Ban On Through City Truck Traffic On Main St Studied
City Commission to consider an ordinance banning through city trucks on Main St with exceptions for local deliveries. If approved, trucks must use Verity Pkwy and observe delivery routing via nearby intersections. signs will direct truckers accordingly. Route changes followed an state and city traffic upgrade aimed at easing Main St congestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St
Fred J. Schatzmann
Schatzmann
Eagles Corner Vane
Verity Pkwy
Oxford-State Rd
Amanda
Tytus Ave
Verity
Germantown Rd
J. Arthur Goldschmidt
Oe Ene
Division 8
Erie
Middletown Senior Wins District Speech Contest
Francis Kartovich, a Middletown High School senior, captured first place in the district Knights speech event at Carrtown last night. He advances to the state competition in Columbus with his talk on What Has Ancient Greece Given To Modern Civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kartovich
Middletown High School
Carrtown
Columbus
Alaska Highway Opens Year Round for Longest Continuous Route
Motorists can travel the Alaska Highway year round from Fairbanks to Fairbanks, a 4000 mile stretch touted as the longest unrestricted road. The piece notes a California furrier and roofing ad from Middletown Lumber Company offering 3 in 1 Hex Roofing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Trail
Police Ball Sets Attendance Record Boost for Junior Police
More than 1,000 tickets sold for the annual Police Ball at the Manchester Hotel. Lester Keeler says final arrangements are complete and a record turnout is expected. Les Shepherd's orchestra will play 9 to 1 for dancing. proceeds support the Junior Police youth program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annal Police
Manchester
Lester Keeler
Les Shepherd
Junior Police
Fraternal Order of Police
Joseph Blackmore
Keeler
Sgt. Blackmore
Roy Crout
Edward Poling
Estel Coldiron
Herbert Fawley
Armed robbery trial starts for two Warren County suspects
The jury trial for Hemt Smith, 26, and Tige Stamper, 28, both of near Miamisburg, opened in the Warren County Common Pleas Court before Judge Alton Brown. They pleaded not guilty to an armed robbery indictment involving a Springboro service station hold up and a Waynesville station break in. Bond set at 5900 dollars each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Montgomery County
Warren County
Common Pleas
Alton Brown
Hemt Smith
Tige Stamper
Miamisburg
Warren Grand Jury
Springboro
Waynesville
Retired Rail Employee Charles DeNeene Dies at 73
Charles J. DeNeene 73 of 204 Charles St. Middletown died this morning in a Cincinnati hospital. A longtime employee of New York Central Railroad and Wrenn Paper Co, he lived in Middletown since 1900 and retired ten years ago. He was active at Holy Trinity Church and Holy Name Society. Survived by daughter Mary Reardon and three sons Charles Jr Jack and George with two grandchildren. Arrangements incomplete at Baker Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. DeNeene
Charles St
Cincinnati
Middletown
DeNeene
New York Central Railroad
Wrenn Paper Co
Holy Trinity Church
Holy Name Society
Mary Reardon
Charles
Jack
George
St. Petersburg
Fla
Baker Funeral Home
Catherine Rapp, Middletown Resident, Dies at 72
Mrs. Catherine Rapp 72 died at 10 a m at her daughter's home 316 Monroe St following a five month illness. She widow of John Rapp who died in 1940 a Middletown resident since 1918. Survived by daughter Mrs Meehan one sister Miss Helena Hayel two granddaughters Marilyn Meehan and Catherine Hay. Visitation at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home 2 5 and 7 10 p m Thursday. Service 2 p m Friday at the funeral home Rev H H Jung. Burial Woodside Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Rapp
Dwight Meehan
Monroe St
John Rapp
Middletown
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Women’s Guild
Meehan
Helena Hayel
College Hill
Marilyn Meehan
Catherine Hay
Lockland
McCoy-Leffler
H. H. Jung
Woodside Cemetery
Mrs Hannah Loy 83 dies at daughter’s home
Mrs. Hannah Loy 83 died Sunday afternoon at her daughter Mrs Edward Crane’s home after a two week illness. Survived by five daughters Mrs Frank Smith Springboro Mrs Donald Clark Mrs Paul Schench Dayton Mrs Walter Allison Osborn and Mrs Crane. three sons Herbert William Dayton and John Lebanon. Funeral services Wednesday at 1 pm at Mrs Crane’s home and 2:30 pm at Ellerton Baptist Church. Burial in Ellerton Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Hannah Loy
Edward Crane
Frank Smith
Springboro
Donald Clark
Paul Schench
Dayton
Walter Allison
Osborn
Crane
Herbert
William
John
Ellerton Baptist Church
Ellerton Cemetery
Deadline Looms For 1948 Licenses Permits And Taxes
Tomorrow March 31 marks final deadline for 1948 automobile license plates driver permits and personal property tax returns Motorists failing to comply face court citations The Bureau of Motor Vehicles office at 1761 Central Ave opens 8 am to 9 pm Deputy registrar Pauline Dredee notes extension of permit deadline to April 1 Driving tests will be required starting Thursday at the State Highway Department Walter Reigart heads tests Property tax returns are handled in City Building hall second floor with staff from the county auditor and taxes may be paid at the county treasurer's office
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh A. King
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Central Ave
Pauline&. Dredee
Edward T. Fogo
Bureau
Walter K. Reigart
State Examiner
State Highway Department
County Auditor's Office
Webster Griest
W. C. Neel
County Treasurers Office
Students Return From Capitol Tour
Easter in Washington D C marked a three day postwar trip for 47 Middletown High School students and three chaperones from Middletown. They viewed the White House National Cathedral Washington Monument Pan American Building and other famed sights during their Capitol stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Middletown
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
H. H. Lawrence
Amy Compton
Loree Hagen
South School
Capitol City
White House
National Cathedral
Washington Monument
Girl Scouts Begin Cookie Sale as War Ends Soon
Girls in green will canvass homes Saturday to take cookie orders for the first sale since the war. Only orders will be taken with deliveries set for April 23. One pound boxes cost 40 cents with 3 cents per box kept by troops for the central camp fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garnet L. Church
Estate valued at 507000 in Cleveland after president dies
Mack Gordon president of Linder Company who died last June from injuries in a plane crash left an estate valued at 507318 in gross assets. The filing notes the substantial value and details may include related holdings and beneficiaries in Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Mack Gordon
Linder Company
Wood Cells: Long Thin Tubes Finer Than Hair
The article notes that wood cells are long and slender, forming fine tubes thinner than a human hair, highlighting their microscopic structure and diameter.
Four Middletown Servicemen To Be Returned Home
Bodies of four Middletown servicemen who died in World War II will be among 5 342 Americans returned to the United States aboard the Army transports Robert F Burns and John L McCarley. Among the remains are Sgt William Massey Jr Pfc John M Lunsford and Pfc Donald E Root. Root was with the 82nd Airborne and killed in France in 1944. Lunsford was with Company C Fifth Infantry and killed in Germany in 1944. Burial duties are handled by McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
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Middletown
Europe
United States Army
Robert F. Burns
New York
John L. McCarley
Burns
Ohio
Antwerp
Belgium
William Massey, Jr
Melvin R. Flizer
John M. Luns
Morris Lunsford
Beech St
Germany
Danville
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
141St Infantry
France
William Massey
Henry Ave
Middletown High School
Pvt
Elizer
James M. Elizer
Co. “I
334Th Infantry
Traffic Counters Placed In City For 48 Hour Study
Twenty six traffic counters were placed on Middletown streets by a team led by Joseph Aukland and Vito Durante from the Ohio State Highway Department to measure flow and congestion. The device counts will run 48 hours and be removed Friday. Harry E. Neal and Russell Deetz of the Highway Department arrived to survey city traffic for the Safety Council and plan to start tomorrow. The Safety Council School division held its monthly meeting to discuss safety lessons and a poster contest tied to the Spring Clean Up Campaign.
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Middletown
Joseph Aukland
Planning and Survey Department
Ohio State Highway Department
Vito T. Durante
Durante
Harry E. Neal
Russell Deetz
Traffic and Safety Division
The
Highway Department
Paul E. Wilson
School Division of Safety Council
Civic Association
Walters. Geckeler
John R Baker Returns Home After Major Operations
John R. Baker son of Mr and Mrs Joseph R Baker of Manchester Ave has been brought home to Manchester to recuperate after several Mayo Clinic surgeries in Rochester Minnesota He was returned to the hospital after a fall at Miami University where he was a student Baker served in the Navy and suffered injuries from a California auto accident witnessed after returning from sea duty His back and one leg are in casts but he can use crutches pending further treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Baker
Joseph R. Baker
Manchester Ave
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Mann
Young Baker
Miami University
California
Navy
Meet Pete and Re Pete Fort Lewis Mascots Debut
Headquarters Co. 1st Battalion Second Infantry Division chose two 13 week old cocker spaniel puppies as mascots, naming them Pete and Re Pete after a brief debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lewis
Wash
Headquarters Co
Second Infantry Division
Pete
Girl Injured in Car Crash on Franklin Trenton Road
Miss Doodie Stamper an 18 year old resident of 1702 Manchester Ave suffered lacerations to the mouth nose and knee when the car she rode in struck a culvert on Franklin Trenton Rd last night state patrolmen reported. The driver Charles Collins 2307 Queen Ave said he struck the culvert while avoiding another vehicle whose driver could not be located. Stamper was taken to Middletown Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doodie Stamper
Manchester Ave
Franklin-Trenton Rd
Charles Collins
Queen Ave
Miss Stamper
Middletown Hospital
Speech League Competition Set Saturday
Contestants from eight Ohio high schools in the Southwest district travel to Middletown for an all day speech tournament sponsored by the Ohio High School Speech League and the Thespian National Dramatic Society. Events include one act plays and poetry reading with Miss Florence Powell chairing assisted by Helen L Stapleford and Sara L Keck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Middletown
Ohio High School Speech League
Thespian National Dramatic Society
Florence Powell
Helen L. Stapleford
Cincinnati
Hughes
Sara L. Keck
Washington
D. H
Camp Hook improvements set for Warren County area council meeting
A Warren County Soil Conservation District plan for Camp Hook soil conservation will be discussed along with camp repairs. The Civic Association meeting at 7 30 pm will consider bridge and road repairs pool painting and installation of an incinerator with Evan Hamilton as committee chairman and members including Robert Blickensderfer L W Johnson W C McIntyre B R Bashford Donald Broughton Edward Timmers and Clyde Combs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren County Soil Conservation District
Camp Hook
Camp Committee of
Mound Builders Area
Civic Association
Evan Hamilton
Robert Blickensderfer
L. W. Johnson
W. C McIintyre
B. R. Bashford
Donald Broughton
Edward Timmers
Clyde Combs
Child Suffered Minor Skull Fracture
Edward Wayne Toby Hall two and a half year old son of Mr and Mrs Edward Hall of 2316 Hill Ave fell Saturday while searching for his dog. X rays showed a minor skull fracture. He improved today and should be home in three to four days. The family dog was found at a South Ave home after being penned and ended his hunger strike.
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Edward Wayne
Toby” Hall
Edward Hall
Hill Ave
South Ave
Toby
North Middletown Annexation Controversy Divides Residents
North Middletown split over annexation as supporters claim strong petition turnout and minimal refusals while opponents report scattered signs of resistance mainly in Roselawn and Maple Park. Tax concerns and fear of city projects drive the debate as both sides campaign tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
City of
Avalon
Roselawn
Maple Park
Six Building Permits Issued This Month in City
Six building permits for new homes have been issued so far this month with another expected before March end. Orville Corson, building commissioner, noted the largest permit went to L. S. Cohn for a 35 thousand dollar one family home at 3006 Fleming Rd by M. L. Bauer Construction Co. The project features a frame with brick veneer. Other permits include Jerome A. Inwood at 109 Orchard St for 11 thousand dollars, Thomas E. Lewis for a 7.5 thousand dollar home at 1303 Highland Ave by Hammond Construction Co., two 7 thousand dollar Hammond projects for James Powell at 1520 Brown St and Donalde Spears at 1020 Jackson St, and Britton Kendrick at 113 Orchard St for 8 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Corson
L. S. Cohn
Alameda
Fleming Rd
M. L. Bauer Construction Co
Thomas E. Lewis
Highland Ave
Hammond Construction Company
James Powell
Brown St
Donalde Spears
Jackson St
Hammond
Orchard St
Britton Kendrick
Gifts and Visits Cheer Leukemia Stricken Joyce Klame
Joyce Klame, 10, of Trenton Route 1, is flooded with gifts, cards, and visits after a Journal article. A sunshine basket helps her open one package daily while books and a forthcoming doll keep her busy during long indoors hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joyce Klame
Trenton
Journal
Joyce
Harwitz Speech Finals Set for Wednesday
Five finalists from twenty contestants in the Benjamin F. Hurwitz Oratorical Contest will compete tomorrow in assembly at Middletown High School. Finalists are Jay Beatty Wells Didlick Mary Hendricks George Skillman and Paul Wells. The annual seniors contest was started by Mr Harwitz and is continued by his widow Mrs Mary A Harwitz. Awards are chosen books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F. Hurwitz
Jay Beatty
Wells Didlick
Mary Hendricks
George Skillman
Paul Wells
Middletown High School
Harwitz
Mary A. Harwitz
Marines To Open Recruiting Here In Middletown
Two Marine Corps recruiters will be in Middletown every Monday from 9 am to 4 pm at the City Building. Young men 17 to 29 may contact Sgt. John Dodson or Sgt. Dennis Lilly for enlistment information. Former Marines without medals may obtain victory or defense medals from these recruiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Middletown
John Dodson
Dennis Lilly
Saigon and Black Narcissus Showings At Paramount
At the Paramount on Tuesday Saigon stars Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake with showings at 1 15, 3 25, 5 30, 7 40 and 9 50 p m. Wednesday Senator Was Indiscreet with William Powell and Ella Raines at 1 15, 4 15, 7 20 and 10 25 p m plus Black Narcissus with Deborah Kerr and Sabu at 2 45, 5 50 and 8 55 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Saigon
Alan Ladd
Veronica Lake
William Powell
Ella Raines
Deborah Kerr
Sabu
Boomerang and Flame of New Orleans Film Showings
Tuesday and Wednesday program listings show Boomerang with Dana Andrews and Jane Wyatt at 1 15 p m 4 26 p m 7 23 p m and 10 29 p m and Flame Of New Orleans with Marlene Dietrich and Bruce Cabot at 3 02 p m 5 59 p m and 8 10 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dana Andrews
Jane Wyatt
New Orleans
Marlene Dietrich
Bruce Cabot
Woman dies in Findlay traffic crash
AP reports a fatal Findlay accident left Essie Mae Pilgrim 33 of Hamilton dead and John Elder from Cincinnati also killed. Relatives identified Pilgrim late on the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Findlay
Essie Mae Pilgrim
Hamilton
John Elder
Cincinnati
Lake Erie College names acting director of public relations
Dr. W. H. Hickerson head of the English department at Lake Erie College is named acting director of public relations and will continue teaching. Production of new automobiles in 1946 was 37 percent below prewar output.
John son Rubber to Begin Daylight Saving Time in Middlefield Plant
Changing time rules reported by AP say Johnson Rubber Co will move to daylight saving time Thursday at the Middlefield plant. Most northern Ohio cities plan a full change by April 25.
SSS Tonic Promises Vitality Through Blood Strength
An old time health ad claims weak watery blood ages men and women, urging readers to start SSS Tonic to boost red blood cell activity, increase appetite, energy, sleep, digestion, and skin glow with millions of bottles sold and a drugstore bottle offer.
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MHS
Rothman
Middletown Lumber Company
Central Avenue
Capitol
Luigi Longo
Italy
de Gasperi
Rome
Philo
N. Main ST
North
Chardon
National Distillers Products Corration
N. Y
First Ave
Orvel A. Canada
Indianapolis
Ind
Girard Street
Psy Io
MECOY
Leffler
Middletown,a
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