Four Middleton Servicemen among 274 WWII war dead
The Army announced four Middletonians are among 274 U S war dead bodies returning from Manila aboard the U S Army Transport. Pvt Raymond R Bullock Excello Sgt Richard Laetay 47 South Main St and Pvt Stanley Yarber Middletown Route 1. Next of kin were notified ahead of the arrival and again three days before disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Manila
U.S. Army
George W. G. Boyce
San Francisco
American Graves Registration Service
Army
Obituary for Evelyn Hyde of Meredosia Illinois
Evelyn Hyde, 83, died at home in Meredosia after a two year illness. Native of Meredosia, she was active in the Methodist Church and Eastern Star. Survived by husband George, son Raymonde, two other sons Earle T and A C Hyde, two daughters Russell Skinner and Margaret Hancock, 19 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Meredosia Methodist Church with burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Hyde to attend.
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Evelyn Hyde
Meredosia
Raymonde Hyde
Central Ave
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Meredosia Methodist Church
Woodlawn
George
Raymonde
Earle T
St. Louis
A. C. Hyde
Beardstown
Russell Skinner
Hollywood
Calif
Arthur Hancock
Burlington
Wis
Hyde
Oxford banker Arthur Shinkle dies at 72
Arthur Shinkle, 72, retired businessman and community worker, died Saturday at Mercy Hospital, Hamilton. He moved to Oxford in 1918 and ran a coal business until 1935, later serving as vice president of Farmers State Bank. Survived by widow Caroline, three daughters, seven brothers, three sisters, and his stepmother. Services Tuesday at Memorial Presbyterian Church, Oxford Cemetery burial.
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Oxford
Arthur Shinkle
Mercy Hospital
Hamilton
Shinkle
Memorial Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Club
Building and Loan
Farmers State Bank
Caroline
Oxford Cemetery
Funeral set for Sgt. Charles Zimmerman of Miamisburg
A full military funeral for Sgt. Charles E. Zimmerman of Miamisburg Route 1, killed in January 1945 at Townsville Australia, will be held at 2 p m Thursday at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home. Rev Kenneth S Learey will officiate. Burial in Woodside Cemetery memorial plot. Survived by Harvey E Zimmerman and Mrs Zimmerman parents, William of Middletown, and sisters Mary Margaret Evelyn and Phyllis Sorrell of Middletown. Friends may call 2–5 and 7–10 p m Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miamisburg
Charles E. Zimmerman
Townsville
Australia
McCoy-Leffler
Kenneth S. Learey
American Legion
Woodside Cemetery
United States Army
Zimmerman
Frigidaire Corporation
Dayton
Harvey E. Zimmerman
William
Middletown
Mary Margaret
Evelyn
Phyllis Sorrell
At the Movies Paramount and Strand Listings
Paramount shows Green Grass of Wyoming with Peggy Cummins and Charles Coburn at 1 26 3 25 5 30 7 40 and 9 45 p m Monday and Tuesday The Strand presents The Smugglers with Richard Hargraves and Jean Kent at 1 29 4 20 7 11 and 10 02 p m Also Cobra Strikes with Sheila Ryan and Richard Frazier at 2 59 5 50 and 8 41 p m Monday
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Paramount
Green Grass of
Wyoming
Peggy Cummins
Charles Coburn
Richard Hargraves
Jean Kent
Sheila Ryan
Richard Frazier
Fire destroys rubbish pile at 1307 Reynolds Street
A rubbish fire near Ruth Keller's property at 1307 Reynolds Street damaged a forage and caused about 5 dollars in damage. Firemen reported the blaze started shortly before 10 am today and traced the ignition to the burning rubbish.
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Ruth Keller
Reynolds St
Nurses Tour City Agencies in Middletown
A course for student nurses at Middletown Hospital on disease prevention and control will end tomorrow with a field trip to the Mayer Meat packing plant the city incinerator a milk plant and the Water Works Department The program has ten phases with lectures by Health Commissioner Dr L C Neer Vital Statistics head Mrs Leonida Edmonds technician Robert McConaughy and sanitary John Otterbein
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown Hospital
Middletown Health Department
Mayer Meat Packing
Water Works Department
L. C. Neer
Leonida Edmonds
Robert McConaughy
John Otterbein
Robeson Refuses To Give Status Before Senate Panel
Washington AP Paul Robeson the Negro singer refused to tell a Senate Judiciary Committee if he is a member of the American Communist party He said he would go to jail rather than answer and urged opposition to the Mundt Nixon Communist control bill He praised the party saying it has done a magnificent job in America and would not reveal his membership despite the question from Senator Ferguson Ohio Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul Robeson
American Communist Party
Robeson
Senate Judiciary Committee
Communist Party
America
Ferguson
R-Mich
Noise Is No Joke Truth About Sound Levels
A history of noise impact outlines how decibels affect health and behavior. Experts note benefits of quieter machines, and studies show noise lowers efficiency, raises errors, and provokes stress. anecdotes compare noisy city life to dramatic case studies and incidents.
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New York
Bell Laboratories
Niagara Falls
National
Memphis
Chicago
Victor Jacobson
Armour Research Foundation
Hartford
Edward Podolsky
Overpeck community notes and health statistic fact
Mrs Robert Elliott is a patient in Mercy Hospital Hamilton. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed visiting relatives in Cleveland Blanchester St Mary's Lakes and Florida. The note ends with a health statistic: diseases of the heart and blood vessels cause nearly 600000 deaths yearly in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Car Theft and Fruit Stolen Over Weekend
Police report a car stolen from Robert Nolan on Penfield Avenue, with tools valued at $900 taken from his garage. At Newton Fruit Market on South Wall Street, apples and bananas disappeared after a window entry. The owner Ray Yelton said the cash register was opened but no money left. entry gained by breaking a glass hole in the side door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Nolan
Penfield Ave
Newton
South Wall St
Ray Yelton
Angelo Rossi
Garfield St
Canada Meat Packers Seek Wage Increase
Canada s 10 000 packinghouse workers employed by three major firms seek a 15 cent an hour raise effective August 1. The United Packinghouse Workers of America will also push for a 40 hour work week from 44 or 46. Companies include Canada Packers Swift Canadian and Burns and Company. Salaries vary from 85 cents to 89 cents an hour with Toronto and Vancouver higher. A union official cites an average around 95 cents to $1.
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Calgary
Alta
Canada
United Packinghouse Workers of America
Canada Packers
Swift Canadian
Burns and Company
Toronto
Vancouver
U S Ambassador Douglas Places Wreath On Grave
In London on Memorial Day, U S Ambassador Lewis Douglas laid a wreath on the tomb of Britain's Unknown Soldier at Westminster Abbey. The American Legion Auxiliary followed with a wreath at the Franklin D Roosevelt statue in Grosvenor Square near the American embassy.
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London
U. S
Lewis Douglas
Britain
Unknown
Westminster Abbey
American Legion Auxiliary
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Grosvenor Square
Heart disease rises as leading male cause after forty
The statement notes that heart disease causes death more often in men than in women once people pass about age 40. It highlights a gender disparity in cardiovascular mortality, emphasizing higher male risk in middle age and beyond.
Red Lion WSCS Meeting and 4 H Event Report
The WSCS will meet Thursday at 1 30 p m at Mrs Ruth McClure's home with Mrs Myrta Darnold as leader and Mrs Myrtle Mote handling devotions. The Senior Double S 4 H club met at the fireplace with Mrs A W Kolb in charge and Stella Davis presiding. Dotty Gabbard prepared the first meal and Della Davis demonstrated outdoor fires. Stella Davis led a discussion on food requirements. Three guests attended. The next meeting is set for June 2 at 1 30 p m at the fireplace. Lois Wright visited from near Springboro for a Sunday dinner with Mr and Mrs Ted Mote and son. Mr and Mrs Harry Harris of Franklin moved into a Blackburn home. Mrs Eva South visited Mr and Mrs Robert South and daughter of Springboro. Mrs Will Hunt fell and broke her arm Thursday. Garry Lee Nunn and Butch Logan also suffered arm injuries recently from falls.
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A. W. Kolb
Stella Davis
Dotty Gabbard
Della Davis
Lois Wright
Near
Springboro
Ted Mote
Harry Harris
Franklin
Blackburn New Houses
Eva South
Robert South
Will Hunt
Garry Lee Nunn
Butch Logan
Police Briefs Report Arrests and Incident
John D Ferguson 27 of 833 Seventeenth Ave arrested for disorderly conduct after a fight. Eula Gilley 39 of 709 Granada Ave arrested at Central Ave and Verity Pkwy for physical control of a motor vehicle, released on $300 bond to Municipal Court. Orville Williams 170 Columbia Ave reported dog bite on left leg in 1900 block of Fleming Rd.
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John D. Ferguson
Seventeenth Ave
Eula Gilley
Granada Ave
Central Ave
Verity
Orville Williams
Columbia Ave
Fleming Rd
James DeHaven Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
Police said James DeHaven aged 27 of 1600 Lawn Avenue was arrested at Central Avenue and Wall Street on a charge of disorderly conduct.
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James DeHaven
1600 Lawn Ave
Central Ave
Wall St
Heart Disease Deaths Higher in Urban Areas
Urban residents show higher mortality from heart disease than rural populations, indicating regional disparities in risk factors and access to care. The finding highlights the need for targeted prevention and treatment efforts in cities.
Circus Laborer Crushed To Death In Runaway Wagon
A Ringling Brothers circus wagon ran loose at the Pittsburgh lot. Aliston R. Absher, 26, of New Orleans, died attempting to halt it. Spectator Mrs. Pear Clough, 28, was struck and leg broken as the wagon rolled toward the crowd.
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Pittsburgh
Ringling Brothers - Barnum and Bailey Circus
Allegheny County
Aliston R. Absher
New Orleans
Absher
Pear Clough
War Vet Kills Self in Cleveland With Pistol
Police Detective says 26 year old World War II veteran Frank J. Nizni used a German souvenir pistol to take his own life last night in Cleveland. He had appeared despondent, according to his wife.
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Cleveland
Frank J. Nizni
Frank J. O’malley
Auxiliary Bishop Begin Leaves Cleveland for Rome
Auxiliary Bishop Floyd L. Begin of the Cleveland Diocese traveled to Rome from Cleveland. He departed on official duties and was expected to be away about five weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Floyd L. Begin
Cleveland Catholic
Rome
Baccalaureate Rites Held Sunday Evening
The Class of 1948 at Middletown High School heard Dr. Russell G. Bisnet speak on the world of work. A stories about three stone workers framed his message as seniors entered in cap and gown for an 8 p.m. service with music, benediction, and scripture. Commencement follows Thursday with Miami University president Dr. Ernest H. Hahne delivering the class address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell G. Bisnet
Middletown High School
Warren
Jerome C. Schulz
D. R. Basker
Dr. Bisner
Board of
Church Extension of
Presbytery of
Cincinnati
Pauline Porter
Malotte
Ernest H. Hahne
Miami University
Oxford
Marshall Plan history forming Europe and aid
Washington AP describes a year of Marshall Plan debate and action from Harvard launch in 1947 to early 1948. It notes 16 Western European nations planning economic cooperation, the Brussels pledge among five nations, and a Hague gathering urging a European federation. The plan ties aid to reform, with Hoffman outlining rules and a July 3 deadline for formal US signings by interested nations.
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Washington
Marshall
Europe
Galveston
Harvard University
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Brussels
The
Hague
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Czechoslovakia
Finland
United States
China
UNRRA
Paul G. Hoffman
Indiana Man Dies In Crash
George Baker 23 of Rushville Indiana was killed when thrown to the pavement in a two car collision in Hamilton County Cincinnati. His brother Delbert 32 escaped injury. The other driver Herman Voss 29 of Cincinnati was injured slightly, police reported.
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Cincinnati
George Baker
Rushville
Ind
Hamilton County
Baker
Delbert
Herman Voss
Documentary records of English extend back over a millennium
The statement notes that the English language has documentary traces dating from well over 1,200 years, illustrating a long-established written record of its development. It highlights the depth and continuity of linguistic documentation across centuries.
Egyptian villagers sleep in cup shaped huts to avoid dangers
In Egypt, many villages residents sleep in cup like structures during hot months to escape scorpions and snakes that abound in the area, reflecting traditional shelter choices amid summer hazards.
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Egypt
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Im Sigler
Mrs
Set
C. E. Zimmerman
Podolsky
Council
Paris
Lucien Delforge
Lucien
JOS. R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home
New York State
Hugh Mahar
Utica
N. Y
Mahar
U.S
Douglas
RED Lion
WSCS
Ruth McClure
Myrta Darnold
Myrtle Mote
D. F. Malan
Union of South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
Smuts
Austria
Denmark
Greece
Iceland
Eire
Italy
Norway
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
Panter
Ralston
Paint Store, Inc
N. Broad ST
Indiana Man
Joyee
California
South Broad ST
Union Sanitary
Union
Ohio
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