Youth Brags To Officer He Evaded in Runaway Capture
Youth boasts to a patrolman he avoided arrest, then learns the officer is real. Patrolman Dan Pelfrey recounted the pursuit of Jesse Reese of Camden Route 2 after Reese fled from ransacking cars near Harlan Apartments on Central Ave. Reese admitted hitchhiking from Camden and offered to pay for a ride before the officer identified himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooris
Dan Pelfrey
Jesse Reese
Camden
Thomas D. Carmody
Reese
Pelfrey
James Howerton
Harlan Apartments
Central Ave
Manchester Ave
Middletown Hospital
Nee
Ashland Armco Leaders Appointed In Operating Division
Robert S. Gruver from Ashland Armco is named administrative assistant in the Operating Division to be based in Ashland. J M Lobaugh becomes general superintendent, with Harry N. Nicholson as general superintendent and George H. Todd as assistant general superintendent. F. E. Vigor announced the changes. The article traces Gruver, Lobaugh, Nicholson, and Todd's career paths through Armco plants including Middletown Chester Ashland and Butler. The Fisher Shell break in on Woodlawn and Crawford is noted with small thefts totaling 65.80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Gruver
Ashland, Ky
Armco Steel Corporation
F. E. Vigor
J. M. Lobaugh
Ashland
Gruver
Harry N. Nicholson
George H. Todd
Vigor
Middletown
Armco
Lobaugh
Butler, Penn
Butler
Todd
Funds Pour In From Scout Cookie Sale
Cookie sale proceeds flow in as the Middletown Girl Scout Council reports six cartons remaining from 699 ordered. Each carton holds 24 boxes of sandwich cookies. Mrs. Garnet L. Church notes the sale is among the most successful and urges housewives to call the Civic Association to buy remaining cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Cracraft
Garnet L. Church
Middletown
Civic Association
Soviets Know Atomic Secret Says Berlin Paper
An anti Communist Berlin paper cited a German scientist from a Soviet research institute near Berlin claiming the Soviets know the atomic secret but cannot yet produce bombs on a large scale. It also said Germans helped Russia build rockets subs and new weapons under a five year plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
The
Fasssians
Mittag
Echo
David Bradley
Mittag’s
Germany
Soviet Union
Russia
Bishops Relief Fund Talk On WPFB
The Rev. John Oberlander of St. John's Church speaks at 7:15 PM on WPFB about the Bishops Relief Fund for war victims. He outlines plans for Laetare Sunday March 27 collections in Middletown Catholic churches and nationwide, a 1947 1948 pattern. This year the pope, turning 50 as a priest on April 2, asks only the collection to aid victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oberlander
St. John’s Church
WPFB
Bishops’ Relief Fund
Father Oberlander
Laetare
Middletown
United States
Local Members Attend 11th District OUAM Meeting
Charles Mason Robert Jordan Walter Easterling Farris Gutshall and Ray Gerard of Alpha Council No. 326 Jr OUAM attended the 11th district meeting in Hamilton yesterday. The gathering conferred the first second and third degrees on six candidates. The next district meeting is set for April 21 at Lebanon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mason
Robert Jordan
Walter Easterling
Farris Gutshall
Ray Gerard
Alpha Council
No. 326, Jr. Ouam
Hamilton
Lebanon
Rotarians Hear FBI Agent on Crime Trends
A. E. Ostelhoff, FBI Cincinnati chief, told Rotarians that the FBI can investigate and custody suspects but not arrest them. He explained procedures, noting prisoners are turned over to federal attorneys for prosecution. He compared crime rates 1938 to 1949, citing a 3 percent rise in 1948 versus 1938 and a general uptick since 1941, with signs of leveling off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Bureau of Investigation
A. E. Ostelhoff
Cincinnati
FBI
Rotarians
Ostelhoff
Don’t Say It’s Thyroid While Reaching for Chocolates
A health note urges common sense in weight control. Most people can avoid dieting by eating what they need and choosing smaller portions rather than extreme plans. An Ohio survey highlights Rennel Concentrate as a popular appetite suppressant, with a money back guarantee if it fails to show results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Fire Official Resigns as Assistant Chief in North Middletown
Clifford Keuthan resigns as assistant chief of the North Middletown Fire Department due to time demands from county inspector duties. Charles Bell promoted to assistant chief, with Kemp to captain and De Frates to first lieutenant. Second lieutenant post open after exam. Raymond Bunnell named engineer. Seldon Thomas and Lowell Wagoner as acting engineers. Status of the automatic fire alarm system remains stalled awaiting Ohio Bell installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Keuthan
North Middletown
William Long
Keuthan
Butler County
Charles Bell
Thomas Kemp
Charles de Frates
Long
Ralph Williams
Raymond Bunnell
Seldon Thomas
Lowell Wagoner
Richard Minor
Middletown Fire Department
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Juvenile Faces Truancy Hearing After Central Ave Pickup
Police reported a juvenile was ordered to appear before authorities on a truancy charge after being picked up late last night in the 2000 block of Central Ave for questioning. Separate incident: $350 damage from an accident on Yankee Rd. yesterday. James C. Watson, 19, of 1616 Garfield St., charged with no license and inadequate brakes after pulling in front of Arthur M. Adams, 52, of 3301 Jefferson Rd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Ave
Yankee Rd
James C. Watson
Garfield St
Arthur M. Adams
Jefferson Rd
I Am An American Day Observance Planned By Clubs
The American Citizens Club and the American Legion Post will co sponsor I Am An American Day on the second Sunday in May. Emrie Orth joined the board of directors succeeding the late George Gust, and the club will amend its constitution to allow social members without voting rights. Municipal Court prosecutor Robert Sullivan spoke on the three branches of government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Citizens Club
American Legion
The
Legion Post
Emrie Orth
George Gust
Robert Sullivan
Young War Vet Dies in Self-Inflicted Electrocution
Arlington Massachusetts police report 21 year old war veteran Paul J Costa found dead in attic rigged electric chair. Medical examiner David C Dow says death by own action by electrocution after Costa strapped himself into the chair and connected electrodes to a radio set for a fatal shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington, Mass
David C. Dow
Paul J. Costa
Costa
U S Refuses To Pay Berlin Communications Bill
Berlin AP report says the United States refuses a $7 million charge for communications between Berlin and western Germany. The bill, dating to 1945, was billed by the German post office in the Soviet zone, with maintenance costs totaling $160,000 monthly. American officials call the sum ridiculous, arguing a 1945 agreement required free lines in exchange for US cable and installation, while Russians would maintain them. The dispute highlights tensions over postwar links between blockaded Berlin and the west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Germany
U.S
Russia
Soviet Zone
U. S
E. T. Martin
Martin
Local Teacher Is Sued In Greene County
A Middletown teacher, Lillie C. Maier of First Avenue, faces two Greene County Common Pleas lawsuits seeking a total of 15 800 dollars for injuries from a collision on April 25, 1947, on U S Route 42 near Cedarville. The plaintiff, Carl A. Wildason of Dayton, claims negligence and seeks damages for body injuries and nerve damage. a Toledo company seeks 800 dollars for a damaged vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Greene County Common Pleas Court
Xenia
Lillie C. Maier
First Ave
Carl A. Wildason
Stockman Ave
Dayton
and Company
Cedarville
Greene County
Miss Maier
Wildason
Columbus
Toledo Company
Middletown High School
Smoke Abatement Drive Discussed in City Meeting
A city committee and officials met with H. B. Lammers to discuss an educational campaign for smoke abatement. They reviewed the city-wide survey, voluntary measures by industry, and past recommendations from Lammers. Attendees included Marvin D. Clark Fred J. Schatzmann G. H. Sahs Harold Flagg Arthur Harvey and Sam Kitchen. O'Brien Snyder and Rathman were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Lammers
Cincinnati
Lammers
Marvin D. Clark
Irman
City Commission
Fred J. Schatzmann
G. H. Sahs
Harold Flagg
Arthur Harvey
Sam Kitchen
W. J. O'Brien
Ross Snyder
Ernest Rathman
House Defeats Motion as Pension Bill Wins Big
In a dramatic shift, the House voted 223 to 187 against the maneuver. Several members who supported it reversed their votes as the motion failed, yielding a sweeping victory for pension bill backers.
South School PTA Plans Hobby Show at School
South School PTA held a meeting at the school appointing W. E. Marshall as nominations chair and naming committee members Miss Bess Harb Mrs J LU Keffler Dan Wilkir and Mrs G K Berkley. The group outlined a Hobby Show on April 7 8 and 9 on the schools first floor. A student program followed featuring Florence Powell as director with Elaine Blumberg assisting Sally Pomeroy sang If I Could Tell You accompanied by Sue Ellen White. Readings were given by Perry Grier and Nancy Sebald and a one act play Fright was presented by Kenny Shafer Joanne Whitley Barbara Tannreuther Ray Root and Bruce Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Marshall
South School
PTA
Bess Harb
J. LU. Keffler
Dan Wilkir
G. K. Berkley
Florence Powell
Elaine Blumberg
Sally Pomeroy
Sue Ellen White
Perry Grier
Nancy Sebald
Kenny Shafer
Joanne Whitley
Barbara Tannreuther
Ray Root
Bruce Cleveland
Eagles Lodge Plans Memorial Initiation Announcement
The Fraternal Order of Eagles announced a memorial initiation to honor the Eagles Memorial Foundation and World War II veterans. The initiation is Sunday at 2 p m at the FOE hall with Ted Combs as principal speaker, featuring 35 candidates. officers will be nominated at the March 30 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eagles
Foe Hall
Ted Combs
Eagles Memorial Foundation
Crackdown on Bookmaking in Cincinnati Drinking Spots
The Ohio Liquor Department orders enforcement against bookmaking at Cincinnati area permit premises. Chief Rutkowski directs inspector Acton to inspect all permit holders, cite violators, and seek permit revocation. Board hearings to proceed as cases are pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Acton
Cincinnati
Board of Liquor Control
Colored oleomargarine bill clears industrial group vote
News briefs from Columbus Athens and Newark report the Ohio Senate approved a bill to legalize colored oleomargarine and the measure moves to a House vote. Ernest Clark, 40, suffered third degree burns at a New Straitsville brick factory and was hospitalized. In Newark, testimony closed in a first degree murder trial of Mrs Maxine Dermer Sullivan Clarence Dermer and Albert Hefley with a jury expected to hear the case afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
House Industry and Labor Committee
House
Athens, O
Ernest Clark
Nelsonville
New Straitsville
Hocking Valley Hospital
Logan
Newark
Edwin Hart
Maxine Dermer Sullivan
Clarence R. Dermer
Albert R. Hefley
Hart
Civitan Club Hears Auto Dealer Talk on Competition
Robert Kihm general manager of the Howe Motor Company spoke at the Civitan noon meeting about coming competition in new car sales. He has been with General Motors since 1931 and discussed GM national economics and automobile production history since 1932.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kihm
Howe Motor Company
Civitan Club
Kihm
General Motors
Senate Names UMW District No 20 in Kentucky Firestorm
The article reports UMW officials criticizing Senate action naming UMW District No 20 in Kentucky. They frame it as undermining the Bureau of Mines mandate to protect coal miners. Joseph Yablonski and John P. Busarello condemn the move and question the walkout’s duration past Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UMW
Kentucky
Bureau of Mines
Senate
Joseph Yablonski
Pittsburgh
Jonn P. Busarello
Merchants Oppose No Smoking Ruling In Middletown
Retail merchants in a letter to the City Commission oppose a proposed ordinance to ban smoking in stores. They urge a public education campaign instead, arguing enforcement would be impossible and citing nearby towns with similar but unsuccessful ordinances. The proposal came from the Middletown Safety Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Don B. Folger
Middletown
Tax relief plan cuts beauty goods and gum taxes
A year family man would pay $52,869 instead of $56,013 under a tax relief program that would repeal 5 to 35 percent commodity taxes on chewing gum candy soft drinks transportation tickets long distance calls telegrams and cablegrams and cut luxury taxes on jewelry cosmetics and smoking supplies to 10 percent. Abbott notes good supplies allow immediate abolition of wartime price ceilings on many foods while primary iron and steel controls stay. Rent controls persist and further controls may be authorized as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbott
Lowe Testifies In Own Defense In Drowning Case
Lowe 29 of Rolling Mill Park Middletown defends himself in second degree murder charge over Miss Vera Ingram drowning at Smith Lake last July. He says he tried to save her while state witnesses claim he left as she turned blue. He notes a brief acquaintance formed hours before and cites a detective hinting the woman was known to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowe
Smith Lake
Berea
U. S. Army
Miss Ingram
Jackson Bosch
Marc Fiehrer
Lowes
Worcester
Middletown
Safety Rally Set Thursday at Hamilton High School
Members of the Middletown Industrial Committee join the Industrial Safety Rally sponsored by the Hamilton Safety Council at Hamilton High School auditorium Thursday. National Safety Council official Paul Jones will speak, with Byron Taggert’s Super Club providing entertainment as Robert A. Klock chairs the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Safety Council
Hamilton Safety Council
Hamilton High School
Paul Wilson
Hamilton
Paul Jones
National Safety Council
Jones
Byron
Tag" Taggert
Robert A. Klock
Taft to Vote for Cut in ECA Fund in Senate
Senator Taft says he will vote to reduce the second year of European Recovery Act funding, potentially trimming up to 1.0 billion dollars. The House Foreign Affairs Committee favored a plan cutting 200 million from government outlay while encouraging up to 272 million in private investment to boost Europe’s recovery. The debate centers on whether to scale back authorization from 4.28 to 3.0 billion for the July 1 to June 30 period and how to fund postwar rearmament if needed. Taft supports a lower overall total even as he backs continuing recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
R-Onio
Senate
Administration
Economic Cooperation Administration
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Europe
ECA
The
Ohioan
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Capehart
R-Ind
Western Europe
Conay
Doctors and Lawyers To Meet Tonight
The Butler County Medical Society and the Butler County Bar Association will hold a joint meeting at the Elks City club tonight. Dr. Herbert P. Lyle Hamilton County coroner and assistants Dr. Frank Dutra and Dr. Frank will speak on issues when physicians are subpoenaed for testimony. A dinner is planned at 6 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Medical Society
Butler County Bar Association
Elks City Club
Herbert P. Lyle
Hamilton County
Frank Dutra
Frank Cleveland
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Woodlawn Ave
Crawford St
J. B. Reder
North Broad St
Scout
Hamilton Jr. Ouam
Williamson Heater Company
Abe Stecker
Illiamson
Williamson-Ziegler Furnace Co
N. Broad St
Dial
Citizens Club Reports
Castell Drug CO
Eagles Lodge
Civitans
Caromel
Carter
Ano
von Abodz Ok
M. ©. Miller
Mgr
Welfare Finance Corp
Denny
Grimes
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