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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1950
Page
12
Forecast calls for clouds and scattered thunderstorms tonight with Tuesday remaining mostly cloudy and a chance of more storms. Yesterday’s high reached 90 degrees after a low of 68 at 6 am, while today’s low was 69 at 6:30 am and rose to 78 by 10 am.
Mr and Mrs J W Deininger chaired a two ball foursome at Wildwood Golf Course yesterday afternoon. Dr and Mrs E N Clark assisted. Low gross score of 40 went to Mrs Mary Combs and Mr H G Mulligan. Blind bogey winners were Mrs H G Mulligan and Mrs Al Leak with 42. A buffet supper followed at the club house.
Mrs Floyd Craig of Frenchburg Kentucky was honored Saturday with a surprise farewell party on the Arnold Craig lawn Gideon Road. She has been visiting son Arold Craig and wife for two weeks. Over 25 friends and relatives attended a picnic dinner and a home movie.
A breakfast shower honored Miss Barbara Bergen by Mrs C McCade of Elmo. Bergen will wed Mr Jerry Fry September 16 at St Pauls Church with Rev H H Jung officiating. Decorations featured a miniature altar and bridal party. Door prize winner was Mrs Charles Johnson. 24 guests attended.
Mrs. Carl Kaurich hosted a miscellaneous shower at the Kaurich residence yesterday afternoon. Guests gathered on the lawn for games before moving to the dining room for gifts. A white wedding bell with pink and white streamers hung from the chandelier. A buffet luncheon followed the gifts.
Mrs Paul Curry and Mrs Steve Brewer hosted a Friday evening party at the Brewer home in West Middletown to honor Miriam Kuhn bride elect of Lowell Brewer. Pink and white decorations featured a miniature bride and groom on the gift table. Winners of evening games were Mrs Russell Weidle Mrs George Brewer Mrs Darrell Askins Miss Zenda Leshers and Miss Louise Brewer. Miriam Kuhn is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Kuhn of Ellerton and the couple plans to wed September 1 in Ellerton.
Youngsters eager to see the Cincinnati Reds play the Boston Braves may sign up through Tuesday under John Johnson of the Y physical directorate. A $1 fee covers ticket and transportation for the group trip.
Don Bolton 22 of 3314 Central Ave formerly a high school athlete was seriously injured on August 20 at the Sorg Paper Company and is reported improved today by Middletown Hospital attendants.
In northeast India after the 13 day-old quake described as among the world’s worst, Assam province floods worsen tea gardens. About 5 million homeless, property damage around 20 million dollars, plus crop and livestock losses. Rivers flooded, villages submerged, roads and bridges damaged.
AP dispatch reports Defense Ministry stating 20,000 Communist troops near the Manchurian and Korean border ready to aid North Korea. UNESCO council in Paris weighs Korea action. US defense lists 929 casualties. Pravda says North Koreans sunk several American ships. Twelve Marines arrive in Saigon to guard the legation, some from Korea.
Ashbel B. Newell Sr died at his Toledo home at 82. A railroad executive, he led the Toledo Terminal Railroad since 1914 and previously served as superintendent of the Southern Railroad and Mexican Central Railroad, general manager of the Alaskan White Pass & Yukon Railroad, and president of the Tennessee Central Railroad.
Major Dean Hess known as MacIntosh One, head of the South Korean air advisory group, has been grounded to train cadets and convert pilots from AT-6 to F-51 fighters. He flew 95 missions in under two months, earning praise from infantry who cite his saves and support in battle. He vows to return to lead South Korean fliers against the Reds once cleared.
United Nations air forces struck targets from land and sea over the weekend, sinking five vessels off Korea's east coast and burning nine corvettes and six coastal ships. Carrier planes destroyed 11 Yak fighters on the ground at Yonpo while land bases hit Kyomipo and Hambhung rail yards. Fifth Air Force sorties exceeded 260 as fighters and bombers plus Australian and U.S. Marines pounded Communist materiel, including tanks, trucks, locomotives, railroad cars, bridges, and depots.
A compact listing shows Lonesome Pine oBus Daily Devotional and Kaffee Klatsch among radio offerings. Also includes Phony Dough and a longer schedule of miscellaneous program types across local stations.
Television listings detail WLW-T and WKRC-TV segments with daily time blocks for news, talk, variety, sports, and drama. Featured programs include Ruth Lyons Fifty Club, Rambling music shows, Cowboy and western features, and live sport events, with multiple repeats and regional tributes.
Dayton market reports show salable hogs around 4 500 with prices 24.75 to 24.90 for various weights. cattle 1 200 and calves 250 with mixed price ranges. sheep 500 with lambs steady and ewes 6 to 12. Also Cincinnati produce notes list eggs butter and poultry prices. obituaries note Thomas Eugene Cassidy, one month old, died in Middletown Hospital with services at Wilson Funeral Home. Local florist ads and garden services follow along with miscellaneous notices and a request for riders to Dayton.
Five delegates from the local AFA Masons and the Order of Eastern Star attend the 47th annual Grand Session in Cincinnati. Pauline Jones is named Grand Ruth and Orville Williams Grand Swordbearer. Also attending are J. W. Lyle Lucy Williams Inez Foster Rev. T. M. Campbell and others.
New York AP reports a restrained stock market today with modest gains in many issues and several notable declines. Advances included Union Pacific Southern Pacific Twentieth Century Fox American Woolen Philip Morris American Can Dow Chemical and others while U S S Steel U S Rubber Schenley Admiral Emerson Radio Zenith Allied Chemical Union Carbide General Electric Texas Co and American Airlines fell.
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