Seven Bids For Water Works Bonds Hit City Auction
Seven bids from 47 bond houses were submitted yesterday to City Auditor Harry Newlin for a 1.5 million mortgage revenue bond issue to fund water improvements. The lowest rate bid was 2.2059 by Halsey Stuart Company with par plus premium 303. Other top bids included Harris Hall and Company 2.2333, Assel Krimer and Company 2.2417, and Braun Bosworth and Company 2.265 with premium 303. Four remaining bids offered higher rates. Delivery set for 40 days after November 1.
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Harry Newlin
Newlin
Halsey Stuart Company
Harris Hall and Company of
Chicago
Assel Krimer and Company of
Cincinnati
Braun Bosworth and Company of
Toledo
City Commission
Walsh Hearing Set Thursday in Hamilton Case
HAMILTON The former city official Raymond Walsh faces assault and battery charges filed by Howard Wilson with a peace charge also in play. Wilson says Walsh and another man slugged him at his home just after 4 am on Wednesday. Walsh, brother of Arthur Walsh, has led radio programs backing his brother’s city council run. The Walsh Cafe owned by Raymond Walsh’s brother was raided by state liquor agents less than two hours before the alleged attack, with four slot machines confiscated.
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Hamilton
Raymond Walsh
Howard
Hack) Wilson
Walsh
Wilson
Walsh l
Arthur
Alsh
Walsh Cafe
Franklin Boy Hit by Bakery Truck Injures Child
An eight year old Franklin boy named Danny Robinson was struck by a bakery truck near Main and Third Street at noon today. He remained in a semi conscious state at Middletown Hospital with possible head and back injuries. The driver Richard Dulle of Hamilton reported traveling about 15 mph as witnesses noted traffic halted to the south. The boy lives with grandparents in Hollywood Subdivision.
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Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Danny Robinson
Ack Robinson
Hollywood Subdivision
O. . Chamberlain
Main T
Third St
Richard Dulle
Brookcrest Dr
Hamilton
Larceny charge dismissed for Eugene Sims in Municipal Court
A larceny charge against Eugene Sims, 22, of 1500 Baltimore Street was dismissed by Judge Alton H. Combs in Municipal Court Friday morning. Separately, Lawrence Biltz, 29, of 15 A Veterans Village, arrested early Friday on a disorderly conduct warrant, received a 10 day suspended jail sentence at arraignment.
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Eugene Sims
Baltimore St
Alton H. Combs
Lawrence Biltz
Veterans Village
Marion drives past community chest goal again
Marion Ohio reported its community chest campaign exceeded the $65,660 goal by 5.80 dollars, with Chairman Jack Danner noting this is the second consecutive year Marion has surpasses its target.
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Marion
Jack Danner
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Showings
Paramount screens White Heat with James Cagney and Virginia Mayo on Saturday and Home of the Brave with Douglas Dick, Steve Brodie on Sunday. Strand presents Homicide with Robert Douglas and Helen Wescott on Saturday and White Savage with Maria Montez and Jon Hall plus Cobra Woman on Sunday.
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James Cagney
Virginia Mayo
Douglas Dick
Steve Brodie
Homicide
Robert Douglas
Helen Wescott
Jimmy Wakely
Cannonball Taylor
White Savage
Maria Montez
Jon Hall
Divorce Suit Filed By 3rd Mrs Mature
Los Angeles AP reports third wife of Victor Mature files for divorce accusing him of threats and abuse since their 1948 Yuma marriage. She lists his salary at 2750 dollars weekly seeks 1000 dollars monthly alimony and division of community property. A restraining order froze assets pending trial.
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Los Angeles
Victor Mature
Mature
Frances Charles
Martha Stephenson Kemp
Halene
Barkley Fiancee Suffers Flu Ahead of Wedding
St Louis AP reports Alben Barkleys fiancee Mrs Carleton S Hadley remains in hospital with a flu case delaying no wedding date. Hadley earlier said plans for the November 18 ceremony proceed despite the phone and doorbell ringing continually as wedding preparations continue.
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ST. Louis
Alben Barkley
Barkley
Carleton S. Hadley
Hadley
Estle Rucker
Police Briefs Two Arrests For Disorderly Conduct In City
Police arrested Almassa Covey 23 of West Middletown Route 1 and Franklin Covey 25 of Trenton at 2 30 a m today on charges of disorderly conduct after a fight at 1915 Central Ave Both are to be arraigned in Municipal Court today An automobile accident with minor damage was investigated at 1107 p m Friday injuries none and both cars driven by Cecil Conrad 23 of 117 Manhattan St and Joseph Cornele 27 of 2305 Oneka St collided at Crawford St and Howard Ave Conrad was turning left onto Howard Estimated damage 20 to each vehicle
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West Middletown
Franklin Covey
Trenton
Central Ave
Cecil Conrad
Manhattan St
Joseph Cornele
Oneka St
Crawford St
Howard Ave
Conrad
Howard
Frank D. Robinson Released on Bond in Cafe Cutting Case
Frank D. Robinson of 1708 Pershing Ave. was released at 1 45 p m Friday after posting 1000 bond. He is charged with cutting with intent to wound and will appear in Judge Alton H. Combs court at 1 30 p m Monday. Robinson was taken into custody Thursday in connection with a cutting incident a week earlier in a Central Ave cafe, police said.
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Frank D. Robinson
Pershing Ave
Robinson
Alton H. Combs
Central Ave
Parking spaces closed for election day in Middletown
Downtown shoppers face two lost parking spots at 15 South Main Street as police place no parking signs for the Tuesday election. Presiding judges from township precincts are to pick up supplies at the Middletown Board of Elections in the Federal Building, with bulky ballot bundles loaded for poll workers’ use, according to Assistant Chief Joseph Newkirk.
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South Main St
Middletown
Joseph Newkirk
Deaths of Mrs Elli Keihnie and Mrs Margaret Hall
Two Ger mantown and Franklin Chautauqua Rd residents are reported dead. Mrs Elli Keihnie aged 78 and Mrs Margaret Kathryn Hall aged 80 are listed in the vital statistics death notices with their ages and last known locations.
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Elli Keihnie
Germantown
Margaret Kathryn Hall
Franklin-Chautaugua Rd
Births at Hospital Reported This Week
Mr and Mrs Samuel Yeary 3025 Yankee Rd welcomed a boy Friday. Mr and Mrs Robert Combs 619 West 9th St welcomed a boy Friday. Mr and Mrs William Baker 2409 Christel Ave welcomed a boy Friday.
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Samuel Yeary
Yankee Rd
Robert Combs
West 9Th St
William Baker
Christel Ave
Marriage Licenses Listed for Five Couples in Hamilton
Five marriage licenses reported for Hamilton residents and nearby areas. The couples include Thomas F. Butler Jr., 24, chemist, of Hamilton Y M A and Elizabeth N. Hohlfeld, 23, model of Hamilton. James R. Lovett, 71, retired, Wyoming O, and Emma Ross, 66, of Hamilton. Charles W. McClary Jr., 21, eet maker, and Patricia J. rewer, 21, an of Hamilton. Raymond A. Sheyer, 25, car penter, and Ruth E. Brockman, 27, supervisor, both of Hamilton.
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Thomas F. Butler, Jr
Hamilton Y. M. A
Elizabeth N. Hohlfeld
Hamilton
James R. Lovett
Wyoming
Emma Ross
Charles W. McClary, Jr
Patricia J. Rewer
Raymond A. Sheyer
Carpenter
Ruth E. Brockman
Was It Error Man In Dayton Now Wondering
Peter Toth, a Florida road-gang escapee now residing in Dayton, Ohio, wonders why he should be extradited after Florida authorities issued a warrant when offered a job in Miami. Police say prior “missing person” reports were dismissed at times, but a November 18 hearing will decide extradition. Toth was sentenced to six years for a 1930 jewelry salesman robbery in Lake City, Florida.
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Dayton, O
Peter Toth
Toth
Florida
Ohio
M. C. Kirkpatrick
Miami
Fla
Kirkpatrick
Raidford
Leke City
Typhoon Death Toll Is Heavy in Central Philippines
Manila AP reports 644 dead or missing as Typhoon Haiphong or related storm devastates Central Philippines. Most casualties centered in Kabankalan on Negros Island where the Ilog River overflowed after torrential rains. The storm hit 12 hours early as islanders kept All Souls Day vigils.
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Manila
Philippine Red Cross
Kabankalan
Negros Island
Ilog
Central Philippines
All Souls
Mother and unborn child killed in car crash
A mother Mrs. Arthur Freymark and her unborn baby died after a two car collision 30 miles south of Jamestown North Dakota as she was en route to Lamoure hospital for delivery. Nine others were injured. Sheriff William Bennett reported the crashes involved autos driven by her husband and Reiben Nietschke of Jud. A Caesarean was performed but the baby did not survive.
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Jamestown
N. D
Arthur Freymark
William Bennett
Reiben Nietschke
Jud
Here
Freymark
Lamoure
Korner Sheet Metal chief dies at 74 in Cleveland
Con rad J. Korner, 74, president of the Korner Sheet Metal Company, died yesterday in Cleveland. He led the company and was a notable local business figure.
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Cleveland
Conrad J. Korner
The
Korner Sheet Metal Company
Three Hurt Seriously In Crash On Route 25
State Highway Patrolmen have not finished their investigation of a two car crash on Route 25 just north of Franklin early today. Three people were seriously hurt and taken to Middletown Hospital. Chester Cobb a Detroit resident 30 suffered body bruises abrasions and possible fracture of the left hand Norman E Ruebush 20 of Miamisburg Route 2 had a left hip fracture facial lacerations and a cut right foot Cleophus Goodman 39 of Detroit a Cobb car passenger sustained scalp and ear and neck injuries. All are reported in fair condition. The collision occurred about 2:35 am with Cobb driving south and Ruebush north.
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Route 25
Franklin
Middletown Hospital
Chester Cobb
Detroit
Norman E. Ruebush
Miamisburg
Cleophus Goodman
Cobb
Ruebush
Korn Kobblers Saved By Grand Opera Tenor
Eight Korn Kobblers faced a Sabbath breach summons in New York. Opera tenor Lauritz Melchior testified music can be ahead of its time, and after the troupe offered a court performance, Magistrate Sharkey dismissed the case.
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Korn Kobblers
Grand Opera
New York
William Gilroy
John
Lauritz Melchoir
Metropolitan Opera
Sharkey
Melchoir
Kobblers
I‘orn Kobblers
Optimist Club History Shared by Field Representative
Ed Murray regional field representative of Optimist International spoke at a Middletown membership drive noon Friday at the Lanchester Hotel. He traced the club’s origins to 1911 and noted early clubs formed independently before a 1919 Louisville convention unified them as Optimist International with the motto Friend of the Boy and over 500000 youths reached in 1948. Each club runs local programs tailored to its community.
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Middletown
Optimist
Lanchester Hotel
Cage
Ed Murray
Otimist International
Coun
Optimist Clu
Murray
Louisville
Optimist International
Middletown Youth Stricken With Polio Appears Stable
Butler County reports 79 polio cases today with Arthur Morgan 20 son of Mr and Mrs John Morgan of 4211 Lewis Ave Hospitalized at Mercy Hospital last night his condition described as good by Charles J Reuthe chairman of the Butler County Chapter of the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
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Butler County
Arthur Morgan
John Morgan
Lewis Ave
Charles J. Reuthe
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Mercy Hospital
Hamiltonian Hurt In Auto Accident
Frank Carmack of Hamilton remains seriously hurt at St. Charles Hospital Missouri after an auto crash Thursday killed his two companions. Pvt. Alva E. Cruise Jr 18 Tacoma Washington and Jean Marcel Boue 25 Rosbury Massachusetts died Friday from injuries. Neither truck driver was injured.
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Frank Carmack
Hamilton
St. Charles Hospital
St. Charles
Pvt
Alva E. Cruise, Jr
Tacoma
Wash
Jean Marcel Boue
Rosbury
Mass
Man Fined $100 After Resisting Arrest
Bernard R. Hamilton age 35 was fined 100 and costs in Police Court yesterday after being arraigned on a charge of resisting arrest.
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Hamilton
R. Bernard
Dog S tail saves bookshop in Chicago robbery try
Two gunmen threatened clerk Miss Clarinda Buck in a southside Chicago bookstore warning about a sleeping Alaskan Husky named Gaucho. The dog wagged his tail and followed the robbers as they took $50, then fled, deterred by Gaucho’s actions.
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Chicago
Clarinda Buck
Filee Ex Child Stars Face Divorce Trouble in Hollywood
In Los Angeles AP reports former child star Jackie Cooper 27 faces divorce from wife actress June Horne 30 after five years of marriage. She wins an uncontested decree citing cruelty and custody of their son John Anthony three plus $50 weekly support while Cooper tours Ohio in Mr. Roberts.
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Los Angeles
Hollwood
Jackie Cooper
Champ
Jackie Coogan
Ever Temple
Deanna Durbin
June Horne
Cooper
John Anthony
Ohio
Mr. Roberts
Ashland Rubber workers strike for higher wages
Production employees at Ashland Rubber Products in Ashland walk out for higher wages and better conditions. About 70 workers joined the CIO United Rubber Workers strike yesterday, with many from the plant taking part. Maida Vale is referenced as a British victory name arising from 1806.
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Ashland, O
Ashland Rubber Products Company
CIO
United Rubber Workers
London
Maida Vale
Maida
Italy
Stuck With Wood In Joliet Heat Lost Order
Paul Holmstrom, a gas salesman, has two tons of kindling wood dumped on his front lawn after a truck driver misdelivered for Peter Holmquist. Holmstrom was away. a neighbor said the driver looked for Peter Holmquist, then left the wood believing an order error. Holmstrom cannot use the wood.
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Joliet
Til
Paul Holmstrom
Paul
Peter Holmquist
Holmstrom
Tor
Gaa
Margaret Kathryn Hall 80 dies in Franklin Dayton hospital
Mrs Margaret Kathryn Hall 80 of Franklin Chautauqua Road died at 7 am today at Grandview Hospital Dayton after several weeks illness Born in Missouri she lived in Franklin many years Survived by husband Charles A Hall son Walter Thompson stepsons Rapper S Hall Detroit Virginia Buxbaum Milwaukee sister Lennie Shores Sweet Springs Mo brothers Boonores Peabody Kans William Shores San Francisco funeral Tuesday 2 pm Robert Eaton Funeral Home Rev H S Gessner officiating burial Woodhill Cemetery friends may call after noon Monday
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Franklin
Margaret Kathryn Hall
Franklin- Chautauqua Rd
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Missouri
Hall
Charles A. Hall
Walter Thompson
S. Hall
Detroit
Virginia Buxbaum
Milwaukee
Lennie Shores
Sweet Springs
Boonores
Peabody, Kans
William Shores
San Francisco
Robert Eaton
H. S. Gessner
First Baptist Church
Woodhill Cemetery
Death Notices of Mrs Ella Keihnle of Germantown
Mrs Ella Keihnle 78 died at 10 a.m. Friday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after two weeks confinement in failing health. She was a Germantown Lutheran Church member. Survived by husband Frank son Carl brother Albert Rettich and two grandchildren. Services Tuesday 2 p.m. at South Cherry Street residence Rev Paul Pressler officiating Burial Germantown Cemetery. Visitation after 7 p.m. Monday at the residence. Swartzel Funeral Home in charge.
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Germantown
Ella Keihnile
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Germantown Lutheran Church
Frank
Carl
Albert Rettich
South Cherry St
Paul Pressler
Germantown Cemetery
Swartzel
Death notices from various cities report several notable deaths
Associated Press summaries list Joseph F. Melia 65 former New York American publisher and Buffalo Evening News advertising manager born in Fall River Massachusetts Earle L McGill radio producer war correspondent and New Haven native Lavine M 83 Kansas City club woman Sarah Anderson Blanding 92 mother of Vassar College president born Carlisle Pennsylvania Warren T vane 56 head of the Flemant Institute of Economics Milwaukee Susan Alsop Bell wife of American Dynamid Company president born Westtown Pennsylvania
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph F. Melia
Old New York American
The
Washington Post
Buffalo Evening News
Fall River
Mass
New York
Earle L. McGill
Columbia
Mutual
New Haven
Conn
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Sarah Anderson Blanding
Sarah Gibson Blanding
Vassar College
Carlisle, Pa
Susan Alsop Bell
William B. Bell
Westtown
Fly Progeny Estimate Sparks Scale of Population Growth
Scientists estimate that in six months the offspring of a single pair of houseflies could exceed 100 quintillion, illustrating rapid exponential growth and the potential scale of simple reproductive systems.
Middletown Trades Council Opposes Ballot Changes
The Middletown Trades and Labor Council condemned charter revisions and an office type ballot proposed in Ohio. They argued the changes would complicate ballots and tax implications, oppose annexation plans, and remove straight party voting. The League of Women Voters endorsed both measures.
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Middletown
Philadelphia
City Commission
League of Women Voters
City halts work on flue at 1357 Central Ave
Police stop work on a flue at the Rathman building 1357 to 1361 Central Ave as no permit was obtained by Beckett Heating. Building Commissioner Corson says a permit will be issued after plans are submitted and approved. The mercantile classified building faces a zoning dispute over heating room enclosure and a meeting with city officials is planned.
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Central Ave
E. D. Rathman
Orville Corson
Beckett Heating Company
Carson
Fred J. Schatzmann
Hamilton
Rathman
John Connauton
George J
Ohioana Library honoring poets marks 20th anniversary
The Ohioana Library Association celebrated its 20th anniversary in Columbus with honors to Ohio poets and editors. Virgil Scott won the top award for The Hickory Stick, with others recognized for works about Poe, the British Post Office, Blueberries for Sal, and Seton Marsh. A $3000 fellowship went to Ophia D. and William E. Smith for John H. James Buckeye Gentleman. Three grand medals were awarded to Charles F. Kettering, Burton Stevenson, and Ridgeley Torrence. In Hamilton, Bradley Flinchum faces arraignment November 22 on charges tied to a large still operation found at his home.
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Columbus
Ohioana Library Association
Ohio
Ohioana
Virgil Scott
Ohio State University
John Ward Ostom
Edgar Allen Poe
Howard Robinson
Robert McCloskey
Sal
Sally Carrigher
Seton Marsh
Lausche
Association
Oxford
Ophia D
William E. Smith
John H. James
Charles F. Kettering
Dayton
Burton Stevenson
Chillicothe
Ridgeley Torrence
Xenia
William H. Smith Dies After 15-Foot Fall At P&G Plant
Cincinnati AP report states William H. Smith, 60, died in hospital three hours after a 15 foot fall down a hoist shaft at the Procter and Gamble Company. The accident occurred yesterday at the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
William H. Smith
Smith
Procter and Gamble Company
Dog Puts On Show In Gas Leak Call
An operator heard gasps and barking over an open line and called police. At the home they found a dog acting out a gasper show, having pulled the phone off the hook and performing alone.
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Hawthorne
N. J
Gasper
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Starlight Club
Eular Mae Jackson
Hattie Everhart
Lillian Jones
Mary Thompson
Minnie Ellis
Richard Cunningham
Hubert Hart
Velzie Hartin
William Garrett
Albert Canada
Anniebell Smith
Rowena Didlick
Edgar Smith
Calvary Five
Friendship Baptist Church
Brookie Herring
Georgiana Hood
Mary Eliza Jones
Ola Rankins
Young
Mary Lou Benton
Corrine Hood
Mary Lee Holt
E. Benett
Eleanor Howard
Willie Bankston
Casy Jackson
Janie Mae Duggs
Olivia Oliver
Minnie Brown
Suie Herring
John J. Palmer
Filee
Margaret K. Hall
Brother
Doc” Sexton
Ella Keihnle
Bradenton, Fla
Lavine M
Ansas City
Sebring, Fla
Warren T. Vane
Flemnt Institute
We Economics
Milwaukee, Wis
Trades Council
North “D" St
U. S
J. Paul Geoghegan
Bradley Flinchum
Mesa
Central
Py’s
N. Broad St
Williamson-Ziegler Furnace CO
God's Community Church
Grand Avenue
Leonard Fleming
Garnet Sexton
Jesse Oakley
Harold W. Goetz
James Oakley
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