Red Cross Fund Drive to Begin in Middletown
The American Red Cross will start its fund campaign in Middletown on March 1 and run through March 1. No local goal is set. national quota is $75 million. Basil O’Connor announced the budget of $97 million for the coming year. The drive plans expanded veteran services, disaster fund replenishment, a new National Blood Program, and other services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross Fund
Middletown
Dorothy Spears
Basil O'Connor
Red Cross
Red Cross Board of Governors
O'Connor
Three Dimes Boxes Stolen In Local Theft Spree
Three youngsters aged six seven and nine confessed to stealing two March of Dimes coin boxes and money totaling about ten dollars. Police traced the trio to the Strand theater and found boxes at their homes after raids by Patrolmen Barrett Poling and Ferguson. The boys and their parents were ordered to appear before juvenile officer E S Sherron at 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Stamper
Yankee Rd
Taylor Ave
Kingpin Cafe
Douglas Barrett
Strandeater
Edward Poling
Arnold Ferguson
Wheel
Central Ave
E. S. Sherron
Armco Clothing Campaign Ends In Four Departments
Armco International Corporation concludes a clothing collection across four departments to aid employees overseas. Gifts accepted until Friday for late contributions. Volunteers prepare sorting packing and shipping at the Armco auditorium in the General Office. no totals yet but officials are hopeful. Contributions collected at Drainage and Metal Products General Office East Works and Fabricating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
Armco International Corporation
General Office
East Works
Red Cross Director To Attend Session
Mrs. Dorothy Spears director of the Middletown Red Cross chapter will attend a January 16 discussion of government benefits to veterans at the Fort Hayes Hotel Columbus. She is among 25 delegates from home service claims departments. James Devine will lead the meeting with Effie Niehaus discussing home service probes. Delegates represent many Ohio county Red Cross chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Spears
Middletown
Red Cross
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Shere
Home Service
James Devine
American Red Cross
Veterans Administration
Effie Niehaus
United States
Franklin Police Hold Check Passer
Franklin Police hold Robert Farmer 64 Heidelberg Ky on charges of passing bad checks in several cities. He admitted passing three checks for 31.54 each at Fryers Cafe Central Ave Carl Rhinehart Grocery and Chicago Meat Market. Farmer said he served two Tennessee terms under the alias John Williams and is held in Franklin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Farmer
Heidelberg
Franklin
Ralph Bauer
Farmer
Fryer
Central Ave
Carl Rhinehart Grocery
Chicago
Tennessee
John Williams
Poasttown Grange Officers Set Meeting Evening
Poasttown Grange will hold an officers conference next Tuesday evening with a 6 30 p m dinner preceding the session. Members met last night with Lawrence Michael in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poasttown Grange
Grange
Lawrence Michael
District U B Meeting Set For Thursday
Two church leaders will speak at the Hamilton Middletown District meeting to be held tomorrow at 7 45 p m at the First Evangelical United Brethren church. Bishop George E Epp of Naperville Illinois recently returned from Europe and a church conferences tour will be the speaker. Bishop A R Clippinger of Dayton will lead the devotionals. Dr L M Hohn of Dayton will preside. The local choir directed by Clarence Asvenleiter will perform I Walk Today Where Jesus Walked. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton-Middletown
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
E. R. Turner
George E. Epp
Naperville
Europe
Vsit
Germany
A. R. Clippinger
Dayton
L. M. Hohn
Clarence Asvenleiter
Jesus
O'Hara
Personnel Group Hears Civic Heads in Middletown Meeting
Miss Ruth Heffner discusses Bureau of Public Health Nursing outlining free service to all area patients with visiting nurses at doctor request. Middletown unique in U S to provide free service. Miss Helen Davis explains Family Service Bureau operation. civic costs covered by Civic Association, relief by city. About 30 leading personnel reps attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Public Health Nursing
Ruth Heffner
R. N
Middletown Personnel Association
Heffner
Middletown
United States
Miss Heffner
Helen Davis
Family Service Bureau
Department of Public Welfare
Misa Davis
Civic Association
James H. van Atta
Fair and Colder Weather Prediction
The weatherman forecast a continued cold spell for Middleton as residents shivered in the new year. Temperatures show a 41 degree high by 2 45 p m Tuesday and a 10 degree low prior to 2 a m today with 12 degrees at 10 a m today. Thursday will bring increased cloudiness and slightly milder air after the cold snap.
Bad Check Charge Filed Against Man
Franklin police hold LeRoy Davis alias Lee Allen Dean after Cincinnati officers notify they will extradite him. Davis, wanted since May 1947, allegedly cashed two stolen checks in Middletown. his wife once worked in a Franklin restaurant. He will be brought back to answer the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Oliver E. Chamberlain
Cincinnati
LeRoy Davis
Lee Allen Dean
Middletown
County officers meet in Hamilton with charity grants
Reports of the county officers meeting Monday at Hamilton were given. The group authorized donations to the 4-H Foundation fund and the YMCA. A program was presented by Ruth Michael, Mrs. Raymond Paullin and Harvey Russell. The next regular meeting will be held January 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
4-H Foundation Fund
YMCA
Ruth Michael
Raymond Paullin
Harvey Russell
Dayton Presbytery Holds Convention
The Dayton Presbytery elected Rev. Paul H. Elliott moderator at the winter meeting in New Carlisle First Presbyterian. Rev. J Laing Burns Jr was enrolling clerk and Rev. Harold R. Lutz became vice moderator. Several ministers were named to the general council and other standing committees. spring meeting set for April 20 in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul H. Elliott
Cedarville
Dayton
Carroll H. Kitts
New Jersey
New Carlisle
First Presbyterian Church
West Carrollton
Carlisle
Marvin M. Walters
Eliot Porter
Oxford
Collinsville
Wendell Pontius
Seven Mile
Richard H. Baird
Chicago
India
Korea
Japan
South America
Arnold E. Kuh
Ona G. Stead
Osborn
Osborn-Fairfield
Tucson
Arizona
BE. Howard McClintock
Springfield
Miamisburg
Robert E. Vail
Franklin
Taylor B. Kelsey
Camden
Alfred Swift Frank
Presbytery
Hugh Ivan Evans
John Stanley Harker
Hamilton
Charles H. Folk
Piqua
Committee On National Missions
Arnold E. Kuhl
W. J. Blanchard
City Leaders Schedule Taxi Fare Hike Talks and Bus Franchise Review
City Commissioners plan meetings with four taxi company owners to discuss a fare rise from 35 to 50 cents for short rides and with Ortman Stewart Bus Company officials on renewing the bus franchise. They will also read numerous letters blocked last week by heavy business volume and address citizen complaints about bus service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ortman-Stewart Bus Company
Reading
Fatality Report Details 13 Middletown Accident Deaths in 1947
Middletown Safety Council released an accident fatality report showing 13 deaths in Middletown during 1947, excluding industrial accidents. Falls led with seven deaths, including Paul Wilson noting five directly linked to the cause. Auto accidents caused four deaths, with one each from suffocation, drowning, fire, and accidental kerosene ingestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Safety Council
Middletown
Paul Wilson
Monroe Lions Club to Lead Rural March of Dimes Campaign
The Monroe Lions Club will head Otter County rural collections for the 1948 infantile paralysis drive with a $5,000 goal. Deputy Emil Schultheiss oversees coin boxes, while Father Krusling and Reverends Wiley and Stafford coordinate church outreach. Activities include Dime campaigns, lodge involvement, and a Monroe High School basketball fundraiser for the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Lions Club
March of Dimes
Otter County
Middletown
Hamilton
Oxford
Charles F. Gorman
J. E. Heck
Robert Mitzel
Emil Schultheiss
Merle Constiner
Father James Krusling
Frank Wiley
H. F. Stafford
C. H. Williams
Harold Carter
Caleb Jones
Fairfield-Stockton
Charles Trees
Paul Baker
Hanover
Ross Township
Charles Gorman
Amanda- Maple Park
Peter H. Harmon
Thomas Linn
Mayfield-Blue Ball
Douglas Byers
Robert Augspurger
Charles Simmerman
Monroe
Leslie Robinson
Everett Campbell
T. J. Thompson
Liberty Township
Bethany
M. A. Boyd
Clifford Gleasman
Peasttown
W. Middletown
Elery Rothwell
Clifford Steward
Collinsville-Somerville
Dale Constiner
Russell Hiteshue
Morgan Okeana
Reily
Walter Coppess
Emrie Dobrozsi
Otto Long
New Miami
Dave Harmon
Darwin Kimble
Seven Mile
Wayne Township
Willard Neubrander
Robert E. Thompson
Trenton
Earl Hiteshue
John Bolin
West Chester Maud
Monroe High School
Resignation from Hamilton Recall Steering Committee
Charles R. Chaney machinist 28-D Bamboo Harris Apartments resigns from the Citizens' Steering Committee leading the recall of four City Council members. He cites plans that fail to serve citizenry and urges harmony cooperation and justification of actions in the recall controversy. The recall targets Mayor Edward Beckett Frank Rosendahl Andy Bruck and Vince Emminger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Charles R. Chaney
Bamboo Harris
Chaney
Citizens’ Steering Committee
Frank E. Buechner
Edward Beckett
Frank Rosendahl
Andy Bruck
Vince Emminger
Woyat 11 Dies After Horse Kick Injury
Ira Woyat 11, son of Hazel Woyat of Rittman, died in a nearby hospital from injuries after a horse kicked him yesterday. Local authorities report the accident occurred during handling of the animal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth
Ira Woyat
Hazel Woyat
Rittman
Middletown Groups Schedule Meetings and Rally
Holy Trinity Athletic Association opens its monthly meeting in the school assembly room at 8 p.m. Wednesday. South School PTA meets at 8 p.m. at the school for officer elections. Middletown League of Women Voters gathers at 8 p.m. in the Civic Association Girl Scout Room for its first 1948 meeting. Lemonree will meet at 8 p.m. at the Civic Building. The annual safety rally of the Middletown Armco Division is set for 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Manchester Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Athletic Association
South School
PTA
Middletown League of Women Voters
Girl Scout
Civic Asociation
Middletown
Armco
Manchester
Lemon Township Board Meets to Consider 1948 Budget
Lemon Township Board of Education will meet at 8 p m Wednesday at Monroe to discuss the proposed 1948 budget, with board members slated to review allocations and financial plans for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemon Township
Fraternal Order of Police Meeting at Pistol Range
The Fraternal Order of Police and Associates will meet at 7:30 p m at the Pistol Range for a scheduled gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraternal Order of Police and Associates
Women's Committee Meeting of Civic Symphony
The Women's Committee of the Civic Symphony Orchestra will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Civic Association Library to discuss upcoming events and outreach efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Symphony Orchestra
Civic Association Library
Final day for amended income tax filings at IRS office
Thursday marks the final day to file amended estimates on income tax returns at the local Internal Revenue Service office in the Post Office. The Annual meeting of the Junior Achievement Board of Directors will be held Thursday at the Manchester Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Office
Junior Achievement Board of Directors
Manchester
Kiwanis Club Weekly Meeting at Manchester Hotel
The Kiwanis Club will hold its weekly meeting on Thursday at noon at the Manchester Hotel. Members are urged to attend for updates and community planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Manchester
Kiwanis Club Directors Meet Thursday at 7:45 PM
The Kiwanis Club board will gather at 7 45 p m Thursday at the Presbyterian Church to conduct its monthly business and discuss club matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Presbyterian Church
Evening meeting notices of local groups and clubs
A series of Thursday evening gatherings are planned across the city. Dance Club of the VFW IOOF National Guard National Association of Letter Carriers Alpha Council OUAM Lions Moose Blythe Williams post auxiliary American Legion and AEIF executives all schedule 7 to 8 plus times at various halls and hotels on Central Ave N Broad St W Central Ave Eighth Ave and the Manchester Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Council
OUAM
N. Broad St
Blythe-Williams Post Auxiliary of the
American Legion
Eighth Ave
37 Arraignments Set for Thursday in Butler County
The Butler County Grand Jury returned 37 true bills and arraignments will be held Thursday in Common Pleas Court before Judge P. P. Boll. A surprise case charges Clifford Wilson, 26, Maud, with second degree manslaughter in Joe Mercer’s death last October. Mercer’s body was found beside Tylersville road about 14 hours after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County
Common Pleas
P. P. Boll
Clifford Wilson
Maud
Wilson
Joe Mercer
Mercer
Tylersville Road
Sheriff’s Group Officers Named
Local enforcement officers at a meeting of the Southwestern Police and Sheriff’s Association in Wilmington heard FBI agent William H. John Jr. Elections reelected Chief Everett Downing of Wilmington as president and Chief O E Chamberlain of Franklin as vice president. Sheriff Howard C Botts of Wilmington and Prosecutor G L Schilling were named secretary and treasurer. Attendees from ten counties plus four FBI agents and two London bureau men. Next meeting set for March 8 at the Police Pistol Club. Detective James H Davis attended and announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Police and Sheriff's Association
Wilmington
William H. John, Jr
FBI
Everett Downing
O. E. Chamberlain
Franklin
Howard C. Botts
G. L. Schilling
London
Butler, Warren, Clark
Greene
Highland
Brown
Clinton
Fayette
Clermont
Adams
Police Pistol Club
James H. Davis
Loveland Man Hurt In Crash Near Loveland
Loveland resident Henry Fugett aged 49 suffered a compound fracture to his left leg plus cuts to hip and face after being struck by an 18 year old Dayton driver Raymond Egler on Ohio 48 three miles north of Loveland. Sheriff says Fugett halted to retrieve a coat dropped from his tractor. Fugett hospitalized at Christ Hospital Cincinnati. No charges filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Henry Fugett
Loveland
Raymond Egler
Dayton
Ohio
Gerald W. Couden
Fugett
Egler
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Way to Believe Itchy Pimples
When your skin is irritated with pimples red blotches and itching torture here is fast relief. Get a 35c box of Peterson s Ointment at your druggist and apply this soothing balm. Promptly relieves smarting and itching. Your skin looks better feels better. Money back if not delighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Adv
Pupils Entertain Mayfield PTA At Monroe High School
Students of Monroe High School entertained Mayfield Parent-Teachers Association members at the monthly meeting last night. The program included a musical set and a short comedy skit led by Miss Harriet Iles and Herman Slayman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe High School
Mayfield Parent-Teachers Association
Harriet Iles
Herman Slayman
Sportsmen's Club Expands Clubhouse Facilities In '48
The Middletown Sportsmen's Club approves further basement improvements including a lunch bar and painting. Next summer plans include outdoor grills, a playground, more parking, and landscaping. A rifle range, fund reports, new treasurer, donor gifts, and a prize rifle are noted. Guest speaker Pete E Greer promotes wildlife conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Sportsmen’s
At the Movies Paramount Showings and Stars
Paramount listings show Green Dolphin Street with Lana Turner and Van Heflin at 1 15, 3 55, 6 35 and 9 15 p m Kiss of Death starring Victor Mature and Brian Donlevy at 1 15, 3 15, 5 25, 7 40 and 9 50 p m Heartaches with Sheila Ryan at 1 15, 3 55, 6 30 and 9 20 p m Woman on the Beach starring Joan Bennett and Robert Ryan at 2 25, 5 15 and 10 30 p m Cuba buys about 60 dollars of U S goods for every 100 dollars from sugar sales to VU.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lana Turner
van Heflin
Victor Mature
Brian Donlevy
Sheila Ryan
Joan Bennett
Robert Ryan
Cuba
U. S
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Armco Clothing
Ohio County
Gray’s Watch Repair
N. ¥. C. Railroad
Castell
District U. B
Louis F. Jones
Apital Finance Corp
Man
Lemon Ree
P. Oo
Cece
Dance Club
VFW
IOOF
National Guard
Alcoholics Anonymous
National Association of Letter Carriers
Gas and Electric
The
Moose Lodge
W. Central Ave
AEIF
Sheriff's Group
Loveland Man
Mayfield
Sportsmen’s Club
Rifle and Muzzle Loading Association
Dan Mahoney
State Highway Patrol
Rifle Committee
Joe Riley
R. V. Crist
Riley
Roberson
Sporting Goods
Edward Drayer
Clarence Hughes
Pete E. Greer
Ashland
American Rolling Mill Company
Greer
Canaa
Miseri
Hill
Woodlawn
Paramount
Sanitone
Gough-Lamb
GEM City
GEM City Ice Cream CO
Coca-Cola Company
Dayton Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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