Construction Of Water Reservoir To Come Before City Commission
City Commissioners will discuss the construction of a new reservoir at the Columbia Ave pumping station of the Water Works Department. The site was set at a meeting yesterday between engineers Floyd G. Browne and Associates of Marion Ohio and City Engineer R.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Ave
Water Works Department
Floyd G. Browne
A. Pochel
C. E. Beatty
Fred J. Schatzmann
Browne
Commission
Department
Schatzmann
C R Hook Receives Silver Buffalo at Scout National Meet
Charles R. Hook of Armco Steel chaired the award ceremony in Boston where six leaders were honored for distinguished service to boyhood. Recipients including Archbishop Richard J. Cushing and William Fawcett received the Silver Buffalo for national impact beyond regular duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Hook
Armco Steel Corporation
National Council, Boy Scouts of America
National Council
Copley Plaza Hotel
Boston
Hook
Richard J. Cushing
William V. M. Fawcett
Luther A. Weigle
New Haven
Boy Scouts of America
National Court of Honor
Joseph R. Cox Named 1950 Memorial Day Chairman
Joseph R. Cox, WWI veteran and former Middletown American Legion Post 218 commander, will lead Memorial Day activities in 1950. W. W. Gray, Spanish-American War veteran, steps down after guiding the 1949 observance and remains as vice-chairman. Wreaths will be laid at the Legion home Saturday at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph R. Cox
Middletown
American Legion
W. W. Gray
Gray
Legion
Burglars Admit Crimes Amid a Wave of Thefts
An 18 year old, Robert Barr of Middleboro plus another youth, is linked to seven burglaries in the area as police report a new wave of break ins. The case involves the Northway Inn Airport Inn Riverside Inn and other sites with loot totaling about 500 dollars. Police seek grand jury action.
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Robert Barr
Middletown
James Greenfield
Northway Inn
Tytus Ave
Butler County
Grand Jury
Squire Lummie Bailey
Ralph Bauer
Blackmore
Greenfield
Airport Inn
Germantown Rd
Riverside Inn
Middletown-Franklin Rd
Clevenger Tin Shop
Vail St
Murphy Station
Clark St
Barr
Paramount and Strand Showings This Week With Stars
Paramount screens Down to the Sea in Ships with Richard Widmark and Lionel Barrymore at 1:35 4:10 6:45 and 9:15 p.m. Strand presents Renfro Valley Folks at 2:10 4:55 7:40 and 9:30 p.m. Rimfire with Mary Beth Hughes and James Milligan at 2:55 5:40 8:10 and 10:10 p.m. On Wednesday Behind Locked Doors stars Lucille Bremer and Richard Carlson at 1:15 3:50 6:15 and 9 p.m. Also Little Tough Guys at 2:20 4:55 7:20 and 10:10 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Richard Widmark
Lionel Barrymore
Renfro Valley
Rimfire
Mary Beth Hughes
James Milligan
Lucille Bremer
Richard Carlson
Vital Statistics Names of Divorcees and Widows
Mae Hopson aged 44 from New York Mrs Mary E Horner of New Wilmington Pennsylvania Mrs Caroline Herndon of Cincinnati Edward H Behrens aged 51 of Washington DC
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Mae Hopson
New York
Mary E. Horner
New Wilmington
Caroline Herndon
Cincinnati
Edward H. Behrens
Washington, D. C
Births Continue at Local Hospital
Mr and Mrs Richard Lovely 316 Richmond St welcome a girl on Saturday. Mr and Mrs Troy Calhoun Middletown Route 3 report a daughter on Monday. Mr and Mrs Charles S Mills ...
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Hospital
Richard Lovely
Richmond St
Troy Calhoun
Middletown
Charles S. Mills
Methodist Minister Elected President of New Middletown Council
The Rev Kenneth S Learey pastor of the First Methodist Church was named the first president of the Middletown Council of Churches at a meeting at St Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church Seventeen member churches and groups elected officers and approved a constitution Indiana pastor aided efforts in similar councils Dr S C Richards Mrs Alice James and J S Seibold were named delegates at large to the executive council Others named to posts included H H Lawrence and Dr Mabel E Gardner as vice presidents Harlan Jarvis secretary and Robert Millan treasurer The new council will extend its work through departments led by C J Hughes Edward Jones and A C Kiester plus a community relations committee Delegates from the council Women and Youth leaders will join the executive committee Continued on Page 6.
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Taft, Coolidge
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles Evans Hughes
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Chester W. Nimitz
Richard E. Byrd
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Bernard Baruch
Daniel Carter Beard
Lord Baden-Powell
Scout Council
Region Four
National Council
Order of the Arrow
Kenneth S. Learey
First Methodis
New Middletown
Richard E. Moore
H. H. Lawrence
Mabel E. Gardner
Harlan Jarvis
Robert Millan
George Brooks
Alex Cheek
Harold Jung
Vance Cribbs
C. J. Hughes
Christian Education
Edward Jones
Interchurch Committee
A. C. Kiester
S. C. Richards
Alice James
J. S. Seibold
Ministerial Association
J. S. Parr
Middletown
Gambling Case Hearings Set In Local Court Columbus
Hearings on gambling charges in municipal court are set for Thursday at 1 30 p m for a raid on a room near Beck man Cafe at 1826 Central Ave Officials announced hearings before the Board of Liquor Control in Columbus citing Ray Haren Turf Cafe 906 Central Ave and George Reckman 1626 Central Ave The Turf holds a D 2 permit and Reckman has three permits D 2 D 2 and D 3 Defendants in the next case are Thomas Davis 32 of 2424 Hill Ave and Robert Pieratt 42 of 2200 Queen Ave No time set yet for the raid case on the Turf Cafe location The last hearing was cancelled due to Judge Alton H Combs father Henry Combs illness in Dayton Hospital.
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Beckman
Central Ave
Board of Liquor Control
Columbus
Oscar Flechner
Ray Haren
Turf Cafe
George Reckman
Reckman
Alton H. Combs
Henry Combs
Dayton
Thomas Davis
Hill Ave
Robert Pieratt
Queen Ave
Couple welcomes multiple children across several addresses
A list records births at 504 Fifteenth Ave with a girl born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Wenzel and at 509 Fifteenth Ave with a boy born to Rev and Mrs Homer Murrell on Tuesday. Additional births include a boy at 2102 Pearl St to Mr and Mrs Harry Wilson on Tuesday.
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Thomas Wenzel
Fifteenth Ave
Homer Murrell
Pearl St
Harry Wilson
South Main St
Medical births and surgical patient list in Franklin area
A Franklin report lists multiple patients including Mardie Crow and Sheldon Sizer noted as medical cases, Miss Mary Agnes Woodward as surgical, Mrs. John Kuhn as surgical, and Deborah Ann Stamper as medical. Names include families from Michael Road Burton Road Germantown Pershing Avenue and Ken Sington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mardie Crow
Richard E. Crow
Michael Rd
Richard Sutton
Robert Sutton
Kensington St
Oo Burdge
Trenton
Sheldon Sizer
Ned Sizer
Burton Rd
Mary Agnes Woodward
Franklin
Surgical
John Kuhn
Clyde C. Cox
Germantown
Joyce Ann Ratliff
Robert Ratliff
Gary Blevins
Thomas Blevins
Deborah Ann Stamper
Frederick
Pershing Ave
Local Social Notes Highlight Residents and Addresses
James DeJarnette of Central Ave. Billy Pusley son of Mr and Mrs Marion Pusley of Highland Mrs Glen Hall of Lind St Dale Chamberlain of Franklin Mrs Raymond Boxwell of Jefferson St
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James DeJarnette
Central Ave
Billy Pusley
Mr Marion Pusley
Highland Tc
Glen Hall
Lind St
Dale Chamberlain
Franklin
Raymond Boxwell
Jefferson St
Postal Annex To Open Here June I
Hilbert H. Martin announces a new 16750 dollar parcel post annex at Manchester Ave and Charles St will open Wednesday June 1. The single story brick building 40 by 66 feet is leased to the Post Office Department for 10 years with Foreman Phrl Whisler in charge and clerks and carriers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester Ave
Charles St
Hilbert H. Martin
Middletown
Harold W Goetz
William Sebald’ Realty Company
Martin
Phrl Whisler
James R. Parman
Clarence P. Nabergall
Dexter Carpenter
Edward C. Richardson
Ansnex
Harold Hannah
Robert L. Patton
Robert Brammer
Harold Coliran
Harold J. Cook
Post Office Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
C. R. Hook
New England Mutual Auditorium
Amory Houghton
Houghton
Corning Glass Works
N. Y
J. R. Cox
Yankee Rd
Wendell Cox
Sam Moore
Don Wallace
Cox
Manion Motors
National Guard
Smith Farm
Herbert Frazier
Joseph Blackmore
Palm Grill
Eighth Ave
Wees
Col-Leeler Fuscnal
Broad Street
First Ave
Eanness
Union
S. Broad ST
New Council of Churches
Learey
Servel
Vradelis
Mere
Lady Borden
Borden
Middletown’'S
Ivory Soap Laundry
Logan Ave
Goodfyear
Goodyear
N. Broad ST
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