Citywide I Am An American Day Parade Draws 20000
Twenty thousand observers lined Central Avenue and S Main Street to witness Indianapolis eighth annual observance. Army planes from Stout Field conducted a 20 minute salute before the parade, which lasted 45 minutes as 30 floats rolled by. Awards went to American Legion for Lets Keep America Free, Shattle Brothers Machine Company, and Knights of Pythias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auditorium
Central Ave
S. Main St
Cecil Runyan
Stout Field
Indianapolis
Phil Harnden
Paramount News
American Legion
America Free
Shattle Brothers Machine Company
The
Knights of Pythias
America
Shartle Brothers
Scout Leaders to Attend Regional Job Institute
Girl Scout leaders will gather in Hamilton Thursday for twin sessions of a regional job institute. Attendees include Mrs. Nell B. Blackford, Mrs. Edward Sebald, Mrs. Bennett Chapple, Mrs. Earl B. Klein, Miss Peggy Richardson, and Mrs. Garnet L. Church. Training will be led by national staff. Thursday day camp leaders meet moved to Friday 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Garnet L. Church
Nell B. Blackford
Edward Sebald
Bennett Chapple
Earl B. Klein
Peggy Richardson
Church
R. L. Davidson
Richardson
New Scout Troops to Be Chartered in Mound Builders Area
Two new Boy Scout troops in the Mound Builders area expect charters soon. The 50 Senior Outfit is sponsored by Springboro PTA and Explorer Post 268 by Armco Community Center. R. L. Davidson will direct the group as area council members discuss recent organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mound Builders
Area Council
Civic Association
R. L. Davidson
Outfit 50
Springboro
PTA
Explorer Post
Armco Community Center
Joe H. Logan
Willard Allen
Charles Harris
Record confirms 1947 rail steel output for American railroads
The report states that two million tons of steel rail were produced in 1947 to meet American railroad needs. It notes the total output and underscores the role of steel production in sustaining rail transportation during the postwar period.
Three Suffer Injuries In Weekend Accidents
Three people sustained minor injuries in city accidents reported by police yesterday. Mrs. Fred Bolton suffered a bruised hip after being hit by James Highley who made a left turn onto Verity Parkway. Louise Koch and Marie Gibbs were bruised in a crash caused by Jimmie C. Combs. both were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Bolton
Garfield St
James Highley
Yankee Rd
Highley
Central Ave
Verity Pkwy
Bolton
Jimmie C. Combs
Park St
Hugh Mahon
N. Broad St
Leo Murphy
Lylburn Rd
Huston L. Bales
McKinley St
Reichter
Murphy
Willard A. Schlueter
Cincinnati
William
Ernest McCann
Grind Ave
Willie Osborne
Waverly
O. Anderson Jefferson
Dayton
Oxford Girl AHEPA Queen at May Festival in Manchester Hotel
Miss Harriett Kurdaes of Oxford was crowned queen of the May Festival at the Manchester Hotel ballroom. The event, sponsored by AHEPA and the Daughters of Penelope, featured a court with royalty from various Greek houses, plus Venus Jonson and Lubbera Dance School numbers. The gathering drew hundreds of Greeks and notable guests, including Harold Russell, I Am An American Day speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Kurdaes
Oxford
Manchester Hotel
AHEPA
Daughters of
Penelope
Mary Johnson
Hamilton
King George
House of Revelos
Cleo
House of Vradelis
Duke Gregory
House of Caras
Mary
Sandra Mae Hamlin
Franklin
Nancy Lee Hoover
Warner
Harold Russell
Nurse Director to Receive Degree from Columbia in New York
Miss F. Evelyn Beck, director of the Middletown Hospital school of nursing, has completed work for a master of arts at Teachers College Columbia University. She holds a 1930 bachelor’s from Adrian College and 1938 nursing training from the University of Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Evelyn Beck
Middletown Hospital
Miss Beck
Teacher’s College of
Columbia University
New York City
Adrian College
Adrian
Mich
Michigan
University of Michigan At
Ann Arbor
University Hospital At
Warren Grand Jury Session Opens May Term
Warren County Grand Jury began its May term with about 12 cases on the docket. The article notes that in 1832 the United States had 40 miles of railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Lebanon
Warren County Grand Jury
United States
Fifteen Girl Scouts to Receive Bar Rank at Court of Awards
Fifteen Scouts will be promoted to Curved Bar rank and 48 to First Class at the Court of Awards in the Civic Association Tuesday at 8 p.m. Projects and merit badges were completed and progress shown. Mrs. Garnet L. Church explains. presiding is Mrs. A F Roper. awards by Mrs. Earl B. Klein. Troop 60 will perform flag ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Awards
Civic Association
Garnet L. Church
A. EF. Roper
Earl B. Klein
At the Movies Monday and Tuesday Lineup
The cinema schedules two nights of features led by Gary Cooper in Unconquered with Paulette Goddard and Belle Starr starring Gene Tierney and Randolph Scott. Frontier Marshal with Randolph Scott and Nancy Kelly shows, plus Ride A Pink Horse with Robert Montgomery and Wanda Hendrix and Elephant Boy featuring Sabu in listed showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Cooper
Paulette Goddard
Belle Starr
Gene Tierney
Randolph Scott
Frontier Marshall
Nancy Kelly
Robert Montgomery
Wanda Hendrix
Elephant Boy
Sabu
New Contract Approved By Paper Union
The AFL International Brotherhood of Pulp Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers Local 310 approved a new contract with Raymond Bay Company yesterday in the City Building Auditorium. It provides a six-cent across the board raise for production and maintenance workers, union shop, one extra paid holiday, and higher night shift differential. Union president C. I. Blankenship said the union now has 650 members. Negotiation committee: Blankenship, Charles Willhoit, Millie Sorrell, Burlin Hall, S. A. Stephens Toledo, and August Patton Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AFL International Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Raymond Bay Company
C. I. Blankenship
Blankenship
Charles Willhoit
Millie Sorrell
Burlin Hall
S. A. Stephens
Toledo
the International
August Patton
Cincincinnati
International
Safety Group To Tour Sorg Safety Plant
Members of the industrial division of Safety Council meet an hour early at Sorg Paper Co. at 3 p m for their monthly session. George W. Bryan leads the plant tour to note safety features and hazards. The fire prevention division meets Tuesday at 4 p m in the Civic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Industrial Division of Safety Council
Sorg Paper Co
Sorg
George W. Bryan
Paul E. Wilson
Civic Association
William F. Fishbaugh
Wilson
Egyptian Fyre Threatens Palestine Jewish Industry
An informant warned that Egyptian air and ground actions could cripple two thirds of Palestine Jewish industry. Reports from Damascus and Cairo described Arab advances around Galilee, attacks on Tiberias, Masada, Samakh, and Beersheba, plus air strikes on Tel Aviv and nearby depots. Public health officials warned plague carried by rats could reach major eastern cities if spread continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gesher
Beisan
Damascus
Sea of Galilee
Nageib
Samakh
Masada
Sarajuban
Tiberias
Lake Hale
Palestine
Lebanon
Cairo
Tel Aviv
Petah Tiqva
Aqir
Lydda
Gaza
Beersheba
North Dakota
Final Arrangements Announced For Annexation Pupils
East End students will be distributed to Sherman Lincoln Central Roosevelt and Middletown High schools. 70 to Sherman 40 to Lincoln 20 to Central 50 to Roosevelt 30 to Senior High. Lunch plans and bus transportation arranged.
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East End
Wade E. Miller
Board of Education
Miller
Sherman
Lincoln School
Central School
Roosevelt Junior High
Middletown High School
Roosevelt Junior High School
Sherman School
Lincoln
Central
Roosevelt
Park Board
South
L. S. Cohn
John Ingwersen
Betty Wilson
McKinley Junior High School
Pauline Shetter
Mary Lansdale
Kathleen Hall
Clara Enright
Barbara Knox
Lenihan to Lead Butler County Democrats in Hamilton
John J. Lenihan of Hamilton was reelected chairman of the Butler County Democratic central committee at the organizational meeting. Henderson Estes announced he would not seek reelection to the executive committee chair, citing time for his private law practice. Charley Lukey was elected vice chairman and Stanley Alston secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Lenihan
Hamilton
Butler County
Democratic Central Committee
Henderson Estes
Middletown
Charley Lukey
Central Committee
Stanley Alston
Darrtown
Democratic Executive Committee
John Schwalm
Harry B. Grevey
W. J. O’brien
William Burer
Frank Dobrozsi
Martin Coffey
Jackson Bosch
Sheldon Burns
Paul Benninghofen
Harry Dell
George Bradenhofem
Martin Elser
Thomas Feltz
H. A. Harbit
Lammie Bailey
Robert Briedie
Harry Greevy
George Tegge
Thomas Galeese
O'Brien
Estes
Taft Urges UN Armed Force Over Israel Crisis
Senator Robert A. Taft told a Madison Square Garden rally that the United Nations should deploy armed force to prevent aggression against Israel. He called for an immediate arms embargo and UN Security Council action to recognize Israel and grant UN membership. He warned force may come too late to stop bloodshed and urged economic pressures if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert A. Taft
United Nations
Taft
Israel
Opening crowd packs LeSourd Lake for preview day
A record crowd of 25 000 attended the one day preview opening at LeSourd ville Lake. Don Carey park manager said rides were at capacity and many visitors enjoyed picnics and cool water baths. Don Bester's illness forced his band to cancel. Barney Rapp and His New Englanders opened the dancing season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeSourdsville Lake
Don Carey
Don Bester
Barney Rapp
New Englanders
Cleveland Man Hurt in Crash Near Morrow
Harry Friedman 34 of Cleveland was seriously injured when his eastbound car on State Route 3 near Morrow struck a vehicle driven by James Foster of Richmond. Foster reportedly fled the scene, was caught about an hour later, and fined $100 with 60 days in Warren County jail noted by Sheriff Gerald Couden. Foster reportedly had been drinking.
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Lebanon
Harry Friedman
Cleveland
Morrow
James Foster
Richmondnd
Friedman
Lady of Mercy Hospital
Mariemont
Foster
Gerald Couden
Squire J
Miamisburg Man Found Dead In Car Near Monroe Cemetery
Robert W. Berenger, 46, of Miamisburg, was found dead in his car on Route 25 near North Cemetery in Monroe. Deputy sheriffs reported the death from a heart attack. the body was found at 6 a.m. by a Lebanon Middletown bus driver. He reportedly had felt the attack coming on and pulled off the road. He is survived by his wife and mother in Miamisburg. The body was taken to a Miamisburg funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Berenger
Miamisburg
Monroe
Emanuel
Richard Schultheiss
Garrett Boone
Butler County
Lebanon-Middletown
Rerenger
Butler County GOP Committee Meets Tonight
Butler County Republicans gather at the Anthony Wayne Hotel at 7 30 p m to elect officers and name an executive committee for the coming year. The May 4 primary exposed a split between Martin Coyle and Fred M Stitsinger over central committee control, testing insurgent gains claimed by Coyle's group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Wayne
Butler Republica Central Committee
Central Committee
Martin Coyle
Hamilton
Fred M. Stitsinger
County Board of Elections
Republican Citizens Committee
Coyle
Butler County
Middletown
Eugene Danner
Orman Elam
Robert Miles
L. L. Dredge
Middle East Reporter Details Threats and Career
The subject, CB’s chief Middle East correspondent for two years, reported threats from Arabs and Jews in Palestine but noted no threats in Greece. He described having experienced many life events and no new goals ahead. He also referenced Communists and ongoing life experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Greece
Middle East
Lightning Sparks $25 Damage at Gressle Home
A 9:45 p m blast at Earl Gressle 122 North Main St was traced to a lightning strike in a wall outlet. Firefighters found a charred extension cord and dust indicating a small explosion, with damage estimated at about $25 from last night's storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Gressle
North Main St
Gressle
Swim Course Opens Tonight At YMCA Funbegins
The YMCA hosts a one week swim teaching course starting at 7 30 p m tonight. John Johnson and Miss Peggy Richardson will teach with support from the Y Boy and Girl Scouts and the city pool system. Participants are urged to bring swimsuits and all are welcome, including teens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
John Johnson
Johnson
Peggy Richardson
Boy and Girl Scouts
Paice Department Loses None In Big City Parade
Members of the Paice Department on duty for the I Am An American Day parade were praised by Assistant Chief Thomas D. Carmody for efficient traffic control and crowd management. The parade drew large crowds and proceeded smoothly, reflecting strong officer performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paice Department
Thomas D. Carmody
Carmody
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Girl Scouts
Masfing Factory
Melampy
Dial
JOS. R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home
John Lenihan
Butler Democrats
Lake
Monroe Cemetery
GOP
Helen’s
Valen Bldg
Pater
Ralston
Paint Store, Inc
Force
John J. Palmer
Bank
Bi Fat
Yate
Nan
Schiff
FUR Coats
Whio
Bud Baldwin
Ry — Cleaners
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