New Forms Delay Start of City Sewer Work
At the 33rd annual American Legion Post 218 installation Sam McAdow was installed as commander with 16 men taking oath for new posts. The city faced a Snafu as NPA form changes delayed sewer project approval, with CMP-4C now required and a July 20 submission deadline to qualify for fourth quarter funding.
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NPA
American Legion Post 218
Legion
Sam J. McAdow
Jane
Martin V. Coffey
Walter H Spindler
Raymond Sloan, Jr
Carleton C. Clark
Edward Portsmouth
Calvin F. Lloyd
John Sngversen
Max Long
Ceril Rangar
William Niplock
Charles Merchart
J D. Sawyer
Ray Miles
Don Osborne
Art Albaugh
Bernard Heuer
Bethlehem Luthérary Church
Chanlain
Kenneth Learey
Vance E. Cribbs
Norbert Kaffenberger
Pete C. Lambesis
Leon Mayer
Phl Whisler
American Legion
Paul Wilch, Sr
James C. Hackney
Roland S. Heller
C. L. Kingsbury
Albery B. Medley
Rutherford Ti
George Wedekind
H. W. Starick
National Production Authority
Department of Commerce
Middletown
Rufe B. Newman, Jr
Washington
Newman
Starick
Harold Voorhis Named GBC Credit Manager
Harold J. Voorhis of 116 Harrison St. was promoted to credit manager for the Gardner Board and Carter Company. He previously served as the company tax accountant after joining Gardner in 1929 as a coat clerk and advancing to chief cost accountant in 1942 and tax accountant in 1948.
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Harold J. Voorhis
Harrison St
Gardner Board and Carton Company
Voorhis
Comany’s
Greater Middletown Days Store Sale Kickoff
Merchants in Middletown launch a three day July clearance event branded Greater Middletown Days. Thirty five Retail Merchants Association members participate with specials and distinct red and white window streamers inviting shoppers across Friday Saturday and Monday.
Sanitary Workers At State Meeting In Wilmington
Three Middletonians attend an all day sanitarians session in Wilmington led by Dr. L C Neer health commissioner. Participants include Robert McConaughy and John Otterbein from the Health Department and Ross Kramer pool director as the State Health Department organizes discussions on swimming pool sanitation and environmental sanitation topics.
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Middletonians
Wilmington
Robert McConaughy
John Otterbein
Health Department
Ross Kramer
L. C. Neer
State Health Department
Paricutin Volcano Shows Diminishing Eruption Pace
Paricutin, the Mexican volcano that began erupting in a cornfield in February 1943, continues to vent lava and ash but with slightly reduced intensity and frequency by the end of 1950 compared with earlier years.
At The Movies Showings for Paramount Strand and Colonial
Paramount and Strand theaters list multiple films with Thursday and Friday schedules. The Long Dark Hall The Scarf Mr Universe Men from Planet X Double Cross bones My Forbidden Past Vanishing Western China Corsair Sabi Ola showings with times.
Local Officials File Petitions for Re-Election
Dr. Ross A. Hill and C. B. Stiles, incumbent City Commissioners, obtained petitions to seek another term. Francis Carmody already filed. Two other hopefuls Glenn Venatta and Arthur Sanderson also filed. Dr. Hill resides at 211 Ardmore Drive with wife and daughter. Stiles lives at 305 Stanley Street with wife and son Charles.
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Ross A. Hill
C. B. Stiles
Board of Elections
Stiles
Dr. Hill
Francis Carmody
Sorg Paper Company
Legion
First Presbyterian Church
Charles
Stanley St
Glenn Venatta
Arthur Sanderson
Ingwersen In School Board Race Again
The first petitions for the Board of Education race go to incumbent John A. Ingwersen as terms for Ingwersen Ross Snyder and L. S. Cohn expire this fall Filing runs August 5 Ingwersen a Armco vice president has lived in Middletown 25 years and fathers six children He resides at 509 South Main St Other petitions include Charles Reuthe for constable and trustee of Lemon Township Sammie Bailey for Justice of the Peace and Charles Staley for Monroe Board of Education.
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Board of Education
John A. Ingwersen
Board of Elections
Ingwersen
Ross H. Snyder
L. S. Cohn
Armco
Middletown
South Main St
Charles Reuthe
Lemon Township
Sammie Bailey
Chares Staley
Monroe
Man jailed to serve fine for drunken driving
A 27 year old man, Robert Barnett of 1401 Sycamore St, unable to pay a $232 fine by June 16, requested jail time. He was committed to Butler County jail after police found him in the 1600 block of Sycamore St and granted the request to serve the fine.
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Butler County
Robert Barnett
Sycamore St
Barnett
Seaway funding fight narrows in House committee
The House Public Works Committee advanced toward a Seaway bill decision after a 20 to 5 vote to table Larcade's measure. Blatnik's alternative would fund power projects via Treasury appropriations, while Larcade favors Treasury bonds. Pickett predicts opponents hold enough votes to defeat the legislation.
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Washington
House Public Works Committee
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Lawrence
Larcade
D-La
Blatnik
D-Minn
Treasury
Representative Pickett
Dtexas
Matnik
Floods Prompt Call for Stricter Controls Says Wilson
Mobilization Chief Charles E. Wilson argues the Midwest floods prove need for extraordinary government controls. He compares damage to an atomic bomb and urges Congress to enact tough measures to speed recovery and prevent tying hands amid large postwar challenges.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Midwest
AFL Retail Clerks Association
Congress
Wilson
Korea
Ozark Robin Hood Finally Captured
IRONTON Missouri AP reports Missouri's No 1 fugitive Robert Camden known as the Robin Hood of the Ozarks was captured early today at a Centerville area home. Camden escaped Missouri State Penitentiary on April 28 while serving a life sentence for a 1934 preacher farmer murder. He had a long record of robberies and kidnappings and earned his nickname for giving loot to needy families.
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Ironton
Missouri
Robert Camden
Robin Hood of
Too Hot For News In Middletown City Life
Heat dominates Middletown as civic agencies and business offices slow to act. Office workers cope with fans and air conditioning while reporters seek weather related quirks and lighter items. residents joke about humidity and stalled news flow.
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Middletown
Civic Association
Chamber of Commerce
Armco Races To Send Steel To Kansas Flood Area
A Kansas City disaster appeal triggered Armco to rush a carload of corrugated zinc coated steel sheets to the flood devastated region. Workers at East Works loaded the material that afternoon and shipped it during the night, reaching the area within two days to aid shelter coverings for equipment.
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Kansas City
Armco
East Works
Weather forecast forecasts fair cooler conditions
Weather experts predicted a fair and cooler day for Friday though forecasts in Middletown faltered on Wednesday with rain not arriving. Temperatures yesterday ranged from 96 degrees in the afternoon to 71 at 6 am, and 74 at 6 this morning.
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Middletown
Plane Belongs to Local Teacher in Lebanon Crash
A plane crash near Lebanon involved a craft owned by teacher Kenneth Aldridge of 1322 Woolman Avenue. The engine failure forced Aldridge to land in a farm field outside Lebanon, not belonging to Queen City Flying Service as earlier reported.
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Lebanon
Kenneth Aldridge
Woodlawn Ave
Queen City Flying Service
Aldridge
RFC Probe Report Advances in Senate Banking Panel
A Senate Banking subcommittee voted 3 to 2 to approve a final report on its probe of Reconstruction Finance Corp loans. Senators Capehart of Indiana and Bricker of Ohio indicated they would file a separate minority report.
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RFC
Old Washington
PAP
Senate Banking
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Capehart
Indiana
Bricker
Ohio
River Water Isn't PP For Fountain Pens
Fort Madison Iowa AP reports that Mississippi river water, while safe to drink, contains mineral salts that degrade fountain pen ink quality. Sheaffer Pen Co found purified river water still alters writing fluid, making it unsuitable for pens.
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Fort Madison
Sheaffer Pen Co
Mississippi River
Ellery Queen duo near 70 volumes by 1951
Frederic Dannay and Manfred Lee, writing as Ellery Queen, are among the era’s most prolific authors. Their total output, including edited anthologies and related works, is expected to reach 70 volumes in 1951.
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Frederic Dannay
Manfredee
Ellery Queen
Colorchanging fish adjust shade with eye shading
Experiments show colorchanging fish rely on sight to alter color. When the upper eye area was shaded they darkened, and they lightened when the lower eye portion was darkened.
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