Hospital Receives 2000 From Welker Estate
A bequest of 2000 to Middle town Hospital from Emelie Welker who died at 92 at 318 Van derveer St. The funds are to be used for any purpose the hospital officers deem best. Lucille Zesterman executrix arranged forwarding the amount. Survived by two nieces and a nephew in Cincinnati with a late brother Rudolph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Tate
Emelie Welker
Vanderveer Srr
Miss Welker
C. E. Burke
Lucille Zesterman
Neice
Vanderveer St
Rudolph
John Ross
Cincinnati
Plans for Salvation Army Kiddies Day Picnic at LeSourdsville Lake
Final plans were completed for a Salvation Army kiddies day picnic for 500 youngsters at LeSourdsville Lake on Wednesday June 30. Walter McCoy chairs the committee with broad club support and 135 organizations to be asked for contributions. D W Jacot leads games and prizes worth 75 dollars while safety is overseen by Assistant Police Chief Thomas Carmody and Fire Chief William Fishbaugh. Transportation is arranged by H E Martin Armco with B and O trains. Lunch at noon and 10 free rides per child accompany a cost of about 600 dollars, last year totaling 733.20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
LeSourdsville Lake
Walter McCoy
D. W. Jacot
Thomas Carmody
William Fishbaugh
H. E. Martin
Armco
LeSourdsville
Drivers Tests Canceled in Middletown Eaton and Hamilton
Memorial Day observance cancels all driver's license tests on Monday. State Patrol Post 9 head Cpl. Dan W. Mahoney said no tests will be given in Middletown Eaton or Hamilton that day. The same cancellation applies to the Monday after Independence Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Patrol
Middletown
Eaton
Hamilton
Dan W. Mahoney
Post 9
Collision damages two cars on Route 73 near patrol barracks
Slight damage occurred to cars driven by Harold Leichty, 54, of 2207 Bryant Street, and H. B. Hopps, 48, of 1216 Central Avenue, in a collision on Route 73 near the State Patrol barracks at 7 p.m. yesterday. Patrolmen said Hopps was attempting to pass the other car when the accident occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Leichty
Bryant St
H. B. Hopps
Central Ave
Hopps
Prom Crowns King And Queen In Manchester Hotel Ceremony
Bob Adkins and Phyllis Doench were crowned king and queen of the Junior Senior prom at the Manchester Hotel. Bob Grimes presided as crowner, with Les Shepherd and his orchestra providing music from 9 to midnight. Queen contenders included Mary Ann Holland Jean Truesdell Helen Brock Anne Guthman and Lois Beedle. Nominees for king were Chuck Asher Marvin Monroe Jim Demetriou Jim Young and Dick Ross. Chaperones were Miss Ellen Easton and T. P. Maffett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Adkins
Phyllis Doench
Manchester
Bob Grimes
Les Shepherd
Queen
Mary Ann Holland
Jean Truesdell
Helen Brock
Anne Guthman
Lois Beedle
Chuck Asher
Marvin Monroe
Jim Demetriou
Jim Young
Dick Ross
King
Ellen Easton
T. P. Maffett
Honorary Degrees Conferred On Five By Hebrew College
Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati conferred honorary degrees on five leaders and ordained twelve new reform rabbis at annual exercises led by Dr. Nelson Glueck. Recipients of Doctor of Hebrew Letters included William Foxwell Albright Maurice Jacobs and Charles P Taft. Divinity degrees went to Abraham J Mikusner and Joshua Loth Liebman. Newly ordained rabbis include Jerome W Grollman Hillel A Fine H Berman Paul Liner Nathan Hershfield Gerald J Klein Arnold J Wolf Steven Schwarzschild Leonard Devine Albert Plotkin Nathan P Levinson and Eugene Borowitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Hebrew Union College
America
Nelson Glueck
William Foxwell Albright
Baltimore
John Hopkins University
University of Chicago
Maurice Jacobs
Philadelphia
Jewish Publication Society of America
Charles P. Taft
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Abraham J. Miclusner
Central Committee of Liberated Jews
Germany
Joshua Loth Liebman
Boston
Temple Israel
Jerome W. Grollman
Hillel A. Fine
Birmingham
England
H. Bruce Ermann
Paul Liner
Brookline
Mass
Nathan Hershfield
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gerald J. Klein
Canonsburg
Arnold J. Wolf
Chicago
Eugene B. Borowitz
Columbus
Steven S&s. Schwarzschild
New York City
Leonard H. Devine
Albert Plotkin
South Bend
Ind
Nathan P. Levinson
Watertown
Conn
Prisoners Begin Terms On Forgery And Robbery Indictments
Robert Farmer and William Nelson began sentences of one to 20 years for forgery at the Ohio State Penitentiary after being escorted by Sheriff Gerald W. Couden to Columbus. Couden also accompanied Carl Waide and Harold DeBord to Lancaster for determinate terms for armed robbery and larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Robert Farmer
William Nelson
Ohio State Penitentiary
Gerald W. Couden
Columbus
Couden
Carl Waide
Harold DeBord
Lancaster
Hamilton To Open New Playground Site
Hillcrest Health Center part of the city recreation program opens on June 13 at the old American Legion site on South B. St. and New London Pike. The 14 acre tract and building, acquired from the Legion in 1946, is now a picnic and recreation park with space for games and playground equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Hillcrest Health Center
American Legion
Health controls discussed by Neer at Optimist Club meeting
Members of the Optimist Club heard Dr. L. C. Neer health commissioner discuss Rabies and the present day quarantine situation at the noon meeting in the Manchester Hotel. Next week’s session is canceled for a business meeting with no program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Optimist Club
L. C. Neer
Manchester
Arraigned on non-support bound to grand jury
Walter Brackney of Waynesville Route 3 appeared before Squire J G Howell on a non-support charge filed by his wife Dorothy. He was bound over to the grand jury under a $300 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Walter Brackney
Waynesville
Squire J. G. Howell
Dorothy
Radiologist Dr. Lewis G. Allen Dies in Kansas City
The nationally known radiologist Dr. Lewis G. Allen, age 57, died tonight in a Kansas City hospital after a several weeks illness. He was taken to the hospital on May 9 and had been in ill health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Lewis G. Allen
Elyria to Raise Teacher Pay Across Board
Elyria public school teachers will receive salary increases for the upcoming school year. The Board of Education adopted a new schedule setting minimum salaries from 2200 dollars for inexperienced teachers without a bachelor’s degree to 3800 dollars for those with a master’s degree and 12 years of experience.
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Elyria, O
Elyria
Board of Education
Prince of Wales popularized suede hoes for men
The former Prince of Wales introduced and popularized suede hoes for men, a fashion item once unusual that gained broader appeal through royal endorsement and public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
The Reflective Proof of the Human Soul
The passage argues that inner reflection shows the soul. A person can reflect on thinking and identify as the thinker. A material being cannot self reflect. It notes self consciousness persists despite bodily renewal across years.
Rabies Control Discussion By City Commission and Health Board
The City Commission and Board of Health met at the Manchester Hotel at noon to discuss rabies control in Middletown. Dr. L C Neer said the meeting followed a Board of Health session on Thursday evening and focused on keeping a city dog warden on duty. The talks come after Butler County eliminated the county dog warden post and after the city refused extra Health Department funds for a warden. An additional nurse will be hired temporarily for July and August, Mrs Gary Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Board of Health
Manchester
Middletown
L. C. Neer
Butler County
Health Department
Gary Davidson
Heavy Returns in Butler County Tax Collection
Butler County tax collection is approaching target with current bills at 1 551 735 dollars and payments needed of 288 194 to hit goal. County Treasurer John W. Wendel says the collection period closes June 1 with no extension and predicts the target will be reached amid unusually heavy mailed payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
John W. Wendel
Larceny convict given two year probation in municipal court
Linda Rice 30 of 3013 Ottawa St was placed on two year probation after being convicted of larceny by Judge Alton H Combs. She was arrested in Montgomery Ward carrying merchandise from three stores. In separate rulings Mitchell Smith 24 of 1705 Pershing Ave received a $100 fine and six month license suspension for intoxicated driving. Joseph Lathrope 44 of 341 N Main St was fined $100 and faced a one year license suspension plus $25 for no license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Rice
Ottawa St
Alton H. Combs
Rice
Montgomery Ward
Combs
Mitchell Smith
Pershing Ave
Joseph Lathrope
N. Main St
Parade And Show Planned By Cooties
Planning for the Cootie banquet and parade was finalized at a Military Order of the Cooties meeting. Rehearsals for the street parade begin June 9, as fifty Cooties from Pup Tent No. 50 prepare to attend the national convention in St Louis on August 28. The next Cooties meeting is set for Friday June 4 at the VFW hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Military Order of the Cooties
VFW
Pup
St. Louis
Chinese Ambassador Graduation Speaker at Miami University
Chinese ambassador to the United States Dr V K Wellington Koo will speak at the 109th Miami University commencement on Monday morning June 7. A total of 601 candidates span 66 Ohio counties 27 other states and four foreign countries as Rev Reuben F Pieters delivers the baccalaureate address on Sunday evening June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oxford
V. K. Wellington Koo
United States
Miami University
Ohio
District of Columbia
Reuben F. Pieters
Middletown
Father Fined and Jailed Over Juvenile Marriage Charge
Judge Oscar Leiser fined Edward Payne of Oxford 25 dollars plus costs and ordered a weekend jail term after Payne admitted aiding his 15-year-old daughter to obtain a marriage license. Payne had been cited to juvenile court for the daughter's truancy and disclosed she had married John Combs, 18, a farm hand from near Liberty, Indiana, in Mt. Vernon, Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Oscar Leiser
Edward Payne
W. Church St
Oxford
Mt. Vernon
John Combs
Near Liberty
Ind
Safety lane planned for Hamilton in July
Hamilton will establish a safety lane in July as part of the state wide safety lane check. Police Chief John A. Bippus announced the lane will operate for one month. The report notes a 25 percent rise in baldness among men over the past few years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
John A. Bippus
Lay Methodist Named President of Ohio Wesleyan
Columbus AP reports 43 year old Dr. Arthur Sherwood Flemming, a Methodist lay leader and Civil Service Commission member, will become Ohio Wesleyan University president in Delaware. He will assume June 4 after formal board action. succeeding Dr. H J Burgstahler who resigned in 1947 to become chancellor and lead a development program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Burgstahler
Ohio Wesleyan
Burgstahler
C. E. Ficken
Butler County Court News Divorce and alimony actions noted
Ola Saylor sues Silas Saylor for divorce and alimony alleging neglect. Hazel Ellwood seeks divorce from Robert Ellwood with alimony and child custody. John Myers files for divorce from Corrine Myers with custody and property terms. Clara Gibbs demands divorce from William Gibbs with alimony. Dorry Rossfeld seeks divorce and alimony from Carl Rossfeld with custody. Elizabeth Humphries sues Frank Humphries for divorce with custody. Elby Estes files cross petition in Nora Estes’s divorce case seeking reconciliation or decree for neglect and custody. Inheritance tax assessed on Elsa and Helena Bachmann estate at 871.89 each. Andrew Stagmyer seeks administrator role. Elizabeth King named executrix for Hugh King estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Saylor
Hamilton
Common Pleas
Silas Saylor
Princiren
Hazel Ellwood
Common Pleas Court
Robert Ellwood
John Myers
Young St
Middletown
Corrine Mary Myers
Elizabeth Humphries
Winton St
Frank R. Humphries
Carlisle
Covington
Elby Estes
Route 5
Nora M. Estes
Somerville
Route 1
Ohio Juris Private Detective Agency
Estes
Elsa Bachmann
Helena C. Bachmann
John G. Bachman
Marriage Licenses Listed for Middletown and Hamilton Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows couples from Middletown and Hamilton. Names include Carl J Scarpa and Rose Rossi, Louis Cohen and Sarah Feldman, Clarence A Blankenburg and Ruth Wilson, Gordon Lovins and Alene Buckley, Ralph H Wilson and Lois J Rost, Elmer B Van Lieu and Shirley Helen Pohlman, Burl A Glover Jr and Gertrude C Kettman, Robert J Weber and Delpha E Lotz, with ages and occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl J. Scarpa
Columbia Ave
Rose Rossi
Malvern St
Middletown
Louis Cohen
Central Ave
Sarah Feldman
Hamilton
Clarence A. Blankenburg
Ruth Wilson
Wilbur Johnson
Elsemere St
Wanda G. Pratt
Woodlawn Ave
Gordon Lovins
Garfield St
Alene Buckley
Ralph H. Wilson
Lois J. Rost
Elmer B. van Lieu
Shirley Helen Pohlman
Burl A. Glover, Jr
Gertrude C. Kettman
Robert J. Weber
Delpha E. Lotz
Seven Mile
Penn State enrollment hits 12,000 with fall rise
State College Pennsylvania records show Penn State enrollment climbs to a record 12,000 as 8,300 students sign up for the upcoming fall semester. University officials note the growth reflects expanded programs and facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penn State
State College, Pa
U. P
Pennsylvania State College
Cooler Holiday Weekend Promise
Weatherman forecasts fair cooler and less humid conditions for the holiday weekend. Expect a slight drop in temperatures with a high near 81 degrees around noon and overnight lows around 63. Weekend weather will be cooler and drier than recent days.
KUDERER NAMED SECRETARY TREASURER AT AERONCA
S J Kuderer of 409 Clark Street has been elected secretary treasurer of the Aeronca Aircraft Corporation, announced by Maynard E Simond chairman of the board. He joined Aeronca in 1942 after working with W T Wagner and Sons Cincinnati and was named treasurer and assistant secretary last fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. J. Kuderer
Clark St
Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
Maynard E. Simond
Aeronca
Kuderer
W. T. Wagner and Sons
Cincinnati
Self-made officer faces team in pen
John Keller Jr 21 once a Pentagon clerk used an Army mimeograph and typewriter to award himself bogus war citations He claimed a veteran record and fake honors while never serving in the military A federal information charges him with making false entries in government records Conviction could bring 10 years in prison and a 5000 dollar fine Keller faces federal court next week after the deception emerged during a 1946 bid for promotion to first lieutenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Keller, Jr
Pentagon
Washington
Keller
Ill
Robert C. Eardley
U. S
Eardley
Exchanges Are Closed for Holiday Observance Across Markets
New York AP reports that with the start of summer holiday weekend and Memorial Day, most security and commodity exchanges across the United States will be closed today and Monday, May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Fall Fatal for Ex-Boxer Joe Pierrone in Cleveland
Former lightweight pro Joe Pierrone died after a scaffold fall at St. Vincent Charity Hospital in Cleveland. He sustained injuries from the fall last Monday and passed away yesterday.
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Cleveland
Joe Pierrone
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Pierrone
Police Briefs Report Local Traffic Crash and Stabbing
Police report a 48 year old man injured when struck by a car driven by a 34 year old man in Indianapolis. Minor injuries and $500 damage noted. A second crash involved a 55 year old woman and a 22 year old man. A 20 year old was stabbed in the back during a fight. A Dayton girl claims robbery of 2.76 dollars and car shoving, with investigators reviewing alternate versions.
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Dayton
Germantown Rd
William Coyle Charged With Disorderly Conduct
William FE Coyle age 19 of 123 Canal Street was charged with disorderly conduct after an arrest at 1305 First Avenue early today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William FE. Coyle
Canal St
First Ave
Ohioans Win Scholarships in Northwestern Baptist Coop Awards
Three Ohio students Thomas Daubert of Martins Ferry Joe Foster of Pomeroy and Gordon Klenck of Warren were among the one year cooperative scholarship winners announced yesterday by the Northwestern Baptist Convention in Milwaukee AP reports.
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Milwaukee
Thomas Daubert
Martins Ferry
Joe Foster
Pomeroy
Gordon Klenck
Warren
Northwestern Baptist Convention
Caged Fury and Ends of Earth at Paramount
Saturday at Paramount shows Caged Fury with Richard Denning and Sheila Ryan at 3 6 9 p m plus To Ends of Earth with Dick Powell and Signe Hasso at 1 15 4 7 02 and 10 p m Sunday Green Grass of Wyoming with Peggy Cummins and Charles Coburn at 1 20 3 25 5 30 7 40 9 45 p m Strand presents Where There’s Life with Bob Hope and Signe Hasso at 3 53 7 06 10 34 p m plus Song of Idaho with Kirby Grant and the Hoosier Hot Shots at 2 12 5 55 9 28 p m
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Paramount
Richard Denning
Sheila Ryan
Dick Powell
Signe Hasso
Wyoming
Peggy Cummins
Charles Coburn
May-flies Darken Air With Great Swarms Across Region
Reports describe vast colonies of may flies moving in dense swarms that blot the sky and drift over fields and towns. Multiple observers note heavy visibility reductions and a persistent, buzzing presence as insect numbers surge in late spring.
Leslie Akison Rites Planned
Leslie Cushman Akison 64 of 9704 Sawyer Rd Dixie Heights died at 4 15 am Saturday in Middletown Hospital after three weeks of ill health. Survived by wife Catherine son Robert Middletown, three brothers Russell Chagrin Falls Irwin Ashland Boyd Columbus, sister Clara Rhyn Columbus and one grandchild. Visitation 7 to 10 pm today at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home and 2 to 7 10 pm Sunday. Body to O R Woodward Funeral Home Columbus Monday for visitation 2 to 10 pm 7 to 10 pm. Services in Columbus Tuesday officiated by Corinne Pleasant evangelist First Spiritualist Church Vandalia Ohio. Burial Greenlawn Cemetery Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Cushman Akison
Sawyer Rd
Dixie Heights
Middletown Hospital
Akison
Middletown
State Highway Garage
Catherine
Robert
Russell
Chagrin Falls
Irwin
Ashland
Boyd
Columbus
Clara Rhyn
McCoy-Leffler
O. R. Woodward
High St. Columbus
Corrine Pleasant
First Spiritualist Church of
Vandalia, O
Greenlawn Cemetery
City Dump Receives Test DDT Spray Demonstration
John Otterbein and Dr. L C Neer witnessed a Columbus firm spray half the city dump with DDT. A jeep-attached contraption released a heavy fog of the chemical. Flies touched by the fog died about a half hour later, described as dead ducks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Otterbein
L. C. Neer
Columbus
Colored Vets Urged To March In Parade
Blythe Williams Post 231 veterans are urged to assemble at 8 30 a m Monday at the post to prepare for Memorial Day parade participation. All members are requested to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blythe-Williams Post
Dry states Kansas Mississippi and Oklahoma defined
The article asserts Kansas Mississippi and Oklahoma as the trio of dry states in the Union. It frames their status within a broader discussion of prohibition era trends and state governance. No further details provided.
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Kansas
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Union
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Carol Ruth West
DRY Cleaners
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Lay Methodist
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Auburn St
William Gibbs
Moraine City
Panera
Frankin
Dorry Rossfeld
Bexley Dr
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London
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Klara Michko
Elizabeth A. King
Hugh A. King
Nea-Acme
Reneenry
Aeronga
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the Missionary Society of the Second Baptist Church
Seth Morton
Ellen Turner
Miles Sankey
Elsie Mitchell
Robert Taylor
Mary
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Will Garrett
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Selma McKellar
Calvary Singers
Pastor’s Aid Club
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Esther Lewis
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Elmer Childs
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Shirley Howard
Howard University
Washington, D. C
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Young and York Sts
Mutual Burton
Gospel Echoes
Goldschmidt
Usher Board
Mayflaq
Melampy
Dial
William Kroger
West Middletown
Wayne Williams
Indianapolis
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Main St
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Sutphin St
Donald Miller
Baltimore St
Pennfield Ave
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Jackson
Hudson Ave
Lafayette Lodge No. 27
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Leslie Akison Rites
John Dobrozsi, Jr
Bellemonte
the Bunny
Piske Extermital Featur
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