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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 1952

Page

2

Transfer Of State Patrol Still In Planning Stage

Plans to move State Highway Patrol Post 9 headquarters from Middletown to near Hamilton are in early stages with negotiations under way for property six miles north of Hamilton. Officials cite high patrol volume between Middletown and Hamilton and note no funds are available yet. The current station at 3304 Tytus Ave has housed the post for about 12 years with eleven officers serving Butler Warren and parts of Hamilton Montgomery counties.

Hamilton Middletown State Highway Patrol Columbus Rockdale Rd John Kirchbaum Ohio 4 Butler County Kirchbaum Henry Clausing Cincinnati Princeton Pike Tytus Ave Albert Meahl Tim South Main St Cpl O. J. Simmons Butler Warren Montgomery Counties

Damp Opening Day Weather For Baseball

Forecast calls for light rain or drizzle on opening day with damp conditions across much of the state. Temps reach upper 40s today, tonight partly cloudy near 35, then Wednesday turning fair and warmer. Rainfall yesterday was just over a tenth of an inch per Lonnie Gibson of the Miami Conservatory.

Lonnie Gibson Miami Conservatory

Donors To Get Tickets For Cantor Show In Cincinnati

Blood donors attending the April 23 to 24 bloodmobile visit will each receive two tickets to Eddie Cantor’s May 2 performance at the Music Hall in Cincinnati. Leo Peinartz, Red Cross blood recruitment chairman, announced the arrangement as Cantor performs as a Red Cross service with the audience formed by donors. Fourteen students enrolled in the Red Cross Canteen class at the Civic Association building, instructor Eleanor Dunn announced.

Bloodmobile Eddie Cantor the Music Hall Cincinnati Leo Peinartz Red Cross Cantor Civic Association Eleanor Dunn

Papermakers To See New Type Machine

The Hydraflyte Fourdrinier paper machine by Black-Clawson will be shown at the American Pulp and Paper Makers division meeting in Miami Valley. E H Bindley of Cheney Pulp and Paper Co Franklin, division chairman, and Jack Buechler of Black-Clawson will present. The dinner meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Manchester Hotel.

American Pulp and Paper Mi!! Superintendents Association Miami Valley Dvvisions E. H. Bindley Cheney Pulp and Poper Company Franklin Black-Clawson Jack Buechler Manchester

Modern Matrons Adopt 40 Soldiers in Korea Drive

The Moore Montana group, the Modern Matrons, have adopted 40 men of the U S Second Division in Korea. They are delivering monthly care packages with food, stationery and other supplies to boost morale and show support.

U. S Korea Moore, Mont

Local RAM Degree Team To Perform Ritual In Canada

Middletown Chapter 87 Royal Arch Masons will send an American degree team to Toronto May 15 to May 19, to exemplify the Most Excellent Master Degree. W. M. Huntzinger chairs the planning committee with R. T. Richter and others. Final trip details and arrangements will be completed at the temple May 5 and 6, and Toronto Chapter will return the favor by bringing a Canadian degree team to Dayton May 3.

Canada Middletown Royal Arch Masons Toronto New York Central W. M. Huntzinger R. T. Richter Ralph Mes Wayne Mitchell Orville Morris J. H. van Atta Huntzinger Temple Richter Dayton

Pickets, Peace Move Loom If WE Walkouts Spread

Western Electric strikers in Ohio threaten to honor picket lines at Ohio Bell in Middletown if WE members join. About 900 WE workers nationwide strike for higher pay, while Ohio Bell wages rise for beginners to 42 dollars weekly and 395 for top scale. Ohio Bell 12,000 CWA members ordered not to cross WE lines amid ongoing talks in New York.

Ken Yarber Western Electric Ohio Bell Middletown We-Cwa Cleveland Columbus Canton Akron Toledo Buckeye Ray Welsh Cio-Cwa Ohio Bell WECWA New York

Program Set Up For GOP Rally at Manchester Hotel

Martin Coyle, chairman of the Butler County Republican Executive Committee, will be toastmaster for the spring rally at the Manchester Hotel Thursday evening. A buffet dinner runs 6 to 8, with booths for county and area candidates to meet voters. The formal program starts at 8, introducing local and state candidates for May primaries, including Thomas J. Herbert and Charles P. Taft.

Martin Coyle Butler County Republican Executive Committee Manchester Hotel GOP Coyle Thomas J. Herbert Charles P. Taft Herbert Taft James Sexton Roscoe R. Walcutt Paul Schenck Dayton Katherine Kennedy Brown Ted W. Brown Roger W. Tracy C. William O'Neill Brown Chicago Sexton

Longview League Plans Membership Drive

Longview Social Service League board met last night at Mrs. Roy Whitesell to plan a membership drive, accept Mrs. Homer Shepard as a member, and receive 15 new cards. A hospital patient party is planned by the Pythian Sisters for next Saturday, and the league board will reconvene May 12 at Mrs. Harry Montgomery’s home.

Longview Social Service League League Roy Whitesell Nelbar St Homer Shepard Longview Hospital Pythian Sisters League Board Harry Montgomery Eleventh Ave

Woman injured in porch fall treated at local hospital

Mrs. Sarah DePalma of 1808 Hill Ave fell from her porch and sustained scalp and left knee contusions. She was treated at Middletown Hospital emergency room at 6:30 p.m. and released after treatment.

Sarah DePalma Hill Ave Middletown Hospital

Costs Rise on Fire Equipment Bids Delay Delivery

Five bids were received for two fire pumpers and an aerial ladder wagon. City engineer Pochel said pumpers ranged 15 000 to 18 000 while ladder wagon bids were about double. Delivery promised as 150 working days, effectively six months. Bids from Columbus Chicago and Elmir a New York. Tabulation and specs checking may delay commission review this week.

R. A. Poche William Fishbaugh Poche Pochel Columbus Chicago Emira N. Y Fishbaugh

At The Movies Showings And Times

Paramount offers Invitation and Light Touch with multiple showings Tuesday and Wednesday. Strand features Hold That Line Waco Malaya Tack Force with varied times. Colonial lists Pa and Ma Ket tle At The Fair and Hy Bid n Take, plus Pirates of Dixie Cruise-In shows.

Paramount Waco Malaya Ma Kettle Dixie Cruise

Draft Deferred Students Face Grad Reviews

About 200 college students with educational deferments at Local Board No 10 will have their deferments reviewed at the end of June, said Wylie J. Mitchell, chairman. Colleges will forward certificates showing grades of standing. Nationwide, 209,810 deferments will be reviewed in June per National Selective Service.

Loc Mitchell College Studert National Selective Service Washington

Man Fined 25 For Garbage-Dumping By Squire Paullin

Richard Shepherd of 1714 Carolina Street was fined 25 dollars and costs by Squire Paullin in Madison Township after being arrested by Constable Wilbur McCray for dumping rubbish on Brown's Run Road. The fine was reinstated after Shepherd’s contemptuous remarks. County officials warned that no-dumping laws would be enforced as sheriff's deputies and constables were ordered to act. spring violations rise and threaten health in areas lacking disposal.

Richard Shepherd Carolina St Charles Paullin Madison Township Wilbur McCray Shepherd Brown's Run Rd Squire Paullin Butler County Board of Health Arthur Reiff Board of Commissioners Middletown Hamilton Reiff

Two Speeders Fined In Route 4 Case Near Le Sourdsville Lake

A Middletown man and a Hamiltonian were fined 50 plus costs each after speeding at 65 to 75 mph on Route 4 near Le Sourdsville Lake. Deputy Sheriff Elmer Grable arrested Robert Speicer 24 of 320 Leibee Street and Elbert Cornett of Hamilton Route 5. Squire Lewis Bolser of New Miami suspended $35 of each fine on condition of good behavior.

Middletown le Sourdsville Lake Squire Lewis Bolser New Miami Elmer Grable Grable Route 4 Robert Speicer Leibee St Elbert Cornett Hamilton Squire Bolser

Four Arrested And Two Fined

Four motorists were arrested on traffic charges yesterday by the State Highway Patrol. Two were fined and two cited to courts. Malcolm Doty, 22, of Fernwo St., paid 10 dollars and costs for passing over a yellow line. Leonard Ball, 56, of Tipp City, paid a similar amount on a like charge before Mayor Thomas Linn of Monroe. William Johnson, 33, of Detroit, was ordered to appear in Franklin Court on a speeding charge, and James Brown, 47, of Hamilton, was ordered to appear Friday before Squire Louis Botser on a charge of improper passing.

State Highway Patrol Malcolm Doty Fernwo St Squire Lammie Bailey Leonard Ball Tipp City Thomas Linn Monroe William Johnson Detroit Franklin Court James Brown Hamilton Louis Bolser

Airline planes may try using wing tip tanks

BURBANK Calif P A top aircraft engineer predicts wing tip fuel tanks will appear on commercial airliners within three years They will give planes a smoother ride and add more range to flights says Clarence L Johnson Lockheed Aircraft Corps chief research engineer.

Burbank Calif.p Clarence L. Johnson Lockheed Aircraft Corp

Local Marine Pfc Morrison Joins Sixth Regiment at Camp Lejeune

Local recruit Lawrence A. Morrison son of Reese Morrison of 17 North Broad Street has joined the Sixth Marine Regiment at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. Morrison completed recruit training at Parris Island South Carolina after attending Middletown High School.

Lawrence A. Morrison Reese Morrison North Broad St Sixth Marine Regiment Camp Lejeune N. C Orville Pennington Morrison Parris Island S. C Marines Middletown High

Baby Girl Fatally Hurt In Route 73 Crash

A six month old girl died from head injuries after a Route 73 crash half a mile east of Route 48 in Warren County. The infant Cheryl Lynn Bradford died at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. The father, mother, two brothers and an uncle were injured as the car skidded and overturned on a curve.

Warren County Cheryl Lynn Bradford Kelly Bradford Bittner St Dayton Miami Valley Hospital Bradford Velma

Butler County Man Is Granted Parole

Walter Reese, confined at Mansfield Reformatory for pocket picking, is slated for parole today per the State Pardon and Parole Commission. The announcement notes the commission approved his release as one of 111 inmates considered at the facility. An unrelated statistic states the average passenger car travels about 9,300 miles yearly while the typical truck covers roughly 11,000 miles.

Butler Mansfield Reformatory State Pardon and Parole Commission Walter Reese Reformatory United States

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