Water line fittings delay home projects cited valve shortage
Water works superintendent T. F. Peterson says valve fittings for taps are scarce due to a copper strike, increased demand from a Middletown building boom, and broader brass shortages. Departments in Hamilton and Lebanon assist locally as orders stretch months. 25 homes planned on Sixteenth Ave. require permits, while copper tubing stocks remain ample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Peterson
Hamilton
Lebanon
Peterson
Sixteenth Ave
Chili
City Water Works Improvement Nearing Completion
The city’s million and a half dollar water works upgrade nears the end. Walton Voorheis Co. has under 200 feet of secondary feeder work left while Fisher Company lays 24 inch pipe in the Miami River area. Chicago Bridge and Iron faces final tests on the new East End elevated tank. pumps and motors deliveries lag. Mancini Miller Thompson Co has finished the large reservoir but yard work stalls on piping. Overall, contractor progress is ahead of schedule despite material delays and farmworker oilfield shifts affecting Venezuela’s food imports in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton Voorheis Company
Fisher Company
Miami River
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
East End
Peterson
Mancini, Miller, Thompson Company
Army and Air Force Recruiters Seek Openings in Kentucky
Local recruiting officials announced openings for servicemen and women in various units. A WAC recruiter position at an Army and Air Force Recruiting Station in Kentucky was noted by Maj. Walter E. Flagg of the Cincinnati station. Evening slots were listed for qualified prior service personnel for direct assignment to the 11th or 82nd Airborne Divisions. Interested veterans should contact the recruiting station at 11 South Canal St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
Air Force
WAC
Woman’s Army Corps
Army
Kentucky
Walter E. Flagg
Cincinnati
L1th
82Nd Airborne
Army and Air Force Recruiting Station
South Canal St
Three Enlist in U S Army and Air Force
Three Middletown residents enlist in the U S Army and Air Force and will report to Lackland AFB in Texas. Helen L Post joins the Women's Air Force, daughter of Mrs Bernadine Current and a Middletown High School graduate. Paul R Hunter and Rivers Avery enlist in the U S Air Force, both recent Middletown High School graduates, with addresses on 17th Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Hunter
17Th Ave
Carlize Hunter
Rivers Avery
Rowena Avery
Middletown High School
Thomas Galeese Reappointed Auto Registrar
Thomas Galeese of 1517 Central Ave retains the post of auto registrar in Midletown. The state motor vehicle registrar announced deputy registrars in the area including Clyde A. Grevey William Howe R H Smith George W. Miller and Harry Coy with offices in Hamilton Oxford and at the Auto Club. Sales of the new three year Ohio drivers licenses will begin on September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Midletown
Thomas Galeese
Central Ave
Clyde A. Grevey
South Second St
William Howe
Auto Club
Market St
R. H. Smith
Hamilton
George W. Miller
Main St
Harry Coy
Main and Park Pl
Oxford
Legionnaires Outline Plans for Blythe-Williams Post 231
Newly elected officers of Middletown Blythe-Williams Post 231, American Legion, plan to revitalize the program. Commander William J. Commodore urges former members to rejoin to present a solid veteran front for world peace amid unsettled conditions. Officers include O. Roberts, William Payne, Jerry Glover, and Selma McKeller. Executive Committee meets first Monday. regular meetings first Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Blythe-Williams Post
Lgion
William J. Commodore
O. Roberts
William Payne
Police Briefs Report Theft and Vehicle Damage Incidents
A ham was stolen from Carfax Restaurant on South Broad Street after a forced screen door entry. George Mattex of Crawford Street was bitten on the right hand by a dog. John Egleston found a billfold at Ninth Avenue and Main Street containing five dollars and papers belonging to a Hamilton woman. A truck driven by Walter Beckman struck Myron Huston’s car at Lamneck Street and Grand Avenue, damaging the left side of Huston’s vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carfax
South Broad St
George Mattex
Crawford St
John Egleston
Ninth Ave
Main St
Hamilton
Walter A. Beckman
Bundy Apts
Taft Seeks Policy Clarion On Korea and World War Plans
Senator Taft demands a clear administration policy on Korea and preventive war, criticizes MacArthur’s foreign policy role, and calls for an international command in Western Europe. He notes Truman's Formosa neutralization letter to MacArthur and Rayburn's sharp rebuke of MacArthur.
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MacArthur
Korea
State Department
Matthews
Truman
Formosa
House
Rayburn
Texas
United States
Taft
Ohio
Moscow
Napoleon
Hitler
Russia
Legion Americans Plan City Campaign on Free Enterprise
The Americanism Committee of American Legion Post 218 outlined a Middletown program on the American way of life and free enterprise titled Land of the Free. Ray Sloan said the campaign targets all ages and groups, with three viewing lengths and six 20 minute recorded programs to be offered next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Amercanism Committee
American Legion Post 218
Ray Sloan
Land of the Free
Sloan
Lorain Journal Guilty In Anti-Trust Case Over WEOL
Federal Judge Emerich B Freed found the Lorain Journal and four officers guilty of intending to destroy rival WEOL by refusing to accept advertising from merchants. The ruling, seen as a potential Supreme Court test, labels the move predatory and aims to establish a monopoly. Horvitz and others face Sherman Act violations. future hearings will set further action. The case concerns press independence and competition in broadcasting.
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Cleveland
Lorain Journal
U. S. Supreme Court
Emerich B. Freed
Lorain
WEOL
Terain
Elvria
Isadore Horvitz
Lorain Journal Company
Freed
Department of Justice
Federal
Horvitz
Samuel A Horvitz
D. P. Self
Frank Maloy
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Allies Repulse Red Cross-Front Assault Across Korean War Front
U S artillery and infantry halted Red attacks as 110000 to 120000 Communists held the front from Pohang to the coast with 30000 more raw recruits to join. British troops, 1500 strong, arrived but saw no action. MacArthur said the 15th division was shifting toward Kusan to strike eastern targets. Air power blasted supply lines as new Red divisions arrived poorly equipped.
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Pohang
Waegwan
Naktong River
Battle Mountain
U. S
U.S
First Cavalry
United Nations
Pohing
Taegu
Pusan
15Th
MacArthur
Kusan
Uihung
Truman to address sacrifices and policy aims in fireside speech
President Truman plans a nationwide fireside address focusing on possible home front sacrifices due to the Korean War. He is expected to cover military matters, foreign policy goals, and, if given free hand, wage and price controls to fight inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Congress
Key US Espionage Bill Expands Fronts Registry Rules
The proposed measure targets Communist fronts by requiring their officers and finances to be disclosed while exempting listing of membership. It also bars Communists and front members from passports and imposes a ten year prison term and $10,000 fine on government workers leaking secrets or on agents seeking such data. Prosecution time window rises from three to ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Communist Party
Tornado patterns vary by coast on the eastern seaboard
The eastern seaboard experiences few tornadoes while the Pacific coast sees almost none, indicating disparate outbreak risk across regions. The report notes regional differences in tornado frequency and intensity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Seaboard
Pacific Coast
Wonder Salve promises relief for skin ailments
Don’t suffer with itching eczema psoriasis infections or athlete’s foot. Wonder Salve is a white greaseless antiseptic developed for the army and now sold in Middletown by Castel and Gallaher Drug Stores or any local druggist. safe for children with money refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Castel and Gallaher Drug Stores
Middle town Local Draft Board screens 75 registrants
The Middle town Local Draft Board Number 10 screened 75 more registrants in regular session last night, likely extending calls for physicals into October. A September physicals call for 159 men is planned, with the first leave date September 5 for Cincinnati. The Army ordered 50,000 inductions for September and October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Cincinnati
Army
Man Shoots 3 Children And Kills Himself
Floyd Joseph Hefflinger, a six year old painter, shot and killed his three children Shirley 15 Floyd 3 and Joseph 2 then took his own life in a despondent act. He aimed at his wife Marjorie 48 but missed. Coroner ruled murder and death by own action due to despondency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Floyd Joseph Hefflinger
Shirley
Floyd
Joseph
Hefflinger
Marjorie
W. L. Johnson
Middletown Discusses County Civil Defense Plan
Middletown officials and Butler County Commissioners met to explore cooperation in a county wide Civilian Defense Corps. They weighed whether Middletown would form its own unit or join the county plan, with funding discussed and a joint meeting planned among Hamilton and Middletown leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Butler County
Francis Carmody
J. W. Pratt
American Legion
Gordon Augspureger
Carmody
Augspurger
Hamilton
Dwight Thompson
Champion Paper and Fibre Co
Butler County Defense
Truman Nominates O'Dwyer Ambassador to Mexico
President Truman formally nominates New York City Mayor William O Dwyer as ambassador to Mexico and sends the nomination to the Senate for confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Wiliam O'Dwyer
New York City
Mexico
Senate
August Building Costs Reach 750000 In Middletown
Building costs for August are expected around 750000 with one day left. As of yesterday the total cost of new construction for which permits were issued in August stood at 706878. Sixty one permits were issued the most this year, including 25 Gunnison homes on Sixteenth Ave by Tailored Homes Inc with Sawyer Realty as sales agent. All homes were sold before erection. Standard Oil Co Ohio secured a 20000 improvement permit at Verity Pkwy and Tytus Ave for garage alterations at 401 Tytus Ave to create a service station. The former Paul Clark Sales Room building and Coles and Marshall Rds site were previously mentioned as possible Clark moves. Despite material shortages and higher costs, Middletown home building appears on track with more plans and checks underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunnison
Sixteenth Ave
Tailored Homes, Inc
Sawyer Realty Company
Standard Oil Company
Ohio
Verity Pkwy
Tytus
Tytus Ave
Paul Clark
Clark
Coles and
Marshall Rds
Middletown
Women Voters to Prepare Vote Pamphlet in Middletown
The Middletown League of Women Voters will publish a pamphlet this fall with short biographies and program summaries of local candidates. A voters booth will operate in the downtown area and plans to promote voter registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
League O Women Voters
Cal Grier
League
Voters’ Service Committee
Grier
Timer
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Water Works
Venezuela
DRY Cleaners
Remembe
Alwa
ABC
Paramount Theatre
Marshall
Greenridge Nursery
HamIlton Rd
Legionnaires
Wayside Service
Trenton
Europe
BOARD
Man
Johnson
N. Main St
Illiamson
Sun
Williamson
D. T. Spence
Tee
Williamson Gas
Williamson Coal
Williamson Oil
Williamson-Ziegler Furnace Co
N. Broad St
Dial
Gibby’s Cafe
Charles ST
Ie Data
National Distillers Products Corporation
New York, N.Y
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