Judge Declares Mistrial In Arson Case Against Nursemaid
Catherine Daniels, 27, facing arson charges in Cincinnati in Judge Dennis J. Ryan's court, had a mistrial after defense argued no strong link to a prior arson at Judge Cramer's home. The case involved a fire at Mrs. Marie Isekell's home and testimony from Judge Fred B. Cramer.
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Catherine Daniels
Drexel Pl
Dennis J. Ryan
Cincinnati
Fred B. Cramer
Middletown
William F. Hopkins
Miss Daniels
Marie Isekell
Linden Dr
Wyoming
Cramer
Ryan
Middletonian To Be Paroled From Ohio Penitentiary
Melvin McMorrow of Middletown will be paroled March 16 from the Ohio penitentiary after serving over two years for burglary and larceny. He and Freeman T. Maggard were sentenced in Butler County Common Pleas Court for theft from Menard and Company storeroom thefts on December 18, 1945, tied to a series of burglaries in Middletown including a grocery, a cafe, and the office of Alfred Jackson.
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Melvin McMorrow
Middletown
Ohio
Columbus
Freeman T. Maggard
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Menard and Company
Pe Clarence Allen
McMorrow
Maggard
Max Rader
Grocer
William Null
Alfred Jackson
Paramount Saturday and Sunday Film Schedule Update
Paramount presents Killer Mee Coy with Mickey Rooney at 2:45 6:05 and 9:36 p m Glamour Girl with Gene Krupa and his orchestra at 1:30 4:55 and 8:26 p m Sunday Tycoon with John Wu and Laraine Day at 2 14 6 35 and 9:15 p m Prairie Ex with Johnny Mack Brown and Raymond Hutton at 3:55 7:20 and 9:55 p m The Lone Wolf In London at 1:15 4:25 7:40 and 16:45 p m Saturday Dang Monerv with Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan at 1:30 4:20 7:18 and 16:05 p m Hille OF Old Wyoming with William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy at 2:35 5:35 and 8:26 p m.
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Paramount
Killer Mee Coy
Mickey Rooney
Gene Krupa
Tycoon
John Wu
Laraine Dey
Johnny Mack Brown
Raymond Hutton
Lone Wolf
London
Dang Monerv
Sidney Toler
Charlie Chan
Hille
Old
Wyoming
William Boyd
Hopa'ong Cassidy
Motor Travel in 1946 Reaches 170 Billion Miles
The Public Roads Administration reports total motor travel in 1946 at about 170 billion miles. The figure reflects nationwide driving activity and indicates strong postwar mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Roads Administra
Fractured legs after wall collapses on construction site
George Cox of Buena Vista was admitted to Maddietown Hospital in fair condition with fractures of both legs after heavy rain loosened basement blocks at a house under construction at Engle's Corners, causing the wall to collapse.
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George Cox
Buena Vista
Maddietown Hospital
Engle’s Corners
Private builders drive 70 percent jump in home output
Middletown Real Estate Board notes a 70 percent gain in private home production in January 1948 over 1947 as bans on controls ease. Harry A. Finkelman says credit policy must avoid inflation fears and predicts up to a million houses may start this year. GI bill homes averaged 8200 dollars.
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Middletown
Harry A. Finkelman
Finkelman
Veterans Administration
Youth Held After Store Holdup. Pistol Found
A 20 year old Middletown youth questioned in connection with a hold up at Sidney Cape's store on 900 First Ave was released after questioning. Police found a cap pistol in his coat pocket. Earlier, another youth reportedly obtained about $25 from Zapp Grocery on South Broad St. and was captured.
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Middletown
Sidney Cape
First Ave
Zapp
South Broad St
Fund Coin Boxes To Be Collected
Businesses with March of Dimes coin boxes not yet collected should call Detective John H. Fitzgerald at police headquarters. Boxes and uncollected dance tickets will be picked up immediately. Most boxes have already been gathered, but a few remain out.
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John H. Fitzgeraldn
Fitzgerald
Moose Club initiates six new members
The Moose Club welcomed six new members at Thursday night’s weekly business meeting. Final plans were set for opening the club rooms this weekend. A dance this evening will start the weekend festivities ending with initiation ceremonies Sunday conducted by the Dayton degree staff. A dance for members is also scheduled for Saturday night.
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Moose Club
Dayton
Cable Across English Channel First Laid in 1837
A historical record notes that the initial cable spanning the English Channel was laid in 1837. The achievement marks early progress in transchannel communications and laid groundwork for later telegraph networks.
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English Channel
Frigid Ohio River Ice Triggers Flood Fears Across State
Ice jams break free along the Ohio River and tributaries as thawing temperatures, rain, and heavy snow trigger floods. Mill Creek and Whitewater near Cincinnati approach flood stage while Columbus logs 88 inches of snow in 24 hours. The Frigidaire plant at Moraino City faces extensive damage as workers prepare for disaster relief efforts and Red Cross shelters open in Dayton.
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Moraine City
Ohio
Queen City
Madison
Ind
Miami
Dayton
Columbus
Cincinnati
Mill Creek
Hamilton County
Reading
Norwood
State Highway Patrol
Red Cross
Suspect Acquitted Of Robbery Charge
Robert Abota of Middletown, 20, was acquitted of a robbery charge after a trial before Judge P. P. Bell. Ira Allen of Maddox Grocery identified the intruder at closing time December 2, but no loot was taken and the judge cautioned the defendant to reform and find employment.
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Hamilton
Robert Abota
Middletown
P. P. Bell
Ira Allen
Maddox
Centennial Ave
Abota
Allen
Boli
New Ying Adds 32 Beds To Hospital
Mercy Hospital opened its new east wing adding 32 beds on the second floor to relieve crowding at Second and Dayton Streets. Work began in June 1947 and the cornerstone was laid last May. dedication will occur on completion of the extension. Sister Mary Benignus led the administration and noted the project will total 100 additional beds.
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Hamilton
Mercy Hospital
Mary Benignus
Second
Dayton Sts
Heart Sunday Program Planned by Sunshine Circle
A Heart Sunday program will be presented by the Sunshine Circle Sunday at 3 30 p m at the Second past Church. An excellent literary and musical program has been planned. Rev B A Mitchell is the guest speaker.
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Heart
Sunshine Circle
B. A. Mitchell
C C C Club Meeting Corridors Evening Hostess
C C C Club will meet Monday evening at the home of Mrs John Black. Miss Goldie Jackson will assist the hostess. Mr and Mrs Ben Shanon and their son Billie are visiting relatives in New Castle Indiana.
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C.C. C. Club
John Black
Goldie Jackson
Ben Shanon
Billie
New Castle
Ind
Former Local Resident Emma Dickinson Dies in Ohio Accident
Emma Dickinson 57 widow of Lee Thomas died in a Canton hospital from injuries suffered in an auto crash in Canton Thursday. She and husband Elijah 57 were residents of Canton for three months after moving from this city where funeral services will be held Tuesday. She was sister of Mrs. Clayton Hursh.
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Emma Dickinson
Lee Thomas
Canton
Associated Press
Dickinson
Elijah
Clayton Hursh
Kenwood Dr
Enameling Talk At National Ceramics Convention
Dr. J. J. Canfield of 2908 Orland Ave. delivered an illustrated talk on enameling work and its difficulties. He spoke after returning from the 46th annual National Ceramics Convention of Canada in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Canfield
Orland Ave
Dr. Canfield
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Condition worsens for Cardinal Granite Pignatelli Belmonte
Vatican City AP reports the 64 year old Cardinal Granite Pignatelli D Belmonte in a deteriorating condition. He serves as dean of the omen Catholic College of Cardina.
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Vatican City
Ennaro Cardinal
Pignatelli D Belmonte
Peedinel
Omen Catholic College of
Cardina
Police Inquiry From Telegram Stirs Franklin
Franklin police received an inquiry by telegram from the Police Depart. The dispatch signals ongoing investigation into a local matter, with officials pursuing further details.
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Florida
Franklin
Floods threaten homes across multiple states
Mississippi records heavy rain with hundreds evacuated in eastern Kentucky and West Virginia towns. Kentucky towns report widespread flooding while Weston and Logan endure record water levels. Nearby states Tennessee Alabama Georgia South Carolina report inundations and impassable roads with no immediate evacuations in most areas.
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Red Cross
Kentucky
Tennessee
West Virginia
Logan
Weston
Guyandotte
Alabama
Crowder
Miss
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Tupelo
Vicksburg
Columbus
Aberdeen
Arkansas
Georgia
South Carolina
Water rises flood several roads. five families flee
Water from heavy rainfall and snow caused rivers to rise to 14 feet 8 inches by 8 am with more gains by noon. Creek floods closed Route 73 Corwin to Waynesville and Route 350 from Fort Ancient while Route 48 blocked by a truck. Five Morrow area families fled homes as a new cold wave looms with snow and wind.
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Lonnie Gibson
Miami Conservancy
Gibson
Franklin
Waynesville-Corwin
Warren County
Turtle Creek
Lebanon
Kinks Mills
Corwin
Waynesville
Waynesville- Wilmington
Fort Ancient
Morrow
South Lebanon
North Plain
Miami Valley
Middle Band To Get Capes Raincapes For Middletown Band
Elmer Davis of the Armco Employees' Independent Federation will present 100 sets of rainwear to Middletown High School band members at a Wednesday 9 pm ceremony on the Paramount Center stage. The AEIF sponsored the fundraising drive and will turn over the gear to jubilant band members who have endured heavy rain.
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Middletown
Elmer Davis
Armco Employes’ Independent Federation
Paramount Ceater
AEIF
Funeral services for William S. Evans in Miamisburg
William S. Evans 82 died Thursday night at his son Ralph Evans home in Miamisburg. Funeral services Monday at 2 p.m. at Brough Funeral Home. Survived by six sons, three daughters, two sisters, 25 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery Poasttown.
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Brough
Miamisburg
William S. Evans
Ralph Evans
Evans
Bessie Smith
Germantown
Grace Hamilton
Dayton
Wanda Cundiff
Marley
Muncie
Ind
Walter
Ellsworth
Mrs. Maude Shank Dies at 68 in Middletown Hospital
Mrs. Maude Shank 68 of 706 Tenth Ave died in Middletown Hospital at 2 a m. She is survived by two sisters Mrs. Mary E. Clements of Middletown and Mrs. W W Eager of Birmingham Ala. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Maude Shank
Tenth Ave
Middletown
Mary E. Clements
W. W. Eager
Birmingham
Ala
McCoy-Leffler
Miss Margaret Furry, 96, Middletown Resident, Dies
Miss Margaret Furry, 96, formerly of Middletown, died at Carr Rest Home in Lebanon after a ten day illness. Born February 16, 1852 in Monroe, she was the daughter of Jacob and Rebekah Thompson Furry and lived most of her life in Middletown. She is survived by several cousins. Funeral arrangements pending at Wilson Funeral Home.
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Margaret Furry
Middletown
Carr Rest Home
Lebanon
Monroe
Miss Furry
Jacob and
Rebekah Thompson Furry
Wilson Funeral
Jobless Benefit Payments in Ohio Fell in 1947
Ohio paid $19,000,000 in unemployment benefits last year, down 63 percent from $52,300,000 in 1946. Bureau of Unemployment Compensation head N. J. Collopy cited rapid conversion of industry to peace time production as the reason for the decline.
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Columbus
N. J. Collopy
Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
Emergency Shipment of Coal Reconsigned to City
City Manager Frank Buechner pressed J A Krug and Congressman Raymond Burke to secure three coal cars from the Interior Department with more to follow. Burke said three cars were scheduled for Cleveland yesterday and officials will contact Appalachian Coals of Cincinnati and the National Coal Association for additional allocations as a Miami Beach parolee case looms.
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Hamilton
Frank Buechner
J. A. Krug
Secretary of the Interior
Raymond Burke
Burke
Interior
Cleveland
Appalachian Coals, Inc
Cincinnati
National Coal Association
Washington
Buechner
Tow
Be- Hamil
Prayers Before Meals Rooted in Apostolic Tradition
The article notes early Christian practice of blessing meals dating to the Apostles. It cites 1 Corinthians and church writers like Clement of Alexandria and Tertullian, who describe praying before dining as a customary act of faith from Christ’s era onward.
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St. Paul
Clement of Alexandria
Ertullian
Local Ladies Hosts and Club Meeting Hints
Misses Bessie Brooks Fern James and John Howard and Frank Brooks were houseguests of Misses Dorothy and Marcella Banks of Cincinnati Ohio. Golden Link Sewing Club will meet Monday night at the home. Mrs Harris of Ninth we.
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Bessie Brooks
Fern James
John Howard
Frank Brooks
Dorothy
Marcella Banks
Cincinnati, O
Golden Link Sewing Club
Harris
Ninth We
Chitterling Dinner Set at Mrs Holloway Home
A chitterling dinner will be held at the home of Mrs. Lucille Holloway at 819 Eighth Ave this Saturday. The public is invited to attend and participate in the event.
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Lucille Holloway
Eighth Ave
Church Groups Meeting at Martha Cole Man’s Home
Groups 3 and 5 of Phillins Chapel C M B Church are to be held at the home of Mrs. Martha Coleman, 13 Ninth Ave, from 4 to 9 pm Sunday.
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Phillins Chapel
Martha Coleman
Ninth Ave
Confession Does Not Encourage Sin, Say Catholic Authors
A paid advertisement argues confessional practice aids genuine repentance rather than inciting sin. It counters the view that an open Confessional promotes vice, noting sincerity in sorrow and resolve is required for absolution and condemning sacrilege if insincerity occurs. It cites the Legion of Mary in Middle Town, Ohio.
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The
Legion of Mary, P. O
Middletown
Ohio
Franklin Family Hurts in Fog Crash
In heavy fog on State Route 8 east of Greenfield six month old John Cochran was killed when two cars collided head on. Parents Kenneth and Mrs Cochran suffered serious injuries. occupants of the other car Lory Clevenger and wife and their 14 month old daughter from Franklin were hospitalized at Greenfield Hospital.
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Greenfield
John Cochran
Here
Kenneth Cochran
Lory Clevenger
Franklin, O
Greenfield Hospital
Middletown Safety Council Publishes Forthcoming Bulletins
The Middletown Safety Council releases a first bulletin for grades four through six aimed at winter safety. Sylvia Carroll of Booker T. Washington School writes about snowballing risks, winter crossing dangers, and how cold weather spreads illness. Hugh Butler proposes weekly lessons during opening exercises.
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Middletown
Middletown Safety Council
Paul Wilson
Sylvia Carroll
Booker T. Washington School
Hugh Butler
Officer Goss urges end to hound dog begging in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne police officer Wilfred Goss says he no longer wants to be hounded for hound dogs. He notes prices have risen as the dogs became scarce and even average hounds are kept tethered, signaling a shift in demand.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
U.P
Hummane
Wilfred Goss
Goss
Farm Fire Losses Estimated At Eighty Five Million Annually
A farm fire incident analysis estimates annual losses of 85 million dollars across agricultural operations. The figure highlights substantial financial risk to rural farms and related industries.
Cars Collide but Occupants Escape Injury
Three weekend collisions produced crumpled fenders and no injuries. Garrett Combs andRay Goforth involved on South Main Street with minor damages. Yellow Taxi driven by Harry Freeze damaged by Middletown Service truck on Elwood Street. Kelley Roe and Hugh Evers collided on Central Avenue near Crawford Street with rear damage to Roe’s car.
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Garrett Combs
Ottawa St
South Main St
Ray Goforth
Woodlawn Ave
Combs
Goforth
Harry E. Freeze
Central
Middletown
Elwood St
Martin Cletus
South
Garfield St
Kelley Roe, Jr
Moore St
Hugh Evers
Curtis St
Central Ave
Roe
Crawford St
Seized in Kentucky Franklin Arrest of Carl Greens Clark
Franklin police secured the arrest of Carl Greens Clark in Lexington yesterday at the request of Franklin authorities. He is being transported back to Franklin to face a cacoped charge.
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Franklin
Carl Greens Clark
Lexington
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