet theft. Mrs Louis Love reported a stolen gold watch. Jimmie Neal was turned over to military authorities after custody by police and Army officials.
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Ted Fitzhugh
Jack Fitzhugh
Woodside Ave
Jack Harrison
Lester Wills
Lawn Ave
Mike Praete
Arlington Ave
Sadie Jones
Garfield St
Louis Love
Walnut St
Jimmie Neal
Logan Ave
Youngstown Firm Wins Road Repair Bid For State Highways
Kelley and Meyer of Youngstown submitted the low bid of 358883 to rebuild sections of three state highways split by the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The state estimate was 360100. Plans cover Rt 341 in Unity Township Columbiana County, Rt 170 in the same township, and Rt 90 in Springfield Township and New Middletown Mahoning County.
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Columbus
Kelley and Meyer
Youngstown
State Highway Department
Unity Township
Columbiana County
Springfield Township
New Middletown
Mahoning County
Ostrich Roar Resembles Lion at Distance
The ostrich's noise can sound like a lion's roar when heard from afar, making the two distant sounds hard to tell apart. The comparison highlights how its vocalization travels and echoes in open landscapes.
Time of Their Lives Scouts Anniversary Program
Schedule lists six p m WPFB Girl Scout anniversary program with local cast. 6 30 WHIO Ohio Story The Reservoir Rebellion on canal lore. 7 45 WPFB Spring baseball Cincinnati vs Boston Braves. 8 p m WSAI Mystery Theater The Case of the Unseen Hand. 8 30 WKRC Dr Christian conv in es a self pitying Marine Escape from Yesterday. 2 20 WKRC WHIO Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall return as guests of Bing Crosby.
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WPFB
WHIO
Wabash and Erie Canal
Cincinnati
Boston Braves
P.m. Wsai
WKRC
Christian
Humphrey Bogard
Lauren Bacall
Bing Crosby
Winter Storm Sweeps Rocky Mountains and Plains
Associated Press reports a day of wintry weather across the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains region with snow sleet and strong winds. Blizzard conditions were noted in parts of Colorado Wyoming Montana and the Dakotas as winds up to 60 mph impacted Colorado Springs. Snowfall varied from moderate to heavy with zero visibility in some zones while temperatures remained above freezing in most areas. The storm advances east bringing snow to Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin and rain and sleet to other North Central states. Snow also fell in El Paso Texas and parts of New Mexico per the Weather Bureau with strong winds from Texas to the Canadian border. The New England area was windy and rainy while conditions from the Great Lakes to the Gulf were mostly clear.
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Great Plains
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Dakotas
Colorado Springs
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Central States
el Paso
Tex
New Mexico
U.S. Weather Bureau
Texas
Canadian
New England
Great Lakes
Gulf
Congressmen Hire Chicago Attorney
House investigators chose Stephen Arnold Mitchell a 49 year old Chicago attorney as chief counsel at 11700 a year. The move does not guarantee an immediate inquiry start but sets groundwork as the committee seeks details from Attorney General McGrath on prosecutions.
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Washington
House
Justice Department
Stephen Arnold Mitchell
Chicago
McGrath
Mitchell
Tally O Bridge Club Finds Winners at Coleman Home
The Tally O Bridge Club met at the Robert Colemans. Prizes were awarded to Mrs Louise Myers Mrs Genevra Hunter and Mrs La Verne Saunders. William Warfield and wife host next meeting.
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Robert Coleman
Louise Myers
Genevra Hunter
la Verne Saunders
William Warfield
New York Stocks Quotation Update At Noon
At 12:00 Greene and Ladd report a broad list of companies showing varied activity. Notable names include Boeing Aircraft, U.S. Steel, General Electric, Chrysler, DuPont, Westinghouse, Goodyear, and Standard Oil with mixed movements across sectors.
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Greene & Ladd
Aaa
Wisaraaserenee Allied Stores
Eee
Amer
AMMAR
Ceeeeciaes
Ashland Oil
Armeo Om. B. & Bets
Beth, Steel
Boeing Aircraft
Can. Pac
Chrysler Corp
Climax Moly
Columbia G. & E. Commonwealth
Vuk. Air, Container Corp
Steel Curtis Wright Toe Curtis Ne
ficesto Deer &@ CO
Wisi Douglas Alt
Cdiescevenesess
DuPont Corp
Eeereseeeneses Electric Auto Lite
Scsressnere Emerson Radio
Csressaveveres Firestone Tire
Ccssesceeseseess
Montgomery Wardd
Pepenentseceue Sinclair of
Cesccevecreeseee TS
Sussacege Gt
Northern Vieekier Ten Greyhound Bus Lines
Hiram Walker Ae Ried Te Hudsoy Motors
Riveeesee Inspir
Seesssseeess Int, T. & T Usble Eet Hemes Ken
Paetevereseneroeers South
Ralls Speery Corp
Enceeess
Goodyear Co
Studebaker Corp
United Airlines
Scearsceueereres
U.S. Rubber Peeveesesacetesue
U.S. Steeleseeeeenees
Westinghouse Electric
Seeers White Motors Povadensae Woolworth Inc
Bacoecs Yourestown S. & the
Zenith Radio Reece
Cincinnati Auction Rebounds with Higher Hog and Cattle Prices
Hog prices rise as USDA reports 3,800 hogs sold in Cincinnati with barrows and gilts up by 15 cents. top values 180 to 225 pounds at 17.65. Cattle and calves show strength, with utilities and chords higher. beef cow ranges 21.00 to 24.00, top vealers near 39.00, and light utility stock under 28.00. Sheep receipts meager, lambs and ewes steady to firm.
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Cincinnati
USDA
Choice
Odd Poultry Classifications Appear in Local Notice
Fragments describe five Powitry paying quantities for hens and roosters, with categories for under five pounds and over five pounds. Mentions fryer numbers and a SPUN Roosters reference, plus rabbits and several garbled terms, indicating a damaged poultry listing in a local notice.
Local Art Students Take Honors At Regional Contest
Fourteen Middletown High School, Roosevelt, and McKinley junior high entries earned first to third place in the regional Scholastic Art Contest held in Cincinnati. Winners advance to the national competition in Pittsburgh with multiple honors across fabric design, water color, crayon, printmaking, sculpture, and drawing.
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Middletown High School
McKinley
Roosevelt
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Middletown
Dora Wilson
MHS
Millicent Bender
Ethel Euvereard
Janet Thompson
Dale Petry
Eleanor Garrison
William Hill
Lowell Barnehart
David Higgham
Peggy Brooks
William Prather
Gloria Cox
Alelan Alexander
Sandy Minor
Barbara Burkhard
Robert Perkins
Donna Hawkins
Janice Johnson
Roger Conley
Nancy Foster
Eddie Wallace
Steven Cox
Dan Williams
Betty Robinson
Faye Deaton
Katherine Springer
Larry McNabb
Virginia Griffith
MoKinley
Where There's A Will There Is A Way Out
Gilbert Guy Swiger 22 of Columbus is in trouble over the theft of 8000 dollars and securities from a trunk owned by the late Frank M. Culbertson who died last Friday. Swiger said he hid the money around Columbus East Side with a large cache in Franklin Park but police recovered 1900 dollars. An attorney produced Culbertson's will which named the house and the money and Swiger said the will allowed him to go free. Swiger now wonders if he can recover the money he hid.
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Columbus, O
Gilbert Guy Swiger
Columbus
Frank M. Culbertson
Culbertson
Swiger
Franklin Park
W. G. Alcorn
Flabergasted
Russians Claim China Aid Beats Boycotts
The Soviet trade union paper Trud says Soviet aid to Communist China counters the U.S. boycott. It reports China's 1951 eight months steel output nearly eightfold 1949, pig iron elevenfold, machinery triple, and coal 23 times 1937.
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Moscow
Trud
Russia
China
United States
Chicago Gunmen Always Are Tough
Two uniformed officers, John Flynn and Richard McLean, were robbed of their weapons and car keys by two gunmen after stopping them for questioning. The bandits fled in their car. The officers later contacted Rogers Park station for duplicate keys and reported the robbery.
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Chicago
John Flynn
Richard McLean
Rogers Park
Cincinnati Market Prices and Grading Summary
U S consumer graded meat and produce prices feature large white and brown poultry, with weights and grade codes such as 38-414 and 34-36. Current receipts show items like fryers over 2% lbs, heavy hens, old roosters, and butter at wholesale 8c with butterfat at 67 and regular 62, plus potatoes between 4.75 and 6.02 per unit.
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Cincinnati
U. S
Hennery
Milk Production Association
Taft Renews Policy Attack in Dallas Speech
Sen. Robert A Taft assailed the Truman administration on foreign policy during a Dallas stop. He derided wartime leadership, urged ouster of Acheson and Truman, and warned that peace talks fail amid weak top leadership.
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Dallas
Robert A Taft
Truman
Ohio Republican
Texas
Acheson
Department of State
White House
Injured Boy Wins $130,000 From Transit Company
In Cleveland a 13 year old boy, Hare vey Puls, received a $130,000 personal injury award from the Cleveland Transit System CTS after a bus crash alleged to have run a red light on May 12, 1950. Secret film of the boy was used in court to portray normal movement while a slower rerun exposed handicapped arm and leg motions. The case sought $250,000 damages.
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Cleveland
CTS
Harevey
Harvey
Madisonville Boy in River Tragedy Near Cincinnati
An 11-year-old Madisonville boy Bruce Bailey is believed drowned in the Little Miami River after his boat struck a log and capsized. His friend Jim Garland swam ashore and walked a mile and a half to Newtown to summon help.
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Madisonville
Little Miami
Bruce Bailey
Ralph Bailey
Bailey
Jimmy Garland
Mississippi River
Garland
Howard Garland
Newtown
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