Curtailed Postal Service Begins In City Today
Middletown posts reroute and reassign districts and carriers as part of a national economy drive. Ten substitute carriers lose their jobs, six temporary substitutes are discharged while four furlo ugh ed substitutes are recalled or retained by seniority. City routes drop from 30 to 20 with one daily residential delivery between 6 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Business routes stay as three three trip routes. six routes discontinue second residential trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Post
Martin
Ntral Ave
West Middletown Bridge
Gillen-Crow Drug Store
Crawford St
Central
Main, Broad
Clinton Sts
Jesse Donaldson
Donaldson
Dexter H. Carpenter
Donald R. Miller
Ralph Lewis
Harold J. Cook
William B. Warman
Ralph Geisler
At the Movies: Frances and Young Man with a Horn
The Paramount presents Frances starring Donald O'Connor and Patricia Medina with showings at 1 15, 3 20, 5 29, 7 36 and 9 43 p.m. The Strand screens Baron of Ariosta Vincent Price and Ellen Drew at 2 50, 6 10 and 9 40 p.m. Also Square Dance Jubilee with Don Barry and Mary Beth Hughes at 1 25, 4 25 and 8 15 p.m. Wednesday Alias Nick Beal starring Ray Milland and Audrey Totter at 1 15, 4 05 and 10 p.m. Also Special Agent with William Eythe and George Reeves at 2 50, 5 45 and 8 50 p.m.
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Paramount
Frances
Donald O'Connor
Patricia Medina
Kirk Douglas
Lauren Bacal
Strand
Don Barry
Mary Beth Hughes
Nick Beal
Ray Milland
Audrey Totter
William Eythe
George Reeves
Six men arrested in raid on Gibby’s Smokery
Police officers James Miller and Robert Walton say six men were caught gambling at Gibby’s Smokery, 1234 Central Ave. Joseph Reese, of 1 First Ave., faces a gambling room charge and bond was set at 300 dollars. The five others, bonds of 25 dollars each, are Lester Miller, 24, 609 Baltimore St. Lee Mansfield, 63, 413 Young St. Wayne Moore, 36, 1804 Woodlawn Ave. Ed Bunnell, 30, Lefferson "Ra. Gus Margerum, 36, 314 Vanderveer St. All are set to appear in Municipal Court at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibby
Central Ave
James Miller
Robert Walton
Joseph Reese
First Ave
Lester Miller
Baltimore St
Lee Mansfield
Young St
Wayne Moore
Woodlawn Ave
Ed Bunnell
Lefferson "Ra
Gus Margerum
Vanderveer St
Municipal Court
Police Pension Board appoints Ralph Grimes to fill vacancy
Ralph Grimes, local insurance man, named to the Police Pension Board to fill an unexpired term of E K Sparrow who resigned for pressing business. Board includes Dr Ross Hill Harold Goetz and Harry Keiser. Also note: all 20 Latin American nations have diplomatic representation in Miami Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Grimes
Police Pension Board
E. K. Sparrow
Grimes
Police Department
Ross Hill
Harold Goetz
City Commission
Harry Keiser
Miami, Fla
Boys State Orientation Meeting Set for June 7
Middletown area Boys State contingent members will attend an orientation session on Wednesday June 7. Ray Skinner new chairman of the Boys State committee replaces William Kent due to work duties. About 20 delegates will learn the Buckeye Boys State program at Camp Perry June 10 to 17 with help from former Staters. A committee meeting at the American Legion Home Thursday night will finalize plans for the orientation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Ray Skinner
Skinner
William Kent
Kent
Buckeye
Perry
American Legion
Municipal Courtset Fines And Costs System Change
Judge Alton H. Combs announced a change in the Municipal Court to align fines and court costs with state statutes. Starting after July 1, court costs of about six dollars will be assessed in all criminal cases. the move is mainly bookkeeping and aims to curb indiscriminate filing of charges. In dismissals after an affidavit is filed, the complainant must pay costs, while civil procedures remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton H. Combs
Municipal Court
Combs
Scout Training Session Thursday in Middletown Camp
The second meeting of a four session day camp staff training program for Girl Scout leaders will be held Thursday at Camp Middlemoor. Peggy Richardson camp director says the meeting will feature a cook-out and all Scout leaders are invited to participate. Richardson will train Brownie and Intermediate leaders while Garnet L. Church local Scout director heads Senior leaders in training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Camp
Middlemoor
Peggy Richardson
Miss Richardson
Garnet L. Church
Army Studies After-Effect Of Explosion In New Jersey
In South Amboy, 31 killed and 300 injured as 600 tons of munitions destined for Pakistan explode, wrecking the waterfront. Army scientists Dr. Leonard Logan and Dr. J B Green study physical economic and social impacts to model potential U S city bombing effects. Coast Guard witnesses offer only guesses to cause.
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South Amboy
America
Department of the Army
Leonard Logan
J. B. Green
Pakistan
Coast Guard
New York
George Psalmanazar Fraud Legend in Britannica Note
Britannica records George Psalmanazar a French impostor who posed as Japanese and fooled the Bishop of London by translating a catechism into faux Japanese, illustrating a notable 18th century deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Psalmanazar
London
Encyclopedia Britannica
Teen Aged Lockland Girl Dies In Bridge Crash
A 15 year old Lockland girl Eleanor Terry of Wyoming Ave died instantly in a crash on Mill Grove Road near Route 123. Edward Adleta 21 of Reading was in serious condition with head injuries while Jerry Nickley 19 of Reading suffered forehead cuts. Driver William F. Flege 22 of Reading and Patsy Lovell 18 of Lockland escaped injury. the car toppled into a creek after hitting a bridge near the Route 123 intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockland
Cpl
O. J. Simmons
John Booth
State Patrol
William Francis Flege
Columbia Ave
Reading
Filege
Patsy Lovell
Civil Service Seeks Tightening of Appointment Rules
The Civil Service Commission asks department heads to notify vacancies before appointments and consider examinations. It cites recent non exam appointments and notes broad coverage, excluding unclassified posts. The move aims to survey the labor market and decide if exams are needed, with nominations allowed if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Civilice Commission
Commission
Teen tries to flag train before fatal hit in Portsmouth
Wanda Hoskins, 15, attempted to flag down a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad train as it struck and killed Sam Templeman, 54, who was sitting on a railroad tie at the scene. Police reported the incident occurred last night in Portsmouth.
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Portsmouth
Wanda Hoskins
Baltimore and Ohio
Sam Templeman
Templeman
Mason Dixon line mismeasured by 180 feet in survey era
Despite crude 1760s surveying tools, the Mason Dixon line was later found to be only 180 feet off. The note highlights early surveying challenges and the small margin of error in colonial boundary work.
Girl Two Loses Fight For Life
Janet Beth Wagner, two, daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Wagner of Akron, died in University Hospital Columbus after a yearlong battle with leukemia. She was diagnosed in 1949 in Singapore, where doctors gave six weeks to live. The Wagners flew to the United States for care, with Ohio State University medical leaders taking charge. Janet Beth entered University Hospital early in the year and showed improvement by March 4 before a later return to the hospital.
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Columbus
Janet Beth Wagner
University Hospital
Paul Wagner
Akron
Singapore
Wagner
Goodrich Rubber Company
Malayar
Janet Beth
Wagners
United States
College of Medicine
Ohio State University
Probers Seek Subpoena For Key Witness
The House may subpoena Sally Dewey, a former Army Finance Center employee in St. Louis, who declined to testify to a House Armed Services hearing on military operations at the center. Subcommittee chair Kilday said a resolution to grant subpoena power and expenses will be offered. Dewey cited prior submissions to Army Counter Intelligence, Civil Service subcommittee and GAO as her reason for not appearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Sally Dewey
Army Finance Center
St. Louis
Dewey
Armed Services
Kilday
D-Tex
GAO
Richard Nash the Bath Emcee of the 18th Century
Richard Nash, an English wit, was the leading master of ceremonies at Bath. He presided over the assembly and gaming rooms, and his word governed deportment at the famed early 18th century watering place.
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Richard Nash
Bath
Police Report Four Mishaps
City police logged a string of mishaps from last night to this morning. Frank Diver accused Joe Snider of hitting a horse drawn wagon, wounding Diver’s car bumper and fender. no wagon damage reported. A wheel detached from Robert Lambert’s car, sending it into a Murphy Service Station plate glass window. Two more crashes occurred at Wall Alley when Orla Jackson parked a Hausel truck and Esther Bell and James Finch collided with it, all injuring minor damage. Herbie Hargus was charged with intoxication after running a red light and colliding with Wilber Keister’s car, with about $400 total damage.
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Frank Diver
Crawford St
Tytus Ave
Joe Snider
Middletown
Diver
Robert Lambert
Second Ave
Plum St
Clark St
Murphy Service Station
Wall Alley
Orla Jackson
Waeta St
Hauselman
Esther Bell
James Finch
West Middletown
Herbie Hargus
Lausche Invites Crime Probers to Visit Ohio
Gov. Frank Lausche urged the Senate Crime Committee to visit Ohio to probe criminal rackets. In a telegram to Sen. Estes Kefauver the governor said a committee visit would be productive and noted progress against racketeers while calling attention to a nation-wide operation tied to race gambling centered in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Senate Committee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Cleveland
Water recedes on Red River
The Red River flood crest eased in Winnipeg and St Boniface as relief work began. About 80 000 homes were damaged or destroyed and some 109 000 refugees fled, with the army urging further departures to avoid epidemic risk before decontamination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Red River
St. Boniface
Red River Valley
Charles R Hook to Speak at Harvard Business Conference
Charles R Hook of Middletown, board chairman of Armco Steel, will address the 20th annual Harvard Business School association conference in Cambridge on June 10. He will speak on The Spiritual and Ethical Aspects of Business Management.
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Charles R. Hook
Middletown
Armco Steel Corporation
Harvard Business School Association
Cambridge
Miss
McCall Corp Official Addresses Conference Focus
George H. Allen of the McCall corporation at Dayton, general proference chairman, said the conference would be devoted to ethical, social and political values involved in the risks of everyday business, as well as hard dollar and cents problems. The body needs small quantities of iodine for growth and development, healthy skin and hair and mental alertness.
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George H. Allen
McCall Corporation
Dayton
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Hilbert H. Martin
Middletown Plating Company
Bordens
N. Main St
Pension Board
Melampy
al Stohlman
Charles Martinez
Hollywood
O. Girl
Police and Fire Departments
P. F. Johnson
Eer
Wetalene
Ralston Paint Store, Inc
N. Broad St
Lausche
Ohio
Boston
ICO Shuneral
Broad Street
Logan Ave
Beckman & Dickerson Distributing Co
Crawford Street
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