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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1948

Page

6

Ambitious Puzzle Clue Set Hints at Aims of Horizontal Across

A crossword style clue list presents numerous entries across and down. The horizontal section includes exclamations sorrow diet louse egg and other terms, while vertical hints cover walking stick dry ceremony sodium symbol and related terms.

India

Not a Murder Mystery at Home

Ann Bancroft lies ill with a headache as Rush pampers her. She recalls a day of fear about a supposed household threat and a deadly sailing accident involving Rinda, Kelly Winter, and a girl, with rumors of a college scandal. The tension echoes through rooms as she drifts toward sleep.

Ann Bancroft Rush Ann Tophill Luke Laurie Gay Tommy Rinda

Hawaii Statehood Talk and a Mirthful Aside on Hats

In a local column, talk of Hawaii possibly joining the union is paired with playful notes about Hawaiian culture and aging, followed by a plug for building supplies from Middletown Lumber Company at 1925 Central Avenue with contact number 2-3636.

Hawaii Middletown Lumber Company Central Avenue

Laura Wheeler Embroidery Pattern for Aprons

Easy fabric saver pattern 944 offers two apron designs with Pansy and rose motifs. Includes transfer charts cutting layouts photos and concise directions. Send 20 cents and your address to Middletown Journal Needlecraft Dept Brooklyn NY for free 1948 Laura Wheeler instructions.

Laura Wheeler Middletown Journal Needlecraft Dept P. O Station F Brooklyn N. Y

Girls' Club Board Reelects Burke President for Year

At a Civic Association meeting the Girls' Club Executive Board reelected Mrs. C. E. Burke as president for the current year after two prior terms. Dr. Mabel Gardner was re elected vice president and recording secretary, with Miss Beulah McCray and Miss Elizabeth Schenck also re elected as corresponding secretary and a slate of trustees including Miss Erna Kaser. Miss Ella Robison named member emeritus for her longtime service. Mrs. Royal Crist reported on house improvements and future needs.

Girls’ Club Civic Association C. E. Burke Burke Mabel Gardner Beulah McCray Elizabeth Schenck Erna Kaser J. L. Roney David Gerber J. Les du Ermit Ella Robison Royal Crist House Committee

Arrested Twice in Five Hours

Arlie Hounshell, 29, of German town Route 2, was arrested twice in five hours. He first faced careless driving at Sutphin and Arlington Ave at 11 45 p m and was released on 25 bond to appear in traffic court. At 4 24 a m today police found him after his car hit a utility pole on Verity Pkwy and he was treated at Middletown Hospital for facial cuts before being jailed again on intoxication charges.

Arlie Hounshell Germantown Hounshell Sutphin Arlington Ave Verity Middletown Hospital

Boy 11 Hurt as Car Strikes Bicycle in Local Crash

Boyd Gumm of 907 Garfield Street suffered minor injuries to his right hand yesterday after his bicycle was struck by an automobile driven by Franklin Noute at the intersection of Baltimore Street and Calumet Avenue. Officers said the youth had been attempting to make a left turn in front of Melampy’s había.

Laurie Ann Rinda Cleveland Rush Boyd Gumm Garfield St Melampy Franklin Noute 1 Baltimore St Calumet Ave

Wives in the picture confuse children

Ruth Millett notes wives in the picture confuse children. The real tragedy is orphans and the child with too many parents facing bewilderment and a right to two loving parents.

Rosendahl Calls Police Probe Farce Over City Manager Suspension

Hamilton councilman Frank Rosendahl denounced a police department inquiry into dissension as a farce. He said City Manager Frank R. Buechner reported no trouble and that 63 of 65 officers signed a document denying issues.

Hamilton Frank Rosendahl Frank R. Buechner Rosendahl Buechner

Two Die? Plane Crash Injures Two in Washington PA

Two people, a man and wife from Michigan, were injured last night when their plane crashed near Washington Pennsylvania after they became lost in bad weather.

Washington Michigan Itsaa

Four Children Born to Death in Glen Fals NY AP

In Glenn Fals New York a terse AP report notes tragic infant deaths amid broader context of India industry and Hindu Pakistan relations. The fragment hints at postcolonial tensions and economic concerns.

India Pakistan

Showdown Ballot In Louisiana Democratic Runoff

In Louisiana a televised political feud reaches the polls as Sam H. Jones and Earl K. Long face off in a Democratic runoff for governor. About 600000 voters are expected to participate, with the winner set to secure the general election victory in April.

New Orleans Louisiana Sam H. Jones Earl K. Long Huey P. Long

Ex convict seeks death in churchyard murder trial

Edwin D 39 goes on trial in Marion Ohio for the churchyard killing of Zora Hess Gerdes announced he would seek the death penalty Defense counsel Paul D Michel plans a venue change citing inflamed feeling toward Young Gerdes 25 a divorced mother of three was slain July 1 and found trussed in clothesline in St Pauls Lutheran Church yard five miles east of Marion.

Marion Edwin D. A Zora Hess Gerdes James E. Reed Paul D. Michel Young St. Paul's Lutheran Churchyard Here

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