Middletown Fans Rally Amid Tournament Tickets Swap Hullabaloo
In Middleton the state tournament fever grows as a wild ad offers two reserve tickets for trade for a house or car. Brand enburg Switzer architects officials fielded calls while Middleton fans cheer Gratis’s 72 71 win over Bethel and Kent Roosevelt’s OT victory over Cleveland Cathedral Latin.
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Brandenburg & Switzerconitects
Switzer
Columbus
Gratis
Little Bethel
Kent Roosevelt
Cleveland Cathedral Latin
Gene Switzer Named Proxy Of Optimists
The Middletown Optimist Club named Gene Switzer to fill the unexpired term of president Robert Stamper who is being transferred to St. Louis Missouri. Stamper managed Interstate Securities Co ride and resided at 306 Richardson Dr. The luncheon at the Manchester Hotel presented the retiring president with a past president's vine and creed. J David Black spoke about the proposed Butler County juvenile detention home.
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Middletown
Optimist Club
Gene Switzer
Robert Stamper
Stamper
Interstate Securities Co
St. Louis
Richardson Dr
Manchester Hotel
J David Black
Butler County
Cash Basis Fine Settles Parking Contempt Case
Magistrate Henry J. Bendheim told Jeremiah Williams that business would be on a cash basis as Williams paid $15 in fines. Five dollars covered a parking violation and $10 for contempt of court for paying the prior parking fine with a rubber check.
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Englewood, N. J
Henry J. Bendheim
Jeremiah Williams
Landowners To Get Dividend
About 45,000 Oklahoma landowners will receive a dividend after the Redman Land Co. received an $8.12 payment from the State Highway Department for right of way along U S 81 near Anadarko. The amount represents roughly 10 percent of each two square inch plot sold for $2, equating to about 18 one thousandths of a cent per owner.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma
Redman Land Co
State Highway Department
U. S. 81
Anadarko
Extra Journals In Gratis Area
Gratis basketball fans can buy extra copies of The Journal on Saturday and Sunday to fill scrapbooks. Available through carrier Robert Bevington in the Gratis area.
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Gratis
Trojans
Journal
Robert Bevington
Soroptimists Open Cincinnati Conference With Leaders Present
Middletown Soroptimist Club President Fred Yoder attended a presidents' breakfast during the Midwest conference in Cincinnati. Mayor Charles Taft joined the opening business session. Sunday plans include a hotel breakfast, a final business meeting at 10:30 a.m., and adjournment at noon. Mrs Crebs Walsh and Miss Calista Van Horn handled delegate registration.
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Mre
Fred Yoder
Middletown
Soroptimist Club
Soroptimist International
Cincinnati
Carmody
Charles Taft
Crebs Walsh
Calista van Horn
Middletown Club
Cabbie Sues For Attack Injuries
Hamilton special report details Roy K. Roberts a taxi driver for Ohio Cab Co seeking damages for cuts bruises a broken denture and medical bills after being assaulted by Eugene Current husband of a passenger on Gilmore Road March 10 following Current’s wife instructing Roberts to tail his car.
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Hamilton
Roy K. Roberts
Dayton St
Ohio Cab Co
Eugene Current
Gilmore Road
Union St
Roberts
Colored News Senior usher board meets at new home
The New Era Baptist Church senior usher board will meet at 7 30 p m Tuesday at the home of Charles Everhar 1609 Baltimore St replacing the prior location at Mrs Matttie Bryant home due to an adjustment in plans
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New Era Baptist Church
Charles Everhar
Baltimore St
Matttie Bryant
Car Soars Across Counties Before Crashing Into Tree
Oliver Fogg Garceau, 46, of Dayton, suffered a hip fracture and other injuries when his car flew 53 feet after hitting a road hump. The vehicle crossed from Warren into Butler County, skidded 135 feet, rolled over a culvert and embankment, and finally struck a tree near the Butler County line. Garceau was listed in fair condition at Middletown Hospital.
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Butler County
Middletown
Oliver Fogg Garceau
Butler-Warren County Line
Monroe
Harry Wolfe
Garceau
Warren County
Wolfe
Butler
Police Briefs Cover Local Theft Overdose and Vandalism
Pat Weil reported the theft of two hubcaps from her car parked by the J and J lanes. A 37 year old Middletown woman was treated for sleeping pill overdose in Middletown Hospital and released. Lonzo Paul reported trouble keeping children out of a new Grand Avenue center under construction and threats by visiting parents. Prentice Jackson was arrested on Central Avenue for no operator's license.
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Pat Weil
Winton St
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Grand Avenue
Lonzo Paul
Paul
Prentice Jackson
Garfield St
Central Avenue
Patrolman Admits Killing Wife in Self Defense
Cleveland patrolman Thomas W. Hill 31 called police Friday night and said he shot his wife Evelyn 31 to death in the bathroom of their apartment after an argument. He is held at the city jail for questioning.
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Cleveland
Thomas W. Hill
Evelyn
Clyde Kuntz
Hill
Butler County Muscular Dystrophy Unit to Meet
The Butler County Muscular Dystrophy Association unit will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m Tuesday in the Barnitz Room at the YMCA.
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Butler County
The
Muscular Dystrophy Assn
Barnitz Room
YMCA
Chicago Grain Table Highlights Wheat and Corn Movements
The Chicago grain table shows May, Sep, and Dec futures for Wheat with small gains around 2.20 and 2.22 percent, while Oats entries hover near 0.65 to 0.70 percent. Readouts include daily high, low, and close figures for several months.
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Chicago
Jes Se Ae
Man jailed for ignoring health and building orders
Wayman Helman, 46, of 1311 Walnut Street, was jailed for 36 days at Butler County jail in Hamilton for violating a municipal court order to provide minimum health and safety standards. He previously vacated the home and faced a $20 unpaid fund assessment. A junk dealer, he lived in a one room without plumbing or adequate heating and ignored sewer work and structural repairs. Neighbors feared further foundation damage as officials warned.
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Wayman Helman
We Not St
Helman
Butler County
Hamilton
Susd
J. T. Lamb
Holman
Walnut St
Ludwig
Ludewig
City Health Department
Army Seeks County Land For Center Training Site
County officials consider making land on the Hamilton Princeton Road available to the U S Army Corps of Engineers for contemplated government use. The 500 by 435 foot tract near the county home could be sold or leased under a friendly condemnation action if needed.
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Ben S. van Gorden
Hamilton- Princeton
Princeton Road
Walter E.mather
U. S. Army Corps of
Jce
Huntington
W. Va
van Gorden
Local Men Lose Freedom in Probation Violations
Two Middletown men, Les Smoot, 34, and C. H. Weber, 46, were sentenced to indeterminate terms in the Ohio Penitentiary for probation violations. Probation officer William Powers said both were returned by new arrests. Smoot faced intoxication and defrauding a taxi driver charges. Weber was arrested for intoxication.
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Middletown
Les Smoot
C. H. Weber
Ohio
Smoot
Wilcer
William Powers
Lebanon
Wicher
Red Cross Drive Reports Sought From Volunteers
William K. Robinson vice chairman announces all volunteers must submit reports supplies and funds promptly. Final drive total delayed until materials are returned. Local tally expected by midweek pending returns.
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Red Cross
William K. Robinson
Robinson
Hook Rumored For GOP Post
Charles R. Hook head Armco Steel is under consideration as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee. He is one of three Ohioans named as strong possibilities, alongside Court ney Burton and Charles M. White of Cleveland. White chairs Republic Steel and Hook is known for GOP fundraising activity.
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Charles R. Hook
Armco Steel Corp
Republican National Committee
Washington, D. C
Hook
Clifford Folger
Washington
Courtney Burton
Charles M. White
Cleveland
White
Republic Steel Corp
Elvis Buys New Home in Memphis Suburbs
Elvis Presley purchases a $100,000 home in the Memphis suburbs, with partial payment accepted. At 22, he is represented by his father Vernon Presley in the deal for himself and his parents.
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Memphis
Elvis Presley
Presley
Elvis
Vernon Pres
Franklin Court Docket Brief in Municipal Court
Acting Judge Frank Gusweiler presided over a brief docket in Municipal Court. Bond forfeitures included Walter Bullard for speeding $15 Edgar Bell for speeding $30 Coy Bush Jr for no operator s license $15 Jack R McNabb for speeding $15 Alton Ross for speeding $20 Corbett Neice for lower yellow line $15 Five cases were continued to next Monday s session.
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Corbett Neice
Whitsburg
English Doctor's Trial Recessed for Monday Session
In London the trial of Dr. John Bodkins Adams paused until Monday. Nurse Caroline Randall testified that Mrs. Edith Morrell, 81, was heavily drugged before her 1950 death, with injections administered as the doctor could not be reached. Mrs. Morrell left Adams an antique silver chest in her will, and her son bequeathed him a Rolls Royce.
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London
John Bodkins Adams
Caroline Randall
Edith Morrell
Lassie Named In Divorce Suit
Mae E Weatherwax filed for divorce from Rudd Weatherwax in Superior Court alleging cruelty. She seeks community property valued at 300000 including the famous canine Lassie.
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Lassie
Hollywood
Superior Court
Mae E. iWeatherwax
Rudd Weatherwax
Third Man Arrested In Dairy Holdup
In Topeka Kansas the FBI reports 29 year old Gene Milton Mischke of Cincinnati is under arrest for a $9,000 Hamilton dairy hold up. His car contained guns burglar tools and blank checks. Harold Dallman the dairy manager was forced to open a safe while his wife was held. Raymond L White 33 of Middletown Ohio pled guilty to two armed robbery charges and faces indeterminate terms. Frank Sumpter 31 of Newport Kentucky is charged and under grand jury investigation.
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Topeka
Kan
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Ohio
FBI
Gene Milton Mischke
Mischke
Harold Dallman
Dallman
Raymond L. White
Middletown
Frank Sumpter
Newport
Oe County
Hamlilton
Butler County Court Seeks Receiver for Hy Grade Bottling Co
Gordon Mann of Hamilton seeks appointment of a receiver to run Hy Grade Bottling Co to pay creditors unpaid wages and rent. Cordelia Rice and Edward Rice of Hamilton sue Stanley and Ruth Ferguson of Darrow for breach of contract and possession over a grocery property with payments up to $10 900 due, seeking immediate possession.
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Gordon Mann
Ross Ave
Hamilton
Common Pleas
Hy-Grade Bottling Co
Mann
Cordelia M. Rice
Edward Everett Rice
Haldimand Ave
Stanley Ferguson
Ruth Ferguson
Darrtown
Local Court Filings List Numerous Neglect and Cruelty Claims
The document lists multiple civil petitions naming individuals and addresses in Hamilton Chillicothe Dayton and Winston-Salem with cases of neglect cruelty or abuse. Plaintiffs include Kathryn Morris Myrtle Bryant Pauline Havens Estelle Ward Luther Ward Elizabeth Rathgens Veeda McGuire Leva Blevins and Ernest Stamper among others seeking legal action. Respondents include spouses relatives and unknown addresses with allegations of neglect cruelty and family disputes.
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Kathryn Morris
Wayne Ave
Robert Morris
Myrtle Bryant
Wilbur Bryant
Elizabeth Rathgens
Hamilton
Raymond F. Rathgens
William B. McGuire
Veeda McGuire
Leva Blevins
Garfield St
William Blevins
Ernest Stamper
Pearl St
Alma Stamper
Family Names in Court Document Highlight Parental Neglect Case
Donald G. McIntosh of Hamilton represented by Orla McIntosh of Cincinnati and Judge David Black appear. Margaret F. Smit of Hamilton represented by Boyd J. Smith and Judge P. P. Boli file neglect and cruelty allegations.
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Donald G. McIntosh
Hamilton
Orla McIntosh
Cincinnati
David Black
Margaret F. Smit
Boyd J. Smith
P. P. Boli
Two Middletown Men Injured In Rt 122 Crash
A two car collision on Drake Road near Rt 122 at 7:30 p.m. injured three Middletown men. Walter D. Baker and Edward Gill were seriously hurt with dislocated hip fractures and multiple facial injuries. Bradford Hayes, driver of the other car, was treated and released for a broken arm and facial abrasions. State patrol said Baker’s car crossed the center line into the oncoming vehicle.
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Middletown
Rt. 122
Drake Road
Walter D. Baker
Judy Dr
Edward Gill
S. Main St
Baker
Bill
Bradford Hayes
Reynolds St
Minor city traffic damages tallied in yesterday incidents
Minor damages were reported in several city traffic mishaps yesterday with two cars at the $50 mark and one driver cited. John G. Conn 51 of Wildwood Ave was cited after changing lanes and forcing Keith Davidson off the road into a culvert on Rt 73. Davidson and Waldo Griffin each sustained $50 damages as misjudged distances caused rear impacts. Arthur Armitage suffered $25 damages after another collision near Charles Street and Jefferson Avenue. Asa Sparks and Larry Meadows reported $25 damages in a Broad Street incident. Beverly Sticklen swerved into Walter Harris causing $25 damage. An unidentified car bumped a city lot finder’s fender and hubcap totaling $25.
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John G. Conn
Wildwood Ave
Keith E. Davidson
Spring Ave
Davidson
Waldo Griffin
Flemming
Arthur Armitage
Elwood St
Charles Street
Jefferson Avenue
Armitage
Main Street
2Nd Avenue
Beverly Sticklen
Inland Dr
Walter Harris
Hamilton
Harris
Robert Morrison
Trenton
37th Division Meeting Sunday in Middletown
The 37th Division Veterans Assn will hold its regular monthly meeting at 3 p.m. Sunday at Post 3809 VFW 1208 Reynolds Ave. A motion picture Hill 700 about Bougainville and the Philippines will be shown. Raymond Cowgill invites VFW and 37th Division members and families.
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37Th Division Veterans Assn
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Reynolds Ave
37Th Division
Bougainville
Philippines
Raymond Cowgill
Middletown
VFW
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Jim Mills
Duane Frayer
Charles Day
Canton
Kolme
Sederatis
Colum
House of Chrome
iCut
South Main
Cabbie
Colored News
Westinghouse
Melampy
Car
Remington
Desert Sage
Army
Ask
GOP Post
Butler County Courts
Rogers Ois
Cccra
Broad Street
Asan Sparks
Earle Hotel
Lary Meadows
Sherman St
America
Ida Jean Kain
the Journal
Westinghouse &an-Up
Middletown Savings & Loan Assn. Savings & Loan Building
Central Ave
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