MacArthur Firing Dominates Middletown Debate
In Middletown public opinion on President Truman removing General MacArthur as supreme Allied commander in the Far East is deeply split. Residents from CALVIN VERITY to JEROME INWOOD voiced views praising MacArthur’s insight, criticizing Washington policy, or urging caution, with tension across classes and a keen interest in the implications for Korea and the wider Cold War.
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Middletown
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
MacArthur
Japan
Russia
Washington
Jerome Inwood
The
Retail Merchants Association
Counter Intelligence Corps
William Fishbaugh
Alton H. Combs
Driver Of Car Which Hit Woman Sentenced To Jail
Norman R. Runk 26 of the Earle Hotel was found guilty of driving under the influence and fleeing the scene. He received 30 days in Butler County Jail on each charge, $100 fines and costs on each, and a three year license suspension. Mrs. Mary Sabo 64 of 1715 Yankee Rd. suffered bruises and cuts from the accident at Broad St. and Central Ave. Monday evening after being struck by Runk, who was traced and arrested.
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Norman R. Runk
Earle Hotel
Alton Combs
Runk
Butler County
Mary Sabo
Yankee Rd
Broad St
Central Ave
Movie Listings for Paramount Strand Colonial
At Paramount theater Royal Wedding shows 1 30 3 30 5 30 7 30 and 9 30 p m Wednesday Thursday Two Lost Worlds at 1 30 3 50 6 10 and 9 p m Prehistoric Women at 2 30 4 55 7 15 and 10 10 p m WLW Talent Show at 8 35 p m Strand Four Faces West at 1 15 4 10 7 05 and 10 p m High Fury at 2 45 5 40 and 8 35 p m Colonial Edge Of Doom at 1 38 3 49 5 42 7 44 and 9 46 p m.
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Paramount
WLW
Sportsmen Plan To Sponsor Girl Scout Troop
Middletown Sportsmen's Club members voted to sponsor a Girl Scout troop pending a Board of Directors decision. If approved, it would be the first local men's club to back a Girl Scout unit. Ernie Myers announced about 97 tickets for the Sportsmen's Spring Swing on April 28 and the club will sponsor the Franklin Lions Club Minstrels at Middletown High School on May 3.
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Middletown Sportsmen's Club
Ernie Myers
Franklin Lion's Club Minstrels
Middletown High School
Mehl Seen Likely As Next Butler County Home Head
Paul J. Mehl of 2015 Lowell Street Dixie Heights and clerk of the Lemon Township Board of Trustees is virtually certain to be appointed superintendent of the Butler County Home. He rated high on a recent test among three candidates, though official notice from the State Civil Service Board had not yet been received. If confirmed, he would succeed Clarence D. McVicker, who plans to retire June 1.
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Paul J. Mehl
Lowell St
Dixie Heights
Lemon Township
Hospital Executive Speech Scheduled in Middletown
Harry Bach, administrative assistant at Middletown Hospital, will speak on "Your Community Hospital" before the Middletown Social Workers Friday at noon. The bi weekly meeting will be held in the Manchester Hotel.
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Harry Bach
Middletown Hospital
Community Hospital
Middletown Social Workers
Manchester
Grand jury to reopen case on McGee death in county jail
Lancaster court officials said the April grand jury will be recalled to consider the death of 45 year old John T. McGee who died in county jail four hours after police found him on the sidewalk. Coroner Joseph Geer ruled the death accidental. Normal life of a set of automobile pistons is placed at 40000 miles and of rings at 20000.
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Lancaster
John T. McGee
James S. Peterson
McGee
Joseph Geer
Prominent Franklinite Found Dead In Bathroom
Franklin district is shocked by the death of Justin Harding Jr 28 a member of a leading family He was found hanged in a bathroom at the River Street home of his aunts Miss Ben Gaynor and Mrs Marjorie Mendoza Coroner W H Williams ruled death by his own action Harding recently returned from Germany where his wife Miss Elizabeth Hedwig Kellner of Nurnberg had been delayed admittance to the United States His mother is en route from California Funeral plans are incomplete He left behind one sister Mrs Mary Campbell Harding Knight of Pasadena Calif and a family noted for military service with a West Point lineage
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Justin Harding, Jr
Franklin
Armco
Germany
Military Government Court of Appeals
Marjorie Mendoza
Ben Gaynor
River St
Young Harding
W. H. Williams
Miss Gaynor
Mendoza
Elizabeth Hedwig Kellner
Neurenberg
California
Harding
University of California
University of Alaska
Judge Advocate's Department of the Army
Anchorage
Forrest Harding
West Point
General Harding
Ann
Mary Campbell Harding Knight
Pasadena
Calif
Little Theater Calls Conference Tonight
The Little Theater will hold a general meeting at 7 30 p m today in the Civic Association Building to form a nominating committee vote on new members and plan the upcoming production Broadway.
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Little Theater
Civic Association
Broadway
Cent Increase In Milk Price Studied Here
A one-cent rise in milk price to 22 cents a quart was announced in Cincinnati by Allen French of French-Bauer Inc. The increase would take effect April 16. Avalon Dairy’s Middletown outlet could be affected, with Avalon manager Garland Ely awaiting word from the Cincinnati home office. Bor den’s and Stokes Dairy reported no information yet. The move follows last Friday’s statement by Ben Stoner of the Office of Price Stabilization about higher producer costs in Miami Valley counties since the January 26 1951 base order.
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Cincinnati
Allen French
French-Bauer, Inc
Avalon Dairy
French-Bauer
Middletown
Garland Ely
Avalon
Borden’s
Stokes Dairy
Ben Stoner
Office of Price Stabilization
Miami Valley
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First National Bank
General MacArthur
Korea
Tokyo
Russell D. Stevens, JR
American Legion
Congress
Tralia
United States
Australia
South Pacific
E. A. Lampe
Service Center
State Department
H. W. Starick
Elliott Levey
Orient
England
France
Trator
Joseph Blackmore
Dean Phillips
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Yale University
Delman Whitt
Police Department
General Ridgway
Orville Corson
John Otterbein
Health Department
Sportsmen
Union Sanitary
Iddietown
2Nd Ave
Mehl
Kentucky
Bourbon
Bond & Lillard
BO Prooe
Bomd & Lillard Company
Louisville
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Alara
Armco East
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