Middletown Award Honors Pedestrian Safety Efforts
Fred J. Schatzmann city attorney received a national citation from the American Automobile Association for Middletown’s record of no pedestrian deaths in 1948. The AAA and National Safety Council prizes acknowledge 1948 traffic safety achievements with plans to keep improving protections in 1949.
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Middletown
Fred J. Schatzmann
R. J. Schmunk
The
American Automobile Associaation
Board of Judges
AAA
Thomas D. Carmody
Ohio
National Safety Council
Hundreds Tour Middletown Hospital Open House Highlights
More than 700 residents of Greater Middletown visited Middletown Hospital on Sunday for an open house. Hospital Auxiliary members and staff guided groups through key departments including laboratory, x ray, emergency, diet kitchens, and operating rooms. Exhibits featured a $250 radium needle, penicillin displays, 30 nurses caps, and an $800 set of surgical instruments with anesthetic demonstrations. A practice dummy patient named Miss Chase was shown, plus a hospital roof view touted as the highest point in Middletown. Flowers from local florists lined the tour route.
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Middletown
Middletown Hospital
Miss Chase
Miami Valley
Middletown and
Franklin Florists
Trailers Evicted in Butler County Move to Camps
Butler County officials promote a rural roundup as 12 trailers were served eviction notices over the weekend. Lawton French says trailers must meet sanitary rules or be removed from county. City council previously ordered removal of about 100 trailers to licensed camp sites, with Mark C. Thomas posting the move notice.
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Hamilton
Butler County
Lawton French
French
Mark C. Thomas
SPEBSQSA HONORS CLOSEAIRE QUARTET AT TUESDAY MEETING
The local SPEBSQSA chapter will honor its quartet the Closeaires at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the VFW Hall. Jack Round, president, says the tribute recognizes their selection with three other quartets from Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia to represent the Southwestern district at the international finals in Buffalo, New York, this June. Members Bud Apking, Chuck Margerum, George Fleming, and Ray Lovely will perform selections that led to their Canton district finals berth.
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Spebsqsa
VFW
Jack Round
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Buffalo
N. Y
Charles
Bud’ Apking
Chuck” Margerum
George “Shots” Fleming
Ray Lovely
Canton
Helps You Overcome FALSE TEETH
An old style advertisement touts FASTEETH an improved alkaline powder to hold false teeth firmly and comfortably. It promises reduced embarrassment from loose plates and urges purchase at any drug store.
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Adv
Police Briefs Report Incidents on Ninth Avenue
Charles Cain, 26, of 900 Ninth Ave, charged with disorderly conduct after custody on Ninth Ave Saturday night. George H. Morton, 43, of Chicago, arrested on Ninth Ave and turned over to Franklin authorities on a fugitive warrant. Police investigated a Point Drive In on Tytus Ave where George Taylor reported a broken rear window and entry gained, a pinball machine broken open and about $35 taken.
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Charles Cain
Ninth Ave
George H. Morton
Chicago
Franklin
Point Drive- In
Tytus Ave
George Taylor
Fire at Spritz Clothing Store on Central Ave
A cigarette cast on an awning sparked a fire at the Spritz Clothing Store 1123 Central Ave at 3:15 a.m. Sunday causing about $15 damage. Firemen also responded to a separate 8:33 a.m. alarm at Fourteenth Ave and Main St where oil and rubbish along the river were burning. no damage was reported.
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Spritz Clothing
Central Ave
Fire Company No. 1
Fourteenth Ave
Main St
Quake Recorded at John Carroll University
A seismograph at John Carroll University recorded a moderate earthquake at 10 00 06 a m EST today The school estimated its bearing and range placing it somewhere in the Dutch East Indies
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Cleveland
John Carroll University
Dutch East Indies
Initiation Into Order Of Arrow Held At Camp Hook
Sunday 13 Scouts and three Scout leaders were initiated into the Brotherhood Honor of the Order of the Arrow at Camp Hook marking the second degree ceremony for the National Camping Organization in Scouting. Leaders initiated were Park Lee Pearson and Joseph James. Scouts honored included Richard Wilson Linval Johnson William Snelling William Minck Robert Moore Richard Hopper William Wiley Ralph Kah Kenneth McClure Allen Vanderwort Allen Spindler Donald Weaver. The degree team conducting the ceremony were George Harvey Jim Fay Donald Wilson and Donald Altstetter with guides Robert Baker Donald Pearson Paul Wolfe and Ted Karchner. Allen Vandervort presided.
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Order of the Arrow
Camp Hook
Paul E. Parker
Boy Scout
Park Lee Pearson
Joseph James
Richard Wilson
Linval Johnson
William Snelling
William Minck
Robert Moore
Richard Hopper
William Wiley
Ralph Kah
Kenneth McClure
Allen Vanderwort
Allen Spindler
Donald Weaver
George Harvey
Jim Fay
Donald Wilson
Donald Altstetter
Robert Baker
Donald Pearson
Paul Wolfe
Ted Karchner
Allen Vandervort
Vital Statistics Notice Names and Ages
Clifford F. Hamilton aged 62 of Lancaster Ohio Miss Matilda Steinbrecker aged 72 of 1317 Vail Street William F. Dell aged 84 of 739 Clark Street and Mrs Ella Van Landingham of Andover Ohio listed in a vital statistics record.
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Clifford F. Hamilton
Lancaster
Ella van Landingham
Andover
Births at Hospital and Nearby Towns
Birth notices record nine births at local hospital: Harold Coldiron and wife on 1007 Columbia Ave. welcomed a girl. Willard Abney of Springboro welcomed a girl. Lester DeGroat of Franklin welcomed a girl. Ellsworth Bizer of 607 Charles St. welcomed a girl. Howard Snowden of 116% Charles St. welcomed a girl. Floyd Cooper of Franklin welcomed a boy. Ollie Byrd of Kings Mills welcomed a boy. Carl Hornaday of 2914 Armco Dr. welcomed a girl. out of town Earl Kohler (Norma Sites) welcomed a boy at Mercy Hospital in Hamilton.
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Harold Coldiron
Columbia Ave
Willard Abney
Springboro
Lester DeGroat
Franklin
Ellsworth Bizer
Charles St
Howard Snowden
Charles Sr
Floyd Cooper
Ollie Byrd
Kings Mills
Carl Hornaday
Armco
Earl Kohler
Norma Sites
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Hospital Patient List And Dismissals
In The Hospital Julianne Nickell daughter of Robert Catalpa Dr medical Miss Evelyn Veidt West Mid dletown Route 1 surgical Harry Morningstar Reynolds Ave medical Mrs. James Rommel Oxford surgical Mrs. Victor Slezak Tytus Ave surgical Mrs. Ed Wilburn South Main St surgical Mrs. Troy Spicer Sheridan Mrs. Thomas Littlejohn Tren ton surgical Mrs. James Hester Sheridan Mrs. Jesse Satterfield Wood lawn Ave surgical Thomas E. Jones Jr Franklin Route 1 surgical Mrs. Mable Whittaker South Clinton St medical Allen Ennis State St medical Charles M. Skinner Franklin medical Anthony Fisher Germantown Route 1 medical Mrs. Leon Burnett Garfield St medical Mrs. Walter H. Coppess Mon roe medical Mrs. John Handy Granada Mrs Charles Bailey Eaton DISMISSALS Robert Hill son of Donald Tytus Ave Thomas Kirby Franklin Larry White son of Mrs Maude White Franklin Mrs Robert Stech German town O Wysong Harlan St Susan Curtis daughter of Ralph Howard Ave Mrs William Reed Central Ave Mrs Sarah Beatty Trenton Orville T Cramer Sr Franklin Mrs N W Burt Franklin St Benny Russell son of James Russell Middletown Route 1 HOSPITAL OUT OF TOWN Mrs Bertha Bramble of Baltimore St Fort Hamilton Hospital surgical
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Julianne Nickell
Robert
Catalpa
Evelyn Veidt
West Middletown
Harry Morningstar
Reynolds Ave
James Rommel
Oxford
Surgical
Victor Slezak
Tytus Ave
Ed Wilburn
South Main St
Troy Spicer
Sheridan Ave
Thomas Littlejohn
Trenton
James Hester
Jesse Satterfield
Woodlawn Ave
Thomas E. Jones, Jr
Franklin
Mable Whittaker
South Clinton St
Allen Ennis
State St
Charles M. Skinner
Anthony Fisher
Germantown
Leon Burnett
Garfield St
Walter H. Coppess
Monroe
John Handy
Granada St
Medical
Charles Bailey
Eaton
Robert Hill
Donald
Tytus
Thomas Kirby
Larry White
Maude White
Robert Stech
O. Omer Wysong
Harlan St
Susan Curtis
Ralph
Howard Ave
William Reed
Central Ave
Sarah Beatty
Orville T. Cramer
N. W. Burt
Franklin St
Benny Russell
James Russell
Middletown
Bertha Bramble
Baltimore St
Fort Hamilton Hospital
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Showings
Paramount features A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court with Bing Crosby at 1 15, 3 20, 5 20, 7 30 and 9 35 p m Monday and Tuesday. Strand offers Night at the Opera with the Marx Brothers at 3 35 p m and San Francisco with Clark Gable and Spencer Tracy at 1 20, 5 20 and 9 15 p m.
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Paramount
Tueday
King Arthur's Court
Bing Crosby
At the Opera
San Francisco
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Circus Day Draws Middletown Families To Cole Brothers
Kids flood Wolverton Fair Grounds for Circus Day as the Cole Brothers arrive with a bustling tent city. Workers erect the Big Top while elephants haul canvas, a calliope parades downtown, and new management promises upgraded seats and lighting for the 1949 show featuring Don Colleano, Zacchinis, Dorita Konyot, and other stars.
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Cole Brothers Circus
Wizard of the Wire
Don Colleano
Sylvana
Donaldo Zacchini
Dorita Konyot
Europe
Mathis
Lockwells
Juanita
Ivanovs
St. Leons
Oranto
Cole Brothers
Liberty
Paul Nelson
Doxy
East
Indiana
Mandalay
Asia
Jacks-of-Hollywood
Cole Circus
Vander Barbette
Lauretta Jefferson
Cole Brothers Circus Band
Middletown
City
Wolverton Show Grounds
Tytus Ave
Four Suffer Injuries In Weekend Accidents
A Dayton man, Sven Gustaf Moody, 59, is in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after a Route 25 crash that overturned his car and left him with chest injuries. Police also reported a child and three adults injured in separate city-area accidents, including a boy on Fifteenth Ave and a curb fall by Harry Morningstar, with one driver cited for unsafe driving.
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Dayton
Middletown
Coles Rd
Sven Gustaf Moody
McCoy - Leffler
Moody
Roger
Leonard
Fifteenth Ave
Harry Morningstar
Reynolds Ave
Middletown Hospital
Ohio 27
College Corner
Russell F. Shirley
North
Plum St
Springfield
Mary
Harry J. Young
Oxford
Edwin Morgan
City's Welfare Costs Jump Forty Two Percent in 1948
The annual Department of Welfare report shows direct relief for Middletown residents rose to 74,448.06 in 1948 from 52,174.79 in 1947, with unemployment driving aid. Total aided under direct relief reached 931 persons, with growing family assistance and medical support, including 105 hospitalizations.
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Middletown
Department of Welfare
Helen Davis
Family Service Bureau
Percy
Lion’s Club
Public Welfare Department
Film screening for Sportsmen's Club in West Middletown
Members of the Sportsmen's Club will view a film titled Hunting and Fishing in Alaska tomorrow evening at the clubhouse in West Middletown.
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Sportsmen's Club
Alaska
West Middletown
Fisherman Drowns in Great Miami River Hole
Winston R. Taylor a 38 year old Dayton letter carrier drowned while fishing in the Great Miami River Sunday He slipped into a 15 foot hole and firemen recovered the body Cincinnati civic leader Joseph J Castellini 73 died after a year long illness He was president of the Railway Clerks National Bank and led the National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors
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TROY
Winston R. Taylor
Dayton
Miami River
Taylor
Cincinnati
Joseph J. Castellini
Commission
Railway Clerks National Bank
The
Central Trust Company
National League of Wholesale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Distributors
Vacu-matic Carburator Promises Gas Savings Device
Wisconsin inventor touts a Vacu-matic automatic carburetor that trims fuel use by a supercharge driven vacuuming effect. Easy to install in minutes and fits cars trucks and tractors. Vacu-matic Carburator Co. of Wauwatosa invites inquiries via mail or penny postcard.
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Wisconsin
Adv
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Closeaire Quartet
Good Housekeeping
Pat Tif Brat
Serato
Order of Arrow
Suede Shoes
Greathouse
Brill Westh
Johnny
Jane
Wolverton Fair Grounds
First Ave
Crawford St
Blanton Howard
Lewis St
Marlin Metzger
Howard Boys
the City
Harry Benadum
Mgr
Dial
Dept. M
N. Ludlow St
Dohn Hardware Or
Ralston Paint CO
Termite Service
Advance Upholstering CO
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