Our Town Clincher Edges Middletown Trip Backed
Middletown High School students stage Our Town tonight at 8 in the school auditorium to raise funds for Rudy Pringle and Geraldyne Baker to reach the National Forensic League finals in Los Angeles in June. Tickets at the door are 60 cents. two-thirds of the seats were sold in advance.
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Middletown High School
Middletown
Los Angeles
Our Town
Rudy Pringle
Geraldyne Baker
National Thespians
Thornton Wilder
Pringle
Miss Baker
Middletown considers bids to light airport runway
City manager H W Starick said bids may be invited within weeks for lighting one Middletown airport runway to allow night operations. The plan, 50-50 funded with the Civil Aeronautics Authority, was endorsed by the Airport Committee and discussed with CAA representative E H Scofield and other city officials. The estimated cost is 15 000 to 20 000 dollars.
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Middletown
H. W. Starick
Starick
E. H. Scofield
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Fred J. Schatzmann
R. A. Pochel
George Wedekind
Scofield
Chicago
CAA
C. B. Stiles
NPA Warnings Tacked To Permits In City Construction
Building permits issued for commercial work include notices warning that NPA approval is required before proceeding. Orville Carson, building commissioner, said these warnings, requested by NPA district manager R M Luckey, align with a Commerce Department ruling. Notices state permit does not authorize work and that NPA requirements must be satisfied. Readily available via the Cincinnati District Office.
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Orville Carson
National Production Authority
R. M. Luckey
NPA
U. S. Department of Commerce
Carson
Cincinnati
Federal Reserve —_ Building
West Fourth
del Carson
Pageant Talent Group Will Convene Tonight
The Talent Committee of Our American Heritage will meet with Donald Perry at 8 p.m. tonight at 116 South Main Street. Perry, show director, will discuss how he assembles a cast of 500 local citizens for the pageant. Co chairs are Ms. Frank Chapman Jr and D R Baker, with members John Kurtz Mrs Dan Humphrey Bob Bender Mrs Janice Berkor and Audrey Jewell.
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Donald Perry
South Main St
Perry
Frank Chapman, Jr
D. R. Baker
John Kurtz
Dan Humphrey
Bob Bender
Janice Berkor
Audrey Jewell
Movie Showings At Paramount Strand And Www
At the movies Paramount shows Lemon Drop Kid at 1 15 3 20 5 30 7 40 9 40 p.m. Strand screens Sierra Passage at 1 15 3 45 6 25 9 05 p.m. and Rex King Of Wild Horses at 2 35 5 15 7 55 10 25 p.m. Www presents Ramrod at 1 15 4 05 7 05 10 00 p.m. and Texas Brooklyn And Heaven at 2 45 5 35 8 40 p.m.
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Paramount
Ramrod
Texas
Brooklyn
Heaven
Home permit issued for Charles E Sparks dwelling
A home permit was issued for Charles E Sparks of 1618 Meadow Ave to build a one story frame dwelling with an estimated cost of 7600 dollars.
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Midtown Construction Company
Lloyd Miller
Park Dr
Paul Courey
Charles E. Sparks
Meadow Ave
Wooden nickels back American Day parade plan
The I Am An American Day Committee will replace the usual float parade with an outdoor pageant at Barnitz Stadium starting May 18. Wooden nickels will be used as legal tender until May 15 and can be exchanged for real cash at First National Bank or kept as souvenirs. The committee, led by Judge Fred B. Cramer, promotes fair exchange and notes Uncle Sam imagery on the nickels.
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Barnitz Stadium
First National Bank
Fostoria
Uncle Sam
Fred B Cramer
Rus Dempster
Harold Osborne
A. H. Snyder
Jerome Inwood
Russell Weatherwax
Oglesby-Barnits Bank and Trust Company
Paul Wilson
Deadline Tomorrow for Police Promotion Examinations
The 4 p.m. deadline tomorrow applies to police officers filing for promotional exams to fill detective and sergeant vacancies. Five eligible sergeants have signed up for the Detective Bureau vacancy, with exam Thursday at 7 p.m. at City Building. The sergeant exam has 12 of 25 eligible patrolmen registered. the test is Tuesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. at City Building. The Civil Service Commission outlines scoring: 50 percent written, 40 percent efficiency rating, 10 percent seniority.
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Detective Bureau
Sam Moore
Joseph Albert
Ernest Weaver
Douglas Barrett
Edward Poling
Civil Service Commission
Merlin P. Sehrock
Middletown Hospital Board Meeting Postponed to Tuesday
The Middletown Hospital Board of Trustees meeting, set for tonight, has been postponed to Tuesday at 7 30 p m according to hospital administrator A C O Conner.
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Middletown Hospital Board of Trustees
A.C. O'Conner
Aeronca Board Reelects Directors At Annual Meeting
Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation reappointed all directors to their former posts at the annual shareholders meeting this morning. John A. Lawler led with a profit note for Q4 1951 while a 1950 net loss was reported. officers to be named at the April 26 board session.
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Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation
John A. Lawler
Aeronca
R. S. Weatherwax
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank and Trust Company
E. Trimble Smith
First National Bank
Cincinnati
RK. A. Dadisman
Armco Steel Corporation
E. S. Myers
Middletown Journal
L. T. Kenney
Lawler
Boeing Airplane Co
Bell Aircraft Corporation
General Electric Company
U. S. Air Force
Ordnance Department
Crosswalk and Loading Zone Projects Advancing Soon
City officials say six crosswalks and several loading zones will move ahead to ease downtown traffic. H W Starick notes progress while Police Chief Black says loading zone signs are on order but arrival is unclear. Street Department to fabricate signs from old stock and install once map is received. William Shawhan expects action within days.
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H. W. Starick
Joseph Blackmore
William Shawhan
Gas Tank Mistaken for Torpedo Found on Farm
A metal cylinder found on Cecil Phares's farm along Oxford Route 2 was not a torpedo. Deputy Al Mahatha deemed it a gasoline tank from an airplane, likely dropped or disconnected. Sheriff Charles B. Walke took custody as an inquiry into ownership began.
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Cecil Phares
Oxford Route 2
Scott Road
al Mahatha
Charles B. Walke
Civic Association to Discuss November Campaign Plans
The executive committee of the Civic Association will meet Wednesday at noon in the Manchester Hotel Green Room to discuss campaign plans for November. A report from the finance committee is also on the agenda, per President Ben Bender.
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Civic Committee
The
Civic Association
Manchester
Green Room
Ben Bender
Hamilton and Middletown Seek Critical Defense Area Tag
Hamilton aims for a critical defense area designation to unlock housing priorities and credit relaxations as a $2 million, 160 dwelling unit project rises in Western Hills. Local leaders note nearby Bendix and an atom plant will need thousands of workers, seeking similar recognition for Middletown to avoid losing skilled labor to rival communities.
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Carl Miller
Hamilton
Middletown
Edward Breen
Dayton
Western Hills
Charles Schwalm
Venice
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Schwalm
Cincinnati
Snow Misleading Reports And Cold Weather In Ohio
Weather notes report minimal snowfall of six hundredths of an inch yet describe persistent cold and flurries. Cincinnati Reds opener declines impact as fans suffer cold symptoms. Middletown temperatures ranged from 31 at 3 am to 35 at 8:45 am with prior lows near 34 and highs around 14. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with occasional snow flurries, gradual warming tomorrow then colder Friday, then a warmer Sunday with 0.3 to 0.6 inches of precipitation expected over the period.
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Cincinnati Reds
Middletown
Ohio
YMCA Board Resumes Luncheon Meetings
Members of the YMCA Board of Directors will resume lunch before their monthly meeting tomorrow at noon in Room K on the YMCA second floor. It is the first time lunch has preceded the session in over two years. Committee reports and plans for the third annual Spring Open House on Friday from 6 to 10 p.m. will be reviewed.
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Ymca Board of Directors
YMCA
Real Estate Board Backs Realistic Middletown Financing Plan
The Middletown Real Estate Board backed a realistic plan to finance city improvements with equitable distribution. City Manager H W Starick outlined needs for sewers and streets while board members discussed funding options including a municipal income tax mortgage revenue bonds and a sewer use tax. Mortgage revenue bonds would exceed the 10 mill limit and require voter approval.
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Middletown
Hook To Speak To Educators Industry Here
Charles R. Hook Armco Steel chairman will address the Industry Education meeting on April 23, announced by R. L. Siegel co-chair with Superintendent Wade E. Miller. He will discuss Europe trip visiting Armco plants in England and France and contrasts in living standards, wartime effects, recovery, and anti Communist efforts.
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Charles R. Hook
Armco Steel Corporation
R. L. Siegel
Wade E. Miller
Industrial Council
Hook
Europe
Armco
England
France
Armco-operator
America
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MHS
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Anna Demostenes
Grand Ave
Harry Finkelman
Barnitz Filed
Broughton Construction Company
McCoy-Leffler
Ea Guy-Lefeler Ambulance Service
Fred B. Cramer
John B. Rogers
Storm Ash
RUSCO
Perennen Payments
Cuviu
Charles ST
Lakeside Inn
Tytus
Dial
Borden
Oglesby
Barnite Bank & Trust
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