Cities weigh coalition against Dayton payroll tax proposal
Miamisburg residents working in Dayton are urged to oppose a municipal income tax with Middletown officials asked to join. Mayor Walter J. Staley says many workers would face a double tax, as they pay taxes where they live and again in Dayton.
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Iamisburg
Walter J. Staley
Middletown
Staley
Miamisburg
Dayton
Frigidaire
Wright and Patterson Fields
National Cash Register
Toledo
City Commission to Meet Tuesday for Garbage and City Plans
Marvin D. Clark, chairman, said the City Commission will convene Tuesday at the City Building to discuss the garbage situation and a proposed new disposal ground. The meeting may review city government operations and the purchase of equipment needed for the facility, with surveys of the entire city government overdue due to caucus interruptions.
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Marvin D. Clark
Board refers Leiser expense account to prosecutor
Butler County Board of Elections met to clear post election matters and referred Judge Oscar Leiser’s expense account to Prosecutor Paul A. Baden after findings of $6096 spent beyond the $500 probate judge candidate limit. The amended statement with affidavits shows $137.50 of the total came from contributions and was expended by others. Routine election cost bills were approved.
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Butler County Board of Elections
Paul A. Baden
Oscar Leiser
Ohio
Leiser
Appreciative group lauds Middletown winter concert
Middletown Symphony Orchestra opened its winter concert season at Middletown High School with Miss Ray Lev performing Schumann concerto and Miss Valda Wilkerson directing a strong Wagner and Tchaikowsky program. A small audience of about 600 applauded heartily as Miss Lev earned multiple bows and Miss Wilkerson led an ambitious, nearly flawless set. The program ends with an announcement that violinist Joseph Bernstein will solo on February 9.
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Middletown
Middletown High School
Ray Lev
Lev
Schumann
Valda Wilkerson
Wagner
Tannhauser
Schumbert
Joseph Bernstein
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Relieve Constipation
Advert reads Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a mild thorough remedy for constipation. Claims stimulate both upper and lower bowels for natural movements with no griping and complete satisfaction. Prices listed 15¢ and 30¢ at drugstores.
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Dr. Edwards
March of Dimes chairmen named for 1949 drive
Detective John Fitzgerald and Martin Thomas were named chairmen of the 1949 Infantile Paralysis Fund Drive to begin in mid January. County chairman Charles Reuthe said Middletown police organizations will run the drive with Fitzgerald leading the Fraternal Order of Police and Thomas heading the Fraternal Order of Police Association. Plans are still being worked out and a workers meeting will be held soon.
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John Fitzgerald
Martin Thomas
Charles Reuthe
Middletown
Reuthe
Fitzgerald
Thomas
Order of Police Association
Lebanon Men Hurt in Pipeline Blast
Two Lebanon, Indiana men were injured in a pipeline explosion that damaged 14 vehicles and several small buildings. Charles Blandon, 39, suffered burns to hands and arms while Robert Burns, 32, endured head and facial burns from the blast that also demolished his car.
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Lebanon
Amour
Ind
Charles Blandon
Robert Burns
Burns
Miss Helen Harpring Dies in California At 33
Miss Helen Christine Harpring, 33, Middletown nurse and WWII Army Nurse Corps veteran, was found dead in her Los Angeles apartment. She served four years in the Pacific Theater and Guam, died apparently in sleep. Her body will be returned for funeral services by Joseph R. Baker and Sons.
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Helen Christine Harpring
Middletown
Los Angeles
Cal
Ellen Thompson
Miss Harpring
Wadsworth Veterans Hospital
Miss Thompson
FE. F. Harpring
Route 25
Bingham
Wadsworth Hospital
Mr. Harpring
California
Joseph R. Baker and Sons Funeral Home
Middletown High School
St. Joseph Infirmary
Louisville
Holy Trinity Church
F.G. Harpring
R. M. Olinger
Cincinnati
H. O. Aigeltinger
Miami, Fla
Alice A
Elizabeth Ann
James J
Edward F
Plans for new Middletown disposal site advance
The Miami Conservancy District granted permission to cross the levee south of Middletown for a roadway to a new sanitary fill disposal ground near the Great Miami River. City attorney Fred J. Schatzmann said plans by City Engineer R A Pochel proceed with construction to start after final details. The district imposes five conditions, charges a token fee, and reserves rights including removal on 60 days notice and six months termination. 25 acres were approved for purchase at 3000 dollars.
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Conservancy
Miami Conservancy District
Fred J. Schatzmann
Great
Miami River
Middletown
Conservancy District
Schatzmann
Firemen Battle Two Sunday Blazes In Vacuums And Flues
Firemen answered two calls on Sunday to extinguish blazes caused by a vacuum sweeper motor short circuit and a burning flue. The first fire at 624 Waite Street, the home of Laura Wortman, was put out at 11 36 p m with no damage reported. The second blaze at 216 State Street was extinguished at 9 50 a m yesterday with no damage reported.
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Laura Wortman
Waite St
State St
Protest Meeting Held Over Truckers Accidents
Middletown Safety Council Commercial Vehicle Division will host a protest meeting at 4 p m tomorrow in the Civic Association auditorium. F W Chew is chairman.
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Middletown
Middletown Safety Council
Civic Association
F. W. Chew
Telegraphy Pioneer Wheatstone Coined Telephone
Sir Charles Wheatstone of Kings College London coined the term telephone after studying sound transmission methods in 1821.
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Sir Charles Wheatstone
Kings College
London
Emotional Immaturity as Divorce Cause in Marriage Class
Dr. Roy E. Dickerson told 45 listeners at the YMCA auditorium that emotional immaturity is the real reason for many divorces. Speaking on Falling in Love as part of a four lecture series with the Middletown Ministerial Association, he outlined three attractions—physical, mental, spiritual— and four stages of emotional maturity in courtship.
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Roy E. Dickerson
YMCA
Dickerson
Middletown Ministerial Association
Erson
Couple Arrested on Intoxication and Resistance Charges
Cursby Taylor, 338, of 2217 South Ave, was arrested last night on intoxication and resisting arrest charges. Vernal Moore, 19, of 1319 Trinity Pl, was also arrested on similar charges and released on 250 dollar bond to appear in Municipal Court this afternoon. Moore was taken into custody at 1228 Central Ave.
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Cursby Taylor
South Ave
Vernal Moore
Trinity Pl
Moore
Central Ave
Car Theft Reported Near Crawford Street Home
John Klackner of 3060 Crawford St reports a theft of a car license 320 VF from in front of his residence yesterday as officers logged the incident.
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John Klackner
Crawford St
Paramount Strand Dixie line up schedule
Monday shows feature Sorry Wrong Number with Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster at 1 15 3 20 5 25 7 35 and 9 40 p m. The Strand offers The Noose Hangs High with Abbott and Costello at 1 15 4 45 and 8 15 p m plus Tap Roots with Heflin and Hayward at 2 37 6 07 and 9 47 p m. Tuesday adds Secret Service Investigation with Bridges and Roberts at 1 29 4 36 7 43 and 10 36 p m and Double Life with Colman and Hasse at 2 34 5 41 and 8 38 p m. Dixie Cruise-In Monday shows Sun Town with Bennett and Crawford at 7 20 and 10 15 p m plus The Ghost Goes Wild with Ellison at 8 35 p m. Tuesday offers Housekeeper s Daughter with Bennett and Menjou at 7 20 and 10 10 p m and My Pal Wolf with Shayn Moffett at 8 40 p m.
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Paramount
Barbara Stanwyck
Burt Lancaster
Bus Abbott
Lou Costello
van Heflin
Susan Hayward
Secret Service
Lloyd Bridges
Lynn Roberts
Ronald Colman
Signe Hasse
Constance Bennett
Brad Crawford
James Ellison
Joan Bennett
Adolphe Menjou
Pal Wolf
Shayn Moffett
Traffic Tied Up As Auto Burns
A crash on the Oregonia Pike east of Lebanon tied traffic for over 30 minutes. George Craft 58 of Columbia Avenue was injured when struck by one car and dragged 400 feet by another. He remained in fair condition at Middletown Hospital after improving from critical status since November 7.
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Lebanon
George Craft
Columbia Ave
Middletown Hospital
Craft
Central Ave
Fire destroys item in Lebanon area after short sparks blaze
Roy Prater of Oregonia reports a short in the aar caused a fire that destroyed the blaze was handled by the Lebanon Fire Company. They answered the call at 8 30 p m. Loss was estimated about 1000 dollars.
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Roy Prater
Oregonia
Aar
Ing
Lebanon Fire Company
Runaway Boy Says Glasses Caused His Escape
In Decatur Indiana police took a 14 year old runaway into custody. He blamed his departure on his parents who bought him glasses he did not want. He cited the glasses as the reason for leaving home.
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Decatur, Ind
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