Phone Service Hampered By Bad Weather
Heavy ice damaged telephone lines and poles across Preble County delaying service. E. G. Morgan reports 230 downed poles with 2,000 trouble cases. West Florence area lost all service, New Paris also hit, affecting Eaton Camden Eldorado Hollansburg New Paris and West Manchester. Power outage in Eaton lasted about one hour. several basketball games were postponed. Sheriff notes fewer traffic accidents than usual during the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Preble County
E. G. Morgan
Ohio Telephone Service Company
West Florence
Jackson
New Paris
Morgan
Camden
Eldorado
Hollansburg
West Manchester
Cincinnati waterworks sale proposal to county
County Commissioner Hobort A. Wehking proposed selling Cincinnati waterworks to Hamilton County for about 85 million. He argued the sale would attract new industries to the area while city councilmen and county commissioners discussed the idea with no action taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Obituary for Mrs Bertha Purvis Ward in Butler
Mrs Bertha G Purvis, 73, mother of James G Purvis of 405 Aberdeen Dr, died at her Butler home. Survived by husband Samuel, daughter Mrs Robert Weingartner of New Castle Pa, and five grandchildren. Services and burial will be held Thursday in Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Bertha G. Purvis
James G. Purvis
Aberdeen Dr
Butlera
Samuel
Robert Weingartner
New Castle
Butler
Middletown native James L Ash dies in NYC hotel
James L Ash 47 former Middletown resident died suddenly in his New York City hotel room on Monday while at a sales convention. He was sales manager for the Cincinnati Eagle Picker office and is survived by his wife Harriet Hoye Ash daughter Carolyn his mother Mrs Rose Leddy Ash and other relatives. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 pm at the Craver Funeral Home Milford Ohio with cremation to follow. Friends may call today at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Ash
New York City
Mr. Ash
Cincinnati
Eagle Picker Company
Middletown
Hudson
Mich
Yale University
Florida
Ash
Harriet Hoye Ash
Carolyn
Lexington Ave
New Terrace
Rose Leddy Ash
Craver
Milford
Middletown Barber and WWI Vet Everett E Howard Dies
Everett E Howard 51 a former Middletown resident died at 7 20 p m Monday at Dayton Veterans Hospital He was a World War I veteran and a barber Survivors include his mother Mrs Emma Howard of Wilmington a daughter Mrs J H Duhamel of Middletown three sons Donald of Kingston Tenn Kenneth and Clifford both of Troy six brothers and five sisters Funeral arrangements are incomplete at a Dayton funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett E. Howard
Middletown
Dayton Veteran's Hospital
Emma Howard
Wilmington
J. H. Duhamel
Donald
Kingston
Tenn
Kenneth
Clifford
Troy
Dayton
Perry Alexander dies in Chicago home
Perry Alexander, formerly of this city, died at his Chicago residence. He was once employed by the Gard ner Board and Carton Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Obituary fragment notes survivor details and Chicago services
The deceased is survived by his widow Blance a daughter Mrs Beth Plowright of Chicago and Billy of Houston Texas and a sister in law Mary Bolton. Services and burial will be at Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Blance
Beth Plowright
Billy
Houston
Texas
Mary Bolton
Michael Nicol dies after long illness at 85
Michael Nicol 85 of 2501 Central Ave died yesterday at 4 35 p m at Middletown Hospital after years of ill health He was a former barber and a real estate agent for 25 years retiring ten Survivors include two nephews C J Nicol of Middletown Ernest Moon Hollywood Calif three nieces Mrs Frank Liebold Mrs Harry G arver of Middletown and Mrs Carlee of West Palm Beach Services will be Thursday at 2 p m at Schramm Funeral Home with Rev H H Jung officiating Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday 7 10 p m and Wednesday 3 5 and 7 10 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Nicol
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
C. J. Nicol
Middletown
Ernest Moon
Hollywood
Calif
Frank Liebold
Harry Garver
Carlee
West Palm Beach
Schramm Funeral Home
H. H. Jung
Woodside Cemetery
Bales
Isaac A
Yankee Rd
Harmah Bales
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
First Church of Christ
W. D. Brock
McAcoy-Lesier Funeral Home
Barnett
Harry G
Crawford St
Vernon Barnett
First Church of God
R. C. Caudill
Ella McKnight Ataughan
S Mill
Kentucky
Vaughan's Mill Cemetery
McCoy- Leifler Funeral Home
Nicols
Michael
H.H. Jung
Mrs Nettie Tinney 78 dies at Waynesville home
Mrs Nettie Tinney aged 78 dies at the home of her son Sherman in Waynesville. Funeral services are set for 2 30 p m Thursday at Stubbs Funeral Home with burial at Miami Cemetery Corwin. Survived by six sons Webster Middletown Leonard Merrill and Sherman all of Waynesville Prentice Los Angeles Calif Wilbur Miami Fla one daughter Laura Werntz Waynesville 22 grandchildren and four brothers Lawrence Thomas Harden both of Waynesville Elzy Covington Ky and Edward Monroe La.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Nettie Tinney
Sherman
Waynesville
Stubbs
Buriel
Miami
Cemtery
Corwin
Webster
Middletown
Leonard
Merrill
Prentice
Los Angeles
Calif
Wilbur
Fla
Laura Werntz
Lawrence
Thomas Hardin
Elzy
Covington
Edward
Monroe
Elizabeth Thayer Cincinnatis music figure dies at 75
Funeral services were held today for Elizabeth Leib Thayer 75 a Cincinnati and Hamilton music figure. She died after several years illness born in Cincinnati worked on Elizabeth College Charlotte N C and Women’s Seminary Birmingham Ala survived by husband and three sisters. Joseph Jarrett Hill 44 former director of We the People New York radio show and music critic for New York Sun once at NBC and CBS also dies in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Elizabeth Leib Thayer
Hamilton
Thayer
Elizabeth College
Charlotte
N. C
Women’s Seminary
Birmingham
Ala
New York
Joseph Jarrett Hill
We the People
The
New York Sun
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Charleston
W. Va
Budget figures show defense dominates next year’s outlay
The budget for the coming fiscal year totals expenditures of about $43.3 billion with revenue near $37.8 billion and a $5.53 billion deficit. The largest item is roughly $18 billion for national defense and international affairs, including $13.5 billion for defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Russia
Kroger Reports Sales Decline in 1949 Total
Kroger reported sales of 807 million 410 thousand 468 dollars for 1949, down from 825 million 668 thousand 323 dollars in 1948, AP.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Kroger
Industrial Romance of the Year Triumphs in Middletown
Middletown sustains Aeronca Aircraft Corporation and the 200 workers through a successful effort praised nationally as an industrial romance. Newspapers hailed the feat and a White House message from John R. Steelman lauded the community's faithfulness and impact as the new year begins with promises and challenges ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
White House
John RK. Steelman
Truman
Middletown
Woman linked to escape plot involving hacksaw blades
A mother and several Columbus residents are tied to an escape scheme. Mrs. Land was arrested after police nabbed escapee Willard Lee Robertson in Columbus. She returned with Robertson and two others, signed a statement about soliciting blades for Wallace Black and giving them to Edith. James W. Murray said his wife received a call claiming Black was injured. No charges were filed immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Land
Cincinnati
Murray
Mrs. Land
Oliver Hartman
Black and
Robertson
West End
Columbus
Ohio study panel adds two former inventors report due January
Columbus AP reports the Ohio Program Commission's Committee to study state governments will include two former inventors George White of Marietta and Myers Y. Cooper of Cincinnati. The General Assembly will receive the committee's report in January 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Program Commission
George White
Marietta
Myers Y. Cooper
Cincinnati
General Assembly
At the Movies: Paramount and Strand Listings
Paramount shows Adam's Rib with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn at 1:39 3:30 5:30 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Jolson Sings Again stars Larry Parks and Barbara Hale at 1:15 3:21 5:27 7:33 and 9:39. Strand presents Fl Paso with John Payne and Gail Russell at 3:40 and 7:40 p.m. and White Heat with James Cagney and Virginia Mayo at 1:30 5:30 and 9:30. Wednesday Black Market Babies with Ralph Morgan and Kane Richmond at 1:15 3:45 6:30 and 9:15 p.m. Also Women in Bondage with Gail Patrick and Nancy Kelly at 2:30 5 7:45 and 10:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn
Jolson
Larry Parks
Barbara Hale
John Payne
Gail Russell
James Carney
Virginia Mayo
Ralph Morgan
Kane Richmond
Gail Patrick
Nancy Kelly
Stock market opens with brisk activity on dull day
New York AP stock market started with a rush as trading ran ahead of the ticker tape. Price changes were limited though gains and losses stayed close, with Packard at 4 1/8 after a large block trade and a mix of other leaders and laggards in narrow moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Packard
Pennsylvania RR
U. S. Steel
Chrysler
Homestake Mining
Greyound
American Telepions
Columbia Gas
Generallectric
N. Y. Central
American Smelting
Bethlehem Steel
Anaconda Copper
du Pont
American Airlines
Woolworth
Standard Oil
Westinghouse Electric
Rock Island R.R
Vital Statistics Readers Named From Multiple Areas
James L. Ash aged 47 of Terrace Park Ohio Michael Nichol 85 of 2501 Central Ave. Bertha G. Purvis 73 of Butler Pennsylvania Nettie Tinney 78 of Waynesville Ohio Everett E. Howard 51 of Dayton Ohio are listed in the vital statistics notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Ash
Terrace Park
Hospital patient status list with names and causes
A dated hospital roster lists residents and relatives with surgical or medical conditions. Entries include Miss Virginia Curtis, Miss Louise Brewer, Mrs. Howard Phares, Ruben Rice Sr, Mrs. Willie Gillis, Mrs. Nancy Thomas, Carl Staples, Francis Lowe, James Williams Williams, Mrs. John Hubbard, David Weikal, Mrs. Emma Gilbert, Benny and Barbara Fletcher, Frank Troutvine III, Sandra Zapp, and out of town Ray Weber. In town entries show hospital affiliations Dayton Miami Valley, Mercy Hamilton, Dayton Osteopathic, and dismissals include Mrs. John Amos, Bonnie McKinney, Roy Shields, Miss Mary Johnson, and Mrs. Ray Howard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Curtis
Logan Ave
Louise Brewer
Superior Ave
Howard Phares
Trenton
Ruben Rice, Sr
Brentwood St
Willie Gillis
Lewis Pt
Nancy Thomas
Yankee Rd
Carl Staples
Frank Staples
Jacoby Ave
Francis Lowe
Navaho St
Bert Townsend
West Middletown
James Williams Williams
Seneca St
John Hubbard
Franklin
David Weikal
Emma Gilbert
Park St
Benny
Barbara Fletcher
Loma Fletcher
Sheffield St
Frank Troutvine III
Frank Troutvine II
Carolina St
Sandra Zapp
Harry Zapp, Jr
Columbia Ave
Ray Weber
Fairmount Ave
Dayton
Miami Valley Hospital
John F. Dooley, Sr
Fleming Rd
Hamilton Mercy Hospital
F. M. Keen
Grand Ave
Dayton Osteopathic Hospital
John Amos
Seventeenth Ave
Bonnie McKinney
South Main
Roy Shields
Veteran’s Village
Mary Johnson
Bellomonte St
Ray Howard
Local births reported for four families
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Forney 508 Gideon Rd greet a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Robert Fairchild Middletown Route 3 welcome a boy. Mr and Mrs William Conboy Franklin welcome a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Earl Lane Gratis announce a boy today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Forney
Gideon Rd
Robert Fairchild
Middletown
William Conboy
Franklin
Earl Lane
Gratis
Coal strike leaders weigh options as three day week looms
Chief week for the present are groups employed by steel company mines and the big Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company across several states. Mr. Truman has held there is no coal emergency warranting Taft-Hartley action. Denham, reviewing complaints against Lewis, said a decision on court action to end the three day week will come Wednesday or later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Company
Big Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Alabama
Virginia
Utah
Truman
Denham
Lewis
Long Listed Corporations With Mixed Holdings and Shares
A fragmented OCR list presents numerous company names across industries from copper to transportation. It references firms like P. Loribard Marsh al Field Mead, Packard Motors, Pan American Airways, Procter & Gamble, Pullman, Republic Steel, General Electric, IBM, GM, Goodyear, Chrysler, Boeing, and many others with stray percentages and incomplete spellings, suggesting a market or index snapshot rather than a coherent report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Int
Kennecot
Copper Kroger Grocery
P. Loribard
Marshal Field Mead Corp
Onneoeey Ward
Nash Kelvinator National Cash Register
Newport
Caevesess
New York Central
R . Denen
Northern Pacific
R. Rev
Ongsom
Cduenewess
Packard Motors
Pan Amer
Airway
Kenley Server, Inc
Columbia Gas and Electric
Continental Baking Co
Douglas Aircraft
General Electric
Goodrich
Sinclair Oil Standard
N. J
United Airlines
U White Motors
Chrysler Corp
Commonwealth Edison
Cons. Edison
Container Corp
Crucible Steel
Curtis Wright
Curtis
Evens Deere Dupont & Co
Fleetric Auto Lite Ee
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
General Motors
Acces Berets
Great Northern
Greyhound
Goodyear
Oboe Walker
Adson Motors
Southern Pacific
Southern Rails
Sperry Corp
Studebaker Corp
le Dare Texas Corp
United Aircraft
Shee U
Steel
Westinthouse Electric
F. W. Woolworth
Youngstown
Zenith Redio
Dayton Livestock Market Report Cincinnati Ohio AP
At Cincinnati market, salable hogs 3300 with limited sales and lower bids, sows down, weights 100-225 lbs average 172 lbs at 16.50, 232-248 lbs at 16.25. Cattle 600, calves 300 with slow to weak demand. heifers 23.00-26.00, bulls 19.00-21.00, vealers 30.00-34.00, light offerings steady. Sheep meager, lambs around 12.00. Eggs and produce prices listed. heavy poultry 22-24, butter prints 65-66, potatoes 2.00-4.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnate Livestock Cincinnati
U. S. Dept. Agr
Cincinnati
U. S
Fire Underwriters Elect Officers At Meeting
Mid dletown Association of Fire and Casualty Underwriters elected officers for 1950 led by president John Dobrozsi Jr. with W A Harrison as vice president and F H Swinehart as secretary treasurer. Harold W Jones and Thomas Walburg were chosen for three year terms on the executive committee as Ralph Grimes presided in the president's absence. In Columbus, Ohio, Robert R Robinson of Cleveland was named outstanding undergraduate member of Zeta Beta Tau in the United States and Canada for campus leadership and work as an announcer and newscaster at WMRN Marion and WCOL Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Association of Fire and Casualty Underwriters
John Dobrozsi, Jr
W. A. Harrison
F. H. Swinehart
Harold W. Jones
Thomas Walburg
Ralph Grimes
Columbus, O
Robert R. Robinson
Cleveland
Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity
United States
Canada
WMRN
Marion
WCOL
Columbus
Middletown obituaries and notices in local paper
The page lists multiple death notices and funeral details for Isaac Aales Harry G Barnett Otto Linck Michael Nichols and others with service times, funeral home arrangements and interment plans. Also includes acknowledgments and classified help wanted items and advertisements.
Help Wanted Mix of Shop and Housework Ads
Classifieds show multiple job and business prompts across locations including Blair's Restaurant 4000 TYTUS AVE and Cincinnati area. Listings seek white bakers, pastry staff, waitresses, cook's helpers, part time child care, housework, cosmetics training roles, Avon product sales, and miscellaneous sales offers with contact box references. Conditions include small pay hints and evening dialing, with various cities and boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
Tytus Ave
Cook
Janna Rose
Dayton St
Hamilton
Friendship
Adams
Elmira
Dial
A. P.O
Cincinnati
Training under GI Bill offer warns veterans hard deadline
Instruction Service urges veterans to enroll now in GI Bill training before losses. Programs include auto diesel, mechanics, body and fender repair, refrigeration air conditioning, radio television, and electricity under expert supervision with job placement after graduation. Living facilities and part time work aid are available to boost government subsistence. Contact for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tewance
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bertha Purvis
Perry Alexander
Sea Food Dept
Oecom
the Family Tavern & Restaurant
Hasselbach’s
Aan
Stone Blind Co
BeAumont, Tex
Gots
Holland
University OF Leyden
Mrs
Elizabeth Thayer
Journal
Paramount
Middletown Ice & Coal CO
Curtis ST
Stock Exchange
Greene & Brock
Allied Stores
Amer
Stan Lan
Armco Steel Co
Armco Prefect Amer. Tel
Baltimore — Io
Parasdall
Bendix Avionion Ween
Bethlehem Steel Sae
Boeing Airplane
Riggs Mfg
Dayton Livestock
Abiese Hennery
White Country
Fire Underwriters
Tires
Oradlines
Saturda
Jefferson Lodge
Fellew
Dee
Januléth Lodge
Darker
Frank
Merchant Machines
Arthur
Eleanor Barker
Merchant Marine Hospital
Baltimore
Maryland
Jos
Cumston
Bernice Cumston
Miss Storey
John Bauer
Kenneth 8
Learey
Fletcher Shoup
D. of A Council
Florence Click
John Arpp
Earl Cumston
O'Bryant
Daniel O’bryant
C. W. Warsteler
W. M. Deaton
Hereman Lawrence
Marion Lentz
Fay Barnhart
M. L. Snyder
Zimmerman Funeral Home
Jessie O’bryant
Howard Baker
Riggs Funeral Home, Inc
Maxberry Funeral Home
Florists
Flowers Boulevard Floral Gardens
Woodside Ave
Starr Floral Co
S. Main St
Converse Monument Co
Dale Converse
Klamo News
S. Broad
Central Store
Montgomery Ward
Taxi, Inc
Junior
Streifthau's
Sycamore St
Dougherty
Fairmount
Denny Lumber CO
Mayfield
Winton
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
Jeal Cocker Spaniel
Holland Furnace Co
Malvern St
Spur Distributing
Main St
Care Journal
First National Bank
C-O Journal
Rawleigh
Butler County
Freeport
Fletcher Snyder
Kemper Lane
J. D. Muldoon
Western Auto Supply Co
Lemley
Weatherseal Incorporated
St. Hamilton
Instruction Service
S. Dixie Dr
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