City eyes padlock law in fight over bingo ban
Complications mount as Middletown authorities push to enforce a ban on bingo. City officials hint at invoking the state paddock law to close venues, while a test case unfolds in Butler County Common Pleas Court over charges from a September bingo game at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
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Tilmon Ellison
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Ellison
Finkleman and
Dillon
Mulligan
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Finkleman
Charles W. Thompson
C T
Thompson
Middletown
Knights of Columbus
K. of C. Hall
K. of C. Council
Flu Absentee Rates Drop Across Public and Parochial Schools
Absenteeism due to flu and illness leveled off to near normal in local schools. Public schools show 12 percent or 1,445 students absent, with teacher absences down from 4 to 28. Parochial schools St John’s Holy Trinity and St Mary’s report fewer absences this morning, about 100 total yesterday.
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St. John’s
Holy Trinity
St. Mary's
Hotel Fire Claims One Life At Gallipolis
A third floor blaze at the Gallia Hotel in Gallia County Gallipolis Ohio killed Homer Wright and sent Frank Allen and Earl Shaw to Holzer Hospital Wright died at 4 am at Holzer Hospital Allen was treated and released Shaw remained hospitalized Cause of the fire and extent of damage were not immediately known Ages and home towns of those involved were unavailable.
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Gallipolis
Ohio
Gallia
Homer Wright
Holzer
Frank Allen
Earl Shaw
Hungarians Escape Teen Unit To Meet EISENSTADT
Austrian police report two Hungarian refugees escaped through mine fields and barbed wire along Hungary's border, the first to succeed in weeks, prompting concerns over border security and refugee flows.
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Eisenstadt
Austria
Hungary
Wilson Rejoins GM Board After Cabinet Service
Charles E. Wilson, former U S Secretary of Defense, returns to General Motors as a member of the board of Directors. He had resigned as GM chief executive officer on January 26 1953 to join President Eisenhower's cabinet and began his GM career in 1919.
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New York
Charles E. Wilson
General Motors Corp
Wilson
Eisenhower
Company
Playgrounds Getting a Gay Paint Job
Middletown parks crews apply red white and blue candy stripe coatings to all city playgrounds. Tom Carlson says this first painting since the department started, aims for eye appeal and aluminum coated equipment.
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Middletown
Carlson
Shan Of Iran Refuses Aid Over Syrian Crisis
The Shah of Iran declined to assist in the Turkish Syrian crisis after a letter from Soviet leader Voroshilov dated September 27 warned the Middle East faced war. In reply dated October 15 the Shah said Turkey had provided sufficient clarification regarding border troop moves.
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Shan
Iran
Moscow
Klementi Y. Voroshilov
Izvestia
Voroshilov
Middle East
Egypt
Oman
Yemen
Realty Editors elect officers at national meeting
Jim Chandler real estate editor of the Cleveland Press was chosen secretary of the National Assn. of Real Estate Editors at the annual meeting in Chicago. Newly named directors include Ralph Weiskittle of the Cincinnati Enquirer and Al Rothenberg of the Cleveland News.
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Chicago
Jim Chandler
ClevelandPress
National Assn
Ralph Weiskittle
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
A! Rothenberg
Cleveland News
Welcome Sign Fatal Crash in Logan Ohio
Landin H. Bentley 25 of Union Furnance died when his car struck a 4 foot square brick welcome marker at Logan's entrance on U S 33 about 10 pm Monday. The marker greeted motorists entering the city.
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Logan
Ohio
U.S. 33
Landin H. Bentley
Union Furnance
Middletown Man Killed In Kentucky Auto Crash
Jack Puckett aged 27 of 611 Malvern Street died when his car struck a bridge near Owensboro Kentucky while he was en route to visit a sister. He left a wife and three children, worked at the Goodyear store on Broad Street and Manchester Avenue, and had prior employment at Aeronca Manufacturing. He served in the Army in 1946 47 and is survived by his mother, stepfather, two sisters and two brothers. The body was returned to Joseph R Baker & Sons Funeral Home.
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Jack Puckett
Malvern St
Owensboro
Puckett
Owenboro
Goodyear
Broad Street
Manchester Avenue
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Vada
Caroline Sue
Debra Kay
Terry Lee
Lydia Shrout
William Shrout
Frenchburg
Gladys Bowling
West Middletown
Opal Farmer
Basel
Billy Puckett
Ownesboro
Joseph R. Baker & Sons
Harrison's Second Wife Linked to First as Niece
In a notable family tie President Benjamin Harrison's second wife is described as the niece of his first wife, linking the two marriages through kinship and highlighting intra-family connections of the era.
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Benjamin Harrison
Driver Cited As 3 Autos Are Smashed
A 1700 collision in the 1000 block of 14th Avenue left two injured and one driver cited for no operator's license after a westbound vehicle crossed the center line and hit a parked car owned by Harry Phillips. The crash damaged two other cars and occurred at 7 20 p m.
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14Th Avenue
Middletown Hospital
Eloise Nord
Louis Pl
Harry Phillips
14Th Ave
Phillips
Mark Lucas
Hughes St
Philips
Generator Missing At Sewer Plant
Sheriff deputies report a gasoline portable generator valued at 454.55 missing from the main building of the Middle town Sewage Disposal plant on Oxford State Road. Lt. James Davis said the new, unused generator vanished Sunday night along with two drills a spool of string solder and copper fittings from the basement. General superintendent Herb Norris of Freya Bros Cincinnati contractor noted the loss this morning. Davis added the plant has seen many prior break-ins.
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New Middletown
Oxford State Road
James Davis
Herb Norris
Freya Bros. Cincinnati
Davis
Immigrant Safe After Radium Vial Misidentification
Gunder Kuhn a 29 year old immigrant from Germany was deemed healthy after a vial believed to contain radium turned out to contain radioactive particles in solution. Radiologist Dr Owen Miller said the substance would take years to kill if swallowed. Police detained Kuhn after he admitted stealing the material from a Luebeck watch factory and using it to make luminous articles. Civil defense workers and officers reacted to Geiger counter readings and burned his clothes.
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Toronto
Gunder Kuhn
Owen Miller
Scarborough General Hospital
Miller
Kuhn
Luebeck
Germany
Scout Troop 52 Receives Charter in Kiwanis Ceremony
Scout Troop 52 was presented its charter last night by District Chairman William Schlotter. Bill Wilmer Jr. accepted the charter for the Kiwanis Club sponsor. Scoutmaster Paul Van Ostrand inducted five charter members and awarded tenderfoot pins at Rolling Mill Park Salvation Army outpost.
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William Schlotter
Bill Wilmer Jr
Kiwanis Club
Paul van Ostrand
Rolling Mill Park
Salvation Army
Bill Wilmer
Bob McConaughy
Homer Davis
Ed Hopple
Joe Klim
Russell Efker
Illegal city line ends Baird’s 63 hour bowling marathon
Thomas W. Baird Jr. completed a 63 hour endurance bowling marathon at the Sports Bowl with 286 games and five frames left to roll. City Manager Charles W. Thompson quipped the feat would be legal if done inside the city limits, noting a long standing ordinance against similar endurance events in Middletown. The Sports Bowl lies outside city boundaries.
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Thomas W
Tomnik) Baird Jr
Armco Research Building marks 20 year dedication milestone
Twenty years after Armco Steel Corp dedicated its research laboratory building to replace labs lost in a blast the site hosts a 1937 1938 era product roll call. Notables present included Charles F. Kettering as GM VP of research while the Blue Network broadcast from the facility.
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Armco Steel Corp
Charles F. Kettering
General Motors Corp
National Broadcasting Co
Armco
Ted Olt
YMCA Opens Drama Series For Girls
YMCA offers a drama program for girls in grades three through nine. Registration is open with a second session tomorrow from 1 30 to 5 p m at the YMCA. The series runs Wednesdays and Saturdays with fees of 3 for members and 3 50 for non members for the Y Christmas play.
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YMCA
Pat Fridolph
Fridolph
Police arrest forgery suspect and recover stolen car
Police last night arrested Harold Anders, 28, of 616 Granada Ave, on a forgery warrant for a $25 check allegedly passed at Bill's East End Cafe. He is held for Butler County probation officials. Officers Coy Hall and Delmas Birch recovered a stolen car belonging to Charles Dearth from Franklin Rt. 2, found at Baltimore Street and Calumet Avenue.
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Harold Anders
Granada Ave
Bill
East End
Butler County
Ptt
Coy Hall
Delmas Birch
Charles Dearth
Franklin Rt
Baltimore Street
Calumet Avenue
Young Driver Hurt Slightly In Ohio 4 Crash
James Willoughby 19 of 505 Garfield St suffered chin and neck cuts and was treated at Middletown Hospital after a two-vehicle collision on Ohio 4 north of Rt 63. He was to hospital by state patrolmen who said his car tried to pass a truck driven by Hargis Adams 41 of West Middletown Rt 2 as the truck began to pass another car. Damage described as not heavy. The crash occurred about 7 am two miles north of Rt 63 and is under investigation.
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Ohio 4
Middletown
James Willoughby
Garfield St
Willoughby
Hargis Adams
West Middletown
Rt 2
Rt. 63
Two Small Fires Cause Minor Damage Yesterday
Fire crews responded to two incidents causing a total of 85 dollars in damage. At 3 53 p m the Marie Fromm residence on 1700 Henry Ave suffered a 60 dollar television fire from a short circuit. Later at 7 40 p m a wiring short under a car hood caused 25 dollars damage to Shirley Huttons 1955 model car on the 1500 block of Vail Ave.
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Marie Fromm
Henry Ave
Shirley Hutton
Central Ave
Vail Avenue
Bottle Shatters Window at Allisports Inc
A soft drink bottle was pitched through a window at Allisports Inc located at 1228 Central Ave. Police report. Jean Domanick a 9 year old from 315 Belle monte St cut her left wrist while washing dishes at home and received treatment at Middletown Hospital last night by a McCoy Leffler ambulance.
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Allisports Inc
Central Ave
Jean Domanick
Bellemonte St
Middletown Hospital
McCoy- Leffler
Youngster Dies After Bathwater Scalding
In Augusta Georgia a one year old girl Sharon Marie Neubig, daughter of Pvt. and Mrs Marvin Albert Neubig of Columbus Ohio, was fatally scalded when her three year old brother Marvin Jr accidentally turned on the hot water in a bathtub at their Augusta home.
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Augusta
Columbus
Middletown Ballot Turnout Seen Under Seven Thousand
A spot check at noon shows Middletown may cast under 7,000 ballots with 17,202 registered voters. Assistant deputy clerk Frank Dobrorsi cites weather and late voting as factors, noting precinct turnout ranges from 19 to 28 percent and overall participation could fall short of expectations.
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Middletown
Frank Dobrorsi
Man Fined for Setting Bed on Fire in Home
Edward Milburn 47 of 63 S Main St was fined 50 dollars and costs by Municipal Judge J T Lamb after being arrested for intoxication and allegedly setting a mattress ablaze in his residence. Firemen reported a 100 dollar fire blamed on smoking in bed damaging two mattresses and bed headboard.
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J. T. Lamb
Edward Milburn
S. Main St
Traffic Talk Set for Middletown Social Workers Meeting
Middletown social workers will hear Patrolman Edward Lykins of the police traffic bureau speak at the noon Manchester Hotel session. He will discuss Training and Traffic Hazards after completing a nine month Northwestern University program. He received a 1650 fellowship from the Kemper Fund and was one of two officers nationwide chosen for the training. Louis Rossi, the Social Workers president, will lead tomorrow’s business portion.
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Middletown
Ptl
Edward Lykins
Police Traffic Bureau
Manchester
Social Workers
Election races attract little interest in Middletown
Middletown voters see two commission seats and four school board posts up for grabs with three commission candidates and four for the board. The main focus is on property tax measures including a long run Charter Amendment to authorize two more operating levies and a renewal of a prior school levy. Observers doubt the school levy will fail while the city millage faces debate over potential payroll taxes and future funding.
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Board of Education
Commission
Middletown
Break-in at Oaks Seffie Station Reports Cash Theft
Overnight burglary at Oaks Seffie Station 2814 Yankee Rd damaged a window to access a drink machine and cash register. Thieves stole an undetermined amount of cash while attempting to open a candy machine. gas pump keys were taken. Investigator James DAV of the sheriff's department says the break-in occurred after 7 p.m. Estimates of property loss were not final.
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Oaks Seffie Station
Yankee Rd
James Dav
Sheriff's Department
City Worker Breaks Hand In Mishap
A city sanitation worker sustained a broken left hand after his hand was caught between levers on a refuse truck. Leo Blevins, 39, of 216 N Malin St, is reported in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital.
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Acity Sanitar
Mme
Leo Blevins
Malin St
Middletown
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Fleming’ Rd
Ed Hobbs
Ohio Ave
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Maxwell Finkleman
Davis F. Dillon
Julius A. McIntosh
Middletown High School
House of Chrome
Heads Realty Editors
M‘coy
Kentucky
Robert Lee Gabbard
Finley St
Earl Carpenter Jr
S. Vine Street
Central Avenue
Garfield Street
Lorenz Kopp
West Chester Road
Robert Fink
Middletown Rt. 1
S. Verity Parkway
4Th Avenue
Theodore Thomas
Hood
Baird
Thompson Was Right
Dobrot
Westinghouse Laundromat
Bach
Westinghouse
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