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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1950
Page
7
Weekend guests include Mr and Mrs Robert Harrison of Indian Hill Cincinnati visiting Mr and Mrs J J Hallowell in Cincinnati.
Members of the Cana-Tel Club held a December meeting with a dinner at Colony Restaurant. Attendees included Mrs. George Hasselbach Jr and others. After dinner they attended a Colonial Theater presentation of The Littlest Angel. A gift exchange followed. January’s meeting will be at Mrs. J. W. Holman’s home.
The Semper Fidelis class met at the church for a covered dish dinner and Christmas party with 32 members and guests present. Decorations were organized by four ladies led by Mrs. Wilbur Egelston. President Mrs. Lewis Turner led a brief business session. Mrs. Marjorie Ash read.
Fifteen members met at Mrs. George S. Fletcher’s home on Warren Road with Mrs. Kenneth Sharp as guest speaker. They read thank you notes from basket recipients, planned Christmas baskets, and distributed gifts from secret pals before a luncheon.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service held its annual Christmas musicale in the sanctuary with a nativity narration by Mrs. Franklin Stiles. Soloists Mrs. E L Phillips and Mrs. Frances Dodds performed Bach arias and Christmas carols, ending with Adeste Fideles as candle bearers and hostesses arranged a festive tea at the parsonage.
Sparkling glass beads mixed with luminous paint are used as traffic markers. The beads shed glow as paint wears down, enhancing visibility.
College and alumnae of Alpha Sigma Alpha rejoice as the Alpha Alpha Chapter is reinstated on the Miami University campus in Oxford. Activities over today and tomorrow include luncheons pledges and initiation services at Phi Delta Theta, an installation, and a banquet with a Pan Hellenic Tea planned for tomorrow. Officers and attendees from Middletown and other areas list Mrs. Ralph Kah as president and Miss Nellie Losh as Phoenix correspondent among others.
Cincinnati AP dispatch reports National Presbyterian moderator comparing actions against an aggressor nation to shooting a mad dog and suggesting the A bomb could be justified if the world crisis worsens. Dr. Hugh Ivan Evans of Dayton voiced views before the Greater Cincinnati Presbyterian Men dinner. He noted the 31st annual moderator dinner and the upcoming General Assembly in Cincinnati May 24 to 30. He is father to Rev. Hugh Bean Evans and brother to Rev. John Lloyd Evans.
Harris-Earp-Gold-Smith of Cincinnati bought controlling interest in the 67 year old Dayton Manufacturing Company. The metal products maker was acquired for a price reported at 250000 dollars. The purchase signals a strategic step for the Dayton business community.
A word puzzle list with numbered clues for a horizontal and vertical grid. Clues range from insects and animals to common words, ages, and titles, including a few classical references and abbreviations. The puzzle demands filling a crossword style grid with interlocking answers.
Answer to Previous Puzzle 25 Incursion 26 Capable 28 False god 29 English queen 33 Anger 34 Dispute 36 Sketcher 37 Negative reply 41 Solicitude 42 Prayer ending 43 Young salmon 44 Crafts 45 Symbol for samarium 46 Ripped 47 Pertaining to an age 49 On the top side 58 Medical a1uff Vertical 1 Hit with the open hand.
A light verse praising a kid who endures a downtown shopping trip with his mother. The spirited scene follows the mother dodging through crowds to snag bargains while the child struggles to keep up, likening the mother’s haste to a lineman opening a path.
Columbus and Ohio officials pressed for federal funding to build a nationwide underground shelter and parking system. Mayor James A Rhodes proposed half the cost financed by RFC loans repayable over 25 years, with the federal government covering the other half. Franklin County mayors formed mutual aid plans and Civil Defense committees to coordinate in case of atomic attack.
A Q and A on draft status for conscientious objectors deferments sleepwalking and medical limits. It explains that initial religious grounds are decisive for CO status and sudden change is unlikely. Naval reservist deferments possible if educational fits. sleepwalkers may be inducted but corrected. post Korea marriages influence local boards. limited duty rarely granted.
Columbus AP The Legislature starting January 1 faces demands from a determined group of cities. Cleveland Mayor Thomas A Burke heads the push to boost local government funds by 6 million dollars yearly to 24 million. A one cent gasoline tax hike is also proposed to finance street work and roads, with 40 percent of the revenue for streets and 60 percent for state road building.
McKinley Junior High earned its second straight win, defeating New Miami 53 to 31. The Big Red Midgets led early and outscored New Miami 36 to 16 in the decisive second half, with Watkins scoring 14 and Sylvester Moore adding 10 as the varsity defense clamped down late.
Government lawyers prepare an answer as Oscar Collazo’s court Appointed attorneys seek dismissal of the indictment in U S District Court claiming the charges are vague indefinite and invalid. They contend the indictment attempts to charge crimes by a deceased individual in the November 1 assassination plot against President Truman.
A state-wide conference of county commissioners and auditors prompted the Butler County board to abandon its regular session Friday in Columbus. From Butler County attended by commissioners Gordon Augspurr and Art Reiff, clerk Thomas H. Feltz, Auditor R. H. Smith, Engineer Jesse Pochard, and sealer of weights and measures Carl Loehner. The agenda included discussions with state officials on local issues and joint financing of government activities.
Willard city council approves a 12 cent hourly wage hike for city workers and 26 dollar monthly raises for salaried employees, effective January 1.
In 1916, Lane district officials denied five annual Rhodes scholarships, canceling the awards for that year. The move affected students who had awaited selection, reflecting wartime policy shifts and local governance decisions impacting higher education opportunities.
Senate leaders back emergency relief for Yugoslavia propose use of Marshall Plan funds from Western Europe. Administration aims 38 million dollars for food and aid to Tito’s government amid split with Moscow. Debate centers on depth of Tito Stalin rift and potential U.S. troop alignment in war.
Cincinnati AP reports a two story five room frame house on Lebanon Road near Loveland Madeira Road burned last night. Loss unofficially set at 25000 dollars including a 2000 wristwatch and 1500 in cash. Building owned by Marvin C. McAllister. No occupants. Cause undetermined.
Poultry raisers increase egg production by extending the hens’ day through electric lighting. The technique aims to stimulate laying by providing more daylight hours, a practice growing in adoption among breeders seeking higher yields.
Forty divorce hearings were scheduled in Butler County's common pleas court for Judge P. P. Boll and Judge Fred B. Cramer, the heaviest in months. This last session before the Christmas recess will pause until January 5 when hearings resume.
A long drain tile section could serve as winter storage for cabbage and other vegetables if a tight cover is added ensuring containment and protection from the elements.
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