Middletown Red Cross volunteers log 1263 hours in March
The Middletown Chapter reports 121 volunteers contributed 1,263 hours in March. Volunteers split into eight groups including admin staff, canteen and entertainment, Gray Lady, motor service, and nurse aides. Activities covered hospital visits, entertainment events, first aid and home nursing classes, and training. Two extra rooms were added in the Legion Home to expand services for veterans and Civil Defense.
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Red Cross
Middletown
Ira Hammons
Wright-Patterson Club Hospital
Veterans Administration Center
Legion Post 218
Armco Girls
Hammons
Ladies of the United Brethren Church
Ladies of the First Baptist Church
Middletown Hospital
Ple
Legion Home
CED Urges U S Aid to Western Europe for Security
Washington AP The Research and Policy Committee of the Committee for Economic Development urged broader U S economic aid to supplement military support for Western Europe. It warned a $1 billion dollar deficit exists in non Communist Europe due to the arms buildup with Germany and Italy especially short of sterling. The group said U S Britain and Canada should fill the gap to preserve North Atlantic security, arguing that aid acts as a partial substitute for higher future defense outlays.
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Washington
United States
Western Europe
Committee For Economic Development
Europe
Germany
Italy
U. S
Britain
Canada
North Atlantic
Eaton Mayor Unseated in Primary Elections
Arthur Lee Campbell Jr defeats incumbent Willard J Miltenberger in the Republican primary by 236 to 189 as 435 ballots cast, surpassing 1949 turnout. Robert Mettert wins clerk 238 to 175 over Howard Webb. Council races see Clarence Bunn toppled by William Black 283-274 while incumbents mostly re-elected. Treas Ur Harry Mettert top tally 329 votes unopposed. Public Affairs board members Van Ausdal Parker and Flory unopposed with solid totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Willard J. Miltenberger
Arthur Lee Campbell, Jr
Campbell
Miltenberger
Robert Mettert
Howard L. Webb
Karl Houston
Clarence Bunn
William K. Black
Francis B. Young
Carl C. Bechtel
George C. ‘Wittenbeck
Clive V. Spitler
Frederick Bunting
Harry L. Mettert
Board of Public Affairs
W. A. van Ausdal
John Parker
Harvey M. Flory
Infant Daughter of Local Residents Dies in Middletown
Graveside services set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Woodside Cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Elam of 21% North Main Street who died at Middletown Hospital at 6:50 a.m. today. Survived by parents are grandparents Mrs. Minta Elam and Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey of Blue Diamond Kentucky. Arrangements by McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home.
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Woodside Cemetery
Hubert Elam
North Main St
Middletown Hospital
Minta Elam
John Bailey
Blue Diamond
McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home
Thomas Keith of Jackson Ky dies after lingering illness
Thomas Keith of Jackson Kentucky died at Mt Mary Hospital Hazard at 7 p m Tuesday age 75 or 76 pending confirmation after a lingering illness. Surviving are his widow Cora six sons Norman John Keith Alonzo Donald Ben Leck and others with several daughters and dozens of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services set for 2 p m Thursday at his Jackson residence with Rev Jasper Robinson officiating burial in High Top Cemetery Jackson.
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Thomas Keith
Jackson
Mt. Mary Hospital
Hazard
Cora
Norman
John Keith
Middletown
Alonzo
Donald Keith
Ben
Leck Keith
Erie
Virgil Baker
Cincinnati
Arizonia Dunnaway
Ann Conrad
South America
Noah Turner
Jasper ‘Robinson
High Top
Mrs Lelia Greenwald Dies at 68 in Lebanon
Mrs Lelia Jef fery Greenwald 68 wife of Harry Greenwald of Newton died Tuesday at her Lebanon home. A former Lebanon resident she is survived by her husband Harry a son Robert Snider of Dayton and a brother Ben Jeffery of Cincinnati. Services set for 2 p m Thursday at Oswald Funeral Home.
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Lebanon
Lelia Jeffery Greenwald
Harry Greenwald
Newton
Deaths Elsewhere by Associated Press
Edwin Clay Merrell 69 United States consul since 1918 former Oklahoma and Mexico newspaperman businessman. Frank Terry Parsons 99 New England newspaper veteran retired 1932 after 50 years as printer reporter editor publisher. Michael L. McKinley 78 long serving Chicago superior court judge and college football end 1894 95. William Howard Bowler 79 longtime Baptist Promotion Board executive director helped build missions in the Far East. Princess Hazel Ghika 68 Chicago born daughter of sewing magnate Charles Singer widow of Prince Jean Ghika Romanian guard officer and foreign minister ally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Hamilton
Bermuda
Edwin Clay Merrell
United States
State Department
Oklahoma
Mexico
Worcester
Mass
Frank Terry Parsons
New England
Chicago
Michael L. McKinley
Superior Court
University of Lews
New York
William Howard Bowler
The
American Baptist Convention
Far East
Cannes
France
Hazel Ghika
Jean Ghika
Charles J. Singer
Lake Erie erosion control project planned in Lorain County
Washington AP reports the Army Engineers plan to ask Congress to authorize spending 558000 dollars on a beach erosion control project along the shore of Lake Erie in Lorain County Ohio. The move aims to protect shoreline property and improve coastal management.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Congress
Lake Erie
Lorain County
10 New Homes for Wildwood
Permits for 10 new dwellings in Wildwood will be issued to Tailored Homes Company. Or ville Carson, building commissioner, said today. Homes will be on Sorg Pl in Wildwood subdivision and cost about $9,000 to $10,000 each. They are three bedroom prefabricated houses with wood floor or slab variants. Design remains the same across models. Building activity has risen, with nearly a million dollars in construction announced recently.
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Tailored Homes Company
Orville Carson
Sorg Pl
Wildwood Subdivision
Five Shartle Ven Win Certificates as Journeyman Draftsmen
Five Shartle Brothers Machine Company employees were awarded journeyman draftsman certificates after completing four years of drafting board experience and related coursework. The honorees Gerald Daly John Schwall Frank Kaufman Thomas Thurman and Raymond Boxwell received the certificates from Shar tle president C R Crawford during a Manchester Hotel dinner meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shartle Brothers Machine Company
Gerald Daly
John Schwall
Frank Kaufman
Thomas Thurman
Raymond Boxwell
C. R. Crawford
Shartle
Manchester
Ohio Osteopathic Association elects leaders at Columbus convention
Dr. Roger E. Bennett of Middletown was named president elect of the Ohio Osteopathic Association of Physicians and Surgeons at its 53rd annual four day convention in Columbus. Dr. D. J. Aveni of Cleveland was installed president yesterday. Other officers named include L. C. Nay lor Ravenna treasurer W. D. Henceroth Grove City executive secretary William S. Ronald Columbus and Dr. Robert Fulford Cincinnati and Dr. John Hayes East Liverpool as new executive council members. About 350 osteopathic physicians attended.
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Roger E. Bennett
Middletown
Ohio Osteopathic Association of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbus
D. J. Aveni
Cleveland
L. C. Naylor
Ravenna
W. D. Henceroth
Grove City
William S. Ronald
Robert Fulford
Cincinnati
John Hayes
East Liverpool
Lebanon Gives Nod To All Incumbents
Incumbent councilmen were renominated in the Republican primary with seven candidates for six posts. Voter turnout hit a record low of 247. Newcomer J. K. Bolin won 73 votes amid incumbent votes ranging from 182 to 213. A school tax levy for Waynesville, three mills for two years, passed 152 to 69.
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Lebanon
J. K. Bolin
Marvin Hollingshead
Fred James
Harold Rosencrans
Wilson Nicholas
Ralph Young
Harold Rueppel
Waynesville
Boy Breaks Leg In Tree Tumble
Two people were treated in the emergency rooms at Middleton Hospital last night. Ten year old Doyle Parker son of Curtis Parker of 218 Roberts Ave Franklin suffered a broken right leg when he fell from a tree and was admitted. Ella Tudor 54 of Cozzadale Route 1 was treated for head cuts at 9 p m and released. Attendants said they had no details on how she was injured. The first news dispatch to be carried by telegraph was the nomination of Henry Clay for president by the Whig party on May 1 1844 in Baltimore.
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Middleton Hospital
Doyle Parker
Curtis Parker
Roberts Ave
Franklin
Ella Tudor
Cozzadale
Henry Clay
Baltimore
Trucks May Replace Train In Parcel Post Deliveries
Postal officials survey local offices to switch parcel post delivery from trains to trucks within 200 miles of Columbus. Double rail rates and added handling charges drive the move. Routes include Newark Coshocton Dennison Steubenville Dayton Cincinnati Toledo Portsmouth Zanesville and Troy with frequent daily trips anticipated.
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Allen M. Rowe
Columbus
Newark
Coshocton
Dennison
Steubenville
Dayton
Cincinnati
Toledo
Portsmouth
Zanesville
Troy
Rowe
Retirement For Teachers Topic Tonight
Ohio's teacher retirement system will be explained to Middletown Classroom Teachers' Association tonight at 8 in Jefferson School on Charles Street. Roy M. Marine, president of the State Teachers' Retirement System, will be guest speaker and more than 100 Middletown teachers are expected. The group also seeks a uniform statewide teacher salary bill. A Q A period will follow.
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Ohio
Middletown Classroom Teachers' Association
Jefferson School
Charles St. Roy M. Marine
State
Middletown
Classroom Teachers’ Association
Marine
Katherine Roudebush
Alma Kinnett
Ray Stanafer
Ethel Reno
Harry Phillips
Roudebush
Training Session Scheduled for Middletown Scout Council
Members of the Middletown Girl Scout Council will attend an Advanced Outdoor Training Session tomorrow at Camp Middlmoor. The session runs 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m and is directed by executive director Mrs Garnet Church. A Court of Awards for Franklin Girl Scouts is to be held at Anthony Wayne School at 7 30 p m today.
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Middletown
Beard as Vow of Truth in Turkish Testimony
Historical note shows Turks once viewed beards as a sign of veracity and trusted bearded men to testify without oath. The belief linked facial hair to honesty, shaping legal practice and testimony norms in that culture.
Industry Invited To OPS Seminar In Cincinnati
Industry leaders in Middletown and the Cincinnati area are invited to a Friday 2 p.m. seminar at the Hotel Sheraton Arms in Cincinnati to learn about the Manufacturers OPS regulation PR 22. The session, sponsored by the Cincinnati Industrial Institute, will cover Defense procurement, National Production Authority orders, the CMP, and how government agencies operate.
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Middletown
Cincinnati
Sheraton-Arms
Cincinnati Industrial Institute
Department of Defense
Auto Fire Damages Car Interior and Suits in Seven Mile
Kenneth Barr of Seven Mile reported his auto caught fire on Fleming Road. The Middletown Fire Department estimated total damage around $125, with about $50 to the car interior and suits in the back seat affected. Barr planned to take the garments to the cleaners.
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Kenneth Barr
Seven Mile
Middletown
Fleming Rd
Barr
Sabotage danger topic for Middletown plant leaders
Edward W. King of the Civil Defense office will outline internal security steps for plants at a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Civic Association auditorium. W J Beck organized the event to discuss sabotage risks in wartime and safety measures after a plant is hit.
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Middletown
Civic Association
Edward W. King
Civil Defense Office
W. J. Beck
King
Minor rear blaze at Paramount Theater controlled
Firefighters contained a small rear fire at the Paramount Theater shortly before noon. The incident drew curious onlookers but caused no damage, with authorities attributing the cause to a tar machine that briefly got out of hand.
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Paramount Theater
Akron man jailed after four manslaughter pleas
James Davis, 61, of Brunswick Medina County pleaded guilty to four counts of second degree manslaughter and was fined 500 dollars and jailed six months for a November traffic crash that killed four. The case was before Judge Walter B. Wanamaker. Also note: television pioneer C Francis Jenkins began experiments in 1890.
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AKRON
James Davis
Brunswick
Medina County
Walter B. Wanamaker
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CED
West Europe
Elam
Family Theater
American Guerrilas
Philippines
Tyrone Power
Micheline Prell
Mrs. O'Malley
MR. Malone
Marjorie Main
James Whitmore
Humphrey Bogart
Randolph Scott
Lizabeth Scott
Mrs
Lelia Greenwald
Nites
Miami
Chop House
Johnny Salmon
WPFR
Musicians Union
Tommy Wills
Dr. Bennett
Perrer
Linda Darnell
Charles Boyer
Michael Rennie
Constance Smith
P.S
He-Men
Postal Transport System
Hilbert H. Martin
Martin
Scout Council
OPS
Gregory Peck
PLUTO
FEA
Friture
Edmond O'Brien
Wanda Hendrix
Paramount
Television
C. Francis Jenkins
Butler County
Eet Osha
Bette Davis
George Sanders
Tuvalu
Tcen
Colonia
Turhan Bey
Evelyn
Ankers
George’ Zucco
Bert Armstrong
Milburn
Stone
Cyonel Atll Ueif Erikson
Irene Nerve
Ralph Horcam
Don Porter
Wis
Asther Frark Reicher
Red Top Brewing Co
Cincinnati, Ohio
Er Mene
Curae
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