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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1952
Page
2
Five property owners led by Maxwell Finkleman protested a proposed storm sewer discharging into a ditch along Jackson Lane arguing it would raise water flow and cause irreparable damage. They urged digging a ditch on the west side of Jackson Lane with underground piping and obtain easements.
Middletown Hospital obstetrical staff and local physicians at the Fifth American Congress on Obstetrics and Gynecology in Cincinnati seek to improve obstetric care and reduce fetal mortality. Speakers included Dr. Joe Vincent Meig of Boston praising a new smear test by Dr. George N. Papanicolaou, with Middletown Hospital pathologist Dr. Robert C. Dunn noting early clinic use.
Six men were sentenced after changing pleas to guilty before Judge P. P. Boli in Common Pleasure. Beverly Benton of Hamilton received five to 30 years for breaking and entering an inhabited dwelling. Five Hamilton men were sent to Mansfield Reformatory for battering open safes at a fruit market and a lumber company. Names include Noah Lee Hensley, Clinton B. Hensley, Benny Wyatt, Raymond Ivey, and Burt Ivey. One inmate fought with another after being jailed.
Ironton Ohio based Ironton Telephone Co agreed to take over Kitts Hill territory from the Kitts Hill Telephone Co. The mutual concern surrendered its territory due to inadequate service obsolete equipment and poor maintenance. Subscribers will be served through the Ironton exchange.
American War Mothers sponsor a rummage sale Saturday starting at 7 a.m. in the basement of the Salvation Army Citadel located at 106 North Clinton Street. For article donations call Mrs. Orman Elam at 2-1546.
Western Union offices across the area closed or near closed due to a CTU AFL strike. A sign on the North Main St. office stated temporary closure. Ohio Bell and CWA CIO talks continue with a new strike delay set to end Monday. Middletown and surrounding communities see normal service elsewhere.
City engineering reports indicate sidewalk curb and gutter work in Harlan Park may resume around May 1 depending on weather. Concrete work waits on warmth. no spring start date in contract. Blacktop may be laid when conditions are dry. Contractors Utilities Construction Co of Dayton and E L Wilder of Hamilton notified to begin as soon as possible. Storm sewers were installed in 1950 and street work began in June 1951 but paused by bad weather last fall.
The Junior Achievement board met at the Manchester Hotel to finalize plans for the May banquet which concludes the JA year. They will send one boy and one girl from 18 companies to the National Association convention in Wayne Pennsylvania August 25 to 29 at Valley Forge Military Academy. The Middletown representatives will be chosen later and approved by the May 14 banquet committees.
The 37th Infantry Division, largely former Ohio National Guardsmen, enters its second week of advanced individual combat training. Units focus on new weapons mines booby traps and camouflage. In Columbus secretary of state Ted W Brown said the army aids in getting out the vote among 37th soldiers.
The Hi Y Council of Middletown High School meets at 8 15 pm at the YMCA after five club meetings. Regular gatherings start at 7 15 pm under Harry ter Braak the boys work secretary. A record dance at the YMCA Friday runs from 9 pm to midnight for juniors and seniors.
Paramount shows Aladden and His Lamp Fort Osage Beasts with Five Fingers Walking Dead Drift Fence When the West Was Young Driff Fence Colonial screens Another Man Poison Sneak Preview Death Of A Salesman Dixie Cruise In features South Sea Sinner and Man With My Face across Thursday and Friday with varied showings.
A blaze at the Great Lakes Storage & Moving Co warehouse in Cleveland caused heavy damage. Fire officials estimate losses at about $100,000 and say firefighters contained the fire after indoors efforts.
The weatherman predicts increasing cloudiness tonight with showers likely Friday night in Middletown. Friday will stay cloudy with minimal temperature change, tonight reaching 40s, today’s high in the mid fifties, while yesterday’s temps ranged from 42 to 50.
Division 8 engineer J S Paxton announced several highway upgrade plans with bids opening Tuesday to remove a kink on Route 4 near Wright Field, plus curb changes and banking. Route 25 at Northridge traffic circle will get larger warning signs. Bids open April 22 for resurfacing four state highways in the Miami Valley and T-35 applications will be made for Routes 73 741 177 and 747 in specified segments.
A report notes that about three quarters of U S traffic accidents occur on dry pavement under clear weather conditions. The statement highlights how favorable weather does not guarantee safety and underscores driver error as a key factor.
Eight Middletown men and three from the surrounding area reported to Cincinnati this morning for induction, according to Local Board No. 10 chair J. Wylie Mitchell. Named inductees include Thomas Barton of The Alameda, Earl Lehman of Woodlawn Ave, Robert Davies of Baltimore St, Emmett Williams of Garfield St, Glen Forman of West Middletown, John Rich Jr of West Middletown, Bert Wilder of South St, Vernon McIntosh of Trenton Rd Route 1, Donald Lodder of Hamilton, Fred DuBois of Oxford, and Jack Coombs of Somerville. Rev Bernard Heuer addressed the group before departure, and Moose Lodge Ladies Auxiliary provided coffee and donuts.
Manpower chief Anna Rosenberg told the House Appropriations Committee that the 1953 defense budget calls for about 1.2 million new recruits in the next fiscal year starting July 1. Most will replace personnel leaving active duty, creating a revolving door and raising total armed forces to 3.7 million.
The Rev. Charles Ludwig leads revival services at Crawford Street Church of God through Easter Sunday. He cites the greatest crisis as Jesus before Pilate, saying Jesus did not defend himself, and the world’s echoes would have been lost. He thanks God that Jesus did not shirk his duty.
A freak spring wind drove an ice berg across the east arm of Grand Traverse Bay in Traverse City Michigan. The floating mass felled trees and wrecked docks and boats for about twenty minutes before a wind shift spared Edward Larkin’s home.
Rep Elston of Ohio says the Atomic Energy Commission is considering a sizeable new plant in the Ohio Valley The Cincinnati area the Scioto River area near Portsmouth Ohio and the Louisville Kentucky region are potential sites He expects the AEC to ask Congress for funds to construct the plant soon
The Middletown Bar Association backs a periodic Constitutional Convention in Ohio after a Meadows panel. Richard Wilmer led talks with John Kurtz George Elliot and J T Lamb presenting issues aimed at constitutional revision. A Bar slate backs Harry S Wonnell for Ohio State Bar Association president with Ben M Kitchen announcing several committees.
Four Post 218 officers Sam Mc Adow Russell Stevens Jr Ed Lampe and Ed Portsmouth attend a dinner this evening at Hartwell Country Club near Cincinnati in honor of American Legion national commander Don Wilson.
Ohio Supreme Court rules rent cut orders cannot be applied retroactively reversing lower court decisions in Youngstown and Mahoning County. The ruling clarifies state law on rent control actions and protections for landlords and tenants.
Probate Judge Paul W. Barrett ruled that two pairs of cockatoos can legally inherit nine thousand dollars from the late William H. Ziesler a retired Delaware druggist. A trustee was named to manage the funds for the birds now at the Columbus Zoo.
Ohio Supreme Court was petitioned Wednesday to issue a stay of execution for James C. Edwards of Canton. Edwards, convicted for the 1950 robbery slaying of Mrs. Helena Tona, faces a scheduled April 18 death in the Ohio Penitentiary electric chair after his attorney sought a U.S. Supreme Court appeal.
The I Am an American Day Committee appoints Cecil Runyan as chairman of the May 18 parade, guiding local observance and festivities with community leadership.
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