Girl Scouts Vital Part Of YMCA
This piece details Middletown Girl Scouts since 1920, noting 1410 girls in 94 troops, 300+ adult volunteers, and wide regional reach. It highlights programs, camping, training for leaders, community service, and international kit drives shipped via American Friends Service Committee, all shaping future citizens.
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Middletown
Scouts
Kenowva
Kentucky
Ohio
West Virginia
Maple Park
Mayfield
Amanda
Trenton
Monroe
Franklin
Carlisle
Springboro
Peasttown
Blue Ball
Jacksonburg
Civic Association
Association
Council
Association For Girl Scout Activities
Jean M. Verity
Middlemoor Woods
Roosevelt Courts
Armco Park
Girl Scouts
Butler County
Otterbein
Fresh Air
Safety Council
Clothes For
American Friends Service Committee
Vienna
Austria
Young Georgia farmer wins divorce over six day honeymoon gone wrong
In Blackshear Georgia a 19 year old Doniver Teston divorces his 15 year old wife Sittie after she spent a six day honeymoon with her teenage friend Buddy Davis. The trip began last February with a kidnapping scare after Sittie accompanied Buddy to Lookout Mountain Savannah and Macon before returning with $2 and no plans. The couple’s marriage had sparked doubts as Doniver cited Sittie’s flirtations. The case closed with the divorce while rumors of Coryza the common cold linger in the report.
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Blackshear
South Georgia
Doniver Teston
Littie
Buddy Davis
Doniver
Buddy
Sittie
Lookout Mountain
Tenn
Savannah
Macon
L. L. Taylor
Gilbreth, 70, Named America’s Woman of the Year
Dr Lilian Moller Gilbreth 70 a management engineer and mother of eleven has been named America’s Woman of the Year by the American Association. She heads Gilbreth Inc a Montclair firm of consulting engineers and is noted for the study of human motion to boost industrial efficiency.
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New York
Lillian Moller Gilbreath
American’s Association
Gilbreth
Gilbreth, Inc
Montclair
Association
Fanny S. Sweeney
Frank B. Gilbreth
No Arrest After Milk Theft In Jamestown
Jamestown New York patrolman James O'Brien witnessed a neighbor's milk stolen. He followed the thief to a nearby lot, saw the bottle opened and drunk, then chose not to arrest, reasoning there was little sense in arresting a police dog.
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Jamestown
N. Y
James O'Brien
O’brien
Cases In Middletown Absent From Grand Jury's Report Today
Middletown cases before the grand jury were notable by absence. The panel, recalled this morning, reported at noon on four cases after hearing 11 witnesses. It ignored a first degree murder indictment against Marven Clemons of Hamilton in the May 15 fatal stabbing. Clemons claimed self defense after a board bill dispute. John Burns Jr of Hamilton was indicted on five counts of burglary and larceny in five break ins at the Elks Club during June July and August. Stephen Summerow and David Esau, both of Hamilton, were indicted for burglary and larceny in a theft at the Otis Spicer garage at New Miami on November 2. James O Smith of Hamilton was indicted for assault with attempt to kill.
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Middletown
Marven Clemons
Hamilton
Gibb Vancil
Clemons
John Burns, Jr
Elks Club
Stephen Summerow
David Esau
Otis Spicer
New Miami
Indictments in Fort Wayne slaying raise new case angle
A Allen County grand jury indicted Robert V. Christen and Charles Dodson for first degree murder in the rape slaying of Mrs. Dorthea Howard of Fort Wayne. Christen, 39, was arrested in Denver on a telegraphic warrant. Dodson, a Memphis soldier stationed at Baer Field, is detained without bond. The case links to the long running Ralph Lobaugh saga and his repeated stays of execution.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Ralph Lobaugh
Lobaugh
Indiana Supreme Court
Allen County
Grand Jury
Robert V. Christen
Charles Dol. Dodson
Christen
Doson
Memphis, Tenn
Baer Field
Dorthea Howard
Howard
Dodson
Denver
Colo
Supreme Court
Warren Police Nab Fugitive After Baltimore Shootout
Warren police announced the capture of Calvin Ashbaugh alias James Oliver Kent, a fugitive linked to a Cumberland liquor store holdup and two Baltimore drug store robberies. He was arrested in a Warren hotel after Baltimore authorities advised he might visit relatives. his accomplice William Rinker, wounded thrice in the gun battle, remained held in Baltimore on assault and armed robbery charges.
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Baltimore
Ashbaugh
William J. Rinker
Brunswick
Garbage ordinance to be considered by city commission
City Commissioners planned a 1 p.m. meeting to study and possibly revise the first garbage ordinance. Citizens were invited to offer suggestions on improving the system. A potential four service types list may be added for homeowners. The panel also reviewed traffic, street sign renovations and Alta Vista subdivision improvements. Street signs and city limit signs will be replaced with a new black on white design per Ohio Highway Department recommendations. Workers are in the downtown area.
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Ohio Highway Department
Alta Vista
Satira to Return to Cuba for 3000-Dollar Week
Patricia Schmidt known as Satira, the Toledo dancer who served 18 months of a 15 year sentence for the fatal shooting of Chicago lawyer John Lester Mee, has been pardoned and will perform at the Latin Quarter in Campbell County Kentucky for two weeks before engagements in Chicago Philadelphia Boston and New York. She plans to return to Cuba soon to continue her dancing career. A new metal fever thermometer with a bimetallic control and no mercury has been invented and is said to be as easy to read as a watch.
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Cincinnati
Satira
Cuba
Patricia Schmidt
Toledo
John Lester Mee
Chicago
Havana
Campbell County
Kentucky
Laura
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Drive Against Slot Machines Is Called Off
A month long campaign by Elaine Van Meulebroek and her daughter Marie against slot machines ends after threats and local apathy. A note threatening death was found, a brick with a second message was thrown, and Marie faces a separate charge for an earlier raid involving a soda bottle. The campaign began after tavern owners refused funds for an animal shelter.
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van Meulebroek
Mamma
Marie
Prosper
Rock Island
Middie Queen Pat Farnsworth Crowned Amid Rain at Homecoming
Pat Farnsworth was named 1948 Middie Homecoming Queen in a rain soaked ceremony during the Chillicothe Middie football game. About 1,100 students voted, with Farnsworth winning after faculty tallying. Nominated by the Triangle Hi-Y Club, her court included Joann Whitley Frances Taylor Marilyn Day and Joan Kidd, while Edith Banks led the Panther Hi-Y Club as queen. Co captains Bob Grimes and Jim Gross crowned Farnsworth and her court with bouquets.
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Pat Farnsworth
Middie
Middie Chillicothe
Miss Farnsworth
Joann Whitley
Frances Taylor
Marilyn Day
Joan Kidd
Panther
Bob Grimes
Jim Gross
Tropical Storm Develops Near Nassau in Atlantic
A tropical storm with winds near 60 mph formed overnight in the Atlantic about 400 miles northeast of Nassau. The disturbance is roughly 600 miles from President Truman’s Key West vacation spot as a Navy hurricane hunter aircraft heads there and an Army weather plane follows. Forecaster Grady Norton said a low pressure area moved across the Atlantic and grew to storm strength during the night.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Nassau
Truman
Key West
Federal Storm Warning Service
Navy
Army
Grady Norton
Wright Scoffs At Reports Of Blocking Vote
Jackson- Miss AP governor Fielding Wright rejects rumors of a move to block the electoral college vote for President Truman over civil rights policy. He says he would oppose any such effort and notes Mississippi electors pledged to the people through the state Democratic convention. Wright adds Mississippians vote for a principle, not Truman as an individual.
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Jackson, Miss
Fielding Wright
Mississippi
Truman
Wright
Democratic Party
States’ Rights
Thurmond
Germans Hold Demonstration in Bremen Against Cost of Living
About 30 000 Germans demonstrated quietly in Bremen protesting living costs. Trade union leaders in Hertford planned a general protest strike for Friday across American and British zones. Berlin airlift expected to continue. Speakers criticized the German Economic Council, prices, wages, and rationing policies and urged unions to gain more influence over controls and ration rules.
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Bremen
Germany
Hertford
Berlin
German Economic Council
Miner’s wife finds world’s largest sapphire in Brisbane
Mrs Roy McKinney, wife of a miner, recovered a 1.958 carat blue sapphire about 300 yards from the location of the famed 1.156 carat Black Star sapphire found last May. She sold the new gem at an undisclosed price.
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Brisbane
Australia
Roy McKinney
North Carolina Rest Trip Offered To Smog Victims
In Donora Pennsylvania, 21 people ill after the smog that killed 19. The Wilmington North Carolina Junior Chamber and Wrightsville Beach Chamber invite up to 50 residents for a week of all expenses paid southern hospitality. Ten accepted with 11 more added, departure set for Wednesday or Thursday with return to Pittsburgh. A second group of 20 to 30 may follow after.
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Donora
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Wilmington
N. C
Chamber of Commerce
Wrightsville Beach
South
Elizabeth Ostrander
Town Board of Health
Red draft change on rights sparks heated debate in Paris
Russia pressed to delete freedom of religion from a United Nations draft declaration, proposing to frontload freedom of thought and rank scientific and religious ideas equally. The social committee debated the amendment as delegates argued over the scope of religious liberty and public morality, with no decision reached.
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Paris
Russia
United Nations
Assembly
Alexei Pavlov
Trial testimony links Watts daughter death to estate claim
Defense lawyers Loyal Martin and Simon Leis argue the state cannot connect Mrs Watts to her daughter's death, hindering a claim on the $811,000 estate and $3,000 life insurance. Dr. Frank Dutra testified the child could not have remained conscious after a fatal barbiturate dose, and the defense plans to show hospital treatments in April may explain the poison found.
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Loyal 5S. Martin
Simon Leis
Watts
Frank D. Dutra
Hamilton County
Pastor Barred From Creamery In Christiansburg
The Rev. William B. Wilson, barred from Honey Creek Baptist Church by a temporary court order, loses the right to hold services in a local creamery for loyal members. He plans Sunday services in the parsonage while a judge weighs whether the injunction should be permanent. Mrs Opie Hinkie, who opened the creamery, is replaced as manager by Mrs Mae Gorman who informs Wilson the creamery cannot be used for services. Wilson, a 26 year old war veteran, has led six Sunday services from the creamery pulpit while pursuing the case. Judge Marion B Owen of Urbana has scheduled a hearing soon.
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Christiansburg
William B. Wilson
Wilson
Opie Hinkie
Mae Gorman
Gormen Ine
Honey Creek
Marion B. Owen
Urbana
Tighter Rent Controls To Be Requested
Washington report says housing expeditor Tighe Woods will urge the new Congress to extend rent controls for at least one year from March 31. He seeks federal eviction control, triple damages for overcharges, and criminal penalties for ceiling violations with fines or jail terms. The plan would shield tenants during a grace period before evictions.
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Washington
Tighe Woods
Congress
Woods
Fire Destroys Tank Trailer Near Kirkersville
Four thousand gallons of gasoline in a double tank trailer burned early today on a highway half a mile west of Kirkersville, witnessed by residents of southwestern Licking County. The trailer, owned by Ford Brothers of Coal Grove, Ironton, leaked gasoline and sparked the fire, while Pataskala Fire Department saved the second trailer loaded with 4000 gallons.
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Newark
Kirkersville
Licking County
Ford Brothers
Coal Grove
Ironton
State Highway Patrol
Pataskala
Highway Patrol
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