Middletown Red Cross Drive Tops Goal and Post Office Move
Middletown Red Cross drive surpassed its goal with 19538 dollars and additional funds expected. The parcel post division will relocate to Eversharp Inc building on North Broad Street in about a week to handle rising volumes after World War II. Postmaster Hilbert H. Martin said the move uses 5000 square feet of space on a temporary month to month basis and aims to ease congestion in the 28 year old post office. Inspectors from Cincinnati are reviewing the plan and will send recommendations to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parcel Post
Post Office
Eversharp, Inc
North Broad St
Hilbert H. Martin
Martin
Cincinnati
Middletown
Washington
Eversharp
Cyclist Hurt in Car Crash In Middletown
Charles Withers Jr. 26 of 119 Moore St. sustained leg and body injuries when his motorcycle swerved to avoid a car at Columbia Ave and Main St. He was treated at Middletown Hospital. A separate report notes Paula Elaine Bell, 3, struck by a bicycle near her home, brain concussion, rider not identified. Red Cross fund drive in Middletown reports $19,538 toward the $18,220 quota. final totals expected over $20,000. report due April 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Withers, Jr
Moore St
Columbia Ave
Main St
Withers
George Long
Middletown Hospital
Jeannette Bell
Brown Ave
Paula Elaine Bell
Wylie Mitchell
James Martindale
Middletown
Red Cross
Local Milk Price To Drop Thursday
The price of milk in the city will fall one cent per quart starting tomorrow morning due to an announcement by Middle town Milk distributors. All grades including buttermilk and cream will drop one cent per half pint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Tom Orquart
Final Drive Underway To Register Voters
A statewide effort accelerates to register voters before the April 5 deadline for the May 4 primary. Registrations are accepted at the Hamilton courthouse and Middletown election board, with special hours and locations in Oxford New Miami and other townships. Eligible voters include new residents and those who have changed names or ages since last voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Election Board
Middletown
Oxford
Town Hall
New Miami
Butler County
Industrial Hygiene Office To Be Moved
The Industrial Hygiene office in the Manchester Hotel will be packed onto a moving van and sent to Columbus as part of a centralization move. The Ohio division, one of two, is being disbanded. Bourne, head of the local office, is now the state’s only district engineer after a resignation at Norwalk. The hotel lease will end May 1. Industrial Hygiene is part of the Ohio Department of Health and focuses on occupational diseases and prevention.
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Industrial Hygiene
Manchester
Columbus
Ohio
Ner Bourne
Norwalk
The
State Department of Health
At the Movies Paramount Wednesday and Thursday
Showtimes feature Senator Was Indiscreet with William Powell and Ella Raince at 1 15 4 15 7 20 and 16 25 p m Black Narcissus stars Deborah Kerr Sabu at 2 45 5 50 8 55 p m Jane Wyatt appears at 1 15 4 26 7 23 and 16 28 p m Also eof New Orleans with Marlene Dietrich Bruce Cabot at 3 02 5 59 and h16 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Powell
Ella Raince
Deborah Kerr
Sabu
Jane Wyatt
New Orleans
Mariene Dietrich
Bruce Cabot
Voter Residence Rules for Removal Certificate
Voters must show places of residence since they last voted to obtain a removal certificate. The document allows name change to align with the correct precinct poll books.
Franklin-Clearcreek Leads 1948 Red Cross Drive
Warren County township reports total Red Cross subscriptions of 3235.36 surpassing its 3100 goal. Campaign chairman Robert Eaton announced the effort includes Franklin Carlisle and Springboro with most reports in showing over subscription.
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Franklin
Clearcreek Township
Warren County
Red Cross
Robert Eaton
Eaton
Carlisle
Springboro
Red Cross drives reach national goal in Alexandria batch
Carlton Rea Eairch of the Red Cross area headquarters in Alexandria announces workers in Middletown are among 600 chapters meeting quotas. Three-fifths of the national goal is collected and funds may still arrive in coming days as the campaign ends. Last year Middletown contributed $18,385 toward a $12,500 quota.
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Carlton Rea Eairch
Red Cross
Alexandria
Middletown
Seven Workers Receive Suspended Fines In Tax Case
Seven employees were fined 25 dollars each, with suspended penalties and court costs, after arrest for failing to collect sales tax or deliver tax stamps. Judge Combs warned on enforcing state tax laws as affidavits from a tax commissioner representative supported the cases. Names include Lambesis, Dinan, Gulinski, Blumberg, Gibbs, Grand, Byrd and others. related checks led to 10 more arrests in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
George Lambesis
Pat Dinan
Frank's
Stephen T. Gulinski
Godwin
Girl Placed On Probation In Shoplifting Case
An 18 year old high school junior Blanche E Whiteman of 400 Park Street was found guilty of taking articles valued at several dollars from Montgomery Ward the Joy Shop and Kresge Store. She was placed on probation for a year and ordered to pay court costs. Carol Downs of 916 Sixth Avenue was found not guilty and not connected to the case. Detectives arrested the pair Friday at the Joy Shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
Montgomery Ward
Joy Shop
Kresge
Blanche E. Whiteman
Park St
Carol Downs
Sixth Ave
Compton man jailed on triple charges after arrest
Police say 19 year old Robert Catron of Compton Ky was arrested near Yankee Rd and Lafayette St on three counts including no operator license, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and failure to register. Clarence Bailey 26 of 1402 Yankee Rd was arrested on a failure to provide warrant from Cincinnati Municipal Court.
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Robert Catron
Compton
Yankee Rd
Lafayette St
Catron
Clarence Bailey
Cincinnati
State President To Address Local League Of Women Voters
Mrs. Frank H. Shaw of Oberlin will speak as the new state president at the League of Women Voters first annual meeting at 8 p m at 501 South Main St Middletown. The convention in Grand Rapids Michigan April 26 30 will address a durable world peace and UN strength with topics on atomic energy control and economic policy. A Middletown delegate will be chosen. Local plans include budget approval director elections, a nominating committee, projects and voters service program. Mrs. Shaw will be hosted at a social hour after the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Women Voters
G. W. Breiel
South Main St
Frank H. Shaw
Oberlin
Grand Rapids
Mich
United Nations
Middletown
Nextar
Voters Service Committee
Shaw
Skillman Captures Top Honors In Harwitz Oratorical
George Skillman won first place in the Benjamin F. Hurwitz Oratorical Contest held this morning in the high school auditorium. Five finalists competed with Skillman’s speech titled Where Are We Headed addressing world peace. Second place went to Paul Wells for Red Tide Can It Be Checked Without War. Third went to WellsDlick for American Dilemma on racial and religious intolerance. Finalists were Jay Beatty and Mary Hendricks.
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George Skillman
Benjamin F. Hurwitz
Paul Wells
Former King of Romania Drives Jeep to Toledo Visit
Ex king Michael of Romania rides in a jeep with five passengers from Detroit to Toledo at 70 mph for a two hour stop. A motorcycle escort member suffers a fractured arm in a collision near the Ohio line as 100 detectives and uniformed police guard the party during a brief Cleveland stay.
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Toledo, O
Michael
Romania
Toledo
Detroit
Ohio
Carl Wiener
Collison
Mihai
Cleveland
George J. Matowtz
Body of Major Kohr Returned From War Service
The body of Major Roland M. Kohr a double World War II veteran killed in Porto Rico on October 1 1942 was aboard the Honda Knot returning 1150 war dead to San Francisco He served with the Sixth Fighter Command and was Butler County s first reserve officer called to active duty after Pearl Harbor He is the only Butler County Reserve Officers Association member killed in World War II The local chapter was named in his memory He is survived by his widow Yopee who lives at 1017 Kunz Ave.
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Roland M. Kohr
Porto Rico
Honda Knot
Caribbean
Central America
San Francisco
Sixth
Fighter Command
Kohr
Butler Unty
Pearl Harbor
Butler County Reserve Officers Association
Yo Pee
Kunz Ve
Car Collision Injures Man. Brake Failure Cited
Fred W. Fowler 32 of Cincinnati bruised left knee when his car hit a vehicle driven by Howard Dunn. Route 206 Malvern Street incident followed by patrolmen noting a brake lock on Dunn’s left front wheel. A second Route 73 crash harmed Edward F. Nickle 25 and Kathleen Hall 22.
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Fred W. Fowler
Cincinnati
Howard Dunn
Malvern St
Yesterly
Gasatrolmen
Dunn
Edward F. Nickle
Youngstown
Kathleen Hall
Franklin
Nickle
Mihai to Visit After Noon as U S Tour Continues
The former Romanian monarch Mihai heads to an undisclosed location after a Detroit stop on a U S tour. State Department officials acknowledge rumors of threats to assassinate Mihai and say precautions remain in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United States
State Department
Mihai
Citizens Committee to Back Military Support for ERP Bill
The Middletown Citizens Committee will draft a resolution urging U S military guarantees for Marshall Plan aid in Western Europe. Henderson Estes chairs a four member drafting group with Ray Sloan Jack Casper and Earl Emerson assisting. The panel also seeks continued War Department study on strengthening the UN after ERP passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Europe
Middletown Citizens Committee
State Department
Congress
Earl Emerson
Middletown Movement For Peace
Washington
Western Union
America
Henderson Estes
Ray Sloan
Jack Casper
Emerson
Robert Patterson
Verity Elected Head of Middletown Peace Group
William Verity, longtime leader and chairman of the Middletown Citizens Committee for Strengthening the United Nations, was elected chairman as George W. Hook resigns April 28 to join Armco in Paris. Ray Sloan becomes vice chairman as the group pursues the Quota Force plan and continued work for world peace and action against Russia.
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C. William Verity
Middletown
Ray Sloan
Inter
Russia
Hook
Legion
Cloudy Cooler Weather Predicted With Showers
A cloudy cooler pattern with showers and thunderstorms is forecast for tonight into Thursday. The low near 37 degrees early today rose to 57 by nine this morning after a low of 52 degrees at three.
County Court Upheld On Auto Sale Ruling
Supreme Court ruled Conart Motor Sales Inc. of Akron must perform its contract to sell Carl J. Demose a new Plymouth. Demose paid a $50 deposit after ordering on August 29, 1943, but the dealer refused the trade of a 1936 Ford and claimed new cars were unavailable.
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Columbus
Summit
SS Supreme Court
Edeg
Conart Motor Sales Inc
Akron
Carl J. Demose
Demoss
Ford
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Ition Assembly
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Prince of Monroe High School
Roland Kohr
Man
Speed
Citizens Committee
William Verity
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