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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1950

Page

12

Local TV Schedule Highlights From Early Evening Lineups

A compiled slate shows WLW-T WLW-D WCPO and WHIO listing hosts such as Ernie Lee Rita Hackett Judy Splinters Howdy Doody and Bill Nimmo across channels with programs like Date With Drama Teen Canteen Captain Video and Wrestling. Multiple time slots for news weather and variety shows appear, outlining a bustling broadcast day.

Ernie Lee Bil Nimmo Rita Hackett Teen Canteen Kenny Roberts Judy Splinters Howdy Doody Bill Thall Kukia Fran Ollie Star Theater Fireside Theater Pauper Penthouse Magic Bill Nimmo Virginia Patterson TV Rangers Judy Channel 5 Kukla Fran WCPO Bill Dawes Paul Dixon Coco the Clown Wlw—T Ruth Bill Shalla Corky Robbins Fran and Ollie —" Quinlan Peath WLW Virginia Patterso Cactus Jim Fran An Pinky Lee Channel 1 Sail Dawes Penny Pruden Yankees Reds Easy Aces

The American flag and commodity prices in 1795 to 1818 period

The article lists stock quotations from multiple companies such as Armco Steel Corp, American Can, Chrysler Corp, General Electric, General Motors, Westinghouse, and others. It notes the U S flag with 15 stars and 15 stripes used from 1795 to 1818 and provides varied commodity price ranges for poultry, butter, and potatoes. The piece blends market quotes with a historical flag remark.

Stock Market Opens Slightly Lower With Mixed Trades

The New York stock market opened with a droopy tone as small losses slightly outweighed gains. Trading was substantial with higher prices for Standard Oil NJ Loews Phelps Dodge Radio Corp American Cyanamid United Aircraft and U S Steel and declines for U S Rubber Bethlehem Steel Chrysler Du Pont Southern Pacific Goodyear Sears Roebuck Pennsylvania RR Westinghouse Electric and American Smelting.

Greene & Brock Allied Stores Aks Eccsss Ee American Can Beucasens Rad Stan San Armco Steel Corp Esceedeceves Armco Sivedevseedet Amer Tel Cccceu Anaconda S.ss CREO Baltimore and Ono Cceeessia Deere & Co Douglas Aircraft DuPont & Co Shades Firestone Tire & Rubber Co Creneral Electric General Motors Sii Great Northern Goodrich Hudson Motors Kroger Grocery Eeee Kennecott Copper Cceeeeesecsss UI Lorillard Eee Reese Eoe Marshal Field «i Ohio Packard Motors Pan Amer Paramount Pictures C.s.cse Iseesks Aesauseeesinsids Phillips Petralewin Iriies Oe Pro Southern Rails Sperry Corp Beestees Redabieesciice Studebaker Corp Tere Rerers Texas Corp. Secisive Besuasecis Cod United Acre Sccnsicdecansass Oom United Airlines Sa Sikeentdeadece U. S. Rubber Rwadbee U.S. Steel uGas NEW York Standard Oil Loew's Phelps Dodge Radio Corp American Cyanamid United Aircraft Bethlehem Steel Chrysler du Pont Southern Pacific Goodyear Sears Roebuck Pennsylvania R. A Westinghouse Electric American Smelting

Market Update: Hog and Cattle Prices Mixed in Cincinnati

US Dept of Agriculture data shows 4300 salable hogs with barrows and gilts about 80 lower than Monday. Sows weak to 25 cents off. Good 180-225 lb hogs around 16.00, 225-230 lb mostly 15.50, loads 15.40-15.78, 260 lb at 15.50, odd weights down to 13.75. Cattle and calves 500 each, trade steady to easier. high good 800 lb steers 27.75, 838 lb steers 27.00, leaner lots mixed. cows 14.80-22.00, heifers 23.85-27.00, lambs 26-28, market under softer tone overall.

Cincinnati U. S. Dept. Agr

Roosters Rabbits and Hens Price Notes

Roosters rabbits and hens listed with paying prices for various categories including old dayton produce and colored rabbits. The entry notes gas leghorn hens and a hensery term with white varieties.

Old Dayton

Butler County Agricultural Society to Build New Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall

Directors approved a go ahead order for a 50 by 150 foot concrete block building to house 4H livestock at the fairgrounds for the centennial fair this fall. Hamilton architect Frederick J Winkler will draw plans and supervise the work while site selection proceeds. officials cited past overflow entries and tents as justification.

Butler County Agricultural Society (Fair Board Fairgrounds 4H Club M. E Murray Frederick J Winkler Hamilton George Wilson Ralph Hasler John Davis Ernest Hively Murray Winkler

Improvements To Water Works On Schedule

Engineers say Middletown water works improvements proceed on schedule with three phases about three months from completion. Browne and Associates report 15 percent of contraction 1-A work, 20 percent of 1-B, and 27.6 percent of 3-A. City Commission to act tomorrow on financing and FCC mandated radio system changes.

Middletown Floyd G. Browne Upper Sandusky City Commission Federal Communication Commission Schatzmann Alrready

Weather swings from 40 to 81 in Middleton

Middleton residents experienced a wide temperature swing with a low of 40 degrees at 6 a.m. and a high of 81 degrees by 3:30 p.m., the year's high. Tonight's forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and much colder air with a low around 30 to 35 degrees and possible snow flurries in the north portion.

Windy and warm to cool shift hits Cincinnati region

A 50 mile per hour wind returned to the Cincinnati area bringing chilly air. Temperatures rose to 77 degrees Monday afternoon then fell to 45 by morning. Forecasters predicted near freezing conditions tonight with 16 degrees above normal yesterday's high marked 77.

Cincinnati Bert L. Henry

Vernon Whitt Surrenders on False Pretense Warrant

Vernon Whitt aged 27 of 1903 Central Ave surrendered at police headquarters and requested to be returned to Menifee County Kentucky on a fugitive warrant charging false pretense, police said.

Vernon Whitt Central Ave Menifee County Whitt

Two men arrested for disorderly conduct in city

Police announced the arrest of Harry Jones aged 35 of 332 Curtis Street and Lawrence Biltz aged 20 of the Earle Hotel on disorderly conduct charges. Each charge was filed by Delores Cole, police said.

Harry Jones Curtis St Lawrence Biltz Earle Hotel Delores Cole

Bad check passed at town hospital for $50

A bad check for fifty dollars passed at town Hospital from an out of state man proved worthless. The incident prompted an internal review and police were contacted for further action.

Missing 9 year old Arnold Haddix in Denver case

Denver Cooper reports his nephew Arnold Haddix missing from 7900 Yankee Road since 3 30 p m yesterday. He was last seen riding into town on a truck wearing overalls a red check shirt and a brown jacket.

Denver Cooper Yankee Rd Arnold Haddix Cooper

Break in Suspected at Party Service on First Ave Canal St

Police found a possible burglary at the Party Service located at First Ave and Canal St. Patrolman Ralph Trimble reported the door was unlocked and the molding damaged.

First Ave Canal St Ralph Trimble

Grass Fire Spurs Firefighter Action on Central Ave

Firemen responded to a grass blaze in the rear of the 3600 block of Central Ave, arriving at 2:24 p.m. They moved into the drive at 3508 Central Ave, tackling several brush fires. Earlier, at 1:30 p.m., firefighters from Company 1 extinguished a damp fire at Gardner Ball Park.

Central Ave C Shera Gardner Ballpark Company 1

City appeals decision in sewer contract case

Hamilton The City of Middletown filed an appeal with the Appellate Court in the case of Harvey P. Jones and Thomas Henry Toledo engineering firm which won $27 100 against the city for breach of contract Judge Fred B Cramer in Common Pleas Court awarded the judgment and a motion for a new trial was denied The city Commission authorized the appeal after the verdict was announced

Hamilton Middletown Harvey P. Jones Thomas Henry Toledo Fred B. Cramer Common Pleas City Commission

Thailand Receives $10 Million U.S. Military Aid

Thailand announces a $10 million package of arms and military support from the United States, the first concrete outcome of February Bangkok talks. Premier Pibul Songgram leads Thailand in resisting Communist influence, aligning with democratic powers amid a tense Southeast Asia region near China.

Bangkok United States Thailand Pibul Songgram Philip C. Jessup U. S U.S Songgram Southeast Asia China

Back Room Sighting Weighs on Local Bar Owner

Tom Haney, owner, reported a man and woman were seen in the back room of the establishment around 11 p m yesterday. The door check occurred at 3 55 a m today and reported damage to the door area.

Tom Haney

Yearly Meeting To Be Held By Women Voters

The Middletown League of Women’s Voters will hold its annual business meeting Thursday at 8 pm in the Girls' Club. Election of new board members heads the agenda with annual reports and constitutional changes. Guest speaker will be Mrs Juliette Blanchard of Dayton, president of the Ohio League of Women Voters. program chair is Mrs W H Spindler.

Middletown League of Women's Voters J. H. Stalker Juliette Blanchard Dayton Ohio League of Women Voters W. H. Spindler Paramount Theater Central Dial Rose Louise Brown Central Middletown Riper Streifthau's Sam Dial Mac Brennen NCR

Coal Prices Cause Decline In Sales

Cleveland consultant Dr. Donald R. G. Cowan told Heidelberg College Business Clinic that coal prices have risen twice the general level since 1916, and declining coal sales show the danger of high costs. He cited production costs as high, driven mainly by labor expenses that cannot be easily reduced.

Tiffin Cleveland Heidelberg College Donald R. G. Cowan

Parole of James Newman Rescinded by Board

The State Pardon and Parole Commission rescinded its parole grant for James Newman, a Westerville bank robber and prison escape artist serving life for a 1930 $6,529 bank robbery. The case remains open until a later date after public protests and reassessment.

Columbus State Pardon and Parole Commission James Jim) Newman Newman Westerville, O Frank J. Lausche

Illinois Holds Primary Vote in Early Nation race

In Chicago, Illinois holds a light primary with focus on state and county contests. Senate floor leader Scott W. Lucas faces no opposition on the Democratic ticket and is poised for a large token vote in his second term. Republican Everett M. Dirksen, longtime congressman from Pekin, has only nominal rivals from Chicago.

Chicago Illinois Truman Senate Scott W. Lucas Lucas Everett M. Dirksen Congress Pekin

Local contractor treated for burns after stepping on hot cinders

B. D. Morgan, a local contractor, received medical care at Middletown Hospital yesterday for second degree burns to his left foot and leg. He stepped into a pile of burning cinders and was released after treatment.

B. D. Morgan Middletown Hospital Morgan

Newark man dies from crash injuries linked to 1950s shooting case

Richard D. Lahman, 25, died yesterday from automobile accident injuries. He had been convicted a year earlier in the fatal Buckeye Lake shooting of Betty Stevens, 17, Newark, two years prior. Lahman was injured Saturday near Utica in Licking County.

Newark Richard D. Lahman Betty Stevens Buckeye Lake Lahman Utica Licking County

Fragmentary Time Line Sparks Gas Line Clue

A damaged clipping mentions Rox Gases and a monetary figure tied to an incident in a local gas lines scene. The fragment hints at a price or fee and a suspect or party involved, but the details remain unclear.

Obituary Notices and Memorial Details from Middletown Area

Funeral notices for Edward R. Castle and Carl Pillow list funeral times at McCoy Leffler and Jos R. Baker & Sons, with interment at Woodside Cemetery. Mentions infant Clem and adult Michael family condolences, plus lodge and auxiliary services. Local florists advertise arrangements and memorials. Community notices include ride shares and used car ads.

Castle Edward R Ada Brentwood St Middletown Hospital McCoy Leffler H. H. Jung Clem Virgil Salem Columbia Ave Jos Pillow Carl Dorothy Miami St Trenton Ohio Middletown Eagles

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