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Newspaper

Middletown Journal

Location

Middletown, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1952

Page

9

Butler County Farm Bureau Opposes Constitutional Convention

More than 500 Butler County Farm Bureau members urged by voice vote at the Ross Township annual banquet to oppose calling a constitutional convention for Ohio. They also backed a slate of resolutions including rapid St Lawrence Seaway construction and reforms to rural services, education, and farm industry relations.

Butler County Farm Bureau Ohio Ross Township St. Lawrence Seaway Butler County Ohio Farm Bureau Ohio State Farm Bureau Kay Battelle Butler Ernest Hively Reily Hively

Warren Men Report For Draft In Lebanon Area

Mrs. Marjorie Re venaugh announces 39 Warren countians are to report in Cincinnati for preinduction physicals. A record 64 were examined January 17, with 15 men slated for February induction. Next month 60 men will have physicals, 30 on February 19 and 30 on February 26. List of Lebanon Loveland Oregonia Franklin Waynesville Morrow Kings Mills Pleasant Plain Mason and other locales include Dale Frauenknecht James Mills Morman Roberts Donald Fornshell John Buchanan Hershell George Woodrow Nease Donald Fink Charles Johnson Joseph Lambert Homer Tussey William Miller Paul Dean James Smith Richard Lawson Gene Cahall Donald Winkler John Woods Willard Sunnycalb Charlie Hall Paul Gustin William Mullen Forster Brown James Hudget Marion Stubbs Sam Dumford Raymond Lykins John McFarland James E. SmithHarveysburg.

Lebanon Marjorie Revenaugh Warren James Mills Morman Roberts Donald Fornshell John W. Buchanan Donald Matteson Loveland Hershell George Virgil Bowman Gibson Wilson A. L. Foster James Howard Robert Neely Oregonia Woodrow Nease Donald Fink Charles Johnson Joseph Lambert John Nipsher Homer Tussey William Miller Paul E. Dean Franklin Donald Scott James Smith William Frederick Richard Lawson Gene Cahall Donald Winkler Waynesville John Woods Willard Sunnycalb Charlie Hall Morrow Paul M. Gustin William Brayton Kings Millis William Mullen Pleasant Plain Forster Brown James Hudget South Lebanon Marion Stubbs Sam Dumford Mason Raymond Lykins John McFarland Middletown James E. Smith Harveysburg

Butler School Executives To Meet Monday

Hamilton Robert Lucas state supervisor of elementary schools will meet with the Butler School Executives Monday at 4 30 p m at the County Superintendent s office to discuss trends in Ohio elementary schools. Henry D Moore Jr director of attendance will join to review new attendance regulations for the second semester of the school year. Other planned activities for the year will be discussed with invited officials including Mark Blakley Mabel Hanley Marie Schmidt Maurice Ittel H M Potts D Russell Lee C W Young Robert Wearly John Baker Paul R Needles Fred Finkbine Edwin Everman Robert Bogan Earl Gingrich Norman Purdy Harold Wissman.

Hamilton Robert Lucas Butler Lucas Ohio Henry D. Moore, Jr Mark Blakley Mabel Hanley Marie Schmidt Maurice Ittel H. M. Potts D. Russell Lee C. W. Young Robert Wearly John Baker Paul R. Needles Fred Finkbine Edwin Everman Robert Bogan Earl Gingrich Norman Purdy Harold Wissman

Ohio Farm Youths Study In Europe

Ten farm youths of Ohio will study agricultural conditions in foreign countries during 1952 through the International Farm Youth Exchange IFYE project sponsored by the 4-H Club Foundation of America. Applicants aged 20 or older may apply through their county agricultural agent with a Feb 10 deadline.

Columbus Ohio International Farm Youth Exchange 4-H Club Foundation of America IFYE

Franklin Man Charged With Driving Without License

Franklin Chief C. E. Chamberlain reports Oscar Egelston aged 24 of Franklin was charged with driving without a license. He will appear in Municipal Court Monday. Lake St. Clair features low marshy shores and a natural maximum depth near 21 feet.

Franklin C. E. Chamberlain Oscar Egelston Egelston Lake St. Clair

Franklin City Council Appropriations Run Late Into Night

Franklin Ohio council members stayed up to 1 45 a m to approve 164 565 95 dollars in operating appropriations for 1952. The general fund tops at 92 513 45 with police and fire accounts, new court and safety departments, plus water and sewer funding. Kent Larick sworn in as councilman succeeding Jesse Hollingsworth. river rose to 15 9 feet near flood stage 16 feet, highest since 1937.

Franklin City of General Fund General Police Department Fire Department New City Departments of Public Safety and Public Service Jesse Hollingsworth Hollingsworth Kent Larick

Heroic B-29 Pilot Saves Lives In Japan Crash

Col. Delmore P. Wood of Lodi California steered a B-29 away from Tokyo, ordered the crew to bail out, and directed bombs to be dropped in rice paddies to avoid populated areas. The plane exploded after he departed, seen as a hero by his crew.

Japan Tokyo Delmore P. Wood Lodi Calif Wood Julian C. Meadows Columbus Korea Col. Wood Tokyo Bay

Taft Defends Taft Hartley Measures At Hearing

Senator Taft and John L. Lewis clashed at a Senate committee hearing over the Taft Hartley law with Lewis calling it a slave act. Taft defended the labor act, asserted miners can walk out only if safety grounds allow, and said the act provides limited extra rights to employers for breach of contract suits.

Washington Taft Ohio John L. Lewis Senate Lewis GOP Joelin Stalin Bob Taft United Mine Workers UMW Local Safety Committee

H Bomb Plant Cost Doubled

The Atomic Energy Commission reports the hydrogen bomb plant costs more than doubled from 600 million to 1.0 billion dollars. Chairman Gordon Dean says reactors for making explosive devices cost more due to incomplete design. The semi annual report highlights full operation, new construction, and rising fissionable material output.

Washington Atomic Energy Commission Gordon Dean AEC Dean South Carolina Congress

Casualties Rise to 105000 in Korea War

Washington announced U S battle casualties in Korea at 105001, up 357 from last week, reflecting ongoing losses in the Korean War as authorities report the latest tallies.

Washington U S Korea

House hearings allege graft attempt by tax case pressure

Arabham Teitelbaum a Chicago attorney testified that an effort was made to shake him down for 500000 to fix a tax case under threat of bad trouble in Washington during hearings involving high government officials.

Betts Arabham Teitelbaum Chicago Washington

Fire Claims Mother and Six Children in Quebec Blaze

A Valleyfield mother and six of her eight children died in a house fire near St. Timothee Quebec. The blaze razed the home. the father and two other children escaped.

Valleyfield Que St. Timothee

Miami Sees Record Cold Jan 30

Miami records a chilly 44 degrees marking the coldest January 30 in four years of weather bureau records. The unusually frigid day prompts residents to bundle up as thermometers dip early.

A. Fla Miami Bueau

Neighborhood Club hosts Valley personal notes evening

Mrs. Larry Branham will entertain the Neighborhood Club tonight at her home. Circle Four of the Women's Association of the Presbyterian Church meets Friday at 2 30 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Robert M. Anderson on Elm Street. Mrs. Ralph Canton and Mrs. Howard Fielder spent the weekend with their brother Arthur Ruppert and family in Norwood.

Larry Branham Circle Four Women's Association of the Presbyterian Church Robert M. Anderson Elm Street Ralph Canton Howard Fielder Arthur Ruppert Norwood Elbert Stanton H. E. Fawley Hillsboro Donald Lewis Miamisburg Jack Gruhler Robert Jeffery Vicki Nancy Luke Davis Sandra Bobby Gertrude Hildebrand Third Street Amos Robinson Springboro George Lackens Paul King Joseph Gribble

Bank of Iran to close after 63 years in Iran

The British owned Bank of Iran and the Middle East plans to close its Iran operations by July 30 due to government restrictions. Prime Minister Mossadegh's government aims to shut foreign cultural bodies outside Tehran, affecting British councils and Anglo-Iranian Institute branches in Tabriz and Meshed, with likely closures for USIS and possibly Soviet cultural groups.

Tehran Iran Bank of

Hungary Tran Plan Oil Pact With Iran

Iran plans a one year agreement with Communist Hungary to barter Iranian oil for Hungarian machinery and manufactured goods. Parliaments must ratify before it takes effect. Balloting in Iran’s new Parliament is ongoing amid broader oil talks with Poland and Czechoslovakia.

Tehran Iran Hungary Mohammed Mossadegh Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Poland Czechoslovakia

Two Men Fined At Franklin

Charles E Weikel of Dayton was fined 100 dollars and costs by Judge J T Riley for driving while intoxicated. Clyde Kokensparger of Franklin received 100 dollars and costs with 54 dollars suspended for physical control. A malicious destruction charge against Willie Tackett of Franklin was withdrawn.

Franklin Charles E. Weikel Dayton J. T. Riley Weikel Clyde Kokensparger Willie Tackett

Germantown Social Notes Highlight Local Meetings

Germantown residents attended the Foreman's dinner meeting at the NCR auditorium in Dayton. The Card and Chatter Club met at Mrs. Homer Flinspach home with guests Mrs. Vernon Gephart and Mrs. Frank Barna. Prizes went to Mrs. Earl McClain, Mrs. Darrell Lewis, Mrs. Gephart, and Mrs. Claude Ireland. Jack Evans enlisted in the United States Navy and left for Great Lakes Training School.

Hiram Chamberlain NCR Dayton Homer Flinspach Card and Chatter Club Vernon Gephart Frank Barna Earl McClain Darrell Lewis

Valley Date Book social club and meeting notices

Springboro hosts Five Point Farm Council at the Kruer residence at 7 p.m. Germantown Booster Club gathers at Germantown High School auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Springboro Garden Club meets at 2 p.m. at Mrs. W. J. Fox for officer elections. Franklin Lions Club meets at 6:45 p.m. in Franklin High School cafeteria. Mason county grange conference at 7:30 p.m. in Grange Hall with a covered dish dinner.

Springboro Five Point Farm Council Walter Kruer Germantown Germantown High School W. J. Fox Franklin Lions Club Franklin High School Mason County Grange Grange

Rainbow Girls Install Advisor At Franklin Rainbow

Barbara Taylor was installed as Worthy Advisor of the Franklin Assembly of Rainbow for Girls in a Masonic Hall service Tuesday night. Her father installed her as choir from Middletown sang. new officers include Ethel Brandenburg and Rita Blair with Mrs Mae Gruhler as adviser. Visitors from Miamisburg Middletown and Lebanon attended.

Franklin Barbara Taylor J. A. Taylor Franklin Assembly of Rainbow Masonic Hall Middletown Assembly Miss Taylor Assembly Mae Gruhler Ethel Brandenburg Rita Blair Charity Peggy Martz Hope Gloria Wallace Faith Joan Brannaman Shari Kah Barbara Tinch John Berger Juanita Foster James Reynolds Wilbur Lakes Miamisburg Middletown Lebanon

Mother of fallen Army man returns Purple Heart

Mrs Edith Rosengrant of Springfield Colorado sent her son Pfe Dock Rosengrant Purple Heart awarded posthumously for his death on August 10 near Sinchon in Korea. She urged other parents to return medals to President Truman to honor brave soldiers.

Springfield Colo Truman Edith Rosengrant Pfe Dock Rosengrant Sinchon

Lebanon Church Approves 180000 Building Plan

At the annual congregational meeting the Lebanon Presbyterian Church approved a plan to expand its church school and parish house with a 180000 project. The three floor addition 90 feet long will add a fellowship hall kitchen and restrooms on the lower level, worship and classroom spaces on the main floor, and expanded youth areas on the second floor. The church plans to raise about 60 percent before contracts and construction. Building committee members are Ray H. Schwartz Jr., chairman, plus N A Van Camp Earl Cowan and others.

Lebanon Congregation of the Lebanon Presbyterian Church Taylor McHendry East Warren Street Ray H. Schwartz, Jr N. A. van Camp Earl Cowan Earl Dakin Frank Rosell Harry Cowan Linda Ridge Robert Dueriegan Ray Smith Leonard Palmer David Bailey Robert King

Open House to Honor Monroe Man John Mason

Monroe residents will hold an open house at East Monroe home of Al and Mrs. Mason to honor John Mason as he marks his ninety birthday. Mason a retired Middletown Gas and Electric employee began as a fireman in 1913 and later served 25 years as a custodian before retiring in 1938. He has lived in Middletown and Monroe and has two sons and a daughter who will attend.

Monroe John Mason al Mason East Monroe Mason Middletown Gas and Electric Company Canal Street Servce Middletown Charles Mason John Mason, Jr Franklin Alice Huber Chicago

Gratis School Announces Semester Honor Roll

Albert Kiracofe, superintendent, announced the gratis semester honor roll for the first half of the school year. Seniors Leah Hamm Jean Carter Helen Kalnai and Norma Hanks are listed along with eighth grade student Elizabeth Maham. Seventh graders Connie Brandenburg and Larry Wright are named. Junior and Sophomore classes have no honorees.

Gratis Albert Kiracofe Leah Hamm Jean Carter Helen Kalnai Norma Hanks Elizabeth Maham Connie Brandenburg Larry Wright

Mrs. Bowen Heads Republican Club

At the Turtlecreek Women's Republican Club reorganization meeting in Lebanon Mrs. Errington Bowen was reelected president and Mrs. Cedric A. Stanley secretary treasurer for the year. Kathryn Wetzel of Hamilton, GOP candidate for state senator, spoke as guest. A county meeting is planned February 18 at 8 p.m. with all candidates invited.

Lebanon Turtlecreek Women’s Republican Club Golden Lamb Errington Bowen Cedric A. Stanley Kathryn Wetzel Hamilton

Franklin Woman's Club sponsors benefit card party

Franklin Woman's Club hosts a benefit card party on Wednesday February 13 at 8 p.m. at the Aileron Club. Proceeds go to the club’s library fund.

Franklin Franklin Woman's Club Aileron Club

Revival Held This Week at Keister Road Chapel

Rev Wendell Brown of Dayton conducts revival meetings each night this week at Evangelical United Brethren Union Chapel Church on Keister Rd. Services start at 8 p.m. Special singing and music are provided.

Poasttown Heights Wendell Brown Dayton Evangelical United Brethren Union Chapel Keister Rd

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