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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1948

Page

2

15 Men Injured As Two Trucks Crash Near Monroe

Fifteen men riding in a rear truck were injured when it collided with a brick truck on Ohio 63 two miles west of Monroe. Driver Perry Neill, 19, attempted a left turn as Sylvester Steimel, Hamilton, struck his vehicle. Victims from New York Cincinnati Louisville New Orleans and Frankfort were treated at Middletown Hospital. several were released after treatment. EMS transported injured men to the hospital.

Ohio 63 Monroe New York Perry Neill Shaier St Kyle's Station Neill Sylvester Steimel Hamilton Mid-dletown Hospital Emmett Stanley Charlotte St Cincinnati Joseph W. Cox Frankfort Archie Smith Josephine St New Orleans Lloyd B. Britton Charles St Robert Hall Marshall Ave Louisville James Gorman Baymiller St Charles Martin West Fourth St Dupree Foster Kenyon Ave C. W. Lowrey Mattoon J. W. Smith Melvin D. Foster Hillside St James Jennings West Sixth St Jesse Stubbs Carr St Columbus Hensley Fairsfax Ave McCoy-Leffler and Baker

Co-Ops Hear Floyd Hartzog on Frozen Foods at Meeting

Floyd Hartzog spoke at the Middletown Co-Operative Club dinner at the Manchester Hotel on four rooms needed to run a locket plant including chill age processing quick freeze and locker rooms. He described aging with ultra violet light and temperature and claimed 40 degrees below zero can freeze meat in six hours. Roy Hobson was inducted, and Chester Skillman will report on the Detroit district convention at next meeting.

Floyd Hartzog Middletown Co-Operative Club Manchester Hartzog Charles Swink Japan Roy Hobson Chester Skillman Detroit

Registration Push as Deadline Nears for City Election

The Board of Election offices in the Federal Savings and Loan Building are registering about 100 people daily as the registration deadline for the November 2 election approaches. Extra clerks will cover Friday Saturday and Monday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Rural polling places open October 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 9 p.m. for last minute registrations. Butler County Clerk Fred Stitsinger reports similar heavy registration of new voters at the Hamilton office.

Board of Election Federal Savings and Loan Butler County Board of Elections Hamilton Fred Stitsinger

Lebanon Spebsqa presents charter in town hall recital

A Lebanon SPEBSQSA charter was presented by Dayton chapter president Ralph Stutz to Harold Yergin, Lebanon chapter president, marking sponsorship by Dayton and Middletown branches. About 500 attended the show featuring quartets from Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton and Middletown with an afterglow at Grange Hall.

Cincinnati Hamilton Dayton Middletown Harold Yergin Lebanon Spebsqsa Ralph Stutz Keith Boys Grange Hall

Questionnaires Returned To Local Draft Board 10

More than three fourths of 900 draft classification forms sent to non veterans and non fathers registered with Draft Board 10 have been returned. Recipients were warned to mail back within 10 days. Five counselors are listed for help: Wilmer, Kitchen, Lamb, Casper, and Finkelman. Returns go to the American Legion Home at 1168 Main St.

Boyd Shoul Board 10 Richard Wilmer Middletown Federal Building Ben Kitchen American Trust Building J. T. Lamb First National Bank Jack Casper H. O. Finkelman American Legion Main St

L T Kenney Heads Middletown Safety Council

L T Kenney, vice-president of United Welding Company, was elected president of the Middletown Safety Council at yesterday afternoon's board meeting at the Civic Association. F W Chew of the Middletown News Journal, Delbert Mann, and Elmer Barker were named officers, with Reinartz lauded for his past service. Five new members were confirmed: Fire Chief William Fishbaugh, Police Chief Thomas Carmody, Cpl Dan Mahoney, Ross H Snyder, and Marvin D Clark.

L. T. Kenney United Welding Company Middletown Safety Council Board of Control The Civic Association F. W. Chew Middletown News Journal Delbert Mann Junior Chamber of Commerce Elmer Barker Armco L. F. Reinartz Reinartz William Fishbaugh Thomas Car

High School Parties Plan Annual Election in Middletown

High schools prepare for two political conventions next Wednesday at Middletown High. Federalists and Nationalists will nominate senior class officers in separate assemblies. Duane Frayer and Tom Strait will speak, though party affiliations remain undisclosed. Each home room will have a party chairman, and after nominations students vote Friday morning.

Middletown High School Youth Forum Middletonian Duane Frayer Tom Strait

Man Injured In Gasoline Primer Explosion

Estle Phillips of Waynesville is in critical condition at Miami Valley Hospital Dayton after a gasoline primer explosion yesterday. He tried to start his car with gasoline on his face, causing severe burns.

Lebanon Estle Phillips Waynesville Miami Valley Hospital Dayton Phillips

Walter Reed Arrest on Regambling Charge Discharged in Court

Walter David Reed aged 45 was arrested Sunday on a regambling charge but denied living at 1100 Garfield St. A resident of that address claimed Reed, and the charge was dismissed when he appeared in court Monday.

Walter David Reed Garfield St Reed

Appointed To Fill Commissioner Post

Lebanon Maynard Hagmeyer of Clarksville Route 1 was appointed yesterday to succeed his father the late Fred Hagmeyer as county commissioner until November 2. The appointment came from Probate Judge Ralph Carey, Albert Parker county auditor, and Pearl M. Graham recorder.

Lebanon Maynard Hagemeyer Clarksville Fred Hagemeyer Ralph Carey Albert Parker Pearl M. Graham

Paramount Screens Beyond Glory and More This Week

At the movies Paramount presents Beyond Glory with Alan Ladd and Donna Reed at 1 30 3 30 4 30 7 30 and 9 30 p m Wednesday and Thursday Melody Time in technicolor at 1 30 5 and 8 30 p m Also Woman In White with Eleanor Parker and Alexis Smith at 2 50 6 15 and 9 40 p m Wednesday and Thursday Swiss Miss with Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy shown Wednesday 2 55 5 45 and 8 50 p m Thursday 2 45 6 and 9 10 p m Money Madness with Hugh Beaumont and Frances Rafferty Wednesday 1 25 4 15 7 15 and 10 10 p m Thursday 1 15 4 05 7 20 and 10 30 p m

Alan Ladd Donna Reed Eleanor Parker Alexis Smith Stan Laurel Oliver Hardy Hugh Beaumont Frances Rafferty

Evening Showings Include Stella Dallas with Stanwyck

Wednesday schedules list Stella Dallas starring Barbara Stanwyck and John Boles at 7 45 and 10 20 pm. Thursday features Gangs of New York with Charles Bickford and Ann Dvorak at 7 and 10 pm and Gangs of Chicago with Lloyd Nolan and Barton MacLane at 8 15 and 11 pm.

Stella Dallas Barbara Stanwyck John Boles Gangs of New York Charles Bickford Ann Dvorak Chicago Lloyd Nolan Barton MacLane

Middletown Firm Incorporated Vending Service

The D. and H. Vending Service Incorporated received incorporation approval from the secretary of state. Incorporators Grover H. Dingess and Robert M. Hunt, with attorney G. W. Wilmer, form a company operating automatic coffee dispensers in Middletown industrial plants.

Middletown Secretary of State D. and H. Vending Service Incorporated Soal Grover H. Dingess Robert M. Huntzinger G. W. A. Wilmer

Conte Named Father of Modern Pencil by French Inventor

A French inventor, Nicholas Jacques Conte, is celebrated as the father of the modern pencil for his early and influential work in graphite and graphite-based leads and practical writing implements.

Nicholas Jacques Conte Pencil

Light Showers Forecast for Early September Week

The morning forecast calls for scattered showers tonight and Thursday with cool temperatures. Tuesday’s low was about 55 to 60 degrees, a high near 74 by afternoon, while 7 am readings showed 58 and a 9:30 am thermometer at 66 degrees in the region.

Fair weather eyed across the nation with scattered showers

Chicago dispatch notes sunny skies and mild 70s anticipated for much of the country while rain from the southeast drifted into portions of the Midwest bringing showers. The weather pattern suggested continued pleasant conditions elsewhere with localized wet spells.

Weather Log Spans Ohio to Illinois With Mild Readings

Light rain fell across parts of Ohio Missouri Indiana and Illinois while the plains saw temperatures exceed 80 briefly. Across the nation most readings ranged in the 70s with typical spring conditions.

Ohio Missouri Indiana Illinois Rockies Plains States

Heart attack fatal for veteran river pilot in Cincinnati

Lt. Elmer E. Chandler, 46, longtime Ohio River master pilot, died in Cincinnati yesterday of a heart attack. A river industry veteran, he joined the U S Coast Guard in 1919 after serving as a master pilot and retired in 1940.

Cincinnati Elmer E. Chandler Ohio River U. S.coast Guard

Coleman jailed 30 days for wife assault in municipal court

Robert Clay Coleman, 21, of 1633 Smith Street, appeared before Judge Alton H. Combs in Municipal Court charged with assault by his wife. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail and court costs, suspended on condition of good behavior after she testified he struck her and broke a tooth.

Robert Clay Coleman Smith St Alton H. Combs Coleman

Silent dog whistle pitches reach 17k to 25k Hz

Researchers note that silent whistles emit ultrasonic frequencies from about 17 000 to 25 000 cycles per second. The study discusses how these high pitches allow dogs to hear commands while humans perceive nothing.

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