May Queen Crowned At Monroe Festival
Monroe High School senior Maxine McCloud was crowned 1949 Queen of the May in a May Day ceremony on the school lawn. Treva Hammond and Marie Hon attended. court members included Fred Folmer Anne Black Helen Harmon and Bobby Mitzel. The event featured a trumpet fanfare a 84-senior-aisle procession pastel formals and white gowns. Marilyn Lovely serenaded the Queen and the band played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Maxine McCloud
Monroe High School
Maria Steward
Treva Hammond
Marie Hon
Fred Folmer
Anne Black
Helen Harmon
Bobby Mitzel
Patsy Smallwood
Marilyn Lovely
Sylvia
Don Lynch
Gene Young
Don Weir
Ruth Guernsey
Underpass Bond Bids Scheduled for June 7
Bids on the Nelbar underpass bonds totaling 450000 will be received June 7 at the Clerk of Courts office in the City Building. The issue completes a 1.5 million dollar voter approved civic improvement program from the November 1945 election. Bonds date June 1 and mature in 20 years. Current costs for the underpass exceed funds, but bond sales will reserve money for future construction. The latest estimate for underpass construction is 800000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelbar
Clerk of Courts
Fred J. Schatzmann
Ordinance Reserve Will Meet Tonight
The 2780th Ordnance Base Automotive Maintenance Training Battalion members meet at 8 p.m. at the American Legion building for a two hour session on Salvage and Reclamation led by Capt. Harry Holiday. Lt. Col. Robert A. Brayton notes the unit is highly active in the Cincinnati Military District and invites all reserve officers to attend for credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
2780Th Ordnance Base
American Legion
Robert A. Brayton
Harry Holiday
Brayton
Cincinnati
Refugees to Arrive on Willard A Holbrook in New York
The Army Transport Willard A Holbrook will dock in New York tomorrow with 1,086 refugees bound for 38 states and the District of Columbia. Forty seven are destined for Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Willard A. Holbrook
New York
States
District of Columbia
Ohio
One Escapee Recaptured as Other Returns Home
Clarence Noland 43 walked back to Lima State Hospital after fellow fugitive David Brown 33 was captured by the State Highway Patrol. Brown, labeled dangerous, was caught late Tuesday in Defiance County and brought to Lima. Noland had escaped Monday with Brown after a lock and two 12 foot rooftop jumps. Brown faced robbery and attempted murder charges. Noland was serving a term for cutting with attempted wound at Ohio Penitentiary.
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Lima
Clarence Noland
Lima State Hospital
State Highway Patrol
Noland
David Brown
Highway Patrol
Brown
Defiance County
Ohio Penitentiary
Middletown Personnel Group hears two reports
At the monthly Middletown Personnel Association meeting members recapped the Southwestern Ohio Personnel conference in Dayton and a Hamilton gathering. Harold Osborn announced a June 15 picnic invite and outlined the Hamilton session by J Warren Caffery deputy commissioner of the National Metal Trades Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Personnel Association
Southwestern Ohio
Dayton
Hamilton
Harold Osborn
J. WarrenCaffery
National Metal Trades Association
Middletown
Cecil Kindred
Melvin Henry
Francis Carmody
Victor Cook
Dale Constiner
Edward Banks
Osborn
P. F. Johnson
Ohio Unemployment Compensation Bureau
Herry
Robert Lindauer
Cook
LeSourdsville Lake
Ted Leslie
George Bryan
Helen Davis
Lora Moore
Manchester Hotel
Fairbanks Fiber Company
J. A. Lawler
Aeronca Aircraft
More Than 45 Warren 4-H Clubs Formed
Warren County clubs expand for the coming year with over 45 groups organized and a June 1 deadline for club formation and project selection. County Agent Berman Ross and Home Agent Mary Wiseman announce plans for officer and advisor meetings at Lebanon High School in late May, with about 600 youths expected to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Warren County
Berman Ross
Mary Wiseman
Lebanon High School
Ross
Rare Books On Display At Free Library Of Philadelphia
The William M. Elkins collection of 8000 rare books and manuscripts opens to the public at the Free Library of Philadelphia. It was willed by Elkins who died June 5, 1947, and includes a Latin copy of Columbus letter announcing America’s discovery. The collection also houses Dickens items including a cigar case and a match stand. the original Columbus letter aboard the Nina is missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William M. Elkins
Christopher of Columbus
America
Free Library of Philadelphia
Elkins
Leandro de Cosco
Columbus
Charles Dickens
Fidelity Class Plans Wiener Roast at EUB Church
The Fidelity Class of the EUB Church will hold its May Meeting Saturday evening on the school grounds with a wiener bake as the program. Mrs. Frederick Lantis will host the event.
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Jacksonburg
Fidelity
EUB Church
Frederick Lantis
Phone Film Exhibits Are Under Attack
Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company faces a rate increase hearing before the State Utilities Commission. Assistant city solicitor R. J. White challenged the company’s property records as incomplete, while comptroller William Barth defended their accuracy. Witness E. H. Boeckh provided appraisal formulas. The third day of hearings continues for two weeks as the company seeks a 2,835,000 annual increase, equating to a 50 cent monthly rise for residential subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Cincinnati
Cincinnati and Suburban Telephone Company
R. J. White
William Barth
State Utilities Commission
White
Barth
E. H. Boeckh
Alexandria
Work To Halt At Plant For Readjustments
Louisville isns Internat Harvester plant to suspend all production lines tonight for an indefinite period. Assistant general superintendent G Edward Reimers said the shutdown stems from trouble with castings for tractor parts and possible engineering changes in tractor models. The three shifts today will work four hours each leaving about 4300 Louisville employees out of work temporarily. No office workers are affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville, KY
International Harvester Company
Louisville
G. Edward Reimers
Dayton Man On Probation In Robbery Case
Dayton man James D. Kline, 37, of Dayton, is on two weeks preliminary probation after pleading guilty to a reduced assault to rob charge. He and three others were indicted on armed robbery in the torture robbery of Mr and Mrs Robert Cooper in Greenville last November. John Andrews, 46, Dayton, was found guilty of armed robbery and sentenced to 10 to 20 years. Elizabeth Napoli and Wallace Johnson of Dayton and Greenville remain untried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
James D. Kline
Dayton
Kline
Robert Cooper
John Andrews
Elizabeth Napoli
Wallace Johnson
Immunity Denied Russian Worker Faces Spy Trial
New York United Nations staffer Valen tine A. Gubitchev, a suspended Russian employee, was ruled not to have diplomatic immunity and may be tried on espionage charges. He is free on 100000 bail and set for a May 16 trial for conspiring with Judith Coplon, former Justice Department worker, who is already on trial in Washington for stealing government documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
United Nations
Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
Miss Coplon
Washington
Ramblers Club Plans Friday Meeting Dinner Host
Franklin hosts Mr and Mrs Lloyd Miller invite Ramblers Club to a dinner meeting Friday at the Peerless Pantry in Miamisburg. After dinner the group will return to South Main Street Franklin home for several pleasant hours.
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Franklin
Lloyd Miller
Ramblers Club
Man pleads innocent in Brown County murder arraignment
Vern Mitchell, 46, pleaded innocent yesterday before Mayor Harry L. Cahall on a charge of first degree murder in the Monday shooting of Mrs Florence West Hargett, 35, mother of three. Mitchell was held without bond for action by the Brown County grand jury. Mrs Hargett was fatally shot during a quarrel. The world peanut crop for 1948 reached nearly 11 000 000 tons.
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Ripley
Vern Mitchell
Harry L. Cahall
Florence West Hargett
Cahall
Mitchell
Brown County
Hargett
Barkley Defends Civil Rights At Brotherhood Dinner
Vice President Barkley told 700 at a Philadelphia Brotherhood Day dinner that civil liberties must be championed by the American people not by laws alone. He urged moral education to ensure equal voice and choice for all in government, warning a foreign power seeks to undermine freedoms at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alben W. Barkley
Barkley
Girl Scouts Awards Court Set Tonight at Roosevelt High
City wide Court of Awards for Girl Scouts will be followed by an Intermediite Graduation Ceremony in Roosevelt Junior High auditorium. Mrs Garnet L Church reports the ceremony is for any Intermediate Scout entering ninth grade or age 14 eligible to join a senior troop. Miss Sally Pomeroy will be mistress of ceremonies.
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Roosevelt Junior High School
Garnet L. Church
Middletown
Patty Montgomery
Martha Hayes
Ernest Cracraft
Church
D,ww
Eaton Youngster Struck By Auto
A young Eaton child ran from the sidewalk into a moving car Sunday and was struck. Sharon Lee Montgomery age 24, daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Montgomery of Deem St Eaton, received cuts and bruises. She was treated by Dr C E Mewbold and later by Dr C M Treffinger. No bones were broken and she recuperates from shock. William Black, son of a local real estate man, drove the car and was not held for the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton
Sharon Lee Montgomery
Dale Montgomery
Deem St
C. E. Mewbold
C. M. Treffinger
William Black
Germantown Band Plans May 12 Concert
The Germantown Town School Band will give a concert on the evening of May 12 in the high school auditorium. The Boys' Glee Club will be included on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germantown
Middletown Principal To Speak In Carlisle
Wade Miller superintendent of the Middletown Schools will be guest speaker at Memorial Day services in Carlisle on Sunday afternoon May 29th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Wade Miller
Middletown
Peale to Speak at Western College Vesper Service
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, pastor of Marble Collegiate Church in New York, arrived at Western College to deliver a 7 p.m. Vesper in Kumler Memorial Chapel. His recent book Guide to Confident Living is a noted best seller nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Vincent Peale
Marble Collegiate Church
New York
Western College
Kumler Memorial Chapel
Mongrel Dog Saves Master in Savage Yard Attack
In Gillespie Pennsylvania a small mongrel named Chubby leaped to defend four year old Jackie Strickler from a larger attacking dog. Chubby fought back until family members could separate the animals. Jackie remains in fair condition with injuries including the loss of an ear and facial nerve paralysis.
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Chubby
Jackie Strickler
Jackie
Suspect Shot And Wounded In Police Cordon
Cincinnati AP report: Nathaniel Smith, 38, wounded seriously after trying to evade a police and FBI cordon. He was taken to General Hospital with chest and thigh wounds. Smith is wanted on bad check forgery and burglary charges in Danville Virginia Charlotte North Carolina Raleigh North Carolina and Spartanburg South Carolina.
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Cincinnati
FBI
George Pearcy
Nathaniel Smith
General Hospital
Smith
Danville
Charlotte
N. C
Raliegh
N.C
Spartansburg
S. C
Killed In Crash Near Mount Vernon Ohio
Cpl. Herbert R. Danner 18 of Marion was killed when the automobile he rode in struck a bridge on route 95 about 12 miles northwest of Mount Vernon Ohio. Grover J. Keil 22 of Mt Gilead route 2 was critically injured. State Highway Patrol reported.
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Mount Vernon
O. C
Herbert R. Danner
Marion
Here
Grover J. Keil
Mt. Gilead
Mrs Anna Steele Richardson Pioneer Woman's Editor Passes
New York AP reports Mrs. Anna Steele Richardson 84 longtime associate editor of the Woman's Home Companion died yesterday. A native of Massillon Ohio she was a playwright and author of several books. She worked on newspapers in Council Bluffs Omaha and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anna Steele Richardson
Woman’s Home Companion
Massillon
Richardson
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Neb
Bombing Probed at Duffy's Tavern in Portage Lakes
Akron AP report says sheriff and deputies probed a bombing at Duffy's tavern in Portage Lakes area. The blast yesterday shattered three concrete blocks and ripped up porch boards. No one was inside at the time and no motive was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Sheriff's
Duffy's
Portage Lakes
Police seize cigaret cargo near Flat Rock Michigan
State police recovered about $13,770 worth of contraband cigarets from a truck found parked on Tele graph Road near Flat Rock. The asleep driver, Charles Parise, 22, of Detroit, will face Michigan cigaret tax charges. Police said tips linked the seizure to a planned smuggling run from Ohio and Missouri, with the contraband hidden under onions.
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Flat Rock
Mich
Telegraph Rd
Michigan
Charles Parise
Detroit
L. J. Meehan
Ohio
Missouri
Parise
Drivers Opinions Sought In Survey On Turn Indicators
Middletown Safety Council safety director Paul Wilson seeks drivers opinions on turn indicators for buses taxis and trucks. The National Safety Council survey asks six questions about semaphore versus flashing lights manual versus automatic indicators usage and whether indicators reduce accidents with a poll addressed to Civic Association 101 North Broad St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Safety Council
Paul Wilson
National Safety Council
National Council
Wilson
C-O Civic Association
North Broad St
Tobin predicts Labor Act repeal at 81st Congress
In Cincinnati AP report Labor Secretary Maurice J. Tobin says many Democrats lack loyalty and will be responsible if party pledges fail. He predicts Taft Hartley will be repealed by the 81st Congress and that labor will win back the freedom granted by the Wagner act, speaking at a Hamilton County Democrats victory dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Maurice J. Tobin
Hamilton County
Tobin
Winners Named In Ohio Catholic War Veterans Essay Contest
Donna Mae Splain of Youngstown St. Dominic's grade school and Patricia Keefe of Toledo Central Catholic High School won the Ohio Catholic War Veterans essay contest on the topic How To Be a Better American. Each will receive a $100 government bond after the judging of several hundred essays from Ohio students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Donna Mae Splain
Youngstown
St. Dominic's
Patricia Keefe
Toledo Central Catholic High School
Department of Ohio Catholic War Veterans
Ohio
Peanut shell byproducts cited as fuel and fertilizer
The shells of peanuts may be burned as fuel and yield a fertilizer a cork substitute and a substance valuable in fire extinguishing mixture.
Trenton Alumni Plan Third Annual Meeting
The Trenton High School Alumni Association schedules a Saturday evening gathering in the high school auditorium with a 6:45 dinner served by the Lutheran Ladies Aid, followed by entertainments by the Cincinnati Police Safety Swing Band and Dayton’s Robert Lewis the Busy Wizard, all priced at 1.50 per person for the dinner and show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
Trenton High School Alumni Association
Lutheran Ladies Aid
Hazel Corbett Woodrey
Cincinnati Police Safety Swing Band
Robert Lewis
Dayton
Three Newsmen Resign Posts in Illinois Payroll Probe
Rochester AP reports Gannett announces resignations of Danville Commercial News staffers Carl M Davidson executive editor Robert C Pace advertising manager and Robert C Poisall sports editor. They were among 51 Illinois newspapermen paid by Dwight H Green during his term as governor totaling about 475000. All declined to comment.
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Rochester
N. Y
Gannett
Danville
Ill
Commercial News
Carl M. Davidson
Robert C. Pace
Robert C. Poisall
Illinois
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Chicago Daily News
Dwight H. Green
Davidson
State Labor Department
Pace
Highway Division
Poisall
Labor Department
Office of Public Instruction
Green
Warren cars bought in April top county records
Warren County saw 140 automobiles purchased in April, nearing the all time high of 144 set last month. Chevrolet led with 33 new cars, Ford 19, Plymouth 15, Buick 10, and others including Cadillac 1 and Crosley 1. About 788 title certificates were filed, compared with 1,083 the prior month, covering autos, trucks, motorcycles and more. Mortgage activity totaled 333 filed and 290 cancelled.
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Lebanon
Warren County
Cliff C. Beckett
Chevrolet
Ford
Plymouth
Buick
Studebaker
Dodge
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Hudson
Nash
Chrysler
Kaiser
GMC
Parkard
Mercury
DeSoto
Cadillas
Federal
Willys
Crosley
Beckett
Mother's Day Dinner Hosted by Eckhardt Family
West Middletown Mr and Mrs Charles W Eckhardt entertained Sunday with a Mother's Day dinner. Mrs Eckhardt received many gifts as guests played games. Attendees included Stanley Henning and sons Camden Charles C Richardson and sons Jacksonburg William D Richardson and daughter Middletown Ray Chambers Hamilton Russell Stam Dayton Mary Eckhardt Charles George and Richard Eckhardt West Middletown and the host pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Middletown
Charles W. Eckhardt
Mary Eckhardt
Charles
George and
Richard Eckhardt
Man on crutches captured in armed robbery case
In Syracuse detectives arrested John J. Buckley on charges from Canton Ohio for armed robbery. Buckley, on crutches, carried a .45 revolver and told officers he would have shot them if they hadn’t intercepted him. He faced a separate illegal possession count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
N. Y
Canton
John J. Buckley
Metzger
Buckley
Mercer Weiskotten
S. Salina St
Weisbotton
Two Are Killed In Plane Crash
A small airmail pickup plane crashed near Harrison County airport in Clarksburg West Virginia killing pilot Bill Burkhard 29 and flight mechanic William Stenbrenner 25 both of Pittsburgh. The crew was en route from Pittsburgh to Huntington and crashed shortly after takeoff as smoke rose from the aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harrison County
All-American Airways
Bill Burkhard
William Stenbrenner
Pittsburgh
Huntington
Car Bandits Rob Two Clevelanders at Red Lights
Two Clevelanders were robbed at traffic lights. Mike Tricarich 62, a produce merchant, had two fingers broken when robbers forced entry at East 70th Street and demanded $150 from the sun visor. Homer Dunham 45 reported a gunman entered at East 55th Street and Carnegie, taking $40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland (Ap
Oil Club Meeting Highlights Farm Talks in Hamilton
The Southwestern Ohio Oil Club met at Walsh's Cafe in Hamilton with Middletown delegates. Robert Farst, Butler County Agricultural Agent, spoke on farm activities and a farm safety film Paradise Valley was shown. The next meeting is set for June 14 at the Manchester Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Ohio Oil Club
Walsh
Hamilton
Middletown
Robert Farst
Butler County
Paradise Valley
Manchester Hotel
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Frank Ludweig
Herman Slayman
Ordinance Reserve
Ralston's Paint Store, Inc
Warren
Wiener Roast
Melampy
Dia
Andrew
Kenneth Donson
Lowell Rust
Lowell Knabe
Burl Hanks
Wallace Michael
George Howard
Genevieve McClain
Margie Gantt
Barbara Burnett
Shirley Slough
Joan Sloan
Dorothy Ellen Shafer
Girl Scouts
Eaton Youngster
Auto
Germantown Band
DRY Cleaners
Main ST
Mongrel
Gillespie, Pa
Cigaret Cargo
Dohn Hardware Or
Ralston Paint CO
Termite Extermital Service
Israel
Assembly
Man
Oil Club
Farquar
George Beckett
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