Make-Believe Air Attack Triggers Middletown Civil Defense Review
Middletown conducted a make-believe air attack yesterday described by civil defense director Paul Wilson as an outstanding success. The drill tested communications with seven mobile shortwave units, police and fire radio cars, and a centralized headquarters, while actual threats failed to materialize beyond a single Civil Air Patrol sighting.
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John Fleming
Middletown
Paul Wilson
Civil Defense
Wilson
Dial Radio Club
WPFB
Coles Road
.midtown city under emergency drill amid blast chaos
Alarm blares as sirens near the radio station during a simulated attack. At 2 34 p m reports say Middle town Hospital damaged and on fire while Armco blast furnace area suffers a shock wave and fires spread through the eastern city. Mutual aid planned with Wilson seeking Franklin Lebanon and Trenton as Hamilton and county centers report heavy casualties.
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Armco
Armco East
Firemen See Broader Role in Civil Defense Alert
Middletown firemen conducted a brief mock air alert via radio with two inspectors stationed at Hatton Hatchery to notify the department to stand by for enemy aircraft and report bomb damage. Fire Chief Fishbaugh noted earlier plans to move equipment outside the city during alerts never took effect, highlighting need for coordinated civil defense with all city departments and volunteers.
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Middletown
Robert Curtis
Virgil Combs
Middletown Hill
Hatton Hatchery
Dial Radio Club
Dial Club
North Middletown
Mayfield
Monroe
McConaughy Begins Ohio Health Department Orientation
Rober McConaughy acting city health commissioner travels to Columbus for a four day orientation at the state health department. He will be briefed on city state health relations and required reports and the talks extend through Friday as part of routine transitions for new local health officials.
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Rober McConaughy
Columbus
State Department of Health
McConaughy
State Department
Middletown officials dismiss mass evacuation plan talk
Civil defense director says no citywide evacuation plan exists in Middletown and would only be created under real attack. Authorities note water mains to the southeast would be shut to conserve supplies for the rest of the city during an emergency.
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Middletown
Civil Defense
Wilson
Latitude Degrees Vary With Earth’s Shape
The text notes that due to Earth not being a perfect sphere, a degree of latitude changes length from the poles to the equator. It explains the mathematical consequence and implies geographic measurement implications.
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Earth
Poles
Equator
Young Knopshield Suffers Injuries From Two Accidents
Nine year old Charles Knopshield Jr. was first treated for eyebrow and chest abrasions after a bicycle collision near lith and Minnesota. The next evening he fell from a tree at 814 14th Ave and remained in Mid dletown Hospital for observation for possible concussion with outcome pending.
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Charles Knepshield Jr
Middletown Hospital
Lith
Minnesota
Charles Knopshield
14Th Ave
Dog Training Demonstration At Middletown Club
Three dogs will be shown at the Middletown Dog Training Club meeting at 8 15 PM at the American Legion home on S Main Street. The program includes rabies and dog control discussion a film How Babies Can Be Controlled and a Q A with John Otterbein from the Middletown Health Department. Otterbein will review the city dog control program and vaccine records for licensed dogs this year. Mrs Richard Mitchell and Mrs William Walker and Mrs Robert Bookwalter direct the training and the dogs will be worked as a team.
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Middletown
American Legion
S. Main Street
John Otterbein
Richard Mitchell
William Walker
Robert Bookwalter
Mobile Units In CD Show Sunday
Mobile units from the Ohio Civil Defense Corps will demonstrate this Sunday. Col. Harry J. Paterson says the group will assemble at Warren County fairgrounds in Lebanon, convoy to Hamilton, and use mobile kitchen equipment at the fairgrounds. Organized by Richard Koehler, Butler County civil defense coordinator.
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Ohio Civil Defense Corps
Butler County Fargrounds
Harry J. Paterson
Warren County Fairgrounds
Lebanon
Hamilton
Fairgrounds
Richard Koehler
Butler County Civil Defense
Man Claims He's Robbed Of $38 At Park and Avenue
Middletown resident Bruce Hatton said two men he knew only by name robbed him of $38 from his billfold at S Verity Park and Girard Avenue. He was intoxicated and uncertain he was robbed. One described accomplice was later detained at a restaurant with only $1 on him.
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Middletown
S. Verity Parkway
Girard Avenue
Bruce Hatton
Taylor St
Hatton
Kids and U S A To The Defense Mock Bombers
A Midwestern city simulated an atom bomb attack as about 200 youngsters acted as defenders. They mobilized from Logan Avenue and Crawford Street, using toy weapons and tarpaulins while a National Guard radio jeep arrived to boost interest. They would seek the nearest shelter and follow Civil Defense guidance in a real alert.
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Logan Avenue
Crawford Street
Crawfiord
Logan
Ohio National Guard
Bill Downey
Chris Carrazzo
Larry Wells
Joe Presta
Don Haven
Richard Moore
Billy Thompson
Jim Yocum
Dave Miltenberger
Pacey Mindlin
Lennie Muller
Kermit Thompson
Barry Wolfer
Eddie Pieratt
David Truck
Butch Candiff
Jesse Schultz
Civil Defense
School merger plans move to county board discussion
A special committee from Lemon Township and Middletown convened to study consolidation with Butler County Board of Education, aiming for a Friday meeting. Members argued over timing, finances, and the need for a 30 to 90 day decision window with a final report to follow.
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Lemon Township
Middletown
Middletown High School
N.J. Lawler
Butler County Board of Education
Lawler
Joseph Heck
Charles Reuther
R.H. Snyder
Joseph Woodruff
Everett Switzer
Jack Christy
Heck
Reuthe
Switzer
Wilbur Flory
Robert Matson
Snyder
Woodruff
Matson
C. W. Young
Young
Citizens’ Committee
Birds Maintain Heat To Withstand Cold Weather
Birds sustain body heat around 112 degrees by fluffing feathers to trap warmth, enabling endurance of bitter cold conditions.
Dayton Woman Loses 30 Pounds with Rennel Product
Mrs. Sam Bonner of Dayton writes she is 31 years old and in the time she has taken Rennel she has lost 30 pounds. The ad claims the druggist has liquid Rennel and offers a free booklet. It states Rennel has been proven by thousands of Ohio neighbors and promises satisfaction or refund. It notes hunger suppression and a price of $1.40 per bottle.
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Sam Bonner
Weites
Ohio
Rennel
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