Merchants Banquet Set for June 4 at Manchester Hotel
The Retail Merchants Association will hold its annual banquet Friday June 4 at the Manchester Hotel. President R E Dempster says the event will draw more than 2000 people after a two month delay for a speaking prospect. The speaker’s name will be announced next week, along with the 1948 officers. A teller’s committee will count ballots mailed earlier this month.
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Retail Merchants Association
Manchester
R. E. Dempster
Dempster
Would Make Difference If No Atmosphere Temperature Estimate
If Earth's atmosphere were absent, average surface temperature would be about 18 degrees Fahrenheit instead of the observed 60 degrees. The statement contrasts the greenhouse effect with current conditions and implies a substantial atmospheric warming impact.
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Earth
School Medical Plans Outlined by Local Boards
The Board of Education and the Board of Health outlined plans for school medical supervision. Two nurses remain under health supervision, with one resignation and two teaching vacancies filled. Marilyn Rogers resigned to teach in Dearborn, Ruth Irvin was hired for home economics, and Helen Hebler becomes girls' P E at Middletown High. Wade Miller announced the vacancy status and a transportation study for East End to be examined by E C Welsheimer of the State Department of Education.
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Board of Education
Board of Health
Health Board
Marilyn Rogers
Roosevelt Junior High School
Dearborn
Mich
Ruth Irvin
McKinley Junior High
Helen Hebler
Middletown Senior High School
Rogers
Wade FE. Miller
New
East End
E. C. Welsheimer
State Department of Education
Columbus
U S Communist Leader Attacks Mundt Nixon Bill
William Z Foster, head of the American Communist party, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the Mundt Nixon bill would create a fascist police state and that his party would refuse to register or comply if enacted. He said the party would not perjure itself or admit to any resemblance to the bill’s portrayal.
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Washington
William Z. Foster
Communist Party
Foster
Senate Judiciary Committee
Pone Gates
Spelling Bee Finalists Duel For 500 And Trip To New York
Washington reports that 40 finalists competed in the 21st annual national spelling bee with two and a half hours of steady spelling to crown the champion. The winner earns 500 dollars and a trip to New York.
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Washington
New York
Max Stamper Reelected Grocers' Head for Third Term
Max Stamper was reelected president of the Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association for a third term. Al Leak Jr is vice president, Mrs. Martha Dillman treasurer. New board members are E J Polisini Andrew Dobroszi James Sorrell Earl Flint and Harry Pratt. Roy L Patterson remains secretary. A LeSourdsville Lake Food Show is set for August 14 to 24 with eight committees announced. Milk bottle returns urged to curb price rises after a five cent deposit lift last year.
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Max Stamper
Tamper
Leonard Reedy
Carl Ebinger
Hamilton
LeSourdsville Lake
Lions Club fetes 86 War Mothers at Middletown Luncheon
Middletown Lions hosted 86 War Mothers at the Manchester Hotel for a noon luncheon. William Verity spoke on the new War Memorial at Woodside Cemetery and the ABC Plan, urging peace and actions to prevent World War III. Ruth Diefenbach hosted, baritone solos were performed, and Gold Star Mothers were acknowledged.
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Middletown
Verity
United Nations
Ruth Diefenbach
L. J. van Guelpen
Paramount and Strand Movie Showings This Weekend
At the movies Paramount presents Caged Fury with Richard Denning and Sheila Ryan at 3 6 and 9 p.m. Also To Ends of Earth with Dick Powell and Signe Hasso at 1 15 4 7 02 and 10 p.m. Strand screens Where There's Life with Bob Hope and Signe Hasso Friday 3 20 6 41 10 09 p.m. Saturday 3 53 7 06 10 34 p.m. Also Song of Idaho with Kirby Grant and the Hoosier Hot Shots Friday 2 08 5 32 8 58 p.m. Saturday 2 12 5 55 9 28 p.m.
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Paramount
Richard Denning
Sheila Ryan
Dick Powell
Signe Hasso
Bob Hope
Idaho
Kirby Grant
The
Hoosier Hot Shots
Curtiss-Wright Executive Named Aeronca President
John A. Lawler, long time Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division controller and assistant treasurer, was elected president of Aeronca Aircraft Corporation. He will assume duties in the Columbus area soon and also serves as an Aeronca director.
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John A. Lawler
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
Maynard E. Simmond
Lawler
Maynard
Aeronca
Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division
Buffalo
St. Louis
Louisville
Columbus
Controllers Institute of America
Memorial Day Closures Hit Downtown Middletown
Downtown Middletown will be quiet as businesses, banks, city and federal offices close for Memorial Day. Retail Merchants Association members stores and the Civic Association, City Building and Post Office will close all day. Stores reopen Wednesday until 5:30 p m after the Monday closure.
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Middletown
Retail Merchants Association
Civic Association
City
Cat Not Rabid, Report Shows
A Columbus report confirms cat died recently did not have rabies. The head was sent as a precaution after illness and disposal. City quarantine on dogs enters its fifth day with no rabies. Dr Neer urges dog bite reporting and pet watching. County may cut two dog wards. Heller to leave post. dog wardens positions eliminated due to lack of funds effective June 1.
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Columbus
L. C. Neer
Dr. Neer
Clarence Heller
Heller
C. H. Sater
Hamilton
Nurse Director To Attend Chicago Nursing Session
Miss F. Evelyn Beck, director of the Middletown Hospital school of nursing, leaves Saturday for the biennial convention in Chicago from May 31 to June 4. She will attend sessions of the American Nurses Association, National League of Nursing Education, and National Organizations of Public Health Nursing. More than 2000 nurses are expected.
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F. Evelyn Beck
Middletown Hospital School of Nursing
Chicago
American Nurses Association
National League of Nursing Eduscatilm
National
Organizations of Public Health
Wind uproots apple tree for Rock Island play
The Rock Island high school senior class sought an apple tree to finish the stage setting for their production of All My Sons. A wind storm toppled and snapped a tree at its base just in time for the show, saving the production from a missing prop.
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Rock Island, Ill
U.P
Rock Island High School
Hutchins Sued for Divorce in Chicago
Robert Maynard Hutchins, 49, chancellor of the University of Chicago and noted education figure, was sued for divorce by his wife Maude Phelps Hutchins on grounds of desertion. She claims he left March 14, 1947, after 26 years of marriage and seeks alimony, support, and custody of two minors. Hutchins says they lived together until that date and denies desertion.
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Chicago
Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
Boy Wonder
Maude Phelps Hutchins
Hutchins
Light Showers Forecast With Warmer Weekend
Increasing cloudiness and warm weather will be followed by scattered showers this evening and again Saturday. From a low of 51 degrees at 6 a.m. Thursday the day rose to 85 by 5 p.m. Morning low was 58 and by 11 a.m. the thermometer read 76.
Arias Madriz Leads Panama Election Amid Uncertainty
Ar nulfo Arias Madril won the presidency on unofficial May 9 returns but his eligibility is under Supreme Court review. The national election jury must rule on challenged votes and count all ballots before official results.
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Panama
Arnulfo Arias Madril
Supreme Court
Owl Invasion Highlights Chicago Housing Shortage
A Chicago apartment owner reported a dramatic sign of housing shortage when an owl with a 30 inch wingspan entered his unit. Police responded and captured the intruder in a bushel basket after the apartment was nearly wrecked and dignity suffered.
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Chicago
U.P
Bowles to Speak in Cleveland for ADA Tonight
Chester Bowles former federal price administrator will address Americans for Democratic Action in Cleveland next Thursday night outlining policy aims and party alignment amid active civic debate.
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Cleveland (Ap
Chester Bowles
Americans For Democratic Action
Westinghouse camera aids study of hot metals
Westinghouse research engineers developed a camera containing a small furnace to take close-up pictures of hot metals. The device will help in the search for new alloys that resist rust and corrosion.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Westinghouse Research
Five Notes Define Bugle Calls Amid Eight Note Range
A historical note states that only five notes are required for the bugle calls, though the instrument itself spans eight notes in compass. This concise detail highlights a reduction in playable tones while preserving the essential signaling function of the bugle.
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