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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1949
Page
5
Tax revenue from tobacco nears $1.3 billion as cigarette output hits a record 385 billion for 1948 boosted by rising smoker numbers. Production in 1949 expected to remain high, with manufacturers and farmers benefiting nationwide, especially in the South. Cherokee Sequoyah’s literacy gift noted as a separate fact in a closing paragraph.
Canada raised 1948 newsprint production to an estimated 4.575 million tons, a record, with hopes to hit 4.675 million in 1949. The increase of 128 thousand tons over 1947 came despite water shortages, aided by modernizing existing mills. Industry leaders caution expansion, noting high mill costs and past price volatility. seven months into the year average prices stood at 96 dollars, rising to 100 dollars per short ton by August 1 in New York.
Monday new terms started as Judge Fred B. Cramer moved to criminal division guided by Judge Robert M. Sohingen of the Ohio Supreme Court who conducted the ceremonies. The ceremony photo shows officials in two rows with names and titles including Jesse Pochard Sheriff Charles B. Walke Common Pleas Judge P. P. Boll Probate Judge Oscar R. Leiser County Commissioner Gordon Augspurger Prosecutor-elect Jackson Bosch Treasurer John W. Wendel Commissioner-elect Arthur Reiff Recorder Earl R. Hogan Coroner Garret J. Boone M.D. Clerk elect Joe Kiep.
American steel mills set all peace time production records in 1948 but could face compulsory allocations as demand stays high. Production neared 88.5 million tons with 98 percent capacity, while shipments reached about 65.7 million tons. Prices rose, freight charges shifted, and a no-strike accord held workers steady as talks on allocations and wage costs continued.
Richard Wilmer a Middletown attorney was named chair of the banks and loan associations committee in the Ohio Senate amid a controversy over governor Lausche influence on legislative leadership. Sen D A Liggitt resigned from the committee. George C Davies replaced him. Sen Margaret A Mahoney was named president pro tem after consensus. The 93rd General Assembly entered its second day as disputes over officer selections surfaced.
Syracuse AP report says Tucker Motor Car Corporation equipment at nearby Liverpool was seized in a Buffalo suit by Buffalo Tucker Sales Corporation. Deputy Sheriff Sarto Major carried out the seizure under a $5,000 attachment warrant signed by State Supreme Court Justice Philip Halpern in Buffalo.
Dr Howard E Hamlin of Columbus told the American Temperance Society delegates that Ohio youth drinking has declined due to the states narcotic education program in public schools He said the education should not be a system of donts but provide simple accurate knowledge and suggest hobbies for leisure time to sustain interest
A daily education column promotes psychosomatic medicine and urges readers to focus on external environment after annual physicals. It invites readers to join the Compliment Club by sending a three cent stamped envelope, a dime, for an application blank and five rules for paying compliments.
A built in battery tester for hearing aids lets users accurately gauge the number of hearing hours left before new batteries are needed. The warrant did not disclose the attachment reason and mentions company vice president Carl Doman in relation to the matter.
Harold J. Ruttenberg resigns as director at Portsmouth Steel Corp and is named vice president. The 38 year old will start a steel plant conversion business in Pittsburgh after joining Portsmouth Steel in 1946. He previously served as research director of the CIO United Steelworkers Union in Pittsburgh.
Fertilized oyster eggs rapidly develop into free-swimming larvae and form thin shells within 24 hours, illustrating the fastest early life stages of the species.
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