Butler County 1948 Traffic Toll Hits 36 Deaths
County coroner Dr. Garret J. Boone reports 1948 traffic fatalities total 36 in Butler County, four crossroad deaths, with 236 reported cases that year. The majority of deaths occurred outside Hamilton city limits, including many on Route 4 and at Amanda railroad crossing, with several pedestrians and vehicle incidents listed along with two air crashes.
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Butler County
Garret J. Boone
Boone
Warren County
Midletown
Uot
Indiana
Ercy Hospital
Hamilton
LeSourdsville
Middletown
Willis E. Kuertz
Amanda
Helen Bowling Brown
Dixie Highway
Estrian
Lyman Bryan
Cleveland
Shady Nook
Sadie F. Florence
Amanda Crossing
Minnie Bashford
Miamisburg
Billy Hedges
Herman Allen
William Shaw
Logan Smith
Howard Young
Donald Sands
Cambridge City
Ind
Stillwell-Beckett Rd
William Oscar Fouts
Mary Louella Peck
College Corner
Ross-Hanover School
Elmer Lewis
London
Irene Winifred Brooks
Walter Brown
Gordon Noe
River Rd
Melburn Phillips
West Chester
Robert King
West Elkton
Trenton
Gordon Finch
Winnipeg
Canada
Oxford
Albert L. Smith
Delbert Lunsford
Elizabeth Cameron
David Lowry
Wayne Wilson
Darrtown
Somerville
John Shackelford
Gerald Scott
Miltonville
Valentine de Vaughn
George Maxwell
Umatillo
Fla
United States Navy
Charles Wrick
Cincinnati
Vatronol Nose Drops Advertises Sleep Relief
An old ad promotes Vatronol Nose Drops claiming it relieves nasal congestion, eases breathing, and helps restful sleep during a cold. The copy urges trying the product and notes its specialization for congested noses.
1949 Import Volumes Seen High Despite Export Dip
New York AP reports American importers expect 1949 to rise in the first half as foreign production recovers and ECA funds convert to cargo. Exports may dip below 1948’s level but still exceed prewar goals. Cold War dynamics and the dollar shortage continue to shape trade.
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New York
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
America
Lawyer argues five cent refund over faulty meter
Earl Ryan, a Des Moines attorney, told the judge a parking ticket should incur a five cent refund after a meter failed to register. He pleaded his case but was fined 95 cents.
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Des Moines, In
Earl Ryan
Ryan
Public Housing Plan Seeks Large Scale U.S. Buildout
Washington AP reports a broad push for low rent public housing aided by federal subsidies. Proposals call for about 500000 dwelling units in five years, with labor unions urging up to two million and city mayors seeking 800000. The plan includes slum clearance and rural housing, with costs estimated over decades to a total near $7 trillion in today’s terms.
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Clarke Beach
Washington
McCarthy
Rwis
Capitol Hill
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Conference
So Mayors
Congress
U. S. Housing Authority
Labor Department
Berchmans T. Fitzpatrick
Ousing and Home Finance Agency
Ageless Bill Robinson Recalls 70 Joyous Years
AP Newsfeatures writer George Tucker profiles Bill Robinson known as Bojangles. He recalls a life of laughter, pain, and a career from Richmond vaudeville to New York stages, noting key mentors, a pivotal hotel soup incident, and the death of Will Rogers that haunted him. The piece also lists unrelated public notices about railroad abandonments and parole hearings in Oregon and Ohio.
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New York
Bill Robinson
Broadway
50Th St
Jolson
Pasteur
Moss Hart
Chopin
Bill
George Primrose
Richmond
Cooper and Robinson
Chicago
Robinson
Marty Forkins
Bojangles
Forkins
Will Rogers
Mr. Rogers
Kentucky
Fox
Wiley Post
No Merit Bargaining Needed Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court refused for a second time to review a ruling requiring an employer to bargain with a union before merit raises. The Cincinnati circuit court’s 2 to 1 decision affected J. H. Allison and Company, Chattanooga meat packers, under the National Labor Relations Act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U. S. Circuit Court
Cincinnati
J. H. Allison and Company
Chattanooga
Worry Clinic and the Fight Against Fear
The text likens fears to puppies that grow loud if fled and shrink when faced. Halsey succeeds through hard work and study, but should switch bosses who rely on phrenology. Real life goals come from brains and effort, not body features or pseudoscience.
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Efen
Halsey
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Nereey
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Charles W. Hunt
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