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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-10-24
Lot No Frontage Ass

1947, 194S, 1949, 1850 and 1851, and the
Director of Finance is hereby authorized
TO certify all unpaid assessments to the
County Auditor to be placed by him on
the tax duplicate and collected as other
taxes are collected
SECTION III That Section II of Or
dinance No. 4051 be and the same is
hereby repealed.
SECTION ": This ordinance shall
take effect and be in full force and eff
feet from and after the earliest period
allowed by the charter of the City of
Hamilton, Ohio.
Passed: October Is, 1941
LEO j. WELSH, Mayor.
Attest: ADELE EDMONDS,
City Clerk.
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MRS. RUDER TO SPEAK

Mrs Ernest Ruder is to speak at a
meeting Of the Hamilton Republican
Women's Club, October 27, in the An
thony Wayne Hotel, Mrs. Kathryn E.
Wetzel, president, announced. The pro-
gram was arranged by the clubs edu-
cational committee headed by Mrs
Frank Suma Mrs Martin A. CoyIe
will introduce the speaker.
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new BUSINESSES


Evelyn Hazelett, 317 Maple Avenue,
restaurant.
Thomas Loeffelholtz, 925 Laurel
Avenue, shoe repairing.
Carl L. Blount, 2245 Pleasant Ave-
nue., confectionery and drugs.
George D. Schrage, 500 Progress
Avenue, auto accessories.
Belle Hart, 27 Main Street, restau-
rant.
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ORDINANCE NO. 41ss

70 borrow money by issuing note or notes
in anticipation of the issuance of bonds
TO be issued in anticipation Of the col
lection Of special assessments to pay
the cost and expense of improving
Dayton Street Alley, from Fair Avenue
to Mill Road, in the Fourth Ward Of
the City of Hamilton, Ohio, by grading
and paving the roadway thereof with
brick, asphalt, asphaitic concrete, War
renite bitu1ithic, or any other type Of
material as may be determined and
constructing storm sewers, manholes
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ORDINANCE NO. 1900

TO issue bonds in anticipation of the col
lection of special assessments for the
Improvement Of Bessie Avenue, now
Ridgewood Avenue, from Urban Street
to Edwards Avenue; Bessie Avenue,
now Ridgewood Avenue, from q Street
to Edwards Avenue; High Street, from
Tenth Street to u. b o. Railroad; Kahn
Avenue In front of Lot 1881; Grand
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Clifford Johnson, Hanover Street
and Erie Highway, filling station.
Robert T. Willis, Fifth Street and
Pershing Avenue, filling station.
Pearl Stump, 1868 Shuler Avenue,
grocery.
MiddletOwn
Violet Ingram, 1918 Baltimore
Street, confectionery.
Blanche Albertson, 213 Franklin
Street, novelties.
Katherine Achberg, S06 Catalpa
Avenue, antiques.
Georgia P. Michaleson, 800 North
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Attest: ADELE EDMONDS,
City Clerk.
Oct. 24-1t
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Broad Street, grocery.
j. w. McClusky and Son, 511 Sew
enteenth Avenue, fuel, etc.
E. F. Haines, COL Crawford Street,
filling station.
E. and j. Smokery, 1927 Central
Avenue, cigars and soft drinks.
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Pythian Association
Elects New Officers

More than 80 members of the But
ler County Past Chancellor's Associa-
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Evening star., 1941-04-24

damage or casualties were caused to
our naval units by the retaliation Of
enemy shore batteries or by enemy
aircraft during the approach or
when our ships were returning to
their base. No enemy naval units
we're encountered"
Harbor Facilities Damaged.
Before and after the raid, the Ad-
miralty said, British naval planes
shot down eight-and possibly nine
axis planes and damaged a tenth.
The Admiralty related that har-
Dor facilities also were seriously dam
aged, salvoes of 15-inch shells send
ing smoke billowing SkWard from
warehouses, Offices and railroad
buildings.
The main quay for unloading sup
plies intended for axis forces in
North Africa, it added, could be
seen to be continuously hit for 10
minutes by medium -caliber shells"
The governors Office and naval
headquarters were among buildings
declared repeatedly hit. Military
buildings were reported "demol-
ished."
"A large fire and explosion was
caused in the main fuel depot south
of Karamanti Mole" it went on,
"and many of the surrounding build
ings set on fire"
Evening star., 1941-04-24
More Damage at TnipoIi
From SheIIing Reported

LONDON, April "a LP).-An
Admiralty communique said today
that a fresh report of the Monday
naval shelling of the Libyan port of
Tripoli, the axis major North Afri-
can base, indicated the lombard
ment was even more successful than
was at first thought"
Seven ships, including a destroyer,
we're hit and three of these were
sunk the Admiralty account said,
in this assault, which naval officers
have described as the heaviest of
its sort in naval history.
Three transports lying in the
naval basin were hit and set seri-
ously on fire" the communique as
serted. "One of these was actually
seen to sink
"A fourth ship in the naval basin
appears to have been laden with
ammunition, for when it was hit
by 15-inch shell the ship exploded
Supply Vessel Sunk.
"One supply ship moored off
Spanish quay was hit by 15-inch
shells and sank almost Immediately
One supply ship lying outside the
harbor off Karamanti mole was hit
and set on fire and a destroyer
moored at Karamanti mole was
heavily hit.
Clouds of smoke were seen to be
coming from at least three other
ships in the harbor, but it was not
possible to establish whether this
was due to damage or in an attempt
to create a smoke screen. 1t is con-
sidered certain that other damage
was done to shipping"
The Admiralty declared that mo
Evening star., 1941-04-24

been hit somewhere in the Eastern
Mediterranean.
In North African land fighting the
high command said "the enemy, sup
ported by the air force, renewed at
tempts to force through the ever
Tightening encirclement at Tobruk,
out had to fall back, leaving numer-
GUS prisoners and automatic arms in
our hands"
Six British planes, it asserted,
were shot down in fights over To-
bruk, Libyan port 80 miles west Of
the Egyptian border.
The communique made no men,
ton of any developments at Salum,
just across the frontier in Egypt,
where the axis drive toward Suez
was halted several days ago.
In East Africa, the high command
said Italian forces at bessie, about
ITS miles northeast of Adds Ababa,
were continuing to check British
attacks.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Destroyer, Merchant Ship
Sunk, Italians Claim

ROME, April "a (P.-Sinking of a
destroyer and merchant ship and
direct hits on another 8,000-ton YES
sci ir German and italian attacks
on Malta, the Libyan port of Tobruk
and targets in the Eastern Mediter-
ranean were reported today by the
Italian high command.
German bombers sank the de-
stroyer at Malta Tuesday night, it
said, and one steamer was sunk and
others damaged by Nazi and Fascist
raiders at Tobruk harbor yesterday
The 8,o00-ton vessel was said to have
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Ickes Names Arnold Levy
Head OF Coal LEGAL Staff

Secretary of Interior Ickes yester-
day named Arnold Levy of Silver
Spring, Md, former assistant gen.
eral counsel of the bituminous ceal
division, to be acting general coun-
sci of the division. He succeeds
Abe Fortas, who has been appoint
ed actirg director of the depart.
ment's new division of power.
Mr.. Levy had held the position
of assistant general counsel last
year and prior to that was a men,
Der of the general counsel staff.
Before coming to the coal division he
was an attorney in the public util-
Evening star., 1941-04-24

Premier Daladier as secretary gen.
eral of the Ministry of National De-
fense.
The announcement said M. ia
comet had been charged with be-
traying his duty, as result Of an
investigation which indicated he
was responsible for the low French
war material production during the
three years preceding the outbreak
of the war.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Vigorous Activity
Continues Around
Tobruk, British Say
Petrol Actions Reported
Around SuIum Also;
Axis Planes Operate
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, April 24.-British
Near East headquarters declared to-
day that vigorous patrol activity
continued in North Africa around
Tobruk, Libyan port 80 miles west
of the Egyptian border, and at
Salum, just over the frontier in
Egypt, where the axis drive toward
Suez has been stalled for two
weeks.
In East Africa, the high COM
mand asserted that, despite Fascist
demolition of communications, i'm
perial forces increased pressure on
the Italian defenders of bessie, ITS
miles northeast of Adds Ababa,
Ethiopian capital.
In Southern Ethiopia the occupa-
ton of Majo was announced.
1t was announced officially in
London that Italian East African
forces had rejected a British de-
mand for surrender in Ethiopia
after the Duke of Aosta, the italian
viceroy, had sent an envoy to Brit
ish headquarters at Khartoum April
Is. (The Italians earlier had an
nounced a fiat refusal of the de-
mand and fighting has continued)
Evening star., 1941-04-24

tiles division Of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and assist
ant counsel In the railroad holding
company investigation conducted by
the Senate. In 1882 he was grad
uated from the College of the City of
New York, receiving his LIB. from
Harvard Law School three years
later. Afterward he served as legal
secretary to Judge Julian w. Mack
Of the United States Circuit Court
Of Appeals for the Second Circuit,
New York.
Evening star., 1941-04-24
TriuI of DuIodier Aide
Bequn by Riom Court

By the Associated Press.
VICHY, France, April 24.-An
official announcement disclosed
today that the Riom war guilt"
court had opened proceedings
against Controller General Pierre
Jacomet, who served under former
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Axis WorpIones Attack
obruk, Libyo, Twice

BERLIN, April "a (P).-German
and Italian air units MADE two dive
bombing attacks on British-held
Tokruk, Libya. yesterday, sinking
one ship in the harbor and damag-
ing two vessels, informed Germans
said today.
In the second raid. it was said,
"all shipping space still afloat in
the harbor' was damaged.
Evening star., 1941-04-24

The road between Mexico City
and Suchiate, on the Guatemala
border, which is to be Mexico's
$20,000,000 contribution to the Pan
American highway, will be COM
pleted by 1943,
Evening star., 1941-04-24
Medical Group to Meet

DIR. Vernon A. WilkerSon OF
Howard University will speak before
the Medico-C -Chirurgical Society to-
night at 9 o'clock at the Mu-So-Lit
Club, 1927 r street NV. Harold
Lund, recently appointed executive
secretary of the District Tubercu-
losis Association, will be a special
guest. DR.. Howard M. Payne will
preside.
Rio Grande so Sol, Brazil, has just
estimated it's population at 5000, ,OOO
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16

the star All club boy and girl to
Berkeley.
Bard Picnic
Final plans for the Bard outing
were outlined. On Wednesday OF
this week all home departments will
be guests of the New Bard club at
picnic, meeting the Bard women
at Winterhaven at l0:15 am. Cali
fornia time. The Bard delegation
will take the others on q tour OF
various places of interest includ-
ing the experiment station, the
dam, the museum, etc. Each woman
is to bring her own picnic lunch
con-
Centers represented were: Mrs.
Ray Schultz, Acacia; Mrs. Oletha
Porter, Mrs. Edythe Ogle, Mrs. Will
da Wilson, Bard Mrs. Harry Sones,
Mt. Signal; Mrs. F.. o. Rosenbaum,
Mrs. E. E. Anderson, McCabe- Eu-
calyptus; Mrs. c. E. Cooke, county
chairman; Mrs. E. II. Imler, Spruce
-Westmorland. Mrs. Alice A. How
ard, of Tujunga, former valley resi-
dent, was a guest at the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Bridge Club
Entertained

Friday bridge club members were
entertained this week by two of
their friends who have substituted
frequently at club meetings: Mrs
Ross T. HickcoX and Mrs. Harry
Horton.
The club members met Friday
at the Hickcox home, 753 Holt
avenue, for a smartly appointed
luncheon and an afternoon of con-
tract, Mrs. Bitter Mrs Never and
Mrs. McPherrin winning high
scores.
Mrs. Mary E. Johnston of Los
Angeles was a guest of the club
and the members present were
Mesdames Leroy Holt, Henry L.
Loud, j. D. Adams, Don c. Bitter,
Dorsey Whitelaw, r. B. Whitelaw,
Minor o. Simms, Forrest E. Kutz,
Allen F. Nuffer, Howard P. Meyer,
r. d. McPherrin.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Shower Given
ByUnion for
President

Mrs. William Measures, who has
served the Baptist Women's Union
as president during the past year
was guest of honor at a surprise
shower given Thursday night at
the Merl A. Wilson home, 1928
Broadway, by Mrs. Lee Taylor, Mrs.
Olive Cannon, Mrs. Della Dunlap.
Mrs. Measures hobby is the COL
lection of salt and pepper shakers
and her collection was enriched
Thursday by the addition OF some
36 sets.
Original games were played un-
der the leadership of Mrs Gene
Higgins, and refreshments were
served, those present, in addition to
the guest of honor, the three host
esses, Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Hig
gins, including Mesdames Velma
Johnston, Velma Harris, Jewel
Wood, L. w. Cope, H. S. Butler,
Mary Fish, Violet Farmer, Harold
E. Doty, E. w. Lindsey, E. l.. Ben
lenger, George Paskle, O. j. Bow
son, John BaskinS, Earl Parker, D.
P. Gavin, Ezell Russell, Mabel Sui
enger, George Paske, o. J. Bow
den.
The affair was given in honor of
appreciation of Mrs. Measures
many services on behalf of the
Union
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
csassb ssnsss OF Interest to Women ses,s,, asss
Missionary Group
Has Monthly
Session

Importance of native workers in
the foreign fields was stressed by
Mrs. Vinson Brown who conducted
the devotional period for the meet
ing Thursday of the Women's For
eign Missionary society of the Ell
Centre Nazarene church, Mrs. r.
c. Rogers. president, presiding.
Mrs. Rogers reported the recent
gathering of the Southern Califor-
MIA district for the Tamingfu
China, hospital, sessions of which
were held in the First Church Of
the Nazarene, Los Angeles, and at
tended by many furlougned mis-
sionaries from China, Africa and
South America.
For the study class, Mrs. A. D.
Mahaffey, superintendent, present
ed a further review on india.
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Harvey
Graham were hostesses for the
covered-dish luncheon. the dessert
being contributed by the pastor
the Rev Mr.. Rogers, who prepared
a Southern speciality.
During the business session Mrs
Ellen Pate, formerly of Ashland
Oregon, was welcomed. Mrs. A. c.
Roberts, chairman of the work
committee, announce project
the making of attractive cook books
A quilt was finished for sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox to Give
Club Program Thursday

not be announced until shs hers.if
makes that announcement on
Thursday Of next week
Section members are busy with
plans for the affair. the following
committees having been appointed
by Mrs. Baural Ferguson. Chairman.
Mesdames Forrest r. Kutz. II. G.
Diller. Warren E. Sage. Julia Brack-
EFT, N. A. Contos. Don c Paulus.
decorations: Mesdames r v Ware.
D. B Roberts. Lee Nuffer. Donald
w. Ketchen. Guy A. Weakeiy. tea
table; Mesdames Norman F. Du-
pont, p. N. Van Slyck. Earle q
Davis, r dney jenkins. william
Burke Jr.. Laural Ferguson. re-
freshments.
Mrs. Ferguson. Mrs. jenkins and
Mrs. Weakley. as the section off,
GERS, will form the reception COM
mittee, and Mrs. Paulus and Mrs.
Kutz will pour.
Mrs. Paulus, club president. will
call the business meeting for ? pm.
with election of officers as the chief
item
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Chairmen Plan Achievement
Day and Dress Review

April II, as far as home depart
ment members are concerned, will
be Achievement day and dress re-
view, when members will exhibit
garments they have made for them
selves or their children, and when
the beginners clothing school stud
entS will model some of the dresses
they have made as result of their
studies.
The affair will take place in the
Imperial Veterans hall and COM
mittees will take charge of lunch
con arrangements, decoration, and
the exhibits and the review.
Miss Ethelwyn Dodson, extension
specialist in clothing, will be pres
ent for this meeting and will talk
on the new textiles and their rela-
ton to the defense program. =
Plan Exhibits
Various merchants have been ask
ed to display foundation garments
yardage for summer frockS, and var
ious types of ready-to-wear which
will fit into various budget limita-
tionS.
All these plans were discussed al
the meeting of the county chairmer
Friday morning at the court house
meeting whose attendance was
somewhat cut down due to the rainy
weather.
The chairmen voted to contribute
$40 towards the fund for sending
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
EIks' Charity Ball Leading
Event OF Next Weekend

Next weekend will see one of the
leading events of the spring season,
the Elks annual charity ball which
will take place on March % at
8 pm. in the Veterans hall.
Following their customs of bring
ing TO the valley the best possible
orchestra, the Elks this year have
engaged Larry Kent and his 12-
piece dance band to play for the
dance, an orchestra famous for
their combinations. brass and
strings, comedy teams, novelty num-
bers and vocal ensembles.
The orchestra has played in the
leading hotels and cafes on the
coast and is one of the most popular
dance bands in the west.
All proceeds from the dance are
spent in the valley on welfare work.
Carl j. Rogers is general chair
man and has announced the follow
ing committees:
Ticket sales, Nolan c. Smith,
chairman; Robert Rayburn, Jack
Tackett, Neal H. Gavin, Noel B.
Smith, John A. Ashley, Arno C.
Yaeckel, w. j. McClelland, John
Hansen. Theo B. Reynolds, Bert
Fawcett w. Edward Mills, James
F. McDill, Dan Taylor, Cal d
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16

Rector, Earl Farris, Sherman Eld-
ridge, Herb Baskins, Howard Jones,
Fred Nebel-Thau, Gordon Scriven.
Finance committee: J. Paul Eyer,
chairman; John Ashley, Cecil Gill
ett, M. K. Mccoy, Merritt Bradshaw,
r. w. Oakley, H. P. Findley, Elmer
S. Bowling, w. B. Rauenzahn, j.
N McGillis.
Reception committee: Charles A
Bratton, chairman Nolan C. Smith
Noel B. Smith, Jack Tackett, Robert
w Berry, Wesley B. Rauenzahn
Herb Baskins, Clyde Davee.
Refreshment committee: j. How
ard Morgan, chairman; Bert Under
wood, Charles Schlanze, Joel Hale
James F. McDill, Earl Richmond.
Radio and sound technical, Still
man Badger, jr.,
Police: H. E. Cox, chairman; Wes-
ley He'll, Paul Brown.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16

March's m ee ting of the Ten
Thousand club is being greatly an
ticipated because one of the clubs
most beloved and talented members,
Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox, is to give the
program.
Mrs. Hickcox will be presented by
the Twice Told Tales section of
the club which is in charge Of the
program and whose members are
hostesses for the day.
For many years one of the clubs
traditions is the annual program
by this section, each year the
group electing one of its members
who has done outstanding work to
represent them in giving a program
illustrative Of the sections work.
All work that Mrs. Hickcox does,
not only in the section but in other
programs, is outstanding, for she
is a competent student of the drama
and excellent in her interpretative
reviews of plays.
Following another tradition, the
title of Mrs. Hickcox's program will
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
How New York Woman
Lost % Lbs.
Of Fat
Says, Don't Stay Fat
and UnattractiveW

In 40 day Mrs. H. c., Of New
York City name on file with thou
sands of others) reduced 26 lbs.
Took 4 inches off hips, 3 inches off
bust and 7l5 inches off waist. She
writes: II feel fine and look 10
years younger
Now here's a safe Plan that helps
SO many TO reduce excess fat with
out risky drugs or inconvenience
a plan which helps bring into BIOS
som the natural attractivenesS and
vivaciousness most women possess
Get on the scales today and see
how much you weigh, then get a
bottle of Kruschen Salts which will
last 4 weeks and is inexpensive.
Take one-half teaspoonful in a
glass of water before breakfast every
morning-eat wisely-cut out fatty
meats, butter, cream and rich past
tries-go light on white bread and
potatoes-keep this up for 30 days.
Now get on the scales and just
see if you haven't lost pounds of
ugly fat.
If not joyfully satisfied - money
back.
REFUSE INVITATIONS! Demand
and get only genuine Kruschen Ga
famous English formula, plain or
new effervescent-pleasant spark
ling. Lasts weeks and costs trifle.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
6. E. Members Of
Valley Attend
Joint Banquet

One hundred and fifty Christian
Eldeavdr sociely members from
San Diego and Imperial counties
met each other halfway in Pine
Valley Friday night for a banquet
at the resort lodge. These two
counties comprise the Southern dis
trict of the state Christian Endea-
vor union.
The Rev. Mr.. c. E.. Burgess Of
Riverside was principal speaker fC-
the evening, talking on Hawaii and
showing beautiful colored motion
pictures of the islands.
Ray MaGaha, tate president,
was toastmaster, and the Rev. Mr..
Carlton Buck of the Holtville Chris
tian church, the song leader.
Musical numbers were contribute
ed by: Margaret Ann HendeA-on
and Phil Knights of El Centro who
were heard N vocal duet; by
Margaret Maring OF Holtville who
gave a vocal solo, and by Douglas
Peace of San Diego, vocalist also
Table decorations carried out
rainbow color scheme since the
Christian Endeavor groups through
out the nation are celebrating their
Goth anniversary in the rainbow
jubilee
Helene Rumsey, county president,
headed the valley delegation of some
rs members, and the other minist-
ers attending from the county were:
the Rev. Mr.. E. l.. Carter of Ell
Centre; the Rev. Mr.. Elmer Wilder
of Imperial and the Rev. Mr.. Burt
of the Holtville Friends church.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Section Enjoys
Dessert Bridoe

Dessert and game of bridge
were enjoyed Thursday afternoon
by the Ten Thousand clubs Bridge
section when members and guests
met at the W. A. Swerdfeger home,
with Mrs. Swerdfeger and Mrs.
Walter Wakefield as hostesses.
Prize winning scores were held
by Mrs. M. j. Horton, high Mrs.
Bill Mitchell, second, and Mrs.
SWerdfeger, third.
Members present were the two
hostesses: Mesdames B. O. Mitchell,
Swift, Escoveda, Jim Welch, II. l..
Bush, William Mitchell, Albert
Shinton, Lynn Chandler, F. M
Hood, j. A. Wilson, with Mrs. d.
Young and Mrs. H. H. Tyler as
guests.
The section will meet Friday,
March % at the H. L. Bush home
with Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Escoveda
as hostesses.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-03-16
Parents Council
Meets tuesday

Commercial department faculty
members will be heard in a panel
discussion on their work at the
meeting of Parents Council of Gen.
trail high school and Junior college
on Tuesday March 18.
Three teachers will explain the
objectives of their work, emphasiz-
ing the Importance OF a commercial
education, and at the close of the
discussion parents may ask ques-
tions.
Business and professional men CT
the city have been invited to at
tend also as they may familiarize
themselves with the thorough train
ing being given at the school. Par.
ents of eighth grade children will
also be welcome at this meeting
which starts at 7:30 in the Junior
college auditorium.