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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1949
Page
3
James Marlow reports on the American Heart Association launching a weeklong campaign to raise 5 million for 1949 research and public education. The drive funds local branches and the parent body, supports research, public education, improved treatment, and higher pay for heart care workers.
The Middletown Classroom Teachers Association plans a 7:30 p m gathering at the Girls Club with Dr Louis N Gould psychiatrist and director of the Lower Miami Valley Guidance Center Hamilton. He will speak brief remarks and present a film Shades Of Grey a U S army production on youth mental turmoil and its impact on careers in service. The group will also discuss the Ohio Education Association program in the state legislature a proposed 225 salary increase for all teachers plus funds for buses school buildings and non teaching staff. Ralph A Ringgenberg serves as president.
Elizabeth Anne Martin, wife of 32 film and night club comedian Dean Martin, says he left home last Wednesday and will not return with their four children. She sues for separate maintenance, seeks $3,000 monthly and $100,000 life insurance for her and the children. The piece notes the term kaffee klatsch as a Vienna coffee party origin.
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Washington AP reports the government collected about 3 billion more in taxes in 1948 than 1947 despite a personal income tax cut. Total taxes across all types reached 39.42 billion, with New York bearing the heaviest burden at 7.94 billion, followed by Illinois, Pennsylvania, California, and Ohio.
Forty seven years ago two German balloonists named Soring and Berson ascended to a height of 36424 feet in a remarkable flight. Their achievement marked a high point in early aviation history and showcased German prowess in ballooning exploration.
Committee chairmen will be officially appointed by the president Kirk Strodtbeck during the noon meeting of the YMCA Board of Directors Wednesday in the Manchester Hotel.
Santa Cruz, Calif. UP report says a 45 year old woman, Elinor L. Larsen, was arrested after she told highway patrol officers at a station to fill the tank. The remark followed a traffic incident and led to the arrest for drunken driving.
Supreme Court denies review of Bennett F. Meyers retired Air Force major general convicted of inducing a witness to lie under oath. Meyers has served 18 months to five years since March 15, 1948, after a district court jury found him guilty of pressuring Bleriot Lamarre to testify falsely before a Senate war investigation subcommittee.
Mrs. Rose Kaplan, 50, was found dead inside a furnace at her Chicago apartment yesterday. Police say she placed a trash can before the 18 by 36 inch door and head first plunged into the flames after a recent hospitalization for sleeping tablets. An inquest was planned today. The report notes a contrast in birth rates between farms and non farm areas.
The United States paid pensions and related benefits in the fiscal year ending last June 30 to veterans widows children and dependent parents from World War II back to the Mexican War. The Veterans Administration reported total benefits of 6 495 232 236, about one billion less than the prior year, with 2 918 325 veterans receiving 1 827 641 507 in compensation or pension. The remainder covered subsistence tuition unemployment allowances and insurance payments.
C B Jensen superintendent of the University of Wyoming warns residents about thefts of streetlights and electrical bulbs. Police urge vigilance as thefts increase citywide, threatening municipal power and safety.
A campus report recalls a wave of bulb thefts at the University of Wyoming grounds where freshly planted gladiola beds were stripped. A student named Jensen documented footprints and noted a shift from female bulb hunters to male footprints as a curious pattern emerged.
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