Francis Carmody Named New Middletown Chairman
Middletown city government swore in two new commissioners and named Francis Carmody as chairman and Ross A. Hill as vice chairman during a 10 a.m. session in the Municipal Courtroom. The brief ceremony included oathes for Harold W. Woen and Lioya v Miller, with Goetz and Stiles supporting the motions. About 25 residents attended as Carmody served as temporary chair before official action. Certification of election results and bonds for Goetz and Miller were presented. Goetz is noted as an architect with civic work. Miller is a 25-year-old realtor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Harold W. Woen
Lioya
Miller
Fred J. Schatzmann
Charles B. Stiles
Francis Car Mody
Goetz
Stiles
Ross A. Hill
Carmody
Miller Goetz
New Inspection Rules For Trailers And Tourist Parks
Butler County Health officials announce district code updates governing house trailers and trailer parks. The rules tighten sanitary standards, increase plot sizes to 20 by 40 feet, add inspection certification and annual permit fees of 10 dollars for each park and 2 dollars per trailer space plus 5 dollars per separate trailer. Dr H A Moore presented the draft of the new regulations.
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District Board of Health
Board Health
H. A. Moore
Butler County
Butler County Divorces and Estate Notices Reported
Court actions include Ruby Isaacs vs Chester Isaacs alleging neglect and cruelty, Wilma Bauman vs Arnold Bauman for neglect and abandonment, and Ruby Ordell Ball vs William Ball for neglect and cruelty. Estates include August Hausmann inventory with $3,250 realty, Mary Bittner estate tax figures with shares to Fort Hamilton Hospital Reily Presbyterian Church and others, Elizabeth Buchheit estate appraised at $1,977, and Alice L Ross will residue shared among Fort Hamilton Hospital YWCA and First Methodist Church.
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Ruby Isaacs
Hamilton
Chester Isaacs
Wilma Bauman
Minor
Arnold Bauman
Ruby Ordell Ball
Waite St
Middletown
William Henry Ball
Lexington
August Hausmann
Carrie Hausmann
Executrix
Mary Bittner
Reily Township
Fort Hamilton Hospital
Reily Presbyterian Church
Reily Cemetery Association
Karl Bittner
Ralph Bittner
Leigh Bittner
Newphews
Florence Bittner
Carrie Bittner
Eleanor Bittner
Alice L. Ross
Y.W.C.A
First Methodist Church
Franklin Reports Perfect Traffic Year in 1949
Franklin ended 1949 with a perfect year for traffic safety. Police Chief O F E Chamberlain credited cautious driving during the holidays after no fatal accidents, one minor crash between Christmas and New Year, and a total 115 mishaps, six fewer than 1948. It marked Franklin’s first perfect year since 1944.
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Franklin
O. F E. Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Cleveland Airports Set All Time Passenger Records in 1949
Cleveland's two airports reported record passenger traffic in 1949. The main airport handled 1,302,914 arrivals and departures, while Lakefront Airport moved 13,969 passengers. Maj. John Kerry, airport commissioner, announced the figures, beating previous highs by about 100,000 and 3,000 respectively.
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Cleveland
John Kerry
Middletown's First New Year Baby Sally Jo Kindred
Middletown welcomes its first baby of 1950 a seven pound eight ounce girl named Sally Jo born to Mr and Mrs Ralph Kindred at 3 53 a m January 1 at Middletown Hospital The Kindreds of 212 Franklin Street receive gifts from local merchants for the year’s first child and Mr Kindred works for Myron and Cornish Floor Installation Company in Dayton.
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Middletown
Ralph Kindred
Franklin St
Sally Jo
The
Middletown Hospital
Mr. Kindred
Dayton
Myron and Cornish Floor Installation Company
Five Injured In Car Crash In Butler County
An accident at Tylersville and Gilmore roads in Butler County Sunday afternoon left five people injured. Injured were Richard Robinson, 8, concussion and cuts. Walter Willeford, 50, rib fractures. Wilma Anderhalter, 19, cuts and bruises. James Frederick, Moores Hill Indiana. and Edward Bowling, 42, cuts and bruises. Two cars, driven by Willeford and Robinson, were involved. Willeford’s car skidded and stopped crosswise. Robertson’s car skidded to avoid the Willeford vehicle and plunged down a 30-foot embankment.
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Hamilton
Tylersville
Gilmore Roads
Butler County
Richard Robertson
Noble Ave
Walter Willeford
South Fourteenth St
Wilma Anderhalter
Logan Ave
James Frederick
Box 200
Moores Hill
Ind
Edward Bowling
Kahn Ave
Willeford
Robertson
Oldest U.S. railroad ends service on New Year’s Eve
Mount Airy, Md. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad retired its No. 47 line between Baltimore and Mount Airy, ending a century of operation begun in 1830. Despite a New Year’s crowd of over 200, the engine failed and a steam locomotive hauled the cars for the final trip as daily traffic dwindled to about 25 passengers. Conductor Wilbur Hendricks called the line uneventful, noting its long history ahead of closure.
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Mount Airy
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore
Frederick County
B. and O
Wilbur Hendricks
No. 47
Grand Jury Convenes Tomorrow with 47 Case Docket
Butler County grand jury reconvenes for January term of Common Pleas Court. Original list shows 32 cases, supplemented by 15 more, totaling 47. Named defendants include Donald Morrison Middletown for breaking and entering, William Tirey Middletown for breaking and entering, George Duggins Hanover Township for check writing, Francis Cox Middletown for breaking and entering, Stephen Gay Fairfield Township for assault and battery and firearms, Martin Shepard Fairfield Township for firearm pointing, Everett Paul Heck St. Clair Township for forgery, Daniel Laricchianta Middletown for breaking and entering, William Hutchins Middletown for assault, Paul Davis Middletown for non-support, and ee Hall Middletown for murder.
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Butler County Grand Jury
Common Pleas Court
Joe Kiep
Donald Morrison
Middletown
William Tirey
George Duggins
Hanover Town
Francis Cox
Stephen Gay
Fairfield Township
Martin Shepard
Everett Paul Heck
St. Clair Township
Daniel Laricchianta
William Hutchins
Paul Davis
Ee Hall
Murer
Quiet New Year Weekend Yields Two Minor Injuries
Two people suffered minor injuries during New Year weekend incidents in Middletown with no major crashes reported. Details include pedestrian injury on Manchester Avenue involving 81 year old Fred Hoeland and several vehicle incidents on Verity Parkway and nearby streets. none caused serious harm.
Home Robbery in Cleveland Targets Babysitter
In Cleveland a burglar bound and gagged a 14 year old babysitter at the Germane home and escaped with a camera, binoculars, and seven dollars in quarters. Norman Germane, 30, is vice president of Impression Tool and Mold.
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Cleveland
Norman Germane
Germane
Impression Tool and Mold Company
Untold Family Vacation Memories Described
A reminiscence recalls a simple afternoon trip that returns next morning like a family outing. The narrator notes everyone knew one another, creating a pleasant, close community feeling. The passage emphasizes everyday life and shared familiarity.
Kentucky quickie weddings spark Butler total rise
Butler County issued 844 marriage licenses in 1949 as post war wedding demand eased. Ohio restrictions with five day waiting remain, while Kentucky’s three day rule could shift couples to Ohio for quick ceremonies. June proved the peak month with 125 licenses. other months ranged from 50 to 85. Tristan da Cunha notes: island has 700 sheep and 300 fowl but no pigs.
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Butler County
Oscar R. Leiser
Marriage License Bureau
Kentucky
Newport
Covington
Ohio
Lillian Woodruff
Probate Court
Mary
Tristan da Cunha
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Listings
Paramount screens Oh You Beautiful Doll with Mark Stevens and June Haver at 1 37 3 37 5 37 7 38 9 37 p m Tuesday Mr Soft Touch stars Glenn Ford and Evelyn Keyes with showings 1 38 3 39 5 39 7 39 9 38 p m Strand presents Bomba Panther Island with Johnny Sheffield and Alene Roberts at 2 55 5 55 8 55 p m Also Red Stallion of the Rockies with Arthur Franz and Jean Heather at 15 4 10 7 10 10 10 p m
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Mark Stevens
June Haver
Glenn Ford
Evelyn Keyes
Johnny Sheffield
Alene Roberts
Red Stallion of the Rockies
Arthur Franz
Jean Heather
Schools Reopen Here Tomorrow After Long Holiday
Middletown resumes classes for over 6 000 students from public and parochial schools tomorrow morning, ending the longest vacation of the term as all classes restart.
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Middletown
Army of Youth
Western Reserve to Install Dr John S Millis as Ninth President
Cleveland AP reports Western Reserve University will install Dr John S Millis as its ninth president on Saturday afternoon. A former president of the University of Vermont, he succeeds Dr Winfred G Leutner who has resigned.
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Cleveland
Western Reserve University
John S. Millis
University of Vermont
Winfred G. Leutner
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Elizabeth Buchheit
Ernest Alispach
Steele
Tomer
Central Ave
Fred Hoeland
Demple Ave
Herman Baker
Somerville
Manchester Ave
Hoeland
Baker
Verity Pkvy
Fourteenth Ave
Tony Capozzi
Sherman Ave
Lawson Finney
YMCA
Finney
Thomas Massie
Lincoln St
Main St
Massie
Garfield St
Yankee Rd
Charles W. Byrd
Oxford State Rd
Wrightman Nopel
South Lebanon
an _ International
Chalmer Brewer
Osborne Route 1
Charles St
New York Central Railroad
Brewer
Dolphus Henry
Horne St
Ashland
Sutphin St
William Peppich
Warren Rd
Accey Press
Ongep
A Armnovin Saavice
Sanitone
Erle Hanson
Paramount
PART
Big Yank
Patti Page Johnson
Jack Teeter
Buddy Clark
Duke Ellington
Xavier Cugat
al Grant
Eddie Miller
Vaughn Monroe
Tony Martin
al Morgan
Sunray Gas
C. P
THOR
Sunray Gas Range
Monarch
Maytag
Hillbilly
Bill Monroe
Pony Express
Stuart Hamblen
George Morgan
Three Bears
Leon McAuliffe
Jimmy Dickens
Wally Moore
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