Auto safety check planned statewide in July
Middletown police join Ohio State Highway Patrol in a July traffic inspection program to test brakes lights horns windshield wipers and stop lights. Vehicles passing will receive 1948 windshield stickers. The three year effort saw 358225 vehicles checked in 1947 with 68654 defects found and aim to uphold safe driving through rigorous inspections.
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Middletown
State Highway Patrol
Ief
Thomas D. Carmody
Ohio Chiefs of Police
Eugene Weatherly
Cincinnati
Carmody
New Aeronca President Takes Over
John A. Lawler of Columbus assumed the presidency of Aeronca Aircraft Corporation after being elected at a board meeting last week. He previously led Curtis-Wright Airplane Division as controller and assistant treasurer since 1945 and has been with Curtis-Wright since 1941. Lawler, married with four children, plans to move his family to Aeronca, and is active in civic circles as a Controllers Institute member and Columbus Chamber of Commerce director.
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John A. Lawler
Columbus
Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
Aeronca
Lawler
Curtis-Wright Corporation
Curtis-Wright
Controllers Institute of America
Columbus Chater
Columbus Chamber of Commerce
Women Fliers Start 2600 Mile Stock-Model Race
Five light private airplanes carry six women taking off from Palm Springs for a 2600 mile powder puff race to Miami. Jeanne D Am bly first at 7 38 am EST 5 38 am PDT. Entrants include Frances Nolde Dorothy Krovowka Claire McMillen and Betty McMillen Lou fek Helen Grienke.
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Palm Springs
Cal
Miami
Fla
Jeanne D'Ambly
Frances Nolde
Reading
Dorothy Krovowka
Stockton
Claire McMillen
Santa Ana
Betty McMillen Loufek
South Pasadena
Helen Grienke
Bloomington
Ill
Executive retires from American Steel and Wire in Cleveland
Howard R. Klepinger, superintendent of special assessments for American Steel and Wire Company, retires after more than 30 years with the concern. A Dayton native, he previously served as chief engineer of the Ohio Public Works Department before joining the company in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Howard R. Klepinger
American Steel and Wire Company
Dayton
Ohio Public Works Deartment
American Steel and Wire
Carpenters Win 10 Percent Wage Increase
Carpenters on the job here Tuesday earned a 10 percent raise, boosting pay from $1.90 to $2.10 per hour. The contract between local contractors and Carpenters' Union 1477 (AFL) was announced by William Crispin, who negotiated the boost. The new rate brings local carpenters closer to Dayton and Cincinnati tradesmen, though Dayton still pays $2.50 per hour.
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Carpenters’ Union 1477
AFL
William Crispin
Crispin
Dayton
Cincinnati
Mrs. Sarah Billman Dies. Funeral Held in City
Mrs. Sarah Ina Billman, 65, of 417 Baltimore Street, died last Wednesday. Services were conducted Saturday morning at the residence and she was buried in Woodside this morning. Interment, planned for Saturday, awaited the arrival of her son Lt. Robert Billman en route from Trinidad.
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Sarah Ina Billman
Baltimore St
Woodside
Robert Billman
Trinidad
Mrs Sarah Julius Mitchell Rites Set At Second Baptist Church
Mrs Sarah Julius Mitchell 77 of 828 Ninth Ave died yesterday at 4 25 p m after a year long illness. She is survived by her husband Rev B A Mitchell a foster daughter Mrs Helen Sewell of Detroit two brothers Theodore Warren of Columbus and Robert L Julius of Plainfield Ind two nieces and a grandson. Friends may call after noon Thursday. Funeral Friday at 2 p m at Second Baptist Church with Rev S C Smith of Springfield and Rev T M Campbell officiating. Burial at Woodside cemetery. C L Maxberry funeral home in charge.
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Sarah Julius Mitchell
Ninth Ave
B. A. Mitchell
Helen Sewell
Detroit
Theodore Warren
Columbus
Robert L. Julius
Plainfield
Ind
Second Baptist Church
Earl Swain dies at 60 in Ridgeville home
Earl Swain 60 a well known farmer and wood cutter died at noon Tuesday at his Ridgeville home on state route 48 from a heart attack found by his wife shortly before dinner. He is survived by Minnie his wife, his parents Mr and Mrs Alfred M Swain and one sister Mary all of Ridgeville. Services set for 2 p m Thursday at Mc Clure Funeral Home Waynesville with burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin.
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Lebanon
Earl Swain
Ridgeville
McClure Funeral Home
Waynesville
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Weeds to be cut. city asks lot owners help
Jess Dennis resumes duty as weed inspector and urges lot owners to obey city ordinance requiring twice yearly weed cutting. He notes available men and machinery and plans to inspect all lots. Warnings will be issued. noncompliant owners will have weed costs added to taxes. City property weed care also organized.
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Jess Dennis
Dennis
Stores Remain Open Wednesday After Memorial Day
Retail stores stay open Wednesday afternoon to makeup for Memorial Day. R E Dempster, president of the Retail Merchants Association, notes the Wednesday opening follows the standard practice of granting a full shopping day when a holiday falls in the workweek. The schedule allows shopping and bank access Wednesday afternoon.
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R. E. Dempster
The
Retail Merchants’ Association
Bank robber suspect linked to Walnut Hills raid in Cincinnati
AP reports a 30 year old Indian man named James Labard is sought in a bank robbery series and linked to a Walnut Hills raid by City Detective Millard Schath shortly before noon. Other briefs note a U S Civil Service Commission ruling preserving veterans' layoffs protections and a park incident in Wilkes-Barre where Martin Kane died, plus Ohio veteran bonus checks and Ohio Weeklies moving headquarters to Cleveland.
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Cincinnati
United States
Millard Schath
Walnut Hills
Clem Merz
James Labard
Shad Egg Count Range Quoted in Report
A historical note claims the average shad contains from 30,000,000 to 0,000,000 eggs, presenting an odd wide range that suggests a transcription or OCR error rather than a scientific estimate. The snippet highlights data quality concerns in old fisheries records.
Middletown High finale exams under new plan
Middletown High School adopts a three day exam schedule eliminating classes to finish finals. Examinations began last Friday and will end tomorrow with three tests per day at 8 30 10 30 and 1 30. D R Baker reports 330 seniors will receive diplomas Thursday as Miami University president Dr Ernest H Hahne delivers the class address titled Yesterday s Preparation for Tomorrow.
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Middletown
D. R. Baker
Ernest H. Hahne
Miami University
Holiday Period Death Toll Near 400 In Ohio Losses
Twenty one people died in Ohio over the three day Memorial Day weekend. Violent deaths totaled 14 through Sunday and six more yesterday. Traffic fatalities numbered 12, drownings seven, and other causes six. Ralph Alig and William Reynolds drowned in Grand Lake channel near Celina. Eddie Dean was fatally injured in a Norwalk car race incident. The nation’s toll nears 400 with 378 violent deaths by Monday midnight, led by 203 motor accidents and 70 drownings.
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Ohio
Ralph Alig
Portland
Ind
William Reynolds
Ohio-Indiana
Fort Recovery
Grand Lake
Celina
Alig
John, Jr
Eddie Dean
Lincolnwood
Ill
Norwalk
Shirley Lucas
Zanesville
Olin C. Presley, Jr
Dayton
George Baker
Rushville
Cincinnati
Columbus
Cary Adams
Arthur Davis
Willard Hospital
Attica
Vanport
Ore
Arkansas
National Safety Council
Commission To Study City Ward Revisions
City Commissioners will discuss ward revisions at tomorrow night meeting. City attorney Fred J. Schatzmann cites large Ward Three and Ward Four sizes, suggesting one ward may be added to total five. Changes may move parts of Ward Three to Ward One and part of Ward Four to Ward Two, requiring ordinance authorization and County office work.
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Ward Er
Middletown
Fred J. Schatzmann
Schatzmann
Butler
City Commission
William Fishbaugh
Water Works Department
Veteran's Village
Funeral services for Mrs Harry E Taylor
Funeral services for Mrs Harry E Taylor widow of the late Portsmouth Times publisher will be held here tomorrow. She died Sunday.
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Portsmouth
O. (Ap
Harry E. Taylor
Portsmouth Times
Maryland timber regulation powers challenged in court
Maryland officials claim authority under a recently tested state law to regulate timber cutting on private lands and to ban clearing forest land for crops if watersheds could be damaged or land deemed unfit for agriculture.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Teens Cause $1000 In Property Damage In Cleveland
Six juvenile suspects aimed small calibre rifles at neighborhood targets in Cleveland. Detective Edward Lotter said estimated damage reached about $1,000. The boys were ordered to appear in juvenile court.
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Cleveland
Edward Lotter
Tony
Accidental Blotting Paper Found in Mill Batch
A paper mill worker accidentally produced blotting paper when sizing was omitted from a rag paper batch. The unintended result emerged during routine production, illustrating how a manufacturing error yielded an unintended material with absorbent properties.
May Building Permits Over 225000 Mark
May building activity rose above 225000 with 75 permits issued for construction totaling 227300 led by five new homes late in the month. Orville Carson notes 376.6 in fees. Reid Kenyon and several neighbors secured single family permits for homes ranging from 6 000 to 19 000 dollars in cost.
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Orville Carson
Reid Kenyon
Kensington St
William E. Moore
Goldman Dr
Clifford Crawford, Jr
Park St
J. Johnson
Goldman
Donald Schaeffer
Carolina St
Difference 0.1 Funds Division Holds Up East End Annexation
The East End annexation stalls as the Funds Division delays final steps over bonded debt and city share of taxes. City Attorney Schatzmann says no bonded debt exists, yet the city seeks about 10 percent of the taxes to be collected this year. Street repairs and expanded services loom as 500 acres join Middletown, with no clear timeline for annexation.
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East End
Butler County
R. H. Smith
Fred J. Schatzmann
Schatzmann
Smith
Middletown
At the Movies Paramount Showings This Week
Tuesday schedule lines up Green Grass of Wyoming starring Peggy Cummins and Charles Coburn with showings at 1 20, 3 25, 5 30, 7 40 and 9 45 p.m. Wednesday features Adventures of Robinhood with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland at 1 15, 3 20, 5 35, 7 45 and 10 p.m.
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Wyoming
Peggy Cummins
Charles Coburn
Robinhood
Errol Flynn
Olivia DeHavilland
Westeners Hoosier Jamboree and Film Screenings
Strand presents Tuesday programs on stage The Westeners Hoosier Jamboree at 2 30, 6 11 and 9 32 p m. Film The Other Love features Barbara Stanwyck and David Niven Tuesday 3 15, 6 56 and 10 37 p m, and Wednesday 1 29, 3 25, 6 21 and 9 12 p m. Tornado Range with Eddie Dean screens Tuesday 1 29, 5 10 and 8 51 p m, Wednesday 3 10, 5 06, 8 02 and 10 48 p m.
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Westeners
Barbara Stanwyck
David Niven
Eddie Dean
Registration List Check Is Underway in Middletown
The Middletown Board of Elections announced an annual registration list check. Those who have not voted in the last two elections will be removed, with a card sent to notify removal and requalification before the November election. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturdays. registration may be made at noon.
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Middletown
Board of Elections
Frank Dobrozsi
Election Board
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Fred Swanson
State Bonus Commission
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Cleveland Today
Willoughby
Howard L. Bush
Montpelier Leader- Enterprise
Johnston
Elberta
Ralston
N. Broad ST
Middletown High School
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Studebaker
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Charles Street
Middletown, Ohio
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Official Watch
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