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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1954
Page
12
TV and radio listings summarize delayed broadcasts due to an AD basketball game. Programs include Mr. and Mrs. North with a murder twist, Crime Photographer uncovering a clue, My Friend Irma airing at a late time, and Dulles addressing the public. Boxing match and Hollywood features fill evening slots.
CBS previews The High Mountain a one hour feature on the progress of Negro Americans hosted by Judge Hastie and Admiral Kirk. Morgan produced the survey from five focus areas education housing social integration politics and employment using hundreds of interviews to present an unrehearsed portrait. Ted Mack notes talent and personality drive success on Amateurs on Tour with Dayton auditions open to entrants at WLW-D.
At 11:15 Spots Spot on WLW D Family Playhouse screens Desert Storm featuring Buster Crabbe and Marsha Hunt. At 11:30 WHIO Laurel and Hardy's Flying Deuces plays as the Penny Arcade film.
Radio lineup scanned shows WEDNESDAY evening blocks across WKRC WLW WMOB WMOH WSAI WPFB and others. Programs mix news sports music and talk with hosts Hallmarks include Beulah Dixieland serenades and late night chatter.
The 36th Army Day in the Soviet Union featured saber-rattling by military leaders, signaling a shift toward belligerence despite a stabilizing top leadership. The coverage contrasts post Stalin calm with warnings of Western aggression and hints at Geneva talks. senior officers frame new weapons as a threat while Malenkov Khrushchev leadership solidifies party control.
Denver pensioner Frank Schmacher, 70, former general superintendent of mails, recalls the cleverest challenge of his career involving a letter addressed to Wood, John, Mass. The missive was ultimately delivered to John Underwood in Andover, Massachusetts.
In Camden a school board poll showed a blank voting map. seven items were not listed on the machine. Despite the omission, 44 voters had already cast their ballots yes or no. The $3 million school issue remains unresolved as officials address the machine error.
Notice announces Molen M Kling of Middletown Ohio appointed successor fiduciary in the estate of Winifred B Kling late of Middletown, Clermont? County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be forever barred. Probate Judge Harry F Walsh signs. Dated February 6.
Katie Hughes files for divorce from Ellis Hughes in Common Pleas Court Butler County Ohio for gross neglect of duty. Defendant Ellis Hughes must answer by March 6, 1954 or petition will be granted as prayed. Clerk Jost Kiep. Deputies Mary Joyee HFO Finkelman and Ross. Publication dates January 20 to February 24, 1954.
President Eisenhower endorses an eight million dollar overseas relief fund for the National Council of Churches of Christ. The drive ends March 28 with services across Protestant and Eastern Orthodox churches. A published letter cites the need for ongoing individual and church support to supplement government aid.
Police investigate the mercy killing of 54 year old Cannon by his wife Margaret 55 who said he begged to be shot claiming he had cancer. Preliminary exam shows no cancer. The wife also killed the family dog and wounded herself. she is in Grasslands Hospital for mental evaluation.
Bus driver Leslie V. Farr of Utica found a wallet containing $1009 on the ticket counter at the Little Falls bus station. He handed it to agent Stanley C. Brown who traced ownership to Mrs. Herbert E. Post. Mrs. Post said she would pick up the wallet.
Mrs. Betty Economy, 29, testified that in a San Francisco clothes shop her husband James, 32, entered with a vot in hand and threatened staff during a holdup. She described the incident minutes after James Economy surrendered to police and was detained on suspicion of robbing $30.
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