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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1950
Page
12
Senator Ives of New York announced he will not press Thomas E Dewey to run again for governor. He believes Dewey intends to retire to private life and doubts the Navy could alter that choice. Ives also expects 74 year old Joseph Hanley to be the Republican nominee and says the Senate race remains unsettled.
Syracuse AP reports production staff at GE Electronics Park will cast a strike vote on August 18 as part of a nationwide union strategy to secure a contract settlement.
Bonn reports Vice Chancellor Franz Blücher said the German people oppose rearming. He warned allied moves to rebuild the army would defy public will and provoke a Russian preventive move. He opposed training 21,000 German and displaced person guards and dismissed any initiative to create a new army, saying such talk endangers peace.
New York AP reports a strong stock session led by General Motors with a 2.50 dividend lifting shares about 1 to around 4. International Paper joined as a high flyer up about 4 aided by cash and stock dividends. Other gains were modest, with notable price climbs for Chrysler Studebaker Packard U S Steel Republic Steel Sears Roebuck and several others while aircrafts rubbers and rails lagged.
Before farmers cultivated the Midwest, the Book of Knowledge notes prairie dogs built tunnel systems that could extend more than 100 miles, illustrating a remarkable underground activity long before settlement.
TV listings from WLW WT WHIO WKRC and others outline channels 4 5 11 and 13 with programs across afternoon to late night. Notable titles include Ruth Lyons Fifty Club Magic Tele Kitchen Howdy Doody Cactus Jim On the Line and News summaries. sports features Baseball and Wrestling are also shown.
Salable hogs 2,500 and cattle 800 with moderate activity and mixed demand across weights. Hog prices range from 23.75 to 24.00 for various weights and sow and stags values noted. cattle and calves show steady slaughter trade with several price tiers and grain demand. Sheep at 500 head active with lambs up to 28.00 and typical ranges 23.00 to 27.50. industrial index in Japan climbs to 104 from 100, based on 1932-36 production.
Franklin officials approved pay increases for patrolmen and the police chief. Charles Harbaugh was placed on six months probation at 2400 dollars annual salary. Four patrolmen receive 300 dollar annual raises and Chief O E Chamberlain 400 dollars. The Board of Public Affairs saw wage boosts to 90 cents per hour for two workers and sewers connected work authorized for property owners.
Cincinnati AP reports warm conditions with a 90 degree high at 4 30 am and a 7 degree low earlier, followed by a 56 degree low and 74 by 9 30 am today. Tonight will be cloudy. Wednesday expected warmer. Dairy and produce prices listed include eggs, poultry, butterfat, and potatoes with varied prices and measures.
Pfe. John F. Tharp 18 son of Mr. and Mrs. John Tharp of Trenton was among about 60 rescue workers hurt in a B-29 four engine bomber explosion at Fairfield Suisun Air Force Base California Saturday. A telegram says he is getting along very well and not seriously injured possibly out soon. Earlier reports claimed a possible broken back and severe burns. Seventeen airmen were killed in the crash.
Milburn McGlothen of Middletown sues Velva McGlothen, minor, of Slade Kentucky alleging neglect and cruelty. Elizabeth Spencer of Middletown sues John Fred Spencer of City Hotel for neglect. Betty Jane Welsh of Hamilton sues Donald Welsh of Hamilton. Hubert A. Johnson of New Miami sues Letha E. Johnson. Hazel Long of Oxford Route 2 sues Charles Robert Long of Oxford Route 1 for neglect.
Pvt William A Baker son of Mr and Mrs Earl R Baker of 3107 Manchester Rd has completed basic training at Ft Knox Ky and is now stationed at Ft Laramie Seattle with the Third Armored Division.
Simon Kover, 18, of 716 Ludlow St., Hamilton, was admitted to Middletown Hospital with a broken left wrist and two dislocated fingers after tripping on angle iron and falling into an excavation at Armco’s new open hearth building. He sustained head abrasions and was kept for observation. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon during a scaffold transfer.
Blythe-Williams Post No 231 American Legion plans a Wednesday 8 pm meeting at post HQ on Ninth Ave. Bethel AME Church Senior Choir rehearses tonight at 7 pm. Baker sisters Amanda Mildred Nellie and Lauree Roberson visiting Chicago. Winestock family visits Columbus. Slip-Skitch Hobby Club meets Thursday 7 30 pm at Mrs Fred Wilsons on Sycamore St. Holiness Tabernacle tent meeting Wednesday night at Baltimore St and Michigan Ave. Ocean perch caught only in daytime resting on the bottom.
Radio programs schedule for Tuesday and weekend slots plus a large block of Lost and Found items including a diamond ring brown saddle leather purse beagle hound and several dogs with rewards. Also numerous funeral notices and local business advertisements for services and supplies.
Acting Judge Henderson Estes fined Imogene Dunn 5 dollars and costs and her husband Dock Dunn Jr 5 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct. Simpson Clemons 25 dollars and costs for careless driving and 25 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct with the latter suspended. Lois Collier 10 dollars and costs for disorderly conduct. Joseph YARNELL 59 and Ernest Larrick 61 charges of loitering were dismissed.
The Middletown Sportsman's Club will hold its monthly meeting this evening. Films supplied by the Middletown Picture Company include Flying Targets, the Ohio State and Holy Cross basketball game, a fishing segment, the Louis Wolcott fight, and one on India. Luncheon will follow the program and a business meeting.
Seventy upcoming patrol members will tour the ball park tomorrow as Middletown Sertoma Club sponsors join safety officials to watch the Cincinnati Reds in action. Attending with the youngsters are Martin Thomas, Sgt. Ed Poling, Arthur Frey and Paul Wilson.
The Journal seeks truthful advertising and asks readers to report misleading ads. It outlines cash rates, box numbers, and extra line charges with prices and terms including payment within six days after last insertion and contract rates on request.
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