Ten Nominees Named For Chamber Board Election
Ten candidates were named for the Chamber of Commerce Board election set for January 16 to 23. Four incumbents return among the slate with five seats to fill, two of which are for three-year terms. Ballots go to members January 13 and must be returned by January 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
E. F. Shively
C. . Murray
L. S. Cohn
C. . Denny Jr
Charles Alexander
Virgil T Clark
Don Darey
A. J. Diver
FE. J. Polisini
John W. Wilde
BA. Cc
Chamber of Commerce
Denny
Police Install New Officers At Fraternal Meeting
New officers were installed by Set. Joseph Blackmore as Sam Moore president Ed Poling vice president Herbert Fawley secretary treasurer Douglas Barrett conductor Harold Gray chaplain and Louis Janka inner guard Trustees named were Patrolman Delman Whitt Detective James I Davis and Sgt Blackmore A dance is planned for April 3 at the Manchester Hotel with committees led by Patrolman Moore Other new members George Proffitt and Theodore Thompson were inducted Tonight a Middletown LO P delegation will attend the Fifth District meeting in Hamilton including Sgt Roy Crout Patrolman Fawley Sgt Coldiron and Patrolman Pelfry
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraternal Order of Police
Joseph Blackmore
Sam Moore
Ed Poling
Herbert Fawley
Douglas Barrett
Harold Gray
Louis Janka
Delman Whitt
James I. Davis
Sgt
Blackmore
Moore
George Proffitt
Tiodore Thompson
Middletown
AT THE MOVIES PARAMOUNT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Paramount presents Kiss of Death with Victor Mature and Brian Donlevy at 1 15 3 15 5 25 7 40 9 50 p m Hagen Girl stars Ronald Reagan and Shirley Temple at 1 15 4 15 7 15 10 15 p m Adventure Island features Rory Calhoun Rhonda Fleming at 3 05 6 05 9 05 p m Smart Politics with Freddie Stewart June Preisser and Gene Krupa at 1 15 4 00 6 10 9 30 p m Gun Talk with Johnnie Mack Brown and Raymond Hatton at 2 25 5 15 7 50 10 35 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Mature
Brian Donlevy
Ronald Reagen
Shirley Temple
Rory Calhoun
Rhonda Fleming
Freddie Stewart
June Preisser
Gene Krupa
Johnnie Mack Brown
Raymond Hatton
Accident victim Claude Short listed in fair condition
Police report Claude Short aged 50 of 39 South Main Street was struck at Broad Street and Central Avenue on his way to work. He was taken to Middletown Hospital by Patrolmen Estal Coldiron and Joseph Alberts. doctors listed his condition as fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Short
South Main Sti
Broad St
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Estal Coldiron
Joseph Alberts
Women Voters Hear Talk On World Trade
Middletown League of Women Voters met at the Civic Association Building to study the national and international effects of world trade on the United States. Dayton speaker Mrs J v C Gregory discussed the national league's consumer view, wars, and downward adjustment plans. Richard Wilmer, Middletown attorney for the American Legion, spoke on Universal Military Training Week and distributed pamphlets on the Fort Knox experiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Middletown League of Women Voters
Civic Association
J .v. C. Gregory
Dayton
National League
R. W. Hill
H. D. Neill
Richard Wilmer
Middletown
American Legion
Wilmer
Legion
Fort
Officers Installed by Lutheran Group
A Pethlehem Lutheran Brotherhood meeting drew guests and new members as both retiring and new officers led. Retiring officers were S. P. Moyer president, Carl Funk vice president, Emerson Wendt secretary, and Arthur Sixt Sr. treasurer. For 1948, W. H. Spindler is president, Homer Jones vice president, Clarence Popp, Jary, and Arthur Sixt Sr. as chairs of committees. Homer Jones heads Membership and Attendance, Stanley Crist programs, Edward Ahlm decorating, Robert George Ladies' Night, Feb. 11. William Thompson demonstrated wire recordings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pethlehem Lutheran Brotherhood
S. P. Moyer
Carl Funk
Emerson Wendt
Arthur Sixt
W. H. Spindler
Homer Jones
Clarence Popp
Jary
Cub Pack Six Holds Dinner at Sherman School
Cub Pack Six Den 2 members and parents shared a covered dish dinner at Sherman School Tuesday evening. Cub Master Walter Frayer spoke on cubbing and parental roles, listing Den 2 members Kenneth Jones Ronald Eaton Hale Dodds Jr Russell Dwyer Jack Abner Donald Smith Clarence Paynter Richard King Robert Leeds Clinton Lairson and Den Mothers Mrs Lawrence Dwyer Mrs Preston Abner Mrs Jess Holbrook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman School
Walter Frayer
Kenneth Jones
Ronald Eaton
Hale Dodds, Jr
Russell Dwyer
Jack Abner
Donald Smith
Clarence Paynter
Richard King
Robert Leeds
Clinton Lairson
Lawrence Dwyer
Preston Abner
Jess Holbrook
Police Briefs Include Forgery Charge In Hamilton
Ova Campbell aged 32 of 529 Heat on St Hamilton was returned to face forgery charges after police picked him up. He allegedly forged Ancel Downing’s signature on a 784.60 note to Amco Employes Credit Union. Downing filed the charges. A 17 jewel diamond studded wrist watch valued at 3300 was reported stolen from Mrs. Clarice Porter. The theft occurred from her purse in the Windmill Restaurant rear room between Monday 9 PM and Tuesday 4 30 PM. Miss Elizabeth Pieratt reported a purse theft containing 6 from a Strand theater seat. Jery Phillips said his bicycle valued at 25 was taken from in front of the YMCA yesterday. The note ends with a reference to yellow in early Roman days as a dye discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ova Campbell
Heaton St
Hamilton
Campbell
Ancel Downing
Amco Employes Credit Union, Inc
Downing
Clarice Porter
Central Ave
Windmill
Elizabeth Pieratt
Manchester Ave
Strand Theater
Jery Phillips
Baltimore St
South School PTA Elects Officers
Charles Mills was elected president of the new South School PTA at a formal meeting last night in the school auditorium. Elected as vice presidents were Miss Bess Herb Eduardo Correa and Mrs. Jack Dean, secretary Mrs. Leroy Keffer, and treasurer Wesley Arbuckle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mills
New South School
PTA
Mills
Bess Herb
Jack Dean
Eduardo Correa
Leroy Keffer
Wesley Arbuckle
South
Middletown
Jefferson School
Mary Waddle
Jefferson
Ernest ,Graf
J. Hughes
H. L. Butler
Fortissimo Barber Shop
W. C. Baltz
Charles Apking
Paul Long
L. A. Pomeroy
Sisterhood Plans Party for Tree of Life Fundraiser
The Beth Sholom Sisterhood will sponsor a Tree of Life party for the Sunday School on Sunday afternoon January 25 at the synagogue. Rabbi Nandor Marton and family will present a program by the children. A meeting of the Sisterhood board and committees was held last evening at the Marton home to organize activities including inscription of names on a Tree of Life plaque and presentation of certificates to contributors. Supper will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tree of Life
Beth Sholom
Beth Sholom Sisterhood
Nandor Marton
Sisterhood Board
Sisterhood
H. O. Finkelman
Eli Levison
Yetta Blumberg
Mose Cohen
L. M. Phillips
Jacob Friedman
Harry Hackel
Tony Agronin
Robert Cohen
Sam Feinstein
Sandee Mindlin
Cohen
Sam Bartel
Burnie Murstein
Feinstein
Iron Man Award Presented to Armco Middletown Group
Leo F. Reinartz accepted Armco’s Iron Man for the Middletown Division at a Manchester Hotel dinner. C. H. Murray praised Middletown and Hamilton plants for safety leadership while detailing Ore shortage challenges and the push to use Taconite ore to secure future production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armco
East Works
Hamilton
Leo F. Reinartz
Middletown
C. H. Murray
Manchester
Afmco
Ralph Wright
J. D. Tranter
Eastorks
Elmer Barker
Campbell Allen
F. &. Vigor
Hamiltton
Murray
Iron Man
Leo Reinartz
Thomas Howard
Armconner
Paul Wilson
Patrol Stops Overload Truck Check In Vandalia
State Patrolmen in the District held a truck load check at Vandalia yesterday. Middletown Post 9 Patrolman Willis Shep ace reported eight convictions. All were fined in Vandalia court for overloads. Names include Rollie Skinner Lima $25 and costs John Morgan Freedom Pa. $25 and costs Tom Williams Lima $25 and costs Harold Stoldt New York City $20 and costs Francis Bauer Portland Mich $25 and costs Stanley Gurka Detroit $25 and 4 Richard Batman Detroit $15 and costs Charles Lane Decatur Ill $8 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandalia
Middletown
Willis Shep
Rollie Skinner
Lima
John Morgan
Freedom
Tom Williams
Harold Stoldt
New York City
Francis Bauer
Portland
Mich
Stanley Gurka
Detroit
Richard Batman
Charles Lane
Decatur
Ill
Driver suffers body bruises after Verity Pkwy crash
Cecil Reed, 45, of 2507 North Verity Pkwy, suffered face and body bruises when he lost control of his car and struck a utility pole on Verity Pkwy. The front of the car was extensively damaged. Reed left the scene before officers arrived but later called to report the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Reed
North Verity Pkwy
Verity Pkwy
Reed
Union certifies machinists at Hamilton plant
The National Labor Relations Board certified the International Association of Machinists as the collective bargaining agent for certain employees of the Estate Heatrola Division of Noma Electric Co in Hamilton Ohio. The unit includes tool die and jig makers machinists machine operators and apprentices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
International Association of Machinists
Hamilton, O
Heatrola
Noma Electric Co
NLRB
December relief costs exceed November as Middletown aids demand
Figures released by Helen Davis show December relief in Middletown and nearby areas cost 3451 dollars, slightly more than November and bringing annual relief expenditures to 52179 dollars. About 486 families received relief last year, with 212 direct relief cases. 116 new cases were added in December and 17 needed only medical care. Administrative costs for December totaled 298.88 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Helen Davis
Family Service Bureau
Department of Public Welfare
Miss Davis
The
Civic Association
Family Service Agency
827000 Vets Eligible For World War II Bonuses
State Bonus Director Chester W. Goble announced plans for distributing WWII bonuses based on an estimated statewide eligible veteran count. In Middletown about 6,000 veterans are expected to receive the bonus, out of 9,000 ex-service personnel in the area, with Butler County overall also included. The total bonus for Middletown exceeds 1.5 million dollars. No exact payment date was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester W. Goble
E. A. Lampe
Veterans Service
Middletown
Butler County
Goble
Ohio State trackman dies in house furnace explosion
Columbus AP report says Dr. Guilford B. Holston aged 38, once an Ohio State trackman, died from burns received December 28 when a gas furnace exploded in his home last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Guilford B. Holston
First American Railroads Ran On Wooden Rails
A concise note on early U S railways revealing that initial lines used timber rails before iron or steel replacements became standard. It highlights the historical materials and the evolution of railroad technology in the United States.
Wade E Miller to Speak at First Presbyterian Sunday Class
Wade E Miller will address the Sunday school class at First Presbyterian Church at 9 30 a m on Sunday in Mrs Reuben Pieters absence His topic will be Our Relationship To Nearly 30 species and subspecies of grizzly and brown bears identified in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade E
Miller
First Presbyterian Church
Reuben Pieters
Alaska
59-50 Dance Set Tonight at Middletown Club
A 59 50 dance session will be held tonight at the Middletown Sportsmen's club house west of the city off Michael Road. The event is sponsored by the Butler County Rural Youth Club with Rey Diver calling and Ben Hockman and his band providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Michael Rd
Butler County Rural Youth Club
Rey Diver
Ben Hockman
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Paramount
Philippine Islands
Philippines
South School
Armco East Works
Union Certified
Gray’s Watch Repair
Castell Bldg
Melcraft
Gruman
Bell Airacobras
Ray
Cleveland
Megow Kits
Burgess Vibro Tool
Onuy
Varney and
Megan H. O
Ernest Hardware Co
Charles ST
Goodyear
Blue Gym
Kfreeman
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