Baby Care Class Successful Project Of Local Red Cross
Middletown chapter of the American Red Cross reports a successful Mother-Baby Care Course led by Public Health nurse Miss Mary L. Hopkins. Six sessions covered prenatal and infant care and family health, with new mothers mastering holds and safety steps. A second class will form when interest grows. contact the Red Cross at the American Legion Home via telephone 2 5731.
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Red Cross
Middletown
American Red Cross
Mary L. Hopkins
Mary Hopkins
Hospital Fire Hazards Are Being Run Down by Inspectors
Nationwide safety drive targets about 6000 hospitals including Middletown Hospital. A. C. O'Conner says local inspection soon, with Fire Chief Re Teeease aiding. NBFB official notes inspections are public service, aimed at preventing hospital fire tragedies.
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Middletown Hospital
National Board of Fire Underwriters
A. C. O'Conner
William Fiehhand
Eee
National Board
W &. Mallalien
NBFB
MD Xiger
Asoe
Effingham
Ill
Davenport
Hopital
Indiana
Temples of Healing
New York
Capital Stock Fire and Casualty
PTO To Hear George Hill
George M. Hill industrial psychologist of Armeo Steel will speak at the Central School PTO meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m at the school His topic is Becoming Better Parents Hill a Alleghany College Pa graduate works in adult psychology with a hobby in child psychology
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George M. Hill
Armeo Steel Corna- Taten
Central School
PTO
Hill
Alleghany College
Armen
Cleveland Cline fire prompts hospital safety push
The 1929 Cleveland Cline fire ignited by nitrate film in an X ray vault killed 125 people and spurred a shift away from nitrate to safety acetate films. Fire engineers foresee nationwide inspections improving hospital safety without further disasters in Effingham Davenport or Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Effingham
Davenport
Virus disease cases are few in Middletown health report
Dr Neer Middletown Health Commissioner notes four common virus diseases chickenpox German measles and mumps remain exceptionally light in Middletown Scarlet fever is slightly heavier but not serious School attendance holds unusually well nationwide scarlet fever measles and whooping cough have declined aided by improved child health and immunization programs Measles in childhood provides protection against harsher effects if contracted in later life
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Middletown
L C. Neer
Ohio
MHS Thespians Present Antigone March 7
The Greek tragedy Antigone by Sophocles will be staged at 7:30 p.m. March 7 to mark the National Thespian Honorary Society initiation. Cast includes Darrell Hodge Pat King Jane Heck Marcha Johnson Don Crowley Nancy Barnes Jack Ballard George Back Lynn Learey Bob Frasier and Jack McGlaughlin with directing by Miss Florence Powell and assistance from Margaret Batley Marena Johnson Herbert Launay Lynn Learey and George Bach.
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Antigone
National
Thespian Honorary Society
Sophocles
Darrell Hodge
Pat King
Jane Heck
Marcha Johnson
Don Crowley
Nancy Barnes
Jack Ballard
George Back
Lynn Learey
Bob Fraser
Jack McGlaughlin
Florence Powell
Margaret Batley
Marena Johnson
Herbert Launay
Bob Frasier
George Bach
159 Receive Red Cross Certificates Of Merit For Bravery Last Year
Washington One day last summer Gwen Anglesey of Rigby Idaho saved a two year old who fell into a canal. She swam out rescued him and revived him with artificial respiration earning a Red Cross Certificate of Merit in 1949. Other recipients in St Paul Minnesota and Tuscaloosa Alabama were noted for life saving first aid actions.
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Red Cross
Washington
Gwen Anglesey
Rigby
Ida
Dickie Bryce
Sen
Gwen
St. Paul
Minn
Sedin
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Bobbie Jack Bradberry
Youngser
Bobbie Jack
Recognition for lifesaving acts spans many from 1348 group
The Red Cross honored 138 men and 21 women for life saving efforts last year across 36 states Hawaii and the District of Columbia. Among the stories is an 11 year old impaled near Paseo Washington and a store keeper who saved a choking boy. Bruce Lee credited for restraint at scene.
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Paseo
Wash
Bruce Lee
Lee
America
Red Cross
States
Hawaii
District of Columbia
Highview and South Schools to Feature Modern, Accessible Design
The Highview Road school will open with private kindergarten facilities, three entrances, separate playgrounds, and an all-purpose room that folds into the wall for gym use. Glass block windows and pastel interiors promise improved light and reduced heat. Plans for South School mirror Highview with added room count and sight-saving classes. Bids for Highview are due March 22, with first classes planned for September 1951.
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High+view Rd
Wade E. Miller
Highview School
Maler
Highview
New South School
Miller
South School
Highview Rd
South
Verity Pkwy
Mary-Oglesby Park
Independent Grocers Meat Dealers End Lecture Series March 5
Harold Hand of WSAI Cincinnati will deliver the final lecture in a series for the Middletown Independent Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association on March 5. The meeting at the Manchester Hotel includes a dinner on independent business operation and an entertainment program by radio personalities Will Lenay Araby James Fred Harper and Charlie Black.
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Harold Hand
WSAI
Cincinnati
Middletown Independent Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Steve D'Varga
Manchester Hotel
Suainesses
Enied
Will Lenay
Araby James
Fred Harper
Charlie Black
Snowball Fights Fade From Middletown Memories
The article reflects on dwindling snow days in the Miami Valley with tales of past winters. It notes fewer heavy snows since mid-century, recalls old sleds, sleigh races on Broad Street, and ice ponds like Sebald, while attributing milder winters to central heating and modern plow equipment.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Whittier
Broad St
Polio Victims Helped by Mayfield Girls
One dozen second grade Brownie Troop 102 girls from Mayfield School under Mrs. Audrey Blackmore crafted red heart Valentine men for Mercy Hospital polio victims. The handmade gifts, with gum drops as hands and feet, were turned over to Mercy Hospital officials for distribution by Charles J. Reuthe.
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Mayfield Schools
Mercy Hospital
Brownie Troop 102
Mayfield School
Audrey Blackmore
Charles J. Reuthe
Butler County
National Infantile Paralysis Foundation
Myra Beedie
Carolyn Bennington
Betty Jo Burton
Margaret Herring
Elaine Hall
Melody Long
Sue McCloud
Virginia Murphy
Linda Pidgeon
Kay Snowden
Sharon Taylor
Linda Vance
Roop
Dorothy Vance
Norma Pidgeon
Two Midalenians Enlist in U S Air Force at Lackland
Two residents, Carl D. Brewer and Richard G. Forbes, enlisted in the U S Air Force and were sent to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas for basic indoctrination. Local recruiter Luther L. Gregory announced the inductees yesterday.
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U.S. Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Luther L. Gregory
Carl D. Brewer
Minnesota Ave
Richard G. Forbes
Wilbraham Rd
Lackland
Sermon on the Mount Opening Blessings and Law Fulfillment
Jesus ascends a mountain to teach the Beatitudes and calls his followers to be salt and light. He warns against breaking the law, urges righteousness beyond the scribes and Pharisees, and promises heavenly reward. The passage emphasizes moral conduct and divine fulfillment of the law.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Paper’s Scope Surprises MHS News Editors
Journalism students at Midl Town High School discover a surge of international interest in their school paper. Letters from Frankfurt and other German schools reveal eager correspondents ages 14 to 18, with requests for pen pals and exchanges. The Mittelland paper from the German sister school is shared, and editors plan to pass along addresses to local pupils.
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Middletown High School
Adder
United States
Germany
Tim Zleechs
Frankfurt
Mittletania
Otto
Tim-Zloechst
Zelga Schmidt
Toe Goon
Rangir
Blizhent
Middletonian
Gereman
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George Hill
MHS Thespian
Gwen and
Dickie
New Highview School
Multer
Amanda
Mayfield Girls
AIR Force
MHS
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