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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1955
Page
13
An army of more than 4,000 men including volunteers fights the worst Ontario forest fires in history. More than 125 fires have burned 200,000 acres since April, with 10 to 15 blazes daily. Firefighters work round the clock under harsh heat, many living in tents and earning 65 cents an hour plus meals.
Steel and construction demand push prices higher as air conditioning expands steel use in homes hospitals cars and offices. Phoenixville and Harrisburg plants raise prices on structural sections and carbon plates while June bookings hit their best since 1951 and two 30 000 ton orders for Fisher Body plants signal strong growth. Ingot production dips to 90 percent capacity with Birmingham labor troubles cutting operations.
Ron Musson of Akron won top honors at the Dayton Inboard Regatta with first in 135 cubic inch and third in 266 cubic inch classes aboard Chromium and Chromate. Harold Morrison of Middletown also claimed a first in the 136 cubic inch class, part of the Miami River event.
An 18 year old Cincinnati swimmer broke the American long course 50 yard backstroke record with a 26.6 second mark as Jerry Dol bey led five watches in Hamilton. The previous record was 27.6 held by Adolph Kiefer since 1937. Cincinnati’s Orrin Nord strom, 14, also beat a listed 50 yard butterfly record with 26.6 seconds, surpassing Keith Carter’s 27.0 from 1946.
OSU athletes shine in a U.S.-Japanese championship dual meet won 44-35 by Japan. Winners include Don Harper in springboard diving with 160.61 points, Yoshi Oyakawa in 100 meter backstroke with 1 05.9, and Al Wiggins in 100 meter butterfly with 1 02.9.
Johnny Schmitz scattered 10 hits over eight innings and contributed two doubles driving in two runs as the Senators defeated the Indians 9 to 3.
U S freight car loadings in 1954 were 11.6 percent lower than in 1938 highlighting a long term decline in rail freight activity during the period.
Greene and Ladd listed on the New York Stock Exchange with Manchester Hotel contact line 2-4571.
USDA livestock summary from Cincinnati reports salable hogs around 4 500 head with barrows and gilts 190 to 220 pounds uneven price ranges. Prices run from 16 45 to 16 75 for lighter to mid weights with heavier 220 to 235 pounds at 16 25 and 235 to 250 pounds at 15 75. Larger 250 to 275 and 275 to 300 pound hogs listed at 5 25 and 14 75 with sows steady to higher and most 400 pounds down at 11 75.
A condensed rate sheet lists Cincinnati egg prices by grade and size, including large white and brown, medium white and brown, with cases exchanged, delivered, and net prices. It also notes poultry fryer prices, heavy and light hens, old roosters, butter wholesale, and potatoes at 2.00 to 4.00.
Gina Lollobrigida paraded through Paris to promote her new film Trapeze but audiences must pay to see the Italian star in tights. Kay Jurado wore the acrobatic outfit while Gina rode a horse drawn float amid explanations of back strain and late hours as Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis shared forced smiles.
Warrant Officers Leroy J. Hobertz aged 33 from Hamilton Texas and Richard J. Redmond 22 of Akron were killed when their helicopter plunged after takeoff. A witness described a 90 degree turn before the aircraft nosedived into the ground near Fort Riley Kansas. Redmond was living with his wife at Fort Riley.
Harold O. Parke of Columbus is elected new state commander of the Disabled American Veterans at the close of the DAV's 34th annual convention. He succeeds E. L Knight of Lebanon.
John W. Cox left Fort Sill after six weeks of M 1 rifle training and artillery drills. Donald S. Wilkinson and William H. Prater trained in amphibious exercises with the 1st Marine Division’s 7th Regiment sailing from San Diego and landing at Camp Pendleton. Sgt. Charles D. Barr of the 4th Infantry Division in Germany, Pvt. Clarence F. Jackson at Fort Knox, and Airman Jimmie Brewer at Sampson Air Force Base pursue basic training. Mr and Mrs Douglas M Barrett visited Pvt David D Barrett at Camp Gordon during an open house and MP training day including parade and demonstrations.
Saudi King Saud taps Abdullah Belkheir as first minister of information to shore up popularity after a spring political crisis. Belkheir advised grassroots outreach and street engagement, saying the monarch should be seen walking with the people rather than in an American limousine.
Reuben B. Robertson Jr. of Cincinnati and Hamilton Ohio purchased the Washington embassy district residence of Senator Robert Kerr D Oklahoma. The 15 room home cost about 150000 dollars and included nearly all furnishings to house six children aged one to fourteen. The residence features six bedrooms.
Hundreds of fans braved 90 degree heat to pass by the bronze coffin of Carmen Miranda in a Hollywood mortuary. The 41 year old Brazilian born actress died of a heart attack in Beverly Hills after a demanding performance with Jimmy Durante for a TV show. The Brazilian government planned to fly the body to Rio de Janeiro for further services.
Chief Justice Earl Warren praised economic progress in West Germany and other European nations during a visit with his wife. He cited strong activity and high living standards, noting his tours of German and Norwegian supreme courts and meetings with foreign chief justices.
LSU Agri Culture engineer Assistant Professor John H. Hough discovered burned rice hulls form a mineral, 94.5 percent silica, porous ash flakes that insulate and could be used as a lightweight brick. About 90,000 tons of hulls are wasted annually.
Real estate transfers include Middletown deeds from Charles Deiss to Anna Deiss for 4 lot 9644 with no tax and several other lot transfers with prices. Cancellations show George Cummings to Helen Bereta for lot 9481 at 5000 and Norman Woods to Security S and L for 1.37 acres at 7500.
The McNabb family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends relatives and neighbors for kindness and sympathy after the loss of Wilbur Bill McNabb. They thank Rev John S Parr floral donors pallbearers and the Jos R Baker and Sons Funeral Home for handling the service.
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