FCC Sets Hearing For Sept 17 On Gas Line Proposal
The Federal Power Commission scheduled a September 17 hearing in Washington DC on the amended Texas Gas Transmission Corporation application. The $73 million plan would build an 840 mile pipeline from East Texas Carthage to Middletown near Excello, including 114 miles of 20 inch pipe and 726 miles of 26 inch pipe, with 10 compressor stations totaling 68 800 hp. The line would link Memphis division lines across northern Louisiana to western Tennessee and into Kentucky, connect with Texas Eastern at Middletown, and be partly in service by winter 1949 50 with full operation by June 1 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Gas Transmission Corporation
Washington, D. C
Federal Power Commission
Texas Gas
East Texas
Carthage
Middletown Junction
Excello
Lisbon Field
Lisbon
Middletown
Texas Gas Transmission
Memphis
Monroe
Louisiana
Tennessee
Kentucky
Wester Indiana
Texas Eastern Transmission Corporation
Texas Eastern
Trio Captured in Stolen Car After Hit and Run
In Cleveland a 1948 sedan owned by Gerald H. Harrod of Akron was stolen from a parking lot while Harrod attended a baseball game. The car struck Edward G. Harshman of Fort Wayne, who was treated and released after a head wound. Police arrested two men, 24 and 26, and a 21 year old woman two hours later.
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Cleveland (Ap
Akron
Gerald H. Harrod
A.C.E. Transportation Company
Harrod
Cleveland Indians
Edward G. Harshman
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ninth and
Vincent Sts
Harshman
Youth Injured In Auto-Truck Crash At City Intersection
Jimmy Stiles a 13 year old resident of 1506 Fairfield Ave was injured in a crash at First Ave and Baltimore St around 6 am. X rays showed no broken leg bones and he was treated and released after milk bottle racks toppled during the collision with Dr. E W Washingtons car and Harold Martins milk truck.
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Middletown Hospital
Jimmy Stiles
Fairfield Ave
First Ave
Baltimore St
E. W. Washington
Harold Martin
Held In Lebanon On Charge Of Forgery
Sheriff W. Conden returned about 11 p m Friday with Mary Catherine Whitly, 25, whom he caught in Chicago on a forgery charge. Miss Whitely is held in Warren County jail awaiting arraignment today or tomorrow. She allegedly passed three checks totaling 160 dollars on Levi Fisher, a former resident now in Butler County.
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Lebanon
W. Conden
Mary Catherine Whitley
Chicago
Miss Whitley
Warren County
Levi Fisher
Butler County
Butler County Receives 254 846 From Intangible Taxes
Columbus AP reports the first distribution of intangible taxes totaling 14 933 390 to local governments. Local allocations include Stark 513 946 Butler 254 846 Tuscarawas 115 945 Lorain 222 006 Sandusky 85 559 Allen 173 638 Richmond 172 460 Miami 115 605 Erie 88 292 Muskingum 117 759 Jefferson 137 783 Scioto 70 325.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Budget Commission
Stark
Butler
Tuscara
Lorain
Sandusky
Allen
Richmond
Miami
Erie
Muskingum
Jefferson
Scioto
Mother Accuses Son of Assault in Preble County
Albert Young of Dayton is jailed in Preble County on a charge of attempting to kill his mother Rose after an argument at the Fowble farm. Stepfather Sydnie Fowble says he witnessed the hammer assault as Rose sustained a fractured lower vertebra and was hospitalized in Winchester Indiana in fair condition. Deputies Neanover and Spitler arrested Young with Dayton police help.
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Eaton
Preble
Albert Young
Dayton
Sydnie Fowble
West Manchester
Fowble
Sheriff's
Rose
Young
Ronnie
Winchester
Ind
Randolph County
C. D. Neanover
Floyd E. Spitler
Preble County
Man Electrocuted In Cincinnati Power Line Incident
Robert F. Schwartz, 29, a Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. worker, was killed yesterday after contacting a 2,300-volt power line and plunging 40 feet, according to Coroner Herbert P. Lyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Robert F. Schwartz
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
Herbert P. Lyle
UN chief cites Germany and arms race as world peace blockers
Trygve Lie urged rapid action to end U S Soviet quarrel over Germany and to halt a rush to stockpile biological and chemical weapons. In his third annual report to the General Assembly he highlighted the German problem as key, criticizing both United States and Soviet actions and noting Russia boycotted several UN bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Success
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Optimist Club discusses charter revision plan
Jack Casper led a noon Optimist Club discussion at the Manchester Hotel on a proposed charter revision program and urged members to support a City Commission public hearing. The group backs the changes except for eliminating salaries for city commissioners. A Berlin Crisis round table is slated for next week.
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Jack Casper
Optimist Club
Manchester
Casper
City Commission
Berlin
Butler County Court News: Divorces and Estates
Betty Gipson of Middletown seeks divorce from Ted Gipson on neglect grounds. they married in Phoenix in 1947 with no children. Hallie Dooley of Hamilton petitions for divorce from Mose Dooley on neglect and cruelty seeking custody and alimony for their two children. Harold Ashcraft of New Miami answers Ruby Ashcraft’s divorce suit and seeks a decree on neglect and cruelty with custody. Leon Mosby of Hamilton divorced Bernice Mosby on neglect. they married in 1942 and have no children. Velzie Taylor of Middletown sues Albert G. Taylor for divorce on neglect. marriage was in Decatur, Georgia, 1942 with no children. Final account in the estate of Mark J. Collins shows $3,585.47 in money and disbursements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Gipson
Middletown
Dewey Henry
Common Pleas Court
Ted Gipson
Phoenix
Ariz
Mose Dooley
Hamilton
Common Pleas
Hallie Dooley
Richmond
Ind
Harold H. Ashcraft
New Miami
Ruby Ashcraft
Miamisburg
Covington
Leon Mosby
Bernice Mosby
Fred B. Cramer
Velzie Taylor
Albert G. Taylor
Decatur
Mark J. Collins
Earl J. Collins
Ohio happenings opera loses money in Cincinnati season
AP reports the summer opera season in Cincinnati drew more attendees yet incurred greater losses than ever before. Secretary John Magro announced the figures as the season ends tonight. In Lancaster, Betty Gest, 29, mother of five, faces a preliminary hearing on first degree murder in the shooting death of her husband David at their Buckeye Lake home last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPERA
Cincinnati
John Magro
Lancaster
Betty Gest
David
Buckeye Lake
Foxine Lassie Wins Shelbyville ThreeGaited Championship
Foxine Lassie owned and ridden by Bill Huber of Greenville Ohio won the three gaited championship at the Shelbyville Horse Show in Shelbyville Kentucky last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelbyville
Foxine Lassie
Bill Huber
Greenville, C
Two Middletown figures mourned with deaths today
Roy William Bailey aged 48 of Middletown died at 4 30 am in Middletown Hospital after a three week illness. He was a painter with Armco Steel at Central Works and resided at 1705 Germanown Rd. Surviving include his wife Arvilla four daughters and three sons. Funeral arrangements to be announced with burial in Minnora West Virginia.
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Roy William Bailey
German‘own Rd
Middletown
Bailey
Auburn St
Armco Steel Corporation
Central Works
Church of God
Arvilla
Joe M
Hazel) Day, Jr
Ruth
Loretta
Mary Jane
Randal
Charles
William
Doddridge Bailey
Minnora
W. Va
Ellen Knotts
Parkersburg
Enid Greathouse
Spencer
Lydia Dobbins
Herr
Frances Bailey
Pennsylvania
Opal Bailey
Canton
Virgie Arnold
Robert
Greeley
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
Mrs C W Vance 82 Dies in Greenfield Indiana
Ward reports the death of Mrs C W Vance aged 82 at her Greenfield Indiana home. She was known here and visited often with her daughter Mrs Harvey Russelo of West Middleton. Survived by husband and another daughter Mrs Samuel Boyd of Greenfield. Services Monday at 2 PM at Paschal Funeral Home Greenfield with burial in Indianapolis cemetery.
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McCoy- Leffler
Reuben Pieters
First Presbyterian Church
North Cemetery
Monroe
Ward
C. W. Vance
Greenfield
Ind
Vance
Harvey Russelo
West Middletown
Russelo
Samuel Boyd
Paschal
Indianapolis
Young Republicans To Attend Conclave
Columbus AP Six Ohio delegates will attend a national conference of Young Republican Clubs in Albany New York August 11 called by presidential nominee Thomas E Dewey Delegates from the Ohio Young Republican Club include Oliver Boltoh Cleveland president of the Ohio League of Young Republicans Phillip Becker Dayton Evermont Robinson Belpre Edward Trepinski Toledo Lester Reed Sylvania Young Republican national committee man and Miss Helen Dean Columbus Young Republican national committeewoman and editor of the Ohio Republican News
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Columbus
Ohio
Young Republican Clubs
Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Ohio Young Republican Club
Oliver Boltoh
Cleveland
Ohio League of Young Republicans
Phillip Becker
Dayton
Evermont Robinson
Belpre
Edward Trepinski
Toledo
Lester Reed
Sylvania
Helen Dean
Ohio Republican News
Butcher Shops Plan Citywide Shutdown Over Strike
In Los Angeles twenty five small butcher shops announce closure to protest high prices. Philip Melnick secretary of the Meat Dealers' Association of Southern California says more shops may join and that the 25 dealers will suspend operations for one or two months.
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Los Angeles
Philip Melnick
Meat Dealers’ Association of
Southern California
Berlin Population Decline After World War I
Berlin's population fell dramatically from about four million to roughly two million in the postwar period, reflecting the collapse of the German empire and the upheavals of the early 20th century.
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Berlin
DC Educator to Become Wilberforce State Dean
Dr. Howard H. Long, associate school superintendent over educational research in Washington DC, will become dean of administration at Wilberforce State College effective September 1. He has spent 24 years with the capital public school system, and his retirement to take the Ohio post was announced by the district board of education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Compton Ralston
Middletown Hospital
Mabel Eldridge
Red Cross
Ralston
Local Guard Returns From Strike Duty in Middletown
Local Guard members from Middletown returned to their homes after four days guarding the Univis Lens plant in Dayton. Company F, 147th Infantry, 121 men, rode buses to the armory near the airport at 9:30 pm. Lt. Donald Howard said Dayton residents were pleased, and police anticipated trouble. The guard held the Mad River bridge to block a mass march from union HQ to the plant. Howard reported two hours sleep nightly. troops worked six on six off, with cots in a grade school. A 15-man group briefly refused to disperse, then dispersed after a bayonet incident.
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Middletown
Univis Lens Company
Dayton
147Th Infantry
Donald Howard
Howard
Mad River
Cleveland
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Saturday Movie Showings At Paramount And Strand
Paramount presents Tender Years with Joe E Brown at 2 45, 5 45 and 8 45 p m Iron Curtain with Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney at 1 15, 4 10, 7 10 and 10 10 p m Sunday Romance On High Seas with Jack Carson and Doris Day at 1 15, 3 20, 5 25, 7 30 and 9 35 p m Strand offers Back In The Saddle with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnett at 3 40, 7 05 and 10 05 p m Also Argyle Secrets with William Gargan and Marjorie Lord at 2 30, 5 55 and 8 55 p m Dixie Cruise-In showcases Sioux City Sue with Gene Autry at 8 25 and 11 20 p m The Dark Horse with Phillip Terry and Ann Savage at 10 10 p m Midnight show Along Came Jones at 12 30 a m
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Paramount
Joe E. Brown
Dana Andrews
Gene Tierney
Jack Carson
Doris Day
Strand
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnett
Argyle
William Gargan
Marjorie Lord
Dixie Cruise
Sioux City
Dark Horse
Phillip Terry
Ann Savage
Jones
Ammunition Explodes at Pueblo Depot
A small ammunition dump exploded at the Pueblo ordinance depot late last night. No injuries or significant damage were reported.
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Pueblo Colo.ap
Pueblo
Two Railroad Crashes Kill Crew in Ohio Collision
Waitman D. Riddle of Deerfield and Herbert E. Swaney of Kent died when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a Ravenna Arsenal garbage truck. Ralph Kittle Jr. of Apco survived with shock and a broken bone and was taken to St Joseph's Hospital, Warren.
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Ravenna, O
Waitman D. Riddle
Deerfield
Herbert E. Swaney
Kent
Baltimore and Ohio
Ravenna Arsenal
Ralph Kittle, Jr
Apco
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Warren
Oxygen Piping Boosts High Altitude Poultry Hatchings
Observers report increased hatching of chicks and turkey poults on high altitude ranches when oxygen is piped into incubators. The technique aims to improve incubation conditions and chick survival rates in thin air environments.
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FCC
East Ohio Gas Company
Ohio Fuel Comany
Light and Heat Company
Columbia Gas
Middletown Gas and Electric Company
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Ohio Fuel Company
Texas
East Ohio
The
John Dobrozsi, Jr
General Insurance
Bellemonte St
U. S
Trygvie Lie
ASX
Butler County Court News
Walter Ralston
Roy Bailey
Eall
Stanley St
Charles Williams
Chelsea
Mich
Robert Williams
Jackson, Mich
Yh Lewis Fryzelka
Wm. Piske
Wilberforce
Ida Lupino
Collier Young
Film Studio
la Jolla
Calif
John J. Palmer
Nat'l. Bank
Darling's
Cardinal Store
Denny Lumber Co
Hammond Constr. Co
Jones Engineering Co
Middletown Lumber Co
B. D. Morgan Co
C. A. Poffenbarger
Ralph Reed
Sherwin Williams Tudor Kitchen Shop
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