Camera Club Lens History Talk Highlights
Olford of the Middletown Camera Club led a complete talk and slide demonstration on photographic lenses at the Civic Association meeting. The monthly print contest named Dave Heckard first for Cathy and second for A Tea Party while Leo Proffitt’s Rays of Light From Heaven captured third. Exhibits will run two weeks at the Oglesby Barnitz Bank and two additional prints by Perrine and Delaney are on display. Color photography is the topic for February 27 in the Girl Scout club room.
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Olford
Middletown Camera Club
Civic Association
Dave Heckard
Leo Proffitt
First Presbyterian Church
Oglesby-Barnitz Bank
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Perrine
Joe Delaney
Girl Scout Club
Rabbits Restocked by Sportsmen Club Meeting
Leo Homan, Wildlife Conservation Committee chair, said twenty four rabbits were released in the Sportsmen's Club restocking program. The state added 77 more in Middletown. Vernon Butler County game proe noted license fee proposed rises to 2 dollars and separate bill for buying wildlife outside Ohio. Homan announced a February 20 stag party and an April 8 buffet lunch and dance led by Ernie Myers with Melvin Kelso. Films of Philmont Boy Scout ranch in New Mexico were shown.
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Sportsmen's Club
Leo Homan
Wildlife Conservation Committee
Middletown
Butler County
Bare
Ohio
Homan
Ernie Myers
Melvin Kelso
Philmont Boy Scout Ranch
New Mexico
Marshall Heads Aeronca Independent Union
Results of the annual election of officers for the Aeronca Aircraft Independent Union announced today. Enos Marshall named president while Assell Whitely becomes vice president and Thomas Kidd secretary. Elliott D. Levey reelected to council. The union has served as bargaining agent since 1944. Annual dinner to be held next Tuesday at the plant cafeteria.
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Aeronca Aircraft Independent Union
Enos Marshall
Assell Whitely
Thomas Kidd
Elliott D. Levey
National Labor Relations Board
Armco Policeman Hurt In Accident
Jack Hall age 29 of West Middleton Route 1 Armco police officer suffered a throat laceration and ear injury when his car struck a culvert at 10 45 p m He was traveling north on Trenton Franklin Road a half mile south of West Middleton and was taken to Middletown Hospital by a passing motorist treated and released according to State Patrolman Bear Joyce.
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Jack Hall
West Middletown
Armco
Bear Joyce
Hall
Trenton-Franklin Rd
Middletown Hospital
Mariemont Official Dies In Auto Crash
Cincinnati police report John R. King 48 vice mayor of Mariemont killed when his car struck a loading platform. Safety patrolmen found him alive en route to General Hospital after a dinner. Officers said he apparently failed to see the platform.
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Cincinnati
John R. King
Mariemont
King
Ened
General Hospital
Widow Sues For 250000 Over Fatal Auto Truck Crash
Cincinnati widow Nina E. Clark sues E. and L. Transport Co. for 250000 in common pleas court after her husband Edward S. Clark 42 was killed near Dunkirk Ohio when a defendant truck allegedly crossed to his lane on August 31 1949.
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Cincinnati
Nina E. Clark
Common Pleas Court
E. & L. Transport Company
Korean operation planned as limited strike to curb Communists
Military authorities view the Manchurian air base bombing as a limited fight and a means to force heavy costs on the Communists while deterring new aggression. The Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island is bronze and weighs 225 tons.
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Bedloe's Island
Johnston Urges Congress Adopt Steep Tax Hike
Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston urged Congress to adopt a tough and steep tax increase to control inflation and stabilize finances. He urged price and production controls to buy time and called for broader credit limits and a major boost in production to meet defense needs.
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Johnston
Congress
Washington
Eric Johnston
House
Ways and Means
Truman
Uest
Carpet Firms Suspend Sales Pending Relief
New York AP reports Smith and Masland carpets withdrawn from sale pending price control. Alexander Smith and Sons Carpet Co and C H Masland and Sons say without a price increase they face an impossible economic situation. They had notified OPS of a planned 1743 percent price rise on February 1 due to wool costs.
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NEW York
Smith and Masland Carpets
Alexander Smith and Sons Carpet Company
C. H. Masland and Sons
Smith
Office of Price Stabilization
Icey Highways Peril Driving
Butler County Sheriff Charles B. Walke reported a morning of numerous minor auto accidents on icy roads with no serious injuries. About 20 cars stalled or slid off Route 127 near Symmes Corner, including an empty bus, and two cars were badly damaged on Route 4 north of LeSourdville after skidding off the road.
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Butler County
Charles B. Walke
Cincinnati-Hamilton Pike
Symmes Corner
Walke
LeSourdsville
Use Earmuffs Weather Forecast
A cold outlook with freezing rain and sleet tonight turning to snow. Temperatures range from 30 last night to 53 at noon. highs reach 25 with a 15 degree drop tonight. Tomorrow, colder with more freezing rain is forecast. consider chains.
Stolen TV Sets From Vradelis Store At 50 South Broad
Two new television sets still in crates and two tables were stolen yesterday from the rear of the Vradelis Store at 50 South Broad St in Pete. The sets were unattended between 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. when a check found one oval screen and one rectangular screen missing. Police said the total value was 560 dollars. Detective Herbert Frazier investigated.
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Vradelis
South Broad St
Pete Vradelis
Herbert Frazier
Marine recruits shift boot camp to Camp Lejeune
Local recruiting officer says new directive moves all new Marine Corps boot training to Camp Lejeune North Carolina. Parris Island South Carolina is at capacity, he explained.
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U.S. Marine Corps
Camp Lejjune
N. C
Parris Island
S. C
A. A. Hanger
104 More Casualties in Korea War Report
The Defense Department identified 104 additional Korea war casualties. The list includes 29 killed or died of wounds, 60 wounded, nine missing in action, and six injured in accidents.
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Washington
Defense Department
Korea
No Fire Damage at Williams Home Chimney Blaze
Spot burning in a chimney at 1827 Logan Street, the residence of George Williams, caused no damage yesterday afternoon according to firemen.
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George Williams
Logan St
Gretna Green Ex-Coup England Haven Draws Residents
Gretna Green, a small village, has become a favorite haven for former English couples. Local residents report a welcoming atmosphere and steady influx of visitors seeking quiet retreat and community support.
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Gretna Green
Goutasn Meetend
England
Two License Suspensions Are Announced
Two Middletown establishments were ordered to suspend liquor sales for specified periods by the State Liquor Control Board. Gibbys Cafe at 322 Charles St received a 15 day suspension for possessing gambling devices. American Legion Blythe Williams Post 231 at 836 Eighth Ave was given a 30 day suspension for all sales and sales to non members, with imposition withheld. Elks Lebanon Lodge No. 422 at S Mulberry St was issued a 15 day suspension for possessing gambling devices.
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Middletown
State Liquor Control Board
Gibby’s Cafe, Inc
Charles St
American Legion
Blythe Williams
Eighth Ave
The
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Lebanon
S. Mulberry St
Church Women Of Ohio Oppose Drafting 18 Year Olds
Mrs Clyde Matheny of Columbus, president of the Ohio Council of Church Women, reports poll results from World Prayer services showing 6 360 women against drafting 18 year olds and 339 for. The poll notes 5 959 oppose a permanent conscription and 275 support it.
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Washington
Ohio Council of Church Women
Ohio
Clyde Matheny
Columbus
Dun Broadstreet Wholesale Food Index Up Again
The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index rose to 7.25 this week from 7.21, up 23.7 percent year over year. The index measures the wholesale cost of 31 commonly used foods, with higher prices for flour wheat corn rye oats beef hams lard cocoa peas eggs and meats, and lower butter cheese sugar cottonseed oil and potatoes.
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NEW York
Dun & Bradstreet
Marian Martin Pattern 9370 Fashion Ad
An advertisement for Marian Martin pattern 9370 describes a smart casual sleeveless style with a flattering collar, panel pockets, and step-in closure. It lists sizes 14 through 42 and yardage for size 16, plus requests thirty cents for the pattern and twenty cents for a wardrobe book. Print your name address and zone to the Middletown News Journal pattern department.
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Marian Martin
Middletown News Journal
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N.Y
Ted
Minneapolis Schools Reopen After Strike Settled
Minneapolis 94 public schools reopened after a January 25 strike. About 63 000 pupils resumed classes as picketing teachers urged a pay raise above the $100 offered. Governor Youngdahl pledged to press Minnesota legislators for more funding.
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Minneapolis
Luther W.oungdahl
Minnesota
U S Grants Franco Loan From Congress Authorization
The United States approves a 12.2 million loan to Franco Spain, the first tranche of a 62.5 million authorization for Spain. Funds are charged to the Economic Cooperation Administration and backed by the Spanish government. Ex Im Bank will disburse and service the loan, with approval amid Truman’s opposition.
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Washington
United States
Franco Spain
Spain
Truman
Congress
Economic Cooperation Administration
Europe
William cC. Foster
ECA
Laura Wheeler Pattern Offer for Crochet and Knitwork
Advertises Laura Wheeler improved patterns for crochet and knitting with charts photos and concise directions. Provides pattern 713 for scarf and 12 by 16 inch mat and asks for twenty cents plus name address for pattern, and twenty cents more for Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book Illustrations.
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Laura Wheeler
News Journal
Middletown
Ohio
P. O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Very Severe Quake Probably in Aleutians
A very severe earthquake likely centered on the Aleutian Ocean floor was recorded by seismographs in Corvallis Oregon Berkeley California New York City and Oahu Hawaii. Corvallis noted the tremor at 2 17 p m EST while Berkeley logged it two minutes later and Columbia Fordham detected it at 5 22 p m EST.
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San Francisco
Aleutian Islands
Alaska
Corvallis
Ore
Berkeley
Calif
New York City
Hawaiian
Oahu
Oregon State College
University of California
Disalle Honored by Toledo Residents and Officials
Michael V. DiSalle, Price Stabilization Director, was honored by Toledo former residents and officials. Attendees included Mrs. Paul Block Jr, Rep. Frazier Reams, Rep. Michael J. Kirwan, and former Rep. Thomas H. Burke. DiSalle had been Toledo’s mayor before joining the Price position.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
Price
Toledo
Bridge collapses on Route 44 near Mantua
A 60-year-old Portage County span on State Route 44 collapsed under a tractor trailer, injuring no one. County Engineer Paul Shafer plans to charge truck driver Thomas Gassner with overloads and cited $125,000 repair costs after the vehicle plunged into the Cuyahoga River with passenger Nello Pompile escaping unharmed.
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KENT
Mantua
Portage County
Paul Shafer
Thomas Gassner
Cleveland
Gassner
Nello Pompile
Cuyahoga River
Shafer
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Sportsmen
Marshall
Aeronca Union
Marthur
Icey
Marine “Boots
Camp
Lejeune
Church Women of
Dun
Broadstreet Wholesale Food Index
Saco
U.S
Aleutians
Disalle
Pictorial Review OF the News
Cirpinski
Long Lake
Maple Plain
Minn
Henry Knox Sherrill
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Samuel McCrea Cavert
West Berlin
Berlin
Nea-Acme
Werner Kreusch
Tuffy
Chicago
Nice
France
Bob Neyland
Nashville
Tenn
Univ. of Tennessee
Airs
John Hints
Alameda
Rhine River
Germany
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