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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1950

Page

2

Verity Parkway Repaving Starts Long Range City Plan

Middletown advances its long range road plan as Verity Parkway with State Route 4 gets repaved. The $70,000 project, half funded by the city, includes drainage corrections near Lafayette Street and extension from city limits to Hanover Street, with traffic maintained during work.

Verity Parkway Middletown Ohio State Highway Department William H. Shawhan T. J. Kauer Highway Department Shawhan Fred J. Schatzmann Lawrence Gamble J. S. Paxton State Highway Department Lafayette St Lafayette Ave Hanover St Yankee Rd

At the Movies Paramount Weekend Showings

Paramount presents Richard Conte and Valentina Cortese in a film at 1 10, 5 and 8 30 p m. Also Dancing in the Dark with William Powell and Mark Stevens shown at 3 10, 6 30 and 10 p m.

Paramount Richard Conte Valentina Cortese William Powell Mark Stevens

Mile of Screenings Schedules Driftwood and Rio Grande Showings

Driftwood stars Ruth Warrick and Walter Brennan play at 2 45 5 50 and 8 55 p m. Across the Rio Grande features Jimmy Wakely and Cannonball Taylor showing at 1 15 2 0 7 25 and 10 30 p m.

Ruth Warrick Walter Brennan The Rio Grande Jimmy Wakely Cannonball Taylor

Firemen respond twice to same minor blaze Thursday night

City firemen answered a box alarm from Eighth Ave and South Main St at 8:38 p.m. then found no fire. A second alarm from a South Main St home at 9:47 p.m. sent trucks back with residents fearing a major blaze. No damage found. soot burning in a chimney explained the soot. Assistant Chief Lukens urged Middletonians to guide crews to alarms and avoid delays that can cost homes.

Company No. 1 Eighth Ave South Main St

Judge Grants Neglect Decree in Hamilton County Case

Judge Hess in Hamilton County issues a decree for neglect to Annabella Dunn 28 of 3720 Lovell Ave Cheviot against Neal Dunn 30 of Middletown.

Hess Hamilton County Annabella Dunn Lovell Ave Cheviot Neal Dunn Middletown

County sheep claims total $782.40 for dog injuries

Butler County Commissioners certified payment of 782.40 for sheep killed or injured by dogs in the last quarter. The amount matches prior quarters but is well below record peaks, with listed payments to numerous residents and townships including Union and Fairfield, among others.

Butler County

Vital Statistics Notices From Waynesville and Nearby

Mrs. FillanB. Cook, 172, of Waynesville Ohio, and Andrew Whitlock, 53, of 1500 Garfield Street, with Deborah Kay Graham, 406, as part of local vital statistics notices listing names and addresses.

Carlisle couple welcomes a baby boy today

Mr and Mrs Richard Nicholas of Carlisle welcome a baby boy today in a private family gathering celebrating the birth.

Richard Nicholas Carlisle

Hospital Lists Rush Of Medical And Surgical Patients

The hospital census includes Mrs. Lowell Hawthorne and Mrs. Anna Smith as medical patients. Multiple patients listed as surgical including Mrs. Charles Vice Miss Ethel Brock Mrs. Thelma Hurston and others with addresses in Trenton Baltimore Carolina Middletown and Dayton out of town entries noted at Grandview Hospital.

Lowell Hawthorne Yankee Rd Anna Smith Christel Ave Cheryl Puckett John Puckett Trenton Charles Vice Beech St Ethel Louise Brock Central Ave Thelma Hurston Baltimore St George Parks Carolina St Henry Mayes Charles St Mathew Harvey Eighth Ave Surgical Cheryll Quillen Thomas Quillen Route 1 David Turner Lewis Turner Lewis St Lawrence Balon Dayton Grandview Hospital

Meter Readers Get New Blue Uniforms

The Water Works Department introduces electric blue uniforms for meter readers and the serviceman. Superintendent T. F. Peterson says the change from olive drab improves identification and reduces confusion with other uniforms.

Water Works Department T. F. Peterson Petergon

Farmers Must List Grain On Tax Returns

Butler County Auditor R H Smith says farm returns must list grain owned even with a Commodity Credit Corporation mortgage. Instructions cover loans margins investments and various intangibles with continued state guidance and deputy help available daily for tax return issues.

R. H. Smith Butler County Commodity Credit Corporation C. Emory Glander State Smith Ohio

Scouts Plan Camp Hook Trip This Weekend

Thirty eight scouts will use Camp Hook facilities this weekend. Paul Parker, Scout executive, reported planning overnight trips by Troop 5 led by Art Johnson, Troop 14 led by Howard Stamm, Troop 54 led by Dudley Inwood, and Sea Scoutship 1 with O B Ellis as skipper.

Camp Hook Paul Parker Art Johnson Franklin Howard Stamm Dudley Inwood O. B. Ellis

Local Draft Board Urges 18-Year-Old Registration

The Local Board No. 10 reminds all 18-year-olds to register within five days of turning 18. Men discharged from active service have 30 days to re register. The notice lists numerous missing registrants and urges them to comply to avoid being marked as delinquents.

Lillian D. Sebald

Obituary for Garfield St employe of Mc Graw Construction

Garfield St employed with Mc Graw Construction died yesterday at Middletown Hospital after a week’s confinement. He is survived by wife Parlee four brothers Charlie and John of Hopkinsville Kentucky Lawrence and Gunn of Evansville Indiana. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Maxberry Funeral Home.

Andrew Whitlock Garfield St McGraw Construction Company Middletown Hospital Parlee Charlies John Hopkinsville Lawrence Gunn Evansville Ind Maxberry Funeral Home

Infant Deborah Kay Graham Dies in Middletown

Deborah Kay Graham infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Graham of 406 Garfield St died at 632 p m yesterday in Middletown Hospital. She is survived by paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Graham. Graveside services were held today at 330 p m at Woodside Cemetery with Rev Richard E Moore officiating. Riggs Funeral Home handled arrangements.

Deborah Kay Graham Jack Graham Garfield St Middletown Hospital Robert Graham Woodside Cemetery Richard E. Moore Riggs

Mrs Ella B Cook dies veteran teacher at 72

Mrs Ella B Cook 72 died yesterday in a Dayton hospital. A retired teacher and Miami Chapter, Order of Eastern Star member, she is survived by her husband, two sons and two daughters. Services set for 2 p.m. Saturday at the Friends Meeting House with burial in Miami Cemetery Corwin.

Waynesville Ella B. Cook Dayton Miami Order of Eastern Star Friends Meeting House Miami Cemetery Corwin

Chicago broker John Jay Bryant Jr. dies at 74

John Jay Bryant Jr. 74, longtime Chicago broker and former president and governor of the Chicago Stock Exchange, and once chairman of the Association of Stock Exchange firms, was born in Chicago.

Associated Press Chicago John Jay Bryant, Jr Chicago Stock Exchange Association of Stock Exchange Firms

Names Sought by Board No 10 in Legion Home

A list of men including Donald C. Fugett Robert B Chaney Claire Smith John E Smith Tilford Barger David A. Lacy Charles T. Hale and Merle B. Sowder is published and readers with information are asked to contact Board No 10 on the second floor of the American Legion Home.

Donald C. Fugett Robert B Chaney Claire Smith John E Smith Tilford Barger David A. Lacy Charles T. Hale Merle B. Sowder Board No. 10 American Legion

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