New Penal Institution Urged in Ohio by Ex-Warden
Former Ohio pen chief Frank D. Henderson urged immediate construction of new penal facilities saying overcrowding will worsen without expansion. Henderson noted inmate totals rising since 1947, with 4 010 inmates in 1947 and four-man cells misaligned with state code. Welfare Director Sherwood released the report amid Henderson’s resignation dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
Frank D. Henderson
Henderson
Charles L. Sherwood
Sherwood
Ralph W.W. Alvis
London Prison Farm
City Briefs Fraternal Order of Eagles Meeting Weekly
Regular weekly meeting of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will be held at 8 p.m. at the Hall. Chi Ro Class of Holy Trinity parish will convene in the school assembly room at 7 p.m.
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Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Chi-Ro
Holy Trinity Parish
Blythe-Williams Post 231 Meets At Hall
The house committee and executive board of Blythe Williams Post 231 will convene at 7 30 p m at the hall for a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Blythe-Williams Post 231
Holy Trinity Athletic Association to Hold Regular Meeting
The Holy Trinity Athletic Association will hold its regular monthly meeting at 8 p.m. in the school assembly room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Trinity Athletic Association
Safety Council to name two heads for divisions
The Safety Council Control Board will designate leaders for fire prevention and commercial vehicle divisions at a 4 p.m. meeting in the Civic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety Council Control Board
Civic Association
Lions Club noon meeting to feature Dr H A Moore
Thursday program chairman Cecil Runyan has secured Dr H A Moore Butler County Health Commissioner as speaker for the regular Lions Club noon gathering at the Manchester Hotel.
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Cecil Runyan
H. A. Moore
Butler County
The
Lions Club
Manchester Hotel
Odd Fellows Lodge Weekly Meeting at Hall
The Odd Fellows Lodge will hold its weekly meeting at the Hall at 7:30 p.m. Members are reminded to attend as routine business and upcoming events are on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows Lodge
Middletown Elks Lodge to Convene Meeting
Middletown lodge 257 B P O E will hold a meeting at 8 p m at the Elks Temple with members expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
The
Elks Temple
Alpha Council Weekly Meeting Notice
Alpha Council 326 Jr OUAM holds its weekly meeting at 8 p m at 19 No Broad St. All members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming agenda items.
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Alpha Council
326, Jr. Ouam
No. Broad St
Kiwanis Board to Meet at 7:45 P.M.
The Kiwanis Club board will convene at 7:45 p.m. in the Presbyterian Church to discuss upcoming activities and club matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Presbyterian Church
Dixie Heights Improvement League Monthly Meeting Announced
The Dixie Heights Improvement League will hold its monthly meeting at 7 30 p m at Maple Park School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Heights Improvement League
Maple Park School
Kiwanis noon meeting to host Sid Gillman
Sid Gillman, Miami University football coach, is scheduled as guest speaker for the Kiwanis noon meeting at the Manchester Hotel. The event will feature Gillman discussing football strategies and university athletics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Hotel
Sid Gillman
Miami University
Moose Club Meeting Set for 8 P.M. at the Hall
Members of the Moose Club will convene at 8 p.m. at the hall to discuss club affairs and upcoming events. The gathering invites all members to attend and participate in the plans for community service and activities.
Executive Committee Meeting for Armco Employees Federation
The executive committee of Armco Employees Independent Federation will hold a meeting at p. m. in AEIF offices.
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Armco Employes Independent Federation
AEIF
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting Tonight at 7 30 P M
AASH group schedules an Alcoholics Anonymous session at 7 30 p m tonight. Location details are not provided in the readable text.
National Guard Unit Set to Drill at Bar Racks
A local unit of the U. S. National Guard will conduct drills at the bar racks starting at 7 p.m. tonight. The exercise aims to practice mobilization and readiness.
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U. S. National Guard
Blythe-Williams Post Auxiliary Meeting Notice
The Blythe Williams Post Auxiliary of the American Legion will meet at 8 p.m. at the Elks Club on Ninth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blythe-Williams Post Auxiliary of
American Legion
Elks Club
Ninth Ave
Board of Education Meeting at Senior High School
The Board of Education will convene at 4 p m in the Senior High School. The session will cover district matters and upcoming agendas.
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Board of Education
Dance Club of the VFW to meet at 7 30 p m
The Dance Club of the VFW schedules its weekly meeting at 7 30 p m in the club room. Members will discuss plans for upcoming events and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dance Club of the
VFW
Board of Justices Meeting Set at Butler County Furnace
The Board of Justices of Lem on Township Progressive Association will meet in the offices of the Butler County Furnace Company in Mayfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Justees
Lemon Township Progressive Association
Butler County Furnace Company
Mayfield
Five SS leaders freed after court finds punishment sufficient
EIGHT HIMMLER leader and former head of the racial office, 25 years. Gen. Richard Hildebrandt, successor to Hofmann, 25 years. Col. Fritz Schwalm, the racial program's chief of staff, 10 years. Maj. Heinz Brueckner, section chief under Lorenz, 15 years. Col Herbert Huebner, chief of the racial office at Poznan, Poland, sentence still awaited. A court ruled that the five found guilty only of SS membership had been sufficiently punished by the two and one half years they had spent in custody. They were released along with the woman defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hildebrandt
Hofmann
Fritz Schwalm
Heinz Brueckner
Lorenz
Herbert Huebner
Poznan
Poland
S. S
Young Woman Decapitated On Highway Near Liverpool
An unidentified 23 year old woman was decapitated when struck by two cars on Route 11 15 three miles south of Liverpool Pennsylvania. Drivers George Chandler and Henry Kearn were charged with assault and battery by automobile and released on $1500 bail each. The victim appeared to be alone near the road and was described as wearing a light coat suit with light hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
Here
Lioyd Gibbs
Newport
George S. Chandler
Whitford
Henry Kearn
Indianapolis
Ind
Justice of the Peace
Ralph Grubb
Chandler
Montgomery Ferry
Keran
L. C. Morrissey
Perry County
Masaryk Death Report Stirs Prague Amid Unconfirmed Claims
Masaryk, foreign minister in exile and son of Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, reportedly died amid government crisis rumors. Officials gave few details as the press debated the form of an official communique. Reports recount attempts to contact Masaryk's secretaries and confirm the death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masaryk
Foreign
Czernin Palace
Alice Masaryk
Olga Revillard
Geneva
Switzerland
Prague
Ministries of Interior and Information
Thomas G
Czechoslovakia
Anton Chmela
Evren Klinger
Cyclist Hurt In Gar Crash In Franklin Indiana
Mack Vernon Meadows 19 of 1222 Fifth St Franklin suffered possible chest injuries and multiple cuts when the motorcycle he rode was struck by a truck driven by Tom Dodge 27 of Gary Indiana. The crash occurred as the truck attempted to turn left from Charles St to Casper St Meadows was taken to Middletown Hospital in fair condition.
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Mack Vernon Meadows
Fifth St
Franklin
Tom Dodge
Gary
Ind
Charles St
Casper St
Meadows
Middletown Hospital
Senate panel to hold hearings on anti poll tax bill
Southern governors and senators won approval for four days of public hearings by the Senate Rules Committee on the anti poll tax legislation. Chairman Brooks announced hearings likely start a week from next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Brooks
R - MI
Senate Rules Committee
House Banking Committee to extend rent control past month
The committee rejected a motion to end rent control this month and delayed action. Chairman Wolcott predicted approval of a bill to extend the current rent law for at least a year. Sources said the panel will back the Senate measure to continue controls to May 1, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Banking Committee
Wolcott
R-Mich
Senate
Demolition Fire Kills Arab in Jerusalem Clash
In Jerusalem's Katamon district a Jewish demolition team blew up a small Arab owned apartment house. Police reported one Arab killed and another wounded after a half hour gun battle that followed the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Katamon
Mansfield teen football standout shot dead in garage
Theodore A Falls 16, a Mansfield High School freshman athlete, was found shot in a private residence garage. A .22 rifle lay beside him with powder burns on his hands and temple. Son of Mr and Mrs Fred C Falls. Police began an investigation of the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Theodore A. Falls
Mansfield High School
Fred C. Falls
Chennault Says China Aid Needed to Halt Russian Aggression
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that military aid to China would help stop Russian aggression in Europe. The former Flying Tigers commander warned that withholding aid would inevitably set the stage for World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Claire Chennault
House Foreign Affairs Committee
China
Europe
Flying Tigers
Truman urges retailers on bond drive unity
President Truman told 60 National Retail Dry Goods Association members at the White House that their backing of the security loan savings bond drive exemplifies business government cooperation. Retail leaders pledged support for the first peacetime bond campaign from April 15 to June 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
National Retail Dry Goods Association
White House
Taft supports ERP cut to four billion in aid vote
Senator Taft says he will vote to trim the European Recovery Program cost to 4 billion dollars but opposes efforts to reduce it further. Congress targets April 10 for final passage, positioning ERP to counter Communism eight days before Italian elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Congress
Czechoslovakia Crisis: UN Assembly Talks Hint September Move
The Czechoslovak delegation heads to the United Nations as Masaryk visits New York. Prague dispatches report Communist front groups inside the government facing cross-party opposition. Masaryk tells reporters constitutional democratic parliamentary processes must be maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations Assembly
Masaryk
New York
Prague
Communist Party
Communist Front
Czechoslovakia
Water Works Set To Become Debt Free In 1949
City auditor C. H. Campbell announced the Water Works Department will be debt free on September 1, 1949, after payments on a $1.5 million bond issue. The December 31 1947 report lists water bonds at $2,000 with half due this September and the rest next year. The city’s total bonded indebtedness sits around $1.8447 million, with main debts for sewer work, police and fire alarm systems, and parks. The Shafer Street underpass bonds await voter approval for $450,000. The report notes a city debt limit of $2.7 million based on a 4 percent limit of the tax duplicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Campbell
Campbell
Shafer St
Veterans Vilage
Dear Ruth and Camera Club Highlight Middletown Night
A large Middletown audience praised the Junior Class comedy Dear Ruth at Middletown Senior High School directed by Miss Dorothy Johnson. Joann Whitley led as Ruth with Kenny Shafer delivering strong laughs as her father and Ray Root as the fiancé.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth
Middletown Senior High School
Dorothy Johnson
Kenny Shafer
Shafer
Ray Root
Nancy Sebald
Henry Woods
Jolene Laut
Barbara Tannreuther
Sally Pomeroy
Robert Shoemaker
Buddy
James Gross
Miss Johnson
Staircase Four
Middletown Personnel Association hears use of GATE test
Gale E. Leninger of the Ohio State Employment Service spoke at the Middletown Personnel Association dinner at the Manchester Hotel Tuesday. He described the GATE test for inspectors, supervised scoring, and interpretation of results. Leninger noted tests developed by USES and OSES have been given to about 17 000 to 18 000 industrial workers, with Ivan Felger assisting as test supervisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Personnel Association
Gale E. Leninger
Industrial Service Department
Ohio State Employment Service
Manchester
Leninger
Ivan Felger
Service Department
YMCA Boys Work Group Forms For 1948 Plans
The YMCA announces a meeting of the new Boys' Work Committee at 6 30 p m tonight to discuss 1948 policies. A C Kiester, temporary Boys' secretary, says the session will outline general plans and aim to appoint a qualified Boys' Work Secretary as the department has had no permanent head since last year. Ralph C Knight, general secretary, expects the position to be filled after June graduations of physical education students. Committee chair Kirk Strodtbeck leads Hugh Butler William Brooks Joseph Gividen B D Morgan Murray Jacobs Chester Wendt Robert Tate Martin Miller and Fred Ziegler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
C. Kiester
Kiester
Ralph C. Knight
Kirk Strodtbeck
Hugh Butler
William Brooks
Joseph Gividen
B. D Morgan
Murray Jacobs
Chester Wendt
Robert Tate
Martin Miller
Fred Ziegler
Masked robbers bind couple in Akron area home
Two masked bandits tied up Mr and Mrs William J Waller in their home in nearby Cuyahoga Falls and escaped with thirty five dollars last night AP report from Akron Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron, O
William J. Waller
Cuyahoga Falls
Three Held for Butler County Grand Jury
Three men faced county grand jury action with bonds set at 1500 dollars each for cutting with intent to wound. George Walton 56, Grady Austin 27, and Clarence Taylor 30 were arraigned before Judge Alton H. Combs in Municipal Court. Walton tied to a Wrenn Paper Company theater room knife attack on February 25. Austin and Taylor linked to a February 29 knife fight at the Armco Colored Community Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Grand Jury
Alton H. Combs
George Walton
Woodlawn Ave
Wrenn Paper Company
Don Bailey
Middletown
Grady Austin
Baltimore St
Clarence Taylor
Eighteenth Ave
Armco Colored Community Center
Howard Watson
Two Middletown Men to Attend Ohio Valley Board Meeting
A. F. Dorenbusch of Raymond Bag Co. will chair the paper and paper products committee and Middletown car efficiency sub committee. E. H. Dorenbusch of American Rolling Mill Co. is vice chair of the iron and steel committee. Judge James G. Stewart of the Ohio Supreme Court will deliver the principal address at lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ohio Valley Transportation Advisory Board
Deshler- Wallick
Columbus
A. F. Dorenbusch
Raymond Bag Co
Paper and Paper Products Committee
E. H. Dorenbusch
American Rolling Mill Company
Iron and Steel Committee
James G. Stewart
Supreme Court of Ohio
MacArthur and Truman clash over 1948 political path
In Tokyo MacArthur signals no shift in occupation duties regardless of nomination outcome, while in Washington Southern Democrats press for action against Truman’s lead. McGrath defends Democratic unity and liberal policy against isolationist Republicans led by Taft, Reece, and Taft.
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McGrath
Henry Wallace
Congress
Taft
Riy
Republican National
Carroll Reece
Republican Party
United Party
Moscow
Girl Scout Week Focuses On Clothing Kits and Cookie Sale
Girl Scout Week activities center on the local cookie sale and a national drive to assemble clothing kits for needy overseas children. Mrs. Garnet Church, executive director, said volunteers prepared materials for the April 3 sale. Miss Peggy Richardson outlined kit needs for babies to children ages 4 to 14 and noted no shoes are included. Roy E. Dickerson will speak at the YMCA on Thursday at 7 15 p m about healthy attitudes toward sex, reflecting his youth lecturing and authorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Civic Association
Garnet Church
Girl Scout Council
Girl Scouts
Peggy Richardson
Miss Richardson
Scout
Roy E. Dickerson
Cincinnati Social Hygiene Society
Pty Hi . Uursday
YMCA
U S Military Leaders Hint At Meeting Location
A high level briefing indicated the three services may meet off site, focusing on strategic planning roles. Forestal asserted the Air Force holds the air role, while the Navy retains certain functions, and approved the Navy’s 80 900 ton carrier plan with the president and budget director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy
Air Force
Forestal
Strategic Air
Taft to Speak in Youngstown Rally Late April
District Republicans expect U S Senator Robert A Taft to address a rally in Youngstown in late April. The announcement comes from local party officials outlining plans for a spring gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
U. S
Robert A. Taft
Red Cross Hospital Service Aids Military Families
The American Red Cross Hospital Service staffs about 1000 workers in military and naval hospitals to assist patients and families, organize recreation, and offer a home away from home. The program supports the 1948 Red Cross Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GIVE
American Red Cross Hospital Service
Naval
Red Cross Fund
Baby Smothered in Local Home
Three month old James O Staton died from apparent suffocation at 1322 Baltimore St. He was rushed to Middletown Hospital by the fire department squad after reported difficulty breathing during a severe cold. Deputy Coroner Thomas Wenzel said autopsy results pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James O. Staton
Baltimore St
Midletown Hospital
Fire
Betty Lou Staton
Thomas Wenezel
Special Lenten Service Tonight at St Pauls Church
Fifth in a series of midweek Lenten services held in the sanctuary of St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Church at 7:30 p m. Mrs Harold Connan and Mrs E H McCandlish will perform musical pieces by Godard Massanet Hollaender and others. The Senior and Girls Vested Choirs will sing Beneath the Cross of Jesus God is a by Scholin and Knocking at the Door by Dubchen. The Rev Harold H Jung will give a sermon on Salvation. Congregants urged to read the devotional leaflet and use Lenten mite boxes daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Evangeli and Reformed Church
Harold Connan
E. H. McCandlish
Jocelyn
Godard
Massanet
Hollaender
Gixtts
Senoir
Scholin
Dubchen
Harold H. Jung
Central PTO Meeting Plans Projects and Events
Central School PTO approved buying a victrola radio and records and will furnish room pictures. A bake sale is set for March 27 at Reed Kroop. Lawn fete is booked for May 21. Nominating committee named for April election. Attendance banner to be displayed. A travelogue and safety film followed the meeting. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central School Pto
Reed-Kroop's
Frieday
Harry Benadum
David McCoy
Howard Margerum
Mary Adams
Police Briefs: Theft Reported. Man Held on License Charge
Theft of two cameras valued at 213 dollars and film worth 8.28 dollars was reported by Mrs. Ralph Henderson of 2432 Wilbraham Road. Articles taken from a basement. Willard L. Sloan, 41, Miamisburg Route 2, released on 50 dollar bond to appear in Municipal Court on a failure to have an operator license charge. He was arrested at First Avenue and Garfield Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Henderson
Wilbraham Rd
Willard L. Sloan
Miamisburg
First Ave
Garfield
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Ted Allen
Young Deer
Abe Patterson
Wood Cary
Curley Merlen
Doc Wellman
Willie Hoppe
Charley Peterson
Billiard Wizards Entertainment
IBM
Elsa Simpson
Middletown Camera Club
Girl Scout Room
Robert Weatherby
R. E. Bennett
Frank Mackey
Joann Whitley
Dewey
MacArthur
Tokyo
Rep Williams
D-Miss
J. Howare McGrath
See Gene Mee Bulletin Forum
Dickerson
Camp Nelson Dodd
U. S. Military
Central Pto
Ma Lal
Germantown
Carlisle
Conover Road
Union Road
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John Deere
Loren M. Mayhew
H. F. Workbell
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