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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1949

Page

4

Agencies And Schools Prepare For Holiday Closings On Tuesday

Middletown observes Washingtons birthday with closures for parochial schools Civic Association offices and federal offices while public schools run on a normal day Wade Miller says. Cincinnati Gas and Electric offices close along with post office facilities and downtown mail only. parcel post and special delivery continue. Social Security and Internal Revenue offices in the Post Office building also close. Draft Board No 10 in the American Legion Home closes. city offices banks and many merchants remain open.

Washington Holy Trinity St. Johns Wade Miller Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company Arch Robison Civic Association T. C. Venable Hilbert H. Martin Social Security Office Collector of Internal Revenue Draft Board No. 10 American Legion Wylie Mitchell

Ruth Schrock Nominated for Miami Junior Prom Queen

Ruth Schrock daughter of Mr and Mrs Merlin P Schrock 13 Aberdeen Dr is one of 12 junior coeds vying for Miami University Junior Prom Queen tonight She studies in the Education Department and is a Middletown High School graduate noted for dramatic work in school plays Also nominated are Norma Dent and Jean Hage both from Hamilton Ohio.

Ruth Schrock Merlin P. Schrock Aberdeen Dr Miami University Ruth Middletown High School Hamilton Norma Dent Jean Hage

Students Open Brotherhood Week Program at Middletown High

Middletown High School students opened Brotherhood Week with a morning gathering in Home Economics. William Wiley chairs the student drive in sportsmanship and will speak at Tuesday noon’s luncheon for service clubs, where Charles R. Hook speaks. Week topics include Brotherhood in Race, School, Religion, Community Service, and Friendship Day with listed student leaders.

Middletown High School William Wiley Wiley Charles R. Hook Sam Bennett Elaine Blumberg Brotherhood In Religion Marilyn Day Brotherhood In Community Service Mary Ann Cummings Don Jordan Brotherhood

At The Movies Paramount Daily Showtimes

Monday and Tuesday schedules list Miss Tatlocks Millions with John Lund Wanda Hendrix at 1:15 3:20 5:14 7:20 9:25 p.m. Girl from Manhattan with Dorothy Lamour George Montgomery at 1:30 3:54 6:19 8:26 10:27 p.m. Gene Krupa Stage Show at 3:01 5:25 7:41 9:52 p.m. Untamed Breed with Sonny Tufts Barbara Britton at 1:15 3:50 6:25 9:00 p.m. Here Comes Trouble with William Tracy Joe Sawyer at 2:35 5:10 7:45 10:20 p.m.

Miss Tatlock John Lund Wanda Hendrix Manhattan Dorothy Lamour George Montgomery Gene Krupa Sonny Tufts Barbara Britton William Tracy Joe Sawyer

Two Youths Die In Murrray Urmston Farm Air Crash

Two youths died when a two seat airplane crashed on the Murray Urmston farm near Hamilton. Pilot Roger Edward Christ age 20, suffered fatal head and body injuries. Passenger Edward F Schrader age 20 died four hours later at Mercy Hospital from skull and internal injuries. Causes undetermined. witnesses saw spiraling turns before the plunge. Christ’s parents mourn him. Schrader's funeral arrangements listed.

Hamilton Murray Urmston Farm Princeton Pike Roger Edward Christ Prytania Ave Edward F. Schrader Lansing Mich Gerrett J. Boone Butler County Christ Schrader Mercy Hospital Louis Fritz Hogan Maurice Christ Colligan Funeral Home Cahill Funeral Home

Vital Statistics Incomplete List of Names and Ages

A fragmented vital statistics snippet lists Ruth Good age 66 from Dayton Dorothy Ferguson age 21 of 901 Second Ave Thomas Mize age 82 of 321 Bexley Dr Rob ert Evans age one year Franklin and Mary Reese age 86, with other details truncated.

Ruth Good Dayton Dorothy G. Ferguson Second Ave Thomas B. Mize Bexley Robert Evans Franklin Mary A. Reese

Local births reported from multiple area families

A sequence of birth notices lists new babies born to several families this week. Among them are a girl born to Mr and Mrs Eddie Poling of 1332 Woodlawn Ave and a girl born to Mr and Mrs John Rowland of 1919 Lamberton St. Also named are a girl to Mr and Mrs Lee Hollar of Trenton Route 1, a boy to Mr and Mrs Claude Snelling of 4305 Grand Ave, a girl to Mr and Mrs Virgil Hammond of 113 Doty St, a boy to Mr and Mrs Charles Carroll of 1706 Glen Ave, a boy to Mr and Mrs Edward Medlin of Miamisburg, and a girl to Mr and Mrs Alonzo Lanier of West Middletown Route 1.

Eddie Poling Woodlawn John Rowland Lamberton St Lee Hollar Trenton Claude Snelling Grand Ave Virgil Hammond Doty St Charles Carroll Glen Ave Edward Medlin Miamisburg Alonzo Lanier West Middletown

Marriage Licenses in Middletown and Nearby Areas

William Hall and Sabina DeBiasi, both of Middletown, apply for licenses. Edward Oberle Jr. and Gladys May of Middletown seek licenses. John Rademaker of Marion Ind. and Elaine Thomas of Middletown apply for licenses. Noble Mitchell and Louise Weaver, both of Middletown, seek licenses. D Wesley Weaver of Eaton and Alvina Huddleston of Somerville apply for licenses.

William Frank Hall Assembly Middletown Y.M.C.A Sabina DeBiasi Queen Ave Middletown Edward Oberle, Jr Gladys May Main St John Theodore Rademaker Marion Ind Elaine Louise Thomas Shafer St Noble N. Mitchell Armco Baltimore St

In The Hospital Listings With Names And Numbers

In The Hospital section many patients are listed with their home addresses and wards such as medical or surgical. Names include Benny Russell Beatrice Herman Anna Goins Anna Rose L. J. Hess Charles Griest Myrtle Llewellyn Cecil Henry Donald Garrison Herbert Runyan Jerry Bowman Walter Squire Gene Mize Carl Augustine Ronald Butts Mervin Clemons Rome Hostetler Charles Baker William Rose Edward Cross James Konstantopoulos Etha Hanna Jeff Brewer Algin Tincher and Arlo Weber among others from Maple Street to Franklin and Cincinnati Out of Town entry Arlo Weber of 15 Shafer Street Deaconess Hospital Cincinnati.

Benny Russell James Russell Maple St Beatrice Herman Jacoby St William McDonald West Middletown Hugh Barnes Franklin Albert Taylor Roy Byrd McKinley Sr Anna Goins William Goins Middletown Anna Rose South Ave L. J. Hess the Alameda Sears Lane Medi Cal Charles Griest Garfield St Myrtle Llewellyn Alameda, Medical Cecil Henry Oneka St Donald Garrison Eleventh Ave Herbert D. Runyan Batavia Jerry Bowman Everett Bowman Bexley Walter R. Squire Franklin Route Gene Mize Charles Mize Taylor Ave Carl Augustine Curtis Ronald Butts Trenton Mervin Clemons Howard St Rome Hostetler Lebanon Charles Baker Eldora William S. Rose Superior Ave Edward Cross Af E. T. Cross Fleming James Konstantopoulos North Broad St Etha Hanna Excello Jeff Brewer Fleming Rd Algin Tincher Viavne

Four Men Held on Copper Wire Theft Charge

Four Steubenville men Charles Elliott Gordon Farmer William Partridge and Milton Schiff were held for grand jury action in Cadiz Ohio on charges of stealing a 3400 pound spool of copper wire from the Hanna Coal Company mine at Georgetown Ohio.

Cadiz Steubenville Hanna ‘Coal Company Georgetown Charles Elliott Gordon Farmer William Partridge Milton Schiff

Mindszenty, Brotherhood, and Faith in Trials

Editor Clarence F. Smith presents Cardinal Mindszenty's call for Christian Brotherhood amid treason trials in Hungary. The piece urges tolerance, hope, and steadfast faith, urging believers to stand firm, pray for guidance, and work toward a just, merciful world through Jesus Christ.

Cardinal Mindszenty Josef Mindszenty Hungary Brethren Jesus Jesus Christ Christ God Redeemer St. John Constantinopel Tertullian Kingdom of Heaven

Last Mule Car Driver Thomas Mize Dies at 82

Thomas B. Mize, 82, longtime driver of Middletown’s last mule car, died yesterday at his grandson Eugene Mize’s home. He arrived in 1910, later worked for P Lorillard Tobacco, and leaves two sons, three daughters, two brothers, three sisters, 28 grandchildren, and 24 great grandchildren. Funeral at Baker Funeral Home Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. F B Cummings officiating. Burial in Woodside cemetery. visitation after 6 p.m. Monday.

Thomas B. Mize Eugene Mize Bexley Mr. Mize Central Ave Middletown P. Lorillard Tobacco Company Albert Noland Hamilton Nicholas Merriweather Marshall Agnew Madison Ind Thomas Ward Germantown J. B Joe Richmond Anna Gar John Pearson William Pearson Baker Funeral Home F. B. Cummings Meadowlawn Church of God Woodside Cemetery

Driver Injured In Alcohol Incident Near German Town Road

John Tipton a 34 year old resident of 103 Webster Street suffered leg and chest injuries when his car veered off course struck a utility pole on German Town Road. He was hospitalized at Middletown Hospital. Police charged him with physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Car damage was estimated at 150 dollars.

John Tipton Webster St Germantown Rd Tipton Middletown Hospital

Six Lustron Homes To Be Erected Here

Plans released by Middle town Development and Supply Company show six Lustron houses to rise in Wildwood within 60 days. Construction hinges on clearance from the Federal Housing Administration, with additional homes planned outside Wildwood. The first Lustron home, built in Middletown earlier this month, has been inspected by over 20,000 visitors.

Wildwood Middletown Development and Supply Company Butler County Federal Housing Administration Middletown

Cincinnati Gas and Electric Aadds 150 Heating Requests

About 150 new applications for extra gas space heating were added to 250 requests already on file at the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company office. The company spokesman said priority goes to applications received earlier and those with written acknowledgments. The deadline for filing is midnight February 24.

Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company Tony

Red Cross Will Name New Directors Tonight

Twenty five members of the Red Cross Board of Directors will be elected at the Middletown chapter annual meeting at the Civic Association at 7 pm tonight. Mrs Dorothy L Spears will present a complete report of local Red Cross activities. Present officers are Ames Gardner chairman John C Dilson first vice chairman William Verity second vice chairman Mrs Dave Regan third vice chairman and Robert Q Millan treasurer. Black widow spiders kill about fifty people in the United States each year according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Red Cross Board of Middletown Civic Association Dorothy L. Spears Red Cross Ames Gardner John C. Dilson William Verity Dave Regan Robert Q. Millan

Pupils To Get Another Week Of Vacation

Repair work on the roof of the Blue Ball school is underway but students will get another week of vacation. Reports say pupils return a week from today after being off since Tuesday when a windstorm damaged the building. Brickwork repairs will take longer, but classes may continue by Monday.

Blue Ball

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The Federal Miami Queen Paramount ST. John's Curtis Ave James Frommeyer St. John Church Middletown, Ohio Manchester Ave Arlo Weber Deaconess Hospital Cincinnati Medical VFW Reynolds National Conference of Christians and Jews, Incorporated Clarence F. Smith Thomas Mize Ralston Paint Store, Inc Gordon Ralston United States SOC AL Lt Elita Meats Philip Morris Seas Morris Bris America
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