Memorial Day Observances Set Amid Quiet Middletown
Middletown and area residents prepare for Memorial Day 1950 with many offices closed and a city parade. Post office and banks follow holiday schedules while veterans groups gather at Woodside Cemetery for services. Weather forecasters predict warmth with possible showers as thousands head to LeSourdsville Lake for outings.
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Middletown
Hilbert H. Martin
Loan and Savings Associations
Woodside Cemetery
Memorial Plaza
John I
First Baptist Church
Broad St
Manchester Ave
Broad
Central Ave
Central
Main St
Fourteenth Ave
U. S. Weather Bureau
Ohio
Betty Walls 94 Dies. Funeral Wednesday at Maxberry
Mrs. Betty Walls aged 94 of 715 Eighteenth Ave died at 10 15 p m Saturday at home. Survived by daughter Mrs Anna Washington. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 2 p m at Maxberry Funeral Home with Elder Burton officiating. Burial in Woodside Cemetery. Viewing Tuesday after 6 p m at the funeral home.
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Betty Walls
Fighteenth Ave
Anna Washington
Maxberry Funer Home
Elder Burton
Woodside Cemetery
George Washington Martin Dies on Path of Decline
George Washington Martin, a former Brooklyn resident, died at 7 a.m. at his daughter Mrs. R. L. Robinson’s home in Detroit. He had been in failing health for a year and seriously ill for three months. Survived by three sons William Detroit Charles Philadelphia Glasgow Detroit. three daughters Mrs. Robinson Mrs. Georgia Kimber Cleveland and Mrs. Edna Graham New York. three sisters Mrs. Marie Harris Mrs. Mary Jenkins Mrs. Eliza Good of South Carolina. eight grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are with Maxberry Funeral Home.
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George Washington Martin
Brooklyn
N. Y
R. L. Robinson
Eighteenth Ave
William
Detroit
Charles
Philadelphia
Glasgow
Robinson
Georgia Kimber
Cleveland
Edna Graham
New York
Marie Harris
Mary Jenkins
Obituary: Orville Buckingham Former Middletown Fireman Policeman
Orville Buckingham died Saturday night at his Dayton home on Commercial Ave. A Blancaster, Ohio native, he moved to Middletown to work at Manning Grocery and later served as a police officer in Dayton for several years. He survived by his widow Idella and several children including Esther Wertz of Middletown. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Hoyne Funeral Home Dayton with visiting hours after 3 p.m. Tuesday.
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Orville Buckingham
Dayton
Commercial Ave
Blancaster
Manning Grocery
Idella
Esther Wertz
Howard Ave
Middletown
Hoyne
Death of Bertha Walker Linked to Lebanon Post Office
Miss Bertha Walker, 75, former Lebanon post office employee and Cincinnati Post Office worker, died Saturday at her Read Street home. A graduate of the old National Normal University of Lebanon, her funeral was held today at 2:30 p.m.
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Lebanon
Bertha Walker
Read
Cincinnati Post Office
Old National Normal University of Lebanon
City Pools to Open June 9 with Improvements
Middletown pools will open at 1 p m on June 9 announced pool director Ross Kramer. Improvements include painted pools and bath house at Douglas, upgraded diving towers at Douglas, Sunset removed 16 and 12 foot towers and 10 foot board replaced with two three meter boards and one meter board, twelve life guards at all pools with extra guards on Sundays and holidays, all guards holding Red Cross or YMCA certificates.
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Middletown
Ross Kramer
Yankee
Douglas
Kramer
Red Cross
YMCA
Eight Hurt In Area Traffic Mishaps Over Weekend
Eight persons were injured in and near Middletown over the weekend in multiple collisions. Local cases include Pauline White 24 of Franklin suffering minor injuries on Clinton Street, Floyd White 23 cited for stop sign violation, and Edward Martin 80 and Betty Martin 15 injured on Route 4 near Germantown. Three youths from Indiana were hurt when a car failed to negotiate a turn on Yankee Road near Todhunter Road, with Parker 22 and Filby 28 hospitalized. A fourth incident on Route 73 left drivers facing reckless operation charges, and a fifth collision damaged two cars with a midtown driver under investigation.
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Middletown
Nly
Pauline White
Farm Ave
Franklin
Clinton St
Columbia Ave
Floyd White
White
Paul Johnson
Webster St
Betty Martin
Germantown
Edward Martin
John Torrence
Martin
Butler-Warren
Bert Wilder
South Ave
Joseph Hill
Oberon Dr
Hill
Harold Breer
Marion Sherman
Middletown Hospital
Squire J. E. Jackson
Indiana
Yankee
Todhunter
State Highway Patrol
Leland Parker
Lynn
Ind
Parker
Donald Filby
Richmond
Robert Fulton
Filby
Fulton
Baker’s
Oswald Funeral Home Burial Set at Bethany Cemetery
A funeral arrangement lists Oswald Funeral Home handling services with burial planned at Bethany Cemetery. The brief notice notes burial at the Bethany Cemetery, with the Oswald Funeral Home coordinating.
Mrs Bertha Hastings of Lebanon Dies After Illness
Mrs Bertha Hastings of Lebanon died Sunday afternoon at her home after several months illness. She is survived by her husband Harry. Services were to be completed at Oswald Funeral Home.
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Lebanon
Bertha Hastings
Harry
Oswald
Notable Obituaries Across Cities Highlight Public Figures
AP obituary notices list Ralph C. Horn 70 Detroit Free Press ads manager for a decade. John J. Kilgallen 92 Chicago father of James Kilgallen, INS reporter. Marc Sagnier 77 Paris honorary P R Movement leader. Col John Glenn Armstrong 39 Washington Air Force officer slated for SAC Spokane after Army War College graduation. Dr John T. Tate 62 Minnesota physicist helped combat German submarines in WWII. Leon Weaver 67 North Hollywood vaudeville figure of Weaver brothers. Frank Ter Serri t 82 Bellingham Herald VP GM. Anderson Spickard 43 General Shoe Corp PR director. Mrs Mary Agnes Kelly 81 Lake Worth mother of ex Michigan governor Harry F. Kelly.
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Washington
John Glenn Armstrong
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Spokane
Wash
Army War College
Aeronca Posts First Profit Since 1946 at Shareholders Meeting
John A. Lawler president of Aeronca Aircraft told shareholders the company is now operating at a profit for the first time since 1946 at a morning plant session. He cited a roughly 2.4 million dollar backlog and favorable prospects for the second half of 1950. The meeting had been postponed from May 18.
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John A. Lawler
Aeronca Aircraft
Lawler
Local car accidents list with multiple injuries and damages
Police report details several recent motor vehicle incidents. Wilbur Cohen, 27, of 204 Harrison St., involved in a Hampton Dr. crash. Charlies Orth, 1506 Lawn Ave., says his parked car on First Ave near Baltimore St. was struck. Orth estimates $20 damage to the left front fender. Elliott M. Stapleton, 39, of 1225 Calumet Ave., and Robert Montgomery, 28, of Olmstead, C., were in a collision at Elmwood St. and Tytus Ave. Stapleton waited for traffic to clear and struck Montgomery’s car on the left side. Mary R. Masters, 27, of Germantown Route 1, was westbound on First Ave when Russell Fox, 3015 Ottawa St., ran a stop sign and hit her vehicle, $25 damage. Leroy Moon, 18, of 910 Central Ave., failed to negotiate a turn at Baltimore St. and Yankee Rd., went over the curb into an abutment, and struck William Hadley’s car, 901 Tenth Ave., causing $10 damage.
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Charlies Orth
Lawn Ave
First Ave
Baltimore St
Orth
Elwood St
Tytus Ave
Elliott M. Stapleton
Calumet Ave
Robert 5. Montgomery
Olmstead
Oficers
Stapleton
Montgomery
Mary R. Masters
Germantown
Russell Fox
Ottawa St
Leroy Moon
Central Ave
Yankee Rd
Moon
William Hadley
Tenth Ave
Robbery at East Side Shoe Store Nets Three Arrests
Cleveland police arrested three men after an east side shoe store robbery netted about 600 dollars. One suspect carried a shoe box containing 581 dollars when seized by officers.
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Cleveland
East Side
Ex Rail Man Dies Cleveland
George R. Ingersoll, 79, former general purchasing agent for the Newark Central Railroad in Cleveland and New York, died yesterday at his daughter's home in suburban Lakewood.
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Cleveland (Ap
George R. Ingersoll
Newark Central Railroad
New York
Lakewood
Memorial Day Early Press Time Notice
The Middletown Journal outlines early publication times for Memorial Day week. News copy is due by 10 a m Tuesday, classifieds by 9 a m, and display ads by 3 p m Monday.
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Middletown Journal
Aeronca Aircraft to Aeronca Manufacturing Name Change
Lawler announced Aeronca Aircraft Corporation will become Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation to reflect diversified product lines while continuing aircraft manufacturing. Shareholders reelected directors R A Dadisman R E Harrison L T Kenney S A Lawler E S Myers Edgar Streifthau R S Weatherwax Gordon Wolfe E Trimble Smith, all Middletown or Cincinnati. Lawler noted first four months 1950 economies improved, with profits expected next quarter.
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Aeronca Aircraft Corporation
Aeronca Manufacturing Corporation
Lawler
R. A. Dadisman
R. E. Harrison
L. T. Kenney
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Listings
Paramount shows Wabash Avenue with Betty Grable and Victor Mature at 1 20 3 25 5 35 7 40 9 45 p m Monday and Tuesday. Strand screens Fighting Man of the Plains with Randolph Scott at 1 15 4 10 and 10 15 p m plus New Adventures of Tarzan with Herman Brix at 1 15 3 45 6 20 and 8 55 p m.
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Wabash Avenue
Betty Grable
Victor Mature
Randolph Scott
Tarzan
Herman Brix
Baccalaureate Service Held for 324 Middletown Graduates
The 1950 Middletown High School class of 324 seniors held a baccalaureate service with Samuel D. Marble of Wilmington College delivering a message on humility and purpose. Students processed in white gowns and were joined by the high school orchestra for performances and readings prior to Friday’s commencement.
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Middletown High School
Samuel D. Marble
Wilmington College
Dr. Marble
Warren
J. Vincent Carter
Jerome C. Schulz
D. R. Baker
Middletown High Ool
Helen Weinberger
Ruff
Traffic Check Lanes Open Thursday in Middletown
Middletown will open traffic safety check lanes Thursday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Verity Parkway near Fourteenth Avenue for mechanical car checks. The month long program, coordinated with state police and 403 municipalities, aims to curb crashes by inspecting vehicle defects with orange and black stickers for safe cars and correction tickets for unsound ones.
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Middletown
Verity
Fourteenth Ave
Thomas D. Carmody
Ohio
Associated Press
Col
George Mingle
Parma
Toledo
Ray Allen
Armco workers in Ashland prep for NLRB vote Friday
Ashland Ky Armco Employes Federation CIO clash in ads ahead of Friday election to decide if CIO union can seek a union shop in Armco's Ashland Division labor contract. CIO claims 2300 of 2400 workers belong, while federation warns the vote could shape future plant jobs and local steel industry control.
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Armco
Ashland
NLRB
Ashland Armco Employes Federation, Inc
Steelworkers of America, Cio
CIO
Armeco
CIO Union
Ashland Army Employes Federation
Pittsburgh
Insurance cover for parents liability in bicycle accident
A neighbor’s bicycle collision with a passerby prompts discussion of Comprehensive Personal Liability insurance. It would cover the insured’s legal liability up to policy limits and defend the suit, with a small premium, advising contacting the office for correct guidance.
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Walter Spindler
Taffic
Local Safety Council
Spindler
LeSourdsville Lake
Don Carey
George W. Martin
C. R. Troup
Hampton Dr
Bethany Cemetery
Ralph C. Horn
The
Detroit Free Press
Chicago
John J. Kilgallen
James L. Kilcallen
International News Service
Paris
Marc Sagnier
Popular Republican Movement
Minneapolis
John T.tate
University of Minnesota
North Hollywood, Cal
Leon (Abner) Weaver
Weaver ,Brothers
Elvira
Bellingham, Wash
Frank Tre Serrit
Bellingham Herald
Nashville, Tenn
Anderson Spickard
General Shoe Corporation
Lake Worth, Fla
Mary Agnes Kelly
Harry F. Kelly
Michigan
Dohn Howe. & Paint CO
Ralston Paint CO. Inc
Marshall's
Monroe
U. S. Air Force
Tempelhof Air Base
Berlin
Aeronca
Wilbur Cohen
Harrison St
Ford
Ross Motors, Inc
TYTU
Maytag Sales & Service
Melampy
Paramount
McAt AS
MTU
Grimes
DIAL
Korea
Seoul
Republic of Korea
National Assembly
Syngman Rhee
America
StraddTrusi
Ons
Timmons Insurance
Natl
Sanitone
Coe Cownar
Charles ST
Erle Hanson
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