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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1948
Page
19
Councilman Kenneth Hahn plans to inspect Los Angeles bars to test lighting levels, accompanied by the health officer Dr. George M. Uhl and a police officer with a light meter. The council considers an ordinance to require brighter bar lighting for safety and compliance.
Grand Manitoulin, an island in Lake Huron, is nearly as large as Rhode Island in area. The comparison highlights its substantial landmass relative to a U.S. state.
The U S Census Bureau announced Georgia leads Southern states in prison population. The Atlanta Constitution editorial warns this is disturbing as many deserving inmates may not be jailed. Meanwhile Lake Superior’s surface stands at 602 feet above sea level though much of its bottom lies below sea level.
Local Elks lodge members plan a two day Ohio Elks Southwest District meeting in Cincinnati beginning Saturday. Lester Keeler Exalted Ruler announces the event sponsored by Cincinnati Lodge No. Sessions at 425 E Fourth include registration a business session and an evening entertainment. Sunday features a district bowling tournament and a ladies program with a banquet to close.
Cleveland police may retain seized lottery printing gear after a February 3 Alliance raid. Detectives helped seize several numbering devices. Counsel sought return. Judge Wyckoff-Heir upheld police discretion, with assistant city solicitor Seltzer advising the department to ignore the ruling given court limits on returning items used as evidence.
The City Club announced that Sen Robert A Taft and Harold E Stassen will speak before the Ohio primary. Stassen appears April 24 and Taft May 1, with the primary on May 4. Taft previously declined a planned debate. Taft also will speak in Detroit on February 3 at the Economic Club of Detroit luncheon and a Detroit Committee on Foreign Relations dinner.
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