Middletown Approves First Reading of New Utility Rates
Middletown city commissioners approved the first reading of an ordinance fixing rates for Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company. Overall the package shows a net decrease in electric costs and a rise in gas bills for residents, with two-year residential contracts and five-year street lighting and water pumping contracts. City Manager H W Starick called the plan fair and equitable and noted an expected annual electric savings of about $42,070 against a gas bill increase of $18,884.
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Middletown
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
H. W. Starick
Starick
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Cincinnati
Blue Baby Dies After Last-Minute Surgery
Mary Jeanne Beebe five month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Beebe Sr of 2 Carolina St died in Cincinnati Children’s Hospital a few hours after surgery for a blue baby condition She had been admitted December 4 Five prior operations had been successful Survivors include parents a brother Richard Jr a sister Janet grandparents and relatives Funeral set for Saturday at 10 30 a m at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home burial in Woodside Cemetery Dr E R Turner to officiate Friends may call Friday 7 10 p m
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Mary Jeanne Beebe
Daugher
Richard Beebe
Carolina St
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Richard, Jr
Janet
Bradley Beebe
Amsterdam
N. Y
Russell Canney
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
E. R. Turner
Germantown Deputy Clerk Schaeffer Dies at 67
Howard H. Schaeffer 67 longtime deputy clerk in Montgomery County Clerk of Courts office Dayton died at 9 35 a m yesterday at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton. Surviving are son Jack brother Virgil Dayton attorney sisters Caroline Grace and Mrs Charlotte Wachter all of Germantown and Dayton. Funeral services set for Friday 2 30 p m at John Rpp Funeral Home with Rev Richard Witz officiating burial in Germantown Cemetery. Friends may call after 3 p m today.
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Germantown
Howard H. Schaeffer
Montgomery County Clerk of Courts
Dayton
Miami Valley Hospital
Scheaffer
Jack
Virgil
Caroline
Dayton Oakwood High School
Grace
Charlotte Wachter
John Rpp
Chard Witz
Miss Jewell Cooley Victim in Accidental Sleeping Pill Overdose
Lebanon Miss Jewell Kathleen Cooley 30 died unexpectedly at her parents home while visiting for the holidays. Warren County coroner Dr H S Williams ruled accidental overdose of sleeping pills. She was a nurse at a Chicago hospital and is survived by her parents and a sister Mrs Alice McCrory of Columbus. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Oswald Funeral Home with Rev M E Mittelstedt officiating. Burial will be in Lebanon Cemetery.
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Lebanon
Jewell Kathleen Cooley
Earl Cooley
H. S. Williams
Warren County
Miss Cooley
Chicago
Alice McCrory
Columbus
Oswald Funeral
M. E. Mittelstedt
Lebanon Cemetery
Charles L. Homan, Warren County farmer, dies at 66
Charles L. Homan, 66, a well known Warren County farmer, died of a heart ailment at his home in Harlan Township late Tuesday night. He served as Harlan Township trustee, Red Cross township chairman, and was a member of the Production Marketing Association of Warren County. Survivors include his widow Emma, a son Gilbert of Gildges, Iowa, three brothers and two sisters. Funeral services set for 2:00 p.m. Friday at Hanna Funeral Home in Blanchester with burial in IOOF Cemetery there.
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Lebanon
Charles L. Homan
Warren County
Harlan Township
Homan
Red Cross Township
Production Marketing Association
Rvivors
Emma
Gilbert
Gilddes
Iowa
Hanna Funeral
Blanchester
IOOF
Seattle judge James Theodore Ronald dies at 95
James Theodore Ronald aged 95, longtime King County judge who retired last year after 40 years on the bench, was the country’s oldest judge on a court of record. Born on a Missouri farm, he leaves a long judicial legacy.
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Seattle
Wash
James Theodore Ronald
King County
Middle Swim Team Hosts Friday YMCA Quadrangular Meet
The Middle swimming team will host a quadrangular meet at the YMCA pool Friday afternoon starting at 2:30 announced by Coach Harry Mesher. Toledo Columbus and Richmond Indiana will compete. Temperature noted as 295 degrees Fahrenheit is erroneous.
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YMCA
Harry Mesher
Toledo
Columbus
Richmond
Ind
Seaman Jack M. O'Brien Joins USS Hawk Blockading Force
Jack M. O'Brien seaman from 713 Yankee Rd now serves on the destroyer USS Hawk. The ship is part of the United Nations Blockading and Escort Force on duty in the Korean area. High speed destroyers escort transports and warships and strike enemy shore targets while patrolling waters near Korea.
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Jack M. O’brien
Yankee Rd
Hawk
United Nations
Korea
Speed Check Ordered on Minnesota Ave South of Fourteenth
Chief Joseph Blackmore ordered a speeding check on Minnesota Avenue south of Fourteenth in the late afternoon and evening hours. He asked traffic officers on cruiser duty to focus on the area and break up reported speeding incidents.
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Minnesota Ave
Fourteenth Ave
Joseph Blackmore
Columbus Trains 2000 Civil Defense First Aid Cadets
Columbus plans to train more than 2 000 city employees in first aid during 1951 as part of Civil Defense. Officials aim to train 65 000 local residents in first aid overall.
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Columbus
Columbus’ Defense
Sun Brisk Weather Outlook With Mixed Ohio Forecasts
Sunny skies greeted Middle Tonians amid the tail end of extreme cold. The Van dalia weather office forecasts a high near 25 with a 12 degree low while Columbus expects 35 to 40 in southwestern Ohio. Friday calls for cloudy cold with light snow and a 30 degree high.
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Ohio
Weather Bureau
Vandalia
Columbus
Aged Hamilton Couple Die After Smoke Inhalation
Paul Winter, 74, and his wife Emma, 68, of Hamilton, died from smoke inhalation after a Christmas Eve fire in their home. Firemen and police had rescued them earlier. Mrs Winter died at dawn and Mr Winter at Mercy Hospital after emergency treatment. The blaze caused about $500 damage and was blamed on an overheated kitchen stove.
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Hamilton
Paul Winter
Emma
Garret J. Boone
Butler County
Studebaker Plans To Cut Production In January
Studebaker Corporation will reduce output of passenger cars and trucks by about 20 percent in January after a record year. President Harold S. Vance attributed the cut to government restrictions on defense materials. The plant will shift to a four day schedule for the gear facility while the truck plant remains five days with a 20 percent manpower reduction.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corporation
Harold S. Vance
All Weather Jets Guarding New York
Lightning fast F-94 interceptors guard New York City and the eastern industrial region on a round the clock stand by alert. The Lockheed design features radar and extra power for combat with a top speed over 600 miles per hour and a service ceiling above 45 000 feet.
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Mitchell Field
N. Y
New York City
Air Force
Lockheed
Carmody Ends Boycott and city installs meters downtown
City Commissioners approved installing more than 150 new parking meters in the downtown area with a unanimous vote. Mayor Francis Carmody supported the plan ending a long running boycott on meterization. H W Starick outlined meter locations on West Central Ave Verity Pkwy Canal St Clinton St and more.
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Francis Carmody
H. W. Starick
East Central Ave
West Central Ave
Water St
Verity Pkwy
Manchester Ave
Canal St
Vail Ave
Clinton St
Starick
Central Ave
Motorola Company
Robert Johnson
Federal Communications Commission
Mary Oglesby Park
School Board
Broad St
Martin Thomas
Butler County
Accident Report Being Compiled in Middletown
A year end accident report is being prepared by Middletown Safety Director Paul Wilson with George Crout and J Wylie Mitchell. The pamphlet, listing fatalities and safety projects from the past year, will be distributed to Safety Council members.
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Middletown
Paul Wilson
George Crout
Board of Control of
the Safety Council
J. Wylie Mitchell
Selective Service Board No. 10
Safety Council
Two Drivers Hurt In Crash On Route 4
State Patrol reports two drivers injured one seriously in a crash on Route 4 north of Hamilton at 7 05 p m yesterday Anthony Davis Jr 26 of Cincinnati suffered facial cuts loss of teeth possible internal injuries while Raymond Rush 22 of Hamilton had forehead cuts Both drivers were taken to Mercy Hospital by Webb ambulance Davis faces charges for passing a truck on a hill at high speed The vehicles were heavily damaged.
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Hamilton
Louis Cornthwaite
Anthony Davis, Jr
Baymiller St
Cincinnati
Raymond Rush
Heaven Ave
Cornthwaite
Davis
Rush
Mercy Hospital
Webb
Christmas Day Shooting Victims Remain Hospitalized
Frank King aged 53 and his wife Loretta 47 of 3117 Mulberry St North Excello remained in Middletown Hospital with satisfactory condition. The couple told conflicting stories and deputies plan to file charges on the man’s release.
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Frank King
Mulberry St
North Excello
Loretta
Middletown
James Greenfield
Police Briefs Report Disorderly Conduct and Local Incidents
Floyd Cooper, 19, of 204 Clark St was charged with disorderly conduct after custody at Central Ave and Clinton St and released on 50 bond to appear in Municipal Court today. Edward Centers 3007 Otta wa St treated at Middletown Hospital with a forehead cut from a cafe fight. Mrs Laura Robbins 1709 Fleming Rd reported a broken window. An air rifle was confiscated and $25 damage to a station wagon at 1808 Central Ave. Samuel McConnell 35 of 1840 Vinton Ave Cincinnati reported a vehicle window peep incident.
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Floyd Cooper
Clark St
Central Ave
Clinton St
Edward Centers
Ottawa St
Middletown Hospital
Laura Robbins
Fleming Rd
Samuel McConnell
Vinton Ave
Cincinnati
Ardmore Drive Home Wins Jaycees Decoration Contest
Arthur R. Eisele of 11 Ardmore Drive won first prize in the Middletown Junior Chamber of Commerce decoration contest judged last night. Second place went to Robert S. Hayes of 205 Aberdeen. third shared by Maynard L. Ream 704 Tenth Ave, Edgar B. Moor man Germantown Rd, Thom as H. Comstock 1009 Ferrer St, Amanda, and Clarence Strassburger North Vire St. West Middletown. Eisele received $20. Hayes $10. third place winners $5 each. Roosevelt Junior High School earned a special award though not judged. Judges rated originality imagination lighting and general appearance.
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Santa Claus
Arthur R. Eisele
Ardmore Drive
Middletown
Maynard L. Ream
Tenth Ave
Edgar B. Moorman
Germantown Rd
Thomas H. Comstock
Ferrer
Amanda
Clarence Strassburger
North Vire St
West Middletown
Rowan Crawford
Eisele
Hayes
Roosevelt Junior High School
Crawford
Civil Defense Head Named for Southwestern Ohio
Col. Don L. Caldwell of Cincinnati is named Civil Defense director for Southwestern Ohio Headquarters Area No. 1 covering Cincinnati and 14 surrounding counties including Butler County. Caldwell a World War I Rainbow division veteran served as MP criminal investigator and as a provost marshal in the Philippines. Other area appointments include Col. Harry J. Patterson Rudolph F. Ruzicka Oscar A. Frank Wiley L. Golden and Frederic E. Holmes in various defense roles.
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Don L. Caldwell
Cincinnati
Ohio
Middletown
Butler County
Caldwell
Philippines
Col
Harry J. Patterson
Rudolph F. Ruzicka
Oscar A. Frank
Wiley L. Golden
Frederic E. Holmes
Others Carry On For R E In Annual Home Party
The Butler County Home for the Aged holds its 7 30 p m party tonight sponsored by R E Morrison for 30 years. WPFB performers Smoky Ward and his Barrel Head Gang provide entertainment with Bob Patton hosting and gift distribution. Kiwanis and firemen, Home Culture class, Blue Ball church group, and others donate gifts to brighten residents day.
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R. E
Butler County
R. E. Morrison
WPFB
Smoky Ward
Barrel Head Gang
Bob Patton
First Baptist Church
Patton
Fire Kills 3 Children in Murphysboro
In Murphysboro Illinois an early morning blaze destroyed the four room home of Mr and Mrs Alva Boone. Three children died and the parents with a six month old baby suffered severe burns while a fifth child escaped with minor burns.
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Murphysboro, Il
Alva Boone
Fumes Kill 6 Year Old in Cincinnati
Six year old Lee Grimsley of near Harrison died in Cincinnati after inhaling carbon monoxide from a suspected defective stove. The AP report notes the fatal fumes were linked to the appliance.
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Cincinnati
Lee Grimsley
Harrison
King Solomon's Mines and Rosie O Grady Show at Local Theaters
Paramount shows King Solomon's Mines on Thursday and Friday with screenings at 1 25, 3 30, 5 30, 7 35 and 9 40 p m Strand presents Daughter of Rosie O Grady at 1 30, 4 45 and 8 p m and Pegsy at 3 20, 6 40 and 9 55 p m Abilene Town plays Friday at 1 45, 5 and 8 15 p m Colonial offers Two Weeks with Love Thursday at 1 58, 3 58, 5 58, 7 58 and 9 58 p m.
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Paramount
King Solomon's Mine
Strand
Rosie O'Grady
Pegsy
Abilene Town
Colonial
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Commission
Jewell K. Cooley
Associated Press
New York
Max Beckmann
Museum of Modern Art
John H. North
Aubrey Moore and
Wallace
Advertising Agency
Call
Ture
Studebaker
Carmody
Central
Cas
Earth
Jaycees
Norman Kerr
Susan Breiel
Journal Society
Jerome, Inwood
Delbert Mann
Jaycee
Civil Defense Head
SEARS
Linoleum and Rug Department
Lakeside Inn
Tytus Ave
Flint’s Grocery
TYTUS
Lakeside
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