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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1949

Page

16

Father 13 Waits In Tarpaper Shack For Something To Happen

PAW PAW MICH AP In a two room tarpaper shack behind the city dump a desperate 13 year old waits for something to happen. Carl Harvey Black Jr his wife Winifred 16 their three week old son and eight in laws crowd the tiny house. Carl is jobless with no prospects for work despite efforts. Michigan bans child labor permits for under 14 children delaying any chance of schooling. Local talk centers on Carl and his fate with many supporting him while bills loom for hospital doctor and drugs. Carl says he can do anything and friends call him mature for his age.

Paw Paw Mich Carl Harvey Black, Jr Ife Winifred Carl Leo Singleton Winifred Michigan Lawton Lakeview Hospital

Vet Village Book Audit Underway

An audit of the books of Veterans Village on South Main Street, a city administered housing project built by federal authorities, is in progress by representatives of the Federal Public Housing Authority. The routine check reviews the 50 units from the nationwide veteran housing program.

Veteran’s Village South Main St Federal Public Housing Authority

Colored News Five Hundred Club Meets at Mrs White Home

The Five Hundred Social Club met at Miss Mary White's home and awarded prizes to Mrs Emma Brown Miss Betty Haley and Miss Helen Tramett. The next meeting is planned for March 18 at Mrs Phylis Barnes’s residence 842 Ninth Ave.

Five Hundred Mary White Emma Brown Betty Haley Helen Tramett Phylis Barnes Ninth Ave

Social Workers Club to Meet at Manchester Hotel

Social Workers Club will meet at noon in the Manchester Hotel Friday. Miss Helen Davis, program chairman, has not announced the program.

Social Workers Club Manchester Helen Davis

Middletown YMCA Plans Annual Meeting and Tour

An informal luncheon will follow the Middletown YMCA annual meeting on Wednesday March 30. Kirk Strodtbeck president and the board will host an open house tour of facilities and programs. Recognition of staff and participants will occur in the gym. Hartley Fowler World Service secretary will speak on The YMCA in a Two-Power World.

Middletown Ymca Kirk Strodtbeck Strodtbeck Hartley Fowler World Service Canadian National Ymca Council Fowler YMCA

Police Briefs Cross County Handles Drunk Driving and Tax Allegations

Donald Baker 23 of Harrison Route 2 faces care less driving charges after a Seventh Ave and Main St arrest. John O Hara 46 of Dayton 1301 Leonard St charged with operating a motor vehicle under alcohol influence at Tytus Ave and Auburn St. Jack Walsh 26 of Hamilton charged with physical control under alcohol influence on South Verity Pkwy. Two Middleton residents Harold Lee Agee 23 of Highland St and William Roger 51 of Eaton Ave arrested on warrants for state sales tax violations after alleged purchases at local service station and smokery. Agee and Rogers to appear in Municipal Court Friday. Disaster Relief Corps meets Thursday at the American Legion.

Donald Baker Harrison Route 2 Seventh Ave Main St John O'Hara Leonard St Dayton Tytus Ave Auburn St Jack Walsh Hamilton South Verity Pkvy Harold Lee Agee Highland St William Roger Eaton Ave C. Stewart Grube Grube Agee Rogers South Main St

Snow and Cold Expected Amid St Patricks Day Hopes

Snow and colder conditions prevail with a cloudy outlook for Friday. Yesterday’s high reached 40 degrees at 3 30 p m and the low 21 at 6 30 a m. This morning the thermometer was 33 degrees at 6 a m and 35 degrees at 10 30 a m.

St. Patrick’s Day

Gas heat permits mailed out in Middletown

Gas company officials say 428 permits to install gas heating units have been mailed to Middletown applicants. A few permits are delayed due to engineering issues, with ungranted applications kept on file awaiting possible future allocations by the Ohio Public Utilities Commission.

Middletown Ohio Public Utilities Commission

Leather class to begin for Girl Scout leaders

The second session of the leather course for Girl Scout leaders will start at 7 30 p m today in the Girl Scout building.

Grand Jury Ends Duty In Butler County Session

The Butler County Grand Jury completed its investigations and deliberations of about 20 cases on the recall docket. Prosecutor Jackson Bosch said the special session opened Tuesday and that the report to Judge P. P. Boll will outline true bills and charges while identifying cases to be ignored and is due at 3 p.m. today.

Hamilton Butler County Grand Jury P. P. Boli Common Pleas Court Jackson Bosch Butler County Boll

Civic Association clubroom sources name Shinn as instructor

Mrs Garnet L Church executive director today said Frank T Shinn is instructor in the Civic Association clubroom.

The Civic Association Garnet L. Church Frank T. Shinn

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Father Central Ave DIAL Pital Finance Corp Colored News Oak Doan Disaster Relief Corps American Legion AE Pyar Rare Roebuck and CO. Se Pered Sears Harmony House Central Avenue
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