County Park District Approval By Court Sought
A plan to create a county wide park district in Butler County is to be presented at 10 a.m. Wednesday to Probate Judge Harry F. Walsh. Probate action follows county commission approval and broad local support from Middletown Hamilton and other communities. The district would be run by three unpaid commissioners appointed by Judge Walsh and funded by a small property tax.
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County Park District
Butler County
Harry F. Walsh
Jackson Bosch
Hamilton
Walsh
Bosch
Middletown
Butler County Budgett Commission
County General Fund
Weekend Movie Schedules at Paramount and Strand Theaters
Paramount shows Escape to Burma, Twist of Fate and East of Eden with multiple nightly showings Saturday and Sunday. Strand presents Tarzan's Savage Fury, Treasure Ruby Hills, Three Coins in the Fountain and Hitchhiker with afternoon and evening times across the weekend.
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Paramount
Burma
Sorg Worker Injures Hand In Workplace Accident
Bishop Howard, 32, of 716 West 6th Avenue, admitted to Middletown Hospital and sent to surgery after catching his right hand in a reel at Sorg Paper Co. Evan Warnock, 44, of Franklin Route 1, suffered a possible fracture to his left hip and shoulder when a tractor fell on him at the back of the Baltimore and Ohio freight office. he was treated and released.
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Bishop Howard
6Th Ave
Middletown
Howard
Sorg Paper Co
Evan Warnock
Franklin Rt. 1
Baltimore and Ohio
Warnock
Armco Steel Corp
Ohio mother named mother of the year at Miami University
Mrs. Ronald C. Kern is chosen by the Miami Student as mother of the year at Miami University but the honor may be premature as the firstborn was expected by Sunday under a physician set deadline for Mother’s Day. Kern hopes the stork will arrive on time.
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Oxford
Ohio
Ronald C. Kern
Miami University
Kern
The
Miami Student
Montgomery Manager To Live City
Ralph Peters, manager of the 25 year old Montgomery Ward store in Middletown, will leave to oversee the Ward store in Holland Michigan. He has led the Middletown shop since December 1953 and will assume duty early next week. A B Gordes of Ward Mansfield will replace him. Peters expects the 25th anniversary sale plans to proceed under the new Middletown manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Peters
Montgomery Ward & Co
Middletown
Ward
Holland, Mich
Peters
Holland
A. B. Gordes
Mansfield
Man Charged With Manslaughter Over Traffic Death
John E. Stokes, 32, of 2236 Freman Ave, held to Butler grand jury on $2500 bond for second degree manslaughter arising from an April 4 collision on Ohio near LeSourdsville that killed Charles M. Martin, 36, of 2206 Spencer Ln, as he was en route to work when his car was struck by a Hamilton Provision Co. truck driven by Stokes.
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Hamilton
John E. Stokes
Freman Ave
Butler Grand Jury
Frank F. Wessel
Ohio
LeSourdsville
Charles M. Martin
Spencer Ln
Hamilton Provision Co
Stokes
Annexation approved for 115 acre Hancock Avenue tract
Butler County Commissioners approved annexation of a 115 acre tract in Fairfield Township to Hamilton including Crawford Woods park and the Van Buren school site with no opposition. They also authorized 6000 for sheriff radio equipment, antenna at the county home and transmitter at the jail, plus a jail office bell operable from any car to alert the radio operator.
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Hamilton
Buller County
Mayfield
Jess C. Dennis
Baltimore St
Middletown
George M. Hancock
Hancock Avenue
Butler County
Fairfield Township
Crawford Woods Park
Point Drive-In Robbery Report Forces $2 Cash Theft
Detectives reported a break-in at the Point Drive-In on Tytus Avenue and Enoch Drive last night. Intruders smashed a north-side window and took $2 from a pinball machine. Capt. John Fitzgerald and Det. Herbert Frazier led today’s investigation with officers Dan Pelfrey and Delmas Birch. The burglary was first reported at 4:13 a.m.
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Point Drive- In
Tytus Avenue
Enoch Drive
John Fitzgerald
Herbert Frazier
Dan Pelfrey
Delmas Birch
Paperworkers President Receives High Union Honor
Aaron Fields president of Local 112 United Paperworkers of America CIO received a top union honor for outstanding service at the UPS CIO convention in Detroit. The award covered civic service labor management cooperation leadership development and other merits. Fields joined UPA in 1937 and has held all local offices except financial secretary. He received a plaque, a gold watch, and a $100 savings bond as recognition.
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Aaron Fields
United Paperworkers of America (Cio
Ups-Cio
Detroit
Sorg Paper Co
Fields
UPA
Sorg
U.S
National Union
Walter Reuther
CIO
Reuther
American Federation of Labor Unions
Aes
Asia
United Paperworkers of America
CIC
Kids Sell Old Papers To Pay For Train Ride
Thirty two Jefferson School third graders leave Middletown at 7 45 a m aboard the Ohio State Limited for Cincinnati. They tour Union Station and the yards, view Cinerama, and return home in the evening aboard the same train. The fare was earned through paper drives and bake sales organized by their teacher Mrs Ethel Reno.
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Jefferson School
Ethel Reno
Middletown
Ohio State Limited
Cincinnati
Union Station
Cinerama
Sanitarian Pickens Joins Butler County Health
A. E. Pickens, 50, of Lebanon, has been hired as a sanitarian for the Butler County Department of Health, effective June 1, after five years with Warren County Health. Dr. H. A. Moore announced the move. Pickens previously worked for Shuler Plumbing in Hamilton and was a plumbing supervisor at Armco Steel.
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A. E. Pickens
Lebanon
Warren County Health Department
Butler County Department of Health
H. A. Moore
Pickens
Shuler Plumbing Co
Hamilton
Armco Steel Corp
Mother's Day Program at Friendship Baptist Church
A special Mother's Day program is set for 2 30 p m tomorrow at Friendship Baptist Church Walnut Street. Participants include Mrs Gladys Mills Miss Louvenia Gresham Mrs Maybelle Garrett Mrs Mattie Bryant Mrs Lily Mayweather and Mrs Louis Smith. A play titled Mothers Gift to Ann is planned.
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Friendship Baptist Church
Walnut Street
Gladys Mills
Louvenia Gresham
Maybelle Garrett
Mattie Bryant
Lily Mayweather
Louis Smith
Ann
Divorce Notice for George Oquist in Butler County Ohio
Helen Oquist filed in Common Pleas Court case 72898 for divorce on gross neglect of duty. George Oquist of Braham Minnesota must answer by June 18, 1955 or petition will be granted. Clerk Norman G. Grevey Deputy. Attorneys H O Finkelman and Fred Ross. notice dates May 7 14 21 28 June 4 11.
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George Oquist
R.A. No. 2
Braham
Minnesota
Helen Oquist
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Joseph T. Kiep
Norman G. Grevey
H. O. Finkelman
Fred Ross
Fellowship Luncheon Draws 160 Women at Church
One hundred sixty women attended the annual May fellowship luncheon sponsored by the Council of Church Women yesterday at First Methodist Church. The Rev. Louis R. Walter spoke on the responsibilities of a Christian family. Devotions by Mrs. Ralph Knight and music by Mrs. Robert Tucker complemented the event. Luncheon served by the Broughton Circle. table arrangements led by Mrs. R. C. Beam.
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Council of Church Women
First Methodist Church
Louis R. Walter
Ralph Knight
Robert Tucker
Broughton Circle
Methodist Church
R. C. Beam
Rosa Cusano Awarded Cincinnati University Scholarship
Rosa Jane Cusano Middletown High School senior daughter of Mr and Mrs C R Schneider 613 15th Ave has been awarded the University of Cincinnati announced yesterday by Raymond Walters UC president She will enter UC this fall as a co op student in commercial art in the School of Applied Arts Cusano held roles as Sigma Y Teens president junior class secretary student council NHS National Thespians and Quill and Scroll She also directed decorations for the junior senior prom and received a National Scholastics commendation for a short story in a national contest.
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Rosa Jane Cusano
Middletown High School
C. R. Schneider
15Th Ave
University of Cincinnati
Raymond Walters
Cusano
School of Applied Arts
Sigma Yteens
National Honor Society
National Thespians and Quill and Scroll
National Scholastics Magazine
Beckett Wins Bank Contract For Xenia Bank Project
Beckett Heating & Plumbing of 120 S Verity Parkway wins the Xenia National Bank project covering plumbing heating air conditioning roofing and sheet metal. The bid is handled for architect A C Lenander of Columbus. Beckett has completed projects in Sidney Miamisburg Franklin Greenville Urbana Lebanon and designed a heating and cooling job for a new building and loan in Defiance.
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Beckett Heating & Plumbing
S. Verity Parkway
Xenia National Bank of Xenia
A. C. Lenander
Columbus
Beckett
Sidney
Miamisburg
Franklin
Greenville
Urbana
Lebanon
Lenander
Defiance
Inland Moves To Ease Parking Area Issue
Norris Downing vice president of Inland Container Corp announces company action to curb all day on street parking near the plant. After a petition by Mrs. James Lowe residents urged 90 minute limits on Nelbar Street north of the Shafer Nelbar underpass to Tytus Avenue. Inland plans enlarge parking and asks employees to avoid street parking to relieve neighbors.
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Nelbar Street
Inland Container Corp
Norris Downing
Downing
City Commission
Shafer- Nelbar Underpass
Tytus Avenue
James Lowe
Nelbar
Lowe
Best Speaker Named At Toastmasters Club Meeting
Howard Hill, president of the Toastmasters, was named best speaker at the club’s regular meeting. Other participants included John Brannon as best critic and speakers Robert McIntire Gordon Tinch. critics Charles Thompson Malcolm Bruce. evaluator Art Osborne. topic master Myron Beck. general critic Robert Stamper. toastmaster Sam Redding.
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Howard Hill
John Brannon
Robert McIntire
Gordon Tinch
Charles Thompson
Malcom Bruce
Art Osborne
Myron Beck
Robert Stamper
Sam Redding
Opti-Derby Committees Meet After Luncheon
Optimist Club announced two Opti-Derby committees at yesterday's luncheon. Joseph Blackmore chairs the derby screening committee with a meeting set for next Thursday, while Dale Lindsay leads the prize committee meeting on Tuesday, May 17. Attending the district convention in Springfield will be retiring president Q R Reeder, president-elect Louis Rossi, and secretary-treasurer Paul Steigerwald. Reeder has been nominated for a lieutenant governor post in the 24th district. The program featured a Hawaii film shown by Buford Chandler.
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Optimist Club
Joseph Blackmore
Dale Lindsay
Q. R. Reeder
Louis Rossi
Paul Steigerwald
Springfield
Reeder
Fone
Hawaii
Buford Chandler
Middletown Minor Seeks Judgments After 1954 Crash
A 15 year old Middletown boy and his mother pursue damages totaling 57 752 dollars for injuries and medical costs from a February 22 1954 accident at Central Avenue and Canal Street. The automobile was driven by Wendell A Shelton of 1805 Hill Avenue. The boy William Childs seeks 50 000 dollars and his mother Mrs Ference Cargill of 936 8th Avenue seeks 7 752 dollars for medical bills and future lost earnings.
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Middletown
Central Avenue
Canal Street
Wendell A. Shelton
Hill Ave
William Childs
Ference Cargill
8Th Ave
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Sheriff
State Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
Call & Delivery
DIAL
Calvary Baptist Church
Robert H. Mizell
Morning Worship Training Union
Evening Worship
AFL
9Th Ave
Moth
First Church OF God
Music Arranged By
Doug Oldham
R. C. Caudill
Montgomery
Live City
Point Drive-In
John A. Eichorn
Herbert G. Schwenker
Logan Goff
Schwenker
American Coating Mills
Howard Newcomb
Virgil Tinoh
Wrenn Paper Co
Ben Morgan
Elmer Vanderpool
Homer Lee
Heart of the Maytag
Maytag
Melampus
Central Ave
Sanitarian
Colored News
Rosa Cusano
Inland
Toastmasters Club
Rick
Radio
G&g
Dial 3
Guilford St
Garrett Indiana
ENG Gospel Broadcasting Mission
Central Church of Christ
First Ave
A.M
Goodpastor
Redd Harper Rae
Feemmung
Billy Graham
Clift Barrows
By Grady Wisen
Jenny Teaven
George Beverly Shee
Micheleen and
Todd Lamar
Sons of the Princess
Peet
Fae Wenden
Hardin-Semmons University
Redd Harper
Rollin Plains
Cindy Walker
Cindy and
Redd
George Beverly Shes
Crusade Choir
Railroad Sona
Bully Graham Evangelist Assn
Loldest G Youngest
Mother
Howard Sears
Grace Baptist Church
Wilbraham and
Wilmore
WPFB
Give Theatre
Burbank Ave
Harold M. Goodpastor
Moorehead
Frank E. Sowards
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