Area Births Level Off in 1948 Despite Middle Town Increase
Hospital Care Corporation figures show the area birthrate eased from 29.19 to 29.01 births per 1000 in 1948, with Middle Town as an exception. In 1948 the firm paid for 21,017 maternity cases, over twice 1945 totals, and since 1939 has paid for 79,793 babies. The oldest Blue Cross baby from the program will be nine next May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hospital Care Corporation
James E. Stuart
Blue Cross Babies
Stuart
Births Drive Hospital Admissions in 1948 for Ohio Region
Blue Cross members accounted for 23.5 percent of hospital admissions in 1948 with maternity care leading. Payments for mothers and infants surpassed 1.3 million dollars. Births in Middletown reached an all time high above 1,100 for 1948 in the 14 county area served by Hospital Care Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Cross
Hospital Care Corporation
Ohio
Middletown
Elks Booth Polio Drive Tops $2000 Mark
The March of Dimes drive total rose to $2,019.48 as Elks Lodge handed $161.49 to co chairmen John Fitzgerald and Martin Thomas. Half funds stay to fight polio locally with events planned by firemen and colored organizations including a Sunday basketball game at the Community Center.
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Booth
Elks Lodge
John Fitzgerald
Martin Thomas
Margaret Kenner
Silver Leaf Lodge
Eighth Ave
Overseas radiotelephone links expand despite wartime limits
Overseas radiotelephone service, disrupted by war, is expanding as more than 60 countries and territories become reachable from the United States. The broadened network enhances international calling options for U.S. users amid ongoing global tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Know Purpose of Education Parents Told at Lincoln Meeting
Dr H F Vallance of Miami University spoke to the Lincoln School Association on The Evolution of Better Parents from the Stand point of the School. He outlined three aims of education, urged more home discipline, parental supervision of reading and movies, and suggested comics be banned. The next meeting is February 16 with Sam Selby, OSU freshman football coach, speaking on The Coaching Profession.
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Upe
H. F. Vallance
Department of Recommendations
Miami University
Lincoln School Association
Sam Selby
Ohio State University
Scout Review Board Will Meet Tonight
The quarterly meeting of the Board of Review for Boy Scouts of Mound Builders' Council is called by C. M. Shera for 7 p.m. today in the Civic Association. The board judges star, life and eagle applications. tonight 12 star, three life and two eagle applications are to be considered for approval, stated Parker, scout executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Review
Boy Scouts of Mound Builders’ Council
C. M. Shera
Civic Association
Parker
Scout
Displaced Persons to Arrive in New York and Ohio
Nine of 457 displaced persons scheduled to arrive aboard the Marine Marlin today will go to Ohio to make their homes after the New York arrival.
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Washington
New York
Ohio
New Paint Job At Civic Association Building
Interior of the Civic Association Building receives a color overhaul with ivory ceilings and three greens. J C Newlin and Sons lead renovations under Tom C Venable, with second floor work finished and offices on the first floor experiencing disruption from new partitions and increased activity this month.
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Civic Association
J. C. Newlin and Sons
Tom C. Venable
Bureau of Public Health Nursing
City Briefs Weekly meetings across local groups
Thursday lists meetings for Alpha Council No 326 Jr OUAM at 8 p.m. at 19 N Broad St. Armco Employes Independent Federation at 7 p.m. in AEIF offices. Dance Club of VFW at 7 30 p.m.. Odd Fellows Lodge at Central Ave hall 7 30. Lemon Township Progressive Association officers at Sheffield St offices 7 30. Disaster Unit at Legion. Blythe Williams Post Auxiliary at Silver Leaf Social Club 8. Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Assn at Chamber of Commerce Manchester Hotel. Friday shows National Association of Power Engineers at YMCA 7 30. Optimist Club noon at Manchester Hotel. Alcoholics Anonymous at 7 45. Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge 37 at 7 30 in hall.
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Alpha Council
No. 326, Jr. Ouam
N. Broad St
Lemon Township Progressive Association
Butler County Furnace Company
Sheffield St
Blythe- Williams Post
Silver Leaf Social Club
Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association
Chamber of Commerce
Manchester Hotel
Robert A Gibbs Condition Fair in Middletown Hospital
The condition of City Commissioner Robert A Gibbs was reported about the same as yesterday. Attendants said Gibbs is back in bed full time due to phlebitis and must be kept absolutely quiet. He underwent two operations over a week ago and, after a critical period, was allowed up briefly. The new complication will delay plans to move him home.
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Robert A. Gibbs
Middletown Hospital
Gibbs
Fire damages El Paso Dr home. cigarette blamed
A burning cigarette caused a blaze in a two story frame dwelling owned by John Leighton at 2603 El Paso Drive. Firemen responded at 4 11 p m and estimated interior rear porch damage at 200 dollars.
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John Leighton
el Paso Dr
Courthouse Clock To Be Modernized
Butler County commissioners announced a contract around 400 dollars to replace the courthouse clock mechanism. The electrically operated unit will replace the weight driven system, with cleaning of the faces and replacement of a broken glass. The old clock has been in use over 25 years, often out of repair and off the hour, now seen as a danger due to worn cables.
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Butler County Commissioners
McKinley Teacher Addresses PTA Meeting Notes
Harold Brooks of McKinley Junior High spoke on Mothers of the Presidents at the Jefferson School PTA gathering led by Ernest Graff. A quartet sang with Bess Mitchell on piano, and the first grade received an attendance prize. A new TV camera device cuts studio lighting needs by 90 percent.
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Harold Brooks
McKinley
Jefferson School
PTA
Ernest Graff
Clara Mae Yorgen
Dorothy Kearn
Mary Waddles
Helen Winberger
Bess Mitchell
ORA Denture Cleaner Ad Claims Safe, Easy Use
An ad promotes ORA denture cleaner from McKesson & Robbins. It promises safe, fast cleaning without brushing, removal of tobacco stains, and no harm to dentures. Instructions say soak dentures in a glass of water with ORA for 16 minutes or overnight, claiming a low daily cost and flavorless formula.
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McKesson & Robbins
Colder Friday Forecast Shakes Up Local Weather
The weather report warns of a colder Friday with light snow and a drop in temperatures. Overnight lows reached 21 degrees with a 52 degree reading late at night, while 6 am temperatures stood at 19 degrees and only rose one degree by mid morning.
Car Stolen From Parking Place Near Main Street
Joseph I. Sawyer of 1001 South Main St reports his car stolen from a nearby parking area. The vehicle valued at $1,500, license 836 PB. Police are investigating the theft.
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Joseph I. Sawyer
South Main St
Middletown Civic Association Meets at Manchester Hotel
E E Grant president announces 7 p m meeting of the Middletown Civic Association Board in Room 225 of the Manchester Hotel. Annual reports from all association agencies will be discussed.
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The
Middletown Civic Association
Manchester
E. E. Grant
Iron and steel workers earn half year 1948 riches
Workers in the iron and steel industry earned one billion dollars in the first half of 1948, surpassing the total income they received in all of 1940. This milestone highlights rapid wage growth and industrial output as postwar demand surges.
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Lakeside
PARK
Dayton
Talk OF America
Ray
Anthony
Eagle Hall
David Watson
McCoy-Leffler
Cecil Dane
Cecil Butts
LACE
Scout Review Board
Armco Employes Independent Federation
AEIF
Dance Club
Odd Fellows Lodge
Central Ave
the Legion
National Association of Power Engineers
YMCA
Optimist Club
Alcoholics Anonymous
Knights of Pythias
Lafayette Lodge
Will Cone
All
Saadeh
Spencer
Mi Uue
Middletowns Most
Atl Spencer
Spencer's
Civic Board
Willard
Castell Drug Co
Gallaher Drug Co
Gillen-Crow Pharmacies
Harlan D. Hessel
Chevrolet
Service Dept
Howe
the Bake Shop
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