James Byrum to Lead Middletown Safety Council Division
James Byrum, retired Armco safety director, was named chairman of the industrial division of the Middletown Safety Council at a Board of Control meeting last night. Louis Kenny was named co chairman as the council appointed three divisions and set plans for downtown pedestrian signals. Accident statistics from Middletown Hospital show upticks in 1947, prompting a further study to curb injuries across traffic and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Byrum
Armco
Middletown Safety Council
Board of Control
Byrum
Louis Kenny
Cochairman
Walter Geckeler
Harry Ingwersen
Walter H. Spindler
Leo Reinartz
City Commission
Paul Wilson
Middletown
Ohio pastors endorse Marshall Plan at 29th convention
Ohio Protestant clerics urged Congress to admit 100000 displaced Europeans annually for four years and approve aid without reservations or conditions mirroring American political or economic patterns. Minister Rev Thomas Chryer of Sandusky opposed heavy abroad expenditures given poverty in southern Ohio. Other resolutions supported grain reduction for distillers and a state fair employment commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Congress
Thomas Chryer
Sandusky
Annexation Delays Slow Pupil Survey
Wade E Miller, school superintendent, said a survey of student numbers and locations is underway but hampered by delays in annexation proceedings for several territories. The Board of Education authorized a study under Dr T C Holy of Ohio State University, with hopes to complete the survey by spring to order seats and buses for next year. The next board meeting is February 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade E. Miller
Board of Education
T. C. Holy
Ohio State University
Miller
Senator Thomas Gives Reporters Worthless Stocks
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma presented reporters with worthless railroad shares to illustrate how some of his stock investments turned sour. He claimed a former eastern railroad was reorganized and no longer exists, and said he has sold all stocks bonds and commodities with value leaving only two railroad shares and some government bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahington
Elmer Thomas
FOPA Officers Installed In Police Association Ceremony
Harry Benadum was installed as president of the Fraternal Order of Police Associate lodge at ceremonies in the Police Pistol Range. He succeeds Martin Thomas. New officers include William Gade vice president Myron Morlatt treasurer William Doench Art Ulrich George Burton trustees Charles Marts inner guard Frank Esselman outer guard Dick Doebler chaplain and Judge Alton H. Combs conductor. Committees were named and a February 29 dinner planned at the Pistol Range. the April 3 Police Ball at Hotel Manchester with Les Shepherd’s orchestra. Three new members were initiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Benadum
Fraternal Order of Police
Martin Thomas
Benadum
William Gade
Myron Morlatt
Wiliam Doench
Art Ulrich
George Burton
Charles Marts
Frank Esselman
Dick Doebler
Alton H. Combs
Gade
Marts
Hugh Harvey
William McFee
Judge Combs
Robert Sullivan
Manchester
Les Shepherd
Woman Fatally Burned in Library Fire at Home
Mrs. Joan Moorhead, 25, daughter of J A Appleton vice president of the Pennsylvania railroad, burned when her clothing caught fire from a cigarette in her father’s library in Sewickley Heights Pa Her sister Barbara 21 extinguished the flames Mrs Moorhead formerly worked as an office manager for Eastern Airlines in Washington She was living with her parents pending divorce from Thomas A Moorhead of Washington whom she married in 1945 They have an eight month old son Thomas Jr
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Sewickley Heights
Joan Moorhead
J. A. Appleton
Pennsylvania Railroad
Barbara
Thomas A. Moorhead
Washington
Thomas, R
Republicans hold off on compulsory military training
Speaker Martin says House Republican leadership has made no decision on compulsory military training legislation and is unlikely to decide soon. He notes the issue hasn’t come up and that UMT proposals may be discussed later by the GOP Steering Committee which he leads, with no party stance yet taken.
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Washington
Martin
R-Mass
House
Truman
House Armed Services Committee
House Gop
Typhoon kills over 100 on Reunion Island and damage high
AP reports Reunion Island suffered a devastating typhoon with more than 100 dead and property losses exceeding 1.0 billion francs. Nearly all sugar plantations were damaged as the Indian Ocean island suffered extensive destruction.
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Paris
Reunion Island
Reunion
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
1947 Lemon Fire Sets All Time Loss Record
Lemon Township fire losses in 1947 rose to 54785 outside Monroe and North Middletown, with 16 fires including 12 homes, three barns, and one garage. Complete losses hit three barns and five homes as crews battled each blaze. Causes included defective wires, defective flues, matches, and a defective stove.
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Lemon Township
Monroe
North Middletown
Middletown
House To House Drives Boost Dimes Total to 5240
First house to house returns in the polio March of Dimes drive raise the total to 5240 dollars and 83 cents. Martin Thomas and John Fitzgerald report 800 dollars from five divisions with other districts to come. Knights of Columbus contributed 80 dollars and 90 cents, and 25 dollars and 26 cents came from a pool show exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Thomas
John Fitzgerald
Middletown
Thomas
Knights of Columbus
March of Dimes
Bismark Pool Parlor
Lions Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Police Department
Physical Therapy Department To Be Expanded 40 Percent
Middletown Hospital to expand the physical therapy department by about 40 percent creating a medical gymnasium for polio victims and other patients. Dr J C Stratton says one more room will be added and a fully equipped section will be available with Miss Helen Robertson in charge and Miss Elizabeth Miller assisting. Equipment funding comes from the Butler County Infantile Paralysis Foundation via the March of Dimes drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Butler County Infantile Paralysis Foundation
J. C. Stratton
Charles Reuthe
March of Dimes
Verdict Withheld In Woman's Death
Sandusky based coroner James W. Walker withheld a verdict in the death of Miss Laura Downing 27 whose frozen body was found at the wheel of her car in Milan. No external marks were found and carbon monoxide fumes were ruled out. An autopsy was done in Cleveland. She had been missing since Sunday from Norwalk and was located by her two brothers.
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Sandusky
James W. Walker
Laura Downing
Milan
Cleveland
Norwalk
Schoolhouse Grows as Broad Ripple Expands
In Broad Ripple Indiana the little red schoolhouse has become part of a growing suburb of Indianapolis. A new school building is planned to serve about 1500 students reflecting ongoing population growth.
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Broad Ripple
Ind
Indianapolis
Wright's Condition Worsens After Heart Attack
Wright, the Eco inventor of the airplane, rested comfortably overnight under physician Dr. A B Brower care. Brower said his condition is more serious than first believed and noted a congestion of the right lung after the Tuesday heart attack in his laboratory. He had a prior heart attack last October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Brower
Brower
Wright
New Hearing Aid Sought for Northwestern Clinic
Chicago UP reports Northwestern University will spend 24000 on a speech and hearing clinic project to pioneer deaf person devices. Five sound proof rooms wire recording gear phonographs amplifiers loudspeakers headphones microphones are planned as part of the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Northwestern
Speech and Hearing Clinic
Electric railways carried 1922 and 1940 passenger totals
The electric railways of the United States carried about 15.3 billion passengers in 1922, but only about 8.5 billion in 1940.
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United States
Survey Of Butler Law Libraries Competed
A survey of the Middletown and Hamilton Law Libraries is to be acted on Monday night by the trustees of the library association. About 1,100 feet of shelving will be added to the Hamilton library, solving space for about 15 years, with leftover shelving to be used in Middletown for at least two years. The effort aims to create a working library for the court and officials, not only to serve lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Hamilton Law Libraries
Trustees of the Library Association
Robert Sullivan
Hamilton
Sullivan
Alton H. Combs
Troy, O., Shelving Company
R. H. Smith
Rail pay hike urged for 18 short line railroads
An AP report says a presidential emergency board recommended a 15 percent hourly wage increase for non operating employees of 18 short line railroads. The board's report, filed with Grady Lewis, proposed retroactive effects to September 1, 1947, aligning with a similar award for trunk line railroads. The dispute involved 18 short line roads and 17 unions of telegraphers and maintenance workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Grady Lewis
Annual Hospital Meeting Tonight Briefs Middletown Board
The Middletown Hospital Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting at 7 30 p m to elect a new director Logan Johnston seeks renomination for a five year term and committee reports will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital Board of Directors
Logan Johnston
German Workers Plan New Strike in Württemberg Baden
About 1,000,000 workers in Württemberg-Baden will strike at midnight Monday protesting food shortages. The 24 hour general strike is the second in ten days, involving U S zone workers. Ruhr and Rhineland unions threaten a general walkout at meetings tomorrow.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Wurttemberg-Baden
U. S
Ruhr
Rhineland
Muthlheim
Miller Brewery trucks touted as finest hauling gear
Chicago reports Miller Brewing Company of Milwaukee touts its new 21000 dollar streamlined red trucks as the fanciest hauling contraptions since beer makers used horses. The truck features a stainless steel trim and carries 300 cases.
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Chicago
Miller Brewing Company of
Milwaukee
Hindu Knot Cord Symbol Of Marriage Status
Hindus wear a knotted cord of twisted cotton as part of dining and sacrificial dress. It is worn over the left shoulder and hangs down to the right hip. The cord has three strands until marriage and then six or nine strands after.
Pirates of Monterey and More at the Paramount
Paramount offers Pirates of Monterey with Marie Montez and Rod Cameron at 1:15 4:20 7:20 and 10:20 p m Also New Orleans with Arturo de Cordova and Dorothy Patrick at 2:45 5:50 and 8:55 p m Red Stallion with Robert Paige and Ted Donaldson at 3 6 and 9:10 p m The Chinese Ring stars Roland Winters as Charlie Chan at 1:15 4:25 7:28 and 10:30 p m respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Montez
Rod Cameron
New Orleans
Arturo de Cordova
Dorothy Patrick
Robert Paige
Ted Donaldson
Roland Winters
Charlie Chan
Women prisoners skip makeup in Birmingham Jail
A prison report says 99 of 100 women inmates in Birmingham Jail prefer to spend their pocket money on cigarettes instead of makeup. Separate data note shows American per capita travel rising from about 400 miles yearly in 1916 to roughly 2,400 miles in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
England
Russia Objects To U S Base
Moscow has filed a formal protest with the United States and Britain over plans to reopen the Mel Sahara airbase near Tripoli in North Africa. Government officials confirmed the protest was received last week and a reply is due in days. Both nations claim legal rights to operate the U S built base.
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Washington
Russia
U. S
North Africa
United States
Britain
Moscow
Mellaha
Tripoli
Dutch Indies Strike Hits Aroma Cigar Plant in Magelang
The first labor strike in the two year history of the Indonesian Republic occurs at Aroma Cigar Company in Magelang. Sixty workers walk out demanding higher wages and partial payment in kind. US cigar consumption per capita fell from 63 in 1923 to 41 in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jogijakarta
U.P
Indonesian Republic
Magelang
Aroma Cigar Company
United States
Twins enliven Culver football squad at academy
Culver Military Academy in Culver Indiana features three sets of identical twins on the football team. Jim and Jack Beardsley play end and fullback, George and Dick Stiner are ends, and Bob and Bill Barnes line up at tackle, keeping coach Russ Oliver and opponents guessing.
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Culver
Ind
U.P
Culver Military Academy
Russ Oliver
Jim
Jack Beardsley
George and
Dick Stiner
Bob
Bill Barnes
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