Illiterates Can Vote On New Ballot
Ohio secretary of state directs that illiterate voters may not be denied the right to vote and may receive assistance in marking ballots. The birdless ballot requires voting for each candidate individually, removing straight-ticket options, with guidance from election judges under state code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Sweeney
Ohio
Fred Stitsinger
Butler County Board of Elections
Sweeney
Herbert S. Duffy
Stitsinger
Search Spurred By Weak S O S In Plane Mystery
WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE Mass AP search efforts for a private plane missing since July 20 with five Texans aboard have intensified after a weak S O S signal was heard on a private frequency by the Sixty Air Rescue Group. The craft flying from Eelruste New Jersey to Providence carried J R Horrigan Houston vice president of Oklahoma Construction Co Mrs Ann Gill and her two children and J F Aldrich Houston the pilot.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass
New Engand
Eelruste, N. J
Providence
Oklaoma Construction Corporation
J. R. Horrigan
Houston
Tex
Concern
Ann Gill
J. F. Aldrich
Miss Inland Container beauty queen elected Friday
Miss Mabel Rodgers, 22, from Middletown Route 1, was chosen Miss Inland Container in a company wide election held yesterday afternoon. Five contestants faced ballots, with Rodgers receiving 34 votes led by industrial relations manager Fd Banks. Rodgers will compete for Miss Miami Valley at the LeSourdsville Lake Legion Day Picnic, hosted by American Legion posts of Middletown and Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inland Container Corporation
American Legion
LeSourdsville Lake
Mabel Rodgers
Inland
Miss Inland Container
Fd Banks
Miss Rodgers
Middletown
Betty Lou Williams
Mary Hammerle
Gladys Bowling
Nora McClary
Two Men Escape Hancock County Jail Break
AP reports two fugitives fled Hancock County jail in Findlay while Sheriff O A Cooper slept in his residence. Don A Dickey 26 jailed on car theft charge bond 2000. Thurshel Wicker 19 from Arkansas jailed for drunken driving fine 100. Dickey a parolee from Michigan's Jackson prison. They pried through a wall using a bed leg, entering an abandoned dungeon and escaping to a cellar outside.
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Jackson
Mich
Cooper
Two Teams Tied For Bridge Lead
In Columbus AP reports the two blue ribbon championships of the American Contract Bridge League begin with sixteen master teams and 128 master pairs. After the first elimination the leaders in the masters pair are Sam Stayman New York City Ed Marcus Boston Allen Harvey Louisville with D C Carter Kansas City tied at 46015 points.
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Columbus
Sam Stayman
New York City
Ed Marcus
Boston
Allen Harvey
Louisville
D. C. Carter
Kansas City
B. Arst
Emanuel Hochfeld
Chicago
Louis Kelner
Edgar Kaplan
New York
Packing executive James L. Long dies in crash near Columbus
James L. Long, vice president of David Davies Packing Co and president of Scioto Country Club, was killed when his car left U S Route 33 near Upper Arlington and struck a tree, state patrol said.
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Columbus
James L. Long
David Davies Packing Company
Scioto Country Club
Upper Arlington
State Highway Patrol
Dayton Strike Ends at Kay and Ess Company
The Kay and Ess Company settles a three day strike by 22 workers with a two year contract. Immediate raise of 10 cents per hour and a 5 cent increase on August 1 1951. Workers belong to CIO United Gas Coke and Chemical Workers.
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Dayton
Kay and Ess
CIO
United Gas, Coke, and Chemical Workers
GE Strike Threat Moves Toward August 21 Vote
The CIO IUE negotiating committee urged strike votes at four General Electric plants. Local 320 President John Brady said locals representing about 56,000 GE workers were told to vote now with the aim of striking simultaneously by August 21 if no new contract is reached.
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Syracuse
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric Company
Iuecio
John Brady
May Settle Strike Grips Buffalo Grain Trade
Opti mism marked the resumption of talks to settle a strike paralyzing Buffalo grain trade since Monday. About 4 500 grain industry workers joined AFL Grain Elevator Employes picket lines, halting the citys flour industry the nation’s largest.
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Buffalo
AFL
Tire price hikes hit trucks buses and cars in Conshohocken
AP reports Lee Rubber and Tire Corporation raised tire prices today with a seven and a half percent rise on truck and bus tires and five percent on passenger car and tractor tires. Natural rubber tube prices also jumped about 30 percent.
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Conshohocken
Lee Rubber and Tire Corporation
Appointment of Administratrix for Frank Leslie Estate
Elva Leslie of Middletown Ohio has been duly appointed Administratrix of the estate of Frank Leslie late of Middletown Butler County Ohio Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred Date July 24 1950 Probate Judge Oscar R Leiser and Attorney Fred J Schatzmann report notices July 29 Aug 5 12
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Frank Leslie
Elva Leslie
Middletown
Ohio
Butler County
Oscar R. Leiser
Fred J. Schatzmann
Atty
Middletown Journal Vacation Read Featured This Summer
The Middletown Journal invites readers to enjoy summer issues, highlighting pleasant vacation reading. It notes a 35 cent weekly postage paid rate in the U.S. and provides contact details for Mail Circulation via phone.
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U.S. A
Little Grey Home in the West Inspired House Design
Penny Hazell presents a cottage style home inspired by the famous song. The article describes a white siding exterior with colorful shutters and a latticed porch, a compact living area with a possible fireplace, dining room, kitchen with folding doors, two bedrooms at the rear, and an unfinished second floor for storage or future rooms. Blueprints and a catalog offer are detailed with prices and the Detroit address for Penny's Small Homes.
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Penny Hazell
Little Grey Home
West
Grey
Penny
Atkinson Ave
Detroit
Mich
End Cracked Walls By Installing Panels
End cracked walls by installing Mason ite eighth inch hardboard panels. Panels attach with mastic to old nails, resist cracking and denting and can be finished on the job. Panelwood offers a similar option for attic rooms and can be nailed to studs. Dry wall construction is affordable and durable.
Portable Table Acompact outdoor card table design
A compact outdoor card table eight inches high uses Masonite tempered hard board for a top 18 by 30 inches. Ends measure 18 by 8 inches with legs braced by 1 by 2 inch wooden strips. Waterproof adhesive, finishes of paint or lacquer, decalcomania for effects, and wide rubber bands over the top to hold cards on windy days.
Vegetable cellar storage for garden surplus crops
Garden surpluses should be stored in a basement or utility room turned into a vegetable cellar. Use a six foot square corner with vented window, 2 by 4 inch framing, insulated walls, and hardboard panels. Store beets carrots turnips potatoes in sand. apples pears in boxes. squash pumpkins and sweet potatoes in proper bins or crates. celery kale and leeks with soil on roots.
Proper Ventilation Comfort Aid
Simple methods to cool homes during summer by using cross ventilation. Close windows in morning, use shades and awnings as sun shifts. Open windows at top and bottom, basement door for night air, and run attic fan to exhaust heat. Ensure attic openings or vents and basement ventilation for continuous airflow.
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National Clearing House For
One-Evening Ideas for Home Workshop Projects
A series of quick home craft ideas using Masonite hardboard for a breadboard brooch puzzle key rack wall rack silhouette and color wheel. Projects include shapes like sailing vessels and family silhouettes plus simple woodworking tips for a man c building items in one evening.
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Finlay
Packer
Rogers
Central Ave
The
Middletown Journal
Jack Stallsmith
Nest.w
Ernest
Charles Dial
Steele’s Wallpaper & Paint
Williamson-Ziegler Furnace Co
N. Broad ST
High ST
Hamilton
Youngstown
American Forestry CO
Dohn Howe. & Paint CO
Ralston Paint CO. Inc
Marshall's
Monroe
Lisa
Pat Mince
Columbia Ave
Tatas Y
Jay
Tory
Miami Cement Products, Inc
Seven Mile
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