Franklin Council Laments Lost Levy and Chief's Resignation
Franklin City Council discusses the resignation of Police Chief O E Chamberlain effective December 31 after 21 years in Franklin law enforcement. The panel weighs appointing an acting chief as it reviews finances, a defeated 3 mill recreation levy, and street and water projects amid staff shortages and pending bond considerations.
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Franklin
John Hoffer
O. E. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
T. Riley
Graham
Depa Council
Herb Daniels
Allen Betzler
Main Street
Paul Smith
Howard Hartville
Edgar Farmer
Hineline
Mason Council Orders Night Water Shutoff
Mason village council voted to cut off all water from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. until further notice because of an acute water supply problem. Officials warned villagers may face further measures if the shortage worsens.
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MASON
CP Unit To Hear Joe Woodruff
Joseph Woodruff president of the Middletown Board of Education will speak to the local United Cerebral Palsy group tonight at 7 30 p m in the Legion Home. Aloysius Thieman president of Middletown CP will report on the UCP convention in Cleveland and stress advances in cerebral palsy research.
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Joseph Woodruff
Middletown Board of Education
United Cerebral Palsy
Legion Home
Aloysius Thieman
Middletown CP Organization
UCP
Cleveland
Youth Injured Near Franklin After Two Car Collision
A Franklin youth Lyndon Mathis aged 19 suffered minor cuts to arms and legs in a two car collision on Pennyroyal Hill Road just south of the Warren Montgomery line at 6 55 a m. He was treated by a doctor and charged with improper operation after his westbound vehicle failed to cut back into traffic and struck an eastbound auto driven by James Davis Franklin Route 2. Both cars were extensively damaged.
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Franklin
Pennyroyal Hill
Warren
Montgomery County
Lyndon Mathis
McGuire Sn
Mathis
James Davis
Franklin Rt. 2
Three hurt in two city traffic crashes yesterday
Three people were treated for injuries and six motorists cited as police logged seven traffic mishaps in the city yesterday. Details include a two vehicle crash at N Verity Parkway and Winona Drive injuring Leroy Weller and a failure to yield charge against Harry Brown.
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Lato Court
Leroy Weller
4Th Ave
Middletown Hospital
N. Verity Parkway
Winona Drive
Harry Brown
Winona Dr
Weller
Brown
Winona
Miami Seniors Are Recognized at Oxford
Eight Miami University seniors and two juniors received all round scholarship and campus leadership honors. Named are George J. Budig son of Otto Budig J Raut of Park Hills Kentucky junior. Robert Scott Joslin Bloomingon Illinois junior. Thomas A Carmichael Bethesda Maryland junior. Lawrence N Bell Cleveland Heights senior. Robert Arthur Fetters Chillicothe Route 4 senior. Bruce B Mudge Evanston Illinois senior. Robert S Neff Richmond Indiana senior.
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George J. Budig
Otto M. Budie
J. Raut
Park Hills
Robert Scott Joslin
Bloomington
Tll
Thomas A. Carmichael
Bethesda
Lawrence N. Bell
Cleveland Heights
Robert Arthur Fetters
Truman Fetters
Chillicothe
Rt. 4
Bruce B. Mudge
Evanston
Robert S. Neff
Fred P. Neff
Richmond
Ind
Fire Dept responds to 1333 Central Ave rescue
Emergency unit arrived at 8:21 a.m. yesterday to aid 78 year old resident Joe Hivick of 1333 Central Ave. He was transported to Middletown Hospital by McCoy Leffler ambulance.
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Central Ave
Joe Hivick
Middletown Hospital
McCoy-Leffler
Pinball Rule Tossed Out In Columbus
In Columbus Ohio Common Pleas Court Judge Robert N Draper blocked an ordinance banning pinball machines in public places and businesses granting a temporary restraining order. The ruling allows pinball machines to operate in private homes where exhibitors may continue but blocks city regulation on public displays. Judges Reynolds and Draper sparred over whether the measure was punitive or regulatory and a city change in approach was suggested.
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Columbus
Ohio
Common Pleas
Robert N. Draper
Draper
Dana F. Reynolds
Empty Place At Your Table Urges Caution This Thanksgiving
Highway safety Director A. C. Felty warns about empty chairs around the table and urges continued care during Thanksgiving. He notes Ohio’s trend toward fewer traffic fatalities and stresses vigilance to sustain the decline.
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Highway Safety Department
A. C. Felty
Ohio
City Commissioners Split Session Time For Thanksgiving Week
City officials will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday in a session moved up due to Thanksgiving. They will reconvene at 7:30 p.m. tomorrow in the municipal courtroom at City Building to conduct an open meeting. The ordinance has had two readings before the commission to date.
Card Players Fight Over Gun Ends in Shooting
Two men sparred over a .5 caliber automatic at the Yellow Cafe near Garfield. Robert Reed, 43, faces aggravated disorderly conduct and carrying a concealed weapon charges. James McCoy, 28, faces disorderly conduct. They were jailed and set for Municipal Court arraignment. Police say Reed drew the pistol. a misfire injured McCoy’s leg but no medical help needed. Det. Edward Polings led the arrest with officers Fawley Porter and Sloan.
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Robert Reed
Hudson Ave
James McCoy
Garfield Sr
Oellow
Garfield
Edward Polings
Reed
McCoy
Det
Poling
Ptl
Herbert Fawley
Donald Porter
Robert Sloan
Accident Victims Show Improvement
Two injured Middletown youths received hospital treatment after a crash on Wayne Madison Road that killed 15-year-old Richard Lee Van Dyne. John Jacobs, 4, suffered multiple fractures and a head injury, while Hounshell, stepson of Clarence Mans, sustained possible skull and internal injuries.
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Jacobs
John Jacobs
Front Street
West Middletown
Hounshell
Clarence Mans
Church St
Wayne-Madison Road
Richard Lee van Dyne
Poplar St
Middletown
Bridge At Trenton Is Closed
Trenton bridge on Ohio 2 at Watsonsdanemine officially closed as repairs begin. State highway warns west bound traffic at Ohio Rts. 4 and 73 in Excello and at Rt. 73 intersections with U. S. 127 and Ohio 503. Eastbound warnings noted at Rt. 73 and Trenton Hamilton Road. Middletown Hamilton traffic rerouted to Rt. 4 under construction and bus routes rerouted via Ohio 122 to West Middletown and Franklin-Trenton roads.
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Trenton Bridge
Ohio 2
Watsonsdanemine
Ohio
Excello
U. S. 127
Seven Mile
Rt. 4
Middletown
Hamilton
Trenton
Ohio 122
West Middletown
Franklin- Trenton
Trenton-Hamilton
Firm To Explore Nuclear Markets
The Glenn L. Martin Co. forms Martin International to explore world markets for nuclear powered electrical generating systems. George B. Shaw, VP in charge of procurement, becomes president. Preliminary talks held with private and government sources in the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Brazil.
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Baltimore
Glenn L. Martin Co
Martin International
George B. Shaw
Cuba
Brazil
Train collision claims Harold Payne near Shiloh
In Mansfield Ohio Harold Payne 34 died and his partner was hurt seriously after a car stalled at a railroad crossing near the Richland Huron County line. The couple resided in nearby Shiloh.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Harold Payne
Shelby Memorial Hospital
Richland
Huron County
Shiloh
Punkin Pie On Golden Age Menu
The Age Club plans a combined birthday anniversary and Thanksgiving party for seniors over 60. Traditional pumpkin pie will be served at 1:30 p.m. at the Civic Association as part of the observance.
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Punkin
Golden Age
Civic Association
Middletown Police Briefs Split Arrests on Warrants and Charges
A 1 year old Middletown boy was arrested on a warrant charging larceny by trick involving a 1951 model car from Chapple Buick Co. for a try out on Nov 14. Officers arrested Ronald Gunkle, 37, 906 Central Ave., for contributing to delinquency of minors. Irene Hatton, 49, 132 N Main St., was charged with contributing to delinquency and neglect of three children aged 19, 8 and 4.
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Middletown
Chapple Buick Co
Ralph Caverlee
Ronald Gunkle
Central Ave
Irene Hatton
N. Main St
Police arrest Tolson on failure to provide warrant
Police arrested 21 year old Jeffery Tolson of 1801 Glenn Ave for failure to provide a warrant. Carl Sullivan reported that a large tank used to hold down straw on the Rt. 73 seeding project was stolen Monday.
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Jeffery Tolson
Glenn Ave
Carl Sullivan
N. Broad $J
Rt. 73
Mt Zion Baptist Church to hold Thanksgiving service
The Mt Zion Baptist Church will hold Thanksgiving services Thursday morning at 11 a.m. The Rev Louis Smith will speak, announced by the Rev Frank Hampton, pastor.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Louis Smith
Frank Hamptom
Historic Oxford Home Bought By Fraternity
Dr Glenn R Barr of Miami University Romanic languages tutors said a 16 room house on Charles Munns Avenue opposite Slant Walk has been purchased from Mrs Helen M Phalen to house a future Phi Gamma Delta chapter The property dates to 1820 and sits near Beta Theta Pi and Phi Kappa Tau offices Possession is planned for next summer with remodeling to house 35 to 40 men The Delta Colony will seek a Phi Gamma charter next year and join Miami rush sessions the following semester
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Sigman Chi
Miami
University of Michigan
Evanston
Ill
Oxford
C. C. Munns
Barr
Delta Colony
Icegrs
Three Friends Vote to Make Widow County Judge
In Creede Colorado Mrs Martha Nelson a farm widow will become Mineral County judge in January after three friends wrote her name on the ballot. Judge Wright, appointed to fill a vacancy, thought he had two more years. The three votes came from Precinct Two while Nelson voted in Precinct One. The position pays 50 dollars a month. Nelson, a grandmother in her sixties, studied law two years as a college student. Previous legal training is not required for a county judge whose duties include estates juvenile cases and minor civil matters.
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Creede
Colo
Martha Nelson
Mineral
Nelson
W. Wallace Wright
Wright
Young Mother Dies on Birthday After Highway Crash
Salem Ohio Mrs Emma Eddy aged 19 died on her 19th birthday three days after a highway wreck that killed her husband Francis Eddy 131. Their three month old son injured in the collision on Ohio 9 south of Salem remained hospitalized at Salem Hospital. Double funeral services set for Wednesday for Francis Eddy and his wife.
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Salem
Ohio
Emma ‘Eddy
Eddy
Ohio 9
Here
Salem Hospital
Francis Eddy
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