Headaches To Face City Commissioners In Meeting Tomorrow
City Commission set to adopt an operating appropriation ordinance as budgets may rise slightly while some programs face cuts. First readings on a gambling penalties ordinance to curb horse race betting will continue with three readings and a 30 day waiting period. Street repair plans for 1981 may not be ready for the meeting, with involvement from Street Superintendent Shawhan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
Harry F. Newlin
Starick
William F. Shawhan
Bor Awarded $1,500 In Suit Against City
A minor named Bor Weaver represented by his father Maurice Weaver was awarded 1509 dollars in a Common Pleas Court verdict against the city of Middletown. He sued for 10,000 dollars for injuries from July 5 1948 when he fell on an unlit street draw. The injury included a severe arm fracture and required extended medical care. The jury verdict was delivered today before Judge P P Bell and payment will be from the city's claims appropriation.
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Weaver
Plan To Remodel City Building To Add Finance Space
City manager H. W. Starick said remodeling of part of the City Building may create extra room for at least one department. The first-stone corridor could be enclosed to enlarge the finance department, likely via a contracting service and kept relatively inexpensive. Potentially enclosing the corridor at the other end was discussed but not decided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Starick
Starick
Finance Department
Tole
Excello Man Held for Parole Violation Arrest
A 21 year old Excello man was arrested at his home by Potter County deputies on suspicion of parole violation. Police received a report that he was armed and driving toward the city, and he was taken to the jail for further investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excello
Potter County
Firefighters Hope for Victory Amid Quiet Week
Middletown Fire Department logged four alarms last Friday with several false alarms on Saturday. The department notes a string of quiet days and hopes for continued fire-free periods as crews stay alert and ready.
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Middletown Fire Department
Seagram Takes Over Eversharp Floors for Storage
Joseph E. Seagram and Sons has completed negotiations to take over the second and third floors of the Eversharp building on North Broad Street Middletown for storage of its alcoholic products under federal bonding rules. The move marks a second Middletown storage expansion within six months after Seagram leased the former Lorillard warehouse. A bonding contractor is reported, and the ground floor may later be used for manufacturing. the operation will be overseen mainly by watchmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph E. Seagram and Sons
Distillers
Ma of
Alcoholic Spirits
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Eversharp, Inc
North Broad St
Uct
Middletown
Seagram
P. Lorillard Company
Lamneck St
Calumet Ave
B. D. Morgan and Company
Eversharp
J. Thomas Sebald Realty Company
Cincinnati Realty
Seagram Company
Roy L. Patterson
Secre
Obituary for Robert F. Smiley Middletown Grounds Chief
Robert F. Eddie Smiley 46 of 806 Fourteenth Ave died during surgery at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton at 7 24 p m Monday He served 25 years as supervisor of grounds and buildings for Middletown Schools A member of First Baptist Church he lived in Middletown 38 years coming from Somerset Kentucky Survived by widow Opal a son Robert two daughters Mrs Vernon Schwing of Telty and Mrs Fay Brown Jr of Scrimefield seven sisters Mrs Frank Wells Elizabeth Wager Paul Link Mabel Richardson Mrs James Cottle Alma Schuyler Christine Parker mother Mrs Mary Smiley three grandchildren Services at 3 30 p m Thursday Baker funeral Home Rev H H Jung burial Woodside Cemetery Friends may call after noon Wednesday
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Robert F
Eddie) Smiley
Fourteenth Ave
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton
Smiley
Middletown
First Baptist Church
Somerset
Ope
Robert
Vernon Schwing Oftelty
Fay Brown, Jr
Scrimefield
Frank Wells
Elizabeth Wager
Paul Link
Mabel Richardson
James Cottle
Germantown
Alma Schuyler
Christine Parker
Mary Smiley
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
H. H. Jung
Woodside Cemetery
Fun Home
Masonic services for Karl Conklin death
Karl Conklin 60 of 9 Aberdeen Dr died Sunday. Funeral home services begin tonight with Blue Lodge at 7 30 and Order of the Amaranth at 8. Visitations 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Active pallbearers Harold Hannah Harry W Martin Charles W Smith William S Helton J M Winkelman Otto Hein. Final rites Wednesday 2 p.m. with Rev Kenneth S Learey officiating. Mili-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Conklin
Aberdeen Dr
Riggs
Blue Lodge
Order of the Amaranth
Harold Hannah
Harry W Martin
Charles W. Smith
Williams. Helton
J. M. Winkelman
Funeral services and burial for Mr. Conklin
Funeral services will be conducted by the American Legion and interment in Woodside Cemetery. Mr. Conklin died at 12 30 p m Sunday at Mercy Hospital after a short illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Woodside Cemetery
Conklin
Mercy Hospital
Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Joseph dies at Midlothian
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Joseph died at 10 20 pm Monday at the Middletown Hospital. Surviving include two brothers and two sisters. Friends may call at the Joseph R Baker Funeral Home after 6 pm Tuesday. Graveside services are set for 10 am Wednesday at Woodside Cemetery with Rev. R C Caudill officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Joseph
Middletown Hospital
Joseph R. Baker
Woodside Cemetery
R. C. Caudill
Daniel Daub 83 Former MLB Pitcher Dies in Florida
Daniel Daub aged 83 died Sunday in Bradenton Florida. He was born near Middletown and spent summers with a daughter Mrs H W Thorpe of Dayton. Daub played as a major league pitcher for Brooklyn Cincinnati and St Louis in the 1890s and coached at the University of Delaware and Amherst College after graduating from Denison University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Daub
Bradenton
Fla
Daub
Middletown
H. W. Thorpe
Dayton
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Denison University
University of Delaware
Amherst College
Services for Blanche Ringle Held at Local Funeral Home
Services for Blanche Ringle 67 of 1509 Church Street who died Sunday at General Hospital Cincinnati have been completed. Captain Kenneth Sharpe will officiate at 7 a.m. Friday at Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home. Burial will be in Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Ringle
Church St
General Hospital
Cincinnati
Kenneth Sharpe
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
Woodside Cemetery
Mrs Emily Mayne dies after cerebral hemorrhage in Lima
Mrs Emily Mayne 76 of Union Road died at Lima Memorial Hospital at noon today after suffering a cerebral hemorrhage 19 days ago. She had been a resident of the area for many years and was well known locally.
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Franklin
Emily Mayne
Union Road
Lima Memorial Hospital
Lima
Mayne
Mrs Weidle of Franklin Remembered in Lima Funeral
The obituary notes the widow of Harry Mayne, with survivors including daughters Mrs. Leo Schneider and Mrs. Clara Copus of Lima, and sons Harry Weidle of Lima and Loreen Weidle of Franklin. Services are set at Miller-Davis Funeral Home in Lima at 2 p.m. Wednesday with burial in the local cemetery.
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Franklin
Harry Mayne
Leo Schneider
Clara Copus
Lima
Harry Weidle
Loreen Weidle
Miller- Davis Funeral Home
Mrs Laura Hollon Rites Planned In Franklin
Laura B Hollon 68 died after a lingering illness at her son John Hollon s home 208 Roberts Ave Franklin Surviving are her son her daughter Mrs Margaret Baker of Miamisburg a sister Mrs Alice Wood of Franklin four brothers and 12 grandchildren Services set for Friday 2 30 p m at First Baptist Church with Rev H S Gessner officiating Burial in Woodhill Cemetery Friends may call at the son s residence Thursday afternoon Robert Eaton Funeral Home in charge
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Franklin
Laura B. Hollon
John Hollon
Roberts Ave
Margaret Baker
Miamisburg
Alice Wood
William
John Stricklin
Dayton
S. F. Stricklin
Columbia
8. C
N. Stricklin l
Nashville
Tenn
First Baptist Church
H. S. Gessner
Premature annexation rumors surface near Buena Vista
Middles towns discuss annexation as inquiries arise about water service. City manager H. W. Starick says talks with Buena Vista and West Middletown reps occurred but no moves underway. Leaders emphasize voluntary annexation only if area freeholders request it. funds noted for preliminary plans.
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Buena Vista
West Middletown
Myers
Mayfield
Amanda
Middletown
April Draft Call Slashed by Half by State Tele
A state Selective Service telegram to Columbus office halves April draft quotas for local boards. Fourth lowest call drops. 10 inductees since 1948. Seduction dates set for April 4 and 13. preinduction physicals on April 3 and 24 for scheduled candidates. Birthdate deadline November 1, 1930 remains effective. those born after not eligible for induction but may face physicals. March calls: 138 examined, 56 inducted.
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Telefrom
Srials
Aeronca Prospects Rated Good In Annual Report
Aeronca Manufacturing, saved by Middle town’s civic support in 1949, posted a net loss of 89,399 in 1950. President John A. Lawler said figures reflect an upward trend, noting 1950 sales of 3,070,268 and $5,024,000 in unfilled orders. Backlog stood at 6,582,000 with 1951 deliveries to dominate. Shareholders’ meeting set for April 3 at 10 am.
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Aeronca
Middletown
John A. Lawler
Lawler
Boeing Airplane Company
Bell Aircraft Corp
General Tectric Company
U. S. Air Force and Ordnance Departments
Twenty one inductees depart for Army service
Twenty one men reported this morning at Draft Board 10 and were sent to the Army Induction Station in Cincinnati. Names include Richard A Fugett James M Conrad Orville E Marxen Arlin W Powell Abraham C Boyden Don E Ziepfel Henry W Kunka Elmer L Jones Robert L Blount Harold P Huffman Bennie Piston John G Rose Jack Rush Jr Alda Randolph Smith James F Wells Donald D Walker Frank W Bar Nicholas R Schramm James H Treadway. Two additional selectees previously transferred into Board 10 from other boards are John Babbjak Jr and Henry E Mack.
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Army Inem
Cincinnati
Richard Allen Fugett
Garfield St
James Monroe Conrad
Trenton
Orville Eugene Marxen
Mohawk St
Arlin Wayne Powell
Middletown
Abraham Calvin Boysden
Hamilton
Don Eugene Ziepfel
Henry Walter Kunka
Elmer Lewis Jones
Plum St
Robert Lee Blount
Harold Pierson Huffman
Oxford
Bennie Pierson
John Glen Rose
Columbia Ave
Jack Rush
Eighth Ave
Alda Randolph Smith
James Frederick Wells
Donald Dee Walker
Harmila
Frank Walter Bar
Vanderveer St
Nicholas Richard Schramm
Clark St
James Harold Treadway
Korea Yet To Speak At Franklin Rotary
Marine Captain William Barber on leave from Korea and Major Robert V. Perkins in charge of Marine recruiting in southern Ohio will visit the Franklin Rotary Club for the weekly meeting Wednesday night. Perkins will present Okinawa operation films and discuss Marine Corps expansion amid the current national emergency. Barber will share Korea service experiences.
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William Barber
Korea
Robert V. Perkins
Ohio
Franklin Rotary Club
Perkins
Okinawa
Marine Corps
Barber
Woman In Hospital Hip Broken In Fall
Maud McCabe of Elmo P. was injured in a fall at home Monday and is confined to Middletown Hospital with a broken hip. She remains hospitalized and is not yet released as reported yesterday, with expected confinement for several weeks.
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Elmer (Maud) McCabe
Elmo P
Middletown
At The Movies Showings Listed For Paramount Strand
Paramount shows Lullaby of Broadway on Tuesday with 1 50, 3 45, 5 45, 7 45 and 9 45 p m. Wednesday features Three Husbands at 1 50, 3 50, 5 50, 7 50 and 9 55 p m. Strand screens Navy Bound on Tuesday at 2 50, 5 40 and 8 35 p m and Belle LeGrande at 1 15, 4 05, 7 00 and 9 55 p m. On Wednesday Nagana plays at 2 55, 5 40 and 8 30 p m and The Cage at 1 30, 5 15 and 7 05 p m. Also I’d Climb the Highest Mountain shows on Tuesday and Wednesday at 1 50, 3 50, 5 45, 7 40 and 9 40 p m.
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Nagana
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Macek
Columbus
Francis Carmody
R. A. Pochel
Rose Stabler
Wesistant
Ohio Highway Engineering Conference
Ohio Cite Managers Association
Ohio State University
Association of Ohio Municipalities
Deshler-Wallick Hotel
Ohio Planning Conference
Deshler
Kensington St
Central
Grand Aves
Euclid St
Highview Rd
Burton Re
Green Re
Wilson
Howard Newcomb
Newcomb
Police and Fire Department
Civil Service Commission
Joseph Blackmore
Bor
Fin
Masons
Jefferson Lodge 90
Kerr D. Conklin
Riggs Funeral Home
Cecil Rogers
W. M
Co. D. Wilson
Leer Funeral ‘Home
Broad Street
First Ave
Safety Council
Lugenie Fishbaugh
Daughtter
Gene Fishbaugh
S. Main St
C. E. Statenroth
Middletown Safety Council
Joe Ingram
Tytus Ave
Eugenie
Ingram
William Fishbaugh
Joe Fishbaugh
Bobby
Journal
Robert E. Smiley
Karl D. Conklin
Infant Joseph
Lady Borden
Borden
Tady. Borden
South
Improvement League
Harold Knopshield
West Middletown League
C. F. Myers
Dixie Heights Improvement League
Midtown
Warren County
Aeronca Prospects
Army
Franklin Rotary
Charles ST
Frie Hanson
Paramount
Arange
Central Ave
DIAL
Lakeside Inn
Tytus
RUSCO
Perea
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