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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1948
Page
2
Two hours of discussion with about 30 residents yielded no decision on Middletown’s future garbage system. Tonight the commission will continue with bid specifications, possibly a five year contract, amid talk of independent haulers and uniform regulations.
Due to Thanksgiving holidays ministers must submit regular Saturday church notices early this week. To ensure publication on Saturday November 27, information must reach the church editor by Thursday November 25 at 9 am.
The Middletown Middies and the Monroe Hornets along with their coaching staffs are guests of honor at a Thanksgiving Banquet tonight at 6 30 p m hosted by the Fraternal Order of Eagles at the Hall. Final plans were set for the December 18 Christmas party for underprivileged children.
The United Veterans Council plans a house to house survey in Youngstown next month to study housing needs. Councilman George L. Stowe urged sending results to the 81st Congress to press for immediate housing action.
Middletown High coach Glenn Ellison told Rotary Club there is no alibi for a 19-15 defeat to Hamilton. He praised Hamilton as a great team and reviewed season games with terms like toughest and most ridiculous, while Superintendent Wade E. Miller lauded the coaching staff and noted a Steubenville contract possibly extending through 1951.
Janet Margaret Geiser infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Stanley Geisler of Franklin Route 1 died at Middletown Hospital at 5 am. She is survived by four brothers Charles Robert Leon Eugene and James and maternal grandmother Mrs Mabel Holaday of Franklin. Graveside services will be Friday at Miltonville Cemetery with Inman Funeral Home handling arrangements.
About 390 Armco employees attended the regular union management dinner at the Manchester Hotel. Walter Driver, sheet mill division superintendent, led a tour to South Africa. Diplomas were awarded to eight apprentices in bricklaying machinist and electrical trades. Driver spoke on industry history and South Africa’s steel development.
Services for Roland S. Prater 35 who died at his home Monday were set for Wednesday at 2 30 p m at Oswald funeral home with burial in Lebanon Cemetery He was survived by his mother Emma and two sisters
Military rites by the Lebanon VFW at Lebanon Cemetery Sunday at 2 p.m. for CWT Solomon Reeves who was captured on Corregidor and died in a Tokyo prison camp.
Ned Day age 38 is identified as the brother of Mrs Leo in Bellefontaine. The brief notice lists him among relatives, with no additional details given about family events or cause.
In a club gathering at the clubhouse seven speakers including Don Carey and Elmer Schenck shared hunting trip tales from Canada. The business portion noted a caretaker log house under construction and progress on a membership drive from October 15 to April 1, 1949, plus 18 dozen rabbits ordered for distribution in Butler County.
Eggleston of 221 Arlington Ave died today at 6 a m at his residence 329 Elm St Bellefontaine from a heart attack. He is survived by his widow Lela two sons Jimmie Edward one daughter Roberta and numerous other brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Special Thanksgiving services will be held in Middletown churches tonight and Thursday with Protestant and Catholic congregations participating. Union services are led by Dr. Reuben F. Pieters at the First Presbyterian Church tonight and Rev. S. Hughes Garvin at the Church of the Ascension Thursday morning. High mass and Holy Communion are scheduled at Catholic churches Thursday morning. Offerings support the Garfield Mission.
Downtown Middleton businesses close at noon today and reopen Friday as workers enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. Banks offices and some plants suspend operations. public schools dismiss early for a two day break with Christmas vacation set for December 22 to January 3.
A 16 year old girl, Joan Q Dell of Cincinnati, suffered bruises after a collision involving two jeeps and a car on Route 4. Ray Marshall of Middletown Route 1 drove into the rear of a jeep. Marshall faced unsafe operation charges and was ordered to appear before Squire Lammie Bailey at 7 p.m.
Officers reported an early morning collision on the Tren ton bridge between a fish truck driven by Harold Flaugher 28 of Dayton and a large van driven by Ray Schultz 35 of Covington. The fish truck bed was torn off but no injuries were reported.
Wednesday through Thursday at the Paramount showings include Apartment for Peggy with Jeanne Crain and William Holden at 1 15 4 05 7 and 9 55 p.m. Bill and Cop appears as the third film at 3 05 6 and 8 50 p.m.
Wednesday schedules show Secret Service Investigator starring Lloyd Bridges and Lynn Roberts at 1 29, 4 36, 7 43 and 10 36 p m alongside A Double Life with Ronald Colman and Signe Hasso at 2 34, 5 41 and 8 48 p m Thursday features Count of Monte Cristo with Robert Donat and Elissa Landi at 3 32 and 7 53 p m and Son of Monte Cristo with Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett at 1 15, 5 36 and 3 57 p m Also Housekeeper's Daughter with Joan Bennett and Adolphe Menjou at 7 20 and 10 10 p m and My Pal Wolf with Shayn Moffett at 8 40 p m Wednesday includes I Stole a Million with George Raft and Claire Trevor at 7 20 and 10 15 p m plus The Bamboo Blonde with Francis Langford at 8 40 p m
Raymond White and Irvin Turvey both of Middletown face armed robbery charges for the beating and slugging of Avery L. Hack in Newport. Trial is tentatively scheduled for December 13 in Campbell Circuit Court. Frank Hack reports Hack remains in Alton with brain injuries affecting balance. The defendants have confessed. The case could carry the death penalty under Kentucky law.
Robert Dearth, sixteen, junior at Middletown High, runs Journal Route No. 15 on Hill South Queen Grand Wycoff Cleveland and Highland, delivering to 260 homes each evening. Living with his parents and siblings, he earns about 25 dollars weekly toward college at the University of Cincinnati and aims to become an Eagle Scout. He enjoys basketball and softball.
P. S. Bob is among 116 carriers who earn as they learn and gain merchant skills early. The Journal seeks deserving boys to apply for a carrier route, offering hands on money handling experience to future workers.
Robert Somers aged 19, pre medical student at Antioch College Yellow Springs Ohio, posted bond under $1000 after being charged with failure to register for the draft. Somers arrested in Ohio on a Chicago district attorney warrant. no hearing date set and his plans for returning to Yellow Springs or staying in Chicago are undetermined.
The city reaches the final day of its dog quarantine with no extension expected. The Board of Health will meet Saturday to discuss the measure and its impact after a summer and fall that saw the program extend. Hamilton maintains a 60 day quarantine past November 10 while Middletown reports no rabies cases and signs of success.
The Patriot Paul Revere served as the first president of the Boston Board of Health, signaling an early civic health leadership role in the city.
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