$25,000 Military Equipment Lost In Guard Armory Fire
A fire at Middletown's Ohio National Guard armory destroyed about 25,000 dollars worth of equipment including two jeeps and a typewriter. Lt. Walter Evans of Company F 147th Infantry says almost all organizational and personal gear for 2,000 men is lost. The CCC era barracks housed guard units and will be replaced by a new 250,000 dollar armory on South Main Street later this year. Insurance covers the building but not its contents. the city plans removal of the remaining CCC structures.
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Middletown
Ne ‘Onal Guard
Walter Evans
147Th Infantry
Evans
Guard
Fred J. Schatzmann
CCC
Schatzmann
Ohio National Guard
Ciy Commission
We c
South Main St
Fire destroys Middletown Legion building and arms cache
National Guard Company F drill set for American Legion from 7 30 to 9 30 pm was interrupted by a devastating fire. Lt Walter Evans reported loss of rifles pistols machine guns mortars radios and clothing plus office and payroll records. Firefighters used 3009 feet of hose across three companies to battle the blaze for five hours. temporary quarters may be found at the Legion armory.
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147Th Infantry
Whi9 National Guard
American Legion
Walter Evans
Evans
Legion
Smith Farm
American Legion Armory
Cty
Middletown
Norwood Man Reports Theft. Police Rescues Animals
A Norwood man reported his car containing a brown leather briefcase a vaporizer and baby feeding items stolen late Sunday on Istio Avenue. Police also rescued two dogs trapped in a hole near a South Broad Street residence and later extracted a canine from a unit at Gardner Ball Park on West Central Avenue.
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Norwood
Sheles
Orly
South Broad St
Gardner Ball Park
West Central Ave
At the Movies Sporange Monty Central Showings
Theaters present three film lineups: Key to the City starring Clark Gable and Loretta Young with showings at 1 15 PM 3 20 PM 5 30 PM 7 30 PM and 9 40 PM. Challenge to Lassie features Edmund Gwenn Donald Crisp with 2 30 PM 5 10 PM 7 50 PM and 9 15 PM showings. Apache Chief stars Alan Curtis Tom Neat with 2 15 PM 4 05 PM 6 45 PM and 9 10 PM times. A garbled public notice follows about sheriff’s sale in Butler County with details incomplete.
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Sparamount
Clark Gable
Loretta Young
Lassie
Edmund Gwenn
Donald Crisp
Alan Curtis
Tom Neat
Local Defense Corps appoints Mayden A Taylor executive officer
Mayden A. Taylor advertising manager of Shartle Brothers is named first lieutenant and executive officer of Middletown Company B of the Ohio Defense Corps. Captain George H. Richl announces the appointment, noting Taylor served in the Engineers in Europe during World War II. He served three years from December 1942 to January 1946. Company B is part of the 12th Battalion Area One and will operate as an auxiliary in emergencies on a cadre basis.
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Mayden
A. Taylor
Shartle Brothers
Leutenant
Middletown
Ohio Defense Corps
George H. Richl
Taylor
Corps of Engineers
Two Middletown youths held in Aurora car theft
Two 11-year-old Middletown youths are in custody in Aurora Indiana after a car was stolen from Crouch Motor Sales. Police say one boy admitted taking the vehicle, believed stolen between 8 p.m. Saturday and midnight, as authorities checked with a father who said his car was not stolen and did not know his son’s whereabouts.
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Middletown
Aurora
Ind
John Menger
Crouch Motor
Charles St
Indiana
St. Louis
City Briefs and Upcoming Meetings Schedule
City briefs list multiple meetings in Middletown and area from Monday to Tuesday including Battery B 323 Field Artillery at 8 p.m. Legion Home Executive Committee at 7:30 p.m. Real Estate Board at 5:30 p.m. Manchester Hotel Industry Education at 6:30 p.m. and more. Local clubs Civics and veterans host gatherings. cancer clinic and civic groups also noted.
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323 Field Artillery
American Legion
Real Estate Board
Manchester Hotel
Vital Statistics Birth and family notices across several Ohio towns
A compiled list shows numerous births and births by marriage from Camden to Waynesville and beyond. It includes ages and residences of mothers and fathers with several newborns reported by day, plus a Bakersfield California reference and out of town entries.
Medical notices list patients and surgeries in town
In The Hospital Mrs. James Sexton of South Main St medical. Mrs Manuel Garlikov of Brentwood St medical. Mrs Bee Powell of Franklin Route 2 medical. William Dalton son of Mr and Mrs Fred Dalton of Franklin Sandra and Shirley Hellar daughters of Mr and Mrs Lee Hellar of Trenton Route 1 medical. Mrs Josephine Hall of Nineteenth Ave medical. Stephen Bray of Erie Ave medical. Mrs Lou Langworthy of South Sutphin St medical. Donald Centers of Buena Ave Leonard J Adams of Crawsford St surgical. Willie Detro son of Mr and Mrs Bert Detro of Oneka St Mrs Sam Lowe of South Ave surgical. Mrs Ot Bauer of New Vienna Route 1 surgical. Mary Jo Yelton daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Yelton of Middletown Route 1 medical. John Dalton of South Main St Franklin Mrs Clarence Barker of Highland St medical. Robert Fairchild son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Fairchild of Middletown Route 3 medical. Robert Salley son of Mr and Mrs Letcher Saller of Finley St surgical. Larry Cattongim son of Mr Samuel Cattongim of 2 Ave Hoth Adams of Bundy Hod. Sorrell of Lewis Mrs Anna Smith of Christel Ave Mrs Henry Rossi of Central Ave Mrs Freda Ingram of Wilmere Dr Mrs Gadoma Davis of Yankee Rd Miss Barbara Corder of Vail
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James Sexton
South Main St
Manuel Garlikov
Brentwood St
Bee Powell
Franklin
William Dalton
Fred Dalton
Sandra
Shirley Hellar
Lee Hellar
Trenton
Josephine Hall
Nineteenth Ave
Stephen Bray
Erie Ave
Lou Langworthy
South Sutphin St
Donald Centers
Buena Ave
Leonard J. Adams
Crawsford St
Willie Detro
Bert Detro
Oneka St
Sam Lowe
South Ave
Rirs
O T Bauer
New Vienna
Mary Jo Yelton
Raymond Yelton
Middletown
John Dalton
Clarence Barker
Highland St
Robert Fairchild
Robert L. Fairchild
Robert Salley
Mar. Letcher Saller
Finley St
Two Injured In Weekend Car Mishaps
Two persons sustained injuries in weekend crashes in and near Middletown. Frances Campbell, 17, received a severe forehead cut at Middletown Hospital after a collision involving Grover Campbell, 26, at the Logan and Moore streets intersection. The other injured, Thomas Ejickelberger, 19, of Hamilton Route 1, suffered chest and back injuries when a car driven by Martin Craft, 17, lost control and struck a guard rail, sending his vehicle into a ditch near Ohio 4 two miles north of Hamilton. Ejickelberger is hospitalized at Mercy Hospital, Hamilton.
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Middletown
Frances Campbell
Waneta St
Middletown Hospital
Grover Campbell
Gore
Omaha St
Moore St
Logan
Campbell
Logan Ave
Thomas Ejickelberger
Hamilton
Ohio 4
Martin V. Craft
Eickelberger
Mercy Hospital
Amilton
Heart Disease Sessions Set for Middletown Nurses and Doctors
Middletown physicians and nurses are invited to two day long heart disease refresher sessions led by Dr. L C Neer health commissioner. The March 23 event at Marлимont Inn Route 50 near Cincinnati and the April 6 session at Dayton Municipal Building Third and Ludlow Sts will run 930 am to 430 pm with similar material. Miss S Gertrude Bush chief nursing division and Dr W B Lacock chief chronic diseases division sponsored the invite.
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Middletown
L. C. Neer
Mariemont Inn
Route 50
Cincinnati
Dayton Municipal Building
Third and Ludlow Sts
S. Gertrude Bush
Division of Nursing
Ohio Department of Health
W. B. Lacock
Division of Chronic Diseases
Swallows Return to Mission San Juan Capistrano on St Josephs Day
Swallows returned to Mission San Juan Capistrano on time yesterday in a traditional observance tied to St. Josephs Day. Local legend holds they depart for winter migration on St. Johns Day, October 23.
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San Juan Capistrano
Cal
Mission San Juan Capistrano
St. Joseph's Day
St. John’s Day
Missing Watch Report At Strand Theater
Agnes Poblabie reported the loss of a $79 watch from a purse she last had yesterday at the Strand theater. Police said the purse was turned in at the theater, but the watch is missing.
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Agnes Poblabie
Lewis St
Strand Theater
Voter Registration Deadline Nearing For May Primaries
Final registration times arrive tonight through Wednesday for May 2 primaries. Middletown voters may register at the Election Board office from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Lemon Township registers run 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday at township polling places. Lemon East voters must register and vote at Mrs. Elmer Fisher’s home on Blueball Place. Lemon West precinct uses Heflin's Service Station on South Yankee Road as its polling place.
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Frank Dobroxsi
Election Board
Middletown
Lemon East
Elmer Fisher
Blueball PLC
Lemon West
Heflin
South Yankee Rd
Veritys to Return Home After Ten Months Absence
Mr and Mrs Calvin Verity arrive in Hamilton by train from San Francisco tonight marking over ten months away. Verity previously served as deputy chief of the Allied Headquarters Economic and Scientific Section in Tokyo. He left Middletown May 8, 1949 and is expected to resume duties as president of the First National Bank tomorrow.
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Calvin Verity
Verity
Hamilton
San Francisco
First National Bank
Tokyo
Japan
Allied Headquarters
General MacArthur
Allied Occupation Headquarters
Veritys
Middletown
Bank
Boy Scout Group To Meet Tonight In Lebanon
Fort Mound Builders Area Council of Boy Scouts of America will meet at 7 30 tonight at Al Hardy's home in Lebanon to organize new units. Attending are Al Hardy Ted Grosvernor and Robert Sant. Paul Parker announced a visit by Stanley Meenach to approve a council charter and conduct an annual activity study. Meenach will report to the Executive Board Thursday at 7 30 p m in the Civic Association office. Band rehearsals begin Tuesday at 8 p m at the American Legion home.
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Fort Mound Builders Area
Meenach
Parker
Civic Association
Cornerstone Laying Marks Start of New Memorial Chapel
The cornerstone ceremony for Middletown’s Memorial Chapel at Woodside Cemetery drew hundreds for a $43 600 eight acre project intended for all faiths. Leaders noted the memorial honors World War II dead and aims to teach peace, with a $120 400 fund drive success and plans to finish exterior by Memorial Day.
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Middletown
Little Arlington
Woodside Cemetery
Ben Bender
War Memorial
Bender
Martin Coffey
William Verity
Martin V. Coffey
War Memorial Fund Campaign
R. L. Robinson
Union Baptist Church
David Krob
Beth Sholom
Paul Golembiewski
St. Peter Claver Mission
Kenneth Learey
First Methodist Church
Carl Martin
Arc Tect
Broughton Construction Company
Easter Seal Campaign Urges Donations Through Easter
The Butler County Society for Crippled Children asks those missing Easter Seals by mail to send contributions to P. O. Box 181 Middletown. The annual drive continues through Easter Sunday to fund services for 1,254 crippled children and adults, with a $6,500 goal to sustain remedial and rehabilitation work and expand access.
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P. O. Box
Middletown
Stuart Ives
Butler County Society For
Camp Middlemoor Housecleaning Set Wednesday
Girl Scout activities at Camp Middlemoor begin with a full day of cleaning on Wednesday by Troop Camp Committee members led by Mrs. Garnet L. Church. On Thursday Mrs. Church and Commissioner Mrs. Andrew Roper attend a district and regional executive directors meeting at Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati, ending Friday at noon. Peggy Richardson, local field director, accompanies Mrs. Church to Friday’s Anthony-Wayne Hotel conference of the National Association of Girl Scout Executives.
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Camp Middlemoor
Garnet L. Church
Church
Andrew Roper
Netherland Plaza
Cincinnati
Anthony-Wayne
Hamilton
National Association of Girl Scout Executives
Peggy Richardson
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Guard Armory
Sueriff
Butler County
GRY
Klein
Central Ave
Local Defense Corps
Executive Committee of
Civic Ciation
Veterans of Foreign Ware
Post Headquarters
Middletown Co-operative Club
Man- Hotel
Daughters of America
Nelva Center
North Middlettown
North Middletown
Civician
Manchester
Fraternal Order of Fagles
Manthir Meeting of
South Shag Pty Wcs
Schol
Haven
Wou
Tet
League of Women Voters of
Dorothy Morrow
Camden
Minnie Monger
Waynesville
John Fox
Mason
Earl Young
Morrow
Dora Bowman
Arlington Ave
Laura Osborn
Harveysburg
Elijah Clark
Eighteenth Ave
Myrta Pile
Kingsport
Tenn
Myrtie D. Hamlin
Hill Ave
William Ramsay
Washington
D.C
Arthur Combs
Robert Mayer
Kunz Ave
Ledford
Lebanon
Fred Brandenburg
Miamisburg
Barl Kendrick
Mack Cobb
Manchester Ave
Bay
John H. Fish, Sr
Franklin Route 2
Thomas Calloway
Fifteenth Ave
John Crocker
Lamberton
Ferman Zimmerman
Gratis
Enos Gilbert
Malvern St
Wade Pratt
Crawford St
Raymond Joslin
Bor
J. Edgar Smith
Bakersfield
Calif
Karl Ohrim
Aberdeen
Larry Cattongim
Mfr
Samuel Cattongim
2 Ave
Hoth Adams
Bundy Hod
Sorrell
Lewis
Anna Smith
Christel Ave
Henry Rossi
Irs
Freda Ingram
Wilmere
Gadoma Davis
Yankee Ra
Barbara Corder
Vail
Interstate Securities Co
Mary Ellen Smith
Yankee Rd
Matt Deaton
Douglas St
Linda Lou Tabor
Stanley Tabor
Sheron Kay Shelby
Edward Shelby
Germantown
Robin Childress
Eugene Childress
Fairmount Ave
Charles Michael
Somerville
Roger Oswald
East Sixth i
Eward Miller
Baltimore
Calvin Veritys
Boy Scout
Bunny
Sandwich Shop
Servnn
Butler
Ers
Ralee Eo
Aou Set Eee
South
Clinton St
Williamson-Ziegler Furnace CO
Broad St
Middlemoor
Temmons
Timmon
Sears
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