Grand Jury Docket Grows to 55 Cases in Butler County
Butler County Clerk of Courts Joe Kiep announced 12 more cases will join the October grand jury, bringing the docket to 55. Examination of testimony begins October 2 in the Common Pleas Court in Hamilton. Named defendants include Kenneth Riley and Warner Davis of Lemon Township, Ernest McCurdy and Earl Campbell of Middletown, and Earnel Miller of Lemon Township, with charges ranging from fleeing the scene of an accident to armed robbery and shooting to wound. No homicides listed at this time.
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Butler County
Joe Kiep
Hamilton
Middletown
Kenneth Riley
Lemon Township
Warner Davis
Ernest McCurdy
Mid
Dletown
Earl Campbell
Earnel Miller
Four Escape As Car Hits Hydraulic Near Verity and Tytus
Four men escaped serious injury when their car missed a turn near Verity Parkway and Tytus Avenue and struck the hydraulic, sending the vehicle into the waterway. Driver Earl Chandler, 27, of 1331 Ohio Avenue, was cited for physical control and resisting arrest after the crash caused about $100 in damage and damaged a section of fence.
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Verity Pkwy
Tytus Ave
Earl Chandler
Ohio Ave
Smith Farm
Chandler
Interracial Interdemontational Services Planned at Phil ips Chapel
Mrs Bertha Perkins announced services at Phil ips Chapel CME Church in Hamilton to be held Tuesday. Cars will depart Perkins home at 7 p m to attend the services at 7 p m.
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Philips Chapel Cme
Hamilton
Bertha Perkins
Perkins
Paramount and Strand Showtimes Box Office Brief
At the Movies: Paramount screens Cariboo Trail with Randolph Scott and Gabby Hayes at 3 15, 6 40 and 10 10 p m plus Night and City with Richard Widmark at 1 35, 5 05 and 8 30 p m Sunday Union Station with Nancy Olson and William Holden at 1 35, 3 40, 5 56, 7 55 and 10 p m Strand presents Twelve O Clock High with Gregory Peck at 1 40, 5 50 and 9 25 p m Outlaw Country with Lash LaRue at 4 25 and 8 10 p m Sunday Bayonet Charge with Jean Gabin at 1 15, 4 35 and 8 p m All Quiet on the Western Front with Lew Ayres and Louis Wolheim at 2 45, 6 10 and 9 45 p m Colonial hosts Three Secrets with Ruth Roman and Eleanor Parker at 1 45, 3 45, 5 40, 7 35 and 9 35 p m.
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Paramount
Cariboo Trail
Randolph Scott
Gabby Hayes
Richard Widmark
Union Station
Nancy Olson
William Holden
Gregory Peck
Lash Larue
Jean Gabin
Lew Ayres
Louis Wocheim
Colonial
Ruth Roman
Eleanor Parker
Wayne Township Float Wins Grand Prize at 1950 County Fair Parade
Wayne Township claimed the grand champion float in the Cen tennial 1950 Butler County Fair parade at the Hamilton area fairgrounds. Milford Township, Lemon and Fairfield Townships followed, with Liberty and Reily also entering. County 4 H groups and school bands from Middletown and Monroe joined numerous floats and a livestock showcase, as a carnival and rodeo closed the fair with solid attendance.
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Wayne
Hamilton
Milford
Lemon
Fairfield
Liberty
Reily
Middletown
Monroe
Hi First
Crash Injuries Are Fatal To Hamilton Man
Hamilton. One man died of injuries and two others were hurt in an early morning auto mishap on Princeton Pike. Dennis Martin, 30, of Hamilton, died at Mercy Hospital from a skull fracture. James E. Hale, 30, of Hamilton, is in critical condition with a skull fracture, Chester Patrick, also of Hamilton, was injured less seriously. Martin's car reportedly left control and overturned about 2:30 am. The coroner said the death raises Butler County's traffic fatalities for the year to 38.
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Hamilton
Princeton Pike
Here
Dennis Martin
Mercy Hospital
James E. Hale
Chester Patrick
Martin
Butler County
Garret Boone
Couple Held For Questioning In Check Passing Case
A 41 year old man and a 39 year old woman, both claiming Michigan as their home state, were held for questioning in a bad checks case. Police arrested them last night on Main St after complaints from local merchants. No charges filed this morning.
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Franklin
Michigan
O. E. Chamberlain
Main St
Police Briefs Show 19 Arrests In Middletown Jail
Middletown police report 19 arrests Friday and Saturday on varied charges. Notables include Roy Ogle 29 of Connersville Indiana for drunk and resisting arrest and Charley Keaton 47 of North Avenue for drunk and carrying concealed weapons. Others faced disorderly conduct or related counts.
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Middletown
Roy Ogle
West Fifth St
Connersville
Ind
Alice Arnett
Prospect St
Charley Keaton
North Ave
Nellie Witt
Crawford St
Grace Terrell
North Clinton St
Gardner Gibson
North Main St
Franklin
Garland Gibson
Earl Chandler
Ohio Ave
Colored men's program planned at Mt Zion Church
An all men program is set for Sunday at 3 30 p m at Mt Zion Baptist Church sponsored by Mt Zion Missionary. Participants include Junior Allen Selma McKeller Bob Ruthledge Junior Briggs Donald Pearson Willie Bankston David Johnes and Willie Robinson plus the Calvary Singers. Rev T N Ward of Second Baptist Church will guest at Union Baptist Church Sunday at 3 30 p m for a service sponsored by Union Baptist Men s Club.
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Mt. Zion
Junior Allen
Selma McKeller
Bob Ruthledge
Junior Briggs
Donald Pearson
Willie Bankston
David Johnes
Willie Robinson
The
Calvary Singers
T. N. Ward
Second Baptist Church
Union Baptist Church
Army to Reopen Ridgewood Steel Plant in Cincinnati
Rep Charles H Elston says the Army plans to reactivate the former Ridgewood Steel plant as a military installation in the near future The plant would employ 300 to 500 people and previously served as an armory in World War II with no disclosed planned use this time.
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Cincinnati
Charles H. Elstor
Ohio Republican
Ridgewood Steel
Elston
Army
Phony Maple Syrup Scam Reported in Madison Township
Justice of the Peace Charles Paullin reporta a transient sold 24 gallons of "pure maple syrup" in Trenton but investigators say the product was cold tea. Jars bore forged labels from a Bellefontaine producer long out of business. Suspect believed active in Kentucky and West Virginia. State inspector Walter Vollmer calls it a major food-swindle gap. National Board of Pharmacy investigators also pursuing the case.
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Trenton
Charles Paullin
Madison Township
Paullin
Kentucky
West Virginia
Walter H. Vollmer
Division of Foods
State Department of Agriculture
National Board of Pharmacy
William Woodbridge 48 former Middletown resident dies
William Woodbridge, 48, of Youngstown and former Middletown resident, died Wednesday at Circle Veterans Hospital in Cleveland after confinement since February. Survived by widow Jessie of Springfield and five sisters. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. at New Era Baptist Church with burial in Woodside Cemetery Soldiers' Lot. Visitation Sunday 4 to 10 p.m. at Maxberry Funeral Home.
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William Woodbridge
Youngstown
Middletown
Circle Veterans Hospital
Cleveland
Blythe-Williams
American Legion
Armco Steel Corporation
Jessie
Springfield
Rosie Mims
Lessie Henderson
Dayton
Stella Reed
Mamie Martin
Anna Sue Smith
New Era Baptist Church
S. C. Smith
Joseph Pate
Woodside Cemetery
Maxberry Funeral
Death Notice for Mrs Geraldine Bradford Middletown
Mrs Geraldine M Bradford 21 died at 6 45 am today at her parents home 2215 Pearl St She had been ill two years and seriously ill 12 weeks A 1947 Middletown High School graduate she worked for Gardner Board and Carton Co until 1948 She is survived by husband Robert her parents five brothers Eugene Charles Donald William Carl and three sisters Warnia Howard and Mrs Robert Puckett Funeral arrangements are at Riggs Funeral Home.
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Geraldine M. Bradford
Albert Mize
Pearl St
Middletown High School
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Robert
Charles
Eugene
Donald
William
Carl
City
Warnia Howard
Robert Puckett
Middletown
John Puckett
Laurence, Ind
Riggs Funeral Home
William Lau 86 Retired Farmer Dies at Home Near Mason
William Lau 86 well known retired farmer died Friday at his Mason area home. Services are set for 3 30 p m Monday at Mason Presbyterian Church with burial in Rose Hill Cemetery. The Rev EF Lee Nisewonder will officiate. Friends may call at Oswald Funeral Home until service time. He is survived by his daughter Miss Edna Lau of
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Lebanon
William Lau
Mason
Mason Presbyterian Church
Rose Hill Cemetery
Lee Nisewonder
Oswald
Mrs Eliza Todhunter 89 dies in Dayton
Mrs Eliza Todhunter 89 died Friday at her Dayton home after an illness. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Survived by a son Paul of Dayton.
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Lebanon
Eliza B. Todhunter
Dayton
Oswald
Paul
Brackney services set for Lebanon man at 2 p.m.
Alfred E Brackney 67 died Friday of a heart attack while on duty at the Lebanon Sewage Disposal Plant. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oswald Funeral Home. Burial at Centerville Cemetery. Survived by wife Treva two daughters Ruth Frauenknecht and Pearl Kutz and son Russell.
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Lebanon
Alfred E. Brackney
Oswald
Centerville
Brackney
Treva
Russel
Ruth Frauenknecht
Pearl Kutz
Miamisburg
Truman To Take Cruise Through Local Waters
President Truman sails on a week long landlubber style cruise aboard the Williamsburg with staff along the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay. They will anchor each night and return Friday or Saturday. He will communicate with the White House by radio and Navy courier plane during the vacation, the first such extended trip since the Korean War.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
White House
Navy
Five Die In Head-On Crash Near Lafayette Ohio
Five of six Springfield residents died when their car collided with a semi trailer two miles west of Lafayette in Madison County. The crash occurred early today as the car and truck collided on the highway, leaving the six aboard the car, with one survivor. Emergency crews responded to the scene. Authorities investigated the cause of the fatal collision.
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London, O
Springfield
Lafayette
Madison County
Bethel man pleads guilty in tobacco regulation case
A Bethel Ohio man Fred Jones pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate federal tobacco marketing regulations. District Judge John H. Druffel fined Jones 100 dollars and gave four months to pay. Co-defendants Harry E. Pierce and Minard Pierce received 30 day suspended sentences after similar guilty pleas.
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Cincinnati
Bethel, O
John H. Druffel
Fred Jones
Harry E. Pierce
Bethel
Minard Pierce
Williamsburg
Police Report Two Accidents In City
Two accidents reported in the city on Friday caused minor vehicle damage. At Central Ave and Clinton St Joseph Hurst 18 of the YMCA and Charles Loop 35 of 602 Catalpa Dr sustained 40 dollars in damage after Hurst allegedly struck Loop’s parked car. Hurst received a careless driving citation. A second collision involved Kelly Haddix 49 of 1749 Central Ave and Mrs Joe Hartman 1409 Jacoby St causing 35 dollars damage as both cars backed up and collided rear ends. Haddix vehicle hit with a broken rear bumper.
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Central Ave
Clinton St
Joseph Hurst
YMCA
Charles Loop
Catalpa
Hurst
Kelly Haddix
Joe Hartman
Jacoby St
Haddix
Kansas City senate probes hear governor deny Binaggio ties
Senate crime investigators in Kansas City scrutinized mass testimony on Missouri political intrigue. Governor Forrest Smith testified that Charles Binaggio had no influence in his office and denied knowledge of efforts to change the Kansas City police department amid racketeering allegations.
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Kansas City
Senate
Missouri
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Forrest Smith
Smith
Charles Binaggio
Binaggio
Six Injured In Route 25 Head-On Collision Near Franklin
Five men and a woman were injured early today in a head-on crash on Route 25 two miles south of Franklin. Injured: Forrest Hollars, 32, Dayton. Kenneth Hollars, 26, Dayton. Thurman Hollars, 29, Dayton. Lt. Lawrence Fowler, 28, Wright-Patterson AFB. Wilmetta Bettson, 27, Sarasota. Treated and released at Middletown Hospital. Fowler and Bettson rode in northbound car. Hollars party in southbound car. No arrests.
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Route 25
Franklin
Brown St
Dayton
Kenneth Hollars
Thurman Hollars
Lawrence A. Fowler
Wright Patterson Air Base
Wilmetta Bettson
Sarasota
Fla
Middletown Hopital
Batson Ambulance
Police Charge Slugging Claim Against Patrolman Havens
Cleveland AP Police Chief George J. Matowitz ordered maltreatment charges against Patrolman Woodrow W. Havens after prisoner Donald F. Rogers accused him of slugging and kicking without provocation. Deputy Inspector Melvin J. Massey had said Havens was innocent earlier this week.
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Cleveland
George J. Matowitz
Woodrow W. Havens
Donald F. Rogers
Havens
Melvin J. Massey
Rogers
Actress Who Writes Seeks Solo Path Not Partnered
Actress and humorist Cornelia Otis Skinner, known as an "actress who writes," rejects the literary twin notion with Emily Kim Baugh and plans more solo tours. She writes on trains and in hotels, producing pieces that publishers compile into books, while continuing theatre work and family life.
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Cornelia Otis Skinner
New York
Emily Kimbaugh
Miss Skinner
Salire
Atlantic City
Mangy Sheared Beaver
Otis Skinner
Harvard
Expensive Occupation Impact on Belgian People
A wartime comparison shows German troops in Belgium on the eve of occupation cost Belgians about $8 daily, while a Belgian soldier prior to the war cost only 30 cents per day the report notes.
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Belgium
Clerk Pleads Not Guilty To Embezzlement
Alma Schlott a 38 year old Allen County Juvenile Court clerk pleaded not guilty to obtaining money under false pretenses. Arraigned in municipal court she waived preliminary hearing and was held to the grand jury with bond set at 5375. She signed a statement admitting taking 10749 in welfare funds over 30 months and cashed about three checks monthly to non existent welfare recipients from March 1 1948 to September 1 1950.
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LIMA
Alma Schlott
Allen County
Joseph P. Quatman
Birth announcements for area families this week
Vital Statistics lists several newborns from Lebanon and nearby areas. Mr and Mrs Robert Kemplin of Lebanon Route 3 welcome a boy on Friday, Mr and Mrs Herman Hopkins of Lebanon Route 2 greet a girl on Friday, Mr and Mrs Virgil Webster of 122 Currier Rd welcome a girl on Saturday, and Mr and Mrs Curtis VanCleave of 3213 Navaho St have a boy on Saturday.
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Robert Kemplin
Lebanon
Friay
Herman Hopkins
Virgil Webster
Currier Rd
Curtis VanCleave
Navaho St
In The Hospital Names of Patients Listed With Dismissals
A hospital notice lists multiple individuals by name and address under medical care and discharge. Names include David Enright Elijah Short John Deep Kenneth Apgar and others with various street routes and family references from several towns.
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David Enright
Richard Enright
Middletown
Elijah Short
Crescent Blvd
John Deep
Manhattan St
Fred Janson
Philadelphia St
Kenneth Apgar
Russell Apgar
Germantown
Friends Slugged and Robbed Middletown Man in Cafe
A Middletown resident says two men befriended him in a local cafe then offered a ride toward Sidney. On Route 123 between Franklin and German town a third man struck him and stole $16. Wallingford escaped and called a taxi to return home. Police investigate.
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Middletown
Sidney
Richard Wallingford
Park St
Sidney, CO
Wallingford
Franklin
Germantown
William Joliff
West Middletown
Joliff
Murphy Purges New York Cops
New York police commissioner Thomas F Murphy announced a wide sweep against graft under way, detailing a purge of 336 plainclothes officers and a shift back to uniform duty. He warned corruption existed in the detective division and some commanding officers, aiming to rotate replacements from recently appointed staff.
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NEW York
Thomas F. Murphy
New York Police Department
Murphy
Landslide Hits Small Town in Sweden. One Dead
In SARTE Sweden a massive landslide buried the town, killing one woman and injuring 75 others. Dozers worked through the night to clear rubble as more than 300 homes were affected. Authorities urged caution as rescue efforts continued.
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Sarte
Sweden
Mann Act charge bound over in Cincinnati case
Grover Cleveland Lacey Jr. 29, Addyston, held on a Mann Act charge after a U S commissioner bound him over to the grand jury under 3000 dollars bond. He allegedly transported Pau line Harris 23 of Kingston Ky to Muncie Ind in July and placed her in a house of prostitution.
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Cincinnati
Grover Cleveland Lacey, Jr
Addyston
U. S. Grand Jury
U. S
Paul Geoghegan
Lacey
Pauline Harris
Iingston
Muncie
Ind
Copper Hill Mine Tale Misplaced by Surveyors
A humorous note claims Copper Hill in Tennessee was lost to North Carolina when surveyors, short on liquor, veered south toward a still instead of following the southwest state line.
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Copper Hill
Tenn
North Carolina
Driving a few miles with the lugs loosened a trifle
A brief note suggests that driving a short distance with slightly loosened lug nuts can stop a persistent rim squeak, implying a simple check as a remedy before seeking repairs.
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Alfred Brackney
Williem J. Miller
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Theresa Roeder
Logan
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Franklin St
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Fleming Rd
Adolph Roberts
Winona
J. L. Glass
Euclid St
Emma Branson
Somerville
Thomas Hatton
South Ave
Leslie Johnson
Tenth Ave
James Horn
Church St
Roy Brown
Yankee Rd
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Isaac Burkhardt
Woodlawn Ave
Donna Jean Cox
James Cox
Auburn St
William Smith
John Smith
Garfield St
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James Dunn
Arthur Mount
Fernwood St
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