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Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1955

Page

5

Hanoi Embraces Red Square Austerity And Reforms

Hanoi under Communist rule reshapes the city with a Red Square project while demolitions, new gray Zim cars, and Molotov era trucks resume traffic jams. Citizens adopt khaki outfits and beards to echo Ho Chi Minh as movie halls reopen with varied international films and bookstores sell Communist classics. The Haiphong port limits exports while smuggling and shortages persist, soldiers patrol, and youths organize civic activities.

Jean Pierre Lefevre Hanoi North Viet Nam Red Administration Ho Chi Minh

Legion Sponsors King Brothers Circus for Middletown May Day

American Legion Post 218 announces a one day King Brothers Circus in Middletown on Saturday May 7 with a full scale parade prior to the show on Wolverton grounds near the water works. Proceeds fund youth activities while tickets go on sale through legionnaires and king brothers representatives.

American Legion Post 218 Cecil Runyan Post King Brothers Circus Middletown Wolverton Circus Tytus Avenue N. Main Street Legonnaires Runyan Legion Robert Minor Circus Project Legionnaires

Man Drives Along River Bed Trapped by Ice

Boise police found 71 year old John Chamberlain sitting in his car mid river bed yesterday. He said he had driven along the Boise River bed for some time seeking an exit and finally broke through the ice. He gave no explanation for his presence in the river. A wrecker pulled him to dry land.

Boise Idaho Ralph Young Warren Marker John Chamberlain Chamberlain

Plumber Dies After Gas Leak Accident Behind Home

Clearwater, Fila. John Donahue a plumbing and heating engineer was found dead in a hole he had dug behind his house. Police say he intended to fit a spigot on a water pipe but cut into a gas line and was overcome by the rush of gas.

Clearwater Fila John Donahue

Census cyclically conducted by Canada Britain and United States

Canada, Great Britain and the United States conduct a census every ten years. The agreement ensures consistent population counting across the three countries and informs government planning and representation. The practice has historical roots in the 19th and 20th centuries and continues as a key demographic tool.

Canada Great Britain The United States

Housing Project Manager Bans Liquor Pets in Hopewell

Ernest J. Connelly, housing project manager, forbids alcoholic drinks on the premises, pet dogs, and lights over 60 watts for 76 families in Thomas Rolfe Court. He cites lease clauses on moral conduct, yard upkeep, and safety, with 120 more families to follow. The housing commission will review the rules at a January 27 session.

Hopewell Ernest J. Connelly Connelly Chowan Junior College Murfreesboro N.C Thomas Rolfe Bovisville C.A. Reese Housing Commission Connely

Crime chat reveals police procedures in Fort Worth

A caller asked what would happen if he were caught burglarizing a building. City Detective C. C. Carmichael answered plainly as the phone conversation ended. The piece also notes the term iconoclast evolving from church image opposition to attacking cherished beliefs.

Fort Worth Tex C. C. Carmichael

New Floor Care Ends Waxing

Advertising copy promotes Glaxo floor finish as a twice yearly solution for lino, linoleum, and asphalt tile floors. It claims a high lustre slip resistant coating, water clear finish, one hour drying, and long term cost savings. Streifthau's Hardware advertises the product.

Streifthau

Community Meeting Schedule Listings

A dense schedule lists various meetings across Wednesday and Thursday. Entries include National Guard Company 107th Armored Cavalry at 7:30 p.m. and multiple veterans, civic, and fraternal groups at local venues such as Armory, Columbian Library, and Manchester Hotel. sessions cover American Legion, VFW, Knights of Columbus, Rotary, Kiwanis, Toastmasters, and Alcoholics Anonymous with times ranging from 6:15 p.m. to 8 p.m. at designated halls.

National Guard 107Th Armored Cavalry Boosters Club Civic Association Blythe-Williams American Legion Golden Helmet VFW S. Main St Order of Ahepa Nelva Center Knights of Columbus Optimist Club Colony Lions Club Manchester Toastmasters Club Geckler’s Hearth Blythe-Williams American Legion Auxiliary Knights of Pythias Lafayette Lodge Castle Hall 147Th Infantry Regiment Armory Alpha Council 326 Jr. Ouam N. Broad St Alcoholics Anonymous Moose Lodge West Middletown PTA School Auditoriu Masonic Lodge AFL Volunteer Air Reserve Training Squadron

Louw Appointed Foreign Minister in Strijdom Cabinet

In Johannesburg South Africa Finance Minister E H Louw is named foreign minister in the new Strijdom cabinet led by Nationalist Prime Minister Johannes G Strijdom.

Johannesburg South Africa E. H. Louw Johannes G. Strijdom

Delayed 17 Years Woman Sues for Breach of Promise

London socialite Fanny Ennis 69 sues John Purser 73 for breach of promise, claiming he promised to wed in 1908 and has kept her waiting. The report notes a car at 30 mph traverses a 440 foot block while a pedestrian crosses a street.

London Fanny Ennis John Purser

Sheriff Sale Notice Butler County Ohio Real Estate

Sheriff Charles B. Walke to sell at courthouse door Hamilton Ohio on January 27 1965 between 10 and 11 am the southwest quarter of Section 4 Town 2 Range 4 east of the meridian in Madison Township Butler County Ohio. Property conveyed to Glenn Venatta and Betty Venatta by deed from Clay and Virginia Robbins dated August 12 1953 and recorded in Volume 566 page 279. Cash terms. appraised at 15000 dollars. Finkelman and Ross Attorneys.

Elmer Shepherd Glenn Venatta Butler County Great Miami River Madison Township Ohio Hetzler Road Hetzier Road Clay Robbins Virginia C. Robbins Gienn Venatta Betty Venatta

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