George Denny to Help Name County Draft Board Members
George Denny was named the civilian member of the committee to name Middletown draft board members for men aged 19 to 25. The county will have two boards serving multiple townships, with registrations beginning August 30.
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George Denny
Middletown
Thomas Herbert
South Main St
Oscar Leiser
Hamilton
Denny
Goble
Truman
J. F. Mull Gan
Civic Association
Tom C. Venable
Civic
Man Dislocates Shoulder Sneezing at Marlboro Store
Roland Hamel felt a sneeze coming on while working in his Marlboro shop and stifled it, dislocating his right shoulder. It was the same shoulder he had dislocated six years earlier.
School buildings being repaired this summer
The Board of Education reported progress on elementary and high school renovations as the new term approaches. Major work includes terrazzo floors at Jefferson School and the introduction of bookkeeping machines in the high school commercial department.
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Board of Education
Jefferson School
Mrs Irma Gage Obituary In Butler Pennsylvania
Mrs. Irma Gage wife of J Gordon Gage of Butler Pa died at midnight Wednesday at Women s Hospital Pittsburgh Burial in North Cemetery Butler Funeral Saturday at 2 30 p m at Butler Methodist Church service by Dr R W Falls and Dr P Le Roy Hooper Survivors include husband two daughters and two sons with home addresses listed The Gage family active in civic church and social circles in Butler
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Irma Gage
J. Gordon Gage
Butler
Women's Hospital
Pittsburgh
Gage
Butler Works
Armco Steel Corporation
Deaths Last Night
Mrs. Jessie Williamson 59 prominent in Republican politics and former vice president of the National Federation of Republican Women’s Clubs dies. She served on the California Social Welfare Board.
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Associated Press
Berkeley
Cal
Jessie Williamson
National Federation of Republican Women's Clubs
California Social Welfare Board
Two Brothers Charged With Grand Larceny In Corn Theft
Two Liberty Indiana men Harry Griswold 22 and James Griswold 29 were arrested in Germantown for grand larceny relating to corn theft totaling $1 800. Sheriff Carl Sperling said corn thefts are widespread in Wayne County as deputies traced a large truck used by the pair to a local elevator where they sold the corn. Police noted six prior loads each paying over $200.
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Germantown
Carl Sperling
Richmond
Ind
Wayne County
Harry Griswold
James Griswold
Liberty
Preble County
Sperling
L. C. Galyean
Abbott and Gordon murder trial opens with conflicting claims
Attorneys outlined rival views on premeditation as opening statements set the stage for the Abbott Gordon case. Prosecution pressed five week plot to kill Morris while defense portrayed no plan. Evidence cited included a hospital note and a trip to Indianapolis with a truck rental for the slaying.
Butler County Court Seeks Additional Compensation for Shockey
Homer Shockey of Hamilton filed in Common Pleas Court seeking judgment to obtain further compensation from the Industrial Commission of Ohio. He had received 2310 dollars in 125 weekly installments for injuries in 1944 at American Materials Corp New Miami. The Dayton board ruled in 1947 he was not entitled beyond the last payment and his 1948 reconsideration and 1948 rehearing requests were denied or dismissed.
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Hanover
Lemon
Libery
Madison
Milford
Oxford
Reily
St. Clair
Wayne
Board
Board Five
Hamilton
Miami
Ross
Fairfield
Union
Denny
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Fred B. Cramer
Peter P. Boll
Cramer
Chester W. Goble
Homer Shockey
Common Pleas Court
Industrial Commission of Ohio
Shockey
Commission
Dayton District Board of Claims Branch
American Materials Corporation
New Miami
Dayton Board
Divorce suits filed in Common Pleas Court
Dewey B. Baker of Hamilton sues for divorce from Eudell Baker stating a marriage on August 29 produced one child. Evelyn Hensley of Hamilton files for divorce from her husband whom she married on August 20, 1943 at Lebanon, citing neglect and seeking custody of their child.
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Dewey B. Baker
Hamilton
Common Pleas Court
Eudell Baker
Evelyn Hensley
Lebanon
Gillespie Estate Filed In Probate Court
James W. Gillespie of Middletown died July 15 leaving his estate to four children Allen Gillespie Ethel Lehmkuhl Mattie Cunningham and Grace Crocker His will dated March 4 1944 names Allen as executor filed Wednesday in Probate Court
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James W. Gillespie
Middletown
Allen Gillespie
Ethel Lehmkuhl
Mattie Cunningham
Grace Crocker
Allen
Street Lights Ignite in Monroe Celebration
Monroe to celebrate the switch on of 19 electric street lights at 9 p m marking end of a three year effort to banish darkness from village streets. Mayor Tom Linn will speak. Earl Hieshue leads the Monroe Fire Department in planning. Clyde Pence of Cincinnati Gas and Electric will turn on the current with council members and residents in attendance.
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Monroe
Monroe Fire Department
Earl Hieshue
Tom Linn
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co
Clyde Pence
Pence
Dale Constiner
Citizens
Legion Lantern Dance Draws Huge Teen Crowd
In the glow of the Legion Lantern 100 teenagers danced Thursday night at the weekly summer event. The Don Juans kept feet moving from 9 p.m. to midnight, one of the largest crowds on record, according to the chairwoman. Next week Patty Easterling will co chair the dances in place of Mrs James Sexton who will be away in the east for a month.
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Legion
Patty Easterling
James Sexton
East
Pigeon Troubles Prompt Police to Intervene Over Laundries
Neighbors complain pigeons disrupt wash day as residents fight back against their return. A homeowner, after removing 11 birds, reports the pigeons promptly returned and vows to remove them again.
Middletown Recruiting Office Accepting Teen Enlistment Requests
The Middletown Recruiting Station in the American Trust Building is now accepting applications from eighteen year olds for one year enlistments. Applicants will be processed locally and then sent to Cincinnati for exams and oath. Priority goes to those who apply first. monthly renewals apply and 19-year-olds are ineligible.
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Middletown
American Trust Rldg
Central Ave
Second Army
Msgt
Norman V. Mieth
Mieth
Cincinnati
Divorce Granted for Mrs Gertrude Gimbel in Domestic Relations Court
In Xenia Ohio the Domestic Relations Court granted a divorce to Mrs Gertrude Gimbel from Roger Gimbel of Osborn. The decree cites gross neglect in her petition. Roger Gimbel is the son of Col and Mrs Richard Gimbel, a prominent New York Philadelphia family.
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Xenia
Gertrude Gimbel
Roger Gimbel
Osborn
Gimbel
Col
Richard Gimbel
New York
Philadelphia
Third Victim Of Auto Crash Dies Friday
The third death from the Route 4 crash near Hamilton occurred Friday when William G. Porter 49 of 125 South Broad St died at Mercy Hospital Hamilton at 2 45 a m He never regained consciousness after the collision involving Harry Sizemore 31 and Walter Brown 37 Porter was an Armco employee for 25 years and lived in the city 26 years He is survived by a son a daughter three sisters and three brothers Visitation is scheduled at McCoy Lefler Funeral Home with funeral at First Church of God Monday at 2 30 p m Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery The driver Sizemore suffered facial cuts and was improving Friday Brown died earlier in the day and Miss Irene Brooks 20 of Middletown was killed instantly in the crash on Route 4 three miles north of Hamilton.
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William G. Porter
South Broad St
Mercy Hospital
Harry Sizemore
Garfield St
Walter Brown
Franklin
Irene Brooks
Bexley Dr
Middletown
England
Porter
Sizemore
Brown
Armco
East Side
First Church of God
Crawford St
Forrest Ashcraft
Bale Oldham
Woodside Cemetery
Patterson Promotes Middletown At Kiwanis Lunch
Roy L. Patterson, executive secretary of the Middletown Chamber of Commerce, urged Kiwanis members to back Middletown noting the city’s assets. He listed facilities including an airport, 48 churches, 28 industries with 13,000 workers, 36 million in payroll, and 45 million in retail sales in 1947.
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Middletown
Roy L. Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Patterson
City considers November ballot on garbage system
At a Belgrade city caucus the possibility of placing the garbage collection issue on the November ballot was raised. The City Commission may extend Middletown Service Company contract beyond August 1 while a decision is reached, with Commissioner Carmody proposing a three option ballot and a fall vote to decide municipal, current, or private hauler methods.
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City Commission
Middletown Service Company
Carl Kash
Kash
Francis Carmody
Carmody
Party Outlawed in Malaya and Singapore
British officials in Singapore and the federation of Malaya moved to outlaw the Communist Party amid mounting Cold War tensions. The step targets organizational activity deemed subversive by the colonial authorities and could curb political organizing across the region.
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Singapore
Communist Party
Federation of Malaya
Crown Colony of
Paramount Friday and Saturday Showings
At the Movies Paramount presents Bic Town Scandal featuring Philip Reed and Hillary Brooke with showings at 1 15, 3 50, 6 25 and 9 05 p m River Lady starring Yvonne De Carlo and Dan Duryea with times 2 20, 4 55, 7 30 and 10 10 p m
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Paramount
Philip Reed
Hillary Brooke
Yvonne de Carlo
Dan Duryea
Dixie Cruise In Showtimes with Angel and the Batman
The listing airs Friday night featuring Angel and the Batman with John Wayne and Gail Russell at 8 45 p m and 11 20 p m local times. The double feature highlights Western star John Wayne alongside Gail Russell in a venue presentation.
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Dixie Cruise
John Wayne
Gail Russell
Property Ownership Share Among Residents Reaches Seventy-Two Percent
The survey shows seventy two percent of residents own their properties. Homeownership reflects stable housing markets and economic confidence in the community.
Changes Proposed in Labor Measure
Representative Hartley of New Jersey urged changes to Taft Hartley with non Communist oaths proposed for employers joining broader union lead er requirements. He said the House Labor Committee will meet late next week to study suggestions and indicated action in the special session is uncertain.
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Washington
Representative Hartley
R-Nj
House Labor Committee
Hartley
Boy on Bicycle Killed by Auto Near Wooster Shreve Road
James Frushour, 12, was struck and killed by an automobile while riding his bicycle along the Wooster Shreve road. He is the son of William Frushour of Wooster.
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Wooster
James Frushour
Wooster-Shreve Road
William Frushour
Wooster Ee Aes
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