Denny Reelected President of Middletown Chamber
Charles W. Denny Jr. will serve a second term as president of the Middletown Chamber of Commerce after his re election by the board at the Manchester Hotel Friday afternoon. R E Dempster and Walter Bender are named as first and second vice presidents with Roy Patterson secretary treasurer for a fourth term. The meeting followed last Tuesday’s annual election when Virgil Clark joined the board along with E F Shively L S Cohn Co W Denny and C H Murray, all elected for three year terms.
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Charles W. Denny, Jr
Middletown
Denny
R. E. Dempster
Walter Bender
Roy Patterson
Patterson
Chamber
Virgil Clark
E. F. Shively
L. S. Cohn
Co. W. Denny
C. H. Murray
Deadline Today for Sales Tax Returns in Middletown
Noon today is the deadline to file sales tax returns covering July 1 to December 31, 1947. Penalties apply at $1 per day for late filings. Vendors licensed before January 1, 1948 must file even if no sales occurred, including gross and exempt sales, net taxable sales, beginning and ending stamp inventories, and prepaid tax receipts for the period.
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Middletown City
FE. D. Gray
Butler R CO
Onzo
Yaa tSunmima
Hugh H. Rurode
Frances C. Rurode
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Conrad C. Brake
Joseph Kiep
Harold Gance
Halleck Urges GOP Victory At McKinley Day Dinner
House Majority Leader Charles Halleck told Miami Valley Republicans that a Republican presidency and Congress next year would bring peace security and prosperity. The Indiana congressman spoke at the 34th annual McKinley Day dinner with remarks from Mrs. Robert Taft Rep Raymond Burke Gov Thomas Herbert and others. Mrs Taft criticized inflation and urged her husband for the GOP nomination.
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Dayton
House
Charles Halleck
Congress
Indiana
Miami Valley
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Raymond H. Burke
Thomas J. Herbert
Halleck
Republican Party
Taft
GOP
Giant World War II transport crash near Marseille
A twin engined transport missing since Tuesday on a flight from Istres to Udine was found wrecked about 70 miles northeast of Marseille. Ground searchers recovered one survivor, Sgt. Angelo A LaSalle from Des Moines Iowa, with partly frozen legs and other injuries. One other crewman reportedly alive at the scene died en route to hospital. The crew consisted of four officers and six enlisted men.
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Istres
Marseille
Udine
Italy
Trieste
Angelo A LaSalle
Des Moines
Iowa
LaSalle
Flying Fortress
Digne
Army explains ban on Soviets from U S defense sites
The Army said Russian military attaches and Soviet citizens in the United States are barred from visiting American defense establishments because the Soviets bar Americans from their installations. Invitations are granted on a reciprocal basis and the policy applies to all nations. The Army emphasized no blacklist exists and each request is considered individually.
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Washington
United States
U. S
Soviet Union
Police Briefs Describe Local Disorderly Conduct and DUI Arrests
Truman Taylor and Harold Conley face disorderly conduct and fighting charges after an early Saturday arrest at Kate's Restaurant. Carl E. Wells Jr. was charged with driving while intoxicated on Central Ave Friday afternoon and appeared in Municipal Court. Robert Lawson and others were cited or arrested for disorderly conduct, with Harry Wright charged after a Central Ave incident. Ova Campbell faces multiple forgery charges with bond set at 1900. Catherine LaTour reported hitting H D Neill from Linden Ave, and Warren F Jones received a $150 fine and 30 days jail suspended after rear-end collision with a bus.
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Truman Taylor
Malvern St
Harold Conley
Germantown
Carl E. Wells, Jr
Central Ave
Robert Lawson
Woodlawn Ave
Combs
Harry Wright
Fernwood St
Ova Campbell
Heaton Ave
Hamilton
Campbell
British Edict Complicates Palestine Partition Plan
LAKE SUCCESS AP The United Nations faced a crisis as Britain's Palestine stand restricts armed militias until after May 15 when Britain ends its mandate. The UN commission is told not to enter Palestine until two weeks before that date. Britain rejects piecemeal administrative transfer, risking the General Assembly plan to split Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states.
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Lake Success
United Nations
Britain
Palestine
U. N. Palestine Commission
Holy Land
Commission
General Assembly
Wright brothers early flight and later life timeline
The piece chronicles the Wright brothers from their cork and bamboo toy inspired to build powered flight, noting December 17 1903 flights, Orville's 120 foot first hop, and four flights that day with Wilbur. It covers their Wright Company, Orville’s retirement, and John Daniels’ continuing life, plus Orville Wright’s death and unawarded Medal for Merit amid Truman era plans.
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Orville
Wilbur
Wright Company
Dough
Adam Fstridge
Coast
Woman Stricken With Heart Ailment At Home
Firemen gave first aid to Mrs. Elva Van Gorder at 300 Crawford St on Friday afternoon after she suffered a heart attack. Assistant Chief Robert Lukens and firefighters Arch Settles and Gerald Horn administered oxygen until a physician arrived, with the patient improving after admission to the hospital and placement in an oxygen tent.
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Elva van Gorder
Crawford St
Robert Lukens
Arch Settles
Gerald Horn
van Gorder
Driver Fined and Suspended After Fleeing Crash
Warren F. Jones of Terrace Park Hamilton was fined 150 dollars and had his driving privilege suspended for one year after fleeing the scene of a crash. He appeared in Municipal Court before Judge Alton H. Combs yesterday.
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Warren F. Jones
Terrace Park
Hamilton
Alton H. Combs
Colored groups to host programs and meetings
Willing Workers Club of Second Baptist Church plans a Sunday program at 7 39 p m Feb 1 inviting public. Golden Link Sewing Club meets Monday at Mrs Julia Million 17th Ave. Found itll in alley Robert Mauck 720 Eleventh Ave treated at Middletown Hospital after ill in Eagles Alley. condition improved to fair Saturday. Emil Kohlander Hamilton pleads guilty to concealed weapon carrying and is sentenced to six months in jail with 100 fine and costs. five months jail suspended pending good behavior.
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Willing Workers Club of the Second Baptist Church
Golden Link Sewing Club
Julia Million
17Th Ave
Robert Mauck
Eleventh Ave
Middletown Hospital
Sam Moore
Jesse Morlatt
Eagles’ Alley
Mauck
Hamilton
Emil Kohlander
P. P. Boll
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Warmer Sunday Is Prediction For State
The weatherman forecasts rising temperatures for tomorrow but cloudy skies with a chance of light snow. It will be colder in the southwestern half today, with temperatures rising overnight. Temperatures yesterday reached 26 above zero at 3 pm, then fell to 8 above at 5 am today. Friday's low was 14 degrees at 6 am, and at 9:30 am today the reading was 12 above zero.
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Yesterny
January permits show decrease in building activity
Building costs for January dipped to 156,694 dollars, says building commissioner Orville Corson. Of 21 permits issued, only one covered a dwelling while two industrial projects dominated the total with Gardner Richardson Company at 100,000 dollars and Armco at 20,000 dollars. Other permits covered alterations as winter slows construction before a spring rebound.
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Orville Carson
Gardner ~ Richardson Company
Armco
Corson
Gandhi’s funeral procession through Delhi crowds and guards
Overnight Hindu rite at 4 am for Mahatma Gandhi ends with his body moved to a flower covered platform. Nehru Patel and guards lead a solemn procession as soldiers form a chain and crowds shower roses along a river route.
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Mahatma
Gandhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Pirates and New Orleans at Paramount and Strand
Movie schedule listings show Paramount presenting Pirates of Monterey with Marie Montez Rod Cameron at multiple showtimes and New Orleans with Arturo de Cordova Dorothy Patrick, plus Sunday screenings of Secret Life of Walter Mitty with Danny Kaye Virginia Mayo at several times. Strand hosts Red Stallion with Robert Paige Ted Donaldson and The Chinese Ring with Noland Winters as Charlie Chan, plus Siteht Cast of Murder and Jezebel with Belle Davis Henry Fonda George Brent at varying hours.
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Paramount
Marie Montez
Rod Cameron
New Orleans
Arturo de Cordova
Dorothy Patrick
Walter Mitty
Danny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Robert Paige
Ted Donaldson
Noland Winters
Charlie Chan
Hkdaward
Judge Addresses Civitan on Juvenile Delinquency at Manchester
Judge Oscar Leiser spoke to 25 Civitan Club members at the Manchester Hotel about court handling of juvenile delinquents and prevention efforts. He stressed keeping children from courts, funding for neglected children, and the greater cost of prevention versus punishment, noting the Butler County Children's Farm proposal.
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Oscar Leiser
Civitan Club
Manchester
Leiser
Butler County
Norway and Sweden win first medals at fifth Winter Games
At St Moritz the dissension plagued Olympics saw Norway claim gold as the hockey war continued. Helgesen of Oslo set a new Olympic record in the 500 meters speed skating at 43.1 seconds, with Fitzgerald and Bartholomew tying for second at 43.2. Lundstrom of Sweden won the 18 km cross country event in 1:13:50. Bott of London won the Cresta bobsled handicap in 2:58.8 on a 1,320-yard track.
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ST. Moritz
Switzerland
Norway
Sweden
International Olympic Committee
Amateur Hockey Association
America
Poland
Finn Helgesen
Oslo
United States
Robert Fitzgerald
Kenneth Bartholomew
Minneapolis
Thomas Byberg
Martin Lundstorm
London
R. E. A. Bott
Four Fire Calls Answered Friday Temperature
Four fire calls were answered Friday by all three companies within five hours. A false alarm at 4:43 p.m. affected 1818 Woodlawn Ave. Between 7:45 and 8:33 p.m. firefighters dealt with a flue fire at 1522 Fleming Rd and a small roof fire at 804 Malvern St occupied by Raymond Steel, both under control. At 9 p.m. a dust in a hot air pipe caused a small blaze at 700 Eighteenth Ave owned by Mrs. Alice Morgan. Damages were slight in all incidents.
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Company No. 2
Woodlawn Ave
James Ingram
Fleming Rd
Malvern St
Raymond Steel
Alice Morgan
Eighteenth Ave
Slips On Icy Walk Cause Hip Fracture
Mrs. G. H. Kyle, 76, of 205 Monroe Street, fractured her hip in a fall on Main Street near Central Avenue. A five foot ice stretch from a downdrain outlet between the May Stern building and the Oglesby Barnitz Bank was the scene. she was removed to Middletown Hospital by ambulance Friday afternoon.
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Main St
Central Ave
G. H. Kyle
Monroe St
Middletown Hospital
May- Stern
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank
Kyle
Dimes Fund Gifts Now Total $6278
Middletown school children gave their pennies to aid the March of Dimes, totaling 392.58 and lifting the overall fund to 6, including contributions from Veterans of Foreign Wars at a Central Avenue booth and a Broad Street square dance. Women's clubs reported 213.84 to date, with additional donations expected next week.
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Middletown
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Central Ave
Broad St
Fred J. Schatzmann
Charles Reuthe
New York Stocks e Treated At Hospital
William Jewell, 81, of Main Street in Middletown is in Middletown Hospital after an illness that began Friday afternoon. Complete diagnosis not yet made, but attendants say he is resting comfortably.
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William Jewell
Main St
Middletown
Mrs Elva Van Gorden Suffered Heart Attack at Home
Mrs Elva Van Gorden of 300 Crawford Street was taken to Middletown Hospital by the fire department emergency squad after suffering a heart attack. Hospital attendants reported she is not in critical condition.
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Elva van Gorden
Crawford St
Middletown Hospital
Fire Department
Six Dances In City Climax Polio Drive
Polio fundraising climaxes with six dances across Middletown venues tonight. Teenagers dance 7:30 to 11 while others move 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Manchester Hotel Eagles Moose American Legion VFW Reynolds Ave Knights of Columbus. Organizers include S J McAdon W H Boykin and others. advance sales hint at a record turnout.
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Middletown
Manchester
Eagles
Moose Temple
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Reynolds Ave
Knights of Columbus
S. J. Mcadon
W. HL Boykin
Ww. Kuenzel
Robert Baker
H. Gordon Faries
al Leake
Gilbert Sheard
Jack Frisbie
Red Protests Rejected by State Department
Washington AP Secretary of State Marshall rejects two Soviet protests over U S air force and naval activity in the Mediterranean. Moscow claimed violations of Italy treaty with Libya and warship visits. U S says Britain occupies Libya pending status and sea calls with permission are customary. The Nile ranks second longest at 3,473 miles.
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Washington
Marshall
U. S
Mediterranean
Moscow
State Department
Soviet Union
Libya
Italy
Britain
United States
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