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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 04, 1948

Page

2

Civic Drive Kickoff Dinner Sets Tone for Have a Heart Drive

Upwards of 400 workers from retail groups and industry are expected to attend the Civic Association Have a Heart kickoff dinner at 6 30 tonight in the Manchester Hotel senior ballroom. D G Driscoll chairman outlines the 25th anniversary membership drive and needs of the association and its 15 agencies with a goal of 30000 and 100 percent membership. E E Grant association president will preside and George E Denny will be toastmaster Msgr J F McNary Holy Trinity Parish will give the invocation. The drive begins Monday November 8 and ends with a final report meeting Thursday November 18.

The Civic Association Manchester D. G. Driscoll E. E. Grant George E. Denny J. F. McNary Holy Trinity Parish Driscoll

Paper Talks Resume On Modern Methods Of Pulp and Paper

The second series of talks by Black Clawson Shartle Dilts at the Shartle plant Middletown opened with C G Krancher from Ball Brothers Noblesville Indiana describing straw paper for corrugating. A slide show and straw samples illustrated harvest to sheet formation. The next meeting set for November 16 will feature Dr James F Foote of Diamond Match Plattsburg NY on Groundwood Pulp.

Black-Clawson- Shartle-Dilts Shartle Middletown C. G. Krancher Krancher Ball Brothers Company Noblesville Ind James F. Foote Pulp and Paper BFD Diamond Match Company Plattsburg, N. Y

Accident Victims Showed Decrease at Middletown Hospital

Middletown Hospital treated fifty fewer accident victims in September than August. Auto injuries dropped from 98 in August to 62 in September, with no pedestrian accidents. Home injuries fell to 32 fewer than August’s 95. School accidents stayed at 15 for both months, and other injuries included public non-vehicle 19, parks and playgrounds 19, industrial 52, unclassified 22. Forty four victims were admitted and 199 treated without admission. One accident death occurred in September.

Middletown

Paramount and Strand Offer Dual Movie Lineups This Week

At the Paramount theater Thursday and Friday the bill includes So Evil My Love with Ray Milland and Geraldine Fitzgerald at 1 15, 4 50 and 8 30 p m Wallflower with Janis Paige at 3, 6 40 and 10 20 p m Also At the Strand Up in Central Park with Deanna Durbin and Dick Haymes at 1 40, 5 10 and 9 35 p m Love from a Stranger with John Hodiak and Sylvia Sidney at 3 15, 6 40 and 10 10 p m Friday Ramrod with Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake at 3 05, 6 30 and 10 p m Also Winners Circle with Jean Willis and Morgan Farley at 1 50, 5 15 and 8 45 p m Dixie Cruise-In Thursday and Friday Cartoon Carnival with 12 color cartoons at 12 20 p m 5 20 p m Friends School in Wilmington Del marks its 200th anniversary on Oct 22.

Paramount Love Ray Milland Geraldine Fitzgerald Janis Paige Central Park Deanna Durbin Dick Haymes John Hodiak Sylvia Sidney Joel McCrea Veronica Lake Jean Willis Morgan Farley Dixie Cruise

Anti Aircraft Guard Unit To Be Organized In Middletown

Maj George Higgenbotham announces a special 3 p.m. meeting at the National Guard barracks near the airport to organize Battery B of the 182nd AAA Gun Battalion in Middletown. The unit, a 90 millimeter gun battery, would join the 371st Group in Dayton with battalion HQ and be one of three such units planned for Hamilton and Cincinnati. Middletown already has Company F 147th Infantry under Lt Donald E Howard.

National Guard Middletown George Higgenbotham Dayton Higgenbotham Hamilton Cincinnati Infantry National Guard 147Th Infantry Donald E. Howard

Engineers Hear Raymond Sloan on Stainless Steels

Raymond Sloan of Armco outlined the history of stainless steels at the Miami Chapter Ohio Society of Professional Engineers meeting in the Manchester Hotel. He traced early work to 1820 and noted commercial use from 1910 to 1915, detailing three basic classes and various alloy types developed for specific commercial applications. Ranny Daly of WPFB will speak next week.

Raymond Sloan Armco Miami Ohio Society of Professional Engineers Manchester Ranny Daly WPFB

Cost Accountants Meet Tonight in Middletown Forum

Middletown members of the Dayton Chapter NACA will attend the fifth educational forum sponsored by the association. L. E. Cummings of Delco Products Division moderates the 7:30 p.m. session on Production Budgets Material and Labor at the National Cash Register Company 10th floor auditorium. Panelists include C. C. Hawkins Jr. East Dayton Tool and Die, M. M. Friedly Moraine Products GMC, E. J. Buckgaber Delco GMC, and L. C. Bradford Delco GMC. Attending Middletown members include Gerald Humphrey Leonard Barker Carl A. Arend Homer Getz David Horn E. F. Jackson and Frank Wilson.

Middletown Dayton National Association of Cost Accountants NACA L. E. Cummings Delco Products Division National Cash Register Company C. C. Hawkins, Jr East Dayton Tool and Die Company

Hannibal's Mercenaries Drive Ancient Campaign

The text notes Hannibal relied mainly on mercenaries and soldiers of fortune for his forces. It highlights the diverse origins and willingness of these troops to fight for pay, shaping his military strategy during the Punic Wars.

Hannibal

City dedicates 72000 police and fire alarm system

The city yesterday marked completion of a 72000 police and fire alarm network. City officials and a Gamewell representative viewed the new equipment at the Fire House and City Building before Marvin D. Clark tripped the master control switch. The project, one of four bond authorized in November 1945, replaces an aging system with modern equipment.

Gamewells Company Newton Upper Falls Mass Marvin D. Clark Clark Francis Carmody A. K. Lewis Ross Hill Fred J. Schatzmann Thomas D Carmody William Fishbaugh A. C. Kilburn The Gamewell Company City Electrician Chalmers Brewer Robert Johnson

Bendix prize contest winner notified for electric range

Mrs J Thomas Sebald of Dixie Highway received notification from Streitthau Brothers that she won an electric range in the Bendix automatic washer prize contest. The fourth week of the program offers 94 prizes weekly, with Bendix Home Appliance sponsoring dealers. Contestants view a demonstration of the soap injector and submit reasons for liking the injector.

J. Thomas Sebald Dixie Highway Streitthau Brothers Bendix Bendix Home Appliance, Incorporated

Touchscreen Elevator Push Buttons Stop Car at Floor

New elevator design uses tiny electronic tubes behind push buttons to halt the car at a selected floor. The system aims for perfectly aligned doors and easier entrance for riders.

Parole Association Appeals For Funds To Aid Juvenile Reform

W F Cottrell, chair of the Child Welfare Advisory Board, appeals for donations to the National Probation and Parole Association. He cites an FBI figure of 1 685 203 major U.S. crimes last year and urges a preventive program in probation and juvenile courts. National officers include Roscoe Pound and George Smyth, with charges sent to W F Cottrell at Miami University.

FBI United States W. F. Cottrell Child Welfare Advisory Board National Probation’ and Parole Association Juvenile Courts of America National Probation and Parole Association Ohio Ohio Probation and Parole Association Miami University Oxford Roscoe Pound Harvard University Law School George W. Smyth Charles L. Chutus Laurence G. Person Will C. Turnbladh

Scouts Plan Winter Charity and Week Program

Area Moundbuilder's Activity Committee discussed civic good turns during Thanksgiving and Christmas and plans for Boy Scout Week from February 6 to 12. Attendees included Warren Young Marion Snyder and Paul O Parker.

Moundbuilder Warren Young Marion Snyder Paul O. Parker

Moundbuilders Set Tonight Meeting for Scout Program

The Moundbuilders Executive Committee will meet at 7 30 tonight in the Civic Association library to plan the coming year’s Boy Scout program in Middletown District. Chairman Harold Sebald and members Earl Klein L A Waldner Edward Barker Guerney Cole Thomas Carmody Robert Sant W L Johnson J B Whitlock attend. The encyclopedia notes plant colors may shield against ultraviolet rays.

Moundbuilders Civic Association Middletown Harold Sebald Earl Klein L. A. Waldner Edward Barker Guerney Cole Thomas Carmody Robert Sant W. L. Johnson J. B. Whitlock

North Crossing Closure for Pre-winter Repair

North Ave crossing on the New York Central tracks will close from 7 30 a m to 4 p m tomorrow for pre winter repair work. Manc hester Ave crossing was closed during the same hours today to allow crews to work.

North Ave New York Central Hugh Jordan Manchester Ave

Man dies after brick attack in Youngstown dispute

Oliver Harrus, 39, died in a Youngstown hospital after being struck in the head with a paving brick during an argument over car keys. Police hold a man who admitted throwing the brick.

Youngstown, O Oliver Harrus

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Civic Drive Friends School Wilmington Del Cost Accountants Frank J. Lausche Thomas J. Herbert Lausche Parole Association Central Ave Hugh S. Butler Manchester Hotel Butler John S. Parr Earl B. Klein Sue Ann Riley Girl Scout Helen Weinberger Pat Lockard Carol Jean Howard Linda Tieman Janet Johnston William F. Johnston Romeo Lyne Umd Tek S. Broad ST DuPont
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