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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1950
Page
2
Razor's Edge Chapter of SPERSQSA attended the Veterans of Foreign Wars session during VPW Ladies Night. After the event, barber shoppers rehearsed for a parade slated for May 13 at Middletown High School auditorium.
Paramount screens Tell it to the Judge starring Rosalind Russell and Robert Cummings at 2 39, 5 40 and 8 41 p m Also And Baby Makes Three starring Robert Young and Barbara Hale at 1 15, 4 11, 7 12 and 10 08 p m
The lineup presents Two classic dramas with stars Dennis Morgan and Dorothy Malone in One Sunday Afternoon at 1 15 p.m 4 45 p.m and 8 15 p.m plus June Bride featuring Bette Davis and Robert Montgomery at 2 50 p.m 6 70 p.m and 9 50 p.m with showings across the day.
Central School PTO held its monthly meeting with Fred Fahrenholz named president and officers completing the slate: Mrs. Thomas Haney as vice president, Kathryn Griffis as secretary, Clara Mae Yorgen as treasurer, and Mrs. Jack Byrum as corresponding secretary. Ten patrol boys received engraved pencils from Paul Ilson and Sgt Ed Poling. Awardees included Robert Anderson, David Bessel, Richard Byrum, Robert Hudson, Don Milburn, Fred Perry, Oakie Sallee, Richard Doty, Wallace Horne, and William Apking. J. W. Lewing of Kroger Food Foundation spoke, followed by performances from the Triple Trio of Middletown High School under Miss Helen Weinberger.
A downtown street sweeping stunt on Central Ave initiates Middletown’s Clean-Up Week beginning May 1 and ending May 13. Middletown Optimist Club members in white coats sweep with large brooms to draw public attention while bumper posters go on taxis and home-check blanks are distributed for community participation. John Weber chairs the drive with William Harrison as co-chairman.
City water service in Park Place will be off part of tomorrow and Friday as new installations in the water works improvement program are made. Superintendent Tr. F. Peterson said water will shut off about noon tomorrow, return in the evening, then be off again Friday morning until work is finished. Affected areas include Miami Ave from Franklin to Sutphin, Fleming Rd from Franklin to Sutphin, Shafer, McKinley and Monroe Streets from Miami Ave to Fleming Rd.
The League of Women Voters opens a non partisan Know Your Candidate booth at Broad St and Central Ave this Friday through Monday. Twenty two volunteers led by Mrs Cecil Kindred will staff hours 11 am to 5 pm Friday 9 am to 5 pm Saturday and 1 pm to 7 pm Monday and hand out a booklet with candidate names and bios for both parties.
Hayden S Tobias and his son Maclyn attended the Indiana Association of Photographers 1950 convention where a tinted portrait by Tobias Studio titled a portrait study of Tony Class, daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Class of Columbia Ave, earned second prize.
A.C. O'Connor announces the second annual open house at Middletown Hospital for May 7. Visitors will tour non routine areas including operating room kitchen nurses home and student nurse classrooms. Mise Chase wax dummy will be shown as a practice patient.
The League of Women Voters of Middletown reports some people are using its name to influence voters for primary candidates. President Mrs J H Stalker urged verification of callers and emphasized the league’s political independence and non endorsement of candidates.
Local Board of Elections lists three polling place changes for the May WB pony election. Precinct A Third Ward votes at Mabel Anderson’s residence 1330 Reynolds St, replacing 1311 First Ave. Precinct M Third Ward to Alice Bailey’s home 1803 Manchester Ave, replacing 20 North Grimes. Lemon Township West voters on May 2 at Helfin’s Service Station 3203 Yankee Rd, replacing Town Hall in Excell o. Absentee ballots: eight of ten returned.
Lt. Walter Evans commander of Company F Middletown contingent of the 147th Infantry Ohio National Guard has submitted his resignation due to job duties in Hamilton He expects to leave within a month and says 72 men now serve in the company with a top strength of 76 Evans took over in 1949 after Lt Donald Howard The unit meets weekly in the American Legion auditorium following a $36000 fire loss to the armory The National Guard Committee annual meeting in Middletown is set for this evening at the American Legion Home.
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