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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1948
Page
13
Spanish American War veterans mark the 50th anniversary of the war with a special dinner at the American Legion armory. Scott Wehe, past commander of Ohio Spanish War Veterans, will speak as W. W. Gray heads arrangements.
The assembly will begin at 6 30 p m with dinner at 7 p m Muster call at 8 p m City Commissioner Francis Carmody will give the welcoming address and be introduced by toast master W W Gray Visitors will be welcomed noting also music and entertainment planned for the program.
An extensive spring street painting program is underway with plans to install new street signs after completion. The biannual program colors high use areas up to four or five times yearly and aims to improve safety by aligning with the Ohio Manual of Traffic Control Devices. The act requires local pavement markings to follow state standards to reduce confusion and accidents. The piece notes only about 100 of the 1,100 U.S. tree varieties have broad economic value.
Rose Valley's Hedgerow Theater marks 25 years of repertory work under Jasper Deeter. The company has produced 160 plays, launched careers for actors like John Beal and Van Heflin, and continues touring plans while maintaining a budget for artist living needs.
Paris designer Christian Dior arrival from France says other designers overdo the new look. He rejects dresses that hang to the ground for general wear and, when asked about short skirts, declares he hopes they do not return.
In 1835 the first gas plant constructed in New Orleans was operated by enslaved workers. The installation marks an early example of industrial use of enslaved labor in the city’s infrastructure.
Three Indiana University students visited a Bloomington clothing store and bought two pairs of women's stockings. A Persian student asked to buy 250 pairs, claiming 100 family members would wear them.
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