Fresh Air Camp funds approved to cover rising costs
The Civic Association executive committee approved a 1500 appropriation to keep the Fresh Air Camp operating for eight weeks amid rising food and supply costs. Daily meals for 70 children rose from 67 to 87 cents per person, per day, driving total camp costs above 3800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Civic Association
Calvin Verity
Ruth Heffner
Heff
Robert McDade
Jermoe Jarre’ Chiarracan
Russell Weatherwax
Civic
Toere JA
Jarrett Alsa
American Legion
Garfield Mission
Family Service Bureau
Camp Hook Boy Scout Camp
Community Building Fund
National Tradters Aid
National Social Welfare Assembly
Mabel Gardner
Lat
Four Middletown servicemen among 4383 on Oglethorpe Victory
The Army announced the return of four Middletown area servicemen among 4383 American war dead aboard the U S Army Transport Oglethorpe Victory, which docked in New York. Cpl James W Elkins aged 28 born in Middletown died March 5 1945 in Germany with the armored division. Pfc Dale B Hensey 20, born Sept 29 1924, killed in France Nov 17 1944, attached to infantry. Pfc Thomas H Senften 19 born May 25 1926, killed in Germany Feb 19 1945, survived by four brothers and two sisters. Pfc Robert B Swope 25 born Jan 9 1919 in Clark County Kentucky, killed Oct 10 1944 serving with an armored division.
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U. S. Army
Oglethorpe Victory
New York
Department of the Army
James W. Elkins
Effie Mae Shaw
Middletown
Germany
Armored Division
Marcia
Dale B. Hensey
James R. Hensey, Jr
1300
Elm St
France
Thomas
Thomas H. Senften
Guy Senften
Carolina St
Robert B. Swope
William Swope
Excelle
Clark County
Kentucky
Pearl Harbor
Cigaret Blamed For Fire At Mull's Cafe
An early morning fire at Mull's Café 1901 Central Ave caused $200 damage to the building and $75 to contents. Firemen traced the blaze to a cigaret dropped through an outside grate. A separate morning fire near 1828 Woodlawn Ave. caused no damage after trash ignited at Earl Thomas's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mull’s Cafe
Central Ave
Woodlawn Ave
Earl Thomas
The Rosary and Confirmation in Catholic Practice
The Rosary unites mental and vocal prayer through fifteen mysteries showing Christ and Mary. Confirmation is highly efficacious for salvation though not absolutely necessary, and the Apostles’ example shows grace empowers bold proclamation. To learn more, write Legion of Mary Middletown OH.
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Christ
Mary
The
Legion of Mary, P. O
Middletown
Ohio
Child Injured in Local Traffic Pileup Raises Alarm
A 10 year old girl was the sole injury from six Friday and Saturday crashes. Ruby Faye Roberts, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse Roberts of 1124 Lafayette Street, was struck near her home by a car driven by Porter M Brewer 36 of 1604 Woodlawn Avenue. She was treated at Middletown Hospital for bruises. Police cited parked cars obscuring vision in other crashes at Verity Pkwy and Fourteenth Ave involving Gerald Craft 16 and Kenneth Lickliter 22 causing about 25 dollars damage per car. Another collision at Iglehart Street and Manchester Avenue damaged both cars about 75 dollars each. Francis Schmitt 39 of Miamisburg and M E Ginther 52 of 4007 Central Avenue incurred 50 dollars damage each. A hit skip damaged Leroy Sparks car parked at 627 Malvern Street. Jack Hill 23 of 1212 Manchester Avenue was arrested for driving without a license after a crash at Crawford Street and Grand Avenue with James Burton 21 of Excello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Faye Roberts
Jesse Roberts
Lafayette St
Porter M. Brewer
Woodlawn Ave
Brewer
Middletown Hospital
Verity Pkvy
Fourteenth Ave
Gerald R. Craft
Winton St
Kenneth A. Lickliter
Iglehart St
Manchester Ave
Edward Moffitt
Baltimore St
William Forney
North Main St
Francis Schmitt
Miamisburg
M. E. Ginther
Central Ave
Leroy Sparks
Malvern St
Sparks
Crescent Blvd
Jack Hill
Crawford St
Grand Ave
James Burton
Excello
Obituary for Mrs. Gladys Phillips of Middletown
Mrs. Gladys Phillips 24 of 1409 Garfield St died 12 17 p m Friday in Middletown Hospital. Born in Georgia she lived in Middletown years. Survived by Cecil husband five daughters Norma Jean Jefferies Rochester Pa Betty Ann Wadina Patricia Gladys five sons John Cecil Percy Robert Norman Edgar four aunts one uncle and her parents Mr and Mrs Jordan Parson Middletown. Friends may call after 4 p m Sunday at 400 Curtis St the home of her mother. Services 2 p m Monday at Second Baptist Church Rev T M Campbell officiating burial Woodside Cemetery Maxberry Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Phillips
Garfield St
Middletown
Georgia
Aletha Parson
Curtis St
Second Baptist Church
T. M. Campbell
Woodside Cemetery
Maxberry Funeral Home
Obituary: Mrs Helen Apgar of Lebanon
Mrs Helen Apgar 47 died at her Lebanon residence 404 Pleasant Ave after an 18 month illness. Survived by five brothers William Middletown Carl Robert Earl and Harold Cincinnati and sister Ethel Lebanon. Services at Oswald Funeral Home at 2 pm conducted by Rev M G Mittelstedt. Burial in Lebanon cemetery.
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Lebanon
Helen Apgar
Pleasant Ave
William
Middletown
Carl
Robert
Earl
Harold
Cincinnati
Ethel
Oswald
Rev. M. G. Mittelstedt
Lebanon Cemetery
Casson Rites Set At First Baptist Church
Mrs Lucy M Casson 75 of Dixie Highway north of here died at 030 am at Middletown Hospital after a lingering illness survived by her husband Samuel two sons Franklin of Miamisburg and Truman Sr Hull Quebec two daughters Mrs Beatrice Hoffman New York and Miss Myrtle Casson Day ton two brothers William and John Hewlines Covington Ky ten grandchildren and eight great grandchildren services will be held Tuesday at 2 pm at the First Baptist Church with burial in Woodhill Cemetery Reverend H S Gessner to officiate friends may call at the Robert Eaton Funeral Home Monday afternoon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casson
Samuel
Franklin
Miamisburg
Truman, Sr
Hull
Quebec
Canada
Beatrice Hoffman
New York
Myrtle Casson
Dayton
William
John Hewlines
Covington
First Baptist Church
Woodhill Cemetery
Gessner
Robert Eaton
Zanesville Fined for Inadequate Police Protection
President Frank M. Colley of the Ohio Indiana Baseball League fined the Zanesville club 500 dollars for failing to provide adequate police protection for visiting teams and umpires in Columbus.
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Columbus
Frank M. Colley
Ohio Indiana Baseball League
Zanesville, O
City playgrounds host busy special events evening
A hobby show, musical and drama program, and community sing drew families to Barnitz Park and Douglas Park. Children from four to sixteen vied for prizes in art, stamps, shells, dolls furniture, coins, and model airplanes, with many entries earning tickets and bubble gum.
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Barnitz Park
Helen Hawkes
C. E. McIntire
W. E. Marshall
J. W. Singer
Walter Kuenzel
Bobby Baker
Tommy Tenforde
Linda Sue Heck
Marilyn Marshall
Mikes
Mike McLaughlin
Mike McClure
Mary Hope Ladd
Jane Dorenbusch
Bill Dorenbusch
Jack Kuenzel
Susan Rupp
Ruth Achberger
John Dorenbusch
June Helmers
David Frey
Becky Frisby
Linda Elsner
Marline Elsner
Eleanor Daley
Rosa Cusano
Tom Dorenbusch
Susan Wills
Barbara Beker
Gloria Dennis
Angela Albanese
Ann Louise Fouts
Louis Davis
Play
Clifton Farms Not In Annexed Area
Fire chief clarifies Clifton Farms is outside the newly annexed East End territory and not under Middletown Fire Department protection. Only homes on Grand Ave to Gideon Rd fall within jurisdiction, with most Clifton Farms remaining in Monroe Fire Department territory.
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Clifton Farms
East End
Middletown Fire Department
William F. Fishbaugh
Grand Ave
Gideon Rd
Fishbaugh
Monroe Fire Department
Severe motorcycle crash leaves rider with serious injuries
Deweese Clem, 22, of 8 B Veterans Village, is in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a Route 73 motorcycle crash east of Franklin. He sustained a possible skull fracture and internal injuries along with cuts and brush burns. State police report the bike lost control on a curve. Police say the motorcycle belonged to Duff-Hancock Motor Sales on Charles Street and was taken for a test ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deweese Clem
Veterans Village
Middletown Hospital
Franklin
Clem
Duff-Hancock Motor
Charles St
Changes Planned In Traffic System In Hamilton
City Manager Howard Wilson announced plans to alleviate bottleneck traffic on the west side of the High and Main Streets bridge. The officer’s shanty at Main and B Streets will move and be elevated to improve visibility. A traffic light will replace the old flasher at the west end of the Columbia bridge to speed traffic.
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Hamilton
High
Main Sts
Howard Wilson
Main
B Sts
Columbia Bridge
Auto Crash Victim Denver George In Good Condition
Denver George age 22 of 602 Granada St. is reported in good condition at Middletown Hospital after a skull fracture from a collision at Clinton and Reynolds. He was a passenger in a car driven by Frank Turner of 600 Granada St. which hit a car driven by 71 year old Joseph C. Fulton of West Alexandria.
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Denver George
Granada St
George
Middletown Hospital
Clinton and
Reynolds
Frank Turner
Joseph C. Fulton
West Alexandria
Second Auto Train Crash Victim Dies
Lawrence Hudson of Pittsburgh dies in Trumbull Memorial Hospital, the second victim of a railroad crossing crash at Niles. The Erie Railroad passenger train struck the car carrying Charles Raik of Niles, 42, for a distance of 175 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Lawrence Hudson
Pittsburgh
Trumbull Memorial Hospital
Niles
Charles Raik
Erie Railroad
Hudson
Bears Sense Keen Smell Despite Poor Eyesight
A note on bears with limited vision relying on their strong sense of smell to navigate and locate food.
Women Guild Convenes World Peace Conference at Heidelberg
More than 250 leaders from the Evangelical and Reformed Church gathered July 6 to 9 at Heidelberg College in Tiffin Ohio. Middletown delegates Mrs. R. E. Shaffer and Mrs. H. H. Jung attended as regional and local delegates. Studies covered Asia China America leadership citizenship worship and program building with workshops on audio visual aids. Noted speakers included Dr Leland Foster Wood and Rev Serry C Koch. Dr Carl Kriete spoke on Japan and plans for a Christian University. Relief projects for 1949 included 10 000 layettes overseas and embroidery materials for Hungarian artisans.
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Heidelberg College
Tiffin
Woman's Guild of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Middletown
R. E. Shaffer
Bellomonte St
H. H. Jung
Kenwood Dr
China
Asia
America
Leland Foster Wood
Commission On Marriage and the Home
Federal Council of Churches
New York City
Assembly
Serry C. Koch
Commission On World Service
Carl Kriete
Japan
Kriete
United States
New Uniforms For Army Staff
The Salvation Army will adopt new uniforms and revised insignia for officers. Adjutant Kenneth A. Sharp becomes senior captain, as does Mrs. Sharp. The new rank system features a silver S on red collar and red shoulder straps with three silver stars.
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Salvation Army
Kenneth A. Sharp
Sharp
Four Motorists Arrested by Highway Patrolmen
Highway patrolmen arrested four Middletown area motorists Friday night. John F. Bolinger 37 Germantown charged with speeding on Route 4. Sadie L Tufts 21 Franklin arrested for driving without a license on Route 73 near Franklin. John Kring 21 200 South Main St picked up on Route 73 for drunken driving. Albert T Sloan 27 South Point C charged with driving overloaded truck on Route 4 by 33000 pounds. Sloan paid a $15 fine to Justice J E Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
John F. Bolinger
Germantown
Sadie L. Tufts
Franklin
John Kring
South Main St
Albert T. Sloan
South Point
Sloan
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Jackson
Fatal London Accident Claims Elaine Snyder at 18
Elaine Snyder aged 18 died in a London hospital after being struck by a car yesterday. The incident occurred in London and involved a pedestrian collision with a vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Elaine Snyder
Record Farm Crop Seen With Big Harvest Prospects
The Agriculture Department forecast a record corn crop of 3.3289 billion bushels, surpassing 1946, and a wheat crop of 1.2418 billion bushels, near the 1947 high. Prospects for other crops were strong as well, signaling cheaper meat at home and robust grain exports to combat communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Pedestrian Hit By Truck In Middletown Collision
Mrs. Charles Merchant of 904 Charles St. was struck by a dry cleaner delivery truck at Charles St. and Tytus Ave. and remained in Middletown Hospital with injuries not yet determined. Driver Carl Pohlable, 29, of 902 Sixth Ave., said he was driving south as Mrs. Merchant crossed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Merchant
Charles St
Middletown Hospital
Tytus Ave
Suspect Sought in Clinton Street Apartment Fire
Police offered no new details in the arson probe into a $2,500 blaze in a second floor flat occupied by Mrs Wilma Roberts. The suspect fled by car at Clinton St and Reynolds Ave as investigators trace the vehicle. Fire chief Fishbaugh and arson investigator Willis Peterson confirmed the fire as arson and collected sworn statements from Mrs Roberts and Miss Elizabeth Weaver.
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Wilma Roberts
Clinton St
Reynolds Ave
William F. Fishbaugh
Willis Peterson
Cincinnati
Peterson
Roberts
Elizabeth Weaver
Navaho St
Oneida
County Wheat Crop Above Normal in Hamilton Butler
County agent Robert Forst reports Hamilton Butler wheat area at about 33 000 acres with an average yield near 23 bushels per acre totaling roughly 760 000 bushels. Estimated production 10 to 12 percent above normal, but net income similar to other years due to higher labor, fertilizer, and seed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Butler County
Robert Forst
Farst
Bicycles Stolen and Recovered in Local Incident
Two bicycles were reported stolen Friday and a third was recovered by police. Ronnie Loop reported his $30 bike taken from East Works, while Jimmie Bierman said his bike from Sunset Pool was stolen. The recovered red and black bicycle is stored in the police squadron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronnie Loop
Winona Dr
East Works
Jimmie Bierman
Leibee St
Sunset Pool
Middletown Health Report: Six Months Zero Home Fatalities
Dr. L. C. Neer reports no home accident deaths in Middletown for the first half of the year, with 127 city deaths overall. RH factor related erythroblastosis noted as a rare, fatal risk. heart disease led causes, followed by cerebral hemorrhage, cancer, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and accidents including vehicle and drag line incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
L. C. Neer
United States
Neer
More Electricity Planned for Three Hamilton Areas
Howard Wilson city manager ordered upgrades to supply three communities Hamilton Lindenwald West Side and East Hamilton. An aerial trunk line will replace the old underground line on West Side while Lindenwald will tap Cincinnati Gas and Electric directly. Some Lindenwald current will be shifted to East Hamilton to boost supply as residents complain of low voltage damaging appliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Lindenwald
West Side
East Hamilton
Howard Wilson
Cincinnati Gas and Electric
Telephones Serve 140 Million Americans
The United States counts 31,170,000 telephones in use among its 140,000,000 residents, reflecting broad household and business communications access across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sainted Sister and Shaggy At The Movies
Paramount presents Sainted Sister starring Veronica Lake and Joan Caulfield with showings at 1 15, 4 10, 7 05 and 10 pm Shaggy features Brenda Joyce and Robert Shayne at 2 50 5 45 and 8 40 pm On Sunday Noose Hangs High with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello at 1 30 3 35 5 35 7 35 and 9 40 pm Dixie Cruise In screens Inside Job with Preston Foster and Alan Curtis at 10 10 pm and 12 55 am Mama Loves Papa with Leon Errol at 8 55 and 11 55 pm Sunday Disnonorea Lady with Hedy Lamarr and Dennis O Keefe at 8 45 and 11 20 pm.
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Sister
Veronica Lake
Joan Caulfield
Shaggy
Brenda Joyce
Robert Shayne
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Dixie Cruise
Inside Job
Preston Foster
Alan Curtis
Papa
Leon Errol
Hedy Lamarr
Dennis O'Keefe
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J. W. Friedlander
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Middletown Post
Legion
Lucy M. Casson
Lucy Marietta Casson
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Associated Press
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Harry Burns
Los Angeles
James Baskett
Uncle Remus
Walt Disney
Chicago
Seymour Stedman
Eugene V. Debs
Toledo, O
Basil Alexander
Chase National Bank of New York
Zanesville
Lesourdsville Lake
Roberta Gibbs
James Saunders
Douglas Park
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Cora Cairnes
Marlyn’ Schiebert
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Connie Stalls
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Murphy
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Marilyn Schiebert
Wilma Emmerson
Judy Stalls
John Dobrozsi
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Paramount
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Jim Depinto
Darling's
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