Citys Company F Guard Unit Entrains Early Tomorrow
The 147th Regiment Company F guardsmen prep for a 7 26 a m train to Camp Polk La departing from the South Main St armory. Lt Robert Copeland notes a 5 30 a m wake up and a 6 30 a m transport to the Baltimore and Ohio depot. They travel to Cincinnati then on to Camp Polk arriving about 1 a m Thursday Jan 24. The unit has trained since Jan 15 and earned a superior rating from Second Army HQ. Only six volunteers voiced willingness to join the Army. Local officials and families plan to meet the departing troops at West Middletown depot.
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147Th Regiment
Camp Polk
Armory
South Main St
Baltimore and Ohio
West Middletown
Robert Copeland
Cincinnati
Company F
Miami River
Copeland
Second Army
Army
Franklin Board Grants $100 Pay Increase for Teachers
Franklin's Board of Education approved a roughly three percent raise for 91 staff members including 61 teachers and three supervisors. The $100 yearly bump applies to teachers, two principals, and the superintendent, with other staff receiving increases based on group averages.
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Franklin
Board of Education
Carl Eisenmenger
First Gambling Stamp Is Sold in Middle town
The first Federal $50 gambling tax stamp was sold today in Middle town. Richard A. Hamilton of 2102 Hill Ave. bought one of three reported stamps. Police learn Hamilton plans to turn the stamp over to police voluntarily. Other stamps went to Oliver Thoms of Xenia and Earl Strickland of Springfield.
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Middletown
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Richard A. Hamilton
Hill Ave
Xenia
Springfield
Joseph Blackmore
Hamilton
Internal Revenue Bureau
Oliver Thoms
Earl Strickland
Vandals hit Middletown High School area and sidewalks
Police checked on vandalism at the Middletown High School addition site and nearby sidewalk repairs where bricks and new concrete were being scattered at night. Earl Adkins, 37, West Middletown Route 1, was jailed on a Chillicothe, Ohio warrant for a statutory offense. Ralph Lewis, 31, 1813 Hill Ave, released on $25 bond to face a court date on harboring a vicious dog. A warrant for failure to yield the right of way was issued for Wallace Diver, West Middletown Route 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown High School
Knowlton Construction Company
Earl Adkins
West Middletown
Chillicothe
Ralph Lewis
Hill Ave
Wallace Diver
Rosamond Hime
Commissioners Will Have Busy Day Tomorrow
City Commission will meet in caucus at 3 p m to discuss Lylburn Rd sewer project and right of way details. At 7 30 a m the commission will attend a depot farewell for the National Guard bound for Camp Polk La. A public hearing at 7 45 p m will address changing Lorillard St to Santa Barbara Dr.
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W. H. Shawhan
Lylburn Rd
National Guard
Camp Polk
Lorillard St
Santa Barbara Dr
Busy Days Ahead For Nurses In Red Cross Program
The next weeks bring home nursing and nurse aide classes hosted by the Red Cross. Bloodmobile visits Feb 13 and 14 require four nurse aides daily at Middletown Hospital. A mother and baby care class starts Jan 28 at 7 to 9 PM. Contact Mrs Correa for details and pledges, uniforms for loan will be picked up.
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Bloodmobile
Home Red Cross
Legion Home
J. L. Glass
Naming Services
Mary Hopkins
Tom Galeese
Middletown Hospital
E. A. Correa
Nurses Aid
Middletown
Correa
Kauer Maintains Load Ban on New Turnpike Extension
Ohio Highway Director T J Kauer enforces a weight ban on trucks over 14 250 pounds per axle on the western extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike causing heavy vehicles to be blocked this winter. Turnpike officials dispute blame for the ban and lost tolls as trucks divert to alternate routes. Governor John S Fine vetoed a bill to raise load limits on Pennsylvania highways and harsher penalties for overloading.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
T. J. Kauer
Kauer
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Peterson
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
John S. Fine
Sam McAdow In Fairly Good Condition At Hospital
McAdow commander of Legion Post 218 remained in fairly good condition at Middletown Hospital after suffering a heart attack in Cincinnati on Sunday while attending a Legion conference.
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Sam McAdow
Legion Post
Middletown Hospital
Cincinnati
Legion
World’s Impene Jungles Located in Venezuela
A brief note identifies one of the world’s most immense jungles as being in Venezuela. The statement highlights the region as a key rainforest area and points to its vast biodiversity and ecological significance.
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Venezuela
Hope May Play Guys and Dolls Film Version
Bob Hope and Bing Crosby reportedly consider a movie version of Guys and Dolls with Hope as Nathan Detroit and Betty Hutton as Adelaide and plans depend on Hope's interest. Producer Ernie Martin Jr says a sale is not discussed yet but rights pressure exists if the Broadway and national companies remain committed for years.
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Hollywood
NEA
Bob Hope
Nathan Detroit
Bing Crosby
Sky Masterson
Betty Hutton
Adelaide
Guys and Dolls
Ernie Martin, Jr
Hope
Eddie Bracken Reveals Pickpocket Skill On Set
Eddie Bracken shows off a pickpocket routine while filming We're Not Married. He pretends to punch a reporter and returns a wallet, noting he stays sharp to support his five kids while acting work isn’t steady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Eddie Bracken
Eddie
Jim Burke
Bracken
Actor Robert Ryan’s rise from stage to screen noted
Hollywood recalls Robert Ryan who in 1940 played a bit part in the Broadway play Clash By Night and later became a star in the film adaptation. The shift marks a notable career ascent from stage to Hollywood cinema.
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Hollywood
Robert Ryan
Break-In At Runyan Service Station Reports Cash Theft
Cash stolen from Run yan's Service Station on North Main Street, 140 dollars in bills. Sgt. Weaver heard glass breaking near North School, checked Chappel Buick Agency, then the service station. A brick fragment shattered the front door glass. suspects not found. An auto stolen at 1:45 a.m. was recovered by 4:58 a.m. near its theft spot. Robert Berry reported his car taken from Charles Street, gear shift knob and cig lighter missing. Another theft: Buford Campbell reports a $20 pipe taken from his yard. police to check for a blue two-man car. A dog was allegedly stolen by two men on Route 25.
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Runyan
North Main St
Ernest Weaver
North School
Chappel Buick
Main St
Manchester Ave
Weaver
Robert Berry
Fleming Rd
Charles St
Buford Campbell
Taylor Ave
Campa
Route 25
Rainy and Colder Weather Forecast For Ohio Valley
Weather outlook shows rain and cooler air with possible snow flurries in the Miami Valley tonight. Five day forecast in Ohio calls for below normal temperatures with lows near 18 and highs near 36, followed by a colder midweek and mixed sun and rain into the weekend.
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Miami Valley
Ohio
Rigged Market Helps Y Boys Pay Off Debt
Junior Leaders Clubs of the YMCA near debt completion with a trampol ine funded two years ago by an underwriting friend. After discovering $112 owed last year the clubs collected waste newspapers and sold them above market price to a former Hi Y member to raise funds. They still need $12 to finish paying for the equipment.
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Junior Leaders
YMCA
Richard Clingman
Physical Education Department
Junior Leaders Clubs
Brown Sees Taft Kefauver Race Possibility
Springfield report states State Rep. Clarence Brown, a Taft backer, says a Taft Kefauver presidential race is a strong possibility. He notes Truman may have lost his party and warns Kefauver could emerge. Brown also doubts Eisenhower or any candidate will be nominated without a stronger public stance.
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Springfield
Clarence Brown
Brown
Congress
Truman
Kefauver
Gen
Eisenhower
At The Movies Listings For Paramount and Strand
The Paramount shows Westward The Women Tuesday and Wednesday with 2 00 3 50 5 50 7 40 and 9 30 p m. The Strand shows Flight To Mars and Unknown World Tuesday with multiple showtimes and Bride of Frankenstein and Son of Frankenstein Wednesday with multiple showings.
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Paramount
Strand
Mars
Vincent Price in Ailing Condition
Vincent Price lies ill with a perforated peptic ulcer delaying surgery in Tacoma. Dennis King takes over the road company of The Cocktail Party.
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Vincent Price
Hollywood
NEA
Tacoma
Wash
Dennis King
Vincent
Walter Brennan Contracts Poison Oak After Okefenokee Trek
Walter Brennan crawled through Georgia's Okefenokee swamp for weeks then the Cry Of The Swamp crew moved to a Hollywood sound stage for close ups on a man made swamp set. He now nurses a severe case of poison oak acquired in the swamp venture.
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Hollywood
Walter Brennan
Georgia
Okefenokee
Brennan
Law's Clear on Salary Seale in Clerk Bailiff
State officials confirmed local conclusions that Municipal Court bailiff salary cannot exceed the clerk of courts under the Municipal Court Act. Bailiff Louis Roy had a $39 monthly cut to match the clerk’s $266. The City Commission must decide if the clerk’s pay raise will restore the previous bailiff earnings.
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Middletown
J. E. Gotherman
Ohio Bureau of Inspectinn
Fred J. Schatzmann
Louis Roy
Schatzmann
H. W. Starick
Alton Combs
Real Estate Men Oppose Segoe Plan Change in Middletown
Middletown real estate leaders oppose a Segoe Plan change that would alter subdivision utility installation from assessment basis. J. D. Sawyer warned residential subdivision could stall under the proposed map. Banks, the Chamber of Commerce and industry groups were invited to join the opposition while bank officials urged residential development to ease a housing shortage.
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Middletown
Segoe
J. D. Sawyer
Sawyer
L. Segoe and Associates of
Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Council
Ross Snyder
First National Bank
Butler County
All's Well With Roehll Doctor Rumor Victim
Middletown's Dr. Walter H. Roehll remains healthy and undisturbed by rumors about mistaken death reports. A Cincinnati radio caster referenced Pershing Gold, 33, a World War II bomber pilot, who died in Colfax California after aiding a stalled train, sparking mispronunciation waves about Roehll's name.
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Middletown
Walter H. Roehll
High Sierras
Gold
San Francisco
Dr. Roehnl
Pershing Gold
Colfax
Calif
Roehll
Matlock
Walter, Jr
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McCoy
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Virginia Field
Arthur Murray
Arthur Murray School of Dancing
N. Third ST
Hamilton, Ohio
Storm Sane
RUSCO
I & Scofield Sales CO
East Ave
Ramilton Ohio
Cl Peres
PTA
Taft
Poison Oak Dept
BY Elsa Simpson
Gotherman
Starick
California
20th-Century Fox Greens Department
Miami
Lind Man
Converse Monument CO
Manchester Rd
Federal Depost Isurance Corporation
Oglesby-Barmitz Bank & Trust
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