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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1949

Page

5

Ohio Senate to vote on emergency civil defense corps

Ohio's Senate votes tonight on a plan to form a State Civil Defense Corps with an 11 member advisory council. Local units would be created in counties and cities as insurance against war or other emergencies. Senator Bartunek said it is not to alarm, but to prepare if National Guard is called away.

Ohio Senate Civil Defense Corps Columbus Staate Civil Defense Corps Joseph W. Bartunek Cuyahoga Ohio National Guard Bartunek Adjutant General's Office U. S. Armed Services Tom V. Moorehead R-Muskingum

British Red Leader Flees Plymouth Hall Crowd

British Communist leader Harry Pollitt faced a 3,000 strong crowd in Plymouth as 43 sailors were killed in Yangtze clashes. He slipped from the old corn exchange auditorium through a basement window to safety and left for London amid eggs and threats. Police arrested about a dozen for rioting.

Plymouth England Britain Harry Pollitt Communist Party Yangtze Channel Corn Exchange Pollitt London Darmouth Royal Naval College Dartington Parish Totnes

Students to Travel to Mexico on Potatoes and Plays

Chester Township high school seniors plan a 40 day trip to Mexico funded by potato earnings and school plays. The group of nine boys and five girls, plus chaperones Roy and Mrs. Bates, has $3,000 saved. They will depart May 21 crossing at Laredo to Mexico City and Oaxaca. Phyllis Baker seeks Mitla ruins while the boys want to see a bullfight.

Mexico U.S.A Laredo Tex Mexico City Oaxco Phyllis Baker Mitla

Hippopotamus Tricked for Brookfield Zoo Move

At Brookfield Zoo in Chicago director Robert Bean tries to evict 1800 pound two year old hippopotamus Bubbles for shipment to Columbus Zoo. He uses garlic laced treats to coax her into a crate after alfalfa and carrots fail. Bubbles delays continue as Bean plans further tactics to persuade her to depart.

Chicago Bubbles Robert Bean Brokfiled Zoo Columbus Brookfield Zoo Columbus Zoo Submarie Bean

Strike Settled in Columbus Ends Building Walkout

About 5 000 members of nine Columbus building crafts were set to return to work today after a week-long strike that halted major projects. Workers accepted a 12 cent hourly wage increase yesterday.

Columbus

Endurance Fliers To Land Tuesday

FULLERTON CALIF AP weary Bill Barris and Dick Riedel plan to descend in their Sunkist Lady at 11 44 a m tomorrow after 1008 hours aloft over six weeks. They aim to break the 726 hour endurance record set a decade ago as Woodhouse and Jongward, who had a prior failure from a clogged gas line, mull a second try at the mark after a stop in Yuma and a San Diego flight to the Gold Cup races.

Fullerton Cal Bill Barris Dick Riedel Bob Woodhouse Woodrow Jongward Yuma Ariz Fullerton Fliers Barris Riedel San Diego Woodhouse Jongward

Convention Opens Columbus Registrars Meet

Registrars from colleges in the United States Mexico Canada and Puerto Rico opened the 35th annual convention of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars Speakers include Howard L Bevis president of Ohio State University and Arthur S Flemming president of Ohio Wesleyan

Columbus United States Mexico Canada Puerto Rico American Association of Collegiate Registrars Howard L. Bevis Ohio State University Arthur S. Flemming Ohio Wesleyan

Grenadine Made From Pomegranate Juice Boiled With Sugar

Grenadine is prepared from pomegranate juice that is boiled with sugar to create a red liquid. This process yields a sweet, concentrated soda flavoring used in cocktails and desserts.

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