Fire destroys two cottages and damages two others at Chautauqua
A Middletown family cottage on Fourth Ave was destroyed and another damaged along with Dr. William Storer’s and Charles Hall’s cottages in a 6:18 p.m. blaze. Total damage about 5400 dollars. Fire started in Mrs. Shera’s cottage as she fried French fries. Fire departments from Miamisburg and Franklin responded as flames spread to adjacent structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Fourth Ave
C. M. Shera
Fast Central Ave
William Storer
Euclid St
Charles Hall
Franklin
Storer
Shera
Miamisburg
Henry F. Schroeder
Becker Claims Robbery Was For Funds To Pay Society
Gerald Becker a 21 year old charged with robbery testified he stole to obtain funds to pay his debts and to help himself. He admitted taking about $1,000 from lockers and clothing of numerous downtown employees and $4 from Trinity Cathedral. prosecutors allege he stole from 25 locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Gerald Becker
W. K. MacDiarm
Becker
Trinity Cathedral
Jailing Sparks Protests Over Gold Star Mother's Detention
Nettie W. Capps of Bountiful Utah began a 30 day jail term for contempt after she refused to turn over insured policy funds from her son Jacob Capps battleground death to a trust for his three children. Telegrams to Gov Bracken Lee urged clemency and questions rose about reprieve authority. VA halted insurance benefits as orders were carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nettie W. Capps
Bountiful
Utah
Jacob Capps
Seaside
Cal
Bracken Lee
State Supreme Court
Board of Pardons
Veterans Administration
Washington
Capps
UN discusses U N probe on forced labor amid Soviet dispute
At Geneva the United Nations Economic and Social Council voted 10 to 5 to postpone action on a U N inquiry into forced labor in the Soviet Union after Russia objected that Britain and the United States aimed to expose the system. Denmark Brazil and India opposed the postponement saying cooperation from Russia was essential. The measure was sent to the next meeting in early 1950 with Trygve Lie to seek Russia and others' willingness to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Switzerland
United Nations Economic and Social Council
U. S
Russia
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
U. N
Trygve Lie
Denmark
Brazil
Idia
Vital Statistics Report Names Residents Midwest Area
Arch Ballinger 63 of Middletown Route 2 sand Leonard Conkright 31 of rs Irene Stocks Eagon 57 of Cleveland formerly of Camden Mrs Virgie Lowman 70 of tis appear in a local vital statistics notice listing ages and partial residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Ballinger
Middletown
Sand Leonard Conkright
Irene Stocks Eagon
Cleveland
Camden
Virgie Lowman
Tis
Births at Hospital Reported for Week
Mr and Mrs George Single ton 917 Garden St report a boy born Friday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Ward 1716 Sycamore St report a girl born Friday. Mr and Mrs Charles Girard Middletown Route 3 report a boy born Friday. Mr and Mrs John R Tutt 118 Harrison St report a girl born Friday. Mr and Mrs Virgil Rose 1116 Ifield St report a boy born Friday. Mr and Mrs Paul Curry 1905 Florence St report a boy born Friday. Mr and Mrs Charles Goff 1913 Manchester Ave report a boy born Friday. Mr and Mrs Ray Myers 1931 Erie Ave report a boy born Saturday. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Jones Germantown report a boy born Saturday. Mr and Mrs John EF Miller 7 Ardmore Dr report a boy born Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hospital
George Singleton
Garden St
Clarence Ward
Sycamore St
Charles Girard
Middletown
John R. Tutt
Harrison St
Virgil Rose
Ifield St
Paul Curry
Florence St
Charles Goff
Manchester Ave
Ray Myers
Erie Ave
Gilbert Jones
Germantown
John EF. Miller
Ardmore Dr
Births Out of Town Twins to Jobstown Couple
Mr and Mrs Eldon Scales of Jobstown New Jersey welcomed twins a boy and a girl on Saturday The babies mother is Mrs Armington of West Middlesex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Scales
Jobstown
N. J
Armnington
West Middletown
Marriage Licenses Listed For Four Couples In Ohio
Jack N Brunner 22 baker and Alice J Welsh 18 both of Hamilton newly listed. Edwin Morrow Wilhoit 29 steel worker 1915 Queen Ave and Elizabeth Singleton 21 waitress 621 Moore St both of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack N. Brunner
Baker
Alice J. Welsh
Hamilton
Edwin Morrow Wilhoit
Queen Ave
Elizabeth Singleton
Moore, St
Middletown
Hospital notices list local patients and procedures
The Hospital Elizabeth Zerner daughter of Mr and Mrs Homer Zerner of West Middletown medical Mrs Elmus Ratliff of West Middletown medical Susan Griswold daughter of Mrs Margaret Griswold of Euclid St medical Mrs Floyd Back of Germantown medical Adolph W Robert of Hughes St surgical Clifford Reading son of Mrs Tattie Reading of Garfield St sic ar Richard Schimm of Aberdeen
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Zerner
Homer Zerner
West Middletown
Elmus Ratliff
Susan Griswold
Margaret Griswold
Euclid St
Floyd Back
Germantown
Adolph W. Robert
Hughes St
Clifford Reading
Tattie Reading
Garfield St
Sicar
Richard Schimm
Aberdeen
West Hot Weather Grips Plains and West
AP reports an extreme heat wave from the northern plains to the Rocky Mountain and plateau states. Temperatures topped 100 degrees in several locations with high 90s elsewhere. Forecasts predict more heat spreading into Minnesota Nebraska and Iowa with Phoenix Glasgow Salt Lake City and Las Vegas among the hottest spots at 105 to 109 degrees.
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Chicago
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Plateau
Mercury
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Glasgow
Mont
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
Nev
Ethel Barrymore to Celebrate 70th Birthday Anniversary
President Truman will open a special ABC broadcast August 15 honoring Ethel Barrymore’s 70th birthday and fifty years on stage. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is organizing the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ethel Barrymore
Truman
ABC
E Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Local residents listed in medical and personal notices
Dismissed and addressed names include Dr and Mrs Stanley Egelston of Franklin among others. The list mentions Michael Howard of Franklin and Miss Bonnie Lee Dooley of Woodlawn Ave along with several residents from Oxford Glenn Brown Moore and I Yan kee Rd Wayneville and Fleming Rd areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Egelston
Franklin
Medical
Michael Howard
Bonnie Lee Dooley
Woodlawn Ave
Betty Porter
Oxford
Glenn.Brown
Moore &I
Elsa Bachmann
Yankee Rd
Jesse M. Long
Waynesville
Victoria Ross
Frank
Middletown urged to stage city fishing rodeo
In a letter to Marvin D. Clark chairman of the City Commission Reiter Fishing Inc Chicago asks the city to appoint a chairman and committee to stage a fishing rodeo this Saturday. The firm will provide the prize and notes 44 states are participating in the contests Clark will refer the letter to the Fish and Game Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roadeo
Middletown
Marvin D. Clark
Reiter Fishing, Inc
Chicago
Clark
Fish and Game Association
Gas Price Rise Not To Affect Increase Here
Arch Robison manager of the Gas and Electric Company says Middletown will not see higher gas prices yet. He notes only a quarter of gas is bought from the wholesale source and any impact would be remote and not in the immediate future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Arch Robison
The
Gas and Electric Company
Robison
Obituary for Nancy Puckett at Franklin funeral home
Services for Mrs. Nancy Puckett who died Thursday at her residence 725 Tibballs St Franklin will be held Monday at 2 p.m. at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Puckett
Tibballs St. Franklin
McCoy-Lefler
Woodside Cemetery
Friends
Mrs Virgie Lowman Dies At 70 In Gratis
Mrs Virgie Lowman 70 was found dead in bed Friday at 6 am by her daughter Mrs Elizabeth Kalter. Doctors report she died in her sleep from a heart attack. Survived by one grandchild, services set for Sunday at 2 30 pm at the Church of the Brethren Gratis with burial in Gratis Cemetery. Zimmerman Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Arch Ballinger Dies at 63 in Middletown
Arch Ballinger 63 died at 5 30 p m yesterday at his Middletown Route 2 residence. His wife Laura preceded him July 17. Survived by two daughters Rosie Ratliff Hazel Coldiron both of the city, two sons Earl John of West Middletown, a sister Susie Martin Franklin, four brothers Ault Middletown William West Middletown Press Franklin John Richmond Ky, and 14 grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arch Ballinger
Middletown
Laura
Rosie Ratliff
Hazel Coldiron
City
Earl
John
West Middletown
Susie Martin
Franklin
Ault
William
Press of
Richmond
McCoy-Leffler
Leonard Conkright Services Set for 31 Year Old Killed in Jeep Crash
Leonard Conkright 31 of Middletown who died in a jeep accident in Pilson Czechoslovakia January 21 1946 will be laid to rest Tuesday at 2 P.M. at Joseph R Baker and Son Funeral Home with Rev D A Biggs officiating. Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery with the American Legion and Middletown War Mothers in charge of military rites. Surviving are a daughter Anita of Muncie Ind a brother John and a sister Mrs Arthur Miller both of Middletown.
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Leonard Conkright
Pilson
Czechoslovakia
Joseph R. Baker and Son
D. A. Biggs
Woodside Cemetery
American Legion
Middletown War Mothers
T+5
Conkright
Middletown
Inland Container
Raymond Bay
Armco Steel Corporation
Anita
Muncie
Ind
John
Arthur Miller
Mrs Irene Stocks Eagan Dies in Cleveland
Mrs Irene Stocks Eagan 537 died at her Cleveland home early today. She is survived by her mother Mrs Elizabeth Stocks of Camden and brother William of New York. Services Tuesday 10 a m at R C Nein and Son Funeral Home Camden with Rev T Kelsey officiating. Burial Miltonville Cemetery near Trenton. Friends may call Monday 7 to 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden
Irene Stocks Eagan
Cleveland
Elizabeth Stocks
William
New York
R. C. Nein and Son Funeral
T. Kelsey
Camden Presbyterian Church
Miltonville
Trenton
Deaths Last Night Former Imperial Normal School advisor
Dr. Homer, 87, longtime advisor to the ex-emperor of Korea and Far East authority, led the Imperial Normal School in Seoul for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Homer
Korea
Far East
Imperial Normal School
William Trotter Dies Former AFL Graphic Union Leader
William Trotter, 79, longtime adviser to the AFL International Graphic Union, served 16 years as director of the Union's Bureau of Statistics in Indianapolis. He held the vice presidency of his union and contributed to its statistical work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Trotter
AFL International Graphical Union
Union
Bureau of Statistics
Indianapolis
New York Movie Chain VP Harry Lowenstein
Harry M. Lowenstein, vice president of Griffith Pictures, which runs 144 motion picture houses in Oklahoma and Texas, is a Dallas, Texas native.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry M. Lowenstein
Griffith Pictures
Oklahoma
Texas
Dallas
Tex
Sunrise Prayer at Friendship Baptist Church
The community prayer band will hold a sunrise service at 6 a.m. Sunday at Friendship Baptist Church. The event invites residents to join in a morning of prayer and reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Baptist Church
Ewell Young Party Attends Tri-State Picnic in Camden Park
Mr. and Mrs. Ewell Young and Miss Ercell Bennett visited friends in Ashland Kentucky this week and attended the Tri-State Sunday school picnic at Camden Park in Huntington West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ewell Young
Ercell Bennett
Ashland
Camden Park
Huntington
W. Va
Crushed To Death in Salem Incident
Salem Ohio report says William G. Nee, 38, of Cleveland, died in a crush accident late yesterday. Police and investigators are on the scene as details emerge about the fatal incident in Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
William G. Nee
Cleveland
Sunbathers Camp Near Denver Receives Flood of Inquiries
John Garrison of the National Sunbathers Association says many callers seek nudist membership but face a long vetting process. Visitors arrive 25 miles southwest of Denver, with some skeptics and a California resident criticizing camp habits while staying on.
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Denver
Here
John Garrison
National Sunbathers’ Association
Garrison
California
Rocky Mountain News
New York International Airport Reopens To Traffic
Gov. Dewey and five major airlines reach a 23 hour compromise ending a two year dispute over leases and landing fees at the $60 million airport. The Port Authority takes over operations since 1947, full facilities to be available immediately, La Guardia kept some service during the feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York International
Todey
Thomas E. Dewey
Port of New York Authority
Truman
Gov. Dewey
Port Authority
la Guardia Field
House Passes Natural Gas Bill After Heated House Debate
Washington AP reports the House passed a natural gas bill 183 to 131 after objections from Chairman Crosser who warned it conflicted with the President's program. The measure awaits Senate action and faces possible veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Crosser
Ohio
House Commerce Committee
Senate
Station wagon crushed by steel-laden trailer on State Route 14
A station wagon was crushed under a heavy truck trailer on State Route 14, about half a mile east of the Route 17 junction, in an incident likely requiring emergency response.
Former Red Cross Worker Cashing Bad Checks Warned
National Red Cross officials warn of a former overseas employee using old identification cards to cash worthless checks in Kentucky Indiana and Ohio. Robert P Collins Regional Director asks law enforcement to watch for a man discharged for cause who has no Red Cross connections and kept old cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Red Cross
Kentucky
Indiana
Ohio
Robert P. Collins
Rollins
Five Youths Injured When Mower-Traffic Crash Occurs
Five youths hurt as a mowing machine collided with a light pickup on Route 747 near Princeton. The mower operator Robert Lockwood 21 of Okeana and pickup driver J W Connyer Jr 21 of 1305 Walnut Street were aboard the vehicles. Clifford Reading 13 remained in Middletown Hospital with possible internal injuries. Archie Pate 16 and Darnell Page 14 were treated and released. Lockwood suffered arm cuts and Connyer a forehead gash. Ambulance crews transported the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Robert Lockwood
Okeana
J. W. Connyer, Jr
Walnut St
Middletown
Clifford Reading
Garfield St
Archie Pate
Sycamore St
Darnell Page
Lockwood
Connyer
McCoy-Leffler
Rotarians Attend Reds Ball Game Outing
Thirty two Rotarians and guests rode a bus to Cincinnati to watch the Reds lose their first game in five. Robert Brown, new club president, led the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Reds
Robert Brown
Carroll Ave Children Raise 516 for Polio Fund
Carroll Avenue youngsters staged a fundraising event to aid the polio drive. They started with a scrap drive then hosted a dance with snacks, a fortune telling booth, a dart game, and invitations to local adults who attended in the 1800 to 1918 Carroll area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Ave
John Fitzgerald
Patty McCandless
Susan Kershner
Carroll
Donna Lloyd
Buddy Hartness
Gene Reess
Carroll Ve
Legion delegates may split conventions for housing relief
Columbus AP report says the American Legion Executive Committee endorsed separating the Legion and Auxiliary conventions in future years to ease crowding. About 8,000 delegates attend the 31st annual meet as hotel space runs tight, with 600 more rooms possible for Legionnaires and their wives if separation proceeds. The annual parade is set for Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Legion
Executive Committee
Ohio
Illinois official to feed family on reduced relief budget
Carl K. Schmidt Jr IPAC executive secretary plans to put his family of six on the 85.34 dollar monthly relief budget plus 4 to 5 dollars of surplus foods as welfare agencies press IPAC to reconsider the 10 percent cut in state relief funds. He disclosed the plan at a Welfare Council meeting in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Public Aid Commission
IPAC
Carl K. Schmidt, Jr
Welfare Council
Schmidt
Ban Elmhurst
Cattle Domestication Aimed at Draft Work And Milk
Britannica notes cattle were first domesticated not for meat but to pull loads and produce milk. The change reflects early agricultural needs and economic roles for domesticated bovines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britannica
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Listings
Paramount shows Fountainhead with Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal at 1 55 4 24 7 04 and 9 35 p m Sunday Africa Screams with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello at 1 55 3 50 5 50 8 01 and 18 p m Strand presents Sheriff of Medicine Bow with John Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton at 3 36 6 40 and 9 10 p m Also Lady at Midnight with Richard Denning and Frances Rafferty at 1 30 4 30 7 40 and 10 21 p m Sunday Canadian Pacific with Randolph Scott and Jane Wyatt at 3 6 26 and 9 50 p m Also A Kiss in the Dark with David Niven and Jane Wyman at 1 20 4 50 and 8 20 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fountainhead
Gary Cooper
Patricia Neal
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Sheriff of
Medicine Bow
Johnny Mack Brown
Raymond Hatton
Richard Denning
Frances Rafferty
Randolph Scott
Jane Wyatt
David Niven
Jane Wyman
County Governmental Activities Budget Tops 1 Million
Butler County commissioners released a tentative 1950 budget totaling 1 071 547.37 for the general fund with a 1950- budget of 1 103 428.84 and a 32 000 contingent fund. Expenses reflect pay raises, expanded services, and relief demands as the 1947-49 period shows gradual growth. Public hearing planned August 16 to review proposed allocations and personnel requests were largely modest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Gordon Augspurger
Art Reiff
Ben van Gorden
Hamilton
Middletown
Car Crash Damages Three Vehicles On Tytus Ave
Police report an accident on Tytus Ave near Gardner Park damaged three vehicles. Helen C. Green, 47, lost control after a tire blew out, hitting a truck owned by Robert Gray Jr., 19, shoving it into a parked car owned by Ellis Short, 24. Damages were estimated at 450, 200, and 150 dollars respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tytus Ave
Gardner Park
Helen C. Green
Franklin Route 1
Robert Gray, Jr
Nelbar St
Ellis Short
West Middletown
Short
Radio Theft Reported From Home on Vanderveer Street
Mrs. Carrie Bullock of 308 Vanderveer St. reported a radio stolen from her residence, police stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Bullock
Vanderveer St
Young Teens Orderd to Appear Over Levee Rifle Discharge
Two 14 year old youths faced orders to appear before juvenile authorities after discharging rifles on the levee near the Verity Golf Course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verity Golf Course
Theft Reported by Mrs Marjorie Root
Mrs Marjorie Root of 1401 Yankee Road reports the theft of $12 from her home. She believes the money was taken Thursday after an entry gained through the basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Root
Yankee Rd
Car Collision Damages Curbside Stop Injures Two
A car driven by Beverly Boyd 69 of 1701 Yankee Road pulled from the curb on Baltimore Street and struck Earl Blossom 53 of 1127 Grove Street. Police said no serious injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Boyd
Yankee Rd
Baltimore St
Earl Blossom
Grove St
Falls injures Edward Hurst at Middletown High School
Police report Edward Hurst of 846 Wollaston Avenue suffered minor injuries after a scaffold rope broke and he fell 25 feet onto the sidewalk while painting at Middletown Senior High School. He was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment of hip and leg injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Hurst
Woodlawn Ave
Middletown Senior High School
Hurst
Middletown Hospital
Baker's Ambulance
Demand for US Arms To Unspecified Nations Grows
Kee says committee may approve funding next Thursday with the requested amount intact as debate centers on program size and whether it is a stopgap or a replacement for mutual defense under NATO. Vandenberg notes administration aims and mounting cost criticisms. Kee remains cautious about opposition strength while most committee members favor prompt arms program approval to bolster Western Europe against Communist aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg
Anoher
Kee
Europe
China policy debate over U S aid to Nationalists
Senate leaders praised a State Department report on China policy as realistic and sensible while Chairman Tydings urged prudent action. Knowland secured a $4 million allocation in the foreign aid bill to support about 4 000 Chinese students studying in the United States as a goodwill gesture to the Nationalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
China
Tydings
D-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
Knowland
Senate
Couny
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Ofice
UN Council
Jack Casper
Bob Sullivan
Casper
Lin
Irene Johnsen
Fleming Rd
Fish Roadeo
Irene Eagan
Associated Press
Colored News
Dayton
Legionnaires
Paramount
Thomas H. Feltz
Board of Elections
A.D.C
Miami Conservancy District
Melampy
Harold Stanton
Hoot Owl
Youtsler
N. Main St
Sheffield St
Mayfield
Him
Mayo
Central Ave
City Bldg
Farm Bureau
Robert C. Farmer
DIAL
Vailave
Farm Bureau Mutual
Automobile Insurance CO
WOME
Columbus, Ohio
Bereau Mutuel Fire
Ge Farm Gereow Lite Insurance Co
Park & Second
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