Punxsutawney Phil Confident In Six More Weeks Of Winter
Brer Groundhog issued his forecast at 7 32 am EST declaring winter will persist six weeks. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club led by Dr. F A Lorenzo touted the ritual while rival groundhogs and scientists cast doubt. Lorenzo joked about fleeing to Florida until the cold war ends as the furred weatherman retired back to his burrow.
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Middletown
Mr. Groundhog
Groundhog
Punxutawney
Brer
Gobblers Knob
Canoe Ridge
F. A. Lorenzo
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Woodchuck
Quarryville
Pennsylvania
Lorenzo
Florida
Sinus Sufferers Get New Hope on Castell Drug Co
An advertisement touts SUNIS-A a new physician based preparation promising daytime alertness and peaceful sleep. It claims proven results without sniffing or smearing and urges readers to try a different remedy beyond prior attempts.
Middletown merchants to hold annual employee meeting
Executive committee of the Middletown Retail Merchants Association agrees to include all store employees in the annual meeting set for February 22. President Donald B. Folger says plans are under way to secure a prominent speaker, with the name to be announced later.
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Middletown Retail Merchants Association
Donald B. Folger
Mistrial Declared in Butler County Car Collision Suit
Nettie Rhodes of Germantown Route 1 sued Ralph McWhorter of Germantown Route 1 for 6500 after a collision with her truck. Judge Frank Johnson substituted for Judge Fred B. Cramer and ordered a mistrial when insurance involvement was discussed. Counsel Paul A. Baden moved for the mistrial on the ground that mentioning an insurer is barred by law.
Firefighters Talks Delayed In North Middletown
North Middletown Fire Department delays talks on city aid as Chief William Long is absent. Fire Chief William Fishbaugh sent a letter outlining conditions for assistance, including during mechanical breakdowns when they help other communities. Summer festival plans for July include a carnival for children and families with rides and concessions. Lee Beck, concession owner, attended the fire house meeting on Manchester Road.
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North Middletown Fire Department
Middletown
William Long
North Middletown Department
William Fishbaugh
Lyman Nein
North Middletown Fire Association
North Middletown
Chief Long
Nein
Fishbaugh
Servce
Lee Beck
Manchester Rd
Vital Statistics Births and Out of Town Births
Birth notices list several hospital births for Tuesday and Wednesday including Earl Holman Lebanon a girl William Parker Franklin a boy Fred Spencer Columbia Ave a girl Walter Griffith Ottawa Street a boy Andrew Green Grove Street a girl Out of town births include Thomas Bradbury Wanda Upton Oregonia a boy Jack Rupp Dolores Gibbons Hamilton a boy Mercy Hospital Maternal grandparents Cardinal Gibbons 700 Stanley Street Thomas LaRock Mary Orth Rochester a boy Emerick Orth 1603 Lafayette Street
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Earl Holman
Lebanon
William Parker
Franklin
Fred Spencer
Columbia Ave
Tuesay
Walter Griffith
Ottawa St
Andrew Green
Grove St
Thomas Bradbury
Wanda Upton
Oregonia
Jack Rupp
Dolores Gibbons
Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Cardinal Gibbons
Stanley St
Thomas LaRock
Mary Orth
Rochester
N. Y
Marriage Licenses Shown For Four Local Couples
Ralph E. McMichael 21 student and Jo Firfley 21 of Oxford. Glenn E. Pratt Jr. 19 clerk and Betty Jeanine Fagan 19 of Middletown. Howard Thomas Taylor 18 laborer and Anna Belle Hargus 17 of Middletown Route 1.
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Ralph E. McMichael
Jo Firfley
Oxford
Glenn E. Pratt, Jr
Columbia Ave
Betty Jeanine Fagan
Moore St
Middletown
Howard Thomas Taylor
Anna Belle Hargus
Hospital Walks and Discharges List of Local Patients
In hospital: Jean Carpenter Franklin medical. Edna Carr Elmo surgical. Albert Taylor Franklin Route 2 surgical. Minnie E. Brooks Woodburn Ave medical. Eugene Banks Malvern St medical. George Collier Webster St medical. Paul Knapp Lafayette St medical. Michael O’Hara Middletown Route 2 medical. Robert Imfeld Tytus Ave surgical. Wanda Jean and Mary Katheryn Banks Franklin Route 2 surgical. Discharged: Minnie Heil Tytus Ave. Ronald Brockman Miamisburg son of Raymond Brockman. Maurice Whitacre Franklin. Gary Cavin Franklin. Lois Morlatt Auburn St. Curtis Van Cleve Navaho St. Orville Shearer Gideon Rd. Cathy Sue Davis Mohawk St. Out of town: Stephen Alfrey Excello Cincinnati Children’s Hospital surgical. Cecil Duvall Wakefield Mich former resident surgical.
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Jean Carpenter
Franklin
Edna Carr
Elmo Pl
Albert Taylor
Minnie E. Brooks
Woodburn Ave
Eugene Banks
Chester Banks
Malvern St
George Collier
Verna Collier
Webster St
Paul Knapp
Lafayette St
Michael O'Hara
Jock O’hara
Middletown
Robert Imfeld
Tytus Ave
Wanda Jean
Mary Katheryn Banks
James Banks
Minnie Heil
Ronald Brockman
Raymond Brockman
Miamisburg
Maurice Whitacre
Gary Cavin
J. K. Cavin
Lois Morlatt
Auburn St
Curtis van Cleve
Navaho St
Orville Shearer
Gideon Rd
Cathy Sue Davis
James Davis
Mohawk St
Stephen Alfrey
William Alfrey
Excello
Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Surgical
Cecil Duvall
Wakefield
Mich
Hospital
A Million Dollars to Relieve Piles
It is estimated that over a million dollars a year is spent on remedies to relieve piles. Peterson's Ointment offers fast relief from itching in minutes with a 40¢ box or 60¢ tube. Be delighted or money back.
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Peterson
Adv
Action On Commission Appointment Unlikely Tonight
City Commission expected to make no move on filling the vacancy caused by A. K. Lewis’s death at tonight’s meeting. Mayor and officials plan a busy session with bids for police and fire uniforms, sand and gravel contracts, a steel building at the disposal site, and annual permits for buses and taxis.
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A. K. Lewis
Orville Corson
Carson
Cincinnati
Fedeimer Company
Pettibone Company
L. A. Waldner
Barn Burned in Rural Fire Across Five Communities
Defective wiring caused a blaze that destroyed a barn and its contents on Eaton Rd in St. Clair Township. Damage estimated at 13 500 dollars. Firefighters from Jacksonburg Overpeck Williamsdale Jacksonburg Millville and Seven Mile fought the flames, saving two stables two silos and another barn nearby. About 30 000 gallons of water from a cistern were used. The barn valued at 12 000 dollars and its hay 1 500 dollars were lost. Cattle were led to safety by firefighters and neighbors. Chief William Whitman led the Jacksonburg department. The farm sits near Taylor School Rd five miles north of Hamilton. residents include the Shaw family.
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John Goodman
Eaton Rd
St. Clair Township
Jacksonburg
Overpeck
Williamsdale
Millville
Seven Mile
Clarence Neal
William Whitman
John Paullin
Howard Bishop
Ray Childers
Goodman
Taylor School Rd
Hamilton
Shaw
Court Supports Council Action on Juveniles
Hamilton officials backed a City Council edict targeting late night juvenile loitering. Judge Oscar R. Leiser pledged cooperation and warned parents face fines or jail, as police prepare to intensify night patrols and curb underage drinking in cafes cited by Councilman Rosendahl and colleagues.
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Hamilton
Oscar R. Leiser
Leiser
Council
Frank Rosendahl
Vincent Emminger
Robert Wittman
Rosendahl
Emminger
Van Dyke crash claims young rider in Vandalia
Dayton AP report says Nancy Swartzel 21 of Vandalia was killed when a car, with Mrs. Arthur Steffey 45 driving, left U S Route 40 and struck an abutment west of Vandalia. Steffey was critically injured.
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Dayton, O
Nancy Swartzel
Vandalia
Arthur Steffey
Gouny Delays Water Hearing On Extension Project
Butler County Commissioners postponed action on a request to extend water lines in the Buena Vista subdivision. Bidders include Charles F. McCurdy of Cincinnati at 49,709.05, Bond and Sheehan of Reading at 49,877.30, H N W Construction Co of Cincinnati at 55,307.30, and Andrew Hemmer Co of Hamilton at 62,464.25. Installation costs will be paid by about 90 local property owners through assessments.
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Butler County
Buena Vista
Charles F. McCurdy
Cincinnati
Bond
Dixie Heights Improvement League to Convene February 10
Dixie Heights Improvement League will meet February 10 at Maple Park School with city officials invited. President C. F. Myers issued invitations to Fred J. Schatzmann Middletown City Commission the Middletown Safety Council and Paul Wilson director of the Council. They will discuss Vannest Ave watershed watermains in the area and a lateral road to Route 73.
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Dixie Heights Improvement League
Maple Park School
C. F. Myers
Fred J. Schatzmann
Middletown City Commission
Middletown Safety Council
Paul Wilson
Myers
Vannest Ave
Ohio Woman Dies After Backed Locomotive Collision
Mrs. Vestal Bray Whitlock of Cincinnati aged 34 dies from internal injuries after her car is struck by a backing Pennsylvania Railroad locomotive at a Cincinnati crossing. Passenger Robert McCammon also injured. She owned a Hartwell cafe and is survived by husband Raymond and son Raymond Jr plus her Bray family. Burial at Woodside Cemetery following Friday services.
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Vestal Bray Whitlock
Cincinnati
John Bray
Erie Ave
Middletown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Whitlock
Hartwell
Herbert Lyle
Scout Leaders Study Finances
Council members of the Middletown Girl Scouts approved finance committee recommendations aimed at better troop finances. Each troop must present an annual financial report to the council. The council meeting occurred Tuesday afternoon in the Girl Scout club room.
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Middletown Girl Scouts
Garnet L. Church
Girl Scout Club
At the Movies Paramount Feature Lineup
Pitfall starring Dick Powell and Lizabeth Scott shows at 1 30, 3 30, 5 40, 7 40 and 9 30 p m Also Amazing Mr X with Tarhan Bey and Lynn Bari at 2 15, 4 55, 7 35 and 10 15 p m Angry God with an all native cast screens at 1 15, 3 55, 6 35 and 9 16 p m
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Dick Powell
Lizabeth Scott
Tarhan Bey
Lynn Bari
Angry God
Obituary for Charles J. Pate 50
Services for Charles J. Pate 50 who died yesterday will be held Friday at 2 30 p m at the First Church of God Crawford St Rev R C Caudill officiating with interment in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at the Joseph R Baker Funeral Home until time of the funeral.
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Charles J. Pate
First Church of God
Crawford St
R. C. Caudill
Woodside Cemetery
Joseph R. Baker
William R. Tibbs Dies. Services Planned
William R. Tibbs day-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Tibbs of 933 Eighth Ave died yesterday at 11 30 p m in Middletown Hospital. Surviving are the parents. Graveside services are set for Thursday at 2 p m at Woodside Cemetery with Rev. H H Jung officiating.
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William R. Tibbs
William Tibbs
Eighth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Woodside Cemetery
H. H. Jung
Noted composer Herbert Stothart dies at 64
Hollywood and New York based composer and Academy Award winner for The Wizard of Oz score, Herbert Stothart, aged 64, born in Milwaukee. Also listed: William Greenough Dun and Bradstreet chair 74 from Quincy Mass. Edward F. Curley 7 turf writer from New York Journal American born in NYC. Dr Bernard B. Berkeley 71 dermatologist from Brooklyn formerly Fordham educator.
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Hollywood
Herbert Stothart
New York
Milwaukee
William Greenough
Dun and Bradstreet
Quincy
Mass
Miami
Fla
Edward F. Curley
New York Journal-American
New York American
New York City
Los Angeles
Bernard B. Berkeley
Brooklyn
N. Y
Fordham University
Lemon Trustees Seek Way To Avoid Floods In Avalon District
Lemon Township board authorized clerk Paul Mehl to write the Middletown Hydraulic Company to improve gate monitoring north of the State Highway Garage as Mi ami River rises. The trustees also will contact state authorities about funding Mayfield fire apparatus and Mehl’s 1948 report shows 23 fires causing $84,885 in Monroe and North Middletown excluded, up from 16 fires and $54,115 in 1947. Mehl urged solving Mayfield safety and noted township plans to seek ordinances empowering trustees to protect life and property.
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Middletown Hydraulic Company
Miami
Paul Mehl
Lemon Township Board of Trustees
Mehl
Hydraulic Company
Mayfield
Monroe
Middletown
Lemon Township
Columbus
Beth Sholom Sisterhood names officers for 1949
Mrs. Sandee Mindlin retires as president after five years. Mrs. Leo Berman elected president with new officers including Mrs. Eugene Joffe as vice president and Mrs. Tony Agron recording secretary. Other posts held by Mrs. Yetta Blumberg treasurer and Mrs. Robert Cohen and Mrs. Saul Cohen as corresponding secretaries. The birth day fund will establish a junior library to be dedicated by Rabbi Nandor Marton Friday at 8 pm. The group votes to donate to Eddie Cantor and the March of Dimes. A Grass Roots Coalition is planned for February 12 at the synagogue. February 13 they host Chamisho Osor B’shvat at the Sunday school. The Arbor Festival theme is The Tree of Life. lunch follows. Wild horses and burros roam remote southwestern areas.
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Sandee Mindlin
Beth Sholom Sisterhood
Leo Berman
Eugene Joffe
Tony Agronin
Yetta Blumberg
Robert Cohen
Saul Cohen
Mose Cohen
Nandor Marton
Eddie Cantor
Cantor
Chamisho Osor B'shvat
Chamisho Osor B’shvat
Marton
Sisterhood
Holy Land
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Main & Central Ave
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