American Day parade plans announced by committee
Judge Cramer said a nationally prominent speaker has accepted for I am an American Day May 21 with details pending a Washington official. H. H. Lawrence will preside with brief talks on the theme Americans Build America. Mitchell reports 10 floats secured, target 20. about 150 riders. Nine bands signaled to play. John Young to sing at Legion Home after the parade. Five new citizens to be recognized. Luncheon for committee and guests at Manchester Hotel. TV stations to cover the event. filming planned.
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Ker
Fred B
Ramer
Legion Home
Cramer
H. H. Lawrence
America
Wee Mitchell
Earl Mendenhall
Cecil Runyan
Ohn Young
Russell Stevens, Jr
Brownie
Cub Scout
Sam McAdow
Theanchester Hotel
Ed Schmid
April Job Opportunities Improve Middletown Employment Picture
April saw about 40 percent more job openings reported by the Ohio State Employment Center Middletown office. About 2,000 people were registered at month end a drop from March 31, while 6,900 visited the offices. 258 jobs were filled with 72 women and 186 men placed, and total weeks claimed statewide averaged 1,732 per week.
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Imon
Ohio State Employment Center
P. F. Johnson
Middletown
Lebanon
Lockland
Sharonville
Poster judging contest lists 100 entrants
More than 190 children entered a poster contest sponsored by the Middletown Jacior Chamber of Commerce linked to Clean-Up and Penn-Up. Judging is set for tomorrow morning with prizes from the Jural Safety Council. Paul Wilson oversees arrangements with entries through local schools.
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Middletown Jacior Chamber of Commerce
Winrere
Jural Safety Council
Paul Wilson
Bruce Peters
Helen Lockyer
Chris Pate
John Weber
Middletown Ser Company
Fire at motorcycle owned by Fred Fond damages property
Firefighters rushed to a motorcycle fire at 9:55 this morning. The blaze was extinguished quickly and not spread, with Company 2 responding to the call.
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Fred Fond
Company 2
AT THE MOVIES Fares and Showtimes Across Local Theaters
Courtland and Beverly Tyler headline showings at 1:45 5:10 and 8:35 p.m. File on Thelma Jordan stars Barbara Stanwyck and Wendell Corey with 3:05 6:25 and 9:45 p.m. screenings Friday and Saturday. Shadows of West features Whip Wilson and Andy Clyde at 1:45 5:10 and 8:35 p.m. Friday and 1:15 5:05 and 8 p.m. Also City Across the Street with Stephen McNally and Sue England showing Friday at 6:15 9:40 p.m. Saturday at 2:15 6:05 and 10 p.m.
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Courtland
Beverly Tyler
Thelma Jordan
Barbara Stanwyck
Wendell Corey
Shadows of
West
Whip Wilson
Andy Clyde
County Home Construction Boom Hits New High
Butler County outside cities shows April permits surge to new highs with 1 record permit for 588,855 dollars. County Commissioner Roy Beaver notes trend ongoing since start of year, compares 1949 figures and four month totals exceeding two million dollars. Middletown area also reports a record April with multiple new builds totaling 813,487 dollars, reflecting a broad county expansion into rural zones near Hamilton and Middletown.
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Butler County
Roy Beaver
Middletown
Rev J I Parr to speak at Middletown Memorial Day
The Rev John J Parr of the First Baptist Church will be the main speaker for Middletown Memorial Day services on May 30 at Woodside Cemetery. The 1950 Memorial Day Committee announced appointments for committees including publicity, parade, music, flowers, and program chairs with J R Cox as committee chair and Mrs Lawrence Wardlow as secretary. Cemetery duties are assigned to local officers and volunteers across Middletown and Woodside.
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John I. Parr
Middletown
Woodside Cemetery
Ome Fe
J. R. Cox
Lawrence Dugan
Jean Wilson
W. W. Gray
Gray
William Lafayette
Wayne Smith
J. T. Orr
Jerry Glover
Cecil Runyan
Earl Mendenhall
Pauline Walt
Bertha Steele
Mies Jean Wilson
Georgie Fullen
Cassie Thompson
Elsie Caldwell
Frank Malone
Mise
Betty Ann Wilson
Youth Is Sentenced To Reformatory For Five Break-Ins Here
Franklin Brown, 17, of Rolling Mill Park, pleaded guilty to five April break ins in Middletown. Judge Fred Cramer sent him to Mansfield Reformatory after a parole hearing was due May 24. Brown had left Boy's Industrial School Lancaste r for a Kentucky funeral and was captured May 1 inside Meadows at 2102 Yankee Rd. He admitted thefts at Chap's restaurant, Stamper's Grocery, and Oakland Cleaners plus missing clothing. Deputies said two other juveniles aided vandalism to railroad signal lights. they received suspended sentences for good behavior. Judge Cramer, substituting for ill Probate Judge Oscar Leter, oversaw the proceedings.
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Mansfield Reformatory
Franklin Brown
Sheridan Ave
Rolling Mill Park
Fred Bramer
Brown
Boy's Industrial School
Lancaster
Kentucky
Bis
Middletown
the Meadows
Yankee Rd
Chap’s
Stamper's
Pearl St
Oakland Cleaners
Bicycles Refrain From Parade For Safety Reasons
A local parade organizers report bicycles will not participate this year citing safety concerns. The next planning meeting is scheduled for May 11 at the Legion home.
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Legion Home
Salvation Army Service At Miltonville Outpost
A special service is held this evening at the Miltonville Outpost Salvation Army with Capt. Kenneth Sharp as speaker. A brief business meeting follows to plan the schedule for the next three months.
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Miltonville
The
Salvation Army
Kenneth Sharp
Campaign Falls Short By Four Dollars For Crippled Children
The Crippled Child Fund Campaign reports $4,248.65 raised through Easter Seals sales, but Butler County Ohio Society for Crippled Children and Adults says contributions remain slow and urges residents to continue sending in funds to reach the quota. The Butler County chapter met in Hamilton to review the campaign status and fund-raising progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Ohio Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Hamilton
Butler Countians
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps selection named
Robert Bruce Fraser of 1127 Kunz Ave was named by the Bureau of Naval Personnel as one of the 1,800 successful candidates for the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Bruce Fraser
Kunz Ave
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
Butler County chapter aids handicapped with wheelchairs
Seventeen new cases were reported this week to the Butler County chapter which provided two wheelchairs immediately for needy cases. The effort funds treatment and physical aids for the handicapped in the county.
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Butler County
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