Middletown High Baccalaureate Moves to Barnitz Stadium
About 310 Middletown seniors will hold baccalaureate Sunday at Barnitz Stadium instead of the high school auditorium due to threatening weather. If kept inside, tickets marked auditorium will be honored. over 3,500 stadium tickets issued. Rev Charles L Harrison of Boys Industrial School will speak. Jerome Schulz will give invocations. Gene Phillips leads the Mixed Chorus in three numbers. Commencement remains set for Thursday at the stadium with Rev Fred E Luchs as principal speaker on "Me First."
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Middletown High School
Barnitz Stadium
R. Baker
Barnitz Field
Baker
McKinley School
Jerome Schulz
Helen Weinberger
Gene Philips
O'Hara
Valinoff
Williams
Schulz
Fred E. Luchs
First Presbyterian Church
Athens
Dixie Heights Leader Pushes City Annex North Middletown
Dixie Heights Improvement League president C F Myers urged Middletown to annex North Middletown, saying residents are willing and waiting. He proposed extending city lines north to the Warren County line, east to the Miami River, and south to the current city limits, arguing annexation would aid long term and immediate improvements including new roads to ease traffic.
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North Middletown
Middletown
C. F Myers
Dixie Heights Improvement League
IH. W. Starick
Myers
Warren County
Warren Line
Miami River
Tytus Ave
Charles St
Verity Pkwy
New York Central Railroad
Vannest Ave
Movie Schedule At The Paramount Strand And Colonial
At the Paramount Friday and Saturday Air Cadet shows at 1 15 4 05 7 00 and 10 p m Double Crossbones at 2 50 5 45 and 8 40 p m The Strand plays Gasoline Alley at 1 45 4 35 7 25 and 10 15 p m Pioneer Marshall at 3 10 6 00 and 8 50 p m Colonial opens Ma And Pa Kettle Back On The Farm at 1 p m
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Marshall
Flooring Firm Leases Joffe Building Here
Zinner's of Middletown, Inc. completed a lease for 1363 Central Ave formerly occupied by Joffe Furniture Co. Carter and Nellie Back own the building. Zinner's will become a Dayton firm branch selling carpet and linoleum. The six story Dayton building houses about 23 000 square feet and will employ 10 to 12 at start with operations starting in July after remodeling.
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Central Ave
Joffe Furniture Company
Zinner’s of
Middletown, Inc
Manny Garlikov
Dave Finkelman
Carter
Nellie Back
Zinner’s
Dayton
23 Men Missing After Sea Crash
Newport, R I AP Twenty three men are missing after a launch capsized in which two sailors perished yesterday the Navy said today Several of the missing however may simply have overstayed their leave the Navy will publish the names after notifying next of kin
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Newport
R.I
Navy
Reckman Fined and Probation After Gambling Plea
Joseph Reckman, 50, of 31 South Main St., was fined 1000 dollars and given a six month suspended jail term with five years probation after changing his plea to guilty on two counts of keeping a room for gambling. The raid followed prior incidents on March 14 and 16, with police prepared to present racing slips if needed. Reckman agreed to stop the establishment at his address.
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Joseph Reckman
South Main St
Reckman
Common Pleas
P. P. Boll
Childs Funeral Services Today for Diane Barber
Funeral services for three year old Diane Barber of 510 Fourteenth Ave were held today at 3 p.m. at Joseph R Baker and Sons Funeral Home. Burial followed in Woodside Cemetery. Mrs Iane Barber, the mother, was in shock and the services were advanced from tomorrow. Diane was killed when she darted under a truck and suffered a severe skull fracture. Survived by her father Captain William Barber US Marine Corps, a brother John, and a sister Sharon.
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Diane Barber
Fourteenth Ave
Joseph R. Baker and Sons
Woodside Cemetery
Iane Barber
William Barber
Marine Corps
John
Sharon
Horse vs Cars Scare Hits Middletown Night Parade
A gray horse from Brown's Run Riding Club frightened during the American Day pageant near Barnitz Field Stadium. The animal bolted between a car owned by Paul Wilson and a second vehicle, denting the hood and top, shattering a windshield, then caused minor dents to a parked car owned by Arthur Cox. Estimated damages total about $400. The horse sustained a small nose cut. both cars were insured. Wilson was unreachable for comment as he was in Columbus. Police reported Lloyds of London insured the horse. The incident occurred at 9 26 p m.
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Barnitz Field Stadium
Dletown
Middletown
Wilson
Minnesota St
Tenth Ave
Arthur Cox
Woodlawn Ave
Cox
Columbus
Brown’s Run Riding Club
Thomas Rd
Lloyds of London
Troop 26 Receives Formal Charter At Court Of Honor
Troop 26 was awarded a formal charter at a Court of Honor last night at the Armco Colored Center with Hugh Parker presenting the charter to Sam Williams the scoutmaster. About 120 scouts, parents and friends attended a covered dish dinner and entertainment by Troop 26 and 13. Second class badges were earned by Grover Banks Larry Carter Donald Childs Joseph Clements Theodore Herndon Buddy Jones Thomas Lewis Frederick Moore and Joseph Tate. Napoleon Clements received a first class badge and tenderfoot badges went to E C McKeller William Warfield Robert Roberson and Irvin Smith. Visitors included Troops 5 and 13 Pack 55 Cub Master Robert Frazier and Rev S C Richards who gave the benediction.
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Troop 26
Hugh Parker
Armco Colored Center
Parker
Sam Williams
Oop
Grover Banks
Larry Carter
Donald Childs
Joseph Clements
Theodore Herndon
Buddy Jones
Thomas Lewis
Frederick Moore
Joseph
Train Kills Driver at Private Crossing
A Norfolk and Western freight train struck an automobile at a private crossing in Portsmouth. The driver, James Snook, 67, a retired farmer from Rarden, was killed.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk and Western
James Snook
Rarden
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