Middletown weighs new low cost housing with metal chimney plan
A city building code revision committee approves a plan to permit the Vitro liner Flue-Type E for one story homes, enabling Lustron style housing. The City Commission expected to act, with safety provisions including a tee, cleanout, and protective screen.
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Middletown
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Sioner
Corson
Columbus
Carson
National Board of Fire Underwriters Laboratories
Harold W. Goetz
Russell Barnard
William Fishbaugh
Fishbaugh
NBFU
J. D. Sawyer
City Commission
Sawyer
Financing Of New City Dump To Be Studied By Commission
City Commission expected to consider an ordinance authorizing a $3,000 bond issue for purchase of 25 acres south of the city near the Great Miami River to establish a sanitary fill dump. Also on the agenda are hiring four patrolmen and reviewing sergeant examinations as part of police reorganization. airport plans remain with the Chicago CAA office. Nutting Co report on city water mains awaited to proceed with Water Works improvements.
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Great Miami River
City Commission
Middletown Sands and Gravel Company
Thomas Carmody
CAA
Chicago
H. C. Nutting Company
Cincinnati
Talent Show Set Tonight at Roosevelt Junior High
Armco Talent Show directed by Charles Combs opens at 8 in Roosevelt Junior High auditorium. About 20 amateurs perform, with a play “He Gave His All, Can You Forget?” and a Pearl Harbor anniversary military atmosphere. Philip Lawson participates. Mrs. J T Schraffenberger provides piano accompaniment.
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Charles Combs
Armco
Roosevelt Junior High School
Combs
Pearl Harbor
Philip Lawson
Whse
Eee
J. T. Schraffenberger
NALC Branch 188 to Meet Thursday Evening
Branch 188 of the National Association of Letter Carriers will meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the Trades and Labor Hall. After committee reports and routine business a social hour is planned. James Layer branch president will preside.
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National Association of Letter Carriers
Trades and Labor Hall
James Layer
Fire damages limited as taxi line fault sparks blaze
A broken oil line on a 77 Taxi Company auto began a fire at 7 15 p m Monday near Manchester and Sutphin Ave It was fought by No 1 Department firefighters and caused no reported damage The taxi was driven by Illiam Mise
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77 Taxi Company
Deartment
Illiam Mise
Manchester
Sutphin Ave
City Auditor to Attend State Session Meeting in Columbus
The Association of Ohio Municipalities urges full city representation at its December 30 Columbus session at the Deshler-Wallick Hotel. C H Campbell is expected to attend and City Attorney Fred J Schatzmann hopes to join. Officials aim to draft recommendations for the January state legislature and committees have already met, with December 15 deadline for submissions.
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Association of Ohio Municipalities
Columbus
C. H. Campbell
Fred J. Schatzmann
Association
Deshler-Wallick
Charles E. Slusser
Slusser
Agriculture and Conservation
Foremen Hear Safety Lecture In Middletown Meeting
Robert L. Miles, personnel director of Clayton and Lambert Manufacturing, spoke to Middletown foremen in the Gardner-Richardson Company conference room. The fourth of six Monday sessions covered safeguarding machinery safety standards and evaluating safety performance using Department of Labor Bulletin 67 as text. Next Monday L F Reinartz of Armco Steel will preside with topics on safety responsibility planning layout housekeeping and tire prevention.
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Robert L. Miles
Clayton and Lambert Manufacturing Company
Middletown Industries
Gardner-Richardson Company
Miles
Department of Labor
L. F. Reinartz
Middletown
Armco Steel Corporation
At the Movies Paramount Tuesday and Wednesday
The Paramount presents Julia Misbehaves with Greer Garson and Walter Pidgeon at 1 15, 3 15, 5 20, 7 25 and 9 35 p.m. On Wednesday Forever Amber stars Linda Darnell and Cornel Wilde at 1 25, 4 00, 6 40 and 9 15 p.m.
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Paramount
Julia
Greer Garson
Walter Pidgen
Forever Amber
Linda Darnell
Cornel Wilde
4A Woman's Vengeance and Out of the Storm at Strand
Strand shows 4A Woman's Vengeance with Charles Boyer and Ann Blyth at 2:35, 5:36 and 8:37 P.M. Also Out of the Storm starring James Lydon and Lois Collier at 1:15, 4:16, 7:17 and 10:18 P.M.
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Woman's Vengeance
Charles Boyer
Ann Blythe
James Lydon
Lois Collier
Four charged with gambling appear in municipal court
Four men arrested in a Yankee Rd card room faced gambling charges in Municipal Court before Judge Alton H. Combs. All were released on bond. Separate cases included two men fined for carrying concealed weapons and others for intoxication and assault.
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Alton H. Combs
Yankee Rd
William Rogers
Middletown
Fred Volrich
Baltimore St
James Kilburn
Finley St
Carl Jones
West Middletown
Essie Pollard
Butler County
Jay Cliffor
Pollard
Darrell Schuman
Garfield St
Schuman
Seventh Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Remembrance
Hawaii focuses on rescuing 33 Air Force men from the mid Pacific over the seven year mark of Pearl Harbor. International figures issue statements, including Japan’s Yoshida urging recovery of the empire, while San Diego veterans plan a memorial with Adm Sherman as speaker.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Mid- Pacific
Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Japan
Washington
Chiang Kai - Shek
China
San Diego
Calif
Curtis
Ira Small 37 dies suddenly at Middletown Hospital
Ira Small 37 of 720 Poplar St died at 1 50 a m at Middletown Hospital from a heart condition. He was a maintenance man at the YMCA and attended the First Presbyterian Church. Survived by three sisters Irene Sullivan Jeanett Smith of Middletown and Mildred Huff of Franklin, two nephews and one niece. Wilson Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Ira Small
Poplar St
Middletown Hospital
YMCA
First Presbyterian Church
Irene Sullivan
Jeanett Smith
Middletown
Mildred Huff
Franklin
Wilson Funeral Home
Death of Mrs. Bertha C. Whitenack in Ohio
Ward reports the death of Mrs. Bertha C. Whitenack 72 of Cozaddale Ohio in a Cincinnati hospital Monday evening. She is mother to Mrs. A G Decatur of Middletown and survived by six other daughters. Services set for 2 PM Thursday at Brethren Church Edenton Ohio with burial in Edenton cemetery. Friends may call at Eichelberger Funeral Home Blanchester.
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Ward
Bertha C. Whitenack
Cozaddale
Cincinnati
Death of Mrs. Lesta Snook in Lebanon
Mrs. Lesta Snook 81 widow of A V Snook of Lebanon died Monday at 4 30 p m at Middletown Rest Home where she resided two years. Survived by stepson Clarence Lebanon. two stepdaughters Edith Irons Lebanon and Ethel Irons Pittsburgh. four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Services Thursday at 2 p m Oswald Funeral Home Lebanon with burial in Lebanon Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Wednesday at the Funeral Home.
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Lebanon
Lesta Snook
A. V. Snook
Middletown
Clarence
Edith Irons
Ethel Irons
Pittsburgh
Oswald
Last Rites for Scott B. Pierson Held in Germantown
Scott B. Pierson 76 retired Middletown High biology teacher died suddenly Monday of a heart attack while visiting Oxford and Hamilton. Service Wednesday at 2 p.m. at 307 N Main St with burial in Germantown Cemetery. He headed the science department before retiring in 1932. Survived by widow Martha daughter Mrs Marcus Buck and granddaughter Marcia all of Germantown. Local lodge services follow. Albert Swartzel Funeral Home in charge.
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Germantown
Scott B. Pierson
Middletown
N. Main St
Paul Bressler
Pierson
Oxford
Hamilton
Connersville
Ind
Middletown High School
Germantown Board of Public Affairs
Germantown Building and Loan Association
Lincoln Lodge
Order of Odd Fellows
Lutheran Methodist Church
Martha
Marcus Buck
Marcia
C.F. Lodge
Albert Swartzel
Pioneering trucking figure Ward D. Hiner dies at 68
Ward D. Hiner, 68, who helped found long distance household goods trucking and large scale bus transportation, and served as an organizer and pioneer in the field, passed away in Indianapolis. He shaped cross country moving and group travel logistics, leaving a lasting impact on the industry.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ward D. Hiner
Changes Studied For Local Garbage System
City attorney Fred J Schatzmann reports further revisions to proposed garbage collection specs. City Commissioners have not approved bids while Marvin D Clark pushes lowering to 20 gallons and a half unit option. Clark also seeks buyable broom and shovel provisions for collectors.
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Fred J. Schatzmann
Special
Marvin D. Clark
Schatzmann
Clark
Oldest registered nurse helped train nurses in major cities
GARDNER Mass Charlotte A Brown 86 a nation’s oldest registered nurses who aided in establishing nurses training schools at Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia and Bellevue New York City She was born Athol Massachusetts Fargo North Dakota Dr Howard J Bell 34 president of Jamestown College since 1946 and former assistant to the president of Bradley University Peoria Illinois
Two Ohio Cities Study Middletown Auditor System
Two Ohio cities plan to adopt Middletown's auditing method. A northern city representative has visited the office and another has expressed interest. The system offers monthly financial reports prepared by C. H. Campbell and Miss Martha Class, showing both anticipated and actual receipts. It enables a quick view of the city's financial standing, a practice used here for several years.
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Ohio
Middletown
C. H. Campbell
Martha Class
Commission eyes lid rule and bid plan on garbage carts
The Commission chairman urged a provision forcing lid replacement on garbage cans and discussed a possible special session to finalize specifications. Clark noted majority agreement on key points for the retained system, with at least two firms ready to bid on an alternating one to three year proposal.
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Commission
Clark
Legion Plans Report Meeting
A report meeting for the American Legion membership drive is called by vice-commanders for 8 p.m. today in the American Legion hall. All team workers captains and chairmen will present final reports during a Pearl Harbor observance with luncheon served afterward.
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American Legion
Legion
Pearl Harbor
Drive by Vice Commanders grows from 500 to 1300 members
Officials said the drive began November 22 with 500 members and reached over 1,300 this morning. They expect the total to reach about 2,300 with further gains. William Verity Art Albaugh and Elmer Schneider were noted as vice commanders.
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William Verity
Art Albaugh
Elmer Schneider
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Orville Corson
NALC
Reed-Klopp
Clarence McEvoy
Walnut St
Bedtime Story
Logan Ave
Bertha Whitenack
Mrs. Lesta Snook
KODAK
Central Ave
The
Oklahoma City Stockyards Exchange
Ralston Paint Store, Inc
N. Broad ST
Romind
Vreto
of American Federation of Union Musicians, Union No
Trades G Labor Council
Taal Ambulan
Funeral Broad Street
Hi First Ave
Middletown,o
Nash
America
Nash Motors
Nash Kelvinator Corporation
Wilmer Motors
Central Gerage
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