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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1957
Page
8
Columbus police chief George W. Scholer said the officer’s apology for lateness due to a pet skunk is honest but “stinks.” The patrolman’s note said the skunk toppled the alarm while the officer slept, causing a two hour tardiness. Scholer reprimanded him.
The page lists a dense set of horizontal crossword clues covering topics from body parts and animals to geography and mathematics. Entries include footless and equal with animal combo as well as references to Greek gods, deserts, and travel routes for boats.
Rep Moss announces a 15 year secrecy lid on export manifests will be lifted. Treasury action allows newsmen to view outward cargo lists after wartime restrictions. Journal of Commerce to access nonsecret items via photographed copies with customs cost reimbursed.
Sincere thanks express gratitude for sympathy shown after the death of Bernard M. McGlynn. Recognizes The American Legion Post 218 War Mothers Rev. Robert Vander Hart and several local funeral homes for support.
Flower shops listed include The Starr Floral Co at 2615 S Main St GA 2 3231, Boulevard Gardens at 2300 8 Verity Pkwy GA 3 6544, and Schraffenberger at 50 S Main St GA 2 5486 marking twenty five years with flowers. Local business names and addresses are given without additional context.
A disturbance over the Great Lakes brings rain to the mid Mississippi Valley and lakes region with thundershowers across Florida and the South Carolina coast. A wet belt runs through Arizona New Mexico and southern Colorado Utah while cool air moves from the Midwest into the Ohio Valley and Arkansas. Expect showers along the Gulf and South Atlantic coasts and cooler conditions with 50s in the upper Mississippi Valley. Readings fall 10 to 20 degrees from yesterday.
Louise Rudolph DeLaney 41 of 701 19th Ave died at home Friday. Visitation Bailey Funeral Home Sunday 6 10 am with service Monday 1 pm by Ider Rudolph Pringle. burial beside Bailey. Richard Holder 54 of 2406 Waneta St died at home Thursday. Visitation McCoy Leffier Sunday 2 5 and 7 9 pm. service Monday 2 pm by Rev Clifford Hutchinson. arrangements McCoy Leffler. Dora A Mehl 86 of 1600 Park Dr died at Middletown Hospital Wednesday 4 48 pm. Visitation McCoy Leffler Friday 2 5 and 7 8 pm. service Saturday 10 am by Rev Chas Lovell. Woodside burial. arrangements McCoy Leffier. Pieter Meurs 23 of 621 Moore St husband of Erika died August 22 11 27 pm. arrangements incomplete by McCoy Leffier Dial GA 2 3691. Erika Mears 21 of 621 Moore St wife of Pieter died August 22 11 27 pm. arrangements incomplete by McCoy Leffler Dial GA 2 3691.
A Wuhan newspaper recounts Mao Zedong swimming the Yangtze River three times in June 1956. It notes officials warned against crocodiles and germs, but Mao declared the water sweet after gulping some. The report cites a prior claim of a swift Wuchang to Hankow swim and quotes Mao on fighting U.S. imperialism.
In Chelsfield England a Soviet diplomat warned that open skies aerial inspection could invite daily foreign planes over Soviet territory and even an H-bomb drop. Vladimir Semonev, third secretary at the London Soviet embassy, made the remark at a British Conservative Party meeting. Britain accused Russia of blocking U N disarmament talks on its own terms as discussions continued in London with five power talks and Valerian Zorin criticizing Western A-bomb tests.
Jackson a five year old midget mule from Missouri arrived at West Point to take over as the U S Military Academy mascot. He is a gift from James H Palmer of Kansas City and will be renamed before Army’s first football game. He replaces Pancho who retires at age 20.
London obituary reports the death of Edward J. Dent 81 noted musicologist famed for translating Mozart operas into English. Dent died Thursday in London and was recognized for scholarly editions and performances linked to Mozart's works.
A $2 323 632 500 atomic energy appropriations bill cleared Congress and heads to President Eisenhower. The measure funds the atomic program for the current year and supports planning for three large experimental reactors the administration opposes building. Democrats on the Senate House Atomic Energy Committee helped push the reactors despite White House opposition.
Pravda and Moscow Radio condemned U S diplomacy over Syria calling it blackmail aimed at Syria and other Arab states. They described U S and Britain actions as provocative and coercive within the Baghdad pact framework.
Senator Sparkman was designated by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to conduct a broad survey of American foreign policy operations in Asia. He will visit Egypt and Italy before returning, and if possible will sail Tuesday from San Francisco.
Radio fans can hear Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 at 6:05 on WCPO, Ames Brothers on WLW-D, and a string of dramas and movies including George Sanders Mystery Theater, Boiling Point with Dane Clark, Gunsmoke storyboard, The Gentle Deceiver, Adventure Theater, The Heart of the Matter, and The Spiral Staircase across WLW-D WHIO WKRC and others.
Singapore Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock said the Communist threat is not as great as last year and noted a shift to peaceful penetration. Police arrested 35 people, including 18 officials of the leftist People’s Action Party, with a white paper accusing subversives of infiltrating trade unions and the PAP. He declined to say if top leaders were among those detained.
Billy Graham urged 16 500 New Yorkers at Madison Square Garden to turn city streets into paths of God and join an open air meeting at Broadway and 42nd Street Sunday Sept 1 as his New York crusade ends. He cited teenage violence and labor racketeering and reported 458 decisions for Christ last night.
Gerald K. Hanson a 22 year old deaf mute from Fowlerville Mich was ordered to report for a physical and was classified 1A with a Sept 6 active duty date. The induction has been postponed after Col Arthur A Holmes said records show Hanson passed minimum physical standards and an investigation is under way.
Mrs. Joan Stocks won a default divorce and a half ton pickup truck while her husband James received custody of a cement mixer. He kept a kitchen can opener and Stocks a portable opener. Taney divided pots and community property. She testified he assaulted her. she will get token alimony of $1 per month.
Lieut. Col. Malcolm Bowes-Lyon, uncle of Queen Mother Elizabeth, died in London yesterday at age 83. The death ends a long royal connection to the Bowes-Lyon family and the Queen Mother’s lineage.
The Lutheran World Federation wrapped its third assembly in Minneapolis with approval of a principles statement to be sent to 61 member churches worldwide. The draft urges unity, civil rights, and dialogue with other faiths, while allowing future amendments by delegates and member bodies.
A two headed Holstein heifer with four eyes and two mouths was born yesterday on Casimir Szubas farm in Grafton Massachusetts. Dr. Wallace Black of the University of Massachusetts notes one mouth feeds while the other mimics feeding.
Lake George New York reports overflow at the Warren County jail. Eight prisoners were transferred to reduce population to the legal maximum of 23. Sheriff Carl K. McCoy anticipates more inmates this weekend as most await grand jury action.
Evening listings show a dense slate across WLW WKRC WMOH WPFB WSAI and WLW with music, news, sports, and entertainment. Notable names include Bob Braun Kay Morton Randy Blake and K Morton with blocks from 6:45 pm to 11:30 pm featuring Serenade Jazz Dance Time and Last Word among others.
Film director Jean Renoir and his second wife Dido obtained a marriage license as a safety step before another trip to France. Officials noted France did not recognize Renoir's 1942 California divorce, so they secured a French divorce and plan to present proof of marriage to authorities on their next visit.
Estate of Carl J. Mannon deceased appoints Anita Mannon administratrix with four months to file creditors claims by August 16, 1957 in Butler County. Probate Judge Harry F. Walsh. William Rathman attorney. Also divorce action Thomas Dietz versus Kathryn Dietz in Butler County Common Pleas Case No. 649. answer by August 31, 1957. attorney Maxwell Finkleman.
At the Ohio State Fair 131 voters favored the Cincinnati Redlegs as pennant winners while Milwaukee Braves drew the next highest votes with 130. Brooklyn 75, St. Louis 38, and Philadelphia 14 received far fewer tallies on the ballot at the secretary of state's voting exhibit.
The statement notes that heating wood to convert it into carbon or char coal may be the earliest chemical process discovered by humans. It frames early mankind's control of heat as a fundamental chemical transformation.
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