Interracial Community Sing At Douglas Park Draws 1600
More than 1900 people gathered at Douglas Park for an outdoor community sing honoring youths who fell in World War II and were brought home for burial. Francis Carmody Miss Bess Hoover L P Pence and others attended with James Saunders and Mrs Bertha Perkins co chairing. Master of ceremonies William Young introduced Middletown high school trumpeters and Mrs Maude Cairns at the piano. The program featured spiritual numbers a song by Dorothy Lockmyer and readings plus Bible story film showings.
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Francis Carmody
City Commission
Bess Hoover
Federation of Women’s Clubs
L. P. Pence
Calvary Methodist Church
J. H. Stalker
Sylvia Carroll
James Saunders
Bertha Perkins
William Young
Middletown
Maude Cairns
Dorothy Lockmyer
God Bless America
J. Young
God's Community Church
Hubert Steel
Salvation Army
Daisy Bradley
Hamilton
Gladys Mills
Roberta Gibbs
Armco Center
Perkins
S. Hughes Garvin
Episcopal Church of Ascension
Minneapolis Sways Under Storm Power Outages Across City
Severe thunderstorms struck Minneapolis and suburbs Anoka Hopkins Wayzata causing flash flooding and highway closures. Lightning damaged transformers cutting power to homes and delaying AP wires, with WMIN radio knocked off air for 35 minutes and the Star and Tribune and General Hospital cut from outside communications.
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Minneapolis
Anoka
Hopkins
Wayzata
Stillwater
St. Paul
Power Company
Columbia Heights
Minneapolis Star and Tribune
General Hospital
Associated Press
WMIN
Edward F E Marshall named superintendent of Indianapolis division
Edward FE Marshall appointed superintendent of the Indianapolis division of the Railway Express Agency, succeeding J A Jakes who moves to Chicago. Marshall has served since 1947 in Chicago as vice president staff and held roles from Kalamazoo route agent to Dayton general agent, with ties to Perrysburg Ohio and Cleveland clubs.
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Edward FE. Marshall
Indianapolis
Railway Express Agency
Middletown
Ind
D. L. Tridle
W. J. O'Maley
Chicago
J. A. Jakes
Marshall
Central States
Kalamazoo
Mich
Cleveland
Dayton
Sheriff Sale in Butler County on Garfield Avenue
By virtue of an order of sale from the Butler County Court of Common Pleas the sheriff will offer at the courthouse door in Hamilton Ohio on August 24 1948 between 10 and 1 the real estate described as Entire lot No 6287 in the Fourth Ward Middletown known as 1610 Garfield Avenue rear Butler County Ohio The sale is for cash and the property is appraised at 1500. Connaughton and Schwab are attorneys for the plaintiff Allied Building Credits Inc The sale is part of case number 62443 involving Arthur Lankford et al.
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Butler County Common Pleas Allied Building Credits, Inc. Plaintift
Arthur Lankford
Court of Common Pleas
Middletown
Butler County
Ohio
Garfield Avenue
Charles B. Walke
Connaughton & Schwab
Attys
Truman and foreign policy fear in postwar era clash
The article critiques President Truman and George Marshall blaming them for impolitic recall and risky foreign policy moves. It argues Congress is not subordinate, warns of potential wars over Berlin Palestine and China, and condemns the Democratic faction aligned with new dealers like Niles Henderson and Furing as destabilizing.
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Congress
United States
Berlin
Sarajevo
Palestine
China
Chiang Kai- Shek
Harry Truman
George Marshall
Russia
Manchuria
Korea
Chiang
Soviet Russia
Truman
David Niles
Leon Henderson
Oscar Fwing
Grim war headlines surge from AP front pages
James Marlow compiles a front page mosaic of AP dispatches dating to the postwar era. Reports span Truman draft registration, Berlin crisis flights, Greek guerilla actions, Lucius Clay’s summons, Soviet food promises, Thorez’s coalition bid, and indictments of U.S. Communist leaders.
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Hague
Berlin
Athens
Thrace
Macedeonia
Frankfurt
Lucius Clay
Germany
Washington
Court Upholds Tax Rule On Mining Equipment Expenditures
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that sales of mining related items such as fire extinguishers are not exempt from sales tax unless directly used in mining operations. The Fryfvyter Co. appeal was denied after the tax commissioner's denial and the tax board's affirmation. The decision limits exemptions and covers warehouse and fire protection equipment cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio Supreme Court
Fryfvyter Company
State Board of Tax Appeals
State Tax Commissioner
Hanna Coal Company
Board of Tax Appeals
Supreme Court
Hatna Coal Company
Tax Commissioner
Co op Members Tour Camp Hook Guests Of Scouts
Co-Operative Club members skipped their dinner meeting at the Manchester Hotel to tour Camp Hook with Boy Scout executive Paul Parker. Scouters led groups on the tour while softball games provided additional entertainment. President A J Frey announced the directors' meeting would be postponed until next Tuesday.
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Co-Operative Club
Manchester
Paul Parker
Camp Hook
A. J. Frey
Film Actress Kay Williams files for divorce from Adolph Spreckels Jr
Santa Monica California Kay Williams the fourth wife of Adolph Spreckels Jr sues for divorce charging cruelty in a case filed in AP coverage. The report notes Spreckels is a member of the sugar fortune family.
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Santa Monica. Cal
Kay Williams
Adolphe Spreckels, Jr
Sugar
Spreckels
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Europe
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Paris
Maurice Thorez
New York
U.S
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Cairo
Haifa
United Nations
Trenton
N.J
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey
State Department of Defense
America
Willmette University
Oregon
Missouri
Westinghouse Laundromat
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Melampy
Central Ave
Coal Company
ISES
Ohio State Employment Service
Central Avenue
Employment Service
State Racing Commission
Beulah Park Jockey Club, Incorporated
Boa Mouseker
Shantung
UCU Aaa
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Gano Yoasaxo
Nashua
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