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SUNDAY, MAY 2fi, HWS SOCIETY SECTION THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS BRIEF ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST FROM MIAMI VALLEY TOWNS Hospitalization To Be Studied 300 Firemen, Officials Take Part in School "BIG IDEAS" IN THEFT CARRIED OUT IN PREBLE PETITIONS TO BE CIRCULATED IN TAX CHARGES FERA PROJECT NEARS ITS END IN BORDER CITY Large Salaries Are Reported HAMILTON, May 25. The following salariei were reported' to today to the securities and exchange commission at Washington: The Champion Coated Paper Alexander Thomson, Cincinnati, president, and chairman MIDDLETOWN, May 25. Ap- proximately 300 firemen and lnJJ MIAMISBURG CLUBS FINISH ACTIVE YEAR MIAMISBURG, May 25. -Literary clubs finished their club year during this past week with special meetings. On Monday evening the Monday Night club en department officials of Ohio citie I prize for the best display, HAMILTON, May study the problem of hospitalization in Hamilton, it waa agreed at a meeting of Community Chest official! and representatives of various interested organizations, that a committee will be aelected, composed of a representative of the two hospitals, Fort Hamilton and Mercy, the city of Hamilton, the Community Chest and that these four select a fifth person to com- half a dozen other awards being made.

1 -'j assembled here Wednesday and Thursday at the first regional fire school held here and sponsored by Ohio State university and Ohio inspection bureau. Morning sessions were devoted to lectures at Armco auditorium while each afternoon demonstra- ptete the membership. he new plan, presented by 1 a "i i i i ciyae a. ueeier, cnairman or me ft i ,2 Champion Fibre G. Thomson, Cincinnati, vice president of both companies, Herbert W.

Suter, Hamilton, 0., vice president of both companies, $.10,118. APPROVESITE FOR CCC CAMP IN CLINTON CO. Chest budget committee, nas as its i purpose a close relationship be- Hfg tween the city and Community Chest, agencies from which funds ti, are paid for hospitalization, and joyed a supper in the Hamilton i tion in fire fighting methods were hotel after which i delightful pro- i demonstrated by members of the i salvage corps of the Cincinnati gram on Ohio was given by mem- ire department. hers. After each of the ten topics about the state had been given, George B.

Chandler," secretary of At i'n Ohio Chamber of Commerce picture slides illustrating the dif- th ker lunehpnn of 1 -i i I the two hospitals, where hospitali IV i zation work is carried on. ferent topics were shown. Follow- the Middletown Rotary club on Tuesday. He talked on the subject "Legislation vs. Recovery." Middletown Business and Professional Women in annual session Wednesduy elected Miss Mary Strodtbeck as president succeeding Mrs.

Harriet DuErmit. Miss Ien Dalton, president of the Hamilton club and a group of members of members of that branch, was in attendance. There is a Santa Claus. So thought Ross Kramer, school teacher here when, after a day's absence from home, the Kramer J'amily returned to find a new roof had been Installed on their residence at 509 McKinley st. Kramer had not ordered auch a job.

Investigation developed the fact that a Dayton firm had contracted to reroof a house in that neighborhood but had been given an incorrect address. Kramer, representatives of the firm said, does not have to pay for the roof unless he wants to. Dr. H. H.

Williams of Dayton was speaker at a meeting of the recently organized Camera club of this city at the Y. M. C. A. Thursday night.

Pictures, taken by members of the club, were shown and discussed. JURORS SIGNED PAROLE PETITION OF CATTERLIN GREENVILLE, May 25. The Ohio Association for Tax Reduc WILMINGTON, May 25. After viewing six sites proposed by the county A. T.

Easton, Chillicothe, head of the soil erosion service of the United States department of agriculture, approved a tract on the Truitt farm on the C. C. highway, west of Sligo, tion, a Columbus organization has sent three field representatives, Public entertainments at Sunset park during the summer months may be assured in spite of tho fact that the Park board has no funds with which to finance such programs. However, the board has asked the cooperation of lodges, clubs and individual entertainers to cooperate, with responses already received leading the board to feel that weekly concerts may be possible. The annual iris and peonies show of the Middletown Garden club was held at Manchester hotel Wednesday, many other spring flowers H.

S. Schaeffer, R. Irwin and P. Ferguson to Darke co. to circulate petitions for three proposed state constitutional amendments which Ing this, slides of each member of the club were shown.

Mn, Grace Hunt, Mrs. Virginia Treon snd Mrs. H. V. Bear planned the program.

An indoor picnic featured the final meeting of the Advance club which waa held Tuesday afternoon. The picnic waa to be held in the Emley school house, south of this city, but bad weather forced the affair to be moved to th hnme of Mrs. Edward Light on E. Central here a lovely party whs held. At noon a covred-dih dinner was served after which the program was presented.

Following Mrs. Owen Traylor and Mrs. C. F. Eck's paper, refreshments were served as tho concluding program of the year was finished.

On Tuesday evening the lie-search club met at the home of Miss Gertrude Fink with Miss Edith Mitchell, assistant hostess. Miss Anna Cull and Mrs. Ruby Peiffer read papers as part of the program. The club plans a covered-dish supper in June to conclude the meetings of the year, if ultimately adopted will radically 5 EATON, May 25. Thieves both In fact and fiction usually travel about the country in speedy automobiles, but John Blake, Chicago, had different and probably "big" ideas, at least he set a precedent for vehicles in which thieves carry on their pilfering in these parts, when Preble co.

officers arrested him Sunday morning. Blake, driver of a six wheel freight truck, wa.i taken into custody after It. Wy-song, a neighbor, saw him leaving the J-farry Patton home, in Cam-rlen, his arms loaded with bed clothing and wearing apparel, which he obtained in a raid on a bedroom in the rear of the Patton home, while the Pattons entertained in the front part of the house. Sheriff John Fahrenhok, searching the truck, found other articles such as porch furniture, garden hose, mop buckets, some of which, it was later learned, were taken from Camden homes, while other articles are still unclaimed. i PIQUA, May 25.

The S. Main st. paving improvement, under way for more than a year as a FERA project is rearing completion and within a month the work will be completed to the south corporation line. The street wag opened south as far as Bridge st. this week.

Several hundred yards remains to be paved. More than 150 laborers, working in two-day shifts are employed on the improvement. A daring attempt to steal a police radio cruiser ended in the arrest of two men who were apprehended by Officer Ed. Henderson, who had left the car with motor running on Wayne st. while he went into a cigar store.

The two men, Joseph Zisch and John Ryan, Troy, were found to be armed when they were caught driving the car away. Henderson commandered another car and nabbed the pair when the crusier's motor stalled. Both were committed to the Miami co. jail under bonds of $3000 each. They face charges of highway robbery and carrying concealed weapons.

Harry Fuller suffered serious head inuries and a broken arm and leg when the milk truck he was riding in was struck by a passenger auto driven by Edgar Monroe of Celina, employed in Dayton. His condition is improving at the Memorial hospital. Merle F. Wilcox, 55, died at the Memorial hospital due to a complication of diseases. He was a former employe of the Meteor Motor Car Co.

ii 1 1 t. I ii 1 1 1 1 I iU .1 1 Petitions were approved by John W. Brkker, Ohio attorney general, November of last year, in regard to these three amendments, The past week wound up all 1934-35 school work in Darke co, and officials are now busy with preparations for an annual eighth 41 GRANGES WILL OBSERVE "RURAL LIFE" SUNDAY grade commencement at Henry St. for a CCC camp, and plans for its establishment will go forward immediately. United" States army officers will visit the site within a few days to make further plans for construction of the camp.

Purchase of the plant and equip XKNIA, May 25. McCIain Cnt- "Habit' was the topic of drs- Clair Memorial hall, Greenville, Saturday, June 1. With the exception of Ansonia and Versailles all of the 122 schools cussion at tne meeting of the terlin's farm near Brazil, neeiled him badly, Mrs. McCIain Blake pleaded guilty to charges 1 of hrpflkinc and pntprinir whpn f'flttprlin gnlit What-, with thp arraigned in squire's court here AAA and the advancing price of i linked with the county system closed several weeks ago for their hogs, what with this and what 1M It! "fT tt i vm DARKE COUNTY GIRL MARRIED IN SPRINGFIELD GREENVILLE, May 25. One of the prettiest weddings ever held at St, Bridget's church, Springfield, was solemnized Saturday morning, May 18, when Miss Vera Bertrom, Greenville, became the bride of William Moran.

Mr. Moran is the son of Mr, and Mrs. John Moran, 616 V. Broadway. Rev.

Nicholas Keller read the nuptial mass. Miss Bertram was lovely in a gown of white muslin de Soui fashioned on princess lines and an illusion veil in coronet style. She carried an arm bouquet of yellow roses. Virginia Hencricks, gowned in pink net and carrying pink rosebuds, was maid of honor, while bridesmaids were Jeanne Moran. sister of the bridegroom, ana Sylvia Bertram of Greenville, sister of the bride.

Male attendants were Mike Herron and John Malowney of Springfield. Jenna Moran wore a yellow gown of muslin de Soui and car i. ri.fis; i summer vacation period. Pupils in those two towns were dismissed Friday, May 24. During the eighth grade commencement approximately 600 diplomas will be awarded.

During the 1934-35 term the county schools had a total enrollment of 6314. High school graduates during the current month totaled 267. Greenville schools ended their yearly endeavors last Friday. On Thursday night the high school commencement was held at the Memorial hall with Dr. Frederick Koehm of Baldwin-Wallace college, at Berea, delivering mm 3 2 1 1: i if -V-i ment of the Campion Bridge E.

Sugartree by R. J. Miars, E. J. Rose and C.

L. Richardson and plans for operation of the company as a partnership has been announced. The plant has been operating under a receivership in charge of Miars since June, 1934. The Champion Construction a separate organization which has been operated by Rose and Richardson for some time, is to be disbanded with the forming of the new organization. Commencement exercises for 88 pupils of the senior class of Wilmington high school were held in the Murphy theater Thursday night.

Maj. Norman Imrie of Columbus gave the principal address. He spoke on "Securities." A measure of relief for financial ills of Clinton co. schools was received this week with the advance distribution of in state and was ordered held for grand jury ilnder heavy bond. William F.

Engle, Jefferson tp, farmer and Preble co. rehabilitation officer, was this week named to the postmastership of New Paris, succeeding Earl C. Mikesell, Republican incumbent since 192(. Engle, prominent in Democratic affairs of the county is a former central committeeman, and has been active in civic affairs of his community. This makes the second farmer postmaster named during the present administration.

Charles C. Hildebolt, prominent Caspar tp, farmer and nationally known swine breeder, became postmaster at Eaton several months ago. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. this week moved their local, store to their new location at the corner of Main and Barron installing all new, modern fixtures and adding a new and up-to-date meat market. Miamiaburg Circle of the Child Conservation League of America which was held at the home of Mrs.

Kenneth Welsch on E. Central Tuesday evening. Mr. William Martz, Mrs. Herbert Garlaugh, Mrs.

Carl Cole, Mrs. Carmen Whitesell, and Mrs. Ernest Cummins appeared on the program. No further meetings will be held until September. Showers were held during this past week for two young women who will become brides in the near future.

Miss Alberta Little, whose marriage to William C. Thoroman of Dayton will be an event of Wednesday evening, May 29 in the First Reformed church, was honored with a shower at the home of Miss Grace Ferjruson in Dayton. Miss Ida Myers of S. Fourth st. was given a shower at the home of Mrs.

Lawrence Richards on E. Maple av. Miss Myers will marry Ray llottle in June. Announcement was also made this week of the marriage of Miss Virginia Hierley, daughter of Mrs, Mary Bierley of K. Linden to Morris Gebhart, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Gebhart of R. R. 2, west of this city. The room is a graduate of the local school and with that, the farm needed the attention and care of a man.

Such a plea as this won freedom from the Ohio penitentiary last week for Catterlin, after he had served 10 months of a five-year sentence for a crime for which it had required nearly two years to convict him. Greene countians, many of them also with farms, imagined McCIain Catterlin's cattle pining away for want of the master's touch, the hogs grunting so dejectedly they hardly touched their food, the crops languishing and withering in solitude. Thus pondering, many of them here and in lii axil, including the sheriff and prosecutor of his home county, signed a petition urging his release. No signature was there of Prosecutor Marcus McCallister of Greene co. Not advised of the parole hearing by the board of paroles, he was unaware of the release until he read of it in newspapers.

Among ready and enthusiastic signers were 10 of the jurors who the class address. The senior class graduated a total of 126 members. Installation of new officers and discussion of future 1935 activities featured the Greenville Chamber TROY, May 24. "Rural Life" Sunday will be observed by the Miami co. granges May 26, in Monroe tp.

auditorium, Tippecanoe City, this being an annual event to whicl all grangers and their friends are-invited. Rev. Lester Schleehty of Troy will be the speaker at the morning service scheduled for 11 o'clock. Special music will be furnished by the Miami co. grange orchestra.

At the noon hour a basket din ried Talisman roses. Miss Bertram chose blue crepe and carried Toke of Commerce's first banquet meet roses. The bride's attendant ing of the fiscal year started May 1. wore halos of flowers matching James Le Gate, Dayton Daily News representative gave an interesting address to Rotarians and Lions on wire photographs now being featured by his newspaper. The Elk's band made its first public appearance since the new uniforms arrived when the musicians led a number of Elks in a downtown parade preceding the regular meeting this week.

Piqua firemen quartered at the Central station had the touch of spring this week when the flower beds were set out and window boxes arranged. Firemen are good gardeners and all during the summer months they have beautiful beds and boxes that citizens admire. For the protection of citizens residing on Jose's hill north-west of the city, a fire alarm box has been set up for their use. The semi-official reports of annual drive for funds by the W. C.

A. for a sustaining fund showed that several hundred dollars were lacking. The quota set was $5700. An additional canvas their bouquets. Officers, including the following, A reception and breakfast, beau ner will be served in the basement of the auditorium.

fuel oil and sales tax funds to the 14 districts in the county. The funds will be applied on overdue salaries of teachers, bus drivers and janitors. The distribution of funds ac were installed at this meeting Wallace Booker, president; Her tifully appointed in green and originally convicted him. In May, white, was held at 11 o'clock a man Brown, first vice president; Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock Miss Vertie Worthington of Fletch they voted McUain Latternn guilty. Now they have changed their minds.

Perhaps they are the Moran residence. The bride and bridegroom left for a short Homer Jeff ens, second vice presi dent and Raymond Beutler, treas er will conduct a worship service preceding the address oy Dr. urer. L. C.

Warner will continue wedding trip in Chicago, III as executive secretary. Sonneborn, minister of the Second Lutheran church, Springfield. Greenville guests at the wedding included: William, Lois and Sylvia is employed in Dayton wnere me young couple will make their home. The bride was a junior in the local high school. The marriage took place in Richmond, on Friday, May 17.

i During the past fiscal year, one Music for thia session will be fur or the most successful in the or tired hearing of Catterlin. He was convicted of promoting the ancient estates racket, of violating the Ohio securities laws. Chain letter writers are being kidded out of their moment of Bertram, William Hughes. Kud Kelly, Marjory Mayman and Mar- nished by a quintet from Monroe grange, Tippecanoe City. ganizations history, 120 active members took part in various garetta Mitchell.

functions. Mr. and Mrs. Moran will reside in Springfield, where Mr. Moran The marriage of Howard Michael, son of Mrs.

Ada Michael of Chicago, formerly of this city, and Miss Jane Warwick of Lebanon was also announced this week. The ceremony was per- Meeting in special session in the is employed with the Nationa Local firemen report the community fire trutTT has not been railed on a rural run since the first of the year. Home extension council members attended a southwest district home conference at Camp Clifton Wednesday. Gerald McNeal, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Rus-sell tMcNeal, and a student at Charleston, has been named president of the men's union, Eastern Illinois Teachers' college, at Charleston. Sponsored by the young people of the Sunday school, a mother, daughter banquet will he held in the Campbellstown church Tuesday, May 28. May 25, and scarcely 60 per cent of the rnrn acreage planted. Wheat far advanced, due to continued rains; rome report of rust. As usual, J.

H. Beatty, superintendent of the waterworks department, remembers his friends when the flowers begin blooming at the pumping station. Chain letter fans report few gales; fad about fanned out. mental aberration. This week many another chain letter went throufeh the mails, inviting the basement auditorium of the Second supply Co.

Miss Lois and Sylvia Bertram National Bank building, the past week, local exponents of the Town- William Bertram and Misses Mar will be made in an effort to raise formed last September. Michael send old-age pension plan, took is a graduate of the Miamisburg jorie Bayman and Margaretta Mitchell, together with Hubert steps to form a permanent or Kelley and Carl Hughes, were among friends who attended the Bertram-Moran wedding, which addressee to join the club, to write five letters, tear them up, throw them in the wastebasket, to visit horrible things on five enemies or upon their front porches. Chain letters here died suddenly. Like bunyon derbies, marathon dancers, miniature golf, jigsaw puzzles, Xenians thii week had almost forgotten about chain letters. Occasionally a dime dropped out of an envelope to remind some citizen of a busted cording to districts follows: Adams $30fi; Blanchester, $1000; Chester, $378; Clarksville-Vernon, $442; Cuba, $164; Jefferson, $554; Liberty, $348; Martinsville, $598; Mt.

Pleasant, $148; New Antioch, $192; New Vienna, Reese-ville, $364; Sabina, $784; Wayne, $434. With distribution of real estate tax money collected in the first installment of 1935, Wilmington and Clinton co. school districts will receive $104,308.91 of the $190,678.41 disbursed. Most of the school districts have received advances during the year to help meet payrolls and other administration costs and, as a result, they will receive only nominal turns in the final distribution. reunIonIld by alumni in franklin FRANKLIN, May 25.

The 34th annual reunion of the Franklin ganization, lhirty-five members have already been signed and officers state that the membership will total over the 100 mark following the next meeting scheduled on May 29. Temporary officers have the prescribed amount. "The Whole Town's Talking" was presented by seniors of the Piqua Catholic school, on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Different casts produced the play on the two nights. The annual drive for funds to was an event of Saturday moriv ing.

May 18, at Logansport, Ind. Mrs. Edward Stoltz entertained the members of her bridge club Tuesday evening at her home in been named. The local club is required to se cure a charter and pending the carry on Boy Scout work in Piqua Oakwood. Ihe following mem bers and guests enjoyed the hos receipt Of the officials papers.

Col was started this week. A kick-off J. H. Dunham will be the only au meeting was held Monday and The program will close with a candlelight serfice in memory of the organization lost by death during the last year. Lostcreek Christian church will observe its annual homecoming by holding an all-day meeting Sunday.

An invitation is extended to alt present and past members as well ag friends of the congregation. Sabbath school will be conducted at the usual hour, 9:30 o'clock. A sermon will be preached at 10:30 o'clock by Rev. Newlin of Hamilton. A basket dinner will be served at noon, and this time will be devoted to informal sociability.

Various speakers will appear on the afternoon program and special music has been arranged. Mrs. Rosetta Anderson of 209 W. Market st. announces the marriage of her youngest daughter, Miss Ella, to Dale Knife, young son of Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Knife, R. It. 2, Tippecanoe City, Saturday, May 18, in Winchester, Ind. 'ihe ceremony took place i 9:30 o'clock Saturday morning in the Friends church with Rev.

J. C. Napier officiating. Ihe couple was attended by Mrs. Mary Card of Ludlow Falls, sister of the bridegroom, and Mrs.

Dorothy Current of Troy. Mr, and Mrs. Knife will reside with the former's parents near Nashville. Mr. Knife is engaged thorized membership solicitor, pitality of Mrs.

Stoltz: Mrs. J. W. Baker, Mrs. C.

C. Keckler, Mrs. Ralph Vance, Mrs. Ralph Birt, It is stated that steps have been solicitors have been canvassing the city since Tuesday morning. Einal Mrs.

Robert Cnsler, Mrs. K. reports will be made this week. taken to either enlarge the local club into a Darke co. organization or form other clubs in the county.

Wideman, Mrs. Robert Coppess, Mrs. Robert McKnight, Mrs. Roll A number of officials of local Culbcrtson, Mrs. Edward Pilliod, Building and Loan associations and Mrs.

Charles F. Frankman and high school with the clasa or liuo. The couple are living in Dayton. Miss Margaret Jung entertained a group of her friends to a dinner at the Midway restaurant, Sunday evening in honor of the approaching marriage of Miss Alberta Little of this city. The group repaired to the Jung home on Buckeye at.

after the dinner where various games were played. Miss Little was presented with an occasional chair during the party. Those who were present at this shower included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ireland, Misses Myrtle Rice, Wilhelmina Schwytr.er, Andrew Schmidt, Alberta Rittenbach and Herman Schmidt of this city; Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Councillor of Dayton. Miss Little will become the bride of William Thoroman on Wednesday evening, May 29. The city horseshoe courts which were recently built on N. First st.

in the old canal bed will be officially opened to the public this evening. William Alexander will be master of ceremonies at this opening. An exhibition of pitching horseshoes will be given by "The Jacksons," who are known all over the United States for their ability. All sports lovers of Miamisburg and vicinity are invited to attend. directors attended the meeting of Mrs.

Clifford Mede. B. and officials of this district bonanza. Citizens who still have their $5, sat down, wrote five letters to themselves. All were congratulatory in theme.

Hogs topped the chain letters' in price this week. They went to $10 in Chicago, to $9.90 in Xenia, the difference being the' price of a chain letter between here and there. Local livestock dealers beamed at the figures, pointed out the price was highest since Oct. 20, 1930, recalled that prophecy about the grass growing' in the streets. Even chain letter writers could laugh at those citizens who in Add Another Name To Fatality List EATON.

May 25. Preble co. High score favors were won by held at Urbana on Thursday, Mrs. McKnight and Mrs. Keckler Dainty refreshments were served added another name to its list of Paul Schnell Post, American by tho hostess.

Legion, which has sponsored Chau-tauciuas for the past several years Walter E. Browne and son, Bud, high school alumni was held Friday evening at the school building. The committee in charge of this year's reunion included: Mrs. Robert Anderson, chairman; Mrs. George Smith, secretary; Joe Baxter, treasurer; Mrs.

N. A. Hamil are attending the annual Morrn James Campbell, chairman of the County Corn and Hog Control association, states that 95 per cent of the Preble co. farmer and land owners who participated in 1934 reduction contracts have signed 1935 contracts. The papers are about to be forwarded to Columbus.

Sunrise memorial services will be conducted in both Lewisburg cemeteries, in charge of the American Legion post of--that village, and will consist mostly of ritual. Announcement states there will be no speaking. Mrs. George Sixt, 50, wife of a former pastor of Grace Lutheran church here and well known in this community, succumbed recently in the home of her sister, Miss Margaret Hirt, in Columbus, according to advices received here. The family resides in Marion, where the minister has a charge.

Brief Illness Ends In Trojan's Death and Essex dog show at Madison, N. J. The latter's champion Cocker fatalities this week, with the death of Amie Allaire, Fall River, who smothered to death when caught under the cab of the truck in which he was riding and which upset about one mile east of here early Monday morning. Allaire, a member of a theatrical troupe, with two companions were en route is attempting to gain the opinion of citizens as to whether or not an assembly is desired this year. If sentiment favors a program one will be arranged CDixiebelle, is competing ton, Barbara Siegfried, Sam Waid, for awards.

Paul Ruppert and biebert Mat The Liberal Arts club met for thews. A motor car driven by Leo Men- with his father in farming. their annual spring luncheon at the Cul-Mur tearoom Thursday Mrs. K. C.

Humphery was host goa, restaurant proprietor, struck May 30 was announced as the afternoon. ess to members of her club Wednesday evening at her home on date chosen for the marriage of a parked truck on Clark av. Neither driver was inured. vested in the airfield dog racing track back in 1929. The track opened one July night, waa closed the same r.ight by officers because of illegal betting, has been idle ever since.

Thin week County Treasurer Harold M. Van Pelt thought to do something about the unpaid taxes that have been mounting on the plant. They amount now to $4922.25. So Prosecutor Marcus McCallister S. Main st.

Iho guests includ Miss Mabel Louthan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Louthan, 722 Scott and Robert Hill of Fletcher, at a luncheon arranged ed Mrs. Edward Darmody, of Middletown, Mrs.

C. L. Litsch, Mrs. The Formen's club will meet Monday night when a session will be held to arrange future activities. Thursday noon by the employes of Wilbur Swink, Mrs.

Frederick By-ers, Misses Margaret and Kathryn O'Donnell and Ada Miller. the winding department of the The village of Fletcher will hold in the Heywood school, John Bush-ong, a pupil of the sixth grade won first place; Dorothy and Robert Slack, sister and brother, who are enrolled in the fourth and fifth grades, respectively, tied for second place, and Nancy Hitchcock, a pupil in the fifth grade, placed third. The contest was in piano music and the judges were members of the faculty. The eighth grade commence Hobart brothers and a lew other guests. The group presented sued Fairfield Amusement Park, for back taxes in that a Memorial Day parade and program.

Dr. George Brewer, pastor of the First Presbyterian church the bride-to-be with a chest or ment exercises were held Wednesday evening, when a class of 100 was graduated. An operetta "The silver as a bridal gift. Tlans for the Memorial Day services to be held in this city on Thursday, May 80, are being completed under the supervision of Charles E. Decker, general chairman of the committee.

Under him other committees such as flag and grave, color guard and firing squad, music, ritual and jruest are forming their plans. As announced last week, Prof. Jay William Holmes, principal of the Dayton Steele high school and member of Post No. 5, American Legion at In an instrumental music con Magic Beanstalk," under the direc will deliver the address. The village of Lockington will also hold a pro test conducted Thursday morning gram.

The address will be made tion of J. W. Rutlcdge, supervisor of music, was the feature of the program. by Rev, H. L.

Carpenter, of Rich- wood, Prepared to Contest Mr. and Mrs. Adam Bridge have been enjoying a motor trip from Richmond, lnd. where they had completed an engagemnt a few houra before his death, to Parkers-burg, W. Va.

The driver of the truck, W. L. Ilickerson, Hutchinson, stated the vehicle left the pavement and upset when he attempted to bring it back to the roadway. The dead man, it is thought, attempted to jump and was caught as the vehicle careened over. Coroner Walter McCool stated that he did not suffer any major injuries and that death was caused from suffocation.

Trapped Motorist Burned to Death HAMILTON, May 25. One of the most horrible automobile accidents in the history of Butler co. was recorded early this week with the death of William Bledenbender, 28, popular Hamilton young man. Biedenbender was trapped in fcn overturned automobile along Pleasant pike, a short distance south of tho city limits, early Sunday morning. He was burned to death when the gasoline tank of the car exploded and the auto burst into flames.

His sister, Mrs. Edna Schwartz and a friend, Robert Tulcy, were dragged to safety be The Piqua Lodge of Eagles is through the south. Russell McSlfresh Pst, Ameri $36,000 Sewage Claims Dayton, Ohio, will deliver th can Legion, will be in charge of completing arrangements for the members to attend the national convention to be held at Dayton in the summer. A frolic will be held in a few weeks to raise money Memorial Day exercises. uean Stanley, attorney, of Lebanon will deliver the address.

The swimming pool at the Miami for the purchase of uniforms. Rural Schools TROV, Mav 25. Earl L. Howett, HO, died at 12:30 o'clock Friday noon after a two-day illness in Stotider Memorial hospital. His death was attributed to heart failure superinduced by asthma and gall bladder infection.

The last 10 years Mr. Howett had been employed by various local agencies as an automobile salesman And the last four years was affiliated with the Lowell E. Sherer Chevrolet Co. He was a native of Troy and received his education in the local schools. Surviving the decedent are bis widow.

Mrs. Helen Howett; his mother, Mrs. Lillie Howett; a sister, Miss Dorothy, and a brother, Paul, an eighth grade pupil, all of Troy. A sister, Miss Virginia, suffered fatal Injuries May 30, 1934, and died the following day, less than a year ago. Underpass Work Proceeds Rapidly PIQUA, May 25.

The improvement at. the and O. underpass east of i he. city is progressing rapidly. Concrete was poured for tltr bridue abutments arid piers this week.

The work will remoe a dangerous curve at the point where a number of accidents have Valley Chautauqua will open on Memorial Day for the season, and will again be in charge of Miss Veda MeCray of Middletown. amount, asked foreclosure on tne premises, Wants them sold to pay the taxes. The dogs have moved to greene fields. Vacation came early this year for Yellow Springs grade school pupils. A youngster developed scarlet fever, health authorities recommended suspension of classes, school authorities, seeing vacation days looming, just called the whole thing off.

Preparing For Hospital Fete MIDDLETOWN. May 25. The annual hospital fete, a benefit for the Middletown hospital and which is sponsored by the women of the Welfare auxiliary of tho hospital, will be held at Wildwood Golf club grounds on May 23, it has been announced by officials of the auxiliary group. This fete is but one of the numerous activities sponsored each year by the women's organisation to provide a fund with which they purchase material anil equipment for th" hospital. Mrs.

Harry K. Mnore is ircncta chairman with Mrs. Tom between the Ohio st. bridge and Bear's Mill dam, contend that conditions were unbearable. It is specifically alleged in the suits that the pollution has resulted in dired health menace in addition to materially lessening property values.

The nature of the city's reply to the allegations were not disclosed. Interest in the sewage matter has been steadily increased here Close in Butler GREENVILLE, May 25. The city of Greenville, through its solicitor, Attorney Taul Younker, and his special legal aides, Attorneys Marion Murphy and Hugh A. Staley, are now prepared to contest sewage damage actions involving $36,000 claims, which have been on file in the Darke co. common plpas court here since late last summer.

Answers to the suits will be filed during tre current wccK automatically paving the way for Memorial Day address. V. E. Treon is the commander of the local I'ost 165 of the American Lepion. On Sunday afternoon the Miamisburg Merchants will play Kesslcrs at lieachler Field in an American League class A game.

Next Thursday, May 30, the American Legion team will open their season at the local field when they play the Cincinnati legion team, champions of the state of Ohio. The legion team will appear in new uniforms with practically the same team that won the Dayton Sunday baseball league championship last year. HAMILTON, May 23. School The dinine hall will also open bells rang for the last time yester for the season, in charge of Miss La Vern Wright. day in all but two of the So rural schools in Butler co.

and 6000 pupils went their way homeward. Miss Adyelotte ihe past year was unusual, since last rsovemner wnen voters Given Honors upt. C. H. Williams said, in that rejected a proposed bond issue for an open court hearing.

this was the first time for several Tho damage claims, seven in I the erection of a disposal plant. The tjlant project is still before seasons that rural schools con- number, originated during the ex- VANDALIA. May 25. Missj Virginia Aydelotte was awarded! the honor of being the most out- standing student during the four- tinued for a normal term of nine tho city councilmen but no turtner fore the maze started. The accident occurred when the Biedenbender car was struck by one driven by Byron Sheldon, Hamilton, who was injured slightly, along wiih his companion, Garrett Under Sand action has been taken months.

Nearly one-half of the teachers have announced that they MANCHESTER. Enc. Ethel year high school period and her In connection with the defense the damage Suits, (tended mid-summer drouth in 1U34, whn sewage pollution from Grecn-j villo sewers alleg'cly contaminated creek waters, immediately cast of i tho corporation, limits. I Tha various claimants, whose placed on the honor Gates and Joseph Willis, at'cd fi name wai Snliritor I nlan to attend universities and ion piacqtie, it was annt-unced here and 7, were found dead under a Siedeiir yesterday at commencement exer- jsandslidc after being missing for 6 West. Biedenbender whs the Mr.

and Mrs. August to secure legal aid. His expendi- normal v. bools for.