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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1948
Page
2
Middletown's ten day Civic Association campaign exceeded its $30,000 target, unofficial tallies reaching $38,543.95. Final total announced at the Manchester Hotel meeting credits 500 workers and highlights largest gains from industrial and service sectors, with corporate and special gifts contributing significant amounts.
Middletown will participate in the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Compact, a long range eight state program to curb river pollution. City Attorney Fred J. Schatzmann notes delays due to needed sewer work and calls for federal funding, with a statewide commission of three members from each state overseeing chemical treatment of sewage and public education on the pact.
Two hundred youths from 15 Methodist churches gather at First Methodist Church for a Sunday Booth Festival. The event features booth displays with food, crafts and generosity to the Worthington Children's Home, with plan coordinators and local commissioners noted.
Dr. Tennyson Guyer will speak at the Father-Son banquet of Lafayette Lodge No 37 Knights of Pythias at Castle Hall tonight. Known as Ohio's Ambassador of Good Will he is Findlay born author and former college president's son. A turkey dinner at 6 30 p m is arranged by Virgil Webster with Earl Coddington and Elza Abraham assisting. Noah Lambert offers the invocation and Abraham gives the welcoming address.
Secret Land chronicles Admiral Byrd’s South Pole expedition with showtimes 1 35 4 55 and 8 20 p m. Luxury Liner stars George Brent Jane Powell and Francis Gifford with showings at 2 50 6 10 and 9 35 p m.
Saturday showings include You Were Meant for Me with Dan Dailey and Jeanne Crain at 3 45 and 7 55 p m plus Call Northside 777 with James Stewart at 1 30 5 35 9 45 and 3 45 8 15 p m Sunday and Friday features Saddle Pals with Gene Autry and Sterling Holloway at 8 15 and 11 p m The Dixie Cruise In presents The Hunted with Preston Foster and Belita at 7 50 and 19 15 p m Also Radio Stars on Parade with Francis Langford and Wally Brown at 7 p m and 10 p m.
Four Franklin men were apprehended by game warden Harold Brant for trespassing on a Lebanon area. Emmett Ratliff faced an extra charge for hunting without a license. Murphy, Wilson, Richardson, and Ratliff were fined $10 plus costs.
The Middletown Civic Association closure dinner followed a fast growing Have A Heart fundraiser. Auto dealers boosted the total by 1500 dollars to 2500 dollars with eight dealers reaching 100 percent employee participation. Named are Ross Motors Inc Middletown Lincoln Mercury Boykin Crout-Hughes Heber Jones Doebler Brothers and Chapple Buick.
Driscoll urged continued work by a permanent committee to bolster the association and described the Boosters Club of retired workers aiding the overall program. Miller praised the campaign team, Venable as coach, and the 10 day effort, noting readiness to live and work in Middletown. An official count will determine the new members.
A 15 year old boy Luckey D Cyrus of Mason Route 1 suffered a fractured pelvis and possible internal injuries when the jeep he rode in skidded and overturned on Barrett Rd near West Chester at about 9 30 p m The driver Charles Woods 17 of West Chester and passenger Robert Moore 15 of Sharonville Route 1 were unhurt
Ratliff appeared this morning before Squire C F Banker on a trespassing charge. He was fined an additional 25 dollars plus costs for hunting without a license.
City Commissioner Francis Carmody stated he will skip any private session on the garbage problem, insisting on open hearings. A special meeting was announced for Tuesday to review the current ordinance and explore revisions, with possible home venue.
The Retail Merchants Association approved Christmas season hours at the Manchester Hotel. Stores will close at 1 p.m. on November 2 for Thanksgiving. from the following week to after Christmas they stay open until 5 30 p.m. Wednesdays. December 29 reverts to 1 p.m. closing. December 18 opens 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. December 20 opens noon to 9 p.m. December 21 to 23 hours 9 30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Downtown stores close 5 30 p.m. on Christmas Eve and reopen Monday. Decorations are being strung with lights on Thanksgiving Day.
The Salvation Army Auxiliary forms a junior branch at the high school with ninth through twelfth grade girls invited. Principal project is the Salvation Army Christmas program. Officers to be elected next meeting. Mrs Reuben Pieters and Capt Kenneth Sharpe speak at the organizing session. Advisors include Mrs Frank Chapman and Mrs Carl Martin.
Norma Jean Tewart, 16, of Monroe, suffered bruises and a possible broken arm after being struck by a car driven by Orville E. Marxen, 18, of Middletown, at 10 p.m. Thursday. She was treated at Middletown Hospital and released. No charges were filed.
Butler County Auditor R. H. Smith reports a downward trend in tax rates for 1949 across 49 of 55 sub divisions including Middletown. Thirty three districts show lower rates, thirteen higher, and three unchanged. Next year Middletown residents pay 17.10 dollars a decline of .16. Hamilton 23.20 down .34. College Corner village 24.21 up 1.99.
Kiwanis Club members watched A Letter From America a Goodyear produced film portraying a German immigrant rising from laborer to executive. Howard A. Murray president announced next week’s noon meeting moves to Wednesday near Thanksgiving.
A special meeting led by Mrs. Frank Hummel approved final plans for Holy Trinity PTA Christmas party set for December 14 in the school cafeteria. Students from Jane Frazer will provide a floor show and a Santa visit is promised after the 8 p.m. meeting.
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