County and City Move Leave Middletown Without Dog Warden
Butler County Commissioners will not restore a dog warden, despite Dr. L C Neer health commissioner's appeal during a rabies surge. A 90 day quarantine remains in effect. city funds were deemed insufficient to hire a warden. Residents report dog poisonings and ongoing dog calls handled by police and health officials. Dr Neer outlines rabies signs and vaccination, bite reporting, and quarantine rules.
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Middletown
Butler County
L. C. Neer
Butler
Amilton
Neer
Fred J. Schatzmann
Board of Health
Forest Moyer
Pine St
Kensington Ave
Catalpa
Middletonians
Health Department
Poppy Sales Open Friday In Industries
The American Legion announces its annual poppy day sale a two day event starting Friday in city industrial plants and continuing Saturday with downtown street sales. Mrs. William Niblock chairs the general committee and a full committee meeting is set at the Legion home tonight. Legion women run industrial sales, Y Teens handle street sales, with Miss Charlene Price leading sales promotion and officers overseeing treasurer duties and publicity.
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American Legion
William Niblock
Legion
Women of the Legion
Charlene Price
William Withey
Edward Portsmouth
Edward Hamlyn
Middletown Charter Distributed To Civic Groups
Copies of the Middletown city charter have been printed and will be given to civic organizations for study. Elliott D. Levey, chairman of the city wide charter revision committee, says a policy and steering division study is examining debt limitation, with potential change from 4 percent to 3 percent as allowed by state law, but no decision yet. Sub committees will finish before the full committee meetings resume.
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Elliott D. Levey
Levey
Obituary: Cpl. Clayton Barker 1944 Belgian death
Clayton A Barker 19 died in action in Belgium November 19 1944 while with Co B Fourth Engineers Combat Battalion. Services 2 pm next Tuesday at Jos R Baker and Sons Funeral Home with Rev Curt Walters Yankee Road Church of God officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Survived by parents Alvin and his wife, two brothers Delbert and Raymond, sister Cuba. remains returned recently. Friends may call after 2 pm Sunday at the funeral home.
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Cpl
Clayton A. Barker
Belgium
Co. B. Fourth Engineers
Jos
Cpl. Barker
Frenchburg
Alvin Barker
Middletown
First Ave
Cincinnati
States
Delbert
Raymond
Cuba
Mrs Sarah Billman obituary in Middletown Ohio district
Mrs. Sarah Ina Billman 65 of 417 Baltimore St. died 7 15 p m Wednesday at Middletown Hospital where she had been patient since February 17 Born May 28 1882 in West Virginia she lived in Middletown 36 years Survived by husband J H Billman seven children two sisters five brothers twelve grandchildren one great grandchild two sons preceded her in death Services 10 a m Saturday at residence Dr E R Turner officiating Burial Woodside Cemetery Family receives friends after 2 p m Friday at residence Riggs Funeral Home in charge
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Sarah Ina Billman
Baltimore St
Middletown Hospital
West Virginia
Billman
Middletown
J. H. Billman
Pauline Walt
Mildred Johnson
Houston
Texas
Edna Mae Billman
Earl
Frank
Cincinnati
E. R. Turner
Woodside Cemetery
Riggs Funeral Home
Two men sentenced to Ohio Penitentiary for bribe case
Leonard Strauss 32 of Middletown and Joseph Holland 56 of Cleveland were sentenced to one to ten years by a three judge court for soliciting a bribe from Paul Alvino, a nightclub operator. The court refused a stay and the men were sent to Mahoning County Jail to await appeal. Alvino faces grand jury charges after his liquor license suspension for Sunday sales.
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Leonard Strauss
Middletown
Joseph Holland
Cleveland
Ohio
Paul Alvino
David G. Jenkins
Mahoning County
Alvino
State Liquor Board
Grand Jury
Berliners expect Western powers to stay in Berlin
(AP) A poll by the American Military Government shows 76 percent of Berliners in the western sectors believe the Western Powers will not withdraw, despite Russian propaganda. The survey covered the U S Britain and France sectors housing about two thirds of Berlin’s 3.14 million population. In October 1947, 74 percent held the same view.
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Berlin
Germany
Worker’s Thumb Amputated After Industrial Accident
Zollie Francis, 41, of 2011 Wayne Ave, sustains left-thumb amputation after a large motor and pipe drop at Sorg Paper Company. He is in good condition at Middletown Hospital following the injury last night.
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Zollie Francis
Wayne Ave
Middletown
Francis
Sorg Paper Company
Invented Russian Hand Duplicates Real Feel in Shake
Victor Kononov, a veteran who lost an arm, developed an artificial hand praised by Trud as indistinguishable from a real one. The device can operate a hammer, saw, chisel, wrench, axe and assist driving, writing, and lifting. Notable user N A Nikitin, famed circus horse trainer, reportedly uses it with a whip.
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Moscow
Trud
Victor Kononov
Kononov
N. A. Nikitin
Red Cross Blood Service Aims for October Opening
Local Red Cross reports a Columbus blood bank center may open by October in a former bank building. Middletown joins 39 districts served by mobile units delivering free blood to hospitals, with doctors paying only for transfusions. The Columbus center processes and stores blood, blood products, and plans include Dayton expansion in 1949.
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Red Cross
Columbus
Blood Bank
Middletown
Columbus Center
Wichita
Kan
Rochester
Dayton
Ramrod Caged Fury and Ends of Earth at Paramount
At the Paramount theater Thursday and Friday showings include Ramrod with Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake at 1:25, 3:25, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Caged Fury with Richard Denning and Sheila Ryan at 3, 6 and 9 p.m. To Ends of Earth with Dick Powell and Signe Hasso at 1:15, 4, 7:02 and 10 p.m. Also Where There’s Life with Bob Hoye and Signe Hasso at 3:20, 6:41 and 10:09 p.m. Song of Idaho with Kirby Grant and The Hoosier Hot Shots at 2:08, 5:32 and 8:58 p.m.
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Joel McCrea
Veronica Lake
Richard Denning
Sheila Ryan
Dick Powell
Signe Hasso
Bob Hoye
Idaho
Kirby Grant
The
Hoosier
Grave problem locating war dead graves in Far East
Britain struggles to locate and register graves of war dead in the Far East due to postwar communal disturbances cited by the War Office.
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London
Britain
Far East
War Office
City Red Cross Head To Attend June Convention
Mrs. Dorothy Spears executive secretary of the briddletown Red Cross will join thousands of Red Cross members at the national convention in San Francisco from June 21 to 24. Basil O Connor national president will discuss disaster preparedness blood bank program and safety programs with Gen. Mark W Clark delivering the keynote. Also speaking are Dennison L Rusinow representing 800 Junior Red Cross members whose convention runs concurrently at San Francisco City College.
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Dorothy Spears
Briddletown
Dennison L. Rusinow
St. Petersburg
Fla
Red Cross
San Francisco City College
Boy's double arm breaks end school year
Danny Meeker seven from 1725 Oberon Drive fell after leaving Maple Park School and broke both arms within 45 minutes. He was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jack Meeker.
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Danny Meeker
Oberon Dr
Maple Park School
Danny
Middletown Hospital
Jack Meeker
Heating ordinance to go before Middletown commission next week
Fire Chief William Fishbaugh said the heating ordinance will receive a first reading next Wednesday after delays due to other matters. The proposal, prepared by heating contractors, may be merged with other codes in a consolidation ordinance and is under study by the city building code revision committee led by J D Sawyer.
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Middletown
William Fish
Sawyer
Thomas Herbert
General Assembly
Y Board Studies Local Y Activity Report
William S. Chambers presented a 20 page report on the local Y condition to the Y board and Younger Members Council. He urged expanding adult social activities and suggested hiring a director and an assistant boys secretary. The study follows a city survey by Chambers and Clifford Carey.
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Ynca Board of
William S. Chambers
Chambers
Clifford Carey
Ralph C. Knight
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