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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1949

Page

2

Pep Rally to climax Sportsmanship Week at town school

About 257 reservations have been received for the fall festival for faculty members, town public schools employees and the Board of Education, to be held today at 6 30 p m at the American Zion. The festival will feature a minstrel show with Stanley, Miss Mable Fildridge, Donald Steiger, Mrs. Helen Izmanm and W S Geckeler, with additional numbers by Helen Weinberger and a group including Clara Mae Yer, Dorothy Kern, Helen Wein ger and Mary Waddle. Climax in Sportsmanship Week at Eddietown High School will be a pep rally Friday at 2 30 p m, with Pat King in charge. A skit on Sportsmanship Week will be presented by Period One, under Florence Powell. The rally will include cheers, songs and coach talks. Speakers include Glenn Ellison, Stan Lewis, Harold Mason, Paul Walker and Elmo Lingrel. one or two football players may be called. Vincent Carter will accompany the singing. A 15 minute loudspeaker program by Period Two and Three speech classes will follow Friday morning.

Eddietown Aign School Helen Hebbler Pat King Miss Hebbler Florence Powell Glenn Tiger’’ Ellison Stan Lewis Harold Mason Paul Walker Elmo Lingrel

Middletown Soldier Passes Military Training Tests in Kyushu

Pfc. Wal lace Fultz of Middletown serving with the 3rd Engineer Battalion of the 24th Infantry Division in Kyushu Japan recently successfully passed military training tests. He attended high school and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Coursey Fultz of 2207 Oxford State Rd.

Kyushu Japan Wallace Fultz Middletown Engi Fultz Coursey Fultz Oxford State Rd

Two Charged For Carrying Number Tickets

Two out of city men were arrested and charged with violations of the city numbers rack law. Everett Murray aged 56 of 104 Krug Dayton and Oscar McDavid 22 of 718 Van Buren Ave Lockport were released on 200 dollars bond to appear in Municipal Court Friday at 9 30 a m. Police spotted the pair in a flashy car near a cafe where they were dining. A car search yielded number slips. Murray and McDavid were taken into custody.

Ardithe Verett Murray Krug Dayton Oscar McDavid van Buren Ave Murray cDavid Customt Ave Minta

Ballots Readied For MHS Election

Middle town High School senior class officers nominations finished with Dick Knight named Realist treasurer after a tie count with Joe Lawson. Realist nominees include Al Sebald president Dick Coddington VP and Rose Marie Moor man secretary. Idealist nominees are Darrell Hodge president Tom Decatur VP Joanne Welch secretary and Jack Ballard treasurer. Election set for Friday morning.

Middletown Dick Knight Realist Knights Joe Lawson al Sebald Dick Coddington Rose Marie Moorman Idealist Darrell Hodge Tom Decatur Joanne Welch Jack Ballard

Men Face Charges Of Auto Tampering In Cincinnati

Police filed charges of automobile tampering against John Kapeluck 29 of Akron and Forest Barrett 24 of Hamilton. Detectives say they were tampering with a car in a downtown garage and fled when an attendant approached, later apprehended on the street. Shorthand writing was invented in the days of the Romans.

Cincinnati John Kapeluck Akron Forest Barrett Hamilton Melvin Kennedy LeRoy Lemon

Hamilton City Manager Declines Salary Increase Move

Hamilton city officials discuss a proposed 4300 raise for City Manager Mark Thomas after council votes. Thomas requests delay until a new council forms January 1 to avoid affecting ongoing criticism and avoids tying a decision to current members. The current $10,000 salary with a 700 cost of living bump has stood since 1928. A separate session will decide municipal judge pay, with an ordinance proposing 6400 total including county share of 2400.

Hamilton Mark Thomas Robert Wittman Lony

Edward Tharp Obituary Services in Mt Mebo for 74

Edward Tharp 74 former Middle town resident died Tuesday at Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati. Services Friday at 2 p.m. Mt Mebo Church Mt Mebo Ohio. Burial in New Harmony Cemetery near Mt Mebo. Kennedy Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Edward Tharp Middletown Bethesda Hospital Cincinnati Mt. Mebo New Harmony Cemetery The Kennedy Funeral Home

Pallbearers named for Mrs Lydia Humphreys in Cincinnati tragedy

Pallbearers for Lydia Humphreys aged 37 of 228 McKinsey Street were announced as Russell Weatherwax Jerry Jarrett L T Long Albert Maier Joseph Butterfield and Campbell Allen. Services will be Friday at 2 30 p m at First Methodist Church with Rev Kenneth S Learey officiating. Burial follows at Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call today 4 10 p m and Friday until noon when the body goes to the church.

Lydia Humphreys McKinsley St Cincinnati Russell Weatherwax Jerry Jarrett L. T. Long Albert Maier Joseph Butterfield Campbell Allen

Deaths Last Night

Hollywood Melville Forrester 64, former film director who guided Fatty Arbuckle and Pat Rooney in early comedies. Pawnee Oklahoma Jose Barrera 72, noted roper and rider known to Wild West Show audiences as Mexican Joe, longtime associate of Pawnee Bill. Tucson Arizona Mrs Walter Chandler, wife of a former Tennessee congressman.

Associated Press Hollywood Melville Forrester Fatty Arbuckle Pat Rooney Pawnee Okla Jose Barrera Roper Uider Joe Maj Gordon W. Little Bill Tucson Ariz Walter Chandler Tennessee

Insurance Agent Appointed Here

Elvin C. Hatton of 312 Harlan Sr. is named agent for Farm Bureau insurance companies by Bowman Doss. Hatton joins a force of over 2,500 serving 1.25 million policyholders across 12 states and DC, under district sales manager Lee M. Oyler in Butler County. Armour-plated battleships first built in 1855 during the Crimean war.

Elvin C. Hatton Harlan Sr Farm Bureau Insurance Companies Bowman Doss States District of Columbia Columbus Ohio Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Farm Bureau Mutual Fire Insurance Company Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company Hatton

Power Failure Strikes Hamilton City Districts

A 30 minute outage hit downtown Hamilton and areas of East Hamilton and Lindenwald this morning causing schools and offices to lose lighting. Repairs were completed after about 8 am. Officials from Hamilton Municipal Power Company cited a cable fault as the cause.

Hamilton Busiess East Hamilton Lindenwald Hamilton Municipal Power Company

Vital Statistics at the Hospital

Mr and Mrs Kenneth Sharp of 317 Curtis St welcomed a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Robert Hunsberger of Franklin welcomed a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs Richard Treasurer of Franklin welcomed a boy yesterday. Mr and Mrs David Hillard of Franklin welcomed a girl yesterday. Mr and Mrs H O Finklem an of 311 Franklin St welcomed a boy today. Mr and Mrs Jim Lummis of Miamisburg welcomed a boy and a girl Wednesday at St Anne s Maternity Hospital Dayton. Paternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs J H Lummis of Tytus Ave.

Kenneth Sharp Curtis St Robert Huntsberger Franklin Richard Treasler David Hillard H. O. Finkleman Franklin St Jim Lummis Miamisburg St. Anne’s Maternity Hospital Dayton J. H. Lummis Tytus Ave

Hospital Patients and Dismissals Listed by Local Note

The notice lists multiple residents with health statuses. Surgical cases include Barbara Stone Flora Stone Trenton Route 1 LaVerne Cheyney Orchard Ave Michael Dunphy Fairmount Ave Gus Kiniyaloctes Girard Ave James Wikoff Aber deen Dr Oscar Hunsicker West Middletown Route 1 and Eugene Thompson Germantown Route 1. Dismissed: Helen Martz Germantown Route 1 Miss Margaret McDonough Webster St Earl Baldwin Manchester Ave Miss Mary Johnson Bello monte St Mrs George Boullain Franklin Mrs Raymond Brown Fay Norman daughter of H C Norman Germantown Mrs Lincoln Gabbard Clarence Miley McKinley St Alfred Wenham South Main St John Higgins Baltimore St.

Barbara Stone Flora Stone Trenton LaVerne Cheyney Orchard Ave Michael Dunphy John Dunphy Fairmount Ave Gus Kiniyaloctes Girard Ave William Steward Franklin Oscar Hunsicker West Middletown James Wikoff Aberdeen Dr Alfred J. Wenham South Main St John H. Higgins Baltimore St Helen Martz Arthur Martz Germantown Margaret McDonough Webster St Earl Baldwin Manchester Mary Johnson Bellomonte St George Boullain Raymond Brown Fay Norman H. C. Norman Lincoln Gabbard Clarence Miley McKinley St Eugene Thompson

Waite Hoyt entertains Legion crowd with baseball yarns

Cincinnati sports caster Waite Hoyt spoke to a large American Legion meeting last night, sharing stories of Babe Ruth and other New York Yankees from the late 1920s and early 1930s. A 90 minute session included Q and A on the Reds, followed by a Legion business segment reviewing the 1950 membership drive results and upcoming events with dates and prize winners noted.

Waite Hoyt Cincinnati American Legion Hoyt Babe Ruth New York Legionnaires Paul R. Long Long James Sexton Armco Division

Armco Minstrel Show Tonight At Roosevelt

Armco sponsors a minstrel show tonight at Roosevelt Junior High School auditorium Middletown curtain at 8 p m. Featured acts include Abe Young as interlocutor with Jack Murray and Clyde Van Buskirk among others. Herb Spade's orchestra and Mrs J T Schraffenberger will provide music, with Miss Jane Fraser and Heine Luber teaching dance for the second half. The full cast will take the stage for the finale.

Middletown Roosevelt Junior High School Arles Combs Abe Young Jack Murray Ul Bailey Ted Repper Ginger Cretors Charles Egleston Clyde van Buskirk Charles Combs Herb Spade J. T. Schraffenberger Jane Fraser Heine Luber

Election Expense Filing Deadline Nears in Middletown

Middletown Board of Elections will stay open all day Friday to accept statements of expenditures for the November 8 election. The filing deadline is 6:34 p.m. Notarized statements must include all expenditure bills. As of this morning, only three reports have been filed for Judge Alton H. Combs, George Class, and Clarence Carmody.

Midletown Board of Elections Fran Dobrozsi Dobrozsi Alton H. Combs George Class Clarence Carmody

Civic Canvass Reports $4572 Rise in Income

Middletown Civic Association reports a $4572 increase in yearly income from the first week of a non member canvass at the Manchester Hotel. E T Gardner Jr notes 529 new members, with 144 in Retail and Service yielding $955 and 1325 from three new gifts in that division. Verity lists 382 new Industrial members totaling $2292. Next division meetings are set for November 21 with times for industry and Retail and Service groups.

Middletown Civic Association Manchester E. T. Gardner, Jr Edward Barker C. L. Kingsbury Kingsbury

Mrs P P Boll appointed to Lane Public Library board

Mrs P P Boll wife of Butler County Common Pleas Judge Boll is named to the Lane Public Library Board of Trustees to fill the unexpired term of Leah C Randall who resigned due to ill health. The term runs until January 1951.

Hamilton P. P. Boll Butler County Common Pleas Boll Lane Public Library Leah C. Randall

Mayfield Fire Equipment Bids To Be Sought

First advertisements for bids on the 16000 bond issue for Mayfield fire equipment appear tomorrow. Sealed bids open at the township office in Amanda at 2 30 p m Saturday December 10. Trustees award the contract at that time. Bids requested by four firms already.

Mayfield Paul Mehl Lemon Township Amanda Mehl Mayfield Fire District Middletown Fire Department Monroe North Middletown

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