Franklin Council Faces Police Resignation and Budget Strains
Franklin officials discuss appointing a citizens committee to push a three mill tax levy for operating funds while learning Patrolman John Flinspach plans to resign October 1 for financial reasons. The move would leave four officers plus Chief Chamberlain. The council also forms panels to study a new building code and establish a relief and pension fund, and hires Collins Wright as city engineer to oversee storm sewer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Suilding
Safety Service
Jesse Hollingsworth
John E. Flinspach
Fitzgerald
Warren County
City Planning Commission
Middletown
Veterans Village
Trotter
Robert Ward
John Hoffer
Frank Robbins Visit Inspires Round Of Fetes
Frank Robbins and Florence Dowling visit sparks a series of friendly gatherings. Cocktails hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tobitt at 305 South Main Street Tuesday, a welcome from Mr. and Mrs. Douglass Robbine at 804 South Main Street, and another Thursday at 200 The Alameda. They travel between Mrs. Robbins’ father and Robbins’ mother while in town after a transfer from Puerto Rico to Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Robbins
Florence Dowling
Robbins
Fred Tobitt
South Main St
Douglass Robbine
Fred Danford
Alameda
AIC
Puerto Rico
Havana
Cuba
Fourth Ave
R. C. Dowling
Kenwood Dr
Couple Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs H A Hunt of Car olins St celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary today. A family dinner Saturday honored the occasion with guests including their sons H Benton Hunt G Donald Hunt and Paul Hunt of Middletown and Mrs L H Wise and Mr Wise of Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Hunt
Carolins St
H. Benton Hunt
G. Donald Hunt
Paul Hunt
Middletown
Amoma Class Hosts Covered Dish Dinner to Open Year
Amoma Class of First AntTet Church gathered for a 1952 53 season kickoff dinner last evening. Mrs J G Wikoff led hostesses Mrs Hay Standafer Mrs Cy Farquer and Mrs Winfield Scearse assisted. Members shared vacation highlights as the evening closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amoma
Anttet Church
J. G. Wikoff
Hay Standafer
Cy Farquer
Winfield Scearse
Travelers Return From Extended Summer in North America
The note lists families and individuals like Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Chapple and the Danfords at Iron City Fishing Club and Ontario trips. It records voyages from Maine to Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, and Tennessee with weddings, schooling plans, and military discharge scheduled for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Chapple
McGee Ave
Iron City Fishing Club
Canada
Chapples
Back-To-School Call-Ins Sought For Sunday List
Students returning to college or entering for first time are urged to contact the Society Department before Thursday noon to be included in the Back-To-School list for the Sunday edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society Department
Delta Chi Sigma Delegates Named for Province Convention
At the fall meeting Middletown chapter of Delta Chi Sigma named delegates to the Ohio State Province Convention in October at the Commodore Perry Hotel in Toledo. Mrs. Fred Ziegler presided. Mrs. Jerome Haass and Mrs. Douglas Barrett were appointed delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Chi Sigma Sorority
Middletown
Ohio
Marie Wehrle
Osca Day
Leonard Reedy Wer
International Delta Chi Sigma
Charity
Herbert Fall
Opportunity School
Fall
Marguerite Rose
Community Club and Sorority Meetings This Week
Mrs James Lang leads a program as White Shrine No 25 meets at 7 30 PM in the Masonic Temple. Maple Park Mothers Club starts its school year with a Thursday 1 PM meeting at the school. W S W S of Pleasant Ridge EUB Church gathers at Mrs Wade Browns Dickey Road at 2 PM Wednesday. Alpha Epsilon chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority meets tonight in the Directors Room YMCA at 7 30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lang
White Shrine of Jerusalem
Masonic Temple
Maple Park Mothers Club
W.S.W.S
The
Pleasant Ridge
EUB Church
Wade Brown
Dickey Rd
Alpha Epsilon Chapter
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
YMCA
Marriage of Katherine Lindon and John Sturgeon announced
Mrs Katherine Lindon of North Main Street and John W Sturgeon of Middletown Franklin Road announce their marriage on September 6 in Richmond Indiana Justice of the Peace John R Longstreet officiated Sturgeon is a foreman with McGraw Construction Company The couple resides on North Main Street
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Lindon
North Main St
John W. Sturgeon
Middletown-Franklin Rd
Richmond
Ind
John R. Longstreet
Sturgeon
McGraw Construction Company
Hi Y Clubs to Start Middletown Year at YMCA
Middletown High School Hi Y clubs Crois Circle Triangle Miami and Torch begin the 1952 53 year with an initial meeting at 7 15 p m Thursday at the YMCA. Harry Ter Braak YMCA boys work secretary notes a Hi Y Council meeting follows to plan dances leagues and fall winter activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
YMCA
Croix
Circle
Triangle
Miami
Torch
Harry Ter Braak
Ymca Boys’ Work
Hi-Y Council
Ter Braak
Sunday Free Rides Promoted By Detroit Transit
Detroit's strained transit system offered free rides for children on Sundays when accompanied by a parent paying the standard 15 cent fare. The policy aimed to boost revenue on the least busy day of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Births Report From Multiple Families
Vital statistics list several new arrivals including a boy for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gibson of Trenton and a boy for Mr. and Mrs. John Moore of Middletown Route 2. Also a girl for Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Shern of Lebanon and boys for Marvin Monroe, Michael Hendricks, Sherman Montgomery Jr., and Marion Carr with residence details. An out of town entry notes Miss Helen Lockmeyer of Hamilton undergoing surgery at Mercy Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gibson
Trenton
John Moore
Middletown
Wilbur Shern
Lebanon
Marvin Monroe
Sherman Ave
Michael Hendricks
South Verity Pkvy
Sherman Montgomery, Jr
Miamisburg
Marion Carr
Hudson St
Helen Lockmeyer
Highview Rd
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Marriage Licenses Listed For Numerous Local Couples
A batch of marriage licenses issued includes Clyde Geisler and Virginia Peck both of route addresses, Charles Ridge and Carolyn Mail, Raymond Sherman and Dorothy Wood, Richard Depney and Lois Gebhart, David Sandlin and Maggie Brashear, Dave Rogers and Gladys Nelson, Hamilton pairs Don Stout and Florence Hopper, John Meyers and Marilyn Root, Richard Thompson and Elsie May, Ray McGuire and Mildred Powell, Earl Beeler and Lilian Buehling. The records cover farmers, salesmen, laborers, and professionals from Hamilton and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Geisler
Somerville
Virginia Peck
Oxford
Charles William Ridge
Fairmount Ave
Carolyn F. Mail
Beautician
Charles St. Raymond Earl Sherman
Wildwood Rd
Dorothy Jean Wood
Crescent Blvd
Richard Henry Depney
U. S. Army
Lois A. Gebhart
Hamilton
David Sandlin
Maggie Brashear
Dave Rogers
Louis Pl
Gladys Nelson
Walnut St
Mitchell Brewer
Margaret Bauer
Don F. Stout
Florence Elizabeth Hopper
John R. Meyers
Connersville
Ind
Marilyn Root
Richard L. Thompson
City
Elsie Ann May
Woodlawn Ave
Ray McGuire
Franklin
Mildred Powell
Manchester Rd
Earl M. Beeler
Farmer
Lilian Buehling
Hospital Notices List Medical and Surgical Admissions
A compiled list shows residents admitted for medical and surgical care including Mrs. Anna Long Girard Ave Mrs. Lucinda Ashcraft Tay lor Ave Ruth Ann Stout Crawford St Thomas Clark Granada Ave Mrs D W Creech Franklin Mrs Richard Snider South Broad St surgical Mrs James Lambert Franklin Route 1 surgical Mrs Charles Richardson Jewel St surgical Miss Margerite Stewart Yankee Rd medical Roy Russell Manchester Rd surgical Emerson Emrick Germantown medical DISMISSED Tommaso Bona Harrison St Albert Bolling West Middletown Route 1 Kenneth Blankenship Auburn St Brown Cornett Burbank St Mrs Norma Dallas Fairborn John Daley Germantown Route 1 Sever Griggs Middletown Route 2 Susan Hamilton Carlisle Mrs George McAllister Manchester Ave Mrs Robert Reed Garfield Herbert Roe Central Ave
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Long
Girard Ave
Lucinda Ashcraft
Taylor Ave
Ruth Ann Stout
Ava Stout
Crawford St
Thomas Clark
Granada Ave
D. W. Creech
Franklin
Richard Snider
South Broad St
James Lambert
Franklin Route 1
Charles Richardson
Jewel St
Margerite Stewart
Yankee Rd
Roy Russell
Manchester Rd
Emerson Emrick
Germantown
Tommaso Bona
Harrison St
Albert Bolling
West Middletown
Kenneth Blankenship
Henry Blankenship
Auburn St
Brown Cornett
Burbank St
Norma Dallas
Fairborn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mittee
Kent Larick
Parker
Frank Matson
Council
Collins Wright
Dayton
Wright
Fred Danfords
Ontario
Danfords
Keystone
John Ingwersen
Kennebunk Beach
Ingwersen
Joan
Thomas M. Mabon, Jr
Pittsburgh
Sam Ingwersen
Maine
Ithaca
Cornell
W. L. Cressman
Shore-In
Groton-Long-Point, Conn
William E. Ditmyer
Orlando Ave
Robert Haines
West Palm Beach, Fla
St. Augustine, Fla
Michigan
David L. Smith
Corporal Smith
Ervin Smith
Kunz Ave
Army
Fort Benning
Steve Kershner
Youngstown
Meira Sheller
Howard Ave
Tom Taylor
Milwaukee
Wis
Edythe Taylor
Nelbar St
Chetek
R. E. Hockmen
David Horn
Susan
Glen Lane
Horn
Thomas J. Class
Gatlinburg, Tenn
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Cadillac
Cadillacs
Heber Jones, Inc
Middletown, Ohio
Herbert Roe
Central Ave
Enger
Birdseye
Bouncing Baby
Bayon Bark
White & Pa
King Athletic Shirts
Gabardine
W. T. Grant
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