City Commissioners Reappoint Board Members. Planning Panel Sees Change
The city reappointed most board members whose terms ended last year while the Planning Commission saw a vacancy as one member requested relief. William Tuttle of Armco Steel was named to the Planning Commission to replace Cora Markham, who served ten years and asked to step down.
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Planning Commission
William Tuttle
Armco Steel Corporation
City Planning Commission
Cora Markham
Weather Delays Taft School Construction in Mary Celesby
Snow and cold slow progress on the William Howard Taft School in Mary Celesby with foundation work finished and later stages hindered by weather. Superintendent Wade E. T. said work can speed up once conditions improve, aiming for a September completion for the 1950 school year.
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William Howard Taft
Mary Celesby
Wade E. T
Miller
Assault case dismissed in Municipal Court
Clare L. McWilliams, 583, of 517 South Main Street, faced attempted criminal assault charges after arrest at Mrs. Foster's home. Judge Alton H. Combs dismissed the case after a long hearing, noting personal injury to both families. Prosecution was led by Tilmon Ellison. defense witnesses included McWilliams and his family.
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Clare L. McWillame
South Main St
Alton H. Combs
Lice
Foster
McWilliams
McWiliams
Sarah Sprinkles
Rob Trimbe
Shirley Withrow
Tilmon Ellison
Finkieman
James MecWilliams
City builds record total cost tops six million
The annual Building Commissioner report shows total construction costs of 6,434,241 versus 2,382,633 in 1949. Commissioners adopted a proclamation naming Friday as World Day of Prayer and ordered a sympathy resolution for the family of Mr Stewart, co owner of Ortman Stewart Bus Company, who died this week.
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Stewart
Ortman-Stewart Bus Company
Dog Bites 16 Year Old Boy. Dog Confined for Observation
John Rossi aged 16 of 318 Charles Street told police yesterday he was bitten on the right leg by a dog. Officers ordered the animal confined for observation.
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John Rossi
Charles St
Middletown Urged Again to Conserve Gas Amid Cold Snap
Cincinnati Gas and Electric issues a third emergency plea as below zero winds and sharp temperature drops strain gas supplies. Armco Steel converts to other fuels. industries cut usage about 50 percent. Forecasters predict a very cold day with highs near 15 and possible light snow later Friday.
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Middletown
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
George J. Kuehnie
Northern Division
Kuehnie
Cg&e
Kuchnile
Armco Steel Corporation
Weather Bureau
Middletown Coal Yards Well Stocked Despite Weather
Coal stocks in Middletown remain ample as the rail strike largely ends. Estimates from the Middletown Tee and Coal Company and Hatfield Coal Company show a three week supply on hand. Heavy snow and bitter cold slowed deliveries but dealers expect no further supply problems as Cincinnati rail yards resume activity.
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Middletown
Middletown Tee and Coal Company
Hatfield Coal Company
Cincinnati
Kentucky
West Virginia
J. L. Glass
Hatfield
Officials Confer On Middletown Fire Inspection Ordinance
Three department heads and City Manager H W Starick discussed a possible fire inspection ordinance for Middletown. Law Director Fred J Schatzmann Building Commissioner Orville Carson and Fire Chief William Fishbaugh led initial talks with Starick, who pledged extensive study. Fishbaugh has pushed for years and cited two recent fires blamed on faulty installations as urging action.
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H. W. Starick
Middletown
Starick
Fred J. Schatzmann
Orville Carson
William Fishbaugh
Fishbaugh
Woman Hurt in Home Injuries Under Police Investigation
Mrs. Cora Phillips of 909 Ninth Ave was found semi conscious at her home with head wounds and profuse bleeding. She was taken to Middletown Hospital at 1 10 am with possible right hand fracture and other injuries after witnesses said a man inflicted them and fled before police arrived.
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Cora Phillips
Ninth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Howard Watson
Bernice Webb
Riggs
Trailer Home Fire Causes $75 Damage in Mayfield
Fire Chief Ralph Stanton of the Mayfield Fire Department says a defective oil heater sparked a trailer fire last night. The blaze damaged the trailer at 2029 Brentwood Terrace, occupied by Gene Henderson, with nineteen firefighters responding at 10 35 p.m.
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Ralph Stanton
Mayfield Fire Department
Gene Henderson
Brentwood §T
Mayfield
March Draft Quota Forecast Highest in Board History
J Wylie Mitchell chairman of Draft Board 10 says the March draft will be the largest yet with 156 inductions and 138 physicals. He notes January and February calls were around 60, while March’s induction quota nears two and a half times that amount as the end of the college year nears and more deferments are absorbed.
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Draft Board 10
J. Wylie Mitchell
Mitchell
At the Movies Paramount Showings
Paramount presents Short Grass showings at 5 5 45 and 8 40 p.m. Fortunes of Captain Blood plays at 1 30 4 20 7 10 and 10 p.m. Theater timings listed for Friday screenings.
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Captain Blood
Strand Showtimes Feature Double Bill This Week
Thursday schedule lists Mr Big and Give Out Sisters showings at 1 15, 3 45, 6 20 and 8 55 p m. Friday offers Beauty On Parade and Masked Raiders with 1 30, 4 05, 6 40 and 9 15 p m plus 2 45, 5 20, 7 55 and 10 30 p m.
Colonial Thursday to Sunday Screenings Listed
The schedule shows five showings for Thursday including To Be Bad at 1 15 pm 2 50 pm 4 30 pm 6 20 pm and 8 10 pm and five screenings Friday for Halls of Montezuma at 1 15 pm 3 20 pm 5 30 pm 7 40 pm and 9 40 pm.
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Montezuma
Repairs Planned For Vet Village On South Main St
Four vacant units at Veteran's Village will be repaired for occupancy subject to land lease arrangements. Tenants will be screened by Helen Davis and a five member committee with priority to veterans and nearby families. Tenants in arrears face 10 day notices before legal action.
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Veteran's Village
South Main St
H.W. Starick
Post Starick
Starick
Unite
Mss
Helen Davis
Sturick
Harry F. Newlin
Newlin
Jaycees Present Football Trophy To Blue's Coach
Middletown Jaycees awarded the horseshoe trophy to Hamilton Coach Chuck Ackara for the Middletown High loss last November. Hamilton holds five trophies to Middletown’s four with two ties. Hamilton won 14 to 0 last fall. The presentation occurred at the Anthony Wayne Hotel with Middletown officials including Delbert Mann and John Weber in attendance.
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Middletown Jaycees
Middletown High
Hamilton
Chamber of Commerce Trohy
Chuckackara
Big Blue
Paul Day
Journal City
Chackara
Middletown
Hamian Jaycees
Anthony Wayne Hotel
Delbert Mann
John Weber
Robert Lubberger
Knight Goodman
Quiet at Middletown Hospital After Weekend Freeze
Emergency room staff at Middletown Hospital reported no serious accidents since last Saturday night. Over 30 people received treatment for injuries from broken ankles to concussions after the second heavy freeze. Cletis May, 50, of West Middletown Route 1, lost his left eye Saturday night following a two car collision on Oxford Road near Germantown.
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Middletown
Cletis
West Middletown
Oxford Rd
Germantown
Middletown Rail embargo persists amid national strikes
Rail embargo remains on all outbound cargo and most mail in Middletown with only essential shipments allowed. Incoming traffic is sparse with raw materials for Armco Steel, scrap for paper mills, and coal arriving, while switchmen strikes in Cleveland Chicago and St Louis influence Cincinnati area clearance. Officials warn mail backlogs will take days to clear and rail passenger service may approach normal soon.
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Middletown
Sccrap Steel
Dollomite
Armco Steel Corporation
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Brotherhood of Railroad
Cincinnati
Inland plant lays off twenty workers on stock shortage
Inland Container Corporation in Macon Georgia suspended about twenty production workers at 11 am due to a shortage of roll stock for its corrugating operation. The shortage, worsened by the railroad strike, may keep workers idle for a week to three weeks while Macon plant boosts output. Layoffs were on a seniority basis across all departments.
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Inland Container Corporation
Ed Banks
Banks
Macon
Inland
Meade Paper Corporation
Woman Reports Missing Billfold With $110
A woman told police yesterday she stopped at a downtown drug store to make a phone call and shortly after forgot her billfold containing $110 in cash. She returned but could not locate it.
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Mga
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