Legion Plans Armistice Day Ceremony Amid War Clouds
Middletown American Legion marks the 32nd Armistice Day with a 10:58 a.m. silent tribute and a visit to Woodside Cemetery to honor WWI and WWII heroes while noting new tensions. A post meeting at 1:05 p.m. includes annual reports and membership goals, followed by a 12:30 p.m. meal and an all-day open house with dancing and a free 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. dance by Jimmie Ault’s orchestra for members.
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Istice
Middletown American Legion
Woodside
Le_ Home
John Anger
Colin Campbell
Kessler Auditorium
The
Legion Home
Jimmie Ault
North Korean Forces Murder American POWs, Says Division Spokesman
A 25th Division spokesman reports North Korean communist troops are murdering American prisoners of war. He notes seven of 14 U S soldiers killed in a Tuesday clash were shot in the head, and urges that they were killed by execution rather than in combat.
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Kore
Civic Group Sets Drive Targets For 900 Of 1335 Goal
The Industrial Employe Division pledged 900 toward the 1335 goal with Higher Income Group committing full participation from its salary bracket. The downtown Retail and Service Division plans its drive at 6 30 p m in Colony Restaurant as chairmen prepare for a Friday noon meeting at the Manchester Hotel.
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Civic Association
Colony
John A. Lawler
Aeronca Corp
R. O. Brosius
J. D. Sawyer
George J. Kuehnle
Tom Venable
Manchester
Paramount And Strand Theaters Offer Multiple Shows This Week
Paramount presents Stars in My Crown with Joel McCrea and Elaine Drew at 1 50 3 50 5 45 7 45 and 9 45 p m Thursday Shakedown with Howard Duff at 3 5 55 and 8 50 p m Also Desert Hawk starring Yvonne DeCarlo and Richard Greene at 1 30 4 20 7 20 and 10 05 p m Thursday Strand screens Stromboli with Ingrid Bergman at 2 20 4 55 7 35 and 10 15 p m Western Pacific Agent with Kent Taylor at 1 12 3 40 6 20 and 9 p m Thursday Gonecrazy with Peggy Cummins and John Dall at 1 15 4 10 7 10 and 10 10 p m Also Beyond the Pecos with Rod Cameron and Fuzzy Knight at 3 6 9 p m Friday Colonial shows In A Lonely Place at 1 50 3 45 5 40 7 35 and 9 50 p m
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Paramount
Joel McCrea
Elien Drew
Howard Duff
Yvonne DeCarlo
Richard Greene
Stromboli
Ingrid Bergman
Kent Taylor
Peggy Cummins
John Dall
Pecos
Rod Cameron
Fuzzy Knight
City appoints Joseph Blackmore as police chief amid taxi fare hikes
Middletown commissioners approved Joseph Blackmore as police chief after top exam results and directed City Manager H. W. Starick to appoint him. They also authorized a 1951 taxi fare increase with zone pricing and a 15 cent extra per rider, plus meter hours extended six days weekly. They authorized a $43,004 Verity Parkway resurfacing project, but with state cost sharing, and approved several city contracts and sewer and water fund expenditures.
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Middletown Civil Service Commission
Joseph Blackmore
Blackmore
H. W. Starick
Starick
Fred J. Schatzmann
Hanover
Tytus Ave
P. Lorillard Company
Elmo Place- Shafer St
Broughton Construction Company
Ninth Ave
Windsor St
R. C. Caudill
First Church of God
Crawford St
Sherman and
Logan Sts
Goetz
National Cash Register Company
Floyd G. Brown and Associates
Mancini, Miller and Thompson
Fisher Company
O. H King Utilities Construction Company
Short Ceremonies Mark Installation Of City's New Chief Of Police
Joseph Blackmore was sworn in as the city’s new police chief in a morning ceremony at City Building. Fred J. Schatzmann administered the oath, with City Manager H. W. Starick presiding. Blackmore, on the force since 1936, topped a 170 question Civil Service test, replacing the late Thomas D. Carmody.
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Joseph Blackmore
Middletown
Fred J. Schatgmann
H. W. Starick
Starick
Journal
Fred J. Schatzmann
Middletown Civil Service Commission
Mer
Lin Schrock
Commission
Schatzmann
Lemon School Board Holds Business Meet
The Lemon Township Board of Education appointed Robert Cook as custodian at Amanda School replacing Jack Wake who moved to Hamilton. They approved home instruction for two post policy students and transportation for Leyburn Post to sight saving class in Middletown.
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Lemon Township Board of Education
Robert Cook
Amanda School
Jack Wake
Hamilton
Leyburn Post
Middletown
P. P. Boll
Edith Jones
Charles Hamilton
Amanda
John J. Bunn
Maple Park
Ralph Mull
Mayfield
Amelia Idle
Monroe
Middletown Senior High School
Butler pleads guilty in municipal court
Thomas Butler age 25 of 1316 Baltimore Street pleaded guilty to an assault warrant before Judge Alton H. Combs. Leslie Hounshell age 40 of 1508 Carolina Street was arrested for physical control, paid a $10 fine and costs.
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Thomas Butler
Baltimore St
Alton H. Combs
Combs
Leslie Hounshell
Carolina St
Church St
Police Order Nominates New Officers at Range Meeting
The Fraternal Order of Police nominated officers from the floor for 1951 posts during a pistol range meeting last night. Nominees include Delmen Whitt and James Howerton for president, Clarence Lawson and Daniel Pelfrey for vice president, Harold Gray, Shirley Withrow and Herbert Fawley for secretary treasurer, Ralph Trimble for conductor, Louis Janka and Robert Trimble for chaplain, Theodore Thompson and James Miller for inner guard, and James Moore and Herbert Frazier for trustee. Gilbert Lafayette, a new recruit, was installed as a member after completing 90 days probation, and the session followed a spaghetti dinner.
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Fraternal Order of Police
Delmen Whitt
James Howerton
Clarence Lawson
Dan
Iel Pelfrey
Harold Gray
Shirley Withrow
Herbert Fawley
Ralph Trimble
Louis Janka
Robert Trimble
Theodore Thompson
James Miller
James Moore
Herbert Frazier
Gilbert Lafayette
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Tytus
Joyce
Volues
Central Ave
Aly
Norcross - Greeting Cards
Outfitters, Inc
N. Main ST
Flint
NEW Toyland
Flint’s Grocery
Ratheon Television
TOY Dept
Aluminum
Sherwin Williams
Florida
First Ave
Canal ST
Lemon School Board
America
Merritt Lynch
Pierce, Fenner & Beane
Dixie Terminal
Cincinnati
Dunbar
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