Three Day Pageant Plans for I Am An American Day
Middletown to host a three day pageant Our American Heritage as the main attraction May 18 19 and 20 with a 500 member cast. Judge Fred B Cramer says the production will use Barnitz Field stadium and a 300 foot stage with scenes on Americas government and its impact today. The Rogers Producing Company of Fostoria will direct the professionally staged spectacle backed by the 1951 American Day Committee Inc with officers Hugh Wright Frank Dobroszi Gus Valen and Ed Portsmouth.
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Middletown
Fred B. Cramer
American Day Committee, Inc
Cramer
Board of Education
Barnitz Field
America
John B. Rogers
Fostoria
Hugh Wright
Frank Dobroszi
Gus Valen
Ed Portsmouth
Parking Meters Adopt Six Day Week In City
Police Chief Joseph Blackmore announced meters will now operate six days a week with Saturday afternoon enforcement starting. New meters installed require manual operation and a handle turn after coins are inserted.
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Joseph Blackmore
Middletown Receives Large State Gas Tax Distribution
Middletown received 13394 from the state as part of the second round of gasoline excise tax disbursements for street and road repairs. City finance director Harry E Newlin said the funds are regular anticipated receipts. The statewide pie totaled 4306619 with cities counties and townships sharing.
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Middletown
Harry E. Newlin
Hamilton
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Columbus
Dayton
Monroe Doctrine Announced in 1823 Congress Message
President James Monroe announced the Monroe Doctrine in a message to Congress on December 2 1823 outlining a policy to oppose European colonization in the Americas and assert U S influence in regional affairs.
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James Monroe
Congress
Two Drivers Flee Patrol and Face Fines
Weekend patrol actions led to two fugitives fined for reckless operation and fictitious plates. Richard E. Caldwell 26 of 1734 Columbia Ave paid 25 dollars plus costs for reckless driving and 100 dollars plus costs for using plates not issued to his car. William G. Sandlin 137 North Front St Hamilton paid 40 dollars plus costs after a chase from Yankee Rd to Route 747 ending with a skid off the highway. Five more people were fined for traffic violations and two men were ordered to appear on license charges.
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State Highway Patrol
Richard E. Caldwell
Columbia Ave
Roger Wilson
Coldwell
Main St
Granada
Caldwell
Squire J. E. Jackson
William G. Sandlin
North Front St
Hamilton
Thomas Linn
Monroe
Sandlin
Yankee Rd
Route
Middletown
Joseph Chifos
Henry Ave
Leslie Sabo
Sabo
Oscar E. Flohr
Pearl St
Samuel Warmoth
Grace V. Perry
Cincinnati
Richard B. Welch
Excello
Robert L. Roll
Hayes Ave
Sam Collins
Trenton
Michigan
Wayne Back
Fifteenth Ave
Joe A. Frazier
Walnut St
Forest Lakes
Spring Ave
Franklin
Squire Warren Young
Snowy First Day of Spring Catches Middletown
Middletown wakes to two inches of snow and ongoing chances of more as winter lingers. Forecasters in Vandalia predict variable precipitation with no warm break before spring arrives, expecting cooler, cloudy days with highs near 35 and nights around 25. Temperatures fell from 38 to 30 this morning while Snow continued at noon.
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Winter
Middletown
Vandalia
Movie Nag Must Look At Camera
Hollywood coach John Goodwin trained picture horses for years. He says the key is a horse that will stand still and look at the camera when told. The two hardest tasks are not stamping and obeying but staying quiet and keeping eye contact for actors’ lines.
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Hollywood
John Goodwin
Smokey
Hi Ho, Silver
Goodwin
The Great Missouri Raid and Captures At The Movies
The Great Missouri Raid shows at Paramount on Monday with 1 45 3 45 4 45 7 45 and 9 50 pm. Capture screens Tuesday at 1 30 4 15 7 00 and 9 45 pm plus Hunt The Man Down at 3 05 5 45 and 8 35 pm. Rio Grande plays Strand Monday Tuesday at 2 25 5 25 and ? 35 pm with Bandit Queen at 1 15 4 10 7 20 and 10 30 pm. Somerset Maugh man s Trio at Colonial Monday with 1 15 3 00 4 40 6 30 8 15 and 9 50 pm. Henry V appears Tuesday at 1 25 3 25 5 25 7 30 9 30 pm.
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Rio Grande
Sommerset Maughman
Henry V
Correction St Marys Church Announces Saturday Services
St Marys Church announces a correction for Saturday services. Blessings and Special Prayers begin at 7 a.m. Mass follows at about 8 a.m. Holy Communion will be distributed during this Mass.
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St. Mary’s Church
Police Seek Hit-Skip Car After Mishap
Police investigated three accidents this period including a hit and run. William B. Linkins reported a red light collision at Columbia Ave and Broad St with $200 damage to his car. A Yankee Rd and Fourteenth Ave crash caused $145 damage.
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William B. Linkins
Woodlawn Ave
Columbia Ave
Broad St
Linkins
Yankee Rd
Fourteenth Ave
Ira Bryant
Baltimore St
J. Lewis
Ottawa St
Lewis
Bryant
Keely Society Session Opens in Cincinnati Clinic
Local Keely Dental Society members attend the first session of the March Clinic and Children's Health meeting at Hotel Netherland Plaza. The three day event features lectures and clinics on children’s dentistry, prosthetics, and operative dentistry with a film on cavity preparation and a dinner dance planned by the entertainment committee. Members come from Cincinnati area, northern Kentucky, West Virginia and Indiana.
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Keely Dental Society
Hotel Netherland Plaza
Cincinnati
Kentucky
West Virginia
Indiana
Gas Fumes Save Family in Home Near-Tragedy
Elderly man Joseph Ingram detected carbon monoxide fumes at 7 am while staying with Eugenie Fishbaugh 13 and Dale Ingram 15. Eugenie aided younger children to safety and called Violet Ingram, then both she and Dale were hospitalized in good condition. The Fishbaughs live at 3100 South Main Street.
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Eugenie Fishbaugh
Gene Fishbaugh
Joseph Ingram
Tytus Ave
Eugenie
Dale Ingram
Ingram
Violet Ingram
Fire Department
Shadylawn Convalescent Home
Police Department
Dale
Fishbaugh
Joe
Bobby
Fire Chief Calls For City Heating Ordinance After Near Tragedy
Fire Chief William Fishbaugh praises 13 year old Eugenie Fishbaugh and Joseph Ingram for quick actions in a near tragedy. He argues that a heating ordinance is needed after a carbon monoxide incident from a converted gas heating unit and a capped chimney.
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William Fishbaugh
Eugenie Fishbaugh
Joseph Ingram
Gene Fishbaugh
Ingram
Fire Chief Reports Gas Poisoning Incident Recurrence
The fire chief warned that a similar gas poisoning occurred in Mayfield recently. Fire department responders opened windows and shut off the gas supply when they arrived at the scene yesterday.
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Mayfield
Oliver Twist Cut in Hollywood for Censor Code
The English film Oliver Twist will reach U S audiences with about 750 feet removed to satisfy the Hollywood censorship code. The cuts were made to comply with the code and its requirements.
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U. S
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