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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1951
Page
2
Middle town meat dealers report steady overall meat purchases compared with prior periods though shoppers cut red meat buys. They note a shift to different cuts and more home storage, with some hedging against possible price increases while others see stable demand.
Russ Stabler was elected president of the Miami Chapter Ohio Society of Professional Engineers at the annual meeting held at the Manchester Hotel Mondareve. Alfred Seche as vice president Max Urske secretary Harry Lateu treasurer Julien Payn and Rupert E Barnard as directors were also chosen. Certificates for outstanding service went to Frank Conner and Edward Brown. The event featured a panel on Civic Defense with H. W. Starick City manager Francis Carmo city commission manager and George Kuehnie of Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company, introduced by Don Wolford.
The Enforcer shows at Paramount Tuesday with 2 20 3 25 7 35 9 35. Wednesday The Company Keeps at 1 15 2 55 3 25 6 50 pm. Strand hosts High Lonesome at 1 30 4 15 7 05 and 9 50 pm. Southside 1 1000 shows Invisible Ray at 2 35 3 45 8 30 pm and Invisible Woman at 1 30 4 15 7 95 9 55 pm. Also Beel Helmet at 1 15 2 55 4 49 8 25 9 35 pm Tuesday and Wednesday.
Lewis H M Brown 57 chairman and CEO of Johns Manville Corp died of a heart attack yesterday in Delray Beach Florida.
Hatfield Coal Company chief F S Fitzgerald said a February 20 meeting with Truck Drivers Union Local 41 of Columbus and Dayton Teamsters representative yielded no results. Pickets ringed the Middletown plant again as workers seek recognition and reinstatement of two laid off employees amid ongoing strike.
The Civil Defense Committee reports completion of the first eight step plan in Middle town with 150 volunteers. Plans surveys and zoning cleared but funding and siren restoration remain unsettled as steps two to eight proceed under higher authority.
Judge Fred B. Cramer announced the Speaker's Committee of the I Am An American Day general committee will name a guest speaker for the Wednesday night meeting. The group plans monthly meetings until shortly before the annual event and may switch to weekly as the date approaches. Last year Capt. Don Gentile was the guest speaker.
Coroner Paul Tillman reports pipe organ builder Charles L. Cook, 43, hanged himself in the basement of Rice Hall at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Cook, who had been ill, was at the conservatory Sunday to work on the organs.
Police said William C Reynolds 20 of 1614 Lawn Ave was linked to a robbery case after a traffic stop and a dark alley pursuit. Reynolds’ car was later reported in a white-ship accident. A separate disorderly conduct case fined Lloyd Wallace 44 of Morean St Home Acres 10 and costs.
Two Red Cross workers from headquarters visit the Middletown chapter to discuss problems caused by expanded services. Mrs John Gever and Mrs Ruth Richardson will work with service chairmen to determine volunteer staffing needs across Home Service Motor and Instruction First-Aid Home Nursing and Staff Aids.
Two state officers of the Fraternal of Police Associates will attend Wednesday night’s meeting of local FOPA and FOP chapters at the Police Piston Club at 7 39 pm. John L. Stephens of Cleveland president of the Ohio Associates and Alfred F. Hieronimus Jr of Canton state secretary will be on hand for initiation and installation of new members.
North Carolina's fish industry grosses more than eight million dollars annually, highlighting strong seafood production. The report notes steady demand, with important contributions from local fisheries and markets supporting the coastal economy.
Allison C. Neff was slated to speak on Traffic Safety Education and Where it Begins at the Butler County Regional Safety Conference. The Traffic Division meeting will convene at 10 a.m. in the Girl Scout clubroom of the Civic Association building.
Eric Jordan, formerly maitre d hotel at the Dayton Biltmore, will become steward and catering manager of the Manchester Hotel on March 1, replacing William Pene who leaves for Tucson, Ariz. Jordan, a German native, came to the U S three years ago from the Philippines where he managed a Manila restaurant chain. He also worked with Howard Johnson in Cincinnati and Dayton.
The Dallas TX Pollock Paper Corp plant was awarded a $113000 government defense contract to supply 2 000 000 cartons. The Texas plant is the parent of Pollock Paper Corp's Middletown unit and will produce the cartons in Texas while focusing on tissue paper types.
The Finance Committee of Middletown Civic Association will meet Wednesday at noon at the Civic Association. Don G Driscoll, chairman, announced the plans for the 1951 non member canvass. Members include J D Sawyer L S Dohn John Lawler H D Martindale R M Lukens and L J Long.
About 500 people are expected at a Butler County Republican rally at the American Legion hall tonight. Dr. William A. Alexander will deliver the address. program includes entertainment, song, and an invocation, with tickets nearing 500 as party workers report nearly 450 sold.
Thurmond Farler, 2 year old father of four from Rufus Street Home Acres, died from a right head wound believed self inflicted with a .38 revolver at a booth outside the Lucky Cafe on Yankee Road. The shooting occurred as he was en route to a hospital after a domestic trouble flare up. A car crash while transporting him caused minor injuries to passengers Bethel Webb and Russell Van Cleve. Farler leaves a widow and four children, plus parents and siblings, with funeral arrangements pending.
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