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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1949
Page
11
AP survey finds seven staple foods across 13 cities fell 9.7 percent from a year ago. Des Moines posts the largest drop at 21.4 percent, with total seven-item cost $3.29 versus $4.19 a year earlier. San Francisco shows a 0.5 percent rise to $4.09.
Charleston West Virginia area ravaged by 1450 forest fires last year, state forester Wilson B Sayers estimates. The fires destroyed an area worth 303 415 dollars and caused extensive damage to timber land and brush inland.
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United States Steel reports 1948 net income of 129.55 million dollars, a peacetime shipments record, and proposes a three for one stock split to holders of record February 4. A 1.25 dollar regular and 1 dollar special dividend will be paid March 10, with May 2 vote to approve the split.
Dayton State Hospital, quarantined for 30 days after four deaths from diphtheria, reported a third carrier at the institution yesterday. Officials said there were five active cases, all responding to treatment, with carriers under observation. Separate item: Salt Lake City publicity man Steve Moloney sent a postcard about Alcatraz saying he wished friends were there.
Local clubs and associations schedule events with officers to be installed and meetings at various venues including Pistol Range West Central Ave Roosevelt Junior High School auditorium and the Manchester Hotel. Groups listed include Fraternal Order of Police Moose Club Blythe Williams Post 21 East End Improvement Association Blythe Hospital Association Board of Education and Reserve Officers Association among others.
Washington AP reports GOP leaders seek to inject new blood into the House Steering Committee by adding geographically diverse members and more liberal voices. The plan, to be voted by committees and caucus, would expand representation beyond veteran lawmakers and appointees of the floor leader.
Hays Kansas reports Barney Herl deposited ten thousand dimes saved from years in a mattress to invest in real estate. A local bank transaction marks a turning point as he pursues his plan. A magnet based wall type opener is described in passing as a novel feature for can lids.
In Detroit a downtown mens store adds a window record player for night shoppers. A customer speaks orders into a mic after inserting a quarter, with delivery promised the next day. Also shown is a pencil sized detector for carbon monoxide developed during the war and now licensed for manufacture.
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