Market shifts as agencies hunt for top executives
Employment agencies report a rise in openings for $25 000 executives while demand for cooks dishwashers and waiters declines. Chicago leads in agency activity with 24 openings filled recently. Middletown shows similar trends but less pronounced. Executives and industrial sales post strong demand. firms prefer internal promotions for big posts, with agencies seen as efficient recruiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lon D. Barton
Cadillac Agency
Chicago
Middletown
P. F. Johnson
Ohio State Employment Service
Johnson
Barton
Free book on better canning and freezing fruits
Readers urged to request the 1948 edition of Finer Canned and Frozen Fruits by sending a postcard to Helen Holmes in Cleveland Ohio. The ad touts simple syrup methods promising improved color flavor and texture for canned and frozen fruits plus tips on relishes jellies pickles and recipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Holmes
Dept
P. O
Cleveland
Ohio
Legion Elects Cincinnati Man District Head
At the fourth District Ohio American Legion convention in Lebanon Felix Friedman of Cincinnati was elected commander for 1949, succeeding as district vice commander. Robert Bacigalupo of Deer Park becomes vice commander. Sixteen delegates and 16 alternates to the Miami convention were chosen, with Middletown sending William Verity and Sam McAdow.
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Department of Ohio
The
American Legion
Lebanon
Felix Friedman
Cincinnati
Friedman
Robert Bacigalupo
Deer Park
Miami
Fla
Middletown
William Verity
Sam McAdow
I Am
Opada
Mundt-Nixon
William J. Niblock
Martin Coffey
E. A. Lampe
F E. B. Sickle
William Withey
Edward Portsmouth
Marvin Blankenship
Hotel Room Fire Reported After Calm Breakfast Run
Hamilton fire crews responded to a hotel fire after Kent Ward, in room 319 at Butler Hotel, set a mattress on fire while ordering breakfast. Ward briefly fled to a hamburger shop four blocks away and called in the alarm. damage was estimated at $50. He reportedly threw water on the bed before leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Kent Ward
Butler Hotel
Ward
Owen Conlan
Conlin
Deanna Lambert and Paul Wolfe Win Legion Letter Contest
Deanna Lambert of 44 Auburn St and Paul Wolfe of 1464 Grand Ave Middletown High School won first prize in the Better Middletown contest by Middletown Post 218 American Legion. Second prizes went to Donna Frisby and Terry Sams. third to Rita Farmer and Dwight Pearce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Middletown Post 218
American Legion
Deanna Lambert
Auburn St
Jefferson School
Paul Wolfe
Grand Ave
Middletown High School
Donna Jean Frisby
N. Grimes St
Terry Sams
Kenwood Drive
Roosevelt Junior High
Rita Farmer
West Middletown
Trenton
Dwight Pearce
St. Johns School
Woman’s Committee
Post 218
Charlene Price
Druggist Credits Teacher in Radio Voice Win
Frank H. Finkleman of Warren Ohio won a $13 000 radio prize for identifying Rep Helen Gahagan Douglas voice. He credited Ruth Whittington a Youngstown teacher and former Douglas schoolmate who telephoned the winning answer in response to a newspaper prompt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren, O
Frank H. Finkleman
Helen Gahagan Douglas
D-Cal
Ruth Whittington
Youngstown
Douglas
Whittington
Finkleman
Retired Erie County Sheriff Louis Lenz Dies at 71
Louis Lenz, 71, former Erie County deputy sheriff, died yesterday. He served 11 years as a deputy and earlier worked as a printer for the Sandusky Democrat and as a deputy clerk of county courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland (Ap
Louis Lenz
Erie County
Old
Sandusky Democrat
Eighth Grade Girl to Get Screen Test in Hollywood
Eleven year old Judy Stewart from Mukwonago Wisconsin won an ideal 4-H Girl photo contest entry chosen from 10000 plus submissions. A studio screen test awaits the winner once she is found, after a misidentification. Judy and her parents react with excitement as her 4-H leader notes her braids helped her win. The item also contains unrelated demographic statistics and Middletown Ohio public bids notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mukwonago
Wis
Judy Stewart
Hollywood
Judy
Clarence Iseley
Tom Stewart
Family Reunion Inside Jail Ends In Coincidence
In Aurora Indiana Joe West 60 was jailed for drunkenness before a planned family reunion with a nephew he had not seen in years. At Baltimore and Ohio Depot a drunk in custody turned out to be Virgila Abel 36 of Cincinnati, a nephew, sharing a cell where they sang together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Joe E. West
Aurora
Ind
Baltimore and Ohio
Virgila Abel
Cincinnati
Five Men Arrested After Police Raids
Five bartenders were arrested on charges of illegal Sunday liquor sales after state raids. Those seized include James Shark, Daustill Ball, Andy Romer, and Frank Leisgang, all released on $100 bonds amid an overlaying local ordinance on drunken driving. The document also references a 1948 Middletown ordinance emergency measure defining penalties for intoxicated driving.
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Hamilton
James Shark
Stoker
East Ave
Long St
Daustill Ball
Langdon
Central Ave
Chestnut St
Andy Romer
Langdon’s
Front
Wilson Long St
Hamililton
Sixth
Heaton
Frank Leisgang
Fourth
Heaven
AYDS Diet Candy Claims Fast Weight Loss
Advertisement touts AYDS vitamin candy to curb appetite and cut food intake. It cites clinical tests under doctors with over 100 participants averaging 14 to 15 pounds loss in weeks. Offers 35 day supply at $2.89 with money-back guarantee.
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