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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 04, 1948

Page

2

Lemon Township withdraws opposition to Middletown annexation

Lemon Township Board of Education and the Lemon Board of Trustees cleared the way for adding 500 acres to the City of Middletown. Injections to block annexation were recalled as the East End community nears becoming part of Middletown. County approval had come earlier and the City Commission is finalizing the transfer. Approximately 1,000 residents live in six subdivisions.

East End Lemon Township Board of Education Lemon Board of Trustees Middletown C. W. Young Lemon Township Valley View Kennymede Dorado Clifton Farms Idlewild Middletown Board of Education Lemon Claud D. Barker Demurrer Fred J. Schatzmann Board of Education

Veteran Bonus Applications Pass 2,500 Milestone

The Legion armory and VFW hall surpassed 2,500 veteran bonus applications after three filing days. E A Lampe reports 1,341 at the Legion and a similar count at the VFW, with nightly shifts resuming for alphabetically assigned veterans. Processing will continue next week to serve about 5,500 area war veterans.

Legion Armory VFW E. A. Lampe The Service Center Civic Association Legion Hiram Fullen Ohio State Nas Columbus

Adelaide Compton Dies After Extended Illness at 92

Adelaide Compton age 92 widow of Elijah Compton died at 1 30 a m in the home of her daughter Mrs J F Seibold 2907 Milton Rd after five weeks illness She was a Calvary Methodist Church member known as Grandma Compton Survived by daughter Mrs Mabel Fitzgerald another daughter Mrs J M Ingersoll a son Hugh 8 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren 3 great great grandchildren Funeral services will be at Riggs Funeral Home Friday 7 p m and at Caesar Creek Friends Church Saturday 2 p m Burial Caesar Creek Cemetery

Adelaide Compton Elijah Compton J. F. Seibold Milton Rd Compton Middletown Calvary Methodist Church Grandma Compton Sunshine Club Riggs Caesar Creek Dletown Cleveland Grace Monger Bevis Church of Christ Hugh J. M. Ingersoll Millard and Son Funeral Home Fairhill Rd Goldner Euclid Ave Christian Church Knollwood Cemetery

Mrs Howard K James Ward Notifies Death of Mrs Howard K James

Mrs Howard K James Ward announces the death of Mrs Howard K James mother of Mrs Earl Emerson of Middletown at New Haven Conn. Mrs James died last night with Mrs Emerson at her bedside. Burial is planned for Saturday in Cincinnati.

Ward Howard K. James Earl Emerson Middletown New Haven Conn James Emerson Cincinnati

Obituary for Raymond N Logan in Hamilton

Raymond N Logan aged 60 of 1004 Central Ave Hamilton died yesterday at home from a heart ailment. He worked as a machinist at Columbia Machinery and Engineering. Survived by widow Cora a son a daughter his mother Mrs Ida Logan two sisters. Services 2 pm Saturday Brown-Dawson Funeral Home burial Rose Hill Cemetery.

Hamilton Raymond N. Logan Central Ave Columbia Machinery and Engineering Y Cora Ida Logan Brown-Dawson Funeral Home Rose Hill Cemetery

Funeral services set for Ira R. Shafer at Webb Funeral Home

Ira R. Shafer 86 of 342 North 11th Street died yesterday at Mercy Hospital. Retired farmer, he is survived by his widow Emma and one sister. Services planned for 2:30 PM Friday at Webb Funeral Home with burial at Greenwood Cemetery.

Hamilton Ira R. Shafer 11Th St Mercy Hospital Shafer Emma Webb Greenwood Cemetery

Mrs Ellen Cooke 81 Dies at Home of Son in Lebanon

Mrs Ellen Cooke age 81 died at her son Howard's home near Lebanon yesterday. A charter member of the Lebanon Grange and an honorary member of the Lebanon Farmers Club she is survived by a son two brothers and a sister. Services set for Friday at 2 30 p m at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery.

Lebanon Ellen Cooke Howard The Lebanon Grange Lebanon Farmers Club Johnson Funeral Home Lebanon Cemetery

John Nieters 67 Dies at St Peter Home for the Aged

John Nieters 67 died yesterday at the St Peter Home for the Aged in Cincinnati He was a tailor by trade There are no immediate survivors.

Hamilton John Nieters St. Peter Cincinnati

Death Notice for Edward Padgett in Gastonia

Edward Padgett died Wednesday at Black Mountain Hospital after a several month illness. He is survived by widow Beulah Padgett and daughter Mrs. Ted Abernethy of Yankee Road, plus two grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.

Gastonia N. C Edward Padgett Ted Abernethy Yankee Rd Black Mountain Hospital Beulah Padgett

Reds Fail In France, Visitors Here Assert

Two French steelmen told the Journal yesterday that French government resistance to communist demands has shaken public confidence but preserved faith in a strong leadership. They described propaganda, labor tensions at Chatillon, and warned of a pattern like prewar events, urging U S leadership to avert another war while noting scarcity and rising costs.

France Jacques Guyot Arthur DuBoisset Middletown Armco Guyot Schumann George W. Underwood Armco International Hig Confrere DuBoisset Isberges Compagnie de Forges de Chatillon Czechoslovakia Finland United States

Safety Council to Name Two Division Heads in Middletown

The Middletown Safety Council Control Board will announce the heads of the fire prevention and commercial vehicle divisions at the March 10 meeting. Appointees have accepted but will not be named until the session. The agenda also covers citizen inquiries, traffic concerns, and a state traffic survey update from Chief Engineer Harry Neal.

Safety Council Control Board Middletown Safety Council Civic Association of the Council Board of Control Paul E. Wilson Wilson Harry Neal Middletown

Lemon Township to Study Zoning Under New State Law

Lemon Township trustees plan a survey to divide all platted land into residential, commercial or industrial classes under a new state zoning law. Farms not on platted land fall outside zoning. The Butler County Commission has no zoning action planned.

Lemon Township Paul Mehl Butler County Commission North Henry C. McLaughlin Wayne C. Ludwig L. Clark Weamer North Middletown Near Middletown Earl F. Hieshue Charles F. Gorman John Neu Peter H. Harmon Thomas G. Linn Lemon Trustees Mehl

Paramount, Strand Show Schedules and East Cleveland Principal Die

Paramount theater lists Carnegie with Marsha Hunt and William Prince showings at 1:15, 3:55, 6:35 and 9:15 p m Friday Trial Street with Randolph Scott and Anne Jefferies at 3:15 6:40 and 9:50 p m Also They Wouldnt Believe Me with Robert Young and Susan Hayward at 1:30 5 and 8:30 p m Strand shows Overland Trail with Johnny Mack Brown and Virginia Belmont at 1:15 4 6:50 and 9:40 p m Principal Marion C Dietrich 58 of Shaw High School East Cleveland dies after long heart ailment

Paramount Carnegie Marsha Hunt William Prince Trial Street Randolph Scott Anne Jefferies Robert Young Susan Hayward Strand Johnny Mack Brown Virginia Belmont Cleveland Marion C. Dietrich East Cleveland Shaw High School

Burns Fatal for Dorothea McGraw in Blacklick Home Fire

Mrs. Dorothea McGraw aged 34 of Blacklick died from burns after an explosion and ensuing fire destroyed her residence. The incident occurred yesterday in Columbus with no additional injuries reported.

Columbus Dorothea McGraw Blacklick

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