City Registration Still Lags Behind 1952 Figure
City and township voter registration figures show declines from 1952 presidential totals. Middletown and Lemon Township stood at 19 445 as of yesterday, far below 23 498 in 1952. Officials warn of apathy and complacency while extending registration hours through the week and into next. The Ohio secretary of state set voter qualifications and rules for permanent registration.
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Middletown
Lemon Township
Board of Elections
Solar Battery Demonstration To Be Held Friday
Robert C. Clark of Cleveland will demonstrate the Bell solar battery here Friday. The Ohio Bell Telephone Co. public relations supervisor will present the discovery before the Optimist Club at the Manchester Hotel at 12 10 p.m. and before the Middletown Amateur Dial Radio Club at the Monroe fire station at 8 p.m. He explains how silicon strips wired together convert light into electricity enough to operate a small eye or power a telephone circuit.
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Bell
Robert C. Clark
Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Optimist Club
Manchester Hotel
Middletown
Monroe Fire Station
Police Briefs Report Hubcap Thefts and Missing Boy Found
Dale Ashley reported four hubcaps stolen from his car Tuesday night. Simon Johnson reported two hubcaps stolen from his car. Dweight Conley, 15, who had been missing since September 10, was found at his stepmother's home in Florida.
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Dale Ashley
North Ave
Simon Johnson
Walnut St
Dweight Conley
Columbia Ave
Florida
Prowler Call Reported On 6th Avenue Block
Officers responded to a prowler call in the 800 block of 6th Avenue last night. No further details were provided in the readable text.
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6Th Avenue
Missing Girls Reunite In Middletown Return
Betty Lou Adams aged 15 of 2411 Sherman Avenue and Genevieve Davis aged 17 of 10 Monroe Street who had been missing since 8 a.m. Tuesday were found and returned to Middletown this morning.
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Betty Lou Adams
Sherman Ave
Genevieve Davis
Monroe St
Middletown
Local Op Files Suit In Mishap
Patrolman Delman Whitt of 3112 Bexley Dr seeks 11241.48 in Hamilton Common Pleas Court against Carl F. Foutz of 1343 Reynolds Ave. The Oct 10 1954 crash on Verity Parkway at Clinton intersection left Whitt with knee, foot and thigh injuries. He was hospitalized and unable to work until Jan 1955. he seeks 1241.48 for medical bills and 10000 in damages.
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Delman Whitt
Bexley Dr
Hamilton Common Pleas Court
Carl F. Foutz
Reynolds Ave
Whitt
Foutz
Verity Parkway
Verity
Clinton
Two Uninjured as Trucks Collide in Hamilton
Two truck drivers escaped injury after a collision on Trenton Woodsdale Road. James Duncan, 44, of Lockland, overturned his truck, colliding with Delbert Schull, 54, of Middletown, who carried 600 gallons of fresh tar in his trailer. no spill occurred. Deputies arrested James Davis on a separate sodomy allegation, with one 17-year-old alleging assault under a bridge. he denies the charge.
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Hamilton
Trenton-Woodsdale
James 0. Duncan
Lockland
Delbert R. Schull
Lafayette Ave
Middletown
Schull
Loren Gustin
Robert Ward
James Davis
Franklin
Ward
Driver Charged After Accident at Clinton and Manchester
No one injured in a two car collision at Clinton Street and Manchester Avenue at 3 40 p m. Police charged Frank Mahone Sr 51 612 17th Ave with running a yellow light after his auto collided with northbound car driven by Robert Trump 39 Cuyahoga Falls. Total damage estimated at 200.
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Clinton Street
Manchester Avenue
Frank Mahone Sr
17Th Ave
Robert Trump
Cuyahoga Falls
Girl Suffers Lacerated Leg After Home Fall
Nine year old Geraldine Stamper, daughter of Harlan Stamper, suffered a deep cut on her left leg at home on 2002 Oxford State Road. She fell on glass, required twelve stitches, and was treated in Middletown Hospital emergency ward before being discharged.
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Geraldine Stamper
Harlan Stamper
Oxford State Rd
Middletown Hospital
Haswt Leg Mystery Near Highland Park Station
A woman who lost her artificial leg may retrieve it at Highland Park police station with no questions asked. Arthur W. Brennan found the detached leg on his sidewalk. police say it belongs to a woman and value it at $175. A 49 bell carillon was gifted to the United States by the Netherlands in Washington D.C.
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Los Angeles
Highland Park
Arthur W. Brennan
Washington, D.C
Netherlands
South End Restaurant Hearing Set For Sunday
Franklin special report: Owners E C Mullens face two Municipal Court charges tomorrow including Sunday beer sale over 3.2 percent and permitting fighting and a disorderly place. Sheriff Satterthwaite pressed the action after a prior shooting at the South End, with Ohio Liquor Control raid finding high powered beer. Bartender Clarence Wolfenbarger also charged. hearing starts 1 30 p m.
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Satterthwaite
Ohio Liquor Control Board
Ohio
Clarence Wolfenbarger
S. Canal St
Wolfenbarger
Mullins
Monroe Pupils May Shift To City Schools Next Year
Monroe area pupils living within Middletown city limits and now in Lemon Monroe High School grades 9 to 12 may choose city schools next fall. Supt Blackford proposed options including Roosevelt high for 9th grade and Middletown for grades 10 11 12 with no transport or bus to Lemon Monroe with overflow handled by transfers from Madison Township to Maple Park or housing at Madison Township School. The plan notes attendance problems in the area and prior direct transport to Lemon Monroe. A second junior high on board owned land east of Armco Park on Manchester Road was not listed in the report. The board outlined a bond financed building program for this fall and will formally present it Monday.
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Middletown
Lemon-Monroe High School
John D. Blackford
Blue Ball
Spring Hill
Maple Park
Roosevelt
Middletown High School
Lemon-Monroe
Madison Township
Armco Park
Manchester Road
Momday
At The Movies and Local Theaters Schedule
Paramount shows Black Sleep at 6 8 40 p.m Creeping Unknown at 7 20 and 10 00 p.m Strand presents Gentlemen Prefer Blondes at 6 30 and 9 50 p.m Kiss of Death at 8 00 p.m Colonial screens Bus Stop at 7 20 and 9 15 p.m Congo Crossing at 7 2 and 10 25 p.m Outside the Law at 8 45 p.m Dixie Cruise In offers Girl on the Run at 7 20 and 10 30 p.m Naughty in New Orleans at 9 10 p.m
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Congo Crossing
Dixie Cruise
New Orleans
Schlotter Elected Scout Head in Griffith District
William Schlotter named district chairman, succeeding Earl Klein. He lives at 225 Franklin St and previously chaired the Mound Builders Area Council advancement committee. Vice chairmen: William Taylor and Paul Doughman. Commissioner: M. A. Carruthers. New members at large: Stuart Bagni, Paul Doebler, Donald Light, Ross Mote, Walter O’Keefe, Robert Sloan, John Walker.
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Griffith
William Schlotter
Earl Klein
Schlotter
Franklin St
Mound Builders Area Council
William Taylor
Franklin
Paul Doughman
M. A. Carruthers
Euclid St
Stuart Bagni
Paul Doebler
Don ‘Ald Light
Ross Mote
Walter O'Keefe
Robert Sloan
John: ‘Walker
Haeckl Named In $100,000 Suit
Hamilton Akron truck driver Urbano sues Haeckl's Express Inc for 10000 in a Feb 9 1955 crash on U S 30 at Ross Indiana. Urbano claims head and leg injuries and $163 in medical costs after a truck driven by Hugh Cain allegedly cut in front of Urbano's trailer, causing a jackknife.
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Hamilton
Haeckl's Express, Inc
Akron
Frank J. Urbano
Urbano
U. S. 30
Ross
Ind
Haeckl
Hugh Cain
Lima Tests For Ingram Ordered
Ingram pleaded guilty to assault charges in Butler County Common Pleas Court and was ordered sent to Lima State Hospital for observation by Judge Fred B. Cramer. The 25-year-old Middletown man was accused with another man of beating and assaulting an 18-year-old girl met at a swimming pool, with the date ending on a country road.
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Hamilton
Middletown
Lima State Hospital
Hope
Fred B. Cramer
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Robert Ingram
4Th Ave
Ingram
Rosebud Club Meeting At 8 30 P M Tomorrow
The Rosebud Club will meet at 8 30 p m tomorrow at Mrs Etnie Griffin's home 866 6th Ave Miss Eunice Perkins will lead. Services tonight at the Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ on Oxford State Road feature evangelist Helen Banks. The Valley Grove Baptist Church of Dayton plans a Sunday visit to Triedstone Baptist Church 1404 Garfield St at 4 p.m announced by Rev H Hart.
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Rosebud Club
Etnie Griffin
6Th Ave
Eunice Perkins
Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ
Oxford State Road
Helen Banks
Valley Grove Baptist Church of
Dayton
Triedstone Baptist Church
Garfield St
H. Hart
Local Man Arrested On Gun Charge
Police arrested Ollie Lige 27 of 705 Louis Pl on a concealed weapon charge after officers responded to a call at the Poor Boy's Cafe on Michigan Avenue. A loaded .32 caliber pistol was found tossed into the street by Lige and retrieved by officers at 9 25 p m yesterday.
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Michigan Avenue
Grove Street
Ollie Lige
Louis Pl
Ptl
Don Wallace
John Lowe
Lige
Interim Choice of Hamilton Manager Fails
Hamilton special report. City council withheld action on E Hjalmar Persson as acting city manager after councilmen split. Persson was proposed by Councilman Herbert Mick during a critical transition. Chries F Schwalm departs Oct 22 for Burlingame California as new city manager. Opponents cited caucus agreement not to consider appointment until next meeting. Supporters argued Persson best suited to handle the period.
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Hamilton
E. Hjalmar Persson
Persson
Herbert Mick
Chries F. Schwalm
Burlingame
Calif
Bernard Kirsch
Arthur Wilson Jand
Edward Beckett
Jack Blumjenthal
William Lakeman
City Law
Snider Joins Dayton Regional Board of Review
G. R. Tom Snider, a retired Middletown schools attendance officer, was sworn in yesterday in Columbus by David Chatfield to join the Dayton Regional Board of Review for the Bureau of Workmen's Compensation. Stanley Andrew observed. Snider will rule on contested industrial compensation cases.
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G. R. Tom Snider
Middletown
Dayton
Bureau of Workmen's Compensation
Snider
Columbus
David Chatfield
Frank Lausche
Stanley Andrew
Bureau
Torch Club to hear PR attorney Hugh Holbrook on Proportional Representation
Butler County Torch Club meets at 6:30 p.m. in Santa Fe New Mexico to hear PR attorney Hugh D Holbrook speak on Proportional Representation. The group of professionals covers Butler County and notes 15,000 rose bushes in the area.
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Hugh D. Holbrook
Butler County
Torch Club
Hamilton Garden
Santa Fe
New Mexico
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