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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1948
Page
2
Final sales tax figures for December 1947 show Middletown's 31-day period totaling over 4 million dollars, with total year sales reaching 24,980,000. Bank officials say year-end closings boosted the spike in the two final weeks, and comparisons with 1946 show 1947 far higher overall.
Canton bus strike enters its 39th day after AFL Teamsters Local rejected a 15 cent an hour wage raise tied to higher fares. City council approved 10 cent fare increases and cut quarterly tickets from five to four, with no effective date until settlement. Union president Max Phillips said the 15 cent offer was not new but was unofficial and rejected twice.
Springfield Massachusetts patrolman Christopher Aspall earned the title of nations busiest traffic officer after dispatching more than 30 000 parking tickets during 1947.
An old ad-style notice touts S88 Tonic and 653 Tonic as a cure for gas, bloating, and nervous fatigue after meals. It claims stomach juice flow improves appetite, sleep, and energy, urging readers to buy from drug stores to feel better and strengthen health.
Armco representative Ed Dorenbusch joined Ohio shippers and railroad officials for an informal discussion on intrastate freight rate increases. Shippers called any further hikes unjust and unreasonable after a 10 percent rise sanctioned by the Public Utilities Commission last fall. Participant list included H D Rhodehouse Republic Steel Cleveland W E Fowler Youngstown Sheet and Tube G T Peterson Standard Slag and Gravel Ralph Joyce Central Ohio Paper Ralph Bongartz represented the railroads.
John Butts 85 prominent retired Warren County farmer died Monday at home on FranklinLebanon Road after months of illness. Survived by two sons Daniel Franklin and Arthur Middletown, two grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a brother Charles Middletown. Funeral Thursday 2 pm Anglesby Funeral Home Franklin Rev William Hannum officiating. Burial Woodhill Cemetery. Friends may call after 2 pm Wednesday.
Emma Conrad Earley 70 of 225 Baltimore St died last evening at home from a heart attack. A Middletown resident 36 years, widow of Charles J. Earley, she leaves daughter Frances Earley Detroit school music adviser. sons Walter Eaton attorney and Charles C. Detroit physician. two grandchildren. Active in Holy Trinity Church and Our Lady of Good Counsel Sodality. Funeral plans await children arriving from Detroit.
Martha LaVina Shoup 96 a Middletown resident for ten years died Monday at 4 45 am at her Curtis Street home after over two years illness She was a First Church of God member She survived by six sons Robert Arlington VA W E Washington DC Asa St Petersburg FL Floyd 207 Curtis St Middletown Martin Hamilton James Franklin unlisted sister Fannie Ward Franklin seven grandchildren six great grandchildren Private services Thursday 10 30 am at McCoy Leffer Funeral Home Interment Woodside Cemetery Friends may call Wednesday 2 00 to 5 00 and 7 00 to 10 00 pm
Virgil Rose, 31, of 1116 Garfield St., listed in satisfactory condition at Middletown Hospital after a gunshot wound to the right leg. Police say the shooting occurred Sunday night when his brother in law Harlan Deston, 22, of Hazard, Ky., exchanged guns with him. The United States has about 6,500 public libraries not including college or technical-library branches.
Two store owners Ern est Streifthau of Ernest's Hardware and Lin Mendenhall of Lin's Jot-em-Down Store signed warrants for Thomas Paul Little 26 of this city. Little admitted burglaries at three local establishments October 18 1947 and December 28 1947 including a Terrace Grill theft. He was captured in Cincinnati and will be held there for trial.
Chief of Police King urges careful driving during January and February as snow and ice cause hazards. National Safety Council data show 65 percent of crashes occur on ice and snow with poor traction and visibility as main causes. Seven winter driving rules cover speed, chains, visibility devices, brakes, lights, braking technique, and sensing road slipperiness.
A former GI Ray Mack of Columbus and his bride to be Miss Kay Trevis plan to marry in Columbus after she arrives from New York aboard the Westerdam. They visited with friends in New York and planned to obtain licenses and blood tests, with marriage expected within a week. The couple, connected since Trevis met Mack at the Star Dust Club in Germany, anticipated wedding preparations after their return.
Butler County Infantile Paralysis Chapter announces thirty district captains to organize a house-to-house March of Dimes campaign across the city. The drive, under Mrs J S Howard and led by A Foremen's Association members, aims to meet a $50,000 county goal with key activities including a January 9 booth at Central Ave and Broad St and a card party for women led by Mrs Fred Schatzmann.
Snow blanketed Middleton as residents noted three to four inches with adults worrying about accidents and shoveling while children looked to winter sports. Forecasts predicted more snow with improving skies by Wednesday and a 30 to 35 degree day pattern as Ohio roads iced over and crews salted and plowed statewide.
Jack Back of Butler County leads a district Prince of Peace declaration contest with winners from Hamilton Darke Miami Clark and Greene counties. The Dayton event Sunday January 11 at First Congregational Church offers a gold medal and entry to the Columbus state contest with cash prizes and college scholarships. About 138 high school age participants, silver medalists from counties, join 4,000 entrants who began in Armistice Sunday church contests statewide.
Butler County Common Pleas Court revived a ten year old injunction against Sam Dennis at 1712 Manchester Ave in Middletown. Building Commissioner Orville Corson said the case was reinstated as pending after a previous dismissal. The injunction, issued after Dennis was twice found in violation, had not allowed Middletown to present its side. Local property owners near 119 N Selbee St had asked for the injunction’s dismissal to enforce the zoning ordinance.
Martha Newkirk filed a petition in Common Pleas Court against John Newkirk planning a French variety show tour with about 40 people and a $100,000 veterans charity goal. Virginia Fields sues for divorce from Paul Fields alleging cruelty. Marie Long Andrews named as executor nominee for Cora Long estate. Mary Beall will directs widow to receive estate. Edward Straus settles $326 claim from a traffic accident involving Emil Boettcher.
Clarence F. Smith of Inland Container becomes co chairman of the Industrial Council. Charles H. Murray of Armco remains co chairman, with Stutenroth Reinartz and Patterson re elected to key posts. Luncheon meetings are held weekly at the Manchester Hotel to discuss industrial and civic affairs. Retiring co chairman L T Kenney was honored for past services as the council reviews extending city corporation lines for a development plan.
Butler County Agricultural Conservation Association adopts a 40 hour week starting January 1 1948 and will close Saturdays. Cooperating farmers must report practices for the year by January 31 1948 with no time extension.
City briefs list multiple local group meetings. Trustees of the Sportsmen's Club drill and meet at 8 p.m. at the clubhouse. U S National Guard drills at 7 p.m. at the barracks. Eagles hold 8 p.m. meeting at the hall. VFW Hunter-Clark Post meets 8 p.m. at the Silver Leaf Social Club. Legion Band meets at Legion Home. Cancer Clinic open 7 p.m. Middletown Hospital. Cooperative Club 6 30 p.m. at the Manchester Hotel. Veterans of Foreign Wars meet 7 30 p.m. at Post Headquarters. Lemon Township trustees meet 7 30 p.m. Sorg Building. Spanish American War Veterans meet 7 30 p.m. at Legion Home. Middletown Aviation Club installs officers at 8 p.m. in Armco Research Conference Room.
Rev Kenneth S Learey will speak on The Highway of 1948 to Miami Chapter Ohio Society of Professional Engineers at the noon meeting in the Order of Ahepa. Initiation ceremonies are planned at 8 p m at the Y M C A. Chi Ro class of Holy Trinity parish meets at 7 p m in the assembly room. Blythe Williams Post 231 holds its House committee and executive board meeting at 7 30 p m in the hall.
Paramount shows Road To Rio with Bing Crosby Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour at 2 10 4 35 7 and 9 30 p m Also Strand presents Robinhood of Monterey Tuesday 1 75 4 40 7 55 p m Wednesday 1 15 4 5 7 40 p m Also Odd Man Out Tuesday 5 5 40 and 3 5 p m Wednesday 2 25 5 10 and 8 50 p m Opportunity Review Tuesday only on stage at 8 45 p m.
John Montgomery reported a $15,200 check from an inheritance was missing from his billfold after a taxi ride from 1600 Garfield St. to home. The check, drawn on McKinney Deposit Bank and payable to Montgomery, was to be stopped. Montgomery recalled giving the driver a dollar, not certain about the dollar bill. Police noted other yesterday thefts including Army clothes from the Milner Hotel and stolen Christmas tree lights.
Autopsy showed head injury on Dr. Everett W. Conley of Cleveland and authorities weighed robbery as a motive. His body was found in a water-filled ditch near Paintsville while he was en route to visit relatives. Sheriff Fyffe said about $23 was found on him. Frank Conley speculated the physician carried cash from a recent office sale.
Remodeling of the Manchester Hotel cocktail lounge is underway with completion expected late this week, says general manager John Minnich. The lounge is temporarily moved to the dining room to allow reconditioning, including painting walls and ceiling, new carpeting, floor work, and updated decorations while furniture remains essentially the same.
In downtown Boston a hotel marked its 50th anniversary with a newly installed music system by technician John Quincy Adams. The article notes the original owner John Quincy Adams lived in a house where the hotel now stands, connecting a historic figure to the present site.
The Middletown Squadron of the Army Air Force Association will meet tonight at 8 p m at the American Legion Home. Robert Wilson, Commander, announced that all former AAF members are eligible and membership remains open. A movie on the Atomic bomb will be shown after the regular procedure, followed by refreshments and a social time.
J L Glass was re-elected president of the American Building and Loan Association at its annual meeting. W D Vorhis was named vice president, A James Moorman secretary, M P Schrock treasurer. Board members re-elected include Glass Vorhis Moorman R S Weatherwax John J Hain Harry K Moore and Vance Cribbs. A cash dividend of 3 percent, the 117th semi annual, will be paid January 10 to stockholders of record December 31.
Police said Jack Tirey aged 22 of 3404 Burbank Street was arrested last night at Burbank and Carolina streets on a charge of failure to have an operator's license. Fred Shackelford of 1918 Hitt Avenue reported his car was struck and damaged while parked in front of his home yesterday.
Former judge Clinton D. Boyd of Middletown urged the Republican State Central and Executive Committee in Columbus to withhold endorsements in the May primary for the Ohio Supreme Court seat opening January 2.
A representative group from the North Middletown Fire Department will attend the monthly Lemon Township Board of Trustees meeting tonight. Several important matters are slated for discussion.
Mrs Ruth L Schuck, 43, of 608 Alameda, was fined 250 dollars for intoxication and her husband William, 39, fined 10 dollars in municipal court yesterday.
An advertisement proclaims Sunis-A as a tested sinus remedy promising daytime energy and peaceful sleep. It urges sufferers not to give up, cites a physician's prescription influence, and promotes Castell Drug Co as the source.
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