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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1949

Page

12

Five Hollywood Police Cleared In Vice Tieops

In an inquiry into Hollywood police vice tieups the last of five officers is cleared. Police Sat Elmer V Jackson is freed after Superior Judge Stanley Barnes dismisses the case. Brenda Allen, former Hollywood vice queen, testifies refused on constitutional grounds. Others cleared include former Police Chief C B Horrall and senior officers Reed Wisdom and Welpot.

Los Angeles Hollywood Elmer V. Jackson Stanley Barnes Brenda Allen Hollyood Jackson District Attorney's Office Vice C. B. Horrall Joseph Reed Cecil Wisdom Rudy Welpot

Fortune puzzle game offers daily numeric message

A simple word game instructs players to count letters in their first name, adjust by rules to get a key number, then scan a rectangle left to right. The letters under the chosen positions spell a daily fortune message for the participant.

19 Butler County Locations To Sell 1950 Dog Licenses

Butler County auditor R H Smith announced dog license tags go on sale Thursday at 19 county locations. No longer required to visit the courthouse. Middletown and other towns list where tags are available. Deadline January 20. Fees: $1 for male or spayed dogs, $3 for females. kennel licenses at auditor's office.

Butler County Auditor Middletown

Yule Driving Care Is Urged By Council

Accidents spike during the Christmas to New Year period, says Paul E. Wilson Middletown safety director. The National Safety Council launches a Christmas safety campaign with the slogan Dont Let Death Take Your Holiday urging heightened caution to save lives during a dangerous holiday travel season. Ned H. Dearborn, council president, calls for families to give the gift of life through extra care, common sense, and courtesy amid winter hazards.

Paul E. Wilson Middletown National Safety Council America Ned H. Dearborn Council

Slayer Given Death Penalty for Babysitter Murder

An Ogden Utah jury convicts Ray Dempsey Gardner of first degree murder in the killing of 17 year old Jean Gretzinger, a baby sitter. The judge will sentence him Friday with the death penalty mandatory under Utah law. Gardner, 28, confessed to Gretzinger's slaying and to other prison killings.

Ogden Utah Ray Dempsey Gardner Columbus, O John A. Hendricks Jean Gretzinger Retty Here Gardner MacWade Gretzinger Montana North Dakota

Abnormal Brain Protein Bodies Tied to Dementia Praecox

Columbus psychiatrist Dr J F Bateman cites three year study with Dr James W Papez of the University showing protein bodies in abnormal brain nerve cells of dementia praecox patients. He says these bodies, not found in normal cells, drive insanity and were detected with new stains on living brain cells from 70 surgical cases.

Columbus J. F. Bateman Columbus State Hospital Bateman

British official invites Germans to cocktail party mix up

In Hamburg a British official invited German officials to a cocktail party. One official replied that he could not attend and addressed the note to Herrn Mister Cock tail, as reported by Neue Illustrierte.

Hamburg Germany Neue Illustrierte

Food Fish Puzzle Down and Across Clues Game

A word puzzle listing horizontal and vertical clues with definitions and word lengths. It includes terms such as depicted fish young woman interstices color kingdom in Asia falsehood advertisement draws back and more, mixing common letters and abbreviations for a crossword-like exercise.

Asia

Answer to Previous Puzzle List of Clues

A compact puzzle clue set listing number based hints. Each item pairs a prompt with a numeric or lettered reference to solutions across the grid. The entries include organisms, words, and place names mapped to their respective clue numbers for solvers.

World's worst mosquitoes said to guard Arctic borders

Maj. Robert Traub, Army scientist, warned any Arctic invasion would meet the world's worst mosquitoes. He described swarms that bite quickly, have few natural enemies, and emerge during a short Arctic season. He cited markers showing five mile mosquito range and noted Siberian fleas carried by aboriginals from Siberia to Alaska.

Tampa United States Arctic Circle Robert Traub Arctic Traub Malayan Tropics Chemical Corps Alaska Bering Straits Siberia Army Research and Graduate School Washington, D. C American Association of Economic Entomologists

Thief Blames Ulders Washington On Homesick Cow

Harry C. Barton of Sandy Spring noticed the cow he bought seemed homesick and horns drooped. He also studied rodent substances for possible human disease treatments. Commercial possibilities of the repellent are being investigated.

Ulders Washington Harry C. Barton Sandy Spring

Stolen cow owner recovers money after rustler confession

A man learns the cow he bought was stolen and he gets a refund. The rustler confesses and explains his crimes were tied to ulcers seven children and a house fire. He adds that drinking drove the crime, not the cow.

JA Work Pays Off Experience in Junior Achievement

Mrs. Mildred Wilson of Lebanon Route 3 recalls her Junior Achievement days as toastmistress at the 1942 JA banquet. She credits her early public speaking with her selection as a winner on Ruth Lyons radio for an all expenses paid Hollywood trip. As president of Armco Novelteers, she was an active JA Achiever who advanced through the program.

Mildred Midge) Wilson Midge Forbes Midge Armco Novelteers Company

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