Citizens Act To Prevent Emergency As Local Coal Stocks Hit Bottom
Middletown forms a citizens committee as coal stocks near depletion amid a cold wave. The group seeks emergency fuel options, calls on residents to donate coal for Shady-Lawn Rest Home, and considers wood and gas as alternatives. Public health officials urge rapid action and coordination with the Chamber of Commerce and local industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
The
Civic Association
Chamber of Commerce Office
Shady- Lawn Rest Home
Verity
Armco
Robison
D. L. C. Neer
Board of Health
Steve D’varga
Retail Groces Association
C. W. Young
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Richard A. Wilmer
R. C. Greathouse
R. E. Dempster
Ben Bender
Retail Merchants Association
Leonard Menderson
Walter
Municipal Electric Plant Secures Coal Supply
Hamilton Missouri promised 150 tons of coal daily to the municipal electric plant and will not cut production. John L Peurifoy director of public utilities said arrangements were made with a Southern coal operator for fuel delivery after an earlier 50 percent reduction and a brownout was ordered.
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Hamilton, D
John L. Peurifoy
Public Utilities
Southern Coal
Peurifov
Middletown forms fuel committee to audit coal stock
City officials, led by Francis Carmody, organize a Community Fuel Committee to tally coal in basements and coordinate distribution. William Verity chairs the sharing committee with Rev. John Parr, Steve O Varga, Helen Davis, and Ross Crim. Norval Diver notes Armco has about 200 tons allocated, but most sold. no new coal arriving, hospitals and schools reportedly secure.
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City Commission
Francis Carmody
New Community Fuel Committee
Chamber of Commerce Office
William Verity
Chamber of Commerce
John S. Parr
Steve O’varga
Helen Davis
Ross Crim
Norval Diver
Middletown Coal Dealer's Association
Middletown
Armco Steel Corporation
Vital Statistics Notable Deaths and Ages in Eaton to Joplin
A list of memorial notices names Andrew J. Jacobs 78 Minnie Stover 75 Mary Grewe 92 Anna Mary Dunham 79 Robert St John 80 Pearl Vance Knopshield 62 Rev John Martin 73 Imo Todhunter White unspecified address. The snippets document residents from Eaton Leba non Camden Joplin and other locales.
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Andrew J. Jacobs
Eaton
Minnie Stover
Mary Grewe
Lebanon
Anna Mary Dunham
Camden
Robert St John
Joplin
Pearl Vance Knopshield
Central Ave
John Martin
Walnut St
Imo Todhunter White
Yankee Rd
Births Reported in Local Homes This Week
Mr and Mrs Harold Dance of 1106 Young St report a girl born Monday. Mr and Mrs Clifford Crawford Jr of 1505 Park Dr report a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs Preble Bolinger of 231 Park St report a boy today. Mr and Mrs William Rehse of 1329 First Ave report a girl Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Melville Payton Sr report a girl Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Dance
Young St
Clifford Crawford, Jr
Park Dr
Preble Bolinger
Park St
William Rehse
First Ave
Melville Payton, Sr
Local Family Updates List Medical Admissions
Mrs Jannie Taylor of Manchester Avenue undergoes surgery. Roy Cornett, son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Cornett of Navaho Street, is receiving medical care. Mrs Lynn Null of Somerville Route 1 is listed for surgery. Mrs Gerald Simpson of Sheri-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jannie Taylor
Manchester Ave
Roy Cornett
Clarence Cornett
Navaho St
Lynn Null
Somerville Route 1
Gerald Simpson
Sheri
New Cold Wave To Hit City Tonight
Middletown braces for a sharp cold spell as coal supplies shrink from a national miner strike. Temperatures are forecast to fall to 10 to 15 degrees with zero to ten above in western New York and Ohio regions. The Arctic air will push southeast through Thursday and Friday, with snow squalls and strong winds from the Great Lakes to the Mid Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
New York
Pennsylvania
Plains
Great Lakes
Canada
Hudson Bay Area
Great Lakes Region
Appalachians
Middle Atlantic
United States
Ralph Bauer Sworn In As New Police Captain
Ralph Bauer was sworn in as captain of the Middletown Police Department in a morning ceremony. Judge Alton H. Combs administered the oath. Bauer, with 30 years in the force, will supervise the Bureau of Investigation and four detectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Bauer
Middletown
Alton H. Combs
Mrs. Bauer
Thomas D. Carmody
William Fishbaugh
City Commission
Francis Carmody
Herbert Frazier
John Fitzgerald
Roy Crout
Robert Sullivan
John O. Taylor
James Greenfield
Sam Moore
James Lowe
Captain Bauer
Bureau of Investigation
Police Department
Bauer
Medical Patients Listed Across Several Towns
A Baltimore style hospital column lists multiple patients by name and location. Individuals from West Middletown Camden Cincinnati Hamilton Seneca Flem ing Town and Germantown are noted as surgical or medical patients.
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Dan Ave
Homer Dietz
West Middletown
Otis Thomas
Camden
Troy Vick
Grand Ave
Harold Shaffer
Fleming Rd
Mattie Morrisette
Yankee Rd
Farl Johnson
Germantown
Guard Drill Hours Change For Company F 147th Infantry
Lt. Walter B. Evans announced that drill hours for Company F 147th Infantry are from 7 30 to 9 30 p m instead of 7 to 9 p m The group meets every Tuesday at the National Guard Armory
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147Th Infantry
Walter B. Evans
National Guard Armory
At the Movies and Legal Notice for Divorce in Butler County
Paramount and Strand showings with Lost Boundaries Honeymoon with Shirley Temple and Johnny Stoolpigeon listed with multiple nightly showtimes. Legal notice announces Alvin G. Ferguson seeking divorce from Rosie Lee Ferguson with court deadline and attorney details.
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Shirley Temple
Guy Madison
Johnny Stoolpigeon
Howard Duff
Shelley Winters
Rosie Lee Ferguson
East Sharpno
St. Philadelphia
Alvin G. Ferguson
Common Pleas Court
Butler County
Ohio
Joseph T. Kiep
Merle Eberling
H. O. Finkelman
Baptist Official To Be Speaker At First Baptist
Dr. Joseph A. Cooper a national NBC staff member and Council on Finance and Promotion representative will speak at midweek Lenten services at First Baptist Church at 7 30 p m He has served with the Northern Baptist Convention since 1929 and held posts including Paris Maryville and Sioux Falls College president He earned an AM from the University of Chicago in 1917 and a DD honorary degree from Sioux Falls College in 1933
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Cooper
Northern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Cooper
Council On Finance and Promotion
University of Chicago
Baptist Church
Paris
Maryville
Miss
Sioux Falls College
Pupils Entertain Garfield PTA With Musical Program
Garfield School sixth graders performed a musical program directed by Herman H Copp at the Garfield Parents Association meeting. Homer Weikel showed the film Traitor Within on cancer. Co chairs were Miss Clara Sixt and Miss Grace Losh. A rummage sale is planned for March 24 at the school with next session on March 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield School
Garfield Parents Association
Herman H. Copp
Homer Weikel
Clara Sixt
Grace Losh
Nina Smith
Ways and Means
Mary Lansdale
Betty Faye
Fire at Woodlawn Ave residence causes minor damage
Fire Company No. 2 responded to 1803 Woodlawn Ave at 6 11 p m Tuesday. The flue was burning out in the frame residence of Gerald Murphy and firefighters reported no damage.
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Woodlawn Ave
Gerald Murphy
35 Seniors Named To MHS Honor Society
Thirty five members of Middletown High School's 1950 senior class were named to the National Honor Society at a Wednesday assembly. Principal D. R. Baker received a district trophy, and 21 certificates were awarded to top county district and state scholars.
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MHS Honor Society
Middletown High School
Tom Holton
Lynn Learey
Norma Baker
Patricia Barnes
Edwin Bleedow
Mac Brennen
Richard Coddington
Ilene Corwin
Don Crowley
Jane Dorner
Kitty Ellison
Dana Fleming
Bob Feraz
Baker
Jes Fred Smith
William Powell Valve Company
Cincinnati
Civitan Speaker Discusses Dry Cleaning Challenges
Robert Swade of Morrow spoke at the Civitan Club about the National Association of Dry Cleaners and Dyers. He described a research lab where members mail tough materials for study and noted scientists develop better cleaning methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Swade
Morrow Dry Cleaner
Civitan Club
National Association of Dry Cleaners and Dyers
Baton Twirling Entertains Middletown Co-Operative Club
Music and dance filled the Middletown Co-Operative Club meeting at the Manchester Hotel last night. Nellie Lou Downie from Hamilton presented a show with Phyllis Stahl and Larry Jamesson in dance routines and Ted Henderson from Miami University demonstrating baton twirling.
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Middletown Co-Operative Club
Manchester Hotel
Nellie Lou Downie
Hamilton
Phyllis Stahl
Larry Jameson
Ted Henderson
Miami University
Miss Downie
Firemen Urged To Attend Butler Safety Session
Fire Chief William Fishbaugh urges all regular and volunteer firemen in Butler County to attend the March 7 safety conference at the Eagles Lodge in Hamilton at 2 PM. Victor Drury of Joseph E. Seagrams and Sons Distillers Ltd in Lawrenceburg Ind will demonstrate automatic sprinklers for the fire prevention program.
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Butler County
William Fishbaugh
Paul Wilson
Fishbaugh
Eagles Lodge
Hamilton
Victor Drury
Joseph E. Seagrams and Sons Distillers, Ltd
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Salvation Army midweek service at Garfield Mission
The Garfield Mission hosts a midweek service at 7 30 p m led by Capt Kenneth Sharp Salvation Army adjutant. Mr and Mrs Chester Rothwell lead the program with assistance from Mrs Kathryn Floyd, a cop visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Mission
Kenneth Sharp
Salvation Army
Chester Rothwell
Kathryn Floyd
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Arch Robison
Middletown Gas and Electric Service
Mary Ellen McDaniels
Public Accountant
of Public Accountants Society OF Ohio
Ausdits
Woodlawn
KODAK
Helahal
Acheie
Noland Camera Shop
GEM City
Robert G. Turvey
South Broad St
Good Samaritan
Elmer Miller
William Miller
Jewell
St. Tate Ingram
Hubert Ingram
Franklin
Earl Hayes
Thomas Tyree
Seneca
John Colwell
Hannah Erickson
Thomas McAdams
Garfield St
Jack Morningstar
Logan Ave
Floyd Cornett
Paramount
Beatrice Pearson
Mel Ferrer
Fenton Dry Cleaning Service
Baptist
Garfield
Charles Gaw
Helen Hampton
Anne Heck
Catherine Hillard
Tom Hyde
Judy Kendall
Barbara Kennedy
Pat King
Joe Lawson
Janet Malott
Shirley Maxwell
Bill Minck
Robert Moore
Rosemarie Moorman
Meredith Morris
Virginia Neal
Dwight Neill
Ginger Pyle
Molly Rossi
Donna Spears
Dan Sutter
Terry Swisher
Betty Lou White
Pat Freeze
D. R. Baker
Dick Knight
Charles Beck
Civitans
Morrow
Hamlin’s
Capitol
Streifthaus
Butler
Mission Services
John Dobrozsi, Jr
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