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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1951
Page
3
Capt James W Croucher announces 12 openings for soldiers in Battery B 182nd AA Battalion Ohio National Guard, called to active duty in March. Leaves planned May 1 to 10 with 12 replacements. Unit men mainly from Middletown and Franklin. CO from Hamilton.
George Freese and wife Florence of 319 Market St Hamilton surrendered to U S Marshal on secret federal indictments issued April 19 charging violation of the white slave law. Freese allegedly induced two girls from Kentucky and Indiana to come to Hamilton for prostitution work. Florence allegedly induced a girl from Newport Kentucky to Hamilton for the same purpose.
On a 200 acre mainland forest property the Skerryvore Hotel opens a family friendly vacation spot in Georgian Bay. Guests enjoy muskies and pike fishing in clear waters, a safe sandy beach, a spacious dining room, and shore dinners with meals prepared aside from the caught fish. Rates favor American travelers due to exchange value and lower costs, with children under ten at half price. Contact Jim Walker for descriptive folders.
The Middletown Journal was named one of 38 newspapers in the United States and Canada to receive a Certificate of Merit for completing 1950 without a vehicle accident. The award, announced at the American Newspaper Publishers Association convention, cites safety campaigns across 353 papers reporting 4,751 vehicles and 104,230,993 miles with 2,138 accidents nationwide.
Middletown motorists face arrest and heavy fines as Chief Joseph Blackmore unveils a stepped up enforcement of vehicle maintenance laws. He cites unsafe autos as factors in a significant share of fatal accidents and urges checks of brakes lights tires steering wipers and windshield glass before the vacation and Memorial Day period.
Dr. William C. Boyd of Boston University told the National Academy of Sciences that lima beans could yield chemical extracts to determine blood type in large populations as a preparedness against mass disasters. The work is experimental but some lima types show potential as a diagnostic aid.
Civil Service examinations have been announced through the local secretary Paul Habig at the Post Office building. Openings include physical science aid engineering aid automobile mechanic investigator business analyst typists stenographers geologist and engineer and physicist. Investigator and business analyst positions are with the Office of Price Stabilization with salaries from 3825 to 7600 per year.
Newark AP reports 25 year old Robert Jamison was indicted for first degree murder in the strangling of Mary Adele Lowendick 23, mother of two. Jamison, who told police I just killed a woman, will be arraigned Saturday.
A textile fiber made from quartz is being produced in Austria. The material is suitable as a frame in the spinning of wool fiber, cotton fiber, and staple fiber from waste materials.
Washington AP The Air Force will release enlisted volunteer reservists after 12 months of active duty with non drill pay they did not receive. A 10 month screening will determine interest in remaining on active duty while most officers and airmen in Organized Reserve will stay on active duty for 21 months as permitted by law.
AP report states Edward F. Wagner of the district Office of Price Stabilization says investigations into Columbus complaints about gray market steel prices have begun after a local firm filed a complaint in Washington.
Helena Back of 86 Martin Place Franklin Indiana is named in a divorce filing by Oliver Bruce Back in Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio case 66560 on grounds gross neglect of duty. Defendant must answer by May 26 1981 or petition may be granted. clerk Joseph T. Kiep deputy Richard J. Leydon. Maxwell Finkleman attorney. April 11 18 25 May 29 16
A poetic piece by Gorden Nahlin celebrates the idea of a happy home regardless of size. It links flowers and warmth to the home’s spirit, noting both orchids for the wealthy and simple geraniums for the poor, proving happiness lies in beauty shared with passersby.
United States publishers face tighter newsprint supplies and rising costs as Canadian mills expand, but demand outstrips growth. ANPA reports 1950 supply 5,920,609 tons and consumption 5,936,941 tons, with stocks dwindling. 1951 supply projected at 5,955,000 tons while demand climbs. Some buyers pay over $300 per ton, far above the $106 New York price.
XENIA AP Police charged Pfc. James A. Talbott 23 son of Brig. Gen. Nelson S. Talbott Sr in a traffic accident that killed Rex Looker 33 of Washington DC. A second degree manslaughter affidavit alleges Talbott failed to yield the right of way. The accident occurred Monday. Hugh Duffy’s 1894 438 batting average stands as the major leagues best.
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