Young GOP Faces Old Guard Taft Backing Governorship
Rumblings of a revolt among Ohio Republicans grew louder as Alan B. Cooper urged a slate of young, dynamic candidates for 1962 state offices. Taft Jr. said he would consider running for governor if urged by party forces, while naming potential young contenders William Milligan, Chalmer Wylie, Charles Fry, Charles Whalen Jr., and John Ballard as worthy.
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Ohio
Ing
William W. Milligan
Sydney
Chalmer P. Wylie
Columbus
Charles E. Fry
Springfield
Charles W. Whalen Jr
Dayton
John Ballard
Summit County
Gottmann
Taft
Repubblican
Taft Speaks At Flagpole Dedication
Taft addresses Middletown at the first community flagpole dedication on Veteran's Day. He ties the flag to liberty and freedom, warns of total war and cold war threats, and urges renewed dedication to principles. Ceremony included civic leaders, a flag pole gift by AEIF, honor guards, and school bands.
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Robert A. Taft Jr
Middletown
Cincinnati
Taft
Ohio House of Representatives
Middletoniany
Paul Deger
Citizens Flag Display Committee
Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Milton “Middie” Weiss
Armco Employes Independent Federation
AEIF
William Denham
City Commission
Special
Taft urged as ideal GOP gubernatorial candidate in Ohio
Robert A. Taft Jr. spoke at a community flagpole dedication as Ernst Gottmann praised him as the ideal Republican gubernatorial candidate for 1962. Gottmann cited growing youth concern and a need for bold, dynamic leadership to energize the Ohio GOP and attract young voters while Cooper avoided commenting on the statement.
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Robert A. Taft Jr
Ohio House of Representatives
Citizens Flag Display Committee
Taft
Journal
Ernst Gottmann
Middletown
Cooper
Gottmann
Cincinnati
Republican Party
Child Blamed In Apartment Fire On Grimes Street
A child playing with fire likely started a $675 blaze at 313 N Grimes St in an upstairs apartment. Papers and debris in a paper bag near the stove and refrigerator caught fire, causing about $600 in content damage. The two story frame building houses Kennie Boggs and others. owner is Martha Dillman. Firemen responded at 5 19 p.m. Also checked a $2 motor fire in Earl Nolan's car and quelled a car fire in Marvin Schul's vehicle with no damage.
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Grimes St
Kennie Boggs
Martha Dillman
Earl Nolan
Fifth Ave
Sixth Ave
Marvin Schul
Elbridge Drive
Franklin
First Ave
Cutting To Wound Charge Is Filed
Sam Mouliry, 28, jailed on a cutting to wound charge after a stabbing at the Rainbow Inn in Middletown. Samuel J. Stringer, 27, hospitalized with a lower abdomen stab wound. Police quote Mouliry admitting the cut but believing Stringer had a knife too.
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Sam Mouliry
Ninth Ave
Middletown
Samuel J. Stringer
17Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
Rainbow Inn
Garfield S
Moultry
Stringer
Fire incident and medical call in Middletown area
A leaf fire in a sewer drew firefighters to Tytus Avenue and Catalpa Drive. An emergency squad assisted William L. McChristian, 55, of 603 Gideon Road, who became ill in the 1500 block of Central Avenue and was transported to Middletown Hospital by Wilson's Ambulance.
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Tytus Avenue
Catalpa Drive
Central Avenue
William L. McChristian
Gideon Road
Middletown Hospital
Wilson
Warren County Crash Fatal for Local Man
Warren County crash on Ohio 48 last Sunday proved fatal for Harry OBrien 46 of Kettering. He died Friday night at Miami Valley Hospital. The other driver Robert Evins 51 of Lebanon was in good condition at the same hospital.
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Dayton
Ohio
Warren County
Harry O'Brien
Kettering
Miami Valley Hospital
Robert Evins
Lebanonis
Mi Wn Hospital
Police Briefs from Garfield School Theft and DUI Arrests
Police received a report of a theft at Garfield School last weekend. Items missing included a tape recorder six reels of tape and two take-up reels totaling 167.20 dollars. No forced entry found. Arrests yesterday and today include Ronald E Lane for driving while intoxicated on Rt. 4 south of Middletown and Donald G Cheesman Virginia Ferguson and Roberta Ferguson for disorderly conduct.
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Garfield School
Ronald FE. Lane
Kensington St
Rt. 4
Middletown
Donald G. Cheesman
Flemming Road
Virginia Ferguson
Crawford St
Roberta Ferguson
Chester St
Betty Little thanks Middletown in school board remarks
Betty Little thanks the Middletown School District for the confidence shown in her and credits those who worked hard to make her election possible. She vows to work hard to improve the good schools in coming years.
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Middletown
Second Man Announces For Sheriff In Republican Primary
Richard E. Jordan of 1728 Eldora Drive a former Butler County sheriff sergeant under Paul Pell said he would seek the Republican nomination in the May 8 primary. Jordan, district sales manager for U S Rubber Co, is married with three children. His wife Margaret teaches fourth grade at West Middletown Elementary. Burton P. Gabbard, another former deputy, has also announced his candidacy.
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Richard E. Jordan
Eldora Drive
Butler County
Woman Hurt In Accident In Butler County
One person was wounded in two Butler County traffic incidents, the State Patrol reported. Judy Orcutt, 25, of West Lafayette Indiana, sustained multiple lacerations when her southbound car ran off Route 177 near Carrtown and hit a tree, and was taken to Oxford. Ronald Gross, 19, Middletown, escaped injury when his car veered off Yankee Road south of Middletown and struck a parked vehicle owned by Lowell Bowling of Frank.
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Butler County
State Patrol
Judy Orcutt
North St
West Lafayette
Ind
Route 177
Carrtown
Oxford
Ronald G. Gross
Pershing Ave
Middletown
Yankee Rd
Lorraine Dr
Lowell Bowllin
Local Birth Announcements Parade in Franklin Area
Mr and Mrs Frank Glenn announce a girl at 84 Ethel Ave Franklin. Mr and Mrs Wiley Mills Route 63 report a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Amburgey Orchard St report a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Lloyd Finch Julia Dr report a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Leonard Willis Chautauqua report a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Charles J Flavin 710 Orchard St report a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Hiram Black Jr 221 Russell Ave Franklin report a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Sylvester Walton 1110 Young St report a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Thomas D Trimble 9559 Victoria Dr Franklin report a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Edward Carey 30 Curtis St report a girl today. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Creech 1805 Glen Sn report a girl today. Out of town A E Chugden New Orleans a boy yesterday maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs R A Heck Glen Lane. Mr and Mrs Kenneth A Hughes 138 Manhattan St report a girl Fort Hamilton Hospital Thursday.
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Frank Glenn
Ethel Ave
Franklin
Wiley Mills
Route 63
Kenneth Amburgey
Orchard St
Lloyd Finch
Julia Dr
Leonard T. Willis
Chautauqua
Charles J. Flavin
Hiram Black Jr
Russell Ave
Sylvester Walton
Young St
Thomas D. Trimble
Victoria Dr
Edward Carey
Curtis St
Kenneth Creech
Glen Sn
A. E. Chugden
New Orleans
R. A. Heck
Glen Lane
Kenneth A. Hughes
Manhattan St
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Hospital Notices List Residents by Street Names
In The Hospital Walter Gothman of Sultz Rd Mrs Frank Margerum of Poinciana Dr Harold Keister son of Mr and Mrs James Keister of N Breiel Bivd Mrs Jacob Stine of Camden Quinton Persch of Farmersville Miss Telitha Henderson of Lebanon Mrs William Parker of Excel lo Harry J Miller of Franklin Roughlie Swope of Baltimore St Mrs Nancy Anderson of Delaware St Erne Bowen of Aberdeen Dr Mrs H B Royce of West Middletown Mrs Harold Byrge of Carolina Mrs Nando Baker of Trenton Perry Belcher of Woodlawn Ave Alvie Carter of Germantown Mrs James Dailey of Yankee Mrs John E Flinspach of Franklin Miss Sheron Gentry of Howard Ave Garfield Griffith of Buena Ave Marvin Halderman of Elen Dr Kimberly Jackson daughter of Mr and Mrs Doyle Jackson of Gienco Ave Mathew Johnson of Franklin Mrs Roger W McCandless of Arlington Ave Michael McConnell of Tenth A R Maupin Jr of Highland Walter L Nation of Mohawk Mrs James Quinn of Walnut Mrs Lucas Roberts of Park Jerry Alan Robertson of West Chester Gregory Sorrell son of Mr and Mrs Earl Sorrell of Central Ave Mrs John E Tackett of Jefferson Rd William Walker of Spencer La Mrs Clifton Williams of Sycamore St Mrs Crawford St George Wisner of Lebanon Mrs Bobby Zopp of Franklin
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Walter Gothman
Sultz Rd
Frank Margerum
Poinciana
Harold Keister
James Keister
N. Breiel Bivd
Jacob Stine
Camden
Quinton Persch
Farmersville
Telitha Henderson
Lebanon
William Parker
Excello
John E. Flinspach
Franklin
Sheron Gentry
Howard Aye
Garfield Griffith
Buena Ave
Marvin Halderman
Elen
Kimberly Jackson
Doyle Jackson
Gienco
Mathew Johnson
Roger W. McCandless
Arlington Ave
Michael McConnell
Tenth Ave
A. R. Maupin Jr
Highland
Jerry Alan Robertson
West Chester
Gregory Sorrell
Earl Sorrell
Central Ave
John E. Tackett
Jefferson Rd
William Walker
Spencer la
Clifton Williams
Sycamore St
Clarence Wilson
Crawford St
George Wisner
Bobby Zopp
Trenton Votes to Refile Levies on One Ballot
Trenton school board unanimously votes to resend a 6.25 mill renewal and 3.75 mill increase levy on a single ballot after a defeat in the recent election. Board members discuss separate ballots but decide to the next step, citing fiscal needs and potential school closures in 1962.
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Trenton
William L. King
James Gillespie
Keigh Ave
Gillespie
Babeck
Teens Praised By Minister At Youth Week Meeting
Rev G Walter Weber energized Optimist Club lunch at the Manchester Inn praising teens as future world leaders. He cited that one of every three people in the US and Canada is 19 or younger and noted teen spending reaches 10 billion dollars annually. John McCluskey was named the club’s first teen of the year with student representatives from several area high schools in attendance.
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G. Walter Weber
United States
Canada
Rev. Weber
Weber
John McCluskey
Middletown High School
Middletown
Madison, Fenwick
Lemon-Monroe High School
Deaths And Funerals In Trenton And Middletown
Mrs Daisy Birch 73 of 8 First St Trenton died at home of a friend in Hamilton after illness. survived by husband Wilbert died 1947 daughter Naomi McMillan son Randall two brothers two sisters. services 2 p.m. Monday McCoy Leffler Funeral Home Greenwood Cemetery Hamilton. call 2 5 and 7 9 p.m. tomorrow. Mr James Simpson 57 of 607 17th Ave Middletown died from heart attack. retired Aeronca worker 1958. survived by wife Mattie two sons George and Melvin two brothers Sidney and James. six grandchildren. services 1 p.m. Tuesday New Hope Baptist Church Burial Woodside. call 6 10 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. Tuesday. Starlight Lodge service Monday 8 p.m. Arrangements Jordan Hall Funeral Home.
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Daisy Birch
First St
Trenton
High St
Hamilton
Birch
Middletown Journal
Clermont County
Wilbert
Naomi McMillan
Randall
Dayton
Russell
Raymond Baker
Ross Crim Sr
Middletown
Tom Prosser
McCoy-Leffler
Richard Rodda
J. E. Amstuty
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Simpson
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
Starlight Lodge 6
Af&am
New Hope Baptist Church
Clay County
Alabama
Mattie
George
Melvin
New York City
Sidney
James
Denver
R. L. Robinson
Woodside Cemetery
Starlight Lodge
Jordan Hall Funeral Home
Mrs Helen Gephart dies in Kissimmee Fla after Middletown life
Mrs Helen Gephart a Middletown native who lived here until three years ago died yesterday at her Kissimmee Florida home She served about 10 years as a Red Cross Gray Lady at Middletown Hospital Surviving husband Charles R mother Mrs Ruth Post Kissimmee and four sisters Burial set for Monday in Kissimmee with friends invited to Grissom Funeral Home for calling.
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Helen Gephart
Middletown
Kissimmee
Fla
Red Cross
Middletown Hospital
Charles R
Ruth Post
Grace Marts
Grissom Funeral Home
Bradford Hayes Dies at Middletown Canoe Club Caretaker
Bradford Hayes aged 4, caretaker at the Middletown Canoe Club, died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a two week illness. He worked 15 years at Sorg Paper Co before taking the club post and served as a paratrooper in World War II. Survived by wife Pauline and mother Anna Harter of Hollywood Florida. Funeral services by Rev Henry Howard tomorrow at the funeral home, burial in Soldier's Lot, Woodside Cemetery.
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Bradford Hayes
Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Hayes
Sorg Paper Co
Pauline
Anna Harter
Hollywood
Fla
McCoy-Leffler
Henry Howard
Soldier's
Woodside Cemetery
Simpson Hood Simpson Hood dies at Midfield Medical Center
Simpson Hood, 78, was pronounced dead on arrival at Midfield Medical Center. Authorities are reviewing circumstances surrounding the death.
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Simpson Hood Simpson Hood
Mid
Obituary Notices for Reece and Schneider Services
D Reece 47 of 580 Beis singer Road to hold services 2 pm at West Side Pentecostal Church William Schneider 82 of 475 Miami St to hold services 10 am Monday Campbell notices list local residents and times for funeral services.
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Ons D. Reece
Beissinger Road
Cither
West Side
William C. Schneider
Miami St
Campbell
West Carrollton Youth Killed in Paper Mill Accident
Lawrence Green, 21, of West Carrollton was killed at the Moraine Paper Division of Kimberly Clark in West Carrollton after he placed an iron bar in a jammed wire baler and restarted the machine. The bar severed his jugular vein during the incident on Friday.
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Dayton, Ohio
Lawrence Green
West Carrollton
Moraine Paper
Kimberly- Clark Paper Co
Green
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Roughlie Swope
Baltimore St
Nancy Anderson
Delaware St
Erne. Bowen
Aberdeen
H. B. Royce
West Middletown
Harold Byrge
Carolina St
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Perry Belcher
Woodlawn Ave
Alvie Carter
Germantown
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Nation of Mohawk
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Walnut
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Park
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Thetown Hospital
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