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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 15, 1961

Page

9

Gottmann surprised by party furor over Taft Jr endorsement

Ernst Gottmann, active in Middletown and state Young Republican circles, said he was amused by the Saturday furor over his endorsement of Cincinnati's Robert A. Taft Jr. as a 1962 Republican gubernatorial candidate. He noted it was surprising anyone did not know he had once been a Democrat.

Ernst Gottmann Robert A. Taft Jr Cincinnati Gottman Middletown Ohio Gottmann Bob Taft Jr Paul A. Pell Butler County Sheriff Pell Republican Party Young Republican Club Ohio League of Young Republican Clubs Alain Cooper Ohio League of Young Republican Cooper Cincinnat GOP Journal Butler County Board of Elections

Kennard names new captain for Lebanon department

Sheriff Byron Kennard announces Roy Wallace 36 former Lebanon patrolman as the new deputy captain replacing George Carrel who resigned Wallace begins duties today with the Lebanon Police Department bringing four years of prior service plus two and a half years in the U S Marines Wallace also worked 13 years at Electric Auto Lite Co in Kings Mills and Evendale Wallace drew attention for remarks on young Republican leadership and Taft Jr’s candidacy. Gottmann defends party switch and voting history while noting party loyalty shifts and local GOP dynamics.

Lebanon Warren County Byron Kennard Roy Wallace Whife George Carrel Wallace Grandview Ave Kennard U. S. Marines Electric Auto Lite Co Kings Mills Evendale

Hearing Tonight on Rezoning by City Commission

A public hearing by City Commission on a rezoning of east Sutphin Street lots near Miami Avenue will occur at 7:30 p.m. in City Commission chambers. Owners seek to change the zone from single family to neighborhood business use. Administrative matters follow. commissioners may discuss purchasing ROW from Sorg Paper Co. for the Columbia Avenue extension between Main Street and Carmody Boulevard.

City Commission N. Sutphin Street Miami Avenue City Commission Chambers Sorg Paper Co Columbia Avenue Main Street Carmody Boulevard

Rains Belt Italy With Flooding Near Rome

Torrential rains lashed Italy for the fifth day. widespread flooding hit areas around Rome. At least six people have died from the winter storm, rain, wind, and snow since Saturday as the Tiber and Po rivers edge toward overflow.

Rome Italy Tiber

Bank Teller Named To Middletown Drive

Donald E. Wilson, a commercial teller at First National Bank Park Place, will serve as treasurer of the Middletown muscular dystrophy drive next Tuesday. He has five years in banking, transferred from the main office, and lives with his wife at 300 West Place in Trenton. He is a National Guard member and a Trenton High School graduate with banking diplomas. Twenty-five percent of campaign funds stay in the county for patient service. the rest funds research into the disease.

Donald E. Wilson First National Bank Park Place Middletown Wilson National Trenton Cincinnati American Banking Institute National Guard West Place Dale Foreman Middletown Drive

Car Hits Trees injures Virgil Amburgey near Germantown

Virgil Amburgey 41 of 9837 Jamaica Road was hospitalized after his car veered from Elk Creek Road near Germantown two miles south of town. He said a oncoming vehicle blinded him and he left the road, the car damaging through a ditch and into trees. later moved to Middletown Hospital in good condition with possible pelvis and rib fractures.

Carlisle Vad Iss Germantown Virgil Amburgey Jamaica Road S. E. Neff German Township Amburgey Neff Middletown Hospital Middletown Elk Creek Road Rt. 122 Barbara Jean Taylor Oberon Drive Shirley F. Majors Germantown Road Ruby Riley Winona Drive

Monroe area to host Cape Canaveral official twice

Brig. Gen. Harry J. Sands Jr., vice commander of the Air Force Missile Test Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla., will address Monroe Lions Club Monday night at Lemon-Monroe High School and speak again Tuesday noon at Manchester Motor Inn for Middletown Exchange Club’s Thanksgiving observance. The assemblies will feature layman explanations and slides of missile testing.

Harry J. Sands Jr Air Force Missile Test Center Cape Canaveral Fla Monroe Middletown Service Clubs Manchester Motor Inn Lemon-Monroe High School Monroe Lions Club Paul Baker Charles F. Gorman Gen. Sands Lions Club Monroe Lion Club

Chicago Woman Loses $3000 Funeral Fund In Robbery

Mrs. Hermine Cieslak, 58, of Chicago, says three men beat and kicked her as they stole $3000 saved for her funeral. Her purse with thirty $100 bills was later recovered from a stairway in a nearby building.

Chicago Hermine Cieslak

Six City Accidents Cause $1,740 In Damages

Six city accidents caused $1,740 in damage yesterday. Four drivers were cited. The heaviest damage, $700, occurred in a two car collision at Central Avenue and Sutphin Street involving Irvin Turvey Sr. and Mary D. Hartwell.

Central Avenue Sutphin Street Irvin Turvey Sr S. Broad St Turvey Mary D. Hartwell Euclid St

Naming of Parks Chief Expected Tonight Action

The Park Board meets at 7 30 in Goldman Park headquarters to consider appointing a successor to Tom Carlson who resigned as parks and recreation director after seven years. Carlson will join Evanston Illinois as recreational director today while the board reviews the department budget for 1962 led by Rowan Crawford.

Goldman Park Tom Carlson Carlson Department of Parks and Recreation Evanston Ill Rowan Crawford

Arson Suspected In Franklin Fires

Franklin Fire Chief Edgar Farmer called in state fire marshals to probe five fires in 10 days. Melvin Billman and Willard Peterson of the State Arson Bureau examined scenes. a findings report is due Friday. Damages total about 7500 dollars and may involve illegal fireworks sales to youths.

Franklin Edgar Farmer Melvin Billman Willard Peterson State Cincinnati Farmer Clifford Couch Forest Ave Couch Ohio

Police Briefs Arrest of James Lucada on Suspension Driving

State Patrolmen yesterday arrested James Lucada 37 of Hamilton on a charge of driving under suspension.

James Lucada Hamilton

Vote Date For Borden Drivers Set

Cincinnati AP The National Labor Relations Board ordered another collective bargaining election in the revolt of several thousand southwestern Ohio dairy employees from the International Teamsters Union. The NLRB set November 22 for 26 Borden Co employees in Middletown to vote on representation by the Milk and Ice Cream Drivers and Dairy Employes Union of Greater Cincinnati Local 836 or by the regular Teamsters or by neither.

Cincinnati National Labor Relations Board Ohio International Teamsters’ Union NLRB Borden Co Middletown Greater Cincinnati and Vicinity Teamsters

Knights to confer rank at Vernon Purdum ceremony

A meeting at Castle Hall will confer knighthood on candidates from Vernon Purdum and Lylburnis, with 7:30 p.m. start. Maurice Wise, Ben, and Noah Lam will direct the ceremony for Lafayette Lodge 37 Knights of Pythias. Thefts reported in the area accompany the notice.

Lafayette Lodge Knights Vernon Purdum Lylburnis of Pythias Castle Hall Maurice Wise Ben Noah Lamdie

Mother Facing Murder Trial Near Gratis

In a second degree murder case near Gratis 32 year old Pauline Gibbs is on trial for shooting her husband, Rollie Gibbs, to the head with a .22 caliber pistol as their children watched. Prosecution argues premeditation from bullets bought by Mrs Gibbs and a history of beatings during their eight year marriage. The seven women and five men jury toured the crime scene, in a farmhouse bedroom, while testimony detailed family fear, sobriety and threats prior to the slaying.

Stephen Gibbs Stephen Richard Koehler Hamilton Hopkins Gibbs Middletown Calvin Tucker Walter Williams

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