Middletown Officials to Study Parking Meter Problems
City officials and local merchants plan a 8 20 a m meeting at the Chamber of Commerce to review the town parking meter issues. The session will include Police Chief Carmody and follow a promise from city commissioners to discuss before action, with a retailer committee of the Retail Merchants Association led by Ben Bender participating.
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Middletown
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants Association
Ben Bender
N.J. Lawler
Russell Weatherwax
C. R Greathouse
L. P. Smith
Robert Osborne
Bevis Dies After Long Illness At Middletown Hospital
Stanley Gay Bevis 42 prominent Middletown industrialist died at 1:15 a.m. at Middletown Hospital after weeks of serious illness. He led Bevis Machine Co. from 1932 and helped form Miami Industrial Co. in 1942, earning the Maritime M for wartime production. Survived by widow Margaret two sons Stanley Jr and Martin and daughter Elizabeth plus three sisters. Funeral Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home. Burial Woodside Cemetery. Flowers omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Gay Bevis
Middletown
Mr. Bevis
Middletown Hospital
McGee Ave
Bevis Machine Company
West Central Ave
Middletown High School
Colin Gardner
Miami
Lehigh
Bevis
Miami Industrial Company
Maritime Commission
Maritime M
United States
Latin America
Louisiana
International House
New Orleans
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
Margaret
Stanley, Jr
Martin T. Bevis
Elizabeth Bevis
Walter Beatty
Edward Breder
William Gibson
Hamilton
McCoy-Leffler
S. Hughes Garvin
Woodside Cemetery
Mark Thomas
C. T. Atkinson
Clarence Mers
William McFee
J. Thomas Sebald
Garfield Mitchell
Dayton
Robert Gelbert
Prayer Message on Unity and Peace by George Miles Gibson
A 1949 prepared prayer urges true patriotism under God and global peace. It emphasizes human brotherhood, justice, and the need for penitence and world hope, ending with a devotional plea for harmony among nations through Christ.
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George Miles Gibson
The
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Christ
Mrs Lucy Gibson Gregory Rites Planned In Cincinnati
Mrs Lucy Gib son Gregory 27 died Saturday at a Cincinnati hospital services set for Wednesday at 7 p m at New Hope Baptist Church Dr S S C Richards to officiate interment at Woodside Cemetery The family to receive friends after 7 p m today She survived by husband William daughter Constance Jean son William Jr and mother Mrs Emma Gibson of Middletown Mary Funeral Home in charge of arrangements
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Lucy Gibson Gregory
Cincinnati
New Hope Baptist Church
S&s. C. Richards
Woodside
William
Constance Jean
William Jr
Emma Gibson
Middletown
Mar
Y Funeral Home
Obituary of John E. Faries of West Middletown
John E. Faries, 34, resident of West Middletown, died Monday at 2 15 p m at Middletown Hospital. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Charles E Faries two brothers Charles and James seven sisters Mrs May Hildebrand Indianapolis Miss Mabel Faries Mrs C Richard Greathouse Miss Magdalen Faries Miss Edna Faries Mrs Carl Burgess and Miss Margaret Faries. Friends may call at Wilson Funeral Home after 2 p m today. Services will be held at the funeral home Wednesday at 2 p m with Rev John D Nisewonder officiating. Interment will be in Elk Creek Cemetery.
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John E. Faries
West Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Charles E. Faries
Charles
James
May Hildebrand
Indianapolis
Ind
Mabel Faries
C. Richard Greathouse
Magdalen Faries
Edna Faries
Carl Burgess
Margaret Faries
Wilson Funeral
Funeral
John D. Nisewonder
Elk Creek Cemetery
Services for John Hiles Held in Morrow
John Hiles 71 retired painter died Sunday at sister Lucy Rogers Morrows home. Services set Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Vale Funeral Home Morrow with burial in Morrow Cemetery. Survived by two brothers and five sisters.
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Lebanon
John Hiles
Lucy Rogers
Morrow
the Vale
Morrow Cemetery
Deaths Last Night William French Collins, 77
William French Collins, 77, a retired banking consultant and former foreign correspondent, died last night in Pittsburgh. He served overseas during his journalism career and later worked in financial advisory roles. Collins was a longtime figure in Pittsburgh’s business and media communities.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
William French Collins
Harry P. Anderson
The
American Bridge Company
Deaths in Local Area Prompted by City Vital Statistics
Stanley G. Bevis aged 42 of 13 52 Mc Gee Ave is listed among recent deaths along with John E. Faries 34 of West Middletown and John Hiles 71 of Morrow in the Vital Statistics Deaths report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley G. Bevis
McGee Ave
John E. Faries
West Middletown
John Hiles
Morrow
Births At Hospital Say Hatton Rosse Brehm Bowles
Mr and Mrs William Hatton 2213 Pearl St report a girl born Monday. Mr and Mrs Max Rossey 1011 Midway report a boy born Monday. Mr and Mrs Robert Brehm Winona Dr report a boy born Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Bowles 107 E 7th St Franklin Ohio report a boy born Tuesday.
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William Hatton
Pearl St
Max Rosseyas
Midway
Monay
Robert Brehm
Winona Dr
Tuesay
Kenneth Bowles
7Th St
Franklin, O
Middletown Marriage Licenses Reported
Marriage licenses issued in Middletown include William Sebald, 21, and Geanne Doebler, 20, of Middleton. Paul R. Faries, 22, and Barbara J. Bach, 21, both of Middleton. Fred Vernon Drury, 20, and Lakoma Jean Knep shield, 21, of Middletown. Orland Bishop, 48, and Bessie Reddie, 49, of Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Sebald
Milton Rd
Geanne, Doebler
Central Ave
Middletown
Paul R. Faries
Bellomonte St
Barbara J. Bach
South Main St
Fred Vernon Drury
Bag Company
Armco
Lakoma Jean Knepshield
Stephin St
Orland Bishop
Girard St
Bessie Reddie
Woodside Ave
Local Medical Updates From Baltimore Area
Mrs. Emma Day of Baltimore Street is listed for medical treatment. Vikki Begley, daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Begley of Woodlawn Avenue, undergoes surgical procedure. Mrs. David Schiering of McKinley Street is listed for surgical care. John Seeger, son of Mr and Mrs Seeger, appears in the health notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Day
Baltimore St
Vikki Begley
Stanley Begley
Woodlawn Ave
David Schiering
McKinley St
John Seeger
Welsh poet and editor dies at 78 in Wales
Thomas Gwynn Jones, noted poet, playwright, and Welsh literature authority, died at 78 in Aberyswtwyth Wales. A Newark Evening News executive and several other eastern paper leaders mourn his loss. Born in Rutland, Vermont, Jones leaves behind a legacy in Welsh letters and journalism.
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Newark, N. J
Aberystwyth
Wales
Thomas Gwynn Jones
Guard General To Tour Armory Site Proposals
Brig. Gen. Kenneth Cooper of the Ohio National Guard is due in the city to inspect sites for a proposed 250000 armory. A committee led by John Ingwersen will join him to review three acres near the airport land east of town on WPFB property and areas on South Main Street. The group also weighs potential community uses and parking issues, with members including City Attorney Fred Schatzmann and City Commissioner Francis Carmody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Cooper
Ohio National Guard
John Ingwersen
WPFB
Main St
Annual YMCA Meeting Set For March 30
The YMCA annual meeting is scheduled for March 30 with time and location undecided. Public relations chairman Wylie Mitchell said the committee met to set the date and will study other details. attendees included Mitchell Ernie Raines James Maines Allan Jones Ralph Knight and William Weith.
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YMCA
Wylie Mitchell
Mitchell
Ernie Raines
James Maines
Allan Jones
Ralph Knight
William Weith
Ordinance to License Heating Contractors in Middletown
Middletown prepares a proposed city ordinance to license and inspect all warm air heating contractors. Elliot Levey of the Middletown Sheet Metal Furnace and Roofing Association leads a nine-contractor group seeking immediate presentation to the City Commission. The plan mirrors Dayton rules with a licensing board, exam, and a $25 fee. More contractors are expected to join the initiative.
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City Commission
Elliot Levey
Middletown Sheet Metal, Furnace and Roofing Association
Levey
George Beckett
R. O. Banford
Gerald Wilcox
David Schiering
William Fishbaugh
Gas and Electric Company
Middletown
Commission
Dayton
Beckett
Gibbs to Return as City Commissioner Next Week
Robert A. Gibbs announces he will resume commissioner duties in about a week after recovering from operations at Middletown Hospital. He had attended only portions of meetings from his hospital room and expects to be back at the council table the following week, noting his siege is over and he feels fine.
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Robert A. Gibbs
John Arpp Company
West Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Gibbs
A. K. Lewis
C. B. Stiles
Medical and surgical updates from local residents
A list of residents with medical or surgical statuses including Mrs. J. H. Seeger, Mrs. Nancy Thomas, Miss Margie Stalls, Miss Margaret Joan Eversole, William T. Snider, Donald Barker, Mrs. Chalmers Cassidy, Mrs. William Brown, Carol Rupp, Miss Jeanne Newton, Mrs. Henry Campbell, Claud Miller, and others. Dismissals note several individuals such as Mrs. D. R. Justice and Alva Long among those listed.
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J. H. Seeger
Taylor Ave
Nancy Thomas
Yankee Rd
Margie Stalls
Yankee Ird
Margaret Joan Eversolel
Franklin
William T. Snider
Linden Ave
Donald Barker
Clyde Barker
Pershing Ave
Chalmers Cassidy
Germantown
William Brown
North Main St
Carol Rupp
Warren Rupp, Jr
Wilbraham Rd
Jeanne Newton
Clark St
Henry Campbell
Garfield St
Claud Miller
West Middletown
Herbert Cox
Oneka St
W. Bates
South Broad
At the Movies Paramount Showings This Week
The Paramount presents Wake of the Red Witch starring John Wayne and Gail Russell with showings at 1 15 3 10 5 20 7 30 and 9 30 p m Tuesday features High?ay 13 with Robert Lowery at 1 15 3 50 6 35 and 9 15 p m North West Stampede with Joan Leslie and James Craig at 2 20 5 7 40 and 10 20 p m Wednesday Henry the Pain Maker with William Tracy and Mary Stewart at 2 30 5 7 45 and 10 20 p m Also Homicide for Three with Warren Douglas at 1 15 3 50 6 31 and 9 p m
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John Wayne
Gail Russell
Robert Lowery
Joan Leslie
James Craig
Henry the
Deputy Sheriff Hurt in Fall at Sheriff’s Home
Deputy Emanuel Schultheiss was confined to his Monroe home Monday after injuries from a fall Saturday at Sheriff Charles B. Walke’s home on State Route 4. He suffered a bruised head.
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Emanuel Schultheiss
Monroe
Charles B. Walke
FBI Field Offices Across United States and Territories
The FBI maintains 51 field offices across the United States Puerto Rico Hawaii and Alaska reflecting its nationwide network for investigations and support operations.
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The
FBI
United States
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Alaska
Chamber Warns Against Out of Town Heating Sales
Middletown Chamber of Commerce issued a warning about out of town heating salesmen. 400 gas heating units may be installed, with notifications to those who filed by February 24 via Middletown's Cincinnati Gas and Electric branch. Residents urged to use local firms to ensure service and repairs, citing past issues with dissolved companies selling units in 1945. Patterson urged contacting the Chamber for protection and verification before agreeing to permits or installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Chamber of Commerce
Middletown Gas and Electric Company
Middletown
Roy L. Patterson
Chamber of Commerce
Patterson
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Arch Robison
Police To Attend District Session In Wilington
Three members of the local police will travel to Wilming ton for the Southwestern Ohio Police and Sheriffs Association meeting. Chief Thomas D Dermody and Detectives Ralph Bauer and James H Davis will attend, the event opening with dinner at 5 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Southwestern Ohio Police and Sheriffs’ Association
Thomas D. Dermody
Ralph Bauer
James H. Davis
Moorish Landing Reaches Iberian Peninsula in 711
North African Moslem troops landed at Gibraltar in 711 and established control over Spain, a power that persisted until the fall of Granada in 1492, shaping medieval Iberian history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Africa
Gibraltar
Spain
County Bridge To Be Painted In $20,700 Project
A statewide cleanup program allocates $20,700 to clean seal and paint eleven bridges this year. One Butler County bridge, over the Great Miami River on U S Route 127 in St Clair township north of Hamilton, is included. Other sites span Preble and Warren counties along Route 127, Route 177, Route 741 and Route 123 with creeks and railroad crossings noted.
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State Highway Department
Butler County
Great Miami River
U. S
St. Clair Township
Hamilton
Preble County
U.S
Price Creek
Monroe Township
Seven Mile Creek
Gasper Towneship
East Fork
Four Mile Creek
Israel Township
Warren County
Clear Creek
Clear Creek Township
Pennsylvania Railroad
Salem Township
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Thomas D. Carmody
Fred J. Schatzmann
Civil Aeronautics
W. L. Harper Company
CAA
Schatzmann
East End
Orville Carson
Fellowship OF Prayer
John Dobrozsi, Jr
Central Dial
Kelvinator
Kidsinatov — of
Cowne
Wm. T. Knott Co
Lucy G. Gregory
Logan
Eugene C. Thrower
West Market St
Ohio
James Byrd
Sheridan Ave
John J. Ganz
Aberdeen
Marijane Burnett
Robert Burnett
Roger Stewart Jr
Rogert Stewart, Sr
Wayne Ave
D. R. Justice
Moore
Alva Long
Highview Ltd
John M. Wood
Charles Greist
Charles Bowers
Lew Waltemathe
Bundy Apts
Glen Caskey
Paramount
First National Bank of
Campbell
FDIC
Gry
Hou
Banana Betty
Sry
Ruusscco
Rusco
Scofield Sales
Phon Saige
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