Gold rush as 700 veterans file Ohio bonus applications
Predictions of a rush by Middletown ex-GIs proved true as more than 700 veterans packed the American Legion Home and VFW Hall. Sixty to eighty workers, including 35 typists, processed discharge papers, notarized forms, and prepared applications for shipment to Columbus starting at 7 30 p.m. The crowd crowded the Legion auditorium as the doors opened and work began.
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Middletown
Ohio State
Legion Home
Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall
the Legion
Columbus
Legion Auditorium
Fullen
VFW
Legion Armory
Yar
Ohio veterans bonus checks may start by end of April
Ohio state officials said the first veterans' bonus checks could go out by the end of April though timing remains uncertain. At a ceremony opening the first mail bags, Gov. Thomas J. Herbert reviewed Claim No. 1, Jimmy C. Flood of Quaker City, Guernsey County, whose application could become the first mailed bonus if approved.
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Columbus
Chester W. Goble
Goble
Jimmy C. Flood
Quaker City
Guernsey County
Thomas J. Herbert
Flood
Veterans rush to file Ohio State bonus applications in Butler County
At the VFW hall and Legion post, ex servicemen filled out and processed more than 509 applications in the evening session while 200 more were prepared earlier. The state bonus program aims to pay about 1.65 million dollars to eligible veterans in the area with checks expected to start mailing June 1. A six cent postage rule complicates mailing, prompting action to hand deliver forms to Columbus to avoid postage costs.
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VFW
Hiram Fullen
Butler County
Columbus
Chester V. Goble
Three motorists fined in Municipal Court for intoxicated driving
Judge Alton H. Ambs presided over three motorists cited for driving while intoxicated or being in physical control under alcohol’s influence. Willie Cade of Cincinnati paid 150 dollars after a sideswipe near McKinley and Central. Thomas McMicken, Cincinnati, 31, fined 100 and costs with a six month license suspension for operating while intoxicated on Route 25. Herbert Staton, Dayton, 38, fined 100 for physical control at Monroe and Central.
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Alton H. Mbs
Willie E. Cade
Cincinnati
McKinley St
Central Ave
Thomas J. McMicken
McMicken
Herbert Staton
Dayton
Monroe St
Grady Austin Case Continued After Knife Fight
Grady Austin age 27 of 1304 Baltimore St faces cutting with intent to kill charges after a Sunday knife fight at Armco Community Center. Clarence Taylor age 30 of 830 Eighteenth Ave also charged and hospitalized. Bond set at 1500. case adjourned to next Monday.
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Grady Austin
Baltimore St
Austin
Armco Community Center
Clarence Taylor
Eighteenth Ave
Middletown Hospital
Howard Watson
Veteran Stanley Dunagin to receive Ohio WWII bonus
Stanley Dunagin of Middleton, Ohio, will receive about 400 in WWII bonus funds to help buy a home for his wife and two daughters. He enlisted in 1940, served in the 147th Infantry, and saw action in Fiji, Guam, Samoa, New Caledonia, and Emru Islands before discharge in 1945. Dunagin waited in line at the American Legion armory to file bonus applications, a first in the queue as the program opened.
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Stanley Dunagin
State St
Ohio
Stanley
Dunagin
Ohio National Guard
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Tonga Tahu
Fiji Islands
147Th Infantry
Guadacanal
Samoa
New Caledonia
Emru Islands
St. Matthews
New Lendonia
Camp Blanding
Fla
Middletown Joege
American Legion Armory
Next of Kin Asked To Aid War Memorial Project
The Service Center seeks next of kin cooperation to provide correct information for memorial crosses to be erected in Woodside Cemetery Memorial Plot. About 18 relatives had filled forms yesterday, but over 150 names remain unchecked. Relatives may contact the American Legion home to arrange interviews. interviews can be sent to homes for those unable to travel. The War Memorial Committee ordered 180 crosses at a total cost of 1880 dollars, to be completed by Memorial Day, requiring accurate veteran details to avoid errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Lampe
Woodside Cemetery
American Legion
Legion
Lampe
War Memorial Committee
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Show Times
Paramount screens I Walk Alone with Burt Lancaster and Lizabeth Scott at 1 15 3 15 5 25 7 25 9 40 p m Tuesday plus Carnegie with Marsha Hunt and William Prince at 1 15 6 35 9 15 p m Wednesday Strand presents Green For Danger with Sally Gray and Trevor Howard Tuesday 2 45 5 50 9 40 p m Wednesday 2 45 5 50 9 p m Also Bury Me Dead with Mark Daniels and June Lockhart Tuesday 1 15 4 20 7 30 p m Wednesday 1 15 4 20 7 30 10 30 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt Lancaster
Lizabeth Scott
Carnegie
Marsha Hunt
William Prince
Strand
Green
Danger
Sally Gray
Trevor Howard
Mark Daniels
June Lockhart
Disorderly conduct cited. man fined and ordered to leave town
A man was fined $25 for disorderly conduct. Frank T. Garity, 53, was found at large and given a 30 day jail sentence suspended, for loitering, with order to depart the town.
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More Dr
Frank T. Garity
One Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Cincinnati Workhouse
A man received a 30 day sentence in the Cincinnati Workhouse for intoxication. Other defendants were fined a total of 125 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Middletown Fire Losses Rise in February
February fire loss in Middletown totaled 10551 dollars, more than double January’s 4386. The largest blaze was 5000 dollars on February 15 at a two story apartment at 320 North Leibee Street. Officials warned of spring yard fires and abrupt furnace fires during cold waves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
William Fishbaugh
North
Leibee St
Anti-Lynching Bill Approved by House Judiciary Panel
The House Judiciary Committee approved anti lynching legislation as part of President Truman's civil rights push. The bill moves toward the House floor after a rules committee review, amid a southern Democrats revolt threat. The committee's 18 68 vote was not officially announced. Republicans see election hope but expect a tough Senate fight.
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Washington
House
Judiciary Committee
Truman
Rules Committee
Roag Pot
White House
Senate
Film figures sue major studios over Un American queries
Ten film writers directors and producers sue Loew's MGM 20th Century Fox Paramount Columbia Radio Keith-Orpheum Warner Brothers Universal and others for 61109775 damages claiming contempt citations aimed to coercively limit hiring based on political beliefs. Plaintiffs include Lester Cole Ring Lardner Jr Dalton Trumbo and Edward Dmytryk with lawyers asserting breach of contracts and intimidation by the House Un American Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
House
U Un-American Committee
Communist Party
Screen Writers Guild
UN- American Committee
Lester Cole
Metro - Goldwyn- Mayer
M-G-M
Ring Lardner, Jr
John Howard Lawson
Albert Maltz
Samuel Ornitz
Alvah Bessie
Dalton Trumbo
Edward Dmytryk
Adrian Scott
Herbert Biberman
Loew’s, Inc
20Th Century-Fox
Paramount
Columbia
Radio - Keith - Orpheum
Warner Brothers Pictures
Warner Brothers Pictures Distributing Corporation
Republic
Samuel Goldwyn
Hal Roach
Universal
Walter Wahger
Motion Picture Association of America
The
Society of Independent Motion Pictures Producers
Eric Johnston
Donald Nelson
Lausche to Open His Campaign Headquarters
Former Gov Frank J. Lausche will open a campaign headquarters Thursday at the Neil House in Columbus. Eugene Hanhart of Dover will run the HQ with assistants Ray Argenbright Miss Mary Gallagher and William C. Rhodes. Both Lausche and Miller seek the Democratic nomination to challenge Gov. Herbert.
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Lausche
Miller
Cleveland
Thomas J. Herbert
Hanhart
Ray Argenbright
Mount Sterling
Mary Gallagher
Ironton
William C. Rhodes
Urbana
Gallagher
Lawrence County
Rhodes
Champaign County
Golden Link Sewing Club Hosts Luncheon for Members
After the regular meeting Mrs. Seth Martin hosted a luncheon for 16 Golden Link Sewing Club members. Four members received birthday gifts. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Martha Coleman’s home on Ninth Ave.
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Seth Martin
Golden Link Sewing Club
Martha Coleman
Ninth Ave
Young People's Auxiliary to Host Musical Tea at Bethel A M E
The Young People's Auxiliary of Bethel A M E Church sponsors a Musical Silver Tea at the home of Mrs Thelma Doty from three to five p m Sunday March seven A musical program will be presented followed by a silver offering Officers include Mary Churchman president Magdaline Cottrell vice president Mildred Thomas secretary Isobel Sloan
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Auxiliary
Bethel A. M. E. Church
Thelma Doty
Mary Churchman
Magdaline Cottrell
Mildred Thomas
Isobel Sloan
VFW Presents Projector and Microfilm Books to Library
The Middletown Miami Valley Post 2809 of the VFW gave the public library a $200 projector and 30 microfilm books to aid readers who are bedridden. Henry F. Bohne, house chairman, presented to D. S. Eppelsheimer, library board president. The collection includes the Bible and various genres. The projector will circulate like books and loan length will depend on demand. Bohne seeks further similar gifts if the device proves popular.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Middletown
Miami Valley Post
Henry F. Bohne
House
D. S. Eppelsheimer
Library Board
Bohne
Eppelsheimer
Butler Bar Association Honors Clifford Elliott Tribute
The Butler County Bar Association met at the Hamilton courthouse to honor Middletown lawyer Clifford W. Elliott who died February 3. Memorial resolutions praised his preparation, research, and zeal for clients, noting his influence on Middletown legal life and wide circle of friends.
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Butler Bar Association
Clifford Elliott
Butler County Bar Association
Hamilton
Clifford W. Elliott
Middletown
Robert Sullivan
Elliott
Fred B. Cramer
John D. Andrews
Henderson Estes
North Middletown Annexation Group Sets Tonight Meeting
North Middletown annexation supporters plan a 7 p m meeting at attorney G W A Wilmer to get petitions ready for circulation. A 12 member committee led by William Burton expects a month to six week circulation period before three county hearings and a final decision on relinquishing the territory. Voters in the area largely favor annexation with about 65 percent of freeholders supporting the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
G. W. A. Wilmer
William Burton
Aid Is Possible For Alcoholics Declared By Doctor
Dr E J Humphreys Ohio mental hygiene commissioner says alcoholics can be helped and will be discussed at a March 22 symposium with talks from national and state experts. He debunks common myths and outlines proven facts about alcoholism as a disease and public health issue. Gardens marketed in 17th century Quebec featured vegetable plots and winter greens stored in cellars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
E. J. Humphreys
Ohio
Humphreys
Quebec
United States and Britain Dominate Canada Exports in Early 1947
During the first half of 1947 the United States and the United Kingdom together bought more than three-fifths of Canada’s exports, signaling strong Western demand as postwar trade rebounded.
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United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Obituary for Erasimo Fabietto of Hamilton
Services for Erasimo Fabietto age 60 of Hamilton are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Colligan Funeral Home. He died last Wednesday and burial will follow in St. Stephen Cemetery.
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Hamilton
Erasimo Fabietto
Colligan Funeral Home
St. Stephen Cemetery
Death of Miss Lizzie Miller reported in Hamilton services
Services for Miss Lizzie Miller 84 of 133 East Ave will be held 2 p m Wednesday at Griesmer Grim Funeral Home. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery. She formerly operated a grocery near her home.
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Hamilton
Lizzie Miller
East Ave
Griesmer-Grim
Greenwood Cemetery
Death services set for Rev John G Brodt at Klaus Funeral Home
The Rev John G Brodt 80 longtime minister died Sunday in Detroit. Services will be at 2 p m Wednesday at Klaus Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. He served as pastor in Iowa Kansas and Illinois before retiring 35 years ago.
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Mamilton
John G. Brodt
Detroit
Klaus
Greenwood Cemetery
Mr. Brodt
Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
Services Set for Mrs Clara Mayer Hamilton at Campbell Funeral Home
Mrs Clara Mayer Hamilton 80 of 709 Dayton Street dies Sunday. Funeral at 2 p m Tuesday Campbell Funeral Home with burial in Judah Touro Cemetery Cincinnati. She is survived by one daughter.
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Hamilton
Clara Mayer
Dayton St
Campbell Funeral Home
Judah Touro
Cincinnati
Mrs Rosa McCutcheon Rites Set In Franklin
Mrs Rosa McCutcheon 93 died Monday at her home 137 North Main Street Franklin She was widow of contractor Robert McCutcheon and active until recent weeks Surviving are two brothers William Swearingen Cory Indiana Ezra Swearingen Terre Haute Indiana a sister in law Matilda Hamilton Franklin Services Thursday at 1 p m Anglesby Funeral Home with Rev Howard E Mumma officiating Burial in Woodhill Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m Wednesday
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Franklin
Rosa McCutcheon
N. Main St
McCutcheon
Robert McCutcheon
William N. Swearingen
Cory
Ind
Ezra Swearingen
Terra Haute
Indiana
Matilda Hamilton
Anglesby
Howard E. Mumma
First Methodist Church
Woodhill Cemetery
Services for Wanda Langworthy in Germantown
Wanda May Langworthy two day old child of Mr and Mrs Russell Langworthy of Friends Road Germantown will be buried at Woodside Cemetery following services at Baker Funeral Home at 2 p m Wednesday with Rev J W Sullivan officiating. The family will receive friends after 5 p m today at the funeral home.
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Germantown
Wanda May Langworthy
Russell Langworthy
Friends Rd
Baker Funeral Home
J. W. Sullivan
Woodside Cemetery
Friends
Gertrude Mikesell Dies After Yearlong Illness at 39
Mrs. Gertrude Heiland Mikesell, 39, of Trenton Route 1, died at 8 15 p m Monday at her father George Heiland s home following a year long illness Born July 17 1908 in Wayne Township Butler County she was a United Brethren Church member and member of the Progressive Garden Club Surviving are her husband Everett Mikesell her father and his wife Mrs Etta Heiland three brothers Charles Hamilton Kenneth at home Hugh Wilmington and two sisters Mrs Elwood Heister Dayton and Mrs James Shafer Middletown Her mother died seven years ago Friends may call at Inman Funeral Home Somerville 7 10 p m Wednesday Services 2 p m Thursday at the funeral home Burial Collinsville Cemetery.
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Trenton
Gertrude Heiland Mikesell
George Heiland
Mikesell
Wayne Township
Butler County
George
Idella Thares Heiland
United Brethren Church of
Jacksonburg
Progressive Garden Club of
Everett Mikesell
Etta Heiland
Charles
Hamilton
Kenneth
Hugh
Wilmington
Elwood Heister
Dayton
James Shafer
Middletown
Inman
Somerville
Funeral
Collinsville Cemetery
Five men arrested in gambling raid
Detectives James Davis and Joseph Newkirk arrested five men at 1806 Garfield St for gambling. Pete Pendergrass 27 of 707 Lewis Pl faces operating a game of chance and gambling charges. Ray Jackson 22 843 Ninth Ave Haywood Aldridge 24 1413 Sycamore St Cleveland Tramell 36 Lafayette St Roosevelt Walton 22 1616 Sycamore St also charged. All released on 25 bond and ordered to appear in Municipal Court Wednesday morning.
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James Davis
Joseph Newkirk
Garfield St
Pete Pendergrass
Lewis
Snow Flurries Forecast With Warmer Pulse
The weatherman predicts rain and milder weather today followed by lower temperatures tonight and Wednesday with strong winds and snow flurries. Temps ranged from a low of 27 degrees at 7:30 p.m. Monday to a high of 44 degrees at 3 p.m. This morning's low was 36 degrees at 4 a.m., and at 9:39 a.m. the thermometer read 45 degrees.
Weather Drench and Snow Sweep Broad Region
A widespread winter storm blanketed a wide swath of the country with rain sleet and heavy snow. Snow totals reached nine inches in Iowa City and eight inches in Des Moines while a freezing rain band created hazardous driving from central Missouri to Illinois and Indiana. Temperatures plunged below zero near the Canadian border with warmth in the South including 84 in San Antonio and 78 in Miami.
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Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Michigan
New York
Red River Valley
North Dakota
Minnesota
Rocky Mountains
Iowa City
Des Moines
Carolinas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Fort Wayne
Ind
Cario
Canadian
San Antonio
Tex
Miami
New Orleans
Deserter Frank Weaver Jr Arrested by FBI and City Police
FBI agent and city detectives arrested 19 year old Frank Weaver Jr at a Curtis Street address yesterday. He is charged with desertion from the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Weaver, Jr
Vermont St
Curtis St
FBI
Weaver
Mirrors Scare Birds From Hartford City Fruit Trees
Hartford City residents, after failed methods, hung mirrors in cherry trees to deter birds. The reflecting surfaces and sun glare frightened the birds, giving homeowners relief from fruit damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford City
Ind
U.P
Middletown Leads March of Dimes Drive With $13,601.97
The March of Dimes total for Middletown reached 13 601 97 after a $1 000 check from the Colored Infantile Paralysis Committee was presented at Lambert's Tearoom. Charles Reuthe accepted the gift, noting Middletown surpassed last year by over 3 500 and nearly matched county totals from 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colored Infantile Paralysis Committee
Middletown
Charles Reuthe
Dix Rd
Butler County
Lambert's
Fanny Patterson
Reuthe
Hamilton
Oxford
John Fitzgerald
Martin Thomas
Central Ave
Broad St
Commissioners to mull Curtis Street zone change
A public hearing at 7 30 p m precedes a City Commissioners meeting on Curtis St zoning from residential C to RB requested by Myers Brothers Cab Co. Also due is Fred J Schatzmann’s city manager report on Veteran's Village improvements and a discussion with the Village delegation. Monthly department reports will be received. the garbage issue may reemerge as no Service Company or investigator Jess Dennis is listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashe
Curtis St
Myers Brothers Cab Company
Fred J. Schatzmann
Veteran's Village
Jess Dennis
Steam engines now in railroad service outnumber Diesels
Steam locomotives have surpassed diesel locomotives in active railroad service, with 19 steam engines in operation for every diesel reported, signaling a shift in equipment preference and potential maintenance and fuel implications for the railroads.
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Next of Kin
Colored News
North Middletown Group
Vivian Washington
Rothman
Ralston Paint Store, Inc
Ad St
Mrs
Wanda Langworthy
Gertrude Mikesell
Chicago
Maine
Jayne
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Melampy
Rusty
Rusty Riley
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