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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1950

Page

15

Hamilton Company To Be Merged With Baldwin Locomotive Works

Cincinnati AP report says Consol idation of Lima Hamilton and Baldwin Locomotive Works to form Baldwin Lima Hamilton Corporation. George A Rent schler and Marvin W Smith to lead. Combined assets about 120 million. Lima Hamilton and Baldwin plants in Hamilton and Lima Ohio and Eddystone Pennsylvania. Stock swap planned. merger awaiting stockholder approval.

Hamilton Company Baldwin Locomotive Works Cincinnati Lima-Hamilton Baldwin Locomotive Works, Inc Marvin W. Smith Aldwin Locomotive Works Andeorge A. Renischier ima-Hamilton Corporation Baldwin-Limaamilton Corporation Rentschler Smith Lima-Hamilton Corporaion Genal Machinery Corporation Ofamilton, O Lima, O Ocomotive Works, Inc Hamilton Edwin- Lima- Hamilton Corpotion Lima-Hamilton Corpotion Minonock Holdings Midvalempany General Steel Castings Corporation Net Flannery Bolt Company Ficial Idwin Smith and Rentschler Lima-Hamilton Corporation George A. Rentschler John Rowe Ard Union Trust Company Harry E. Coombe Baldwin Eddstone

India Supports China Seat Bid Amid Korea War Debate

Notes from Moscow and Washington show India's Prime Minister Nehru proposed seating Communist China on the Security Council to end the Korean War. The plan was approved by the Kremlin but rejected by the United States. India also backed the majority view that North Korea is the aggressor and should retreat to the 38th parallel.

United States Russia India Jawarlal Nehru Moson Washington China Krem Anit Malik North Korea 38Th Parallel

Man, 78, Struck and Killed by Freight Train

A. Abel, 78, father of Prentiss A. Abel, was struck and killed by a freight train yesterday in Steubenville. Authorities investigated the incident and noted no immediate signs of foul play. The victim’s family was notified and the scene was cleared by responders.

Steubenville A. Abel V. Prentiss

Pauley backs war with Russia over Korea in 1946

Edwin W. Pauley told the Senate Armed Services Committee that in 1946 he believed the United States should have taken military action to force Russia to comply with Korea agreements. He testified he would have declared war if Russia refused UN access to North Korea, and maintained the stance as of today.

Washington Edwin W. Pauley United States Russia Korea Pauley Truman North Korea Senate Armed Services Committee Tydings D-Md Mys Tery Lyndon Johnson United Nations Commission California U. S

Akron Man Plans Free Propaganda Comic Book Printing

Akron printer Fred W. Danner of Danner Press offers to print one million comic books at no cost for the State Department distribution abroad. He will donate paper while the department designs five language versions. Danner says the project costs run to several thousand dollars but vows to support the country’s image and freedom.

AKRON State Department Fred W. Danner Danner Press Danner America

Municipal Court Fines For Five Drunken Or Disorderly Acts

Ollie Barker, 54, of 921 Garden St., fined 100 dollars and costs for being in physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated before Judge Alton H. Combs. Barker was arrested early Tuesday at Garfield Street and Hudson Avenue. Edgar Forrest, 34, at large, fined 50 dollars and costs with a 30 day Butler County jail sentence for intoxication and resisting arrest. Forrest was arrested by Patrolman George Proffitt. James Booth, 30, of 108 State St., fined 100 dollars and costs and ordered to serve 60 days in the Butler County Jail on assault and battery and destruction of property charges after he allegedly broke a door glass and entered the home to see his estranged wife. Mrs. Barbara Poolitson, 605 Garfield St., said Booth knocked her down. Isaiah Trammell, 54, of 1998 Garfield St., fined 100 dollars and costs with driving rights suspended for a year after a charge of driving while intoxicated tied to a traffic crash.

Ollie Barker Garden St Alton H. Combs Barker Garfield St Hudson Ave Edgar Forrest Butler County Forrest George Proffitt James Booth State St Barbara Poolitson Booth Mildred Booth Poolitson Isaiah Trammell

German Guards To Be Trained

The U S Army ordered 21 000 of its German and displaced persons guards to receive small arms training and to live in barracks. Army officials said the move stems from the merger of industrial police and labor service companies on August 1. The merger sparked Communist reaction about a Western army buildup.

Frankfurt Germany U. S. Army Army People Police

Seven men held for intoxication and loitering arrest

Police detained seven men after 9 p m at Gardner Richardson ball park West Central Ave charged with intoxication and loitering. Names include Charles Lacy James DeHaven Raymond Lawson Julius Day Earl Dunn Dave Walsh and Garland Johnson Det Fitzger ald and Officers Howerton and Lafayette made the arrests. Jack Rudd was held on Manchester Ave and turned over to Warren County authorities for non support. Mary Waddle reported a purse loss with about 4 in cash and 140 in traveller s checks Virgil Rose alias Virgil Banks 32 was arrested on assault. Donald Murphy reported a billfold loss with about 6 and papers near Central Ave and Verity Pkwy.

Gardner Richardson Webster St John Fitzgerald Howerton Lafayette Jack Rudd Franklin Route 1 Manchester Ave Warren County Mary Waddle Linden Ave Donald Murphy Superior Ave Central Ave Verity Pkwy

Reds Surprised by Withdrawal At Korean Fronts

AP report from Tokyo states North Korean forces were surprised by American withdrawals up to 18 miles in three days along Korean battlefronts. A briefing officer at General MacArthur's headquarters says enemy intelligence is deteriorating and that Communists have lost much of their tank strength due to losses and U.N. build up.

Tokyo MacArthur United Nations

Soldiers Get Legal Relief Under WW II Act

Army says reserves National Guardsmen and draftees called to federal service receive legal protection for debts and life insurance. If a Guardsman cannot meet 100 dollar monthly mortgage payments, a judge may cap payments at a reasonable level during his federal duty and aid from the Army may be provided.

Washington Army

Koreans Hold Position as Allied Forces Build Up

Allied defenders maintain holding actions in the Kumchon Pusan corridor and western front allowing time to strengthen a natural defense line. East coast shelling around Yongdok continues under naval bombardment as Communist troops are held back. The Naktong River offers a strong barrier, with some bridges blown to slow the Reds.

24Th First Cavalry Kumchon- Pusan Yongdok Naktong

Job Placements High In Area During July

Middletown Employment Center reports July placements at 370, the highest since 1948, with 136 in manufacturing and 64 in wholesale and retail. 500 job openings were posted, many in semi skilled and service roles. Women secured 65 positions. 105 of 305 men were veterans. four graduates found work.

Middletown P. F. Johnson

Drivers Crash Into Barricades Endanger Workers

City officials report 14 street barricades damaged in the past five days as drivers crash through them during daylight. Barricades, mostly for Street Department work, are moved frequently and taken down at night. Water Works excavations remain largely undamaged and arrests are ordered for noncompliance. Locations include Verity Parkway, Minnesota, Lafayette, Clinton Streets, and Gideon Road.

Verity Pkwy Minnesota Lafayette Clinton Sts Gideon Rd

Night air raid report highlights tank and supply strikes

A B 29 Raiders tank was left burning and another damaged. A jet attack by Lt. Howard B Auten of Martins Ferry Ohio left a tank burning near Hamchang. A night intruder attack by B 26s accounted for the fifth. Lt. Monte Ballew of Shreveport Louisiana said an auto repair shop was set afire in the same area. Night f flying B 26s hit Communist supply lines and convoys.

Howard B Auten Martins Ferry Hamchang Monte Ballew Shreveport

Bow Wow nickname binds car theft tale in Santa Monica

In Santa Monica an AP report notes a motorist claiming theft from his car began to reveal his name. He insisted on being called Bow Wow, saying others already refer to him by that nickname.

Bow-Wow S Nta Monica Calif Wojtkiewicz S. Wojciechowicz Bow Wow

Fresh Air Camp Ends Friday After Summer Program

Fresh Air Camp near Middletown concludes its session Friday with 72 youngsters packing up to return home. Weigh ins tonight set up final results tomorrow as camp director Mrs. Orah Herbig notes strong weight gains and calls this season highly successful. A highlight was last Monday’s trip to the Cincinnati Zoo aided by Rotary Club and supporters, with white T shirts given prior to the outing.

Middletown Orah Herbig Cincinnati Zoo Rotary Club Cincinnati Fresh Air Camp Calvin Verity First National Bank Herbig

Reece Trying For Comeback

Nashville AP reports Tennessee primary elections open with governor and all 10 congressmen facing opponents for the first time in 62 years due to poll tax registration repeal. The fiercest contest centers on the Republican First Congressional District seat held by Reece for 24 years.

Nashville, Tenn Tennessee First Congressional

Watchman Ignites Blaze At Saudi Fuel Dump

An Arab guard at a Jeddah fuel storage dump started a fire while brewing tea last Friday. His small flame spread to 50,000 drums of aviation gasoline kerosene benzine and motor fuel, causing a loss estimated in the hundreds of thousands by Shell Oil and Socony Vacuum. The report blamed the watchman for carelessness.

Cairo Jeddah Saudi Arabia Shell Oil Company Socony Vacuum Oil Company

Army Officers To Go Through City Tomorrow

Thirty three officers from the 9805th Organized Reserve Technical Service Unit will travel by six Army vehicles through Middletown Friday in a two week training program. Col Robert G. West explains the course prepares them to augment or replace front line corps staff in a national emergency. The group includes Colonels to Second Lieutenants from Cincinnati Nashville Pittsburgh Huntington Washington DC and Norfolk VA.

Middletown 9805Th Organized Reserve Technical Service Unit Robert G. West Ohio River Division Cincinnati Nashville Pittsburgh Huntington Washington D. C Norfolk West Corps of Engineer

House debates standby powers for wage and price controls

The House moves to grant the President authority to impose standby wage price and rationing controls as inflation and wartime needs rise. Senate plans automatic timing devices to trigger controls by cost of living, with penalties for hoarders. Debates hinge on whether to extend to credit and commodity trading. votes near.

Ington Symington House Senate Banking Committee Senate Committee Truman Rep Kunkel Rpa Spence D-Ky House Banking Committee

Three Held for Investigation After Early Morning Custody

Two men and a 17 year old juvenile were taken into custody near the B and O freight depot on First Ave. for investigation. A 20 year old Kentucky youth carried parole papers from a reformatory. Officers Sgt James Cermabs and Whitt Palmer aided in the arrest.

B. and O First Ave Kentucky John Fitzgerald James Cermabs Whitt and Palmer

Lausche Reiterates Stand On Red Probe

Governor Lausche says public officials may investigate and prosecute subversive activity without his authorization in response to Cincinnati City Council action. The council urged approval for a statewide Communist probe after Attorney General Duffy asked for authorization.

Columbus Frank J. Lausche Cincinnati Ohio Herbert S. Duffy

Ohio Liquor Sales Highest Of Year

Ohio liquor sales reached their peak for the year in the week ending July 22, totaling 3,550,360 dollars, a 62 percent rise from the same week last year. Liquor Director Oscar L. Fleckner reiterated that stock levels are adequate and inventories are in the best condition in many years.

Columbus Ohio Ohio State Department of Liquor Control Oscar L. Fleckner

Truman Proposes Large Tax Increases to Boost Treasury

Profits will add 5 million to the Treasury as the committee weighs President Truman’s plan for a 3 billion dollar hike in individual income taxes starting October 1 and a 1.5 billion boost on corporate rates with potential October 1 effective dates, plus 500 million from closing tax loopholes and new withholding on dividends.

Treasury Mr. Truman Presient Truman Congress House

Britain to launch vast rearma ment program with US aid

An informant said Britain will announce within 24 hours a large new rearma ment plan with American support. The report cites a government informant and AP as sources for the expected military expansion.

Britain London

New Hope Baptist tent meetings pause for Association session

Middleton residents note the North western Association gathering halts the church tent services this week with sessions resuming August 7. A local marriage links Mrs Dharma Jordan Pendergrass and Victor B MacFarlane, both connected to Dayton and Wright Patterson AFB, now living at 226 Mercer Ave.

New Hope Baptist Church Northwestern Association Dharma Jordan Pendergrass J. K. Jordan Ninth Ave Victor B. MacFarlane Frederick C. MacFarlane MacFarlane Dayton Ohio State University The University Wright Patterson Air Force Base Hampton Institute Hampton Wright-Patterson Field Mercer Ave

Pilgrims Flood Mecca During Torrential Rains

Torrential rains flood Mecca drenching 7000 pilgrims en route to the holy city. No casualties reported.

Cairo Mecca Holy City of Islam

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