Hopewell Village Furnace Supplied Cannon to Valley Forge
The Hopewell Village furnace in Pennsylvania produced cannon and shot for George Washingtons forces during the Valley Forge winter, aiding troops with essential ordnance.
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Hopewell Village
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Valley Forge
Heat records set across the nation in 1949 summer
Weather bureau data show a record hot summer in the northeast with New York and Washington experiencing their hottest periods since records began. Portland and Detroit also posted June and July highs, while the West enjoyed relative comfort. Forecasters note a persistent ridge and trough pattern fueling unusual warmth since 1948 and caution long range predictions remain uncertain.
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Rowland Evans, JR
Washington
Weather Bureau
United States
New York
Portland
Detroit
Cleveland
Philip F. Clapp
Clapp
North Pole
Atlantic Ridge Drives Warmth and Drought Across Northeast
The article explains how a persistent high pressure ridge over the Atlantic Coast shifted from a Canadian trough. This redirected warm moist air from the Gulf and tropical sources, creating a record warm winter and later, a ridge that blocked storms. Severe drought followed from New Jersey to Maine as crops browned and profits fell.
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Atlantic
Canada
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Winton
Aleutians
Canadian
Great Lakes
Atlantic Coast
New Jersey
Maine
AEIF Candidates Announced In Armco Federation Vote
Results of the Armco Employees Independent Federation primary were released. The annual election on October 14 will use regular polling places. Nominated for president are Elmer Davis and Melzo Gaw. for vice presidents various plant units named, along with trustees and officers for East Works Fabricating and Armco Drainage.
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Armco Employes Independent Federation
Elmer Davis
Melzo Gaw
East Works
William Amburgey
Henry Mathis
James K. Abbott
Sterling Long
Armco Drainage
Richard Chamberlain
Walter Leonard
William Logdson
Steve Bennett
Robert Booker
Russell Holliday
Norman Mack Roy Roman
Lloyd Williams
James W. Dennis
William Ledford
Ernest Bowen
Walter Sparks
Margaret Wingiewich
Mallory Bell
Charles Knepshield
Robert Lehmkuhl
Charles Friend
Stanley Rock
Butler County Court Notices Involving Multiple Pieratts And Suldovskys
Court records list a series of neglect and cruelty cases from Butler County. Parties include Phyllis Ann Pieratt and Harold Lee Pieratt, Nancy Pieratt, Corbin Pieratt, Violet Mae Rizzo and Harry Rizzo, plus Don Suldovsky and Elizabeth Mae Suldovsky, with addresses in Middletown Hamilton and related locations.
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Phyllis Ann Pieratt
Superior Ave
Middletown
Harold Lee Pieratt
YMCA
Nancy Pieratt
Hill Ave
Corbin Pieratt
Violet Mae Rizzo
Hamilton
Harry Rizzo
Don Suldovsky
Elizabeth Mae Suldovsky
Local neglect and cruelty cases listed in notices
James Wells Harton from Willie Mae Wells and Er nest Hunt from Lorain Hunt both charged with neglect. Pauline Staggs of West Middletown Route 1 from Stanley Staggs 608 Els mere St Middletown charged with neglect and cruelty.
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James Wells
Harton
Willie Mae Wells
Ernest Hunt
Hamilton
Loraine Hunt
Pauline Staggs
West Middletown
Stanley Staggs
Elsmere St
Middletown
Widow seeks compensation from Ohio Industrial Commission over work-related death
Ethel M. Herdman of 1111 Central Avenue sues in Common Pleas Court claiming her husband George Herdman died July 21, 1944 from an injury received July 9, 1944 at Shattle Brothers Machine Co in Middletown. The commission denied her claim last August 9, per petition.
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The
Ohio Industrial Commission
Common Pleas Court
Ethel M. Herdman
Central Avenue
George Herdman
Shattle Brothers Machine Company
Middletown
Day family estate appointment for Joseph S. Day
Herschel W. Day, son, is to administer the estate of Joseph S. Day of Middletown, who died on August 21, by court appointment.
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Herschel W. Day
Joseph S. Day
Middletown
David Merideth Named Executor for Maude Merideth Estate
David Merideth was named executor for the estate of Maude Merideth of Oxford Township who died on July 24.
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David Merideth
Maude Merideth
Oxford Township
Emma Louise Johnson Appointed Executrix in Johnson Estate
In the estate of Alexander L. Johnson of Oxford the court names Emma Louise Johnson executrix. The testator died on September 13.
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Alexander L. Johnson
Oxford
Emma Louise Johnson
Bound to Jury in Immorality Transport Case
Paul Fields 26 of Hamilton Ohio was held for federal grand jury action by U S Commissioner J Paul Georghegan on charges of transporting a woman from Hazard Kentucky to Hamilton for immoral purposes. Fields said he formerly worked as a policeman at Hazard and gave his Hamilton address as 329 South Fourth.
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Cincinnati
Paul Fields
Hamilton
U. S
J. Paul Georghegan
Hazard
Fields
South Fourth
Auctioneer Contact for Barn Cleanup and Lunch Notes
Contact Germantown 18Fil or call Middletown 2-2929 or 3-2936. Large barn can take care of anything you bring. Lunch on me by ladies of Union Chapel are.
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Germantown
Middletown
Ladies of Union Chapel
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