War Memorial Group Plans Landscaping Update
The War Memorial Committee authorized to secure topsoil for the Memorial Plot in Woodside Cemetery and decide which trees to remove for landscaping and marble crosses. Bids on marble markers are held pending bid checks and marker counts. Attorney Henderson Estes joins the legal and advisory committees. Mrs. L. J. Van Guelpin fills vacancies on the graves plot and general committees. Memorial Day completion planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General War Memorial Committee
American Legion
Woodside Cemetery
General Committee
Attoney Henderson Estes
C. W. Elliott
Estes
R. L. Miller
L. J. van Guelpin
Miller
van Guelpin
Jefferson Jackson Birthday Dinner Highlights Race and Politics
The report covers remarks by Mrs. Olin D. Johnston on attending the dinner amid segregation tensions, reactions to Henry Wallace's campaign, and comments from McGrath, Stassen, and party leaders. President Truman and family are set to attend the Jefferson Jackson celebration, with a two-venue program and a national radio and TV broadcast of the 10 PM address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason - Dixon Line
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
McGrath
Henryallace
Moscow
Brin
Europe
Henry Wallace
Democratic Party
New York
Bronx
Stassen
Spokane
Wash
Aiken
RVI
American Labor Party
GOP
Lucas
D-111
Senate
Ivés
R-Ny
ALP
Sadowski
D-Mich
Truman
Pepper
D-Fia
Wallace
Statler
Mayflower
Mar
St John Booster Club Organized by Local School
The ticket committee of St John’s and the Athletic Association reported selling about 100 membership cards at a club meeting last night. The club aims for 1000 members and offers access to all activities and the redecorated club room. Plans for spring track and tennis are set, with Otto Martin as temporary chair and Ray Willis as physical director supported by a coordinating team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s and Athletic Association
St. N'S
Social Comitee
Iit
Otto Martin
Ray Willis
John
Sid Kiamo
John Arthur Rozsi
John Balis
David Lee Smith
Father
Car Crash Damages Rail Injures Driver Near City
A car went out of control on Route 73 two miles east of the city, crashed through a guard rail into a ditch, and the driver Hanson was treated for bruises at Middletown Hospital and released. Another crash on Route 122 involved Miller, 28, West Middletown Route 1, whose car was demolished after crossing the center line while rounding a curve. Investigation continues and police expect to charge the other driver today, Charles Johnson of Hamilton was cited for cones in Miamisburg Mart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanson
Middletown Hospital
A. Miller
West Middletown
Charles Johnson
Hamilton
Miamisburg Mart
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Showings
The Paramount offers Escape Me Never with Errol Flynn and Ida Lupine at 1 15, 3 05, 5 15, 7 28 and 9 25 p m plus 3 6 30 and 9 55 p m. The Strand lists Last Days Of Beat Hit with Charlies Starrett and Smiley Burnette at 4 15, 6 55 and 8 46 p m and Blonde Savage with Leif Erickson and Gale Sherwood at 5 15, 7 55 and 10 35 p m. The onion note appears as a brief fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Errol Flynn
Ida Lupine
Charlies Starrett
Smiley Burnette
Blonde Savage
Leif Erickson
Gale Sherwood
Burns Fatal at Sherwin Williams Plant in Cleveland
John Cuf fie, 28, employee of Sherwin Williams, died from burns after a flash fire swept the plant in nearby Cuyahoga alley. The incident occurred last night, causing fatalities and drawing an investigation by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
John Cuffie
Sherwin -Williams Co
Cuyahoga Alley
Services For Lester Dredge Scheduled For Saturday
Funeral services for Lester L. Dredge 56 well known electrical contractor and head of the license bureau who died unexpectedly Wednesday morning at his home 2414 Sutphin Street will be conducted by Church Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery The family will receive friends at the McCoy Leffler Funeral Home from 7 to 10 p m today and from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 10 p m Friday Pallbearers will be announced tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester L. Dredge
Sutphin St
Woodside
McCoy-Leffler
Loyal Hughes Veteran Dies of Tuberculosis in Dayton Hospital
Loyal S Hughes age 23 former Middletown resident died of tuberculosis early today in Veterans Hospital Dayton He lived in Middletown until 16 then moved to Dayton He was in American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Entered Army Air Forces April 1944 served three years in England Survived by parents Bert and Mrs Hughes Dayton a brother Paul and four sisters Mrs Pauline Belcher Mrs Eloise Davis both of Middletown Mrs Thelma Handy and Mrs Lee Williams of Dayton Friends may call Baker Funeral Home after 7 pm Thursday Military honor by American Legion at 10 am Saturday from Church of God Crawford St Rev
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal S. Hughes
Middletown
Veterans’ Hospital
Dayton
Hughes
American Legion
Army Air Forces
England
Bert Hughes
Sachs
Paul
Day
Pauline Belcher
Eloise Davis
Thelma Handy
Lee Williams
En Brother
Germany
Baker Funeral Home
Church of God
Crawford St
Funeral services for G. B. Stansell in Miamisburg
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 p. m. at the Brough Funeral Home for G. B. Stansell, 68. He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, a son Earl of Miamisburg, three stepdaughters Mrs. Edward Fitz of Frank, Mrs. Luther Jan Winkle of Ox, and Mrs. Robert Caton of Dayton, and brothers William and Roy Roberts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miamisburg
Brough
G. B. Stansell
Elizabeth Stansell
Earl of
Edward Fitzeo
Frank
Luther Jan Winkle
Robert Caton
Dayton
William and
Roy Roberts
Minerva Kirkpatrick Eaton dies at 89 services set
Mrs Minerva Kirkpatrick 89 widow of James Monroe Kirkpatrick died at home. Services will be held 3 to 7 pm at room news. Concord Cemetery. She is survived by two?ns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EATON
Minerva Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
James Monroe
Lawrence
Concord
William F. Harper dies at 72. Warren County farmer
William Fames Harper, 72, a retired Warren County farmer, died at his home near Morrow yesterday at 7 2 p m. The Yale Funeral Home will conduct burial at Morrow Cemetery. Survived by one daughter, two brothers, and one sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
William Fames
Warren County
Morrow
Yale Funeral Home
Morrow Cemetery
Family ties listed in regional obituary note
The notice lists Daniel F. Spitler’s home in West Alexandria and five relatives including Mrs. Wood, Abbie Stiver, Mrs. Ella Milliken, and Mrs. Ella Reed of Farmersville, plus five brothers William of West Alexandria Theodore and Alvadore of New Lebanon Clarence of Dayton and Joseph of Farmersville, and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home
West Alexandria
Wood
Abbie Stiver
Ella Milliken
Ella Reed
Farmersville
William
Theodore
Alvadore
New Lebanon
Clarence
Dayton
Joseph
Mrs Jennie Michel SPRINGBORO Widow of Dr
Mrs Jennie Michel widow of the late Dr. is listed in Springboro obituaries. The notice notes her passing and her husband's legacy in the community. Services details are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springboro
Jennie Michel
Bauer Awarded Kroger Contract For Store Addition
Bauer Construction Company has won the general contract to add to the Kroger Grocery and Baking store at 20 S Verity. John Arpp Plumbing and Paul Reynolds Electric share the remainder of the $40,000 project. Harold W Goetz is the architect. The 30 by 96 foot addition will attach to the south side, removing the wall for a full 90 foot Verity frontage, and will include a full basement and relocated meat department with new fixtures and display racks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verity
Rules Changed In Air Races
The National contest committee updated rules for the air races affecting eight pilots, outlining new procedures and eligibility changes for upcoming events.
Prospects Brighter For War Vet Family
A war veteran and his family face brighter prospects after hardship. The veteran, aged year old and homeless, is connected to the Bataan death march era. They were well known in Springboro and nearby for many years. Funeral services will be conducted in Seeeen. Mrs Michels survives, including a granddaughter and three stepdaughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea
Bataan
Springboro
Bee
Michels
Chilean President Sets Up Two Antarctic Bases
Chilean President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla headed home after inaugurating two weather stations in disputed Antarctic territory. One base on Greenwich Island in the South Shetlands and another on the O’Higgins Peninsula assert Chilean sovereignty amid overlapping claims by Britain and Argentina. Britain and Argentina also move ships and vessels toward the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
Antarctic
Gonzalez
Port Sovereignty
Greenwich Island
South Shetlands
South America
O’higgins
Ciie
Argentina
Great Britain
Anarctica
South Atlantic Island
Britain
Nigeria
South Africa
Falklands
Missing Engine Halts Train Before Collision in Shawnee
An Oklahoma train engineer spotted a lone engine moving without a crew and applied emergency brakes to stop the train just in time. He called Shawnee yards nearby to report the incident. Officials suspect a throttle came loose in the engine, causing it to creep unattended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okla
Engiebb
C. O. Thomas Ooo
Cold Weather Forecast Warns of More Snow Flurries
The report notes a cold snap with snow flurries and much colder air tonight followed by a moderately cold stronger wave Friday. It cites 32 degrees as Wednesday's low and later a 52 degree early morning low with temperatures around 62 degrees at 7 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ara
Os Eacre
Trenton Youth Kicked by Horse Leaves Boy in Serious Condition
David Flickinger aged 12 of Trenton Route 1 was kicked by a horse at his farm home yesterday afternoon. He suffered a fractured skull and was at Middletown Hospital in serious condition. Hospital staff reported improvement this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Flickinger
Trenton
Middletown
Gus Flickinger
Verdict Awaited In Prison Death in Newark Prison
Newark AP reports authorities awaited a verdict as 45 year old former construction project clerk wood died in a Newark city prison cell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Wood
Newarkity
Delores Conkwright Burn Injury Reported
Hospital attendants report Delores Conkwright aged four in satisfactory condition after being admitted to Middletown Hospital for second degree burns to face body and hands caused by clothing catching fire near a gas stove. Parents are Mr and Mrs John Conkwright of 619 Malvern Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores Conkwright
John Conkwright
Malvern St
Middletown Hospital
Retail Grocers To Meet Tonight on Price Pressures
The Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association will discuss how falling grain prices affect food costs at their 8 p m Civic Association meeting. President Max Stamper announces the topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Association
Max Stamper
Also Mentioned on This Page
War Memorial Group
ST. John Booster Club
Phyllis Goodman
Phyllis
Lester Dredge
William F. Harper
Daniel F. Spitler
BAUER
Kroger
Eet Bak
Eee Ae 8
Castells
Ars
Oyster Club
Manchester
Jack Sprat
Oxydol
Duz
Kellogg's
Honey Grahams
Sunshine
Php
Kenny's Fruit Cocktail
Teck
Vek Aelrias
James Vitori
L. Adams Grocery
Vern Adams
Hawkins Grocery
Myers Super Mark
Lafayette St
Queen Ave
Curtis
John Sora
MET Park Place
Dobrozsi
Grand Ave
N. Sutphin St
Crescent
Bynum’s
Central Ave
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