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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1951
Page
1
Columbus dispatch reports a cold front moving from Indiana toward Ohio with falling barometer and icing on streets and highways expected soon. The warm spell ends as temperatures drop and precipitation likely accompanies the front.
Stalin's 72nd birthday passed with little fanfare as the Soviet press announced Stalin prizes for five figures, including Monica Felton and Anna Seghers, each receiving a medal and 100000 rubles amid questions about his health. Weather notes and Ohio snow totals accompany the day’s brief.
Allied fighter planes bombed and cut Communist rail lines near Sinanju and Kunu while Sabres hunted MIGs along the Yalu. Small dawn clashes near the Punch Bowl saw Communist attacks repelled twice as U S Fifth Air Force and Eighth Army reported no major changes on the 145 mile front. Airmen said over 110 rails damaged and a convoy of eight trucks hit in a fiery explosion.
Atlanta motorist Turner Galloway 21 was late answering a traffic court summons for striking a pedestrian. He claimed a prior summons from Patrolman E C Carter for hitting another pedestrian delayed him.
The AP reports crippling winter weather across the country. Snow and ice hit the Midwest to the East, disrupting transport in hundreds of cities. South Dakota faces daily blizzards with Gov. Anderson mulling federal aid. New York and Washington see heavy rain and snow with gale winds and skids chains required. Temperatures swing from 53 in New York to sub zero in the Northern Plains.
The Allies demand the Reds explain more than 1,000 missing UN personnel and many unlisted South Koreans, amid armistice talks and a proposal to withdraw coastal islands. Gen Ridgway urged access for Red Cross to prison camps as discussions on prisoner exchanges resume.
Washington AP report says CIO steelworkers strike looms with a New Year deadline as CIO President Murray seeks an 18 percent wage boost. Price officials, under Capehart provisions, review how much price relief may offset the higher wages. White House ties remain informal as Truman keeps close watch.
Washington John Service appealed to the Loyalty Review Board to set aside its finding of doubt about his loyalty. He challenged the board's authority and sought full reconsideration as an act of justice. Service filed the appeal a day after chairman Hiram Bingham protested the department's release of the report.
Minerva furniture dealer Raymond Fry who weighs 465 pounds calls himself the world s biggest Santa Claus. He has played St Nick for five years at children's parties and events and recalls a Chicago appearance where tough kids punched him and left him blue. He denies special furniture needs and says he once got stuck in a tub after using too much soap.
National Safety Council and Associated Press monitor traffic tolls as they approach one million fatalities since 1899. At 4 am EST the count stood at 999 823 with 73 deaths since midnight, amid icy, cautious roads nationwide.
Maj. Gen. William F. Dean was captured after Taejon fell and hid in hills for over a month. South Korean Lee Byung Ho, who questioned him at Chinan, reported the Reds did not know the high ranking officer’s identity, despite a helmet liner found. Dean revealed his rank only after capture.
In Sullivan Indiana a 43 year old laborer William Monroe robbed the Fairbanks Bank with a 159 toy pistol and six beers. He was captured about 75 minutes later with the money. Sheriff Wagner said Monroe admitted the robbery and the FBI took him into custody. $534.50 was found in a chicken house at Monroe’s Merom home. Monroe, father of nine, said he drank six beers, bought the toy pistol, and drove to Fairbanks. He wore a bandana mask and returned home after the heist.
Evileen Cronin, 59, on trial for forgery and grand larceny, admits hiking 26 checks totaling 4284 dollars to recover her own funds. She claims she raised money to cover personal expenses and that Bankhead owed her, recounting alleged beatings and demands for champagne and cash for the actress and her escort.
Gov. Sigurd Anderson indicated a possible request for federal disaster aid as blizzards grip the state for over two weeks. Snow depths reach 26 inches on the level with 15 foot drifts isolating Kewahapa Millboro and Clearfield in Tri County, about 100 miles southeast of Pierre.
NEWHALL Calif AP The Newhall sheriff s office reported a 1 6 airliner had crashed on Frazier Mountain in the rugged range dividing Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley Paris AP The United Nations Political Committee gave the United States a vote of confidence by rejecting Russian charges it supported anti Kremlin plotters on Soviet soil
The Sunday Journal will feature a full Christmas program for Middletown and surrounding areas. Miami Valley Pages will present a calendar and Yale highlights covering religious and civic events. A complete resume of Middletown church activities runs from Sunday through Christmas Day. a 29 year old church model stands as a Christmas tree stand at Mark Walke home on South Sutphin Street.
Henry Grunewald known as The Dutchman refused to testify to a House Ways and Means subcommittee probing tax scandals. Summoned to a closed session, he arrived with attorney William P. Maloney and left without being sworn in. The panel seeks public clarity amid ties to a $500000 extortion claim against Abraham Teitelbaum.
Columbus reports 1 State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson announces plans to run for a fifth four year term. Ferguson a Democrat has served in state service since 1914 starting as payroll for the industrial commission. He previously ran for U S senator last year but was defeated by incumbent Republican Robert A Taft.
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