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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1951
Page
10
The National Safety Council projects the millionth highway traffic death will occur in 1951, likely near year’s end, as 971,260 lives had already been lost in highway accidents from 1900 to March 1951. The March toll rose 9 percent from a year earlier, totaling 2,710 deaths.
The first three months of 1951 totaled 7,900, a 10 cent rise from the prior year. Across reporting cities, 243 ended March with perfect traffic fatality records. Leading cities in March were Rochester New York at 831,300 Providence Rhode Island 247,701 and Richmond Virginia 230,300.
Oberlin Ohio AP report says David Richard Moore emeritus history professor at Oberlin College died yesterday at 74. He arrived in 1913 from Lawrence College Wisconsin. An author of several books he was best known for Canada And the United States 1815 to 1830 and The History of Latin America. He served as past president of the Ohio Academy of History.
Mar guerite Higgins, Korean War correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune, wins the George Polk Memorial Award from the Overseas Press Club of America for courage and enterprise. The $500 prize honors George Polk, CBS correspondent murdered in Greece in 1948. Awards will be presented May 16. Marion parole hearing notice follows.
A mother endures daily family chaos as children ruin outfits before a social visit. She scrubs Junior, styles Sister, and warms to a snap of patience until jam stains Sister's dress and muddy shoes ruin Brother's Sunday pants. Her temper finally snaps as nerves wear thin.
Meetings in Middletown include Moose Officers at 7 p m at the American Legion 218 Legion Home, Executive Committee session, Middletown Civic Symphony at 7 30 p m in Middletown High School, and Civitan Rotary and Sertoma gatherings noted for Tuesday noon at the Manchester Hotel.
An itemized listing of local meetings and events: Manchester Hotel 6:30 p.m. North Middletown Fire Association 7 p.m. North Middletown Fire House Cancer Clinic 7 p.m. Middletown Hospital Company F 147 Infantry 7:30 p.m. 2100 S Main St Lemon Township Board of Trustees 7:30 p.m. Township Hall VFW 7:30 p.m. Post Headquarters Mayfield Fire Department 7:30 p.m. Sheffield St Fire House Civic Chorus 7:45 p.m. Middletown High School FOE 8 p.m. at hall Sportsmen's Club Trustees meeting 8 p.m. at club Spanish American War Veterans 8 p.m. Legion Home SPEBSQSA 8 p.m. Legion Wilson School PTO 7:30 p.m. Sherman School Holy Trinity School PTA 8 p.m. assembly room of school.
A 26 year old Columbus man, Robert L. Hammons, was found dead in his car on a country road near Route 161 in Western Licking County. Sheriff deputies said he had been dead since late Friday and carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause, with the death not ruled accidental. The man and a brother own a farm and the body was found near the entrance. a gun and books suggested he planned to stay at a cottage on the property for the weekend.
Julia Smith of Middletown Ohio appointed Administratrix of the estate of Green Smith deceased late of Middletown Butler County Ohio Creditors must file their claims within four months Dated April 1951 Probate Judge Carr Leiser Dell Worcester Dell Attorneys April 23 30 May 7
J. D. Sawyer of B. F. Sawyer and Son, Inc, will serve on a panel "Operating a Brokerage Office" as about 150 realtors gather for the Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards district conference in southwestern Ohio. Sessions at Clinton County courthouse. luncheon at General Denver Hotel. Other topics include modern salesmanship by John T Bonner Jr and The 1951 Farm Market by E W Townsley.
A burglar lured a cafe manager back to a tavern, pistol pointed him to open a safe, then escaped with about $5,000 in cash and checks. The thief reportedly could not open the safe alone and fled after triggering a master light switch.
A panel discusses recent tax rulings impacting brokers and salesmen in real estate, outlining how deductions, depreciation, and entity structures are affected and what this means for commissions and business practices.
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