CAA approval seen for Middletown airport expansion plan
Civil Aeronautics Authority approval may arrive soon as Middletown plans an extensive airport expansion. The city would match 90000 dollars in federal aid, with expansion to Class 3, lengthening runways and grading to accommodate motor transport planes and fighter aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiddletown
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Fred J. Schatzmann
E. {. Scofield
CAA
Chicago
Scofield
Middletown
Middletown Alumni Adopts Booster Club Name
At the Middletown High School annual meeting the alumni group adopted the name Middle town High School Boosters Club open to non alumni for committee service and offices. The group elected two year directors and formed audit and membership committees while preparing for upcoming activities and sports plans. Coach Paul Walker praised his undefeated team and set a goal to beat Hamilton, noting 12 players may join tournament squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Alumni Associaton
Enior
Middleown High School Boosters Club
Ralph Grimes
Harold Anness
August Oglesby
H. A. Serald
Walter Doench
Tilmon Elison
Chalmers Brewer
Mary Delp
Glen Lane
Walter Tobitt
Alfred Decatur
Kelly Haddix
Hannah
Dorothy Yennis
Thomas Fenton
Owen Combs
Paul Walker
Presnt
Hamilton
Hamilton- Middletown
Four men fined in Thanksgiving fight on S Clinton Street
Four men arrested on Thanksgiving Day faced Judge Alton H. Combs in Municipal Court. Marcellus Boyd was fined 100 dollars for pointing firearms, while Rufus Cox James Cox and Stanley Wells each paid 75 dollars for disorderly conduct destruction of property and assault. Patrolman Arnold Ferguson filed charges. Boyd alleged the others tore clothing from him and his wife and struck a table, with damages about 118 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Clinton St
Alton H. Combs
Marcellus Boyd
Manchester Ave
Rufus Cox
Webster St
James Cox
Sheridan Ave
Stanley L. Wells
Lawn Ave
Arnold Ferguson
Boyd
Two Men Fined For Disorderly Conduct
Two men faced fines of 25 dollars each for disorderly conduct. Seldon Mullins aged 21 of 3115 Navaho Street and Charles Sutton aged 30 of 1217 Reynolds Avenue were cited by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seldon Mullins
Navaho St
Charles Sutton
Reynolds Ave
Fog Lifting Over Britain Clears Air Lifts Begin
Persistent fog across Britain and western Europe eases after six days, allowing resumed Allied air lift to Berlin. Four loading bases reopen in the British zone while Frankfurt and Wiesbaden stay fogbound. Queen Mary departs Cowes to pick up extra passengers for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Europe
Baltic
Portugal
Berlin
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
Cowes Road
Southampton Harbor
Cherbourg
New York
Evacuees Arrive in Manila From China
Two transport planes from China brought 39 evacuees to Manila including 25 children aged two months to teens. A second group was expected Monday. Mrs. Robert H. Soule of Washington D C described no panic in Nanking and no tears at the airport as the party departed to rejoin husbands abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
China
Shanghai
Nanking
Robert H. Soule
Washington, D. C
U. S
Welles to Speak on Foreign Affairs at Kent State
Former Undersecretary of State Sumner Welles will address Kent State University on foreign affairs tomorrow morning. He has just returned from an extensive European tour.
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Welles
Kent
Sumner Welles
Kent State University
Europe
California lilac blooms yield cleansing lather when rubbed
Readily available branches of the California lilac produce a surprising amount of cleansing foam when rubbed in water, suggesting potential domestic use for soap making or cleaning purposes. The herb’s dense foliage appears to release suds easily under gentle agitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
George Harvey Receives Explorer Ranger Award at Round Up
George Harvey was surprised with the Explorer Ranger Award during the Triple S-Round Up by the Mound Builders Area Council of Boy Scouts. The event in the Civic Association auditorium honored Harvey, advisor of Explorer Post No. 3 sponsored by First Presbyterian Church, for reaching the highest award in explorer scouting and completing the Lincoln Trail Award. Sixty-two scouts witnessed seven new members installed and districts noted attending officials and open forum discussions on scouting issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mound Builders Area Council of Boy Scouts
Civic Association
George Harvey
First Presbyterian Church
Harvey
Lincoln
Thomas Swaim
Holy Trinity Troop
Larry Long
Holy Trinity
Ernest L. Bowen
Church of the Ascension
Thomas P. Robertson
Trenton Pta
Arthur Sixt, Jr
Armco Association
George W. Hicksen
Albert McCarty
R. A. Dempsey
Fort Ancient
Ted Grosvenor
Miami
E. J. Goldschmidt, Jr
Clarence Lawson
Chester Hollenbaugh
Art Johnson
W. H. Minton
Joseph Heffner
Cub Stouts
Eliza Abraham
Elmer Kartovich
Earl Klein
The
Eagles
Paul Parker
Chicago Man Named Civil Defense Head
Au brey H. Mellinger of Chicago is named director of the Office of Civil Defense planning by Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. He will start next Wednesday and serves as interim head until a permanent office is created. Mellinger, 67, former president of Illinois Bell and chair of the Chicago Plan Commission, succeeds Russell J. Hopley of Omaha. Hopley returns to Northwestern Bell after drafting a nine month national security plan. Mellinger, born in Arcanum, Ohio, studied at Ohio State and rose from NY Telephone to Illinois Bell where he became president in 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Chicago Plan Commission
Russell J. Hopley
Omaha
Nebr. Hopley
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Forrestal
Mellinger
Congress
Civil Defense Planning
Arcanum
O. Mellinger
Ohio State University
New York Telephone Company
Illinois Company
Dahlia Grower Dorff Dies at 65 in East Liverpool
Ross H. Dorff a 65 year old dahlia enthusiast and originator of several flower species died after a week long illness. A potter by trade he served as city councilman and on the board of health. He developed varieties including the President Truman and the Bernice Davey named for the governor’s widow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Liverpool
Ross H. Dorff
Board of Health
Prices Fall In Shanghai Amid Rumors Of Gold Flight
Prices dropped in Shanghai after unverified rumors that the Central Bank of China moved gold bullion. The garrison sealed the key thoroughfare overnight and barred passage even for curfew passes as workers were seen loading heavy boxes onto a ship at a dock opposite the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Central Bank of China
Plans For Inter-City Bus Station Relocation
Possible move of the inter city bus station from the Milner Hotel on South Main Street to 14 South Clinton Street after March 1 was reported. Miss Norma Kianke of Ohio Bus Lines confirmed the plan and said a new terminal site is being negotiated.
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Milner
South Main St
South Clinton St
Sible
Norma Kianke
Ohio Bus Lines
Cincinnati Street and Railrouad Company
Miss Kianke
Marvin D. Clark
Dixie News Stand
Clinton St
Commercial Realty Company
Clark
Reynolds Ave
Verity Pkwy
Main St
Dixie News
Central Ave
14 Club
Freight train wrecks house in Philadelphia
A Reading railroad freight train derailed on Noble Street, damaging an unoccupied three story house. Two adjacent residents were injured and two others suffered shock as they fled, while walls collapsed and interior beams and plaster hung exposed.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad
Noble Street
Medal of Honor for Pat Kessler in World War II action
Patrick L. Kessler of Middletown Ohio earned the Congressional Medal of Honor for singlehandedly charging through machinegun fire to kill gun crews and capture multiple Germans while aiding Company K, sustaining wounds, and guiding captured prisoners to safety. He was killed in action two days later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Company K
Patrick L. Kessler
Middletown
Ohio
Farm laborer ends life after loss of horse at New Riegel
John Frankart, 48, despondent over a horse death and farm mechanization, shot himself yesterday on the Sisters of Precious Blood farm at New Riegel. Coroner William H. Benner reported.
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Tiffin
John Frankart
William H. Benner
Frankart
Sisters of Precious Blood
New Riegel
Benner
Velvet Touch at Paramount with Rosalind Russell and Leo Genn
At the Paramount the Velvet Touch features Rosalind Russell and Leo Genn showing at 1 15, 1 30, 7 35 and 9 45 p m Thursday. Friday offers Walk a Crooked Mile with Dennis O Keefe and Louise Albritton at 2 45, 5 50 and 8 55 p m and Triple Threat with Richard Crane and Gloria Henry at 1 15, 4 15, 7 25 and 10 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosalind Russell
Leo Genn
Dennis O’keefe
Louise Albritton
Richard Crane
Gloria Henry
Son of God's Country and Hazard Showings Schedule
Thursday and Friday program features Son of God's Country with Monte Hale and Pamela Blake at 1 15, 4 25, 7 35 and 10 40 p m. Also Hazard with Paulette Goddard and Macdonald Carey at 2 20, 5 30 and 8 40 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Hale
Pamela Blake
Hazard
Paulette Goddard
Macdonald Carey
Middletown honors Private Patrick Kessler with auditorium name
Private Patrick Kessler, Army veteran of Africa and Italy, is survived by his mother Anna Kessler and siblings. Maj Gen Charles L. Scott presented his medal at Ft. Knox in 1945. Msgr McNary praised him as gallant and courteous. In 1946 the local American Legion renamed its new auditorium Patrick Kessler Auditorium in his memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stokes and Borden Dairies
30Th
Africa
Anna Kessler
Fleming Rd
Helen Radford
Columbus
Georgia
Mary Tuggle
Middletown
Anna Taylor
Gladys Kessler
Robert
Marlene Radford
Augustus Kessler
Kessiler
American Legion
Charles L. Scott
Ft. Knox
Msgr
McNary
Holy Trinity Church
Kessler
Legion Post
Patrick Kessler
Armco Worker Dies Sudden at Plant
Cecil Rhoades aged 38 of 2209 Winton Street died after a heart attack while at work in Armco’s hot roll processing department. He collapsed at 11:45 a.m. and died at Armco Hospital. A tractor feeder since 1933, he leaves widow Norma and three children. Body sent to Baker Funeral Home.
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Cecil Rhoades
Winton St
Armco
Rhoades
Norma
Air Force cancels mass B 29 over Dayton simulation plan
The Air Force announced 10 day simulated bombing runs over Dayton starting December 6 will involve single B-29 bombers at high altitude. Bombs will not be dropped and no formations will be flown while a mobile radar unit records accuracy. Participating aircraft arrive from Rapid City Merced Tucson Roswell Fort Worth and Tampa.
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Washington
Air Force
Dayton
Wright- Patterson Base
Air Force Headquarters
Rapid City
8. D
Merced
Cal
Tucson
Ariz
Roswell
N. M
Fort Worth
New portrait of Governor Davey hung in Ohio office
A new portrait of the late Gov. Martin L. Davey by Albert Dick of Cleveland was installed in the reception room of the governor's office yesterday. It replaces a previous painting removed at the Davey family's request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Martin L. Davey
Albert Dick
Cleveland
Governor's Office
Davey
Middletown Considers Packaged Chimney Use
Two men said they were misquoted after support was voiced for allowing metal packaged chimneys under Middletown's building code. Fire Chief Fishbaugh backed by district contractor Bauer disputed the report while City Commissioner Corson and the Building Code Committee prepare next steps on adopting new chimney standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
City Building Code Revision Study Committee
City Commission
William Fishbaugh
City Building Code Committee A
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Martin L. Bauer
Con
Bauer
van Packeer
Orville Corson
Corson
J. D. Sawyer
Qcity Commission
Uno
Ahephans Elect New Officers
Paul Mathews elected president of the Order of Ahepa at a YMCA meeting yesterday. Albert Jones is vice president, George Poolisan treasurer nominee, George Manos secretary, and George Lambesis among the governors. Installation set for January 30 with the Daughters of Penelope. chapters in Cincinnati Dayton Springfield and Columbus invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mathews
Order of Ahepa
YMCA
Albert Jones
Hamilton
George Poolisan
George Manos
Peter Laras
Gus Valen
George Lambesis
James Eliopoulos
Peter Kavouras
Penelope
Cincinnati
Dayton
Springfield
Columbus
By-Products of the Meat Packing Industry Examined
A dated note discusses the by products of meat packing, highlighting edible uses and industrial applications. It emphasizes the economic role of by products in supplying tallow glue and fertilizer while noting processing duties and quality controls.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eagle Hall
Alva Rybolt
McCoy- Leffler Funeral Home
Cecil Dane
Cecil Butts
Ross Motors, Inc
Tytus Avenue
Ranger Award
Civil Defense
Aubrey H. Mellinger
Office of Civil Defense Planning
Secretary of Defense
James Forrestal
Paramount
Andle Gems
Gruen
Baker Funeral Home
Ahephans
Berlon
Aniton
Gough Lamb
Claradon
Freeman Ie
Elgin DeLuxe
Lord Elgin
Lady Elgin
Ofatzilos
Rogers
Clothing Store
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