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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1948
Page
8
Washington AP The House Banking Committee voted 18 to 5 to extend rent controls by one month beyond February 29. Chairman Wolcott said the extension is not intended to end rent controls and indicated they will continue in some form for at least a year.
A speaker notes interest in rent trends amid changing economic conditions and cites a pending Supreme Court case testing the constitutionality of peacetime rent controls.
Columbus police hunted six youths who escaped yesterday from the State Ward of Juvenile Research. They were named Ivan Young 13 Canal Winchester Richard Rust 16 Springfield Noel Barney 13 Hillsboro Allen Conkle 13 Fredericktown Gerald Burris 13 Canton and Claude Hodge 14 Portsmouth.
The report notes that soils in regions previously covered by forests tend to be acidic due to historic vegetation and soil composition. It highlights the lasting impact of deforestation on pH levels and nutrient availability in those soils.
A high American official claims a Russian puppet government now governs North Korea with an army flag and constitution. He asserts the occupation state was timed with UN mission failure and notes 200,000 North Koreans equipped with Russian materiel.
The National Education Association presented a survey showing school opportunities are shamefully meager with boards facing near insurmountable financial problems due to funding cuts. NEA executive secretary Willard K Givens cited ongoing bills while survey leader John K Norton estimated a $400 million yearly cost to raise per pupil spending to at least $99 in all states.
The Scioto River crested and forecasts warned of a 46 foot level near Portsmouth with the river rising a tenth of a foot per hour. Crests of 55 feet were projected for Newport Kentucky as U S engineers noted heavy ice blocking upper approaches to the locks at Gallipolis Ohio and traffic moved along the lower reaches. State Highway Department evacuated 200 residents from Hanging Rock near Ironton while others refused to leave.
The State Highway Department reports numerous road closures due to high water across central Ohio. Routes affected include 15 between Finch and Carey, 95 west of Perrysville and Lakefork, 302 north of US 30, 77 south of Warsaw, US 36 west of 715, 206 at Walhending, 312 at Freeman, 21 around Cambridge, 13 between Derwent and Buffalo, 73 to Trenton, Waynesville area, US 42 south of Waynesville, US 52 near Portsmouth, Buffalo, Hanging Rock, 141 at Arabia, 217 at Lenetown, 378 Lenetown to Ada, 243 at Getaway, 7 at Proctorville, 714 Mount Crab to New Hope, 124 at Jasper, 335 at Hiby, 220 at Waverly, 13 north of Uncey, US 33 at Chauncey, US 50 between Athens and Cville, 144 and 214 near others, 325 west and east of Hagers town, US 23 at Chillicothe city limit open to trucks only.
Cleveland attorney John S Bell died yesterday from polio. He was the eldest son of editor Paul Bellamy of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and practiced law six years before joining the Army in World War II, where he served as a major. He is survived by his wife, three children, his parents, and other relatives. Funeral services set for 11 am Friday at Trinity Cathedral. Dean Chester B Emer son will officiate.
In Chicago grains opened higher continuing Saturday's rally as other major commodities also showed strength. The New York stock market edged up in light trading while retailers cut meat prices but officials warned these savings may not last due to expected shortages later in the year.
State Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson found a $7,781 recovery against six members of the Zanesville Metropolitan Housing Authority. He based the finding on George W. Leasure owning Zane Sheet Metal Company, paid for maintenance at Coppermill Manor, Zanesville, from September 20, 1946, to October 20, 1947, in violation of state law prohibiting public officials from having an interest in firms doing business with their agency.
Charles D. Fox, superintendent of Steubenville schools, demanded an apology after Hamtramck school board offered the $12,000 a year superintendent job to another educator. The board had selected Fox on February 6 but then shifted to C. L. Taylor, Michigan official, when Fox arrived to discuss terms.
In Santa Monica California Garrulous Leo Durocher of Brooklyn and film actress Laraine Day were married for the second time last night. The ceremony was performed privately by Mormon Bishop Williamee in the presence of relatives.
President Truman has made direct appeals to other governments to restrain actions in the Palestine situation. Press secretary Charlee G Ross said Washington has urged restraint in the Middle East to prevent disorder and protect regional and world peace.
An Oklahoma Democrat senator told a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee he does not want to be bothered about his private activities in grain and cotton speculation. He stated that persistent inquiries would be deemed unjustified interference, a stance he also applied to his assistants.
Representative Reid F. Murray urged lifting the embargo on tobacco seed exports to cut Marshall Plan costs. He cited a projected 2,000,000,000 pounds of tobacco exports at about 911 million dollars and argued seed access would help countries grow their own tobacco.
The list includes leading performers such as Miss McGuire and Miss Crawford, Oscar winners like Mildred Pierce and Best Years of Our Lives contenders, and nominations across acting directing and editing. Notable names include Charles Bickford Thomas Gomez Edmund Gwenn Roberta Robertan Richard Widmark Marjorie Main Henry Koster George Cuker David Lean Kazan and F McDonnell for Odd Man Out.
Louisville AP reports the Kentucky State Department of Agriculture tallied 12 markets selling 4,605,917 pounds of barley tobacco last week for a total of 1,983,471.19 dollars.
The passage stresses expanding education at all levels to build the American future. It emphasizes education as central to democracy and calls for cooperative action among local, state, and federal governments to inform citizens on universal training, atomic energy, and civil defense.
Cincinnati AP reports a sale with 2000 head described as salable early, steers and heifers steady, beef cows and vealers uneven, feeders steady, lambs and ewes quoted with mixed bids. Funeral notices for local residents appear among agricultural listings and community memoriams.
Stock Exchange trading showed mild directional bias with some leaders hovering at slight declines. Although bids stemmed from hopes of a technical rebound, doubts about business progress persisted after a commodity relapse, tempering gains and trimming accounts. Major movers included U S Steel and General Motors with several others near midday.
An average price of 43.06 per hundredweight was reported with upward movement in poundage from the prior week. The week’s sales totaled 3,668,680 pounds at 43, and season totals reached 327,357,447 pounds for 162,549,475.30 dollars, averaging 40.63 per hundredweight.
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