Polls Open Early as Balloting Set to Break Records in Middletown
Voters in Middletown and Ohio start at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday with multiple ballots. A new Massachusetts type ballot lists governor and state offices, general assembly seats, and local posts. Judicial contests split across four Ohio Supreme Court seats and a district court of appeals. Hamilton County also votes on a water-supply referendum and several school-finance measures. Local bond issues include a $198 000 school building proposal in Rells and a $290 000 bond in Union. Oxford village voters consider a $15 000 fire equipment bond. The “birdless” party ballot lists candidates for governor and other statewide offices with party labels.
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Middletown
Ohio
Ohio General Assembly
Massachusetts
Ohio Supreme Court
District Court of Appeals
Hamilton
Fairfield
Liberty
Reily
Rells
Union
Oxford Village
Blaze damages Eagles Corner Supermarket and upstairs apartment
A fire at the Route 4 73 intersection south of here caused about 3000 in damage to an upstairs apartment and Engles Supper Market housed in the same building. Fire Chief Earl Hiteshue said spontaneous combustion in piled clothing caused the blaze which the Monroe Fire Department fought for nearly two hours starting at 10 a.m. Water damage ruined over 1000 in perishable merchandise on the ground floor.
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Rts
Hiteshue
Fire Crews Respond To Multiple Small Blazes
Last night local firefighters tackled two fire incidents and an emergency call. Clarence Long received oxygen for 45 minutes at 400 North Broad Street but was reported all right after cleanup. Minor blazes struck the Sears Roebuck building on South Main Street and a car at 1908 Fleming Road, caused by a lit cigarette. damage was slight and cause undetermined. Company 1 answered the South Main Street call at 5:27 pm, with a 9:17 to 9:23 pm out-tap.
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North Broad St
Clarence Long
Long
Sears-Roebuck
Arnold Tibbs
Fleming Rd
Tibbs
Company No. 1
At the Movies Paramount Showings This Week
The Paramount lists daily matinees and evening showings. Monday features I'll Get By with June Haver and William Lundigan at 1 45 3 45 5 45 7 45 and 9 45 p m. Tuesday offers Stars in My Crown with Joel McCrea and Ellen Drew at 1 50 3 50 6 45 7 45 and 9 45 p m.
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Paramount
June Haver
William Lundigan
Joel McCrea
Ellen Drew
Movie Schedule Highlights Weekend Screenings
Monday offers Story of G I Joe with Mitchum and Meredith at 2 50 6 20 and 9 45 p m plus So Proudly We Hail with Colbert and Lake at 1 15 4 40 and 8 19 p m Tuesday features Stromboli with Bergman at 2 20 4 55 7 35 and 10 15 p m and Western Pacific Agent starring Kent Taylor and Sheila Egin at 1 15 3 40 6 20 and 9 p m
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Robert Mitchum
Burgess Meredith
Claudette Colbert
Veronica Lake
Ingrid Bergman
Kent Taylor
Sheila Egin
Destination Moon Showings at Colonial Theater
Schedule lists six showings of Destination Moon at the Colonial Theater with start times 1 fifteen, 3, 4 45, 6 30, 8 20 and 10 05 p m. The times are presented in local cinema terms for evening audiences.
Scout Consultant Miss Catherine Ham to Visit Middletown
Miss Catherine T. Ham, renowned camp techniques expert and former director of the Camping Division, will train Middletown Girl Scout leaders in outdoor programs. She will conduct two morning and afternoon sessions at the Civic Association auditorium, covering camping methods and troop activities for all age groups.
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Catherine T. Hammett
Middletown
Hammett
Girl Scout
Derrybrook
South Londonderry
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Civic Association
Preparation for Election Day in Middletown precincts
Election equipment including booths ballot boxes tables and chairs was moved into most precinct offices earlier today. Election board judges will meet at polling places in the city and Lemon Township to receive challenges of registration. Middletown has 40 precincts and the township eight.
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Frank Dobrozsi
Election Board
Lemon Township
Middletown
Ohio Ballot Sample Lists Rotated Candidate Order
The sample lists county and state races with incumbents and opponents. It notes Democratic and Republican candidates for U S Congress at large and Ohio districts, Butler County races, and county offices. It explains that Democratic or Republican first varies and that state law requires rotating candidate positions on the ballot.
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Joeph T. Ferguson
Congress
Stephen M. Young
George H. Bender
Ohio
Butler County
Paul F. Schenck
Edward Breen
Richard A. Wilmer
George C. McCandless
James R. Sexton
Oscar F. Hughes
Butler
Ben S. VanGorden
James Dees
Conrad C. Stroh
Richard Koehler
Charles W. Hurst
R. H. Smith
Edward J. Gardner
Herbert Boren Named Miami Cabinet Sales Manager
Herbert S. Boren Jr. of Euclid Street was appointed sales manager of the Miami Cabinet Company in Miami. The promotion, announced by Martin Coffey of Phillip Carey Company, follows Boren’s rise from clerk in 1936 to assistant to the sales manager in 1945, and his role as president of Tailored Homes, Inc. of Middletown.
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Herbert S. Boren, Jr
Euclid St
Miami Cabinet Company
Martin Coffey
Phillip Carey Company
Cincinnati
Miami Cabinet
Boren
Coffey
Lockland
Tailored Homes, Inc
Middletown
Gunnison Homes
Ohio World War I servicemen and casualties tally
More than 245000 Ohio men served in World War I with nearly 7000 dying in action. The figures reflect the high human cost borne by the state during the conflict.
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Ohio
Thieves Crack Safe At Baptist Church
In Middletown, thieves pried open a 1300 pound safe at First Baptist Church on South Main Street between 12 30 p m and 3 15 p m Sunday, taking about 40 dollars in cash and some change from a Sunday School box. Police suspect multiple offenders. Reverend John I Parr led the scene as Miss Shirley Tucker alerted authorities.
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Yeggs
First Baptist
South Main St
Middletown
John Fitzgerald
John I. Parr
Shirley Tucker
Monroe St
Tucker
Fitzgerald
Ohio Leads In Agriculture Despite Small Size
Ohio sits 35th in area yet ranks fifth in agriculture reflecting the productive genius of its farmers. The statement highlights the state’s strong farming sector and the efficiency of its agricultural workforce.
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Ohio
Four Minor Accidents Reported Across Middletown Streets
Police logged four minor mishaps Sunday with one lightly injured. Paul A. Wilson, 39, was treated for a bruised shoulder and finger injuries after his car collided at Girard Ave and Verity Pkwy with James Sorrell Jr., 22. Vehicle damage totaled about 2000 dollars. Alva Roosevelt and Gilbert Eli Jr. were involved in rear end collisions at Sycamore and Michigan. Roosevelt sustained about 25 dollars damage. Marvin Lester Blankenship, 17, rammed a curb and pole on Verity Pkwy while watching another car, causing about 200 dollars in damage. A separate truck collision occurred between Walsh Cadwell and Schooler Hall in Trenton.
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Middletown
Paul A. Wilson
Carolina St
Middletown Hospital
James Sorrell, Jr
Grand Ave
Girard Ave
Verity Pkvy
Alva Roosevelt
Gale Ave
Dayton
Sycamore St
Gilbert Eli, Jr
Plum St
Michigan Ave
Roosevelt
Marvin Lester Blankenship
Monroe St
Blankenship
Verity Pkwy
Walsh Cadwell
Garden Ave
Schooler Hall
East State St
Trenton
Train backs into brakeman. both legs severed in accident
Thomas S. Swindoll, 55, a railroad brakeman, was seriously injured when a Baltimore and Ohio train backed over him during switching on Pershing Ave. His right leg was amputated at the knee and his left above the knee. Swindell said he set the switch, signaled the train, and stepped back, but in darkness and rain stepped on the wrong tracks.
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Hamilton
Thomas S. Swindoll
Pershing Ave
Mercy Hospital
Swindoll
Baltimore & Ohio Lines
Swindell
Collision at Ohio Routes 73 and 4 injures three
Police report minor damage at Fourteenth and Minnesota Street. State Highway Patrol says three people were cut and bruised in a Sunday collision at the intersection of Ohio Routes 73 and 4. Drivers Joe Proffitt 26 Middletown Route 1 and Truman Gile 26 New Orleans were injured along with passenger Linn Beach 18 Oxford.
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State Highway Patrol
Joe Proffitt
Middletown
Truman Gile
New Orleans
Ohio
Proffitt
Gile
Linn Beach
Oxford
Ohio Auto Makers List Highlights Local Car Brands
Chandler Willys Knight Cleveland Westcott Overland Moon and Winton are named as Ohio made automobiles in the period listing. The brief survey identifies several local brands associated with Ohio manufacturing.
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Chandler, Willys - Knight
Cleveland, Westcott, Overland, Moon and
Winton
Ohiomade Automobiles
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Frank J. Lausche
Don H. Ebright
Repubican
J. Eugene Roberts
George D. Nye
Charles F. Sweeney
Ihea Ted W. Brown
Roger W. Tracy
Frank M. Quinn
C. William O'Neill
Herbert S. Duffy
United States
Robert A. Taft
Eagles Corner
John Dobrozsi, Jr
General Insurance
East End
Central Ave
Dial
Clinton HK
Herbert Boren
Miami
Pel
Electio
West Middletown
Baptist Church
Alan Jay Lerner
Music By
Frederick Loewe
Agnes de Mille
Robert Lewis
Riail
Tax Inc
Baltimore & Ohio
Ernest Taylor
Harrison
Robert Wallace
Archie Evans
M. Eighth St
Fifth and
Henry Sts
Goldie Cook
Long St
Peral Walden Williamson
Charles Stoufe
Fourteenth
Minnesota Sts
Hercules
Navy
Main &T
KR. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Salem, N
CCI
Anne Jeffreys
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