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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1952
Page
2
Middletown seeks a 100-bed addition to its hospital with a $1.5 million drive to fund the expansion. Logan T. Johnston, hospital board president, says occupancy should rise to 285 beds by 1960, aided by state health input and local industry support.
The Middletown area may see a brief return of winter with temperatures about three degrees above normal. Expect rain and snow amounts near one half inch late Thursday and Friday and again late Saturday. Tonight will be cloudy with lower temperatures, and snow is forecast for the northern part of the state.
Firemen responded to two alarms within minutes Monday afternoon. At 2:23 p.m. they fought a dash fire in a sedan at 1515 Woodlawn, driven by Mrs. Frank Clark of 1907 Arlington Ave, with no damage. A second call to 1814 Woodlawn Ave. by Mrs. Ella Hackney proved unfounded as she said she did not call and no fire existed.
Robert Batte, 32, of Trenton, was sentenced to 10 days in the Cincinnati Work House and fined 100 dollars plus costs for driving a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Judge Harry Walsh revoked his driving rights for 10 years after the Municipal Court appearance. Ratze was arrested on Route 127 near New Miami after his car weaved on the highway.
Police report a theft from 424 Baltimore St. in which a barber shop sign was removed from in front of David McFarland's shop. The sign, valued at two dollars, is the sole recovered detail of the incident.
Medical experts advise keeping usage at about 75 percent as a safety margin. Local hospital officials project reaching 80 percent use within the next decade.
The Mound Builders Area Council Boy Scouts meet 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Civic Association to discuss completing the Camp Hook caretaker home selecting a permanent caretaker and revising camp use regulations. A Pokey Griffith District board of review rescheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday in the Scout offices.
Funeral services are incomplete for William Bud Dietz 24 of Middletown GI who died from injuries suffered in an auto crash at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Dietz a World War II Merchant Marine veteran and Bronze Star recipient had been in Korea 14 months and was assigned to Fort Knox and Camp Chaffee. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs William Dietz three sisters Mrs Mary Agee Mrs Audrey Hancock and Miss Barbara Dietz of Middletown.
Dr Walter Roehl of Middletown emerged as a local hero aboard the San Francisco bound train stranded 150 miles northeast of San Francisco. An Army rescue team planned to reach the car today with food for 2000 meals as passengers, mostly in good condition, faced cold and limited heat.
City workers received pay raises for the new year but a cut hit Bailiff Louis Rossi to 266 dollars monthly, sparking a dispute. Finance director Newlin cited a judge certification and a conflict with the clerk’s higher pay. Health Board approved a wage bump exceeding the plan, while firemen seek a meeting on pay as city manager Starick remains ill.
Paramount offerings include Double Dynamite on Tuesday and Come Fill The Cup on Wednesday with multiple nightly showings. Strand screens The Highway Man and The Longhorn on Tuesday and Little Egypt and Painting The Clouds With Sunshine on Wednesday with various times.
An election to fill a three man vacancy on the Middletown Federal Savings and Loan Association board will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the association offices 1000 Central Avenue. Nominees are C. W. Davis R. O. Deardorff and R. E. Dempster. Annual reports will be presented.
N. J. Lawler Middletown Journal general manager delivered his 15th annual talk to Middletown Rotarians at the Manchester Hotel. About 300 attended in person with hundreds more listening on Station WPFB as he urged more prosperity and a remote possibility of all-out war for the coming year.
Lawler cites ten leading 1951 events from MacArthur's dismissal to Kefauver investigations and Korean talks. He predicts 1952 will hinge on political results, with employment rising in defense but dollar value shrinking, and warns Americans to vote for individuals over parties.
A regional leader recalls 1951 headlines and outlines 1952 predictions from prosperity to defense shifts. He praises community leadership in Middletown, urges annexation and zoning, hospital expansion, and steady planning to keep the Miami Valley advancing with industry, education, and peaceful progress.
Armco Steel Corp will present Gardner Board and Carton Co with a 12 by 8 foot stainless mural titled The Phoenix of Man's Desiring. Charles R. Hook will unveil it and present to Gardner president E T Gardner in Gardner's lobby. A dinner follows at Hotel Manchester. The mural by Mrs Buell Mullen is etched in multicolor Armco stainless steel.
Painters of local 643 AFL began picketing Schiff Shoe Store at 124 Central Avenue after accusing the store of unfair practices in awarding an interior painting contract to a non union contractor. Negotiations set to start Wednesday morning with the store’s Dayton district manager.
A television set erupted with a loud pop at 710 Yankee Rd in the home of Marvin I. Shane just before 11 am. Firefighters arrived, extinguished a small blaze, and reported no damage beyond scorched wiring.
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