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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1948

Page

2

Four Advisors Named To Aid Registrants In Draft Questionnaires

Four WWII veterans named as advisors to assist registrants aged 18 to 26 with the 15 question draft form for Selective Service Board 10 of Butler County. Judge Cramer announced the panel from Middletown and Hamilton, with offices open 9:30 am to 5 pm.

Middletown Selective Service Board Fred B. Cramer Butler County Oscar Leiser Hamilton George Denny Winger Eaid Cramer Winger Draft Board No. 10 Board 10 New Miami Oxford

Patrol reports three violations in county area

State Highway patrol reported three traffic violations including a Franklin man fined 10 dollars for failing to stop for a school bus and arrest on Wednesday. Overpeck man Robert Slusher paid 15 dollars for improper flags on a broken down truck. Hamilton man Elmer Redd paid 10 dollars for red lights on his car. Excello youth Harold King was cited for running a stop sign.

Shelby Wilkinson Franklin Squire J. E. Jackson Robert Slusher Overpeck Elmer Redd Hamilton Lcuire Lewis B Bolser New Miami Harold King Excello

Army Gridiron Star Bound For Korea

Los Angeles AP Lt. Glenn Davis Army's All American football star heads to Korea for three years of duty after a farewell from film actress Elizabeth Taylor who saw him off at the airport last night as he left for San Francisco.

Los Angeles Glenn Davis Army Korea Elizabeth Taylor San Francisco

Hamfest planned by Middletown hams

A hamfest for amateur radio operators will be held at Ash Grove in Cincinnati on Sunday. Don Imhoff president of the Dial Radio Club announced the event at a VFW Home meeting with about twenty members present. The Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association sponsors the event. Gale Humston outlined an emergency network linking Middletown and Cincinnati as a potential disaster outlet. Louis Bors announced nightly code classes at his home except Sundays. The next Dial Club meeting is scheduled for September 23.

Ash Grove Cincinnati Don Lhoff Dial Radio Club VFW Imhoff Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association Gale Humston W8 Mse Middletown Humston Louis Bors WBAXL Dial Club

4-H Delegates to Attend Ohio State 4-H Conference

Four Hamilton Butler County 4-H Club members travel to Ohio State University in Columbus for the annual Ohio 4-H Club conference. Delegates selected by the Butler County Executive Committee include Joan Kolb Ethel Irwin Patty Lee Davis Juanita Coleman Evelyn Hart Hugh Bardon Gerald Bardon Aileen Fall and Mary Ann Brelsford winners of the state fair fire prevention demonstration. The conference runs from Tuesday morning to Saturday.

Butler County Ohio Hamilterry Ohio State University Columbus Joan Kolb Oxford Ethel Irwin Hamilton Ratty Lee Davis Juanita Coleman Evelyn Hart Hugh and Gerald Bardon Aileen Fall Trenton Mary Ann Brelsford

Parochial Pupils Hear JA Head at Two Assemblies

Students at St Johns and Holy Trinity Schools will attend assemblies on Monday where Robert McDade Junior Achievement director explains the program work and aims. St Johns gathers at 11 am and Holy Trinity meets in the afternoon as the second and third of six sessions to introduce youths ages 14 to 21 to Junior Achievement.

St. Johns Holy Trinity Robert McDade McDade

Three Escapes Recaptured From Ohio Reformatory

In Chillicothe Ohio three short term federal reformatory prisoners were recaptured after two days of freedom. They were Kenneth Ray Bowen 19 of Greendale Kentucky Edward J Knauss 21 of Glasgow Montana and Levy Worley 20 of Dudley North Carolina. The escapees were sighted in the area and flushed from a field five miles northwest of the reformatory around 7 p m last night. They had nothing to eat since escaping Tuesday while working outside the grounds.

Chillicothe Reformatory U. S. Veterans’ Hospital Kenneth Ray Bowen Greendale Edward J. Knauss Glasgow Mont Levy Worley Dudley N. C

Former Lawmaker James Fay Dies at 49 in New York

Former U S representative James H Fay a Democrat who served New Yorks 16th district in the 76th and 78th Congresses 1939 41 and 1943 45 died early today in New York He operated an insurance and advertising agency at the time of his passing

NEW York James H. Fay Fay

William Kemmler First Electric Execution in New York

William Kemmler was executed by electric chair in New York on August 6, 1890, becoming the first person to die by this method in the state.

William Kemmler New York

Kiwanis Hears Talk On Life In Australia

William G. Holiday of Armco International spoke to the Kiwanis Club on life in Australia. He compared wages and prices, noted socialistic government, wool exports, and gradual industrialization. Delegates to the Dayton convention were discussed and Dr. Clifford Palmer was announced as next guest speaker.

Kiwanis Australia Kiwanis Club William G. Holiday Armco International Corporation Sydney Holiday England Harold Young Sherman Ave Dayton Clifford Palmer Massillon E. J. Goldschmidt, Jr

William A Farmer 76 Maud Township Trustee dies

William A Farmer 76 longtime Union Township trustee for 28 years died Wednesday evening at his Maud Station home. Funeral services set for 2 p m Saturday at First Church of God Maud with Rev Yancy Moore officiating. Burial in Westchester Ohio. Visitation after 4 p m today at his residence. A former New York Central Railroad employee for 17 years he rarely missed trustee meetings. McCoy Leffler Funeral Home handling arrangements.

William A. Farmer Union Township Maud Station Church of God Maud Yancy Moore Westchester, O Farmer New York Central Railroad McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home

William J. Blevins Dies at 51 in Middletown

William J. Blevins 51 employed at Armco hotstrip mill for 23 years died yesterday at 3 p.m. at 422 Vanderveer St after ill health since 1946 and a cerebral hemorrhage. Survived by wife Elizabeth two sons Thomas and Cpl George Blevins four daughters five grandchildren five brothers and five sisters. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. Nazarene Church with Rev M E Clay. burial Woodside Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday. Riggs Funeral Home in charge.

William J. Blevins Armco Vanderveer St Kentucky Blevins Elizabeth Thomas Middletown Cpl George Blevins Ft. Worth Texas Anna Bales Gertrude Blevins Fidyl Woodson Barbara Blevins Linzie Dayton Opal Everett Tampa Fla Ollie Hamilton Woodrow Excello Howard Cain Oscar Kesling Ft. Ancient, O Mary Bryant Lillie Byrd

McNair, Longtime Pittsburgh Democrat, Dies at 68

William N. McNair, 68, former Pittsburgh mayor and longtime figure in Pennsylvania Democratic politics, is remembered for his influence in state party circles and local government.

ST. Louis William N. McNair Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

Police Briefs: Rider Uninjured After Motorbicycle Crash

Richard Jackson aged 17 of 817 Maple Street rode a motorbicycle and crashed into a fence at the home of J L Weaver at 600 South Main Street. The rider was uninjured according to police.

Richard Jackson Maple St J. L. Weaver South Main St

Theft of 15 special delivery letters reported

Hilbert Martin postmaster reports the theft from a jeep operated by postal employee Chester Davis on Yonnkee Road Wednesday morning. The letters were described as special delivery items missing from the vehicle.

Chester Davis Hilbert Martin Martin Yonnkee Rd

Who's To Be Called Into Draft

The article outlines the draft selection process for 18 to 26 year olds in Middletown and surrounding counties. It explains eligibility by birth date from August 30 1922 to 1930, oldest registrants called first, veterans excluded, and the serial coding 33 39 22 1 to indicate state board and birth year. Deferments and regional induction in Cincinnati are noted.

Middletown Ohio Board 10 John Winger Associated Press Selective Service Columbus John Doe Cincinnati Hams Brown Warren Clinton

Dewey Leads Over Truman in Early Electoral Forecast

An early presidential forecast projects Dewey winning 304 to 397 electoral votes, with large gains in the northern states and parts of the east and central regions. It notes California Wallace votes and likely Republican wins in Washington and Oregon, while Labor Day poll timing and Truman’s post Labor Day campaigning may shift results.

Dewey New England Wallace California Washington Oregon Truman Michigan

Crashed Autos Displayed At Middletown Safety Demonstration

Two cars involved in Middletown accidents will be shown at a car smashing demonstration by the Safety Council. A 1934 Packard will be dropped from 80 feet to record the impact. The event Sunday at 2 p.m. at Wolverton Circus Grounds features Fox Movietone News cameras.

Middletown

Explorer MacMillan Warns of Arctic Defense Measures

Cmdr Donald B MacMillan returning from his 27th Arctic voyage warned that protective measures are being taken in Greenland to repulse possible foreign attack. The 73 year old explorer declared in a speech after arrival that the United States is getting ready in the north.

Sydney N.S Donald B. MacMillan Arctic Greeneland United States

Greta Garbo Files Citizenship Papers

Swedish born film star Greta Garbo, after 22 years in the United States, filed a declaration of intent at the federal building to begin naturalization proceedings. She appeared in slacks and a sports jacket and left after about five minutes.

OS Angeles Greta Garbo Federal Building Naturalization Office

Unsigned 1948 Copyright Notice From Crossley Incorporated

A fragment notes a 1948 copyright by Crossley Incorporated and mentions reader interpretation. The terse line suggests a printed legal tag on a page segment without additional details or context.

Crossley Incorporated

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