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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 09, 1948

Page

2

Continued Economy Is Necessary City Attorney Tells Departments

City attorney Fred Schatzmann warns that the 1948 budget remains tight and continued economy is needed in all city departments for the rest of the year. Eight months show $90,830.71 left from an initial $444,508.69. police and fire likely need $37,000 each, with other departments seeking smaller appropriations.

Fred Schatzmann Schatzmann State of Ohio C. H. Campbell

Dr Caudill Returns to First Church of God in Middletown

Dr R C Caudill, former pastor for nearly two decades, resumes duties at Crawford Street First Church of God in Middletown. He will preach at 10 45 Sunday morning, give a Sunday school lesson, and teach the Men’s Bible Class, with sermons on Progress under Difficulty and They Were Overcomers. He also serves as Gospel Trumpet editor and Anderson College trustee.

R. C. Caudill Crawford St Middletown Gospel Trumpet Anderson College Ohio Darrell C. Caudill Miami Valley Hospital Dayton J. Herschel Caudill Germantown Rodney C. Caudill Ohio State University Lloyd Noland Taylor Jones A. L. Forrest Indiana University

Engineers Hear Leo F Reinartz on Middletown Safety Council

Leo F. Reinartz, Middletown Armco manager, spoke to 30 Miami Chapter engineers at the Manchester Hotel about The Works of the Middletown Safety Council. He credited local cooperation and outlined council campaigns and goals, with Paul Wilson and Russell Barnard in roles and a travel film planned for next week.

Leo F. Reinartz Middletown Armco Middletown Safety Council Miami Ohio Society of Professsional Engineers Manchester Howard White Reinartz Charles R. Hook Paul Wilson Russell Barnard Southwest Edward Brown

Named To Council's Home Division

Twenty two women were named to the new Home Safety Division of the Middletown Safety Council. Appointments were announced at a Board of Control meeting led by Mrs. R C Bogan. The group includes Mrs W D Walker Mrs Elmer Barker Mrs Sam Goettman Mrs George Ladd Mrs Russell Stevens Jr Mrs Sam Tutt Mrs Glenn Lane Mrs Frank Troutvine Jr Mrs Colin Gardner III Mrs Elmer Davis Mrs Jack Kiesewetter Mrs Howard Wren Mrs Harry Pratt Jr Mrs Earl Klein Mrs Sam McAdow Mrs Arthur Fery Mrs William Commodore Mrs Herbert McBain and Misses Mary Scranton Florence Powell Catherine Beck Florence Beck. R M Lukens presided and Fenton W Chew reported 52 firms enrolled and nine commercial vehicle accidents for July.

Middletown Safety Council Board of Control Paul Wilson R. C. Bogan National Safety Council W. D. Walker Elmer Barker Sam _ Goettman George Ladd Russell Stevens Jr Sam _ Tutt Glenn Lane Frank Troutvine Jr Colin Gardner III Elmer Davis Jack Kiesewetter Howard Wren Harry Pratt Jr Earl Klein

Junior Achievement Program Set to Begin in October

Robert McDade announced the new Junior Achievement program will start in the first week of October. At a advisors meeting a schedule of meeting nights was completed, advisors trained, equipment ready, and a recruitment drive planned to launch the program.

Robert McDade McDade

Store marks 62nd anniversary celebration

The staff of six Sears Roebuck employees held a breakfast at the Manchester Hotel to mark the founding of the company sixty two years ago. L. P. Smith noted the growth from its 1880s origins by Richard Sears to more than 600 stores and 11 mail order plants, with expansion plans ahead.

Sears + Roebuck Company Manchester L. P. Smith Richard Sears

Movie Playbill Please Describe Theater Listings

Paramount presents Black Eagle starring William Bishop and Virginia Patton with showings at 1 40 5 and 8 20 pm Out Of The Past features Robert Mitchum Jane Greer at 3 6 20 and 9 40 pm On Friday Here Comes Trouble stars William Tracy Joe Sawyer at 1 30 5 and 8 30 pm Miracle Of The Bellis stars Fred MacMurray Frank Sinatra at 2 50 6 15 and 9 39 pm Strand shows Sun Town with Constance Bennett Brad Crawford at 2 50 6 and 9 05 pm Tight Shoes features John Howard Binnie Barnes at 1 15 4 10 7 20 and 10 25 pm Sainted Sisters stars Barry Fitzgerald Veronica Lake at 2 45 6 and 9 15 Sundown Rider runs 1 15 4 20 7 35 and 10 40 pm

Paramount Black Eagle William Bishop Virginia Patton Robert Mitchum Jane Greer William Tracy Joe Sawyer Fred MacMurray Frank Sinatra Sun Town Constance Bennett Brad Crawford John Howard Binnie Barnes Barry Fitzgerald Veronica Lake Sundown

Kindergarten Enrollment Tops Previous Year On First Day

Kindergarten enrollment reached 379 students, up 59 from last year, said Wade E. Miller, superintendent. First grade rose by 92, with 560 present, totaling 5,597 on opening day. All rooms at normal size. Sherman school opened a new lunchroom. Buses operated on schedule. Board of Education meets tonight.

Wade E. Miller Sherman School Board of Education

City lung stands by to aid seven year old polio victim

A seven year old polio patient at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton used an iron lung as four lungs were occupied. Middletown supplied a spare lung as emergency backup while police ferried the device through Franklin and into Dayton, with a portable lung ready at the Fire Department. The donated iron lung came from H L Cheney of Franklin.

Middletown Dayton Miami Valley Hospital Middletown Hospital Franklin Miamisburg Vienna H. L. Cheney

AEIF Selects Slate For October Election

The Armco Employes Independent Federation held nominating balloting for officers in 1948. Primary ballots are Sept 24 with two top vote-getters advancing to the Oct 15 final. Nominations cover president, vice presidents from East Works Fabricating Armco Drainage, secretary treasurer and trustees.

Armco Employes Independent Federation Robert Walters Elmer Davis Clarence Carmody Roscoe Bowman Melzo Gaw East Works Russell Hill William, Amburgey Roy Romans Howard Ward Dennie Walter Leonard Elmer Gruenloh Henry Mathis Dan Cummings Ray Palmer Don Forster Harold Cairns Norman Dole John Hupka Glenn Tullis John Chaney John Hall Leslie Peck Paul Dishun Ernest Bowne Charles Chalfin Joe Ritter William Lubbergerr Dennis Wolfe Walter Sparks Jerome Haass

City Charter Change Plans Stymied Again

The City Commission meeting yielded no charter revision action as the study committee disbands. Repeated efforts over months have failed, with charters periodically revisited then abandoned and the file moved back to its usual place.

City Commission

Monroe High to Hear JA Director at Noon Assembly

Monroe High School students will hear Robert McDade, Junior Achievement director, explain the organization’s work tomorrow at noon. The first assembly of the year invites ages 14 to 21 to register for companies, with six assemblies planned.

Monroe High School Robert McDade

Moose Lodge Elects Four New Members

Members of the Moose Lodge obligated four new members during a recent business meeting at the hall. An incoming director from Moosehart Aurora Illinois will oversee membership for six weeks. Initiation is planned for Wednesday evening September 15.

Moose Lodge Fred Reid Moosehart Aurora

Fire crews handle grass fires and electrical blaze

Firefighters were called twice yesterday to quell grass fires at Germantown Rd and Verity Pkwy and in a 600 block Douglas open field. An early morning Armco East Side electrical fault sparked a fire causing no reported damage. An animal note clarifies the slow worm is a legless lizard, not a worm or blind.

Germantowyg Rd Verity Pkwy Douglas Armco East Side

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