Butler REA Sets Annual Meeting January 19 at Hamilton High
Butler County REA will hold its annual meeting January 19 at Hamilton High School Auditorium starting 1 p.m. with a brief business session and reports by Everett Hoy and board president Martin C. Petri. Eighteen nominees seek nine board seats across nine districts, with Lloyd Kiracofe chairing the nominating committee and other members listed.
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Hamilton
Everett Hoy
Butler County Rural Electric Co- Operative
Hamilton High School
Butler County Rea
Hoy
Martin C. Petri
Board of Trustees
Springboro Social News Highlights Local Visits and Celebrations
Local society notes list visits among Springboro area residents from H E Shetterly to the Bohaceks near Dayton and numerous dinners and gatherings across Middletown Franklin and Germantown. Military and wedding events, New Year activities, and multiple family celebrations weave through friends and relatives across the region.
Germantown Notes Share Holiday Visits and Health Updates
Edward Durst and Mrs Durst arrived from Key West for a family visit. Dr and Mrs P A Kemper returned from a Florida trip. Mrs Carl Zink and daughter visited relatives. Anslinger home welcomed Brewer Baker Emley Small and Jacksons from Miami City. Robert D Martz Sr remains in Middletown Hospital for observation. Torrences, Fox, TEFM Club hosts and Barbie Jean Shockley ill in Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Ir Edward Durst
Durst
Key West
Fla
P. A. Kemper
Florida
Carl Zink
Albert Rettich
Dan A. Anslinger
Jack Brewer
J. Robert Baker
George Emley
Janet Small
Victory
Leonard Jackson
Miamisburg
Robert D. Martz
Middletown Hospital
John F. Torrence
Springfield
James Fox
Tefm Club
Barbie Jean Shockley
Children’s Hospital
Cincinnati
Meeting Postponed by Amanda Methodist Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Amanda Methodist Church has postponed today’s meeting to Wednesday January 9. Limestone is used in blast furnaces to remove impurities from trap ore and in steel-making for pig iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Amanda Methodist Church
Warren County Court New Suits and Real Estate Transfers
A mixed docket lists divorces for Eileen and Francis Ryan Evelyn and Edward Gill Mildred and Orville Metcalf Betty Walden and Robert Walden and Eva Gray Williams versus Vernie Williams. Also notices on pleading deadlines and numerous real estate transfers including parcels in Union Deerfield Hamilton Turtlecreek Franklin Springboro and Carlisle. Probate items include estates of Hattie Anderson Mildred Mehl Edith Frazier Chris Wasson Gus Streck Alice Clark and others with executors administrators and appraisers appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Eva Gray Williams
Vernie Williams
Dora B. Hollon
Rebecca Reeder
Mildred Metcalf
Orville Metcalf
Betty Walden
Robert Walden
Allied Building Credits, Incorporated
Delaware Corporation
Ralph and
Viola Taylor
Walter Biggs
Claude Begley
Roy Wyatt
Hubert
Faye Duff
Wilson
Lacy Gabbard
Union
Clifford Yost
Kenneth William Yost
Deerfield
Henry Duff
Marvin
Mary White
Hamilton
Ellis Thompson
Edward J
Hattie B. Snyder
Turtlecreek
J. T
Harriet Leonard
Ernest
Mamie Garrison
Franklin
McKinley
Mary Eversole
Springboro
Louis
Nannie Richardson
Hattie B. Anderson
Mildred K. Mehl
Fred E. Jones
Tate
Edith Frances Frazier
James Elmer Frazier
Ross Hartsock
Carleton E. Sherwood
Alvin H. Earnhart
Chris Wasson
Thomas Brannock
Ae L. Roberts
J. W. Godderd
William Ution
Sophia A. Winstel
May Wright
David N. Mills
Bernice L. Mills
Dorsie Arnold
O. H. Chenoweth
John Wilson
Maggie Lakes Hunter
Ruth C. Warman
Lloyd E. Ritz
George P. Gates
James Rossman
L. H. Ritz
Young Woman Apprenticeship Sparks Dispute at Sea Venture
In a charged exchange, Mr Muncie resists an apprenticeship for a young woman while Victor defends her as a skilled worker. He recalls his own youth training under Mr Trumbull, asserting trust in her abilities. A British merchant vessel advances with gas turbine propulsion, signaling a naval power development.
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Mr. Muncie
Preble County Livestock Meet Set in Eaton
A large group of Preble County farmers is expected at the annual Livestock Marketing meeting of the Preble County Livestock Committee on Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Court House auditorium Eaton. 4 H Club member Dean Miller will demo control of cattle grubs after winning state and placing nationally. Gilbert Stevens of Cincinnati Livestock Producers will discuss marketing graded dogs. A panel will follow on livestock marketing issues with reports from various committees. All livestock marketers are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EATON
Preble County
Court House
Dean Miller
Lanier Township
Miller
Gilbert Stevens
Cincinnati Livestock Producers
Bowen
Vital Statistics Babies Born to Several Families
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Ferguson at 2007 Crescent Bivd. welcomed a girl on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry English of Dixie Heights had a boy Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gifford of 34 Crawford St. had a boy Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gilbert of 1319 Woodlawn Ave. had a girl Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Parker of Excello had a girl today. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Kroger of 614 Waite St. had a girl today.
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Willard Ferguson
Crescent Bivd
Henry English
Dixie Heights
Richard Gifford
Crawford St
Theodore Gilbert
Woodlawn Ave
Pearl Parker
Excello
Wilbur Kroger
Waite St
Marriage Licenses Listed For Several Local Couples
The notice lists multiple couples granted marriage licenses including Robert Eugene Boyd 20 of 1109 Baltimore St and Ruth Margaret Combie 19 of 2408 Sherman Ave. Robert J. Lock 21 of West Chester and Betty Jane Groza 21. Elmer Thomas Warren Jr. 19 and Anola Faye Hibbard 16 of Hamilton. Leroy Raymond Johnson 55 of Oxford Route 2 and Eleanora Margaret Listerman 48 of Hamilton. Herbert W. Server 39 and Nancy Jean Taylor 37 of Hamilton. Harold L. Kincer 23 and Verna J. Pottenger 22 of Hamilton. Melvin LeRoy Bittinger 20 and Marjory Ann Limrick 19 of Hamilton. Ronald Ray Hering 20 and Mildred Delores Dozier 19 of Louis E. Penniston 23 Dayton and Jean C. Hage 23 of Hamilton. Encel J. Chaffin 24 finisher 211 Infirmary Rd Dayton and B. Gwendolyn Hall 17 of 311 Baltimore St Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eugene Boyd
Baltimore St
Ruth Margaret Combie
Studist
Sherman Ave
Robert J. Lock
Betty Jane Groza
Cashier
West Chester
Elmer Thomas Warren Jr
Anola Faye Hibbard
Hamilton
Leroy Raymond Johnson
Oxford
Eleanora Margaret Listerman
Herbert W. Server
Nancy Jean Taylor
Hospital Admissions and Surgeries List
A long list of names and addresses notes patients admitted to or operated on, including Mrs. Frank Whitman Oxford Street and James Tabor Morgan Street among others. The entries cover medical admissions and surgeries with multiple family relations and street locations throughout Middletown and surrounding areas.
Cleveland Sees $250 Million Industrial Expansion
The Chamber of Commerce reports industry spent about 250 million dollars to expand and modernize manufacturing facilities in greater Cleveland during the era.
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Cleveland
Chamber of Commerce
Greater
Community Christmas Gatherings In Somerville Area
The Somerville WSCS will meet midweek in the church annex with Mrs W A Roberts and Mrs Charles Withrow as hostesses. Numerous local families and friends shared Christmas Day and Eve at homes across Somerville, Eaton, Hamilton, Middletown, Gratis, Seven Mile, Trenton, Dayton, Collinsville, Germantown, and Johnsville, including the Withrows, Mee, Rumpler, Cox, Withrow siblings, the Pauls, and James Morrow families among many others. Navy Seaman Earl Buell returned home to celebrate with family in Somerville.
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Springboro
H. E. Shetterly
Ralph Bohacek
Dayton
Norman Frankenstein
Ed Loucke
Norwood
J. C. Fitzpatrick
Charles Larason
Charlotte Flintspach
E. A. McKinsey
William Stoll
Clayton
Barbara
Betty Weimer
New Lebanon
W. J. Fox
John Dishun
Middletown
Carl Fry
Franklin
Methodist Church School
Clyde Chariton
Korea
Set
Lee Ferguson
Hunters Afb
Savannah
Wetdall Ferguson
Jesse Brandenburg
Nevin Gross
Paul Lackens
Arthur Gross
Chautauqua Road
Layton Rook
Earl Mullen
Herbert Mullen
Vaughn Mullen
Martha Lyons
Robert Igo
Lee Lovely
Mary Leighty
Robert Lackens
F. E. Warren Air Base
Cheyenne
Wyoming
E. B. Lackens
Freida Lackens
Mary Barger
Etta Hawthorne
Carl Wells
Germantown
Marion Masters
Louis Boomershine
Robert Burroughs
George Burroughs
Vaughn Burroughs
Robert Meyers
Glenn Borden
Waynesville
Chester Pugh
Marcia Meyers
Cincinnati
John Welsh
Harveysburg
Earl Fry
Robert Prickett
Russell Lawson
Reason Davis
George Davis
Earl Marker
Eaton
Hayes Leach
Willard Meeks
Robert Wade
Allan Fry
Acketer
Owen Tee
Leo Kurtz
C. M. Alspaugh
Troy
Frank A. Cawley
Chalmer Brandenburg
al Shank
West Carrollton
Hayes
H. E. Shetterly and Sons
Howard Lotz
S. A. Macy
Oakwood
Carl Thiele
Fred Hall
Matilda Lidington
Rollin Lidington
Richard Pursley
Raymond Deardoff
Lebanon
Hubert Pursley
Reese Davis
Robert South
J. D. Oakley
Roger Oakley
Robert Oakley
Elmer Wetz
Sallee Magruder
Magruder
William Abney
Willis Alexander
Berea
Mitchell Parker and Sons
Ed Parker
Red Lion
Joe Walrer
Charles Nolan
Glenn Bland
Ridgeville
Leonard Abney
Charles Banta
Hartley
Helen Banta
Liberty
Amos Robinson
Tucson
Ariz
William Robinson
Wilbur Baltz
Ralph Carnes
Roy Mears
Kenneth Reedy
Pauline Alice
Irma Reedy
Gladys McClanahan
Lawrance Lucas
Curtis Reedy
Charles Reedy West
Carlisle Sandie
Keith
W. B. Withrow
Joe Mondello
Ricky
James Mee
Leonard Zimmerman
Tone
Ruby Cruise
Gratis
Marion Geiler
Piqua
Ray Walsh
Hamilton
Charles Mee
Susan
Ada Cox
Kenneth
Marion Cox
Seven Mile
Williard Cox
Victor Cox
Ninemile
Dave Gray
Waites
W. A. Roberts
Laurence Withrow
James Withrow
Trenton
C. Ray Withrow
Noel Samuels
Jack Samuels
Dick Rumpler
New Miami
Francis Rumpler
Charles Rumpler
Elmo Withrow
Adrian Cooper
Dave Kenworthy
Marcella Jean
Lloyd House
Joyce
David Dunkelbarger
Gene
Don
Charles Withrow
Eva Grimes
Agnes Rumpler
Bennett
Murray Phares
Arthur Phares
Harry Fischer
S. W. Baker
Glen
Glen Stephen
James Stephen
Joan
Judy
Robert Benson Sr
Emmy
Camden
Paul Fisher
Roy Stubbs
Janet
Clarence Stubbs
Reva Hartman
Wes Hartman
Clarence Bradburn
Norval Johnson
Francis Holt
Aberdeen Proving Ground
James Paul Sr
Lund
William Paul Jr
Homer Withrow
James Paul Jr
William Imman
James Imman
Conrad
Jimmy
Collinsville
Marguerite Sauer
Lima
Harry Hasemeur
Joe Wimmer
Nancy
Rosemary
Sam Inman
Ann
Jane
D. B. Reed
Mre
Howett
William Noe
Johnsville
Ed Sam
George Suman
Earl Buell
United States Navy
Boston
Mass
Walter Buell
Ex-President Of U.S. Steel Dies At 78
William A. Irvin, an early steel worker who rose to president of United States Steel Corp from 1932 to 1937, died at 78 after a long illness in New York. He directed loans to distressed workers during the 1930s and served in wartime and safety leadership roles. Survived by his widow and five children.
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New York
William A. Irvin
United States Steel Corp
Irvin
Pennsylvania
U.S. Steel
Indiana
U. S. Steel Board of Trustees
Roosevelt
National Safety Council
Harkness Pavilion
Presbyterian Hospital of New York
RhymeTine Reflections on Presidential Life from Gordon Martin
The piece gently mocks parental boasting about a child becoming president. It notes the president’s sacrifice and loneliness, suggesting even a leader may long for simple ordinary life. The poet imagines a president yearning to be just a plain citizen like everyone else.
Holiday visits of military families reported in Excello news
Pvt Robert Walck from Fort Monmouth New Jersey visits his parents over the holidays. Pfc Frank Armstrong with Marines at Camp LeJeune visits family in Middletown. Cpl Melvin Armstrong on 30 day furlough from Camp Carson. Cpl Whitesell stationed with Marines at Quantico visits his parents. Others include Lt David Clark and family returning to Fort Devens and relatives from Washington Court House and Silver Grove. Families host relatives across multiple towns this holiday season.
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Excello
Robert Walck
Fort Monmouth
N.J
John Walck
Frank Armstrong
Marines
Camp LeJeune
N.C
Barney Armstrong
Marge Ratliff
Ruby Armstrong
Melvin Armstrong
Camp Carson
Colo
William Whitesell
Whitesell
Harold Whitesell
Cpl
Quantico
Pfe
Paul Morgenson
Fort Bliss
Tex
David Clark
Fort Devens
Mass
Robert Nicholson
Rome Johnson
Silver Grove
Herbert Page
Martin Armstrong
William Johnson
Middletown
Ha Osborn
Winchester
Blair Gard
Put Back System Wins Willard Kirk Corn King Title
Willard C. Kirk of Jeffersonville Ohio won the world Corn King title at the International Livestock Exposition with a put back soil fertility program. He farms 335 acres, averaged 80 to 99 bushels per acre on about 90 acres of corn, and used Indiana 844-D yellow dent seed. Kirk credits soil liming, full crop feeding, manure returns, and a two-year legume rotation for high quality ears and drought resilience. He has exhibited since 1922 and this is Ohio’s first crown in 32 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard C. Kirk
Kirk
Jeffersonville
Ohio
Indiana
Purdue University
Ohio State Agricultural College
Brookston
Rhee May Go To Washington
South Korean President Syngman Rhee said he may travel to Washington to urge President Truman to oppose any armistice that leaves Korea divided. He fears Panmunjom talks will yield a settlement unacceptable to Korea and stated Kaesong’s loss jeopardizes reoccupation and safety.
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Chinhae
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Washington
Truman
Rhee
America
Crops Threatened by Heat in South Africa Harvest
In Johannesburg farmers face severe drought as temperatures exceed 100 degrees across many areas. They urge rain within ten days to salvage the main food crop across the Union of South Africa.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Union of South Africa
81 Casualties Named in Korea Defense List
The Defense Department identified 81 more battle casualties in Korea in a new list. It reports 17 dead 49 wounded six missing in action one prisoner of war and eight injured. It also lists 14 killed who were previously listed as missing.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
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