Sportsmen Club Sponsors Scout Troop in Middletown
The Middletown Sportsman’s Club decided to sponsor a new Scout troop at its monthly meeting. Fred Stein is chairman of the scout committee. The club opens to members and friends most evenings except Monday. Friday TV parties and Thursday square dances are planned. A report showed 1445 fishing and 1528 hunting licenses sold. James T. Monesmith and his daughter Elaine of Dayton shared a South African big-game hunting lecture with film.
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Theiddletown
Elaine
Dayton
Monesmith
Measles cases rise at Warren County Home
Dr. Ralph Young reports two new measles cases at the Warren County Children's Home in Lebanon bringing total to 10. Home placed under quarantine Monday after eight of 50 children contracted the disease. all residents attend Lebanon schools.
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Lebanon
Ralph Young
Warren County
Young
Meek reports Hobart Manufacturing earns record 1948 sales
Hobart Manufacturing Co president David Meek er announced 1948 results showing net income of 2,653,515 on record sales of 26,128,868. The report highlights the year’s strong demand and expanded production capacity.
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Troy. O
David Meeker
Hobart Manufacturing Co
Girl Scout Council Discusses Community Work and Plans
The Middletown Girl Scout Council highlighted service projects including Easter tray favors for hospital patients by Troops 40 and 19, and coloring eggs for the Salvation Army Easter Egg Hunt with Troops 83 2 10 and 87. A speaker’s bureau was proposed, cookie sale prizes announced, and upcoming events such as a May 11 awards ceremony, May 1 Family Day at Camp Middlemoor, and May 21 Play Day in Sunset Park outlined.
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Middletown
Girl Scout Council
Blueball
Russell Martin
Mayfield
Robert Curry
Salvation Army
Armco Park
Paul Seibert
Louise Herd
Harry Davison
John Harkrader
George Garlinger
Garnet L. Church
Roosevelt Junior High School
Frank Chapman, Jr
Camp Middlemoor
Church
Dennis Shoes Inc Incorporation Recognized in Middletown
Columbus announced the incorporation of Dennis Shoes, Inc. in Middletown. The firm issued 250 no par common shares to Mary Matthews Maxwell Finkleman and Maurice Dennis. Maxwell Finkleman, local attorney, handled the legal transaction.
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Dennis Shoes, Inc
Middletown
Columbus
Mary Matthews
Maxwell Finkleman
Maurice Dennis
Deshler Man Killed In Leipsic Crash
Ross W. Hoskinson 58 of Deshler died in a two car collision east of Leipsic. His wife and two sisters were seriously injured in the AP report dated yesterday.
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Findlay
Ross W. Hoskinson
Deshler
Leipsic
Women Voters Tour State Capital in Columbus Session
Four members of the local League of Women Voters visited Columbus for a legislative session hosted by Mrs. Carl Fisher. They toured the state capital after the session and met state representatives alongside local league leaders Mrs. Erle Hanson Mrs. R. E. Butts Miss Mary Strodtbeck and Mrs. Vincent A. Sission.
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League of Women Voters
Carl Fisher
State League
Columbus
Erle Hanson
R. E. Butts
Mary Strodtbeck
Vincent A. Sission
Sessee
Pythians To Meet At Germantown
LaFayette Lodge No. 37 Knights of Pythias will travel to Germantown Thursday at 7 15 p m for a talk by L P Hess grand lodge vice chancellor and Pythian home superintendent. Friday the group and wives hear local public speaking finalists Hubert Hart Phyllis Nickel Jack Ballard Joan Heyer at 8 p m with winner advancing to Hamilton district contest April 20. Norman Dole leads the event.
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LaFayette Lodge No. 37
Knights of Pythias
Germantown
L. P. Hess
Grand Lodge
Pythian
Springfield
Hubert Hart
Phyllis Nickel
Jack Ballard
Joan Heyer
Hamilton
Norman Dole
Police Briefs Highlight Local Minor Incidents And Warrant Arrests
Fidel Brown, 89, treated for a forehead cut after a fall on a curb. An abandoned car reported stolen was located on Grove Street on Edgar Watts’s property. A boy was bitten by a dog and the owner ordered to tether the animal for 14 days. Ollie Lige, 19, charged with assault and battery. two others at his home arrested for disorderly conduct. Crime trends note: murders and felonious assaults rise in summer, property crime in winter.
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Fidel Brown
Webster St
Middletown Hospital
Landon Webb
Grove St
Edgar S. Watts
Girard Ave
Daniel Warrick
Queen Ave
Billy Lee
Ollie Lige
Garfield St
Lillian Lige
Lloyd Cowgill
Excello
Eula Wilson Sorrell
Sixth Ave
North Middletown Firemen Train on Water Plugs
North Middletown Fire Department members checked water plugs in the district last night. Association president Lyman Nein announced a instructional period led by Ralph Williams assistant chief and Ray Bunnell engineer focusing on proper handling of truck equipment. The volunteer company awaits installation of an automatic fire alarm system with material shortages delaying a Bell Telephone cable run from the fire house to the State Patrol.
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North Middletown Fire Department
Lyman Nein
Ralph Williams
Ray Bunnell
Bell Telephone Company
Tax Collections To End April 15
Real estate tax collection deadline is April 15. A number of bills remain at the deputy county treasurer in City Building with no addresses for owners. Owners who did not receive bills should contact the tax office immediately to pay before the deadline to avoid penalties.
City Briefs and Club Meetings Across Town
A sequence of local group gatherings is listed for Wednesday and Thursday. Moose Club Knights of St Johns Holy Trinity Athletic Association Kiwanis Fraternal Order of Police Blythe Williams Post 231 Clean up Paint up committee Chamber of Commerce Education Elks Middletown Lodge 257 Armco Employes Federation VFW Dance Club Lions Club Kiwanis Alpha Council Odd Fellows Aeronca Management Club Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce sessions at various halls hotels and schools. A note cites New Orleans drainage system pumps handling 11% billion gallons daily.
Weather Preview Shows Clouds and Rain Likely
The forecast calls for scattered showers tonight and Thursday with considerable cloudiness and cooler temperatures. yesterday’s low reached 52 degrees at 6 am and a high of 78 degrees at 3 pm. today’s low was 60 at 7 am and 66 by 10:30 am.
City official invited to safety conference by President
An invitation bearing the White House return address was sent to Marvin D. Clark, chairman of the City Commission, for the Highway Safety Conference in Washington on June 1 and 2. Clark hopes to attend if available. Chief Thomas D. Carmody may attend the Ohio Traffic Safety Council meeting in Columbus tomorrow, with attendance approval to be considered tonight. The city may receive aid for Middle town Cemetery care, with a trust fund of eight dollars yearly.
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Marvin D. Clark
Truman
Departmental
Washington
Clark
Thomas D. Carmody
Ohio Traffic Safety Council
Columbus
Middletown Cemetery
Storm Leaves Death and Damage Across Georgia Towns
Four killed and widespread destruction reported as Manchester suffers an estimated 100000 in damages. In Zebulon a Black man died and two people injured. Griffin endures 20 to 25 damaged homes and five slight injuries as roofs and a water tower are blown down. A textile mill incurs damage but all 250 workers escape unharmed. A Walker County tornado causes minor damage and heavy rain with hail accompanies the storms.
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William C. McLemore
Manchester
Zebulon
Griffin
East Griffin Baptist Church
Women’s Missionary Society
Baptist
Walker County
Driver Fined After Hitting Patrol Car
Patrolman John Booth Jr. 25 Franklin drove a State Highway Patrol car slightly damaged yesterday when a truck driven by Harry A Bennett 23 Conneaut Ohio crashed into its rear on Route 25 a mile south of the Butler Warren County line. Both vehicles traveled south Bennett was fined 20 dollars and costs for unsafe operation when appearing before Mayor Thomas Linn Monroe. Damage to the patrol car estimated at 15 dollars.
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John Booth Jr
Franklin
Harry A. Bennett
Conneaut, C
Butler-Warren County
Bennett
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Moon Eclipse Visibility Varies Across Ohio Cities
Moon fades as Cincinnati observers report rain during the eclipse from about 10 p.m. to midnight. Clouds shielded Columbus and Cleveland while Toledo and northern eastern towns enjoyed clear views. University of Cincinnati scientists miss its microscope run. A Wright Patterson officer says he flew above clouds near Findlay to observe the event.
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Cincinnati
Columbus
Cleveland
Toledo
University of Cincinnati
Wright - Patterson Air Force Base
Findlay
Loan Granted to South-Central Rural Electric Co.
The Rural Electrification Administration announced yesterday that a $590000 loan has been granted to the South-Central Rural Electric Cooperative, Lancaster, C. The project supports rural electrification efforts in the region.
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Washington
South-Central Rural Electric Cooperative
Lancaster
Rural Electrification Administration
Letter Carriers Planning Session at Clayton
A southwestern district meeting of the National Association of Letter Carriers will be held at Clayton on April 30. Announced at Branch 188 NALC meeting by secretary Chester E Hollenbaugh. Speakers include James K Langan Otto Miller and C L Nicholas. A nominating committee was formed and a retirement party for Perry Gates planned for early May.
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National Association of Letter Carriers
Clayton
Chester E. Hollenbaugh
James K. Langan
National Executive Board
Hollenbauth
Otto Miller
Ohio State
C. L. Nicholas
James Layer
Charles Flavin
Ashwood Jordan
Ronald McDaniels
Robert Patton
Perry Gates
Youth Killed in Dayton Bicycle Crash
Carlos Kirchner, 13, was fatally injured yesterday on a Dayton street after his bicycle collided with an automobile. Authorities investigated the collision and identified the boy as a local resident.
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Dayton, O
Carlos Kirchner
Dayton
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