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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1958
Page
10
City building permits reached 4,012,816 for the first eight months of 1958, led by a surge in home construction. Of 74 permits issued, 23 were for new homes, mostly valued between 16 000 and 22 000 dollars, with several approaching 30 000 including Kroger store basement work. Completion set for January.
Robert J. Jacobs is named vice president of Black Clawson Co. He serves as general manager of the Dilts Division in Fulton New York, overseeing converting equipment for paper, board and plastics. Jacobs has been with Black Clawson since 1949 and holds patents in coating machines. He is a CCNY mechanical engineering graduate and a registered engineer in Wisconsin and Ohio.
A severely malnourished Korean boy crawls for food as volunteers from Overseas Aid Programs of America, tied to Catholic and Jewish groups, collect donations for prosthetics. The note mentions a center rescue after a passerby found him in the market.
Sales tax revenue for the week ending Aug 16, 1958 in Ohio totaled 3,164,853, down 234,591 from the previous year by 7 percent. Three large counties rose, while Butler and Warren counties fell. Montgomery rose above 1957, and Preble edged higher. Cumulative collections reached 26,465,781, a 12.1 percent drop from last year.
TAPPI announces its third annual Deinking conference set for October 9 at the Dayton Biltmore Hotel. The program, led by Al Felton and Bill Rice, includes plant tours in Hamilton Middletown West Carrollton and Dayton and a morning session starting at 9 a.m. The event is sponsored by the National Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry and the Ohio TAPPI section, with a second day panel on Chemicals for Drinking moderated by J. W. Wendell Jr. Free bus transport will be provided for plant excursions.
The H J Heinz Co will launch a nationwide campaign in October and November using 300 newspapers and 114 TV stations to promote a Save on Soup Sale. It adds chicken gumbo and exclusive chili soup to its grocery line bringing varieties to 22. The effort includes 10-cent off coupons in 300 papers and both half and one-fifth page ads on dates in October and November.
Citizens Bank president Walter A. Rentschler announced the promotion of Charles N. Vance to vice president and Melvin T. Pfirrman to assistant cashier effective September 1. Vance previously served as assistant vice president in 1956 and cashier since January 1957. Pfirrman has been with the bank since October 1955.
Roger Babson argues in his column that a direct war with Russia is unlikely, predicting a chemical weather and arms conflict instead. He Laos Khrushchev fears Mao and links China’s stance to UN representation, urging cautious view of Communist China while noting Western support for Hong Kong.
A six man expedition led by Dr Martin Holdgate will retrace Darwin era routes aboard Chilean ships from Santiago. Sponsored by the Royal Society of Britain and New Zealand, the team aims to compare species distribution across Chilean islands, New Zealand, and Tasmania in search of ancient pollen and new insights.
The J C Penney Co will launch a charge account program in Cincinnati Hamilton Newport and Covington Ky and 19 other cities Tuesday. It marks the first use of credit by Penney and adds to cash and carry. No down payment or preset credit limit. monthly statement shows total owed and minimum due. A card with embossed name and address will prevent misuse. Nominal service charge applies. Time-payment and no-charge lay-away plans also offered with transfer options on balances.
Pittsburg report says U. S. Steel, Weirton and Jones & Laughlin expand sintering capacity to convert low grade ore into sintered feed. Plants at Gary Indiana Butler County Pa and Youngstown Ohio will boost daily output and aim to add millions of tons of iron making capacity.
A Navy nonrigid blimp circled T-3 in the Arctic amid ice and 25 scientists. Lt Cmdr Henry Collins piloted from Weymouth base as the crew dropped supplies, conducted sonar depth work, and transmitted a report praising the voyage for IGY research.
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