Draft Board Chairman Resigns. Wylie Mitchell Replaces
Wylie Mitchell, assistant to Armco personnel relations and YMCA Board president, named as member of Middletown Draft Board No. 10 replacing John Winger who resigned under federal rules barring commissioned officers from serving on select service boards. Winger, a lieutenant colonel in the Air Corps Reserve, will finish duties until the registration period ends. Mitchell’s certification was sent to Columbus. he is a longtime Middletown figure, 59, with two sons, and active in YMCA Red Cross drives and scouting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylie Mitchell
Armco
Ymca Board of Directors
Middletown
John Winger Winger
Organized Reserve
Selective Service Board
Winger
Air Corps Reserve
Tion
Fred B. Cramer
Cramer
Oscar Leiser
P. P. Boll
George Denny
Benjamin Brock
Carl Martin
Raymond Brown
Oxford
Legion
Chester Goble
Columbus
Ohio
Mitchell
Stanley St
Red Cross
13 Men From Middletown To Face Pre-Induction Exams
Thirteen men from the Middletown area will depart for pre induction physicals at 10 35 a m on October 14 at the U S Army recruiting office 132 E 5th St in Cincinnati. Draft Board No 10 chairman John Winger said the 13 will be chosen from the oldest single non father non veterans group. They will travel by Ohio Bus Lines arriving in Cincinnati about 11 45 a m Six will be inducted in November. Selective service numbers will be issued soon with four elements state local board year of birth and a final serial number. For example 33 10 28 1 denotes Ohio state local board 10 year 1928 and the registrant’s board assigned number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
U. S. Army
E. 5Th St
Cincinnati
John Winger
Draft Board No. 10
Sinle
Ginger
Ohio
Cincinati
Novemer
Winger
Draft Board 10
Draft Board
Fraternal Order of Police to sponsor Lone Ranger show
The Fraternal Order of Police holds a special meeting at 7 30 tonight at headquarters to decide on sponsoring a show featuring the Lone Ranger. Patrolman Herd Fawley, FOP president, said he spoke with the Ranger yesterday and a decision would be made tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraternal Order of Police
Lone Ranger
Herd _ Fawley
Ranger
Three Burglaries Reported Two Men Held By Police
Detectives investigated three weekend burglaries in the city. Two men, Adrian D Faulkner and Edward Lee Adams, were held in connection with a beef theft from Sunbeam Restaurant. Police planned warrants for petit larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian D. Faulkner
Sixth Ave
Edward Lee Adams
Crawford St
James H. Davis
Police Briefs Detail Local Drunken Driving and Assault Arrests
Charles Tincher 26 of Kingston Ky was arrested in Mulberry Alley on a charge of physical control of a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Robert Clay Coleman 21 of 1633 Smith St was arrested on a warrant for assault and released on 800 bond to appear in Municipal Court at 1 30 p m. Roy Elam 22 of 1503 Taylor Ave and Orville Willoughby 20 of Excello were arrested Saturday on South Broad St for disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Tincher
Kingston
Mulberry Alley
Robert Clay Coleman
Smith St
Roy Elam
Taylor Ave
Orville Willoughby
Excello
South Broad St
Beyond Glory and Tarzan double bill at Paramount
Paramount shows Beyond Glory with Alan Ladd and Donna Reed at 1:30 3:30 5:30 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Tarzan's Secret Treasure with Johnny Weismuller and Maureen O'Sullivan at 1:15 4:10 7:15 10:10 p.m. Also Tarzan's New York Adventure with Weismuller and O'Sullivan at 2:50 5:45 8:50 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beyond Glory
Alan Ladd
Donna Reed
Johnny Weismuller
Maureen O'Sullivan
New York
Movie Schedule Features The Woman in the Window
On Monday Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett play The Woman in the Window at 7 35 and 10 pm. Tuesday Stella Dallas stars Barbara Stanwyck and John Bolles at 7 45 and 10 26 DP m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman In the Window
Edward G. Robinson
Joan Bennett
Stella Dallas
Barbara Stanwyck
John Bolles
Cyclist Dies En Route From Lebanon Races
Richard Dice 28 a motorcyclist died en route to Dayton after his bike struck a tree on Ohio 48 near the Warren Montgomery line. Survived by wife Elsie son Jackie father William sister Anna Marie and brothers Raymond and Carl. Funeral 1 30 p m Wednesday Bradford and Routsong Central Dayton with viewing after 4 p m Tuesday. Interment Xenia Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Richard Dice
Dayton
Bradford and Routsong Central
West Third St
Xmenia Cemetery
Elsie
Jackie
William
Anna Marie
Raymond
Carl
Forest Park
Dice
Ohio 48
Warren
Montgomery County
H. M. Williams
Warren County
Robert Barker Dies Sunday At Residence
Robert S. Barker 65 former Democratic state representative and AFL labor leader died at 11:30 p.m. at his home 1512 Forrest Ave. He served as Middletown Trades and Labor Council president and was treasurer of Carpenters Local 1477. Survived by wife Grace son Malcolm Seattle daughter Mary Elizabeth Grossman Cincinnati sister Dora Brown Pricetown three brothers Rufus Middletown E Barker Hillsboro B Franklin Barker Harrisburg and four grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at McCoy Leffler Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Barker
AFL
Forrest Ave
Mr. Barker
Middletown
Church of Christ
Grace
Malcolm
Seattle Wash
Mary Elizabeth Grossman
Cincinnati
Dora Brown
Pricetown
Rufus
O. E. Barker
Hillsboro
B. Franklin Barker
Harrisburg
McCoy-Leffler
Mrs Ida Benner 69 Dies in Fort Recovery Ohio
Mrs Ida Benner age 69 died at her Fort Recovery Ohio home after a six month illness. Wife of Henry F Benner she is survived by son Charles formerly of Middletown and supervisor of instrumental music at Wyoming School Cincinnati he moved this year to 4234 Greenlee Ave.. daughter Mrs James Patton also survives. Services set for 2 p m Wednesday at the Christian Congregational Church Fort Recovery with burial in the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Benner
Fort Recovery
Henry F. Benner
Charles
Middletown
Monroe Hgh School
Greenlee Ave
Cincinnati
Wyoming
James Patton
Christian Congregational Church
Obituary: Andrew D. Argo 62 Dies in West Middletown
Andrew David Argo 62 died at 11 45 a m Sunday at his West Middletown home after 40 years in Middletown and 17 years with Gardner Richardson Co. Survived by wife Martha a son Arthur of Zanesville four daughters Gladys Pergram Germantown John Cassidy Germantown Sylvia De Witt Chautauqua Lillian Newell Danville Ky a brother Eli Shelby Ohio and three sisters Elmira Thomas Anna Alfrey Lizzie Carpenter all of Cogswell Ky. Funeral 2 pm Wednesday at Mc Coy Leffler Funeral Home Rev R C Caudill officiating burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery Peastown. Friends may call 7 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew David Argo
West Middletown
Argo
Middletown
Gardner- Richardson Company
Martha
Arthur
Zanesville
Gladys Pergram
Germantown
John Cassidy
Sylvia de Witt
Chautauqua
Lillian Newell
Danville
Government Aims to End Vet Village Housing by 1950
City attorney Fred J. Schatzmann disclosed that Veterans Village on South Main Street is considered temporary and not to become permanent. A letter from Senator Harry P. Cain asks if operation can cease by January 1, 1950, noting the units were leased from Armco Steel and run as stopgap housing for veterans and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veteran’s Village
South Main St
Fred. J. Schatzmann
Harry P. Cain
Schatzmann
Veterans Village
Armco Steel Corporation
U. S
Butler County Fair Opens With Record Opening Crowd
Hamilton The Butler County fair opened Sunday for its ninety eighth anniversary with attendance exceeding the past decade. Ideal weather and superior exhibits marked opening day with notable displays in agricultural machinery, 4-H poultry and rabbits, livestock, and the art hall. The rodeo program drew large crowds as judging began with rabbits and Grange displays. grandstand events continued through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler Fair
Hamilton
Butler County
Sam Corso
Art Hall
Grange
Department of Domestic Art
Ohio
Ross F. F.A
Future Farmers of America
Hammon
Event Hours Span Evening Tuesday
The text lists evening hours tonight from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m on Tuesday. It specifies two separate intervals in the same night or period.
James W. McKeever Rites Slated in Waynesville
James W. McKeever 51 died early Sunday at his Waynesville home after a period of ill health. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at McClure Funeral Home with burial in Miami Cemetery, Corwin. He leaves a son, four daughters, six brothers and two sisters. He had worked as a carpenter. Friends may call at his home after 4 p.m. today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
James W. McKeever
Waynesville
McClure
Miami Cemetery
Corwin
Death of Mrs Jane Knox Skinner Greene County Historian
Friends learned of the death of Mrs. Jane Knox Skinner 76 a Greene County resident formerly of Yellow Springs and Oxford Ohio at the home of her daughter Mrs Marion Richards in Cincinnati She suffered a heart attack and had contributed historical notes and papers to local papers on early Ohio and Kentucky
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Jane Knox Skinner
Yellow Springs
Oxford
Marion Richards
Cincinnati
Skinner
Greene County
Ohio
Kentucky
Deaths Last Night Associated Press Report
Monterey William May Garland 82 member of the Olympic games committee. Palm Beach Peter MacArthur 64 retired actor singer and radio announcer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Monterey
Cal
William May Garland
Pai M Beach
Fla
Peter MacArthur
Girl Injured in Auto Crash In Middletown Area
Four people were injured, one seriously, when a car driven by Arliss Edward Roff collided with a car driven by Raymond Elam on Ohio 73 near the State Highway Garage. Sadie Brewer, 18, suffered fractures and a severe eye wound and is in Middletown Hospital. Also injured were William Kellis with a severe head cut and Henry C. Campbell with hip bruises. Elam received lip cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arliss Edward Roff
Franklin Route 1
Raymond Elam
Tavelor St
Ohio
State Patrolemen
Middletown
Sadie Brewer
S. Broad St
William Kellis
Franklin
Henry C. Campbell
Woodlawn Ave
Elam
Brewer Girl
Campbell
Kellis
Middletown native reelected treasurer at Spanish War Veterans
W. W. Gray of Middletown was reelected treasurer of the Southwestern District of the Spanish War Veterans of Ohio at a semi annual meeting in Wilmington. Delegates from Columbus Cincinnati Portsmouth Dayton Hamilton and Middletown attended. B. A. Morris of Dayton was named president succeeding Frank Kingston. Willard Denning became vice president, with Charles R. Barefoot Toledo national commander and Judge Edward Mathias of the US Supreme Court delivering remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Gray
Middletown
Spanish War Veterans of Ohio
Wilmington
Columbus
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Dayton
Hamilton
B. A. Morris
Frank Kingston
Willard Denning
Chareles R. Barefoot
Toledo
United Spanish War Veterans
Edward Mathias
United States Supreme Court
Middletown Republican Son Assigned to Camp Breckinridge
Hugh J Ayers son of prominent Middletown Republican has been assigned to Camp Breckinridge Kentucky with Company L 502nd ABN Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division. He enlisted several months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh J. Ayers
Hugh Ayers
Middletown
Camp Breckinridge
502Nd Abn Infantry
101St Airborn
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Johnston
Ralston
Paint Store, Inc
N. Broad
FOB
Sunbeam
Central Ave
N. Man St
AT the Movies
Paramount
Dixie Cruise
Baker’s
Manchester
Robert Barker
Andrew D. Argo
Mrs
Jane Skinner
John J. Palmer
Nat's Bank
P. S
Fenton
Yankee Rd
Harold W. Jones
Henderson
Fuel Oil CO
Middie
Middies
Tiger
Ellison
Mid
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