Armistice Day Address Sparks War Reflection in 1953
The Rev. Paul Golembiewski of St. Peter Claver Church urged Armistice Day attendees at Woodside Cemetery to keep a day of shame for war, noting World War II and Korea followed World War I. He cited two minutes of silence as traffic paused and called for a renewed commitment to a decent global life. Local observances included Legion Post 218 lunch with William Harris, plus open houses by Blythe-Williams Post 231 and a VFW broadcast discussion on peace costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Golembiewski
St. Peter Claver Church
Woodside Cemetery
Father Golembiewski
American Legion Post 218
Legion
William Harris
Indianapolis
Legion Americanism Commission
Martin V. Coffey
VFW
Hiram Fulen
Miami Valley Post
WPFB
Blythe - Williams Post
American Legion
Memorial Plaza
Roger Dillman
Ohio
Bill Weith
Commission Sets New Judge Pay in Middletown
City Commissioners will adopt an emergency ordinance in Middletown to set the municipal judge salary at 8010.82 annually starting Jan 1 with judge-elect J. T. Lamb taking office. County funds part, city share rises to 3000. total current salary 7800. Also on the agenda are water bill complaints, a cemetery tract proposal for a playground, railroad notice on Shafer-Neibar work, parking restriction on McKnight Drive, and a one way alley plan near Roosevelt School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Lamb
Middletown
Howard Kramer
George Peck
Delta Chi Sigma Sorority
Middletown Cemetery
New York Central Railroad
Shafer-Neibar
McKnight Drive
Roosevelt School
Central
McGee Avenues
Hunter jailed for failing to wear license tag
Willie Price of 313 Long St Hamilton was jailed for failing to display his hunting license tag on his back as required by law. Squire Lewis Bolser fined Price 25 dollars and costs on a Miami River hunting charge, but jailed him when he could not pay, citing the rule that the tag must be worn on the back of an outer garment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Price
Long St Hamilton
Squire Lewis Bolser
Price
Yeasterday
LaVerne Bare
Miami River
New Miami
Bolser
At The Movies Paramount Strand Show Schedules
Paramount theater presents Moonlighter with showtimes at 1 30 4 20 7 10 and 10 00 p.m. Fabulous Senorita screens at 2 55 5 45 and 8 40 p.m. Strand hosts The Male at 1 30 4 15 7 05 and 9 55 p.m. Neanderthal Man plays at 2 40 5 40 and 8 25 p.m. Thursday Glory at Sea at 1 15 4 15 7 15 and 10 05 p.m. Rebel City shown at 3 00 6 00 and 10 15 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Fifteen Candidates File Expense Accounts in County公
Fifteen candidates and one committee filed expense accounts with the Butler County Board of Elections. Deadline to register accounts is Friday at 6 30 p m. Secretary treasurer Robert M Lukens listed receipts and expenditures totaling 40373 for the Assn of Ohio Fire Fighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Board of Elections
Robert M. Lukens
Assn. of
Ohio
Herman J. Broxterman
Edward T. Nickell
St. Clair Township
George Ridenour
Oxford Council
Jack Deaton
Lemon Township
Randell Coning
Seven Mile
Charles Fall
Wayne Township
Paul Gerber
Milford Township
Robert A. Hillbrand
O. T. Johns
Trenton
Robert Mitzel
Butler County Board of Education
Charlies B. Paullin
Madison Township
Harry Stretcher
Gordon Wintersteen
Seven Mile Council
Ray C. Wilson
Butler County School Board
Road work begun at Stonybrook Girl Scout Camp
The Middletown Area Girl Scout Council board heard that a short road is being constructed to provide access to the wooded area at Stonybrook Girl Scout Camp on Ohio 73 near Waynesville. Camp chairman Mrs Frank Kraft gave progress reports and during Girl Scout Week a book was given to the Middletown Library in memory of Mr and Mrs George Verity who helped found Girl Scouting in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonybrook
Ohio 73
Waynesville
Middletown Area
Girl Scout Council
Frank Kraft
Middletown
George Verity
New Signals and Signs OK'd for Use On Gihevel Buses
The Mid dletown Safety Council board approved enhanced identification for city buses carrying schoolchildren. An arm signal near the driver’s window and larger rear signs were recommended by a committee led by Joseph Woodruff. Judge Alton Combs supported the plan, noting enforcement if buses are clearly marked. The decision followed complaints over inadequate markings, with debate over shifting the program to the Traffic Bureau. The board also appointed co chairmen for a regional safety conference, thanked auto dealers for safety ads, and reported on safety congress attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Safety Council
Board of Control
Joseph Woodruff
Board of Education
Woodruff
Tom Ortman
Ortman- Stewart Transportation Co
Alton Combs
Don C. Osborne
Francis Carmody
City Commission
Civic Association Executive Committee
Council
Civic Association
Middletown
Arthur Hauselman
Butler County
Hamilton
R. E Dempster
Chalmers Cassidy
Edith Bergen
Safety Council
Paul Wilson
National Safety Congress
Chiago
Queen To Rule Homecoming At Fenwick
Fenwick High School prepares for homecoming with a Friday school election to pick five senior nominees Dorothy Stahl Nancy Jo Bailey Phyllis Orth Betty Ho Sauter and Barbara Adams. The Sunday crowning will be at a Knights of Columbus event with music by Lee Himself and Their Honey and admission 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenwick High School
Knights of Columbus
Dorothy Stahl
Nancy Jo Bailey
Phyllis Orth
Betty Ho Sauter
Barbara Adams
Lee
John Blust
Frank Achberger
Earl Pressier
Joe Mulligan
William Potter
John Domanick
Donald Davis
Fred Waldon
DeHart to Join Publishing Firm in New York City
Ed DeHart will leave the Gardner Board and Carton Co. November 25 to join McGraw Hill Publishing Co. November 30 as assistant to the vice president and editorial director. He has been with Gardner since July 1951 and previously worked for the Zanesville Signal. He is an Ohio Wesleyan graduate and lives with his wife and son at 1800 Jackson Lane. McGraw Hill publishes 39 business magazines, with Business Week being the best known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed DeHart
Gardner Board and Carton Co
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
New York
Gardner
DeHart
Zanesville Signal
Ohio Wesleyan
Jackson Lane
McGraw- Hill
Business Week
Brake Stopping Demos Planned at Middletown and Fenwick
Middletown and Fenwick High School students will participate in brake stopping demonstrations sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance in cooperation with the Safety Council and Police Department. Two students and a teacher from each school will perform reaction and braking distance tests at 20 30 and 40 mph after a traffic safety program. Events begin at MHS 8 30 a.m. and at Fenwick 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Fenwick
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
The
Safety Council
Police Department
MHS
Two Drivers Cited After Accident Here
Police cited Victor Cappa 23 for failure to yield right of way and Melro Gaw 43 for driving without a valid license after a two-vehicle crash at 2 58 p m in the 1800 block of Grand Avenue. Cappa pulled from an alley crossing Grand Avenue and hit Gaw as his eastbound car traveled. Damage totaled about 200 to Cappa and 25 to Gaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Avenue
Victor Cappa
Longsdale Ave
Cincinnati
Melro
Gaw Auto
Cappa
Gaw
Cars Sprayed With Blue Paint On Toro Streets
Vandals using a hand spray defaced several cars on Clark Street and Central Avenue. Dick Hamilton of 1371 Central Ave reported his car painted and license plates on others damaged. Blue paint also sprayed on a building and fence. rear lot cars may be affected. The act occurred around 4 30 to 5 p.m. yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Street
Central Avenue
Dick Hamilton
Central Ave
Hamilton
Civil Service Announces New Postal Transport Clerk Exam
The U S Civil Service announced an examination for substitute postal transportation clerk in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky. Basic wage is 1714 an hour. Applicants must be residents of the applicable state and pass a written test. Full information may be obtained from the local post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Today
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Middletown Eyes 1952 Red Ink Discount From City Finance Head
Director of Finance Harry E. Newlin discounted a state auditor James Rhodes figure showing Middletown among 139 Ohio cities spending more than received in 1952 by 1 342 180. He noted bonds and year-spanning outlays distort the cash picture, with Middletown ending 1952 in the black in general operating funds after starting balance and bond activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Harry E. Newlin
James Rhodes
Middletown
Newlin
Hamilton
Rhodes
Civic Association reports slow gains in sixth annual canvass
The Civic Association's sixth annual membership drive shows $833 in new member ships sold yesterday, bringing the total to $2,383 toward a $20,000 goal. The retail division reports $306 from 11 stores toward a $3,250 target, $282 from salaried employees toward $1,200, and $245 toward $3,500 for stores. Officials led by Sam Tutt urged stronger effort and noted a first report session in the industrial division collected $1,550, with a second session set for Friday. A final retail report is planned for next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Association
Sam Tutt
Four Men and Boy Arrested After Fracas In Middletown
Four men and a 16 year old from Middletown were arrested at 2 45 am on Oxford State Road after a disturbance at Green Lantern Cafe on Hamilton Carthage Road. Police said the group cursed a waitress and used obscene language in front of a woman. Officers report a pistol may have been discarded from the vehicle during the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Oxford State Road
Green Lantern Cafe
Hamilton - Carthage
Wanda Coffman
Elmer Grable
William Cook
Dan Pelfrey
Don Murphy
al Carr
Benny Dykes
South Ave
Eddie Lee Dennis
Fleming Rd
Manuel Selling
Eugene Centers
Granada Ave
Home Acres
Butler County
Pair Badly Hurt In Car Crash On Millville Pike
A Cincinnati motorist and his female passenger were badly hurt at 4 a.m. when their car veered off Millville Pike at Seevers Corner and struck a fence. Edith Alcorn, 37, of Cincinnati, suffered probable brain concussion and skull fracture with two left leg fractures, while driver Damon Earles, 29, was in fair condition with facial injuries and shock. Deputy Sheriff Al Mahatha reported the westbound car failed to negotiate a curve along Ohio 129.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Seevers Corner
Ohio 129
Mercy Hospital
Edith Alcorn
John St
Damon Jerome Earles
al Mahatha
Millville Pike
Post Office Cincinnati Regional Office Notice
From the Sixth U S Civil Service Regional Office at the U S Post Office and Courthouse in Cincinnati a notice informs of a personnel action or procedural update affecting employees or operations. The snippet specifies the Cincinnati location and the governing federal office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service
U. S. Post Office
Cincinnati
Police Association Nominates City Officers
Five Middletown police officers attended the Southwestern Ohio Police and Sheriff's Assn. meeting in Chillicothe last night and two became sole nominees for office. Chief Joseph Blackmore for president and Detective John H. Fitzgerald for secretary-treasurer. Election set for Jan. 12 in Xenia with Greene County Sheriff Clarence Stewart host. Attendees included Detective Roy Crout and patrolmen Herbert Fawley and Robert Trimble. Ross County Probate Judge Stevens spoke. Sheriff Floyd Spitler of Preble County was the sole nominee for vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Southwestern Ohio Police and Sheriff's Assn
Chillicothe
Joseph Blackmore
John H. Fitzgerald
Xenia
Greene County
Clarence Stewart
Roy Crout
Herbert Fawley
Robert Trimble
Ross County
Stevens
Floyd Spitler
Preble County
Resident's Father Dies in Sidney
Mrs Ralph Kah of 2413 Christe Ave telegraphs the death of her father T S Sargeant in Sidney Ohio. He had a broken hip recently and was confined at the Sidney hospital. No further details were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kah
Christe Ave
Sidney
Ohio
T. S. Sargeant
Sargeant
Watch Reported Missing From Manchester Hotel Guest
John Minnich, manager of the Manchester Hotel, reported the loss of a $1,400 gold watch with four diamonds at the side and two aqua stones. The watch belongs to Mrs. E. T. Hunt of Vernon Manor Hotel in Cincinnati and was lost at 10 p.m. yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Minnich
Manchester
Minnich
E. T. Hunt
Vernon Manor
Cincinnati
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Girl Scout Board
Charlie
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Gihevel
DIAL
Charles Schwalm
Army Park
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Rothman
Moore St
Sheen
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