Know Your Candidate Meeting Set for October 28
Middle town's League of Women Voters will sponsor its second annual Know Your Candidate meeting on October 28 at the Legion Auditorium. State and local office candidates will join a panel, with plans outlined after a League committees meeting. A pamphlet with candidates qualifications will be distributed at the meeting and at the downtown Booth.
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Middletown
League of Women Voters
Legion Auditorium
City Commission
Board of Education
John Ross Corner
Williams Verity
J. H. Stalker
Pamphet
H. D. Neill
John Harkrader
D. H. Snider
Nancy Whitlock
Individua
Air Reservists Hear Talk On Photo Progress
Air Reservists heard a lecture on Trends in Aerial Photography given by Lt. Col. Howard W. Pote at the 83rd Air Service Reserve Group meeting. He described rapid advances in cameras and film, high altitude work, and the use of East Works for tests, noting Germany and England lag behind due to funding. The next meeting of the 83rd unit was announced for September 2 at the Aeronca plant.
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Wright and Patterson Fields
Howard W. Pote
Air Materiel Command
83Rd Air Service Reserve Group
Aeronca Aircraft
England
Patterson Field
Pete
Armco East Works
East Works
Wright Field
Kast Orks
L. Joe Bolles
Aeronca
Ohioan Hurt In Explosion
An elderly Ohioan is in grave condition from burns after a tourist home explosion and fire in McKeesport Pennsylvania. Frank Stauter 76 of Dayton is listed in serious condition his wife Alta 77 is described as in good condition. Fire officials cannot determine the blast cause but say the fire was confined to one room. Two traveling companions from Dayton were unhurt in a nearby room.
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Mckeesport
Frank Stauter
Dayton
Alta
Stauters
Lincoln Highway
J. E. Kalter
Slaying Victims Families Get Charity Aid
Gov Thomas J. Herbert reported $175 raised for the families of two victims killed by John C. West and Robert Daniels during a 14 day killing spree that left six dead. Funds go to Mrs James Smith of Tiffin and Mrs Orville Taylor of Niles with four children. The largest $100 gift came from E T Rodgers publisher of the Tiffin Advertiser Tribune.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
John C. West
Robert Daniels
James Smith
Orville Taylor
Niles, Mich
West
Daniels
van Wert
E. T. Rodgers
Tiffin Advertiser-Tribune
Ohio plans survey on park facilities statewide
The Ohio Development and Publicity Commission will survey need for recreational facilities at state and regional parks. The report aims to identify gaps and guide enhancements across public parks within Ohio.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Development and Publicity Commission
Two Injured as Cars Collide at Junction of Routes 741 and 129
State patrolmen said two men were injured in a collision at Route 741 and 129. Frank Stevenson, 27, of Kings Mills, struck Vernon Allen, 35, of Maud. Both suffered cuts and bruises. Allen may have a brain concussion. They were taken to Mercy Hospital. In city, Barbara Satterfield, 10, ran into a car driven by Joe Turner, 29, suffering a knocked-out tooth and leg abrasions.
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Frank Stephenson
Kings Mills
Vernon Allen
Maud
Allen
Mercy Hospital
Hamton
Barbara Satterfield
Moore St
Joe Turner
Queen Ave
Crawford St
Logan Ave
Brookfield Zoo Names Hippo Baby Girl After Birth
Chicago officials announce a female hippopotamus born March 25 at Brookfield Zoo. The gender confirmation came after emerging from the warm water tank, boosting value as a high demand animal. Hippo prices cited: females around 4000 dollars, males about 3000.
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Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
Zoo Noa
Movie listings for Paramount Strand and Dixie shows
Friday and Saturday at Paramount feature Tender Years with Joe E Brown and Iron Curtain with Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney with multiple showtimes. Strand presents Back In The Saddle with Gene Autry and Argyle Secrets with Willliam Gargan and Marjorie Lord plus Sioux City Site at Dixie shows Ramrod and The Dark Horse with varied late-night starts and Along Came Jones beginning after midnight.
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Paramount
Joe E. Brown
Iron Curtain
Dana Andrews
Gene Tierney
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnett
Argyle
Willliam Gargan
Marjorie Lord
Dixie Cruise
Joel McCrea
Veronica Lake
Sioux City
Dark Horse
Phillip Terry
Ann Savage
Jones
Switzerland Headwaters Feed Four Major European Rivers
Switzerland, spanning about 16 000 square miles, contains the headwaters of four major European river systems the Rhine Rhone Po and Danube.
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Switzerland
Rhine
Rhone
AFL Council Opposes City Charter Changes
The Trades and Labor Council opposed proposed changes to the city charter in a unanimous vote led by President Ray Collinsworth. They fear giving city manager power and requiring unpaid city commissioners, except the chair who would earn 1200 annually. Collinsworth to attend Ohio AFL convention. he is Truck Drivers Union business agent. A note adds Idaho’s Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mine discovery in 1886 by a prospector’s burro.
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Trades and Labor Council
AFL
Ray Collinsworth
Collinsworth
Ohio Afl
Neil House
Columbus
Truck Drivers Union
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Idaho
Governor To Attend Political Parley In Ashington
Gov Thomas J Herbert will attend an October 11 political conference in Ashington with campaign manager Herbert Brownell Jr and Hugh Scott. Ohio Republicans Fred H Johnson will join to discuss speaking engagements for presidential candidate Thomas E Dewey and running mate Earl Warren at GOP headquarters in the national capital.
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Columbus
Thomas J. Herbert
Ashington
Herbert Brownell, Jr
Republican National Committee
Hugh Scott
National Committee
Fred H. Johnson
Ohio
Thomas E. Dewey
Earl Warren
GOP
National Capital
Payroll Tax Opposed in New Boston Vote
PORTSMOUTH O AP Councilmen in nearby New Boston voted 4 to 3 against a one half of one per cent city payroll income tax last night.
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Portsmouth, O
New Boston
Services Saturday for William S. Cox in Columbus
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for 66 year old William Stacy Cox secretary of the Ohio Teachers Reading Circle who died at his home Wednesday. The report notes that African palm oil used in steel plate processing now costs about five times its prewar price.
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Columbus
William Stacy Cox
The
Ohio Teachers Reading Circle
Bus Fare Hire To Affect Small Number Of Riders
Attorney Elliott D. Levey argued that a seven to ten cent fare hike by Ortman-Stewart Bus Company would impact only about a quarter of area riders. He noted the commission would act next week after hearing the plan at a Wednesday meeting. The proposal also asks for higher sales of black books and changes to ticket packs from 16 for $1 to 12 for $1, raising per ticket cost about two cents. Children under 12 would still ride for five cents. no increase for them.
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Ortman-Stewart Bus Company
Elliott D. Levey
Commission
Levey
iThe Company
Draft Board Location Question in Butler County
E A Lampe of the American Legion plans to ask Ohio Selective Service Director Chester Goble in Columbus whether Middletown’s draft board must sit in Hamilton. Goble’s plan divides Butler County into two boards with headquarters in Hamilton, prompting concerns Middletown may need its own offices to ease travel for registrants and local officials. Similar economy-driven seat decisions have occurred in Lorain County where Elyria houses both boards.
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Middletown
Draft Board
Hamilton
E. A. Lampe
American Legion
Lans
Ohio Selective Service
Chester W. Goble
Columbus
Lampe
Capitol
Goble
Common Pleas
Fred B. Cramer
Draft Board Selection Committee
Butler County
Board Nine
Board 10
Lorain
Elyria
Senatorial Race Heats Up in Kentucky Primaries
In Louisville Kentucky Democratic and Republican primaries select nominees for the U S Senate with a three man Democratic contest among Rep Virgil Chapman from Paris former Rep John Young Brown of Lexington and Milton Whitworth Elizabethtown amid charges and denials in a bid to test Governor Earle Clements influence.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Virgil Chapman
Paris
John Young Brown
Lexington
Commonwealth
Milton Whitworth
Elizabethtown
Earle C. Clements
Youth Admits Slaying Boy in Clergyman Home
Frederick Pike, 19, of Boston, confessed to shooting and killing 17 year old Paul Zayka at the residence of Suffragan Bishop Raymond A. Heron in Bolton. He admitted firing at the bishop and killing Zayka, then struck him with an axe before dragging the body to the cellar. Pike was captured in Rhode Island after a high speed chase and extradited to Massachusetts.
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Bolton
Mass
Raymond A. Heron
Frederick
Pike
Boston
Holden State
Providence
R. I
Aear
Massachusetts
Charles A. Higgins
John J. Lang
Paul Zayka
Concord Reformatory
Higgins
Lange
Zayka
Keeley Dies Of Heart Attack In Yokohama
Col. Harry J. Keeley aged 58, president of the U S Eighth Army War Crimes Commission, died at 49th Army General Hospital Yokohama from a heart attack while overseeing cases against minor Japanese suspects.
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Yokohama
Harry J. Keeley
U. S. Eighth Army War Crimes Commission
49Th Army General Hospital
State administration in its first year faces labor strength
In its first year, the state administration contends with growing organized labor power. The article analyzes how labor influence shapes policy, elections, and workplace activism within the state, highlighting key unions and political dynamics driving leverage for workers and parties aligned with labor interests.
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Organized Labor
Bus Riders Stock Up as Fare Increase Looms
The Ortman-Stewart Bus Company sought a three cent fare hike from seven to 10 cents at Wednesday night’s City Commission meeting. Officials reported rising ticket book sales this morning but had not yet verified exact numbers.
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Ortman - Stewart Bus Company
Company seeks 10 cent fare increase to meet fair return
Levey notes about half of company revenue comes from ten cent outlying area fares. East End Meadowlawn Dixie Heights riders pay ten cents. increase would affect 2,500 to 3,000 riders daily. Officials aim six percent return on $350,000 investment, about $6,000 yearly profit. 1947 and mid 1946 figures may be shown to the Commission. Old Folks at Home song earned Foster $1,647.46 in his lifetime.
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East End
Meadowlawn
Dixie Heights
Levey
8313 Autos Checked In Safety Lane
Police Chief Thomas D. Carmody announced a total of 8,313 cars processed in the annual safety check held at Verity Pkwy and Fourteenth Ave. Passed cars received 7,710 stickers, 603 motorists were warned to make repairs, with over a third already fixed and stickered. The voluntary program is run with the Ohio Chiefs of Police and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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Thomas D. Carmody
Verity Pkwy
Fourteenth Ave
Ohio Chiefs of Police
Ohio State Highway Patrol
Police Briefs: Theft, License Charge, Lawn Mower Taken
Joe Day Jr reported his car ransacked in the 100 block of Curtis Street with tools missing. Lucian Gross, 60, of Oxford State Road, was arrested for lacking an operator's license and released on a $25 bond. Denzil Wells of 401 Curtis Street said a small boy took a $30 lawn mower from his porch.
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Joe Day, Jr
Curtis St
Lucian Gross
Oxford State Rd
Denzil Wells
William E. Jackson Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
Police report William E. Jackson, 43, of 1601 Manchester Ave., was arrested yesterday at the Strand theater on a charge of disorderly conduct.
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William E. Jackson
Manchester Ave
Strand Theater
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