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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1950
Page
12
This piece notes Albrecht Durer born in Nuremberg son of a goldsmith who showed early painting talent. It highlights his fame for Madonna works and his celebrated wood and copper engravings including a 1513 series on Pontius Pilate with verses from St Luke.
Maryland activates its Subversives Activities Act of 1949 despite ongoing Supreme Court questions. The law imposes penalties for advocating overthrow, requires loyalty statements from public employees and teachers, and creates oversight of subversives with potential prosecutions possible this year.
Associated Press reports a split day with mild, near midsummer warmth across the southern half while a wet belt spanned from the Rockies to New York. Showers and thunderstorms touched the central plains, middle Mississippi and Ohio valleys, with rain in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York. Northern regions saw below freezing in parts. A tornado in Arkansas killed one and injured nine, with damage in Carney Oklahoma and a twister near Tuckerman.
Town residents prepare for upgraded service as every home gets a mailbox and a house number. Postmaster Brubaker says New Carlisle will be among the smallest communities offering house to house, twice daily delivery once all equipment is in place. Until then mail remains at the post office.
Flames swept part of a two story building of the Ohio Overcoat Company last night causing an estimated loss of 85,000 dollars. The fire destroyed or damaged 3,500 coats 2,000 zipperings and large quantities of coat material. The plant employs 150 people who will be out of work a week or 10 days. Cause of the fire undetermined.
Major Arthur Layton Huff 44 a music instructor at Denison University from 1933 to 1941 died Saturday night from a fracture in Washington DC. He served in the War Department and fell at his Falls Church Virginia home Friday night. A military funeral will be held at Fort Meade Virginia with another service and burial in Granville ongoing.
Eugene Edwards three was killed after a street confrontation with Patrolman John H. Smith in Cleveland. The officer said Edwards struck first after their shoulders brushed on the sidewalk, triggering the fatal shooting.
In Warren County the village of Halls Corners voted to dissolve its incorporation by 55 to 31, returning Jungle Inn to Liberty Township. The Jungle Inn raid led to 1,000 patrons, 100 slot machines seized, fines totaling 4,100 dollars for 20 employees, and the mayor and fire marshal ousted.
A predawn blaze in a 40 foot trailer house in Lubbock Texas killed three people as they slept. The dead are Lt Charles Hahn 35 his wife and Lt Ernest L Schrock 35 all from Fort Warren Air Force Base Cheyenne Wyoming. Investigators say a lodging stove caused the blaze and the victims died reportedly from suffocation after severe burns.
Police responded to a call from funeral operator Guy Ma getti about a dead man. Aaron E. Talley, 40, Dayton, appeared from a mortuary bag in underwear, asked where he was, and was booked on intoxication charges.
The Rev. H. A. Stein retires after long service at Zion Latin Church, having previously led Ironton from 1906 to 1910. Dr. D. S. McGill, Wayne County Health Commissioner, announced he has applied for another job after three years in Wooster, coming from Coshocton.
Workers filed 11 161 unemployment claims last week in Columbus, AP reports a drop of 1 854 from the prior week. In Ohio, Monroe Miller 65 of Warren died after a motorcycle crash near Bristolville, hospital treatment followed.
Columbus AP reports State Auditor Ferguson is delaying a $5000 payment to Mutual Chemical and Supply Co part owned by a state employee amid an inquiry into Welfare Department purchases. Ferguson notes no illegality in a state employee selling to the state. Rhodes accuses a studied plan of corruption damaging firms.
Seven thousand one-pound chocolate eggs burned last night at Gus Paris Confectionery. Paris suffered minor burns as he tried to fight the blaze before firefighters arrived. Fire Chief William H. Davis put the loss at about 4000 dollars.
Mrs Martha Bowers Taft wife of Senator Robert Taft will deliver the commencement address at Wittenberg College in June for the 75th anniversary of women’s admission. She will be the first woman to address a Wittenberg graduating class in 105 years. About 400 diplomas will be awarded the largest class in the college’s history.
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp announces Sigurd Landen as chief engineer of the construction engineering bureau in Pittsburgh and Edwin L. Tindall as chief engineer of operations. Landen will head the new Pittsburgh bureau while Tindall shifts from Pittsburgh to Chicago location duties and retains district engineer status there.
Funeral services will be held at Carroll Weir Funeral Home in Columbus at 2 p m Wednesday for 44 year old Robert D. Willson formerly with the State Industrial Commission He died near his home in Fairborn near Dayton He is a former Columbus resident.
Washington AP reports Congressional Republicans unveiled a 99 word platform for the November elections. The plan calls for tax cuts, a balanced budget, reduced government power, anti communism, fair farm prices, Taft Hartley protections, social security growth, veterans rights, a strong United States foreign policy, and opposition to socialist ideas.
In Cleveland Mae steel mills booked orders through July as buyers push for premium-priced steel. The trade journal Steel notes ingot conversion tonnage dominates the stress market with automakers including strikebound Chrysler Corp purchasing conversion metal. Prices remain unchanged and no near term shifts are expected.
Mrs G M Morris, 57, died from carbon monoxide fumes after smouldering ashes were moved in the basement. Her husband Dr Morris found her body on a living room Davenport. Their daughter Marriet, 23, was overcome but revived.
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