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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1948

Page

2

Stassen Opens Ohio Campaign With Middletown Speech

Harold E. Stassen begins a last lap campaign for 23 Ohio Republican delegates with a noon address at the Bosses Luncheon of the Junior Chamber at the Hotel Manchester Middletown. He plans stops in Dayton Hamilton and Memorial Hall Dayton, then resumes in eight of eleven congressional districts before a final push.

Harold E. Stassen Ohio Middletown Minnesota Junior Chamber of Commerce Manchester Stassen Dayton Jaycee Hamilton Memorial Hall Ronald Lane Middletown Jaycees N. J. Lawler Journal Business J. Robert Whitaker Roy Stoutenborough Paul Day Columbus Robert A. Taft Taft Cincinnati Republican Cleveland Washington Ashtabula Jefferson Warren Niles Youngstown Salem Lisbon East Liverpool Carrollton Cadiz Steubenville Toledo Alliance Canton Akron

Pediatricians' Office Up For Board Ruling

Zoning Board of Appeals will hear a case against using 313 South Main St as a pediatricians office amid neighbor opposition. Doctors Buchert and Perkins operate jointly with one resident, while residents fear traffic. Also set for hearing is Myers Brothers Cab Company seeking temporary taxi permit on Curtis St.

South Main St Zoning Board of Appeals Charles H. Buchert John R. Perkins Frank O'Neill W. F. Tuttle Orville Carson Myers Brothers Cab Company Curtis St

At the Movies Paramount Night Showings

Tuesday listings include The Big Clock starring Ray Milland and Charles Laughton with showings at 1 15, 3 40, 5 45, 7 50 and 10 10 p m. Wednesday presents Christmas Eve with George Brent and George Raft at 1 15, 4 20, 7 and 10 10 p m. Also Fabulous Joe with Walter Abel and Marie Wilson at 3 25, 6 10 and 9 10 p m. Tuesday and Wednesday The House Across the Bay stars George Raft and Joan Bennett at 3 56 and 7 55 p m. Foreign Correspondent with Joel McCrea and Laraine Day at 1 30, 5 29 and 9 28 p m.

Ray Milland Charles Laughton George Brent George Raft Joe Walter Abel Marie Wilson

Cloudy Cooler Forecast With Scattered Showers

The weatherman expects scattered showers this afternoon and evening followed by cloudy skies and cooler temperatures tonight and tomorrow. Monday's low around 0.56 degrees recorded at 2 a.m. and a high of 8 at 5 p.m. The morning low was 64 at 6 a.m. and the thermometer reached 77 at 10:30 a.m.

Cincinnati Planes Remain At Airport

More than 30 privately owned airplanes are stored at Cincinnati Municipal Airport as Ohio River flood waters recede. The aircraft were moved from Lunken Airport last week after flood rise threatened Lunken, which remains flooded to the hangar tops. Planes will stay here for several weeks, says Aeronca manager W B Runyan Jr.

Lunken W. B. Runyan, Jr Aeronca Cincinnati

Former Local Man Sentenced To Prison

Arthur T. White, 22, formerly of Logan Street, and Alva Anderson Hymer, no address, were sentenced to two years in federal prison for motor vehicle act violations. They took a car from this city and abandoned it in South Mitchell, Kentucky. Hymer escaped from custody in Hamilton but was recaptured days later. Judge Mac Swinford imposed the sentence.

Arthur T. White Logan St Alva Anderson Hymer South Fort Mitchell Hymer Hamilton Mac Swinford

Perilous Mercury Journey for Humans Warned by Experts

A human voyage to Mercury would prove fatal from extreme solar heat and intense ultraviolet radiation. Lack of oxygen and water would cause rapid asphyxiation and desiccation, making survival impossible.

Mercury

Final Tribute Given Captain Porter In Middletown

More than 300 persons attended a memorial service for Captain Charles R Porter 43 of 2904 Oxford St Middletown Police Department officer for over 138 years at Crawford Street Church of God. The service included an honor guard, city officials, and state patrols with interment at Woodside cemetery. Additionally Roy L Patterson was elected president-elect of the Middletown Rotary Club at the noon meeting replacing W J Bramlage. Patterson will assume duties July 6 and has long civic ties including Rotary membership since 193? and prior service as executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce and Industrial Council. The Rotary Club meets Tuesdays at the Manchester Hotel.

Charles R Porter Oxford St Middletown Crawford Street Church of God Bier Franklin Porter University Hospital Columbus Escore Joseph Newkirk John Fitzgerald Joseph Blackmore Herbert Frazier Harry Richardson Landon Webb Hugh A. King Thomas Carmody Francis Carmody James Davis Ralph Trimble Paul Fouts Howard Thrasher al Kiester Central Ave Main St Woodside Cemetery Roy L. Patterson Jefferson Ave Greene and Brock Andrew F. Roper Roosevelt Junior High School Patterson Brown Gordon and Paramount Civic Association Elks and Eagles Lodges Chamber of Commerce Industrial Council Retail Merchants Association Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association Rotary Club Manchester Hotel

Middletown Industries Launch Monthly Safety Report Plan

Middletown Industries Industrial Safety Council adopts a monthly safety report form with defined accident metrics and interpretations. July 1 1948 marks the start of a six month contest grouping all plants, with awards for accident frequency and certificates funded by the Ohio Department of Safety and Hygiene.

Middletown Industries

Agencies To Close Thursday Afternoon For Founder's Day

The Middletown Post Office and City Building will close from 2 to 4 p m Thursday to honor founder George M Verity. The Civic Association will also close for the fall afternoon while schools stay open and discussions of Verity's life are held.

George M. Verity Middletown Civic Association Mr. Verity

Middleton industries urged to push safe work habits

The division defines a disabling injury as any accident causing an employee to be incapacitated for their regular work for more than the remainder of the day turn or shift in which the injury occurred. All local industries are urged to join the contest to make Middleton industries the safest in the nation. Wilson says members report accidents to shape the Safety Council's view of local needs and that industrial division meetings will mostly occur at plants with plant tours and on-site discussions.

Middletown The Safety Council James Byrum Paul E. Wilson Campbell Allen Armco Jack Hart George Bryan Alexander Cheek Elmer Barker Ohio Department of Safety and Hygiene Ainder Byrum Wilson

Scouts to Train for Survey Part

More than 150 Boy Scouts will be released from classes early tomorrow for a 4 p.m. orientation at the Civic Association, preparing for their role in a traffic survey on Thursday and Friday. Paul E. Wilson says the briefing will be led by Russell Deetz, the state traffic engineer overseeing the survey. Scouts will cover 35 to 40 locations in pairs from 4 to 6 p.m., counting vehicles and marking their directions on charts.

The Civic Association Paul E. Wilson Safety Council Russell Deetz

Patrolman's Wife Dies Of Poison Dose

Alma McFeeters 40, wife of Middletown Patrolman Leonard F Mc Feeters, died at Middletown Hospital after taking poison. He found her ill at 1 am at 704 Fifteenth Ave. She had nervous issues and despondency. Funeral Friday 2:30 pm at J R Baker and Son Funeral Home. Burial Woodside Cemetery.

Alma McFeeters Leonard F. McFeeters Middletown Middletown Hospital McFeeters Fifteenth Ave Butler Garrett Boone Daniel B. Milton St. Paul’s Leroy Clarence Milton J. R. Baker and Son H. H. Jung Woodside Cemetery

Fresh Air Camp Applications Distributed To School Pupils

School pupils receive Fresh Air Camp application cards for the Civic Association program. The eight week camp starts June 14 at Coles Road Middletown and is free with clothing provided. Applications require physician information and note no active TB cases. Dr. Benjamin Sawyer leads camp staff of four counselors, two cooks, a dietician, and a registered nurse. Bananas are kept at 58 to 65 degrees Fahrenheit during shipment.

Ruth Heffner The Civic Association Beth

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