South Middletown Forms Volunteer Fire Dept Aims at Local Coverage
South Middletown volunteers led by John Cassacy plan a local fire department to serve Amanda Buena Vista Daman Park and nearby areas. Monroe Chief Earl Hiteshue defends Monroe response times and notes past fires show their service. A meeting is set for next Wednesday at Scottie’s Tavern with funds raised to equip a spare truck.
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South Middletown
Earl Hiteshue
Monroe
Department of Volunteers
Amanda
Buena Vista
Daman Park
Cassacy
Hiteshue
Engle
Excello
Caracy
Oneida
Middletown
Fie
Monroe Department
Hitehue
Monroe Lumber Co
Scottie’s Tavern
Wilbur Stoufe
North
Reinartz Doing Nicely After New York Surgery
L F Reinartz vice president of Armco Steel Corp was reported doing nicely today after an operation yesterday in New York City Following an accident at an American Iron and Steel Institute session he suffered a torn tendon in a thigh and required surgical repair at New York Hospital He likely will be confined for about two weeks at his Alameda home in California
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L. F. Reinartz
Armco Steel Corp
New York City
American Iron and Steel Institute
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Reinartz
New York Hospital
E. 68Th St
The
Alameda
Police Briefs Report Arrest on Traffic Warrant Charge
Benjamin Little, 32, of Hamilton, was arrested on S Main Street on a charge of failure to provide on a traffic warrant. Bill Jennings of 2004 Inland Dr reported a dog bite incident yesterday at Shafer Street and Elmo Place.
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Benjamin Little
Hamilton
S. Main Street
Bill Jennings
Shafer Street
Elmo Place
13 Year Old Electrocuted By 2300-Volt Wire In Ohio
Ker mit Wayne Gibson aged 13 was fatally electrocuted when he fell across a 2300-volt line while playing in a tree near Cozaddale Ohio. Brother J L Gibson pulled him free but rescue attempts failed. He attended Hamilton Maineville School in Warren County. Survived by mother Rebecca Gibson and four brothers and two sisters. Burial planned in Barbourville Kentucky. Funeral home Tufts Loveland. Father Alonzo Gibson preceded in death.
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Warren County
Herman
Claude
Buddy
Denford
Carrie Stuart
Ruth Gibson
Cozaddale
Alonzo Gibson
Tufts Funeral Home
Loveland
Barbouville
Democrats Plan Banquet In Fall At Manchester Hotel
Democratic leaders disclosed plans for a fall banquet at the Manchester Hotel with a nationally known speaker. The event replaces the summer picnic and aims to fund Butler County campaigns with a dinner price likely between three and ten dollars. Potential 1956 presidential candidates are among suggested speakers.
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Manchester
Butler County
College Student Kills Self at Father's Grave
In Jackson Tennessee a Union College student Donald J Montgomery Jr aged 21 shot himself at his father’s grave. Deputy Coroner Jim Coates said he used a .38 pistol and left a note asking relatives be notified. The father died last year by his own action.
Adventists Decry Lack Of Schools
SAN FRANCISCO Seventh Day Adventists report spending a quarter of church income on education yet no enough schools to meet demand. E E Cossentine notes the denomination could open 2000 new schools next fall if funds and staff were available. The church runs 4571 schools with 9599 teachers and 229014 students.
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San Francisco
E. E. Cossentine
Department of Education
Chinese Communist Officer Defects After Forced Fiancée Marriage
A Chinese Communist officer who defected after the party forced his fiancée to wed another man was picked up from a small boat off northern Formosa last Monday, according to the Defense Ministry. He was accompanied by a company commander identified as Kui ei-yi, the fiancée, and two boatmen.
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Taipeh
Formosa
Defense Ministry
Kuiei-yi
Traffic Light As Weekend Gets Started
State highway patrol reports three minor auto mishaps as Memorial Day weekend begins. Officers cancelled all time off from noon today through Tuesday noon to maximize highway patrol presence in the area.
Burglars Break In. Night Watchman Found Dead
Police say burglars who entered a Tampa laundry apparently tried to revive the stricken night watchman Rafael Delgado aged 59 found dead of a heart attack. Delgado lay on a boiler room table with loosened belt and removed shoes as a jug of water sat nearby. The safe was broken and cash and checks totaling about $2,000 were stolen.
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Tampa
Fila
Rafael Delgado
Baltimore Probes Gasoline Seepage
Baltimore officials seek assistance from the U S Bureau of Mines over underground gasoline seepage near the Flag House Homes project. About 20 000 gallons of gasoline and water mixture have been pumped from excavation holes, with roughly one third gasoline.
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Baltimore
United States Bureau of Mines
Flag House Homes
Mines Bureau
Pittsburgh
Stevenson Receives Five-Volume Set on Presidential Nominating Politics
Chicago report notes Adlai Stevenson was given a five volume set titled Presidential Nominating Politics 1952 by the American Political Science Association for study. The collection, compiled by about 300 college professors, explores conventions as a mystery to him, with no comment from Stevenson.
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Chicago
Adilai Stevenson
American Political Science Alan
Stevenson
Oklahoma Official Repays Two Cent Tax Refund Dispute
Oklahoma City County Assessor Cragin Smith compensated taxpayer Robert Bales after an underpayment in a $1.25 refund. Smith and deputies counted two pennies and added three cents interest to settle the four to five call dispute.
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Oklahoma City
Cragin Smith
Robert Bales
Smith
Two Drivers Pay $412 In DWI Cases
Two defendants charged with driving while intoxicated were assessed fines and costs totaling $412 by Judge J. T. Lamb in Municipal Court yesterday. Wetzel Jr. and Coyle each fined 200 and costs, three days in jail, and one-year license suspensions. Wetzel arrested at Central Avenue and Verity Parkway. Coyle on W Central Avenue April 1. Irma Cramer and Robert Cornell forfeited 50 bonds on disorderly conduct charges.
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J. T. Lamb
Robert Wetzel Jr
YMCA
Howard Coyle
Somerville Rt. 1
Wetzel
Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Coyle
W. Central Avenue
Disorderly conduct charge against Herbert Kidd dismissed
Herbert Kidd, 23, of Middletown Route 1, faced a disorderly conduct charge that was dismissed in court. No further details were provided.
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Herbert Kidd
Middletown Rt. 1
Legal actions seek judgments in Butler County Common Pleas Court
George L. McGuire and Mayflower Insurance sue Homer Creech for 651.04 for a February 14 collision damaging McGuire’s automobile. Ohio Casualty Insurance also seeks 354.77 from Paul Smith for a Route 4 crash involving a county car driven by Deputy Sheriff Elmer Grabel during an in pursuit, with Smith’s car hitting a tree and colliding with the sheriff’s vehicle.
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George L. McGuire
Black Road
Hamilton
Mayflower Insurance Co
Columbus
Common Pleas Court
Homer Creech
Pascal Ave
McGuire
Mayflower Company
Creech
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co
Common Pleas
Paul Smith
Forrest Homes Ave
Dayton
Route 4
Excelle
Elmer Grabel
Smith Auto
Smith
Divorce suit filed between Botos spouses
Phyllis Botos of 648 Auburn Street files for divorce from Andy G. F. Botos of 33 Webster Street alleging cruelty.
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Phyllis Botos
Auburn St
Andy G. F. Botos
Webster St
Cruelty
Divorce Granted for Rosanna Burkhardt and Jessie L Burkhardt
Rosanna Burkhardt of 2525 Wilbraham Road is granted a divorce from Jessie L Burkhardt of Camden. The court cites neglect as the reason and Judge Fred B. Cramer presides.
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Rosanna Burkhardt
Wilbraham Rd
Jessie L. Burkhardt
Camden
Fred B. Cramer
Weekend Film Schedule At Theaters
At The Movies Paramount and Strand list Saturday and Sunday screenings. Titles include Sea of Lost Ships Flight Nurse Loop Hole Carnival Story Rachel and the Stranger Black Fury Son of Ali Baba Canyon Passage Has Anyone Seen My Gal with multiple showtimes.
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Rachel and the Stranger
Ali Baba
Gal
Ten City Accidents Leave Two Hurt and Six Drivers Arrested
Ten automobile accidents in the city yesterday and today produced two minor injuries and six arrests for driving offenses. Damage totaled 3500 dollars. Flora Monce and Warren Delver were treated and discharged after a two car crash at Lawn Avenue and Finley Street. Delver was the driver in the westbound car that turned over twice. Beulah Blevins was the other driver. Monce was a passenger. Gilmore was arrested for failure to stop at a stop sign after a two car collision at Fairmount Avenue and Young Street. Henry Surgenor and a parked station wagon were damaged. A 116 year old Middletown boy skidded and hit a Yellow Cab driven by John Duncan. A 17 year old driver skidded into an unknown westbound car. Dorothy Meader and Alfred Meader were cited for license and permitting an unlicensed driver. Damage totaled 30 dollars.
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Middletown Hospital
Lawn Avenue
Finley Street
Flora Monce
Meadow Ave
Warren E. Delver
U. S
Delver
Beulah Blevins
Armco Dr
Monce
Blevins
Deliver Auto
Blevins Auto
William Gilmore
Curtis St
Fairmount Avenue
Young Street
Gilmore
Henry Surgenor
Young St
Middletown
John Duncan
West Elkton
N. Main St
Manchester Avenue
Church Street
Dorothy Meader
Goldman Ave
Alfred Meader
Meader
Quincy Ingram
Buena Ave
1St Avenue
Clinton Street
Armco Officials Tour Miami University Dining Hall
Armco Steel Corp and Armco Drainage and Metal Products Inc officials toured Miami University's new dining hall built with Armco Steelex construction. The 650-seat hall serves three dormitories, cost 155000, and is claimed to be below typical construction costs. Several Armco executives joined Dr. J. D. Miller, the university president, for the inspection.
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Oxford
Armco Steel Corp
Armco Drainage and Metal Products, Inc
J. D. Miller
Miami University
Armco Steelex
Middletown
Ohio
Miller
Henry L. Woods Jr
R. S. Gruver
R. A. Dadisman
S. R. Ives
A. C. Neff
Central Division
H. D. Neill
R. Blickensderfer
Train derailment blocks roads near Middletown
A 69 car Pennsylvania Railroad freight train derailed at 10:20 p.m. one mile south of Middletown on the Middletown Hamilton local. Traffic on Oxford State Road and three nearby township roads was tied up for hours but no injuries or damage reports were available.
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Oxford State Road
Pennsylvania Railroad
Middletown
Law Offices Close Wednesday Afternoons This Summer
Butler County Bar Assn members will close law offices on Wednesday afternoons during June July and August. Association secretary Hugh D. Hobrock announced the policy aligns with the group’s regular summer rule.
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Butler County Bar Assn
Hugh D. Hobrock
Talent Night at Franklin services features speaker Bert Perkins
Talent Night will be observed Monday at 7 30 p m in the D A Hall at 4th and Main Streets Franklin Elder Bert Perkins will be the speaker. Participants include Bonnie Ausberry Willie Mae Conger Frank Stammer Cincinnati Mrs Minnie Belle Butler Cora Lee Jackson Mrs Rosa Ausberry and Mrs Bertha Perkins.
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D. of A. Hall
4Th
Main Streets
Franklin Elder
Bert Perkins
Bonnie Ausberry
Willie Mae Conger
Frank Stamper
Cincinnati
Minnie Belle Butler
Cora Lee Jackson
Rosa Ausberry
Bertha Perkins
If you ate like a bird you would eat half your weight daily
A quick fact notes that adopting a bird like diet would require consuming roughly fifty percent of body weight in food each day, highlighting how little sense it makes for humans to mimic such patterns.
Two Break-Ins Reported in Valley Area
Sheriff deputies investigated two incidents in West Middletown and Jacksonburg Road. At Mrs. Joe Johnson’s home an intruder unlocked the rear door and stole a $50 wrist watch plus meat eggs lard crackers and catsup. At Paullin’s service station thefts included a $175 register and billing machine three tires a drill cigarets and various tools plus $250 in cash and checks.
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Joe Johnson
Michael
Jacksonburg Road
John Paullin
Paulling
Loren Gustin
Jess Dennis
Boy Stabbed While Playing Neighbor Incident
David Bursk, 16, was stabbed in the back while playing with a neighbor boy at a Moore Street home. He was taken to Middletown Hospital at 9 40 p m. Detectives recovered a pocket knife and will address juvenile authorities Tuesday afternoon.
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David Bursk
Logan Ave
Middletown Hospital
Roy Crout
Moore Street
Vera Egleston Cited for Failure to Yield After Collision
Vera Egleston 23 of Myers Road was cited for failure to yield after a stopped vehicle she drove was struck by Patrick E McKnight 33 of Hamilton at the intersection of Tytus Avenue and Verity Parkway at 9 34 p m. Damage totaled 50 dollars.
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Vera Egleston
Myers Road
Patrick E. McKnight
Hamilton
Tytus Avenue
Verity Parkway
Car Crash In Rochester Involving Russell Rines Vehicle
A parked car owned by Russell Rines of Rochester New York was struck by a vehicle driven by Thomas Spencer aged 49 from 2010 Logan Avenue in the 2000 block of Logan at 1250 hours today.
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Russell Rines
Rochester
N. Y
Thomas Spencer
Logan Ave
Logan
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