City Approves Hospital Contracts and MacArthur Day
Middletown commissioners approve hospital care contracts for indigents at rates of 14.90 in Middletown, 13.81 at Mercy, and 14.50 at Ft Hamilton. They study Civilian Defense budgets totaling 23,150 and discuss health department consolidation bill. A MacArthur Day tribute is proclaimed with a large flag at a local home.
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MacArthur
Middletown
Cc. B. Stiles
General MacArthur
Stiles
Lloyd Miller
Columbia Ave
Gore
America
City Commission
Middletown Hospital
Mercy
Ft. Hamilton
Hamilton
Helen Davis
Public Welfare
Miss Davis
A. C. O’conner
Con
Damage Slight In Four Minor Accidents Reported In City
Four minor accidents were reported yesterday afternoon and evening, with no injuries and only slight damage. James Hendricks. Walter Sargent. Verity Parkway and Fourteenth Avenue saw $50 damage after a collision. Mrs. Wilhelmina Phillips sideswiped a parked car on North Main. Edward Mills backed into a car on Philadelphia Avenue. William Gill’s truck was bumped into a parked car on First Avenue and Grimes Street. $5 each.
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Verity Pkvy
Fourteenth Ave
James Hendricks
Young St
Walter Sargent
Manchester Ave
Hendricks
Wilhelmina Phillips
Tytus Ave
North Main St
William Yaw
South Sutphin St
William H. Gill
Central Ave
Domenico Carozza
Baltimore St
First Ave
Grimes St
Trash Fire Near Grocery and Grass Fire Reported
A cigarette started a trash fire at Middletown Wholesale Grocery on 1210 Girard Ave, with no damage. Firefighters also reported a grass fire behind 2006 Erie Ave yesterday afternoon, again with no damage.
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Middletown
Girard Ave
Erie Ave
Gambling Case Heads to Butler County Grand Jury
A Middletown man, Joseph Beckman, 50, of 31 South Main Street, asks for a Grand Jury transfer after being charged with keeping a room for gambling. Judge Alton H. Combs notes the defendant’s desire for separate treatment. the case may be moved to Common Pleas Court in Hamilton or heard preliminarily here before grand jury consideration. The matter follows prior county inquiries into gambling and raids on major horse betting venues, with Reckman tied to control of a Main Street property.
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Middletown
Butler County Grand Jury
Joseph Beckman
South Main St
Alton H. Combs
Municipal Court
Combs
Hamilton
Beckman
Harold Dance
Dance
Tilmon Ellison
Jackson Posch
Bosch
Reckman
No Criminal Court Sessions On Saturdays Announced
Judge Alton H. Combs of Municipal Court announced a Saturday crime court pause. Only traffic cases will be heard on Saturdays with criminal matters held from Friday to Monday afternoon to curb long Saturday sessions.
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Alton H. Combs
Municipal Court
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Showings
Paramount Thursday and Friday schedule lists Captive Girl at 1 15, 3 40, 6 20 and 9 pm and Cry Danger at 2 20, 5, 7 40 and 10 10 pm. Strand shows Ramrod at 1 15, 4 05, 7 05 and 10 pm and Texas Brooklyn and Heaven at 2 45, 5 35 and 8 40 pm Thursday. Friday Unmasked at 11 83 25, 5 40, 8 10 and 10 40 pm and Bandits of El Dorado at 2 30, 4 45, 7 05 and 9 35 pm.
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Paramount
Texas
Brooklyn
Heaven
Bandits of
el Dorado
Charge Dismissed in False Affidavit Case
A false affidavit charge against Henry L. Bolin of Midland City was dismissed in Municipal Court yesterday after Laura Robbins of Middletown withdrew the complaint. Bolin was ordered to pay $6 in court costs.
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Henry L. Bolin
Midland City
Laura Robbins
Middletown
Bolin
Unions Aid Jaycees In House Paint Blitz
The second annual paint blitz will be held on Winona Dr April 24 with union painters and carpenters joining the Mid dletown Junior Chamber of Commerce to paint Ellis Halsey home. Sponsored as part of Clean-Up Paint-Up the six room, one floor house occupied by five people has not been painted in 12 years with a crippled son and elderly widow owner. Scaffolds will be set by carpenters and painters start about 9 am. The project aims for speed and efficiency based on last year’s two hour job. A Monday kickoff will inaugurate the official clean-up program with curbside trash pickup and a scrap drive for sale to a local dealer.
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Middletown
W. J. Beck
Beck
Francis Carmody
Carmody
Winona Dr
Jaycees
Don Ma.Kilop
Pageant Talent Group Meets Again Tonight
The Talent Committee plans another meeting at 7 30 tonight in the Legion Home. Mrs Vera Chapman chairwoman says Donald Perry, director of Our American Heritage, will attend and invites all interested organizations or their representatives to join the session.
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Legion Home
Vera Chapman
Donald Perry
Our American Heritage
Pickup Date Set For April 28 For Salvation Army
Moe Killop urged residents to call the Salvation Army office during business hours to arrange a truck for pickup of articles. This notice sets the date for the collection and reminds people to request a truck.
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Salvation Army
Army
Moe Killop
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L. C. Neer
Health Board
Columbus
C. B. Stiles
Joseph Blackmore
Woodlawn Ave
Curtis St
Curtis
Blackmore
J. L. Glass
Midletown Ice and Coal Company
Ortman-Stewart Bus Company
Lincoln School
McKinley St
Edgewood St
Alameda Circle
Andrews and Weiss
Jones and Henry
Toledo
Edward Mills
Eaton Route 3
Philadelphia Ave
Auto
David E. Ingram
Lakeside Inn
Union Sanitary
Dupont
Veal
Sirain BO
Brown
Post Toasties
Prem Ritz, Wafers
Turkey
Qwieting
Swifts
Pillsbury Asid
Ballard Biscuits
Crawford ST
Pat
Lion’s Rose Day
Mary Garofalos
Anna Garofalos
Order of Ahepa
Penelope
Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Snider’s Appliances
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