Telephone Workers Return to Work as Strike Ends
Middletown Ohio Bell resumed normal operations as striking CWA CIO workers returned after a week of picketing. Local 4317 reported 21 operators on day shift back. total plant staff returned uncertain. Union noted lines abandoned and settlement reached via President Bob Donohue in Cleveland. Wage talks set a basic scale $4 to $7 with related wage provisions under Wage Stabilization Board. Eight Western Electric workers remained on strike.
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Middletown Exchange
Ohio Bell
Cwa-Cio
Hugh Harvey
Ray Welsch
Bob Donohue
Cleveland
Middletown
Franklin
Welsh
Michigan Bell
Harvey
WU's Office Still Closed During Strike
The Western Union office here stayed shut for the eleventh day as nine full time workers and two messengers strike, called by the AFL Commercial Telegraphers union on April 3. J. K. Morgan, manager at 8 North Main St., feared slow reopening while the Hamilton Western Union office reopened Sunday with Walter Bell noting employees there would share wage negotiation benefits with strikers in other cities.
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Western Union
AFL Commercial Telegraphers Union
J. K. Morgan
North Main St
Hamilton Western Union
Walter Bell
Cloudy Skies Bring No Rain Across Midwest Area
Weather forecast shows cloudy skies tonight and tomorrow with little temperature change. Rain totals over the weekend reached 1.27 inches, washing out a Sunday egg hunt. measurements by C. T. Morningstar note Sunday highs near 69 and a pre-dawn river rise to 10 feet 2 inches.
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Middletown
Midwest
C. T. Morningstar
The
Water Works
U.S. Weather Bureau
Miami
Fall Victim Is "Fair" At Reid Memorial Hospital
Dennis Snell 29 of Eaton remains in fair condition at Reid Memorial Hospital Richmond after a 60 foot fall during demolition of the old North Barron Street school building last Thursday. The accident broke his left arm cut above the eye and caused multiple bruises.
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Eaton
Dennis Snell
Reid Memorial Hospital
Richmond
North Barron St
Snell
At The Movies Showings This Week
Paramount screens Snow White with 1:45 3:45 5:45 7:45 9:45 p m. Invitation shows 1:15 4:10 7:10 10:10 m and Light Touch at 2:35 5:35 8:40 p m Tuesday Strand presents Hold That Line 1:15 3:25 5:50 8:15 10:35 p m Waco 2:20 4:35 6:55 9:25 p m Colonial shows Pa and Ma Kettle At The Fair 1:15 2:45 4:15 5:50 7:20 8:50 10:20 p m Dixie Cruise In features My Blue Heaven 7:45 10:30 p m and China Corsair 9:36 p m.
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Waco
My Blue Heaven
Atmospheric Composition At Sea Level
At sea level air consists of about 21 percent oxygen and 78 percent nitrogen by volume.
Newborn Baby Safe After Fatal Hospital Blast
A 30 year old mother died from a static sparked anesthetic explosion during a cesarean birth at Cumberland Hospital Brooklyn. The newborn daughter survived undisclosed, removed from the operating room before the blast. Dr. B G Dinin said cyclopropane caused the incident and found no negligence.
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New York
B.G. Dinin
Cumberland Hospital
Brooklyn
Dinin
Raffelinia Manfra
Two To Address County Bankers
The Butler County Bankers Association meets at the Hamilton Club Wednesday night with a 6:30 p.m. dinner. Speakers include Wilbur Fulton of the Federal Reserve Bank in Cincinnati and Belford Atkinson, new Ohio Bankers Association secretary. About 40 representatives from 11 banks are expected. new by laws will be presented and committees named.
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Butler County Bankers Association
Hamilton Club
Wilbur Fulton
Federal Reserve Bank
Cincinnati
Belford Atkinson
Ohio Bankers Association
Ross Snyder
Legionnaires To Hear Speech On Communism
Roger Sherwood, who has spoken before Middletown groups on Communist tactics, will address American Post 218 at 8 p m Wednesday in Portsmouth. The post adjutant confirmed the meeting details today.
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Roger Sherwood
Middletown
American Post
Portsmouth
Post Adjutant
Rain Delays Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Armco Park
Heavy rains soaked Armco Park forcing an early postponement of the Easter Egg Hunt. By 1 p.m. the weather cleared but slippery hills and muddy conditions postponed again. The Retail Merchants committee reschedules for next Sunday with 2,400 eggs saved for concealment.
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Armco Park
Gunman Takes Cash In Grab At Dairy Bar
A masked gunman robbed the Dairy Queen at 2201 South Main St near midnight, taking an undetermined amount of cash. Detective John Fitzgerald said authorities would verify the sum today while Erwin Schwenn and his son Fred reported the money was in a box under aprons. The suspect, about 20, wore overalls, a dark shirt, scarf, and felt hat, fled on foot after rapping on the window and ordering, Get going. Two witnesses saw the man run across the lot and through the rear fence.
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Diary Queen
South Main St
John Fitzgerald
Erwin Schwenn
Dairy Queen
Fred
Schwenn
Ninth Ave
Main St
Schwenns
Damage Is Slight In Two Accidents
Police investigated two minor accidents yesterday with no injuries. Escue Broughton, 40, of 911 Garden St, was cited for failure to yield right of way after pulling from the curb on Eighth Ave at 6 45 p m and striking Marvin W. Gaines, 27, of 1900 Minnesota Ave. Gaines car damage was estimated at 35 dollars and the other car at 3 dollars.
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Escue Broughton
Garden St
Eighth Ave
Broughton
Marvin W. Gaines
Minnesota Ave
Gaines
Car damage after hit and run on Central Ave
Arnold Pergram, 41, of 317 Baltimore St, reported his car parked on Central Ave last night when another auto backed into it and fled without stopping. Damage estimated at 25 dollars.
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Arnold Pergram
Baltimore St
Central Ave
Firemen Aid Man With Oxygen At Early Morning Call
The fire department emergency squad responded to 616 Catalpa Dr at 12 24 a m Sunday to aid James Wilson 28 of 300 Garfield St. They administered oxygen for 20 minutes and Wilson was not taken to hospital. Doctors said the episode was one of several recent shortness of breath attacks that cleared with oxygen.
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Fire Department
Catalpa Dr
James Wilson
Garfield St
Wilson
Fire damages home on Park Street. rubbish box blamed
A box of burning rubbish ignited the exterior wall of the George A. Shepard home at 229 Park St. at 2 21 p m Sunday causing slight damage valued at 50 dollars. The paper container was beside the rear wall of the two story frame house. Two fire companies responded but found the blaze already extinguished on arrival.
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George A. Shepard
Park St
Nature Club Set To Meet At Middlemoor Woods Lodge
Members of the Nature Club of the Middletown Girl Scout Council gather for an outdoor session at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Jean M. Verity Lodge at Middlemoor Woods. Mrs. Charles Schneider, president of the Leaders' Club, will lead the event.
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Nature Club
Middletown
State Patrol Cracks Down After Weekend Accidents
The State Highway Patrol fined or jailed drivers in six accidents from yesterday and today. Multiple drivers faced reckless operation charges with fines up to 50 and court appearances. Many crashes stemmed from following too closely or failing to stop, with several incidents near Route 4 and Route 25.
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State Highway Patrol
Woodward Martin
West Middletown
Roe 1
Squire Lammie Bailey
Route 4
Peasttown
Arrests for speeding and license failure in holiday patrols
Patrolmen detained Roy Manns 18 of West Middletown Route 1 and Donald Ross 18 of 34 Crawford St for speeding after a pursuit from Blue Ball to Monroe on Route 25. They paid 25 dollars plus costs each to Mayor Linn. Willie Back 27 of Middletown Route 1 paid 10 dollars and costs for driving without a license. Golden Spicer 44 of 5 Burnett St Hamilton paid 25 dollars and costs for parking on the highway.
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Roy Manns
West Middletown
Donald Ross
Crawford St
Lou Cornthwaite
Blue Ball
Monroe
Linn
Willie Back
Middletown
Squire Bailey
Golden Spicer
Burnett St
Hamilton
Officer Rescues Mason Baby During Easter Delivery
William J. Dawson, 28, told early Easter Sunday that his wife was due at Jewish Hospital. He reached the hospital just as the stork arrived, aided by Officer Joseph Planck after Dawson’s car was in a head on collision on Vine Street, Cincinnati. Mother and child were reported doing well. Dawson’s car was demolished and the other driver was arrested for reckless driving.
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Mason
William J. Dawson
Jewish Hospital
Dawson
Vine St
Cincinnati
Joseph Planck
Three Butler County lawyers seek TV channel 65 in county
In Columbus it was announced that Butler County attorneys G E Condo Greg Holbrook and Gordon Smith have applied for the single Butler County TV station. The channel 65 assignment follows a freeze lift and does not guarantee a station is built. Earlier Cincinnati filings for Channel 2 will need re filing as channels shift.
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Butler County
G. E. Condo
Greg Holbrook
Gordon Smith
Columbus
Hamilton
FCC
Cincinnati
Buckeye Brodcasting Co
WSAI
Allen B. Dumont Labs, Inc
Wabd-Tv
New York
L. B. Wilson
Ind
WCKY
Plumbers License Issued In Eaton Since 1952 Sale
Mayor Lee Campbell Jr announced that ten plumbing licenses have been issued in Eaton since the 1952 licenses went on sale April 1. The rule requires every plumber in the village to obtain a $25 license and a $500 performance bond.
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Eaton
Lee Campbell, Jr
Ayor Campbell
No national flower for the United States
The United States has no official national flower though several bills naming one have been introduced in Congress. Differences of opinion on the selection have prevented any official action from being taken.
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United States
Congress
Inventions of Gunpowder and Bacon Claim
The text asserts ancient Chinese gunpowder was incendiary rather than explosive and credits Roger Bacon with inventing true gunpowder around 1248 A D. It reflects historical debate and misattributed origins of an impactful chemical discovery.
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Roger Bacon
Ten Treated At Hospital For Injuries
Ten people, mostly from falls, were treated in Middletown Hospital Emergency yesterday. One patient was admitted. Rose Newbrander, 78, suffered head cuts and a hip injury after a kitchen fall at 1 p.m. and was admitted for further care. Others treated included John Boutson with a shoulder injury from a fall at Armco Steel, six year old Johnny Graham Jr. after a car fall, Billie Barton with abrasions at home, Lorean Hammond with hand injuries, Tom Hatton after eviction injuries, Robert Walker who stepped on a nail, Jacqueline Williams with a sprained ankle, Russell Logan who cut below the eye, and Tom Correa bitten by a dog and released.
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Middletown Hospital
Rose Newbrander
William Newbrander
Harrison St
Johnny Graham, Jr
John Graham
Middletown
Yankee Rd
Billie Barton
Ray Baron
Eldora Dr
Blood Donors Urged to Return Cards for Bloodmobile Visit
Red Cross blood program chairman Leon Reinartz asks volunteers to return pledge cards by Wednesday to schedule the April 23-24 bloodmobile visit at the local chapter office. The vehicle returns May 7-8. Middleton residents who have never donated are urged to volunteer to meet quotas. Defense Department data show an average wounded soldier needs nine pints of blood.
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Leon Reinartz
Red Cross Blood Program
Defense Department
Nurses Needed for Blood Mobile April 23 and 24
Mrs Mildren Manker, nurse scheduler, announced today that registered nurses are needed to work the blood mobile on April 23 and 24. Four RNs are required each day to assist staff nurses. volunteers should contact her at 27798.
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Mildren Manker
Rotary speech by Morris Binghan at Manchester Hotel
Arling ton professional speaker Morris Binghan will address Rotary Club members at noon Tuesday in the Manchester Hotel meeting room. Planners say the talk features a special presentation for the visit.
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Guy Morris Binghan
Arlington
Rotary Club
Manchester Hotel
Ladies Democratic Club Meeting Notice
The Ladies Democratic Club will convene tomorrow at 7 30 p m. in Dobrozsi Hall located at 30 South Broad Street.
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Ladies Democratic Club
Dobrozsi Hall
South Broad St
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