Local Employment Increase Is Slight in Middletown
A 60 day labor trend shows a modest jobs decline in Middletown from November peak, with 12,275 workers employed across 31 major firms, down 3 percent. Nonmanufacturing layoffs and construction losses offset gains from a few manufacturers, with forecasts of limited future upswings and recalls. Jobs through the local Employment Service rose, with 325 openings last month versus 200 in February.
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Middletown
P. F. Johnson
Ohio State
Emplent Service
Princess Elizabeth Celebrates 23rd Birthday in London
Princess Elizabeth is 23 today and marks the occasion with lunch at Buckingham Palace alongside the prime ministers of the British dominions she may one day rule. The day includes Commonwealth conference sessions and an afternoon with Prince Philip. A royal birthday party is planned tonight as public observances are limited.
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London
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Charles
March job openings and Fiji sovereignty note
In March last year the employment office listed 450 job openings. The Fiji Islands were voluntarily placed under British sovereignty by their chiefs in 1874.
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Ruary
Fiji Islands
Walter Murphy Rites Saturday
Services for Pvt. Walter F. Murphy 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Curran Murphy of 1916 Queen Ave., who died in Germany February 9, 1945, will be held Saturday at 10 a m at Joseph R. Baker and Son Funeral Home. Interment Woodside Cemetery with American Legion and War Mothers military services. Survived by parents and sister Mrs. Matt Combs of Middletown. Murphy, born in Ashland Ky, lived 18 of 19 years in Middletown and worked for Inland Container and Gardner-Richardson before induction March 16, 1944. Sent overseas October 16, 1944 with Company K, 345 Infantry, 87th Division. Friends may call after 7 p m today and Friday 2-5 and 7-10 p m.
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Walter F. Murphy
Curran Murphy
Queen Ave
Germany
Joseph R. Baker and Son
Woodside Cemetery
W. D. Brock
American Legion
Matt Combs
Middletown
Murphy
Ashland
Inland Container
Gardner - Richardson
Camp Croft
Fort Jackson
S. C
345 Infantry
87Th Division
Fire Official Cites Rising Losses By Fire
Assistant Fire Chief Robert Bell warns fire losses in the United States have risen for 12 years, reaching 254 million in 1937, 373 million in 1943, and over 711 million last year. He cites NFPA spring cleanup aims and lists hazard-removal steps to prevent nine of ten fires.
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Robert Bell
United States
National Fire Protection Association
NFPA
Bell
Car Overturns on Route 25. Driver Escapes
State Patrol reports a car driven by Daniel Lewis, 32, Cincinnati, failed to negotiate a curve on Route 25 north of Monroe. The vehicle rolled over at 5:45 a.m., causing substantial damage but the driver sustained no injuries. The Gulf Stream influence note appears unrelated.
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Monroe
Daniel Lewis
Cincinnati
State Patrol
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