Sorg Opera House Fire Causes Several Thousands In Damages
Fire at the Sorg Opera House caused several thousands of dollars in damage. Four fire companies fought intense heat for four hours from late night into early morning. Investigators plan to determine origin, with arson inquiry possible. The four story brick building houses The Finkleman Realty Company and Theatres Corporation.
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Sorg
Sorg Opera House
Mid- Ter
Northe Piidietown Fire Department
Finkleman Realty Company
Thea
Tures Corporation
Firem
Robert Lukens
William Fishbaugh
Lukens
Willis Peterson
Fishbaugh
Middletown Service Firm Urges Cans Be Kept Covered
Audrey Cash of the Middletown Service Company said all employees are told to ensure lids are on refuse and trash containers. She urged residents to provide covers immediately and keep cans closed at all times. A sanitizer is available at her office to prevent fines and deter dogs overturning cans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Cash
Middletown Service Company
Miss Cash
First National Bank
At the Movies Paramount Showings this Week
Paramount presents Shock Proof with Cornel Wilde and Patricia Knight at 3 07 6 and 8 52 p m and Dark Past with William Holden and Nina Foch at 1 30 4 29 7 22 and 10 14 p m on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Paramount
Cornel Wilde
Patricia Knight
William Holden
Nina Foch
Strand Theatres Presents So Evil My Love Schedule
The Strand shows So Evil My Love starring Ray Milland and Ann Todd at 1 40, 5 and 8 30 p m. Also Countess of Monte Cristo with Sonja Henie and Michael Kirby at 3 30, 6 50 and 10 10 p m.
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Ray Milland
Ann Todd
Countess of Monte Cristo
Sonja Henle
Michael Kirby
Firemen Drill for New Training Film in North Middletown
The North Middletown Fire Department volunteers filmed their hose practice for a training movie. President Lyman Nein said nightly sessions will continue for six weeks to document procedures and spot faults to improve firefighting methods.
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North Middletown Fire Department
Lyman Nein
Stolen Jewelry Recovered by 14-Year-Old Boy
A box with watches and jewelry worth 2235 dollars was found last night by a 14-year-old boy in Hamilton. Police say the boy discovered the box while walking along a country road in search of a lost kite. The items belonged to Mr and Mrs Paul Rupp of 1048 Broad Street and had been stolen Saturday night from their home.
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Hamilton
Paul Rupp
Broad St
Sixth Refugee Finds Quiet Life in Middletown Farm Haven
Janet Meglen, a 36 year old Yugoslavian displaced person, rests on a farm near the Pennsylvania border in Middletown Ohio after being placed there by mistake. Steve Lettich accompanied her and plans to return with a reply to the tale of Middletown's fifth stray displaced person. The Jereb family of eight sons and three daughters runs a lumber yard, grocery, hardware store and construction firm on the land and expects to help more refugees. Meglen looks forward to farm life and learning English.
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Steve Lettich
Baltimore St
New Middletown
Middletown
Lettich
Lawrence Jereb
Jereb
Pennsylvania
Settich
Meglen
Video To Aid In Education Tells Civitan Group
Don Lions WHIO-TV production director told Civitan Club members that television will revise school education by shortening study courses through sight and sound. He noted the huge cost of producing TV as the main barrier to faster advances, citing that a one minute commercial spot requires ten workers over three hours to produce.
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Civitan Club
Whio-Tv
Don Lions
Warm weather returns with hotter day and possible showers
Part of the heat wave returns with a 90 degree high yesterday and a 68 degree low. Today temperatures rise past 88 degrees by mid morning with a 66 degree low overnight. Showers are possible in the east this evening and Thursday will be partly cloudy.
Tom Wilson Selected as Judge for Truck Roadeo
Thomas Wilson of the Wilson Funeral Home will judge the off set alley course for Saturday's Truck Roadeo. Announcement was made by Charles Dumford, general chairman, amid plans for the Civic Association meeting Thursday evening in the library.
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Thomas Wilson
Wilson Funeral Home
Charles Dumford
Wilson
Hudnes
Civic Association
Local Residents Attend Scofield Funeral Rites
Representatives of the Middletown Police Department and the American Legion Post 218 joined local residents at the funeral of Roy W. Scofield former Middletown police chief in Toledo where services were held Tuesday and attended by E A Lampe Detective John Fitzgerald Mrs Louise Forster and Henderson Estes.
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Middletown
Booster Club Meeting Delayed at Middletown High
Middletown High Booster Club postpones its monthly meeting. President Tom Baird Jr. announced the session will be held August 10 at 8 p.m. at the Civic Association location.
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Middletown High School Boosters Club
Tom Baird Jr
The
Civic Association
VFW Auxiliary Sets Thursday Drill Meeting
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a special meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. Drill practice will be conducted, announced president Mrs. Ray Phillips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ray Phillips
Patrolman Hears Cry Rescues Ill Woman in Middletown
Patrolman James Howerton of the Middletown Police Department is praised for his alertness after hearing a weak cry outside 1215 Central Ave. He unlocked a door, summoned EMS, and the ill woman Mrs. Rose Hill was transported to Middletown Hospital with arteriosclerosis diagnosed by the attending physician.
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James Howerton
Middletown
Howerton
Central Ave
Rose Hill
Lemon Township Athletic Association Seeks Members
The Lemon Township Athletic Association begins a house to house canvass for memberships after an executive meeting. President Charles Reuthe says access is open to residents of Lemon Township and nearby areas to help fund new stadium lighting at Lemon Monroe High School. Membership starts at 1 dollar with donors encouraged to give more. Lyman Nein leads the canvass, with regional chairs in Mayfield, Monroe, and the southern section.
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Lemon Township Athletic Association
Egg Tone
Charles Reuthe
Lemon Township
Lemon-Monroe High School
Reuthe
Lyman Nein
L. M. Goodman
Mayfield
Charles Gorman
Monroe
Herman Rekes
Deaths Highlight Elizabeth Nugent and Isaac Wright
Miss Elizabeth A. Nugent of 1300 Reynolds Ave dies. Isaac Wright, 79, of Covington, Kentucky, listed in vital statistics notices.
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Elizabeth A. Nugent
Reynolds Ave
Igaac Wright
Covington, Ky
Births At Hospital Reported In Germantown and Nearby Towns
Mr and Mrs James McKee Germantown welcomed a girl Tuesday. Mr and Mrs John Farkas 719 Eleventh Ave welcomed a boy Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Clarence E Taylor 1705 Weber St welcomed a girl Tuesday. Mr and Mrs James DeBord Lebanon welcomed a girl Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Gordon Parker Joe Middletown welcomed a boy Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Harold Selby Miamisburg welcomed a girl Wednesday.
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James McKee
Germantown
John Farkas
Eleventh Ave
Clarence E. Taylor
Weber St
James DeBord
Lebanon
Gordon Parker
Joe Middletown
Tuesay
Harold Selby
Miamisburg
Marriage Licenses for Hoelle Lowell and Bird Johnson
Timothy D. Hoelle aged 26 from Columbus weds Rita Mary Lowell 25 from Hamilton. Marvin E. Bird 27 of 1909 Henry Ave Columbus weds Dorothy M. Johnson 26 of 2102 Pearl St. in Middletown.
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Timothy D. Hoelle
Columbus
Rita Mary Lowell
Hamilton
Marvin E. Bird
Henry Ave
Dorothy M. Johnson
Pearl St
Middletown
Hospital surgery and medical notices listed for residents
The Hospital Clyde Vice Buena Ave surgical. Mrs John R Kiesewetter Orchard Ave surgical. Mrs Frank Filoso Frank lin surgical. Mrs Grover C Buehl South Sutphin St surgical. Mrs Ralph Shafer Trenton Perry Hoss Ardmore Dr medical. Mrs Hazel K Haigh Middletown Route 2 medical. Thomas Swank Baltimore St medical. Frank Hicks Crawford St Mrs Katherine Karovich Lind St surgical.
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Clyde Vice
Buena Ave
John R. Kiesewetter
Orchard Ave
Frank Filoso
Franklin
Grover C. Buehl
South Sutphin St
Ralph Shafer
Trenton
Perry Hoss
Ardmore
Hazel K. Haigh
Middletown
Thomas Swank
Baltimore St
Frank Hicks
Crawford St
Katherine Karovich
Lind St
Local Birth/Family Notices Highlight Sherman and Nearby Families
David Scott Gibbs son of Mr and Mrs David Gibbs of Grand Ave Sherman Shepherd son of Mr and Mrs Henry Shepherd of Franklin David L Beck of Stanley St Mrs Charles Clevenger of Ellen Dr Leroy Meir of West Middle Mrs Harold Bailey of Young Elmer Combs of Germantown Tommy Daniels son of Mr and Mrs Marlon Daniels of Crawford St Ora Wardlow of Dixie Heights
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David Scott Gibbs
David Gibbs
Grand Ave
Sherman Shepherd
Henry Shepherd
Franklin
David L. Beck
Stanley St
Charles Clevenger
Ellen
Leroy Meir
West Middletown
Harold Bailey
Young
Elmer Combs
Germantown
Tommy Daniels
Marlon Daniels
Crawford St
Ora Wardlow
Dixie Heights
Hamilton Woman Ends Life Over Ill Health
Mrs. Helen A. Long aged 45 of 609 N. D. St. Hamilton died by inhaling automobile fumes in a garage. Coroner Dr. Garreth Moana said her husband Wayne found her hours later. Survived by two daughters one son a brother and a sister. Services at 2:30 p m Thursday Webb Funeral Home burial Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Hamilton
Helen A. Long
N. D. St
Garret Moana
Butler County
Wayne
Webb Funeral Home
Rose Hill Cemetery
Legion Delegation Named for State Convention in Columbus
Middletown will send 26 Legion delegates to the state convention in Columbus this weekend. The list, announced by Edward Portsmouth executive secretary of Post 218, will be finalized after last night’s meeting at the Legion Home. Delegates will depart Friday and return Monday with absent members to be contacted for inclusion.
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Middletown
American Legion
Columbus
Edward Portsmouth
Post 218
Legion
Portsmouth
Incinerator No Place For Dead Animals
Health Department workers urge the public to take corpses of dead dogs to the new city disposal grounds during open hours. The old incinerator is closed and two carcasses were found on its steps this morning.
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Health Department
New City
Grocers Plan Member Drive by Middletown Association
A committee was appointed to run the annual membership drive for the Middletown Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association. New president Steve D'Vory led the meeting and named Max Nemess, Andrew Dobrozsi, E. J. Polisini, Mrs. Martha Sauce, Harry Pratt, Al Leak, Earl Flint, and Arch Bales to steer the drive starting within a week. The group also discussed the Food Show at Lodsville Lake, set for August 13 for one week, co-sponsored by Middletown and Milton associations.
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Middletown Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Steve D’ Vory
Max Nemess
Andrew Dobrozsi
E. J. Polisini
Martha Sauce
Harry Pratt
al Leak
Earl Flint
Arch Bales
Neers
Lourdsville Lake
Middletown and
Milton Association
Middletown discusses fly and mosquito free campaign
A 2 pm meeting at the Chamber of Commerce will decide if Middletown should spray for flies and mosquitoes. Civic leaders and health officials plan to evaluate fogging, emphasize elimination of breeding sites, and consider redoing the old city dump as part of the effort.
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Middletown
Chamber of Commerce
Otterbein
Old City
Middletown Jaycee Board Hears Reports And Plans
The Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce board heard committee reports on state meeting finance policy and auditing. Roy Stoutenborough chaired the audit and Glenn Brandenburg summarized Fourth of July activities. They discussed constitutional changes and the Jaycee Jabs newspaper. The next meeting is set for August 11 at LeSourdsville.
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Middletown
Jaycee Jabs
Thursont
LeSourdsville E
Mystery Man to Feature in Armco Veterans Outing
Armco Veterans and their wives plan a summer outing at Armco Park next Saturday with a mystery man feature. If attendees approach and ask the man a question, a prize will be awarded. The event includes games, outside entertainment, a 5 pm chicken dinner, and special police at Wildwood crossing for safety. Transportation is provided for those without a ride. Not all veterans are men. 30 women have over 25 years at Armco, including three retired and 27 active.
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Armco
Armco Park
Wildwood
Excello Youth Enlists in U S Navy
R. C. Shriever, Navy recruiter in Hamilton, announced the enlistment of James Robert Dishman, son of Lee Dishman of Excello Box 172. Dishman enlisted for three years August 1 through the Navy Recruiting Station in Hamilton, went to Naval Training Station San Diego for basic, then to a ship assignment. Previously employed by Queen City Flying Service.
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R. C. Shriever
GMC
United States Navy
Hamilton
James Robert Dishman
Lee Dishman
Excello
Dishman
Navy
Naval Training Station
San Diego
Calif
Queen City Flying Service
Eee
Democratic Picnic Leader Invites Montgomery Guests in Dayton
Thomas Galeese, treasurer of Butler County Democratic committees, led the Dayton delegation at the Young Men's Gem City Democratic Picnic. He said he would extend an invitation to Montgomery County Democrats to attend the Butler County picnic Sunday, on the 28th, at LeSourdsville Lake.
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Dayton
Thomas Galeese
Butler County
Democratic Central
Galeese
Montgomery County
LeSourdsville
Ake
Safety Council To Study List For Officers
Middletown Safety Council reviews 1950 officer candidates August 9 at 4 p.m. in the Civic Association Building library. Paul Wilson, director, said the nominees were chosen by the nominating committee for 1950.
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Board of Control of
The
Middletown Safety Counscil
Paul Wilson
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Lydia
Pinkham
Je Rey Ae
Janet Meglen
Civitans
Gem City
Gupre
Tom Wilson
Scofield
Booster Club
VFW
Office Outfitters Dial
North Main St
Alert City
Lemon Athletic Association
Meeker
Proust
Ohio
Grocers Plan Member
CNRS
William Runyan
Aeronca
Francis Carmody
Fred Schatzmann
Marvin Clar
Robert Millan
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank and Trust Company
Roy Patterson
Ranny
Jaycee Board
U. S. Navy
Tee
T. Windle
Bext
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