Clean-Up Operations Start As Scheduled Despite Bad Weather
Middletown officials pressed ahead with Clean-Up Paint-Up Week despite rain snow and cold. Many projects were delayed and trash pickups fell short as only four of six trucks operated. A missing bolt ring delayed placing the Central Ave sign and a rat-eradication drive was announced as free at city health offices and five stations.
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Middletown
M. S&S. _ Block
Chamber of Commerce
Central Ave
City Health Department
L. C. Neer
Jaycee cleanup delayed by weather and repairs
Jaycee officials spent the morning trying to reattach a bolt and planned to hang the banner tomorrow. Firemen will install it once the bolt is replaced. The weatherman delayed the Sycamore Park cleanup. Block said crews will resume trash routes with curb pickups and repeat routes next week for residents unable to finish. Route Tuesday includes Park Place, Upper Arlington, Alta Vista, The Highlands, and Euclid Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee
Nner
Sycamore Park
Block
Middletown Service Company
Park Place
Upper Arlington
Alta Vista
the Highlands
Euclid Heights
Executive Dies in Columbus Hospital
John Thomas Carliss 71 chairman of the board of managers of the Ohio Associated Telephone Company died Sunday at White Cross Hospital Columbus after a major operation. He had been hospitalized for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion, D
John Thomas Carliss
Ohio Associated Telephone Company
White, Cross Hospital
Columbus
Russians and Germans seek trade after Berlin blockade
Russians indicated no trade until the Berlin blockade ends. Die Welt noted Germans in the Russian zone urged the Soviet Military Administration to allow rail transport and trade with western zones. The German Economic Commission warned the two year plan would fail without western goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Die Welt
German Economic Commission
Opposition to health plan labeled socialized medicine
The American Medical Association protests the plan as socialized medicine. Three Roman Catholic groups issue a joint statement against compulsory government health insurance. They propose government aid to existing medical and hospital agencies and prepayment plans, warning government monopoly would follow.
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American Medical Association
Vital Statistics Short List of Obituaries
Ephraim Smith aged 91 of Lebanon and Albert J. Scheurer aged 87 of Morrow are noted along with Olive Barr aged 84 of Columbus and Walter Graft aged 66 of Tucson in a brief vital statistics notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephraim Smith
Lebanon
Albert J. Scheurer
Morrow
Olive Barr
Columbus
Walter Graft
Tuscon
Local births listed for six families this week
The notice records births to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Francis in Toledo and six other couples from West Middletown Franklin and Houston area. Children born Saturday Sunday Monday and April 13 include four girls and two boys. Grandparent listed is Mrs. M. T. Barnitz of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur S. Thompson
Ann Arbuckle
Houston
Tex
M. T. Barnitz
Middletown
Names of Married Couples in Hamilton and Nearby
Several couples are listed: John H F Betz age 26 salesman from Hamilton and Patricia Staar man age 22 typist from Hamilton. Robert J Dowling age 32 safe factory worker from Hamilton and Jean A Schneider age 23 beautician from Hamilton. David A Fugett age 26 funeral home employee living 1832 Oberon Dr and Mary E Kay age 21 registered nurse living 22 Baltimore St Middletown. Ralph R Rigling age 35 heating engineer and general manager from Oxford and Elsie B Hunkler age 30 from Somerville. Frederick K Randolph age 29 attorney from Hamilton and Betty J Kirgan age 31 secretary from Ham. Robert C Sundmacker age 24 chemical engineer from Chicago and Mary Lou Cartwright registered nurse from Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. F. Betz
Hamilton
Patricia Staarman
Robert J. Dowling
Jean A. Schneider
David A. Fugett
Oberon Dr
Mary E. Kay
Baltimore St
Middletown
Ralph R. Rigling
Oxford
Elsie B. Hunkler
Somerville
Frederick K. Randolph
Betty J. Kirgan
Ham Robert C. Sundmacker
Chicago
Mary Lou Cartwright
Hospital Notices of Medical and Surgical Patients
In The Hospital Mrs. Michael Hupka Garden St medical Miss Margaret Duncan Somerville medical Mrs. John T. Conley Tytus Ave medical Bennie Russell son of Mr. and Mrs. James Russell Middletown Route 1 medical Herbert Pennington Excelle medical Anthony Donisi Clayton St Mark Gilbert son of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gilbert Moore St Otha Lawson Elwood St surgical Adam Palmer Lafayette St Mrs. I. W. Rose Jewell St surgical Mrs. William Wieland Trenton surgical Mrs. Hattie McKenzie West Middletown surgical Fred C. Wellner Morrow Gene Garrison Tytus Ave Mrs. John L. Shearer Lebanon surgical John J. Sidener Franklin Clarence Baker South Lebanon medical Clare McWilliams South Main St surgical Mrs. Jack Moore Sr West Middletown medical
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Michael Hupka
Garden St
Margaret Duncan
Somerville
John T. Conley
Tytus Ave
Bennie Russell
James Russell
Middletown
Herbert Pennington
Excelle
Anthony Donisi
Clayton St
Mark Gilbert
Elmer Gilbert
Moore St
Otha Lawson
Elwood St
Adam Palmer
Lafayette St
I. W. Rose
Jewell St
Surgical
William Wieland
Trenton
Hattie McKenzie
West Middletown
Fred C. Wellner
Morrow
Gene Garrison
John L. Shearer
Lebanon
John J. Sidener
Franklin
Clarence Baker
South Lebanon
Clare McWilliams
South
Out of Town Patient William Bunnell Listed for Surgery
William Bunnell of 806 Elwood Street in Grandview is at Grandview Hospital Dayton Ohio for surgical treatment. The brief notice states the patient is out of town and undergoing an operation.
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William Bunnell
Elwood St
Grandview Hospital
Dayton
Surgical
Local Social Notes Highlight Residents and Addresses
St Paul J Kinder on Eighth Ave Mrs Maynard Ellis of West Middletown Mrs Robert Campbell on Woodburn Ave James Enright of Logan St and Mrs Arthur McCann of Wil- The fragment lists residents and street addresses in a community roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Kinder
Eighth Ave
Maynard Ellis
West Middletown
Robert Campbell
Woodburn
James Enright
Logan St
Arthur McCann
Wil
Rain Delays Easter Egg Hunt at Armco Park
Persistent rain forced the Easter Eye Hunt to be postponed for a week at Armco Park. Merchants and police sheltered under a refreshment stand as officials rescheduled the event for Sunday April 24 at 1 p.m. L. B. Cohn of the Retail Merchants Association said the grounds were too wet for the hunt and the same prize eggs, including a golden egg, will be hidden in the park.
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Armco Park
L. 8. Cohn
Retail Merchants Association Egg Hunt
Dohn
Walter Graft Ward dies at 66 in Tucson Arizona
Walter Graft Ward 66 died at his Tucson home after a life largely spent in Portland Oregon. He was a Middletown native, son of Mrs. Sarah Graft, and widower of Elizabeth. He leaves six children and four grandchildren, with services held today in Tucson.
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Ward
Walter Graft
Sarah Graft
First Ave
Tuscon
Ariz
Middletown
Obituary for Al bert J Scheurer 87 bank president
Al bert J Scheurer 87 longtime president of Morrow First National Bank died Saturday night at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati. Funeral services at 2 p m Wednesday Yale funeral home Morrow with burial in Morrow Cemetery. He died of heart disease and led the bank for 20 years. former head of Morrow Canning Co active in Presbyterian Church and civic affairs. survived by one sister.
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Morrow
Albert J. Scheurer
Morrow First National Bank
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
Yale Funeral Home
Scheurer
Morrow Canning Co
Presbyterian Church
Requiem Mass for Mrs Olive Barr in Lebanon
Mrs Olive M Barr 84 died Saturday at daughter's home in Columbus A high Mass will be sung at 9 30 a m Wednesday at St Francis de Sales Church Burial in Lebanon Cemetery She was a native of Oregonia Survived by a son and a sister
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Lebanon
Olive M. Barr
Columbus
St. Francis de Sales
Services for Ephraim H. Smith Held at Oswald Funeral Home
Ephraim H. Smith 91 died Friday night at his daughter Mrs Walter Bailey’s home northwest of town. Services were set for Monday at 3 30 p m at Oswald Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. He is survived by two other daughters.
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Lebanon
Ephraim H. Smith
Walter Bailey
Here
Oswald
Notable Deaths of Williams Von Phul Berlin Pares Franks
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS DEATHS SUNDAY LARCHMONT NY William Von Phul 77 engineered street car systems in San Francisco Memphis Nashville Little Rock Pine Bluff Ark Houston and Birmingham Rabbi Meyer Berlin 68 president World Mizrachi Union Organization of religious Zionists Sir Bernard Pares 82 historian and Russia expert born in England Harold Franks 87 president Petrol Oil and Gas Company director Canada North West Land Company and former Toronto Stock Exchange president
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Larchmont
N. Y
William von Phul
San Francisco
Memphis
Nashville, Tenn
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Ark
Houston
Jerusalem
Meyer Berlin
The
World Mizrachi Union Organization of Religious Zionists
Toronto
Harold Franks
Petrol Oil and Gas Company
Canada North West Land Company
Toronto Stock Exchange
Local residents listed on city notices
A fragmented notice lists residents including Mrs Everett Armstrong on Abraham Road Mrs Gordon Aldridge on Garfield and Mrs Miles Pence on Centennial Avenue indicating a public filing or address update in a neighborhood record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braham Rd
Everett Armstrong
Auburn St
Gordon E. Aldridge
Garfield
Weekend auto crashes injure four near Middletown
State Patrol reports three weekend crashes on Route 123 and Route 25 near Carlisle and Monroe. J L Tussey, 24, Mi am isburg, and passenger Charles Belshier, 17, were treated for lacerations and scalp injuries after a curve collision near Warren Montgomery line. William Neeley, 22, Dayton, injured with facial lacerations from a sleep-related crash on Route 25. Grant Young, 37, Franklin, was hospitalized for a torn ear and scalp lacerations after a single vehicle rollover on Route 25 near Hendrickson Rd. All injuries reported at Middletown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
State Highway Patrol
J. L. Tussey
Miamisburg
Warren-Montgomery County
Carlisle
Tussey
Charles Belshier
William J. Neeley
Dayton
Monroe
Hendrickson Rd
Grant W. Young
Franklin
Route 1
Young
Middletown Hospital
Hydrants Installed Improve City Fire Protection
Two new fire hydrants are being installed to enhance protection for the City Building and the Ohio Bell Telephone Company Building on Central Ave. Middletown Water Works superintendent C. E. Beatty said this morning. One hydrant between the telephone building and city building is nearly finished, with work on a second at the rear to begin soon.
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Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Central Ave
C. E. Beatty
Middletown
Beatty
Celluloid Solution Creates Water Proof Match Heads
Match heads gain water resistance when soaked in a solution of celluloid dissolved in acetone. The process coats the head with a film that prevents moisture absorption, improving performance in damp conditions.
Three Injured In Minor Crash In Middletown Weekend
Police reported three people injured in minor weekend crashes in Middletown. A 25 year old driver Phillip Henger stopped on Main Street for a parade, causing a rear end collision with Victor Cook, 31, of Curtis Street. Cook Jr. was ejected. Jean Marie Cook, 3, hit her head on a windshield. Helen Cook suffered a bruised knee. Damages included about $100 to a truck and a car in a separate collision at Sycamore and York Streets involving James Ware and Arthur Quinn. Other incidents caused smashed fenders and grill damage across several intersections, with drivers named Shibley, Turner, Blake, Back, Chaney, and Donathan involved.
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Middletown
Phillip Hegner
Mason
Main St
Manchester Ave
Masonic Lodge
Victor Cook
Curtis St
Henger
Jean Marie Cook
Helen Cook
James Ware
Sycamore St
Arthur Quinn
Garfield St
Sycamore
York St
Emmett Blake
Trenton
William Back
Sheffield St
Central Ave
Canal St
Crawford St
Grand Ave
Chester Chaney
Highland Ave
Alva Donathan
Germantown
Bank Debits Rise in Middletown March 1949
Middletown bank debits for March 1949 rose to 37.028 million from 35.656 million in March 1948. The first quarter totals reached 98.511 million versus 93.811 million a year earlier, with national centers posting 109.735 billion for March and 304.769 billion for the three months, reflecting small gains over the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve System
New York City
Petitions Fight Broad Street Parallel Parking
Middletown Chamber of Commerce executive secretary Roy L Patterson reports 300 signatures gathered for petitions circulated among downtown merchants protesting Broad Street parallel parking. He plans to present before City Commissioners Wednesday night seeking either restoration of angle parking or creation of parking lots to replace spaces lost to parallel parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
L. Patterson
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Broad St
Powell Trial Opens Monday in First Degree Slaying
Hamilton Elbert Powell of Excello faced a first degree manslaughter case in Judge P P Boll's court for the fatal stabbing of neighbor Albert Tackett. Powell planned to plead self defense as Jackson Bosch, prosecutor, indicated. Trial was set for 1 30 p m but results were not available at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Elbert Powell
Excello
P. P. Boll
Powell
Albert Tackett
Jackson Bosch
Bulldozers Begin Levee Work at Middletown Airport
Work on a 90 314 dollar levee project at Middletown Airport started by W L Harper Co of Cincinnati. R A Pochel city engineer said the one mile loop along the Great Miami River will take about a month. After levee completion grading will start on three runways in a triangle, longest 4600 feet, others 4200 and 3850 feet, all 300 feet wide. About 320 acres will be seeded. Completion target October 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
W. L. Harper Company
Cincinnati
R. A. Pochel
Miami
Central Ave
Pochel
Student Is Killed Examining Pistol
Cleveland police report George Kicielinski aJohn Carroll University sophomore died last night while examining a Belgian automatic pistol with friends in Cleveland The 20 year old was among a group of students when the fatal incident occurred
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
George Kicielinski
John Carroll University
Crickets Offer Simple Method to Gauge Temperature
The article explains estimating temperature by counting cricket chirps per minute. It notes the chirp rate correlates with ambient heat, enabling a rough Fahrenheit or Celsius reading without instruments.
YMCA Directors Meet Wednesday
YMCA Board of Directors will meet in the Directors' Room at the YMCA at 12:45 p m Wednesday. Ralph C Knight, general secretary, announces reports from the general secretary public relations boys' and girls' work committees the 1949 camping program and executive and finance committees will be reviewed. The finance report seeks additional support for area and national councils to fund local program services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Ralph C. Knight
Knight
Take Me Out to the Ball Game at Paramount
Paramount presents Take Me Out to the Ball Game with Gene Kelly and Esther Williams showing Monday and Tuesday at 1 15 PM 3 20 PM 5 25 PM 7 30 PM 9 35 PM Also at Strand Hideout with Lloyd Bridges and Adrian Booth at 3 15 PM 6 05 PM 9 PM Plunderers with Rod Cameron and Tiona Massey at 1 30 PM 4 20 PM 7 10 PM 10 PM Tuesday Texas Men with Robert Stack and Brad Crawford at 1 15 PM 4 45 PM 8 15 PM Walls of Jericho with Cornell Wilde and Linda Darnell at 2 40 PM 6 10 PM 9 45 PM
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Paramount
Tueday
Gene Kelly
Esther Williams
Lloyd Bridges
Adrian Booth
Rod Cameron
Tiona Massey
Robert Stack
Brad Crawford
Cornell Wilde
Linda Darnell
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Richard Francis
Pearl McIntosh
Elmer Gayhart
Bill Norris
Franklin, O
Jess Jamnfison
Alvie Terrell
Benjamin Little
Cleveland St
Harry Logston
Russell Sproul
South Main
the City
DIAL
Harry Benadum
Albert Scheurer
Mrs
New York
Bernard Pares
Russia
England
Miles Pence
Centennial Ave
Pius XI
God
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City
Donald Shibley
Ellen
Yeon
Funeral Home Inc
Advance Upholstering CO
Broad Street
Lustron
Aberdeen Dr
Studebaker
Commander
Charles ST
McConn Motors
Ohio
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