School Board Records Approved Audit Lists Procedural Changes
The state auditor found bookkeeping and procedural errors in the Middletown City School District covering 1944 to 1947. Findings include commingled athletic funds, blank warrants, improper insurance, lack of duplicate receipts, and a $438 total finding with $359 paid. adjustments totaled $5,196.78. The report urges separate athletic fund records, a voucher system, period independent audits, and adherence to law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Bureau of Spection
Board of Education
Atie
Walter W. Caill
Susan Fouts
Cahill
Afeteria
General Fund
Chool
Caill
Middletown City
Vote slated to streamline tax stamps and oversee boards
Rep. Harry D. Bellis renewed a call for a Senate House Committee to probe state boards and commissions for legal operation. The Senate sent to the House a bill allowing regional sewer agencies by counties and municipalities, sponsored by Sens. Metzenbaum and Winter. Another measure, approved without dissent, would require election questions ballots to show the percentage needed for passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Bellis
van Wert
Senate
House
Norway votes to join Atlantic Pact and sign in April
Norway’s parliament approves joining the North Atlantic pact by 130 to 13 with only Communists and two labor members voting against. Signing in Washington set for April 4. Western naval powers Britain France the Netherlands and Belgium plan June joint maneuvers to align their defenses with US observers. Discussions in Washington consider a Mediterranean alliance linked to the pact and potential Pacific cooperation to counter communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Washington
London
Britain
British Commonwealth
United States
Royal Naval College
Opinions Vary On Cost Of Bill To Reduce Police Fire Hours
A bill to cut firemen hours to 63 a week and policemen to 44 was favorably reported by the House Committee of State Government in Columbus. Middletown officials disagree on cost with City Attorney Fred Schatzmann estimating about $23,000 extra for fire and $11,000 for police on a calendar-year basis, while firemen project $12,000 more by nine hours less. The plan would add four officers to the fire force, raising total personnel and reserve strength, a need underscored after a recent Central Ave fire. Present shifts are 24 hours for 35 firemen and eight-hour duty for three men, with every off day shifting from every 14 to every eight days. Toledo, Cleveland, and Columbus would be unaffected. The 1939 change from 84 to 72 hours and wartime staffing history are noted as context.
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House Committee of State
Columbus
St Middletown
Fred Schatzmann
Middletown
Schatzmann
Central Ave
Toledo
Cleveland
Probate Court Upheld In Mary Hughes Case
The Ohio Supreme Court refused to disturb a Butler County Probate Court ruling denying probate of a purported lost will for Mary M. Hughes of Oxford. Gladys E. Ross filed the action against Charles Marshall, the estate administrator.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Butler County
Mary M. Hughes
Oxford
Servigemen News Turner to Join USS Auterius Deployment
Donald C. Turner Jr husband son of Mr and Mrs Donald Turner of 707 Fifteenth Ave is aboard USS Auterius destroyer slated to depart San Diego on April 7. He graduated from MM School Great Lakes Naval Academy on March 19.
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Donald C. Turner, Jr
Donald Turner
Fifteenth Ave
Auterius
San Diego
Turner
Great Lakes Naval Academy
Senate moves to end rent controls coast to coast
The article outlines how state and local bodies can decontrol rents, with governor approval needed for city actions. It details landlords’ fair net operating income, eviction controls, treble damages for tenants, and recontrol powers post March 31. It notes Congress debates enforcement methods and party splits in Ohio for the extension bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Congress
Woods
New York
Chicago
Butler County Court Notices Involving Families
Mary Elizabeth Kemplin of Middletown sues John Estille Kemplin for cruelty and neglect. Hattie Spivey of Hamilton sues Jefferson David Spivey for cruelty and neglect. Callie C Dillars of Hamilton sues Allea Dillard for separate maintenance alleging neglect and nonpayment of support for two children. Married December 2, 1939.
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Mary Elizabeth Kemplin
Tenth Ave
Middletown
Johnnie Estille Kemplin
Baltimore St
Hattie Spivey
Hamilton
Jefferson David Spivey
Callie C. Dillars
Allea Dillard
Shuler Ave
Butler County Common Pleas Court
Dillard
Middletown probate notes list multiple estate actions
Grace E. Linkins appointed administrator for Henry Linkins estate in Middletown who died March 17. Susanna Pleska estate appraisal in Middletown shows $4400 realty. Louis Pleska named executor. Arthur Barker Jr. named to administer Leroy Whitley estate of Trenton who died February 26. estimated $7500 personal property and $500 realty. Crawford M. Morris to administer Gilbert M. Jones estate of Ross who died July 31, 1931. $989.13 personal property. Sylvia E. Carroll to receive Harry A. Carroll estate in Middletown. she named executrix. will signed February 27, 1937. witnesses H L Dell and George Mann. testator died March 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace E. Linkins
Henry Linkins
Middletown
Susanna Pleska
Louis Pleska
Arthur Barker, Jr
Leroy Whitley
Trenton
Crawford M. Morris
Gilbert M. Jones
Ross
Sylvia E. Carroll
Harry A. Carroll
H. L. Dell
George Mann
Middletown Reports First 1949 Polio Victim In Fair Condition
Middletown's first polio victim of 1949 is listed in fair condition at Mercy Hospital after a Tuesday admission. Five-year-old J Gosmeyer, son of Mr and Mrs Larry Gosmeyer of 1125 Kunz Ave, has paralysis in his right leg and partial weakness in the left. Hot packs are used to ease contractions. The Butler County Chapter meeting in Hamilton drew seven local members including Dr J C Stratton and A C OConnor. The chapter authorized payments totaling 390.48 for hospital care and 76 for doctors, plus 218.40 for physio therapy and 50 for nurse's expenses. Ohio has sent more polio patients to Warm Springs than any state except Georgia. The drive committee forecasts over 24,000 in March of Dimes funds for the county. Marguerite Slater will split time between Fort Hamilton and Middletown Hospitals as needed. Frank Ricter was named publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Mercy Hospital
Charles Reuthe
Butler County
National
J Gosmeyer
Larry Gosmeyer
Kunz Ave
Reuthe
Hamilton
Paul Cretors
J. C. Stratton
Middletown Hospital
A.C. O’connor
Martin Thomas
John Fitzgerald
Herman Rekers
Cretors
Francis Strapp
Georgia
Two Locomotives Hit Auto in Cincinnati Collision
In Cincinnati, an automobile was struck twice by locomotives but occupants Walter Brune and George Coveline escaped injury. After crossing tracks with a northbound freight, they attempted to pass gaps between two track sets as a passenger train approached, but Brune misjudged and the passenger engine side swiped the car, hurling it into the freight train before Brune and Coveline jumped to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Walter Brune
George Coveline
Brune
Bruen
Caveline
Franklin man fined for DUI with suspended license
Municipal Court arraigned Robert Olinger of Franklin who was fined ten dollars and had his driving privilege suspended for six months after a morning appearance before Judge Alton H. Combs. Patrolman Harold Gray arrested him at Germantown Road and Tytus Avenue after his car veered into a lot and nearly struck a steel post. Elza Shoemaker, 35, of 1028 Hanover Street, was fined twenty five dollars for possessing a gambling device after officers found a punch board on Tuesday night at 108 South Canal Street.
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Robert Olinger
Franklin
Alton H. Combs
Olinger
Germantown Rd
Tytus Ave
Harold Gray
Elza Shoemaker
Hanover St
S. Canal St
Junior Elks meeting and Bethel style show rehearsals
The Junior Elks will hold a regular meeting Thursday at 4 p.m. at the Elks Home on Eighth Ave for girls aged two to twelve who wish to attend. A rehearsal for the Bethel A. M. E. Church style show will take place Thursday at 8 p.m. at the church for trustee helpers and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Eighth Ave
Bethel A. M. E
Tax deadline near as residents file personal property returns
The filing deadline for personal property tax returns approaches with Mrs. W. W. Griest and her assistant available on the City Building’s second floor to assist tomorrow.
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W. W. Griest
Driver Of Truck Burns To Death
A truck driver was killed when his large trailer caught fire after veering off Route 6 six miles east of Napoleon. The vehicle, carrying 20 tons of flat sheet steel, slid 180 feet into a ditch. Fire destroyed the cab. the driver, unnamed, burned beyond recognition. Indiana plates indicated the Wenham Triation Company of Cleveland operated the truck while authorities checked ownership and identity.
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Napoleon
Here
State Highway Patrol
Route 6
Star Highway Patrol
Indiana
Wenham Triation Company
Cleveland
Man Declared Sane In Case in St Louis
A 26 year old Cincinnati man named William N Pollard was ruled sane enough to distinguish right from wrong in a case involving the death of a 21 month old baby. Dr Edmond F Sassin testified Pollard should be confined permanently though no specific conditions were given. Assistant Circuit Attorney Edward L Dowd said he would seek the death penalty at Pollard's April 11 trial for the slaying of Joseph Nicols Jr. The infant had been left in Pollard's care in Huntington West Virginia by the mother. A baby's body was found several days after he checked out of a St Louis hotel. After his capture Pollard admitted to the slaying to St Louis authorities.
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ST. Louis
Cincinnati
Edmond F. Sassin
William N. Pollard
Pollard
Edward L. Dowd
Joseph Nicols, Jr
Huntington
W. Va
Chamber Secretary Attends Hearings on Unemployment Bill
Middletown Chamber of Commerce secretary Roy L. Patterson left today to observe the House Industry Labor Committee hearing on amended Senate Bill 142 regarding unemployment compensation. The session, a continuation from last night, could decide if the bill moves to the House. Participants included Jake Clayman, George Hammond, Phil Hanna, George Brabson, A J Des tro, Porter Date, Victor L Keyes, and Cap H Mowry. Patterson will report outcomes at the Industrial Council meeting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Patterson
Middletown
A.F. of
George Brabson
Ohio Oil Company
A. J. Destro
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Porter Date
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Victor L. Keyes
Ohio State Cleaners and Dyers
Cap H. Mowry
Ohio Hotels Association
Patterson
Industrial Council
Ohio sales tax reform proposed to remove loopholes and expand base
Legislation would tax gross receipts to 3 percent, erase retailer discounts and agent payments, and shift taxes to consumers on articles under 17 cents. Exemptions would narrow to essentials and farming inputs, with wide inclusions for manufacturing materials. Guthrie touts modernization as funding imperative. Two similar gross receipts tax bills by Reps Zona and Sullivan, both Cleveland Democrats, are in the House.
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Ohio
Guthrie
House of Representatives
Stephen A. Zona
Francis D. Sullivan
Cleveland
Donald Horton Wins Harwitz Speech Contest
Donald Horton was chosen winner from four finalists in the Benjamin H. Harwitz Oratorical Contest at Middletown High School this morning. Horton spoke on We Can Do It Together while Thomas Strait earned second with Philosophy For Our Times. other contestants were Robert Voemaker on Capitalism Can Be Saved and Joan Heyer on What Are We Doing Here. Both Horton and Strait will receive book awards at recognition chapel before June graduation. Judges were Ruth Busseer, Ruth Busseer, R.E. Augspurger, and Wade E. Miller.
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Donald Horton
Benjamin H. Harwitz
D. R. Baker
Middletown High School
Thomas Strait
Our Times
Horton
Robert Oemaker
Joan Heyer
Strait
Ruth Busseer
Monroe High School
R.E. Augspurger
Franklin Schools
Wade FE. Miller
Middletown Public Schools
Melting Steel Scrap Prices Fall Sharply in 1948 Downturn
New York based Iron Age reports heavy melt steel scrap prices plummeted this week, with a composite at 31.1 dollars per gross ton, the lowest since June 1947 and down 3.75 from last week. The drop follows weak demand as mills run inventories high and buyers hesitate amid economic pressure. Pittsburgh Chicago and Philadelphia saw declines from 4.25 to 5 dollars per gross ton, while experts cite open market unloading, lower buying, and inflationary pressures as factors.
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NEW York
Iron Age
Metalworking Trade Weekly
The
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
Health Insurance Plan Offered By Senators Health Insurance Plan
Five senators introduced a voluntary health insurance bill to provide hospital and medical care through government supported prepaid plans. It outlines eligibility, funding, payroll deductions, coverage for unemployed and government employees, and plans to expand diagnostic, mental health, tuberculosis, and chronic disease services while encouraging enrollment and physician participation, focusing on rural areas.
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Washington
Hill
D-Ala
Truman
Congress
O’conor
Withers
D-Ky
Aiken
RVI
Morse
R-Ore
Barroom Fight Injures Patron at Pat's Bar
Police report Bud Ingram of Pat's Bar Central Ave was struck with an ash tray and salt shaker while ejecting a customer he was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. Anna Cline West Middletown treated for eye injuries after contact with lye. Fred Cramer reported a stolen purse valued at 23 dollars. Kenyon Phillips North College Hill 29 charged with no operator's license released on 25 dollar bond.
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Bud Ingram
Pat's
Central Ave
Ingram
Middletown Hospital
Anna Cline
West Middletown
Kenyon B. Phillips
Tarawa Dr
North College Hill
Defense chief orders committees to keep working
Defense chief Johnson ordered committees to proceed with their tasks. Final Forestal orders aimed to speed up unification by merging public relations for the Army Navy and Air Force. The move would cut about 35 percent of public relations staff in Washington, reducing the total from slightly over 500 personnel.
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Johnson
Forrestal
Army
Navy
Air Force
Washington
Taft Russell plan eyed for Senate budget cut
Senator Wherry of Nebraska attacked foreign aid talk as isolationist and political. He praised the Taft Russell amendment proposing a 10 percent cut in cash outlays while preserving a $150 million contract authorization. If adopted, the total would drop to $5,037,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic Alliance
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
Lucas
Taft- Russell
Senate
Russell
Best Achiever Firm Sponsors To Be Honored
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States will honor top JA sponsors nationwide. Regional awards will be given in four regions with one national winner. Local and national committees, led by L J Rautio and Jerome Jarrett, will select firms based on JA program support, sponsor count, advisor attendance, and top management involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Achievers Association
Jerome Jarrett
McDade
New York
Fire department aids woman outside Rogers Jewelry Store
Emergency squad from Middletown Fire Department responded to 1038 Central Ave at 3 15 p m Tuesday after Mrs O E Patterson 59 of Gratis fainted in front of Rogers Jewelry Store. Firemen reported she revived before arrival and was transported home by a relative.
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Middletown Fire Department
Central Ave
O. E. Patterson
Gratis
Rogers Jewelry
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Huber
Kirwan
McSweeney
Secrest
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Young
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Jenkins
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Polk
Smith
Butler County Courts
Colored News
Miamisburg
David Beachler & CO
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Sorrell
North Riverside Dr
Harwitz
Fred Cramer
Aberdeen Dr
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Defense
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Ali Ae Mam
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