Seven Cleveland Cops Accused of Bribes and Theft
Seven Cleveland policemen faced bribery theft and job-buying charges. Wiemals 38 Holloman 27 charged with soliciting and accepting bribes to influence official duty. Oliver Gilliam Sanders youths testified of a $20 break. Several officers fired for lying about an $8,000 retirement offer. civil service proceedings continue over additional accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Clarence H. Wiemals
Henry W. Holloman
Joseph H. Stears
Stears
Gerald Gilliam
James Oliver
James Sanders
Oliver
Wayne B. Sorge
William J. Kelch
Martin A. Blecke
Charles W. Buck
Sorge
Civil Service Board
Common Pleas Court
Civil Service Commission
Vitamin By Promises Pep and Vim for All
An old style ad targets husbands and wives with a diet pill claim, promoting Ostrex 4 r Iron as a vitamin boost. It urges readers to buy ic Tablets with an introductory 45 cent offer at Castell's, and notes availability at drug stores everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needietown
Castell's
Just Friendly Bops Over Head and Fined in Cincinnati
Two Cincinnati men were fined four dollars each for disorderly conduct after police reports of them repeatedly bopping each other on the head with a claw hammer. Patrolman Sandy testified officers had to make three trouble calls to Yates home in two hours Saturday as the pair claimed they were just playing and are still friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Frank M. Gusweiler
Harold Yates
Melvin Butler
Howard Sandy
Yates
Sandy
Butler
Servicemen News from Middletown Area Returns and Promotions
Pvt Hayward Buchanan 21 returns to Camp Pickett Va after a 10 day visit with parents and earns a promotion to private first class He will be assigned for overseas duty Also Pvt Rodney C McGuire 20 completes basic at Ft Knox Ky on leave then to Camp Kilmer N J for reassignment His brother Cpl Wayne T McGuire 26 serves in Trieste Italy and married with a child Pvt John William Naudin Jr 21 and Pvt Thomas A Bishop 21 return to Fort Bragg after a seven day visit and await European command reassignment Sept 26 Pvt Shirley C Keller Jr he is home on a 15 day leave from Camp Atterbury Ind and will join European command on return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Hayward Buchanan
Camp Pickett
William Buchanan
Lincoln St
Buchanan
Clarksburg
W. Va
Raymond Bay Company
Fort Bragg
N. C
Pfc
Rodney C. McGuire
Roosevelt McGuire
Baltimore St
Ft. Knox
37Th Armored Battalion
3Rd Armored Division
Camp Kilmer
N. J
McGuire
Middletown High School
Armco
Cpl
Wayne T. McGuire
John William Naudin, Jr
John W. Naudin
Fourteenth Ave
Thomas A Bishop
J. A. Bishop
Malvern Ave
Middletown High
European Command
Naudin
Bishop
Mayer Packing House
Shirley C. Keller, Jr
Charley C. Keller, Sr
Young St
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Keller
Embezzler Tripped by Own Record System
Vincent F. Cento 37 devised a goidea record system for John Sexton and Company in Long Island City that exposed his embezzlement of 9603. Police say he juggled and destroyed fleet records to cover theft from truck sales. Cento reported losses from horse betting and a home mortgage payoff, leading to his arrest for grand larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vincent F. Cento
Chicago
Cento
Long Island City
John Sexton and Company
New Hyde Park
N.Y
Lausche Opens Blood Drive in Ohio With Donation
Governor Frank J. Lausche led a regional Red Cross blood drive in Cleveland and donated a pint. He stated his occupation as Ohio governor and noted his birth date November 14, 1895. He appeared in normal health apart from weighing 199 pounds, which he called a bit heavier than usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
Red Cross
Ohio
Divorce filings in Butler County Common Pleas Court
Legal notices list petitions for divorce filed September 1951. Georgia Downs seeks divorce from Virgil Downs in case 67237 alleging extreme cruelty. recipient must answer by November 3, 1951. Jeanet files in case 67238 against Marion Albert with grounds of gross neglect. answer due by November 3, 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Downs
Uss Kidd
Fleet Post Office
San Diego
California
Georgia Downs
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Joseph T. Kiep
Richard N. Koehler
Thomas H. Stubbs
Marion Albert
Pfc
Eng Petroleum Distribution
APO $9
San Francisco
Jeanet
H. O. Finkelman
Local Club and Organization Meetings Listed for Tuesday
A schedule of meetings includes Sertoma Club at 6:30 p.m. at the Manchester Hotel, North Middletown Fire Association at 7 p.m., Cancer Clinic at 7 p.m., Middle town Hospital, Mayfield Fire Department at 7:30 p.m., Sheffield Street Fire House, and multiple others. Also listed are Company F, 147th Infantry, Battery A 180 AAA Gun Battalion, FOE, SPEBSQSA, Middletown Grocers Association, YMCA Board, National Guard D Company, American Legion, Knights of Columbus, Order of Ahepa with various 7 to 8 p.m. starts at designated halls and rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sertoma Club
Manchester
North Middletown Fire Association
North Middletown Fire House
Middletown Hospital
Mayfield Fire Department
Sheffield St
147Th Infantry
South Main St
LeSourdsville
FOE
Hall
Spebsqsa
Legion Home
Middletown Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Manchester Hotel
Ymca Board of Directors
YMCA
National Guard Company
107Th Armored Cavalry
American Legion
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
Order of Ahepa
Nelva Center
Coal Firm Purchased by North American Coal Corp
The Rail & River Coal Company, holding about 100 million tons of recoverable coal, was acquired from Canadian National Railways by North American Coal Corporation. The deal places the firm among the ten largest U S coal producers. price not disclosed. Headquarters are in Bellaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Rail & River Coal Company
Canadian National Railways
North American Coal Corporation
North American
United States
Rail & A Company
Bellaire
Italian Steel Firm Orders Mill Motors
Westinghouse Electric International Company of Turin Italy ordered six main drive motors and complete electronic controls for a 24 stand rod and merchant steel mill. Motors will be made by Westinghouse plants in East Pittsburgh Buffalo and Cleveland. Marelli Company of Milan will supply 12 motors. The mill will be used for precision rolling of steel products for automobiles and airplanes as the final stage in Fiat steel expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Westinghouse Electric International Company
Turin
Italy
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
N. Y
Cleveland
Marelli Company
Milan
Fiat
Urbana Farmhand Charged in Farmer Slaying
Urbana an AP report says James Griffin 58 a Urbana farmworker will be charged with the murder of Skiles Dunlap 65 a Urbana farmer. Dunlap was found dead with a shotgun blast in a field near his home and Griffin confessed last night to the killing authorities said.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
James Griffin
Skiles Dunlap
J. H. McKeever
Dunlap
McKeever
Griffin
Martha Dunlap
Man accused of killing husband pleads for help to bury body
Mrs. Dunlap testified that Griffin knocked on her door at 7 am and admitted shooting her husband. He allegedly asked for help burying the body before she refused and alerted the sheriff. The report also notes a historical reference to wartime men’s clothing standardization.
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George FE. Luzius
Richard E. Moore
Edward P. Toth
Moore
Toth
Luzius
Jimmy Marks
Middletown
Trailer Park and Sales
Excedo
Norcross
Office Outfitters, Inc
N. Main ST
Perfection Cleaners
Sherman Dial
Charles St
Franklin
Germantown
Nash
Automotive News
Wilmer
Manchester Ave
Paul Whiteman
ASC Network
Nash Motors
Nash-Kelvinater Corporation
Detroit, Miche
U. S
Patent Office
William J. Miller
King Features, Inc
General Electric
Montgomery
N. Main St. Ph
Lausche
Sype
Central Ave
Dial
Louis F. Jones
Mer
LLY
U.S
Melampy
N. Broad ST
Central Store
New Fall
Gabardines
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