Final Examination Plan Adopted by Board of Education
The Board of Education approved a three day final exam plan for three public high schools. Exams will replace regular classes on the last three school days, allowing all tests to be completed in three days with grading time. Last day of school is May 27 at Roosevelt, McKinley Junior, and Middletown Senior High Schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Wade E. Miller
Miller
Roosevelt and
McKinley
Middletown
L S. Cohn
Ross Snyder
Voter Groups To Confer With Commissioners About Charter
Representatives of the Middle town League of Women Voters and the Middletown Voters' League will meet City Commissioners at noon next Tuesday to discuss charter revision. L. Joe Bolles arranged the meeting after a session. Mrs. E. J. Sebald said she would attend and urged civic groups to work together. The informal meeting will be at the Hotel Manchester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown League of Women Voters
Middletown
Police Report Shows February Activity Increase
Police activity for February rose versus last year with 757 arrests and citations, including 557 traffic related. 103 accidents caused 14 injuries. four breaking and entering calls and two robbery complaints were logged. Disorderly conduct rose to 13 from 10, intoxication 87 from 71, drunk and operating 7 from 11, juvenile court 18 from 0, physical control 112, and 63 persons were cited for speeding.
Wage Talks Delayed at Lorillard Plant
CIO negotiators and plant officials postponed talks on a new wage scale for about 500 workers at the local P. Lorillard and Company plant until Wednesday, March 31 after an initial meeting on a Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO Tobacco
P. Lorillard and Company
CIO
Lorillard workers win nine-cent raise in Louisville
The AFL T tobacco Workers International Union announced a general wage increase of nine cents an hour for about 1 100 employees of the P Lorillard Company in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Afl-Tobacco Workers International Union
P. Lorillard Company
Student Nurse Capping Rite Set Sunday
The candlelight capping ceremony for nine Mid dletown Hospital school of nursing students will take place Sunday at 4 30 p m at First Presbyterian Church. Miss F Evelyn Beck says the girls will begin two and a half years of hospital training. Rev Reuben Pieters will speak and a reception at Verity Hall will follow for friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Middletown Hospital
School of Nursing
F. Evelyn Beck
Reuben Pieters
Verity Hall
Patsy Bowling
Pauline Carpenter
Wanda Carroll
Ann Garvin
Marjorie Lentz
Gladys McPeek
Betty Phares
Mary Ann Rodgers
Gloria Upton
Sixteen Drivers Fined In Municipal Court
Sixteen persons were fined in traffic court yesterday before Judge Alton H. Combs. Fines ranged from 5 to 25 dollars for careless driving license violations unsafe vehicle and muffler ordinance breaches and speeding. Several fines were suspended or half suspended and two bonds of five dollars each were forfeited for improper parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
Dale Porter
Middletown
Perry Neill, Jr
Harrison St
Robert Patterson
Excello
Clovis Gilbert
Foster
Carl Hollon
Glenn Ave
Willard L. Sloan
Leman Kidd
New Lebanon
Euclid J. Neall
West Elkton
Thomas Soard
Henry Ave
Orval J. Reed
Hamilton
Margaret Jones
Highview Rd
George Milton
Franklin
R. R. Russell
Eighth Ave
Charles Shrout
Taylor Ave
Joseph Day
Yankee Rd
William L. Weatherhead
Osborne
John Pate
South Ave
Clyde Fitzpatrick
Water St
Girl Scouts Mark 36th Anniversary in Middletown
Middletown celebrates the 36th anniversary of the national movement and the 28th year of local troops. Juliette Low started the effort in Savannah on March 12 1912 after meeting English founders of scouting. Local Troop leaders include Mrs George M Verity and Mrs Nell Blair Blackford with active help from Dr Mildred Snyder and Mrs Bennett Chapple. Garnet L Church and Peggy Richardson lead Middletown's 90 troops and guide community citizen building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Juliette Low
Savannah
Lord
Lady Baden-Powell
United Kingdom
George M. Verity
Armco
Nell Blair Blackford
Mildred Snyder
Bennett Chapple
Garnet L. Church
Peggy Richardson
Revenue Office to Close Tomorrow in Tax Filing Day
William Doench head of the local Internal Revenue office said the office will not be open tomorrow March 13 and will reopen Monday March 15 for the final day of filing 1947 income taxes. The office will close at 5 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Doench
Internal Revenue Office
Cincinnati
Doench
Amanda Residents Hear Report On Annexation Incorporation
Amanda villagers discussed annexation and incorporation plans at a school meeting. Ralph Helsinger led about 40 to 50 members while Albert Hall presented annexation details and Carol Fleming outlined incorporation plans. Harry Atchley was named chairman to survey fire protection and suggest temporary measures pending a final decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda
Amanda Property Owners Association
Amanda School
Ralph Helsinger
Albert Hall
Carol Fleming
Helsinger
Harry Atchley
Atchley
Harry Benadum Elected Ruler Of Middletown's Elks Lodge
Harry Benadum 2008 Elmo Pt Manager of The City Loan Co was elected exalted ruler of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks at the annual election of officers held last night. Retiring exalted ruler Lester Keeler and officers Charles Harmon Louis Kiss Homer Leffler Robert Reimer John Roche named. Installation set for April 8 with a lodge dance at the Elks Temple tomorrow night featuring Marshall Reed and his Dayton orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Benadum
Elmo
City Loan Co
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lester Keeler
Charles Harmon
Louis Kiss
Homer Leffler
Robert Reimer
John Roche
Keeler
Louis Steckrath
Ryler
Elxs Temple
Marshall Reed
Dayton
Red Cross Fund Urges Support for Polio to Influenza Crises
Epidemic strains communities as doctors and nurses work nonstop. Red Cross recruits additional nurses to assist in polio, smallpox, scarlet fever, typhoid, and influenza outbreaks. Donate to the 1948 Red Cross Fund to aid such emergencies anywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Red Cross Fund
At the Movies Paramount Showtimes Friday and Saturday
Swordsman starring Larry Parks and Ellen Drew screens at 2 25 5 7 40 and 10 05 p m. Also Mary Lou featuring Frankie Carle Orchestra and Robert Lowery plays at 1 15 3 50 6 25 and 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swordsman
Larry Parks
Ellen Drew
Mary Lou
Frankie Carle
Robert Lowery
Road To Rio and Black Hillis Show Schedules
Bing Crosby and Bob Hope headline Road To Rio with screenings Friday at 2 50 6 20 and 9 45 pm Saturday 3 10 7 05 and 10 25 pm Eddie Dean and Roscoe Ates star in Black Hillis with showings Friday at 1 45 5 10 and 8 35 pm Saturday at 2 05 6 and 9 25 pm
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio
Bing Crosby
Bob Hope
Black Hillis
Eddie Dean
Roscoe Ates
Lemon Body Recommends 15 For Township Zoning Boards
The Lemon Township Progressive Association reveals a slate of 15 candidates for five seats on both the Zoning Board and the Zoning Board of Appeals. Names include Don Dary, Charles Gorman, Carl Storck, Charles Boyle, Lyman Nein, William Lawson, Hugh Hickman, Edward Crawford, Layton Goodman, Wilbur Flory, Herbert Page, Albert Hall, Douglas Byers, Harlan Riffe, and Charles Boxwell. The group discusses annexation plans and electric-rate issues with local utilities, as they push for an approved annexation strategy and informed meetings with trustees, school officials, and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layton Goodman
Don Dary
Charles Gorman
Carl Storck
Charles Boyle
Lyman Nein
William Lawson
Hugh Hickman
Edward Crawford
Wilbur Flory
Herbert Page
Albert Hall
Douglas Byers
Harlan Riffe
Charles Boxwell
Progressive Association
Arch Robison
Clyde Pence
Gas and Electric Company
Mayfield Subdivision
Robison
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Mayfield
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Ohio Pac
Goodman
Association
Middletown
Lemon Township
City Commission
Don Carey
William Day
Darey
Ralph Williams
William Rothfuss
John Cassacy
George Parks
Clarence Carmody
Seven Degree Morning Drops Mark Cold Spell Ends
The weather report notes a seven degree low at 7 am and a 16 degree reading by 10 am with a rising mercury. Partly cloudy conditions expected with a brief cold spell and slightly warmer Saturday forecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMER
Scout Leaders Plan Summer Trip for 60 Scouts to Peterborough
The Middletown Scout Leaders Association discussed sending 60 scouts to Peterborough Canada this summer under Operation Maple Leaf. James Martin and the Mound Builders Council lead the trip with the council planning a tentative program and arranging Camporee details for early June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of the Mound Builders
Peterborough
Canada
Middletown
Eleven Minutes a Bushel Pea Harvest Time Calculation
A farmer requires about eleven minutes of work to produce one bushel of corn. The estimate, drawn from accurate records, accounts for all steps from soil preparation to harvest.
Dixie League Seeks Cooperation for Annexation Effort
North Middletown residents in Avalon Maple Park and Roselawn consider joining the Dixie Heights Improvement League if Middletown annexation goes ahead. The Maple Park School meeting endorsed bus service, railroad crossing signals, and a $15 annexation fund donation as about 30 members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Middletown
Dixie Heights Improvement League
Middletown
Maple Park
Francis Dearth
Avalon
Roselawn
Norval Leichty
Delmar Hodshire
C. F. Myers
Dee Adams Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage at 44
Dee Adams 44 of 816 Ninth Ave died suddenly yesterday from a cerebral hemorrhage seven hours after becoming ill. He worked 15 years at Gallaher Drug Co and lived in the city 22 years. He was a member of Triedstone Lodge 83 and the Masonic Lodge and a trustee and steward of the C M E church. Survived by wife Jessie Mae Adams four brothers Napoleon Cincinnati George Buffalo Charles Alfred Pine Bluff Ark one sister Zenoba Ross California two aunts and one uncle. Arrangements are incomplete at C L Maxberry funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dee Adams
Ninth Ave
Gallaher Drug Company
Triedstone Lodge
Masonic Lodge
C. M. E. Church
Jessie Mae Adams
Napoleon
Cincinnati
George
Buffalo
Charles
Alfred
Pine Bluff
Ark
Zenoba Ross
California
C. L. Maxberry Funeral Home
Will and the Way to Sell Real Estate by Sawyer & Son
Real estate experts B F Sawyer and Son promote their firm’s will to list and sell properties. They emphasize expertise and a proven method, inviting clients to let them handle listings and guide the selling process from Central Dial 2-1461.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Sawyer & Son
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Girl Scouts
Revenue Office
Incorporation
Elks Lodge
Sanitone
Gough Lamb
Orvel A. Canada
Earth
God
Indianapolis
Indiana
Y.M.C.A
Barnitz
Paramount
Lemon Body
Zoning Board of Appeals
Lemon Township Progressive Association
Harry A
Scout Leaders
O. B. Ellis
Ellis
Wallace Frayer
L C. VanGuelpen
Ralph Whitehead
Pea
Dixie League
Marshall Reed and His Orchestra
Standt’s
Bulova
Traub Orange Blossom
Schiff
Grey
Schiff’s
Ben
el Get
Reds
Oxfords
Central Ave
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