Middletown hosts 500 safety officials for Butler sessions
About 500 safety advocates gathered in Middletown for Butler County Safety Conference sessions on traffic, home safety, metals and foundry work, paper and pulp, and farm and home safety. Lt. J E Knight recounted family losses from highway crashes and urged greater traffic safety.
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Middletown
Butler
Butler County Safety Conference
J. E. Knight
Columbus Police Department
Knight
H. C. Williams
Cincinnati Fire Department
Metals and Foundry
Butler County Farm and Home Safety Committee
Social Workers Meet Monday in Butler County
Five Middleton residents joined the Butler County Social Workers Club in Hamilton on Monday to hear retired British Army colonel R. M. Lane discuss welfare in England. The gathering included Mrs. Garnet L. Church Peggy Richardson of the Girl Scouts Miss Helen Davis and Mrs. S. L. Slye of Public Welfare and Miss Ruth Heffner of Public Health. The colonel noted royal family allowances fund welfare agencies maintained by voluntary contributions and their role in Britain.
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Butler County Social Workers Club
Hamilton
R. M. Lane
England
Garnet L. Church
Peggy Richardson
Girl Scouts
Helen Davis
S. L. Slye
Department of Public Welfare
Ruth Heffner
Department of Public Health
Britain
Safety is personal duty in effort to cut traffic losses
Lt. Knight urged safety as a perennial problem and every person must make personal safety a priority. The talk highlighted vast property losses from accidents and called for active participation in safety programs to support officials and leaders. Chief Williams and Drury provided statistics on fire and industrial risks, with a banquet to follow featuring Major Norman A. Imrie.
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Lt. Knight
Cincinnati
Victor Drury
Joseph E. Seagram and Sons Co
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Williams
Middletown
Drury
Norman A. Imrie
Fr.eade
Would-Be Robber Routed by Bottle and Wife's Wrath
A robbery at a First Avenue store last night ended when the proprietors, Sid Cape and his wife Rose, resisted a gunman. Rose grabbed the cash as the husband stayed calm, then he hurled a pop bottle, sending the intruder fleeing. Police investigate. the gunman’s weapon was a real revolver.
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Bottle
Rose Cape
First Ave
Sidney Cape
Cape
Russell R. Smith dies at Florida home at 59
Russell R. Smith known as a longtime Armco employee died late Sunday night in Pompano Beach Florida. He lived in Middletown from 1916 to 1922 and served 32 years at Armco in two plants. He retired in April 1942. Survived by widow Hazel Smith a son Russell Jr a daughter Miss Smith two brothers five sisters and a brother in law and many nieces nephews. Burial at Greenlawn Cemetery with services at Versailles Christian church conducted by Rev Thomas and Rev Kerr.
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Russell R. Smith
Armco
Pompano Beach
Fla
Smith
Middletown
Ashland
Veiice
Hazel Smith
Russell Oo Jr
Missy Smith
Senith
Floyd ‘Smith
Miami, Fla
Frank Stewart
Medford
Clayton Ford
Co- Societe
Robert C. Johnson
Sarasota
Charlotte Smith
Washington, D. C
Ward Byrd
Versailles Christian Church
Frank Thomas
Rusell Kerr
Greenlawn Cemetery
Services for Mrs Ama Byrd At Versailles
Funeral services were planned for Mrs Ama Byrd 69 the mother of two children and longtime resident of Versailles scheduled at the local community church with burial to follow at the nearby Pinecrest Cemetery.
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Versailles
Ama Byrd
Mrs Blanche Squier 81 Hamilton Dies in Local Services
Services for Mrs. Blanche Squier 81 of Hamilton were held this afternoon at Anglesby Funeral Home with burial in Woodhill Cemetery. She was found dead last week at home and is survived by son Fred of Tucson Arizona stepson Walter Squier Dayton sister Harriet Craig and two other sisters in Dayton and Oakland California.
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C. C. Blood
Dayton
Dan Clark
Oakland
Cal
School Lunch Program Session Set Tomorrow At High School
A Wednesday panel discussion at Middletown Senior High School will cover lunch program topics such as nutrition, menu planning, sanitation, and records. Representatives from Warren, Preble, Montgomery, and Butler counties will join lunch room managers, home economics teachers, cooks, and administrators. Mrs. Florence Kemp chairs a dinner with about 175 reservations possible, weather permitting. Participants include Wade D state supervisor, Mrs. Dora M Margaret Anne Chapman Waynesville, Mrs. Winifred Starr Harveysburg, Mrs. Adele Vincent Mad River, John Otterbein city Health Department, and John Dotter State Department of Health.
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Middletown Senior High School
Warren
Preble
Montgomery
Butler
Wade D
Dora M. Margaret Anne Chapman
Waynesville
Winifred Starr
Harveysburg
Adele Vincent
Mad River
John Otterbein
City Health Department
John Dotter
State Department of Health
Middletown Shoppers See Price Drops Across Staples
Mrs. Middletown spotted lowered prices on bread butter flour and lard in local stores on Monday and Tuesday marking a shift from rising costs. Kroger Albers and A and P trimmed loaf prices and butter fell up to seven cents per pound with flour and lard also reduced. Store managers offered no official reason but noted a psychological drop in shopper spending and weaker meat sales as prices eased.
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Middletown
Kroger
Albers Super Market
Albers
A. and P
Fires Damages Minor Property In Middletown Incidents
Two fires caused about 25 dollars damage each and were extinguished Monday by Middletown firefighters. A wood water tank on Woodlawn Avenue ignited from heat from an oil stove, per assistant fire chief Robert N. Lukens. A car owned by Ulysses Russell at 917 Garden Street was slightly damaged when a radiator hose burst and washed engine with alcohol.
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Middletown
Woodlawn Avenue
Robert N. Lukens
Ulysses Russell
Garden St
Paramount at the Movies Weekly Showings Schedule
Listings for Paramount cinema feature pairs across Tuesday and Wednesday. Titles include Voice of the Turtle with Eleanor Parker and Ronald Reagan. Song of Love with Katharine Hepburn and Robert Walker. Diamond Jim with Edward Arnold Caesar Romero and Jean Arthur. King of the Bandits with Gilbert Roland as the Cisco Kid and Chris Pine Martin. The Corsican Brothers with Douglas Fairbanks Jr.. South of Pago Pago with Jon Hall and Victor McLaglen. Gentlemen From California with Ricardo Cortez and Anna Lee. plus Hillbilly Jamboree stage by Tug Swain and His Blue Ridge Entertainers. Showtimes vary by day and venue.
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Voice of the Turtle
Eleanor Parker
Ronald Regan
Song of Love
Katherine Hepburn
Robert Walker
Diamond Jim
Edward Arnold
Caesar Romero
Jean Arthur
King of the Bandits
Gilbert Roland
the Cisco Kid
Chris Pin Martin
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Pago Pogo
Jon Hall
Victor McLaglen
California
Ricardo Cortez
Anna Lee
Tug Swain
Blue Ridge Entertainers
Miller suffers broken leg after bike skid on ice
Leo S. Miller and Mary Etta Sr. sustained a fractured leg when their bicycle skidded on ice at Manchester Ave and Shafer St. Miller was transported to Middletown Hospital for treatment.
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Leo S. Miller
Mary Etta Sr
Manchester Ave
Shafer St
Miller
Middletown Foetel
Garbage inspector cites 95 percent of complaints reducible
Jesse Dennis, a garbage inspector, says public cooperation could reduce 95 percent of garbage complaints. He notes most arise from residents not following ordinances, including drainage and wrapping of trash, container standards, lids, and placement within ten feet of the curb, with makeshift cans a major issue.
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Jesse Dennis
Dennis
City Commission
Building Code Group to Meet at City Building
City code revision committee plans a 4 p m meeting at the City Building to review codes from other cities. Orville Carson, a committee member and Building Commissioner, said progress is preliminary and no definite actions are planned yet.
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Orville Carson
Corson
For Sale Notice With Scant Details
A fragmentary sale notice lists nothing clear beyond a general for sale indication and unclear references. No names, dates, places, or concrete items are readable. The readable text provides insufficient specifics to identify the item, seller, or deadline.
Family Of Six Flees As Home Burns Down
Hamilton Ohio AP reports Mr. and Mrs. Orin James and their four children escaped to safety as a fire destroyed their home on the Tylersville Pike four miles east of Hamilton in near zero weather. James received hospital treatment for burns to his hands and face. unofficial loss estimated at $15,000. origin undetermined per deputy sheriffs.
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Hamilton
Orin James
Tylersville Pike
James
Police Briefs Report Auto Crash and Drunk Arrests
Donald Young 23 of West Middletown Route 1 treated at Middletown Hospital for minor injuries after being struck by a car driven by Charles Maddox 303 Crawford St as Maddox swerved to avoid him. Young was taken to the hospital by a McCoy Leffler ambulance. Vernon Ingram 30 of 138 North Main St was arrested in the 1200 block of Central Ave on charges of drunk and resisting arrest after taking a swing at Officer Ed Poling during a attempted intoxication arrest.
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Donald Young
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Charles Maddox
Crawford St
Maddox
Young
McCoy-Leffler
Vernon’ Ingram
North Main St
Central Ave
Ed Poling
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AT the Movies
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Kentucky
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Indianapolis
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Middletown High School
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