Students Launch Drive For Funds To Assure Coast Trip
Middletown High students begin a fund drive to send two seniors to a national speech tournament in Los Angeles with a production of Thornton Wilder Our Town. Boosters start with a $50 gift and aim to contact every student and local supporter for support.
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Boosters’ Club
Middletown High
Los Angeles
Thornton Wilder
Our Town
National Thespian Society
Florence Powell
Middletown
Geraldyne Baker
Rudolph Pringle
Ohio
National Forensic League
Bowling Green
Miss Baker
Pringle
Miss Powell
Unidentified Man Found Near Tracks In Hamilton
Authorities pursue clues to identify a man found near the train tracks in Hamilton. Descriptions vary. a cigarette lighter bears initials R. E. S and J. J on his shirt. The man, about 55, 5'5", 130 lbs, may have been struck by a train and fingerprints were sent to the FBI with no report yet.
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New Miami
FBI
Bethel
Hamilton
R. G. Stone
Oklahoma
Hamilton Journal-News
J. J
Girl Scouts Eyeing Site For New Camp
The Middletown Girl Scout Council is considering a site near Ft. Ancient and the Little Miami River for a new camp. Executive director Mrs. Garnet Church says engineers surveyors and other experts must approve before a definite decision. Water facilities road access and additional checks are needed with results due in a month or two.
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Middletown
Police Briefs Seizure Results in Disorderly Conduct Charge
Warren Mitchell aged 29 of 627 Baltimore Street was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after a 1 10 a m arrest in the 500 block of Baltimore Street. Prowlers were reported on Curtis Street and Seventh Avenue but no intruders were found in either location.
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Warren Mitchell
Baltimore St
Curtis St
Seventh Ave
Break-in Reported at Wildwood Golf Club Clubhouse
Police said the east side door was broken but nothing appeared to be stolen at the Wildwood Golf Club clubhouse in a recent break-in report.
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Wildwood Golf Club
Indians Hold Giant Cypress Tule Tree in Reverence
Indigenous people of Santa Maria del Tule, Mexico, maintain deep religious reverence for the giant cyprus tule tree that has stood for centuries, drawing visitors and scholars interested in its sacred status and enduring cultural significance.
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Santa Maria Cel Tule
Mexico
Lions Club Rose Sale Nears Goal Amid Campaign
Lion Rose Sale has sold about 350 dozen roses toward a 2000 dozen target. Campaign chair Howard A. Wilson says posters will be placed in store windows as the April 20 deadline approaches. Proceeds fund sight conservation and aid to the blind, including eye tests and operations for schoolchildren and other residents.
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Lions Club
Howard A. Wilson
Wilson
Area Secretary to Speak Before Methodist Men
Dr. Stanley Smith executive secretary of Ohio area Methodist churches will speak at the First Methodist Church Men’s Club dinner next Tuesday. His talk titled Operation Methodism covers 1,200 Ohio churches under Bishop Hazen G. Werner. Also R C Beam will present plans for a proposed educational and social unit. Reservations due by Saturday noon.
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Stanley Smith
Ohio
Cleveland
Akron
Ohio Conference
Ecumenical Methodist
Oxford
England
R. C. Beam
Colonial Theater Lease Sold To Cincinnati Operator
The Colonial Theater lease in Cincinnati was sold to Ruben Shor, a Cincinnati theater operator, announced by Selig Seligman of Northio Theaters Corporation. The building remains owned by The Commercial Realty Company, tied to the Finkelman family. Shor takes possession April 21 and plans to continue Class A first run programming.
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Colonial Theater
Ruben Shor
Cincinnati
Selig Seligman
Northio Theaters Corporation
Commercial Realty Company
Finkelman
Shor
Sorg Opera House
Northie
Paramount
Strand
Seligman
Seligman Holdings
Paramount Chain
Middletown
South Main St
West Virginia
Tips In U S Greater Than Cancer Fund Goal
J W Deininger chairs the 1951 Cancer Crusade citing each cancer death costs society about 10 000 and noting only 66 given per fatality to the American Cancer Society last year The local Crusade aims for 5 000 with a national goal of 14 565 000 to sustain ACS programs He compares daily expenses such as restaurant tips tobacco and nail polish to the cancer fund and urges public evaluation to boost contributions per month.
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J. W. Deininger
American Cancer Society
ACS
Deininger
Three Alarms End Solitude For Firemen
After five fire free days since April 1 the Middle town Fire Department answered three calls yesterday and today. One fire caused 300 dollars in damage at Water Softening Service Inc on Reynolds Street as sparks from burning trash ignited rubbish near oil tanks but the flames were stopped before reaching interior doors. Building damage totaled 250 dollars and contents damage 00 dollars. A grass fire at 1000 Yankee Road was extinguished with no damage. A barn on the Simonton property at 715 Yankee Road is owned by Mrs. Freda Simonton.
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Middletown Fire Department
Water Softening Service, Inc
Reynolds St
Yankee Rd
Freda Simonton
Fire at paint machine prompts early morning response
A paint machine caught fire sending firefighters to Armco's Fabricating Division at 7:45 this morning. Little damage was reported.
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Armco
Judge Suspends Boys' Sentences in Auto Theft Case
Two teenage juveniles received suspended sentences yesterday in Juvenile Court before Judge Oscar R. Leiser on auto theft from a used car lot and theft of a battery from another lot. A case involving two other boys who took two cars, went joyriding, and abandoned them was taken under advisement.
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Oscar R. Leiser
Leiser
Civil Defense Progress Deemed Satisfactory in Middletown Meeting
W. J. Beck executive director of the Middletown Civil Defense Program praised progress at yesterday’s deputy directors meeting. Reports showed divisional advances and an optimistic tone. Venable proposed a plan to save money and boost volunteer recruitment, with a 1951 budget report to the City Commission planned soon.
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W. J. Beck
Middletown
Beck
Tom Venable
Car Collision on Vail Ave Involves Ruth Bailey
Police report a collision on Vail Avenue at 9 58 p m involving a car reportedly driven by Ruth Bailey 18 of 1600 Richmond Street that struck a vehicle owned by Howe Motor Company and did not stop. Damage estimated at 55 dollars. A report was later filed at headquarters.
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Vail Ave
Ruth Bailey
Richmond St
Howe Motor Company
Bailey
Diphtheria Case Prompts Citywide Checks at Middletown High
About eighty students and several teachers at Middletown High School undergo daily health checks as a 17 year old student, James Frisby, recovers from a probable diphtheria case. Laboratory tests label it extremely probable and he is recovering at home after isolation at Middletown Hospital. The city notes no deaths from diphtheria in ten years and urges continued immunization for babies with boosters as needed.
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Middletown High School
L. C. Neer
James Frisby
Kenwood Dr
Frisby
Middletown Hospital
Labor Trouble at Corwin Fred Mushroom Plant Near Lebanon
South Lebanon special report says labor unrest at the Corwin Fred Mushroom Plant left about half of the 100 workers off the job while operations continued with those present. CIO agricultural workers reportedly organized the strikers seeking a wage adjustment, with no picketing or trouble reported yet. Fred produces mushrooms, mushroom soup, and steak sauce and supplies packaged mushrooms to chain stores nationwide.
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Lebanon
Corwin Fred
Fred
CIO
Man Suffered Stroke in Middletown Resident
Harry Halley aged 67 of 831 Eighteenth Ave was in serious condition at Middletown Hospital after being transported by Maxberry ambulance following a stroke at his home. The incident occurred yesterday with report at 5 31 p m. and today’s update confirming his hospital status.
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Harry Halley
Eighteenth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Halley
Maxberry
At The Movies Friday and Saturday Listings
Paramount shows Red Head and Cowboy and Underworld Story with multiple showings. Strand presents Pride of Maryland and Rider From Tucson across two days. Colonial screens Joan of Arc with several nightly performances.
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Paramount
Underworld
Pride of Maryland
Rider
Tucson
Joan of Arc
Six Crosswalks Proposed Not Eight in Middletown
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore says only six crosswalks are recommended, none on Verity Pkwy between First and Central Aves or on Manchester Ave between Main and Broad Sts. Crossing on Manchester Ave at Wall St is allowed as it is an intersection. The Middletown Safety Council will forward recommendations to City Commissioners next week after a merchants and safety officials meeting.
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Olice
Joseph Blackmore
Verity Pkwy
First
Central Aves
Manchester Ave
Main
Broad Sts
Wall St
Middletown Safety Council
Merchants, Safety Council
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