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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1951
Page
12
Middletown shop owners expressed cautious optimism that the Friday price freeze would stabilize prices for consumers. They favored a percentage based rollback over fixed ceilings, noting timing could minimize harm, though details remain unclear and clothing and seasonal goods pose pricing challenges.
Franklin police reported no weekend accidents. A late Saturday fight at Sixth and Main involved Cpl. John Plummer AWOL from Valley Forge who threatened a man with a knife and assaulted officers, leading to tear gas subduing the scene. Plummer was arrested and handed to Military Police. Robert Lambert faced disorderly conduct charges and a mayoral appearance was planned.
Middletown High School seniors Gene Phillips Martha Davison and Dick Neff were selected to represent the school at the third annual World Affairs Institute in Cincinnati March 30 31. Alternates are Jackie Lester and Virginia Hill. The event, sponsored by the Cincinnati Council on World Affairs the Cincinnati Rotary Club and Crosley Broadcasting, brings together students from Ohio Indiana and Kentucky to discuss global issues with top UN officials including Secretary General Trygve Lie. The Netherland Plaza Hotel will host the conference.
Middletown Fire Department members resumed duty at the polio contribution booth at Central Ave and Broad St. They ran the booth from 1942 to 1947, contributing to its success. The original booth was built to department specifications and painted by firefighters.
Mrs Rebecca Ann Moyer 74 of West Middletown dies after six weeks illness at home of her son Hubert E. Moyer on Thomas Rd Franklin Route 2. Survived by widower John C two sons Hubert and Lawrence W two grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday 2 p.m. Wilson Funeral Home Hamilton officiant Eldon A. Hutchinson. Burial Mt Pleasant Cemetery Peastown. Family viewing Tuesday 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.
Mrs. Bessie E. Beckett 79 died Thursday at her Camden home. Funeral Tuesday at 2 30 p m at Fairhaven Methodist Church with burial in Fairhaven Cemetery. Survived by husband James H three sons Henry Ora Arthur three daughters 13 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. R C Nein and Sons Funeral Home in charge.
A collection of brief notices lists individuals tied to major institutions. Warnings include Dr W Bryant Mumford director of UN public information, Balbina Brainina pianist, Fred S Hills Sr treasurer at R J Reynolds, Mrs Aimee Sollers Mayo Clinic brain surgery supervisor, Gaes Neylan former UW economics instructor, and Rebecca Rubin mother of comedian Benny Rubin.
A seven member committee of the Western College for Women board will search for a new president to replace Philip E Henderson who resigns July 31. Members include four trustees, faculty rep Narca Nelson, Alumnae Association president Mrs Richard Riley, and Government Association president Miss Alice Merwin. Ex officio member is board chair Alexander Thomson.
Three local teachers played key roles at the Ohio Education Association state conference in Columbus. Katherine Roodebush chaired the resolutions committee, Ralph A Ringgenberg served on the policies committee, and Walter Geckeler advised the policies group as an executive board member. Karl Burns spoke on legal points facing teachers. Tom O Keefe provided updates on the uniform salary bill pending in the legislature.
Price Administrator Michael V. DiSalle pressed for unanimity on a policy step and met with commodity exchanges as some closed Saturday to seek clarity under the price freeze. The seller chair was limited to the highest price in the base period December 19 to January 25, with a clarifying statement expected today. Hoover’s resignation prompted DiSalle to appoint Harold Leventhal as acting general counsel, amid shifting enforcement leadership.
Cub Pack No. 55 opened 1951 with awards for Richard Moore Will Owens and John Thompson earning Bobcat pins and Larry Howell Bobby Calhoun Lewis White James Moore Lewis King and Steve Watson earning Wolf Badges. Gifts from the cubs were presented to each mother after the ceremonies with Robert Frazier leading the meeting assisted by Mrs. Mary White and Mrs. Beatrice Thompson as den mothers.
The Ida Williams Club will not meet tonight. It will convene next Monday at 8 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Lucy Morton at 901 Ninth Ave.
Gus Hall, head of the Communist party in the United States, told a Cleveland rally that 60 American families push the country toward fascism and war. He, free on bail, was among 11 Communist leaders convicted of conspiring to overthrow the government by force. He named the du Ponts Morgans Rockefellers and Gen. Douglas MacArthur as sources of the nation’s insecurity.
New York stock exchange starts the week at a steady price pace with narrow gains from a few cents to about 50 cents. Several issues hold at Saturday's close while notable climbs include Standard Oil N J and priced increases for Du Pont Baltimore & Ohio New York Central American Airlines Chrysler Steel and Bethlehem Steel.
A dense catalog of high and low quotes across many firms including American Can, Bethlehem Steel, Boeing, General Electric, Goodyear, Westinghouse, Standard Oil of Ohio, United Aircraft, and others. The list shows prices and trading activity for corporations across industries, reflecting market activity of the period.
U.S. Department of Agriculture report at 10:15 am shows salable hogs at 1,800 with meager receipts and higher current bids. Cattle and calves small offerings with steady to higher values. yearlings and cows mix utility to commercial, bulls strong. top prices reach 40 to 48 dollars, sheep meager with steady tone.
Listing shows Leghorn hens 22 cents, fryers 20 cents, roasters, turkeys toms 20 pounds and up at 2 cents, ducks, rabbits, and Grade A white eggs wholesale. Includes assorted poultry pieces and bulk eggs with pricing cues.
Cincinnati produce prices list U S consumer graded eggs size 43-45 inches? wholesale grades 41-43 eggs current receipts 37-38 Poultry broilers and fryers 28-29 heavy hens 27-29 light 18-20 old roosters 15-17 Butter 1 lb 74 price per pound Butterfat premium 68 regular 60 Potatoes 1.78-3.35 The note provides unit price ranges for eggs poultry butter butterfat and potatoes with varying grades and sizes.
Cleveland obituary notes Addi son C C Ward a longtime real estate operator with 40 years in the business. He developed several allotment properties and was born in Kinsman Ohio with work in Cleveland Elyria.
Dr. Robert J. McCracken told the 32nd annual Ohio Pastors Convention in Columbus that confusing gracious living with easy living risks a generation mistaking comfort for civilization. Two thousand Protestant pastors attended the opening session as Gov. Luther Youngdahl and Walter Reuther were listed among speakers. Simultaneous dinners with officials and pastors kicked off a four day meeting.
Ohio Senate moves a fast track bill to keep pay for appointive state officials at current levels. The measure, by Sen. Anthony Celebrezze, aims to prevent salary cuts as terms change with a temporary 1947 increase set to expire. If approved, it goes to the House for swift action amid budget and tax considerations.
William R. Taulbee, 24, of 21 Lawn Ave Dayton is set to appear before Squire Lammie Bailey on burglary charges. Police nabbed him after a Saturday chase following the Eckert and Conrad grocery robbery at Excello. Papers from the store were found in his car. authorities seek a second suspect.
Gov. Frank Lausche will be told this week that 91 Ohio Elks lodge buildings and facilities are available for Civil Defense activities. District Elks conference attendees learned of the offer as the northwest district schedules a May 21 meeting at Van Wert.
The Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland awarded the 1950 Charles Eisenman prize to Mr. and Mrs. William C. Treuhaft. Treuhaft, president of Tremco Manufacturing Company, was honored for significant civic and social development contributions.
Delegates to an emergency conference of District Council 7 of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America condemn the wage freeze and back a 20 cent an hour raise at General Electric. The UE was expelled from the CIO for left wing sympathies.
Orville Carson building commissioner reports nine permits for new homes and five foundations issued. Tailored Homes Inc of Hamilton to build six homes in Wildwood subdivision Four at 10 000 each and two at 9 000 on Lorg Place One home 8 000 on Goldman Ave by Tailored Homes for William Flesher another on Goldman Ave 9 100 to Harry Finkelman Harvey Price Hampton Dr 14 500 foundation permits five at 1 000 each to Sawyer Realty Company on Rotndane Rd.
The burley tobacco market at Ripley Ohio will close Wednesday, according to the Federal-State Market News Service.
William Lovely of Excello Ohio, 73, was killed Friday night January 26 in a automobile accident in Mt. Sterling Kentucky. Friends received after 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Church of God Crawford Street. Interment at Woodside Cemetery. Jos R Baker & Sons Funeral Home.
A Middletown Chamber of Commerce committee led by Erle Hansen and N J Lawler will meet at the Manchester Hotel Tuesday noon to tackle off street parking, a vexing issue, after appointment by new Chamber president Calvin Verity.
War era cargo shipments from Saipan carried pests to Hawaii, with the Oriental fruit fly found among World War II supplies. Researchers note the inadvertent spread via contaminated goods and emphasize quarantine measures to prevent further introductions.
Youngstown Steel Door Company plans to hire women this week as male labor shortages press the plant. General Manager Edwin C. Hoetzel expects 50 to 100 women to be employed, prioritizing those who worked in the last war. Commercial Shearing and Stamping Company has already begun this practice.
The Mailers Union No. 12 AFL accepts a two year contract with Cleveland's Plain Dealer News and Press. The agreement raises weekly wages by 4.50 the first year and 2.50 the second, effective January 1.
The Pentagon in Washington remains the world’s largest office building, serving as the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense. Its distinctive five-sided design and vast complex house numerous offices, agencies, and military functions.
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